WINONA  RIVERTOWN  LIONS  CLUB

FEBRUARY 2005 NEWSLETTER
Calendar of events

 Hi Fellow LIONS:

It’s time for another newsletter already, time sure fly’s by when you’re having fun.
The thank you notes are coming in from the donations we gave in the PARADE of GREEN at Midwinter. Three of our club members attended, Lions Maureen G., Susan N. and I. We will share our experiences with you on Monday, February 28th at the regular meeting.
How is everyone doing selling their Bread Bowl Supper tickets? I hope it is going well since we just depleted our treasury.
If Lion Maureen or Lion Jenny haven’t contacted you yet, they will be shortly as they prepare our 2005-2006 slate of officers. I hope you are able to become a Lions board member and gain some personal satisfaction from serving.
We have another Zone meeting scheduled for Tuesday March 8th at the Kellogg American Legion Hall – social is at 6pm with a $12.00 pork chop dinner served at 6:30pm. We’ll make some car pooling plans Feb. 28th.
We should all be thinking about 5 acquaintances or prospective Lions members we would like to invite to our April 25th membership Potluck.
I’m sure our Bread Bowl Supper chair Lion Julie Munson will have her jobs list ready for us to sign up. Also, a reminder that we all need to bring a dessert or two on Tuesday March 22nd – the first day of Spring.
So, lets all think SPRING!

Yours in LIONISM,
Pres. Sandy L.

Tail Twister for FEBRUARY
Bring a picture of your favorite vacation

Dues are due. $66 per year. Make arrangements with the treasurer.

Wear your name tag to all meetings
 

ROLL CALL
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
SECRETARY,S REPORT
TREASURER,S REPORT

CORRESPONDENCE:  DG newsletter; Camp Winnebago RE:  Happy Holidays; Thank you RE Bethany House and Dan Corcoran House; Thank you Winona Health RE: Wreath; Newsvision (Eyebank newsletter);Thank you $10 donation RE Kathy M granddaughter, Thank you Winona Health RE hearing screening; personalized sweatshirts

OLD BUSINESS:

--January Pot Luck:  Monday January 24 @6:30 DG Julie speaker
--Midwinter Convention  February 4, 5, 6  Austin, MN  Sandy L, Maureen G, Susan N

--Parade of Green Donations
Camp Winnebago                                  $46.00              Diabetes Foundation                               46.00
Hearing Foundation (Children's Center)   46.00               LCIF                                                     46.00
Hearing & Service Dogs                         25.00               Leader Dog                                           25.00
Minnesota Eye Bank                              46.00               MAC Center                                         668.20
Special Olympics                                    25.00               Leo Clubs                                              25.00
Lions Quest                                           25.00               Youth Exchange                                     25.00
                                                                                                                                                $1,048.20

The $46 amounts represent $2 per member.  The $25 amounts represent $1 per member plus the Board decided to put these up to $25 each.  We currently have 23 members.

--Tool Box:  Club meeting, member recruiting, member retention, service activities, special incentives and order forms.  COMMITTEE:  President (Arlene N, VP (Tracy B), membership (Julie L?), new member (Pat T)

--Past Lion member invite for January 24 (10 members will be invited by Sandy L to attend our meeting)

--Bread Bowl Supper Tuesday March 22 4:30-7 $6 adults, $4 children; presales very important (donate to Rock Solid, Big Brother/Big Sister

--All City Lions Meeting Thursday January 13

OTHER OLD BUSINESS

NEW BUSINESS

--Low vision Machine Merlin we need to $260 (Dad,s Waffles?); contact other clubs

--Submit fund raisers to 5M1 Newsletter 20th of month and comes out the 1st.

--March 8 zone meeting in Kellogg Sign up by March 1--Legion $12 pork chop, dressing, potatoes, corn, roll, coleslaw, cake

--Membership:  July L, Kelly A;  potluck April 25

--Club vests do we order?

OTHER NEW BUSINESS:  Slate of officers committee past president Jenny K and Maureen G

Raffle:  Diane Nolan

Program:  Speaker DG Julie Carlblom

Adjournment                                                                                                        Secretary, Susan Nielsen
 
 

RIVERTOWN LIONS TREASURER'S REPORT
For the Month of January-February 2005
Administrative Fund:                                                       $ 686.67
Activities Fund:                                                             $ 2730.33
Developmental Fund:                                                      $ 778.00
Income for the month of January - February 2005   $ 37.31 
Dues                                                       $ 22.00
Christmas extra                                            4.81
Raffle                                                           10.50
Expenses for the month of January - February 2005 $ 1,811.64 
Winona Lions Club (Leos)                              $ 30.00
Sunset Lions (Peace Post)                                166.64
Mary Rennells (Stamps)                                      14.80
Lions Clubs Int. (Dues)                                      381.80
District 5MI (Dues)                                              170.20
Camp Winnebago                                                  46.00
5MI Diabetes                                                          46.00
Hearing Foundation                                              46.00
L.C.I.F.                                                                     46.00
Hearing & Service Dogs                                       25.00
Leader Dog                                                             25.00
MN Eye Bank                                                         46.00
MAC Center                                                         668.20
Special Olympics                                                   25.00
Leo Clubs                                                               25.00
Lions Quest                                                           25.00
Youth Exchange                                                    25.00