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UPCOMING EVENTS

Ponce Inlet Lions Club Monthly Events Calendar

(General meetings begin at 6pm; Board meetings begin at 3:30pm)

2011

May: General meeting: (5/04), speaker: (TBD)

Night with Daytona Cubs (05/26) Jackie Robinson Stadium (Event Details below)

Board meeting: (5/25), Speaker; Wendy Hoss, First Coast Vision Aids.

Antique Car Show in the Park (no leader selected yet)

June: Induction of Officers: (6/01) at Halifax Yacht Club, (time TBD, led by Lion Jeff)

December: Christmas Party: (12/04) at Halifax Yacht Club, (time TBD)

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Event Details

Night With the Daytona Cubs

The Ponce Inlet Lions Club, in coordination with the Palm Coast Lions Club, presents a night with the Daytona Cubs. The Cubs play the Bradenton Pirates at Jackie Robinson Stadium on Thursday, May 26. The picnic goes from 6 – 7:30 pm and the game starts at 7:05 pm. Cost is $16 per person and includes seating at the Pavilion, Dustin’s BBQ, hamburgers, hot dogs, potato salad, peanuts & soda. Come and join the Lions for a fun night at the ballgame. Bring your family and friends. Cash payment or checks (made out to Palm Coast Lion’s club) due by Tuesday, May 10, 2011. For tickets and/or more information, contact Jeff Follmer at 322-6045 or Bill Wester at 761-1515.

ZONE 11 MEETING

March 15, 2011

6:30 P.M.

Florida State Library for the Blind

And the Talking Book Library

411 Platt St

Daytona Beach, Florida

ALL LIONS INVITED

PROGRAM: The Talking Book Library with a Tour

MEAL COST $8.00

Pizza and Pop

RESERVATIONS NOT LATER THAN March 11th.

NO MEALS MAY BE PUCHASED AT THE DOOR

Make checks payable to: Ormond Beach Lions Club

SEND RESERVATIONS AND CHECKS TO:

LION GREG LONG

22 BIG BUCK TRAIL

ORMOND BEACH, FL 32174

Hosted by the Ormond Beach Lions Club

50's - 60's SOCK HOP BBQ and DANCE - IS IT POSSIBLE TO TIME TRAVEL?

April 2 Happy Hour 5:00 pm, Dinner 6:00 pm, Dancing 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm BYOB. Time travel back in time to the SOCK HOP, where the community center changes to the 1950s decor. Gals in poodle skirts and guys in penny loafers, jeans and white t-shirts will dine on 50s fare and dance the night away. Yes, there will be contests for best hoola hoops twirling, Jitterbug contest and best Sandy & Danny look-a- likes.

This event will benefit Sight, Hearing and Diabetes causes.

Contact person Lion Jim Hinson 386-5448 or mlhinson@aol.com

Or purchase tickets at Community Center, 760-0615.

Price $15.00; Menu 50's and 60's. [Hot Dogs, Hamburgers, BBQ Chicken, French Fries, Cole Slaw, Dessert].

We need workers to help with 50/50, services, kitchen help. We need items for the Silent Auction.

General Meeting 04/06 at Community Center.

There will be no speaker for this meeting. We will be conducting Club Business;

Paws for Patriots[Lion Jenette]; 2011/2012 activities [Lion Stan]; solicitation of leaders for the events.

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Completed Projects

LIONS AT WORK - COMPLETED PROJECTS and EVENTS

January 15, 2011 - Western Night

The Ponce Inlet Lions Club held their annual Western Night on January 15, 2011. This dinner was to raise money for charities i.e. sight, hearing, diabetes and guide dogs. After a great dinner of B-B-Q ribs and pulled pork topped off by banana pudding for dessert we danced into the evening to the music of Double Trouble (Jim & Debbie).

Mary McConnell and Steve Smith won the best Cowgirl and Cowpoke contest. Cowpoke Steve Smith challenged one person picked by a random drawing to lasso his stuffed steer. Jean Balthazard from Sleepy Hollow, N.Y. was selected and she had 3 chances. If she completed this challenge Steve would donate $500.00 to the Ponce Inlet Lions Club, she did it on the second try. Congratulations to Jean for being such a great sport and thanks to Steve Smith for his donation.

Thanks to all who attended and helped the charities that are supported by the Ponce Inlet Lions Club. The event netted $1225.00. The next Lion’s event will be the sock hop on April 2, 2011.

December 5, 2010 - Lions Christmas Party

A good time was had by all. There were 34 Lions present, the net return to the treasury was $72.32.

There was a table for Lions to jot Holiday notes on cards to go to folks at a local hospice, to which many responded with personal notes. Unwrapped new toys that were age appropriate for children 5 - 11 years old were stacked under the Christmas tree by members as they came into the room. These toys will be provided for the needy children at Longstreet Elementary School on Peninsula Dr.

We sang Christmas carols after a great buffet style dinner, where many enjoyed talking and continuing friendships and common interests as Lions.

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October 22nd and 24th, 2010 White Cane Program

The Ponce Inlet Lions Club has been involved in the White Cane Program for the last nine years. This project has volunteer Lions members standing outside local businesses at their entrances, asking for donations to this very worthwhile program. 100% of the donated money goes to help people who need eyeglasses or hearing aids.

According to Charlie Spitzfaden, the Lion leader this year, the Lions club of Ponce Inlet tries to schedule a White Cane Event at least twice a year. The last event was held October 22nd and 24th, 2010, at the Walmart store and raised about $1000 for the program. There are usually two to four shifts of people involved, two persons at each exit. The next White Cane Event is scheduled for March, 2011.

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October 16th, 2010 - Pancake breakfast at Down The Hatch.

Message from our President, Lion Jeff. "First, we had a large number of Lions that participated which gave us visibility in the community. Secondly, we elected to serve each guest that came to the function which was very much appreciated by our guests and demonstrated our motto "We Serve". Thirdly, the venue was beautiful and finally, we learned a lesson that we could have made more if we had advertised the event more and sooner. Kudos's to all Lions that participated (see list below) with a special Kudo to Lion Simone and her staff that helped us make it as successful as it was.

The results: 65 tickets @ $5.00 = $365.00, donations or tips $15.00. Total $380.00

Workers:

Jim Hinson      Harzel Dauksis Bill Dauksis             Stan Dembkoski Jeff Follmer Tom Gannaway
Jan Gregory     Kathy Griscom   Simone Johnson    Jenette Jones       Don Kraska Mayhar Okhovatian
Jim Volz           Janet Sage         Shirley Okhovation Wayne Olive          Bill Wester    Pat Wilner
Barbara Larsen

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October 8th-9th, 2010 - Thanks to all who worked the Garden Club event. Special thank you to Lion Barbara Larsen who stepped up to be Project Leader on Sat. Also thank you Lion Shirley O who turned the dry chicken into a wonderful chicken salad.

Lions Barbara Larsen
Charlie Spitzfaden
Tom Gannaway
Ellie Osborne
Pat Wilner
Kathy Griscom
Stan Dembkoski
Jim Irvin
Shirley O

Friday sales-----------$160.00
Sat sales---------------$174.00
Total -------------------$334.00
Expenses--------------$101.81
Profit-------------------$232.19

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Antique Boat Show:

Ponce Inlet Lions Club coordinated this event with Down the Hatch Restaurant.

The event was all day Saturday, October 2, 2010 at Down the Hatch Restaurant

Lions participating: Shirley and Mahar Okhovatian, Tom Gannaway, Jeff Follmer, Don Kraska and Jim Volz. Tyler Okhovatian, son of Shirley and Mahar, also helped.

Lion Simone Johnson, owner of the restaurant, provided significant facilities support to the Club’s operation during the Show.

The P.I. Lions Club performed all parking functions for the Antique Boat Show and asked for a donation to the Lions from all those that wished to park. The Show was a first time event for the restaurant that brought sellers and buyers together to sell or trade antique power boats. A swap meet of old and new nautical items was also conducted on the restaurant’s property adjacent to the boat show.

The Lions leaders for the event were Lion’s Jeff and Simone and the purpose was to increase awareness of what the Lions are all about as well as increase patronage at the Down the Hatch.

The Club was allowed to keep all the proceeds of the parking function which resulted in over $1,000. raised for the Club’s administrative and service funds.

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Message from Past President (July 2007-June 2009) Tom Gannaway:

Many of you have joined the Lions Club of Ponce Inlet in the last two years. You may not know I was drafted and was a reluctant write-in candidate for President. Upon being elected I announced that I had two goals for our club. First, was to have fun at our meetings, introduce social functions and for our club to become an enjoyable club of which to be a member. The second was to increase our membership by recruiting new members who both wanted to have fun and to serve the community and people in need.

I believe we have achieved both of these goals over the past two years. Our club has become a friendlier, more social club in which all our Lions enjoy one another. Because we are an open friendlier club in which almost all Lions both work and play together, we have increased our membership. I believe 17 of our current membership of 41 have joined in the past two years with potentially 4 more new Lions joining in May. You become a Lion by being invited by a Lion to join. Lions Margaret Ann, Kassandra, Hazel and Jim Hinson in particular have done a wonderful job of asking their friends, neighbors and contacts to join.

I had a third unannounced goal to increase our charitable contributions while eliminating our annual draw of funds from our Foundation investment account. We have substantially increased our contributions, thanks to all the Lions that pitched in to raise the funds, and this year did not have to draw funds from the Foundation.

I want to thank every Lion for their support and hard work to make these successes possible; it’s every Lion’s achievement. I am very confident that the Lions Club of Ponce Inlet has only just begun to hit its stride. I look forward to turning the gavel over to President-elect Margaret Ann and look forward to her leadership. A good club is going to become a great club in 2009-2010 under her leadership.

Tom Gannaway, President
Lions Club of Ponce Inlet

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Ponce Inlet Lions Club
Board Meeting

Ponce Inlet Lions Club

Board Meeting

April 20, 2011

The April Board Meeting of the Ponce Inlet Lions Club was called to order by Lion President Jeff Follmer.

Lion Secretary Carol Reichard took roll and a quorum was announced. Those Board members in attendance were: Lions Jeff Follmer, Stan Dembkoski, Don Kraska, Carol Reichard, Hazel Dauksis, Jenett Jones, Joe Grasso, John Seymour, Bill Wester, and Tom Gannaway. Lions Jim Hinson was excused. Also attending were Lion Shel Reichard, PDG, and new members Lions Bill Fillion and Bruce Grunsten.

The minutes were presented as mailed. Lion Tom moved and Lion Stan seconded a motion that the minutes be accepted as presented. Motion passed.

The Treasurer’s Report was given by Lion Jeff in the absence of the Treasurer. The Balance in the Administration Fund is $4,373.84. The Balance in the Activities Account is $4,687.09. It was stated that the Treasurer had requested approval to pay out $2000 in donations to the Lions Entities. Lion Bill moved and Lion John seconded a motion that with the addition of a $500 dollar donation to the District 35-O Youth Exchange Scholarship Trust Fund, the Treasurer be directed to pay out $2,500 in donations to the entities. Motion passed. All budgeted entity donations will have been paid with this payout.

Sight Chairman Jenett Jones reported that there is a $150 payment pending for eye exams and glasses. This would make a balance in the account of $750.00 for the current lion year.

Lion Stan reported that there is a balance in the Ponce Inlet Lions Club Foundation of $96,315 with $3857 being in cash.

Membership Report: New ways of helping and encouraging new members were discussed. It was announced that our two newest members – Bill Fillion and Bruce Grunsten will be inducted at the May meeting. PDG Shel Reichard will be the inducting officer.

Lion Don gave a follow-up report from the City Council meeting on signage. He indicated there was a good response from both the City Council and from others in attendance for both our request to place two Lion Signs announcing our time and place of meeting and towards our club and our activities. The Council approved the Signs and agreed to purchase and maintain the sign on which ours will be placed. Further details will be given as they are worked out.

Lion Stan was appointed Chairman of the Lions fundraiser at the Ponce Inlet Corvette’s Vettes at the Lighthouse Car Show.

Chairman Lion Jenett brought us up to date on the activities going on and future plans for our project to raise money to purchase a dog from Southeast Guide Dogs’ Paws for Patriots program for a U.S. veteran.

Lion Don explained new Lion Links phone tree plan. There being no further business, Lion Jeff adjourned the meeting

Respectfully submitted,

Carol Reichard, Secretary

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Miscellaneous News Items

Down The Hatch Restaurant will be serving dinners at our Lions meetings upon Request.

1. They will furnish dinners for $7 or $8 per meal.

2. Lions will furnish paperware, cups & silverware.

3 We will continue to charge $10 to help offset cost of the social time before dinner where wine, cheese & crackers are available, plus put some money back into the treasury.

Jim Hinson will be the coordinator of these meals. If we choose to prepare a special dinner without Down The Hatch help, that will be no problem.

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Committees 2009-2010:

Constitution and By-Laws
Finance
Membership/Inter-Club Visits
Programs (meetings
Public Relations
Eye Glasses/Hearing Aids/Mints/White Cane/Stamps
Fundraising Projects - PICCI Dinners/Golf and Tennis Tournaments
Sight First
Newsletter/Website
Greeters
Joker Draw/50-50
Lion Tamer
Tail Twister
Public Service
Social/Membership
Special Service Projects - Braille Trail/Diabetes Awareness

Melvin Jones Fellow 2009 - Carol Reichard.

Lion of the Year 2009 - Tom Gannaway.

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Survey of Members

Lion #

Q1/Q2

Q3/Q4

Q5/Q6

Q7a

Q7b

Q10

Q11

Q12

Q13

Yes *

Yes

1,4,8

Yes *

No, *

Yes

1-11

Yes

3-4

Yes

1,7,8

8, *

No *

Yes, *

Yes

All except 2

1, *

AorB

Yes *

No, *

Yes

5,8,10

16, *

B&C

Yes

1,3,7,9,10

Yes *

Yes, *

Yes

1,3,4,8,9,10

AorB

Yes

1,3,4,8,9

B&C

No *

Yes, *

Yes

B***

Yes

1,2,3,4,7,8,9

6+any need

B&C

Y/N*

Yes, *

Yes

6+any need

B&C

Yes *

Yes, *

Yes

1,4,7,8,10

B&C

AorB

Yes

BorC

B&C

Yes

8,1

Yes *

Yes

1,2,3,4,8,11

2,3,5,8,9,10,12,15,*

No *

No, *

6/yr

Yes

1,3,5,8,9,10

1, *

C***

Yes *

Yes

5,6,7

Yes

Yes, *

BorC

Yes

4,5,6,8,9,10

A&B

Yes *

Yes

2,4,7,8,9,10,11

Lion #

Q1/Q2

Q3/Q4

Q5/Q6

Q7a

Q7b

Q10

Q11

Q12

Q13

* Under each Question, below, see Lion # comments below for more detailed answer to this Question

NA = Means No Answer

Lion #

Questions with longer answers

1. What does being a member of the PI Lions Club mean to you?

Opportunity to help others

Lions provides me the opportunity to make a contribution to my community, to worthy charities and to people in

need through service and monetary contributions.

to help the people that need it

Being able to take part in community events/services/fund raisers that provide positive outcomes for

individuals, groups or the community.

Friendship and community service; being part of a team.

An opportunity to serve my community.

The opportunity to join (and serve in) a world class organization of caring individuals located within the town that

is actively devoted to helping those that are in need and far less fortunate than ourselves.

Connection to the community

Being part of an organization that supports thru charity ,people in the community less fortunate than ourselves

with their needs for visual aids and support and to be a contributing part of the community in which I live and work

Provide assistance to the blind and hearing impaired and to those folks in the community who need help

Opportunity to do something useful for the community as well as those less fortunate.

A chance to do some good while enjoying others company

Gives me a chance to work with a group willing to help people in need

Because of my limited vision, I know how important it is to support these agencies and charities. It brings me

pleasure to try and help others the best I can.

Its great to work and give to the less fortunate. It makes me feel good inside. Its also fun.

The Lions International Organization is one that supports a large number of groups who are or might be in need

of financial and physical support. Our Club and it members have opportunities to contribute both locally and

outside Ponce Inlet - and I want to be a part of these efforts.

Being able to contribute to my community and help those in need.

Service to the community we live in and camaraderie with other good, like-minded people who care about others.

Commitment to a common purpose. Fellowship with people I admire, respect and LIKE..

2. What do you expect/desire to get out of being a member?

Be able to participate in events to help raise funds

An opportunity to serve my community and individuals/families in need; socialize with and enjoy the

fellowship of other Lions who also want to serve.

Being part of something worthwhile

Positive work and social interaction with other club members while working towards our goals. Also, the

opportunity to work, or engage, with the individuals whose lives we are to trying to improve.

Feeling that I am doing my part for the community; pride in a job well done that is appreciated by the community.

A way to give back to others and an opportunity to meet fellow lions in our surrounding area.

To join with other P.I. residents in conducting events that benefit the organizations/ services that the Lions Club

serves. Also, to develop close personal relationships with town individuals that share my beliefs in helping others.

Friendship

Really I wish I had more time to give, I find myself in a time in my life very busy with business and family concerns,

I would not have made this commitment had I known that I would be this strung out. I enjoy people and doing my

part. Having a son with visual challenges makes me very sensitive to the needs of citizens with disabilities.

Satisfaction out of helping those in need

Meaningful opportunities to do something useful for the community as well as those less fortunate.Opportunity

to meet like-minded people within the community, develop friendships and expand circle of local relationships.

Time with others I like, doing good for those who need our help. Done locally also is important, and convenient.

Personal satisfaction

Satisfaction to be able to help people in need.

It's a great feeling to raise money for all the charities.

Support those in need, be mentors in volunteerism – and at the same time build a community.

Meeting people with a common interest that enjoy giving to those in need.

Satisfaction of helping those less fortunate

A vehicle through which I can contribute something, (however small on my part) to a worthy cause. I also like the

social friendship aspect, which I hadn't known existed when I joined.

3. Are the projects/events we are now doing to provide money for our charity fundraising adequate?

No , I think the club needs to charge more for their events , and put more pressure on

Members

contributors. :]

Yes

I do not consider the two Banquets as fundraising events – they are social. We don't get credit

for the Cubs Night Out since it is sponsored by the

1 member said Y&N, 1 no vote--->

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Palm Coast Club. So, NO

The number of projects is adequate, but I wish we could think of ways to raise more money at each one.

4. If inadequate above; or, if you feel there should be another type of event/project needed to raise money:

we have sufficient events, but new good ideas are always worthy of consideration

We should continually evaluate the projects to assure that they are well planned, executed and achieve their $

goal. If not we should drop the project. The golf tournament offers us the opportunity to more than replace our

loss of funds due to the Town's cancellation of park festivals. We may also want to consider a tennis tournament

at the Links.

I do not believe the current events are adequate. However, if we are able to implement some of the new

ideas, mentioned above, we would really be "on a roll".

Fundraisers have to be kept fresh. If we can't sell out each event, then we should consider modifying it to make it

more attractive and more relevant to more people.

I realize that the Xmas parade is important to show unity with the town but I'm not sure if it is a significant fundraiser.

We may want to list this in a different category. Also, we may want to consider the Golf event as an activity that

we do every other year.

ummmm I will have to think about that. Basically grow the events we have and fine tune them so the club makes

more money. Also, getting more of the community evolved .

My opinion is that what we do, we do very well, thanks to the dedicated (if somewhat singular) efforts of our long

term members. I believe we are doing what we can within our very small community (market saturation), which

restrains our ability to generate additional revenues.

The golf outing generated excellent revenue because we "partnered" with the PAL and split the proceeds. This

enabled us to grow beyond our local community and reach more contributors from outside of PI. The concept of

developing partnerships with other charities has had mixed reviews, primarily regarding the aspect of

"who's in charge." We need to reach a strategic philosphy of whether we wish to partner with others (on some

projects) at the risk of relinquishing control, or continue to remain within our community. One issue in

partnering with others would be "why would they want to partner with us.?" Something to ponder. Another

question is whether we can do more (vertical integration) within PI. Or have we saturated the market??

We have talked about taking over the Arts and Corvette shows....opportunity??

We need to have better ways to motivate more people to do some of the work. If everyone took on one thing,

we all would feel more motivated to work together in a synergistic way. If only a few have a big load, then more

would join and volunteer. Groups move with the crowd, which follows leadership.

Coupon booklets - sell 100 and raise $1000 for club. Old car show in park.

We need to identify either one or two of the above and concentrate on expanding the events, or add others that

would draw our new members to participate in. We have several that require work but not much financial

rewards come back to the club. Of course, I would like to see the golf Tournament get bigger and another idea

is to have a large raffle for $$$ i.e. win 2- 5K but the tickets are limited and are ~$25. You get the idea.

Would like to see a silent auction with donated items to raise large amounts of money.

5. Are the service projects we are now doing adequate? [Yes or No]

Members

Note: All answers are in the table, above.

Yes

Total

6. If inadequate above; or, if you feel there should be another type of service project:

We need to actually carry through and build the Braille Trail. We could also volunteer to serve meals one evening

periodically with HUMM. PAL, as I understand it, is disbanded; perhaps there is an opportunity to create a local

Leo club. We need to increase the number of people we serve through vision examinations and provision of

glasses. The Seniors Citizen Council has offered to refer low income seniors in need of glasses to us from Ponce,

Wilbur and the Shores.

Possibly, names we can get through the Conklin Center. Also, we should continue to all keep our eyes and ears open

for people in the community that may need our assistance.....as has been done in the past.

I think members could bring in occasional, non recurring service projects they are involved in outside their Lions

Club activities and recruit individual members to participate under our Lions Club name .

In my opinion, we should we need to be careful in trying to provide too many opportunities that we can't support

with our current membership. As such, we need to concentrate on the core activities that we do well.

In Orlando we had a group that helped with the visual disabled kids in the local schools. The teachers have

challenges with a public school integrating disabled students, which is very challenging . We could offer some

support to the local schools that have visual disabled kids in their enrollment. Also, something close to my heart

is preemie care at a local hospital. [have not checked into whether or not we have a preemie unit at Halifax].

Having a preemie is very emotional and challenging . Making some crochet booties, and caps for the tiny small

babies and some support for the families with an outreach group would be a great thing to offer. Most preemies

have hearing and visual challenges ahead of them .

I think we should have a 'young persons' (Teens) program.

Either taking over PAL or starting our own youth group will energize the group and gain new, younger members

who are parents of the youth.

– support our Neighbors in Ponce Inlet – i.e. the elderly who might need some yard work or help in their home.

It would be nice if we could get 50% of our members to physically volunteer – visibility is great advertisement.

Partner with PIFD to provide flu shots as we did last year and possibly hypertension screening – many lose

kidneys due to silent hypertension.

Also Support PAL in some form

7. How many events/projects should we

7a. Service projects

7b. Charity/Fundraisers

undertake per year on average?

Members

a. At least one event/project a month.

b. One event/project every other month.

c. As needed to meet our community needs.

d. Other number [specify]

6 per year

6/yr, 10/yr, 3-4/yr

1 member said BorC, 1 no vote--->

1 mbr said BorC, 1 no vote->

Note: Letter answers are in the table, above.

7. How many events/projects should we undertake per year on average? [comments]

Service Projects: I think something should be happening every month but it can be an event or service that only a

handful of Lions undertake. It doesn't have to be club-wide

Charity/Fundraisers: Adequate, I think, as long as they continue to be well attended and make us funds that we

can distribute. Also, we should look more closely at activties with added value; for example, activities that can

generate matching funds from other sources.

I decline as I have not been active enough in the club to make a true honest assesment

Only what we think we can handle based on commitments from the membership.

Either b or c. I don’t think we have enough eager volunteers at this time to do one a month, that would be the ideal.

b...total for service/charity

8. Everyone should have a role in our Lions Club. If you are approached with a possible event assignment

that needs to be filled, will you carefully consider that request and volunteer when you feel you can

contribute [Yes or No]

Note: All answers are in the table, above.

9. Here is a list of assignments that have been filled by your fellow Lions in past events/projects. Please

indicate your interest in any of these by number or numbers:

Members

1. Server

2. Cook

3. Shopper for supplies

4. Clean up

5. Diabetes screener

6. Business contact person for support/donations

7. Decorations

8. Setup/Takedown tables/chairs

9. 50/50 & Joker Ticket Sales

10. Registration at door

11. Children’s Activities

12. Other [specify]

17 members will take on multiple assignments if asked--->

100

Note: Number answers are in the table, above and summarized here.

10. Would you be willing to serve as a project/event team leader?

Show interest by number:

Members

1. Diabetes Screening

2. 50’s-60’s Sock Hop

3. Western Night Dinner/Dance

4. Lions Night at the Daytona Cubs

5. Christmas Parade

6. Annual Christmas Banquet

7. Golf Tournament

8. White Cane Days

9. BBQ for Art Festival

10. BBQ for Corvette Show

11. Ice Cream Social

12. Pancake Breakfast

13. Lions Night-Out Progressive Dinner

14. Lions Mints

15. Children’s Activities

Note: Number answers are in the table,

16. Hospice Card Program

above and summarized here.

2 members will take on multiple assignments if asked--->

10. Would you be willing to serve as a project/event team leader? Comments

help manage Foundation Fund

I have the White Cane Day

#1......would be willing to be a co-leader on other projects. I'm not familiar enough with most of these events,

at the present time, to be an effective leader

Lead Hospice Card Program

will serve as needed and 6 & installation dinner

I've signed up to head the golf outing.

I'm on the Publicity Committee.

Lions Mints

Will lead any of these; 2,3,5,8,9,10,12,15

Already am #1, am more willing to help with most events.

No. I am not a leader.

11. How often do you think we should have regular

meetings? Indicate interest by letter.

Members

a. Once a month.

b. Twice a month.

c. Once a month during the summer and .

twice a month the rest of the year

1 member said B or C--->

Note: Letter answers are in the table, above.

A; one business meeting on the first Wednesday night AND {and an informal Social the third Wednesday night

of the month at different restaurants in the Town- good time to bring potential new members.}

12. What time of the day would you prefer to meet?

Members

a. Breakfast meeting (morning)

b. Lunch meeting (noon)

c. Dinner meeting (evening)

6 members said B or C--->

Note: Letter answers are in the table, above.

12. What time of the day would you prefer to meet? Comments

a!!!!! yeah my suggestion , have breakfast at the hatch we will cook it !!! the whole place would be open just

for the Lions.

13. Where would you prefer to meet?

Members

a. Ponce Inlet Community Center

b. Meeting room in a restaurant

(with a negotiated fee for food where we still

Make money charging $10 for the meal.)

c. Other location [specify]

3 members said A or B, 1 member said A&B--->

Note: Letter answers are in the table, above.

13. Where would you prefer to meet? Comments

B , Down the Hatch :]

C – if we can’t get the Community Center to lower the fee for our use, we should consider local restaurants – we

are presently ‘kicked out’ 3-4 times a year from our noon meeting.

14. Please provide any comments or ideas that will improve our club?

There is a need to balance fund raising activities to the number of members and active and able members.

Too many will affect membership, too few may cause volunteers to look elsewhere, so continual monitoring of

the active participatory membership is needed.

We need to place greater emphasis on membership recruitment and orientation (we need to know why we are

Lions). We need to be more consistent in arranging for speakers at our meetings with a mixture of Lions services

and community interest speakers. We need to explore how we best may become involved in community

children activities and service. We need younger members, those are the parents of the children. I think we

would benefit from an occasional social night out where every memeber is urged to bring a guest

prospective member.

I think more has to be explained or discussed at the meetings

1. Cohesion and enthusaism among members that will make everyone want to work towards achieving our goals.

2. Education regarding the specifics about the Lions Club (i.e. rules & regs.).

3. Since we live in a vacation/retirement or second home community, and many of our members are not regularly

available maybe joining with neighboring clubs for charity events will ignite interest and more participation.

I think we need more advertising in our community. Until I joined the lions, I did not know the events at the

community center were sponsored by the lions.

1) We need to get more current members involved in our activities and events by constantly educating them on

what we are and what is expected of them to do as part of the Lions, 2) actively recruit new members that share our

desire to serve others and 3) openly publicize what we do and why. Also, the Club appears to be in transition from the

old way of doing things to the new ways of doing things. We need to be aware of this transition and and manage it in a

constructive and caring way.

New membership, younger membership , expand the club into Wilbur, Daytona Beach Shores and NSB. The club

needs to grow outside the politics and community of Ponce [no offense intended]

We need to do things on a regular basis: 1) Like have White Cane days once a month; 2) or have service days at

the blind center where we provide volunteers on a regular basis - weekly/bi-weekly-monthly.

Observation is that we are a testament to the pareto principle. However; as we discussed, it's a leadership issue in

that the Board needs to develop participative programs that challenges and satisfies the membership. People

need to feel a part of the direction of the enterprise.

If you have meeting at different places, people don t always know where to go

I think the board meeting should be held separate from Lions meeting. One hour is not enough time to conduct

meeting.

Find ways to get our new members to participate in events and projects – incorporation. And want to be on the

Board of Directors!

On question #13, maybe every other meeting - meet at a restaurant.

Be more assertive about informing the community of our activities. Recruit more members!

I think we have a great club and terrific people. Sorry I took so long to fill this out.

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March 2, 2011, 6 pm Meeting

Our next full membership meeting is Wednesday, March 2, 2011 at 6pm in the Community Center.

Our speaker for this meeting will be talking about the "Honor Air" program which has to do with flying WW11 veterans to Washington, D.C. Lion Jim Hinson, the Chairman of the Nomination Committee, will also be presenting the slate of the Club officers for our 2011/2012 Lion year and we will have a short business meeting. The evening cuisine for the meeting will be provided by Down the Hatch at a cost of $10 per person. The local Girl Scout troop will be selling their wonderful cookies during the social hour. .

Please contact Lion Jim Hinson ( 760-5448, mlhinson@aol.com) or Lion Hazel (760-4964, hdauksis@aol.com) to let one of them know whether you will be attending the meeting. Hope to see you all there!

The menu will be:

Chicken Marsala

Risotto With Broccoli

Tossed Salad

Hard Rolls

Lion Jeff

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