- By Dan Veaner
- Around Town
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The band stand is planned for the center area of Myers Park
The band stand is only the latest in the club's history of donating buildings to the community. Some of the existing pavilions at Myers Park were gifted by the club to the Town, as well as the Lansing Community Center building. In addition to concerts it is anticipated the band stand could be used for weddings and other events.
Some of the money has been raised by selling Lansing throws, commemorative blankets featuring scenes from around town including the lighthouse, Rogues Harbor Inn, and Ludlowville Falls, among others. Designed by Noni Krom, the throw has been on sale at Lions events throughout the year, at the Town Hall and the club's Web site. Businesses or individuals who contribute $250 or more will have a plaque installed on the band stand when it is completed.
With the $8,593 has raised so far, the grant brings the total to $11,593. But the club is hoping for further donations so they can build a band stand large enough to accommodate a full concert band. That would mean that all attractions in the summer concert series could be held in the new gazebo.
Lansing Lions President Linn Davidson (left) receives a
grant check from James Dormady
The New York State and Bermuda Lions Foundation is a non-profit corporation that raises money to help Lions Clubs within the state and Bermuda with projects they can not afford to complete on their own. Since it was founded in 1992 the Foundation has given nearly $350,000 to projects that range from community efforts like the band stand to individual needs such as prosthetic legs or special surgery. "The foundation raises money, and as requests come in for many different projects -- pavilion, prosthetic leg, different projects -- the foundation gives out this money to the various Lions clubs," Dormady says.
The money is distributed through Lions clubs once grants have been approved at the club and district levels. Grants may be for humanitarian aid, vocational assistance, operational needs, and emergency aid. The Lansing club applied for the grant, while independently raising money for the project. While the full cost of the building hasn't been exactly determined, the grant brings the club closer to the amount estimated. "Our gazebo will be built this summer," Krom told the Lions after the check had been presented.
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