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December 2010 Board Meeting

FORT COLLINS LIONS CLUB BOARD OFDIRECTORS MEETING

December 8, 2010 at Ensight Center at 6:00 PM

PRESENT: Flash Alexander, Ted Blevins, Jack Freshwaters, Harold Hartman, Bob Kitchell, Bill Lentz, Ron Lockner, Vic Meline, Robin Mitchell, Margaret Spiller, Irene Toliver, and Tobey Yadon.

The Meeting was called to order at 6:00 PM by Vice President Ted Blevins.

MINUTES: The Minutes of November 10, 2010 were approved with correction.  A Motion was made by Ron Lockner and seconded by Jack Freshwaters to accept the Minutes.  The Motion passed.

TREASURER’S REPORT: Tobey Yadon gave the Treasurers Report dated November, 2010.  YTD Income is: $13,108.42, YTD Expenses are: $8,334.01 and Net Income is: $4,774.41.  Balance in Checking is: $6,884.10.  A Motion was made by Robin Mitchell and Seconded by Bob Kitchell to accept the Treasurer’s Report.  The Motion passed.

BINGO REPORT: Harold Hartman gave the Bingo Report.  There were 344 hours given by 28 Volunteers.  The profit for November was: $4,635.25.The number of Players is down but we are still making money.

SIGHT REPORT: Irene stated that 20 pair of glasses was given out at a total of $1300.

MEMBERSHIP: A Motion was made by Tobey Yadon to accept the Transfer of Adam Taghavi as a member of our Club.  He is transferring from Beltsville, MD. It was seconded by Bob Kitchell.  The Motion passed.

OLD BUSINESS:

1.       Bill Lentz gave the History that led to the Cochlear Implant received by Daniella Hernandez.  He told how the funds were raised for the surgery and  how the funds have been spent for surgery and treatment afterwards.  It was brought to our attention that she will need a new processor.  After discussion, Bill stated he will check with Cochlear on a price before we go any further

2.      Vic Meline will give the Anne Sullivan plaque (that has been long in coming) to Heidi Hall on Dec. 16 or at the first Meeting in Jan.

NEW BUSINESS: Ted Blevins announced that there will be a 5K Run on May 21st as a fund raiser for the Veterans Plaza.  He asked if our Club would have a Pancake Breakfast that day.  It was a consensus that our Club could do that.

Meeting adjourned at 6”45 PM

[box type=”info”]Irene Toliver, Secretary[/box]

Volume 1, Number 8 :: September 2010

Presidents Message
Aida Raider

“Sight preservation and service to the blind are among our oldest commitments to our home communities and to the world community. These commitments are also among our most important and our dedication must never waver. I hope that you will join me in October to write a new chapter in Lions legacy of leadership.”

Sid L. Scruggs IIIAbove is a quote from LCI President Scruggs. It is a reminder of our commitment to the Fort Collins community. I have been discouraged several times in the past few months for lack of help for our sight program. In speaking to one of our newest FC Lions Club members, I realize where our club has failed to properly inform exactly what each committee does. I am encouraging every committee chairman to submit in writing what is required of their committee members so that new members, when asked, are clear what they are committing to.

I have been involved with our Eye Glass program for many years. This year, as chairman, I have tried to recruit your help many times. If this helps to clear any questions about what this program requires, this is my input: 3 Lions per month to assist in interviewing the applicants, a total of 3 hours each month; one Lion to call back the applicant and give them a time to come in for an interview and submit a typed schedule to the sight chairman. This is not an easy task as it requires patience and perseverance when dealing with the public. Our team meets at the First United Methodist church the third Thursday of each month right after our regular meeting.

Lions Eyeglasses ProgramIn addition to the monthly interviews we have eyeglass collection which requires visits to places where there is an Eye Glass collection box, making sure these are emptied at least once per month. These eyeglasses then are given to Lion Reid Jacob for processing and recycling where needed. This is only one aspect of the whole picture. We are knights of the blind and there are other Sight committees where a member may SERVE. We are always ready to help you decide where you feel your abilities are best put to use. A full list of committees is listed in the first couple of pages of our directory.

These eyeglasses then are given to Lion Reid Jacob for processing and recycling where needed. This is only one aspect of the whole picture. We are knights of the blind and there are other Sight committees where a member may SERVE. We are always ready to help you decide where you feel your abilities are best put to use. A full list of committees is listed in the first couple of pages of our directory.

In Memoriam - Richard Hotze :: 1943-2010

Upcoming Events Sept. – Oct.

Following are the scheduled programs for the next few weeks. I will see you and your guests there.

–Lion Ted[br]

Date Host Program Speaker

Sept 23    Flash Alexander        “Vi” the Fiddler                                 “Vi”

Sept 30    Neal Hopkins             Cardiac Rehab Regimen                    To be announced

Oct 7       Harold Einarsen         Wildlife Expert and Writer                  Kevin Cook

Oct 14     Dick Corl                   Larimer Co. Mental Health Info           Emily Dawson Peterson

Oct  21    Tobey Yadon             Boy Scouts 100th Year Anniversary     To be announced

Oct 28     Ted Blevins               Community Foundation No. Colo.         Ray Caraway

BOD Minutes for September 2010

BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING

Date: September 8, 2010
Location: Ensight Skills Center
Time: 6:00 PM

Board of Directors MeetingPRESENT:
Flash Alexander, Ted Blevins, Harold Hartman, Carole Kitchell, Bob Kitchell, Vic Meline, Aida Raider, Irene Toliver and Tobey Yadon.

MINUTES:
The Minutes of August 11, 2010 were approved as printed.  A Motion was made by Tobey Yadon and Seconded by Ted Blevins.  The Motion passed.

TREASURER’S REPORT:
Tobey Yadon gave the Treasurer’s Report.  Total Income for July-Aug was $6, 344.29.  Total Expenses were 4,805.03 with a Net income of $1,539.26.  A balance in the checking account is: $3,791.60.  A Motion was made by Bob Kitchell and seconded by Vic Meline to accept the Treasurer’s Report.  The Motion passed.

BINGO REPORT:
Harold Hartman gave the Bingo Report.  There were 30 volunteers that worked 352 hours.  The profit for August was $4,923.90.

SIGHT REPORT:
The Sight Report was given by Aida Raider.  We gave out 26 pair of glasses.  Aida spoke of an incident that happened with a client and a doctor regarding being fitted with glasses.  As a result, the Doctor will no longer be with our program.  The Doctor sent a letter of regret that he could no longer partner with our program.  Aida did call on him personally and also sent cards to each of the other doctors that we partner with and thanked them for their services.

Carole Kitchell reported that working with North Fort Collins Business Association. They checked 208 kids and had 34 referrals at Irish Elementary School.  This was not part of the Kids Sight program but we had committed to help 30 children.

COMMITTEE REPORTS:
Membership:  Tobey made a motion we put Wayne Cook on the Affiliate list and it was seconded by Ted Blevins.  The Motion Passed.

NEW BUSINESS:
1.    Committee Descriptions were discussed and it was decided each Committee Chairman get a Job Description to Irene on what their committee does.  This will be valuable to new members.
2.    Vic Meline made a Motion we get an Anne Sullivan Plaque for Heidi Hall for her work on AutoCad at the 9-Health Fair.  It was seconded by Carole Kitchell.  The Motion passed.
3.    Tobey presented the idea that we do not eliminate the Thursday Meeting after Labor Day next year.  The Budget Committee will work with this.
4.    Tobey had suggestions for reaching new members.  One was to place extra Lions Magazines in Doctors offices with labels on them for contact.  Tobey will make the labels.
5.    Tobey suggested we find places to display Bingo Flyers that he has made up.
6.    Flash asked that we form a Web Site Committee and he would be chairman.

Meeting Adjourned at 6:59

Irene Toliver, Secretary