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Fenwick Island Lions Club

Lions Clubs International

District 22 D

Update 11-12-2014

• Fenwick Lions now offer Vision Screening to Veterans and their... See more >>>

• What’s happening with Can Collections... Details >>>

• Club Activity at the Senior League World Series... Info. >>>

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Welcome to our website! Please enjoy and go over your area of interest. We in the FILC welcome inquries about membership or any interest in our very fun and rewarding Club experience. Thank You! King Lion Bruce Schoonover bschoonover@attglobal.net

Aluminum Can collection involves bagging cans that are dropped off at various collection sites and delivered to a storage trailer which when full is picked up by a salvage company, weighed and a payment made to our Club. This process can be done by any individual with or without a truck; arrangements can be made for pick-up and delivery of bags to our storage trailer. Even with the changing price of aluminum and the voluntary recycling programs implemented by the towns Fenwick Island, South Bethany and Bethany Beach, our aluminum can recycling program continues important funding to one of our Club’s largest fundraising activities. Started in 1987 by founding members Jay Downing and Cal Denis (both now deceased), our so called “dirty dozen” continue to collect, bag and deposit an endless stream of cans, which regularly appear in our recycling bins throughout the area, into the forty-eight foot long tractor trailer - storage units.

Sam “builds them”... Don Stewart & Jim Stone “install them” at Hockers!

On August 5^th, a great group of Lions volunteered at the concession stand at the Senior League World Series, which this year had a total of five games broadcast on ESPN. It is always an inspiration to see all these young athletes from literally around the world!

Shown are Lions Sharon Schoonover, Jean Bertram John Pitman, Carol Miles, Bruce Schoonover, Carol & Tom St Clair with two unidentified.

On August 18^th, we met with LEO Club advisor Laura Quillen and members from other Lions Club in the state, to plan for the “3^rd Annual LEO Leadership Bash at the Beach.” This year the Bash will involves LEO clubs from around the state, and hopefully from our eastern shore LEO Club neighbors in Maryland. See announcement of this event that is being sent to Lions and LEO Clubs throughout the state. Click Here >>>

On September 2^nd, we will be delivering bowls of homemade cookies for the families of 2^nd Annual ‘Operation Seas the Day’ which will be held in Bethany Beach. These cookies are baked by FILC members, spouses and various friends. This ‘gift’ from our club to the families of the wounded warriors was greatly appreciated last year and I am sure they will again this year. Please remember to deliver your cookies to the Schoonover’s on Monday morning, September 1^st, (Labor Day… God bless you ladies!) and, if you need them to be picked up, please call us at 302 539-2043.

On Tuesday, September 2^nd we will also welcome our members back for our new fall season with our luncheon at Harpoon Hanna’s and the following week, on Wednesday, September 10^th we will hold a board retreat to see how we can refine the operation of club to better serve our community, to make sure our member needs our being met and to encourage others to join us in our efforts. Please consider attending this session and helping us accomplish our goals. The vitality and longevity of the club hangs in the balance.

Your Attendance is unusually important at this retreat!

Camp Barnes

• Fenwick Lions now offer Vision Screening to Veterans and their families. The Fenwick Island Lions Club, Millsboro American Legion and the Ocean View VFW - in the full spirit of the newly formed “Delaware Joining Forces” initiative to encourage veterans and community service organizations to work more closely together - will begin to offer a free vision screening opportunity to veterans and their families.