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Washington, Illinois Lions Club |
| ORGANIZATION DATE:
January 25, 1971 |
| ORGANIZED BY: Donald
McLaren, Dean Dunnaway |
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Donald Taylor & Ted A. Watts |
| SPONSORING CLUB:
Morton, Illinois |
| 1ST PRESIDENT: Samuel
J. Slimpert |
| 1ST SECRETARY: Jerry
Heineman |
| 1ST TREASURER:
Charles M. Alexander |
| ORGANIZED WITH: 16
Members |
| CHARTER MEMBERS STILL
ACTIVE: Lyle A. Shaw & Guido Tiezzi |
| MEMBERSHIP ACTIVITY
1971-1972 |
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During Booster Days in our town, we set up a dunk
tank. This was a two day event that proved very successful.
Being our first project the club spirits were good. Also this
activity event went over big with the public. Even though this fell
in the middle of vacation we had a good turn out, net profits were
$145. This is a project that can go over big wherever it is held.
Shared paying one-half of the doctor bills for two cases with the
Sunnyland Club. |
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MEMBERSHIP ACTIVITY
1975-1976 |
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Paid for an eye exam and glasses for a
Vietnamese refugee at a cost of $69. Donated $50 to our local
county senior citizens council for vision conservation institute
eye sight screening service. We held Candy Day October 10th
during the morning and evening. A check for $225 was sent to the
District Governor, which was 60% of the money cleared on candy
day. Our club held a broom sale during the month of May. We sold
432 brooms. We presented a check for $500 to the local Illinois
Rescue Squad. This money was part of the money raided by a broom
sale held in May. We presented a Braille writer for a five year
old girl; $180 was donated to Lions of Illinois Foundation; $100
to the Tazewell County Health Department. The used to money to
help purchase a blood chemistry system to be used in their
health services to the residents of Tazewell county. |
| MEMBERSHIP ACTIVITY 1981-1982 |
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Donated $350 to our local Fire
Department; and $350 to our local volunteer Fire Department
towards eye exams and glasses for the needy; $100 to a Drug
Abuse program. Continued to pay for eye exams and glasses
for the needy individuals. A member Lion Roger Grigsby
completed a walk to 10 miles for CROP, he made the walk in
his wheel chair assisted by his wife. Roger is blind. Our
club held a pain and cleanup day at the home of fellow Lion
Roger Grigsby who is blind. Lion Roger is confined to a
wheel chair and his wife is also blind. Several Lions
assisted at the Washington TOMA drug and Alcohol abuse
planning meeting. We donated $400 (of $661 net) from Candy
Day to Lions of Illinois Foundation. Our club sold a large
size coloring book as a fund raising project, 40 books were
received. We sponsored for $100 a local Farm League baseball
team. Award a $300 scholarship to a local high school senior
to study in college health services for the handicapped. Our
clubs light bulb sale raised $4,432 to a profit of $2,142.
Donated $100 to eye research Center in memory of deceased
Lion member Frank Hogan. |
| MEMBERSHIP ACTIVITY
1987-1988 |
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Held a glaucoma and diabetes
screening in the bus at the Cherry Tree Shopping Center.
Helped purchase several eye exams and glasses for needy
residents. Made a $100 donation to the American Diabetes
Associated; $250 to the Northern Tazewell Fire and
Rescue Squad. Awarded a $500 scholarship to a student
from our local high school to work in physically
handicapped areas. Donated $200 to the Rotary Clubs
polio plus program. Completed a successful screening of
87 people. Donated $500 to our local public library for
large print books. Completed a successful candy dale
sale in October, cleared approximately $900. Provided a
$100 scholarship for a high school student involved in
community development; $500 scholarship for a local high
school student. Our light bulb sale profits were over
$2000. |
| MEMBERSHIP ACTIVITY
1992-1993 |
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Purchased many pairs of eye
glasses for needy people. Donated another $500
scholarship to a local student going into
humanitarianism. Mint program took in $200 last
month. Light bulb sale to date sold $3,300 so far.
Presented a $100 Citizenship Award at the Washington
High School. Sold 90 cases of light bulbs. Donated
$500 to the library; $200 to Fire Rescue Department;
and $250 to Northern Tazewell Fire and Rescue
Department. Donated $600 to our local library to
purchase 50 large print books; $400 to purchase
Apple computer to 7th grade at our local grade
school. Sponsored a Farm Team in Little League at a
cost of $100. Donated a $500 scholarship to a high
school student; and $100 plus a plaque presented at
the high school for a Citizenship Award. Donated
$100 to Washington Senior Citizen Center; $100 to
sponsor a summer baseball farm team. |
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