tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90305521720697414482024-03-12T21:46:27.558-05:00Wimberley Lions ClubOne of the means of communications for the Wimberley Lions Club. This club has about 172 members. The Wimberley Lions Club generates annual donations budget between $118,000 and $170,000 through its Market Days the first Saturday of the month, March - December. In addition to this blog please go to shopmarketdays.com and visitwimberley.com. These community oriented Websites provide essential information for the Lions Market Days and the latest club news.Dan Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02045236989025560027noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9030552172069741448.post-69714560247894241802012-01-26T15:26:00.001-06:002012-01-26T15:26:43.649-06:00Description of Communications Committees<br />
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The operation and actions of the Wimberley Lions
organizations is by committee. As
someone coined it is committee-centric.
Most Lions that stay in the Wimberley Lions Club more than a year or two
are active in at least a couple of the committees. This is where your voice is heard, you make
friends and you demonstrate your talent so you are sought for leadership
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I plan to describe each committee and what it performs. The hope is to identify to you which committees
you would like to participate and enhance your Lion experience.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The Wimberley Lions Club officers include three Vice
Presidents that typically progress from 3<sup>rd</sup> Vice President up
through President. Each of the three club VP’s are assigned
oversight of specific committees. By the
Vice President to participate in those committees they are assigned, they gain
knowledge and appreciation for the complete breadth of the club’s activities. This education provides an informed President
when they are sworn in at the beginning of the Lion Year.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The 3<sup>rd</sup> Vice President is assigned committees in
four areas: Communications, Health Programs, Texas Lions Camp & youth
programs, and Programs for Meetings.
Lion Dan Williams coordinates the Communications Committees: Historian,
Lion Information & Newsletter, Member Committee List, Public Relations, and
Market Day Publicity.<o:p></o:p></div>
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HISTORIAN. The
Wimberley Lions Club has a rich and interesting history. The creation of one of the oldest and largest
outdoor markets and achieving the $3,000,000 in donations . Frances Jones
leads this committee in capturing the pictures, documents, and
multimedia that archives these events.
Work can be done to standardize the collection process and to the
collection of the data to complete past data.
There is always work to collect current data and ephemeral for the
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INFORMATION & NEWSLETTER. The primary focus is communication to the
club members: both active and Members At Large, to Lions in District 2-S3, and
secondarily to the public. This is to
keep interest in existing members to promote participation and retention. Dan Williams leads this committee in
publishing a Newsletter. Currently a
Facebook presence and blog are in use.
Other internet venues need to be evaluated. The Newsletter is currently being distributed
email and trough the District Website.
It also needs to be distributed by mail to those without access to
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MEMBER COMMITTEE LIST.
They sort out who is on what committee.
Lee Gibson heads this committee to develop the list of members for each
committee each year and distribute that information to the club members. This requires getting the members’ wishes and
coordinating with the committee chair and the approval of the Board.<o:p></o:p></div>
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PUBLIC RELATIONS. The
primary focus is communications to the public with secondary focus on commuting
to the members. This is a major
recruiting tool to show the community what all of the good the Lions are
performing while having a lot of fun doing so.
Frances Jones leads this committee with the placement in photos and
articles in publications. Respond to
District programs for publicity.<o:p></o:p></div>
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MARKET DAY PUBLICITY.
This committee lead by Madonna Kimball is part of the Market Day
Management Team. It promotes Market Days
through all areas of media, prepares the Monthly Vendor Newsletter, works with
web master of Shopmarketdays.com, administers Field Account Advertising Budget,
and must coordinate all activities with Market Day General Manager.<o:p></o:p></div>Dan Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02045236989025560027noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9030552172069741448.post-69083175235938260282011-01-21T15:14:00.000-06:002011-01-21T15:14:06.547-06:00We all teared at the Mid-Winter Conference<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbiZTssJw9cC7oKkWJgy1gO-bZ8es92xIUxGkVtDFrUCKGL14KIY87R6Y4cqrRWHV_2BDAwsJ3FqEMrgg48Safn_0EqlfEJvSX6O9Bya-4hjHd_8s6Z9eLBWhuSQw16eDqWDROqSe3Edhk/s1600/DSCN0032.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbiZTssJw9cC7oKkWJgy1gO-bZ8es92xIUxGkVtDFrUCKGL14KIY87R6Y4cqrRWHV_2BDAwsJ3FqEMrgg48Safn_0EqlfEJvSX6O9Bya-4hjHd_8s6Z9eLBWhuSQw16eDqWDROqSe3Edhk/s400/DSCN0032.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Districts 2-S3 and 2-S5 had a combined Mid Winter Conference 1/15/2011 in Manor Texas. The most memorable portion for most of us was comments by the Ramirez Family. You could tell how proud the whole family was with the Father, mother, older brother and Camper all proud of the camper's accomplishment. Mom did most of the talking, telling how she had been bugged by a Lion to let her son attend Texas Lions Camp. She said she could not consider it because he would be away from her and he could not survive in such an environment. After all he was only nine years old and required frequent visits to the hospital. This harassment continued until her son decided he wanted to go and started a campaign to get permission. With much foot dragging by Mom, the camper gets to go to the camp. He did fine at the week of camp. During the awards ceremony, Mom takes pictures of the various campers getting their awards. When the ceremony is about to end with only the Outstanding Camper award to be presented, she packs up her camera and returns to her seat. Big Brother asked her to wait in case little brother gets the top award. She says no, he is only 9 and could not get such an honor. His name is called for the award. What really got to me was when his mom was asked questions. He was asked what was his favorite activity? He responded "Swimming". He was asked if the counselors helped him with the swimming? He responded, "The FIRST day"<br />
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An interesting presentation was made showing a variety of ideas for inducting the new officers of a club. They all emphasized how the leadership team requires a set of different types of team members with different roles to make an effective team. PDG Charles Villeneuve used a cooking metaphor to show how the various ingredients were needed. <br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal">The attendees from KAPS Leos were<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Chaley Eseness, President; Franklin Demaree, Treasurer; Bonnie Gibson, Secretary, and Nick Richards, alternate Vice President.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Also attending the conference all day Saturday were nine Wimberley High School Leos and their advisor, Lion John Stark. </div><div class="MsoNormal">The Lions club advisors were ‘firmly’ advised by State Leo Chairperson Daisy Taylor to step back and allow the Leo’s Clubs to create their own visions. By the end of the conference, many advisors were awed and amazed by the creativity, energy, and boundless optimism of the Leos Clubs as they embraced their own variety of fellowship in community service.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqP6mFtEyNexJjNIw_A1HE933PHDwAylZK9u5cVJ4_XmpiYqxUS6-HTXELqZtYEfej1dPfYAELwY7LQ2f4LiwTAnDMSF70HafoVgtDfCpGPvqZrGQplNl6TJPSOyd0cFgADH4_SsVkN0XD/s1600/DSCF0071.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqP6mFtEyNexJjNIw_A1HE933PHDwAylZK9u5cVJ4_XmpiYqxUS6-HTXELqZtYEfej1dPfYAELwY7LQ2f4LiwTAnDMSF70HafoVgtDfCpGPvqZrGQplNl6TJPSOyd0cFgADH4_SsVkN0XD/s400/DSCF0071.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal">Lion Daisy reminded Leos and Lions advisors <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>that fun must be a prime component in a Leos Club.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The opening night activities included pizza and swimming at the Embassy Suites Pool.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Saturday sessions began with after opening with breakout <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>50 minute sessions of leadership training, plus charities round table. </div><div class="MsoNormal">Keynote speaker and Texas Leo of the Year, Aaron Beaman, explained how all Leos shared the qualities of Leo of the Year if encouraged to ‘go beyond their limits’.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The rest of the afternoon was a blend of cheerleading by individual Leo’s clubs as they boastfully shared stories about their service projects.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The cheering was interspersed by ticket drawings and tossing of Leos Frisbees and Chocolate Eyeballs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Saturday evening included dinner at Dave and Busters plus $10 in tickets for the giant video game extravaganza.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The final event of the evening was a black light teen dance at the Embassy Suites ballroom.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All meals and activities were covered in the $50 conference admission fee.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfYJywhwh4HkfAxgdlrls-9LDRzrYTjp8Apx1NNxLVD1F79235hjG9UPh67A2oYCE8G64iJChRaiVxiI9DT6-sTGh9CdFvV4u6Fs9omoHOb6286-yzpn6H9T9TwIyson6Zll4gXJ8gG9Aa/s1600/DSCF0094.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfYJywhwh4HkfAxgdlrls-9LDRzrYTjp8Apx1NNxLVD1F79235hjG9UPh67A2oYCE8G64iJChRaiVxiI9DT6-sTGh9CdFvV4u6Fs9omoHOb6286-yzpn6H9T9TwIyson6Zll4gXJ8gG9Aa/s320/DSCF0094.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">The Sunday morning session, beginning at 9:00, was punctually attended by so many Leos Clubs and advisors that even though additional chairs were brought in, the back and sides of the room were filled with standing room only attendees.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Impromptu changes were required for this last session, but Lion Daisy made sure that the focus of the conference remained on the individual Leos Clubs and that each clubs attendees were called forward for pictures and recognition. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">As adults we cannot teach this “fire of giving”, only open the pathway; but once the path is chosen freely it may be there for a lifetime.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Being an advisor at an event such as State Leo Conference is an opportunity to<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>open those pathways <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and be inspired by the fountain of youth embodied in our Leos Club leaders. <o:p></o:p></i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Guest Contributor – Wimberley Lion Linnea Bailey <o:p></o:p></i></div>Dan Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02045236989025560027noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9030552172069741448.post-41743482109771155162010-11-08T16:07:00.003-06:002010-11-08T16:57:34.949-06:00Lion relies on her 3rd grade teaching skills to tame crowd<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Wimberley Lions Field contains over 490 vendor booths leased to annual lease holders. Usually, 10% to 15% of these Lease Holders have conflicts or are sick on a typical Market Day and are no shows. The Wimberley Lions Club attempts to fill those vacancies with Day Renters. Day Renters complete the market injecting new products and treasures. Many become annual lease holders because of their day rental success. This process is challenged during November and December. Christmas is everyone's mind, the weather is pleasant, and the shoppers are plentiful. The Wimberley High School Texan Cheer Leaders counted 10,500 shoppers and 1,000 vendors and volunteers on the field this last Saturday.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Not shown are Lions Beverley Nesmith and her husband Bryan, John Lyon, Jerry Mackin, & Frank Williams.</span>Dan Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02045236989025560027noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9030552172069741448.post-73824885896723534822010-07-28T23:25:00.000-05:002010-07-28T23:25:20.949-05:00"A Beacon of Hope" - A Wimberley Baseline in Community Service<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh6sZaVCqoxPbpTp7DzR-NHa2knB_wGWeH-MTEZy39W0-HrfHc__R7FEvKRyi5ZKtjnOvYqG2a43qQb8PExT3sz13OYFcMwUfSvn0PyQAMqZ2MBTMc_gwfFhD6gAsB2PFC4S-d6nxlHGvA/s1600/DSCN0472-1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh6sZaVCqoxPbpTp7DzR-NHa2knB_wGWeH-MTEZy39W0-HrfHc__R7FEvKRyi5ZKtjnOvYqG2a43qQb8PExT3sz13OYFcMwUfSvn0PyQAMqZ2MBTMc_gwfFhD6gAsB2PFC4S-d6nxlHGvA/s320/DSCN0472-1.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; mso-pagination: none;"><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 11.0pt; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-armenian-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-currency-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-cyrillic-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-default-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-greek-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-latin-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-latinext-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ligatures: none;"><br />
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<ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">It funds Lions Charities with the Lion Share going to support the Texas Lions Camp. Completing the 100 percent obligation for everyone of our forty years. This year we hope to give over $9,000 to these efforts.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">In addition to Lion Charities Letters have gone out to 63 charity organizations to submit request for funds. At least 75% will be funded at some level. Some of this goes to school activities, river & creek water testing, other youth activities, historical preservation, four year scholarships, student exchange program, </span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">Our LEO's learn community service working at Market Days and earn funds. They then go through a similar process of evaluating service organizations to donate their money.</span></span></li>
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<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">The community gains from the extra sales in the shops, Bed & Breakfast Inns, and restaurants from the Thursday before through the Monday after Market Day. </span></span></li>
</ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">Road Warriors - For a least ten years the Wimberley Lions have had two miles of adopt a Highway. From just North of Woodcreek Entrance on Ranch Road 12 to South of the Exxon Station is cleaned the last Thursday of each month. But, a little extra is done. Depending on the number of Lions that show up, extra roads are cleaned.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">Wimberley Lions join with the award winning "Keep Wimberley Beautiful" group each year for a Saturday Cleanup. We fill a truck trailer sized garbage container each year with cleanup of roads all around Wimberley. I remember one year a guy stopped his truck and took all of our full bags of trash. We said we were going to haul it back to Lions Field. He said if we could pick up the trash on his road, he could at least dispose of it. He was very appreciative.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">Wimberley has no large industry. It has retired people, faculty from Texas State University, State & High tech commuters, construction contractors, shop owners & workers. There is no traditional sources of donations. PEC and Brookeshire Brothers Grocery along with the banks are the biggest donors. This void is filled by the Lions Club, the Civic Club, and the Wimberley Valley Art League.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">Cookout for Texas Lions Camp. Every year the Wimberley Lions serves a cookout meal. This meal has a high reputation at Texas Lions Camp. Camper, counselors, staff, and their family come for a total of as much as 700. This meal is not made by novices. These Lions serve multiple thousands of vendors and customers each month. They know what they are doing. This Sunday, August 1st, Wimberley Lions will be serving a meal for Diabetic kids. As the number of disabled kids decrease by medical </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">breakthroughs</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">, Type I </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">diabetes</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;"> has increased. Camps are interlaced between disabled and diabetes kids are scheduled. These kids learn the physical signs they must watch and how to react including administering their own shots and medicine.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">Finally, How does the community see the Wimberley Lions Club? I can only say just after I became Club President, Lion John Lyon made me get up in the back of the that big Mobile Health Screening Truck to throw candy to the crowd with a couple of LEO's for the 4th of July Parade. From the time the parade started to the very end, the crowd saw that big truck and trailer with the Lion Logo and us in our vest, the crowd got out of their chairs and applauded until we were out of site. I have observed in parades since the same response for a Lions presence at the parade. Similar reception is observed for the Mayor and Citizen of the year. (They are often also Wimberley Lions)</span></li>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.25pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Launch site and weigh in for the tournament will be from Little Jacob’s Creek Park. This is an open team tournament with $100 entry fee per team. Which includes beg bass fee of $10 per team. 60% of entry fee will be given as prize money paying a minimum of 3 places. The other 40%will be donated to the US Too Prostate Education.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.25pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Tournament is a shotgun start at 6 am with final weigh in at 3 pm. Results and prizes for tournament awarded at the Fish Fry benefit, beginning at 3 pm – Little Jacob’s Creek Park, Canyon Lake, TX.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.25pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Consolation prizes will be drawn for non-placers.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.25pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: left;"></div>Dan Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02045236989025560027noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9030552172069741448.post-40377558940657145702010-05-05T22:18:00.000-05:002010-05-05T22:18:04.950-05:00Not all donations are reported as donations<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaUtg-ulNNmegWoJK2l7lZWbs54iYP8XkDayMJ455mivmwhD5bn8Z0oW14PNzZDn0Qdjvu_IG_Gc4bWeGVzoQjuSJ1zzPeZ09138jnBhESn0D24bVNgAWUWs9PJX1S1CGbKPGNZdnDJX9B/s1600/DSCN0406.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaUtg-ulNNmegWoJK2l7lZWbs54iYP8XkDayMJ455mivmwhD5bn8Z0oW14PNzZDn0Qdjvu_IG_Gc4bWeGVzoQjuSJ1zzPeZ09138jnBhESn0D24bVNgAWUWs9PJX1S1CGbKPGNZdnDJX9B/s320/DSCN0406.JPG" width="239" /></a></div>The Wimberley Lions Club is proud of its accomplishments in how it has donated so much money in its 40 year history. But, not all donations are are run through the books as a donation. When an organization ask for a donation where the Lions Club has no budget, often a vacant booth is offered to the organization so they can earn funds with their own fund raising effort with the booth. Nearly every Market Day, there is one or two organizations asking for a pro bono location to sell raffle tickets, cookbooks, or tickets.<br />
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This last Market Day, an unusual request was received. Kathleen Buhanan faced with hospital expenses for one of her sons that she was unable to pay ask for a small spot to draw Caricatures. We had fun posing and helping her get some funds. Here you see our Lion Boss.<br />
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If you are looking for that unique gift for someone you can contact Kathleen at her website <a href="http://www.artisticgrip.com/">www.artisticgrip.com</a>Dan Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02045236989025560027noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9030552172069741448.post-30712259527555756802010-04-18T16:59:00.001-05:002010-04-18T17:01:34.670-05:00Lion of the Year Nomination is Special<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: .5in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">Each year at this time, members of the club who has been honored by being awarded Lion of the Year gather. They look over the roster and select members who they think have contributed much to club service that they should be recognized as a Lion of the Year. This is a fairly easy task since so many Lions do so much. The difficulty of this tasks come in bringing the number of nominations down to just a few. The really hard job is left to the club members to select one of these well deserving Lions as the LOY recipient. This task is so difficult because each has done so much but in different ways. Like they say with the Academy Awards, its the nomination that counts.</span></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: .5in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><br />
</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: .5in;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJhVH7OyHQLBj08kOWEXcgMqgu1zmD7vSHuSjNJy2_jRex31GZmldf93dme5-JT88NJZtIHqFOfV7Ewre-NkAsq-tP4FmbH6YAwl0AEf26u7yOcsQxVKr3q0mQu9iWguEZeFOfMGLUZYrB/s1600/DSCN0328.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJhVH7OyHQLBj08kOWEXcgMqgu1zmD7vSHuSjNJy2_jRex31GZmldf93dme5-JT88NJZtIHqFOfV7Ewre-NkAsq-tP4FmbH6YAwl0AEf26u7yOcsQxVKr3q0mQu9iWguEZeFOfMGLUZYrB/s320/DSCN0328.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"></span>Annette Harrington</span></b><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> is a true dynamo for the Club, bringing her highly developed skills as a writer, organizer, and meeting facilitator to the many committees with which she is involved. She facilitates every meeting of the Market Day (MD) Management Committee. She planned and organized every facet of the “$3 million Celebration” Meeting last November that brought us international recognition. She chairs the MD Promotion Committee, and has been appointed to the position of MD Publicity Manager. Annette continues to serve as an Ambassador, organizes our MD Directories, writes every MD Vendor Newsletter, assists with annual booth leasing, manages the matrix for the Donation Committee, and serves as our Tail Twister. Most of all, Annette brings a high level of energy, enthusiasm, and willingness to take on the “hard stuff” with every project. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: .5in;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: .5in;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjjsiCDBS40Bic4CvpR8-g88GLNO3Ddj1fstnhsjCPewDdPInJEaNfmWictQjvLSRx31s_w8UlOCUASXKAKwuqGQHVyh25eotBLD8EjssKd4v06pUIaFjIQr7G5rUq1zjjO1vPeU2_cJVH/s1600/Jerry+Mackin+TLC.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjjsiCDBS40Bic4CvpR8-g88GLNO3Ddj1fstnhsjCPewDdPInJEaNfmWictQjvLSRx31s_w8UlOCUASXKAKwuqGQHVyh25eotBLD8EjssKd4v06pUIaFjIQr7G5rUq1zjjO1vPeU2_cJVH/s320/Jerry+Mackin+TLC.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Jerry Mackin </span></b><span style="font-size: 14pt;">has been a member since 1997. During that time he has been an active member and head manager at BBQ (serving area). As Concession Manger, Jerry has organized the running, scheduling of the serving area as well as customer service. Jerry has served on the Long Range Planning Committee, Lion’s Development, as well as Donations Committee. Jerry serviced many years on the MHSU Board of Directors as well as being the Chairman for 2 years. Jerry has helped to organize our yearly trips to the Texas Lions Camp in Kerrville. Last year he received the Life Membership to that same camp. Jerry has shown loyalty and consistency to make the BBQ a very profitable concession.<o:p></o:p></span></div>Dan Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02045236989025560027noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9030552172069741448.post-12514020981437111012010-04-08T16:43:00.000-05:002010-04-08T16:43:52.998-05:00Lion Larry Thomas awarded Outstanding Lion!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuLGpXf21Z5yFcrZVzDVzZEUy4HBTa4lxDAOjFrhyphenhyphenqy71Bd7BFlBrULZnRZqNuQG3lpKOtY68Tac4qqxfuQQQ6fuhfmigtvJccLLXrs7MYWn4fuLYWOn_jXCaKReCjVPHEWcl0nIfKWdkf/s1600/DSCN0122.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuLGpXf21Z5yFcrZVzDVzZEUy4HBTa4lxDAOjFrhyphenhyphenqy71Bd7BFlBrULZnRZqNuQG3lpKOtY68Tac4qqxfuQQQ6fuhfmigtvJccLLXrs7MYWn4fuLYWOn_jXCaKReCjVPHEWcl0nIfKWdkf/s200/DSCN0122.JPG" width="200" /></a></div>A well deserved Lion Statue went to the Larry and Carol Thomas home. Larry has been a Lion since 1997 working at Market Days at various tasks, increasing membership on the Membership committee, and preparing for special event activities.<br />
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Larry retired in 1996 from a career in Real Estate Mortgage & Investing where he fulfilled the position of President/CEO of a Division of Henry S. Miller, Equity Management Corp, and Falcon Group. Larry and his wife of 45 years, Carol, have three grown children all with successful professions.<br />
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Larry has had tough time with his health. A stroke forced him into an early retirement and have plagued him since. He is recovering nicely from his last stroke and we are all looking forward to his regular attendance at meetings and work at Market Days.Dan Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02045236989025560027noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9030552172069741448.post-10041647430550516392010-03-07T16:01:00.002-06:002010-03-07T16:11:38.355-06:00Looking back and how we have come so far<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_iLo7FoFXtAPtzAXwYtwO9NeYB5FKBx4LXCAXC_hgsxEjOGvsJglmioGq4EvgvyUzK41BQYQzKe3vlfhwj2BVRaowD2a40sCW96IlGhckUuiooqZjn4SqBwuhOZJl1yBJHvmo1NMvizwy/s1600-h/DSC00775.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_iLo7FoFXtAPtzAXwYtwO9NeYB5FKBx4LXCAXC_hgsxEjOGvsJglmioGq4EvgvyUzK41BQYQzKe3vlfhwj2BVRaowD2a40sCW96IlGhckUuiooqZjn4SqBwuhOZJl1yBJHvmo1NMvizwy/s200/DSC00775.JPG" width="149" /></a> Patrick Cox spoke to our club March 2, Texas Independence Day. He shared some of the history of the Wimberley Lions Club. This allowed us to enjoy some of the early days that many of us lacked first hand experience. Pat joined the Wimberley Lions in 1975 and became President of the club in 1979. This was when the Wimberley Lions Club was celebrating its tenth year in existence. The club had already accomplished much. It had successfully moved the Market Days from the square to the first portion of Lions Field. The concession (now known as # 1) had been built. The pavilion was being erected but the Bar-B-Que was out in the open. The bonds individual Lions had purchased were being retired or donated back to the club. 1979 was the first year the club gave a scholarship and sponsored a foreign exchange student.</div><br />
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Pat mentioned that while he has served on the Board of many organizations, his first experiences on a Board of Directors was with the Wimberley Lions Club. He learned from that experience.<br />
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Dr. Patrick Cox will be discussing his latest book <u><i><b>Come to Order: How the Texas Speaker Became a Power in State and National Politics</b></i></u> in Wimberley at WIC's May 10 lecture series. He is Associate Director of the Dolph Briscoe Center for American History at UT Austin and a member of the Board of Directors of the Perdernales Electric Coop.Dan Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02045236989025560027noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9030552172069741448.post-6161144145407203232010-02-21T21:09:00.001-06:002010-02-22T10:28:05.861-06:00Tail Twisting Exceeds Expectations!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9BZ9cx_TAMN1u-SO0rh6FfrsDjU_4JqXRG6D2u_h3e0wSogbdzK4OWfUv1fVtyHN8K442bHuNx3MtLh9J7AvVatVpVWj7zyp0nNquTcc7lzzBvKuAUCiqgL0WwsKctrAUB0yfVmGSVigq/s1600-h/Tail+Twister+2009+006.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9BZ9cx_TAMN1u-SO0rh6FfrsDjU_4JqXRG6D2u_h3e0wSogbdzK4OWfUv1fVtyHN8K442bHuNx3MtLh9J7AvVatVpVWj7zyp0nNquTcc7lzzBvKuAUCiqgL0WwsKctrAUB0yfVmGSVigq/s320/Tail+Twister+2009+006.JPG" width="318" /></a></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Tail Twister duties are to promote fellowship, fun and laughter, encourage good feelings, life and enthusiasm in the meetings. They shall impose and collect the fines at the meetings. Much of the success of the meetings will depend upon the Tail Twister’s resourcefulness in , making the members forget, for a time at least, their business and any worries they may have. The Tail Twister will break down any reserve which might exist, and draw the members together in closer friendship.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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One of the last Charter Members of the Wimberley Lioness Club passes away. Kaye worked on Lion projects with her husband, Lion James. when women were not permitted in Lions. Past District Governor Dave Slider presided over the Wimberley Lioness Club Charter Night during his term as District Governor in 1985. Kaye was one of its leaders. Lion Kaye continued her leadership role as the Lioness club merged with the Wimberley Lions Club. Kaye worked on the Donations Committee and wrote the club newsletter for many years. Kaye was recognized by her club by her Outstanding Lion Award, Life Membership of Texas Lions Camp, and being named a Melvin Jones Fellow.<br />
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Kaye did not restrict her volunteering to the Lions, she worked with the Crisis Bread Basket as a volunteer, a recruiter of volunteers, and as a member of their Board of Directors. Kaye was an active member of the Chapel of the Hills Church and served on its Benevolent Committee.Dan Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02045236989025560027noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9030552172069741448.post-39681830618000057992009-11-22T18:48:00.002-06:002009-11-22T18:53:15.877-06:00What a Celebration for $3 Million of Donations<span style="font-size: 16px;"></span><br />
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</div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On Tuesday night, November 17th, the Wimberley Lions Club held a celebration to honor the club's accomplishment of earning and donating $3 million. It was quiet a celebration. Several hundred people were present with many faces that we don't see everyday. In one corner was a giant multiple flavored sheet cake with a large Lion logo. It was surrounded by huge delicious cookies. Lion Meta Crow was wielding a sword like knife dividing the cake into servable sized pieces. Across the room was Beth Watson insuring a plentiful buffet. Leos snaked through the crowd with trays of tasty morsels.</span></span><br />
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</div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The crowd visited with each other while visiting informational tables staffed by some organizations that both volunteer at Market Days and receive donations from the Lions. Lion Frances Jones had a display with hundreds of pictures of new lions and those being recognized that she has taken over the years. Tables were displaying flags and momentous brought back by exchange students. A table contained proclamations from many dignitaries for the accomplishment of the Wimberley Lions Club. These declarations were from Vice President Biden, Senator Hutchinson, Senator Cronin, Congressman Doggett, State Representative Rose, County Judge Sumter, and Mayor Haley.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">It was good to see past Lions that we had not seen for a while like PDG Bob & Maybell Lorenc.</span></span><br />
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</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Our Lion Boss, Lane Hartsock, Called the group to order to start the meeting with an invocation led appropriately by Past District Governor Dave Slider; pledge to the flag by Lion Larry Williams. Lion Jim McMeans led us in a great Song.</span></span><br />
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</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Lion Boss Introduced Past President Don Campbell as the celebration emcee.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Lion Don Campbell acknowledge how Market Days could not be possible without the community volunteers. He also a</span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">cknowledge the Leos present that served <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">food for the crowd. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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</div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Forty years ago, a group of Wimberley community leaders chartered our Lions Club to serve the community and support the worthy causes of Lions International. They were asked to take over the community market day operation which was outgrowing the capacity of the Wimberley square. Individual Lions signed personal bank notes of $3,000 each to buy a patch of land that became the initial plat of Lions Field. The first market day at the new field included the normal art, crafts, and produce. It also included the sell of new cars and livestock from rabbits to horses. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">All of the profits from Market Day from the beginning have gone to donations and that total has reached 3 $million. This is from just a just a few dollars in the beginning. The nineteen eighties saw profits and donations average about $25,000 per year. The last decade has seen donations in excess of $100,000 each year. This money is donated to Lion programs such as blindness prevention, hurricane and tsunami relief, Texas Lions Camp for crippled and diabetic children, special EMS equipment, classroom technology, Katherine Ann Porter school equipment, soccer equipment, athletic field lights, and band instruments. Major expenditures have been for the Nature Trail on Cypress Creek, Visitors Center, Wimberley Playors Playhouse, the Community Center and restoration of the Winters House. Each year Wimberley Lions give to Habitat for Humanity. The fourth house they built was underwritten by Lions to the amount of 87% of the cost.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Two programs are pretty unique to Wimberley. Our scholarships are mostly four year scholarships and 160 students have benefited from them. The foreign exchange program has sent 80 students to foreign countries for several weeks living with a host family and about three weeks in a Lion camp with 30 kids from other countries. These are life changing experiences. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Lions earn revenue at the Market Days by parking fees, booth rentals, concession stand sales, and premium Bar-B-Que. The staffing requirements for Market Days exceeds 200 people. The Lions club can not marshal that size staff. A combination of volunteers, LEOS, and members of organizations that often receive donations from the Lions Club make up the difference. <b> We could not do without the volunteers.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Tuesday, November 17, 2009 a celebration will occur at the Wimberley Community Center, 14068 Ranch Road 12 from 6:00 pm to 7:30pm. All Lions, Ex Lions, donation recipients, and anyone with an interest are welcome. All sorts of activity is planned along with refreshments.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Come join us for this celebration!</span>Dan Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02045236989025560027noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9030552172069741448.post-47901522687895313352009-11-11T22:46:00.003-06:002009-11-11T22:58:48.645-06:00Collecting the history of the Wimberley Lions<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlAn_f3rENvY7H6wN1ycYyLY-menDYWE7IBU3dHCuC5Be82YWyRmsmrI0rE4vAn0I8nEwOXvoxjf0BnfremIZIdH-CWjFhnWCfDb7PI7UkZ8VJCSj0nBZ7pOJmnzAl7SKVAJBTWozfvARY/s1600-h/2006+Lions+Field+05.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlAn_f3rENvY7H6wN1ycYyLY-menDYWE7IBU3dHCuC5Be82YWyRmsmrI0rE4vAn0I8nEwOXvoxjf0BnfremIZIdH-CWjFhnWCfDb7PI7UkZ8VJCSj0nBZ7pOJmnzAl7SKVAJBTWozfvARY/s200/2006+Lions+Field+05.jpg" /></a><br />
</div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Lion Frances Jones has done double duty for many years! She has been responsible for club publicity and chair of the History Committee. Frances takes the official photos of new members, speakers, honored students & teachers, and any one being honored with an award. She gets those photos into the newspapers along with a caption with accurate name identification and with many event write-ups. She works with the newspapers to provide excellent coverage of the club.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Lion Frances has put out a call for other photos and memorabilia in order to adequately document the history of the Wimberley Lions Club. This collection from meetings, picnics, Texas Lions Camp, and Market Days. Lions John Lyon, Cecil Gibson, and Dan Williams are scanning newspaper articles to include in the November 17th celebration on reaching the $3 million mark in donations. Anyone with items to be included, please send to Lion Frances.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After this collection is completed, a copy of the scanned items will be provided to the Wimberley Institute of Culture Archive Collection. This will be of value because many civic and community leaders are either Lion members or speakers at Lion meetings. </span>Dan Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02045236989025560027noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9030552172069741448.post-87289326624344538452009-10-08T21:41:00.010-05:002009-10-09T09:22:04.719-05:00The Loss of Lion Don Tatum<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj6YpZ9T8XbWFh22XNrO-TPLKhctOorVisYt5YOXXeiZKp_6vx_eXD3euTiyb-UNJQ8AFR4vGOGSgwaifz4cTE3EwW_Fzb6HCNpmhEkU5UuSDyPcv9wzCcI56loe-EqqERl_7jJMfefHD7/s1600-h/Lion+Directory+075.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 229px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj6YpZ9T8XbWFh22XNrO-TPLKhctOorVisYt5YOXXeiZKp_6vx_eXD3euTiyb-UNJQ8AFR4vGOGSgwaifz4cTE3EwW_Fzb6HCNpmhEkU5UuSDyPcv9wzCcI56loe-EqqERl_7jJMfefHD7/s320/Lion+Directory+075.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390605312441810914" /></a><br />Shocking news was sent out today. Don Tatum has passed away. Don was a great Lion! He joined our club in 1997 sponsored by Leon Hewlett. You could count on Don to work Market Days, the cleanup the Saturday before Market Day.<div><br /></div><div>Don was active in the Mobile Health Screening Unit. He was a willing volunteer who always had something nice to say to co-workers and clients.</div><div><br /></div><div>Don just completed two years as a Director on the Lion Board providing his sage advice to the club.</div><div><br /></div><div>Don's wife, Sally, has suggested any memorials be to the Texas Lions Camp. <span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Their address is P. O. Box 290247, Kerrville, TX 78029-0247. You can contribute directly by this link: <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:16px;"><a href="https://payments.auctionpay.com/ver3/?id=w013612">https://payments.auctionpay.com/ver3/?id=w013612</a></span></span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Anyone wanting to add their comment to this are encouraged to do so. Just click on the blue or pink "comments" below.</span></span></span></div>Dan Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02045236989025560027noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9030552172069741448.post-24242970287705473322009-10-08T20:17:00.005-05:002009-10-09T08:18:20.540-05:00Breifing on Texas Lions Camp<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheigvCvogmRc617QVbUkVP7CnGzNJbPJCOarHCYm1IEc5RvcrryQvP_2yyHvDcwzFtgWAO71RfJgs8v0sHvSo2bcX2hBCMNqWNpVawIg9QZ5ye6Ob5bLw6JJedh-kNajyfl2ku61WyzMJO/s1600-h/DSCN0297.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheigvCvogmRc617QVbUkVP7CnGzNJbPJCOarHCYm1IEc5RvcrryQvP_2yyHvDcwzFtgWAO71RfJgs8v0sHvSo2bcX2hBCMNqWNpVawIg9QZ5ye6Ob5bLw6JJedh-kNajyfl2ku61WyzMJO/s320/DSCN0297.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390445013976598434" /></a><br />Our old friends PDG Dennis Heitkamp, Ex Wimberleyite PDG Bill Daniels, and District Director Skip Stem visited our club this last Tuesday. Dennis brought us up to date on the history and activities of Texas Lions Camp.<div><br /></div><div>He told about how sixty years ago the camp was created as the polio pandemic was at its peak. How there is no charge for the campers. How it is supported through all of the Texas Lions Clubs, memorials, Century Club Members. The fortune of the crippled children population shrinking has allowed the inclusion of Type I diabetic children as its population expands. He told us of efforts the camp has taken to seek alternative funding to keep the camp viable.</div><div><br /></div><div>One bit of good news for the Wimberley Lions was that this year the April workday will be the second Saturday meaning we will not have a conflict with Market Day. That is a day of hard work, fun, comradary. I just hope not in a bunk between Lee Coble and Joe Thompson doing their snoring duet again!</div>Dan Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02045236989025560027noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9030552172069741448.post-22160530636387982432009-09-13T22:26:00.009-05:002009-09-15T20:33:57.563-05:00Canyon Lake North Shore has Charter Night<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt7Cuuq0PPeQwDVHflcXytxcJX0xt79nJEw2THzl9ANx5iwDSnpJTPsTitwhTpBBrnjtHmi_OmHqdAIYfG6sEmv91_9X70ahtid1kVsMGVuYsa90QXFjDRnfmQf1qK532HeP6NpkUSATx6/s1600-h/NorthAustinCharter+134.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt7Cuuq0PPeQwDVHflcXytxcJX0xt79nJEw2THzl9ANx5iwDSnpJTPsTitwhTpBBrnjtHmi_OmHqdAIYfG6sEmv91_9X70ahtid1kVsMGVuYsa90QXFjDRnfmQf1qK532HeP6NpkUSATx6/s320/NorthAustinCharter+134.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381159933893235330" /></a>Wimberley Lion Boss Lane Hartsock and Lion John Lyon presented the U. S Flag, Club Banner, and gong to the Canyon Lake North Shore Club President Linda Johnson on their Charter Night. The Dripping Springs Club contributed toward these purchases with the Wimberley Club. <div><br /></div><div>PDG Dave Slider, as Master of Ceremonies, kept the program moving at a quick pace while dishing out merriment! The DG, IPDG, 1stVDG and 2ndVDG all participated. Lion Cameron Bradfute of New Braunfels Noon Club had us all laughing as he pulled a half dozen Lions into bringing his candy store vision to life. Sheriff Lion Bob Holder provided the County government's welcome to the new club. He said he would be keeping a special eye on Lion Milford. International Director Beverly Stebbins was the keynote speaker. While she kept the mood lighthearted, she was able to deliver her powerful message on Lionism and service to her audience. Lions Linnea Bailey and Dan Williams completed the Wimberley contingent. It was a good night and a great start for a new club in 2-S3.</div><div><br /></div><div>To see more pictures of this event please go to this link:</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; font-family:arial;"><a href="http://beta.kodakgallery.com/gallery/creativeapps/slideShow/Main.jsp?token=716661983115%3A96534140" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 65, 112); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">http://beta.kodakgallery.com/</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><wbr>gallery/creativeapps/</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><wbr>slideShow/Main.jsp?token=</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><wbr>716661983115%3A96534140</span></a></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">You are also invited to post a comment below</span></span></span></div>Dan Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02045236989025560027noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9030552172069741448.post-20819633508988024802009-08-03T21:08:00.006-05:002009-08-03T22:44:57.808-05:00Wimberley Lions take action to prevent fires!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpxt5209-IpGWhCXlQvF69DwZ1VgSllk0m0kfIGKF_mJ07EJQMzxwwL5w8sEJ-W-3v0ZOWNjXjTmwYGbptX_C-Wf1nMHFjfTe6oIDVG0NEHrzj5jpzngjTplWTvnYyssU_2L63diZ1j469/s1600-h/DSCN0210.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 138px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpxt5209-IpGWhCXlQvF69DwZ1VgSllk0m0kfIGKF_mJ07EJQMzxwwL5w8sEJ-W-3v0ZOWNjXjTmwYGbptX_C-Wf1nMHFjfTe6oIDVG0NEHrzj5jpzngjTplWTvnYyssU_2L63diZ1j469/s320/DSCN0210.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365949517048759778" /></a><br />The Austin Flea Market fire has caused a some people to ask how safe is Lions Field? I believe the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Wimberley</span> Lions have been <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">aggressive</span> in fire prevention.<div><ul><li>Fire <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Extinguishers</span> are required to be displayed by all vendors and physical <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">inspections</span> are regularly performed to be sure they are present and not outdated.</li><li>Hay bales, straw, and loose newspaper are not allowed in booths.</li><li>Wood shaving can not be spread on the ground.</li><li>A/C and heaters are prohibited in the booths.</li><li>Electrical wiring is inspected requiring the vendor to repair bad wiring.</li><li><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">GFI</span> circuit breakers have been installed to shut off electricity in the event of a short circuit.</li></ul></div><div>The <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Wimberley</span> Lions Club has property insurance on the Bar-B-Que, rest rooms, and concessions. The vendors are encouraged to obtain their own insurance for their structure and contents.</div>Dan Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02045236989025560027noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9030552172069741448.post-1889387174784366742009-07-21T15:14:00.005-05:002009-07-21T15:52:48.912-05:00Market Day Preparation Saturday clean-up<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi8ooU-jLjKxMHSv1rzgnFRTuTrD0T7oX_L7vswdZDXeeBFfAC_fJf-LCnu4PAB4Qlt9shD0m4AdGROotKXAxjSoeBXdUH7Tj658LqesY33jsq7gk6XCzi2gml7YZY-jgjcgOKVaSqbS6R/s1600-h/DSCN0123.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi8ooU-jLjKxMHSv1rzgnFRTuTrD0T7oX_L7vswdZDXeeBFfAC_fJf-LCnu4PAB4Qlt9shD0m4AdGROotKXAxjSoeBXdUH7Tj658LqesY33jsq7gk6XCzi2gml7YZY-jgjcgOKVaSqbS6R/s320/DSCN0123.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361019119189746898" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSs3o_RJTdBBdIQ75x-bw8tbZzJ0SI7c8d2s5q1LOGyu5dxTcRtNEC6CdRlvX6eOG57oy8AJquT2ku0INh8F02CmVd9Qy4GB5xNemvtB1fCbUBWfdQufI6vyjbqKYp4OuoU52Cgz6BnedQ/s1600-h/DSCN0127.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 241px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSs3o_RJTdBBdIQ75x-bw8tbZzJ0SI7c8d2s5q1LOGyu5dxTcRtNEC6CdRlvX6eOG57oy8AJquT2ku0INh8F02CmVd9Qy4GB5xNemvtB1fCbUBWfdQufI6vyjbqKYp4OuoU52Cgz6BnedQ/s320/DSCN0127.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361018921227048194" /></a><br />Some lions work all month either fixing what broke from the last Market Day to adding new features for the next Market Day. But the Saturday before Market Day they have some help from the club members.<div><br /></div><div>A few minutes before 8:00 on each Saturday before Market Day, Wimberley Lions begin to walk into Concession Number One next to the flag poles. They get a friendly greeting from Jack Bourke and the rest of the Lions gathered. Fresh Hot Coffee, canned drinks, and a variety of doughnuts await. Cub Scouts with their parents also mingle around the refreshments awaiting their assignments.</div><div><br /></div><div>The assignments are typically to pick up trash on Lion Field or one of the parking lots. Others sweep up the accumulated leaves around the pavilion. What I enjoy is talking to a Lion that I have been paired with that I don't know well. We get to know each other as we work.</div><div><br /></div><div>By 9:00 we have finnished our task and are on our way to what ever activities we have for the day, knowing we have helped get the field ready for market.</div><div><br /></div><div>So the Saturday before Market Day, come join us for a quick cleanup and have some fun!</div>Dan Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02045236989025560027noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9030552172069741448.post-4035662088470087132009-06-27T10:22:00.010-05:002009-06-27T14:15:59.547-05:00Annual Trek to Kerrville<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH2XajIVafCHQc8PSCRvbqehbtKFlc_-zvDoizvnXoBuoy8UQsQ0iuCZRaNp2vI0-YJz3ltPVd7fZpZJi4I8eGo-3Y_S998mvWRW6WQvzO3Vge065v2lNeDOTdmP9o1cs6AQlM6P9O5UI2/s1600-h/2007+Tex+Lions+Dist+034.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH2XajIVafCHQc8PSCRvbqehbtKFlc_-zvDoizvnXoBuoy8UQsQ0iuCZRaNp2vI0-YJz3ltPVd7fZpZJi4I8eGo-3Y_S998mvWRW6WQvzO3Vge065v2lNeDOTdmP9o1cs6AQlM6P9O5UI2/s320/2007+Tex+Lions+Dist+034.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352088060536863186" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1lg9WFgk0mm2yagqvo7c23JhcIhJb3xsdaxXIOEUt6kZiPUJiGzh6GwsHLRZicbb35LIdkzcd4MvF8OtSXdTr1n3Q3yXn-fifDfZL6NYdqGlIEPLd00InflH41BG72ICmlKYTkLnkLFxb/s1600-h/2007+Tex+Lions+Dist+026.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1lg9WFgk0mm2yagqvo7c23JhcIhJb3xsdaxXIOEUt6kZiPUJiGzh6GwsHLRZicbb35LIdkzcd4MvF8OtSXdTr1n3Q3yXn-fifDfZL6NYdqGlIEPLd00InflH41BG72ICmlKYTkLnkLFxb/s320/2007+Tex+Lions+Dist+026.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352086905841458562" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-qUDpBKmAbP4hyphenhyphen4fchnYN986xIMX6vA2lHtoX26MVJNm18dPBCnjUGWv4FPvxBX7YdBmIOx3lTNWEph_pTnjBp7W545vr0jTOsw4rI09CNR61PZ9F_BEP4uYGvLzTahGeRvT2OdElQ6Xi/s1600-h/2007+Tex+Lions+Dist+040.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-qUDpBKmAbP4hyphenhyphen4fchnYN986xIMX6vA2lHtoX26MVJNm18dPBCnjUGWv4FPvxBX7YdBmIOx3lTNWEph_pTnjBp7W545vr0jTOsw4rI09CNR61PZ9F_BEP4uYGvLzTahGeRvT2OdElQ6Xi/s200/2007+Tex+Lions+Dist+040.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352085125069532770" /></a><br />Once a year the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Wimberley</span></span> Lions make a trip to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Kerrville</span></span> to the Texas Lions Camp for crippled children. The Lions prepare and serve an outdoor meal for the campers and staff of the camp. This meal is usually Hamburgers or Bar-B-Que with all of the trimmings. <div><br /></div><div>About 400 campers and staff show up. The <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Wimberley</span></span> Lions Club has a good reputation among the camp staff assuring a high turnout.</div><div><br /></div><div>The camp host two types of campers: traditionally the camp provided for physically challenged children. It also has sessions for children with diabetes. These children learn how to test themselves for their blood chemistry and how to handle out of range conditions. Due to the special needs of the campers, there is a high ratio of staff to campers with emphasis on the medical side. These kids get to experience all facets of camping from <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">horseback</span> riding to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">cannoeing</span> </span>to overnight camping. Often a wheelchair bound camper has their first experience of swimming and horseback riding at this camp. The pool is designed where a wheelchair or crutches can be used to wheel or walk into the pool without the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">trauma</span> of jumping into the pool.</div><div><br /></div><div>Graduation/Awards Night is on Friday and each camper is <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">recognized</span> for their <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">achievements</span>. You can not set through this ceremony without both crying and having a feeling of pride in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Lionism</span></span>.</div><div><br /></div><div>On Sunday, June 28, the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Wimberley</span></span> Lions Club members will be loaded up with food and supplies by 1:00 PM. The plan is to be cooking by 3. The campers will start lining up with their group about 6. You might see a child with no legs in a wheelchair being pushed by one that is blind. Both singing or chanting a drill chant their counselor is teaching them. All are <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">having</span> a good time. They will eat in the pavilion. The staff is always friendly and help with <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">hauling</span> away the trash. The Lions and spouses who participate in this worthy cause will be hot and tired. But they will have a great feeling of accomplishment.</div>Dan Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02045236989025560027noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9030552172069741448.post-61384082846371077362009-05-30T13:22:00.008-05:002009-05-30T15:44:42.734-05:00Academic Challenge<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiylIs3E5fFT7n5R3TpPXdfPJgQ_QubFAJDinjk_SLUmcfrGnEtVAmVERwY2ROqPVrszu2bUZ09_Ynr6DRaGdPEEuzMHgPjEruuGRJKkOyTs2lj-QWu3a12M5vXBRxr1HAghfB_YTWZHUEV/s1600-h/Academic+Challenge+097.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiylIs3E5fFT7n5R3TpPXdfPJgQ_QubFAJDinjk_SLUmcfrGnEtVAmVERwY2ROqPVrszu2bUZ09_Ynr6DRaGdPEEuzMHgPjEruuGRJKkOyTs2lj-QWu3a12M5vXBRxr1HAghfB_YTWZHUEV/s400/Academic+Challenge+097.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341720528327345906" /></a><br />Each year the Wimberley Lions Club sponsors the Middle School Academic Challenge. It is fun for both the Lions who help and the students who participate. I always come away with an appreciation for both our teachers and students on how much knowledge is being absorbed by the students. The students really like the cash they earn. <div><br /></div><div>Before the day of the Academic Challenge, the teachers had held a preliminary contest to reduce the competitors to 6 to 9 teams per class. These top students form teams of 3. The teams are seated in a group in the middle of the gym. The rest of their class set in the gym bleacher to observe and cheer their favorites.</div><div><br /></div><div>Each member answers four questions: one math, one english, one science, and one history/social studies. After each question, ten seconds are allowed for the student to mark their answer. The correct response is announced and the Lion marks the correct responses and flips the score card display so the audience can follow. The team roatates to the next member after set of questions. This rotation continues until each team member has answered 12 questions. The teams or ordinally ranked. Tie breaker questions are used to break any ties.</div><div><br /></div><div>The team of three that comes in first each win $100. The second place team each wins $50. Each member of the third place team win $30. This occurs for both the seventh and eight grades.<br /></div><div><br /></div><div>The two who make this operation work are Cathy Carolan from the Jr High School and PDG Dave Slider getting the Lion Volunteers where they need to be. Thanks to both of you.</div>Dan Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02045236989025560027noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9030552172069741448.post-17236074582670280332009-05-20T21:08:00.012-05:002009-05-20T22:21:44.070-05:00New Braunfels gains Parish Lions<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvXNanlHWbY7CyhFgwS8jPtGCo23HLqan69El_T9o5RQAPuUdm6JrjkwEIGr5E2TKEFhXwliwYUooj_5fBPoOWpVJP9vtbfVaFfKQ0UgZum9UC4FIMBsy9daGvsg886_P3-9NZCRcsx5gb/s1600-h/DSCN0107.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvXNanlHWbY7CyhFgwS8jPtGCo23HLqan69El_T9o5RQAPuUdm6JrjkwEIGr5E2TKEFhXwliwYUooj_5fBPoOWpVJP9vtbfVaFfKQ0UgZum9UC4FIMBsy9daGvsg886_P3-9NZCRcsx5gb/s400/DSCN0107.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338109393249223682" /></a><br /><br />Seba and Norm Parish are moving to New Braunfels as they change to a different lifestyle.<div><br /></div><div>Norm Parish joined the Wimberley Lions seventeen years ago. He soon became the number one Lion recruiter. He was chair of the Membership Committee for about five years and helped the recruiting with other Lions. A number of those seventeen years Norm was in charge of all three parking lots for Market Days. He made sure he had the parking lot staffed for each market day. This requires about 15 Lions and 6 volunteers with shifts from 6 in the morning until 3 in the afternoon. Besides the staffing, he set policy, assured the comfort of his workers, and collected the money from the lots. Norm was at the field from 6 in the morning until the end of the market and the money was all counted. Norm was recognized by the club with awarding a Melvin Jones Fellow.</div><div><br /></div><div>Seba was a Lion wife and not a member until 2003. That did not mean she slept in on Market Day. She worked in Concession #2 making the best hand trimed bar-B-Que Sandwiches every market day. It is unknown if Seba decided to join or Norm wanted to increase his membership notches. Seba Joined.</div><div><br /></div><div>Seba stood beside Norm, not in his shadow. Seba worked on many committees such as Donations, she worked cleanup sessions Saturdays before Market Days, and she kept the club informed about our sick and wounded. In addition to Lions, Seba has been a leader in the Civic Club. She has years of creating the Hobby Lobby catalog and the annual directory.</div><div><br /></div><div>There are many stories about King Ranch and their worldly travels.</div><div><br /></div><div>They were very active in their church. </div><div><br /></div><div>This club will miss this couple as we commit to frequent visits.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Dan Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02045236989025560027noreply@blogger.com0