SLML About Us

Lions are an international network of 1.3 million men and women in 200 countries and geographic areas who work together to answer the needs that challenge communities around the world.

The Sleeping Lady Lions club was formed in 1992. Many of the charter members were

Our main mission is to provide community service and aid to anyone in need in our

We accomplish this though the giving of our time, to raise money through fundraising

We also sponsor a youth lions group for youths 11-19 years of age. The Bear Mt. Leos work along side the Sleeping lady lions as well as many projects of their own to help their community.

ANNUAL PROJECT'S	PROJECT DESCRIPTION
VALENTINE'S FUNDRAISER	This project is our annual "Scholarship" project and each year we donate between $15,000 in local scholarships. This fundraise includes a valentines dinner, silent auction, live auction and a raffle of various prizes. The Bear Mt. Leo's join in helping us with this project.
SPRING GARAGE SALE	Our club sells tables to the community members where they can sell garage sale items, crafts, bake sale items, etc. We also have a Sleeping lady Lions table with donated items from club members and community members. All proceeds from the SLL Table and table sales are placed in our Sleeping Lady Lions Foundation account.
SCHOLARSHIPS	We provide scholarships for High School Graduates and community members who would like to continue with their education and are in need of financial help. Several of our members review the scholarship folders each year at the local High Schools and recommend recipients. We also have an application for community members to submit to our club who are already out of school but would like to further their education. Generally we donated around $15,000.00 per but the amount can vary each year depending on our fundraising.
JULY 3RD. CELEBRATION	Each July the Sleeping Lady Lions join the Eagle River Lions in providing a spectacular independence day celebration. The event provides a "FREE" event of Music, kids games, food venders, sky divers, beer garden and a beautiful display of fireworks at midnight.
BEAR PAW FESTIVAL	The Sleeping Ladies are very active in the Eagle River Bear Paw Festival. We are the sponsors of the Bear Paw Pageant, sponsor of a slippery salmon team and have a float in the Bear Paw Parade which has resulted first place for 2 years in a row!
ARCH HOME	Volunteers of America runs a home for youth who are trying to overcome Alcohol and/or drug abuse. The home is located within our community and even though they are run by Volunteers of America they are always in need of addition funding and help. Our club provides them with many needs such as Thanksgiving Dinner, Christmas Dinner, Christmas gifts, items for their awards cabinet, fair tickets and concert tickets. We also provide each client with a backpack upon graduation from the program that includes many essential such as toothpaste, tooth bushes, towels, phone cards, etc. The Bear Mt. Leo's also provide Easter Baskets for the clients.
SENIOR BINGO	We provide Bingo for the seniors at the Chugiak Senior Center every month. Bingo is held the 2nd Monday of each month at 1:30pm.
TREE OF GIVING	The local Schools & Eagle River Parks and Recreation provides our club with names of community members who are in need of assistance with gift at Christmas time. We assign each family with a number and put a tag on 3 to 4 tree's which we place around our community (Wal-Mart, Credit Union One, 1st Nat, Bowling Alley and other area businesses). We collect, sort and distribute the Christmas gifts.
EASTER EGG HUNT	The SLL join the Eagle River Lions, Eagle River VFW and The Eagle River Elks in hosting a community Easter Egg Hunt held each year at the Eagle River Lions Park.

THE ABOVE LIST IS JUST SOME OUR OUTSTANDING PROJECTS, HOWEVER WE DO HAVE MANY

MORE PROJECTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR & WELCOME ANY NEW IDEA'S FROM MEMBERS AND THE COMMUNITY.

ELECTED OFFICERS 2009-2010

PRESIDENT	MIMI MCINTYRE	1 YR DIRECTOR	AINA LENDA
SECRETARY	BONNIE LEONHARD	2 YR DIRECTOR	KAREN BURNS
TREASURER	KRIS JEZ	3 YR DIRECTOR	DANNA FINNESAND-MCINTYRE
1ST VICE	PATSY CLIFTON	MEMBERSHIP CHAIR	MARY PEDERSON
2ND VICE	BARBARA HOFFMAN	TAIL TWISTER	JOANN SULLIVAN
3RD VICE	MARY ANN PIERRE	LION TAMER	JACKIE THOMSON

President	Responsible for running the meeting, Attending District meetings and conferences or have a member attend in their stead.
Secretary	Meeting Minutes and Agenda, Monthly Lions International Membership and Activity reporting. Attending District meetings and conferences or have a member attend in their stead.
Directors	This position is great for new members and allows them to sit on the board with minimum or no responsible other then voting.
Membership	Keeps the membership records which consist of the members portfolios keeping tract of the projects they chair, club board positions and membership detail information. The Membership committee also comes up with a membership drive idea for the year.
Lion Tamer	Responsible for getting a small committee together to set up & taking down the meeting room at each club meeting.
Tail Twister	Keeps order during the meeting and keeps the meeting on tract if need be by fining members or any other idea they might have.
1st Vice	Fills in for the President when they are unable to attend a meeting or function
2nd vice	Backs up the 1st Vice & President when needed
3rd Vice	Back up 1st. 2nd Vice and President when needed. This position has traditional been the club audit chairman.

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MEETING PLACE	EAGLE RIVER LIONS DEN -EAGLE RIVER LIONS PARK
DATE	1ST & 3RD MONDAY OF EACH MONTH
TIME	7:00PM