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1 HAULING LOADS OF LIONS DREAMS MAY 2014 LIONS 5M8 NEWSLETTER D I S T R I C T G O V E R N O R D O N N A M a e L A N D W E H R INSIDE THIS ISSUE: DISTRICT GOVERNOR ELECT S ARTICLE 1ST VDGE S ARTICLE 3 PUBLISHERS CORNER APPLICATIONS FOR AWARDS SPOT LIGHT ON DIABETES THANK YOU GOVERNORS TRAVELS CONVENTION INFO EYEGLASSES/PEACE POSTER NEW MEMBERS DIABETES/TINVILLE PICTURES D-FEET HEARING LOSS WALK 2 4,5 8,9 10,11 12,13 5M8 HAPPENINGS 14,15 FUTURE EVENTS CALENDAR 16 6,7 Hello Fellow Lions and Friends. I hope now we can say that the snow is gone and the weather is changing to the good. I think we can all say that this year the winter seems longer than any other year maybe because we had such a long and cold weather and so much snow. I had to cancel several of my club visits. It was just a week ago that I had to cancel a visit and now just one week later it was 70 degrees and did not have to wear a heavy coat. The Clubs we have to visit yet are Grasston Lions, Eden Valley Lions, Motley Lions, Lake Henry Lions, Roscoe Lions, Pine City Lions, Kimball Lions, Rock Creek Lions, Onamia Lions, Lincoln Scandia Valley Lions, Askov Lions, Sturgeon Lake Lions, Finlayson & Giese Lions. In March, we had the opportunity to have a new club in District 5M8. The club is called the Sauk Rapids Tinville Lions Club. Why this name was pick for this club, first of all, it is in the Fire Department area of the Sauk Rapids Fire Department. Secondly, if you go outside of this place were the club meetings are held at Rollie s Longnecks and Rednecks and look around you will only see business places are all made with tin siding. I was very surprise to see that we ended up with so many lions in this new club. We had such a great attends from the District and outside the District. Our speaker PID Brian Sheehan gave an outstanding talk and installation of the new members and officers. This past month, we celebrated a 30 th Anniversary of the St Augusta Lions Club that was formed in The speaker was PID Brian Sheehan, who did a great job. Many clubs in the district were in attendance. We also had the chance to celebrate the 75 th Anniversary of the Staples Host Lions Club. The speaker there was International Director Mike Molenda, who talked about the history of what happened in the year the club was charter and the history of the club and what they have accomplished over the past 75 years in lions. Lions came from all over our district and surrounding districts to celebrate this event. Lion International Director Mike did a wonderful job. It is hard to believe that my term as District Governor has only a few months left. Bill and I attended the Multiple Convention and Council Meeting in Morton, MN in April It was a great convention and you will hear more about it in the next newsletter My Dream was to see 5M8 membership in the Plus as of April. The membership is a Plus this was a goal of mine. Another goal was to have clubs in the district have a gain in the membership by 1 in each club with at least 2 women joining the clubs which also was a goal of mine. When we all work together we can make a difference in our clubs and our District. It shows that We Serve. I would like to see this continue on for the next 2 months. As I write this article we had dropped 197 members and gained 213 members of a net gain of 16 plus members. So after 5 years of being in the minus we are at a plus, Thank you Lions. Let s have an excellence 2 months. Enjoy the warm weather and Follow Your Dreams while growing in Lionism. DG Donna Mae and PDG Bill

2 Page 2 HAULING LOADS OF LIONS D I S T R I C T G O V E R N O R E L E C T D U A N E F I N G E R Here it is at the end of April and I haven t started any spring activities. The only nice days we have had Marilyn and I were indoors at the MD5M Convention in Morton hosted by Milroy Lions Club. They did a fantastic job on the convention, with good food, speakers, seminars and entertainment. It was fun for all that attended. 5M8 had a good representation there. Thank you for attending. By now the Officers Training has been completed. The GLT team, headed by PDG Frank Leidenfrost, with instructors PCC Jim Diehl, PDG Pete Kleingartner, 1 st VDGE Ted Peterson, Zone Chair Mike Cramer, Lions Lori Steinemann & Lion Charlie Gunderson and myself, conducted the training sessions. The responses from my fellow Lions has been positive. If some of your officers did not attend, you need to get the booklets that were used at the training sessions. They are a great source of information for the offices of all Presidents, Secretaries, Treasurers and Membership Chairs. Contact me or your zone chair for copies. I m still looking for Lions members to fill positions on my 5M8 cabinet. These positions are, 2 nd Vice District Governor, Zone Chair for Region 1 Zone 1, Youth Outreach and Peace Poster Chair, and Quest Chair. If interested in any of these positions, contact me at Most of all, we need a 2 nd Vice District Governor. Most of the possible candidates are concerned about the cost of being a Governor. Lions Club International picks up most of the expenses as being a District Governor. The Multiple District MD5M pays a lot of the expenses for the District Governor Elect. The district does pick up expenses also. Yes, there are out of pocket expenses, mostly for your spouse or companion. What expenses we have incurred, has been worth it because of the great Lions we have met, locally and around all the Lions Conventions we have attended. It s not just the money, it is also the time commitment when being a governor. What I m hearing from Past District Governors, it s an experience you will never forget, creating new friendships that last a life time. So please consider the position of 2 ND Vice District Governor. District Governor Elect Duane Finger IN OUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS H a v e h o p e i n t o m o r r o w, h a v e f a i t h i n t h e e v e r l a s t i n g, a n d t a k e c o m f o r t i n LEO J. KRIPPNER, St. Augusta Lions Club

3 1 S T V I C E D I S T R I C T G O V E R N O R E L E C T T E D P E T E R S O N April has been a busy month for me. It actually started on the 31 st of March with Sauk Rapids Tinville Lions Charter night. What a wonderful night welcoming in to the district a new Lion club. April 1 st I was at a zone meeting in Swanville, what a nice shelter they have there for meetings. On the 2 nd of April Lion Frank Loken and I attended St. Augusta s 30 th anniversary. That was a nice evening with Past International Director Brian Sheehan as keynote speaker. April 3 rd I was to travel down to New Munich for a zone meeting, but the snow storm postponed that until May 1 st. Four of us Lions attended Staples Host Lions 75 th Anniversary on April 10 th. Director Mike Molenda was the keynote speaker. The only zone meeting I missed was Region 3 Zone 1 because of weather (snow storm). April 8 th the district started Lions and officer training; it s been a lot of fun talking with the different members from throughout our district. So far we ve been in Cold Spring and Pierz as of the time of this writing; with Sandstone and Staples remaining. I hope everyone made one of the training sessions. I check MyLCI (Lions International reporting web site), 38 clubs at this time of writing have reported their club (PU- 101) new officers for Lions year As you have your club meetings please report your next year officer to MyLCI. I will be checking on these reports from time to time; keep them coming. The PU-101 needs to be reported by May 1 st for the information to get in the MD5M Directory. We are still looking for a 2 nd Vice District Governor for We really need to Page 3 have someone step forward to serve. Serving with you to meet the needs of our communities, Lion Ted Peterson First Vice District Governor Elect CLUB EXCELLENCE PROCESS The Club Excellence Process (CEP) is a fun, interactive process that can help every club improve service, enhance its membership experience, and develop goals and action plans that will keep your club on track for growth and continued success. Clubs can choose between two formats: CEP Pro and CEP Lite. CEP Pro is a facilitator-led workshop for clubs that want a trained Lion facilitator to come in and guide members through the workshop. CEP Lite is a self-guided workshop for clubs that would prefer to have a member of their own club lead the workshop. To find out more about CEP, contact GLT Coordinator PDG Frank Leidenfrost. (taken from the newsletter from International President Barry Palmer)

4 Page 4 CLUB EXCELLENCE AWARD APPLICATION Attention to Club Presidents and Secretaries. If your club has met all the qualifications on this application, you are qualified to receive the Club Excellence Award. Please fill it out and mail it to: DG Donna Mae Landwehr 308 7th Ave South St. Cloud, MN Thank you to all of you that have sent me information for the newsletter. There are so many wonderful things happening in 5M8, and this newsletter is a great way to share your great accomplishments. Please keep the information coming. Share the newsletter with your club, your neighbor, your co-worker or even a stranger that you meet. And while you are sharing the newsletter JUST ASK to see if they would like to be a part of this amazing service organization. Do all the good you can, By all the means you can, In all the ways you can, In all the places you can, At all the times you can. - Anon Lion Donna Orstad Cloverdale Road, Sandstone, MN Home: Cell: orstadacres@dishmail.net

5 Page 5 CLUB PRESIDENTS please remember to send this form in so that your club secretary will be awarded for all their hard work. 5M8 100% Secretary s Award A 100% Secretary s Award will be presented to club secretaries of 5M8 who have completed all seven requirements listed below. Each requirement must be indicated on the activities report at the time of their completion. Club secretaries eligible for this award must be certified by their club s president. This signed certification form must be received by the District Governor postmarked no later than August 1, All Membership and Activities Reports MUST be filed online or postmarked by the last day of the month (or with in 3 days of their last meeting of the month which ever is later). 2. Completed Officer Report form filed online or postmarked no later then May 15 th of the current lion year. 3. Must have participated in one club service project and one fund raiser during the lion year. 4. All club dues must be paid within 60 days of billing. 5. Have attended at least two of your clubs Zone meetings during the lion year 6. Must have a done at least Two of the following: Have attended the officers training program. Date: Attended Mid-Winter Convention Date: Attended the Multiple Convention Date: Attended USA/Canada Forum Date: All accounts with Lions International must be paid within the requirements from International:. Date: Have attended a Mini-Forum Date: 7. Ensure club is in good standing with District, Multiple District and International as of the District Convention. I, certify that (President) (Secretary) Secretary of the Lions Club, has met the above criteria and that he/she should receive the 100% Secretary s Award for Lion year

6 Page 6 SPOT LIGHT ON: CLUB PU-101 REPORTING: ATTENTION SECRETARIES!!! It is time to submit to Lions Club International your newly elected club officers for the LCI Directory for the next year. (Deadline for submitting is May 15th.) Why do we do this? It is to insure that the incoming officers will receive the information they need to do their job. Also at this time, update any other information that has changed, such as your meeting place, time of meeting, etc. Below you will find an easy step by step to enter this information. When finished entering the new info, please print it out and send it to DG Donna.

7 MN Lions Diabetes Foundation, Inc. Page 7 To say ~THANKS~ Lions, Lions Clubs, District Lions Businesses & Community Members For SADDLING UP and going after that Silent Deadly Killer Diabetes!! We raised over $60,000 with our raffle to support diabetes research!! UTV Winner: Jerome Yourczek, Little Falls MN $500 Winner: Worthington Lions Club $250 Winner: Kelly Fleming, Garden City MN REWARD To Improve the Lives of People with Diabetes

8 Page 8 May 1: May 2: May 5: May 8: May 9: May 12: May 14: May 15: May 18: May 19: May 20: MN May 21: May 22: May 27: May 29: Governor s Travel Calendar 2014 Grasston Lions Governor Visit St. Joseph Lions 50th Anniversary Eden Valley Lions Governor Visit Motley Lions Governor Visit Meeting Lake Henry Lions Governor Visit Foley Lions Governor Visit Pine City Lions Governor Visit Roscoe Lions Governor Visit Kimball Lions Governor Visit Cabinet Meeting at Michael s in St. Cloud, Onamia Lions Governor Visit Rock Creek Lions Governor Visit Lincoln Scandia Valley Lions Governor Visit Askov Area Lions, Sturgeon Lake Lions & Finlayson Giese Lions Governor Visit PLEASE STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND BECOME A CANDIDATE FOR DISTRICT 5M8 2ND VICE DISTRICT GOVERNOR Here are the qualifications to become the 2nd Vice District Governor for 5M8: Be an Active Member in good standing of a chartered Lions club in good standing in his/her single or sub-district. Secure the endorsement of his/her club or a majority of the clubs in his/her single or subdistrict. Have served or will have served at the time he/she takes office as second vice district governor: As president of a Lions club for a full term or major portion thereof, and a member of the board of directors of a Lions club no less than two (2) additional years; and As zone chairperson or region chairperson or cabinet secretary and/or treasurer for a full term or major portion thereof. With none of the above being accomplished concurrently. If you are interested or have any questions, please give District Governor Donna Mae Landwehr a call She would be happy to hear from you and answer any questions you may have. Safe Travels! CORRECTIONS TO GOVERNOR S CONTEST FORM When you are filling out the Governor s Contest form, please make the following corrections. In the #6 section change Project New Hope and Leos to 300 points from 500 points. For the Diabetes and Hearing Foundation, change the points from 300 to 500 points. The reason for the change is that Diabetes and Hearing were my major projects during my year of service. Zone Chairs please make these changes when tallying the points for the clubs. Thank you for your help in clarifying this corrections. Sorry for the error in the form. (See corrected portion of the contest form below!)

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10 Page 10 USABLE GLASSES GIVE NEW LIFE MAY IS LIONS RECYCLE FOR SIGHT MONTH Eyeglass recycling is one of the Lions most popular activities. Refractive errors can be easily corrected with eyeglasses, yet millions in developing nations lack access to basic eye care services. Lions have recognized the urgent need for corrective lenses and c continue to lend their support to the Lions Recycle for Sight Program. Starting an eyeglass collection in your community can be an easy and rewarding activity that will raise your club s visibility and provide your fellow Lions with a great deal of satisfaction in serving others. Contact local businesses, schools, libraries, places of worship, city administrative centers and eye care professionals. Invite them to assist with your collection efforts by hosting collection boxes. Use Lions Recycle for Sight resources for your collection campaign. (This can be found on the LCI website.) Send your collected eyeglasses, reading glasses, frames and sunglasses to one of the official Lions Eyeglass Recycling Centers. (or give them to one of your district board members) Report your club s eyeglass collection efforts via the online Lions Club Service Activity Report. LCI provides a variety of tools to help you inform your community about your projects. Check out these resources and tailor them to your club s needs. In the United States, Walmart stores with Vision Centers have LCI/Walmart co-branded eyeglass collection boxes to facilitate the ease of eyeglass donations from the public. Glasses collected at these locations are sent by Walmart to designated official Lions Eyeglass Recycling Centers. For more information please contact Health and Children s Services: eyeglasses@lionsclubs.org PEACE POSTER CONTEST Peace, Love and Understanding is the theme of the Peace Poster Contest. Lions clubs can sponsor this art contest for kids in their community for children in local schools or organized, sponsored youth group. Ordering your Peace Poster Contest Kits Lions clubs interested in sponsoring the Lions International Peace Poster Contest can order a Peace Poster Contest kit (PPK-1) from the Club Supplies Sales Department at International Headquarters. The cost of the kit is US$11.95 plus shipping, handling and applicable taxes. The kit is available in all 11 of our official languages. Lions clubs must purchase a kit for each contest sponsored. Each kit contains: Official Club Contest Guide and Rules Official School or Youth Group Contest Guide and Rules Participant Flyer to duplicate and give to participating students to take home Sticker to place on back of winning poster Certificates for contest winner and school or youth group You can order kits from the Club Supplies Sales Department at International Headquarters from January 15 to October 1. To order a kit, call Club Supplies Sales at (630) or (U.S., Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands and Canada only). To order online, go to Club Supplies (Item Search: Peace Poster Kit).

11 Congratulations to the Staples Host Lions Club on their 75th Anniversary Page 11 New members Welcome! 5M8 is very excited to welcome these new Lions to help us SERVE our communities and more. We look forward to working with your, side by side and strive to make a difference in our communities and world wide projects to help a person in need. CLUBS NEW MEMBERS SPONSORS Buckman Area Lions Club Kaila Current Mike Winscher Dennis R. Herold Steve Kahl Fairhaven Lions Club Rose M. Chadwick Krista Matthees Janessa A. Dahle Judy Dahle Christian M. Gleason Krista Matthees Greenwald Lions Club Matt J. Dirkes Glen Stalboerger Grey Eagle-Burtrum Lions Club Ron Dockendorf Sharon Larson Sauk Rapids Lions Club Michael J. Roman Michael Burns Valarie L. Shively Michael Burns Sauk Rapids Tinville Lions Club Kaitlin Beam, Jon Even, Sandy Haffner, Charter Members Eugene Hollenkamp, Jason R. Hollenkamp, Dan Hoops, Troy Kaffner, Nelson Lance, Barb Mielke, Paul Ncmeth, Cheryl Scapanski, Jim Stanley, Dan Taylor, Tanya Teichert Watkins Lions Club Dolores R. Faber Scott Piccerillo Donna M. Heairet Gerald Hesse Heidi K. Manuel Scott Piccerillo Audrey M. Oster Scott Piccerillo Emily K. Piccerillo Scott Piccerillo Colleen L. Rosenow Brad Rosenow Gloria Jean Schmidt Gerald Hesse Doreen L. Unterberger Scott Piccerillo Angela Lynn Weggen Scott Piccerillo Jeremy M. Wylie Scott Piccerillo Edna I. Young Scott Piccerillo

12 Moments from the Diabetes Research Update on March 29th. REMEMBER TO FEED THE PIG TINVILLE LIONS CLUB CHARTER NIGHT A warm welcome was given to the new Lions members of the Tinville Lions Club. We are excited to be able to Serve with you. The most infectiously joyous men and women are those who forget themselves in thinking about others and serving others. - Robert J. McCracken

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14 REGION 1 ZONE 1 PROJECT OUR ZONE IS TAKING ON THREE PRO- JECTS IN OUR ZONE AND WILL COMPLET- ING THEM IN ABOUT 26 HOURS Friday, May 30th we will be planting 300 plants to help with the erosion of the banks on the Kettle River in Robinson Park, Sandstone Saturday, May 31st 9 am to noon clean up on the Munger Trail in Sturgeon Lake AND 9 am to noon in Hinckley at the Community Center preparing meals for the food shelves in our zone. We are hoping to have at least 2-4 Lions from each club to help complete these projects. It s AMAZING when you put a few LIONS together what they can accomplish! REGION 2 ZONE 1 PROJECT Thank you so much for the great turn out. We did a great job!!!, says Zone Chair Tracy Voigt They had 50 people show up, packaged 39 cases of food, which will feed approximately 8400 people. Each bag packed feeds 6 people. They accomplished it in about a hour and a half. We could have stomped the record of 48 cases, but ran out of vegetables. If you are interested in this project, please feel free to contact Doug Dahlberg at Pine Country Bank or First Lutheran Church. Way to go to Tracy and her Zone! CHILI COOK OFF AT ST IRHO S DAY IN FINLAYSON Hinckley Lions Club Sandstone Lions Club Finlayson-Giese Lions Club Winner of the Chili Cook Off Sturgeon Lake Lions Club Sandstone Chamber Cold Spring Lions and Cold Spring Home Pride Lions Clubs participated in the Community Showcase with Booths from both clubs. Sponsor Lion Arlene Rabe is pinning a new member, Lion Rita Jensen, to the Sandstone Quarry Lions Club at their monthly meeting on Monday, April 28th. Thank you Diann Bellmont for sending in the pictures!

15 MD5M All Lions - 9 Hole Golf Outing Must be a Lion or a spouse / companion of a Lion Friday, July 25 th, 2014 Kimball Golf Course Co Rd 150 Kimball MN :30 Prestart -9 am. Shot Gun Start 4 Persons Per Team - Best Ball - Scramble Single players welcome - will form teams at event Cost: $25.00 Per Player Includes ½ Cart, Green Fees Proceeds to: Leader Dog Kennel Project by Multiple District MD5M MD5M All Lions Golf Outing Registration Form Deadline July 18, 2014 Team OR Individual Team Name: Name: Attending GLT/GMT Training: o Yes o No Team Members: Cost for golf: $25.00 per person $ Send Registration Form with Payment to: Lion Duane Finger Questions: th St Call Kimball, MN or to fingerelec@meltel.net Make checks payable to: Kimball Lions Club On Memo line: MD5M golf

16 HAULING LOADS OF LIONS DREAMS D I S T R I C T G O V E R N O R D O N N A M A E L A N D W E H R 308 7th Avenue South St. Cloud, MN Phone: billanddonnal@q.com WE SERVE! 5M8 LIONS EVENTS 2014 MAY 3: MAY 17: MAY 29-30: MAY 30: MAY 31: JUNE 5: JUNE 7: JUNE 11: JUNE 15: JULY 11-13: AUGUST 22-23: SEPTEMBER 11-13: SEPTEMBER 13: OCTOBER 7: ST. AUGUSTA MEAT RAFFLE AT CLUB ALMAR CAN DO CANINE GRADUATION AND DEDICATION OF NEW BUILDING ST. AUGUSTA CLUB GARAGE SALE REGION 1 ZONE 1 ZONE PROJECT 10 AM PLANTING IN ROBINSON S PARK ON THE KETTLE RIVER REGION 1 ZONE 1 2ND HALF OF ZONE PROJECT Grey Eagle-Burtrum Blood Drive Hearing Foundation De-Feet Walk at the Arboretum Duelm Area Lions Grand Raffle & Pork Chop Dinner PRINCETON LIONS AIRPORT BRUNCH Swanville Carnival ST. AUGUSTA CLUB BRAT JOE S 38TH ANNUAL USA/CANADA FORUM AT SAN JUAN PUERTO RICO Can Do Woofaroo Mini Forum