Saturday, January 31, 2009
New Blog Links Added
I have been busy surfing the net, looking for other Lions Clubs blogs. I added links to ones that are updated regularly. Please visit the blogs and leave a comment just to say "Hi" to fellow Lions all across the country.
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Nearly one-third of U.S. adults age 65 and older have diabetes, researchers say.
UPI (1/28) reports, "Nearly one-third of U.S. adults age 65 and older have diabetes, while an additional 30 percent have pre-diabetes," according to the 2005-2006 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey published in Diabetes Care. The survey "also found 13 percent of adults age 20 and older have diabetes, but 40 percent of them have not been diagnosed."
AOA First Look, 1/28/2009
AOA First Look, 1/28/2009
Monday, January 26, 2009
1/27/09 Meeting Minutes
Attendance
• Membership: Sarah, Doug Wayne, Bob, Liz, Dick, Cindy
• Program: Rolf & Michelle Williams
Call to Order – Lion President Sarah Storrs
Flag Salute – Lion Dick Wedin
Invocation – Lion Sarah Storrs
Introductions & Tail Twisting – Lion Bob Titus
Approval of January 13th Minutes –Lion Dick Wedin
Treasurer’s Report – Lion Dick Wedin
• Dues Account & Project Account balances
• Outstanding Eye Care Applications: 0
Old Business
Committee Reports
1. Mint Sales: Lion Byron Thomas No Report
2. Cub Scout Den 480: Lion Byron Thomas No Report
3. Ronald McDonald House Pull-Tab Collection: Lion Sarah Storrs
• Still collecting tabs. Cindy gave Sarah a bag full.
4. Sight & Hearing Committee: Lion Sarah Storrs
• No active applications. Last request, the applicant qualified for other financial sources.
5. Lions Health Screening Unit for Schools– Fall 2009: Lion Liz Whitaker
• Committee: Liz, Doug, Dick, Bob T, Wayne. No Updates.
Ellensburg Charm Trail & “Zone F-1 Pride” T-Shirts: Lion Sarah Storrs
• Charm sales: Have sold 45 charms.
• T-shirt Sales: Sold 16 shirts.
District F Spring Conference Booth 3/20/09: Lion Sarah Storrs
• Idea was for dunk tank with balls
• Found out each ZONE is supposed to sponsor a booth—waiting for Zone Chair reply
New Business
Red Cross Volunteers: Lion Sarah Storrs
• Not needing our help at this time
• Do we want to put Ellensburg Lions on “call list” for future emergencies? Seems likely that folks on the emergency list would need to be “qualified.” Sarah will investigate and report back on what the requirements are.
Road Signs: Lion Bob Titus
• $26 per sign to update with “2nd & 4th Tuesdays”. Moved, seconded, passed to have Bob follow up with Ellensburg Public Works to get signs purchased (from state Corrections) and mounted. The cost is $52.00.
White Cane Days: Lion Doug Ryder
• May 1-3 this year. Supplies were not available at the time of this meeting. Doug will order supplies and, at a future meeting, members will organize the materials.
Next Zone Meeting: Wednesday, Feb 25th, Naches Sunshine hosting: Lion Sarah Storrs
• Need representative from our club to attend (President Unable). Anybody?
Speaker: Rolf and Michelle Williams, Kittitas County Parent-2-Parent
• The parent support group, for parents who have kids with special needs, serves over 145 families in the county.
• After the presentation by Rolf and Michelle Williams, the club moved, seconded, and passed a motion to donate to the local program. The amount will be determined after our Indian John Hill fund raiser…late July.
Next Meeting: February 10
Next Program: February 24 – Christie Waddington, Dental Access in KC
Adjourn
Friday, January 16, 2009
Unprotected Paint Ball is a Bad Idea
This kind of falls under the "duh" category, but I thought I would share anyway. It came through the AOA First Look email update I received this morning. What are people thinking???
Researchers say paintball may cause severe, "visually devastating" eye injuries.
Canada's CTV (1/15) reported that a study published in the American Journal of Ophthalmology "is warning that" paintball "can cause severe and 'visually devastating' eye injuries." During the game, paint pellets can "fly up to speeds of 300 km per hour." While "paintball facilities" usually "require customers to wear protective eye goggles," the majority of "injuries studied by medical professionals involve injuries at home or in unsupervised and unofficial settings." For the study, researchers from the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute "analyzed the characteristics and outcomes of 36 patients treated for paintball injuries between 1998 and 2005." The investigators found that "eye injuries secondary to high-velocity paintballs can cause tremendous damage to vital ocular structures," including ruptured eyeballs and detached retinas, "often requiring extensive surgical intervention," and resulting in loss of vision. Notably, "all of the patients were injured when using paintballs in a 'non-recreational, uncontrolled setting,'" the study found.
Researchers say paintball may cause severe, "visually devastating" eye injuries.
Canada's CTV (1/15) reported that a study published in the American Journal of Ophthalmology "is warning that" paintball "can cause severe and 'visually devastating' eye injuries." During the game, paint pellets can "fly up to speeds of 300 km per hour." While "paintball facilities" usually "require customers to wear protective eye goggles," the majority of "injuries studied by medical professionals involve injuries at home or in unsupervised and unofficial settings." For the study, researchers from the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute "analyzed the characteristics and outcomes of 36 patients treated for paintball injuries between 1998 and 2005." The investigators found that "eye injuries secondary to high-velocity paintballs can cause tremendous damage to vital ocular structures," including ruptured eyeballs and detached retinas, "often requiring extensive surgical intervention," and resulting in loss of vision. Notably, "all of the patients were injured when using paintballs in a 'non-recreational, uncontrolled setting,'" the study found.
Monday, January 12, 2009
January 13 Minutes
Attendance - Membership: Sarah, Doug, Wayne, Liz, Dick; Guest: Rachel Toney
Call to Order – Lion President Sarah Storrs
Flag Salute – Lion Doug Rider
Invocation – Lion Wayne Weidert
Introductions & Tail Twisting – Lion Bob Titus. Not in attendance.
Approval of December 23rd Minutes –Lion Dick Wedin. Approved.
· Treasurer’s Report – Lion Dick Wedin
· Dues Account & Project Account balances
· Outstanding Eye Care Applications: 2
Old Business
Mint Sales: Lion Byron Thomas. Report via email.
· Have refilled several containers. Will have money to turn in next meeting.
Cub Scout Den 480: Lion Byron Thomas Report via email.
· Popcorn sales will start in February. They have the best!
· Pinewood Derby is 2/2/2009. That’s where the kids have built little cars out of a block of wood and they race them down a track. It’s FUN! No report.
Ronald McDonald House Pull-Tab Collection: Lion Sarah Storrs.
· Bring tabs to Family Eye Clinic for collection.
Sight & Hearing Committee: Lion Sarah Storrs
· Addendum to provider policy (no out-of-pocket patient preference items) sent to FEC and VV 1/4/09. Family Eye Clinic has signed agreement, Sarah will get a hold of Valley Vision to have them sign and submit. (Received signed agreement dated 1/21/2009.)
Lions Health Screening Unit for Schools– Fall 2009: Lion Liz Whitaker
· Committee: Liz, Doug, Dick, Bob T, Wayne. Should hear by the end of the month or the first part of February as to status of our request.
Ellensburg Charm Trail & “Zone F-1 Pride” T-Shirts: Lion Sarah Storrs
· Total Sales: 16 shirts
· T-shirt Brochure/Order Form to mail to Club Presidents, also features Lion charms
· Charm sales: Have sold 41 charms.
New Business
District F Spring Conference: Lion Rachel Toney.
· Conference is March 20 & 21 in Yakima. The conference will be held at the Howard Johnson hotel. Raffle prizes included: A trip through the Rockies or $4000 cash. There is a one day leadership program on Friday.
· Fun night is Friday, the 20th. Ellensburg club voted to donate a Zone Pride T-shirt for raffle prize. At 12/23/08 meeting, club decided to run a booth which may include a dunk tank. Sarah has researched dunk tank rentals, quotes have been around $700. Has some leads on less expensive rentals from Naches Lions, & will do further research on final costs should we sponsor a dunk tank.
Leadership 101: March 20 (at Zone Conference)
· Lion Sarah to attend, would be nice to have one other officer (or potential future officer)
Horsham Lions Club
· Blog featured in this month’s Lion Magazine – link on our blog
White Cane Days
· May 2-3 this year.
· Doug Rider agreed to chair.
Glasses
· Lion Wayne reported he has approximately 3 cubic feet of used eye glasses collected from our eye glass recycling efforts at various locations in Ellensburg. Decided for him to hold them until club decides on where to deposit them for recycling.
Next Program: Tuesday, January 27
· Rolf and Michelle Williams, Kittitas County Parent-2-Parent
Adjourn
Call to Order – Lion President Sarah Storrs
Flag Salute – Lion Doug Rider
Invocation – Lion Wayne Weidert
Introductions & Tail Twisting – Lion Bob Titus. Not in attendance.
Approval of December 23rd Minutes –Lion Dick Wedin. Approved.
· Treasurer’s Report – Lion Dick Wedin
· Dues Account & Project Account balances
· Outstanding Eye Care Applications: 2
Old Business
Mint Sales: Lion Byron Thomas. Report via email.
· Have refilled several containers. Will have money to turn in next meeting.
Cub Scout Den 480: Lion Byron Thomas Report via email.
· Popcorn sales will start in February. They have the best!
· Pinewood Derby is 2/2/2009. That’s where the kids have built little cars out of a block of wood and they race them down a track. It’s FUN! No report.
Ronald McDonald House Pull-Tab Collection: Lion Sarah Storrs.
· Bring tabs to Family Eye Clinic for collection.
Sight & Hearing Committee: Lion Sarah Storrs
· Addendum to provider policy (no out-of-pocket patient preference items) sent to FEC and VV 1/4/09. Family Eye Clinic has signed agreement, Sarah will get a hold of Valley Vision to have them sign and submit. (Received signed agreement dated 1/21/2009.)
Lions Health Screening Unit for Schools– Fall 2009: Lion Liz Whitaker
· Committee: Liz, Doug, Dick, Bob T, Wayne. Should hear by the end of the month or the first part of February as to status of our request.
Ellensburg Charm Trail & “Zone F-1 Pride” T-Shirts: Lion Sarah Storrs
· Total Sales: 16 shirts
· T-shirt Brochure/Order Form to mail to Club Presidents, also features Lion charms
· Charm sales: Have sold 41 charms.
New Business
District F Spring Conference: Lion Rachel Toney.
· Conference is March 20 & 21 in Yakima. The conference will be held at the Howard Johnson hotel. Raffle prizes included: A trip through the Rockies or $4000 cash. There is a one day leadership program on Friday.
· Fun night is Friday, the 20th. Ellensburg club voted to donate a Zone Pride T-shirt for raffle prize. At 12/23/08 meeting, club decided to run a booth which may include a dunk tank. Sarah has researched dunk tank rentals, quotes have been around $700. Has some leads on less expensive rentals from Naches Lions, & will do further research on final costs should we sponsor a dunk tank.
Leadership 101: March 20 (at Zone Conference)
· Lion Sarah to attend, would be nice to have one other officer (or potential future officer)
Horsham Lions Club
· Blog featured in this month’s Lion Magazine – link on our blog
White Cane Days
· May 2-3 this year.
· Doug Rider agreed to chair.
Glasses
· Lion Wayne reported he has approximately 3 cubic feet of used eye glasses collected from our eye glass recycling efforts at various locations in Ellensburg. Decided for him to hold them until club decides on where to deposit them for recycling.
Next Program: Tuesday, January 27
· Rolf and Michelle Williams, Kittitas County Parent-2-Parent
Adjourn
Monday, January 5, 2009
Horsham Lions Club
This month, there was a write up in the Lion magazine about club web-pages and blogs. On featured blog was Horsham Lions club in Horsham Township, Pennsylvania.
I wanted to add this blog as a link to ours, to show our club members other examples of what a great blog looks like. To see the Horsham blog, go to http://horshamlions.blogspot.com/ (or click on the link on the right).
Horsham is going to add us as a link to their blog also. Hello to any Horsham Lions out there!
I wanted to add this blog as a link to ours, to show our club members other examples of what a great blog looks like. To see the Horsham blog, go to http://horshamlions.blogspot.com/ (or click on the link on the right).
Horsham is going to add us as a link to their blog also. Hello to any Horsham Lions out there!
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