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 29, 2004
Opening: Presiding: President Lion Ed Ball; Prayer: Lion
Jim Peck; Pledge: Lion Charlie Smith with assistance from
Lion Jimmie Giles, Leading the
song was Lion Gloria
Kennedy and Lion Jimmie Giles sounding the cymbals -- Lion Robbie Raiford on the piano.
PRAYERS: Lion Russ Peterson still recuperating.
NEXT WEEK: A speaker from the
Methodist Childrens’ Home.
VISITING: Lion Paul Little had his lovely wife, Martha; 20 members were in attendance.
NOTES/Remarks:
- Lion Stuart Reeks is
the Rose Day chairperson. He needs
your rose count NOW! Next Friday,
May 7th – please calendar it as we need lots of delivery help;
continue to sell roses and let Stuart know how many. PLEASE HELP TO DELIVER!!! Stu’s numbers: Office-221.3615;
Cell-455.8558.
- Lion Bud Byrd gave information on
last week’s great state convention in Alexandria. He noted that Eye Foundation Director Lion
Bob Eichorn is the state’s candidate for International Director – best
of luck to Lion Bob. Lion
Ann Sanders from Springhill has accepted the 8-L position of Vice-District
Governor for 2004-2005.
- Lion
Mike Middleton working on Shreveport
Sports outing.
- Lions
Jimmie Giles, Craig Kennedy and Hubert Gleason told some stories about a wonderful former
member who died recently – Lion
Horace Overstreet.
- May – south Louisiana
fundraiser 11th Annual Miles for Smiles - Spring Bicycle
Tour out of St. Francisville – a benefit for the Camp and the Eye
Foundation.
Tailtwisting:
Lion TT Bill Archambeau had Lion Mike
Middleton passing the plate. Late: Lions
Larry LaBorde, Pete Copes and Scott Harkey; Lion Bryan Self received
several fines ‘just because’… then, onto television trivia.
Program: Lion Robbie Raiford
introduced 8-L Vice-District Governor Dr. Leland Scoggins. Dr.
Scoggins is the Executive Director
of Red River Development Council. After
being given a standing ovation, Lion Scoggins gave appreciation to our club for our outstanding Tailtwister and also noted
the fact that North Shreveport has seven Past-District Governors. He has known Lion Robbie for a long, long time. Lion Scoggins related his appreciation for Lionism as a whole.
As the next 8-L District Governor, he will continue in supporting
membership increase and for the clubs to get more involved in not only fundraisers
for the Eye Foundation and Camp – but, for the clubs to continue to have fundraisers
for their local community. Dates for
upcoming functions: May 29,30 – Eye Foundation Meeting in Natchitoches; October will be the 8-L conference in Bossier
City. Lion Scoggins’ email is lscoggins@cp-tel.net
Ticket Drawings: The red ticket winners were: Lions
Bud Byrd and Pete Copes.
BLUE TICKET:
Lion Craig Kennedy failed to pull the Queen from the almost
new deck.
Attendance Prize: Lion Russ Peterson was not present to collect the new 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 / December;
Irish Auction – March 19, 2004; Rose Sale
–May 7, 2004