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Grafton Leos to Prepare Birthday Kits
The Lions District 27-A2 Convention will be held on Saturday, February 22nd at Holiday Inn Express in Port Washington. In 2024, the Grafton Leos completed over 100 service hours and donated $3600 to Lions Camp. This year the Leo’s are focusing on supporting the local food pantries. They plan to make birthday kits that will be donated to Family Sharing of Ozaukee, Ozaukee Food Alliance and Port Washington food pantry.
A birthday kit is made up of cake mix, canned frosting, sprinkles, candles, baking oil, baking pan, streamer roll and birthday card. Starting the week of January 27th with the help of our signature sponsor, Port Washington State Bank, there will be drop off of the birthday kit supplies at the Port Washington, Saukville and Grafton locations. Grafton Leos will also be at these three branches in person for collection on Saturday, February 22nd from 9-11 AM.
The Leos want to make sure everyone has a birthday cake.
Kits can be purchased by logging into http://grafton-leos-club.square.site/ or you can donate directly to any of the 3 local pantries. Checks for the birthday kits can be made out to the Grafton Leos Club, PO Box 0211, Grafton, WI 53024: Attention Leos. Direct checks to the pantry can be made out to pantry of your choice.
Further questions can be addressed by contacting Steve Nauta at Nauts79@gmail.com or 414-791-7748
Photo from left to right is Scott Ballering, Personal Banker at Port Washington State Bank and Grafton Leo Laison, Liza Krol.
Photo taken by Grafton Lion Bob Mercer.
The Lions District 27-A2 Convention will be held on Saturday, February 22nd at Holiday Inn Express in Port Washington. In 2024, the Grafton Leos completed over 100 service hours and donated $3600 to Lions Camp. This year the Leo’s are focusing on supporting the local food pantries. They plan to make birthday kits that will be donated to Family Sharing of Ozaukee, Ozaukee Food Alliance and Port Washington food pantry.
A birthday kit is made up of cake mix, canned frosting, sprinkles, candles, baking oil, baking pan, streamer roll and birthday card. Starting the week of January 27th with the help of our signature sponsor, Port Washington State Bank, there will be drop off of the birthday kit supplies at the Port Washington, Saukville and Grafton locations. Grafton Leos will also be at these three branches in person for collection on Saturday, February 22nd from 9-11 AM.
The Leos want to make sure everyone has a birthday cake.
Kits can be purchased by logging into http://grafton-leos-club.square.site/ or you can donate directly to any of the 3 local pantries. Checks for the birthday kits can be made out to the Grafton Leos Club, PO Box 0211, Grafton, WI 53024: Attention Leos. Direct checks to the pantry can be made out to pantry of your choice.
Further questions can be addressed by contacting Steve Nauta at Nauts79@gmail.com or 414-791-7748
Photo from left to right is Scott Ballering, Personal Banker at Port Washington State Bank and Grafton Leo Laison, Liza Krol.
Photo taken by Grafton Lion Bob Mercer.
We are happy to welcome our newest Grafton Lions Club Member Wendy Sprenger. Lion Wendy, as well as being our newest member, she will be the Grafton High Advisor for the Grafton Lions LEO Club. Wendy was installed by District Governor, Slava Krol at the November 19th Lions Club Meeting at Rose-Harms Legion Post. It is always great to add new members to our Lions Family and work with our Leos on community projects.
Pictured from left to right is Grafton Lions President, Dennis Pampel, Sponsor Steve Nauts, Wendy Sprenger, and District Governor, Slava Krol.
The Grafton Lions Club has formed a partnership with Ozaukee Family Sharing under the direction of District Hunger Chairman and Grafton Lion Phyllis Wiggins.
Lion Phyllis stated that in an attempt to make all our food donations relevant and timely, she asked Ozaukee Family Sharing how we could best help them this year. Ozaukee Family Sharing identified the after-school backpack program as a project needing support. Every week volunteers pack backpacks for Ozaukee County students to take home over the weekend enabling many to have access to nutritious meals until they return to school on Monday. There are 150-160 children who are served with these backpacks.
It was requested by Lion Phyllis that Grafton Lions Club members bring Microwave Mac and Cheese Cups to the October 17th meeting. Grafton Lions members donated 50 containers of Mac and Cheese to the Backpack program which will help combat childhood hunger in our communities. The official count was 588 packs. This is a great way for the Lions to show how we live up to our motto of "We Serve."
Pictured from left to right
District Hunger Chairman, Lion Phyllis Wiggins, Grafton Lions Chairman, Dennis Pampel and Lion Service Dog, Sir Buddy
Photo courtesy of Lion Bob Mercer
