Roarings September 2nd (Sep 03, 2016)

We hope everyone had a great summer. The Denver Lions had a lot going on:

Summer Picnic at the Colorado Railroad Museum
Dragon Boat Racing
KidSight at the Dragon Boat Festival
5 Points Community Day
Vision Event at Inner City Health
Summer Board Retreat
Lions Exchange Student from Mongolia
Scheduled speakers for our fall meetings.
Worked on the Denver Lions Legacy Book
New Member Applications.

We had a good turnout for the Lions Summer Picnic at the Colorado Railroad Museum. Nothing like hamburger or hot dog and a beer on a beautiful summer day. Lion Bill Henderson, who is on the museum board, arranged for special a tour and a private train ride. The museum is a special place with all the trains and roundhouse. Special thanks to Bill.

Lions Vision Event at Inner City Health

We had a very successful Lions vision event at Inner City Health. We gave eye exams and provided glasses from the Lions Recycled for Sight program. A special thank you to Steve Kinsky and Susy Osorio-Kinsky for leading the organization of the event.

The results of the event on August 20:

420 people attending the event
60 volunteers
260 glasses from Recycled for Sight program
20 people referred for custom glasses
4 people referred for surgeries

Click here for more pictures from the event.

Dragon Boat Team Racing

It was an exciting time at the Dragon Boat Races. We are sure our Denver Lions team did well but we do not really know. The final races were canceled due to weather. We had some excitement when a brief squall come up. The dragon boats are not made for rough water. But the team paddled like crazy and made it back to the dock with only a little wet. Some other teams did not make it and went in the lake. Everyone was safe. Special thanks to Lion Erika Taylor for being our team captain and getting it all organized. Click here to see more pictures of the races.

KidSight at Dragon Boar Festival

We had another successful KidSight event at the Dragon Boat Festival. With the help of other Lions Clubs we were able to screen 294 kids. We had the help of many Denver area clubs and clubs form the North East district. We had some excitement when a big wind came up and we had all hands trying to hold down the tent.

Click here for more pictures of the event.

5 Points Lions Community Day

At the 5 Point Lions Community Day they gave out 425 backpacks with school supplies. There was a DJ, games, hot dogs and drinks. The Denver Lions did KidSight screenings for 68 kids. The Balthazar’s from the new Stapleton Lions brought their little horses for the kids to pet. This was a draw to have kids come to be screened. This is a wonderful event the 5 Point Lions put on each year.

Lions Board Retreat

To start the Lion year we had a Lion Board Sumer Retreat at Savio House. Twenty five past presidents and current board members spent a Saturday morning exchanging ideas. There was a lot of experience in the room. Denver Den has a 100 year legacy and a number of current successes. We want to build on these to meet our challenges and opportunities.

Lion Exchange Student

Lion Erika Taylor and Lion Myrna Ann Adkins hosted an exchange student from Mongolia. Yhapaa was at the Lions Summer Picnic and the Lions Camp. The Taylor family showed her the sights of Colorado including Pikes Peak, Garden of the Gods, Elitch Gardens, Bronco game and more. Yhapaa will have a lot of memories as she returns to Mongolia.

Fall Speaker Line Up

The Lion Speaker Team has lined up exciting speakers for this fall. The goal is to have high quality speakers on a wide variety of thought provoking topics. Our first speaker will talk about refuges, a hot topic in today’s news.

9/6 Jennifer Gueddiche – Director Spring Institute on Refuges

9/13 Douglas Allen - DU Professor on China

9/20 Lydia Prado - VP Mental Health of Denver

9/27 Paula Mitchell - wineries of Colorado

10/4 Congresswoman Diana DeGette

10/11 Molly Kocialski - Director US Patent Office

Legacy Book

Last Chance to be a Legacy Book Sponsor

This is the last chance to buy a banner in the Denver Lions Legacy Book. There are just a few spots remaining. It you are interested call Dwight Steen at 303.653.8780

New Member Applications

The following individuals have applied for membership in the Lions Club of Denver. In accordance with Article III, Section 3 of the Lions Club of Denver Constitution, their information is hereby being published for the required 10 days prior to their induction into the Club:

Brian Heider – Rocky Mountain Lions Eye Bank - Sponsor Ed Jacobs

Norma Aguilar-Dave- Savio House – Sponsor Bill Hildenbrand

Objections may be made by return email.