Norfolk Lions News

Thanks to many the Norfolk Lions have experienced great results from their fall and winter projects!

Major Activities included: Haunted Train Ride: Norfolk Lions in cooperation with the Norfolk Community League. Annual Lions Christmas Tree Sales: It was a tremendous success. Every tree was sold. This is the Norfolk Lions' primary fund raising event for the year and provides us with the fund for donations and sponsorships.

Coming up before you know it. Norfolk Community Day! Stay tuned for news about the 2005 Norfolk Community Day on June 11th. We're expecting over 3000 people again.

Sponsorships and donations in the last six months:
- Sponsored the Annual Santa Parade with Santa and the KP Band
- Donated to Rodman Ride for Kids
- Donated to Norfolk Firefighters
- Donated to Norfolk Dare program
- Donated to DECA
- Donated to support area Leos (Junior Lions at KP)
- Donated to the Federated Church for their support
- Donated to Lions International fund for eye research
- Donated to the Lazarus organ donor fund
- Provided 3 Scholarship for Norfolk residences
- Donated to Lions Eye-mobile test lab
- Sponsored Norfolk Lions Soccer

It's been a rewarding year for the members of the Norfolk Lions and we hope we've able to make a difference in the Norfolk community and medical research. Thanks to all in town who continue to support our efforts. We'd also like to give special recognition to those who provided significant support to help us provide our services to the community: Norfolk Dunkin Donuts, The Holmes family, The Leo's and Norfolk Fire and Police.

We are always looking for new members that would like to serve their community and be a part of the largest service organization in the world, thousands of small groups that serve the world one community at a time. We're especially proud of the Lions International efforts with Habituate for Humanity and the Lions tsunami relief efforts.

To find out more about Lions International Tsunami Relief effort go www.lions-tsunami.org/index.php3. If you're interested in donating to this effort either 1) Mail a check to LCIF. Make the check payable to LCIF and write "tsunami relief" in the memo field. Send the check to LCIF, 300 W. 22nd St., Oak Brook, IL 60523, USA, Attn.: Donor Services or 2) Make a credit card donation with a MasterCard, Visa or American Express by calling LCIF at 630-571-5466, ext. 517 or 554. Call between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. CST.

If you're interested in becoming a Lion or just curious about how you can help, please contact Paul Terrio at 528-8198.

"You can't get very far until you start doing something for somebody else" - Lions founder Melvin Jones.

The Norfolk Lions

1/26/05

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