HISTORICAL EVENTS OF TOCCOA LIONS - the Toccoa Lions Club

Lillard Gibbs shared the poem "Georgia My State" his daughter Fonda wrote for a history class: "From
King George the Second came her name, 'Empire State of the South' is her fame. Georgia is known for
many crops, But growing peaches she is tops. She is famous for Eli's Cotton Gin, Margaret Mitchell
and 'Gone with the Wind.' In 1912 Juliette Gordon Low, Started the Girl Scouts and watched them
grow Along came James Brown and his aLi his band, how the crowds did cheer all over the land. Then
Hammering Hank came on the scene, and the fans went wild with every swing. This is Maddox country
they did say, But Busbee saw it a different way. Now, that event brings us up to date, and we are all
very proud of our state. Roy Gaines and Elly Johnson on Jan. 13, 1976, described their entry for
Toccoa at Chicago to become an ALi American City. New members in the first six months of the Lions
year were Jerry Carroll, Ronald Jackson, Ray Richardson, Jim Harper, Danny Mabry, Leon Addison,
Dr. Kenneth Schneider, J. Larry Segars, Curtiss L. Todd, Harold Sorrells, and James Irvin. New
members by February 1976 were Kytle Oliver, Peter Miccoli, and E.T. "Hoss" Atkinson. Lioness
Barbara Shirley spoke to the club Jan. 27, 1976 after her second cornea transplant. She announced
proceeds of the country- western program of Ray Griff and Band at Habersham Central High School
auditorium, April 17, 1976, would go to the Eye Bank program. The first White Cane day was held
April 10, 1976, and Toccoa and Martin clubs worked together on the project. The first annual White
Cane Sale on April 10, 1976, netted $145. Lion Dan Fulbright promoted the White Cane Sale and the
Victory house meeting April 13, 1976. Lion Joe Vaughn submitted the name of Susan Ramsey for the
Youth Exchange in Ontario, Canada. Dist. Gov. Ray A. Eastmoore on May 25, 1976 at the Dillard
House installed 1976-77 officers: President Dan Fulbright, 1st Vice-President