Membership Committee 
Dale Powers—Chairman 
Lisa Dinior 
Develops programs and campaigns to attract new members.  Reviews membership applications and makes recommendations to the board of directors on acceptance of new members.  Conducts new member orientation.  Develops plans and programs to retain members.

Nominating Committee
John Hyten—Chairman
Marilyn Weed 
Stacy Lewis
Identifies and recruits members to run for club offices.  Schedules and conducts nomination meeting for the general membership not later than the first club meeting in March.

Election Committee
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Schedules and conducts election meeting of the general members not later than the first club meeting in April.  Prepares the official ballots and oversees the election process.  Counts the ballots and reports the results to the general membership.

Greeter Committee
Jim Weed—Chairman
ALL PAST PRESIDENTS
Greet all members and guests at club meetings and functions and ensure everyone feels welcome.
 

FIRST VICE PRESIDENT COMMITTEES

Constitution and By-Laws Committee
James Long--Chairman 
Dan Burr
Carrie Martin
This committee will review the Club Constitution and By-Laws to determine if any changes are needed.  The committee will report the results of its review and recommended changes, if any, to the Board of the Directors.  All suggested changes received from the Board of Directors or general membership to the Club Constitution and By-Laws will be referred to this committee for review.  The results of the review will be presented to the Board of Directors with a recommendation as to whether the suggested changes should be presented to the general membership to amend the Club constitution and By-Laws.

Terminator Committee
Tod Townsend--Chairman
Richard Mead
Clifford Cavender
Maintains, feeds and grooms the Terminator and other cooking equipment of the club.  Maintains and ensures chuck wagon is properly stocked.  Ensures wood is readily available for cooks and all equipment is in place for cooks and sales conducted by the club.  Assists the First Vice President in assembling a cooking team for each project.

Social Services Committee
Harry Boykin--Chairman
John Murray
Andy Lewis
This committee will identify needs of the children’s shelter and family violence center that are not being adequately met with the resources available to these two agencies.  The committee will provide the Board of Directors a report and recommendations.

Public Relations Committee
Jim Weed—Chairman
John Cole
Dale Powers
Prepare press releases and obtain photos for publication.  Seek venues to publicize the activities of club.  Arrange for placement of paid advertising when approved by the Board of Directors.

Newsletter/Bulletin Committee
Wendy Van Winkle—Chairman
Prepares the club’s monthly newsletter with articles submitted by the Officers and Board of Directors and other available sources.
 

SECOND VICE PRESIDENT COMMITTEES

Drug Awareness Committee
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Harry Boykin
This committee will solicit participation in the District 2-A2 Drug Awareness program and organize the club level competition to select a representative for the District Convention.  This committee will also develop programs to fund the travel of the club’s representative to the District Convention.

Diabetes Awareness Committee
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Sylvia Davila
Dave Krumm
This committee will solicit participation in the District 2-A2 Diabetes Awareness program and organize the club level competition to select a representative for the District Convention.  This committee will also develop programs to fund the travel of the club’s representative to the District Convention.

Scholarship Committee
Marilyn Weed--Chairman
Harry Boykin
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This committee reviews scholarship applications and selects awardees.

Convention Committee
David Krumm--Chairman
John Hyten
Ken Sievers
Marilyn Weed
This committee encourages members to attend district, state, and international conventions.  This committee will also develop programs to fund the travel of the club’s representatives to conventions.

Sight Conservation and Work with the Blind Committee
Gerry Prather--Chairman
Rusty Stark (Honorary)
Gloria Klasen
Bill Cooper
Conducts school eye screening program.  Arranges for MESU visits to Del Rio and ensures there are enough club members, including Spanish speaking members, to man the MESU and conduct screenings.  Reviews requests by the club for support to obtain eye glasses for low income individuals.  Organizes projects to support “Stride for Sight.”

Hearing and Speech Action and Work with the Deaf Committee
Harry Boykin--Chairman
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This committee will investigate the need for support to the deaf and hearing impaired community in Del Rio.  They will also investigate the need for support of speech pathology programs in Del Rio.  The committee will provide the Board of Directors a report and recommendations.

Peace Poster Committee
Marilyn Weed--Chairman
Stacy Lewis
This committee manages the Lions International Peace Poster contest.  Working the art teachers in the locale school district, Comstock, private schools and home schools to identify children meeting the age requirement to compete and encouraging them to create an enter.  This committee judges, or appoints judges to select the winner and runners-up in the local competition and ensures the local winning poster is submitted to District 2-A2 to meet the deadline for entries.

Leo Club Committee
Marilyn Weed—Chairman and Club Liaison
Ken Sievers
Judy Hiesler
Stacy Lewis
This committee provides guidance/chaperone to the Del Rio Pride Leo Club.  Their function is not to lead the Del Rio Pride Leo Club, but to teach and advise the Leos on how to lead their own club; including record keeping, bookkeeping and other Leo Club functions.  This is a young club that is on the verge of being a totally self-lead organization.  The members of this committee are to nurture that growth and be prepared to step back as the Leos step up.
 

THIRD VICE PRESIDENT COMMITTEES

Attendance Committee
Lisa Denoir--Chairman
Stacy Lewis
Marilyn Weed
This committee encourages members to attend meetings and projects.  Ensures all members are made to fill welcome at all meetings and projects.

Lions Information Committee
Wendy Van Winkle—Chairman
Trisha Urban
Jon Miller
This committee researches Lions and club history for articles to be placed in the club’s newsletter and website.  This committee will also stay abreast of events in the district and Lions International and keep the membership informed.  This committee will arrange/conduct the program for the club meeting on the last Thursday of every month.

Hut and Storage Committee
Stacy Lewis—Chairman
Dennis Hebner
Sylvia Davila
This committee maintains the hut and the club’s storage facility at our foundation.  They will arrange hut rentals as appropriate.  This committee will ensure the storeroom at the hut is kept clean and properly stocked.  They will also ensure that the club’s storage facility at our foundation is kept clean and out-of-date stock and unusable material and equipment is disposed of.