Upcoming guest speakers: Some of our meetings include a guest speaker and are open to the public.  Some upcoming speakers:

Time: 6:15 PM with speaker presentations beginning at approximately 6:30
Location: Best Western Fayetteville Inn, 3021 Thornton Taylor Parkway

The meetings include a buffet supper. If you want to join us for the meal as well as the talk, meal cost is $8.35 payable to the Lion Treasurer at the time of the meal.

Please let us know you are coming by contacting Ted Wright, Membership Director, (931) 433-4243, rtwright@fpunet.com ; or Gary Wright, President, (931) 433-6903, wright@fpunet.com. Please leave your name and phone number in case we need to contact you for changes.

Drug Essay Contest, 2011-12. 

In November and December, the Fayetteville Lions Club sponsored participation by Lincoln County schools in the Annual Tennessee Lions District 12S Drug Essay Contest. The goal of this contest is to encourage young people in our community to develop personal convictions about avoiding the pitfalls of recreational drug use. Each participating student was challenged to write an essay of not more than 1500 words on this year's theme: "Drug Free Is the Way to Be: Why I Choose a Drug-Free Life."

The Lions had tremendous participation again this year with 418 entries from across 10 schools. Local judges declared one winner per school. The winners and their parents were invited to a Lions Club meeting where each winner was presented a check for $100 and given the opportunity to read their essay to the club members and guests. Plaques on permanent display in each participating school have been updated with this year's winner.

The overall winning entry across all schools was from Jessica Swedenburg at LCHS. Her essay was forwarded to the Lions District Headquarters where it competed for one of 5 awards, U.S. Savings Bonds of $200, $300, $500, $1000 and $1500. The District winners will be announced at the District Convention in Murfreesboro on March 3rd. Students from Lincoln County have been winners in this District contest in eight of the past ten years.

Congratulations to all these fine writers and to the Committee Chair, Lion Jim Neale! The winners at each school were:

• Jessica Swedenburg from Lincoln County High School [photo]
• Katie Lauren Keeter from South Lincoln [photo]
• Ty Wolaver from Ninth Grade Academy [photo]
• Bonnie Wakefield from Fayetteville Junior High [photo]
• Jasmine Piland from Unity [photo]
• Ashley Yatzko from Fayetteville Intermediate School [photo]
• Destiny Simmons from Flintville [photo]
• Darian Norman from Highland Rim [photo]
• Tatumn Mann from Blanche [photo]
• Tiffany Posey from Riverside Christian Academy [photo]

Fayetteville Lions Conduct Eyesight Photoscreenings.  The Lions conduct 'Photoscreenings' of preschool children for eye disease, in a program coordinated with the Tennessee Lions Eye Center at Vanderbilt Children's Hospital. The Lions use a SureSight Vision Screener, borrowed from another club in Lions District 12-S. This program is to help identify young children with visual problems during the first five years of life. Undetected and untreated problems during this critical period can prevent proper development of the brain's binocular function, resulting in amblyopia, or "lazy eye." In fact amblyopia is the leading cause of monocular blindness in United States' children. This process also screens for six major eye disorders including near and far sightedness, astigmatism, anisometropia (unequal refraction), media opacities (i.e. cataracts), and strabismus (misaligned eyes). With the SureSight Screener, a photographic image is taken of each eye and a digital printout of the measurements and information is sent to Tennessee Lions Eye Center at Vanderbilt Children's Hospital for professional evaluation. As indicated, parents are notified and the child referred for further in-office medical examination. Lions Ray Landman and Bill Jackson lead the photoscreening program.

Sight Committee: Screening for 2011:

Members Holiday Banquet. Our Holiday Banquet for members and their spouses and guests was held on December 13th at the South Central Human Resource Agency Elder Care Center at 1437 Winchester Highway. We had a great meal and entertained ourselves with Christmas Carols karaoke style! See photos. We also held an induction ceremony for a new member Melody Thompson!  You can view photos here.

Apple Sale, 2011.  Our usual November apple sales by the case, half case or dozen, to local businesses, organizations and individuals was curtailed this year due to the very high current costs of apples. But we will still held our Annual Lions Apple "Roadblock", conducted at high traffic intersections throughout Fayetteville on the Saturday after Thanksgiving, November 26th, from 9 AM to Noon.  Passing motorist were provided a shiny red apple in exchange for the donation of their choice. The Apple Sale Chairman is Delano Light.

See photos.

From Fayetteville TN Lions Club Photos

Peace Poster Contest, 2011-12.

In October and November, the Fayetteville Lions Club sponsored Lincoln County schools' participation in the Lions International Peace Poster Contest. "Children Know Peace" is the 2011-12 theme. Students of ages 11, 12 and 13 are encouraged to visually depict their interpretation of the contest theme, in the media of their choice, but without any words or lettering. Each poster is judged on originality, artistic merit and expression of the theme.

We had entries from 5 schools in the county.  Local judges have declared one winner per school.  Each of these winners will be presented a certificate and a check for $50 from the Fayetteville Club.  These winning entries were forwarded to the Lions District Headquarters where they compete for one of 3 awards.  The District winner can then compete at Multi-District Level and potentially at Lions International.  The grand prize winner will receive a trip to a special award ceremony at "Lions Day with the United Nations" in New York City. Our winners are listed below.  Congratulations to each of these great artist and also to our Contest Chairman, Lion Cal Perkins.

• Amber Gentry from Unity School [photo]

• Anne Cockerham from South Lincoln [photo]

• Kiara Moore from Meridianville [photo]

• Henry Pace from Fayetteville Middle School [photo]

• Charles Evan Gleghorn from Riverside Christian Academy [photo]

Fayetteville Lions Conduct Eyesight and Hearing Screenings. The Fayetteville Lions conduct annual sight and hearing screening in 9 Fayetteville and Lincoln County schools, screening all students in Kindergarten, 2nd, 4th, 6th and 8th grades. Last year 2,350 children were screened. This helps the school systems to meet state mandates for eyesight screenings at no cost to the schools or taxpayer. Each year around 15% of those students screened are referred for professional examination, mostly for sight problems. So far this year our schools screener, Lion Carol Singleton, has completed screenings in 6 schools; she will complete the other 3 after the holidays. Pictured with Carol is Kelley Tomlinson, a 6th grader in Highland Rim school.

Our club also frequently screens at local health fairs and can conduct screenings in local industries upon request.

Using different specialized equipment, the Lions conduct 'Photoscreenings' of preschool children for eye disease, in a program coordinated with the Tennessee Lions Eye Center at Vanderbilt Children's Hospital. The Lions use a SureSight Vision Screener, borrowed from another club in Lions District 12-S. This program is to help identify young children with visual problems during the first five years of life. Undetected and untreated problems during this critical period can prevent proper development of the brain's binocular function, resulting in amblyopia, or "lazy eye." In fact amblyopia is the leading cause of monocular blindness in United States' children. This process also screens for six major eye disorders including near and far sightedness, astigmatism, anisometropia (unequal refraction), media opacities (i.e. cataracts), and strabismus (misaligned eyes). With the SureSight Screener, a photographic image is taken of each eye and a digital printout of the measurements and information is sent to Tennessee Lions Eye Center at Vanderbilt Children's Hospital for professional evaluation. As indicated, parents are notified and the child referred for further in-office medical examination. Lions Ray Landman and Bill Jackson lead the photoscreening program. Bill and Ray are shown in the pictures below taking photoimages at Unity and Blanche Schools in a past year. So far this year the Lions have completed 152 of these photoscreens, with 100 at Ralph Askins School, 34 at Riverside Christian Academy and 18 at Unity School.

Lions Tip-Off Basketball Tournament, 2011.  Our annual Tip-Off Tournament, a week long double elimination event, was held on Saturday, October 29th through Saturday, November 5th at the Lincoln County High School. (Note this was a venue change from past years due to construction underway at the Ninth Grade Academy.) The Tournament is for local 7th to 8th grade schools, with competition in both Boys and Girls categories.

Action started at 10:30 a.m. on the first Saturday, and continued Monday through Thursday, beginning at 5:00 p.m. each evening. The championship games were played the following Saturday starting at 12:45. Entrance fee for spectators was $5 per day, with six games scheduled for the opening day. A concession stand was open throughout all games. All proceeds fund Lions services.

Details:

• 2011 competition brackets (pdf) or list (html) with dates, times and scores. 
• Elk Valley Times articles:  Girls Title Game and photos  Boy's Title Game and photos

Photos from the 2011 tournament (click a photo to see it larger and control the slide show and captions):

Fayetteville TN Lions Basketball 2011

2nd Annual Fayetteville Lions "Fishing for Sight" Open Bass Tournament. The Lions introduced a new and exciting fundraiser last year! The second annual event was held on Saturday, October 22nd, 2011 at the Winchester Tim's Ford Bass Club on Tims Ford Reservoir.  Guaranteed cash prizes were awarded: $1,000 - 1st Place, $500 - Second Place, $300 - 3rd Place and $200 - Big Fish. There were also lots of random drawings for a variety of outdoor sporting products and plenty of fun for all.

• Click here for more details, directions, a brochure, rules, entry forms.  See photos!
• Lions: all Lions reported for work assignment to Lion Tracy Simmons at the Winchester Bass Club Building at 3:30 am.  (Yes, 3:30 am!)  They each brought a flashlight with fresh batteries and dressed warmly and in layers. A strip map of the site is here; ignore the specific names as they were from the 2010 Tourney.

Adopt-A-Highway. The Fayetteville Lions have volunteered to adopt the first two miles of US 64 East (Winchester Highway) starting near the intersection of Thornton Taylor Parkway. [photo]  Our Quarterly cleanup event was held on October 1st, 2011 at 8 am.  We met at the Kid's Park parking lot. For more info on the state Adopt-A-Highway Program, click here.  To view a mandatory participant safety and training video, click here.

New Lions Orientation. An orientation for new Fayetteville Lions who joined our club in the past 5 months was conducted at the Best Western Fayetteville Inn on September 27th 2011.  The agenda focused on the Fayetteville Club operations and projects, as well as our Lions District and Lions International. Session materials included PowerPoint charts, videos, a quiz, and "Smart Book" handouts. Several senior Lions participated as "instructors" for various sections of the agenda. The preparation of orientation materials and organization of the event was done by Lion Blake Copple, Attendance & Retention Chairman.

Click here for photos from past orientations, here for a copy of the agenda, and here for a copy of the training presentation.

Fayetteville Lions Donate to Fayetteville/Lincoln County Library. The donation made on Sep 22nd, 2011 will fund special computer equipment for visually impaired. See photo.

Leo Club  at Riverside Christian Academy Installs Officers for 2011-12.  The officers of the  Leo Club at Riverside Christian Academy were installed by King Lion Gary Wright at the Fayetteville Lions Club  meeting on 16 August 2011.   Assisting was their  RCA sponsor, Terry Smith. Click here for photo.

Football Jamboree 2011.  Our 18th Annual Football Jamboree was held on August 13th, 2011 at 5 p.m. at the LCHS Falcon Field. View pictures on the Elk Valley Times website. This is always a great event for the Lions, participating teams and fans alike. The competition is always great, despite the typical August heat.

All profits from gate receipts, after covering the actual tournament expenses, are returned to the schools. All profits from the concession stand are returned to the community in the form of our service projects. They help fund eye exams and eyeglasses for needy Lincoln County residents, fund college scholarships, and many other worthy causes. 

Read coverage of the matchups in the Elk Valley Times here.  The scores:

7th & 8th Grade
South Lincoln Eagles 0 vs Blanche Bulldogs 0
Riverside Christian Academy Knights 0 vs Flintville Bobcats  22
Highland Rim Hornets 13 vs Unity Lions 0

9th Grade
Giles County Bobcats 0 vs Fayetteville High JV Tigers 6
Tullahoma JV Wildcats 12 vs Ninth Grade Academy Falcons 20

The Chairperson was Tommy Holland, Gate Chair Rickey Kimbrough, Concessions Chairs Wayne Damron and Ray Landman.

Installation and Awards Celebration plus King Lion Picnic, 2011.  This year's Awards Spouse Dinner was much more informal than past years, held in conjunction with our 8th Annual King Lion Picnic on June 21st, 2011.  Thunderstorms also caused a last minute change of location from Stone Bridge Park to Cumberland Presbyterian Church.  Incoming officers were installed and awards presented for special achievements of the past Lion Year.  Click for photos and newly installed officers for Lion Year 2011-2012.

Lions Make Final Payment for the Don Davidson Park/Lions Club Softball Complex. The City of Fayetteville has accepted our final payment (see photo) on our obligation on the Don Davidson Park / Lions Club Softball Complex off Wilson Parkway. The Lions paid half of the original construction costs in 1979, then ongoing maintenance and improvements via an annual payout plan. Having completed the original obligation, we agreed to payments for four new scoreboards that were installed in 2002. Overall, the Lions contributed over $75,000 to the complex.

Early on the Recreation Board board did not have the funds for maintenance of the complex so the Lions helped provide maintenance funds for several years. Just after the fields were built, the Elk river flooded covering the fields and swamping the concession stand with 6 feet of water. The Club was heavily involved in reseeding the fields using Lions member owned machinery. The three pavilions in the park were built in the 80's by the Lions who helped bare the expense with funds and manual labor.

In the 80s and 90s the Lions Club hosted an annual slo-pitch softball State championships with Men's and Women's Divisions. At its height, more than 100 teams participated and additional fields at Lynchburg and Hazel Green were used.

Fayetteville Lions Donate to Local Initiatives. At a 14 Jun 2011 special meeting of the Fayetteville Lions Club, a monetary donation was made to two local initiatives, Good Samaritan of Lincoln County and the HELP Anti-Drug Coalition's Children's Attitude Modification Program (CAMP). Each initiative had recently presented a program to the Lions Club that impressed the membership and seemed well aligned to the Lions mission and goals. Good Sam offers food and utilities payment help to the people of Lincoln County. It also can help with finding organizations that provide services that they don't directly provide. The CAMP program provides a structured multi-week summer program for teenagers in trouble with illegal drug use, as well as follow-on counseling for the following year.

Ad Sales 2011 Complete.  Chairperson Ted Wright announced an early start to this year's Sports Program Ad Sales Fundraiser.  This included early contact in March with larger corporations that need more lead time to get approvals from their corporate headquarters. The sale period has just completed on 7 June 2011 so if you have not turned in all your sold ads and checks to Lion Ted Wright, do so immediately.

• Academic: Matthew Ryan Jones, $1000.00. Matthew Ryan will attend University of Alabama.
• Era P Jones: Reginald S. Phelps Jr., $1500.00. Reginald will attend Kansas State University.

Sight & Hearing Screenings. The Lions conduct annual sight and hearing screening in our local schools (grades K, 2, 4, 8 & Special Education).  We also do screenings at most local health fairs. Screenings can also be conducted in local industries upon request. In addition, we conduct 'Photoscreenings' of preschool children for eye disease, in a program coordinated with the Tennessee Lions Eye Center at Vanderbilt Children's Hospital.

Lion Carol Singleton has completed this years screenings in nine Lincoln County and Fayetteville schools. 2150 children were screened for sight and hearing and 350 were referred for professional exam.

District Governor Visit. On 19 Apr 2011 District 12-S Governor Cliff Swoape spoke to the Fayetteville Lions providing inspiration to us all to think about when we truly became Lions and understood the personal and local meaning of "We Serve". He also was please to conduct an induction ceremony for our new Lion, Craig Gilliam.  Here are some other topics discussed by DG Swoape:

• Donations to Lions, both at local and International level, are 100% to service, never to pay for staffing or overhead.  DG Cliff gave an anecdote about his own mother wondering how she could send money to help with disaster relief in Japan, without falling for a "scam".  He replied that there was one clear answer: donate to LCIF (with annotation that the check was for "Japan Relief").  He said that if his own mother did not know that, after he had been a Lion for 19 years, then we probably all need to spread the word in our own communities and circle of friends.
• When help was needed for flooding in Nashville and later for tornado response in Franklin County Tennessee, requested grants were provided immediately.
• It is a good idea for clubs to get "pre organized" for disaster response with call trees, decisions on who will do what, identification of resources, and other such planning. Special safety vests with Lions emblem are available for ordering from LCIF and thay are considerably cheaper than the regular Lions vest.
• Lion Bob Corlew was elected by the Delegates of the 93rd Tennessee Lions Convention to run for the office of International Director at the up-coming LCI Convention in Seattle.
• Our District has had four straight years of positive membership growth. We have under 3 months to make it happen for a fifth year in a row!
• When you bring in a new member, put them right to work.  We need the help to provide more service plus it makes them much more likely to feel good about Lionism and remain members.
• District Awards will be given out late this year.  They will be presented at an end-of-year Barbecue in Tullahoma on 11 June, in connection to Lion Leadership training already planned.

Adopt-A-Highway. The Fayetteville Lions have volunteered to adopt the first two miles of US 64 East (Winchester Highway) starting near the intersection of Thornton Taylor Parkway. [photo]  Our fourth cleanup event was held on April 816th, 2011.  For more info on the state Adopt-A-Highway Program, click here.  To view a mandatory participant safety and training video, click here.

Diabetes Alert Day March 22. How can you rally your club to participate? Here are some simple things that were provided by District Governor Cliff Swoape we can do to make a difference:

• Circulate the Diabetes Risk Test (English) (Spanish)
• Customize a news release for your community
• Share this brochure It's Not Too Late to Prevent Diabetes. Distribute by hard copy or e-mail. It can be ordered from LCI.
• Download or e-mail diabetes control posters
• For more resources, visit National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP).

Eyeglasses Recycling.  As part of the club's regular eyeglasses collection and recycling program, in early February Chair Ray Landman emptied our "yellow mail box" collection boxes at WalMart, Carter's Drugs, Save-A-Lot and the Lincoln County Recycle Center. A total of 665 pairs of eyeglasses, 48 sets of lens, 13 frames and 1 hearing aid were collected and turned in to the Lions Regional Recycling Center. So the answer to our quiz: 665+48+13+1 = help to hundreds of people in need in developing countries, people who would never see an eye doctor or have hope of obtaining eyeglasses if a Lions sponsored mission did not visit their village.

District 12-S Convention. District 12-S marked its 25th Anniversary with a very special District Convention on February 11-12, 2011 at the beautiful Cumberland University in Lebanon, Tennessee. This year they also had special activities for children. We had over 209 registered attendees, including Lions Wilma Muse and Don Combs from the Fayetteville Club. The special guest speaker was International Director Douglas Alexander from Brooklyn, NY.

You can read details on the agenda in this PDF document.
 

Adopt-A-Highway. The Fayetteville Lions have volunteered to adopt the first two miles of US 64 East (Winchester Highway) starting near the intersection of Thornton Taylor Parkway. [photo]  Our third cleanup event was held on January 8th, 2011.  For more info on the state Adopt-A-Highway Program, click here.  To view a mandatory participant safety and training video, click here.

Drug Essay Contest, 2010-11. 

In November and December, the Fayetteville Lions Club sponsored participation by Lincoln County schools in the Annual Tennessee Lions District 12S Drug Essay Contest. The goal of this contest is to encourage young people in our community to develop personal convictions about avoiding the pitfalls of recreational drug use. Each participating student was challenged to write an essay of not more than 1500 words on this year's theme: "Getting High Will Tear you Down: Why I Choose a Drug-Free Life."

The Lions had tremendous participation again this year with 145 entries from across 9 schools. Local judges declared one winner per school. The winners and their parents were invited to a Lions Club meeting where each winner was presented a check for $100 and given the opportunity to read their essay to the club members and guests. Plaques on permanent display in each participating school have been updated with this year's winner.

All winning entries were forwarded to the Lions District Headquarters where they compete for one of 5 awards, U.S. Savings Bonds of $200, $300, $500, $1000 and $1500. The District winners will be announced at the District Convention in Murfreesboro on February 20th. Students from Lincoln County have been winners in this District contest in eight of the past nine years.

Congratulations to all these fine writers and to the Committee Chair, Lion Jim Neale! The winners at each school were:

• Alycia Huntington from Lincoln County High School [photo]
• Crystal Patrick from South Lincoln [photo]
• Reilly Watson from Ninth Grade Academy [photo]
• Janie Peery from Fayetteville Junior High [photo]
• Ashley Sanford from Unity [photo]
• Ashley Yatzko from Fayetteville Intermediate School [photo]
• Madison Appling from Highland Rim [photo]
• Hunter Middleton from Highland Rim [photo]
• Mason Brazier from Blanche [photo]
• Ashlee Arruda from Riverside Christian Academy [photo]

Holiday Member Banquet, 2010.  The Lions held their annual Holiday Banquet at the Best Western Fayetteville Inn on Tuesday evening, December 14th at 6:15 p.m. 

Apple Sale, 2010.  During the month of November, the club sold apples, by the case, half case or dozen, to local businesses, organizations and individuals. (Click here for prices.) The sale was culminated by the Annual Lions Apple "Roadblock", conducted at high traffic intersections throughout Fayetteville on the Saturday after Thanksgiving, November 27th, from 9 AM to Noon.  Passing motorist were provided a shiny red apple in exchange for the donation of their choice. The Apple Sale Chairman was Delano Light, 931-937-7209.

Fayetteville Girl Scouts Collect Eyeglasses for Sight Night. Fayetteville area Girl Scouts participated in the national Sight Night program collecting used eyeglasses via special collection boxes they placed at Lincoln County schools, banks and churches, at the Lincoln County Courthouse. Troops 1927, 1607 and 768 participated.  A total of 88 pairs of glasses were collected with Troop 1927 winning a Pizza Hut party for the highest number of pairs collected. The eyeglasses will be delivered to the Fayetteville Lions at an upcoming meeting for ingestion into our recycle program.  We give a big THANK YOU to these Girl Scouts and to their Regional Leader, Shannon Martinez.

The Fayetteville Lions also accept used eyeware year-round at yellow collection "Mail" boxes at Carter's Drugs Store, WalMart and the Lincoln County Recycle Center.

Pre-school Sight Photo Screening, 2010-11. The Fayetteville Lions are conducting their photo screening program again this year in local kindergartens, pre-K, Head Start and day care centers.  Lions Landman, Neale, Kerns and our King Lion's wife, Carol Singleton, have been doing the sight screens. A summary of the screenings to date:

• Blanche School - 56 children
• South Lincoln - 28 (more to do later this week),
• Highland Rim - 41-

Under this program, Fayetteville Lions use the latest SureSight Vision Screener, borrowed from District 12-S, to conduct free sight screenings of very young children. This program is to help identify young children with visual problems during the first four years of life. Undetected and untreated problems during this critical period can prevent proper development of the brain's binocular function, resulting in amblyopia, or "lazy eye." In fact amblyopia is the leading cause of monocular blindness in United States' children. This process also screens for six major eye disorders including near and far sightedness, astigmatism, anisometropia (unequal refraction), media opacities (i.e. cataracts), and strabismus (misaligned eyes). With the SureSight Screener, a photographic image is taken of each eye and sent to Tennessee Lions Eye Center at Vanderbilt Children's Hospital for professional evaluation.  As indicated, parents are notified and the child referred for further in-office medical examination.

• Click here for a photo.

Lion Cleveland Shelton Memorial Basketball Tournament, 2010.  Our annual Tip-Off Tournament was held on October 30th through November 6th at the 9th Grade Academy, 900 South Main. The Tournament is for local 7th to 8th grade schools, with competition in both Boys and Girls categories.

Each year action starts at 10:30 a.m. on a Saturday, and continues Monday through Thursday, beginning at 4:30 p.m. each evening. The championship games are played the following Saturday starting at 12:45. Entrance fee for spectators are $5 per day, with six games scheduled for the opening day. A concession stand is open throughout all games.

• Check here for the competition brackets (pdf) with dates, times, and updates on nightly winners once the tournament begins.  Or read the list version here (web).
• Here are pictures from the 2010 tournament.

 

From Fayetteville TN Lions Club Photos

All profits from gate receipts and concession stand, after covering the actual tournament expenses, are returned to the community in the form of our service projects. They help fund eye exams and eyeglasses for needy Lincoln County residents, fund college scholarships, and many other worthy causes. 

Many thanks to all the hard working Lions who participated, and especially to the Chairpersons, Marshall Arney and Larry Ventress.  And a very special "shout out" to Leo Club members from Riverside Christian Academy who worked with us in the Concession Stand.  They worked hard for the cause and were VERY MUCH appreciated by the Lions members who needed all the help we could get!

Peace Poster Contest, 2010-11.

In October and November, the Fayetteville Lions Club sponsored Lincoln County schools' participation in the Lions International Peace Poster Contest. "Vision of Peace" is the 2010-11 theme. Students of ages 11, 12 and 13 are encouraged to visually depict their interpretation of the contest theme, in the media of their choice, but without any words or lettering. Each poster is judged on originality, artistic merit and expression of the theme.

We had entries from 4 schools in the county.  Local judges have declared one winner per school.  Each of these winners was presented a certificate and a check for $50 from the Fayetteville Club.  These winning entries were forwarded to the Lions District Headquarters where they compete for one of 3 awards.  The District winner can then compete at Multi-District Level and potentially at Lions International.  The grand prize winner will receive a trip to a special award ceremony at "Lions Day with the United Nations" in New York City.

Our winners are listed below.  Congratulations to each of these great artist and also to our Contest Chairman, Lion Cal Perkins.

• Trevah Thompson from Unity School [photo]

• Ashley Gipson from Meridianville [photo]

• Natalie Hone from Flintville School [photo]

• Mary Grace Hamilton from Riverside Christian Academy [photo]

Adopt-A-Highway. The Fayetteville Lions have volunteered to adopt the first two miles of US 64 East (Winchester Highway) starting near the intersection of Thornton Taylor Parkway. Our second cleanup event was held on October 2nd, 2010.  For more info on the state Adopt-A-Highway Program, click here.  To view a mandatory participant safety and training video, click here.

Leo Club  at Riverside Christian Academy Installs Officers for 2010-11.  The officers of the  Leo Club at Riverside Christian Academy were installed by King Lion Jere Singleton at the Fayetteville Lions Club  meeting on 21 September 2010.   Assisting was their  RCA sponsor, Terry Smith. Click here for photos.

Football Jamboree 2010.  Our 17th Annual Football Jamboree was held on August 14th, 2010 at 5 p.m. at the LCHS Falcon Field. View pictures. This is always a great event for the Lions, participating teams and fans alike. The competition was great, despite the typical August heat. Here were the matchups:

7th & 8th Grade
Riverside Christian Academy Knights 0  vs Flintville Bobcats 14 
Highland Rim Hornets 0 vs Unity Lions 8
South Lincoln Eagles 0  vs Blanche Bulldogs 16

9th Grade
Tullahoma JV Wildcats 0  vs Ninth Grade Academy Falcons 18
Giles County Bobcats 8 vs Fayetteville Junior High Tigers 14

You can read the Elk Valley Times news coverage of the action in each game here.

All profits from gate receipts, after covering the actual tournament expenses, are returned to the schools. All profits from the concession stand are returned to the community in the form of our service projects. They help fund eye exams and eyeglasses for needy Lincoln County residents, fund college scholarships, and many other worthy causes. 

Many thanks to all the hard working Lions who participated, and especially to the Chairperson, Tommy Holland, Gate Chair Rickey Kimbrough, Concessions Chairs Wayne Damron and Ray Landman, and Lead Cook Marshall Arney. And a very special "shout out" to nine Leo Club members from Riverside Christian Academy  (see pictures) who worked with us in the Concession Stand.  They worked hard for the cause and were VERY MUCH appreciated by the Lions members who needed all the help we could get!

Adopt-A-Highway. The Fayetteville Lions have volunteered to adopt the first two miles of US 64 East (Winchester Highway) starting at the intersection of Thornton Taylor Parkway. Our first cleanup event was held on July 10th, 2010.  Eight Lions and three family members participated. For more info on the state Adopt-A-Highway Program, click here.  To view a mandatory participant safety and training video, click here.

Installation and Awards Banquet, 2010.  This year's Banquet/Spouse Night was held on June 29th, 2010 at First United Methodist Church.  [Photos here.]  Incoming officers were installed and awards presented for special achievements of the past Lion Year. 

Lion Scholarships, 2010. The winners of Fayetteville Lions Club annual scholarships are listed below.  See more information about these annual scholarships on our Services page. The Point of Contact is Ricky Kimbrough, Scholarships Chair, (931) 433-8284.

• Academic: Amber N Moon, $1000.00. Amber will attend Middle Tennessee State University. (Photo, Amber on the left.)
• Academic: Sarah Ruth Williams, $1000.00. Sarah will attend University of Tennessee in the field of Pharmacy. (Photo, Sarah on the right.)
• Era P Jones: Bonnie Sullivan, $1500.00. Bonnie will attend University of Tennessee in the Pre-Med Program. (Photo)

Donations to Nashville Flood Relief. On 25 May 2010 the Fayetteville Lions donated 3 cases of 100 watt bulbs, 97 large mops and 114 medium mops to SSI Disabilities Office on East Market Street for delivery to Nashville/Midstate area. Lions Larry Robertson, Don Woodruff, and Ray Landman made the delivery. This was also the last step in elimination or our mops, brooms and light bulbs inventory, and closure of those sales as a Fayetteville Lions Club fundraiser.

Ad Sales 2010 Are Complete.  Chairperson Ted Wright announced an early start to this year's Sports Program Ad Sales Fundraiser.  This supported earlier contact with larger corporations that need more lead time to get approvals from their corporate headquarters. The goal for all Lions was to complete all their sales and turn in all orders and checks by the second meeting in May on the 18th.

1st Annual Fayetteville Lions "Fishing for Sight" Open Bass Tournament. The Lions introduced a new and exciting fundraiser this year! It was held on March 27th, 2010 at the Winchester Tim's Ford Bass Club on Tims Ford Reservoir.  There was a $1,000 cash prize for the winner, random drawings for a variety of outdoor sporting products as well as a $500 cash prize, and plenty of fun for all.

• Click here for more details, directions, a brochure, rules, entry forms and photos!

Local Student Captures Award in Lions District Peace Poster Contest.  Last Fall, the Fayetteville Lions Club sponsored local school participation in the Lions International Peace Poster Contest and the Lions District 12S Drug Essay Contest. Across our region, over 50 students, ages 11-13, from 6 schools participated in the Peace Poster Contest by designing a poster depicting this year's contest theme, "The Power of Peace". Local judges declared one winner for each school, awarding each winner with a $50 cash prize from the Fayetteville Club. A month later, 546 students from across 11 schools participated in the Drug Essay Contest by writing an essay of not more than 1500 words on this year's theme: "Keeping on Track: Why I Cannot Let Drugs Derail my Dreams." Again, local judges declared one winner for each school, this time awarding each winner with a $100 cash prize from the Fayetteville Club.

All seven winning posters and eleven winning essays were forwarded to Lions District 12S for the next stage of the contests, competing for District level awards.  In the Peace Poster Contest, Timothy Earls from Stone Bridge Academy won 3rd Place and a $200 Savings Bond.  Click here for a photo.

Drug Essay Contest, 2009-10. 

In November and December, the Fayetteville Lions Club sponsored participation by Lincoln County schools in the Annual Tennessee Lions District 12S Drug Essay Contest. The goal of this contest is to encourage young people in our community to develop personal convictions about avoiding the pitfalls of recreational drug use. Each participating student was challenged to write an essay of not more than 1500 words on this year's theme: "Keeping on Track: Why I Cannot Let Drugs Derail my Dreams."

The Lions had tremendous participation again this year with 546 entries from across 11 schools. Local judges declared one winner per school. The winners and their parents were invited to a Lions Club meeting where each winner was presented a check for $100 and given the opportunity to read their essay to the club members and guests. Plaques on permanent display in each participating school have been updated with this year's winner.

All winning entries were forwarded to the Lions District Headquarters where they compete for one of 5 awards, U.S. Savings Bonds of $200, $300, $500, $1000 and $1500. The District winners will be announced at the District Convention in Murfreesboro on February 20th. Students from Lincoln County have been winners in this District contest in eight of the past nine years.

Congratulations to all these fine writers and to the Committee Chair, Lion Jim Neale! The winners at each school were:

• Jocelyn Hawley from Lincoln County High School [photo]
• Anna Sapach from South Lincoln [photo]
• Dakota Chase Rogers from Ninth Grade Academy [photo]
• Meghan Elizabeth Sullenger from Fayetteville Junior High [photo]
• Reilly Watson from Unity [photo]
• Lexie Wagster from Fayetteville Intermediate School [photo]
• Taylor Sides from Highland Rim [photo]
• Clay Wilson from Flintville [photo]
• Patrick Scott from Blanche [photo]
• Marc Dalton Glass from Riverside Christian Academy [photo]
• Gabrielle Wilson from Stone Bridge Academy [photo]

New Leo Club Chartered at Riverside Christian Academy.  The officers of the newly formed Leo Club at Riverside Christian Academy were introduced to the club during our meeting on 1 Dec 2009.  Visiting District Governor Bob Corlew was proud to pin each of the new officers. Lions Rickey Kimbrough (Leo Sponsorship Chair) and Cal Perkins were instrumental in helping the club get formed, as was their  RCA sponsor, Terry Smith. Click here for a photo.

Holiday Member Banquet, 2009.  The Lions will held their annual Holiday Banquet at the First United Methodist Church on Tuesday evening, December 15th. Click here for photos .

Apple Sale, 2009.  During the month of November, the club sold apples, by the case, half case or dozen, to local businesses, organizations and individuals. (Click here for prices.) The sale was culminated by the Annual Lions Apple "Roadblock", conducted at high traffic intersections throughout Fayetteville on the Saturday after Thanksgiving, November 28th, from 9 AM to Noon.  Passing motorist were provided a shiny red apple in exchange for the donation of their choice. The Apple Sale Chairman is Delano Light, 931-937-7209.

Peace Poster Contest, 2009-10.

In October and November, the Fayetteville Lions Club sponsored Lincoln County schools' participation in the Lions International Peace Poster Contest. "The Power of Peace" was the 2009-10 theme. Students of ages 11, 12 and 13 are encouraged to visually depict their interpretation of the contest theme, in the media of their choice, but without any words or lettering. Each poster is judged on originality, artistic merit and expression of the theme.

We had excellent participation again this year with almost 50 entries from across 6 schools in the county.  Local judges declared one winner per school.  Each of these winners will be presented a certificate and a check for $50 from the Fayetteville Club.  These winning entries were forwarded to the Lions District Headquarters where they compete for one of 3 awards.  The District winner can then compete at Multi-District Level and potentially at Lions International.  The grand prize winner will receive a trip to a special award ceremony at "Lions Day with the United Nations" in New York City.

Our winners are listed below.  Congratulations to all of these great artist and also to our Contest Chairman, Lion Cal Perkins.

Lion Cleveland Shelton Memorial Basketball Tournament, 2009.  Our annual Tip-Off Tournament was held on October 31st through November 7th at the 9th Grade Academy, 900 South Main. The Tournament is for local 7th to 8th grade schools, with competition in both Boys and Girls categories.

Action started at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Oct 31st and continued Monday through Thursday, beginning at 4:30 p.m. each evening. The championship games were played the following Saturday, Nov 7th starting at 12:45. Entrance fee for spectators was $5 per day, with eight games scheduled for the opening day. A concession stand was open throughout all games.

• Check here for the competition brackets (pdf) with dates, times, and updates on nightly winners once the tournament begins.  Or read the list version here (web).
• Here are pictures .

New Lions Orientation. An orientation for new Fayetteville Lions who joined our club in the past 3 months was conducted at Trotter's on September 8th 2009.  The agenda focused on the Fayetteville Club operations and projects, as well as our Lions District and Lions International. Session materials include PowerPoint charts, videos, a quiz, and "Smart Book" handouts. Seven different Lions participated as "instructors" for various sections of the agenda. The preparation of orientation materials and organization of the event was done my Lion Blake Copple, Membership Chairman.

Click here for photos , here for a copy of the agenda, and here for a copy of the training presentation.

Football Jamboree 2009.  Our 16th Annual Football Jamboree was held on August 15th, 2009 at 5 p.m. at the LCHS Falcon Field. View pictures. This is always a great event for the Lions, participating teams and fans alike. The competition was great, despite the typical August heat. Here were the matchups:

7th & 8th Grade
Riverside Christian Academy Knights 7 vs Flintville Bobcats 22
Highland Rim Hornets 0 vs Unity Lions 14
South Lincoln Eagles 22 vs Blanche Bulldogs 8

9th Grade
Tullahoma JV Wildcats 23 vs Ninth Grade Academy Falcons 0
Giles County Bobcats 6 vs Fayetteville Junior High Tigers 14

All profits from gate receipts, after covering the actual tournament expenses, are returned to the schools. All profits from the concession stand are returned to the community in the form of our service projects. They help fund eye exams and eyeglasses for needy Lincoln County residents, fund college scholarships, and many other worthy causes. 

Many thanks to all the hard working Lions who participated, and especially to the Chairperson, Tommy Holland, Gate Chair Rickey Kimbrough, Concessions Chairs Wayne Damron and Ray Landman, Lead Cook Marshall Arney and our two new hard-charging Lions Tracy Simmons and Michael Whisenant.

Healthy to Learn 2009 - Health Fair.  On August 15th, 2009, 9- 12 a.m., at LCHS, the Lions conducted eyesight and hearing screenings during the "Healthy to Learn" Health Fair for preschool to 12th grade students & their families.  Many thanks to nine participating Lions and especially to Lion Jim Neale who organized the event and picked up and returned the Multi-District Sight/Hearing Van.  Click for photos.

During this event 62 sight and 61 hearing screens were completed.  Of that total 15 were referred for eye exams and 11 for hearing exams.

New District 12S Personal Growth Program - "Dandy Lion".  The "Dandy Lion" program is designed to help you in your personal growth. Complete each of the following requirements by May 1, 2011 and become a "Dandy Lion."

• Establish your own daily exercise program and carry it out at least five days per week;
• Learn about proper nutrition and improve eating habits;
• Either demonstrate that you are in the ideal BMI range or establish and carry out a weight loss program losing at least 10 pounds;
• Establish and carry out a reading program of daily reading the Bible or another book in the member's faith;
• Establish a personal project in the member's hobby and carry out that project;
• Achieve 100% attendance at Lions Club meetings;
• Participate in any combination of two of the following: (a) Work in Lions projects; (b) attend zone meetings; (c) attend cabinet meetings; (d) Visit other Lions Club;
• Sponsor a new Lions Club member.

Read more and find application forms here.

District Governor Sam Muse Sworn In

60th Anniversary Celebration

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In a special report released Thursday, July 5, 2007, Lions Clubs International Foundation (LCIF) ranked best among non-governmental organizations (NGOs) worldwide. From 34 global organizations, LCIF came in first for its execution of programs, demonstrated accountability, communications internally and externally, program adaptability to the surrounding community, and understanding the goals of its corporate supporters. The assessment was published in the Financial Times' Corporate Citizenship and Philanthropy special report. The full story can be read online at http://www.lionsclubs.org/EN/content/lions_lcif_times.shtml.

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