Monday, March 21, 2011

PAST MEETING ON 7/8/2009

WITH RESPECT TO LAST WEEK’S MARINE HYMN OPENING;  LION BATTEY PAVED THE WAY, OPENING WITH A ROUSING RENDITION OF "ANCHORS AWAY," FOR US OLD SALTS.

WE ALSO WELCOMED A NEW ASSOCIATE MEMBER WITH PAST DISTRICT GOVERNOR RICK HANNUM.  WELCOME ABOARD, RICK.

ALONG WITH THE USUAL FINES & FRIVOLITY,  LION T.T. VERNETTA INTRODUCED THE "MYSTERY GREETER,  LION CINDY MEEVES,  WHO COLLECTED MANY FINES. 

LION HASELHORST THEN INTRODUCED OUR PROGRAM SPEAKER,  DAN DRISCOL.  DAN IS A PAST MEMBER OF THE N.P. LIONS,  HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH PARKINSONS DISEASE AND GAVE AN INTERESTING & INFORMATIVE PROGRAM OF ITS EFFECTS,  INCLUDING LOSS OF BALANCE, SPEECH CONTROL & SLEEP LOSS.  HE WAS ACCOMPANIED BY HIS WIFE, BARBARA OF 41 YEARS.  DAN ALSO THANKED 5 OF OUR MEMBERS FOR THEIR SUPPORT (SEE PHOTO).

OUR PROGRAM NEXT WEEK 7/15 WILL BE BY MICHAEL PURCELL  "BIG BROTHERS & SISTERS."

THE FOLLOWING WEEK 7/22 WILL BE BY GUSSIE ZACK; A HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR, WHO WAS IN THE BARRACKS NEXT TO ANNE FRANK.  DON'T MISS THIS  ONE.

THE DRAWING WAS WON BY LION KARSTEN THE ATTENDANCE BY LION JEFF HORVITZ.


25 MEMBERS PRESENT TODAY - WERE YOU THERE?

ONE MORE TIME:
"WHEN WEALTH IS LOST, NOTHING IS LOST WHEN HEALTH IS LOST, SOMETHING IS LOST. WHEN CHARACTER IS LOST, ALL IS LOST."

C - YOU NEXT WEEK - LION JESSE

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