The Roaring Oceansider

Oceanside Lions Club 

Virginia Beach, Virginia

Newsletter - April 2012

President:  Lion Nancy Cranford

Secretary:  Lion John E. Cranford

Editor:  Lion Marlin E. Stockdill

http://www.oceansidelions.org                                                               

Presidents Corner

Fellow Lions,

What a beautiful Easter day. Spring is the time to renew our faith and recharge our inner battery's.  It is also the time for us to recommit ourselves to this great organization. So many people need our help and thru the Lions clubs working together that is possible. One person can make a difference but when you put all the Lions together a miracle can happen.

We have pre-school children that need screening. We have the diabetes camp, the state convention, the homeless connect. All these projects need YOU. Our White Cane days are fast approaching and we need each person to commit to connecting with the people and bringing in at least $ 1,000.00. You just have to speak to each person and ask them to help us help others in need. Talk LIONS!

Our new officers will be voted on tonight. I look forward to new energy and ideas coming forth for the new Lions year. Support your officers by taking part in projects and most of all being at the meetings. We bond as a family when we get together and talk Lions!

We are Lions, be proud, wear your vest, pin, hat etc.

Talk Lions!!
Lion Nancy

Dates to Remember

Apr      9          Regular Club Meeting Officer Elections
Apr      14        Journey for Sight   Holiday Inn Travel Park, General  Booth Blvd.

Apr      16        EGRC 6:00-800  P.M.
Apr      18        Homeless Connect
                        Scope, Norfolk VA 8:00-3:00

Apr      21        Leadership Training
                        First Baptist Church
                        12716 Warwick Blvd Newport News
Apr      23        Regular Club Meeting
Apr      27-29   Diabetes  Family Camp
                        Triple R ranch Chesapeake VA
Apr      30        EGRC 6:00-800  P.M.

May     4-5       White Cane
                        12-9 both days ABC store

 May    6          Vision Walk for the foundation fighting blindness
                        12 noon 5k walk, Oceanfront 17th St
May     12        Broom Sale 10 A.M - ?          Chimney Hill, VA Bch Firestone
May     17-19   State Convention  Chesapeake VA

May     28        No Meeting

Birthdays for April/May

April                24        Felicito "Chito" Reyes

May                 6          Marlin Stockdill

May                 19        Sylvia Stockdill

Happy Birthday!

Food for thought

It's Taxing

A man walked into the income tax department office, sat down and smiled at everyone.  "May I help you?" asked the clerk in charge . "No" said the man.  "I just wanted to meet the people I have been working for all these Years."

Diploma

Perhaps the best way to curb high school dropouts would  be to make a high school diploma a prerequisite for obtaining a driver's license.