Breakfast on the Bay, Nominated Officers, Nice Guys San Diego

Meeting on 5/4/11

OUR MEETING OPENED BY CELEBRATING THE BIRTHDAY OF IRVING BERLIN WITH LION MORTON LEADING THE WAY WITH "GOD BLESS AMERICA".

WE WERE THEN TREATED TO A GREAT BBQ BUFFET LUNCHEON (FOLLOWED BY AN APPRECIATIVE APPLAUSE).

LION KARSTEN INTRODUCED HIS GUEST:  DR. STEVEN CHIN, OPTOMETRIST.

IN ADDITION, WE HAD OUR MONTHLY RECOGNITION & HAPPY BIRTHDAY GREETINGS IN SONG TO SEVERAL OF OUR DESERVING LIONS.

DR. KNOTT REMINDED US OF OUR COMING BREAKFAST ON THE BAY & WILL NEED SEVERAL VOLUNTEERS. MORE ON THIS LATER.

LION HASELHORST THEN READ THE NOMINATED SLATE OF OFFICERS FOR THE COMING YEAR, WHICH WE WILL BE VOTING ON THIS WEEK.

LION GARY LEARN INFORMED US THAT 28 YEARS AGO HE "FREED" HIS WIFE, CAROL, FROM "MAIDENHOOD".  CONGRATS TO BOTH FROM ALL OF US.

LION CUNNINGHAM THEN INTRODUCED OUR SPEAKER, STAN HOLLMAN.  STAN HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN A VARIETY OF CAREERS,  BUT TODAY SPOKE AS A SPONSOR OF  THE "NICE GUYS SAN DIEGO", AN ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO HELPING WOUNDED VETERANS, WHICH INCLUDES, AMONG OTHER THINGS, SUPPLYING A VARIETY OF NEEDS;  ALSO, BACK PACKS FOR TROOPS CARRIED FOR FIELD WOUND USE, AND LATER TRANSPORT TO EVAC UNITS.

AND DID YOU KNOW? YOUR NORTH PARK LIONS CLUB WAS CHARTERED 85 YEARS AGO.

EDITOR'S NOTE:  WITH MY GRANDSON, JEFF RUSSELL, WE DO OUR BEST TO BRING YOU THE HIGHLIGHTS OF EACH MEETING. HOWEVER, TO REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR CLUB AND ITS  MANY ACTIVITIES - - - PLEASE ATTEND THE MEETINGS.