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1 IMPORTANT DATES November 11 th DG Visit Fort Shirley Lions Club November 18 th DG Visit Newton-Wayne Lions Club November 22 nd DG Visit Robertsdale November 25 th Thanksgiving December 5 th Cabinet Christmas Social Help our District save costs by providing your address and we will send you the newsletter electronically. Respond to chappysr@embarqmail.com The International Association of Lions Clubs (Lions Clubs International ) Multiple District 14 District 14-L Larry Edwards District Governor Timberline Drive Altoona PA L SERVICE GROWTH NEWS LIONS INVESTING IN SERVICE NOVEMBER 2010 ISSUE

2 A MESSAGE FROM YOUR DISTRICT GOVERNOR Greetings all Lions, Lioness and Leos. Can you believe it? Thanksgiving is just weeks away and you all know what comes after that. What that really means is that our Lions year is zipping along. How are you and your Lions doing? What service projects have you done in the past month? How many new members have you or your club installed? All important questions as we move deep into the 2 nd quarter of this year. If your answer is not all positive, you still have time to make the turn and improve on your personal and club performance. Talk it up at your next club meeting and see what can be done to help the cause. If you did not attend the District Convention in October you missed an opportunity to learn about Lions. The seminars were great with the Leader Dog puppy raisers. PCC Dr Terry Musselman provided a great insight into Leadership but missed many of the Club Officers that would have benefited from his experience and expertise. Lion Stan Baker shared an excellent program on Orientation and how he can help clubs with starting your new Lions on the correct path. Our afternoon sessions with the Zone Chairs and PDG s were open and helpful suggestions were provided by both ID s Gary D Orazio and Jim Cavallaro. The baskets, 50-50, Ladies Programs, meal and evening presentation were all great. Watch for the date for the next convention and do yourself and your club a favor, sign up and get the benefit that we are providing to all Lions. PS: A big thanks to PDG s Amos Shatzer, Fred McKinley and the committee for organizing and running a super convention. Thanks guys. HOORAY!! Our membership numbers are in the black and rising. Congratulations to Blairs Mills, Forbes Road, Huntington and Lakemont for bringing us 13 new members in October. That puts us back to a net positive 9 members for this year. Remember my goal is to be at a net positive 88 on June 30 th. That means we need 79 more without drops. Has your club brought in a member this year? If not it is time to get out and ask that friend, relative, neighbor or your spouse to be a Lion. It is simple, all you have to do is ask and be able to explain why they should be a Lion. Please give this some serious consideration. Not for me but for the future of your club and Lions. Thanks to those that are asking and getting new Lions to the fold. Lion Susan and I hope that all of our Lions have an enjoyable Thanksgiving. This is always a great time to enjoy with friends and families. Let s be sure to give thanks for what we have been given this year and don t forget those that are less fortunate than us. Consider helping out with a gift of food for a food bank or an area resident that is in need. Happy Thanksgiving to All. Yours in Lionism, DG Larry L Loving I Individuals O Offering N Needed S Service FROM YOUR DISTRICT GOVERNOR ELECT I want to take this opportunity to personally thank the delegates at the convention for their support in electing me for the next District Governor of 14-L. It was an outstanding convention with educational seminars and lots of informative displays. We also had a very motivational speaker who was from Idaho, International Director Gary D Orazio. I will be talking to most of you in the coming months to help me fill the spots on the cabinet team so we can have a smooth transition in Thanksgiving is fast approaching so don t forget those less fortunate. This is our opportunity to provide help. Let us give thanks and enjoy this season with family, friends, and other lions. Yours in Lionism, VDG (DGE) Dennis 1

3 # of Members An Ongoing Challenge (How are we doing with membership 11/1/2020) District 14-L Membership Growth New Members Members Dropped Net Growth DG VISITS - IMPORTANT DATES November 18 th DG Visit Newton-Wayne November 22 nd DG Visit Robertsdale November 25 th Thanksgiving December 5 th Cabinet Christmas Social Goal NEW CLUB OFFICERS Lions Clubs Have a Filing Requirement Don t throw away your tax-exempt status be sure to file your e-postcard. If you are a small tax-exempt organization that normally has annual gross receipts of $25,000* or less and does not have to file Form 990 or 990-EZ, you must file the e-postcard (also known as 990-N). Please note that this is an IRS requirement. When is the e-postcard due? It s due by the 15th day of the fifth month after the close of your tax year. Lions Clubs operate on a fiscal year, July 1 June 30, and the e-postcard will be due by November 15th each year. What happens if you don t file? You risk losing your tax-exempt status! Any Lions Club that fails to meet its annual reporting requirement for three consecutive years automatically loses its tax exempt status under the new law. Instructions were published in the January 09 newsletter for online reporting. Ask if you need help. Miscellanies Tidbits Congratulations to our new District Governor Elect and 2 nd Vice District Governor. Effective now, please send all VDG reports to DGE Dennis Clark. Contact Information: DGE Dennis Clark 2 nd VDG William Higgins 1475 Middle Road 228 S Bedford Street Lewistown Pa Bedford Pa dennisc@jdweb.cc higginslaw@earthlink.com A Reminder: All Peace Poster entries must be received by the District Governor NLT November 15 th, Please have them delivered on time in order to be considered for the District judging. From the Convention: The amendment to change the District Convention from the Fall to a date in February thru April was approved. The next District Convention will be in 2012 and will be announced by the incoming District Governor for Congratulations to: PDG Amos Shatzer and DGE Dennis Clark. Both received International President s Certificates of Achievement presented by ID Gary D Orazio during the District Convention. Directory Corrections thru 11/1/2010 Page 40 PDG Fred Jamison Overlook Lane Orbisonia PA fredjam@centurylink.net 2

4 ORDER YOUR DISTRICT 14-L PINS ATTENTION THOSE INTERESTED IN THE CONTINUING HEALTH OF DISTRICT 14-L Lions International is moving toward a change from the current MERLOW concept to a Global Leadership Team. The start is with a program entitled Club Excellence. The program is directed at improving our clubs, the base of our organization. District 14-L Pin District Governor Personal Pin Name: Date: Lions Club & District: Address: City, State, Zip: Trading Pins District Pin # $3.00 Total $ Personal Pin # $3.00 Total $ Shipping: 1-3 $2.00 $ 4-5 $2.50 $ Total Amount of Order Make checks payable to: Eugene Miller $ Mail to: Lion Gene Miller Hillcrest Drive Box 125 Woodbury Pa Please Do Not Write Below This Line Order # # of Pins Ordered Amount Enclosed: $ Name: Street: City, : State: Zip: Date Received: Club: Payment must accompany order. Shipment s orders are received A workshop will be held in our region of PA with facilitators from LCI. The date is January 8 th, 2011, starting at 10 AM. A box lunch will be available to purchase. The session will run approximately 4 hours. It will be held at the Penbrook Community Building, 150 S 28 th St, Harrisburg Pa The session is open to all Zone Chairs, PDG s, MERLOW Team Members, Club Presidents and anyone interested in helping our clubs become stronger, sustaining membership and service. This is vital to the continuation of Lions Clubs today as we are continuing to suffer from membership declines, lack of quality leadership and club management. Please consider attending. District 14-L will hopefully car pool to Harrisburg. I will need to know who is attending by January 2, Please confirm by to ledwards@reliancebank.com. If you are planning to continue or you are interested in a Leadership role in our District this training is a paramount step in helping us improve. I hope to see our current and future leaders attend. Thank-you in advance for your service. DG Larry 3

5 RECRUITING NEW MEMBERS CLUB PRESIDENTS, SECRETARIES, AND MEMBERSHIP CHAIRPERSONS GROWTH IN LIONISM WILL COME THROUGH DIVERSIFICATION, MAINLY BY INVOLVING THE FAMILY MEMBERSHIP PLAN. MORE WOMEN ARE JOINING THE LIONS THAN PREVIOUSLY. WE NEED TO FOLLOW THROUGH WITH OUR LEOS TO ENCOURAGE THEM TO KEEP ACTIVE AFTER HIGH SCHOOL BY JOINING A LIONS CLUB. YOUR HELP IS NEEDED TO GET THE DISTRICT OUT OF TRANSITION BY IMPROVING OUR MEMBERSHIP TO 1250 BY JUNE CURRENT MEMBERSHIP IS 1200 AS OF 8/31/10. YOUR HELP IS NEEDED. OCTOBER IS MEMBERSHIP GROWTH MONTH. WIN BIG IN THE MEMBERSHIP CHALLENGE CURRENTLY BEING PROMOTED STATEWIDE BY MD-14. JOIN OTHER CLUBS, ZONES AND REGIONS IN A FRIENDLY COMPETITION TO SEE WHICH CLUB CAN GAIN THE MOST MEMBERS. THERE IS NOTHING TO LOSE AND A LOT TO GAIN WITH ADDITIONAL MEMBERS TO HELP WITH COMMUNITY PROJECTS MAKING EVEYONE A WINNER. BROCHURES CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING CLUB SUPPLIES OR ONLINE. IF YOU HAVE A PROSPECTIVE MEMBER IN MIND, JUST ASK: A APPROACH APPLICATION S SHOW ACCOMPLISMENTS SPONSOR K KEEP IN TOUCH KEEP MEMBER INVOLVED MIKE TUREK, DISTRICT MEMBERSHIP CHAIR October 8 is the official date, but it can be held in your community between Sept1, and Nov 15. Secretaries received info from White Cane Chairperson Lion Judy Burdge. Also visit PA Lions at and District 14 - L at Report Submitted to Lion Judy? District 14-L Cabinet Christmas Gathering All Cabinet Members, Committee Chair Persons. Zone Chairpersons, Past District Governors, Club Presidents and Secretaries and Partners in Service are invited to join in a Holiday gathering with time to relax and share with friends and Co-Lion members hosted by DG Larry and Lion Susan. When: Sunday December 5, 2010 Where: Tyrone Senior Center, 505 W 3rd St, Tyrone Pa Time: 5:30 PM, Meet & Greet All 6:00 PM, Food will be ready to be served (The meal will be a variety of Holiday party foods to be enjoyed while socializing) Entertainment will be provided Cost: Cabinet members, Chairpersons, Zone Chairs, PDG s & Partners in Service will be paid by the District Other guests will be at $9 per person Please Return this portion to: Lion Connie Baker 752 Deborah Street Tyrone Pa All reservations are due by November 30th. Names: Cabinet Member & Partner Number Attending: Club Presidents Secretaries & Partners Number Attending: at $9 each. Total enclosed: $ I hope to see all of you to wish each a personal Merry Christmas & Happy New Lions Year 4

6 CONSIDER SUBMITTING A CLUB MEMBER COVER SHEET FOR DISTRICT 14-L CANDIDATE FOR MELVIN JONES FELLOW CANDIDATE FOR LIONS OF PENNSYLVANIA FELLOW RETURN BY DECEMBER 18, 2010 The candidate s name, and the club name should NOT appear in the resume. Identify the candidate ONLY ON THE COVER SHEET. MELVIN JONES FELLOW OR LIONS OF PENNSYLVANIA FELLOW CANDIDATE'S RESUME ( As appropriate) PLEASE BE AS EXPLICIT AS POSSIBLE ON ALL THREE ITEMS PLEASE USE ADDITIONAL PAPER AS NEEDED LIONESS OR CITIZEN MAY BE USED INSTEAD OF LION. 1) LIONISM ACTIVITIES (STRESS ACCOMPLISHMENTS) 2) COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES (BE SPECIFIC) Candidate: Number Melvin Jones PA Fellow Sponsored By: Club Please circle as appropriate all offices held: Lion Lioness President Secretary Treasurer 1 st Vice President 2 nd Vice President 3 rd Vice President Lion Tamer Tail Twister Director District Governor Cabinet Positions Held Club: Secretary: Date: 3) COMMENTS: RETURN MELVIN JONES RESUMES TO: IPDG Kathy Neary 113 Jennifer Dr Huntingdon PA RETURN LIONS OF PA FELLOW RESUMES TO: DG Larry Edwards 1639 Timberline Drive Altoona, PA

7 International President Scruggs Global Action Plan for Service Please consider a project during December & January to help relieve hunger in your community. Finish up by reporting on the LCI Web activity site. New Lion Members District 14 - L in October Blairs Mills Lions Forbes Road Lions James McGee Gelvin Boyd Sr Susan McGee Lakemont Lions Joseph Bilka Vicki Bilka Mary Camberg Dennis Coho Patricia Coho Barbara Hann Chelsea Salome David Salome Stan Sral Jr Huntingdon Lions Richard Fogel There is a plethora of information in the cyber world Lions Clubs International PA Council of Lions Clubs (MD-14) District 14 - L Take some time to review these sites for the latest information on Lionism from District 14 L to Lions Clubs International. "Every 5 seconds someone in our world goes blind,... and a child goes blind every minute." 6

8 Leo Errin McCaulley was presented with the District 14 - L Leo of the Year award at the District Convention. Bellwood-Antis High School Senior Errin McCaulley received the Founders Award for "Leo of the Year" at the 2010 District 14 - L Convention Meeting on Saturday October 23, 2010, held at the Huntingdon County Country Club in Huntingdon Pennsylvania. The award was given to Leo Errin for his hard work and devotion to community service programs and activities. Leo Errin, the son of Christine and Errin McCaulley Sr., has been co-president of the Bellwood -Antis Leo Club for three consecutive years. Students in the organization are devoted to Leadership, Experience and Opportunity. Leo Errin has taken part in a number of community service activities, such as the now annual Senior Citizens Dance, numerous Red Cross Blood Drives, the St Vincent de Paul Soup Kitchen, clean up efforts along Interstate 99. Leo Errin also founded the Bellwood-Antis Charity Semi-formal, from which the proceeds are donated to a different charity every year. This year's donations will go to the Blair County Special Olympics Committee. As a Leo, Errin has produced demonstrations to teach younger students on topics ranging from "Halloween Safety" to "Drug Abuse and Peer Pressure". Outside of school activities include delivering meals to the economically disadvantaged in Altoona PA. on Christmas and Easter. Congratulations to Leo Errin, the advisors, and fellow Leos of the Bellwood-Antis Leo Club. 7

9 Activities Reported on Electronic M & A s and hard copy. Blairs Mills Lions Club The club approved the purchase of eyeglasses for a senior citizen. The club donated 100 hours of service time to the clean up and restoration of the abandoned Waterloo Cemetery The club had three members in attendance at the District 14 L Convention. The club donated a basket and a member made up a basket. The club hosted District Governor Larry's visit and paid the suggested Outreach Goals. The club accepted two new members as a family unit and they were inducted by DG Larry Edwards. The club approved a joint Christmas Party with the Shade Gap Area Lions Club. The club is still negotiating with the local EMS to sponsor a Red Cross Blood Drive. The club is conducting a Wolfgang Candy sales fundraiser. Bedford Lions Club Placed American and Bedford County flags through downtown Bedford on November 11. Planning to place flags on Thanksgiving November 25. The annual "Dinner for Two" ticket drawing will be November 16. Lion Joe Fox reported a White Cane collection of $ st VP Richard Claycomb reported revenue of $2, from parking cars during the Fall Foliage Festival. The Family Christmas Party will be held on December 21. The Bedford Lioness Club held an auction on November 9. Lion Bill Higgins was elected for 2nd VDG at the District 14 - L Convention on October 23. Fort Shirley Lions Club Had a chicken bbq sale with Allenport Lions on Oct. 2, 2010 Added 1 new member Had Trick or Treat night at the Lions hall on Oct. 27, 2010 Approx. 70 attended Continuing to have Shotgun Matches on Monday nights at 7:00 pm till Thanksgiving Allenport Lions Club 10/2/10 - Held Chicken BBQ with Fort Shirley Lions Club - Sold approx 300 halves 10/27/10 - Held Monthly Hoagie Sale 10/25/10 - Hosted District Governor Larry Edwards at our meeting. 10/10/10 - Held Monthly Roast Beef Dinner 10/28/10 - Members participated in the Mount Union Halloween Parade, promoting the Club and expressing our interest to have new members join. Members riding on the float threw candy throughout the route to those observing the parade. 11/14/10 - Next Roast Beef Dinner, 11 am - 3 pm. Adults $8, Child $4; Take Outs Welcome. Chestnut Ridge Lions Club Donated $ to the Bedford County library. Donated $ to the South Central Blind Association. Donated $ to Love Inc. of Bedford County. Burnham Lions Club Held our Cash party at the building Held our annual Halloween safe night at our building and at the YMCA 13 members attended District 14-L convention in Huntingdon Held our annual White Cane day at Kmart store collected over $ Held our monthly Hoagie sale sold over 600 Held our monthly Sunday dinner served over 400 people 8

10 Cove Lions Club Coupons available for $5.00 redeemable at participating Subway Shops for 6 inch sub and 20 oz. drink. Coupons available at the Sunday Brunch or call Secretary Lion Genevieve, after 3 PM Monday through Friday. Sunday Brunch, October 31, 2010 and November 28, 2010 from 10 AM to 1 PM, at Cove Lions Building, Loysburg, Donation $7.00 (Menu: Home Fries, scrambled eggs, biscuits, sausage gravy, link sausage, bacon, hot cakes, fresh fruit, juice, coffee and tea) coffee). Milroy Lions Club District Governor Larry Edwards visited the club on Sept. 2 Held a fundraising event at The Seven Mountains Wine Cellars on Sunday Sept. 5, 2010 Held a Membership Blitz meeting on Sept. 22, 2010; was attended by five prospective members; a brief overview of Lionism was given by PDG Fred McKinley Held a chicken barbeque at the Mifflin County Youth Park s Harvest fest on Sat. October 2, 2010 Had our annual fall Ladies night on Oct. 21 with a presentation by Mario Andrie of Penelec talking on the upcoming changes in the electric industry and on ways to save on electric bills. Hollidaysburg Lions Club October 3, 2010 sold 350 chicken dinners October 16, 2010 sold over 150 funnel cakes at Hollidaysburg s Pumpkin Fest Donated $ to the Zach Hinish Foundation Orbisonia Lions Club Donated $ to Christmas Carol PDG Fred Jamison is delivering boxes of eyeglasses to the Cove Lions Club for the District 14 - L representative. Donated $50.00 to Lower Southern Huntingdon County Children Services. Forbes Road Lions Club Held 31st Charter Night on October 19. Lion of the Year Award Lion Greg Henry. Lion Mike Keebaugh awarded a Melvin Jones Fellowship. "250 Club" drawing with meals served. Held a Peace Poster Contest at Forbes Road Elementary awarding $75.00 for 1st Place, $50.00 for 2nd Place, and $25.00 for 3rd Place. $5.00 for each of the other 24 participants. Planning Christmas Basket Distribution, Christmas Party, and Basketball Tournament. Roaring Spring Lions Club The Club held White Cane Days October 8 th & 9 th at Wal Mart, East Freedom. We collected $ All money will go toward sight related projects We held our Fall Ox Roast October 13 th,14 th & 15 th. We sold 1250 sandwiches. Placed an ad in the Central High School Wrestling program. Donated $ each, to two families who lost everything in a fire. Stone Creek Valley Lions Club We are a participating Beacon Lodge 500 Club again this year. The Rada Cutlery sale is ongoing. The first Hoagie sale of the fall will be held October 7, We are considering a Tool Bingo event to be held at a later date before Christmas. Warfordsburg Lions Club Making plans for a Coffee Break over the Thanksgiving Holiday on Interstate 70 at the Crystal Spring Rest Area. Making plans for a Christmas dinner for the kids on December 8th at the Warfordsburg Senior Center. 9

11 Northeast Pennsylvania Lions Eye Bank Are you a donor? Has your club made a contribution? More than 30,000 Americans and hundreds of thousands of others around the world suffer from corneal blindness each year. It is estimated that more than 10 million people worldwide could have their vision restored through corneal donation and transplant. In 2006, the Northeast Pennsylvania Lions Eye Bank was able to provide the gift of sight to 1,268 people. (1,163 people in 2005.) Since our inception in 1957, the Eye Bank has facilitated the sight restoration of more than 21,000 people. There is currently no substitute for human corneal tissue. Corneal transplant is solely dependent upon the availability of corneal donation. Almost everyone is a suitable cornea donor. Cataracts, poor eyesight, or age do not prohibit donation. It is very important that individuals who want to become a cornea donor inform their families of their wishes. Even in the presence of a signed donor card, family consent is required before donation can occur. Corneal transplant is the most frequently performed human transplant procedure. The first corneal transplant was performed in 1905, making it the world s oldest transplant surgery. Today, corneal transplant is primarily a one-day outpatient procedure. Approximately 95% of all corneal transplant surgeries are successful. The Northeast Pennsylvania Lions Eye Bank is an independent 501(c) 3 nonprofit corporation. We are fully credited by the Eye Bank Association of America (EBAA). 10