Belton Lions Club – October 20th, Noon, The GIN, Meeting Recap
Welcome and Call to Order by Lion Mike Matthews
Members Present: Mike Matthews, John Corsi, Todd Schiller, Keith Cook, Brett Beamesderfer, Jon Fontenot, Gene Ellis, Sam Listi, Karen Stagner, Danny Dossman, Billy Conway, Mac Hickerson, Dwight Williams, Reese Davis
Guests: Sam Skidmore (speaker); James Handley (guest of Danny Dossman)
Song: by Lion John Corsi
Pledge: by Lion Jon Fontenot
Prayer: by Lion Gene Ellis
Exercise: by Lion Mac Hickerson – practice, practice, practice
Joke: by Lion Danny Dossman – officer to belly button – you’re under avest … you had to be there
Plate Spin by Lion Mac Hickerson – we think he broke his own international record for looooong spin.
Announcements
Board Meeting today – after Lunch meeting.
HOTCIL Fall Festival, Saturday, October 29, Central Texas Christian School, TIME CHANGE to 1-3pm (set up at Noon) – We will plan to use our new canopy; give out coloring books, crayons, candy. If you have any fun give-aways for the kiddos, please contribute them. Also, please bring a bag of candy for us to give-away. Thanks.
Dues Invoices – distributed again today – 1st Quarter (2022-2023) July thru September
Help Feed the Hungry Food Drive – Lion Lisle Meeker urged the Club to participate in the November 18th Food Drive. Our Club is hosting “Helping Hands Food Pantry” at this meeting (speaker).
Visit and Pictures with Santa, hosted by Belton Lions – 5:30-8pm, December 22nd, Harris Community Center – for HOCTIL Families of Children with Special Needs. Cookies and Cocoa
Save the Date: Temple Breakfast Lions Club benefit Music Festival for Texas Lions Camp, temple MLK Park, April 1, 2023, 3-11:30pm.
District Newsletter was attached to the Meeting Reminder – Belton Lions are featured on a full page under Club News.
- Program: Lion Todd Schiller invited Sam Skidmore, Belton ISD Athletic Director – Great Program! Great BISD Athletes and Accomplishments.
Future Program Assignments:
October 27 – Mary Shockley – Lt. Col. Tim Karcher; AND Plate Spinning Contest Presentation with Eric Tovar (H-E-B)
November 3 – David Tuma – District 55 State Representative Hugh D. Shine
November 10 – Wayne Carpenter
November 17 – Keith Cook (plus HOCTIL deliveries)
November 24 – Thanksgiving (no meeting)
December 1 – Gene Ellis
December 8 – Sam Listi
December 15 – Holiday Celebration at Lunch (plus HOCTIL deliveries afterward)
December 22 – No Lunch Meeting; HOCTIL Visit and Pictures with Santa in the evening
December 29 – No Meeting