The Fuller Brush Company
The Gastonia Evening Lions Club has entered into a fund-raising distributorship with the Fuller Brush Company to sell a wide variety of cleaning products. In exchange, the club receives a percentage of each product sold. The proceeds goes to programs and services supported by the Gastonia Lions, such as our Humanitarian-White Cane campaign that supports the North Carolina Lions Foundation. All you have to do is visit our Gastonia Evening-Fuller Brush Web site, browse the items in their vast catalog of cleaning products, and purchase what you want. Your purchase is shipped directly to you. Each purchase helps the Lions.
Gastonia Evening Lions-Fuller Brush Web Site
Recycling Programs
The Gastonia Evening Lions Club collects old eyeglasses, printer ink cartridges and cell phones for recycling. Each year, club members collected hundreds of pairs of eyeglasses and turn them into the North Carolina Lions Foundation who send them to recycling centers for redistribution around the world. Ink cartridges are sent to a recycling center and in turn the NCLF receives money for the Foundation's programs. Old cell phones are donated to the Battered Women's Shelter where they are distributed for clients to use in case of an emergency. You can donate eyeglasses, ink cartridges or cell phone at the Gastonia Police Department, 200 E. Long Avenue, Gastonia. For information, contact:
John E. Willoughby Scholarship Program
The John E. Willoughby Scholarship provides up to $1,000 per year for a college education. Scholarships are available to sighted children of a blind or visually impaired parent that have lived in Gaston County for a period of one year or more. Scholarships will be awarded based on the economic need of the family, the scholastic record and character of the applicant. The scholarship is for attendance at a college or university in North Carolina. Applications and all required information must be received by the Gastonia Evening Lions Club by March 31st. No funds will be made available for studies beyond a Bachelors Degree. Once awarded, the scholarship may be renewed year by year for a maximum of four times, contingent upon the recipient making passing grades with an overall average of "C" on academic courses. In the event the recipient drops out of school, any unused balance will be returned to the Gastonia Evening Lions Club Foundation, Inc. John E. Willoughby was a long-time member of the Gastonia Evening Lions Club and was serving as chairperson of the Club Foundation at the time of his death.
The N.C. Lions VIP Fishing Tournament
Each October, the Multiple District 31 Lions sponsor the North Carolina Lions VIP Fishing Tournament on the Outer Banks of North Carolina - the largest service project of its kind in the United States. More than 520 blind and visually impaired people apply to participate in the tournament. It takes more than 175 volunteers to put on this event, which is organized by the Lions of District 31-J. The Gastonia Evening Lions Club is a proud sponsor of the fishing tournament, helping participants from Gaston County to travel to the Outer Banks and by adopting a fisherman. The City of Gastonia Recreation Department provides transportation and other clubs in Zone 7 provide financial assistance for this project. To learn more about the tournament click on the link below.
Michael H. Schwartz
704-854-6617
MikeHSchwartz@carolina.rr.com
