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Lions Tale March 20, 2007
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Upcoming - Tuesday, April 3. Past International Director PHIL INGWELL is the speaker. Campaign Sight First II is the subject. Belonging to the largest service club in the world means that we are each part of a much bigger effort than anything that could be done at Club or state levels, and PHIL will tell us about some of the projects of which we all are a part. For the original Sight First campaign millions of dollars were pledged, and later contributed, and marvelous things have been done as a result. But there is plenty left for us to do. Restoration and preservation of someone’s sight is a precious gift, and you have it in your power to do it!
TaleTwister's Jackpot
$1,080
ROSE DAY IS APRIL 23! Chairman DON NEVIASER has some sample sales material, the order forms are here, and the prices — $24/doz. for roses, $18 for mixed flower bouquets and $4 for vases — are the same as last year. New this year is an option for a dozen “mixed color” roses, as well as the traditional red ones. Order blanks aren’t pre-printed with the date, so we can use them in multiple years, so you have to write in Delivery April 23, and “call by” guarantee date April 26. We only have about 3 weeks to sell, so NOW IS THE TIME. E-mail, snail mail or call your friends, neighbors and co-workers, and ask them to support Lions projects and do something nice for someone at the same time. It is just like looking for new members — just ASK. People enjoy the flowers, and they are willing to help us out. Remember that we sell AND DELIVER top quality blooms, and guarantee them. DON also needs your estimate of what you think you will sell, so that he can order the right amount.For your online convenience, use the links found in the menu above!
TT ROSS ROYSTER ran the latest version of his raffle again last time, and even with the pot at $1080, he couldn’t give it away. DON NEVIASER has bought more chances than anybody, but he still couldn’t find the joker, or at least the joker card. Pres. SAL was back, JIM SCHUTZ led the song, and PHIL INGWELL gave the invocation. We had some guests — LINDA BERGREN brought her mom, Lois Bergren, and DON NEVIASER introduced Themis Flores. Greeter this week was new member WENDY WRIGHT, and SUSAN SABIN did that important task at the previous meeting. Nice to get to know these new faces. Secretary JJ says ballots have been mailed — make sure you return yours.
Pres. SAL announced that the 2007 Lions US-Canada Forum will be in Grand Rapids, MI. That’s not too far away, and this is one of the most worthwhile efforts of LCI. The sessions are done by highly qualified presenters, and much of the material they offer is helpful in everyday life as well as Lion activities. If you can, you should go. Every one of our Club members has come back saying variations of the same thing — “very valuable and worth while.” SAL also said that the Spring Work Day at Lions Camp will be on Saturday, April 21. They can use all the help they can get, for Spring cleanup and setup of some of the outdoor equipment. It’s a chance to enjoy a day working with fellow Lions on one of our most important projects. If you can, you should go there, too — see SAL for details. The Diabetic Session at Lions Camp needs staff, particularly nurses and doctors, so if you know one tell them this is a place to volunteer their skills and really help out some kids in the process.
The International Convention will be in Chicago this July, and the clubs in that area could use some help. If you volunteer to help out for a day, you can attend that day’s functions without having to register for the whole event. An International Convention is a wonderful experience, and this is one way to be there. See JOHN JENSON for details.
Remember, JOHN JENSON’s Retirement Party is at the Essen Haus this Thursday, Mar. 29. 4:30 to 8:00 and beyond. Beer, wine, soda and appetizers. Come and help JOHN celebrate!
MICHELLE VETTERKIND led the Lions Birthday celebration. SCOTT GROVER (7 years), LINDA BERGREN (11 years), ROSS ROYSTER (26 years, but it seems like longer — why?) and PHIL INGWELL (40 years!) were present to celebrate. HAL OTTERBACK and your editor got two of the presents — in all the excitement, couldn’t see who got the others.
David Edwards from the DNR was our speaker, and he told us a lot of unpleasant facts about what pollution is doing to the environment in which we all live. Everything we do has consequences, and one of the biggest is our use of power, particularly electricity. 46 states have advisories telling people not to eat the fish in their lakes because of mercury, and that mercury comes from coal-fired power plants. Simple as that. Use fluorescent lights, and turn off stuff you aren’t using. Better to sacrifice some now, and leave a decent place to live for your grandchildren.
Some suggested environmental links for further reading: