If you haven’t been to the website to check out

the calendar of events lately, please do so. It

shows the magnitude of the commitments that

our club has in just this month!

Starting July 3rd we have the Reynoldsburg

Fireworks, where the food trailer will be set

up, circus tickets will be sold, friends pins will

be sold and membership info will be distributed

to all interested people, and games for the kids.

We need people there from about 5:00pm on. July 4th will be the parade, where we are

needed around 8:15am to marshal the parade,

followed by walking the parade and handing out

circus fliers.

July 11th we will have a booth at the Jazz & Rib

Fest in Reynoldsburg, soliciting members and

getting the word out about the club, from

about 6-9pm.

F u l l C a le nd a r fo r Ju ly —We Nee d H ELP !

Upcoming Events:

7/3 Fireworks

7/4 Parade

7/19 Golf Outing

7/23 Board Meeting

7/28-29 Circus

PCC Dave Risen is this

months’s spotlight Lion.

If it has to do with Lions,

Dave’s done it, on the

club, district and state

level. He’s had many

accolades, and has

earned every one of

them. In service, in

financial support, in

advice, in loyalty to his

club and his community.

We thank Lion Dave for

everything he has done!

S p e c i a l O l y m p i c s O n c e A g a i n S u c c e s s f u l !

Thanks to the efforts of Lion

Mike Slonaker, who pulled the

event together for us; and

Lions Neal Bennett, Norm

Brusk, Bob Theisen, Bob

Marburger, and Mike S for

doing the job of running

games at the Special Olympics

Tent Town; we had a good

showing representing our club. Definite recognition and

thanks needs to also be

Reynoldsburg Lions Club

July 2014

www.reynoldsburglions.org

The event’s success depends on our members’ help!

Reynolds rap

July 19th will be the golf outing, and we need a

LOT of help with that—not only at the event,

but now, getting hole sponsors and raffle prizes,

and teams to play!

Finally, we have the Carsons and Barnes Circus

coming on the 28th and 29th, two shows each

day. We need people in the office and especially

out parking cars from about 2:30—7:30pm

both days. We need about 12 people each day.

This is also another event where we need

people out now, selling circus sponsorships.

We would also welcome any donations to

either the golf outing or circus from any

members who wished to contribute to the

cause.

The Reynoldsburg Lions members have always

managed to come through when they are

needed. Right now they are needed more than

ever. Please help YOUR club in any possible

manner you can, and thanks for your support.

extended to the Knights of

Columbus and to the

employees of the Texas

Ro adh ou se f o r t h e i r

significant contributions and

assistance!

This is an important event for

us to be a part of, on several

levels. Now that we know

what we’re doing, perhaps

next year will be even better!

Special Notes:

DUES notice! If you have

not paid your dues yet,

please contact Lion

Lynette ASAP.

Dues are necessary to

cover the LCI and

District fees charged to

maintain operation.

Examples of raffle prizes needed in the next couple of weeks. If you can help, contact Lion Mike Kerek ASAP,

and he will pick them up from you!

Lions Slogan: Liberty, Intelligence, Our Nation’s Safety Lions Motto: WE SERVE

The Reynoldsburg Lions have two

major events coming up in July, and

need sponsors for both!

The golf outing on 7/19 is seeking hole

sponsors at $50/hole.

The circus on 7/28-29 is looking for

sponsors, ranging from $50 to $2000.

On either one, sponsors can be

corporate or individuals.

We encourage Lions to take out sponsor forms from both events and hit

anyone and everyone who they see:

doctors, employers, friends, neighbors,

stores frequented, other organizations,

etc. Forms are available at meetings in

hard copy form, or available from Mike

Kerek in pdf form via email.

Of course, Lions are also welcome to

support and sponsor either or both

events themselves, and a couple are

doing that already.

Sponsorships are where the money is

made, and we need them to help make

up for revenue lost through events no

longer happening. We need all

members, active and otherwise, to

make this a priority and hit the

pavement! (REPRINT!)

SPONSORS!

The Reynoldsburg Lions have an

opportunity to join forces with The

Simple Church in a winter event that

could become a great time annually for

the community!

Based on the hit show, “America’s Got

Talent,” and with a template that the

Westerville Lions have successfully

incorporated for their version of the

show, we are looking to create our own unique show. Representatives of

The Simple Church have agreed to

supply sound system and back-stage

knowhow, and between the two

organizations, we have enough contacts

within the schools to get a great

response.

This event would fill a large void in our

calendar, provide a great opportunity

for people of all ages to shine, and get

good exposure within the community,

while also making it a fundraiser for

both groups. It’s a win-win on all levels!

The board will be considering this

proposal at the July Board Meeting,

being held the Slonaker home on the

23rd.

Club Pres ident Nea l Bennett

continue to make this the best and

most active club around.

My goals this year are pretty simple,

though are critical for the long-term

success of the club:

We have to increase membership with

new, active, preferably younger

members who aren’t afraid to jump in

and help where they can. It was

wonderful to see Jessica, Darwin, and

Lee out as much as they were; Mike

Coy managed to get to turkey shoots

when he could; and I know Tony will be

great. But we need more.

We need to think outside the box

more often, looking to projects that can

replace ones we’ve lost. The circus will

(hopefully) cover the lost income from

the Civil War reenactment, but that’s

one event. We need some new,

innovative ideas, and open minds from

the club members.

Finally, we need to focus on what our strengths and weaknesses are, using

surveys from the club members and

community to determine how we can

change for the better. From stagnation

comes death. We have 66 years in—we

need to change to have another 66!

On August 15-16, we will be participat-

ing in the Tomato Festival. We have

three stations that we need to man: the

trailer, which will take at least 6 people

at all times both days (it would be

more, but we are not allowed to sell

sno cones at the event due to an out-

side vendor exclusivity agreement; the

friends and membership station, which

will take 2-3 to make it work; and the vision screening in the building, which

will take another 2-3 members who are

trained to use the SPOT machine.

Any help, any time, anyone can give to

the Reynoldsburg Lions would be ap-

preciated.

2014-15 officers, installed at City BBQ on Main St: Neal Bennett, President; Stephen Rowe, Fist

VP; Lynette Linville, Secretary; Dave Risen, Treasurer; Mike Slonaker, Membership Chair; Norm Brusk, Tail Twister; Bob Marburger, Lion

Tamer; Bob Theisen, Paul Glowa, Leonard Burkhart, and Lee Pelphrey, Directors. Non-voting board members appointed: Jessica Pelphrey,

Communications Liaison; Mike Kerek, Operations.

“Out of the frying pan, into the fire!”

Those were the thoughts that went

through my head as I looked over the

calendar of events for the next two

months on the 1st. 7 events, 4 of them

major events with a lot of prep work to

do in addition to the numerous people

needed to man the stations.

Fortunately, thanks to the efforts of so

many of our members, things seem to

be under control.

I’m looking forward to being the

president of the Reynoldsburg Lions

this year, but like any new position, I

come in with great enthusiasm and the

understanding that I will have to learn

on the job. I ask at this time for the

club’s support and help, just as the

members were there for PCC Dave, to

R e y n o l d s b u r g ’ s G o t

T a l e n t ?

T o m a t o F e s t i v a l

Carson & Barnes Circus

July 28-29, 2014

4:30pm & 7:30pm

Both Days

Civic Park 6801 Daugherty Drive

Adults $12, Children $6* Coupons available through

any Lion for free child admission with paid adult!

*- Advance tickets only