Greetings! Lions, Lionesess, & Leos: I truly humbled and very honored to be the District Governor of this great district, the Mother District of Lionism, District 1-A of all over the world. I am humbled and honored because you have elected a woman, the 2nd woman in the 98 year of Lionistic History in Chicagoland.
You, my fellow lions have shown me how you have used your personal gifts, your blessings and your talents and turned them into expressions of selfgiving. I have enjoyed your creativity and felt your dedication. I have seen the compassion in your eyes and the desire to improve someone else’s life.
I will do all I can, the best that I can to work for you, and for and every member of this district.
I have seen and heard every lion demonstrate a strong commitment to our Lions organization and the people in our communities who are in need of our services.
My solemn promise to you, my friends I will not only be your Governor for 2014-2015, I will also be a team player in whatever activities your club intends to perform. All you have to do is call me and I will try my very best to be there to help.
So my friends, as your Governor and as your team player I have developed a few goals for us in District 1-A that we all need to set our sights on in order to accomplish success for District 1-A, and through us our State and Lions Clubs International.
During the past two years when I was your 2nd and then 1st Vice District Governor and even before as I was your First Lady X2 times, and then as your Northside Sector Coordinator covering 37 clubs, I was in a learning phase to be your Governor. During all my learning, I had the opportunity to meet so many lions, their family members and their friends.
My one and constant goal would be identifying, mentoring women leaders.
I had participated in club, region, cabinet meetings, fundraisers, Governor Visits, memorial services, golf outings nite at the races, dinnerdances, bowling tournaments and so many other special events. Through these activities, during these past years, I have seen the pride and passion you, as lions have for lionism.
And now finally through all of experiences, I have come to realize my experiences as a lion have been. I’ve also come to realize that all of us are a part of change. We lions work so hard because we believe in what we do. We are contributing to a global effort by participating at a local level. We make a difference, we improve our communities, and we change lives! We appreciate the gift of sight is and strive to preserve it among those in our communities who are in peril of losing it; the young, the elderly and the diabetic. We are witnesses to “Lionism in Action” knowing that it is best seen, best experienced, best felt at the local level. We are partners of “Leadership in Action” at