Brattleboro Lions Fund Raiser

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Published: 23 August 2021 23 August 2021

Welcome Center Fund Raiser

On September 25 the Brattleboro Area Lions Club (BALC) will at the I-91 Welcome Center to offer food to travelers coming into Vermont. In return we accept donations. We have been privileged to have been allowed to carry out this fund raiser four times.

BALC is a small club and we will be challenged to provide enough food and snacks for the guests who stop at our table.  If there are members of other clubs who would like to donate food or snacks we would be very appreciative.  All food and snacks have to be packaged in plastic bags so individuals can choose what they want safely.

If you decide to lend us a hand, you can contact me at rps65@comcast.net to arrange a pick up or drop off. 

Over the past 3 years we have struggled to get more members and continue to work on increasing our membership.  When The Austine School for the Deaf closed we lost a lot of members who moved away from Brattleboro to find employment elsewhere.  We have managed to stay afloat but sometimes need a life saver thrown to us.  Might you be one who tosses some cookies our way?

Norwich Lions Meadow Muffin Contest

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Published: 13 August 2021 13 August 2021

The Norwich Lions Club Meadow Muffins contest is a popular annual tradition, whereby participants “buy” one or more numbered plots of land in a fenced-in area for $20 each, for which an assigned, randomized number matching a corresponding “deed” has been assigned to each plot.

This year, the contest is on line at: https://www.32auctions.com/MeadowMuffins2021,

Look for the green VIEW ALL ITEMS buttons to pick a deed number to buy. (Deeds are displayed 50 at a time, so use the buttons to see higher-numbered deeds.) If you want to buy MULTIPLE DEEDS, click on the "Watchlist" heart associated with each and they'll be waiting for you to purchase after clicking on the "Watchlist" heart at the top. Your credit card purchase will complete the process and make you eligible for the contest.

On October 9, up to three heifers will be brought into an enclosure with the plots laid out in a grid to determine the winner and runner-up by depositing a “meadow muffin” on the square of two lucky prize recipients!

First Prize: $1000 (1 in 500 chances)
Second Prize: $500 (1 in 499 chances)
Third Prize: The satisfaction that you contributed to a good cause! (498 in 500 chances)

If you are a winner, you will be notified by email or phone.

Three impartial judges will be appointed to oversee the contest. In case circumstances prevent a meadow muffin deposit from determining the winners on the appointed date, the judges will draw the winning numbers from among the tickets sold. In case of errors in the sale of the Meadow Muffins, the judges will determine a fair outcome.

The contest raises funds to support community organizations, as described at www.norwichlionsclub.org and summarized, below.

In addition to providing glasses and hearing aids to people needing them in the community, auction revenues allow the Norwich Lions Club to provide support to Upper Valley organizations.

2021 grants included the following recipients (of 35):

• Norwich Nursery School: STEM Learning Materials
• Good Beginnings of the UV: Education Support Program
• Vermont Association for the Blind: Smart Device Training Program
• Bugbee Senior Center: Bugbee’s Digital Renovation
• Upper Valley Haven: Feeding Hungry Children in the Upper Valley
• Norwich Community Nurse: Medical Equipment
• Willing Hands: Healthy Fresh Food Boxes
• The Family Place: Children’s rain suits for Early Care and Education
• Norwich Public Library: Expanding Digital Collections