Holiday Fun!

Our club celebrated the holidays with a fantastic party at the Holiday Inn today. ALL LIONS from our club were in attendance!!!! Also, Zone Chairs LeRoy Rapp and Phil Marvel were there to celebrate with us. Our club wishes to thank them so much for all their support through out this year. We wish them a great holiday season!
Lion Karen Schalip was surprised with a very special award pin for her great leadership as chairwoman of the Light Parade Float. She was awarded a great pin in the shape of a western boot with the LIONS emblem on it. It was great to see the surprise on her face!
With all the games we played, music, food, company....I can truly say that our party was a great success and loads of Lion Fun!
Our next regular meeting will be on January 13, 2009! A great way to start the new year! See you all then!
Happy New Year!

December Edition of the NM Lions ROAR...

Please check out the December issue of the NM Lions Roar. Our club is mentioned in 2 different articles and there is a very special letter from me on page 7.
Also, don't forget: December 22, 2008 at 6:30pm we will be having our Lions Christmas Party at the Holiday Inn (Just off of I-10).
Special thanks to Lion Bryson McCool for putting together such a great publication!
Lion David

The Light Parade was great!

The Deming Christmas Light Parade went off with out a hitch on December 6th. One of 30 floats that proved to be one of the best light parades Deming has ever seen! All Lions had a great time! Many thanks to Lion Karen Schalip for her chairmanship of this committee. There have been some small date changes, so please see the updated schedule on the previous posting!

December 2nd Meeting

On behalf of the club, we would like to extend a deep THANK YOU to Lion Toby and his family for allowing us to meet at his house to get the float ready! The city of Deming may need to wear sunglasses as our float passes downtown Deming. Its going to be BRIGHT! We had a great BBQ and had a great time with each other! Thanks to Lion Bernie for all the good cooking! New Lion Chrisy Loya and Lion Toby Soderberg won a raffle prize each of a home made Christmas Light-Up Tree. Our next "official" meeting will not be until January 13, 2009! Please see below for some important dates:

Important Lion Dates

Updated 12/15/8

**Dec. 22**- Wildcats Lions Christmas Party at the Holiday Inn
at 6:30pm. Please make plans to attend.

**Secret Santa gifts need to be wrapped and given this date.

January 13-Regular Lions meeting at Rancher's Grill

**Normal meeting dates resume starting in Jan.

Don't Forget:

Tuesday December 2nd will be our Christmas Float meeting at Lion Toby's House. Please contact Lion David at dcvalenz@hotmail.com to get the address or more information. It will be a "Bring Your Own Meat" BBQ and float decorating party. We will also be exchanging secret santa questionnaires at this gathering. It will count as a meeting and as an opportunity to make up a "missed" meeting.
On Black Friday, Lions: Bernie, Toby, Dina, David, Virginia, and Karen gathered at K-Mart to wrap gifts for our account. We made over $100.00! Thanks to all who helped, especially little Raymond Marquez!
LS David

November 11th Meeting

We had such a great time! Lion Gov. Kitty Callender visited our club last night. We had a great turn out, so thank you to everyone for coming! There is a district 40 meeting in Socorro this Saturday. Please contact Lion Bryson for more information. We also welcomed a NEW Lion to our club last night, Lion Christy Loya! Lion Juanita Werner was presented her membership certificate last night by DG Kitty. Lion Juanita said, "I am just happy to be a Lion!" And we are happy to have her. The light parade is going to be a great thing. We are not going to meet again this month. We are going to meet December 2nd at Lion Toby's house. Please contact Lion David for more information. We will be getting the float ready. It will be a "Bring Your Own MEAT" BBQ. Lion Bernie will BBQ your meat for you, so bring your favorite cut of meat. Other food will be provided and all Deming Lions are welcome to attend. Also, mark your calendars: November 28 we will be having a gift wrapping table at K-Mart from 8:00am to 5:00 pm. Yes, its time to bring out your inner Martha Stewart and wrap gifts! "It's a good thing!" **The Dec 2 get together WILL count as an official meeting. It is also going to be a time where you can make up any missed meetings. Please show up.** LS David

Tomorrow's Meeting November 11, 2008

We will be having a very special meeting tomorrow. Not only is it Veteran's Day, but District Governor Kitty will also be attending our meeting. She will make this her annual meeting to our club. Remember to wear Lions Colors to this meeting as well or you will be fined $2.00. We will be discussing the Light Parade, Screening Camera, and glasses. Also, be advised, we are in need of funds for our Administrative Acct. So, I hope to see everyone tomorrow at Rancher's Grill! LS David

Election Day

Lions, Please vote. Its your patriotic duty! The polls in New Mexico close at 7:00pm tonight. Thank you! LS David

October 28th Meeting

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!! We had such a great time at our last meeting. It was completely masquerade! We even voted in a new member! I want to thank everyone for wearing their masks and costumes to the meeting. I think without a dout the best costume goes to Lion Karen Schalip who made the best Ladybug ever! We want to welcome new Lion Juanita Werner to our club. She was voted on by unanimous consent of the club. Lion Juanita plays piano beautifully and volunteers her time with the DPS Choirs. She dressed as a flower pot for our meeting. Lion Karen was appointed as the Chairwoman for the Light Parade Committee. We will be meeting the week of the parade to get our float ready. We approved the purchase of a new pair of glasses for a middle school student, which we are very proud of. We are also in the process of working with the Deming Noon Lions to purchase a camera to screen elementary school students' vision. The next meeting will be a LIONS COLORS meeting. Please come wearing LIONS colors of Purlple and Gold! If not, you will be fined $2.00! I hope to see you all there! LS David

Tomorrow's Meeting

Lions: Don't forget tomorrow's meeting will be masquerade! Please come wearing a mask of some kind. It can be as simple or as complex as you want it to be. Remember, NO FACE PAINT! Costumes are optional. If you do not wear a mask, you will be fined $2.00. We will be discussing the Christmas Light Parade, Operation Kid Sight, Eye Screenings, and the possibility of purchasing a camera ourselves. We will aslo have lots of Halloween fun! There will aslo be a special presentation made to President Bernie Chavez. I hope to see you all there! ROAR!!! LS David

New Constitution and By-Laws

If you would like a copy of our Constitution and By-Laws, please let Lion David know by email dcvalenz@hotmail.com or by phone. I will attempt to post them online. But no promises on that one! Have a great weekend!--LS David

October NM ROAR!!

Lions, Our club is featured in 2 different articles in this month's ROAR. Please go to www.nmlions.org and click on October ROAR and please read it. A special thanks to Lion Bryson for putting it together for our district. **There is a direct link to the Oct Roar at the bottom of this page**--LS David

October 14th Meeting

Yesterday's meeting was so much FUN! I want to thank everybody for wearing their hats. It was great to see all the different types of hats that our Lions wore. But it was even more gratifying to see all the smiles! During yesterday's meeting, our club adopted its By-Laws and Constitution, approved entry into the Christmas Lighted Parade, and were given a presentation by PDG Lion LeRoy Rapp. Almost all members were present with only 2 absent. Our next meeting will be on October 28 and it will be a MASQUERADE meeting. Please come wearing a mask of some sort. NO FACE PAINTING! Masques only! If you have any ideas regarding the Light Parade Float, please get in contact with Lion David at dcvalenz@hotmail.com or Lion Karen. She can usually be found at the K-Mart eatery working very hard. Remember, the theme is "Christmas is ___________." One final note, I want to remind everyone to keep saving those aluminum cans! It will help our club tremendously. A big ROAR to everyone!--LS David

Tomorrow's Metting

Lions please don't forget that tomorrow is our first October meeting. It is also our first CRAZY HAT MEETING! Remember, all must wear a crazy hat or be fined $2.00. (Baseball caps DON'T COUNT!!) Our meeting will consist of finalizing and approving our club's bylaws and constitution. See you all at Rancher's Grill tomorrow!--LS David

Condolences

Our club would like to extend our deepest condolences and sympathy to the family of Lions Bernie and Virginia Chavez, and Lion Dina Marquez. Virginia and Dina's father, Abel Marquez, passed away yesterday morning October 6th. The Vigil and Rosary will be Wednesday October 8 at 7:00pm at St. Ann's Catholic Church. The funeral Mass will be at 10:00am on October 9th, also at St. Ann's. Abel will be remembered by our club for his GREAT sense of humour, GREAT dedication to his family, and his GREAT stories of times passed and present. He will also be remembered for his unique way of expressing his theories and ideas to all and any who would listen. The funeral arrangements are being handled by Baca's Funeral Chapels of Deming. God bless and rest in peace Abel!---LS David

World Sight Day!

Lions Clubs International will mark Lions World Sight Day in Arizona, USA, October 15-17. Lions members from Arizona and New Mexico will screen the eyes of hundreds of Native Americans on the Navajo Reservation in Window Rock, Arizona, and provide eyeglasses to those who need them. Lions will also arrange for follow-up medical care for those who need it. Lions plan to conduct two diabetes screenings for senior citizens, Hispanics and Native Americans in Phoenix and conduct an eye screening and distribute eyeglasses at the Arizona Lions Vision Center in Phoenix. This marks the first time that the major event of Lions World Sight Day will be held in Arizona.


Lions Clubs International is the world’s largest service club organization with 1.3 million members in 45,000 clubs in more than 200 countries and geographical areas around the world. Since 1917, Lions clubs have aided the blind and visually impaired and made a strong commitment to community service and serving youth throughout the world. Lions Clubs International Foundation is the charitable arm of Lions Clubs International. LCIF was ranked by a Financial Times’ study as the number one non-governmental organization with which to partner. Established in 1968, LCIF has been involved with blindness prevention and treatment for more than 15 years through the SightFirst program. Learn more at www.lionclubs.org and www.lcif.org.
---From www.lionsclubs.org

Copyright Lions Clubs International 2008

Christmas Lighted Parade 2008

Lions, Its not to early to begin thinking about this. Lion Karen thought it might be a good idea for us to participate in the Kiwanis Club's Lighted Christmas Parade this year. It will be held on December 6th. Lion Karen has lots of great ideas for our float. Be prepared to talk about this at the next couple of meetings. It will be really good for us to get LIONS out there for everyone to see. The theme of the parade is "Christmas is __________." Please start to brain storm and we will discuss it soon. I have the application and all the information/rules/regulations.--LS David

Aluminum Cans

Lions, please bring your saved Aluminum Cans to the next Lions meeting on Oct. 14th. Please crush them if you can. If not, don't worry about it.--LS David

Thank You!!

Thank You to all who helped at our Pancake Breakfast yesterday morning! We did very well. The crowd was small, but we had fun and raised some money to help out our community as much as we can! Special thanks to Guiding Lions Phil and Anna from De Noche Lions in Las Cruces for coming down and supporting us! We really appreciate your help! Also, of course, a special thanks to all who showed up to eat! We hope everyone enjoyed the food. It was made with lots of love. I hope to see everyone at our next meeting on October 14th. Photos from the breakfast will be posted within the next few days. Check back to see some of them! Deming Wildcats Lions SERVE proudly!-- Lion Secretary David

September 23 Meeting

Lions!
If you didn't make it to our last meeting, you missed a good (and short) one! First, we celebrated Lion Virginia's birthday--everyone sang and it was scary! Then we had a winner take all money raffle--Lion Dina won! (even though she was late!) Lion Toby provided a prize for a club raffle. It was a nice fleece blanket, two fall mugs, and a box of coco in a basket. Congrats to Lion Nancy for winning that! We approved payment of a pair of glasses and an eye exam for a young child who cannot afford them. Our club is proud to help him out. Everything is set for our breakfast this Sunday! Lions Toby, David, and Karen will be selling tickets at K-Mart this Saturday from 8:00am -12:00 noon. Here is one item of note, all Lions that attend the next meeting are required to wear a funny hat. The hat must be worn the whole meeting (except during the Pledge of Allegience) or Lion Tail Twister Nancy will fine that Lion $2.00!! However, regular Baseball caps are not a valid "funny hat". Also, if you don't wear it the whole meeting, the fine will still be imposed! So, pull out those "funny" hats that you all bought at the Duckraces, that hat you thought was a great buy when you were on vacation, or dad's hat that has been in the attick for years! This is your chance to show it off!
Our next meeting will be October 14 at 6:30. Please don't be late. It will be a by-laws approval meeting. See you then!--Lion Secretary David

Next Meeting

Our next meeting will be September 23rd at 6:30pm! All members are encouraged to attend. Also, anyone interseted in learning more about Lions Club may also attend. So mark your calendars, DWLC at Rancher's Grill next Tuesday at 6:30pm! We will be celebrating our 1 year anniversary, celebrating September Birthdays, and getting ready for our breakfast! A raffle will also be held! See you all there!--Lion Secretary David

Pancakes for Lions!

Get ready for an ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT Pancake Breakfast sponsored by the Deming Wildcats Lions! It will be held on September 28, 2008 from 7:00am until 11:00am at the Deming High School Cafeteria located at 1100 S. Nickel St. Cost is only a $5.00 donation. MENU: Pancakes, Scrambled Eggs, Sausage Patty, Coffee, Orange Juice, Ice Water, and assorted toppings. (Sugar free Syrup will be available) All proceeds will benefit the local and state projects of the Deming Wildcats Lions Club. For more information, please email dcvalenz3@yahoo.com

Welcome

Welcome to the new Deming Wildcats Lions Club website/blog! We are a relatively new club. We were Chartered by Lions Clubs International on September 8, 2007. Our club wanted to dedicate a specific place online where we could share our news, stories, current events, and more with our District, State, Country and the WORLD! Please keep checking often as we grow and develope our site.