North Shreveport Lions Club

The Yellow Rag

a weekly newsletter

We meet every Thursday at the D&W Business Center, 1434 Hawn Avenue.

Yellow Rag Editor Mike Middleton

“Liberty, Intelligence, Our Nation’s Safety”

 

April 24, 2003

ROSE DAY DELIVERIES ON FRIDAY, APRIL 25^TH AT BARTON GLASS.

Opening:  Presiding: President Lion Ed Ball; Prayer: Lion Charles Smith; Pledge: Lion Bill Archambeau; First Verse: Lion Gabby Garbarino with Lion Jimmie Giles playing the cymbals….

Next week’s program:  A surprise pending from Lion Oscar Smith.

Visitors: None

NOTES/Remarks:

• The Prez noted a low-attendance at the start of the meeting, however, by mid-meeting, the crowd had grown.
• May 8^th is the opening night for the Shreveport Sports.  Let’s see how many NSLC members will be apart of the opening night… Lion Mike Middleton has bought a block of reserved tickets – they are $6.00 each and you need to contact Lion Mike immediately.  I will be out-of-town April 30^th to May 6^th.  Office number is 681.0630 and home number is 746.3388.  Ya’ll come……….

Tailtwisting:  Lion TT Bill Archambeau went into action with Lion Gabby doing the collecting.  Lions Larry LaBorde, Scott Harkey, Oscar Smith, Bryan Self, Kevin Anderson and Lisa Nash were all fined for arriving late.  The Prez  (as usual) was fined for the usual late meeting start.  Then many trivia questions were quick-fired at the members in attendance and several fines were collected.  It was a short but fun session.

Program:  Lion Patricia Schwartz introduced Mr. Eric Gnann.   He is the District Director of the Boy Scouts of America’s NORWELA council. NORWELA is comprised of nine parishes and over 9,000 boys are involved.  In the last year, the Shreveport area has gained another 160 members which brings the Shreveport area to approximately 1,600 members.  Projects include: * The collection of over 14,000 pounds of food for the Northwest La Food Bank; * Goodwill Used clothes…  Though the Cub and Boy Scouts programs is only for males, there exists a co-ed group called Venturing which is open for males and females… The NORWELA still receives some funding from the local United Way.   The BSA still teaches and endears priority values -- God, family, country and community.  The Garland Scout Ranch, located in DeSoto Parish, is celebrating its 30^th year and over 500 boys will attend camp this year… Eric noted special projects which are sponsored by the Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office and the Shreveport Police Department.  Call for action:  Needed help includes: volunteering in many areas and chartering a scout unit.  Website: www.norwela.org .  Their local phone number is 318.869.2774….. Thanks for a great informative program.

Ticket Drawings: The red ticket winners were: Lions Charles Smith and Bryan Self.

BLUE TICKET:  Lion Bill Archambeau got the chance on the near-fresh deck of cards – no winner with the King of Diamonds.

Attendance Prize:  Lion Harold Wright was not 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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