San Diego Food Bank & LCIF Donations to Japan

March 23rd, 2011

LION PRES. SOUNDED THE BELL PROMPTLY @ 12:10 AND 21 LIONS & GUESTS VOICED THEIR APPRECIATION OF  "AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL",  LED BY SONGSTRESS, LEE  MORTON.

OUR CLUB GUEST TODAY WAS  LION PATTI WILSON OF THE MISSION LIONS CLUB.

HOLD THE PRESSES !!! LION KNOTT SR. INFORMS US THAT HE HAS RESIGNED AS TREASURER OF THE HORSHOE CLUB.

THEN, LION RUSSELL DONATED 65 "HAPPY  $$" PROCLAIMING THAT HE & JEANNE ARE CELEBRATING THEIR  65TH  WEDDING ANNIVERSARY.  WOW!! HOW DID SHE PUT UP WITH HIM THAT LONG??

WE HAD A TWO STAGE PROGRAM PRESENTATION TODAY:
THE FIRST PART,  BRIAN HARTLEY WAS  INTRODUCED BY LION DICK HARTLEY.  BRIAN INFORMED US OF THE LATEST  LIONS INT'L PROJECT IN WORKING THE JAPAN DISASTER AND THE ONGOING FUND RAISING EFFORTS.  OVER  5 MIL HAVE BEEN DONATED SO FAR BY LCIF & OF COURSE THE JAPANESE LIONS HAVE ALSO DONATED TO THE CAUSE.  

THE SECOND PROGRAM PHASE,  INTRODUCED BY LION BARONE, WAS TRISHA GOOCH.  TRISHA IS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER FOR THE S.D. FOOD BANK, MEANING SHE RAISES THE MONEY TO BUY THE FOOD & OPERATE THE PROGRAMS.  THE S.D. FOOD BANK HAS SERVED THE HUNGRY IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY FOR 34 YEARS.  THE FOOD BANK SERVES 18,000 MILITARY FAMILIES EVERY MONTH. ALSO PROVIDES A "BACK PACK" PROGRAM FOR 2,300 CHILDREN.

THIS WEEK 3/30  OUR GUEST SPEAKER WILL BE  PDG ALICE TANA.  ALICE WILL BRING US MORE INFO ON THE "JEEPERS - CREEPERS"  EYE  GLASS COLLECTION PROGRAM.  SO, ANY EYE  GLASSES YOU HAVE AROUND - - BRING THEM TO THE MEETING.

New Blog, Farmers Insurance and the PGA, Lion Knott wins by forfeitt

Meeting on March 9, 2011

LION PRES. ART RANG THE BELL OF AUTHORITY & 24 LIONS AND GUEST ROSE TO THE OCCASION WITH LION LEE MORTON LEADING US IN A ROUSING SALUTE TO THE BALL SEASON WITH "TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALL GAME".

AND WHO WOULD MAKE A SURPRISE APPEARANCE, BUT OUR LONG MISSING MEMBER, LION CUNNINGHAM. WELCOME BACK, DENNIS. THEN, LION BEN WARREN INTRODUCED HIS GUEST, LION JOHN BAKER, OF THE SPRING VALLEY CLUB.
AND AS OUR HAPPY TAIL TWISTER MADE THE ROUNDS, LION JIM KNOTT, SR. BROUGHT US UP TO DATE ON HIS HORSE SHOE PITCHING, SEEMS HE WON BY A "FORFEIT".

Jeff on Palomar Mountain for 6th Grade Camp

THEN LION TARR CONTRIBUTED A HAPPY DOLLAR, SPEAKING OF THE NEW BLOG NOW ON THE INTERNET AND WITH THANX TO LION RUSSELL'S GRANDSON, JEFF RUSSELL (Photo Left).

TODAY, OUR PROGRAM SPEAKER WAS TOM WILSON. AMONG HIS MANY ATTRIBUTES, TOM IS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE FARMERS INSURANCE GROUP AND MEMBER OF THE "CENTURY CLUB", BEING HEAVILY INVOLVED IN MANY CIVIC AFFAIRS WITH MUCH EMPHASIS ON THE PGA GOLF TOURNEMENT ACTIVITIES AT TORREY PINES. HE ALSO SPOKE OF THE MANY REQUIREMENTS IN ORGANIZING A PGA EVENT, WHICH IS CURRENTLY HOSTED BY THE FARMERS INSURANCE GROUP.

NEXT WEEK, 3/16, OUR PROGRAM SPEAKER WILL BE FROM THE FOOD BANK.

AND, SPEAKING OF THE SPIRALING GAS PRICES: DID YOU KNOW ? A GERMAN GAS STATION IS EMPLOYINBG TOPLESS ASSISTANTS IN AN ATTEMPT TO BOOST TRADE. WHATEVER - - - - -

Supporting 4 North Park Elementary Schools

Meeting on March 2, 2011

NINETEEN (19) LIONS & GUESTS OPENED THE MEETING WITH A ROARING RENDITION OF "GOD BLESS AMERICA", LED BY YOUR NEWEST MEMBER, LION TARR.

WE WERE HONORED TODAY BY THREE LIONS FROM SPRING VALLEY, INCLUDING PDG (2000 - 2001) JUANITA MANGELS-WILLIAMS.

YOUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS MET, AND AMONG OTHER BUSINESS CONCERNING OUR CLUB DIRECTION, APPROVED THE ANNUAL CHARITY BUDGET.

AND HERE'S AN INTERESTING REPORT BY LION KARSTEN: PAST SCOUT SPAGHETTI DINNERS WERE SOLD BY TICKETS, AVERAGING ABOUT 70. THIS YEAR THE EVENT WAS ADVERTISED ON FACEBOOK, AND BROUGHT IN OVER 170! BEHOLD THE VALUE OF "FACEBOOK".

AS YOU KNOW, PART OF OUR SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY IS OUR SUPPORT OF THE NORTH PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, AND TODAY WE HOSTED THE PRINCIPALS OF THESE 4 SCHOOLS, CENTRAL, GARFIELD, McKINLEY & JEFFERSON. WE WERE INFORMED OF EACH SCHOOL'S CURRENT & FUTURE PLANS & PROGRESS. IN ADDITION TO OUR MONETARY CONTRIBUTIONS, WE ARE ALSO INVOLVED IN THEIR THANKSGIVING & CHRISTMAS PROGRAMS, PLUS LION ROBBINS' READING PROGRAM.

AND HERE IS ONE YOU MAY HAVE NOT SEEN: THERE IS A LARGE BILLBOARD OFF I-5 SOUTH NEAR THE BALBOA EXIT ADVERTISING OUR LIONS INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS. (SEE PHOTO BELOW)