On the Web at http://galions.org/18n

DG Jon Winters

Fellow Lions,

Merry Christmas! Happy Hanukah! Season’s Greetings! Happy Holidays! Whatever your preference on the subject of this Christmas season I hope I’ve covered all my bases so as not to offend anyone.

Speaking of offending someone, I would like for every-one to understand that if you are contacted by me or one of the DG Team Members (1st or 2nd Vice Governor, Cabinet Secretary, Cabinet Treasurer, GLT Coordinator, GMT Coordi-nator, Immediate PDG, or Zone Chair) about an issue please don’t take offense. We all have a job to do and we’re just trying to do it the best we can.

For example, you might get a call that your club owes the district or LCI for dues or a purchase and that bill is now 60 days past due. Or, you might get a call that your club hasn’t filed the Monthly Membership Report (MMR) for the past six months. In the first example, if you owe LCI money and you don’t pay then you are subject to having your club’s charter pulled at some point. And nobody wants that to happen! As to the second example, having your club secretary file the MMR each month, even if you don’t have anything new to report, is the only way LCI has of keeping up with what’s go-ing on with your club. Sure, you may not have any new mem-bers or dropped members to report. You may not have any address corrections to make. But going online and filing the MMR electronically is so easy to do! And let me use an old cliché here: if I can do it anybody can do it! I am secretary for my club and I file those MMRs each month on line. At first it wasn’t easy (and LCI’s website used to not be as ‘friendly’ as it is now) but I soon got the hang of it and now there’s noth-ing to it.

Now, as for filing the Service Activities Report – yes, there is a little more to that. But, in the long run it is worth it to file these reports. Plus, you can attach pictures to the Ser-vice Activity report you file with LCI. Years from now, when most of us won’t be here, future members will be able to contact LCI for the historical record of your club. Suppose there’s a fire or something and all of your records are de-stroyed? LCI will have these reports on file that a future member could access through them to learn about the past of their club. Isn’t that wonderful? So while your club secre-

tary might not think it’s worth the trouble now, please let them know that it is. Encourage them to file these monthly reports even though there’s nothing new to report. As an added bonus, you don’t have to send this information to the District Newsletter Editor for him to publish in the newsletter. He gets that information from the MMRs and Service Activity Reports each club files with LCI. This means less work for club secretaries! If any club member would like to know more about how to use, and utilize, LCI’s website please contact PDG Lil Shurtleff, our District Global Leadership Team (GLT) Coordinator at cshurtleff@coastalnow.net and she will be more than happy to assist you.

In closing, may all of you have a safe and joyful Christmas, spent with family and friends, and I wish for you a prosperous & successful 2017!

Yours in Service to Others,

Jon Winters, DG

There were three club entries for the Peace Poster Con-test for District 18 N. The winner from Liberty Coastal has been forwarded to compete in the Multiple District 18 Con-test.

Pictured below is the entry from Taylor Watkins.

Second Place went to Pooler Lions Club, Artist is Amy Zhang.

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Third place was Julia Hethcox’s submission from the Bell-ville Lions Club.

Congratulations to all of the young artists for their artistic expressions of peace.

Clubs are reminded that this is a worthwhile public rela-tions project that builds the bonds between the Lions and our youth. Remember that the youth is our future as community leaders.

All Lions of Georgia have an amazing opportunity waiting for them. It is the Region Lions Leadership In-stitute!

RLLI is scheduled for April 28-30 at the Georgia Baptist Conference Center in Toccoa. This is the first time in many, many years that we Lions of MD-18 have hosted a RLLI. As Lions of Georgia, we should take ad-vantage of this and every Lion—no matter if you are a new Lion or a Lion of many years—should seriously consider attending RLLI.

Take advantage of this opportunity to further your understanding of Lionism! Complete a registration form today and send it with your payment to the ad-dress on the form.

The MD PDG Association as well as every District PDG Association is offering at least two scholarships to attend this RLLI. The amount may vary from district to district. All you need to do is to contact your District PDG Association for more information. The scholarship is payable to you upon completion of the RLLI.

If you need more information, please contact me.

Lil Shurtleff, 18-N GLT

cshurtleff@coastalnow.net

Artwork on Page 1 Newsletter header was created by Lion Debbie Griggers of the Lyons Lions Club in celebra-tion of their 70th Anniversary.

In celebration of 100 years of humanitarian service, Lions Clubs International is working with the United States Mint to produce a limited-edition, exquis-itely crafted silver dollar coin.

The coin features Lions founder Melvin Jones and the Lions Clubs logo on the front and a family of lions with a globe behind them on the reverse.

This commemorative coin is crafted to be rich in the symbolic history of Lions first century of service. Each coin is packaged in its own presentation case and is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity.

One Beautifully Engraved Coin—Many Noble Purposes

For a limited time only, you can order this historic Lions Centennial keepsake and support the life-changing work of Lions Clubs International Foundation

(LCIF). For each coin sold, US$10 is authorized to be paid to LCIF. This represents a US$4 million opportuni-ty to improve the lives of people in need through LCIF initiatives around the world.

These collectable coins make great gifts for family and friends and are the perfect way to show appre-ciation to your club members for outstanding service.

Supplies Are Limited

Lions Clubs Centennial coins will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. Once sold out, no addi-tional coins will be minted. These commemorative coins will only be for sale during calendar year 2017. They will be available for purchase from LCI Club Supplies and the United States Mint.

District Total Clubs

Family Unit HH

Family Unit 1/2

Female Lions

Male Lions

Stu-dents

Charter Mem-bers

New Mem-bers

Rein-stated Mem-bers

Transfer Members

Total Members

Added

Total Members Dropped

Total Member-ships

Gain/Loss Fiscal Period

18 L 48 119 126 463 880 2 71 4 75 102 1,343 -27

18 I 54 149 155 444 818 13 1 34 2 2 39 66 1,262 -27

18 O 55 88 92 306 866 3 36 4 40 83 1,172 -43

18 N 61 115 125 399 926 1 46 2 3 51 109 1,325 -58

MD18 218 471 498 1,612 3,490 19 1 187 8 9 205 360 5,102 -155

New Members New Lion Sponsor Club Kathy W Vause Betty Mosley Bellville Raymond Wayne Nail Keith Harvey Cobbtown Ashley Yaunches Andrea Taylor Douglas Doug Walker Charles Cross Douglas Georgia Henderson John Higgs Douglas Jordan Vaughn John Higgs Douglas Anastase Gasana Roland Banks Hinesville Hurbin R Ingles Lynn Ruggiero Jones County Briana Bowen M L Coffer Liberty Coastal Jonathan Herring Win Scott Louisville Mitch Johnson Transfer Lyons Aries A Haygood Christopher Braddy Lyons Debbie L O’Neal Debbie Griggers Lyons Anthony E Quinney Charles Lively Jr Port Wentworth Diane F Stewart Harriet Yancey Sylvania Alex R Collins Ken Austin Sylvania Kenneth E Brower Alan Daley Sylvania Jan S Davis Jill Mock Sylvania Jessica K Deal Tommy Cox Waycross Okefenokee Alvin L Butler Joel Williams Woodbine Gain in Membership 20

Deceased Members Lion Club Cassandra L Speights Milledgeville William Hurst Richmond Hill

Dropped Members

Lion Club Reason Annette W Hamner Bellville Other Susan Gunn Golden Isles Moved James Gunn Golden Isles Moved Albert A Pirkle Liberty Coastal Resigned in Good Standing Carl A Wagster Jr Louisville Moved Terri Luckie Sylvania Resigned in Good Standing Loss in Membership -8 At the end of November, LCI cancelled the charter of the Soperton Lions Club for the reason of the club has disbanded. Listed are the members of the club. David Avery, Hugh Beasley, Maury Beasley, Perry Blount, Gene Bowers, John C Brewton, Mark Burns, Wade Clark, Cheryl E Conley, Carl Cowart, Blake Dennard, Richard M Dennard, John Drake, Charles E Ellington, John J Ellington, Royce W Fowler, Phillip O Gay, Hugh Gillis Jr, Jim L Gillis Jr, Jimmy Gillis, Matt Hatchett, Jack Hollister, Ronnie Holton, Mitch Johnson*, Chris Kight, Eric R Kight, John W Lee, Floy McCleary, Daniel McCranie, Greg Morris, Will J Peterson Jr, Glenn Powell, Jeff Raiford, Gerald Shurling, Winford Smith, James T Spivey, G Darrell Ste-phens, Connie Sanders Sumner, Jack Sweat, Andy Thompson, Jerry E Walden, Larry Walden, Don Woolf and Kenny Young. Total number of members, 44. The club was chartered in 1932. *1 member transferred to another club.

BELLVILLE (43720) Community Service November 21, 2016 15 Lions donated 233 community service hours consisting of aid to the elderly/disabled and other misc. community service. Number of Lions: 15 Number of Lion Hours: 233 Number of People Served: 30 Funds Donated: 0 Funds Raised: 0

Club regular and board meetings November 21, 2016 25 Lions donated 40 hours attending club regular and board of direc-tors meetings. Number of Lions: 25 Number of Lion Hours: 40

Club administration November 21, 2016 6 Lions donated 44 hours accomplishing various club admin duties. Number of Lions: 6 Number of Lion Hours: 44

Grand Total BELLVILLE Number of Lions: 46 Number of Lion Hours: 317 Number of People Served: 30 Total Participants: 0 Funds Donated: 0 Number of Hearing Aids Twinning Relation-ships: 0 Collected: 0 Number of Eyeglasses Collected: 0 Items Donated: 0 Number of Trees Planted: 0 Funds Raised: 0 Total Activities: 3

BULLOCH L C (7341) flags November 1, 2016 displaying flags in front of local business that have paid for that service Num-ber of Lions: 4 Number of Lion Hours: 12 Number of People Served: 0 Funds Donated: 0 Funds Raised: 0

meeting November 1, 2016 the regular meeting at RJs Steak-ery. Number of Lions: 15 Number of Lion Hours: 15

Grand Total BULLOCH L C Number of Lions: 19 Number of Lion Hours: 27 Number of People Served: 0 Total Participants: 0 Funds Donated: 0 Number of Hearing Aids Twinning Relation-ships: 0 Collected: 0 Number of Eyeglasses Collected: 0 Items Donated: 0 Number of Trees Planted: 0 Funds Raised: 0 Total Activities: 2

DARIEN (7344) Raising American Flags Downtown on Veter-an's Day November 11, 2016 Activity Comments Not Available Number of Lions: 4 Number of Lion Hours: 8 Number of Peo-ple Served: 2000 Funds Donated: 0 Funds Raised: 0

Darien Fall Fest November 5, 2016 Activity Comments Not Available Number of Lions: 10 Number of Lion Hours: 30 Number of People Served: 1000 Funds Donated: 0 Funds Raised: 0

Grand Total DARIEN Number of Lions: 14 Number of Lion Hours: 38 Number of People Served: 3000 Total Participants: 0 Funds Donated: 0 Number of Hearing Aids Twinning Rela-tionships: 0 Collected: 0 Number of Eyeglasses Collected: 0 Items Donated: 0 Number of Trees Planted: 0 Funds Raised: 0 Total Activities: 2

DOUGLAS (7345) Flag detail November 11, 2016 put out our flags and Lion banners display for Veteran's Day Number of Lions: 5 Number of Lion Hours: 9 Number of People Served: 15000 Funds Donated: 0 Funds Raised: 0

GARDEN CITY (115660) Garden City First Sight Team Novem-ber 29, 2016 Begins when our club is contacted by a disadvan-taged person or family in need of an eye exam or glasses but

can't afford them. The FIRST SIGHT TEAM will follow up evalu-ate the situation & make a recommendations to the club how we can help. Depending on available funding resources, the Garden City Lions Club will cover expenses for exams and glasses when possible. Number of Lions: 4 Number of Lion Hours: 20 Number of People Served: 5 Funds Donated: 0 Funds Raised: 0

Flag Project November 10, 2016 Flag Distribution November 11 - Armistice Day Number of Lions: 4 Number of Lion Hours: 60 Number of People Served: 80 Funds Donated: 0 Funds Raised: 0

Grand Total GARDEN CITY Number of Lions: 8 Number of Lion Hours: 80 Number of People Served: 85 Total Participants: 0 Funds Donated: 0 Number of Hearing Aids Twinning Relation-ships: 0 Collected: 0 Number of Eyeglasses Collected: 0 Items Donated: 0 Number of Trees Planted: 0 Funds Raised: 0 Total Activities: 2

GLENNVILLE (105593) aid to veterans / military / military fam-ilies Donations to Wreaths Across America November 1, 2016 Donation to Faith Riders Club to purchase Wreaths to be plac-es on the graves of Veterans at the Georgia Veterans Ceme-tery in Glennville Ga. Number of Lions: 19 Number of Lion Hours: 1 Number of People Served: 10 Funds Donated: 150 Funds Raised: 0

Veterans Day Activities November 11, 2016 Attend various Veterans Day events for our local Veterans. Number of Lions: 5 Number of Lion Hours: 10 Number of People Served: 40 Funds Donated: 0 Funds Raised: 0

Provide Thanksgiving lunch to our local Police Department November 17, 2016 Served a Thanksgiving lunch to our local Police Department to show the Clubs appreciation for them keeping our community safe. Number of Lions: 10 Number of Lion Hours: 10 Number of People Served: 15 Funds Donated: 150 Funds Raised: 0

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Grand Total GLENNVILLE Number of Lions: 34 Number of Lion Hours: 21 Number of People Served: 65 Total Partici-pants: 0 Funds Donated: 300 Number of Hearing Aids Twin-ning Relationships: 0 Collected: 0 Number of Eyeglasses Collected: 0 Items Donated: 0 Number of Trees Planted: 0 Funds Raised: 0 Total Activities: 3

GOLDEN ISLES L C (7349) Flag placement November 5, 2016 Six members and 13 local volunteers placed 50 flags out for Veterans Day on Saint Simons Island. Number of Lions: 6 Number of Lion Hours: 1 Number of People Served: 0 Funds Donated: 0 Funds Raised: 0

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JEKYLL ISLAND (7353) Red Cross Blood Drive November 18, 2016 Four Jekyll Island Lions Club members volunteered at the American Red Cross blood drive on the island on 18 No-vember. #LionsClubs #WeServe #BloodDrive #RedCross Number of Lions: 4 Number of Lion Hours: 10 Number of People Served: 0 Funds Donated: 0 Funds Raised: 0

Salvation Army Bell RInging November 25, 2016 The Jekyll Island Lions Club has recruited members of the community to join them in ringing the bell on behalf of the Salvation Army. Here is Lion Pete taking his turn as a bell ringer. #LionsClubs #WeServe #SalvationArmy Number of Lions: 15

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Number of Lion Hours: 44 Number of People Served: 0 Funds Donated: 0 Funds Raised: 0

FHOJI November 8, 2016 Plan silent auction activity Number of Lions: 1 Number of Lion Hours: 1 Number of People Served: 900 Funds Donated: 0 Funds Raised: 0

Jekyll Island Eyeglass collection November 10, 2016 collected glasses from various locations on Jekyll Island Number of Li-ons: 1 Number of Lion Hours: 2 Number of Eyeglasses Collect-ed: 58 Funds Donated: 0 Funds Raised: 0

FOHJI membership November 1, 2016 Membership admin-istration Number of Lions: 1 Number of Lion Hours: 28 Num-ber of People Served: 144 Funds Donated: 0 Funds Raised: 0

FOHJI November 7, 2016 Board meeting, website mainte-nance, email and Facebook Admin Number of Lions: 2 Num-ber of Lion Hours: 8 Number of People Served: 0 Funds Donat-ed: 0 Funds Raised: 0

Flags display November 11, 2016 Jekyll Island Lions Howard, Norm, Jim and Pete displayed American Flags in the Historic District and Beach Village on Thanksgiving Day. #LionsClubs #WeServe #Thanksgiving Number of Lions: 4 Number of Lion Hours: 3 Number of People Served: 900 Funds Donated: 0 Funds Raised: 0

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Grand Total JEKYLL ISLAND Number of Lions: 28 Number of Lion Hours: 96 Number of People Served: 1944 Total Partici-pants: 0

Funds Donated: 0 Number of Hearing Aids Twinning Relation-ships: 0 Collected: 0 Number of Eyeglasses Collected: 58 Items Donated: 0 Number of Trees Planted: 0 Funds Raised: 0 Total Activities: 7

JONES COUNTY L C (7550) food collection / food distribution / hunger Food Co-op November 4, 2016 collected and distribut-ed food to 32 families. Done weekly for a total of 16 hours, 2 hours each Friday for 4 Fridays a month Number of Lions: 2 Number of Lion Hours: 16 Number of People Served: 32 Funds Donated: 0 Funds Raised: 0

KINGSLAND (7355) Club Meeting November 8, 2016 Held club meeting. Discussed final preparations for Pancake Breakfast. Number of Lions: 14 Number of Lion Hours: 14

Eye Exams & Glasses November 8, 2016 Provide exams and glasses for three individuals Number of Lions: 1 Number of Lion Hours: 1 Total Participants: 3 Number of People Served: 3 Number of Eyeglasses Collected: 0 Funds Donated: 240 Items Donated: 0 Hours Donated: 0 Funds Raised: 0

Grand Total KINGSLAND Number of Lions: 15 Number of Lion Hours: 15 Number of People Served: 3 Total Participants: 3 Funds Donated: 240 Number of Hearing Aids Twinning Rela-

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tionships: 0 Collected: 0 Number of Eyeglasses Collected: 0 Items Donated: 0 Number of Trees Planted: 0 Funds Raised: 0 Total Activities: 2

LIBERTY COASTAL L C (7357) group assistance November 17, 2016 assisted in coaching middle school dance team Num-ber of Lions: 1 Number of Lion Hours: 4 Number of People Served: 15 Funds Donated: 0 Funds Raised: 0

club meeting November 17, 2016 attended monthly club meeting Number of Lions: 8 Number of Lion Hours: 12

food baskets November 15, 2016 contributed $100 to Amer-ican Legion Post for holiday food baskets in place of helping with 5k run to raise funds. Run cancelled due to Hurricane Matthew. Number of Lions: 15 Number of Lion Hours: 1 Funds Donated: 100 Items Donated: 0

nursing home assistance November 15, 2016 took cookies to local nursing home. Helped entertain their patients Num-ber of Lions: 1 Number of Lion Hours: 4 Number of People Served: 0 Funds Donated: 0 Funds Raised: 0

sale November 19, 2016 aided2 elderly Lions with sale to help downsize before move to assisted living. Number of Lions: 5 Number of Lion Hours: 35 Number of People Served: 0 Funds Donated: 0 Funds Raised: 0

food and items donation November 1, 2016 other disaster preparedness & relief food and personal items donated to help families damaged by Hurricane Matthew. Value of $75 Number of Lions: 15 Number of Lion Hours: 2 Number of People Served: 300 Funds Donated: 0 Funds Raised: 0

advocate November 15, 2016 parent advocate for autism Number of Lions: 1 Number of Lion Hours: 2 Number of Peo-ple Served: 0 Funds Donated: 0 Funds Raised: 0

Grand Total LIBERTY COASTAL L C Number of Lions: 46 Num-ber of Lion Hours: 60 Number of People Served: 315 Total Participants: 0 Funds Donated: 100 Number of Hearing Aids Twinning Relationships: 0 Collected: 0 Number of Eyeglasses Collected: 0 Items Donated: 0 Number of Trees Planted: 0 Funds Raised: 0 Total Activities: 7

LOUISVILLE (7552) Louisville Lions Club Meeting November 9, 2016 Activity Comments Not Available Number of Lions: 29 Number of Lion Hours: 0

LYONS (7358) Senior Adult Bingo November 2, 2016 A mem-ber volunteers playing bingo with members of a local Assist-ed Living Center and spends time collecting prizes. She did this again on 11/9/16 Number of Lions: 1 Number of Lion Hours: 8 Number of People Served: 0 Funds Donated: 0 Funds Raised: 0

Senior Adult Luncheon November 8, 2016 Activity Com-ments Not Available Number of Lions: 2 Number of Lion Hours: 9 Number of People Served: 25 Funds Donated: 0

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Funds Raised: 0

Painted canvas donations to Nursing Home November 14, 2016 A member participated in a group Painting event where pictures that were painted were donated to mem-bers of a local nursing home. Number of Lions: 1 Number of Lion Hours: 2 Number of People Served: 0 Funds Donated: 0 Funds Raised: 0

Christmas gifts for Nursing Home residents November 26, 2016 Purchasing and wrapping presents for Nursing Home residents Number of Lions: 1 Number of Lion Hours: 6 Num-ber of People Served: 0 Funds Donated: 0 Funds Raised: 0

Nursing Home Resident assistance November 30, 2016 A member of our club visits the local Nursing Home to assist residents numerous times per month. Number of Lions: 1 Number of Lion Hours: 10 Number of People Served: 0 Funds Donated: 0 Funds Raised: 0

Senior Celebration November 10, 2016 A member trans-ported 5 Senior Adults to a Senior Celebration event out of town. Number of Lions: 1 Number of Lion Hours: 8 Number of People Served: 5 Funds Donated: 0 Funds Raised: 0

Toombs County Veterans Parade and Luncheon November 5, 2016 Members of the Lyons Lions Club participated in the Toombs County Veterans Parade and one of our members served as chair of this event which also included a luncheon for Veterans afterwards. Number of Lions: 9 Number of Lion Hours: 30 Number of People Served: 0 Funds Donated: 0 Funds Raised: 0

Preparation for Veteran Luncheon November 4, 2016 Pre-paring building for Veterans Luncheon to be held the next day. Number of Lions: 1 Number of Lion Hours: 1 Number of People Served: 0 Funds Donated: 0 Funds Raised: 0

County Health Committee November 30, 2016 Activity Com-ments Not Available Number of Lions: 1 Number of Lion Hours: 3 Number of People Served: 0 Funds Donated: 0 Funds Raised: 0

BOD Meeting November 7, 2016 Activity Comments Not Available Number of Lions: 10 Number of Lion Hours: 10

Regular Business Meeting November 14, 2016 3 visitors Number of Lions: 22 Number of Lion Hours: 22

Officer duties November 30, 2016 Through out the month the Sec and Treas spend time taking care of Lions Club rec-ords Number of Lions: 2 Number of Lion Hours: 20

Winter Wonder Lyons Family Event November 29, 2016 A member of our club regularly dons the Santa suit during the holidays. For this fun community family event he played Santa for a large number of children in downtown Lyons and took time to come by and help the club decorate our tree. Lyons Lions Club is one of 6 community groups that decorat-ed a tree following the theme of their respective organiza-tion to be enjoyed during the Christmas season in the down-

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town area. (vol hours include time spent preparing decora-tions) Number of Lions: 13 Number of Lion Hours: 35 Number of People Served: 0 Funds Donated: 0 Funds Raised: 0

sports / recreation event / camp (youth) Youth football coach November 1, 2016 A member volunteers as a coach for a youth football team. Other dates involved: 11/3, 11/7, 11/8, 11/19 Number of Lions: 1 Number of Lion Hours: 20 Number of People Served: 21 Funds Donated: 0 Funds Raised: 0

Grand Total LYONS Number of Lions: 66 Number of Lion Hours: 184 Number of People Served: 51 Total Participants: 0 Funds Donated: 0 Number of Hearing Aids Twinning Relation-ships: 0 Collected: 0 Number of Eyeglasses Collected: 0 Items Donated: 0 Number of Trees Planted: 0 Funds Raised: 0 Total Activities: 14

MILLEDGEVILLE (31210) food collection / food distribution / hunger Feeding the Needy November 1, 2016 Members: Lions Therry Deal and PCC Paul May serve food to the needy weekly on Tuesdays at Café Central. They assist with the cleanup as well. This month served as a Thanksgiving meal as well. Num-ber of Lions: 2 Number of Lion Hours: 8 Number of People Served: 760 Funds Donated: 0 Funds Raised: 0

Official DG Visit November 17, 2016 Lion Len Cutuli, First VDG visited our club. He brought his spouse, Lion Rosemary. He gave an inspiring presentation, outlining his club's success with sight screenings in schools with the latest Plus Optix ma-chine. He touched on our clubs history of service since char-tering in November 1976. Attached image: Lion David Self, president and First VDG Len Cutuli We lost a member due to death this month: LaFaye Speights reported on this month's activity report Number of Lions: 13 Number of Lion Hours: 30

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Kitchens Road Family Festival November 5, 2016 Our club was requested to participate in this two day festival held for the fifth time in our community. Music, fair food, arts and crafts, autos, mule demos, and many others were featured. Our club sold brooms and mops, sausage biscuits, tickets and assisted visitors. We also helped publicise the project. The weather was great for both days. . We are anticipating the main sponsor having this fair again annually. The last festival was cancelled due to unforeseen events. $500.00 was added to our Spot Optix fund. Number of Lions: 13 Number of Lion Hours: 3666 Number of People Served: 0 Funds Donated: 500 Funds Raised: 1532

Grand Total MILLEDGEVILLE Number of Lions: 28 Number of Lion Hours: 3704 Number of People Served: 760 Total Partic-ipants: 0 Funds Donated: 500 Number of Hearing Aids Twin-ning Relationships: 0 Collected: 0 Number of Eyeglasses Col-lected: 0 Items Donated: 0 Number of Trees Planted: 0 Funds Raised: 1532 Total Activities: 3

POOLER (111017) Fly the Flag November 7, 2016 Put up flags for Election Day and Veteran's Day along Hwy 80. Number of Lions: 2 Number of Lion Hours: 3 Number of People Served: 0 Funds Donated: 0 Funds Raised: 0

Pinewood Seniors November 10, 2016 Pooler Lions visited the Pinewood Seniors at their activity center and discussed the services available to them and invited them to join some of our activities. Number of Lions: 2 Number of Lion Hours: 2 Number of People Served: 20 Funds Donated: 0 Funds Raised: 0

Breakfast With Santa November 19, 2016 Mr. and Mrs. Santa attended the Pooler Chamber of Commerce's Breakfast with Santa . They had photos taken with all the children and gave out candy canes. Number of Lions: 2 Number of Lion Hours: 5 Number of People Served: 100 Funds Donated: 0 Funds Raised: 0

food collection / food distribution / hunger Loaves & Fishes Food Pantry November 11, 2016 Interviewed clients for food distribution. Number of Lions: 1 Number of Lion Hours: 6 Number of People Served: 95 Funds Donated: 0 Funds Raised: 0

School Council November 10, 2016 Our Lions Club repre-sentative to the Pooler School Council attended a School Council Meeting as a community partner. Number of Lions: 1 Number of Lion Hours: 1 Number of People Served: 0 Funds Donated: 0 Funds Raised: 0

Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony November 27, 2016 Pool-er Lions distributed Christmas candy to people who were waiting for Santa's arrival in Joe Baker Park. Number of Li-ons: 2 Number of Lion Hours: 3 Number of People Served: 360 Funds Donated: 0 Funds Raised: 0

Christmas Cookies November 26, 2016 The Pooler Lions pre-sented the Pooler Police with homemade Christmas cookies

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with best wishes for a happy holiday and thanks for serving our community. Number of Lions: 1 Number of Lion Hours: 2 Number of People Served: 20 Funds Donated: 0 Funds Raised: 0

Reading Literacy Program November 17, 2016 Activity Com-ments Not Available Number of Lions: 8 Number of Lion Hours: 50 Total Participants: 0 Number of People Served: 210 Funds Donated: 0 Items Donated: 0 Hours Donated: 0 Funds Raised: 0

Vision Screening November 20, 2016 Vision screenings were done this month at Parents University, Hephzibah Schools, Butler Elem, East Broad St. Elem. and the Spanish Baptist Church. The total of people our club screened to date this year is 4,874! Number of Lions: 2 Number of Lion Hours: 24 Total Participants: 0 Number of People Served: 829 Number of Eyeglasses Collected: 0 Funds Donated: 0 Items Donated: 0 Hours Donated: 0 Funds Raised: 0

Grand Total POOLER Number of Lions: 21 Number of Lion Hours: 96 Number of People Served: 1634 Total Participants: 0 Funds Donated: 0 Number of Hearing Aids Twinning Rela-tionships: 0 Collected: 0 Number of Eyeglasses Collected: 0 Items Donated: 0 Number of Trees Planted: 0 Funds Raised: 0 Total Activities: 9

RINCON NOON (59427) Rincon Lions Club Christmas Parade November 19, 2016 Activity Comments Not Available Number of Lions: 8 Number of Lion Hours: 150 Number of People Served: 0 Funds Donated: 0 Funds Raised: 0

SAVANNAH PORT CITY (7372) Belk Charity Sale ticket sales November 4, 2016 Set up at Belk store collecting donations for club for charity sale tickets. Number of Lions: 1 Number of Lion Hours: 3 Funds Raised: 35

volunteer at hospital gift shó November 30, 2016 During the period from 11/2-11/30 volunteered weekly in hospital gift shop. Number of Lions: 1 Number of Lion Hours: 18 Number of People Served: 0 Funds Donated: 0 Funds Raised: 0

Posting collection amounts to accounts November 29, 2016 Volunteered to post collection amounts to accounts at church over several dates from 11/1-11/29. Number of Lions: 1 Number of Lion Hours: 7 Number of People Served: 0 Funds Donated: 0 Funds Raised: 0

Serving at youth home November 16, 2016 Joined with 5 oth-ers to serve pizza and dessert to youth and staff of Wind-wood Farm in Awendaw, SC. a residential facility for troubled boys. Timeless also spent playing games and talking with indi-viduals. Number of Lions: 1 Number of Lion Hours: 3 Number of People Served: 22 Funds Donated: 0 Funds Raised: 0

Grand Total SAVANNAH PORT CITY Number of Lions: 4 Num-ber of Lion Hours: 31 Number of People Served: 22 Total Par-ticipants: 0 Funds Donated: 0 Number of Hearing Aids Twin-ning Relationships: 0 Collected: 0 Number of Eyeglasses Col-

lected: 0 Items Donated: 0 Number of Trees Planted: 0 Funds Raised: 35 Total Activities: 4

SPARTA (7563) Bingo at Providence November 15, 2016 Host monthly Bingo at Health and Wellness Center Number of Lions: 4 Number of Lion Hours: 8 Number of People Served: 20 Funds Donated: 20 Funds Raised: 0

Broom and Mop Sale November 5, 2016 Sold brooms and mops on a Saturday morning Number of Lions: 5 Number of Lion Hours: 15 Funds Raised: 192

lions eye health program / sight awareness / education Infor-mational meeting with our GA Lions Camper November 1, 2016 The club has sponsored Cori MacDonald to attend Ga Lions Camp summer and Christmas for the past 7 years. Cori spoke about his experiences at the camp (he has attended for 20 years) and the importance of the Camp in his life. Number of Lions: 7 Number of Lion Hours: 7 Number of People Served: 1 Funds Donated: 0 Funds Raised: 0

Grand Total SPARTA Number of Lions: 16 Number of Lion Hours: 30 Number of People Served: 21 Total Participants: 0 Funds Donated: 20 Number of Hearing Aids Twinning Rela-tionships: 0 Collected: 0 Number of Eyeglasses Collected: 0 Items Donated: 0 Number of Trees Planted: 0 Funds Raised: 192 Total Activities: 3

STATESBORO (66398) Chess Teaching and Tournament Assis-tance November 30, 2016 assistance to school Helped Stu-dents and supervised Chess Tournaments Number of Lions: 1 Number of Lion Hours: 13 Number of People Served: 0 Funds Donated: 0 Funds Raised: 0

Flag Distribution for Holidays, etc. November 11, 2016 Helped put out and pick up flags in Statesboro Nov. 8 and 11(Veterans Day) Number of Lions: 1 Number of Lion Hours: 4 Number of People Served: 0 Funds Donated: 0 Funds Raised: 0

Flag Distribution for Holidays, etc. November 30, 2016 Helped put out flags and pick up flags in November. Number of Lions: 2 Number of Lion Hours: 10 Number of People Served: 0 Funds Donated: 0 Funds Raised: 0

food collection / food distribution / hunger Rebecca's Cafe` Month of November, November 30, 2016 Signed up for meal, helped serve patrons and helped clean up. Nov. 10,15, 17, 22 (Thanksgiving meal) and 29th. Number of Lions: 1 Number of Lion Hours: 15 Number of People Served: 650 Funds Donat-ed: 0 Funds Raised: 0

food collection / food distribution / hunger Meal for Commu-nity November 9, 2016 Prepared and served meal for church to serve community Number of Lions: 1 Number of Lion Hours: 8 Number of People Served: 35 Funds Donated: 0 Funds Raised: 0

Grand Total STATESBORO Number of Lions: 6 Number of Lion Hours: 50 Number of People Served: 685 Total Participants: 0 Funds Donated: 0 Number of Hearing Aids Twinning Relation-

ships: 0 Collected: 0 Number of Eyeglasses Collected: 0 Items Donated: 0 Number of Trees Planted: 0 Funds Raised: 0 Total Activities: 5

SYLVANIA (7565) Provided glasses and eye exam to three individuals November 21, 2016 The Sylvania Lions Club ap-proved three individuals to receive eye exams and glasses. Number of People Served: 3 Funds Donated: 420 Funds Raised: 0

Fundraiser - Sold concessions a football game November 18, 2016 The Sylvania Lions Club sold concessions at three home football games. Number of Lions: 60 Number of Lion Hours: 240 Funds Raised: 23000

Held directors meeting November 21, 2016 Activity Com-ments Not Available Number of Lions: 12 Number of Lion Hours: 12

Held November regular meeting November 28, 2016 Activity Comments Not Available Number of Lions: 23 Number of Lion Hours: 23

Grand Total SYLVANIA Number of Lions: 95 Number of Lion Hours: 275 Number of People Served: 3 Funds Donated: 420 Funds Raised: 23000 Total Activities: 4

WAYCROSS OKEFENOKEE (7378) Patriotic Flag Display No-vember 11, 2016 Displayed US flags on Veterans Day Number of Lions: 6 Number of Lion Hours: 12 Number of People Served: 37000 Funds Donated: 0 Funds Raised: 0

Club House Maintenance November 25, 2016 Keeps club house available for club and community use. Acts as a fund raiser for the club. Number of Lions: 1 Number of Lion Hours: 40 Number of People Served: 250 Funds Donated: 0 Funds Raised: 600

Christmas Gift Card Giveaway November 19, 2016 Selling tickets to Community Drawing to support our eyeglasses pur-chases. Number of Lions: 10 Number of Lion Hours: 20 Funds Raised: 0

Services to Elderly and Disabled November 25, 2016 Provide meals, transportation, visits, and other services to elderly and others to maintain their independence. Number of Lions: 2 Number of Lion Hours: 35 Number of People Served: 200 Funds Donated: 0 Funds Raised: 0

Grand Total WAYCROSS OKEFENOKEE Number of Lions: 19 Number of Lion Hours: 107 Number of People Served: 37450 Collected: 0 Number of Eyeglasses Collected: 0 Items Donat-ed: 0 Number of Trees Planted: 0 Funds Raised: 600 Total Activities: 4

WILMINGTON ISLAND (30770) education / language / litera-cy / book collection / book distribution (adult) Reading with 1st Graders November 25, 2016 One Lion in our Club reads to/with 1st grade children at May Howard School once a week for 1 1/2 hours to improve his reading skills as well as

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the children's. He sustained a traumatic brain injury 3 years ago and this is part of his speech therapy. Number of Lions: 1 Number of Lion Hours: 6 Number of People Served: 30 Funds Donated: 0 Funds Raised: 0

Recycling November 28, 2016 Three Lions Club members recycle paper, plastic, cardboard, and aluminum. Paper goes to a local school that receives the proceeds for special pro-jects and aluminum cans to the Southside Fire Dept. for burn victims. Finally, aluminum can tabs to Ronald McDonald House charity. Number of Lions: 3 Number of Lion Hours: 6 Number of People Served: 50 Funds Donated: 0 Funds Raised: 0

Community Theatre November 29, 2016 Three Lions partici-pate in production of Wilmington Methodist Players Com-munity Theatre. They direct, put up the stage, secure props, paint sets, etc. for the semi-annual plays. The current play is "I Hate Hamlet", a comedy. The donations go to the Wil-mington Island Methodist Church for the family enrichment center. Number of Lions: 3 Number of Lion Hours: 90 Num-ber of People Served: 65 Funds Donated: 1200 Funds Raised: 1200

Grand Total WILMINGTON ISLAND Number of Lions: 7 Num-ber of Lion Hours: 102 Number of People Served: 145 Total Participants: 0 Funds Donated: 1200 Number of Hearing Aids Twinning Relationships: 0 Collected: 0 Number of Eyeglasses Collected: 0 Items Donated: 0 Number of Trees Planted: 0 Funds Raised: 1200 Total Activities: 3

WOODBINE (7379) Flags November 11, 2016 Club members displayed 60 flags in Woodbine on Veterans Day, Nov. 11th. Number of Lions: 5 Number of Lion Hours: 15 Number of People Served: 0 Funds Donated: 0 Funds Raised: 0

Fish Fry November 18, 2016 Club held fish fry as fundraiser. Profit=$780.00 Number of Lions: 20 Number of Lion Hours: 88 Funds Raised: 780

Purchase Christmas lights and hang lights November 19, 2016 Club members purchased and installed Christmas lights on Riverwalk in Woodbine. Number of Lions: 6 Number of Lion Hours: 12 Funds Donated: 400 Funds Raised: 0

Grand Total WOODBINE Number of Lions: 31 Number of Lion Hours: 115 Number of People Served: 0 Total Partici-pants: 0 Funds Donated: 400 Number of Hearing Aids Twin-ning Relationships: 0 Collected: 0 Number of Eyeglasses Col-lected: 0 Items Donated: 0 Number of Trees Planted: 0 Funds Raised: 780 Total Activities: 3

Grand Total District 18 N Number of Trees Planted: 0 Num-ber of Lions: 553 Number of Lion Hours: 5524 Number of People Served: 61245 Total Participants: 3 Funds Donated: 3180 Number of Hearing Aids Twinning Relationships: 0 Col-lected: 0 Number of Eyeglasses Collected: 58 Funds Raised: 27339 Items Donated: 0 Participating Clubs: 23 % Partici-pating Clubs: 37.70 Total Activities: 85

Our mission is to provide vision and hearing services through education, detection, prevention and treatment. Through collaborative partnerships we enable greater independence and increased quality of life for Georgians in financial need.

Sight for The Holidays

Last month we received an additional 31,000 donated eye-glass frames from VSP Global's Marchon Eyewear, bringing the total of donated frames to over 40,000 since August.

The frames, which are a combination of both men's and wom-en's designer frames, will be distributed at Lighthouse clinic locations across the state with our Chamblee Optical Lab cutting and filling the prescription lenses.

Emory Vision 20/20 Project Partnership Takes Shape

We are excited to announce our participation in GO-Emory's Vision 20/20 Georgia Project, where The Lighthouse will collaborate with Georgia's vision-focused programs, working to reduce barriers to care by increasing access, edu-cation of potentially blinding eye conditions, and reduce cases of preventable

blindness in the state.

Spearheaded by Emory's Global Ophthalmology Director Danny Haddad, the initiative - inline with the World Health Organization and the International Agency for Prevent Blindness's global mission - is a right-to-sight initiative that aims to eliminate preventable blindness globally by 2020.

Stay tuned for exciting updates in the new year!

Hearing Program Service Report

Fiscal year to date (July 1 - October 31, 2016) our Hearing Programs have provided hearing aids to 234 new patients and 58 existing patients, with 548 hearing aids distributed in total. Thank you to our providers and partner hearing aid manufacturers for making this possible!

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Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl 2016 Update

Calling all Lions!

Lions Clubs International is returning as the Parade Sponsor for the Peach Bowl, which will take place in downtown Atlanta on December 31st. Volunteers are needed and welcome!

Vision Clinic Dates If you are an ophthalmologist, optometrist, or just want to lend a hand, contact Morgan Alexander, GLLF Programs Director - malexander@lionslighthouse.org.

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Get Involved! Ophthalmologists, Optometrists are needed at clinics throughout the state

• CE credits available for Ophthalmologists To join our team of volunteer doctors, email our Director of Programs, Morgan Alexander here. Hearing Providers A larger network of providers throughout the state means more people have access to our Hearing Program. Learn more about becoming a provider here, or email our Hearing Program Manager, Shetera Turner here.

Need a Speaker? We welcome opportunities to come to you and present on our work! Request a speaker here.

Our Partners

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Club Charter Date Years Served Darien 12/15/1950 66 Garden City 12/9/2011 5 Lyons 12/17/1946 70 Metter 12/3/1963 53

Membership during the Holidays

The Christmas – New Year Holidays are full of social activities. Office Christmas parties, New Year’s Eve parties, church socials, house parties, family reunions, etc. It’s a time of happiness and joy as we cele-brate the birth of Christ, contemplate the passing year and anticipate the coming of the new year 2017. We will likely interface with more people during this holiday season than at any other time of the year. It’s a great time to look for prospective new members, tell the inspiring story of our 100-year-old Associa-tion of Lions Clubs International and tell the story of the extensive community service done by our local Lions Club. It’s a good time to invite prospective members to our holiday projects and to our club Christ-mas party. Take full advantage of this great opportunity for growth.

And a word about the Lions Code of Ethics …….. “TO BE CAREFUL with my criticism and liberal with my praise; to build up and not destroy.” I highly recommend that the Code be made into a durable poster that is prominently displayed at all Lions functions and that the Code by made a part of all club orientation programs.

Good Luck to you all. - Ron Zeppieri, PCC, District N GMT Coordinator ron_zeppieri@juno.com

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UPCOMING ELECTIONS—IMPORTANT FOR ALL LIONS We all must remember that

leadership begins at home—at the home club of each and every Lion in 18-N. How many clubs are actively mentoring their members to become leaders in their club and then in our district? This is an important part of Lionism. Each of us became a Lion to be a leader in our community through our club serving our community. We further our leadership by accepting leadership roles in our district.

In less than 90 days—3 months—the Lions of 18-N will gather in Pooler, GA, to elect the officers for 2017-2018. We will elect the District Governor, 1st Vice District Governor, and the 2nd Vice District Governor. Each office has qualifica-tions that must be met in order for that Lion to be on the bal-lot.

The District Governor Candidate must: be an active member in good standing (both the Lion and the Club have paid all their dues to LCI and the District); be endorsed by his/her club or the majority of the Lions in the District; be cur-rently service as 1st Vice District Governor within this district.

The 1st Vice District Governor Candidate must: be an active member in good standing (both the Lion and the Club have paid all their dues to LCI and the District; be endorsed by his/her club or the majority of the Lions in the District; be currently service as 2nd Vice District Governor within this district.

The 2nd Vice District Governor Candidate must submit evidence that he/she has met the requirements of: be an active member in good standing (both the Lion and the Club have paid all their dues to LCI and the District; be endorsed by his/her club or the majority of the Lions in the District; served as Club President; served on the club Board of Direc-tors for two years; served on the District Cabinet as a zone or region chair, cabinet secretary or cabinet treasurer for a year with none of the service being accomplished concurrently.

At our convention, we will elect the three members of the DG Team listed above. In addition we will elect a Director to the Georgia Lions Lighthouse Foundation and a Director to the Georgia Lions Camp on even years only (No election this year). Both of these organizations have qualifications for this position stated in their Constitution and By-Laws. Ed. Note– The Camp director elected last year resigned due to health issues and was replaced by District Cabinet appointment per Camp Constitution. Appointment is for remainder of term.

Please look to your club members for those who have met the requirements for being leaders in 18-N. Encourage your club members to be active—not only in your club but also in our district.

Lil Shurtleff, 18-N GLT

More Members Means More Service Dear Lion,

We surpassed the 1.4 million member mark at the end of October thanks to Lions like you. It's a great accomplishment, and I want to thank you for working to make your club and your community stronger.

Reaching the 1.4 million mark early in the year puts us on a path to continue membership growth into 2017 and be-yond. It also puts us in position to be the largest we've ever been, allowing us to serve more people than ever before.

The goal of our new strategic plan, LCI Forward, is to tri-ple our service impact by serving 200 million people a year by 2021. More members means we can provide more service to those who need us most. Each member serves 70 people on average, so imagine how many more people we can help by inviting others to join us in service, and by keeping our cur-rent members as Lions.

To keep this momentum going and to help reach our service goals, I am asking every member to think about some-one they know who shares our desire to help people and then ask them to join us in service.

Thank you again for helping us grow so we can serve even more people. Let's keep climbing new mountains to-gether!

Very truly yours,

Chancellor Bob Corlew

Your International President

GLT and GMT are probably the most important teams in Lionism. They exist on the District Level, Multiple District Level and beyond. These positions are appointed for a three year terms. The current terms will expire at the end of this Lions Year which is June 30, 2017. Incoming District Governor Len Cutuli will be appointing new team leaders. He would like for any inter-ested Lions to contact him prior to the District Convention in February. Also, the Multiple District 18 teams will also expire in June and the Council of Governors are looking for interested Lions.

List below are the requirements to serve in these positions of Leadership.

The GMT coordinates two teams who will specialize in specific areas of Membership and New Clubs and Club Success. District teams are appointed by the DG Team in consultation with the multiple district GMT coordinator and the district GMT

coordinator. Membership and New Club Growth Team Responsibilities: • Identifies opportunities for building new clubs. • Encourages outreach to new members. Club Success Team Responsibilities: • Focuses on engaging Lions in community service projects and identifying new service opportunities. • Promotes member satisfaction. • Fosters healthy clubs to maintain and engage members, and assists in the rebuilding of struggling clubs. The GLT has the responsibilities listed below. The GLT recruits team members to assist in fulfilling the responsibilities. These

team members are reported to the DG Team and to the MD GLT. The GLT also serves and assists the MD GLT. Responsibilities o Support and motivate zone and club leadership o Assesses training and leadership needs in district; communicates needs to District o Establishes training and development plan for district in collaboration with fellow members of the GLT-D and with guidance

from GLT-MD or GLT Area Leader if appropriate o Organizes and promotes training at district conferences and conventions o Collaborates with GMT counterpart to identify needs and ensure suitability of training opportunities o Educates Lions in district on and encourages use of LCI leadership development programs, tools and resources o Organizes zone chairperson training and club officers training o Organizes Certified Guiding Lion training; support and advise CGLs o Organizes Club Quality Initiative (CEP) workshops o Ensures new member orientation is effectively implemented o Evaluates training and development programs in district and provides feedback to GLT-Multiple District or GLT Area Leader, if

appropriate and Leadership Development Division o Submit required reports on a time basis o Identify and encourages potential leaders based on aptitude, experience and interest; recommends qualified candidates for

further development; encourage involvement with Lions Mentoring Program o Identify community leaders to join Lions – refers to GMT for follow up o Ensures leadership training and development is emphasized throughout the district o Enhances awareness and understanding of the need for quality leadership at all levels of the association

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Each Lions year, the Past District Governors Association of District 18 N hosts the Lions of Georgia District 18 N Hall of Fame. This honor is extended to the Lions of the District, who have been Lions for at least 10 years and have served their club and the district or multiple district in leadership roles or in service on various committees. This is the highest honor a Lion may receive from the district. This is a Lifetime achievement award.

The recipient will receive a plaque and a lapel pin to signify their membership in a distin-guished group of Lions. Hall of Fame recipients must be nominated by their club or by any Hall of Fame Recipient or Past District Governor. Nominations may be made by filling out the form below and mailing a check for $50.00 (covers the cost of the plaque and pin) to PDG Rick Mizell, 29 S Nicholson Cir, Savannah, GA 31419-2852 by January 1. Nominations without a check will not be considered. Nominations that are not accepted will have their check returned. Formal induction into the Hall of Fame will take place during the Friday evening gathering at the District 18 N Convention weekend. This is the last month to submit your nominations. Do not miss your chance to honor a Lion.

18 N Hall of Fame Nomination Form

Please type or Print all information Submission Deadline: Postmarked by January 1

Nominee’s Complete Name

Nominee’s Address

Nominee’s Phone Number

Date Nominee became a Lion

Nominee’s Club

List all club leadership positions and dates position was held

List all District and/or State Leadership positions held and dates served

List awards received and dates

List of Nominee’s accomplishments in Lionism and the community

Who will attend District Convention to accept award? (Select one or more) (Representative MUST be present to receive award)

Nominee

Member of Nominee’s Family (Specify)

Club Representative (Specify)

Submitted by:

President, Lions Club

Or:

Hall of Fame Member:

Year Inducted

Or:

Past District Governor:

Year Served

Additional Instructions:

1. Attach a Check for $50.00 payable to 18-N Past District Governors Association.

2. Additional justification may be attached but must not exceed one double spaced typewritten page in length.

3. Either the nominee, a member of the nominee’s family or a club representative must agree to be present at the District Convention to receive this award for the nomination to be processed.

4. Indicate whether the Lion is living or deceased.

100th Anniversary of Lions Friday, February 24

Hotel Accommodations A block of rooms has been reserved at a reduced rate for for February 24 thru February 28 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel located right near the Savannah/Hilton Head Airport. This reduced rate will be available until January 24 or until the group block is sold-out, whichever comes first. The reduced rate for Double or King bed rooms is $108 per night, plus 13% state and local taxes, plus a $5 per room/per day Georgia transportation fee as required by law.. You may also like to add $8 per person/per day for the reduced rate for the hot breakfast. The Doubletree by Hilton offers free parking and shuttle to and from the airport. DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel, Savannah/Hilton Head Airport 50 Yvette J. Hagins Drive Savannah, GA 31408 Web link to register: http://doubletree.hilton.com/en/dt/groups/personalized/S/SAVAIDT-LCI-20170224/index.jhtml?WT.mc_id=POG

Or Call: 1-912-965-9595 for the Front Desk Reservations. There are many hotels in the area to meet any budget. For additional hotels, please contact the Pooler Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Bureau. www.poolerchamber.com 912-748-0110

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Things To Do and See in Savannah

Suggested for Friday Night – February 24 Old Savannah Tours (white trolleys) 912-234-8128 Ghost Tour pick-up at Savannah Visitor’s Center 301 Martin Luther King Blvd, Savannah Check-in and boarding: 8:45pm Departure: 9:00pm The trolley will make a stop at the Pirate’s House Restaurant and you will visit the Rum Cellar as well as the Telfair Museum, two of the most haunted buildings in the area. Your costumed guide will give you a ghostly history as the trolley makes its way through different squares in the historic area of the city. The tour lasts approximately two hours. Cost $37. Tips appreciated. Call and make a reservation for the public Ghost tour on Friday, February 24, using your own credit card.

Savannah Ghost Tours (guests travel in a converted hearse) 912-695-1578 Call to confirm reservation with credit card. They will confirm a location in the Historic District to pick you up. www.hearseghosttours.com Ride in real Hearses that were in service for more than 15 years with actual funeral parlors. Cruise over the cemeteries and through the beautiful streets of the Historic and Victorian districts. Hear of the spirits and ghosts that are believed to haunt Savannah. You will see striking buildings where strange energies linger and you will hear the dark stories of the cities past on a potential paranormal journey you will never forget. Narrated tours run 7 days a week and each tour lasts approximately 75 minutes. They leave at 5:45pm, 7:00pm, 9:00pm and 10:45pm. There are several hearses and each carry 8 “bodies”. Call ahead and hold your reservation with your own credit card. Pay at the end of the tour with credit card or cash. Cost $17. Tips appreciated.

Old Town Trolley Tours (orange & green trolleys) Savannah Visitor’s Center 301 Martin Luther King Blvd, Savannah Narrated tours run every 20 minutes from Savannah Visitor’s Center. Guests can get on and off any of the 15 stops to visit plac-es of interest. Cost $28.80 credit card or cash. Pay at Visitor Center parking lot kiosk. Tips appreciated.

Old Savannah Tours (white trolleys) Savannah Visitor’s Center 301 Martin Luther King Blvd., Savannah 90 minute tour with on and off stops. Runs every 20 minutes from Visitor Center. Pay at kiosk in parking lot. Cost $23. Tips ap-preciated.

Savannah’s Historic River Street http://www.visit-historic-savannah.com/river-street.html Historic River Street, paved with 200-year-old cobblestones, runs along the length of the Savannah River. Once lined with ware-houses holding King Cotton, the neighborhood never fully recovered from the yellow-fever epidemic and subsequent quaran-tine of 1818. Abandoned for over a century, it was rediscovered in the 1970s by local landowners and urban planners deter-

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mined to revive the history and the glory of old River Street. Enjoy the shops and restaurants are you stroll along the Savannah River. The Georgia Ports Authority’s Savannah-based con-tainer terminal is the largest single-operator facility in North America, and also holds the title of fastest-growing and 4th-largest in total volume. Georgia Port Authority’s Savannah Container Terminal serves over 100 lines of steamships.

The National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force – 912-748-8888 175 Bourne Avenue, Pooler www.mightyeighth.org Located only minutes from the Savannah/Hilton Head Airport, where the Eighth Air Force was activated in 1942, the Museum features over 90,000 square feet of exhibits, interactive displays, historical artifacts and a magnificent collection of aviation art. See a visually realistic mission experience, a world renowned research Center and beautiful Memorial Garden. The World War II B-17 Flying Fortress, “City of Savannah,” is undergoing a complete restoration inside the Museum’s Combat Gallery. Come be a part of history in the making! Enjoy a self-guided tour. Plan on a minimum of two hours. Open: 9am – 5pm. $12 for Adults. $11 for Seniors.

Crosswinds Golf Club – 912-966-1909 x1 for Pro Shop for Tee Times 232 James B. Blackburn Drive, Savannah info@crosswindsgolfclub.com The open, parkland style design is challenging and fun to all skill levels. With no homes on the course, your round will not be hindered by narrowing fairways and curious onlookers. The unique par 72 course layout features five par 5′s and five par 3′s — designed to provide an exceptional golf experience for all levels of play. A choice of five different tee combinations make the course both enjoyable for the occasional golfer and highly challenging for the avid golfer. Undulating Tifeagle greens and roll-ing, well-bunkered Bermuda fairways combine with streams, ponds and marshes to delight the eye and enhance the enjoyment of the game. Weekend rates for Friday thru Sunday: Cost: $47 w/cart for morning tee time. $37 w/cart for 1pm or later tee time.

Tanger Outlets – Savannah 200 Tanger Outlet Blvd., Pooler Hours: Monday – Saturday 9am – 9pm Sunday – 10am – 7pm www.tangeroutlet.com/savannah Directions: From Savannah Hilton Head International Airport: When exiting the airport, travel West onto Pooler Parkway. Take a left at Benton Blvd. Tanger Outlets will be on the Left.

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100th Anniversary of Lions Clubs Lions District 18 N Convention

Friday, February 24—Saturday, February 25, 2017 Registration

Please join District 18-N in Savannah Georgia to celebrate the Centennial of the Lions. Lions around the world have been changing lives for 100 years through humanitarian service. Our Centennial Celebration is a time to mark this milestone, celebrate our legacy and look forward to the next century of service. Name:

District: Title:

Spouse/Guest Name:

Address:

City/State/Zip:

Telephone: Email:

Registration Fee: $35 per person. (includes attendance at all meetings and Banquet)

Please make checks payable to: Lions of Georgia, District 18 N

Mail to: c/o RICK MIZELL PDG

29 S NICHOLSON CIR

SAVANNAH GA 31418-2852

Advertise in our District Convention Welcome Guide

Show your Club Pride or Honor your special Lion by purchasing an AD in our Welcome Guide. Proceeds will be used to offset the cost of the Convention. Ads are based on a page format of 8.5 by 11 inches and based on fraction of the page.

AD Rates Full Page AD $200 Half Page AD $130 1/4 Page AD $ 80 1/6 Page AD $ 60 1/8 Page AD $ 40

Please email your Ad Design with Graphics to rickmizell@galions.org Or you may mail the Ad along with payment to: c/o RICK MIZELL PDG

29 S NICHOLSON CIR

SAVANNAH GA 31418-2852

Please make checks payable to: Lions of Georgia, District 18 N

Deadline for submission of Ads is February 10, 2017. Convention Dates are February 24-25, 2017

Our Guest Speaker

JENNIFER WARE INTERNATIONAL DIRECTOR

Jennifer Ware, from Rapid River, Michigan, USA, was elected to serve a two-year term as a director of Lions Clubs International at the associa-tion’s 99th International Convention held in Fukuoka, Japan, June 24 through 28, 2016. Director Ware is a psychiatric nurse. A member of the Brampton Township Days River AR Lions Club since 1993, she has held many offices within the association, including club secretary, club director, district governor, council chairperson, district GLT coordinator and district Sight Preservation and Action chairperson.

In recognition of her service to the association, she has received numerous awards including the Member-ship Key Award, an International Leadership Awards and an International President’s Award. She is also a Melvin Jones Fellow. Director Ware and her husband, Jeff, also a Lion, have one daughter.

Immediate Past District Governor Larry Varnadoe and Lion Jean visited the Port Wentworth Lions Club on December 1st where he inducted 1 new member, Andy Quinney, (former mayor of Garden City). IPDG Larry also installed the officers of the club for 2016-2017. Pictures below are from the meeting.

We honor individual Lions who have an anniversary in this month in joining the Lions, 15 or more years ago. Information for this column was obtained from LCI records as listed at MY LCI. Please join me in thanking these Lions for their tireless ser-vice to our communities. Does your club have an active member growth plan? If not, why not?

Lion Club Name Life Member Years of Service DELMAR TURNER RICHMOND HILL 17 LARRY TAYLOR ALMA 20 JOHN HAMNER BELLVILLE 22 ANNETTE HAMNER BELLVILLE 22 LILLIAN F SHURTLEFF PDG LIBERTY COASTAL 23 H JAMES MORRISON DARIEN 27 LARRY W WILLIAMS ALMA LIFE 28 J STAN BAZMORE PCC COLLINS 32 BEN CHAPMAN RICHMOND HILL 32 DARRIEL NOBLES LYONS 35 CHARLES NOBLES LYONS 35 DEAN M COON SAVANNAH 37 GUY D BLAND JACKSONVILLE 41 JACKIE CARTER ECHOLS COUNTY 48 BILLY TRAPNELL METTER 53

Thanksgiving is always a fun time with family, friends and lots of food. We Lions need to be thankful for those who came before us, for those who wanted to see Lionism in every community, They rolled up their sleeves and made it happen all around the world. It was an honor to be a Lion, and they wanted to share it with everyone.

Our current International President, Bob Cor-lew, wrote about a Past International President, Irving Camp. In 1927 Camp wrote an article for Lions Magazine. He said, " Show me a club that simply meets and eats, and I will show you a club that has failed to respond to the call of service as invited in the very principles of our great, unselfish organization."

We have Mountains to Climb. Let us rededi-cate ourselves to serving our communities and our fellow men and women who are in need. If we do this today, we lay the groundwork for the fu-ture, so 100 years from now there will be a GA Lion asking, "What is needed and what can we do?"

Merry Christmas!

Len Cutuli 1VDG

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2017 MD 18 Lions of Georgia State Convention Atlanta Airport Hilton

May 26-28, 2017

Hello Lions of Georgia, Did you know? The 2016-2017 State Convention is going to take place May 26-28 at the Atlanta Airport Hilton. We are working to make this convention great. On Friday night we will start the convention off at the Delta Experience museum and ending on Sunday with a Centennial Celebration! Our guest speaker for the convention is 2016-2017 International President, Chancellor Bob Corlew. Attached is the flyer for the convention as well as the registration form. Please get your registration sent into PDG David White as soon as possible, because the price will go up in February. Hotel cost is $95 a night. This is a great deal! Registration for the hotel stay must be made separately. Please visit https://aws.passkey.com/g/64243457. This is the link that will get you the Lions of Georgia rate of $95 a night. Please help us spread the word. If you can, please print off multiple copies of the registration form and take them to your club meetings. Remind other Lions when you speak to them. This is our 100th anniversary and we continue to have the best possi-ble speakers and visitors to our state conventions. We look forward to having a great time with you! There are a couple of additional points I should make. First, if you have any questions about what you've already paid for, please contact David White at dapat@bellsouth.net. Next, if you have already registered, you do not need to fill out another form, but it would not hurt to make sure David and I have your current emails. Finally, even if you put down a deposit on your room, we need you to go to the link in this email (it's also on the registration form) and reserve your rooms. We've made sure that EVERYONE qualifies for the fantastic $95/night rate. We also have a complete list of all who have paid the deposit and will be working with Hilton to make sure that those deposits are applied to your reservations. You will receive a confirmation regarding your deposit being applied to your reservation as we get close to the convention date. Again, if you have any other questions, please don't hesitate to reach out to me or David White. My and David White's contact information is listed on the attached form. Please don't hesitate to reach out with any ques-tions. Sincerely, Garner Andrews 18L PDG, State Convention Chair liongarner18l@gmail.com

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The Lions of the Lyons Lions Club celebrated 70 years of service on December 8th in Lyons.

Entertainment was Miss Minnie Pearl.

Installation of New Members was by 1st VDG Len Cutuli assisted by 2nd VDG Billy Carroll.

For 100 years Lions have served communities around the world and improved the lives of millions of peo-ple. That’s something to celebrate!

In between service projects and recruitment events, take some time to celebrate the Centennial with your club. After all, this only happens once every 100 years.

Ways to Celebrate (PDF) contains a list of ideas to get you started.

Here are some additional suggestions:

Fly a Lions flag on the 100th anniversary of the first meeting, June 7, 2017

Honor the longest serving active Lion (PDF) in your Multiple or Single District

• Provide a special recognition for all members who have been Lions for more than 50 years in your club or district.

• Make a Centennial popup banner with “100” in large print. Have the 0s cut out so Lions can take photos with their faces looking through the banner.

To share your ideas and celebrations, use the hashtag #LIONS100. You can also send ideas and pictures of your celebration to LCICentennial@lionsclubs.org.

Watch for celebrations to be featured on Lions social media and in our newsletters.

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Celebration Resources

Centennial party supplies through Club Supplies

Centennial logos

Celebration banner and poster

Fillable celebration flyer

Leadership Trends Information & Tips from LCI to Lions

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Best Tip Ever – And It's Free Are you interested in becoming a Lions leader or in sharpen-ing your leadership skills? The Lions Learning Center is availa-ble to help. The LLC offers over twenty self-directed online courses that promote both personal and professional devel-opment. Topics include: Time Management, Mentoring, Managing Meetings, Goal Setting, Effective Teams, Valuing Member Diversity, Public Speaking, just to name a few. Cre-ate your free account with your Lions member ID and start taking free courses today!

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Only 208 certificates given worldwide, Congratulations to PDG Lil!

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DISTRICT GOVERNOR PCC Jon M Winters Home Club: Hephzibah CABINET SECRETARY Stan Bazemore PCC Home Club: Collins CABINET TREASURER PDG Richard “Rick” S Mizell Home Club: Savannah Port City GLOBAL LEADERSHIP TEAM PDG Lil Shurtleff (Jerry) Home Club: Liberty Coastal

1st VICE DISTRICT GOVERNOR Len Cutuli (Rosemary) Home Club: Pooler 2ND VICE DISTRICT GOVERNOR William (Billy) J Carroll Jr (Martha) Home Club: Hephzibah CABINET ADVISOR PDG Larry Varnadoe (Jean) Home Club: Baxley GLOBAL MEMBERSHIP TEAM PCC Ron Zeppieri Home Club: Darien

DISTRICT WEB SITE & NEWS LETTER PDG Richard “Rick” S Mizell Home Club: Savannah Port City Zone Chairs ZONE 1 John Goodin Jr Clubs: National Hills, Augusta, Fleming, Hephzibah, Louisville, Wadley, Midville, Millen ZONE 2 Billy Carroll Clubs: Milledgeville, Sparta, Dublin, Milan, Glascock County, Sanders-ville, Jones County, East Dublin ZONE 3 TO BE FILLED Clubs: Bulloch, Statesboro, Twin City, Collins, Cobbtown, Metter, Claxton, Glennville, Sylvania, Bell-ville ZONE 4 Larry Varnadoe Clubs: Liberty Coastal, Hinesville, Baxley, Alma, Pembroke, Haz-lehurst Jeff Davis, Lyons, Reidsville, Vidalia ZONE 5 Len Cutuli Clubs: Rincon, Rincon Noon, Bloomingdale, Richmond Hill

ZONE 6 Ron Zeppieri Clubs: Brunswick, Golden Isles, Jekyll Island, Kingsland, Woodbine, Wayne County, Brantley County, Darien, St Mary’s ZONE 7 Phil Smith Clubs: Douglas, Alamo, McRae, Echols County, Jacksonville, Lanier County, Clinch County, Waycross Okefenokee ZONE 8 Sonia Saylor Clubs in Zone: Garden City, Port Wentworth, Pooler, Savannah, Savannah Port City, Wilmington Island

Circulation, Email 755 (worldwide) and on the web at http://galions.org/18n/newsletter.pdf

simple vaccine provides immunity against measles. That is why we Lions committed to raising US$30 million for Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, by 2017. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the United Kingdom's Department for In-ternational Development (DFID) will match our contribu-tions, for a total of up to US$60 million mobilized for the fight against measles.

Over the next year, we will need to raise approximately US$10 million to fulfill our promise to the world's children. I am asking each and every Lion to renew your dedication to the fight against this deadly disease. Together, we have vaccinated millions of children. But the work is not done and we cannot rest until it is. Please make a donation to-day to LCIF's measles fund so that no more families have to endure the heartbreaking loss of a child to measles.

Sincerely,

Dr. Jitsuhiro Yamada

Chairperson, Lions Clubs International Foundation

Dear Lions,

We have seen many amazing advancements throughout our lives. We have walked on the moon, we have phones that guide us when we are lost and we have robots that perform intricate surgeries. Yet, we still see hundreds of children die every single day from a vaccine-preventable disease.

Measles is a highly contagious disease. Those that survive are often left with serious complications, including brain damage, hearing loss and blindness. Too many children are lost to a disease that we can prevent. For about US$1, a

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