Hello Lions of 2X3 I would like to send a huge thanks to McGregor Lions and the First United Methodist Church of McGregor for their great hospitality and support for our second cabinet meeting. Everything ran smooth and the food was great. I would like to thank all that attended and supported our district. A big thanks to Lion Leslie and Lion Martha for learning and leading us all in Gudrun’s song, great job. There were 22 clubs represented there and over 80 lions and Leo’s in attendance. This past month we had dropped to a negative 9 in membership but we are now back up to a 0 which means we have 9 new members. Let’s all get out there and advertise our clubs and invite people to our events and show them what we do in our communities. Make it fun and relaxed and leave the M word (meeting) at home. We all need to work a little harder and network in our communities to JUST ASK! Challenge each other

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

District Governor Lisle Meeker 1

1st District Governor John Noles 2

2nd District Governor Randy Sepulvado 4

LCIF Update 7

Texas Lions Camp 8

In Memorium 28

Club News 29

in your club to bring 1 new person to your club each time. As I mentioned at the cabinet gathering, work on your elevator speech when someone asks you what lions are and what do they do. Your response should be 60-90 seconds long because that is about all the time you have. During one of your club gatherings practice on one another your speech and develop your elevator speech. Remember there are 3 kinds of people those that make things happen! Those that watch things happen! Those who wonder what happened! Which one are you? Your vision + team’s potential=success! Remember to turn in your service hours to your club service chair so they can turn in a monthly report to LCI. Let’s all remember our Veterans the day of remembrance on 11 Nov. and when you see a Veteran, reach out and shake their hand and tell them thank you for their service. A reminder that the 14th of November is Diabetes Awareness Day. What is your club

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doing to help with the global initiative of diabetic awareness that day? Looking forward to seeing many of you this weekend at our Council of Governors Meeting on Friday and Saturday November 9th and 10th. Our district is hosting this in Temple at the Hilton Garden Inn. Sandy and I would like to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving and hope that you are able to be with family and friends. It is also a great time to serve and help those that do not have family to be with. Help out and serve at the local Salvation Army, food pantries, or churches that may be feeding the less fortunate. Where there is a need there is a Lion! DG Lisle Meeker

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THE SPIRIT OF LIONISM

We, as District leaders, have continually stressed the importance of increasing membership, reporting club activities and paying the clubs’ debts. We continually encourage the use of MyLCI and MyLion. As a district leader, I have often pondered what we could or should do to enhance our clubs’ interest in these issues. In reality, what we are able to do is encourage and plead to those clubs failing to respond. And I have come to realize, the actions and responses of the clubs, are controlled solely by the attitude of the club members and its leadership. One hundred years ago, our forefathers founded an organization known as the Lions. Today it is promoted as the world’s largest service organization. This growth was not by chance but was accomplished by the dedicated efforts of many, many Lions; hence, the spirit of Lionism. Today, worldwide there are more than 48,000 Lions clubs, in over 200 countries, with a membership of 1.47 million members. As of this writing, our District 2-X3 has 54 clubs in 15 counties with a membership of approximately 1,520; providing an average membership of approximately 28 members per club.

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In retrospect, at the end of 2010, our district membership was 1,716; indicating an average membership of 31 members per club. This continued decrease in district membership indicates that perhaps we have overlooked some factors that are very important. First, let us discuss the important issue of the public presence of the Lions’ club. Are we doing our part in promoting Lionism? Some clubs fail to wear their Lions vests during their club service activities. Others fail to publicize their local club or activities in their local or county publications. Some might say the Lions vests are outdated. And I ask, outdated by whose standard? These vests have been and always will be a public symbol promoting the presence of Lions. This under-appreciated symbol of Lionism is in reality a fantastic draw for new membership. In addition, I have found in many communities, no one even knows the Lions exist! We must do a better job in promoting our organization; to our community, our district and our nation. Secondly, a membership reduction might indicate a change in the public’s need to be involved in any service organization. But, I can tell you now, without hesitation, where there is a need a Lion will be present. There is and always will be a need for a Lions club. And, there will always be a need and the challenge to find and train new members. Membership means stability for the future! My friends, we are in great competition with many other service organizations. Watch your local television and see how many so-called service organizations are asking for funds to support their efforts! We Lions ask for nothing in return. Why are our clubs failing? To put it frankly, the only valid reasons for a club’s failure is because of untrained leaders; i.e. the lack of membership drives, the lack of sustained activities and/or the lack of getting club

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If we continue with this frame of mind and indifference, we will continue to lose clubs and are destined for failure as a District. We must join ranks and seek the Spirit of Lionism. We must become a unified front. We cannot and must not continue as small “dinner” and/or “social” clubs. We must take our club responsibilities seriously and adamantly. We are Lions. Let us act as Lions. Let us seek and reignite the Spirt of Lionism. That is the true spirit of being a Lion! And that is the way I see it! Regards, Lion John Your 1st VDG

Fellow Lions of District 2X3, The article this month is a continuation of last months, Marketing Communication Chairpersons Committee. I’m in hopes that you find these helpful. Any feedback or request is greatly appreciated. Kindness Matters – Lion Randy Sepulvado What Resources Are Available from International Headquarters? A variety of materials are available to help you develop your club’s public relations program for the year. See the “Communicating Your Activities” section under “Resources” in the Member Center on the LCI website. Sample Press Releases: A variety of sample fill-in the-blank press releases are available on the LCI website to download. Key Messages and Questions: When talking to the media and others in your community about your Lions club and LCI, it is helpful to know what messages you want to get across. Key Messages are available to help you prepare before interviews and activities where the media might be present. They are also useful in presentations to groups, schools and other organizations. Included are Key Questions and suggested answers. Practice answering these questions with your Lions members and always remember to accentuate the positive. Fact Sheet: This publication contains up-to-date

information about the association and it can be downloaded in all languages from the LCI website or a copy can be ordered from the Public Relations and Communications Division. History Sheet: This publication contains key dates about the association’s history and it can be downloaded in all languages from the LCI website or a copy can be ordered from the Public Relations and Communications Division. Logos and Art: LCI and LCIF logos and program logos are available in various formats (TIF, GIF, JPG, EPS, AI) to download from the LCI website. Lions Videos: Lions videos contain all available videos and public service announcements (PSAs) from LCI and LCIF. You can watch and order videos from this section on the LCI website. LQ-Lions Quarterly Video Magazine: Produced four times a year (January, April, July and October), LQ features inspiring stories from Lions clubs around the world dedicated to making a difference in their communities and the lives of individuals. Running approximately 14 minutes, this is an excellent presentation for Lions and non-Lions groups and can be used on cable access stations. Lions Online Resource Guide: Find resources for e-Clubhouse, message boards, Facebook, Twitter, Blogs, and more. Newswire: This monthly online newsletter, covering the latest news, information and programs from International Headquarters is available on the LCI website. The information is appropriate for inclusion in club, district and multiple district publications. LION Magazine Receive national recognition for your club’s service activity by submitting articles and photos to LION Magazine. While not all submissions can be published, here are some guidelines when submitting your story: • Submit detailed information – who, what, when, where, why and how – of your club’s completed service project or fundraising activity. • Do not send images formatted for use on the internet. Web images are too small and do not have the high resolution required for use in LION Magazine. • Include clear, candid, action photographs of Lions participating in the project. Be sure everyone in

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the picture is identified. • Do not send “grip-and-grin” photos (i.e. people shaking hands, check presentation, etc.) • Include the name, address, daytime phone number and/or email address of a contact person who is familiar with the project. • Enhanced Digital LION Magazine includes videos, archival stories, supplemental materials and links. • LION Magazine app allows you to read LION Magazine on your Android or iPad tablet. Submit stories and photographs that meet these guidelines to LION Magazine, 300 W 22nd Street, Oak Brook, IL 60523 USA or email. It often takes up to a year for chosen articles to appear in print.

2VDG Randy Sepulvado

Texas Lions Eyeglass Recycling Center Visit

Sight Chair Lion Lea Ann Batey recommends that at least one person from each club visit the Texas Eyeglass Recycling Center. Here are some pictures from a recent visit.

Be a Campaign 100 Model Club–For Pennies a Day!

As Lions Clubs International Foundation’s Campaign 100 revs up, we need clubs to step up and become Model Clubs. In past campaigns, Model Clubs have raised 30-40% of the funds raised. And I think we can do better than that. To be a Model Club, a club must pledge to raise a per member average of $750 for Campaign 100. And a Model Club even has extra time to do this–until June 30, 2022. The idea is to have a per member average of $250 per year. With the extra year it is less than $200 per member per year–less than $1 per day. And all the money does not have to come from members. It can come from the club treasury. Fundraisers can be held specifically for Campaign 100. And it can be raised from outside donations. Remember, the things that LCIF does are things that people support–disaster relief, world hunger relief, childhood cancer diagnosis and treatment, vision and diabetes services, this list goes on and on. We need to get the word out that they can support these causes through LCIF and be assured that 100% of their donations are used for humanitarian purposes, not administrative purposes. And the club gets credit towards Model Club recognition. Of course, any individual donations go toward Melvin Jones recognition. For Model Club recognition, we are talking about a per member average, so small clubs have the same opportunities as large clubs. Anyone wanting more information about Model Clubs or anything else to do with Campaign 100, please contact me, Daniel Burkeen, dburkeen@earthlink.net, 254-625-0071.

GOVERNOR’S VISIT SCHEDULE

November 13 Nolanville 6:30pm November 19 Robinson 7:00pm

November 20 Riesel 7:00pm

Date: September 10, 2018 Contact: Milton L. Dare, FACHE Director of Development &

Major Gifts 830-896-

8500/mdare@lionscamp.com

Texas Lions Camp Harry Wickersham Golf Tournament reaches $1 million goal James Avery Artisan Jewelry® presents $75,000 challenge grant check

Kerrville, Texas – Lions of Texas and friends of Lions celebrated achieving the $1 million milestone in net proceeds from the 25th Annual Harry Wickersham Golf Tournament at the closing Friday Awards Night at Texas Lions Camp in Kerrville, August 3. Chris Avery, President & CEO of James Avery Artisan Jewelry, participated in the announcement and presented the $75,000 challenge grant check. “The Harry Wickersham Golf Tournament is an annual fundraising effort which began in 1993 to help children with disabilities, vision-hearing impairment, Down syndrome, cancer and Type 1 diabetes attend Texas Lions Camp,” said TLC CEO Stephen Mabry. “TLC is deeply grateful that James Avery Artisan Jewelry agreed to participate in making the Challenge Grant of $75,000 which offered an incentive for family, friends and other businesses and corporations to step up to offer pivotal donations to make passing the seven-figure milestone a reality.” Avery notes, “James Avery jewelry is pleased to partner with Texas Lions Camp through the golf tournament and give this challenge grant in appreciation of the Lions Camp’s wonderful commitment to help children with special medical conditions in the Hill Country and throughout Texas.” According to Mabry, reaching a total of $1,082,000 was a direct result of dedicated efforts by Lions across Texas and friends of TLC who made personal commitments and solicited donations from family, friends and corporations over the past 25 years. About James Avery Artisan Jewelry®– James Avery is a vertically integrated, family owned company located in the heart of the Texas Hill Country. We offer finely crafted jewelry designs for men and women in sterling silver, 14K and 18K gold, gemstones and leather wallets – designed by our own skilled artisans in Kerrville, Texas. We are a multi-channel retailer with 83 James Avery stores in five states. Our jewelry is also available in more than 215 Dillard’s stores in Texas and in 28 additional states; and nationwide through JamesAvery.com. James Avery crafts jewelry in four Texas workshops— one each in Comfort, Fredericksburg, Hondo and Kerrville. For more information, visit JamesAvery.com or facebook.com/JamesAvery. About Texas Lions Camp, Inc. - Texas Lions Camp, Inc., provides, without charge, a camp for children who are physically disabled, have Down syndrome, cancer or Type 1 diabetes from the State of Texas, regardless of race, religion, or national origin.

The organization was chartered as a nonprofit corporation on April 4, 1949 by the Lions Clubs of Texas and is recognized as a non-profit corporation, under section 501 (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Service Code. The Camp is accredited by the American Camp Association and is licensed by the Texas Department of State Health Services. In addition, the organization is recognized with a Four-Star rating from Charity Navigator and as a Gold-level charity on GuideStar. More than 72,000 Texas children with special medical conditions have attended the program since TLC was founded almost 70 years ago. Through this mission, TLC’s goal is to introduce children to the “Can Do” philosophy and position them “to step into their calling” and achieve maximum personal growth and self-esteem. Those who are interested in learning more about and/or contributing to the work of Texas Lions Camp are invited to visit www.lionscamp.com or by emailing Milton L. Dare at mdare@lionscamp.com. If preferred, you may also call 830-896-8500 for more information.

James Avery Artisan Jewelry President and CEO Chris Avery presents a $75,000 challenge grant check to representatives of Texas Lions Camp on Friday, August 3 at the closing Friday Awards Night at the TLC Amphitheater to Harry Wickersham Tournament 2018 and 2019 committee chairs Garion Brunson and Michael Morgan, incoming TLC Board President John Eads, and TLC-CEO, Stephen Mabry.

Fellow Lions of District 2X3, The following report on WSB is from our State Chair, Lion Jim Coleman If you would like to learn more about WSB and their services for the Blind, please contact me. Lion Randy Sepulvado 254-718-1983 randy.sepulvado@msn.com WORLD SERVICES FOR THE BLIND Oct. 2018 REPORT TO MD2 COUNCIL OF GOVERNORS. Present census is 35 with several clients taking courses using our on-line platform. This platform is becoming increasingly popular and our staff has been adding courses to it on a regular basis. The Lions of Texas donated $6785 to WSB in the month of September.

We continue to provide education to counselors, as we continue to see a lot of roll over in staff across the US working with state agencies. When one counselor leaves another usually does not come in until after their departure, thus no knowledge transfer. So, we put forth a great deal of effort to remain on the radar screen of professionals, our customers and the VR counselors. More work is being done with many states to provide our programs to them in their states. This is especially true of the youth programs such as STYLE. This was a very successful program this past summer and looks bright for the future. As we continue to develop new programs please visit our web site www.wsblind.org and review all these new developments. Also check out posts to our Facebook site. As you can see WSB is all about changing the lives of blind and visually impaired individuals. Come visit us in Little Rock. The door is always open for visitors. We would love to see you and give you a tour of our facility.

I would like to remind you of all the opportunities to support WSB financially. Please consider these when planning your financial donations.

1: WSB Sustaining Member: $10 per month for 0ne year via the Auto Check program.

2: WSB Supporting Member: one-time donation of $125

3: Order of the Silver Cane: $500 donation

4: Roy Kumpe Award: $1000 donation

In addition to these opportunities,

WSB has just kicked off Capital Campaign to provide funds to replace all of the HVAC units (6 buildings with separate units). These units are all approaching 50 years of service. We have been replacing parts as needed but now is the time to replace/upgrade the systems to more efficient units. The goal of this campaign is to raise $1.5 million. If you, your club, or any other organization you know of that might be interested in donating please feel free to contact me or WSB directly.

In closing I would like to thank the Governors for allowing me to serve in the capacity of State Chair for WSB.

IN SERVICE

PDG Jim Coleman

MD2 WSB Chair

People wouldn’t even follow him out of idle curiosity! How many times have we thought something similar about someone? The designated leader just doesn’t meet our standards. What do we do? Grousing and griping to fellow volunteers only accomplishes two things – diminishes the chances of the project being successful, and diminishes your status as a team player and potential leader. One of the main characteristics of a leader is to support those who are appointed over them. A project leader who is struggling deserves the chance to succeed. We need to do everything in our power to give them the chance. Suggestions, advice, even just a vote of confidence, can help them overcome their problems. Positive attempts to assist will lead to closer cohesion among all of the workers, and help to create a closer, more productive club. Yes, a lot will depend on the willingness to be helped, to accept advice and make changes, but it is worth the effort. Success can be achieved in spite of substandard leadership. The greatest challenge will be if the appointed leader is not willing to change, or cannot see the problems faced. There are times when someone is just completely over their head in a situation, or just not capable of succeeding. In those cases, it is the duty of the overall leader (Club President) to take positive actions to correct the situation. Unless there will be a catastrophic result if drastic action is not taken, assigning/appointing a co-chair can be the best course of action. Remain positive in supporting the original leader as long as possible. Explain (in private) why the action is being taken. NEVER embarrass anyone! People will know why the action was done, don’t rub it in. Everyone has an ego. As leaders, we have to acknowledge that, and avoid a blunt assault on it. If we can stay positive, maintain the atmosphere of helping rather that tearing down, we have a good chance of not only keeping that individual as a Lion, we can make them a better Lion.

MARCH 9-10, 2019…….TEXAS LIONS LEADERSHIP FORUM!!!!!!! GRAND PRIZE TO BE AWARDED: BETTER LEADERS, BETTER LIONS

WINNER: EVERYONE WHO ATTENDS! MAKE PLANS TO ATTEND NOW! FIRST 100 TO RESERVE ROOM W/FORUM REGISTRATION WILL

HAVE ROOM PAID BY MD2

“THE GREATNESS OF A LEADER IS MEASURED BY THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE LED”

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Lea’s Corner

Special Thanks to all the lions who are out there

screening kiddos! We are really out there serving

our community! ROAR ON LIONS!

I had the opportunity to visit Texas Lions Eyeglass

Recycling Facility in Midland a couple of weeks

ago. It was a fast trip but I learned a lot. Carolyn

was a wealth of information. If you have not ever

visited the center, I recommend that you call

Carolyn and sign up for a day of touring and

working at the facility. Carolyn has done many

mission trips and has learned a lot about how to

get things done in other countries. She has so

much knowledge so please give her a call if you

have questions about mission trips or about the

center. She asked me to pass along this

information about donating eyeglasses:

1. If the frames are broken, do not send them

Just send the lenses.

2. If the lenses are badly scratched, do not send

them just send the frames.

3. If nose piece is missing or broken, do not

send them.

4. If glasses are missing an ear piece, do not

send them.

5. Readers are fine to send.

6. Prescription sun glasses are fine to send.

If we follow these guidelines for sending glasses

we will save the volunteers lots of time. They sort

each shipment they get by hand and have to cull

out the broken, scratched ones.

I will be scheduling certification classes after the

1st of the year. So watch for that information.

I wish you all many blessings this Thanksgiving!

Be Kind!

Lion Lea Ann Batey

Don’t forget that Nov 14 is International Diabetes Awareness Day. Learn more about diabetes prior to that day so you can help any loved one who is fighting that health problem. Find a diabetes friendly recipe to give to them so you help with care and thoughtfulness. Walmart has a wellness day. There is no set date for all stores. Please help me by contacting your local Walmart store and offering assistance for their wellness day. Either assist them or contact me about the date and the phone number so I can call to let them know that I can be of help-Charlotte Langston in the directory. Don’t forget www.fightdiabetes.lionsclub.org for more information. Charlotte Langston charlotte5846@yahoo.com District Diabetes Chair District Pediatric Cancer Chair

SECRETARY’S CORNER -Angela S Cases, District Cabinet Secretary by TiffWood - pin

Hello Fellow 2X3’ers!! If you were unable to attend the last District Meeting held in McGregor, WE MISSED YOU! Breakout sessions were held, one of which was training for secretaries. Although I myself am fairly new to Lions and new at the position of District Secretary, one of the main points of these sessions is sharing of knowledge. This time around I opened discussion with a trick I had discovered while reporting my own club’s service activities, Signature Service Activities.

Signature Service Activities are those activities that your club does multiple times a year. They allow the secretary to go in and pre-load these activities. General descriptions and a type of the activity can be loaded into the event. The title would also be general, Tubs4Teachers not Tubs4Teachers 2018.

This allows for each time you are going to report about that event, you can click on that Signature Event and the general information is already pre-loaded into the report. This allows for less typing out, but still personalization of the particular event that just happened.

This can especially be helpful for activities such as Spot Vision Screenings with the school districts. Each partnership with a school when your club goes there to screen kids is a separate activity that can be reported. Instead of typing a description each time, a Signature Activity for Spot Screening can be created and then details such as number of people served, lion hours clocked and the school can be filled in before clicking save/report. The biggest take away is that the club’s secretary and Global Service Team chair are there to work together to get activities for the club reported. We have 54 clubs in our district and not half of them report activities. We encourage clubs to do as many activities as they find a need in their community, while seeing if they fit into the service themes for the year (such as Diabetes Awareness, Pediatric Cancer, Environment, etc) and report all of them. As always, if you have questions please do not hesitate to email or text me! I might not have the answer, but I can find one for you or help guide you to someone who will know. -Lion Angela

District 2-X3 Club Service Reports 2018--2019 Summary

Since July 1, 2018 November 4, 2018

2018 – 2019 Summary: Clubs with Activities--31 Number of Lion Hours--4,036 Number of Persons Served--60,454 Number of Person Screened (Vision)--7,011 Global Service Framework Projects: Diabetes--very few reports Environment--numerous reports (doing well) Hunger--large number reported (November 16, 2018: Remember the Food for Families Drive.) Pediatric Cancer--none reported Vision--67 screenings reported World Diabetes Day, November 14, 2018: If you haven’t started planning a diabetes service activity yet, or if you want to do more, you can support this important global cause at any time. Check out the Diabetes Service Journey Web Site for access to educational materials, planning resources, and more. Thank you for taking steps to fight diabetes. Respectfully submitted,

Robert Tidwell

Dr. Robert Tidwell, Dist. 2-X3 Global Action Service Chairperson

2-X3 Global Membership Team Coordinator Report

2-X3 Membership

Statistics Updated 11/4/2018 11:59 AM

This Month This Year

Opening Balance 1,508 1,517

Added Members 3 62

Dropped Members 3 71

Closing Balance 1,508 1,508

Net Gain/Loss 0 -9

Worldwide 1,469,343

This is our Membership numbers as of November 4, 2018. The District Clubs have 13 new members. Thank you to these Lions Clubs for strengthening your club and our Association for the month of September: Buffalo, China Spring-Bosqueville, Corsicana, Dawson, Groesbeck, Hamilton, Killeen Noon, McGregor, Riesel, Waco Founder. Killeen Evening reinstated 1 this month. You make us proud!!!! In August 2018 we lost 19 members. Reason given by the 12 clubs were 10 in good standing, two transferred, two moved, two for non-attendance & Dues, and three for non-payment of dues.

Every Club in District 2-X3 should have at least two Membership Growth Events every year. Our Clubs are aging out. Our members’ Social circle is shrinking down every year. Presidents have your Membership Chairperson to organize this event. It is important to the survival of our clubs. Your club has to decide if it wants 100% Attendance or 100% Service. But no matter which direction your club chooses, it is important that we support member retention by creating harmonious club atmospheres. We do this by making members feel like they’re part of the Lions family while serving the local community. Engaged and fulfilled members are eager and enthusiastic, enjoying fellowship and friendship, feeling respected and welcome and confident and proud of their clubs’ service. Lions and especially Lion leaders must remember to remain open. Open your:

• …eyes and ears to seek out new opportunities for service and to view potential members in a new way. • …mind to consider how you are currently impacting Lions’ mission of service and explore service needs

and opportunities for the future. • …heart by being a promoter of new and unique service opportunities through nontraditional or special

approaches to clubs and members. • …mouth. Share your enthusiasm and pride in your service with those around you—through social

media and with the smile on your face. This will inspire others to ask why you are so happy, why you are so fulfilled. Because, as a Lion, you serve with Lions!

Share these things both inside and outside your club. PDG Lawrence Sanchez 254-466-5037 2-X3 GMT Coordinator

Texas Lions Museum & Office News 2-X3 District; Your Museum & Office is located at 3301 Legion Drive, Kerrville, Texas 78029.

Thank you for your generosity! District 2-X3 is the first to respond this year with the Humanitarian Contributions to the Texas Lions Museum. We are also the number one district in Multiple District 2 in donations of Humanitarian service contributions for the Texas Lions Museum. The following clubs will be receiving their Banner patch so far for the month of October: China Spring-Bosqueville, Mexia, Waco Founder, Hewitt, Waco Heart of Texas, Crockett, and Lometa . Thank you for your contributions. The Grand Opening for the Texas Lions Museum is set for July of 2019. In order to meet that objective, your support will be needed. There is construction that will have to be made inside the building. There are displays, storage cabinets, and Kiosks to be purchased before the Grand Opening. This will take every District Club to contribute a donation for the preservation of the history of 100 years, of the (Texas Lions) Multiple District 2. As your District Texas Lions Museum & Office Trustee, I asked that every club support and donate to the Grand Opening Build-out Campaign. If each club could donate $200.00, that would satisfy the District 2-X3 equal portion for the support of the “Grand Opening Build-out Campaign”. Thank you to the Temple Founder Lions Club for joining the support for the Grand Opening Build-out Campaign. Clubs that have not given support please get your Board of Directors to approve support and fill out the form below. The way that the Texas Lions Museum supports itself is by having Trustees that will advocate for the Museum. The Trustees inform Lions of the club by presenting a program about the Texas Lions Museum & Office. I would like to come to your club and give your club a program anytime we can coordinate an appointment. Call or email your Texas Lions Museum & Office Trustee PDG Lawrence L. Sanchez to make an appointment at 254-466-5037 or email to lasertag9850@gmail.com.

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Texas Lions Museum & Office

Grand Opening Build-out Campaign

Clubs Name: District:

I/we would like to make a donation in the form of: Cash / * Check # Please make check payable to: Texas Lions Museum and office Note: Grand

opening Build-Out. Thank you

Send to: Texas Lions Museum & Office P. O. Box 294509 Kerrville, Texas 78029

Contact Information: Name:

Address:

City State ZIP

Email: Phone

Signature Date

McGregor Lions Club, PO Box 235, McGregor, Texas 76657

“Annual Barrels & BBQ Event” Notice to all Lions Clubs: The McGregor Lions Club’s Annual Barrels & BBQ event will be November 17-18, 2018. We are excited to announce our partnership with Bell County Expo Center who will host our event in their new Animal Equestrian Livestock Center. The facilities are located next to the Expo Center at 301 W Loop 121, Belton, Texas 76513. This is a great and convenient location with all the new amenities for our fundraising event. This is our club’s only fundraising event. Proceeds are used to fund our special three-year commitment to McGregor ISD Education Foundation, Texas Lions Camp, Leader Dog for the Blind, and Lions Clubs International Foundation. We continue to fund summer youth programs, scholarships for graduating students, and many other local community initiatives. We invite your club’s participation and support! Winners and runners-up of the various events are presented a unique custom made “Lions” belt buckle. To defer the cost of the buckles, your club can sponsor one or more at $200 each. A representative of your club is invited and encouraged to make the buckle presentation to a designated winner or runner-up. Your club can also set up, at no charge, your club’s individual display booth at the event to recruit new members and share with visitors our Lions Clubs International history and our story of SERVICE. Spot vision screening will be available at the event, and your assistance is needed. Please wear your Lions vest or Lions shirt.

Complete the information below, make your check payable to McGregor Lions Club, and mail to McGregor Lions Club, PO Box 235, McGregor, Texas 76657. Lions Club: _________________________ Contact name & number: ____________________________ How many buckles do you want to sponsor @ $200 each: __________ Total dollars: _____________ Will you need a booth space (10ft x 10ft) at no charge to your club: Yes___________ No __________ How many members of your club will assist with vision screening: _______________ *For planning purposes, please respond to our request no later than September 15, 2018.

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LIONS DISTRICT 2-X3 MID-WINTER CABINET

MEETING

HOSTED BY GROESBECK LIONS CLUB

WHO WILL KISS THE GOAT?

Saturday, January 19, 2019

Groesbeck Church of Christ 201 S. Ellis St. (Hwy 14), Groesbeck, Texas (1 Block North of Highway 164)

Break-Out (Training Sessions) start at 8:00am -- Cabinet Meeting begins promptly at 9:30am

PRES./ZONE CHAIR – DG Lisle Meeker, VICE PRES.- IPDG Joe Holman, SEC./TREAS-

Lions Angela & Lea Ann, LEOS-Lion Bridget, LEAD-CCEE Ray Harper, MEMBERSHIP

COORDINATORS-GMT Lawrence Sanchez & SERVICE COORD.-GST Robert Tidwell ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO: GROESBECK LIONS CLUB, P. O. BOX 372, GROESBECK, TEX. 76642

LIONS CLUB NAME:_______________________________________________________________________

LION NAME:____________________________________________TITLE________________________

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LION NAME:____________________________________________TITLE________________________

LION NAME:____________________________________________TITLE________________________

LION NAME:____________________________________________TITLE________________________

# OF LIONS:__________X $20.00 TOTAL $___________

PLUS ONE CANNED GOOD FOR FISHES AND LOAVES FOOD BANK IN GROESBECK

MEAL RESERVATION DEADLINE IS JANUARY 12, 2019 – REGISTRATION AT DOOR IS $25.00

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We are taking the 23rd day of each month for District 2-X3 to show their Lions pride. Wear a Lions shirt, cap, hat, vest, pin or whatever you would like to show that you are proud to be a Lion. Be sure to strut your stuff, and you just might get enough interest to have someone join your club. Get out there and have fun!

IN MEMORIAM

Honored for faithful, dedicated

years of service…

Grapeland Lions said goodbye to Geneva Ford who lost her battle with cancer. She was a great artist-a lady full of talent. A true loss for Grapeland Lions club.

Clifton Lions said goodbye to James Grissett (top right) their Treasurer for a number of years, Herb Lammert (middle right) their Chaplain, and Jim Gibbons (not pictured) who took care of their eyeglass collections and mop and broom sales. All held special places in the club and will be truly missed.

Corsicana lost dedicated Lion Robert L. Johnson who was their beloved District Attorney and a former Lion president.

Waco Founder Lions lost Scott Vaughan.

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It’s that time again! We are selling pecans as our fundraiser-$10 per bag. Be sure to contact us if you need some.

On October 3rd, 51 students in Lovelady were screened, and on October 4th, 13 students in Kennard were screened. In total, approximately 440 students in Houston County have been screened with approximately 50 identified as needing glasses. On October 6th Lions removed trash and debris from the 2 miles of highway through the City of Grapeland that we have adopted. Lions also did a clean-up at Milligan Cemetery on the same day. Lions constructed and decorated a float for our Peanut Festival Queen contestant Carley Parker, who was named the 2018 Peanut Festival Queen.

Grapeland Noon Lions managed two parking areas during the 2018 Peanut Festival and raised over $1500. Grapeland Noon Lions voted to help support an effort to supply flu vaccinations to elementary school students. Our $500 donation will provide about 100 shots, which is about 50% of the Grapeland elementary population.

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Grapeland junior high school student Chase Ivey created our local winning Peace Poster. The three finalists were recognized at a school assembly and presented their prizes by President Childress and Peace Poster coordinator Becky Dailey. Our local winner will advance to the district competition. Grapeland competitors in the Peace Poster contest were Sarah Little (2nd place), Omarion Wiley (3rd place), and Chase Ivey (1st place).

The various relief programs offered by the Caritas Organization were discussed at our meeting. Pictured left to right: Caritas Director Tammy Stevens, Lion Brad Orlan and Caritas Case Manager Ted Chastain.

Chris Ford, Mainstreet Director, told the Hillsboro Lions Club that the Cotton Pickin Fair was a success in spite of the weather and anticipates an equally successful downtown Halloween evening. Pictured left to right Mainstreet Director Chris Ford and Lion Roberta Helton.

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Janice Tooke, second Vice President of the executive board of the Lone Star Lions Eye Bank was the recent guest of the Hillsboro Lions Club. The Eye Bank is located in Manor, Texas and is a charitable organization committed to the preservation of sight through the collection, processing and distribution of human ocular tissue; progress in medicine through the support of research and the sponsorship of educational programs for the medical community and general public. The Lone Star Lions Eye Bank is the only one in the United States which is run by the Lions Club. Pictured are Janice Tooke on the far left and Lion Lea Sanders.

Killeen Evening Lions Club went to their monthly service at the Rosewood Assistant Living Center for BINGO Day. On October 5, 2018 Chairperson Lion Beatrice Thompson and her 7 volunteers played BINGO for 15 residents of the Center.

The Lions of Killeen Evening Lions Club conducted a White Cane Day at the Super Wal-Mart at the Lowes Blvd Killeen Texas. The fund raised will be used for sight projects. Chairman IPDG Joe Holman set up early on the October 20, 2018.

Killeen Evening Lions partnered with the Walmart at Lowes Blvd. They conducted a fundraiser for Miracle Network. Lions Darie McCleaves, Lions Jeannie McCleaves, and Lion Richard Brownlee volunteered to help cook and sell hot food to the Walmart customers. They worked for six hours to ensure that they would not run out of help. They created an environment of giving for all the Walmart employees that help with the fundraiser.

Killeen Evening Lions Club had three Lions donate pillows to incoming Soldiers from 1BN62ADA unit returning from Kuwait. They had asked for things like comfort blankets, standard pillows, bathroom items, snacks, or things that will tell the soldiers they are loved. The items were delivered by 12 October 2018.

Killeen Evening Lions Club members helped the Rosewood Retirement assisted Living Center. The Staff at the facility asked for help to conduct their first annual Truck or Treat event on October 31, 2018. Killeen Evening Lions came to the occasion by donating candy for the facility. They donated 50 pounds of candy so the children that attended would have the joy of Halloween. The residents also will enjoy the candy the way they can-either passing the candy out or having a treat in their rooms.

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The Kosse Lions Club had their annual White Cane Day on October 6th! We raised an astonishing $1,523!! That's our new club record!

Mart Lions prepared an entry and participated in the annual Mart Homecoming parade.

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[The McGregor Lions Club was honored to host our October 27th District 2-X3 Cabinet meeting, and we give special thanks to the Methodist Church for use of their facilities. Our annual McGregor Lions club Barrels - N - BBQ event is November 17-18 at the Bell County Expo Livestock & Equestrian Complex in Belton. Please join us for barrel racing, team sorting, and BBQ cookoff to include high school students across Texas. We want to "thank in advance" members of the Temple Belton Ladies Lions club for offering spot vision screening, at no charge, to attendees of our event. McGregor Lions Club made its second $1,000 gift to the McGregor ISD Education Foundation Monday. Accepting the donation from Lions Club President Mike Olson was Foundation board member Teresa Sneed. The McGregor Lions have pledged $3,000 to the Foundation to be given over a three-year period.

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The Piney Woods Lions Clubs hosted the Lions Club International Young Leaders In Service Award Ceremony on October 7th for the Piney Woods Leo Club members that volunteered over 50 or over 100 hours during the 2017-2018 year. Young people who volunteer mature into adults who volunteer and serve. Piney Woods Lions Club held our first fundraiser on Saturday, October 20th. The club hosted a NERF Battle for ages 5 yrs and up. It was a family friendly event, and was a successful first fundraiser. The families that participated had a wonderful time, and the kids loved it! At least 3 of the dads asked one of our Lions when there would be a round for adults only. Arrangements were made to accommodate a round for adults only, and it was appreciated! The final round was capture the flag with Lions versus Leos (who were helping us out during the fundraiser). We squeaked out a win over our Leos, but expect a rematch at our next NERF Battle!

DG Lisle Meeker visited Piney Woods Lions Club on Oct 22nd. He inducted new members Sacramento Ledesma and Melanie Smith.

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Adopt-A-Highway: The Piney Woods Lions and Leo Clubs picked up 15-16 bags of trash along a 2-mile stretch of Loop 304 in Crockett on Saturday, October 27th. There were a total of 32 volunteers (15 Leos, 16 Lions, and a future Leo).

Riesel Lions had a Hurricane Relief supply drive on October 6th at Dollar General.

Riesel Lions also prepared an entry and participated in the annual homecoming parade.

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Robinson Area Lions welcomed 2nd Vice District Governor and Lions Camp Director Randy Sepulvado for a program on Texas Lions Camp to their club. Lion Randy shared about the attendance to the camp this summer and about the contributions our district has made. He also shared about proposed improvements.

Robinson Area Lions performed vision screenings at Cedar Ridge Elementary in Waco. 143 children were screened with 35 being referred. We also had the opportunity to provide an eye exam and purchase eyeglasses for an 80 year old citizen. Then came our semi-annual Veterans apprecia- tion pancake breakfast. We served breakfast to

approximately 50 folks out at Peplow Park.

The Rosebud-Lott Area Lions have added another school to their Eye Screening list for this year and hopefully they will ask us back for 2019. Club President Jim Campbell contacted the school nurse Mrs. Bobo at the Chilton Elementary where we scheduled the eye screening for their Pre-K and Kindergartner's. In all we screened 66 students and 18 were recommended for further evaluation. Mrs. Bobo was very impressed at the results and commented how this really helped her get the required screenings done to meet the state requirements.

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Matt Harris was our speaker on behalf of the Salado FFA. He spoke of the club’s activities and also the upcoming Bell County Fair.

It was great having Ag Teacher, Taylor Munzie and the FFA Debate Team with us! They did a great job of debating the pros and cons of the deer population here in Salado.

Allen Sandor from Sandor Construction gave us his rec-ommendations concerning the gazebo at Lion’s Park. There are definitely some repairs and improvements that need to be made and we would love to do that in the near future.

First Quarter in the Record Books TBLLC has been booking right along this Lion Year! We are excited to have reached some local community members who have an interest in Lionism, and are excited and hopeful to see them at one of our many upcoming service projects. Membership is a focus for clubs because with more members we can serve more people. But really it’s just that we love our community- and the more the merrier when it comes to positive service activities being performed! One of October’s activities was participating in Feed My Sheep’s Children’s Clinic. Held at a great church, this month’s clinic reached out to around 18 people who came to get their vision and hearing screened. Lion Lea, District Spot Vision Chair, was there to manage the machines, while Lion Angela came to learn more about the machines, the process and chat with the people. The need in the community is great for these clinics. For many of the patrons this might be the only medical care available to them, and we are always excited to be a part of this growing operation that fills this need.

Also in October, TBLLC’s new membership Chair Lion Bridget, hosted a Sips&Dips social for the community. The set up was outstanding and the company just as much so. We are hopeful that this and our other activities help spread the word about the club, Lionism and all the good available to the community. (and the dips were delish!)

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October also had TBLLC members at the Live Well Eat Well health fair. The shared portable tent for vision screening (between TBLLC and Temple Breakfast Club) was tested and found to be a great work of art! Thanks to Lisle for building it and Lion Lea for providing the tarps to make it dark enough. Sadly, marketing chair Lion Angela failed to get a picture of it (sad face inserted here), but it will be showcased again at the McGregor Lion’s event Barrels and BBQ event weekend of November 17th. Come find us there and participate in the fun rodeo style event. The 2nd District Meeting was also in October on Saturday, October 27th. Again, Lion Angela, TBLLC’s marketing chair, forgot to get pictures. BUT! Fun was had as TBLLC 1VP and Assistant District Lion Tamer Lion Amy proudly wore the Lion mascot costume while the winning name was announced as Melvin. There are pictures of the full event on the District Facebook, so I hope everyone follows it. Halloween then came quickly with the launch into November where TBLLC is just as busy out and about the community and fellow Lion Club events each weekend. Come find us at the upcoming 2nd COG meeting in Temple, or McGregor’s Barrels & BBQ event at the Bell County Expo Center or who knows what else. Follow our Facebook page at @TempleBeltonLadiesLionsClub for more activities!!

October brought a welcome rest from our busy community schedule. • We completed our Vision testing with the many ISDs and our total number of children tested was 2067. • We remain active with the Feed Temple Foundation spearheaded by Lion Randy Sepulvado on a monthly basis. • We are also busy during football season as we help with parking for the Wildcats at their home games. The parking money collected is donated to the Temple ISD for their General Fund to be used at their discretion. Thank you Lions for your time given up on those Friday evenings especially during the rainy ones! • The highlight of our October speakers was our very own Governor. It was on Halloween so a little fun was had at our usual Wednesday meeting!

Meet our Greeter Mr. Bones who was Lion Rodney Smith’s Guest for the day!

Our District Governor Lisle Meeker and Lion Sandy

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A good time was had by all!

• Donations continue on schedule to our local community charities as well as our new Veterans Community where we donated a 70” TV screen along with DVD player and Antenna. This will be used in their Community Living Room.

It is with a sad heart that we announce the passing of our Lion Robert Farrell. He was a member of our Club for almost 7 years and participated in so many of our Community Outreach Programs. He will be especially missed at our Reverse Raffle and our Annual Follies Show. Rest in peace dear Lion Bob.

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Waco Women’s Lions Club had a busy October. WWLC completed vision screening on 654 students and adults with 180 needing referrals at schools and health fairs. Hewitt, Robinson Area, Waco Founder and Waco Women’s Lion Clubs all worked together to complete screening of the local area schools. Together we have served approximately 2000. We all have a few screenings to finish in November and working on scheduling Spring School Health Fairs. Lions Janna Marasuk, Kim Giles, LeeAnne Ostrander and myself attended the District 2X3 Fall District Meeting in McGregor. We met new attendees to our District meeting and enjoyed visiting with old Lion friends. We look forward to our next opportunities to serve within the next months-the cancer families in need, Camo Santa, and celebrating our upcoming 5th anniversary.

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B.C. Seely received a signed copy of the International Peace Poster contest winner in appreciation of her work as District Peace Poster Chair.

Whitney collected 198 pairs of eyeglasses along with 30 from Hillsboro that Lion Lenn Williams delivered to TLERC in Midland on October 15th. Please remember to bring your eyeglasses for recycling to the district cabinet meetings.

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The Piney Woods Lions Clubs hosted the Lions Club International Young Leaders In Service Award Ceremony on October 7th for the Piney Woods Leo Club members that volunteered over 50 or over 100 hours during the 2017-2018 year. There were 17 Leo Club members that earned this award, and 13 were able to attend the Award Ceremony. Twelve Leos earned the award for volunteering 50 or more hours, and 5 Leos earned the award for volunteering 100 or more hours. Young people who volunteer mature into adults who volunteer and serve. District 2-X3 District Governor Lisle Meeker and District 2-X3 Leo Chairperson Bridget Whitaker were both presenters at the award ceremony. DG Lisle presented each Leo with the official LCI Young Leaders In Service Award Certificate. Leo Chairperson Bridget presented each Leo with the official LCI Young Leaders in Service

Award pin and with a MD2 Texas Lions Club pin. Leo Club President Christina McElhany is pictured with DG Lisle Meeker presenting her with her certificate for volunteering 138 volunteer hours with the Piney Woods Leo Club last year. Leo Carlos Ledesma asked the Leo Club Advisor (Ellen Brooks) for a Lions Club application. He had recruited his dad to join the Lions Club. DG Lisle Meeker was impressed and presented Leo Carlos with his own District 2-X3 Lions Club pin.

The Piney Woods Leo Club hosted their annual Halloween Party for Enchanted Pines on Sunday, October 14th. There were 47 in attendance (including residents of Enchanted Pines, Leos, and Lions/parents). The Leos made a pumpkin craft to deliver to each resident prior to the Halloween Party. Leo President Chrissy McElhany led the activities and set the flow of events with 7 different events. The residents participated in guessing how many candy were in a jar, a bucket toss game, musical chairs, Halloween Bingo, face painting, mummy wrapping, and singing the 12 Days of Halloween. It was a great way to spend the afternoon!