Puyallup Lions Club

Puyallup Lions Club“The Puyallup Lions will serve the needs of the greater Puyallup area,providing charitable community service wherever possible.”President: Kent SharpeBulletin Editor: John Budzak Jr.Volume 64 Issue 7January 2018Puyallup Lions Club2nd & 4th Wednesdays6:30 PMMrs Turners RestaurantPuyalluplions.comEmail: urerTail TwisterLion Tamer1 yr Board2 yr BoardMembershipIPKLPRKent SharpeNeil GruchallaJohn Budzak JrDave HilderbrantNeil GruchallaJerry TeccaAnne RhynerErica HilderbrantJohn Budzak JrJerry TeccaJohn Budzak JrInside This Issue:Page 2 Pictures MonthPage 3 Project NewsPage 3 MembershipPage 4 Club EventsPage 4 Around the DistrictPage 4 From the ArchivesPage 5 Member NewsPage 5 MiscellaneousPage 5 Service ShortsPage 6 Puyallup Lions TriviaPage 6 International CornerPage 6 EventsFifty Years of ServiceLion John Budzak Sr recently reached a milestone of service. He has been a Lion serving his community for 50years. Let’s take a look at what was going in in the worldwhen he joined Lions. The war in Vietnam was ramping up,we had still not landed on the moon yet, Puyallup only hadone High School and one Lions Club. Puyallup was stillpretty much a farming community with berries and cucumbers being the summer crops. There was no highway 512or Valley Freeway.Lion John has had an extensive service record. He is a PastZone Chair as well as a former Eye Bank Trustee. He haspicked up numerous corneas when Lions used to be theprimary method of transportation to and from the EyeBank. He spent countless hours and one truck hauling ourDunk Tank around to other locations so that other LionsClubs could use it for their festivals.Lion John always had a soft spot for children, chairing theChildspree project that the club used to do in concert withMervyns department store allowing for underprivilegedchildren to purchase back to school clothes, then he wouldroll right in to the Special Needs Breakfast with SantaClaus. At times he even played St. Nick.Right up until he suffered a stroke he was still collectingeyeglasses for recycling , remaining active as long as possible. He is a Progressive Melvin Jones recipient as well as alife member. He has received numerous District GovernorAwards as well. However his biggest legacy is that two ofhis children and two of his grandchildren are Lions, caringon his legacy (his daughter-in-law is also a member).

Pictures of the MonthUpper Left: Lion Rick andDave at Tree Sale, UpperRight Lion John Sr. in hisnew place. Middle Left LionDave at Tree Sale. MiddleRight Lion Neil Cleaning Up.Lower Left Lion Neil’s newHouse on Christmas Day atthe Lake. Lower Right LionKent and Neil at Lion Kent’sRetirement

Project NewsScholarshipsLion Brian and his committee will be forming soonto start looking at this years scholarships. He willneed two to four helpers to go through all of thescholarship applicants he gets from the four highschools to decide who will get our scholarships.We will do it like we always have for this year,Some suggestions have come up to look at ourscholarship program for the future. We need toform a group and take a look at our requirementsfor our recipients. There have been some greatsuggestions made and if we want to adapt any ofthem we need to do it now so that we can let theschools know that there will be changes for theupcoming years. Listed below are some of thesuggested changes: The students do actual community serviceabove and beyond what is required to graduatefrom school. Things like helping Francis House,Doing Environmental projects, working withSpecial Olympics, volunteering at an AnimalShelter, Volunteering at the Food Bank, mentoring youth etc. Removing the requirement that the studentstay in state. Have the presentation at a club meeting withacknowledgement at the schools. They wouldget a certificate from us saying they were ourscholarship recipient and provide us with theinformat

Puyallup Lions Club The Puyallup Lions will serve the needs of the greater Puyallup area, providing charitable community service wherever possible. _ Pictures of the Month. Upper Left: Lion Rick and Dave at Tree Sale, Upp