MOCKSVILLE LION’S MAIN LINE

Charles Crenshaw, President George Kimberly, Secretary

PROUD TO BE IN 31-D AND ZONE 4

FOUNDED OCTOBER 1954

Welcome:

To our 50th Anniversary Club Valentine Party for the Visually and Hearing Impaired. Welcome also guests, spouses, escorts, and the Davie High Choral Ensemble under the direction of Elaine Snow.

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“Helping someone is an everyday thing.”

- Lion Bill Fender

“There is no lovelier way to thank God for your sight than by lending a helping hand to someone in the dark.”

- Helen Keller

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MISSION STATEMENT OF MOCKSVILLE LIONS - The LIONS Club of Mocksville is a service organization providing resources to the visually and hearing impaired in Davie County, North Carolina.

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The Presidents Message

Sorry we had to cancel/postpone the Valentine's Banquet but the weathermen had issued a winter storm watch and we had to decide a day ahead.Hope the postponement did not inconvenience anyone too much. Hopefully our second attempt will be successful.
Several Lions attended the mid-winter convention in Greensboro.It was fun but also

weather threatened.Seems some people had to take a truck to carry home their purchases from

the auction.Also our tail twister “held her own” with the object thrown at the Master of Ceremonies.See someone who attended for more details.

Now we must turn our focus to the White Cane Auction.Please be finding items to sell.

We are excited to have new life breathed into our Leo Club. More details to follow.

"It's a questionof whether we're going to go forward with the future, or past to the back."

--Dan Quayle
"I don't care what is written about me as long as it's not true." --Katherine Hepburn

- Charles Crenshaw, President

Your Attention Please:

The bell ringers for Salvation Army are invited to an appreciation party at 4pm on Wednesday, March 1st, at First Baptist Church of Mocksville.

A Joyful Note:

The red kettle goal in DavieCounty was exceeded in 2004!

The Board

No meeting on February 3rd. We didn't show up. The predicted sleet, snow, and freezing rain didn't show up either.

LEO's Get CPR

LEO=(Leadership, Experience, Opportunity)

CPR=(Cool People Recover and Recruited)

The pulses were threadbare. The blood pressures faint. The respirations shallow. But Mr. Marc Schaub, Band Director, at DavieHigh School saw a need and an opportunity for high school students to serve in the community. About 20-30 students attended a meeting to revive interest in the LEO Club on February 8th. More news on February 17th, 2005.

Blood Sugar Screening

Monthly screening was held at Foster Drug Co. on January 28th.

Screened: 12 (1 was abnormal)

Lions: 3 (Bill F., Joe W., Jonathan W.)

Volunteer lab Tech: 1 (Joyce P.)

Hours: 9

BP: Not Done

Mid Winter Convention Attendance Report..(Let it Snow!)

Friday Fun Night: Jimmy M., Patsy C., Charles C., David B., Linda B., Bill F.

Saturday Tail Twisters Breakfast: Patsy C., Charles C., George K., Linda B., David B., Bill F.

Notes: Everyone had fun. Linda B. made a "big haul" on door prizes. Bill F. won nice new couch at auction. Then came cell calls from Mocksville----sleet and snow sighted. Mocksville representatives returned home.

Mid Winter Convention Notes

  • HWC drive ahead of their time last year at $5,3075.
  • Friday Night Auction, $1,316.
  • International Director Sherry states CampDogwood is "the best".
  • CampDogwoodSensoryGarden bricks still for sale $50.
  • Vision Van makes average 150 screenings a year. The van has visited 85 counties in North Carolina. (QUIZ: how many times in DavieCounty...?)
  • Ten to fourteen people would have become sightless had they not been to the Vision Van screening.
  • New dorm at CampDogwood almost complete (just some odds and ends left). 14 rooms and 28 beds. Just $200,000 more needed to pay for dorm. A club can finish a room for $2,000. Other contribution options available.

White Cane Drive: A Short History

In December of 1998, seven Lions took our Tail Twister pots and some brochures to Wal-Mart. They just stood there and colleted $300 for White Cane in three hours. Wow!

Quotes for Cogitation

Valentines:

"Never go to bed mad. Stay up and fight."

- Phyllis Diller

Basketball:

"Men own basketball teams. Every year cheerleader's outfits get tighter and briefer, and pro basketball player's shorts get baggier and longer."

- Rita Rudner

A Lions Prayer

“Our Father, we come to Thee with thankful hearts because of your unconditional love and faithfulness. In your abundant mercy, we ask that you continue to enable all Lions to offer a hand-UP to those around us who may be in need. In Jesus name we pray, amen.”