First Lions in Anchorage

ANCHORAGE LIONS CLUB

JANUARY 2007 ACTIVITIES

LUNCHEON MEETINGS

Date Speaker Program

January 5

Chad Carpenter

• Chad Carpenter, Chief Executive Officer of the new St. Elias Speciality Hospital and former Palmer Lions club member will display the new beautiful facility.

January 12

Kevin Tripp

• Kevin Tripp is the Senior Archivist with the Alaska Movie Image Preservation Association (AMIPA), which is located at the UAA/APU Consortium Library. He will be speaking about archiving movie media such as 8 and 16 mm film as well as sharing a few clips from the archive. AMIPA will gladly accept historic Alaskan films for the archive and prepare copies for the donators on DVD. Should be an interesting program.

January 19

Bjarne & Robin Holm

• Lion Bjarne Holm and his wife Robin will present a power point view of their recent trip to New Zealand, a land that combines Alaska and Hawaii in one.

January 26

Steve Lesko

• Steve Lesko, executive director of Hope Community Resources, will discuss their expanding services to Russia, and their impact on other Alaska communities. Mr. Lesko has worked in the special education, psychoeducation, and learning disabilities fields, as an administrator, professor, and consultant. He has been with Hope Cottages for over 25 years.

Other Activities

Date Activity

January 5

Canned Goods Collection for Food Bank. Bring canned goods to lunch meeting.

January 15

Joint Sight Meeting Spenard Lions Club.

January 20

Food Distribution Joint Project with Latinos Lions Club 10:00 AM until 1:00 PM at Hispanic Cultural Center 4233 Mt. View Drive.

January 29

Anchorage Lions Board Meeting at 5:30 PM at the Westmark Hotel.

ANCHORAGE LIONS CLUB

Serving our Community

Since 1944

Date	Speaker	Program
January 5	Chad Carpenter	• Chad Carpenter, Chief Executive Officer of the new St. Elias Speciality Hospital and former Palmer Lions club member will display the new beautiful facility.
January 12	Kevin Tripp	• Kevin Tripp is the Senior Archivist with the Alaska Movie Image Preservation Association (AMIPA), which is located at the UAA/APU Consortium Library. He will be speaking about archiving movie media such as 8 and 16 mm film as well as sharing a few clips from the archive. AMIPA will gladly accept historic Alaskan films for the archive and prepare copies for the donators on DVD. Should be an interesting program.
January 19	Bjarne & Robin Holm	• Lion Bjarne Holm and his wife Robin will present a power point view of their recent trip to New Zealand, a land that combines Alaska and Hawaii in one.
January 26	Steve Lesko	• Steve Lesko, executive director of Hope Community Resources, will discuss their expanding services to Russia, and their impact on other Alaska communities. Mr. Lesko has worked in the special education, psychoeducation, and learning disabilities fields, as an administrator, professor, and consultant. He has been with Hope Cottages for over 25 years.

Date	Activity
January 5	Canned Goods Collection for Food Bank. Bring canned goods to lunch meeting.
January 15	Joint Sight Meeting Spenard Lions Club.
January 20	Food Distribution Joint Project with Latinos Lions Club 10:00 AM until 1:00 PM at Hispanic Cultural Center 4233 Mt. View Drive.
January 29	Anchorage Lions Board Meeting at 5:30 PM at the Westmark Hotel.