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District 19C News
Editor: PZC Pat Burch [email protected] m
District 19C News
NeNews
Editor: PZC Pat Burch [email protected]
Issue #3, September 2015
Viewers Guide:
VDG Msgs. Pg 2 Rosters Pg 3
Membership & Training Pg 3
Photo Contest Pg 4 Camp Leo Pg 4 District & Zone
News Pg 5
Lions Proudly Serving the Communities of:
Auburn, Bonney Lake, Bremerton, Covington, DuPont, Eatonville, Enumclaw, Federal Way, Fife, Gig Harbor, Union, Hoodsport, Kent, Key Peninsula, Lacey, Lakewood, Mineral Lake, Mt. Rainier, North Mason, Olympia, Orting, Port Orchard, Poulsbo, Puyallup, Rainier, Roy, Shelton, Silverdale, Spanaway, Sumner, Tacoma Tumwater, University Place, Yelm.
District Governor Al Hedstrom
District C Has Talent At the Spring Convention in March then-2nd Vice District Governor
(VDG) Jan Weatherly produced the “District C’s Got Talent (or not)”
gala. It was a great entertainment showcase of Lions having fun. But our District really does
have talent in a variety of fields. And most of us are not aware of what we have. So I’d like
to point out some of the skills available to all our clubs.
Many Lions are aware of 2nd VDG Ron Smircich and his skills in training. But John Bergvall
of the Olympia Host Lions was a professional facilitator and organizational manager. John
Kirry is a pilot. And Pat Bucknell of the Lacey Sunrise club knows how and with whom to
organize a construction project. Mike Gordon of the Mineral Lake Lions is a fire chief and
has experience in disaster management. Also from the Olympia Host club is Art Weatherly,
paralegal and law office manager. Balarie McLeod of the Lakewood Knights club is a school
teacher and principal. Tony Gunn from the Olympia Capitol club (fondly referred to as “Oly
Cap”) is a webmaster. Also within the IT professional group is Dave Risley from the Poulsbo
Evening Pride club. Dick Taute of the Port Orchard Lions is an insurance professional.
Yolanda Trout of the Auburn Lions is on the Auburn City Council.
My point is that we have a wealth of proficiency and aptitude within our membership. The
new club roster includes this information on many of our members. So if you have a
question, whether club related or personal, don’t hesitate to reach out.
We can improve service to our community by improving our club and ourselves.
Keep moving forward! Comments, drop me a line at [email protected]
Thank you Kent Lions!! The final totals are in for the One Shot-One Life Measles Campaign! Thanks to the Kent Lions Club donation of $46,000, 184,162 Lives were saved! With the matching donation by the Kent Lions, $92,081 were raised by Lions. The Gates Foundation matched it, raising the total raised to $184,162. Sully’s Hat was presented to the Kent Club. IPDG John Kirry would like to thank everyone for their efforts in raising these funds!
Kent Lions $46,000 Check Sully Hat Presentation
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1st Vice District Governor Jan Weatherly
Join the Centennial Service Challenge Just around the corner we celebrate our 100th birthday as the largest service organization in
the world. We achieved this recognition by setting lofty goals without fear of failure and with
the knowledge we learn from all our actions, those we believe to be successful and those
steeped with learning.
Has your club set action goals for this year that engage your members? Lions all over the world are kicking it
into high gear to help us reach our Centennial Service Challenge with the goal of benefitting 100 million people:
http://members.lionsclubs.org/EN/serve/centennial-service-challenge/index.php Explore the 4 areas service:
Engaging our youth, Sharing the Vision, Relieving the Hunger, and Protecting the Environment. Your club will
be eligible to receive special Centennial recognition when you host a qualifying service project. Check it out!
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Vice District Governor Ron Smircich
The Changing Face of Lions-Challenging the Future
Those of you who have been Lions for a while probably noticed some subtle changes which
have crept upon us. For example, we have gradually shifted from wearing vests to wearing
polo or other collared shirts with an embroidered club logo. Those of you who have been
club officers have seen a shift from a multitude of paper forms manually completed and
mailed, to on-line reporting. You may also have noticed that the Lions logo and color have changed slightly.
Lions Clubs International is gradually implementing changes to meet the challenges of the future. New
members come from new generations. These new generations think or behave slightly different than the
generation before them. One of the programs Lions Clubs International has developed to meet the challenges
of generational changes is titled “Your Club, Your Way”.
The “Your Club, Your Way” program suggests that you evaluate the complete structure of your club meetings.
This includes the dates, times and locations of the meetings, the club program and agenda, your existing
protocol, dress code and traditions, and even the use of the word “meeting” itself.
Lions are encouraged to visit the LCI website at, members.lionclubs.org, to view the “Your Club Your Way”
program. This can be found at Member Resources. The brochure can be downloaded and includes a member
survey. Ask yourself, “Would our existing meeting structure satisfy new members from a younger generation,
and, if necessary, can we make changes which would not offend our current members?”
There is no mandatory requirement that clubs adopt the “Your Club, Your Way” concept. This is just one of the
many tools LCI is offering to meet future challenges. I hope that all the clubs will invite me for a visit this Lions
year to discuss the many programs LCI has made available to provide service to the clubs.
Comments, drop me a line at [email protected]
(Ctrl + Click on the Lions logo to follow link) Comments, drop me a line at [email protected].
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District Rosters are Available Now! Your Governor, Vice Governors, and Zone Chairs now have rosters for sale at $4.00 each. Get yours now before they're all gone. In the continuing effort to make the roster a more accurate and useful tool, please send comments and suggestions to me at [email protected]. As major issues are found, printable updates will be posted on the Member Portal of the website. If you have trouble logging in, contact the webmaster at [email protected]. My humble apologies to the University Place Lions. Your roster omission is unintentional and rather embarrassing. Dave Risley Roster Chair
Membership Open Forum: The first of the Membership Open Forums is scheduled for September 26th from 11AM to 1PM at the Spanaway Denny’s (20420 Mountain Way E). The topic will be “Care and Feeding of Existing Lions Members”. This is not limited to Membership Chairs, ALL club members are welcome to attend and participate. Please RSVP to mailto:[email protected] no later than September 24th.
Leadership Training Update: PRESIDENT:
1. All club presidents should complete the LCI club president online training module at www.lionsclubs.org. Click on the magnifying glass in upper right side of the home page. Type Club President training in the search line and press enter. This will take you to the on line training and workbook.
2. For the President to receive credit for completing this training, the president must report the completion to their zone chair before September 30, 2015.
3. The zone chair will report to MD19, 1VDG and 2VDG all presidents completing this training in their September report to MD19.
SECRETARY:
1. All club secretaries should complete the LCI club secretary online training module at www.lionsclubs.org. Click on the magnifying glass in upper right side of the home page. Type Club Secretary training in the search line and press enter. This will take you to the on line training and workbook.
2. In addition, the secretary must complete the MD19 supplemental training and fill out the attached quiz. This can be obtained from your zone chair.
3. For the secretary to receive credit for completing this training, the secretary must report the completion of the online training and mail or email the completed quiz to their zone chair before September 30, 2015.
4. The zone chair will report to MD19, 1 VDG and 2VDG all secretaries completing this training in
their September report to MD19.
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Lions Environmental Photo Contest: The Lions Environmental Photo Contest provides a way for Lions to portray, through an original photo, their pride
and commitment to improving, protecting and preserving the environment.
The deadline for submitting your entries for the Lions Environmental Photo Contest will be here before you know
it. Photos must be submitted to the district Environmental Photo Contest Chairperson no later than November 15,
2015. So, now is the time to start encouraging your members to get out and get some photos.
There has been some confusion on how many photos can be submitted. The contest rules state each club can
submit one photo. Your district governor and contest chairperson have determined that in the interest of having
the widest selection of photos and to give all members a fair chance in each category, every club can submit one
photo from each category to the District.
Entry forms and a complete description of the photo contest and rules are posted on the Member Portal of the District website. A separate entry form must accompany each photo submitted.
Another Successful Camp Leo Year For 25 years Camp Leo has served children and families experiencing diabetes, and for 25 years this has been possible largely due to the contributions of Western Washington Lions Clubs. Having just wrapped up its 25th summer and 3rd consecutive week of camp, Camp Leo has grown from 25 campers over a couple of days to over 300 campers and programs spanning from leadership weekends to high school camp and a brand new family camp just on the horizon. Camp Leo is more than a summer camp for children with special needs. It has become the highlight of those children’s summer and sometimes year.
With the majority of Camp Leo’s staff being volunteer based (most of which are former campers and people with diabetes themselves) we are able to offer support, education and critical resources to children and families in need. I for one would not be where I am today without the support of Camp Leo and my local Lions Club. I am 27 years old, have been attending Camp Leo for 16 years, an active board member for 4 of those years and I am a 6 year member of the Enumclaw Lions Club. I look forward to camp all year, every year (and I’m not the only one) in hopes of offering the same opportunity to children with diabetes that was given to me because of Camp Leo, it’s volunteers, campers and supporting Lions Clubs.
Lion Lonzell Johnson, District C Cabinet
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Camp Leo - HS
“Color Wars”
Camp Leo- ES
“Scrapbooking”
Camp Leo – Boys
“Boat Races”
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DISTRICT 19-C NEWS: Scouting News:
Garth Holmes, District Scouting Liaison, reports the District began the Certificate Program for Eagle Scout with
the start of the new Lions Year. Congratulations to the following Eagle Scouts (note: troop number follows name):
Austin Sillars (9048), Mick Mauritzen (9266), Evan Kaas (9221), Joseph Redmond (603), Dale Andersen Jr,
Garett Sager & Ryan Erickson (048), Logan Jenny (268-Sponsored by Yelm Lions), Samuel Shultis (480),
Andrew Carpenter (215) and Caleb Betteridge (288).
For information about the District Scouting Program, contact Garth Holmes at [email protected].
DISTRICT/LCI EVENTS: To review flyer and specific information about the following events, click here for District C
Event Calendar
Club Anniversaries: Come and support our local clubs celebrate their milestone anniversaries: Olympia Host 80 Years!- September 11th at Olympia Golf and Country Club. 6 PM Social, 7 PM Dinner $40, RSVP NLT September 4th (Olympia Host Lions, P O Box 416 Olympia 98507)
Shelton 60 Years! – September 12th at Little Creek Casino & Resort. 1 to 5 PM, $36, RSVP NLT September 4th (Mel Williamson 1070 SE Crescent Dr. Shelton 98584)
Training:
President and Secretary Training- Please see page 3 for updated information
USA/Canada Lions Leadership Forum-September 17-19. The GRAND Forum will be held in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and seminars will begin at 8:30am, Thursday morning. You can register online at http://www.lionsforum.org. Rate is $310.
Membership 201- November 7th. Details to follow.
PR Roundtable Kickoff: September 4th, 5:30 pm Dinner, 6:00 pm. Discussion Ends at 7:00 pm. Hawks Prairie Inn, 8306 Quinalt Dr. NE Olympia
Membership Open Forum- September 26th (see page 3 for details) Meeker Creek Meandering Environmental Project- October 31, 9:00 AM- Noon. 1010 14th St Puyallup MD19 Annual Convention, October 15-17, Pasco, WA “The Zany World of Cartoons and Comics” Final Deadline October 11th. Flyer and Registration Form are located on District C Event Calendar MD19-C Spring Convention, April 1st and 2nd, Red Lion in Olympia
ZONE EVENTS: (Note to Zone Chairs and Club’s Public Relations Chairs: Please forward event information to
[email protected] to ensure your information is included in this section). To review flyer and specific
information about the following events, click here for District C Event Calendar
C-2: September 26th, Tacoma Southeast Lions Chili, Dogs and Soups, AMVET Hall-5707 S Tyler St Tacoma, 4:00 to 8 PM. $10 Adults, $5 kids.
C-4: October 19th, Poulsbo Lions Dinner & Auction- Sons of Norway, Front St Poulsbo, 6 PM, $40