Todays Meeting

Our president, Lion Melinda, led today’s meeting, calling on Lion Bob Line to lead us in saluting the flag, Lion Dee to lead us in singing god Bless America, and Lion Pete to do the invocation. Lion Mark, standing in for Lion Allen, introduced our two guests today: Lion Colin’s sister Erin, who was visiting from San Francisco, and Louie, a former cutler-Orosi Lions founding member who was a guest of Craig, who was hoping to get him back into Lions.

No fine badge went to Lion Colin. 

Announcements

Lion Melinda announced that she would be gone next week, and Lion Dee offered to fill in and lead the meeting in her absence. She will also be absent on August 23rd and needs someone to fill in on that date.

Lion Melinda also said she had not heard back from the City of Visalia about the missing plaque at the Lion Park on Ferguson Ave. She will contact them again this week.

Lion Dee announced that former member Kent Wooley has some serious health issues and is now in an assisted living home. Keep him in your thoughts and prayers.

Lion Roy handed out cards with a QR code on them that will take prospective speakers to the online page where they can sign up to talk to the club.

Lion Louie Roldan was a founding member of the Cutler-Orosi Lions club. 

Happy Bucks 

Lion Tony had a happy $20 because he and his wife Nancy had been to Colorado, where they had a celebration of life for Nancy’s dad. Part of that happy buck was because he did not bring anything back to auction off.

Lion John was happy to see Lions Leigh, Brad, and Craig at the meeting today.

Lion Craig was $20, happy to be back at a meeting after being gone for some time, and happy to be walking around after breaking a few ribs in a recent mountain bike accident.

Lion Pat had $5 happy bucks because his daughter had just finished her Wound nurse studies at the Cleveland Clinic.

Lion Leigh was $3 happy to be at the club today and to receive the $1000 check for Tulare County Special Olympics from the club. (Lion Leigh is the Tulare County area director for Special Olympics) He recently took twenty Tulare County Special Olympics athletes to Santa Clara for the annual summer games, where they had an eye screening booth set up. They not only screened the athletes but also had an optometrist on-site, and many of them went home with a new pair of glasses.

Lion Pat gave the club $50 because of what Lion Craig went through in his mountain bike accident.

Lion Pete was happy that he recently visited with his 93 year old parents in Oakland.

Lion Tony had a happy buck for those Lions that we had not seen in a while.

Lion Melinda was also happy to see those who had not been with us in a while.

Fines

Lion John fined Lion Tony for not having a happy buck for Nancy, Tony’s wife’s birthday.

Lion Pat tried to find Lion Colin before he realized that Colin had the no fine badge.

Lion Dee fined several Lions for not knowing the names of international and district officers.

Drawings 

The $5 drawing went to our guest, Lion Louie, who was persuaded to donate it to the Lions Eye Foundation. 

Lotto ticket: Lion Leigh. 

The marble drawing went to Lion Craig, who picked a nonwhite marble and won nothing but that nonwhite marble.

Lion Colin won the free add. 

Lion President Melinda leads our meeting today

Todays Meeting

Lion President Melinda led our meeting today, calling on Roar editor Lion Roy to lead us in saluting our flag, Lion Bob Line to lead us in singing God Bless America, and Lion Dee to do the invocation.

No fine badge went to Lion Joh Parker.

Guests

Head greeter Lion Allen introduced an old friend, Lion Justin, who was with us one last time. In early August, he will be getting married in Los Vegas (at Taco Bell, no less) and, shortly later, moving to England to be with his new wife, Brooke, and their son, who is due in September. We wish him all the luck.

Announcements

Lion Melinda leades her first meeting

Auction Items

Lion TomGaebe had to pay a little extra because he forgot to take home the set of Maracas that he had purchased at last week’s meeting, where Lion Steve auctioned them off. 

Happy Bucks 

Lion Aaron was happy to have watched some good pickleball matches this past week.

Lion Betty enjoyed watching the Republican Convention.

Lion Bob Line was happy that he had brought Lion Justin into the club.

Lion Allen was happy to see Justin and wished him well; he was also happy the American League won the All-Star Game.

Lion John was also happy to see Lion Justin and wished him well.

Lion Mark was another member who was happy to see Justin, wished him well, and told a story about a Water Park in Wisconsin that was definitely more for adults.

Lion Melinda, Pat, Roy, Betty, Aaron, Bob Line, and Dee were happy to see Justin.

Fines

Lion president Melinda fined herself for not selecting a secret greeter today. 

Drawings 

This week, the $5 drawing went to Lion Allen again, and he once again donated it to the Eye Foundation. 

Lotto ticket: Lion Tom Gaebe. 

The marble drawing went to Lion Karen, who picked a nonwhite marble, winning nothing but that nonwhite marble.

Todays Meeting

Lion President Melinda led our meeting today and called on Lion Betty to lead us in the flag salute, Lion Dee to lead us in singing God Bless America, and Lion Pete to do the invocation.

No fine badge went to Lion Tom Gaebe.

Lion Allen announced our guests today: the Lions Jay, Don, Joe, Gary, and Joe from the Porterville Lion Club.

Today’s secret greeter was your roar editor, Lion Roy, who called out Lions Dee and Elaine for not shaking his hand.

Announcements

Lion Dee announced that Lion Pat was having some issues with arthritis and could not make it to today’s meeting. He asked that we all keep him in our thoughts and prayers.

Lion Tom Gaebe announced that this year’s band review would take place on Saturday, October 12th. Lion Melinda announced that we recently received a check for $1,500 for our help at last year’s band review.

Lion Melinda announced that she volunteered to be the Lions Zone chair for Zone 2. Although this is not our zone, they needed someone, and she stepped up.

Lion Melinda also announced the results of Wednesday’s board meeting: This year’s golf tournament has been canceled and moved to next year. Also, our monthly board meeting has been moved to the second Friday of the month and will not take place an hour before our regular meetings at Left of Center. The next board meeting will be at 11:00 AM on Friday, August 9th.

Lion Robert Lee had announced at the board meeting that the fireworks booth had sales of $23,000 this year. Thanks to Lions Melinda, Tony, Dee, Aaron, and Mark for helping with sales this year.

Lion John has a few happy bucks. 

Auction Items

Lion Tom Link had been to the coast and brought back a jar of peach jam, which Lion Roy purchased for $10.

Lion Steve had a set of Maracas that former Lion Chris Baldwin had brought back from a recent vacation and given to him in exchange for Steve’s payment for his new air conditioner that Chris’s company had installed at his house. Lion Tom Gaebe purchased them for $11.

Happy Bucks 

Lion John was happy that no one was hurt in the recent incident he was involved in. He also had granddaughters come in to see him next week. He and his wife had spent a week at Shaver Lake, where his wife had caught a trophy trout. He also had a dollar because he didn’t have his badge.

Lion Tom Link had a happy buck for an 18-day trip to Europe, including Germany, the Netherlands, Rome, the Greek Islands, and Barcelona. Several of us wondered if he would take a note to the Pope when Lion Tom dropped in to see him. 

Lion Dee was happy to see the group from Porterville found their way to the big city of Visalia and visit with us today.

Lion Seve had some money from former Lion Chris Baldwin, $5 for the Dodgers, and another $10 for Steve, who got the new AC from him. 

Lion Tony was happy to see Lion Steve back at club and happy that the Porterville Lions were with us.

Lion Aaron was happy he had a nice conversation with his son this past week, and that professional pickleball player Anna Leigh Waters was playing so well.

Lion Melinda was happy to see Lion Steve back with us and wished Lion Tom Link a good trip to Europe.

The Porterville Lions were happy to be with us and happy that Lion Dee had installed their officers.

Lion Roy was happy to see Steve back and happy to see the group from Porterville with us today. He was especially happy that Lion Jay from Porterville was a fellow motorcyclest who had done two Iron Butt days on his bike, those are where you ride 1000 miles in 24 hours.

Fines

Lion Dee fined several for not knowing the District Govoners name, of course, come to find out, Lion Dee didn’t even know it.

Drawings 

The $5 drawing went to Lion Allen, who donated it to the Lions Eye Foundation.

Lotto ticket: went to one of the Porterville Lions.

The marble drawing went to Lion Steve, who picked another color of marble and not the white one.

Lion Tom Link won this weeks free add.