KUDOS TO OUR TEEN VOLUNTEERS!

The Oneida-Sherrill Lions Club sends out our sincere thanks to our youthful Leo Club volunteers and their friends, whose invaluable assistance helped make our annual pancake breakfast fundraiser a big hit! From left are Liz Milana, Jude Ryan, Bryn Mancarella, Schuyler Vecchiano, Olivia Caroli, Nicole Smith, Jamie Jones, Adriana Chapa, and Julia Draves.

LIONS HOST ANNUAL PANCAKE BREAKFAST

LIONS HOST ANNUAL PANCAKE BREAKFAST

ONEIDA-The Oneida-Sherrill Lions Club’s annual pancake breakfast returns on Sunday, Nov. 5, offering not only a meal cooked and served by the Lions and Leo Club members themselves, but also the chance to help out a great cause at the same time.

The menu includes pancakes, locally-made real maple syrup, sausage, applesauce, juice, coffee and tea. For dessert, guests are invited to visit their bake sale. 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, and there will be a 50/50 raffle to further benefit the outreach.

The breakfast will be from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Owl’s Nest at 130 Vanderbilt Ave. in Oneida, but guests should use their Oneida Street entrance. 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 Sunday, Nov. 5 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Owl’s Nest in Oneida. The event benefits their projects for the sight- and hearing-impaired locally and worldwide. (Photo by Mike Jaquays)

LOCAL LIONS SALUTE SENIORS

(Photo Special to the Dispatch by Mike Jaquays) The Oneida-Sherrill Lions Club presented their annual scholarship awards to Oneida High School senior Krislyn Adle and Vernon-Verona-Sherrill Central School senior Racheal Cadrette at their annual student appreciation meeting on May 23. From left are Valerie Cadrette, Bill Cadrette, Lion Steve Johnson, Racheal Cadrette, Krislyn Adle, Lion Wendy Chamberlain, and Lyndee Adle. 

LOCAL LIONS SALUTE SENIORS

KENWOOD >> Encouraging young people to reach out and help others is one of the many goals of the Oneida-Sherrill Lions Club.

The Lions honored Oneida High School senior Krislyn Adle and Vernon-Verona-Sherrill Central School senior Racheal Cadrette with their annual scholarship awards at their meeting on May 23, celebrating their previous community service and future plans to continue their good works. Adle was joined at the Lakeview Restaurant dinner meeting by her mother Lyndee Adle, while Cadrette was accompanied by grandmother Valerie Cadrette and father Bill Cadrette.

Both students stood to be recognized by the club, and received checks for $600. Cadrette said she would be attending Utica College in the fall to major in biology, with aspirations to continue on to study pre-med. Adle explained she would be heading to Onondaga Community College to major in either human services or humanities.

Lion Steve Johnson, who co-chairs the scholarship committee with Lion Wendy Chamberlain, said the two seniors’ previous efforts coupled with their commitment to others in the future earned them the club’s kudos.

“They both had very impressive applications,” Johnson said. “They have been heavy in community service and are both pursuing careers helping other people. They really stood out from the others.”

MEETING CANCELED TONIGHT

IMPORTANT NOTICE: Tonight's meeting has been canceled because of the bad weather. King Lion Pat wanted me to let everybody know the Canastota Lions will be having their Wild Game Dinner on Jan. 23 at the Rusty Rail ... call her if you want to go.