Lions District 39W Cabinet Meeting

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Cabinet Meeting Minutes

MINUTES

MD39W CABINET MEETING

Friday, February 10, 2006

Holiday Inn, Ontario, OR

The meeting was called to order at 5:00 p.m., by District Governor, Deanna Rostock. She introduced Past International Director, Gary Tschache to the group. She also presented him with a couple of souvenirs to remind him of this weekend. Lion Loren Honstead then lead in the Pledge and song, and Lion Shirley Hazen delivered the Invocation.

Those Lions in attendance were as follows:

DG Deanna Rostock

PDG Jim Barley, Leadership Development

PCC Bob Storm, Jr. Miss Pageant Chair

PDG Gary D’Orazio, Membership/Extension Chair

Curt Kelley, Zone 5 Co-Chair

Marie Straw, Zone 4 Chair

Jack & Mitzu Ogami, LCIF Chairs

Caroll Parsons, Diabetes Awareness Chair

Loren Honstead, Zone 9 Chair

John Dickinson, Zone 1 Chair

Sharon Reynolds, Youth Exchange Chair

Shirley Hazen, Leader Dog Chair

Darrell Hatfield, Mission 30 Team Leader

VDG Bob Flowers

John Walls, Technology Info. Chair

Laura Walls, Secretary

Guests present were:

PID Gary Tschache

PID Floyd Miller

CC Bonnie Stoddard

Tim Rudeen, 39E Cabinet Sec/Treas

Bob French, MD Youth Exchange

Virginia Amendola, Payette Syringa

Ken Roberts, Council

Angela Qualman, Boise Riverside

Alberta Zimmerman, American Falls

Ron Zimmerman, 39E District Governor

Dottie Hamon, Nampa

Crusty Hamon, Nampa

Jerry Lawson, Boise Vista

PDG Ed Burtner Meridian

DG Deanna Rostock introduced PID Floyd Miller, soon to be DGE Bob Flowers, then the Zone Chairs – John Dickinson, Curt Kelley, and Loren Honstead.

The floor was turned over to PID Gary Tschache for a brief statement.

DG Deanna then introduced her granddaughter, Alana. Then introduced CC Bonnie Stoddard, Lion Bob French, Lion Tim Rudeen, 39E DG Ron Zimmerman & his wife Alberta.

Minutes: DG asked for a motion to accept the minutes of the last cabinet meeting. Sec./Treas. Laura Walls noted the last meeting was held in Burley. PDG Gary D’Orazio moved to accept the minutes as presented, VDG Bob Flowers seconded. The motion passed.

Treasurer’s Report: Lion Laura passed around a copy of the current budget. After a brief overview, Lion Darrell Hatfield moved the Treasurer’s report be accepted as presented, Lion Crust Hamon seconded the motion. The motion passed.

Committee Reports:

Lion Crusty Hamon, Constitution/By-Laws: Noted there were no changes in the Constitution/By-Laws. He noted the nominations for office would be presented the next day.

Lion Darrell Hatfield, Mission 30: Noted he’s just now getting information on the program. There will be training at the Owyhee Plaza in Boise on March 18^th. Class is limited to 50 Lions. He said there will discussion on community awareness and managerial leadership at this training. Class begins at 10:00 a.m. and run until about 3:00 p.m. The District will pay for half the meal, which means attendees will pay $5.00. He reported in District 39W, 16 clubs that have added one or more, 18 that have lost one or more, no change in 9 clubs, & 3 clubs that have not reported. PDG Carl Burson will be the trainer.

Lion John Walls, Information/Technology: Notes he doesn’t receive enough information to keep him interested in operating the web site. He recommended every club have someone from that club to submit information in a timely manner to keep the web page interesting and updated. Otherwise, he is considering stepping down.

Lion Shirley Hazen, Leader Dog: Announced her goal is $15,000. She brought BSU & Vandal dog food bowls available for sale. She noted the Fruitland Lions have committed $200 to Leader Dog. She will be sending clubs raffle tickets for a Leader Dog afghan to be presented at the Annual convention.

PDG Gary D’Orazio, Membership and Extension: Notes that the Star Lions Club is establishing itself very well after a rough start. Lion Curt Kelley & he have been attending the Star meetings as Guiding Lions. They are also looking at establishing an additional club in Meridian and Nampa.

Lion Darrell Hatfield noted that unless the current Leos are approached about continuing with Lions after they graduate from high school, we are missing out on new members. Lion John Walls recommended BSU alumni should get involved with the Leos and encourage them to form a campus club. In addition, the alumni should volunteer to provide a tour of the college they intend to attend, to give them an idea of what to look forward to in college. Lion Dottie Hamon noted there is a professor at NNU wanting to start a campus club.

Lions Jack and Mitzu Ogami, LCIF: Lion Jack presented a list of all the clubs who donated to LCIF. He read the names aloud to the cabinet. Those included were:

Lee Barton from Boise Bench Lions made a personal donation $1,000. Dist. 39W donated $8000, Caldwell Lions donated $1247, Eagle Lions donated $2000,

Midvale Lions donated $2000, Mtn. Home Lions donated $1000, Parma Lions donated $4000.28, and Weiser Lions donated $1000, for a total of $20,247.28.

DG Deanna added that we just finished a $75,000 grant for Hope House to get its school up and running. We also just received a $39,750 grant for the digital retinal camera at St. Luke’s Hospital.

Lion Bob Storm, Past District Governor’s Association: Announced the PDG Association has taken on the Necrology Service for the Annual Convention. He asked for input on club members who have passed on this year for the necrology service to him or PDG Gary D’Orazio by March 15^th. The necrology service will be Saturday, May 20^th at 4:00 p.m. in Sun Valley.

Lion Caroll Parsons, Diabetes Awareness: Announced she had been in contact with Don Scott of Camp Hodia. She is hopeful he will be present at the general session to talk to the members regarding Camp Hodia. She did note he is very please with the response from clubs and the help they’ve given to send children to camp.

PDG Jim Barley, Leadership Development & Orientation: Noted there are two orientation sessions set up so far. One will be Saturday, February 11^th, and the second one is scheduled with Region 2, which is Zones 3,4,5 & 9, will have an officers training session on March 25^th at Burger N’ Brew on Fairview in Boise. He has sent out emails & is still waiting for responses. He is hopeful to have a third training session before the year is up.

Lion Sharon Reynolds, 39W Youth Exchange: Is having trouble getting the program going. She noted she is also a Leo’s advisor and emphasized that Leos are our future Lions. We need to develop more Leo’s clubs and motivate them to become future Lions. She also announced she had an email from Beirut inviting Leos to attend their camp. She is still attempting to get Leos to participate in state-to-state youth exchanges.

Lion Angie Qualman, Sight & Hearing Liaison: Announced the opportunity for Lions to participate in “The Gift of Sight” campaign. There will be a vision van coming to the Boise area to test vision & provide free eyeglasses. The Lions would be used to pre-screen children prior to the vision van providing eye exams & glasses. May 16^th is the tentative date for this van to come to Boise. She is asking for volunteers to help out on this project. She will forward information to Lion John Walls for the website. She is also asking that the MSU be available so that visual acuities can be performed prior to the vision testing. LensCrafters will be making the arrangements for set-up. Lion John Walls suggested someone contact Channel 9 to get this activity on their community calendar.

Zone 1 Chair Lion John Dickinson announced that he has visited the McCall Lions Club five times & can’t seem to get the club on their feet. They are currently in jeopardy of shutting down. He also noted there is a great opportunity to get a club going in New Meadows. He needs help getting them started. He said for the most part the rest of the clubs in his zone are doing well. He is discouraged by the clubs who don’t make any effort to report their club’s activities. He mentioned smaller clubs would fold if there were an increase in dues. They also cannot afford the eye screening machines. Lion John Walls and VDG Bob Flowers noted the Sight & Hearing Foundation has machines available on loan to clubs without machines. Lion Loren Honstead added the Vallivue and Caldwell School Districts have machines available to loan out. DG Deanna recommended Zone Chair John get in touch with VDG Bob Flowers and put together an article to put in Paw Prints letting the smaller clubs in the outlying areas know what is available to them.

Zone 5 Co-Chair Curt Kelley announced two meeting have been held along with Zone 4, one in September and one in January. There was a Zone gathering of 92 members that attended a hockey game in conjunction with the 100^th anniversary of the first cornea transplant in December. There was a new member orientation in October conducted by PDG Jim Barley. There were also a couple of parades and tributes to our troops headed up by PDG Gary D’Orazio. He added the Officer Training will be held at Burger N’ Brew on Fairview in Boise on March 25^th, conducted by PDG Jim Barley. Worldwide Induction Day will be hosted by the Meridian Lions on April 29^th. The Meridian Lions have their Rodeo Queen contest on the same date and are hoping to combine the two in order for Lions to hear what a great job the contestants do. The contestants have to give a presentation on Lions. The Community Service Award banquet is scheduled for June 6^th and is being chaired by PDG Gary D’Orazio. He noted Zone 5 has donated at least $25,000 toward projects this year. As far as club activities, the Kuna Lions are building a house to sell with the proceeds going toward the medical expenses of a member’s grandson who has Hurler’s disease. The Boise Bench Lions are hosting the Winston Churchill Memorial Golf Outing on June 22^nd to raise money for the Dorothy Day House and Mary Haven.

Zone 9 Chair Loren Honstead announced he has visited some of the clubs. He noted he has a potential new member for the Nampa Lions. He stated Caldwell Lions have brought in 3 new members. His main focus right now is to promote the officers training.

CC Bonnie Stoddard gave a brief rundown on the annual convention in Sun Valley. She has challenged the District Governors to bring new members to the convention. She reviewed the registration for convention noting the cost will be the least expensive is members sign up now, before the mid-winter is over. The cost will go up $17 until April 30^th, then an additional $17 after May 1^st. The theme is western.

DG Deanna read a report sent in by Lion Joan Peterson, Peace Poster & Patriotism Chair. She announced that the first place Peace Poster contest winner is Christina Ludke from Meridian; second place Nick Anderson from Boise Host, and third place Rachel Munson from Boise Bench. This year there were 17 posters submitted. Patriotism contest is coming up.

DG Deanna then read a report from Lion Henry Cardinale, Recycled Eyeglass Chair stating to date total glasses processed were 2,490, Year to date – 8,905. Sunglasses - 200 pairs total to date; 400 total for the year; 400 lbs of lenses to date, total for year 1,170. Received flea market value of $1,578, thanks to Boise Bench Lions member. Total glasses processed overall 6,415.

The District Governor then thanked each cabinet member for their service to District 39W, and for all their help in making her job as DG much easier. She thanked the Payette Lions for their hard work in pulling the mid-winter together.

The meeting was adjourned at 6:15 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Laura Walls

Secretary

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