Monday, July 11, 2011

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".

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