INFORMATION ABOUT OUR OFFICERS
Pat Henricksen is our President and is a strong leader. Under her guidence we strive to attain our motto "We Serve". She can be reach at 563-659-5039. You will find Pat eager to listen to you and help in anyway our Club can. Pat is a retired educator and currently teaches part time for Eastern Iowa Community College and St. Ambrose. Pat taught for over 40 years in the De Witt area. Pat is proud to say that Lions is one of the best organization she has ever been a part of. Pat is currently a board member for four other organizations and loves to travel.

Joel Dieckman is the Club's First Vice-President. Joel grew up in Calamus and after graduating from high school went to college at Wartburg. Joel loves to sing and was in a choir in college and has sang at Carnegie Hall. He is a Vice-President at De Witt Bank & Trust Co., and is very active in civic organizations in De Witt. Joel and his wife Brenda, along with their four children are proud to call De Witt their home.

Jane Kedley is our club's Second Vice-President. Jane grew up in Miles Iowa and graducated from Northeast Missouri State University. She has been the Director of our library for over 25 years. She is married to Steve, who works for First Central State Bank in De Witt. The have two grown children. Jane is also our program director and can be reached at 563-659-3481.

JoElla O'Connell serves as our Club Secretary and also is the Director of The De Witt Chamber. She can be contacted at 563-659-8500 for any club information. JoElla has served for many years in this capacity and is extremely knowledgable on all club Members and our activities. JoElla joined the De Witt Noon Lions in October 2000, became a Board Member in 2001, and asumed her duties as Secretary of our Club in 2002. She was nominated for and received the Klise Leadership Award in 2006 and also received a Warren Coleman Honorary Award in 2008. You will find JoElla supporting all of our activitites throughout the year. She has lived in De Witt all of her life and she and her husband, Joe, have two children and two grandchildren.

Tony McAvon is our Club's Treasurer. He is an Assistant Vice President/Mortgage Office with First Central State Bank in De Witt. Tony grew up and graduated from school here before getting hid degree from The University of Northern Iowa, and has his MBA from Ashford University. He and his wife Kara have three children. Tony loves sports and is eager to help with our club.

Mike Thomas is our Membership Chairman. Please call Mike at 563-659-8399 with any question you may have about becoming a Member of Lions.

Bill Homrighausen is our Publicity Chairman and writes the article for the De Witt Observer. He can be reached at 563-659-3616.


For thoughts or additions to our Web Page contact Richard Kelly at 563-659-5817. (E-Mail Address= headfrog@iowatelecom.net Dick retired as President of the De Witt Bank & Trust Co., and has lived in the De Witt Area all his life. He graduated from Missouri State Teacher College and became a Lions Member in 1977. During that time he has held all the offices and been a tail-twister for (E) 20 years. He is a retired De Witt Volunteer Fireman and he and his wife, Mary Jo, have 2 children and 3 grandchildren. Dick is the recipiant of the Melvin Jones Fellow and Warren Coleman Honorary Awards.

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OUR 41st ANNUAL TRAVELOGUE SERIES IS UNDERWAY
For 41 highly successful years the De Witt Noon Lions Club has entertained and informed the community with this unique and highly motivated travel and adventure series!

All events will be held at the De Witt Operhouse Theater starting January 2010 and proceeding every other week through May 2010. Two presentations are made of each event, one starting at 3:00 PM and the second starting at 7:00 PM. You will enjoy a very professional presentation about travel in some of the mostexotic parts of the world. Many of the presentors are Lions Club members and a few come from many miles away.

Relax in comfortable theater-style seating and enjoy the pictures on a full size theater screen. Refreshments are available and the shows vary in length from 1 to 1 1/2 hours.

The De Witt Noon Lions suggest a donation of $3.00 per person when entering the theater, but they promise free admittance to anyone who cannot otherwise afford to attend.
For a complete list of this year's Travelogue Series click on the calendar link to the left for dates and topics.

Every effort will be made to present our Travelogues on the days scheduled. However, if inclement weather forces a cancellation, local television and radio stations will be asked to announce the cancellation.

We look forward to seeing you.

OUR 56th YEAR OF LIONISM SERVICE
The DeWitt Noon Lions celebrated 50 years of service to the Community, District and the State of Iowa on Saturday, April 26, 2003.

The De Witt Noon Lions are ready now to begin their 57th year of service to the De Witt community! Lion Pat Henricksen serves as Club President and will lead our membership to another successful year of Lionism. Watch this web-site for news of all the planned events of yet another busy year!

SINCE 1953, THE DE WITT NOON LIONS CLUB HAS BEEN A VITAL PART OF OUR COMMUNITY
Since 1953, the De Witt Noon Lions Club has been a vital part of the De Witt Community, marshalling volunteers to assist with many civic projects, supporting youth activities, promoting sight-saving programs and contributing positively to the quality of life while also supporting the work of Lions Clubs International and the Iowa Lions Foundation.

With over 110 Members, we are committed to the Lion's motto, "We Serve."

To carry out this mission, we participate in several fund-raising activities and contribute financially to worth while causes. We further this mission by individual and group volunteer service.

One of our best fund-raising activity is the Travelogue Series which has been ongoing for 40 years. We have two pancake breakfasts each year and you will see us volunteering to keep the gates at the Clinton County Fair. In addition, we sell giant coloring books.

As Lions we are best known for our efforts to end preventable blindness. We also conduct vision screenings for younsters, provide eye exams, eyeglasses and hearing aids, as well, for those in need. In addition we have contributed to diabetes research and have sent children to diabetes camp. We have supported Habitat for Humanity, CROP Walks, the Community Thanksgiving Dinner and After Prom Event.

We have helped with money for the playground equipment and portable defibrillator for our police. Annually, we have presented $1,000 scholarship to a student at Central High School and invite seniors to attend weekly Club Meetings.

We sponsor a Boy Scout Troop and send delegates to the American Legion Boys and Girls State. Contributions have been made to Junior Achievment, Camp Courageous and the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Other foundations we have helped with are the Central Community Educational Foundation and the De Witt Area Fine Arts.

We assist financially at Christmas with the less fortunate and the Coats for Kids Program.

As needed we have volunteered with events at Genesis Medical Center-De Witt, West Wing Place and Amber Ridge.