Next Meeting - Tuesday, Sept. 21 - Following our new meeting agenda - Lunch, 12:00 sharp; Program, 12:20 to 12:45; Business, 12:45-1:15. More or less, but get there early to eat. Our Program Host is Pres. JIM SCHUTZ, and the speaker will be Ed Fink, who will tell us about the Orphan Train Project. The name of the program is all the info we have on the subject. Pledge, song and invocation are now part of the business section, after the program, so you won't have to try to sing through your broccoli.

PP CHUCK BASFORD got a few of his 15 minutes of fame in the last week. He was on the 10 PM news as one of the ribbon cutters at the new bocce courts in McFarland, and also on the Channel 15 Morning Show to explain what they are all about. Had the cap on, at least for the ribbon cutting.

At the last meeting, Pres. JIM presided, LINDA BERGREN led the song in a nice unison version, and SCOTT GROVER gave another of his brief but appropriate invocations. We were really happy to see DALE ST. JOHN back, and to hear that Betty is recovering too, after their horrendous smashup on the Interstate a few weeks back. Seat belts do work.

TT JERRY HODDINOTT continued his somewhat obscure contest for the TT fund and a couple of Packer tickets as a prize. Members give 5 events from their lives, one of which is false, and the attending Lions have to determine which one is false. Those who get it right earn a chance at the tickets. Last week JERRYI was the subject, and WALT PRIDHAM and TERRY SCHAR picked out the bogus entry. This week's subject is, not surprisingly, LINDA BERGREN, and her five events are:

1. I co-wrote and co-produced a video on investing for women that was sold on the internet with the largest clients being the US Library system.
2. I won first prize in the city of Kenosha Science Fair as a high school freshman.
3. I held the record for longest punt in Women's Speedball at the UW for five years.
4. I was the head hooker and dancer in the production of Guys and Dolls for the Madison Theatre Guild.
5. I have completed three triathalons in less than 2 1/2 hours after the age of 59.

PID PHIL INGWELL formally inducted three new Lions into membership: JOHN HABERKORN from the Lions Eye Bank of Wisconsin, sponsored by JOHN JENSON; JEFF SCHNEIDER, attorney with Lee, Kilkelly, Paulson and Younger, sponsored by SCOTT GROVER; and ELIZABETH KOENIG, the new exec. of the Eye Bank, sponsored by JODI BURMESTER. In the course of his induction PHIL pointed out many of the service contributions Lions have made, both locally and on a state and worldwide basis, and introduced the new Lions and their sponsors.

SCOTT GROVER repeated the need for workers at the UW football concession stand. This is now one of our major fundraisers, and the more workers we can provide, the better we do. Feel free to bring relatives and friends, and even prospective members, to help out, as long as they appear to be at least 16 years old. Sign up on the website, or talk to SCOTT.

MICHELLE VETTERKIND introduced the speaker, Ann Albert from SAIL, a non-profit organization, which, for a membership fee, assists seniors with a lot of little things that help them to stay in their own homes as they age. Some of the assistance is by volunteers, doing such things as daily "check ins", plant and house sitting, and some is by pros, including certifying vendors and service companies so that seniors can use them with confidence, and providing emergency call service. The elderly population is growing, as a result of better health care, and will double, to about 89 million by the year 2050. Our society seems less "neighborly" than it used to be, so SAIL, as a membership supported organization without govt. aid or support from a larger organization, seeks to provide the little, and sometimes big, things that enable people to keep going in their own homes. Balance becomes a problem with aging, as your editor can attest, and falls are a major cause of loss of independence, along with medication management and cognitive difficulties. Cost is about $30/month. Sometimes a little help with the snow and the grass and the leaves is enough for people to keep going, and it is very important to seniors to have trusted sources for assistance. If you have someone in Madison who needs a little help now and then, get together with SAIL and see what can be worked out.