July 2010

Brown County Lions Club:  In the hills o' Brown - Scenic Spot of Indiana

District 25 E-1  Chartered: Feb. 5, 1943    65 Years of Service

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New officers sworn in

            At the June dinner meeting, a new slate of officers for the Brown County Lions Club were sworn in. The Lion Leaders for 2010-2011 are:

President                                 Gerhard Weber

1st Vice                                   Larry Weir

2nd Vice                                 Dr David Gerchak

3rd Vice                                  Earl Eversoll

Secretary                                 Jan Harker

Treasurer                                Tona Nelson

Past President                         Bob Gilmore

Lion Tamer                             Pierre Detarnowsky

Tail Twister                            Dave Woerner

Membership Chairman          Bob Gilmore

Board of Directors     

            Term ending 2011      Debra Havely

                                                Buddy Mercer

                                                Rosemary Saurer

            Term ending 2012      Tim O'Bryan

                                                Jamie Meredith

                                                Jim Milnes

            Term ending 2013      Tona Nelson

                                                Rick Dean

                                                Bob Gilmore

Region II Zone "C" chair        Dana Robertson

State Trustee Leader Dog       Gerald Simo

State Speech & Hearing         Bill Doughtery

State Chair Environment        Rex Waters

State Chair Pandemic Flu      Dr Brian Teel

Council Chair                         Richard Halladay

Keep your records updated

Lion Secretary Jan Harker pointed out that dues are due. Please pay those as soon as possible by mailing your $65 ($90 for a couple) to PO Box 716, Nashville. Roughly half of the dues are still outstanding.

Lion Jan also points out that the official roster lists phone numbers for members without area codes. We know that not all Lions numbers are in area code 812, so if your number begins with a different area code, please let Jan know.

Fast cars, fast Lions

The state Lions will be staffing the Brickyard 400 on July 23 and 24, and Lion volunteers are needed. If you want to work near the fast cars, contact Lion Jan for more details.

Banner night August 7, 2010

The next district banner night will be on August 7, 2010, at Terry’s Banquet Center in Bloomington. Dinner will be $19 per person. RSVP by August 1. For more information, contact Lion Secretary Jan Harker.

Next meeting

Lions go to the birds! Patty Reynolds from Return to the Wild, a bird rescue located in Brown County, will bring some of the creatures under her care to our next dinner meeting, July 20, 2010, at 6:30 at the Parkview Nazarene Church.

Membership committee gets new members

Following some retirements, Bob Gilmore has been chosen to chair the membership committee. Lion John Wood and Lion Ken Hein have been appointed to serve alongside Lion Bob.

Remember, our club thrives when you invite your friends to join our club.

Lion notes

• 68 eyeglasses to be turned into Dr. Pickel for recycling in June.
• Next year’s fireworks are tentatively set for Sunday, July 3, 2011, with a rain date of July 4, 2010.

4-H News

Lion Vickie Gilmore is looking for Lions to man the Lions booth at the 4-H fair July 26-31. The booth will be open 6-10 p.m. Contact Lion Vickie if you can help.

Lion Gloria Berryman and Earl Eversoll are in charge of parking for the fair. They’ll need 6-8 Lions every night of the fair from 5-9 p.m. to maintain order on the grounds. Please plan on working one night if you are able. Contact Lion Gloria to sign up.

Fireworks crowd collections

Twelve Lions and one spouse worked 57 hours on the bucket brigade at the fireworks display this year, collecting $3,634, according to Lion Bill Swigert, about $1,000 down from last year. Lion Bill says we really need 18 bucketeers to cover all areas.

Lion Don Stephenson says he and his crew raised $3,170 from merchants, which does make the $6,000 budget for fireworks collections.

764-3005  Bridget Andrews

From the Desk of Lion President Gerhard Weber

Thank you for choosing me to serve as your President. 

Since Melvin Flock in 1943 through Bob Gilmore, Brown County Lions has been lead by many good people.  I will proudly follow their examples to work with you and the community with sincerity and direction. Serving as the President of Brown County Lions is a privilege and an honor.

I am asking each Lion to examine the many opportunities available in our club to determine how he/she can best serve the club and the community.

There are many already setting a great example and deserve our sincere appreciation:

·       Thank you to Lion Bill Swigert for the Bucket Brigade/Fireworks Collection

·       Thank you to Ann and Jim Callahan, Bob Boger and Don Stevenson for Merchants/Fireworks Collection

·       Thank you to Earl Eversoll, Tona Nelson and Jerry Simo for Fireworks Set Up

·       Thank you to you for your participation.

·       And...Thank you to Don Altop for a real Great Blast.

I look forward to working with each of you in service to our community.

--Gerhard Weber

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