Lions Club

Well, For better or worse, Lion Jack Brooks ZC congratulates Lion Kingsley Hall, the new 19G-5 Zone Chairman Elect, on his future taking office on July first at the same installation of new Elma - MCleary officers dinner. Jack Brooks is going to be a hard act to follow. Thence Kingsley made his first official required visit to Willapa Harbor (one meeting too soon) prior to a future visit by Lion Dale Jacobson, DG. because rescheduled to August 27. (note no mileage cause there on personal bus anyway). Yep! You guessed it he told the same four jokes. He will be contacting all clubs in the zone per the tradition of hoping they will invite him on their agenda on their meeting just before the scheduled visit by our District Governor and back the next meeting to introduce the District Governor. With eight clubs that's 16 speeches with the same four jokes. Maybe eventually he just might learn at least one new one.

Saturday (August 16, 2008) Kingsley will be attending a cabinet meeting where he would be willing to present ideas from any members that have some blessing or endorsement by their local club. Please take the time to respond to this document by e-mail on such matters. Examples of such are Lion Fred Rapp's (Elma - McCleary Lions) plea for support of The Aberdeen Union Gospel Mission Building Replacement project. Jim Silverthorne ZC 19G-3 which includes Aberdeen may have some comments at the cabinet meeting as well on this. Elma - McCleary Lions & Aberdeen Lions have already helped put on a fund raising Jazz Festival in the Elma High School Gym to benefit this cause.

Thank you, Kingsley for this opportunity to ask for the cooperation
and participation of all the clubs in this area to help support a
wonderful and worthwhile project. I am hoping we will have at least 10
clubs support with at least $1000 for a local match of a grant from
Lions International Foundation.
The Union Gospel Mission in Aberdeen is the only mission between the
Strait of Juan de Fuca and the Columbia river. It has helped hundreds
of men get control of their lives and become productive members of
society. We are not dealing with a few aged winos, we are rehabing
young men in their 20's and 30's. The mission houses 30 men a night
and several hundred each year. They serve over 50,000 meals a year and
teach many of the men skills that help them get on their feet again.
The building is 101 this year. It needs everything.
The mission has raised over 1 million to tear down the building next
door, provide a parking lot and build a 5000 square foot warehouse. We
are just waiting now for the permits to clear so the corner building
can come down.
The local area supports much of the ongoing care of people in need but
we need a new building. It will cost approx. $3 million. Many
foundations who help these type of causes need to know that we locally
support the efforts and put our money where our mouth is. Thank you
for all you can do to bring this about.
Going back to Stacey Walters, we have had the support of all the
District Governors up to now. Please get all your clubs on board.
Thank you, Lion Fred Rapp. P.S. Our club already has a fund and it
will be growing!!!! SFR

Also, Kingsley would like any folks that would like to be considered for nomination as Assistant Zone Chair to let him know. Prefer someone that is at least computer literate enough to maintain e-mail contacts, access MD-19 & International Webs and eventually accept a possible nomination to be elected as his replacement (which requires quite a bit of travel by car).