Minutes 15 Mar 2012

Minutes 15 Mar 2012 Thu 7pm Lions Club DG Meeting
Magrath Lions Club Meeting Minutes Thu 15 Mar 2012
7pm (held at home of E Olsen rather than at the Dahl's home)
with special guest: DG Lion Sharon West

1) Welcome Greetings - Lion Shauna
2) Roll Call - Introductions 4/10 lions + 3 guests attending (*see below). Thanks to Lion Sharon for coming to visit.

3) DG Message: Lion Sharon played theme songs 'I Believe' and 'Power of One/We Live to Serve .. You' to start and end her message. We as lions and lions clubs can make a big difference. Example: Tree Planting project clubs committed to planting over 4 million trees worldwide and have actually planted over 7 million to date with untold benefit to the planet in oxygen production and water conservation (Lion Elizabeth received her 'I Planted a Tree' badge at this meeting). Lion Sharon urged us to involve youth in our projects e.g. highway cleanups in exchange for support to the community schools and teams. She recommended advertising the Magrath Lions Club successes in the local paper and suggested we hand out our club fact sheet with the upcoming community food drive. She noted that in Apr we need to have our elections completed and invited the new executive attend a hands on computer training seminar on 5 May at Lethbridge College. One LCIF project underway is the Eliminate Measles project where for a dollar pays for immunization of a child against measles. She noted that blindness (and death) can result from measles and fits well with the Lions (as 'Knights of the Blind') promotions to eliminate preventable blindness in the world. Donations to LCIF in this project can apply towards Melvin Jones Fellowships. We were commended for our website and club efforts in the Town of Magrath despite our limited membership. In response to question on Leo Clubs, she explained a little how they work and reported that Leo exist in Lethbridge at the College (am omega Leo club) and in Taber  at their high school (an alpha Leo club).

The new District 37N website discussed and Lion Roger urged to update our club website with their new links (http://www.e-district.org/sites/37n/). A power point presentation to help orient new members is available as well.

Discussed some ways to make clubs more effective and applicable to younger members through social media and websites.

4) Cookie Break and Farewell to DG Sharon. We decided to continue meeting online due to lateness of the hour.
5) Previous Minutes: Motion to Adopt. per website - accepted 100%
6) Old Business: see online
7) New Business: see online
8) Upcoming events:

* Diamond Willow Park Equipment Install
* Apr 2012 Community Food Drive (23-28 Apr)
* May 2012 Chamber of Magrath Tradeshow (4-5 May)
* Jun 2012 Canada Day Program at MES
* Jul 2012 Town Celebration (26-28 Jul)
* Jubilee Park Playground Project

9) Adjournment: Motion Lion Roger at 8:45pm

10) Next meetings - Proposed Schedule (upcoming/planned)

* 7pm Thu 12 Apr 2012
* 7pm Wed 9 May 2012
* 7pm Wed 13 Jun 2012

Shauna says: In response to DG letter - We actually do not have a meeting scheduled for the 1 of March. Sorry. Not all of our members can meet that night. Perhaps our next scheduled meeting would work for you? I believe it is set for Thu 15 Mar 2012 at 7pm here in Magrath at home of Devar and Leslie Dahl. We could move it a day or a half-hour earlier or later if your schedule is tight ..

Our club meeting day and time was a much discussed item at our last meeting. It is difficult to try to accommodate all our members schedules - some on town council with Tue meetings, others with Chamber or Church meetings on Tue or Wed and Thu, or with other higher priority commitments. A new family that is thinking of joining that cannot attend on Wed evenings. I suppose it would be best to pick a fixed date and keep it for whomever really wants to come. .. next meeting after that is set for Thu 12 Apr 2012 at 7pm.