North Shreveport Lions Club
The Yellow Rag
a weekly newsletter
NORTH SHREVEPORT LIONS CLUB
1434 Hawn Avenue
Shreveport, LA 71107
www.northshreveportlions.org
We meet every Thursday
“Liberty,
Intelligence, Our Nation’s Safety”
July 12, 2007
Opening: Presiding: President Merle Gore; Prayer: Lion Jimmie Giles; Pledge: Lion Robert Schwartz; Song: Lion Patricia Schwartz, Lion Jimmie Giles sounding the cymbals. 20 of the 23 in attendance today are members.
PRAYERS: All members and their families.
VISITING: Lion Gloria Lynch introduced her
husband, Billy Lynch SPD Corporal Mary Coburn.
NEXT WEEK’S PROGRAM:
ANNOUNCEMENTS: President Gore gave a short review of yesterday’s Board Meeting.
Tailtwisting: Tailtwister Bill Archambeau
had Lion Jerry Paige passing the pot. Lion Gloria fined for no pin; Lion
Russ Peterson was invited to do wheelies on his motorcycle; a vote on the
best of the three gentlemen wearing ties today: Lion Trey Gleason, Robert
Schwartz and Stu Reeks – Robert wins!
Lion P. Schwartz was penalized for inadequate directing of the cymbal playing. Then, the TT did trivia questions. Another great session!!!
PROGRAM: Lion Gloria Lynch introduced City of Shreveport CAO Tom Dark. He is now serving the City under the seventh mayor since he started working for the city in 1975. He spoke on Shreveport’s Quality of Life, specifically, LESS CRIME and stronger Code Enforcement!!! This was the usual concern of the citizens who attended town hall meetings. Jim Holt now heads-up Code Enforcement and they are being joined by SPD’s Community Liaison Officers. A new project is that a California-based movie studio wants to invest in a development in the Ledbetter Heights area…Please visit their website: www.ci.shreveport.la.us
Ticket Drawings:
The $5.00 ticket winners were: Lions Patricia Schwartz and Trey Gleason. BLUE TICKET: Visitor
Billy Lynch failed to pull the winning Queen. ATTENDANCE: Lion Gary
Kennedy was not here.
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 in March!?!; Rose Sale in May