Belton Lions Club – January 20th, Noon, The GIN
Welcome and Call to Order by Club President Corsi
Members Present: James Harrison, John Corsi, Wayne Carpenter, Sam Listi, Gene Ellis, Jon Fontenot, Keith Cook, Karen Stagner, Danny Dossman, Patti Powell, Mac Hickerson
Guests: Mack Latimer (guest of _________)
Brett _______ (guest of _________)
Song: by Lion Harrison
Pledge: by Lion Fontenot
Prayer: by Lion Listi
Exercise: by Lion Harrison – starting in the air … “holding” for a message … and … GO!
Joke of the Day: Lion Fontenot … a DAD joke … you had to be there …
Announcements.
– Stampede, April 30th: Registration opens January 31st online at Active.
Sponsor and registration forms – Ride Map (dogs – danger) – Patti Powell will get our ride map recreated by KPA. Secretary Stagner urged each member to bring in 1 sponsor at any level. Lion Harrison has a “Presenting Sponsor”.
– Flag Program – renewal invoices to be sent in January – we reviewed “TEAMS”. Lion Powell and Lion Cook volunteered to help replace flags (new list included). If you can, also help, please respond to this email with your offer of assistance.
– Effective January 2022 – the GIN has raised the lunch price by $2.00, due to increased supply costs. The increase will be reflected on the April Invoice/Statements.
– Fundraiser: Grand Avenue Movie Theatre $20.00 Gift Cards – we have four cards remaining and will order more.
– Lion President Corsi passed out Belton Lion Business Cards to invite new members, Thank you Lion Powell for getting the cards – Great Job!
– DG Angela Cases took the plunge for her District fundraiser – our Club will present them with our $750 donation at the next luncheon meeting.
– January Board Meeting –immediately following lunch
Program: Lion Dossman’s “Surprise” presentation was a fantastic show and tell from the recent Iron Butt 2021 motorcycle rally – an amazing and challenging ride! The Iron Butt Association (IBA) is a US-based organization dedicated to endurance motorcycle riding, which claims membership of over 75,000 people. The IBA is an organization with only one way to earn membership: ride one of the several rides the IBA certifies. The minimum is the Saddle Sore 1000 – 1,000 miles (1,600 km) in 24 hours or less ~ Wikipedia.
Thank you Lion Danny Dossman! (pictures attached)
Future Program Assignments:
January 27th – Todd Schilller
February 3rd – Christa Strang
February 10th – Patti Powell – Shannon Gowan, Ronald McDonald House
February 17th – Chris Gregg
February 24th – David Tuma
2021-2022 Officers:
President John Corsi
1st VP Mike Matthews
2nd VP James Harrison
Secretary/Treasurer Karen Stagner
Board Member at Large Mac Hickerson
Tail Twister Danny Dossman
Lion Tamer Mac Hickerson
Membership Chair David Shaw
Webmaster Karen Stagner
Historian James Harrison
Belton Lions Club Flag List Assignments (Updated) – If you can, also help, please respond to this email with your offer of assistance.
Route 1: Hickerson/Schiller/Cook – 22 Flags
Route 2: Harrison/Potts – 18 Flags
Route 3: Weaver/Corsi – 6 Flags
Route 4: Griffin/Powell – 8 Flags
Route 5: Leigh/Dossman – 15 Flags
Route 6: Ellis/Listi – 13 Flags
Route 7: Shaw/Shockley – 35 Flags (Shockley takes care of 7 Dunns Canyon Townhomes)
Route 8: Fontenot/Matthews – 27 Flags
