West Windsor Lions Club Membership Drive

News On The Lions Club Membership Drive.

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• New slate of officers installed on June 4, 2008. See 2008-2009 Officer Induction .
  
• Lions Club 2008 Scholarships presented to West Windsor Plainsboro Regional School District seniors from High School North and South. See 2008 High School Scholarship Recipients.
  
• Lions Club 2008 Awards Picnic planned July 18th 2007 at the Mercer County Park Pavilon, see 2008 Club Awards Picnic.. Chairman for the Picnic is Lion Ed DiPolvere.
  
• Lion Edward had flyers available to herald the WW Lions Club Essay Contest for 2007. All students in grades 1-12 that reside in West Windsor or Plainsboro are eligible. See Info on Essay Contest for complete contest rules. Each grade winner will be prize is a $100 U. S. Savings Bond.
  
• Lion David briefed members on support requested by New Jersey Library for the Blind & Handicapped for their 2007 Fall Festival. Volunteers, visit Info on NJLBH Festivals for more information on the Fall Festival.
  
• Lion Kashmiri informed members on a Health and Safety Fair to be held on Sat. October 6, 2007 - From 9 AM to 12 Noon at the WW-P High School North on 90 Grovers Mill Road in Plainsboro, NJ. The public is invited. View More on Free Health and Safety Fair
  
• Lion's Club Awards were presented on July 18th at the Annual Awards Picnic, see News On Club Awards.
  
• Lions Ed DiPolvere and Harley Pickens receive Life Time Service Awards.
  
• Lion Ollie Young was welcomed as the Newest Member.
  
• Lions hope all enjoyed the Egg Hunt and expressThanks to Supporters of this event.
  
• Lions are grateful to our event and mission sponsors featured in News About Sponsors.
  
• Lion Ed DiPolvere coordinated an agreement to create a Sister Lions Club in Italy.
• Lion Pat Ward distributed the "Ask Me About Membership" buttons.
• Lions Bob Cox and Ed Dipolvere and his wife Luci participate in the West Windsor Community Policy Gift Wrapping Program .
• Club History: Decades of Service .
• Lions Club welcomed Nicholia Stevenson as Guest Speaker News Guest Speakers.
  

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• On Sep, 30, Lions Dist 16B assisted at the Marie Katzenback School for the Deaf (MKSD). The Hightstown East Windsor Lions Club took the lead, and planned and procured the supplies for the luncheon. Representatives from about a dozen Lions Clubs came to assist. The Lakehurst Lions Club was providing the largest support. Volunters (Lions and Lions Friends) helped run games for children and to assist in the preparation and food service. MKSD were grateful for the support, and the MKSD staff, older students and parents made the games and entire day a lot of fun for the students. Visit the Event Section or click view Picnic Photos taken during the day.
• Oct. 11, 2007 was designated by LCI as Lions World Site Day. Lions World Sight Day was created in 1998 to spotlight the importance of eradicating preventable blindness and improving sight. An increasing number of Lions clubs are using this occasion to collect eyeglasses, conduct vision and diabetes screenings and plan educational programs to inform their communities about the importance of sight and diseases such as diabetes that can impact sight.
• Oct. 13, 2007 was the NJ Library for the Blind and Handicapped Fall Festival. Three Lions from WW Lions Club supported this event. The program included vendors, Sculpture Gardens sponsored artists, Pet Farm displays and guest student performers which thrilled the audience with their talents in the fields of art, music and sculpture.
• Oct. 16, 2007 was the deadline for Lions Clubs to participate in the LCI Peace Poster Contest. District 16B Peace Poster Contest Chair is Lion Takeo Ishimasa. View last year's winner's poster 2006-2007 Winning Peace Poster.
• On Oct. 20, 2007 All Lions and friends are invited to an 7th Open House sponsored by the Lions Eye Research Foundation and the UMDNJ Department of Ophthalmology. For more details, click onUMDNJ Open House Details.
• On Nov. 9, 2007 Lions Club is invited to attend the Lions Dist 16B Foundation Charity Ball. (Contact Lion James Hynes, Lions Dist 16B Foundation President)
• Lions Eye Glass Processing Center at the Katzenbach School needs help and volunteers. (Contact Lion James Hynes)

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• WW Township Council honored Lion Harley Pickens by Proclamation and presented a plaque to commemorate his many years of outstanding volunteer service.
• Lions News Network (LNN) authorizes local TV stations to show the Lions Club International Inc. produced videos.
• Lion George Martch announced a project with Mercer County Community College to show LCI/LNN videos and Mercer County Lions Club Public Service Announcements on MCCC Station TV26.
• On May 3rd, 2007 MCN TV 26 Prime Time News featured the first Ren Faire Public Service Announcement by MCN's Live Anchor Stacy Toth. Lions thank MCCC's Professor Steve Voorhees TV 26 Prime Time faculty advisor for his facilitating this service.