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This is how the Lions of District 1-J serve their communities
Send notices of your Club’s Activities to Lion Sandy at SKW140@aol.com so your activities may be posted on our Calendar! 2008 Aug. 31 The Annual Labor Day Dash will be held today by the Bartlett Lions Club -- 8 AM at the Bartlett Town Center. Details and on-line registration at www.bartlettlions.org Sep. 1 Winners for Naperville Noon Lions Club’s Summer “Gas Raffle” will be pulled at 1:30 PM at Naperville’s Last Fling celebration. Over 1,100 tickets had been sold as of 7/31/08. You can purchase tickets on-line at www.napervillenoonlions.org if you’d like. Sep. 4 1st day of the Sandwich Fair -- a great little fair for the price! Stop by Sandwich Lions Club’s Steer Raffle booth and buy a chance or two -- or more -- on winning some good beef!
Sep. 4 Johnsburg Lions Club Monthly
Meat Raffleat Tom’s Café inJohnsburg. Funds are to benefit Johnsburg’s
Traveling Basketball Team. $1.00 raffle ticket can win you lots of
meat for a BBQ.
Sep. 4-5 Good Old Days –
Winfield Lions Club Beer Tent opens at
Sep. 5-8 The Darien Lions Club
is selling corn at the annual Darienfest. The Lions will also be
serving beer for the Darien Chamber during the Fest. For more info see
www.darienchamber.com.
Sep. 5 Bingo resumes at Lions Park -- Elburn Lions Club will be hosting games each Fri. evening. Sep. 6 Wonder Lake Lions Club’s Annual Duck Race takes place. Buy your duckies from a Wonder Lake Lion soon!
Sep. 6 13th Annual Banjo
Beer Night starting at
Sep. 6-7 Winfield Lions Club is
sponsoring its 2nd Annual Cornhole/Bags Classic at Beecher
St. & Church St., Winfield. Check-in at
Sep. 7 Elburn Lions Car Show today. This event was formerly part of Elburn Days, but had grown so that it needed its own day. Sep. 7 The Kelly Miller Circus is in town -- hosted by the Itasca Lions Club -- show times at 2 PM & 4 PM -- rain or shine. Up to Age 2 are free / 2-11 Yrs. is $5.00 / Age 12 & older -- $9.00. Tickets may be purchased at the Itasca Village Hall, Itasca Park District, and Itasca Library. Have questions -- call Lion Tom Kryger at 630-776-9392. Sep. 7 Please Note Re-scheduled Date! Pancake Breakfast at the Wauconda American Legion Hall, hosted by the Island Lake Lionesses -- 8 AM to Noon. Sep. 12 Elgin Lions Club Annual Golf Outing at the Highlands of Elgin. 9 AM Shotgun start. Sep. 12 1st Annual Smelt Fry, hosted by South Elgin Lions Club, at the clubhouse. Serving from 5 - 8 PM (DJ and music begins at 7 PM) $7.00 for smelt, fries, cole slaw, and dinner roll. Cash bar will be available for $1 drafts. Free hot dogs for the kids. Sep. 12-14 -- It’s Oktoberfest in September in Villa Park! Look for hard-working Villa Park Lions there! Sep. 13 2nd Annual Sun City-Huntley Lions Club Pancake Breakfast in conjunction with Huntley Harvest Fest -- serving from 7 AM to 11 AM in Deicke Park Cosman Center. Tickets are $5 each ($3 for kids under 13/under 3 are free. Sep. 18-20 32nd Annual USA/CANADA LIONS LEADERSHIP FORUM in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, See www.usacanadalionsforum.org for info on registration and the Forum. Sep. 20 A fundraiser for Horizons for the Blind -- The Eddie Cash Show -- at McHenry County College Auditorium. $15 for advance ticket orders/$20 at the door. For tickets, call Horizons at 815-444-8800 or Sun City-Huntley Lion Helen Anderson at 847-669-3933. Sep. 27 APPRECIATION DINNER for Lions Russ & Sue Sarver, 2006-2007 International Director, with Special Guests PIP Lion Bill Biggs and ID Lion Dana Biggs -- at Giovanni’s in Rockford (across the street from the Holiday Inn on Bus. U.S. 20) -- 4:30 PM Reception and 6 PM Dinner -- $35.00 per person. Send reservations and check to PDG Lion Gordon Grande, 1151 West Donald Drive, Freeport IL 61032 Oct. 10-11 CANDY DAYS Oct. 22-26 47th Annual Sycamore Pumpkin Festival -- look for hard-working Sycamore Lions and Lionesses there! Oct. 25 Lions German Dinner -- hosted by Elburn Lions Club -- Great food and open to the public! Oct. 31 Bartlett Lions Club’s 4th Annual Sigh Night Light Parade at 7 PM. Costume judging will occur in front of the new Metra Station just before the parade. Lions & Leos will have collection boxes throughout the parade route for used eyeglasses, hearing aids and all the other things that LIF recycles.
2009 Apr. 17-19 District 1-J Convention at the Hilton Lisle/Naperville.
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