There was NO meeting on Jan. 30, but below is everything you need to stay up to date in the club.
1. New and returning members (who paid last spring) may pay dues via cash, check, or Venmo (MSU-Lions). Dues are $45 and cover two semesters of membership in the club.
2. You may fill out and send an image of your completed Payment Form and Membership Form (for new members) to Jake Long at longjake@msu.edu or Cooper Damm at dammcoop@msu.edu. See attached links.
3. Interested in joining the leadership team? Elections for the 2019-20 Eboard and Committee Chairs are during the 3/13 meeting. Let Connor Tinsely know what you wish to run for ASAP at tinsle15@msu.edu.
4. Invite your friends to our next meeting, 2/13. There will be food as always!
Upcoming Service Events: Check the sign-up sheet often because more service events are still being added! While the minimum number of required events is 3, we encourage you to go to as many as you want. This is posted on the Lions Club website https://msulionsclub.wixsite.com/lions under the Service Opportunities tab - it is a Google Sheet. You will have access to it once you pay your dues.
Be sure to take lots of pictures at your events so that we can spread the word about Lions Club! Send Sierra Alvarado your images at alvara74@msu.edu.
Brookdale Senior Living (1/31, 6-8pm): spending time and doing activities with the residents
Greater Lansing Food Bank (2/1, 2-4pm): sorting food in the warehouse
Show Me The Money Day (2/2, 9am-2pm): Event for low-income individuals to get help with their taxes. We will direct parking and tell people where to go. *Counts as 2 service events.
Ronald McDonald House (2/4, 5:30-7:30pm): cooking dinner for the families
Haven House (2/5, 6-8pm): activities with the children
Night to Shine (2/8, 5-9pm): helping host a safe and fun prom for our Special Needs community to Shine
Fenner Nature Center (2/9, 12-3pm): preparing the space for the Maple Syrup Festival
MSU Dance Marathon, AKA Spartython (2/16, 10am-8pm): Registration for Lions Club Team ends TODAY, but individual registration will remain open. Participants learn dances all day to benefit the Children's Miracle Network. Food and a t-shirt is provided with registration. *Counts as 1 service + 1 social event.
Let our Service Coordinator, Garrett Amstutz, know if you have any service preferences or questions! Contact him at amstutzg@msu.edu.
***IMPORTANT: If you cannot make the event that you signed up for, please remove your name from the list and text/email your lead. Please do not remove your name at the last minute so that we have ample time to notify a standby to take your place. If you are driving yourself to an event, please let your lead know at least an hour before the event.
Social Events:
Party with the Prez (Fri. 2/1, 10pm-1am): house party at the club President's, Connor Tinsley's, house. See service sign-up sheet to attend.
MSU v. U of M basketball game (March): details TBD
Bar crawl with SRM (April): details TBD
Follow us on social media: @msucampuslions (Twitter & Instagram), @msucampuslionsclub (FB)
Contact us: msulionsclub@gmail.com
Fundraising:
Little Caesars Pizza Kit: order online until 2/6 using code 362877. Each item sold profits $6 toward the club. See attached link. Let Alexa Wright know if you placed an order online at wrigh645@msu.edu, so that she can give you your fundraising credit.Panda Express (Wed. 2/6, 10am-11pm): Dine in or take out. Must present flyer at checkout. See attached flyer.
Membership Information:
General members are required to attend 4 out of the 7 meetings, and participate in at least 3 service events. If you cannot attend meetings, you must complete a minimum of 5 service events. You must also attend 1 social event and 1 fundraiser. Failure to meet these requirements for two consecutive semesters deems you unable to rejoin Lions Club. We understand that life gets busy, so please come to any of the Eboard to straighten out your situation should you be in jeopardy of losing membership.
If you are a member and have not been added to the FB page please contact Cooper Damm at dammcoop@msu.edu.
1/30 meeting ppt: https://gallery.mailchimp.com/bb0b66ee3662d3907d652661d/files/48ffd85a-11e1-4b10-b308-4ef075cb64db/Second_General_Meeting_S19.pdf
Little Caesars Pizza Kit: https://www.pizzakit.com/fundraising-products?shop=1&cont=1&t=lc&sf=1
Panda Express: https://gallery.mailchimp.com/bb0b66ee3662d3907d652661d/images/4ff95497-abd1-4780-a0f9-c3c4afa99eb6.jpg