GOVERNOR S MESSAGE. Lions of Virginia, District 24-D

Transcription

1 GOVERNOR S MESSAGE It s hard to believe that this Lion s year is nearly over when there is still so much work to do. Just because it s June doesn t mean that the needs in our communities will cease, so we can t either. Please continue serving, leading and recruiting just like you did in the beginning of the year. Not only do we need to keep this mental attitude in our clubs, we need to keep this positive attitude about the future as well. Although the proud history of District 24 D will end on June 30, 2018, the Lion s history of serving Southeastern Virginia will continue uninterrupted. Beginning on July 1, 2018 we all will be Lions of District 24 I. Congratulations to our recently elected officers: District Governor Jeff Gaddis, 1 st Vice District Governor Lewis Adams and 2 nd Vice District Governor Pat Jones. Let s all support our new leadership team as we write the first chapter of our new history. Speaking of setting new trends, I m confident that we ll see several innovative ideas from our newest club Southeastern Virginia Filipino American Lions Club. The club was chartered on May 18, 2018 sponsored by the Thalia Lions Club. All Lions are invited to their Charter Celebration on Saturday, June 23, at the Holiday Inn on Greenwich Road in Virginia Beach. Put on your dancing shoes, I hear a rumor there will be a DJ to enliven the event. Another new trend comes from Lions Clubs International with the introduction of MyLion for Web. Last year, MyLion mobile was launched as a way for Lions around the world to plan, invite, and post service projects. In July, MyLion for web will be launched. This is a computer desktop version of the app that clubs will use to report their service projects to LCI. Don t panic, we have a year to learn how to use both the mobile and web versions of the app. LCI is encouraging everyone who is ready to use MyLion Web to begin using it next year, but MyLCI can still be used for service activity reporting throughout the coming year. LCI will be combining service activity reports for both systems so that reports will be accurate no matter which platform you or your Lions are using. Innovations like the MyLion for Web reporting system are important to the present and future of Lions. Training materials will be coming to us soon. 1

2 On a final note, I hope you ll join us at the District meeting on June 13, in Smithfield. I d enjoy the opportunity to thank all of you in person for the generous support I ve received all year. It has truly been my honor to serve as your District Governor. I want to thank everyone who served on the Cabinet. It s been my pleasure to lead this extraordinary team of Lions in Together We Serve, DG Beth Stevens Welcome New Members It s always nice to welcome new faces and friends into the Lions Organization. Please join me in welcoming these 39 new members into the District and make it a point to say hello when you meet them. Name Club Name Club Theresa Long Cape Charles Steven Pautz Cape Charles Ryan Coop Deep Creek Patricia Rogers Deep Creek John Cameron James City Roy Madsen James City George Richmond James City Kate Richmond James City Lisa Slade James City Skyla Voarhes Ocean View Sandra Catley Smithfield Marge Agbisit SEVA Fil-Am Guia Caliwagan SEVA Fil-Am Gloria De La Cruz SEVA Fil-Am William De La Cruz SEVA Fil-Am Nora Dorsey SEVA Fil-Am Paul Espino SEVA Fil-Am Ruby Espino SEVA Fil-Am Erlinda Federico SEVA Fil-Am Rudolfo Federico SEVA Fil-Am David Goldsticker SEVA Fil-Am Ernesto Guarin SEVA Fil-Am Nenita Guarin SEVA Fil-Am Jeffrey Hyder SEVA Fil-Am Rosanna Hyder SEVA Fil-Am Helen Jamias SEVA Fil-Am Amado Laxa SEVA Fil-Am Hi-Lo Laxa SEVA Fil-Am Vincent Medina SEVA Fil-Am Elma Pascual SEVA Fil-Am Florescita Pascual SEVA Fil-Am Reymond Pascual SEVA Fil-Am Vianmar Pawcual SEVA Fil-Am Huberto Ramos SEVA Fil-Am Perla Soloria SEVA Fil-Am Marygrace Soriano SEVA Fil-Am Rex Soriano SEVA Fil-Am Rex Soriano Jr. SEVA Fil-Am Filipe Cabacoy SEVA Fil-Am Annie Cabacoy SEVA Fil-Am Helen Delarosa-Toro Thalia 2

3 Jeff Gaddis 1st Vice District Governor Lions I had a great time at the State Convention this year. I would like to take the time to thank everyone that was there and voted for me I thank you. We had some good training as well as some great speakers and good fellowship. Friday night we listened to some very talented young singers and instrumentalists at the State Bland Competition. I hope to see everyone at the last District meeting of 24D, June 14th in Smithfield. Please come and support your district governor at her last meeting of the year. Let's finish the year out strong and on a good note. The MyLion for the Web is the way forward for Lions Clubs International, so let's get connected to it now. It will be how you report your club s service projects starting July 1, However, if you prefer, you may use MyLCI instead for this reporting until 30 June, This will give you one year to learn the new system. You will still have to report your membership information and monthly membership reports on MyLCI. Clubs, please make sure your new officers have been entered into MyLCI. I'm now getting ready for the International Convention at the end of the month, followed by the beginning of a new year and new district. Clubs, keep up the great job you are doing for your community, club, district and Lions Clubs International. Yours in Lions, 1VDG Jeff Gaddis Governor s Calendar JUNE 7 Time Capsule Dedication 13 Final District Meeting, Smithfield Center 23 SE Virginia Filipino-American Charter Night 29 3 Jul International Convention, Las Vegas, NV 3

4 Pat Jones 2nd Vice District Governor Fellow Lions, I want to thank everyone who supported my election as your 2nd Vice District Governor for I m looking forward to another exciting year. I m pleased to announce that Lions Anthem Volunteer Days are back again. Lions - Anthem Volunteer Days Once again Lions Clubs International is partnering with the Anthem Foundation for Lions Anthem Volunteer Days, a two month-long community service event, taking place locally in Richmond, Norfolk and Virginia Beach this fall. Lions Anthem Volunteer Days is a special opportunity to: Engage Lions and Anthem Associates in service events focusing on health and wellness Increase the impact and visibility of our community service nationwide Give back to our local communities Your club will receive information from LCI soon regarding the project. Clubs should begin preparing project ideas to request funding for proposed projects. Grants range from $1,000 to $1,500. Some partnerships in the past included: Virginia Beach Bags part of the Virginia Beach Public School Division, StandUp for Kids, Cleaning the beaches in partnership with the City of Norfolk, Smiles Across the Miles in partnership with the USO. Projects must take place within 30 miles of an Anthem office, be hands-on, be family friendly, and support 75 or more volunteers. Keep in mind the health and wellness aspect of project proposals. Lions are proud to be part of the growing corporate social responsibility movement partnering with Anthem Foundation, Anthem Inc. and its national network of dedicated associates. 4

5 Charter Days Thanks to the following clubs for their continued service to their communities and to the District: CHARTERED YEAR CLUB 11 June th VB Town Center - Blind 12 June th Norfolk Middletown 30 June th North Accomack Children First It is with a heavy heart I ask you to please keep the following Lions and their families in your prayers. As we remember the friends we have lost, try to find solace in the fact that through their Lionism they have touched countless lives and the world is a better place for it. If you know of a Lion that was lost and not honored here, please accept my apologies and contact the Knight s Vision Editor, they will be memorialized in the next issue. Earl Tidwell, New Kent County, 2 years W. Jordan Fitzhugh, York, 30 years Melvin Lewis, Williamsburg Host, 23 years Yours in Lionism, DG Beth Stevens Newsletter Naming Contest NOTICE Just a reminder that you ll be receiving a Constant Contact poll to vote for the District 24 I newsletter name. Please watch for it and give us your opinion! 5

6 Participating Clubs Achievement Points for April CLUB APR CLUB APR Williamsburg Host 2,650 VB Town Center Blind 358 James City 511 Thalia 172 Phoebus 34 Princess Anne 234 Onancock 173 Oceanside 74 Oceana-Lynnhaven Golden 1,247 Kempsville 398 Little Creek 276 Virginia Beach Host 417 Ocean View 1,155 Bayside 931 Norview 25 Aragona Pembroke 19 Warwick 708 Tappahannock 347 Denbigh 981 Smithfield 1,260 Hampton Mercury 50 Portsmouth Host 1,115 Poquoson 466 Great Bridge 1,929 Churchland 556 Lancaster County 1,136 Southside 287 Northampton 589 Cape Charles 1,018 Gloucester 80 York 156 Craddock 78 Deep Creek 52 Western Branch 1,598 Newport News Host 245 Boykins 1,194 Northumberland County 265 Central Shore 413 Portsmouth Children s First 201 Franklin 247 CLUB Bonus James City 1,460 Poquoson 300 Hampton Mercury 360 Williamsburg Host 1,275 Virginia Beach Host 200 Norview 750 Princess Anne 2,290 Cape Charles 600 Denbigh 1,925 Onancock 40 Southside 1,150 6

7 7

8 Lions Charity Foundation The Annual Meeting for the Lions Charity Foundation of District 24-D will be held June 13, at the Smithfield Center beginning at 5:00 PM, just prior to the final District Meeting. Please be sure to send a club representative to this meeting. It s essential that we have a quorum to conduct elections and other important business. There are proposed changes to the Foundation concerning the merger. This is your Foundation and we re here to support your club. Here is the latest information from the third quarterly meeting. A seven year old child received cataract surgery sponsored by the Warrick Lions Club. Two adults were referred to Hampton Roads Eye Associates for cataract surgeries. One person received an Ocular Prosthetic. Fitness bracelets were purchased for the children attending the Lions District 24-D Diabetes Camp. Seven Lions Clubs applied for twenty hearing aids on behalf of people in need in their communities. Our Bid N Buy Committee is up and running already planning for another great auction this year. If you would like to volunteer for the committee please contact Lion Marc Van Eck at marcvaneck!@aol.com. State Bland Competition District 24-D had two winners at the Bland Competition held at the State Convention. Kurt Lannetti was the 3rd place vocal winner ($1, scholarship) and Kendall Gonzales was the 4th place winner ( $1, scholarship). Kurt was from Bayside Lions Club and Kendall was from Williamsburg Host Lions Club. 8

9 Membership Announcement Entrance fees waived June 7-30! To close out our incredible Centennial Celebration in style, we re waiving entrance fees for new members who join between June 7 and June 30! For more than 100 years, we ve delivered hope and change to the world. Now, as we prepare for an innovative second century of service, there has never been a more exciting time to become a Lion, and we want to make it as easy as possible for new members to join us. So how does it work? Invite family and friends to join your club between June 7 and June 30. Report your new member to Lions International by 11:59 p.m. CDT on Saturday, June 30. Save money when your club billing automatically reflects this special promotion Earn a Centennial Sponsor Pin for inviting a new member, and wear it with pride. This is a limited offer that does not apply to new members added prior to June 7 or after June 30, No exceptions will be approved. Charter and transfer charter fees do not qualify for this special waiver. If you have any questions, please contact membershipdev@lionsclubs.org. LOVF Raffle Winners 2018 $10, First Place $ Second Place Winner $ Third Place Winner Victor Cantoni Luke Cropp Linda Hostetter Meadows of Dan, VA Fairfax, Virginia Wytheville, VA Selling Lion Ticket Winners: No Club or Ticket Seller Mitchell Cropp Carlisle Hostetter Listed Fairfax, Virginia Wytheville, Virginia District Seller Unknown District 24-A District 24-F Top three Clubs Selling the most tickets: 1. Farmville Lions Club (24-B) 230 Books 2. Smith Mountain Lake (24-E) 102 Books 3. Roanoke Valley Breakfast (24-E) 70 Books 9

10 All Lions, Leos, Family and Friends are invited to join us for the Leo Time Capsule Dedication. Date: Thursday, June 7, 2018 Time: 5:30 pm Social 6:00 pm Leo Time Capsule Dedication Location: Windsor Castle Park, Smithfield, Virginia Please join us as we dedicate the Leo Time Capsule at Windsor Castle Park in Smithfield, Virginia. Prior to the dedication enjoy food, refreshments and soft drinks at the dedication site. The Leo Time Capsule was built by Edwards Sheet Metal of Smithfield. The Smithfield Leo Club helped in prepare the site for construction, the bricklayer has finished and the Leo Time Capsule site is ready for dedication. Contents of the Capsule include items donated by the Leo Clubs of Smithfield, Poquoson and Lancaster as well as Lions Clubs of District 24-D. Located on the time capsule site is a plaque with the following inscription: Lions LEO Club Time Capsule This Time Capsule is a historic cashe of LEO Club history intended to enrich LEOs in the year The contents were donated by Smithfield, Poquoson and Lancaster High Schools, as well as Lions Clubs of District 24-D. This capsule was dedicated by District Governor Beth Stevens in honor of the Centennial Celebration of Lions Clubs International. 10

11 Lions 101 The Lions 101 Program was developed to strengthen clubs across District 24D and fulfill our Mission Statement. District Governor Beth Stevens and her Executive team visited all 57 clubs with a simple message. Please pledge to do 4 tasks to help your club become stronger in this one hundred and first Lions Year! A new millennium, a new challenge Lions across the District were asked to: Lead through Service - Volunteer 101 hours with the Lions Donate your time in a way that best fits your community s needs Connect with Community - Make 1 presentation about Lions in the community Host a Lions table at a community event, Place information on Lions in your public library, or Invite community partners to your club meeting to say thank you Invite for Impact - Recruit at least 1 new member Invite friends to a service project, Wear your Lions pin with pride every day, and Always have a Lions business card handy Leave a Leadership Legacy - Participate in 5 hours of Leadership training Take any course in the Lions Learning Center, Enroll in a LCI webinar, or Attend Lions Leadership Training Day The program is simple but requires time and effort! I am so proud that 150 Lions, almost one member from every club, took the challenge and pledged to try to do the steps. I am happy to report that to date we have 26 members that we know have completed the challenge. The only thing we can really track is the new member adds. DG Beth and I want to congratulate these Lions by reprinting their pictures. CONGRATULATIONS! Club members of these hard working Lions need to congratulate them on a job well done. If you have possible new members this would be a great time to bring them in. LCI is waiving the entrance fee for new members from June 7th until June 30th! What a great way to start off that new member. Offer them the opportunity to pay the $35 which could pay their first few months of dues payments. Many of you have asked me what DG Beth would like as a gift at year end. If you know my wife, you may realize she is very goal oriented. She wants to meet her goal of having more members at the end of the year than the beginning. Besides that, I know you pin traders will want this pin in your collection. If all the clubs in 24D would bring in 1 more new member we would crush this goal! Most of the clubs still have 1 more bored (not misspelled) meeting, it would be great to give out an extra 57 pins at the first district meeting of the new year. I know it has never been done what better reason to do it now as a lasting tribute to District 24D! 11

12 Bob Burley Bob Reed Allen Brown Bob Donnely Carol Mosman Buck Heffernan Jeff Gaddis DG Beth Stevens Don Butts Donna Weiler Hauser Weiler Mack Stevens Gary Rapier Harold Pittman Karen Kolet 12

13 Margene Hartsough Marc Van Eck Meredith Coldren Philip Giles Sheila Chewning Pat Kerr Tommy Rapier Sherri Atwood Tilly Hewlett Barbara Brown Terry Kolet 13

14 James City Lions Club Members of James City and Williamsburg Host Lions Clubs shop regularly at the Virginia Peninsula Foodbank for those in need in our community. The food is distributed by FISH. Pictured below are Johanna Theloosen and Patti Ralabate from the James City Lions Club. Greater Williamsburg Community Kitchen Every month, James City Lions provides a lunch for almost 40 people who came to the Greater Williamsburg Community Kitchen (GWCK). Hunger relief is one more way that Lions serve the community beyond their core missions of sight, hearing and diabetes. In addition to serving lunch, the Lions also make vision screening available twenty-three were recently screened and nine were referred for further evaluation. Pictured (back row) are Stephanie Slocum (GWCK), and Lions Armen Melikian (project leader), Warren Wright, Bill Pritchard, Johanna Theloosen, Ruth Bott, and Paulette Atkinson. Seated from left are Vincent Sarro, Joe Mays and Jack Reitz. 14

15 Lions of Virginia, District 24-D Lions of Virginia State Convention 2018 May 17-20, Glen Allen, VA 15

16 Lions of Virginia, District 24-D 16

17 17

18 Click here to view the complete flyer 18

19 19

20 District Governor Lion Beth Stevens 3541 Criollo Drive Virginia Beach, VA VB TOWN CENTER BLIND Knight s Vision Editor Lion Sharene Nolan 7501 Weaver Lane SE Aumsville, OR knightsvision@district24d.com SOUTH SALEM 1 st Vice District Governor Lion Jeff Gaddis 8515 Guinea Rd. Hayes, VA vdg1@district24d.com DENBIGH Cabinet Secretary Lion Don Fuller 203 Brigade Drive Grafton, VA secretary@district24d.com HAMPTON MERCURY 2 nd Vice District Governor Lion Pat Jones 1544 Dutch Road Suffolk, VA vdg2@district24d.com OCEANSIDE District Webmaster Lion Sol Sherfey 5102 Sawgrass Court Suffolk, VA solsherfey@msn.com SMITHFIELD All Lions of District 24D are encouraged to submit material for publication. The cut off date is the 20 th of the month prior to the issue. Copies are posted on the District website, District24d.com, between the 1 st and the 5 th. Donations help defray costs and make this publication possible. If you would like to make a donation, you can become a KV Patron at the level level you choose, place your business card or an advertisement. Contact the Knight s Vision Editor for more information. 20