Next Time — Tuesday, Feb. 17 — A regular business meeting, featuring committee reports and discussion about what our Club, Wisconsin Lions Foundation and Lions International Foundation are doing for others with our participation. You are important to this world — come and find out why.

Upcoming — Our Texas Hold 'Em Poker Tournament, at J. T. Whitney's, starting at 3:00 PM, Sunday, Feb. 22. Join the fun, and, incredibly, JODI wants you to wear your Lion vest (or other Lion attire.)

Our District Convention, on March 13-14 at the Sheraton here in Madison. An opportunity to see Lions service on a larger stage, and meet some new friends from other Clubs. Our Club will pay your registration and Saturday lunch, so go!

Whoops! — Error in the print version of the last BULLetin — the correct ZIP code for Club Treasurer MELISSA ABBOTT's new address is 53719. The message to send in your dues if you still owe them is still correct! She has the deposit book unpacked by now.

Service!!! — OK, this is why you joined up, and it is a wonderful opportunity to do what we do best, and do it in person, directly to those you can help. Training and certification for our Vision Screening project will be offered on Saturday, March 21, in Cottage Grove. Registration starts at 8:30, training is from 9:00 to 3:00. Successful trainees will be certified to work the screening process for two years. JIM SCHUTZ and Pres. JODI know the location. Save the date, and get set to take a hand in this work.

Sales — (As the sign used to say at Caves Buick, "Service First, Then Sales.") Our Head Nut still has some cases — malted milk balls, mostly, and a few nuts. Let's get them gone.

Urgent — We need some new members! A surprise, we know, but still, more hands are needed to get the work done, and Pres. JODI has handed out plenty of that. The Club buys lunch for a prospect, and there are people out there who would like to take a hand in serving their community and widening their circle of friends at the same time. Our Club offers both of those, plus opportunities for personal growth thru leadership training and experience. Look around for someone who would benefit, and ask them to lunch! NOW!

Also Urgent — Start your flower sales now — there aren't as many meetings between now and then as there used to be. JERRY HODDINOTT heads up this vital project, and the sales forms and flyers are available. He needs to know by March 30 how many you are reasonably sure you can sell. There is not nearly as much flexibility in the supply as we were used to in the past, so we must get the order right. We can't give away all our profit in unsold bouquets at the end. Contact your prospect list now, so that you get a handle on your sales. ROSS ROYSTER's proven method is to send letters to his prospects (he gave us a sample copy at the last meeting) and then follow up with phone calls. If we can sell 700 bouquets we can make about $10,000! Buyers are getting a prime product, delivered, guaranteed, and supporting our work at the same time — let them know what a good deal this is. We have red roses, assorted colors and spring flowers, and vases, all (including the prices) as before.

Last Time — Pres. JODI opened the meeting, JIM SCHUTZ led us in a recognizable baritone version of the American words to "God Save The Queen", and LINDA BERGREN gave a Lionistic invocation. Our speaker was our own THEMIS FLORES RAMOS, and she brought us a store of information rom her work at the State Health Dept. Among the dizzying statistics, Dane County now has a minority population of roughly 4% African American, 4% Hispanic and 4% Asian. The US is tied with South Korea and Denmark for 29th place in life expectancy, Japan being highest. In 50 yrs the US has slipped from 5th to 29th, even though we have by fa the highest per—capita expenditure on health care. The healthiest group of the population is recent Hispanic immigrants — the longer they are here the more their health declines. Generally speaking, good health correlates strongly with wealth — the better off people are financially, the healthier they are. All food for thought, in our ever more complex society. But it seems obvious that health care is more accessible to the wealthy, starting with the likelihood that they have a car to get to the doc, on through living conditions, immunizations, diet and ability to afford health care.