Western Harnett Lions Club - Lions e-Clubhouse

Summary of Western Harnett Lions Club

2010 – 2011 Accomplishments

HELPING THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED

Raised money for Camp Dogwood through raffle ticket sales…met our District’s ticket sales goal
Collected and helped sort used glasses
Designed and built a miniature golf course at Camp Dogwood
Helped with maintenance and season opener projects at Camp Dogwood
Sponsored several campers to Camp Dogwood
Helped at the VIP Fishing Tournament on the Outer Banks
Organized a VIP Day at The Aloha Safari Zoo
Organized a VIP Day at a FireAntz Hockey game
Organized a VIP Day at the Lee County Wildlife Club Range
Organized a VIP Day at the Harnett County Agricultural Fair
Partnered with the Southeastern NC Radio Reader Service to establish a Lions reader radio lending closet for local visually impaired nursing home residents and other local visually impaired people.
Financial donation to MIRA/USA guide dog program for children
Financial donation to Leader Dogs For The Blind
Financial donation to the Vision Resource Center of the Cape Fear Region

HELPING FEED THE HUNGRY

Serving food several times a month at The Bread Basket
Packing food in backpacks several times a month for the Buddy Backpack program
Food donations for local food pantries and holiday food drives
Financial donations to local food pantry and Buddy Backpack program
Financial donation to the Beans & Rice Foundation to help feed hungry people in Nicaragua

OTHER SERVICE PROJECTS

Monthly roadside cleanup along Buffalo Lake Rd.
Awarded 3 scholarships to local high school students
Financial donation to the Spout Springs Firefighters Association to help support their service
Helped build the District 31F sponsored Habitat for Humanity House in Dunn, NC
Painted bathrooms and maintained the meeting room floor in the Carolina Lakes Clubhouse
Helped “The Bicycle Man” in Fayetteville renovate bicycles to donate to children in the region
Helped Carolina Lakes raise money and donations to help local tornado victims
Helped the Aloha Safari Zoo staff special Easter displays for children and staff a bake sale to raise money for local tornado victims

FUNDRAISERS TO HELP MAKE OUR SERVICE WORK POSSIBLE

Dick Rudin Memorial Golf Tournament (key fundraiser that finances much of our service work)
Holiday Dinner Dance
Several dinners, cookouts, and breakfasts that raise funds for our club as well as the LEOS
Meal Teams that prepare meeting meals in lieu of paying a caterer so meal payments go to service projects
Raffle ticket sales, in partnership with Buffalo Lakes Plaza merchants, to raise money for Camp Dogwood and to raise money to help support our mascot, Sura

STRENGTHENING PARTNERSHIPS WITH OTHER NON-PROFITS SERVING WESTERN HARNETT COUNTY

Harnett County Chapter of the National Federation of the Blind
The Vision Resource Center of the Cape Fear Region
The Harnett County Social Worker for the Blind
Buddy Backpack Program of Harnett County
The Aloha Safari Zoo
The Lee County Wildlife Club
Partnered with other Harnett County Lions Clubs to staff the VIP Welcome Center at the fair
Southeastern NC Radio Reader Service
Harnett County Habitat For Humanity

STRENGTHENING PARTNERSHIPS WITH BUSINESSES SERVING WESTERN HARNETT COUNTY

Over 50 businesses help sponsor our activities
Several business have been actively working with us to conduct fundraisers
Created and placed “Proud Sponsor…” window decals with each of our business sponsors

INCREASING VISIBILITY OF OUR CLUB AND OF LIONS CLUBS IN GENERAL

Our club has appeared in 3 front page articles in local papers
Our club press releases are published twice a month in both the Sanford Herald and in the Fayetteville Observer, occasionally also in the Harnett County News
We have a real lion as a mascot and a large Western Harnett Lions Club sign on her cage at The Aloha Safari Zoo
Placed a Lions International meeting sign on Buffalo Lake Rd
Created a website for our club
Created a club email account for consistency in sending and receiving communications
Created and placed “Proud Sponsor…” window decals with each of our business sponsors
Participated in the Carolina Lakes 4^th of July Parade with Western Harnett Lions Club float

STRENGTHENING OUR CLUB

Created an online repository for club information and key files to provide ready access to members and ease passing on key information as officers change
Established a club email account for consistency in sending and receiving communications and to help ensure the club continues to receive key emailed information as the people holding office change
Continued to decentralize leadership roles throughout the club to increase depth in club leadership

STRENGTHENING OUR DISTRICT, NC LIONS, and LIONS INTERNATIONAL