News from the Rehoboth Lions
Fellow Rehoboth Residents, our "Lion Year" starts in July with the swearing in of new officers, but as promised, I wanted to provide an update of the 2nd half of the Lions Year! Our last update shared all the wonderful events from the 2024 half of our year. Please visit the Lions website at rehobothlions.org to get up to date information about all we do!
We have a great town that is incredibly generous!
We have you all to thank for another successful year, but here are a few companies, organizations, and people that went above and beyond in 2024:
Aiding with this year's Chicken BBQ
Chartley Country Store, Thomson Food Service, Land-Tek, Town of Rehoboth, Town of Rehoboth, Highway Dept, Cranston Coal, Scialo's Bakery, Dunkin Donuts, American Legion Hall, Jake Kramer
Clam Boils
Seekonk Rod and Gun Club for the Venue
David Dias for helping in the kitchen
The Grapevine and Regency Liquors for beverages
Medical Equipment
For those who don't know, the Rehoboth Lions supply durable medical equipment (wheelchairs, beds, walkers, commodes, and so much more) to our residents. This year, our team delivered 75 items to 53 families in town!!! If you have need, please reach out to Health and Welfare Chair Ray Olivier at 508-493-2796 Our Health and Welfare team does all the "heavy lifting", so if you need something to help you recover, please reach out! And if you have medical equipment in good working order that is no longer needed and are wondering where to bring it - please let us know!
Rehoboth Lions Food Drive for the Pantry
Drop off locations:
• North Fire Station
• South Fire Station
• Transfer Station
• Rehoboth Vision Care at 492 Winthrop Street
The Rehoboth Reporter - for posting our news in their print and online issues to help us get the word out!
Interested in learning more? Reach out to Mike Salois at mgsc@comcast.net or Scott Lacourse at slacourse@gmail.com, or simply visit www.rehobothlions.org
Thank you, Rehoboth, for a wonderful year of service! It makes all of us proud to serve such a wonderful community, and it's incredibly rewarding.
We can't wait to see you all at our upcoming events:
Cigar Night
August 23 6PM
95 Cameron Way
$90 includes a fantastic multi-course meal!
Tractor Show at Redway Plain
September 14th Learn what it means to be a Lion and have a bite to eat!
Return of the Clam Boils - first Wednesday of the Month starting in September
Golf Tournament
The Rehoboth Lions will be sponsoring our 35th Golf tournament on Sunday October 6th with a shotgun start at noon. This year’s tournament will again be held at Swansea CC. which has been voted as the “Northeast 2022 Course of the Year” by the New England Golf Course Owners Association. The tournament will be limited to 18 foursomes, and it will be first come first serve. A There will be cash prizes for the putting contest, as well as other great prizes. The cost is $135 per person, and includes golf, cart, and a great buffet meal. Sign up forms are available at the Lions website, https://rehobothlions.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Golf-Signup-Form-2024.pdf
Sponsorship opportunities
$2000- Platinum-would offer complete sponsorship, which would include naming on all advertising, for example, “Rehoboth Lions Golf Tournament” Sponsored by---. Also there would be a large sign on the course with your Corporate Logo. Recognition at the dinner ceremony. In addition, a foursome would be included for the corporate sponsor.
$1000- Gold- Sponsor name and logo on 5 signs on the course; as well as the opportunity to offer company promotions during the event and recognition at the dinner. $500- Silver would include 3 signs on the course with corporate logo, and additional advertising in our promotions, as well as the opportunity to offer company promotions during the event. Other contributions of lesser amounts would be gratefully accepted and acknowledged with a tee sign for each $100 contribution.
Reach out to any Lion or visit our website to learn more about any of these and other great upcoming events!
As we begin the new 2024-2025 Lion's Year, I would like to welcome our new officers:
President: Don Nokes
1st Vice President: Joe Nunes
2nd Vice President: Chuck Procopio
Secretary: Mike Salois
Treasurer: Vincent McKenna
Tail Twister: Henry Pires
Lion Tamer: Steve Brasier
Director: Ray Medeiros
Director: Arthur Almeida
Director: Ray Olivier
Membership: Mike Salois
Membership: William Cute
Publicity: Scott Lacourse
Health & Welfare: Ray Olivier
Past President: Henry Pires
Bookkeeper: David House
Thank you, Rehoboth, for another wonderful Lion year of service! It makes all of us proud to serve such a wonderful community, and it's incredibly rewarding.
Scott Lacourse, Publicity Director
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A Letter from incoming President Don Nokes:
67 years ago, a group of Rehoboth men formed the Rehoboth Lions Club. They created a local chapter of the largest community service organization in the world. Today 60 members from our town work together to provide valuable service to our town. Our events raise funds to support scholarships to deserving high school graduates, heating oil assistance, food bank contributions, support for scouting organizations, hosting citizens recognition dinners and providing medical equipment for our citizens in need, just to name a few. We are also dedicated to assisting in national eye research and support for kids with diabetes.
Whether you’re new to Rehoboth or have been a citizen standing on the sidelines for years, we invite you to join us by becoming a member. We meet once each month and make decisions about fundraising efforts and financial support for our community initiatives. We also look for members to provide volunteer services at our fundraising events. If you’re new to town, it’s a great opportunity to meet your neighbors and develop camaraderie with like-minded residents of town. If you’ve been around for a while and perhaps have heard of the Lions but weren’t directly asked to join, please consider this your invitation.
We will be hosting an information dinner soon. Watch this column for information about how you can learn more about the organization and spend an evening meeting your fellow citizens. You can also visit our website for more information. Many of us are listed on the website so please feel free to reach out and contact any one of us and ask about the benefits of membership. If you’ve ever thought about giving back to your community, take the first step today!
Don Nokes, President
Rehoboth Lions Club
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