MEETING MINUTES FEB 8, 2011

MINUTES FOR LIONS CLUB MEETING OF FEB. 8, 2011

The meeting was called to order at 7 p.m. by King Lion Jerry Baker, with these members in attendance:
Secretary Mike Jaquays, Treasurer Leif Nicolaisen, and Lions Loyal Canning, Hal Chamberlain, John Costello, Jennifer Cummings, Tony Eppolito, Ernie Giraud, Charlie Leclau, Pete Luvera, Brenda Manaseri, John Musgrove, Doug Rosekrans, and Lou White. Also present was our special guest speaker Nick Staffiero of the Chittenango chapter.

The 50/50 awarded $23.50 to LION JOHN COSTELLO.
The clip tray brought in $18.

LION MIKE gave his secretary’s report.
LION LEIF gave his treasurer’s report.

LION LEIF reported there are still 64 ETC books out, and money or the books should be turned in ASAP.

LION BRENDA updated the Lions on the upcoming tag sale, planned for the end of April. She also said our next meeting would feature a buffet dinner.

LION NICK gave a presentation on his volunteer service in Kenya.

The next meeting will be a spouses’ night and welcome guest speaker Linda Bailey of Better Hearing in Oneida.

The meeting was adjourned at 8:30 p.m.

BUY RAFFLE TICKETS !

The Oneida-Sherrill Lions Club is currently selling raffle tickets to raise funds for their projects for the sight and hearing impaired.

Tickets are $2 each or $5 for three, and 1st prize is a $150 gift certificate to Herb Philipsons, 2nd prize is a $50 gift certificate from Thompsons Appliance, and 3rd prize is a $25 gift certificate from the Madison House restaurant. The drawing will be May 24 and winners will be notified by telephone.

To buy tickets, see your favorite Lion or stop by Kime Home Center on Route 5 in Oneida Castle Mondays through Thursdays and Saturdays. 

TRACEE SCHIEBEL SHARING STORIES FROM ARGENTINA TRIP

The guest speaker at our March 8 meeting will be Tracee Schiebel, a Vernon-Verona-Sherrill Central School senior and New York State FFA Vice-president. Tracee recently made a trip to Argentina to learn about their agriculture and will be sharing highlights from her tour of their farms and auctions. She will be accompanied by her uncle, Lions Club Past District Governor Jim Schiebel.

For more info on Tracee, check out this article from the Oneida Dispatch:

http://www.oneidadispatch.com/articles/2011/02/07/news/doc4d50b440d067b640671868.txt

Other upcoming speakers include:

MAR 22 Zone Chair Paul Haynes visits
APR 12 SPAGHETTI DINNER
APR 26 Open
MAY 10 Matt Episcopo, Madison County Sheriff's Department captain and magician
 

BOARD MEETING THIS TUESDAY

Attention all board of directors members for the Oneida-Sherrill Lions Club -- there will be a board meeting on Tuesday, March 1 at 6 p.m. at the Madison House. We will be ordering off the regular menu and the meeting will follow. Hope you can all make it!

LION DOUG'S AARP DRIVER SAFETY CLASS

SORRY FOLKS -- THIS IS ALL FILLED UP! WATCH THIS BLOG FOR DETAILS ON THE NEXT CLASS!

Oneida-Sherrill Lion Doug Rosekrans has announced the time requirement for his upcoming AARP driver safety class has been reduced from eight hours to six hours.

The class will be held at the Rusty Rail in Canastota on Wednesday, March 30 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Pre-registration is required by sending a check in the amount of $10 made out to the Rusty Rail and a second check of $14, or $12 with an AARP member number, made out to the AARP to instructor Dr. Doug Rosekrans at 6998 Nelson Rd., Canastota, N.Y. 13032.

Lunch is served at noon. Please be on time by 9:30 a.m. and bring your driver’s license and a pen. The Rusty Rail is handicapped-accessible.

This driver improvement program emphasizes safe, defensive and mature driving as well as a wealth of information aimed at reducing traffic accidents and incidents. Additional benefits include an insurance discount and when applicable, points reductions.

For more information, call Rosekrans at 697-9865.

LIONS MEETING THIS WEEK

Our speaker this Tuesday will be Linda Bailey from Better Hearing in Oneida, discussing everything you need to know about hearing aids. It's also spouses' night, or in Mike's case, bring-your-daughter-to-a-Lions-meeting night, so don't forget your significant other! Plus it's our first-ever delicious Madison House buffet. See you there!

p.s. I need a volunteer to take the minutes at the next meeting because Gabby and I have a college meeting to attend ...

WE NEED YOUR STUFF!

LIONS COLLECTING TAG SALE ITEMS

ONEIDA, N.Y. -- The Oneida-Sherrill Lions Club is currently looking for good, clean, useable merchandise for their first annual tag sale benefiting their projects for the sight and hearing impaired.

No items are too small and furniture is also welcome. For pickup or more information, call Brenda Manaseri at 315-363-4058, Dr. Doug Rosekrans at 315-697-9865, or John Musgrove at 315-363-8874.

The tag sale will be held in the spring in Oneida; watch for details as they are announced.