2014 Pleasaant Grove Jubilee

Pleasant Grove Lions Club serving scone with jubilee sauce.  Best homemade scones in town.  We raise moneys to help with our eye glasses projects and scholarships.  The Lions Club is a wonderful way to give humanitarian service in your community.

Summer BBG with Scholarship winners - August 21, 2014

Once again this year The Pleasant Grove Lions Club provided scholarships for local high school students to attend Boys State and Girls State leadership programs.  There was an additional two scholarships to students that attended the HOBY  (Hugh O'Brian Youth Leadership) program. 

The scholarship winners came to our summer barbecue and shared with us what they learned from the program they attended, how it has change their perspective on life and what they will do with what they've learned.

We are grateful as a Lions Club to provide such opportunities to well deserving high school students to attend these leadership programs.  They will be our future leaders.

Where there is a need there is a Lion. We encourage both young and old educated and not so educated to come and become members of the Lions Club where you can give back to your community and the world.  It is a privilege to do humanitarian service and help make the world a better place.

We are grateful for our heritage so let's play it forward for the next generation.

Lions clubs international is the largest global service organization empowering volunteers in community humanitarian service.  There are 1.35+ members and over 46,000 clubs in 208 countries.  There are more clubs in countries that there are nations in the United Nations. 

Come join us for a better tomorrow.

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Jason Golling - Boys State

:Aliah Eberting - Girls State

 

Elisyn Hong - Girls State

Christina Edwards - Girls State

Madeline Wood - HOBY

Alexis Jacobs - HOBY

August Business Meeting and Scholarship Presentation 8/7/2014

Talina Morris, recent scholarship winner was presented her scholarship check from the P. G. Lions Club and will be attending Utah Valley University.  She shared some thoughts with us and we are excited for her. The Lions Club is grateful that we can assist outstanding students like Miss Morris in furthering their education.

Talina Morris

Talina Morris & Pres. Lion Jonas

Business Meeting - June 5, 2014

Beyond the scope of regular business like parade planning for the Pleasant Grove and American Fork parades, the talent show on June 19th and the Promenade in Pleasant Grove we honored two people. 

We presented another educational scholarship to Michaela Tanne.  This is our third educational scholarship this year.  Michaela is a great singer and will peruse her music interests at BYU.  

Michaela Tanne

Prews. Lorrie Jonas & Jo Taylor

Jo Taylor club secretary was given a presidential appreciation certification and associated lion pin.  Jo has served since July 2008.  She has been secretary for 6 years and did not run this year so she could assist her husband in his district responsibilities. 

May 22, 2014 Pleasant Grove Lions Club Award Dinner

The Pleasant Grove Lions Club enjoyed a nice Lasagna dinner as we honored scholarship winners, presented the 2014 club humanitarian award and the club president’s appreciation awards.

Our college bound scholarship winners were Jacob Baird and Talina Morris.  Richard L. Unsicker received the 2014 Pleasant Grove Lions Club Humanitarian award for his outstanding service in third world countries by providing dentures.  Darleen Seely and Terra Gaylord received Club President (Lorrie Jonas) Appreciation Awards. 

Both of our scholarship winners has had a life of service and been involved of helping others.  They have achieved scholastic goals as well.  We are proud to have been able to present them with educational scholarships to assist in their educational pursuits.

Mother, Jacob Baird & Pres. Jonas

Jacob Baird

Talina Morris

 

Father, Talina Morris & Pres. Jonas

Richard L. Unsicker has been involved with Lions and humanitarian service whether here locally or abroad.  Some of the countries he has been to in doing humanitarian service at his own expense are: Ecuador, Belarus, Morocco and Dominican Republic.  He also has served the Navaho Nation.  He has provided so many dentures to people who otherwise could not afford them.  Richard travels several times a year and has so blessed the lives of many.

Pres. Jonas & Richard L. Unsicker, 2014 Humanitarion Award

Collectables from Humanitarian trips

President Lorrie Jonas presented appreciation awards for service to the Pleasant Grove Lions Club and for mentoring and assisting her as president.  Congratulations to Darleen Seely and Terry Gaylord.

Darlene Seely & Pres. Jonas

Pres. Jonas & Terra Gaylor