Hello everyone! What a lovely late-summer's weekend! Hope you were able to enjoy it!
At the work party on Saturday with the excellent help of Cory McCammon, Bryan Long, Fred Jacobsen and Ruth (for whom I have no last name -- I'm sorry) we were able to demolish the last of the old outbuildings and some of the last of the interior walls, plus trim and move some plants. Things are looking so much better - THANK YOU ALL!
Many thanks too:
- To the many volunteers who so wonderfully served our clients at our present building yesterday -- you are awesome!
- In this first two open days since school started Lions 4 Kids has outfitted over 60 kids. We so appreciate our generous donors who have provided the clothing, shoes and supplies we need to serve Our Kids.
- To Lisa Peters and Jacob Jirak who helped clean garbage out of our old trailer...a nasty job! Thank you!
NEXT WORK PARTIES:
Two work parties will be held this week: Wednesday 9/10 from 3:00-7:00 and Saturday 9/13 from 8:30-1:00. On Saturday we'll take a short break about 9:45 to head up to Allan Yorke Park to join the rally for our returning Olympian Melanie Roach! YEA MELANIE -- YOU ROCK!!!
We will be priming and painting the exterior this week while the weather holds, complete the demolition on the rest of the interior walls, removing trim, base board and tack strip and carrying the materials to the dumpster. We have hard hats, face masks and safety glasses available. Snacks and refreshments will be available Wednesday; lunch will be served Saturday at 1. The interior work will not be a safe place for children; however they can help paint. We also have some yard work moving some small plants if you prefer "Dirt Therapy". If you have an hour or more to help during this time it will be much appreciated.
For each four hours of donated labor on the new building you are entered to win one of several great raffle prizes, donated by local businesses!
Materials and expertise needed:
- Batt insulation R-19 and R-30: If you have a partial roll of either R-value taking up room in your garage or would be able to buy us a roll, we'd love to take it off your hands and you'll get a tax deduction! Every little bit makes a difference. Thank you!
- Upholstering: We have four chairs for our seating area that need simple back and seat upholstering. If you have the skill and time to help us or know someone who does, please let me know.
Volunteer training:
Our next volunteer training is Wednesday September 17th at 7 at our present location. The final training before the rush of the holidays will be October 15th at 7. Training takes about 75-90 minutes and no pre-registration is necessary. There are MANY ways to serve! Only volunteers who work with children during our open hours are scheduled; everyone else works as convenient for their schedules. Some work an hour a month, others many hours a week. If you have a heart for service and would like to discover this very special outreach please join one of our classes! (All prospective volunteers are subject to a Washington State Patrol background check.)
Beautify Bonney Lake:
Saturday, September 20th from 9-12. It's the FIFTH ANNIVERSARY of this fabulous event that has resulted in wonderful improvements to our City! Ascent Gateway used to be just a beautiful monument surrounded by a bunch of rocks and weeds!
Join your neighbors at the Bonney Lake Transit Center for the kick-off, get your FREE t-shirts and enjoy the PANther CAKE BREAKFAST starting at 7:30, sponsored by McLendon Hardware. Then between 8:45 and 9 you'll disburse to your work sites throughout the City. Rejoin us at noon for a FREE pizza lunch after your on-site labors. There are numerous kid-friendly sites all over town and this is a ton-of-fun event! Thanks to YOU, over the last five years this landmark beautification opportunity has created and/or restored many lovely and environmentally sensitive places all over town. JOIN US!
The new Lions 4 Kids House property is a designated site. If you wish to help remove and haul sod, dig 4" deep x 30" wide walking paths and the sitting area for our upcoming donated flagstone paths (thanks for finding the stone April!), moving top soil, digging and relocating plants, removing ivy from the back fence, weeding beds and turning soil, etc. please let me know so you will be assigned to our site. We can utilize up to 35 adults and some strong, muscle-bound folks will be much appreciated. The front yard reconfiguration only will be child-friendly.
If you'd like to check it out ahead of time, we are located at 18429-89th St. E., one block west, turn right and go to the end of the road from our present property. Peek in the windows while you're there to see the inside of our new building!
School supply donation locations:
Lions 4 Kids was able to outfit more than 300 children in August and another 60 already in September with school supplies thanks to our generous community and the following businesses who allowed us to place donation boxes in their locations. Thank you SO much to each of you!
American Family Insurance; Bank of America; Bonney Lake City Hall; Bonney Lake Police Dept.;
Columbia Bank; Dinners Done Right; Grocery Outlet; Hairmasters Bonney Lake;
Harborstone Credit Union; Help-U-Sell Barrans Realty; Henschell Chiropractic;
I-9 Sports; John L. Scott Real Estate; Key Bank; Michelle's Studio of Dance;
Mountain View Chiropractic; Office Depot; Prime Fitness; Sylvan Learning Center;
Windermere Real Estate/Freed Insurance Group; Creator Lutheran Church;
Roach Gymnastics; Sumner Police Dept.; The Old Cannery Furniture; Curves of Orting;
Church for All Nations in Parkland.
United Way contributions:
If you donate to United Way through your business, you are able to designate individual recipients of your monetary gifts. The Bonney Lake Lions Foundation, under which Lions 4 Kids is registered, is privileged to be a United Way organization and is grateful for donations to assist in procuring supplies for Our Kids. Thank you for your consideration!
Community thanks:
Our website www.lions4kids.com has listings of many of the organizations, individuals, churches and businesses who have been an integral part of our success this past year with gifts of time, funds and clothing donations. Your contributions in so many ways make it possible to serve Our Kids. And together we ARE making a difference, one child at a time.
As always if you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me at cwells-reed@hotmail.com
With deepest gratitude, Carol
The Bonney Lake Lions Foundation is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization #38-3753543.
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