Monday, March 28, 2011

San Diego Food Bank & LCIF Donations to Japan

March 23rd, 2011

LION PRES. SOUNDED THE BELL PROMPTLY @ 12:10 AND 21 LIONS & GUESTS VOICED THEIR APPRECIATION OF  "AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL",  LED BY SONGSTRESS, LEE  MORTON.

OUR CLUB GUEST TODAY WAS  LION PATTI WILSON OF THE MISSION LIONS CLUB.

HOLD THE PRESSES !!! LION KNOTT SR. INFORMS US THAT HE HAS RESIGNED AS TREASURER OF THE HORSHOE CLUB.

THEN, LION RUSSELL DONATED 65 "HAPPY  $$" PROCLAIMING THAT HE & JEANNE ARE CELEBRATING THEIR  65TH  WEDDING ANNIVERSARY.  WOW!! HOW DID SHE PUT UP WITH HIM THAT LONG??

WE HAD A TWO STAGE PROGRAM PRESENTATION TODAY:
THE FIRST PART,  BRIAN HARTLEY WAS  INTRODUCED BY LION DICK HARTLEY.  BRIAN INFORMED US OF THE LATEST  LIONS INT'L PROJECT IN WORKING THE JAPAN DISASTER AND THE ONGOING FUND RAISING EFFORTS.  OVER  5 MIL HAVE BEEN DONATED SO FAR BY LCIF & OF COURSE THE JAPANESE LIONS HAVE ALSO DONATED TO THE CAUSE.  

THE SECOND PROGRAM PHASE,  INTRODUCED BY LION BARONE, WAS TRISHA GOOCH.  TRISHA IS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER FOR THE S.D. FOOD BANK, MEANING SHE RAISES THE MONEY TO BUY THE FOOD & OPERATE THE PROGRAMS.  THE S.D. FOOD BANK HAS SERVED THE HUNGRY IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY FOR 34 YEARS.  THE FOOD BANK SERVES 18,000 MILITARY FAMILIES EVERY MONTH. ALSO PROVIDES A "BACK PACK" PROGRAM FOR 2,300 CHILDREN.

THIS WEEK 3/30  OUR GUEST SPEAKER WILL BE  PDG ALICE TANA.  ALICE WILL BRING US MORE INFO ON THE "JEEPERS - CREEPERS"  EYE  GLASS COLLECTION PROGRAM.  SO, ANY EYE  GLASSES YOU HAVE AROUND - - BRING THEM TO THE MEETING.

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