District 29-L Newsletter September Gary Pitcock District Governor

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1 District 29-L Newsletter September 2018 Gary Pitcock District Governor Service is Key to SucA Message from our District Governor This year is moving so very fast! it s September already! We have been to a good number of clubs so far and have seen the awesome enthusiasm throughout the District. The Lions in 29L make me so proud and you should be proud of yourselves. PDG Bernice and I had the pleasure of meeting with International 1st Vice President Dr. Choi and his wife at the WVU Eye Institute. He was amazed at everything that is being done at the Institute. We had lunch and we spoke about different ideas on recruiting new members, as well as, new clubs. He is very knowledgeable and personable and has a great outlook on the future of Lionism. As President Gudrun has said, we MUST go beyond the horizon focusing on membership, discovering new leaders, promoting Lionism and share our stories. Reach inside yourselves for guidance and motivation. 1st VDG Bill, PDG Bernice (District GLT) and I will be traveling to clubs to talk with you, hear your ideas and listen to your needs. Please let us know what you re thinking and what plans you have. From Helen Keller The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched, they must be felt with the heart. Keep the Lion spirit in your hearts and carry on! Thanks for all you do! DG Gary Cabinet Members Gary Pitcock, DG Bill Syphers, 1st VDG Eva Dague, Sec/Treas LeeAnn Welch, IPDG Zone Chairpersons Zone 1: Bernice Pitcock Zone 2: Phyllis Amrhein Zone 3: PDG John Wensyel Zone 4: Tony Vandenberg Zone 5: Ron Grubb Zone 6: Heather Sammons Zone 7: Bob High Zone 8: Richard McMillan Zone 9: Zone 10: Karen Hall Dundes GMT: Bill Syphers GLT: Bernice Pitcock GST: Linda Leasure LRPC: Paul Amrhein Conference: John Wensyel Deaf/Blind: Environmental: Kim McIntyre IT: Chris Doty Contest: Dave Atkinson Diabetes/ LEHP: Mary Kay Wensyel LCIF: John Wensyel LEO: Ramona Sago Port Sight Equip: Gene Saunders Peace Poster: Ramona Sago Newsletter: Jaime Halligan Quest/RAP: Arlene Amos Sight/ Hearing WVU: Paul Amrhein Youth Exchange: Dave Elder Youth Exchange Elect: Michelle Harshbarger Guide Dogs: Kelley Kuhn Special Projects: Eva Dague Jeff Baxter

2 Over the last two months, I have had the privilege to travel with DG Gary on his visits. I have also attended a few zone meetings. These have been great experiences for me. I have had a chance to meet Lions whom I haven t met before, and to reunite with Lions I have known for years. All of this has resulted in the confirmation of something I have always known. Lions are really great people. In my travels I have heard about projects that clubs have already done. I have heard about projects that clubs plan to do. And this is only August! The size of the club doesn t matter. Every club is engaged in one way or another in its community. Big clubs, little clubs, all clubs are important, and all are fulfilling their roles with service to their communities. This year is going to be a great year for District 29L. And that is all because of you. All I can say is Keep it up! It is my honor and privilege to be with you as we continue to show others why Lions is the number one service organization in the world. Speaking of others, how many others have you invited to join your club? Sometimes we need some help in this area. If you think you do, give me a call, or , and I will make myself and my team available to get you the help you need. We have increased our membership before. There s no reason to think we can t do it again. 1stVDG Bill A Message from Leadership Chair PDG Bernice Pitcock Leadership Brent Gleeson, a former Navy Seal, offers the following 4 ways for leaders to make decisions. Command: leaders make decisions without consulting their teams. This is effective when things are moving quickly and the team is looking for immediate guidance. Usually, there is no time to consult with the team about the best course of action. Collaborative: Leaders gather their team and request feedback and insight. The leader still makes the final decision. This also known as evidenced based decision making. Its important that you avoid surrounding yourself with people who always agree with you. You need people who will strongly argue the other side. Consensus: This is done more like a democratic vote leaders gather the team and everyone votes. Majority rules. This can work well when the decision affects the entire team, but won t immediately affect the bottom line. Convenience: This is the complete delegation of a decision. This can measure the decision making abilities of your managers and can empower the team. You can build a better management team- giving them confidence as their responsibilities grow. This is a great way to avoid the we ve always done it this way trap. Remember: TRUE LEADERS DON T CREATE FOLLOWERS THEY CREATE MORE LEADERS

3 The Friendly Lions Club is proud to announce the induction of two new members at its meeting on August 16, Lion Bobbin Pardine and Lion Ryan Banta were inducted by Zone 4 Chair Tony Vandenburg. Both Lion Bobbin and Lion Ryan were sponsored by Lion Dan Heintzman DIABETES AWARENESS As Diabetes Chair for 29L, I have been exploring the multitude of information about Diabetes on the Lions websites. The Lions Club has stepped up and made Diabetes a Sustainable Development Goal. I would love to visit your local club with some information I have gathered. I encourage clubs to present an awareness activity in their communities and report it to Lions Club International. I hope you continue supporting the initiative by donating to LCIF. Lion Mary Kay Wensyel The New Martinsville Lions Club is selling raffle tickets for the annual $1000 Cabela s Shopping Spree. Tickets are $10 each and you may purchase one from any Lions member or by calling Mark Fawcett at Drawing will be on October 27th at 2 pm at the Chilifest. Need not be present to win.

4 Calling ALL Lions!! Lions have taken up the challenge of promoting reading worldwide. It is important work, aimed at lifting millions of people out of hardship. Learning to read lets people acquire the skills and knowledge they need "to overcome poverty, disease, and other social ills," said Past International President Wayne A. Madden, who served from Literacy, he said, is "a gift Lions can give to children and adults around the world." In the United States, 21 million people can't read, and millions more have reading skills so limited that they have difficulty with common tasks such as reading signs or workplace instructions. To report your clubs Reading Action Program project, please send your information to Arlene Amos LCIF Our Communities, Our World We are Lions and we serve our communities but we also serve the world. LCIF has provided 50 years of service to our local communities as well as communities throughout the world. LCIF helps by 1. Preserving sight 2. Providing disaster relief 3. Supporting youth 4. Meeting humanitarian needs All of this takes money. LCIF is starting a new fundraising campaign with the goal of raising $300 million over the next three years. I am asking all clubs to please be a part of this campaign. Also, I am asking all Lions as individuals to make a contribution. A gift of $100 only amounts to $0.27 per day. Please do this. If you need any information on how to make a contribution, please contact me. Also I am available to come to your club to make a presentation about LCIF. Thank You John Wensyel LCIF Chair 29-L West Virginia Lions Sight Conservation Foundation Inc. Lions Helping Neighbors Some of you may not know much about the WVLSCF, so I wanted to provide you with some information about it. The WVLSCF is a 501-C3 non-profit organization dedicated to meeting the sight and hearing needs of the citizens of West Virginia when no other aid is available. The mission of the WVLSCF is to provide sight, hearing and low vision services to all West Virginia residents when no other aid is available. Our vision is to be the premier provider of sight preservation services for West Virginians when no other means of assistance exits. We envision an environment where no deserving and qualified individual goes without needed help. We need your financial help to continue helping our WV neighbors. We work closely with the WV Eye Institute in Morgantown to provide services. Please every club and every Lion give to WVLSCF. If you don t know how, call me at Also I am available to come to your club to make a presentation about WVLSCF. Thanks John Wensyel Trustee, WVLSCF The Brookhaven Lions Club will be hosting District Governor Lion Gary Pitcock on Thursday, October 11, 2018 at 6:30 pm. The Dinner menu will include ham, buttered potatoes, green beans, slaw, water, coffee, iced tea, and cake for $ RSVP to Lion Diana Conrad at The meeting will be held at the Brookhaven Community Building 408Brookhaven Road, Morgantown,

5 Wheeling Lions Club will be holding a Spaghetti Dinner on Wednesday September 19th from 4-7pm at Vance United Presbyterian Church in Wheeling. A basket raffle, book table, and take out orders will be featured. The Westover Lions club is going to have a booth in the Street Fair, Sept. 15, 2018, starting at 10:00 am till... We will have a small flea market at our booth and info concerning LIONS. Also brooms Please come out and see us. Lion Ron Grubb, Sect Thanks, Mary Kay Wensyel, Wheeling Lions Club Secretary Please send all newsletter submissions to Jaime Halligan at pitcock4250@comcast.net or 1215 Swearingen Rd. Weirton, WV by the 25th of the month. Thank you, Lion Jaime CAR SHOW Our Dan Dague Memorial Car & Bike Show/District Car Show, is rapidly approaching on Labor Day. Registration and Judging will continue to be at the Distribution Center. Car Show Parking will be in the same location beginning at JC Penney s south. Our rain date will be Sunday, September 9 th. This requires a lot of workers so if you could come help, we would really appreciate it. If you d like to work specific hours and in specific areas, please contact me at or egdague@comcast.net. Everyone should go to the information tent to sign in as workers. If you haven t already been assigned to a specific area, someone will contact us so we can direct you to an area. Thanks so much for your continued support of this district project. Donations of all types are still being accepted also. Again, a special thanks to everyone who helps with this fund raiser. Lions Eva and Jeff

6 District 29-I Fall Conference District Governor Rob Bright When: October 12-13, 2018 Where: Clarion Hotel, Shepherdstown, WV Registration: $70.00 (Includes Friday evening dance, Saturday lunch and Saturday banquet) Conference Registration Deadline: October 2nd Rooms: Clarion Hotel call $99 per 1 King Bed or 2 Queen Beds (plus tax) Mention: District 29-I Lions Conference Room Deadline: September 19 th - Registration Options Registration Fee for Friday Night only $15.00 Registration Fee for Saturday Lunch only $25.00 Registration Fee for Saturday Banquet only $40.00 Conference activities include: Friday evening dance (Theme Country & Western), cabinet meeting, seminars, silent auction, hospitality room, door prizes, parade of checks, keynote address by Past International Director Steve Tremaroli from Huntington, Long Island, New York and more! Name Special Dietary Needs 1 st Time Attendee? Name Special Dietary Needs 1 st Time Attendee? Name Special Dietary Needs 1 st Time Attendee? Club District -Please Mark In Box (total number)- Full Registration $70.00 Friday Night Only $15.00 Saturday Lunch Only $25.00 Saturday Banquet Only $40.00 SHEPHERDSTOWN CENTENNIAL LIONS CLUB Friday evening prior to the start of the Conference, starting at 6:00 pm, Shepherdstown Centennial Lions Club will be holding their Charter Night celebration at the Clarion. The cost of the buffet will be $30.00 per person. If you plan are attending, include the cost in your check. Make checks payable to: District 29 I Conference Mail to: 1VDG Ruth Straley, PO Box 604, Jane Lew, WV 26378

7 Reading Action Program Report Club Name Date Location of Project Describe the RAP Project: Date Completed Number of Adults Participating Number of Children Participating Name of Person Reporting Project Contact Information Please copies to RAP/Quest chairperson Arlene Amos and DG Gary Pitcock

8 Most of us know Lions Clubs International Foundation (LCIF) is the charitable fundraising and grant-making arm of our global organization. We know that LCIF has provided funds to help with disasters in West Virginia, helped fund our work with the West Virginia University Eye Institute, and provided matching grants for other projects in West Virginia. Many of our clubs regularly donate to LCIF, as do some individual Lions. Thanks to the generosity of Lions around the world, LCIF has been able to grant more than $1 billion to Lions service projects and partnerships around the world. Our Foundation is highly respected and allows the service of Lions to be extended and magnified on a global scale. Campaign 100: LCIF Empowering Service is the Foundation s next transformational campaign. Through Campaign 100 we will raise $300 million to increase our service impact, fight diabetes, and expand our global causes. Campaign 100 will allow us to serve more than 200 million individuals per year by 2021 and ensure that Lions have the resources we need to expand our global causes and impact. You will be hearing more about this campaign during these three years. Even as we look back and celebrate what Lions have accomplished over the past 100 years, we look to the future and see that the needs of the world have never been greater. We see new challenges. What if 100% of Lions (not just clubs) contributed to this global effort? What if each Lion gave $100 a year--$2 per week to make a difference? Cause Vision Youth Diabetes Humanitarian Efforts Disaster Environment Childhood Cancer Hunger Impact $100 funds two cataract surgeries $100 provides the Lions Quest social emotional learning curriculum to an entire classroom $100 provides diabetes screening for 18 at-risk individuals $100 provides the measles vaccination to 100 kids $100 provides immediate relief to four people in the wake of a natural disaster $100 provides 14 people with access to clean water $100 helps purchase equipment that will help diagnose or treat eight children who have cancer $100 helps provide regular access to food to 14 disabled, elderly, low-income or homeless people Each club has a club LCIF coordinator. If no other member has been elected or appointed to the position, the immediate past president is the club coordinator. Club coordinators will be trained by the district LCIF coordinators in the coming months. We have a big job to do, but with every Lion helping, we will do our part in this important campaign.

9 WHAT: WEST VIRGINIA LIONS LEADERSHIP RETREAT WHEN: JANUARY 25 & 26, 2019 WHERE: DAYS INN FLATWOODS REGISTRATION: $100 FOR BOTH DAYS $75 FOR SATURDAY ($100 includes dinner Friday evening, Lunch Saturday and Dinner Saturday $75 Saturday lunch and dinner Saturday, plus materials for retreat) CONFERENCE REGISTRATION DEADLINE JANUARY 18, 2019 ROOMS: DAYS INN FLATWOODS CALL $89.99 PER 1 or 2 PEOPLE PER ROOM $99.99 PER 3 OR 4 PER ROOM BREAKFAST IS INCLUDED FOR INDIVIDUALS STAYING AT THE HOTEL ROOM DEADLINE JANUARY 4 TH RETREAT ACTIVITIES INCLUDE: Seminars (including topics such as Women in Lions, officer training, computer lab for online training, fun activities for all ages, different personalities make up all clubs, you are a leader but you just don t know it, what does the LCIF really do, Why do we give to the sight foundation, etc.) silent auction, hospitality room, door prizes, keynote speakers and much more. THERE IS A SPECIAL CONTEST: ONE CLUB FROM EACH DISTRICT THAT SENDS THE MOST FIRST TIMERS WILL WIN $100 FOR THEIR CLUB!!!!!!!!!!!!! NAME: special dietary needs 1 st timer NAME: special dietary needs 1 st timer Club District Registration $100 # $75 # Makes checks payable to: Lions of West Virginia Leadership Retreat or LWVLR Mail to: Lion Sue Long, P.O. Box 988, Fort Ashby, WV

10 DISTRICT C FALL CONFERENCE NOVEMBER Marriott Charleston 200 Lee Street Reservations: Room rate: $99 plus Tax (includes parking ) be sure and tell them with Lions Club Call: or Cost of conference :$60 by October 15 after October 15 $70 Mail checks to: District C % South Charleston Lions Club PO Box 8453 South Charleston.WV Cost will cover Saturday Lunch and Dinner. Name Address Phone Club Number attending Amount enclosed If questions contact DG Charolette Henson

11 Wheeling Island Lions Yard Sale Saturday, September 29th 8 am to noon $10 to sell/setup St. Luke s Episcopal Church, corner of Ohio and South Penn Streets Lunch will be offered: Sloppy Joes, hot dogs, chips, cookies, and water Contact Kathy Syphers at ksyphers@comcast.net or to sign up for a table or for more information Upcoming Dates Sept 3 Dan Dague Memorial Car and Bike Show The Highlands Sept 11-Barboursville Sept 17 Lesage Sept USA/Canada Forum * Columbus, OH Sept 23 Barrackville-Rivesville at Barrackville Oct 4 Mt. Olivet Oct 11 Morgantown /Brookhaven Oct District I Conference - Shepherdstown Nov 2-4 District C Conference Charleston; MD Council of Governors Meeting Nov 11 District 29L Cabinet Meeting Barrackville Nov 17 Zone 7 DG Night The Barboursville Lions and Leos had a great work day in which much of the visually impaired trail work was completed in phase one. We also sorted and counted one thousand pairs of used eyeglasses and one hundred pairs of used sunglasses. They will be taken to the recycling center in Roanoke, Virginia by Lions Charlie and Kitty Kelly-Smoot later this month. Lion Charlie and Kitty are shown here sorting glasses.

12 DG Contest 36 & Over Clubs Under 21 Clubs Parkersburg 56,500 Vienna 27,610 Warwood 27,050 Friendly 19,950 Wheeling 18,370 West Mon Area 19,080 Moundsville 14,400 Weirton 12,050 Doddridge Cty. 7,400 Wash. Lands 11, Clubs Barrackville 7,320 Mt. Olivet 14,050 Boaz 7,150 Fairmont 10,250 Pleasants Area 5,650 West Liberty 8,850 S. Parkersburg 3,050 Wellsburg 8,700 Weston 1,100 Morgantown 7,480 Pine Grove S/L 1,000 Grantsville 5,160 Elm Grove 5,050 Chester 2,530 Sistersville 2,650 Visitation Contest 36 & Over Clubs Under 21 Clubs Moundsville 1,040 Friendly 1,620 Wheeling 810 Weirton 1,400 Parkersburg 570 Wash. Lands 740 Warwood 450 Barrackville 120 Newell 30 West Mon Area Clubs Westover 30 Mt. Olivet 1,620 Morgantown 960 West Liberty 390 Fairmont 180 Elm Grove 120 Wellsburg 60 Chester 30 To all Club Secretaries: When sending your activity reports, please make sure that they contain your club name, and Membership status. Lion Dave