Author: Tobey
New Grant application
Our Grants Committee has prepared a new Grant Application for Organizations looking for grant money from the Fort Collins Lions Club
Club History now available online
Our Club History is now available online at Club History to 2010. We have a lot to be proud of.
Fort Collins Lions Club donates $27,000
We received a letter from Lions Clubs International Foundation congratulating the Fort Collins Lions Club on being a Campaign 100 Model Club. Our Club has donated $27,000 to Campaign 100 which is Lions historic US$300 million worldwide effort to benefit those who desperately need our help.
Lions Tales, July/August, 2018
Lion Tamer Fun
Lion Tamer John McLaurin has been keeping the club on its toes with fun challenges to keep our members on their toes at our meetings! July 19, 2018 was HAT DAY at Lions Club and members without hats were fined!
August 30 was Mustache Day!
Most of our members had to resort to fake mustaches, but we do have a few that can sport the real thing! Those without their mustache faced a fine!
SERVICE AWARDS
NEW MEMBER
Recycle your old plaques and Lions Items !!!
Do you have ANYTHING “Lion” that you are just not using anymore (shirts, hats) and you want to recycle it? How about old plaques and trophies? That’s right, take all those items that are lying in the closet or in a drawer and bring them to one of our meetings. We will recycle hats and shirts to our members and plaques and trophies to O’Dea and/or Lopez Elementary. The elementary schools will use the “base” of the plaque and then will only need to purchase their engraved parts to save them money. If you are bringing in a plaque, take your “award” engraved part off and keep that. It’s a win-win!
Are you having transportation problems to the weekly luncheons? Let us know and we will see if we can arrange some rides for you. Please contact President Denise.
AUGUST 26, 2018 Lions Club Picnic
We want to give a great BIG lion ROAR of “well done” to Chair Lion Rusty! Nicely done! Thanks also to Lions Irene, Dale, Edna, Bob, Carole, Nancy, Sue and Tobey, for assisting with the setting up, cleanup, and games. Some members tested their skills at the corn hole game while others enjoyed visiting together at Edora Park. After our delicious BBQ and potluck dinner we played Bingo and had cash prizes!! It’s great to be a Lion!
PANCAKE BREAKFAST
Saturday, August 25, was one of our “famous” pancake breakfasts to support the Poudre Library District, at the Fort Collins Comic Con.” We want to give a big thanks to Lion Dale and Ray for setting this event up and thanks to our “pancake team”: Lions John, Bob, Nancy, Laney, Melody, Faye, Denise, Susan and “In Training Lions” Ed and Mike! We also had help from our Lion cubs, Sophia and Zach.
These folks LOVE our pancakes! Halloween Eye Ball 2018 What: The Halloween Eye Ball is a Halloween-themed event where costumes and spooky fun are encouraged! When: Friday, October 26, 2018, from 6:30 p.m. to 11 p.m. MT. Where: Agave Room in Fort Collins located at 149 W. Mountain Ave. (Above the Rio Grande Mexican Restaurant) Ticket Price: $50, which goes to Ensight Skills’ services and programs For the past five years, more than 500 people have attended this exciting event in northern Colorado. Also, in the past four years, Ensight experienced an average 15-percent increase in clients who receive direct services from Ensight! Every dollar allows Ensight’s team of low-vision professionals to provide education and training specific to low vision and the community. Consider getting friends together and attending the event! Fort Collins Lions,
NOVEMBER 15 will be our “Shoebox” day at club. Our goal is to fill 48 or MORE shoeboxes to be donated to Samaritan’s Purse/Operation Christmas Child. We have 42 of the pre-printed boxes that were donated to us from another group. We will also have some shoeboxes that have been covered with Christmas wrapping paper which are a little larger to fill to make 48. We have had good response so far on items needed to fill the shoeboxes. We have split the boxes into the following age groups: Girls 2-4 years old – 7 boxes Boys 2-4 years old – 7 boxes Girls 5-9 years old – 9 boxes Boys 5-9 years old – 9 boxes Girls 10-14 years old – 8 boxes Boys 10-14 years old – 8 boxes If you would like to donate items, and let us know what you are planning to purchase so we don’t end up with too many of one item and not enough of the others! Lion Sue Yadon – 217-7552 or Lion Laney Monak – 215-9999 We do NOT need any more: Markers – 36 COMPLETE Crayons – 36 COMPLETE Scissors – 36 COMPLETE Erasers – 36 COMPLETE Glue Sticks – 36 COMPLETE Ballpoint Pens – 36 COMPLETE Soap – 48 COMPLETE Toothbrushes – COMPLETE We still need: Wash cloths – 22 Combs – 18 for boys Hair brushes – 22 for girls Water bottles – 38 (Walmart has for about $1.00) STILL NEED WOW ITEMS – All age groups Assortment of these items to fill 48 boxes: It would be great to have a few of these items for each box. WOW items include Toys: small soccer ball with pump, toys (puppets, trucks, etc.), doll (baby, Barbie, etc.) toy cars, yo-yos, jump ropes, balls, toys that light up and make noise (with extra batteries), musical instruments, puzzles Clothing: Shoes, flip-flops, t-shirts, underwear, hats, mittens/gloves School Supplies: notebooks, paper, solar calculators, coloring and picture books, small backpacks Accessories: T-shirts, socks, hats, sunglasses, hair clips, jewelry, watches, flashlights (with extra batteries), etc.President’s Message
What a great few months the Fort Collins Lions have had. Operation Newbies is off to a fine start!! We have already installed five new members since March, but we can’t rest on our laurels. It’s up to every member of the “FC Pride” to grow our membership; so invite that neighbor, invite that friend, invite that business colleague, to one of our meetings, to one of our Meet & Greets, to a pancake breakfast, to Bingo, or any of our activities. They won’t know how much fun it is to be a Fort Collins Lion unless we show them.
The Meet &Greets (thanks Lion John) have gone well and thanks to the members who are bringing prospective members! We had a great Fort Collins Chamber Reception in July! It was well attended and thanks to Lions Dale, Melody and Rachel (and our two Lion Cubs in training), news of the good work we do has gotten out to quite a few Fort Collins residents and businesses! Our pancake breakfasts this summer have helped many members of the Fort Collins community, as well. A BIG thanks to Lions Dale and Ray for organizing and to all our breakfast crew members!!
Bingo is still charging full steam ahead!! Under the leadership of Lion Harold, our foundation is able to fund our service to others! Faye and her team continue to help the adults with vision testing … nice! Lion Carole has been busy scheduling for KidSight and she and her hard working team start hitting the schools this month. The CSU club cannot seem to keep itself running. Lions Bob and Dave (thanks guys for all your time and efforts) have given it a very good ‘ole college try. They get things going, but the students graduate and go on to other things and can’t keep it going.
As announced, Lions now has another major project to help with…diabetes. We accepted Helen Keller’s challenge to help the blind and now, we also are going to help with combating diabetes. Sunday, September 30th, Lions need help at the first District 6NE Lions “Sneaker Stroll” against this terrible disease. So put on your sneakers, stroll out to Brush, and help with the walk on the 30th!!
I can’t believe it is September already. Christmas is just around the corner. A lot will be happening, so don’t miss a minute of the fun and work as “we serve!” And we cannot forget the work and time Lion Susan does for our newsletter.
Thanks to all the hard workers of the FC Pride! 
Lion Strong, Lion Prez Denise
Lion Tamer Fun
Lion Tamer John McLaurin has been keeping the club on its toes with fun challenges to keep our members on their toes at our meetings! July 19, 2018 was HAT DAY at Lions Club and members without hats were fined!
August 30 was Mustache Day!
Most of our members had to resort to fake mustaches, but we do have a few that can sport the real thing! Those without their mustache faced a fine!
SERVICE AWARDS
NEW MEMBER
Recycle your old plaques and Lions Items !!!
Do you have ANYTHING “Lion” that you are just not using anymore (shirts, hats) and you want to recycle it? How about old plaques and trophies? That’s right, take all those items that are lying in the closet or in a drawer and bring them to one of our meetings. We will recycle hats and shirts to our members and plaques and trophies to O’Dea and/or Lopez Elementary. The elementary schools will use the “base” of the plaque and then will only need to purchase their engraved parts to save them money. If you are bringing in a plaque, take your “award” engraved part off and keep that. It’s a win-win!
Are you having transportation problems to the weekly luncheons? Let us know and we will see if we can arrange some rides for you. Please contact President Denise.
AUGUST 26, 2018 Lions Club Picnic
We want to give a great BIG lion ROAR of “well done” to Chair Lion Rusty! Nicely done! Thanks also to Lions Irene, Dale, Edna, Bob, Carole, Nancy, Sue and Tobey, for assisting with the setting up, cleanup, and games. Some members tested their skills at the corn hole game while others enjoyed visiting together at Edora Park. After our delicious BBQ and potluck dinner we played Bingo and had cash prizes!! It’s great to be a Lion!
PANCAKE BREAKFAST
Saturday, August 25, was one of our “famous” pancake breakfasts to support the Poudre Library District, at the Fort Collins Comic Con.” We want to give a big thanks to Lion Dale and Ray for setting this event up and thanks to our “pancake team”: Lions John, Bob, Nancy, Laney, Melody, Faye, Denise, Susan and “In Training Lions” Ed and Mike! We also had help from our Lion cubs, Sophia and Zach.
These folks LOVE our pancakes! Halloween Eye Ball 2018 What: The Halloween Eye Ball is a Halloween-themed event where costumes and spooky fun are encouraged! When: Friday, October 26, 2018, from 6:30 p.m. to 11 p.m. MT. Where: Agave Room in Fort Collins located at 149 W. Mountain Ave. (Above the Rio Grande Mexican Restaurant) Ticket Price: $50, which goes to Ensight Skills’ services and programs For the past five years, more than 500 people have attended this exciting event in northern Colorado. Also, in the past four years, Ensight experienced an average 15-percent increase in clients who receive direct services from Ensight! Every dollar allows Ensight’s team of low-vision professionals to provide education and training specific to low vision and the community. Consider getting friends together and attending the event! Fort Collins Lions,
NOVEMBER 15 will be our “Shoebox” day at club. Our goal is to fill 48 or MORE shoeboxes to be donated to Samaritan’s Purse/Operation Christmas Child. We have 42 of the pre-printed boxes that were donated to us from another group. We will also have some shoeboxes that have been covered with Christmas wrapping paper which are a little larger to fill to make 48. We have had good response so far on items needed to fill the shoeboxes. We have split the boxes into the following age groups: Girls 2-4 years old – 7 boxes Boys 2-4 years old – 7 boxes Girls 5-9 years old – 9 boxes Boys 5-9 years old – 9 boxes Girls 10-14 years old – 8 boxes Boys 10-14 years old – 8 boxes If you would like to donate items, and let us know what you are planning to purchase so we don’t end up with too many of one item and not enough of the others! Lion Sue Yadon – 217-7552 or Lion Laney Monak – 215-9999 We do NOT need any more: Markers – 36 COMPLETE Crayons – 36 COMPLETE Scissors – 36 COMPLETE Erasers – 36 COMPLETE Glue Sticks – 36 COMPLETE Ballpoint Pens – 36 COMPLETE Soap – 48 COMPLETE Toothbrushes – COMPLETE We still need: Wash cloths – 22 Combs – 18 for boys Hair brushes – 22 for girls Water bottles – 38 (Walmart has for about $1.00) STILL NEED WOW ITEMS – All age groups Assortment of these items to fill 48 boxes: It would be great to have a few of these items for each box. WOW items include Toys: small soccer ball with pump, toys (puppets, trucks, etc.), doll (baby, Barbie, etc.) toy cars, yo-yos, jump ropes, balls, toys that light up and make noise (with extra batteries), musical instruments, puzzles Clothing: Shoes, flip-flops, t-shirts, underwear, hats, mittens/gloves School Supplies: notebooks, paper, solar calculators, coloring and picture books, small backpacks Accessories: T-shirts, socks, hats, sunglasses, hair clips, jewelry, watches, flashlights (with extra batteries), etc.