News

Due to a conflict at the Mansion, we are moving our regular lunch meeting on Monday January 9th, to Angelo's Ristorante, 247 N York Road Elmhurst. 

Our club is doing a Vision PreScreening for preschool children on Saturday, November 12th from 1:00-4:00 pm at the Elmhurst Public Library.   Please reply to to Lion Jeri if you can help out even for part of the time.  

 jeridipasquale@gmail.com   

Many thanks, Lion Jeri

Monday November 14, 2016:

***Location Change***

Lions International Headquarters

We will meet at Lions Clubs International at 300 W. 22nd St., Oak Brook – SE corner of 22nd and York. November 14th is World Diabetes Day and Lions Club International has invited us to tell their staff about how our recent grant is funding the diabetes prevention program in partnership with the Diabetes Center. 

Representatives from the Diabetes Center and Hospital Foundation will join us as was originally planned, and we will also make our check presentation to them. 

Please RSVP by Wednesday, November 9 if you will attend. CHOW will again cater the bagged lunches for us.

In honor of Diabetes Awareness Month, Elmhurst Hospital, in partnership with the Elmhurst Lions Club and Lions Clubs International will be hosting a diabetes Awareness Fair. Please come to this information fair to lean all you can about diabetes and what you can do to reduce your risk. The fair will offer screenings, blood pressure, BMI, a diabetes finger stick (requires 8 hour fast), foot assessment and DiabetesAware, a screening tool which checks your risk for diabetes. There will also be the Retina Screening Unit provided by the Elmhurst Lions and Lions of Illinois Foundation.

 

Diabetes educators will be on hand to answer your questions. A physician on staff at Edward-Elmhurst Health will kick off the start of each fair with “Ways to reduce your Risk of Pre-Diabetes and Diabetes”.

 

Cost:               $0.00

Location:        Elmhurst Memorial Hospital - Main Campus

Date:                    Saturday, November 19

Time:               9:00am - 12:00pm

 

Address:         Elmhurst Hospital

                        133 E. Brush Hill Rd

 

Please Park and enter by East Entrance of main hospital. To register in advance for this program, please call 630-527-6363 or register online at EEHealth.org/classes-events

Link to Retina Screening Flyer

Field trip to La Brigade at York High School, where we will be served lunch by the culinary students.  If you haven't attended a meeting at La Brigade before, make this year your first, it is an awesome time, which also includes some Holiday entertainment!!! 

Don’t forget that we will be asked to show identification at the door at York. 

Please RSVP no later than Friday, November 18 if you will attend.  You can reply to this email with your intention to attend or email Lion Dave directly:  davidsmith@elmhurst205.org 

The Elmhurst Lions Club Annual Pumpkin Sale is held at the Abbey, 407 W. St. Charles Road, Elmhurst (just west of York High School), from October 10th through Halloween. We always have a great crop of pumpkins, roughly 10 tons of Halloween fun!     Last year we sold out a couple of days before -  so be sure to go early to get the best selection!!! 

Sunday, October 23 the Elmhurst Leos Club, is hosting a Family Fall Fest from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Pumpkin Patch at the Abbey. Come out, pick out your pumpkin and stay for family fun and games. Open to the public. 

*Some activities require tickets available for purchase at the Fest.

When:     Saturday, October 1 

Where:    Bensenville Water Park Parking Lot, 1100 W. Wood St, Bensenville 

Time:      8:00 - 11:00 am 

It’s time to clean out garages, closets, cabinets, and drawers. Bring those unused items to the Community Recycling Extravaganza at the Bensenville Park District. Collection items include electronics (fees apply), cell phones, eye glasses, American flags, medical equipment, bicycles, clothes and more. This drive-thru event is held in the parking lot of The Bensenville Water Park & Splash Pad.

We have two events coming up in Bensenville, 1st we will be doing a vision Pre-Screening at  BWELL Bensenville, and 2nd we will be collecting used eye glasses and Hearing aids at their recycling event. Attached is information on both events!!!  

Upcoming Bensenville events.pdf

Click link below for PDF version of upcoming events:

 

Lion Dates to Remember 2015-2016.pdf

The best news ever was that we just received a Grant from our Lions Clubs International Foundation in the amount of $95,275 for diabetes awareness and lifestyle intervention at Elmhurst Hospital. Combined with the funds raised from our club the total amount donated to the Diabetes Center was $100,000. This multi year program will help a tremendous amount of people within our community. The photo shows our Elmhurst Lions President Jeri DiPasquale presenting members of the Elmhurst Hospital foundation with both

checks .