We start gearing up for the 89th Lincolnland District Convention June 25-28.

Here's the schedule in a nutshell - Golf on Thursday at Spring Lake with dinner to follow, Friday, our regular club meeting will be a part of the convention so come on out. Friday afternoon is a business session, which is open to all members, then Friday evening will be food & drink and Cheeks McGee at the Villa Katherine. Saturday morning, we'll have General U.S. Grant speak at breakfast followed by a memorial service for all Lincolnland members who passed during the last year. Elections and a business session follow breakfast with the celebration banquet Saturday evening. Sunday morning we celebrate the District's youth with a breakfast honoring the district Youth of the Year and ACE recipients.

The cost for Quincy Exchange Club members is $85 for the convention (golf is separate and the club is picking up the tab for Friday lunch as part of your dues). The price includes all of the meals and a goody bag at registration. If you don't want to attend the whole shebang, you can sign up for individual events on the registration form. Friday evening dinner, drinks and entertainment is $20; Saturday breakfast with General Grant is $20; the Saturday Celebration Banquet is $45; and Sunday breakfast is $25. We want a good turnout from the club - especially Friday evening - to meet our fellow Exchangites from around the state.

Jared is putting the golf outing together and the registration form is in the packet. Golf and dinner is $75 and includes your cart fee. We'll be joined by some of the district Exchangites and more will be by for dinner that evening. Don't golf but want to come to dinner? You can do that too for $25.

We've got some great speakers and entertainment lined up and you'll get the chance to meet some of the candidates for National office as well as Jim Ruzon, who is running for National Treasurer and Scot Warren, who is running for Regional Vice President will be here along with our National Representative, Bon Hester from Oklahoma. Oh yeah, some guy from the National Foundation will be around as well.

If you have any items that you would consider donating for a silent auction to benefit the District Foundation, that would be appreciated. The District Foundation funds the two $2,500 scholarships that are given to the Youth of the Year and ACE winners and we've had a couple of our local winners receive those scholarships in past several years.

Finally, if your business has any promotional items that you could part with, we've got 100 goody bags to fill. Magnets, coozies, pens, stress balls, mouse pads or note pads - anything like that would be great. Just let Dennis know.