WELLSVILLE, NY - The Scio Lions Club recently donated the
proceeds from its first-ever Side by Side Dice Run to the Wellsville Lions Club
Diabetes Center at Jones Memorial Hospital. The August event was held at the
Tall Pines ATV Park in Andover.
“This year, the Scio Lions Club is focusing our efforts on
raising diabetes awareness,” said Curt Burdick, of the Scio Lions Club.
“Erika’s enthusiasm and drive are contagious and we are excited to work with
her on making the diabetes center an educational resource for all diabetics.”
Erika Zerkowski, MS, RDN, CDE, CDN, is the Diabetes Center Coordinator.
According to the Scio Lions, there were over 125 registered
drivers at the dice run event. The money was raised through registrations, a
50/50 drawing, and sales of hot dogs, soft drinks, and water. The support of
the Seneca Allegany Casino, Texas Hot Restaurant, the Cuba Chamber of Commerce,
Giant Food Mart, and East Side Yamaha was important to the success of the dice
run.
“This was our first one and we learned a lot about putting
on a dice run and we are looking forward to doing it again in 2019,” Mr.
Burdick said, noting that special thanks were due to Angelica Ink, Lions
District 20E1, the Wellsville Lions Club, and L’Italia.
Several Dice Run committee members stopped by the Diabetes
Center to deliver the proceeds of the event: A check for $2,452. (In photo above) On hand to
present the check to Erika, center, were, from left, Wellsville Lion Kent
Johnson, Scio Lion Mike Kunz, Scio Lion Curt Burdick, Scio Lion Tom Middleton,
Diabetes Center Coordinator Erika Zerkowski, Wellsville Lion Mike Raptis, JMH
VP of Patient Care Services Donna Bliven, and Jones CEO Eva Benedict.
“I can’t thank you enough for the support the Lions have
provided the Diabetes Center,” Erika noted, adding that she is planning on
using these funds to purchase new educational materials and props. “It is much
more effective to use a prop to SHOW what diabetic neuropathy looks like rather
than just try and describe it.”
For information about the Diabetes Center or to make a
donation to support it, please contact Erika Zerkowski at (585) 596-4035.
