Multiple District 1 Monthly e-News Magazine for the Month of November 2022.

“IM” Illinois Message:

HelloMD-1,

I hope you all had an exciting Halloween and are still enjoying your candy. And just like that it’s November.

MD 1 continues to prosper, at this writing the state is currently a +103 members. Thank you to all the Lions of MD 1 for your efforts to increase membership. We certainly could not accomplish this without each and every Lion in the state. What to write about this onth?????

How about why you should attend your District Convention? I had the pleasure of attending the District 1 CN convention in Centralia, IL September 14 th & 15 th. First of all, my congratulations to DG Sherry Gates and convention chair PDG Deb Graney for an entertaining and informative convention. They changed it up by having the

convention at a wonderful venue, where all the convention activities took place. We also had a chance to visit and have some fun with the Lions of CN in theHospitality room on Friday & Saturday evening. I appreciate your district adopting the Bloody Mary/Mimosa Toast which started in District 1-A. My district was flattered that you liked this idea. We borrowed the parade of banners from District 1F and we still use it today. It just goes to show you how we learn and share from each other.

While I was at the District 1 CN convention, I attended some interesting seminars. The first one was about a product called CaptionCall. CaptionCall is part of a federally funded program to benefit people with hearing loss who need captions to effectively use the phone. This fund pays the

total cost of service for qualified users. CaptionCall displays big easy to read text that automatically captions your conversations. It rings, and works just like a regular phone. If you are interested, contact them at 877-557-2227 or CaptionCall.com. I ‘m sure you have many candidates in your districts that would qualify for this program. I have already shared this information with my club and they are working with the Veterans in our community.

Additionally, another interesting fundraising project I learned about at this Convention was about the Monroe County Lions who are currently selling Columbian coffee at $16.00 a bag. The interesting part about this project is the coffee is from local farms in Caturra, Columbia. The coffee is locally roasted in Monroe County, IL so it’s always fresh. I have attached a link should you be interested in

ordering some if this delicious coffee. https://cherrystreetroasters. com/product/monroe county lions

If I had not attended this Convention I would have never, learned any of this great information.

The next convention, I plan on attending is the 1-M convention November 4 th & 5 th in Effingham, IL. Will I see you there? This District is also well known for some interesting seminars.

I have also included a list of upcoming MD-1 District and State Convention. If you have not attended your District convention, why not go this year. You never know what you could learn and have some fun with the Lions.

District 1 A 3 24/25/26 2023

District 1 BK 3 31 4 2023

District 1 CN 10/15/16 2022

District 1 CS 4 14 2023

District 1 D 3 24/25 2023

District 1 F 2 24/25 2023

District 1 G 3 3/4 2023

District 1 H 4 2 2023

District 1 J 4 14/15 2023

District 1-M 11-4/5 - 2022

StateConvention 5 19/20/23

I would like to take a moment to wish all of the Lions of MD 1 and their families a very Happy Thanksgiving from PCC Steve andmyself. As bad as the world out there may seem, theLions help

make our world a better place by doing what they do best, serving their communities.

Thank you so much for your Service!

CCGail

MD 1 is growing in membership so far this year, up by 107 members to date. That is good news, but we all

know that we are also losing members as well. I will be meeting with the district GMTs this week to discuss resources strategies for member retention.

A big part of retention is member satisfaction. I’dlikeyoutoreflecton a few questions. Do those who join our clubs think their time and effort are being used wisely? Do they feel thatsparkofLionismintheactivities they are doing? You can assume youknow,oryoucanask. LCIoffers a Membership Satisfaction Guide that contains a new member and a former member questionnaire, as well as a step by step process for assessing and improving membership satisfaction. It can be found online at

https://cdn2.webdamdb.com/md_I wUqisFwZs46.jpg.pdf?v=1. These tools can focus efforts so that time spent on membership activities yields results. Another great resource for acquiring new members and motivatingexistingonesistheLions Club International YouTube Channel. This channel shares inspiring videos about how Lions aremakingadifferenceglobally.We can engage friends, family and the community through service by using these videos. SHOWING is more effective than TELLING. As the description states, “A picture is worthathousandwords, andaction speaks louder than words”. These videoswouldbeagreatresourcefor sharing with the members attending club meetings and the potential members attending informational meetings. It was very simple to share a video on my Facebook page this morning. Check it out at https://www.youtube.com/c/lionscl ubs.

I am currently working on a Membership Development Grant forDistrict1 CN. Thesedistrictlevel grants can fund retention and

recruitment activities. Used in conjunction with the Membership Growth Event Toolkit from LCI a region or regions could hold events to increase and/or engage membership. If we truly believe in what we do as Lions, then we all need to work toward improving the healthofourclubsandourdistricts. Think about getting a grant application together. Always remember that you also have“peopleresources” in theform ofyourdistrictGMTandmyself. We are here to serve you in all your membership efforts. I am including their names and contact information for your convenience. Please consider adding a club membership goal to your agenda if you don’t have one already, AND a plan to reach it. Finally, take time to enjoy the beautiful fall weather, family, and friends. As we move towards the holidays let us count our blessings and be thankful for all the service Lionsaroundtheworlddoforthose in need.

DISRICT GMTEMAIL

1A PID DANO’RILLEY doreilly4024@gmail.com

1BK LION MARKWILLIAMS

MD1LionsMark@gmail.com

1CN LION DEB

1CS LION ZACH FROST

1D PCC PAM

1F RONALD

1G

dnhemming@adams.net

1H LION CHERYL RUSSEL brwnizblue@gmail.com

1J LION ROBERT OLENDER rolender@cmographics.com

1M LION LEANN BRACKNEY lion.leann.b@gmail.com

Yours

PID CURTIS ORR OBITUARY

Curtis L.Orr

Curtis L. Orr, of Beaverville, passed away on Thursday, October 6, at Prairieview Lutheran Home in Danforth, at the age of 95. He was surrounded by his children.

BornonApril12, 1927, toHarryand Dwight (Gillogly) Orr in Armstrong, he was the youngest of five boys. Curtis married Donna McGowen in 1950andtogetherhadafamilythat filled them with pride and joy.

Curtis was unable to complete his high school education, as he was needed on his family’s farm. Although his life started in a small farming town, with limited formal education, over the years he served his community in many leadership rolesand traveledtheworld serving as the Director of the Board of the International Association of Lions Clubs. Curtis was the owner/operator of Papineau Grain Company from 1966 1990 and also managed the Beaverville Grain and Lumber Company. He was active in both county and township leadership. Curtis was a former member of the Iroquois County Board, serving as Vice Chair and Finance Chair. He also was a Township Supervisor for more than 25 years, served on the board of Iroquois Memorial Hospital in Watseka for 12 years and eight years as board chair. Curtis was also a veteran of the U.S. Air Force, serving three years active duty during WWII and one year active dutyduringtheKoreanWar.Healso participated in the Honor Flight to Washington, D.C. He was a member of Donovan Church of Christ.

During his free time, Curtis loved being with his family, either at family dinners or watching his children and grandchildren play sports. He was a loyal fan of the Fighting Illini and, as a die hard Cubs fan, was thrilled to have lived to see them win the World Series in 2016.

HeissurvivedbyhischildrenConnie (Larry) Osenga of Kankakee, Vickie Stroo of Bourbonnais, Randie (Tammy) Orr of Watseka, and Barrie (Pam) Orr of Hoffman Estates; 12 grandchildren; 16 great grandchildren; one great great grandson; brother in law, Lloyd (Margaret) McGowen of Williamsport, Indiana; and sister in law, Sue Dines of Danville. Curtis

Winnebago, IL Robert A. Niblo,

was preceded in death by his wife, Donna Lee (McGowen) Orr, who passed away on March 10, 2006; son in law, Kevin Stroo; four brothers and their wives; and one sister, who died in infancy.

A funeral service was held October 10, at Clancy Gernon Hertz Funeral Home, with a private family graveside service at Floral Hill Cemetery in Hoopeston.

Memorial donations may be made to one of the following: Lions of Illinois Foundation, 700 N. Peace Road,SuiteB,DeKalb,Illinois60115; Uplifted Care, 482 Main Street NW, Bourbonnais, Illinois 60914; and Prairieview Lutheran Home, 403 N. Fourth Street, Danforth, Illinois 60930.

October5,surroundedbyhisfamily, from complications of Parkinson’s thathefoughtformanyyears. Born June 8, 1944 in Dakota to Robert T. and Hazel (Neuschwander) Niblo. He graduated from Dakota High School in 1962. On July 3, 1965 he married Janice Hellum in Stoughton, WI at First Lutheran Church. He worked for Honeywell/Micro Switch for 37 years in different capacities retiring from Quality Control in 1999. He then went on to be the transportation director for the Stephenson County Senior Center for 10 years before retiring from there in 2009. He developed many friendships there and would meet the senior bus drivers for breakfast

every Friday morning right up until he couldn't any more. He was a Boy Scout/Eagle Scout while growing up and shared many memories of his tap out ceremony at Canyon Camp. He achieved his pilot’s license when he was in his early 20’s. He aspired to be a pilot, but life had other plans for him. When he was a young boy he would listen to the Cubs play on his transistor radio under his pillow at night. When the Cubs won the World Series in 2016, he couldn’t have been happier watching the game with his family. Here is a youtube link to watch his reaction the moment they won https://www.youtube.com/watch?v =X6BXjUWr41Q

VIEWVIDEOHERE.

He was a proud Pearl City Lion for many years where he served as President and received the Gale Johnson memorial award in 2013. He also was a District GovernorforDistrict1DoftheLions club in 1997/98 traveling all throughout the Northern Half of Illinois with Janice installing officers and visiting many clubs during that time. He was a member of First United Methodist Church, Freeport,

age 78 died on Wednesday, PDG ROBERT'S OBITUARY

Il since 1965 holding many leadership positions within the church including youth fellowship leader, Administrative Chair, BuildingCommitteeChairandmany others. He enjoyed playing his trombone in many pit orchestras in the area and the Freeport German band. Music was a very important part of his life and he was an avid fan of the UW Marching Band, going to as many concerts as he could. Bob was a member of the IHSA Blackhawk Officials Football and Basketball refereeing team for 25+yearsalongwithhiscolleagues, Bill Penticoff, Tony Scuitto, Joe Garrow, Amos Kent and Frank Rutter. They made it to the state game level three times before retirement. He was the last to survive of his reffing family. He enjoyed working outside on his hobby farm in rural Freeport where he had horses, sheep and other small farm animals for many years. Campfires at the fire ring in thebackyardwassomethingthathe enjoyed with his family till all hours of the night watching the satellites in the night sky. His 100 ft garden was something that he was very proudofalongwithallofhisflowers

that he planted each and every year. HorsebackTrailridingwithhis kidsinthePearlCity/Loranareawas something he always looked forward to. The family spent many summerweekendsatLakeKegonsa, in Stoughton WI at his in laws cottage water skiing, fishing and tubing. He would often spend all day behind the wheel of the boat pulling one kid after another on water skis until the sun set on the horizon. He also loved many years of camping, starting out with a canvas tent and then graduating to aStarCraftpopupcamperwhenthe kids were older. Later in life, he would go to as many sporting and music events for his grandchildren that he could. He even proudly walked his granddaughter, Hope down the aisle at her wedding in 2012. He is survived by his wife, Janice his daughters, Michelle (Tad) Stubbe, Melanie Tack; Son, Michael. His legacy includes 7 grandchildren, Hope (Dan) Dobson, Landon (Jamie Acasio) Baumgartner, Jared Stubbe, Aidan, Jacob, Jordan and Leah Tack. 5 Great Grandchildren Sebastian, Caius, Augustine, Avila andPhilomenaDobson.Healsohas

many nieces, nephews and multiple great nieces and nephews. He is preceded in death by his parents and 4 sisters and their spouses Joyce Virtue, Pauline (Vernon) Hyle and Lorraine (Elmer) Terhark and 1 infant sister; his mother and father in-law Donald and Delores Hellum and one sisterin-law Diane Kirby. A visitation will be held at First United Methodist Church Freeport on Wednesday, October 12 from 3 7pm and a service will be held on Thursday, October 13th at 10:30am also at First United Methodist Church Freeport. There will be a

special Lions recognition ceremony at the end of visitation on Wednesday night around 7pm.

In lieu of flowers a memorial has beenestablishedinhisnameforthe Freeport First United Methodist Church and the Pearl City Lions Club.

The family would like to express their sincere thanks to the Mercy Health Hospice staff and his dream team from Comfort Keepers Audra, Sharon and Lucy. Condolences can be left for the family at www.walkermortuary.com.

SecondMeetingof the2022-2023Council of Governors September10th,2022 EmbassySuites EastPeoria,IL

for the Midwest Breakfast at the 2023 International Convention being held in Boston.

Synopsis of Actions:

1.) Motion: To approve the agenda

Action: Motion carried unanimously

2.) Motion: To approve the minutes from the May 20thCOGs meeting

Action: Motion carried unanimously

3.) Motion: To approve the minutes from the May 21st and May 22nd StateConvention Action: Motion carried unanimously

4.) Motion: To approve the minutes from the June 28thCOG meeting held in Montreal, Canada

Action: Motion carried unanimously

5.) Motion: To reaffirm the selection of PID Bud Wahl and PID Bob Block as co chairs

Action: Motion carried unanimously

6.) Motion: To approve the Establishment of Goals for the current fiscal year.

Action: Motion carried unanimously

7.) Motion: To reaffirm the date of May 18th -May 21st, 2023 for the MD-1Convention.

Action: Motion carried unanimously

8.) Motion: To approve the 2022 2023 fiscal year budget. Action: Motion carried unanimously

9.) Motion: To approve transferring $6,000 out of the building fund to the operating fund to cover the cost of rent for the StateOffice for one year.

Action: Motion carried unanimously

10.) Motion: To approve transferring $28,000 out of the residual fund to the operating fund to cover the year deficit, if needed.

Action: Motion carried unanimously

11.) Motion: To approve all the financial reports as presented.

Action: Motion carried unanimously

12.) Motion: To investigate bringing FDI to MD 1 Action: Motion carried

13.) Motion: To approve having two GMA Champions in MD 1 Lion Guideon Richeson and Lion Barb Stewart.

Action: Motion carried unanimously

14.) Motion: To approve having a $20.00 registration fee at the MD 1Convention Action: Motion carried unanimously

15.) Motion: To approve a 100.00 meal package at the MD-1

Convention.

Action: Motion carried unanimously

16.) Motion: To approve the cost of the ads in the MD 1 convention booklet at $100.00 for A Full Page, $50.00 HalfPage, $25.00 for a Small Business Card size ad.

Action: Motion carried unanimously

17.) Motion: To support PID Mark Lyons as the candidate for the International Third Vice President.

Action: Motion carried unanimously

18.) Motion: To approve March 10th and March 11th 2023, for the dates of the Spring Forum.

Action: Motion carried unanimously 19.) Motion: To approve January 20nd 22nd ,2023, for the GETS/VGETS training.

Action: Motion carried unanimously

20.) Motion: To approve all reports as presented.

21.) Motion: To adjourn the meeting. Action: Motion carried unanimously

Action: Motion carried unanimously

At the recent Hoffman Estates

Board meeting, our Lions Club President Mike Rapp had the privilege to present our Club's $800 donation to Jennifer Hamilton, CEO of The SHARE Program and Leyden Family Service.

IllinoisPID’s

and PID Bud & Jama Wahl along with PID Bob & Brenda Block at Weber Grill at Bolling Brook.

Next PADS meal serving is Sunday,October30,2022. PADS provides safe shelter, comprehensive case management and advocacy to homeless men, women and families in northern Kane County and Hanover and Dundee Townships.

If you are interested in volunteering please let Lion Jo Anne know by email or text/call her at 847791-3806

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Next Meal Serving for Senior Social Saturday is November 5, 2022. The Schaumburg Barn (231 S Civic Drive Schaumburg, IL)

You can volunteer from 10:45am 12:00pm serving food and visitng with the seniors.

If you would be interested in volunteeringpleaseletLionJoAnne

MD1 1A Lions at ALLI 2022. Some District 1A lions: Hina Trivedi, Brenda Stevens, Barbara Busse.

The Highland Lions inducted four new members on September 27, 2022. First Vice District Governor Leroy Engelke welcomed Lions Dawn Steiner, Christa Huelskamp, Jill Lawson, and Micheal Lawson. Lion David Steiner sponsored Lion Dawn, Lion Ryan Goodwin Sponsored Lion Christa, and Lion Dennis Foehner sponsored Lions Jill and Micheal.

Past District GovernorLion Kathy Dieker, Foundation Trustee Lion Gary Kreutzberg and Highland Lion Jan Kreutzberg took time during the USACanada Forum in Calgary, Alberta, Canada to enjoy the

spectacular beauty of Banff National Park.

Morrison Lions participated in the MorrisonHighSchoolHomecoming Parade on September 16th: Lion Keith Hamstra driving “The Lion” in hisconvertibleonacoolSeptember Day. Also pictured with back to camera is Lion Steve Wroble riding his “Scoot-Mobile” and circling round – also pictured are Lions Jim Ridley (red jacket) and Jim Blakemore. Lion Ken Jansma is busy passing out sugar free suckers to the crowd and Lion Denice Smith is picturedalsopassingoutsuckersby the front of the car. Lion Bob Countryman is also in the parade but didn’t get in the picture. The Lion is Darlene Smith. She enjoyed the cool temperature.

Pictured left to right: Ken Jansma,

Steve Wroble, Denice Smith, Keith Hamstra, Bob Countryman, Flora Stralow, The Lion – Darlene Smith –and Jim Ridley. Morrison Lions Foundation initiated a fund drive in late 2021 to replace 350 American flags that are displayed on special holidays and occasionsonbothsidesof Route30 and Route 78 that runs through the city limits. The existing flags had been in use since 1990. After 32 years there was a definite need for new flags. Pictured are Lions Club membersabout toreceiveanaward from the Morrison American Legion Post 328 honoring our club for this community project. This award was presented at the Legion’s annual flag burning ceremony. Pictured from left to right looking at the 598 worn flags are Bob Countryman, Keith Hamstra, Martha Kophamer, Flora Stralow, and Darlene Smith. Commander Larry Zuidema presented the award. Front row left to right are three of the Flag Committee members: Martha Kophamer, Darlene Smith, and Flora Stralow. Back row left to

right: Keith Hamstra and Bob Countryman. After a very solemn service conducted by the Morrison Legion, the flags were burned. The smoke and flames are showing in the background.

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Oregon Lions Thankful for Volunteers at AOP! The Oregon LionsClubMemberswerekeptbusy Saturday and Sunday during Autumn on Parade Weekend serving their popular pork chop sandwiches and brats. They were thankful that several local high school students and community

members came to lend a helping hand.

on Sunday morning and brought four high school students with them. Those high school students from Stillman High School who worked serving sandwiches at the booth on Sunday morning were: Lauren Young and Zaiah Reed from Stillman High School, Braden Andrews from Rochelle High School, and Brady Jozefowiez from OHS. Ryan Fox from OHS worked hard all day Saturday and Sunday performing a variety of tasks.

Ryan Fox (Oregon High School) grilling pork chops Jeff Rose from Grand Detour used hisexpert cookingskillstogrillpork chops on Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Jamie Young came to work a shift

Lauren Young (Stillman Valley High School) on the left and Zaiah (StillmanValleyHigh School) onthe right. Joe Kryszak (Oregon Lions’ President) standing next to Zaiah. Oregon Lions appreciate those volunteers and also want to thank the members of the public who supportedusandcontributedtothe success of AOP fundraiser!

Photos: Jeff Rose from Grand Detour grilling pork chops Braden Andrews (Rochelle High School)on left and Brady Jozefowiez (Oregon High School) on the right.

Oregon Lions Photos from Autumnon Parade:

Lions Grant Afflerbaugh and Ray Farrey

Lion Jim Hoff cooking and seasoning brats

Lion Dr. Jack Crisham seasoning pork chops

Lions JoannaCermak and Carol Ohrn selling tickets

ThenewprojectthePoloLionsclub is doing is helping put up a new building at Polos Westside Park. In the first photo Lions members Tim Rockwood, Mark Ebert and Keith Chesnut are making sure of

measurements and lining up the next form for the concrete to be poured on Friday September 16th evening also Lions members Mark and Winton Bocker put forms up

Lion Dr. Seth Anderson at AOP

and made sure everything was readyfortheconcretetobepoured. On Saturday September 17th the concrete was poured and in one sectioninphotonumber2isWinton and Henry Bocker smooth out the concrete while Lions member Keith Chesnutisgettingreadyforthenext section of concrete to be poured. In the third photo is the last section ofconcretebeingpouredandHenry Bocker is moving the spout to the spot where the concrete needs to go as Lions members Keith Chesnut and Mark Bocker spread the concrete along with volunteer TJ Graden. Thankstoallthevolunteers which were: Mark Ebert, Henry, Mark and Winton Bocker, Keith Chesnut, Nate White and volunteer TJ Graden.

On Monday October 3rd the Polo Lions club donated to the city of Polo for the building being built at Westside Park. Sydney Bartelt (city clerk) accepted the donation.

Leaf River Lions are Honoring Veterans on November 12! TheLeafRiverLionswillbehonoring Veterans on Saturday November 12 with a Drive Thru Brat and Hot Dog lunch. Veterans eat free. Proceeds from the event will be donated to the Veterans Drop-in Center in

Rockford. The Center provides a gathering place for homeless veterans and feeds them noon and evening meals. Veterans can also get clothing and other personal items there. The Center has also helped Veterans find a home. The LionswillbeservingBrats,“AllBeef” Hot Dogs, Applesauce, Chips,

Cookie,andabeverage.Thecostfor the drive through lunch is by free will donation. An additional sandwich would be available for $3.00. The lunch will be available at the Old Fire Station at 103 West Second Street, next to the Bertolet Memorial building from 11:00 a.m. till1:00p.m.Comeandhelpsupport the worthwhile project of the Homeless Shelter.

VOICES during recent Region Meeting.

Lion Hina Trivedi, Director of VOICES, District 1A Humanitarian Arm,, an award for Indo US Lions Club’s generaous donations to

Carbondale community enjoying pancakes and time with others

Club member Lion Deloris Easley preparing sausages for cooking.

Club members Lions Jim Dooley, Amanda Perryman, and Gary Metro working the machine.

Club member Lion Harry Schauwecker taking a break from his duties as cashier. The CarbondaleLionsClub major fundraiserisourPancakeBreakfast.

Current Club President: Lion Brad Hagy with club member Lion Marilyn Dick. Prior to COVID, we held two Pancake Breakfast Weekends each year;fallandspring. Theywereheld outdoorsonaSaturdayandSunday morning. Of course, COVID prevented us from holding these events for 2 years. We "came back" April 2022 and changed our format a bit: One Day and the event was indoors(themachine,ofcourse,was stilloutside).Wediscoveredthatwe seemedtohavemorepeopleattend andwemadeasmuchormorethan we did with our 2 day event. The photos included here are from our recent Pancake Breakfast held on Saturday, October 8, 2022 at the Carbondale Civic Center:

Waterman Lion Warren Summerfield (c) also received recognitionasaMelvinJonesFellow at the club's September Steak Fry. Shown here Pres. Lion Shawn Blobaum (l) and PDG Lion Dave Stryker (r).

sign in town to advertise the club.

RoselleLions 1. September was National Hunger Action Month and Roselle Lions' latest Service Project was collecting the most needed items for the Roselle United Methodist Food Pantry. (l to r) Lions Lucy Danner, Terri Pasternik, Brian McDougall, Marc Hoarle, Joe Giovenco, Maryann Grygiel, Paul Fava, Nick Buriegi, Daniel Ellison, John Barsanti, Jeff Cholewa, Jim Erickson, and Douglas Diefendahl.

It’s another new member for the

The SycamoreLions updated their

Geneva Lions Club, Ray Sullivan. While most civic organizations are struggling with membership, your Geneva/St. Charles Lions Club has grown in Membership during the last year by 30%! This has been accomplished by widely communicating and following through on the Club's “Sharing the Pride” Membership Drive and focusing on the club's Membership motto of “Each One Get One!” A shout-out to Lion Ricky Heidgerken for bringing him aboard.

Doneske introduces Jeane Schoen, RDN, lead educator for Diabetes and Nutrition Counseling at Delnor Hospital (r), speaking on the impact on eye health due to diabetes. Perfect topic for our Lions Club to host.

Westmont Lion Rick Martin inductedtheclub’snewest member, Lion Kyle Newsham (r). Her sponsor is Past Pres. Lion Stella Qualizza (c).

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Geneva Lion VP Lion Sandra

Algonquin Lions Club held a Wine Tasting at the Village Vintner. The event netted $2,840 and was well attended with over 100 attending, as well as many club members.

Roselle Lions participated in Flags For Roselle on 9/11. The Roselle Lionsput upandtookdownflagsin front lawns for the holiday.

Aurora Noon Lions Club inducted three new members recently. (l to r) Lion Randy Brown, Membership Chair, and the new members' sponsor, Lions Anastasia Daleiden Yokosawa, Mansa Latham, and Steve Brunette, along with Club Pres. LionSusan Koepke.

Kerri Sutter addresses the Crystal LakeLionsClubatitsSeptember28 Program Meeting. Kerri is the Program Coordinator for the Senior Care Volunteer Network. The Network serves all of McHenry County and its mission is to help seniors remain independent and at home for as long, and as safely, as possible.

September’s Feed My Starving Children (FMSC) packing involved six Aurora Carillon Lions. On that day,youcanseeonthescreenwhat

The Chebanse Lions of 1 BK recently added two new members to their club. The Chebanse Lions had another successful Candy Day inwhichtheywillsend100%ofwhat was collected to LIF.

the Lions did. (l to r) ) Lions Barbara Javaras, Tom&TheresaSolan, Anne & Bruce Metzdorf, and Phil Pogue.

Naperville Noon Lions Club's Summer Raffle Grand Prize Winner Kathy Guerrero pictured with Raffle Chair Lion Ken Strugalla.

The Bonfield Lions held their

annualham dinner. 250mealswere served although 400 tickets were sold. All the leftover cooked food was donated to the local church for meals for those in need.

very successful. Thank you to DG IreneandPDGSheliawhocameout to join them. A big thank you to Bradley Leos who helped in serving the breakfast.

The Bradley Lions Club’s first PancakeBreakfastoftheseasonwas

The Crest Hill Lions Club was honored at the October 3, 2022, Crest Hill City Council Meeting by Mayor Lion Ray Soliman, and the City Council for its 60th Anniversary of serving the community.

Joliet Noon Lion Ray McShane

recently celebrated 55 years of serviceasaLion. AtTrinityServices’ 33rd annual ‘Better Together’ Dinner Dance, Ray was honored for his 50 years of service as a member of their Board of Directors in which he has served the last 15 years as Chairman. Pictured with Lion Ray is his wife, Lynda.

The Lemont Leos went to work cleaning up the area around the LemontLionsClub'sLegacyBeehive Project.

The Lemont Lions and Leos Clubs stood side by side handing out treatsto400childrenattheLemont Park District's "Trick or Treat Trail" on Saturday, October 15th at Lions Grove.

The LemontLions never rest. They justgetdonewithearlytrickortreat for the area kids and then jump

right in to prepare for their Chile Dinner.

About 300 students and staff from Old Quarry School visited the Lemont Lions Club legacy project beehive at the Lemont Township openlandsareatolearnabout bees and the environment. It was an awesome event with a contest for three students to be beekeepers for a day.

The Mokena Lions held their annual Pancake Breakfast working withtheMokenaFiremen.Theevent

is held in the fire station.

The Morris Lions held their annual car show and raffle. The winner of

The Morris Lions Club recently heard an interesting presentation from Dau Valentine, Chairman of the Morris Warriors youth football organization. He explained the safety precautions concerning the youth helmets. Included in this presentation he thanked us for the donationwemadetohelppurchase a special helmet for a hearingimpaired athlete similar the one

used by quarterbacks in the NFL. After his presentation he presented the club with a thank you plaque. PicturedisClubPresidentMattWalk with Dau Valentine.

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Working together, The Sheffield Lions Club and The Sheffield Methodist Church sponsored the Savanna Bell Benefit. They raised over $30,000 for Savanna, who is battling cancer.

August was the time for the Streator Hardscrabble Lions second annual Pluto Fest held in

the 1970 Dodge Challenger was Army VeteranS. Lopez.

StreatorCityPark. The weather was great, the food delicious, the music entertaining, and the beer testing tasty.

District GovernorIreneLeopoldand Club President Bud Wahl present

StreatorHardscrabbleLion Donna Mikolajczyk with a Membership Advancement Key. This honor is given by International to a Lion having sponsored 5 members. Thank you, Lion Donna!

October 22 was the first annual

Streator Hardscrabble Jack o Lantern contest. Co chairs were Lions Jim Olmsted and Linda Parsons. The elementary school winner was Lucie Max and the high school winner was Piper Kammer. Club President Bud Wahl and local art teachers Cheryl Finkelstein and Kim Nettlingham, served as judges.

The Durand Lions Club held a successful Candy Day the weekend of October 21 and 22, chaired by LionLynnMeyers. OurCandyDayis held the weekend of a home football game, which helps result in a good collection. Pictured is Lion Emma Rude (right) with her daughter Katurah Rude Doll.

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Chicago Fil USA Lions held their Governor’s Night and New Office Bearers’ presentation at Hotel Hilton, Northbrook on 10 1 2022.

Filipi Chicago Filipino American Lions Club held Governor’s Night and gavethegovernor27newmembers a gift for his visit to their club.

There were 12 sponsors

This event was held at Hotel Hilton, Northbrook on 10-8-2022.

Stickney Foresview Lions had their Annual Pork Chops Dinner at the Forestview Municipal Building Hall on 10 9 2022. Huge community members came to the event to savor the taste of chops.

Convention

Was held at Castle Ridge, Lakefront, Centralia, Illinois. International GuestwasPIDConnieLeCleirMayer

Region 2 Meeting was

held on 10 13 2022 at Moretti’s Restaurant, Chicago.

Leo

and her handsome husband Michael Mayer.

District

Meeting:

Chicago Global Lions Club Governor’s Nite and 18 New Members at Chez Horel Arlington Heights:

Inducted 18 New Members by Governor Tony Zartler

Meeting:

Chicago Logan Square Lions Murder Mystery Dinner 10-30-22