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Show Escalante's Potato Valley Lions Host Successful District 28-T Convention ESCALANTE - The Escalante Potato Valley Lions Club hosted the Annual Utah Lions District 28-T Convention Nov. 1-2 in Escalante. Their special guest and keynote speaker was International Director Scott Storms, who was accompanied by wife Dale. They reside in Windsor Lock, Conn. More than 200 Lions from throughout the state of Utah attended the two-day district meeting. Many stayed in the area for the weekend for some fall sightseeing. Storms is serving as director of the International Association of Lions Clubs for the next two years. He is an attorney who, as a member of the Windsor Locks Lions Club since 1973, has held many offices within the association associa-tion including president, cabinet secretarytreasurer, leadership development chairman, multiple district council chairman and district governor. In addition Storms has served as president . of the Connecticut Lions Eye , Research Foundation, . Campaign Sightfirst Sector Coordinator for Connecticut and Rhode Island and a presenter at three USACanada Lions Leadership Forums. In addition to this major undertaking, the Potato Valley Lions have held a broom sale in supporting the visually challenged chal-lenged providing funds for those who cannot afford eyeglasses or i ' - i I " " "' I I ' r- ; - ? ! Scott Storms visual correction. In conjunction with the , Escalante Days annual celebration, celebra-tion, the Potato Valley Lions were invited to prepare and serve a steak dinner to the public. pub-lic. All proceeds from the events were donated to the Jim Smith Memorial Race Track. The traditional Lions motto "We Serve" is well demonstrated demonstrat-ed by the Potato Valley Lions Club which has raised some $3,500 for community causes, a banner year for a new Lions Club. The Potato Valley Lions overwhelmingly express appreciation appre-ciation to those merchants and citizens for their support in these worthy causes. Lions Club International has 1.4 million men and women as members in 44,500 clubs in 185 countries and geographical areas. |