LIONS CLUB PRESS RELEASE
Press Release
January 28, 2007
For Immediate Release
Contact: Lee Martin, Lions Club of San Felipe B.C.
577-2863 or sanflee@telnor.net
LIONS CLUB OF SAN FELIPE, B.C. IS OFFICIAL
San Felipe, B.C., Mexico
The newly formed Lions Club of San Felipe, B.C. received Charter status
at a dinner
meeting on Friday night, January 26 at the Los Arcos Restaurant in
San Felipe. Dignitaries of
Lions International from Mexico and the United States were on hand to witness
the induction of
71 officers and members into the International Club.
The San Felipe club joins Lions District B-1, which includes the cities
of Tijuana,
Ensenada, Mexicali, San Luis, Guaymas and Nogales.
In his opening statement, Gary Dilley, president of the new Club, expressed
his gratitude
for all the hard work the Lions have done over the past three months
in getting the Club to the
charter point.
He introduced the Honorable Vincente Martinez, Governor of B-1 District
Lions, who
performed the induction. Martinez said that inducting over 70 charter
members into the Club is
an historic occasion as it holds the largest chartered membership in
the Baja.
Alice Tana, Governor 4-L6 from the San Diego and Imperial County Lions.
also played a
large part in the induction ceremonies. She thanked the local Lions,
calling the event a very
exciting and auspicious occasion. In installing its officers, she
gave each a brief description of
their duties. San Felipe officers and Board members are Gary Dilley,
President; Cliff White,
Vice-President; Elayne Caldwell, Secretary and Robin Kissee, Treasurer.
The Board includes the
following Committee Chairpersons who are also members of the Board
of Directors: Projects,
Tom O'Neill; Membership, Bob Lux and Raphael Navarro; and Fundraising
Chairs, Horacio
Aleman, Lee Martin, Debbie Lux and Sheri Pollack.
Principal speaker, Governor Martinez, honored Guide Lions Frank Marquez,
Heber,
California, and Salvador Sanchez, Mexicali, for advising the new
San Felipe Club. He
congratulated the California, Arizona and Baja Lions, for helping
to bring the two countries of
the United States and Mexico together.
In his keynote address, Governor Martinez asked all members to
be actively involved in
providing services to the local community. He added that we must
strive to identify the talents
that each member possesses and where their interests lie. He
also stressed that it is important that
more and more women join the Lions clubs in their area.
The festive evening ended with a raffle of gifts presented to
the Club; including a
beautiful wine and cheese basket, a bath set and pizza baking
stone from the 4L6 Lions and a
50/50 drawing. Alice Tana also presented President Dilley with
a monetary gift from the
Brawley Lions Club.
New members are encouraged. Contact any member of the club
and they will gladly sign
you up. Lion's projects this year include organizing and
coordinating an upcoming visit by The
Flying Samaritans, a medical team who will be treating local
people who cannot obtain regular
medical care. A Poker walk in town on March 17 and a golf
tournament sometime in the spring
are being planned to help fund services to the local community.
The Club joins the 1,300 Lions in District B and there are
13,000 Lions in Mexico.
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