Tuesday -May 11, 2004

Guests this week were Payton Glisson, a guest of his father, Lion Gary Glisson, and also, three great Lions from the Nettleton Lions Club - Hubert Bittle, Gerald and Roy Patterson. Attendance was 26 members plus 4 guests.

This week is White Cane Days with the club working Thursday and Friday at the Highland Drive WalMart Store. As of today, there were 4 vacancies on the work schedule. If you can work a second shift or have not signed up to work, please call Lion Gary Glisson at 974-7603 or 897-1899.

Also, this Saturday, May 15^th is Armed Forces Day and we will fly the flags, weather permitting. If you want to work a flag route and have not signed up, please call Lion Mark Poe at 935-1057 or 935-3693 and volunteer your services.

Acting Secretary Lion Eric Grant read the minutes of the May 6^th Board of Directors meeting. Lion Treasurer Ed Larson submitted his financial report which stated a bank balance of $12,359.78 with $12,819.78 in the Activity Fund and a deficit balance of $459.95 in the Operating Fund. It was noticed that the line item for meals cost was $8,605.93 and our dues receipts were only $7,375.00. If your dues are in arrears, please have your dues account current before July 1^st.

District Governor Elect Lion Pat Snodgrass gave a brief report on the state convention last weekend. He stated that our club was well represented with 6 members attending. There were 300 or more Lions attending the convention in North Little Rock. Next year the state convention will be in Jonesboro and our 3 Jonesboro clubs will be the host clubs for the convention.

Mr. Randy Ferguson, District Conservationist for the Jonesboro field office of Natural Resources Conservation Service, gave the club an interesting talk and video presentation about water conservation and soil erosion.

Next Tuesday we will have with us a home town boy that many of us know that has recently returned from fighting the war in Iraq. Col. Mike Mooday, son of former Lion Gene Mooday and nephew of Lion Leon Lee, will be our speaker and will be talking about the war in Iraq. This would be a good time to invite a guest or prospective member and also those MIA’s that have been missing meetings.

The program for May 25 will be Scott Hancock and Bob Schuchardt talking about the Craighead County Community Foundation.

Next Tuesday is election. Don’t forget to vote.