LIONS ROARLIONS ROARDECEMBER, 2015

MERRY CHRISTMAS&

HAPPY NEW YEAR

Lions Clubs International sponsors parade.Lions Clubs International sponsors parade.ATLANTA (Dec. 4, 2015) – The Peach Bowl was originally founded in 1968 as afundraiser for the Georgia Lions Lighthouse Foundation. Today, 47 years later,the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl has come full circle and is returning to its roots byannouncing a recommitment to its relationship with Lions Clubs International(LCI) and the Georgia Lions.

The enhanced relationship with Lions Clubs International and the Georgia Lions is a result of the Bowl’s commitment to its community and an extension of its Peach Bowl Cares initiative.

“Our philanthropic relationship with the Lions is the longest and most meaningful such relationship in our history,” saidGary Stokan, Peach Bowl, Inc. president and CEO. “The Peach Bowl was created as a charitable initiative and we havecontinued that legacy as college football’s most charitable bowl game. We owe it to the Lions to have a deep andmeaningful relationship that pays tribute to that great history.”

“The Peach Bowl’s recommitment to Lions builds on our storied history together and enhances the service provided byGeorgia Lions,” said Jim Ervin, Past International President of Lions Clubs International. “Lions Clubs International isproud to be working with the Peach Bowl to support and celebrate the work of Lions, who have been making adifference in their communities and around the world for nearly 100 years.”

As a staple of this relationship, LCI will take over presenting sponsorship of the Bowl’s game day parade. The Chick-fil-APeach Bowl Parade presented by Lions Clubs International will march through downtown Atlanta the morning of Dec.31 – entertaining tens of thousands as it makes its way through Centennial Olympic Park on its way to the GeorgiaDome. Lions Clubs members will be prominently featured throughout the parade’s elements including the GrandMarshall, LCI’s First Vice President, Chancellor Bob Corlew of Milton, Tenn.

“I am pleased and honored to be the Grand Marshall of this year’s Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl Parade presented by LionsClubs International,” Corlew said. “Lions have a tradition with the Peach Bowl going back to its origins in 1968 and weare proud to continue that tradition.”

Peach Bowl, Inc. has committed to continue in perpetuitya $50,000 donation to the Georgia Lions LighthouseFoundation, to help the Lighthouse provide vision andhearing screenings to Georgians in need. To date, PeachBowl Cares has provided the Georgia Lions with morethan $500,000 in support for Lighthouse programs. TheBowl will provide Georgia Lions Lighthouse withopportunities to conduct vision screenings for fans at theFanFest event on game day and to students in Atlantapublic elementary and middle schools.

The Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl is the 9th-oldest bowl game inthe country and is one of New Year’s Six Bowls selected tohost the College Football Playoff.

The LIONS ROAR is a monthly publication of the Knoxville Tri-County Lions Club, Keith McCord, President, meeting at Connie's Kitchen, Seymour, TN on the 2nd and 4th Mondays of each month unless otherwise noted. Editor is PDG Ken Moffett.

About this month's issue: Cover photo is from the holiday trip on the sternwheel Star of Knoxville. We wish all our readers a very merry Christmas and a happy New Year.

We've included some information on seasonal events of national interest sponsored by Lions, in addition to regular updates on local and regional Lions activities.

The Club will not meet again until the 2nd Monday inJanuary.

Again on New Years Day 2016, Lionscan see a float in the Tournament ofRoses Parade in Pasadena, California,depicting Lions providing campingexperiences for all abilities and ages.

The float depicts various campingactivities that Lions Clubs throughoutthe world provide for hundreds ofthousands of individuals of all abilitiesand ages. Seated in front of the cabinis the International President and hiswife, overlooking the day's activitiessuch as: Archery, Arts & Crafts,Bicycling, Canoeing, Fishing, andHiking.

Tri-County Lions Give Foodand Gifts to 80 Indigent

Senior Citizens

After collecting cases of canned

goods, packaged food, bottled water,fresh fruit, and gifts, Tri-County LionsClub members met at Connie'sKitchen to organize and package theitems the afternoon of Decembe 16,and then loaded all of it into severalvehicles and delivered to the seniorcommunity. Most of the individuals

were home and were delighted with the food and gifts! This is a great opportunity for Lions to have face-to-facecontact with the individuals we serve. Thanks to Lions Connie Emmons for organizing, procuring the fruit and gifts, andproviding the work space; Buddy Greene for providing the bottled water from the CROSS organization, Peggy andRichard Russell, Judy and Ken Moffett, and friend Tom LaJoie.

Lion Speaks at Library Potluck

Tri-County Lion Buddy Greene led a discussion at the Seymour Friends of the Library Potluck recently, highlighting waysthe community has changed over the years. Dulcimer and guitar music, and a history of the library was also featured.

Lions support “On My Own”

Thanks to Lions Moe Greenwood, Buddy Greene, and Peggy and Richard Russell for helping with the "On My

Own" simulation for about 220 eighth grade students at Seymour Middle School the morning of December 16.

Star of Knoxville Hosts Tri-County Lions Christmas Dinner

The evening of October 7 Lions boarded the Star for a two-hour cruise on Fort Loudoun Lake, complete with dinnerfeaturing prime rib, turkey, and ham. Some members had the opportunity to climb into the pilot's house to find outwhat it takes to operate and navigate the vessel. Bonus lesson: Lions learned why the photo at boarding was required!It was a time of good food, fellowship, and fun viewing some of Knoxville's Christmas in the City displays reflecting inthe water.