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Clubs & Organizations
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Boy
Scout Troop
158
Ph. 815-697-2403
Email:
rweedon@daca.net
Charter Org: Chebanse American Legion
Committee Chairman: Rick Weedon Website:
www.bsa158.com
478 Terry Lane Scoutmaster: Dr. Jerry Fleer
Chebanse, IL 60922 Boy Scout Troop 158 of Chebanse serves boys from
Ashkum, Clifton, and Chebanse. Teaching youth life skills from ages 10 1/2
through 18 years. Boys earn not just rank and patches, but self confidence,
pride and respect. Come see us weekly on Monday at 7pm at the Chebanse Civic
Center.
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Clifton Cemetery Association
The Clifton Cemetery Association manages both the Clifton Cemetery and the St.
Peter Cemetery. For lot sales contact: Norma Meier - Clifton Cemetery -
Protestant Only - Phone:
815-694-2016
Knapp Funeral Home - St Peter's Catholic Cemetery - Phone: 815-694-2424
President - Dale Schultz
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Clifton Centennial Pool Fundraising Committee
Ph. 815-697-3053
PO Box 224
Clifton, IL 60927 Members: Karie Frake, Brenda Yonhka, Jan
O'Connell, Jackie Pittman, Casey Hull, Julie Podowicz, Carri Gray, Lesa Vaughn,
Mel Hendricks, Lisa Blewitt, Karen Mathy, Krista Meier, Robin Hull, Jessica
Meyer.
The Clifton Pool
Committee continually does fundraising throughout the year. These fundraisers
help provide many inprovements to the community pool...i.e. dry deck flooring,
baskets, sstarting blocks, swimming lesson supplies, lifeguard supplies and the
liners for both pools. We have been in existence since 1998, when the village
received a grant to renovate the pool facilities. List of Fundraisers: New Years
Eve, Concessions at SAMS Basketball Games, Family Fun Night, Provide
entertainment at Summer Fun Days, Breakfast.
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Clifton Central VFW Post 2131
Quartermaster-- Al Weedon
PO Box 111
Ph. 815-697-2445
Clifton, IL 60927
Veterans Organization. Provides aid to Veterans and their families. Meeting are
the third Tuesday of each month at 9AM at the Clifton Community Building.
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Clifton Community Food Pantry
Chairman - Kenny Jensen Ph.
815-694-3041
Zion Lutheran Church 100 North Maple Vice
Chairman - Diana Bowers Ph. 815-697-2747
Clifton, IL 60927
The Clifton Community Food Pantry has been helping our area residents since
1978. We have 12 churches from three towns that participate in helping to make
our pantry a success. Anyone who lives in the Central Unit 4 School District and
anyone who has a mailing address of Ashkum, Clifton, or Chebanse, and
qualifies under ours and federal guidelines can come on one of the first four
Wednesdays of the month and sign up for help. We are totally funded through
private donations. If there is an immediate need you can call one of our
officers. (Above Chairmen, or Secretary Rita McGuffin, and Treasurer Don
McGuffin 815-694-2812.)
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Clifton Legion Post 385
Adj. -- Jimmie Schoon
PO Box 475
Ph. 815-694-2448
230 Jensen Ave.
Clifton, IL 60927
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Clifton Lioness
President - JoAnn Scharp Ph. 815-694-2175
V.P. - Cindy Juzeszyn
Ph. 815-694-2228
Clifton, IL 60927
The Lioness Club was chartered on Nov. 15, 1978, with 22 members. This active
club has helped the Lions Club of Illinois and the residents of Clifton in many
ways. The Lioness donate to Lions Diabetes month, Sight & Sound fundraiser,
District 1B scholarship fund, Camp Lions and other Lions programs. In Clifton
they have donated to the Centennial Pool, park equipmentfor the village park,
The fire department, and to the pavilion
in the village park. The Lioness are also very active throughout the year: Kids
Halloween Parade and Party, Friendship Dinner, Christmas Baskets, Easter Egg
Hunt, and the Girls State for the American Legion.
Meetings
are held the first Wednesdays of September through May, at 7pm in the Clifton
Community Building, except for December when
a Christmas Party is held.
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Clifton Lions Club
Leo Lewis Jr. Ph. 815-694-3009
PO Box 642
Email:
lamb87@comcast.net
Clifton, IL 60927
The Lions Club meets the third Thursday of every month.
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Cub Scout Pack
162
Ph. 815-931-2405
Email:
cubscout162@ymail.com
Charter Org.: Clifton Lions
Club
Cubmaster Kris Hoogstraat Website: www.chebanse.net/CubScoutPack162.asp
PO Box 396 Hours: Sept-April weekly and May-Aug 1/month
Ashkum, IL 60911 Cub Scout Pack 162 serves boys from Ashkum, Clifton, and Chebanse. Teaching youth life skills from ages first grade
through the fifth grade. Boys earn not just rank and patches, but self
confidence, pride and respect. Come see us monthly on the third Tuesday of the
month at 7pm at the Chebanse Civic Center.
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General Federation Women's Club
Ph. 815-694-2954
President - Marjorie Heeler
1st Vice President - Dorothy Riebe
BOX 363
2nd Vice President - Janet Brandt
Clifton, IL 60927
We have been organized since 1925. We meet monthly on the third Monday from September till June.
The regular meeting are held beginning at 7pm in the Clifton Community building. We
are all volunteers who plant flowers on main street, support the local food
pantry, and library, donate to Harbor House in Watseka. We support education
programs at Chebanse Elementary School. We are committed to volunteering and
community improvement.
Recording Secretary - Shirley Pavig
Corresponding Secretary - Mary Jane Berg Treasurer
- Pat Harling
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Generations of
Faith
Ph. 815-694-2o27
Chairman -- Chuck Pair
445 E. Fourth Ave.
Clifton, IL 60927 St.
Peter Parish Catholic Church, Catholic Organization extending the faith
thru generations, for information contact Chuck Pair chairman 694-2817.
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Girl Scouts of Central
Illinois Ph. 800-328-5112 ext.216 or 217-328-5112 ext.216 Fax: 217-328-1548
Community Development Daisy-Brownie Program Coordinator - Joy Goatz
701 Devonshire Dr. Ste B-16 Email: jgoatz@girlscouts-gsci.org
Website: www.girlscouts-gsci.org
Champaign, IL 61820
Girl Scouts is the world's pre-eminent organization for girls and for the
past 95 years has been teaching leadership skills to build girls of courage,
confidence, and character, who make the world a better place.
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Knights of Columbus
Grand Knight - Stan Sweeney 815-694-2451
Council #13495
Deputy Grand Knight - Jeff Lambert 815-694-9713
St. Francis of Assissi
Membership Chairman - Bob Frooninckx 815-694-2220
Financial Secretary - Ron Gardner 815-694-2624
Men's Catholic Organization, the local council was established in
2004. Service, Charity, unity, fraternity, patriotism.
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