Bulletin

Club News:
Those who attended our first meeting in October were treated to Annette Martin's fabulous presentation on Cargill Salt. Mike Griffen brought us up to date on the Kahler Road Interchange at our second meeting, and he provided each member with high quality color printouts depicting the project. We also held the first of 10 drawings for the Community Service 50/50 raffle. Many thanks to Lion Marshall Updike for pulling this together for another year, and a special thanks to Lion Bim VanEtten for selling 63 of the 250 tickets! In committee and officer news, Lion Marshall has accepted the position of Second Vice President, as was won in October's special election, and Lion Gary Bernhardt has accepted the Lions Mints Chair.

Five Lions contributed 45 hours at Camp Badger this month, installing a suspended ceiling along with some wiring. They were Lions Don Williams, Gene Herber, Charles Easterbrook, Harry King, and Gary Bernhardt. Lions Mike Yanak, Al Draht, Donna Barto, Bim VanEtten, and Rita Dery covered a full day selling Lions Mints outdoors at Sam's Club on the 19th. Thanks to all who participated in these work parties, and thanks also to Lion Neal Gummoe for heading up the World Service Day collection for the Big Flats Food Pantry. The $476 collected included $108 for cereal, an item which Lions Merrill Lynn and Pat Johnston had informed us was in short supply.

VDG Frank Muccini and Lioness Phyllis Muccini visited our Club on the 28th. Members were urged to attend the Fall Conference at Painted Post on Nov. 8, 9, and 10, as well as the State Convention at Buffalo on May 3rd through the 5th. VDG Frank also spoke to us about Membership, Extension, Retention, and Leadership (MERL), and encouraged us to look for opportunities to interact and cooperate with other Clubs.

Board Action:
The Board has approved our participation in the MD20 Mile of Quarters campaign to support grants, and our first "passing of the can" took place at the meeting on the 28th. Our Club received a letter and check for $137.48 from the Canandaigua Lions Club for 540 metal eyeglass frames and 540 framed eyeglasses that our Club had collected. The Board approved a proposal presented by Lion Gary Bernhardt to repair the barbeque grills by buying new grating at the cost of approximately $70. At the Board's request, Lion Sue Brinthaupt reported that there were at least three potential projects at Community Park: Pavilion / Gazebo, Sign, and Fountain. Other projects were suggested, including painting at Southern Tier Association for the Visually Handicapped (STAVI).

Zone Meeting News:
King Lion Rita reported on an initiative to create additional Medical Lions Clubs at Arnot Ogden and St. Joseph's Hospitals. She encourages us to provide points of contact that are working or volunteering at these locations.

· Lions donated 33 cases of food valued at $356 and $130 for cereal purchases to the Big Flats Community Food Pantry.

· Five Lions worked 45 hours at Camp Badger installing a suspended ceiling and electrical wiring on October 21^st.

· Club donated $67.72 to the District Special Project Fund from eyeglass recycling.

· Two Lions donated 39 hours to the Big Flats Community Food Pantry.

· Two Lions donated 39 hours to the Steele Memorial Library.

· Three Lions donated 32 hours to the Boy Scouts.

· Two Lions donated 12 hours to the Horseheads Food Pantry.

· One Lion worked 4 hours at the Lions Low Vision Center.

· Other Lions donated their services to the following organizations:

Tanglewood Nature Center - 27 hours

Gold Card News - 10 hours

Town of Big Flats - 10 hours

Big Flats Historical Society - 9 hours

Youth Talent Showcase - 6 hours

Clemens Center - 5 hours

Interfaith Hospitality Center - 3 hours

Chemical Hazards Info Team - 2 hours

Local Emergency Preparedness - 2 hours

Pennsylvania Corridor 49 - 2 hours

TOTAL - 247 hours

· Started collection of quarters for “Mile of Quarters” project.

· Elected Lion Marshall Updike as Second Vice President.

· Held one Board meeting and two Dinner meetings with 77% attendance.

Norval G. Johnston II

Secretary

Birthdays in November:
Happy Birthday wishes go out to Lions Stephan Connors, Nov 13^th, Merrill Lynn, Nov 20^th, and John Farr, Nov 26^th.

Lions Club Bulletin		Big Flats, New York
President	Rita Dery -- 739-3806
Secretary/Treasurer	Norval Johnston -- 562-3290
Editor	John Farr -- 562-7621
November, 2002