November,

2015

Governors

Newsletter,

District 1A,

Lions Clubs

International

DISTRICT 1A MOURNS - LION GEORG TOFT PASSED AWAY!

A TRIBUTE TO PCC GEORG TOFT:

THE LIFE AND TIMES OF CHICAGO MAYFAIR LION PCC

GEORG TOFT He always said he was born at a very early

age and never overcame it. He was an excellent

photographer as the pictures hanging in his home will

attest. He was a communicator, a writer, a speech giver,

a program creator, a Lions historian without peer, a

rememberer of facts and trivia, a reader of mysteries, a

lover of the Wizard of Oz, Tosca, Aida, Cats and quiet

jazz, could still jitterbug, had the soul of an artist and

absolutely loves Fannie May Nougats – dark chocolate

mostly. Lion Georg was married to Lion Judy for 51-1/2

years - a father of three children, Lion Doug, Colleen

and Amy but - most of all - in every fiber of his being -

he was a Lion! He like many other young kids living in

the City, went to the local grammar school, the Homer

School, and went on to attend Lane Technical High

School. Although it may be hard to imagine now, in his

early days, he was a speed skater and entered local

competitions and even took a turn at jumping barrels.

He did spend some time doing local auto racing but his

first love was photography. He went on to enlist in the

Army and spent a good portion of his time at Ft Knox,

Kentucky. After his service time, he came back to his

first love and eventually opened a small photography

studio on Elston Avenue and found a Lions Club to join.

Thus, the rest of his life had been shaped by his being

interested in all facets of photography and being a Lion!

He was invited to membership in the Chicago Mayfair

Lions Club in 1965 and held many club offices, including

President in 1969, 1980 and 1997, the 50th anniversary

of the club and again in 2011. He was awarded a Melvin

Jones Fellow at the 50th anniversary celebration. He

went on to serve District 1-A as Zone Chairperson,

Cabinet Secretary-Treasurer, and Chair of the Finance

Committee, MERL Committee, Leadership, and Long

Range Planning, Extension and Membership

Committees. His involvement on the District level also

included serving on the convention, election, midyear

workshop, circus, golf and bowling committees. He also,

at the request of seven sitting governors, created and

published the Governor’s official newsletter. He went

on to represent the Lions of District 1-A as Governor

and Multiple District 1 Council Chair for the 2003-2004

Lions year - the last person in MD 1 to hold this position

simultaneously - as 2 well as having a positive gain in

membership during his tenure - thanks to the Lions who

were part of his team. He served the State as

Membership Chair for three years, was a presenter at 4

State Conventions and 5 MD1 Forums. He has

presented programs on Roberts Rules, Dr. IQ, History of

Lionism, various new member orientation programs, co-

wrote the Membership Shuffle performed at District

and State conventions and presented programs to

seven different Lions Clubs in Iceland. On the

International level, he has served on 7 International

Parades and Sgt at Arms committees and in 2003 was

selected to serve as the 2007 International Convention

Parade Chairman held in Chicago, Illinois and as such,

set up the logistics of moving the over 12,000 people

marching in the International parade. He had been

awarded the District Cabinet Lion of the Year, 2

Extension Awards, 3 International Presidents

Certificates and 3 Membership Keys and in 2003

International President Tae-Sup Lee personally

presented him with the President’s Medal, the 2nd

highest award that can be given to a Lion. His Lionistic

activities were wide and varied. He was a board

member of the Strickfaden Committee at the Chicago

Light House for the Blind. He was Chair of the ERIC

Committee for the Lions of Illinois Research Institute

charged with raising one million dollars from Lions to

add additional research floors on the research institute.

He truly understood the accomplishments of the Lions

of Illinois Research Institute as one day in September,

2010; he woke up and found his vision to be impaired.

As a professional photographer, not to have the use of

your eyes can be an earth shattering point in your life as

not being able to create a new world through the lens

of his camera could have been devastating. Instead, he

immediately made an appointment with the doctors at

the Lions of Illinois Research Institute and asked for

their help – which was immediate. It was discovered he

had suffered a bleeding blood vessel and developed

Wet Eye Macular Degeneration. As a result he became

part of a trial program with a drug which if proved

successful, could help many with his problem, creating a

time release program that could perhaps cut down on

the frequency of the monthly shots endured by so

many. After the initial treatments, he found he was the

“first in the world” to receive this type of treatment for

his condition at his age. His eye sight dramatically

improved and he and his family were fully aware of the

gift he was given – to get his sight back and again 3 use

his camera as his third “eye on the world.” He knew and

understood that because of the Lions who worked so

hard to build the research facility years ago, he had a

place to turn in his time of need. His eye continued to

improve and along with monthly checkups and shots in

his eye, his vision was holding its own. After these two

difficult years, he truly knew what it means to be a Lion

and be a part of an organization that is constantly

reaching out its hand saying “we serve.” In November

2010, he and his wife were presented with the

“President’s Volunteer Service Award” presented by the

President’s Council on Service and Civic Participation, a

letter of congratulations from the White House and

appropriate lapel pen to say thank you for being a

volunteer! He continued to work on the District level as

the District Magazine Editor. Although the MERLOW

Committee no longer functioned, he was still asked to

do presentations on Lionism to various clubs around the

District. Additionally, he continued to be a part of the

MD1 State Constitution and Bylaws Committee offering

recommendations on updating the MD1 Constitution

and By Laws to conform to the rules of Lions Clubs

International. His work on a District Level shifted into

being on the 501c3 Committee, helping to shape the

future of the District as a 501c3 entity. This has been a

long and arduous undertaking but the series of

meetings culminated into the filing of all documentation

to bring this idea to life. Lion Georg understood that to

be a member of a worldwide organization such as Lions

clubs International, you have to understand your

commitment of time to others, time away from your

home and family, time spent in meetings, time to raise

funds, time to do community service and time to be

involved with the family of man! He knew and

understood the importance of “his time” as a Lion. In

the 2011-2012 year, the Chicago Mayfair Lions Club

proudly presented their candidate for Lion of the year,

District 1A, Lions Clubs International - Lion Georg G. Toft

– who was a special husband, father, and a Lions Lion!

On December 2, 2015, at 6:20 a.m., at the age of 79,

Lion Georg Toft, a 46 year member of the Chicago

Mayfair Lions Club, was “called home” to Valhalla!

GOVERNOR RALPH ZARADA SPEAKS:

Fellow Lions

I hope your Thanksgiving

holiday was filled with joy and family fellowship – and of course lots of turkey with all the trimmings.

We have ended the first

quarter of the 2015-2016 Leadership year and I am

happy to report that we are continuing to grow our

District. Here are the numbers:

We brought in 90 new members, reinstated nine Lions,

and four Lions transferred to different clubs. We lost 58

members, but still had a positive gain of 45 members,

bringing the membership total at the end of October to

1,863. The Illinois College of Optometry LEO Club will be

expanding its membership by 50 new members on

December 15th and the new club in Broadview is

getting close to the 20 member charter floor. We need

to continue this pattern in order to keep our district

vital and moving forward.

In the past few months we had some great news from

around our district that I would like to share with you.

On November 22 the official charter of the

Chicago Ridge Lions Club was held at the Oak

Lawn Elks club. During the Charter Night

ceremony, 30 of the 36 charter members were

inducted and the new Club Officers were sworn

into their positions. The members present then

signed their names to the Charter document.

International and District dignitaries attended

the celebration, including Lion Bob Corlew, First

Vice President of Lions Clubs International, Lion

Dan O'Reilly (PID), Lion Steve Anton (State

Council Chair), and several Past District

Governors. There was also a large audience of

Lions from surrounding Clubs, including Oak

Lawn, Burbank, Worth, and Orland Park. Later

this month, the club will be adding another 16

members to their roster, bringing the total

number of new Lions to 52 and making the

Chicago Ridge Lions Club the fifth largest club in

District 1A!

LCI selected District 1A to lead a pilot project

with VSP to distribute eyeglass gift certificates

to needy adults and children. We were given

500 certificates—330 are for all ages and 170

are for children only. If there is a need for

eyeglasses in your service area or if you are

having a health fair or a school health screening

please contact Lion Mike Smigelski

(lionmikesmig@aol.com) for details about the

program and how you can help someone who

needs eyeglasses.

I received 10 peace posters for consideration

for the District Peace Poster contest. The

posters have been snapshot and recorded for

judging by select Cabinet members. The

deadline for voting by these judges was

November 29. The winning poster will be

District 1A’s Peace Poster submission to the

State. I want to give a big shout out to the

following clubs for their service work to the

community over the past months.

Chicago Filipino American Lions Pearle Vision 5K

to support the Lions of Illinois Foundation in

bringing vision awareness to the communities

Chicago Ridge Lions "One Can Make a

Difference" Food Drive

Cook County Lions Veterans Service Day

Franklin Park Manila Lions Annual Thanksgiving

Dinner for senior and needy citizens

Puerto Rico Lions Feed the Children in

Humboldt Park

River Grove Lions Humanitarian Night for the

Farnsworth School for the visually impaired

To all the clubs who came out and helped with

the MedFest Special Olympics Opening Eyes

event at the United Center

And to all the clubs who rendered service work

to their communities

Service work is what sustains and motivates all of us

in working together in our mission of "We Serve" to

make a difference in our communities and around

the world.

Important reminders

Please start giving some thought to who you

will nominate for the District Convention

awards: Edward M. Elbert Lion, Lioness, and Leo

of the Year and Richard M. Daley Citizen of the

Year.

If you’re considering running for the office of

Second Vice District Governor, you will need to

start preparing your nominating resolutions to

make sure they are filled out correctly. If you

need any further information or have any

questions please email DG Ralph Zarada

(ralph.zarada.1A@gmail.com) or Lion Ken

Accola (jere32@att.net).

Save the date for the MY (Mid-Year) Forum,

which will be held on Saturday, January 30, th

2016.

Mark your calendars for the District 1A

Convention "Cowboy Up Lions" will be held

April 1-3, 2016. Get your Western on!

Take time to enjoy the upcoming holiday season

with your friends and families. Thanks for all you do

– in your communities and for District 1A.

-Lion Ralph Zarada, Governor, District 1A

Editorial:

What a Start!

December is just begun; and we heard a very sad news for District 1A as we heard from PCST Judy – passing away of her beloved husband – PCC

Georg Toft on December 2, 2015.

Entire District 1A was shocked to hear this sad news, even though many of us knew his serious illness. Many shed tears in their eyes, many sent messages through facebook.

He was a leader not only in 1A or MD1, he was known all over in Lions World. His vision, his ideas, his thoughts, his strength and his photography got impressed by many and he won the hearts of thousands. He was

very brilliant and always giving advice to his friends to do the right thing.

As a parliamentarian, he knew every rule from the book “Roberts Rules” and was reminding us during meetings whenever one slips aside from this. His strength in narrating Lions History by remembering events which made Lionism great will be missed due to his loss. He was the master mind for orientation and lions’ history.

As I worked with him closely as his Vice District Governor when he was District Governor and simultaneously he became the Council Chairman for MD1, Terry and I became thick friends with Lions Georg and Judy. He is used to call me ‘Son’ and I was calling him ‘Dad’ even though age difference between us was only 14 years. I respected him as a mentor, guide and best friend. He was my hero in the world of Lionism and was a ‘Think Tank’ for Lionism.

As a District Governor, he started 5 new clubs and when I became Governor, he asked me to take the challenge and bring 5 more and I did it. His inspiration, courage and wisdom to make others successful were one of the gems on his decorated hat in Lionism.

I will be missing him in my life;

his guidance,

his vision and his mission will be missed by many.

When laid foundation to start VOICES, he committed himself 100% for the success. He worked day and night to get approval from State, Attorney General and IRS to become 501 (C3) institutions. He wrote the constitution and by-laws and received approval from Lions Clubs International. His first dream project for VOICES – KID SIGHT he introduced just before completing his first term as its first President of VOICES.

What a leader he was! What a visionary and missionary for Lionism he was!! To remember Lion Georg, District 1A should name a project on his name so that he can smile from heaven and send his blessings to us to follow his footsteps.

May his departed soul rest in peace and many God Almighty grant PCS Judy Toft, Lion Doug, Colleen and Amy and their loved ones enough strength to bear this loss, Amen.

-Lion Austin D’Souza, Ph.D., Editor

Fellow Lions,

It has finally happened. After a yearlong procedure to secure the funding and with the help of a matching grant from Lions Clubs International, V.O.I.C.E.S. has purchased four (4) plusoptix cameras that will enable us to

screen the vision of children from six (6) months to six (6) years of age. Several clubs throughout our district and several Lions have generously donated towards the purchase of the cameras. Now only one more step to go. This month the members of V.O.I.C.E.S. will be training in the operation and care of the cameras. With this in mind we are set to kick off the Kids Sight program in our District. If your club wants to have someone from the V.O.I.C.E.S. committee come out and speak about the process or perhaps at your Region Meeting please contact me to set up a date for us to come out and visit. Should your club want to set up a vision screening for children in your area, please contact me and I will help you get started on the process. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from the V.O.I.C.E.S Committee, -CC Steve, V.O.I.C.E.S. President

Chicago Ridge Lions Club with 50 newly chartered members. I said, “Wow” as in recent years we never had an opportunity to charter a huge new Lions Club. Under the leadership of Past International Director Dan O’Reilly and PDG Harold Burkett, Jr., this took place in Chicago Ridge. Kudos to these leaders and also all the new members of Chicago Ridge Lions Club and their

hard working office bearers. New Club’s Guiding

Lions are Lions Frank Kirar and PDG John Coleman and the sponsoring club is Oak Lawn Lions Club. Below is the acceptance speech by Chicago Ridge Lions Club’s Charter President Bill Lammel:

International Vice President Bob Corlew, District Governor Ralph Zarada, honored guests, and visiting lions, it is my distinct honor as president of Chicago Ridge Lions Club, to accept

this Charter on behalf of my fellow lions. I would like to express our gratitude upon officially becoming members of Lions Clubs International, the World’s largest humanitarian service organization.

We are honored and enthusiastic to be part of the greater Lions family and eager to start our mission, to provide service to local and world communities. We fully accept our responsibilities to our club, the association and most importantly, the citizens of Chicago Ridge. We will proudly use the motto, “We Serve” as we work in the community and strive to help where there is a need.

We are anxiously to work closely with our fellow club members, empower people, are recruit others to meet our service initiative. We look forward to meeting our clubs challenges with a spirit of fellowship, the camaraderie of teamwork and civic pride that we will gain together with our membership in the Chicago Ridge Lions Club.

As president of the Chicago Ridge Lions Club I openly and humbly accept their responsibilities of my office. In doing so, I pledge to you, the members of the Chicago Ridge Lions Club, my full cooperation, as well as that of my fellow club officers. We also will continue to spread our spirit of fellowship, as well as our motto, “We Serve” to all facets of the Chicago Ridge community and as ambassadors beyond. In turn, we ask for your time, your treasure or your talents in support of

our club initiatives and most importantly our meetings, where we share diverse ideas, plot our club course and grow collectively. Together we can do so much good for those in need, bring our community closer together, and show the world who we are.

It was once said, “A journey starts with a simple step.” So, I call upon you, Chicago Ridge Lions, this party is our first step, let us go forth and be a Progressive Unifying Force. Let us show every face we meet and every head we turn as Lions….. We Serve, Thank You.

Duffels for

Dignity

Spouses’

Project

I thought I would give you an update on this project. First of all, for those of you who are

not familiar with this project, let me give you a brief description. The Spouses of the Council of Governors 2015-16 have banded together to lead a service project that will provide wheeled duffel bags for foster children to various agencies in the state. These foster children move from location to location with their meager belongings in a black garbage bag. The group’s goal was to provide 50 duffel bags to an organization during the 2015-16 Lions year. The first presentation will be at the December 5th Council meeting to the Lutheran Agency, which is located in District CS.

The group came up with a title “Duffels for Dignity” and then they determined we needed a logo, which is shown at the beginning of this article. After the logo was created, everyone thought, we need a luggage tag and the next thing I knew, we had luggage tags. I would like to thank two people for their help on this part of the project. Lion Rich Polanek our designer who donated his services and PCST Dawn Grogan for having the luggage tags donated by her company.

(Some spouses of current council at the MD1 Mid Year Leadership Forum in East Peoria Duffels for Dignity Table below:)

But funding the project became our priority. Many of the funds were personal donations from the spouses.

As the energy and excitement continued to grow within the group, another idea was discussed…selling Christmas cards (which were designed for our group). They were first available at the 1-M Convention and at the MD-1 Forum. We are almost sold out of Christmas cards. But will have greeting cards for all occasions very soon. Please contact Lion Pam Fowler from District 1-J or any of the Spouses, if you are interested in Christmas cards. The cards will be available at the December 5th Council Meeting.

I would like to thank those of you that have made personal donations; they are so very much appreciated. In addition, I had the opportunity to attend the PDG dinner/meeting which is held every year on Saturday night after the MD-1 Forum. PDG Tom Senger asked me to talk about the “Duffels for Dignity Project” afterwards the PDG’s voted to donate $500.00 to the project, which will provide us with an additional 25 duffels bags for the foster children. We can’t thank them and everyone else enough for their donations.

Our goal now is to present duffel bags at the February Council Meeting and at the State Convention.

Stay tuned for more information on this project in the state newsletter and also your district newsletters as this project moves along.

Need more information about this project? Feel free to contact any of the Spouses or myself to answer any questions you may have.

-Lion Gail Anton

MD1 Host Committee

In one year and seven months, the Lions Clubs International Centennial Convention will be held at McCormick Place in Chicago starting on Friday, June 28 and running through Tuesday, July 4, 2017. The International Parade will be Saturday, July 1, 2017 and is scheduled to march down State Street from Lake Street south to Congress Parkway.

The MD-1 Host Committee has been working on the convention activities, but more importantly working to raise the necessary money that is needed to support those activities. For the most part, the Lions have been supported in the purchase of the two Commemorative Pins and the MD1 Vest that reflects the pride of our Lions. Unfortunately, the area of individual Club and District donations has been well below our projections.

The third pin in the set of three will be available this spring. Between Pins #1 and #2, there has been more that 5,500 pins purchased. The committee is looking to produce and sell a limited number of “Shadow Boxes” that will contain the three pins, and also have two additional pins. This project is

still being developed and will hopefully to be available by the State Convention in May, 2016.

There are polo shirts and baseball caps available for sale with the committee logo proudly shown on it. They will be available at all the sub district convention and the State Convention. This is only the start of some of the merchandise that will be available to commemorate this celebration. After the first of the year, you will be able to order them on-line.

Please consider making club or district donation. Each level has a different banner patch and over the next couple of years you can earn all three patches. For clubs

that can’t make that size of a donation, then consider joining with a fellow club and work together to earn that patch. For a donation of either $100, $250 or $500 participating club would receive a banner patch for the respective donation. I would like to thank those clubs and districts that have made a donation already. Also, as an individual, you can receive the patch for your vest.

There are a variety of areas that volunteers are needed. The list of areas is located on the flyer. Please look over the list and mark the areas that you are interested in working. The shift time is about 3 hours to the maximum and with enough workers it would not be longer, unless you choose it to be. All volunteers will receive a vest to wear showing the Lions that you are here to assist them. I hope that you would consider to become an active part of the committee.

-Lion Robert Block, PDG 2017 MD-1 Host Committee, Chairman

FACTS ABOUT VP BOB:

Hails from Milton, TN, which is an unincorporated community. Married to Lion Dianne. Both of them are Progressive Melvin Jones Fellows. VP Bob is a member of the Murfreesboro Lions Club and has been since 1978. Has also been active in the

Boy Scouts of America, the Jaycees and the Red Cross. Lions Bob & Dianne have 5 children and 4 grandchildren.

FUN FACTS ABOUT VP BOB:

In 2nd

grade, VP Bob was a Jr. Fire Marshall! He wore a little badge and insisted on going to school early each morning to inspect to be sure there were no fires overnight

As a child, Bob had a pet Collie. Not being too original on names back then, he named his dog….. “Collie”!

He was a club organizer, even as a child, starting the

“77 Club” when he was in 2nd

grade! It was named 77

because you should be 7 years old in 2nd

grade, but it probably had more to do with the fact that 77 Sunset Strip was a popular TV show at the time!

VP Bob learned to drive at an early age (driving farm trucks and tractors off road). He had his first wreck at 8 years old!

His favorite vehicle to drive when he’s at home is his 1995 Ford F-150 Pick-up. It has 265,000 miles on it, and gets really good gas mileage! He filled it up right after Christmas in 2014, and it still has a half a tank today

People are waiting to join Lions Clubs! Let us invite them to our meetings and get them involved in our activities to feel lionism in their hearts.

Meet our Association’s

1st

International Vice President Chancellor Robert “Bob” Corlew

LIONS ALSO ON THE PROWL FOR “GENTLY USED BOOKS” – SEE NEXT PAGE OF THIS FLYER

“DISTRICT 1 A LIONS –

CENTENNIAL CHALLENGE –

ENGAGING OUR YOUTH BOOK COLLECTION”

TARGET NUMBER OF GENTLY USED OR NEW BOOKS

“5000”

BE A PART OF THE FARRAGUT AVENUE FAMILIES

BOOK COLLECTION TEAM

“HOW MANY BOOKS CAN DISTRICT 1-A LIONS, FRIENDS, FAMILY

AND NEIGHBORS COLLECT TOGETHER AS A TEAM IN 2015-2016

TO BE DISTRIBUTED TO LOCAL CHILDREN WHO HAVE NO BOOKS?”

THIS BOOK COLLECTION FOR IS FOR AGES

“0 MONTHS THROUGH 8TH GRADE”

Eyeglass Collection Coordinators

NORTH: Huma Ahmed, Mohammad Khokar, Rogers Park Lions , Pakistan Medical Center 6201 N. California, Chicago, IL

Tuesday and Friday 11am to 3pm

Saturday 11am to 6pm

CENTRAL: Maryanne O’Reilly—SFV Lions

O’Reilly’s Flowers 6730 Pershing Road, Berwyn, IL

SOUTH: Walter W. Schultz Insurance Agency, Inc. 18119 Torrence Ave. Lansing, IL 60438

CENTENNIAL SERVICE CHALLENGE

Does Your Club Take Active Part?

-PDG Austin D’Souza, 1A Centennial Service Challenge Chairperson

How many clubs in our district are reporting their monthly activities on MyLCI? Very few and it is shame to us. We in District conduct so many activities in our communities and these activities are not reported on MyLCI. As a part centennial celebration, we promised to serve 100 million people worldwide. I am very positive that we can do this and all our activities adds up when we report our service activities on MyLCI.

If you, your friends or family have new or gently used books to donate,

please contact or bring them to

Lion Judy Toft

7731 West Farragut Avenue

773-763-0662 or jetoft@comcast.net

NATIONAL STATISTICS SHOW THAT THE AVERAGE MIDDLE INCOME CHILD

HAS 30 BOOKS. IN LOW INCOME NEIGHBORHOODS, THERE IS ONE BOOK ON

AVERAGE FOR 300 KIDS.

Governor Ralph and First Lady Sue Cordially invites

the Lions of District 1-A to

The 1-A Cowboy Christmas

Party

Sunday December 13, 2015

12:00 PM Cocktails (cash bar), 1: 00 PM Lunch

Four Points Sheraton Hotel Main Ballroom

10255 W. Irving Park Road, Schiller Park, Illinois

This year the Governor and First Lady will be sponsoring

Most Festive Cowboy Hat Contest

Prizes will be awarded for “BEST” and “NICE TRY” Hats

Entertainment and Dancing

Special Guest: Lion Bob Duda For sing along Christmas Carols

$28.00 per person

All proceeds from the Christmas party will be donated to

First Lady Sue’s favorite charity

“Duffels for Dignity”

MD-1 Spouse’s Project supplying Foster children with Duffel bags

Please make checks payable to District 1-A Lions

Please be “considerate” and RSVP by Monday, December 7th to ensure a reserved seat.

No tickets will be available at the door. 708-479-4779 or anton173@comcast.net

Don’t forget to bring a new book for kids ages 4-12 to support

Governor Ralph’s Christmas Cheer Project

Worldwide Week of Service to Fight Hungerand Poverty (January 10-16)

More than one billion people live on a dollar a day, and nearly 800 million people around the world go to bed hungry every night. This January, make a difference by joining Lions around the world for a special Lions Worldwide Week of Service dedicated to eliminating hunger and poverty.

Show your commitment to service, and help us reach our Centennial Service Challenge goal of serv- ing 100 million people, by planning a project impacting hunger and poverty in your community. From stocking your local food pantry, to serving meals at a soup kitchen, there are countless ways to make a difference.

No matter how you choose to serve, be sure to join us for this Centennial service event!

Join Us for the Worldwide Week of Service to Fight Hunger and Poverty

Here's how your club can take part in this special event: Here's how your club can take

part in this special event:

1.Plan your project - Host a service project that impacts hunger and poverty in your community during the

week of January 10-16. Download the Planning Guide for project ideas and planning tips.

2.Promote your project - Invite your community to serve with you to showcase your club and the power of service.

3.Report your project - Report your service on the MyLCI Service Activity Report to earn a Centennial Banner Patch and to get your club's name on the Centennial Ticker. Be sure to include the project date.

2016

“I am asking every club to give serious consideration to “Ponying” up an entry in this

year’s “roundup”, I know I can count on the Lions to make this the best “rodeo” ever!!!”

Ralph Zarada, District Governor

THE DEADLINE FOR ENTRIES IS SATURDAY, MARCH 5, 2016

TAKE NOTE: THIS DATE IS “FIRM” … NO EXCEPTIONS!!

Lion Richard K. Huels, PDG, 11364 S. Millard Avenue, Chicago, 60655 If you have

any questions….. 773-239-1087 or cpd8640@aol.com

The “Edgar M. Elbert” Lion, Lioness and LEO of the Year will be presented at the

“Governor’s Banquet” on Saturday evening, April 2, 2016 The “Richard J. Daley” Citizen of the Year will be presented at the District Breakfast on, April 3, 2016

GUIDELINES

(1) To authenticate your entry, the cover page must be on club stationary, and contain the ‘daytime’ phone number of the person submitting the entry.

(2) The length of the entry ‘will not’ be a consideration. (3) E-mail entries will not be accepted. (4) Multiple entries on a single nomination will NOT be accepted! (5) Submit Six (6) copies of your entry by U.S. Mail. Entries with less that 6 copies will not be

considered or returned. (6) Should your nominee be chosen, you will be notified. It is ‘your’ responsibility to see that

he/she attends the appropriate convention function and is seated with your club.

PUT A TEAM

TOGETHER

and

JOIN THE

FUN!

Lunch or Breakfast Available

$4

District 1-A Governor Ralph and 1st Lady Sue INVITE YOU to join them for a day of FUN and FELLOWSHIP

At the 74th annual District Bowling Tournament

SATURDAY

February 27, 2016

WILLOWBROOK LANES

735 Plainfield Road

Willowbrook Illinois

630 325-1746

DOWNLOAD ENTRY FORM FROM DISTRICT 1A WEBSITE:

Lions1a-us.org FOR MORE INFORMATION Call Lions Leilanie Magana:

773-425-1747

1A Governors Monthly e-Magazine. Edited & Published by PDG Austin D’Souza for Lions, Lionesses and Leos District 1A

e-Mail Address: govaustin@gmail.com