AREA STUDENTS HELP LIONS HELP OTHERS

(Photo by Mike Jaquays) The members of the Oneida-Sherrill Lions Club had much-appreciated help during their annual pancake breakfast on Nov. 3 at the Knights of Columbus building in Oneida. Students from the Canastota Lions Club’s Leos chapter, plus some other community youngsters as well, assisted the Lions in serving breakfast and cleaning tables during the fundraising event. Front row, from left, are Oneida High School students Jillian Yardley, Nichole Scholl, and Taylor Frisicano; and back row, from left, Paige Pickard, Cassidy Cavanaugh, Shae D’Arcangelis, Maddie Hale, and Katie Carroll. Other helpers included fellow Oneida High School student Emily Ball, and Vernon-Verona-Sherrill Middle Schoolers Sierra Bloom and Sabrina Prievo.

BROOMS FOR SALE!

Oneida-Sherrill Lions Club new member Wendy Chamberlain poses in lion garb with one of the brand-new brooms the club is now selling as a fundraiser for the sight and hearing impaired. 

LOCAL LIONS RAISING FUNDS FOR SIGHT AND HEARING IMPAIRED

ONEIDA >> The Oneida-Sherrill Lions Club is again offering brooms for sale in an effort to raise funds to aid the sight and hearing impaired in the Oneida area.

     The money raised by the sales will help pay for eye exams and glasses and also hearing aids for the needy. 

     For more information on supporting the fundraiser, call chapter treasurer Bob Visalli at 315-363-9084 or secretary Mike Jaquays at 315-280-0692.

SLATE FOR 2013-2014 OFFICERS ANNOUNCED

Lions Doug Rosekrans, Jerry Baker, and John Musgrove have announced the slate for the 2013-2014 officers of the Oneida-Sherrill Lions Club:

KING LION: Brenda Manaseri
VICE PRESIDENT: Pete Dwyer
SECRETARY: Mike Jaquays
TREASURER: Leif Nicolaisen
TAIL TWISTER: John Musgrove
LION TAMER Bob Visalli
MEMBERSHIP TREASURER: Doug Rosekrans
IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT: Pat Fearon
MEMBDERSHIP DIRECTOR: Loyal Canning

Elections will take place at the first meeting in April.

SPAGHETTI SUPPER SUPPORTS YOUTH PROGRAMS

ONEIDA -- The Oneida-Sherrill Lions Club will serve their annual spaghetti supper on April 16 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 King Lion Pat Fearon at 363-8997 or Lion Mike Jaquays at 280-0692.

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)