WINONA  RIVERTOWN  LIONS  CLUB

JANUARY  2004 NEWSLETTER

Message from your  club President

Greetings,

  What a busy time of year. Decorating, baking & shopping. Hopefully you can take time
to enjoy this wonderful time of year.
  We just had our Christmas Party. It was a time of fellowship, relaxing & fun. It was nice
to get together & visit with each other.
   Coming up in January will be our Joint Meeting with the other Lions Clubs. The date is
January 8th at the Elks. Fellowship is at 6:00 PM, supper at 6:30. Please plan on
attending & getting to know the Lions from the others clubs. Contact Maureen Gorman if
you plan on attending.
  We will be having our regular meeting on January 26th. It will be a short meeting.
Please plan on attending. There will be a board meeting first at 6:30. See you there.
   Remember Midwinter is coming up. The dates are January 30, 31 & February 1st. If
you only want to go for the day, there will be several members attending. It should be an
informative day.
   I would like to wish all of you a Blessed Christmas & Happy New Year!!!

Jenny Kluver
 

RIVERTOWN LIONS TREASURER’S REPORT
For the month of November/December 2003

   Administrative Fund:                                                     $723.70

    Activities Fund:                                                            $3114.72

    Development Fund:                                                       $ 942.90

    Income for the month of November/December 2003       $414.44
       Dues                           123.94
       2 Mfg. Raffles               25.50
       Misc Spaghetti              57.00
       White Cane                275.00

     Expenses for the month of November/December 2003   $ 496.80
        Mary Rennells(postage)             14.80
        Julie Monson (Xmas pjt)            200.00
        Winona Health Tree of lights          5.00
         Winona Lions   (leos)                  95.66
        Sunset Lions ( Peace Poster)      181.34
 

WINONA RIVERTOWN LIONS REGULAR MEETING November 24, 2003

ORDERVES:  A wonderful spread as usual!

Roll Call, Secretary Report, Treasurer Report

CORRESPONDENCE:  Request for money: Friends of Forestville; Tree of Lights
$5 in honor of Helen Burbach

OLD BUSINESS:
--Christmas Tree:  Decorate next week (Contact Arlene N)
--Zone meeting:  March 4 Sunset Lions (we will do in November 2005)
--Brochure:  Go ahead
--Diabetes Screening November 15:  Good speaker re:  Metabolic Syndrome

NEW BUSINESS:
--Christmas Party December 8:  Food shelf donation
--Christmas Toy Store Lois 12-13 Tandeski Center; Adopt a Family Winona
State University
--Midwinter:  January 30 and 31, February 1.  Make reservations early as
Women's Bowling Convention is in Austin at same time.
--Joint meeting Thursday January 8 Elks:  Audiologist to speak re:  Newborn
hearing screening
--Soup Bowl Tuesday  March 9 Eagles.
--Induction of new member Erica Bundy (sponsor Julie M)

--Speaker District Governor Roy Larson from Pine Island.  He is twinned with
DG from New Zealand.  Midwinter convention:  Seminars:  Meet Intl director
from Hawaii, raising leader dogs, legal issues; hall of fame award (to be
submitted by December 30 and vote at midwinter).  Invite a cabinet member to
our meetings.  Intl Convention in Detroit next year and Hong Kong the
following years.  Need women's cochairperson to recruit women within the
district.

RAFFLE:  Winner Arlene N

Adjournment
Susan Nielsen, Secretary

WINONA RIVERTOWN LIONS BOARD MEETING December 8, 2003

Roll Call:  Pat Q, Dorothy T, Jenny K, Grace M, Julie M, Sandy L, Maureen G, Lois A, Judy B, Diane N, Tracy B, Jullie L, Mary R, Susan N

CORRESPONDENCE:  Camp Winnebago RE:  Open House May 22, Rock Solid Youth, Lions Eye Bank, Hearing Dogs, Thank you from DG RE:  November meeting, Christmas Card from Leader Dog

OLD BUSINESS:

--Christmas Toy Store or Adopt a Family:  Julie M had picked a 97 year-old lady to buy items for

--Midwinter Convention Austin:  Sign up Sheet by January 25.

--Joint meeting Thursday January 8 at  Elks social 6:00, meal 6:30 price $10

--Soup Bowl March 9 Eagles:  Committee Julie M, Ginny M, Maureen G, Lois A, Grace M, Dorothy T

***BOARD MEETING January 26 @ 6:30 BEFORE REGULAR MEETING ***
 
 

Christmas Party:  Judy Bovinet had very nice table decorations and cute little boxes of fudge for everyone.  We exchanged gifts purchased by the committee.  Donations of $35 cash and two big bags of food for food shelf were collected at our party.  Good food, good friends, good conversation!
 
 

Adjournment

                                                                                                Susan Nielsen, Secretary
 
 
 
 

   2003-2004 Committee Chairs

Victorian Fair (Sept 20-21) -  Lion Mary Rennells  Lion Kathy McGuire
Spaghetti Supper (Oct. 14) -  Lion Arlene Neitzke  Lion Janet Poss
Christmas Party (Dec ) - Lion Pat Quinn
Bread Bowl Soup Lion Maureen Gorman, Lion Ginny Motl, Lion Julie Monson
Christmas Project -Lion Julie Monson
Peace Poster -  Lion Maureen Gorman
July Picnic- Lion Maureen Gorman
Membership Chair - Lion Jullie Levinski
Historian - Lion Tracy Braaten
The following Lions will chair our on-going projects:
Pop tabs - Lion Kathy McQuire
Soup labels - Lion Grace Miner
Food shelf - Lion Judy Bovinet
Eyeglasses - Lion Sandy Lubinski
Thank you committee chairs for volunteering.