The Newton Lions Club thanks the community of Newton and North Newton for the wonderful support of the Nov. 3 Pancake Day fund-raising event.
This was the 62nd year of The Newton Lions Club’s annual pancake event to raise funds for local charities, Kansas Lions Foundation and the Lions Clubs International Funds.
Partnerships were established with Harvey County United Way, Trinity Heights Respite Care, Health Ministries Clinic, Newton Recreation Commission, Harvey County Safe House, Harvest of Love-Salvation Army, Newton Meals on Wheels, Newton Community Children’s Choir, Peace Connections-Circle Initiatives, Newton Mid-Day Lions Club members, Newton Medical Center and members of the Saturday Knight Travelers Lions Club in McPherson to assist in the event.
We thank the many local businesses for becoming sponsors, contributing in various ways, to assist us in creating enjoyable gatherings, provide a hearty meal and raise funds.
We thank the following for their contributions and services: Adrian and Pankratz P. A., Advanced Dental, Advanced Physical Therapy of Newton, Alexanders’s Jewelry, American Family - Edd Wallace, American Family Insurance - Greg Raleigh, Anderson Office Supply, All Sports, Asbury Park, Axtell Clinic P.A., Baier Family Optometry, Bob Stith Plumbing, Heating and Cooling, Brenneman’s Paint and Body Shop, Bridges Inc., Bott Radio Network (950 AM), Broadway Colonial Funeral Home, Brown and Brown Attorneys, Bud and Steve Auto Service, Buxman Motors Inc., Buyers Edge of South Central Kansas, Central National Bank. Citizen’s State Bank, Claassen Hardware and Lumber Co., Concrete Vaults Inc., Conklin Cars Newton, Conrade Insurance Group, Copies and More, Cornerstone Law, Terry Davidson, D.D.S., both Dillons stores, Dr. Pamela McCullough DDS, PA, Drs. Grant, McKinney and Simmons Optometrists, Druber’s Daylight Donuts, Edward Jones - Mark Frazier, Enduring Love Memorials, Farm Bureau Financial Services, First Bank, Floyd Wild Trucking, Furniture Warehouse of Newton, Graber’s Hardware Inc., Graber’s Plumbing and Heating, Great Wall Restaurant, Henderson Chiropractic and Health Center, Hutchinson Community College, J P Weigand, Kansas Electric, Kansas Sports Museum, Karen’s Kitchen, Katherine’s Inc., Kirkpatrick Plumbing and Climate Control, Knudsen, Monroe and Company, CPA, Krueger Insurance Management, Larry Reber Promotional Advertising, Lazy Creek Crafts, LE’ JS BAR-B-Q, Little Caesars, Living Rooms by Gayle, Marshall Furniture Inc., Master Plumbing, Inc., Midland National Bank, Miller Insurance Agency Inc., Mitchell Theaters Chisholm Trail Movie Theater, Montana Mikes, Newell Truck Plaza - Charlie’s Restaurant, Newton Area Chamber of Commerce, Newton Chiropractic Office, Newton Community Channel (Cox Channel 7), The Newton Kansan, Newton Medical Center, Newton Rebels Baseball, Newton Tire and Auto, Next Element Consulting, Ochs Cleaners, Papa Murphy’s Take N’ Bake Pizza, Pat Washburn Real Estate Team - Prudential, Payne Oil Co., Inc./Propane Central, Peterson’s Funeral Home, Petitjean, Whitfield and Associates, Prestressed Concrete Inc., Realty Connections, Regier Construction Inc., Regier Title, Rohr Jewelry, Ruzen Florists, Sears of Newton, Security Storage, Sims Enterprises, Somers, Robb and Robb, State Farm Insurance - Todd Barnes, Steely and Schimming, Ten Thousand Villages, The Kansas Foot Center PA, Those Blasted Signs, Tongish Auto Mart, Wal-Mart of Newton and Wichita Clinic Bethel.
The Newton Lions Club Community Health Fair is coming May 21 and 22 at the Newton Activity Center. Details will be released late in the first quarter of 2010.
— John McGee, project manager
