The Lions Roar...serious and fun information from the Westerly Lions Club

  THE MANE ISSUE January 2009

PRESIDENT     GARY LATZ

1^ST VP.  DAVID URSO                  2^ND VP.      JOE IACOI

3^RD VP.   DAN MARANTZ                 TREAS.   GILBERT SCOTT

SEC .   JARED BEAULIEU                 TAIL TWISTER   ANGIE SMITH

DINNER MEETING at the VENICE RESTUARANT

165 SHORE ROAD

WESTERLY, RI

JANUARY 28, 2009

6:00 – 7:00  PM  COCKTAILS       7:00  -  9:00 PM DINNER MEETING

VENICE FARE

GUEST SPEAKER  TOM GIBNEY: WESTERLY AMBULANCE CORP

                                 AND CLAIRE LETIZIO : JONNYCAKE CENTER

BOARD DISCUSSIONS:  JANUARY 21 ,  2009

THE BOARD HAS VOTED TO BRING BEFORE THE CLUB, FOR THEIR APPROVAL,  A REQUEST FOR $1200 WHICH WOULD BE FOR A WESTERLY CHILD TO HAVE DRAINAGE TUBES SURGICALLY IMPANTED IN HIS EARS.  THERE IS A CHRONIC HEARING PROBLEM AT THIS TIME THAT THIS OPERATION WOULD RESOLVE.  THERE WILL BE MORE DETAIL AT THE MEETING.

JOE IACOI IS AGAIN GOING TO CHAIR AN EVENING OF WINE TASTING TO BE HELD ON THE 1^ST FRIDAY IN MAY.   YES, THAT WILL BE MAY 1, 2009!  JOE WILL PRESENT MORE INFORMATION THIS FUN EVENT AT THE MEETING.

A BRIEF DISCUSSION WAS AGAIN HELD ON THE SUCCESS OF OUR CLUB’S WEBSITE AND BLOG. DAN IS NOW WORKING ON A HYPERLINK WHICH WILL ALLOW YOU TO ACCEPT AND CONFIRM YOU RSVP TO THE DINNER MEETINGS WITH A CLICK OF A BUTTON CONTAINED WITHIN THE MANE ISSUE.  WE HOPE TO HAVE THIS OPERATIONAL FOR THE NEXT MANE ISSUE.

THIS YEAR THE JONNYCAKE CENTER HAS RECEIVED AN UNPRECEDENTED NUMBER OF REQUESTS FOR ASSISTANCE.  THERE HAVE BEEN MANY REQUESTS FOR BASIC FOOD STAPLES AND THE CENTER IS FINDING IT DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN THE SUPPLY.  THE CENTER IS ALSO IN NEED OF CASH WHICH WOULD ALLOW THE CENTER TO PURCHASE FROM THE RHODE ISLAND FOOD BANK. BESIDES THESE,  THE CENTER IS ALSO IN NEED OF MORE VOLUNTEERS TO HELP WITH THEIR PROGRAMS.  VISIT WITH CLAIRE LETIZIO ON WHERE YOU COULD HELP.  AS A RESULT OF THIS NEED THE BOARD IS ASKING THE WESTERLY LIONS TO PLEASE BRING TO THIS JANUARY MEETING A DONATION OF NONPERISHABLE CANNED OR DRIED FOODS.  WE WILL BE COLLECTING THESE DONATIONS AT OUR MEETINGS OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS. 

NOTE THAT WE WILL BE HAVING OUR DINNER MEETING FOR JANUARY, FEBRUARY, AND MARCH AT THE VENICE RESTAURANT.

PLEASE SEND ANY ADDRESS, E-MAIL, OR MEMBERSHIP CHANGES TO: jbeaulieu@unitedbuilderssupply.com