Collecting for sight & hearing

Lions Pat Osler and Beth Olson are leading our White Cane Days this Friday and Saturday. Lions will be at the post office, Red Apple, Safeway and Town & Country in Poulsbo, and Evening Pride Lions will be at the Kingston Safeway. Money collected helps us cover eye exams and eyeglasses, as well as hearing aids all year long.

We also collect used eyeglasses and hearing aids to recycle.

#sight&hearing #whitecanedays #fundraiser #bringoldglasses #poulsbolions #weserve

169 kids show up for annual fishing derby

 

We have more photos to share from our annual Fishing Derby Saturday. And the facts: 169 kids showed up to fish. There were more 15 inch or larger fish caught than the smaller 10 inch. And the two largest fish at 20 inches each were caught within the final 20 minutes of the derby and by the same family!

Please enjoy these happy smiles.

 

#fishingderby #2024troutsuccess #poulsbolions #familyfun #weserve #happykids

 

 

 

 

Fishing derby draws lots of Lions, princesses and kids with their families

 

Lions Andy Hento and Elda Armstrong with her helper, Dave

Though it's a bit on the cool side today, plenty of families are showing up for our annual fishing derby at the pond by Poulsbo Middle School. There's still time to fish if you haven't gotten out there yet - Lions are there till 1 p.m.

 

Check out the Canada goose family, the osprey (earlier it plucked a trout out of the pond and flew away with it), and enjoy some concessions sold by NK High Leo Club students.

#fishingderby #poulsbolions #lotsoftrout #ospreyfishing #goosefam #donutsandcoffee #nkleo #wecleanfishtoo #freefamilyfun

 

Lions Rick Wright and Tom Settle getting poles set up.

Finn, 8, and Kelly Norton of Kingston show the second trout they caught today at our fishing derby.

Lion Dan Vogel works with a hook and line

 

Lions Lee Metcalf, Tom Settle, Rick Wright, Dick Prine, President Larry Linn and Dave Demazo in front. Many Lions were on hand in what is one of our most popular events of the year.

NKHS Leos sold concessions - donuts, hot coffee and water, etc.

Grab rod and reel for some fishing fun for kids

 

Our fishing derby is tomorrow, Sat., April 27! We want to thank DTG Recycling for providing a sanican, as well as Dan at Blue Water Distributing for donating worms.

 

Random facts: There are some 23-inch trout in the pond, and we added 186 trout, so we hope they all get caught! One trout is at least 4 pounds. Also, our Leo students will be selling concessions, so bring a few bucks for coffee and donuts. We will also have our Viking Fest Pancake Breakfast tickets available for purchase - $12 adult/$6 kids 12 & Under.

 

#fishingderby #wecleanfish #weserve #wehavepolesandbait #funfamilytime #poulsbolions #donutsandcoffee #ospreys

Two groups of library daycare children screened for eye issues

 

Our vision screening team went to the Poulsbo Library twice recently. A total of 20 kids in the daycare were screened, with 6 being referred for further care. Many thanks to Poulsbo Lions Jeff Olson, Karen Reitan, Steve Calhoun and Gretchen Dunmire.

 

#canyouseeme #poulsbolions #kidsight #weserve #theeyeshaveit #Poulsbolibrary #daycare

Lions celebrate Earth Day at Fish Park

Our club had a canopy and one of our new feather flags at Fish Park for Saturday's Earth Day celebrations. We had royalty as well as a handful of Poulsbo Lions on hand, including Miss West Sound, Miss West Sound Teen, and Lions Laurie Sarver, Steve Calhoun, Kim DeArton, Rick Wright and our newest Lion, Mick Gilchrist.

#earthday2024 #poulsbolions #weserve #loveourparks #fishpark #doingourpart #misswestsound #misswestsoundteen

 

Pancakes moving to Sons of Norway and Saturday, May 18, only

 

Please help us get the word out early! We're hosting our annual pancake breakfast DOWNTOWN at Sons of Norway this year instead of North Kitsap High School and Sat., May 18, ONLY. The hours are 7 a.m. to 1 p.m.

We hope you all will join us, as this is a big fundraiser for our club! Adults will be $12 each and kids 12 & under will be $6.

#vikingfest2024 #lionspancakes #sonsofnorway #poulsbolions #weservepancakes #joinusMay18 #poulsbowa

Lions help 46 people with clean laundry

Our April Loads of Change served 46 people who are unhoused or low-income. Poulsbo Lions paid $515.25 ($40.50 in donations) for 81 washers and 112 dryers. Lions helping were Ray and Ria McMahon, Terry Blais, Dennis Tesch and Lee Metcalf.

 

Our next Loads of Change will be May 15.

#poulsbolions #cleanlaundry #weserve #homelessclean #villagelaundromat

Rummage sale raises $1,252 for our laundry program

Thanks to everyone who came and bought stuff last Friday! Poulsbo Lions made $1,252 for our Loads of Change service project, where we pay for washers and dryers at the laundromat for the unhoused and low income. We had 4 Leo students and lots of Lions help with this fundraiser. Special thanks to long-time Lion Dottie Ridgeway, who donated all of the items. Bon voyage!

#loadsofchange #poulsbolions #rummagesale #weserve #fundraiser

#cleanlaundry

#unhousedhelp

Clean laundry day is this Wednesday!

Help with getting clean laundry is here for the unhoused and low-income individuals in North Kitsap. This Wednesday, April 17, Poulsbo Lions will be at the Village Laundromat from 2-6 p.m. Your last load of dirty clothes should be in the washer by 5:30 p.m. so they'll have time to get in the dryer before we leave.
 

Drop off a suitcase for a foster kid April 13-27

Poulsbo Lions are helping Miss Evergreen Outstanding Teen with a luggage drive for foster kids. Ideally, the luggage is new or like new, kid-sized with no broken zippers or handles. Typically, foster kids' belongings get tossed into a garbage bag and that's what they take from place to place.

Please help if you can!

Rummage sale to raise funds for Loads of Change

Coming soon - a sale to benefit Loads of Change, our laundromat service for unhoused and low-income individuals. Stay tuned!

 

Calendar features April aurora borealis in Poulsbo

Photographer Jon Oleyar took this striking aurora borealis photo last April. It's this month's featured photo in our Poulsbo Lions' 2024 NK Photo Calendar.

 

Amazing vision team knocks out three schools in two days

Our mighty vision team went twice to CK Montessori and once to Garden Montessori School March 26 and 27, where they screened the eyes of 72 kids, referring 13 on for further care. Lion Steve Calhoun led Lions Karen Reitan, Laurie Carson, Kim DeArton, Gretchen Dunmire, Dan Holt, Pauline Ostheller and Greg Supancheck. Go team!

#sightfirst #helpkidssee #Iseetreesofgreen #poulsbolions #weserve #visionscreening

 

 

Trout arrive April 24 and clean-up around pond follows

Our annual Hooked on Fish fishing derby is an event kids and their families look forward to every year. This year, the fishing derby falls on Saturday, April 27, and will be held from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Horticulture Pond, which is near the entrance of Poulsbo Middle School.

Kids aged 12 and under fish for free. Poulsbo Lions will be on hand to loan out fishing poles, add hooks, bobbers and bait, or just offer advice and encouragement.

Leos from North Kitsap High and Poulsbo Middle schools will be selling doughnuts, coffee, cocoa and water.

Poulsbo Lions spent $1,500 on trout this year as for the past couple of years so that kids could hook "lunkers" as well as regularly-sized trout. The fish will go into the pond April 24. Lions will form a work party after their meeting April 25 to weed-eat and clean-up around the pond so there's less brush for hooks and lines to get caught in.
 

Be proud to wear the vest

We wanted to share a Lions International video that we showed at our Lions & Spaghetti night, just because IT'S FUN!

 

#newmembers #poulsbolions #membershipevent

Silverdale Martha & Mary kids receive vision screening

Poulsbo Lions Laurie Sarver, Karen Reitan and Steve Calhoun screened the vision of 14 Silverdale Martha & Mary kids this past week, referring 3 on for further evaluation.

#visionscreening #poulsbolions #weserve #kidsfirst

 

 

Service project helps 34 people with laundry

 

Dawn finishes folding her laundry at yesterday's Loads of Change. Poulsbo Lions spent $438.50 ($25.75 from Lions' donations and $7.50 from a man who donated his leftover change at the laundromat). We served 34 people, washing 72 loads and drying 75 loads.

 

Lions Ray and Ria McMahon were on hand as usual, with Terry Blais. Dennis Tesch and Lee Metcalf helped too.

 

Also, we found that Faith Episcopal (across from Taco Time) offers Fresh Start Mondays, where anyone in need can take a shower, do laundry and enjoy lunch in the parish hall. The church also offers clean clothes, hygiene items and food to go!

#poulsbolions #weserve #cleanlaundry #everythirdwednesday #villagelaundromat

Lions & Spaghetti make for a wonderful duo

 

We want to thank our guests and fellow Lions for a wonderful evening sharing projects and fundraisers, Leo Clubs and more! Dan Holt made a tasty spaghetti and meatball dinner with garlic bread and salad, and Terry Blais put together a slide show from the past year's activities.

 

For those who couldn't attend tonight, we hope you'll join us at our next membership event, meeting or activity. We meet every Thursday (except holidays) at Vinland Lutheran Church, 2750 NW Finn Hill Rd, Poulsbo, from 12:15-1:15 p.m. We welcome you to join us! We'll have coffee, water and cookies available, and you can bring a lunch.

#Lionpride #spaghettiandLions #poulsbolions #weserve #joinus #funclub #Thursdaynoonmeetings

Laundry day coming up Wednesday

 

This Wednesday, March 20, is Loads of Change!

Don't forget - last load in by 5:30 pm or there won't be time to get it dried.

#cleanlaundry #poulsbolions #weserve #villagelaundromat #3rdWednesday