BAMM Lions Sign Gets a New Look
Thanks to efforts by Lion Lee Winder and excellent workmanship by Lion Bill Daniels, we have a new sign with more information at the corner of Koger Center Boulevard and Route 60. The improved visibility of the new sign should help increase awareness of BAMM Lions in the community.
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Bland Music Scholarship Competition
The Bland Competition was held at 2:00 PM on Sunday March 17th at the Brandermill Community Church. Lion Jane Winder coordinated the event for BAMM and the event was led by Lion Alan Manden of the Brandermill - Midlothian - Woodlake (BMW) Club, with the support of the Richmond James River Club. BAMM Lions Lee Winder, Jane Winder, Lynn Shelton, Bill Daniels and Mark Bebar assisted at the event.
The competition was outstanding, with 14 contestants competing in vocal and instrumental categories, as shown in the table below. The performances were inspirational to all who attended and the results were as follows:
Vocal: 1st Prize - Matija Tomas
2nd Prize - Tessa Jane Fletcher
Instrumental: 1st Prize - Richard Nelson Easterling
2nd Prize - Jason Hwang
3rd Prize - Lynne Yuwei Bai
1st Prize winners will compete at the District 24-B Bland Competition, which will be held in Farmville at 2:00 PM on 21 April 2013 - check the District 24-B Beacon for details. Photos of the contestants and judges are shown below.
BMW - BAMM - James River Bland Competition Contestants
Name Category Composer Selection
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Emma Betts Ellis |
Instrument - harp |
Mozart |
Variations Sur un Theme de Mozart |
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Brett Sheram Baboorian |
Instrument - piano |
Sergei Rachmaninoff |
Prelude Opus 3 No.2 |
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Tala Khalefa |
Instrument - piano |
Joaquin Turina |
Sacro-Monte, Danses Gitanes Op.55 No. 1 |
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Matthew S Son |
Instrument - violin |
A. Dvorak |
Humoresque |
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Ameya Hingorani |
Instrument - piano |
J.S. Bach |
Gigue French Suite No.5BVW816 |
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Matija Tomas |
Voice classic/contemporary |
Maurice Yvain |
“My Man” Ziegfeld Follies |
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David Dimmett |
Instrument - piano |
George Gershwin |
Prelude No. 3 (Spanish prelude) |
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Jason Hwang |
Instrument - cello |
Bach |
Bach Suite II Prelude |
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Heather Elizabeth Gammon |
Instrument - piano |
Debussy |
Arabesque |
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Richard Nelson Easterling |
Instrument - piano |
S. Rachmaninoff |
Prelude in G Minor Op. 23 No. 5 |
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Atesh Ben Camurdan |
Instrument- piano |
Ludwig Von Beethoven |
Moonlight Sonata No 14 in C #minor i. adagiosontemto |
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Tessa Jane Fletcher |
Voice - Soprano |
Frederick Loewe and Alan Jay Lerner |
The Simple Joys of Maidenhood |
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Lynne Yuwei Bai |
Instrument - piano |
Chopin |
Fantasie-Impromptu |
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Aaron Davis Kyle |
Instrument - piano |
Carl Kolling |
Rhapsodi Mignonne |
Lion Alan Manden, BMW Lions Judges: Stuart Joerg, Cynthia Beausang
with the winners and RIchard Huggins
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Prevent Blindness Mid-Atlantic Presentation at April 18th Meeting
BAMM Lions received an outstanding presentation by Ms. Alison Markow, Manager of Children's Programs at Prevent Blindness Mid-Atlantic, Edward Hutson Titmus, Jr. Center for Sight. Ms. Markow highlighted the programs focused on vision screening of school children in Virginia. A key program is W.H.E.E.L.S. - "Where Healthy Eyes and Ears Lead to Success". Through this program, hundreds of thousands of children are screened each year in Virginia, as well as in Maryland and Washington, DC. The W.H.E.E.L.S. program was extended to include pre-K screening in 2010. Ms. Markow noted that the April 2013 issue of Richmond Family Magazine has some inspiring stories on several of the children who have been helped through this excellent vision screening program. For more information, go to: www.TheEyeSite.org
The photo below shows Ms. Markow, Lion President Dan Culbreth and Lion Frank Carlomagno.
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BAMM White Cane Days
Under the leadership of Lion Fred Tyler, BAMM Lions White Cane Days were held on April 5th and 6th at the Kroger Supermarkets on Route 60 in Midlothian and at Bellgrade on Huguenot Road. Thanks to the generosity of the local community, BAMM Lions raised over $2200.
Here are photos of Lion Bill Rogerson, Lion Frank Joerg and Lion President Dan Culbreth working hard on Saturday.
Meetings
BAMM Lions Club regularly meets the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of each month at the Holiday Inn Select located at 1021 Koger Center Blvd. in Richmond, VA. Call Lion Dennis Falk at 804.379.5288 for details.
6:00 p.m. - Social Time
6:30 p.m. - Dinner Meeting
Next Meeting: May 16th - Guest Speaker Topic: To be Announced
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The Bon Air – Manchester – Midlothian (BAMM) Lions Club is a service organization and a local chapter of the Lions Clubs International. We are best known for working to prevent blindness, but overall our efforts are about serving and helping the community. Our motto is 'We Serve'.
About Us
Our Motto
"We Serve"Our Mission
To empower volunteers to serve their communities, meet humanitarian needs, encourage peace and promote international understanding through Lions Clubs.
The BAMM Lions Club meets on the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of each month and is a 100% volunteer organization with 100% of the donations going to help the community. Each year the BAMM Lions Club collects over 1,500 pairs of eyeglasses, raises more than $20,000, and collects three to five hearing aids.
Our chapter is one of nearly 45,000 Lions Clubs in the world, with a total membership of more than 1.3 million Lions worldwide. Started in 1917 by Melvin Jones, a Chicago business leader, he told members of his local business club they should reach beyond financial business issues and address helping communities. That year the group took the name of the Association of Lions Clubs and a constitution, by-laws, and a code of ethics were developed. Within three years, Lions became an international organization.
But, it was in 1925 when Helen Keller addressed the Lions Convention that the Lions Club focus became preventing blindness. She challenged the Lions to become the “knights of the blind in the crusade against darkness.” The Lions accepted that challenge. Since then the focus has been on assisting the blind, sight-impaired, and hearing impaired.
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