Muskego Lions Club History

The Muskego Lions was chartered on tax day April 15^th 1950. The Waukesha Lions Club was the sponsoring club. Charter Night was called to order by; John M. Couture First President of the Muskego Lions Club accepted Waukesha Lions Past President James D�Amato, Invocation Rev. G.L. Cloninger Waukesha Lions Club, Toastmaster Charles Horwitz Waukesha Lions Club, and the Club Charter. Since then we have sponsored the Hales Corners Lions Club, Tichigan Lake Lions Club, and the Muskego Leo Club.

From our oldest and longest running event, the Easter Egg Hunt (1964) to our most recent event the Lobster boil (2004), from our purchase of land, which was donated to the city as Lions park, to the construction of the Lions pavilion at Muskego�s Veterans Memorial Park we have served. We have been the charter organization representatives for Muskego Troop 19 BSA twice; one of the many troop19 Eagle Scouts is the son of a club charter member. Our club was honored to have a charter member active in the club continuously for 58 years and one of our charter members had 50 years perfect attendance. The club has had the distinction of the youngest Club President (24 years old at the time) ever in District 27-A1 history and maybe the state.

Our club members have been active and respected members of the community for over 50 years as Lions and as citizens. As you can see when you browse our projects and events page along with our club�s commitment to Lions charities our club has always been part of the Muskego fabric. We plan on being around for another 50 plus years, with 13 women Lions and one Leo transfer to Lions we are setting our course for the future. Plotting our course may be more accurate for our 30-year-old Parade Unit of motorized boats and their affinity for water and other things of liquid form. With our parade unit spreading Lionism and our yearly Fortune 5000+ Raffle as our anchor fundraiser we plan on being a force in both the Muskego and Lions Community for long time to come.

Charter Night Program

Front Cover

Menu, Acknowledgements, Appreciation

Program and Dinner schedule

Officers, Directors, and Charter Members

Lion Club 50th Anniversary Program from April 15, 2000

Muskego Lion Club 50th Program

Below are milestones, events and/or projects we have been involved with over the years and still strongly support today:

� First Club member to be elected District Governor 27-A1 � Lion Gary Stewart (2007-08)

� First Club member to run for District Governor 27-A1 (2007-08)

� First Club member to be elected Vice District Governor 27-A1 � Lion Gary Stewart (2006-07)

� First Woman as Club President � Lion Ann Wissing (2005-06)

� Lobster Boil (Since 2004)

� First Club member to be District Secretary/Treasurer 27-A1 � Lion Gary Stewart (2003-04)

� Special PC for visually impaired Muskego High School Student (2003)

� Financial support for new Muskego Police Dept. Explorer Post (2003)

� Chat PC communications device for disabled Muskego child. (2003)

� March of Dimes (2003)

� Special Olympics � Polar Plunge (since 2002)

� Infra-red Video Camera Muskego Vol. Fire Co. (2002)

� American Cancer Society (2001)

� First Woman Inducted into Club - Lion Jenny Reidy (Feb. 2000)

� Lions Pavilion on Veterans Memorial Park, Muskego. (2000)

� Formation Muskego Leo Club for 12 to 18 year olds. (Since 2000)

� Infra-red Video Camera Tess Corners Vol. Fire Dept. (1999)

� New Muskego Library Flag Pole (1999)

� Lake Denoon Middle School - Mentoring Program. (Since 1999)

� Muskego Lions Child Safety Event. (Since 1998)

� Video Color Magnifier to assist partially blind Muskego resident to read. (1998)

� Exercise Equipment Muskego PD. (1997)

� Boy Scouts of America � Muskego Troop 19 Sponsor (1951-1960) (1991 to Present)

� Muskego Community Festival (Current Event Since 1991)

� Mega Raffle (Since 1990)

� Wepco right of way Bike Path (1990)

� Speller Teller communication device for Muskego family (?)

� Tess Corners School playground equipment (?)

� Leisure Park (Now Veterans Memorial Park) (?)

� Muskego Lions Club Parade Boat Fleet. (Since 1978)

� Muskego Lions Club Breakfast with Santa. (Since 1973)

� Muskego VFW Festival. (1965 till its End)

� Muskego Lions Club Easter Egg Hunt (Since 1964)

� Muskego Lion Dave Salentine Scholarship Fund (5 Scholarships) Renamed in memory of Lion Dave; (April 2002) - 2 College, 1 Tech School, 2 Bay Lane Middle School, 2 Lake Denoon Middle School (1950)

� Lions Park (Lions Park Dr.) � Purchased triangle portion of land at Old Racine Ave. & Oak Grove and donated it to the City of Muskego as Lions Park. (1955)

� Fisherees held on Little Muskego Lake as fundraisers. Shoveled snow and maintained ice rink at Schubering Bay. (1956-57-59)

� Yearly progressive card parties held in gym at Muskego Elem. as fund raiser. (1951-59)

� Helped establish Muskego Volunteer Fire Department. Principally in obtaining old Model �T� fire Truck from owner of Muskego Beach Charles Rose and helped with construction of 1^st station. (1950)

Projects, Charities and Events we sponsor yearly.

� Girl Scouts - Great Blue Heron Council

� Muskego Athletic Assoc. - 2 Teams

� Muskego Sports Inc.

� AFS

� DARE

� Holiday Baskets/Food Pantry Contributions (1981)

� Muskego High School Post Prom (Since 1997)

� Center for Deaf and Blind Children

� Wisconsin Lions Foundation

� Lions Leader Dog

� B.O.L.D.

� Center for the Blind

� Wisconsin Eye Bank

� Eye Glasses collection sites in Muskego

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Last modified: 11/25/11