Looking for a great local organization to join? Look no further than the Moorhead Lions. We are made up of young professionals from the Fargo-Moorhead community. We meet monthly to discuss upcoming events, organizations we want to support, community issues and more.
Why Become a Lion?
• Make a difference in your community
• Provide support locally or reach out internationally
• Grow personally and professionally by participating in our programs, community
service projects and events
• Have an impact on local and international humanitarian issues
• Develop relationships with both local and international community and business leaders
• Have access to membership discounts and services
Recent Projects:
• Hosted fi shing opener coffee stand
• Baked cookies for families at the Ronald McDonald house
• Bowling fundrasier
• Face painting at RiverArts
• Pancake feed at Dragonfest
Organizations Lions Have Contributed To:
• Veteran eyeglasses program
• Goats for Haitians
• MN Lions Eye bank
• Lions MD 5M Hearing foundation
• Lions leader-dog program
• Coats for Kids Program
• Clay Wilkin Head start
If you are interested in joining the Lions, or if you have any questions about the Lions, please email moorheadlions@gmail.com.
Thursday, May 14, 2009
Moorhead Lions Donate $500 to Coats for Kids
Fewer children will go without coats next winter thanks to a five hundred dollar donation made by the Moorhead Lions Club. The Moorhead Lions hosted a bowling charity event in late February at Sunset Lanes in Moorhead. Ten teams of four people bowled for prizes, bragging rights and to help a good cause. Proceeds from the event went to support the local Coats for Kids organization, which provides winter apparel to children throughout the valley.
“It was great to see so many members of the community and area businesses come together for a good cause. There is a definite need in the valley for the Coats for Kids program and the Moorhead Lions are proud to be able to support them,” said Brent Berg Moorhead Lions President.
The estimated poverty rate in Cass and Clay counties jumped from 10.1 percent in 2006 to 13.4 percent in 2007, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s annual American Community Survey.
The Moorhead Lions group is made up of young professionals from the area. The group was established in June 2007 and has made raised money to support organizations such as Goats for Haitians, MN Lions Eye Bank, Lions Hearing Foundation, Lion’s Leader Dog Program, Coats for Kids, Clay-Wilkin Head Start, the Ronald McDonald House and more.
Thursday, May 7, 2009
April 2009 Meeting mins.
Members Present:
Brent
Brenda
Vanessa
Dawn
Sherrie
Steve
Sabrina
Darla
Sue
February 2009 minutes were read by Darla. We did not have a meeting in March due to a blizzard.
Treasurer’s Report: Dues are due please pay Brenda.
Operating account: 378.87
Fundraising account: 1430.78
Steve motioned to accept report, Sherrie seconded. Motion passed
Old Business:
The International Convention is coming up July 6-12 in
Shirts- we will order shirts again at some point. We need to order in groups of 12. In this last order, we ordered 3 extra to have on hand for new members.
Bowling Tournament: The tournament was a HUGE success.
Total profit was
1075 w/ Registration Fees
95 w/ the Fifty/Fifty
51.95 w/ the suckers
219 w/ the silent auction
Grand total:
$1440.95
Then
Sunset cost 138
Postage cost 218.40
Printing cost 153.85 (Sandy volunteered her time, plus quite a bit more materials)
Changes to next year’s tournament:
Definitely need to get a trophy.
Separate table for Silent Auction
Start earlier in collecting silent auction items
Open tournament up to family/friends.
500$ of the profit will go to Coats for Kids.
60$ to Feed my Starving Children, which will provide 352 meals.
Other:
Should look into buying forever stamps, postage is going up to .45
Darla will use our gift certificate for the Lions online store in order to buy a banner for our club.
New Business:
New officers:
We will have new officers taking over in July
Brenda –President
Sue-Vice President
Vanessa-Treasurer
Darla-Secretary
Brent-Membership director
Sherrie/Sharon-Tail twister
Lion Tamer- Dawn
Darla called for a unanimous ballot, seconded by Sherrie. Motion passed. Officer training will be held April 18 at Shooting Star Casino, Mahnomen.
New Location: Discussed changing location and day of month we meet. It was decided that we would change to Bennigan’s in
Vanessa motioned to accept this change, Sue seconded. Motion passes.
It was decided that we will not do the fishing opener this year. Brenda is going to look into seeing if we can team up with Bob 95 for the governor’s opener. Possibly donating our Lion jigs.
Motion made to accept, Sue seconded. Motion passed
Police Unity Tour: Brenda spoke to us about the Police Unity Tour. Erin Reski, a friend of Brenda’s family, is riding in it. She is a police officer in Roseville MN and is riding bicycle in this tour May 13, 2009. The primary purpose of the Police Unity Tour is to raise awareness of Law Enforcement Officers who have died in the line of duty. It’s a 250 mile journey 250 miles from Chesapeake, VA to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington, DC. It was decided we would donate 50$ to Erin.
Brent spoke to us about a Concordia student from Ghana who may need our assistance in getting glasses. He needs a specific type of eyewear. Dawn is going to check with a professor from MSUM to see if he can help. It was decided we should spend up to 400$ and hopefully if we present it to other clubs they will also donate.
Steve brought a sucker stand he made in which to distribute around the community. It was decided that 15 sucker stands should be made. Allot 50$ for this purpose.
Other:
Darla will look into buying a banner from the Lions’ store for our face painting booths
Break down of donations decided upon at this evenings meeting:
500$ to Coats for Kids
62$ to Feed my Starving Children
80$ Goats
50$ Erin Reski, Police Unity Tour
Dawn motioned to adjourn, Sandy seconded. Meeting adjourned. NEXT MEETING TUESDAY MAY 19!
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