Dinner auction nets more than $12k for Maritime Museum

 

Our 75th Diamond Jubilee Anniversary and Auction event raised money for this project!

Read all about it here.

All aboard the Thea Belle tug boat

Photos by Dottie Ridgeway

Lions and friends set sail for a tug boat ride on the Thea Belle Saturday, August 13. The ride was one of the live items featured at the 2015 Poulsbo Lions Fall Fling Dinner Auction. The group had wonderful weather, fabulous vistas, old ships and lunch.

Lions complete auction work party

 

Poulsbo resident Mary Nader bid on and won 5 hours of 5 Poulsbo Lions' time to do a home project at our 2015 Dinner Auction. Above are Lions Tom Settle, Larry Linn, Dick Prine and Kent Lord.

 

 

Mary wrote: "There are no words that can convey my gratitude for the incredible make-over you made possible for my new home. Your guys worked beyond anything I could ever expect and transformed my view from every window. Now, when I look out and see your beautiful handiwork, dozens of times a day, I feel a deep appreciation and feel humbled that this kind of generosity could come my way.

"You are all amazing people and I am proud and touched to know you. Thank you from the bottom of my heart."

Rolling Readers get $2,950 from our dinner auction

 

Poulsbo Lions presented a check for $2,950 to Rolling Readers at today's noon meeting. The money was raised at the club's Fall Fling Dinner Auction on October 10. From left to right: Lion Pauline Ostheller, Kimberly Eimers of Rolling Readers, Lion Denise Zaske, and Lions President Jim Stark.

We do amazing things

 

Right now we have our Annual Birthday Calendars on sale for $6 each. All monies go right back into the NK Community! Also, we're gearing up for our Oct. 10 Dinner Auction. Leave a message if you'd like tickets or have something to donate!

Most recently our King Lion Jim Stark earned a pin from Lions International for sponsoring 2 new members, we had an official visit from our Zone Chair Ginger Shields (also a Poulsbo Lion), we're getting a new Leo Club going at Kingston Middle School, and members of our club passed the hat to give $400 to Fishline Food Bank.

It's GREAT to be a Poulsbo Lion.
We meet every Thursday at noon for a terrific lunch and program. Join us!

Martha & Mary gets big check from our club

 

Poulsbo Lions presented Martha & Mary with a $5,520 check from our 2014 Fall Fling Dinner & Auction, which was in early October. From left to right: Lions President Dennis Peters, Sherri Burch, Pat Burch, Pauline Ostheller, and M&M's Holly Shepherd, administrator of the Health and Rehab Center, and Gary Becker, the center's Director of Nursing.

 

Martha & Mary was one of our Fund-a-Need organizations, where auction participants simply raised their bid card to donate funds.

Giving The Coffee Oasis a thousand bucks

 Our club presented The Coffee Oasis in Poulsbo with a $1,000 check this morning to continue helping struggling youth in our community.

From left to right: Daniel Frederick, director of community development; Pat Burch, Poulsbo Lion and Zone C-4 chairman; Kayla McAfee, store manager; Dennis Tesch, Poulsbo Lion and club liaison; Mitch Glasser, community development manager; and Poulsbo Lions President Dennis Peters.

Fall Fling Dinner & Auction nets $21,000

 



 We had a beautiful day for our Fall Fling Dinner and Auction Saturday, October 4, at the Sons of Norway. Set-up went smoothly and we even added a car at the last minute. Net revenue to our Lions club will be about $21,000 before expenses.

 

This 1999 Infinity I30 got detailed and new brakes before the auction. Lion Joe Stenstrom won this beauty for $1,900.

 

This is a watercolor painting donated by Lion Dick Daugherty.

 

Here's a look at a place setting, with a bid card, auction catalog and car flyer. We sold 131 tickets - 127 people attended.

 

Lion Pauline Ostheller with past Zone Chairman Monte Foust and wife (sitting), and Miss Poulsbo with Lion JanetMarie Valiga. A total of 44 Poulsbo Lions were involved - by selling tickets, getting donations, etc.

 

We exceeded last year's donations to our silent auction. There was something for everybody.

 

It took quite awhile to see everything on all of the tables.

 

Our dessert table featured all kinds of homemade goodies.

 

Lion Karl Ostheller enjoys a plate of hors d'oeuvres.

 

Ticket sales are good when you have two pretty girls wearing tiaras selling them!

 

The princesses are joined by Poulsbo Lions Club President Dennis Peters, who is also the dinner and auction chairman, and auctioneer Pat Pearson.

 

 

Washington Tractor generously donated this pedal tractor and wagon to our live auction.

 

A spokeswoman for Martha & Mary, one of our Fund-a-Need organizations, explained the need for automatic electronic defibrillators (AED). Bid cards were raised to the tune of $5,520.

 

It's impossible to get the entire room in one photo. We had a wonderful turnout, excellent food, and great donations with proceeds that will help out a variety of community organizations.

 

 

Karen spoke about our second Fund-a-Need organization, the NK Boys and Girls Club. Bid cards went up for more than $4,000 towards the club's computer needs.

 

People were already starting to check out during the live auction.

 

 

Raised bid cards is a beautiful sight.

 

Everyone had a great evening with friends. (All photos courtesy of Dottie Ridgeway.)

 



 





Auction elves finish their work!

 

Lions Dottie Ridgeway and Candy Peters put the finishing touches on many gift baskets that will be in the Fall Fling Dinner & Auction Saturday, October 4, at the Sons of Norway.

 

 

President Dennis Peters can barely walk around his house with all of the auction goodies. Tickets are available NOW for only $40 apiece. Please contact a Poulsbo Lion to get yours today. (Photos courtesy of Dennis Peters)

$1,000 for Kilo

Photo courtesy of Charles Foster

Police Office Nick Hoke is shown here with the PD's new narcotics dog, Kilo. Our club donated $1,000 toward Kilo (money from our first dinner and auction in September 2013). We're looking for your support for this year's Fall Fling Dinner & Auction, which is October 4 at the Sons of Norway. If you can be a sponsor ($100-$500 levels), donate items or gift certificates, or even just buy a $40 ticket, please contact President Dennis Peters at poulsbolions42@gmail.com. Thank you!


Homeowner gets new decking installed with winning bid

 

One Poulsbo homeowner got a terrific deal when she bid on and won a Lions work party at our first Fall Fling Dinner & Auction last September. She asked for the Lions to put on new decking for her. Above, Lion Pat Osler sets the first of 1,500 screws yesterday.

 

The Lions crew enjoys a cold one, provided by Nancy. From left to right: Lions Dennis Peters, Dick Prine, Steve Calhoun, Pat (standing), and Tom Settle.

 

Lions Tom, Steve and Dick work out some tricky decking calculus.

 

A job well done! Not pictured - Lions Karl Ostheller and Candy Peters.

EMTs given $500 to help with disaster relief efforts

 

It's nice to be thanked for the good deeds our club does. Our Fall Fling Dinner/Auction provided funds to give $500 to local EMTs who flew to the Philippines to help with disaster relief.

First annual dinner/auction nets $9,600 for community groups

Two special board meetings with member input took place to decide how to spend the proceeds of the first annual September Fall Fling dinner/auction.
After all expenses of the fund-raiser were paid, $9,600+ was left to distribute.

At the first board meeting, it was agreed to send $1,000 to LCIF - designating it for Philippines disaster relief and counting toward our club's Melvin Jones Fellowship award. Another $500 was donated to EMPACT Northwest, a group of local firefighters who went to the Philippines to help with disaster relief. And $1,000 was given to the Poulsbo Police Department to help pay for a heroin-sniffing dog the department has acquired.

At the second special board meeting, the following disbursements were agreed upon:

• $1,700 added to the Hearing Aids fund
• $3,500 put in reserve
• $1,000 to help Fishline move into its new building on Viking Avenue
• $1,000 for a Poulsbo symphony orchestra (if it indeed does form)
• $500 for Sound Works

Poulsbo Lions donate $1,000 toward local narcotics dog

 

Poulsbo Lions presented a $1,000 check to Poulsbo Officer Nick Hoke and Chief Al Townsend for the police department's narcotics dog on November 25. On hand were (left to right): Lions Sherri Burch, JanetMarie Valiga, Lynnea Heerman and Mayor Becky Erickson, as well as King Lion Pat Burch. The funds were raised at our September Fall Fling Dinner Auction.