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1 13-D Newsletter Lions District 13 D February 2014 Ohio Lions District 13 D Together We Can My Fellow Lions, Points of Contact: DG Tom Zickefoose (Lion Marian) 4300 Canfield Road Canfield, OH H: ziggyice656@gmail.com 1st VDG Barb Sorkin 4053 Sabin Drive Rootstown, OH H: bsorkin42@gmail.com 2nd VDG Bob Allgood (Lion Liz) 440 Vine Street East Liverpool, OH H: rallgood@kent.edu CST Tom Kirkbride (Lion Nancy) St. Rt. 517 Lisbon, OH H: lion_tmk@yahoo.com Deadline for Newsletter Articles is the 20th of the month. Send to: Lion Patti Gauch H: bygoneacres@cebridge.net We are more than halfway through this Lions year but there is much more work to be done. Did you know that more than half of all new Lions join a club in the second half of each year? Now is the time to recommit yourself to the goals set for your district by your District Governor. Here are some key action steps that can help you achieve your goals: Charter New Clubs How many new clubs have been chartered in your district? So far, more than 200 districts have formed at least one new club, and almost all of those districts are experiencing positive growth. Make chartering new clubs your focus right now. Work with your DG team and GMT/GLT district coordinators to charter new clubs in your district. Remember, chartering new clubs is the one area that allows you to personally control the growth inside your district. Promote Family and Friends Month Work closely with your clubs to plan a successful Family and Friends Month event in April. Family and Friends Month is a time for clubs to invite family and friends to learn more about their clubs and what we do as Lions. It's also a great opportunity for clubs to invite new members and involve family and friends in service. Download the Family and Friends Month flyer today, then encourage your clubs to host a special event in April! Invite New Members Work with your DG team and GMT/GLT to invite new members to existing clubs, and put an emphasis on membership satisfaction to boost retention in your district. Continue to use the LCI resources available to you to meet your goals. Don't wait...keep working hard to finish the year strong! Kind regards, Barry J. Palmer Your International President "If we dream boldly and pursue our dreams, we will achieve more than we ever believed possible. This is our time to lead. This is your time to achieve." GLOBAL SERVICE ACTION CAMPAIGN LIONS LAUNCH WORLD RELAY IP Barry is inviting clubs to help kick off Family and Friends Month by joining the Lions World Lunch Relay on April 4 th. The Lunch Relay is an international event that brings Lions around the world together to share their clubs with family and friends over a meal. Clubs can even participate in special contests that reward them for promoting service, membership and fun! Learn more about the Lions World Lunch Relay and share this special Family and Friends Month event with your clubs! DREAM ACHIEVER AWARD UPDATE Period 3 of the Dream Achiever Awards is underway! Congratulations to district governors who earned recognition in Period 2. Visit the Dream Achievers website to see Period 2 achievers and find the tools you need to succeed! Remember, Period 3 runs from January 1 to March 31, and all district governors can earn recognition. Keep promoting the key resources that have given clubs new tools for success. CEP gets clubs performing at their highest level, Just Ask! helps clubs recruit with confidence and success, and the Membership Satisfaction Guide can help increase member satisfaction so that new and seasoned members remain Lions for years to come.

2 Hello Lions, From Your District Governor - DG Tom Zickefoose I have had a busy month of January. I have made 12 club visits and would like to thank all of you for your hospitality and warm welcome you have shown my wife, Lion Marian, and me. It is greatly appreciated. We also were at the Winter Retreat and our District had the most people in attendance with 35. If you never been to one please try and go next year you will have a wonderful time believe me. I would like to tell you a little about the redistricting that you will be voting on at the District Convention this year so please have all your delegates there to vote on Sunday. This will not affect your club at the club level or what you do for your communities but it will make our district grow from 5 counties to 9. It will run from Carroll County to Ashtabula County and, if passed, it will affect our Eye Care Foundation. All club Presidents have received the plan and the map of this plan and it should be discussed at your club meeting to let your delegates know how to vote for your club. I'm looking forward to seeing everyone at our District Convention this year. The convention chairs have put together a great weekend for us so let's not let them down. They worked really hard to put together forums for everyone to enjoy and learn at the same time. Thank You convention chairs. Remember JUST ASK ONE person to become a member! Yours in Lionism DG Tom Zickefoose Hello Fellow Lions, From Your First Vice District Governor - FVDG Barb Sorkin January certainly has been a cold month. Lucky that I picked my home county for January visits. Only had one visitation cancelled on account of the cold weather. Chaired the Long Range Planning Committee Meeting. Attended the "Winter Retreat" in Mt. Sterling which is were Deer Creek State Park is located. What a great weekend it was, visiting with long time Lion friends and making new ones that joined just at a table for a meal. The seminars were great, some on Lionism and others on every day topics. There is always something to do at the Winter Retreat. The Retreat ended Sunday morning after a buffet breakfast. If you have never attended one of these Retreats, try it for next year as it will be at Salt Fork State Park which is a little closer to home. Yours in Lionism FVDG Barbara Sorkin From Your Second Vice District Governor - SVDG Bob Allgood Hello Lions, I hope you are staying warm; Lion Liz and I are trying too. I would like to say, WOW first six months as your SVDG has been a learning experience but a very fun time. I enjoy going to the clubs and seeing how everyone is doing. Remember, as we look to the next six months of Lionism, just ask one non-lion person to Visit your club. Thank you for all you do in the name of Lionism. Yours in Lionism, SVDG Bob Allgood 2

3 SPRING CONFERENCE International President Barry Palmer has encouraged us to share our dream this year. The dream I ll share with you is that of spring. Listening to forecasts of lows in the teens below zero, as I m writing this article, it seems that spring is but a dream. Having said that, planning is well underway for the District 13-D Spring Conference Spring will be here soon, or at least eventually, and the Spring Conference won t be far behind April 26 th to be precise. It will be held again at the Alliance Middle School, close to the center of the district. PCC Paul Metrovich and I are working hard to plan sessions that will be beneficial to all attendees. Our district has come to expect excellent training sessions and this year should continue to meet or exceed expectations. Spring Conference 2014 is not just for incoming club officers, although training sessions will be offered for presidents, vice presidents, secretaries, treasurers, membership chairmen, and tail twisters. Each club is different, but good officer training helps all clubs. A session will also be held for zone chairmen and there will be several sessions for anyone. Topics will include service project ideas, fundraising ideas, Lions fundamentals, the Lions Learning Center, public relations, Leo clubs, and serving on the district cabinet. Two important announcements are in order for this year s conference. For the first time, sessions in how to use the district s eye screening equipment will be repeated throughout the morning. Everyone wanting to learn about the equipment will be able to do so without having to miss their officer training. The other big announcement is the schedule. We will start about 9:00am with a continental breakfast and social time beginning about 8:30am, as we have done in the past. New for this year, we are planning to have lunch and the wrap-up done by 1:30. There will be no sessions after lunch, but we will have lunch later than in past years. More information will be in the next newsletter, but for now mark your calendars, April 26, 2014, and commit to learning more about the office you may have been elected into and Lions in general. Your attendance will not only help you, but will also help your club and our association. We re looking forward to seeing you this spring at Spring Conference 2014! By IPCC David Gauch, District 13-D GLT Coordinator 3

4 District 13-D Governor Tom Zickefoose has agreed to participate in On February 22nd, pm at Lake Milton State Park Craig Beach Benefiting American Cancer Society Relay for Life! The Catch: We have to raise $1000 for him to jump. See Lion Marian Zickefoose or 2nd VDG Bob Allgood to donate! 13D LIONS SUPPORT THE YAGER FAMILY Canfield Lion Rich Yager and his family were involved in a very serious midnight automobile accident while coming home from a family Christmas gathering in Norwalk, Ohio. An oncoming car skidded on ice and crashed into them. Lion Rich suffered a broken pelvis and a broken right leg. His wife Carol had multiple vertebrae broken. Their son Matt's foot was broken in several places. Their daughter Caitlin was killed in the crash. Lion Rich and Carol are currently in rehab at the Hillside Hospital in Howland, Ohio. As Lions, we consider ourselves family and as an organization, we are reaching out to help Lion Rich and his family. There has been a fund set up to help the family with their medical expenses and we encourage you to donate. As they recover and return home, we will help them with their meal preparations and rides to and from medical and other appointments. There will be more information on the opportunities to help in the weeks to come. See below for more information about donations. In addition to visits, cards, and phone calls, we are doing more. A Memory page has been set up to remember Caitlin, one of the most giving persons we have ever met. She gladly gave her time, talent, and treasure to more causes than we can list. You can or mail your thoughts and pictures of Caitlin to the address below. Contributions for the family s expenses will be handled by the Lions Club. MEMORY PAGE: Please fill out your favorite memories of Caitlin Yager to be presented to the Yager family to help comfort them at this tragic time. These may be ed to info@kasmerinsurance.com or direct mailed to: Kasmer Insurance Agency, LLC. 400 E. Main St. #4 Canfield, OH DONATIONS: Donations in remembrance of Caitlin may be made payable to: "The Canfield Lions Club" Please mail to: The Lions Club c/o Mr. James Duncan 155 Hilltop Blvd. 4

5 TEN REASONS TO ATTEND THE LIONS DISTRICT 13D CONVENTION AT THE CLARION INN AND CONFERENCE CENTER MARCH Friday night dinner theme is Margaritaville. Wear your wildest beach attire or dress up as a Parrot Head ; fun and prizes for Jimmy Buffett night Hospitality rooms open 9PM-???, Friday and Saturday night Saturday morning forum presentations include: LCIF; Eye Care Foundation; Websites and Technology; Ohio Presidents; Member Orientation; USA/Canada Forum State Convention International Convention Winter Retreat; Pilot Dogs; Extension/Membership; and the Cleveland Indians Saturday morning spouse s program featuring singer Kelly Wickham Saturday lunch program speaker: Bruce Drennan of Sports Time Ohio s All Bets Are Off Business Session: annual reports, parade of checks, and nomination of officers Saturday night s entertainment: the Youngstown Connection Sunday morning church service, necrology, and election of officers Grand Banquet featuring ID Houser Weiler of Lancaster, Virginia Fun, fellowship, and education PLUS: free breakfast, all Lions staying at the Clarion Inn will receive two breakfast buffet vouchers for each night stay during the convention. IN ADDITION: Friday Night s Margaritaville Dinner will start a little later at 7PM, to allow those that are working Friday a little more time. There will be contests for the best: Beach Hat, Flip Flops, Beach Entire, Wildest Jimmy Buffet Concert Shirt, and the Best Dressed Parrot Head. Prizes will be awarded for each category, so come dressed to win. Cleveland Indians Forum will include prize drawings fro those in attendance. Be sure to bring your business card or complete the drawing entry slip to win a Cleveland Indians prize package. Saturday Lunch Program Speaker will be Bruce Drennan of Fox Sports Time Ohio All Bets Are Off. Part of Bruce s presentation will include questions from the audience, just like he does on his show. So have you questions ready for Bruce, as always All Bets Are Off. District 13D 2014 Convention Proposed Saturday Morning Schedule TIME FORUM PRESENTER(S) ROOM 8:30-8:50 Welcome DG Tom Zickefoose (Western Reserve/Hudson) Announcements PDG Ron Clifton and PCC Paul Metrovich 9:00-9:45 LCIF PDG Bob Booher (Western Reserve/Hudson) Eye Care Foundation PDG TedFilmer (Stow) Websites and Technology Lion John Evans (Twinsburg) 9:55-10:35 Ohio Presidents PDG Rob Murry (Western Reserve/Hudson) Member Orientation PDG Don Heldman (Stow) Lion Jim Zwick USA/Canada Forum IPCC David Gauch (Twinsburg) State Convention International Convention Winter Retreat 10:45-11:30 Pilot Dogs PCC Jay Gray (Western Reserve/Hudson) Extension/Membership PDG Bob Whited (Stow) Lion Jim Thomas Cleveland Indians Jeff Stocker (Twinsburg) 10:00-11:00 Spouses Program Kelly Wickham (Boston Heights) 5

6 Ohio Lions 13D Annual Convention March 21-23, 2014 Clarion Inn and Conference Center Hudson, Ohio District Governor Tom Zickefoose PDG Ron Clifton, Convention Co-Chairman PCC Paul Metrovich, Convention Co-Chairman Welcome To Margaritaville" Our District Governor, Tom Zickefoose, invites all Lions, Lionesses and Leos of District 13D to the 48th Annual District Convention. There will be good fellowship, educational forums, elections, entertainment, hospitality and meals. We will begin on Friday evening, March 21, 2013 with registration from 3:00-6:00PM. The convention will open at 7:00 PM with a dinner in the Grand Ballroom. This will be a visit to Margaritaville. Plan to come dressed in costume and experience District D's version of this Key West festival. The buffet dinner, with a special Key West flavor, will be followed by entertainment. This will allow you to renew old acquaintances and make new friends. There will be hospitality rooms open afterwards. Saturday will be devoted to the district business meeting for Lions, a spouses program and educational forums. There will be a model luncheon for Lions and spouses. Saturday will be capped off with entertainment and a chance to visit the hospitality rooms again. On Sunday, there will be a necrology service, elections and the Grand Banquet with our International Speaker. ************************************************************************************************************* REGISTRATlON FEES Lion or Spouse Entire convention $ (Includes Friday Dinner, Saturday Lunch, Sunday Banquet and all Entertainment) Lion or Spouse Friday night Only $ (Includes Friday Dinner ani Entertainment) Lion or Spouse Saturday Only $18.00 (Includes Saturday Lunch and Entertainment) Lion or Spouse Sunday Only $22.00 (Includes Grand Banquet) Tickets will be issued in registration packets and all persons wishing to attend must register in advance. No tickets will be sold at the door for any meal function. ************************************************************************************************************* ROOM RATES Two plans for rooms: Plan 1 Reserve and pay for your room (along with your convention registration) and the rate will be $75.00 per night. This will include breakfast for two each morning Saturday and Sunday. All room reservations must be received by Mar 7, No rooms will be reserved without a corresponding convention registration. Plan 2 Make your own room reservations directly with the hotel and pay the full rate of $79.00 plus tax. Call the hotel at ************************************************************************************************************* Please Note Registrations and Reservations Will Not Be Accepted After March 7, 2014 No Cancellations Will Be Made After That Date WE ASK EACH CLUB TO DO THE FOLLOWING: 1. Plan a big representation from your club. 2. Complete the forms and send them to the district convention co-chairman as soon as possible. 3. Send a list of all deceased members since the last convention. 4. Come and have fun. All registrations must include member's name and spouse's full name. If you are bringing a friend, please list his/her full name. The total registration fees must be sent with the registration forms. Names will not be registered for the convention without the forms and until the money is received. All registration forms with fees, delegate forms, room registrations, etc. are to be sent to: PCC Paul Metrovich Lakeview Circle East Liverpool OH Checks made payable to: Lions 13D Convention Fund 6

7 Ohio Lions District 13D Convention Hotel Reservation Form 2014 Holiday Inn Hudson Ohio Please print plainly or type. Club Name: Send hotel reservation form to: PCC Paul Metrovich Lakeview Circle East Liverpool OH Make checks payable to: District 13D Convention. Please list below the names of all members who wish to reserve a room at the Holiday Inn. Please note that no reservations will be made without a corresponding registration for that individual. Member Spouse/ Guest Friday $75.00 Saturday $75.00 Amount Paid Guests/ Room Sample Paul Metrovich Linda X X $ Special Requirements Non Smoking 2 Double Beds , Any questions or special needs? Call PCC Paul at p _ metrovich@llahoo.com Call PDG Ron Clifton at ronaldclifton~zoominternet.net We will have assigned seating at the grand banquet. Tables will be assigned according to the date your paid registrations are received. HOSPITALITY ROOM MUST BE PAID FOR IN ADVANCE (Contact PCC Paul Metrovich for rates) 7

8 The Island of Enchantment is beckoning you. The beauty and history of San Juan, Puerto Rico will be the backdrop for the 38th Annual USA/Canada Lions Leadership Forum to be held September 11-13, Zone 3rd Meeting Host Club /25/14 Ravenna 3 02/19/14 Rootstown 4 02/13/14 Hubbard 5 02/18/14 New Middletown 6 02/25/13 Sebring 7 03/11/14 Magnolia 8 02/25/14 Canal Fulton 9 02/05/14 Lisbon WHY, WHY, WHY Why, in winter, do we try to keep the house as warm as it was in summer when we complained about the heat? WHEN, WHEN, WHEN When vultures fly, are they allowed carrion luggage? Spring is just around the corner (or not). Is your Club thinking about new wind breakers. Give Lion Kim a call and will be happy to customize your order just the way you want it. We would like to thank the following businesses for sponsoring our newsletter: Haus Auto Group - Lion Chris Haus Taylor Kia - Matthew Taylor Donnell Ford - Davey Jones 8

9 CLUB ACTIVITIES Mark Your Calendar ONGOING - TUSLAW LIONS GARAGE SALE The Tuslaw Lions Club Garage Sale is still in full swing every Thursday from 9:00am to Noon at Tuslaw Lions Club Park, 2515 Manchester Rd SW (Rt. 93). Their Over The Hill Gang will be handling the garage sale during the winter months. FEB 2 - WINDHAM LIONS PANCAKE BREAKFAST The Windham Lions will host an all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast at The Brick Chapel on Main Street, Windham. Meal consists of pancakes, eggs, sausage, toast and beverage. Cost at the door is $7.00 Pre-sale ticket is $6.00 Time: 8:00 am to 1:00pm FEB 7 - CANFIELD LIONS FISH DINNERS ON FRIDAY This event is held at A La Carte Catering at 429 Lisbon Street, Canfield. Main Course dinners choice of Haddock (baked or fried), Macaroni & Cheese, or Haluski with Pierogi and choice of side dishes, dessert and beverage. Served from 4:30 pm to 7:30 pm. Cost: $11.00 ea. MAR 2 - WINDHAM LIONS PANCAKE BREAKFAST The Windham Lions will host an all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast at The Brick Chapel on Main Street, Windham. Meal consists of pancakes, eggs, sausage, toast and beverage. Cost at the door is $7.00 Pre-sale ticket is $6.00 Time: 8:00 am to 1:00pm MAR 2 - KENT LIONS PANCAKE BREAKFAST The Kent Lions Club 59 th Annual Pancake Breakfast in the cafeteria at Roosevelt High School 1400 N. Mantua Street in Kent. Time: 8:00am to 2:00 pm Cost for the all-u-can-eat pancake and sausage breakfast are on sale for $5 for adults (pre-sale) or $6 at the door. Cost for children 10 years and under are $2. Free Glaucoma testing will be available. Proceeds benefit Kent Lions Club Community Projects. For tickets, see any Lion Club member or call Wayne Wilson at or DISTRICT 13D & STATE ACTIVITIES Mark Your Calendar MARCH D CONVENTION at CLARION SUITES HOTEL in HUDSON Come prepared to enjoy a night of Jimmy Buffet fun on Friday night. More details to follow. APR 5-13-D DISTRICT SOCIAL in Lisbon More information next month. APR D SPRING CONFERENCE More information on page 3 and more to come next month. MAY OHIO LIONS STATE CONVENTION The State Convention will be held at the Embassy Suites in Dublin, Ohio. The Lions from District J will be hosting the convention and are working hard to plan a great weekend of fellowship and learning for the Ohio Lions. JULY LIONS INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION in TORONTO LCI is making plans for an exciting 97th Lions Clubs Annual International Convention (LCICon) from July 4 8, 2014 in the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and we enthusiastically invite you to join the celebration. SEPT USA-CANADA LIONS LEADERSHIP FORUM The Forum this year will be held in San Juan, Puerto Rico. More information to come but mark your calendar for this event. 9

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