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Date: April 16, 2010
Location: Colleyville Center
Meeting Type: Membership Meeting
Call to Order: Lion Pamela Eckmann
Guest: 13
Speakers: 1
Percentage: 43.9%
Members: 80/196
Invocation: Lion Linda Seymour
Pledge: Don Davis
LIONS CLUB MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE:
Ames, James
Arnett, John
Austin, Chris
Ayers, Deanne
Ayers, Jon
Ballengee, Jim
Benites, Roberto
Berger, Nancy
Bethards, Charlie
Blassingame, John
Boggess, Joel
Bristol, David
Brown, Ronni
Bruton, Gene
Bruton, Karen
Bueker, Robert
Bural, Lynn
Burnett, John P
Callaghan, Lisa
Cameron, Bobbie
Cameron, John
Cannon, Tom
Cannon, Raymon
Carroll, Frank
Carstenson, Merlin
Catalano, Robb
Challinor, Pete
Cisneros, Ruben
Coley, Ed
Coley, Edward
Cook, Jim
Cook, Loraine
Copen, Darrell
Cromeans, Ken
Crooks, Ken
Davis, Dax
Davis Jerome
Davis, Don
Davis Kelly
Davis, Mike
De Laughter, Eric
Debrei, John
DelCastillo, Henry
Deupree, Joe
Dolan, Elaine
Dolan, Tom
Dorety, John
Dotson Joyce
Douglas, Aaron
Driscoll, Rich
Dudziak, Dave
Duffy, Denis
Dye, Steve
Dyson, Jeffry
Early, Steven
Eckmann, Pamela
Epperson, Roscoe
Eubanks, John
Fadden, Jennifer
Fairlamb, Richard
Faulkner, Chris
Fickes, Gary
Fischer, Don
Fletcher, Jim
Floyd, Maurice
Foreman, Greg
Fortinberry, Neely
Foust, Jeffry
Gandy, Mona
Garcia, Manuel
Golden, Dennis
Gordon, Nancy
Gray, John
Groce, John
Gunnip, Scott
Hall, Stan
Harmon, Robert
Hampton, Wade
Harrison, Mark
Hart, Neil
Hart, Tom
Hartenbower, Giles
Havens, Ron
Hendler, Richard
Hennigan, Jerry
Hines, James
Hines, Marsha
Holdridge, Kasey
Holmes, David
Hoppes, Lisa
Hudgins, Bill
Ingram, Tommy
Johnson, Ron
Jones, Greg
Kainer, Larry
Kane, Janice
Kane, John
Kelly, Ginny
Kelly, Joan
Koch, Klaus
Kusman, Monique
Lane, Micah
Lansink, Bob
Lehman III, Trey
Lehrmann, Greg
Lietenberger, John
Lemmon, Craig
Licata, Tony
Limosnero, Jennifer
Lovell, John
Lucas, John
Makins, Brian
Martin, David
Mattson, Skip
McDaniel, Steve
McKensie, Tom
McKnight, Ed
Miller, Louis
Moberly, Joel
Monks, Fred Sr
Morphis, Phillip
Morrow, Tony
Muhm, Michael
Newberry, Rhonda
Newton, Richard
Niemczyk, Jon
Noblit, Don
Novak, Jeff
Ostman, Neal
Parker, Kay
Parshall, Chris
Patch, George
Patterson, Travis
Pederson, Bob
Perella, Dave
Phelps, David
Price, Gary
Putnam, Bob
Reichardt, Vincent
Reynolds, Skip
Richardson, Bill
Robbins, Nancy
Roberts, Weldon
Roberts, Keith
Rosen, Vince
Rozanski, Walter
Ruiz, Mark
Rutherford, Rob
Sappenfield, JK
Seymour, Elliott
Seymour, Linda
Shanahan, Dave
Shelley, Russell
Short, Jody
Smyth, Hank
Sowell, Jesse
Streeter, Eric
Jamie Stickler
Sturns, Louis
Suiter, Scott
Swearingin, Ralph
Symonds, Mary
Symonds, Steve
Taylor, Mike
Thayer, Carmen
Thibodeaux, Nelson
Thompson, Karen
Touhey, Megan
Truitt, Jim
Van Til, Robert
Vanover, John
Vanover, Smoky
Westerman, Tom
White, John
Whitman, Kipp
Wilkinson, Melody
Wilkinson, Traci
Willingham, Guy
Winfield, Ike
Wolfe, Max
Wu, Horace
Zillinger, Linda
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MEMBERS AT LARGE:
Bordelon, Dale
Bennett, James
Carr, Cliff
Guest List:
Donnelly, Brian
Eckmann, Fred
Frye, Terry
Gleason, Tim
Leach, Terry
Marsteller, Philip
Morris, Wade
Schroeder, Jesse
Skaalrud, Lee
Smith, Patsy
Wollin, Carol
Kathi Fowler, Prevent Blindness, Guest of Lion Jon Niemczyk
Lindy Toner, Prevent Blindness, Guest of Lion Jon Niemczyk
Patrick Tozzi, US Navy Seal, Guest of Lion Smokey Vanover
Bob O’Donnell, Long Term Care Insurance, Guest of Lion Rob Rutherford
Craig Walter, Management Executive, Guest of Lion Putnam
Ginger Walter, Management Executive, Guest of Lion Putnam
Tony DiLorrenzo, Sales Manager, Guest of Lion Jon Niemczyk
Ray McDonald, Marketing, Guest of Lion Jon Niemczyk
Kelsey Kusman, Student, Guest of Lion Monique Kusman
Lindsey Kusman, Student, Guest of Lion Mosque Kusman
Ellen Lopez, Citizen, Guest of Lion Fred Monks, Sr
Ed Bachman, Retired, Guest of Lion Charlie Bethards
Lynn Putnam, Sales Associate, Guest of Lion Bob Putnam
Chinese Auction: Lion Fred Monks Sr, was high bidder of $21.00 for a Lion pin.
Calendar of Events:
April 17th
April 17th
April 23rd
April 23rd – 24th
April 24th
April 17th
May 1st
May 2nd
May 5th
May 8th
May 14th
May 16th
June 2nd
June 5th
June 24th
July 10th
September 17th – 19th
December 4th
Circle of Friends – Cooks Children’s Hospital
Steak & Beans Cookout – Hart’s Pool & Spa – 6:30pm
District 2-E2 Convention Golf Tournament – Hidden Creek Golf Course - Burleson
2010 District 2-E2 Convention – Radisson Hotel – Fort Worth South
March of Dimes Chili Cook Off - Caliber Collision – Noon – 5:00pm
xSIGHTment Run Meeting - Bellisimo’s – 6:30pm
Colleyville Public Library’s Bargain Book Sale – 10:00am – 3:00pm
Colleyville Garden Club’s Annual Promenade Garden Tour - 11:00am – 4:00pm
Executive Board Meeting – Worthington Bank – 6:30pm
West Side Eyeglass Recycling Work Day – 8:15am to Noon
Cook breakfast for 2/149 Aviation Support Battalion – Grand Prairie – 5:30am
Girl Scouts – Triple Crown Affair – Lone Star Park – 3:00pm
Executive Board Meeting – Worthington Bank – 6:30pm
xSIGHTment Run - Colleyville
Colleyville Lions Officer Installation Dinner – Colleyville Center
Presidents Retreat – Colleyville Center – 11:00am – 2:00pm
Hole-in-One Shootout – Bob Moore’s Sport complex
Breakfast with Santa – Community Center
Membership Meeting:
District 2-E2 Election of Officers: District 2-E2 will elect their 2010-2011 officers at the District
Convention April 23rd - 24th at the Radisson Hotel, Fort Worth South. Each Lions club will be allotted one
voting delegate per 10 members. Based on our size, we will have the largest voting block at the convention
based on the size of our membership one year prior to the election. As of April 2009 our club had 161
members. (As of April 1st 2010 our club will number 196 members) Therefore, we will have 15 voting
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delegates. I need to provide a letter for the District Governor with a list of delegates from our club. A
delegate MUST be present to vote. If you can attend the convention let me know. First 15 members
responding will represent our club us voting delegates.
Our club will have four members running for District office:
Vice District Governor
Second Vice District Governor
Organ & Eye Bank Director
Texas Lions Camp Director
Tom Westerman
John Paul Burnett
Jon Niemczyk
Jim Cook
Voting will be on Saturday April 24th at approximately 5:00pm – 6:30pm. They need your vote to be
elected. So, let me know if you can to be a voting delegate. We only have 10 Lions signed up as voting
delegates and need five more.
Election of Colleyville Lions Club Directors: Lion Dave Perella announced that there are three director
positions available for a two year term of office effective July 1st. Any Lion in good standing interested in
running for these positions need to contact Dave to have their name places on the ballot.
As stated in the Colleyville Lions Club Bylaws:
The Lions Club fiscal year begins July 1st. Therefore, all terms of office commence on July 1st of each year.
We will elect three directors for a two-year term following the schedule set forth by the bylaws:
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All candidates shall advise the Secretary by the close of the 3rd meeting before a schedule election
date. – May 14th
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Secretary shall announce at the 1st and 2nd meeting to election date the names of the nominees. – May
28th & May 21st
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Secretary shall post on the web site such names and the scheduled election no later than the 2nd
meeting. – May 21st
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The election date for the directors is the first Friday in June at the regular 7:00am meeting. – June 4th
A director sits on the Executive Board, which meets the first Wednesday of each month. All board members
are expected to make every attempt to attend these meetings. The board recommends and approves all money
allocations, cash donations, club social events as well as any others matter which come before the board.
2010 District 2-E2 Convention: The convention will be held at the Radisson Hotel South, 100 Alta Mesa
East Blvd, Fort Worth on April 23rd – 24th . Will provide more convention details at a future membership
meeting.
March of Dimes Chili Cook Off: Lion Monique Kusman announced a Chili Cook off Saturday, April 24th
from Noon – 5:00pm at Caliber Collision at 5900 Colleyville Blvd. Since the club will assist in the cooking,
we will be listed as a sponsor on the flyer. Market Street is also going to be a sponsor. They have agreed to
donate all the food that our Lions will be cooking (hot dogs etc...) Chili Teams will be $100 per team.
Lions Recycle for Sight: YTD the club has collected 5,987 pairs of eyeglasses. This month the club
collected a total of 1,085 pairs of eyeglasses. This week the following member contributed 1,086 pairs of
eyeglasses.
Merlin Carstenson – 1
Jerome Davis – 87
Jon Niemczyk – 980
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Texas Lions Camp Work Week End: The winner of the snoring contest goes to Lion Jim Ames. It was
reported that if we also had an eating contest, Jim would have also won.
Colleyville Texas Lions Camp Crew
Central Collection Center: The next recycle processing is scheduled for Saturday, May 8th at the Westside
Lions Club. We will clean, sort and measure our donated eyeglasses to be sent to Lions International
Missions. Plan to leave the Colleyville Center @ 8:15am and return at noon. We will schedule the collection
center visits the second Saturday of each month.
Steak and Beans Membership Contest: And the WINNER …… is the The MAULERS.
The Predators just did not have it in the final stretch!! Better luck next year!!
Maulers - 544
Predators – 515
Presentation: Lindy Toner addressed the membership on the mission of Prevent Blindness which provides
screening, eye exams and eyeglasses to children and adults.
Max’s Scam: Lion Klaus Koch held the winning ticket and walked off with the booty.
President Pamela Eckmann adjourned the meeting.
Respectfully submitted,
Dave Perella
Secretary,
Colleyville Lions Club
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