A Very Short Video Of the Sled Derby

Posted on February 6, 2014 by Grumpa Joe

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2014-Cardboard Sled Derby or Idadarod

Posted on December 30, 2013 by Grumpa Joe

Take one of these . . .

and turn it into one of these. . .

The Frankfort Lions Club is holding its Second Annual Cardboard Sled Derby as part of Winter on the Green. The Derby will happen on

Sunday, 26 January 2014, 1:00 P.M. til 3:00P.M.

Where: The Breidert Green at Kansas and Ash in historic Frankfort.

The concept is simple. Kids and their dads make a sled out of cardboard boxes and duct tape. The dad pulls the child in a side by side race against another Kid-dad duo. The event goes on whether there is snow or not. Either way we all have fun. The LIONS award some prizes and everyone has hot chocolate and cookies to warm up.

Build and decorate your sled at home using simple materials:

Material List:

1. Cardboard Boxes

2. Duct tape

3. White glue

4. Rope for pulling

5. Paint or marker pens

After the races, the kids can also kick field goals, and play one on one hockey.

How to make a cardboard sled

Cardboard Star Destroyer (neatorama.com)

The Cardboard Box (1cardboardbox.wordpress.com)

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2013-Peace Poster Contest

Posted on December 24, 2013 by Grumpa Joe

A great big thank you to the students from Summit Hill and Hilda Walker Middle schools who participated in this year’s Peace Poster Contest.

The 2013-theme is ”Our World, Our Future”

Emily Comstock

Sara Comstock

Caira Molinare

Faith C. Broman

Besse Yujia Zhang, First Prize Winner

A Shadow of Peace, Artist Unidentified

Emma Dickenscheint, Second Prize

Nicole Zracka, Third Prize

The Frankfort Lions congratulate the winners and all participants for the outstanding effort they expended to make their vision of Peace known to us.

The Frankfort Lions submitted the winning poster to the District for further judging. We proudly announce that District judges selected Besse Yujia Zhang as the District winner. Her poster will advance to the State level of competition.

We will announce further news as we receive it.

The theme for 2014-2015 is “Peace, Love and Understanding.”

Peace through art is aim of poster contest as winners named in Camarillo (vcstar.com)
Russell Middle students win poster contest (m.onlineathens.com)

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Regular Meeting At Aurelio’s

Posted on November 10, 2013 by Grumpa Joe

The Frankfort Lions Club will meet Monday, 11 November at 6:30 p.m. at Aurelio’s Restaurant at 9901 W. Lincoln Highway ( Rte30). Socializing begins at 6:00 p.m. There is a cash bar and a buffet dinner planned by Lion Mia.

Our normal venue, Founder’s Place, is closed because it is Veteran’s Day.

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Eat a Meal, Help Feed the Needy

Posted on November 7, 2013 by Grumpa Joe

The Frankfort Lions are offering a deal from Kup a Joe Cafe. On November 18,19, 20 and on December 16, 17, 18 present a copy of this coupon to your waitress when you sit down to order a meal at Kup A Joe’s. The Cafe will donate proceeds toward the Frankfort Lions Holiday Food Basket program within the Frankfort area.

Lions Coupon

Click the coupon button below to print a copy for your use. Invite your friends, print more and spread the word around to help the Lions. Print six and take one to Cup a Joe’s Cafe each day of the offer, and enjoy a great meal in a friendly atmosphere. The food is great and the staff is super.

Coupon-2

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Lions Helping Afghanistan

Posted on October 1, 2013 by Grumpa Joe

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What? Did You Say?

Posted on September 24, 2013 by Grumpa Joe

English: Image illustrating the different types of hearing aids. Retrieved from http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/hearing/hearingaid.asp on November 25th, 2007. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

What? is a famous question word for someone with hearing impairment. If you find yourself responding with “what” maybe a hearing test is what you need.

The Lions hearing bus will be at the Frankfort Township building on Route 30 across from Kohls taking part in the Senior Health Fair from 8:30 to 11:00. a.m. on Wednesday 25 September 2013.

Maybe we can get a few of our SENIORS out to take advantage of the event and get their hearing tested for free!

SERVICE DOGS: Help For Hearing Impaired (whotv.com)
How badly have earbuds damaged your hearing? Here’s a free test (dailydot.com)
How Old Are Your Ears? (Online Hearing Test) (blippitt.net)
How to Make Sure You Get All the Frequencies in the ASAPScience YouTube Hearing Test (news.softpedia.com)

Posted in EVENTS, LIONS | Tagged Business, Deafness, Disability, Health, Healthcare, Hearing aid, Hearing and Listening Aids, Hearing test | Leave a comment

Giving Away $10,000

Posted on September 6, 2013 by Grumpa Joe

The regular meeting of the Frankfort Lions Club is on Monday, September 9, 2013 at the Smokey Barque Restaurant on the corner of Ash and Kansas streets. Socializing begins at 6:00 p.m. the meeting begins at 6:30.

Smokey Barque will open a cash bar on the main level, and the dinner takes place upstairs. A guest fee of $25. is in effect.

Lion President Steve Juveland will present the winner of the Grand Raffle with the $10,000 first prize, and District Governor Dave Wheeler will be there to talk to us about Lion activities.

and the 2013 Winner Is . . . (frankfortlionsclub.com)
Thank You Friends of the Lions (frankfortlionsclub.com)
Mobile company gives $20,000 to Lions Club (fijitimes.com)

Posted in LIONS, MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT, Sweepstakes | Tagged Frankfort Lions Club, Lions Clubs International, Organizations, Raffle, Service club | Leave a comment

In My Merry Oldsmobile

Posted on August 31, 2013 by Grumpa Joe

As promised, we present the photos from the “Pose on the Olds” activity at the “32 Annual Grand Raffle and Dance.” We invited our guests to give a dollar to pose for a picture on the Olds. Here are those generous people:

A Real 1904 Oldsmobile

Frankfort Lions 1904 OLDS Replicar

The Origins of America’s Oldest Auto Pioneer (fool.com)

Posted in EVENTS, Fund Raiser, LIONS, Sweepstakes | Tagged 1904 Oldsmobile Replicar, Grand Raffle, Oldsmobile | Leave a comment

Thank You Friends of the Lions

Posted on August 30, 2013 by Grumpa Joe

The Frankfort Lions Club thanks everyone who bought a raffle ticket to support their important work throughout the 2013-2014 year. The raffle was a success and the Dance went well. Although the attendance this year was somewhat lower than last year those who attended had a great time.

Here are some photos from the dance. Excuse the poor photography the point and shoot camera in combination with a drunk photographer made for some fuzzy photos.