Ramsey Resident - 2001 - March/April

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12 FEE iiw:m'ii 000000000 WOMEN OF TODAY The Ramsey Women of Today are hosting their annual Bunny Munch on March 31, 2001. The event will run from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at the Ramsey Elementary School's North Gym. Children preschool age through 4th grade are welcome to participate. The Cost is $2.00 per child. There will be an egg hunt, duck pond, bunny walk, sucker tree, face painting and a special treat. Bring your own camera for pictures with the Easter Bunny or we'll have a camera for $1.00 per picture. LIVING PASSION PLAY TO BE PERFORMED "The Living Passion Play," a drama of the last week in the life of Christ will be presented at 7:00 p.m. on March 30, and 31, April 6 and 7 at Lord of Life in Ramsey. There will also be two Sunday matinee performances on April 1 and 8 at 3:00 p.m. The play depicts Jesus' triumphant entry into Jerusalem, Christ's agony in the Garden of Gethsemane, the crucifixion, the resurrection, and Christ's appearances to the disciples following the resurrection. Relive the greatest story every told as it is highlighted be the unique vocal blend of Lord of Life's own "Passion Play Singers." Tickets, at no cost, are required for each performance and are available at the Church Office 763-427-1100. A free will offering will be taken. Lord of Life Church is located at 14501 Nowthen Blvd. N.W. (County Road 5), Ramsey, MN. Come and experience the Greatest Story Ever Told! RAMSEY LIONS PRESIDENT ' S MESSAGE The club is starting to gear up for our upcoming activities. We will again be sponsoring and hosting our annual Ramsey Picnic. This year's picnic will be Saturday, June 2 at Central Park. We will have rides, food and entertainment going all day and most of it is free. This is our way of giving back to the Ramsey residents. Mark your calendars and bring the family for a fun- filled afternoon. One of the questions that gets asked about the Lions Club is, besides putting on events like the Ramsey Picnic, what exactly are the Lions about? We donate a lot back to our communities, not only financially but to be more specific, social services. There is no Lions Club without social services, and not only sight related, but also for the ill, elderly, children in need, the disabled and the lonely. This list is really endless. Although our involvement is broad - based, we still adhere to the challenge Helen Keller offered three - quarters of a century ago. During the last decade, we inaugurated a giant component of this mission: SIGHTFIRST. Lions worldwide have since initiated more than 500 projects, including the construction of clinics, equipment for hospitals, organizing training centers and conducting surgical and medical camps. Lions can be proud that thus far SIGHTFIRST has made possible in excess of four million sight- restoring cataract surgeries. Our club just his fall donated $6,000 to the Wellness van for a new field eye tester. So this year at the Ramsey Picnic, not only will Ramsey residents be able to be tested for diabetes and heart disease, they will also be able to have their eyes tested free of charge. Last January we also purchased a second "Jaws for Lift" tool that will be used at the newest Fire Station in Ramsey. The cost for just one of these was close to $14,000. We also purchased $2,800 of new communications radios for the Fire Department. We have also donated close to $12,000 for the training and teaching of the Lions Quest program, which is being taught not only in Ramsey Elementary, but also in most of the Anoka public and private grade schools. Our club has put a lot back into the community and is proud of it. We are always looking for new members to help continue giving. Please feel free to stop in on the first and third Wednesday of each month. Meetings are held at the Super Bowl in Ramsey at 7:30 p.m. Give some thought to joining and getting involved in your community. Bill Weiss President Ramsey Lions Club We do not stop playing because we are old; we grow old because we stop playing. — Anonymous