The Visalia Host Lions Roar Newsletter 3-25-22

Sonia Mehrmand from Story Corps, our program for our first regular Friday night meeting.

Lion past president Craig Wheaton lead the meeting today in Lion president Arron’s absence and called on Lion Melinda to lead us in saluting the flag, Lion Pat to lead us in singing the God Bless America, and Lion Bob Line to do the invocation.

Lion Craig did not ask anyone to be a secret greater tonight so he paid $5, which he felt would be more than the secret greater would have brought in if he had of remembered.

Announcements

Membership mixer committee meeting: Wednesday, March 30th, 5:30 at Quail Park Shannon Ranch.

Lion Allen along with Lions Roy and Leigh Musconi screened 85 kids this past Wednesday morning at Valley Oak Charter school on Akers and Caldwell. This was the first vision screening in over two years and we have another one this coming Wednesday at Valley Life’s other campus  at Walnut and Demeree.

Don’t forget about our membership mixer on April 28th from 5:30-8:00 at the Marriott. Each member is encourgaged to bring a guest and hopefully somone who is a prospective member. It’s been said that nothing happens without money, and you could also say nothing happens without club members.

Guests

We had three guests today, Lion Bob’s wife, Norma Kay was with us, Craig brought along a guest, long time friend Charlene and our Speaker, Sonia Mehrmand from Story Corps was also with us.

Happy Bucks 

Lion Lauri was happy to be able to attend our first regular evening meeting, alos happy her boyfriend Dennis was able to attend and she remeided everyone about April 28th Mixer.

Pat was happy that his barbershop group was set to do it’s first concert in quite some time on April; 30th at the Central Valley Christian Chapal.

Lion Melinda, who has been unable to attend our lunch meetings for quite some time was $10 happy to be at our evening meeting.

Lion Roy was happy for the warm weather we have been having the last few days.

Lion Vicki was happy that her husband was still doing well and was at an NRA meeting tonight, she was also happy to be sitting next to Lauri’s boyfriend Dennis.

Lion Allen was happy for being able to do the vision screenings last Wednesday and was heppy to see Melinda.

Lion Pat was $20 happy for Allen being here tonight as he said that Allen was the only good thing to come out of the 20th infantry. (I don’t have the full story on that one)

Lion Craig was happy to see Melinda, happy that he was going skiing tomorrow, happy that he was going to see his daughter and son-in-law next week and happy that Charlene was at our meeting tronight.

Lion Lauri was happy our guests were here tonight.

Lioin Dennis was happy baseball was back.

Lion Janet was happy to be back at club.

Fines

Lion Vicki fined Lion Allen for too much information when Allen gave a happy buck for Charlene being our guest. Some implications about her and Craig.

Lion Bob fined Lion Lauri for having a big plate of donuts delivered to her office at Quail Park. He wondered how she could have eaten all those donuts.

No Badges: Lion’s Craig, Pat and Bob paid up for not having their badge on.

Winners and Losers

$5 went to Lion Roy who donated it to the Lions Eye Foundation.

Lotto tickets went to Lion Vicki

Lion Melkinda drew for the coveted white marble but came up with a slightly off white one and thus empty.

Lion Pat 

Today’s Program

Sonia Mehrmand was our guest again tonight. I say again because this was the second time she has been a guest at our club. She is with Story Corps, a orgazation who brings together people with different views and has them get to know each other through a series of questions. She showed us two short videos of our own Lions Craig and Arron going through the process.

Lion Bob Line wants to remind all our members to attend and bring a guest to our first membership mixer at the Marriott on April 28th, 5:30-8:00. A reminder that this event is hosted by our club, there is no charge to attend.