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2024 Holiday Potluck Dinner – December 19, 2024

The Lions 2024 Holiday Party was truly a festive celebration. The team of Lions Ellen Gove and Margaret Colligan organized the culinary coordination as well as the decor, with an assist from Bonnie Carey securing and washing some “Goody Pile Plates.” A special thanks to the Presbyterian Church community for providing a wonderful setting.

This was a new formula for the celebration with over 60 in attendance and over 30 delicious dishes prepared. Lion Ken Lewis was a most cheerful Elf, accompanied by Linda Betjeman leading a medley of Carols and Jingles. Adding to the Holiday joy was Membership Director Don Dunning inducting three new Lions:  Steve and Karen Haddy, sponsored by Dana Hallman, and Michael Carey, sponsored by his brother Chris.

With the news of excellent response to our Community Appeal, this was a wonderful close out to a very busy Shelter Island Lions Year.  Below is a slide show with some photos from the dinner.

Happy Holidays to All!

First Annual Scholarship Breakfast – June 26, 2024

A delicious breakfast of fruit, muffins, bagels, sweet cinnamon buns and coffee was enjoyed at Crescent Beach by the five recipients of Lions scholarships and awards, their families and friends and SI Lions Club members on Wednesday, June 26, 2024.   The members of the 2024 SI Lions Scholarship Committee are: Elizabeth Galle, Susan Binder, Janet D’Amato and Robin Lewis.  The recipients, their scholarships/awards and the schools they’ll be attending are:

  • Leonardo Dougherty, We Serve Scholarship $8,000, attending  Wesleyan University, Educational Studies
  • Miguel David Hermosura, We Serve Scholarship, $4,000,  Hudson Valley Community College, General Dentistry
  • Sophie Lee Clark. Crescent Scholarship, $15,000, University of New Hampshire, Marine Biology
  • Phoenix Jackson Bliss, Crescent Schoarship, $15,000, College of Charleston, Engineering
  • Kaitlyn Gulluscio, Jack Monaghan Award, $1,250, Florida Southern College, Elementary Education

Here are some photos from the event:

Officer Installation and Member Awards Dinner, June 20, 2024

54 Lions and guests enjoyed dinner at The Ram’s Head Inn for the annual Officer Installation and Member Awards dinner on June 20, 2024.   Lion President Peter Miedema provided a summary of the impressive accomplishments of the Club during Lions year 2023-2024.  Four new members, Bruce Brewer, Dennis and Stella Korchinski, and Linda Zavatto, were inducted into Lionism by Lion Mary-Faith Westervelt.  Lion Mary-Faith also conducted the installation ceremony for the incoming Club officers and directors for Lions year 2024-2025.   Lion Ken Pysher presented this year’s Melvin Jones Fellowship Award for outstanding humanitarian service to his wife, Marilynn.  1st Vice President Susan Binder then thanked the presenters and said she was looking forward to serving as President in the coming Lions year.  Here are some photos from the event:

Memorial Day, May 27, 2024

Citizenship Award Dinner, May 23, 2024

Approximately 150 Lions & guests, honorees, and their relatives and friends attended the Shelter Island Lions Club Citizenship Award Dinner on May 23, 2024 at the Gardiner’s Bay Country Club.  Emily and Dana Hallman were the honored recipients of this year’s Citizenship Award.   Thanks to Jim Colligan, here are some photos from the event:

Holiday Dinner — December 14, 2023

More than 60 Lions and guests enjoyed a holiday dinner at The Ram’s Head Inn on Thursday, December 14th.  We were honored to have our District Governor, Peter Tamsin, and Past District Governor, Douglas Marange, join us.  DG Tamsin conducted the induction ceremony for four new Lions:  Melissa and James Heus (sponsored by Susan Binder) and Bernard Ott and  Gerard Drumm (sponsored by Chris Carey). PDG Marange presented Lion Marilynn Pysher with the “Miracles Through Service” award from the New York State Brandel-Murphy Youth Foundation for her many years of voluntary service to local youth.

Holiday music preceding the dinner during the hour in the bar was provided by Tom Hashagen and Lisa Shaw.  And four Lions (Tom Hashagen, Ed Brennan, Chris Carey, and Jim Gereghty) entertained us with their singing. 

Here are a few photos:

Dinner Meeting – September 21, 2023

68 Lions and guests enjoyed dinner at the Shelter Island Yacht Club on Thursday, September 21st.  New member Raymond Renault, sponsored by Hap Bowditch, was inducted by Membership Director Archer Brown.  The guest speaksers were Town Councilwomen BJ Ianfolla and Meg Larsen, who provided information concerning the development of the Town’s Comprehensive Plan.  

Snapper Derby – September 2, 2023

With over 65 entries, the winner of the largest snapper was Isabel Thilberg, with a big little fish weighing in just under a pound at 0.935 lbs.
 
Our bluefish competition was exciting with 8 really nice looking fish entered.  Jackson Clark’s fish weighed in at 8.945 lbs to put him in the second place position. Tom Kenny’s blue tipped the scales at 10.08 lbs, making Tom the winner of our bluefish competition. Congratulations Tom,  what an impressive catch! 
 
Congratulations CJ and Harper Rolger, our winners of the catch and release; they were casting all day and released 50 fish. What a team! 
 
All of our artists had a wonderful way of capturing this fun summer event. Our three winning logos were both creative  and whimsical.  Congratulations to Max Toth & Sophie Ratner, William and Jordan Marz.
 
Everyone was excited to wear the logo t-shirt designed by Elijah Freund in 2022.  Join us next year to see which one of the winning designs will make it onto the t-shirt.  

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