July Newsletter
Board of Directors Meeting:The Lions board of directors met on Tuesday, July 7 at the Hok Si La park office at 6pm. There were 9 Lions attending
Treasurer's Account Balances:
Activity Account $ 8,136.89
Administration Account: $ 614.02
52 Club $ 8,556.86
Aluminum Cans $ 7,568.00
Fireworks Fund $ 6,428.18
Club 52 Winners for June: $100, Scott Meyer, Dave Schmidt, Dan Meincke, Kay Edelbach
$500 Dan Priebe
July Dinner Meeting: The regular dinner meeting for July will be on Monday, July 13. We will meet at the Lake City VFW. 6pm social gathering 6:30pm dinner meeting. Guest speaker will be Dr Steven Brown, There will be an installation of officers conducted by Zone Chair Lori Windhorst. There will be sign uo sheets for the Wabasha Fair Kid's Peddle Pull and for the Jet Ski Weekend event at the end of August.
New Volunteer Opportunties! Unfortunately Lion Chuck Bremer will be stepping down from his treaurer's position, which he has faithfully served since 2014. The Treasurer's dutuies are important but not overwhelming. There is no payroll or complicated demands. Please contact Lion Robbie Smith if you have any questions or would like to volunteer. The club is also looking for a new tail twister and Lion Tamer. Both are fun easy job's and an easy way to learn more about Lions.
`Wabasha Fair Kid's Peddle Tractor Pull: The Kid's peddle tractor pull will be on Saturday, July 18 at 2pm, volunteers should be there around 1pm. This is held on the midway in the middle of the fairgrounds. There will be a sign up sheet at the July dinner meeting or cal Lion Ed Burfeind at 651-448-1484 to volunteer or for more information. This is a fun way to spend the afternoon watching these super contestants.
Wter Ski Days: Everything is over and it went very well for all our activities. Thanks to Lion Ron Hartung, who did the Water Ski Days Button distribution, Lion Nate Schulz for Keeping the Gate crew organized and motivated, Lion Ron Weigel, Karen Weigel and Linda Hoellenbacher for all their work at the Park Craft Fair, Lion Kenny McEwen for organizing the Car Show, Lion Lori Mortenson for running the food stand, and to all the volunteers who made everything work. This is our biggest fund raising weekend for the year that enables our club to help our community.
4th of July Fireworks: Thanks to our super group on the fireworks committee who work all year long to raise funds for this great weekend. Committee members are Lion Dan Wood. Lion Kevin Books, Lion Bruce Carlstrom, Lion Wayne Heise, and Ken Jacob. The Show was great and the crew deserves a big thank you.
Jungle Days: The 5M1 Jungle Days Outing will be on Monday August 3. It will be at the golf course Stewertville. Please contat Lion Robbie Smith 763-370-4145 if you are interested or would like more information.
Jet Ski Event The jet Ski Club from the Minneapolis area are going to have their annual jet ski get together on Lake Pepin on August 28,29, 30th. They will be camping at Hok Si La Park and have asked our club to help with their weekend. We have agreed to help with parking, serving a evening meal, and breakfast on saturday. We will also be running a raffle for their club under our gambling license. We will need a few volunteers to do these tasks. This will be an easy way for the club to make a few more dollars to give away to our community.
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