Lions, Lioness & Leos, It’s Spring and beauty is all around us with the flowers and trees blooming. President’s Honor Night was well attended again this year and our Speaker, PID Russell Sarver from Durand, IL and his wife, Lion Sue were our guests for this District Convention weekend. Our one day District Convention /Cabinet Meeting went well. PID Sarver in his presentation challenged us on how to get new members in our clubs. Invite a friend or neighbor to your Lions meeting in May to learn firsthand the projects we do and how WE SERVE our communities. Our membership was down 24 in April. With 2 months to go let’s try to break even. Finish Strong! May is Lions Recycle for Sight Month. Take this opportunity to start a club eyeglass collection project if your club is not already doing this. (LCIF Newsletter- April) Club Officers Training – May & June... You do not have to be a first time in- coming officer to attend these sessions. With all of the new updates/changes being made and reporting to LCI , these sessions can be very helpful. Mark your calen- dars now! (More info in newsletter). Remember to submit your Lions Clubs Offi- cer Reporting Form following club elections so that your club will continue to re- ceive news, materials and announcements from LCI. Lion Gloria and I will be attending the State Convention May 19-21 in Cranberry Twp., PA. We look forward to sharing this time of learning and fellowship with other District Governors and Partners in Service . Congratulations to our incoming officers for the year 2011-2012. District Gov- ernor Elect, G. Robert Eberly, 1 st VDG, Joan Rohrbach and 2 nd VDG, Jack Sauders. I look forward to serving/working with you wherever needed. District Governor, Lion Jim First Lady, Lion Gloria A Message from Our District Governor District Governor 14‐D Jim Bolin 34 Spring Hill Lane, Mountville, PA 17554 717‐285‐9827 [email protected]May 1, 2011 Tree Chairperson Needed 2 Lion’s Corner from SABVI 4 District Golf Tournament 5 District Melvin Jones Application Information 7 Update from Lions Clubs International 9 Club Secretary Computer Training Registration 11 Beacon Lodge Bus Trip Information 14 Inside this issue: District 14-Details Pennsylvania District 14-D Lions
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Lions, Lioness & Leos, It’s Spring and beauty is all around us with the flowers and trees blooming.
President’s Honor Night was well attended again this year and our Speaker, PID Russell Sarver from Durand, IL and his wife, Lion Sue were our guests for this District Convention weekend. Our one day District Convention /Cabinet Meeting went well.
PID Sarver in his presentation challenged us on how to get new members in our clubs. Invite a friend or neighbor to your Lions meeting in May to learn firsthand the projects we do and how WE SERVE our communities. Our membership was down 24 in April. With 2 months to go let’s try to break even. Finish Strong!
May is Lions Recycle for Sight Month. Take this opportunity to start a club eyeglass collection project if your club is not already doing this. (LCIF Newsletter-April)
Club Officers Training – May & June... You do not have to be a first time in-coming officer to attend these sessions. With all of the new updates/changes being made and reporting to LCI , these sessions can be very helpful. Mark your calen-dars now! (More info in newsletter). Remember to submit your Lions Clubs Offi-cer Reporting Form following club elections so that your club will continue to re-ceive news, materials and announcements from LCI.
Lion Gloria and I will be attending the State Convention May 19-21 in Cranberry Twp., PA. We look forward to sharing this time of learning and fellowship with other District Governors and Partners in Service .
Congratulations to our incoming officers for the year 2011-2012. District Gov-ernor Elect, G. Robert Eberly, 1st VDG, Joan Rohrbach and 2nd VDG, Jack Sauders. I look forward to serving/working with you wherever needed.
District Governor, Lion Jim First Lady, Lion Gloria
A Message from Our District Governor District Governor 14‐D
Jim Bolin 34 Spring Hill Lane, Mountville, PA 17554
District 14-Details Pennsylvania Distr ict 14-D Lions
Words from District Governor Elect Bob Lion Bob Eberly [email protected]
906 Clearview Ave., Ephrata, PA 17522 717-733-8492
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First of all, thanks to all who made it possible for me to be elected District Governor for 2011 – 2012. Thank you espe-cially to the Ephrata Lions, President Ann Snader for giv-ing my nominating speech, and Region 3 Chairperson Charles Anderson for the seconding speech. And of course, I cannot forget the help I receive every day from my partner in service, Bonnie. Not only will she con-tinue to support me throughout my upcoming year as District Governor, but she is taking up
my former job of club secretary of Ephrata.
As you elect your new officers, don’t forget to sign them up to attend the District’s Club Officers Training on May 3rd and May 14th. Also, secre-taries have the opportunity to sign up for special computer training on May 11th and June 11th. District Officer Training is a must to prepare for the next year. Whether you are a new officer or an experienced officer, there is always some-
thing new to learn.
Presidents Honor Night and the District Convention are over, but the Lions year goes until June 30th. It’s not too late to reach your goals. How about new members? PID Russ Sar-ver, at Presidents Honor Night, challenged each Lion to bring two new Lions into your club before the end of the year.
Lion Bob
May 21, 2011– Manheim Twp. Lions Club Annual All-You-Can-Eat Pancake and Sausage Break-fast at the Neffsville Community Fire Co., 200 E. Oregon Road, Neffsville. Doors open at 7 a.m. and remain open until 10 a.m.. Cost is $5.00 for advanced tickets or $5.50 at the door. Children 6 and under eat free. For additional information and tickets contact Lion Manny at 717-569-8353 or Lion Jim at 717-569-4055 or email us at [email protected]
District Events and Club Happenings
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2010‐2011 District Governor Jim Bolin Schedule
Day Date Activity/Event Location May 19‐22, 2011 PA (MD‐14) State Convention Pittsburgh‐Cranberry Woods
Tuesday May 31, 2011 Merlow Meeting Udder Choice Sunday June 19, 2011 District Ride for Sight Lebanon July 3‐7, 2011 LCI Convention Seattle, Washington
There Is Still Time!
Just a reminder to everyone that if your Club has not yet sent in their contribution to the Dis-trict Governor’s Goals there is still time to get them in for this year. The contribution work-sheet is located in the District Directory and also on the District Website. If you have any questions please contact District Treasurer, Lion Deb Burkholder at 717-484-4892 or [email protected]. Make all checks payable to District 14-D and send to Lion Deb at 151 West Swartzville Road, Reinholds, PA 17569. All monies your Club sends go to very worth-while charities and help others in need. We hope to hear from you. Roar Lions Roar!!
sion. Deadlines (all newsletters mailed first week of said month): June edition: May 9 August edition: July 5 October edition: September 5 December edition: November 7 Megan Sofilka will email you confirmation that your event
In appreciation of your sup-port, the Susquehanna Foun-dation for the Blind (fundraising arm of SABVI) is adding a “Lions Corner” to their Insights newsletter, pub-lished bi-monthly. If you have any upcoming events you would like to be included, please email them to [email protected] for inclu-
has been received and will be printed. Due to space limita-tions, all events may not be able to be printed. We will print the date, title, time and location of your event. If you do not receive confirmation, please contact Megan by call-ing 717-393-5894.
Check Out the New “Lions Corner” Courtesy of SABVI
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Musings of the 2nd Vice District Governor
Lions, Lioness, Leos,
Another month has gone by and we had a successful President’s Honor Night and District Convention. Our year is not over, we still have time to get some new members in our Clubs so please keep up the good work and bring some new members into your Club. I hope to see all new Club officers at one of the Officer Training sessions.
Lion Joan
Theme Baskets The District would like to send out a big THANK YOU to all the clubs that spon-sored a Theme Basket at this year’s District Convention. Due to your generosity, the District was able to raise $1,100.00 to help offset the expenses of the Conven-tion. All the baskets were unique and beautifully done. We had a total of 25 bas-kets and no two were alike. Thanks again and best wishes in the new Lionistic Year to all the Lions and Lioness Clubs in the District. Keep up the good work!
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2011 Lions District 14D J. Arne Forney Memorial Golf Tournament Saturday May 14, 2011 starting at 7 a.m.
Fairview Golf Club
2399 Quentin Road
Lebanon, PA 17042
All Golfers are Welcome, Open to Men, Women, and Friends.
You Don’t Need a Foursome to Enter. Please sign up by May 7th.
Cost is $75.00 per player.
If you or your Club does not play we are also looking for sponsorships.
Club Member Sponsor Fredericksburg Lions Club Charles C. Simone Ted Anspach Millersville Lions Club Susan L. Kaltreiger David M. Schaefer Millersville Lions Club Michael K. Schaeffer Lori Austin Paradise Twp. Lions Club Craig S. Keenan Glenn E. Herr Paradise Twp. Lions Club Bryan M. Schaefer, Sr. George Shue
BY THE NUMBERS Reported to LCI as of March 31, 2011
District Membership as of July 1, 2010 1674
District Membership as of March 31, 2011 1653
In Memorial Arthur L. Hostetter…………………………………………….Annville-Cleona Lions Club Please contact 1st VDG Lion Bob Eberly if any Lion, Lioness, or Leo was missed in the memorial listing.
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District 14-D presents a Melvin Jones Fellowship to a worthy Lion in each region and to a worthy Lioness each year at their respective rallies. In order to do this we request nominations from the Lions and Lioness clubs in our district. The deadline for receipt of these nominations is Tuesday May 11, 2011. Please send all nominations to LCIF chair, Lion Dale High, IPDG, 137 Fieldcrest Lane, Gordonville, PA 17529. The rules for submission are listed below.
Lion Dale High, LCIF Chairperson
Nomination and Selection of District Melvin Jones Fellowship
PURPOSE
To provide guidelines on the nomination and selection process of District 14-D for a Melvin Jones Fellowship to be presented to a Lion from each Region and a Lioness.
GENERAL:
1. Each Lionistic year, District 14-D may present a Melvin Jones Fellowship to a Lion per Region along with a Lioness based on nominations from the Lion/Lioness clubs.
2. Nominations pertain to New Melvin Jones Fellowships only and not to Progressive Fellowships.
3. The LCIF Chairperson must submit in the District Newsletter information and instructions, along with a deadline, on how to nominate a Lion/Lioness. This must be submitted at least two months before the deadline.
4. Only Clubs that contributed to the District as per the Contribution Schedule for LCIF, which is set each year by the District Governor, may submit a nominee for a District Melvin Jones Fellow-ship. For example: If the per member contribution is $5.00 and your club has 20 members you would need to contribute $5.00 X 20 members or $100.00 to be able to submit a nominee.
5. All nominations must be board approved and signed by either the Club President or Secretary, preferably by the President where possible.
6. All nominations MUST be submitted on club stationery providing the qualifications of the nominee and sent to the LCIF Chairperson and a copy to the District Secretary by the established deadline.
7. Within a month after the deadline, the LCIF Chairperson must call a meeting and based on the received nominations select the Lion/Lioness from each region and Lioness clubs that will received a Melvin Jones Fel-lowship from District 14-D.
The final decision, will be made by a Committee consisting of the District Governor, the last Past District Gov-ernor from each Region, Cabinet Secretary, and Cabinet Treasurer.
Note: The process will be: The above Lions will assess those nominated in each
Region, assigning 1st,2nd,3rd,etc. positions to each nominee, the #1 position will
receive the Melvin Jones Award. If there are extra dollars available for awards,
the #2 positions will be considered for the remaining awards, etc. *The 1st Vice District Governor, 2nd Vice District Governor, LCIF Chairperson, Lioness Coordinator, and the Region Chairpersons will also be present to give input on any nominees that they know. They do NOT have voting rights.
*The District Governor at the time of the selection process will present the Melvin Jones Fellowships at a later date, preferably at the following year’s Region Rallies when he/she is the Immediate Past District Governor.
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District Melvin Jones Applications
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Attention All Club Presidents, Secretaries, Treasurers and Interested Lions. Important New Information from Lions Clubs International.
IMPORTANT!
Attention all Club Secretaries
April is the month you should be completing your Club Of-ficer report to International. Please send a copy to me af-ter you have sent it to International. You may email it to me at [email protected] or print a copy when you complete the form and send me a hard copy to Lion Leo-nard Smith, 440 North Angle Street, Mount Joy, PA 17552. Thank you for your help with this request.
Lion Leonard Smith, District 14-D Cabinet Secretary
District Updates and Changes
The address for PDG Parke Plasterer of the Manheim Lions Club should be 200 St. Luke Drive, Apt.314, Lititz, PA 17543. His telephone number is 717-627-0007. Please update your di-rectory.
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May 2011 Newsletter Lion Deb Burkholder, Newsletter Editor 151 West Swartzville Road, Reinholds, PA 17569
