North Shreveport Lions Club
The Yellow Rag
a weekly newsletter
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We meet every Thursday at the D&W Business Center, 1434 Hawn Avenue. |
Yellow Rag Editor Mike Middleton |
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Liberty, Intelligence, Our Nation’s Safety"June 9, 2005
Opening:
Presiding: President Lion Stuart Reeks; Prayer: Lion Chaplain Jim Peck; Pledge: Lion Alan Yokem; Song: Lion Jerry Paige with PDG Jimmie Giles sounding the cymbals.PRAYERS: The Club and all of its members who were not present.
VISITING: No visitors today.
NEXT WEEK’S PROGRAM: Surprise.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Rose Day: Lion President and Rose Day Chair Reeks ask that everyone get their rose money in as soon as possible so we can close the project out before the end of the Lion year. If the money comes in as Lion Stu predicts we should make about $4,300 on this years rose day sale. That would be about a $300 increase over prior year.
Lion President Reeks announced that a decision was made by the board at the June 8, 2005 meeting that dues will be going up by $1 to make it an even $120 instead of $119. Also, beginning July 1, 2005 the meal price will be going back up to $7 from the current $6.
The North Shreveport Lions Installation Banquet will be held at 6:30 pm on June 23, 2005. The location will be a Savoie's on East 70th Street (same location as last year). Please let VP Patricia Schwartz know if you will be attending and how many guest you will have.
The District 8-L banquet will be held on Saturday, June 11, at the Ramada Inn in Natchitoches. The Ramada Inn is located on the bypass.
Attendance at the meeting was better today. Let's keep it up and support your Lions Club.
Tailtwisting
: Lion Tailtwister Bill Archambeau fined many of the Lions in attendence for various offenses. He also shared some words of wisdom before started in on the Shreveport Bossier trivia.PROGRAM: PDG Bryan Self introduced Lloyd Lenard. Mr. Lenard visited us a couple of weeks ago but we enjoyed him so much we asked him back. Last time he discussed his book but today he got political. He urged everyone to watch what our Governor and State Legislators are doing and to get on the phone and call them to say if they raise our taxes they will be voted out of office. He told some stories of his time on the Caddo Commission as well. Good Program.
Lloyd Lenard
Ticket Drawings:
The $5.00 red ticket winners were: Lions Merle Gore and Kevin Anderson.BLUE TICKET: Lion Jerry Paige failed to pull the Queen.
ATTENDANCE: Lion Gary Kennedy was not here to claim the attendance prize.
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 17, 2005; Rose Sale –May 6, 2005