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APPLETON NOON LIONS CLUB
MONDAY NOON THE GRAND MERIDIAN P. O. BOX 762, APPLETON, WISCONSIN 54912 WWW.APPLETONNOONLIONS.COM APPLETONNOONLIONS@GMAIL.COM |
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APPLETON NOON LIONS CLUB
MONDAY NOON THE GRAND MERIDIAN P. O. BOX 762, APPLETON, WISCONSIN 54912 WWW.APPLETONNOONLIONS.COM APPLETONNOONLIONS@GMAIL.COM |
Appleton Noon Lions Club of Appleton WI. held its regular Board Meeting at the Grand Meridian on December 13, 2010. Meeting was called to order at 11:00 A.M. by Pres. Bob Randa who acted as chairman with the following members in attendance:
A motion was was made by Madison, seconded by Schuh, to accept the Sec report as printed-carried.
A motion was madefy, Schuh, seconded by Schmit, to approve the Treas. reports as presented - carried. Fund balances are as follows: Admin. Act. $2,807, Charity Act. $18,499,
Hertzfeldt Restricted Sight Act. $1,711, Becker Act. $18,366. Total: $41,383. Lion Pres. Randa made a suggestion to make some minor budget changes in the 2011 budget.
The motion to do so was made by Schuh, seconded by Madison - carried.
The following amounts have recently been sent to the Lions State Office for distribution, following the recent District Convention - Wis. Lions Foundation - $$1050, Leader Dog $400,
Juvenile Diabetes Research $200, Mission to Mexico $100, Lions Pride Campaign $500, Lions Eye Bank $500 Former Lion Chez Hoeft was recognized at that convention during the Necrology Service.
The Club received and accepted the resignation of Lion Brad Vivoda from membership in our club due to work commitments. This leaves our membership now at 55.
Lion Pres. Randa indicated that the profit from the Senior EXPO to be $16,341.24. We can anticipate a greater gain next year, as the committee is considering increasing the vendor See for 2011.
Lion Mike Tassoul reported that only 27 Lions attended the Summer picnic. However the club did make a profit of $575.26 during the event. A change of date was discussed, but no change is upcoming.
There was thought that we drop the practice of presenting pens to our guest speakers to save funds. Lion Schuh made a motion to continue to do so however, in as much as we do not pay our speakers. It is simply a nice gesture on our part. The motion to do so was seconded by Madison - carried.
Upcoming events:
The meeting was adjourned at 11:50 AM.
Respectfully submitted,
Tom O'Hearn, Secretary
Appleton Noon Lions Club of Appleton WI. held its regular Board Meeting at the Grand Meridian on November 8, 2010. Meeting was called to order at 11:00 A.M. by Pres. Bob Randa who acted as chairman with the following members in attendance:
a motion was made by Hussn, seconded oy Madisen, to approve the Sec. report as printed - carried.
A motion was made by Huss, seconded by Edinger, to approve the Treas. report as printed - carried. Fund balances are as follows: Admin. Act $2,175, Charity Act. $19,362, Restricted Sight Act. $18,275, Becker Act. $18,275. Total: $42,262.
Lion Pres. Randa reported that our profit from the recent EXPO is $200 less than anticipated. However, there is still one $50 bill outstanding from a vendor. Twelve non-profits will be the beneficiaries. It was noted that LEAVEN and The Emergency Shelter are the non-profit organizations that received their $1,000 checks early, so as to benefit by a Keller Matching Grant. The other 10 organizations will receive their checks on Dec. 20, at our club's Christmas Party.
Lion Pres. Randa also reported that our club distributed 528 dictionaries to local area schools, the cost to our club being $608.75. Our thanks to all who participated, and especially to Lion Pres. Randa for his efforts in making this program a success in our community. Thanks, Bob.
A letter was sent to Mary Lou Hoelzel for her contribution of $100 in behalf of her late husband. The check has been deposited in our Restricted Sight Account to aid those local citizens having vision difficulties. Mrs. Hoelzel is the mother ofDebra Cronmiller, wife of Lion James Cronmiller.
Louise Ebert currently runs off copies of Ac Snort and brings them to our meetings for distribution. She will continue to do so until such time as her copies are gone. A change will then have to take place, as the Snort, as we know it, will no longer be printed by a printing company. However, paper she has on hand could take us through this 2010-11 year, at which time the printed information will no longer be pertinent.
A concern was expressed relative to dues paid by new members and the initiation fee involved. A motion to revert to the previous schedule whereby me new member would pay no initiation fee was defeated for lack of a second. The new fee structure, then, is currently in effect.
A note was received from Lion Rik Langan, indicating his inability to attend our meetings, and therefore resigning from club membership. Lion Mike Thomton, as well, now living in Weyauwega, is being dropped for 2010-2011. The club membership now stands at 56.
The District Governor, Vice DG and Zone Chairmen are being invited to our Christmas Party - Dec. 20th. Invitations will also be sent to local area clubs should members wish to attend. Our club committee is at work in preparation for this event. Lions Robertson and Pawlak being co-chairmen. Other members are Lions Lang, Tilque and Novitske.
The Donation to King clothing drive taking place this holiday season is chaired by Lion Acker, with Lions Cooper, Tassoul and Sund assisting.
The Salvation Army Bell ringing project is currently underway. You can participate by going on line or calling 995-1225 to get scheduled for a location, date and time of your choice. Let them know you are a member of this club if and when you participate, (on line at www.safoxcities.org).
Respectfully submitted,
Tom O'Hearn, Sec.
Appleton Noon Lions Club of Appleton WI. held its regular Board Meeting at the Grand Meridian on October 11, 2010. Meeting was called to order at 11:00 A.M. by Pres. Bob Randa who acted as chairman with the following members in attendance:
A motion was made by Madisen, seconded by Acker, to approve me sec. report as printed - carried.
A motion was made by Piskor, seconded by Schuh, to approve the Treas. report as presented - carried. Fund balances are as follows: Admin. Act. $2,629, Charity Act. $21,576, Restricted Sight Act. $1,961, Becker Act. $18,230. Total: $44,397.
The club membership is now at 58 with Jim Wieser rejoining the club. Welcome back, Jim. To date, there are 3 members who have not paid their dues for 2010-2011. Dues for the 2nd half of the year are based on membership on Nov. 30. Those having not paid by that date will be dropped from membership.
A motion was made by Piskor, seconded by Pawlak, to restructure the initial dues paid by members who join after July in any given year to make it less costly to the club. This does not effect dues paid annually by the membership. Motion carried. (See attached.) July $80, August $77, Sept. $$74, etc;
A request from a local citizen in need of hearing aides has been referred to the Lions Foundation for assistance. The cost of this request is in excess of $3000.
Lion Pres. Randa reported that the profit from the recent Senior EXPO to be $16,187. A motion was made by Madisen, seconded by Schuh, to distribute $12,000 of that figure to local non-profits as recommended bythe EXPO committee. Motion carried. The following will receive $1,000 each: Fox Cities Boys and Girls Club, Outagamie County Emergency Shelter, LEAVEN, St. Joseph's Food Program, Fox River Area Girl Scouts, The Fox Valley Warming Shelter, Bay Lakes Boy Scouts, Harbor House, Salvation Army, Fox Valley Sibbling Support Group, The Red Cross and Thompson Community Center. Funds will be distributed at our Dec. 20 Christmas Party to 10 of these organizations. Two will get theirs immediately as they will get matching funds from J.J. Keller Corp. for doing so by November 1st. We will, again, be urging these groups help publicize our effort and in turn the Senior EXPO. Having a staff member join our club would also be a good idea for both their and our organization.
The Appleton Lioness Club (7 members) have decided to dissolve, and in the process have forward their treasury to the Lions Pride Campaign. Their lack of ability to raise funds spearheaded this move. A personal letter will be sent to each of the members urging them to join our club. Our membership committee will follow up in this regard.
The District Convention will be held in Manitowoc on Nov. 12-13. Let Lion Tom know if you are interested in attending. We can send 6 delegates who would be eligible to vote at the Saturday session.
The meeting was adjourned at 11:50 AM.
Respectfilly Submitted
Tom O'Hearn, Secretary
Appleton Noon Lions Club of Appleton WI. held its regular Board Meeting at the Grand Meridian on September 13, 2010. Meeting was called to order at 11:00 A.M. by Pres. Bob Randa who acted as chairman with the following members in attendance:
A motion was made by Garnier, to accept the minutes as they were presented, seconded by Acker. Motion carried. A motion was made by Acker, seconded by T. Piskor, to approve the treas. report as presented- Motion carried Fund balances are as follows: Admin Act. $2697, Charity Act. $21345, Restricted Sight $1,961, BeckerAct. $18,203, Total. $44206.
OLD BUSINESS
A presentation by Chris Church from the Fox Cities Convention & Visitors Bureau regarding assistance to the club should we choose to host
the 2011 Wisconsin Lions State Convention was made and folders were given to the board to highlight the many things the Bureau would do for
the host club.
After much discussion, a motion was made by T. Piskor to participate as hosts of the state 2011 convention to be held in Appleton. Seconded by Pawlak. The motion was unanimously rejected. The feeling presented by the board was that the work load commitment as well as questionable profits were not evident and declining attendance at the convention of late were deciding factors.
A further motion by Simon and seconded by Acker was presented whereby we would express interest in hosting the state golf tournament which event is held as part of the convention. Winagamie Golf Course would be available for this event The motion carried.
NEW BUSINESS
Correspondence was received from Zone Chairman Eugene Hardell, who attended our last meeting and gave us an A grade
for being a solid club with good meetings. He attended the August 30th meeting and was very impressed.
To date Four (4) members have not paid their 2010-11 dues. Notices have been sent to the members.
A request for hearing assistance is being referred to the charity and screening committee and to the state office, seeking assistance for a $3000.00 expenditure. A motion was made by Garnier, seconded by G. Schmitt for this action. Motion carried.
The District Convention is being held in Manitowoc on November 12-13, 2010. If you are interested in attending let Sec. Tom know. We can have (6) voting delegates but anyone may attend the convention. You do not have to be a voting delegate to attend the convention.
Respectfully submitted;
Secretary, Tom O'Hearn
Appleton Noon Lions Club of Appleton WI. held its regular Board Meeting at the Grand Meridian on August 9, 2010. Meeting was called to order at 11:00 A.M. by Pres. Bob Randa who acted as chairman with the following members in attendance:
A motion was made by Madisen, to accept the minutes as they were presented, seconded by Schmit.. Motion carried. A motion was made by Schuh, seconded by Pawlak, to approve the treas. report as presented- Motion carried Fund balance are as follows: AdminAct.S2898.74, Charity Act. $18,022.96, Restricted Sight $1,961.05, Becker Act. $18,146.52. Total $41,029.27.
OLD BUSINESS
A discussion was held on the brat sales to date. Effort and work is worth the idea to spread the Lionism recognition in the community. The amount
of profit was less at Copps but the prices were lower at Copps than the required price that Festival wanted you to charge. It was felt that Copps was
a user friendly environment and that was expressed by our president, who worked both sites. Another plus was the camaraderie enjoyed by the members of
the club working the project.
A question arose concerning the passage of the budget and it was announced that the budget was unanimously passed at the August 2nd meeting.
Lion Dave Cooper representing the membership committee discussed free and reduced items distributed to new members. He presented a list of proposed pricing for vests, shirts and caps. There would be an elimination of free shirts to new members. The initiation fee would still be paid by the club. A motion was made by PISKOR , and seconded by SIMON . The motion passed.
NEW BUSINESS
President Bob Randa was notified by the State office that they no longer were going to plan and present the state convention to the Lions of
Wisconsin. They have however selected the city for the convention and that city is Appleton. The date of the convention is May 20-21" 2011. After a lot
of discussion including the manpower needed to put on the convention, club benefits of the convention and the knowledge that the Grand Chute club has
already indicated they will not be involved and other issues, it was decided to invite the leadership of all of the clubs in the area to a meeting with
the state leadership and very soon to discuss this topic. Not saying no at this time until we have this meeting. A motion was made by MADISEN to contact
the state to have a meeting by the end of August of all of the clubs in the area to discuss the state convention. Seconded by SCHMITT. Motion passed.
Tom Piskor reported as a committee of one on the ink jet/cell phone recycling. The name of this committee has been changed from the EcoPhone to
the Recycling Fundraiser. Tom reported a total of $391.45 that included ink jets received from Rapid Refill. He also indicated that approximately $66.75
was from Lion contributions. Our president suggested that someone from the club should volunteer to assist Tom in this endeavor. Let torn and the
president know if you are interested.
Lion Joe Ferris brought up some information about The Convoy of Hope but the feeling was that this was too short of a notice for us to get involved.
The next board meeting is slated for September 20th, 2010 at the Grand Meridian at 11:00 A.M.
A motion was made to adjourn by SCHUH and seconded by COOPER. President RANDA adjourned the meeting at 11:55 A.M.
Repectfully submitted,
Del Schuh, Asst. Sec.
Appleton Noon Lions Club of Appleton WI. held its regular Board Meeting at the Grand Meridian on July 19, 2010. Meeting was called to order at 11:00 A.M. by Pres. Bob Randa who acted as chairman with the following members in attendance:
A motion was made by Schuh, seconded by Madisen, to approve the Sec. report as printed- carried. A motion, was made by Schuh, seconded by Acker, to approve the Treas. report as presented - carried. Fund balances are as follows: Admin. Act. $1,120, Charity Act $13,818, Hertzfeldt Restricted Sight Act. $1,961, BeckerAct.$18,147. Total: $35,046. The Budget for 2010-11 has been approved by the Board at the June meeting and will go to the club membership for approval at the upcoming July 26th meeting.
The Finance Committee (Lions T. Piskor, Priebusch, Ferns, Pawlak, and Simon) met recently and in an attempt to cut administrative expenses, have the following recommendations, which were presented in the form of a motion by Chm. Piskor, seconded by Simon - motion carried.
1. I motion that once we use up the latest printing of the SNORT paper or December 31,2010 whichever occurs first, we discontinue the printing of these forms and the printing of the limited amount of SNORTs. Effective in January those members not having Internet capability will have a SNORT provided at a regular meeting or mailed to them. The SNORT will be copied from the Internet.
2. I motion that the practice of providing a pen to members upon payment of their annual dues be discontinued effective with the 2011-2012 dues.
3. I motion that the CD at Associated Bank coming due on 8/25/10 be taken out of Associated Bank and be invested at Community First Credit Union into two CDs for fifteen months each at the rate of 1.75%. One CD is to be for $5,000 and one for the balance of the Associated Bank CD coming due on 8/25/10. It is further motioned that the checking account have no more than $7,000 and anything over be placed in a 3 month CD at the rate of 0.80% at Community First Community Credit Union whenever possible. The minimum amount for a 3 month CD is $2,500.
Information as to the use of funds in the Restricted Sight and Becker Accounts was distributed for future reference purposes. No action was taken nor was it necessary to do so.
The procedures followed in bringing new members into the club is being reviewed by the Membership Committee - Lions Cooper, Chm., Schmidt, Buettner. A report will be upcoming.
- One brat sale is complete, the second, and final, will be held on July 24 at Copps - Valley Fair.
- Picnic Chm. Tassoul suggested the upcoming picnic fees will be as previous years - $5.00 for families, $3.00 for individuals. A motion to
that effect was made and approved. Prizes are needed for the raffle. The picnic will be held on August 9th.
- The Lions Golf tournament will be held at Winnegamie Golf Course on August 9th.
-The Senior EXPO is upcoming as well - Thurs. Sept 16th. A motion was made to include a 50:50 during the day from our Lions booth - carried.
The meeting adjourned at 12:00 noon.
Respectfully Submitted,
Tom O'Hearn, Secretary
Appleton Noon Lions Club of Appleton WI. held its regular Board Meeting at the Grand Meridian on June 21, 2010. Meeting was called to order at 11:00 A.M. by Pres. Mike Weyenberg who acted as chairman with the following members in attendance:
A motion was made by Madisen, seconded by Acker, to approve the Sec, report as printed -carried. A motion was made by Schuh, seconded by Acker to approve the Treas. report as presented - carried. Fund balances are as follows: Admin. Act. $1,625, Charity Act. $8,822, Hertzfeldt Restricted Sight Act. $$1,996, Becker Act. $18,009. Total: $30,452.
A motion was made by Randa, seconded by Novitske, to open a $15,000 CD at Community First Credit Union - carried. A report to the Finance Committee was presented as to Admin. Office expenses, (attached). A Budget meeting is upcoming as to the 2010-2011 budget, which goes into effect on July 1st. Approval of the budget by the club membership is required beforehand. Dues are to paid at this time as well - $80. A breakdown as to where the money goes is as follows: Lions Int. $39, State dues $10.50, District dues $5, with the balance - local club dues-being $25.50. Our current membership now stands at 57, down from 58 one year ago.
A report on the two forms used to have members of the community receive assistance from the Club were distributed and discussed, (also attached). Both forms are now in use - being sent to those requesting assistance from our Club for eyeglasses and other needs. A self addressed envelope is included for the client to return the form to the respective committee.
A motion was made by Randa, seconded by Acker, to give the Grand Meridian a check in the amount of $100 for use of their projector during the 20090-2010 year. Replacement bulbs for these projectors is very expensive. Generally speakers do not bring projectors with them in presentations.
Upcoming events:
Plaques acquired by the Club over the years will soon be displayed in the lobby of the Grand Meridian so as to let the public know we meet here.- good publicity for us and the Grand Meridian as well. These include our Club charter from 1922 and a plaque indicating the list of club presidents since that date 88 years ago. The smaller ones can be taken to and displayed with our banner when we are out in the community, should we wish to do so.
The meeting was adjourned at 11:45 PM
Respectfully Submitted,
Tom O'Hearn, Secretary
Appleton Noon Lions Club of Appleton WI. held its regular Board Meeting at the Grand Meridian on May 24, 2010. Meeting was called to order at 11:00 A.M. by Pres. Mike Weyenberg who acted as chairman with the following members in attendance:
A motion was made by Madisen, seconded by Acker, to approve the Sec. report as printed -carried. A motion was made by Acker, seconded by Randa to approve the Treas. report as presented - carried. Fund balances are as follows: Admin. Act. $1,057, Charity Act. $9,576, Hertzfeldt Restricted Sight Act. $1,596, Becker Act. $17,944. Total - $30,172.
The Treas. report brought about some discussion in regards to a number of items. As a result the Finance Committee will meet to discuss same prior to the 2010-2011 budget being effected.
A report on our joint working relationship with Lenscrafters was distributed and discussed. There is need for clarification as to the use of forms to be used to determine eligibility for service.
The Club will be having 3 summer brat sales in July and August due to a licensing issue. More information will be coming forth on this issue.
The Grand Chute Lions Club has lined up a "Lions Night at the Rattlers" in August. More information will be available on this as well.
A motion was made by O'Hearn, seconded by Randa, to bring Pat Cox on board as a Club member, sponsored by Ken Pawlak - carried. Welcome Pat - we are pleased to have you with us. The club membership now stands at 57 with the addition of Pat, but the loss of Jim Wieser and Chez Hoeft.
A motion was made by O'Hearn, seconded by Randa to have the club dues remain at $80 for the 2010-2011 fiscal year which begins July 1, 2010.
FYI - The slate of officers was voted in at the regular meeting of the membership on 5/3/2010. The meeting was adjourned at 11:50 AM.
Respectfully submitted,
Tom O'Hearn, Secretary
Appleton Noon Lions Club of Appleton WI. held its regular Board Meeting at the Grand Meridian on April 19, 2010. Meeting was called to order at 11:00 A.M. by Pres. Mike Weyenberg who acted as chairman with the following members in attendance:
A motion was made by Schuh, seconded by Acker, to approve the Sec. report as printed - carried. A motion was made by Schuh, seconded by Madisen to approve the Treas. report as presented - carried. Fund balances are as follows: Admin. Act. $1,269, Charity Act. $10,103, Hertzfeldt Restricted Sight Act. $1,666, Becker Act. $17,944. Total: $31,018.
The profit from the Rose Sale appears to be around $1,800, about $200 short of the budgeted amount. Our thanks to those who participated, especially Lions Cronmiller and Blahnik for their effort in making the program a success. We sold about 350 dozen, down from 500 one year ago.
Our membership now stands at 59, with the loss of Jim Kinder, who transferred to the Neenah Lions Club recently. He had difficulty getting to noon meetings.
A motion was made by Randa seconded by Acker, to approve the expenditure of $100 for a young man seeking to become an Eagle Scout. The money will be used for equipment for his project. Motion carried.
Plans for brat frys are pending. More will be forthcoming on this soon.
We are also pursuing being in attendance with other area Lions Clubs at a "Lions Night at the Rattlers" event. The Grand Chute club hosts this event each summer.
A motion was made by Randa, seconded by Simon, to approve the slate of officers for 2010-2011. (see attached). - carried. The procedure is now for the total club membership to vote on the nominees. Our thanks to Lion Novitzke who chaired this committee.
Upcoming events you are welcome to attend, the club paying registration and meals for:
The International Convention in Sidney, Australia - June 28-July 2
The State Convention in Stevens Point - May 14-15 (We can send 6 delegates).
The USA-Canada Forum in Milwaukee - Sept. 23-25
Let us know if you are interested.
The meeting was adjourned at 11:50 AM.
Respectfully submitted,
Tom O'Hearn, Secretary
ATTACHMENT
To: Appleton Noon Lions, Board of Directors
From: Tom O'Hearn, Secretary
Re: Lions/Lenscrafters
Date: April 16,2010
I went to Lenscrafters to discuss the Lions Club involvement and discovered the following:
Appleton Noon Lions Club of Appleton WI. held its regular Board Meeting at the Grand Meridian on March 15, 2010. Meeting was called to order at 10:45 A.M. by Pres. Mike Weyenberg who acted as chairman with the following members in attendance:
There was no quorum present, no official business was therefore conducted.
The Sec. and Treas. reports were reviewed as presented. Fund balances are as follows: Admin Act. $201, Charity Act.. $12,008, Hetzfeldt Restricted Sight Act. $$1,911, Becker Act. $17,944. Total: #32065.
The budget for 2010-11 was discussed noting that we are falling short of anticipated income in candy and rose sales with our brat frys are as yet unscheduled. Our rose sale this year totaled 350 as compared to in excess of 500 dozen last year.
A check for $300 has been sent to aid in the tuition of a diabetically visually handicapped student at the UWFOX. This was in conjunction with neighboring Lions Clubs and approved at the February meeting.
The Nominating Committee is looking for new Board members, specifically still in need of a 3`d VP, Tail Twister and a Membership Committee member. Past Pres. Novitske is the chair of this committee. Let him know if you are interested.
The Zone Chairman for our district has resigned. At the recent Zone meeting an attempt was made to elect Lion Garnier, but he refused on the grounds of already having too many irons in the fire, but his irons are really in the trees.
The session closed at 11:15 AM.
Please note: Board meetings hereafter will begin at 11:00 AM, rather than 10:30 AM.
Respectfully submitted,
Tom O'Hearn, Secretary
Appleton Noon Lions Club of Appleton WI. held its regular Board Meeting at the Grand Meridian on February 15, 2010. Meeting was called to order at 10:45 A.M. by Pres. Mike Weyenberg who acted as chairman with the following members in attendance:
A motion was made by Madisen, seconded by Acker, to approve the Sec, report as corrected - carried. (Festival Foods not Cub Foods was the candy sale site). A motion was made by Pawlak, seconded by Randa, to approve the Treas. report as presented - carried. Fund balances are as follows: Admin. Act. $760, Charity Act. $11,561, Hertzfeldt Restricted Sight Act. $1,946, Becker Act. $17,944. Total: $32,211.
A total of $447 was collected at our recent Red Cross presentation. That plus the $500 given them from our Senior EXPO bringing to $947 our total contribution - certainly a worthy cause.
The Real Estate Foundation Fund of the Community Foundation recently contributed $100 to the Lions Pride Campaign. Our thanks to Pres. Weyenberg for making this possible.
A motion was made by Randa, seconded by Pawlak, to donate up to $300 toward the need of tuition money for a Grand Chute resident who has diabetis concerns. This was approved pending more information being sought in the matter by the Charity Screening Committee.
A motion was made by Lion O'Hearn, seconded by Randa, to bring Brad Vivoda into the club - carried. Welcome Brad - we are glad to have you with us. Our club membership is now back to 60.
The meeting was adjourned at 11:30 AM.
Respectfully submitted,
Tom O'Hearn, Secretary
Appleton Noon Lions Club of Appleton WI. held its regular Board Meeting at the Grand Meridian on January 18, 2010. Meeting was called to order at 10:30 A.M. by Pres. Mike Weyenberg who acted as chairman with the following members in attendance:
A motion was made by Madisen, seconded by Randa, to approve the Sec. report as printed - carried. A motion was made by Simon, seconded by Novitske, to approve the Treas. report as presented. - carried. Fund balances are as follows: Admin. Act. $2,388, Charity Act. $11,132, Hertzfeldt Restricted Sight Act. $1,946, Becker Act. $17,944. Total: $33,410.
As a result of the Club Christmas Party, $285 was taken to The Grand Army Home at King, Wis. This was a result of egg-nog sales (less expenses), and the collection in lieu of a fine that day.
An attempt is being made to get local realtors help in the Lions Pride Campaign. This is a cause they might be willing to participate in.
A motion was made by Novitske, seconded by Randa, to purchase a new vinyl skirt for the front of the table used to sell candy at various stores. The cost will be about $120. Motion carried. Our next sale, incidently, will be held on Jan. 29-30 at Cub Foods on Northland Avenue.
There is some question as to exactly what Lenscrafters provides to clients whom we refer there. Pres. Weyenberg will pursue this and report back to the club. Our club, currently, provides $50 vouchers for those we refer to apply to their purchase of lens and frames.
The Red Cross will present our Feb. 1 program. They will receive our $500 check at that time. It is recommended that we take up a collection at that time as well ($10 was suggested) to contribute toward expenses being incurred by the Red Cross in Haiti.
On Feb. 15, three other organizations will receive their $500 checks - Harbor House, LEAVEN and the St. Joseph's Food Program.
The Nominating Committee is seeking new members of the Board of Directors for 2010-2011. If interested, contact these members - R. Novitske, Chm., O. Cox, S. Kroeger or R. Acker. They will be glad to hear from you. Don't delay, get your request in TODAY.
The meeting was adjourned at 11:30 AM.
Respectfully submitted,
Tom O'Hearn, Sec.