Vision Walk, Club Breakfast, Alzheimer's Assoc. Donation, Arthritis Info.

AND SO, WITH A STAR SPANGLED SALUTE, LION MORTON LEAD US IN A ROUSING RENDITION OF OUR NATIONAL ANTHEM.

TODAY'S GUEST: LION COUGHLIN INTRODUCED HIS SISTER, ANNE COUGHLIN.

THE PRESIDENT OF THE CENTER FOR THE BLIND ANNOUNCED THEIR FUND RAISER, "VISION WALK", TO TAKE PLACE AT MISSION BAY, OCTOBER - NOVEMBER.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR: OUR CLUB "BREAKFAST IN THE PARK" WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE AZTEC PARK, AUGUST 13, BEGINNING AT 9 AM.
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LION KIM GIBBENS INFORMED US THAT THE CENTER FOR THE BLIND BIKE RIDE WAS A HUGE SUCCESS, WITH THE HELP OF SEVERAL LIONS. THE RIDE WAS A 200 MILE, 3 DAY AFFAIR FOR THE VISION IMPAIRED. ALSO, KIM NOTED THAT HER DAUGHTER'S SOCCER TEAM WON THEIR LATEST MATCH 3 TO 0. HOW 'BOUT THAT?

IN A TOTALLY UNEXPECTED MOVE OF GENEROSITY, THE ASSEMBLED LIONS TOOK UP A COLLECTION & PRESENTED $225 TO LION RUSSELL, WHICH WILL BE DONATED TO THE ALZHEIMERS ASSOCIATION IN THE NAME OF LION JEANNE RUSSELL.

DO YOU KNOW ARTHER RITIS? WELL, LION MIKE STANTON INTRODUCED THE SENIOR PROGRAM DIRECTOR OF THE ARTHRITIS FOUNDATION, SANDRA HAYHURST, M.A., WHO PROCEEDED TO TELL US OF THE MANY FACITS OF ARTHRITIS, INCLUDING WARNING SIGNS, RISKS, SYMPTOMS, AS WELL AS THE VARIOUS TYPES. WE WERE ALSO IMFORMED OF THE VARIOUS TREATMENTS AVAILABLE, AND EVEN SELF-MANAGEMENT SKILLS. EXCELLENT PROGRAM. SORRY IF YOU MISSED IT.

ONCE MORE: WHEN WEALTH IS LOST, NOTHING IS LOST. WHEN HEALTH IS LOST, SOMETHNG IS LOST. WHEN CHARACTER IS LOST, ALL IS LOST.--------REV. BILLY GRAHAM.

Multiple Guests, Blind Center Fundraiser, Success at the Fair, Make - A - Wish

Meeting on July 6th, 2011

WHAT BETTER TO BEGIN ANOTHER GREAT MEETING OF THE NORTH PARK LIONS, WHEN LION MORTON LEAD THE CONGREGATION IN "AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL".

OUR GUESTS TODAY INCLUDED: JILL ZIMMERMAN, LION RUSSELL'S DAUGHTER FROM RAMONA, KAREN LENYOUN OF SAN DIEGO MAX MASON FROM SAN DIEGO AND JIM QUINN FROM OCEANSIDE.

AFTER THE USUAL SEMI-ROWDY MIX, JOKES, WILD STORIES, PUNCUATED BY NUMEROUS FINES, THE MEETING SETTLED INTO A MORE SERIOUS MODE.

LION KIM GIBBENS INFORMED US OF THE COMING CENTER FOR THE BLIND FUND RAISER, SUNDAY, JULY 17TH, 11 A M - 1:30 PM FOR WHICH WILL BE A 75 MILE BIKE RIDE.  THE EVENT WILL BEGIN AT THE MAGEE PARK IN CARLSBAD. ALONG THE ROUTE WILL BE SANDWICHES & DRINKS, ETC; FOR MORE DETAILS SEE LION GIBBENS.

LION JIM KNOTT ANNOUNCED THAT OUR "FUN & GAMES" AT THE COUNTY FAIR WAS A BIG SUCCESS, PLUS MADE CONSIDERABLE $$$ FOR OUR CLUB'S COFFERS. THANKS TO JIM AND THE SEVERAL OTHER LIONS WHO PARTICIPATED.

OUR PROGRAM SPEAKER TODAY, INTRODUCED BY LION STANTON, WAS MR. ALEX CANO. ALEX IS THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT MANAGER OF THE "MAKE - A - WISH"  FOUNDATION, AND INFORMED US OF THE MANY FACITS OF INVOLVEMENT IN THE PROGRAMS. NOT JUST MAKING WISHES COME TRUE FOR MANY CHILDREN, BUT INVOLVEMENT IN MANY OTHER WAYS. HIS PRESENTATION ALSO INCLUDED A VIDEO OF A GRANTED WISH TO A YOUNG MAN.

AND FINALLY: "MY GOAL IS TO FIT MY LAPTOP ON MY LAP".