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 30, 2003

Opening: Presiding: President Lion Ed Ball; Prayer: Lion Jim Peck; Pledge: Lion Bill Alexander; First Verse: Lion Bud Byrd with Lion Jimmie Giles playing the cymbals and Lion Robbie Raiford on the piano….

NEXT WEEK PROGRAM: Lion Bud Byrd will have a member of VOA as our speaker. This should be a very informative program. Don't TRY to be at the meeting, Just BE THERE.

Visitors: No visitors today

NOTES/Remarks:

May 8^th – Lion Bud Byrd announced that the Melvin Jones Fellows will meet right after the regular meeting to discuss this years' selections.

May 8^th is the opening night for the Shreveport Sports. Let’s see how many NSLC members will be a part 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. He 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……….

Lion Stu Reeks gave an update on the Rose Day sale. Seems we had a good sale. NSLC sold 20 fewer dozen this year than last year but with South Shreveport and West Shreveport dropping our, profit will be less than we hoped for. We will have to work harder than last year. Lion Stu thanked everyone for their participation, not only in selling roses but in delivering them as well. Some of really have fun with the delivery. It is nice to see the happy faces of the recipients.

Lion Hubert Gleason announced something but I was writing and did not get the gist of what he said. Sorry about that Lion Hubert.

Lion Pres. Ball announced the date for the La Lions Bass Rodeo is scheduled for Sept. 27th. We now have tickets for the boat that is being raffled off to help support the LA Lions Eye Foundation and the La Lions Children's Camp. Please plan to pick some up and let your friends help in the needy cause.

Tailtwisting: Lion TT Bill Archambeau had Lion Gabby Garbarino holding the fine-pot. Lions Alan Yokem and Bryan Self were both fined for late arrivals to the meeting. He then handed out fines for incorrect addresses on the Rose delivery tickets. Lion Jerry Paige was fined for wearing a good looking suit but no Lions pin and Lion Robert Schwartz because he and Lion Pat can't seem to get to the meetings on the same day. Lion Robert responded that it was the give and take of married life. Lion Gloria bought a picture from the TT instead of it being passed around to all members present. Then we were onto our educational (?) questions and a lot of fun and fines in sued.

Program: Lion Oscar Smith introduced Ms. Nijera Canara, from Alliance for Education. She gave us a through overview of what this program is about. Their mission is CREATING A REAL COMMUNITY - Education Partnership. Dr. Philip Rozeman brought the concept to Shreveport from Seattle. The program is for the development of educators as well as students. They have a 40 member board and a 10 member Executive Board. The program is supported by Grants and donations from businesses and individuals. At the present they have eight programs. They are: After School Academies, aimed at providing resources for inner city, rural and middle income neighborhood schools to establish After School Academies to improve student achievement through increased instruction time. Character Counts: A project to help children learn to resolve conflicts, strengthen positive character traits and build self-discipline. Good Neighbor Project: Designed to break down the walls of isolationism between schools. Leadership Institute: Developed with educators in mind the institute represents a collaborative effort between the Alliance for Education and the local school systems to enhance the professional development of teachers and principals. Mini-Grant Program: The Alliance provides funding for innovative and creative classroom projects that academic excellence. The others are: Paths to Excellence, Project Weather Watch and Walk for Education. A very good program. Our club had at one time the Alliance as a possibility of receiving funds as a part of our Community Needs Funds.

Ticket Drawings: The red ticket winners were: Lions Hubert Gleason and Gabby Garbarina.

BLUE TICKET: Lion Alan Yokem pulled a card for the Queen of Hearts but got a King of Clubs instead.

Attendance Prize: Lion BUd Byrd was present and won.

MAJOR PROJECTS: Louisiana Lions Childrens’ Camp, LSU 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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