The

Oklahoma

Lion

February 2018 405-947-6540 Oklahoma Lion online: www.oklahomalions.org

Oklahoma Lions Public Relations Video

During my time with the Service Foundation, I enjoyed visiting many clubs. One of the things I often heard was

how great it would be if we had more publicity for what we do as Lions. To that end, we applied for, and received,

a Centennial grant to enable us to create a video to be used for publicity, recruiting, fundraising, etc. You

asked for it. You got it.

However, one of the caveats of receiving this $7,500 grant from LCI is that we need to match at least 20% of

that amount ($1,500) to utilize the funds. After mentioning this at the last few council meetings, at club visits, and

in the OK Lion, we received only $250 to date. $250 total in seven months.

We need your help! We are not even close. You requested more publicity; please help support the effort. This video will focus on our state

projects as well as how clubs affect their local communities. The video will be approximately 15 minutes long, and a DVD copy will be pro-

vided to every club. The DVD will also contain some PSAs of varying lengths to be used in local media as you deem appropriate. We will

also include a media packet to help you in your efforts to promote your club and your events.

Even better yet, let’s raise $5,000 to allow for a more polished and professional media piece. Obviously, we will work with what we get.

Regardless of the final amount, we cannot continue without your support. Please consider supporting this effort, either individually or

through your club (or both). Make your checks payable to Oklahoma Lions, and designate them for the Video Fund. Mail to: 4123 NW

10th St., Oklahoma City, OK 73107

Thanks for your help! We Serve!

Troy Jenkins, Multiple District GMT

Oklahoma Lions KidSight USA

A quick update on our screening program in public schools. The state of Oklahoma passed a law in 2006 that each year children in

the 1st, 3rd, and Kindergarten must have their eyes screened for risk factors. It was the state Health Department’s job to make the

rules on how to do this. At that time, our current screening cameras were not available, so the rules were made using the various chart

system screenings. For over the past year, we have been trying to get the rules changed to allow the current camera systems to be used.

The state health department has approved our camera screening system to be acceptable for kindergarten children. I am now in the

process of writing the screening criteria for the state health department so that it may be published in their rules. Please note that this

only includes kindergarten. We will have to develop more data comparison of the camera system and chart system for the 1st and 2nd

grades to then go back to the state health department and ask to include first and second grade students. So, the door is cracked, and we

are walking thru it. I must submit our procedures by March 9 and we should know soon

after. I do have a plan for developing the requested data on 1 & 2 grades that I hope to share

with you next month……but our state secretary has threatened me with his scissors about

space restraint. If you would like more info, please feel free to contact me..Tom Cummings

tomc1114@suddenlink.net 918-399-9771

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District 3-E

Governor

Gene Redford (C) 918-346-0444

lionredbird@yahoo.com

2017-2018

IT’S GREAT TO BE A LION

Don’t forget to register for our first district 3-

E convention on February 16 and 17. This

will be a great opportunity to visit the new

Stoney Creek Hotel and Convention Center

that just opened in Broken Arrow OK.

Our registration forms are made and available

at this time, so be sure to get yours filled and

sent in. We have a great program lined up so

you will not want to wait until the last minute.

Don’t forget to support the state projects

listed below, they need the support of all the

Lions in Oklahoma

Meadows of Hope had their annual Christ-

mas Party in Perkins OK on December 9.

Lots of Lions and guest were there with lots

of fun and food. You sure missed out if you

were not there.

Oklahoma Lions Service Foundation; don’t

forget to support this project. Marine and her

staff have been busy in trying to get the funds

raised so she can get matching funds from a

grant.

Eugene Briggs Scholarship; this is a great

opportunity for a young high school student

from our district to apply for a scholarship.

Don’t wait until the deadline to apply for this

scholarship.

Oklahoma Eye Bank is building a special

room for some new equipment for eye trans-

plants. They have shown a video of this

equipment and it is very interesting to watch.

Centennial Chairperson; I hope you all had

a wonderful holiday season and the new year

finds you and your clubs ready to wind up

this 100th year celebration with great

achievements. Yes, the Centennial Service

Challenge is still going on and there are sev-

eral clubs that have already completed three

of the four areas of need to qualify for this

fourth-year service banner patch. If your club

is not aware or hasn't participated, it is not too

late. Go to lionsclubs.org and click on mem-

ber center to find out more.

There is a banner that is available to any club

that might want to use it in conjunction with a

fundraiser or project. There are two of them

and I can UPS them to you at no cost. They

are a good way to help get out the message.

I check to see if International shows for your

club that have (or have not) reported Centen-

nial Service Challenges this Lion

year. Check to see if your records are up to

date.

This is the last year to qualify for a club ban-

ner patch and I would like to see every club

have at least one gem stone on their banner.

We all serve---let's report the service.

PDG Mike Fritz

3-E District Centennial Chairman

dgmfritz201516@gmail.com Bartlesville Tuxedo Lions; Tuxedo Lions

Club inducted 1 new member in October.

Welcome Lion Lynn! Membership remains

at approximately 20 members.

In October Tuxedo Lions Club co-hosted a

loaded baked potato lunch fundraiser with

Green Country Lions Club. We purchased

and installed new curtains and rods in our

community center building to enhance the

interior decor. We reviewed and updated our

community center building rental agreement.

Lion Wayne attended the Cabinet Meeting &

Officer Training session in Henryetta, and

received a Centennial Service Challenge

Award for the club. Lion Wayne participated

on a team consisting of members from the

local Bartlesville area Lions Clubs (Dewey,

Downtown, Green Country, Limestone, Tux-

edo) to plan the Cowboy Cadillac drawing,

and to promote local ticket sales.

In November Tuxedo Lions Club participated

in the Veteran’s Day parade, and helped host

the Cowboy Cadillac drawing held at Patriot

GMC Hyundai in Bartlesville. Our club had

16 members selling 319 tickets! We began

selling Christmas trees (as our largest fund-

raiser) on Friday, November 24.

In December Tuxedo Lions Club completed

the Christmas Tree Sales fundraiser, selling

all 225 trees! We celebrated the Christmas

holiday with a delicious pot-luck supper, and

were entertained by the Bartlesville Blend

choir singing us Christmas songs, we played

BINGO with ornament prizes, and brought

children’s toys to donate to Salvation Army.

We also rang Bells for the Salvation Army.

The Tuxedo Lions Club members continue to

mow and maintain the Tuxedo Park and club-

house as a community service, and volunteer

for various community projects such as Pack

the Backpacks, Salvation Army, and others.

Dewey Lions; Hoisted zone A meeting on

January 25 at the Washington County Adult

Center in Dewey OK. Program included top-

ics on the Briggs Scholarship by Lion Louis

Davis; Kids Sight by 2nd VDG Joe Shveima

and Centennial Projects by PDG Mike Fritz.

DG Gene Redford shared information on the

upcoming 3-E district convention in Broken

Arrow OK.

Holdenville Lions; The Holdenville Lions

Club had a fun December 2017. We hosted

our annual Potato Bar fundraiser on Dec. 5th

(see picture). This fundraiser gives us the

ability to grant scholarships to a couple of our

local High School seniors, help the Toys for

Tots campaign and make donations to the Eye

Bank and Meadows of Hope. Then on Dec.

12th we participated in our local Christmas

parade. We have also welcomed two new

members recently: Mike Crawley and Mark

Hammond. We meet for breakfast at 7:00am

every 1st and 3rd Tuesday upstairs in the 1st

United Bank in Holdenville. Please come

visit us if you're in town then.

Pictured in the photo are (l-r):

Jack Sherry, Austin Epps (Sec.), Jack Bush

(Pres.), Leon Barrett (Tail Twister), Larry

Miller, Jerrie Lindsey (Treas.), and Ray Rob-

erts. Not pictured was Willie Mussler (Vice

Pres.)

Idabel Lions; Idabel Lions Don Shaw, Emily

Herron and Ken Farley (all in vests), who are

also all members of McCurtain County Bar

Association, presented donations from the

Bar Association to local charities totaling

$2,500.00. These Lion lawyers made the

presentation to the two recipients pictured at a

Lions Club meeting."

The cutline to the second photo is as follows:

"Idabel Lion President Steve Dollarhide pre-

sents the Decem-

ber Student of the

Month Award to

McHaley Lewis,

an Idabel High

School Senior.

Also pictured is

Evorn Jones, Idabel High counselor and wife

of Lion Irvin Jones."

Idabel High School Jazz Band and Idabel

High School Pop Time Singers perform

Christmas music for Idabel Lions Club and

other restaurant

patrons during

a December

meeting. "

Poteau Evening

Lions; Poteau Eve-

ning Lions Club presented the Poteau High

School band with a $940 check at the bands

annual Christmas concert. This group works so hard during football

games making cotton candy and funnel cakes

and then they make donations to various

groups with the proceeds.

Over the years they have donated

about$14,000 to the band.

Pictured is Nina Bo-

wen from Poteau

Evening Lions Club

presenting Samantha

Kiger, PHS Band

Booster President the

$940 check.

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2017-2018 District 3-NW

Governor

Debbie Woodruff

(C) 580-491-1118

debtown1@yahoo.com

It’s Convention Time!

I am so excited for our Mid-Winter District

Convention on February 23-24!! It will be

held in Ponca City! On Friday I have a Ser-

vice Project scheduled at 3:00pm at NERA

(Food Bank) at the corner of South 1st and

Central. We will be helping them restock

their shelves for the following Monday. They

will give us a tour of their facility first and

tell us of all that they do in our community.

As some of you may know, the building they

are in is the one Terry and I owned when we

had our store. When I retired, we sold the

building and they have totally redone the

inside so I am really anxious to see how it all

turned out!!! We should only be there a little

over an hour. Our International Director,

Ardie Klemish and her husband Ken will be

participating with us!

Our evening begins at 7:00pm at the Marland

Grand Home on East Grand. We will be able

to tour the home, upstairs and down. The

Ponca City Noon’s own Ms. Kay Anthony

Rice will be playing piano for us with period

music!!! And you will also be greeted by EW

Marland and Virginia!! They will be with us

for the evening. We will have a light meal so

you won’t go hungry!

The Convention will then be on Saturday and

you can expect some great information on our

district and we promise to feed you well and

entertain you!! We will be voting on our

new district Constitution and By Laws and

annual district elections. By the way…..we

are looking for a 2nd Vice District Governor

to be nominated and voted on too so if you

know of anyone who would be a great leader

for our district (maybe even yourself), please

let me or Vice District Governor Mary Koch

know.

This is our first convention for our new dis-

trict and we want it to be a great one! There

are many new clubs in our district and this is

a great way for us to get to know each other.

So, get your registration turned in ASAP! I

need them no later than February 15th to get

our food ordered.

I shared a video on our Facebook Page that

LCI has announced that we have served over

2 million people since July! Wow! How

amazing is that? The key to this is that clubs

are reporting their service projects! They

have asked us Governors to really encourage

clubs to do so. You would be amazed how

many do projects and it doesn’t get reported.

I think this number has gone up because of

YOU! Not only in having your clubs do ser-

vice projects but being responsible to report

it. Thank you!!

Speaking of Facebook…….have you gone

and “liked” our page? If you type in Okla-

homa District 3NW Lions Clubs our page

will pop up…..hit “like” and follow what is

going on in our district. Everyone is encour-

aged to do so!

I would like to congratulate Bryan Larison,

Executive Director for Lions Meadows of

Hope for receiving the Community Service

Award from the Perkins Chamber of Com-

merce! Way to go Bryan!

I want to take a moment and ask you to con-

sider something. For those of you who get

the Oklahoma Lion Newsletter in the mail,

would you be willing to receive it by email

only? When you receive the letter by email,

not only is it in color but there is more infor-

mation than the hard copy that gets mailed.

This will help the State Office save money

too on printing and postage. Please contact

Marvin Ainsworth at the State Office and let

him know that you would like to do this. You

can reach him at (405)947-6540 or email

him at md3sec@coxinet.net. Thank you for

your consideration in doing this and helping

our organization to save money!!!

I look forward to seeing you all at the con-

vention!!

Club News

Covington

Had their annual Christmas Festival, gave

away 15 turkeys and $300 in cash to kids.

Donated $100 to Special Olympics and

hosted the annual pancake supper on January

30th at the Covington-Douglas School.

Watonga

Hosted their annual Brisket Fee/Cake Auction

Fund Raiser on January 25th. Proceeds went

to the Watonga Community Theater. The

theater recently had funds embezzled from

their organization and it was devastating to

their modest budget. The remainder went to

scholarships for 6 High School Seniors.

Kingfisher

Presented a check for $251 to Coach Reese

and Coach Wood for the Wheatbelt Tourna-

ment.

Guthrie

They are getting finishing up their Fruit Sale

Project and getting ready for their Chili Feed.

They have two seniors from Guthrie High

School for lunch and honored them as Stu-

dents of the Month. Presented a check to the

Logan County Sports Museum for helping on

installation of a new floor for their building.

Lomega

Holding a Cash Raffle Fundraiser and hold-

ing a Lomega Lions Club Ladies Night, cele-

brating students of the semester.

Cushing

Lions Sue Medlock, Jim Pickard and Tom

Cummings went to the Cushing Lower Ele-

mentary School and screened 256 children.

They also went to Lisa’s Daycare & Learning

Center at the Presbyterian Church and

screened 25 children. Collected sheets for

Cushing Secure Haven which is a new Home-

less Shelter built in Cushing. They also col-

lected canned foods for Love, Inc. and col-

lected board games for the Meadows of

Hope. They also emptied out the eyeglass

collection box.

North Enid

Did Glucose Testing at the 2018 KNID Agrif-

est. Members worked the gate at the Wheat

Capital Basketball Tournament. They had a

Quilt Raffle on a King Size Quilt donated by

Phyllis Thompson of Halton, Texas. They

raised over $400 for their Sight Committee.

In December they rang the bell with the Sal-

vation Army and in

January did their

Enchilada Project 4.

Kim Coleman was

presented the Rookie

of the Year Award!

Ed Emerson re-

ceived a Melvin

Jones Fellow-

ship!

Ponca City Noon

Collected to date

919 Eyeglasses

and 94 Cell

Phones. They wel-

comed a new

member, Nancy

Rathbun.

Fairview

Held a Pancake Supper at the Concession at

the Fairview vs. Okeene Basketball Game.

This money will go to scholarships.

Dates to Remember

3 NW District Convention February 23-24

Welcome New Members

Carney – Alicia O’Donnell

Fairview – Jerry Ewbanks – Sponsor – Linda

Knak

Guymon – H. Wayne Jones – Sponsor –

Charles Michael, Jr.

Okarche – Ronald Kramer – Sponsor –

Gregory Schroeder

Ponca City After Five – Michael Jarvis –

Sponsor – Jerry Rogers

Ponca City Noon – Nancy Rathbun – Spon-

sor – Homer Nicholson

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2017-2018 District 3-SW Governor

JP Williams (C) 580-284-1085 jwilli1119@aol.com

From the Governor,

With the District Convention coming up March 2nd 3rd it means that it is time for elections again. Please consider serving outside of your club. It is rewarding to be part of the bigger picture. I understand most of us love supporting and doing for our local community but we also need to be thinking about our State. We have many great state level service projects that need board members to function properly. So, if you have a passion for one of the state level service projects please think about serving on one of the boards. We fill these board positions every year at the convention during elections.

Look forward to seeing all of you at the con-

vention

District Governor 3-SW

John “JP” Williams

Mark your Calendar,

OKC Downtown Valentines Party Feb 2nd

District 3E Convention Feb 16-17

District 3 NW Convention Feb 23-24

District 3 SW Convention March 2-3 Regis-

tration form on the next page.

Club Activities,

Ada Lions prepared and served meals to the

needy also helped serve at the monthly wid-

ows meal

Altus Lions Bought glasses for 15 individu-

als

Atoka Lions Helped pay an individuals

health care expenses

Harrah lions Club collected 500 pairs of

glasses and donated them

Marlow Lions Continue to recognize student

of the week and purchase glasses

Mustang Lions cleaned up local area

OKC Capitol Hill Lions Gave out 24 food

baskets over Christmas

Shawnee Lions Club helped with disaster

planning for the community.

They stocked shelf's at community market

food distribution center and preformed 220

eye screening with kids’ sight first program.

Wewoka Lions club has donated a large

Bingo set to the Chamber of Commerce to

enable them to raise funds by having bingo

nights. We gave 500 dollars at the meadows

of hope Christmas dinner,200 dollars for the

Sheriff`s kids Christmas program, 400 dol-

lars to the Wewoka senior citizens center, and

we authorized the purchase of glasses for a 7

yr. old child from Holdenville and a senior

citizen from Seminole. We also donated 300

dollars toward the Wewoka Christmas dinner

and many of the club worked at the dinner,

planning, serving or delivering meals to the

community.

100 in 100 Challenge New Members

Welcome New Members

Leonard M Finney ADA Lions Club Spon-

sor Diana Drummond

Gerald W Mcalister ADA Lions Club

Sponsor Garmon Smith

Stuart M Sandidge El Reno Lions Club

Brandon T Ammerman Hobart Lions Club

Sponsor Strider Estep

Cynthia A Robbins Lindsay Lions Club

Lauren Albright Madill Lions Club Spon-

sor Tara Orr

Lindsey Belie Madill Lions Club Sponsor

Kyle Kennedy

William Bain Madill Lions Club Sponsor

Rick Lane

Janae Fridelle Madill Lions Club Sponsor

Tara Orr

Amanda Rushing Madill Lions Club Spon-

sor Tara Orr

Tiffany Stewart Madill Lions Club Spon-

sor Mark Codner

Jacquline Watson Madill Lions Club Spon-

sor Tara Orr

Sheril R Ford Wanette Lions Club Sponsor

James Jordan

Oklahoma Lion Pin Traders Hard at Work

If you would like to join in on the fascinat-

ing and fun world of pin trading Call Scott

Corson, President at 580-749-5142.

It’s Convention time! Show your pride in your District

by attending one or all of the District Conventions.

District 3SW Mid-Winter Convention

March 2nd and 3rd, 2018

Lodging Chickasaw Retreat & Conference Center 4205 Goddard Youth Camp Road

Sulphur, OK 73086 $99.00 +tax a night call 1-855-899-8260 mention group code Lions18

Join the Lions of Southwest Oklahoma and Special Guest ID Nick Xinopoulos

CONVENTION REGISTRATION

Early Registration (Postmarked by February 15, 2018) ____Lions @ 10.00 $_________

Spouse/Guest @ 10.00 ­­$_________

Registration (Postmarked after February 16, 3018) _____Lions @ 20.00 $__________

Spouse/Guest@20.00 $__________

Leos/ Speech contestants and peace poster winner free but must pay for meals

Friday Evening: Pizza Party @630PM ______@ 10.00 $ _______________

Saturday Morning Breakfast Buffett 6:00-8:00AM ______@ 15.00 $_______________

Saturday Awards Lunch 12:30-2:00PM

Oven Roasted Chicken/ Swedish Meatballs Buffett _____@ 21.00 $ _______________

Saturday Evening 6:00pm

Award Winning Spring Meatloaf /Braised Chicken with Honey Mustard Buffett

______@ 26.00 $_______________

Total $ __________________________

Lions/Leos name __________________________________________________________

Club name________________________________________________________________

Guest Name_______________________________________________________________

Phone #___________________________________________________________________

If you have special dietary restrictions please indicate so we may accommodate. __________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________

Mail registration (with check payable to District 3SW) to: Cab/Sec: Lion Marge Williams, 4717 NW Cheryl Blvd, Lawton, OK 73505

If you have questions: DG JP Williams, 1-580 284-1085 Message # Cab/Sec Marge, 1 580 355-5920

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Website addresswww.oklahomalions.org

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Calendar Mid-Winter District Conventions:

3-E February 16-17, 2018

Stoney Creek Hotel & Convention Center

200 W Albany, Broken Arrow 800-659-2220

3-NW February 24, 2018 First Presbyte-

rian Church & Comfort Inn & Suites, Ponca City

580-765-2322

3-SW March 2-3, 2018 Chickasaw Re-treat & Conference Center 4205 Goddard Youth Camp Road Sulphur, OK 73086 1-855-899-8260

MD3 State Convention

May 4 & 5, 2018 Wyndham Hotel,

2945 NW Expressway, Oklahoma City, OK

73112 405-848-4811

2018

May 4-5, 2018-State Convention

and Council Meeting

June 9, 2018-Council Meeting

Sept 20-22, 2018 Forum, Colum-

bus ,OH

2019

January 17, 18, & 19 Pin Traders

Lake Murray Lodge

Lions State Office News and Notes