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Mike Middleton

“Liberty, Intelligence, Our Nation’s Safety”

January 29, 2004

Opening: Presiding: President Lion Ed Ball; Prayer: Lion Charlie Smith; Pledge: Lion Bill Archambeau, Leading the song was Lion Craig Kennedy and Lion Jimmie Giles sounding the cymbals -- Lion Robbie Raiford on the piano.

VISITING: Lion Cindy Fortson had husband Jim Fortson. Lion Scott Harkey had his son Jack visiting.

NOTES/Remarks:

Mid-winter conference has been changed to March 6, 2004. Location to be announced.
Tuesday, February 3, at 6:00. Arena BBQ by the Centurytel Arena. Possible new South Bossier club or branch club of the NSLC information meeting. All NSLC members encouraged to attend. If you want to eat you will need to pay for your meal.

PDG Craig Kennedy announced that raffle ticket sales were near $6,000 at the World of Wheels event. This benefits the LA Eye Foundation. He also mentioned a young man from Zwolle made a contribution to the cause because he had his eye and vision saved by the work of the Eye Foundation.
The 2004 Irish Auction will be on March 19. Need to begin getting items donated to be auctioned.
Lion VP Stu Reeks announced the Rose Day will be held on May 7, 2004, the Friday before Mothers Day.

There will be a Cub Sight screening Monday, February 9, at the Montessori School near Youree and E. Washington. Screening should begin about 9:00. Contact Lion Robert Schwartz about volunteering.
The Club has purchased a new digital camera with the assistance of Lions Peck and Giles. This will enable us to put pictures of the meeting on the website to go along with the Yellow Rag.
The speaker next week is scheduled to be Alisha Ketchum who is going to speak of her experience at the Lions Camp. On February 26, Lion Giles will present Bill Atteridge who is the driving force behind the Civil and Korean War Naval Museum in Arcadia.

Tailtwisting: The Tailtwister fined those Lions not seeing his picture in the Society Section of the Newspaper. He also fined Lion Jimmie Giles for the cymbal playing. He was getting ahead of the director. Fined late comers. Fined Lion Robert Schwartz for his color coordination, or lack thereof. Lion Russ Peterson said the TT needed to be fined for his work on the Pledge. The TT did not go for it.

Program: Lion Bud Byrd introduced Betty Wilburn who is the Executive Director of the NW LA Eye Bank. She was accompanied by Tina Shephard, also from the Eye Bank.

Ms. Wilburn told the Club that hospitals are required to ask family members of decedents about donating the eye tissue. She mentioned that the age of the donor is becoming less of a factor as it was in years past. The family members are questioned about lifestyle, etc. to determine whether or not the deceased is a candidate to be a donor. If they pass that test the tissue is removed and sent to a lab for testing to ensure there is no possibility that a disease could be transmitted to the recipient. Transplant usually take place within 5 days. They will generally not transplant tissue if the time of the donation and the transplant exceed 7 days. If a deceased has been out of the country they will not be able to donate because of SSARS, etc. She mentioned the Eye Bank handles about 110 tissue donations per year.

Ticket Drawings: The red ticket winners were: Lions Patricia Schwartz and Bryan Self.

BLUE TICKET: $343.00 – Lion Robbie Raiford – did not draw the Queen.

Attendance Prize: Lion Gloria Kennedy -Present.

MAJOR PROJECTS: Louisiana Lions Childrens’ Camp, LSU Lions’ Eye Foundation, Northwest Louisiana Eye Bank, Louisiana Association for the Blind, Northwood High School Leo Club, Scholarships for Northwood and Green Oaks High Schools

FUNDRAISERS: Chicken Charbroil – October; Candy & Nuts – November;

Irish Auction – March; Rose Sale – April

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