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River Valley Bank's Fill a Backpack Collection
River Valley was a drop off site for the Backpack for Kids again this year and in early August and collected many supplies and backpacks for the elementary school students in our area. Each August, the Nicklaus family hosts a Pig Roast and last year, decided to ask the attendees to help with the Backpack for Kids collection. The results were amazing. This year, we decided to collect supplies for the Middle School and High School, as these two age
groups are not included in the Backpack for Kids collection, but are many of the same families.
We were overwhelmed with the generosity of the attendees to the Pig Roast! Some brought bags of supplies from the list, some brought boxes and some donated money and we did the shopping for them. The boxes in the photo are full of spiral notebooks and paper! We will be delivering the supplies to each school soon. Thanks to all who made this such a successful community event!

Berlin - Hamburg Lions – Active in Community
New members were initiated, new officers installed and awards given at the July meeting. Past district Governor, Lion Keith Luebke was the guest speaker. He also welcomed new members and installed new officers for 2010-2011.
The Berlin-Hamburg Lions are also starting the new year by planning their 8th Annual Oktoberfest which will be held October 1-3rd in a large tent at Pagel’s Pub and Grub in Athens. Watch next week for further details.

(Front row) Lions Ann Walker, 3rd Vice president; Barb Zimmer, 2nd Vice President;  Deb Wendorf, secretary; Wallace Emmerich, President; Carl Voigt, tail twister;  Lyle Rusch, past treasurer and Leroy Dehnel, membership. Not pictured Russell Utecht; treasurer. (Back row), Steve Sondelski 1st Vice President; Keith Luebke, guest;  John Zimmer; 3rd Director; John Stubbe, 1st Director; Lyle Krohn, Lion Tamer; not pictured Reta Jensen, 2nd director.

Drewitz/Siewer Family Reunion
A growing body of research indicates that after-school programs can have positive effects on a young person’s motivation, engagement in learning, expectations of success and social competencies. As well as after-school programs keep youth out of trouble by providing safe and structured time during critical afternoon hours. Overall, the research shows that youth who are supervised and engaged in structured activities are less likely to participate in high-risk activities. For middle school students, being supervised after-school reduces by half the risk that they will smoke, drink, or abuse drugs. After-school programs also provide working parents with peace of