Highlights from the Fall F1 Zone Meeting

Lions Bob Wagner and Sarah Storrs attended the F1 Zone meeting in Naches September 24th. All clubs in our Zone except for Terrace Heights and Yakima had representatives.

The main action items were as follows:

1) Ideas for and selection of a Zone Project.
The two proposed ideas were collection of aluminum pull tabs for the Spokane Ronald McDonald House (RMH) and sponsoring a guide dog for a blind person (which is about $40,000). After some discussion, a motion was made and passed to take on a Zone-wide collection of the tabs. Each club will have a lead person for this project--the main work involved is to make and distribute collection containers, and then periodically empty them. The tabs will get forwarded to one of the Spokane clubs. The RMH affiliated with Seattle Children's was also mentioned as a beneficiary of our collection efforts, but we later found out they don't participate in the pull-tab program.

2) Ellensburg will be hosting the Winter Zone Meeting, Tuesday December 9th, 6:30 pm.
It will be at Rodeo City BBQ (and happens to be the same day as our regular meeting also). The plan is to have a guest speaker from Ronald McDonald House in Spokane.

September 23rd Minutes

Call to Order – Lion President Sarah Storrs

Flag Salute – Lion Sarah Storrs

Invocation – Lion Dick Wedin

Introductions & Tail Twisting – Lion Bob Wagner

Approval of August 26 & September 9 Minutes

Treasurer’s Report – Lion Dick Wedin
· Dues Account & Project Account balances
· Outstanding Exam/Glasses: 3

Committee Reports:

Mint Sales: Lion Bob Wagner
· Removed Mint Sale box from Bank of the West due to conflict with bank policy.

Sight & Hearing Committee: Lion Sarah Storrs
· Sarah updated application with current approved language. Need to send updated application to agency screeners.
· Sarah and the committee will review agreement form with providers. May need to be updated.
· Sarah asked that she be removed from the approval process due to possible conflict of interest. Byron and Bob Titus will review applications and approve/deny. Sarah will notify applicants by mail of committee decision.

Play It By Ear Bunco Tournament: Lions Liz Whitaker & Sarah Storrs
· Tentative date: Saturday November 15th, 6:30-9:30 pm
· Locations: PUD—available, free, but small; St. Andrew’s Church—available, $50 rental (secretary to ask pastor if rental can be waived); Hal Homes Center is another possibility. Liz will follow up and secure the location.
· Committee Members: Mark-prizes, Cindy-refreshments, Byron and Chris-promotion & tickets
· Sarah & Liz to secure location, tables & chairs (if needed), MC, “How-to” on Bunco, hearing loss demonstration

Kiwanis Threshing-Bee Pancake Breakfast
· Provided 17 man-hours total (Kiwanis provided 12 man-hours for Indian John). Dick, Cindy, Wayne served Saturday and Dick, Mark and Liz Sunday morning.

Lion Tamer – Any Volunteers?
· Still need a volunteer Lion Tamer. The person is the keeper of the club hardware and delivers club flag, bell, etc to monthly meetings.

Promotional Items Needing Updating with New Meeting Days and/or Location
· City entrance road sign need to be changed to reflect new meeting dates. Bob Titus is following up on source and who is responsible for new signs.

Indian John Hill Rest Stop
· Call date for next year is October 13, starting at 8:30. The phone number is 674-4444. Byron and Dick offered to call in. Preference is east bound, June-September. If months not available then the next preference is west bound during those same months. The next preference is east bound October –April, last preference is same time period but west bound. An additional third caller would be helpful…any volunteers?

Lions Health Screening Unit for Schools– Fall 2009
· Application will be due in November
· Committee: Liz, Doug, Dick, Bob T, Wayne. Sarah and Dick will contact Bill Meehan, Special Services Director, for approval, dates, and location. Looking at 5 days perhaps six with an invitation for Cle Elum School District to participate.
· The club would like to have newspaper and radio coverage once the dates have been sent.

1st Zone Meeting
· September 24th, 7:00 pm Naches. Sarah and Bob W. will attend.

Program
· Lion Byron Thomas provided an informative presentation on Vision Independence Center in Yakima. The Center is a two county project (Yakima and Kittitas) and patients are referred for low vision services by their respective eye doctor. Yakima Lions Club donated $15,000.00 for startup funding along with other organizations and private individuals. The cost of services is free to no-income patients including a sliding scale fee schedule for other patients. The Clinic is currently open 2 days a month with Byron and another optometrist providing their expertise essentially “free.”

There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 1:00 p.m.


Next Meeting: Tuesday October 14th

August 9th Meeting Agenda

Call to Order – Lion President Sarah Storrs

Flag Salute

Invocation

Introductions & Tail Twisting – Lion Bob Wagner

Approval of August 26 Minutes

Treasurer’s Report – Lion Dick Wedin
• Dues Account:
• Project Account:
• Outstanding Exam/Glasses: 1
• Budget for 2008-2009

Old Business

Committee Reports:

Mint Sales: Lion Bob Wagner
• New signs

Sight & Hearing Committee: Lion Sarah Storrs
• One outstanding exam/pair of glasses
• Anticipating 2 more applications for glasses only
• Revised application/policy to go out to screening sources
• Revision of provider agreement needs to be done & sent to Valley Vision (BSVC no longer participating)
• Donation of 3 copy boxes full of glasses for recycling (estimate 300 pairs)

Play It By Ear Bunco Tournament: Lions Liz Whitaker & Sarah Storrs
• Tentitive date: Saturday November 15th, 6:30-9:30 pm
• Locations: Hal Holmes, PUD, St. Andrew’s Church, Ellensburg School District
• Committee Members: Mark-prizes, Cindy-refreshments, Byron and Chris-promotion & tickets
• Sarah & Liz to secure location, tables & chairs, MC, “How-to” on Bunco, hearing loss demonstration

Kiwanis Threshing-Bee Pancake Breakfast
• Saturday Sept 13, 7-10:00 am: Dick, Wayne, Cindy
• Sunday Sept 14, 7-10:00 am: Dick, Liz, Mark (Cindy if needed)
• Agreement between clubs?

New Business

President Goals for 2008-09
1) Meet all the criteria for the Club President Excellence Award
a. at least 1 new member
b. at least 1 major service project
c. reports turned in on time (monthly membership, annual club officer report)
d. attendance at 2 zone meetings, club officer training, and district/multiple district/international convention
e. new members induction, involved in committee work
2) Organize a LHSU event with local school districts to take place Fall 2009
3) Hold a Deaf/HH awareness event (Bunco tournament, for example) in conjunction with Play-It-By-Ear October 2008
4) Increase White Cane Days 2009 donation by 10% of 2008 amount
5) New “Fine” container (not a urinal)

Lion Tamer

Promotional Items Needing Updating with New Meeting Days and/or Location
• Road Sign – coming into town off W. Interchange, is there a second sign?
• Web Page www.kvalley.com/lions

Indian John Hill Rest Stop
• Call date for next year
• Volunteers to call
• Do we want to try and get two dates?

Lions Health Screeing Unit for Schools– Fall 2009
• Application will be due in October
• Go for 5 days?
• Committee: Liz, Doug, Dick, Bob T, Wayne

1st Zone Meeting• September 24th, 7:00 pm Naches

Adjourn

Next program meeting September 23rd
• Lion Bill Smedely, Yakima Lions Club
Topic: Opening of Vision Independence Center in Yakima