August - Coupeville Lions Club

THE COUPEVILLE LIONS CLUB Meets Wednesdays at 6:30PM
AT THE COUPEVILLE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
FOR MORE INFORMATION PHONE 360-678-4105 or
www.CoupevilleLions.org
-Serving For Over 73 YearsEditor: Lion Bob Johnson woodewe@earthlink.net / 360-678-6480
If music be the food of love, play on.
- Wm. Shakespeare
Contents
pg. 2 President’s Corner
pg. 3 Wounded Warrior,
continued; Adopt-AHighway
Pg. 4 Serving at Camp Horizon continued; Preservation Projects
Pg. 5 Preservation Projects,
continued; Awards and
Scholarships
Pg. 6 Awards and Scholarships, continued;
“Guess the Gate” winners, Sept Calendar;
Officers
Pg. 7 addendum LCI, District
Calendar of Events
August 2011
3- No Meeting
5- Commodities Distr.
Cam-Bey 10am
10-Fellowship/Dinner/
Meeting
12- Arts & Crafts Fair Setup
13-Lions Tall Ships Evening Cruise?
17-No Meeting
18-BLOOD DRIVE
20-Garage Sale Barn Sort
9 am
24- Board Meeting /
Dinner/ Meeting
Program-Wounded
Warriors
Volume 3, Issue 2
Looking Ahead: Wounded Warrior Project
by Lion Barb Vaughan and Lindsey Drew
Warriors Speak is a prestigious group of wounded warriors and caregivers who share their unique and individual
stories with the public. While sharing their inspirational stories
of courage and integrity, the speakers describe how WWP has aided them in recovery and the transition back to civilian life. This
gives the wounded warrior the opportunity to tell his inspirational
story about heroism, combat, perseverance, and the incredible journey of recovery and growth. The goal of Warriors Speak is to educate the American public on the struggles our nation’s service members overcome through the extraordinary and inspiring stories
shared by wounded warriors.
continued on pg. 3
Looking Back: Serving at Camp Horizon
by PZC Lion John Kohlmann
DID YOU HAVE FUN TODAY?
I hope all Lions are having fun! I certainly did this week. Once again I had the
opportunity to go to Camp Horizon. You all
should know about this very special facility
operated by the Lions of our District, MD19H. Each summer, Lions Camp Horizon
I.M. Lion with Campers hosts approximately 200 special needs campers at one of four regular sessions. Each of
these camp sessions is 6 days/5 nights in length. This year an additional Adventure Camp has also been added. Generally 60% of
the campers are from NW Washington and 40% from SW British
Continued on pg. 4
Cagey Comments—August 2011
The New Year for Lions has started. We
had a very busy Board of Directors and
membership meetings.
We ended the
year with a loss in
membership
and
we must strive to
get new members
and
get
them
evolved in the project that we do.
Each one of us
should try to get a
new member. Remember that you President 2011-2012
can bring them to Lion Fred Bronson
a project and show
them just what we do before bringing
them to a meeting. This is also a good way
of introducing them to just how or club func-
It was a long time between the last meetings and the ones we just had but I think
that we faired pretty well and things will become more organized as we proceed.
Having a guest speaker and a program
filled up the time but each was short and it
is good to get back with the meetings.
South wall of the Water Tower
This summer is a busy one with the convention, Camp Horizon, Garage sale, Arts and
Crafts, Blood Drive, BBQ, picnic, swim program, preservation and the many other services that we provide. It is difficult to keep
track of are things that we do. This is only
done by the hard work of the committee
chairpersons and the many hard working
Lions that give their time. This is why our
club is such a great club. It is the members
and their willingness to give that makes it
work.
Lions Ron and Dave “working” at the Water Tower
tions.
We have a very successful program in the
fundraising with the garage sale and it takes
a lot of work and coordination. Lion Dennis
has chaired this event for the past nine
years and has stated that he would like
someone else to take the chair position.
This is a big project but it has run very well
in the past and the operation is well organized. We need someone to take over this
position. You will get plenty of support and
bring in some new ideas. Things are changing and we need new ideas.
Well it looks like summer weather has finally come so enjoy the rest of the summer.
-Lion Fred
Lion Ricardo at the Ferry House
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Cagey Comments— August 2011
Wounded Warrior
- continued from pg. 1
Inspired
by
Purpose,
Driven by Duty
Jeffery
Sinchak
joined
the
Navy in July
1984
because
he
wanted
a
sense of purpose and adJeffery Sinchak
venture.
What
he
found as a Hospital Corpsman and Navy Diver was a deeper sense of duty to his country,
to his fellow warriors, and to the needs of
people around the world. As a member of
various Explosive Ordnance Disposal and
Naval Special Warfare teams, Jeff served in
Operation Southern Watch (1993−94), Operation Restore Hope (1994−95), and Operation Iraqi Freedom (2003−04). Throughout it
all, he suffered a number of serviceconnected injuries, including a gunshot
wound, an arterial gas embolism, decompression sickness (gas bubbles in his blood
stream and central nervous system caused
by rapidly expanding gases on a diving mission), and a broken foot. “All contribute to
who I am today,” he says. Jeff achieved the
rank of Senior Chief Hospital Corpsman
(Diver) during his 24-year career. His service
took him to many parts of the world and included assignment as an Independent Duty
Corpsman attached to the Coalition Military
Assistance Training Team. He also established a combat medical treatment facility in
Al Taji, Iraq, where he treated those injured
in combat. This facility continues to treat the
Continued, bottom of next column 3
injured and dying in Iraq. Today, Jeff and his
family continue to manage the effects he experiences from post-traumatic stress disorder
(PTSD). He credits his family, fellow warriors,
and organizations like Wounded Warrior Project for helping him to evaluate the dark days
of his trauma and move forward with his “new
normal,” giving him hope for tomorrow and
the courage to continue caring for others.
As Jeffery’s presentation is sure to be a
well attended event, please call Lion Irene
at 360-678-4105 to let us know you are
coming for dinner. We want to order
enough food for this special event.
Adopt-A-Highway in September
- by Lion Roger Sherman
SAVE THE DATE: Our next Adopt-AHighway litter pickup will be on September
10th and more information will be in the September Cagey Comments.
After having a very wet spring and early summer, we should be out of rain by September.
I hope we will not look like we did the last
time it rained on pickup day.
The Unknown Lone Lion works in rain
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Cagey Comments— August 2011
Camp Horizon News
2011 Preservation Projects
-by Lion Ron Boyer
- continued form pg. 1
Columbia. Approximately
90% of the
campers are
adults and the
age range includes teenagers to seniors.
The
Last Year’s Serving Team
Coupeville
Lions Club is
a strong supporter of the Camp, supporting it
financially, with crews for spring maintenance, and lots of needed items taken from
our garage sale stash in the Barn.
Last
Monday,
work
began
on
both preservation projects,
the
Ferry House
and the Kineth
Water
The Ferry House
Tower. Construction of the porch on the front of the Ferry
House started and refurbishing the chimneys
starts this coming Monday. At the water tower, refurbishment of the windows is well underway, the steps to the second story have
Our Club also volunteers annually to help been removed and construction of new steps
with food service for the campers, and this has started, and the building structure is beyear I decided to give it a try. My wife, Pat, ing reinforced.
and I joined Lions Dave Fish, Karen Fletcher, Unlike the last three years, almost all work is
Teresa & Tom Ellis and Sue Hartin. The work being done on the ground and much of it unwas fairly simple, setting up the dining hall, der a comfortable tent. The leaders as in the
serving food prepared by the Camps great past are great to work with and very accomcooks, washing the dishes and cleaning up modating. We can use all levels of skills and
after the meal. The amazing part was seeing abilities on both projects.
the true joy that the campers reflected There are just two weeks left to this year's
throughout the day.
Preservation program. All the parts to the
The Camp’s counselors kept the campers
busy and engaged in lots of creative and fun
activities. All through the day, we could hear
them hooting with laughter and encouraging
each other in their activities. They are truly
special people, and it was fun being there
and serving them. So next year when the sign
-up sheets come around for Camp Horizon,
don’t miss the opportunity. We can truly take
pride in this wonderful service that Lions provide in our community.
Ferry House porch have been fabricated and
primed and porch assembly will start August
1. Refurbishing the chimneys and teaching
the historic methods of brick making and laying of brick at the Ferry house is essentially
complete with Ebey's Reserve personnel finishing the second chimney. At the Kineth Water Tower; the south wall has been made
structurally sound and replacing the siding
has begun, the
steps
If you want to know
have
more about Camp
been
Horizon, go to:
rettp://www.lionscamp
moved
and
horizon.org/
new
Lions Roger Sherman and Ricardo Reyes
-PZC John
parts
fabricat-
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Cagey Comments— August 2011
2011 Preservation Projects
Awards and Scholarships
-Continued form pg. 4
- by Lion Molly Hughes
ed and primed; and refurbishing the win- Scholarship Awards: It was my great honor
dows continues. The last day for this program to represent the Coupeville Lions Club at the
will be Thursday August 11.
Senior Awards Night at Coupeville High
School on June 7th. As you all know, our anTo celebrate the completion of this year's res- nual Scholarship Dinner and Auction has betoration projects, a BBQ will be held at noon come such a successful fundraiser, we have
on Thursday, August 11 at the Kineth Water been able to significantly increase the numTower. If you participated at either location, ber and amounts of scholarships we award
you are invited to attend and celebrate the each year. This year we gave 23 scholarfruits of our labor. Those who participate for ships worth $25,500 to deserving young men
more than one 4 hour shift will also receive a and women in our community. We were able
special baseball cap recognizing their partici- to support students going to four year universities, community colleges, and trade and vopation in this year’s program.
cational schools. These students are planIf you wish to participate in this very rewarding ning to study a wide variety of subjects including; teaching, medicine, business, enviand fun project, please contact Ron Boyer at
ronmental science, gemology, veterinary
rfboyercomcast.net or call 678-1902.
medicine, broadcasting, engineering, photography, preforming arts and music. You will be
-Preservation Chair Ron proud to know that of the $72,550 in scholarships awarded from local community organizations, the Coupeville Lions accounted for
over one third of that total! Thank you to our
scholarship committee for spending hours
evaluating the applications and to all of you
for supporting our Scholarship Auction.
Students of the Year: Another successful
year of our Students of the Quarter/Year has
come to a close. Once a quarter, all the
teachers at the high school are asked to vote
for one female and one male student who
they believe best exemplifies the qualities of
a good student. They are asked to consider
qualities such as good academics, participation in athletics, the arts or student government and community service. We are looking
for good leaders, good role models, and students with high integrity. Basically the teachers are asked to identify well rounded students with excellent values and work ethic.
The eight Students of the Quarter for the
2010/2011 school year were: Andre Stone,
Carrie Walker, Ian Smith, Laura Chan, Tyler
King, Courtney Arnold, David Lile and Kyra
Ilyankoff. From these eight quarterly winners,
the teachers are asked to pick the top two
students to receive our Student of the Year
Lion Warren Ivy found a problem while working on the Kineth Water Tower
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Cagey Comments - July 2011
Officers of the Coupeville Lions
For 2009-2010
September 2011
2- Commodities Distr. Cam-Bey 10am
7- Board Meeting/Dinner/Meeting
11-Salmon BBQ & Town Concert
14-Dinner/Meeting - Program: Jim RichPart 1: Earthquakes are Coming!
17-Garage Sale Barn Sort 9 am
21-Board Meeting/Dinner/Meeting
28-Dinner/Meeting- Program: Eva Parrish
Part 2: Preparing for Earthquakes
Lion Fred Bronson
678-3938
Lion David Vaughan
678-0514
Lion Ron Wilkinson
678-9080
Lion Molly Hughes
678-8312
Lion John Purcell
678-5238
Lion Dave Fish
678-7181
Lion John Kohlmann
678-4798
Lion Bruce MacNair
929-6360
Lion Noel Hanson
969-6257
Lion Karen Ekberg
682-5881
Lion Grace King
678-4153
Lion Von Summers
678-2289
Lion Al Sherman
678-4391
Lion Dale Riddle
678-0382
Lion Dennis Bullock
679-2735
Awards and Scholarships
- continued from pg. 5
awards. The winners were Andrea Stone and
Courtney Arnold. They were each awarded a
Coupeville Lions Student of the Year plaque
and a check for $500. Thank you all for your
support of this valuable program, it means a
lot to the school district, the teachers, the students and their parents.
-3rd VP Molly
"Roar & Growl"
Lions of Coupeville Digital Connections
Garage Sale Chair Dennis Bullock thanked all
Lion and non-Lion volunteers that make the
Garage Sale a success. The total amount from
the two days was $42,109.70. Eloise Bronson
and Joe Walck were co-winners with guesses
of $42,000. They shared the pot of $56.00.
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TO:
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President
ebfb@whidbey.net
1st Vice President
vaughanflodden@aol.com
2ndVice President
rgw@cablespeed.com
3rd Vice President
mollyjo@coupeville.net
Secretary
johncxpurcell@yahoo.com
Treasurer
david.a.fish@comcast.net
Membership
barville2@peoplepc.com
Co-Lion Tamer,
bMacNair@gmail.com
Co-Lion Tamer
n/a
Tail Twister
godxkids@comcast.net
2nd Yr. Director
gcking@whidbey.com
2nd Yr. Director
summfl@comcast.net
1st Yr. Director
alphyl@whidbey.net
1st Yr. Director
riddler1257@aol.com
Immediate Past President
d_bullock@frontier.com
Coupeville Lion
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Addendum: Information of Interest from On-Line Lions’ Sources
-Ed Note: For the convenience of our members that do not access messages from the Zone, District, or
Lions Club International, the following may be of importance and or interest. The content has been edited due to space constraints; access to the original text can be provided upon request.
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From Lions Clubs International Foundation
Learn about LCIF at Area Forums
Dear Lion,
Make plans now to attend your area Forum to
learn more about LCIF and its many programs.
This year promises to be one of great success as
Several seminars, led by LCIF Chairperson
we build upon our recent achievements. Last year,
Scruggs, will be held at each of the Forums.
we witnessed our Lions' generous financial support, especially by giving more than US$18 million - Chairperson, Lions Clubs International Foundafor Japan disaster relief. Overall, donations were tion, Sid L. Scruggs, III
up by 46 percent from the previous year!
From the Multiple District 19
This next year, your Foundation hopes to continI have a favor to ask; we would really appreciate
ue this generous support for our disaster relief efeven a couple of volunteers to help us out serving
forts as well as supporting our undesignated fund
meals at Camp Horizon. Juggling one meal with
in order to give hope to even more people worldour regular onsite volunteers and staff is workable
wide. We will also focus on building our partnerbut 3 meals a day of that is tougher when our
ships in new areas of service.
campers and other items require attention.
Early last year, in Osaka, Japan, I saw how we
are providing job training for the blind, and in Nebraska, USA, I witnessed young athletes benefiting from improved sight through our Opening Eyes
partnership with Special Olympics. These are only
two examples of the impact our Foundation is
making.
You may recall that my theme last year was
"Beacon of Hope." I can tell you that it is only
through your generous donations that our Foundation is truly a Beacon of Hope, and with President
Tam's theme of "I Believe," I do truly believe we
can change even more lives this year.
LCIF Awards Grants
At the recent Board of Trustees meeting, 48
grants were awarded, totaling US$2.258 million.
This includes a US$200,000 grant to support Lions
Quest reactivation activities. These grants will enable Lions to have a great impact in their communities over the coming year.
Given the relatively close proximity of the state s
ide clubs and no border crossings to deal with, I
thought it to be most practical to focus this appeal
on your Zone. It is not necessary to have a club
come up with a full team. Even 1-2 interested volunteers for 1 or more meals would help us a lot.
Anyone interested can email me directly president@lionscamphorizon.org and if they could copy
our Camp Director Rachel Hammes campdirector@lionscamphorizon.org it would really be appreciated.
-Thanks, ZC Lion Cindy
MD-19 DG'S Corner from Lion Tom Bond
TREES : Our International President Wing-Kun
Tam has established a goal of planting a million
trees around the world. The 2011-2012 District
Governors have pledged to plant about 4.5 million
trees. The goal for MD19-H is to plant 1000 trees.
If you want to be a part just let me know. I know
we can plant at least 1000 trees this year.
Let’s build a plan, organize and accomplish our
goal of planting 1000 trees. The Lions International
Lions capped off the year with record giving durWeb Site has a running count of trees planted. We
ing the Lions Clubs International Convention:
will report our progress on the monthly Activities
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Lions donated US$1.26 million to LCIF report.
during the convention. This included Campaign
“Only God can make a tree” We are just helping.
SightFirst II pledge payments of US$1 million by
PDG Aruna Oswal from India and US$35,000 from - DG Tomhttp://www.e-district.org/sites/19h/page
-6.phphttp://www.e-district.org/sites/19h/pagethe Lions of Wyoming Foundation.
Convention Marks Year of Giving Hope
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