The Roswell Roar. GROUND HOG DAY FEBRUARY 2 nd

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1 The Roswell Roar PO Box 1364, Roswell, GA Lion Bill Staley, Editor Officers for GROUND HOG DAY FEBRUARY 2 nd President Tim Dunn president@roswelllions.org Past President Mike Henleben Vice Presidents Barb May firstvp@roswelllions.org Tom Spudic secondvp@roswelllions.org Cindy Kaisharis thirdvp@roswelllions.org Secretary Cheryl Henleben secretary@roswelllions.org Treasurer Chris Wong treasurer@roswelllions.org Tail Twister Linda Spudic Lion Tamer Vince Kartley Board of Directors TBA Jonathan Crooks Phil Farias Bill Jones Membership Milt Brand membership@roswelllions.org Webmaster Jeff Hammen Origin The tradition of Candlemas Day was brought to the U.S in the 1700 s by German settlers. Candlemas Day came at the midpoint between the winter solstice and spring equinox. It was believed that if the sun came out on February 2 nd, halfway between winter and spring, an animal would cast a shadow thereby predicting six more weeks of wintry weather. Germans watched a badger for the shadow. Ground Hog Day officially began in Punxsutawney, PA in The ground hog, the badger s surrogate, was given the name Punxsutawney Phil, Seer of Seers, Sage of Sages, Prognosticator of Prognosticators, and Weather Prophet Extraordinary with his hometown named the Weather Capital of the World. The groundhog, also known as a woodchuck, is a member of the squirrel family. In the wild they eat succulent green plants, such as dandelion, clover and grasses. Phil weighs 15 lbs. and thrives on dog food and ice cream in his climate-controlled home at the Punxsutawney library. On D Day, Phil is placed in a heated burrow underneath a tree stump on the Gobbler s Knob stage before being pulled out to make his prediction. In case you wondered Phil s accuracy rate is 39%.

2 Hear ye, Hear ye We Serve FEBRUARY 6 th - ROSWELL GREEN EXPO The WD in WD-40 stands for Water Displacer. Q-Tip Cotton Swabs were originally called Baby Gays. The only king in a deck of cards without a moustache is the King of Hearts. The first toilet ever flushed in a motion picture was in the movie Psycho. There are 365 steps on the front of the U.S. Capitol, one for every day of the yr. Smokey the Bear has his own ZIP Code. It is The only other person with one is the President. Board Meetings are held on the 2 nd Monday of each month. All members are eligible, and encouraged, to attend. Member Meetings are held on the 3 rd Monday of each month, OR log on to the Roswell Lions Calendar at calendar FEBRUARY 14 th Valentine s Day FEBRUARY 15 th DG OFFICIAL VISITATION NEW MEMBER INDUCTION. FEBRUARY 23 rd GET Peter and the Star Catcher. See Lion Jonathan for tickets. MARCH 13 th - LUCIA S BRUNCH & DINNER - RLC to receive 10% of food sales. March DISTRICT 18L CONVENTION Cartersville, GA. Reserve at the Hilton Garden Inn and get a special hotel rate advise them that you are with the Lions and save $75. APRIL 30 th RLC REVERSE RAFFLE. JUNE 3-5 STATE CONVENTION Callaway Gardens, GA JUNE INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION, Fukuoka, Japan GET in January, Charley s Aunt generated $1,360 to the RLC. Great job Jonathan and team. BOARD MEETING February 8 th, 6:30PM, RUMC-Room 224. REGULAR MEETING February 15 th, 6:30PM, Eggs Up Grill LEO MEETING Centennial HS, February 9 th & 23 rd, Rm I-58 at 3:40PM. FEBRUARY DG Fred Carlson, Official Visit MARCH - TBA DISTRICT 18L Cartersville, GA March STATE Callaway Gardens, GA June 3-5 INTERNATIONAL Fukuoka, Japan June 24-28

3 Birthdays In February vvvv Jeff Pearson 2/16 From Your Lion Family Cupcakes Courtesy of The Sunshine Boys Milt Brand & Tim Dunn Membership Count CANDIDATES Lions Jonathan and Garner represented the Lions of Roswell and Alpharetta

4 Peace Poster Winners: (L-R) Melissa Luetgers from Elkins MS, Kelly Furey from Queen Of Angels Academy and Ms. Nancy Herlihy, Queen of Angels Art Instructor President Tim Dunn recognized the Roswell HS National Honor Society members for their efforts in raising $25,000 for Pennies for Patients Guest Speaker City Councilman Don Horton brought us up to date on what is on the horizon in Roswell.

5 On January 21 st the LEO club of Centennial HS, sponsored by the RLC, presented 600 stuffed animals to EMS personnel from Rural Metro Ambulance Service. In addition, commitments have been received from the three Kohl s department stores in Roswell and Milton to donate unsold stuffed animals to them on a quarterly basis. The animals play an important role in helping scared children during an emergency when they, or a loved one, need medical assistance. Simply encouraging a child to hug the animal helps the child relax, allowing the medical crew to more easily assess the child for any medical needs. The simple act of hugging a stuffed animal can melt a child s fear and develop trust of the crew member who gave them a new friend. Animals will be distributed among the Rural/Metro ambulance fleet in metro Atlanta so that its paramedics, EMTs and RNs are able to pass out hugs as needed. (See Page 28 of the January 28 th edition of the Roswell Herald)

6 Recently, all RLC members received a message from Mike Williams, Acting Director of the Lions Camp, asking for their vote to earn a FREE Imagination Playground for the Lions Camp For The Blind. Valued at $7,500 the Playground would be a fantastic addition to the camp s facilities. It only takes a few moments to submit your vote and you can enter once per day every day until March 9 th, The access link is shown below. Put it on your TO DO list and mark it PRIORITY. It costs nothing, yet could do so much to enhance the camp s attendees experience. Previous winner s vote counts have ranged from ,700! If each Lion in Georgia voted twice.we would be a winner. We are counting on you! Web Version When completing the form The Organization should read Lions Camp For The Blind The Organization city should read Waycross, GA

7 RLC INTER-CLUB SCHEDULE February Alpharetta 25 th at 7pm(Th) March Marietta 10 th at 7pm(Th) April East Cobb 12 th at 7pm(Tu) May Woodstock 24 th at 7pm(Tu) June no inter-club Interest in this program has been disappointing. If increased involvement is not soon evident the program will be discontinued. LEO CLUB UPDATE Membership target 20 currently at 11. Stuffed animals collected 600. Presentation to EMS made Jan. 21 st with Appen Media Group coverage. Students are developing a promotional LEO video to spur student awareness and membership growth. Should be broadcast to school by February 5 th. Placed ten LEO posters in hallways of school to generate awareness through increased visibility. Investigating becoming Internet club to address the conflict of demands on student time and interests. Will be placing eyeglass collection boxes in the two main school entry areas in February. Planning officer election in March.

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9 DIGNITY ** HARMONY ** HUMANITY BE KIND BE OPEN BE CURIOUS BE STRONG BE GENEROUS BE SINCERE BE LOYAL BE HONEST BE A LION IP Dr. Jitsuhiro Yamada 294 eyeglasses and 1 hearing aid collected this month New Site Added To Eyeglass Drop Off Locations The drop off points currently being employed are: Atlanta Bread Company, 640 W. Crossville Rd. Centennial HS, 9310 Scott Road (NEW) East Roswell Library, 2301 Holcomb Bridge Rd. Furey Family Eye Care, 250 E. Crossville Rd. Northside Chapel, Crabapple Rd. Optimal Hearing, 600 Houze Way, Suite B-3 Roswell Adult Recreation Center, 830 Grimes Bridge Rd. Roswell Eye Clinic, 1190 Grimes Bridge Rd. Roswell Library, 115 Norcross St. Roswell Recycling Center, Maxwell Rd., Alpharetta Sam s Club Optometry Department, Davis Drive **Thought For The Day** Always and never are two words you should always remember never to use Wendell Johnson