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Black Friday for many people means holiday shopping, store bargains and the crowds that go with them. It can also meanfamily traditions such as tree lightings, sporting events and getting beyond the large Thanksgiving feast.

For the Lions Club members of Zone 19 B-3 and other Lions and friends, it’s a different tradition. They get up early thatFriday morning to participate in the Seattle, Macy’s After-Thanksgiving Parade. They are the parade marshals. Eachmember must escort the inflatable floats and manage the numerous costumed characters. Safety is the number oneconcern. Many of the floats have limited view as they make their way through the parade route and navigate the turns. Thecostumed characters, both adults and children easily get caught up in the festivities. Having someone watching out for themis essential. Clowns with feet as large as snowshoes sometimes need a helping hand. It is not uncommon to help one ofthem back to their feet. One time a large overstuffed and furry creature overheated and needed to be rescued in the middleof the parade. A quick call on the radio summoned a rescue golf cart that whisked them away.

Candy-seeking children line the parade route along with their excited parents. Those children may dart out from the crowdto “visit” one of their favorite characters or to scoop up candy that has fallen. A quick hand guiding them back to their parentsis needed.

Smiling faces, happy joyous cries and unbridled energy abound. A great time is had by all. Just ask the Lions that volunteerevery year. Just ask those Lions that have made this a part of their Thanksgiving tradition. The smiles and the laughter arethe Lions’ reward.

PZC Rob Schumer, Mill Creek

The Spirit of Christmas at Kennydale

Photo courtesy of Lion Amy Myhre

Macy’s Annual After-Thanksgiving Parade

RENTON LIONS ITALIAN NIGHTFriday, January 27, 20126:00 Social 7:00 DinnerSt. Stephen the Martyr Social Hall13055 S.E. 192nd St.Renton, WA$25.00

First HillAnnual Pancake Breakfast isscheduled for Sun Feb 26 atKawabe House. Ticket prices $8/person, No reduced prices thisyear. Proceeds from the Bake Saledonated to the Keiro GardenProject.

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The annual Christmas Tree sale hosted by the Kennydale Lions club was a real success this year but what will be remem-bered most will be what happened on the lot just days before the end of the sale.As we neared closing time, an older couple (about the average age of most Lions) selected their tree and came in to thetrailer to pay. Also on the lot at the same time was a young couple with five children and a single mother with her youngdaughter. As the older couple was writing out their check, they said we should note that the amount on the check was $25more than the cost of the tree. The extra money was to be offered to the couple with the five children to help pay for their tree.If they refused the money, it was to go to the club as a donation. When the father of the family came into the trailer to pay, hewas told about the $25 donation. With apparent great effort, he did not begin crying and accepted the offer. He then went outand told his wife what happened. She was not able to hold back the tears. Then she sent her husband back with anotheroffer. They would like to give the single mother $10 towards her tree. More tears and now three families were happy and allexperienced the real meaning and spirit of Christmas. Also experiencing these feelings were the Lions on the lot.In more than 60 years of sales there have been many memories. This will be one of the most cherished.

PDG Paul Wold, Kennydale Lions

A few changes to look forward to this year. We have to be cash or check only because we havelost our connection with a credit card provider. Please don’t let this slow you down—just go tothe ATM and get lots of cash to bring with you. Dinner will be about the same as last year (byrequest from customers), the Wine Toss will be great and there will be three (3) door prizesdrawn—one for $50, one for $100. and one for $150. As usual, you have to be there to win.There will be three (3) big baskets to buy tickets for: a game basket, a movie (DVD) basket anda garden basket (old fashion wheelbarrow with accessories). We have a very nice deck/patiobench set with three planters, another bird condo, and from the Tulalip Casino, a one-night staywith a major meal ticket; a one-week stay in a home in Palm Springs, CA and a chance of alifetime to choose a one-week stay in a top-of-the-line condo. Lots of other stuff too, but noroom to list it all. Come join us. All for only $15.

All are welcome!

Feb. 4th @ LCCC @ 9:30May 19 @ Spring Convention

Mark the calendar

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Vice District Governor Bert Greetings to all It is always diffi-cult when we lose afriend, but particu-larly so when it isone of our own.Those of you who

worked on the Extension Project lastyear had an opportunity to meet Johnand Wanda Barnett. I had an opportu-nity to talk with PCC John early in Janu-ary and found that he was experiencingsome medical difficulties. A week later Ireceived a series of calls advising methat John had suffered a massive strokeand had passed away. John will begreatly missed. Plans for our District Convention areprogressing very quickly under the su-perb leadership of PZC Doug Houghton.This promises to be an enjoyable week-end filled with informative, educationaland entertaining seminars, along withour celebration of the year. Please markyour calendars for May 18 and 19. De-tailed information will soon be available. As we have completed our first half ofour Lions year and are moving into lastsix months of the year, I’d like to dis-cuss an area of concern. Last month Ibriefly wrote about the statistical reportsthat are distributed each month. Of thenumerous reports that I receive on amonthly basis, I would like to share someof this information with you.Membership: Year to date we have 40new Lions, but have dropped 63. Of thedropped members, 5 were due to death,2 moved, 1 transferred to another dis-trict, 24 resigned in good standing, 5 dueto unspecified reasons, and 26 for non-attendance or non-payment of dues.Within these categories are 22 Lionswho have served for less than 1 year.Visitations: Of our 39 clubs, 17 havereported no visitations.

Dues outstanding as ofDecember 31 to MultipleDistrict 19: $841.89As of the December, 16clubs had not filed their“Visitation, Activities, Do-nations” (VAD) reports with the MultipleDistrict office for the current month.This information is presented only toshare the basis of my concern. I realizethat figures can be made to support anyconclusion of choice. I’m reminded ofthe old story of the business owner look-ing for a replacement bookkeeper.Three were selected for interview con-sisting of one question, “What is one plusone?” The first responded “One”, thesecond “Of course One”, and the third“What would you like it to be?”On a more positive note, our current dis-trict membership is 1,039 compared tolast year at the same time of 980. Thisis an increase of 59 new Lion membersjoining our family.For those of you who may be interested,following is a listing of dates and loca-tions of the Multiple District Conventions:

District A April 20 – 21Executive HotelConference CenterBurnaby, B.C.District C April 13 – 15 La Quinta Inn

Tacoma, WADistrict D April 27 – 29 Leavenworth,District E April 27 – 28 Park Place

Fernie, B.C.District F March 16 – 17Moscow, IDDistrict G May 11–13 Red Lion

Kelso, WADistrict H April 13 – 15 Best Western

Bellingham, WADistrict I April 13 – 15 Sooke, B.C.

I wish each of you all the best and ev-ery success,District Governor Bill

HAPPY NEW YEAR! The Year 2012will be both challenging and exciting!

Challenging because we only havea few months left to meet the goals ofDG Bill Simons, i.e.: 1. To build 5 newclubs; 2. Increase communication train-ing within the Clubs; and 3. Minimizemembership loss. The current LEMPRTeam is currently doing its best to meetthese goals, but time is getting short –too short, in fact!

Exciting because there are so manymeetings, trainings and conventions in2012 that I have to prepare for: Half-Time meeting – January 14; NW Lead-ership Institute – February 9-12; WinterCouncil Meeting – February 24-25;D19B Spring convention – May 18-19;Spring Council Meeting – June 6-7; Dis-trict School – June 8-9; and the 95th In-ternational Convention in Busan – June22-26. God-willing, I will be installed inBusan, Korea as District Governor for19B!

THE ZONE CHAIR’S JOB: One ofthe most important jobs in the Lion’sorganization is that of the Zone Chairwhose job is to motivate, counsel andcommunicate with the Clubs in theZone. To be a Zone Chair, one must bean active member of a club in the Zone,have served as President of a LionsClub, and a member of the Board ofDirectors of a Lions Club for at least twoyears. The Zone Chair is link betweenthe clubs in the Zone and the Districtleadership team. In our District (19B),there are 6 Zones and 39 Clubs.

NEXT ZONE CHAIRS: I am currentlylooking for Lions who have leadershipability and are respected in their areas,who will take over as Zone Chairs whowill work with me in 2012-2013. Thereare openings in Zones B1, B2, B3 andB4, as the current chairs in these Zoneshave either reached their term limit orhave decided not to continue as ZoneChair anymore. Please call (206-427-3364) or email me(kuyabert@comcast.net) if you are in-terested or if you know of someone whowould be interested.

SECOND VICE DISTRICT GOVER-NOR: Our District 19B has never had asecond Vice District Governor (2VDG).Lions Clubs International mandates thatwe have one. It is also a very importantand prestigious position. Please help mefind a motivated and committed Lionwho has leadership ability and can workwell with me and the 1VDG in 2012-2013. Would any of the current ZoneChairs be interested to be a candidatefor 2VDG? Please let me know too.

CONTINUE TO RECRUIT NEWMEMBERS: Which District will get an“I Am A Believer” award from Hal

Palmer? He is encour-aging every member totry and ask one personto join Lions. Similarly,PCC Jim McCown hasbeen trying to motivate all Lions to “stepup and bring into our Association an-other Lion” through his monthly “Mem-bership Memo” newsletter. Each one ofus can truly make a difference in mem-bership. All of us need to be involvedhowever – the Club, the Zone and theDistrict. Then and only then can we havea positive growth.

BUT WE HAVE TO RETAIN MEM-BERS TOO: Our District 19B Member-ship stats for December, 2011 show thatin 2011, we gained in 38 new membersbut lost 24 members for various rea-sons. Our membership dropped from1062 to 1038 members. We have to doa better job in retaining members too.

TYPHOON “WASHI” FUNDRAISER– A SUCCESS! I am proud to report thatthe Fundraiser spearheaded by the Se-attle Bituin Lions Club (SBLC) with thecooperation of the Filipino-AmericanCommunity of Puget Sound, the Musi-cians of Washington (Dr. Rex Band andDJ Richard), Pinoy Reporter and manyorganizations and members, was a suc-cess! The “Typhoon Sendong(‘Washi’) Dance Party” held on theevening of January 6, 2012 generated$4,028.00 for the victims of the killer ty-phoon that struck the northern coastlineof Mindanao, Philippines on the earlymorning of December 16, 2011. Heavyrains, wind and mudslides brought de-struction especially in the city ofCagayan de Oro where over 1600people died, 1000 people missing andrendering hundreds more homeless.When the news of the disaster was re-ceived, SBLC immediately establisheda “Relief Fund” in all branches of theWells Fargo Bank. The Lions Clubs In-ternational Foundation (LCIF) immedi-ately awarded $10,000 “emergencyfund.” LCIF to date has donated $35,000to help in the relief efforts.

CRABS ANYONE? The SeattleBituin Lions Club (SBLC) continues toraise funds for the Club. This time, it willbe a “Crab Feast and Dance” that willbe held on February 4, 2012, 6:00 pmat the Filipino Community Center lo-cated at 5740 ML King Jr. Way South,Seattle 98118. For only $35.00 per per-son, one can enjoy “all-you-can-eat”Crab dinner, and dance to the DJ musicof “Retrozone.” For tickets, please callSBLC Lions Evelyn Heflinger at 206-618-5089, Rose Quitevis at 206-225-6606, Julie McGuire at 206-722-9372,and Ciony Caoili at 206-427-3364. ###

“After a successful Seattle Bituin Lions Club Typhoon ‘Washi’ Fundraiser held onJanuary 6: Lions Ciony Caoili, Grace Rabang, Violet & Rolly Polintan, Fil-AmCommunity of Puget Sound members Tess & Geraldine Lirio and ClubhouseManager Tom Fernandez. $4000.00 was raised for the victims of the killer ty-phoon. Not in picture but participated were SBLC Lions Nessy Borge, Rino Rabang,Conrad Casallo, Mar Murillo, Gloria Adams and Myrna Victoriano”

WASHI FUNDRAISER

NW Lions Leadership Institute It is not too late to sign up to attend the NW Lions Leadership Institute being heldfrom February 9th through 12th, 2012 and have an outstanding experience. Thistime the institute is moving close to home in beautiful Gig Harbor at the WesleyInn. It starts at noon on February 9th and ends at noon on February 12th. TheMD19 Lions Services and Leadership Foundation will provide a $175 scholarshipfor the first 60 MD19 Lions that attend for the first time. This leaves a $200 ($220after January 1st) to be paid for by the participating Lion or their home club. For the$375 total it covers hotel room (double occupancy), all meals, materials, and meetingrooms.NW Lions Leadership Institute provides a great learning experience for all Lionmembers. Skills taught help participants learn lots of items that can be applied toyour career, family, and Lions club. The skills taught and practiced at the Instituteinclude: Communications – Learn about various communication styles and how othersmay have a different style than the presenter. Effective listening and getting themessage delivered to the intended audience. Working in Teams – Get familiar with how effective teams develop and how theymove to a high level of performance. Presentation Skills – Learn to prepare, develop, and present a presentation to avariety of audiences. Also learn how to handle those emotions before presenting. Mentoring – Learn the concepts and benefits in mentoring along with building amentoring relationship Member Motivating – Exams personal needs and techniques to help achievethose needs Lions Fundamentals – Many activities to help become more familiar with Lionsmission, purposes, structure, and history. Goal Setting –Establish goals to guide actions and learn a system on how toachieve your goals. Diversity – Learn how diversity can help make your Lions club become a moreeffective club. Conducting Effective Meetings — As an association of volunteers, our opportu-nities to meet, discuss, and plan are an important part of our success. This ses-sion focuses on the phases of meeting management, the components of a goodmeeting, and the techniques necessary to manage participant behavior. Lions Club International Foundation (LCIF) – Become familiar with the mission,grant programs, and recognitions offered by LCIF. Membership Programs – Gain awareness of the need for membership growthand retention. Learn how to motivate others to become more involved within theclub.As a past graduate of the NW Lions Leadership Institute meeting new friends fromall over MD19 added to the overall experience. Seeing both instructors and par-ticipants at District and MD19 conferences reminds me of the good time that washad over the course of 4 days. Instructors are well versed in the various subjectmatters and will not disappoint you in the material presented.If you wish to attend or just want more info please contact PDF John Bergvall atjohnbergvall@comcast.com or give him a call at (360) 491-1800. John will behappy to send you a complete registration packet.

By PZC Steve Brooks,District 19B Global Leadership Chair

February 2012 Page 3

Mission Statement Lions Clubs International

“To create and foster a spirit of understanding among allpeople for humanitarian needs by providing voluntary servicesthrough community involvement and international cooperation.”

I hope everyonehas a great NewYear!

ways busy. Great job.Des Moines Lions and the NormandyPark Lions are working together onMarch 14, are having a run for a day 5kil. The 10 kil. starts at 192nd and 1st.Avenue. What a great way to start theNew Year!Kennydale Lions: Clothing Bank, hadtheir Christmas Tree sale and workingon new projects. Keep up the goodwork! (See related article this page)Rainier Lions: Eyeglass collection,always serving their community. Al-ways busy. Thank you for your hardwork!Renton Lions: Clothing Bank, YouthCamp, Farmers Market, and servingthe community. Look on their websight. Great and busy Club keep up thegood work!!West Seattle Lions: Valentine Din-ner Feb. 11th at the West Seattle Se-nior Center at 6:00 in the evening, St.Patrick’s Day Dinner March 17, at WestSeattle Senior Center 6:00 in theevening. Reading program is still go-ing.We are sad to report the passingaway of West Seattle Lion JackHanning a Past President, a longtime member of the club. We willmissed him very much. May Godshands welcome our great Lion!!

We are starting a New Year with newprojects and new ideas, if we all worktogether with all our Clubs and supporteach other, this will be a great year forall of us. ZC Jimie Martin

We have my 3rd Zone MeetingFeb. 7,at 6:00 in the evening atTuscany at Des Moines CreekRestaurant , 21830 Marine Drive.Des Moines Lions will Host.Hope everyone can make it!

Congratulation!!! To Fairwood : TheMelvin Jones Fellowship wasawarded to Sandy Knubonski for allthe hard work she has done for theLions!! I met Sandy when I visitedher club. She was working on Hear-ing and Sight and a lot of other com-munity services. I am so proud ofthe services that she is willing togive to the Lions Club.Fairwood also has a new memberJim O’dell. Congratulations! I hopeyou have a great time in the Lions!!Great job Mabuhay: I visited thisJanuary and had a great time. TheseLions sing and dance and live life tothe fullest. They will be installing 4new members when the DistrictGovernor visits in February. Con-gratulations for the good work!!Burien Lions: projects are commu-nity service, eyeglasses, and aBreakfast in March the Saturdaybefore Easter for the Senior Cen-ter.Bituin Lions: FCS Senior ServiceFood Bank, Blood Pressure moni-toring. and a lot of other projects al-

B-5 Zone Chairman’s Report

Brain Teaser: If a farmer has 5 haystacks in one field and 4 haystacksin the other field, how many haystacks would he have if he combined themall in another field? see page 5

Membership and Retentionwhere everyone’s input is welcome?Club leadership sets the tone and hasa strong influence on whether mem-bers feel accepted and comfortable.When leaders conduct team-buildingexercises, hold brainstorming ses-sions and listen responsively, they canhelp bring the club together while alsobuilding future leaders.

Bond through ServiceCountless Lions have “that” memoryof the first time they realized what itmeans to be a Lion, and it often hap-

What happens after the warm wel-come that Lions are so good at pro-viding to newcomers? With 50 per-cent of new members dropping outwithin the first three (3) year, help-ing them feel like part of the familymight be the difference between los-ing them or gaining lifelong Lions.

Effective OrientationNew members need to understandclub history and operations so theycan feel comfortable participating inmeetings and projects. Providing athorough orientation that inspiresinvolvement and excitement is a keyto building this understanding. Makeit fun helps: occasionally a club canhold a New Member Social to givenewbies a chance to learn from andget to know long-time Lion mem-bers. (we have an excellent orienta-tion book)

Involvement from Day OneOne of the top reasons clubs losemembers is a lack of meaningful in-volvement, so don’t miss out on theenergy that new Lions bring to yourclub. Make them part of the teamright away. It might mean more tothem than you can imagine.

Leaders Who ListenDo your club’s leaders create an at-mosphere of open communication

pens while working alongside anotherLion. When members work together,they develop trust and rapport, andbuild bonds that last a lifetime.Sponsors play an important role inhelping new members have positivefirst outings. Look over the new mem-ber you asked them to be a LION.

Be Like FamilyThe “little things” matter the most incaring families. Showing compassion,appreciation and respect for one an-other can transform a club into a solidfamily. Saying thank you, remember-ing birthdays, pitching in to help eachother and enjoying social occasionscan help members feel like they be-long.

PCC Don ShoveDistrict B Retention Chairperson

At a joint meeting of the University Lions Club and the Ballard Lions Club onDecember 7, 2011 Dr. Ed Rubel, leading scientist at the Bloedel HearingResearch Center at the University of Washington, presented an exciting talkentitled “A Fish in a Dish.” The talk focused on a series of studies regardingthe effect of ototoxic drugs on “hair cells” in the cochleas of humans andmice, and in fish. With zebra fish the hair cells are located on the outside ofthe body (to detect motion in the water) and provide an excellent organism todetect rapid changes from ototoxic drugs that cause death of such haircells. The use of zebra fish enables the research team to watch rapid deathof these hair cells in tiny living fish that are only a couple of millimeters inlength. By putting lots of these fish in tiny cups and testing the effects of lotsof drugs on the hair cells, the Bloedel team has verified that certain drubscause cell death and they have discovered certain drugs that prevent haircell loss. This holds great promise for eventually being able to prevent cer-tain types of hearing loss. Contributions from the Ballard Lions Club and the University Lions Clubs 15years ago went to support the establishment of a key laboratory at the BloedelHearing Research Center known as the Lions Hearing Research Laboratory. They did so because the Lions in both of these Clubs wanted to be involvedin research leading to the prevention of hearing loss. Dr. Rubel’s talk madethe Lions from these clubs feel that their money was well spent. The Lionswere very encouraged about the future potential of preventing certain typesof hearing loss.

Dr. Ed Rubel on Research of Prevention of Hearing Loss

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B-2 ZC Jeff Goforth

Dr. Ed Rubel and

President JoaniSchenk

University Lions Donate Sock, Scarves and Caps

On Wednesday December 14th members of the University Lions Club pre-sented over 66 pairs of socks and a large number of hand knitted caps,scarves, and Afghans to Sgt. Dianne Newsom and Terrie Johnston from theNorth Precinct of the Seattle Police Department as part of their “Socks forthe Homeless” project. This is a project that was started by Sgt. Newsom.The socks are distributed by the Police Department to homeless individualsliving inSeattle. Terrie Johnston indicated that when a new pair of warmsocks is handed to someone who is homeless the gratitude is unbelievable. It is enough to warm the hearts of the donors.

Soak your Noodles The burners on the stove are full,you need to parboil ziti or lasagnaor other pasta. What to do? What todo? Soak ‘em. Kitchen experts experimented withdifferent types of pasta, includingziti, rigatoni, and elbow noodles andfound that soaking them in cold wa-ter (4 quarts per pound of pasta,along with 1 teaspoon of salt forproper seasoning) of 90 minutes, hy-drated their starches just enough: When baked the rest of the wayin sauce, the pasta had the desiredtexture. When asked to compare,the tasters could not tell the soakednoodles from the parboiled ones.Cook’s Illustrated, Sept 2011

Quickly drying fresh herbs

Traditional methods of hanging freshherbs to dry can take days—or weeks.Let’s try drying in the microwave.Cook’s Illustrated test kitchen person-nel experimented with a variety ofhearty herbs, including sage, rosemary,thyme, oregano, mint and marjoram byplacing the herbs in a single layer be-tween two paper towels, placing on theturntable and microwaving on highpower. They found that just one tothree minutes was all it took for theleaves to turn brittle and fall easily fromthe stems. (Delicate herbs such asparsley and cilantro are best eatenfresh.)

Tips for Improving Flavors

To intensify the flavor of commercially ground spices – particularly blends such aschili powder and curry powder—cook them for a minute or two in a little butter oroil before adding liquid to the pan. If the recipe calls for sautéing aromatics, addthe spices to the pan when the vegetables are nearly cooked.

Cook’s Illustrated, Sept. 2011

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LERC for Busy B

Presidents and Secretaries: Please share the B-Line information withyour club members.

B-2 BusinessBallard Lions Club Happy New Year! Our members have/are currently travelingso . . welcome homeChristine McGarry

(Scotland) Helen & Jan Dixon (New Jer-sey) & Jeff & Ellen Goforth (Maui)! Dec. 7th we lost Bob Kruse, a mostdedicated Lion and a fine man andfriend. He is sorely missed and will for-ever remain in our hearts. He gave usgreat memories! Actively assisting our University Li-ons friends with their annual auction,Starry Starry Night! A great tradition, adelightful experience and one that ben-efits ALL the Clubs in B-2 at least! Please get involved! It’s lots of fun,easy and the ‘don’t miss’ event of theearly Spring. Contact U. Lions’ chairsPatty Minzel & Joani Schenk to offeryour assistance! And please, staywarm and safe!

University Club continues to meetweekly, with the first meeting of eachmonth being a combined meeting withthe Ballard Lions. It’s been fun to minglewith members of another club, sharingideas and challenges.

The University Lions received 180 en-tries in the International Peace PosterContest from youth in grades 6, 7, and8. Chairman Bill Boyce and his com-mittee of Joani Schenk and PattyMinzel presented awards to the win-ners. There are truly some very talentedyouth in our community. Wecontinue to have outstanding speakersat our meetings. After a program pre-

sented by Terrie Johnston of the NorthPrecinct Police speaking on crime pre-vention and the “sock” project, the clubstaged a drive to collect new sockswhich were handed out by the policeto the needy and homeless.

Our 41st Annual Auction, Starry StarryNight for Hearing and Sight, is sched-uled for Saturday, May 12, 2012.PLEASE SAVE THE DATE! The kick-off was January 3 and the whole clubis already busy gearing up for this galaevent. The Ballard Club has gener-ously agreed to help with both acquisi-tion of items and invitation of guests.

Bill Cavender still has a few Entertain-ment Books left to sell. All the profitsgo to our Foundation. If you have questions about our ac-tivities, meetings, or upcoming pro-grams please check out our website atwww.universitylionsseattle.org. This in-cludes a wealth of information.

ZC Jeff Goforth

October 8, 2011Dear Lions Clubs,

As Vice President of Outreach for our NW LERC, I am keeping in mindthe challenge that Helen Keller made for Lions to be “Knights of the Blind”.

I would like to ask for your clubs helping hand. In order to keep this importantprogram going, we need your help with a financial donation. It costs approximately$3,300 per month to continue this program, including utility bills, supplies, etc.Most clubs collect glasses and many of your support the operation by having workparties at your club and also by coming out to the LERC facility as volunteers. Weappreciate all the Lions from MD 19 for what you do, and continue to do, howeverwe need the financial support to keep this operation moving in the positive direc-tion of helping our missions around the world. In case you are not familiar of thepurpose of LERC, let me tell you what we’re all about. Our Mission: NWLERC was founded to provide used eyeglasses free of chargeto people in remote areas of developing countries, delivered at the hands of volun-teer eye care professionals.NWLERC is staffed entirely by volunteers. Eyeglasses collected, processed andpackaged by NWLERC volunteers are either used for the Center’s humanitarianefforts or distributed to other humanitarian groups traveling to developing coun-tries. How much should a Lions club donate? Our goal is $100 from each of our 266USA Lions clubs. However, having said this, some clubs donate anywhere from$50 to as much as $1,000.Whatever your club can donate to help with this on-going program is greatly appre-ciated. We extent an invitation to your Lions to tour our facility to see how our operationis run, if your club hasn’t yet had this wonderful opportunity. Please feel free to callme (my cell phone is the best way to contact me directly) or email me to arrange atour that will really open your eyes to the impact that NWLERC provides. Further information about the NWLERC can be found at our website:www.lionsnwlerc.org. We ask your consideration in reaching our goal. Mail your donation to the fol-lowing address:NWLERC 9013 Mullen Road SE, Olympia WA 98513-4570.

ZC Bill MillerVP-Outreach/satellite coordinator

NEW EYEGLASSES BOXES FROM LERC

The Longview/Kelso Earlybird Lions in conjunction with NWLERC are selling eye-glass and hearing aid donation boxes. These boxes are different than the boxessold by LCI in several of ways: First, they sit vertically on a counter or desk, therebysaving space. Second, each box is customized with the name and contact informa-tion label of the sponsoring club. And third, these boxes are slightly less expensivethan those found on the LCI website.We are using this as a fund raiser to help pay down the loan on the property thatNWLERC has bought. Please see attached pictures of the boxes and informationon how to order boxes. The price for the customized boxes is $6.00 ea. plus ship-ping, we are asking clubs to buy in lots of ten. We will work with small clubs thatwould not need so many boxes. Please help make this a success.Kerby KeeNWLERC 19G DirectorInformation required to customize your boxes: Name of club, email address and /or telephone number for club contact.. Send checks and information to the follow-ing:Longview/Kelso Earlybird Lions2839 Magnolia St., Longview WA ash. 98632360-430-1214

The First Hill Lions distributedXmas Poinsettias to Kin-On NursingHome, Keiro Nursing Home, andKawabe House on Fri. 11/25. Lions PPJason Nakaya, PP Victor Mizumori, PPEllen Suzuki, PP Bea Kiyohara, andJerry Chihara helped to make purchasesof the poinsettias that were available for$.98 on Black Friday at Lowe’s andHome Depot. Approximately 200 plantswere donated to the nursing/senior fa-cilities. Thanks Jason for orchestrating,hopefully, a new Holiday tradition

Contests and Awards Our spring conference is coming up on May 18-19, 2012. Now is the time tostart planning to share your clubs talents and accomplishments in the DistrictContests. The 2011-2012 Contests and Awards Rules are posted on the MD19 websiteat www.lionsmd19.com. Just look for the “Contests and Awards” link at the topof the page for detailed rules. Contest opportunities are as follows:ENTERTAINMENT:Musical ComedyMusical PerformanceTall TalesClub AchievementEnvironmental Photo (Note – you are too late this year but we are alreadygathering applications for next years contest – submissions are due by Decem-ber 15 of each year).COMMUNICATION:Club BulletinClub WebsiteClub ScrapbookClub Folded BrochureClub Business CardCONVENTION:Convention Attendance (MD 19 Fall Annual Convention)Uniform Parade (formerly known as the Uniformed Delegation Award)CLUB EXCELLENCE: (formerly known as the Club Efficiency Award)

If you plan to participate please let me know, so that we may plan foryou. I may be reached at: 206-439-8282 or send me an email atNancy@SorensenLawOffice.com.The more clubs that participate, the more fun it is for everyone!PZC Nancy SorensenContests and Awards ChairNancy@SorensenLawOffice.com

“District 19B Half-time attendees at the ‘BAW FAW Grange” in Boisfortheld on January 14: LEMPR members Steve Brooks, Janet Rinehart, BertCaoili and Joe Miller”

ONE NEW MEMBER

Why not make your New Year’s Resolution - to bring in one (1) new Lion duringthe year. But do it before July 1, 2012. If you make the resolution, the chancesare that you will work to make it happen.

You don’t have to stop after bringing in that one new member. But at least bringin one new member. Get the other members of your club to do the same thing.Challenge them to match you.

How are you going to do this? First get out a pencil and write down everyone youknow in the community. Then go over the list and determine who might be thebest candidate to want to join our great organization.

Don’t overlook people you don’t know. Scan through the local newspapers. Youare likely to read about business, political and community leaders who wouldvalue Lions membership and could make a significant contribution to your Lionsclub.

Once you have the candidates rated, start working on one at a time. Don’t takeno for an answer. Turn it around and sell them on why they should be a Lion.What Lions can do for them! Get them to attend a meeting with you.

If you do this, you will have a new Lion in your club!

PCC Jim McGown

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Brain Teaser - answer One. If he combines all of his haystacks, they all become one big stack

The B-6 BunchA great big “ThankYou” goes out to theTulalip Club for host-ing the second ZoneMeeting of the year!The food and the fel-

lowship were great! The turnout wasphenomenal! Thank you again and I willmake the suggestion to ZCE Roy to tryand get another Zone Meeting therenext year! If that’s what it takes to get abig turnout!

Now on to my report (which a lot of youheard at the Zone Meeting) but not ev-eryone was there!

Arlington in November had 6 memberswho planted 40 Arborvitae trees at thecemetery — in the pouring rain! Theyalso had one member who was a Pa-rade Marshal at the Macy’s after-Thanksgiving parade. In December,they had 2 members who did a 7-hournight time shift for the Arlington Home-less Shelter. They also hosted the NorthCascades Concert Band for their Holi-day concert in Arlington. All memberscontributed money and time for gifts for2 families of 3 adults and 5 children.Plus grocery store gift cards for bothfamilies. The club donated $150 to theprogram “Scarves for Soldiers”Lake Stevens held their annual GolfTournament with 44 golfers. Theyawarded cash prizes to three PeacePoster winners. They also held theirannual Crab Feed. They made dona-tions to Lake Stevens Family Center andNW Lions Foundation for Sight andHearing (Play it by Ear). They held an-nual Holiday raffle and collected food,money and took pictures with Santa onour Santa Float. They collected $150and 450lbs of food.

Seven Lakes held their first ever Christ-mas wreath making party in Novemberand then they sold them all. It was a verysuccessful fundraiser which was inspiredby and organized by their newest mem-ber! In December they had their Christ-mas party and the home of their secre-tary and tail twister!In Stanwood news, members continuedto produce and mail computer generatedCD’s containing newspaper articles, forsight-impaired citizens in the local area.Their members put up 200+ Americanflags in the business districts ofStanwood and Camano Island, forVeteran’s Day. They also put up lightedThanksgiving and Christmas decorationson the Hamilton Smokestack. Membershung lighted Christmas wreaths andsnowflakes in downtown Stanwood. Theycollected 192 pairs of glasses for recy-cling. The Club President participated inthe Tulalip Tribal Bazaar along withTulalip Club members. Several mem-bers prepared lutefisk dinners at loca-tions in Bothell and Mt. Vernon.Marysville also put up flags on Veter-ans Day for their flag project and held afood drive in November. In December,they “ran” the annual Community Christ-mas Bonfire.Tulalip have kept themselves busy withthree different food drives, coin sorting,cell phone processing, and eyeglass re-cycling. They also made and displayeda community wreath in Marysville.Granite Falls has kept themselves verybusy running their repaired train at vari-ous functions. They also held a woodraffle and had aluminum can crushingparty. They also held a very profitableChristmas tree sale!

ZC Randy Tendering

MONEY IS AVAILABLE!!Did you know? There is a local source of funds for up to $1,500 for your serviceprojects!What is the criteria for us to receive the funds? Funds are awarded based uponhow much money is available and what other applications are pending.Where does the money come from? The Lions 19-B Watters Charitable Trust.Who established this Trust? The Lions 19-B Watters Charitable Trust was es-tablished in 1997 with a bequest left by Lion Harry Watters. The Watters Trustis a living legacy of a very good-hearted and generous Lion.How do you apply? Contact PZC Nancy Sorensen atNancy@SorensenLawOffice.com or visit our website (Lions19b.com) and thengo to “Foundations” to “Watters Foundation”. If you need further informationcontact PZC Nancy at (206) 439-8282.

Watters Charitable Trust Update

19 and 29 November Monroe Lions Club parked cars for the Whidbey IslandKennel Club at the Evergreen State Fair Grounds. The Club collected $1800 forScholarships. There was also help from the Mukilteo Lions Club, Thanks.

On 2 December the Monroe Lions Club spent the day raking leaves and clean-ing up the brush around the Monroe Senior Center and had lunch.

The Monroe Lions Club held a contest for Peace Poster and at their meeting on16 November 2011 presented the awards. Kim Hoover presented the first placeprize of $ 50.00 to Josh Bailey and his poster was sent to District to be includedin the contest at the district level. Honorable Mentions prizes of $25 each wentto Silvia Chen and Alejandro Mora-Martinez for their posters. In addition, theLions Club provided a certificate to Shaerie Bruton (Art teacher, seated) for hersupport of the Lions’ Peace Poster contest.All posters are now being displayedon the wall of the Monroe Monitor in down town Monroe.

Monroe LionsCommunityService &

Peace PosterWinner

Leadership 101 I am pleased to announce that this year we are going to offer Leadership 101training course on Friday May 18, 2012 in conjunction with our District 19BConvention. Leadership 101 is a one day course starting at 8:00 AM and will gountil about 4:30 PM in the afternoon. Leadership 101 is designed for club level officers and members who thinkthey may want to become an officer or serve on the board of directors. Zoneand District officers are encouraged to attend as are graduates from the NWLions Leadership Institute. This is an interactive training session where partici-pants get to practice the skills as they are being taught. Skills taught during thissession include: Communications, Mentoring, Presentation skills, Working inteams, Goal setting, Diversity, Effective meetings, and Motivation of others. Each participant will receive a handbook to use during the training sessionand to keep afterwards for future reference. Cost for Leadership 101 will be $35per participant which includes lunch, training materials, and the meeting room.Many clubs pick up the cost out of their Tail Twister accounts and send theirofficers. Instructors are well trained in the subject matter presented and do agreat job of keeping everyone engaged while having fun. Look for registration forms to come in future issues of the Busy B. If you haveany questions please feel free to contact me via email at sbrooks@kendra.comor give me a call at 425-334-1191. PZC Steve Brooks, District 19B Global Leadership Chair

ALSOTulalip Lions Club hosted the zone B-6 meeting January 11, 2011The event was well attended, with representation from all clubs within the zone,plus one members each from Lake City and Renton clubs. 68 people signed in atthe registration desk and our guest book. Arlington, Granite Falls, Lake Stevens, Marysville, Seven Lakes, Stanwood, andhost club Tulalip had the following attending.Keith Osburn, Mike Lally, Dawn & Terry Ollar, Ken Kettler, Sue Eitel, Gary & AnitaRutherford, Sam Askew, Renee Roman, Linda Tolbert and special guest Gail Sloan $500 was raised in the raffle, funds to be used for our first eye surgery. We will bepartnering with our sponsor group Marysville Lions Club Lion Linda Tolbert

LCIF UPDATEDear Lions

As 2011 comes to an end, it is a time to reflect on our many successes during thisyear. Last year our Foundation was able to help millions of people around theworld. Our Lions Quest program has grown to six more countries, now totaling 69countries, and is reaching more than 12 million children around the world. OurSightFirst program has expanded to include new program areas, such as educa-tion, rehabilitation and research. Our partnerships have increased, including arecord donation from the Gates Foundation to help us fight measles. We havehelped rebuild lives following some of the worst natural disasters in recent history.These are just a few of the numerous highlights in the past year. It is because of your generosity that LCIF is able to expand to meet even moreneeds worldwide. Last fiscal year, donations were up by 40 percent. I am excitedto tell you that through the first four months of this fiscal year, our donations areup an additional 62 percent, from US$15.1 million to US$24.1 million. As a result,many more people worldwide are benefiting from your kindness and humanitar-ian service. Nearly 1 million people will benefit from the grants awarded at theOctober board meeting alone. This coming year promises to be another remarkable year. I look forward to shar-ing with you additional successes in the new year and thank you for your contin-ued support. Serving together today for a better tomorrow, Sid L. Scruggs, IIIChairperson, Lions Clubs International Foundation

Shallots: a mildly flavored member of the onion family, but they look likegarlic cloves. Select firm, plump shallots without soft spots and store in acool, dry, well-ventilated place for up to a month. Do not cut ‘ahead of time’.Cut/chop just prior to serving/cooking.

Save the Wrapper: Save the butter wrappers, folding them so the butteredside is inside, and store in the refrigerator. When you need to grease abaking pan, there’s always a fast fix.

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Business from B1Skykomish - The SkykomishMountain Lionsdecked the trees withfestive lighting, filledthe bags with lots of

goodies, graced the night with soundsof caroling, as children and their fami-lies greeted Santa in happy wonder andlaughter at the Skykomish Annual TreeLighting Event. Delicious treats of cook-ies and hot cider followed in Commu-nity Center - even Santa had a cookieor two. A Food Drive to collect donations forHoliday Food Baskets and the food bankis underway. This supports the Reliev-ing the Hunger campaign. It is heartwarming to see so many donations offood during these difficult times!Monroe -The Monroe Lions Club held a contestfor Peace Poster and at their meetingon 16 November 2011 presented theawards. Kim Hoover presented the firstplace prize of $ 50.00 to Josh Baileyand his poster was sent to District to beincluded in the contest at the districtlevel. Honorable Mention prizes of $25each went to Silvia Chen and AlejandroMora-Martinez for their posters. In ad-dition, the Lions Club provided a certifi-cate to Shaerie Bruton ( Art teacherseated ) for her support of the Lions’Peace Poster contest.

19 and 29 November Monroe Lions Clubparked cars for the Whidbey Island Ken-nel Club at the Evergreen State FairGrounds. The Club collected $ 1800 forScholarships. There was also help fromthe Mukilteo Lions Club,

On 2 December the Monroe Lions Clubspent the day raking leaves and clean-ing up the brush around the MonroeSenior Center and had lunch.Mukilteo -Collected & packaged food along withstudents and provided Christmas foodbaskets to 35 needy families. SangChristmas carols along with studentsfrom ACES high school at a local se-nior center. Treated the students withpizza & soft drinks after words. Honoredat the 1st annual Mukilteo recognition

breakfast for volunteer service in thecommunity. Assisted the Monroe clubparking cars at the Monroe Fairgrounds

Everett South –Our club increased thenumber of families adopted via theVolunteers of America WW by two thisholiday season for a total of six fami-lies. Families were delivered a gift cardfor groceries at a store of their choiceon the Saturday before Thanksgivingin November. On December 7th clubmembers brought wrapped gifts forfamily members to the meeting. Giftsand a second gift card for groceries willbe delivered on Saturday, December17th. Within our families were nineadults and thirteen children. Checkswere also sent to the Everett GospelMission.

Everett North -Assisted Everett Cen-tral club with valet parking for Provi-dence Hospital Foundation Festival ofTrees at the Edward Hansen Confer-ence Center. Club honored by Volun-teers of America at the recent VOA rec-ognition dinner for support of VOA pro-grams: food bank, Camp Volasuca,Holiday baskets and purchase of eleva-tor for their food bank building.

Everett Central -Parked cars for Provi-dence Hospital Foundation Festival ofTrees at the Edward Hansen Confer-ence Center.

Snohomish -Club provided some $800. to theSnohomish Food Bank, Thanksgivingactivity. Donations. $415, collected atthe Thanksgiving social helped pur-chase 62 turkeys for the food bank.Awarded past club president FreedaEasley with the Melvin Jones Fellowaward. With each award, given annu-ally, the Snohomish Lions contributes$1000 to the Lions Club InternationalFoundation.

Sultan -After receiving grant from the WattersFoundation purchased and donatedcomputers to the local school district.Sold popcorn at Sultan’s ‘Winterfest’.

Kudos Dept. Snohomish

Past President Freeda Easley became the 22nd Snohomish Lion to become aMelvin Jones Fellow, it was announced at the Thanksgiving social. With eachfellowship, given annually, the Snohomish Lions Club contributes $1,000 to theLions Club International Fund.Other Snohomish Lions, given for outstanding Lions Club dedication and achieve-ment, in order of presentation are: Clayton Knittel, Ned Carrick, Clayton Meiers,George Nowadnick, Ralph Gunderson, Jim Spada, Skip Albert, Hank Robinett,Jack deKubber, Mike Bauer, Duane Brandvold, Ed Wise, Morrie Sachsenmaier,Charlie Canfield, Dale Deierling, Duane Kuhlman, Cliff Rider, Sue Sullivan, DeanNeary, Ron Stever, Laura Scott and Freeda Easley.

Happy New Year! lionszone19b3.org

Welcome back after a nice holidaybreak. Our next zone meeting on Janu-ary 26th will show that we have lots tolook forward to as we move into thesecond half of the Lion Year. The meet-ing will be hosted by Terrace Brier Li-ons Club and held at Swedish Hospi-tal Edmonds Campus, in the cafeteriaat 6:30 pm. They will have a wonder-ful program prepared by one of the pri-mary beneficiaries of the club, TreeHouse. On the agenda, we will look at thepossibility of making Miners Park inSnohomish County Parks system a newzone project. The park is near CanyonPark shopping center and may createa draw for new members in a place thatwe are already considering for a newclub. The membership Committee met onJanuary 11th. Woodinville made upmembership cards with goals on theback, much like Edmonds does now.We hope to have some brochures readyfor the zone meeting. Speaking of membership, while therewas some trepidation at the start of theyear about recruiting new members, ourclubs are making great strides. LakeCity, with new members on the horizon,canceled their open house in favor of anew member orientation. Woodinvillewill have 4 new members inducted attheir next meeting. Lion Herb Cartmell will explain hisvery successful ‘Flight for Sigh’tfundraiser at the zone meeting. All clubsare welcome to participate in this

fundraiser and tailor itto their clubs tastes.This is a fun pigeonrace run by Herb’s pi-geon club. It has hada good response andis flexible about how you do your prizes.Herb will explain everything at the meet-ing. If you read the most recent Lions In-ternational Newsletter, it may have got-ten you wondering about what your clubwill look like 10, 20, even 30 years fromnow? Who will be there to provide thevital services your club offers to thecommunity today? It makes sense thatit will include people who are now in theirlate teens to late twenties. Lets considerhow we can accommodate more mem-bers in this age group. Also, lets encourage younger mem-bers, not necessarily younger in age butalso younger in experience, to take onsome of leadership roles like the ZoneChairperson position. While it is notsuited for everyone, there are those whodo find it interesting, challenging, andmeaningful to help fulfill the functionsof Lions International. If you haven’t been to your club’smeetings lately, you may find that thingshave changed. Come and see what youare missing out on. Sponsors, pleaseinvite your members to enjoy more ofthe organization and to see whatchanges have been going on. Be well, and best wishes on the con-tinuation of your goals. ZC Tom Karchesy

Once again our Sultan Sky Valley Lions have left their paw prints in our littlevalley.

We worked on the Snohomish County Parks and Recreation project clearingblack berries and sharing a great lunch made by Dalton of the Stillwater Ranchwith the Earth Corp of Seattle and many other Sultan /Sky Valley volunteers.It was a great day with lots of nice people. Our Backpacks for Kids project is a roaring success and we thank all of thestores and people who donated to our project. The Dave Woods memorial was held the first Tuesday in November and over200 people attended. Our Lions volunteers supported the food prep and set-upalong with the member volunteers, for the buffet after the memorial service.It turned out very nice and the food was excellent. Also in November and December we are leaving our paw prints at the SultanHarvest Dinner on Thanksgiving, the Craft show, Winterfest, and the Dave WoodWishing Tree Stuff-a-Truck project; all during November and December by col-lecting food items, new clothing and toys for distribution to our neighbors whoneed it. This project has made Christmas a wonderful time for many families whomay not have had Christmas memories. So our Lions Club is once again stirring up dust and leaving our paw prints tosupport our community with love and support. News Flash!!!! The Lions Club is awarding $1,240 for a COW grant to SultanMiddle School. The COW grant is Computers on Wheels.Yeah !!! SSVLC way to go……..

Sultan Sky Valley

A guy took his blonde girlfriend to herfirst football game. They had great seatsright behind their team’s bench. Afterthe game, he asked her how she likedit.”Oh, I really liked it,” she replied, “especially the tight pants and all the bigmuscles, but I just couldn’t understandwhy they were killing each other over

25 cents.”Dumbfounded, her boyfriend asked,“What do you mean?””Well, they flipped a coin, one teamgot it and then for the rest of the game,all they kept screaming was... ‘Get thequarterback! Get the quarterback!’ I’mlike...Helloooooo? It’s only 25 cents!!!!”

Are We a Social Club? By PCC Rob Barnes, 19-H

Recently, a fellow Lion asked me an important question: “Are we a social club andwhy do we have a lot of members visiting from other clubs?” We do a lot of differentthings, but all these activities grow from a particular focus.We are not a Religious Organization. We have Invocations before ou meetingsgiving thanks to our creator and asking for guidance, so that we may help others inneed, but religious discussions are not allowed.We are not a Political Organization. Partisan politics are not allowed. Yes, wemay have civic leaders (politicians) attend our meetings and speak to usabout civic affairs and events. They may amplify an issue, but we do not take astand on political issues or make recommendations to our members regarding howto voteWe are not an Educational Organization. We do not dedicate school subjectsto be taught. Yes, we provide student scholarships and help with school improve-ment projects, but we do not advise schools on what they should teach. We do,however, provide leadership seminars and training for ourmembers.We are not a social club, but we do encourage visitations between Lions Clubs,so we can share good ideas and avoid bad ones, and in order to grow our network ofLions. That’s why, when visiting, we are encouraged to sit with the members ofother clubs.What are we? We are a service and humanitarian organization. We Serve,and have always served, to help the needy and less fortunate.

On November 16th,13 members fromour local club went tothe Shoreline ware-house for Food Life-line and volunteeredfor three hours. Dur-ing our time there werepacked 2,750pounds of frozen imi-tation crab which willprovide over 2,500

Seattle Hospitality Lions Club Outing.

meals for those in need in our immediate area. I am not sure if this is worthy ofthe Busy B but we thought we would send it along so other Lions in the areawould know what our new club is up to.

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Northwest Lions Foundation WHOM DO I CONTACT?

Lions Sight & Hearing Foundation of Snohomish County President Sue Sullivan Snohomish Lions Club 425-334-1849

NEW Health Screening Unit

All of this information is on the District B website at www.lions19b.com

MD 19 website at http://www.lionsmd19.comemail:md19lions@telebyte.com

DISTRICT B phone # 206-528-2525 Patient Care Grants

Marsha Rastatter or

MarshaR@nlfoundation.org 206-338-4668

YOUTH SERVICES

Health and Safety Corner

Welcome New Members

Do these new members should have a ‘New Member’ Pamphlet? Howabout other members of your club. Only $2 each--worth much more! Contact PDG Paul Wold or Lion Donna Knight.

About 143 million people in theUnited States work on a computerevery day.According to the American OptometricAssociation (AOA), 50% to 90% of themexperience some computer related eyediscomfort. Common complaints in-clude itching, burning, tearing or dryeyes, headaches and blurred vision.The term “Computer Vision Syndrome”(CVS) is used to describe these com-plaints.Computer Eye StrainAbout 14% of patients who scheduleeye exams do so because of CVS.Despite the vast number of workerswho suffer from some form of CVS,many people don’t even realize that itis the cause of their discomfort, or aren’tsure what to do to minimize it.If you are experiencing any of the symp-toms, schedule a comprehensive eyehealth exam.Even a slight refractive error can af-fect both your comfort and productivityat work. You may be surprised to learnthat computer users who have uncor-rected vision are 20% less productivethan those who wear eyeglasses orcontact lenses with the correct strength.This is true even if vision is impairedso slightly that you don’t notice it. Makesure that you discuss your computeruse with the doctor during your annualeye examination. He or she may sug-gest special computer glasses or ad-just your lens prescription for use at thecomputer. Reading glasses are de-signed to help you focus about 14inches away from the eye, where mostpeople hold their reading material. Theyare insufficient for readinga computer monitor, which is fartheraway.

Rearrange Your Workspace

Once you have had your eye exam, thenext step may be to rearrange yourworkspace slightly. It’s best to set upyour desk so that your computer moni-tor is about 20 to 24 inches from youreyes and about 15 to 20 degrees lower.This position is the best for neck andshoulder posture. It will help minimizefatigue and prevent neck and backstrain.Also, make sure that your work area isilluminated evenly and that the lightdoesn’t shine directly on the monitor.

Reflections or glare from windows oroverhead lighting can make it moredifficult to see the screen clearly. Thelighting in most offices was designedfor viewing printed material on a flatsurface, so it is nearly twice as brightas it needs to be for viewing a com-puter monitor. If the lighting can’t beadjusted, consider placing an anti-glare screen or a hood on your moni-tor to make it more comfortable toview.Another easy way to reduce eyestrainis to adjust the image on the monitoritself. The greater the contrast setting,the easier it will be to read. Black let-terson a white background are best. Youshould also select a font size that isatleast three times greater than thesmallest font you can read.Give Your Eyes a Rest

While working on the computer, youwill blink less often than usual, whichmay cause your eyes to feel dry andirritated. When this happens, stopworking for a minute or two and slowlyblink your eyes 10 times to help rewetthem. The eye doctor may also sug-gest artificial tears.Like any other muscles, your eyemuscles can become fatigued. Look-ing at the screen for prolonged peri-ods of time can make your eyes tiredbecause they are constantly focusedat the same distance. To give youreyes a chance to relax, the AOA rec-ommends applying the “20/20 rule.”Take a break every 20 minutes andfocus your eyes on something about20 feet away for 20 seconds.The “computer age” has changed theway most American workers spendtheir day. It has allowed greater pro-ductivity and improved our ability tocommunicate with one another. Butit has taken a toll on our eyesight.Fortunately, most of the side effectscan be easily prevented or correctedby following the suggestions listedhere and by having regular compre-hensive eye health exams.Sources: American OptometricAssociation, Archives of Ophthal-mology, All About Vision

PDG Enoch Rowland DLM

Sultan Lions ‘Roaring’

SultanMiddleSchoolreceivescomputersfrom theSultanLions Cluband theLionsWattersCharitableTrust

Students of the Sultan Middle School celebrate the school’s netbook computersdonated by the new Sultan Sky Valley Lions Club. The middle school turned to theLions Club for assistance to purchase the computers. The money came from theLions Watters Charitable Trust. According to Dave Moon, Club Secretary and Tech-nology Director of the school district, the 32 computers with their support cart willbe shared by students in their classes for research and studies.

Fairwood James O’DellWoodinville John SullivanMonroe Richard Ahrens “ Javier MontanoUniversity William Anderson “ Jackie SchultzLake City Anicha Gilbert “ Martha MercerStanwood Chuck Stokke

DECEASED LIONSUniversity: Dr. Bill RobertsonBallard: Bob KruseStanwood: Bob CalhounEverett North: Larry KnollWest Seattle: Jack Hanning

KCECC Receives Cell Phones for Military

Among the wonderful amount of eyeglasses donated by Lions Clubsin Zones 2, 4, and 5 that get sorted, cleaned, and sent to NW LERC

from our sorting parties at KCECC (King County Eyeglass Collection Center), weget a fair amount of used cellphones donated. We gladly receive these and have been pleased to deliver them to the “Cellphonesfor Soldiers” program where they are distributed to our troops. We are pleased tosay that many of the cellphones are complete with chargers,and some even comewith the original owners manuals. We can’t thank enough the many fine Lions Clubs that have included these phonesin their eyeglass donations.Woody Davis, Don Harris, Vicki HarrisKCECC

After reaching the year’s goal ofplanting one million trees in just twomonths, Lions around the world havegone on to plant an additional mil-lion trees and more! Working in concert with many localcommunity groups, 3,472 Lions clubsin 82 countries account for a total of7,016,296 new trees cooling theplanet and renewing its atmosphere.

Counting the Trees

The first place winner of the Children Know Peace was Joann Ancheta(Peace Symbol within dream catcher)

Pictured are Perfecto Diaz (Earth), Lloyd McLean (Eagle). Joann Ancheta,Kandra McLean (Bear) not pictured was honorable mention Hallie

TULALIPPEACEPOSTERWINNERS

The Blonde and Christmas Stamps

A blonde goes to the Post Office to buystamps to mail her Christmas cards.She says to the clerk, “May I have 50Christmas stamps?”The clerk says, “What denomination?”The blonde says, ”God help us? Hasit come to this? Give me 22 Catholic,12 Presbyterian, 10 Lutheran and 6Baptists.”

Lions Mike andCharlotte Lally, LindaTolbert, Sue Eitelpainted the Christ-mas wreath for theMerrysville Holidayevents. The wreathswere mounted on thelampposts in town.The Lions wreathdepicts eye andhearing testing,clothing distributionand the GivingLibrary.