Meeting minutes from 09/15/2011

 

19  members in attendance
Called to order at 6:35PM by 1st VP Lion Jerry Swenson

Secretary report-Lion Kim Peavy If your not receiving my emails please email me at kpeavy_131@charter.net. Secretarys report from 09/01/2011 approved 1st-Lion Paula Swenson 2nd-Lion Jack Lovejoy

Treasurer report –Lion Kerri Wallace. Handed out the Treasurers report for September 2011-Treasurers report approved 1st-Lion Steve Pomahac 2nd-Lion Dick Adams

9/15/2011 Treasurer's Report
Wimpy's Fund				16,435.82
Admin Fund				1,258.31
Fundraising Acct				82,550.82
Rockton Lions Club Funds:						100,244.95
Charities General Fund				2,927.65
Athletic Fields				4,112.14
Charities Total:						7,039.79
Community Foundation Lions Club				10,389.38
Community Foundation Dr Loomis				13,028.73
						23,418.11
	Total All Accounts:					130,702.85
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Charities General (Ice Rink) Activity:
8/25/2011	Joe Marella - Paint/Mendards				(4,869.36)
9/9/2011	Joe Marella - Resurfacer				(715.00)
Fundraising Account Activity:
9/2/2011	USPS - Postage				(17.60)
9/2/2011	Deposit 50/50				37.00
9/2/2011	Deposit Rockton Cares Donation				100.00
9/8/2011	Rock River Sweep				(300.00)
9/8/2011	Canine Companions				(500.00)
9/8/2011	So Beloit Lions				(1,500.00)
9/8/2011	Beloit Lioness				(1,500.00)
9/8/2011	Macktown Warriors				(1,000.00)
9/8/2011	Dick Adams - golf playday				(1,449.50)
9/8/2011	Golf Playday				3,860.00
Admin Activity:
9/2/2011	Dues:				320.00
9/2/2011	Ill charitable Bureau				(115.00)
9/8/2011	Steve Atterbury				(200.00)
9/15/2011	Dues:				60.00

 

Guest-Don VanSchelven with the Food pantry requested a donation.  Currently servicing Shirland, S Beloit,Harison,Roscoe and Rockton.  Currently averaging 60 families per week with 40 kids in the Backpack program .  St Peters food pantry is no longer open therefore Rockton pantry is receiving families from the St Peters pantry.  Will put this up for a vote at the October 6th meeting.

Rockton Cares-Lion Kim Peavy provided an update on Rockton Cares. Unfortunately our current Rockton Cares family has lost their father/husband on August 25th.  Lion Kim Peavy will obtain a card and send to the family with our sympathies. Lion Kerri Wallace brought up teaming up with the Hononegah Key Club or one of the groups at HHS to 1. use for volunteers 2.Get the word out that we are here to help the community.  3.  Potential in the future to start a LEO program at HHS.  Lion Kim Peavy will reach out the HHS principal regarding this.

The Herald-Lions Corner-Lion Kim Peavy and Lion President Josh Brown approached The Herald about having a Lions Corner published monthly. The Herald has agreed to publish our events, stories, pictures, and a Question and Answer section on a monthly basis.  All information must be sent to the editor by Lion Kim Peavy on Friday before the paper goes to print.  Any ideas, stories, pictures, etc are welcomed from the club, including any other idea of things we can put in our Lions Corner.  Please send to Lion Kim Peavy @ kpeavy_131@charter.net

RORO Expo-Lion Kim Peavy. Early registration has begun for RORO 2012.  Lion Kim Peavy requested a double space this year in order to have a better presentation of OSD, and all the events that the Lions Club does.  Also would like interactive games this year.  Received the funds from an anonymous donor. Thank You!!  Motion Passed 1st-Kerri Wallace 2nd-Paula Swenson

Blood Drive from OSD-Lion Mike Peavy. The numbers are in from OSD.
134 total donors
15 donors were deferred
Projected Whole Blood Units-92
Actual Whole Blood units-119
Projected Double Red Cells Units-4
Actual Double Red Cells Units-6
New donors-51
Donor matches-24
Lives saved-63

CANDY DAY-Lion Cathy Bellich-Candy Day this year is on October 14th.  Please email Lion Cathy Bellich or Lion Kim Peavy @ kpeavy_131@charter.net of you would like to volunteer to help with Candy Day.  Cathy is in need of lots of volunteers still.

OSD CARNIVAL-Lion Kerri Wallace- Lion Kerri is ready to pass the carnival for OSD to someone new.  There are lots of details involved.  Person must be very detail orientated and available from before OSD opens all 4 days to after it closes every night during the festival.    Please contact Kerri Wallace if you are interested in taking over the Carnival for 2012 OSD. She will email and discuss with everyone who is interested what is involved.

OSD 2012 may need to be moved to July 12-15,2012 due to scheduling with the Carnival company.  The committee is currently looking for an alternate carnival company for OSD 2012.  The OSD committee will continue to keep the Lions Club members abreast of the situation. We also are looking at possibly moving to a permanent date to the 2nd week in June, this would give us the whole summer as a club ‘free’and also give us a permanent date that wouldn’t have to move.

OSD-Beloit Lionesses-Lion Steve Pomahac talked to the Lionesses regarding 2011 OSD and their continued volunteering for 2012.  There are some concerns and Lion Steve Pomahac has worked through the issues with them and they are willing to help us for 2012.  Motion brought to the table for an additional $500.00 for the Beloit Lionesses motion passed 1st-Lion Dan Bellich 2nd-Lion Ron Nelson

Correspondence: 
Requests:

1. Barbara Olson Center of Hope- Requesting a $5K donation, earmarked as general assistance.  Motion brought to the table for a $500.00 donation. Motion was passed 1st-Lion Scott Wallace 2nd-Lion Dan Bellich

Thank You:

1. Talcott Free Library Summer Reading Program for the donation
2. Rock River Valley Blood Center-Thank You for the OSD Blood Drive
3. Alport Syndrom- For this years donation to the Golf Play day

Old/New Business:
Pancake Day & Auction are coming up it will be on December 3rd this year, this is an event that we will include in the Herald Lions Corner.

There will be an OSD meeting at 5:30 at Fibs on October 6th.  Immediately following the OSD meeting will be Lions Club meeting at 6:30 at Fibs.

Meeting adjourned at 7:30 PM