Turner Lions Club

USD202 Board of Education Presentation

Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Who We Are

• Before The Turner Community Connection• Before The Turner Foundation• Before Turner Rec• Even before Turner became a USD

The Turner Lions Club

serving our community since 1954.

• We are the local expression of the largest community service organization in the world! http://www.lionsclubs.org/EN/index.php

• We are the only service club in Turner.

Things we have done

• Provided for schools– 4 Elementary shelter houses– TMS water garden– THS flagpole

• Provided for students– Scholarships– Eyeglasses

• Support school clubs– Turner Stream Team– FIRST Lego League– Science Club– Art Club – Peace Posters

• Support band students

• Support school & community sports team

• Participated in Turner Days since its inception

• Provided for community members in need – Site Bus eye exams– Eyeglasses– Food Baskets at Thanksgiving & Christmas

Built shelter houses

Turner Days

Candy Days

For KU Eye Clinic

Major Contributions from ‘01 to ‘12

• Eyeglasses purchased              $ 6,026.00• Food Baskets                          $ 6,495.93• School Activities                     $ 7,795.24• Scholarships                         $14,250.00• Boy Scouts                           $ 1,125.00• Kansas Lions State Band         $ 6,726.51• International Band                  $12,592.32• Turner Recreations                  $ 3,831.41• Kansas School for the Blind     $ 2,600.00• Turner HS Flag Pole               $ 2,411.78• Shelter Houses                      $ 8,411.07• Turner Team Sports                 $ 2,262.98

•  TOTAL $70,696.83

How you can help

• We need your support in order to continue!• We invite you to join us.• We would love it if Members of the Turner

USD202 Board of Education, Administration, faculty, and staff would join us in our efforts.

(At least one person from each building would be great!)

• Annual Membership costs $75 per person.

• Join with us for

– Candy Days Sept. 29th– Turner Days Oct. 13 & 14– Holiday baskets Nov. 19th

Find out what Lions Club is all about

• We invite you to attend an introductory meeting.– Monday, November 5, 2012– 6:30 – 8:00 PM– At Turner Rec. in the Bears Den

• For more information you may contact

TLC President Jim Benz

Sincerely,The Turner Lions Club