December 3, 2025 Board Meeting
Marietta Noon Lions Board Meeting Minutes
December 3rd, 2025 7:00pm Lafayette Hotel
Lions in Attendance: P. Byers, B. Byers, B. Burnworth, K. Burnworth, J. Greene, R. Ferguson, B. Hadfield, St. Stormes, T. Hendrson, C. Cassidy-Archer, R. Burnworth, S. Camacho via Zoom O. Cartmell, K. Boersma
Secretary Report: Lion K. Burnworth
The minutes from the November board meeting were emailed to the club. Lion R. Ferguson made a motion to accept, Lion B. Burnworth seconded the motion and the motion passed.
Treasurer’s Report: Lion B. Byers
The treasurer’s figures for November were emailed prior to the board meeting with the Activity Fund at $31,830.03& Admin Fund at $8,120.39. Lion B. Byers said we did drop one member for non-payment, Devon Patterson. He said the 990 is filed and submitted. The State of Ohio paperwork is submitted as well.
Service Chair Report: Lion Sh. Stormes/Lion J. Greene
Adopt A Child Recap – Several volunteers went shopping for 10 kids we adopted (approved via email vote for $150 per child for 10 children) and we came in just under the $1500 total.
2nd VP Report: Lion St. Stormes
Bridge of Heroes Update: Lion St. Stormes said Lion B. Burnworth pulled the trailer in the parade and it looks great. The corporate sponsor appreciation luncheon will likely be February 27th.
Rose Sale – Lion St. Stormes said a BIG thank you to Lion T. Davis for her work on the Rose sale this year and said the pick up was very well organized.
Bar Crawl – Lion St. Stormes said this committee consisting of Lions Sh. Stormes, St. Stormes, J. Greene, and R. Burnworth will start meeting in January. It may be “Dolly Parton” themed.
He also said he ordered a club stamp to stamp the Christmas cards, so this is now available if anyone needs it. Just let him know.
1st VP Report: Lion B. Hadfield
Sight saving 2 Applications, 0 approved , 1 denied, 0 referred 1 pending. He did order more collections boxes online and said we turned in 1,227 glasses this year.
President’s Report: Lion P. Byers
Lion P. Byers said we got a thank you letter for our donation to LCIF. She will start planning the Christmas party for February/March.
LCIF Coordinator: Lion O. Cartmell said no report. Lion R. Ferguson said that LCIF has given 1.2 billion dollars since 1968 and has spent another $500,000 recently in disaster grants.
Community & Youth: Lion B. Burnworth
Lion B. Burnworth said he received a letter for Blessing Birds, which is a program whose funds directly support students who may not otherwise be able to participate in school activities as well as help fulfill needs that arise for the children and families they support in Marietta/Washington County. He made a motion to donate $750. Lion S. Camacho seconded the motion. The motion passed. The check will be presented to the organization at the December 12th Lions lunch.
Please text Lion B. Burnworth with any Community & Youth donation requests.
Membership (4) Lion G. Ingram
Not present, no report.
Publicity: Lion S. Camacho
Lion S. Camacho said she’s been scheduling posts to our Facebook page. If you have pics or events, please get info to Sara to post.
Lion J. Greene said she did complete the tri-fold flyer that she’d worked on for/with Lion G. Ingram and they’ve been picked up from the printer. Some of these will be distributed at the People’s Bank Theatre at the sponsored show. We’ll also be in the playbill for 6 months. Lion K. Burnworth, Lion R. Burnworth, Lion T. Henderson, and Lion. C. Cassidy-Archer will all go to the play next Wednesday to hand out flyers.
Lion Sh. Stormes and Lion J. Greene also decorated the tree in the park for the club last week. The picture was posted to Facebook.
Lion R. Ferguson said there is a banner hanging in the gymnasium at the high school as a result of our donation to the sports program. It looks nice.
Lion B. Byers said it would be nice to play up the 250th Anniversary with marketing next year about selling all 250 flags on the bridge in honor of the 250th Anniversary and having WTAP and Talk of the Town advertise it.
Scholarship: Lion B. Ferguson said he may consider increasing the amount or number of scholarships for next year. Lion B. Burnworth made a motion to increase the scholarships from 2 @ $2,000 each to 3 @ $2,000 each moving forward. Lion R. Ferguson seconded the motion and the motion passed.
Old Business:
Multi-Club Jeep Ride Fundraiser – Lion S. Camacho said they had a mini-meeting to determine that they’ll meet in January for more progress. The Ohio Valley Jeep club is very interested in participating and Gallipolis will help too. This event will be in the spring.
District Cheese and Sausage Sale recap – Lion J. Greene said all of the cheese has been delivered except for Lion O. Cartmell’s order. A small group of Lions will be preparing the meat/cheese trays for the teachers next Monday for delivery next week.
New Business:
District Project Fundraiser – Lion S. Camacho said this year’s District Project is raising funds for K9 Companions, which trains assistance dogs for all kinds of impairments. She said we usually donate $500 to the district project and recommends we do for this year as well. She also explained that Pilot Dogs has severed its relationship with the Lions Club and we may want to reconsider the annual donation we make to Pilot Dogs moving forward. Our check from this year hasn’t been cashed yet and we may be able to pull back that check. Lion B. Burnworth made a motion to donate $500 to the district project and to increase that donation to $1,000 if we’re able to get back our $500 Pilot Dogs check. Lion R. Burnworth seconded the motion. The motion passed. Lion S. Camacho will check with Mary Bumpus to see if we can get the check back for the Pilot Dogs donation.
Chesterhill Lions Assistance – Lion S. Camacho said that the Chesterhill Lions Club has a community building that was donated to them but that it needs some very expensive repairs and they are looking for help. They have explored several grant options without success and need about $15,000 for a new roof and other repairs. A ‘pass the hat’ at the most recent zone meeting raised $500. Chesterhill is considered a 501c3, so a donation could come out of our activities fund. They are a small community and a very active club and this is really the only community space—they rent it out for many events and hosts the community breakfasts there as well. Lion S. Camacho suggested a $500 donation. Lion B. Burnworth made a motion to donate $500 and Lion T. Henderson seconded the motion. The motion passed. Several members expressed interest in going to their community breakfast this Saturday to join them and give them the check. Lion S. Camacho will send an email to confirm they are still having the breakfast and to arrange details for a meet up at 8am at Rinks to carpool to Chesterhill.
We did Good of the order.
The meeting was adjourned.
Respectfully submitted, Secretary Lion K. Burnworth