NEW ENGLAND LIONS COUNCIL
Minutes: November 21, 2009
Meeting Called to Order
President PDG Tim Chase Presiding
Raddisson Airport Hotel, Warwick, RI
Four Point Opening Pledge: PDG George Areson
Patriotic Song: PDG Bill Moulton
Invocation: PDG Mary Krogh
Lions Toast: President PDG Nolan Rozzelle
Announcements PDG Tim Chase
1. PDG Bill has NELC Pins for sale….$3 each
2. Lion Marge McHugh would like to meet with all Leo Club Advisors
Secretary/Treasurer Report:
Minutes mailed out by secretary PDG Bill Moulton…motion to accept…2nd….discussion:
none…passed unanimously
Treasurers report: PDG Bill made a complete report. Copies were available for those in attendance. Upon reviewing the report, PDG Mary Krogh stated that the books are in order.
Communication from PID Lou Small:
PID Lou Small submitted a letter announcing his resignation from his position as head audit officer with New England Lions Council. He stated that it has become difficult to keep up with the travel, etc. and feels that the time is right.
PDG Tim Chase asked the PDG Bill to write a letter to PID Lou thanking him for his
many years of outstanding and most dedicated service. He then appointed PDG
Mary Krogh to fill the balance of the term of office.
Lion Danny D’Almeida requested that it be stated in the letter that the resignation be
accepted with “deepest regret.” The suggest received resounding support.
NELC Breakfast @ Memphis
PDG Bill Moulton: DG Roger asked me to express that there was someone who did not like the breakfast meal at Memphis….(chatter ensued)
PDG Tim: It is not easy to do the breakfast…negotiating at long distance with someone you do not know at a place you are not familiar with, etc…speaking of which, we need a chairperson for SYDNEY…a voice in the group chimed in “does it come with air fare?”…..many chuckles and speculations
NEW BUSINESS & LEOS
LION MARGE MCHUGH: I am so excited…this has been a thrill and an honor…some Lions from all over the world and I, had a conference call this morning with these leaders…”the youth is our future”…we want “International” to eat those words and take this forward.
….”How about the $90 that LCI charges for a LEO Club?
Lion Marge: We are checking into it as it gives us nothing. The membership package is complete with a “plastic” pin which is not good.
…..”Why do Leos pay for kit and pin when Lions get the kit and pin free?”
Lion Marge: I suggest that you give these thoughts and questions to ID RON JOHNSON and have him take them to the LCI leadership for answers. (Lions Marge’s title on the International team is “Lion Leo Advisory Panelist.” Thank you all for your support.
PDG Tim: I hope that you get together with PDG Bill and have him put a section on the NELC website for LEOs.
LION MARGE: OH! YES!!
FIDELCO
PCC PETER V de MOYA: I am from D-44-N in New Hampshire and am Sec/Treas. of the “Dog/Sight Project.” In NH we have contributed, in the last 9 years, $175,000 to FIDELCO. WE DO IT BY INVITING OUR LIONS CLUBS TO MAKE CONTRIBUTIONS EACH YEAR, AND , WE HAVE A BANNER PATCH WE HAVE DESIGNED FOR A $300 CONTRIBUTION OR MORE. Once they get the on, they get the little Paw Patches which FIDLECO provides. I encourage you to consider doing that in your district.
If you do not have a person who understands about being blind and having a guide
dog, consider us…very fortunate for a year ago I encountered a woman in Keene who was sitting in a grocery store with a german Shepard under harness at her feet. Since that time, she has accepted my invitation to go visit clubs and join my Lions
Club…and, she and I have been to 30 different Lions Clubs in NH, Lions Clubs, Lions Zones and Districts and presented what it means to be blind and to have a guide dog.
Look for somebody like that in your district. They’re worth their part in gold…and
FIDELCO is our New England representative for Guide Dogs and I encourage you to
use FIDELCO…that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t support anything else…one
caviat…every year, the “Dog Site Project Committee” in NH asks the incoming
governors it they want the project to continue. And they have always said “YES.” And then we sit down as a committee and decide where the money raised is going to go. It has always been FIDELCO, not the least reason is the fact that I have three members of the Lions Advisory Committee for FIDELCO on my committee in NH.
But, it’s a worthwhile organization and it is a worthwhile way for you to support the
blind. Even if it’s only one person in your district that has a dog, it is certainly well worth it. Listen to the blind person tell you what it means to have a dog…It’s much more than being able to walk with a cane.
Thank you.
PDG MARY: Peter, can you inquire as to what the recent changes are at FIDELCO and get back to us?
PCC PETER: all I know is that George Del Pietro is no longer there
PDG MARY: and Roby Kanan is no longer in the position that she had.
PCC PETER: HUH! It must be something to do with the board. I will do my best.
2010 Melvin Jones/LCIF Weekend
PDG Nolan Rozzelle: The dates and location have been established: MD-33 is hosting this year and we will be hosting NELC Lions at the Double Tree Hotel, Milford, MA on the weekend of Feb. 26-28, 2010. We have prices “like last year and “hot chocolate chip cookies” upon check in.
IPID Ed Lecius has conferred w/IPP AL BRANDEL and hopefully he will be with us both Saturday and Sunday.
ROOMS: $89 per night (177 rooms). There is more info to come but it sounds like a
terrific plan.
There was a discussion about the date always being in February. The PIP is plugged in by LCI and a change could cause us to lose the opportunity to have the IPP here.
PDG Tim Chase: Thank you. Any other new business?
IDs and PIDs
PDG Tim Chase: The next thing on the agenda is comments from the IDs and
PIDs…since we have none here, I will take a motion to adjourn…..MOVED/2nd…passed by unanimous vote of those present….MEETING ADJOURNED @ 3:12 PM
SIGNATURE:
Respectfully Submitted,
PDG William K Moulton, NELC-CST
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