Keeping District 14-L Lions Clubs Informed

Number 5 www.lions14l.org

November, 2014

Lions Mane to the Tails

District Governors Message

WE JUST HAD OUR FALL RALLY ON OCTOBER 18TH. AND WE HAD 12 CLUBS REPRESENTED

ALONG WITH 2 LEOS FROM THE SOUTHERN HUNTINGDON LEOS CLUB. I HOPE THE INFOR-

MATION YOU HEARED WILL BE SHARED WITH YOUR CLUBS. PCC TERRY MUSSELMAN AND

OUR PRESENT COUNCIL CHAIR MARK KUSMAN WERE OUR SPEAKERS. THEY STATED THAT

WE NEED TO WORK WITH OUR INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT JOE PRESTONS PROGRAM ASK

ONE. WE NEED TO HAVE EACH MEMBER ASK 1 PERSON TO ATTEND A MEETING, LET THEM

KNOW WHAT LIONS DO, HOW WE WORK TO HELP PEOPLE WITH OUR SERVICE PROJECTS IN

OUR COMMUNITIES .

I HAVE RECEIVED A WARM WELCOME DURING MY CLUB VISITS. SOME CLUBS HAVE JOINED

WITH OTHERS CLUBS FOR A COMBINED MEETING. ITS GOOD TO HEAR CLUBS TALK ABOUT

THEIR SERVICE PROJECTS, THE TIME THEY PUT IN AND THE AMOUNT OF HELP IT TAKES TO

HELP THOSE IN NEED WITHIN THEIR COMMUNITIES. SOME SAY IF THEY WOULD JUST HAVE

MORE HELP THEY COULD DO MORE. WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT WAYS TO BUILD OUR CLUBS

AND MANY OF THE CLUBS SAY THEY ARE ASKING BUT NOT GETTING ANYONE, BUT THEY

ARE NOT GIVING UP. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK EVERY LION FOR WHAT THEY DO TO HELP

THOSE IN NEED.

DONT FORGET THE SECOND CABINET MEETING ON NOVEMBER 9THAT 2:00. IT WILL BE

HELD AT THE HOUSTONTOWN FIRE HALL. YOU WILL FIND A FORM IN THIS NEWSLETTER. RE-

MEMBER YOU NEED TO REGESTER IF YOU ARE STAYING FOR THE MEAL. I HAVE BEEN CHAL-

LENGING THE CLUBS THAT I HAVE VISITED SO FAR TO HAVE AT LEAST HALF OF THEIR MEM-

BERS ATTEND. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO BE A CABINET OFFICER TO ATTEND IT IS OPEN TO ALL

LIONS AND EVERYONE IS WELCOME TO COME AND ENJOY THE FELLOWSHIP WITH FELLOW

LIONS.

DONT FORGET DIABETES DAY ON NOVEMBER 14, WHICH IS ANOTHER LEADER IN BLIND-

NESS. ALSO NOVEMBER 5. 2014 IS THE POSTMARK DEADLINE FOR YOUR CLUB TO SUBMIT

TO ME ONE WINNING PEACE POSTER ENTERIE? AFTER COMPLETEING YOU WHITE CANE

DAYS PROJEC PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR CLUBS REPORT TO LION JUDY BURDGE

Thanksgiving is such a convenient holiday. It prompts us to reflect on the blessings in our lives. Its such a great time, as well, to be thankful for having the opportunity to be a Lion. A Pennsylvania Lion and a District 14-L Lion!! As you share this weekend with family and friends, we suggest that it is worthwhile to be thankful of the many advantages we have.....and especially for the opportunities to help others. Happy Thanksgiving.

On the Road with Governor Anna

McVeytown Lions visit

November 3, 2014

Shade Gap Lions visit

November 4, 2014

2nd Honorary Meeting

November 5, 2014

Newton-Wayne Lions visit

November 6, 2014

2nd Cabinet Meeting

November 9, 2014

McConnellsburg Lions visit

November 11, 2014

Chief Logan Lions visit

November 12, 2014

Newry Lions visit

November 13, 2014

Allenport Lions visit

November 24, 2014

Thanksgiving

November 27, 2014

Cabinet Christmas Party

Burnham Lions Building

December 6, 2014

Thanksgiving Time to be Thankful ....to be a Lion !!

Message from 1st Vice District Governor Michael Brown

Hello Fellow Lions, Lionesses, and Leos,

If you were unable to attend the Fall Rally this year you missed a great time of fellowship, a terrific meal, and

some educational speakers. It seems like the messages we hear from the district all the way up to the Interna-

tional President is about membership. Have you ever asked yourself why? Ever wonder why LCI is pushing

this issue so much? Did you ever ask why is our district having all these trainings over membership? There

is a reason for it and its the fact that our numbers are going down. We must come together as an organiza-

tion to stop this decline and turn things around. LCI knows that as the numbers decrease so does the projects

that we can do. Your leaders are working hard to come up with plans and ideas to attract new members and

retain the members we have now. For us to grow we need to start at the club level and work up. Our Interna-

tional President Joe Preston wants us to Ask One person to become involved in the Lions Club. Is this real-

ly that hard to do? Sometime I wonder why for some clubs it seems to be so hard for them to ask. I was at a

club visit and heard the club state that they have 13 members and a very high attendance rate. Thats great

that the members are active, but just imagine how much more they could do with 26 members. No club

should ever become stagnate when it comes to recruiting new members. PCC Terry made some great com-

ments at the rally concerning membership and the importance of keeping clubs growing. Another problem

that I see in my travels throughout the district is we need to find a way to attract the younger people. LCI

would like to see our district at a minimum of 1250 members and currently we are around 100 members be-

low that number. We need to start now, every club, everywhere needs to start a new member drive with a

goal of at least 4 new members by the end of the year. I know youre saying this guy is crazy, but we need to

take this very seriously. You joined Lions because of a passion to help others and to serve your fellow man in

the time of need. Now take that passion and pass it forward to someone new. I ask you to take this challenge

and ask one person to visit your club and see what Lions is all about, ask one person to come along to one of

your clubs projects, ask one to sit down and listen to why you think he/she would be a great additional to your

club, ask one to help serve his fellow man. As a member you have a responsibility to do your part to continue

the growth of your club. The time is now so please dont let your club, your district, or your

organization down.

As a reminder now that the temperatures are dropping remember to check in on the shut ins

and the elderly, think of the less fortunate over the holidays, and continue to serve when the

needs arise.

In conclusion I want to say Thank You to each and every member we have in our district.

Thank you for your time, your efforts, your financial contributions, your dedication, and most

importantly your willingness to serve Lions. Without you the Lions wouldnt be able to serve

as we do now. It takes many hands to do everything that we do and Im thankful we have the

members to do the work. As I serve Lions I do it for my community, my country, and my

God. Im sure many of you members feel the same way so lets not let them down.

Thank you once again

Yours in Lionism,

VDG Michael Brown

Beacon Lodge 500 Club

This is the time of year that we ask for your support

of the Beacon Lodge 500 Club. This is an opportuni-

ty for each Lions Club to make a personal contribu-

tion to Beacon Lodge to help with maintenance and

repairs.

This is a very important fundraiser, and we encour-

age all clubs to consider 100% participation, as the

camp no longer receives State funding. Your dona-

tion to this fundraiser is more important than ever..

Please send your check made out to Beacon Lodge

500 Club to the District 14-L Treasurer Fred

McKinley, PDG 690 Dry Valley Road, Lewistown, PA

17044.

We have just completed our 2014 Fall Rally which

was held at the Mount Union High School. We

had in attendance fifty eight lions that represent-

ed thirteen clubs in District 14-L. Our speaker for

the evening was Past Council Chairman Terry

Musselman from Greencastle Lions Club and he

delivered a very motional presentation 0n mem-

bership.

Also in attendance was the current Council Chair-

man Mark Kusma from Clarks Summit who spoke

on membership and our future.

2015 Lions International

Convention in Hawaii

Aloha Lions! The 98th Lions Clubs International

Convention is in the beautiful city of Honolulu,

Hawaii, USA, June 26-30, 2015. Over 100 beaches

surround Honolulu more than any other city on

the earth. Don't delay; register today for the con-

vention to receive the $110 early registration fee.

You can also book your hotel room with LCI and

stay with your delegation. Extend your stay in par-

adise and add a Pre- or Post- Convention Tour

with one of our preferred tour companies. These

destination experts are happy to help you plan the

perfect Hawaiian vacation for your interests and

budget. Remember to book early as Hawaii sells out quickly.

Just imagine if every Lion asked just one person to

join their club. Members and clubs around the

world are embracing the Ask One campaign and

are well on their way to a successful year!

Keep encouraging your members to invite a friend,

neighbor or relative to attend your next meeting.

Ask One Works!

14-L Fall Rally

The second cabinet meeting for the Lions of Dis-

trict 14-L will be hosted by the Forbes Road Lions

on Sunday November 9, 2014 at the Hustontown

Fire Hall beginning at 2:00 pm. The dress code

for the meeting will be Lions coats or shirts.

The meeting is open to all District 14-L Lions Club

Presidents, Secretaries, Treasures, Lions, Lioness

and Leos, Cabinet Officers, Committee Chairper-

sons and Zone Chairpersons as well as any inter-

ested members of a Lions Club.

Cabinet Meeting

Lions Clubs International has a program in place

called Involve a U.S. Veteran. This program waives

the charter or entrance fee for any qualifying veteran

who joins a new or existing Lions club.

Eligible veterans include honorably-discharged

members of the Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Ma-

rines, National Guard, Navy or Reserves. Those cur-

rently serving in the National Guard or Reserves are

also eligible. Lions Clubs International will waive

the entrance fee for qualified U.S. veterans that join

your Lions club. The program runs through June 30,

2015.

More information can be found at the following

link:

http://www.lionsclubs.org/EN/member-center/

membership-and-new-clubs/invite-members/us-

veteran-program.php?

Honorary Committee Meeting

The Past District Governor's of District 14-L will

meet with District Governor Anna at the Stone

Creek Valley Lions Building on Wednesday No-

vember 5, 2014 beginning at 7:00 pm

LIONS International Trading Pin Club

(LITPC) Youth Scholarship Program

In our October issue of the Lions Mane to the Tails

we informed you about the LITPC Scholarship pro-

gram. We have now received the 2014-2015 appli-

cation forms. We will have them posted to your Dis-

trict 14-L website (www.lions14L.org) on the main

page or you can request an application from PDG

Amos Shatzer, 11268 Alexander Avenue, Mount Un-

ion, PA 17066. (814-542-9654)

The Foundation is designed only for providing RESEARCH not conservation or other help for the hear-

ing impaired. Research grants are provided for researchers only in the state of Pennsylvania. 100% of

the money contributed by the Lions of Pennsylvania is used for research not for expenses!

The success of the Pennsylvania Lions Hearing Research Foundation needs the support of the entire Li-

ons family.

Wouldnt it be great if everybody could listen? Unfortunately, there are more Americans with a hearing

impairment than there are with heart disease, kidney disease, cancer, multiple sclerosis, venereal dis-

ease, TB, and blindness combined! There are twice as many deaf people as there are blind people,

and yet hearing impairment is Americas least recognized affliction. Dr. Robert Ruben of Albert Einstein

College of Medicine in New York said, When it comes to deafness, we are hideously backward.

Helen Keller, who was both blind and deaf, said, I have found deafness to be a much greater handicap

than blindness. I have come to regard hearing as the key sense. Deafness is a much worst misfortune

than blindness for it means the loss of the most vital stimulus the sound of the voice that brings lan-

guage, sets thoughts astir and keeps us in the intellectual company of men.

Deafness, by fettering the power of utterance, cheats many of their birthright of knowledge. A child

born deaf cannot learn easily because he cannot hear anything to imitate. it is definitely harder for the

deaf to grasp

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Introduction to Lions Leadership This course defines leadership and shows varied leadership styles and how they can

be used. You will assess your leadership style. Five practices of exemplary world leaders are explained and applied. Through

matching activities and quizzes, you can check your learning and use it in Lions situations. You will create a personal leadership

development plan.

Writing Your Personal Mission StatementPrepare to embark on a journey of self-discovery! Through a series of introspective

activities, you will craft your personal mission statement and learn how to integrate it into your everyday life. You'll also be pro-

vided with a model for putting "first things first" and preventing less important tasks from consuming the majority of your time.

Creativity Take this course to refresh your creative skills, practicing creativity through activities during the course. Learn

by example how other Lions have used their creativity to plan new projects, support a new Lions club, create new ideas, and fos-

ter a positive club environment.

Mentoring This course describes a mentor and a mentee, the characteristics of an effective mentoring relationship and the

benefits of mentoring. The Lions Mentoring Program is emphasized in a detailed presentation of the basic and advanced program

levels.

Promoting Innovation Sustainable growth and effective service require new ideas and actions. This course provides tips on

stimulating creativity and creating an environment that supports innovation in your club.

Managing Change You will learn how to become a change leader by taking this course. Through activities, you will rec-

ognize the roles in the change implementation process and the way different people react to change and adopt change. You will

use checklists to assess resistance and develop a plan to implement a change that is needed.

Servant Leadership Servant Leadership is an effective leadership philosophy based on one's desire to serve others. A

Servant Leader looks to the needs of the people and asks himself how he can help them to solve problems and to develop new

personal skills. Embark on a journey of self-discovery as you learn about the practice of Servant Leadership through real life

scenarios and activities. This course simulates going on a journey driving on a highway, taking exits and stopping occasionally at

rest stops for reflection as you progress through the course.

Lions, do you have an hour to start on the path to become a better Leader?

Why not challenge yourself to one of the many leadership on-line courses that Lions pro-vides? Click the link and off you go. All is on the LCI web site at lionsclubs.org. Try it out

and let me know what you thought.

PDG Larry Edwards GLT Leader ledwards@reliancebank.com

Course Category: Leadership Find a course you wish to take? Go to the Course Registration Page

For course recommendations based on Lions position, click here

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Lions everywhere will be recognizing the month

of November as Diabetes Awareness Month,

and hopefully we will all seek opportunities in

our individual communities to help bring more

information (awareness) to the forefront in the

oncoming months. With greater awareness in

our midst, we should hope that prevention, con-

trol, and management of this troublesome

chronic disease will be improved and its burden

lessened.

Do we as Lions have an obligation to create greater

awareness about diabetes? You bet we do! If Lions

can give someone the tools to prevent or manage this

chronic disease, then we have served well. The Dis-

trict 14-L Diabetes Awareness Chairperson, is asking

you and your Lions club to wear your diabetes

awareness hats in November, and initiate diabetes

awareness programs that will create greater aware-

ness in your community.

November is Diabetes

Awareness Month

The Lions Environmental Photo Contest allows a way

for Lions to portray an original photo, their commit-

ment

to improve, protect and preserve their environment.

Every Lion from a club in good standing can enter a

photograph of his or her immediate surroundings into

the

club level Lions Environmental Photo Contest.

Lions can submit photographs of their environment in

one of the following five categories:

Animal Life

Plant Life

Landscape (Urban or Natural)

Weather Phenomenon

Special Theme: Lions pride in our environment:

Capturing the magnificent beauty and grandeur of our

natural environment.

The contest begins at the club level and the winning

photographs will advance to the district, multiple

district, and international competitions. Registered

attendees of the Lions International Convention will

vote

for their favorite in each category, as well as overall

favorite photograph.

Send your 8 inch x 10 inch photos before December

20, 2014 to DG Anna Clark

Lions Environmental Photo Contest

District 14-L Christmas Party

It is not to early to start thinking about our Dis-

trict 14-L Christmas Party to be held on Decem-

ber 6, 2014 beginning at 2:00 pm at the Burn-

ham Lions Community Building on 1st Avenue,

Burnham.

All District 14-L Cabinet Officers and Committee

Chairpersons; Governor Anna needs for you to

make your reservation by mail or by calling her

(717-248-7396 prior to November 26, 2014 so

Who Was Louis Braille?

Louis Braille is the inventor of the braille code. He was

born on January 4, 1809, in Coupvray, France. At the

age of 3, while playing in his father's shop, Louis injured

his eye on a sharp tool. Despite the best care available

at the time, infection set in and soon spread to the other

eye, leaving him completely blind.

Braille was a student at the National Institute for Blind

Youth in Paris. Louis got his inspiration to use em-

bossed dots to represent letters after he watched

Charles Barbier, a retired artillery officer in Napoleon's

army, demonstrate a note-taking system he invented of

embossed dots to represent sounds so that notes could

be passed in the dark. The army was not impressed, so

Barbier brought his system to the school for the blind.

Louis immediately recognized its merits and spent the

next three years improving upon Barbier's idea.

Louis spent every waking moment outside class poking

holes in paper, trying to come up with a more efficient

way to represent print letters and numbers tactually.

Until then, he and his fellow blind students read by

tracing raised print letters with their fingers. It was pain-

fully slow and few blind students mastered the tech-

nique. Writing required memorization of the shapes of

letters and then an attempt to reproduce them on pa-

per, without being able to see or read the results. By

1824, Louis had in place the code that bears his name

and is used today in almost every country in the world,

adapted to almost every known language from Albanian

to Zulu.

District 14-L Convention

It is not to early to start thinking about our District

14-L convention to be held at the Juniata Valley

High School in Alexandria on April 18, 2015. It is

important for every Lions Club in District 14-L to

have their delegates at this convention.

It is a day to exchange ideas, of learning new ide-

as attending great seminars, good food and lots

of friendship!

District Governor Anna Clark

Has issued a call to all District Lions members

to Attend

the 2nd District Cabinet Meeting of 2014-2015.

This meeting is open to all District 14 L Lions, Club Presidents, Secretaries, Treasures, Lioness, &

Leos, Cabinet Officers, Committee Chairpersons & Zone Chairpersons.

When: Sunday, November 9, 2014, At 2:00 PM

Where: Houstontown Fire House, Hosted by Forbes Road Lions

Dress Code: Casual ( Lions Coats or PA Shirts or club shirts )

Meal: $11.00 per person for non-cabinet members

Speaker: Diabetes Awareness

Meal is optional, but reservations are required By October 31, 2014

______________________________________________________________________________

Reservations for 2nd Cabinet MeetingNovember 9, 2014 at Forbes Road, Houstontown

Please Reserve before October 31, 2014

NAME:____________________________________

Club :_____________________________________

Number attending meeting:___________________

Number attending meal:_________@ $11.00 / person = $_____________

Make all Checks payable to District 14-L

Mail reservations to: PDG Fred McKinley

690 Dry Valley Road

Lewistown, Pa. 17044

ATTENTION CLUBS

HONOR ONE OF YOUR CLUB MEMBERS FOR THEIR

SERVICE

Club Officers, complete this information form for your Club candidate to

be considered for a Melvin Jones Fellow or a Lions of Pa Fellow present-

ed by District 14L at the April District Convention.

All candidates names and Club names are not to be included in the resume but only

on this separate cover sheet

Candidate Name: ____________________________ Member #: __________

FOR

Melvin Jones Fellow Lions of Pa Fellow

Sponsor Name: _____________________ Sponsor Club: _______________

Please check all offices the candidate has held:

Lion/Lioness President Secretary Treasurer 1st Vice President

2nd

Vice President 3rd

Vice President Lion Tamer

Tail Twister Club Director District Governor

Cabinet Level Positions Held: ___________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________

Club Secretary: _____________________________ Date: _____________

For the Candidates resume please provide the following on a separate sheet:

Lions Activities and Accomplishments

Community Service Activities

Additional Comments

(Please be as specific as possible with all comments)

All applications must be received no later than December 21, 2014.

Send both applications and resumes to:

PDG Larry Edwards, 1639 Timberline Drive, Altoona PA 16601, or e-mail to

cousin10@aol.com

What we accomplish today, and what we accomplish

in the future deepens upon building and strengthening

our membership. Survey after survey, and study after

study have indicated people are volunteering now

more than ever. But they have options for volunteer-

ing. In other words, the competition for volunteer

time is keen.

People who volunteer or join a club want to be as-

sured that their tie is being used to make a significant

impact locally, globally or both. Meaningful and im-

pactful service projects will keep members motivated

and will feed their altruistic spirit. They are a great

way to show our pride in serving others and involve

new members. So I'm challenging every club this year

to come up with both a Membership Development

AND Leadership Development Plan - one that is

unique to your club and your community.

Every Club needs a Plan

Does your club have a

Membership Plan?

Does every club member know your clubs Mem-

bership Plan? Does your club have a Membership

Plan?

Your clubs zone chairperson, the District GMT

coordinator, and the District Governors team

stands ready to assist you in creating your plan

If you want photos placed in the newsletter be

sure that they are in a jpeg format. All articles

should be on a doc or pdf format.

This News Letter editor does reserve the right

to correct misspelled words. He will never alter

the format of the article or the content. What

you send is what you will see in the next issue.

Articles will be accepted from anyone in Dis-

trict 14-L who choses to send one.

Thank you in advance

The District 14-L Newsletter Editor

By donating to Lions Clubs International Founda-

tion (LCIF), your club can play a part in reaching

our Centennial Service Challenge goal of serving

100 million people by December 2017 and earn

special Centennial recognition.

Any LCIF donation earmarked for sight, youth,

measles or disaster relief can help your club earn a

Centennial Banner Patch with a progressive gem-

stone design. Learn more about your Foundation

and the Centennial Service Challenge today.

Theres never been a better time to give than now!

http://www.lions100.org/EN/centennial-service-

challenge.php

Donate to LCIF and Earn

Centennial Recognition

District 14-L Fall Rally

District 14-L Fall Rally

Lion Pat Meintel and Shirl Sloan are show with

Halloween Safety bags that were delivered to

Ebner School. The Club delivered bags to three

schools totaling over 750.

Lions Karlene & Scott Hite are shown manning a Leader

Dog for the Blind table at the recent Pet Expo in Altoona

Lakemont Lions 60th Anniversary

Burnham Lions participate in the Lewistown Halloween Parade

Welcome New Members

Bryan H. Murray

Stone Creek Valley Lions Club

Sponsor - Jennifer Murray

Chad R. Landeck

Lakemont Lions Club

Sponsor - Michael ONeill

Andrew Earl Doddario

Milroy Lions Club

SponsorPaul Kline

Benjamin E. Thomas

Orbisonia Lions Club

Sponsor - Rolland Malott

Blairs Mills - Donated $200.00 to Leader Dog for the Blind. Started preparing for Christmas cheer baskets

Burnham - Held monthly hoagie sale and turkey dinner. Held our Fall Cash night fundraiser. Fifteen members attended the Fall Rally in Mount Union. Six members attended the Lakemont Lions 60th Char-ter Night .

Chief Logan - Delivered Meals on Wheels. Volunteered on abuse network hotline. Operated French Fry truck at Burnham Days.. Donated $100.00 to the District Disaster Fund. Food trailer at Southern Cove Power Reunion on September 12 thru the 14th. Chestnut Ridge - Donated $800.00 to the Alum Bank Fire Company. Donated $250.00 to the Imler Fire Company. Donated $600.00 to Health Assistant. Donated $350.00 to Love Inc. Donated $350.00 to South Central Blind. Donated $100.00 to the Chalybreate Springs Ministry

Around District 14-L

Hyndman-Londonderry Lions Club Received a $10,000.00 grant through the Standard Charitable Foun-

dation of the Standard Bank of Hyndman to install this Playground equipment for the betterment of the

community.

Cove - Donated $250.00 to the NBC Mat Club to help with publishing their program for the year.. Will hold a Breakfast with Santa for the children in our area, up to and including Grade 5. Free breakfast will be provided for children and parents, Santa will make an appearance with a treat for each child and a bag of reindeer food will be given to each one to take home and put out Christmas eve.

Forbes Road - Donated $100.00 for medical expenses which was matched by $100.00 from District Dis-aster Fund. Held sausage sale of donated hog. October projects include 250 club raffle and 35th Char-ter Night at Bedford Hosss. Restored softball field outfield fence.

Juniata Valley - On October 11th we completed our Annual Barbeque Dinner for the Community HARTSLOG DAY event. Despite the overnight rains attendance was very good! Reports from various booths concerning patronage and sales all seemed to be good.

As we expected, the manpower provided by our Band Boosters was quite good, starting with the Thursday evening preparations, the continu ing work on Friday, and the carry-through on Saturday. Our only disappointment was the lower advance sale of meals, and a slower start to

the day because of the rain. We are pleased to share proceeds with the J. V. Band Boosters, once we get project expenses completed.

Lakemont - Collected 314 pairs of eyeglasses, continued to maintain Veteran's Memorial site, made 1188 hoagies for fund raiser. Contributed $159.00 to he Officer Phil Childrens Safety Program, held new member orientation for seven new members and sponsors, collected three boxes of food for thee Altoona Food Bank. Held our 60th Charter Celebration with ninety-seven in attendance. Presented Lion of the year award to Susan Edwards, Melvin Jones Fellow to Lion Elva Bryant and presented a Carl Shoemaker Fellow to Lion Greg Gochnaur. Presented an organization the year to Mountain View Eye Associates. Provided gingerbread, drinks and paper product to the Lakemont Fire Department to sup-port their Halloween Parade. Held Peace Poster Contest with three schools participating and awarded five prizes with the winner moving to the District contest.

Milroy - Milroy Lions held chicken bar-b-q at the Fall Harvest Fest. for a fund raiser. Held a "Spaghetti Dinner to benefit a family with a medical financial burden. Bar-bqued chicken for the Hartman Fall Feasible as a service activi-ty. Donated $3,000.00 to the financially burdened cancer patient. The club received a Gold Patch Award for contri-

butions totaling $2,061.00 to Beacon Lodge.

Newry - Served 448 meals at October 4th Chicken BBQ. Will be making hard candy on Saturday & Sun-day November 1st & 2nd..Donated $300.00 to Claysburg food pantry, $300.00 to AM. Rescue workers at Hollidaysburg, $200.00 to Christmas Carol, $200.00 Duncansville Fire Company, and $200.00 to family with health concerns.

Newton-Wayne - Started sell raffle tickets for Paps Turkey Trot Drawing on November 20, 2014.

Orbisonia - Donated $100.00 to Leader Dog., collected eye glasses.

Roaring Spring - Donated $140 toward the purchase of hazmat suits for those working with Ebola patients , this will purchase 25 suits. Donated $200.00 each to the three area Food Banks/Pantries in our area, Roaring Spring, Martinsburg & Claysburg. Selling Ham and cheese and turkey sandwiches on the 23rd of October. Collected for White Cane on October the 17th & 18th. At East Freedom Wal-Mart. Six members attended the Zone Meeting on October 8, 2014. Four members attended the District 14-L Fall Rally on October 18, 2014. Had our food wagon at the October 20th Central football game. Saltillo - .Held a Pass, Punt and Kick contest and had visit from the District Governor.

Stone Creek Valley - Held monthly Hootenanny to benefit a gentleman battling serious health issues. Made 530 hoagies in October. Held a White Cane Day. Had ten mebers attend the Fally Rally. Still recy cling eye glasses, cell phones and ink cartridges.

Around District 14-L