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Upcoming Events Synopsis

Dear FC Lions,
Let me wish you a very happy, healthy, and prosperous New Year and may all your needs be met.
Below is the program schedule for January:

07………Ted Blevins – Professor Marchese will present “Bio-Fuel 101”
14………Tobey Yadon – Lions International Quaterly Newsletter
21………Bill Funke – Wayne Sundberg on Early History of Fort Collins
28………Irene Tolliver – Speech Contest

Thank you,     Lion Aida

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Just in from Ron

1) The dates of the 6NE District Convention are Apr. 9-10, 2010. It will be held at the Embassy Suites in Loveland.

2) The dates for the Colorado Lions State Convention are May 20-22. It will be held at the Holiday Inn in Lakewood.

Lions Tobey, Irene and I have copies of the registration forms. The forms were also published in the recent issue of the Maine Lioner. I hope to see you there.

3) The Fort Collins 90th Anniversary celebration will be held May 15, 2010 at Cafe’ Columbine. The cost for members and one guest is $15.00 each. A sign up sheet will be sent around at one of our first meetings after the New Year. I will provide more details regarding this event as they are available.

—Lion Ron Lockner

Free Home Alarm System

by Tobey Yadon

Hi Fellow Lions,

keyFobWhat to take to bed with you – not a joke. Put your car keys beside your bed at night!

Tell your spouse, your children, your neighbors. Put your car keys beside your bed at night.

If you hear a noise outside your home or someone trying to get in your house, just press the panic button for your car. The alarm will be set off, and the horn will continue to sound until either you turn it off or the car battery dies. This tip came from a neighborhood watch coordinator.

Next time you come home for the night and you start to put your keys away, think of this: It’s a security alarm system that you probably already have and requires no installation. Test it. It will go off from most everywhere inside your house and will keep honking until your battery runs down or until you reset it with the button on the key fob chain. It works if you park in your driveway or garage. If your car alarm goes off when someone is trying to break into your house, odds are the burglar/rapist won’t stick around. After a few seconds, all the neighbors will be looking out their windows to see who is out there and sure enough the criminal won’t want that. And remember to carry your keys while walking to your car in a parking lot. The alarm can work the same way there. This is something that should really be shared with everyone. Maybe it could save a life or a sexual abuse crime.

Would also be useful for any emergency, such as a heart attack, where you can’t reach a phone. You also might want to carry your car keys with you in case you fall outside. You can activate the car alarm and then people will know there’s a problem.