KUDOS TO GABBY JAQUAYS!

Thanks to our guest speaker Gabrielle Jaquays for a great program on her study abroad trip to Turkey at our last meeting. You make your dad Lion Mike Jaquays and great-grandfather Past District Governor Harley Ess of the Oakfield-Alabama Lions proud!

SPAGHETTI SUPPER A RECORD!

     Even with nasty weather and a smaller than usual turnout, the annual spaghetti supper fundraiser for our youth scholarships on April 22, 2014 was a big success!

     Treasurer Honest Bob just reported the final tally -- contrary to an earlier email initially expecting a lower total, thanks to the generosity of several Lions who paid for tickets even when they weren't sold we brought in a record $694, well over his $400 budget estimate.

      As a bonus, we also sold a couple of brooms and netted an extra $20.

     Our thanks to everyone who worked the dinner, made the delicious desserts, and sold tickets. Special thanks to King Lion Brenda for hosting the dinner at her Madison House Restaurant and to Lion Pat Fearon for organizing the entire event.

LIONS OFFICER SLATE 2014

Here is the slate for upcoming officers, as presented by Lion Doug at our last meeting. Voting will be on May 13 with installations during the District Governor's visit on May 27.

KING LION Pat Fearon
VP Pete Dwyer
TREASURER Bob Visalli
SECRETARY Mike Jaquays
LION TAMER Joe Todd
TAIL TWISTER John Musgrove
MEMBERSHIP TREASURER Doug Rosekrans
MEMBERSHIP DIRECTOR Loyal Canning
IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT Brenda Manaseri

SPAGHETTI SUPPER SUPPORTS YOUTH PROGRAMS

        The Oneida-Sherrill Lions Club will serve their annual spaghetti supper on April 15 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 dessert. 

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 Lion Pat Fearon at 363-8997 or Lion Mike Jaquays at 280-0692.

BOARD MEETING POSTPONED

Hi Lions,

    After planning our next board meeting for April 1 at our last meeting, Honest Bob and I both found we are already booked for that evening, so we will have to cancel it. How about a short board meeting right before our next regular Lions meeting? Maybe we could meet at 6 p.m. instead of 6:30. What do you think? And, as always, board meetings are open -- but not mandatory -- for all Lions who want to join us.

    Our next speaker will be Terri Welcher, volunteer coordinator from Oneida Healthcare. See you there!

Lion Mike

UPCOMING PROGRAMS

Hi Lions,

     Here are the upcoming programs we have on the schedule:

MARCH 11 Bob Comis, Sherrill City Manager, with an update on city doings

MARCH 25 Patti McGee and Patti Meakin and their Organic Food Buying Group

APRIL 8 Terri Welcher, OHC director of volunteer services

APRIL 15 Spaghetti Supper

APRIL 22 Zone Meeting at the Madison House

MAY 13 Gabrielle Jaquays and her trip to Turkey

MAY 27 District Governor's Visit, senior scholarships recognition

JUNE 10 SPOUSES NIGHT with Mary Rose Durfee child bootlegger

    See you Tuesday!

Lion Mike

ZONE MEETING THIS TUESDAY!

     Just a reminder that there is a Zone Meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 25 at the Savoy in Rome at 6:30 p.m. I took a preliminary headcount at the last meeting, but for car pooling purposes could everybody who wants to go respond to this email also? King Lion Brenda, Lion Pat, Lion Doug (who, if you haven't heard, was one of the poor passengers on the recent "typhoid cruise" where he was violently ill for five days straight) and Honest Bob have already responded that they won't be able to make it. Thanks and see you there!

Lion Mike