Club 60th Anniversary in

-Gardner Lions In Action- LCIF Food Pantry Donation Medical Transportation Donation Haiti Clinic Gate Donation 1 Haiti Clinic Gate Donation 2 Turkey Raffle 1 Turkey Raffle 2 Turkey Raffle 3 Christmas Tree Sales 1 Christmas Tree Sales 2 Christmas Tree Sales 3 Christmas Tree Sales 4 Christmas Tree Sales 5 Peace Poster Oil Raffle Club Meetings:    1st & 3rd Tuesday of the Month    Social Gathering Starts at 6:30 PM    Meeting Begins at 7:00 PM Location:    Williams Restaurant    184 Pearson Blvd.    Gardner, MA 01440 Club Officers:  President: Mark S. Dymek    Phone: 978-632-8473    E-mail: mdymek@charter.net  1st V.P. : Terri L. Zwicker    E-mail: michaelzwicker@comcast.net  2nd V.P. : Ryan W. DeMeo    Phone: 978-852-0962    E-mail: RWDxyz24@live.com  3rd V.P. : Robert Hurtubise    Phone: 603-242-3205  Secretary: Jean M. Landry    Phone: 978-632-6761    E-mail: landryd6@verizon.net  Treasurer: Patrick W. Horrigan    Phone: 978-632-4022 Club Activities:    Serving the Community,    120 Drawings,    Barton Center,    Bonnie Brae Camp,    Child I.D. Program (CHIP),    Christmas Day Dinners,    Christmas Tree Sales and Donations,    Comedy Night,    Crow Hill MX Track,    Eye Glass Collection,    Funding for Eye Exams and Glasses,    Heating Oil Raffle,    Large Print Phone Books,    Numerous Charitable Donations,    Peace Poster Contest,    Relay For Life,    Ride For Sight,    Rotary Beautification Program,    Scholarships,    Sight & Hearing Funding,    Sightmobile,    Sponsor of the Gardner Leo Club,    Turkey Raffle,    Voluntary Toll,    Young Leaders in Service,    Youth Speech Contest Meetings for 2009-2010    Advisory        September , 2009        December , 2009        January , 2010        March , 2010    Zone        October , 2009        November , 2009        January , 2010        March , 2010    Midwinter        February , 2010    State Convention        May , 2010 Vision Statement    To be the global leader in community and humanitarian service. Mission Statement    To empower volunteers to serve their communities, meet humanitarian needs, encourage peace and promote international understanding through Lions clubs. Webmaster: Ryan W. DeMeo    Contact: RWDxyz24@live.com Visits To Date

Message From The Webmaster: Here's a new feature I'd like all of you to take advantage of. It's called an RSS feed and it will tell you whenever I update the site! This is a great way to keep up on new information. Please take advantage of this! Note: Some older computers and older versions of Internet Explorer may not be compatable. For Internet Explorer Users: click the link below and it will take you to a new page. On there will be a button/link that says "Subscribe to this feed" so click that and a box will open up. On that box, check off "Add to Favorites Bar" then click Subscribe. You will now have a shortcut in your Favorites to the RSS page which will tell the date of the last update. For Firefox Users: basically all you do is click the link below, have it bookmark the link, then check the bookmark folder called gardnerma.lionwap.org and inside will be the bookmark named with the date of the last update (ex. Updated 6-16-09). Click Here for RSS Link All of this is new to me, so please let me know if there are any problems. Also, this seems to be friendlier to Firefox users. I will also be looking into posting the date of last update on the website. Ryan W. DeMeo GARDNER LIONS CLUB NEWSLETTER for 6-16-09 Secretary Jean Landry OUR LAST MEETING FOR 2008-09 WILL BE ON TUESDAY, JUNE 16, 2009 WILLIAMS RESTAURANT, SOCIAL 6:30 WITH DINNER AND MEETING AT 7:00 THIS MEETING IS A SIGNIFICANT OTHER NIGHT. PLEASE INVITE YOUR GUEST! THE NEW OFFICERS FOR THE LIONS AND LEO CLUBS, AND NEW MEMBER VICKI BAKER WILL BE INSTALLED BY IPDG RICHARD BRAKS. CLUB NEWS Congratulations to Lion Bob Hankinson, this year's recipient of the Melvin Jones Award, and to Lion Bob Hurtubise, this year's recipient of the Joseph J. Camarda Fellowship Award. The Gardner Lions are fortunate to have these two hard working Lions in our Club. Our first Massachusetts Lions Eye Research Fund, Inc. Award was presented to Chair City Oil, Inc. for their generosity to the Gardner Lions. Without Chair City Oil, Inc. we would not have our Oil Raffle fundraiser. Over the past six years, this fundraiser has raised over $25,000.00 for our Club and Community. RELAY FOR LIFE Mount Wachusett Community College grounds, June 12 and 13, 2009. The Sightmobile will be there on Saturday, June 13, 2009 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. The Leos will be lending a hand at the Sightmobile, and they also have a team walking in the event. M/X TRACK The next two races at the Crow Hill M/X Park in Templeton are scheduled for July 18th and 19th and July 25th and 26th, please contact Lion Steve Cormier so he can schedule times for workers. Please consider working this event, it a very substantial fundraiser for the Club. SCHOLARSHIPS The recipients of the Scholarships have been selected; they are Stephanie Sprague and Danielle Sekurski. Congratulations to these students, and we wish them success in their future! You are cordially invited to attend the 56th Annual Awards Night Banquet & Installation of Officers of Massachusetts Lions Eye Research Fund, Inc. Saturday, August 15, 2009, Cocktails 6:00 p.m. - Dinner 7:00 p.m., Doubletree Hotel Milford, 11 Beaver Street, Milford, MA 01757 Meal Selection: Baked Haddock or Queen Cut Prime Rib (Vegetarian Meals on Request) $32.00 pp. Join in honoring outgoing President Paul Schleicher, Incoming President Kevin Lashua, Officers and the outgoing and incoming directors. If interested, Secretary Jean Landry (978-632-6761) has registration forms available. DISTRICT 33A-CLUB EVENTS BREAKFAST Phillipston Lions, Saturday, June 20, 2009, 7:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Serving Orange Juice, Toast, Eggs, Sausage, Home fries, French toast, Coffee and Tea. Omelets $1.00 extra, $6.00 Adults, $5.00 Senior Citizens, $4.00 Children under 12 years. Special $6.00 - "Skillet Banquet" Home fries with peppers/onions/ham with 2 scrambled eggs on top covered with cheese sauce, served with toast. New Location for the months of June, July, and August. THE RED APPLE FARM, Highland Avenue, Phillipston. GOLF TOURNAMENTS Ashburnham-Westminster Lions Clubs 16th Annual Golf Classic, Friday, July 10, 2009, Westminster Country Club, Westminster, MA, Registration 8:30 a.m. Tee time 10:00 a.m. Cost: $100.00 includes golf, carts, prizes and dinner. Westminster Lions Club, P.O. Box 618, Westminster, MA 01473. Hubbardston Lions Club Golf Tournament - Saturday, June 20, 2009, Quail Hollow Golf and Country Club, 1:00 p.m. Shotgun Start, Registration at 12:00 noon. $90.00 per player includes greens fees, golf cart, buffet dinner, attendance gift. Raffle and Prizes. For more information call Paul Kimbar at 978-928-5811 or Sam Isgro at 978-928-5180 Oxford Lions Club 15th Annual 2009 Clara Barton Open Golf Tournament, Friday, June 19, 2009, Registration 8:00 a.m. Shotgun Start 8:30 a.m., Heritage Country Club, 85 Sampson Road, Charlton, $100.00 per player contribution includes: Green Fee, Cart Rental and Steak Dinner. For more information call Joe Tagg 508-987-5987 or Carolyn 508-987-2056 ext. 108. KING LION DAVID, THE OFFICERS AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS WISH INCOMING KING LION MARK DYMEK AND THE NEW OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS A VERY SUCCESSFUL YEAR!! -Additional Websites-