Lake Conroe Centennial Lions planning October car show

Lake Conroe Centennial Lions Club held a General Meeting last week at Walden Yacht Club.  President Katherine Maher called the meeting to order and led us in the pledges to the American Flag and then the Texas Flag. A prayer given by Bill Hogan followed.

Then Jana Lee Jessen talked about the LCCLC’s 2nd Annual “Lions Cruisin’ 2024” Car Show which will take place on Saturday, October  12th at Walden Yacht Club’s parking lot, 13101 Melville Drive, Montgomery, TX  77356 from 9:00 am – 1:00 pm.  First and second place awards in 5 categories (Classic & Vintage, Antique, Muscle Cars, Best in Show and People’s Choice) will be presented between 1 pm – 2 pm.   There will also be music, 50/50 drawings and a raffle.  Food & drinks will be provided by Breakwater Grill.  This event is free, open to the public and fun for the whole family!  So come on down!

Next on the meeting’s agenda,  members shared their “Good News”:  Marie Underdown mentioned SPCA PETS SNAP’s (a 501c3, all volunteer, animal rescue organization) upcoming Doggies & Divas Luncheon/Fashion Show that will be held on Saturday, October 5th at April Sound Country Club.  There will be a silent and live auction, with restaurant gift certificate raffles.  Along with the luncheon, there will be a style show where precious doggies will be walking the runway along with our beautiful divas.  Included to are our famous Chippendog Dancers!  Tickets are $65 and reservations are required.  Go to www.spcaofmc.ngo for tickers or more info.
Bill Hogan reported that our district received a grant from Lions International to purchase generators and other items necessary to help people who are devasted by any future hurricanes!  Yea Lions!!

Now guess what we did. We learned how to save lives!  Yes, Lake Conroe Centennial Lions Club members were introduced (and in some cases, re-introduced) to the lifesaving value of knowing how to administer CPR!  According to presenter Lisa Finley, a CPR Instructor in Montgomery County, only 15%  of people in our county survive a heart attack!  Ron Mullin, shocked us even further when he related that in 2013 a friend of his was suffering from a heart attack but thankfully he was around to save her life by his quick action.  Unfortunately not every victim has someone in his/her vicinty to help.  Matter-of-fact, only 1 in 10 people survive a heart attack! 
And that is why learning Hands-Only CPR is so very important. Ron’s life time goal is that everyone, everywhere knows this life saving procdeure. (By the way, CPR began in 1960.)   Actually there are only 2 easy steps to remember! Here they are:

Step #1 – The VERY FIRST thing you do if you come across someone not breathing is to Call 911.  That will get help coming to the victim.  (CPR is exhausting and you will get releived by a trained EMT professional as soon as they arrive.) 
Step #2 – Start chest compressions.  Push hard and fast in the center of the chest to the beat of a familiar song that has 100 to 120 beats per minute.  Song examples include “Stayin’ Alive” by the Bee Gees, “Crazy in Love” by Beyonce featuring Jay-Z, “Hips Don’t Le” by Shakira” or “Walk the Line” by Johnny Cash.  People feel more confident performing Hands-Only CPR and are more likely to remember the correct rate when trained to the beat of a familiar song.  

If there happens to be an AED (Automatic external defibrillator) in the building, be prepared to use that as well.  Ron shared that there is an app (called Pulsepoint AED)hat can be downloaded on your phone to show you the location of the AED in the building where you are or even IF there is one in your vicinity.

Next and so importantly, all of us got o practice what we learned on dummys provided by the American Heart Association.  Lisa, Ron and members of Conroe Regional Hospital were all on hand to make sure that we learned Hands-On CPR correctly, from holding our hands right, to counting the compressions, to getting someone to relieve us until EMTs arrived.  

All of us in attendance were so very glad to learn this important life-saving procedure! But wait….there is more!  Stay tuned to next week’s Lake Conroe Centennial Lions Report!

Lake Conroe Centennial Lions Club holds meetings on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays at 6 pm at Walden Yacht Club.  Please contact President Katherine Maher for more information at katherine@lakeconroelady.com. 

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