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Convention even better and one that all will not want to miss.

It’s hard to believe that this Lions year is almost over. It seems like just yesterday we were in Las Vegas going through DGE School and making things official at the Ribbon Pulling Ceremony.

This Rollercoaster ride is coming to an end but not without many accomplishments along the way. We are still less than 100 members down in net growth for the year. This is an amazing accomplishment and I want to thank our team of District Governors and their teams for making this happen. We are not finished yet though. I believe we can step up to PID Jerome Thompson’s Challenge to turn it up a few degrees so that we can better serve our communities.

We just finished up one of the most successful State Conventions in many years. The energy at the Abraham Lincoln Hotel and Convention Center in Springfield was electric from the opening dinner with our visiting guests, PIP Lion Joe Preston and he lovely wife Lion Joni Preston, to the final bell on Sunday. A huge thank you goes out to convention chair Lion Gail Anton and her husband PCC Steve and their awesome team. They all worked hard to make sure it was the best. We would love to hear your comments though.

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There are a ton of people I would like to thank for helping make this year the success that it was. First, my Council of Governors, I knew the day we met as 2nds we were going to have something special. President Gudrun stated in her bio video that Challenges Create Opportunities, you all stepped up to the challenges at hand and have now created more opportunities for the Lions of Illinois to grow and prosper and serve more people in their communities. PID Bud and Lion Jama Wahl, you are amazing people. Thank you for being my sounding board at times and giving me the encouragement to keep pressing forward even in the incredibly tough times. You have seriously contributed to me being the leader that I am today. I couldn’t have had a more perfect Partner in Service. Thank you, mom, for all that you did and put up with through this journey. You were adopted by nearly everyone in the State. Thank you for being so awesome and there for me. And finally, thank you Lions of 1-M for seeing something in me to elect me to serve as your District Governor. Your support through all of this has been amazing. I know that there are several more and I could probably go on and on, but Lion Austin needs room to put the rest of the great things our Lions of Illinois are doing.

So, I leave you with this. Keep doing what you do and living up to our motto WE SERVE. There are millions of people out there counting on us to be there for them. Make sure you support all of the Lions of this great Multiple District and beyond. We are all in this together and with our efforts we can make the world a better place to live. Thank you again for allowing me to serve as your Council Chair for the 2018-2019 Council of Governors. I bid you all farewell and wish the

2019-2020 Council of Governors the best of luck in the coming year.

through this e-Magazine to MD1 Lions. I am really hoping for the better.

CC Darren VanDuyn lionsleadr68@yahoo.com

-Dr. Austin D’Souza, Editor ILStateEditor@gmail.com

Let’s meet in Italy!

MD1 Leadership Chair: Lion Jama Wahl

Dear Lions: This year’s International Convention will be in Milan, Italy. We just have one month, and it will be history. We will be electing our new International President Dr. Jung-Yul Choi for the year, 2019-2020, Judge Haynes H. Townsend for I Vice President, Brian Sheehan as II Vice President and several International Director from all over the world, amongst them we have our own PDG Bob Block to be elected as the new International Director from Multiple District 1. I am pretty sure that it will happen; if not, it will be sure next year during our International Convention in Singapore. Good luck in Milan PDG Bob Block!

We had a great convention in Springfield this year. Something new and something more enjoyable as Lions of MD1. It was a blast on Friday night. Those who didn’t attend the event, missed a lot!

Now we have new Council Chair from District 1J, DGE Jerome Perez and his newly elected team of DGE’s and State Chairs. Once again DGE’s promised me that there will ne news and pictures from all Districts in MD1 and all State Chairs will communicate with their articles

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By now your clubs should have begun preparing for the next Lions’ year. Club officers should have been elected with their names and contact information updated on MyLCI. This allows for information to be sent directly to club officers to be shared with club members.

But what if you are an incoming club officer?

Where do you go to find out what you are really supposed to do as club president, secretary, treasurer, membership chair or service chair?

The first step would be to speak to your current club leaders. Have a transition meeting, discuss what went well this year and what might be changed for next year. Next, consider attending your district’s officer training. Many districts have time set aside to specifically train incoming leaders. Check with your Zone Chair or District Global Leadership Team Chair for details.

Another option might be to participate in webinars offered by Lions Clubs International (LCI). If the incoming officer’s name and email are posted on MyLCI, the info about these webinars is emailed directly. The USA Canada Lions Leadership Forum’s Lions University has a

bachelor’s program that has webinars focused on club level leadership.

Go to www.lionsforum.org and click on the Lions University tab.

An electronic source of support are the E-Books developed by LCI. The links below provide current information on each of the club offices.

President and Vice President https://temp.lionsclubs.org/EN/pdfs/ebook/DA -CPFVPEB.pdf Club Secretary https://temp.lionsclubs.org/EN/pdfs/ebook/DA -CSEB.pdf Club Treasurer https://temp.lionsclubs.org/EN/pdfs/ebook/DA -CTEB.pdf Club Membership Chair https://temp.lionsclubs.org/EN/pdfs/ebook/DA -CMEB.pdf Club Service Chair https://temp.lionsclubs.org/EN/pdfs/ebook/DA -CSCEB.pdf The blue links within each of the E-books are live. The E-books can be downloaded or printed, your choice.

Lions Clubs International has many resources to support clubs to be successful in providing service to their local communities and beyond the city limits to touch lives around the world.

As preparations continue for a new year of leadership, why not check out these resources?

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Steve Durian, left, and Sara Snyder, below, gave a program on Rebuilding Together – Henry County at the March meeting of Orion Lions Club. The organization is a “safe and healthy housing organization” which, among other things, provides ramps for county residents with mobility issues. The organization is interested in making their ramps available to Orion area residents who may need a ramp.

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The Orion VFW sponsored the community-wide Easter Egg Hunt in Central Park on Saturday, April 20 and once again Orion Lions had refreshments for sale.

At the Prophetstown-Lyndon-Tampico (PLT) High School Awards Night held on Wednesday May 8th the Tampico Lions Club #280 presented two $500 Scholarships by Past President Lion Ron Church.

Helping at the Easter concession stand are Lion Dave Russell, above, and, below from left, Lions Ray Parrish, Betsy Beemblossom, Beth Carlson and Tee Jae Bracy Orion Lions.

Tampico Lions Club meets this coming Monday night, May 13th, at 7pm in the Tampico Area Community Building 106 E 2nd St. Tampico, IL. All meal meetings are open to the public interested in joining the Tampico Lions Club and your meal will be paid for by the club as our guest. For more information please contact any member or call coordinator Lion Terry Gaskill 815-535-3665.

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bottles, medication is dispensed into people's hands or wrapped up in crumpled paper.

Apple River, Galena, Stockton and Warren Lions Clubs pooled together $1500 to assist a River Ridge student in the purchase of a hearing aid.

A request for assistance in the purchase of a hearing aid from Kristy Wolter for her son, Riley, was received by the Warren Lions Club. The Warren Lions Club then contacted the other Clubs to raise funds for the request. In all, the four Clubs contribute a total of $1500 that was presented to Dr. Carol Awender (Awender Audiology) of Freeport as part of the payment for the hearing aid.

Pictured from left to right - Ben Wooden (President of the Warren Lions Club), Kristy, Riley, and Ray Wolter, Peter Zito (President of Apple River Lions Club) absent are Mark Heidenreich (President of the Stockton Lions Club) and Lenny Hosey (President of the Galena Lions Club) --------------------------------------------------------------------

The Evanston Sunrise Lions Club filled 19 boxes full of amber colored pill bottles that the club took to UPS this earlier this month for shipment to Matthew 25 Ministries in Cincinnati, Ohio. The group ships these bottles to countries where there are no pill bottles for medical practitioners to dispense medication to people in need. In the absence of pill 44

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The photo opportunity was the club's way of celebrating 50,000+ pill bottles (around 55,000) the club has processed and sent out so far. This was all done in collaboration with the help of folks in the community -- including retirement homes, libraries, banks, high school students, clubs, eyeglass outlets, etc., etc. These bottles are already de-labeled and cleaned when we pick them up. It started out innocently as the club's centennial project ... and continues because folks refuse to stop collecting. Many claims they toss empties into the recycle bin anyway.

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Glenview Lions' Help Revitalize Celebration of Arbor Day at District 30 Schools. The Glenview Lions Club is king, when it comes to helping local elementary schools learn about the importance of trees to the environment. On Arbor Day, April 26, for the sixth year-in-a-row, representatives from the Glenview Lions Club visited fourth graders at Wescott and Willowbrook Schools to share information about tree care and to distribute Norway spruce saplings to the students. The Glenview Lions' members were Terry and Rita Dooley, President Thomas Zanoni, and Secretary, James Martin.

Since the Glenview Lions have been visiting Wescott and Willowbrook, they have handed out over 800 trees since 2014. The saplings they provided were courtesy of the Fourth Grade Foresters USA, an organization which aims to revitalize the celebration of Arbor Day in schools. The group has distributed 750,000 saplings to fourth graders in over 7,100 schools across the country since 2006. The organization's current goal is to distribute a million trees by 2021.

Mr. Dooley talked about how to plant and care for their saplings.

He reminded the children, "In the era of global warming and air pollution, tree planting is even more important than ever. Norway Spruce saplings do not spread on their own but need to be planted to grow and prosper. Trees take carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere to help reduce warming and help clean the air we breathe. Planting trees is a simple, inexpensive, and easy way to address the problem."

A Tree Grows in Northbrook.

At Wescott School, there was a planting ceremony before the Glenview Lions' representatives handed out the Norway Spruce saplings to the kids. Wescott parent Tracey Becker brought her daughter Molly's two-foot tree which she received as a sapling in fourth grade three years ago. They decided to donate it to the Wescott grounds, next to the butterfly garden. Horticulture expert Rob Sulski (Foot Stone Inc.) with custodian Lucio Castrejon dug the hole for the tree. Students helped pat earth around it after it was inserted into the ground. Care of the tree was discussed, and many of the kids were excited to see how large a sapling could grow in just a few years.

Those individuals who helped coordinate this activity included Assistant Superintendent Dr. Melissa Hirsch, Wescott Principal Dr. Chris Brown, Willowbrook Principal Dr. Scott Carlson, with fourth grade teachers Jane Eilhauer, Julie Molay, Jennifer Murnick, Jessica Schutz, Betsie Onsrud, Jennifer Lund, and Molly Shanahan.

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The Towanda Lions Club has awarded the 2019 Steve Liebenow Memorial Scholarship to Sarah Kraft. Sarah, a senior at Normal Community High School, is not only an outstanding student but is also very active in the Towanda community. She plans to major in business at Illinois State University.

This scholarship is presented annually by the Towanda Lions in memory of Steve Liebenow, a valued Lions Club member and educator in the Unit 5 School District. The scholarship in Steve’s name is a means of recognizing and contributing to the success of the youth of Towanda.

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Morrison Lions Club took advantage of the offer from Thomson Lions Club to use their "plusoptix" vision camera. Arrangements were made with the Morrison Community Day Care to screen children between the age of 6 months through 5 years. The

Day Care director was very welcoming and urged parents/guardians to take advantage of this free program. Twenty children participated and 19 children were easily screened and passed. One very young child was distracted and we were unable to obtain a screening. This is a great opportunity to serve in your community and the Thomson Lions Club will gladly share their camera. Members assisting in the screening were left to right: Darlene Smith, Flora Stralow, Tracy Muur, and Lynne Wiebenga.

Welcome to the Altamont Lions Club, new Lion Kenny Schumacher(C). PDG Lion Jim Strange installed Lion Kenny (L). Lion Gene Logue (R) sponsored our new member.

April 27th: It’s Tootsie Pop day in Altamont... rain or shine.

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Morrison Lions Spring Cleanup of a mile stretch of Route 30 took place between the rainy days. Twelve bags of garbage plus an assortment of various items made for a busy morning. Pictured front row - left to right: Nancy Countryman, Terry Costello, Jim Blakemore, and Bob Countryman, Back row - left to right: Steve Wroble, Aaron Johnson, Beth Wroble, Keith Hamstra. Denny Countryman assisted and was photographer.

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Arthur Lions Club took a moment to take this welcoming photo before a very busy evening serving up great food at another successful Fish Fry on April 27th. As always, the food was great, and the fun atmosphere was the best around.

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The Champaign Lions Club once again helped area residents and guests raise funds for vital programs in the Champaign-Urbana area at the Annual 46

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Illinois Marathon. These dedicated Lions, family and friends manned a water station, proving they serve in all kinds of weather.

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The Champaign Lions Club also serves in more traditional ways. Pictured is a small portion of over 600 pair of eyeglasses sorted for the month of April.

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The Palestine Lions Club made a donation to our local FCA group for all of their hard work at the Easter Egg Hunt. Many hands make short work.

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The Paris Lions Club participated in Tootsie Pop Day for the first time in many years. Our community is so generous, we were out of candy in a very short time.

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Several central Illinois fire departments got together for smoke training and search drills. Important training that can mean the difference between life or death. The training took place in the Boo Crew haunted house, a project of the Rochester Lions Club, who filled the house with smoke.

"They are coming into an unknown just as if it were a house, I guess you can say if they came to a house fire pull up to the house and you can see the general layout of the house," Lion Glenn Jones, Boo Crew Staff said. "Here, you have no idea what you're coming into."

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The awesome SSHS Leo’s along with a few Strasburg Lions visited and worked a day last weekend at the Mary Bryant Home. Great work Leo’s!

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Warrensburg-Latham Lions Club awarded scholarships to Rydon K. Jalley and Jarius J. Ingram at the school’s annual Honors Awards Program.

The scholarships were $1,500. Both recipients have been students in the school district from kindergarten through high school.

Parkland Pathway Program, a partnership program with the University of Illinois, to complete his preengineering coursework. He will then transfer to the U of I to earn a degree in civil engineering. He intends to complete two internships by the time he earns his degree. ------------------------------------------

Westville Lions say Congratulations to our 2019 scholarship recipients Erin Toole & Nate Pollert presented at today’s WHS Honors Assembly by MD1 Council Chair, Darren VanDuyn. ----------------

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On May 28th Carlinville Lions had vist to: ‘Always a popular’ ride among the kids & ‘ No one will ever forget the purple train!’

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The Mighty District 1M is proud to claim Council Chair, DG Darren Van Duyn as one of our own, and to celebrate with him and 'Mom' Peg Morris at the MD1 Convention. Proud to serve also with Lions Leanne Brackney, IPDG Lori Bennett, Foundation President PDG Butch Guennewig and other awardwinning members. The future looks bright with DGE David Johnson, VDGE Bill Wallpe (Pam Elder) and 50

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Western Trail, and on a Saturday in April on a Saturday close to Earth Day, Lions and helpers bag the trash that has accumulated on the north side of Route 64 and the trail area. The DeKalb County Forest Preserve disposes of the trash.

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SVDGE John Dotray (Cheryl) in line to take us further into the New Century of Service.

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Bartlett Lions Joanne & Andy Watson were welcomed at Nature Ridge Elementary, in Bartlett,

by Assistant Principal Nancy Mireles-Garcia. Lions Joanne and Andy gave a presentation about the American Flag to eighty 1st grade students.

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Sycamore Lions conducted its 25th Annual Great Western Trail Clean-up in April. In 1995, the Lions took on the challenge of adopting the Great 51

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The Sycamore Lions Club Board was recently made aware of unmet needs of the Children's Waiting Room at the DeKalb County Courthouse. These needs were not met due to budget restrictions. The Lions approved a donation of $1,000 to the organization and presented the check on April 15. (l to r) Linda Toles, Organization Treasurer, Sycamore Lions Club Pres. Lion Brian Bickner, Laura Peterson, Organization President, and Lion VP Tony Sgarlata.

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Land of Lincoln Quilts of Valor representative Rita Pennington (r) presented a quilt to Naperville

Noon Lion Ken Strugalla. A Quilt of Valor says unequivocally "Thank You" for your service, sacrifice and valor in serving our nation. Founded in 2003, the mission of Land of Lincoln Quilts of Valor is to cover service members and veterans touched by war with comforting and healing.

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SASED Leos with PDG Lion Ron Fangusaro (r), District Governor Lion Susan Galvez (in red jacket) and Oakbrook Terrace Lion Paul Zubinski (l) at the Leos meeting last April 23 at Addison Trail High School.

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Algonquin Lionesses and waitresses at the Twisted Rose restaurant in town. The box in the center is collected Toys for Tots, a Club Project for November 2019.

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Past President of Dundee Township Lion Jim McClung was awarded the International Presidents Certificate of Appreciation, the 4th highest honor bestowed by LCI, at the April 1J Convention. The club's focus is serving the visually and hearing impaired. Lions also support several community organizations.

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Sycamore Lions made a $200 donation for the elementary schools to plant two trees and one shrub on Earth Day. Holding the tree is Jeff Donohoe of the Sycamore Park District, District 1J Governor-Elect Lion Jerome Perez, Lion Pete Springmire, and Lions Club President Lion Brian Bickner.

(l to r) Aurora Noon Lions Michelle Needham, Doug Needham, and Ken Leask pile pancakes on plates at the club's annual Easter Bunny Breakfast fundraiser at Luigi's Pizza in Aurora. The Marie Wilkinson Food Pantry received $250 from this event.

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Lion Sandy Williams (r) thanks him for his many years of service, too.

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Bartlett Lions served all-you-can-eat pancakes, sausage, milk, and juice to Bartlett families, their friends, and relatives. No one went hungry.

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Westmont Lions Club heard oral presentations from seven Westmont High School seniors seeking scholarships. Since this is a Lions Club scholarship, community service was in important ingredient of their being considered. (l to r) Lion John Karesh, students Anita Vazquez, Katherine Rosol, Caden Anderson, Ashley Liljeberg, Zack Domin, and Kyle Ngyuen, Lion “Shanu” Ansari, and Club President Lion Rick Martin.

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Elmhurst Lions await those with donations at the Recycling Day at Elmhurst College.

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Mark Pantke (l) was honored as an honorary member of the Westmont Lions Club recently.

Presenting the award is Southeast Region ZC Lion Jim Kiser (c) and PDG Lion Jim Addington (r).

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been in contact with the Club President. As of May 5, 2019, Crystal Lake Lions report that collections have just passed the $50,000.00 mark. Donations still being collected.

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Bloomingdale Lion Bill Wolff is presented with a George Lazansky Award by District Governor Lion Susan Galvez at the 1J Convention in April.

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Crystal Lake Lions Club spearheaded the drive for an electronic sign in their town. Lately, the electronic sign displays this message announcing the Lions Club's desire to raise money for A.J. Freund's siblings. The club is setting up an irrevocable trust for the siblings of the late "AJ" Freund. There will be no fees and 100% of the proceeds will go into the trust. The club purchased a full-page ad for the Northwest Herald. Even ABC National News has 54

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McHenry Lion Dave Dicker displays his George Lazansky Award that was presented to him at the 1J Convention by DG Lion Susan Galvez.

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International Convention: PCC Lydia

Ellis State Magazine: PDG Dr. Austin D’Souza GLT: Lion Jama Wahl GMT: PDG Ralph Zarada LCIF: PDG Wes Salsbury The Streator Hardscrabble Lions Club celebrated their 20th anniversary on May 22, 2019 at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Streator. PID Bud Wahl highlighted the club's history. DGE Joe Vinyard congratulated the club on the many lives touched through service. In addition to club members, Lions from other area clubs and district officers attended the celebration. Shown above are Karyn Dzurision 20th Anniversary Raffle Chair; Barb Olmsted $1400 raffle winner and Club President Kathy Huey.

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State Convention: PCC Lydia Ellis Parliamentarian: PCC Steve Anton ---------------------------------------------------

STATE COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSONS: Campaign & Liaison: PID Bud Wahl Centennial Challenge/GST: PDG Judy Tapper Leos & Youth, Quest & RAP: PCC Pam Graney

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The Sycamore Lions answered a need recently with their donation to the Northwestern Illinois Association to fund the Illinois Teachers of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Bowling and Movie Night.

Presenting the $400 check at the event are (from left); Lions Chuck Bergsmith, Brian Bickner and Pete Springmire. Students receiving the check (from left); Avery Sportun, Elliott Prielipp, Landon Harroun (back), Billy Mosca (front) and Hayley King. ------

Mounds Lions gave awards to Meridian HS and Cairo HS graduates.

Mounds Lions hosted the Hearing van.

Lion Retha Eurales from Mounds Lions Club at work for diabetes awareness at Southern Bank in Cairo.

Mounds Lions Josie Eason and Ann Terry at work for Diabetes Awareness.

Mounds Lions Club have had an exciting two months. During April we welcomed a new member to our club. Lion Wilbert Fowler is excited about being a part of the Mounds Lions Club. He came in working. And we are glad to have him. The Buddy Benches needed painting, so we got together and painted all four. They turned out beautiful. A pair of glasses was also purchased for an elementary student.

On May 3rd the Mounds club had a very successful day for Diabetes Awareness. There was a display at the local banks in Mounds and Cairo. The donations totaled $235.37 for the day. During our May 7th meeting we welcomed two more members, Lion Florence Heady and Lion Fern Edwards. They too are excited, and we are overjoyed to have them. The Mounds Lions Club is proud to announce that we now

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have a membership of 15 "Roar!" Lion Ann Terry received her Centennial 100 Gold Pin. Lion Josie Eason is the Sponsor of the three new members. "GO JOSIE!" The Mounds Club hosted the Hearing Van on May 10th with screening 26 participants.

Tabatha Cook Beta Club senior at Cairo HS was presented a Certificate of Appreciation for volunteering during our yearly Roadblock for the Telethon of Stars. Lion Ann Terry volunteered to attend the Mounds City Council meeting to ask permission for the club to paint the Fire Hydrants and Water meters with the extra paint that we had left over from the Buddy Benches. The Council expressed their gratitude and gave the Mounds Lions their permission. PDG Derek Eurales is donating extra paint.

The Meridian HS Awards Banquet took place on May 16th the Lions attended and awarded each graduate a beautiful Medalion for their accomplishments. On May 18th during Cairo HS Graduation each graduate was awarded a Medalion by the Mounds Lions Club. President Lion Retha Eurales presented one to school Principal Dr.Lisa Thomas for CHS. Upcoming Events Annual Club Officers Seminar June 1st of which our new members will be attending. Painting the Fire Hydrants and Water Meters and a White Elephant and plant sale. We are all so very proud of our club and of all the community support.

We Serve. Lion Retha Eurales.

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The Coal City club has been very busy. They have welcomed many new members and have celebrated members who have served the clubs for many years. District Governor Lori Linn inducted 3 new members at the St. Patty’s dinner. Lion Bud Bruno sponsored Denny Wills, Ada Galindo and James Fillers. On the same night, Lion Joe DeGulie was honored for serving 70 years in Lionism. 3 more members were inducted on another evening. President Lion Mark Wills sponsored Trevor McIntyre, Lion Bud Bruno sponsored Bill Stahler and Karen Wills Congratulations Lion Joe and welcome new Lions! The Club also awarded Zackary Smith, a 2019 Coal City high school graduate with a $2400 scholarship awarded $300 each semester for 4 years. Presentation by Lion Chuck Dennison. Mr. Smith will further his education In Kinesiology.

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The Joliet Noon Lions Club was busy this month. They held an eye screening at the Will Grundy Medical Clinic, participated in the University of St. Francis’ Bluestem Earth Festival to promote recycling and worked their monthly shift at the South Suburban Center for the Northern Illinois Food Bank. There they bagged cucumbers and cleaned and re-labeled cans.

Together with other volunteers, they packed 7,897 pounds of food providing 6,581 meals. A total of 2,160 cans were cleaned and labeled by the club. A great time was had by all!

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Leo Club President Charlotte Albrecht spoke at the club’s meeting about what the Leos have been doing. She also thanked the Club for their continued support. After dinner, Lemont welcomed seven new members, a club record for one induction ceremony! Congratulations to new Lions Rory “Sal” Saldana, John Splitt, Rick Leadley, Ed Gricus, Genevieve “Evie” Esposito, Frank Pishler, Jason Sanderson and Patti Senese!!

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Congratulations to the Streator Hardscrabble Lions Club on your 20th Anniversary! The occasion was celebrated with a dinner, attended by members of the club, District officers and members of local clubs as well. PID Bud Wahl noted the club history. DGE Joe Vinyard was the featured speaker. Twenty-year chevrons were given to Mark and Patty Ferguson, Donna Mikolajcyk and Jama Wahl. Lion Jim Olmsted shown in the photo below received a chevron for 45 years of service. Barb Olmsted was the winner of the 50/50 raffle, $1400.

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Chicago Eagles Wings Lions Club held their First Charter anniversary on June 1, 2019 at the Northbrook Hilton Hotel and had 5 new members inducted by PDG Dr. Austin D’Souza with blind folded and candlelight induction.

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District 1A held Annual New Officers Training at the Willowsprings High School.

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Past International President Joe and his wife Jonie were the Chief Guests. Lion Gail Anton was the convention chair with her husband PCC S t e v e A n t o n .

New Lions Club was chartered in District 1A – Justice Lions Club.

International President Gudrun Yngvadottir and her husband First Gentleman PID Dr. Jon Bjarni Thorsteinsson were the guest of honor. President Gudrun inducted new lions to the club and Governor Howard Swacker installed new office bearers with President Gudrun. PID Dan O’Reilly was the key player in establishing this club.

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New Zealanders bring fundraising to a fashionable new level

course, hers is not made out of plastic. But it’s basically the same shape as hers.”

Plastic from discarded CD cases provided a nice extra touch. “So that’s what I put on the front. It’s just a matter of a lot of hot glue,” she says.

Gwen Scrivner works in a store in Kaikoura, so she had ready access to loads of material for the Lions’ Trash to Fashion Show in New Zealand. “A lot of the packing tape and plastics were being thrown away. You can’t go wrong with plastic,” she says.

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Scrivner strolled down the catwalk that year as did about 50 other contestants wearing outlandish costumes, made from trash. Some won and took home prize money. Some lost and took home memories. Nearly all were greeted with cheers or hollering or raucous laughter. Even better, Lions raised awareness of the need to recycle and generated thousands of dollars for local causes.*********************