Past Meeting on 7/6/2009

LION BATTEY LEAD THE OPENING OF OUR MEETING WITH A ROUSING RENDITION OF THE MARINE CORP HYMN.  WHY ?  BECAUSE YOUR NEW PRESIDENT WAS A IS A RETIRED MARINE.

AFTER OUR NEW LION TAMER, VERNETTA,  MADE THE ROUNDS COLLECTING FINES FOR THE USUAL & UNUSUAL - OUR MYSTERY GREETER MADE KNOWN HIS MISSION IN THE FORM OF OUR PRESIDENT, LION "GOTCHA" MIKE.

THERE WAS A SEMI-DECISION AT THE BOARD MEETING TO OBSERVE SOME OF OUR PAST (DECEASED) LIONS BY PLANTING TREES (ON) ARBOR DAY.  MORE ON THIS SUBJECT LATER.

LION BEN WARREN INTRODUCED OUR PROGRAM SPEAKER:  DR. DENNIS SMITH.  DR. SMITH GAVE US A VERY INTERESTING AND INFORMATIVE UPDATE ON THE SAN DIEGO CENTER FOR THE BLIND.  HE NOTED THAT THE CENTER WILL BE UNDERGOING A 3 PHASE RENOVATION PROJECT.

1ST - THE INTERIOR, WHICH WILL COST ABOUT $600,000; 2ND CONNECT THE 2 BUILDINGS, WHICH WILL RUN ABOUT $1,000,000 AND LAST, RENOVATE THE INSIDE FLOOR PLAN, COSTING $500,000. THE S.D. CENTER FOR THE BLIND'S MISSION IS TO ENCOURAGE INDEPENDENCE FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED.  SERVNG THE ENTIRE COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO AND THE 104,466 IN 2009.