Red, Set, BOWL!

Thank you to all Lions that showed for the bowling meeting. It was SO MUCH FUN! I hope that everyone enjoyed themselves as much as I did.

I wanted to let you all know that our Thanksgiving Baskets were delivered to three families on Tuesday, before the meeting. The families that were chosen were in really great need of food. If you have any questions about the baskets, please ask me or Lion Toby.

I am looking forward to the Light Parade! Remember, December 2 and 3 are decorating dates. Also, Secret Santa information has been exchanged. We will be exchanging gifts on December 18 at our Christmas Party!

See you all next week!

New Members!!

We have some new members! I am proud to welcome them to our club!

Lion Will Schalip
Lion Maria Escareño
Lion Ray Muñoz

I have updated the "Coming Events" section of our website. It is located on the Left Side Bar. Please mark these dates on your calendars.

Meeting for November 10, 2009

Hi Lions,
We are all set for tomorrow's meeting. Please remember that we are having a special guest speaker. Please be sure you arrive promptly at 6:30. The discussion will be about Diabetes Awareness and Prevention.
Meeting Topics:
New Membership Applications
Light Parade
Dog Show Sponsorships
Christmas Celebration

I look forward to seeing all Lions tomorrow night!
Lion David

A Meeting and A Member

The meeting of October 27 was a good one! We had a great discussion about community service, upcoming projects, and yes, even a new member! Lion Karen's son Will, has been helping our club for a while now. He loves being around us (poor guy). Well, we must be moving in the right direction, he submitted an application to the board of directors and was voted in!! Welcome, welcome, welcome to Lion Will!

We will be meeting at 6:30am at the Flea Market on November 7. All are welcome! Please bring your "Treasures".

Next meeting will be on November 10th @ Ranchers Grill 6:30 pm!

BINGO!

Wow, what can I say? Last night's visit to Mimbres Memorial Hospital & Nursing Home was... great. The residents were so happy to see us! I arrived early to set up and one of the residents came in. She looked at me and my Lions shirt and shouted, "Oh good! The Lions club is here! I was hoping you'd come see us!" That was probably the proudest moment of my Lionship. Our club purchased $100 worth of "Bingo Prizes" for the nursing home. They play BINGO every other day and believe me, they love it! We played BINGO for an hour and I have to say, it was a really special time. I would like to thank the following Lions for going: Karen, Nancy, Wayne, LeRoy and guest Will Schalip. I know the residents were very happy yesterday night. I promised them that we'd be back soon to play. I hope we can make it!

See you on October 27th for our next meeting. We have a lot to talk about.

Lion David

Nursing Home Visit

Hello Lions,
I wanted to let you all know that I have confirmed our visit with the Nursing Home staff. We are set to visit and play Bingo with them on Thursday October 22 at 6:30pm. Please be there! We will be giving them the goodies we purchased, play Bingo, and just visit with them. If you have any books or magazines that you would like to donate to them, please take them with you! See you all there!
Lion David

Great Meeting

What a great meeting tonight! Thank you all so much! I want to also thank our guests for enjoying a meal with us. It was great to see new faces! Another good note: We sold all our chocolate bars!!! Thank you to all!

Some important dates:

* October 22: Nursing Home Deliveries (Time TBA-- around 6:00pm)
* October 27: Regular Meeting 6:30 @ Rancher's Grill
*November 7: Flea Market Day meet at 6:30am
*December 5: Christmas Light Parade

The Dog Show is set! It will be at Deming Intermediate School on March 20, 2010! Registrations will not take place until January 1, 2010. Please start spreading the word! Let everyone who will listen know what we are planning! The Jr. Humane Society from Deming High School will also be on hand to help us make this a great success!

Lion Bernie Chavez is our new Membership Director! I would like to welcome him to the post. I know he will do a great job!

Lion Karen Schalip is once again our chairwoman for the 2009 Christmas Light Parade! She is really excited and already has ideas for the float!

Lion Nancy Hollenbeck and Lion David Valenzuela are co-chairs for the Lions Dog Show. A "sponsor" registration form will be available at our next meeting, so that we can start to look for some awesome sponsors!

I look forward to seeing you all at the Nursing Home. I will be in touch to let you know a set time. Have a great week Lions!

-- Lion David