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Mike Middleton

“Liberty, Intelligence, Our Nation’s Safety”

September 25, 2003

Opening: Presiding: President Lion Ed Ball; Prayer: Lion Jim Peck; Pledge: Lion Kevin Anderson; Leading the song was Lion Bill Alexander – Lion PDG Jimmie Giles sounding the cymbals.

UPCOMING PROGRAMS: Next week (10/2) Lion Larry LaBorde will continue his history of money. Lion Oscar Smith will have the program on October 9^th. PLEASE – FULFILL YOUR COMMITMENT TO YOUR CLUB AND LIONISM -- ATTEND YOUR MEETINGS!

Visitors: Accompanying Lion Cindy Fortson was her husband, Jim Fortson. Lion Scott Harkey played host to his son, Jack. SPD Sergeant Larry Cunningham was accompanying our speaker. We had a total of 33 people in the meeting today. That is great!!!!!!!!

NOTES/Remarks:

NSLC Social at the Schwartz home from 2-5 p.m. on Sunday, October 19^th.
Lion Prator sent apologies for not being at today’s meeting – he had another engagement where he was speaking.
Big Bass Rodeo… give your tickets to Lions Craig or Gloria because the drawing is this Saturday!!!
The Chicken Charbroil will be on October 9^th and distribution of the birds will occur on Friday, October 10^th. Lions Mike Middleton and PDG Bryan Self will chair. Also, the next week Lion Mike is asking for any volunteers to help on another project October 15^th thru 18^th. This will be to cook pork ribs to help benefit, the Law
Enforcement Torch Run in support of the Special Olympics – Louisiana.
October 25^th 8-L Fall Conference, Ramada on Monkhouse Drive. 8-L Governor Bonnie Pharr is asking for us to have as many people as possible for the Conference.
The Eye Foundation will be having a raffle for Sugar Bowl tickets and a New Orleans condo.

Tailtwisting: Lion TT Bill Archambeau had Lion Paul Little carrying the potty. Several late: Lions Bryan Self, Larry LaBorde, Pete Smith, and Alan Yokem. Lion Scott told a joke dealing with the “Clintons” and the TT read a Cajun-related joke provided last week by Lion Oscar Smith. Then he went into his trivia-questions at the $2,000 level.

Program: Lion robert Schwartz presented Shreveport Police Chief Mike Campbell. Mike is a 29-year veteran of the department and was appointed as Chief in July 2003. His experience includes directing the SPD Regional Training Academy. Mike has served in both the Air Force and Army. He is an alum of the FBI National Academy and Louisiana Tech. He has been married to Jeri for over 27 years and they have one daughter, Stephanie who will soon be graduating from Nichol State in Culinary Arts – he is proud and very happy.

SPD has a $37 million budget – over 80% of the budget to personnel; over 235,000 calls (about 20,000 per month) were responded to in 2002 by over 500 officers. Mike is committed to Customer Service and accountability. Over the last years, the FBI statistics show a slight crime decrease for Shreveport. Mike has extended his commanders to work all shifts so the shift workers will know who they (the commanders) are and have them right there on the scenes.

The “hot-spot” for now is dealing with the crowds hanging out around the casinos on Friday and Saturday nights from midnight until 3:00 a.m. Patrolling includes: – foot, horse, cars and bicycles.

Ticket Drawings: The red ticket winners were: Lions Patricia Schwartz and Harold Wright.

BLUE TICKET: Lion Patricia Schwartz failed to draw the correct Queen.

Attendance Prize: Lion Robbie Raiford was not present to collect the pot.

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;

Irish Auction – March; Rose Sale – April

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