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Regular Business Meeting - August 11th, 2021

We had 18 Lions in attendance with 2 guests. Welcome to our newest member Lion Bernie Halverson. Lori Spanjers & Joyce Zehr of Central Iowa RSVP were also guests today.

Lion Doug Kinseth ordered lunch from Chesterfield Bar and Grill. Thank You Lion Doug.

Upcoming Events

Dragon Boat Festival Pancake Breakfast
Location: John F Kennedy Park, Fort Dodge, IA
Date: August 14, 2021
Time: 6:00 AM
Meeting Notes: Serving pancake breakfast from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Soldier Creek Food Tent
Location: Soldier Creek Winery
Date: August 27, 2021
Time: 5:00 PM
Meeting Notes: Set up and sell burgers and brats at the winery. Lone Tree Revival will be playing the music that night.
100 Year Anniversary Celebration
Location: Lion’s Den
Date: August 28, 2021
Time: 5:30 PM
Meeting Notes: Celebration of 100 Year Anniversary of Fort Dodge Noon Lions Social Period: 5:30 pm to 6:00 pm Dinner: 6:00 pm Dinner plans have been finalized and will be served by TeaThyme of Fort Dodge Dinner will have a cost of $5.00 per plate for each member and 1 Guest Dinner guests will be asked to click on this link => RSVP to let the committee know I will be attending the celebration I will/will not have a guest I would like the following dish(es) for my/our dinner(s) Choice1: Melt Away Roast Beef with mashed potatoes, candied carrots and a dinner roll. Choice2: Almond Chicken, mashed potatoes with swiss cheese sauce, candied carrots and a dinner roll. It was decided by the committee that each member may bring one guest and pay the $5.00 per plate for themselves and the one guest. Any member who wants to bring more than one guest will be charged $25.00 per plate for any additional meals over 2 All dinners will start with a side salad. There will be a selection of 3 desserts including cupcake sized servings of Coconut Cream Pie, Cheesecake or Brownie. The desserts will be ordered evenly with first come first served to make things easier. Invitations have gone out to dignitaries.
Oktoberfest Membership Drive
Location: River Hops Brewing 1014 Central Ave
Date: September 18, 2021
Time: 11:00 AM
Meeting Notes: FDNL in conjunction with Fort Dodge Noon Lions will host their first Oktoberfest Membership Drive. FDNL will serve Brats and sauerkraut, Chicken Breast sandwiches, Soft Pretzels. River Hops Brewing is providing 2 pairs of tickets to the Downtown Country Jam for us to give away. Any adult registering their email address to receive our e-Newsletter will receive a FREE Soft Pretzel.
Soldier Creek Food Tent
Location: Soldier Creek Winery
Date: September 24, 2021
Time: 5:00 PM
Meeting Notes: Set up and sell burgers and brats at the winery. Kriss Karr Band Will be playing the music that night.
Members ONLY Octoberfest Party
Location: The Lions Den
Date: October 01, 2021
Time: 6:00 PM
Meeting Notes: Lions Cliff and Nancy Weldon would like to invite ALL active members of the Fort Dodge Noon Lions CLub to a night of German Heritage food and drinks Please notify Lion Cliff or Nancy if you are planning on attending so that they can get the correct amount of food for the celebration
Annual Candy Sales
Location: Fareway - Hy-Vee
Date: October 30, 2021
Time: 8:00 AM
Meeting Notes: Candy will be sold at Fareway and Hy-Vee from 8am until 4pm
Annual Member Chrismas Party
Location: The Lions Den
Date: December 11, 2021
Time: 5:00 PM
Meeting Notes: Our dinner of Fried Chicken and 2 sides will be gotten from Jamar's Drive-In. The cost of the meal is $25.00 per couple Members attending the dinner should contact Lion Randy Kay to be certain there is enough food. Couples attending are ask to bring the following.... 1 Gift for Male, 1 Gift for Female Single members are ask to bring 1 gift matching their own gender Gifts NOT to exceed $5.00 Members are ask, to Please bring Last name beginning with A-M - Dessert dish Last Name beginning with N-Z - Salad dish Beer, pop and water will be provided. Games will be played to determine who receives what gift.
Annual Steak Fry
Location: Lion’s Den
Date: May 19, 2022
Time: 4:30 PM
Meeting Notes: Annual Steak Fry - ALL HANDS ON DECK will be greatly appreciated. Pre-Sells of tickets very important this year. Dinners will be dine in OR carry out, with drive through available. Download Printable Flyer Here

Lion Larry Juncker reported that the pancake breakfast progress is going really well, and that we need to Thank our sponsors who have graciously agreed to donate items for the breakfast this year:
Fareway - $50.00 Gift card to go toward purchase of Milk and Orange Juice
Hy-Vee - $50.00 gift certificate to go toward Texas Toast and whatever other grocieries we need.
Northern Lights - 1000 packages of plastic cutlery including Knife, Fork, Spoon, Salt, Pepper, and a napkin
Daybreak Foods - 60 Dozen eggs
Webster City Custom Meats - 50 lbs of Link Breakfast sausage
Cargill, Inc - 24 Bottles of Regular pancake syrup
Wisdom Natural Brands - 18 Bottles of Sugar-Free Syrup (6 Maple, 6 Butter and 6 Blueberry) - These are made from the Stevia Plant extract and taste surprisingly sweet for being sugar-free
Webster City RV - 4 Bottles of LP for grills topped off.
Fort Dodge Community and Family Resources STARS Program - Helping with clean up in the dining area.

THANK YOU!!!! to these wonderful businesses who will be helping us to make a profit on our fundraiser this year.

Lion Larry also noted that a trailer loadup of all dry goods for the pancake breakfast would take place following todays meeting.

THANKS!!!! in advance to ALL who have and are planning to help with this fun fundraiser.

Lion Cliff Weldon announced that there would be a meeting of the 100 Year Anniversary Committee after todays meeting.

Lion Secretary Carol Messerly reminded everyone that meal choice and payment of $5.00 per plate for member and 1 guest, needs to be taken care of so that we can get the information to our Caterers. Final counts and meal choices will be forwarded after the board meeting next week.

Lion 3^rd VP Larry Juncker passed around a sign up sheet for the new Blue T-Shirts with the following design for purchase:

Small to Extra Large: $10.50 per shirt incuding sales tax

2XL+: $13.50 per shirt including sales tax

Please let Lion Larry know if you are interested in a new shirt. The order was to be placed after the meeting in order to have for the pancake breakfast on Aug 14th.

An additional order will be placed once we recieve 12 more orders. There are 1 or 2 Larges available for the first 2 who pay for and request them from this initial order.

If I missed any of the notes, I apologize, but I believe this is fairly accurate.

Invoices for dues have been emailed or mailed to ALL members.

If you have not received your invoice for next year, please reach out to me at srethwisch@frontier.com.

If you are one of the 4 who HAVE NOT renewed yet, PLEASE remit your payment as soon as possible or contact Lion President Tom Webster or Lion Treasurer Steve Rethwisch to let them know why you are not remtting payment.

Thank You
Lion Steve Rethwisch

NO SPECIAL PROGRAM THIS WEEK

Special Guest Speaker this week

Lorie Spanjers & Joyce Zehr - Central Iowa RSVP - Were our guest speakers this week with a message about the Iowa Fraud Fighters Program form the Iowa Insurance Group

WHO ARE LIONS?
Lions are groups of service-minded men and women who are interested in improving their communities. To be a Lion is to be an active volunteer, a member of a respected international organization, a leader in the community and a friend to people in need.

The 1.4 million members that serve in over 45,000 clubs from over 200 countries make Lions Clubs International the worlds largest service club organization.

WHAT DO LIONS DO?
Lions move to make a difference locally and globally. Lions are best known for their efforts to eradicate preventable blindness, but also participate in many other kinds of projects, including assisting those in need, sponsoring international exchanges for young people, providing supplies to victims of natural disatsters and bringing clean drinking water to remote villages.

Whenever a Lions club gets together, problems get smaller and communities get better.

WHY JOIN A LIONS CLUB?
As a Lion, you will have the opportunity to help others, meet new people and use your talents to make a real impact. You will acquire new skills, meet challenges head-on, cultivate lasting friendships, grow personally and have fun at the same time.

KNOW SOMEONE WHO CAN ANSWER YES TO THE FOLLOWING?

I'm adventurous.
When it comes to meeting challenges, the Lions response is simple: WE SERVE.

I'm a leader.
Lions Clubs International develops leaders. Lions leaders serve at every level of the organization and oversee everything from local membership to the organization's international direction.

I'm making a difference.
Lions see despair turned to hope when they impact the lives of the less fortunate, the hungry and sick, the homeless and abandoned.

Volunteering makes you feel appreciated and needed. It provides an opportunity to give back what has been given to you.

If you answered “YES” to the above questions, then click on Membership_Application here, help them fill out the Application and bring them and the application with you to one of our meetings on Wednesday at noon, so they can start making a difference!