Chartered 1950 Next Meeting: April 6, 2015 “We Serve”

College Station Noon Lions Club

Week of March 30, 2015

All Things Chocolat’ Hailed as Success “What a fun party All Things Chocolat’ was!” — Lion Michael Bolton.

“A triumphant evening. . . . We have a winning fundraiser here. — PDG Ron Gay

Photos on this page By Lion Michael Kellett

Photos on this page by Lion David Jones

Slate for 2015-16 Officers, Directors Announced These Lions have been nominated to lead the club for the fiscal year beginning July 1. The election is April 13.

President Lion Diane Jones Meier 1st Vice President Lion Loren Skow 2nd Vice President Lion Bill Lartigue

3rd Vice President Lion Richard Spiller Secretary Lion Ralph Cruzan

Treasurer Lion Don Bailey One-Year Directors Lions Karl Mooney, Carl Stewart and Bonnie McGee Two-Year Directors Lions Melissa Garza, Clint Hoffman and Ray Naylor

Tail Twisters Rick Hill and PDG Danny Stribling Lion Tamer Lion Teresa Vinzant

Asst. Lion Tamer Lion Michael Choi Song Leader Lion Diane Holt

Past President Lion Caleb Holt

Meet Your Fellow Lion By Lion Melissa Garza

his woman needs no introduction; she frequently introduces guest speakers at our meetings and is involved in several committees in our club. Pour yourself a favorite drink and read on to learn a little more about Judy LeUnes.

Judy has been a member of our community for 43 years. She and her husband, Arnold, a professor of psychology at TAMU, have two beautiful children, Katie Cryer (34) and Lyndon LeUnes (26). They are also blessed with two “perfect” granddaughters: Ashlyn Grace, 31/2, and Kendall, 2. Nana Judy will proudly tell you that her grandbabies are headed for a career in politics as the future governor and lieutenant governor of the State of Texas. Judy has been in public education for the past 40 years and frequently bumps into previous students. From what I observed at the “All Things Chocolat’” event, Judy knows all of her past students and easily recalls little anecdotes. She is currently trying to retire from "school business" but continues to speak at engagements and organizations about leadership and team building. Of course “retirement” is not a word in Judy’s vocabulary. She volunteers, fundraises, and organizes events for the non-profits that she is involved in, including, College Station Noon Lions Club, Safe Harbour, Project Unity, Pride Community Center Board, Health for All

Board, Aggieland Humane Society, Bryan/College Chamber of Commerce, among others.

lthough she is busy volunteering, she makes time for what’s important – family, and she also enjoys Aggie sports and helping unwanted and homeless animals find "forever" homes.

When asked what attracted her to Lionism, Judy said, “John Rauser and the group of Lions who helped me start Wiener Fest. They partnered up with the Buda Lions Club to borrow Buda's wiener dog racing boxes for us to use our first year.” Judy is just wrapping up the inaugural “Bra Art” fundraising event to raise money for Health for All and is joining the CSNL club effort to raise funds to build the Fun For All Playground. She was chair of the College Station Parks Board when Central Park was developed, Lick Creek Park, Lincoln Center and many of the neighborhood parks. Judy feels like she is coming back full circle to be able to help bring a new park to our

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community for people with disabilities. Judy is a force for good and a real asset to our club. If you haven’t met her, please look for her at our next meeting and say hello. It’ll be just like reuniting with an old friend.

SNL Featured in Major Lion Magazine Article

By Noon Times Editor Lion David Jones It is rare to have your club mentioned in Lions International’s flagship periodical. Not only did College Station Noon Lions get mentioned, we did so in a big way. A major article on page 28 of the April 2015 issue of Lion spells out how our club is cooperating with the Rotarians and Kiwanians to raise funds for the Fun-for-All Playground. Several club members are mentioned, but Lion David

Gerling, co-chair of the steering committee, is most prominent. Lion magazine editors asked us to provide photos depicting Lions and Rotarians working together. Lion Michael Kellett did a photo shoot with them at Central Park. The result was a very large photo spanning more than one page of the magazine.

Register for the State Convention before April 15 and save.

http://convention.texaslions.org/2015-college-station/registration/

6 Meeting. Noon. Hilton. Speaker: Billy Rice & Jennifer Worchester, PHI Air Medical

Meeting. Noon. Hilton. Speaker: Billy Rice & Jennifer Worchester, PHI Air Medical

10-11 Jazz Fest 2015. Palace Theater. 11 District 2-S5 Convention. Giddings. 13 Meeting. Noon. Hilton. Speaker: Dr. Lori Taylor, “A New Map for Poverty.” 20 Meeting. Noon. Hilton. Speaker: Lion Bob Anderson, “Life Lessons Learned from 50 Years of

Automation” 23 CSNL Board meeting. Noon. 27 Business Meeting. Noon. Hilton.

4 Meeting. Noon. Hilton. Speaker Caleb Holt, “Texas Lions Camp” 11 Meeting. Noon. Hilton. Speaker: Bob French, singing weatherman 14 CSNL Board meeting. 18 Business Meeting. Noon. Hilton.

21-23 MD-2 Texas State Lions Convention, Hilton, College Station 25 Memorial Day. No meeting 29 Rolls Royce raffle. Brazos County Expo Ballroom

1 Meeting. Noon. Hilton. Speaker: Dr. Deb Zoran, “Ebola and Animals.” 8 Tail Twister Party. No regular meeting. 15 Meeting. Noon. Hilton. Annual necrology service 18 CSNL Board meeting. 22 Evening meeting. Dinner and new officer installaltion. 6-9 pm. 29 5th Monday. No meeting.