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There's Ladies Here!

When we had finished setting up our AV equipment, I looked up at the Granger Lions sitting at four long tables.  My mind flashed back to and stole an old Mel Brook’s line and said to me, "There's ladies here!"

VDG Crystal Walk next to Granger Lions President Rosie Alegria

Across our District 19F there are 1307 Lions in 46 Clubs. 77% of the Lions are men. 23% of the Lions are women.The Granger Lions club has 25 females and 9 males which just about reverses those numbers to 74% percent females and 26% men. On the night of my visit 12 lady Lions had shown up and 1 male Lion.

Granger Lions Secretary Marylou Campos and 1VP Valdemar Valenzuela 

Do those numbers mean anything? As far as what service each club does and its importance in the community, those numbers have little or no meaning as far as this DG can tell.  Lions are Lions. In nature, male lions have longer hair than the females. In Lions International, female Lions usually have longer hair and the male Lions have short hair.

Service is the main ingredient for an active, vibrant Lions club. The Granger Lions club is very active and very vibrant. In the 2015-2016 Lions year, the Granger Lions donated money to the City’s Movie Night, for middle school supplies, high school scholarships, White Cane Days, LCIF, to the Police, Fire and Public Works Departments, to the Menudo Breakfast, Project Warm Up, Christmas Food Boxes, Food Bags for Santa to give to kids, eyeglasses, the school band, Leader Dogs and the Food Bank. Whew!

2016 Little Miss and Miss Granger and the Royalty

The club also took the lead and/or or participated in the Granger 4^th of July Parade, the Moxee Parade, the annual Cancer fun run/walk, the Yakima Sun Parade, Halloween Trunk or Treat, Turkey Bingo, a Salmon Baseball dinner. They capped off the year with the Granger Cherry Festival where they built two floats, one for Miss Granger and one for Little Miss Granger. They were in charge of parade, carnival pre-sale tickets, concessions, entertainment, and the fishing derby for the three day event. Wow!

The Granger Lions Serve and Serve Very Well.

Granger Lion Yolanda Alegria receives a Serving Generations recognition pin from 1VDG Crystal Walk. Yolanda is the mother of Rosie Alegria, president of the Granger Lions CLub

You Guys are Great!

There's Ladies Here!

When we had finished setting up our AV equipment, I looked up at the Granger Lions sitting at four long tables.  My mind flashed back to and stole an old Mel Brook’s line and said to me, "There's ladies here!"

VDG Crystal Walk next to Granger Lions President Rosie Alegria

Across our District 19F there are 1307 Lions in 46 Clubs. 77% of the Lions are men. 23% of the Lions are women.The Granger Lions club has 25 females and 9 males which just about reverses those numbers to 74% percent females and 26% men. On the night of my visit 12 lady Lions had shown up and 1 male Lion.

Granger Lions Secretary Marylou Campos and 1VP Valdemar Valenzuela 

Do those numbers mean anything? As far as what service each club does and its importance in the community, those numbers have little or no meaning as far as this DG can tell.  Lions are Lions. In nature, male lions have longer hair than the females. In Lions International, female Lions usually have longer hair and the male Lions have short hair.

Service is the main ingredient for an active, vibrant Lions club. The Granger Lions club is very active and very vibrant. In the 2015-2016 Lions year, the Granger Lions donated money to the City’s Movie Night, for middle school supplies, high school scholarships, White Cane Days, LCIF, to the Police, Fire and Public Works Departments, to the Menudo Breakfast, Project Warm Up, Christmas Food Boxes, Food Bags for Santa to give to kids, eyeglasses, the school band, Leader Dogs and the Food Bank. Whew!

2016 Little Miss and Miss Granger and the Royalty

The club also took the lead and/or or participated in the Granger 4^th of July Parade, the Moxee Parade, the annual Cancer fun run/walk, the Yakima Sun Parade, Halloween Trunk or Treat, Turkey Bingo, a Salmon Baseball dinner. They capped off the year with the Granger Cherry Festival where they built two floats, one for Miss Granger and one for Little Miss Granger.  They were in charge of parade, carnival pre-sale tickets, concessions, entertainment, and the fishing derby for the three day event. Wow!

The Granger Lions Serve and Serve Very Well.

Granger Lion Yolanda Alegria receives a Serving Generations recognition pin from 1VDG Crystal Walk. Yolanda is the mother of Rosie Alegria, president of the Granger Lions CLub

You Guys are Great!

Odessa

The Odessa Lion of the Year Tapestry

As I was setting up my screen and projector at the Old Town Hall, remodeled home of the Odessa Lions, President Clark Kagele came through the door. He looked at me, my suit coat and my gear with a face full of astonishment that meant my scheduled visit had slipped through the cracks. His recovery was smooth and professional and he seemed happy when he found out my presentation took about 15 minutes. As a DG, I like getting through with my gig in time to watch clubs operate and do business.

(L to R) Lion Clark Kagele bombs Secretary Neil Fink as he is recognized with a Serving Generations Medal

The main business on the Odessa agenda that night for the club was the upcoming Turkey Bingo event. Burgers, turkeys and logistics were ironed out as Clark rolled though his checklist with experienced good humor. Three members of the Ritzville Lions were visiting to hawk tickets for their club's raffle. Clubs in Zone F-8 do a good job of supporting each other.

Ritzville Lions give out three prizes to Odessa Lions who bought tickets in their raffle.

    

Typical of 19F farm communities, the Odessa Lion Club is the heartbeat of their town. The club does wonderful work for their community and schools from harvest to planting. Scholarships are given, causes are supported, traditions are upheld and pretty much everything that is great about Lionism takes place in a we love our town kind of way. These guys are great.

 

As a District Governor it has been my privilege to see this happen over and over again on my visits. 

 

You Guys are all Great!