[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 58 (Friday, May 12, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E820]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




       SALUTE TO THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ZILWAUKEE LIONS CLUB

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                          HON. DALE E. KILDEE

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 11, 2006

  Mr. KILDEE. Mr. Speaker, today I ask the House of Representatives to 
join me in congratulating the Zilwaukee Lions Club as it celebrates 50 
years of service to the community of Zilwaukee, Michigan. The Lions 
Club will gather on June 9th to mark the occasion with a banquet.
  The Zilwaukee Lions Club was founded in March 1956 by a group of men 
looking to fulfill the Lions motto, ``We Serve.'' Lions Clubs offer 
their associates the opportunity to give back to the community and the 
members of the Zilwaukee Club have embraced this philosophy 
wholeheartedly.
  That same year, the members built the first boat dock in Zilwaukee. 
Not content to be limited to one endeavor, the Zilwaukee Lions Club has 
spent the past 50 years providing such diverse services as arranging 
eye exams and glasses for the needy; taking blind men fishing; 
expanding the tape library for the blind; building a pavilion in the 
Zilwaukee City Park; holding an annual Christmas Dinner for the senior 
citizens of Zilwaukee; and many other worthwhile projects too numerous 
to name.
  Lions Clubs International has 1,300,000 members in 196 countries all 
contributing to the Vision Program. The Zilwaukee Lions Club 
participates with its fellow clubs to achieve the goal of bringing 
sight to the world's blind as well as improving their individual 
communities. The Zilwaukee Club has continuously maintained this 
commitment throughout its 50 year history.
  Mr. Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives, please join 
me in congratulating the Zilwaukee Lions Club on the wonderful job they 
have done over the past 50 years serving the residents of Zilwaukee, 
Michigan and the surrounding area. They are to be commended for their 
good work, their dedication to others and their pledge to continue to 
serve.

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