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Editor - PDG Keith D Pontius
VOLUME XV NOVEMBER 17, 2008 NUMBER 6
Its a funny thing about life; if you refuse to accept anything but the
best, you very often get it
-W Somerset Maughn
NOV 17 MEETING Board of Directors Meeting 4:00 PM at The Legends
Speaker for the evening with be John Flanagan, a Glade resident who
will be talking about antique golf equipment and his
willingness to give you an appraisal of such items
If you want to bring in something to the meeting he
will give you his opinion of its worth
Mr Flanagan was born and raised in White Plains, NY and received
both a BS degree and MBA from Syracuse University
As a teenager caddying in the late 40s, he learned
golf and its protocols
He retired from Coopers Lybrand in 1988 and retired from the NY
office of the State Comptroller Audit staff in 1998,
then relocating to Fairfield Glade
DEC
8, 2008 TRAVELOGUE Beneath the Jungle and Beyond The first two
programs of the year have been excellent Be sure to
invite your friends and enjoy a great evening out
DEC 12, 2008 Annual Lions Tennessee School for the Blind party at TSB
Lets get a car load together and go to this event
We are going to check on the possibility of have a
special group to visit our club at our first May
meeting to coincide with the scholarship program
DEC 15 CHRISTMAS PARTY The clubs Annual Christmas Party will be held
on Dec 15 at the Legends You will have a choice of
prime rib or chicken for 2100 Mark this date on
your calendar and enjoy a wonderful seasonal event
with your fellow Lions
JAN 16-18, 2009 Lions Learning Retreat at Manchester, TN - Miracles
Through Service
Check the information on this special event in your Sept-Oct
District Newsletter Attendees will be the better
Lions
via participating in this conference
GOOD CHEER Lion Larry Frazier is currently at CMC hospital with a knee
problem Due to the condition of his heart they are
unable to operate, but hope that they can bring some
relief to his problem
Our thoughts and prayers also go out to Bob Decker as he is
encountering some major health problems Also
remember New member Ron Quetano; Ron Getz who has
some serious medical problems, and to George Decelles
who will be undergoing biopsies on his thyroid on
Nov 20 at Vanderbilt
NEW MEAL POLICY All Lions note that the Board has determined a need to put
in place a new meal policy effective immediately
Anyone who makes a meal reservation to the callers
will be responsible for that meal if they do not
attend the meeting You can cancel by Thursday noon
to avoid payment for a reservation by contacting Tom
Baldwin or King Lion
Litman Please cooperate on
this new policy It is very important
CONGRATULATIONS Effective Nov 1, Lion Roy Koskinen has assumed the duties
of State Screening Coordinator for the KidSight
EyeSight Screening program as PDG Hugh Marlin steps
aside after 10 years in this job Lion Marlin has
done an excellent job during these years and is
deserving of this opportunity to retire
As of the end of September, TN Lions have screened 23,373 children in
2008, referring 1,487 Lions have topped 30,000
children screened the past two years and it is
believed that this may be our biggest year yet
STATE SECRETARY It was also announced the PDG Patsy Milom will be retiring
as our State Lions secretary on Dec 31, 2008 Any
Lion interested in this position should contact Lynn
Wilhoite at the State Office Our thanks to Patsy
for a job well done
HEARING TESTING Lion Charlene Richardson,
chairman, reports that 1,728
kids have been tested, with a 5 referral rate They
have three schools and a little over 1,000 yet to
check and hope to conclude the project by Nov 19
Charlene notes that Lee Cowan, local audiologist on
Peavine Rd is most interested in helping these
children and has been re-checking some of those in
need at no cost A very noteworthy service to these
children
SIGHT TESTING Lion Roy reports that the Sight Testing in the Cumberland
County Schools has been completed, checking 2,059
students with a 161 failure rate, or 332 kids He
has received a thank you from the schools
registered nurse thanking the Lions for a great job
CHEESE SALE Lion Dougherty reports that as of Nov 5, only 120 lbs of
cheese remains Hopefully this very successful sale
will conclude by next week Thanks to all who helped
for another
wonderful job Billy Gustin and Alex
Ebneth lead is total sales
LEO CLUBS Lion Bob Seabrook reports that the organization of the new Leo
clubs at Stone Memorial and CCHS are moving ahead
It is planned that our Jan 19 meeting will see the
chartering of at least one of these clubs at that
time Another great milestone for the work of our
club
SCHOLARSHIP WINNER Lion Judy Koskinen brought to my attention that one
of our Senior High School scholarship winners is
doing very well Summer Niles received Roane States
highest student honor, the Presidents Award Niles
graduated in May with a perfect 40 grade-point
average and is now attending East TN State
University She wants to go to medical school and
become an anesthesiologist
CONGRATS TO LOU TUCK Lou Tuck, wife of Lion Seab Tuck, was recently
recognized by the Tennessee Hospital Association
THA at their annual meeting at the Gaylord Opryland
Resort and Convention Center Lou, a volunteer at
Cumberland Medical Center was awarded a meritorious
service award for being a career volunteer during her
past 57 years of service Nice to have such
celebrities in our midst
BIRTHDAYS Nov 10 - Larry Rupert; Nov 14 - Roy Koskinen; Nov 17 - Bob
Garwood, Ron Iseli; Nov 18 - Seab Tuck 84; Nov 23
- Edna Acquavella; Nov 27 - Tom Baldwin; Dec 3 -
Greg Pugh; Dec 11 - Marvin King; Dec 15 - Shirley
King
ANNIVERSARIES Nov 7 - Lyle Kay Flahaven 55; Nov 11 - Bob Harleen
Dickinson; Nov 16 - Tom Phyllis Amann 35; Dec 2
- Roger Myrna Quackenbush
NOV - DIABETES MONTH November is American Diabetes Month, a time to
communicate the seriousness of diabetes and the
importance of proper diabetes control This year, ADM
focuses on the deadly complications of diabetes and
asks the American public Why should you care about
diabetes? Throughout the month, ADM leverages
opportunities both nationally and locally to raise
awareness about diabetes and its serious
complications such as heart disease, stroke, kidney
disease, blindness and amputations
In 2007 and 2008, the theme of World Diabetes Day is
Diabetes in Children and Adolescents Diabetes is
one of the most common chronic diseases of childhood
Type 1 diabetes is growing by 3 per year in
children and adolescents, and at an alarming 5 per
year among pre-school children It is estimated that
70,000 children under 15 develop type 1 diabetes each
year almost 200 children per day Currently, an
estimated 440,000 children live with type 1 diabetes
globally Type 2 diabetes was once seen as a disease
of adults but today,
it is growing at alarming rates
in children and adolescents
Be sure that your family is aware of the signs of this disease and
keep
informed as to what steps need to be taken to keep it
under control It can be a very debilitating
disease I have become acquainted with one of these
individuals at the Crossville Wellness Center and I
have been quite impressed by his successes by
watching his diet and exercising regularly It can
be done
LIONS RE-BRANDING Lions International President Al Brandel is
asking for support from
Lions throughout the world on the new re-branding effort In order
to attract high-quality new members to our clubs we
must be able to clearly articulate who we are and why
we are important The eight core messages of the re-
branding process are our way of doing that I ask
every Lion to commit them to memory and to bring
them
to the attention of fellow Lions and the communities
that we serve
The eight core messages are:
1 We are global
2 We serve where we live
3 We give 100 percent
4 We do it ourselves
5 We are rich in heritage and pride
6 We are in good company
7 Were open
8 We are dedicated to sight - and more
OCTOBER 20 MEETING Due to emergency surgery at the hospital, our
speaker, Dr Pick, had to cancel her visit Program
Chr Dan will try to re-schedule at a later date
Guests included Darryl Wharton, brother-in-law of Larry Hillemann,
and Bob Ross from Peotone, IL, brought by Don Beyer
Club secretary noted that our membership now stands at 114 This is
20 below where we were a couple of years ago The
challenge is for us to get back to that total It
can be done Just ASK
Ken Steadman reported that the
Visually Impaired group has now
received their 5013 certificate which should help
them to get donations
Our used eyeglasses are now being taken to
Lenscrafter at Knoxville for grading and cleaning
A reminder from Jerry McBride that the club is still collecting used
ink cartridges and cell phones Proceeds of this are
used by Tennessee Lions Chairities to help fund the
KidSight program
Secretary Harleen Dickinson has developed the list of candidates for
perfect attendance for the past year and has
identified 74 Lions eligible for this award These
will be presented at the Nov 17 meeting
Congratulations to all these dedicated Lions
fulfilling our motto We Serve
HE IS POOR WHO IS DISSATISFIED WITH WHAT HE HAS
Source:tennesseelions.com
