November 2012 Meeting Recap

What a big day we had today at our meeting.  Our speaker, Ms. Linda Smith from Opportunity Village had the power to bring some members we haven’t seen before or for a long while. 

Linda Smith on right poses with Opportunity Village (and
Las Vegas community activist) Thalia Dondero

Her talk was so poignant; she shared her experience about being the mother of a challenged son, her friendship with many members of the Las Vegas community, and how Opportunity Village is such a benefit to our community for over five decades.  Her talk was inspiring and touching.  Linda also invited our group to have their lunch at Opportunity Village sometime in the near future.  In addition, she passed out two tickets to each member in attendance for the Magical Forest.  Thank you, Linda – you are truly an inspiration.

You can the video of Linda’s talk at our LVMG YouTube channel

We also heard from Rollie Gibbs on his efforts on behalf of the Helldorado Parade; from Helen Mortenson about her work as a site steward for the Ice Age Foundation at Tule Springs (see article link below), and from Don Payne.  Don and Gretchen Payne, our hard-working money-takers at every Las Vegas Media Group lunch meeting shared that we have a little extra money in the coffers.  Don asked the permission of the group as a whole to donate some of our money to two worthy local organizations: Opportunity Village and the Salvation Army.  A collective agreement was shown with the entire room raising their hands in a “YES!” Don will share with us next month the amount donated.

If you did not see the recent articles about members of our group, please click on the following links:

http://www.lvrj.com/view/longtime-las-vegans-share-memories-with-csn-history-students-for-class-project-177423091.html

http://www.lvrj.com/news/site-stewards-safeguard-ice-age-treasures-in-upper-las-vegas-wash-179224531.html

Thanks to the generosity of the group, who chipped in money today, we now are the owners of an AMAZING sound system that will do justice to the AMAZING individuals that come and share their Las Vegas stories with us each month.  Thank you, ALL!

We wish to give a HAPPY BIRTHDAY message to the following whose birthdays fall in November:

·         Kid Carey

·         Sara Denton

·         Marty Harrell

·         Mike Pinjuv

·         Claytee White

·         and new member Chris Klineburger

Our next meeting will be held on 17^th.  To ensure a seat and a plate of delicious food made by our hosts, the Wedding Room, you must RSVP no later than Friday, Dec. 14.  Send an email to lasvegasmediagroup@gmail.com.  Lunch costs $17.00 and is well-worth every penny!

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