Lions Club International

Massachusetts District 33-S

Lions Making the Magic Happen

with District Governor Don Hebert

May 2005 Calendar of Events Newsletter

Please print this newsletter out to share with your members

Monthly Message from your District Governor

To all the Lions, Lioness and Leo and friends in District 33-S

How can I begin to thank you all for the Magical evening you all gave me the night of my Testimonial?  

As I said Saturday Evening If I were to thank the Lions who made this the special year that it has been I would have to mention the 2342 names of the Lions, Leos and Lionesses in our district, because without all of you we would not be where we are at this Lionistic Year.

On behalf of Rachelle and myself, thank you for the most generous gift that you all presented to us.  I pray that in the remainder of this Lionistic Year you will find in your hearts to continue helping those in need in your community, our district, our state and throughout the world.  

Yours In Lionism
Donald M. Hebert
District Governor

Taunton Lions Club

A special, special Thank you to all those Lions, Lionesses, and Leos

who helped me with pictures and stories for my Dad’s Memory Book

presented to him at the Testimonial. You are all really one of a kind.

Thank you again, Melissa Brown, DG Don’s Daughter

May 1^st Easton Lions Club

On May 1^st a bus will be leaving from the Easton Junior High School at 6 AM to the 77^th Annual State Convention in Nashua NH. All Lions are welcome to join the Easton Lions Club on the bus for a meager $5 gas contribution. Just show up or confirm your seat on the bus with Steve Wilson swilson@comcast.net

May 1^st Middleboro Lions Club

MONTHLY BREAKFAST with a nice Raffle held at the Middleboro Housing Office on Benton Street in Middleboro. The Club will be serving from 7 am to 11 pm. Follow Rte 105 towards Middleboro center, take a right at the first set of lights on to Wareham Street, the second street is Benton. Middleboro Housing is on the left side. There will be signs designating the Lions Breakfast. This is another great place to see other Lions from the District.

May 5^th Rehoboth Annawan Lions Club

MOM’S NIGHT OUT Drawing. Large basket of goodies and second prize is pasta night for 4 at the Hillside. There is still time for tickets. $1 each or 6 for $5. E mail Momakath@aol.com if you have not bought your tickets.

Watch the June Newsletter for details on the Golf Tournament set the day before Fathers Day at the Rehoboth Country Club. Steak Fry and Cart cost is $75 per golfer.

May 7^th 14^th 21^st 28^th S Attleboro Lions Club

MEAT RAFFLE HELD ON EACH Saturday of the month at the American Legion Hall on Rt. 123 in South Attleboro from 2:30 – 4 pm. The hall is located just 1 mile on the right from the Rt. 95/Rt. 123 junction towards South Attleboro. Wide variety of quality meats, raffles, 50/50, gift certificates and prizes. Contact Lion PDG Don Leedham at LionDon65@comcast.net or Lion Mike Hunchard at HUXB29@aol.com

May 7^th Halifax Lions Club

The Halifax Lions Club will be having a BOOK SALE on May 7^th. We will accept any donations you may have. Please call Ken Corti at 781-293-3401.

May 7^th Greater Taunton Leo Club

Dear Lions, Lionesses, and Leos

On May 7, 2005 from 6:30 to 10:30 PM, thanks to the Raynham Lion’s Club, the greater Taunton Leo Club will be having a SOCK HOP. It will be held at the Raynham Lions Club, King Philip Street, Raynham MA. The cost will be $4 for children 10 and under, $7 for children 11+ and adults. We will be having a bake sale, 50/50 raffle, membership table, and dancing all night long.

Please RSVP by April 29, 2005 by mail to Samantha Pittman 83 Linden St. Taunton, MA 02780. Make your checks payable to the Greater Taunton Leo Club or call Debbie at 1-508-572-1544 or Samantha at 1-508-813-9509. Tickets to be picked up at the door. Please include with your check the total number attending and their names specifying child or adult.

Dig out those poodle skirts, saddle shoes and jeans! It’s time to get dancing! We hope to see you there!

May 8^th Mansfield Lions Club

On Saturday May 8^th the Mansfield Lions Club will hold its ANNUAL PENNY SALE at the Qualters Middle School, East Street, Mansfield. This is our largest and most important fundraiser of the year and provides the funds to sponsor our scholarships, our local service projects, Mass Eye Research, LCIF and several other charities. It is a time tested evening of fun, good treats to eat, excitement and Prizes, Prizes, Prizes.

Here is how it works. The auditorium is loaded with hundreds of prizes and gifts for home, patio, garden, personal beauty, etc. and the audience buys tickets for 2 cents each. When the gift prize that has caught you fancy goes up on the block you submit as many tickets as you wish to increase your chances of winning. All the tickets are tumbled together and the winners are announced. All prizes are awarded that night and there is laughter and excited squealing all the time. A grand super prize of a 32 inch COLOR TV is awarded as a separate raffle. 1 ticket for $1 or a book of 6 for $5. Intermission provides a chance for refreshing drinks or homemade cookies, cupcakes, brownies and snacks. A great time is had by all and the prizes are truly worthwhile. Come join us and see what an old fashioned evening of great fun and prizes is all about. Contact President Sandra Levine for any questions at 508-339-8474 or you can e mail her at s_levine@email.msn.com

DIRECTIONS:

May 11^th Berkley Lions Club

One of the teams from the Destination Imagination Competition will perform a skit for the club. Berkley Middle School was lucky to have 6 teams go to the Nationals and are now raising funds for one of the teams who made it all the way to the Global Competition in Knoxville, TN, The kids are really busy now selling candles and preparing for their April 30th Road Race, including a Delicious Cook Out, Hair Braiding Booth, Raffles and Games to raise monies to defray the cost of the trip to Knoxville. Way To Go Berkley

May 14^th Rockland Lions Club

The Lions will be cooking at the second annual TOUCH-A-TRUCK. It will be held on Saturday, May 14^th from 10-2 PM in the Rockland High School parking lot. The club will be working in conjunction with the North River Collaborative. Come by and support their efforts.

May 14^th So Attleboro Lions Club

The 1^ST ANNUAL LION DAVE ALLARD SPRING MEMORIAL OUTING will be held on Saturday, May 14^th at 11:00 AM through the evening hours. All profits will be donated to Lion Dave’s favorite charity Joslin Diabetes Camp. Price will be $15 which will include 2 meals - chowder and clamcakes or burger or hot dog with fixing. Activities will include DJ for music and dancing, lots of games and fun for all ages. There will be camping for self contained campers only for $10 for Friday or Saturday night. Raffles and cash bar available all day.

This will be a great way to raise funds for Camp Joslin while having a fun family day. For more detailed information contact Co Chairs Lion Roger Fedelia at LionRoger@aol.com or So Attleboro Village Lion Stacey Allard at 508-399-7984.

Dave was a 2^nd term King Lion of South Attleboro when he passed away June 1^st of last year. Some from our district may remember Dave as the hotel owner in our Midwinter 2001 play Murder on Maui or as the high school jock in our Mid Winter 2004 play Murder at Kool Kat High.

May 15^th Scrap Book Judging

All Lion Clubs that wished to have their SCRAP BOOKS JUDGED must get them to their Regional Chairperson before May 15th.

Any questions please e mail Gerald Ferris at Ferrisgerald@aol.com

May 15^th Lakeville Lions Club

MONTHLY BREAKFAST every third Sunday. Order from our menu like The Lion Tamer, Pancakes, Eggs, French Toast or from our Special Omelet Menu.

PIZZA made fresh on Sunday by Chef Lion Russ. Call 508-947-9862 to place an order.

May 15^th Berkley Lions Club

BREAKFAST IN OUR OWN LIONS DEN every third Sunday of the month October thru June. From 7:00 to 11:00 AM. Your Breakfast will be prepared individually from our own Lion’s Den Menu, eggs of your choice, French Toast, Bacon, Sausage, Hash, Homefries, Pancakes, Toast , Juice and a bottomless cup of coffee or tea.

Come join us for breakfast and fun on the Common at the Olde Town Hall, Berkley MA.

Yet another good place to meet other Lions from the District.

May 15^th South Attleboro Lions Club

The 2^nd ANNUAL SOUTH ATTLEBORO LIONS GOLF TOURNAMENT will be held on Sunday May 15^th at the Chemawa Golf Course in South Attleboro. Continental Breakfast, Raffles, Lunch, Dinner, Prizes, and FUN! Contact Lion Ray Moreau at MorayInd@aol.com

May 17^th Rochester Lions Club

The Rochester Lions Club Annual Steak Bake will be held on Tuesday, May 17^th at the Rochester Grange Hall, 205 Hartley Rd., Rochester. Cocktails 6 – 7 with Dinner 7 PM. The cost is $15 per person. For reservations contact Lion Arthur Westgate at 508-763-2486 or e mail Lion Lorraine Guy at Lg4762@comcast.net

May 18^th South Attleboro Lions Club

On Wednesday, May 18^th at St Theresa’s Church, Rt. 1 in South Attleboro we will be helping to host the City of Attleboro D.A.R.E. Student Excellence Award Dinner. We do this in conjunction with D.A.R.E. in Attleboro and the 4 middle schools in Attleboro. 8 Students from each school have been selected and will be honored that night. We make the dinner and help with the special presentations. Contact King Lion David Barbour at dbarbour1@aol.com for further information.

May 22^nd Plymouth Lions Club

The ANNUAL PLYMOUTH LIONS CLUB PANCAKE BREAKFAST will take place on Sunday, May 22^nd from 8 AM until noon at St Peters Parish Center next to Memorial Hall. The Eyemobile will be there, also pancakes, eggs, Juice, coffee, and more. The price per person is $5. For more information please contact Chairman William Kane 508-830-4340 daytime

May 22^nd Somerset Lions Club

On May 22^nd at the Swansea Country Club we will be hosting a Golf Tournament. It is $95 per player which includes 18 rounds of golf, golf cart, and a steak dinner. This is always a real fun day. Tee time is 1:00 PM. There will be a raffle at dinner and we have different raffles you can get in on throughout the course. If you are interested please contact Carl Munroe or Mike Correia of the Somerset Lions Club.

May 25^th 501 C 3 Tax Exempt Status

To all Lions and Lions Clubs

A class will be presented by Lion Rev. Alan Copithorne on May 25, 2005 at the Lakeville Lions Hall begining at 6:30PM.  Anyone interested in applying for the 501-C-3 Tax Exempt Status is encouraged to attend this class.  Lion Alan will have all copies of materials needed to complete this.  

Lion Alan has obtained the 501 C 3 status for the Marshfield Lions Club, and I would like to thank him for offering to help other clubs in District 33-S.  Please RSVP to DG Don at

e-mail LionDHebert@aol.com  or 508-822-1236 so that we will be sure to have enough packets.  

Yours in Lionism
Don Hebert

PS NO FOOD will be served, the Bar will be open

May 25^th Easton Lions Club

The 6^th Annual Easton Lions Golf Tournament will take place on the 25^th of May at the Easton Country Club. The event kicks off at 9:30 AM with the Shotgun/Scramble. $125.00 per person includes fees, cart, lunch buffet and awards. The proceeds to benefit Mass Eye Research. Individuals or foursomes can register with Kevin Symmons at

617-774-9874

May 25^th Berkley Lions Club

The Berkley Lions Club ANNUAL APPRECIATION DINNER at the Olde Town Hall. We will be having a Pot Luck Dinner and present Certificates of Appreciation to all those non Lions who have helped the club throughout the year. We keep an active list of all those wonderful adults, children, venders, etc that have helped make our fundraisers such an overwhelmingly success. We could not do all we do without their help. This is such a small way for us to say Thank You.

May 31^st Bridgewater Academy Lions Club

The Bridgewater Academy Lions Club has two fundraisers going on at the moment

l. In order to raise funds for “PENNIES FOR SIGHT” we are selling autographed copies of a children’s book – Patch the Porcupine. These books have wonderful illustrations! They are being sold for $10. To make a purchase please contact Lion Paula Doherty at paula.doherty@sunlife.com

2. The Bridgewater Academy Lions Club will be the Host Club of the 2006 Mid-Winter Convention. We are having a fundraiser to offset the cost involved. Raffle tickets are being sold for $10 each – with daily drawings in June. $10 buys 30 chances to win. The daily drawings will have a $50 cash prize. A maximum of 1000 tickets will be sold. All tickets must be returned no later than 7:00 PM on May 31^st. Please contact Lion Paula Doherty at paula.doherty@sunlife.com to purchase a ticket or ask any Bridgewater Academy Lion.

Theresa Tibert, Secretary, Bridgewater Academy Lions Club

June 2^nd District 33S PawSox Game

ANNUAL LIONS NIGHT WITH THE PAWSOX. June 2^nd at the McCoy Stadium in Pawtucket, RI. This is a District Fundraiser for Massachusetts Lions Eye Research. Tickets are $6.00 each for General Admission (anywhere in the blue seats) with 50% ($3.00) of each ticket sale will be donated by the Paw Sox Organization to MLER.

The PawSox will be playing the Norfolk Tides (N.Y. Mets AAA farm team) and we are looking to have each Club bring its Club Banner to the game for the on field pre-game ceremonies. Line up for Banners is at 6:30 PM entering through the 1^st base gate. It would make a big impression if Lions wore their Maroon Lions shirts but is not required.

Many Clubs in the past have donated tickets to local Youth Base Ball Teams for Scouting Groups. See your Zone Chairperson if you need additional tickets.

All proceeds and any unsold tickets should be returned to your Zone Chairperson on or before Sunday May 15^th. If you need more time make arrangements with your Zone Chairperson. In any case, I must have in my possession all monies and any unsold tickets by 5.00 PM on Sunday May 22^nd. If for any reason you don’t make this final cut off date your Club will be expected to pay for all tickets not returned by them.

Make checks payable to District 33S – PAWSOX

Thank you in advance for your help and co-operation, PDG Bill Richardson

June 3^rd 4^th and 5^th Dighton Lions Club

Dighton is jumping; things will be going on all the time

Carnival, Games, Raffles, Food, Fun for the whole family.

Dandilions will run the food stand.

Friday Opening 6 PM with Carnival and Music.

Saturday Carnival, Karate Demo, Cow Chip Festival at 2 PM Chicken Barbeque (need a ticket) 5 PM Country Music 7 PM and Fireworks at 10 PM.

Sunday Carnival, 12 PM Demos

2:00 PM 17^TH ANNUAL COW CHIP FESTIVAL on June 4^th

Cow #1 $500.00

Cow #2 $300.00

Cow #3 $200.00

Tickets are now on sale for $10.00 each.

See any Dighton or Dandilion Club Member.

For more info please contact Norm NcMann at McNorm150@aol.com

June 18^th Greater Bridgewater Leo Club

Greater Bridgewater Leo Club will hold its END OF THE YEAR BANQUET with Award Ceremony and Instillation of Officers on Saturday, June 18^th. The banquet will be held at the Bridgewater Senior Center,10 Wally Kruger Way, Bridgewater from 5:00 to 9:00 PM.. The price is $8.00 per person or $15.00 per couple. Around-The-World (International) Dinner with DJ. For more information contact either Leo Peter Bertelli at 508-947-5266 or you can e mail Peter at Leo.Bertelli@gmail.com or you can also e mail Leo Pat Walmsley at leopatwalmsleygblc@yahoo.com

June 25^th Rochester Lions Club

The Rochester Lions Club & Firemen’s Association Annual Golf Tournament at the Rochester Golf Course. Cost is $75 per person and includes 18 holes of golf followed by a Steak Dinner & Raffle at the Rochester Grange Hall, 205 Hartley Rd., in Rochester.

Look for all the details on prizes in the June Calendar of Events Newsletter Prizes for the Top 3 Teams closest to the Pin Front and Back Nine. Longest Drive – Men & Women’s Division. The Proceeds will benefit the Lions and Fire Association Projects. For information contact Lion Arthur Westgate at 508-763-2486 or e mail Lorraine Guy at Lg4762@comcast.net.

Dighton Lions Club

To Be Given Away Benefit of the

Dighton Lions Club

Two ( 2 ) NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS SEASON TICKETS

or $1000.00 in Cash

Ticket Winner has option to Purchase Play-off Tickets

Drawing Week Before the Pre-Season

Donation $5.00

For more information contact President Norm McMann 508-824-8080 Mcnorm150@aol.com or any Dighton Lion Member

MLERFI & IRA TOYOTA OF MILFORD PENNIES FOR SIGHT PROMOTION

For just pennies you or your club could be the winner

of a two year lease on a brand new Toyota.

Goal

1. A minimum of 5,000 canisters in service.

2. Each canister returned must have a value of no less than $100.00

Guidelines:

1. For each $100.00 returned per canister your name will be entered for drawing

*For each $100 returned you get that many chances to win.

*Envelope/check must be marked with name, address and phone number

*All monies will be sent to Treasurer Bill Murphy

2. Must be 21 years of age to qualify

3. The winner must be approved by Toyota Financial

4. Winner will pay all insurance associated with lease

5. This is not limited to just Lions. (Get others to sign up.)

Bonus:

1. Every club also has a chance to have their name included in the drawing

*For each $100 returned they also get the many chances to win

2. If a club wins…they can use the lease as a raffle item.

We plan to have the drawing in June 2005. It will be held at Ira Toyota of Milford with MLERFI members. Chairman: PDG Carl Munroe and PDG Dick Ferrucci

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Yours in Lionism,

Barbara Otto,

Lionbotto@aol.com or 508-822-3833

Not Above You, Not Beneath You, But With You

Please get your upcoming Fundraisers to me early for the June Calendar of Events. The deadline is May 18^th . Any comments, suggestions, etc. is always welcome. This is a great way to see how everyone is “ making magic in the District.”