2008 March
Notes
Our Club has been a 100% supporter of the DG's Projects for years and this year is no exception. To be a 100% Club, a $20.00 per member is required. The $20.00 breakes down as: $2.00 Beacon Lodge, $2.25 Leader Dog, $4.75 PA Lions Hearing Research Foundation, $3.75 PA Lions Sight Conservation & Eye Research & Diabetes Research, $2.00 PA State Foundation, $1.50 Western PA Lions Hearing Foundation, $.50 Lions of PA for Leader Dogs, and $3.25 LCIF.
The Board has approved $5000 over 5 years in support of Campaign Sight First II. We will receive 5 Melvin Jones Fellows over the next 5 years. It is estimated that $6 is all it takes to save someone from a preventable blindness. Our pledge will save more than 800 people from a life of blindness.
The Board approved a $300 donation to Lifesteps in support of their Child Check Program to purchase Autism Screening materials.
A "Change for Cody" Initiative was put in motion by Lion Bill Hetrick. This is a fundraiser for Cody Fend, a blind two year old boy (Cody and his family are scheduled to be at our March 4 meeting). Cody suffers from optic nerve hypoplasia ands will be traveling to China for this treatment. It is estimated that it will cost the Fend family $50,000. Contact Lion Bill for materials to put out a change bucket anywhere in the Butler Area. All money going to this initiative family.
A new supply of caps are in. They are very nice looking (they weere by Baynes).. The cost is $15.00 each. Contact Lion Wink if you need a cap.
Lion Don McCandless has a suggestion for a one day bus trip on May 3 to Krugger Toy and Train Museum, Wheeling Dog Races, and Cabelas Hunting, Fishing and Outdoor Clothing store. The bus would liave Butler at 7:30 AM and return about 7:30 PM. 35 people at $35.00 per person would cover bus expense. If we fill the bus we could make $400 to $500 for the club. Please see Lion Don McCandless for more details.
Recent New Member
Richard E. Cox; Sponsor Dan Marshall. (other information was withheld from this copy due to this letter being posted on the internet)
We again welcome this new member into our club.
February Dates
19, 6:30 PM, Membership Meeting #2.
26, 6:30 PM, Board Meeting at the Blind Association.
March Dates
04, Membership Meeting #1, Spouse/Friend Night. Lion Clint Champagne will be our program!
18, Membership Meeting #2. A Board Meeting will follow the meeting.
29, Happy Birthdasy to Lion Bill Hetrick.
April Dates
01, Membership Meeting #1, Election Of Officers.
03, Region Meeting.
15, Membership Meeting #2.
19, First session of "Adopt-a-Highway - 2008".
22, Board Meeting.
Officer Nominee List, 2008-2009
The following Slate of Lions, Nominees for office during the year 2008-2009, has been presented by the Nomination Committee Chairman Bill Hetrick. Additional nominations can be made from the floor.
Kind Lion:........................................................................Dorothy Lascuola
1st VP:..............................................................................Russell Moore
2nd VP:.............................................................................Gary Miller
3rd VP:..............................................................................John Hertzog
Secretary:...........................................................................Larry Parisi
Treasurer:...........................................................................Tom Faller
Lion Tamer:........................................................................Bob Noah
Tail Twister:........................................................................Clint Champagne
Membership Chair:..............................................................Douglas Hayes
Immediate Past President:....................................................Steve Bonnett
Scribe:..................................................................................Ralph George
Directors, 2 yr: Norman Hull, Neil Ashbough, Hastie LeFevre
Directors, 1yr: Donald Gibala, Terry Stackhouse, Richard Schwab
Lion Ralph George, Editor, E-mail: ralgeorg@zbzoom.net
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