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Lions Clubs International
Newsletter Web-site http://galions.org/18b/ Jerry J. Kaiser, District Governor E-mail: [email protected] |
Welby L. Stayton, Cabinet Secretary E-mail:
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October 15, 2002
Families are the Heart of Lionism!
Governor‘s Comments...
M U L E S:
MANAGEMENT UTILIZING LEADERSHIP EXCELLENCE’S
A mule named “Jim” was being driven by his owner. When every one got on the wagon, the driver yelled, “Giddyup, Jim, Giddyup Sam, Giddyup Molly, Giddyup Dinah.” As the wagon started to move one of the passengers said: “When Jim is the only one there, why did you call all those other names?” The owner replied “If Jim knew he was the only one pulling this wagon, he’d never budge an inch.” As lions we certainly know how Jim feels. No person, no committee, no zone or region chair, no District Governor can fulfill our mission to help those in need alone! It takes a “UNITED” effort by all the Lions in the District.
Like “Jim”, each of us needs to know that we are not pulling the wagon of our District alone. Each lion, each committee chair, each club, each zone & region chair will have to share a part of the load. No single lion or club can carry this load alone, but “uniting” together we can accomplish great things and move our district forward. We need each other, and we need to know that Lillian, Anne, Rommie, Marjorie, Lew, Evelyn, James, Chris, Danny, Larry and Stan are united with us. It takes teamwork!!
What would happen if our District Lions Members and Leaders were all pulling in different directions, its got to be a united effort, or as the bible says “equally yoked together”!
We have to understand what our mission is and have a clear view of the vision and strive towards working together to accomplish just that. Everyone is doing a “great” job and I just felt it was time that I expressed my thanks to each of you. God Bless and happy trails.
DG Jerry
Dates to Remember
October 19
Council of Governors Meeting - Forsyth
October 19-20
Joint Camp/Lighthouse Meeting - Forsyth
District Governor Club Visits
October 15th 3rd
Tuesday
Hazlehurst
7:00 p.m.
October 17th 3rd
Thursday
Brunswick Gateway
7:00 p.m.
October 21st 3rd
Monday
Milan
7:00 p.m.
October 26th Albany 80th
Anniversary
October 28th 4th
Monday
Woodbine
7:30 p.m.
October 29th Region I Meeting,
Garden City
November 4th 1st Monday
Darien
7:30 p.m.
November 12th 2nd Tuesday
Kingsland
7:00 p.m.
November 14th 2nd Thursday
Savannah
12:30 p.m.
November 18th 3rd Monday
Glennville
6:30 p.m.
November 19th 3rd Tuesday
Claxton
7:00 p.m.
November 22nd Golden Isle Steak Dinner
November 23rd Rincon Christmas Parade
Club Notes
ALAMO: No Reports received.
ALMA: Reports received timely. Displayed banner, hosted DG, 20 hours on admin and 119 hours on community service, $500 community betterment, program given on DG goals.
BAXLEY: Reports received timely. 30 admin hours and 50 hours community service, 60% attendance at meetings, 4 club officers attended zone meeting in Hazlehurst.
BELLVILLE: Reports received timely. Banner displayed 4 times, 341 hours admin, club newsletter to DG,$350 community betterment, $50 camp for blind, collected 64 pair eyeglasses and 46 sets of lens, 3 contributing membership pins purchased, program on DG topic list, MMR postmarked within 3 days last meeting.
BLACKSHEAR: Reports received timely. 20 hours on admin, 65% attendance at meetings, donated $100 to Send Kid to Camp.
BLOOMINGDALE: Reports received timely. Club entered peace poster contest, hosted DG and wife, also region chair, collected 39 pair eyeglasses, $100 contribution to Statesboro Noon Lions Club, $100 for Send A Kid To Camp, MMR post marked within 3 days last meeting. 100% attendance at meetings.
BRANTLEY COUNTY: No Reports received.
BRUNSWICK-GATEWAY: MMR received, no activities reported.
BULLOCH: Activity report received, but no MMR received. 35 hours on admin and 126.5 hours community service, displayed banner at zone meeting, hosted zone meeting, $500 donation for GSU scholarship, paid for 2 eye exams-$70, paid for 2 eyeglasses-$130, 3 media articles
CLAXTON: MMR received, no activities reported.
CLINCH COUNTY: Reports received timely. 5 hours on admin and purchased one pair eyeglasses.
COBBTOWN: Reports received timely. Club newsletter sent to DG, 20 hours community service, hosted DG, Region Chair, Zone Chair and Council Chair
COLLINS: MMR received late no club activities report.
DARIEN: Reports received timely. 73% attendance at meetings, 68 hours community service, $165 spent on eye glasses. MMR post marked within 3 days last meeting.
DOUGLAS: Reports received timely. 95 hours admin, inducted 2 new members, club newsletter to DG, 2 media articles, purchased 48 pair eyeglasses for $4,320, 887 community service hours, MMR postmark within 3 days last meeting.
FOLKSTON: Reports received timely. 156 hours admin and 80 hours community service, displayed club banner at zone meeting, 8 club members attend zone meeting
GARDEN CITY: Reports received late. 10 hours admin and 62% attendance at meetings
GLENNVILLE: Reports received timely. 3 hours admin.
GOLDEN ISLES: Reports received timely. 24 hours admin and 18 hours community service, 100% attendance at meetings, $880 spent for eyeglasses, $126 for community betterment MMR posted within 3 days last meeting
HAZELHURST: MMR received, no activities reported.
HINESVILLE: MMR Received, no activities reported. Newsletter sent to DG.
JACKSONVILLE: Reports received timely. 6 hours admin and 60 hours community service, 67% attendance at meetings, 4 members attended zone meeting,
JEKYLL ISLAND: MMR received timely, no club activities reported
JESUP: Reports received late. 8 hours admin, one media item, $400 spent on eyeglasses and 54% attendance at meetings
KINGSLAND: Reports received timely. Held pancake supper in conjunction with Kingsland Labor Day Catfish Festival, death of charter member “Gene Watson”, displayed American Flags on September 11th.
LIBERTY COASTAL: MMR received no activities reported.
LYONS: Reports received timely. 110 hours on admin, 82% attendance at meetings, had program on DG topic list
McRAE: Reports received timely. Average attendance at meeting is 67%, held broom and mop sale, displayed 140 American flags for Labor day and September 11th.
METTER: Reports received timely. Mailed box of used eyeglasses to lighthouse and approved 3 eyeglass applications
MILAN: No Reports received.
ODUM: Reports received timely. 20 hours admin and 242 hours community service
PATTERSON: No Reports received.
PEMBROKE: Reports received timely. 17 hours admin and 24 hours community service, 14 members and one guest attended zone meeting.
PORT WENTWORTH: Reports received timely. 9 hours admin, 90% attendance at meetings.
REIDSVILLE: Reports received timely. District dues paid, 75 hours admin, hosted Region Chair and DG, inducted 2 new members, sent 90 pair eyeglasses and 3 sets lens, purchased 4 pair eyeglasses for $260.40, 21 members qualified for perfect attendance 2001-2002.
RICHMOND HILL: Reports received timely. 54 % attendance at meetings.
RINCON: Reports received timely. Sent off 136 pair eyeglasses, paid district dues, $500 to camp, president and 3 members attended Charter night in Statesboro, planning Christmas parade.
RINCON NOON: No Reports received.
RINCON SAV RIVER: MMR received timely, no club activities reported
SAVANNAH: Reports received timely. Appointed associated directors to camp and lighthouse, 57 % attendance at meetings, purchased 30 pairs eyeglasses at cost of $1500.00.
SAVANNAH CHATHAM SOUTH: No Reports received.
SAVANNAH HOSTESS CITY: Reports received timely. 100% attendance at meetings, 27 hours lions service and 17.5 hours community service, shipped to Lighthouse 18 glasses, 8 cases, 1 pair of lens and 1 pair of lens in broken frame
SAVANNAH PORT CITY: Reports received timely. 35 hours admin and 65 hour community service, $900 community betterment, $50 donation to Statesboro Noon Lions Club.
STATESBORO NOON: No Reports received.
VIDALIA: No Reports received.
WAYCROSS: Reports received timely. 55 hours admin, 7 hours on community service, 3 medial articles, 90% attendance at meetings and $174 donation to camp.
WAYCROSS-OKEFENOKEE: Reports received late. 120 hours admin, 83% attendance at meetings, 4 media articles, 230 hours for Lions Club and 180 hours community service, $870 donation to Send A Kid To Camp.
WILMINGTON ISLAND; Reports submitted timely. 40 hours on admin, 30 hours on community service, newsletter sent to DG, collected 59 pair eyeglasses and 2 hearing aids, pledge card returned to Leader Dog-pledging $300.
WOODBINE: Reports received timely. District dues paid, 18 hours admin, hosted zone meeting, one eye exam, $600 donation to local youth football team.
Georgia Lions Lighthouse Foundation
The Georgia Lions Lighthouse Foundation is committed to serve Georgians with Visual and Hearing difficulties who have no place to turn for help. The lighthouse makes possible the type of services that individual clubs such as yours could not accomplish alone. It is through your support of the Lighthouse that makes this possible. To those clubs who regularly support the work of the Lighthouse, I would express our sincere thanks. To those clubs who have not supported us, I ask that you consider supporting us in the near future.
Each Club President is now receiving a report from the Lighthouse each month on the services the Lighthouse is providing your area of the state. Club Presidents are asked to share this information with the club. Also if you or one of your club members encounters someone who is in need of services, please no not hesitate to call the Lighthouse or me for assistance. That is what we are here for.
Lions Web Site Has a New Look
Lions Web site has a new look and added features - including a search function. Let other members know about the changes to the site. The address remains the same (www.lionsclubs.org), but you will need to update your bookmarked Lions Web pages, as they have changed with the site.
Trick-or-Treat for Sight this Month
Sight Night is a unique twist to trick-or treat in North America. Lions and Leos, this is a great opportunity to partner together and with other community groups to collect used eyeglasses. For more information and to download free collection materials visit http://www.sightnight.org/. Glasses collected on October 31 or trick-or-treat day in your community will be recycled and distributed on upcoming missions to developing countries, such as Mexico, Bolivia and Thailand.
Video Helps to Promote Lions Eyeglass Recycling and Distribution
Lions in Florida have increased their collection of used eyeglasses by showing the video, "New Glasses, New Life," to numerous Lions clubs and community organizations. This 10-minute video is appropriate for showing to Lions and non-Lions, including school children. It is told from the perspective of a recipient of recycled eyeglasses and highlights all aspects of the Lions Recycle For Sight program (collecting, processing and distributing eyeglasses). The video is available in English-only (VHS/NTSC format/US$19.95) from the Club Supplies Sales Department; request item number PR-28V. To order fax 630-571-1688 or Lions from U.S., Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands and Canada can call 800-710-7822. The video is also available free-of-charge to teachers and youth leaders (only) through the "Share Your Vision" kit. Encourage teachers and youth leaders in your community to visit http://www.vpw.com/ for more information or to order the "Share Your Vision" kit.
Region Meeting Announced
Region 1 will meet on October 29, 2002, at the Garden City Senior Citizen's Center, 78 Varnedoe Avenue, Garden City, GA, at 7:00 PM.
The Garden City Lions Club will host the meeting and serve a Bar-b-que dinner at a cost of $10.00 per person. All Lions are urged to attend. For more information contact Region Chair M. P. Jones at (912) 352-4942 or by email [email protected]
District 18-B Hall of Fame
Do you know how to nominate a Lion for the Hall of Fame? It’s not hard to do! Lions are elected to the District 18-B Hall of Fame by a secret vote of the active members of the District’s Past District Governor Association. The complete guidelines for the hall of Fame are posted on our district web site but the actual nomination process is fairly simple. All it takes is a letter of nomination signed by the president of a Lions Club. This nomination letter is to be sent to the president of the PDG association.
There are some specific information items that must be included in the nomination letter. Each letter must include the following:
1. Complete name as it is to appear on the plaque.
2. Mailing address (including phone number).
3. Date candidate became a Lion.
4. List of all club leadership positions held and dates these positions were held.
5. List of district or state leadership positions held and dates these positions were held.
6. List of awards received and dates.
7. List of his/her accomplishments in Lionism and the community.
8. A statement of support from the club.
9. A statement that the recipient or a member of the club will be present at the district cabinet meeting and convention to receive the award.
10. Must not be longer than two double-spaced typewritten pages.
11. Must include a check for $35, which will be used to defray the cost of the plaque.
Each club can submit a nomination for no more than two (2) living and two (2) deceased Lions. Nominations previously submitted but where the individual has not been selected may be updated and resubmitted so long as the resubmitted application is accompanied by the $35 check. Letters are to be submitted to PDG Joe Halter, P. O. Box 132, Rincon, GA 31326 or PDG Chuck Shurtleff, 1107 Kelly Drive, Hinesville, GA 31313.
Remember, all nomination letters must be signed by the club president, must include a check for $35 and must be received by December 5. Nominate that deserving Lion!
Joint Lighthouse/Camp Meeting
The fall meeting of the Georgia Lions Lighthouse Foundation and the Georgia Lions Camp for the Blind will be held at the Holiday Inn in Forsyth, Georgia on Saturday, October 19 and Sunday, October 20. Club Associate Directors and Club Presidents should get additional information about these meetings in advance. All Lions are urged to make plans to attend these meetings as they are informative for both the Lions and for the Camp/Lighthouse. We are eager to hear from you. For more information be sure to contact the Lighthouse or Camp offices or the Vice Presidents. Make your reservations today by calling the Holiday Inn, Forsyth at 478-994-5691.
Georgia Lions Camp for the Blind
NEW CAMP PASSENGER VAN
The Jasper Lions Club has recently made it possible for your Camp for the Blind to have a new van. 18A Camp Vice-President Ron Crow was first told of the van by members of the Jasper Lions Club and with the help of Lions Darlene Lathem and Mark Miller, the purchase of the van has become a reality. Your Lions Camp will drive the van home from our November Joint Meeting in Forsyth. The van is a 1993 Ford Club Wagon in good shape with low miles and formerly owned by a Florida Church. We owe a huge thanks to the Jasper Lions Club and we are excited to make good use out of our new addition!
FALL FEST
This November 8-11, 2002 we will be holding a long weekend camp for our adult campers. Over 20 campers have already registered for the big weekend and it looks as if we will have lots of fun. We need some help though and we are looking to you Lions, to offer us some assistance. We need to provide meals for these campers and any staff volunteers we might have. The Blackshear Lions Club will grill burgers and hot dogs for everyone on Friday night and the Port City Lions Clubs has given us a $75 donation for any meal expenses that we might incur that weekend. If any of you out there can help us out in any way, we would greatly appreciate the support. In addition, Lions members will have the opportunity to visit and chat with some of the campers you all work so hard to provide a camp for. Please call us at 888-297-1775 or email us at [email protected] for more information. Thank You!
Speaker’s Bureau
Need a program on an Lion’s Project? Help is available for the following topics. Be sure to allow at least two to three weeks advance notice for the speaker to make plans to visit your club.
Georgia Lions Camp for the Blind
M. P. Jones
Georgia Lions Lighthouse
Rick Mizell
LCIF
Chuck Shurtleff
Georgia Lions Eye Care Center at Emory
Martha Bovee or David Bovee
Leo Clubs
Jim Ward
Leader Dogs for the Blind
Jim Feltham
Leadership Development
Bobby Sweatt, Sr.
White Cane
Jack Kennedy
Club Extension
Danny Fries, Sr.
Retention
Chris Barbieri
Diabetes Awareness
Trod Hurd
Youth Exchange
Jennifer Eisenhart
Environment
David Ellis
Liberty Day
Chuck Shurtleff
Georgia Lions All State Band
Bobby Sweatt, Sr.
Membership
Chuck Shurtleff
District Rally/2ND Cabinet Meeting
The 75 lions from 26 different lions club had a great time on October 12, 2002 at Sybil’s restaurant in Jesup, Georgia. Past International Director Jack Stuart from Jacksonville, Florida was our speaker and he presented three (3) International Certificates of Appreciation to three of our district lions. Past District Governor Jim Davis, Zone Chairman Dewayne Ladner and Lion Marjorie NeSmith were the recipient’s.
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