Wayland Lions January meeting minutes

The Wayland Lions Club held its January meeting at the Wayland Community Center. There were 12 members and one guest present. President Bill Grimm called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. and led the Pledge of Allegiance. President Grimm also gave the Invocation.

Then the meeting broke for a delicious meal catered by Alice Hochstetler.

At the resumption of the meeting, Lion Brian Pattyson read the minutes of last meeting and Lion Robert Meyer gave the Treasurer's Report.

President Bill Grimm thanked all the members who attended the Dec. 18, 2018, Christmas Party.

Old Business:

President Grimm reminded members that we should be preparing for upcoming projects for 2019. The following projects were discussed:

Soup Supper, Easter Egg Hunt, Blood Drive, July 4, 2019, Pancake Breakfast, Expansion of Rose Sale.

New Business:

Wayland Lions Club expressed congratulations to Wayland Lion Joe Mitchell for his induction as a State of Iowa Representative.

Former Lion Gail Simmering applied for rejoining the Wayland Lions. Gail sited the Alpaca Fall Fest as the catalyst for her request, where she contributed two tents and assisted in Apple Blossom Alpaca Ranch's store sales.

Lions Brian Pattyson read from the Jan. 10, 2019, Beacon-News 'Yesterday Column” for 10 Years Ago, when then President John Swartzendruber addressed the WACO Leos and awarded Leo Adviser Virginia Styron the Leo Club Service Award. The Lions Clubs International Award was for fulfilling the roles as Educator, Motivator, Liaison and Humanitarian as a Leo Club Adviser.

Brian suggested that the Wayland and Crawfordsville Lions Clubs pursue reviving the WACO Leo Club and he would contact WACO Principal Tim Bartels to discuss the proposal.

President Grimm suggested that members select guest speakers for upcoming meetings on subjects of interest to Lions and the local communities.

The official meeting ended at 7:30 p.m.

The Wayland Lions Club is always welcoming new like-minded citizens anxious to help and give back to their community. Please call Terry Kaufman at People's Bank 319 256-2131; if interested. Meetings are held the third Tuesday of every month at the Wayland Community Center.