The Bluffton Lions Club inducted five new members in February and announced the March 4 Charter night for the Leo Club of Bluffton High School. (See attached February 2025 newsletter.)

Leo Charter Night will take place from 5:30-7:00 p.m. on March 4 at Bluffton Town Hall. Members will be inducted and officers will be installed.

March 18 Club Meeting: Speaker Dave Sycks will talk about the Bluffton Schools music program.

April 15 Citizen of the Year Program. If you have candidates, contact Lion John Rich.

NEW LIONS CLUB MEMBERS
Larry Hoffman has retired after 40 years as a Certified Public Accountant.  He is the elected Fiscal Officer for Richland Township. Past service includes membership on the boards of Bluffton Schools, Phi Theta Pi Fraternity, Bluffton Soccer Club, Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce, Bluffton St. Mary’s Church. He and wife Marcy and their three children live in Bluffton. Larry enjoys hiking, running, pickleball, gardening and time with family.   

Laura Dagani graduated from Cory Rawson, attended Bluffton University and University of Toledo Medical College and later received Family Nurse Practitioner certification. She has worked at Blanchard Valley Hospital for 20 years. Her daughter is now a Junior at Bluffton High School and a Leo Club member.  She enjoys helping with the Leo Club, volunteering for her daughter’s extracurriculars, hiking and kayaking.

Brigette Hoff was raised in Bluffton and earned her B.A. from the University of Akron and M.A. from Bluffton University.  Along with new Lion member husband, Scott, she has three children and has grandchildren. Brigette is currently teaching at Bluffton High School, where she has worked for 21 years out of 28 years of teaching. She has been a  4-H advisor for 31 years. She enjoys traveling, baking, playing piano and trumpet, and time along with family.

Scott Hoff was raised in an Air Force family and home was many places.  He attended the University of Akron, and earned a B.A. and masters from the University of Dayton.  Scott met his wife, new Lion member Brigette, at Akron. He recently retired from teaching at Bluffton High School where he was the curriculum director and co-founder of Ocean Focus. He enjoys traveling, reading and spending time with family.                                                                                          

Renee Matthews was raised in Bluffton, attended Anderson University in Indiana, where she received a bachelor’s degree in Social Work. Renee is married to Lion Brendon Matthews and they have three daughters. Renee returned to Rhodes State College for her RN degree and has worked at Bluffton Hospital for 18 years. She currently is the Bluffton Hospital Campus Administrator. She volunteers on the Bluffton YMCA advisory committee, Bluffton Chamber of Commerce Board and Bluffton University Nursing Advisory Board.