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1 October 2014, Volume 7 Issue 4...your Milford Lions Monthly Newsletter! Featured in this Issue Where s Ed..... Pg 1 Facebook Feature. Pg 1 Induction..... Pg 1 Pumpkin Festival.. Pg 2 Community Supper Pg 3 NH Warmth Drive.Pg 3 Halloween.. Pg 4 Christmas Party...Pg Calendar Pg 6 What We Do.... Pg 7 OCTOBER HIGHLIGHTS WHERE S ED? ID Ed Farrington pictured standing right of Lion Debra Bushey) Presidential Certificate of Appreciation presented to Lion Debra Bushey of New Vergennes Lions Club, VT during the club s 60th Anniversary October, FEATURED IN FACEBOOK THIS MONTH!.from our house to yours Milford NH Lions Community House Union Street Milford, NH Lion Tricia Shea presented good friend Chef/Owner Kevin Stephens of the Union Street Grill with Large Print Menus provided by the Milford Lions (last years DG Sandra Hurd s service project). Lots of love & appreciation. The club meets 6:30 pm every 1st & 3rd Tuesday of each month from September through June unless otherwise noted INDUCTION OF NEW MEMBER, DG MELODY VISITATION! Milford Lions District 44-N New Hampshire Friend us on FACEBOOK Milford NH Lions Left to right: DG Melody Whitcher, new member Christina Sanborn and sponsor VP Tricia Shea Front row left to right: CST Don Riley, new member Christina Sanborn, DG Melody Whitcher, Lion Sandy Hill, IPP Rhonda Wynne, Loreen Daniels, Lion Barbara Stella, Lion Don Jalbert, Tail Twister Steve Cox, Lion Herb Adams. Back row left to right: Lions Kevin Drew, Joe Stella, Ernie Barrett, Tricia Shea, Beth San Martino, Ray Hill, Paul Dargie, and Jim Whalen.

2 OCTOBER HIGHLIGHTS (continued) MILFORD S 25th ANNUAL PUMPKIN FESTIVAL The Milford Lions once again provided a food concession during the recent 25th anniversary of the annual Milford Pumpkin Festival which took place during the weekend of October 10 12, Left: Lion Tricia Shea helping a customer make a selection at the concession booth. Below: Many, many pumpkins brought in for Milford s 25th Pumpkin Festival held Oct 10-12, Above photo courtesy of Lion Paul Dargie. After a few hours of some clouds, rain and mist, the morning soon cleared up and brought several hundreds of attendees to the festival. All in all, the weekend was quite successful. Many thanks to all who volunteered their time and service. We look forward to next year!

3 OCTOBER HIGHLIGHTS (continued) COMMUNITY SUPPER After many months of renovation and construction to the new SHARE building, the building is now ready and the Community Suppers were resumed this month. Our first supper was held on October 28th with about 85 attending. Thanks to Lions Ray Hill and Barbara Stella for coordinating and getting us back on track. Many thanks also to all who came and volunteered their time and service. Without your help, we would not be able to provide this much needed meal. We will be returning in 2015 starting in January with the next supper as the SHARE hall be needed for their upcoming holiday preparations until then. NH WARMTH DRIVE As mentioned in the August newsletter, NH Lions Youth Services has turned their NH Warmth Drive into an all year round clothing drive to address the needs of our neighbors and children. Articles of new and gently-used adult or children s clothing that you donate to local organizations and agencies throughout NH. For example, donations to SHARE, to Goodwill or even donation boxes found in parking lots throughout communities. Here s what was asked that you could do to help. Clear out those closets and those storage bins that you keep saving year after year! collect the items to donate, take a count of the number of items you are donating, and then let ME know how many items you have to donate. I do not need to know what you are donating. I just need to know the NUMBER OF ITEMS. Final step; drop off your items at one of the donation locations listed above. It s that easy! I will keep a record of the number of items donated and report it monthly. Thank you so much for taking the time to make a difference! To date, I have a total of (111) items donated..did you make a donation and forgot to tell ME?

4 OCTOBER HIGHLIGHTS (continued) HALLOWEEN By the time you read this, Halloween will be over but All Saints Day will be upon us. Halloween is the one of the oldest holidays still celebrated today. It s one of the most popular holidays, second only to Christmas. While millions of people celebrate Halloween without knowing its origins and myths, the history and facts of Halloween make the holiday more fascinating. Halloween is on October 31st, the last day of the Celtic calendar. It was originally a pagan holiday, honoring the dead. Halloween was referred to as All Hallows Eve and dates back to over 2000 years ago. All Hallows Eve is the evening before All Saints Day, which was created by Christians to convert pagans, and is celebrated on November 1st. The Catholic church honored saints on this designated day. Traced back to the Druids, a Celtic culture in Ireland, Britain and Northern Europe, roots lay in the feast of Samhain (pronounced Sow-en) to honor the dead. Samhain signifies summers end or November. Samhain was a harvest festival with huge sacred bonfires, marking the end of the Celtic year and beginning a new one. The Celts believed the souls of the dead roamed the streets and villages at night. Since not all spirits were thought to be friendly, gifts and treats were left out to pacify the evil and ensure the next year s crops would be plentiful. This custom evolved into trick-or-treating. Some people view Halloween as a time for fun, putting on costumes, trick-or-treating and having parties. Others view it as a time of superstitions, ghosts, goblins and evil spirits that should be avoided at all costs. Turnips or rutabagas were carved as depicted in the photo on the right prior to using pumpkins as we use today. While at the Community Supper the other night as I was decorating the table, an elderly woman came up to me and told me that she did not like Halloween, never cared for it. I asked her why, she replied, very seriously, that it was a night that she was afraid of and as a child she was always scared despite the treats and the coaxing of her friends. She would often fake being ill so she could go to bed and hide beneath her covers until she fell fast asleep. Does Halloween frighten you a little now that you know its history or do you think it s just hocus-pocus? HAPPY HALLOWEEN..

5 2014 CHRISTMAS PARTY As announced earlier, our annual Christmas Party will be held on Friday, December 5 th at 6:30pm at the VFW Hall located on 14 Perkins Street (Route 13N), Milford NH. Invitations have been extended and we are in the process of receiving responses, thus far we have approximately 25 people who have responded that they will be attending. A November 15th deadline has been set in order to give the caterer a count. Please get your response to one of the committee members listed below as soon as you can. The entrée includes salad, dinner rolls, potato/rice, vegetables, coffee/tea, and dessert. The entrée choices are Roast Beef, Stuffed Chicken Breast or Seafood Newburg. To give you an idea on the pricing, here is a breakdown: $ $19.50 (20 25) $ $17.50 (30 35) $ $16.50 (40 45) $15.00 (50 +) There will be a cash bar available. We will also be having a Gift Swap, please bring (1) gift per person attending. There will be lots of games and other surprises to make this a great and fun time for all. Let s get everyone together, the more the merrier! Please let one of the committee members know whether you and a guest plan on attending. The earlier we have a count we can set the dinner price and plan all the fun activities! If you have any questions, please let us know. Thank you, your Christmas Party Committee Contact either: Rhonda Wynne: rwynnemilford@aol.com Alicia Kincaid: eeshiracer24@aol.com Lisa Lozeau: 1countrylady@live.com

6 2014 CALENDAR Nov 4 Nov 11 Nov 16 Nov 18 Nov Membership Meeting No Meeting (Community House closed) Cabinet Meeting (Backroom, Manchester) Membership Meeting Decorate the Oval Dec 2 Membership Meeting Dec 5 Christmas Party VFW Hall Dec 7 Santa on Oval (Dec 14 Rain Date) Dec 9 BOD s Meeting - MARK YOUR CALENDAR Nov 1 Nov 2 Nov 4 Nov 14 Nov 16 Nov 18 Nov 27 Nov Brookline Lions Penny Sale, 5pm TURN YOUR CLOCKS BACK ONE HOUR GO VOTE! And then, attend Membership Meeting (Peace Poster Winners Awards) Granite State Presentation at Nashua Eye Associates, Milford Cabinet Meeting, Manchester Membership Meeting Thanksgiving Happy Turkey Day! Decorate the Oval

7 OCTOBER VOLUME 7 ISSUE 4 What Do Milford Lions Accomplish? Boy Scout 407 Sponsorship Cash Raffles Community Suppers Eye exams and Eyeglasses Eyeglass Collection Eye and Hearing Screenings Lions Park Model Train Show M. Morell Memorial Pavilion MCAA Field Oval Christmas Decoration/Lighting Peace Poster Contest Penny Sale Pumpkin Festival Food Concession Santa Visit Scholarships Senior Dinner Skateboard Park Keyes Field Souhegan Valley Crop Walk Support to Lions International Support to NH Sight & Hearing Support to SHARE Youth Development Activities...from our house to yours The Milford Lions Club was established February 3, This year, the club will begin their 56th year of service to the community. Through the years, the club has been involved in completing numerous large projects for the benefit of the Milford community. A Skateboard Park at Keyes Field along with a Pavilion at the MCAA field on North River Road and most recent a community park known as Lions Park located off Route 13N. The Milford Lions strive to meet the needs of their community and to serve the community whenever the need exists. These projects were completed for the benefit of the community to be enjoyed now and for many years to come recognizing all the men and women who volunteer and dedicate their lives through community service. In addition to the service to the blind and the hearing impaired, Lions participate in service activities emphasizing on health, education and research, work with the physically and mentally impaired, environmental issues, community welfare, international understanding and our youth. To the Lions, We Serve is not only a motto, but a definition and a philosophy. When we do the best that we can, we never know what miracle is wrought in our life, or in the life of another. (Helen Keller, )