Happy New Year from Yosemite Lions Club!

We are so pleased to announce that two new members have joined the Yosemite Lions Club: Lyn Maher and Bryan Hammil, both residents of Yosemite Valley and employed by DNC Parks & Resorts at Yosemite. We are off to a great start for 2014 and we hope it is our best fundraising year ever. See the recap below of events in 2013.

Club Treasurer Brett and new members Lyn & Bryan

2013 Event Wrap-up: After El Mosquito Fiesta in July, we held the annual Yosemite Lions Club Golf Tournament in early September at the Wawona Hotel. Our two largest summer events were also our most successful - we raised a record-breaking $6800 at the golf tournament this year! After the successes of summer, we are also pleased to announce that our annual fall blood drive, held at the community center in El Portal, collected 48 pints of blood from the Yosemite community. As always, we could not do these good deeds without you! Bill Thomas, club member and blood drive coordinator, thanks you from the bottom of his heart!

Take a look at the fun we had at the golf tournament this year on yet another perfect late summer day in Yosemite National Park. Though the Rim Fire was still burning to the north, we appreciate the support of all those who braved Mother Nature to participate. Tournament winners received gift certificates for any DNC lodging, retail or restaurant operation in Yosemite. Congrats to tournament winners young Max Ringrose and his family team including Bill Cordry from Oakhurst!

Many thanks to all the club members who worked hard to host this fundraising event. Special thanks to volunteers Shari Baudoux and Cynthia McFann - Shari for once again being our registrar extraordinaire and Cynthia for taking on our newest addition to the registration table: bake sale goodies! The tournament committee consisted of co-chair club members Audrey Lanting and Michelle Hansen, along with volunteer Shari Baudoux and club president Kym Wright-Youngdale. Thanks to club secretary Brett Archer for stepping into the raffle auctioneer role, with thanks to Bil Gleason, Yolanda Cheley, and Alison Grove for making the tournament run so smoothly! Despite the club's best efforts, we can't have a golf tournament and BBQ dinner without the staff of the Wawona Hotel and golf course so we thank Joe Alfano and his wonderful staff for their support.

 

 

Upcoming events include the Pancake Breakfast at Spring Fling in El Portal in April and our annual Spring Blood Drive hosted in Yosemite Valley. We hope to see you at both events, so check back for details. Happy 2014!