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Meeting Canceled!

This a reminder that there is NO Meeting this Thursday for Lions Club.

–Irene

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Volume 1, Number 5 :: June 2010

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE – Aida Raider

90th Anniversary Celebration: A heartfelt “thank you” to all who worked so diligently to make this celebration a huge success. The food was delicious and the service was outstanding. The entertainment could have gone on longer and no one would have minded. PCC Paul Barbour, our keynote speaker, made me realize how we all need to share proudly with others what we stand for as Lions Club members.

Many thanks also to past President Bob Kitchell for a job well done. As your new president I know I cannot do it without your support. I am always willing to learn from those who have been there before me.

There are many committees, within our club, needing help. Let me encourage all who have not signed up to search your heart and see where your help is needed. If we all give a couple of hours per week to a cause, the work will not fall on just a few. We can all share the pride of our contribution to our community.

My goal this year is for the Fort Collins Lions Club to be recognized within the community for the many services we provide.

Take a lesson from the mosquito: He never waits for an opening — he makes one!

Answers to Questions at the June 4th Presentations

“Resourcing Our Future”

Q What’s the difference between Community Service Officers and sworn officers?

A Community Service Officer (CSO) is a specially commissioned peace officer with the primary difference in that they do not carry weapons. CSO’s handle the bulk of motor vehicle accidents in the city, take criminal reports where there are no obvious suspects, enforce parking complaints and laws, notice, ticket, and tow abandoned vehicles, and other tasks. As a result, CSO’s increase the overall efficiency of sworn officers by assuming these duties, allowing sworn officers to respond to higher priority calls like disturbances, crimes involving suspects, DUIs, etc. CSO’s are not paid as much as police officers because they don’t have full law enforcement commissions.

Q Is there a difference in needed resources when CSU is in session versus when they are not?

A Years ago, it used to be the case that police saw a decrease in activity level in the summer months when most of the students were gone. However, that no longer holds true. Summer time is very busy with all the typical activities as well as all the special events occurring city-wide.

Q What percentage of our sales tax revenue comes from people outside of Fort Collins?

A 25% of our sales tax revenue comes from people outside Fort Collins.

Q How much do Fort Collins residents spend outside of the city?

A Retail leakage is about 15%, or $.016 of every dollar.

“Ask not what your club can do for you, but what you can do for your Club”
-(Paraphrase)

LONESOME TRAVELER IS COMING!

Who (or what) is Lonesome Traveler, you ask! It’s Lion Lee Brown’s bluegrass band! Lion Lee Is related to four of the six band members, so…it must be his band! They will be playing for us right here on August 12th!
Lonesome Traveler Bluegrass Band is playing as part of the Summer Streetmosphere in Old Town Fort Collins. Come on out for great street entertainment!

ALL LOCAL VENUES

Fri Jul 2, 4:00 PM in Old Town
Sat Jul 10, 8:00 PM, 3501 S Shields St.
Wed Jul 14, 8:00 PM, Bar SS, 3311 County Road 54G, Laporte,
Sat Jul 17, Noon in Old Town
Wed Aug 11, 8:00 PM, Bar SS, 3311 County Road 54G, LaPorte
Wed Aug 18, 4:00 PM at Odell Brewery
Sat Sep 11 , 4:00 PM in Old Town
Fri Oct 8, 4:00 PM in Old Town
Sun Oct 17, 1:00 PM in Old Town
Wed Oct 27, 4:00 PM at Odell Brewery
Wed Nov 17, 4:00 PM at Odell Brewery

Birthdays & Bio’s

Try to match the birthday Lion to the Bio!

Bill Lent, July 22, 1940
Joe Skelton, July 8, 1945
Tobey Yadon, July 29, 1953

a. This Lion does not know alphabetical sequence or right from left. Was advised to learn a trade. Told by Mary Raitt that, “For some people a “B” is a good grade. You are capable of much better than that.”

b. I am a third generation Lion; my father was a District Governor. I was born in Texas, grew up in Webster Groves, MO and lived in Iowa and Minnesota before I realized I was going the wrong direction, climate wise. I am an Engineer by training, my son has an Engineering degree and I thought he was going to be the engineer I never was.

c. Born in Amarillo, Texas…Father was a private pilot…I was a private pilot with my instrument rating…Father’s love for fly fishing introduced me to Colorado and the mountains…Favorite sport is baseball…Attended opening day at Fenway Park in Boston and saw Sandy Koufax, Hank Aaron and Don Drysdale play the game…Member of Chi Epsilon Civil Engineering Honor Society… Married my high school sweetheart…Lived in San Francisco and Thousand Oaks California; Waltham, Massachusetts; Smyrna & Decatur, Georgia; Amarillo, Arlington and Spring, Texas…Worked for Dole in Costa Rica and the Philippines

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Jackpot Alert

Jackpot Alert The Fort Collins Lions Club will be giving away $4000 in their Progressive Bingo “Must Go” Jackpot on Tuesday June 8^th. Please invite your friends and neighbors who might want to win $4000 to attend our session at Bingo Planet: