President: Allyn Mattox 6721 E. Killdee St. Long Beach, CA 90808 562-644-2551 president@sealbeachlions.com Secretary: Marilyn Redd 250 Clipper Way Seal Beach, CA 90740 562-431-7254 secretary@sealbeachlions.com Treasurer: Mike Maloney 1709 Harbor Way Seal Beach, CA 90740 562-431-6092 treasurer@sealbeachlions.com 1st V.P. Jackie Maloney 2nd V.P. Adriana Ziegenbusch 3rd V.P. Nikki Illingworth Immediate Past President: Gary Denni Board of Directors: Ray Longoria, Mike Haley, Dave Hubbard, Renee' Schulte, Jacqui Howes, Barbara Avakian, Christine Craig, Bruce Gormley Tail Twister: Brad Barras Lion Tamer: Terry Stephenson Membership Director: Scott Newton Webmaster E-Growl Pub. Mike Narz Growl Editor: Allyn Mattox 562-430-9452 growl@sealbeachlions.com page 1 President's message: Summer is almost over and Seal Beach Lions are starting to look forward to some of our fall activities. We are starting to get settled in our new meeting place at Khoury s restaurant, where we have a beautiful ocean view and a nice setting for our meetings. We have a busy month in September. We are helping the Leos with Artfest on the pier the weekend of September 11th and 12th. See Lion Cathy Newton if you are available to help. Then on September 18th, we can start our day off with Lion Gary Denni at Walk for the Beach. Our club is paying for 20 people to participate in the event and you receive a free t-shirt! After you have burned all those calories on your beach walk, you can head over to Lion Dino s that evening and have plenty of chili at our Chili Cookoff. Lion Dino and Lion Mike Haley are putting on the competition, which is always lots of fun! Cost is $10 per person; but if you bring a chili dish, admission is free. We are also having our visitation from our Governor Norm MacKenzie on September 15th. Let s have a good turnout for this meeting. We are presenting Governor Norm with an award along with two other clubs. Try to wear something plaid. Yes, guys, you can wear plaid shorts. This might be a good night to bring a pair of PJ s if you plan on donating! Last month, Lions Scott Newton and Alan Chavez took care of getting our storage unit placed on the plot of land next to the Seal Beach Animal Shelter. Lion Alan arranged to have our container moved free of charge. Thanks go out to Lions Scott and Alan for taking care of this task for the club! Thanks also to Lion Nikki for arranging a fun visitation by Sheri Shrier who did a presentation on Happy Hats for Kids. We enjoyed seeing how Sheri has turned her own personal tragedy into helping children who are struggling with life-threatening illnesses. We also had some unfortunate news this past month. Our Lion Mary Newton was diagnosed with a brain tumor. She is undergoing chemotherapy and is doing well. Our club really has been doing a great job of supporting her as she undergoes her treatments. Get well soon, Mary! Meeting schedule: First and Third Wednesday of the month. Meetings begin at 7pm sharp and are held at Khoury's 110 North Marina Drive L.B. E-mail: President@SealBeachLions.com - Secretary@SealBeachLions.com - Treasurer@SealBeachLions.com
page 2 Upcoming Calendar Regular and Board Meeting, Khoury Restaurant, 9/1 Orange Street Fair, 9/3-9/5 Foothill Region Meeting, Holiday Inn, Diamond Bar, 9/8 Saddleback Region Meeting, Dave & Buster s, Irvine, 9/13 Governor s Visitation & Meeting, Khoury s Restaurant 9/15 Walk for the Beach, 9/18 Chili Cookoff, Lion Dion s, 9/18 Seal Beach Animal Care Walk & Wag, 9/25 HB Lions, Worst Night at the Movies, 9/25 Orange Region Meeting, Westridge Golf Club, La Habra, 9/21 CASA Fundraiser, 10/2 Founder s Day, 10/2 Ronald McDonald House Dinner, 10/23 Catalina Trip, 10/22 10/24 Happy Birthdays to: Linda Stephenson 9/1 Bill Howes 9/2 Mary Ludington 9/7 Mike Haley 9/18 Inger Newton 9/23 Brad (Tail Twister) Barras 9/26 Marilyn Redd 9/27 Gene Craig 9/27 Allyn Mattox 9/29
page 3 As you can see from these photographs, getting the container onto our piece of donated land was a pretty big project. Thank you, Lions Scott and Alan, for taking care of this project! Welcome to our new members! Camille Romano Dave Schwien
page 4 The LaHabra Corn Festival was held the first weekend in August. Many of the Seal Beach Lions attended this fundraiser, which is much more than just a Corn Festival. LaHabra Lions raffled off a classic mustang car, had lots of rides, many games, and lots of booths. The corn is absolutely delicious!
SAVE THE DATE SEAL BEACH LIONS CHRISTMAS PARTY SATURDAY DECEMBER 11, 2010 More Information to Follow page 5 Lion Dewey finally did it! He hit a hole-in-one! Hey! Doesn t that mean he s buying???
page 6 A message from Lion Scott: For those of you that have not heard, Cathy and I got married today (August 18, 2010). We were waiting for the perfect day and today became that day :) We had a very private marriage ceremony in Seal Beach on the sand...it was a beautiful sunny day for such a wonderful occasion... Cathy s daughter Shannon and our good friend Ed were our witnesses; our friend Ray officiated, and Grant and Teri were our audience. We are leaving for Europe for two weeks Friday August 20 thru Friday Sept 3rd.
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page 8 Twelve Seal Beach Leos and Two Seal Beach Lions volunteered yesterday to help at the McGaugh School Reunion and Gym dedication. It was fun for all and appreciated by the school. Leos Upcoming Calendar Welcome Back BBQ and Meeting, Sept 8, SB Lifeguard Headquarters And Tour (At the Pier) Dinner will be served 6:30-7:45 pm Art Fest Fundraiser, Sept 11-12, 9 am 6 pm Setup Sept 10, 5-7 pm (at the pier)
page 9 Get Well Soon, Mary Newton! Become a Proud Lion!!!! To earn the PROUD LION AWARD, a Lion must accomplish the five tasks listed below: Each New member is encouraged to accomplish the five tasks within six (6) months of membership. 1. Attend a club board meeting. 2. Participate in a club service or fundraising activity. 3. Introduce a prospective member to the club. 4. Make a visit to another club and secure a visitation slip. 5. Attend a zone, region, district, multiple district meeting or international convention. To earn the PROUD SPONSER AWARD, a Lion must accompany a new member as he/she accomplishes the 5 tasks listed below: 1. Attend a club board meeting. 2. Participate in a club service or fundraising activity. 3. Introduce a prospective member to the club. 4. Make a visit to another club and secure a visitation slip. 5. Attend a zone, region, district, multiple district or international convention.
Seal Beach Lions Club General Meeting Minutes Khoury's Restaurant August 4, 2010 page 10 Call to Order 7:00 pm Pledge of Allegiance, Invocation and City of Hope Prayer Introduction of Guests - 7 Guests tonight Announcements: Placks were presented to Lions Nikki Illingsworth and Adriana Ziegenbusch for attending orientation. Lion President Allyn Mattox announced that Lion Adriana Z. will be taking over for Gail Hubbard as Visitation VP. Committee Reports Fish Fry - It was our best fish fry ever! Car Drawing - Lion Jackie Maloney thanked Ken Grody Ford and Tim Terbush Lion Yard Sale - at Margie Garcia's house on August 14 Art Fest - Biggest Leo event of the year. Sept 11 & 12. Walk for the Beach - Sept 18. 20 Lion's will be walking in it. Sailing for visually impaired - will be on October 16. Need volunteers Catalina trip will be October 22-24. Lion Juliet Walters has rented an entire hotel for us to stay in. Golf Tournament - we will be having a golf tournament at Bixby golf course on May 12. 1:30 shotgun start. Voted to give $100 to Bixby to hold our date Chili cook off at Lion Dino's on September 18. Fun & games will ensue. City of Seal Beach has given the Lion's club a space to store things. Lion Scott Newton is checking on getting a storage container to put there Mystery Lion was LionTerry Stephenson Raffle and treasure chest handled by Lion Bill Howes Tail Twister Lion Brad Barras - All did a great job Meeting adjourned 8:15 Board meeting immediately followed: Secretary's minutes were approved Treasurer gave final report on Fish Fry - report was approved 2 new members were voted in: Camille Romano David Schwien Motion made to get a container for $1,800. Motion seconded and passed. Adriana Ziegenbusch voted in as 2nd Vice President
page 11 Seal Beach Lions Club General Meeting Minutes Khoury's Restaurant August 18, 2010 Call to Order 7:00 pm Pledge of Allegiance, Invocation, City of Hope Prayer and Song Introduction of Guests Announcements: Governor's visitation will be on 9/15. Please wear plaid. We will be having a visitation that night also. Lion President Allyn Mattox discussed getting fleece jackets for our club. Lion Eric Reese designed a really nice logo for it. Speaker - Sheri Scheuer from Happy Hats spoke and showed a film about her organization. They make and distribute hats to sick children in hospitals Committee Reports Lion Yard Sale - Lion Margie Garcia reported that we made $548 Art Fest - Lion Kathy Newton asked us to help out on Sept 11 & 12. Walk for the Beach - Sept 18. 20 Lion's will be walking in it. If interested call Lion Gary Denni Chili cook off at Lion Dino's on September 18. Fun & games will ensue. Free if you bring chili or $10 if you don't District Pajama Party - bring children's pajamas to next District Meeting. Lion Jackie Maloney will collect them. PDG Lion Ellen Liebherr will be doing a Thanksgiving dinner for 300. Group is American Family Housing. She asked for volunteers to help prepare the day before and volunteers to help out on Thanksgiving Day. Mystery Lion was is still a mystery - I forgot to write their name down Raffle, treasure chest and Happy Dollars handled by Lion Bill Howes Meeting adjourned 8:20 Board meeting immediately followed: