Sutdent Speaker Contest: What can we learn from the America of yesterday?

Meeting held on 2/15/12
 
TO GET OUR BANNER MEETING OFF TO A GREAT BEGINNING, LION LEE MORTON LED THE ASSEMBLAGE OF LIONS & GUEST IN OUR NATIONAL ANTHEM.

TODAY WAS OUR ANNUAL STUDENT SPEAKER CONTEST AND LION JEFF HORVITZ DID AN OUTSTANDING JOB IN BRINGING FOUR VERY QUALIFIED SPEAKERS. THE SUBJECT THIS YEAR WAS, "WHAT COULD THE AMERICA OF YESTEDAY TEACH THE AMERICA OF TOMORROW?" A VERY THOUGHT PROVOKING SUBJECT.

THIS IS THE 75th YEAR OF THE CONTEST, WHICH BEGAN BACK IN 1937, WITH THE FOUNDATION BEING CREATED IN 1960 SO THE WINNERS WOULD EARN $$$ AT EACH LEVEL OF THE CONTEST; THE WINNERS OF EACH LEVEL EARNING UP TO $20,OOO AT THE FINAL CONTEST IN SACREMENTO.

THE SPEAKERS WERE FROM THE LA JOLLA COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL & ST AUGUSTINE HIGH SCHOOL.

OUR WINNER WAS REX HAMOCK WHO WILL COMPETE AT THE ZONE LEVEL MARCH 1ST AT OUR CLUBHOUSE, 6:30 PM.

NEXT WEEK, IN ADDITION TO OUR REGULAR MEETING, WE WILL MEET AT THE NORTH PARK CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT 9:30 AM TO PRESENT THE FIRST OF THE 200+ DICTIONARIES SLATED FOR THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.

Visitors, Camp Jack, Community College PD

Meeting held on 2/8/12

AT THE STROKE OF 12:10, LION PRES. LOIS BROOUGHT TO ORDER 21 LIONS & GUESTS. STEPPING TO THE MIC, OUR SONGSTRESS, LION LEE MORTON, LED US IN THE EVER PATRIOTIC MELODY OF "IT'S A GRAND OLD FLAG." AFTER THE USUAL OPENING, WE WERE UNDERWAY FOR A GREAT MEETING.

OUR GUESTS TODAY INCLUDED LION PDG SCOTT LESLIE & RAY HACKWITH OF THE EL CAJON LIONS; ALSO, LION TARR INTRODUCED "JUDY", A VERY TALENTED LADY OF A VARIETY BACKGROUND. BUT SHE INFORMED THAT "SHE ONLY DOES WINDOWS ON FRIDAYS" CAN WE DEXPECT A NEW NORTH PARK LION??

WHY AM I A LION? TODAY LION SCHLOSS EXPOUNDED ON HIS ROAD TO THE NORTH PARK CLUB. FIRST BECOMING A MMBER IN 1984, AND LATER BECOMING PRESIDENT IN 1987. HIS "CLAIM TO FAME" WAS THE CLUB RECEIVING TWO LARGE DONATIONS OF $500,000 EACH. HE ALSO LOOKS FORWARD TO OUR WEEKLY MEETINGS. NEXT WEEK: LION RUSSELL

LION RAY THEN BROUGHT US UP TO DATE CONCERNING "CAMP JACK" A CAMP GROUND BEING A COMMUNITY SOLUTION FOR KEEPING OUR YOUTH ON THE RIGHT TRACK.

OUR PROGRAM SPEAKER FOR THE DAY WAS CHARLIE HOGGVIST. WE WERE INFORMED OF THE MANY RESPONSIBILITIES OF BEING A POLICE OFFICER WITH THE COMMUNITY COLLEGES.

NEXT WEEK: BE SURE TO ATTEND OUR ANNUAL STUDENT SPEAKER CONTEST. LION HORVITZ TELLS US THAT WE HAVE 3 SPEAKERS FROM THE LA JOLLA COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL.

You're Welcome, Center for the Blind, Student Speaker February 15th

Meeting on 2/1/12

WITH OUR USUAL "MIXED CHORUS", 24 LIONS AND GUEST, SANG OUT WITH AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL, ABLY LED BY LION LEE MORTON. $$ FLOWED AS SEVERAL LIONS WERE CELEBRATING A "HAPPY BIRTHDAY".

OUR T.T. VERNETTA CIRCULATED CANDY FOR SALE, PROCEEDS GOING TO OUR ADMINISTRATIVE FUND.

LION HASELHORST READ A LETTER FROM THE CENTER FOR THE BLIND, THANKING US FOR OUR GENEROUS DONATION. "WHAT A GREAT CHANGE THIS MAKES IN PEOPLE'S LIVES. YOUR HELP IS APPRECIATED BY ALL OF US HERE AT THE CENTER FOR THE BLIND.” SIGNED, KIM Z. GIBBENS, CEO.

LION JOE SCHLOSS ALSO READ A LETTER FROM THE BLIND COMMUNITY CENTER, THANKING US FOR OUR GENEROUS DONATION. AND THANKING US FOR OUR CONTINUED SUPPORT, SIGNED BY AURORA ORTIZ, PRESIDENT.

WHY AM I A LION? LION CHUCK ROBBINS GAVE A VERY INTERESTING TALK ON WHY & HIS HISTORY OF BECOMING A LION. NEXT WEEK, WE WILL HEAR FROM LION FRANK BARONE.

LION JEFF HORVITZ ANNOUNCED THE COMING STUDENT SPEAKER CONTEST WILL BE FEBRUARY, 15th. THIS IS ONE OF OUR MOST IMPORTANT CLUB ACTIVITIES, AND HE HAS SEVERAL STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE.

OUR PROGRAM SPEAKER FOR THE DAY WAS COUNCILMAN TODD GLORIA. HE PRESENTED A DIALOGUE OF THE CONTINUING PROJECTS, INCLUDING STREEET REPAIRS, LIGHTING, LAW ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITY, AND MANY CUTS REQUIRED BY BUDGET RESTRAINTS.

NEXT WEEK: JUANITA MANGELS-WILLIAMS, PDG, 2001-2002 WILL BE OUR GUEST PROGRAM SPEAKER.