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First and Third Wednesdays Meeting

We usually meet at the Acton Community Clubhouse on the first and third Wednesdays of the month at 7.30 pm. Come to our next meeting and find out more.....

17 February 2010 Student Speaker Contest
2010 Student Speaker Contest
February 17, 2010
1930
Acton Community Club

ATTENTION ALL STUDENTS: 9th-12th Grade attending any homeschool, public school, or private school are encouraged to participate. Can be Acton or Agua Dulce residents.

Topic: 'Universal Healthcare-How will it affect us?'

The first level contest will be in February at the Acton Community Club.

Start researching, take a position, and prepare your speech. Give a 5-10 minute speech and receive $25. Give the winning speech and receive $75 and an opportunity to receive up to $21,000 in scholarships!

For information and to sign up contact Bill Newyear through webmaster@actoncalions.com.

First Sunday Mornings, March through October Pancake Breakfast

We serve pancake breakfasts and breakfast burritos the first Sunday morning of every month starting March 1. We raise funds by preparing breakfasts to order at the Acton Community Club from 8.00 to 11.00. The orders are delivered by members of youth groups who partner with us in rotation.

We also sell sunglasses.

A body could come in to eat and leave looking more stylish than when he entered.

For more information or to volunteer contact Lion Lucy Sweron through webmaster@actoncalions.com

MARCH 12, & 13 2010 LIONS DISTRICT 4-L1 DESERT REGION MEETING

LIONS DISTRICT 4-L1

DESERT REGION MEETING

MARCH 12, & 13 2010

HOTEL: YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE TO MAKE YOUR OWN HOTEL RESERVATION BEFORE

MARCH 10, 2010

MENTION LIONS DISTRICT 4-L1 TO RECEIVE SPECIAL RATE OF $87.00 PER NIGHT, plus tax

FAIRFIELD INN & SUITES by (Marriott Tehachapi)

422 W. Tehachapi BLVD

Tehachapi, CA 93561

(661) 822-4800, Fax (661) 822-5269 – reservation (800) 228-2800

FRIDAY, 3-12 – FIRST NIGHTERS WILL BE AT THE FAIRFIELD INN & SUITES, 6:30 pm

SATURDAY, 3-13 - GENERAL BUSINESS MEETING WILL BE HELD AT:

STALLION SPINGS COMMUNITY CENTER MULTIPURPOSE ROOM

28500 STALLION SPRINGS DRIVE, TEHACHAPI, CA 93561 (661) 823-7883

RESERVATIONS

Through March 5, 2010

After March 5, 2010

Continental breakfast included free to members and guest at Business Meeting

Lunch Buffet:

Assorted Sandwiches/Salads/Desert: Cost $18.00 /

Cost $23.00

Dinner Buffet w/ Dessert- Ice Tea- Lemonade & Dance w/DJ:

1) Tri Tip

Cost $35.00 /

Cost $40.00

2) Chicken Marsala

3) Vegetarian Meals by request only - contact Lion Walt Satalino

Name:

_______________________________ Spouse: Name: ____________________

Address:

_______________________________

City/State/Zip: _______________________________

Club:

_______________________________

Please send this form with check made out to Lions District 4-L1 “Desert” and mail to:

Desert Region Chairman Walt Satalino

2004 Carolyn Lane, Tehachapi CA 93561 H(661) 823-1981/C 661-400-6986

Do not mail after March 3, 2010, as it may not arrive in time / Final Count by 3/8/10

17 March St Patrick's Day
1930 Acton Community Club Join us as we celebrate St Patrick's Day. Contact webmaster@actoncalions.com for more information

Ongoing Eyeglasses Collection

Help give the gift of sight. Donate your used eyeglasses and sunglasses. We will clean them, classify them by prescription, and give them to people in developing countries who cannot afford eyeglasses. Donate your glasses at Lion Dr Kent Madsen's Dental Office at 3942 W Sierra Hwy #4 in Acton any time during the year. You can call 661.269.0097 or e-mail through webmaster@actoncalions.com

Ongoing Sight Committee
Guide Dog and/or other Eyesight Related Projects

Ongoing Youth Activities
Catch a rising star or student of the month.

Ongoing Helping the Needy
Needy- Kids, Seniors, Families Canned Goods

Ongoing Involvement with the new Library
Library- New, High School, Junior High School, Library Author Events, Sponsor Story Hour

Highway Cleanup

Meet at McDonald's at the corner of Sierra Highway and Crown Valley Road in Acton at 7.30 am. Contact Lion Michael Hughes through webmaster@actoncalions.com

Ongoing Visiting other Clubs
We visit other Clubs during the year. If you are a paid-up Acton Lion, please contact Lion Sondra with your pick of Club(s) you would like to visit and to volunteer to visit. Please contact her by November 30, 2009

The District 4L-1 Clubs are

Acton
Antelope Valley, in Coleville
Bishop
Boron
Burbank Noon
Castaic in Valencia
Crescenta-Canada
Eagle Rock in Los Angeles
Independence
Lone Pine
Los Angeles American Asian, in Monterey Park
Los Angeles Ecuadorian, in Los Angeles
Los Angeles Golden, in Alhambra
Los Angeles Griffith Park
Los Angeles Host
Los Angeles Chinatown, in Monterey Park
Los Angeles Chinese, in Monterey Park
Los Angeles International, in Los Angeles
Los Angeles Latin America, in Los Angeles
Los Angeles Little Tokyo, in Los Angeles
Los Angeles Los Feliz, in Los Angeles
Los Angeles Mid-Valley, in Reseda
Mammoth Lakes
Mojave
North Hollywood
Northridge
Northwest Glendale
Palmdale
Pine Creek
Tehachapi
Toluca Lake
San Fernando Valley American Latin, in Toluca Lake
Santa Clarita
Sunland-Tujunga
Tarzana
Trona

June 17, 2009 Officer and Board Member Installation at Shambala

The installation will be at Shambala at 5:00 pm, catered by Rattlers. All eating people MUST RSVP. Cost per person will be $8.

20 January Special Club Meeting
1930 Acton Community Club

Come hear our Guest Speaker Flora Belle Reece of International Women Pilots AV Chapter.

Ms Reese flew military aircraft during World War II as a member of the Women Airforce Service Pilots & and will be showing slides & sharing her experience with us.

EVERYONE WELCOME!

Dinner will be served, so please RSVP to Beverly through webmaster@actoncalions.com