The 5M1 Pride NewsKeeping District 5M1 Lions Clubs Informed Number 11 <www.lions5m1.org> June 2015

Children’s Dignity

Week

August 30 – September 5

Join Lions around the world for a special Lions Worldwide Week of Service dedicated to making the future brighter for our children. This international event is designed to benefit the most vulnerable members of our community, and to help us reach our Centennial Service Challenge goal of serving 100 million people.

Host a project that benefits children in your community. From health, education, and development projects, to helping friends and neighbors meet their children's basic needs, there are countless ways to impact youth in your community and around the globe. No matter how you choose to serve, be sure to join us for this Centennial service event!

Join Us for Children's Dignity Week

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

1. Plan your project - Host a service project that benefits children and youth during the week of August 30 - September 5. Download the Lions Children First 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.

Page 1 Childrens Dignity Week

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DG Jim Dunlop

Page 3 DGE Stan Nerhaugen Leader Dog Puppy Trip Can Do Canines

Page 4 1st VDGE Bruce Montplaisir Camp Winnebago Spring Grove Lions Truck Raffle

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2nd VDGE Madonna Norton Goodhue Lions Motorcycle and Car Ride Red Wing Lions Goodhue Lions Dream Catcher Award Peace Poster Contest

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LCIF Can Do Canines

Page 7

Youth Exchange

Page 8 Calendar

Page 9

Calendar

Page 10 Cribbage Tournament

Page 11

Jungle Days

Page 12 Cannon Falls Fly In

Page 13

Goodhue Lions Chicken BBQ

Page 14 Lake City Car and Tractor Show

Page 15

Red Wing Lions BBQ Ribs

Page 16 DGE Stan Visit Request Form

Hanna's Dream Ride continues, follow her on Facebook at “Hanna’s Dream Ride”

Don’t miss Jungle Days and the Cribbage

Tournament on August 3rd.

Lions District 5M1 Newsletter www.lions5m1.org —Page 2

District Governor By District Governor Jim Dunlop

A Big Thank You to all my cabinet members, fellow Lions, Lioness and Leo’s for all your dedication and hard work along with your purple passion in helping 5M1 and me in “Strengthening the Pride” in Lionism over this past year.

I have had a great time from July of 2014 to June of 2015 as your District Governor, and a big Thank You to all of the 5M1 Lion clubs, officers and members for the great hospitality they have given to me when I was at their clubs first visits, zone, region and Mid-Winter convention meetings.

As my term comes to an end on June 30th, 2015, I have many things to be thankful for in my term as your District Governor. One of my goals was to increase membership. I know we are down but we still have time till the end of June to get it back up, and with your help we can do it. At my 1st visit to 48 clubs out of 50 in the district I have inducted 88 new members and thanks to those clubs that work hard to get the new members for me to induct. My other goal was to get more Leo clubs going and with help from CC/PDG Earl we chartered a new Leo club in Kasson/Mantorville. At my clubs 1st visits my talks about trying to get new Leos, and by raising funds for them, a lot of clubs are talking about and looking at starting new Leo clubs this next year.

I also feel good and thank all of you that helped me by raising the funds we needed to match $1,750.00 from International for our Public Relations grant that will help the district update our web site and help improve other Public Relations things we need in 5M1. I hope that my purple banner with the meaning of our small Lions Pin on it that we all should be wearing will remind you of me and what Lions do for those in need. Plus, I hope it will help all the Lions clubs and their members in 5M1 keep up their Purple Passion to Strengthen the Pride of Lionism in their communities, the District, and the world.

Join the Challenge and Make a Difference

Your club can earn special Centennial recognition and make a difference in your community by participating in our Global Service Action Campaigns throughout the year. You decide when to serve and which projects are right for your club!

Engaging Our Youth – Host service projects that help youth in your community, or inspire the next generation of volunteers by inviting Leos or local youth to serve on a project with you.

Sharing the Vision – Give the gift of sight by planning projects that help children or neighbors who are blind or living with low vision.

Relieving the Hunger – Build stronger families and communities by organizing a food drive or service projects to help feed the hungry.

Protecting Our Environment – Plan projects that protect and improve the environment to make your community a better place for everyone.

Start Planning Your Centennial Service Project Today! Visit the Centennial website at lions100.org to learn how you can join the celebration. Then share the Centennial Service Challenge with your club and start planning your service projects today! Did You Know? Donations to LCIF for sight, youth or measles also count toward your Centennial Banner Patch. A single act of service can change a life. But when 1.35 million members come together to serve, we can change the world.

Does your Lions club host a Leo’s club now, or are you looking to host a Leo’s club? We are looking for, and willing to help, the clubs in 5M1 that would like to start a Leo’s club. Please contact Leo’s Chairs Summer Thorson thorsongraphics@acegroup.cc or Randi Fravert fravertar@embarqmail.com This is one of my Goals for this year, plus Leo clubs can help your clubs membership in many ways - try it you will like it.

Thank You All District Governor 5M1 Lion Jim Dunlop

Lions District 5M1 Newsletter www.lions5m1.org —Page 3

District Governor Elect By District Governor Elect Stan Nerhaugen

Dear Fellow Lions,

International President Joe Preston has congratulated Lions for reaching 1.4 million members. Adding new members helps us serve people in need throughout the world. It was Lions who responded to the need in Nepal within 24 hours. It was Lions who helped popularize Little League for youth to enjoy. It was Lions who provided $21,000,000 to Japan to help them recover from a tsunami.

Even Pope Francis has blessed a Lions’ Guide Dog. IP Preston’s theme has been “Strengthen the Pride,” to which DG Jim has added “Purple Pride.” What color is his Pontiac?

As we close this Lion year, we should remember IP Preston’s statement that Lions are about “Service, Service, Service.” Think about what your club has done to serve your community, to serve people in need, and to show Pride in being a Lion.

I wish to thank all the people who have served 5M1 this Lions’ year. You may not be aware of all the Cabinet Lions who put in long hours, and drove all over SE Minnesota to share stories about the many programs Lions support. Without the efforts of the 5M1 officers (Secretary, Treasurer, Newsletter Editor) we could not function. And thanks to the GLT members who plan, organize and deliver our excellent leadership sessions, and the GMT members who help us grow and recruit new members. A special thank you goes out to CC Earl, GMT Chair Jane and DG Jim for the extra efforts they made to keep the Lyle Club active.

I also wish to thank the zone chairs for all the meetings they organized, the leadership they exhibited and the pride they have in the clubs in their zone. I am especially thankful for the extra work that 2VDG Bruce put in last fall while I was recovering, and most of all to my wife, Ruth, who drove many miles, kept an eye on me to make sure I followed doctor’s orders and will help get me on Facebook.

Don’t forget to thank the people in your club who help Lions make a difference in people’s lives.

On to Hawaii!

Sincerely,

Stan Nerhaugen II

DGE 5M1 Lions

Members From O

Can Do Canines

Thanks to the support of Lions Clubs across 5M, Can Do Canines continues to train dogs for people with disabilities, and provide them to those in need, free of charge.

Attention Lions! Save the date for the Can Do Woofaroo. Our annual fundraising walk (with dogs!) will take place on Saturday, September 12 at our facility in New Hope, Minn. Keep an eye out for details on how to get involved in next month’s issue!

In the meantime, here is a powerful story about a recent graduate, Sandy McKie, who was recently partnered with a Can Do Canines Hearing Assist Dog named Alea. And, thank you for your continued support of our organization!

A Little Bit of Comfort

Sandy McKie & Hearing Assist Dog Alea One of Sandy McKie’s favorite quotes is from Neale Donald Walsh, who states … “life begins at the end of your comfort zone.” Little did Sandy know that being diagnosed with degenerative adult onset hearing loss in both ears would make her live out of her comfort zone 24/7.

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Leader Dog Puppy Trip The annual 2015 Puppy Day will be held on August 23rd at the Fort Dodge Correctional Facility.

District 5M1 will have a bus trip to this event.

The Puppy Day Bus will pick up in Rochester at Shopko South at 8am, followed by a pick up in Stewartville at Kwiktrip by 8:20am, Dexter, and finally Austin.

The cost is only $25 !!!!!!!!!! If interested in going, contact:

Lion Bill Kase, at 507-951-2681, or by e-mail culliganbill@yahoo.com.

Please make checks payable to Lions District 5M1, we need payment for bus trip paid ahead, send checks to Bill Kase 501 2nd Street SW Kasson MN 55944

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Lions District 5M1 Newsletter www.lions5m1.org —Page 4

First Vice District Governor Elect By First Vice District Governor Elect Bruce Montplaisir

As summer approaches I have failed in one of the most important rules I have for myself.

‘When working on a project, take care of the things other people need to complete their part first.’

It just doesn’t help get things done if you do your part but don’t help others by giving them the stuff they need to complete their part of the project. So my apologies to our District Newsletter Editor for being late with the June article for the Newsletter. It’s hard to do your job as Editor if you are waiting on others to provide the articles.

It is also time consuming for other people on a project if they have to keep asking for you to complete your part of a job so they can do their part of the job. That is, the time spent asking you to provide the necessary information, could have been spent on actually completing their part of the project if you had provided the information in a timely manner. It’s kind of like trying to build a house when the guy that was supposed to put in the basement keeps putting you off.

We had a good School of Instruction on May 16th at the Lewiston Altura High school. Lion Stacy Salo stepped up a few days before the event to do the Secretary Training. Lion Stacy did an excellent job and the few people attending her session, including me, appreciated her help.

Next session is May 30th at the Heinz Center in Rochester, followed by Zone Chair Training. I have been getting ready for that and plan to address a few things in the Zone Chair Training with Microsoft Office that people have asked about over the past few years. It has been fun putting that together.

I never really got out of teaching when I went into school administration because I was always working with other people in the organization but this has a little more immediate feedback than finding out if someone knows how to deal with an irate parent or establishing an effective lesson in the classroom. We’ll know if someone can organize the files and folders on their computer, set tabs, move a picture around a document; and merge a set of data with a letter, mailing label or name badge right away.

Memorial Day weekend will have come and gone by the time this appears in the Newsletter and I always reflect on how much more many people gave of themselves than we give as Lions to our communities, state, nation and the world. I always feel that what we do as Lions can help to alleviate the need for comrades in arms, and their families, to have to give so much.

I want to thank our District Governor, Lion Jim Dunlop, for a great year and look forward to another great year in Lionism with District Governor Elect, Lion Stan Nerhaugen II next year.

Till next time.

Bruce Montplaisir

2nd Vice District Governor

5M1 Camp Winnebago

Puttin on the Ritz - November 6th 2015 Save the Date!!!!!!

Do you like to sing? How about in a quartet or choir?

Our Ritz committee is looking for some men to form a Lions Quartet and if we have a lot of interest we will set up a Lions Male Choir too.

You will need to be available for a few practices and to plan to sing at this years 'Puttin on the Ritz.' Until we get a leader or chair person please contact Dave Hoot at dhooterscooter@aol.com.

Lions District 5M1 Newsletter www.lions5m1.org —Page 5

Second Vice District Governor Elect By Second Vice District Governor Elect Madonna Norton

Be part of our celebration: Lions Clubs International is celebrating 100 years of service and we’re getting ready for our next 100 years with new Lions! Membership awards qualification period: April 1, 2015 – June 30, 2018. Invite a new member and you can earn special Limited Edition Centennial awards. Become a Centennial Sponsor – Lions that sponsor a new member between the qualification periods will be recognized with a limited edition sponsor pin and certificate honoring them for helping to grow their club. This will be a progressive award – silver, gold and diamond. Please contact me with more information.

Coming up July 1st will be the start of a new year and leadership. It starts at the Lions International Convention in Hawaii. Please be sure to thank our past leadership – DG Jim Dunlop. They have done a great job.

I am sure that many clubs will be busy this summer with activities. Please be sure to post them in the District newsletter and on the District website so that other Lions can come to support your club.

Have a great June!!!

Red Wing Lions Club May 2, 2015 was a beautiful day to clean, rake, clip and trim the LIONS DEN Cabin at Y Camp. A crew representing our club did just that in time for camping season! Lions serving others in this event are: Dave Watson; Richard Johnson; Stan Nerhaugen; Ruth Nerhaugen; Steve Beech; Christopher Rayner, and Richard Falc. Good going LIONS!

Goodhue Lions Award Dream Catcher Awards. On April 13th, 2015 DG Jim Dunlop helped present Lion Mike and Lion Heather Germain the Dream Catcher Awards. They were chosen by their Goodhue Lions Club and presented at the Goodhue Community Center. Thanks for the opportunity to present these awards to a deserving couple.

Peace Poster Contest Each year, Lions clubs around the world proudly sponsor the Lions International Peace Poster Contest in local schools and youth groups.

This art contest for kids encourages young people worldwide to express their visions of peace. For more than 25 years, millions of children from nearly 100 countries have participated in the contest.

The theme of the 2015-16 Peace Poster Contest is "Share Peace."

Students, ages 11, 12 or 13 on November 15, are eligible to participate.

Don’t forget to get signed up for Jungle Days Golf Tournament or the Cribbage Tournament on Monday August 3!!!!!

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LCIF By PDG Jack Krage

My Six Year Term as LCIF Coordinator Draws to a Close This June, my term as District 5M1 LCIF Coordinator will be completed. What a fantastic six years it has been. Lions Clubs International Foundation has so many wonderful humanitarian programs and accomplishments. My assignment was merely to expound on those programs to the Lions of District 5M1. For my entire term, I was merely the bearer of great news. I found that by detailing an assortment of our humanitarian feats worldwide that Lions and Lions Clubs had a better understanding of where their dollars were spent. They earned an ownership of our worldwide programs. As a result, the donations to LCIF have been exceptional.

Last year, District 5M1 was one of only four districts worldwide that had 100% participation in donating to LCIF. What this means is that every club in the district either gave to LCIF or at least one Lion in every club donated to LCIF. This feat is extremely humbling. We should all feel proud of this distinction.

Another fantastic milestone reached by our district is that we have awarded 526 Melvin Jones Fellowships since the fellowship was initiated. My hat is off to all those deserving Lions that were cited for their lifelong service. In addition, we have 11 Lions that have earned the designation of Progressive Melvin Jones Fellow. These hardworking Lions have received more than one Melvin Jones designation. Congratulations to you, as well.

The clubs in District 5M1 have donated to LCIF a grand total of $579,621.77. Thank you, thank you, thank you. Forty-seven District 5M1 Lions Clubs have at least one Melvin Jones Fellow in their membership. Seventeen Clubs in our district have enough earned credit to award an additional Melvin Jones Fellowship. Two clubs have enough credits earned to designate 2 MJF’s and one club has earned credit for three MJF’s. District 5M1, itself, has over $1,000.00 earned credit; so the district can award a MJF. Potentially, our district should have twenty-two more Melvin Jones Fellowships awarded. I urge all clubs to use these earned credits

and award a deserving Lion for their accomplishments.

In closing, I thank you for affording me this wonderful opportunity. For six years I was merely the bearer of great news. My fellow Lions, let us continue to write this fantastic story. There are so many people in need of our service. Let us all continue to “Serve” with pride.

Can Do Canines-Continued In the beginning, her life didn’t change drastically. The hearing aids, amplified phone, and audio assistance devices she bought helped. She told family and friends, but not co-workers, about her condition and life went on.

However, through the years, each check-up revealed increased hearing loss, and everyday life became more difficult. Sandy, who works at a junior high school in Scandia, Minn., found herself relying on co-workers more and more to alert her to the bells, alarms, and announcements she could no longer hear.

“And at home, I wasn’t doing much better.” Sandy says. “I burned meals, had an oven fire—due to not hearing the timer—and was late for work because I couldn’t hear the alarm.”

After expressing her frustrations, her audiologist suggested applying for a Hearing Assist Dog with Can Do Canines. Almost a year later, Sandy met Alea, a terrier-mix, adopted from the Animal Humane Society and trained by Can Do Canines. Sandy says that Alea has transformed her life in so many ways by alerting her to sounds both at work and at home.

“At home, Alea is able to alert me to alarms, timers and, because I live in a rural area, deer, crows and other critters,” Sandy says “At work, she alerts me to bells, announcements and drills. I am confident that if any emergency situation should arise she will alert me to that as well.”

When she’s not working, Alea is like any other dog who loves to run outside, play and fetch. Sandy has begun having Alea pick up items such as keys when she drops them, because she can’t hear the sound. As a result, Alea has begun to pick up everything for a reward. Sandy is hoping that housekeeping will be next!

Sandy says she is eternally grateful to Can Do Canines for this gift of an assistance dog. She no longer feels sad or anxious about her hearing loss.

“Yes, my life will continue to change as everyone’s does,” Sandy says. “But with Alea’s help, she will push me past my comfort zone with confidence.”

Share the hosting experience with another family if it fits your schedule better.

Host families are expected to pick up the youth upon their arrival, get them to Mankato on July 18, pick them

up from Saint Cloud State University, and see them off at the airport at the conclusion of their visit.

ID # Youth's Name Age-

Gender Country Likes and/or Hobbies

Other Info.

Youth Exchange 2015

The youth are coming… The youth are coming… Host Families Needed…

Most youth will arrive

early July and leave late in July. The Japanese youth arrive just before Camp Spicer and will have a host family experience

after Camp. Camp Spicer is the time all the youth

come together from July 18-26.

Contact Lion Nadeen

Lunde for more information concerning

the visiting youth!!

malunde@bevcomm.net 507-356-4504

I will be happy to send

you a host family application AND full youth

applications!

Share a little of the world with your family, town,

and Lions Club.

Lions and non-Lions may host.

No youth in your home…TAKE 2!

5 Natalie Zakova 18-Female

Czech Republic

music, books, languages, architecture

vegetarian

7 Anujin Enkhtaivan

16-Female Mongolia music, books, singing,

traveling

11 Masako Nobe 16-Female Japan movies and music Shinto

14 Dagmar Mul 19-Female Netherlands sailing, scout leader

15 Andrea Merino 20-Female Peru scouting, swimming

volleyball Catholic

20 Devina Hendrawaty

20-Female Indonesia shopping Buddhist

22 Camilla Djorup Guldager

17-Female Denmark art/design, swimming Christian

12 Yusuke Hashii

15.75-Male

Japan

sports watching, baseball, reading

Christian

16 Barend Soer 18-Male Netherlands soccer and tennis Christian

18 Riccardo Bacchini 17-Male Italy piano, sports Catholic

21 Remi Ghaya 16-Male France martial arts and skating Christian

23 Pedro Capar Cenete 19-Male Spain sports and music Catholic

26 Lior Nave 17-Male Israel piano, sports, scouts Jewish

27 Maxime Devoucoux 17-Male France rugby, video games,

sports Catholic

28 Sevket Can Odul 19-Male Turkey swimming, basketball,

movies hiking Islam

29 Ozgur Ozan Kaynek 18-Male Turkey guitar, basketball,

movies Deist

32 Juan Pablo Garcia Perez 16-Male Mexico soccer, dancing,

listen to music Catholic

33 Malik Zakaria Koudil

16.75-Male Algeria music and sports

cat allergy Muslim

vegetarian

34 Djamil

Bouchenak Khelladi

17-Male Algeria music, sports vegetarian

36 Lius Jorge Espinoza 17-Male Mexico basketball Catholic

Lions District 5M1 May 2015

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2

Camp Winnebago Clean Up Day!!!! *********************************

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10 11 12 13 14 15 Houston Lions Root River Triathlon

16 School of Instruction 8:30 A.M.-11:00 A.M. Lewiston Spring Grove Lions Car Show

17 Cannon Falls Lions Boat Races on Lake Byllesby 16 & 17

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26 27 28 29 30 School of Instruction 8:30 A.M.-11:00 A.M. Rochester La Crescent Lions Wood Bat Softball Tournament

31 La Crescent Lions Wood Bat Softball Tournament

June 2015

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 5 6

7 8 9 10 11 12 13 5M1 cabinet Meeting

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21 Cannon Falls Lions Fly-In Breakfast Fathers Day

22 23 24 25 26 Grand Meadow Lions Meadowfest Celebration

27 Grand Meadow Lions Meadowfest Celebration

28 Grand Meadow Lions Meadowfest Celebration

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To submit an activity or event email it to Newsletter5M1@Yahoo.com

Lions District 5M1

July 2015 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

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5 Austin Morning Lions Fly-In Breakfast 7:00 A.M.-1:00 P.M. Austin Airport

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12 13 14 15 16 17 Grand Meadow Lions Root River Antique Tractor Show

18 Grand Meadow Lions Root River Antique Tractor Show

19 Grand Meadow Lions Root River Antique Tractor Show

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26 27 28 29 30 31 Dennison Lions Dennison Days

Dennison Lions Dennison Days

August 2015

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1

2 3 Jungle Days 11:00 A.M Cribbage Tourney 2:00 P.M.. Austin

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To submit an activity or event email it to Newsletter5M1@Yahoo.com

Don’t Miss Out!!!!!!!

Cribbage Tournament

When: August 3rd, 2015 2:00 P.M.

Where: Jungle Days, Meadow Greens Golf Course in Austin

Cost: $20 which includes $5 for the cribbage tournament and $15 for the meal. Choice of BBQ Chicken or BBQ Ribs for dinner. All of the tournament fees will be awarded back in prizes.

Dinner will be around 5:30 P.M. with raffles and auction to follow. There will be a silent auction also.

Why: So you don’t miss the fun of Jungle Days if you do not golf!

Cribbage Tournament Registration Name___________________Club___________Meal Choice: Chicken______, Ribs_______ Name___________________Club___________Meal Choice: Chicken______, Ribs_______ Name___________________Club___________Meal Choice: Chicken______, Ribs_______ Name___________________Club___________Meal Choice: Chicken______, Ribs_______ Please enclose $20 per card player, indicate meal choice and mail it to: Austin Morning Lions Club P.O. Box 405 Austin, MN 55912 Total Enclosed___________________

52ND ANNUAL

CHICKEN BAR-B-QUE

DINNER

-AT THE-

GOODHUE LIONS COMMUNITY

BUILDING

Sunday, August 16 ~ Rain or Shine ~

Serving from 11:30 am - 8 pm

Live Entertainment Top Notchman • 11:30 - 3:30 pm Flipside • 4 - 8 pm

Drawing for Prizes • Refreshments will be available Adults $ 11advance / $ 12 at door Children (ages 5-12) $6 advance I $7

at door Pre-school FREE Sponsored by

GOODHUE LIONS CLUB

Lion Jim Dunlop District Governor 5M1 1705 3rd Avenue SW Austin, MN 55912 Feel free to copy any portion of this newsletter.

Club Request for District Governor Elect Stans Visit Club name:_____________________________________________________________________________________ Name and location of meeting place: ______________________________________________________________________________________________

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Dates in order of preference: 1st_____________2nd_____________ Time Lions meeting begins______________ a.m. or p.m. (Circle one) When does social time begin if you have one?___________ Will you have a meal? Yes_____No______ Are there other clubs involved? Yes/No If yes, who____________________________ Lion requesting the visit_____________________________________ Phone # _______________________ E-mail____________________________________________ Would you like the governor to? Install officers? Yes______No______ Install new members? Yes______ No_______ Present special awards? Yes_____No_______ Please mail request form or email information to me ASAP, and no later than November 1, 2015. Thank you. Lion Stan Nerhaugen District Governor Elect 5M1 775 Freeman Ave Red Wing, MN 55066 Phone: (651)388-3382 EMAIL: nerhaugen@charter.net

I will confirm the date after it is scheduled on my calendar Thank you.