Speculator - Lake Pleasant - Piseco - Wells
Adirondacks, Hamilton County New York
Electric Bike Raffle:
The summer raffle is back! Win two Lectric XP Step-Thru 3.0 Folding eBikes with cargo racks, mirrors, and bike locks. Bikes feature front and rear hydraulic disc brakes and range up to 45 miles. Tickets will be available soon from Speculator Lions Club members or online.
The Speculator Lions Club recently applied for and recieved a $1000 matching grant from the Lions Brandel-Murphy Youth Foundation, resulting in a total contribution of $2000 to the Wells Central School BackPack Program. This program discreetly provides hungry children with bags of nutritious and easy-to-prepare food every Friday afternoon, so they have food to eat throughout the weekend.
Meetings are generally held monthly at 6:00 PM on the third Thursday at various venues.
April 17 5:30 PM social, 6 PM dinner at the Inn on Piseco Lake.
May 22 6 PM at Lake Pleasant Public Library Date moved from May 15 due to member availability Agenda: Elections, Raffle, Fly-In planning.
June 19 TBD
RSVP 10 days before dinner meetings. Anyone interested in the Lions Club is welcome to attend.
An informal "meet and greet" with the Long Lake Lions Club (probably in Indian Lake) is being planned.
The 2025 Richard Newell Memorial Fly-in Drive-in Breakfast is scheduled for August 23. Anyone wishing to assist in this community event should contact any Lions member.
We are looking for new members and new ideas to help with all our events and expand our service to the community. Please consider joining the Speculator Lions Club to help support the local commuity. You need not be a local/full-time resident and you are not required to go to a lot of meetings.
Donations are also always appreciated.
Postponed due to rain. Will be rescheduled by DEC, probably in the fall.
Assist with park cleanup at Moffit Beach 9-12 Saturday morning May 3.
Friends of the Lions Club are encouraged to join us.
Thank you to the businesses that participated as stops or contributed door prizes for the Snowmobile Poker Run on February 22, 2025:
| Hamilton Mercantile | Uncle Carl's Coffee |
| Wells Edge Deli | Camp Store |
| Logan's | Lemon Tree |
| Village Rental | Oxbow Inn |
| Tracy's Rustic Relics | The Perks of Speculator |
| Firetower | Mountain Market |
| Charlie John's | Piseco Inn on the Lake |
| The Inn at Speculator | Speculator Dept Store |
| O'Connors Auto | Alicia Miller Real Estate |
| Neil McGovern & Lake Pleasant Town Council | |
Congratulations to Noah Billings, recipient of the 2024 Mary Ann Ryan and Fred Miller Jr. Memorial Scholarship, for successfully completeing his first semester at Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois, majoring in Business and Finance. Noah was presented his award check at a Scholarship dinner January 7, 2025 at the Speculator Inn.
We would like to thank everyone who visited us at Speculator Region Chamber of Commerce 2024 Holiday Stroll on November 29, and particularly those who purchased 50/50 raffle tickets or purchased the Bert-isms Jokes book. The 50/50 winner received $141. We have some books left ($10). They make great stocking stuffers for kids. Proceeds go to support the Lions Clubs International Empowering Service / Disaster Relief misssion.
The annual Speculator Lions Childrens Halloween Party at Lake Pleasant School was held on Friday October 25, 2024. Thank you to Lions members who assisted with this event. A good time was had by all.
The 2024 Richard Newell Memorial Fly-in Drive-in Breakfast at Piseco Airport K09 was held on Saturday August 24 (8AM-11AM). Weather was picture-perfect except for some ground fog early in the morning. 837 breakfasts were served and 50 aircraft flew in. Note: pilots in command received a free breakfast.The lucky winner of the 50/50 jackpot received $614. Aurora Pfaff, author of Aviation In The Adirondacks give a talk at 10 AM.
Pictures and comments are posted on our Facebook page: facebook.com/SpeculatorNYLionsClub.
The 2023 Mary Ann Ryan and Fred Miller, Jr. Scholarship award winner is Kayla Rust, from Wells NY. Kayla has worked with animal rescue and is going to Skidmore with an ultimate goal of becoming a veterinarian.
The annual Richard Newell Fly-in / Drive-in Breakfast is typically the Saturday of the weekend before Labor Day weekend. The 2025 breakfast is scheduled for August 23. Anyone wishing to help please contact us or attend a club meeting. All are welcome.
The annual Snowmobile Poker Run is typically held on the third Saturday in February.
The Speculator Lions Club was chartered in September of 1962 and has served the local communities of Speculator, Lake Pleasant, Piseco, and Wells for over 60 years.
Fundraising is key to the success of the Speculator Lions Club. This is accomplished through large and small events – for example, the Summer Raffle and Snowmobile Poker Run have been held annually for over 20 years. The Breakfast Fly-in has been held since 1975.
Fundraising allows the Speculator Lions Club to meet pressing needs in our local communities including winter heating needs, food programs (such as the local food banks and the giving of thanksgiving baskets), a college scholarship for local youths; a Halloween party for children at Lake Pleasant School; and most importantly helping individuals when appropriate and supporting individuals and communities in times of disaster.
Many of our senior members have retired after years of dedicated service. We are looking for new members and new ideas to help contiune our mission of supporting the local community.
Regular membership is open to all adults of good moral character with a desire to help their communities. You do not need to be a full-time resident of the area. Family membership enables relatives living in the same house to volunteer together at a reduced dues rate. Students between 18 and 30 who are enrolled in an educational institution are eligible to receive a discount on international dues. Leos Young people interested in Lions International may become Leos as part of a Leo Club.
Membership is by invitation and agreement of the existing members. If you're interested, please get in touch with any Lions Club member.
You can also fill out a membership application form and we will contact you.
Interested in helping? Want to see these events continue? Become part of the team.
We need new members to help with our mission of supporting the community.
Even if you don't want to join right now, we can use your help with our community and fundraising events.
All proceeds from fundraising events benefit the local community.
Visit our Facebook page for additional news and updates: facebook.com/SpeculatorNYLionsClub
Speculator Lions Club is in District 20-W
Visit the Lions Clubs International website for more general information.
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