JULY 2018 Leawood Lions Newsletter

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1 Visit our Website: Meeting Dates & Place: 2 nd Tuesday of each Month in the Oak Room, Leawood City Hall Leawood Lions Officers President Dr. Kevin Tomasu Past President Chris Wright 1 st Vice President Ken Green 2 nd Vice President Jim Rochel 3 rd Vice President Don Greenwell Secretary Brian Harris Treasurer Tom Shearer Tail Twister Matt Roening Lion Tamer Rick Waldenmeyer LCIF Coordinator Tina Seeley Membership Chair Doug Westerhaus 1st Year Directors Vania Castro, Tina Seeley 2nd Year Directors Doug Westerhaus, Tom Willy Webmaster: Webmaster Dr. Burt Schreiber Dr.Schreiber@fairwayeye.com Newsletter Editor Tom Willy twilly@vanosdolkc.com JULY 2018 Leawood Lions Newsletter Important Meeting Note: Member Meeting in July. There will be no Club June 29 July 3: International Convention in Las Vegas July 4 th Happy Independence Day! Be Safe. July 17: Board Meeting at 6:30 p.m. Big Lion Kevin Tomasu s office, Hunter Family Vision, 4700 W. 135 th Street, Leawood, KS August 14: First Member Meeting of the Year, starting at 6:00 p.m. Lions Shelter House, Leawood City Park. See details below. ** SEE PROGRAM REPORTS AND DETAILS BELOW** Bring your collected eyeglasses to club meetings or drop them off in the Oak Room at City Hall. { } Page 1

2 Upcoming Activities & Meetings NO Membership meeting in July. July 17 Board Meeting: All newly elected officers and board members should attend the July meeting since this will be a planning meeting for Dozens of children and adults had their vision screened and were offered sunglasses and readers as needed. Big Lion Dr. Tomasu was also able to answer vision related questions and recommend follow up options for those with sight issues. Note the change in meeting location and date. This meeting will be start at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, July 17 th, at Big Lion Kevin Tomasu s Leawood office. The location is Hunter Family Vision, 4700 W. 135 th Street, Leawood, KS 66224, which is just West of Roe at 135 th Street. August 14 Member Meeting: Our first member meeting of the new Lions year will be at the Lions Shelter House in Leawood City Park. This will be a picnic type meeting with grilled hot dogs and side dishes provided by our members. The program will include induction of new members and installation of officers and directors for the year. No problem was too tough for our screeners Club Reports & News Vision screening at Ruby's Health and Wellness Fair: Saturday, June 23 rd, Leawood Lions Brian Harris, Kevin Tomasu and Tom Willy provided vision screening services as part of Health Fair conducted at the Church of Faith International in Kansas City, Missouri. A very happy customer Lions Kevin Tomasu and Brian Harris with the array of readers and sunglasses on offer Leawood Lions Club Excellence Award: At the recent combined zone meeting at the end of May, the Leawood Lions Club received a Club Excellence Award for (Lion Vania Castro, President). We were the only club in Zone { } Page 2

3 4 to receive this award, which is based on: Membership (maintain/ increase), Service Projects, Organizational Excellence (club in good standing and officers participated in leadership and training events), marketing and communication (our web site and newsletter). A patch will be placed upon our banner and a pin presented to Past President Lion Vania at our August meeting. Please see the charts at the end of the newsletter for information on Zone 4 Clubs including the Leawood Lions Club regarding Sharing the Vision & Membership. Club Meetings Report No Meeting in June. Next meeting is August 14 th in Leawood City Park. Leawood Lions Club Officers and Directors for : President Kevin Tomasu Past President Chris Wright 1 st Vice President Ken Green 2 nd Vice President Jim Rochel 3 rd Vice President Don Greenwell Secretary Brian Harris Treasurer Tom Shearer Tail Twister Matt Roening Lion Tamer Rick Waldenmeyer LCIF Coordinator Tina Seeley Membership Chair Doug Westerhaus 1st Year Directors: Vania Castro & Tina Seeley 2nd Year Directors: Doug Westerhaus & Tom Willy Webmaster: Burt Schreiber Newsletter Editor: Tom Willy Volunteers Needed: Please let Big Lion Kevin know if you can help with any of these pressing needs: 1. Leo Club organizer 2. Club Historian 3. Fundraising Committee Chair and members Meal Reservations Reminder: Remember to make a reservation if you plan to attend a club meeting and have a meal. Board Meetings Reminder: Scheduled Board Meetings are held on the 3 rd Tuesday (no longer Wednesday) of each month. Every Club member is welcome to attend. Please let the Big Lion know if you are coming to a Board meeting to ensure proper room set-up. Committee Chairs should submit their reports prior to the meeting and if an oral presentation is desired that should be noted. Club Vision Activities: Youth Vision Screening Update: Our Screening program will be gearing up again soon. We were very active last year and plan to continue that pace. This past year ( ) our vision screening numbers were: 12 school screenings with 2,450 students screened, and an additional 78 persons screened at the Health and Wellness Fair on June 23 rd. If you would like to help with our Club s vision screening, please let Lion Kevin Tomasu (ktomasu@hunterfamilyvision.com) or Lion Burt Schreiber (drschreiber@fairwayeye.com) know what days are good for you. In addition, if you have a school or church or other organization you would like the committee to contact, please let them know. Eye Glass Collection Update: Chairman Brian Harris recommends three ways to get eye glasses to him during July: 1. Drop them by Leawood City Hall and put them in the Oak Room storage closet. If you do this please or text / call him ( ) and tell him you have done so. This will alert him to pick up the glasses. 2. Bring them to the July 18 board meeting. 3. Contact him to arrange a pickup point that is convenient for both. He is fine with dropping by your home or business. { } Page 3

4 Lion Brian reports that our eye glass collection efforts in resulted in 8,000 eye glassed collected, sorted and turned in. Lion Brian thanks all the members who participate in this worthy project. As we know these glasses are a life saver for the persons who end with them. Lion Vania Castro, who is our Zone 4 chair, informed us that our 8,000 eye glasses were easily the most collected by any of the 8 clubs in the Zone. The total collected by Zone 4 Clubs was 15,000 so the Leawood Lions collected over half of all glasses for the Zone. National, State and District News is now readily available online at websites and via social media: LCI: LCIF: State: /?hc_ref=ARS5ISfKvda9tg- JE6lskv5wVJLYVsg2E422HbAFZ7_h_e8TLxykU2R phar0soqjee District: Member News: Members Mending and Repairing: Keep these members in your thoughts and prayers: Lion Joe Charmella; Lion Leroy Kashka; Lion Rick Waldenmeyer; Carolyn Schutty (Lion Chuck Schutty s wife); Elizabeth Skillman (Lion Bob Skillman s wife). { } Page 4

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