Welcome and Call to Order by Club Vice President Corsi – Thank you for standing in for President Harrison!
Members Present: Gene Ellis, Mike Matthews, David Shaw, Jon Fontenot, Rob Potts, Karen Stagner, Sam Listi, Danny Dossman, Chris Gregg, Christa Strang, Mac Hickerson, John Corsi, Wayne Carpenter (joined today)
Song let by Lion Dossman
Pledge led by Lion Fontenot
Prayer by Lion Ellis
Exercise Program: “Coach” Lion Corsi put us through a real work-out today!
Guests:
Eric Morsbach, Boulder Design (guest of Christa Strang & John Corsi)
Chris Brown, IT Director, City of Belton
Announcements:
Happy Birthday Lion Vice President Mike Matthews!
Board Meeting, August 12th
Zone Meeting, August 19th – hosted by Belton Lions – 6pm, The GIN – there will be fabulous PRIZES! (No Noon Meeting)
Belton Lions Christmas Party, December 16th at The GIN
“Back to School with God” event, Saturday, August 7th, 10am-2pm, Pavilion at Yettie Polk Park.
Belton Lions are partnering on this event: assisting Methodist Men cooking hot dogs; and providing vision screening with Temple Breakfast & Temple Belton Ladies Lions Clubs. Volunteers should arrive 9:00am to check in and help set up. Belton PD will bring their mobile unit to provide a controlled environment for the Vision Screening. Volunteers signed up: Vision Screening – Lion(s) Fontenot, Stagner, Powell; Cooking/Serving Hot Dogs – Lion(s) Listi, Shaw, Gregg, Hickerson & Paul Strang. All are WELCOME to come out and help. They have prepared 600 backpacks; and will have vendors; as well as, the BS&W Mobile Van, with services for the community underserved and underinsured. See you there!
Program: Thank you Lion Sam Listi for “State of the City” … always a favorite! 2020 Achievements and Projects; Infrastructure; City Library; Heritage Park Redevelopment; so so much more … Future Projects; Pending Projects; Long Term Future Projects; Belton Residential Development; Economic Development and BISD; and Partnerships … so proud of this City and the People who continue to make it GREAT!
Future Program Assignments:
August 12 – Jim Hudson has invited Scot Arey to give a presentation on “The State of Solar in Texas”. His knowledge of solar is second to none and he lives right here in central Texas. He is a retired Army officer who spent much of his time at Fort Hood. Scot is the Chairman of the Board of Directors for The Texas Solar Energy Society and owns Solar Cen Tex of Harker Heights. – PLUS – Board Meeting
August 19 – Zone Meeting – 6:00pm – at the GIN (no lunch meeting on the 19th)
August 26 – Lion Lou Griffin
September 2 – Lion Rob Potts bringing Sam Skidmore, B.I.S.D. Athletics Director
September 9 – Lion Frank Hernandez
