Play It By Ear Bunco

Ellensburg Lions Club will be hosting our 3rd Annual Play-It-By-Ear Bunco Tournament. Saturday, November 13th at 6 pm. St. Andrew's Church. Tickets are $25 each or 4 for $80. Please contact Lion Jennifer Crown for more information.

Ellensburg Royal Court Visits RMH in Spokane

19F Zone 1's service project for the past two years has been collecting pop tabs for the Spokane Ronald McDonald House. On May 15th, Lion Cindy accompanied the Ellensburg Rodeo Royal Court on a visit to the House. They presented Spokane Ronald McDonald House with all the tabs Ellensburg Lions Club had collected, and the Royalty made cookies with the children staying at the house.

April 27, 2010 Minutes

Call to Order 12:05 pm – Lion President Sarah Storrs

Flag Salute – Lion Byron

Invocation – Lion Sarah Storrs

Introductions & Old Pennies—Lion Sarah Storrs
Members shared something that happened to them on the year of a penny they randomly drew.

Lions Present: Jennifer, Jaela, Byron, Doug, and Guest Chris

Old Business

• White Cane Days – Lion Mark Grassel
o April 30-May 1, 2010
o Sign-up sheet
We still need people to sign up for Saturday Afternoon

• Officer Training—Lion Sarah Storrs
o May 22, 2010; 9:00 AM-11:00 AM
Lion Sarah will be attending, contact her to carpool.

New Business

• Selah Lions need our help!
o Selah Community Days parade on May 15th
o Helping to line up participants
o 7-10:00 am
Club is small and they need people to help start the parade, if you are interested contact ZC David Heath

Reminder:
• MD19 Annual Convention
o May 13-15, 2010; Olympia, WA

Adjourn 12:55 pm

April 13, 2010 Minutes

Call to Order 12:05 pm – Lion President Sarah Storrs

Flag Salute – Lion Byron Thomas

Invocation – Lion Liz Whitaker

Tail Twisting & Introductions—Tail Twister Lion Bob Titus

Lions present: Dick, Liz, Jennifer, Mark, Doug, Sarah, and guest Chris Hobbs

Treasurer’s Report—Lion Dick Wedin

Sight & Hearing Committee Report—Lion Sarah Storrs
• Hearing Aid for AG –Pt. was fit in hearing aid
• Cataract surgery for TM—done –Pt. is done with surgery
• 1 new requests for assistance—exam/glasses (haven’t heard back from 1 medical/patient assistance grant) 2 people were approved for exams and glasses

Old Business

• White Cane Days – Lion Mark Grassel
o April 30-May 1, 2010
o Signup sheet- We still need people to sign up

• Officer Elections- New positions start July 1st
o Vice President—Jennifer Crown
o Secretary/Treasurer—Liz Whitaker
o Recording Secretary—Jaela Peters
o Tail Twister—Bob Titus
o Still need nomination/volunteer for President- Sarah and Mark are to be Co- Presidents, they will split the meetings and responsibilities, Sarah will remain the main contact person for the club.

New Business

• LHSU for 2010—Lion Liz Whitaker- We are unable to get the screening unit this year, will revisit doing it again next year

• MD19 Annual Convention
o May 13-15, 2010; Olympia, WA

• Discussed hosting an open house, to get new members, the LEMPR team can can come show us how to coordinate one to insure the best result.

• $200 dollar donation to be made to Play it by ear
• Consider Club becoming a Chamber member?

Adjourn 12:55 pm

December 22nd Agenda

Call to Order 12:05 pm – Lion President Sarah Storrs

Tail Twisting & Introductions– Lion Bob Titus
• Favorite Christmas memory

Old Business

• Giving the Gift of Sight – Lion Jaela Peters
o 6 exams/glasses and 1 glasses only 12/11/09
o 2 more exams/glasses scheduled for Jan 2010 (1 app. out)
o Slide show (deferred due to not having laptop)

• FISH Donation – Lion Dick Wedin
o Approved 12/8/09 meeting

New Business

• Hearing Aid Application—Lion Sarah Storrs
o Bilateral HA, estimated cost to club $225-250 range

• Play It By Ear Bunco—Lion Jaela Peters
o Saturday, Feb 6th 6:30 pm

• Indian John Hill—Lion Bob Titus
o Friday Feb 26th 8:00 am to Monday Feb 29th 8:00 am


Adjourn 12:55 pm

November 24th Minutes

Members Present: Dick Wedin, Bob Titus, Doug Ryder, Byron Thomas, Sarah Storrs, Jaela Peters,
Guests: Speaker Carol Carrothers, CWU student Evenly

Call to Order 12:05 pm – Lion President Sarah Storrs

Flag Salute – Lion Bob Titus
Invocation – Lion Doug Ryder

Tail Twisting 12:10 – Lion Bob Titus

Treasurer’s Report – Lion Dick Wedin
• Dues Account & Project Account balances.
o Wants to discuss budget at the first of the month when statement comes

Sight and Hearing Committee Report—Lion Sarah Storrs
• Outstanding Eye Care Applications: none
• Patient Care Grant for TM cataract surgery
• Hearing aid for DT
o Grant approved for $1000 for cataract surgery


Old Business

• LHSU for 2010 —Lion Liz Whitaker:
o Cle Elum nurse was happy with screening and would like to have the unit back next year.

• Giving the Gift of Sight – Lion Jaela Peters
o Showed collection boxes, and discussed flyers


New Business

• Revisions to Hearing Aid application process - Lion Sarah Storrs
o Revision to hearing aid application, Motion Byron Thomas, seconded by Doug Ryder, revision passed

• 12/22/09 meeting—do we want to pick a different place?
o Rodeo City BBQ is open so we will have the meeting there.

Program
• Carol Carrothers, Washington State Sensory Disabilities (WSDS)
o Deals with the deaf and hard of hearing kids from birth to age 21.
o Helps the districts to assist students to get the right kind of care and allow them to be as successful as they can be.
o Is helping with vocabulary development
o Kids in regional programs so that deaf kids aren’t isolated from social interaction, they want to have schools/resources that kids can use to be around other kids that are signing.
o Trying to get legislation for insurance to pay for hearing aids, they currently don’t.
o Possibility of forming some sort of loan out system for getting FM transceivers to make them more accessible to people in need, so that the school is not responsible for purchasing

Announcements & Reminders

• Zone meeting Monday, November 30th; 6:30 pm in Terrace


Adjourn 12:55 pm

October 27th Minutes

Lions Health Screening Unit

Ellensburg Lions Club hosted the mobile Lions Health Screening Unit (LHSU) October 16th & 17th.

On Friday, the LHSU was at Cle Elum-Rosyln and Thorp School Districts, doing vision and hearing screenings for school kids. Approximately 200 kids at Cle Elum-Roslyn and 40 at Thorp were screened. Thanks to the school nurses and all the volunteers who helped make the day run as smoothly as possible.

Saturday was our public health screening day. Super 1 Foods gave us a parking space for the unit, right next to the store for high visibility. People started lining up at 8 am (we didn't start until 9:00!)


Lion (and Public Health Nurse) Liz performed the blood sugar test to screen for diabetes. Joey took a break from the registration table to have his sugar levels tested.


Lion Jaela checked visual acuity with the eye chart, and improvised with "counting fingers" when people's vision was too poor to see anything on the chart.


Lion John checks Julie's blood pressure. One person came to the screening because they were concerned about their vision--we discovered they had very high blood pressure and recommended they go to the emergency room for immediate treatment (in case you were wondering, this person was not Julie).


The two other stations were a hearing test and intraocular pressure, which is a screening test for glaucoma.

We ended up screening 24 people. Although this was not as large of a turn-out as we were hoping for, the people we did screen were very appreciative of the service and the catch we made on the high blood pressure made it worth-while. A lot of people saw the unit parked in front of Super-1, so hopefully this will increase the number of individuals taking advantage of the screenings in the future.

From the left, Lion Mike (the LHSU driver), Lion Sarah, Joey, and Lions Jaela, Liz, and John. Not pictured: Lion Byron and Julie.



Thanks to Lion Liz (who was the LHSU Project Chair) and all the club members who helped with this project--everyone in the Ellensburg Lions Club participated in some way! A special thank you to Lion John who donated hotel points to provide lodging for the LHSU driver.

October 13, 2009 Minutes

Members Present: Bob T., Mark G., Liz W., Jaela P., Sarah S., and Cindy P.

Call to Order 12:05 pm – Lion President Sarah Storrs

Flag Salute – Lion Sarah Storrs
Invocation – Lion Cindy Preston

Introductions & Tail Twisting – Lion Bob Titus
• When do you think we’ll see the first flakes in Eburg?

Treasurer’s Report – Lion Sarah Storrs for Dick Wedin
• Dues Account & Project Account balances. Project Account balance is of concern—approximately enough for one more exam/glasses

Sight and Hearing Committee Report—Lion Sarah Storrs
• Outstanding Eye Care Applications: 1 (approved & seen last week). Two applications are “out there” pending, but only one is likely to be returned.
• Patient care grant for TM cataract surgery. Lion Sarah spoke with Alex from NLF; can submit Patient Care Grant application explaining clubs financial situation for 100% support from the foundation.

Old Business

• LHSU Screenings October 16th & 17th —Lion Liz Whitaker
o Volunteers for public screening 10/17 (be there 8:30-1:00): John Barker, Byron Thomas, Sarah Storrs, Jaela Peters, Liz Whitaker, and Joey Beaushaw (guest). Lion Bob T. agreed to be a stand-by alternate volunteer.
o Posters are all up—THANK YOU!! Daily Record ran the screening and it was mentioned at the City Council Meeting. Lion Sarah will call Ellensburg Christian School.
o Driver: Lion John Barker donated hotel points for all 3 nights of lodging. Meals? Lion Sarah will cover one meal.
o List of referral resources? Lion Liz will have a list to hand out.o Interpreter? Liz has talked with a co-worker who is bilingual.

• Mints—Lion Sarah Storrs for Byron Thomas
o Mints came in, all locations have been updated
o New member Lion John Julian has agreed to be our Mint Chair. Lion Mark will continue to service Perkins, Jenika’s, and Valley Vision locations. Signs on the mint stands are looking rough. Lion Jaela has some plastic sign holders that we can put new signs into.

• Yard Sale Fundraiser—Lion Sarah Storrs
o Thank you to the volunteers and donors—very successful, we raised $347!

New Business

• Recording Secretary—Lions Sarah Storrs and Dick Wedin
o Create a new position with only duty to record and type up the minutes
o Purpose is to alleviate work load of Secretary/Treasurer and facilitate more timely publication of minutes
o Motion? Lion Sarah nominated Lion Jaela. Lion Cindy moved to create the Recording Secretary position, and that Lion Jaela should fill the position. Lion Liz seconded, motion passed unanimously. Lion Jaela will start doing the minutes at the October 27th meeting.

• Indian John Hill—Lions Bob Titus
o Call date was this Monday (yesterday). Luckily, Lion Bob remembered this was the day before it was too late. Got a call in at 1:00 pm, and winter dates were all that was left.
o Date for 2010 will be Feb 26th-28th (Eastbound). Discussion about having enough volunteers. Will ask Kiwanis and Scouts to help us out when the time gets closer.

• Play-It-By-Ear Bunco—Lion Jaela Peters
o Email vote majority was in favor of postponing to February 2010
o Need to pick a new date (Valentines?). Club selected Saturday, February 6that 6:30

• Next meeting October 27th: District Governor Kay Metz Visitation AND Carol Carrothers for WSDS. Attendance at this meeting is very highly encouraged.

Adjourn 12:55 pm

September 22, 2009 Agenda

Call to Order 12:05 pm – Lion President Sarah Storrs

Flag Salute – Lion Byron Thomas
Invocation – Lion Dick Wedin

Introductions & Tail Twisting – Lion Bob Titus
• What is your favorite thing about fall?

Old Business

• Posters for LHSU Public Screening October 17th —Lion Sarah Storrs for Liz Whitaker
o Please have them posted by 9/30/09

• Yard Sale Fundraiser—Lion Sarah Storrs
o Reminder: this Saturday, Sept. 26th 8 am-noon at 302 N Benton Street in Kittitas

New Business

• Zone Chairman Visitation—ZC David Heath

• Program: Erma Zambrano, Foster Parent Program


Adjourn 12:55 pm

Tooth used to restore sight.

USA Today (9/17, Marcus) reports that on Wednesday, physicians from the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine announced that "they had performed a vision-restoring surgery that used" a "60-year-old patient's tooth" to restore her sight. Over the Labor Day weekend, physicians there performed surgery that allowed Sharron Thornton "to see for the first time in nine years." Following the surgery, Thornton "was able to see 20/60" instead of "only shadows," surgeon Victor Perez, MD, explained.

The Miami Herald (9/17, Tasker) reports that during the operation, "surgeons removed one of" Thornton's "teeth, drilled a hole in it, inserted a plastic lens into the hole, and implanted the tooth-lens combination into her eye." As a result of this procedure, "the first such operation in the United States," Thornton can now "recognize faces and read a newspaper with a magnifying glass." Her physicians say "she should get better vision once she is fully healed and fitted with glasses."

"The tooth and the lens were implanted under the patient's skin in the cheek or shoulder for two months so they could bond, then they were carefully implanted in the center of the eye after a series of procedures to prepare the socket," the AFP (9/17) reports. A statement from the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute explained, "A hole is made in the mucosa for the prosthetic lens, which protrudes slightly from the eye and enables light to re-enter the eye allowing the patient to see once again."

The Los Angeles Times (9/16, Maugh) "Booster Shots" blog reported that Thornton "was blinded by Stevens-Johnson syndrome in 2000." The Wall Street Journal (9/16, Wang) "Health Blog" and CNN (9/17) also covered the story.

Eyelid common site for skin cancer, experts say.

California's San Gabriel Valley Tribune (9/18, Jansen) reports that the eyelid "is one of the most common sites for skin cancer, accounting for as much as 10 percent of all skin cancers. Left untreated," cancers there "could lead to significant injury and even blindness." The Skin Cancer Foundation explained that "with their delicate structure and greater exposure to the sun, the eyes and surrounding areas are particularly prone to cancers," and people who have "fair skin, light eyes," or "who are older have an increased risk of skin cancer and eye diseases." The "most common" form of cancer of the eyelid is "basal cell carcinoma." To prevent eyelid cancer, people should wear sunscreen, wear wide-brimmed hats, and "wear sunglasses with 99-100 percent UV protection year-round."

Minutes for Sept 8th, 2009

Meeting was held at Wings Central Roadhouse Grill (Rodeo City BBQ Closed this week).
Members in attendance: John Barker, Byron Thomas, Sarah Storrs, Liz Whitaker, and our newest member Jaela Peters
Guest: Joey Beaushaw

Call to Order 12:15 pm – Lion President Sarah Storrs

Treasurer’s Report – Deferred as Secretary/Treasurer not in attendance

Sight and Hearing Committee Report—Lion Sarah Storrs
· Outstanding Eye Care Applications: 3 (one has been approved; two I need additional information)
· Would like to amend our application (again) to 1) require proof of income and 2) have DSHS be the only screening source. Discussion by Liz Whitaker about requirements for DSHS for adults—her thinking was that they would not qualify unless they were unemployable (not just unemployed). Sarah Storrs will contact DSHS for an explanation about exactly what the qualifications are and will write up a draft to bring to club for a vote prior to any policy change.
· Outstanding Hearing Aid Application: 1 (waiting for patient P/U, has been informed of reduced copay). Sarah Storrs to attempt to contact by phone one more time, then send letter giving patient 30 days to pick up HA or it will be returned to HA Bank.
· Would like to amend our application process so applicant pays co-pay before HA are ordered. And include an agreement with some verbage to the effect that the decision of behind the ear vs. in the ear aids depends on what’s available at the bank. Again, a draft will be presented to the club prior to any policy change.
· NLF Hearing Aid Bank – processing applications if clubs pay 100% refurbishing costs through end of 2009

Old Business

· LHSU Screenings October 16th & 17th —Lion Liz Whitaker
o Hours volunteers will be needed: schools will be providing all the volunteers on Friday. For the public screening on Saturday, six volunteers (plus one to wear Lion costume) are needed from 8:30 to 1:00 pm. Byron, Sarah, John, Jaela, Liz, and Joey signed up. Doug Ryder was suggested to come be the Lion.
o Press releases to CE Tribune and EB Daily Record
o PSA to KXLE, KCWU, the Wind—per Liz, advertising will be deferred until Super-1 management reviews.
o Posters: Liz had printed & laminated about 20 8 ½ x 11 color posters. She will print about 10-12 more and also print an equal number in Spanish, and bring to 9/22 meeting for distribution. Lion Sarah Storrs to compile list of posting locations to bring to next meeting.
o Driver: Meals? Liz and Sarah will pay for one meal each for driver. Need two more meals covered if at all possible. Lodging? Lion John Barker will donate points & set up a reservation at the Hampton Inn for the driver. Fuel? Lion Sarah Storrs to contact Cenex Co-op to see about any type of non-profit discount
o Referral resources. Liz is compiling a hand-out list that will be available at the screening.
o Liz wanted to verify that the daily charge for the LHSU was written into the budget by Dick. $150 per day, so a total of $300.

· Mints & Scouts—Lion Byron Thomas
o Supposed to be arriving today per Lion Bill Sheppard (WVLC). He will notify by email when they’re here, Lion Mark to coordinate pick-up
o Mint stand locations: Is 8/21/08 list current? Byron added Canopy Country RV
o Flag for Scouts: Base just needs touch up paint. This was completed 9/8/09—flag is ready to present to Scouts.

· Threshing Bee—Lion Sarah Storrs for Dick Wedin
o Need 2 volunteers 9/19 and 9/20 to help with breakfast 7-10:00 am. As all members in attendance have signed up for the LHSU Screening, this volunteer opportunity is being passed along to the club members who couldn’t make it today.


· Yard Sale Fundraiser—Lion Sarah Storrs
o Saturday, September 26th 8 am to noon at 302 N Benton Street in Kittitas
o Drop off items (pre-priced) Friday Sept 25th between 2 and 10 pm
o Leftovers will be taken to Goodwill (or can be retrieved before 1:00 Saturday)
o Will not be advertised as Lions Club activity so $$ can go to dues account if needed
o Need volunteers to help that day—will be divided up in shifts:
7:30-9:30 am ~ Set-up
1) Liz Whitaker
2) John Barker
9:30-11:30
1) ________________
11:30-1:00ish ~ Take-down
1) ________________
2) ________________

New Business

· Other upcoming events…
o Climb to Conquer Cancer, Sunday October 11th
o Play-It-By-Ear Bunco Tournament, Saturday Nov 14th —Jaela Peters Chair

· Next meeting September 22nd, Program: Erma Zambrano, Foster Parent Program

Adjourn 12:55 pm

Club Yard Sale

Lion Sarah is having a yard sale fundraiser for the club at her home in Kittitas on Saturady, September 26th from 8 am to noon. Donations from club members are needed (please price items before bringing to the sale). The items can be dropped off on Friday the 25th from 2-10 pm--I'm sure we'll be up that late getting ready :) Any left-overs are going to Goodwill, but you can retrieve any unsold items at the conclusion of the sale. I will take care of promotion, but I need two other club members to help out on the day of the sale.

Threshing Bee

We will be looking for a few good Lions to assist with the Kiwanis Club breakfast at the Threshing Bee again this year. The Bee will be Sept 25th & 26th (Sat & Sun), with volunteers needed from 7 am to around 10 am. It's at Olmstead Place State Park.

August 11, 2009 Agenda

Call to Order 12:05 pm – Lion President Sarah Storrs
Flag Salute – Lion Doug Ryder
Invocation – Lion Bob Titus
Introductions & Tail Twisting – Lion Bob Titus
• Where is the farthest place from Ellensburg you have traveled?

Treasurer’s Report – Lion Dick Wedin
• Dues & Project Account balances

Sight and Hearing Committee Report—Lion Sarah Storrs
• Outstanding Eye Care Applications: 2 (waiting for further info from applicants—both will probably be approved)
• Outstanding Hearing Aid Application: 1 (waiting for patient P/U, has been informed of reduced copay)
• NWLF Hearing Aid Bank out of funding effective 8/31/2009

Old Business

• LHSU Update—Lion Liz Whitaker
o School Screening Friday, October 16th (Cle Elum morning, Thorp afternoon)
o Public Screening Saturday, October 17th (Super-1 Parking lot)
o Committee members: Liz, Doug, Dick, Bob T, and Wayne

• Committee Selections—Lion Sarah Storrs
o List of assignments

New Business

• Mints—Lion Byron Thomas
o Per Lion Bill Sheppard (WVLC), cost of mints will be going up from $65 per case to $70 per case for regular flavors (currently all we stock) and $75 to $85 for sugar-free starting next month. Need to get our order in this week. Minimum he needs from us is 3-4 cases.

• Scouts—Lion Byron Thomas
o Need to get flag price from VFW (Gene Ketzenberg) to order ASAP for scouts
o Online training for scout den leadership

• Open House—Lion Sarah Storrs
o MD Leadership (P. Kazlarich) has offered to assist us in holding one
o Jan-Feb 2010 possible dates???
o New member orientation—MD-19 has some information on this on their website.

• Reminder of Zone Social—Lion Sarah Storrs
o August 6th, in Naches

Adjourn 12:55 pm

July 28, 2009 Agenda

Call to Order – 12:05 pm Lion President Sarah Storrs
Flag Salute – Lion Wayne Weidert
Invocation – Lion Dick Wedin
Introductions & Tail Twisting – Lion Bob Titus
• Club members shared "Where were you born?"

Treasurer’s Report – Lion Dick Wedin
• Dues & Project Account balances
• Indian John Hill net
• Outstanding Eye Care Applications: 1 (pending review)

Old Business

• White Cane Days Wrap-Up—Lion Sarah Storrs
o Pin presentation to Lion Doug Ryder

• LHSU Update—Lion Liz Whitaker
o School Screening Friday, October 16th (Cle Elum morning, Thorp afternoon)
o Public Screening Saturday, October 17th (Super-1 Parking lot)
o Start thinking about publicity—Radio PSA and Newspaper (Daily Record & Tribune), Lion Sarah Storrs volunteered to assist

• Committee Selections—Lion Sarah Storrs
o Lists of committees re-emailed out last night; please email me about preferences ASAP

• Scouts—Lion Byron Thomas Deferred, as Lion Byron not present

o Need to get flag price from VFW (Gene Ketzenberg) to order ASAP for scouts
o Online training for scout den leadership

New Business

• Open House—Lion Sarah Storrs
o MD Leadership (P. Kazlarich) has offered to assist us in holding one
o Jan-Feb 2010 possible dates???
o New member orientation—MD-19 has some information on this on their website.

• Program Brain-Storm—Lion Sarah Storrs

• Reminder of Zone Social—Lion Sarah Storrs
o August 4th, in Naches

Adjourn 12:55 pm

July 14, 2009 Minutes

Call to Order – 12:05 pm Lion President Sarah Storrs
Flag Salute – Lion Liz Whitaker
Invocation – Lion Mark Grassel
Introductions & Tail Twisting – Lion Bob Titus
• Club members shared "What is your favorite meal?"

Team-building Activity—Lion Sarah Storrs
• Lions present were divided into 2 teams (men vs. women). One person on each team had both eyes patched and had to complete a puzzle with the direction of the other team member(s). The women’s team—with Lion Liz as the “assembler”—won, although I think Liz could have completed the puzzle without any team assistance.

Treasurer’s Report – Lion Sarah Storrs for Dick Wedin
• Dues & Project Account balances
• Outstanding Eye Care Applications: 1 (pending review)
• Outstanding Hearing Aid Application: 1 (waiting to deliver HA to patient)

Old Business

• Indian John Hill Wrap-Up—Lion Wayne Weidert
o Any additional $ to turn in? Estimate on net from IJH Rest Stop
o Thoughts on having a holiday weekend—consensus was having a holiday was helpful, and we brought in more than we would have on a non-holiday weekend

• White Cane Days Wrap-Up—Lion Sarah Storrs
o Donation of made to NLF 6/1/09
o Pin presentation to Lion Doug Ryder—deferred to next meeting, due to President forgetting to bring pin to meeting :(

• LHSU Update—Lion Liz Whitaker
o School Screening Friday, October 16th (Cle Elum morning, Thorp afternoon)
o Public Screening Saturday, October 17th (Super-1 Parking lot)
o Start thinking about publicity—Radio PSA and Newspaper (Daily Record & Tribune), Lion Sarah Storrs volunteered to assist

• Committee Selections—Lion Sarah Storrs
o Lions Year 2009-2010 started July 1st.
o Lists of committees emailed out last Friday—please email me back about preferences by 7/21
o Request to re-email committee list

New Business

• Mints—Lion Sarah Storrs for Byron Thomas
o Per Lion Bill Sheppard (WVLC), cost of mints will be going up from $65 per case to $70 per case for regular flavors (currently all we stock) and $75 to $85 for sugar-free starting next month. Need to get our order in this week. Minimum he needs from us is 3-4 cases.
o Club decided to order 4 cases (Lion Bill ended up needing us to order 5 cases to make the minimum order)

• Scouts—Lion Byron Thomas Deferred, as Lion Byron not present
o Need to get flag price from VFW (Gene Ketzenberg) to order ASAP for scouts
o Online training for scout den leadership

• Open House—Lion Sarah Storrs Deferred to a future meeting
o MD Leadership (P. Kazlarich) has offered to assist us in holding one
o Jan-Feb 2010 possible dates???
o New member orientation—MD-19 has some information on this on their website.

• Reminder of Zone Social—Lion Sarah Storrs
o August 6th, in Naches

Adjourn 12:55 pm

Chinook Pass ATV Poker Run - June 27th

For more information, the flier can be viewed (and printed) at http://www.nachesvalleychamber.com/orgs/2009-LionsClubATVPokerRun.pdf

June 23rd Agenda

Call to Order at 1:05 pm – Lion President Sarah Storrs

Flag Salute – Lion Bob Titus
Invocation – Lion Liz Whitaker

Introductions & Tail Twisting – Lion Bob Titus
• Share plans for July 4th Weekend (other than working a shift at Indian John Hill…)

Lion “Libs”—Lion Sarah Storrs

Approval of Minutes April 14th, May 14th, and June 9th –Lion Dick Wedin

Treasurer’s Report – Lion Dick Wedin
• Dues Account:
• Project Account:
• Outstanding Eye Care Applications: 1 (pending review)
• Outstanding Hearing Aid Application: 1 (waiting for delivery of hearing aids to patient)

Old Business

• Indian John Hill—Lion Wayne Weidert
o July 3-6th

• LHSU Update—Lion Liz Whitaker
o School Screening Friday, October 16th (Cle Elum morning, Thorp afternoon)
o Public Screening Saturday, October 17th (Super-1 Parking lot, pending approval)
o Committee members: Liz, Doug, Dick, Bob T, and Wayne

New Business

• Lions Climb to Conquer Cancer Team?
o Sunday, October 11th
o Deadline for Early Registration is 9/1/09
o Can get T-shirts with Lions Logo on it, which would be good to raise community awareness.

• Committee Selections
o Lions Year 2009-2010 starts July 1st.
o All members will be assigned to a committee. I will email out a lists of committees—please indicate which one(s) you would be willing to serve on.

Adjourn at 12:55 pm