Meetings

See www.doylestownheat.org for schedule of appearances by our band the Doylestown Heat.

-Donations were recently disbursed to the following charitable organizations:

Beacon Lodge for the blind

A Womans Place 

Bucks County Assoc. for the Blind

Habitat for Humanity

Delaware Valley Eye Bank

Leader Dog Program

Special Olympics

Camp Kirby for the hearing impaired

Diabetes Awareness

Meals on Wheels

BARC

Kidney Foundation

Jefferson Foundation

Overbrook School for the Blind

-Lion McIntyre will be delivering the collected aluminum tab tops to the Ronald McDonald House in Phila before Thanksgiving.  Other items such as soaps, shampoo and etc. are also being collected for them.

-The Spring and Fall Basket Bingos were very successful and we are looking forward to next year's events in March and October.  Thank you to all who attended and participated in the events.

- This year's Brandon Boger 5K Memorial Run  at Central Park on Wells Road was very successful.  There were at least 500 runners.  Lions  were parking monitors and helped with other functions.    See www.brandonsrun.com for information.

- This year's Pot of Gold fundraiser is In full swing.  Drawings are held twice a month from November through June.  See Fund Raiser Page for more details.

 -Lion Gisoldi and his committee will be delivering 60 Food Gift Certificates to a Womens Place over the coming holidays. 

 -The Board had approved sponsoring 3 campers to Beacon Lodge this summer.

-Colby 5K run drew around 300 runners.  See www.colbyumbrell.com for more information.

-Over 3000 pairs of glasses had been collected and sent to Lens Crafters for recycling.  Thank you to Lions Paul Detterline, Vince Gisoldi and Rick Colello for a job well done.

-The following is a list of the Used Eye Glasses Drop Off Locations:

Vision Center - Rt 202 across from Rust Barn in New Britain

Doylestown Hospital - Emergency  Room

Bon Ton - Doylestown Shopping Center

Yellow Mail Box - Hornbergers Hoagie Works, State Street in Doylestown

Yellow Mail Box - Beauty Shop, State Street in Doylestown

R. McCandless Optometrist - Rt. 611 & Stump Rd, Plumsteadville

Harleysville Bank - Rt. 202 & East Rd (The Farm), Doylestown

Heritage Towers - Veterans Drive, Doylestown

First Federal Bank - S. Main St, Doylestown

3RD Federal Bank - Rt 611 North, Cross Keys

Wachovia Bank - Chamber Building, Court & State Sts, Doylestown

Eye Glass Shop 20/20 - across from Friendlys,  Doylestown Shopping Center

Optometrist - Giant - Cross Keys Shopping Center

This year's collection of glasses amounted to almost 3000 pairs.

 

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