North Shreveport Lions Club

The Yellow Rag

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We meet every Thursday at the D&W Business Center, 1434 Hawn Avenue.

Yellow Rag Editor Mike Middleton

“Liberty, Intelligence, Our Nation’s Safety”

Yellow Rag

September 14, 2005

Opening: Lion President Patricia Schwartz called the meeting to order. Lion Chaplain Jim Peck Smith thanked God for His many blessings and asked him to be with those in need. Lion Bill Archambeau led the First Verse of America with Lion Jimmie Giles playing the cymbals. Lion Paul Little led the Pledge of Allegiance.

Visitors: No visitors were present. Where are our members??? There were only 17 present at the meeting.

Sympathy is extended to Lion Bryan Self and his family in the death of his father.

Remarks: Lion President Patricia Schwartz reminded the club that Big Bass Rodeo is scheduled for September 24 at Toledo Bend’s Cypress Bend Marina. The club was also reminded about the NSLC Chicken Charbroil which is scheduled for October 7 with cooking on October 6.

Tailtwisting: Lion TT Bill Archambeau fined latecomers and continued his pursuit in getting all of us prepared for “Who Wants to be a Millionaire.” The questions were pretty tough, so the TT should have come close to making his quota even though there were fewer Lions in attendance than usual.

Program: Lion Pete Copes introduced our speaker for the day, Ms. Sharon Raymond, Community Health Education Director for the Louisiana Organ Procurement Association. She presented important information on organ transplants and encouraged everyone to become a donor. In her presentation, she stated:

• The liver is the largest organ in the body and the only organ which can heal itself. More than one individual can benefit from a donated liver.
• There are two ways to die: (1) Cardiac death—only tissues, not organs, can be used when the donor dies from cardiac death. (2) Brain death—includes traumatic injury, strokes, aneurysm, etc. Organs can be sustained for a period to time after the donor dies by brain death by placing the body on a respirator. Only 2 percent of all people who die, die from brain death.
• Currently, there are 89,000 people in the United States waiting for organ transplants and 1600 are in Louisiana with 900 of those 1600 waiting for kidneys.
• Cancer patients cannot be donors unless they are five years cancer free.

Ms. Raymond then introduced Ms. Catherine Stanfield, a kidney recipient, who is also Lion Pete Copes’ daughter. She gave a heart-warming presentation on receiving the kidney and meeting the donor’s family. She also explained that her body has now rejected the donated kidney due to a virus, and she is now back on dialysis. The good news is that her dad, Lion Pete, will be able to donate a kidney once she gets some additional treatments.

Ticket Drawings: $5.00 red ticket winners were Lion President herself and Lion Bill Archambeau (maybe—the substitute editor, our Prez, did not write it down). The blue ticket winner was Lion Jimmie Giles, who did not pick the winner. The pot grows!

Lion Trey Gleason has the program this week—Erin McCarty of KEEL Radio.

MAJOR PROJECTS: Louisiana Lions Childrens’ Camp, Eye Foundation, Northwest Louisiana Eye Bank, Louisiana Association for the Blind

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 2004; Rose Sale –May 2004

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