Highlands ‘Clam Fest’

‘Cakes for a Cause’ – Clam Fest is the largest fundraiser of the year for members of the Highlands Lions Club, who sell hundreds of funnel cakes and use proceeds to fund scholarships and charitable programs.
From left to right are Lions Mike Ellis, Long Branch; Brian Ellis, Long Branch; Robert Ellis, Hazlet; Don Ciola, Atlantic Highlands; Stephen Ellis, Long Branch (holding the funnel cake); andAl Siano, Middletown Twp. Lions Club member and former Lions District 16-B 2nd Vice District Governor

Zone Chair Meeting on August 17, 2010

Membership & Extension Chair Lion Don Bray, held a Zone Chair Training Seminar at the Golden Bell Diner in Freehold, NJ on August 17, 2010. The seminar covered the duties and responsibilities of every Zone Chair. They will have a greater impact on our district’s efforts in reaching the organizational goals set by the new International President, Sid L. Scruggs III. The District 16-B Zone Chairs are:

(Zone 1-Shore Area) Beverly Bova-Scaranno
(Zone 2-Eastern Monmouth/Ocean Area) Tom Struble
(Zone 3-Western Monmouth Area) Ricky Feldman
(Zone 4-Mercer Area) Kenneth Cartier
(Zone 5-Western Ocean Area) Corinne Lacey
(Zone 6-BurlingtonArea) John Burkhardt

Eatontown Lions Club

8/14/2010: Saturday a "hearty" group of volunteers from the Eatontown Lions Club journeyed to the Lions Eyeglass Recycling Center at Ewing, NJ to help processing recycled eyeglasses for donation to developing nations. It is a rewarding event which we try to accomplish several times a year.

Middletown Lions Club

8/10/2010: Two new members were inducted into the Middletown Lions Club. Dean Graziano and Marisa Medina were sworn in by past president Bill Bechtoldt.
We welcome them to the club and wish them well. Dean was sponsored by Lion President Jimmy and Marisa was sponsored by Lion Doug Scott

LIONS PREPARE ‘THIRD THURSDAY’ MEAL

Members of the Middletown Lions Club, including Craig Finnegan (from left) Lori Anne Oliwa, Al Siano, Tom Mahon, John Giordano, Pauline Pagano and Paul Guido, recently gathered at The Kitchen at Saint Marks, a food pantry in Keansburg, to prepare an Italian meal for close to 60 people in need. The salad was prepared with fresh vegetables grown by members of the club, who tend to a plot at the Westminster Presbyterian Church “Plant-A-Row” Community Garden in Middletown. Members of the Lions Club will continue raising and donating fresh vegetables as part of the “Third Thursday” initiative at Saint Marks and will prepare meals on the third Thursday of each month for clients of the food pantry.

Lions Eye Bank of Delaware Valley - Gene Polgar Fellowship Award

PDG Richard W. Zimmermann receiving his 4th Gene Polgar Progressive Fellowship Award.
LEBDV Chairman & CEO Paul Sheridan pinned PDG Rich and thanked him for his support.
Note: PDG Zimmermann is the Editor of the New Jersey Lion newspaper and a trustee of the Eye Bank.

STAFFORD TOWNSHIP LIONS

Founders Day June 12, 2010
Lions Chris Kaub, Ruth Skrable, Olev Allikmaa,Susan Mueller John Parker, Walter Nuss, Bob Skrable with a member from the Guide dogs