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New Lions Club
President
Lion Richard M.
Kelley was elected as the Emmitsburg
Lions Club President for 2002-2003.
Lions
Attend Leadership Training
No Emmitsburg Lion doubts
that they already exhibit leadership
qualities in their roles as President,
Secretary, and Treasurer, but this
training was different. Lion Rich Kelley,
Herb Gingell, and Hope Mahoney attended
Leadership Training offered by District
22-W of Lions Clubs International
Maryland. Lion Herb, who serves as the
secretary, said, "I think it was the
best training session I have ever
attended. It focused on how to gain new
members and retain existing members. The
training provided a lot of ways to
promote new membership." Lion Hope
said, "what I liked about the
training, in addition to the focus on new
members, was the emphasis on the
importance of organizing a Lions Club. It
was effective training on organizational
skills."
1st
Northern Frederick County Candidates
Forum
On Monday, October 7, the
1st Northern Frederick County Candidates
Forum will be held at Mount Saint Mary's
Knott Arena at 7:30 pm. All Board of
Education candidates, northern County
Commissioners, and the State delegate
candidates are invited to speak. Vic
Jagow will moderate the discussion,
asking questions gathered from and
representing the concerns of local
citizens. If you have a specific question
you would like asked, call or write your
town office or speak to a Lion Club
member by October 2. Refreshments will be
available at 9 pm, when the formal part
of the forum is over and the public will
have a chance to meet with the candidates
informally. Local businesses will provide
the refreshments.
Lions
Help Kids Smile at Fishing Derby
Lions Mark Zurgable, Herb
Gingell, Marty Grzesiak, John Sanders,
and Jim Hoover helped the Borderline 4 X
4 Club set up and run the Fishing Derby
on September 1st. Seventy-eight kids had
a great time whether they caught fish or
not. "You see those kids come in
with a string of blue gill fish and they
are really proud of themselves. We had a
lot of happy kids that day," said
Lion Mark. Each child received a prize
for attending the event.
20th
Annual Community Day Is Huge Success!
Months of preparation by
all the Lions and many local volunteers
paid off. July 6th was a smashing success
all day. The weather cooperated, children
enjoyed the games, and the Lions Club
sold 650 chickens and what seemed like
endless streams of hot dogs, hamburgers,
soda, and ice cream sandwiches at the
food tent, raising money for vision and
service projects for the local community.
The celebration, titled Freedom United,
began at 10 am with balloon toss, egg
toss, pie eating, sack race, pony rides,
and the moon bounce. Adult games were
held in the afternoon with the
competitive horseshoe contests, the
closest to the pin golf contest, and the
Larry Noel Memorial Race. Bo and Jean
Cadle proudly served as Grand Marshals of
the parade. Fireworks capped the evening
off with a glorious tribute to the day
and our nation.
Thanks to all the
organizations, individuals, groups, and
local businesses that assisted through
their work as well as their donations to
the Community Day fund.
Annual
Family Picnic
The tables were piled high
on August 8th as club members celebrated
another year with family and fellow Lions
Club members at Carroll Valley Park in
Fairfield. Lion Bob Gauss was in charge
of getting the crabs and Jim Hahn in
charge of organizing the event.
Chicken
Bar-B-Q & Yard Sale
September 14th, the Lions
Club held a chicken barbecue at its site
next to Zurgables Hardware. In addition
to selling 300 chickens, and raising more
than $1,000 from those who supported the
club’s civic projects through their
purchases. For the first time, the Lions
Club invited people to set up tables for
mini yard sales on the property. Several
of those with tables had quite successful
mornings by tapping into the stream of
citizens attracted by the smell of Lion
Mark’s famous barbecue sauce.
Work
in Vision Assistance
As part of its ongoing
work, the Emmitsburg Lions Club has
donated the cost of visits to our
opthamologist and has collected 150 pairs
of glasses and 2 pairs of hearing aids.
Lion Jim Hahn is in charge of collecting
the glasses and sending them on to the
district, where they are further
distributed to those in need.
Upcoming
Events
Placing Mason-Dixon
Line Stone to Honor Lion Bob Gauss Sr. on
October 19th - History buffs and land
surveyors from across the US, and as far
away as Great Britain, will rendezvous in
a farm field south of Gettysburg,
Pennsylvania on Saturday afternoon,
October 19, for the planting of an
elaborate new Mason-Dixon Stone. At 2
that afternoon, land surveyors,
historians, astronomers, authors, and
Mason-Dixon enthusiasts will gather at
the same spot on the Mason-Dixon Line, to
install a 525-pound full size replica of
the missing original stone, Crownstone
75. The new Mason-Dixon Stone will be
dedicated to the memory of Robert F.
Gauss Sr., a great Mason-Dixon Line
enthusiast and well-known member of the
Emmitsburg Lions Club who died May 21,
2000.
To reach the ceremony,
take US Route 15 North. Turn south on
State Route 134, away from Gettysburg.
Proceed 4.5 miles to the town of Harney,
Maryland. At the outskirts of Harney,
turn left into the fire department's
carnival grounds, across from Harney
Volunteer Fire Department. Lion’s
Club members and surveyors will direct
you from there to the ceremony site,
within easy walking distance. Festivities
begin at 2 pm, Saturday October 19. Both
parking and admission are free.
"Getting to Know
You Night" Set for October 24th
– Current members of the Emmitsburg
Lions Club will be inviting potential new
members to have dinner with the club and
find out more about what we do for the
Emmitsburg community as well as our
efforts for the larger Lions Club vision
programs.
Halloween Games on
October 31st – We’ll be
organizing, setting up, and running games
for the town’s children (and any
adults who dare try the dunking for
apples) at the Ambulance Building
following the Halloween Parade on
Thursday, October 31st.
District
Governor’s Visit, November 14
– District 22-W Governor, Rodney J.
Welch, will be visiting on Thursday,
November 14th. We hope that every member
will make a concerted effort to attend
that evening and welcome the District
Governor to our club.
Lions
Club Gives to the Local Community Through
its 3 Scholarships
David G. Allen (Robert
Gauss) and Morgan Williams (George
Morningstar Memorial) are attending
college this year, having won two of the
Emmitsburg Lions Club Scholarships at the
end of the last school year. Next year
will be the first in which the Lions will
offer a scholarship from the Emmitsburg
Lion’s Club Memorial Fund in Memory
of Harry Prongas. The fund, set up this
year, will be invested in the Community
Foundation Fund of Frederick County.
Miscellaneous
- 4th
quarter membership dues and
dinners will be due October 1st.
Any Lion who has an outstanding
balance from the previous quarter
should pay in full by that time.
- As
always, we will be collecting
food and donations for Christmas
baskets for needy local families.
Lion Hope is already working with
the other organizations involved
in this effort.
- Mark
your calendars for March 22, 2003
for the Health Fair.
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