WHAT A GRAND OPENING WHEN LION MAX LED US IN A ROUSING RENDITION OF "OVER THERE - THE YANKS ARE COMING". MAYBE IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN "THE NORTH PARK LIONS ARE COMING", AS VIRTUALLY EVERY SEAT & TABLE WAS FILLED TODAY, WHICH INCLUDED SEVERAL GUESTS (AND NEW MEMBERS)LION TARR WAS OUR "MYSTERY GREETER" & MANAGED MANY NON-SHAKER FINES.
LION KIM GAVE US AN UPDATE FROM FINLAND, STATING THAT HER DAUGHTER'S SOCCER TEAM HAD WON THEIR LEAGUE.
LION SCHLOSS GAVE US A BRIEF UPDATE ON OUR ANNUAL CHARITY CONTRIBUTIONS.
LION GARY LEARN TOLD US "WHY HE BECAME A LION". SEEMS HE GREW UP IN A FAMILY OF COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS, AND EVENTUALLY JOINED THE N.P. LIONS AS HE WANTED TO HELP THE COMMUNITY. NEXT WEEK, WE'LL HEAR FROM LION VERNETTA.
FEEL FREE TO COMMENT BELOW AND SHARE WITH US WHY YOU BECAME A LION
OUR MULTI-DISTRICT WILL BE HAVING THEIR CHRISTMAS PARTY, 12/4, AT THE LIGHTHOUSE RESTAURANT. $30 PER. (MORE INFO TO FOLLOW).
MEA CULPA ! YOUR UNWANTED & UNUSED DRUGS DROP OFF WILL BE SATURDAY, 10/29, NOT AS STATED IN LAST WEEK'S BLOG.
OUR PROGRAM FOR THE DAY WAS PRESENTED BY OUR OWN LION KAREN LENYOUN. REPRESENTING S.A.Y. (SOCIAL ADVOCATES FOR YOUTH). FOR 25 YEARS, A NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION, DEDICATED TO BRINGING PUBLIC AWARENESS TO HELP PREVENT ALCOHOLISM PROBLEMS, ESPECIALLY WITH THE YOUTH. "ON PROM NIGHT, LIVE IT, BE IT, DON'T DRINK IT ". THANK YOU KAREN FOR A VERY GOOD PROGRAM.
I became a lion after my dance teacher Lion Vernetta realized I had a heart to serve and soon I found a new family in the North Park Lions Club!
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