Moorhead Lions
January 2010 Regular Meeting
Jan 26, 2010
5:30pm
Bennigan’s
Moorhead MN
Members Present:
Sherrie
Dawn
Steve
Sandy
Sharon
Brenda
Darla
Mike
Pam
Ann
-Sherrie updated us on Brent and Vanessa. Congrats!
We decided to skip the Treasurer’s report and the secretary report this meeting.
Old Business:
-Mid-winter Convention 2011- we are helping host the convention here next year in Moorhead. Sandy and Brenda are attending the meetings hosted by the Moorhead Midday Central at the Courtyard by Marriott. The next meeting is Monday Feb 1 at 7pm. If interested in attending email Brenda.
-Mid-winter Convention 2010 is this weekend in Grand Forks. If interested in attending, email Brenda or Darla before this weekend.
- Our annual bowling tournament is March 6. We will need to be there between 11-11:30 to begin set-up. 1:30 when the first shift would start. We have 12 lanes reserved this year. As last year, we will have the 50/50 drawing, sucker sales, and silent auction. We discussed having a drawing at the very end for a gift certificate to the pro shop. Sandy suggested offering a chance for two or three prizes to be given away.
At this point we need donations donations donations! When you receive a donation please email everyone so we know what was received!
New Business:
-We have had a number of requests for glasses in the past few months. We decided it would be best to partner with Wal-mart and direct requests to Wal-mart and we would offer to pay 100$ towards new glasses.
Sharon motioned to accept, Dawn seconded.
Motion passed.
-Governor’s Night is March 9th. District Governor Jeanine Windels will be in town to visit both Moorhead clubs. It will be at the Courtyard at Marriot, hosted by the Moorhead Midday Central. There will be a meal that will cost around 10-15$. If interested in attending please contact Brenda.
-Mark Schmidt of the Perham Lions is riding a scooter, non-motorized, from Moorhead-Minneapolis, in order to raise funds for Taylor, a teen from Monticello who is battling burns on 80% of her body. Her wish is to go to Paris. He will start in late-April and arrive Sat May 1 in Minneapolis at the Make-a-wish ball. Along the way, he is going to be stopping to meet Lions at city limit signs for photo opps. Brenda suggested that once our bowling tournament is over we should decide on an amount to donate. We need to donate by March 31.
-Brenda informed us of a possible partnering with MSUM football players.
Matt Oachs, who is in charge of the alumni football team at MSUM, mentioned to her that MSUM football players are expected to become involved with their community and various volunteer projects. A partnering with them would provide us with some extra man-power at our events, possibly more participation in events at MSUM, etc. Darla suggested that this would be good as it would possibly encourage these students to join a Lions organization in the future whether it be our Lion club while in college or elsewhere after college.
-Sherrie handed out some packets to the group about the need for Veteran volunteers in Clay County. One does not need to be a veteran to be a veteran volunteer. They are currently experiencing a volunteer shortage and one afternoon a month would help out greatly if interested, contact Sherrie. Darla also has a few packets left over from the meeting. Also here is the contact information if you would like to contact them directly.
Tom Figliuzzi
Veterans Service Officer
Clay County
218-299-5041. there will be an application to fill out and a background check.
Motion to adjourn was made by Ann and seconded by Sharon
Meeting adjourned.
NEXT MEETING TUES Feb 23. 5:30pm Moorhead Bennigan’s See you all there!
