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This Week in the Roarings
This week in the Roarings
  • This Week's Speaker
  • State Convention Report
  • The Centennial Patron Party
  • Annual Golf Outing
  • Dragon Boat Festival 
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This Weeks Speaker - MIchelle Jeske - DPL
Michelle Jeske has worked for the Denver Public Library since 2001, most recently serving on the executive team as the director of Collections, Technology and Innovation. She has served in a number of different positions at the Library including the Manager of Web Information Services and Community Technology Center and Senior Special Collection Librarian for the Library Without Walls. 
 
“Library Commissioners believe Michelle is well equipped to maintain our high standards of customer service and to help lead us into an exciting future of increased community engagement and partnerships, continuous service innovation, and responsiveness to the changing needs of an active, diverse, and growing community,” said Commission President Jay Mead. 
 
Jeske’s background includes work in libraries in Texas and New York. The Library Commissioners noted her lifelong passion for libraries and technology made her the perfect candidate to lead the Library system.
“I believe in the transformational power of public libraries as community change agents,” Jeske said. “The Denver Public Library provides opportunity at every stage of life including helping little ones discover the joy of reading and learning, providing much needed out of school activities for children and teens and assisting adults with technology training, business planning, genealogy research and more. I’m honored to continue the amazing work we do that makes Denver a better place to live, work and play.”
 
Jeske will lead the city agency which grew to 26 locations on Saturday with the grand opening of the Rodolfo “Corky” Gonzales Branch Library in West Denver. The Library annually serves more than four million customers and circulates more than nine million items. The system is known throughout the country for its customer service, extensive Western History and Genealogy collection and for providing programs and activities for customers from birth and beyond.
During her tenure at DPL, Jeske helped create cross-divisional teams which drive the organization’s community impacts and strategic initiatives. She and her team are credited with establishing vital relationships with city, school and community leaders to develop improved science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) and workforce opportunities across Denver. Her team is also spearheading a technology-driven process that will link the Library’s collections with Web search engines, helping customers find specific items at nearby libraries when performing Internet searches.
 
Jeske is active with community organizations including the Colorado Association of Libraries, the Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries, History Colorado and the Denver Housing Authority’s STEM, Energy and Economic Development (SEED) Initiative. Her honors include being named a Leadership Fellow by the Public Library Association, the 2009 Colorado Librarian of the Year from the Colorado Association of Libraries and the 2005 Mover and Shaker Award by the Library Journal.
 
Jeske earned her Master’s of Librarianship from the University of Washington and a Bachelor of Arts in International Studies and Political Science from Trinity University in San Antonio, TX. She and her husband live in Denver.
Report from the State Convention
We just completed the Annual Lions State Convention.  As the Host Club, Lions Fletcher Co-Chaired with Carol Louks (State Office Manager).  The Convention Committee was the Council Chair Andy Smith and all the District Governors.  The Denver Lions had a tremendous presence over the two days with 21 members and 6 spouses attending.  Photograph of some attending the dinner.
 
 
Our Lions participated in two Service projects.   We help sort over a thousand eye glasses which were taken to the Sterling Lions for further processing.  We also help sort and label well over 3000 children’s books for distribution throughout Colorado to kids in need.  
 
Our Lions volunteered for help at the convention such as the registration desk.
 
Lion Steve Kinsky was elected 6C District Governor and Lion Flossie O’Leary was elected to the Board of Trustees of the Lion Camp. 
 
Our Denver Lions helped with the breakout sessions.  Lion Chis Dirgo led the session on Recruiting Members though Social Media.  Lion Dwight Steen led the session on Lion History.   Lion Dee Pape along with the CEO Gary Drews led the sessions of 9 Health Fair.  All these sessions were well attended. 
Our Denver Lions Legacy Book had a lot of interest from many Lions.  We sold a number of books with the proceeds going to our Foundation.
 
By the numbers there were 233 Lions registered from 60 clubs.
 
We succeeded in meeting the goals of the convention Service, Learning, Fellowship, Interaction and Fun. This is just a start as we have a lot more to tell and more pictures about the convention. 
 
Thanks to all Denver Lions who attended and helped with the convention. 
Annual Golf Outing
The great year under Lion President "Fletch" is winding down and we are getting ready for our huge centennial celebration in the Fall!  What a great year with so many Lions showing great leadership and initiatives.
 
So, we need a little fun!  Our annual Golf Outing should prove again to be a great roundup to the year. AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE A GOLFER TO JOIN IN THE FUN!
 
We play a simple scramble that anyone, and I mean anyone, can play.  And if you don't play, we have a great dinner and awards afterwards that takes no special talent to attend!
 
In celebration of our 100 years, we just might have a few special guests at our golf event also.  Jack, Tiger, Dustin, Jordan, and even Arnie (we have connections) have expressed an interest in attending!  You sure wouldn't want to miss that!
 
here are the details:
  • Golf starts at noon on June 17th at Meadow Hills CC in Aurora, CO
  • Foursomes are encouraged to join or we will pair you up
  • Golf is $71 per player
  • Dinner is $25 per person and that includes your tip
  • Cash bar
  • Prizes for all kinds of good and goofy stuff
  • Golf is played as a scramble with some twists - rules to follow
  • Invite friends, relatives, girlfriends, boyfriends, kids, wives, and husbands to play with you.  We welcome all!
 
Please RSVP to this email or directly to me, Bogey Krebs, at coloradokrebs@gmail.com.  Right now we need a minimum of 5 foursomes like we had last year but we can take more.
 
Also looking for donations again for prizes.  Let me know what you can do!
 
Looking forward to a great party to end the year
 
 
Lion Steve Krebsbach
The Centennial Patron Party
The Centennial Patron Party
 
Denver Lions who have contributed $1,000 or more to the Centennial Campaign, and those of you who plan to do so, are invited to the Centennial Patron Party  If you made contributions this year to either the Foundation or the Club, including sponsoring an ad in Centennial History book, those amounts count toward the $1,000 to be recognized as a Centennial Patron. Further, you can pledge $1,000 (or the balance to get to $1,000) to be paid by September 1, 2017.  Centennial Patrons will be listed in the Denver Lions Centennial Celebration Dinner Program  
 
Event: Centennial Patron Party
Date:  July 13. 2017
Time:  5 – 7 pm
Location:  Cactus Club, 1621 Blake St, Denver, CO 80202  (303) 623-4009
Contacts:  Marie Belew Wheatley    marie.belew.wheatley@gmail.com  303.921.9050
Al Cook     alttcook@gmail.com 303.572.6650
 
 
To date are those who achieve patron status.
 
Bill Adams
Charles Anderson
Robert Backus
Bronwyn Bateman
Douglas Brown
Fletcher Brown
Albert Cook
George Custard
James Hannifin
Dean Haave
William Henderson
Steve & Susy Osorio Kinsky
Russ & Dottie Lynn
Edward Nagle
James Nussbaum
Lee Schlessman
Dwight Steen
Robert Sweeney
Ron Vaughn
Marie Wheatley
Rodney Wicklund
Kenneth King Foundation
Charles Murray - Memorial Gift
Dragon Boat Festival - July 29-30 
It is time to save the date for the Dragon Boat Festival
 
Event: Dragon Boat Racing and KidSight
 
Date:   Racing - Saturday July 29.  KidSight July 29 - 30, 2017
 
Location; Sloan Lake
 
 
 We will celebrate the 100 year birthday of Denver Lions on Saturday October 14, 2017.   Put this date on your calendaer
A Call to Action
This weeks edition of A Call to Action is:
Volunteer for KidSight!
Please contact Fletcher Brown if you can help.
Upcoming Events
Annuall Golf Outing
Meadow Hills GC
Jun 17, 2017
12:00 PM – 7:00 PM
 
The Centennial Patron Party
CACTUS CLUB
Jul 13, 2017
5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
 
Dragon Boat Festival
Sloan's Lake
Jul 29, 2017 8:30 AM –
Jul 30, 2017 3:00 PM
 
Speakers
May 23, 2017
The Future of Denver Public Library
May 30, 2017
Denver Rescue Mission
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