Dresser Lions Club Hears Presentations on Four Youth Leadership Projects

r): Dresser Lions President Rodger Cameron, Marge Cameron, Scott Peckman, Kim Bensen, Secretary Jean Measner, Marsha Hovey from the Skatepark, Treasurer Eric Anderson, Vice President Ginger Dosch, BrenNel Ward, and Past President Boyd Dosch.

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At our March 14th meeting, the Dresser Lions heard presentations on four youth leadership projects. All four projects are great. There is a project by Torianna Hastings called Let’s Help Heal to support middle school students that have endured trauma. She is providing care packages for comfort and stress relief. We also heard from Sarah Carlson on her Self-Care for Healthcare project. Her project aims to burn out and stress to local nurses at Osceola Medical Center. She has done research and also sent out questionnaires to the nursing staff to help her understand what would help them. She is providing care packages with self-care items. The Dresser Lions also heard from Adely Ellefson. She and her partner, Emma Stroshane, are working on a project called Kits for Courage. They aim to reduce the mental stress felt by kids when they are hospitalized. They are making three different kits for kids in the hospital to distract and entertain. Finally we heard from Deryn Coppernoll, Gabby Neumann, and Cooper Hennemann. Their project is called Why Waste? They are tackling food composting at the Osceola High School. They have met with many groups for approvals, ideas, and problem solving. They hope to have their project become a staple at the school for years to come.

This is the third year the Dresser Lions have heard presentations on projects and sponsored these great kids. Over the last three years the Dresser Lions have given $3,450 in sponsorship. It has been amazing to see the originality, problem solving, and commitment these kids have.

The Dresser Lions continue to support the Osceola Skatepark project. Friday, March 10th, the Lions held a meat raffle at Ward’s Bar, Dresser, WI. With fantastic community support $1,170 was raised for the Skatepark. The Dresser Lions have made raising money for the Skatepark a priority. To date the Dresser Lions have raised in excess of $13,000 for the Skatepark Project.

CLEAR LAKE/ CLAYTON LIONS

CLUBS – Club members joined together to conduct vision screening at the Clayton Elementary School on March 3rd.

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CLEAR LAKE LIONS

CLUB – The Club delivered snacks of cheese, sausage and crackers to the residents of Willow Ridge Healthcare, Golden Age Manor and Amery Memory Care on January 11th.

, Gene Burns and Mary Mara

FROM THE 27-E1 DISTRICT GOVERNOR

Brian Dulmes

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WEBSTER LIONS CLUB – The Club made presentations to help make Christmas Merry for those in need. Lion Norm Bickford presented $300 from the Webster Lions Club to Burnett County Sheriff Tracy Finch for this year’s Shop with a Cop. President Charlie Weis presented Kathy (Daisy) Eckstrom with a $500 donation for this year’s Toys for Tots.

HAYWARD LIONS CLUB – The Hayward Lions Club was very active during 2022. They were involved in many events that allowed them to raise funds that are then returned to different community organizations. Their main fundraising events are: Musky Fest, Octoberfest, the Birkie, and the Sawyer County Fair. The Club also sponsors the pre-Birkie that is held each year. Currently, the Club has 45 members. For further information regarding the Lions Club or to become a member, visit them on Facebook at Hayward Lions Club. The Club would like to thank everyone that has supported their worthy causes during 2022.

RICE LAKE LIONS CLUB – 17 members of the Rice Lake Lions Club gathered to sort over 5,200 pairs of donated glasses in preparation for transport to the District 27-E1 Convention.

WINTER LIONS CLUB – Winter/ Radisson Cub Scouts were excited to use their new four-lane track, donated by Winter Area Lions, for their Annual Pinewood Derby and dedication of the track. Lions Ron Higgins, Diane Holland, Mike O’Mara and Karen Skogen attended the dedication.

District Governor

I write this having just completed our District Convention, and I thank each and every one who attended. I hope you found it as rewarding as I did. The Friday night entertainment did not disappoint and set the tone for the whole weekend. Those high school students remind us that when we hear how lazy or bad kids are these days, there are many ambitious and great kids out there as well. The speakers and breakout session leaders gave us much to think about and to act upon with our clubs to help those in need and to make our clubs better and more involved. I really enjoyed seeing all the interaction between everyone. That to me is one of the most important parts of conventions, meeting fellow Lions and making new friends that have likeminded goals to help our communities and the world.

As our International Director TJ said, “We need to have fun while we are serving”. I was hearing quite a bit a laughing and seeing a lot of smiles which is what we need to keep us charged and eager to serve.

As we enter the last few months of the Lionistic year, we still have some work to do. In order to make the goals that we set as a district, we need let people know what we do as Lions and the benefits of the great feeling it brings when we help others and ask them to join us so they can get those rewards as well. We not only need to let our friends know but to let the world know by reporting our service and getting the word out in social media, newspapers, and in any other form that we can.

Barb and I are enjoying meeting all of you and the willingness that you have to share with us the things you do and why you enjoy being Lions. Sowing Seeds of Volunteerism is not just a slogan, it is the way I feel about the great Lions we have and the work we do. Remember that we need to nourish those seeds so that they grow into great Lions. We are all in this to help people including those who have willingly taken on leadership roles and those who have reluctantly taken them, let’s give them all the support we can so that, as in the words of our International President Brian Sheehan, Together We Can and Together We Will.