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The Antrim-Bennington Lions Club is a local, community service organization
which is part of Lions Clubs International.
Lions
Club members are men and women who strive to make a difference in their local
community as well as in communities worldwide.
| On October 6, 2009 our dinner meeting was held at the
Maplehurst restaurant and District Governor, Don Potter was our guest
speaker. He spoke about sight and hearing problems that the Lions help
address. |
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On June 16, 2009 at our dinner meeting we had our
inductions for our new members as well as the officers for the 2009/2010
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| Rod Zwirner of the Antrim Conservation Commission was our
speaker at our May 5, 2009 dinner meeting. He talked about the activities
of the Antrim Conservation Commission over the years and some of the
issues the commission is facing now and looking toward in the future.
Their activities were especially relevant to us as we work on the soon to
be published Antrim Bennington Outdoor Guide.
We also had the pleasure of 10 members from the Amherst Lions Club joining
us for the dinner meeting. |
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At our last dinner meeting on March 3, 2009 Dave Kirkpatrick
discussed the Teen Center in Antrim and other youth activities underway
locally. |
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At our dinner meeting on January 6,
2009, Scott Lester, Chief of Police of Antrim, was our guest speaker. |
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Bob Hardy received his pin for 25 years of service in
the Lions Club |
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At our dinner meeting on October 7,
2008, Celeste Lunetta who is Director of Recreation for
Antrim was our guest speaker. |
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dinner meeting at Alberto’s – please think of joining us if you are interested in
becoming a Lion. |
We appreciate all of you that attended the BBQ
we sponsored at the Antrim Home and Harvest days on September 19. This is one
of our major fund raisers and we were pleased to have served 377 dinners.
Look forward to the next Home and Harvest Days and attend our BBQ in September
2010 and watch
the fireworks after dinner.
We also
thank you for supporting our XMAS
tree sales at Tenney Farm last December and from our proceeds we were able to
make a sizeable contribution to Operation Santa..
Why should I become a Lion?
As a Lions club member, you can:
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· make
a difference everyday in your community
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· provide
support locally or reach out internationally
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· grow
personally and professionally by participating in our programs, community
service projects and events
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· have
an impact on local and international humanitarian issues
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· develop
relationships with both local and international community and business leaders
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Interested in becoming a member?
Let us know if you are considering membership and want to attend a meeting to
learn more. Membership in a Lions club is by invitation from a local club. If
you are interested in membership please contact us.
Telephone: 603.478.1344
Email: info@ablions.org
Meetings:
We
meet twice a month, one
dinner meeting
and
one
business meeting.
Our
dinner meetings
are
held the first Tuesday of each month. We
strive to have an interesting speaker to enlighten us on our local community and
important topics.
Our
business meetings
are
held the third Tuesday of each month to review our progress on goals for the
year, status of ongoing projects and any new business members would like to
bring up.
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