During the summer months, Anne MacMillan and Holly Simmenroth, co-chairs of the fundraising activity and their committee have been busy soliciting the best restaurants in the area to donate dining certificates for the benefit. More than 87 local restaurants will be participating. Tickets will be on sale and may be purchased from any Lioness Club member.
 
Six lucky winners will receive restaurant certificates to all of the restaurants in their winning category. Each category has a retail value exceeding $610.
 
The donation for a ticket is $10.  Each ticket is eligible for the six drawings.  A winning ticket is not eligible for further drawings.  No one under the age of 18 is allowed to participate.  Presence at the drawing held in the Lamplighter Restaurant at 8 p.m., Thurs., Dec. 1 is not required.
 
Lioness Club members will be available for ticket sales throughout the local communities. Look for sales booths at upcoming community events, and at local shops.

The Lioness Club activities include raising funds to provide scholarships to high school graduates, to support the Chester and the Long Valley Food Pantries, to assist the Jersey Battered Women’s Shelter, Homeless Solutions Inc in Morristown, Community Hope, Matheny Medical and Educational Center in Peapack, Operation Chillout for homeless veterans, Operation Jersey Cares for overseas troops, Chester Area Senior Housing, The Chester Theater Group at The Black River Playhouse, The Senior Resource Center, The Market Street Mission, The Vision Loss Alliance of NJ, SAFE in Hunterdon County, and participating in community events and the Chester Lions Club initiatives.

New members are always welcome.
 
For more information regarding The Chester Lioness Club and their activities, contact Anne MacMillan, Culinary Adventure’s chair at 908-879-7621; Holly Simmenroth, co-chair at 908-879-5932; Hema Dutta, Ticket chair at 908-879-2047; or Joyce Casillo, Lioness Club president at 908-879-7121.