Chalk up another 15 pounds of fresh veggies for ShareNet

Here we are in the middle of October and still harvesting veggies from the Firehouse Garden for ShareNet Food Bank. Today we got celery, mini peppers, tomatoes, an onion and some squash, totaling 15 pounds.
 

Six years of clean laundry for the unhoused and needy

 

It's hard to believe it's already been 6 years that we've been doing our Loads of Change service project. So many Lions and friends have volunteered, and so many people in our community have been helped. When we started, we were only spending around $100 a month. Now that number is between $500 and $600. We offer the unhoused and needy in North Kitsap laundry services, taking care of laundry detergent, fabric softener and often other items such as clean socks, toiletries, gloves and more.

Our next Loads of Change is Weds., Oct. 16, from 2-6 p.m. at the Village Laundromat in the Poulsbo Village Shopping Center.

Donations are always appreciated. They may be dropped off at John L. Scott Real Estate attn: Dennis Deitch.

Veggie donations grow over 1,000 lb mark

We're pretty proud of this accomplishment! A handful of Lions have put in many hours planting, watering, weeding, harvesting and driving fresh, chemical-free veggies to ShareNet Food Bank from our Firehouse Garden. More veggies are still to come....

 #sharenet #feedthehungry #poulsbolions #firehousegarden #freshveggies #weserve

Recycle your eyeglasses and sunglasses

Poulsbo Lions Karl and Pauline Ostheller delivered 1,570 pairs of eyeglasses to the Northwest Lions Eyeglass Recycling Center (LERC) Sept. 28. It was a 150-mile roundtrip, taking 3 hours. The Osthellers took 1,200 eyeglasses to LERC in August.

LERC provides used eyeglasses free of charge to people in remote areas of developing countries, delivered at the hands of volunteer eye care professionals.

#eyeshaveit #poulsbolions #lerc #recycleeyeglasses #canyouseenow #weserve

October red sun

This one-of-a-kind photo is called Red Sun at Nesika Bay. It was taken by Bob Rosenbladt for our Lions' 2024 NK Photo Calendar.
 

We're crazy enough

 

Firehouse Garden closing in on 1,000 lbs collected

ShareNet's Lydia happily accepted our 70 lb donation of tomatoes, celery, squash, cucumbers, mini pepper and chard today. We also had a box of garlic! Our new total is 917 lbs. We're closing in on 1,000!!!
#feedthehungry #sharenet #poulsbolions #weserve #firehousegarden #garlicandpeppersohmy #stillpicking

 

Did you know?

 Poulsbo Lions enjoy getting together - and you're welcome to join! You have two options - our Noon Club meets from 12-1 pm at Vinland Lutheran Church, 2750 NW Finn Hill Rd, Poulsbo, every Thursday. We have great programs!

Our Evening Pride Branch Club meets the 1st and 3rd Thursdays every month.

Let us know which club you'd like to attend and we'll make it happen! Email poulsbolions@gmail.com.

#pickaclub #botharegreat #poulsbolions #weserve #alwaysroomformore #makeadifference #communityservice

Variety of veggies taken to food bank this morning

Lion Ria McMahon picks tomatoes with Sylvie Blais, volunteer

Our Firehouse Garden is still producing - this morning we took in 52 lbs of celery, chard, tomatoes, cucumber, squash, beans, onions and mini peppers to ShareNet. Special thanks to Lion Ria McMahon for helping today. We're now at a total 852 lbs donated.

 

#feedthehungry #sharenet #eatveggies #greenisgiod #firehousegarden #poulsbolions #weserve #serviceproject

Tomatoes

 

Squash (3 types)

Celery

Chard

27 served at Village Laundromat for our latest Loads of Change

Poulsbo Lions spent $414 (we had $180 in Lions' donations plus $9 from a neighbor) paying for laundry Sept. 18 during our Loads of Change service project at the Village Laundromat.

We served 27 people, washing 100 loads and drying 62. Loads were calculated like this - large washer = 3 small loads; medium washer = 2 small loads; and of course the small washer is one load.

Many thanks to Ray and Ria McMahon, Terry Blais, Dennis Tesch, Lee Metcalf, Linda Prine and Gretchen Dunmire for volunteering their time to feed quarters into the machines, and help clients with laundry detergent and fabric softener.

Linda Prine with Lee Metcalf in the background, feeding quarters into the dryers Wednesday

Lions Dennis Tesch, Ria McMahon and Lee Metcalf are regulars at the laundromat

Latest harvest pushes ShareNet veggie donation over 800 pounds

 

ShareNet Food Bank has a colorful and tasty vegetable stand. We took in 65 lbs of garlic, squash, tomatoes, mini peppers, beans, celery and chard this morning. That puts us at 805 lbs of veggies donated to ShareNet this year!

 

#feedthehungry #poulsbolions #sharenet #eataveg #firehousegarden #serviceproject #weserve