SEAL BEACH, CALIFORNIA 1198 Pacific Coast Hwy D305, Seal Beach, CA, CATHY NEWTON

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1 SEAL BEACH LIONS CLUB THE GR WL VOLUME 75, ISSUE 5 we VISIT SEAL BEACH, CALIFORNIA 1198 Pacific Coast Hwy D305, Seal Beach, CA, DECEMBER 2012 Read about our visit to help Santa Ana Lions and CLFIS with their service project. 1 we serve Look here to read how Lions served during the month of November. 3 we work Check out the work Lions did to refurbish the benches on the pier and the continued effort to protect them. we meet Read the official minutes from the November general and board meetings. Seal beach Lions club Meetings on the first and third Wednesday of the month at Khoury s Restaurant 110 Marina Drive, Long Beach 7 p.m Lions give gift of sight CATHY NEWTON Director Sixteen Seal Beach Lions and one Seal Beach Leo joined the Santa Ana Lions service project to distribute eyeglasses to needy people through California Lions Friends in Sight (CFLIS) Nov. 10 at Valley High School. While technically a visitation, our purpose was to strengthen the ranks of the Santa Ana club to be able to pull off this massive community event. Lions helped with check in, applications, eye testing, assisting optometrists, eyeglass distribution and eyeglass fitting. While exact numbers are not yet in, estimates are that approximately 400 patients came through the clinic that day. Approximately 370 left with new eyeglasses giving them the gift of sight within a few hours of arriving to the clinic. Volunteers manufactured eyeglasses for another 20 people, 10 people needed no eyeglass correction, optometrists referred four people to specialists and two to the hospital emergency for immediate care. This is a truly rewarding project where one gets to instantly see the results of helping the needy. Additionally, it is quiet inspirational to work alongside the CFLIS core team of Dr. Brian, Dottie, Don, Patti and Rob who do this 30 times a year. These Lions are wonderful to work with and amazing.

2 2 THE GR WL DECEMBER 2012 Calendar Wednesday, December 5 Lions Regular & Board Meeting Monday, December 10 Youth Center Tree Lot Saturday, December 15 Breakfast with Santa Saturday, December 15 CASA Youth Shelter Breakfast & Gift Giving Saturday, December 15 Lions Rose Float Decorating Friday, December 21 Lions Christmas Party Saturday, December 22 Lions Rose Float Decorating Wednesday, December 26 Lions Rose Float Decorating Friday, December 28 Lions Rose Float Decorating birthdays Monday, December 3 Margie Garcia Bruce Gormley Mary Newton Wednesday, December 5 Nick Bolin Thursday, December 6 Ashleigh Rollins Sunday, December 9 Edward Zelinske Monday, December 10 Shani rae Erickson Wednesday, December 12 Christy Vivion Thursday, December 13 Gloria Souders Wednesday, December 19 Biff Horvatin Thursday, December 20 Geri Eckner Friday, December 21 Matti Kline Scott Newton Friday, January 4 Roni Behrends Thursday, December 10 Adriana Ziegenbusch PRESIDENT S MESSAGE ELLEN LIEBHERR Happy Holidays Lions! President When December hits, Lions get with the spirit right away. A big Thank You goes to all of the Lions who worked the Seal Beach Christmas Parade. Lion Scott and his captains managed to get all umpteen thousandparade entrants down Main Street without incident. Even the horses behaved. I heard that there were about 115 Lions and Leos working and in the parade. What a turn out! I am so sorry I missed it. Being a caterer weekends and holidays are workdays for me. (PS that was not me in the Lion s costume.) Now we have our Christmas tree lot project coming up at Ganahl Lumber. I want to wish Chairman Barbara Wright a speedy recovery from her recent injury. Hopefully her broken bones will heal fast and we will see her soon. Nevertheless, what a trooper. Even thought she was dealing with this she made sure that she covered her chairmanship. Thank you Lion Cub Joan Wilkins for stepping in to cover this project. I am sure you will get lots of support from our Lions. We also will do our annual Breakfast with Santa and the Case Youth Center projects. It s not too late to volunteer with Lion SCOTT NEWTON, first vice president CAMILLE ROMANO, second vice president GRANT NEWTON, third vice president MIKE HALEY, immediate past president Ryan to set up on 12/14 or cook on 12/15. Lion Diana Bean could still use gifts for the 12 kids at Casa. We want to make sure their backpacks are full. November was busy too. Thank you to Lion Chris Langlais for chairing the CSULB Crew Pancake Breakfast. From our Lions working this event, we donated $1500 to the Crew Team. What a job Lion Cathy Newton is doing with our eyeglass program. In our 76-year history, no Lion has done so much to collect and distribute eyeglasses to the needy. The November 10 CLFIS eye screening in Santa Ana was another example of how hard she works on this project. Between collection glasses, reading prescriptions, getting people signed up to work Lion Cathy deserves praise from us all. I also want to thank all the Lions who cooked turkeys for the American Family Housing Thanksgiving dinner. Between Lions and other volunteers, 60 turkeys were donated allowing us to feed 600 hungry guests at the Westminster Community Center on Thanksgiving. I couldn t have done it without your help! A special shout out to Lee and Donna Melody who for the last 32 years have managed to get about frozen turkeys donated that go into gift baskets for some very needy families. We have a great crowd signed up for the Christmas Party at the Petroleum Club on Friday December 21. I am looking forward to sharing a night of fun, good food and entertainment with you all. We also have the red bus available for those not wanting to drive. Stay safe and leave the driving to a sober chauffeur! Lion Camille has all the details. My best to you for the merriest of holidays. May God bless you all. Best, Lion President Ellen Liebherr seal beach lions club ELLEN LIEBHERR, president president@sealbeachlions.com/ DIANA BRUNJES, secretary secretary@sealbeachlions.com/ Terry Stephenson, treasurer BRAD BARRAS, tail twister NEIL GORMLEY, lion tamer MIKE HALEY, membership director MIKE NARZ, webmaster DIANA BEAN, NICK BOLIN, Geri Eckner, Bruce Gormley, NIKKI ILLINGWORTH, Cathy Newton, LES SHOBE, Adriana Ziegenbusch, board of directors LINDSAY SAFE, editor growl@sealbeachlions.com/

3 DECEMBER 2012 THE GR WL 3 Veterans give back LES SHOBE Director Lions prepare Thanksgiving dinner ELLEN LIEBHERR President President Ellen Liebherr served as executive chef for the American Family Housing Thanksgiving Dinner. Along with shopping for food, on Wednesday, Nov. 21 she, and Lions Diane Martin and Dave Schwein prepared the dressing, potatoes, yams and vegetables for the dinner. Twenty Seal Beach Lions volunteered to roast turkeys and bring them to the kitchen where more Lions carved them Wednesday night. In addition to the Seal Beach volunteers, Lions from Huntington Beach and District Governor P.J. Smith also cooked and carved turkeys. Lions and volunteers cooked 60 turkeys. On Thanksgiving Day, all the food was transported to the Westminster Community Center where it was warmed and served to 600 people. Lions visit Whittier Lions to support PCC Larry Dicus CAMILLE ROMANO Second Vice President Whittier Lions Club hosted a fundraiser to support Past Council Chair Larry Dicus in his campaign for Lions Club International Director at Steve s BBQ in Whittier. Several Lions including Nikki Illingworth, Neil Gormley, Mike and Marcia Haley, Matti Kline, Scott and Cathy Newton, Camille Romano and Lion President Ellen Liebherr attended, dined on BBQ ribs and chicken and watched some Monday Night Football. The night was full of Lionism and good cheer. Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) held a BBQ for blind Veterans Nov. 17 at the Veterans Affairs Hospital (VA). Seal Beach Lion, Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), Veterans Service Organization (VSO) and Veteran Affairs (VA) volunteer and Lion Les Shobe escorted blind Veterans from the Blind Center building to the BBQ. Not only did volunteers escort the Veterans, but also took food orders and shuffled the food back to them. However, the most significant point of this event was the pleasure and appreciation exhibited by these blind Veterans. Without escort, they are confined to the Blind Center. Lion Les shares that these Veterans love telling their stories with people who will listen. He says the continuing service to these blind Veterans is very humbling and the individual stories of their military experiences will remain with him forever. New members sign up for club events SCOTT NEWTON First Vice President While guest dined on pizza and salad, Lion Scott Newton conducted a new member orientation Nov. 20. Several people attended including six new Lions, eight prospective Lions and five sponsors and presenters. After a 50-minute Power- Point presentation about Lions Club International, Multiple District 4, District 4L4 and our club, most new members and prospects signed up to work events during the next 30 days.

4 4 THE GR WL DECEMBER 2012 Leos raise funds for Crew Team CHRIS LANGLAIS Lion For the third year, Seal Beach Lions and Leos helped conduct a pancake breakfast for the California State University, Long Beach Crew Team s annual regatta. Lions and Leos cooked and served over 400 breakfast plates to participants, coaches and volunteers with all proceeds going to the Crew Alumni Association. Lions help Chamber Thanksgiving DIANA BRUNJES Secretary Several Lions supported the Seal Beach Chamber s Thanksgiving dinner this year. Lions Diana and Gary Bean, Diana Brunjes, Seth Eaker, Marcella McSorley, Gina Phillips, Rosie Ritchie and Laurie Stepanek served over 110 guests who were without family and friends to celebrate the holiday. Rosie brought the Miss Seal Beach Pageant Girls to take pictures with the guests thanks to photographer Marcella. Meanwhile Seth manned the kitchen to ensure the guests received only the best. The dinner was a huge success. Lions see Christmas tree light LINDSAY SAFE Editor Once again, Lions gathered the Saturday after Thanksgiving for the lighting of the Seal Beach Christmas tree. The event included musical groups and snow for the kids. Thanks to Chair Laura Ellsworth this helps to get everyone into the Christmas spirit. Leo visit VA s Veteran s Day SCOTT NEWTON First Vice President The Seal Beach Leo Club delivered 51 letters to Veterans at the Long Beach Veteran Affairs (VA) Veteran s Day Celebration Nov. 11. Leos joined the VA s Veteran s Day ceremony that took place Nov. 11 at 11:11 a.m. as traditions goes. Aside from delivering letters to both male and female Veterans, Leos hosted a Veteran named Roger by wheeling him from the hospital to the event and getting him and other lunch. Leos also met Medal of Honor recipient Tibor Rueben who was at the ceremony. It was a heartwarming experience for the Leos to spend time with Veterans. Lions cheer for Santa Ana Lions Soccer Team LINDSAY SAFE Editor Seal Beach Lions visited and cheered on Santa Ana Lions Soccer Team at Valley High School Nov. 10 during their playoff game. Game watchers included Lions Rose- Marie Baker, Robin Duszynski, Bruce Gormley, Neil Gormley, Renee Schulte, Scott and Cathy Newton, Camille Romano and Karen Russell.

5 DECEMBER 2012 THE GR WL Seal Beach Christmas tree lighting 5 Lions refurbish and seek protection for benches LAURA ELLSWORTH Lion Seal Beach Lions began the first bunch of benches in an effort to refurbish the ones on the pier on Nov. 11. City workers moved the benches from the pier to the cement pad at the base of the pier making it much easier to work. Along with Chair Laura Ellsworth, Lions Steve Bowles, Neil Gormley, Nikki Illingworth, Marcella McSorley, Cathy Newton, Grant Newton, Scott Newton, Gina Phillips, Aro Riley, Camille Romano, Dave Schwein, Mark Thomas and Chamber member Brian Warner helped to repair the benches over five different days in November. Lion Laura went to the City Council during public comment to share how de- stroyed the benches were with cuts on all the tops from the fisherman preparing their bait. She informed them that Lions would spend approximately 130 hours refurbishing these benches and wondered if anything will be done to protect the work the Lions are doing or will the benches be destroyed again. After refurbishing 10 of the 18 benches, the projected will be put on hold until the City Council decides what to do to protect the benches. This item is on the January City Council agenda. Meanwhile, Darren from the city said they will no longer be moving the benches from the pier as an employee strained his back in the during the process. Lions will repair the rest of the benches in place with a generator, provided by the city, to use the power equipment.

6 6 THE GR WL DECEMBER 2012 Official Meeting Minutes NOVEMBER 7, 2012 GENERAL MEETING President Ellen Liebherr calls meeting to order at 7:00pm. Lion Ellen led the club in the salute to the flag of the greatest country on earth, the United States of America. Lion Marcella led the club in the Invocation. Lion Jackie led the club in the City of Hope Prayer. Guests: Lion Jim Klisanin introduced Lee Pfefer and John and Mike Anderson. Lion Margie introduced Frank Hall while Lion Renee introduced Steve and Pamela Carey and Rick and Kim Kreuzer. Lion Marcella introduced Warwick and Lion Sue introduced Tripp and Grayce Hardy. Lion Ray introduced Mark Thomas on behalf of Lion Diana Bean. Paul Cabral also attended (not as a guest of anyone in particular). Secretary s Report: Lion Diana announced the upcoming Cabinet Meeting on November 10th in Ontario. Treasurer s Report: Lion Terry was not present but President Ellen says we re rich! The Lions donated $20000 to hurricane relief via LCIF. Awards: Membership is pleased to see news ideas! Lion Ray was awarded a key for 15 new members and Lion Les for 2. Lion Scott showed off our new positive membership banner! He also announced two new Proud Lions: Lion Glenn and Lion Molly. New Business: 1) Visitations Lion Camille: The Taste of Saigon is coming up $50 on Saturday the 17th. 2) CSULB Crew Team Pancake Breakfast 11/10: Lion Scott Chris Langliss is chairing, the event is primarily Leo run. Lion Scott needs help from 11-11:30 if you want to be a part 3) Chamber Christmas Tree Ornaments Lion Laura: On sale now! The proceeds pay for the tree! See Laura for yours! 4) Seal Beach Christmas Tree Lighting 11/24 Lion Laura: REAL SNOW! Teeny will be singing again this year. 5) CLFIS Screening Clinic Santa Ana 11/10 Lion Cathy: There will be 19 locations this Saturday. Need help for two shifts 7:30-12 and 11: ) Bench Refurbishment Lion Laura: We ll be doing the benches on the pier following the Veteran s day ceremony. Laura needs sanders and grinders starting at 1pm until 4pm. 7) American Family Housing Thanksgiving Dinner 11/22 President Ellen: The event takes place in Westminister where Ellen will be the head chef. There will be a carving party on Wednesday night. The dinner is for low income housing and is open to the community. 8) Chamber Thanksgiving Dinner 11/22 Lion Diana Brunjes: Looking for volunteers, roughly five, to help with transportation to and from Leisure World to St. Anne s on Thanksgiving Day. 9) Chamber Report Lion Diana Bean: Lion Diana Brunjes announced Chamber events for Diana, including the Thanksgiving Dinner, The Tree Lighting and Ornaments and the Christmas Parade all coming up. 10) Seal Beach Holiday Parade Lion Scott: A lot of entries, completely closed now. Need approximately 85 Lions to help work this event beginning at 4pm, see Scott to sign up. 11) Tree Lot 12/10 Lion Barbara: Come and smell the forest! It will be at the youth center tree lot next to Ganahl Lumber in Los Alamitos from 5-9pm. 12) Breakfast with Santa 12/15 Lion Ryan Ziegenbusch: At the Marina Center, the Lions and Leos will be cooking for the community, Lion Ryan will be sending out an shortly. 13) Holiday Party 12/21 President Ellen: Make your reservations! $25 per person at the Petroleum Club. There will be entertainment and a sit-down dinner. 12/10 is your last day to signup with Lion Camille. There is also a party bus that will be leaving Pavilions for $10 per person (there and back). 14) Ronald McDonald House President Ellen: This has been very well received. The next event will be on 12/27. 15) Las Damas 11/16 This years big fundraiser will be in the form of a Masquerade Ball. The Casino opens at 7:30pm and it s $25 at the door at Don the Beachcomber. Break at 7:46pm. Resumed at 7:55pm. Old Business: 1) Sail for the Visually Impaired 10/20 Lion Dave: Lion Marcella said there were over 50 sailboats, with 13 Lions, over 70 hours of parking, serving, helping people get off and on the boat. The event raised about $900 for the club. The blind vets were also in attendance. 2) Seal Beach Triathlon Lion Diana Bean: Lion Scott filled in, it was a good event, a lot of fun playing on walkie talkies. 3) Chili Cookoff President Ellen Liebherr: Lion Scott was chosen as the winner, which was apparently comprised of a mixture of Leo s leftover chili 4) McGaugh School Carnival 10/27 Lion Diana Brunjes: Awesome event, all the proceeds went to the PTA. Special thanks to Hennesseys and Omalleys for their donation and all the lions that helped. 5) Wings Wheels & Rotors Expo 10/27 & 10/28 Lion Scott/Les/Aro/Neil: Lion Neil said it was a fun time, raising $2047 for the club by selling food and water. Next expo is 10/27/13. Tour of Thums (oil well) Islands 11/1 Lion Ken: It was a great time! See Lion Les if you are interested in going or organizing a trip. Treasure Chest Drawing: Lion Bruce didn t do such a great job selling tickets, so to give him a chance to raise some more funds, we skipped to Fines and Happy Dollars. Fines and Happy Dollars: Lots of happy dollars tonight. Lion Renee gave $20 for potential new members and Lion Ryan $5 because his wife is gone Back to Treasure Chest

7 DECEMBER 2012 THE GR WL 7 No winners tonight, except for: Lion Dan $20, Lion Ellen $10 and Lion Nikki $5. Adjourn: Without any other business, President Ellen adjourned at 8:32pm. NOVEMBER 7, 2012 BOARD MEETING 1) Call to order: President Ellen called the meeting to order at 8:55pm. 2) Roll call: Diana Brunjes (Secretary), Scott Newton, Camille Romano, Cathy Newton, Bruce Gormley, Les Shobe, Adriana Ziegenbusch and President Ellen Liebherr. Absent: Grant Newton, Neil Gormley, Terry Stephenson (Treasurer), Nick Bolin, Mike Haley (IPP), Brad Barras, Geri Eckner, Nikki Illingworth and Diana Bean. 3) Membership Proposals: Lee Pfeifer. Lion Scott voted to approve, Lion Adriana seconded, all in favor. 4) Secretary s Report: Lion Les moved to approve the report, Lion Adriana seconded, all approved. 5) Financial Report: Lion Camille moved to approve the report, Lion Les seconded, all approved. 6) Business: A. Chamber Christmas Tree Ornament Lion Scott made a motion for $500 for a gift under the tree at the Christmas tree at Eisenhower Park. Lion Bruce seconded, all in favor. B. Seal Beach Christmas Parade Expense Lion Scott needs $250 to cover some expenses, the largest being wands; also to mark vests, put logos on the jackets. Lion Diana offered to help provide batteries to keep the cost down. Lion Scott motioned for $250 to be provided, Camille seconded and all approved. C. LCIF Storm Relief President Ellen noted it would be nice to send some extra donations to LCIF. Lion Scott, as chairman of the steering committee, noted that the club has plenty of money to donate. There was discussion of the amount, varying from $3000 to $6000, and President Ellen suggested $4000. Lion Les moved to approve a donation to LCIF for $4000, Lion Bruce seconded, all were in favor. 7) Adjourn: President Ellen adjourned at 9:18pm. Note: This meeting was conducted even though a quorum was not met. President Ellen requested an vote from the board members not in attendance. Yes votes on all three issues were received from board members Grant Newton, Nick Bolin, Neil Gormley and Geri Eckner. All motions now carry. NOVEMBER 28, 2012 GENERAL MEETING President Ellen Liebherr calls meeting to order at 7:01pm. Lion Ellen led the club in the salute to the flag of the greatest country on earth, the United States of America. Lion Kristina led the club in the Invocation. Lion Esther led the club in the City of Hope Prayer. Guests: We had several guests join us tonight! Pam and Steve Carey were guests of Lion Renee. Lion Diana Brunjes was joined by Mike Brown. Lion Margie had Frank Hall as her guest and Lion Scott brought Paul Cabral. Secretary s Report: President Ellen decided to skip this report tonight. Treasurer s Report: President Ellen decided to skip this report tonight. Sending Cards to Active Military: Lion Matti is leading this project to send cards to the active military overseas. She is also looking for warehouse space. Announcements: 1) Seal Beach Christmas Parade 12/7 Lion Scott: This event is going on it s 34th year. There are 110 entries and 3,536 people in the parade. Over 14,000 spectators and 77 Lions + 10 Lion friends to help support it. Lion Scott announced the general packet of information, asked that Lions dress festive and sign in at the pier to check-in. There is also a pre-parade party at Baytown Realty, invitation only. 2) Tree Lot 12/10 Lion Joan filled in for Lion Barbara: Begins at 5pm, still looking for volunteers. This event is held at the Youth Center Tree Lot next to Ganahl Lumber in Los Alamitos. 3) Breakfast with Santa 12/14-12/15 Lion Phillip filled in for Lion Ryan: Looking for help on Saturday from 6:30-9am and 9-11:30am. There is also a need to help set-up on Friday as well. 4) Casa Project (Breakfast and Gift Giving) 12/15 Lion Diana Bean: Lion Diana needs 12 backpacks for the project as well as gift cards, and nice gifts for the kids. Please bring your donation to the meeting on December 5th. Lion Scott added that the Casa Youth Shelter, located in Los Alamitos, is a place for runaways and throwaways and our club has supported them for 30 years. 5) Holiday Party 12/21 President Ellen: This is a party, no one is working, so come and enjoy yourselves. It is Carribean themed with trips by bus to The Petroleum Club leaving from Pattys Place (NOTE: the official pick-up location for the bus is 5th and Marina) at 5:30-6:30pm. First come, first serve and it s only $25 for the ticket and $10 for the bus. RSVP with Lion Camille. 6) Rose Float Decorating President Ellen: This is really an experience. Our dates for decorating are 12/15, 12/26, 12/30 and Leos on 12/28. President Ellen asked for a chairman and Lion Maria stepped up. 7) Ronald McDonald House 12/27 Lion Jackie: No report tonight. Break at 7:28pm. Began at 7:36pm. Old Business: 1) CSULB Crew Team Pancake Breakfast 11/10 Lion Scott: Lion Chris said 10 Leos and 4 former Leos as well as 6 friends raised $1400 which was donated to the CSULB Crew Team. 2) Seal Beach Christmas Tree Lighting 11/24 Lion Laura: It was a wonderful Chamber and City event, including snowballs

8 8 THE GR WL DECEMBER 2012 and a snowman building contest. Lion Laura appreciated the support. 3) CLFIS Screening Clinic in Santa Ana 11/10 Lion Scott: We helped with Lions in Sight, offering 405 screenings, by 21 Lions and 1 Leo. 28 people needed glasses made and two were sent to immediate care center for disease. 4) Bench Refurbishment 11/11 Lion Laura: Lions began the project on Veterans Day after the ceremony at Eisenhower Park. Lion Laura has also gone before City Council and will go again in January to discuss what to do about the fisherman on the pier using the benches. So far 10 benches have been done, 8 more to go! 5) Chamber Thanksgiving Dinner 11/22 Lion Diana Brunjes: The event was a huge success, we served over 110 meals and also provided a picture along with a picture frame and BINGO prizes. Many Lions worked this event, Lion Diana is appreciative for your help. 6) American Family Housing Thanksgiving Dinner 11/21-11/22 President Ellen: Many thanks to everyone who made a turkey, over 60 were provided and the turkey carving party the night before was a lot of fun. Thanks to Lion Diane Martin and Lion Dave Schwein, over 600 people were served, including the guests at American Family Housing, some homeless people and some families. President Ellen put the meeting on hold to adjourn for a board meeting at 7:48pm. The regular meeting resumed at 7:56pm. Treasure Chest Drawing: This week Lion Diana Bean won $20! Unfortunately, no one had the luck of the draw for that special key Fines and Happy Dollars: Lion Bruce filled in for Lion Brad and boy was he tough on us tonight! Lots of happy dollars tonight, so many with so much good news to share. Adjourn: Without any other business, President Ellen adjourned at 8:24pm. NOVEMBER 28, 2012 BOARD MEETING 1) Call to order: President Ellen called the meeting to order at 7:48pm. 2) Roll call: Diana Brunjes (Secretary), Scott Newton, Camille Romano, Cathy Newton, Bruce Gormley, Les Shobe, President Ellen Liebherr, Grant Newton, Terry Stephenson (Treasurer), Nick Bolin, Nikki Illingworth, Geri Eckner, and Diana Bean. Absent: Adriana Ziegenbusch, Neil Gormley, Mike Haley (IPP), and Brad Barras. 3) Membership Proposals: 3 tonight, Ann and Steve Carey and Mark Thomas. Steve is a part of LAPD and both agreed they love the community. Mark was a huge help with the bench refurbishment project and wants to join to be more involved. Lion Scott voted to approve the submitted applications, Lion Bruce seconded, none opposed so the proposals are accepted. 4) Adjourn: President Ellen adjourned to the regular meeting at 7:56pm.