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1 Ken s Tracks I Believe in Service District 22-D Volume 1, Issue 12 Newsletter Date June 2012 Website is: Lions22d.org Lions Clubs International District 22-D Inside this issue: News from the Lions Clubs 2 Diabetes Corner 5 DG-E Message 6 FVDG-E Message 6 Lions Creed 7 USA/ CANADA Forum 8 SVDG-E Message 9 DBE Jay Message 9 National Memorial Day Parade 10 Banner Transfer 11 MD Convention, Ocean City 12 Club Ads 13 Special Olympic Message 16 My opening words at our Sub District Luncheon at the MD 22 Convention on Thursday, May 10, 2012 were: Wow! It is very hard to believe that just about this same time last year I was trying hard, speaking as loud as I could, to deliver my acceptance speech as your newly elected District Governor-Elect. I know most of you (who made it last year) didn t hear any of my talk that day but what I was trying to say was just please help me as we begin this journey together for District 22D. Well this year s Convention is completed and it was such a much better experience this time, especially the Sub District Convention where you could hear everything that was said. It is time now to say THANK YOU to the great Lions of District 22D who have helped make this year such a success. The District has officially planted over 400 trees, although one did not quite make it, the very first one in Millsboro, but that was caused by some over-zealous town worker spraying the area. The good news is that the tree is going to be replaced. Everyone in the District seems to know about the District acronyms with the DLF giving out $26,000 in grants to clubs; the LVRF goal of $26,480 almost reached by the District and we are only $475 short as of May 25 th ; we had two very successful EBDV events; we had two very successful LDB events; with the $1,500 in pledges from the Lions, SODE raised the most money ever at the Polar Bear Plunge; we even raised significant dollars for LCI through the Melvin Jones Fellowships and the Measles Initiative which added an extra $500 from the Gates Foundation to each Melvin Jones donation of $1,000. THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! First Lady, Lion Marie Chew, and I have just completed several noteworthy events at the end of May and the beginning of June. On Monday, May 28, 2012 we marched in the very hot but thrilling National Memorial Day Parade in Washington, DC with the Lions of Multiple District 22 and Virginia District 24. All five District Governors marched with our banners with over 50 other Lions and what an experience. This past weekend we participated in the Opening Ceremonies for Special Olympics at the University of Delaware and I got to march in with the Middletown Tornados; arm in arm with two beautiful Special Olympians from that group. I also want to thank all those Lions who manned the Opening Eyes tent on Friday including International Director Lion Ted Reiver and his lovely wife Lion Ann Reiver. In closing, there is one more important Lions event for the District this year and that is the Blue and Gold Football game on Saturday, June 23, While as District 22D Lions, we sell a lot of tickets and some volunteer at the game like Blue Gold Chair Lion Pat Weaver, I would like to see more Lions come to the game and enjoy the moving show that is put on for the special buddies, especially as they parade onto the field before the game. Remember, the District also offers a free tail gate party before the game starting around 3 PM in the parking lot in front of the stadium. Please come enjoy the food, the Lions fellowship and the pride that comes from Lions support of the Blue and Gold Football game. It has been a wonderful honor to SERVE you this year as your District Governor and Lion Marie and I are looking forward to continuing our warm Friendships with so many of the Lions of District 22D. THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! I Believe In Service, DG Ken Chew

2 Page 2 Brookside Lions Club Our club marched in the Newark Memorial Day Parade on Sunday, May 20 th. Lion Fred thanks the members who helped raise $571 for our Vision Days program this year. We sold food and drinks at the softball fields during the Special Olympic Summer Games. All profits were donated to Special Olympics. The athletes and their families thanked us for participating. The board thanked Bob Strohl for delivering our food trailer. Ten Lions from our club parked cars at the University of Delaware graduation ceremony on May 26 th and we received a check for $825. IPDG Karl Gude inducted our new club Officers at our last dinner meeting on June 4 th. Lion Roy reported that fifteen Lions will attend the baseball game at Blue Rocks Stadium on Friday, June 29 th. Camden-Wyoming Lions Club The Strawberry Festival concessions at Fifer s were again a great success, with all of our Lions, guests, friends and Leos that came out to help. This year we added funnel cakes to our menu which was a great success and our club raised over $1800. Our annual Dave Joyner Memorial Golf Tournament for Sight was held on May 25 th and we had 13 teams come out to play. They all had a great day playing golf. Our club raised over $6700. Our Charter night was on June11 th at Dover Sheraton Hotel where we had dinner, awards, officer installations and some fun. Capitol City Lions During May, our club collected over 26 pounds of food items for the food pantry and 152 pairs of used eyeglasses for recycling. Eleven members attended the District Club Officer/Lion Training at Poly Tech High Leadership School and many of those attended more than one class. We had a LVRF Vision Days fundraiser in May and collected over $357, which allowed the Capitol City Lions to forward a check for $1,000 to LVRF for Vision Days. Our Lions club received 9 awards at the District Convention in May. They were Membership, Communication, Visitation, Dues, Leadership, News Around the Clubs in our District Attendance, 100% Club, Sight Services, and Membership Contest. Claymont Lions Club Our club did an Adopt-A-Highway from along Harvey Road of Philadelphia Pike to I-95 Bridge on Saturday, June 9 th. This was part of the neighborhood Clean Up and Festival sponsored by the Claymont Community Coalition to instill pride and interest in Claymont and bring our community members together. On Wednesday, June 27 th at our dinner meeting we will be installing our officers for Dover Lions Club The joint installation with Capitol City Lions Club, Dover Lioness Club and Smyrna Lions Club was held on Monday, June 18 th, at the Camden-Wyoming Fire Hall. Four new members were inducted into our club Monday, June 18, at the Joint Installation night. Fenwick Island Lions Club During the first week in June, our Lions hosted a LEO Awards Party with our LEOs at the Indian River High School cafeteria. On June 8 th our club had a pancake fundraiser at Harpoon Hanna s. On June 16 th our Lions were in Selbyville at Old Timers Day at the Auto and Truck show. On June 18 th, which was our final meeting of the year, our incoming officers were sworn in at Harpoon Hanna s at our noon meeting. This year our club has added a new fundraiser which will take place on August 13 th. The paddle party auction is the latest way to raise money and have an enjoyable evening with your friends. See our ad on page 15. Frederica Spring Creek Lions Club Our club earned over $900 for the 3 day NASCAR Race Weekend from June 1 st thru 3 rd. Our Texas Roadhouse Fundraiser netted our club over $141 from coupons used, and $200 from 50/50 money collected for a total of over $341. Sixty-nine participants, buddies and family members, enjoyed our Blue/ Gold Picnic and swim at Killens Pond on June 14! 16 Lions, including 3 from Clayton Club, helped with the picnic in various ways. Continued on next page

3 Volume 1, Issue 12 Harrington Lions Club Our Installation of officers was held on June 11 th at our regular meeting, with PDG Bob Jones and 2VDG-E Cheryl Jones doing the installation. Our club also inducted 4 new members into our club. Our Lions club will be driving the shuttle inside the gates for the upcoming Delaware State Fair from July19 th thru July 29 th this year. Laurel Lions Club During the month of June our club will be very busy with the NASCAR Race at Dover Downs on June 2 nd & 3 rd, Fishing for Sight on June 9 th, our Charter Night June 16 th at Laurel Fire Hall, and a Pancake breakfast on June 23 rd at Applebee's. The last Lions club dinner meeting will be June 28 th. Page 3 On Tuesday, June 12 th at our dinner meeting at Doyle s DG Ken and First Lady Lion Marie Chew installed our officers for At our fundraiser on Saturday, May 16 th our club had a Chicken BBQ in Millsboro near the Dairy Queen and we made over $600 profit. We were successful in large part due to help from several former Jaycee members. Our club is having another BBQ on June 16 th starting at 10am. For $7.00 customers get: ½ Chicken, Baked Beans, Chips, Pickles, and a roll. On Big Thursday, August 11 th our Fritter Shack will be open and our club will be selling car raffle tickets at the event. Come see us!! Lord Baltimore Lions Club On May 18 th our club presented the Delaware Seashore State Park with a beach accessible wheel chair. The wheel chair will help provide local residents and visitors with physical disabilities the opportunity to enjoy our state beaches. The purchase of the beach wheel chair was made possible through the combined efforts of our club and the Delaware Lions Foundation. See picture below. Lewes Lions Club Our Lions Club awarded 4 scholarships to graduating high school seniors at their dinner meeting on May 14 th at Irish Eyes in Lewes. See picture below. L to R: Mr. Doug Long, KL Rebecca Stancliff and Lion Jack Bauer Middletown Lions Club L-R: Lion Bailey Maull (Scholarship Chairperson), Scholarship recipients: Maya Doumit, Nicole Jones, Margaret McGirk, Alexa August, and KL Joanne Friend Millsboro Lions Club During the month of April we collected and donated 128 pairs of eyeglasses and over $241 on Sight Day, Saturday, April 28 th. Our Officers Installation and award luncheon will be on Sunday, June 24 th at the Kitty Knight House restaurant. Our guest will be PDG Dave Jones and his wife Sandy from New Castle Lions Club. DPG Dave will install our new officers. Midway Lions Club Looking back over our Lion year ( ), our club has donated $17,500 to 24 organizations, collected over 1600 pair of eye glasses, and built many Ramps in the community. Our last 2 meetings in June, we will be Continued on next page

4 Page 4 having our awards ceremony and the last meeting we be installing our officers for On June 24 th we will have our annual picnic at Pinewater Farm for our members and guests. Milton Lions Club Our Lions club opened up the funnel cake and lemonade trailer and brought out the Milton Clipper Express during Crab Festival kick-off event on Saturday May 26 th at Milton Memorial Park. The warm sunny weather was well appreciated as young and old alike participated in the events of the day. We sold enough lemonade and funnel cakes to make approximately $440. There were 440 riders on the train that day and 4 Cape Henlopen Leos provided invaluable service for the day. As is usually the case, the train was ridden by folks/children of all ages. Lion John Collier and his crew kept the train running smoothly all day. See picture below of Lion John Collier running the train. DG KEN CHEW New Castle Hundred Lions Club received a request from Mr. Henry Green, who is blind, for JAWS for Windows Software with Talking Equipment which cost $906. With a $300 grant from Delaware Lions Foundation and $600 from three Lions clubs in our Zone, we were able to present the equipment to Mr. Green on May 23 rd at the New Castle Hundred Club meeting. See picture below. From L-R: KL Harold Savage from Wilmington Manor Lions Club, Zone Chair Shirley Pennypacker from Wilmington Manor Lions Club, KL Eileen Blyskal from New Castle Hundred Lions Club, Mr. Green, Membership Chairman Robert Osborne from Green Hills Lions Club, KL Francis Twardus from Green Hills Lions Club, and Secretary Henry Chisholm from New Castle Hundred Lions Club. Pike Creek Valley Lions Club New Castle Hundred Lions Club Our Lions participated in the Separation Day Parade, a Town-Wide Event in May, by being in the parade and working in the tent at the Battery Park. Lion Bull Hinton drove his truck in the parade pulling a trailer with Lion information displayed for the public. Some Lions marched in the parade and some rode in the trailer waving at the spectators. A good time was had by all. Lions Al, Bill, and Tina are getting the car raffle started at the Blue Gold picnic. It was another perfect day at UD. See picture below. Wilmington Manor Lions Club Our club has participated in many worthy projects and attended several District meetings this year. Our charitable contributions have reached almost $50,000. Continued on next page

5 Volume 1, Issue 12 Page 5 Rehoboth Lions Club Some of the Lions from our club that helped with FVDG Richard Merriwether s reception at the MD Convention are shown in the picture below L to R: PDG Jack Brinckmeyer, Lions Bill Dugge Ginny Dugge, Tom Foster, Merriwether, Guyla Brinckmeyer Our last meeting until September was our installation of Officers on June 13 th at the Captain s Table. Our next fundraiser is our pancake breakfast at Applebee on June 23 rd. See our ad on page 14. Diabetes Corner: Should I be concerned about a blood pressure of 128/86 mmhg? The most recent American Diabetes Association guidelines suggest that diastolic blood pressure (the bottom number) above 80 puts you at increased risk. Even mild elevations in blood pressure like yours increase the risk of complications such as retinopathy, nephropathy, and heart disease. You should discuss these readings with your health care team. If your blood pressure readings are consistently high, you may need to start on blood pressure medication. Your doctor may ask you to check your blood pressure many times and in different settings to determine whether your blood pressure is high all the time or goes up only at specific times. If you haven't tried exercise and diet to decrease your blood pressure, it's time to start a walking program and to decrease the sodium in your diet. The recommended amount of sodium is 2,400 mg per day or less. Start by taking the salt shaker off the table. Read labels on foods to identify and reduce the high-sodium foods in your diet. Canned goods and processed foods are often high in sodium. Drinking alcohol can also raise your blood pressure.

6 Page 6 DG KEN CHEW My fellow Lions, Lionesses and Leos: District Governor Elect (DG-E) Message While you are reading this message, I will be on my way to Busan (aka) Pusan, South Korea. I will be there for approximately two weeks. The first week I will attend seminars learning how to become a good District Governor. The second week is when the International Convention begins. I am really looking forward to this trip. I will get energized and prepared to serve our great District. As you all know we have a lot of work to do, and I feel good about the excellent Cabinet, King Lions, Zone Chairs, Region Chairs, VDGs, PDGs, IDs, Lionesses and Leos who will work hard with me to keep us strong. Amen! I will have a lot to write about upon my return. Now, for more good news- FVDG Elect Mary Lee and I went to the Sheraton Hotel to negotiate the prices we would like to pay for meals for the major events we will have at the Sheraton this upcoming year. We went over the events line by line on our Events Schedule and indicated to the manager that with all the events we are holding at the Sheraton we should have a cost reduction. The manager agreed with us. Our meals plus gratuity will average between $15.00 and $ We realized $30.00 meals were placing a burden on all of us where we had to make a choice as to which event to attend or which to skip. Hopefully with the lower meal prices we will be able to attend all of the events. Before closing out this message let us not forget the thousands of children dying from the measles infection in many of the underdeveloped countries. One shot, One Dollar will help to eradicate this insidious disease and your Club s contribution will go towards a Melvin Jones Fellow. Please Help! Fellow Lions, Lionesses and Leos the hard work we all do in improving our communities, our country and the world is greatly appreciated. Also, I thank all of you for helping me to become your next District Governor. Until I return, take care. Yours in Lionism, DG-E Lion Richard M. Merriwether First Vice District Governor Elect (FVDG-E) Message Happy Summer Fellow Lions! This is my final for this year - as your Second Vice District Governor. What a ride DG Ken gave us on the Chew Chew Express! Up and down the state and over the borders (to Maryland and Pennsylvania!) - not just for Lions meetings either! The latest venture for me was a first time experience as a Lion. Special Olympics was held at the University of Delaware this past weekend and on Friday (June 8) I traveled north with my friends from LB Club to meet up with other friends so we could work with the eye testing as part of the Healthy Athletes. That was a reward in itself - but the icing on the cake came from observing the Opening Ceremonies in the Fieldhouse. WOW - from bagpipers to runners carrying the torch - it gave me a deeper appreciation for the law enforcement officers of this small state. Towns, County, College, and State police officers ran over 160 miles from various points to bring the flame to the athletes. Then with one of the SO athletes it was used to light the torch outside the complex. Inside there were Fans who showed their appreciation for the SO athletes. I was proud to be a Lion on Friday - it was one more affirmation of why we do what we do as Lions in this state. The year began a bit sad as my home club lost one of their own. As part of the bulletin for the service, the family had the Lions Creed printed. I know this was in roster books through the nineties, but then disappeared and I do not know why. The first two lines have long been one of my life's mottos. I would love to see us use it more again. See page 7 for the Lions Creed. Till next Month, Keep Serving - as Lions in this great state! FVDG-E Lion Mary Lee Phillips

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9 Volume 1, Issue 12 Page 9 LIONS IN DISTRICT 22-D! We want to thank you and DG Ken Chew for another interesting and fun year as your District Bulletin Editors. We have enjoyed reading all the news and seeing pictures of the events in each club, and sharing that information through the District News Bulletin. DGE Richard Merriwether has asked me to do it again. So continue to sending me your news letters, pictures, announcements, and articles for publication in the District News Bulletin. Again I will need your input by the 15th, 5pm each month. YIL Lion Jay Wheeler, DBE Tuscany Drive Millsboro, DE BELionj4@Gmail.com

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16 DG Ken Chew District 22-D 104 Milford Avenue Wilmington, DE Page 16 DG KEN CHEW Special Olympics Opening Eyes This annual event was held on Friday, June 8th at University of Delaware Athletic Complex in Newark, DE. The program provides free screening for eyes, teeth, ears and feet of Special Olympians in need of the service. Lion Delores Springer of Milton Lions Club, reported that it was a wonderful event and they are so glad that they attended. The opening ceremonies of the games on Friday evening were fun and heart warming. With this glowing report, maybe more recruits can be enlisted for next year s event. The photo below shows Lion volunteers. The picture on right shows the Olympians being guided and entertained.