It’s been great seeing all the guests at our Wednesday meetings. Lion Morgan Freeman has done a fantastic job leading our spring membership drive and encouraging everyone to bring a guest. I look forward to hearing how many new members join us. Becoming a Lion is a rewarding decision and the Conroe Noon Lions Club is a special place.
Let’s get started by reviewing the good news last week.
• New members Steve Eggert and Cameron Comire completed the requirements for a blue member badge.
• The golf tournament was a great success with 179 golfers teeing off in the morning and afternoon.
• Lions Camp Chair, Sheila Thomas presented camper backpacks to the sponsors of the kids we are sending to camp this summer.
• Using funds received from the Texas Lions Foundation, Conroe Noon provided 2,000 pairs of underwear to the Community Assistance Center for families and victims of the recent floods.
• And finally, our Community Partner of the week was Top Star Construction. Thank you for your continued support of our club.
A lot has been accomplished this past year under the leader ship of President Jason Miller. On June 14 at the River Plantation Country Club, we will be celebrating Jason and installing our incoming president Bryan Rennell. It’s time to RSVP for this special event. We will be installing new club officers and board members and having a great time to boot.
And don’t forget this week is the 85th Anniversary Celebration for the Conroe Noon Lions Club. We hope to get a big crowd of Lions and former Lions to our Wednesday meeting to help us celebrate.
It’s always good to have weekly guests, especially students, who benefit from our programs. Last week we were honored to have some of our scholarship winners in attendance. Scholarship Chair Rick Camp and his committee selected 9 students from Conroe High School, Washington High School, and Covenant Christian School to receive $22,000 in scholarships.
In addition, the finalists of our Pete Brasher Memorial Speech contest presented their talks to the club. Lion Warner Phelps was instrumental in getting the essay contest started in honor of the late Pete Brasher, a longtime Lion and beloved by all that knew him. The contest is a part of the curriculum in the junior honors English course at Conroe High School.
Students write a speech on one of the “global causes of Lionism.” Speeches are judged by faculty and staff and then 7 finalists are selected by the Conroe Noon Lions Club committee. Mary Grace Miller presented her essay on cataract surgery access, Ehman Mahmood presented her essay covering the vision health disparities in funding and resources, and the first-place winner, Brandon Maples presented his winning essay on global hunger. The chairman of this project was Lion Dr. David Green. David heard with us how impressed he was with these students. He also shared some pretty bad jokes which is one of the things Pete Brasher was known for. I agree with you, David.
I’ve been on many scholarship committees and the students are always very impressive. I also appreciate your bad jokes, which was a nice way to remember Lion Pete.
For more information, please visit our website, www.conroenoonlions.org, or call the local club office at 936-760-1666. You may also call 936-760-1666 for additional information on any area Lions Club.
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