Belton Lions Club

Belton Lions Club – April 14th, Noon, The GIN

Welcome and Call to Order by President Corsi –

Members Present:  John Corsi, Keith Cook, Mack Latimer, Reese Davis, Sam Listi, Brett Beamesdorfer, Jon Fontenot, Rob Potts, Karen Stagner, Danny Dossman, Todd Schiller, Frank Hernandez, David Leigh, Lou Griffin, Mac Hickerson, James Harrison, Chris Gregg, Mike Matthews

Guests:   Janet Leigh (guest of David Leigh), Kitti Corsi (guest of John Corsi), Aaron Bass (BISD), Buddy Hickerson (guest of Mac Hickerson), Billy Conway (joined today); Jennifer Ramirez (BISD).
Song: by Lion Matthews
Pledge: by Lion Fontenot
Prayer: by Lion Hickerson

Exercise: by Lion Harrison
Joke:  Lion Harrison – 4 out of 3; Lion Dossman – Hip Hop and IHop; plus more … should have been there …
Plate Spin: Lion Hickerson

Announcements.

– New Member Induction – Robert Cavazos (someday)

– Stampede, April 30th: Online Registration is open. Sponsor, Ride Maps and registration forms are on our webpage. We have 45 riders now.  Bike Ride Promo will be published during week of April 24th – both papers.

– Flag Program – Renewal emails to unpaid participants were sent. Then, during the first week in May, the unpaid participants will receive a final invoice. Any unpaid by May 20^th will be informed that unpaid flags will be picked up during the week before Memorial Day.  100 new extra durable flags delivered today!

– Quarterly Dues Invoices – thank you for paying promptly.

– Belton Lion Business Cards – keep handing out those cards – inviting prospective new members.

– Charter Night will be on April 21st – there will not be a lunch meeting on the 21^st. Sign up / Reservation sheet passed around again.

– The Club will return to having a separate Secretary and a separate Treasurer for the 2022-2023 year.  Lion Stagner will remain as Secretary.  Please consider volunteering to serve as Treasurer.  Our new year begins on July 1st. –

– Plate Spinning Contest – Judy Garrett loves the idea and will keep this in mind for upcoming events.

– Eyeglass Drop Boxes – exploration and planning stage

– Heritage Park Plan – Belton Lions Wall – keeping it on a front burner

– Easter Food Baskets for HOCTIL families – Thank You!

Program: Lion Cook invited BISD Superintendent Matt Smith / BISD Bond Election / Dr. Smith provided an in-depth look into the “who-what-when-where-why” of the Bond Propositions in Belton’s Accelerated Fast Growth School District.

Future Program Assignments:

April 21^st – Charter Night (No Noon Meeting)
April 28th – Stampede Meeting +++++++
May 5 – Mac Hickerson
May 12 – Sam Listi
May 19 – Rob Potts – Rucker Preston, Executive Director, Family Promise
May 26 – Gene Ellis

Belton Lions Club – April 7th, Noon, The GIN

Welcome and Call to Order by President Corsi

Members Present:  John Corsi, Gene Ellis, Sam Listi, David Tuma, David Shaw, Reese Davis, Mack Latimer, Jon Fontenot, Mike Matthews, Karen Stagner, Danny Dossman, Patti Powell, Lou Griffin, James Harrison, Wayne carpenter, Rob Potts, Veronica Logan

Guests:   Buddy Hickerson (guest of Mac Hickerson – paid $20 cash); Bo Wiist, King of the Mountain Cyclery (Club guest); Coleman Hampton (speaker)
Song: by Lion Matthews
Pledge: by Lion Fontenot
Prayer: by Lion Hickerson
Exercise: by Lion Harrison – All American
Joke:  Lion Harrison (BINGO); and Lion Dossman (Stands Corrected)
Plate Spin: Lion Hickerson

Announcements.

– New Member Induction – Robert Cavazos (?) hopefully next week

– Stampede, April 30th: Online Registration is open. Past Riders were emailed on Monday. Sponsor, Ride Maps and registration forms are on our webpage. Discuss route concerns due to construction; and update from Chief Ellis and James Harrison – the Nolanville Bridge was paved today.  King on the Mountain Bicycle Shop meeting with key players; we have 34 riders now.
– Flag Program – Renewal emails to unpaid participants were sent on Monday. Then, during the first week in May, the unpaid participants will receive a final invoice. Any unpaid by May 20^th will be informed that unpaid flags will be picked up during the week before Memorial Day.  100 new extra durable flags ordered today! They were previously out of stock.

– Quarterly Dues handed out TODAY.

– Belton Lion Business Cards – keep handing out those cards – inviting prospective new members.

– Charter Night will be on April 21st – there will not be a lunch meeting on the 21^st. Sign up / Reservation sheet passed around today.

– The Club will return to having a separate Secretary and a separate Treasurer for the 2022-2023 year.  Lion Stagner will remain as Secretary.  Please consider volunteering to serve as Treasurer.  Our new year begins on July 1st.

– Easter Food Baskets for HOCTIL families – sign up sheet is now full – please bring all items next week, on the 14^th.  We will assemble at the meeting and deliver right after the meeting. Thank You!  List included with this email.

Board of Directors Meeting 3/31 Recap:

– Dues Payments: Club looks pretty good – only 3 members are delinquent.

– Presidents Goal is to surpass Salado in New Members – in our District.

–  Accounting: Bank Accounts

Activity Account – $29,053.43 (Charitable Giving & Fundraising)

General Account – $3,412.28 (Meals and Dues to LCI and District)

– Discussion about a plate spinning contest – Rotary, Police, etc… against Mac Hickerson.  Suggestion was made to get with Judy Garrett about partnering on one of her events.  Maybe at a District Meeting – with Traveling Trophy.  Or, at our Heritage Park event.  Possibly … Bacon, Blues and Brews.

– Bike Route Promo – Discussion about newspaper on-line advertising; and then print advertising in both papers during the week before the event; plus sending a Press Release to each paper.  Motion to do the advertising by James Harrison; 2^nd by Mac Hickerson; vote – approved.

– Georgetown Eye-Glasses Boxes – we might look into these glasses boxes for downtown Belton.  If anyone has connections with the Post Office – they have retired several of their old boxes to put in the larger double ones.

– Vision Assistance Program / Ideal Eye Team (formerly Belton Eye Care) – The Board has been looking into vetting these clients for subsidy payment of eyeglasses and exam.  They have presented the Club with an agreement to examine and provide glasses for $100.00 (18 yr. and under). Co-pay for the patient would be $25.  The Club has previously agreed to capping the overall expenses annually at $500.00.  Motion by accept the agreement by James Harrison; 2^nd by Karen Stagner; vote – approved.

– Next Board Meeting – we will address our Heritage Park Plan again; and open Nominations for our new Club officers.

Program: Lion Carpenter invited Coleman Hampson, Director, Bell County Museum – tremendous program on the History of the Museum, Carnegie Library, History of Belton, Special Traveling Exhibits, the Gault Site Exhibit, Photo Galleries, Education, and Museum Activities … Thank you!

Future Program Assignments:

April 14^th – Keith Cook – BISD Superintendent Matt Smith / BISD Bond Election
April 21^st – Charter Night (No Noon Meeting)
April 28th – Stampede Meeting +++++++
May 5 – Mac Hickerson
May 12 – Sam Listi
May 19 – Rob Potts
May 26 – Gene Ellis

Belton Lions Club Board of Directors Meeting
Thursday, April 31^st, 2022 – The Gin

Meeting Called to Order by President Corsi at 1:05pm

Members Present: John Corsi, Karen Stagner, Mike Matthews, Mac Hickerson, James Harrison

Business:

– Dues Payments: Club looks pretty good – only 3 members are delinquent.  Invoices go out this weekend.

–  Accounting: Bank Accounts

Activity Account – $29,053.43 (Charitable Giving & Fundraising)

General Account – $3,412.28 (Meals and Dues to LCI and District)

– Discussion about a plate spinning contest – Rotary, Police, etc… against Mac Hickerson.  Suggestion was made to get with Judy Garrett about partnering on one of her events.  Maybe at a District Meeting – with Traveling Trophy.  Or, at our Heritage Park event.  Possibly … Bacon, Blues and Brews.

– Bike Ride Route – James Harrison went by the Nolanville bridge construction and met with TxDot Supervisor on site.  He feels that we can cross the bridge “in the center” – they will work with us.  James with get with Chief Ellis and report at the next general meeting.

– Bike Route Promo – Discussion about newspaper on-line advertising; and then print advertising in both papers during the week before the event; plus sending a Press Release to each paper.  Motion to do the advertising by James Harrison; 2^nd by Mac Hickerson; vote – approved.

– Georgetown Eye-Glasses Boxes – we might look into these glasses boxes for downtown Belton.  If anyone has connections with the Post Office – they have retired several of their old boxes to put in the larger double ones.

– Vision Assistance Program / Ideal Eye Team (formerly Belton Eye Care) – The Board has been looking into vetting these clients for subsidy payment of eyeglasses and exam.  They have presented the Club with an agreement to examine and provide glasses for $100.00 (18 yr. and under). Co-pay for the patient would be $25.  The Club has previously agreed to capping the overall expenses annually at $500.00.  Motion by accept the agreement by James Harrison; 2^nd by Karen Stagner; vote – approved.

– Bike Ride Sponsors – Patti Powell, BeOne, needs vector artwork from each Sponsor.  The Board reviewed each confirmed and prospective sponsor.  James will get with Patti – so that Patti can reach out personally to each sponsor about their logos.  The Club sponsorship for the Ride is currently $5,500.

– Flag Program – we have 61 flags unpaid out of 148.  Notices will be sent over the weekend.  May will be the final notice; they will be advised that if not paid, their flags will be picked up during the week before Memorial Day.  James motioned to accept that plan, 2^nd by Mac Hickerson; all agreed.

– Lions Club Badges – 4 badges – the bill was almost $80.00.

– Presidents Goal is to surpass Salado in New Members – in our District.

– Reports to LCI – we make monthly membership reports to LCI.  Our Club should be reporting time and event reports to LCI – monthly.  District wants submissions to the monthly District Newsletter.

– Founder’s Day – April 21^st Charter Night – Lion Corsi and Lion Stagner will not be available.  Lion Harrison will take the Lead on the Event.

Meeting ended at 1:52pm

Submitted by: Lions Club Secretary Karen Stagner

Belton Lions Club – March 31st, Noon, The GIN

Welcome and Call to Order by President Corsi

Members Present:  John Corsi, Jon Fontenot, Mike Matthews, Brett Beamesderfer, Karen Stagner, Gene Ellis, Mac Hickerson, Wayne Carpenter, Todd Schiller, Frank Hernandez, Reese David, Rob Potts, Keith Cook, David Tuma, James Harrison

Guests:  Speaker George Losoya
Song: by Lion Matthews
Pledge: by Lion Fontenot
Prayer: by Lion Carpenter

Exercise: by Lion Fontenot – ALL STAR !!!

Joke:  Lion

 Plate Spin: Lion Hickerson in honor of our guest speaker
Announcements.

– New Member Induction – Robert Cavazos (next week?)

– Birthdays in April – Lions Tuma and Ellis – Happy Birthday!

– Stampede, April 30th: Online Registration is open. Past Riders will be emailed again 1^st week of April. Sponsor, Ride Maps and registration forms are on our webpage.  As of today (over a month out), we have 16 riders signed up.  Discussed possible route change due to construction. King on the Mountain Bicycle Shop will join us next week.
– Flag Program – Renewal emails to unpaid participants will go out this weekend. Then, during the first week in May, the unpaid participants will receive a final invoice. Any unpaid by May 20^th will be informed that unpaid flags will be picked up during the week before Memorial Day.

– Reminder: Quarterly Dues will now be $150.00 – invoicing this weekend.

– Belton Lion Business Cards – keep handing out those cards – inviting prospective new members.

– Charter Night will be on April 21st – there will not be a lunch meeting on the 21^st. Sign up / Reservation sheet will be passed around at the April 7^th meeting.

– The Club will return to having a separate Secretary and a separate Treasurer for the 2022-2023 year.  Lion Stagner will remain as Secretary.  Please consider volunteering to serve as Treasurer.  Our new year begins on July 1st.

– Easter Food Baskets for HOCTIL families – sign up attached and will be passed around again on the 7^th – Thank You!

Program: Lion Tuma invited George Losoya, Director, Central Texas Council of Governments / Area Agency on Aging – He provided a very informative presentation on Services Offered: Emergency Response, In Home Care, Health Maintenance, Transportation, Minor Home Modification, Income Support, Nutrition Meal Programs, Medicare Counseling, Caregiver Support Programs, Health and Wellness Programs, Ombudsmen, and Referral Information.  Great Program on Services for Seniors!  Thank You!