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Gone Country

Come join us for an evening of good old fashion boot scootin' fun!
When: Saturday September 25th, 2010
5:00pm - 11:00pm
Hatfield Hall Madera Fairgrounds (map)
Come dressed in your western best.
Country Food - No Host Bar
Silent Auction

Time to Catch up!

Wow have I gotten behind on the Posts to the Website. Let see what have we missed!

Several Lions served at the Nishimoto Elementary Grandparents Day Breakfast. We served breakfast to approximately 400 people. Thanks to Lions Terry, Darryl, Raul, Ann, Pat, Judy, Austin, Wally, Bill and Lion President David.

Football season has started and all dates are on the website Calendar. If you are available on any Friday please come and Help serve at the High School Football Snack Bar. We now serve for both Madera and Madera South Snack Bars.

Great Job Lion Ann in chairing the Luau gone country! Our club puts on some of the best charity dinners in Madera! Great Job Lions!

Gumper Classic A Great Success!

Thanks to Lion Austin for organizing a wonderful and successful golf Tournament. We hosted 21 golf teams for a round of golf and a great Luncheon. Thank you to all Lions who provided raffle items and to all who help during the Golf Tournament. A special thanks to our new Lions, Lion Pat and Lion Judy for jumping in with both feet and becoming active members.

With the Success of this Tournament we have the ability to provide for another year of scholarships to the students of Madera Center.

Great Job Lions!

Madera High School Wrestling Scheduled for Wednesday

Our Speaker this week (April 22, 2009) is Coach Joe Romine of the Madera High School Wrestling Team. Coach Romine is a Madera High Grad and working on the traditions of the Madera High Wrestling program. Come and Support Coach Romine and our wrestlers at our next meeting.

Little League Schedule Updated

Little League Schedule has been updated with Booth Captains and Organization for the week. Please contact the organization if you are the designated contact person. As per years past the Booth Captain is responsible to see that there is a Lion present for the given game day. Als oresponsible for opening and closing the booth. During regular season Booth is to open at 5pm and close at 9pm. Have fun! and Play Ball!

Parker's Prom

We received a very inspiring presentation from Chowchilla Lioness Liz Bockop. Parker's Prom is a Prom event held at Children's Hospital for children with Cancer who maybe unable to attend their own prom. Lion Liz lost her son Parker to Leukemia after the first Parker's Prom and has continued to work on this event for the children at Valley Children's Hospital. 

After the Presentation Lion President Wally Reached deep into the President's budget donated $1000 and the Board submitted an additional $500. All together The Madera Evening Lions Club donated $1500 to Parker's Prom to cover Lion Liz's greatest expense for the evening the Food for all of the attendees.  Children's Hospital must do all of the catering so there are no corners that can be cut for the safety of the patients.

The Now defunct Fresno Falcons would participate in previous years as escorts for the young ladies with out dates and big brothers for the little men. As they are no longer they will be missed at this year's event. If any Lion has contacts to any group that can participate please Contact Lion Liz Bockop of the Chowchilla Lioness Lions Club.

Madera Evening Lions Club Annual Family Christmas

Our Annual Family Christmas Party is scheduled for Wednesday December 3rd at 6:30pm (Board Meeting from 6:00-6:30). We are again being hosted by Lions Bill and Brenda Dawson, And Lion Gina too, and not to forget Lion Brian.

Instructions for child protocol are the same as previous years, we will be visited by a special personality. If you have no clue as to what we are talking about please see another Lion in the Know. We can not divulge any information here...

We will also be doing a Toy Drive for Christmas baskets of Madera. Please bring an unwrapped toy, Ball or other gift for the Christmas Basket Program.

A report from Lion Anne on the National Day of Service

Evening Lions - THANK YOU for all the hard work on Saturday during National Parks Clean up at Hensley Lake! We all did our share for the community and the National Parks! I do have some pics, will try to remember to download!

Take care and see you all on Wednesday

Lion Anne

Luau Gone Country - Committee Meeting

As the date quickly approaches (SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2008) we will have weekly committee meetings for the Luau gone country. A number of Lions have notified the club that they will be out of town for the event, this does not mean they can not support the event. Every Lion should still be able to sell 8 - 10 tickets. I am sure every Lion has supported another clubs event and as they say tit for tat. October does look like a busy month for Madera as the Moonlight Madness and the Rotary Halloween ball is in the same month. But, look on the bright side. Madera has grown to 55,000 people that is a whole lot of people. We need to expand our base and begin approaching some of the New blood in town.

Talk TALK TALK. Talk about the LUAU GONE COUNTRY with as many people as possible. We are getting support from the Madera Method Wagon train and they have many supporters so again look at the bigger picture.

LUAU GONE COUNTRY committee Meeting -Wednesday, September 17, 2008 at Roundtable 6:00pm. SEE YAWL THERE!

Summary of 9/10/08 Meeting

Lion President Wally rang in the meeting to order with the newly repaired Lions Bell (brass is not as tough as it appears to be.) Praise and thanks was given to all who helped and attended the Grandparents Breakfast and the Leo Car Wash. Nishimoto Elementary presented the Evening Lions Club with a poster thanking us for our service and we are invited to help again next year.

The MD-4 convention will be held in Fresno on February 13-15, 2009. The Madera Evening Lions Club has a standing policy of sponsoring members expenses for hotel stays of one night (note: if both spouses are members of the Evening Lions Club that is 2 nights.) International President is scheduled to attend and be a keynote speaker. The MD-4A1 district will be in April and we are also encouraged to attend this convention. Our tailtwister better get busy raising up the general fund!

The Madera Police Department Outreach program thanked the Madera Evening Lions Club and the Madera Leo Club for helping with the Kids Back to school Backpack program. Officer Wasson Juarez thanked us for our continued support and reviewed some of the proposed changes to the Madera Police Department Community Christmas. With budgets being tightened they are expecting less revenue to put on the event. We expressed our support for their efforts and promised to help whatever way we can.

Next Meeting is Wednesday September 24th.

Leo Car Wash Great Success!

I want to thank everyone who helped us in the car wash and for all of your support. The Leo kids worked so hard and we lost count of all the cars they washed. Thank you to Austin, Nita, and David who worked just as hard if not harder than the kids. Thank you to Terry and Daryl for staying and helping with the collecting of the money. Thank you to all Lions who sold tickets and donated out of your own pockets, it was really touching for me to see you do that.Now for the results, after expenses we profited$ 1,525.00, can you believe that? This is going to buy so many shoes for needy kids in our community. I was that needy child so many years ago and you wonderful people bought me a new pair of shoes today, Thank you. Lion Rose

A note of thanks from Nishimoto Elementary!

Lions Raul and Anne want to THANK all those who were able to come and help on Saturday!
We "Served" over 350 people! What a turn out. Grandparents and students were so grateful. To see the faces on some of the grandparents and grandchildren was all worth it! Together with the Lions, students, teachers, and staff we made this special day a great success! We cannot express our appreciation enough!

Thank you fellow Lions
We are here to Serve!

Gratefully
Lion Raul & Lion Anne

P.S. Upcoming Community Service: THE LIONS GREEN TEAM! Mark your calendars....we need a couple more adults and perhaps a few of our Leos! Call Lion Anne at 674-9332 if you have any questions.
Fundraising event: LIONS LUAU GOES COUNTRY! October 18th!

National Day of Service - Hensley Lake Clean Up

Lion Anne has made the contacts at Hensley Lake and received information regarding the National Publics Lands Day, Clean Up Project.

There is a registration and Orientation at the Buckridge Recreation Center on Saturday September 27th at 8:00am. Lunch is scheduled for 12 noon. Early registrants will receive free day passes for Federal Parks, This is good for all Federal Parks, including Yosemite so it is worth upto $20.

They are hoping there will be a large turn out as this is a great year for lake clean-up since the water level is so Low. We encourage all members to wear Lions shirts, vests, or hats. Lions International is encouraging us to get the word out about Lionism.

Please contact Lion Anne for more info. 479- -0194

Grandparents Breakfast At Nishimoto - UPDATE

We are serving breakfast to 300+ individuals at Nishimoto Elementary on Saturday, September 6th. Bill is asking those Lions that can help to show up at Round Table at 6:30am. The plan is to pre-cook the sausages at Round table and then go to Nishimoto Elementary to cook the Pancakes.

The Madera Evening Lions Club are providing the Pancakes, Sausages, Milk and Juice to the Grandparents, and their grandchildren who attend Nishimoto Elementary. This has been an annual free breakfast at Nishimoto Elementary. Our Lions Club was asked to help with the Breakfast and we are stepping up to the challenge. The teachers at the school are serving the breakfast and taking care of all of the tableware.

Breakfast will be served at 8:00am at Nishimoto Elementary. You can come and help at either the School or Round Table. Please contact Lion Bill 479- - 1649. Show up at 6:30 at Round Table or 7:00 at Nishimoto.

LEO CAR WASH - Saturday Sept 6, at Jack in the Box

The Madera Leo Club is holding a car wash to begin raising money for their service projects. Their primary project this fall is the Shoes that fit program. They will provide new shoes to children in need at three elementary schools. They are selling pre-sell tickets at $5.00 each. Car Wash is scheduled for Saturday, September 6, at 8:00 am - whenever.

The Leos are also in need of some equipment you are able to help out on Saturday. They need Old Towels, buckets and sponges, power washer, hoses and nozzles. Please call Lion Rose at 871-4663

Web Address Update

You can now reach our website via: http://www.maderaeveninglionsclub.org/ We have purchased the Domain Address and it is being directed to our Blog page. This change will make it easier to find our website and for you to direct friends and potential new members to our website. Please see Lion President Wally if you have any questions.

With this update we also now have the ability to provide maderaeveninglionsclub.org email addresses. So if you are concerned about receiving private emails at work we can give you your very own Madera Evening Lions Club email address. This email address can be accessed anywhere via the web interface.

Service Project - Grandparent Breakfast at Nishimoto Elementary School

The Madera Evening Lions club have generously offered the Pancake flipping talents of Lion Bill Dawson to Nishimoto Elementary School for their Grandparent Breakfast. This is a free breakfast Nishimoto Elementary provides for their students and families. Lion Bill will be rolling out the grill at 6:30 am on Saturday September 6th. As of this point we are meeting at Nishimoto Elementary. We will begin serving at 8:00am. The Madera Evening Lions Club is providing all foods for the event, Batter, sausage and juice and Milk. We are expecting to feed approximately 300 people. Please contact Lion Bill for details.

Fall Fundraiser - We're Gonna have a Ho Down!

Lion Anne and Lions Raul have set the ground work for our new fundraiser event. The Evening Lions Luau has Gone Country!!! Lion Anne has reserved the grounds at Peters Nursury for Saturday October 18th. At this point the Menu looks like it will be Rib Eye Steaks, or Chicken if you can't handle the BEEF, Corn, Beans & the requesit Salad. Tickets will be available soon! Start talking about it now with coworkers and friends. We will be discussing this in detail at the September Board meeting on the 3rd.

Hey Lion Anne can this be Iron Horse friendly? Maybe we could set the front lot up like a corral.

Contact Lion Anne and let her know you can Help. Remember SELL SELL SELL

Boy Scouts Deliver a Speech of Thanks to the Evening Lions Club

Carolyn Lillis and Kevin Friedrich of the Boy Scouts of America spoke to our club at the meeting on Wednesday, August 27. Carolyn is the Scoutmaster for Troop 115, the Troop who helped us work the Little League Booth this past season. She thanked us for our support of her Troop and with the aid of those funds were able to send 8 Scouts to Summer Camp. A majority of the scouts within her Troop are from underprivileged homes and benefited greatly from our contributions.

Kevin briefly spoke of the Boy Scouts Of America general program and recognized Lion Bill Wescott and Lion Wally Nishimoto for their work in Boy Scouts. Lion Bill has over 55 years in scouting. Boy Scouts provides boys of all ages with experiences not available at home by opening up their horizons. Teaching them Leadership skills. And providing them with insights to career opportunities.

The Troop 115 Scouts are looking forward to next baseball season hoping they can help us again.

Speaker scheduled for Wednesday August 27 meeting

We have Kevin Freidrich scheduled to speak to our happy group at the meeting this Wednesday August 27th. He will speak to us about Local Boy Scout Activities and how we can help. We actually contribute quite a bit right now. We have supported two Boy Scout Troops and the Cub Scout Camp here in Madera. I thought it would be good to hear from some of the groups we have been working with.

See you at the Meeting. Remember the bell rings at 6:10 pm

Summary of District Meeting

The district cabinet has declared that the quarterly district gatherings shall be known as District Meetings from here on forward. District Governor Pat Casey Gillum led a very informative and fun meeting. DG Gillum spoke of a speach by the International President Brandell he wanted to remind Lions that our motto is not"We write a check" but "WE SERVE." He asks that besides giving money to the food bank maybe also help distribute the food collected. Or help serve at the rescue mission. Something we all need to remember. And when we do SERVE the community we should promote Lions Club by wearing our vest, caps, or shirts.

This was my first district meeting in a long time. IT was actually fun to get back to one of these meetings as it is a gathering of Lions. Everyone there is dedicated to Lionism and are great examples of what a Lion Member can accomplish. It was very inspiring and informative.

Lions Rose Bowl Float - PDG Jon Casteel spoke about the Lions Float and why Lions International supports. The Parade is broadcasted across the nation and around the world and seen by millions of people. Last year one person who saw the float could only hear about the float as he was legally blind, his sons had to describe the float to. As it passed the father asked do you think the Lions could help me? A few phone calls the following week and the Santa Ana Lions Club stepped up and sent the man for Eye Surgery. He can now see and his sons have joined Lions Club. Stuff like that happens for a reason, we Lions step up when we need to and promoting Lions Club and our programs is part of it.

I would like to encourage all of our members to try to attend these in the future. Even the DG is promoting general members to attend the district meetings. She has donated a cruise to be given away as an incentive. Every Lion in attendance is given a drawing ticket at each district meeting and the winner will be drawn at the Spring Meeting. That is a nice perk but I think all of our members would actually enjoy attending a meeting or two.

They also issued some of the dates for district events and I will be posting that later.

Fall Fundraising Project has New Chair

Lion Anne and Lion Raul Lozano have voluntered to chair the new fall fundraiser. What is the fundraiser? Well the theme is not quite set yet but it will be a dinner dance at this point. As Lion Anne and Lion Raul nail down specifics we will get the new out.

Remember the toughest part of putting out on a dinner party is SELLING TICKETS. Once we get the tickets out please try to sell sell sell. We will also be doing silent auctions and maybe a live auction if we aquire anything really superb.

We will maintain the Top Shelf image our events have had. So we can continue to attrat the same folnks that have always upported our events.

Thank You Lion Anne and Lion Raul for stepping up. I appreciate you sharing your busy time with us and helping us put on a succeful fundraiser.

Merced Breakfast Lions Club Annual Night Meeting

The Merced Breakfast Lions have invited us to attend their annual night meeting at Lake Yosemite, in Merced. It starts at 6:00pm on Thursday August 21. We have a group of Lions attending and the more the merrier.

Ditsrict Cabinet Meeting August 16 in Ceres

The quarterly district cabinet meeting is scheduled for Saturday August 16th. So to answer the first question; "Who should go?" Well the President and scretary should always go to these distrct meetings. But Also all new lions members who want to know what is going on in the Lions Club, this is the place to get your feet wet. We will find out about stuff happening in the District, Nationaly, and Internationally.

We will be leaving from the Jack on Saturday Morning. Please let Lion Teri know if you wish to go.

Leo Club Update

We had a great Leo meeting on Saturday, August 9. I will update you this Wednesday at our meeting. Thank you so much to Lion President Wally Nishimoto for supplying lunch for to Leo kids. Thank you to Lion Kathy Nishimoto, Lions Brian and Gina Reed for attending the meeting and for all of you help. I could not have done it all by my self. Lion Rose

Pizza Time For Camp Pacifica

Lion Bill has his crew set for serving lunch on Wednesday at Camp Pacifica and 6 Leo club members will be along to help serve.

Lion Bill would like to have some Lions help make pizzas for the kids at camp on Tuesday night so that everything will be ready to go on Wednesday Morning. He would like Lions to show up around 6 pm to make the Pizzas. With a small crew it should not take to long.

See you Tuesday.

5th Wednesday Mixer

The club mixer is on and it is a POTLUCK! All members are invited to attend a mixer at the home of our Lion President Wally and Lion Kathy on Wednesday, July 30, at 6:00pm. The Address is 983 Trabon Way (Click Address for a map). And of course Guest are always encouraged at Lions Club events and meetings.

Please bring a Side Dish, Salad, or Dessert. Lion President Wally will be BBQing for the Dinner.

The club bar has been delivered to the house so please only bring wine or special beer we have bud or coors light covered.

Please Respond in Comments section with what dish you will be bringing. or Email the club at maderaeveninglionsclub@gmail.com

UPDATE

We have decidied to make it a Family Night so your kids and spouses are welcome! Come and join the fun!

The Following lions have signed up for these menu Items.

Lion Brenda - 7 Beans Crock
Lion Arnold - Teri Beef Skewers
Lions John & Sharon - Surprise
Lion Mike Kime - A Dessert
Lion Nellie - a Salad or sumthin'
Lions Dennis & Eva - Macaroni & somthing good!
Lions Jean and Kevin - A Dessert
Lion David and Cecilia - Pasta Salad
Lion Kathy - Mango Salsa and Chips
Lions Andi & Mike - Deviled Eggs
Lions Anne & Raul - Pasta Salad

Please send email or leave a comment with your contribution.

See Ya then!

Pics from the Hat Day Meeting

Thanks to Past President Lion Sharon for Sharing pics from Lion President Wally's First Meeting and the Declared Hat Day!

Visitation at Delhi - Pig in the Park

We are planning to visit the Delhi-Belico Lions Club at their annual Delhi Pig in the Park on Thursday July 10th. We Lions are meeting at the Jack at 6:00pm. This is a great night to meet other Lions members from up North. Although every Lion in our district is from up north. If you would like to go or have any question please contact Lion Mike Fitzgerald.