Lions logging hours during pandemic

 

Poulsbo Lions have been busy! In August and September, more than 20 Lions volunteered more than 400 hours doing everything from being a chaplin for fire and sheriff departments, helping low-income families with laundry, driving the elderly to appointments and grocery shopping for them, picking up used eyeglasses, getting vouchers for an eye exam and eyeglasses, cleaning up Fish Park, cooking dinners for the homeless, setting up and taking down flags on holidays, sewing face masks for the elderly, growing veggies and giving them to Fishline and Sharenet, volunteering at the Maritime Museum, and fulfilling club officer and chairman duties.

So even if you don't see us, we're helping out in our community. Contact us if you'd like to become involved and/or become a Poulsbo Lions. #poulsbolions #weserve #feedhungry #makefacemasks #cleanlaundry #recycleeyeglasses

 

Evening Pride Branch member's husband needs help after accident

 

This is the husband of Evening Pride Lion Karen Jones, please keep them in your thoughts and prayers!

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107 loads of laundry at September Loads of Change

 

We had a great turnout today, helping 15 people with 107 loads of laundry. Our next Loads of Change is Oct. 21! Any donations of laundry products, snacks or monetary donations are welcome.

Fuji apple fundraiser underway

 

Our LEO students will receive $10 from every $40, 40-lb box of Fuji apples you purchase now through Sept. 30. Please contact Lion Karl at 360-598-2239 or email kostheller@comcast.net. #poulsbolions #weserve #fujifundraiser #leoclub2020

Scholarship recipient Holmes only has 2 semesters left

 

Our fourth and last Poulsbo Lions Raab Foundation scholarship went to student Grace Holmes, who enters the home stretch at BYU-Hawaii where she only has two semesters to go before graduation. Grace is doing school on-line from her home in Poulsbo. Meanwhile she is working as a hospitality hostess at Harrison Hospital in Silverdale. #poulsbolions #weserve #scholarships

Blanchard starts junior year at Cal Poly with Lion scholarship

Poulsbo Lion and student Nate Blanchard is entering his junior year at Cal Poly and will be doing school online from Poulsbo due to the coronavirus. He's another recipient of a Poulsbo Lions Raab Foundation scholarship.

Meanwhile Nate is keeping busy running his business, Spic & Span Windows, where he cleans windows, roofs, and gutters. Give him a call to get a good energetic job done.

Nate has two goals for the not too distant future: 1) Do a bicycle trip from Mexico to Canada next spring; and 2) begin medical school in the fall. #poulsbolions #weserve #scholarships

 

Radcliff working in Firehouse Garden

 Poulsbo Evening Pride Lion Rob Radcliff has worked hard on the Firehouse Garden, with help from other Lions. #poulsblions #WeServe #firehousegarden

 

August laundromat visit amounts to $221.25

 

For our August 19 Loads of Change, we served 13 people/families, doing 69 loads of laundry to the tune of $221.25. Thanks to Lions Terry Blais and Kelley Vincent for feeding the quarters into the machines and bringing snacks and water. As always, donations of money, detergent, fabric softener, snacks and socks, etc. are always welcome.

Our own Lion Jayroe receives college scholarship

 

Poulsbo Lion and student Ashley Jayroe picked up her scholarship check recently. She is still enrolled with Western Washington with only 2 more quarters to go to graduate. She will be working on-line this fall quarter because of the coronavirus. Meanwhile she continues to work at Old Navy. Our club is fortunate to have the funds from our Poulsbo Lions Raab Foundation. #poulsbolions #scholarships #WeServe

Kitnikone one of four scholarship recipient

Aranya Kitnikone picked up her Poulsbo Lions Raab Foundation scholarship check recently. Aranya is enrolled at the University of Washington and will be working on-line this fall quarter because of the virus as she begins her university career. Aranya was a Running Start student while attending NKHS these past two years. Meanwhile she continues to work at her parents' Thai restaurant (Sawan Thai) on Bainbridge. #poulsbolions #WeServe #scholarships

Laundry day coming up Aug. 19

 

Lions continue to grow and serve

If the past 100 years have taught us anything, it’s that as #WeServe, we grow. And we were never meant to stop. Let's continue serving millions of people each year. Learn more about upcoming virtual events: https://bit.ly/31eRClR
 

Firehouse Garden producing garlic, cabbage and more

 

Poulsbo Evening Pride Lions have been cranking out veggies from the Firehouse Garden. Check out the garlic, cabbage and squash! All of this produce goes to the food banks. #weserve #poulsbolions #eveningpride #firehousegarden

Prine sets up flags downtown

Published in the Kitsap Sun on July 4, 2020

Dick Prine carries American flags on his shoulder as he and fellow Poulsbo Lions Club member Tom Settle place the flags along Front Street in downtown Poulsbo on the morning of Saturday, July 4, 2020. The Poulsbo Lions Club sets up around 130 flags throughout town in observance of 11 different holidays and events throughout the year. ( Photo: Meegan M. Reid / Kitsap Sun)

Lions actively helping community during coronavirus

Even though we haven't been able to meet, Poulsbo Lions have been setting up flags (Memorial Day, Flag Day and the 3rd of July), collecting and processing more than 1,000 pairs of eyeglasses for LERC, and collecting food from local grocery stores and delivering it to Fishline. #poulsbolions #weserve #Covidcan'tkeepusdown

 

 

Fishline thanks Lions for garden help

A special thank you to our volunteers and the Poulsbo Lions Club for putting up a fence at the Swank Grow and Share Farm. Deer were getting the best of some of the produce so the fence was put up to keep them out. We appreciate you! #PoulsboLionsClub #volunteers #fishline
 

Raab Foundation contributes more than $19,000

Our Poulsbo Lions Raab Foundation has been able to send funds to nonprofits and food banks in our area that are helping with rent, food, utilities, etc. to $19,000+!

More than 5.7 million visually impaired served by Lions

We have a long history of serving the blind and visually impaired, and remain committed to continuing this mission into our next century of service. Together, we will work to prevent avoidable blindness and improve quality of life for people who are blind and visually impaired.
 

Choose to be kind

 

Virtual Leo conference May 30-31

 

Have you Registered yet? All Leos and Lions are welcome to register at: leoconference.leosforum.org