District 1A Governor Gail's Monthly Gazette for the Month of June 2022. by Dr. Austin Prabhu

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Where has the time gone? I blinked and I was just elected District Governor and I blinked again, and I am in the last month of my term. It has been a heck of a year. You know why, because I got to work with all of the Lions in District 1-A, doing what we do best, serve our communities.

Let’s recap this Lions year’s accomplishments, which we couldn’t have done without all of your help. 1. Chartered 2 new clubs. 2. Increased membership by 93 members as of this date. Keep your fingers crossed. 3. We are now the 2nd largest District in IL 4. 65 of our clubs have or/are making updates in MyLion 5. 49 of our clubs have made LCIF donations and more are on the way. 6. We have completed 5 District service projects 7. We had a beautiful day for our annual District Golf Outing, which was very successful. 8. We had a fabulous District Convention…..I’m glad Elvis made it. And Thank you for coming.

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9. We added a profitable District fundraiser “Run for the Roses” 10. We changed the date for the District bowling a few times, but the event was profitable and we had a lot of fun. 11. We collected over $30,000 in supplies and donations for the victims of the Kentucky Tornado’s. We also may qualify for the following awards: • • •

District Club Excellence Award 23 Clubs have the potential to qualify for a Club Excellence Award Zone & Region Chairperson District Awards

Our work is never done, we have our final District 1-A service project coming up for the year, a baby shower for the Aunt Martha’s organization which is June 4th. And don’t forget Officer Training 6/11/22 It has been a pleasure being the Governor of District 1-A because of all the Lions in this wonderful district. I wish DGE Tony the best of luck, you got this. After all this is District 1-A where the sky is the limit. So, what’s next for me????? I was elected at the MD-1 State Convention in Springfield on May 22, 2022, to the position of Council Chair. I’m excited and scared all at once. But you know what, I’m from District 1-A and we can do anything…… Again, my sincere thanks to each of the Lions of District 1-A for all that they do to help those less fortunate. District 1-A really is the dream team. Lastly, I must thank my wonderful husband Lion Steve for always being there for me. See you around the District and have a great summer!!! Governor Elect Tony, it’s all yours!

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From your Global Action Team Global Membership Team Coordinator News By GMT Coordinator Daniel O’Reilly

Global Membership Approach

We’ve maintained a plus in membership for the entire Lion Year… Thank

you… Thank you… Governor Gail has set our goal of 100 new members to existing clubs, while losing only 80. Plus 20 new members in a new club. We added 219 members to existing Clubs, But we also dropped 162, We added two new clubs surpassing that goal. The result we are at a +92 for the year to date, Thank you to the 39 clubs adding members to their clubs, and congratulations to the 25 clubs showing a positive membership growth. That’s 25 clubs that are eligible for the Club Excellence Award…. The main item stopping clubs 3 District 1A Monthly e-Newsletter

each year from eligibility is not being a plus in membership. We also have another 21 clubs sitting at even, take advantage of the last 30 days of the entry fee waiver. Your club could also achieve the club excellence award too! Join the wave of growth in 1-A… MD 1 is now -136 for the year… North America membership sit at a + 1,480… All areas are a +47,678

Let’s finish strong and add a member in June…

Membership Development & Club Rebuilding: Please join me in welcoming our newest club the Bedford Park LoveSmiles Lions Club… They are a Join Together Club, a specialty club for Childhood Cancer. Watch for the notice for their Charter Night Celebration, sometime this summer. Member Satisfaction: Our main item causing problems with maintaining our membership growth rate are the clubs that have not come back from not meeting as a club. Members will not continue to pay dues forever if they don’t have activities for them to be involved in. The clubs rebuilding and attracting members are meeting and serving their communities. Remember why you joined, to Serve!

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Global Leadership Team Coordinator News By GLT Coordinator Thomas Elsey

District Training Scheduled (June 2022) Listed below are the current classes scheduled at the time of compiling the District Governor’s Newsletter. Please look at the District 1-A Website calendar for the most up to date information on training classes. New ones can be added at any time, and we will strive to keep it up to date as changes are made. New Officer Training We have scheduled New Officer Training for Saturday, June 11., 2022 Where:

Terrace Centre 11500 S. Beloit Ave Worth, IL 60482

When

: Saturday June 11, 2022 8:30am - Noon

Sessions: Region Chairperson/Zone Chairperson Roundtable President/Vice President Secretary Treasurer MyLion Reporting/Service Membership Chairperson New Member Orientation Training Our June New Member Orientation will be held on Thursday, June 2, 2022, at 8:30am. Please think about attending this valuable orientation to Lions. 5 District 1A Monthly e-Newsletter

While the training is designed for new lions and their sponsor/mentors, all interested Lions are invited to attend a session. The anticipated time needed for the training is 1 ½ hours. A Q&A session at the end of the training will be held.

Guiding Lion Program A Guiding Lions Training is scheduled for Saturday July 16, 2022. The training will be held at the Stickney Forest View Public Library, 6800 43rd St, Stickney, IL 60402. The library opens at 9:00a.m. and we will serve refreshments and start the training at 9:30a.m. There are pre-assignments that must be done prior to July 16. These are needed to complete this course in a timely manner on July 16th. The pre-assignments will be sent to participants approximately one month prior to the workshop or when your registration is received. Purpose of Guiding Lions Program The Guiding Lion Program is designed to assist clubs that are newly chartered, established or rebuilding. Guiding Lions are assigned for a two-year term by the district governor in consultation with the sponsoring or established club president. Guiding Lions are limited to serving no more than two new clubs at any point in time. Guiding Lions assist a club to: • •

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Motivate and support club growth and development Locate resources available to assist the club

Global Service Team Coordinator News By GST Coordinator Joni McMillan June 2022

JUNE 2022 Hello Lions! Can you believe this is the last month of service for the 2021-2022 Lions Year? How time flies. It is has been an honor and pleasure to be your District Service Chairperson. I am proud to announce we are at 81% of our Lions posting their service activity in MyLion! AWESOME JOB LIONS!! Thank you Lions for your service this past year. Our District has completed 5 projects this year: School Supplies for CPS School, Operation Warm Hearts, Toys for Tots, Share the Warmth, and Replenish the Closet. Our final Service Project for this year is Aunt Martha’s Baby Shower, which will be held on June 4, 2022 at the Willow Springs Community Center (see attached flyer). Aunt Martha’s is a health and wellness not-for-profit organization serving over 105,000 children and adults throughout over 600 communities in Illinois. They provide primary and family health care, including behavioral health, pediatrics, family planning, parent support, and women’s health. Aunt Marthas is also a licensed child welfare provider with foster care and intact family services. One of their programs is helping teenage moms provide for their new baby. ALL Lions, men and women, are invited to attend. Thank you for a GREAT year in SERVICE! PDG Joni McMillan District 1-A GAT Service Chairperson 7 District 1A Monthly e-Newsletter

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2nd Vice District Governor News By 2nd VDG Thomas Elsey

The Governor is rounding the corner on her year, and we are doing well as a district. It would be great if all clubs in the District could add some members and help the governor finish strong during the last month of the Lion year. Our 2nd International Vice President Dr. Patti Hill conducted three Virtual Seminars with the current 2nd Vice District Governors. The three webinars were: Know Yourself Wednesday, January 19, 2022, SWOT Analysis of Ourselves Know Your District Wednesday, March 9, 2022, Analysis of Service District Projects Know your Foundation Wednesday, May 4, 2022, Review of LCIF I attended the Advanced Lions Leadership Institute (ALLI) on March 26-28, 2022, in Calgary Alberta Canada with two other Lions from MD-1. I attended the Faculty Development Institute (FDI), on April 8-10, 2022 in the Minneapolis, MN area. The MD-1 GLT Coordinators met on April 19, 2022 and updated the nine other districts in the state on accomplishments since the last meeting. There were discussions of meeting to discuss possible leadership development programs within the state for all districts. I attended the Region 4 meeting on April 25, 2022, at Paisan's Pizzeria & Bar in Berwyn, IL. The meeting was run by Zone Chair Carole BurkeHallberg. We had a great presentation by a representative of the 10 District 1A Monthly e-Newsletter

Metropolitan Water Reclamation District (MWRD), a service and LCIF update for the district from PDG Joni Mc Millan, Governor Gail Anton gave a district update, PID Danny O’Reilly gave a membership update, and I gave an update on Leadership. We also broke into five smaller groups to discuss pertinent issues in Lions today and gave a recap to the entire group. It was a great meeting.

On April 28, 2022, PID Dan O’Reilly conducted a Membership Growth event with over 60 attendees in attendance. It was nice to see that many Lions interested in growing our membership in the future. We heard stories from two clubs that have had success this year, growing their membership.

I attended the Kentucky Derby Fundraiser at 115 Bourbon Street in Merrionette Park, IL on May 7, 2022. It was a great time and I look forward to attending it next year.

Fil-USA held a Hawaiian themed Governor’s visit on May 15, 2022. It is always nice to see other lions and some of those in attendance tried to learn Hawaiian dance moves, no chance of appearing on Dancing with the stars. The MD-1 State Convention was held in Springfield, IL on May 19, 2022 May 22, 2022. Congratulations to our Governor, Gail Anton on being elected the Council Chair for this coming year 2022-2023 for MD-1. I attended the 5th Council of Governors Meeting in Springfield, IL on May 19, 2022 in advance of the MD-1 State Conventioni4 & 5, 2022. I will be attending the major fundraiser of the Chicago Filipino American Lions Club “Dancing with the Lions” on Saturday May 28, 2022.

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We have scheduled New Officer Training for Saturday, June 11., 2022 Where:

Terrace Centre 11500 S. Beloit Ave Worth, IL 60482

When

: Saturday June 11, 2022 8:30am - Noon

Sessions: Region Chairperson/Zone Chairperson Roundtable President/Vice President Secretary Treasurer MyLion Reporting/Service Membership Chairperson Please consider attending this valuable training to help jump start your new lion year with helpful information. A form to signup is available at:

http://e-district.org/userfiles/47/file/Incoming%20Officers%20Training.pdf Yours in Lionism 2nd VDG Tom Elsey Westchester Lions Club

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New Members in BEDFORD PARK LOVE-SMILES Lions Club: 15 JENNA BROWN JEREMY BROWN BRIAN BURBANK KIMBERLY BURBANK CHAD CROUCHER EMILY CROUCHER SAMMI CROUCHER ANGIE GAUL GORDAN KMITCH JANEL KMITCH JENNIFER KMITCH JUSTIN KMITCH LIZ MITCHELL RYAN MITCHELL CLAUDIA RUIZ New Members in CHICAGO BRONZEVILLE Lions Club: 1 CASSANDRA HOWARD New Members in CHICAGO FILIPINO AMERICAN Lions Club:6 CRESILDA M DINGLE LUZ G GENOVATIN DANILO L GEPOLIO JOSEPHINE A GEPOLIO 13 District 1A Monthly e-Newsletter

SHIRLEY JOHNSON RICARDO R RAMOS New Members in CHICAGO GLOBAL Lions Club: 3 ROSALINA GARDNER NOVELITA HUNTER RODERICK LATONERO MELLA New Members in CHICAGO ONE WORLD CENTENNIAL Lions Club: 1 JACQUELYN BUSTOS New Members in CHICAGO PHILIPPINE Lions Club: 2 CHRISTIAN CALLADA RACHEL CALLADA -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Deaths this month: CHICAGO LIERI LIONS CLUB-1 LAURIE A. WALKER Deaths this month: ORLAND PARK LIONS CLUB -1 JUDY JACOBS

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Hello, District 1A Lions! During our regularly scheduled members meeting on Wednesday, June 8, 2022 at 6:30 PM CDT, we will have a special presentation by Jeff Kreiling who will be sharing his health journey which resulted in a recent liver transplant. I have asked him to share as much as he would like about what led up to the transplant, the evaluations prior to surgery, the procedure itself, his recovery and the effects on his family, work and life. He has been anxious to share his story, we are anxious to hear it and welcome anyone who wishes to hear to attend our meeting. We will not conduct any of our own club business during this meeting The Zoom link follows. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at shrnhow@gmail.com. Lion Sharon Howerton, President Chicago Uptown Lions Topic: Lions Club 6-8-22 Time: June 8, 2022 06:30 PM Central Time Join Zoom Meeting https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88217212224 Meeting ID: 882 1721 2224 One tap mobile +13126266799,,88217212224# (Chicago) 16 District 1A Monthly e-Newsletter