Norshaft Lions Club

⏳Time is running out to donate to the Food from the Heart campaign! ❤️

There are less than 24 hours left to help us reach our goal of restocking shelves at the local food pantries. When you donate non-perishable items, you are helping your fellow community members in needs.

⬇️The donation box is set up near the service desk at the Bennington Price Chopper.

📮If you cannot make it to the store and would still like to contribute, you may send a monetary contribution via U.S. Mail to the Norshaft Lions Club, P.O. Box 179, Shaftsbury, VT 05262

🦁 Will you join us?? 🦁

❤ Happy Valentine's Day ❤

❤Once a year, beginning around Valentine's Day, Lions Clubs across Vermont reach out to their communities to raise items for local food shelves via the civic organization's Food from the Heart program.

Following the holidays, local shelters start running low on food and have few resources available to them. That's when the Lions Club help to pitch in. Local Lions Club members recognized the need to keep valuable, local food resources stocked, so they set out to do something about it.

The Norshaft Lions Club will be working with the Bennington Price Chopper/Market 32 for this year's Food from the Heart effort.

Lions Club members encourage area residents to drop off any non-perishable food items between Sunday February 11th and Sunday February 18th. A box will be set up at the front of the store to collect all donations.

If you cannot make it to the store and would still like to contribute, you may send a monetary contribution via U.S. Mail to the Norshaft Lions Club, P.O. Box 179, Shaftsbury, VT 05262.

🤝We want to take a moment to say thank you to everyone who came out to the annual Norshaft Lions Club Chili Fest! Without the support of the people of North Bennington, Shaftsbury and surrounding communities, the success of this event wouldn’t have been possible.

We’re grateful for Principal Tim Newbold for offer Village School of North Bennington as a space for making this event possible. A big shout out to the organizers of the North Bennington Winter Festival for including us in this wonderful town wide event every year. 🦁And we cannot forget our members, for creating some of the best-tasting and most impressive selection of chilis.

All the proceeds from this event go back into the community via service projects.

❤️Please join us for our next event, Food from the Heart, which runs from February 11th through the 18th at the Bennington Price Chopper.

🦁Lions Clubs are places where individuals join together to give their valuable time and effort to improving their communities. The Norshaft Lions Club welcomes anyone interested in learning more about the organization. Meetings are held at Willow Road Firehouse on the first Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m.

👍🏻For additional information about the Norshaft Lions Club and upcoming events, like and follow!

🌶 Norshaft Lions Club Chili Fest is THIS Saturday, January 27th from 12 - 4 PM!

While you're out enjoying the North Bennington Winter Festival stop in to see us at Village School of North Bennington. We'll be serving 21 different varieties of chili you’re not going to want to miss!

Wishing you a year filled with health and prosperity. As we step into 2024, we look forward to serving you with even greater dedication. Happy New Year! 🦁

🎅Happy Holidays from everyone at the Norshaft Lions Club!🎄

📣🎄 28 trees left 🎄📣

Come get your tree while they last!

🌞Good Morning!

Although the morning is coming in like a 🐑 it is supposed to end like a 🦁 So come see us early and get your Christmas Tree!

🎄 All trees are $65 dollars. When you purchase a tree from us, all the proceeds go right back into the community through service projects.

💙Happy Hanukkah! ✨
To those celebrating, we hope you have a wonderful holiday season!!

Six members from the Norshaft Lions Club had the privilege of judging the Peace Poster entries recently. There were 75 entries in total between 7 schools!

This year’s winners:

The School of Sacred Heart St. Francis de Sales- Dakota James McGowan

Mt. Anthony Union Middle School MAU Middle School - Hanna Bailey

Shaftsbury Elementary School Shaftsbury Elementary School 1st place - Jocelyn Pacher

Southshire Community School - Gia L. Murphy

Grace Christian School - Judah Michael Snide

The Hiland Hall School - Skylar Berry

Pownal Elementary School - Rillie Burns

This year’s theme: ‘𝓓𝓪𝓻𝓮 𝓽𝓸 𝓓𝓻𝓮𝓪𝓶'

To a young person, a dream isn’t just a wish, hope or desire — it’s a path, a goal, an ambition. But achieving that dream takes hard work. This year, young people were asked to show how they would turn their dream of a peaceful world into reality.

Lions Club International Peace poster contest encourages young people, ages 11 to 13, to think about peace, creatively express what it means to them and share their unique visions with the world.

Nice job to everyone who participated!

🎄Trees and wreaths available!

🐾Wreaths are made by those at Vermont Paws & Boots and all the proceeds benefit them.

⏰ We will be here at the Chamber of Southwestern Vermont until 6!

⬇️🎄Check out what we’re up to this weekend! Hope you’ll join us! 🚂⬇️

🎄When you purchase your Christmas Tree from the , all proceeds go back into the community through multiple service projects.✨🌟

🏢 Non-profit organizations are the superheroes of our society, working tirelessly to make a positive impact on the world 🌍. These selfless entities dedicate their time, resources, and efforts to address critical issues such as poverty, education, healthcare, and environmental conservation. They are driven by a noble cause, aiming to create a better future for all. 💪

organizations are the heart and soul of humanity, spreading love and hope. They rely on the generosity of individuals like yourselves to support their mission. 🤝 By donating our time, money, or skills, we can contribute to their noble endeavors and help shape a brighter tomorrow.

For more information about our club and our projects, please Like and Follow us! 📱

🎄One more week until opening day!🎄

Starting next Friday, November 24th from 12 PM until 4 PM, your local Lions will be at the Chamber of Southwestern Vermont selling Christmas Trees. We'll be open every Thursday through Sunday after that until the trees are gone, so get yours early.

We're excited to share the Christmas Spirit with all of you! All proceeds from tree sales go back into the community through community service projects.

Follow us for updates throughout the season. 🦁

🌍🌈 In a world where you can be anything, be kind. 🌸💖

This simple yet powerful message holds the potential to transform our lives and the lives of those around us. In a society that often emphasizes success, wealth, and power, it is easy to forget the impact that kindness can have on our collective well-being.

🇺🇸On this Veteran’s Day, we would like to express our gratitude to all those who have served and those who continue to serve our country. Thank you for your sacrifice and commitment to our freedom. ❤🤍💙

🍂🍁There's a special kind of magic in the air as the leaves paint the world with vibrant colors. We’ve been busy serving our community and planning for some fun events coming up in the near future, so stay tuned for those announcements! For now, please enjoy our autumn photo dump!

👻WITCHing you a Happy Halloween!
We hope you have a FANGtastic night!🎃

🎃 It’s shaping up to be a nice autumn day! 🍁

Come downtown to the Better Bennington Corporation Harvest Festival and explore dozens of local artists, local products, local shops, and downtown Bennington!

🍔Feeling hungry? Stop by the Norshaft Lions Club booth at the intersection of School St. & Main St. for all your food needs! We’ll be here from 10 A.M to 5 P.M.

Menu:

Chips………………$1
Water……………...$1
Soda……………….$1
Hotdog……………$3
Hamburger……..$5
Cheeseburger…$6

🎟️ We’ll also have a 50/50 raffle.
$1 each or 6/$5h