SEAL BEACH LIONS CLUB
VOLUME 77, ISSUE 11
SEAL BEACH, CALIFORNIA
MAY 2015
1198 Pacific Coast Hwy D305, Seal Beach CA 90740
WE GIVE
WE SERVE2
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Meetings on the 1st & 3rd
Wednesday of the month
Khoury’s Restaurant 7:00 pm
SERVE
110 Marina Drive, Long Beach
www.sealbeachlions.org
CALENDAR
15-17-May District Convention Pala Mesa
16-May Beep Ball Tournament
16-May Pony League Home Run Derby Project
18-May Leo Community Support Night
WE VOLUNTEER
20-May Lions General & Board Meeting
23-May Garden Grove Visitation
25-May Memorial Day Service Support
28-May Diabetes Awareness Project
3 House
30-May Seal Beach Police Open
30-May CLFIS Screening Vista
31-May Seal Beach Blood Drive
3-June Lions General Meeting
6-June Seal Beach Golf Tournament
WE WORK
13-June
Seal Beach Lions Installation Dinner
13-June CLFIS Sight Screening Yucaipa
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20-June CLFIS Sight Screening Rialto
21-June Seal Beach Lions Beach Party
25-June Diabetes Awareness Project
27-June CLFIS Sight Screening Perris
3-July Band on the Sand
8-July Concert in the Park (SB Lions sponsor)
11-July CLFIS Sight Screening Whittier
15-July Lions General & Board Meetings
18-19-July FISH FRY
25-July District Meeting
25-27-July Special Olympics
26-July CLFIS Sight Screening Huntington Park
27-July New Member Happy Hour
30-July Diabetes Awareness Project
Lions Support Every 15 Minutes Program
The Seal Beach Lions Club co-produces the Every-15-Minutes program at Los
Alamitos High School. This is an 'in your face' look at the consequences of drinking
and driving and is experienced by every student at the school and hundreds from
the community.
Throughout the first day, students are removed
from class by the grim reaper and a police
officer reads their obituary. They are pulled
every 15 minutes to symbolize the statistic of
drinking and driving deaths.
At lunch, there is an amazing
accident scene with several
deaths, a medevac helicopter,
fire rescue and a drunk driving
arrest.
More than 1,500 students watched the scene plus another 400+ community
members. This is followed by an emergency room life saving attempt, a police
booking, court trial, jail tour and funeral.
On the following day there are two assemblies where all students are in
attendance and a video is shown of the previous day’s events. The Lions have been
at the forefront of producing, managing and working the event since its inception
in 1999.
Thank you Chairman Scott Newton, Chief Joe, all of the first responders and the
many Seal Beach Lions who participated in this event.
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MAY 2015
13-May
Teri Newton
11-June
Cathy Bekke
15-May
Dora Syrengelas
14-June
David Boyer
Robert Delmonte
21-May
Chris Langlais
16-June
Karl Myers
26-May
Nikki Illingworth
18-June
Amanda Honn
31-May
Vince Abbott
21-June
Gary Denni
Bob Heenan
3-June
Deb Machen
Tim Kelsey
5-June
Paul Terrazas
6-June
K.C. Coultrup
7-June
Rosie Ritchie
9-June
Lety Moya
10-June
Brooke Reid
We were all excited to meet new Lions
Carmen & Frank, Kyle Abuarjah, Mary
Doyle, Elaine & Nate at the recent New
Member Happy Hour. Welcome!
15-June
Wendylynn Townson
24-May
Diane Rydell
Kent Maul
2-June
Joan Wilkins
Susan Pierce
Gary Landis
Josh Haynie
Congratulations Lion Mike
Gibbons on being awarded
the Governor’s Excellence
Award at the last District
Meeting. Well deserved!
22-June
Robin Collier
24-June
Evan Jenkins
25-June
Laura Ellsworth
Barbara Wright
28-June
Sean Lazatin
29-June
Cassie Lindquist
Laura Fast
30-June
Frank Urenda
Frank Hall
David Blasi
Lion Nick Bolin was the master
chef at the Long Beach Ronald
McDonald House. He was helped
by his wife Sasian and Lions Brad,
Grant, Diana and Mary at the
Long Beach Ronald McDonald
House on April 16.
On April 16 another group of
Lions cooked their hearts out.
Thank you Lions Adriana, Mike &
Marcia, Samantha, Barbara and
Margie
SEAL BEACH LIONS CLUB
CAMILLE ROMANO, President
[email protected] (714) 580-9610
CATHY NETWON, Secretary
[email protected] (562) 377-8955
LAURA ELLSWORTH, Treasurer
SCOTT NEWTON, 2nd Vice President
RYAN ZIEGENBUSCH, Tail Twister
ELLEN LIEBHERR, Membership
NICK BOLIN, 3rd Vice President
MIKE GIBBONS, Lion Tamer
IMMED. PAST PRESIDENT LINDSAY SAFE
ROSE MARIE BAKER, DIANA BRUNJES, TOM DUSUZYNSKI, BRUCE GORMLEY, RENEE GORMLEY, MARCIA
HALEY, MIKE HALEY, NIKKI ILLINGWORTH, MARCELLA MCSORLEY, JOAN WILKINS – Board of Directors
WEBMASTERS: DAVID CORNBLOOM & ERIK DREYER-GOLDMAN
ELLEN LIEBHERR, Growl Editor [email protected] (714) 458-3077
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Up Before Dawn!
SEAL BEACH LIONS PAY
TRIBUTE TO TEACHERS
President Camille and
Lions Ramona, Marcella,
Felix, Laura, friend Madi
and Cameron were up
early to work the
Tinkerbell Marathon at
Disneyland.
Supporting our
Finest
A Number of Lions
represented the Seal
Beach Lions Club at the
Seal
Beach
Police
Foundation’s Awards
Luncheon on April 30.
GIVE BLOOD – SAVE A LIFE
Lions Blood Drive
Sunday, May 31, 2015
Hours: 9:00 am - 3:15 PM
Location: Red Cross Bloodmobile
Bank of America, 208 Main St, Seal Beach
BEEPBALL EXHIBITION
Saturday, May 16 11:30am-1:00pm
McGaugh School Baseball Fields
1698 Bolsa Avenue - Seal Beach
This is baseball for the blind and will pit the Braille Leos against the
Pony League all-stars (blindfolded of course). Lions are encouraged
to come out and cheer the players on.
Lion Karen Russell chaired our annual Honor the
Teacher Night on April 22. The event honored nine
teachers of the year from the schools in the Los
Alamitos Unified School District as well as three
Administrator of the Year. Each recipient was given a
Student Speakers Harry Asland Fellowship plaque
and pin in commemoration of this award. A
donations of $200 was given in their name to
support the scholarship efforts of the Lions MD4
Student Speaker Foundation. Great job Lion Karen!
Don’t miss out on your chance to win!
See Lion Mike Gibbons for tickets.
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Meet Lion Ramona Kies
Member since 2014
A native Californian, Ramona has lived in Huntington Beach since 1979. She is currently employed by
Verizon as a Senior Analyst for Vendor Management, which entails a good amount of traveling on a
regular basis, currently to Thunder Bay, Canada, Midland/Odessa and San Antonio, Texas, Atlanta,
Georgia, Silver Spring, Maryland and now 2 sites in Iowa. Ramona joined the Lions a little over a year
ago, but has fully integrated into being a dedicated volunteer for all major events. Her favorite is the
Arts Fest in September because she loves art and likes to see what’s new in the art world as well as
visiting with the vendors. Being an avid gardener, she looks forward to buying some “cool” plants there.
Her most memorable event has been the Fish Fry. Ramona comments, “It’s great to see how organized
and efficient the event is, better every year. Last year, I worked both days and it was such fun seeing
people enjoying the sunshine, great food, drink and entertainment. It felt so good to be a Lion and provide that kind of excitement on a
large scale!” On her last vacation she went to the Bay area to visit her sister, shortly after Christmas, so everything was still decorated. “
So charming and the air was so refreshing….winter crisp!” says Ramona. Of all the countries in the world she would like to visit is
Cambodia and Costa Rica: Cambodia for the history, food and warm, friendliness of the people; Costa Rica just because it looks like FUN
and is so tropical and colorful. On her bucket list, #1, is learning to play the guitar….not like Eddie Van Halen or Prince, just something
more acoustic. She vows to do it…just needs to find the time! She’s especially proud of her daughter, Cameron, who graduates high
school in June and is off to college in the Fall. Cam has been a Leo for 5 years and now, having just joined, is an official Seal Beach Lion!
As they say, “the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree,” so we’ll continue to see Mom and daughter, together, bringing their energetic
enthusiasm in service to the Lions!
SALUTING LONG-TIME
MEMBERS:
Ed Hirsch – 1970
Dave Hubbard – 1980
George Layman – 1983
Jim Klisanin – 1985
Mike Maloney – 1986
Eddie Maginnis – 1987
Bob Griffin – 1987
Ed Jones – 1988
Barbara Wright - 1988
Dr. Ron Pepitone – 1988
Ellen Liebherr – 1988
Judy O’Neill - 1988
Nancy Herbert - 1988
Scott Newton - 1988
Jackie Maloney – 1989
Ray Longoria - 1989
Lions Club Dues are Due
Your help in paying dues now would be appreciated.
If you pay by June 3rd, you will be entered in a drawing
for 6-sets of 4-Angel tickets for the June 12th game against
Oakland. Drawing held at the June 3rd Lions Meeting
(Need not be present to win)
You can pay online through the link included with the
weekly ROAR, mail a check to 1198 PCH #D305, Seal
Beach CA 90740 or bring a check to the next meeting.
JUST FOR FUN….LITTLE KNOW FACTS ABOUT MEMBER…….
Sue Charles ’12:
“Not a very exciting life. My grandmother taught me to sew, crochet, embroider and knit. Lucky kid to have such a loving teacher! I love
to swim and was once a lifeguard and a swim teacher for toddlers. That was a challenge but such fun. And believe it or not, as a 4-year
old, in 1962 I attended the World’s Fair and the opening of the Space Needle. I still remember how exciting it was!”
Renee Gromley-Schulte ’90 and Bruce Gromley ’91:
“Once upon a time, Bruce, his son, Neil, nephew Brian and I ventured upon a dream vacation of visiting several National Parks. After
camping at Zion, Yellowstone, Yosemite and the Grand Tetons, we landed in South Laker Tahoe and camped 50 yards from South Lake
Tahoe Blvd. As experienced back-packers/campers, we put our food high above the ground in the trees away from the local predators.
Little did we know that “Charlie,” the local bear in our Lake Tahoe campground, loved leftover chicken and wine, It rained very hard that
night and all of us neglected to clean up our campsite after card games and fun. We woke up the next morning to camp mayhem. A
determined “Charlie” had made off with our next meals and we have the bear teeth marks visible on our ice chest to prove it. We
survived and so did “Charlie,” thankful that he let us sleep!”
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Original Parts Group Car Show – April 11, 2015
By Chairman Lion Laurin DeVine
The lions club enjoyed a very successful event this year at the OPG car show
netting $2197.00 and $33.00 in the tip jar!!
On Friday Lions Mike Ferrara, Mark Newton, Scott Newton, Cathy Newton, Roco
Mann, Victor Grgas, and Bill Howes loaded the truck so all was ready to go
Saturday morning.. Lion Scott Newton prepared the pancake mix, sausages,
coffee, and orange juice at the Methodist Church kitchen. Lion Michelle Nowicki
and I met Scott at 5:15 AM and loaded the finished products on to the truck for
the short trip to the OPG parking lot.
Michelle and I arrived at the OPG parking lot at 5:40 AM and started to unload the truck. At 6 AM we received help from a number
of Leo’s and from Lion Ray Longoria. Ray rallied the Leo’s and the unloading began in earnest with additional help from Lion’s
Tomas Vasquez, Lety Moya, Mike Ferrara and Mike Haley. Lion Scott Newton helped with the setup ensuring we had a smooth
flow for our customers.
We were ready for our first customers by 6:30 AM. From 6:30 AM until 7:30 AM we served mostly coffee with an occasional
pancake breakfast. A number of Leos walked down the car staging area to let the drivers know that the Lions Club was serving a
pancake breakfast. From 7:30 AM until 9:30 AM we served approximately 100 pancake breakfast meals with lunch request
(bratwurst/hotdogs) starting as early as 9 AM.
From 9:00 AM until 1:00 PM we served approximately 400 lunch meals; at 11:30 AM we did a store run for more Coke, relish, and a
stop at the Lions garage for additional ice. By 1:00 PM we were sold out of the bratwurst, hotdogs, and spicy sausage; we started to
tear down and load the truck and were back at the garage by 1:30 PM unloading.
I had great support from the Leo’s who were engaged throughout the day! A special thanks to Lions Mike Ferrara, Tomas Vasquez,
Doc Hall, and Mark Newton on the grill; Lion’s Chardy Lang, Lety Vasquez, Ramona Kies, and Molly Bounds who kept the customer
flow moving by assisting the Leos and ensuring tables were wiped down, buns were placed in bun holders, and all of the small
details that make for a great event; Lion’s Victor Grgas, and Rocco Mann for loading the truck on Friday and Saturday and helping
to unload the truck at the Garage Saturday afternoon.
I really appreciate the support that I received from Scott Newton and from Mike Haley. You both were extremely helpful ensuring
that we had a successful event. Thank you both!
Seal Beach Car Show
Thanks Chairman Mark Newton for a great Pancake Breakfast!
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Sight News
Lion Cathy Newton
Sight & Hearing Chairman
CLFIS Sight Screening K-57 Vision Screening
Seal Beach Lions Scott & Cathy Newton, Bruce Gormley and
Adriana Ziegenbusch headed across the border from Calexico CA
into Mexicali and then 60 miles south to Baja Senora to a secondary
school for a site clinic.
We all camped out in less than
modern classrooms with minimal
amenities but enjoyed lots of
local fun with the Baja Senora
Lions club. Over a 2 day period
we served over 800 very needy
people. Our clinic opened up at
5:30am.
Long-time Lion Dave Hubbard was asked to walk the
plank on April 10 as Lions from around the District
roasted him. Lion Dave has now retired and is moving to
Cayucos. Per his request, all the proceeds from the roast
will be donated to the LCIF Measles Initiative.
Joe Jost’s
At
Dave’s Other Place
CLFIS Sight Screening Ontario-Chino Vision Screening
Thank You
Lions Bill, Ray
and Barbara for
a wonderful day
Several Beach Lions worked the CLFIS Sight Screening in Ontario
on April 11th. This was hosted by the American Career College
and the Chino Valley Lions Club. 345 five patients were seen
with most receiving eyeglasses.
Lions Military Affairs Committee
UPCOMING SCREENINGS
May 30
June 13
June 27
July 12
Aug 1
Aug 15
Aug 22
Aug 29
Vista
Yucaipa
Perris
Huntington Park
Glendale
Riverside
Ranch Cucamonga
Big Bear
Mark your calendar May 25th for Memorial Day services at
Eisenhower Park. The Lions will be helping the VFW and
American Legion's Memorial Day presentation by providing the
sound system and chairs. We will need chair setup and take
down and a sound wizard. More information to follow.
Contact Mike Ferreira at [email protected]
All Lions are welcome to serve those that have served us.