links
join us
members
Calendar of Events
Committees
Newsletter
Business Directory
Club History

Calendar of Events

The Austin Downtown Lions Club meets every Thursday at 12 noon at Wells Fargo Bank, 400 W. 15th Street, 3rd floor Auditorium.

(FREE covered parking - Enter from Guadalupe Street, choose a spot that is not reserved, and bring the parking ticket to the meeting to be validated no charge.)

Yahoo! Maps of 400 W 15th St Austin, TX 78701-1600


March 2007

March 1, 2007

Amanda Delong-Amaya from the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center will tell us about the center and its current work to preserve and promote native wildflowers.   She will have some spectacular scenery for us to view.

March 8, 2007

Two-fer - Texas Lions Camp and Leader Dog.    PDG Hal Griffin from Abilene is the Immediate Past President of the Camp.  His wife Sandy is a Leader Dog "mom" and will have a puppy with her.

March 15, 2007

KXAN Co-Anchor Michelle Valles.   Michelle graduated from The University of Texas and finally made her way back to Austin in 2003. Last year we heard from Robert Hadlock and this year we are honored to hear from Michelle.

March 22, 2007

Mary Gordon Spence should be one of our highlight programs. She is a humorist, writer, teacher, musician, etc). She writes for the American Statesman and a number of periodicals, both state wide and national. She does a show on KUT Public Radio. She speaks on a statewide and national basis and is much in demand as a speaker. Our members will have many good laughs, but she will have a serious thought ,or two, in the process.  (Wes Braden is the presenter this week)

March 29, 2007

Lone Star Lions Eye Bank.   Sandra Ileks is the Director of Hospital Development for LSLEB and will give us an informative update on the status of Eye Bank activities and current practices. Come hear how your Eye Bank operates.