NP Business Improvement, SD County Fair, USS Midway Museum

Meeting on 4/20/11

AND WITH LOTS OF FAN FARE AND FRIVOLITY OUR MEETING OPENED WITH OUR EVER POPULAR LION VERNETTA LEADING US IN A ROUSING "GOD BLESS AMERICA".

THAT SAID, LION MORTON INTRODUCED HER GUEST FROM THE BLIND CENTER.

LION KARSTEN REPORTED A SUCCESFUL BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION MEETING, WITH THE NEXT MEETING TO BE IN 2 1/2 TO  3 WEEKS.

LET'S SEE; OH YES, LION KNOTT, SR. REMINDED US OF THE COMING SAN DIEGO COUNTY FAIR, WHICH WE ARE HEAVILY INVOLVED IN, AND IS ASKING FOR VOLUNTEERS TO HELP WITH THE EVENT.

AND THE HAPPY DOLLARS FLOWED: LION RUSSELL FOR HIS GRANDSON'S SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS, AND, ABOVE THAT, SELLING HIS CONDO. LION SCHLOSS GAVE HAPPY $ FOR HIS BASEBALL TEAM WINNING 6 TO 5. AND KIM'S GOOD NEWS FROM FINLAND. HER DAUGHTER'S SOCCER TEAM NOT ONLY WON SATURDAY, BUT SHE IS NOW ENGAGED.














OUR PROGRAM SPEAKER TODAY, INTRODUCED BY LION RUSSELL, WAS FROM THE USS MIDWAY MUSEUM. RUDY SHAPPEE IS A VOLUNTEER FOR EXHIBITS & DESIGNS.  RUDY INFORMED US OF THE MANY FACETS OF THE MUSEUM, BEING HEAVILY INVOLVED IN MANY AREAS WITH OVER 600 VOLUNTEERS AND HOSTING 3500 TO 3800 VISITORS DAILY. HE ALSO NOTED THAT THE USS MIDWAY WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN EVACUATING OVER 700 REFUGEES DURING THE MOVE FROM SOUTH VIETNAM.

2011-2012  SLATE OF OFFICERS, VOTE WEDNESDAY, 4/27.

La Mesa Lions Spaghetti Dinner, Entertainment Book Sales Update, Shen Yun World Tour Dancers

Meeting on 4/13/11

AT THE STROKE OF 12:10, OUR OWN LION MORTON LEAD 20 LIONS & GUEST IN A ROUSING RENDITION OF "THIS IS MY COUNTRY".

LION VERNETTA INTRODUCED A SPECIAL GUEST, MR. MAX MASON. MAX NOT ONLY EXPRESSED HIS INTEREST IN THE NORTH PARK LIONS, BUT DONATED $10. THANK YOU, MAX.

LION JOE SCHLOSS MADE HIS FINAL REPORT ON THE ENTERTAINMENT BOOK SALES. OUR SALES WERE MERGED WITH OTHER CLUB SALES AND WE RECEIVED A BONUS CHECK FOR $273.12. THANKS FOR YOUR GOOD WORK, JOE.

LION KIM GIBBENS BROUGHT US UP TO DATE ON THE LATEST FROM HER DAUGHTER IN FINLAND, AND THOUGH THE TEAM ACTUALLY LOST,  HER DAUGHTER WAS VOTED M. V. P. CONGRATULATIONS!!

THEN LEE MORTON DONATED A "HAPPY DOLLAR" FOR THE BLIND CENTER'S "BRAILLE BINGO". ALSO, ANNOUNCING THEIR WALK-A-THON, SCHEDULED FOR 5/28.

LION RICK HANNUM BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION THE LA MESA LIONS CLUB'S 14TH ANNUAL SPAGHETTI DINNER FOR MAY 12,  5/30 PM, AT THE LA MESA COMMUNITY CTR 4975 MEMORIAL DRIVE. $10 PER PERSON, CHILDREN UNDER 5 FREE. RAFFLE PRIZES INCLUDING: DIAMOND BRACELET, 2 DAY STAY IN LAKE TAHOE, PLUS SILENT AUCTION.

OUR PROGRAM, INTRODUCED BY LION VERNETTA, FEATURED THE "SHEN YUN PERFORMING ARTS". A PERFORMANCE  5,000 YEARS IN THE MAKING. THE  SHEN YUN IS A WORLD TOUR, WITH 400 PERFORMANCES IN 100 CITIES. THE PROGRAM INCLUDED SOME VERY COLORFUL AND MOVING PERFORMANCES BY THE GROUP. SORRY IF YOU WEREN'T THERE.

THIS WEEK, 4/20, OUR PROGRAM SPEAKER WILL BE FROM THE USS MIDWAY MUSEUM. -- DON'T MISS THIS ONE.

SDG&E Bringing you Smart Meters and Eventually a Smart Grid

WELL NOW, WE HAD 20 LIONS & GUESTS RISE IN SEMI MUSICAL CLAIM TO "THIS LAND IS MY LAND", AND I BELIEVE "THIS LAND" BELONGS TO ALL OF US.

AND WHAT A BBQ LUNCHEON WITH ALL THE TRIMMINGS FOLLOWED.

NEXT CAME MANY HAPPY $$$ FROM VARIOUS LIONS.

BEING THE FIRST WEDNESDAY, WE CELEBRATED SEVERAL BIRTHDAYS, INCLUDING LIONS GIBBENS, SCHLOSS & MORTON.

A VERY INTERESTING & EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM WAS PRESENTED BY PENNY NEWELL, COMMUNITY RELATIONS MANAGER AND CORPORATE COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS FOR EXTERNAL AFFAIRS FOR SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC (QUITE A TITLE). PENNY HAS BEEN WITH SDG&E FOR 20 YEARS. SHE STATED THAT SDG&E IS THE FIRST UTILITY IN THE COUNTRY TO INSTALL "SMART METERS" THESE METERS ARE DESIGNED NOT ONLY TO IMPROVE CUSTOMER SERVICE, BUT, IN DEVELOPING A FUTURE "SMART GRID".  SHE ALSO STATED THAT SDG&E IS THE FIRST IN THE COUNTRY TO UTILIZE "HYBRID" OR ELECTRIC VEHICLES IN THEIR FLEET.

AS PART OF HER PRESENTATION, PENNY PRESENTED OUR OWN EXCEPTIONAL LION, CHUCK ROBBINS, WITH A $500 CHECK IN APPRECIATION OF HIS VOLUNTARY WORK IN OUR COMMUNITY.

REMINDER: TO KEEP YOU INFORMED - OUR STUDENT SPEAKER WON THE REGIONAL CONTEST AND WILL MOVE ON TO THE DISTRICT CONTEST, APRIL 16TH (COULD HE GO ALL THE WAY?) STAY TUNED...

Jeepers Peepers Eye Glasses Collection, Thank you from the Alzheimer's Association, Student Speaker Update

Meeting on March 30th, 2011

A ROUSING VERSION OF "TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALL GAME" WAS LEAD BY LION MORTON TO OPEN A GREAT MEETING.

MUCHO KUDOS GO OUT TO LION VERNETTA, NOT ONLY FOR PUTTING TOGETHER A MENU OF BASEBALL HOT DOGS & ALL THE TRIMMINGS,  BUT FOR OUR MEETING "THEME".

LION PRES. READ A THANK YOU LETTER COMMENDING LION CHUCK ROBBINS FOR HIS MANY HOURS OF WORK WITH YOUTH GROUPS.

THERE ARE MORE THAN 50,000 PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY WITH ALZHEIMERS DISEASE AND IN KEEPING WITH OR MOTTO, "WE SERVE", WE RECEIVED A LETTER OF THANX FROM THE ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION FOR OUR DONATION OF $100.

MANNY, OF THE NORTH PARK NEWS, WAS PRESENT & RECEIVED A STANDING OVATION FOR HIS RECENT HIGHLY INFORMATIONAL ARTICLE ABOUT THE NORTH PARK LIONS CLUB.

AND, TO KEEP YOU INFORMED; OUR STUDENT SPEAKER WON THE REGIONAL CONTEST AND WILL MOVE ON TO THE DISTRICT CONTEST, APRIL 16TH (COULD HE GO ALL THE WAY?)  STAY TUNED.

AND, TODAY WE WERE HONORED TO BE VISITED BY PDG ALICE TANA. ALICE BROUGHT US A LOT OF INFO ON EYE GLASS COLLECTION, INCLUDING THE "JEEPERS - PEEPERS" PROGRAM - A PROJECT OF DOOR TO DOOR COLLECTION BY OUR MAIL CARRIERS. SHE ALSO OUTLINED THE PROCESS, ONCE GLASSES ARE COLLECTED, INCLUDING THE WASHING & CALIBRATION CHECK BY PRISONERS.  GLASSES ARE SORTED BY CASES, SUNGLASSES, READING, PLASTIC & METAL FRAMES. IN ADDITION, WE
 HAVE QUALIFIED LIONS VOLUNTEERING TO CONDUCT EYE EXAMS.

IN CLOSING: BOARD MEETING, WEDNESDAY 4/6.

BEYOND THE CLUB HOUSE: MEALS - ON - WHEELS BY LIONS SCHLOSS & BARONE

AND THE MEETING CLOSED WITH VERNETTA'S BASEBALL QUIZ.