North Shreveport Lions Club
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Yellow Rag Editor
Mike Middleton |
“Liberty, Intelligence, Our Nation’s Safety”
March 4, 2004
Opening: Presiding: President Lion Ed Ball; Prayer: Lion
Chaplain Jim Peck; Pledge: Lion Craig Kenney, Leading the song was Lion Mike Middleton and Lion Craig
Kennedy sounding the cymbals
-- Lion Robbie Raiford on the piano.
PRAYERS: Lion Hubert Gleason noted that Lion
Russ Peterson is convalescing from a
broken leg suffered from a motorcycle collision -- He’ll be fine since Mary
Helen is caring for him.
VISITING: Lion Scott Harkey brought his daughter, E.D.
(Twenty-three regular members were present.)
NOTES/Remarks:
- 8-L Mid-Winter Conference will
be at the LSU-S Library on this Saturday -- March 6th from
1:30 p.m.‘til 3:30 p.m. The
location is the library at LSU-Shreveport.
- Lions Scott Harkey and Patricia Schwartz will
be heading up the Irish Auction for 2004.
It will be on March 19th at Sword Sports on North
Market. We need lots of people to
participate and need lots of items to be auctioned. Please acquire items with a value of at
least $50 each. Smaller items can
be used as door prizes.
- Lion Stuart Reeks will
be the Rose Day chairperson. The
date will be May 7th – please calendar it sell roses and come
help to deliver. TICKETS ARE NOW AVAILABLE FOR LION STUART.
- A reception is being
planned for March 21st at the State Exhibit Museum. The guest will be the granddaughter of Helen Keller.
Please plan to attend and show our appreciation for her traveling
to Shreveport. More details
available later.
- Lion
Gloria noted that the ones who
attended last week’s tour of the Eye Clinic in New Orleans received VIP
treatment and it was well worth the time.
Upcoming fundraiser – NASCAR
TRIP TO THE BRICKYARD -- $10.00 EACH CHANCE.
- Lions
Mike Middleton and Kevin Anderson assisted
in selling raffle tickets at the Mudbugs game last Sunday – the club’s
project is now $121.00 richer.
- Cubsight
Screening was completed at
Montessori last Monday – Lions
Robert & Patricia Schwartz, Ed Stevenson and Hubert Gleason.
Tailtwisting:
Lion TT Bill Archambeau had Lion Paul
Little cracking legs. Several were fined for being late, Lion Mike was
fined for accidentally omitting Lion Hubert’s name from last week’s Rag
for helping at a Cubsight Screening.
Lion Kevin was fined for not showing-up with Lion Mike’s vest
which was loaned to him at the Mudbugs’ game. Several television trivia
questions yielded some money and lot of fun.
Thanks, Lion TT Bill.
Program: Lion Oscar
Smith introduced his lovely
daughter, Rachelle
Smith. Rachelle is a sales representative with Novartis
Pharmaceuticals. She has a vast
education and professional background –which started with her graduation from
C.E. Byrd High School which prefaced her first college degree from
LSU-Shreveport. She gave a presentation
on “mitigating factors for sales reps”.
Due to legal ramifications, an evolution of the role of sales reps is
changing. “What Does it Take for
Pharmaceutical Sales?” – Aptitude for Science; Drive; Competitive spirit;
Persistence, Resiliency and Lots of Patience.
“How Do Pharmaceutical Sales Calls Differ?” We seek to influence and
impact physician prescribing behavior; There is no “signing on the
dotted line”; Relationship – focus (Trust, Credibility, Access [the key into
the door]); Consultative selling (partner in patient education and treatment);
well, her presentation evolved into a wave of questions for Rachelle – she fielded the questions extremely well and
everyone left today’s meeting with lots of good information about the
pharmaceutical world --- Thanks to Rachelle
and Lion Oscar.
Ticket Drawings: The red ticket winners were: Lions
Bryan Self and Paul Little.
BLUE TICKET:
Lion Robert Schwartz failed to draw the Queen of Hearts – over $400 next week!!
Attendance Prize: Lion Gene Bacon was not present to collect the new $10 pot.
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