CARIBOU LIONS CLUB
INFORMATION
Club Charter Date: 1936
Sponsoring Club:
Houlton Lions Club
Club Number: 013675
International ID: 2280
King Lion: Ken Westin
Vice Presidents: Rod Wardwell, Bob French & Roger Dyer
Secretary: Roger Roy
Treasurer: Joe Cheney
E-MAIL: Joe Cheney
CHARTER MEMBERS:
Jack B. Bishop
Charles Bratt
Dr. Sylvio Cyr
Abe Daniels
Dan Daniels
Newman B. Doyle
Nathan Epstein
Rev. G.D. Frazier
Lewis G. Hersey
Francis Hodgins
Jack J. Howlett
O.L. Keyes
George P. Knox
Graydon Lombard
Harold Lyons
Ralph Morgan
Dr. Oscar Norell
James N. Oak
Irving H. Peterson
John O. Rogers
Dana Simmons
David Solman
Herbert Wakem
Clarence White
MELVIN JONES Fellows:
Richard Beaulieu
Robert Bernaiche
Ricahrd Brescia
Robert Crawford
Jack Lancaster
Philip Willey
Members Who Held
District Offices:
1956-57 - Alfred Thomas
1975-76 - Ricahrd Brescia
Year First Women Joined Our Club: 1992
First Women To Join Our Club:
Tammy Crouch
Liza Skinner
KEY MEMBERS:
Our Club has many Key Members, many for 2 members and some for 6 members. We had one member (Walter Greenier) awarded a Grand Master Key, for 50 members in 1979. Walter joined our club in 1940 and was very active up to the time of his death in 1981.
HOUSE LOT FOR SALE
The Lions Club of Caribou has a two acre house lot for sale. Located in East Machias, Maine on the East side of the Madley Lake Road in the Jacksonville district of E. Machias. Town map location: 1524-056.PRICE: $7,500.00 or best offer. All proceeds will be used towards the Lion Club's diabetic program.
E-mail Joe Cheney for more information on this property.
OTHER LIONS CLUB SITES
Lions Club International
LionNET - USA
LionNET - Maine
Presque Isle Lions Club
LOCAL LINKS
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The Lions Club of Caribou along with the Presque Isle Club were jointly sponsored by the Houlton Lions Club and chartered on November 27, l936. In 1986, they celebrated their 50th anniversary with members from all three clubs in attendance. All three of these clubs are very active to this date.
Our membership includes a wide range of people and would welcome inquiries from people living in the area who would be interested to join.
We meet twice a month, the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. Our meeting are held at Green Acres Restaurant in the winter months and at the Lions Picnic Ground on Collins Pond from May thru September.
Fund Raising Projects:
Three to four times a year, a "Bean-Hole-Bean
supper is held (June - Sept.)
Annually, on the first day of the Caribou Winter Carnival, the Caribou Lions Club Sportsmen Banquet is held, at which time area patrons come together to have an evening of food and fun to honor our Fish and Game Wardens. (This is our largest fund raiser).
At Christmas time, Christmas wreaths are sold.
Snowmobile cookouts - a fun day at a local pond.
New - Annual "Caribou Lions Club Golf tournament".
Man food tent at the local "Soap Box Derby".
In 1990, the Lions and Lioness held a joint project: "The Caribou Telephone Directory". This was a lot of work for the clubs, but in the end, the Clubs split a profit of $5,206.72.
Like all Service Clubs, we have tried numerous projects from selling potatoes to selling Christmas tree ornaments.
Service Activities
On an annual basis, we purchase eyeglasses for those in need. Mostly school age children and senior citizens.
NOTE: We just shipped out 15 cases of used eyeglasses to help needy people around the world.
Monetary donations are made to the "Maine Sight".
Donations are also made to various clubs and organizations and to our schools to enable them to promote and participate to their miscellaneous activities.
"Project Graduation", a worthwhile project is also a recipient of funds.
Two scholarships of $500.00 are awarded each year.
Over $6,000.00 has been donated to Lions Club International Fund.
Annual Christmas baskets are distributed to needy families living in our area.
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From 1975 thru 1986, we raised money and received donations, which enabled us to construct and give to the City of Caribou, a building known as the "Lions Community Center". This building is valued in excess of $150,000.00 and is used by the youth and seniors of our area for their various activities.
Our second major project was to establish the "Caribou Lions Picnic Area", located on Collins Pond. There is a central building (which is used for cooking, etc.) with an attached canopy sheltering 15 picnic tables. An individual canopy holds an additional 9 picnic tables. Members of our Community for various activities use this site almost daily during the summer months. This is also the site for our famous "Bean-Hole-Bean" suppers.
As needed, we donate to other deserving causes. (Usually a one-time donation).
LCIF (Lion's Club International Foundation) is the charitable arm of Lions Clubs International. The foundation's mission is to support the efforts of Lions clubs around the world in serving their local and global communities by funding humanitarian service projects. Last year alone LCIF approved more than $31 million (US) in grants for Lions' districts around the world.
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