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Vol. XVI NO. I www.district10lions.org SEPTEMBER 2008
Lions Pride Day June 22, 2008VDG Don WojakowskiAddressing CampersPage 16-17
Vital Tax Information for All ClubsPage 12-14
Trenary Lions Club HostBMX Racing
Page 24-25
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Calendar of Events
Oct 1, 2008 Deadline to purchasePeace Poster Contest Kitsfrom Lions International
Oct 4, 2008 4th Annual Fell FestMarquette MountainMarquette Lions Club
Oct 9, 2008 Lions World Sight Day
Nov 14-16, 2008 Lions of Michigan LeadershipInstituteMacMullan Training CenterHiggins Lake, MI
Nov 15, 2008 Deadline to file the Form 990 orForm 990-EZ and 990-N aredue to the IRS
Nov 30, 2008 Deadline for Family MembershipCertification Forms
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Greetings from the District Governorby DG Robert Miller
Summer is gone, school hasstarted and we have alreadyused up two months of thisLions year. We have somechanges coming our way thisyear. Campain Sight First II isover and the Lions worldwide have raised over$200,000,000.00 to savemany people from
preventable blindness.
We still have many sight related projects available to us.Leader Dogs, Michigan Eye Bank, Project KidSight, andWelcome Homes for the Blind. Now that school hasstarted we need to get busy with Project KidSight and getas many children screened as possible. Last year wescreened 502 preschool children with 18 referrals made.This was in the eastern and central UP with 23 Clubssponsoring the screening at a total cost of $1,506.00. Inaddition, 21 Clubs have given a total of $4,370.00 to theadministrative fund for the KidSight project. This is a totalof $5,876.00 for this worth while project. This year wewould like to expand these screenings to the western andnorthern portions of the District. We have two of ourwestern Clubs that have received training in the use of thecameras. This is a good start to expanding this project tothe whole District. If your club has not been a part of thisproject, why not? We will get a camera and training to anyclub in the District. Remember the vision you help to savewith KidSight is our kids, our neighbor’s kids and maybeeven our grandkids. These are our children, we need togive them every chance for normal vision that we can. Letsget on board!
Starting with the convention in 2009 we will be electing asecond vice governor. The Constitution and By-LawsCommittee will be giving you more information on this.Also you will be hearing from the Nominations & ElectionsCommittee in early January on this subject.
Lions Clubs International has a three year membershipprogram started to increase membership. The USA hasnot had a positive membership year since 1976. We needto change that. In the past 10 years District 10 has lostmore than 500 members and more than 10 clubs. This
needs to change. You will be hearing more on this from theMERL Committee, the Governor and Vice Governor. Ifevery club could finish the year with just a 2 member gainwe could reverse the downward trend of the past severalyears.
Bay Cliff is having another busy year. This summer’s campsaw 169 campers, followed by a camp for young SpecialOlympians, Camp Independence and the Post Polio campSep 22 to 27. The capital campaign, “Building for theFuture”, is entering the final phase, “Completing theDream”. The new laundry unit is complete as are the teencenter and staff lounge, all of which are majorimprovements.
Still needing additional funding are the boys units, ShadyNook, (a Lions Club project), Arts and Crafts, RecreationCenter and the Aquatic Therapy Center. Additional Lionssupport is needed for the Shady Nook project as well ascontinuing our outstanding support of the day to dayoperations.
Date to remember. September 20th, 2008 is the out goingGovernor Celebation for Governor Duane Goltz onDrummond Island.
A note to club secretaries. Get your reports in on time. Weneed them.
A note to club presidents. Are your club meetings asexciting as watching grass grow? If the club meetings arenot fun and interesting why would anyone want to sitthrough one? Part of being a Lion is the satisfaction we getfrom helping people that can’t help themselves. But weneed to have a fun meeting and do things as a club that areinteresting. Maybe before the bad weather gets here apicnic, or maybe a softball game? Think about it. If “Allwork and no play makes Jack a dull boy”, think what itdoes for a bunch of Lions.
As we look a the challenges we face as a District and asLions Clubs, we need to ask ourselves: Are we a part ofthe problem or are we a part of the answer to theproblem?
Working together we get the job done. Working alone weget tired.
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IPDG Duane Goltz with a Mission to Serve
As we go into our upcomingnew year we welcome ournew District Governor, LionRobert Miller. Also onboard is our Vice DistrictGovernor Lion DonWojakowski. With all that isgoing on, we need to look atour clubs and see how wecan make improvements.We need to look for new
members and keep SD10 as solid as it is, and growing.One way we can do that, is work with our districtmembership committees and use them to help. Just give usa call and any of us are willing to come to you to help.Club secretaries don’t forget your commitment that youhave, not only to your club, but to your district and LionsClub International. If you do a paper MMR report, thatneeds to be in by the 20th of the month. The report isfairly easy, but if you do need help please call. I lovehelping anyway I can.I want to thank each and every one in the Lions Clubs forthe time that you gave me as your Governor. I wasespecially pleased for your support of CSFII. This was mygoal, that all of our clubs in SD10 donate to this wonderfulproject. To my knowledge that did happen this past year.Thank youAt convention, as a District we voted that WelcomeHomes would be our state project for this next year. Onceagain I stress every club needs to give to this project somemonetary help. Can we as a district strive for a goal thatevery one gives so we have 100% giving? You do nothave to give a lot as even $10.00 helps. Remember ourown project, Bay Cliff. You have done a wonderful jobthis past year supporting them. Not only giving money, butclothes, time, your talents and just going there as a dayhelper will benefit. Tim Bennett will come and give awonderful presentation.This year I am working with the Lions of MichiganFoundation. If you have a need in your community, this iswhere the money will come from to help those in needwith glasses, hearing and glaucoma operation. I’ve got aform which can be filled out and sent into the foundationrequesting help. With help from your club and theFoundation we can make a difference in the lives ofpeople here in our own district. The Foundation is
supported by donations, sale of raffle tickets and the mintprogram. This past year the Foundation has granted$110,772.36 to the state as a whole and to SD10$1,845.44 has been turned in and granted.I would also like to ask you to help support the Lions ofMichigan Marching Band. The band was formed in 1978for the International Director from Michigan and is the onlyband from the US that has been at our InternationalConvention continuously since that time. This is awonderful experience for our young people. I know itsounds like just travel fun time but those of you that helpedour grandson this year please note in his thank you letterhis other experiences. He especially was touched by thedisabled school they played at and visited. These are lifetime bonding experiences. The short of this is our band, indire need of your support to continue their program. Theywant to go to Minneapolis this year and with our own SaraDoubledee running for International Director we need ourband there. For those of you that don’t know, our bandplays for the opening ceremony and helps with thepresentation of the Flags of the Nations.Speaking of Sara, we are working to try and get a bus forthose that would like to travel to convention as a group. Ifyou, or someone you know of, would like to go by busplease contact me at [email protected] or call at906-493-5144. Have a good year and let’s move aheadto an exciting year. Thanks
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Vice District Governor CommentsBy VDG Don Wojakowski
A little personal history: I grew upin the Bark River area andgraduated from Bark River HighSchool, 1957. I moved down toBrookfield, Illinois and started mycareer with the Illinois BellTelephone Company. Met myfuture wife, raised four childrenand still found time to join the
Brookfield Fire Department. I also started my ownbusiness. I have retired from all three careers.
In June I had the honor of representing SD-10 at Bay Clifffor Lions Club Appreciation Day. Any Lions Clubmembers that have not visited Bay Cliff should make apoint in doing so.
I have started to visit Lions Clubs and I’m schedulingfuture visits to other clubs in the Upper Peninsula.Your VDG Don Wojakowski can be contacted at: (906)753-2888 or Email: [email protected]
Single District 10 Membership MattersBy Knut Strom
2007/2008 Lions year is gone. Now we are in anotheryear, another Lions challenge. It is well known thatmembership growth and development in our District is ofconcern to all Lions. We read about it, we hear about it,we talk about it, but what do we do about it? As of Junethis year we were 1821 member strong. The sad news,we lost 14 members in July alone, and we still have 15clubs less than 20 members.
We talk about men and women in LionismLet me highlight some of the latest membership recruitingand promotional material the International has to offer.Last year the International introduced the so-called Familyunit membership initiative, “Family Can Make aDifference” – MPFM8. Also a student membershipprogram was initiated, —STU-1.Now we talk about – men, women, family and students inLionism.
The Family unit concept has proven to be working.The Latest material produced by the International is the“30 Marketing Ideas”—MK-97 (is your club keeping it’sservice a secret?)In this packet you will find 30 marketing ideas incategories ranging from Exhibit Marketing to DirectMarketing, designed to assist you with inviting newmembers and promoting your club.Remember: It’s up to your club to unlock itself to thecommunity. It’s up to you to share your clubs pride.Let us consider this: First step: Identify your Market.A target market is the audience or group that you plan toreach. Consider the following groups: General Public –Membership referrals – Friends – Retired People –Community Leaders – Business Associates – Family –Non member volunteers – Educators – ProgramBenefactors.
The above Material can be obtained from theInternational, or feel free to call me or email me:[email protected] if you need any material to help bringin new members and promote your club.I say it again, I do not believe there is a magic formula forbringing in new members.
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Here we go again. As theold – and I do mean old –song goes, “Anotherseason - another reasonfor making whoopee.” (Ifyou remember that oneyou deservecongratulations for justbeing around today.)Yes – it is another Lions
“season.” This one will have changes – and opportunitiesfor all of us as Lions of District 10. The benefits wereceive will depend on how we react to the opportunities.We need to “step up” and participate, as Lions clubs andas individual Lions, for these changes to be effective.We are an aging organization, both in terms of longevity asan organization (the Marquette Lions will be 90 years old)and age of our members. Aging, as a process, based onpersonal experience, causes us to be fearful of change. Weare comfortable with the “status quo.” “If it ain’t broke,don’t fix it” becomes our mantra for living.Fear of change has delayed the acceptance of women intosome of our clubs. Fear of change has caused someyounger new members to resign because the “older andwiser” members reject their ideas out of hand. (It isdifficult for an 80-year-old to recognize that their childrenalso have wisdom, but I have learned that they do – (mygrandchildren taught me.)The suggestions of younger members can be right and oldideas can be wrong (or at least outdated or outlived theirusefulness) but no one will ever know that unless the ideahas been planned and put to the test by trying it. As olderLions, we became wiser by listening and learning. It is notappropriate for anyone to assume that – because theyhave reached a certain age – they know everything. It isalso inappropriate to assume that because an activity hasalways been done a certain way that there is only one wayto do it (just ask the British about their march onLexington during the Revolutionary War).
Change is inevitable and is critical to survival – whether itis in business, an organization or in our personal lives.Adaptability to changing conditions and circumstances iswhat makes humans a superior species – that and theability to learn from our mistakes. The InternationalAssociation of Lions Clubs, at the convention in Bangkok,has adopted some changes to our administrative structurein recognition of that need to change. These changes willbe discussed in a separate article in this issue of ourmagazine.Membership loss is becoming more of a problem in ourDistrict 10 and elsewhere. We lost 14 U.P. members in themonth of July. A number of clubs are quite small (15 orless) and barely functioning. This is a problem for all of us.Many of our clubs are much smaller than they were inprior years. Some clubs do not recruit at all (fear ofchange?). There are things we MUST do.Each of us must try to recruit a new member for their clubduring this year. Equally as important, each of us needs tobe concerned, and become involved, when a fellow Lionstops coming to meetings, drops out or is dropped. It isthe sponsor’s job to check, but if we, as fellow members,only wonder what happened to Lion Grace or Lion Joewithout inquiry or concern our club will disappear beforeour eyes. The reason could very well be personal.However, if no one follows up, the club will never knowwhy and could miss an important clue to the existence ofan internal problem or a personality issue that could beresolved. Left undiscovered, the problems continue. Leftuncorrected, YOU could be the “last man standing” withthat puzzled look on your face.
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Negaunee High School StudentsReceive Scholarships
by Russell Ault
Negaunee High School graduate, Alex Hiironen (right),with Past District Governor, Dave Hallgren (left), receiveda Combined District 10 Scholarship. Alex will be movingto Ypsilanti, starting his college career working on abachelor of arts degree in computer sciences. Alex’sdesire is to create more accessible and lower-pricedsolutions for blind and low-vision people.
Three Negaunee High School seniors received “WeServe” Awards from the Negaunee Lions Club. From leftare Tyler Perala, Dave Dompierre, Lions educationcommittee chairman, Abi Luokkala and KayleenTresedder. The awards were presented at the NHSAnnual Awards Program May 27. These three awardsvalued at $500 each, bring the total of such awardspresented by the Negaunee Lions Club to $16,500 since1992. The “We Serve” Awards are named in recognitionof the motto of Lions Clubs International. The recipientsare selected on the basis of their overall schoolperformance with special attention given to their volunteerservice in the school and the community.
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Bylaws Committee ReportAugust, 2008
Lions Whippen, Doubldee and Haeusler, members
A major administrative change was approved at theBangkok convention. The position of Second Vice DistrictGovernor was made permanent and required forDistricts. Additionally, in 2010 it will be one of theREQUIREMENTS for the position of First ViceDistrict Governor.
At our District convention, we approved the position butmade it optional in the Policy Manual. The committee willpresent all of the approved changes to the delegates at our2009 convention. It is, however, vital that all clubs andmembers understand what this particular Bylawschange means right now for them and for the District.At the 2009 convention, we MUST ELECT a SecondVice District Governor as well as a First Vice DistrictGovernor. If we don’t, we will not have a qualifiedcandidate for 2010.
Without a qualified candidate, we will need to hold aspecial election, with only Past District Governors voting,to fill the vacancy (a Bylaws provision). That could resultin recycling, by Lions International, of our Past DistrictGovernors to serve as new Governors.
As Lions members, we subscribe to our slogan – “WESERVE.” Now, more than ever, we need to apply that to
service to the District and its clubs. As the delegates wellknow, it has been difficult to find candidates to comeforward to run for the offices of First Vice D.G. This couldbe the result of shyness, fear of defeat, unwillingness (orun-readiness because of employment or othercircumstance), lack of knowledge about what the DistrictGovernor’s duties require or fear of inadequacy. This newprocess will give the Lion a two-year training period to“learn the ropes” and should reduce, or eliminate, many ofthe aforementioned fears and concerns.
Please start now to think about higher office within District10. Your club will receive a letter of invitation from LionDuke Snyder after the first of the year that will explain thequalifications. You will read more about the duties andchanges in them in future issues of the Magazine. We reallycan’t wait until convention to find TWO candidates willingto lead this District. We suggest that each of you thinkseriously, and right away, about your willingness toSERVE the District.
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Lions Raise More Than $200 Million toSave Sight
Lions Clubs International Foundation (LCIF) and Lionsaround the world have exceeded their campaign challengegoal of $200 million for their flagship, global blindness-prevention program, SightFirst. Funds raised duringCampaign SightFirst II (CSFII), a three-year worldwidecampaign operated by the international charitablefoundation, will save or restore the vision of more than 37million people around the world. As of June 26, Lions hadraised $200,329,000.
Led by 7,000 CSFII Lion volunteers, Lions surpassedtheir initial $150 million goal in February, four months inadvance of CSFII’s conclusion. During the final month ofthe campaign alone, Lions raised more than $20 million tosurpass the $200 million challenge goal.
“The efforts of Lions worldwide over the last three yearsmakes me incredibly proud to be a Lion,” says Dr. Tae-Sup Lee, Lions past international president and CSFIIchairperson. “Through CSFII, our role as ‘Knights of theBlind’ will continue for years to come because of thededication of our volunteers and all of our donors. Mostimportantly, LCIF and Lions will be able to continue todeliver the excellent services of the SightFirst program andthereby ensure that millions of individuals around the worldare able to live with the gift of sight.”
At least $100 million of CSFII funds will be grantedthrough LCIF’s SightFirst program to contain andeliminate the leading cases of avoidable blindness,including cataract, the leading cause of preventableblindness worldwide.
Another $50 million will be used to combat new andemerging threats to sight, including diabetic retinopathy,macular degeneration and low vision. The funds raisedbeyond the $150 million initial goal will make it possiblefor Lions to fund research and rehabilitation initiatives indeveloped countries. Lions’ goal is to provide “Vision forAll.”
SightFirst was launched by Lions in 1989 to battlepreventable and reversible blindness. Lions estimate $6 isthe average cost to save or restore a person’s sightthrough SightFirst. Lions have already restored sight tomore than 27 million people by funding cataract surgeries,
vision screenings and treatment, and improved eye-careservices for hundreds of millions of people in underservedareas in 91 countries around the world. Lions have alsobuilt eye hospitals in developing countries and trained eyehealth care workers where there were previously none.
CSFII officially concluded during the 91st Annual LionsClubs International Convention in Bangkok, Thailand onThursday, June 26 when the final dollar amount raised wasannounced. More than 18,000 Lions clubs members,including international media, from around the world werepresent for this historic announcement for LCIF.
Lions Clubs International Foundation is the charitable armof Lions Clubs International, the largest service cluborganization in the world with nearly 1.3 million membersin 202 geographic areas and countries. In July, LCIF wasranked the number one non-governmental organizationworldwide by a Financial Times’ survey. LCIF providesgrants for large-scale Lions service projects around theworld. Established in 1968, LCIF has awarded a total of$625 million in grant funding for a variety of humanitarianprojects. For more information, visit www.lcif.org.
SD-10 CSF II Wraps Upby Joe Potvin
I want to thank all group coordinators in obtainingcontributions and pledges over the past three years. Allgroup coordinators with the exception of myself received100% participation from all the clubs in their groups.Congratulations again! All your efforts (no matter howsmall or how large the funds you raised from your clubs)will result in a significant assistance to enable CSF II toreach over 200 million US Dollars.
CSF II estimates that the $ raised will assist our LionsOrganization to either restore and/or prevent blindness in38 million people around the world in the next 15 years.Also I want to personally thank the 61 clubs thatcontributed to the cause. Only one club dissented toparticipate. I also want to thank the District and ViceDistrict Governors in the past three years for promotingCSF II at their club visits. It was a great team effortbetween the clubs and the group coordinators that broughtthis all together and made this project successful. At lastcount SD-10 either contributed and/or pledged$68,394.00.
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THE TAX MAN COMETHTAX ALERT- 2 (Scholarships)
Paul Hemeryck, CPA, State Treasurer
The IRS has shown significant interest in scholarships due,in part, to substantial abuse by various organizations..
If the scholarships are being given out by Lion charityorganizations, 501(c)3 entities, the entity must file scheduleH with the form 1023 for that they filed when they appliedfor tax exemption. If they did not, they should file one assoon as possible.
If a Lions Club is giving out scholarships, they need tohave a firm policy that includes all of the same information.
The requirements that the IRS is insisting on would includethe following information.
1a. Describe the types of educational grants you provideto individuals, such as scholarships, fellowships, loans, etc.
b. Describe the purpose and amount of yourscholarships, fellowships, and other educational grants andloans that you award. c. Specify how your program is publicized. d. Provide copies of any solicitation or announcementmaterials. e. Provide a sample copy of the application used.
2. Do you maintain case histories showing recipients ofyour scholarships, fellowships, educational loans, or othereducational grants, including names, addresses, purposesof awards, amount of each grant, manner of selection, andrelationship (if any) to officers, trustees, or donors of fundsto you? If “No,” refer to the instructions.
3. Describe the specific criteria you use to determine whois eligible for your program. (For example, eligibilityselection criteria could consist of graduating high schoolstudents from a particular high school who will attendcollege, writers of scholarly works about American history,etc.)
4a. Describe the specific criteria you use to selectrecipients. (For example, specific selection criteria couldconsist of prior academic performance, financial need,etc.)
b. Describe how you determine the number of grants thatwill be made annually. c. Describe how you determine the amount of each ofyour grants. d. Describe any requirement or condition that youimpose on recipients to obtain, maintain, or qualify forrenewal of a grant.
5. Who is on the selection committee for the awards madeunder your program, including: names of currentcommittee members, criteria for committee membership,and the method of replacing committee members?
6. Are relatives of members of the selection committee, orof your officers, directors, or substantial contributorseligible for awards made under your program? If “Yes,”what measures are taken to ensure unbiased selections?
OR
As an alternative, the IRS has the come up with analternative that lightens the burden if:
1. The recipient was selected without any actionon his or her part to enter the proceeding.2. The recipient is not required to rendersubstantial future services.3. The prize or award is transferred by the Club toa governmental unit pursuant to a designationmade by the recipient.
In other words contact a high school or college or, tellthem what you would like them to consider and let thempick a student from their own student body. Based upontheir selection you can write a check to the college for thestudent tuition account.
By letting the school make the selection, you haveeliminated a potentially huge tax problem that could causeyour organization to lose its tax exempt status.
Stay tuned for more developments.
Paul Hemeryck, CPA, State Treasurer.
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THE TAX MAN COMETHTAX ALERT- 3 (990N filings)
Paul Hemeryck, CPA, State Treasurer
I have received several calls regarding the new filingrequirements (Form 990N) for Lions Clubs with less than$25,000 in gross receipts.
The biggest issue so far is the fiscal year of the club. AllLions clubs should be filing based on a year that begins onJuly 1 and ends on June 30.
Here are some tips that will help you get the job done.
In order to file the new form 990N, you will need thefollowing information:
• Organization’s legal name• Any other names the organization uses. If the
club sponsors a Leo Club or a Lioness Club, theywould be entered as an “other name”. Do Notenter the name of a separate 501(c)3 entity. Itmust file a completely separate return.
• Organization’s mailing address• Organization’s website address if applicable• Organization’s employer identification number• Name and address of a principal officer of the
organization• Organizations annual tax period• Verify that the organization’s annual gross receipts
are still normally $25,000 or less• Indicate if the organization has terminated and is
no longer in business
The internet address where you can file the 990-N iswww.epostcard.form990.org
The person preparing the filing will have to set up theiraccount by registering with their name, password andemail address.
Once you get into the site and enter the Federal ID# of theLions Club, a screen will appear that shows the year forwhich you are filing. The form should show the beginningdate as July 1, 2007 and the ending date as June 30,2008. You cannot change the dates using form 990N.
If the dates are correct you can continue with the filing byfollowing the relatively simple directions and filling in theblanks on the various screens. Be sure to check the boxthat states that the gross receipts are under $25,000.When everything is filled in, you click the submit button.You can print an Electronic Notice, which is a copy ofyour form. About an hour later you will receive an emailaccepting the form or requesting additional information ona box that may have been left blank.
Once you receive the email, you are done for a year.
If the beginning and ending dates are not correct, youshould cancel the filing and file form 990-EZ through itemK. Be sure to enter the following information on the 2007990-EZ.
• Enter on top of the form “Change of AccountingPeriod”
• Beginning Date: Enter the date that showed up onthe 990N attempt.
• Ending Date: Enter June 30, 2008• Box B: Check all that apply• Box C, D & E are self explanatory• Box F: “239”• Box G: Cash• Box H: Check the box• Box I: Self explanatory
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TAX ALERT- 3 (990N filings) Con’t
• Box J: Check the “501” box and enter “4”• Box K: Check the box if the Gross Receipts are
under $25,000.STOP sign the form and mail it to Internal RevenueService, Ogden, Utah 84201
If you cannot check box K because your gross incomeexceeds $25,000 you must complete the balance of theinformation.
If your gross receipts exceed $100,000, you must file thefull form 990.
I would strongly suggest that you obtain professional helpin filing form 990. You may wish to do the same if youmust file a complete form 990EZ (gross receipts in excessof $25,000).
When we talk about “Gross Receipts”, that includes allreceipts including so called “pass through dollars”. Itmeans ALL money received before deduction of any costsor expenses.
The form should be signed by either the Immediate PastPresident, the current President, the Secretary or theTreasurer.
This will fix the fiscal year problem and should eliminatesimilar problems in the future.
It is critical that you get the filing requirements completedby November 17, 2008. You could be subject to $20.00per day late filing penalties and the loss of your tax exemptstatus after three years.
I will be attending two seminars in October andNovember on new issues, one by the IRS, that willspecifically address tax exempt issues. I will provideupdates after those seminars on future issues.
If you have specific questions please send them to me [email protected] will answer them as quickly aspossible.
Stay tuned for more developments.
Paul Hemeryck, CPA, MD-11 Treasurer.
Pickford Lions Picnic
The above picture is taken during one of Pickfords picnicsthis summer. They held two at the township park and oneat Lion Bill and Ione Barbers home on the St. Mary’sRiver.
A good time is always enjoyed at these fun outings. Theyoung man on the Left is Gaberiele Burtusi the Lionsexchange student from Italy. He spent a month with LionsDuane and Judie Goltz of Drummond. While with them hetraveled to the western end of the UP to the Crystal FallsLions club chicken BBQ and up to Chassell where wewent to a strawberry farm and picked 3 cases ofstrawberries.
Gaberiele visited the Drummond Island Lions club whilehe was here and traveled south and spent a few days onthe DeWitt farm. He then joined the Boy Scouts onDrummond Island.
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Bessemer Lions AwardMelvin Jones Award
The Bessemer Lions Club awarded Lion John “Rocky”Racovitis the Melvin Jones Fellowship Award on August13th.
Vice District Don Wojakowski (left) presents Lion John“Rocky” Racovitis (right) the Melvin Jones FellowshipAward.
Left to Right: Sue Sofio, VDG Don Wojakowski, RockyRacovitis, Helen Boline, Ed Vinoski and Margaret-AnnBoline. Pictures are the Bessemer Lions Club Officers forthe 2008-09 Fiscal Year.
Les Cheneaux Lions AwardTwo Melvin Jones Awards
The Les Cheneaux Lions Club recently chose twomembers to receive the prestigious Melvin Jones Award.Recipients of the Melvin Jones are Lion Gene Collins (left)and Lion Harry Stockfisch. The well deserved awardswere announced at the June 24 meeting.
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Lions Day at Bay CliffBy Editor Bruce LaBelle
Bay Cliff Health Camp held their annual “Lions Pride Day”on June 22nd. This annual event is conducted so that theLions Club members from across the Upper Peninsula canvisit and experience the Camp first hand and see how thisfacility helps children with physical disabilities. The SingleDistrict 10 Lions was represented by fifteen Lionsmembers from 7 of 60 Lions Clubs from across the UpperPeninsula of Michigan.
The teen campers greeted the Lions Members upon arrivaland conducted the tours of the facilities at Bay Cliff HealthCamp including the housing, therapy and supportingfacilities as well as the projects currently underconstruction and renovation at the camp. The weather wasalmost custom ordered, bright and sunny. All of the“Campers” were enthusiastic to meet and talk with thevisiting Lions Club members. They even set up a car washso that you could get your vehicle cleaned while youvisited the camp.
Shortly after the completion of the tours, the dinner bellwas heard and the campers prepared and gathered at theBig House for lunch which the Lions members attended.
After dinner the younger campers presented Vice DistrictGovernor Don Wojakowski a card signed by all of thenookers (Shady Nook Campers) showing their thanks forthe Lions Clubs in adopting the Shady Nook facility forwinterization. The visiting Lions Clubs presented checksand stuffed Lions to Bay Cliff operations and capitalcampaign. The stuffed Lions are given to the children atthe completion of the camp with many bringing the Lionback with them the following year. At the luncheon, VDGDon Wojakowski gave a short talk about the Lions Clubscommitment to Bay Cliff Health Camp operations andCapital Campaign. Many of the visiting Lions Clubs alsobrought supplies such as clothing, bedding, quilts andoffice supplies for use by the camp.
Following dinner, the teens held a presentation in whichthey told the Lions Clubs what Bay Cliff Health Campmeant to them and how it has drastically affected their lives.
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For many of the Teens, this will be their last year attendingBay Cliff as children. Many of them expressed their feelingabout Bay Cliff, the staff and the organizations that made itall possible. The teens took many questions from theaudience and were very emotional about their experiencesat the camp, this being their last year. Many of thesechildren have attended this camp most of their lives andsaying good bye to their second family was hard althoughmany plan on returning in the fall for the one week Adultcamp.
Bay Cliff’s primary mission is to serve children and adultswith physical disabilities. The priority program is a two-month therapy session serving children with orthopedic,speech, hearing, and vision disabilities. The children worktowards the goals of increased independence and living afuller life. Bay Cliff also sponsors a week long recreationand therapy session for adults with physical disabilities.For additional information visit the Bay Cliff Health Campwebsite at www.baycliff.org or call (906) 345-9314.
Please plan on visiting Bay Cliff Health Camp in June2009 for the next Lions Pride Day at Bay Cliff. Let’s getour attendance numbers up at this event. I have personallyseen our numbers declining every year. For a organizationthat boasts having 1,800 plus members and having only 15members show up is a disappointment to the District aswell as to the children of Bay Cliff who want to meet eachof you and thank-you for your support personally.
Once you attend Bay Cliff, your life changes by thesechildren attending Bay Cliff. These are the children that areour neighbors in our home communities. There have beenover 10,000 children in the Upper Peninsula who haveattended and been helped by Bay Cliff.
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Stephenson Lions Golf for Charityby Jim Svinicki
Stephenson Lions Club just concluded its 6th annualCharity Golf Outting at Riverside Country Club inMenominee. This project is our single biggest fund raiserof the year.
Well over 100 golfers took part with over 120 enjoying awonderful buffet dinner, live auction and the distribution of100’s of raffle prizes. The same weekend our clubprovided and served a lunch outdoors for nearly 100riders taking part in the Tour Da UP bike ride to raisefunds for the Teaching Family Homes program. All in all avery busy weekend for the Stephenson Lions Club.
Bark River Lions Donate to Schaffer LittleLeague
The Bark River Lions Club donated $6,000 for theconstruction of the Schaffer Little League concessionstand. Pictured are Leland Frossard, left, accepting the$6,000 check form Bark River Lions Club Past PresidentWayne Stenberg, right, along with members of the Cubsand Angels baseball teams.
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Gwinn Lions Hold Antique Car Show
The Gwinn Lions held an successful antique car show inconjunction with the Gwinn Area Centennial. 92 vehicleswere registered which included a wide variety of vintagevehicles for everyone’s viewing pleasure. The winners invarious classes are shown below.
Winner Don Nyquist Memorial Trophy Joe Drobny ofMarquette and his 1930 Ford Model A Roadster
Winner Car 1950 to 1985 a 1969 Plymouth Roadrunnerowned by Pat Wealton of Ishpeming
Winner Truck pre 1950 Dennis Stanaway of Ishpemingand his 1936 Ford pickup
Winner Car pre 1950 a 1931 Ford Model A owned byKarl Bjork of Negaunee
Winner Truck 1050 to 1985 owned by Jim Patovisti ofMarquette and his 1956 Chevy pickup
Winner oldest car in show, 1924 Ford Model T owned byRobert Hanson of Marquette.
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Munising Lions Join Forces inLandscaping Project
On June 29, 2008, the Munising Lions teamed up with theEden Lutheran Evangelical Church Youth Group forrestoration of the sponsored Munising welcome sign.Landscaping and painting was completed just in time forthe big 4th of July Holiday weekend. The youth groupworked very hard and was a tremendous help in meetingour goal. With stage one of the restorations completed,plans are to team up once again this fall to do additionallandscaping around the sign. A Special Thanks goes out toall the business’s and people who contributed and helpedwith the project.
LOCAL LIONS’ CLUBS PROVIDEMEAL FOR TOUR DA U.P.
by Sharon NeubauerThe Iron Mountain/Kingsford Lions teamed up with theNorway/Vulcan Lion’s club to provide a picnic meal forthe participants of this years’ “Tour da U.P.” This years200 mile tour began in Menominee and ended in the samelocation with ‘on-road’ route along the Menominee Riverand through the forests of the U.P. There were 82 ridersthis year. This was the 18th year the bike tour has beenavailable. The 5-day bike tour offers a unique experienceto families, couples and individuals. With cyclists ranging inage and ability. This annual fundraiser for Teaching FamilyHomes (TFH) of U.P. TFH is a private, non-profitorganization that has served families and youth for overtwenty-five years in the Upper Michigan region. Servicesoffered include; residential group homes, treatment fostercare and counseling, day treatment and home-basedservices. Each day, TFH reaches out to youth and familiesdealing with issues of abuse, neglect, delinquency andcrisis. For more information, call 906-249-5437 and theweb site: www.teachingfamilyhomes.org., or IronMountain/Kingsford Lions Club 906-774-7007 orNorway/Vulcan Lion’s club 906-563-9025.
(people in photo: Left to right: Robert DeRoeck, TerryBacklund, Matt Doney, Roland Revello, Kenny Ball, MikeParent, Sharon Neubauer, Jim Gardner)
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Lions International Peace Poster Contestby Joe Baczkowski
School is starting again so now is a good time to organizeyour local Peace Poster Contest if you have not done soalready.The 2008- 2009 theme for the Contest is “Peace BeginsWith Me”. A Lions Club must sponsor each group ofchildren participating and the Club needs to purchase a kitfrom Lions International Supplies Store at a cost of $7.95each. The best way to proceed is to get your local artteacher to incorporate the Contest into the classroom.However other youth groups like scout or church groupscan also participate.The Contest encourages young people, ages 11- 13, tothink about peace, creatively express what it means tothem and to share their own unique visions with the world.All rules, conditions and deadline dates are in the kit.October 1, 2008 is the latest you can order a kit so hurrynow! November 15 is the date by which you must sendyour local winning poster to the District Governor so hecan judge the winner to represent the District. Please sendyour local winner directly to the Governor and not to thePeace Poster Chair in order to save time and expense.Please call or E-mail me for any further information orideas on running the Lions Peace Poster Contest.
L’Anse Lions Visit Bay Cliff
L’Anse Lions President Susan Presslein and PDG KarlPresslein recently presented Bay Cliff Health CampDirector Tim Bennett with a check for $500 and anassortment of 50 “Stuffed Lions” for this year’s campers.
President Presslein remarked that the L’Anse Lions Clubis proud to be a part of the Bay Cliff Health Camp andfinancially helping the facility help the children of the UpperPeninsula.
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Stilt Walker Visits Trenaryby Jane & Roy Aho
On Tuesday, June 17th, Neil Sauter stilt walked intoTrenary, visited and spoke at a Lions Club meeting. As aresult, the Trenary Lions Club made a donation to UnitedCerebral Palsy of Michigan - Neil’s fund-raising effort.
When he arrived in Trenary, Neil had already walked 640miles. While in the U.P. he has stilt walked from St. Ignaceto Escanaba and then from Rapid River to Trenary. FromTrenary, Neil will walk to Skandia, Marquette, and thenon to Ironwood. His plan was to arrive in Ironwood onSaturday, June 21st.
The Trenary Lions challenge other Lions Clubs of theUpper Peninsula to take up this cause.
You can reach Neil Sauter by email at [email protected],call (517)416-0441, or visit his website atwww.stiltstory.org.
Stilt Walker Neil Sauter greeted by Lion Roy Aho at theTrenary Mini Mart on his arrival to Trenary.
Stilt Walker posed for a picture with Trenary Lionsmembers.
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Teaching Family Homes Helping Familiesby Kristina Balzarini
Teaching Family Homes of Upper Michigan (TFH) hasbeen providing treatment and hope to children and familiesfor over two decades.
Incorporated as a private, non-profit agency in 1981,TFH was brought to Upper Michigan by the MichiganDepartment of Mental Health and Father Flannigan’s BoysTown as an alternative to institutional care for troubledyouth. Since the modest beginning with one group homein Marquette, TFH has grown to become the largestprivate agency serving children in Upper Michigan.
TFH has consistently been at the forefront of respondingto family crisis. Through Home-Base Programs, SchoolTraining and Day Treatment, Treatment Foster Care andCommunity-Base Group Homes, our staff reach out tochildren and families, providing treatment, hope and theskills necessary to form a brighter future.
By offering a diverse continuum of services, TFH meetsthe needs of children and families across Upper Michigan.Handling issues of abuse, neglect, emotional andbehavioral challenges and delinquency, TFH providessolutions where it seems none are possible.
TFH understands that family problems, if left unattended,become community problems. TFH programs are tailoredto meet the ever-changing needs of individual communities,families and youth. For the past twenty-seven years wehave served members of your community, often in yourown backyard, with dignity, respect and a focus on abrighter future. With over two decades of experience andservice in our communities, TFH builds on the strongfoundation of successful family intervention and looks tothe future with goals of meeting new family carechallenges.
TFH is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation ofRehabilitation Facilities (CARF) and certified by FatherFlanagan’s Boys Town. To learn more about TFH, pleasevisit our web site at www.teachingfamilyhomes.org.
Republic Lions honorNorthwoods Airlifeline Founder
by Ken Salo
The Republic Lions Club honors the memory of BobLarson, club member and founder of NorthwoodsAirlifeLine, through the MDOT highway cleanup.
The residents assembled for the first pickup of the season:
Front row - Prospective member Marie Sarefin, LionSally Nannestad, Lion Kathy Johnson, guest FredNannestad, Lion Ken Salo, and guest Bill Payne.Back row - Lion Tom Tuominen, Lion Todd Rankinen,guest Tom Castleman, and prospective member JonMykkanen.
Not pictured - Lion Roy Kemppainen (photographer),Lion Glenn Adams, and guest Bernice Cardew (off to getpizza for the after pickup social hour).
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BMX Racing with Trenary Lions Clubby Jane &Roy Aho
The Trenary Lions Club announced the results of the firstever ABA BMX race in Alger County - held onWednesday, July 30th.
There were 21 riders in 5 motos and the winner of thevery first one (14 Cruiser class) was Trevor Rochefort ofMunising, in second was Alex Niemi and 3rd was EmmaNiemi both of Marquette.
In the 7 Novice class, first was Kylie Hetrick, 2nd wasAndrew Niemi, both of Marquette and 3rd was BeauRondeau of Limestone. Eight Expert class winner wasGardner Bess, 2nd Kennan Johnson, both of Marquette,and 3rd was Kole Salmi of Chatham. The II Intermediateclass winner was Conner Hetrick, 2nd Brian O’Neilland 3rd Joe Soucy all of Marquette. Fourteen expertclass: 1st was Michael Grange, Marquette, 2nd wasTrevor Rochefort, Munising, and 3rd was BrandonJarvinen of Marquette.
Race director, Roy Aho, would like to thank thevolunteers from the North State BMX of Marquette fortheir help training the Trenary volunteers for this race. TheTrenary track was built by the Lions Club with help fromlocal citizens, Gary Flynn (end loader operator), with theend loader loaned by Jay Richmond.
Financial help for the track expenses came from grants bySault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, the AlgerCounty Regional Foundation, and the Trenary Lions &Lioness Clubs. Future races in Trenary will be August 13& 27, September 10 & 17. All races start at 7 PM withregistration from 5:30 to 6:30 PM. For further informationcall 446-3219.
The picture show racers ready for the very first moto:Trevor Rochefort, Emma Niemi & Alex Niemi.
Alex Kittell getting trophy for being the first ever Trenaryarea winner in the BMX racing, 9 novice class.
Dahli Bates from Marquette 3rd place in 17/18Intermediate Class - one of the girls who regularly races.
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Zachary Hallinen fromTrenary 1st place in 10Novice Class.
Trenary LionsBMX EndsSeason:
In the last race of theseason (Sept. 17th) atthe Trenary Lions ABA-BMX track, there were13 riders in 4 motos.
In the 6 Intermediate Class, Michael Johnson took homethe 1st place trophy, Andrew Niemi 2nd, and 3 year oldMatthew Johnson finished 3rd (all from Marquette).
In the 9 Intermediate Class, Kennan “the Weasel” Johnson(sponsored by Lakeshore Bike) took the 1st place trophy,2nd went to Alex Niemi, and 3rd Brandon “the Bear”Golisek (all from Marquette).
In the 10 Novice Class, Zachary “Speedster” Hallinen(sponsored by Trenary Home Bakery) took the 1st placetrophy, 2nd Beau Rondeau of Limestone, and Alex“Lucky Boy” Kittell of Trenary was 3rd.
For the 17/18 Intermediate Class, Trevor Rochefort ofMunising took home the 1st place trophy, 2nd Brandon“Butterfingers” Hookana (sponsored by Pioneer Surgical)of Marquette, and 3rd went to Dahli Bates of Marquette.
Trenary race director Roy Aho wishes to thank the riders,Lions members, the volunteers and the crew from NorthState BMX, Marquette, for helping make our first seasona success. He also encourages local businesses and clubsto sponsor a bicycle rider for next season.
BMX racing is a healthy, environmentally friendly sportwith an opportunity for people of all ages to compete. Thelast U.P. opportunity to race is Saturday, Sept. 20 atNorth State BMX in Marquette.
See you next year!
Munising Lions Club workwith Project Kidsight
Bill Whippen of the Munising Lions Club shown screeningthe eyes of a pre-school student at the Good ShepardLutheran Pre-School. This is part of the Lions sponsoredProject Kidsight which utilizes a Poloroid type camera totake pictures of the child’s eyes only.
The camera is designed to identify improperly aligned eyesoften referred to as crossed eyed or lazy eye; abnormalrefractive error of the eye which results in nearsightedness,farsightedness and astigmatism; and cataracts that interferwith light passing into the eye.
The State of Michigan has endorsed Project Kidsight byaccepting its screenings as the vision screenings requiredfor enrollment into kindergarten.
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Sugar Island Adopt-A-Road Programby Brian Smith
The Sugar Island Lions Club has started an Adopt-A-Road Program to clean up the Island roads. After findingout that the state run Adopt-A-Highway program does notapply to our roads, the Lions have offered to make andput up signs for groups that may want to keep a section ofour roads clean. The Lions got the ball rolling by puttingup signs and cleaning up the road adjacent to the SugarIsland Ferry docks.
Shown in the first picture are Lions Bob Beaumont andTom Brunet having a little too much fun during the cleanupactivities. The second picture shows one of theprofessional looking signs.The third shows the entire Lionscleanup crew.
Daggett Lions Club Celebrates 60th Year
The Daggett Lions Club celebrated their 60th anniversaryby working hard at fund-raising throughout the year 2007,and our efforts continue through 2008. Of course, there isalways time for fun, too. We had our annual Christmasparty at Belgiumtown Restaurant on January 19th. TheHunters Ball the previous November had netted us a profitof just over $2000, which we used to donate funds to ournumerous national, state & local charities, such asCampaign Sighfirst II, Mid-County Rescue Squad, & the4-H, to name just a few organizations that benefit from ourefforts.
Our annual brat & sweet corn sale during the 4th of Julycelebration in Daggett brought in an $800 profit, and arepeat concession at the Menominee County Fair addedmore funds to our coffers. Right now the push is sales oftickets toward our Annual 4-H Livestock Raffle at the UPState Fair Auction Ring in Escanaba on August 16th, 2008.
We welcomed new president Lisa Staber, M.D., this July,wishing her well with the challenge of leading a small, butenthusiastic club. John Heidenreich will remain clubsecretary and Evelyn Hanson is club treasurer. Newmembers are always welcome
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Manistique Lakes LionsIncrease Membership
by Bart Spratto
The Manistique Lakes Lions Club increased itsmembership to 51 recently. Pictured left to right are LionDee Phinney, new members James and Ethel Wells, andLion Bill Kelly. Not pictured is new member Ron Haynes.
Manistique Lakes LionsPresent Scholarship
by Bart Spratto
Trent J. Richards of McMillan,left, is the recipient of theManistique Lakes lions Club $1,000 Ed Kreppsscholarship. Presenting the check is Lion Karl Krepps.
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Lost Banner
At the conclusion of the Single District 10 LionsConvention, the Powers-Spalding Lions Club banner wasleft behind in the Paradise Room of the Chip-In IslandResort and Casino Convention Center. Because thebanner was left, the Delta-Menominee “Heart of theNorth” Lions Club, Host Lions Club took procession ofthe banner.
The Heart of the North Lions Club President BernadetteHaeusler contacted the Power-Spalding Lions ClubPresident Bernard O’Neil that evening to let him knowthat the Heart of the North Lions Club had obtained theirbanner and it was being held for a finders fee. PresidentO’Neil was informed that he had to bring three clubmembers to the next General Membership meeting and beprepared to pay a finders fee to retrieve the Club’sBanner.
And so it happened, King Lion Bernard O’Neil and hiswife Dorothy and their Club Treasurer Judy Meintz andher husband Bob attended the May 1st meeting. Theycame early for dinner and friendly conversation. The Heartof the North Lions Club waived the finders fee in return of
theirpurchasing theHeart of theNorth LionsCookbook.The Heart ofthe NorthLions Clubenjoyed theclub visit.
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SD10 Lions Activities ReportDates: May 1, 2008 – August 31, 2008
Barbeau: $200 low income, $200 Hospital expense,$200 Sportsman club, $300 Melvin Jones Fellowshipfund, $100 Bay Cliff Health Camp, $100 Leader Dog,$100 Northwood’s Air Life Line, $100 Welcome Homes,$100 Lions Club International Foundation.
Bark River: $500 National Archery Sponsorship, $200Island Resort & Casino Charity Classic, $200 BarkRiver-Harris All Night Graduation Party, $100 SalvationArmy Day Camp, $250 Foster Grandparents Program,$500 Boys Scouts Hiking Trip, $50 Campaign SightFirstII, $250 Delta County Chamber of Commerce ProjectPride II, $500 Fire Fund, $500 Community Foundationfor Delta County, $1000 Bay Cliff Health CampOperations, $370 Eyeglasses and Examinations (2),$1000 Bark River-Harris Schools Scholarships
Bessemer: $100 Special Olympics
Carney Nadeau: $250 Mackinaw Island 4th GradeClass Trip, $200 John Memorial Run/walk AmericanCancer, $150 TLC Relay for Life, $225 to send kids to4-H camp
Chassell: $300 Omega House for storage shed.
Crystal Falls: $100 Project Life Tracker, $100 Iron Co.Musicians Club, $100 Friends of Camp Batawagama,$100 Easter Seals of MI, $200 Campaign Sight First II,$200 Crystal Falls Beautification Committee, $150eyeglasses, $300 Iron County Little League, $100 ForestPark High School Graduation Party, $100 Fortune LakeFolk Dance, $100 Lions Parade, $100 WIC GraduationParty, $82 Project KidSight Vision Screenings, $1000Scholarships.
Dafter: $50 War Memorial Hospital, $50 DiabetesAwareness, $50 Michigan All State Band, $50 LeaderDog, $50 Hearing and Speech, $50 Michigan Eye Bank,$100 Bay Cliff Health Camp, $100 Teaching FamilyHomes, $120 Special Education, $250Air Life Link,Habitat for Humanity, Boys and Girls Club, $200Campaign Sight First II.
Daggett: $300 SHS-BPOA, $450 for sending HS Juniorto Boys State, $100 Daggett Youth Baseball Teams andCounty Fair Board, $100 4H Skillathon at UP State Fair,$100 July 4th Committee
Delta Menominee County Heart of the North: $500Big Brothers/Big Sisters, $150 Lions of Michigan All StateBand, $175 Teaching Family Homes, $295 Bay CliffHealth Camp, $200 Northwood’s Air Lifeline, $274Project KidSight, $400 Campaign SightFirst II, $100 UPFriends of Honduras, $450 Diabetes Outreach, $225Delta County 4-H Youth to Exploration Days, $100 BarkRiver-Harris Schools Archery Club, $100 WelcomeHomes for the Blind, $50 Bay Cliff Health Camp (InMemory of Eleanor Tourangeau), $100 Bay CollegeComputer Design Class, $100 Salvation Army DayCamp, $75 Breast Cancer 3-day walk, $110 AmericanLegion Post 438 flag and pole in memory of Lion BeverlyLaBelle, $400 Boy Scout Trip to Philmont Scout Camp,$200 Mi Dept of Human Services 4-H camperships,$300 Bay Cliff Heath Camp Operations, $500 Bark RiverFire Works, $500 Medical Benefit, $300 Caring Tree,$175 Upper Peninsula Youth Football Program, $150Lions for Bay Cliff Health Camp
Drummond Island: $100 Northwood’s Air Lifeline,$125 Lions of Michigan All-State Band, $300 Bay CliffHealth Camp, $350 Project KidSight, $400 Islandmedical hardship, $100 Drummond Island 4th of Julyparade, $250 Little League, $500 July 4th fireworks, $600scholarship fund, $200 Hospice of Chippewa County,$200 Special Olympics, $100 Welcome Homes, $50White Cane
Escanaba: $100 Refreshments for softball tournament,$198.80 Gifts for softball tournament, $725 Eye Examsand Eyeglasses care, $250 Citizenship Award winner.
Germfask Seney: $100 Campaign Sight First II
Gladstone: $294 Eyeglasses & Exams, $500 OSFHospice
Iron Mountain-Kingsford: $25 Teaching FamilyHomes, $100 Michigan Lions Band, $876 Eye Exams andEyeglasses (5), $450 Sponsoring 2 Little LeaguesBaseball Teams
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Ishpeming: $50 Ishpeming and Westwood High SchoolsAll Night Graduation Parties, $200 Westwood HighSchool BPA, $50 Library for the Blind, $100 StudentScholarship, $426.97 Eye Exam and Eyeglasses (2), $200Midwest Eye Bank, $100 Teaching Family Homes, $200Ishpeming Little League, $250 Bay Cliff Health Camp
Ishpeming Tri Township: $25 Independence DayCelebration, $50 Leader Dog, $50 Library for the Blind,$300 Bay Cliff Health Camp, $100 Michigan Lions AllState Band
Keweenaw: $150 Welcome Homes, $200 Little LeagueBaseball.
Lake Linden Hubbell: $75 Hubbell Fire Dept for 4th ofJuly celebration & Lake Linden Fire Department for 4th ofJuly celebration, $100 Omega House, $500 HoughtonCounty Historical Museum, $100 Little Brothers-Friendsof the Elderly, $200 Calumet Hockey Sponsorship.
L’Anse: $100 Lions of Michigan Service Foundation,$200 Leader Dog
Manistique Lakes: $1295 Medical Expenses (2), $850Curtis 4th of July committee, $1000 Scholarship
Marquette: $50 Marquette High School Graduation,$100 Youth Exchange Student, $250 Medical Device,$15 Marquette Beautification Committee, $880 HiawathaMusic Coop, $1000 Marquette High School Scholarship,$100 Lutheran SS-voices for the youth, $300 Eye Examand Eyeglasses
Menominee: $400 American Legion Auxiliary (MichiganGirls State)
Munising: $50 Hearing and Speech, $50 Lions All StateBand, $169 Eye Glasses and Exams, $400 St. Vincent DePaul for Pantry needs, $500 Munising Memorial BuildingBlocks, $1000 City of Munising for East entrance signbeautification (work to be done by Lion Club Members),$2,250 3-Scholarships, $900 Life on Lake Superior; anMSU youth fun/education program, $250 Maple GroveCemetery Restoration Project, $84 Project KidSightVision Screenings,
Negaunee: $100 Negaunee Diamonds American LegionBaseball Team, $200 Negaunee Little League, $300 Lionsof Michigan Service Foundation, $994 Negaunee High
School Track and Field, $1000 Bay Cliff for Lions PrideDay, $1500 We Serve awards to three seniors atNegaunee High School, $2000 over the last two years toCSFII.
Newberry: $850 donation to Curtis Independence DayParade Committee
Pickford: $1000 Scholarships, $50 Red Cross BloodDrive Sponsorship, $800 Medical Assistance (2), $55Project KidSight Vision Screening, $100 Michigan EyeBank, $500 Leader Dog for the Blind, $200 Bay CliffHealth Camp, $200 Northwood’s AirLifeline, $100 Lionsof Michigan All State Band, $100 People to PeopleProgram, $250 Project KidSight Operations, $1000Campaign SightFirst II, $1500 Medical Benefit, $307Welcome Homes, $500 Fire Assistance (2)
Powers Spalding: $100 Welcome Home for the Blind,$200 Leader Dog, LCIF, $300 Bay Cliff Health Camp,$100 AL Sports-UP All Stars Football, $750 CommunityService, $350 Northwood’s Air Lifeline
Range: $50 Village of South Range for beautificationproject, $100 VFW Post 6165, $50 Bay Cliff HealthCamp, $100 4th of July committee, $200 Leader Dog,$300 High School Scholarship.
Rapid River: $100 Rapid River Beautification, Lions ofMichigan Service Foundation, $170 Rapid River Yearbook,$200 Welcome Home, $285 CSFII, $400 Scholarships (2),$50 Run for Joe-Memorial, $100 Kids Fishing Day, $220.95Eyeglasses, $100 Newspapers In Education, $100 GolfOuting
Republic: $20 Project KidSight, $55 Eye Exam.
Skandia $1000 Scholarship
ST Ignace: $50 Hope House, $1500 High SchoolScholarships (3), $75 Youth Fishing Day, $1000 CSFII.
Stephenson: $100 VFW Auxiliary, $300 StephensonHigh School Girls Softball.
Sugar Island: $500 scholarship
Tri Town: $175 Bay Cliff Health Camp, $100 CovingtonTownship Parks for 4th of July, $200 Fire Victim.
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New MembersMay 1, 2008 – August 31, 2008
Member Name Date Joined Sponsor
Bark RiverGary Aderman 08/01/08 William LakeKevin Casey 08/01/08 Thomas MurrayTimothy Deming 08/01/08 Brain AdamsToby Kuivinen 08/01/08 Thomas MurrayWally Meshigaud 08/01/08 Carl StenbergKevin Meyers 08/01/08 Thomas MurrayThomas Olsen 05/01/08 Brian FarrellCarl Stenberg 08/01/08 Wayne Stenberg
BessemerAlfred Gaiss 06/01/08 Sue Sofio
Crystal FallsDavid South 08/01/08 Paul KaylorPeggy McCumber 06/01/08 Ron Fredericks
DafterDave Smith 07/01/08 John SmithSteven Woodgate 06/01/08 Paxton Palmer
Drummond IslandDale Melvin 06/01/08 Daune Goltz
GladstoneBlake Ballard 05/01/08 Jeff WaegheKen Netchey 05/01/08 Don BugayRichard Jones 08/01/08 Don St. Germaine
GwinnJoe D’Ambrosio 06/01/08 Gary WhiteDavid Jenner 06/01/08 William RoweSusan Jenner 06/01/08 Willian RoweKay Ghiardi 07/01/08 James GhiardiJim Morris 06/01/08 Patsy JohnsonKathy Morris 06/01/08 Patsy JohnsonBrian Rice 06/01/08 William RoweLara Rice 06/01/08 William RoweLee Rowe 07/01/08 William RoweDale Throenle 06/01/08 Patsy Johnson
Iron Mountain-KingsfordJanet Jasen 06/01/08 Patricia Klarich
KinrossHeather Suggitt 06/01/08 Ronald Clark
Manistique LakesRonald Haynes 08/01/08 William MacLachlanEthel Wells 09/01/08 Donna Lea PhinneyJames Wells 09/01/08 Donna Lea Phinney
MountainBen DeHaan 05/01/08 David GuilbaultMartin DeHaan 05/01/08 David GuilbaultWillie Dupont 05/01/08 David GuilbaultTodd Huotari 05/01/08 David GuilbaultKory Jolliff 05/01/08 David GuilbaultKip McIntyre 05/01/08 John BruntonGlenn Merritt 05/01/08 David GuilbaultGeorge Truscott 05/01/08 John Maloney
MunisingRachael Harmon 06/01/08 Kirt HarmonJolene Hetheringt 06/01/08 Charles Nicklas
NegauneeGerald Peterson 05/01/08 James Thomas
NewberryDick Dohmen 07/01/08 Alfred Lemaire
Powers-SpaldingJeff Brockdorf 08/01/08 Clement VeeserKathy Brockdorf 08/01/08 Clement VeeserGary Gagne 07/01/08 Clement VeeserAndrew Hongisto 07/01/08 Clement Veeser
SkandiaJeffrey Dusseault 07/01/08 David Humphrey
ST. IgnaceDaniel Litzner 07/01/08 Craig TherrianPatrick Fenlon 06/01/08 Mike Wilkins
StephensonKenneth Marks 09/01/08 Don WojakowskiTom Patton 08/01/08 Paul Nash
Vulcan-Norway-LorettoGlorai Asselin 07/01/08 William Asselin
Total 2008-09 New Members: 28Total 2007-08 New Members: 137
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Crystal Falls Lions Work withRepublic Lions for Project KidSight
On April 17th, three members of the Crystal Falls LionsClub came, with their camera, to the Republic-Michigamme School to conduct Project KidSight visionscreening coinciding with the pre-enrollment physicals ofthe incoming students. Fifteen children were screenedduring the day. The visit was coordinated by the RepublicLions KidSight coordinator Lion Dave Finegan. Manythanks to the Crystal Falls Lions for their willingness toconduct the vision screenings in the town of Republic. LionFinegan later assisted the Crystal Falls Lions when theyconducted screenings at the Health Fair in Iron Mountain.
Pictured (Left to Right): Lions Don Conners, DianeCarrier of the Crystal Falls Lions Club, center DaveFinegar of the Republic Lions, Al Carrier (Crystal Falls)and Todd Rankinen (Republic Lions). Also assisting withthe vision screening was Republic Lions Club RoyKemppainen who is not pictured.
IN MEMORIAMMay 1, 2008 – Aug 31, 2008
Lions Club Member Name DeceasedChampion Forest Perry 6/1/08Dafter Ted Maleport 6/1/08Drummond Island Glenn Lahti 7/1/08Keweenaw David Erlandson 7/1/08Rapid River James Farrel 7/1/08Republic Dorothy Munson 7/1/08Stephenson Harry Houseman 9/1/08
Total 2007-08 Deceased: 21 Total 2008-09 Deceased: 5
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