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MD1 e-Magazine Volume 2, Issue 4 October, 2014

Grand Opening of New

Lions Park Playground Mayor Dick Kopczick and representa-

tives from the Grundy Co. Chamber of

Commerce were on hand Thursday, August

28, to officially open the new playground

equipment at Lions Park in Morris. The

Morris Lions club has been working all year

to make improvements, starting with $3990

for new roofs on the pavilion and washroom

building. The new playground equipment

and benches cost $24,802, and installation

costs were $9,775. Mayor Kopczick worked

with the Morris Lions to stay within the

$30,000 budgeted for this project, by having

the City of Morris donate $3775, to help the

Lions with the installation costs. Memorials

in honor of Louis Eliakis, a longtime Morris

Lion, helped with the benches, and a special

bench with the words “Lion Louie,” looks

out over the playground.

Morris Lions Club is committed to

helping our community, and has funded

nearly $65,000 in projects during the past

fiscal year. Membership is open to anyone

seeking to help our community and have a

good time working with fellow Lions.

Meetings are the first and third Thursdays at

Eagles Hall in Morris, and information is

available at www.morrislionsclub.com or

on Facebook at Lions Club of Morris.

Full Edition!

Greetings to All! Council Chair Speaks:

What Makes a Good Club?

This is a question that I’ve heard many times. I believe there are two ingredients needed for a good club. Num-ber One is Leadership! The

main reason people leave Lions is because of poor-ly run meetings. Meetings that are too long, too boring, or simply not well organized are their top complaints. This problem can be overcome by at-tending training sessions and seminars that are available to all Lions at events such as District train-ing, the MD1 Forum, the USA/Canada Forum and the Regional Lions Leadership Institute. There is also the Emerging Lions Institute and Senior Lions Leadership Institute offered by LCI. These are all learning opportunities that you can attend and share ideas with other Lions from the District, the State and North America! Besides these physical events, we also have the Lions University, which is located on our LCI website. You can take classes here anytime, day or night, when it’s convenient for you, right from your own computer! I urge all Lions to take advantage of these opportunities, not only to better the quality of leadership in your

Club, but also in your personal life.

The other ingredient for a good club is Service! Good service projects are essential for a Club to survive. If your community supports your service projects and you can generate excitement about them, people will want to join in your activity. Use the old ‘Tom Sawyer’ effect = make painting that fence look like a lot of fun, and others will be beg-ging you to have a turn with the paint brush!

From a seminar at this year’s USA/Canada Lions Leadership Forum, we learned from the presenter, Mark Mansell, that there are basically four E’s needed for a successful service project. They are:

Engage the heart – find ways to show your Club and Community why they should care about this project.

Empower your Lions connections – ask for help from fellow Lions Clubs in the area. Remember, we are part of something ‘bigger than ourselves’.

Energize your partnerships – involve the media, area corporations and other community groups.

Envision your success by pulling it all together and ‘beat the fear’ of failure.

By working as a team on service projects, we can accomplish more than completing just that project! We can show the community what we are about and possibly gain new members; we can generate interest in our organization on a larger scale thru public relations with the area media; and we can strengthen our own club through the success of realizing a shared goal.

What makes a good club? Through the Club Excel-lence Process (CEP), you can find that answer and make your club better!

-Fred Peska, MD1 Council Chair

“Do the Right Thing”

Editorial:

Shake your Cans & Ask1!

Kiwanis International

completed their ‘Peanut Days’

in weekend of September 27f

and now it is our – LIONS

turn to aggressively start our

Candy Days in every corner possible in

Illinois. We have a challenge this year as

we will be giving away candy in plastic

pouches instead of Candy Rolls. Let us

see it will mak any difference in our

collections. As Lions impress

communities with their activities, it should

not make any difference at all; however,

some Lions have some doubts which they

should erase from their thoughts and shake

their cans to collect donations for Lions of

Illinois Foundation.

October Month is International Membership Month dedicated by Lions Clubs International. It is an excellent opportunity to Lions in Illinois to attract prospective members while collecting candy

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contributions. Brag about our activities worldwide and also being the #1 Humanitarian Association with 1.35 million members all over the world.

International President Joe Preston asked us to take the challenge and Ask1. For anything and eve-rything in this world, we have to ask. If we do not, we get nothing. Our friends, co-workers, church friends, family members, neighbors, etc., etc. There are quite a few people around us and if we ask, we may find people with similar interest to join our Lions clubs and work hand in hand.

We have to face two challenges in this month of October – Candy collection and bringing new members.

-PDG Austin D’Souza, Ph.D., Editor

Could You Use A Little Improvement?

What Month Is This?

It’s October, you respond. That’s true. But what does the arrival of October mean? You might re-spond with such things as apple picking time, harvest and fall fes-

tivals throughout the Midwest and, of course, Ok-toberfest where beer and pretzels abound. Those of you looking toward the end of the month will make mention of Halloween. That event may re-quire some planning. Will you put up a few deco-rations or go completely overboard? You will have to buy some treats for those trick-or-treaters. Do any of today’s kids know about the “trick” part? I think I’ll leave that alone. No need to cause those young creative minds to get into trouble. As Lions we should also be aware of two really big things in October. The first is Candy Day on the 10th, and for some Clubs the 11th. This event is the largest fundraiser of the Lions of Illinois Founda-tion. The funds raised help support the various

programs and services of your foundation. I wish your Club much success with this event. The second thing that all Lions should know is that October is one of two Membership Growth Months as designated by our International headquarters. The other month is April. Actually, every month should be Membership Growth Month. We should not confine ourselves to two out of twelve months in which to add new members to our Club’s roster. Throughout the year we should be cultivating vari-ous people that we know could become really good Lions. They exist in our churches, our neighbor-hoods, our local PTA, where we work and where we shop. Look for them. Groom them. Invite them to a service project.

In fact, our International President, Lion Joe Pres-ton, suggests that all Clubs host a vision-related service project to support our Centennial Service Challenge. What a great way to introduce any po-tential member to what Lions do. Conduct a spe-cial used eyeglasses collection in your community. Maybe the children in your schools could help. Your prospective member could help bring the col-lected used eyeglasses from the schools to a cen-tral collection point. Your prospect is then involved and can see what a little effort can do to help oth-ers. Think of other vision-related projects that your Club can do. Just in case you are wondering why our headquar-ters has selected October and April, here is why. This involves the presentation of awards. When any existing Lion brings in a new member in Octo-ber they will receive a silver pin. Should any exist-ing Lion bring in a new member in both October, 2014 and April, 2015, they will receive a gold pin. If your Club adds new members in both October and April your Club will receive a Membership Growth banner patch. Awards or no awards, please remember what I said earlier: every month should be Membership Growth Month. Now is the time to bring those prospects into your Club if you want an award. Re-gardless of the month, we should look to increase our numbers and thus be able to increase our ser-vice to others. Awards are nice, but increasing ser-vice is so much better.

-Lion Paul Gergolla, PDG, MD-1 GMT Coordinator 3

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It’s the time of year when summer vacations have ended and school is back in session. But, Lions don’t have to be in school to be able to learn. All you need is your computer. If you haven’t gone to the Lions Learning Center you are missing a great opportunity. There are courses in Leadership, Managing Others, Achieving Results and Communi-cation. And all of the courses are free.

The site is http://www.lionsclubs.org/EN/member-center/leadership-development/lions-learning-center/index.php. You will have to create an ac-count the first time you access the site. In order to create the account you will need your member ID. The courses are easy to follow and you do as much or as little as you want when you have time. If you log out in the middle of a course it remembers where you ended and picks back up at that point when you log back in.

The Leadership cours-es focus on a broad range of leadership skills to succeed as a Lion leader. They are:

Introduction to Lions Leader-

ship

Writing your Personal Mission Statement

Creativity

Mentoring

Promoting Innovation

Managing Change

Servant Leadership The Managing Others courses are geared toward gaining the skills to effectively create and maintain successful and productive relationships with peo-ple. They are:

Coaching

Conflict Resolution

Delegation

Effective Teams

Member Motivation

Valuing Member Diversity

Team Motivation The Achieving Results courses are designed to as-sist in setting and achieving goals, both personal and professional. They are:

Setting Goals

Decision Making

Managing Meetings

Providing Community Service

Time Management The Communication courses increase interpersonal skills and success in public speaking. They are:

Effective Listening

Public Relations

Public Speaking The one of the great thing about these courses is that they not only apply to our roles as Lions but are also helpful in our jobs.

Remember, service is our business.

-Lion Wayne Morris, 1D

Global Leadership Column:

Membership is the lifeblood of our clubs. Membership is what provides the hearts and hands needed to give service to those in need. President Joe Pres-ton has asked each Lion to Ask One to build our membership and Strengthen the Pride.

This all sounds great, but some Lions are not so good at asking or sharing information about their clubs. When asked about Lionism or what a partic-ular club does, there is a lot of hemming, hawing, ums, and buts. The answer to this awkward pause is to practice your “elevator speech” and have it ready to Ask One or answer a question about Lionism.

Recently, at the USA Canada Lions Leadership Fo-rum in San Juan I had the opportunity to moderate a session by Dr. Mark Mansell. You may have read

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in a recent LION magazine about Dr. Mansell and his ride across the United States for Leader Dog.

During the session, he discussed a model elevator speech, which he gave permission to share with Lions. Dr. Mansell suggested answering the follow-ing questions to develop your elevator speech.

Who are you? Hello, I am Lion…

What need are you addressing? I am working to…

How is your solu-tion different? As

(put your club name here) Lions, we are…

Why should others care? If you…

Once you have answered the questions and come up with a short speech, practice it. Maybe, make this a program at a club meeting and have every Lion present develop and practice a speech. Once you are comfortable with your speech incorporate it into your everyday conversations with family, friends, business associates, and community lead-ers. It might just lead to Ask One to Strengthen the Pride.

-Lion Jama Wahl, MD1 State GLT Chairperson

MD1 Lions Leadership Forum

Check out the topics to be covered at the MD1 Li-

ons Leadership Forum on November 8th at the Parke

Regency Hotel and Conference Center in Normal,

Illinois. Every Lion in MD1 can find a subject of

interest. Bring a carload and enjoy the day. The

deadline to register is October 1, 2014. Registration

forms are available in this MD1 Newsletter or on

the MD1 website. The time to register is NOW!

See you there!

9:30-10:00

Hallway Registration

10:00-10:50 Session One (Four Options,

Choose One)

Yosemite Mission and Ethics: What Does It

Mean to Be a LION?

Join this interactive session led by MD1 GLT Jama

Wahl. Discuss your thoughts and ideas with other

Lions. Leave pumped! Moderator: DG Jim

Kloepping, 1D

Redwood Secretaries’ Round Table

Cabinet Secretary for 1E, Brad Cash, has answers to

the most frequently asked questions regarding being

a Lions’ Secretary. Pick his brain. Learn more

about this vital club leader…your club secretary!

Moderator: Lion Mary Reading, 1F

Hawthorne LCIF: Making the World a Better

Place

MD1 LCIF Chair, PID Bud Wahl has all the latest

details and updates regarding our Lions Clubs In-

ternational Foundation. Join PID Bud as he lets Li-

ons know what LCIF has done in our Illinois towns

and villages as well as communities around the

world. Moderator: GLT Irving Gray, 1G

Sierra CEP Lite: Westmont Lions Have

Success

Lions from Westmont in district 1J, led by PDG Jim

Addington, will be on hand to share their success

using the CEP Lite Program to enhance member-

ship. They just might have an idea to borrow for

your club or district. Moderator: VDG Bob

Fowler, 1J

11:00-11:50 Session Two (Four Options,

Choose One)

Yosemite WILD: Women in Leadership

Development

The District 1A WILD Team lead by PDG Steve

Anton will cause you to be amazed, enthused, and

excited about service. Don’t miss this WILD and

crazy opportunity!

Moderator: Lion Sue Zarada, 1A

Redwood Recruiting New Members: The

Importance of the Sponsor

Lion Ray Krusinski of 1J has identified the sponsor

as a vital person to the success of recruiting and re-

taining a new member. Every club needs a new

member. Come hear his insightful ideas. Moder-

ator: VDG1 Kevin Mendenhall, 1E

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Hawthorne Parliamentary Procedure: What

Does Robert Have to Say?

PID Bud Wahl has been the Constitution and By

Laws for Chair for MD1 as well as the Lions Clubs

International Board. He knows a thing or two about

the ins and outs of parliamentary procedure. Find

out what he and Robert have to say. Moderator:

DG Sandy Newsome, 1CN

Sierra CEP : Enhancing Clubs and Ser-

vice for Our Communities

1F has a new approach to the CEP Pro process,

which uses a Team. Join PDG/GLT French DuGay

and his team as they explain in detail how to utilize

the team members while instilling confidence in

them for the next Lions year where they can pro-

ceed as solo facilitators. The program will include

sample letters to the Clubs and also a novel way of

creating a network of CEP Pro Facilitators in your

District. Moderator: Lion Sharon Peska, 1D

Noon-1:00 Glacier-Denali Lunch

1:00-1:50 Session Three (Four Options,

Choose One)

Yosemite Strengthen Clubs Through Social

Media

Are you looking for younger members or tech savvy

members, then PCC Terry Knollenberg of 1H sug-

gests you check out this session designed to give

you the up to date info on social media. Lions need

to go where the people are to build membership and

club success and that is out there in the world of

technology. Moderator: GLT Janice Wiggins, 1A

Redwood Membership: What is the Latest

and Greatest?

As the MD1 GMT Coordinator, PDG/GMT Paul

Gergola, 1J, is an expert in building club member-

ship as well as new clubs. To serve we need hands

and hearts, that means increased membership and

improved retention. Moderator: PDG/GMT Tom

Senger, 1BK

Hawthorne Treasurers’ Round Table

Lion Sharon Peska of 1D has the knowhow and in-

sight to answer questions about being a club treas-

urer. Bring your ideas to share and questions to be

answered. Moderator: PDG/GLT Jani Mendenhall,

1E

Sierra LIF: Meeting Needs in Illinois

LIF President PDG Jim Strange of 1L will update

the audience on the many changes happening with

our Lions of Illinois Foundation. Camp Lions, Low

Vision Clinics, the Hearing Units, and Diabetic

Retinopothy are just a few of the services provided

by LIF. Moderator: DG Ed Kallbrier, 1G

2:00-2:50 Session Four (Four Options,

Choose One)

Yosemite 2017 Convention Committee Meeting

Led by PDG Bob Block the Sub-Committee Chairs

and District Governors will be meeting to continue

their efforts to prepare for the 2017 Lions Clubs In-

ternational Convention, which will be held in Chi-

cago. This session is for Sub-Committee Chairs

and District Governors only. Moderator: PDG

Austin D’Souza, 1A

Redwood Acronyms and Badges: What

Does It All Mean?

VDG2 Pat Gaffney of district 1BK has the scoop on

our Lions’ lingo and the badges worn by various

Lion leaders. Yes, it can get confusing. So, if you

need to know or just refresh, join Pat. Moderator:

Partner-In-Service, Leslie Fleck, 1F

Hawthorne Zone Chairs: The Most Important

Lion in the District

District 1BK Governor Mark Williams believes that

being a Zone Chair is vital to the success of clubs

and the district. And, he is right! Come hear about

these most important Lions. Moderator: Partner-

In-Service Rebekah Kallbrier, 1G

Sierra Presidents’ Round Table

PDG/GLT Judy Tapper of 1H will lead current club

presidents and those who aspire to be president in a

discussion about what is working, what needs im-

provement, and where to go for answers. Mod-

erator: VDG1 Marty Reading, 1F

3:00-3:30

Glacier-Denali Closing 50/50 Raffle,

Auction Baskets.

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D1 Forum Ad Book November 2014

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Ads for the MD1 Forum 2014 Ad Book are a GREAT way to “get the word out” about service projects, fundraisers, and important info. Don’t miss the opportunity to

-promote upcoming Lions activities and events

-thank a Lion or Lions Club for a job well done

-celebrate your efforts to provide the best service to your community

Ads can be placed by individual Lions, Lions Clubs, or Districts. Half Page $30.00

Full Page $50.00

Please send your ad with remittance made payable to Lions of Illinois, Inc. to:

Lions of Illinois, Inc.

Attn: SST Michele Faires

19072 State Highway 123

Petersburg, Illinois 62675

Ads are due Greetings Fall Alert Readers:

With the start of October we are four months into the Lion’s calendar year. During the first three

months many new people and clubs have become interested in the Lions Alert program. So how do we get these interested Lions into Lions doing something?

A great first step would be to de-velop a “Personal Safety Checklist”. An example of one can be found at www.lionsclubs.org website. Type in the search box the above mentioned item and hit enter. A few items will pop up, pick the first one.

The first part of Alert is preparedness and this list, tailored to your person and area, is a start. How can we help others if we can’t take care of our-

selves? Keep in mind this is a list to fit many peo-ple. If you don’t have a pet you will not need pet food and the like if you don’t have a baby, diapers should not be on your list. When you have assem-bled your list of products, they should be put into a waterproof container and put in a location where the entire family knows of. Don’t forget to check it and make sure your items don’t expire, rotate those items to avoid that. In the event of a crisis, the last thing you want to do is search for the items you need. This completed package is now your “Ready Box”.

We also need to go back in time to help us move forward with our Alert program. We need to hear from past District Chairman, Lions and Clubs who have been associated with the Alert program. So we can direct our new Lions who are interested, we need to know what has worked and failed. I hope to hear from many on the successes and even what did not work to help build this program. My email is LionJimKiser@gmail.com

-Lion Jim Kiser, MD1 Alert Chair

LCIF Working for You

LCIF’s commitment to disaster relief goes back to our begin-nings, with the very first grant for flood relief in South Dakota, USA. Whenever and wherever disasters strike, Lions are often among the first to offer aid—and LCIF is right there with them, ready to support their efforts with funding assistance through Lions disaster relief programs. Working together, LCIF, local Lions and Lions leaders assess the urgent needs and quickly deliver the aid most required by victims. This grassroots model has proven effective in tragedies around the world, such as the South-east Asia tsunami, September 11th and the Haiti earthquake. Lions know that disaster can affect an-yone’s community, whether it’s halfway around the world or right at home in Illinois. That’s why in the last 10 years, LCIF has provided more than US$100 million for disaster relief programs worldwide. 9

Thanks to the support Lions provide to LCIF on an ongoing basis, Emergency Grants are available to provide for basic immediate needs including food, water, clothing and medicine. We have learned from experience that when a disaster victim re-ceives aid quickly, it provides strength needed to survive the shock and loss and even a little hope for the future. To date, more than 3,000 emergency state grants have been awarded, many of which have been received in Illinois including five last No-vember as a result of the tornadoes that struck the.

After immediate needs are met, victims of disasters are not forgotten. LCIF remains committed to the important rebuilding of homes and lives that must happen, often long after a disaster occurs. Through Major Catastrophe Grants, LCIF helps with long-term reconstruction projects to help victims begin to return to their lives and regain their independ-ence.

At the heart of LCIF’s disaster relief programs are the individuals and families your donations reach. Your neighbors, your friends, your families...may have been recipients of aid from LCIF at some time. Your ongoing support to LCIF will assure that help is just a Lion away. Please continue to support LCIF in the coming year.

-PID Bud Wahl, MD1 LCIF Chair

Earn Special Centennial Recognition for Your Club!

Your club can earn a Centennial Banner Patch with

a special gemstone design each year you support our Global Service Action campaigns to impact Youth, Vision, Hunger and the Environment.

Each gemstone represents the number of different Global Service Action Campaigns your club participates in during the fiscal year.

The more Global Service Action cam-paigns your club participates in, the more gemstones you can earn for your banner patch.

Earn a diamond-level Centennial Banner Patch by participating in all four Global Service Action campaigns!

Earn Up to Four Centennial Banner Patches

Your club can earn up to four Centennial Banner Patches by participating in each year of the Cen-tennial Service Challenge. Qualifying donations to Lions Clubs International Foundation will also count toward your Centennial Banner Patch.

All Centennial service activities must be reported through MyLCI's Service Activity Report to receive credit. Districts can also earn Centennial Banner Patches based on the participation of their clubs.

Start Planning Your Centennial Service Project To-day!

To learn more about the Centennial Service Chal-lenge, review the Centennial Service Challenge

FAQs or email us with questions at CSC@lionsclubs.org. Check out the Global Ser-vice Action home page for more information on our 10

service campaigns. For help with reporting your activities, visit MyLCI and review frequently asked questions about service activity reporting.

Centennial Service Challenge Resources

Centennial Service Challenge Brochure Engaging Our Youth Planning Guide Sharing the Vision Planning Guide Relieving the Hunger Planning Guide Protecting Our Environment Planning

Guide

GLOBAL SERVICE ACTION CAMPAIGNS

For nearly 100 years, Lions have served their communities with dedication and con-tributed to the development and well-being of millions of people around the world. As we look toward our centennial celebration in 2017, Lions are encouraged to help reach the Centennial Service Challenge goal of serving 100 million people by December 2017 through participation in the Global Service Action Campaigns – as shown be-low.

August – Engaging our Youth Invite Leos and youth in your area to help organize and participate in a service project. Projects may in-clude school or community facility cleanups or a visit to a home for senior citizens or a children’s hos-pital. Allowing youth to develop and lead a service project enables them to learn skills while empha-sizing the role of service to learn skills while emphasizing the role of service.

October – Sharing the Vision Plan vision health projects and work with the visually impaired. Many Lions already celebrate World Sight Day in October. This is a great month to organize a vision screening, volunteer at a nearby Lions Eyeglass Recycling Center,

organize an eyeglass collection or an activity to benefit the visually impaired in your community.

December/January – Relieving the Hunger Organize food drives and projects to feed the hungry. With the downturn in the global economy, many hunger relief organizations are finding it difficult to keep up with demand. Help alleviate hun-ger by planning events around the end and beginning of the calendar year to collect and distribute food.

April – Protecting our Environ-ment Implement projects that improve and protect the environment. Or-ganize a highway clean up, plant trees or plan a community “Earth Day” event to collect recyclables such as aluminum cans, plastic bottles, used cell phones and bat-teries.

The Centennial Service Challenge began in July, 2014 and will conclude in December, 2017. Clubs can still report activities relat-ed to the Global Service Action Campaign until July 15, 2018 to qualify for a banner patch for 2017-2018.

All activity reporting for the Challenge MUST BE DONE ON LINE through MYLCI ON LINE SERVICE ACTIVITY REPORTS.

Attached is the CENTENNIAL SERVICE CHALLENGE – FREQUENTLY ASKED QUES-TIONS REPORT to provide you with most of the information you may need to do your On line

For August – the topic is Engaging Our Youth – Starting in October the topic is “Sharing the Vision” – Start-ing in December – the topic is Re-lieving the Hunger – Starting in April – Protecting Our Environment

Also attached to give you some community service project ideas, as provided by LCI, are:

25 ideas for Engaging our Youth 25 ideas for Relieving the Hunger

25 ideas for Sharing the Vision 25 ideas for Protecting the Environ-ment

Since July 1, the start of the new lions year, there have been eleven (11) clubs who have submitted monthly activity reports on the “My LCI” module. Out of the 11 submis-sions – 7 activities out of the 37 activities submitted fell under the category of Engag-ing Our Youth and Sharing the Vision. This is just the beginning of the new Lions year and there is a long way to go but, it is sin-cerely hoped that each club will make an ef-fort to see that its service activities are en-tered correctly in the LCI system. As per the response to Question 4 of the Fre-quently Asked Questions Report, remem-ber when you are entering your activities for the month, you can enter an activity for CSC by selecting the title of one of the 4 Global Service Action Campaigns if the ser-vice activity is not atomatically noted as a CSC activity – it will then count as a CSC ac-tivity.

Found this article while scanning documents at the Chicago Lighthouse for the Blind. This is an Ann Landers was published in the Sun Times more than 40 years ago. Passing it along – enjoy! Dear Ann Landers: My mother has very little vision and is legally blind. I read this piece to her and she said, ``It`s exactly what millions of people need to see. Send it to Ann Landers.`` I hope you will print it. Jennie`s Daughter in Little Rock Dear Rock: I did print it several years ago. But it is worth seeing again. Thanks for sending it on. COURTESY RULES FOR BLINDNESS When you meet me, please don`t be ill at ease. It will help us both if you will remember these simple rules of courtesy. 1. I`m an ordinary person, just blind. You don`t need to raise your voice or address me as if I were

a child. Don`t ask my spouse if I want ``cream in the coffee``-ask me. 2. I may use a long white cane or dog guide to walk independently, or I may ask to take your arm. Let me decide. And please don`t grab my arm. Let me take yours. I`ll keep a half-step behind to anticipate curbs and steps. 3. I want to know who`s in the room with me. Speak to me when you enter. And please introduce me to the others. Include the children and tell me if there`s a cat or dog. 4. A partially opened door to a room, cabinet or car can be a hazard to me. Please be considerate. 5. I have no trouble with ordinary table skills and can manage with no help. 6. Don`t avoid words like ``see.`` I use them too. I`m always glad to see you. 7. Please don`t talk about the ``wonderful compensations`` of blindness. My sense of smell, touch and hearing didn`t improve when I became blind. I rely on them more and therefore may get more information through those senses, but that`s all. 8. If I`m your house guest, show me the bathroom, closet, dresser, window and the light switch. I like to know whether the lights are on, so please tell me. 9. I`ll discuss blindness with you and answer all your questions if you`re curious, but it`s an old story to me. I have as many other interests as you do. 10. Don`t think of me as just ``a blind person.`` I`m just a person who happens to be blind. NOTE: In all 50 states the law requires drivers to yield the right of way when they see my white cane. Only the blind may carry white canes. You see more blind persons today walking alone, not because there are more of us, but because more of us have learned to make our own way. -Lion Judy Toft District 1A Membership Coordinator & RAP Chair

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James Wallace, R.I.P. PDG James Franklin Wallace, 81, of Georgetown, passed away early Saturday, September 20, 2014, surrounded by his family. He was born on Novem-ber 25, 1932, the son of Murl Oliver and Bess {Dun-can} Wallace of Armstrong, IL. He was united in marriage to Joyce Rose Galyen on June 23 1963, in Georgetown. She survives.

Other survivors include: his sons, Kevin (Erin) Wal-lace, of California, MD, and Chad (DeAnna) Wallace of Monticello, IL; his grandchildren, Ethan James, Addison Michelle, & Alexander James Edward Wal-lace; and several nieces & nephews. He was pre-ceded in death by his parents and his sister, Marga-ret (Bill) Brown of Hillery, IL.

Jim graduated from Armstrong High School and served in the US Army during the Korean Conflict. He was employed by Sears Roebuck in Danville for 46 years, retiring in 1998. He was a member of the Georgetown Lions Club and served as President and Secretary of the local club, as well as, District 1E Governor. He attended the Georgetown United Methodist Church and sang in the choir for many years. Jim & Joyce spent many happy years at their vaca-tion home on Lake Holiday Hideaway, IN, and en-joyed fishing & boating on the lake and having cookouts with friends & family. He was also an avid gardener and had an envious vegetable garden. They enjoyed traveling with friends and family and visiting with the many friends they made through his Lions Club affiliation. Visitation will be held 4pm-8pm, Wednesday, Sep-tember 24, 2014, at Sunset’s Houghton-Leasure Funeral Home, Georgetown. A celebration of Jims’ life was held at 11:00am, Thursday, September 25,

2014, at Georgetown United Methodist Church with Matt Filicsky officiating. He will be laid to rest in Georgetown Cemetery. Memorial donations may be given in his name to Georgetown United Meth-odist Church Renovation Fund or The Lions of Illi-nois Foundation.

Hester E. Combs, R.I.P.

Hester E. Combs, 70, of Marseilles, passed away Tuesday, September 16, 2014 at Rivershores HealthCare and Rehabilitation Centre.

Funeral services held on Saturday, September 20, at Seals-Campbell Funeral Home in Marseilles with Rev. Bill Clark of the Marseilles Church of the Nazarene officiating.

She was born December 24, 1943 in North East, MD to Amos and Ruth (McKinney) Husfelt. In 1974, she married Glenn S. Combs of Marseilles.

She was a member of the Marseilles Church of the Nazarene, the Marseilles Lioness Club, and the Marseilles Lions Club; and was an avid bowler.

Hester is survived by her husband, P D G Glenn "Bird"; two daughters, Melissa (Jeff) Fenoglio of Marseilles and Cindy Combs of Chicago; two sons, Darrell (Wendy) Davis of Plainfield and Steve (Brett) Combs of Marseilles; six grandchildren, Brittany, Carly, Peyton, Cole, Taylor, and Brody; one sister, Olieta Kirby of North East, MD; and four brothers, Amos Husfelt of Elkton, MD, David (Anna) Husfelt of North East, MD, Richard (Mary Lou) Anderson of Cecilton, MD and Phillip Ander-son of SC.

She was preceded in death by her parents; four brothers; and her step-father, Carl Anderson

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LIONS OF ILLINOIS FOUNDATION

MEMORIAL DONATIONS

FOR July & August, 2014

DATE DECEASED DECEASED DONOR DONOR

RECEIVED LAST NAME FIRST NAME LAST NAME FIRST NAME

8/11/2014 ANDERSON JUDITH SCHROEDER JOYCE

8/20/2014 ARNTZEN JOHN DAVID LENZI CHARLES

8/20/2014 ARNTZEN JOHN DAVID SULIK JOHN & JEANNE

8/20/2014 ARNTZEN JOHN DAVID BURKE CAROLYN & DON

8/20/2014 ARNTZEN JOHN DAVID WALSH BARBARA & WILLIAM

8/20/2014 ARNTZEN JOHN DAVID HENDRON LISA & MIKE

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7/8/2014 COOMBE ROBERT GUENNEWIG W.F & CONSTANCE

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7/17/2014 FINCH PDG DUANE ALLSWORTH PDG JOHN

7/22/2014 FINCH PDG DUANE KARSTEN ALVIN & WILLIE

7/29/2014 FINCH PDG DUANE BARK PDG DICK & BARB

8/4/2014 FINCH PDG DUANE MCKINNEY BILL

8/4/2014 FINCH PDG DUANE ELLIS LYDIA

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8/4/2014 FISCHER JACK SANDWICH LC

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8/25/2014 HOOK DON KOLLER RALPH

8/25/2014 HOOK DON HAUSENCHILD JAMES

8/25/2014 HOOK DON SNYDER LEO

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7/24/2014 HUGHES GWYNETH GAFFNEY CLYDE & PAT

7/31/2014 HUGHES GWYNETH BARK PDG DICK & BARB

8/4/2014 HUGHES GWYNETH MARSEILLES LC

7/14/2014 JORDAN JOE BURGAUER

MARGARET

7/17/2014 JORDAN JOE MCCANN PDH JOHN & JOYCELYN

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8/4/2014 KELLEY ED MCKINNEY BILL

8/4/2014 KELLEY ED ELLIS LYDIA

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7/14/2014 LAGOW LORETTA SEAGREN CATHY

7/14/2014 LAGOW LORETTA REED LIONESS JEAN

7/22/2014 MCKEE JIM MARTIN F.L

8/4/2014 MCKINNEY CALVIN WAYNE MCKINNEY BILL

8/4/2014 MCKINNEY CALVIN WAYNE ELLIS LYDIA

8/22/2014 MENAS ROBERT MEIER FAYE & JIM

7/14/2014 MICK PDG TED PLOCK PCC ROBERT & DONNA

7/14/2014 MICK PDG TED SARVER PID RUSS & SUE

7/17/2014 MICK PDG TED OSTROM BOB & ROMELLE

7/17/2014 MICK PDG TED WAKEMAN MR. & MRS. DUANE

7/17/2014 MICK PDG TED GUENNEWIG W.F. & CONNIE

7/22/2014 MICK PDG TED ROBEY PDG DON & KAREN

7/22/2014 MICK PDG TED HANCOCK JOYCE

7/24/2014 MICK PDG TED WAKEFIELD SHIRLEY

7/25/2014 MICK PDG TED HIMELICK PDG MARLIN & SUE

7/29/2014 MICK PDG TED BARK DICK & BARB

7/31/2014 MICK PDG TED FERGUSON STEVE

8/11/2014 MICK PDG TED SCHROEDER PDG JOYCE

7/14/2014 MILLER FRED JOHNSON LARRY & JOANNE

8/4/2014 MUELLER MARY STEINER BETTY & EARL

7/30/2014 MURRAY MICHAEL G. LIBERTYVILLE LC

8/22/2014 NAGLICH JOE FENTON JAMES

8/22/2014 NAGLICH JOE STARKO MIKE

8/22/2014 NAGLICH JOE STEINER EARL & BETTY

8/22/2014 NAGLICH JOE SUDBURY ROBERT & SUSAN

8/30/2014 NAGLICH JOE DISTRICT 1-G CABINET

7/2/2014 NIEMCZURA ALEXANDER SMIGIELSKI MIKE & CAROL

7/8/2014 NIEMCZURA ALEXANDER WILLOW SPRINGS LC

8/22/2014 PARRISH ROD SUDBURY ROBERT & SUSAN

8/25/2014 PARRISH ROD TAYLOR CHUCK

7/17/2014 PHILBRICK LESLIE A. BOLINGBROOK LC

7/24/2014 QUICK ROBERT STEINER BETTY & EARL

8/4/2014 QUICK PDG BOB MCKINNEY PDG BILL

8/4/2014 QUICK PDG BOB ELLIS PDG LYDIA

8/4/2014 QUICK PDG BOB CHIP PDG FARRINGTON

8/4/2014 QUICK PDG BOB ROLAND PDG ROLAND

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8/4/2014 QUICK PDG BOB ELDORADO LIONS CLUB

8/6/2014 QUICK PDG BOB MCGUIRE ANN & LARRY

8/6/2014 QUICK PDG BOB DISTRICT 1-CS LIONS

8/6/2014 QUICK PDG BOB MICHAEL PDG RALPH

8/11/2014 QUICK PDG BOB LEGENCE BANK

8/11/2014 QUICK PDG BOB PATE MILLY & TROY

8/22/2014 QUICK PDG BOB DESOTO LC

8/25/2014 QUICK PDG BOB CARTERVILLE LC

8/26/2014 QUICK PDG BOB MCCANN JOHN & JOYCELYN

8/13/2014 READING RONALD READING EILEEN

8/20/2014 READING RONALD BORGWARDT DON

8/22/2014 READING RONALD BURGAUER MARGARET

8/26/2014 READING RONALD MCCANN JOHN & JOYCELYN

7/25/2014 SABOL JOHN BLOOMINGDALE LC

7/29/2014 SCHAFFER LEROY SWANSEA BELLEVILLE MIDTOWN LC

7/29/2014 SCHAFFER LEROY MCKINNEY PDG BILL

7/29/2014 SCHAFFER LEROY ELLIS PDG LYDIA

7/29/2014 SCHIBROWSKY BERNICE GAFFNEY CLYDE & PAT

7/2/2014 STAPLES DONALD BLOOMINGDALE LC

7/24/2014 STRYKER LION WAYNE JILKE PDG BOB & LINDA

8/5/2014 STRYKER LION WAYNE WILLIAMS CHARLIE & SANDY

8/11/2014 STRYKER LION WAYNE DISTRICT 1-J

7/17/2014 TRACZEK MARILYN NOVAK KEN

7/17/2014 TRACZEK MARILYN MILLER LOIS

7/10/2014 TRUESDALE LION MILTON GRANDE CAROL & GORDON

7/18/2014 TRUESDALE LION MILTON SARVER RUSS & SUE

8/15/2014 TRUESDALE MILTON DURAND LC

8/15/2014 TRUESDALE MILTON WALLER DAVID

8/4/2014 ULATOSKI PAULA LEONARDI INSURANCE AGENCY & FRIENDS

8/4/2014 WALDEN JAMES MCKINNEY PDG BILL

8/4/2014 WALDEN JAMES ELLIS PDG LYDIA

8/18/2014 WEBER ROGER WATERMAN LC

8/30/2014 WERSCHING ALLEN JOHNSON DR LARRY & JOANNE

8/11/2014 WOLFE ROBERTA JOHNSON JOANNE & LARRY

AUGUST GET WELLS

DATE GET WELLS GET WELLS DONOR DONOR

RECEIVED LAST NAME FIRST NAME LAST NAME FIRST NAME

8/26/2014 GORT LION AL MCCANN JOHN & JOYCELYN

HONORARIUM DONATIONS

DATE HONORED HONORED DONOR DONOR

RECEIVED LAST NAME FIRST NAME LAST NAME FIRST NAME REASON

8/22/2014 LUBER

MR. & MRS. LEON STEINER

EARL & BETTY 60TH ANNIVERSARY

7/8/2014 WEILER DON WRIGHT TOM & NANCY

RETIREMENT

Stickney Forest View Lions Club held their Inaugural Breast Cancer Foundation Fund Raiser. Runners taking part in 5K Run & Walk at Stick-ney.

Lions Looking for New Members!

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Stickney Forest View 5K Run & Walk - Lions Club Volun-teers with PID Dan O’Rielly

THREE NEW LIONS were inducted as members of the Freeport Lions Club at their September 9, 2014 meeting. Shown (l-r) are club president and spon-sor, Richard Montgomery, with his new Lion Larry Trimble, Lions 1D District Governor Jim Kloepping, and sponsor, Rick Eastman, with his two new Lions Randy Hornung and Kent Cairy. We Grow & Serve.

This poem is for PDGs

Some PDGs will bug their clubs

With many hats and styles like these.

And crank them up like power hubs.

They wear each hat and do each task

They spin a web of Lions schemes

For Lions and the needs they ask.

To show we play on Lion Teams.

Each PDG must dress the part

Sometimes they must unite the old

To show the Lion in his heart.

From World War II and keep them bold.

They travel far and venture near

The mentor ones from World War II,

To lend a hand and spread good cheer.

They must unite with Lions new.

The Parade hat is fun to wear.

The PDGs with Irish up

It tells the world, it does declare

Will share a tale and share a cup.

The Lions all parade in joy

They spend their time while making friends

As Lions began in Illinois.

On Club events each one attends.

From hat to hat, from cane to cane

The PDGs will work today

Some say we laugh like we're insane.

For Future Lions on their way.

Yet they all know, they always find

Tradition's caps remind us all

We're soldiers for the deaf and blind!

The blind and deaf is our real call.

-PDG Carl Hall

Belvidere Lions Club members prepare for the Adopt-A-Road pick up on August 16. They pick up 2 miles of IL Rte.76 from the Belvidere Rte 20 bypass to Caledonia Road. Pictured (L-R): Lions Ron McFarlin, Bob Wesley, Mike LaScola, Paul Schwartz, Carl Dumoulin, Art Hyland, and helpers Alex and Nicholas Hissong. 17

PID Dan O’Reilly from District 1A and PID Carl Young from Toronto, Canada who attended Region 4 Meeting held in Stickney Park.

ZC’s Jason Bitell and Dr. John Trophy barbequing and PDG Ralph Koller asks of 1.

Kids busy painting pumpkins at a Region Meeting in 1A Governor Terry addressing Region 4 Lions

It’s three genera-tions of Lionesses in the Island Lake Li-oness Club now! (l to r) Lionesses Robilyn Fleissner (daughter), Sally Fleissner (Mom), and Betty Skvarenina (Grand-mother). Congratu-lations to all three!

Southeast Region ZC Lion Renee Reeder visited the Aurora Noon Lions Club and informed members about Leader Dog and other items of interest in District 1-J.

Above: Waterman Lions Club Treasurer Lion Bob Bend (c) presents a check for $250 to the local Scout Troop for helping with the Lions Club’s Antique Tractor Show and Tractor Pull.

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Sandwich Lion Les puts the finishing touch on a wheel chair ramp. As a community service to hand-icapped individuals, the club designs, builds, and installs the ramp and when no longer needed, the club removes the ramp.

Chaddock, in Quincy IL, is an internationally recog-nized leader in the treatment of children who are victims of severe abuse, neglect, and trauma. A 160 year old agency, it has been a college, a Union Ar-my hospital grounds, a military academy, and or-phanage. It has seen many children pass through its halls.

One of those was a young man named Melvin Jones, who went on to found Lions Clubs Interna-tional.

Today the agency that has helped so many children needs the help of Lions everywhere. They have outgrown their current school building. Chaddock’s current school was designed for about 50 students; they began the current school year with over 90 children enrolled, from third grade through high school. Sadly, the demand from Illinois and from across the nation for Chaddock’s specialized ser-vices continues to grow at an alarming rate.

In order to serve more children, they have launched a major campaign to build a new school on their 30 campus to replace the current outdated facility.

In conjunction with that, they have launched the Chaddock Agricultural Partnership. This program allows ag producers to donate a portion of their harvest directly to Chaddock’s building fund. Be-sides the wonderful feeling of helping children who have been horribly abused and neglected get bet-ter and return to their adoptive families, there can be considerable tax advantages for farmers partici-pating in this program.

The new school is designed to hold 130 students, and will include larger classrooms, a computer lab, a much larger library, sensory and therapy rooms, and other spaces designed to meet the specialized needs of their students.

Chaddock’s century-old connection to Lions Clubs is clear. The seeds planted by Chaddock’s famous alum, Melvin Jones, can continue to produce a rich harvest. Lions Clubs everywhere are invited to help build Chaddock’s new school in honor of Melvin Jones, whether through a literal harvest or other support. Please support Chaddock’s capital cam-paign by sharing some of your bounty with the children in their care, whether in the proceeds of your harvest or some other source. For more in-formation on Chaddock’s amazing work and their campaign to expand their mission, visit www.chaddock.org, or contact Jeff VanCamp, Di-rector of Development, at 217-222-0034 or jvancamp@chaddock.org.

District 1A Lions held their Annual Nite at the Rac-

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es at Maywood Park Race Track. Executive Com-

mittee members with the winning horse # 5.

Partial crowd at Nite at the Races in Maywood Park

Eleven Glendale Heights Barangay Lions Club hosted a Bingo session for 35 residents of the West Suburban Nursing Home in Bloomingdale. This is a project that was originated by the GHB Lioness Club and has continued even though many of them are now Lions.

Winners in the Bur-lington Li-oness 3rd Annual Pie

Baking Contest — (l to r) Brit-

tany Goodman,

Lioness Susan Koldan (1st Place), and Lioness An-drea Weeres. Lioness Susan was proudly displaying her blue ribbon at the 1st Central Region Meeting.

She said this was her 3rd time entering the Contest and it looks like her efforts paid off! Congratula-tions!!!

Algonquin Lions hosted a Bags Tournament at Buf-falo Wild Wings. Rain came along and it had to be moved indoors, but it was still lots of fun for all and

a successful fund-raiser.

Naperville Noon Lions Club Pres. Jim Ebbers pre-sents Lion Bob Koller, a 50-year member, with a plaque making him an Honorary Life Member. Life membership will allow Lion Bob to

attend all luncheon meetings at his pleasure, be-come a member of various club committees of his choosing and participate in all club activities.

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Lions Open University in District 1A held Presidents and Secretaries Round Table at the Chicago Light-house for the Blind. Speakers were PCC Georg Toft, PDG Harold Burkette and PCST Judy Toft. This was organized by 1A GLT Chair Herb Zimmermann.

Sun City—Huntley Lions took a field trip to Lions Clubs International Headquarters in Oak Brook IL and four visiting Past International Presidents just happened to be there that day! (l to r) PIPres. Lion Wayne Madden, SCH Lions Pat Krebs and Nancy Lawrence, PIPres. Joe Wroblewski, SCH Lion Lion Jack Anderson, PDG, SCH Lion Donna Sorenson, PIPres. Lion Clem Kusiak, and PIPres. Ashok Mehta.

As a token of gratitude to those volunteers who have made extraordinary contributions to our park, Elburn Lions Club created the Tom Mahan Award. As a token of our everlasting gratitude, and in recognition of his service, the award is named after its first recipient, Lion Tom Mahan. Over the years, Lion Tom has given generously to the Lions Club Park. Lion Tom’s workmanship can be seen across the 26 acres of our land, from the picnic tables to the newly-remodeled kitchen in our South Pavilion. But his handiwork does not stop there. When you see the beautiful flowers and landscaping down at the park, that is the work of Lion Tom as well. El-burn Lion Phil Gladd, Park Board President, (l) pre-sents Lion Tom Mahan (r) with the inaugural Tom Mahan award.

Chicago Puerto Rico Lions distributed a truck load of food to needy people in September Chicago Puerto Rico Lions distributed a truck load of food to 400 needy people in September Chicago Puerto Rico Lions Distributed Truck load of food to 400 needy families in September.

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Roselle Lions hosted a Back to School Party in mid-August for students. Lions cooked over 600 hot dogs, and packaged and distributed them at the party.

Morris Lions Club in District 1BK inaugurated their New Lions Park for their community.

Lion Jerry McArtor (left) receives a Membership Key from District Governor Lion Chris Halsey at a recent Malta Lions Club meeting. Lion McArtor re-ceived the award for recruiting two new Malta Li-ons members.

Sandwich Lions Club Member building a ramp to a physically challenged per-son in their community.

FORMER STUDENT OF THE MONTH

FULL CIRCLE RETURN

In 2006, then Joliet Catholic Academy Senior, Sa-mantha Quigley was a Lions Student of the Month guest during a month of Joliet Noon Lions meet-ings.

Samantha went on to DePaul University, joining the Blue Demons program where she excelled in bas-

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ketball and total points and twice-named to All Big East Basketball, Honorable Mention State Farm WBCA All American, won the Nancy Lieberman Award in 2009-2010 and 2010-2011. She also re-ceived the Lowe’s Senior Class Award in 2010-2011, and the Big East All Academic Team.

Following graduation in 2010, she joined the Uni-versity of St. Francis, first as an assistant head coach in women’s basketball, then elevated to Head Coach in 2012.

This year Samantha decided she now had the time to join a service club and give back to the commu-nity.

Samantha states, “As a Lions Student of the Month I felt honored and excited to attend the meeting. I was curious about what Lions Club was all about and really looked forward to meeting other Lions.

Being a previous Student of the Month I knew the Lions Club would be a good fit. Being involved is very important and taking some action in our own Joliet is something I am looking forward to. Making changes and helping others in our own backyard is essential. ‘Lions’ is all across the world which I felt was very interesting as well. It is one of the world's largest clubs. So it not only helps those in the Joliet area, but those all across the world.”

With Samantha’s choice, the Joliet Noon Lions Club, she comes full circle returning now as an adult. The Joliet Noon Lions proudly welcome Sa-mantha Quigley into the club.

ELDOARDO LIONS CLUB had a successful pancake breakfast fundraiser .The club made a donation to GAP, helping to provide food for needy kids during weekends, purchased six pairs of eyeglasses, and

operated the corn dog stand at the fireworks dis-play.

Carbondale Lions Club’s newest member Edie Spees.

(Shown are Sherri Murphy, Club President Bob Ellis, Amanda Neibach and Lion Harold McGhee present-ing a check to the Red Bird Ready program; it helps students for school.)

WEST FRANKFORT LIONS CLUB accepted new members Sharon Ossig, Shannon Ewald, Jim Sum-mers and Leigh Caldwell. The club also heard from the chief meteorologist of WPSD-TV. The club ap-proved two eyeglass requests. DG Steve Griffin, during his official visit, inducted the club's three newest members. And DG Griffin presented a 30-year membership chevron to Lion Dan Wells. Lion Jessica rude made a monetary donation in memory of late Lion Goebel Patton. Guest speakers were Les Winkler, sports editor of The Southern Illinois-an.

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The Shawneetown Lions Club continued serving the community and area by participating in the Wabash Area Development, Inc.'s open house by telling all "Who we are and what we do." The club, also, purchased back to school supplies for Gallatin County K - 12 School.

The Shawneetown Lions Club awarded a scholarship to a deserving graduating high school senior, Taylor Frailey. Shown is Ms. Taylor with Club President Wayne Short. Ms. Taylor pans to attend the University Southrn Indiana.

Chicago Equadorian Lions at the District 1A Nite at the Races in September at Maywood Race Track.

Feed the Children in cooperation with Chicago Puerto Rico Lions Club had a joint venture in Chica-go – FEED THE HUNGRY. 400 families benefited this food drive. Food Sponsors were Lions Richard and Carole Metzers from Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

District 1A Region 3 meeting dignitaries – World Service Day Chair Sandy Hoffmann, Region Chair Bob Hoffmann, PDG Austin, ZC Myrna Cordero, Gov. Terry D’Souza, ZC Javed Ahmed and Leader Dogs Chair Joe Gonzalez.

Durand Lions installed street signs with the Lions emblem on in the spring of 1998. Over the time the 24

emblem has faded. This fall we purchased the full color emblem and put them over the faded emblem.

PID Russell Sarver stretches to make the switch.

Durand Lions help celebrate Appreciation Day in Durand town is Lion Gordon on the serving line.

Lions Tom Carr and Suzanne Sweet received an Illi-nois Foundation Fellow at the Governor's Dinner Suzanne Sweet was also awarded “Lion of the Year.” Pictured between them is Past President, George Obernagel.

Pictured with District Governor C1N, Sandy New-some, are Lions Tom Carr, who received a 50 year chevron to add to his Lions pin, designating that he has served for 50 years and Lion Kevin Sweet, who received a 20 year chevron, recognizing 20 years of service.

"Thank you Lions. You have saved my daughter's sight."

These few words say so much about what our organization means to the people we help. Ear-lier this month, I heard those words from a mother that I met at a clinic in Cuba, where her daughter was being treated for retinopathy of prematurity (ROP). Her daughter was born prematurely. She was so small when she was born that her eyes did not develop properly, causing ROP.

Through an LCIF SightFirst grant to provide special equipment, the clinic was able to detect the disor-der, treat the condition and save the girl's sight. Thanks to this life-altering equipment and the con-tributions of Lions, we are saving the sight of premature babies at risk for ROP throughout the world.

This is what LCIF and Lions are all about – service where it is needed most. You can view a short vid-eo below of my visit and meet the amazing little girl who was helped through the support of Lions.

LCIF efforts like saving vision, as well as empower-ing youth, providing disaster relief and meeting humanitarian needs, cannot be done without your generous support. During my visits as Chairperson,

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I have been asking Lions to support our Founda-tion to increase these valuable humanitarian pro-grams. And Lions have responded. Because of your generous support, we will soon announce a new program to recognize District Governors and Co-ordinators who increase giving to LCIF.

Thank you for your support!

Sincerely,

Barry J. Palmer

Chairperson, Lions Clubs International Foundation

Microenterprise Grant Pilot Program

Now Available

Through a new Li-ons Clubs Interna-tional Foundation Microenterprise Development pilot program, LCIF and Lions can provide support to people living in poverty in developing countries. Funding through the pilot program supports small business entrepreneurs through working capital, the pur-chase of inventory, supplies, furniture, fixtures, machinery or equipment needed to establish or expand a business.

Funding is available in amounts of US$10,000 to US$100,000. Only Lions Districts or Multiple Dis-tricts may apply, and must partner with a reputable micro-lending organization. You can download the form online, or contact LCIF's Humanitarian Pro-grams department to learn more about the pilot program process.

In October, Lions around the world will celebrate Lions World Sight Day. This international event is held each year to recognize the importance of curing pre-ventable blindness. From vision screenings to eye health education and any other vision-related ac-tivity, Lions are encouraged to participate. The fo-

cus of this year's World Sight Day, held on October 9, is "no more avoidable blindness." October's Global Service Action Campaign is "Sharing the Vi-sion," so you can carry the spirit of World Sight Day throughout the whole month!

The official Lions Clubs International World Sight Day celebration will be held in Iceland on October 14. As part of the event, LCIF awarded a US$70,000 SightFirst grant to support the eye health activities in Reykjavik. Funds will be used to purchase needed eye care equipment for the Uni-versity Hospital's Department of Ophthalmology.

Puerto Rican Dancers entertaining over 1,600 lions at the USA-Canada Lions Leadership Forum held in San Juan Puerto Rico this September, 2014.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Lions of Illinois Candy Days: October 9, 10 & 11

MD1 State Leadership Forum: November 8, 2014

III MD1 Council Meeting: December 16, 2014

IV MD1 Council Meeting: January 31, 2015

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