LIONS MEETING ROOM ROCKS!

The volume was amped up high at the regular meeting room of the Oneida-Sherrill Lions Club at the Madison House Restaurant in Oneida (co-owned by Lion Brenda Manaseri) on Oct. 27, 2012 as Lion Mike Jaquays brought in his hard rock band Project: Eddie Metal for their first annual Helloween Masquerade. The band features, from left, bassist Jaquays, lead singer Eddie Baker and drummer Gunnar Coston, 14, plus lead guitarist Roy Coston. (Photo by CAROL BAKER)

PROGRAMS FALL 2012

LIONS PROGRAMS FALL 2012

 

9/11 LARRY KENT Gambling Counselor

9/25 TOM BAKER CNY VIPs plus Chittenango Lions visit

10/9 PATTI MCGEE essential oils

10/23 Membership Night Event

11/13 DISTRICT GOVERNOR VISIT

11/27 PAT ALBAUGH New library Project

12/11 KIM HAWKINS hot air ballooning

1/14 BRANDEE DUBOIS Trip to Nicaragua

PANCAKE BREAKFAST RETURNS

LIONS HOST ANNUAL PANCAKE BREAKFAST

ONEIDA-The Oneida-Sherrill Lions Club’s annual pancake breakfast returns on Nov. 4, offering not only a good meal cooked and served by the Lions themselves but the chance to help out a great cause at the same time.

Proceeds from the event benefit the Lions’ projects in improving the lives of sight and hearing challenged persons both locally and all over the world. The menu includes pancakes, syrup, sausage, juice, and coffee. For dessert guests are invited to visit their bake sale, where Lions and their significant others have cooked up some tasty treats.

The breakfast will be from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Knights of Columbus building at 164 Madison Street in Oneida. Tickets are $5 for adults and $4 for kids under 12 and senior citizens, and available from any chapter member or at the door.

Oneida-Sherrill Lions Club members, including, from left, Ernie Giraud, Bob Visalli, and Tony Eppolito will cook up a tasty meal at their annual pancake breakfast fundraiser on Nov. 4 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Knights of Columbus building in Oneida. The event benefits their projects for the sight- and hearing-impaired locally and worldwide. (photo by MIKE JAQUAYS)

MINUTES FROM OCT. 9, 2012

ONEIDA-SHERRILL LIONS CLUB

MINUTES FROM 10/9/12

The regular meeting was called to order by KING LION PAT Fearon at the Madison House Restaurant at 7 p.m., with these Lions in attendance:
Jerry Baker, Hal Chamberlain, Pete Dwyer, Mike Jaquays, Pete Luvera, Brenda Manaseri, Ed Miller, John Musgrove, Leif Nicolaisen, Ed Thoma, Bob Visalli, and Lou White, our perpetual guest Sukosh Fearon, his parents Bob and Ada Mae Fearon, and our special guest speaker Patti McGee .

LION BOB said he would pass around a sign-up for the pancake breakfast at the next meeting, and that $1900 has already come in for placemat ads. Money should be turned in to LION ED THOMA.

KING LION PAT reminded the Lions there would be a bake sale and said we are also expecting syrup from Bill Magee.

KING LION PAT announced the next meeting was our membership drive night and to bring a friend who might be interested in joining.

LION MIKE gave the two latest secretary’s reports and they were accepted.

LION PETE gave the treasurer’s report and it was accepted.

PATTI MCGEE gave a presentation on the health benefits of essential oils.

LION LEIF said the stamp collection goes on, as well as sales of the Enjoy the City books.

LION MIKE said he would procure Lions membership cards and brochures before the next meeting.

The clip tray raised $15.

The 50/50 raffle awarded $19 to Ada Mae Fearon.

The meeting was adjourned at 8:30 p.m.

MINUTES FROM SEPT. 25, 2012

ONEIDA-SHERRILL LIONS CLUB

MINUTES FROM 9/25/12

The regular meeting was called to order by KING LION PAT Fearon at the Madison House Restaurant at 7 p.m., with these Lions in attendance:
Loyal Canning, Hal Chamberlain, Mike Jaquays, Brenda Manaseri, Ed Miller, Leif Nicolaisen, John Perretta, Doug Rosekrans, Ed Thoma, and Lou White, and members of the Chittenango Lions and the Tri-Valley VIPS including speaker Tom Baker plus our perpetual guest Sukosh Fearon.

KING LION PAT presented the donation check for $300 to COLLEEN BENNETT from KEYS Program.

King Lion Pat Fearon, left, awards $300 to KEYS Program founder Colleen Bennett. (Photo by MIKE JAQUAYS)

LION MIKE gave an update of the upcoming programs and asked the Lions to choose the date for spouses night. It was decided by majority vote it will be Nov. 27 and the presentation on the new Oneida Library project.

LION ED said $1000 had been collected for ads so far, and deadline will be the Oct. 23 meeting.

TOM BAKER gave an overview of the Tri-Valley VIPs and their activities, added by LION DOUG.

KING LION PAT presented TOM with the tickets for the Oneida Area Arts Council and Civic Chorale events, as well as this year’s donation for $200.

Pat gives VIP President Tom Baker tickets for the Oneida Civic Chorale and Oneida Area Arts Council shows. (Photo by MIKE JAQUAYS)

The clip tray raised $18.

The 50/50 raffle awarded $40 to NICK STEFIERO

The meeting was adjourned at 8:25 p.m.

SUKOSH then asked for a moment of silence and a round of applause for his late friend Barb Fisk.
　

MINUTES FROM SEPT. 11, 2012

ONEIDA-SHERRILL LIONS CLUB

MINUTES FROM 9/11/12

The first regular meeting for the 2012-2013 season was called to order by KING LION PAT Fearon at the Madison House Restaurant at 7 p.m., with these Lions in attendance:
Loyal Canning, Hal Chamberlain, Pete Dwyer, Mike Jaquays, Pete Luvera, Brenda Manaseri, Ed Miller, Leif Nicolaisen, Ed Thoma, and Lou White, plus speaker Larry Kent and our perpetual guest Sukosh Fearon.
The membership drive event was planned for the 4^th Tuesday of October.

LIONS CHARLIE LECLAU and TONY EPPOLITO were saluted with a round of applause for their Lionism.

Dates for the Fall Conference were announced as Nov. 16-18 at the Sheraton University Inn.

LION PETE L gave the treasurer’s report and it was accepted as read.

LION MIKE gave the secretary’s report and it was accepted as read.

LION MIKE moved to have a donation of $300 given to the KEYS Program and the Lions agreed unanimously.

The Lions continued discussion started by LION JOHN P at the last meeting about donating to the Civic Chorale, and decided unanimously to buy two tickets to each of their three concerts and donate them to the VIPs. Likewise, the Lions decided to buy two tickets to each of the five Oneida Area Arts Council shows and donate them to the VIPs as well.

LION ED THOMA said he will collect money for pancake breakfast ads while LION BOB is away.

LARRY KENT gave a presentation on his work as a gambling addiction counselor.
THE CLIP TRAY brought in $13.00.

THE 50/50 awarded $15 to Lion LEIF.

The meeting was adjourned at 8:25 p.m.

MINUTES BOARD MEETING SEPT. 4, 2012

MINUTES FROM LIONS BOARD MEETING 9/4/12

Called to order at 6 p.m. at the Madison House Restaurant in Oneida by KING LION PAT FEARON with Lions Jerry Baker, Loyal Canning, Hal Chamberlain, Mike Jaquays, Pete Luvera, John Musgrove, Leif Nicolaisen, Grace Perretta, John Perretta, Doug Rosekrans, Lou White.

LION LEIF distributed Enjoy the City books.

LION PETE went over the proposed budget for 2012-2013.

The LIONS agreed when 2 members were from the same family, the second dues would be half-price.

Written reminders will be sent to all Lions still owing dues.

Fundraisers upcoming this season will definitely include the ETC books, the pancake breakfast, the spaghetti supper, and the raffle. Possibly another tag sale. LION BRENDA reported last year’s made $349.

LION JOHN P suggested we give a donation to the Oneida Area Civic Chorale.

LION JOHN M reminded the group our mission was for sight and hearing impaired and the motion was removed from the table.

Committee chair assignments were:
BAKE SALE Pat Fearon
BOOK SALE Leif Nicolaisen
HISTORIAN Mike Jaquays
MEMBERSHIP Open, formerly Hal Chamberlain
PUBLICITY, PROGRAMS Mike Jaquays
SCHOLARSHIPS Grace Perretta, Bill Brewer
CALL COMMITTEE Lou White, Leif Nicolaisen, Bob Visalli
EYEGLASSES John Musgrove, Jerry Baker, and Lou White
PANCAKE BREAKFAST Bob Visalli
PLACEMATS Bob Visalli
SPAGHETTI SUPPER Pat Fearon

A membership drive is being planned for October-November.

LION MIKE has a list of upcoming speakers and is waiting to learn the date of the DG and ZC visits to schedule everyone.
The VIP meeting was pushed back a meeting to the 2^nd meeting of September; LARRY KENT will be approached to speak at the inaugural meeting of 2012-2013.
Adjourned at 7:45 p.m.

MINUTES FROM MAY 22, 2012

MINUTES FOR THE ONEIDA-SHERRILL LIONS CLUB

MAY 22, 2012

The meeting was called to order at 7 p.m. at the Madison House Restaurant by KING LION PAT FEARON with these Lions in attendance: Jerry baker, Bill Brewer, Loyal Canning, Hal Chamberlain, Mike Jaquays, Brenda Manseri, John Musgrove, Leif Nicolaisen, Grace Perretta, John Perretta, Ed Thoma, Bob Visalli, and our perpetual guest Sukosh Fearon. Speakers were Dave Black and Windy Mitchell, and scholarship recipients were Megan Ebersold and Mary Gatchell.

KL PAT called for a board of directors meeting the following Tuesday.

LION GRACE suggested next year to make our scholarship night a spouses night and LION MIKE agreed.

LION MIKE gave the secretary‘s report and it was accepted.
　
LION GRACE awarded the scholarships.

DAVE and WINDY told about their efforts with the Mark Monroe Memorial Golf Tournament and their fundraising for cancer education.
HONEST BOB reminded the group the senior picnic is the 1^st Sunday in June and to bring three $1 prizes for bingo winners. LION ED M arranged the bus transportation. Grills were offered by LION JOHN M and HONEST BOB and cakes from HONEST BOB, LION LOU and LION ED T.

LION BRENDA reminded the Lions the tag sale was coming on June 8-9 and to gather stuff to sell. Goods can be brought to the her house.

KL PAT reminded the Lions that dues were due, and are currently $65.

The 50/50 awarded $17 to LION JERRY.

The clip tray raised $16.07.

The meeting was adjourned at 7:54 p.m.

MINUTES FROM MAY 8, 2012

MINUTES FOR THE ONEIDA-SHERRILL LIONS CLUB

MAY 8, 2012

The meeting was called to order at 7 p.m. at the Madison House Restaurant by KING LION PAT FEARON with these Lions in attendance: Lou White, Loyal Canning, Hal Chamberlain, Pete Dwyer, Ernie Giraud, Mike Jaquays, Brenda Manseri, Ed Miller, John Musgrove, Leif Nicolaisen, John Perretta, Ed Thoma, Bob Visalli, and our perpetual guest Sukosh Fearon.

LION MIKE gave the secretary‘s report and it was accepted.

LION BRENDA reminded the Lions the tag sale was coming in June and to gather stuff to sell. Goods can be brought to the Madison House after May 20.

LION JOHN P said the two scholarship winners were expected to attend the next meeting.
HONEST BOB reminded the group the senior picnic is the 1^st Sunday in June and to bring three $1 prizes for bingo winners. LION ED M arranged the bus transportation. Grills were offered by LION JOHN M and HONEST BOB and cakes from HONEST BOB, LION LOU and KL PAT.

LION LEIF reported the final profit from the Enjoy the City books is $763.50.

LION PETE D said he was still accepting raffle money.

The 50/50 awarded $20 to LION LEIF.

The clip tray raised $16.76.

The meeting was adjourned at 7:55 p.m.

LIONS HOLDING FUNDRAISING TAG SALE

ONEIDA -- The Oneida-Sherrill Lions Club will hold their second annual tag sale on June 8 and 9 to benefit their projects for the sight and hearing impaired.

The sale will be at the home of Lion Brenda Manaseri at 4862 Rt. 365 in Oneida and will feature items of all kinds. Donations are still welcome -- no items are too small and furniture is also welcome.

For pickup or more information, call Manaseri at 363-4058, Mike Jaquays at 280-0692, or John Musgrove at 363-8874.

SENIOR PICNIC 2012

Lion John Musgrove and granddaughter Sierra Bloom cook up some tasty burgers.

Lion Bill Brewer at the grill.

The dessert table.

Some 40 seniors from the Towers and Hazel Carpenter Home in Oneida, N.Y. and Noyes Manor in Sherrill, N.Y. enjoy a picnic with us.

Lion Lou White assists in the bingo game.

Lion Mike Jaquays pours beverages.

Lions John and Grace Perretta serve the burgers, hot dogs, sausage, and sides.

Lions Lou White and Pat Fearon help the seniors with their selections.

The heads of our organzation -- King Lion Pat Fearon on left and senior citizen picnic chair Honest Bob Visalli on right.

Honest Bob Visalli calls the bingo game.

Volunteer Sierra Bloom helps give out the prizes in the bingo game. Honest Bob's daughter Erin also helped us out -- thanks ladies!

HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS SALUTED BY LIONS CLUB

The Oneida-Sherrill Lions Club recently awarded $500 scholarships to a pair of graduating seniors from local high schools. From left are Oneida-Sherrill Lions Club chapter President Pat Fearon, Vernon-Verona-Sherrill Central School senior Megan Ebersold, Oneida High School senior Mary Gatchell, Lion Grace Perretta, and Lion Bill Brewer.


ONEIDA — Two area high school seniors were honored by the Oneida-Sherrill Lions Club on May 22 for their dedication to others with $500 scholarships and a dinner reception at the Madison House Restaurant.

Megan Ebersold from Vernon-Verona-Sherrill Central School and Mary Gatchell from Oneida High School were awarded the scholarships by Lion Grace Perretta at the meeting. The scholarships are given annually by the club in the memory of Helen Keller, who charged the Lions Club International to become “knights of the blind” in 1925.

Perretta explained the scholarships were given after an application process for OHS and VVS high school seniors who would pursue higher education in social work, special education, nursing or related field of study. They were also judged on their spirit of caring and generosity toward others, she said.


Ebersold said she planned to attend St. Bonaventure University to study cardiology, while Gatchell will go to SUNY-Geneseo for their pre-med program with a concentration on biology.

MINUTES FROM APRIL 24, 2012

MINUTES FOR THE ONEIDA-SHERRILL LIONS CLUB

APRIL 24, 2012

The meeting was called to order at 7 p.m. at the Madison House Restaurant by KING LION PAT FEARON with these Lions in attendance: Jerry Baker, Hal Chamberlain, Pete Dwyer, Ernie Giraud, Mike Jaquays, Pete Luvera, Brenda Manseri, Ed Miller, John Musgrove, Leif Nicolaisen, John Perretta, Joe Shay, Ed Thoma, Bob Visalli, and Lou White.

LION PAT told the LIONS the spaghetti dinner was coming the biggest ever and served 105 persons, making a total of $471.25. We gave tips to the cook and the dishwasher for their help.

LION MIKE gave the secretary‘s report and it was accepted. He read thank you notes from and an invitation for a dinner for Joe DeFina.

LION PETE gave the treasurer’s report and it was accepted.

KL PAT announced dues should be in soon for 2012-2013 at $65 before June 1.

HONEST BOB said the senior picnic will be the first Sunday in June. We will be running buses to Noyes Manor as well this year to help transport the residents there.
LION ED will arrange the buses.

LION JOHN M. suggested finding a speaker for the final spouses night, and LION MIKE later enlisted the Gorman Foundation to come out that night.

KL PAT said we would have baseball tickets again, and LION LOU asked why we didn’t get on the scoreboard last year. KL PAT said she would inquire.
The bill paying planned for the evening was tabled until the following meeting.

KL PAT said the Cabinet Meeting was coming up, and also we need to send in our 990 N tax form.

LION BRENDA reminded the Lions the tag sale was coming in June and to gather stuff to sell.

The Lions sorted glasses for the needy in third world countries for the rest of the evening.

The 50/50 awarded $21 to LION JOE.

The clip tray raised $17.

The meeting was adjourned at 8:45 p.m.

MINUTES FROM APRIL 10, 2012

MINUTES FOR THE ONEIDA-SHERRILL LIONS CLUB

APRIL 10, 2012

The meeting was called to order at 7 p.m. at the Madison House Restaurant by KING LION PAT FEARON with these Lions in attendance: Jerry Baker, Loyal Canning, Hal Chamberlain, Pete Dwyer, Ernie Giraud, Mike Jaquays, Brenda Manseri, John Musgrove, Leif Nicolaisen, Ed Thoma, Bob Visalli, Lou White, our guest speaker Mark Doherty from Aqua Vita Farms, our perpetual guest Sukosh Fearon, and spouses.

LION MIKE gave the secretary‘s report and it was accepted.

LION MIKE read a thank you letter from the Foundation for Upstate Medical University thanking us for the $300 donation.

LION PAT reminded the LIONS the spaghetti dinner was coming the following Tuesday and not to forget their desserts.

MARK gave an overview of the Aqua Vita Farms in Sherrill.

The 50/50 awarded $25 to LION JOHN M.

The clip tray raised $21.07.

The meeting was adjourned at 8:55 p.m.

MINUTES FROM MARCH 27, 2012

MINUTES FOR THE ONEIDA-SHERRILL LIONS CLUB MARCH 27, 2012

The meeting was called to order at 7 p.m. at the Madison House Restaurant by KING LION PAT FEARON with these Lions in attendance: Loyal Canning, Hal Chamberlain, Pete Dwyer, Ernie Giraud, Mike Jaquays, Pete Luvera, Brenda Manseri, John Musgrove, Leif Nicolaisen, Ed Thoma, Bob Visalli, Lou White, our guest speakers Kim Krula and Tara Verro from CAP, and our perpetual guest Sukosh Fearon.

LION MIKE gave the secretary‘s report and it was accepted.

LION PETE gave the treasurer’s report and it was accepted.

LION PETE said the raffle money collection was moving along nicely and looked like it will be a banner year.

KL PAT scheduled a board meeting for the same night as the April 24 glasses sorting night to authorize some checks.

KIM and TARA gave an overview of the Community Action Partnership of Madison County.

LION MIKE read a thank you card from Gary Harrington’s widow.

The 50/50 awarded $17 to LION LEIF.

The clip tray raised $13.

The meeting was adjourned at 8:15 p.m.

MINUTES FROM MARCH 13, 2012

MINUTES FOR THE ONEIDA-SHERRILL LIONS CLUB MARCH 13, 2012

The meeting was called to order at 7 p.m. at the Madison House Restaurant by KING LION PAT FEARON with these Lions in attendance: Jerry Baker, Loyal Canning, Hal Chamberlain, Pete Dwyer, Ernie Giraud, Mike Jaquays, Pete Luvera, Brenda Manseri, Leif Nicolaisen, Lou White, our guest speaker Kim Hawkins, and our perpetual guest Sukosh Fearon.

KING LION PAT asked LION MIKE to remember to push the homemade desserts in Spaghetti Supper announcements.

LION MIKE gave the secretary’s report and it was accepted as read.

KL PAT said tickets were distributed for the Spaghetti Supper and reminded the Lions of the price change. There would be no sign-ups for working the event; she asked the members to just show up.

KL PAT announced the Canastota LIONS would have a St. Patrick’s Day corned beef and cabbage dinner the following Saturday at the Rusty Rail.

LION LEIF asked the group to bring in their used postage stamps, and asked that the outstanding Enjoy the City books be located or the money turned in for them.

LION PETE said raffle tickets had been given out, but he hadn’t received money for them yet.

KIM HAWKINS gave an overview of her Ruffin’ It outreach that provides dog houses to dogs in need.

The 50/50 awarded $20 to LION BRENDA.

The clip tray raised $13.07.

The meeting was adjourned at 8:00 p.m.

MINUTES FOR THE ONEIDA-SHERRILL LIONS CLUB FEB. 14 and FEB. 28, 2012

MINUTES FOR THE ONEIDA-SHERRILL LIONS CLUB FEB. 14, 2012

The meeting was called to order at 7 p.m. at the Madison House Restaurant by KING LION PAT FEARON with these Lions in attendance: Loyal Canning, Hal Chamberlain, Mike Jaquays, Brenda Manseri, Leif Nicolaisen, Grace Peretta, John Peretta, Lou White, our guest speaker Back Street Mary Messere, and our perpetual guest Sukosh Fearon.

KL PAT showed the Lions some fundraising books sent by Lion Paul Haynes.

BACK STREET MARY gave a presentation on her new History Star Productions Internet company.

There was no other business at this meeting and it was adjourned at 8:35 p.m.

MINUTES FOR THE ONEIDA-SHERRILL LIONS CLUB FEB. 28, 2012

The meeting was called to order at 7 p.m. at the Madison House Restaurant by KING LION PAT FEARON with these Lions in attendance: Jerry Baker, Loyal Canning, Hal Chamberlain, Jen Cummings, Pete Dwyer, Ernie Giraud, Mike Jaquays, Brenda Manseri, John Musgrove, Leif Nicolaisen, Bob Visalli, and Lou White, plus our perpetual guest Sukosh Fearon.

The LIONS voted to donate $300 to the Upstate Cancer Center.

The Spaghetti Dinner was moved to April 17, and the Lions agreed to raise the price to $9 this year.

Glasses sorting night was moved to April 24.

KL PAT told the group the NYS Lions Convention would be May 17-20 at the Oncenter in Syracuse and registration forms were available online.

LION PETE suggested all Lions give LION CHARLIE a call as he was ill.

The clip tray raised $15.

The 50/50 awarded $19 to LION MIKE.

The meeting was adjourned at 8:05 p.m.

SPAGHETTI SUPPER SUPPORTS YOUTH PROGRAMS

ONEIDA -- The Oneida-Sherrill Lions Club will serve their annual spaghetti supper on April 17 at the Madison House Restaurant.

The event runs from 5 to 8 p.m. and is a fundraiser for the club’s scholarships and youth programs. The menu features the Madison House’s famed spaghetti with meatballs or sausage, Italian bread, salad, beverage, and desserts homemade by the Lions themselves.

Tickets are $9 and available from any chapter member or at the door. The Madison House is located at 140 Madison Street in Oneida. For more information, call King Lion Pat Fearon at 363-8997 or Lion Mike Jaquays at 280-0692.

UPCOMING SPEAKERS

Here's what's coming up in the near future:

MAR. 13 Kim Hawkins and her Ruffin It charitable dog house project

MAR. 27 Tara Verro and Kim krula from Community Action Partnership for Madison County

APR. 10 SPOUSES NIGHT with Mark Doherty from Aqua Vita

APR 17 Spaghetti Supper

APR 24 Glasses Sorting Night


MAY 8 Bill Paying Night

MAY 22 Senior Scholarship Awards Night; Dave Black and Windy Mitchell from the Mark Monroe Golf Tournament


JUNE 12 SPOUSES NIGHT With the Gorman Foundation

Other suggestions I'm pursuing for next season:
MAX SMITH underground railroad
PATTI MCGEE essential oils
KIM HAWKINS hot air ballooning

Feel free to suggest anything you feel the Lions would be interested in as well!

MINUTES FROM JAN. 24, 2012

ONEIDA-SHERRILL LIONS CLUB

Meeting minutes 1/24/2012

The regular meeting of the club was called together by King Lion Pat Fearon at the Madison House Restaurant at 7 p.m. with these members in attendance: Loyal Canning, Hal Chamberlain, Ernie Giraud, Mike Jaquays, Brenda Manaseri, John Musgrove, Leif Nicolaisen, Joe Shay, Bob Visalli, and Lou White, plus our perpetual guest Sukosh Fearon.

MINUTES FROM JAN. 10, 2012

ONEIDA-SHERRILL LIONS CLUB

Meeting minutes 1/10/2012

The regular meeting of the club was called together by King Lion Pat Fearon at the Madison House Restaurant at 7 p.m. with these members in attendance: Jerry Baker, Loyal Canning, Hal Chamberlain, Ernie Giraud, Mike Jaquays, Pete Luvera, Brenda Manaseri, Ed Miller, John Musgrove, Leif Nicolaisen, John Perretta, Bob Visalli, and Lou White, plus our perpetual guest Sukosh Fearon, and speaker Vince Rogowski an advocate from ARISE.

MINUTES FROM 12/13/2012

ONEIDA-SHERRILL LIONS CLUB

Meeting minutes 12/13/2011

The regular meeting of the club was called together by King Lion Pat Fearon at the Madison House Restaurant at 7 p.m. with these members in attendance: Jerry Baker, Bill Brewer, Loyal Canning, Hal Chamberlain, Pete Dwyer, Mike Jaquays, Pete Luvera, Brenda Manaseri, Ed Miller, John Musgrove, Leif Nicolaisen, Ed Thoma, Bob Visalli, and Lou White, plus our perpetual guest Sukosh Fearon, speaker Patti McGee, District Governor Joe Defina, and significant others.

MINUTES FROM 11/22/2011

ONEIDA-SHERRILL LIONS CLUB

Meeting minutes 11/22/2011

The regular meeting of the club was called together by King Lion Pat Fearon at the Madison House Restaurant at 7 p.m. with these members in attendance: Jerry Baker, Loyal Canning, Hal Chamberlain, Pete Dwyer, Ernie Giraud, Brenda Manaseri, Ed Miller, John Musgrove, Leif Nicolaisen, Bob Visalli, and Lou White plus our perpetual guest Sukosh Fearon and speaker Jim Ransom of Toys for Tots.

KING LION Pat read the secretary’s report, and it was accepted as read.

HONEST BOB talked about the places he has asked about the Christmas dinner and said he needs about 30 people. Price is between $20-25. Pier 31 was chosen and the date set for Jan. 14.

Dinner was a scrumptious ham, mashed potatoes, green beans and lava cake.

LION JOHN read a letter from LION DOUG saying he was taking a leave of absence because of Roberta’s health.

JIM RANSOM told the group he is in charge of six counties of Toys for Tots, and last year they served 3,000 kids in Madison County and donated $8,000. The LIONS gave him a check for Toys for Tots for $200.

THE CLIP TRAY brought in $13.

THE 50/50 AWARDED $17 to LION JERRY.

The meeting was adjourned at 8:10 p.m.

Special thanks to LION BRENDA for taking the minutes when LION MIKE was occupied elsewhere!

ROGOWSKI TO SPEAK AT JAN. 10 MEETING

Vince Rogowski of the Oneida ARISE office will be the speaker at our Jan. 10 meeting ... here is some info on what he does ...

NEW ARISE OFFICE REACHES OUT TO PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
By MIKE JAQUAYS

ONEIDA -- Making independent living a way of life for as many people as possible is the mission of ARISE, and that mission has grown in Madison County with their newly-opened office in Oneida.

“We want people who need our services to know that we are here for them,” said ARISE advocate Vince Rogowski. “We are here to help with living arrangements, like if they need ramps and renovations, or with employment and education. There is a tremendous need for this in Madison County and now we are here to help.”

“We’re just delighted to be able to bring this to Oneida,” said ARISE executive director Tom McKeown.

The services of ARISE are open for anyone of any age with any kind of disability, McKeown said, and visitors to the office can receive a wealth of information, guidance and counseling in making their lives easier. One group they want to especially reach out to is veterans, he added.

McKeown said ARISE has had a Madison County presence for some 10 years with their services at ARISE at The Farm in Chittenango, as well as in helping some college students with accessibility in 2002. The new Oneida office was made possible thanks to federal stimulus funding, he added.

They opened the new location in June, and Rogowski stressed that even with the new, more convenient office people need not feel obligated to travel to Oneida if that is not convenient.

“We will go to them,” he promised.

ARISE shares a special kinship with the people they advocate for because, like Rogowski himself, the majority of the organization’s leadership have a disability of their own, McKeown explained.

“What makes ARISE different is that the majority of our board of directors has some kind of disability,” McKeown said. “The people who set our direction are the people who live this life and know the needs of the people they are helping.”

The Oneida office is located at 131 Main St., suite 107, just north of the Kallet Civic Center. Call them at 363-4672 for an appointment.

For more information on any ARISE offering, log on to
www.ariseinc.org