Lions Clubs International

District 18-B

Newsletter

Web-site http://galions.org/18b/

Lew Waldrop, District Governor

E-mail: [email protected]

Teddi Stevens, Cabinet Secretary E-mail: [email protected]
Rick Mizell, IPDG, Editor E-Mail: [email protected]

September 16, 2005

Governor‘s Comments...

The past month has been an incredibly busy month.  Along with my passing a kidney stone we have managed to visit 10 clubs, Leader Dog, International Headquarters, attend a cabinet meeting in Columbus, GA and last but certainly not least, we had a wonderful night in Statesboro chartering The Georgia Southern University Campus Club.  This month is shaping up to be just like last month.  (With the exception of the kidney stone thing I hope.)

The devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina to our neighbors in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida is deeply troubling. Our hearts go out to those who are suffering and face an uncertain future. From all the news accounts we are aware of the struggle for clean water, food and shelter, to say nothing of the need to be able to return to work and school.

Lions Club International Foundation has been fully involved in the struggle to help victims recover their lives. LCIF has awarded a US$200,000 Major Catastrophe Grant to help victims. Seven Emergency grants of US$10,000 have also been approved for districts that have been affected, with more anticipated as the full effects of the storm are discovered.

LCIF has set up a designated fund for Lions and others who wish to help the hurricane victims. Checks can be mailed to LCIF at 300 W. 22nd St., Oak Brook, IL 60523, USA. Make the check (drawn on a U.S. bank) payable to LCIF and indicate on the memo line that the donation is for Hurricane Katrina.

The District Rally will be held in Metter, GA, October 8, 2005.  The cabinet meeting will be held in the Conference room at the Holiday Inn Express, Interstate 16, and Exit 104.  New Member Orientation Training will be available in the morning starting at 10:00.  The Past District Governors Association will meet at Noon.  The cabinet meeting will begin at 2:00 PM.  Casual dinner will be held at 7:00 Sponsored by the Metter Club.  Final plans and more information will be mailed to the presidents in the next few weeks.

DG Lew’s Schedule

Date Time Location
September 16-18   Southeast Guide Dogs
Monday September 19 7:00 Milan
September 21-25   USA/Canada Lions Leadership Forum, Peoria, IL
Monday September 26 7:30 Woodbine
Monday, October 3 7:00 Baxley
Tuesday, October 4 7:30 Liberty Coastal
Monday, October 9 1:00 Waycross
Monday, October 9 7:30 Okefenokee
Monday, October 17 7:00 Reidsville
Tuesday, October 18 6:30 Savannah-Hostess City
Wednesday, October 19 Noon Statesboro Noon
October 21-23   Council of Governors—Joint Camp/Lighthouse Fall Meeting.

 

 

Alma– MMR filed with LCI, Average attendance is 19.

Baxley– Reports received by mail. Club worked 18 hours on club administration. Published one article in the local paper and sponsored 2 Peace Poster Contestants.

Bellville– Reports received by mail. Sent DG Newsletter announcing Charter Night for Campus Club in Statesboro and plans for Chicken BBQ in September.

Bloomingdale– Reports received by mail Club worked 91 hours on club administration and 91 hours on community projects.  Spent $138 on eyeglasses.  Sent 63 pairs of glasses & 17 cell phones to the Lighthouse.

Brantley County– MMR received by mail. No activity reported.

Clinch County– Received MMR by mail, no activities reported.

Cobbtown– MMR received by mail. 2 new members.

Collins– Reports received by mail.  Club worked 6 hours on club administration and 200 hours on community service.  Joint planning with Fire Department for October Fest, Making plans for Celebrating city’s 100 year celebration. Donated $100 to new campus club.

Douglas– Reports filed on-line. Club worked 58 hours on club administration. Club spent $2,992 on local eye services.  Took 800 pairs of glasses to the lighthouse.  Planning for Big Buck Contest in October.  Sent $1000 to LCIF for Katrina fund.

Folkston– Reports filed online. Club worked 150 hours on club administration and 790 hours on community betterment. Club donated $310 to LCIF.  Club spent $650 for clothes for a family that had been burned out.

Garden City– MMR received by mail. No activities reported.

Georgia Southern University Campus Club – Report Received by mail.  Club spent 50 hours on club administration and 100 hours on community betterment.  Published 2 articles in the local paper.

Golden Isles– Reports received timely on-line. Club worked 38 hours on community projects.

Hazlehurst– Filed MMR report online. No activities reported.

Hinesville - Reports filed online. Average attendance is 31. Club worked 175 hours on community betterment.   5 members attended Charter Night at Georgia Southern Campus Club.

Jacksonville– Reports filed online. Average attendance is 15. Club worked 6 hours on club administration and 200 hours on community betterment.

Jekyll Island– MMR filed with LCI, no activities.

Jesup– Reports filed online. Club worked 10 hours on club administration. Average attendance is 13.

Liberty Coastal – MMR received by mail.  No activities report.

Lyons– Reports received by mail. Club worked 18 hours on club administration and 100 hours on community projects. Club spent $60 for local eyeglasses and $100 on community projects. Club president attended Charter night at Georgia Southern University Campus Club.

McRae– MMR filed with LCI, no activities.

Metter– MMR received by mail. No activities report.

Milan– MMR received by mail.  No activities report.

Odum–  Reports received by mail. Club worked 180 hours on community projects, 20 hours on club projects.  Sent 31 pairs of glasses and 21 lenses to the Lighthouse.

Okefenokee- MMR received by mail.  Published 2 articles in the local paper.  Club worked 475 hours on club administration.  $100 donation to Ware County High Band.

Reidsville– MMR filed with LCI.  Purchased 4 pair of eyeglasses. Collected and turned in 284 pairs of glasses, 14 lenses and 107 cases to the Lighthouse.  Club sponsoring first annual Golf Tournament.  Club co-sponsoring 2nd annual Wiregrass Festival.

Rincon– MMR filed with LCI.  Club worked 25 hours on club administration.  Average attendance is 12.

Savannah Port City– Reports submitted timely by mail. Club worked 25 hours on club administration and 325 hours on community betterment.  Contributed $100 to Lighthouse.

Savannah Chatham South– MMR filed with LCI, Average attendance 14.

Statesboro Noon-   Sponsored a Trail Ride/Poker Run and provided chicken dinner for all riders & guests.  Had an auction and donated $900 to the Lions Camp.  Sponsored Charter Night for 102 guests at Georgia Southern University Campus Club Charter Night.  Donated $400 to Campus club from raffle sales.  Have radio Public Service Announcements twice a day on local radio station.

Waycross– Reports submitted by mail. Average attendance 15.  Collected 26 pairs of glasses and 2 hearing aids for the Lighthouse.

Wilmington Island– Reports filed online. Club worked 70 hours on club administration. Average attendance is 13.  Published 3 articles in the local paper.

Woodbine– Reports filed online. Club worked 37 hours on club administration and 63 hours on community projects. Average attendance is 22. Club contributed $1000 to the Lighthouse and $1000 to the Georgia Lions Camp.

District Rally

Our District Rally and Cabinet Meeting will be at the Holiday Inn Express in Metter, GA. The Holiday Inn Express is located at Exit 104 on I-16. The Rally will be held on Saturday October 8. New Member Orientation will be conducted at 10:00 am. All new members and even experienced members are urged to attend. This program answers a lot of questions about Lionism and Community Service.

The Past District Governors Association will meet at noon. The Cabinet Meeting will start at 2:00 pm. Door Prizes are needed. After the Cabinet Meeting there will be a casual dinner hosted by the Meter Lions Club. Additional plans are underway and will be mailed to the club presidents in the next few weeks. Information will also be distributed by email to those on the email list. If you do not receive this newsletter by email, you can get on the list by sending a message to District Newsletter Editor Rick Mizell at [email protected]

It is very important that we show our support for District Governor Lew Waldrop and the District by attending this Rally.

Welcome New Members

New Member Sponsor Club
Colin Jefferies Harold Farry Jekyll Island
Ronald Muse Howard Sculthorpe Jekyll Island
Ricky Hollingsworth Fred Maddox Bulloch
Russell Sydow Donald Neville Bulloch
James Thibodeau Rick Barr Bulloch
Robert E. Wilder, Jr. Ralph Kessler Garden City
Mickey Gowen   Golden Isles
Keith McKenzie Jack Everly Golden Isles
Jerilou Beatie Theodora Stevens Hinesville
Lion Gabeb Harold Fowler Richmond Hill
Dana Kind Terry Gumm Richmond Hill
Mark Thomas Ronald E. Stover Richmond Hill
Vincent Guadagno Cogie Scott Pembroke
William Sharpe   Pembroke
Lillian Gnann Danny Fries, Sr. Rincon Noon
Richard Stille Dewayne Ladner Rincon Noon
Goselle Bolton Veronica Mixin Statesboro Noon

In Memoriam

Member Club
Robert Parsons McRae
James Riggins Blackshear
John Tatum Reidsville
William Ozaki Woodbine

 Members Dropped

Member Club Reason
Fred Register Clinch County 8
Wayne Jones McRae 1
Kevin Bird Blackshear 6
Doris Collins Milan 2
Jane Williams Milan 8
Benton Williams Milan 8
Sam Davis Richmond Hill 2
Terri Carpenter Pembroke 4
Gregory Carpenter Pembroke 4
David Giachette Savannah Chatham South 2
Sherri Hinson Statesboro Noon 1
John Moxley Statesboro Noon 4
Shantell Roberson Statesboro Noon 6

 

Code Explanation

1 Resigned in Good Standing

2 Dropped for non-payment of dues

3 Dropped for non-attendance

4 Dropped for non-attendance and non-payment of dues

5 Transferred in good standing

6 Moved (Dues unpaid)

8 Other

Membership Gain for August 2005 17

Membership Loss for August 2005 -17

Net Change in Membership 18-B 0

 

*Club Secretaries are reminded to submit club reports to District Governor Lew Waldrop, VDG Darrell Parker and the respective Region and Zone Chairperson. You will not receive credit if you mail your reports to the wrong persons.

LCIF Hurricane Katrina Relief

Dear Lions of District 18-B,

Despite suffering damage to their own homes and communities, Lions in the states devastated by Hurricane Katrina are reaching out to those most in need. Lions are responding to the tragedy with an untold number of service hours and with great concern and compassion.

I also am pleased to tell you that donations for Hurricane Katrina relief are eligible for Melvin Jones Fellowship (MJF) recognition. LCIF’s normal policy is that MJF recognition is not allowed for designated donations. To encourage donations for Katrina victims, the LCIF Board of Trustees amended this policy. Donations sent to LCIF for Hurricane Katrina relief from Aug. 29 to Nov. 30, 2005 (postmarked by Nov. 30), are eligible for MJF recognition. To count toward an MJF, the donation must be a single US$1,000 payment from a donor. The Melvin Jones Fellow does not have to be named when the donation is made. For more information, e-mail LCIF or call LCIF at 630-571-5466, ext. 574 or 581.

Reports are coming in almost hourly to LCIF on the relief efforts of Lions. Following is the latest summary of how Lions and LCIF are helping hurricane victims:

Lions/LCIF Aid Katrina Victims

Lions in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida are staffing shelters and collecting funds, food and supplies for Hurricane Katrina victims, and LCIF is mobilizing support and providing funding for Lions on the ground in the affected areas. Lions from around the United States and as far away as Germany and Thailand are donating money to LCIF.

LCIF awarded a $200,000 Major Catastrophe Grant within days of the disaster. LCIF is focusing its short-term relief in three areas: 1.) providing shelters with unmet substantial needs such as food, clothing, personal hygiene items and bedding, 2.) offering health services such as eyeglass distribution, and 3.) meeting needs of Lions camps and facilities housing victims of the disaster.

LCIF also has awarded seven $10,000 Emergency Grants for Lions in the affected areas to issue vouchers for food, water and clothing to hurricane victims.

LCIF Chairperson Clement Kusiak has appointed a steering committee of four leading Lions from the four states most affected by the tragedy to serve as liaisons between LCIF, Lions in the disaster areas and Lions who want to help.

LCIF will soon set up a special Web site (www.lions-katrina.org) on Lions’ hurricane relief effort. The site will include a Web-based Help Link to connect Lions who want to volunteer time or donate goods with Lions in the affected areas who are staffing shelters or otherwise helping victims.

Lions in heavily damaged Districts 8-S and 8-N in Louisiana evacuated their homes as did the general population. Louisiana Lions in 8-L, several hours north of New Orleans and generally not directly touched by the disaster, are helping to take care of thousands of displaced people who left New Orleans and other places before the hurricane hit.

“I’ve never seen anything like this in my life and I never want to see it again,” said District Governor Ann Sanders of 8-L. “People came here with only the clothes on their back. We have babies who need diapers and food.”

Lions in her district have quickly collected at least several thousand dollars so far to assist the refugees, said Sanders. Lions from Connecticut, Massachusetts and Maine have called her to offer help. The Lion from Maine who called is coordinating a shipment of two 18-wheelers of supplies. A Lion from Lafayette, La., is driving over with a car full of meat.

Lions are assisting at improvised non-Red Cross shelters that have sprung up. Lions also are helping out at larger venues such as the gym at Louisiana State University in Shreveport, which is holding some 2,000 displaced people.

Some Lions have opened shelters in their capacity as a state or government employee. Vice District Governor Dinah Landry of 8-O is housing 500 displaced people in Cameron Parish, where she is head of the Council for Aging.

The Louisiana Lions Children’s Camp in Leesville is housing and feeding 114 people who fled north from New Orleans before Katrina hit. Half of them are Lions themselves. Just because they are displaced does not mean they are forgetting about their identity as Lions “They’ve kept busy. They’ve cleaned the campgrounds,” said Ray Cecil, camp director. “They’re refugees who’ve lost their homes and livelihood but they’ve been busy the whole time they’ve been here.”

Lions are filling the unmet needs they come across. The Opelousas Club and Carencro Club in Louisiana are helping people get drug prescriptions filled. The Grandlake-Sweetlake Club has helped churches put together packages of necessities for people at shelters.

Vice District Governor Nancey Farr of 8-N in Louisiana toured several shelters to assess the need. She discovered that the Judson Baptist Church in Watson had been converted into an instant maternity ward with 12 babies after agreeing to lend a hand to Woman’s Hospital in Baton Rouge. Another church operating a shelter built makeshift wooden showers outside the church and still another church shelter with 700 people was being visited by a doctor who was treating patients with embedded roofing nails.

At Faith Family Church in Watson, Farr discovered that 80 people were forced to sleep on pews that were unceremoniously pulled together. Farr arranged for food for the shelter residents and called a judge-friend to recruit young people to unload the trailers.

“I could just go on and on about the things I saw and the people that I spoke to,” wrote Farr in an e-mail. “Their faces, their stories … make you thank God even more often than we normally do.”

The ability of Lions in the devastated areas of Mississippi to offer aid to others has been partly limited because of damage to their own homes. “Most of us have to clear debris around our own homes, clean out freezers of spoiled food and take care of other household duties that could not be addressed during the power outages,” Raymond Roberts of Brookhaven, Cabinet Secretary of District 30-I, wrote in an e-mail to LCIF. Gas shortages and loss of communication services also has made it difficult to launch a coordinated relief effort, he added.

Still, the Brookhaven Lions purchased $250 worth of paper plates, cups, napkins and toilet paper for two local shelters and gave children at four shelters oversized coloring books it had been selling as a fund-raiser. The Wesson Lions Club has been staffing a shelter at a community college set up for emergency electrical power workers.

Gregory Crapo of Gulfport, Cabinet Secretary for District 30-N, reported to LCIF that “basically [there is] nothing left to this area. Very few homes and businesses survived. The majority of our schools and churches have been destroyed. Many parents are already relocating to get their children into school before it is too late. There are no prospects for jobs because there are no businesses left.”

Yet Crapo said he and others remain undaunted. “Each day is a little better as power comes back to those buildings that are still standing,” he told LCIF. “I know the Lions are coming. We are getting contacts via various means from Lions and clubs all over the U.S. wanting to help. The local Lions are helping individually through the Red Cross and personal volunteering at the hospitals and distribution points.”

The Mississippi Lions state office asked clubs to purchase chain saws. “We figure one person can clear his home and then pass the chain saw on to the next person,” David Barham, council secretary, wrote in an e-mail to LCIF.

Lions in Alabama are focusing their efforts on the coastline area where 3,000 homes were destroyed. “Everyone keeps hearing about New Orleans and Mississippi and it’s like nothing happened in Alabama. But it did,” said Council Chairperson Rick Berry of Enterprise, Ala.

The Alabama Lions dispatched one of their eye vans to the coast to do screenings and eyeglass recycling for hurricane victims. A second eye van will serve the needs of displaced people who are in shelters in the middle of the state.

The Dothan, Ala., area has 4,000 refugees, most of them from Mississippi, said Berry. At one shelter, Lions are helping to feed 80 to 100 people each night. Lions in 34-I sent a truckload of water and supplies to Mississippi. Anticipating the donation of goods, Lions in Alabama have secured in advance a large storage space at a Wal-Mart building in Mobile. “Lions here are at work. We’re doing everything we can,” said Berry.

Lions in the affected states are using the LCIF Emergency Grants to issue vouchers to victims to purchase food, water and medicine. Government and civil resources are stretched to the limit in rural areas especially, and Lions are filling in gaps.

Supported by LCIF, the Texas Lions Eyeglass Recycling Center will distribute eyeglasses and offer eye care services to evacuees at the Astrodome in Houston and other nearby shelters. Fourteen Lions will work with the Houston Ophthalmological Society on the project.

“I cannot express my appreciation enough to the Lions who are supporting us in recovering from this disaster,” District Governor Robert Andrepont of 8-O wrote in an e-mail to LCIF. “LCIF was very helpful and timely with processing my grant application.  I have received e-mails with promises of support and prayer from around the world.  I cannot tell you how much we treasure our fellow Lions' thoughts and prayers.”

Clement Kusiak, IPIP Chairperson LCIF

 

It is not too early to start making your plans to attend the 18-B District Convention!  It is scheduled for February 24, 25, and 26,  2006, in Hinesville, Georgia—home of the 3rd Infantry Division and Fort Stewart as well as the home of District Governor Lew Waldrop and his family.

Events are scheduled for Friday to Sunday.  On Saturday morning, you can either play a round of golf or visit historical sites in Liberty County.  The Past District Governors luncheon and meeting is scheduled for noon.  All clubs are asked to attend the cabinet meeting at 2:30 pm in the new Army Education Center.  And—our banquet will be at Club Stewart!

International Director Terry Graham and his wife, Jean, from NewCastle, Ontario, Canada, will be our special guests.  Come and help show them our Southern hospitality.

More information will be sent to each club president in the next two months.  Start today by reserving these dates to come to Hinesville.

 

Club Anniversaries for September

The following clubs have anniversaries this month according to LCI records.

Club Charter Date Years
Alma 9/12/1933 72
Brantley County 9/19/1944 61
Jesup 9/22/1955 50

GSU Campus Lions Club

Last Month, District 18-B was privileged with the charter night of our newest Lions Club. Georgia’s First Campus Club, the Georgia Southern University Campus Lions Club. Paperwork was submitted for this club last spring but the charter night was delayed for the students of Georgia Southern University to return from summer break. Since the submission of the paperwork, this club has continued to grow. District 18-B would like to welcome the following members into Lionism. Some of these members were formerly Branch Members of the Statesboro Noon Lions Club.

The charter members are: Dana C. Aaron, Reece D. Anthony, Allison Astin, Jennifer Betton, Felicia L. Brown, Curtis J. Carey, Evie Cashen, Ashley C. Clark, Shelly Clark, Sydney Dean, Olin F. Downs, Drew Estess, Antoinette W. Goethe, Jeremy Hart, Laura Howell, Megan Hurt, Allie Kimbrell, Shelly Lovell, Allison Mair, Sarah F. Mastrario, Danielle P. Mimbs, Atiya Mitchell. Susan Mitchell, Wesley Morgan, Tafadzwa M. Mukangara, Amada L. Novak, Ann Marie Pope, Mark Redd, Brad Severson, Justin M. Talbot, Virgil Watkins, Jr., Melissa A. Watson, Ronnishia Watson, Henrietta Weaver, Melissa White, Christen E. Young and New Member Kyla M. Clark.

Club Officers are President, Virgil Watkins, Jr., Internal Secretary, Henrietta Weaver, External Secretary, Reece D. Anthony, Treasurer Justin M. Talbot, and Membership Chairperson, Megan Hurt.

The charter night was well represented by clubs from 18-B and MD18. Keynote speaker was PIP Jim Ervin.

Extension recognition pins were presented by IPDG Rick Mizell to Lions PCC Jack Kennedy, VDG Darrell Parker, Joe Bill Brannon and Dr. Krystal Bragg in recognition of their service in the chartering of this club.

 

Georgia Lions Lighthouse Foundation

Dear Lions,

It’s that time again! You are invited to the Fall Joint Meeting for the Georgia Lions Lighthouse Foundation. As the new Executive Director, I look forward to personally meeting you and working together to fulfill the mission of the Lighthouse.

The Lighthouse Foundation is your legacy as Georgia Lions to the people of Georgia. It is our job to ensure that the future of this organization is as rich in service as the past. We are counting on your input, support, and leadership. Plan on joining us, it won’t be the same with out you!

There are several critical issues we will be discussing:

All committees will be meeting on Saturday to discuss the activities of the Lighthouse. You are welcome and encouraged to attend as many of these meetings as you wish.

I will look forward to seeing you there! Please see below for all the details on the weekend!

Sincerely,

Christina Lennon

 HOTEL ROOM ACCOMMODATIONS

The Holiday Inn Macon West is located at 4755 Chambers Road in Macon.

Guests of the Lighthouse have been given a special room rate of $59 a night plus tax, this includes a complimentary hot breakfast in the adjoining restaurant. Reservations for this rate must be made by October 14th and you must indicate you are with the Georgia Lions Lighthouse to receive this discount. (This is a better discount than AAA or AARP) For reservations please call the Holiday Inn directly at (478) 788-0120.

MEETING LOCATION

Our regular Saturday meetings and our Sunday Board Meeting will be held at Macon State College in the Continuing Education Building. Macon State is located at 1-475 and Highway 80. Directions to Macon State College are included with this brochure.

RSVP

Please let the Lighthouse know you are attending the meeting to ensure we have adequate meeting space.

Please call or e-mail Christina Lennon at 404-325-3630 or [email protected]

 

SCHEDULE

Saturday, October 22nd

MACON STATE COLLEGE CONTINUING EDUCATION BUILDING

8:30 - 11:00 Executive Committee                                102

9:00 - 5:00 Council of Governors                                  106

9:00 - 5:00 Lion Tamer’s Room                                    105

10:00 -10:55 Building & Grounds                                 103

10:00 - 10:55 Hearing Committee                                 104

10:00 - 10:55 Public Relations                                     Auditorium

11:00 - 11:55 Children’s Eye Care                               Auditorium

11:00 - 11:55 Const & Bylaws                                      103

11:00 - 11:55 Fundraising                                              104

12:00 - 1:00 LUNCH ON YOUR OWN

1:00 - 1:55 Nom. & Elections                                        102

1:00 - 2:55 Trust Investment                                         Auditorium

1:00 - 1:55 Sight Committee                                          103

1:00 - 1:55 GLASB                                                        104

2:00 - 2:55 Long Range Planning                                  102

2:00 - 2:55 White Cane                                                  103

2:00 - 2:55 Public Support                                             104

3:00 - 3:55 Award Study                                               Auditorium

3:00 - 4:55 TMD Club                                                   103

3:00 - 3:55 Finance                                                        104

3:00 - 3:55 Personnel                                                     102

4:00 - 4:55 Exec. Committee W/  Committee Chairs    102

4:00 - 4:55 Pin Traders                                                  105

5:00 - 6:00 PDG Association                                        Auditorium

 

Sunday, October 23rd

MACON STATE COLLEGE CONTINUING EDUCATION BUILDING

8:30 - 10:00 Executive Committee (Tentatively Scheduled)     102

11:00 - 1:00 Board of Directors Meeting Auditorium

Please note: All Saturday Lighthouse meetings and the Sunday Board of Directors meeting will be held at Macon State College in the Continuing Education Building.. Please double check at the Lighthouse Display table to verify your meeting location.

SATURDAY EVENING

JOIN US FOR SOME SOUTHERN HOSPITALITY in the "Lion’s Den"

After a long day of meetings please join us for refreshments and conversation in the "Lions Den"

Where: The Peach Room at the Holiday Inn Macon West

When: Saturday, October 23rd

Time: 6:00 - 9:00

 

Christina E. Lennon
Executive Director
The Georgia Lions Lighthouse Foundation, Inc.
1775 Clairmont Road
Decatur, Georgia 30033
404-325-3630  OR 1-800-718-7483
FAX:404-636-5549

MISSION 30 CALLS FOR MORE WOMEN
LIONS

International President Mehta’s Mission 30 Plan calls for 50,000 new women members in 2005-2006.  This is a net increase in the number of women Lions in the world.

What does this mean for your club and your district?  This comes to a net of two women members per club in MD-18!  If your club has only five women, you would need a net increase of two for a total of seven women Lions.  District 18-B can do it!  This is a attainable goal for the Lions of southeast Georgia.

If your club needs assistance in planning a membership campaign or a project with a goal of more new women Lions, contact your District Women’s Development Chair, Lion Brenda Nease, 110 Rommel Ave., Garden City, GA  31408, or bnease3@comcast. net.

 

Georgia Lions Camp for the Blind:

Indications are that several clubs are doing well on the truck raffle ticket sales. 

Liberty Coastal lions club sent me a check for all there tickets within three (3) days of receiving the tickets.  Had a phone call one night this week, and the lion on the other end “says”, where do you live, I’m trying to find your house?  It was Danny Fries of the Rincon Noon lions club, I had spoke to the club on the camp on Monday of this week and Danny who is president this year was coming after 250 more truck raffle tickets, they had sold 230 tickets in less than 3 days.  Talk about a club that is on fire and having fun at there meetings, I invite you to stop by Rincon Noon.  There goal this year is to get fifteen (15) new members.  Here is a twist that was performed that I never saw before.  They had four (4) new members for me to induct that day.  But we know as lions the tail twister can’t fine guest.  Before the tail twister took the floor I inducted the four into the club.  Then the tail twister took over, a roar of laughter went up that the Rincon Police came to see if everything was alright.  President Danny, also told me when he picked up the additional tickets that he had signed up three (3) more members since I was there.

Hinesville has come after more tickets also. 

I told you all that to tell you this!  Statesboro Noon Lions Club doesn’t know the meaning of “it can’t be done that way” or “we never done it before”!  One member had an idea to raise money for the camp.  She was the only one who knew which end of a horse eats the hay!  But the idea didn’t fall on deaf ears, the club listened, made a plan, implemented the plan and established a date for a “tail ride”.  When the dust cleared and the area was cleaned up, (no pun intended) the camp for the blind benefited with a check for $900 from this fund raiser.

They also requested another 1,000 additional truck raffle tickets.

Don’t forget the club that sells the most truck raffle tickets this year will receive a $100 gift certificate from Wal-Mart.

I still have some open dates for speaking on the camp, if you or your club would like a program on the camp please don’t hesitate to give me a call (912-964-4518) or e-mail me at: [email protected].

Jerry Kaiser, PDG

Vice President

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