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I have revised the way my photos are displayed and now you can view photos from two different pages:

• A gallery of photo albums for 2009 events can be found on the 2009 Photos page
• A gallery of photo albums for 2010 events can be found on the 2010 Photos page

To catch you up on my events since the last blog post, I’ve been a busy Lion!

December 2009 brought cool weather (which I really enjoy) and three Christmas Parades with Lions:

• Morristown Lions Club on December 3 (view photos)
• Powell Lions Club on December 5 (view photos)
• Oak Ridge Lions Club on December 12 (view photos)

I helped the Halls Lions Club with a public relations/awareness booth at the Knoxville Center Mall (view photos).

I participated in the Lions District 12-N Convention in February and managed to get into some mischief at the Friday night social, and learn a thing or two during Saturday morning sessions (view photos).

I joined with the Halls Lions Club, West Side Leos and other Lions to walk in the 2010 Dogwood Arts Festival Parade in Knoxville (view photos).

I participated in the Walk for Sight to help raise money for the Lions District 12-N Charities’ White Cane Agencies (view photos).

I visited the Knoxville Tri-County Lions Club Car Show (view photos), but didn’t last too long in the heat and humidity (bring back winter!)

On July 3, I participated in the Powell Lions Club Independence Day Parade (view photos) and the Norris Day Celebration.

I’ve got some pretty exciting things planned for August and September, so be on the lookout!

Powell Lions Parade Registration

The day began with the Powell 4th of July parade, sponsored by the Powell Lions Club.

I met several new Lions friends at the sign-in booth. . . they also had shade – which was in limited supply in the parking lot staging area!

The Powell Lions were so busy working the parade, they didn’t have a float/entry, however, they lined me up toward the front of the parade to represent the Lions.

Getting Ready to Begin the Parade

A BIG “THANK YOU” to Mary Lou Crail for letting us borrow her red convertible, and to PDGs Dave and Clare Crawford, for chauffeuring and making sure I had plenty of cool drinks!

Before the parade, I met several other people who were also lining up to participate – several community leaders and groups, a kangaroo, a not-so-friendly dog, and “Deputy Beaver”.

A Ticket for 'Having Too Much Fun'?!?

He actually wrote me a ticket for having too much fun! Can you believe it? I was definitely guilty as charged!

If I wasn’t so positive that it is GREAT to be a Lion, I might start having an identity crisis.

Along the parade, I had children call me a Lion, a Tiger (again), and a Bear (really, a bear?).

Add to that the Crocodile and Kangaroo that were part of the festivities, and it was quite a zoo!

Playtime After the Parade

After the parade, we went to the picnic area sponsored by the Powell Business and Professional Association.

There were children’s games and food. Boy, the hot dogs and hamburgers looked yummy, but I didn’t want to chance getting ketchup or mustard in my fur.

Lion Laura Bailey of Knoxville Realty

I met Laura Bailey, who is another Powell Lions Club member. She tried her best to get me to reveal my identity, but I held strong

Someone mentioned I should use a phone booth like Superman. Ha! But seriously, have you tried to find a pay phone these days?

I sure did meet a lot of terrific people. Check out my photo album from the 4th of July Parade and activities or enjoy the slide show of all the photos below.

I will include separate entries for my other Independence Day activities, so please stop back!

Keeping Roaring!

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Slide show video of all photos: