Visalia Host Lions Roar Newsletter 3-7-25

Todays Meeting

With Lion President Melinda presiding, Lion Roy led us in the flag salute, Lion Dee led us in singing God Bless America, and Lion Tom Link did the invocation.

No fine badge went to Lion Allen.

As this was the first meeting of March, we sang happy birthday to Lions Mark and Steve who were both in attendance.

Guest

We had a guest, Stephanie, who found us on our website. She recently moved to Vialia from Lompoc and works as a realtor.

Announcements

Board Meeting: This Friday at 11:00 AM, Left of Center.

2025-26 Slate of officers: It’s time to select the new year’s slate of officers, and the district would like us to make those selections no later than April 15th. If you would like to be one of our board members, volunteer.

District speaker contest results:  Lion Melinda announced that the student who won at our clubs speaker contest did not attend the district contest, and a girl from Exeter won that round.

Secret Greeter: Lion Melinda did not pick a secret greeter and thus put $5 into the pot, which was more than would have been gained from a secret greeter.

Happy Bucks 

Lion Roy was happy that the Dodgers look good this year, that our guest, Stephanie, was with us today, and that he had photographed the Tulare County Special Olympics basketball squad last Sunday. Plus, the big news: his new dog was getting potty trained.

Lion Allen was happy that last week’s vision screening at TCOE went well and that the machine borrowed from the Pride Club didn’t need a tent indoors like the old one.

Melinda was happy for Lions Karen and Rick who are in Arizona for their annual spring training trip, as they were w/o kids.

Lion Dee was happy to see our guest, Stephanie, with us today.

Lion Tom link was happy that he was going to Montray for the annual cemetery board retreat and as Tom said, lots of people are dying to go with them.

Fines

Lion Roy fined himself for not being able to go to last week’s eye screening.

Lion Dee had his trivia questions and began with who in the Lions International President: Neither Mark nor Roy knew had to pay a dollar.  The answer is Fabrício Oliveira from Brazil. 

Lion Tom Link was asked where the Lions International Convention would be held, but he could not give the correct answer: Orlando, Florida. 

Lion Tony came close to answering the question: How many years was President Jimmy Carter a Lions club member?  The answer is 72 years. He joined the Planes George Lions club in 1953. 

Lion Dee’s final question was: How many people were helped by Lions Worldwide in the year 23-24? No one could give the correct answer of four hundred and twenty million. 

Lion Melinda draws for the white marble, but came up empty. 

Remembering Janet

Today, we began a new tradition of remembering lions who have passed with the remembrance of Lion Janet McClintock. Lion Roy put together photos he had taken from years past, and members talked about their fond memories of Janet. She was our first female president, serving the 2008-2009 year.

Drawings 

The $5 drawing went to Lion Leigh who donated it to the Leo Club.

Lotto ticket: Lion Roy, who, as he expected, came up empty. 

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

Lion Melinda won the free add.