Next Meeting Sept. 2 - JOHN JENSON, our District Governor, makes his official visit to our Club. The DG is a vital part of the chain which runs from the individual Lion through the Club and the District to the force for world-wide service that is Lions International, and JOHN will tell us where we fit, and also about some of the good things that are being done because we all are Lions.

Looking ahead, on Sept. 16 we will have what Pres. JODI calls “the first-ever Club business meeting.” That’s when we hear from Club officers and committee chairpersons about what our Club has done, is doing, and is going to do. Every member should be there - you carry more weight than you think, and this is your opportunity to hear how you can help. It will also give you a chance to feel good about all you’ve done so far and to float any ideas you may have about how and what we are doing. Meetings like this will keep you connected to the fun, fellowship and service you joined Lions to pursue.

JODI says we have just enough people signed up for the UW football concession stands on Aug. 30 and Sept. 6, but we can always use extra hands. Pitch in and help out, work with fellow Lions, family and friends, and help raise funds for our service projects. Sign up on the website or talk with JODI.

IT’S OUR TIME! September is our month to be transporters for the Eye Bank. Perform one of the highest Lion services, and help transport donated eye tissue to and from the eye bank so the surgeons can do their miracles. Trips are usually only about 30-40 miles. If you aren’t already on the list, see or talk to Dispatcher/Committee Chairman JIM KEMMETER, or SCOTT GROVER. You joined Lions to SERVE, and here’s one of the best chances you’ll ever get!

STEVE BRIGGS says he’s found 5 bowlers, so our Lion tradition in the Civic League can continue. But we’re sure he’d like at least a couple more - it’s a handicap league so you don’t have to be a star. See STEVE to participate. PID PHIL INGWELL says the New Glarus Lions “Bucky Buchholz Golf Outing” is on Sept. 7 at the Edelweiss GC in New Glarus. Always a fun time - see PHIL. A chance to have some fun with fellow Lions.

OPEN HOUSE at Lions Camp is Sept. 13. If you haven’t visited Camp in the last 2-3 years, you should go. This is something every one of us can be proud of, and seeing how great it really is helps you understand how much you are doing for someone with some impairment. To borrow a currently popular political phrase, we tell these kids “Yes You Can!” and then we prove it. Go see it. If we can get 3 or 4 people to go, we can carpool. Talk to JODI or JOHN.

We are working hard to find a way to do a city-wide USED EYGLASSES COLLECTION. But in the meantime, you should know that collection boxes are available, labeled as such, from WLF, and if you know a place where a lot of people pass by, put a box there. You have to keep emptying it, though. There will be more on this, but if you can place a box, see TERRY SCHAR or Pres. JODI.

At the last meeting, JODI presided, LINDA sang and ROSS prayed. We had one guest, Gwen Mueller with DALE. TT “DOC” STEVENS tested our comedic knowledge by asking the names of the various position players from the famous Abbott and Costello baseball skit. Most knew that Who’s on first, a few knew that What was on second, and after that it thinned out a lot. Still funny, though.

Secretary JOHN JENSON presented DON NEVIASER with the Certificate from our Club, thanking him for his “unstinted” service. True enough. DON brings a great deal of energy and desire to help to anything he undertakes, and we are lucky to have him. Fashion critics may now open their eyes.

Our speaker was Elsworth Brown, Director of the Wisconsin Historical Society. Headquartered in the big building at the foot of State St., it was founded in 1846, 2 years before Wisconsin became a state. Sort of got in on the ground floor, and they’ve been keeping score ever since. Their museum is at the other end of State St., at the Carroll St. corner of the Square, and their mission is to help people connect to the past, and to place Wisconsin in a national context of history. They do this through their collections and exhibits of things like journals and records, household items, books and other memorabilia at the Museum, maintaining sites like Old World Wisconsin, Wade House, etc., by having a couple of Field Service offices out in the state where information can be obtained, and by Area Research offices. They also have Genealogy workshops and records at the Headquarters Building.