Dear Lion,
This month we celebrate Lions World Sight Day and our commitment to saving sight around the world. This month I am also happy to share with you a new health initiative.
I am sure you have heard of the deadly disease measles. The terrible truth is that 450 children die each day from this disease. You may not know that a Continue reading
A series of ballot items all passed at the 37S Convention held at Big Sky on Sept 30 and Oct first. The ballot measures covered the following:
Nominations from the floor were entertained at the 37S Convention for the upcoming year’s officers and to fill the 2nd VDG vacancy for this year. Lary Garrison, Jack Beckman and Doug Skillman were all nominated for their respective postions and were elected through the official convention ballot. That means Lary will be District Governor for Lionistic year 2012-13 with Jack being 1st Vice and Doug as 2nd Vice. Congratulations Lions!
September 30th and October 1 marked this year’s 37S Convention at Buck’s T4 Resort at Big Sky, Montana. It was a successful gathering of about 75 Lions who enjoyed the spectacular scenery, great food, interesting programs and as always – the fellowship of Lions from across the state.
If you were there post a comment to this post telling us what you thought of the convention.
Several actions were taken in the business meeting on Saturday. Look for them and any comments about the convention in the next post scheduled for Thursday October 13.
The October edition of the newsletter is available [click here]. Please be patient. This portable document file is about 1 mb in size and may take some time to load. It is formatted for letter size printers – so print a copy and take it to your club meeting.
The 2011 District 37-S Convention & Retreat is accepting registration forms for the event to be held Sept. 30 – Oct. 1, at Buck’s T-4 Lodging & Dining, Big Sky, Montana. Click here for a printable registration form and instructions.
DG George’s first newsletter is available by clicking on “current newsletter.” Please be advised that the Adobe Acrobat file takes a few moments to load (size is about 1 mb).
And you can click on “37-S Directory” to load an Adobe PDF of the complete directory as it was distributed in early August. The file is about 2.7 megabytes and may take a few moments to load. Save it to your computer for future reference or print a copy for your files!
Flooding seems to have become the norm for a wide swath of Montana as heavy rains fill usually dry channels to the brim. Some areas such as the Crow reservation near Billings are particularly hard hit. Lions are individually assisting others with the challenges of relocation and by providing essential supplies. The image above was taken during a break in the rain on Monday, May 23rd, and shows a panoramic view of Pryor Creek Golf Course near Huntley, Montana.
An image of PDG Dave Armstrong on receiving the International President's Letter of Commendation Award.
Congratulations to PDG Dave Armstrong (center) on receiving the International President’s Letter of Commendation Award at the recent MD-37 Convention.
Go to your club page. Toward the bottom of the page you will find boxes to type your name and e-mail address. The text you want displayed on the web page goes in the bigger box. A database records the entry when you hit “submit.” Neither your name nor address will be displayed in the public posting unless you retype them in the “message” box. Click on “Post a Comment.”
When you submit a comment, an e-mail is sent to me prompting me to make it publicly available. Instead, I will nearly always use my administrative privileges to replace the existing page message with your clubs info. The basic info for your club will always replace other text on the page so it appears at the top under the banner.
For an example see the Billings Club. Photos have been added (email those to: webmaster@billingslions.org). Otherwise the words were copied from a comment and added to the page. There is also a comment (about PDG Theimer) that was posted as is.
webmaster Jerry
