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Meeting – July 29

Sunday, August 1st, 2021

Welcome and Call to Order by Club President Harrison

Members Present: James Harrison, Gene Ellis, Mike Matthews, David Shaw, Jon Fontenot, Rob Potts, Karen Stagner, Sam Listi, Danny Dossman, Patti Powell, Chris Gregg, Christa Strang, Mac Hickerson, John Corsi

Song let by Lion Potts

Pledge led by Lion Dossman

Prayer by Lion Ellis

Exercise Program: extra workout this week!

Guests:

Bryson Ellis (grandson of Gene Ellis)

Wayne Carpenter (guest of Sam Listi)

Lorna (Temple Lady Lions Club & SPOT Vision Representative)

Jay Taggert (Methodist Men)

Lisle Meeker (Temple Breakfast Lions Club)

Announcements:

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

Program: “Back to School with God” event, August 7th, 10am-2pm, presented by Jay Taggert, Lisle Meeker and Lorna.

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!

Future Program Assignments:

August 5 – Lion Sam Listi – “State of the City”

August 12 – Lion Jim Hudson – 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

September 9 – Lion Frank Hernandez

(Note: Jay Taggert (lunch paid))

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Meeting – July 22

Sunday, July 25th, 2021

Welcome and Call to Order by Club President Harrison

Members Present: James Harrison, Sam Listi, Mike Matthews, Jon Fontenot, John Corsi, Karen Stagner, Danny Dossman, Rob Potts, David Shaw, Christa Strang, Mac Hickerson

Song let by Lion Corsi

Pledge led by Lion Hickerson

Prayer by Lion Listi

Exercise Program: just showing off for our new District Governor

Guests:

DG Angela Cases (guest of Lion Harrison)

Matt Bates, Interim Public Works Director, City of Belton

James Grant, Interim Parks and Rec Director, City of Belton

Buddy Hickerson (guest of Lion Hickerson)

Jenna Gliha (guest of new member Lion Chris Gregg)

Announcements:

Zone Meeting, August 19th – hosted by Belton Lions – 6pm, The GIN – there will be fabulous PRIZES!

Belton Lions Christmas Party, December 16th at The GIN

“Back to School with God” event, August 7th, 10am-2pm – call for VOLUNTEERS

Board Meeting is scheduled for August 12th

Installation of 2021-2022 Belton Lions Club Officers, with District Governor Angela Cases presiding

Installation of new member Chris Gregg, officiated by Lion President Harrison

Presentation of Belton Lions annual commitment for Heritage Park – $5,000 check – to Sam Listi, Matt Bates and James Grant. See Heritage Park Scoreboard Photos. Heritage Park Scoreboards

Program: “State of the Club” – “Year in Review” Report, by President Harrison. 2020-2021 Belton Lions Club Year in Review

Remarks by District Governor Angela Cases – Words of Achievement and Future Plans for Acts of Kindness.

“Running Forward to SERVE”

Future Program Assignments:

July 29: “Back to School with God” event, Jay Taggert, Methodist Men; Lion Lisle Meeker, Temple Breakfast Lions; and Spot Vision Machine Operator – final planning session for the event.

August 5 – Lion Sam Listi

August 12 – Lion Jim Hudson – 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

September 9 – Lion Frank Hernandez

(Note: Matt Bates & James Grant (lunch paid); Gina Gliha (lunch paid); Buddy Hickerson (lunch paid); Christa Strang (dues paid) – $215 deposited 7/26/2021.

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Meeting – July 15

Tuesday, July 20th, 2021

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Meeting – July 8th

Monday, July 12th, 2021

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Meeting – June 24

Saturday, June 26th, 2021

Meeting was called to order by Club President Harrison

Attendance: James Harrison, Jon Fontenot, Sam Listi, David Leigh, Todd Schiller, David Tuma, Karen Stagner, Mike Matthews, Patti Powell, Rob Potts, Mac Hickerson

Guests: Scholarship Recipient Audrey Haffner; and her mom, Kristin Haffner.

Song by Lion President Harrison

Pledge by Lion Fontenot
Prayer by Lion Potts

Exercise Program: time to get limber …

Announcements

– New District Governor Angela Cases has asked our President Harrison to be Zone Chair for 2021-2022.

– The Club needs to set up a date to clean up the STAMPEDE paraphernalia at the Journal.

– Happy Birthday David Shaw (6/27/21)

– This is the last meeting of the 2020-2021 Lions year; there will be no meeting on July 1st.

– New Officer Induction has been postponed to Thursday, July 15th.

– Temple/Belton Lady Lions will hold their Officer Induction on Monday, June 28th, 6:30pm, the GIN; and have invited our Club to send a representative – Thank You Lion Patti Powell for volunteering to go and represent!

– Just a Note of Reminder: if you’ve missed meetings and want to know what’s been happening at the Club; please visit our webpage: Belton Lions Club; and/or our facebook page: Belton Lions Club

Joke: Lion Leigh and remote from Lion Dossman – Ducks / Dogs / Paramedics (you had to be there) … Plate Spin by Lion Hickerson – phenomenal!

Program: Lion Schiller, Belton Lions Scholarship Program coordinator – presented to Belton Senior Audrey Haffner, the Dr. William B. Long Memorial Scholarship check, in the amount of $1,000.00. Miss Haffner read her winning essay to the Club members – a Volunteer Heart. Congratulations Audrey! And, Thank you Lion Schiller and the program Judges.

Future Programs –

July 1 – NO MEETING!

July 8 – Christa Strang

July 15 – Todd Schiller – Scholarship Presentation: Page Nunes, Halley Cox Memorial Scholarship

July 22 – Karen Stagner

July 29 – Richard Weaver

2021-2022 Officers
President James Harrison
1^st Vice President John Corsi

2^nd Vice President – Mike Matthews

Past President James Harrison

Historian James Harrison

Secretary Karen Stagner
Treasurer Karen Stagner
Belton Lions Club Sweetheart – Vacant
Board Member at Large – Mac Hickerson
Tail Twister Danny Dossman
Lion Tamer Mac Hickerson
Webmaster Karen Stagner
Membership Chair – David Shaw

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Meeting – June 17

Friday, June 18th, 2021

Meeting was called to order by Club President Harrison

Attendance: James Harrison, David Leigh, Jon Fontenot, Mike Matthews, David Tuma, Mary Shockley, Karen Stagner, Patty Powell, Lou Griffin, Rob Potts, John Corsi, David Shaw, Mac Hickerson

Guests: Belton Mayor Wayne Carpenter – guest of President Harrison; Guest Speaker – Dr. Jason Martin, UMHB
Song by Lion Corsi

Pledge by Lion Tuma
Prayer by Lion Shockley

Exercise Program: Great therapy …

Announcements

– At the last Board Meeting, Matt Bates presented an opportunity for Belton Lions. Kayak and Unique Boat Races for the Club to organize and hold in conjunction to one of our Picnic in the Park(s). Updates to continue.

– The Club has now posted the new flags in the West Temple (BISD) subdivision; as approved.

– 1st Methodist and Zion are planning a Back to School event on August 7th from 10a-2p. Our Club will partner with Temple Lions to provide free vision screenings – Lion Shaw will reach out to WalMart Eye Center to see if they want to join in. Our Club will also help the Methodist men’s committee cooking hot dogs – we can sport our new aprons.

– President Harrison will prepare budgets for our fundraisers – flag program, stampede, benefit cruise, etc. … just income vs expenses, so we can see how much we should come out ahead in the next year.

– Our Scholarship winners will come to separate meetings:

Audrey Haffner, William B. Long Memorial Scholarship, on June 24th

Page Nunes, Halley Cox Memorial Scholarship, on July 15th

– New Officer Induction will be help on thursday, June 24th

Joke: Lion(s) Leigh … short and silly …

Program: Presented to us by Harrison – Dr. Jason Martin, Associate Professor and Clinical Director for Community Life Counseling provided an insightful introduction to the Community Life Counseling service provided by UMHB. The CLC is designed to help individuals, couples, families, and groups in the greater Belton area attain quality, affordable counseling services. Thank You!

Future Programs –

June 24 – Todd Schiller – Scholarship Presentation: Audrey Haffner, William B. Long Memorial Scholarship;

and Officer Installation

July 1 – NO MEETING!

July 8 – Christa Strang

July 15 – Todd Schiller – Scholarship Presentation: Page Nunes, Halley Cox Memorial Scholarship

July 22 – Karen Stagner

July 29 – Richard Weaver

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Meeting – June 10

Saturday, June 12th, 2021

Lions Lunch – June 10th

Called to Order by President Harrison

Members Present: James Harrison, Danny Dossman, Gene Ellis, Sam Listi, Jon Fontenot, Mack Hickerson, Mike Matthews, John Corsi, Lou Griffin, Mary Shockley – paid, Rob Potts, David Shaw, Karen Stagner

Song by Lion Corsi – do re me fa so la ti do …

Pledge by Lion Stagner

Prayer by Lion Listi

Exercise Program – going digital …

Guests:

Matt Bates (for the Board Meeting only)

Neal Hickerson – guest of Mac Hickerson – paid

Tex Burrows from Temple Founders Lions – paid

Paige Powell Rendon – new member from Temple Lions – paid

Arianne Seacrest – President-Elect for Temple Lions – paid

Joke – something about Yachts in the Attic …; Plate Spin by Mac Hickerson

Announcements:

– Mary Shockley is back full time and updated her membership status to Regular Member – WooHoo!

– Secretary Stagner advised that the two people from Temple Neighborhood/Belton I.S.D., have contacted Rotary about their flag program and were advised that Temple Rotary Flag Program does not service their neighborhood. The Board will discuss adding the neighborhood.

– President Harrison suggested a book to read: “The Man I Knew” – about President Bush and Serving

– The List of Program Assignments is out; and is posted on our Belton Lions Club webpage.

– There will not be a meeting on Thursday, July 1st.

– Thank you Todd Schiller for coordinating; and to the Judges for your time and consideration. Winners are:

Page Nunes and Audrey Haffner. President Harrison will get with Lion Schiller to see if we can award those on Thursday, June 24th.

– An email will be sent out on Sunday to our Flag Program Participants – Monday, June 14th is FLAG DAY.

GUEST SPEAKER – Thank you Lion John Corsi for bring us Commodore Michael Pilgrim of the Lake Belton Yacht Club – best kept secret in Bell County. Who knew we have a Yacht Club that rents and charters boats and even, Captains! They’ve been here since 1974 (Lake Belton Sailing Club); and created the Lake Belton Yacht Club as a 501(c)(3) in 2012. Stay tuned … we will have an upcoming fundraising partnership with them soon …

FUTURE PROGRAMS
June 17: James Harrison ~ Jason Martin with UMHB

June 24: Todd Schiller

July 1: NO MEETING

July 8: Christa Strang

July 15: David Tuma

July 22: Karen Stagner

July 29: Richard “Doc” Weaver

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Meeting – June 3

Sunday, June 6th, 2021

Meeting was called to order by Club President Harrison

Attendance: James Harrison, David Leigh, Mike Matthews, David Shaw, Jon Fontenot, Sam Listi, Danny Dossman, John Corsi, Mac Hickerson, Karen Stagner

Guests: Belton IT Chris Brown; AJ Gatewood and speaker Belton PD Detective Robert Gatewood

Song by Lion Corsi

Pledge by Lion Leigh
Prayer by Lion Dossman

Exercise Program: Skipped

Announcements

– There will be a Board Meeting on June 10th with Matt Bates – bringing some great ideas for fundraisers.

– We will NOT have a Club Meeting on July 1st.

– The new list of Program Assignments presented and passed out (attached to this email).

– The Club received a request from 1st Methodist and Zion Methodist to participate in an event at Yettie Polk Park – “Back to School with God” – possibly offering eyeglass recycling or screening – July 7th – hot dogs? –

The Board will discuss it at the next Board Meeting

– Thank you to our Scholarship judges – Lion(s) Harrison, Fontenot, Listi and Hickerson volunteered – tough decisions – Lion Schiller will let us know when we will schedule the Awards Luncheon.

– Lion Stagner advised that we are currently receiving NEW Flag Program participation requests in subdivisions that are in the City of Temple, yet Belton School District. These subdivisions are not part of the Temple Rotary Flag program – we should discuss expanding into these adjoining areas with the perpetual program.

Joke: Lion(s) Leigh and Dossman – gotta love a Movie Theater joke …

Plate Spin by Lion Hickerson … really lo-o-o-o-ong spin!

Program: Presented to us by Lion Leigh: Angel (AJ) Aguilar, new General Manager of Grand Avenue Theaters provided an in-depth look into the theater industry during the pandemic; what’s happening now; new movies; meeting and other opportunities at the theater … great program … looking forward to upcoming movies and entertainment at Grand Avenue. Thank You!

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Board Meeting – May 6

Sunday, May 30th, 2021

BOARD MEETING – Belton Lions Club
Thursday, May 6, 2021
Call to Order: Lion President Harrison at 1:00pm

Members Present: President Harrison, Vice President John Corsi, Secretary/Treasurer Stagner, Lion Tamer Hickerson, 2^nd Vice President Mike Matthews

Guest: None

Order of Business:
Certifying the Slate of Officers to be Voted next week

2021-2022 Officers
President James Harrison
1^st Vice President John Corsi

2^nd Vice President – Mike Matthews

Past President James Harrison

Historian James Harrison

Picnic in the Park

President Harrison suggested Give Local Belton “GLB” – one day selected – all local Charities/Organizations/Businesses could set a booth at Heritage Park to tell people what they do and why they need local support – no charge for the space – in the Fall – we’ll talk about again at the next Board Meeting.

Wall of Honor – BLC Memorial Fund

President Harrison continues to work on this – we will start with six (6) names on it – we need about $2,500 to get this started – another matching fundraiser coming soon.

The Board discussed setting up a J/E account to begin funding this project – 10% of the final net on our fundraisers; plus David Shaw’s $200; and upcoming Tail Twister fines.

Financial Report

Reports presented for both bank accounts; and for member dues payments. Several past-due and inactive members have been dropped.

Secretary Stagner advised the Board that we need to update our fundraiser(s) paperwork to reflect that payments need to be made to “Belton Lions Foundation”; and not to the Club.

Stampede T-Shirts

Secretary Stagner questioned whether or not we really need to re-order 2021 Stampede T-Shirts. We ran out at the event and most of our Club Members did not receive one. Lion Corsi expressed concern for riders that didn’t receive one. Decision was made to place a re-order for the shirts.

Bank Card(s)

Treasurer Stagner now has a Bank Debit card on each account.

Meeting Ended at 1:20pm

Respectfully Submitted by Lion Secretary Karen Stagner

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Meeting – May 27

Sunday, May 30th, 2021

Meeting was called to order by Club President Harrison

Attendance: James Harrison, Gene Ellis, Sam Listi, Jon Fontenot, Mike Matthews, John Corsi, Mary Shockley, Karen Stagner, Danny Dossman, Rob Potts, David Shaw, Mac Hickerson, Lou Griffin, Frank Hernandez, Todd Schiller

Guests: Belton IT Chris Brown; AJ Gatewood and speaker Belton PD Detective Robert Gatewood

Song by Lion Corsi

Pledge by Lion Shockley
Prayer by Lion Ellis

Exercise Program: No Treadmill Needed

Announcements

– There will be a Board Meeting on June 10th with Matt Bates – bringing some great ideas for fundraisers.

– We will NOT have a Club Meeting on July 1st.

– The new list of Program Assignments will be presented at the next meeting.

The Board will discuss it at the next Board Meeting

– Lion Schiller presented the Club with 13 Scholarship Applicants; and asked for Judges. Lion(s) Harrison, Fontenot, Listi and Hickerson volunteered. An update will be provided at our next meeting..

– Lion Stagner requested that all Lions drive their Flag Routes over the weekend and replace torn or tattered USA Flags. Lion Listi requested that a Memorial Day reminder be sent to all participants. Lion Shaw asked that he be advised if we have any flag/sleeve too close to a mailbox – he will move them over to a more open location.

Program: Presented to us by Lion Ellis: Detective Robert Gatewood provided a fascinating, informative and eye-opening presentation on Protecting Yourself from computer, email, phone, banking and other financial crimes and scams. Thank You and the Belton Police Department for all that you do!

Future Programs –

June 3 – David Leigh

June 10 – John Corsi

June 17 – James Harrison / Jason Martin, Clinical Director, Mayborn College of Health Services, UMHB

June 24 – NEW PROGRAM LIST STARTS!

2021-2022 Officers
President James Harrison
1^st Vice President John Corsi

2^nd Vice President – Mike Matthews

Past President James Harrison

Historian James Harrison

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