Gainesville Texas Lions Club

Gainesville Texas Lions Club The Gainesville Lions Club meets Wednesday at the Neu Ranch Restaurant at 11:45 am. Find out more at our website.

08/30/2026

Guests: Sherry Bowan

Guest Speaker: Ashley Collett, Membership & Retention Manager for the Gainesville Area Chamber of Commerce.

Speaker’s Presentation: Ashley provided a community update for the Gainesville Lions Club. For the period of 1/1/2026 -8/24/2026, there were 198,112 directory searches, 173,826-page hits and 1,737,945 search hits through the Chamber website specifically for our club. Ashley detailed the service provided by the Chamber vs other organizations such as the city or the Gainesville EDC. An important part of the chamber’s job is referrals to member businesses. Visibility, Connections and Advocacy. A “Behind the Scenes” typical Chamber week includes a variety of activities to visit and promote Chamber members. Ashley spoke about several upcoming events, and an addition of an afternoon connection opportunity for members. Receptionist Jennifer Cannon will be retiring early January 2027.

08/30/2026

My Fellow Lions,
On June 18, 2007, the banks of Pecan Creek overflowed, causing significant property damage to the downtown Gainesville area. Our very own Lion Rod Tyler memorialized the event by painting a red line marking the flood water level on the side of the Bomber Bait building. How would the City respond to a similar catastrophic event today?

Tamara Sieger is Gainesville's Community Risk Specialist and Emergency Manager.
Join your fellow Lions and Tamara at this week's meeting to see how our city plans to keep us safe.

Lunch at 11:30am. Meeting at Noon.
Neu Ranch House Restaurant
1825 Hwy 82 Gainesville.
Henry E Koehler, Club Secretary

08/17/2026

This week our speaker will be past district governor PDG Deb Lewis accompanied by her Mom, Evelyn Lewis. Both are members of the Denton Robson Ranch Lions Club.

Deb is an Elected Director of the Texas Lions Camp. Our club has been very active with the Lions Camp over the years. Deb will be telling us about the opportunities we have to serve once again.

See you Wednesday at 11:30am for lunch. Meeting begins at noon.
The Neu Ranch House Restaurant
1825 Hwy 82
Gainesville

08/17/2026

Guest Speaker: Christina Reynolds with Lagniappe Sober House
Ms. Reynolds says that the Sober House is for men. It is a faith-based place for men
suffering from alcohol and drug abuse. The house has room for eight men. The residents fill
out an application to live there and a history is run on them. No violent offenders. They can
come from any place, not just Gainesville and the time there will average one year to one
and a half year. The house is secure with security cameras, throughout the house and
property. The residents pay a fee to live there and assist with cooking and cleaning chores.
They have periodic drug tests and if one comes back positive, they must leave the house.
While there, they must attend meetings and try to maintain jobs. They can get scholarships
to help them with special needs. They have a curfew and cannot smoke in the house or on
the front or back porches. They currently are in need of a privacy fence built around the
back yard and really need a shed to store items. Ms. Reynolds is hoping to open a sober
house for women and/or women with children, in the near future.

08/11/2026

Guest Speaker: Lion Sean Bryan-First Vice District Governor

Speaker’s Presentation: 1st VDG Lion Sean undated the members on anticipated goals and projects for the coming year. District Governor (DG) Mike Lueckenhoff sees service projects & reporting of service as priorities. Another important aspect is to keep club members engaged as a way to retain current membership. Texas Lions Camp has closed its sessions for the summer. This year there were 4 two-week sessions. The last two were family sessions. There were a total of 1100 campers this season. The Texas Leadership Conference will be held in October on the campus of Temple College in Temple. Applications are currently being accepted. The Emerging Lions Leadership Institute is scheduled for Fe., 2027. Location to be decided. Specific to our club, over the past 3 years, our club’s membership dropped from 29 to 22 members. Last year our club logged 106 service hours and donated $154 to LCIF. Lion Sean ended his presentation with “Retain, Support, Service” as the goals for the year.

08/09/2026

My Fellow Lions,
If drug or alcohol dependency is something that has touched your life in some way, you already know the importance of a safe & supportive environment for those affected.
Gainesville has a new facility for people in need to help themselves out of what is typically a devastating and deadly situation.
Christina Reynolds is the Program Administrator for Lagniappe Sober Living Home in Gainesville. Please join us to learn about how Christina is helping others on their journey to recovery. Presentation at noon.
Neu Ranch House Restaurant
1825 Hwy 82
Gainesville
Information about the program is attached along with the minutes for last week's meeting.
Henry E Koehler
Secretary

08/02/2026

Guest Speaker: Capt. Tom Reynolds- Gainesville Police Dept
Speaker’s Presentation: The Gainesville PD is currently accepting students for its Citizens Police Academy. The session will last 10 weeks. Classes are held at the Fleming Building on Thursday nights from 6 to 9pm. The first class is on August 6th. Captain Reynolds said the class information has changed some and encouraged those who have already taken the class to do so again. The PD is also offering R.A.D class, a women’s self-defense course conducted by Sgt Katy Cagle. This class is offered twice a year for females only. A two-hour active shooter class training program is offered by the PD at business locations in the community.

08/02/2026

My Fellow Lions,
Our speaker this week will be First Vice District Governor Sean Bryan. Lion Sean will be updating us on District 2E2 plans and priorities for this coming year.
He will also tell us about several LCI conferences currently scheduled.
If you missed last week's meeting, minutes are attached.

If you are a regular at our weekly meetings, you already know about Lion Tom's beautiful wood creations.
You may want to attend the VFW community sale on August 22, where Tom will be displaying and selling some additional items he is working on.
More details at our next meeting. See you there!
Neu Ranch House Restaurant

1825 Hwy 82, Gainesville
Lunch at 11:30am, meeting at noon

Henry E Koehler
Club Secretary

07/25/2026

Learn practical self-defense skills from trained instructors during the upcoming R.A.D. Women's Self Defense Course hosted by the Gainesville Texas Police Department. Spots are limited, so be sure to register for this FREE class before they're gone! 💪

07/25/2026

Our speaker for the July 29th meeting will be Capt. Tom Reynolds of the Gainesville Police Dept. Once again this fall, the police dept will be offering its Citizen's Police Academy program. If you have not had the opportunity to learn about this unique program, plan to attend. If you have, please share your thoughts about the program, and come for the current program updates.
The Neu Ranch House Restaurant
1825 US 82 Gainesville
Join your fellow Lions for lunch at 11:30am. Our meeting begins at noon.

Henry E Koehler
Club Secretary

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1825 E Highway 82
Gainesville, TX
76240

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11:45am - 1pm

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