Help Wanted at Summit Hill Talent Show and Have a Heart for Connor Fund Raiser

Posted on January 27, 2012 by

Connor Gill gets his head shaved during a recent fund raiser at LWN. The Saint Baldrick's tradition supports the fight against cancer.

Frankfort Lions, remember the Summit Hill Talent show fund and raising event “Have a Heart for Connor,” is this evening Friday 27 January 2012. Lion Denise will assign us jobs upon arrival. She wants Lions there between 5:00 and 5:30 p.m. We will work until 9:30 p.m.

Come to see the show, entry is $5.00 for a wonderful night of youthful fun and entertainment. Food will be on sale. A Silent auction for gifts donated by vendors in the vendor show, a fifty-fifty raffle, and a Pick Three raffle adds to the party.

In case you need directions to Summit Hill Junior High School

click on Google Maps

7260 North Avenue

Frankfort, IL 60423

North Avenue is about half a mile North of Route 30, the school faces Harlem but you must enter off North Avenue.

The easiest route for those coming from the south, west or east, follow Lincoln Highway (rte 30) to Frankfort Square Road (immediately west of the Shell Station between Harlem and LaGrange Road) Take Frankfort Square Road to North Avenue and turn right. Follow North Avenue to the school.

Notice! There is a median blocking a left turn from Harlem Avenue onto North Ave.  You can turn left onto Hickory Creek Drive which is the first street North of Rte 30 and sneak in the back way. If you are Northbound, and have passed the school,  you must make a U-turn at the next light and return.

There is still time to give online.

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Summit Hill Talent Show

Posted on January 17, 2012 by

The Frankfort Lions will help at the Summit Hill Junior High School Talent show on Friday January 27, 2012 in different ways. First, they will sell food at the food booth. Second, they will help direct the talent behind the scenes. Third, they will sell raffle tickets.

This year, the proceeds from the show will go toward the Have a Heart for Connor fund.

Connor Gill gets his head shaved during a recent fund raiser at LWN. The Saint Baldrick's tradition supports the fight against cancer.

Connor Gill is a bright young man born with too many birth defects ( arthrogryposis, prune belly syndrome, bilateral hydronephrosis, scoliosis and club feet) that have caused him untold hardships. His current dilemma is a broken down wheel chair. Without the chair Connor is immobile. The chair is specially made to fit Connor’s body. When it functions, the motorized chair allows him to move about the community . Repairs to the chair will cost $5000 and the break downs have become more frequent. Therefore, Have a Heart for Connor has set a goal to raise money to replace it with a new one. This is not a small undertaking, since a new chair costs $38,000 (That is more than most new cars cost).

Connor’s parents have been diligent about accommodating their son’s needs throughout his eighteen years, but the chair has become more than they can handle.

Frankfort Lions urge the community to come out to the Talent Show for an evening of entertainment, and to support a worthy cause. Entrance is $5.00 per person. The show begins at 7:00 p.m. at

Summit Hill Junior High School
7260 North Avenue
Frankfort, IL 60423
(815)469-4330 Phone

Advance tickets are available from Lion Denise Lenz, 815-546-8745

You may donate to the fund by clicking the button:

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Winter on the Green, WInter Sports

Posted on January 17, 2012 by

Lion Denise Lenz is asking for help on Sunday January 22, 2012 to run the games at the Breidert Green. She has three games set up, hopefully there will be enough snow to play them: Two on one Hockey, Sled racing, and Punt and Pass.

Lion Denise needs six helpers. If more than six Lions show up they can join the kids and play the games.

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2011 in review

Posted on January 1, 2012 by

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2011 annual report for this blog.

Here’s an excerpt:

A San Francisco cable car holds 60 people. This blog was viewed about 3,400 times in 2011. If it were a cable car, it would take about 57 trips to carry that many people.

Click here to see the complete report.

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District Governor Speaks to Frankfort Lions

Posted on December 15, 2011 by

A message from Lion District 1B Governor Paul Benetazzo

Ok 1B we have a new State Secretary Treasurer. Her name is Michelle Faires. She lives 15 minutes from the state office, and has experience in accounting and office management. I look forward to working with her. She is a non Lion so she has no prior opinions about Lions.So now that this is done…..

I used to run marathons, obviously part of running 26.2 miles is a great amount of training. Part of training and trying improve my time. I did a training workout called “negative splits.” What this entailed was to run the 2nd half of your workout faster than the 1st half. For example if you had a 1hr workout. You would run out for 31 minutes. Then you have to get back to where you started in 29 minutes. That is what is called a negative split. So you ask why am I telling you this, do I want you to run. Sure it’s great excercise so go out and run. But that is not what this is about.

The end of 1st half of the Lions year is fast approaching. So now we have to pick up the pace, cause we are going to have a negative split for the 2nd half of this year. We need to double time our efforts towards Membership, Retention, Extention, etc. So I am picking up the pace, and I asking the rest of the 1B race team to pick it up also. So grab your water bottles and stay hydrated, eat your carbs, don’t forget to stretch, and lets moving.

Looking forward to a great finish.

Lion Paul “kenyan” Benetazzo

District 1B lead runner.

 
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Words from ILP Wing-Kum Tan

Posted on December 15, 2011 by

A message from the International President Wing-Kun Tam, copied from the December 2011 Lions International website.

Dear Lion,First of all, in this season of belief, let me offer best wishes to all my fellow Lions, their loved ones, friends and families.We have come a long way in five months. My belief in the power of what every Lion can do to change the world is as strong as ever.The early success of our campaign to plant 1 million trees makes me both proud and so humble. Whether it’s planting trees in lands scarred by the tsunami in Japan or tornadoes in the United States, or planting trees to restore our planet’s critical forests in Africa or South Asia, we have succeeded in unifying Lions all over the world. These acts of service are fun and rewarding to do. They bring clubs together and bring smiles to ourselves and to people in the communities we serve.Through mid-November, together we planted more than 5.7 MILLION trees in more than 60 countries. Isn’t that amazing?

Some Lions ask me if I will set another target.I politely say “no” because I believe the target lies in each of our hearts. It is the Lions who determine how far we go and how many trees we plant. Every tree counts, even if you can plant only one. Every member matters, too.

Planting trees is certainly good for the environment. But to me, it’s also a strong symbol of our association’s commitment to the future and a reason to invite friends, families and others to join us in making it happen.

You see, if we as Lions can identify the right tree saplings, plan them in the right place, and take care of them – then certainly we can also invite a new member, give them a meaningful role in our club, and nurture them like we would a member of the family.

This is why I am also proud and humbled by Lions’ response to this year’s “My Club, My Family” initiative. We have strong membership growth this year, exceeding a 16,000 net gain through mid-November. But inviting new members is easy; treating them as if they were family and involving them in meaningful service will ensure they stay.

So my fellow Lions, with all we have done in five months, I am now happy to say that “I Believe” has clearly transformed into “We Believe.”It’s because of you and your belief in what we can do. Your belief, and more importantly, your actions, have given me the greatest gift of all as your international president.

Consider this special issue a holiday gift to all Lions. The story’s message is that Lions are indeed a precious gift to our communities.May the warm glow of family be part of your regular household and your Lions club as you believe in our great service mission.

Sincerely,

Wing-Kun Tam

International President
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Christmas Meeting

Posted on December 9, 2011 by
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The members of the Frankfort Lions Club meet on

Monday, 12 December 2011

Chef Klaus Bier Stube

679 N LaGrange Road

Socializing begins at 6:00 p.m.

The Meeting begins at 6:30 p.m.

In lieu of the annual member gift exchange, members are to bring a toy. Toys will be wrapped and marked with the age and gender of the recipient it is intended for. The toys will be included in the Christmas Food Basket delivery on Sunday December 18, thus giving needy families some added joy.

The years old tradition of charging a two dollar fork fee will continue. Money collected will be donated to the Salvation Army.

Because of rising costs, a twenty dollar fee will be charged for non-members attending.

The traditional pay-bar will be open.

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Board Meeting

Posted on December 6, 2011 by

The Board of Directors of the Frankfort Lions Club meets on Tuesday, 6 December 2011 at 7:00 p.m. in the Kitchen Room of Founders Center, 140 Oak Street, in the historic district of Frankfort, Illinois.

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Children Know Peace

Posted on November 30, 2011 by

The students of Summit Hill, and Hickory Creek Schools did an outstanding job of developing posters for the theme “Children Know Peace.”

All posters were viewed and judged at the November Lions Club Meeting.

Lions awarded prizes to the first, second, and third places from each school. From these entries, two first place posters were forwarded to District 1B for the next round of judging. District winners are judged against winners of all Districts in the State, and State winners make it to the International judging.

Frankfort Lions feel at least one entry is good enough to make it that far. You be the judge. Click on any poster in the gallery. A horizontal slide show of larger images will appear. Click on the “LIKE” button at the bottom of any poster for the ones you think best depict Children Know Peace.

The Frankfort Lions congratulate the winning artists and commend them for their outstanding effort:

District 161, Summit Hill

1. Michael Trost

2. Veronica Carvantes

3. Tara Tischer

District 157C, Hickory Creek

1. Andrew Brozovic

2. Ashley Chung

3. Dylan Murphy

Winning posters are the bottom six, but are not shown in the order of the names listed above.

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Christmas Meeting Monday 12 December 2011

Posted on November 29, 2011 by
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Lion Jan Schmitz has asked that this message be sent to all Frankfort Lions regarding the December 12, 2011, Christmas meeting at Klaus Bier Stube. Socializing begins at 6:00 p.m.

1. If you have not made a reservation with Lion Jan, please do so. Call her at 815-469-2773 to reserve your spot and to indicate your choice of entree.

2. Non Lion guests and spouses are $20.00 extra

3. In lieu of a gift exchange Lions are asked to bring a toy valued between $10-15.00. The toy can be wrapped, but the age and gender of the child it is intended for must be tagged on the outside. These toys will be included with our Christmas food delivery.

4. The traditional $2.00 fork fee will be charged for all diners. This money is donated to the Salvation Army.

A large turnout is expected and the evening is a fun event.

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