 From the Lions Den with Dan
July has been an exciting month. It began (as June ended) in Sydney, Australia, with the International Convention of Lions Clubs. Sydney is a beautiful city, wound around a picturesque harbor, home of the world-famous Sydney Opera House. We had a few days for sightseeing before the Governor School, but once the school and convention started things got quite busy. One of the highlights of the convention was the International Parade where we saw and met Lions from all over the world. It really made me realize that we are a part of something BIG!
After we got home, I started getting ready for the first Cabinet meeting. I have to express my thanks to my club, the Irving Noon Day Lions Club, for hosting the event, and to Lion John Stare who headed up the arrangements. We had a report on the plans for Snowball Express this December, and PDG Frank Pickens and Lion Mahendra Poudyal gave us a tour of the new District 2-X1 website. We discussed and passed the 2010-2011 budget, and still had time for a make-up training session for Presidents and Secretaries of local clubs.
I have begun visiting clubs in July, with Duncanville Noon and Greenville. On page 3 of this newsletter you will see my schedule for August and September. If your club is not on my schedule yet, and you have a particular time that would be best for me to come and spend some time with your members, please email me at dg.dan.busdiecker@gmail.com, or give me a call, and we can make arrangements. August is pretty well filled, and September is starting to fill up, but I am anxious to get to know all of our clubs a little better.
The really exciting news is that we have applied for a char |
