Roarings September 4 2016 - This week speaker (Sep 04, 2016)

Jennifer Gueddiche - Spring Institute

Topic: Refuges in America

Jennifer Gueddiche joined Spring Institute as Director of Programs in January 2016. With over 17 years of experience working in refugee resettlement in the Denver metro area, Ms. Gueddiche has developed several high quality training programs for refugee adults and youth. For the past 14 years, Ms. Gueddiche served as the Executive Director for the Ethiopian Community Development Council’s African Community Center. In this capacity, she developed expertise in working with numerous refugee populations and creating culturally competent programming that empowers people and strengthens new communities. She has a BA in Political Science from Purdue University and an MA in International Studies from the University of Denver.

Fall Speaker Line Up

The Lion Speaker Team has lined up exciting speakers for this fall. The goal is to have high quality speakers on a wide variety of thought provoking topics. Our first speaker will talk about refuges, a hot topic in today’s news.

9/6 Jennifer Gueddiche – Director Spring Institute on Refuges

9/13 Douglas Allen - DU Professor on China

9/20 Lydia Prado - VP Mental Health of Denver

9/27 Paula Mitchell - wineries of Colorado

10/4 Congresswoman Diana DeGette

10/11 Molly Kocialski - Director US Patent Office

Colorado State and District Directory

If you ever need to find the contact information for any State, District or Club officers, the directory is on the club website. Just go to the home page and click on Membership Area. Then just click on the link.

Ride the Rails to Lions International Convention

Let's get together and ride the rails to The International Convention in Chicago June of 2017 for the 100th Centennial Year of Lions. Don't miss out on this opportunity to socialize with your fellow lions and attend the greatest convention ever! If interested in the train to convention contact Lion Andy Smith 720-364-8487 ags0417@comcast.net

Savio article in Lion Magazine

You should have received the September 2016 issue of Lion Magazine. On page 44 is an article on Denver Lions and Savio House.. If you missed it click here for link.

Savio Counselor Videos

The Savio House counselors have made videos about their work and counseling efforts. Click here for a link to the videos.