Meet and Greet Minutes of the Pooler Lions Club, held on
June 25, 2024 at Lovzolla’s Family Pizza Restaurant
Call to Order: The meeting was called to order by President Brandie Menees at 6:34pm. Pastor Herb Hubbard led us in prayer and Brandie led the Pledge of Allegiance.
Attendance:
Members: John Blair, Ann & Fred Bryant, Ed & Windy Bogan, Michael Carpenter, Len & Rosemary Cutuli, Kevin Holness, Herb Hubbard, Sandra Lewis, Diana Lotz, Brandie Menees, Ginette Morrison, Karen Nierle, Kimberly Nguyen, Bonnie O’Leary, David Ross, Linda Saytanides, Scott Scheidt, and Terry Strubbe
Zoom: Becky Reid and Barbara Scantlebury
Guests: Layla & Gabriella Bradford (Karen Nierle’s granddaughters), Council Chair Dennis Chapman, Ron & Lana Hahn, Jordan McNeal and Hung Nguyen
New Officer Installations: Council Chair, Dennis Chapman, installed the following club officers for the 2024-2025 Lion year:
President – Brandie Menees Club Administrator – Rosemary Cutuli
1st VP – Fred Bryant Tail Twister – Karen Nierle
2nd VP & Service Chair – Becky Reid Lion Tamer – Len Cutuli
Recording Secretary – Barbara Scantlebury Membership Chair – Alex Monteith
Corresponding Secretary – Carol Reddington New Board Director – Shelly Fickau
Treasurer – Windy Bogan New Board Director – Michael Carpenter
New Member Induction: Dennis Chapman also inducted these new members:
Ron & Lana Hahn (sponsor, Fred Bryant), Hung Nguyen (sponsor Kimberly Nguyen) and Scott Scheidt (transfer).
Awards and Appreciation:
Golden Chain Award – Len & Rosemary Cutuli, Brandie Menees
1st Service Pin – Julie Arrington, Kimberly Hancock, Kevin Holness, Ellie Morgan, Ginette Morrison, Scott Scheidt & Marta Stewart
10 Service Pin – Julie Arrington, Fred Bryant, Sandra Lewis, Diana Lotz, Becky Reid
50 Service Pins – Ed and Windy Bogan, Terry Strubbe
Golf Tournament Pins – Linda Saytanides, Herb Hubbard, Kimberly & Hung Nguyen, Diana Lotz, Len & Rosemary Cutuli, Fred Bryant, Karen Nierle & David Ross, Karla Italiano, Ed & Windy Bogan, Alex & Debra Monteith, Ginette Morrison, Becky Reid, Brandie Menees, Bonnie O’Leary, Terry Strubbe, Carol Reddington and Karen Williams
Sponsorship Recognition – Rosemary Cutuli 5, Brandie Menees 4, Len Cutuli 2, Fed Bryant 2, David Reiter 1, Cathy Williamson 1, Barbara Scantlebury 1, Windy Bogan 1, Kimberly Nguyen 1 –
Humanitarian Service Area Pins -Windy Bogan, Fred Bryant, Rosemary Cutuli, Debra & Alex Monteith, Ginette Morrison, Aurelia Moss, and Veronica Voisine
Service Area Awards – Hunger – Terry Strubbe, Diabetes – Debra Monteith, Childhood Cancer – Barbara Scantlebury, Environment – Alex Monteith, Vision – Karen Nierle & David Ross, Humanitarian – Windy Bogan and Youth – Patricia Ratcliffe
Special Appreciation Awards – Rookie of the Year – Kimberly Nguyen, Consistency – Windy Bogan, Encouragement – David Reiter, Best Go-Getter – Patricia Ratcliffe, Enthusiasm – Rosemary Cutuli, Best Connector – Len Cutuli, Best Lions Couple – Alex & Debra Monteith, Doing It All – Bonnie O’Leary, Team Player – Julie Arrington, Supporter – Ed Bogan, Best Smile & Positivity – Sandra Lewis, Lions Helper – Carol Reddington, Excellence – Karen Williams, Mountain Mover – Fred Bryant President’s Inner Circle – Herb Hubbard, Becky Reid and Linda Saytanides ***
Lions of the Year – Becky Reid and Diana Lotz *** Congratulations!
Project Updates and Opportunities:
Juneteenth Festival At Tanger Mall – We set up a Pooler Lions Club display and talked with many people about our service projects, handed out gifts, information and water bottles labeled with our club name.
Haircuts with Ellie – New Lion Ellie Morgan, a licensed hairdresser, will be giving free haircuts to the clients at the Loaves and Fishes Flood Pantry on the fourth Saturday of each month.
A Place to Dream – On June 25th 40 beds were delivered to children who had none.
Sitting and Knitting made 28 blankets for the delivery. The next bed delivery will be in September and Lions are encouraged to volunteer. See Herb Hubbard for details.
International Youth Exchange – Sandra Lewis will chair the July 14th dinner at Carey Hilliard’s, 5350 GA Hwy 21 in Garden City, beginning at 5:30pm. The exchange visitors will be guests of the club, but Lions are asked to RSVP Sandra Lewis at lewiss1952@yahoo.com or 912-695-6380 by July 9th. The cost is $27 for adults and $19 for children age10 and under. Please let Sandra know if you would be able to come at 4:30pm to help decorate prior to the dinner.
Leo Club – Chairman Kevin Holness reported that the committee would be meeting soon to revise the timeline and continue working on the formation of the club.
Tail Twister – Karen Nierle, assisted by her granddaughters, awarded some of the club members with humorous gifts. Sandra Lewis won the raffle but did not select the joker from the remaining playing cards, so she went home with the consolation prize. Several Lions shared their Happy Dollar news with the group. Adjournment:
The meeting was adjourned at 8:25pm.
Respectfully submitted, Rosemary Cutuli, for Secretary Barbara Scantlebury
