Leos Give Parents A Break!

The Morganville Leo Club gave area parents and guardians a break on Friday, March 17th, when they held a "Parents Night Out" at the Morganville Community Center. Youth from 2 1/2 years to 11 attended the evening filled with games, stories, crafts, face painting, and movies. They even took time out to enjoy treats furnished by the Leos. Leo Ashley H. chaired this fun event for both the Leos and youth of the community. One young girl asked when leaving, "Are you going to do this every Friday night?" The Leos are getting ready for their Easter Egg Hunt for the community youth on Saturday, April 15th. Election of officers for 2006-2007 was held at March 15th meeting. Leo Mitch F. was elected President.

Chairperson Leo Ashley H. leading attendees and Leos in "Lucky Leprechaun Says".

Boston Convention Forms and Documents

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Ark City Leos Club News

The Ark City Leos Club submitted this information about their latest activities:

At our Feb 9th meeting the A.C. Lions club ask us to help them sell tickets for their fund raising dinner on March 11th they said for every ticket we sold we could earn $1. We sold 75 tickets. We were asked to help with their dinner. We had 10 members helping with 4 advisors. We help seat people and clear the places after they were done eating. We helped the Lions clean up after the dinner by folding chair and placing them on the carts and taking down the tables. The Leos got praised for their good work. The Lions were surprised how much help the Leos could be. We were asked to help again this year with the Senior prom given by the city for the Senior Citzens of Ark City. About 300 Seniors Citizens attended. We were asked to pour drinks and clear places when the dinner was over. Our Leos came through again. They did so much more then what was asked. Some of them earened tips which they donated to the Senior Center to defry some of the cost of the dinner. On April 1st the Leos are going to help the A.C. Early Birds Lions with the eye screening bus, by helping to clean it. We are planning a car wash the day of the prom. The money earn will go to help the victims of the past huricanes. We are interested in attending the State convention that is coming up. We will hold our election of officers in April.

Leos Attend Mid-Winter Rally 2006

Forty Kansas Leos gathered in Salina on Saturday January 14 for one of the year’s favorite events, Mid-Winter Rally. The Leos started the day at the Friendship Center where they heard PDG Richard Brauer speak about blindness, assistive technology and the experience of having a guide dog. The presentation was both entertaining and insightful and everyone learned a lot from PDG Rick.

The taco bar at the Youth Recognition Luncheon was a hit with the Leos. After enjoying a great meal and social time, the Leos and their advisors were recognized for their outstanding contributions to their communities, Lions, and other organizations and causes. Among these were Valley Heights’ production of the play “Peter Pan” which raised over $400 for KSDS and the execution of an extremely successful Relay for Life by the Blue Valley West Leos.

The afternoon was spent in a public relations workshop where the Leos shared ideas for promoting their clubs and their activities. Writing a good press release, accessing the new state Leo website and accessing school and community resources were all covered. For the final activity of the workshop, each club wrote up a story about a recent or upcoming event to be published in their state and district newsletters and on the website. The participating clubs also spent time discussing pin designs for international convention and planning for Kansas Leos to attend the convention this summer in Boston.

Everyone had a great day catching up with old friendships, making new ones, and learning some things about Lionism and improving their own clubs. Clubs attending MWR were: Abilene, Blue Valley West, Hillsboro, Humboldt, Morganville, Mulvane, and Valley Heights. The Leos were also happy to have several non-Leo youth join them for the day including three exchange students and Ariel Severson, daughter of PDG Wally Severson.

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Abilene Leos

The Abilene Leos donated a food basket to a local church family at Christmas time.

Kylie, Mallary, and Laura attended the Noon Lions meeting on December 28 to inform them about what the Leos have been doing.

Several members of the Abilene club attended the 2006 Mid-Winter Rally in Salina.

In the future, they will be working with the local optometrist to get free eye screenings for kids entering kindergarten.

We are working on a local dance for middle school kids as a fundraiser.

Blue Valley West Leos

September:  Raised $350 for Habitat for Humanity and $250 for Bethel Home (a Chinese orphanage for blind children).  Assisted with Access House Dance (Disabled Young Adults).  Helped staff the Helen Gold Walk and worked with the Louisburg Lions at the Ciderfest.

October:  Assisted the Louisburg Lions at the second weekend of the Ciderfest. Raised $125 for Ronald McDonald House and $225 for SafeHome (a shelter for battered women and children).  Helped with Pumpkin Hollow at the Deanna Rose Farmstead, planted bulbs at our high school, helped staff Abby's Run and various local fall festivals.  Provided childcare for teachers' kids during parent/teacher conferences.

November:  Collected approximately 100 teddy bears to donate to Children's Mercy Hospital, painted fingernails at Lamar Court Assisted Living Center, gave moms a break by taking kids to a movie, and helped staff the Christmas Bureau. 

December:  Went caroling at the Arboretum (in what I'm sure was sub-zero weather conditions), provided an entire day of bell-ringers for the Salvation Army at Wal-Mart, helped our Louisburg Lions ring bells in Louisburg, and helped staff a Holiday Mart.  Adopted two older orphans (15 and 17) and provided EVERYTHING (and more) from their Christmas wish lists.  Provided 1000 cookies for teachers!

January:  Assisted Lakeview Village Residents with chores; everything from cleaning to shoveling snow.  Attended the Mid-Winter Rally!  Provided dinner for a neighborhood fire station and served it.  Collecting fabric and thread for World Relief kits and working a day at Harvesters to stock food pantry shelves. Have begun planning a fashion show followed by self-defense training event to support the Ali Kemp Foundation.  Have started forming teams and planning for our Second Annual Relay for Life.  Also working on our annual "paper chain" sale to support the Leukemia/Lymphoma Society.

Hillsboro Leos

In November, Hillsboro Leos helped the Durham Lions Club at their pancake day, gave money to the local shelter for holiday meals for families and decorated the city Christmas Tree.

In December, the club visited the Ronald McDonald House in Wichita where they cleaned and baked cookies for the guests. They adopted two children off the Angel Tree to buy Christmas gifts for, and helped the Noon Lions wrap all the Angel Tree gifts. They also had a Christmas party at their regular December club meeting.

In January the Leos will attend the Hillsboro Evening Lions Pancake feed as a group. Several members of the club attended the 2006 Mid-Winter Rally in Salina. Plans are also underway for a Februay 7 taco bar at the high school basketball game to raise funds to attend international convention.

Humboldt Leos

The Humboldt adopted a little boy and girl at Christmas. Several members of the club attended the 2006 Mid-Winter Rally in Salina.

We are collaborating with FFA to adopt a highway.

We are in the process of organizing a 3 on 3 basketball tournament.

Morganville Leos

Lately we have had a soup supper to raise money for the hurricane victims. We raised more than $200 for them-we just wanted to make a difference for them, and hopefully we did. We also helped the Lions change batteries to smoke detectors for the local people. We also helped the Lions with highway cleanup. Several members of the club attended the 2006 Mid-Winter Rally in Salina.

Mulvane Leos-NEWSFLASH!

Who: Mulvane Leos
What: Working Concessions
Where: Mulvane Middle School basketball game
When: Several times this past month
Why: To raise money for our “adopted” child

Who: Mulvane Leos
What: Raking Leaves
Where: Two houses in Mulvane
When: A weekend in November
Why: To help people who were very busy and needed help to keep their yards presentable.

Several members of the club attended the 2006 Mid-Winter Rally in Salina.

Valley Heights Leos

Recent Events:
-VH Leos put on the production “Peter Pan” on December 30, 2005 at 7:00 p.m. at the Waterville Opera House. The freewill donation raised around $400 for KSDS.
Several members of the club attended the 2006 Mid-Winter Rally in Salina on January 14.
-VH Leos hosting Bingo Game Night at the VH Teen Center on January 21, 2006 from 7 to 9 p.m. Entry fee is $4.
-Upcoming Event:
-Mardi Gras Dance March 25, 7-9 p.m at the Waterville Community Center. $4 entry fee includes a potato bar and is open to the public.

Wellington Leos

The Wellington Leo Club is kicking off it's first fundraiser of the year. The Super "SUB" Sunday is well underway. We are pre-selling sub sandwiches to our Lions Club and local businesses to be picked up on Super Bowl Sunday. The Wellington Leo Club is excited to be involved with the Kansas Leos and looks foward to an exciting first year.