MD1 State e-Magazine, May, 2016

The Illinois Lion, Lioness, Leo MD1 e-Magazine (Full) Vol. 3 - Issue 14, May 2016

Elmhurst Lions Club Donated $4,000 to Elmhurst Memorial Healthcare Learning Center for Diabetes

District 1A Lions Kick-off Centennial Celebration at their Annual Convention

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From Council Chair:

I think we all can start that climb right here in Illinois.

Thank you for your service, Lion Steve Anton Council Chairman santonlions@comcast.net

Editorial:

Welcome the month of May. Why you say? May is the signal that the District Conventions are over, the Districts have elected their new officers for the 2016-2017 Lions year and our year as the Council of Governors will soon be coming to a close, but we still have work to do. We have had a great year for membership in Illinois. Across the State we are at a + 72.

SEEDS OF NEW LEADERSHIP Just the nature’s way in the month of May seeds start growing in our yards and gardens to produce vegetables and flowers to beautify our neighborhoods and to savor fresh vegetables from our gardens in the future months.

When was the last time our multiple has had a plus in membership? A ‘Thank You’ to the Governors, the members of the GMT and GLT and to all the Lions that used the “ASK ONE” approach.

Our clubs, zones, districts and International will be sowing these seeds in the garden of Lionism. New seeds of leadership will grow and bring new enthusiasm, projects, fundraisers with lots of fun and frolic with new ideas, new goals and bring new charisma to celebrate our Centennial Celebrations in the Birth Place of Lionism – Chicago, yes Chicago!

The last Convention, our State Convention, is just around the corner, May 20-22, 2016. It is being held at the Abraham Lincoln Hotel in Springfield and the registration form is in this newsletter and also available on the State Website.

Entire world of lionism will be looking at us how we celebrate our 100 years of pride and what we plan for the next 100 years of our magnetic future.

Lions are leaders in community service, helping the needy and quick responders to any natural disaster in this world.

Your Convention Chairperson, Lion Sharon Peska, has been hard at work putting together a circus themed convention. Lion Sharon is relying on all of us to come to Springfield and enjoy the weekend, attend as many of the seminars and activities as you can and finally get to meet our Lions Clubs International incoming President Bob Corlew and our First Lady, Lion Dianne Corlew from Milton, Tennessee. Lions Bob and Dianne are no strangers to Illinois, having been the visiting Director to several of our past District Conventions.

As I write this editorial, we are 1,410,052 members worldwide – only humanitarian association in this world to reach this number. We are very proud of our membership growth. Now we need more members in North America to keep our strength in Lionism as world leaders.

Shrinkage in membership in North America doesn’t make us look good as Lions World Leaders. Let us build our clubs and let us bring new lions clubs where there are none. These communities are missing Lions activities; especially the less fortunate.

Your attendance and input at the convention will help the committee to plan even bigger and better things in the future. After all, we are about to enter into our Centennial Celebration and enter the next 100 years of Service. To follow with the theme of Lions Bob and Dianne, “More Mountains to Climb”, 2

Lions are recognized by UN as the #1 humanitarian association of the world.

Our clubs in our communities take any challenge they have to fulfill the need. Lions who started Leader Dogs, White Cane and played a major role in establishing state and federal laws on visually impaired people.

GLOBAL LEADERSHIP CORNER: Jama Wahl This is the last in a series of articles based on Blueprint for Club Success (DA-STPBG EN 5/15).

This document is available to download from the LCI website.

Lions are just volunteers who spend their money and personal time to serve unselfishly. They are the leaders in their communities and also they lead where they work. Lionism grooms leadership skills in them to be a team leader, organizer, care taker and fun raiser.

LCI provides great tools to assist clubs in reaching their highest potential. This ten-page document is filled with ways for clubs to plan for success.

This guide suggests four areas for clubs to consider.

May is the bad month for many Lions clubs in the world as many clubs decide to drop their members due to non-payment of dues or not attending regular meetings. This should be changed – we are care takers of the needy and how we cannot take care of our own members to remain in our clubs?

Now LCI is not demanding members to attend meetings regularly. Members do not have to attend regular meetings without fail. We need members support for our programs, events and fund raisers. If members can do this without attending meetings regularly where is the loss? Let us support these members to remain as Lions in our clubs.

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Assessing your club’s status Establishing your goals Developing your blueprint Putting your blueprint into action

In this final article we are going to consider putting your club’s blueprint into action, which is found on page 4 of the document.

Following the assessing of your club’s status, establishing and prioritizing club goals, and developing the club’s blueprint, the final step is putting the blueprint into action. A document such as this is only valuable if it is used to provide direction for your club. Implementation is key to success.

Time to give more importance to cyber activities, emails and social media. Only through this Lions will grow further and come together when personal presences mandate them to have projects, events, fundraisers accomplished with flying colors.

As noted on page 4, be sure to share your blueprint with all club members so that they are aware of what the club wants to achieve. They also need to know their role in achieving club goals. By remaining committed to your plan and taking consistent action, the club will move closer to your goals.

-PDG Austin D’Souza, Ph.D. ILStateEditor@gmail.com

If club members feel connected to the club’s humanitarian service projects, it is likely the club will be a healthy, vibrant part of your community.

It is also critical to evaluate your plan on a regular basis. As circumstances change, your plan may require revision. The creation of the initial 3

Blueprint is just the beginning. Keep it alive and relevant by measuring progress and gathering feedback from club members on a routine basis.

This is how you will realize your desired results. Set aside designated time at your club and/or board meeting to review progress. Make the blueprint a working document making changes and adaptations as needed.

of May is upon us with June being just around the corner. That means there are only two months left in the current Lion Year. How will your club finish this year?

You have two months left in which to generate any funds that may be needed to complete this year’s charitable giving. Maybe those funds will be applied to something at the beginning of next year.

That could include sponsoring one or more campers to Camp Lions. Giving a kid who is vision impaired or blind, or hearing impaired or deaf, a week filled with all of those summer camp activities is a great thing to do. If your club does that, please try to participate in their Open House to actually see the kids and all of the fun they are having. If not Camp Lions, perhaps you are looking to provide eyeglasses or hearing aids to someone who needs them who can’t afford them. Maybe it’s some other worthwhile activity.

In addition, to achieve success, it is vital that subsequent club officer teams assess needs, measure progress, and update the blueprint at least annually. The questions originally considered related to the four key dimensions of club operations, service, leadership development and membership, will serve as a guide in the evaluation process.

Your Blueprint for a Stronger Club provides a road map to achieving greater levels of value in terms of the community and in terms of member satisfaction. These simple steps provide a practical approach to enhance what is working, phase out what no longer works, and implement new initiatives. By creating a well-rounded Blueprint for a Stronger Club, committing club members to its implementation, regularly revisiting the plan, and assessing needs and refining action steps, your club can achieve both its short and long term goals.

You should have already elected your officers for next year. Do you want to do those officers a favor?

Holding orderly business meeting is something that might come to mind. Something else could be raising more money next year than you did this year, is another. There is something else you could do to make raising more money a little easier for them. That would be finishing this year with more members than you had at the beginning of the year. Doing that would place your club in the position of having more hands, not only at fundraisers, but also at service projects. If you finish the year with a net gain in members and meet the other criteria, your club could qualify for the Club Excellence Award for this year. Check with your district’s GMT Coordinator or your District Governor.

They have copies of the application. Compare the criteria with your club’s record for this year. Is you are one or two items short of qualifying, you have two months in which to check off those last few items. Go for it!

The tools to support strong club growth, leadership, and service are available. Let’s use them to make our clubs the best they can be!

-Jama Wahl, MD1 GLT Coordinator

GLOBAL MEMBERSHIP CORNER: We’re in the Home Stretch!

The “Home Stretch” is usually a term that is applied to various sports events. It normally means that we are getting close to the end of the game. That expression can also be applied to Lions. We are in the Home Stretch. The month

Even though the current year may be winding down, there is still time in which to accomplish a lot. Complete that last fundraiser. Get some new members. Finish this year with a BANG! The 4

members of your club will feel great and next year’s officers should appreciate your efforts.

Don’t be afraid to ask for help or just ask questions.

A question never asked remains one unanswered.

Lion Paul Gergolla, PDG MD-1 GMT Coordinator Phone: 630-858-8073 Email: lionpg1@aol.com

Lion Jim Kiser State Alert Chair LionJImKiser@gmail.com 630-660-7944

State Alert Corner:

2016 MD1 FALL RALLY To kick

Now that the warm weather is finally here, sort of, we need to prepare for our outside activities.

The children will soon be out of school and everyone will be ready for summer. Along with this time of year is the possibility of nasty storms. Spring has been good to us so far but one never knows what Mother Nature will bring our way.

off the 2017 International Convention in Chicago the Lions of Illinois will be hosting a MD1 Fall Rally on October 22, 2016 at the Embassy Suites in East Peoria, Illinois.

This international centennial convention promises to be the best and biggest celebration of service the world has ever seen. And, the Lions of Illinois will be the hosts!

We have mentioned many times now about developing that plan in case those nasty storms do hit us. How is your club coming along with a plan?

Do you have a plan for your household? MD-1 is doing a good job with clubs getting some type of plan together. However, with all the clubs we have in MD-1, more need to step up.

Lions attending the Fall Rally will have the chance to meet then President Chancellor Bob Corlew and Lion Dianne. Informational sessions will be held to highlight volunteering opportunities for Lions at the International Convention. Educational sessions will be held on Lions history, Retention, and much more.

Greetings May Readers of 2016,

A new opportunity for clubs is the Lions Expo: Lions Gone Wild for Service. Clubs will be able to share information with other Lions about their favorite service projects as well as their most successful fundraising projects that support that service. Clubs and agencies providing service will receive their tables free of charge. Vendors will be asked for a $20.00 fee to participate in the Expo.

When you get in your car for some week end escapes, don’t forget to do some simple checks on your vehicle. Does your spare tire have air in it?

Some new cars don’t even have a spare tire. Do you know what you will do if you get a flat? If you carry some traveling supplies in case you break down, check them out so they are fresh. If you don’t, consider putting some things you may need in your vehicle for such an emergency. If you created a to-go bag for your home, it may be a

These are exciting times for the Lions of Illinois and the Lions of the world. Don’t miss the opportunity to participate and show the world what your club does TO SERVE!

good time to check it for quality items also. Sure don’t want something to happen, grab your bag and the stuff inside is no good anymore. Never hurts to prepare.

Questions: contact Jama Wahl, MD1 GLT Coordinator, 815-822-3014 or

jamawahl@yahoo.com

I hope to see you at the MD-1 Convention in Springfield and hear about the good things you are doing.

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First Lady Mary Reading with her friends

TERRIFIC LEOS! Few of Lincoln Way Central Leo Club members who recently helped the New Lenox Lions at the Annual Senior Spaghetti Dinner. Those young folks are TERRIFIC! Says PDG Dave Wheeler.

District 1F Lions Convention:

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stalls, sturdy rails & those simple signs on the door that indicate gender do not help a blind person find what he or she needs to function in a public restroom.

Losing vision means losing independence.

They feel that they slow people down and need help finding the simplest things. They often feel like a burden, constantly asking for help.

What can you do to help?

Award winners at the convention with Governor Marty and First Lady Mary Reading.

The Walk for Sight for our Lions of Illinois Foundation is an opportunity to help the blind not feel like a burden. We can help by working together to fund equipment, networking, educational & social opportunities such as Camp Lions. By joining the Walk for Sight, we can ease the burden of a handicap that often secludes its victims. Be a beacon to those who cannot see the light at the end of the tunnel.

At the April 11th, 2016 meal/meeting of the Tampico Lions Club Keith Marcum was installed as a new member by Lion Treasurer Duane Thompson with Sponsor Lion David Beck giving Lion Marcum his membership pin and Lion 1st Vice Gary Johnson presenting Lion Marcum his membership certificate. (Picture L-R: Lion David Beck-Sponsor, New member Lion Keith Marcum, 1st Vice Gary Johnson, and Lion Treasurer Duane Thompson.)

DISTRICT 1M WALK FOR SIGHT Join the Walk for Sight of East Central Illinois on Sunday, June 5 at Arthur, registration at 3:30 PM. Contact: Phone: 217-465-5382 walkforsighteci@gmail.com Pre-Register by May 5th. Then, mail all your Donations with form by May 30th to: 621 W Jasper, Paris, IL 61944 you will be entered into this drawing!

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are Lance & Ashley Wichtowski, Mark & Renae Stine & Joanna Gerrib.

On April 7, Arthur Lions Club welcomed a new member, Ryan Burdick, inducted

by Zone Chair Lion Mark Krutsinger

ALTAMONT Lion, PDG Lion Jim Strange presents American Legion Department of Illinois Assistant Department Chaplin Ralph Rounds a check for the Gift to The Yanks Who Gave program. This program distributes gifts annually to veteran patients at all of the V.A. Hospitals and extended care units throughout Illinois. Chaplin Rounds is also a member of Altamont Post 512.

& sponsored by Lion Gary Stutzman.

Sidell Lions Club welcomes new member Chuck Sergent (center), sponsored by Lion Mike Fogle,

The Palestine Lion's Club presented a check to a committee from the Grant-In-Aid Fund. Those representing the fund are Lion Starr GrimesSecretary; Lion Otie Tuttle-Director and Mary Ann Fulling-Treasurer. Presenting the check is Palestine Lion's Vice President Bill Kite. The funds were raised at our annual Pancake/Sausage Breakfast.

These funds will be used for scholarships for Palestine High School Students.

inducted by CST Brad Cash.

Westville Lions welcomes 5 newest members being inducted by Past District Governor Bill Wallpe & pinned by President Darren VanDuyn. New lions 8

School. Outstanding senior athletes from central Illinois competed and awards were handed out.

The W-L Lions served dinner prior to the game and handed out the programs.

MAHOMET Lions Club President Sherla Carpenter presents Illinois Foundation Trustee Jim Strange a check for $2500.00 for Camp Lions.

Stewardson-Strasburg Lions held their 60th Club Anniversary event with a great turn-out!

The 55th Ramsey Lions Club Community Sale was a success again this year. It is the Ramsey Lion's Club major fundraiser. They work all year to prepare and make it better. They have farm machinery, as well as farm - related items, lawnmowers, titled vehicles, and lots of misc. household items. There are 8 to 10 Auction Trucks going throughout the day, starting at 9 a.m. They also cook and serve sandwiches, and freshly made pie was available, as well. As an added bonus, we allow private vendors to set up and sell their wares.

Mt. Zion Lions Club held their Pancake Day on the first Saturday in March and Lion Yoder said they’d

The Warrensburg/Latham Lions Club co-sponsored The Heart of Illinois All-Star Classic ball game with the W-L High School. It was an enjoyable evening for players and fans alike. The game was held at 7:30 on Wednesday, March 30th at the W-L High 9

to help The Chicago Lighthouse for the Blind for their continuous activities for the visually impaired.

served 480 adults, 127 free meals to children and 13 free meals to firefighters. Pictured is their pancake cooker that a late member built for them around 1960. It can be taken down and stored when not in use. Lion Yoder says there is another one in the Decatur area, designed on theirs. Quite a machine, eh?

The Athens Lions and Leo Clubs held a very successful eggstravaganza at the Athens Community Park on Saturday March 26. The number of children ages 1-9 that registered for the egg hunt totaled 180. That is 50 more than last year. Since the hunt for the eggs only takes about 2 minutes, other events were added this year to make it an even larger event. Inside the park building several vendors set up to sell their crafts or items. The American Legion had food items and drinks for purchase. The Athens Fire Department had their truck there for the children to explore.

Other kid activities included a bounce house, duck pond, face painting, a balloon artist, popcorn and snow cones and a visit from the Easter Bunny. The Lions and Leo Clubs would like to thank their members, the many volunteers and the City of Athens for their help in making this a great community event. A special thanks to coordinator Lion Tricia Laager for her organizational skills.

PDG Wes Salsbury, Council Chair Steve and ZC Gail Antons, DGE Ernie and Edna Lapid were the guests for the event. Standing far right with white dress is the President of Chicago Filipino American Lions Club Yoly Zolenta.

Chicago Filipino American Lions Club held their Dancing with the Lions at the Northbrook Hotel Hilton with high glamour. All Lions and guests came to the event with Hawaiian costumes and brighten this event more. This year’s fun raiser was

During the event, Lions celebrated CC Steve Anton’s 65th Birthday by cutting a cake and also CC Steve received his favorite wine – Merlot!

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teacher and student manuals for the Lions Quest Program. The program is used in the health curriculum at the middle school. It supports character development, social and emotional learning, civic values, violence and substance abuse prevention and service-learning. Each club donated $130 toward materials.

Aurora resident Aida Alvarado (in red shirt) was among 30 East Aurora High School Students who volunteered at the Aurora Noon Lions Club’s 9th annual Easter Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser.

Alvarado is an East High sophomore and a member of the school’s Navy Junior Reserve Officer Training Corp Unit.

It took more than these three Lombard Lions, Bob Lehman, Ernie Turcotte, and David Orr, to keep ahead of the crowd of egg-hunting children! The Lions told us they had 15,000 eggs for parents & children to hunt, but the Park District filled them for the Lions Club. Lion Sandy told them they didn’t know how lucky they were!!

Shabbona Lions Cub supported the Indian Creek Girls Basketball Team, the Timberwolves, on its way to a 3rd Place finish in the State 1-A Basketball Tournament. It was the first time in school history that the team had gone that far. Congratulations to all!

Elizabeth Nielsen, a speech-language pathologist, of Tiny Voice Therapy Services in Waterman, receives a check from Lion Robert Bend, treasurer of Waterman Lions Club. The donation will help fund a communicating-with-symbols camp for children who use augmentative and alternative communications (AAC) devices. The camp will run

Lion Craig Rice, Past President of Waterman Lions Club, and Lion Kathy Smith (right), Secretary of the club, present a check to Alison Metz (center), Social Worker at Indian Creek School District #425. This contribution, along with like donations from Lee Lions Club and Shabbona Lions Club, helps fund 11

Melanie Peters, Jessica Lemmon, Kathy Pawlak, and of course…the Easter Bunny (played by Lioness Deb Twenhafel — just something else she does in town!). All the kids had a great time playing games, coloring, bean bag toss, Bozo buckets, and having their pictures taken.

Fridays starting June 10 and going through July 29 at the Waterman United Methodist Church, 210 W. Garfield St., Waterman. Tiny Voice Therapy, 601 E. Garfield St., Waterman, treats children with various speech disorders and children who use augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) devices.

It’s a DeLorean??? This was the car supplied by the Itasca Lions Club representing the “Back To The Future” car in the movie of the same name. The car sat out front near the entrance of the Westin Hotel where the District 1-J Convention was held April 810. Great car for all of you car buffs!

Sandwich Lion Gary Lemke (r) presented DeKalb Lion John Corneille (l) with a donation for the Foundation Fighting Blindness at the club's March Meeting. Lion Lemke asked Lion Corneille why Corneille wears glasses if he is blind. Lion Corneille said it helps to enhance the little light that he can still see and it just feels natural to him as he has always wore glasses from an early age. It also helps protect his eyes from injury when he might run into objects that can poke his eyes.

COVER PHOTO: Late last summer was the 8th year for the Elmhurst Lions Club’s Reverse Raffle. Only 200 tickets are sold. All net proceeds of the Reverse Raffle raised roughly $4,000 and it was donated to the Elmhurst Memorial Healthcare Learning Center for Diabetes.

Burlington Lionesses had a Breakfast with the Easter Bunny last month. (l to r) Lionesses Tracy Hartje, Andrea Weeres, Jean Micklevitz, Mary Lake, 12

This has been an on-going project for the club for several years. Application for a 100,000 grant from Lions Clubs International Foundation, along with support from the Elmhurst Lions Club, and District 1-J, has made this center happen. The Learning Center for Diabetes is officially recognized by the American Diabetes Association and has received the Joint Commission's Advanced Certification of Distinction for Inpatient Diabetes Care. Elmhurst Memorial Healthcare is one of only two organizations in the state to receive this certification.

school student, Marialetzy Flores (in the lt. gray sweatshirt, wearing glasses and a big smile on her face) at LensCrafters in Bloomingdale, IL last March 29th. She was accompanied by her mother and four sisters who tagged along to see Marialetzy get her first eyeglasses.

VERY PRECISE PAN CAKES! Darien Lions Club held its 45th Annual Pancake Breakfast on Sunday, March 20th.

Attendance was very good.

The Darien Lions’ Split The Pot was over $2,600 this year! At left, Darien Lion Bill O’Malley gets ready to flip a pancake.

Three George Lazansky winners were from the Southeast Region of District 1-J – (l to r) ZC Lion Jim Kiser, Warrenville Lion Lynn Miller, Naperville Noon Lion Bob Hull, ZC Lion Renee Reeder, and Darien Lion Frank Modelski.

Sun City - Huntley Lions gathered for a buffet dinner at Randall Oaks Golf Club to celebrate 15 years of service to the community last month with their sponsoring Lion Club, Huntley Lions, as well as other Lions clubs and dignitaries from the district and state levels. Guest speaker was LIF Executive Director, PDG Lion Mario Gumino who emphasized the volunteering that the club has, and continues

As a part of Lions’ Sharing the Vision Campaign, Glendale Heights Barangay Lions Club provided a free eye exam and prescription glasses for a grade 13

Chicago Centennial Convention Host Committee meeting was held on April 28 th at the Lions Clubs International Headquarters, Oak Brook.

International Convention Manager Lion Gloria Genske briefed the committee. Far left is Lion Kathy.

Others are PID Dan O’Reilly, Host Committee Chair PDG Bob Block and Vice Chair PDG Harold Burkett, Jr.

to do, for their community and Lions at all levels, including sorting thousands of eye glasses every month for LIF. (l to r) Charter members present, Lions Sandy Beck, Jim and Joan Graves, and Bill Lepola (not pictured) were acknowledged for their initial and continuing efforts to SCH Lions.

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Several lions from MD1 were present for the meet. (l to r) Dist. Gov. Lion Bob Fowler, new Sun CityHuntley Lion Rita Kasmarek and her sponsor, Lion Mary Ann Gower.

McHenry Lion Carol Perschke received the Jim and Joyce Davis Lifetime Service Award at the 1-J Convention.

Logo for Lions Merchandise to be sold.

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The Chicago Lighthouse for the Blind racers with District Governor Ralph Zarada.

Riverside Township Lions Club held their Annual Chicken Dinner with a great success. Entire community took part in the event as a one huge family.

Some racers from Kohl’s

District 1A held their Annual Helen Keller 5K Run and Walk on April 24th at the Richard’s High School.

Riverside Township Lions Club’s newest member – second from left.

Several Leos took part in the event and helped the lions to raise funds.

Richards High School Leos and Shepherd High School Leos both took part in the race and volunteered the Lions. Also Chicago Light House for the Blind employees from Chicago and Glendale Heights took part in the race. There were several volunteers from Kohl’s also participated in the race.

Chicago Magnificent Lions Club members with Hawaiian dress ready to dance.

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Chicago Mexica Lions Club held their Annual Spring Dance fundraiser. Some of the members posing for a group picture. student scholarships and other charitable contributions.

Lions Jeff & Gini Baker, Becker, Bradford, Caron, Cravatta, Dreska, Feliciano, Haka, Helland, Holdridge, Jurs, Kutz, Merritt, Moes, Pacey, Pelley, Ross, Sanford, VanDerHeyden & daughters Jill and Annie, and Wilkinson sold and/or delivered the carnations. Special accolades to Lion Dreska for selling 70 dozen, and to Lion Gene Bradford for organizing this fundraiser and selling 45 dozen carnations too. Thanks to all the Lions and others that purchased flowers with special thanks to Lion Gene Bradford and the folks at “Everything Floral” in downtown Genoa.

Mexican Mariachi Band entertained the event

Lion Angel D’Souza, member of The Forest Kala Sampath Lions Club who works for Google in An Arbor, was the emcee for University of Illinois, Champaign TEDx seminars event held on April 28.

Pictured in the front of “Everything Floral” in Genoa are some of the Genoa Lions that delivered flowers on Saturday, April 16th.

Genoa Lions Carnation Day 2016 – April 16 The Genoa Lions delivered over 240 dozen carnations to local residents. The flowers were purchased, wholesale from “Everything Floral” in Genoa. Lion Gene Bradford worked diligently with his fellow Lions especially Lion Dreska to sell the flowers and with Debbie Heiman the owner of “Everything Floral” to ensure beautiful bouquets for Friday and Saturday. Each bouquet was sold for $10 with the profits being ear-marked for

(front row) Annie VanDerHeyden. (middle row l. to r.)

Jerry Helland, Rene’ VanDerHeyden, Bill Holdridge, Gene Bradford. (back row) Dale Pelley. Other Saturday delivers not shown were Jill VanDerHeyden, Lion Mike Dreska, and Lion Chad Pacey.

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Oregon Lions Club Members were reminded at their April 14th meeting that we are indeed fortunate to have such a wonderful Park District here in Oregon. It enriches the lives of people of all ages who live within the boundaries of the District and beyond. Several staff members who were present at the meeting spoke about the different program offerings as well as upcoming special events this spring and summer season.

Pictured with LCC Kare-9 Military Ministry Veteran Handlers Keith Stanton and Ward Dittmar, at left, with LCC Kare-9 Military Dog, Butch, and also Dale Sasse and Chuck Sorn with Britta, is German Valley Lion Kerry Hoops. The LCC Kare-9 Military Ministry is an outreach of Lutheran Church Charities designed to specifically connect with active military, veterans and their families and to stand by them during active service and when they return home. The dogs also serve a dual purpose as Comfort Dogs in various circumstances such as the tragedy at Sandy Hook. Through Lion Kerry’s efforts the German Valley Lions Club learned of this humanitarian work during their April Dinner Meeting.

Photo from left to right: Kaitlin Kielsmeier, Calvin Clothier, Oregon Park District Director Erin Folk, Amanda Zimmerman,Debbie Leffelman, John Barnhart, Nancy Kerwin, and Dr. Seth Anderson of the Oregon Lions Club.

PDG Charles C. Beard, 93, died Saturday, April 23, 2016, at Pinecrest Manor in Mt. Morris, following a brief illness. He was born July 7, 1922, in Fairbank, Iowa; the son of Ira E. and Cassie (Cloyd) Beard. He attended Maple Grove Country School and graduated from Mt. Morris High School, class of 1940. He married Marjorie F. Horst in Mt. Morris, IL on August 23, 1947; and she preceded him in death on June 4, 2007. He was a life-long farmer in Mt. Morris. Charles was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church. He was a member of the Ogle County Farm Bureau and served on the Board of Directors for Palmyra, Lincoln, Nashua (PLN) Insurance Company. He was a 59 year member of

Oregon Lions were out and about on Saturday, April 16th cleaning up roadside debris from Route 2 north of Oregon.

Those participating in the clean-up effort are pictured left to right: Rob Arneson, Jim Hoff, Grant Afflerbaugh, Tom Duym, Don Fuller and Pat Farraday and Jean Hoff (not pictured)

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Mystic Tie Masonic Lodge No. 167 A.M. & F.M. (Polo) and a 59 year member of the Mt. Morris Lions Club. He served as the 1985 Lions District 1-D Governor on the Board of Trustees of the Lions of Illinois Foundation. He was a fifty year member of Tebala Shrine Temple; in 2015, he was given the distinction of becoming a Tebala Shrine Ambassador. He was a member of the Rockford York Rite Bodies, Crusader, Commandery No. 17 Knights Templar (Rockford), and a life member of Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite N.M.J. of the Valley Freeport. He was a 56 year (life) member of the Mt. Morris Moose Lodge #1551, a 50+ year member of the Mt. Morris Goodfellows, and a former Reserve Deputy of the Ogle County Sheriff's Department.

Survivors include his daughter, Connie (Richard) Mongan and son, Charles E. (Debra) Beard, all of Mt. Morris; five grandchildren; nine greatgrandchildren. Charles was preceded in death by his wife, parents, and sister, Margaret L. (Beard) Wilkinson.

The Belvidere Lions Club is observing its 70th year of serving the city and surrounding communities.

As a civic organization, it assists others through financial donations and physical labor.

{Belvidere Lions President Valli Jo Rubeck along with Lion Mike LaScola and Lion Bill Villont present check to Belvidere Mayor Mike Chamberlain. Also present was Public Works Director Brent Anderson.}

Members are active with the local chapter of Habitat for Humanity that specializes in electrical work in new homes. They also have helped RAMP provide home access for the disabled and the Salvation Army’s various programs.

BELVIDERE – The downtown streetscape project will benefits from a $7,500 donation from the Belvidere Lions Club. Money will go toward the purchase of landscaping items for the stretch between the railroad tracks and Madison Street.

Plus, the club provided the clock in City Park.

The club also sponsors baseball teams through the Belvidere Youth Baseball (BYB) program.

City council unanimously accepted the contribution at its Monday, April 18 meeting. Alderman Ron Books said the club once again had stepped up for the good of the City of Belvidere.

Fundraisers are held during the year, which help the club perform its community service, club member Lonna Bentley said. The big one is the concession stand run out of its building near the grandstand, during the Boone County Fair in August.

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“We’re known for our pork chop sandwiches,” she said.

The total cost of landscaping improvements is $11,700, City Public Works Director Brent Anderson said. The balance of $4,200 will come from the capital fund, with street department employees doing the work.

He said the plan was to finish landscaping before the Heritage Days celebration in June.

During the committee of the whole meeting on April 11, Alderman Mark Sanderson wondered about maintaining the improvements.

Leos at District 1D Convention.

“We’ll be responsible this summer for watering and upkeep of the plant material,” Anderson said.

“Going forward, we probably will be seeking proposals for biweekly maintenance.”

Streetscape work began on April 11. Plant material being purchased for the project includes 28 trees, 158 shrubs, and 504 perennials.

Lions getting ready for the seminar at the 1D Convention.

Belvidere Lions had a blast at Rockford Noon Lions Club Team Trivia Night fundraiser benefiting Leader Dogs for the Blind and The Center for Sight and Hearing. Belvidere Lions "Team Smooch A Pooch" consisted of President Valli Jo Rubeck, Lion Becky Maggio, Lion Ali Usedom and Lion Lonna Bentley came in 4th!

Lion Vern Neumueller inducts new Lion Dave Harbolt into the Belvidere Lions Club.

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to right - Front Row: Martha Kophamer, Nancy Countryman, Beth Wroble, Aaron Johnson, Jim Blakemore, and Tracy Muur. Back row: Bob Countryman, Steve Wroble, Ken Jansma, and Keith Hamstra.

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Genoa-Kingston Citizen/Student of the Year 2016 Presented by Genoa Lions The Genoa Lions Club hosted twelve recipients of the Genoa Kingston Schools Citizen of the Year Award on Wednesday, April 20. Dinner was also

Flagpole: Morrison Lions Club has been involved in needs and improvements at beautiful Rockwood State Park located near Morrison since the start of the park. Originally, the club dedicated a flagpole at the opening of the park in 1971 to the "memory of L. C. Anderson who along with others made this lake and park a reality". The club voted to replace the original pole in 2001 with an aluminum telescoping pole. This year, the Morrison American Legion Post partnered with our club to replace the telescoping pole after it sustained damage from the harsh winter winds. It is good to partner with other groups in the community to meet needs.

[Pictured: Front row (l. to r.): Marissa Schnupp, Adrian Delgado.

Back row:(l.to r.): Nevyn Wallace, Lauryn Stoffregen, Tanner Grimm, Katey Kurpius, Jaelyn Wallace, Anna Drendel, Omar Pacheco, Nathan Nesler, Jacob Mishler, Alison Rahn.]

Spring Cleanup on Route 30 was quickly accomplished with the Lions "crew" - pictured left

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provided to all attendees and was prepared and served prior to the award ceremony by the Masonic Lodge. Genoa-Kingston School District Superintendent Joe Burgess was represented by Karen Simmons (Dr. Burgess was in Springfield, receiving his own award). Genoa Mayor Mark Vicary, congratulated the award recipients. He also thanked the Genoa Kingston School District along with parents for helping the awardees to achieve this honor.

9th grade – Nathan Nesler 10th grade – Lauryn Stoffregen 11th grade – Anna Drendel 12th grade – Katey Kurpius Medals of achievement were awarded by Lion President Bob Becker amidst the applause of the guests and Lion’s Club members. Kristi Mulso of the Genoa-Kingston School District coordinated the events leading up to the award night and was instrumental in making sure the students and parents knew when and where to be for the Award Ceremony. Special thanks go to the Masonic Temple and the fine folks that prepared the meal and to Lion Secretary VanDerHeyden for making the arrangements with the school district and acquiring the medals. And a special thank you to Lion Gene Bradford for working with the Masonic Temple to make the evening a success. The Genoa Lions Club is happy to sponsor this event each year.

Each of the district’s principals introduced the students from their school, reading a short letter of recommendation prepared by one of the student’s teachers. Each student received a medal amid the applause of the 55 people that attended.

Principal Cindy Wills, introduced the first grade Citizen of the Year, Marissa Schnupp.

The Lena Lions completed their first highway pickup of the year on April 23, there are 3 more scheduled for the summer and fall. Also our club does a tour every year. This year our president Jerry Staskal thought that we should visit the Center for Sight and Hearing Impaired in Rockford.

Our Club toured the Center on April 27 there were 16 members plus spouses that went on the Lion Bus. We had a delicious meal catered and President Maureen Mall of the Center gave a very informative tour.

Kingston Elementary principal Stefanie Hill, introduced second grader, Adrian Delgado and the third grade recipient Nevyn Wallace.

Genoa Elementary Principal John Francis, introduced the fourth grade winner, Omar Pacheco and fifth grader, Jaelyn Wallace.

G-K Middle School Principal Angelo Lekkas presented the sixth grade Citizen of the Year medal to Jacob Mishler. Tanner Grimm was the seventh grade recipient and Alison Rahn was the eighth grade medal winner.

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Picture above: 16 lion members and spouses in front of the Lion Bus getting ready to go in and eat dinner and take a tour of the Center.

Streator Hardscrabble Lions Celebrity Bartenders The Hardscrabble Lions wish to thank the teams of project co-chairpersons Beth Cravatta and Karen celebrity bartenders from the Streator Firefighters, Ranger present Streator Unlimited with a check Illinois American Water Company, Streator Onized representing partial project proceeds. The Celebrity Credit Union, Streator Home Building & Loan, Bartenders project held recently at Streator Streator Unlimited employees, Streator Unlimited Carbo's Sports Bar, raised funds for Streator Board, Carbo's Sports Bar, Cali 's Tap, Theresa Unlimited, Diabetes Awareness and sending a local Solon State Farm and Chad Lucas State Farm. Most sight or hearing impaired camper to Camp Lions importantly we wish to thank the community for this summer. Pictured from left to right are Cotheir support.

Chairpersons, Karen Ranger, Beth Cravatta presenting Executive Director of Streator PDG Dr. Robert D. “Bob�

Unlimited, John Mallaney a check for $3500.00, Goodfellow, age 78, of Batavia Streator Unlimited Job Developer, Sherri Stephens, passed away Friday, April 22, and Hardscrabble Lions President, Karyn Dzurison.

2016 at Saint Joseph Hospital in Elgin with his family at his side.

He was born September 29, 1937 in Oak Park, the son of David and Ruth (Klein) Goodfellow. He grew up in Berwyn and Glen Ellyn and graduated from Glenbard West High School.

Bob received his B.A. from North Central College in Zoology and Chemistry with a minor in history. He received his Master of Science and PhD from Northwestern University in Biochemistry. Bob was a published researcher and keen laboratory

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scientist during his studies. Following his PhD, Bob was a professor at the University of Notre Dame, Fordham University, and Waubonsee Community College before retiring. Bob was a wearer of many hats and worked in the office supply business, computer sales, and as a volunteer Firefighter/E.M.T. Bob was an active member in the Geneva Lions Club for 37 years. He loved working with the club on Candy Day, Swedish Days, Used Eyeglasses Collections, and Hearing and Glaucoma Screening Bus Committees. He attended weekly meetings at Mill Race Inn and Riverside Banquets until recent months due to failing health.

Bob is survived by his loving wife of 27 years Debbie (Thompson); daughter Emily of Batavia; brother Dr. William (Mary) Goodfellow of Geneva; and many dear nieces, nephews, students, Lions Club members, and friends.

He is preceded in death by his parents and son Timothy who died in infancy.

Lion Jama Wahl and MD1 LCIF Chairman PID Bud Wahl.

PDG King Pye from District 1A passed away on April 8, 2016 at the age of 86. He was the governor of 1A in 1991-1992 lionistic year.

He had a wonderful life.

He was born on October 19, 1929 in Greenville, Mississippi. He was the fifth of nine children born to Truman and Lillie Ann Goffman Pye, both of whom preceded him in death as well as his sister Rachel. LaCree, Little Mae and Merlene, and his brother Albert affectionately known as A.C. As a child, King was full of life and energy. He loved helping his father, who was a painter and Pastor.

He attended elementary school and his freshman year of high school in Greenville and was known as a very intelligent child. His intelligence made him acutely aware of the discrimination that the ‘colored’ children faced in Greenville. Instead of encouraging the bright students to pursue courses of their choosing, he and many of his classmates were encouraged to pursue strictly vocational training. He told his parents that Greenville would not allow him to pursue his dreams, so he was permitted to travel to Chicago when he was fifteen years old.

When King arrived in Chicago he stayed with his sister Rachel. He attended Wendell Phillips High

Geneva Lions beautify their Post Office.

Geneva Lions after their weekly meeting.

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School. It was also during this period that he converted to Catholicism and was re-baptized at St. Elizabeth Catholic Church. His uncle, Johnson Pye, was a practicing Catholic who King attended Church with on Sunday. His parents didn’t care where he went to church as long as he ’went’ to church.

After graduating from Wendell Phillips High School, King attended the University of Illinois at Navy Pier.

He majored in political science. He later worked for the grocery store National Tea, where he encountered prejudice from its leadership. Like so many qualified African Americans, National Tea was not interested in promoting him regardless of his qualifications.

This all changed when he met and forged a wonderful business relationship with Ernest ‘Stu’ Collins. King became the general manager of the Food Basket on 49th and St. Lawrence and later the general manager and owner of Collins Certified on 79th and Calumet in Chicago.

While working at Certified, he was selected by the Food Marketing Institute to attend Executive Leadership courses at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.

It was at the Food Basket where King met his wife of 57 years, Magnolia. Their love was a beautiful love, full of laughter, travel and children. Their union produced four children – Kevin Joel, Eric Maurice, Keith Sherwin, and Ingrid LaCree Pye. King read extensively, had an amazing jazz collection, loved opera,Rudyard Kipling’s poem, “If” and he could tell jokes with the best of them.

King’s civic activities were numerous. He was one of the principal organizers of Seaway National Bank.

He actively participated in politics, community development and business activities.

He held various leadership roles with the Chatham Business Association. The Chatham Lions. The International Lions – becoming District 1A Governor. He has traveled the world with his wife and family, including Europe, Asia, Australia, Canada, the Caribbean and Mexico. Every summer he would load up his car and take his family on wonderful family vacations. He has received many awards and achieved much in life, but his greatest achievement was watching his children become upstanding adults. He always told his children, “You all have never disappointed me.”

Besides his civic and business interest, King loved his church family. He was an active member of the St. Ailbe Men Club, The Horizon Ministry, The Eucharistic Ministry; and before his health began to fall, The St. Ailbe Food Pantry. It is only fitting that his last activity reflected his life long career of feeding people.

Helping others is how he lived his life. Family could count on him. Family loved when he came to visit, because he loved sharing whatever he had with them. He did not have a selfish bone in his body when it came to his family or someone who needed his help. He was quick to smile, but quicker to defend himself and others when he had to. You could count on him to stand by your side.

His was a wonderful life.

King’s journey was slowed by cancer. Throughout his treatments he never gave up. He faced his challenge with courage, dignity, grace and an abiding faith that God had never forsaken him. His mind was sharp to the end. The day before he died, he was quietly singing, “The Lord is Blessing Me.” While in hospice his wife asked him, “Do you know who I am?” He loudly proclaimed, “The Love of my Life.” His journey ended quietly on April 8, 2016, he is free.

King leaves his beloved wife, Magnolia; his children, his older brother, sister and his grand children, host of nieces, nephews, relatives and friends.

Algonquin Lions Club had the induction ceremony for newest Lion Kevin Gardek during their April 11th General Meeting. Pictured from left to right is Sponsor (and Father-in-Law) Lion Adriaan Vrught, 24

Lion Gardeck, and Lion Bill Moore who performed the induction ceremony.

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Camp Lions Wish List WOW, can you believe it is this time of year again?

It is amazing that Camp Lions 2016 is right around the corner! We have heard from our Counselors

I have the list of items that we are in need of. If you could PLEASE keep me in the loop as to what items you have purchased, I would sincerely appreciate it. I would really like to keep track of the items. and boy do they have a list of items this year. A lot of our items are getting kind of old and abused after several seasons of camps. We sincerely appreciate everything you and your clubs have done for Camp Lions in the past and the future.

The children have such a great time at camp and with your donations it turns out even better!

Thank you for all that you do!

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Sun Block lotion (AVOID SPRAY due to run off and compression, SQUEEZE IS A MUST) Aloe gel for sunburns o Gauze bandages o Compression bandages (regular bandages) o Triangular bandages Bed Sheets (I know we have some but not a lot) Pillows (that can be washable or small sized ones that we can let the campers take home since it’s one time use) Toothpaste (travel pack sized) Toothbrushes Ponchos for rainy days Bed Sheets (I know we have some but not a lot) Bandages Poison Ivy Medication – Calamine lotion Medi-kit bags for Staff (total of 15) that they can carry in backpacks Below can be found at WalMart/Walgreens/CVS o Both Latex and non-latex gloves o Hydrocortisone packets o Neosporin packets o Triple Antibiotic packets o Icy-hot sprays o Finger Splints Surgical Masks o For campers that may get sick/coughs and to protect the pathway from airborne pathogens Ziplock bags (sandwich sized zip ones) to store bandages and supplies in the medi-kit bags

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The Duffels for Dignity Service Project Continues to do its work in MD-1 Lion Marcia Meyers from District 1-D made a donation on behalf of the Duffels for Dignity project to the Safe Families organization in her district.

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Additional donations will be made to the rest of the Districts by July 1, 2016.

On behalf of the Spouses, thank you, thank you and thank you for your generous support of this service project.

2015-2016 Council of Governors Spouses -Lion Gail Anton

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Hello MD-1, Please join us at the MD-1 State Convention to learn more about the Kid Sight vision program. V.O.I.C.E.S., “Volunteer Organization Involved in Charitable Expressions of Service” is the Charitable Arm of District 1-A and will be hosting this session along with providing free vision screenings to children ages 6 months to 6 years. In addition, 1 st Vice President, Lion Bob Corlew and Lion Dianne will also be participating in this screening.

We are very excited to have Tammy Johnson a representative from the plusoptix Company that has partnered with the Kid Sight program to do an informal seminar about the program and equipment. You don’t want to miss this opportunity to learn more about this program.

In addition, we have invited all the Districts in the state to bring their cameras that are being used in their District, to help with the screenings. MD-1 currently has 12 cameras in operation around the state with more on order. We hope to have a group picture to showcase all of our cameras in the state.

PDG Jerry Curry and PDG Steve Frankenstein and the Springfield Noon Lions Club from District 1-M have joined forces to get the word out to the local community about this program and invite them to attend. Please join us if you live in the Springfield area and would like to have your child screened (ages 6 months to 6 years of age).

Date: Saturday May 21 Time: 2:00pm – 4:00 pm Location: President Abraham Lincoln Hotel --- Freeport room (2nd Floor)

If you have any questions please contact, Lion Gail Anton ZC at anton173@comast.net or 708 514-4825

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The Abe Lincoln Hotel in Springfield, IL, site of the: 2016 State Convention May 20th through May 22nd, 2016 SAVE THE DATE and plan on joining us for some: FUN, FELLOWSHIP & FULFILLMENT! More to come next month!

Rates for Convention = $99 + tax per night!

“One of the best hotels ever!” We just returned from our stay in Springfield. We thoroughly enjoyed staying at this hotel. The staff was very friendly, the beds were extremely comfortable, and the location was perfect for visiting all of the historic Lincoln sites. We ate in the hotel restaurant three times during our stay. My husband said it was the best burger he ever had! I had the prime rib and it was excellent. Our server was Sean - very friendly and very prompt to attend to our every need!

“Possibly the best hotel in town” I am in Springfield often and this is my favorite hotel. Clean, well-appointed, comfortable rooms. One deficit is the walls are thin and you can hear every word, sneeze and flush.

Great breakfast buffet includes made to order omelette.

Room service menu is quite limited and not the best, but it's good enough if you're exhausted or don't feel like venturing out of your room. There's always a conference or other activity so rooms book up, you'll need a reservation. Front desk staff could be friendlier, but otherwise good “One of the best hotels ever!” We just returned from our stay in Springfield. We thoroughly enjoyed staying at this hotel. The staff was very friendly, the beds were extremely comfortable, and the location was perfect for visiting all of the historic Lincoln sites. We ate in the hotel restaurant three times during our stay. My husband said it was the best burger he ever had! I had the prime rib and it was excellent. Our server was Sean - very friendly and very prompt to attend to our every need!

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Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library & Museum Lincoln Home National Historic Site Dana-Thomas House, a Frank Lloyd Wright ‘Hidden Treasure’ Lincoln Tomb & War Memorials Lincoln Memorial Gardens Lions of IL State Convention COME EARLY OR STAY AFTER THE CONVENTION AND ENJOY ALL SPRINGFIELD HAS TO OFFER!

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