Lions District 20-E2 The Finger Lakes District District Governor

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1 Lions District 20-E2 The Finger Lakes District August 2003 District Governor Newsletter Frank Muccini District Governor s Message Community Service Lions, Lioness, and Leos It has been a fast paced June/July. Classes and seminars were the order of the day for District Governors at the Denver International Convention. The theme of the new International President, Dr. Tae-Sup Lee is Innovation, gateway to the future. All of you have heard the old statement we have always done it that way. Dr Lee is stressing that we as lions become more creative in what we do to serve our communities. If we continue to do the same things year after year, we become stale and do not bring excitement and fun to Lionism. This does not mean that all community projects should be changed, only that a review should be made of what the Community needs are today, and what we as Lions, Lioness and Leos are doing to meet those needs. Innovative new programs and equipment may be to much for one club, but working together we can achieve any goal. One of the new devices mentioned was the photo eye screening camera. One of my goals this year is to have over 4000 children screened within the District. This means that every club should set up eye screening sessions for preschool children in their community. With over 50 clubs in the District, this goal should easily be attainable. Pre-K, Headstart programs, nursery schools, daycare centers, etc. are all places that children can be screened. I also visited a guide dog school. It was a strange experience to be blindfolded and have to rely on a dog to steer me around obstacles. Graduation was held for 15 of these highly trained dogs and the individuals they will serve. The graduates, some of whom had dogs before, will now have the whole world opened up to them. Some will go back to college, others will return to their jobs, while others will just be able to function in a society where they were limited. Experiences like this make you appreciate so much more what we have. The District directory and visitation schedule have been completed. I will be contacting clubs shortly to confirm my visitation. The first Cabinet meeting will be in Palmyra-Macedon on August 24 th, The Fall Conference will be at the Holiday Inn in Painted Post on November 8 th. There will be a President s Recognition lunch, seminars and presentations. International Director Dave Roberts will be the featured speaker. A block of rooms has been set aside for those wishing to stay over. Members from all clubs should plan to attend. I hope everyone is having a nice summer (in between rain days). Yours in Lionism, DG Frank Muccini Vice District Governor's Message Lions, Lioness and Leos. It was my pleasure to represent you at the Lions International Convention in Denver last month. It was a wonderful Lion experience. I was able to take pictures of the International parade showing Lions from all over the world, many in their native dress. I will be bringing an album, with these pictures, with me on my visit to your club. I hope you will enjoy looking at them. I know that many clubs do not formally meet during the summer yet are very active with projects. Keep up the great work! Please remember, "If you need me, I'll be there". Sounds like a song, don't you think? Please contact me anytime at work at or at home at Yours in Lionism, VDG Wayne Wagner First Cabinet Meeting Sunday, August 24, 2003 Palmyra Town Hall 1

2 A Polly Postscript In the last half of May, a petit bundle of energy, named Polly Letofsky, came walking through the fingers lakes in her Global Walk for raising awareness of breast cancer. As the Lions District Coordinator for her visit, we communicated frequently before she came to prepare her hosting clubs. Her stay in our region was a huge success by any measure. Her following edited thoughts speak for themselves. Editors note: Bob is the name of her pushing tricycle in which she transports her belongings. May 30, 2003 I Heart New York. NIAGARA FALLS, NY Bob and I were all packed up and ready to walk over the border to Canada a hundred yards away. I thanked everyone at the Internet café for donating computer time when one of the women asked me, "What's been your favorite place so far?" I said you wouldn't believe it if I told you. She said, "Come on, tell me." I said, "New York State." She retreated back a step: "Wow, you're right, I don't believe it." She looked perplexed trying to get her head around it and mumbled, "Why?" You've got everything here; The Catskill Mountains, the Adirondacks, the Finger Lakes, wineries, great food, the Erie Canal with those quaint little historic canal towns and old downtown Main Streets with one room movie cinemas. I told them when I walked over the border from Pennsylvania into New York at Corning someone pulled over and ran out to greet me with a big hug. I had to say, "I hope you're Frank with the Lions Club or New Yorkers are really friendly." I told them how I walked uphill for 21 miles in the pouring rain to little Watkins Glen at the foot of Seneca Lake. When I got there the Lions put me up at a cozy B&B, made me an honorary member and gave a VERY generous donation. When I walked up through the Finger Lakes towns of Hector, Lakemont, Valois, Lodi, Ovid, one farmer invited me in for lemonade and a tussle with the kitty, a retired New York City firefighter gave me a polo shirt with an embroidered picture of the Twin Towers, and one woman drove out just to give me jars of her fresh homemade apricot jam and almond butter. When I stopped for a break at a winery, the owner came out and gave me one of their t-shirts. One man and his wife drove out to treat me to lunch and gave me three Bibles -- pocket size, large print and The New Testament in Modern English. I spoke at the Ovid Chamber of Commerce Wine and cheese doo, eight Lions Clubs, 15 newspaper and radio interviews, and four breast cancer groups. We raised over $2,000. When walking near Elmira I joined the 5-km Race for the Cure where Bob and I got last place due to an excessive amount of chatter. Afterwards there was a line of breast cancer survivors waiting to sign Bob, including a 75-year old woman who has had it twice --40 years ago. By now there was a small crowd of onlookers at the Internet cafe listening to my stories and how much I enjoyed walking through their state. They had that look on their faces that a lot of people get when there's a new view on the table. Do they think everyone is surrounded by mountains and lakes and wineries and charming historic unique little towns? I told them that I loved little Palmyra, the town that started Mormonism but is better known now for having four churches on one corner -- Episcopalian, Baptist, Presbyterian, and Methodist. But there's also a Catholic church tucked behind the Episcopalian so it's really five. God knows that's unique. I told them about my good timing walking into Waterloo, the birthplace of Memorial Day, just on time for Memorial Day. I watched as all the townspeople hustled to get their town sparkled up for the weekend's tourists, raising flags and getting the town square decorated in red, white and blue for bands and bake sales. Everyone in Waterloo was very impressed that I had planned my walk so thoroughly as to be there for their big day. I wanted to tell them I had had no idea that Waterloo was the birthplace of Memorial Day but didn't want them to stop admiring my organizational skills. The folks at the Internet cafe were visibly taken aback. Or maybe that look on their blank faces means they've heard me and their brains are already spinning starting to plan their own travel across New York instead of bolting down to muggy Florida for the buy-6-nights-get-one-free package tour. Either way, Turkey, Thailand, England and Singapore round out the top five but New York State has moved to the top of the list. Polly P.S. A personal and very sincere thank you to Dan Motill from the Ovid Lions Club who single handedly organized my route, lodging, contacts and press that lead to the enormous and memorable success that New York State was for me. Miles of thanks, Dan! By now, she is well into Canada and may be back into the USA on her trip to her home in Boulder, Colorado. Our region is blest with having her visit. Dan Motill First Cabinet Meeting, Sunday, August 24, 2003, Palmyra Town Hall

3 MD20 WTC Web Site Update The following updates are posted to the MD20 Sept 11 web site: 1. WTC Memorial Lights (JPEG image) 2. WTC Ground Zero update by PID Al Brandel 3. Camp Sunshine Brochure -E2 Upcoming Events August 15 Leo Club Excellence Award applications September Senior Lions Leadership Institute, USA/Canada, Portland, Oregon September MERL Chairman Seminar, USA/ Canada, Portland, Oregon September USA/Canada Lions Leadership Forum, Portland, Oregon October 9 Lions World Sight Day October 31 Sight Night December 5 International Leo Day January LCIF Week January 13 Melvin Jones Birthday March UN Day March District Governors Month & Eye Donor Awareness Month March Emerging Lions Leadership Institute, USA/Canada, Oak Brook, Illinois April National Youth Service Days/Global Youth Service Days April 17 Worldwide Induction Day May White Cane Week June 1 Helen Keller Day Upcoming Events Around District 20 (Note: All events are open to all Lions, Lioness, and Leo members and their families.) August 24 Cabinet Meeting hosted by Pal-Mac Lions November 7-9 Fall conference, Painted Post, NY November 8 President s Recognition luncheon November 9 2 nd Cabinet Meeting Around the District: DG Frank reminds you to visit these informative Lion Web Sites: District 20-E2 New York and Bermuda Lions International The MD20 Lions Service Corps: For those of us who can, this is a unique opportunity to "Serve" in a very real way. To keep updated on the WTC Disaster Relief Fund, go to: CLUB CONTEST CONTEST RULES All clubs in District 20-E2 are automatically entered in the Club Contest. The contest will begin on July 1, 2003 and 3 will end in April All information related to points must appear on Monthly Activities Reports sent to the District Governor. Awards will be presented at the District Governor's Testimonial Dinner to the first place club in each of the following divisions: Pride Clubs with less than 20 members. Roar Clubs with members. Mane Clubs with over 40 members. Membership based on June 2003 MMR. ATTENDANCE/PARTICIPATION/CLUB PROJECTS President, Secretary, and Membership Chair at Advisory Committee Meetings (ACMs), 75 ea. President, Secretary, Membership Chair at Cabinet Meetings, 50 ea. President, Secretary and Membership Chair at Fall Conference, 75 ea. Additional Club Members at Fall Conference, 50 ea. Clubs sending members to train/assist on a photoscreening session, 100 ea. New members, 100 ea. Sponsor a New Lions, Leo or Lioness Club, 500 ea. Sponsor a New Branch Club (5 or more members), 250 ea. M & A Reports received by the 5th day of the next month, 100 ea. (25 bonus, if electronic) Interclub meeting (visitation) with District 20-E2 Club; for each 10% of the Club (minimum 3 members ), 50 ea. CLUB SERVICE PROJECTS - 50 points each member - examples below Work Day at Lions Camp Badger Work Day at Upstate Guide Dogs BOCES Hearing Project Salvation Army Bell Ringing Diabetes, Glaucoma Screening Health Fair School Children Eye/Hearing Screen Local Building Project Eyeglasses recycled (5 points each eye glass) Hearing aids recycled (50 points each haring aid) Youth Project Lions State Magazine In order to get an article into the state magazine editor, Lion Sue Sincerbeaux, the following are the deadlines that must be met. September 2003 Magazine Deadline is August 1st December 2003 Magazine - Deadline is November 1st February 2004 Magazine - Deadline is January 3rd April 2004 Magazine - Deadline is February 15th June 2004 Magazine - Deadline is May 1 st

4 Please send articles to Lion Steve Chermak, Auburn Lions Club, Home address: 94 Frances Street Auburn, New York (315) District Directory Updates Needed Now! We need your help in publishing an error-free District Directory for the Lion s year. Please take a few moments to preview next year s District Directory by visiting our Web Page at Check your data and report any errors or omissions to PDG John Sobotka at sobotka@stny.rr.com. We are hoping to correct all errors before we go to print with the hard copy Directory. If you wish to have information about your club posted in this Newsletter, especially upcoming events, recognition of new and current members, and successful events / projects, please Lion Norm Wheeler, District Newsletter Editor: new@lightlink.com Snail-mail: 4 Sharon Drive, Lansing, NY Telephone: (Please submit articles by the 25th of each month to ensure timely publication) Local Club News Big Flats Lions Club July has been a quiet month as we recharge our batteries for the upcoming year. There was one small work party to repaint our supplies trailer, and we received a thank you note from the Seven Lakes Girl Scout Council for our donation of $75. Upcoming events include our annual Club Picnic on Monday, August 4th, the Big Flats School Reunion Chicken Barbeque on Saturday, August 16th, and the Labor Day Coffee Rest Stop at Campbell. As always, members are encouraged to bring guests and prospective members to our Summer Picnic. Enjoy the summer! Starting the second week in August, King Lion Steve and wife, Amy will be celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary with a 16 day trip to Italy and Greece! Upcoming events include our annual Club Picnic on Monday, August 11th, and the Big Flats School Reunion Chicken Barbeque on Saturday, August 16th. As always, members are encouraged to bring guests and prospective members to our Summer Picnic. Enjoy the Summer! Lansing Lions Club We held our annual July 4th chicken BBQ in the Myers Park again this year. This has become the Clubs biggest fundraiser for the Lion year. Again the community made this event a great success. 41 Lions, 5 Leos, 1 Boy Scout, and 9 family members and friends working at this event. A big thanks go to all those that helped us make this a success. Our next event is the annual Lion family picnic, August 4th. in the Myers Park. This year we are pleased to have our new Leo Club families with us. The Lansing Club completed the following items from July1, 2002 to July 1,2003. We sold food at the Highway Auction, Donated food at the Crop Walk, Had two highway clean up mornings, held a spring and fall Pancake breakfast, Held a Community recognition dinner, Had a float in the Lansing Parade, sold brooms, decorated a Christmas tree for the community, gave two Life Memberships, gave 2 Robert J. Uplinger awards, participated in the Peace Poster contest, rang bells for the Salvation Army, founded a new Leo Club, held a preschool eye/hearing screening, Improved the BBQ pit at the Myers park, presented 5 Seniors with scholarships, and updated the Lion road signs. We have plans to complete as many items in

5 We invite you to join us in celebrating the founding of the Lansing Leo Club. Come and enjoy the Charter signing program at the Lansing Central High School cafeteria, route 34B, Lansing, NY. A social hour will be from 5:30p.m. - 6:30p.m. Dinner - 6:30p.m. BBQ Chicken Dinner $10.00 Please RSVP either by calling or NONI1250@AOL.COM Invitations are also in the mail to your Clubs Under the leadership of Lion Ray Reynolds and Lion Norman Wheeler, an American Flag Project is underway. We have raised almost $ for the purchase of American Flags, flag poles and mounting brackets. We are planning to display the flags from Memorial Day to Labor Day. They will be posted on poles starting at the T intersection of routes 34 and 34. They aim is to display flags for a distance of one half mile in each direction. It will require between 20 and 30 flags. This is a joint project of the Lansing Lions Club; Boy Scouts of America, Lansing Troop 48 and Lansing Pack 48, and the Lansing Leo Club. Rushville Lions Club The Rushville Lions met at the Vine Valley Community Center on July 7th, some of our Lions were unable to attend as they were busy at a golf outing hosted by the Ovid Willard Lions. Our program was a presentation by a scout working on his Eagle Scout Project. He explained his project to the club and asked for some assistance in purchasing grills for the village park. As part of his project, he directed a cleanup of the village park and made some improvements. He hopes more children in the community will find the park more inviting. King Lion Doug Negley gave a report on Grace Day and continued to encourage all to get out and sell the $50 tickets. Grace Day is August 2. Lion Bill Williams joined King Lion on Thursday July 10th along with four of the Leos to hand out flyers door to door in the village. This was another way to get the word out about our upcoming event. Lion Bill Williams gave a report on the 50th Anniversary party scheduled for August 22 at Club 86 in Geneva. All invitations have been sent out and an invitation was included in the July newsletter. If you intend on coming, please get your invitation back to the Rushville Lions at Box 113 Rushville, New York The Rushville Lions met on July 21 at the Middlesex Methodist Church and Lion John Meisch introduced the speaker. A member of the Keuka Housing Council explained what her agency provides and asked the club for help in building a play ground in a housing development located in Rushville. King Lion Doug passed the information over to the Civic Improvement committee to act on. We were also given a report by Lion Bob Hunt on his recent trip to Reno where he has been busy taking pictures for the Women s Bowling Congress. While in Reno, Lion Bob regularly attended meeting at the local Lions club. Lion Harvey Gage made a request for two picnic tables for the Crystal Beach Better Business Group. These tables are to be put in a local park. Lion Paul Curtis will look into this request. In Memory of: Lion Claude Cassidy, Ovid-Willard Lions Club Lion Cassidy died July 29, 2003 at the age of 99. Claude served the Ovid-Willard Lions Club for 12 1/2 years and was recently the Lion Tamer I, and Honorary Chairman of the Christmas Bell Ringing Appeal. He faithfully attended meetings even though he could not hear most of the proceedings. He will be missed. Please send any corrections to the information given below to DG Frank and/or Lion Norm Wheeler First Cabinet Meeting Who should attend? All club officers and interested members. You help to guide the district by your attendance and participation. 5

6 First Cabinet Meeting - Sunday, August 24, 2003 Palmyra Town Hall Hosted by Palmyra-Macedon Lions Club Lunch Menu: $10.00 Per Person Baked Chicken Italian Sausage/peppers & onions Potato Casserole Bean Casserole Crab Salad Tossed Green Salad Rolls/Butter Watermelon Agenda 09:00 a.m. Long Range Planning Meeting 10:00 a.m. RC/ZC Meeting 11:30 a.m. Registration 12:00 noon Lunch (followed by a short program) 1:30 p.m. Cabinet Meeting (a planned spouses activity) Directions From the East: Take Route 31 West to the village of Palmyra. Turn left at intersection (4 churches on 4 corners), Palmyra Town Hall is 0.8 (tenths) miles on your left. From the Thruway: Take Route 21 North from the Thruway (Exit 43) the Town Hall is 5.4 miles on your right. From the West: Take Route 31 East to Palmyra, turn right at intersection (4 churches on 4 corners) Palmyra Town Hall is 0.8 (tenths) on your left. NAME CLUB: OFFICE (S) HELD: TELEPHONE NUMBER: ( ) ADDRESS: NUMBER OF LUNCHEON RESERVATIONS: TOTAL ENCLOSED ($10 x Number of Reservations): ($12 after at the door) PLEASE MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO "DISTRICT 20-E2" MAIL FORM WITH CHECK TO: CS Rena Haigh, 1955 Maple Ave. Palmyra, NY (H): (E): RenaHaigh@msn.com PLEASE RSVP BY SATURDAY, August 8, 2002 Directions will be on the District 20-E2 web page REGISTER before August 8th and get an automatic entry into the Early Bird Raffle!!!!!! 6

7 Helping to Bring the Gift of Sight To Our Community Rushville Lions Club Fiftieth Anniversary Celebrating 50 years of Service To the Marcus Whitman Area Community When: Friday Evening, August 22, 2003 Cash Bar at 6:00 PM, Dinner Served at 7:00 PM Where: Club 86 Party House 86 Avenue E, Geneva, NY We proudly present, as one of our featured speakers, Immediate Past International Director Robert (Bob) Miller From Orwigsburg, Pennsylvania All Lions & their guests are invited to this once in a life time event! For out of town guests A block of rooms have been Ramada Geneva Lakefront, 41 Lakefront Drive, Geneva, NY For Ramada reservations Call Send in Banquet Reservation form below by Friday, August 8, Buffet Style Dinner at $25.00 per person or $40.00 per couple Name Guest Name Address City/State/Zip Lions Club & Title Check enclosed for $ Make Checks Payable & Send to: Rushville Lions Club, Box 113, Rushville, NY Bill Williams, Secretary Doug Negley, President Tele: Tele: lwilli8206@aol.com negd97@aol.com 7

8 District Governor Vice District Governor Cabinet Secretary Cabinet Treasurer Lion Frank Muccini Lion Wayne Wagner Lion Rena Haigh Lion Phyllis Ludwig Region/Zone Chairpersons Region 1: Dan Banach (Penn Yan) Zone 1: Donna Peck (Big Flats) Zone 2: Joann Twist (Campbell) Region 2: Bob Jensen (Apalachin) Zone 1: Norm Wheeler (Lansing) Zone 2: Dave Rupright (Apalachin) Region 3: Jim Strossman (North Rose) Zone 1: Diane Seward (Canandaigua) Zone 2: Paul Wright (Waterloo) Region 4: Dan Motill (Ovid-Willard) Zone 1: Bill Chermak (Auburn) Zone 2: Bill Williams (Rushville) Lioness Liaison: Donna Barto (Big Flats) Purple: Brenda LaShomb ( ) Gold: Bea Smith (Tioga County) Newsletter Editor Please send news articles to Lion Norm Wheeler (preferred): new@lightlink.com Snail-mail: 4 Sharon Drive, Lansing, NY (Please submit articles by the 25th of each month to ensure timely publication) Lions District 20-E2 Newsletter Available Via Many people on our mailing list have chosen to receive the Newsletter via . Choosing this option, you ll save the cost of paper, copying, labels and postage for the District (~$1.25/copy), and you will get the Newsletter at least 2 days sooner! Just send Lion Norm Wheeler (see contact information above) your address and join the 21 st century! Let me know your preference: MS Word (.doc) or Text (.txt) formats. Note: Club Presidents and Secretaries, please share this Newsletter with your fellow Members. If you wish to have information about your club posted in this Newsletter, especially upcoming events, recognition of new and current members, and successful events / projects, please Lion Norm Wheeler, District Newsletter Editor: new@lightlink.com Snail-mail: 4 Sharon Drive, Lansing, NY Telephone: (Please submit articles by the 25th of each month to ensure timely publication) Fall Conference Holiday Inn, Painted Post, NY Let s begin thinking and planning a head. 8

9 Lions District 20-E2 District Governor Frank Muccini 31 Earl Street Corning, New York Help Increase your clubs membership, invite a friend!