Henryetta Lions Club held their regular weekly meeting on Tuesday at The Shack with special guest speaker Steve Harbeson presenting a program about starting a school-based Alpha Leo Club. Harbeson,
Henryetta Lions Club held their regular weekly meeting on Tuesday at The Shack with special guest speaker Steve Harbeson presenting a program about starting a school-based Alpha Leo Club.
Harbeson, past president of the Hugo Lions Club, is a Leo district chair.
A step-by-step guide was passed out to each member in attendance with detailed information on how to start the junior Lions club.
According to Harbeson, the first step is forming a Leo Club Committee and nominating a chairperson as advisor.
The advisor should attend all meetings of the club and projects then meet with school principals to schedule a student meeting.
Students should be briefed about what both the Lions and Leo clubs are and presented with applications.
A minimum of 20 participating students is required to form a Leo Club.
Once participants are signed up, a charter can be applied for. Once the charter arrives, meetings and projects can be planned.
Students who participate in Leo Clubs have the chance to receive numerous awards and other recognition.
The Leo Club was established in 1967 in Pennsylvania.
After a brief question and answer session, Henryetta Lions thanked and applauded Harbeson for being the guest speaker.
Other special guests attending the meeting were Dollie Wooddell, Lions 3E District Governor and her husband and Lions member, David.
Important topics of discussion during the regular meeting were the purchase of books that will be donated to Henryetta and Dewar Pre-Kindergarten classes.
Lions members plan to have a booth set up on Cruise Knight on Oct. 28 where they will again sell popular inflatables as a fundraiser. All funds received will go toward a $1,000 Henryetta Lions Club commitment to Meadows of Hope.
Meadows of Hope, formerly Oklahoma Lions Boys Ranch, is a licensed foster care community that provides family homes for sibling groups and boys and girls of all ages at its campus located in Perkins.
Before the meeting adjourned, District Governor Wooddell presented a Diamond Centennial Pin to Ron McAfee for being a Lions Club member for over half a century.
