By Lion, Milt Fox
The Mountain Times
Golf Tourney
On Saturday September 7th the Mt. Hood Oregon Resort and the Mt. Hood Lions Club put on the 1st Annual Welches Charity Open Golf Tournament to raise money for a community disaster relief fund. The weather was perfect and the event was extremely well attended with 29 foursomes participating. Our thanks to Pacific Office Automation and the Whistle Stop Bar & Grill for their major sponsorship; to Mt. Hood Cannabis Company and The Door Works Company of Portland for their generous cash donations; to US Foods, Skyway Bar & Grill, Tito’s Vodka, Pub 26 and Custom Stone Creations for food and drink donations; to Coopers Wine Bar, Whistle Stop, Welches Mountain Hardware, Coffee House 26, and Welches Liquor Store for their beautiful gift baskets; to Dennis Denault for his musical talents; and most importantly to Elizabeth Kwon, President and CEO of Mt. Hood Oregon Resort and the hard-working, talented staff of the Mt. Hood Oregon Resort for putting on this amazing event to benefit our community! Thanks to all of the golfers in our community and the greater Portland area for your support and participation. We look forward to an even bigger and better event next year.
From our Club President Lion David Anderson
Bingo!
Lions Bingo began on Friday September 27th. We had a great turnout for our first night of this year’s season.. Bingo is our largest fundraiser, helping to support our scholarship program and much more. Come and have a great Friday night: doors will open at 6:00pm with Bingo starting at 7:00pm. Our Bingo Chairwoman is Lion Carol Norgard.
Fall Plant Sale Saturday October 12th!
“Love the trees until the leaves fall off, then encourage them again next year.” -Chad Sugg
And with that in mind, the Mt Hood Lions encourage you to come to our fall plant sale. We will have ornamental greenery, trees and plants adapted to fall planting, all donated by area nurseries to assist us with funding for Swimming Lessons for mountain kids next summer. Come by our parking lot from 9am. to 2 pm. (or until all plants are sold) on Saturday October 12th. Depending on the weather, stop by for hot coffee or cocoa, and advice from local plant experts on how to make sure your purchase thrives next spring.
From our Swimming Lessons Chairman, Lion David Buoy
Red Cross Blood Drive!
We will be hosting a Red Cross Blood Drive on Saturday October 19th. Hours are 9:00am to 2:00pm. To schedule your appointment or for more information, please call 1-800-RED-CROSS or visit www.redcrossblood.org, sponsor code: Mt HoodLionsClub Streamline your donation experience and save up to 15 minutes by visiting RedCrossBlood.org/RapidPass to complete your pre-donation reading and health history questions on the day of your appointment.
New Member Initiation!
Our club will be initiating several new members at our Wednesday October 23rd, club dinner meeting
Mobile Health Clinic!
If you have health needs or concerns, consider inquiring at “femforward” Mobile Health Clinic. The folks with “femforward” are planning to bring their mobile clinic to the Lions Club the last Friday of every month depending on community need and turn out. They can serve up to 14 patients in a day. Make appointments through their website, by texting or calling. Their next visit will be on Friday October 25th at the Lions Club. Watch for our advertising.
Christmas Toy Drive Dinner!
We’re making plans for our Christmas Toy Drive Dinner to be held December 7th. We have been holding this dinner to support our communities’ youngsters since 1996. We have a great dinner planned for you, prepared by our own Lion Chef Craig Calvert along with his crew of hard working Lions.Our Christmas Toy Drive Dinner Chairwoman is Lion Sarah O’Dowd and she is planning for a “CandyLand Christmas” theme. More details to come in next month’s column.
We are also making plans for another Red Cross Blood Drive Saturday December 14th.
It’s great to be a Lion!