President’s Message
Hello fellow Lions!
Great news!
We are volunteering wonderfully. This last weekend we completed the 9 Health Fair, and still had people willing and able to do a pancake breakfast at the reservoir in Timnath. Our club is really a powerhouse among clubs. Of course it would have been better if we had known ahead of time who would be working at both places, but we got it done. That is what our club is about, getting it done.
We should all be proud that we were willing and able to do both events in a single weekend. What a great testament to our club, and Lions in general, that we could do both. This is something to brag about when you talk about our club at church or with friends elsewhere. Who knows, maybe some of those friends might be willing to come to our club, eat lunch, watch a program, and perhaps even join! The vast majority of us were invited to the club by other members. And, if you invite someone who doesn’t join, but just really enjoys lunch, there is no penalty. Alan invited me twice just like that. The third time, of course, I joined.
I truly believe that the reason most people join is that we are a great group of people. We are fun to be around. We have a good time. Of course, some people join because of the good things we do.
Either way, invite someone after telling about this last weekend. Tell them how we ran the 9 Health Fair… again. Tell them how we did a pancake breakfast in Timnath for the first time. Tell them how we could use some help doing these things. Tell them how fun it is to be a part of something larger than yourself. Then ask them to lunch. Many people will come, nearly all will really enjoy it, and some will join.
Who knows? Perhaps next time we’ll have too many volunteers, and will be almost forced to just talk among ourselves even more, laughing and joking, and having fun. Sounds good to me.
Your president,
David Lambertson
2015 CONVENTION DISTRICT 6-NORTHEAST
The Lions of District 6-Northeast held their annual convention on April 10th and 11th at the Embassy Suites Hotel and Conference Center in Loveland. Over 100 Lions and guests attended, to include Lions from District 15 in Wyoming, other Districts in Colorado, and MD-6 leadership. In keeping with this year’s District theme, “Serving our Communities”, the convention focused on service programs and activities of Clubs around the District. It also included presentations on statewide programs, such as the Colorado Lions Camp, the Rocky Mountain Lions Eye Bank, the Rocky Mountain Lions Eye Institute Foundation, the Ensight Skills Center, Advocates for Blind Children, and Colorado KidSight. A special treat was the presentations by representatives of Leader Dogs for the Blind and International Hearing Dogs.
Our International Guest, PID Dr. Patti Hill, of Edmonton, Alberta, delivered inspiring remarks at the Saturday evening banquet, to include emphasizing key aspects of International President Joe Preston’s theme, “Strengthen the Pride”. We very much appreciate the visit of PID Dr. Patti to our convention, given the difficult travel conditions she encountered, as she is a great leader in Lionism.
A highlight of the Convention was the presentation of the International President’s Medal to Lion Denny Moyer, Executive Director of the Ensight Skills Center. This award is the second-highest award in Lionism. Congratulations Lion Denny, it was richly deserved!
My sincere thanks to the Convention Committee, led by PDG Dave Mendenhall. Also, thanks to the Fort Collins Lions Club for being the host Club. Special thanks are due to Lions Tobey Yadon, Wayne Crownhart, and Carrie Graves for their hard work before and during this successful convention. In addition, many thanks to PDG Irene Toliver for her support and conduct of the speech contest.
DG Bob Kitchell
SPEECH CONTEST
Jessica Ward from Poudre High School in Fort Collins was the winner at the 6NE Convention. She will go on to represent our district at the state convention. This year’s topic was “How can we apply our American Spirit of Innovation to solve the world hunger crisis?”
We’re Cookin’ up Pancake Breakfasts!
Seven club members: Bill Funke, Dan Fahrlander, David Lambertson, Aida Raider, Carrie Graves, Judith Coker-Blaa, and Nancy Walther cooked and served pancakes for about 200 participants on Saturday, April 25, at the Timnath Reservoir for the Timnath Elementary Fun Run to kick off our pancake breakfast season. The school was very appreciative of the club’s involvement in making it a fun day.
Mark your calendars for the upcoming breakfast events!
May 23 – O’Dea Elementary School
June 20 – Rocky Mountain Raptor Program
July 18 – Search and Rescue
August 29 – Library Summer Reading Program
RECENT PROGRAMS
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April 24-25, 2015
The 9Health Fair was held April 24 and 25 at the Christ Center Community Church. Club members, along with volunteers from Harvest Farms set up the fair on Thursday, transforming the empty church into a venue for the fair which served about 1375 community members.
