River Hills Lions Club

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Install Officers

The Charlotte Observer President & Publisher Ann Caulkins Speaking to the River Hills Lions Club

At this meeting we will elect officers for fiscal year 2008/2009

On Tuesday, June 3, 2008, president & publisher of The Charlotte Observer, Ann Caulkins, will be the guest speaker at the River Hills Lions Club. In 2006 Ms. Caulkins became the first female president and publisher in the 120 year history of the largest North Carolina daily newspaper, The Charlotte Observer. Per Journalist, Larry Timbs, Ms. Caulkins said that “her Girl Scout experience proved to her that she could sell. She parlayed that success into selling ads for her high school newspaper in Texas and eventually into selling ads or working on the promotions side for newspapers in Baylor, Texas and Fort Worth, Texas.”

Ms. Caulkins is a graduate of Simons Graduate School of Business Executive Course, has a BA from Baylor University, Member of the Board of Trustees of Centenary Methodist and Charlotte City Partners. Ms. Caulkins professional background: The (Columbia) State, publisher; Lexington (Ky.) Herald-Leader, advertising director, then senior VP, sales and marketing; Fort Worth Star-Telegram, retail advertising director.

Ms. Caulkins is married with two sons.

Plan to join us on June 3, 2008, 7 pm. Call Lion Bill Burgin 803-370-2828 for details about the River Hills Lions Club and to make your reservation.

The River Hills Lions do their best to put the Lion motto, “We Serve” in practice. This year with the help of the Lions Sponsored mobile health screening van, members of the River Hills Lions Club screened 184 students for glaucoma, blood pressure, visual acuity and hearing.

Since 1974, the South Carolina Lions have provided the mobile health-screening unit making free preventative health screenings available throughout the state. Last year alone, we provided 9,500 free health screenings. These screenings would have cost the people of South Carolina over $274,650.00. Nearly a third of the screenings resulted in a referral to a health specialist, saving people even more in terms of the emotional and economic costs related to their conditions. In the end, the mobile health-screening unit provides South Carolina residents with a time-proven and effective “first line of defense” for addressing the preventative health needs of thousands of people annually.

Please mark your calendars, the Mobile Screening Van will be screening children at the Clover Elementary schools on September 25 and 26 and will be available for adults and children at the Clover Antique Car Show on September 27.

In the event of rain the tournament will be held on May 16th

The Lions Strutters, which is comprised of various SC & NC Lions clubs such as the River Hills Lions, Lake Wylie Lions, Tega Cay Lions, Rock Hill Lions and South Park Lions, want to thank you, our families, friends and communities for your support and contributions to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF). Thanks to your donations, the Lions Strutters raised over $14,000. Your generous donations are helping JDRF find a cure for diabetes. Preliminary figures are in - - the Walk on April 19 was very successful with over 6,000 walkers who are well on their way to reach the JDRF Charlotte Chapter’s goal of $1.9M. We couldn’t have done it without you