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General Meetings:
When:
Every Thursday at 12 noon, beginning September 15th.
Our
first evening meeting will be September 20th.
We
have speakers at most meetings.
Where:
Palm
Springs Lions Club meets every Thursday at noon at
the Spa Hotel Agua Room, 100 N Indian Canyon Drive,
Palm Springs
Board Meetings:
When:
The first Tuesday of the month at 7:00a.m.,
beginning September 13th.
Where:
Carrows Restaurant, 1243 East Palm Canyon Drive,
Palm Springs, CA
Members meet informally as "Lions Betterment
Committee" at 7:00 am at Carrows all other Tuesdays
Officers 2011-2012:
Announcements:
Our
club was chartered in 1937, and we will be
celebrating our Diamond Jubilee all year long.
We have added new meeting times and places so
that our growing membership can attend when
possible.
Our main celebration will be a semi-formal
dinner/dance on Saturday, March 24, 2012 at Leon’s
at the Canyon.
We especially want to recognize Lions who
have served in the past, and will be contacting them
or their descendants.
Plans for a special raffle and silent auction
are being discussed.
We will also be working hard at our fund raisers and
community projects.
The Anderson Grant funds are helping us to
provide free eye exams and glasses to the many
disadvantaged school children in the Palm Springs
Unified School District.
We have also just begun to sponsor the
Cathedral City Little League Baseball Field.
Calendar:
September 24: Welcome Back Party and Open
House
October 31: Halloween Party
November 18-20: McCormick's Exotic Car Auction
Beverage Sales
December 15: Christmas Luncheon
February 24-26: McCormick's Exotic Car Auction
Beverage Sales
March TBA:
75th Anniversary Diamond Jubilee
Celebration
May 19: Installation Dinner
Community Projects:
Canine Companions
Cathedral City Little League
Eye Examination and Eyeglasses for disadvantages
school children
Friends in Sight
Good Citizenship Awards presented to qualified
school children
Guide Dogs of the Desert
Joe and Moya Henderson Scholarship
Lions Clubs International Foundation
Loma Linda Lions Eye Foundation
Recycle eyeglasses for Friends in Sight eye clinics
Recycle Pop-tops for Ronald McDonald House project
Recycle printer cartridges
Salvation Army Christmas Food Drive
Southern California Lions Eye Institute
Support Boy and Girl Scouts and other youth
organizations
Student Speaker Foundation
Fundraisers:
Concessions at community events
Pancake Breakfasts
Major "Firsts":
March 3, 1937. The Club received its charter
with Raymond Cree as President. It was the
first service club in Palm Springs.
1938: The Club made its first
citizenship award to the outstanding boy and girl of
the graduation class of Francis Stevens Elementary
School.
1939-40: Major Club project was the purchase
of Palm Springs' first ambulance.
1946: Major Club project was the building of
the first tennis courts for the Palm Springs
High School
1946: We purchased our first guide dog.
It was given to a young girl who was blind.
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