Carlisle Lions Club

	Md 7 District 7-N Carlisle Lions Club Arkansas United States Club Number:3751
Club Address:PO Box 1076 Carlisle, AR 72024 Club Tel:(870) 552-7789 This Page address: http://Carlislear.lionwap.org

Meetings:

When:2nd & 4th Mondays, 6:30 PM

Where:Meal: Pizza-N-More - 1400 N. Bankhead Ave. Meeting: BancorpSouth - 118 N. Court St.

Officers:

	Office Tel	Home Tel
President		(501) 516-6547
1st Vice President	(870) 552-7571
Secretary		(870) 552-3364
Treasurer		(870) 552-7452
Membership Chairman

Announcements :

CONGRATULATIONS! The following members have been recognized for their years of faithful service to the Carlisle Lions Club by Lions International:

Lion Gaines Young50 Years

Lion Billy BennettLion Jon Plafcan25 Years

UPCOMING PROGRAMS

January 14Presentation by Mrs. Lindsey ThaxtonCarlisle High School Sr. Cheerleading SponsorandPlanning session for 2008 Pancake Supper & AuctionLet's work to make this our best one yet!

January 28Installation of New Members by PDG Wanda Barnett and PCC John Barnett

February 11Jerry AdamsLonoke County Assessor

February 25Matt WillisSouthern College of Optometry - Memphis, TennesseeStudent Volunteers in Optometric Service to Humanity (SVOSH)

March 3Annual Pancake Supper & Auction

March 10No Meeting

March 24Susan ZimmermanArkansas Lions Eye BankandCarlisle Mayor Ray GloverRegarding the proposed sales tax for the city's street improvement program

April 14Nathan CookArkansas 211andLonoke County Judge Charlie TroutmanRegarding the proposed sales tax for construction of a new county jail

April 28Bill PriorArkansas Geological Survey

May 12John RobinsonNational Weather Service

May 26Memorial DayNo Meeting

June 9Diane FaucettSingle Parent Scholarship FundandNominations for 2008-2009 Officers

June 23Amy TyrrellLions World Services for the Blind

Looking for a way to make a difference in your community? The Carlisle Lions Club may be the answer.

We are always on the lookout for civic-minded men and women who share in our commitment to serve the community and to be the "Knights of the Blind." We will never have too many members, and welcome you to join us in fun, fellowship and service to others.

Activities :

Our flagship fundraiser is our Annual Pancake Supper & Auction, usually held the first Monday in March. Everybody always has a great time at this activity. We also raise funds through our soft drink and candy concessions at Carlisle Jr. & Sr. High School football games and through mint sales. Some of the activities and organizations we support include:

Lions World Services for the Blind, the premier training center for visually-impaired individuals, located in Little Rock, Arkansas;

Mid-South Sight and Hearing Center, located in Memphis, Tennessee;

Arkansas Lions Eye Bank, located at UAMS, in Little Rock;

Summer camp sponsor for visually-impaired child;

College scholarships to local high school graduates;

New software for Carlisle High School computer classes;

New equipment for Carlisle High School special education programs;

New baseball scoreboard for Rockefeller Park;

Charter organization for Carlisle Boy Scouts;

Carlisle Public Library Summer Reading Program;

Wade Knox Child Advocacy Center;

Lonoke County Safe Haven domestic violence shelter;