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WE SERVE

Vol. XVI NO. II www.district10lions.org November 2008

LIONS OF MICHIGAN SERVICE FOUNDATIONPAGES 14 - 17

PDG Duane GoltzAppreciation Dinner

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Bay Cliff Health Camp UpdatePage 7

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A publication of Single District 10 Lions, is published five times a year: September, November, January, Marchand May at: W5472 Third Street, Hermansville, MI 49847. Single District 10 Lions receive publication for$2.00 per year as part of their dues. Non Single District 10 Lions members cost is $8.00 per year. USPS #424-770. Periodical postage paid at Wilson, MI and at additional offices. Postmaster: Send all change of addresses to:Editor of SD10 Lions Magazine, N15884 D-1 Road, Wilson, MI 49896-9604.

Please notify your post office and club secretary immediately on any change of address. News items shouldreach the editor two weeks prior to the first of the month in which the issues are to be published.

Single District 10 Governor Vice Dist. Governor Co-EditorsRobert Miller Donald Wojakowski Bruce LaBelleP.O. Box 42 W5716 County Road 348 Tom LanavilleDrummond Island, MI 49726-0042 Ingalls, MI 49848-9206 P.O. Box 123906-493-5864 906-753-2888 Bark River, MI 49807-012333728@sault.com dw7933c@alphacomm.net editor@district10lions.org

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Michigan Lions Leadership Institute is justaround the corner!

• LOCATION: The 10th annual Michigan LionsLeadership Institute will be held on November 14-16 at the MacMullan Training Center on theshores of beautiful Higgins Lake. It is centrallylocated and easily accessed from US 27.

• PURPOSE: The purpose of the institute is toprovide the tools and confidence necessary tobecome more effective leaders, and to improvemembership development and retention throughbetter leadership at all levels of Lionism.

• COST: The cost is $165.00 per person whichincludes registration, lodging for 2 nights, 6 mealsand all training materials. Sessions are conductedin a casual setting Friday afternoon throughSunday morning.

• TOPICS: Personality Styles, Mentoring, PersonalEffectiveness Managing Change, Listening andSpeaking Skills, Turning Ideas into Reality,Practical Leadership, Team Building, MeetingManagement and Conflict Resolution.

For an application form, visit www.lionsofmi.comAPPLICATION DEADLINE September 30, 2008.

Calendar of Events

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

Dec 6, 2008 86th Anniverary CelebrationNewberry Lions Club

Feb 21, 2009 Michigan Lions Forum

Apr 30 - May 3, 2009 SD-10 Lions ConventionDrummond Island, MI

July 6-9,2009 Lions International ConventionMinneapolis, MN

Foster Grandparent Program

The Foster Grandparent Program is an intergenerationalprogram designed to unite the young and the not so young.It provides an opportunity for caring persons 60 years ofage or older to assist children with special, or exceptionalneeds in classrooms, health care facilities, day carelocations and learning centers.

For 20 hours per week, each Foster Grandparent helpschildren with educational, social, emotional and/or physicalimpairments to learn and live more fully. Currently, 65Foster Grandparents serve in Menominee, Delta andSchoolcraft Counties on a regular basis.

The Delta-Menominee Heart of the North Lions Clubcontinues to support this program. At a recent meeting, theClub President Wendi Britton (right) and Treasurer JudyDavis (left) presented Foster Grandparent and LionMember Donna Tourangeau (center) with a check for$255 to support one Grandparent for one year.

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Greetings from the District Governorby DG Robert Miller

I trust that all have survivedHalloween and are mindful ofall that we have to be thankfulfor as Thanksgiving is almosthere. The Lions motto is “WeServe”. We can be thankfulthat we are able to serveothers that have needs thatthey cannot meet without ourhelp. If we could some howcount the hours we as Lions

put in each year to enable us to serve those that are unableto help themselves, it might surprise us. As we enter intothe Thanksgiving and Christmas Season I would like to saythank you to the Lions of District 10 for caring enough and forgiving meaning to our motto “We Serve”. Mary and I wouldlike to take this opportunity to thank each of you and wishyou the best as we enter into the Holiday season.

Membership: Same song, different verse. If each of uswould just ask just one person to join us think of what wewould have if just 10% of us were successful. If we don’task it is a sure thing we will not get new members.

Kid Sight: If the below the bridge Lions would havematched the above bridge Lions in Kid Sight screeningsand donations we could have screened over 5,000children and ended up with over $45,000 in operatingfunds last year in the state of Michigan. As it was, it wasless than half that amount. Thanks District 10 for a goodjob, but lets do even better this year. If your club has notbeen part of this project, why not? We will get a cameraand training to use the camera to you any where in theDistrict. I would sure like to see some action in the far north.

Leader Dog: The Governor, Vice Governor and thecommittee chairperson visited Leader Dog headquartersthis year and we came away feeling good that we are apart of this program. This is a 70 year program started byLions and supported by Lions. We were able to talk topeople that had lost their sight and with the help of LeaderDogs are able to live a more normal life.

Michigan Eye Bank: This is another vision program thatwe as a District support. We have a representative in theMarquette area that will come to your club and present thework they do. I would recommend that you takeadvantage of this. Call District 10 Eye Bank Director forinformation. Larry Klaus at 906-249-1242. P.S. Don’tforget to go to the Secretary of State office and get a littlered heart for your driver’s license listing you as an organdonor. Give the gift of life.

Eye Exams and Glasses: Each month when I receive themonthly activities reports, several clubs report helpingpeople in their own area with vision care that they couldnot afford on their own. Once again giving meaning to ourmotto “WE SERVE”.

Bay Cliff Health Camp: They need our help andsupport. We promised our help and support. They aredoing what they promised us they would do. We are notdoing very well on keeping our promise to them. We cando better. Let’s do better.

Second Vice District Governor: We have to elect asecond Vice District Governor at our 2009 convention. Ifwe don’t, we will not have a qualified candidate for firstVice Governor the next year. We will be listing therequirements for this position in the next issue of themagazine and it is currently also avaialbe on the Districtwebsite.

Veterans Day: Veterans Day is November 11th.Another thing to give thanks for at Thanksgiving is ourveterans. They served so we can live free. Many of thempaid a great price for our freedom. If you are a veteran,Thanks for your service to our country. If you know aveteran, tell them thanks for what they have given for us.Also let’s not forget the men and women of our armedforces that are even now putting their lives on the line forthe cause of freedom.

Club Presidents: Don’t forget that you have to send aletter to the Governor recommending the Secretary for a100% award. Check the back of the roster book for therequirements.

Club Secretaries: Send your reports on time. AlsoNovember 15th is the deadline to file your club’s 990reports with the IRS. Don’t be late. Another thing, is yourclub incorporated? If not, then club members could beheld liable in case of a law suit.

Club Treasurers: Make sure that the Club bills are paidin a timely manner. The International Dues and District/State dues are due on receipt of the billing. Ensure thatthese are paid to insure that your club is not put into aposition to having their charter revoked by LionsInternational. There are still 6 Lions Clubs that have notpaid the 1st half of 2008-09 Dues and the 2nd half billingwill be going out the first week of January.

As we approach Thanksgiving remember our motto andlet’s remember to let those around us see just what thatmeans. Thanks again for allowing me to serve as Governorof District 10 and remember that working together we getthe job done. Working alone we get tired anddiscouraged.

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Vice District Governor CommentsBy VDG Don Wojakowski

Greetings from your Vice DistrictGovernor. This has been a verybusy transition for me and mywife Jean. We just returned fromthe USA/Canada Forum inSaskatoon, Saskatchewan,Canada which was informativeand helpful. A sampling of theseminars attended was the Lions

History, Lions Law, and Lions Ceremonies. I would highlyrecommend Lions members in attending a futureLeadership Forum. There is so much information andtraining available that you can use in every aspect of yourlives, both personnel and professional.

Single District 10 won the award for the highestpercentage of Lions preset at the Forum. On a personalnote, we had the privilege of staying at a Canadian PastDistrict Governor’s home. The weather was perfect forthe entire week that we were gone. It was nice to visit andsee new sights, but it was great to get back home.

Since being elected Vice District Governor, I have had thehonor of visiting many Lions Clubs of Single District 10,and I am looking forward to visiting more in the future. Ihave been meeting interesting and colorful people, seeinghow their unique clubs operated; listen to their problemsand offering suggestions as remedies. If any Lion Club hasa problem or question, fill free to contact either myself orDistrict Governor Bob Miller for assistance. You’re ClubPresident, Secretary and Treasurer has the 2008-09Organizational Roster for the contact information. Thisroster book also contains the information for the ZoneChairpersons as well as the various committee chairs suchas Bay Cliff, Leader Dog, Project KidSight to name a few.The information is also available on the Single District 10website, www.district10lions.org under the directorysection. If you have email, your username and passwordto access this section was sent to you this past summer. Ifyou have lost and have not received the information, eithercontact the District 10 Informational Technology chairmanBruce LaBelle by phone or email him atBruce.LaBelle@honeywell.com.

The Multiple District 11 (MD11) claims they are gettingmore new members and starting Leo Clubs. However, wein SD10 are having trouble keeping the number of clubsthat we currently have. As a District overall, we continueto lose as many members as we bring in. So far this FiscalYear we have recruited 39 new members however wehave lost 54 (7 deceased and 47 dropped for a number ofreasons) for a net loss of 15. Do you have any suggestionsto help us retain our membership and recruit new people?Invite a potential candidate to a meeting or out to lunch.These are some ideas that I have tried, and they haveworked. Please be creative with your recruiting ideas andshare them with other Lions members. We can not letMD11 outdo us on membership recruitment and retention.

My wife Jean and I had the opportunities recently to traveldown to the Leader Dogs for the Blind Facility inRochester, Michigan. We were very impressed by thework that they do there and the dedicated staff that workswith the visually impaired and the Seeing Eye dogs.

We saw how the dogs from puppyhood, went through theextensive training program, to be qualified to become acertified Leader Dog. After the dog completes its trainingprogram, it is then matched to an individual/student.Students coming to Leader Dog to receive a guide dogcomplete a 26 day program that includes country, city andnighttime travel, how to incorporate a Leader Dog into adaily routine and dog care knowledge.

It costs $38,000 to raise and train a Leader Dog. As aLeader Dog, they are able to perform their Seeing Eyeduties for nine years. We felt that the trip to Leader Dogfor the Blind was very informative, educational and wellworth the trip. If anyone is in the Rochester area, I urgeyou to take some time and visit the facility. The staff willgive you a tour of its facilities and a demonstration of whatis like to be blind.

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“WE SERVE” is

more than just two wordsto Lions all over the world.They describe, simply yetpowerfully, exactly whyour organization exists andwhat we do. It is morethan a motto – it is a wayof life for all who aremembers. As Lions, we

constantly look for people in need and areas where wecan help. Given the state of our times Lions are about tobecome very, very busy – so busy that we will need all thehelp, as an organization, we can get. The more memberswe have, obviously, the more effective our SERVICE.

So, explain to me, or better yet, to yourselves, how it isthat an organization with such a powerful and fullydescriptive two-word motto has such poor publicidentification. You do not believe me; it is true. Do not takemy word for it. Here is a test I would like you to try. Asksomeone you do not know AND WHO DOESN’TKNOW YOU if there is a Lions Club in town and when/where, they meet. If they do not know, or are not sure,ask them if they know a Lions member. Even if they knowtry asking if they know, what Lions actually do. You willprobably find that three to four out of five will not have theanswers. That is more than a real shame. It hurtsrecruiting. With all the good things we do, you would thinkwe would have to fight people off to keep our numbersdown.

As Lions, we seem to make the assumption that, becausewe know all about Lions then everybody in town does.That assumption is flawed. An active PR program will curethat. Some programs are easy to implement because theyprovide a service readily identifiable with Lions. ProjectKidsight and Leader Dog immediately come to mind.Some fundraisers are also Lions identifiers, such as White

Cane and raising funds for the Salvation Army during theChristmas season (while wearing a Lions vest, hat orapron for identification). Articles and pictures in thenewspaper are helpful. Wearing a Lions hat (men) or pinon your lapel or blouse offer possible opportunities forquestions about Lions (I wear mine around town quiteoften as does Lion “Duke”). Name recognition makesrecruiting easier. A Lions club with many members canmore effectively SERVE than a club with only 10 to 15members who are active.

Number seven of the Lions Code of Ethics is clear as tothe purpose of our organization. It states, “To aid myfellow men by giving my sympathy to those in distress, myaid to the weak and my substance to the needy.” Thestatement is clear and gives us no wiggle room. That iswhat we do as Lions – plain and simple. As well written asit is, however, it still is made much clearer to all with thosetwo simple words: “WE SERVE.” Let us increase ourmembership so that we may SERVE better.

CRACKS From The WhipBy PDG Bill Whippen

Drummond Island Lions Club members (L-R) Milton(Bing) Ledy, Charlie Roberts, Alex Meder, John Granger,and Ed Clark, who along with Barry Hamilton and JackPlowman, built the ramp at the home of former clubmember Donald Carmichael on October 22 & 23, 2008.

Drummond Island Builds Access Ramp

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Bay Cliff Health Camp, A Local ProjectBy Kris and Bill Rowe, Co-chairs

Now that I have your attention, Bay Cliff is still officially aSingle District 10 project. This article is a reminder toeveryone but is primarily aimed at those who tend to seeBay Cliff as a far away project that doesn’t really affectthe local people they serve.

If we had a representative from each of the 60 clubs in thedistrict standing and asked everyone who had a camperfrom their area at Bay Cliff this year to sit down, therewould only be 22 Lions still standing. If we askedeveryone who had a camper between 03 and 07 to sitdown there would only be 6 Lions standing. This figureonly represents the summer camp, and many of thecampers have attended multiple years.

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 Poliocamp. The capital campaign, “Building for the Future”, isentering its final phase, “Completing the Dream”. The newlaundry unit is complete as are the teen center and stafflounge, all of which are major improvements. The campradio station also went on the air this summer.

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.

To date, $111,317 in capital campaign funds have beenearmarked for Shady Nook. While most of the fundscame from Lions Clubs there were some individualdonations as well.

As near as we can determine, the grant has not beenapplied for; we do, however, have much of the informationrequired to press forward and plan to do so within thenext couple of weeks. There is a lot of work to do now,although, the actual submittal of the grant will not takeplace for a while because it requires a completed set ofspecifications which are costly so they will not be availableuntil we are closer to the funding mark.

For the period of 05-Sep-07 thru 04-Sep-08, 38 District10 Lions Clubs donated $12,889 for Bay Cliff operations.I am sure that many clubs make their donations in the falland this information only shows a partial picture. Please stress the importance of continued support to BayCliff to all the District 10 clubs and remind the treasurersto designate funds sent to either the Capital Campaign orGeneral operations.

If you or someone you know is planning a personalcontribution to Bay Cliff please consider earmarking it forShady Nook, it will speed up reaching our goal and gettingthe project complete. Plan on seeing regular updates in thefuture.

Bark River Lions Continue Support

The Bark River Lions continue to support the Bay CliffHealth Camp Operations and Capital Campaign. Follow-ing a presentation by Bay Ciff Health Camp Director TimBennett, the Bark River Lions Club presented checks forboth projects and pledged continued support in the futureto the children of Bay Cliff.

Pictured below is Bark River Lions President ScottKwarciancy (right) presenting Bay Cliff Health CampDirector Tim Bennett with a check for $5,000 for theShady Nook Project and a second check for $1000 forthe operations of the Camp. The Bark River Lions havecommitted over $30,000 to the Shady Nook Project.

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Long Range Planning CommitteeBy Art Anderson

The District 10 Lions Long Range Planning Committeemembers were asked to identify areas that the Districtshould address over the next five years. While these areonly the preliminary items we feel should be studied,others will be developed over the coming year. We will notrecommend the structures as to how these suggestionsshould be implemented.

Leadership Development: The District should develop aleadership pool to fill the three major leadership positionsnow mandated by Lions International (First and SecondVice District Governors and the District Governor).History has shown a lack of qualified volunteers willing totake the Vice District Governor’s position withoutsignificant pressure being exerted just prior to elections.While the club level committee structure (if used properly)should develop club leaders, no such structure is used onthe District level other than the minimal requirementsmandated by Lions International and the District Bylaws.For example, we recycle Past District Governors inleadership positions of committees rather than developingfuture leaders from within the committee structure.

Public Relations should be increased at both the Districtand club levels. Community awareness of LionsInternational’s impact at the local, regional, national, andinternational levels is weak at best. While our club’s deedsmay be recognized within our own communities, thebroader basis of who we are and what we as anorganization is lost, especially to younger members of thecommunity. As a result, membership recruitment, retention,and fundraising are negatively affected. We need to “step itup” and blow our own horn, along with educating the

public as to the immense impact Lions International has onthe world stage and the privilege of being a member.

Communications between the District and clubs should bestrengthened. While the District magazine and the DistrictWebsite (www.district10lions.org) are beneficial, there stillexists the “District is them and the clubs are us” attitude.Clubs are not feeling an ownership in the District and seethe District structure as a disconnected empirical entityrather than a structure linking all the clubs together.

The loss of our traditions and therefore our identity isviewed as weakening the structure. Our membership, bothcollectively and individually seems to be ignorant of ourmotto, slogans, Code of Ethics and the essence of whatshould distinguish us as Lions Clubs. While the Districtmight not be able to change that, we can educate andencourage the clubs to do so.

An annual assessment should be made of all District clubsprojected out for the following three years addressing suchareas of membership, leadership, or other areas ofconcern. This would allow time for possible assistance orintervention prior to the loss of a club.

Strengthen the educational components presented at theDistrict level for club officers. This could include Robert’sRules of Order, agenda development, simplifiedbookkeeping, or a host of other items requested by clubs.Again, as often happens, people move into officer orcommittee positions without some of the basic informationthat could make their volunteerism a much more pleasantexperience.

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Chassell Lions Donation to Omega House

The Chassell Lions Club donated $3,000 to OmegaHouse for supplies to build a storage shed. With the helpof local volunteers and donated siding from McGannBuilding Supply, the shed was completed and will be usedto house the snowblower, lawn mower, lawn furniture andother landscaping materials.

”We are so appreciative of this donation from the Lionsand the support of everyone who made this happen,” saidCarol Carr, Donor and Grants Coordinator for OmegaHouse. “The Lions have been so supportive of the workof Omega House and their donations and encouragementmeans the world to us.”

Pictured from Left to Right are Chassell Lions Members:Judy Evert, President Dan Palosaari, 1st Vice PresidentBill Johnson and Nick Evert.

Crystal Falls Lions Accomplish SuccessfulFundraisers

Once again the Crystal Falls Lions Club, under the Co-Chair of Lion Norm Heikkinen, and King Lion DonConnors, concluded a very successful White Cane Drive.After the final donation was received the project ended uptotaling $3,858.00 for community contribution and 138community hours for the participating Lions.

Crystal Falls Lions Club Bass Festival was not assuccessful as 2007, bad weather on the final day, but italways ends on a pleasant note when you realize yourefforts have provided another $13,037.47 which will bedistributed to the charitable organizations within ourcommunity. The number of hours the Lions spent in thepreparation and participation of this worthwhile endeavortotaled more than 500. The spouses, siblings, children andgrand children of the Lions, although most are notmembers, contributed at least another 200 hours.

In recognition of the above, and as we have done in thepast years, we combined our first meeting in August toincluded an awards presentation and an appreciationdinner for those helpers mentioned above. King Lion DonConnors presented the following awards: Thirty-two (32)perfect attendance awards. Twenty-year chevrons to LionCal Bauer and Lion Jim Jauquet. Ten-year chevron wentto Lion Don Bauer. To top the evening off in the awardsarea special guest District Governor Bob Miller, inattendance with wife Mary, made the presentation of theMelvin Jones Award to Lion Norm Heikkinen. A total of68 Lions and guests attended this enjoyable gathering.

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Drummond Island Lions Charter/Appreciation Night

By Secretary Norman Muench &President Barry Hamilton

Drummond Island Lions hosted a great appreciationdinner for PDG Duane Goltz and Partner Judie onSeptember 20th. By combining our traditional CharterNight with all of the Lion guests from around both District10 and MD11, a large turnout of 106 people made it amemorable evening.

Following a social hour, our nine Charter members (34years) were introduced and two new members wereinducted. A dinner of sumptuous roast pork with all thetrimmings followed by famous Drummond Island dessertsput everyone in the mood for the program.

The Master of Ceremonies PDG Bob St.Peter introducedthe twelve Multiple District 11 guests from South Haven,Saginaw, Pickney, Brohman, Richland, Shelby Townshipand Durand Michigan. Our District 10 guests includedPDG Joe Potvin, PDG Harold Schermer, PDG Charlesand Jan Nicklas, Gordon “Duke” and Ruth Snyder, BruceLaBelle, Tom and Jane Lanaville, Nancy and WoodyWoodard, Stanley and Marlene Kennedy, BernadetteHaeusler, and Winifred Sanaville.

MC St.Peter then presented 100 % attendance awards to20 Drummond Island Lions. Bob St.Peter was masterfulas he started off the appreciation of IPDG Duane Goltzand Partner Judie with some special comments of his ownbefore the guests each provided their special thoughtsabout the year of Duane and Judie and provided theirmany appreciation gifts. The evening concluded withheartfelt comments of Duane and Judy regarding themeaningful experience in their lives of their year of service.

The evening concluded after the 100 plus attendees sangthe eight verses of America the Beautiful.

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Melvin Jones Fellowship Awarded

John “Norm” Heikkinen (Center) was presented with theMelvin Jones Fellowship award by U.P. Lions DistrictGovernor, Bob Miller (Right) at a recent Crystal FallsLions Club Meeting. Lion Norm has been a member for17 years and was the Club President for two years. Healso served as Zone and Region Chairman two years,White Cane Chairman for 10 years as well as othercommittees. He is presently on the Board of Directors.

SD10 Receives Forum Award

PDG Sara Doubledee (left) presents DG Bob Miller(right) with an award that SD10 received at theUSA\Canada Forum held in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.Single District 10 was recognized for having the highestpercentage of Attendees at this year’s Leadership forum.Forum Chairman PID Terry Graham presented the awardto PDG Sara Doubledee at the Leadership Forum.

IPDG Daune Goltz (left) receives a plaque from theMichigan All-State Band from PDG Jenny Ware,Chairman of the Michigan All-State Band and ProjectKidsight.

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LSSU SCHOLARSHIP TOUTSCOMMUNITY VOLUNTEERISM

The family and friends of a Sault-area man and his wife,both known for their tireless spirit of communityvolunteerism, have endowed a scholarship for Sault-areastudents who also give of their time while attending LakeSuperior State University.

Pictured in the back row, left to right, are Sault LionsClub members Don Wozniak, Bob Mattson, John (Jack)Krupa, Kristi Juda, Bob Juda, Bill Munsell, and RickFitzpatrick. Front row, left to right, are Jerry Stephens(Sault Lions Club president), Jeanne Cooper (daughter ofBud and Gretchen Weber), and Sault Lions secretaryJanet Coffing. (Photo by Shelley Peterman)

The William F. G. (Bud) and Gretchen Weber Scholarshippresents a $500 gift each year to a deserving Sault Highgraduate student who is enrolled full-time at Lake SuperiorState University. The fund was jump started by the familyand friends of the late “Bud” and Gretchen Weber and theSault Lions Club.

For 43 years, Bud and Gretchen owned and operatedWeber’s Floral, a business started by Bud’s father in1901. Bud Weber played a vital role in the developmentof the City’s Charter, which was adopted in 1951 duringhis tenure with the City Commission. He served on variousboards and committees and volunteered his time withmany organizations including the United Way, Lions Club,First United Presbyterian Church, Sault BeautificationCommittee, Library Board, Hospice, Cancer Society,American Red Cross to name just a few.

In 1994, he received the Ambassador of Goodwill medalpin, the highest recognition received by a Lions Clubmember for humanitarian service. In 2003, he received theState of Michigan’s prestigious George Romney LifetimeAchievement Award for Volunteers from GovernorJennifer Granholm. He also was honored in 2003 by the

City of Sault Ste. Marie; dedicating the W.F.G. “Bud”Weber Park in recognition of his lifelong commitment ofservice to the community and its citizens.

Gretchen was very active in the church group of ImmanuelLutheran Church and was very involved and supportive ofher husband’s many interests in fundraising andvolunteerism for the Sault community.Their contributions to the community that was so dear tothem will continue to benefit the area residents forgenerations to come.Eligible students must be Sault Area High Schoolgraduates with at least a GPA of 3.0 and registered full-time at LSSU. The main criterion is the degree to which astudent volunteers his or her time for community servicewhile pursuing an LSSU degree. The award is only givenout once to each recipient. If an eligible Sault candidate isnot found, the search will broaden to include high schoolgraduates from the Eastern Upper Peninsula.

For more information about this or any one of the morethan 100 scholarships and awards available at LSSU, callthe LSSU Foundation Office at 906-635-2665 or run asearch for “LSSU foundation scholarships” on the Web.

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Leader Dog For The BlindBy Bruce LaBelle

The Leader Dogs for the Blind programs enhance the livesof people who are blind, visually impaired and Deaf-Blind.The various programs are offered free of charge to therecipient with Leader Dog paying for travel expenseswithin North America, room and board and – with theexception of the Trekker GPS unit – equipment costs.

Chairman Jack Holzworth recently visited the Heart of theNorth Lions Club and made a presentation to itsmembership on the Leader Dog Program. PDGHolzworth talked about the History of Leader Dog, thevarious programs/services that the program provides andthe various ways to give gifts to Leader Dog. After thepresentation, Lion Jack answered many questions that themembership had about the program. Upon completion ofthe meeting, the Heart of the North Lions Club presenteda check for $250 to “Buy a Brick” for a personalizedbrick that will be featured in their brick plaza located at theRochester Hills campus.

The Heart of the North Lions Club challenges the otherLions Clubs of Single District 10 to purchase a brick for

Leader Dog. Let all Lions Clubs answer their call andhave all 60 clubs of Single District 10 represented on theirplaza. There are two sizes of personalized bricks availablefor purchase; 4"x 8" for $250.00 (3 lines with 20characters per line) and 8" x 8" for $500.00 (6 lines with20 characters per line). To purchase a brick either contactPDG Holzworth at (906) 474-6012 or visit the LeaderDog website at www.leaderdog.org for more details.

PDG Jack Holzworth is available to make a presentationon Leader Dog for the Blind for any Lions Club. The clubpresident should contact Lion Jack directly to work outthe details.

Presenting the donation to Leader Dog are Treasurer LionJudy Davis (Left) and President Wendi Britton (right) toPDG Jack Holzworth (center).

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A LIONS OF MICHIIGAN STATE PROJECT

History & Background The Lions of Michigan Service Foundation, Inc. (Lions of Michigan Foundation) was created in the early 1980's to assist Michigan Lions Clubs in improving the quality of life of the disadvantaged. The group of Michigan Lions who organized the Foundation envisioned a Lions organization that could address serious human needs within communities that were beyond the reach of most local Lions Clubs and other community service organizations. One of the Foundation’s very 1st cases involved helping a Michigan Lions Club assist the family of an 8 year-old boy that was facing raising over $100,000 for a liver transplant that was needed to save the boy’s life. The case further established the need for the Lions of Michigan Foundation and fostered the development of the slogan “Partners In Service”.

IRS Designation & Exempt Status There are two basic types of 501(c)(3) organizations – Private Foundations and Public Charities. The Lions of Michigan Foundation is recognized as a Public Charity meaning it receives broad public support or 2/3 or more of the Foundation’s support comes from the general public. Private Foundations typically are created and funded in total by a an individual, family or corporation to carry-out the charitable desires of the donor/creator. The major difference between the Lions of Michigan Foundation and an individual Lions Club is its charitable status. Contributions to Public Charities like the Foundation are tax-deductible to the donor, whereas contributions to Lions Clubs which are Social Welfare Organizations designated under Section 501(c)(4) of the IRS Code are not tax-deductible. However, Lions Clubs have fewer restrictions on their funds.

Management & Office Staff The Foundation is managed by an elected board consisting of two Trustees from each district, a Treasurer, the Immediate Past President, the SD 10 District Governor, the MD11 Council Chair and a representative of the Lions Hearing Center. The administrative staff consists of the Executive Director, Building Advisor, Human Resources Advisor, Legal Advisor and Administrative Assistant. The Executive Director and the Administrative Assistant are the only paid employees, and they are responsible for the daily operation of the Foundation. The Foundation has 7 active committees which are: Audit, Finance & Investments, Constitution & By-Laws, Executive, Fund Development & Marketing, Grants & Assistance Review, Human Resources and Lion Mints. These Committees consist of not only Board members but include Lions Club members from throughout the state. Any Lion member can be considered to be on a Foundation Committee except the Executive Committee which is comprised of the Board officers.

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Fund Raising Activities Nearly 90% of the Lion of Michigan Foundation’s funding is derived from the Lion Mints Program, the annual Sight & Hearing Sweepstakes and donations.

Like many Lions and Lioness Clubs that raise thousands of dollars each year, the sale of Lion Mints is the Foundation’s most successful fundraiser. Over 300 Michigan Lion and Lioness Clubs purchase their Lion Mint products from the Lions of Michigan Foundation on an annual basis. Lions Mints are sold in offices, restaurants, gas stations, hardware stores and many other businesses throughout Michigan. Several clubs now sell Lion Mints directly to store owners for resale. The direct sales approach enables clubs to cut down on the pilferage that sometimes occurs in the counter-top tray sales program.

The Foundation’s 2nd best fundraiser is the annual Sight & Hearing Sweepstakes. Ticket sales normally exceed $75,000, and nearly half of all the profit is returned to the Lion and Lioness Clubs that help the Foundation by selling the raffle tickets. The funds returned to the participating clubs can be used for local club projects. Participating clubs assume no risk for participating - they have no costs for printing, promotion, etcetera, and there is not sales commitment. All unsold raffle tickets can be returned.

Donor Recognition The Foundation has two distinguished awards to recognize outstanding contributions. The Ken E. Lautzenheiser Fellowship and John S. Noel Fellowship are the Lions of Michigan Foundation’s versions of LCIF’s Melvin Jones Fellowship. The Ken E. Lautzenheiser Fellow is available to donors of $500 or more, and the John S. Noel Fellow is available to donors of $1,000 or more.

Ken E. Lautzenheiser (International Director from 1985-87) and John S. Noel (Michigan’s first President of Lions Clubs International from 1923-24) honorees receive an attractive plaque and lapel pin.

Charitable Programs The Lions of Michigan Foundation provides access to affordable medical care for the uninsured and underinsured and programs designed to improve youth and community development and to foster independence for the disabled and elderly. Priority is placed on programs that emphasize sight and hearing improvement.

Michigan Lions Clubs can obtain funding from the Foundation for Individual Assistance, Hearing Aids and Emergency Disaster Relief or establish a Restricted Account or Designated Agreement to complete other club or community projects.

Planned Giving Program am The Foundation’s Planned Giving Program offers Lions of Michigan members and their families the opportunity to undertake professional estate planning at discounted rates. The Program will help you protect your family and assets while supporting Lions of Michigan Foundation programs and reducing your taxes.

No matter what your situation, you owe it to yourself and your family to plan for the future. An effective estate plan will consider a variety of circumstances that may occur such as disability, a lack of control over your own affairs, a loss of retirement income, and tax issues. As a Lion member you can quickly create a plan that will provide for your loved ones while saving thousands of dollars in unnecessary legal fees, court costs, and taxes typically paid by those without a proper Estate Plan.

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I was ready to start kindergarten, but I needed special digital hearing aids so that I would be able to interact like a normal hearing child. The hearing aids cost over $4,000. The Lions Club and the Lions of Michigan Foundation helped me get the hearing aids I needed. They worked so well that when I first had them on, I asked, “Why is everyone shouting at me?” Thanks to YOU, I had a great start in kindergarten!

I am 58 years old. Recently, the Lions Club and the Lions of Michigan Foundation helped improve my life by supplying hearing

aids for both ears.

I was a cook in a restaurant, but I had to quit as the muscles that controlled my eyelids became weaker and weaker. The Lions Club and the Lions of Michigan Foundation paid for the surgery to correct the problem and I was able to return to work and support my family. Thanks for caring!

I was having difficulty seeing in school. My mom, a single parent, could not afford to buy glasses for me. Lions paid for the exam and glasses. Now I am doing much better in my school work. In fact, my last

grade card was all “A’s”!

I am a 40 year-old bookkeeper that had cataracts develop in both eyes. I could no longer work.

The Lions Club came to my rescue and with help from the Club, the Lions District and the Lions of Michigan Foundation, I had cataract surgery on both eyes and I am back to work!

LIONS OF MICHIGAN FOUNDATION OFFICERS BILL KLINGENSMITH MITCH SMITH CLEM RUIZ GERALD BABCOCK JERRY HINTON President Vice President Secretary Treasurer Past President 248 689-8770 989 742-2350 517 529-9689 517 537-4855 734 671-1584

DISTRICT 10 TRUSTEES Administrative Staff MIKE KOBASIC DUANE GOLTZ Chad McCann Diane Underhill

906 428-4089 906 493-5144 Executive Director Administrative Assistant 517 887-6640, Ext. 14 517 887-6640, Ext. 10

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Michigan Lions and Lioness can honor departed members or special individuals with a tax deductible contribution to the Lions of Michigan Foundation. In this way, you will know that both the memory and service of the departed loved one will be preserved.

The donations received will be used to “CHANGE LIFES” by improving or restoring sight or hearing for needy individuals in Michigan. Requests for help come through local Lions Clubs and Trustees that you have elected in your district to serve on the board of Trustees of the Lions of Michigan Foundation.

A donation to the Foundation is a great way of marking an anniversary for a club or for individuals. It is a great way to honor the service of Governors and District Officers. A donation to the Foundation is a great gift for birthdays or special occa-sions as the recipient will then know they are helping to improve the quality of life for another person. Simply put, you can give two gifts at once with a Foundation donation.

Donation envelopes are available through your district Trustees or by contacting the Lions of Michigan Foundation at 517 887-6640, ext. 10. You may also copy the form below. In fact, you may want to make several copies to have on hand. Mail your check and the completed form to the Lions of Michigan Foundation, 5730 Executive Drive, Lansing, MI 48911.

Enclosed is a gift of : $10 $15 $25 $50 Other _____ The gift is for the: General Fund Sight & Hearing Fund Disaster Relief Fund Endowment Fund Building Fund Other:_____

This gift is in memory of: ___________________________ OR This gift is in honor of: _________________________

PLEASE SEND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTOF MY GIFT TO: Name: _________________________________________ Address: __________________________________________

City: ______________________ State: _________ Zip Code:_________ CONTRIBUTIONS ARE TAX DEDUCTIBLE

RETURN TO: 5730 Executive Drive, Lansing, MI 48911~~ 517-887-6640 (Voice) ~~ 517-887-6642 (Fax) ~~ www.lmsf.net

LIONS OF MICHIGAN FOUNDATION RAFFLE TICKET ORDER FORM

Please send ___________ tickets for the Sight & Hearing Sweepstakes to:

Club: ________________________________________________________________________________________________

Name: _______________________________________________________________________________________________

Address: _____________________________________________________________________________________________

City/State/Zip: _________________________________________________________________________________________

The PRICE is RIGHT ! $10.00 Per Ticket

GREAT PRIZES ! Over $15,000.00

Including: Top Selling Lions Club & Top Selling District RISK FREE !

No Promotional Costs & No Sales Commitments

DRAWINGS !

TICKET SELLERS DRAWING May 16, 2009 Lions of Michigan Foundation Office

MAIN DRAWING May 2, 2009 MD 11 Convention - Lansing, MI

EASY MONEY ! The CLUB will receive the following:

01-15 Tickets Sold = Appreciation Certificate 16-24 Tickets Sold = $2.50 Per Ticket to Club 25-99 Tickets Sold = $3.50 Per Ticket to Club

100+ = $5.00 Per Ticket to Club

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Powers-Spalding Lions AwardMelvin Jones Awards

On August 18, 2008 the Powers-Spalding Lions Clubcelebrated its 70th Anniversary at their annual family picnicat the Powers Veterans Park. Thirty members with theirspouses and guests enjoyed the celebration. Two specialguests Don Wojakowski, Vice District Governor, andJames Wash, Zone Chairman, were in attendance.

The Powers Spalding Lions Club was chartered inNovember 1938 and was sponsored by the MenomineeLions Club. There were twenty charter members.

At the present time the club has thirty eight members. Clubfundraisers include the annual pasty sale, community 4th ofJuly celebration (alternating years with the Powers-Spalding American Legion), community calendar sale, theMother’s Day pancake breakfast (also honoring seniors ofthe area) and a raffle for Little League. The club is the solesponsor for the area Little League teams, provides twoscholarships for North Central Area (NCA) graduates, aChristmas party for children following the NCA bandconcert in December, Lions Peace Poster Contest, androadside litter clean up. They also provide and maintainChristmas decorations in Powers and Spalding. Besidesthese charitable activities, the club also donates to manyother local, regional, and international endeavors.

As part of the evening’s celebration Ben O’Neil and BobMeintz were each presented with a Melvin Jones Awardfor their many outstanding years of dedicated service.Also, six new members were welcomed into the club.

Officers for this year are, Ben O’Neil, President, JerryHubbard, 1st Vice President, Joanne LaBelle 2nd VicePresident, Clem Veeser, 3rd Vice President, Kitty Veeser,Secretary, Judy Meintz, Treasurer, Jeff Naser, Tail Twister,and Beth Pavlat, Lion Tamer.

Power Spalding Lions being presented the Melvin JonesFellowship Award at the family picnic and the anniversarycelebration, from left to right: James Wash, ZoneChairman, Don Wojakowski, Vice District Governor, LionBen O’Neil and Lion Bob Meintz.

New members recognized at the Power Spalding familypicnic and 70th anniversary celebration, from left to right:Gary Gagne, Jeff Brockdorf, Kathy Brockdorf, AndyHongisto, Richard Malak, and Judy Butkovich-Malak.

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Negaunee Lions Inducts New Member

Gerald Peterson (center) was sworn in as a NegauneeLion at the clubs meetings. Mr. Peterson had made apresentation to the club last year, and was impressed withthe organization and what they did for the community andwanted to join the club. Jim Thomas (left) sponsored Mr.Peterson, and Dave Hallgren (right-a past DistrictGovernor) inducted the new member.

With the leadership of Lion Jim Thomas, a Negaunee CityCouncil and Negaunee Historical Society Member, theLions Club of Negaunee has Adopted the Jackson PitHistorical Park. The club will do the maintenance of thepark and promote it. Gerald Peterson is the City Managerof Negaunee and is excited about the commitment of theLions Club to the city and development of newly acquiredproperty between Ishpeming and Negaunee.

Gwinn Lions Complete Membership Drive

The Gwinn Lions completed a successful membershipdrive with the installation of 6 of their 10 new members.

Pictured from left to right new members Kathy Morris andDale Throenle and their sponsor Pat Johnson, newmembers Dave Jenner, Jill Jenner, Lee Rowe and theirsponsor Bill Rowe, Don Wojakowski Vice districtGovernor who did the installation honors, new memberKay Ghiardi and her sponsor Jim Ghiardi and GwinnLions President Peggy Lindeman. New members notpresent, Jim Morris, Lara Rice, Brian Rice and JoeD’Ambrosio.

Bark River Lions Help Local Township

The Bark River Lions Club paid for the surveying cost ofthe Bark River cemetery. President Scott Kwarciany (L)recently presented a check for $1200 to Bark RiverTownship Clerk Ken Viau.(R). The Bark River Lions Clubalso provide the equipment, labor and gravel to redo theroads.

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Manistique Lakes Lions Honored

The Manistique Lakes Lions Club held its thirty-secondCharter Night Banquet at the Curtis Community CenterSaturday October 4. The annual event is held in order torecognize and honor individuals for their communityservice.

Lion Garland Seegret of Curtis (left) was presented theLion of the year award by Lion Harry Vosburg.

John Goullette of Curtis (left) was awarded Citizen of theyear by Lion President Jerry Beaudin.

Manistique Lakes Lions Welcomes NewMembers

The Manistique Lakes Lions Club inducted two newmembers at their Oct 1, 2008 board meeting. Pictured arenew members Joan Dolby, and Richard James (FrontRow). Back row left to right are Lions Harry Vosburg(sponsor) George Kelly, and Bill MacLachlan (sponsor).

Lions Build Ramp

The Vulcan-Norway-Loretto Lions recently completedconstruction of a Ramp for a handicapped resident in theNorway area. Shown with the completed Ramp LionsBob DeRoeck, Bill Menghini, Jim Wash and JackPalmcook.

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Organizational Roster Book Changes

Page 14 Drop Upper Peninsula Division, change instreet address and correction to emailaddress. Change to the following:

Michigan Eye-BankRobb Chabie, BS, CEBTRegional Coordinator440 East Ohio StreetMarquette, Michigan 49855robb@michiganeyebank.org(906) 225-3040Voice Mail: 800-247-7250 x120Pager: 906-222-1436Fax: 906-228-7601

Gift of Life Michigan’s new mailing address is now3861 Research Park DriveAnn Arbor, Michigan 48108Phone numbers and e-mail addresses will remain the same.

The Newberry Lions Club 86th Anniversary Celebration and Christmas Party

We welcome all of you to come and celebrate with us

Dinner Buffet $12.00 per person

Menu

Roast Beef and Pork, Mashed Potatoes and Gravy Vegetable will be Green Bean Casserole

Relish Tray Cake and Ice Cream Punch and Coffee

Date: Saturday - December 6th

Location: Newberry American Legion

Time: Cocktails 5:30 PM Dinner 6:00 PM

Call for reservations

Lion Menzo and Lion Sandy Caswell Ph: 293-3595 As Soon As Possible

Crystal Falls Lions Club Inducts New Members

At the Crystal Falls Lions Club September 16th meeting,four new members were installed by Lion Member PDGGene Schiavo (on right). From left to right, is David South,Peggy McCumber, Paul Kaylor, Melissa Weston. All fourof these new Lions will bring new knowledge, skills andideas to our club stated PDG Schiavo.

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Les Cheneaux Lions Honored

The Les Cheneaux Lions Club recently honored it’smembership with various Club awards.

Lion Phil Milan, standing, and Bruce Patrick(seated) were honored for the their years of service withthe Les Cheneaux Lions Club. Lion Bob St. Peter (right)awarded service pins to Lion Bruce for 60 years ofservice and Lion Phil for 25 years.

Les Cheneaux Lions Club recently honored a number ofoutstanding Lions Club members. The honorees are (L-R) Herb Melcher, Judy Izzard, and Dale Streichert fortheir many years of community service to the Boy Scouts.

Bob Fisher received his pin from King Lion Judy Izzardhonoring him being “Lion of the Year” for 2007-08.

Les Cheneaux Lions Club members (L-R) Don Birkmeier,Gene Collins, Bill Kish, and John Sullivan received pinshonoring them as “Lion of the Year” in previous years.

Lion Bob Tooley was presented the “Lion of the Year”Award for 2008-09. King Lion Judy Izzard (right)presents Bob the award at a recent Club meeting.

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PROJECT KIDSIGHT SCREENS1,000th PRESCHOOLER

By PDG Jenny Ware

Back in July, Lion Bruce LaBelle of the Bark River LionsClub screened the 1,000th preschooler during a screeningheld at the Heart of the North Lions Club Annual FleaMarket Days at the Bark River International Racewayin Bark River!! This feat came as no easy task over thelast two and half years of screenings!

In 2005, funded by a Core 4 Grant from LCIF sevenLions, consisting of members from the Munising, DaysRiver Area, Manistique, and Newberry Lions Clubs,attended the first training for Project Kidsight. This traininggave them the knowledge and the MTI photo screenercamera to move forward and start screening children,aged 1-5 years of age, for potential vision acuityproblems. The trained Lions took hold of this MTI photoscreener camera and set out to help assist the local healthdepartments and do visual screenings for preschoolers.This program promised to be both exciting and rewarding.During that first year less than 200 children were screenedin Marquette, Alger and Delta counties.

Over the last two and a half years trainings have spannedour great District from Bessemer to Drummond Island andfrom Marquette to Wells. With this increase in training wehave also seen a great increase in the number of screeningsbeing held and the number of children being screened!

This past year was not only a milestone in the number ofpreschool children screened but it was also a milestone forthe number of Lions Clubs who got involved with thisproject. 23 clubs sponsored 24 screenings that resulted in502 preshool aged children being screened. Of these, 18referrals were made for further testing of possible visualproblems such as farsightedness, nearsightedness and lazyeye. These 23 clubs gave a grand total of $5,876 tosupport the screenings and the administrative cost it takesfor someone to assist with the paperwork at the Stateoffice of Project Kidsight!

As the Chair for SD10, I would like to thank every Lionthat has been trained to do screenings, that has helped setup a screening, that has helped with paperwork at ascreening, that has given to the project or that hasencouraged someone to bring their preschool aged child/grandchild to a screening!! Without every single Lion’ssupport of this project over the years, we would not havebeen able to CONGRATULATE Lion Bruce on screeningour 1,000th preschooler and helping fight childhood visualproblems!!

Youth Exchange

My name is Gary Klopand I am the YouthExchange Chairman forour District. I have someapplications for youths thatwant to come to the USAfor the program. If anyoneis interested in hosting anexchange student, pleasecontact me at (906) 647-3232. This current list ofstudents is for the winter

months. Also, I am available to visit any club that may beinterested in information on the program. I can give a 15-30 minute presentation on both sending youths or receivingthem for the program and what is expected from eachclub. Thank you for your time.

For many young people, participating in the Lions YouthExchange Program is a life-changing experience. Travelingto another country, living with a host family, participating ina camp and experiencing another culture are milestoneevents.

Unlike other exchange programs, the Lions InternationalYouth Exchange Program is not conducted for tourism,education or employment. Instead, it is a unique culturallearning opportunity.

Exchanges can be arranged in any of the more than 190countries in which Lions clubs exist. Most exchanges lastbetween four and six weeks and the participant (ages 15-21) stays with one or more host families during theexchange. Participants experience life as part of their hostfamily.

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Annual Fall Festival

The fourth annual Fall Festival presented by the MarquetteLions Club was held on Saturday, October 4th at theMarquette Mountain Ski Lodge. It is one of the majorfund raisers for the Marquette Lions Club with allproceeds going back into various charities andorganizations in their community.

The evening began with a mixer at six o’clock, a buffetdinner served at seven and dancing to the band“BlackPearl” from eight to midnight. Deborah Bengry,president of the Marquette Lions Club, is also a memberof the dance band, playing the keyboard and accordion.Fran Valente, of the Ishpeming Tri-Township LionsClub,was a guest vocalist with the band singing her trademarkPatsy Cline songs. Vicki Tikkanen of Ishpeming is the leadsinger of BlackPearl. The group played a wide variety ofmusic from polkas to swing, country, blues and rock androll.

The evening also included a silent auction, 50/50 drawingsand door prizes. Next year in lieu of the Fall Fest theMarquette Club will be hosting a huge celebration in honorof it’s 90th anniversary. Having been founded in October1919, it is the oldest Lions Club not just in the UpperPeninsula but in the whole state of Michigan. TheMarquette Lions Club would like to thank the members ofthe District Cabinet and other Lions members from District10 for attending and supporting the annual event.

Lion Frances Valente of the Ishpeming Tri-Township LionsClub performed with the Black Pearl Band providing theguests of the Fall Festival entertainment throughout thenight.

Lions Rosemarie (Ishpeming Tri-Town) and Knut(Ishpeming) Strom dancing the night away in the fore-ground while Lion Fran Valente (Ishpeming Tri-Town)dances with Marvin Shimp (Marquette Lions).

District Governor Bob Miller is personally entertained byVicki Tikkanen the lead singer of Black Pearl while Bob’swife Mary looks on.

Members of the the band Black Pearl entertaining themany participants of the annual Fall Festival hosted by theMarquette Lions Club.

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Northwood’s AirLifelineBy PDG George Kelly

Northwood’s Air Lifeline has completed over 2500 fightswith patients to hospitals throughout the Midwest fromairports near their homes at no cost to the patients. Thisfree service started in 1989 when our founder Lion BobLarson started this program using his own aircraft. At thattime, he asked the Multiple District 10 Lions Clubs to helpout by supporting the free service with the cost of theaviation fuel. At the MD10 conventions, the Lionsunanimously voted to support Lions Bob Larson’s vision.

This past September, our pilots had 17 flights scheduledcompleting 15 fights and re-scheduling the other two forOctober. One of the fights was for an emergency hearttransplant.

Ten years ago, the Lions Clubs of the Upper Peninsulabuilt an all weather hanger in Iron Mountain, Michigan witha matching grant from the Lions Clubs InternationalFoundation. This enabled the pilots to keep their aircraftinside a warm hanger thus eliminating the need andexpense of de-icing prior to a scheduled flight in the harshwinters.

Five years ago with the help from the LutheranBrotherhood over $500,000 was raised to purchase ourown aircrafts, a Synca III twin engine and a BeachBonaza. This enabled the program to have two additionalaircraft on standby as well as having the pilot’s personnelaircraft when needed. We currently have eight pilots thatare qualified to fly the missions with the aircraft in theNWALL’s hangers.

The chief pilot Bruce Rutter handles the scheduling of themissions and contacting the patients for the fights.

All of the Lions and Lioness Clubs in Single District 10should have an appointed NWALL coordinator. This Lionmember will serve as the contact between the NWALLProgram and the patients needing this service in theirareas. If your Club has not appointed a coordinator pleasedo so and send the contact information to PDG GeorgeKelly, SD10 Chairman. The club then needs to informtheir respectful communities of this free service and thecontact person within the local Lions Club. This is a greatPublic Relations tool for the Lions organization.

We are presently waiting for new props for the Synca IIIand new GPS navigational aids for the aircraft. Thisequipment is very expensive, costing approximately$5,000 per aircraft.

Last year, I called all the Lions Clubs in Single District 10asking if they could give additional funds to help offset therapidly rising cost of the fuel. About 80% of the Clubsresponded to the request. My many thanks to all of the LionsClubs that have stepped forward and assisted in helpingNWALL meet the needs of transport. I know there is a greatdemand on our Lions Clubs for support from all parts of ourDistrict and communities. For those that did not support theprogram last year, would you please reconsider a donation tothis worthwhile program this year. I will once again be callingeach of the Lions Clubs of our District for continual assistancetowards the cost of the free service. Please help support thisprogram, every little bit helps.

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Lions of Michigan All State Band Try Out Information

By PDG Jenny Ware

The Lions of Michigan is looking for students in the 9th thru 12th grade that are interested in playing music andtraveling. This year the band will be traveling to the International Convention in Minneapolis, Minnesota, July 4th thruJuly 11th, 2009. They will start with a 4th of July concert in Mackinaw City, proceed on to Gladstone and perform atthe Gladstone Lions 4th of July Celebration. On July 5th, they will leave for Minneapolis where they will experiencethe Lions International Convention; the Gangster Tour and Wabasha Cave Tour, the Mall of America, St. PaulCathedral, Valleyfair Amusement park and many other exciting activities. This all inclusive tour is only $1,580!!!

Students are responsible for payment of their tour fees, and installments are due by the dates listed in the paymentschedule. The tour fee covers all transportation, meals, tours and admissions for the entire trip beginning with the pre-tour rehearsal in June. In addition, it covers the cost of the basic travel uniform and souvenir recordings of the band.

The Tour fee includes:• Rehearsal meals in January, April and May• Accommodations and meals during 4-day pre-tour band camp at Adrian College• Motorcoach Transportation• Hotel accommodations• All tour admissions• All meals and gratuities while on tour• Two travel uniforms (band shirt, shorts, and socks)• Souvenir CD and DVD of the band

Auditions for the 2009 Lions of Michigan All State Band will be held at Holt High School in Holt, Michigan onNovember 9, 2008 between 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. Two ways to try out - in person or with an audition tape.(Please note that percussionists and visual ensemble must try out in person.)

Students on wind instruments will be asked to prepare an etude (that will be provided when your application isreceived) and a chromatic scale. You may send in an audition tape, or you can audition in person during the band’sregularly scheduled try-out in November. Percussionists should plan to audition at Holt High School. They willperform an etude (provided when your application is received), rudiments as appropriate, and sight-reading. Visual/dance ensemble applicants must also try out in Holt in November. They will be taught short routines and evaluated onthe basis of how well they are able to learn them.

Michigan students currently in grades 9-12 and members of their high school band are eligible to audition. AnyMichigan student who is home schooled but participates in a band program or is currently taking private lessons mayalso audition. Performers may audition on any marching band wind instrument or percussion instrument. Performersmay also audition for color guard or dance positions.

The band staff is seeking a broad range of performance levels. This is not an honors band, and they are seekingindividuals at all playing levels. Applicants should not feel threatened by the audition process.

Go to www.lionsofmi.com for more information or email me at pdg10jen@hotmail.com or call me at 906-399-8214for more information!!!

This could be the trip of a life time for a student you know!!

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DELTA ABSTRACT & TITLE CO.201 Ludington StreetP.O. Box 585Escanaba, MI 49829-0585Phone (906) 786-3582

Serving Delta County’s Landowners Since 1889On The East End of Ludington Street

Where the Sun Comes Up and Where Your Day Begins

Bill Lake of the Delta County Community Foundationaccepts a check for $5,000 from the Bark River LionsClub President Scott Kwarciany. The monies will becombined with other monies to create a perpetual scholar-ship program from the Bark River Lions for the BarkRiver-Harris School District.

District 10 Lions Trading Pins

Single District 10 has a number of Lions Pins for sale. Thepins can be viewed and purchased either on the districtwebsite www.district10lions.org or by contacting theDistrict 10 Trading Pin Chairman Al Lemaire atLemairea51@hotmail.com or by calling him at (906) 293-3020. His mailing address is 14118 S Cooper Street,Newberry MI 49868-1916.

The following District 10 Pins available for $3.00/eachplus postage:

• 2008-09 90th Anniversary Pin• 2007-08 Drummond Island Pin

There are also a limited number of Yooper Pins availableat a discounted price of $2.00/each plus postage.

• 2006-07 Grand Island Pin• 2005-06 Ore Boat• 2002-03 Eagle Harbor• 2001-02 Stonington Point• 1998-99 Two-Hole Outhouse• Teaching Family Homes of Upper Michigan• Lions Dist 10-B in Michigan’s U.P. “Get

Screened”

Bark River Lions Club President Scott Kwarciany (right)presents a check for $2000 to the Bark River-HarrisSchool Football coach Joe Derouin (left) for the schoolsathletics program.

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District Projects UpdateBy IPDG Duane Goltz

Our new year is off to agood start with membersjoining our clubs. We have2 new members andPickford has 4 newmembers. These are onesthat I know about. Let’sshow our new DistrictGovernor support in thisway and make the UP ashining group. I challenge

each member try for one new member. We also need tosupport our District Governor Bob Miller and help himshow how SD 10 is alive and active.

We have many state and local projects that need our help.One in particular is our Lions of Michigan Marching Band.This year they will be touring their way to Minnesota withstops at different events along the way and also on theirway back. This is truly a learning experience for them.The Band needs donations as well as any students fromour area. We have heard that there may be at least twoand I also will have two grandsons that will be touring withthem. Your help is greatly appreciated. If you have anyquestions please call Jenny Ware at 906-474-9055 orJudie or myself at 906-493-5144.

We also have our Welcome Home project for our districtand after talking with Nancee DeVogel there are somegreat things going on in the UP. Munising Tendercare hasbeen sold so the work has to begin again there but thereare several other places that they are working with also.What a great district we serve.

G. DENNIS BAILEY (906) 493-5232Fax (906) 493-5229

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P.O. BOX 14833185 S. WATER ST.DRUMMOND ISLANDMICHIGAN 49726

Full Service Marina & Resort

Duane & Judie

906-493-5144906-493-5644 Fax31807 E. Tourist Road

It’s time to start thinking about the InternationalConvention next year. As I already mentioned it will be inMinneapolis, MN and we have our own PDG SaraDoubledee running for International Director. Seeing it isnot so far to journey it would be great to have a big groupfrom SD10 there to support Sara. The Michigandelegation has its headquarters hotel assignment for theConvention at the Ramada Mall of America inBloomington. It is 10 miles from the convention center,and the room rate is $119.00 per night plus tax. The hotelis 3 blocks from Mall of America and 2 miles from theairport. It has 248 guest rooms, free parking,complimentary high speed wireless internet, indoor andoutdoor pools and a fitness room. They have shuttles toMall of America and the airport and access to light railtrain stations serving downtown Minneapolis. An onlineregistration form is available on Lions International’swebsite.

My next newsletter will include information on the SD10convention held here on Drummond Island April 30-May3, 2009. We have lots of things planned so stay tuned. Ifyou need reservations call 906-493-1000 for the Lodgeor call me (906-493-5144) to obtain a book with otherplaces to stay. You need to start getting those in now. Iknow 11 rooms are already blocked.

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Stephenson Lions Club Pasty BakeBy Roger Freis & Don Wojakowski

For twenty plus years the Stephenson Lions Club hasbeen making pasties. In these years many changes havebeen made. The first year only the Lions worked withhand rolling the dough and hand mixing the meat mixture.The potatoes were peeled, cut and diced the night beforeby hand. After that we recruited some of our spouses. Therolling of the dough was a bit much for the men. Each yearthere have been improvements, such as a potato peeler,dicer and dough rollers were purchased to increase theproduction and reduce the amount of time required tocomplete the task at hand. For the past 18 years we havebeen able to use the Stephenson High School kitchen,which means that we are able to use the big mixers for themeat and for mixing the dough. The pasties are partiallybaked in the school’s two convection ovens that hold 12trays each with 288 pasties being baked per hour.

The day starts with two men and two pick-ups picking upthe groceries at 6:30 AM. Then the work begins with thecutting, peeling and dicing of the potatoes, onions andrutabagas in one room while the meat mixture and dough isstarting to be mixed in another room. When this is doneand enough is made, that is when the filling and crimpingstarts. After the pasties are baked for 30 minutes, they arecooled, wrapped and package for distribution.

Getting to be a little short handed at times, the StephensonLions Club joined forces with the “River City Chorus”, adivision of the Menominee Sweet Adelins. They providedexcellent workers and received half of the pasties inexchange for their help. This went on for a couple of yearsand then we changed the event to two different weeks,one week for Sweet Adelins Club and one for the LionsClub producing 1000 pasties per weekend. It did not takevery long when it was decided to do a double dose anddo the complete operation in one day. The result of this

Vice District Don Wojakowski of the Stephenson LionsClub has the job of dicing up the potatoes, onions andrubabagas using the Clubs dicing machine.

Lion Rogar Freis has the job of baking the 2150 pastiesthat were made this day.

has been great! We now produce 2000 plus pasties twicea year, with ½ going to each organization. The last fewyears, school groups that been supported by the LionsClubs have had students participate in the process.

Along with this event and other club fundraisers, theStephenson Lions Club has been able to donate over$15,000 to various Lions Projects and local organizations.

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SD10 Lions Activities ReportDates: September 1, 2008 – November 30, 2008

Bark River: $5000 Scholarship Fund, $500 Scholarship,$100 Newspapers In Education Literacy Program, $500Medical Benefit, $104 Les Cheneaux Lions Club (RecycleTrailer), $5000 Bay Cliff Health Camp Capital Campaign(Shady Nook Project), $2000 Bark River-Harris SchoolsAthletic Program, $1200 Bark River Township Cemetery

Bessemer: $500 Snowflake Aquatics

Carney-Nadeau: $250 Eye Exam and Eyeglasses, $50Carney-Nadeau Schools

Crystal Falls: $2000 Scholarships, $50 CommunityRecreation, $100 MDA Jerry Lewis Telethon, 200Fortune Lake Folk Dances, $200 Iron County CancerUnit, $300 Mission Bible Training Center, $100 IronCounty Chamber of Commerce, $500 Harbor HouseMuseum, $100 D.A.R.E. Program, $500 Crystal Theater,$400 Beacon House, $100 Alpha Museum, $50 IronCounty Sharpshooters, $150 Iron River Vision Clinic,$500 Contemporary Center, $500 Leader Dog for theBlind, $200 Michigan Eye Bank, $200 St. VincentDePaul, $200 Teaching Family Homes, $100 DiabetesOutreach Net, $200 TRICO, $100 Iron County Museum

Delta Menominee County Heart of the North: $225Forster Grandparents Program, $250 Leader Dog, $400Medical Benefits (2), $52 Les Cheneaux Lions ClubRecycle Trailer, $100 Teaching Family Homes

Drummond Island: $100 Island Medical Hardship Case,$100 Veterans Day Dinner, $100 Michigan Eye Bank,$250 Northern Michigan Hospital Hospitality House,$250 Marquette General Hospital Hospitality House,$700 Bay Cliff Health Camp Capital Campaign

Escanaba: $965.94 Eye Exams and Eyeglasses for 6individuals, $180.50 Delta Chamber of Commerce, $100Escanaba Public Safety

Gladstone: $1000 Gladstone Firemen, $200 Eyeglasses

Ishpeming: $200 Eye Glasses

L’Anse: $200 L’Anse Booster Club, $500 St. VincentDePaul Food Pantry

Manistique Lakes: $50 Leader Dog, $700 CurtisCommunity Arts Council, $380 Project Backpack

Marquette: $100 Salvation Army Food Bank + Food,$300 Eye Exams & Glasses

Munising: $25 IPDG Goltz Governor’s Appreciation,$350 Munisung Hockey Association, $50 PancreaticCancer Research in memory of Lion Joy Scholtes

Newberry: $100 Eye Surgery

Rapid River: $100.00 Rapid River School Foundation(Jim Ferrell memorial), $1750.00 Northwood’s AirLifeline (Jim Ferrell memorial), $1750 Bay Cliff HealthCamp (Jim Ferrell memorial), $500 Winkowski Benefit,$500 Shop With a Cop Program, $250 Rapid RiverCheerleaders, $50 Postage for Christmas Cards forTroops

Rock: $100 Project Kids Sight, $200 Rock LittleLeague, $25 Salvation Army, $455 Boys State, $187 MidPen Senior Banquet, $435 Mid Pen Girls Volleyball, $100Rock EMT, $25 Rock American Legion Auxiliary

Skandia: $50 Dexter Clark Family – House BurnedDown, $25 Skandia Lioness Club – Raffle Prize, $500Scholarship (1st Payment), $100 Burn Victim

St. Ignace: $100 Legacy House, $100 Super Saturday

Sugar Island: $300 Sugar Island Appreciation Dinner

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New MembersSeptember 1, 2008 – October 31, 2008

Member Name Date Joined Sponsor

Crystal FallsMelissa Wesston 09/01/08 Donnald Connors

DaggettDennis Beachamp 09/01/08 Glenn HansonJanice Beachamp 09/01/08 Glenn Hanson

Drummond IslandSteven Sawtelle 09/01/08 Duane Goltz

KinrossChad Sibbald 10/01/08 Larry Priskhorn

Les CheneauxWalter Wilson 09/01/08 Unknown

Manistique LakesDennis Crossman 10/01/08 William

MacLachlan

Joan Dolby 10/01/08 Harry VosburgRichard James 10/01/08 William

MacLachlan

Powers-SpaldingJudith Malak 08/01/08 Clement VeeserRichard Malak 08/01/08 Clement Veeser

Total 2008-09 New Members: 39

IN MEMORIAMSep 1, 2008 – Oct 31, 2008

Lions Club Member Name DeceasedCarney-Nadeau Norman Strasler Sr 10/1/08

Total 2008-09 Deceased: 7

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