Lions and NK High Leos put together 360 kits

 

Poulsbo Lions and North Kitsap High School Leos came together January 22 at 3 p.m. to assemble 360 hygiene kits in the NKHS Commons. The kits include shampoo, toothpaste, toothbrush, deodorant, comb, disposable razor and soap. Above, President Dennis Peters and Lion Pauline Ostheller place stickers on the baggies saying the kits are compliments of "your local Lions club."

 

 



These NKHS Leos put together a lot of baggies (from left to right): Autumn Johnson, Madison Skansi, Jenae Arnold, and Gabriela Castilleja.

 

 

Lions Steve Calhoun and Sandi Dahlquist. The hardest part of assembling was closing the baggies!

 

 

Tables were set up as two different assembly areas, with people on each side of the tables.



 

Lions Pauline, Michele Grenier and Nancy Patzer (the latter two are Evening Pride Branch members).

 

Many hands make for light work. It took everybody approximately 30 minutes to put together all of the kits.

 

Lion Steve Calhoun and NK High Leo Sean Millard assembled their share of hygiene kits.

 

 

Lion Clubs in our zone had been collecting donated items for the kits for weeks.

 

 

Zone chairman Pat Burch shows off kits that filled up his car. Pat drove around to all of the clubs in the zone collecting donated items over the past several weeks.



Ken is our latest new member!

 

Welcome to our newest member, Ken Rury. His sponsor is Pat Osler. Ken has lived in Poulsbo for 27 years and is transitioning from the corporate world to real estate agent. Ken founded Kitsap Cares on Facebook. It supports area charities!

The state of the Poulsbo Lions Club

Our Poulsbo Lions Club year starts July 1, which means we hit the 6-month mark on January 1. President Dennis Peters gave the following highlights in a State of Poulsbo Lions report:

• We've completed 30 projects with 186 members participating.
• We've had three fund-raising projects with 94 members participating.

Of course we have many projects coming up over the next six months, including assembling baggies of travel-sized toothpaste, deodorant, shampoo, comb, toothbrush, etc. for Project Connect (distributed through Fishline Food Bank) on January 22, and a FREE community open swim at the North Kitsap Pool Saturday, February 28, from 12-2 p.m. (tell your friends!).

UPCOMING EVENTS:

April - Hooked on Fish fishing for kids.
May 1-2: Poulsbo Lions and Leo club students will be taking donations at area stores for White Cane Days for sight.
May 16-17: Our annual All-You-Can-Eat Pancake Breakfast at the NK High Commons during Viking Fest.

Bellringer campaign is underway!

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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.

Now selling Kitsap Cards for only $25

 

Get local savings every day at 109 Kitsap businesses! Poulsbo Lions are now selling the 2015 Kitsap Card (which you can start using immediately) for only $25. For each card sold, our club receives $8. Please contact Chuck Weaver for your card: 779-5464.

 



Awards, new member and visit from district governor

 

 

These Poulsbo Lions were presented chevrons for years of service for District Governor John Kirry at our November 6 noon meeting. From left to right: Steve Swann, 30 years; Jay Dahlquist, 10 years; Sandi Dahlquist, 15 years; DG Kirry; Karl Ostheller, 15 years; Charles Peach, 30 years; and Pauline Ostheller, 10 years.

 

 Poulsbo Lion Steve Calhoun receives The Power of Lions award from DG Kirry. Calhoun was recognized as an outstanding Lion who tends to fly under the radar. He’s been a member for only 9 months and has done more in the name of service than most of our members after five years.

 

 Our own Poulsbo Lion and C-4 Zone Chairman Pat Burch introduces the district governor at our November 6 lunch meeting.

 



District Governor John Kirry, left, sits in at our board meeting. Kirry asked us to make our annual donation to Lions Club International designating that it go toward eradicating measles and the Sully Hat competiton.

 



 

DG Kirry inducts new Lion Boone Eidsmoe, a senior sales associate at Dahlquist's Fine Jewelry, Ltd., with sponsor Sandi Dahlquist looking on.

A not-so-rare social event: Steak Night!

Photos by Lion Dottie Ridgeway

 

Our club really enjoys Steak Night in Port Gamble every fall. There was a bit of rain, and a definite chill in the air. Above, Lions John MacDonald and Chuck Weaver cook the steaks on grills on the deck of the Masonic Lodge October 30.

 

Sonda Tesch with Lions Jay Dahlquist and Dennis Tesch, chatting while waiting for their steaks to cook. Notice the festive Halloween tablecloth, pumpkin and candy!

 

Helen and her Lion hubby Greg Supancheck shoot the breeze with Lion Sandi Dahlquist.

 

Everyone digs into their steaks, baked potatoes and salads. It was a fun, social evening - free for those Lions who sold at least 20 of our annual birthday calendars.

A successful vision screening at the library

 

Thanks to Sharon at the Poulsbo Library for taking a photo of our vision screening Lions at today's screening. We screened 10 individuals, half children and half adults. This was a good session. From left to right: Jim Schoettler, Dottie Ridgeway, Larry Linn and Karen Reitan.

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)

Remembering Lloyd Brown

Sharing a photo from Lloyd Brown's memorial service this past weekend. Photo courtesy of Pat Burch, zone chairman MD19 C-4

Stark receives membership growth pin from LCI

Congrats to Lion Jim Stark, who received the Silver Membership Growth Award Pin from Lions Clubs International for successfully inviting a new member to join our club in April.

$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!


Saying goodbye to Lloyd



Photo by Terry Blais

 It is with great sadness that Lloyd D. Brown passed away Sept. 5 at the Hospice of Kitsap County Care Center in Bremerton at the age of 90. He was born on April 10, 1924. Family and friends are respectfully invited to attend the memorial service on Saturday, Sept. 20, at 11 a.m. at St. Barnabas Episcopal Church on Bainbridge Island.

New past president pin tradition

 

Immediate past president Pat Burch (left) receives Lloyd Brown's much larger past president pin from President Dennis Peters at our September 4 lunch meeting. The engraved pin will be passed from past president to immediate past president each year.

Chapman earns blue vest

 

Lion Dwane Chapman (left) gives a huge smile and handshake to his sponsor, Lion Chuck Weaver, at our lunch meeting on September 4. Chapman fulfilled all of the new member requirements to earn his blue vest. Congrats Dwane!

Recognizing our flag program

 

Many thanks to the handful of Poulsbo Lions who set up and took down the flags for Labor Day. They're always spectacular! The next set-up is September 11.

 

A group of dedicated Lions set up and take down the flags on numerous holidays in downtown Poulsbo, as well as along Viking Avenue. They really make our city shine!