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      Over the years that the Lacey Sunrise Lions have been in existence they have been involved in a number of worthy community service projects.

They were instrumental in the construction of the Lacey Flag Plaza at the corner of South Sound Center. They donated the reader board located in front of the old Lacey fire station and they constructed the planter and seats outside of the Amtrak bicentennial station. For over 20 years they organized and sponsored the Lions South Sound Health Fare (the only health fair in the state totally sponsored by a Lions Club) Over the years they have provided hundreds of eye exams, eyeglasses, hearing exams and fitting for hearing aids for deserving individuals. They were instrumental in obtaining the Howard Grimm Memorial Hearing Test Unit which served this community for many years. The club has established a small emergency relief fund from which they have been able to assist victims of natural disasters and individuals who have lost there home due to fire. As funds have permitted the club has made generous contributions to numerous local, national and international organizations.


Community Service Projects

Regional/National/Worldwide Projects

Fundraising Projects


Community Service Projects

Lions World Service Day

Sight and Hearing

Day of Caring

Dictionary Project

Adopt A Road

Wheel Chair Ramps

Habitat for Humanity

Flag Display Project

Boy Scout Sponsorship

Bell Ringing

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Regional/National/Worldwide Projects

White Canes Day/Lions Eye Bank

Camp Leo

Eyeglass Recycling

C-2 C-7 Youth Essay Contest &
MD-19 Youth Exchange Program

Peace Poster Contest

Relay for Life

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Fundraising Projects

Newspaper Recycling

Pancake Breakfast

Fishing Derby

Rest Stops

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The first Lacey Sunrise Lions club fund raiser was sale of Christmas Trees in which they raised $800.

 
Day of Caring

Project Chairperson:
Randy Harris

Lacey Sunrise Lions has been participating in the United Way Day of Caring since 1998. In this project club members donate their time, and labor to perform needed construction and maintenance services to local United Way member organizations.

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2001 Day of Caring Crew

In Past years we have provided services to the following organizations:

2001: Brentwood Faith Homes
2002:
 Brentwood Faith Homes
2003: St Benedicts Clothing Closet

2004: Olympia Child Care Center
2005: Parent to Parent
2006: Parent to Parent
2007: North Thurston High School
2008: Parent to Parent
2008: Morningside School
2009: Horsepower
2009: Kokua

 

 

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Dave Whitcher Day of Caring 2009

The Lacey Sunrise Lions Club has found many ways to be of service to our community. One such method is our participation in the United Way Day of Caring. Non profit organizations in the community in need of assistance register projects they need completed with United Way and each year a day is chosen, usually late September, for individuals and groups to form teams to complete those projects. Projects are posted and teams choose the project that best suits their talents and abilities.

Lacey Sunrise Lions Club have been involved in this program for many years and have dedicated our involvement to a past club member who was our Day of Caring chairperson and team leader for many years, Lion Dave Whitcher. Lion Dave passed away a few years ago and we continue our service on this day in his honor.

Over the years we have spread beauty bark, painted both inside and outside, landscaped, weeded, installed floor tile and bathroom fixtures, organized and cleaned recreational and dining areas, planted, built storage shelves, and many other tasks for numerous organizations in our community. In 2008 and again this year 2009, our team grew large enough to take on two entire projects. This year, on September 25th , our projects were at Kokua and Horsepower.

Located in Lacey, Kokua provides housing and support for individuals with disabilities so they may lead independent lives. We weeded, trimmed, edged, pressure washed, and painted areas around one of their homes, housing 4 ladies. Our final task was to spread beauty bark in areas that we had just cleaned. The difference in appearance was extraordinary and greatly appreciated by both the residents and Kokua staff who provided us with lunch and snacks during the 6 hours that nine Lacey Sunrise Lion members each spent working.

Located on Littlerock Road, Horsepower provides therapeutic horseback riding for individuals with disabilities. Previously Lacey Sunrise Lions Club were involved in building a wheel chair ramp for them to allow individuals with disabilities easy access to mount the horses (see Wheel Chair Ramp Projects) for riding session. Although it has been moved, the ramp is still functioning very well and holding up nicely. This year on the Day of Caring we worked building three loafing sheds for the horses to stand under during inclement weather. Along with another group much of this was finished and plans were made to complete the project in the near future with the help of our Wheel Chair Ramp crew. Horsepower also provided lunch and snacks during the 7 hours five Lacey Sunrise Lion member each spent working there.

Lacey Sunrise Lions contributed a total of 88 individual hours on the 2009 Day of Caring and our continued participation is yet another example for our club giving of our services to the community and helping build a better life for all of us.


Adopt-A-Road

Project Chairperson:
Randy Harris

 

 

Several years ago, the City of  Lacey began the Adopt A Road Program. Individuals or groups signed an agreement with the city to keep a street clean of litter on a voluntary basis. The city provided the litter bags, equipment, vest, and protective headwear for the individuals and volunteers would be covered under the city’s worker protection insurance program. The city also published a list of streets that were adopted and posted signs on the adopted streets with the Adopt A Road sign and the name of the group or individual volunteering to maintain that street.

Lacey Sunrise Lions Club have adopted Carpenter Road from Pacific Avenue south to Roolan Nursing Home, a half mile stretch of city street and at least once a month form a crew to pick up the litter on that stretch of roadway. The bags are left and the city picks them up at their convenience. Our name is posted on each end of the area we have chosen to maintain.

The next time you travel this roadway, look to see our sign and if there is litter, please let us know! We are looking for ways to partner with the city and our community to help each other. We Serve.


Dictionary Project

Project Chairperson:
PDG Jim Labelle

If you want detailed information about the dictionary project you can
send an E-mail to: jimlabelle31@comcast.net
or
call Jim at (360) 456-5775.

 

 

The three Lacey Lions clubs, Lacey Lamplighters, Lacey Mid Day and Lacey Sunrise Lions, joined together to distribute1,104 dictionaries to 3rd grade students in the North Thurston Public School District. Each club was responsible for presenting dictionaries to 13 elementary schools in the district. This was our fifth year of working together on this project.

Giving a dictionary to 3rd grade students helps them to learn the meaning of words. Some words may sound the same but spelled differently, this can be confusing to students. Educators state that students are "learning to read" when they enter 3rd grade, by time they enter 4th grade, they are "reading to learn".

Response from principals, teachers and staff is positive and thankful for this donation. Teachers blend these dictionaries into their curriculum and by time students leave 3rd grade they are familiar with them. Student reaction to receiving a dictionary range from thoughtful to out right joy and the fact this is their own dictionary is meaningful to them. Tim Fries, Principal of Horizon Elementary School stated and I quote "Donations like yours allow schools to provide much broader services for children. Your generous donation is a tremendous contribution to the education of our students. Together we are able to make a difference in the lives and education of children", end quote.

With co-operation from principals and teachers, we schedule a time to visit class rooms to make a short presentation, "we are Lions and we volunteer our time" to going over 3 or 4 sections of the dictionaries to familiarize students with some of the content. All of this takes 10 to 15 minutes for each class.

 


Wheel Chair Ramps

CHAIR PERSON:
Bob Kelley

Contact: ramps@laceysunriselions.org
 

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Several  years ago the Lacey Lamplighter Lions had a project of re-furbishing wheelchairs and giving them to low income and needy individuals. Members of the Lacey Sunrise Lions became aware that often, when a person was confined to a wheelchair, they became house bound.

WC Ramp.jpg (208943 bytes)This started an ongoing project of building wheelchair ramps to help those individuals confined to wheelchairs.

Local Hospitals, Home Care nurses and Therapy Organizations have become aware of our service project of building wheelchair ramps. When they are doing therapy or home care and find an individual that is house bound because they are confined to a wheelchair, they call the Lacey Sunrise Lions Club. 5 years ago we constructed three wheelchair ramps. Last year we constructed 15 ramps and we have constructed 10 ramps this year.

These ramps can range from an 8 foot ramp, to eliminate one step, to a ramp of  30, 40 and up to 50 feet long to give access out of homes. Our ramps are constructed with a slope of no greater that one inch drop to one foot in length. Railings are constructed for safety and the ramps are covered with indoor-outdoor carpeting to give satisfactory traction.

These ramps are constructed to County and City building codes. The costs of  these ramps is about $15.00 per linear foot. The Lacey Sunrise Lions has a limited budget to help those that can not help themselves. Most of the projects are supplemented by donations from the home owners for the purchase of materials.

The Lacey Sunrise Lions building crew have worked with Lions in Yelm, Tumwater and Rochester in the construction of ramps.

The Lacey Sunrise Lions have from 8 to 10 Lions that volunteer their time, energy and tools to work on these ramps.

This is a most worthwhile project and the appreciation of the individuals that have been house bound is a great reward for our efforts.


Flag Display Project

Chair Person:
ZC Nick Murphy

Back   Over the past 21 years, the Lacey Sunrise Lions Club has helped our community commemorate national holidays and observe times of national grief by placing American flags along our major streets. The total number of flags the group displays has grown to more than 200. This service is provided free of charge; flags are purchased through donations made to the club. If you would like more information or would like to donate to this project call (360)491-6262 or email flags@laceysunriselions.org

White Canes Days

Chair Person:
Robert Pinson

Back Two days a year -- usually the first Friday and Saturday in May -- local Lions clubs solicit funds from the public to support the Lions Eye Bank, The Northwest Lions Eyeglass Recycling Center and local sight conservation projects by exchanging white canes for donations.
Look for the Lions club in your community to be out and about with their white canes in May, and support Lions supporting Sight
     

Eyeglass Recycling

Chair Person:
Robert Pinson

 

Back Lacey Sunrise Lions collects used eyeglasses by providing collection boxes where people can donate their no-longer needed eyeglasses. Collected eyeglasses are then donated to the "Northwest Lions Eyeglass Recycling Center (LERC)" who wash them sort them by perscription then distribute them through humanitarian groups to people in remote areas of developing countries.

C-2 C-7 Youth Essay Contest

CHAIR PERSON:
Bob Kelley

Back Each year local High School Students are encouraged to participate in the Youth Essay Contest. Participating students submit an essay on a topic selected that year. Topics generally center around world peace. The winners of contest get to travel to the country of their choice as part of the MD-19 Youth Exchange Program. Upon their return they are generally asked to speak before the various Lions Clubs of Zones 19C-2 and 19C-7. There they will share with the clubs what they gained from the international travel experience.

Local Lions Club also actively look for host families for exchange students visiting for around the world.

 

Peace Poster

CHAIR PERSON:
Jan Goebel

Back Each year the Lacey Sunrise Lions participate in the Lions International Peace Poster Contest. We sponsor the contest in four or five of our North Thurston Public Schools as well as one private school. The materials are delivered to the participating schools about the third week of September and the completed posters are picked up by committee members by Oct.31st.

The winning posters from each school are then delivered to the District Governor for judging at the District level. After the holidays, committee members go back to each school to award a $50.00 Gift Certificate to the winner of that school. Sometimes, when there is more than one deserving poster, we award a $15.00 Gift Certificate.

This contest gives students an opportunity to express themselves artistically and emotionally about a theme on Peace that is chosen by Lions International. We have had excellent cooperation from the schools in which we sponsor the event. Our thanks to the participating schools and our congratulations to the winning students.
 
 

Camp Leo
Jim (PB&J) LaBelle

Volunteers from Lacey Sunrise Lions will be working at Camp Leo again this year.  Please contact PDG Jim LaBelle for more information and to volunteer to help out.

Back  Camp Leo for Children with Diabetes

Camp Leo for Children With Diabetes has been serving children with diabetes since 1989.  Camp Leo is a resident (overnight) camping experience for children who have type 1 or type 2 diabetes entering grades 3rd-5th for Jr. Camp and also entering grades 6th-8th for Senior Camp. .

Camp Leo is held each summer at Panhandle Lake 4H Campgrounds located near Shelton, WA.

Camp Leo’s dedicated staff of doctors, nurses, dietitians, pharmacists, counselors and other volunteers speaks well for the continued growth and qualifications of the Camp Leo program.

Lion club members play an important roll in Camp Leo. Donations from Lions to our scholarship fund make it possible that "no child is turned away because they can not afford our camp fees". Lions volunteer their time assisting with crafts, archery, fishing and other activities where needed. Lions volunteer in the dinning hall before and after meals.

Remember, camp dates: Junior campers – 2010 dates to be announced

Senior campers – 2010 dates to be announced

For additional information contact jimlabelle31@comcast.net


Relay For Life

CHAIR PERSON:
Beth Davis

Each year since 2004 the Lacey Sunrise Lions has sponsored a team to participate in the American Cancer Society "Relay For Life". Last year our team raised over $15,000 to help the fight against Cancer. Come out and support your team  and help us raise even more this year.

DATES: From 6:00 PM June 25, through 4:00 PM June 26, 2010

LOCATION: AG West Black Hills High School, Little Rock Rd, Tumwater, WA

 


Newspaper Recycling

CHAIR PERSON:
Claud Hinman

Back The Lacey Sunrise Lions Club has been collecting and recycling used newspaper as a fundraising project for over 20 years. While the price of newspaper has dropped considerably in recent years this is still a very worth while project.

You can help our club to fund our various community service projects by bringing your old news papers to the following recycle location. Please bring only loose newspaper as the recycle center can not use other forms of paper, plastic bags, twine, cardboard or brown paper bags.

Newspaper recycle collection bin is located:

Parking lot in front of Albertsons
Corner of Carpenter and Pacific Avenue


Pancake Breakfast Back

The 2010
LACEY SUNRISE LIONS CLUB ANNUAL PANCAKE BREAKFAST
with Car Show Presented by Corvettes de Olympia
DATE: February 27th, 2010
TIME: 7:00 - 11:00 AM
LOCATION: North Thurston High School Cafeteria
600 Sleater-Kinney Rd NE, Lacey, WA
Price: Adults $7.00 Children: $4.00

ALL YOU CAN EAT MENU
Pancakes
Scrambled Eggs
Sausage Links
Biscuits and Gravy
assorted drinks
 

Menu is subject to change based on availability and available supply so arrive early for best selection. Tickets will be available at the door or in advance from any Lacey Sunrise Lions Club Member.


Fishing Derby

This years fishing derby will be:

Date:
Saturday May 7th, 2011

Time:
Registration: 5:30 am
with weigh in at Noon

Location:
Carpenters Union Park
Located at
Marvin Rd & Walthew Rd

Registration:
starts at 5:00 am at either
Carpenters Union Park
or
Long Lake Boat Launch

Registration Fee:
Adults(Age 15 & Over): $20.00
Children (Age14 & Under) $10.00

For info Contact:
Sean St.Clair
360-918-3562 derby@laceysunriselions.org

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9th Annual
Lacey Sunrise Lions Club
Fishing Derby

Win Cash and Prizes
and have lots of fun
Proceeds Support Local Community Projects 
 


 


Rest Stops

CHAIR PERSON:
Jim Perrou

  Once or twice each year members of Lacey Sunrise Lions Club man one of the rest stops located on I-5. During these times the club provides free coffee and cookies  to weary travelers. Most of the travelers who enjoy this refreshing service make donations to the club in appreciation for what we do.