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”

 
August 24, 2005
 

Opening:  Presiding: 1st Vice President: Lion Oscar Smith; Prayer: Lion Jimmie Giles; Pledge:  Stuart Reeks; Leading the song was Lion Gloria Kennedy and sounding the cymbals Jimmie Giles –

 

VISITING:  Mary Little

 

NOTES/Remarks:

  • Between ticket sales at GM and at Lowes on Mansfield Road Lion Bud Byrd has racked up over $2000 in Bass Boat Ticket Sales.
  • September 9th – 11th -- The 8-L Fall Conference is at the Holiday Inn – Bossier
  • September 24th – The Big Bass Rodeo – Plan to attend and maybe a little work
  • Lion’s Russ Peterson, and Stuart Reeks were presented with the Melvin Jones Fellowship Award.

 

Tailtwisting:  Stand in Tail Twister, Lion Hubert Gleason, collected fines for various infractions, including Lion Kevin Anderson’s tardy arrival after his speaker arrived on time.

 

 

Program:  Lion Kevin Anderson introduced Henry Bass with Centerpoint, a referral agency for social services in the northwest region of Louisiana. Mr. Bass discussed Centerpoint’s “211” telephone referral service.  He presented Centepoint’s ten greatest needs, rent assistance, gas assistance, water assistance, electric assistance, mortgage assistance, ID cards, prescription assistance, bus fare/ gas Money, clothing, and emergency food. Mr. Bass made an appeal for eye glasses for the indigent in the area.  For more information, Mr. Bass’s contact information is as follows:  phone number 318-227-2100, fax 318-27-0035, email hbass@centerpt.org.   Centerpoint’s web site is www.centerpt.org .

 

 

 

Henry Bass of CenterPoint

 

 

 

Lyon Bud Byrd and The Boat

 

 

 

Lion Russ Peterson receive  Melvin Jones Award

 

 

 

Lion Stuart Reeks receives Melvin Jones Award

 

Ticket Drawings: The red ticket winner was: Lions Merle Gore.

BLUE TICKET: Lion Scott Harkey failed to pull the Queen from the almost new deck.

Attendance Prize: Lion Jerry Page’s name was pulled but he wasn’t 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 6th, 7th, 2005; Candy & Nuts – November / December;

Irish Auction; Rose Sale

 

 

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