SAN PEDRO LIONS CLUB-- 81 YEARS OF cOMMITMENT <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> July 1, 2004 Calendar JUNE 30, 2004 - MOBIL SCREENING UNIT AND DIABETES SCREENING, HARBOR FREE CLINIC, 9:00AM, 6TH AND MESA. JULY 1, 2004 - REGULAR MEETING, THE FIRST OF PRESIDENT TOMS YEAR, 12:10 PM, ANTES RESTAURANT. JULY 2, 2004 - ANGELS/DODGERS BASEBALL GAME, 7:05PM. JULY 8, 2004 - BOARD MEETING, LOCATION TO BE ANNOUNCED JULY 15, 2004 - FELLOWSHIP MEETING, 12:10PM, ANTES RESTAURANT JULY 5-9 2004 -LIONS INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION, DETROIT, MICHIGAN AND WINDSOR, ONTARIO, CANADA AUGUST 20TH - HOT AUGUST NIGHTS, COMMUNITY CENTER ACROSS FROM HILTON HOTEL. SEE BELOW FOR DETAILS. AUGUST 29TH - DOWNHILL RACE <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> PRESIDENTS MESSAGE THIS WILL BE MY FINAL REPORT. AS TOM DORSEY WILL OFFICIALLY BE YOUR NEW PRESIDENT ON JULY 9TH. I HOPE YOU HAVE ENJOYED MY COMMENTS THIS PAST YEAR AS I HAVE TRIED TO KEEP YOU UP TO DATE ON WHAT OUR CLUB AND LIONS INTERNATIONAL IS DOING. I BELIEVE COMMUNICATION IS VERY IMPORTANT INANY ORGANIZATION. I HOPE THIS CAN BE CONTINUED. I WANT TO THANK WAYNE BETTIS FOR BEING OUR BULLETIN EDITOR. HE HAS DONE A GREAT JOBE FOR MANY YEARS. BUT THIS YEAR IT WAS SO NICE THAT HE WAS THERE FOR ME WHEN I WAS NOT ABLE TO GET HIM MY REPORT. WAYNE WOULD FILL IN FOR ME. WAYNE HAS BEEN IN THE CLUB FOR A LONG TIME AND HAS BEEN CLUB PRESIDENT AND SECRETARY. WAYNE ALSO WAS MY CABINET SECRETARY WHEN I WAS DISTRICT GOVERNOR SO I FEEL THAT HE AND I HAVE ALWAYS WORKED WELL TOGETHER. THANK YOU AGAIN WAYNE. I WANT TO THANK ALL THE MEMBERSHIP WHO HELPED OUR CLUB THIS YEAR. ESPECIALLY OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS. WE HAD A GREAT BOARD THIS YEAR WITH EVERYONE DOING THEIR JOB AND THE ATTENDANCE WAS GREAT AT ALMOST ALL OF THE BOARD MEETINGS. BESIDES OUR BOARD WE HAD FOUR MEMBERS WHO DID THAT LITTLE BIT EXTRA BY CHAIRING PROGRAMS AND IN SO DOING HELPED TO KEEP OUR MOTTO "WE SERVE". THOSE LIONS ARE VINCE ZABICA WHO DID A GREAT JOB WITH THE STUDENT SPEAKERS PROGRAM. WE HAVE NOT HAD A STUDENT SPEAKER PROGRAM IN SEVERAL YEARS AND VINCE BROUGHT IT BACK. VINCE DID SUCH A GOOD JOB OUR SPEAKER WENT TO THE 3RD LEVEL (THANKS TO VINCE). THEN WE HAVE LION JULIE NICOSIA WHO FOR MANY YEARS HAS BEEN CHAIR OF HOT AUGUST NIGHTS AND OUR COMMUNITY RECOGNITION PROGRAM. JULIE HAS ALWAYS DONE A GREAT JOB WITH THESE PROGRAMS AND THIS YEAR WAS NO DIFFERENT (THANKS JULIE). LION DR. MIKE WEITZMAN CHAIRED OUR MR. & MISS SAN PEDRO CONTEST AND SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM AND RAISED A LOT OF MONEY FOR THE KIDS AND OUR CLUB. MIKE ALSO IS ALWAYS THERE WHEN WE HAVE SCREENING WITH THE MOBILE SCREENING UNIT. MIKE ALSO BROUGHT IN A NEW MEMBER AND IS WORKING ON ANOTHER (THANKS MIKE). BACK TO WAYNE BETTIS, FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW HE HAS CHAIRED FLAG DAY AT ALL THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS IN SAN PEDRO. WAYNE HAS THIS PROGRAM SO ORGANIZED AND THE TEACHES LOOK SO FORWARD TO US COMING TO THEIR SCHOOLS TO PASS OUT THE GLAS THIS IT ONE OF THE EASIEST JOBS IN OUR CLUB. I WANT TO MENTION THREE OF OUR NEW MEMBERS, FRANK COLELLO, DAVID STALEY AND MY WIFE CHRIS. WHAT GREAT ADDITION TO OUR CLUB THESE THREE MEMBERS HAVE BEEN. THEY HAVE ATTENDED MOST EVERYTHING WE DO AND HAVE HELPED ON MOST PROJECTS. DAVE IS ALWAYS WILLING TO HELP OUT. FRANK IS ALWAYS THERE AND HAS TAKEN A BIG ROLL WITH THE DOWNHILL RACE. CHRIS HAS OUR BOOKS IN GREAT SHAPE AND AT EVERY MEETING GIVES US UP TO DATE REPORT ON ALL OUR FINANCES. IF WE COULD FIND MORE MEMBERS LIKE THESE THREE OUR CLUB WOULD BE STRONG FOR A LONG TIME TO COME. YOU KNOW ALL IT TAKES IS FOR YOU TO ASK AND INVITE PEOPLE TO BE PART OF THIS GREAT ORGANIZATION. THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME SERVE AS YOUR PRESIDENT FOR THE YEAR 2003-2004 AND I ASK YOU ALL TO GIVE LIONS TOM DORSEY THE SAME SUPPORT THAT YOU GAVE ME. YOURS IN LIONISM LION EDDIE KEYSE <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> IF I MIGHT SPEAK FOR THE CLUB MEMBERSHIP WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK PDG EDDIE KEYSE FOR THE EFFORT HE PUT FORWARD THIS YEAR TO MAKE US LOOK GOOD WITH A VERY SUCCESSFUL YEAR. WE ARE A MUCH BETTER CLUB BECAUSE YOU AND THE WORK YOU PUT INTO BEING PRESIDENT. THANK YOU AGAIN EDDIE.