JANUARY 2010 DISTRICT GOVERNOR S NEWSLETTER THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LIONS CLUBS DISTRICT N-4 NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR

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1 JANUARY 2010 DISTRICT GOVERNOR S NEWSLETTER THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LIONS CLUBS DISTRICT N-4 NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR Len Mooney Pat Bursey Lewis Fifield Morgan Pardy District Governor Cabinet Secretary-Treasurer 1 st VDG 2 nd VDG 5 Markland Street 3 Ledum Place P.O. Box 621 P.O. Box 145 St. John s, NL A1E 4A8 St. John s, NL A1B 5A4 Bonavista, NL A0C 1B0 Garnish, NL A0E 1T0 Tel: (709) Tel: (709) Tel: (709) Tel: (709) mooneylen@hotmail.com glennandpat@nf.sympatico.ca lewis.fifield@gmail.com morganthomaspardy@yahoo.ca

2 DISTRICT DIRECTORY CHANGES: MERL Team Orientation Chair Bruce Grandy Phone No.: Mount Pearl Lions Club Meeting Night Should Read - Mondays IN THIS NEWSLETTER Message from DG Lion Len Message from 1 st VDG Lion Lew Message from 2 nd VDG Lion Morgan LCIF Responds to Haiti Earthquake February Convention Peace Poster Contest Lions Speak Out Senior Lions Leadership Institute Information and Technology Point System for Best Club Award Criteria for Best Club Bulletin Award From the PR Corner Message from Lion Ming Lion Max Simms Memorial Camp Dart Tournament Information and Rules LCIF Donation Haiti Earthquake Hearing and Speech Diabetes Awareness/Join Team Diabetes District Governor s Travels IF THERE IS ANYTHING YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE INCLUDED IN THE NEWSLETTER OR HAVE ANY SUGGESTIONS OR COMMENTS PLEASE LET ME KNOW. THIS IS YOUR NEWSLETTER AND THE CONTENT MUST COME FROM YOU. IN ORDER TO SEND THIS NEWSLETTER OUT BY THE LATER PART OF EACH MONTH I WILL NEED YOUR SUBMISSIONS NO LATER THAN THE 16 TH OF EACH MONTH. THANKS CST PAT

3 FROM THE DESK OF DISTRICT GOVERNOR LEN Welcome back to the second half of this Lions Year and the beginning of a new year. One of the good things about a new year is that we are all starting off on the same track. The past is behind us and we cannot change what happened. We can always learn from any mistakes we made and hope not to make them in the future. I always believed that we should leave the past where it should be and continue on into the future. We all make resolutions or changes in our life as we begin a new year. It could be as simple as deciding to improve our health by cutting back or just exercising more. It could be spending more time with our friends and family. One of the things we need to do is realize that we ourselves are responsible for the things we do and others are not to blame for our shortfalls or failures. When we begin a new year there always seems to be emphasis on Our Goals and we hear that at work or at sports functions or in our own homes. What we really mean is our dream of what we would like to see happen to our club, our family, our friends or our hockey team. We have been asked by President Eberhard to Move to Grow. We all know that if we move we will expand and enhance ourselves, our clubs and the communities we serve. We must stretch in our dreams, our plans and our actions. It is vital for the growth of our association and the growth of the significant services we provide to our community. We have just come out of the best month for us as Lions. We have had Christmas parties for seniors, for children, for those who are physically and mentally challenged. We have organized Santa Claus Parades and provided gifts to needy children and adults. We have sold more tickets, held more parties and attended more parties than at any other time of the year. We have fed the hungry and now it is time to ask those we help to help us. We are getting to be an older group of people and we need to have younger people to pass our torch too so that they can help others. We need to say to our communities We have a problem and we need your help. We need people like you to join us, to keep doing the things we have done. We need you to spend a little of your time so that we can continue our work. We need you to help others who thru no fault of their own need our help. If a friend came by we would introduce him/her to our other friends and we are asking you to introduce him/her to your club and if he/she likes what they see they will stay. I ask you to Take the Next Step.

4 I attended a teleconference over the past two weeks with our President and some fellow District Governors and I am pleased to say that membership is increasing in many areas of the country with some districts having huge increases while others have moderate increases. One of the areas that President Eberhard asked all of us to look at is the number of lions who leave us in April, May and June. Let us try to keep the Lions we have as we recruit others. Make a special effort to keep our present Lions by showing them you care about them as people and friends and not just numbers. In this busy world of ours we often overlook the ones who are near and close to us and that relates to family, friends and members in our clubs. We take a lot of things for granted and fail to realize that we do not all think or act the same. We need to have more open communication in our lives and in our clubs. Reminders for successful meetings to enrich the lives of your clubs. Be prompt and start the meeting on time; Make and follow an agenda, keep on schedule; Be just and firm but courteous to all; Let the minority be heard; The majority rules; Allow only one item of business on the floor at one time; The individual s desires must be merged for the good of all; Use business procedures to facilitate action not to obstruct; Keep committees active and effective; Hold regular and purposeful Executive Committee meetings; Adjourn meetings on schedule: Take time for family and friends. Be happy and enjoy what you do. Care for others as you would have them care for you. Say something nice to someone and really mean it. Smile, smile, smile. Yours in Lionism DG Len

5 1 st VICE DISTRICT GOVERNOR S MESSAGE LIGHTING THE WAY THROUGH LIONISM MESSAGE FROM 1 st VDG LEWIS My fellow Lions, by now you have gotten over the holiday partying and all of your Christmas activities such as the Santa Claus Parade, giving to the needy, elderly, shut-ins, etc., are over and you are ready to start your hard work again. We are now into the home stretch and our year is starting to wind down. It only seems like yesterday that our year started. I was reading in the Lions magazine a few days ago that one of the best ways to serve youth is to let them serve. We know that almost all Clubs give monetary donations to youth groups, this is fine and the groups need this funding, but, we should strive to try to get more youth involved and the way to do this is to try to form a Leo Club in your community. Why not have your Youth Services Chairperson talk to the schools and youth groups and get a Leo Club started, after all our youth are our future and we all know our membership is dropping and our future is with our youth. Million Penny Challenge how are we doing with this? I would love to hear about your projects, why not let me know and I can pass your ideas along to the Clubs that are probably just waiting, remember every penny helps. We all have pennies throwing around and can you just imagine the number of pennies every Lion/Lioness and Leo Club in the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador can collect and you are helping the Jewel in the Lions Crown the Lion Max Simms Memorial Camp. Let s get at it and save those pennies. Our second convention will be coming up in a few weeks in St. John s and I hope to see all Lions Clubs represented at this convention. You will notice at the top of the page is a photo of a Lighthouse (Cape Bonavista Lighthouse) which is going to be my pin for the Lions Year This is a very popular tourist site in our great Province and is located in my Town. This historic lighthouse has been lighting the way for mariners for years and I thought why not have this Lighthouse light the way through Lionism. It will be modified slightly, but, never the less this will be my pin. I hope to see you all in St. John s. All the best Lewis

6 2 ND VICE DISTRICT GOVERNOR S MESSAGE Hello Fellow Lions I trust you all had a wonderful Christmas, spent some special time with your families, some time to stop and reflect back on 2009, what you did to make life a little better for persons less fortunate than yourselves and what changes we can make in the new year. Ruth and I wish each and every one a Happy New Year. We hope the new year will be good to you; will be everything you hoped it could be. I see from your reports we are recruiting some new Lions. I just recently received a phone call from Bay L'Argent Lions Club saying they had initiated 4 new members! Congratulations! I encourage membership committees to keep up the good work! Your projects are going good and I congratulate all clubs. I would also like to congratulate Lion Bruce Grandy from Garnish Lions Club on becoming a member of the MERL Team. Good show Lion Bruce! I was asked on several occasions what my thoughts were on 1st VDG remarks on Spouse's Travel to incoming District Governor's International Convention. I agree with him 100%. When we agreed to become DG's we were unaware of this expense. We knew there would be an expense, but not to this magnitude. Personally I feel the District should pay for the spouse of the incoming District Governor to attend the International Convention and not the spouse of the outgoing District Governor. The incoming is the most important in my opinion. It should be entirely up to the DG if he/she would like their spouse to attend the International Convention at the end of the term. If this is any indication of the changes coming it won't be too long before the average Lion will not be able to participate on this level. Once again, I would like to wish everyone a Happy and Prosperous New Year and I hope to see you all at the Convention in February. Yours in Lionism Lion Morgan Pardy 2nd Vice District Governor

7 LCIF Responds to Haiti Earthquake Dear Lions A powerful 7.0 earthquake ravished the island nation of Haiti on the evening of Tuesday, January 12. Much of the capital city of Port-au-Prince has been destroyed. It's estimated that 3 million people, nearly one-third of the country's population, has been affected by the earthquake. The casualty numbers are not known at this time, but significant loss of life is feared. Rescue efforts remain ongoing at this time. LCIF is responding to the Haiti earthquake. We are in contact with Lions leadership in the area to assess the situation and determine immediate relief needs. A US$50,000 Major Catastrophe Grant has already been awarded to support immediate disaster relief efforts. When catastrophes occur, LCIF and Lions answer the call for help. I have seen first hand the impact large-scale devastation has on communities. Homes, schools, hospitals are destroyed and lives are often lost. Through our efforts, we are able to bring hope and healing, even if it's just a little bit, to people who are in such desperate need. I ask that you help support LCIF disaster relief efforts in Haiti by making a contribution. A designated fund, "LCIF Haiti Earthquake Relief", has been established for donations for this disaster. It's through Lions' commitment to serving those in need that those suffering from the earthquake's devastation will receive some sense of normalcy. Yours in Lionism, Al Brandel LCIF Chairperson

8 Contribute to the LCIF Haiti Earthquake Fund U.S. donors can: Mail a check to LCIF. Make the check payable. Send the check to LCIF, 300 W. 22nd St., Oak Brook, IL 60523, USA, Attn.: Donor Services. Make a credit card donation with a MasterCard, Visa or American Express by calling LCIF at , ext. 517 or 581. Call between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. CST. Donate online at Select Disaster and include "LCIF Haiti Earthquake Relief" in the comments section. Donors outside the United States can: Make a credit card donation with a MasterCard, Visa or American Express by faxing to LCIF the name of your credit card, credit card number, expiration date and amount of donation. LCIF's fax number is Mail LCIF a U.S. dollar check drawn on a U.S. financial institution. Make the check payable to LCIF. Send the check to LCIF, 300 W. 22nd St., Oak Brook, IL 60523, USA, Attn.: Donor Services. Make a direct deposit of local currency into an existing LCI account. Send a copy to LCIF via fax ( ). Do a direct wire transfer. For assistance with this option or the other donation options, contact LCIF Donor Assistance at donorassistance@lionsclubs.org or by phone at , ext Donate online at Select Disaster and include "LCIF Haiti Earthquake Relief" in the comments section. Donations from U.S. residents are tax deductible. Donations from residents of other countries are tax deductible as permitted by individual countries' tax laws. For the most up-to-date information about LCIF's ongoing relief efforts in Haiti, please visit

9 FEBRUARY CONVENTION Our 2 nd Convention for this Lions year will take place on February 5 6, 2010, at the Capital Hotel on Kenmount Road. I am taking this opportunity to provide you with information and to highlight some of the events scheduled. For your convenience registration will begin at 2 p.m. on Friday and we trust this will avoid long delays. Registration will be $3.00 per Lion (no cost for non lions), Meet and Greet will be $5.00 per person and the Banquet will be $27.00 per person (roast turkey dinner). The usual Friday Night Meet and Greet with a dance and pizza. We will be placing pizzas on each table, again to avoid a long line up. A Cabinet Meeting will take place at 7 p.m. on Friday and at 8 p.m. we have an information session on the No Child Without Program with a representative from the Canadian Medic Alert Foundation. Our general session will begin at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday with the usual agenda. There will be a blood typing booth, a display from the Canadian Hard of Hearing Association and Lion Sam will be selling LFC merchandise. All rooms at the Capital Hotel have been booked as per the District Policy. Rooms that were not booked as designated by midnight on January 8 th were opened up to the general membership. We have had discussions with the Hotel Management with respect to alcohol being taken from the guest rooms to the Meet and Greet or Banquet area. It is illegal to take any alcoholic beverage on the elevators/stairways as this is considered a public area. If NLC were to come in during our convention and this was happening it would result in a fine for the Hotel and the cancellation of our weekend. Please do not let this happen. Hotel staff will be monitoring these events. We trust you will enjoy the weekend. Yours in Lionism Lion Ed Walsh, Chair Host Committee

10 DISTRICT N 4 PEACE POSTER CONTEST Judging was held on November 29, 2009, at the Bay Roberts Lions Club. There were 24 posters, representing 20 Lions Clubs, each one depicting the theme Power of Peace displayed for the competition. Posters were evaluated by two artists, Elizabeth Chalker and Lyn Puddister from St. John s and Cory Morgan from Amalgamated Academy. First Place was awarded to Natalia Best, a student attending Balboa Elementary School, Clarenville. Natalia was sponsored by the Clarenville Lions Club. The judges commented that Natalia s poster noted a strong visual impact of peace, colors were good and the effectiveness when viewed from a distance. First Merit Award went to Kathryn Bowers, Villanova Junior High in Conception Bay South. Kathryn represented the Conception Bay South Lions Club. Second Merit Award went to Victoria Hodder, Gander Academy. Victoria represented the Gander Lions Club. I would like to thank everyone who helped me with this wonderful event where students are given a chance to show off their artistic abilities. Yours in Lionism Lion Margaret Bradbury Bay Roberts Lions Club LIONS SPEAK OUT Recently an information package was sent to each club in District N 4 with respect to the Speak Out Policy. If for some unknown reason your club did not receive this information there will be copies available at the convention in February or you can contact me and I will arrange a copy for you. Just to highlight the policy: Club Speak Out should be completed by the end of February. Prize structure is listed in the policy and the individual Lions Club is responsible for all associated costs. Regional Speak Out should be completed at least two weeks prior to the District Speak Out (April 17 th ). The prize structure is listed in the policy as well as responsibilities. District Speak Out will begin at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, April 17, 2010, at our Convention. Prize structure is listed in the policy and the responsibilities of the District Chairperson. Yours in Lionism Lion Tom Hynes Speak Out Chair

11 CONGRATULATIONS LION JENNIFER Lion Jennifer Hutchings receiving her Participant s Certificate from the Senior Lions Leadership Institute, Oak Brook, Illinois, presented by Facilitator PDG Bill Newyear, District 4L1 Hello Fellow Lions This is just a quick update on the District Webpage. Our web page is up and running. It can be viewed at If you have anything you would like to add please forward it to DG Len and he will forward to me. We now have 14 of our 53 Clubs with their own webpage. They are quite easy to set up. If you want to set up a website for your Club just send me an at kevin.noseworthy@investorsgroup.com and I will take you through the process. When you have some time click on the link and see what Lions in the district are doing with their web pages.. My goal is to have all Clubs with there own pages by the end of this Lions Year. I m sorry I will not make it to the convention in St. John s as work commitments will take me out of the Province, however, Lion Frank Antle will be there and can answer any questions you may have. Have a great convention and Lions Year. Yours truly IPDG Kevin Noseworthy

12 POINT SYSTEM FOR BEST CLUB AWARD 1. President and Secretary attendance at zone meeting and cabinet meeting Each additional lion 10pts to a maximum of Attendance at any lions information session during year 10 pts per Lion max points per session 2. District and International Deadlines International dues paid by Oct. 1 st and Mar. 1 st each District dues paid by Oct. 1 st and Mar. 1 st each PU 101 received by DG by May 15 th 100 pts PU 101 received by VDG by May 15 th Annual activities report to International and copy to DG by June 30 th 100 pts Monthly Membership Report to International received by International by 20 th of month or electronically by last day of month Membership Activity Report postmarked /or electronically sent by 2 nd of month If copy forwarded to VDG'S extra 3. Officer school for incoming President, Secretary, Treasurer, Membership Chairman (one school per year) (District Governor needs receipt of names verifying which officers attended) 4. New members 100 pts each Transfer members 100 pts each Reinstated members 100 pts each Dropped members (excluding transfers and deaths) pts each Retention Committee appointed 100 pts 5, Bulletin received by DG via mail or electronically by 10 th of each month Bulletin received by VDG S via mail or electronically by 10 th of each month 25 pts 6. At least one fundraiser per month 25 pts 7. Sponsor a new Lions Club 300 pts Sponsor a new Branch Club 1 Sponsor a new Leo Club 300 pts 8. Taking part in District and International Activities 25 pts Adopt a Highway and/or Green Team project Participate in Environmental Photo Contest Peace Poster Contest Club level Speak Out Lions Quest Donation to LCIF Donation to Lions Foundation of Canada Journey for Sight Diabetes Cavalcade Eyeglasses recycling

13 9. Publicity (press clippings), posters Club Bulletin pictures, new stories sent to judges 40 pts 10. Service projects and hands on activities (Governor may award up to 300 pts each month based on the following) (a) overall benefit to the community (b) age cross section (youth to seniors ) (c) degree of participation in relation to club size (d) number and type of project in relation to club size (e) included should be any service project, fund raiser or activity carried out by Lions in name of Lionism 11. For each visitation (at least 4 members or 15% of club) to a regular meeting of another club (a) any club with a membership total of fewer than 36 will receive 10pts per visit to a regular meeting of another club (b) any club with a membership total of over 36 will receive 5 points per visit to a regular meeting of another club (c) on occasion of 2 or more visits at one function each visit must be recorded as a separate item 12. Membership Growth and Retention bonus A net increase on June 30 th in membership over the previous July 1 st Membership Retention of membership total on June 30 th compared to previous July 1 st membership 100pts 100pts Notes To receive credit for items they must be reported on the monthly reports which must be postmarked and/or electronically sent no later than the 2 nd of the following month. Points will be awarded for alternates when President and Secretary cannot attend Cabinet and Zone meetings as long as written notice is given to the Cabinet Secretary Treasurer. NO NOTIFICATION - NO POINTS. Include as much information on your Monthly Report about club projects & activities as possible. Less Info Less points.

14 BEST CLUB BULLETIN AWARD The best Club Bulletin Award will be awarded to the Editor of the Best Bulletin published by a club in the district. A panel of three judges shall determine the winner. To be eligible for the award a copy of each issue of the bulletin must be forwarded via mail or electronically to each member of the judging panel and a copy must be forwarded to the District Governor via mail or electronically. Commencing with a combined July/August bulletin and ten other monthly publications, entries will be judged and points awarded according to contest criteria. Judges will assign points valued from one to ten for each of the relevant categories of criteria listed. The total number of points awarded will then represent a percentage. At the end of the Lions Year (June) the club with the most points will have won the Best Club Bulletin Contest. Contest Criteria (1) Club President s message and/or editors comments; (2) Membership & executive list (points will only be awarded once during contest period in this category); (3) Committee list (points will only be awarded once during contest period in this category); (4) Calendar of events; (5) Information from, or highlights of, minutes of all meetings; (6) Lionism in general (examples; Lions foundations, diabetes awareness, youth activities, Leos, Lions Quest, drug awareness, sight, public relations, etc.); (7) District and Zone information; (8) Membership information (development and/or retention); (9) Humour, jokes, etc.; (10)Overall quality of content; (11)Points will be awarded for each bulletin received; (12)Points will be awarded for each bulletin received electronically or postmarked by 2 nd of the month.

15 FROM THE PR CORNER Here we are in 2010!!!!! How many times have you heard that phrase in the past couple of weeks? This is a great example of repetition imprinting something in the minds of the public. As if we needed something to remind us that we are in the next decade, but just about everyone who addresses the public in print or the electronic media uses some version of that phrase. The human race has celebrated the beginning of the New Year for centuries, but in the last century it has grown to monumental proportions. Why do you think that there is such a hoopla about celebrating the New Year? Is part of the reason for such growth because the mass media has picked up on it? In the past few years our International Presidents, District Governors and others within the Lions family have been telling Lions to get out there and blow our own horns. Tell the public about all the good things that Lions do in their communities and beyond. We cannot hope to become mentioned in the media as often as the New Year, but if we could keep getting out to the public with the information about what we are doing we probably would not be having the membership problem we are currently experiencing. Lions International has launched a program to encourage Lions to come out of their Den and get more information out to the public. The program is entitled Lions In Sight and DG Len has recently sent a number of articles to Club Presidents to help them get something moving in their Communities. January is Lions in Sight month so there is still time to do something. You may think that you have to have access to newspapers, radio and TV to do any kind of effective Public Relations. This could not be further from the truth. Clubs are only limited by the imagination of the members. Discuss it at your next meeting and see how many ideas the members can come up with. Make a list of the things that your Club has been involved in this year. Start your discussion with talking about a flyer to send out to the residents of your community, this can easily be done on a home computer and is not expensive. You could host a community appreciation breakfast or an open house having displays of the things that you are involved in. You can get involved with the local school, help out and be visible at school functions. Review your monthly Activities Reports for ideas. These are some ideas that came from a recent discussion at an Alexander Bay Lions Club meeting. A committee has now been put in place to have something done before the end of January. Why not try something similar in your Club? There are ways to get the information out there and it doesn t matter how small your Club or community is you can do this. You can get out of your Den and become Lions in Sight Ron Pond PR Chair District N4

16 MESSAGE FROM LION MING Dear Lion Ron, good day! After being home from my biking across this great country, I have been receiving many a high reputation and encouragement from local lions clubs and friends and local newspapers and TVs for my biking adventure to help those children who are under privilege. Totally about CAD$12, 000 I raised on the way (about NT$ 360,000) were donated out to Taiwan Fund for Children and Families (T.F.C.F.) and World Vision and those survivals in Typhoon Morakot this August. Recently I have been very regret for my hard disk data which contains pictures I took on the way my biking across Canada this summer time being lost!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It was damaged so seriously after 45-day emergency rescue here, but in vain. It's really quite invaluable to me. But even much more money costs me only it could be recovered, that I would accept and pay. One of my brother's friend was back home Cleveland, Ohio some days ago, I asked him take it to a local Data Recovery Company for seeking the last opportunity to rescue. They say "no data, no money". I eagerly expect to. As you know, all the data would be very helpful for me to complete my travelling book "Biking across Canada", or it would be somewhat hard to write. Say "Hello" to the other lions, I always miss them. Everything is OK for me except my disk data. Best regards Lion Ming-Jiing

17 THE ANNUAL LION MAX SIMMS MEMORIAL CAMP PROVINCIAL DART TOURNAMENT The Annual Lion Max Simms Memorial Camp Provincial Dart Tournament is scheduled for March 19 to 21, The format will be the same as last year, whereby each Zone is eligible to send a representative team. The team may be the Zone champions as decided by a Zone/Region tournament, or the makeup of the team may be by some other means. This is totally at the discretion of the clubs in the Zone. We would like to see each Zone in the two Districts send a team to the Provincials. This will give more Lions and Lioness a chance to participate. It is suggested that each Zone hold their Zone tournament in January or February. All funds raised by these tournaments should be submitted to your respective Fund Raising Chair, Lion Walter Snow or Lion Jim Hayley. The name and composition (# of males, # of females, # of couples) of the team representing each Zone must be submitted to the undersigned by February 28, 2010, to facilitate planning of accommodations, etc. Please note that failure to advise the undersigned that your Zone will be represented could mean that no accommodations will be available for your team. THIS IS IMPORTANT. As you are aware accommodations at the Camp are limited to the number of rooms we have and we regret that only dart players and those working the tournament can be accommodated on this weekend. Teams must restrict themselves to the maximum of six players attending the tournament. A copy of the Tournament rules is listed for your information. If you have any questions or suggestions on any aspect of the tournament please contact the undersigned. If your Zone or team can provide a prize or prizes for fundraising it would be appreciated. Good luck with your Zone tournaments and remember the big winners are the Special people who use our Camp each year. Yours in Lionism Michael Foote P.O. Box 96 Old Perlican, NL A0A 3G mike_foote@hotmail.com

18 RULES FOR THE ANNUAL PROVINCIAL DART TOURNAMENT 1. The Lion Max Simms Memorial Camp Provincial Dart Championship will decided by a tournament played at the Camp in March each year. 2. Each Zone in District N-3 and District N-4 is eligible to enter one team. 3. Teams will consist of a minimum of 5 players with one spare allowed, to make a maximum of 6 Lions. Lions and Lioness only are eligible to participate. 4. Due to space limitations only Dart players and Lions working the tournament can be accommodated at the Camp that weekend. 5. Registration and assignment of rooms will take place as teams arrive at the Camp. 6. Each team will pay a registration fee of $5.00 per player. 7. All players will pay $25.00 per night for accommodations and meals. 8. A meeting will be held with Team Captains at 7:30PM in the Board Room on Friday night. 9. On Friday evening at 8:00PM there will be a Blind Draw tournament. Cost will be $2.00 per player. Two person teams will be drawn at random from those registered. Play will be a single game elimination tournament of 1001 points. 10. The championship tournament will begin at 9:00AM sharp on Saturday morning. Play will be single round robin format. In each round teams shall play two games with one point awarded for each win. Play will continue throughout the day with one hour lunch and supper breaks. At approximately 6:00PM a semi final will be played by the top four teams of the round robin consisting of the best two of three games. The championship game between the top two teams will follow consisting of the best three of five games. 11. All games in the championship tournament will be 801 points, flying start, double out. 12. In the semi-finals the first place team shall play the fourth place team and the second place team shall play the third place team. 13. In the event of a tie between two teams for the semi final positions in the championship tournament the teams shall play one game of 1001 to decide the standing. A three team tie shall be decided by one game between teams 1 & 2, with the loser playing team 3 and the winner of game two playing team winner of game Presentation of awards and prizes will follow the championship games.

19 Clarenville Lions Club President, Janet Abbott (R) presents a cheque for US$1, to Past District Governor Lion Joan Forward on behalf of Lions Clubs International Foundation (LCIF) to be designated for the relief of Haitian earthquake victims. LCIF has been in contact with Lions in Haiti, as well as in neighbouring Latin American countries and Lions Leadership in the area, to assess the situation and determine immediate needs and how Lions throughout the world and LCIF can best assist. LCIF has awarded a US$50, Major Catastrophe Grant for local Lions to help provide for immediate needs of victims of the devastating earthquake. It is important to note that 100% of all donations made to LCIF are directed towards the assistance of victims of disasters such as this. HEARING AND SPEECH UPDATE Congratulations are extended to the Pouch Cove Lions Club who recently resolved to put a total of 1,016 HUSH UPS on all classroom chairs at Cape St. Francis Elementary in Pouch Cove. Great work fellow Lions. HUSH UPS are air inflated, noise absorbing balls that are specially manufactured to be placed on the bottoms of movable chairs and tables. While these balls resemble tennis balls, they are much more efficient in deadening classroom noise caused by scraping chairs. The reduction of classroom noise increases academic achievement, improves concentration and participation of all children, especially those who are hard of hearing. For more information on the Adopt a Classroom Program, contract District Hearing and Speech Chair Bradley Moss at Yours in Lionism Lion Bradley Moss Hearing and Speech Chair

20 DIABETES AWARENESS Hello there Fellow Lions and Happy New Year. This is Lion Michael Foote, your District Chair for Diabetes Awareness. Just writing you to say that I haven t received many reports on what clubs are doing. Up to date I have received reports on clubs doing projects with the proceeds going towards the Canadian Diabetes Association, from public card games to ticket sales inside the club. Unfortunately I have only received one report of a club doing a clothing drive, the Baccalieu Lions Club. It was there second annual clothes drive for the Canadian Diabetes Association. This year they collected twice as much as they did last year, with a total of 200 combined bags of clothing. In my eyes this was a very worthwhile project. It is very easy to do, all you need to do is set up a drop off place and time or even pick a day and go around your area collecting. Do up some posters and place them around your area. The biggest thing is having somewhere to store it. For more information on this or ideas feel free to contact me. My contact info is in the directory. The Marystown Lions throw off another great project that is done in our great district for the Canadian Diabetes Association, a NIGHT GOLF TOURNAMENT. This is a very unique project. I have been able to attend it the past couple of years and I have to say it is a wonderful time. They start out at the clubhouse at the Grand Meadows Golf Club in Frenchman s Cove. With your registration you get your round of golf, glow in the dark golf ball, flashing neckband and all you can eat in bar-be-q hot dogs and hamburgers. Speaking from experience it is a great time and worth the visit. I have also included information on one of the Canadian Diabetes Association s projects that they do for fundraising. If you want to get updates from the Canadian Diabetes Association sign up for their e-letter at Don t forget your donations, THE MORE YOU GIVE, THE MORE WE GIVE BACK TO YOUR AREA.

21 JOIN TEAM DIABETES!! Join Team Diabetes and walk, run or cycle in support of over 3 million Canadians living with diabetes! Who we are The national activity fundraising program for the Canadian Diabetes Association A program promoting a healthy and active lifestyle to all Canadians A fundraiser for diabetes education and services, advocacy, research and translating research into practical applications What we do Team Diabetes participants train to walk or run a full or half marathon or shorter distance race at exciting Canadian and International destinations such as Halifax, Athens, Reykjavik and Honolulu. Additional opportunities include hiking the Grand Canyon and mountain biking and cycling. You don t have to be an athlete to sign up! Team Diabetes prepares you for the physical challenge and provides you with the support you need to achieve your fundraising goals. Team Diabetes participants are role models in their local communities and expose the reality of diabetes and the significance of the cause throughout Canada and abroad. Since 2000, they have created lifestyle changes that reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes while raising funds in support of the Canadian Diabetes Association. We are currently recruiting participants for Reykjavik & Rio de Janeiro. For more information on this very exciting program please contact Tom Sullivan, , ext. 3241, or tom.sullivan@diabetes.ca

22 DISTRICT GOVERNOR S TRAVELS February 5 6, 2010 February 10, 2010 February 11, 2010 February 19, 2010 February 20, 2010 February 27, 2010 March 6, 2010 March 13, 2010 April 9, 2010 April 10, 2010 April 16 18, 2010 April 23-24, 2010 May 3, 2010 May 21-23, 2010 May 29, 2010 June 5, 2010 June 28 July 2, 2010 St John s - 2 nd Convention Random Lions Club Southwest Arm Lions Club Port Rexton Lions Club Port Union Lions Club Conception Bay South Lions Club Baccalieu Lions Club Goulds Lions Club St. Lawrence Lions Club Indian Bay Lions Club Gander - 3 rd Convention Corner Brook - N-3 Convention Mount Pearl Lions Club Fredericton - Multiple District N Convention Marystown Lions Club Brimstone Head Lions Club International Convention Sydney, Australia