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Champaign Lion's Chatter. (Click here to go to our website). 13 February 2013. Call to Order – President Ted Gonsiorowski called the meeting to order and led in the Pledge of Allegiance. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Call to Order – President Ted Gonsiorowski called the meeting to order and led in the Pledge of Allegiance.
Invocation – David Hunter: We thank Thee, oh Lord, for this, our daily bread. Guide us, we pray, in lives of service. Amen. Vittles – Chicken Primavera, salad and toppings, garlic bread, banana creme pie, tea and coffee.
Attendance – 23 members, 3 visitors. Guests – Larry (Husband of Fonda Bowden). Birthdays – Omer Benn (18th). Lions Report – Lew Laymon moved to Bickford Cottage, 1002 S. Staley Rd, Champaign. Bob Suter is back home. If you are ill or know a fellow Lion that is under the weather, please call Pat Bryan at 586-4535.
Announcements – Ted Gonsiorowski announced District Cabinet Meeting/Convention February 24. Immediately following the cabinet meeting there will be a “convention” group convened to vote on 1-B & 1-K combining. Walk for Sight will be June 9 at Mattoon.
Program – Charlie Osborne introduced Donald Bergfield, who spoke on “Exploring Agriculture Outside the US.” Don has been teaching at Parkland College for 14 years and is Program Director of Agriculture. He takes students on trips for study abroad, such as to Costa Rica,
Don was raised on a farm south of Arcola and graduated from Parkland College. Parkland has a small sustainable farm they maintain.
In his talk, Don compared Costa Rica and Denmark. Students in Costa Rica are highly educated, partly because the country does not support an army. Denmark is flat and Costa Rica is mountainous;
but both countries produce a lot of vegetables. Land prices in Costa Rica are about the same as in Illinois, mainly due to foreign investment. Migrant workers in Costa Rica are from Nicaragua and work for about $1/hr, while in Denmark migrant workers from Eastern Europe make about $25/hr.
and coffee production are high in Costa Rica but none in Denmark. Costa Rica also raises water buffalo for cheese and meat. A major difference is that Danish agricultural production is highly regulated by their government.
and proceeded to read a couple jokes himself. Everyone laughed at Tom’s jokes because they were afraid not to.
Greeter: Tom Yaxley
Feb 27 – To Be Announced
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Feb 20 - Bob Asmussen, Illinois football beat writer for the Champaign News-Gazette and IlliniHQ.com
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