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Important Lion Dates
  • Rude Park Board Meeting - Thursday, Oct 10
  • Lions Mixer - Tuesday, Oct 15
  • Last Friday Gathering - Friday, Oct 25
  • KidSight at Operation Freebird - Saturday, November 23
  • Lions Holiday Party- Tuesday, Dec 17
  • Dragon Boat Festival - July 25 - 26, 2020
 
 
Denver Lions Mixer
Bring your favorite beer stein so you can sample some great Colorado craft brews. If you are not a beer drinker, never fear, there will be other libations. Plan to enjoy
this social time with fellow Lions and bring your beer-drinking guests to the home of Lion Dwight Steen.   Em already indicated he will be here early, but
don’t worry about him drinking all the craft beer-we will have Coors for him.
 
Event:  Denver Lions Mixer
Date:  Tuesday, Oct 15
Time:  5:30 to 8 pm.  Come when you can
Location:  2735 Havana St, Denver, 80238   Stapleton neighborhood. 
303.653.8780
Lions Social Media Results
One of our goals is to increase the awareness of Denver Lions programs and projects.  We are using our website and social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.  This effort started on October 1st.  Facebook and Google Analytics has an incredible amount of detailed data.  The following are some highlights of the data for the first seven days:
  • Website: denverlions.org
    • 286 people view the website
    • In total, 679 pages on the website were viewed
    • 59% were female and 41% male
    • 64% were 45 years or older
    • 58% used their desktop computer and 42% use a mobile device.
    • Most popular page was the eyeglass collect boxes – 94 hits
  • Facebook
    • 10,132 people have seen our posts as they scroll through.  This is great for increasing awareness
    • Of those people, 415 clicked on the post for more information.
The platforms are liked together. Such as someone clicks on the Facebook post it can direct them to our website for more information. 
 
For Lions who have Facebook accounts please go the Denver Lions Facebook page and “Like”.  Also, review the page and post something about the Club.
 
We are in the process of updating the website so you will see changes over the coming weeks.
Membership Minute - Tell the Story
Bring a friend to a meeting.
 
We've talked a lot about how to invite people and what to do when you invite people and how to think about it. We've talked about the three-minute egg timer so that you spend at least three minutes a week thinking about who you might invite and ask to join our gang: people who like to serve, people who are good company, people who have a heart for helping people. But here's the question of the week: Have you admitted to anybody lately that you're a Lion? Have you admitted it? Come on. Have you told a story about what goes on at a Lion’s function, what goes on at a Lions luncheon? Have you talked about the golf tournament? Have you invited somebody to the golf tournament yet? Have you told them about that child who now has glasses and was previously struggling in school? Have you told them about the cornea transplants? Have you talked about any of these things? Because one of the things we do is just share with people what you do in Lions, what you've contributed to and what you've taken part in.  They just might be drawn to our club. They might ask you if they can come with you. So if you're having trouble asking somebody, maybe somebody will ask you if they can join you after you tell a Lions story. Maybe, after sharing a story you won't even have to ask them. This is just a concept you might try. I don't see a lot of guests today, so I think you're not asking enough or not telling enough stories. So maybe you should tell and wait for them to ask you. That's it for today. 
 
Bring a friend to the Lion Mixer at Lion Dwight's home on October 15.
Rude Park Board Openings  
Rude Park Board of Directors has openings for Director positions.  It is an exciting time for Rude Park as the Board assesses the need for a complete rebuild of the building.   The Board meets the 2nd Thursday of the month from noon to 1:30. The location is at Savio House at 325 King Street.
 
Contact:   Lion Dottie Lynn  dottillss@aol.com     303.919.2622
Eyeglass Campaign October 19
Denver Lions Club is collaborating with 9 Health Fair to conduct an eyesight screening campaign on October 19. Here are the particulars:
  • What: Eyesight Screening Campaign - We will have an optometrist to screen patients, and we will distribute recycled eyeglasses to those in need.
  • Where:
    • Johnson Elementary - Family and Community Engagement Center
    • 1850 S. Irving Street
    • Denver CO 80219
  • When:
    • Saturday, October 19, 2019
    • 7:30 am (volunteer arrival time) to 1:00 pm
  • We need volunteers to help with:
    • Intake
    • Acuity testing via eyecharts
    • Autorefractor (Plusoptix and Retinomax) readings
    • Eyeglasses distribution
If you are interested in volunteering, Contact Lion Steve Kinsky call me at 303-263-3901. 
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A Call to Action
This weeks edition of A Call to Action is:
Sign up for a service project 
Upcoming Events
KIDSIGHT AT Trailside (MPS) Tish and Bill
Trailside Elementary
Oct 11, 2019
8:30 AM – 11:00 AM
 
KIDSIGHT AT TREASURE LAND PRESCHOOL Ned
TREASURELAND PRE SCHOOL
Oct 14, 2019
9:00 AM – 11:00 AM
 
KIDSIGHT AT TREASURE LAND PRESCHOOL Fletcher
CHRIST CHURCH
Oct 15, 2019
9:00 AM – 11:00 AM
 
Denver Lions Mixer
Home of Dwight Steen
Oct 15, 2019
5:30 PM – 8:00 PM
 
KIDSIGHT AT YORK (Mapleton PS) Krebs
YORK
Oct 16, 2019
8:30 AM – 11:30 AM
 
Lions Club Meeting
Maggiano's Little Italy
Oct 22, 2019
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
 
KIDSIGHT AT ACHIEVE (Mapleton PS) Krebs
ACHIEVE
Oct 23, 2019
8:30 AM – 2:00 PM
 
KIDSIGHT AT SEWALL AT ISABELLA BIRD
ISABELLA BIRD
Oct 23, 2019
11:10 AM – 1:08 PM
 
KIDSIGHT AT SEWALL FAIRVIEW
SEWALL AT FAIRVIEW
Oct 24, 2019
11:14 AM – 1:14 PM
 
LIONS CLUB LAST FRIDAY GATHERING
Bull and Bush
Oct 25, 2019
5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
 
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Speakers
Oct 22, 2019
Highline Canal Path
Nov 12, 2019
Update at Eyebank
Nov 26, 2019
What is Capitol Hill Community Services
Dec 10, 2019
A Shared Vision
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