2018 January MD1 State e-Magazine by Dr. Austin Prabhu

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See you in February at the Council Meeting in East Peoria.

From MD1 Council Chair: Greetings MD1 Lions! HAPPY NEW YEAR!

-Pamela Graney, MD1 Council Chair

I hope the spirit of Christmas will be yours throughout 2018.

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In January 2018, Lions will participate in the “Relieving Hunger” Centennial Service Challenge. January 8-14, 2018 will be our worldwide week of service to “Fight Hunger.” Let’s band together to make a difference! January 7-13, 2018 is LCIF Week…consider a personal or club donation.

Happy New Year 2018! Greetings to you all to start a Bright and Prosperous New Year, 2018. As we step into this year, may our goals to spread Lionism in our communities come true with flying colors. As a good lion, let us make some resolutions this year as we already completed six months of current Lionistic Year.

Happy Birthday, Melvin Jones! January 13th is our founder’s birthday…how will your club celebrate? Membership, Membership, Membership… We have six months to turn our MD-1 membership deficit around! How will you help to do this? As your Council Chair, one of my responsibilities is to convene the MD-1 Global Action Team to ensure realistic goals are set and plans of action are implemented, in an effort to reach these goals. It is not too late to set those realistic goals and implement them. Start now! What if we made it our focus to sponsor one new Lion by June 30, 2018? What if we started a new club in each District by June 1, 2018? Work with your Governor and GAT to achieve positive numbers in your District. By doing so, every club would end this year at a plus one! We can do this! The planning of our MD-1 State Convention is in full swing. Lion Sharon and her committee are working to bring us a fun “Vegas, Baby” convention. It will be a privilege to welcome Vice President Jung-Yul Choi from Pusan, Republic of Korea and his partnerin-service, Seung-Bok, to our State Convention in May. I look forward to seeing everyone there for fun, fellowship, and of course, a little business.

1. I will introduce lionism to new prospective members of my community 2. I always wear Lions lapel pin so that friends and family inquire about lionism 3. I donate my share to Lions of Illinois Foundation (LIF) and Lions Clubs International Foundation (LCIF) this year as my tax-deductible contribution 4. I take active role in my Lions Club and help my club grow to help less fortunate people 5. I attend as many Lions programs and fund raisers and play active role

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If we keep these above resolutions active, I am pretty sure that we will help our lions clubs in our communities.

action by all Lions and for each Lion to be accountable to themselves, the Lions in their club and most of all in those we serve.

Now stand up, and make a promise!

-PDG Ralph Zarada, MD1 GLT Chairperson ralph.zarada.1a@gmail.com

“Joy in Jan Fun in Feb Peace from March till June No worries in July Harmony in August, fun in September, Achievements from October till December And Happiness all through Happy New Year!” -Dr. Austin D’Souza, PDG.ILStateEditor@gmail.com

Global Membership Column Lions Club Development December/January In this article I want to touch on the subject of Club Development. Club development is a proactive process to attract new Lions, to keep the lions we have and to keep the lions we get. This process begins the moment an individual is invited to become a Lion, not when a member stops paying dues or participating in club events. It also requires that all Lions in the club, not just the formal leadership, to take responsibility for the state of the club.

PCC Terry L. Knollenberg, MD-1 Constitution and ByLaws Chair Lions of Illinois, There are currently three resolutions the C&BL Committee has worked on for consideration at our upcoming Multiple District Convention. These will be printed in an upcoming issue of our State Magazine. Our MD-1 Constitution, Article XIII – Amendments requires all proposed amendments be received by our Lions of Illinois State Secretary Treasurer no later than 120 days prior to the first scheduled day of the State Convention. Our convention convenes on May 18, 2018 which makes the last day for submitting proposed amendments January 18, 2018. If any club or sub-district has any proposed amendments to submit I encourage you to do so soon. -Terry Knollenberg, md1cc1112@gmail.com

101ST Lions Clubs International Convention Club Development is a continuous process that helps both new and more experienced Lions become and stay involved with club activities and feel valued and proud to be Lions. It gives newer members the opportunities to experience the joys and accomplishments of being a Lion and the more experienced members the opportunity to share their knowledge and become advisors/mentors. And finally. Club development is also preparing for the future by asking where the club has been , where is it now, where it wants to go and preparing action plans on how it will get there. It requires 3

The 2018 Lions Clubs International Convention will be in Las Vegas, Nevada. The dates of the convention are Friday, June 29 through Tuesday, July 3, 2018. The Lions of Illinois will be at the Luxor Hotel & Casino that is 15 minutes walking distance from the MGM Grand. There will be shuttle bus service during the convention.

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The main venue is the MGM Grand with the Parade of Nations on Saturday, June 30, 2018. All the information as well as the convention registration can be found on the International Web Site under the tab of “LCICON.”

More information will be shared as soon as it becomes available. Have a Safe and Healthy New Year 2018. -PDG Bob Block MD1 International Convention State Chair

Please note that the early bird registration rate of $150.00 is good till January 12, 2018. There is a $200.00 guest room deposit also on the registration form for your housing reservations. The guest room rate is $63.00 per night + tax for Thursday (6/28) and Sunday (7/1) thru Tuesday (7/3). Friday (6/29) and Saturday (6/30) is $118.00 per night. A Daily Resort Fee of $18.00 per day + tax will be added. The tax rate for both the guest room and the resort fee is 13.38%. There is a lower rate of $56.00 and $100.00 respectively, but those prices are for the Standard Pyramid Room. The Pyramid is next to the Tower which has been designated as the Illinois Delegation. In either case, the Daily Resort Fee that will be charged no matter which building you are staying in for the convention. When registering for your guest room, please mark “Luxor Hotel & Casino - Standard Tower Room”, if you are interested in being with the other Lions from Illinois. Las Vegas Host VOLUNTEERS

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If you are interested in helping out while at the convention, then please directly contact the Las Vegas Host Committee. They are looking for help in the following committees: Manpower, Transportation, Parade, Souvenir & Pin Sales, Hospitality, DGE Seminar Please contact: RC Rex Velasques lionrexv@aol.com (702) 810-9679 or by going to the Host Committee Web Site Lions2018lasvegas.org and click Volunteer Registration

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