BELIEVE IN THE POWER OF SERVICE

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1 DISTRICT 22-D BULLETIN Issue 11 May 2017 BELIEVE IN THE POWER OF SERVICE As we enter the month of May the district is busy with local club service activities. Our presence as Lions is felt in every part of Delaware. Thank you, Lions of 22 D for all you are doing. A special thank you to Ed and Delores Springer. The Delaware Lions Foundation walk for sight was a total success. 157 walkers participated and the total revenue surpassed last year. Money is still coming in so the final total has not been determined. A special thank you to the Dewey Beach Lions Club for hosting this year s picnic after the walk. The District Orientation was held on April 29 th. Approximately 55 people were in attendance. Thank you to PDG Bob and PDG Cheryl Jones for presenting good information. Many new Lions were in attendance and exchanged ideas with more seasoned Lions. Remember the Multiple District Convention is in Gettysburg, PA on May All club delegates should try to make this event, vote and support our candidates for the offices of District Governor, First Vice District Governor and Second Vice District Governor. The annual Leadership School is being held June 10 th at Delaware State University in Dover. Information about this important training is included in this newsletter. Thank you to all Lions who have stepped forward as instructors. A special thank you to GLT leader Lion Tee Bell for coordinating the event. Lions Day at Legislative Hall in Dover is June 15 th. Seats will be reserved for us in the balcony but I need a count for those planning to attend. Please respond to CS Gail Krebs by June 9, 2017 if you are planning to go. As this Lion year is winding down I want to thank all the Lions of 22D for their support in furthering the cause of Lionism and working so hard to serve your communities. More hands helps to grow our ability to serve. District 22 D membership as of April 30 th 2017 is +30. Believe In the Power of Service I do and I know you do!! Keep up the good work and let s close out this Lion Year with a positive effort. INSIDE THIS ISSUE: VDG Messages 2-3 Upcoming Dates 4 Centennial News 5 DLF Walk 6 & 7 Club Happenings D Lions Training Information Coming Events Public Relations From the Editor 29 District Governor Glenn

2 Page 2 First Vice District Governor Hello Fellow Lions, Lioness and Leos, Moving Forward to Score In April, Kathy and I attended the 22-C Social in Waldorf, Maryland. We had an enjoyable time going out to dinner on Friday night with Lion friends. Saturday was an eventful day with lots of food and fabulous speakers at the Social. On Sunday, we left Waldorf and traveled to Dewey Beach to join the participants of the DLF Walk for lunch. The event was a huge success with donations of $17,000. Thank you to all you worked on making the Walk so worthwhile. The District held an orientation on Saturday, April 29. There were approximately sixty Lions and friends in attendance. Thank you, PDG Bob and PDG Cheryl Jones, for taking the time to help out 22-D. May has arrived and the Multiple 22 District Convention is fast approaching. It will take place in Gettysburgh, PA on May It is a great time of the year for learning and fellowship. All clubs, please keep up the good work helping in the community and in the District. Membership is on the rise! Remember- We Serve Blessings to All, FVDG Charles Taylor MOVING FORWARD..Please Save these Dates July 18, 2017 ~ Banner Transfer August 13, 2017 ~ 1st Cabinet Meeting August 23, 2017 ~ PSTM Dinner

3 Page 3 Second Vice District Governor Having the Courage Greetings Fellow Lions, The end is fast approaching for this Lions year. It has been so much fun traveling with DG Glenn and his cabinet and learning more about the great Lions of District 22D. With great Lions pride we have made this district shine once again! The district has been able to serve their communities well in many different ways; such things as providing glasses, food to the food bank and supporting families over the different holidays. Please give yourself a hand for all the great work that has been done and will be done! On April 29 th I saw great Lions pride with so many Lions coming out to the district orientation. While sitting there, I realized that 5 of the newer members to attend this event were women! That just goes to show you that DG Glenn and the members of this district have been working hard to increase the number of women serving with the Lions of District 22D. The Multiple District Convention is soon upon us and there are high hopes of seeing many Lions from the district there. There is also a training session coming up on June 10 th that will give the Lions of our district an opportunity to learn many different aspects and duties of this district. Hope to see you there. SVDG John Burris DISTRICT EVENTS MD22 Convention May 15-18, 2017 Gettysburg, PA DLF Board Meeting May 25, 2017 Fraizers, Dover Memorial Day Parade May 30, 2017 Washington, DC Special Olympics Games June 9 & 10, 2017 U of D Blue/Gold Football Game June 17, 2017 U of D LCI Convention June 30-July 4, 2017 Chicago, IL Obituaries Lion Kenneth R. Bradley of the Delmar Lions Club passed away in April. Lion Thomas Neary of Lord Baltimore Lions Club passed away in April.

4 Page 4 DELAWARE LIONS DAY Lions Day has been set with the Delaware House and Delaware Senate for June 15, 2017 at Legislative Hall in Dover. DG Glenn will coordinate the seating on the floor for 4 Lions at each session. There is balcony space for other Lions. Please send to CS Gail, by June 9th, the number of Lions who would like to be in the balcony, so space can be reserved. Those attending should arrive around 1:30pm on June 15th. DG Glenn is working with Representative Bryon Short and Senator Cathy Cloutier, both members of the Claymont Lions Club. All Lions are welcome to attend, but there is limited seating in the balcony. 22D S LEADERSHIP/OFFICER TRAINING SCHOOL 22D s Annual Leadership/Officer Training School will be held on Saturday June 10, 2017 from 9am to 2:30 pm on the Campus of Delaware State University. See pages 16 & 17 for more information and to register for this event. NOTICE TO 22D LIONS: Claymont has a large number of Lions, and many officers, going on the bus trip to the International Convention. As a result the Board of Directors voted to move our dinner meetings up a week to the 1st & 3rd Wed. in June. Our Board meeting will be on the 2nd Wed USA/Canada Lions Leadership Forum Leadership with Imagination Service with Creativity September 21-23, 2017 Portland, Oregon The largest and best Lions Club Leadership training event in the world, the USA/Canada Lions Leadership Forum is for you! With over 50 specific training sessions related to developing quality Lions Clubs, thousands of Lions Leaders share their experiences.

5 Page 5 Show Your Lions Pride: Invite New Members to Your Club Imagine the pride you will feel when you induct a Centennial member into your club! Not only will this enable us to achieve our membership goals, just think of how many more people we can help. And, recruiting new members has never been more rewarding. Sponsor a new member and be immediately recognized as a Centennial Sponsor to receive a limited-edition pin and certificate. Every Lion has the opportunity to earn Centennial Membership Awards. S TA R T PLANNING YOU R FINAL CENTENNIAL YEAR T O D AY We're celebrating Lions Clubs' Centennial through June 30, 2018, so your club has one more year to serve in honor of this historic milestone. Make a difference by planning now to participate in all of the Centennial Service Challenge Campaigns and by implementing a Legacy Project that will make your club visible in your community for years to come. The best part is that you get to decide when to serve and which projects are right for your club and your community. Get started today Corrections/Changes to Roster Book (Corrections are in color) Pg 8 2nd VDG John Burris new lionjohn22d@gmail.com

6 Page 6 A big THANK YOU to all the Lions Clubs who supported the Walk for Sight on Sunday, April 23, This being the only fundraiser held by the Delaware Lions Foundation at this time, your support helps make it possible for grants to any Club who has a project above their budget. The money is still coming in and the money raised from ad s, donations and walkers has reached $17,000 gross. We were happy to have Lyndsey Warnick, pictured on the left, as our Grand Marshall. Lyndsey was helped by the Dover Lions with the purchase of an Augmentative Communications Device. The Club requested a grant from DLF so they could meet Lyndsey s need. The picture on the right shows some of the Indian River Leos who carried the Banner throughout the Walk. Special thank you to the Dewey Beach Lions for opening their Club House due to the weather. They have been a great support the last four years cooking and having all the soda s ready on the day of the walk. This is your Foundation and it serves all 35 Clubs in Delaware as well as Lioness and Leo s. Again thank you for your ad s, donations and being a part of the Walk on Sunday. Lion Ed Springer Chair Lion Delores Springer Ad Chair Pictures courtesy of Bob Daniels & Ralph Schieferstein

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8 Page 8 Club Happenings Brookside Lions The Brookside Lions would like to thank the clubs that have donated to help students attend camp this summer at the Delaware School for the Deaf. Our club prepared and served over 100 chicken BBQ dinners at the Newark Senior Center's Spring Sale to benefit the senior center. We sold hamburgers, hot dogs, sodas and more at the Iron Hill Museum's open house this past Sunday. We will be doing eye screenings this Wednesday at the Newark Senior Center's Health Fair. Three of our members will be going to the district convention in Gettysburg Lewes Lions The Lewes Lions Beach stand will be opening soon so be sure and tell all your friends and colleagues to stop by for some refreshing drinks and food to start off the summer season. New sign on stand will show what the Lewes Lions do for the local community. Some club members have expressed interest in learning to use the Eye Screening machine and volunteering in the community to screen youth and adults. Currently researching this idea. Lewes Club recently dropped 708 pairs of glasses at the Milton glasses storage facility. Wilmington Gateway Lions The Wilmington Gateway Lions Bowling Team always look forward to the annual Bowling Tournament. The team earned a trophy. We attended the Leader Dog dinner meeting held at the Waterfall Banquet and Conference Center. As a part of our Centennial Project, we have donated a bookcase with several children s books included to the Wilmington PAL Center. (pictured here) We held our annual Spring Pancake Breakfast on April 8th at the Wilmington PAL Center. Several members are looking forward to attending the Multiple District 22 95th Annual Convention to be held in Gettysburg, PA, May 15th-18th.

9 Page 9 Club Happenings Claymont Lions Congratulations to Kayla Newton, a student at the Howard High School of Technology in Wilmington who received our George Bigger Memorial Vo-Tech Award for students, Natalie DuPlanti, Kyle Heiss, Jessica Manle and Aaron Spock, were honored with Outstanding Student plaques and cash awards during the club program on Wednesday, May 10. Our recent four-day White Cane fundraiser raised $5,005 in community contributions with 45 Lions giving over 200 hours. We thank the Proprietors of Acme Markets at Branmar Plaza and Foulk & Naamans Roads, as well as Dunkin Donuts for permitting club members to use their facilities for collections. Harrington Lions Pictured here are new Members Teresa Dixon and Guy Melvin, installed at our regular monthly meeting by their sponsor FVDG Charles Taylor. A Memorial Day Service will be held at Hollywood Cemetery on May 29, 2017 at 11 AM. Our Lions Club will be laying a wreath again this year. Some of our club members will be working the Greenwood BBQ in June. Bellefonte Branch of Claymont Lions The Bellefonte Branch of the Claymont Lions club, formed just two months ago, is quickly getting down to the business of serving its community. With 10 current members and 5 prospective ones, the branch has established monthly meetings at a local diner, held two Community Service events, and formed an intergenerational chess club that meets weekly at the Bellevue Community Center. Service work thus far has included a neighborhood clean-up, community garden development, and distribution of bicycle safety gear in partnership with the New Castle County Police. The members of the Bellefonte Branch of the Claymont Lions club are grateful for the opportunity to help contribute to the cause of Lionism and to join their fellow Lions in District 22-D in in seeking new mountains to climb. Lord Baltimore Lions Lord Baltimore Lions did a trail clean up on April 30th as part of the LCI Earth Day Project Our Yard Sale is set for June 17th at the Lord Baltimore School parking lot. Sale begins at 7 am and ends at noon.

10 Page 10 Club Happenings Clayton Lions The club had three people complete the Walk for Sight. Two other members came from Waldorf, MD to help support the walk. $17,000 was raised. Three of our members went to the District Orientation given by PDGs Cheryl and Bob Jones. One was a brand new member in our club. Congratulations to Colby Atkinson, Clayton Lions Club s scholarship winner. Four of our members will be attending the MD Convention in Gettysburg. We are continuing the food drive to support the Food Pantry at Asbury United Methodist Church. Glasgow Lions We will have a Friendly s fundraiser on May 30 from 5-9pm. We will also be selling raffle tickets that night. (See Ad on page 23.) Pike Creek Hockessin Lions On May 17, we will partner with Vision to Learn and provide eye screenings at the Delaware Children s Museum. Camden Wyoming Lions Camden-Wyoming Lions will hold their 19th Dave Joyner Memorial Golf Tournament on Saturday, June 10 th. (See ad on pg 23) Murderkill Lions DG Glenn Williams visited the Murderkill Lions on 04-May He and his club members made it on time for our meeting which didn't happen the first time the DG visited. Our visit DG visit was complicated by an accident on Rte 1 resulting in DG and cabinet arriving as we were adjourning our meeting. During May 4 th meeting DG Glenn presented service awards to the following Lions: Lion Paul McKenna: 10 yrs - not present, Lion Bob Cheek: 20 yrs - not present, Lion Chick Glanden: 25 yrs - picture on left, Lion Tomas Salerno: 30 yrs - picture in center. Finally DG Glenn presented a Lions license plate to Lion Nancy Nutter for her hard work for our club, picture at right.

11 Page 11 Club Happenings Milton Lions Our club continues to help the Milton Little League by giving financial support. During our April 10th meeting, Chief Longo spoke of the organization of Milton Police Department and what is happening in the town of Milton, Delaware. RC Ed Springer received a Silver Centennial pin for membership achievement. Our Sweet Potato fundraiser made $1,000 for this lion s year. Delaware City Lions On Sunday, April 23 rd Delaware City Lions Club partnered with Delaware City Fire Company to host a Pet Food Drive benefitting the Brandywine Valley SPCA located in Olde New Castle. The event was advertised throughout Delaware City and social media for several weeks prior. An impressive total of 500 pounds of dog and cat food, treats, and other needed pet supplies was collected and delivered to the SPCA by representatives of both organizations later that day. Wilmington Manor Lions Bring some canned goods to either of our May meetings so we can get it ready to deliver to the Church Food Pantry. On May 20, Armed Forces Day at Victory Christian Fellowship Church, we will be assisting with serving of lunch and manning the Lions Table. Millsboro Lions On May 23, we have arranged a fund raiser at the Blue Water Grill. They will be giving us 10% of the FOOD SALES that day from NOON to 9PM and there are no tickets or anything to hand out. Everyone who eats at the restaurant counts toward our total! See ad on pg people have been served in our sight Project this year. On the April 8 Vision Days, which was in support of Millsboro Lions Sight Project, we raised $86 at the Giant Store.

12 Page 12 Club Happenings Dover Lions As the year winds down, the Dover Lions Club has only a few activities left. In addition to selling Car Raffle Tickets and holding our last White Cane Event of the Lion Year May 12 th 15 th, we will once again be holding our Crab Feast Raffle. It will run until August 21 st when we will draw the winner. Tickets will be $5 each or 5 for $20. Our two budgeted expenditures remaining are the purchase of Blue Gold Game tickets and awarding scholarships. Our own Lion Frank Jones has made two matching tables that will be raffled off. Sales will begin soon but the drawing will not be held until next May and the MD22 Convention. On the right is a photo of the tables. Rehoboth Lions Our 2017 telephone directories will be delivered soon. We will need all members to help get them bagged and distributed. We screened 14 people at the Healthy Kids Day at the YMCA on April 29. May 11 we will screen eyes at the Cape Henlopen Senior Center and in Dewey Beach on May 13. Our Scholarship committee will soon be reviewing scholarship applications from graduating seniors at Cape Henlopen High School. We had 2 Lions attend the District Orientation meeting that was held on April 29 in Harrington. Middletown Lions 110 pairs of used eyeglasses and 19 pairs of sunglasses have been collected during the month of April from our Middletown area locations. We are holding SIGHT DAYS at Willey's Farm, Rt. 13 on Saturday, May 20th, 10-2 PM and Wednesday, May 24th, 10-2 PM. We are in the process of setting up dates to introduce our Flag Program to the Kindergarten students at MOT Charter School and St. Anne s schools. It is time to select our 9th ANNUAL HUMANITARIAN AWARD recipient. We are looking for an individual who lives, is employed or performs volunteer service in the Middletown area, and has distinguished herself/himself through extraordinary community service in work-related or volunteer activity. Our 2 scholarship winners and their families will be attending our May meeting to celebrate their accomplishments. We are collecting sample bottles of shampoo, lotion, soap, etc for the homeless veterans and the homeless high school girls that we provide with cosmetic bags.

13 Page 13 Club Happenings Capitol City Lions Capitol City Lions collected 231 pairs of used glasses and 46 pairs of sunglasses during the month of April. We also collected over 21 pounds of food for the pantry. (Left) Joe Startt Jr. President, Chapter 850 Vietnam Veterans of America and Nelson Miller, (above) of the Rebuilding Warriors Program, and one of his service dogs, Billie, visited the Capitol City Lions meeting on19 April to talk about training dogs for Military returnees who need assistance. King Lion Melvin Nace is on the right. It was a very informative program for the evening. The group on the right participated in the DLF Walk for Sight on 23 April at Rehoboth. Left to right: Back row: Lion Melvin Nace, Lion Warren Fairess, Megan Delgado, Oden Delgado. Second row: Ashley, Lion Joyce Damask, and Lion Mary Ann Delgado. In front: Luke Delgado. This group from the Capitol City Lions had a fun day and, luckily, no rain but lots of clouds. We had four members attend the 4th Cabinet meeting on 2 April, four members attend the 4th Zone Meeting on 13 April and 4 members attend the Members Orientation on 29 April. Also, we conducted our fundraiser at the Spence's Bazaar and Flea Market on 28 April. It was a nice warm day and we made $43 more to add to our Activities Account. Talleyville- Naamans Lions Members attended the Frederica- Spring Creek Lions Club 25th Anniversary. It was a special evening. Our club participated in our White Cane and Flea Market fundraisers. Frederica Spring Creek Lions Our 50/25/25 Raffle Drawing was held on April 17th. The winners for 2017 were; Jack Liss, of Felton, who was a Capital City Lion, and Eric Shore of Baltimore, son of our incoming president. Eric donated his winnings back to our club! Thank you to everyone who purchased tickets! Our first Road clean up was completed on April 20th. We collected 3 bags of trash. (Picture on the right) Thank you to the Camden Redners, for allowing us to sell Car Raffle tickets and our club s new fundraiser, $$ for Scholars, to benefit our Scholarship Program. We sold 160 Car raffle and 87 $$ for Scholars tickets. A GREAT beginning for both raffles. On May 19th we will hold a White Cane Day at the Felton Royal Farms store. Our scholarship recipients for this year have been selected, Kelly Moyer and Cody Outten, and the awards will be presented on May 31st.

14 Page 14 Club Happenings New Castle Hundred Lions Our Club held our Easter Parade for New Castle and surrounding areas. We recognized two students from William Penn H.S. as Students of the Month. (Picture is on the right) Next up for these students will be interviews for our scholarship. Emilia Petty of Dover, a relative of Lion Dan Bungy addressed the Club regarding a school trip she will be taking this summer. Our Club was represented at the DLF Walk for Sight and at the District Orientation Program. Our Lions participated in an Earth Project at a Battery Park Beach Clean UP. We will be providing our tents and set-up for various organizations in the City CORRECTION: The March Student of the Month was misnamed in the April issue. He is JACOB CAMPBELL, son of Lion Stephen and Wendy Campbell. A thousand pardons. Laurel Lioness The Laurel Lioness Club is looking for Lioness pins. If any previous Lioness members have pins they would like to let us have please contact me by bj9436@gmail.com. ( Betty James ) We are continuing to gain new members who are interested in working with our projects and in return any monies received are given to those in need. This year s Scholarship Recipient was selected at our May 8th Board Meeting. Lord Baltimore Lioness Our scholarship applications are in the process of being scored by those who signed up for the scholarship committee. We have had 14 applications to score. Our two $1,000 scholarships will be awarded to two deserving seniors at IRHS at their award ceremony on Wednesday, May 24 th. Final preparations for the May 23 rd Fashion Show have been reviewed. At the May meeting, donations for WATERSTEP (All shoes in various conditions are accepted.) and children s books were highlighted. Greenwood Lions Five members of the Greenwood Lions Club celebrated Earth Day on April 20 by picking up 3½ large bags of trash on Route 13 north of Greenwood.

15 Page 15 Club Happenings Milford Lions On April 8, a cold Saturday morning, we held our semiannual Road Clean-Up. Many hands (16 Lions) made light work. Our history committee has been hard at work organizing and preparing a beautiful display about the efforts of the club throughout our 71 years. The display was open for the public April at the Milford Public Library and enjoyed by the Milford Club at our Charter Night. Laurel Lions The first Tuesday of each month is Lions/Laurel Pizzeria Night.10% of meal purchase goes to Lions from 5-9PM. On April 1-2 and April 8-9, we held Vision Days at the Seaford Wal-Mart. 21 members served in this event and we raised over $1400 for Vision Research!! New member, Lion Diana Dean was inducted on April 13, by Lion Ron Scott. Our Leos are planning to raise money for the camp for the Visually Impaired. One Leo would like to go to the camp to help. They were asked to help on Opening Day at Little League also. Midway Lions Nine bags of food were taken to Food Basket. We are still collecting food at our next meeting. Frames for ramps have been built and it needs to be determined where ramps will be placed. Dr Seldomridge from Inland Bays Foundation spoke at our meeting about their work. Pictured here are Lions Anne Marie Gavers and Marcela M. Rios, recipients od Milestone Chevron Awards on completing 10 years as Lions, presented by KL Harry.

16 Page 16 District 22-D Lions Training - June 10, 2017 Classes Offered Class Title Time Allowed Target Audience Region and Zone Chairs 4 hours AM/PM Region & Zone Chairs Presidents, VPs, & Directors 2 hours AM Club Presidents VPs, Directors Secretaries (Basic New) 2 hours AM Club Secretaries Treasurers 2 hours AM Club Treasurer Secretaries (Advanced returning) 2 hours PM Club Secretaries Membership/Retention 2 hours PM Membership Chairs & all Lions/Lionesses Parliamentary Procedure 2 hours PM Presidents, VP's, Directors Schedule of Events 9:00 10a.m p.m. 12 1p.m. 1 2:30 p.m. Region & Zone Chairs Part 1 Region & Zone Chairs Part 2 Club Presidents, VPs, Directors Registration Club Secretaries (Basic) Club Treasurers Lunch & Messages Club Secretaries (Advanced) Membership / Retention How to have Fun In Your Meetings Parliament Procedure Classes/Instructors 1. Region and Zone Chairs DG Glenn Williams & DGE Charles Taylor 2. Presidents, VPs, & Directors PDG Bob Jones & PDG Cheryl Jones 3. Club Secretaries (Basic) CS Gail Krebs, PCS Janet Bauer & Lion Helen Friend 4. Club Secretaries (Advanced) PCS Janet Bauer, CS Gail Krebs & Lion Helen Friend 5. Club Treasurers CT Richard Gackenbach & PCT Bruce Marvel 6. Membership & Retention PDG Mary Lee Phillips and GMT Ed Springer 7. Parliamentary Procedure IPCC Lee Bird Registration form on next page

17 Page 17 WELCOME Jessica B. Graham Sponsor: Daniel Elkins Claymont Lions Club James A. McIntosh Sponsor: Robert Hershberger Claymont Lions Club James J. Dezsi Sponsor: Joseph Tharp Delaware City Lions Club Chase E. Renoll Sponsor: Kristine Anderson Delaware City Lions Club Elaine Eiker Sponsor: Lucille Short Glasgow Lions Club Diana C. Dean Sponsor: Patricia Disharoon Laurel Lions Club Ovidio Lopez Sponsor: Kathy Engel Lewes Lions Club

18 Page 18 LEBDV Your Lions Eye Bank of Delaware Valley is celebrating its 60 th Anniversary from March 2017 to March The Eye Bank has grown from one or two donors per year at its beginning in 1957 to over 1700 donations currently. Join us this year in celebrating at various Eye Bank events such as the Annual Meeting/Luncheon in June, the annual Golf Outing this Fall, the PID Gene Polgar Fellow Brunch and a recognition Gala to be held at the Union Club in Philadelphia in November. More information will be announced as it becomes available. Please come and visit the Eye Bank Booth at our MD 22 Convention in Gettysburg. Meet Eye Bank representatives and your 22D Eye Bank Board members: PCT Ann Reiver, PDG Jim Minnich, PDG Keith Thompson and PDG Dave Jones. Invite us to your Club for an Eye Bank presentation. ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS My fellow Lions, as we do our best to help improve our environment, we might not think about how we dispose of old prescription drugs and over the counter medications. Flushing medicine down the toilet can end up polluting the water we drink. Throwing your pills in the garbage can become a toxic disposal. Instead, take part in local Take Back programs. Check with your local police departments as many have containers at your disposal. As many of you might already know, the state of Delaware has removed many of the road side recycle bins. There are only 13 centers throughout the state and they are open Monday through Saturday 8:30 am until 3:30 pm. For information on locations call If you do not have neighborhood recycle pick up, please make the effort to find a location near you. Lion Jack Bauer Environmental Chairman INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION If you have a uniform vest or hat, you will NOT be using, that you will loan to someone to wear in the Chicago International Parade, please contact Lion Delores or springer224@comcast.net. (See registration for Breakfast on page 20.)

19 Page 19 DVI is Hosting a Healthy Vision Month Smart Glasses Demonstration May is Healthy Vision Month! DVI and Easterseals Assistive Technology Center are very excited to announce a demonstration of Smart Eyeglasses Technology. Representatives from Orcam, NuEyes, and AIRA have confirmed that they will be on hand to do live demonstrations of their products. In addition, a representative of Easterseals will discuss low interest Assistive Technology loans and ServiceSource will have a representative, who is a Stand by Me Financial Coaching expert and a Certified Work Incentives Counselor to discuss unique ways to offset the costs of glasses using Social Security Work Incentives and Financial Coaching. Registration is required. Contact DVI at for assistance. When: May 18, 2017, 1:00 p.m 4:00 Where Easterseals 61 Corporate Circle, New Castle, DE LCIF Imagine the joy of a grandparent who gets to see their grandchild for the first time. Imagine the pain of a father who once provided for his family, but now no longer can because a preventable disease stole his sight. These are the reasons why SightFirst is dedicated to providing eye care to underserved communities and fighting preventable blindness. One of our key partners in SightFirst is the World Health Organization (WHO). Through our partnership with the WHO, Lions Clubs International Foundation (LCIF) receives technical support for SightFirst initiatives as well as three other areas of importance: our Global Childhood Blindness Initiative, our Diabetic Eye Disease Initiative, and eye care initiatives in China. The results of the partnership are impressive. LCIF has established 45 child-friendly eye care centers in 30 countries, developed a tool to help countries improve upon the measures of diabetes and diabetic retinopathy care, and eliminated trachoma as a public health threat in China. Because of what the WHO makes possible for SightFirst and our other LCIF initiatives, I am proud to announce the renewal of our agreement with the WHO. The partnership LCIF has with the WHO has been tremendously successful and we are very pleased to have extended our relationship. We are proud to be working with an organization who wants to see progress as much as we do and we look forward to future achievements. Sincerely, Dr. Jitsuhiro Yamada Chairperson, Lions Clubs International Foundation

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21 Page th Multiple District 22 Convention Wyndham Hotel, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania May 15-18, 2017 Lions of MD22 are honored to host our International President, Chancellor Robert F. Corlew and Lion Dianne from Milton, Tennessee. Just one week before our 95 th MD22 Convention begins, have you sent in your registration? Even if you are not planning to attend the social events, you still need to register. By doing it now you have a better experience later when checking in at the registration desk, so take a few minutes and send in your registration to Treasurer, PDG Mary Lee Phillips, Zachary Taylor Court, Millsboro, Delaware Registration form is below. If ordering meals, Treasurer Mary Lee needs your registration by Tuesday, May 16 th. Her is: lionmlphillips@aol.com. Also note: meal choice for the MD banquet is on the order form.

22 Page 22 WANTED.. FREE MEN S BICYCLE IN GOOD CONDITION - NEEDED AS TRANSPORTATION TO WORK CALL PDG BILL KIRCHER TO DONATE CELL #

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24 Page 24 VOLUNTEERS NEEDED If you 're not attending the District Officer School on June 10th, please consider volunteering for Opening Eyes, part of the Special Olympics Healthy Athlete Program. It will be held at the University of Delaware from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Volunteers will get a t-shirt and lunch. Athletes go through a series of eye screenings, which can result in them receiving glasses when they leave. It is a wonderful experience, as well as a great service project! For more information, contact Ann Reiver at , or aereiver@aol.com

25 Page 25 ENJOY A FABULOUS NIGHT OUT AT THE BALTIMORE HORSESHOE CASINO FOR THE LIONS DISTRICT 22A SOCIAL! SAVE THE DATE! Frederica Spring Creek Lions have scheduled our First Quarter Auction for Saturday November 4, It will be held at the Frederica Senior Center and replaces our BINGO! More info to come later!

26 Page 26 Believe in the Power of Service HELPING HANDS

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28 Page 28 Believe in the Power of Service The DLF WALK made the paper! WAY to GO!

29 Page 29 From the Desk of the Editor/Publisher We re on the Web! Please send me your newsletters, pictures, announcements and articles for publication in the District News Bulletin by the 15th of each month, before 10AM. Late submissions will be included in the next months edition. Lion Sheila Schieferstein HMMMMM! FOOD FOR THOUGHT! "Instead of giving myself reasons why I can't, I give myself reasons why I can." ~ Unknown Life always offers you a second chance. It's called tomorrow ~ Unknown Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. ~ Albert Einstein