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MD1 e-Magazine Volume 2, Issue 3 September, 2014

Largest 2014 Candy Day Jamboree in MD1 was held in District 1A

(Below: Panel of speakers, Trustees & LIF Executive Administrator PDG Mario Gumino)

Full Edition!

Greetings to All! Council Chair Speaks:

ASK 1!

Ask 1 is about growing your club, strengthening the pride, increasing your club’s and Li-ons’ presence in your commu-nity. It is a simple plan that re-ally works. Remember, you

have to be invited to join Lions Clubs International. So if you don’t ask, they can’t join! We all need to Ask 1, It is best to ask a prospective member to help with a service project so they can experience how good it feels to help someone else. Ask 1 to an event or activity and let them expe-rience the camara-derie and friend-ships we all enjoy. Share your Lions pride with them and let them know what it means to you to be a Lion. Explain what Li-ons do in your community and around the world also so they better understand what a Great Organ-ization we have. Ask 1 to help with a project, Ask 1 to participate in an activity, and then Ask 1 to join!

At our 2nd Council meeting GLT Coordinator Lion Jama Wahl and GMT Coordinator PDG Paul Gergolla held a workshop for all MD 1 sub district GMT and GLT leaders. It was good to see so many participate and make it a success. Hopefully we can do it again at the January council meeting.

The MD 1 Convention site has been changed due to a contract conflict. The 2015 MD1 Convention will be held at the Marriott Bloomington Normal Hotel and Conference Center in Normal IL The dates are the same, May 15th thru May 17, 2015. Make plans now to attend and enjoy the conven-tion and bring your new member along with you.

Yours in service

-Council Chair Fred Peska “Do The Right Thing!”

Candy Days in Illinois

Lions of Illinois held their Candy Day Jamborees in MD1 Districts to en-courage, inspire and strengthen all Lions in their communities to cam-paign for Candy Day and collect con-tributions from the public.

MD1 Lions charita-ble arm – Lions of Illinois Foundation started this cam-paign to collect con-tributions from the general public and also from businesses as underwriters.

Darien Lions are the champions in col-lecting and donating

their funds Lions of Illinois Foundation. So far no-body was able to beat them in Illinois. What a Great Spirit and teamwork to be #1 in Illinois. My hats off to all hard working volunteers in Darien and also all over Illinois. We are not only collecting contributions from the public; we are creating an awareness and showing the public that we are live and keep going and going and going to serve the needy in our communities.

This year we have new designed candy packages; old candy rolls are gone by the wind. Let us embrace these candy pack-ages and let us try our best to collect as much as we can on October 9th, 10th and 11th on the street corners, in front of businesses and grocery stores

-PDG Austin D’Souza, Ph.D., Editor 2

Could You Use A Little Improvement? We all know about home im-provement. Owning an older house, as some would say, is a never ending project. There is usually something to do. Hopeful-ly, those projects are relatively

small and easy to do. “Easy to do” means a do-it-yourself project that does not require bringing in a professional (think expensive). What about your Lions Club? Could it use a little improvement? I’m not talking only about those Clubs that are having problems. I’m talking about all Lions Clubs. There is a program aimed at all Clubs. It is called the Club Excellence Process, CEP for short. Using CEP will enable your Club to do better, reevaluate your service projects, reenergize your members and experience a growth in mem-bership. Does this sound like something your Club should do? Ask your Club’s President to contact your Dis-trict’s GLT Coordinator. If your president doesn’t know how, ask him/her to contact your District Governor to get the needed contact information. Once you establish that contact you should begin the conversation with your GLT Coordinator to see which of two versions might work best with your Club. The first step in the process is to recognize what your Lions Club has accomplished. Take a look at the history of those service projects and fundrais-ers that you have done in the past. All Clubs, large and small, have done great things. Then CEP will help your Club to better recognize the needs in your community. You may not even be aware of some of those needs. CEP will help your Club develop plans that will help satisfy those needs. This will assist your Club to do better by “reevaluating your service projects”. CEP will also help you to do a little self examina-tion. A successful self evaluation, done properly, will “reenergize your members”. The result will be a more motivated and more enthusiastic member-

ship. That should really enable your Club to do better. After a review of your Club’s history, discovering the needs of your community and having a more motivated and more enthusiastic membership your Club will be ready to better serve your community. The people in your town will see what you are do-ing and might want to help. When this happens your Club should “experience a growth in member-ship”. Give participating in the Club Excellence Process some serious thought. It will help your Club.

-Paul Gergolla, PDG, MD-1 GMT Coordinator Phone: 630-858-8073 Email: lionpg1@aol.com

This is the last article in a series based on the writ-ings of John Baldoni. In his handbook 180 Ways to Walk the Leadership Talk, Baldoni identifies six im-portant behaviors that all leaders do. Let’s consid-er how to Recognize Achievement.

Listen and learn from others

Energize the organization

Act for the benefit of everyone

Develop themselves and others

Empower others to lead

Recognize Achievement

Now we know that Lions do not do our work to be recognized, but it is nice once in a while to receive a pat on the back or a smile of encouragement. Research shows that a key reason people accom-plish tasks is to feel appreciated. Are the Lions in your club, zone, or district feeling appreciated? Why not try some of these ideas to Strengthen the Pride?

-Remember those “magic” words…please and thank you. Be polite and show others that their time and effort is valued.

-Let people know you appreciate their ideas, work, and accomplishments.

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-Give credit where credit is due AND don’t take credit for the work of others. If a team accom-plished the task, recognize the entire team!

-Recognize the work of others in front of oth-ers…Praise. However, be sensitive. Some don’t like a big fanfare, but are ok with a simple heart-felt thank you. Know your club or cabinet mem-bers!

-Delegate opportunities to those who WANT to take on more responsibility or assist in decision-making. Show them their skills and knowledge are valued.

-Connect to LCI. LCI has many opportunities to recognize hard working Lions. Visit the website. Type the word “recognition” in the search box. A plethora of Lions’ recognition options will appear. Match the type of recognition to the Lion. Make it personal.

-Use Lions for PR, include them in photos or news articles.

-Celebrate meeting goals and successes. It is a “win” for the club/district and a “win” for the indi-vidual Lion.

-Make a big deal of years of service. Don’t just hand out those annual chevrons, but make it spe-cial. Remember Lions have volunteered for many projects and fund raisers over those years.

-Cultivate your newer Lions, so that they become seasoned Lions. Don’t let them sneak out the back door.

In conclusion, some are born leaders, others learn to be leaders, and some do a bit of both. Whichev-er it is for you, make the most of opportunities to be the best leader you can be because this leads to

better service to those in need. And isn’t that why we all became Lions to SERVE by making our little corner of the world the best place it can be!

-Lion Jama Wahl, MD1 State GMT Chairperson

MD1 Forum Ad Book November 2014

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 to the State Office by October 1, 201

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Greetings Back to School Readers,

I am sure you know that all the Schools starting up at this time of year have a plan in place in case something were to go wrong in the building or on the property. How many of our Clubs have a

plan in case something goes wrong? Putting to-gether an Alert plan can be your first line of de-fense.

Last month, it was mentioned a resource center is under construction and will be available soon. Our part is easy listing the resources, but we need your help telling us what you have done, are working on or plan to do. Of course if you need help to get something rolling, here is your first resource.

Here is a list of District Alert Chairs for you to start the process with.

1-A Lion Bill Marsh bjmarsh3316@hotmail.com

1-CN Lion Victor Lopez victor.lopez@prophecyl.com

1-D Lion Wanda Bramer lionwanda1d@yahoo.com

1-E Lion Butch Guennewig, PDG butch.lionsclub@gmail.com

1-G Lion Brent Clair farm4cast@yahoo.com

1-J Lion Dave Scheffler dls785@yahoo.com

1-L Lion Laimutis "Limy" Nargelenas lnargelenas@gmail.com

Thanks for reading, now let’s work on a plan.

-Lion Jim Kiser, State Alert Chair LionJimKiser@gmail.com

A Message about Leader Dogs for the Blind from Bill Hansen, PID

Dear Fellow Lions,

Seventy-five years ago, Leader Dog was founded by three Detroit-area Lions club members. Working to-gether, the Lions family and Leader Dog team have changed the lives of more

than 14,500 blind or visually impaired clients worldwide.

The process starts in the Leader Dog ken-nel in Rochester Hills, Michigan. It is here that the Leader Dog team breeds future Leader Dogs, cares for young puppies and prepares the dogs for lifelong partnerships with people who are blind. Lions are an in-tegral and invaluable part serving as breeding host families, puppy rais-ers, donors and advocates for the program.

The kennels are a key component to the Leader Dog program. The newest facility, built in 1992 (and the oldest in 1968) no longer meets today's needs. The last 20 years have witnessed dramatic changes in breeding techniques, the type of dog needed for clients, the kenneling environment and training techniques. Leader Dogs for the Blind has created a redesign of the kennel into a Canine De-

velopment Center--a critical component to meet current and future mission needs.

Just as Lions did 75 years ago, once again we will play a key role. Leader Dog needs our support to fund this project. Success depends on our commit-ted leadership and involvement, and yet, we must continue to promote Leader Dog’s mission and strengthen our community-based outreach and referral efforts.

Through our participation as Lions in Leader Dog’s campaign, we have the power to continue to make 6

a difference as we have for 75 years. It all begins with you.

Sincerely,

-Lion Bill Hansen, Past International Director

Lions Phase Chair, Campaign for Leader

If you have any questions about the campaign and/or how you can help, contact your District Leader Dogs Chairperson or MD1 State Chairperson PCC Paul Lindstorm, who is the Lions Campaign Coordinator or the Leader Dog Chair in your district. For more information about The Campaign for The Canine Development Center go to the website: www.leaderdog.org

Dear Lion Leaders:

I'm sharing a message sent to all district governors. I'm asking each district governor to charter at least one new club this year, so please work with your district leaders to help achieve this important goal. I'm also asking Lion leaders to encourage clubs to create a plan for success by using the new Blueprint for a Stronger Club and the Club Excellence Process (CEP). Let's work together to strengthen our districts!

Together in service,

Joe Preston

Your International President

Dear District Governor,

The year is underway, and I am confident that we will accomplish great things and leave a strong and lasting mark on our association. The most important step you can take right now is to charter a new club. Our re-search clearly shows that a majority of districts that charter at least one new club experience positive net growth for the year. New clubs are critical to expanding service and strengthening your district.

When you charter a club, you'll also earn special recognition in the Lions Pride Award program:

Every district governor that charters a new club will receive a one-of-a-kind Lions Pride pin and at least one paw.

Charter a club in your district and your photograph will be posted on the Lions Pride Award website to recognize your achievement!

Work with your DG team and GMT/GLT district coordinators to charter a new club today. Remember, charter-ing new clubs is the one area that allows you to personally control the growth inside your district.

You can also strengthen your district by encouraging clubs to develop a plan for club success. The new Blueprint for a Stronger Club and the Club Excellence Process (CEP) can get your clubs on track for suc-cess this year and beyond. Be sure to promote these great resources on your next club visit.

Ask One The response to Ask One has been overwhelming! Everywhere I go, Lions ask me about our new membership campaign. Ask One is a simple and effective way to energize a club's recruiting efforts.

On your club visits, remind Lions that membership growth is every member's responsibility and encourage them to Ask One today! -Lion Joe Preston, President, Lions Clubs International

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It is of Durand Lions members along with 3 Leader Dog puppies in training and their raisers.

Dear Lions,

On Sunday, a terrible tragedy occurred. A large earthquake struck the Yunnan Province of China. Authori-ties estimate that nearly 600 people have lost their lives from the Zhaotong earthquake, with an addi-tional 2,800 people injured across several counties. Even more people are missing. It is estimated that more than 25,500 homes were completely destroyed, with an even higher number of houses damaged.

Lions Clubs International Foundation (LCIF) immediately awarded a US$250,000 Major Catastrophe Grant with money from the disaster relief fund, allowing Lions in affected areas to immediately begin providing assistance. These funds will help meet immediate needs by providing food, water, medicine, blankets and other necessities as quickly as possible. The funds will also support long-term reconstruction and recov-ery.

With approximately 21,000 Lions members in China, many of our fellow Lions have been directly impact-ed by this disaster. We must help them as they provide relief and assistance to their affected communi-ties. I encourage you to consider making a donation to the Foundation for disaster relief. Donations to the disaster relief fund are Melvin Jones Fellowship eligible and can make a real difference in times of need.

Thank you for your support.

Sincerely,

Barry J. Palmer, Chairperson, Lions Clubs International Foundation

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Camp Lions for the blind and deaf youth camp Manitowa, Benton IL. on 8/1/14, Pictured with four campers from left to right is Lion Elmer Ragland, Lion Luanne Ragland and District Gover-nor of 1CN, Sandy Newsome.

Collinsville Lions Event! Collinsville Herald (Post Dispatch) Article and photo with Paul and Steve. Great recognition for a great project. As Clyde said, you can’t get a photo like this unless you put yourself out there with the Kart.

WELL DONE DISTRICT 1-A LIONS – YOU ARE PART OF THE ROYAL FAMILY OF VOLUN-TEERS!

The short tale below was written by a very funny and witty lady named Erma Bombeck who could make you laugh - make you cry but - always, al-ways - make you think! She was very much into volunteerism and what it should mean to each in-dividual and to society as a whole.

Found this “tale” buried on my computer and wanted to share with all you so you remember why you are a Lions and part of this very special Royal Family!

Being a Volunteer — A Noble Profession

by Erma Bombeck

I was a "thousand points of light" long before vol-unteerism lighted up the sky and had an official name. I had my lights short-circuited, burned at both ends and occasionally punched out. I hang in there because generally volunteerism is a dazzling galaxy of gems that streak across the sky and illu-minate the world when it falters and cannot find its way.

I was thinking the other day that Americans are in-trigued by royalty. Americans have never felt the need for a hierarchy who live in castles and get paid for waving and going to funerals, but - I would like to propose a royal family for this coun-try who would have no political power but would symbolize what we are all about and set the tone for our nation. . .the Royal Family of Volunteers!

You cannot be born to this royal family -You must earn your way through the ranks - Congress will not appropriate a salary for your efforts - You won't even have your own principality, especially if you volunteer your medical services to travel down the Amazon River on your vacation to tend to the needs of children in Brazil.

The perks of royalty, which usually add up to yachts, box seats, parades and state dinners, may translate to long hours, tired sandwiches, costs, 10

rejection, cold coffee, and screaming kids. Royalty as a rule is recognizable. The Royal Family of Vol-unteers are nameless, faceless and forgetta-ble. They are often taken for granted, and only a fraction of them are recognized for their talents.

So how do you know you're Royalty? Ah…..It's the crown jewels that give you away-that Sparkling Tiara of Smiles you have given –the Tears you have shared and –the Rich Legacy of Caring! Congratulations to all District 1-A Lions!!!

-Lion Judy Toft, PCST

The Marshall Lions Club celebrated their 70th anni-versary by giving away free popcorn on July 18th at the band concert. Lions have the popcorn wagon as one of their fundraisers at the fair, etc. Pictured here are Lion Howard Tingley, President; Lion David Garner and Lions Marilyn and Rex Norton.

GEORGETOWN LIONS CLUB

The annual Georgetown Fair held the first week in August is very busy for the Georgetown Lions Club. This is a city fair and compares with many county fairs around the State. Every year, the Georgetown Lions have an informational booth in one of the buildings where they offer brochures and explain what Lions provide for the community. They have a hearing aid and glasses collection box and this year, displayed a poster on the journey of a pair of donated glasses to the person who receives them. It’s a perfect opportunity to get the word out to the public and invite prospective members. Many club members are also very active in other areas of the fair. The club is responsible for getting

the personnel for the ticket gates for the week. Their annual raffle is their largest fundraiser and the success of that raffle is due to the support of the local merchants who contributed gift certifi-cates and merchandise for the drawing.

Club chair Lion Sid Guill and wife Mary head up the project. Yep, it’s sweet corn time in Central Illinois and the Mattoon Lions Club members are working hard at their annual fundraiser. It starts in the spring with Lion John Doty planting and tending the corn. He plants 2 crops to extend the season through August. The rest of the Lions pick the corn and set up their booth in town. The proceeds go to the Mattoon Community Food Center. One cus-tomer said it is the best sweet corn she has ever eaten….well, of course it is! It’s raised right here in District 1-E. Other activities in Mattoon included Lion Elmer Voudrie presenting a Lions donation to Tracy Peterson for the Life Span Center.

Kids attending Lions Camp Manitowa, Lake Benton, Illinois shown with parents Anthony & Gina Spears, grand parents and camp counselor. The East Cen-tral Walk for Sight committee also appreciates their participation in being leading the group of walkers that day.

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CHAMPAIGN CLUB :The week of July 30 was time to honor Champaign Lion members for their ser-vice. Years of Service pins were awarded to: Lion Omer Benn – 45 years; Lion Pat Bryan – 25 years; Lion Fonda Bowden – 20 years; and Lion Pedro Hel-ler – 10 years. A plaque of appreciation was given to Lion Karl Drake for 25 years as treasurer he was also presented with a Melvin Jones Fellow. This club has 11 Melvin Jones Fellows. Certificates of appreciation for the 2013-14 year were given to

Lion David Lin and Lion PDG Richard King.

100% attendance certificates were presented by Lion Charlie Osborne to: Lions Herb Bail, Omer Benn, Frank Duff, Fonda Bowden, Ted Gonsiorowski, Jay Hoflinger, Floyd Gordon, David Hunter, Paul Kunkel, PDG Richard King, David Lin, Sam McGrew, Ed Tichenor, Charlie Osborne and Weldon Garrelts. The Champaign Lions Club recently hosted a Pro-fessional Beepball game between the Chicago

Comets and the Indy Thunder on July 19 at the lo-cal Zhand Park. The teams played a doubleheader with the first game at 10 AM and the 2nd game about 1 PM. A video produced by the Champaign News Gazette at the following link: http://www.news-gazette.com/video/2014-07-19/beep-baseball.html MAHOMET CLUB

The Mahomet Lions Club takes advantage of the Sangamon River Music Festival held in their area by hosting a beer tent as their fundraiser. PDG Tom Harpst said it took a while to decide to have a beer tent but it’s been the best fundraiser their club has ever had. They will be selling beer (of course), Rib eye steak sandwiches, pork chop sandwiches, hot dogs, water soda pop and chips on Friday and Saturday afternoon/evenings on August 22 and 23. There will be big name bands there for your entertainment. VILLA GROVE CLUB In June, the club gave $600 to Camp Lions. They didn’t stop there. They gave $250 towards a scholarship for a senior from Villa Grove High School. They hosted an information booth at the Ag-Days event in Villa Grove where they chatted with attendees about what the club does for the community, the programs of the Illinois Lions Foundation and the latest news about International Lions. They passed out free bottles of water, can huggies and jar openers. Also had a free cooler set given away. President Tim Spannagel said people had trouble believing that all of this was free. On August 23, the club will be having a “Drive-by” pork chop dinner to raise money for the local food pantry and to purchase glasses for those in need. This is the first year they have tried a drive-through event. Hope it is very successful for them.

On Saturday, August 9th, the Joliet Noon Lions participated in a ‘Back to School’ program which was held at the Aunt Martha’s Health Center located on the former grounds of Silver Cross Hospital. Those coming to the event had previously scheduled an appointment for the time they were to be seen.

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screened 50 clients in which 7 were adults.

Lion John Knudson shows President Bruce Wright

how to use the ”Spot” eye screening machine.

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The morning team included Lions Isabell Camillo, John Knudson, Pat Kaveney, and her husband Al.

Sue Bea explains the test results to one of the young

clients explaining that his eye sight is good.

The screening unit was

able to test the eyes of

this 14 month old.

New Le-nox Lions Special Needs day held on Friday, Ju-ly 25, as part of the Proud American Days Fes-tival in New Le-nox. The Lions have been do-ing the Special Needs Day for 13 years now. Folks that assist are the Fire Fighters, Provence St. Joseph Hospital, the Park District, the carny folks, Mama Mia pizza, Li-

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ons from Frankfort, our CERT members and many other community volunteers.

Governor elects – Terry D’Souza, Mark Williams and Buzz Melton who missed International Con-vention in Toronto, Canada were installed as Dis-trict Governors during II Council Meeting held at Double Tree by Hilton in Bloomington.

MD1 Governors and Vice District Governors in Session in Bloomington.

Some State Committee Chairs and guests at the Council Meeting.

2017 Chicago International Convention Host Committee Chair PDG Bob Block showing a banner patch for 2017 convention donors.

Lions and Guests at the District 1A PDG Harry Bar-ber Memorial Golf Outing Luncheon gathering.

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Chicago Mexica Lions had 4 New Members – Lu-

cia Carnet, Sara Carnet, Leticia Franco and Cristina

Fuentes during their Annual Officers Installation

Day in August.

Chicago Philippine Lions celebrated their 40th Charter Nite and inducted 5 New Members. In Au-gust they had 8 New Members – Honofre Bautista, Susan Bautista, Corazon Benig, Vicente Benig, Maribeth Hilo, Roy Hilo, Elvie Ocampo and Melencia Tolledo. Below: 2-14-2015 Officers’

presentation during their 40th Charter Nite.

Beauty Pageants were crowned during the program

District 1A RC/ZC Orientation Session held in Au-gust at the Scottish Home Conducted by GLT Chair Lion Herb Zimmermann – far right.

Eldorado Lions Pancake and Sausage Breakfast on August 16, 2014

Shawneetown Lions continue to hold their monthly Fish Fry on the first Saturday of each month from 4p to 7p. Come join us!

The Lions were invited again this year to participate in the Wabash Area Development, Inc. (WADI)

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Open House in Shawneetown, August 14th, from

2p to 4p. The Lions club members enjoy sharing with the local and not so local residents what it is they have to offer the community. Fifteen information packets were handed out to attendees

letting them know Who We Are and What We Do. Just this week we purchased Back to School sup-plies again for the Gallatin County K-12 School. Those funds came from our last service project in July, the Street Rally Buffet Breakfast.

SHAWNEETOWN LIONS:

Who We Are and What We Do

The Lions Club is reaching out to the community in an effort to share with them what it is we do in and for our community. During this past year members have been asked, “So, what does the Lions Club do for our community?” We hope the following list will inform and enlighten you but we also hope it

will make you want to come join us in our service projects that are giving back to your community.

-Established on February 19, 1968 -Current officers: Wayne Short, President; Mike Baglio, Vice. Pres.; Cindy Decker, Secretary; Christy Short, Treasurer List of LIONS Club Service Projects:

-Flags for Third Graders -Semi-annual Rummage Sale-Spring & Fall/Pancake -Breakfast-Fall -A Ride with Pride held in April -A food booth during the annual Coal Days Carnival in June -A Street Rally Buffet Breakfast in July -Halloween Trunk-n-Treat on the Mall -Recycle for Sight (used eyeglasses collection) -Collection point for local food panty's -Lions of IL Foundation Hearing and Vision Screening Mobiles -Lions of IL Foundation Key Recycling Program -Where does the money go? Take a look...

-Scholarship to a qualifying Gallatin Co. graduating senior -Purchase of U.S. Flags and Pledge of Allegiance book-markers -Donated to Shawneetown Library for new books & computer upgrades -Donated towards Gallatin Co. K-12 School AngelTree Christmas project -Purchase of back to school supplies for Gallatin Co. School children -Camp Lions Adopt-A-Camper for blind/low vision & deaf/hoh youth The Lions club has been offering the community a monthly Fish Fry held on the first Saturday of the month for many, many years. This has enabled many patrons in the community and surrounding communities to enjoy a good meal and the ability to visit with friends and family which they might not otherwise see during the month. Give us a try, come join the LIONS. WE SERVE

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The Forest Kala Sampath Lions Club President Lion Randy Makela and Secretary Lion Anita D’Souza got married on August 31st at the Westin Resort, Itasca. PDG Austin and Governor Terry are the proud parents of Lion Anita.

LIONS TIT-BITS:

Chester Lions Club inducted new member Marti Clevenger into the club. Lion Larry McGuire was her sponsor. West Frankfort Lions Club accepted Jim Summers and Leigh Caldwell into the club. The club donated to the Frankfort consolidated High School's pro-gram that provides disadvantaged children with clothing, shoes and school supplies. Marion Lions Club provided eye exams and eye-glasses for two adults. Eldorado Lions Club purchased five pair of eye-glasses for needy people. The club donated to Pro-ject GAP so indigent school children will have food for the weekend.

New Athens Lions Club helped Camp Lions with

their swish list.

MD1 Sate Magazine Editor PDG Austin receiving his 35th level Progressive Melvin Jones Fellow recognition from Lions Clubs International Foundation Chairman IPP Barry Palmer on his birthday on August 8, 2014. Left to Austin is current International President Joe Preston.

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Carbondale Lions Club Immediate Past President presented Ken Ackerman with his past president's plaque.

Lions’ Annual Fishing Derby

The annual 1-J Fishing Derby at Shabbona State Park involves 16 Lions Clubs from three Districts — and all contribute something to the day in the country for this group of mentally- challenged individuals.

Waterman Lions’ giant canoe glides smoothly along. Malta Lions outfitted guests with

life jackets. Capt. PDG Lion Dave Stryker, rowing the canoe across the lake.

Back safely on terra firma . . . And on to the next activity!

Hinckley Lions Club brings a Petting Zoo for all to enjoy.

Kirkland Lions made popcorn for snacking!

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Sandwich Lion Larry and “The Lion” at the Fishing Derby.

Paw Paw Lions help guests to move from one part of the park to another.

Some happy fisher people!!!

Sycamore Lions served the mid-day hot dog meal and Waterman Lions cooked the evening pork chop meal.

Taking down tents at the end of the day was just one of the the many tasks that Waterman Lions performed during the day of the July Fishing Derby. Many Lions, working together, at the Annual Fishing Derby, got the job done.

DG Ed Kallbrier presents friendship banners to his Foundation Trustees.

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Foundation Trustee Rich Schrumpf , Lion Irving Gray and five Highland LEOs went to Camp Lion at Camp Manitowa near Sesser, IL on July 28, 2014 to serve ice cream to the campers. Lion Ken and Isabella Jackson of the Waterloo and Valmeyer Lions Clubs served cookies. The LEOs are Jake Zeller, Chris Korte, Kelsey Koller, Sarah DeVries, and Alexa Ruskus. The thirty six campers and staff chowed down on the cookies and either ice cream sundaes or ice cream floats. Four campers are from Highland.

Leos - Alexa Ruskus and Kelsey Koller

LEOs Chris Korte, Jake Zeller, Kelsey Koller, Alexa Ruskus, and Sarah DeVries

Lions Clubs working together in Washington County …

In the fall of 2013, the Hoyleton Lions Club helped to arrange a Leader Dog for an area young lady, who was attending school at SIU Carbondale. This beautiful lady had started to go blind at age 17. In five years she had completed lost her sight, but not her vision. Determined to be a teacher, she needed

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help to get a Braille display machine, which would help her take notes, type papers and other college functions. The problem was the cost, $3000. Jodi came back to PDG Ralph Michael from the Hoyleton Lions Club with her request for help. Lion Ralph shared the request with the Okawville Lions, and then PDG Ralph and then DG Mo Ritzel shared the request with the Nashville Lions, presided over then by Lion Carl Tebbe. All three Clubs contribut-ed to the cost of the Braille display machine and young Jodi Witthaus had her needed equipment. In this case, One County can make a difference. (One County of Lions).

Picture of 4 people are; IPDG Mo Ritzel of Okawville Lions, Jodi Witthaus, PDG Ralph Michael of oyleton Lions and Immediate-Past President Carl Tebbe of Nashville Lions.

Newly chartered Orangeville Lions Club in 1-D held their first fundraiser, a Wiffle Ball Tournament and

(“Great Sox” team win 1st Annual Wiffle Ball Tour-ney L-R Front: Katlyn Purdue, Ashley Palmer. 2nd Row: Hunter Asche, Bruce Stewart (Cpt), Nick Rice, Zack Ackerman)

Silent Auction, on August 2nd. There were 6 teams that participated: 2 teams from Kreider Services in Dixon, IL (Kreider Kougars and Hill Top Titans), 2 teams from the Orangeville Lions (The Awesomes aka Peska's Pride plus the Spider-Mites) and the best 2 teams that had Orangeville Lions as Captains but were made up mainly of community members won. The “Great Sox” received 1st place and “NOT The Cubs” received 2nd place. 1VDG Gary Meyers served as official score keeper. Some of the players/teams were penalized because they didn't follow all the rules and had to do spe-cial things like bat while laying down, bat one handed or bat while kneeling. Almost $1,300 profit was raised for community needs. “Thank you to all who came out and helped support us but most of all had FUN”, noted Orangeville Lions President Barb Stewart. “NOT The Cubs” team take 2nd place. L-R Front: Melinda Borgmann, Buddy Cahoon. 2nd Row:

Clarence Novak, Dayton Bollon, Andy Alber, Don Stewart (Cpt.) Below – Rumor has it that not all days are great for

CC. Guy laying on ground is rumored to be CC/IPDG

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Fred Peska (no RUN this trip or is it other team’s player is SAFE), OUCH!! But CC Fred had FUN.

Kids Receive Supplies at Back-to-School Celebra-tion: FREEPORT — The annual Back-to-School Cel-ebration at the “Boys & Girls Club of Freeport” hosted by Ald. Ronnie Bush provided hundreds of local students with backpacks and school supplies on Saturday, August 16th. Alderman Bush was very

thankful for the Freeport Lions Club financial and personal support at this event for kids.Freeport Lions Club President Rich Montgomery (back) Thanks Lions Darla VanBuskirk, Terry Anderson, Rebecca Shriver, Pat Davis and his grandson, Fisher for all the great help.

Jill Slown takes one of the free backpacks filled with school supplies from Freeport Lion Terry An-derson at the Back-to-School Celebration at the Boys & Girls Club on Saturday, Aug. 16, 2014, in Freeport.

Guadelupe Barajas receives a free backpack filled with school supplies from Freeport Lions President Rich Montgomery.

Lions All,

Whether you are a District Governor, Vice District Governor, GLT Coordinator, MD1 Forum Commit-tee Member, Cabinet Secretary, Newsletter Editor, Web Master, ID, or PID your assistance is needed to promote the upcoming MD1 Lions Leadership Forum slated for November 8th at the Parke Re-gency in Bloomington, Normal. Attached please find a letter to be sent to all Club Presidents in your districts along with a MD1 Fo-rum Registration form, and information about the ad book options. Please assist by getting this in-formation out to the Lions. As Lion leaders, it is hoped that you will lead by example and attend the Forum, encourage other Lions to attend, and sup-port the Forum by purchasing an ad. Please share this information with your Zone and Region Chairs. Thanks in advance for your support and assistance. In service,

-Lion Jama Wahl, MD1 GLT Coordinator MD1 Forum

Lions District 1-D Governor Jim Kloepping of Chana inducted new Lions Tom Goral into the Stillman

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Valley Lions during their corn boil picnic. Pictured L to R are DG Jim Kloepping, Tom Goral and his sponsor Curt Freeberg.

The Stillman Valley Lions hosted their annual corn boil at Butch Farbo's picnic area. Invited guests included Lions District and Zone officers and mem-bers of the Monroe Center Lions. There were about 45 members and guests in attendance to enjoy the food and a non-working outing for the dignitaries. The club's September meeting will feature Meridi-an Schools Superintendent P.J. Caposey and High School Principal Leslie Showers who will be pre-senting information and answering questions about the schools. That meeting will be September 8 at the Cardinal Café. The meeting will start at 7:15 with a time for supper before that. The public is invited to the meeting and the club is hoping for a full house.

Lions District 1-D Governor Jim Kloepping of Chana inducted new Lions Tom Goral into the Stillman Valley Lions during their corn boil picnic. Pictured L to R are DG Jim Kloepping, Tom Goral and his spon-sor Curt Freeberg.

The Stillman Valley Lions

recently performed

their Road Pickup west

of Stillman. One thing they found but did not

throw away was the Adopt-a-Road sign that had been knocked down and covered with grass. Pic-tured L to R are John Swanson, John Dotzel and Norma Swanson. Not pictured were Curt Freeberg and Bruce Roe.

Hardscrabble Lions Club partner with Vactor Mfg. and Kroger Food. The Hardscrabble Lions Club re-cently partnered with Vactor Manufacturing, Inc and Kroger, all of Streator, in a Lions eyeglass col-lection project. The Lion's eyeglass and hearing ides collection container (formerly a USPS collection ox) has been rejuvenated through the efforts of actor, Mfg. Lion Jim Olmsted, project chairperson, stated that "the container was constructed in 1927 and was in dire need of maintenance and fresh paint. It has been painted a bright yellow so that people will not confuse the container with any USPS collection boxes". Kroger Foods has allowed the Lions to prominently place the receptacle in front of the Streator store for the community to conveniently place used glasses and hearing aides. All glasses and hearing aides are sent to the Lions off Illinois Foundation (a not-for-profit foundation), where they are sorted and then redistributed to many third world countries to be utilized by persons needing glasses. Metal frames are melted down with monies generated from the frames being utilized for the eye and hearing project throughout Illinois. For further question you may contact Ni-cole Irving, the current Hardscrabble Lions President or any Lions member.

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R.I.P.

Frank Leo William Cramer, 71, of Pontoon Beach, IL, died at 1:30 p.m. Sun. Aug. 24, 2014 at Collinsville Nursing & Rehab in Collinsville, IL. He was born Nov. 8, 1942 in East St. Louis, IL to the late Francis Monroe & Mildred Ann (Kasprsyk) Cramer.

Frank graduated from St. Cyril & Methodius Grade School in East St. Louis, IL and from Assumption High School in 1960 in East St. Louis. He served in the U.S. Air Force from March 10, 1964 to Dec. 22, 1967. He went on to graduate from SIU-Edwardsville in 19698 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration. Lion Frank Cramer was a 30 plus year member of the Lions Club of Pontoon Beach and served District 1-G as District Governor from July 1990 to June 1991. He was the first of his District Governors (12 Gover-nors in all) to be awarded the “100% District Gov-ernor Award”. He was awarded a Melvin Jones Fel-low by the Lions of Pontoon Beach. He was also awarded the Distinguished Service Award by the Lions of Illinois Foundation. He has been awarded the “100% Pontoon Beach Lions Award” many times and also the Perfect Attendance award many times. He was the proud father of Carolyn M. Cramer of Maryville, IL and grandfather of Brad Hopke. He is also survived by a brother, Bill (Linda) Cramer of Belleville, IL and a sister, Barbara Cramer of Maryville. -----------------------------------------------------------------

Genoa Lions Grill Pork Chops for Pioneer Day on August 24

The Genoa Lions grilled pork chops, hot dogs, and bratwurst for this year’s Pioneer Day sponsored by Kishwaukee Valley Heritage Society. The day-long event was held at the Museum on Park Street in Genoa to take advantage of the Museum, and of

course the caboose along rte. 72. Rumor has it that there was a train robbery and some gun-play and even an address from Abraham Lincoln and his wife

Mary..The kids enjoyed the stage coach ride, bean bag making station and mined for gold (pyrite). The Lions served lunch from 11 to 3 and nobody left hungry. Twenty lions pitched in to make this beau-tiful day a rousing success. Special thanks to Lions

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Wilkinson and Helland for chairing this event this year.*

Dear Lion,

Lions Clubs International will celebrate 100 years of service in 2017! I'm inviting you to be part of this special moment in our history by supporting a new global service initiative to celebrate our Centennial.

The Centennial Service Challenge encourages Lions around the world to serve 100 million people by December 2017. Every club can play a part in

reaching our goal. Here's how you can join the Centennial Service Challenge:

Host service projects throughout the year that impact Youth, Vision, Hunger or the Environment.

Report your service activities through the Service Activity Report on MyLCI. Earn a Centennial Banner Patch with a progressive gemstone design for each year your

club participates.

As Lions, we know that a single act of service can change a life. But when 1.35 million members come together to serve, we can change the world.

Learn more about the Centennial Service Challenge, and share it with your club today. Then start planning your next service project to help us meet our goal of serving 100 million people. There's never been a better time to serve than now!

Together in service,

Joe Preston

Your International President

The Stillman Valley Lions sponsored the Lions of Illinois foundation's hearing bus at the Ogle County Fair held in August 2014. Thirty Five fair goers vol-unteered to be tested. Nine of those were found to have hearing loss. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention up to 75% of farmers suffer from hear-ing loss, perhaps second only to miners for noise- (Pictured: (L-R) Stillman Valley Lions Curt Freeberg and Tom Goral with the Lions of Illinois hearing Bus at the Ogle County Fair.)

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induced hearing loss. Farmers are exposed to many sources of noise and the effects are cumula-tive. Noise-induced hearing loss over time is par-ticularly devastating because it is irreversible, and hearing aids and surgery don't help. Sound levels of 90 decibels for 8 hours or 115 dB for 15 minutes can cause hearing loss. Examples of sources that can reach those sound levels are tractors, grain dryers, combines, chainsaws, pig squeals, grain grinding and garden tractors. This information was in the Dec. 2013 Farm Journal. Get a free hearing check the next time the Lions Hearing Bus visits your town.

Compared to the Lions in multiple districts to the

north, south, east, and west of Illinois, the Lions of Illinois were missing a leadership development piece. MD1 was missing the opportunity for up and coming Lion leaders to attend a Regional Lions Leadership Institute (RLLI). To answer this need, MD1 held its first RLLI on August 22-24 at the Dou-ble Tree Hotel and Conference Center in Blooming-ton, Illinois. Thirty-one Lions from all over the state converged to focus on developing leadership skills that will enhance club and district activities and community service. Participants were recom-mended to attend by their District Governor Team. There was no cost to the attendees due to the for thought and planning of the 2013-14 and 2014-15 Council of Governors as well as a grant received from Lions Clubs International.

Attendees included:

1BK: Jeffrey Bathe (Hudson), Scott Bicket (Prince-ton), Lewis Bodamer (Princeton), Rick Goeking (Ot-tawa), Ruth Harshbarger (Normal), Pamela Kultsar (Normal), and Shelia Perkins (Gardner)

1CN: Mark Bryant (Collinsville Evening), Lyndal Da-vis (Waterloo), Deb Greaney (Waterloo), Elmer Ragland (Waterloo), Steven and Beverley Schaffer (Swansea-Belleville), Suzanne Sweet (Waterloo)

1CS: Derek Eurales (Mounds)

1D: Maria Meyers (Lena), Barb Steward (Orange-ville), Diane Tepper (Cedarville),

Lynnell Beyer (Elizabeth)

1E: Lori Bennett (Paris), Maurice “Moe” Wimbley (Casey)

1F: Susan Hastings (Winthrop Harbor), Kathleen Marusich (Vernon Hills), Scott Smith (Neil Virtual), Michael Vlies (Neil Virtual)

1G: Patricia Boldt (Chapin), Kathy Dieker (Quincy), Jerry Eiffert (Carlinville)

1J: Holly Hubert (Hinckley), Jim Kiser (Darien), Donna Sorensen (Sun City Huntley)

The instructor team was comprised of PID Bud and MD1 GLT Coordinator Jama Wahl as well as Council Chair Fred and Lion Sharon Peska. Topics included: Personal Mission Statement, Lion Fundamentals, Public Speaking, Working in Teams, Motivating Club Members, Local Issues and Opportunities, and Setting and Reaching Goals.

-Lion Jama Wahl, MD1 GLT Chairperson

The Genoa Lions will be hosting their 6th Annual Ok-toberfest at the Genoa Veteran's Home on Washington Street. The date of the party is September 13 and will have live music from 3 pm until 10 pm. 16 ounce Miller Lite from the tap is only $3 and Sam Adams Oktoberfest is only $4 Food from the Corner Grille and the G-K Sports Boosters will be available and 3 local bands will be performing. A hard rocking Genoa Band called Bedside Alibi will per-form from 3-5 pm A 7 person band consisting of 6 lawyers and one profes-sional musician called DisBard will perform their classic rock from 5:30 until 7:30.

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The final band hails from DeKalb and their unique rock sound emanates from 3 men called the Mondo Tones, who will play from 8-10 pm.

The first 200 folks that pay the $5 cover charge will re-ceive a free Oktoberfest T-Shirt made by SOAS Apparel of DeKalb or a green bavarian hat courtesy of County Financial & Dean Miller & Dave Gingerich of Genoa,

while supplies last of each. The main stage is sponsored by Alan Browne Chevrolet and N.B. & T. Bank of Genoa, Come on out and support the many community projects and scholarships provided by the Genoa Lions through-out the year.

-Rene' A. Van Der Heyden, Genoa Lions Secretary and Oktoberfest Co-Chairman

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