And now:Ish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
From: "Monroe Gilmour" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
February 24, 1999
Dear Friends, Relatives, & Colleagues of Bruce
Bruce is getting stronger every day. Last night a friend put their phone by
the TV and let Bruce listen to the CNBS (is this the same as MSNBC??)show
that had Pat Merzlak, Charlene Teters, the Erwin Principal, and an
unbelievable Armstrong Williams (Williams says the whole thing is a case of
people not having enough to do. He love playing cowboys and Indians and
wanted to be the Indian. No harm intended, no harm received!) Charlene &
Pat did a great job...though their segment was only 20 minutes with lots of
ads! But it got the issue out there once more.
The Lions Club International HQ has issued the following News Release
disassociating their organization from the activities of the local Erwin
Lions Club.....might be good to let them know we appreciate it
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The local club proceeded, we learned, after being cautioned by the Lions
District officials....so the Club may be in for some discipline?? (You all
really swamped them with emails. Thanks a lot!)
Philadelphia Enquirer is in town doing a story so be on the look out for
it later this week.
Best to all, (Lions news release below signature...note it is
actually
Monroe Asheville, NC not Erwin, NC but we've
alerted them to that
Monroe Gilmour, Coordinator
error)
WNCCEIB
828-669-6677
828-669-8862 fax
www.main.nc.us/wncceib/
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Janet McMahan
Lions Clubs International
Work: (630) 571-5466 ext. 371
Farah Bulsara
Ketchum
Work: (312) 228-6832
Home: (708) 660-9188
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
OFFICIAL STATEMENT REGARDING
ERWIN, NORTH CAROLINA SITUATION
The views expressed recently by the president of the Erwin, North
Carolina Lions Club
regarding the Justice Department's investigation as to whether or not
the Erwin High
School mascot violates the civil rights of Native Americans, are in no
way endorsed or
supported by the International Association of Lions Clubs.
According to the organization's International Constitution and Bylaws,
one of the primary
purposes of the association is: "to provide a forum for the open
discussion of all matters of
public interest, however that partisan politics and sectarian religion
shall not be debated by
club members."
It is the official policy of Lions Clubs International that no Lions
club take an official
position on any matter within the community that may offend or alienate
a significant
portion of that community.
For more than 80 years Lions Clubs International has been the world's
largest service club
organization with more than 44,000 clubs in 185 countries. The
organization does not
discriminate against any person on the basis of race, gender, religious
or political
affiliation.
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