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Vol: 2022 Week: 5

02/02/2022

A Message from our President

WELCOME to ALL reading our newsletter.

Happy New Year!!! to all.

We Serve
Mike Mulroney
Fort Dodge Noon Lions President

Regular Business Meeting - February 2nd, 2022

We had 12 Lions in attendance with no guests.

Lion Doug Kinseth had lunch brought in from Chesterfield Bar and Grill. Thank You Lion Doug.

Upcoming Events

Annual Member Chrismas Party

Location: The Lions Den

Date: December 10, 2022

Time: 5:30 PM

Meeting Notes:

Our dinner of Chicken or Pork and 2 sides will be catered by Harley Ball Feedshack Catering.

Social Time: 5:30 - 6:00
Dinner: 6:00

The cost of the meal is $20.00 per person

Lions attending the dinner should contact Lion's Cliff or Nancy Weldon to be certain there is enough food.

Lion Couples attending are ask to bring the following....
1 Gift for Male, 1 Gift for Female
Single Lion members are ask to bring 1 gift matching their own gender
Gifts NOT to exceed $10.00

Lion 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.

78th Annual Steak Fry

Location: The Lions Den
Armstrong Park
Fort Dodge, Iowa

Date: May 18, 2023

Time: 5:00 PM

Meeting Notes:
78th Annual Steak Fry fundraiser.
This year featuring 14oz New York Strip streaks, Hashbrowns, Baked Bans, Veggies and Bread.

A cash bar will be available for Pop, Beer and Wine.

Family fun for everyone.

We will be serving from 5 pm until 8 pm.

Tickets will be available at the door until all 700 are sold.

M E E T I N G

H I G H L I G H T S

Our Healing Members

No sick report from anyone this week.

Committee Reports

Steak Fry comittee

Lion Doug Kinseth reported:

he will be getting with Russ at Fareway in the next couple of weeks to work on Steak order. Discussion was had as to how many steaks we feel we should order this year. More to follow.

KidSight Program comittee

Lion Steve Rehmann reported:

THEY DID IT.

The FDNL KidSight team has completed 1000 Vision Screenings post pandemic. 11 of only 25 re-takes have been completed so far.

Congratulations!! to the team.

A N N O U N C E M E N T S

C O M M U N I C A T I O N S

Lion Jim Gill announced that the District 9NW Convention this year will again be virtual and will be held on March 31, 2022. The meeting will feature Lion Jim being voted on as the New District 9NW Vice District Governor.

More information and details will be forth coming.

Lion Larry announced that the Iowa Lions State Convention per The Iowa Lion will be held in Ames this year in person on May 20-21.

The District has had a hard time getting District Officers to volunteer. Our own Lions Steve Rehmann has volunteered to be the Zone Chair for our zone and Lion Jim Gill has placed his name in the hat for District Governor. Lion Jim's nomination will be voted on at the next District 9NW Convention. Thank You to both of these fine Lions.

Lion 2nd VP Larry Juncker is still trying to get ZOOM to work at our meetings. Multiple phone calls were made to MediaCom Corporate to try and get a reduced priced Internet solution from them since we would only use it once a week. More information to be forth coming. The cell phone hotspot is not working well enough for ZOOM to work.

Program Sponsors are needed still for Feb through Jun 2022

Lion President Mike read a Thank You letter from the Mayfield Lions CLub for our donation to them for disaster relief from the December Derecho that hit their area.

Lion President Mike announced that the February Board of Directors meeting will be on the 23rd instead of the 16th due to the building being used for the Social Seniors Shrimp Boil on the 16th.

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

M E E T I N G

P R O G R A M S

FEBRUARY 02, 2022 - SPECIAL PROGRAM

Mayor Matt Bemrich - City of Fort Dodge

Program Information:
State of the city

Club Program Sponsor: Jim Gill

FEBRUARY 09, 2022 - SPECIAL PROGRAM

- Mid American Energy

Program Information:
Will be informing the club about the Solar Energy Project being done by them.

Club Program Sponsor: Jim Gill

U P C O M I N G

B I R T H D A Y S

February

Nancy Weldon

Joe Jackson

Jim Stubbs

March

Brian Becker

W O R D O F

T H E W E E K

Commodius adjective
com·mo·di·ous | \ kə-ˈmō-dē-əs

Definition of commodius
1 a: comfortably or conveniently spacious : ROOMY
// a commodious closet

Use of commodius in a sentence:
The meeting facility used by our Lions Club is very commodius.

M E E T I N G

I N F O

Next Regular Business Meeting

Location: Lions Den

Date: February 09, 2022

Time: 12:00 PM

No Special Program this week!

Meeting Notes:
Lunch starts at 11:30am with meeting starting at noon.

Everyone is encouraged to Ask One person to come to the meeting and learn about what it means to be a Lion.
Know someone who is interested in seeing what Lion's do?
Invite them to visit a club meeting any week - guests are always welcome!

Next Board Meeting

Location: Lions Den

Date: September 20, 2023

Meetings are held the Third Wednesday of each month.

Time: 12:00 PM

Meeting Notes:
Lunch starts at 11:30am with meeting starting at noon.

All board and non-board members are welcome to attend.

F U N

F A C T S

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 ready to help.
Lions help where help is needed - in their own communities and around the world - with unmatched integrity and dedication.

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 go to http://www.fdnoonlions.club/docs/Membership_Application_en.pdf , 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!