Lions Club Newsletter - September 2012 - E-district.org

INSIDE THIS ISSUE
1-2 DG’s Message
1/14 DG’s Schedule
2 1st VDG’s Message
2-5 Calendar of Events
5 Congratulations
5-11 Take Note
11 New Members
11-12 With Sympathy
12-13 Chaplain’s Corner
13 Roster Book Changes
13-14 Education Corner
DG’S SCHEDULE
September 2012
9/1 – Thurmont Lions Pit
Meat Sandwich Sale
9/6 – OV Frederick Lions
9/6 – OV Sharpsburg Lions
9/8– Thurmont Lions
Community Show and
Smithsburg Lions Train
Show
9/ 9 – Thurmont Lions
Community Show
9/11 – Taneytown Lions
Charter Night
9/12 – OV Funkstown Lions
9/13 - 9/16 – USA/Canada
Forum
9/17 – OV Kitzmiller Lions
9/18 – Frederick Fair selling
Pizzas with the Libertytown
Unionville Lions
9/19 – OV Charles Carroll
Lions
9/19 – OV Lineboro-
Manchester Lions
(Continued on Page 14)
DISTRICT 22W NEWS
Issue 3, 2012-2013 September 1, 2012
Paul Cannada, District Governor
7 Sylvia Circle, Thurmont, MD 21788
301-639-7434, paulcannada@comcast.net
Home Club: Thurmont
http://www.e-district.org/sites/22W/
“Together We Will Make A Difference”
“We Serve” is alive and well in District 22W. Lions are stepping up to
make a difference in their communities with a project on October 27,
2012 the national “Make a Difference Day” (MaDD). We all know
Lions are the leaders in volunteer service around the world and now
we will demonstrate that commitment in Western Maryland with
volunteer activities throughout the district. Our newest North Branch
Lions Club, which is scheduled for charter on October 12, 2012, is
already planning a MaDD activity in their community. These new
Lions can’t wait to get started. If your club needs assistance with
planning an event, please contact Lion Shirley Long, MaDD
Coordinator, 301-898-7004 or slong95@comcast.net. The Region
Coordinators are listed in the new roster books. There are nine more
weeks to plan and execute a volunteer project for MaDD if your club
hasn’t started yet.
The “Kiss a Pig” contest is less than eight weeks away. This year a
contest between President Lion Tom Harney of the
Taylorsville/Winfield Lions Club and Lion Carol Ann Alpin of the
Longmeadow Lions Club is sure to attract a lot of support for diabetes.
Lion Tom always raises a substantial amount for the diabetes cause
and this year has set a goal to raise $10,000. Lion Carol Ann Alpin has
participated in the “Kiss a Pig” contest for years and has come in
second many times. This year I am asking each club to contribute $200
(checks made out to District 22W) in Lion Carol Ann’s name for
Diabetes Awareness and mail your checks to Lion Donna Jackman. If
every club participates, Lion Carol Ann will raise more money than
Lion Tom and both will be extremely happy, and we will get to see Lion
Donna shed tears of joy. Isn’t that in itself worth $200?
When you club is planning its budget for the year, please consider a
generous donation to our Multiple District Foundations: Lions Vision
Research Foundation, Lions Saving Kids Sight and the Lions Youth
Foundation. These foundations were founded to assist the MD 22
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community and it is up to the MD 22 clubs to
support them. The LVRF has been running in the
red for the last several years and is asking each
club to contribute $20 per member in order to meet
their budget needs. That’s a small amount per Lion
when compared to the number of people that have
their sight saved because of Lions support.
Visiting clubs around the district has been a
wonderful experience for me. I see Lion’s hearts
filled with pride as they talk about their club’s
service projects. Every club is unique and it is that
quality that makes everyone’s club special to them.
Recruiting new members will insure that tradition
lives on for future generations. Each club can make
that happen by having a net increase of just one
more member than the club had on July 1, 2012 by
the end of the Lion’s year (June 30, 2013).
Lions live “In a World of Service” and working
“Together We Will Make a Difference”.
DG Paul Cannada
Words of Wisdom
“Anyone who stops learning is old, whether
at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps
learning stays young. The greatest thing in
life is to keep your mind young.”
Henry Ford
I recently had the honor and privilege of attending
the Leader Dog School in Rochester, Michigan. In
attendance were all of the other First Vice DG’s
from MD-22 and approximately 50 other FVDG’s
from around the USA.
We learned about the Lion who rode his bicycle
from Portland, Oregon to Portland, Maine. His
goal was to raise $35,000 for Leader Dog. As of my
visit, the total raised from his ride was over
$86,000. Multiple District 22 was recognized as the
only Multiple District to have every club in every
district make a donation to Leader Dog. I
congratulate all of you for contributing to this
worthwhile organization.
I hope I can count on your support of our District
Leader Chair, Lion Dennis Youngblood, when we
have our Leader Dog Banquets in the Spring. We
want to achieve 100% club participation again this
year.
I hope to see many of you at the District 22W Social
to honor DG Paul Cannada and Lion Jo Ann; it
should be a fun evening. If I can be of any
assistance in any way, do not hesitate to contact me
by email or phone; my information is in the Roster.
Remember, “We Serve, because We Care”.
Lion Kent Eitemiller, 1VDG
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
September 2012
1 – Friendsville Lions, Chicken Barbeque.
1 – Thurmont Lions, Pit Meat Sandwich Sale.
1 – Potomac Valley Lions, Chicken Barbeque.
1 – 10/18 - Hagerstown Lioness, Vision Screening.
3 – Happy Labor Day!
3 – New Market District Lions, Meeting Cancelled.
3 – Terra Rubra Lions, Meeting Cancelled.
3 – Clear Spring Lions, Meeting Cancelled.
3 – Lineboro-Manchester Lions, Maryland
Renaissance Festival.
4 – Rouzerville Lions, Chicken Corn Soup Picnic.
4- Sharpsburg Lions, Vision Screening.
4 – Hagerstown Lions, “Mercy Ships” Program.
4 – Yellow Springs Lions, Bingo, Citizens &
Montevue.
6 – Grantsville Lions, Family Picnic.
6 – South Carroll Lioness/Lions, Friendship Night.
6 – DG’s Official Visit, Frederick Lions.
6 – DG’s Official Visit, Sharpsburg Lions.
7 – Silver Run-Union Mills Lions, Golf
Tournament - South Hills Golf Course.
7 – Grantsville Lions, Northern Football Concession.
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7-9 – LaVale Lions, Lions/Firemen Chicken
Barbeque.
7- 9 – Thurmont Lions, Thurmont/Emmitsburg
Community Show.
8 - United Nations International Literacy Day!
(See attached, LCI ILD Invitation)
8 - Roaring Run Lions, 4th Annual Vera
Bradley/Longaberger Basket Bingo.
8 – Smithsburg Lions, Model Railroad Train Show.
8- Glade Valley Lions, Walkersville Carnival Help
Picnic.
8 – Grantsville Lions, Town-Wide Yard Sale.
8 – Sharpsburg Lions, Highway Clean-Up.
8-9 – Boonsboro Lions, Boonsboro Days.
10 – Hagerstown/Hancock Lioness, Vision
Screening, Hancock Elementary School.
11 – Patriot Day!
11 – Taneytown Lions, 65 th Charter Night.
11 – Sharpsburg Lions, Vision Screening.
11 – Hampstead Lions, Work Night at the Park.
12 – Thurmont Lions, Friendship Night.
12 – Freedom District Lions, Maryland Emergency
Management Association program.
12 – DG’s Official Visit, Funkstown Lions.
13-15 Annual USA/Canada Lions Leadership
Forum, Tampa Bay, Florida.
(See attached, MD22 Breakfast Registration Form)
13 – Westminster Lions, Steak Feed.
13 – Williamsport Lions, Fall Steak Feed.
14-16 Frostburg Lions, Frostburg Bicentennial
Celebration.
14 -22 – Libertytown/Unionville Lions, The Great
Frederick Fair.
15 - Cumberland Lions, Chicken Barbeque.
15 – Francis Scott Key Lions, Annual Yard Sale.
15 – Taylorsville-Winfield Lions, Tail Twister
Picnic.
15 – Potomac Valley Lions, Community Picnic.
15 – Deer Park Lions, Pancake Breakfast.
15 – Hampstead Lions, 568 Feed.
15 –16 – Sharpsburg Lions, Sharpsburg Heritage
Days.
17 – New Market District Lions, Spouse’s Night.
17 – West Hagerstown Lions, Family Picnic.
17 - Rosh Hashanah.
17 – DG’s Official Visit, Kitzmiller Lions.
17-20 – Emerging Lions Leadership Institute,
Tampa, Florida.
18 – Libertytown-Unionville Lions, Meeting
Cancelled.
18 – Libertytown-Unionville Lions, Frederick Fair.
18 – Chewsville Lions, SWOT (Strengths,
Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats) Analysis.
18 – Sharpsburg Lions, Vision Screening.
18 - Taneytown Lions, Ten-Week Club Quarterly
Drawing.
19 – DG’s Official Visit, Charles Carroll Lions.
19 – DG’s Official Visit, Lineboro-Manchester
Lions.
20 – DG’s Official Visit, North Hagerstown Lions.
20 – Smithsburg Lions, Ham/Beef Sandwich Sale.
20 – Glade Valley Lions, New Teachers Night.
20 – Grantsville Lions, Joint Meeting with
Confluence, PA Lions.
20 – Hagerstown Lioness, Raven Wood Bingo.
20 – Williamsport Lions, Homewood Bingo.
22 – Terra Rubra Lions, Crab Feed.
22 – Thurmont Lions, Health Fair.
22 – Middletown Lions, Heritage Day Parade.
22 – New Windsor Lions, Friendship Night.
22 – Thurmont Lions, Health Fair.
22 – Hagerstown Lions, YMCA/Red Cross
Community Event.
22 – District 22W Social, Clarion Hotel and Hager
Conference & Events Center, Hagerstown, MD.
23 – Council of Governors Meeting, Hagerstown.
24 – Sharpsburg Lions, Vision Screening.
25-26 – West Hagerstown Lions, Ham Sandwich
Sale.
26 – DG’s Official Visit, Union Bridge Lions.
26 – DG’s Official Visit, Thurmont Lions.
26 – New Windsor Lions, Steak Feed.
26 - Yom Kippur.
27 – DG’s Official Visit, Silver Run-Union Mills
Lions.
27 – Deer Park Lions, Spouse’s Night.
27-30 Taneytown/Westminster Lions, Westminster
Fall Fest.
29 – Chewsville Lions, Annual Yard Sale.
29 – Deer Park Lions, Chicken Barbeque.
(See attached, Chicken BBQ Flyer)
29 – Terra Rubra Lions, Union Bridge Church of the
Brethren Fall Fest.
29 – LVRF Meeting.
29 – Lineboro-Manchester Lions, Crab Feed.
29-30 – Hancock Lions/Lioness, Canal Apple Days.
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30 – Hagerstown Lioness, Royal Treatment Jewelry
& Indulgence Bonanza.
October 2012
1 – DG’s Official Visit, New Market Lions.
1 – Clear Spring Lions, Crop Walk.
1-31 – Hagerstown Lioness – Bon Ton Community
Day Booklet Sales.
2 - LCI Champions of Change – Washington DC.
3- Cumberland Lions, Charter Night.
3 – DG’s Official Visit, Cumberland Lions.
4 – DG’s Official Visit, Glade Valley Lions.
4 – South Carroll Lioness/Lions, Charter Night.
5 – Taneytown Lions, Excursion to Charles Town
Racetrack & Casino.
5 – Union Bridge Lions, Polish Pottery Bingo.
5- 6 – Smithsburg Lions, Candy Days.
6 - Lions Youth Foundation Meeting.
6 – Mason Dixon Lions, Fall Bingo.
6 – Oldtown Lions, Apple Butter Fundraiser.
6 – Williamsport Lions, Trash Pick-up.
7 – Hagerstown Lions, Bingo Fundraiser.
8 – DG’s Official Visit, Taylorsville-Winfield Lions.
8 – Columbus Day!
9 – Hampstead Lions, Charter Night.
9 – DG’s Official Visit, Hampstead Lions.
10 – Frostburg Lions, Charter Night.
10 – DG’s Official Visit, Boonsboro Lions.
11- DG’s Official Visit, Longmeadow Lions.
12 – North Branch Lions, Charter Night.
13 – Francis Scott Key Lions, Trash Pick-up.
13 – Terra Rubra Lions, Money Bingo.
13 – Chewsville Lions, Kids Stuff Yard Sale.
13 – Longmeadow Lions, Kids Stuff Yard Sale.
13 – Boonsboro Lions, Chicken Barbeque.
13 – Yellow Springs Lions, Yellow Springs Days.
13 -14 – Thurmont Lions, Colorfest.
14 - Frederick Walk for Diabetes & Kiss-A-Pig
Contest.
15 – DG’s Official Visit, Lonaconing Lions.
16 – DG’s Official Visit, Brunswick Lions.
17 – Taneytown Lions, Red Cross Blood Drive.
17- Lineboro-Manchester Lions, Charter Night.
17- Charles Carroll Lions, Charter Night.
17 – DG’s Official Visit, Roaring Run Lions.
18 – Smithsburg Lions, Sub Sandwich Sale.
18 – Taneytown Lions, Red Cross Blood Drive.
18 – Williamsport Lions, Homewood Bingo.
18 – DG’s Official Visit, Oldtown Lions.
18 – Grantsville Lions, Charter Night.
19 – Hagerstown Lioness, Bon Ton Community Day
Event.
19-21 – LaVale Lions, Fall Chicken Barbeque.
20 – Smithsburg Lions, Sub Sandwich Sale.
20 – Thurmont Lions, Candidates Forum.
20- North Hagerstown Lions, Chicken Barbeque.
20 – Clear Spring Lions, Ghost Walk, Fort Frederick.
20 – LVRF Aim for Sight, Mayberry Archery &
Gun Club.
20 – Motorcycle Ride to Benefit Diabetes.
20 – Francis Scott Key Lions, 30 th Charter Night.
20 – Region I Golf Tournament.
22 – DG’s Official Visit, Hancock Lioness.
22- Smithsburg Lions, Blood Drive.
23 – DG’s Official Visit, Hagerstown Lions.
23 – DG’s Official Visit, Mount Airy Lions.
22 – Smithsburg Lions, Blood Drive.
24 – New Windsor Lions, Fire Company
Appreciation Night.
24 – Freedom District Lions, Friendship Night.
24 – Middletown Lions, Monticello Bus Trip.
24 – Thurmont Lions, Charter Night.
25 – DG’s Official Visit, Greater Carroll Lions.
25 – New Windsor Lions, Blood Drive.
25 – Westminster Lions, Big Money Drawing.
25 – Longmeadow Lions, Sandwich Sale.
25 – Deer Park Lions, Spouse’s Night.
26 – New Windsor Lions, Community Children’s
Halloween Party.
26 – Clear Spring Lions, Halloween Party.
26 – Yellow Spring Lions, Basket Bingo.
27 – Worldwide Make-a-Difference Day!
27 – LVRF Banquet - Region I, Route 40 United
Methodist Church.
27 – Cumberland Lions, Fiddle Contest.
27 – Thurmont Lions, Fall Food Festival.
27 – Thurmont Lions, Promoting Literacy - Book
Drive and Reading with Students.
27 – Terra Rubra Lions, Crab Feed.
27 – Frostburg Lions, “Day of Warmth”, HUGS
Stuffed Animals for Children in Crisis and Winter
Coat Drive for Children and Adults.
27 – Smithsburg Lions, Service Project Day.
27 – New Market District Lions, Basket Bingo.
27 – South Carroll Lioness/Lions, Book
Collection/Donation.
27 – New Windsor Lions, Collection for Food Pantry.
27 – West Hagerstown Lions, Phone Card Donation
to Veterans Support Group.
27 – West Hagerstown Lions, Mummers Parade.
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27 – Boonsboro/Sharpsburg Lions, Organ Donor
Symposium.
27 – Hancock Lioness, Food Drive for Local Food
Bank.
27 – Taylorsville-Winfield Lions, Food Drive for
Local Food Pantry, Bingo/Ice-Cream Social at
Meadows Assisted Living Facility.
27 – Deer Park Lions, Road-Kill Clean-up.
27 – Hagerstown Lions, Appalachian Trail Clean-up.
28 - Region IV Cabinet Meeting.
31 – Smithsburg Lions, Halloween Give-Away.
31 – Happy Halloween!
District 22W is proud to announce the following
recipients of rewards/recognition for their
clubs/community:
IPDG Steve Finger presenting Lonaconing
Lion Joe Harris a Certificate and Governor’s
Commendation Medal for his work on the
"Plant a Million Trees” Environment Project.
At the Cabinet Meeting on August 12 th , IPDG Steve
Finger presented certificates to Lion Brooks
Widder for his work on the ‘Hearing and Sight
Committee’ during the 2011-2012 LY; to Lion
Champ Zumbrun for his work on the
“Environmental Committee” during the 2011-2012
LY; a “Guiding Lions” training certificate of
completion to PDG Andy DeMario and an
“International President’s Certificate of
Appreciation” to Lion Champ Zumbrun. DG Paul
Cannada presented a training certificate to ZC
Richard Pickett and Lion D’Ana Pickett for
completing “Preschool Vision Screening” training.
Congratulations to Lion Phyllis Thompson, of the
Middletown Lions Club, for recently being
awarded the “Melvin Jones Fellowship”.
Congratulations to Lion Rosemary McDermott of
the Thurmont Lions Club. The Governor of
Maryland recently appointed Rosemary as Judge
of the Orphans Court.
The Libertytown-Unionville Lions Club sponsored
Miss Frederick Teen, Savannah Sines, and Miss
Frederick, Monique Sparks, at the Libertytown
Fire Department Carnival. In the front seat, you
can catch a glimpse of Libertytown-Unionville’s
President, Jack Niemiec, in the Lion’s hat.
TAKE NOTE
DISTRICT 22-W SOCIAL HONORING
DISTRICT GOVERNOR PAUL E. CANNADA
AND FIRST LADY JO ANN
District 22-W and other Lions and friends will
gather on Saturday, September 22, 2012 to
“CELEBRATE Making a Difference” as we honor
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District Governor Paul E. Cannada and First Lady
Jo Ann at the Clarion Hotel and Hager Hall
Conference Center at 901 Dual Highway,
Hagerstown, MD. The evening begins at 4:30 p.m.
with a Reception hosted by the Thurmont Lions
Club and continues with seating at 6:00 p.m.,
followed by dinner and the program with guest
speaker, Past International Director Wayne Davis.
If you have not yet made your reservations, please
do so as quickly as possible by contacting Region
IV Chair Bob Mitchell at 410-756-4225. Questions
may be referred to PDG Margarito Ochoa, Social
Director, at 301-748-4578.
DG Paul’s Goals for the 2012-2013 LY:
1) 75% of clubs to participate in “Make a
Difference Day”
2) Each club nets (1) New Member
3) Establishment of a “Campus Club”
4) Establishment of (1) new Lions Club
5) Every club to participate in the “Club
Excellence Process”
6) Every club to participate in the “Mentoring
Program”
7) Clubs to participate in a Zone-Wide Activity
Alert & District Safety
Lion Myron Horn
September is Emergency Preparedness Month. I
encourage all ALERT Chairs to schedule
something to support your Emergency Awareness
and Preparedness Programs.
Here are two ideas:
1. Join the Freedom District Lions Club at our
Business Meeting on 12 September. We will
be hosting two members of the MD
Emergency Management Agency (MEMA)
who will be telling us how Lions across the
State can be used to respond to a Disaster.
2. Obtain some FREE pamphlets and brochures
from FEMA 1-800-480-2520 and pass them out to
your community.
Looking for something fun and different to do?
Attend the CERT Rodeo at MEMA Headquarters
near Reisterstown on 6 OCT 12 starting at 0800.
Find out how long it would take you to splint a
broken leg or find a missing person in an
abandoned building.
Frostburg’s Bicentennial Celebration
Frostburg is celebrating their 200th birthday
the weekend of Sept 13th - 16th.
There is a parade on September 15th starting
at 10 am. The Frostburg Lions has slated a
spot in the parade and cordially invites all
current and past members to join us in this
celebration.
My motto this year is WOW! For those of you
who attended the LaVale White Cane Dinner
in April, I was the guest speaker and used the
word WOW repeatedly to describe the
awesome work of the Eye Bank and the Lions
in helping to restore my sight. So...WOW for
me means “World of Winners”!
Isn't it great to be a Lion?
Looking forward to seeing you in Frostburg on
September 15 th !
Lion Tina Gormley
President, Frostburg Lions
301-689-6970
301-707-5243
OCTOBER GROWTH AWARD PROGRAM
If you have been a Lion for a while, you probably
remember the October Growth Award Program
and its emphasis on membership recruiting in the
month of October. Did you know that many clubs
worldwide still recognize the program and continue
to recruit a majority of their members during
October?
GUESS WHAT?
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Lion Club International is re-embracing the
October Growth Award Program. Join your fellow
Lions Clubs and make October a Banner Month
for New Member Activity.
HOW CAN MY CLUB OBTAIN THE OCTOBER
GROWTH AWARD?
All clubs participating in the October Membership
Growth Program will receive a Banner Patch as
well as name recognition in a section of the LCI
website. Clubs qualify for recognition in two steps-
-by adding members in October and then reporting
those members on their MMR or WMMR in
October.
Have a membership social, get new members, and
win the October Growth Award. If you have
questions as to how to have a Friendship Night
contact me. LCI has tools available to help you:
1. Lions Make a Difference (ME-40)
2. I am a Lion (ME-37)
3. Membership Invitation Web Site
4. Membership Chairperson Guide
PCC GRANT E CURTIS
MD-22 GMT COORDINATOR
pccgrant41@yahoo.com
(302) 422-2861 (H)
(315) 283-0058 (CELL)
You can also contact District 22-W GMT Chair
PDG Margarito “Och” Ochoa or District 22-W
GLT Chair PCC John Hopkins for any assistance
you may need.
South Carroll Lioness/Lions Charter Night
The South Carroll Lioness Lions Club is proud to
invite you to join them as they celebrate their 2 nd
Charter Night on Thursday, October 4, 2012, at the
Messiah Lutheran Church Celebration Hall,
located on MD Route 97, one mile south of MD
Route 26.
The social will begin at 6:30 p.m. and dinner will
begin at 7 p.m. The menu, catered by “Becks
Restaurant”, will include chicken marsala, baked
ziti, roasted potatoes, roasted vegetables, salad,
rolls, iced tea, coffee and dessert. The cost for the
evening will be $15 per person.
Reservations are requested no later than
September 25 to Lion Sue Miller at 410-795-0920
or Lioness-Lion Mary Hartmann at 410-795-1656.
Checks payable to the South Carroll Lioness Lions
Club should be mailed to Lion Sue Miller, 1500
Springlake Way South, Sykesville, MD 21784.
FREDRICK WALK & KISS-A-PIG
Diabetes Chairman, Donna S. Jackman
The Frederick Walk and Kiss-A-Pig will both be
held at Baker Park in Frederick on Sunday,
October 14. Registration will begin at noon for the
Walk. The Walk itself will take place at 1:30 P.M.
I would ask that each Lions Club that has a team
walking, to please let me know if you pre-registered
prior to the day of the event or if you are
registering that day. I would appreciate each club
participating in the Walk to make a list of your
team members and the amount each member got in
pledges. Last year we did not get credit for all the
Lions who walked, and I don’t want this to happen
again. This enables me to check and be sure we get
all the credit that each club should receive.
This year’s Kiss-A-Pig will be held following the
Walk and after everyone is served lunch. District
Governor Paul has asked Lion Tom Harney to
have all the other participants challenge him and
raise more money than Lion Tom for the honor of
kissing the nose of the pig. The candidate that
brings in the most money in donations will kiss the
pig’s nose. As always, the contestant with the least
amount of money will have the distinction of
kissing the pig’s back side. Our goal for this year is
$12,000. I know that with all the fabulous
contestants, we can do it!
Contestants for this year include Lion Carol Ann
Alphin of the Longmeadow Lions Club, Lion
Tanya Miller of the 4 County Lions Club, DG Paul
Cannada, 1 st VDG Kent Eitemiller, 2 nd VDG John
Parker, CS Susan Favorite, CT Brian Cox, Region
Chairman Gerry Beachy, Randy Weagley, Sue
Everhart and Bob Miller.
If your club has a candidate, please let me know
immediately so I can get his/her name published and
get support from other clubs. I have donations
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coming in for this event, so I do encourage each club
or individual to select your candidate and send your
donation to me to show your support for the
candidate of your choice. All money raised from
these two events goes 100% to research to find a
cure for diabetes.
LVRF Aim for Sight
The LVRF Aim for Sight Sporting Clays Shoot at
Pintail Point in Queenstown and Mayberry Road in
Westminster will be held on Saturday, October
20th. Attached is a Shooter Sign-up sheet and a
request for Sponsors or Program Book Ads. Please
distribute the Shooter Sign-up in any location that
you think sportsmen or sportswomen may see it.
Also try to get a team, or an individual, to
participate.
It would be greatly appreciated if you or your club
would be a sponsor for this event (Station Sponsor
$100, Gold Sponsor $500, or Platinum Sponsor
$1,000). Another possibility is that you or your
Club put an Ad in the program Book at a cost of
$100 full page, $60 half page or $40 quarter page.
I don’t have to tell you that we need the money.
You are familiar with the numbers. We can
generate a good portion of our deficit if everyone
puts forth a big effort to get sponsors and shooters.
Please help make it happen.
Thank you for your support.
Lion Dal Mann, PDG
LVRF Aim for Sight Chair
22944 Lyn Oaks Drive
Preston, MD 21655
410-673-9085 (home) 410-310-6660 (cell)
MOTORCYCLE RUN
Diabetes Chairman, Donna S. Jackman
The first “Motorcycle Run” will be held on
Saturday, October 20, in Smithsburg, MD. This is
being sponsored by St. Paul’s United Methodist
Church and the Lions of District 22W to raise
funds toward sending diabetic children to camp.
Registration will begin at 8:30 A.M. at the church
parking lot, located along South Main Street in
Smithsburg. The parking lot is located at the end
of one long block off Route 64 on the right side.
The ride will leave the parking lot at around 10:30
A.M. and should take approximately two hours
through the mountains surrounding Smithsburg,
where the trees should be in their autumn glory. At
the end of the ride, food will be provided for the
riders. Music will be provided by a variety of
groups for this event. We will have a raffle of items
and a 50/50 to help raise additional funds.
Cost of the ride is $20 for the cycle and driver with
an additional fee of $10.00 for a passenger riding.
Any rider who brings in a donation or $50 or more
will receive an event t-shirt. Additional t-shirts will
be available for sale to anybody wishing to make a
purchase.
We are hoping this will be a fun-filled day and
everyone will find something good to remember. St
Paul’s is hoping to make this an annual event to
support our Lions Clubs in sending diabetic
children to camp. These camps make a huge
difference in children’s lives and help them to live
more effectively with diabetes.
I want to thank all the Lions that have volunteered
their services to help with this day! It is a huge
undertaking, and we are a small church. I may
have to ask for volunteers to bring cake, cup-cakes
and cookies. We have not been able to find a
supplier for desserts as of this date. Unilever has
closed their Hagerstown Plant, which leaves us
without their support.
If you have questions, please call me at 301-790-
2036 or e-mail me at dsjlbj@verizon.net. Please
include “Motorcycle” in the subject line so that I
can open it immediately when I get your message!
Thanks from the bottom of my heart for all of your
support to-date; we can use lots of help to make
this event run smoothly!
Region I Golf Tournament
Region I Chair, Gerry Beachy
Here’s an opportunity to help raise funds for our
own Lions Vision Research Foundation at Johns
Hopkins Wilmer Eye Center. I was told that they
need funds to continue working toward finding
ways to improve the vision for severely vision-
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impaired individuals. Here's your charge. Go out a
find a hole-sponsor and/or a team to play in our
tournament on Saturday, October 20th at
Maplehurst Country Club in Frostburg, MD. We
also need prize sponsors to reward the winning
teams for conquering the mountain course that I
have yet, in my (37) years of membership, to do.
Notice that we have kept the golfer fee low, $60,
which is a bargain when compared to other
tournaments in the area.
Thank you for taking up this challenge. With your
help we can raise $1,000, $2,000, or maybe even
more to help this worthy organization.
(See Attached, Region I Golf Tournament &
Region I Golf Tournament Hole Sponsor Form)
DISTRICT 22-W PARTICIPATING IN THE
NATIONAL MAKE A DIFFERENCE DAY
PROGRAM
Clubs throughout District 22-W are planning to
participate in the “National Make a Difference Day
Program” on Saturday, October 27. No project is
too large or too small – what is important is what
works for your club and your community! A shortterm
newsletter, “MaDD News”, is being issued.
Please share this newsletter with your club. Refer
to page (63) of the new Roster Book for contact
information for the District and Regional
Coordinators for MaDD and be sure to review the
MaDD Contest Rules on page (100).
(See attached, MADD Newsletter)
Monticello Bus Tour
The Middletown Lions Club and the Middletown
Historical Society are sponsoring a fall tour to
Monticello on October 24, 2012.
The home of third U.S. President Thomas
Jefferson, author of the Declaration of Independence,
Monticello is situated on a 5,000acre
plantation in Charlottesville, Virginia.
The cost of the tour is $99 per person, which
includes transportation and entry fees. To make
reservations to join the tour, please call Lion Anne
Welch at 301-371-4961.
American Heritage, Preservation & Patriotism
Essay Topics for 2012-2013
Elementary: Who is my favorite President? Why?
Middle School: How can citizens who are not yet
able to vote help to elect our next President?
High School: What qualities do I look for in an
American President?
Adult Non-Lion: Why is it important for
Americans to follow the Presidential Candidates
and vote every four years?
Lions and Lionesses: What does Lionism teach us
about Presidential Leadership?
Multiple District 22 Essay Program Rules for
Participation
Each Entry Must Comply with the Following:
• Use 8 ½” by 11” white paper.
• Essay must be either typed or computer
generated, double-spaced; hand-written
copies will not be read.
• Minimum of 300 words, maximum of 500
words.
• Place the following information in the upper
left-hand corner of page one:
Entrant’s name
Entrant’s home address
Entrant’s phone number
Name of school or “home-schooled”
(except for Adults and Lions and
Lionesses)
Name of sponsoring club.
Essays in each category will be judged by the
sponsoring club. Each club’s winning essays in
each category (Elementary, Middle, High, Adult
Non-Lion, and Lion) are to be submitted to the
Zone Chairman by January 27, 2013. The Zone
Chairman will evaluate the essays and submit one
winning essay in each category to the Regional
Chairman by February 10, 2013. The Regional
Chairman will evaluate the essays, as submitted by
the Zone Chairmen, and will submit one essay in
each category to the District Chairman by
February 24, 2013.
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Winners at the District Level will be requested to
read their essays at the last Cabinet Meeting on
April 7, 2013. District winners will be presented
with a U.S. flag and a cash award.
MD-22 Convention Update
The MD-22 Convention Committee is dedicated to
bringing the best convention we can to Multiple
District 22, May 13-16, 2013. Read this month’s
convention update attachment and learn how your
club can make money by scooping up all your
MD22 Convention 50/50 Raffle Ticket Allotment!
You can get an update on hotels as well; this month
we are featuring the Ocean City Hilton Suites.
This premier property offers all Oceanfront Suites:
bedroom, kitchen, living room, and oceanfront
balcony all for $124.00 a night. Located on the
beach, this newer building, with lounge, restaurant,
and two pools, is minutes from the boardwalk and
the Convention Center.
This flyer can be uploaded/shared on websites and
facebook pages.
Stephen Finger
Immediate Past District Governor
Lions District 22-W
206 Forest Drive
LaVale, MD 21502-1911
301-697-0424
(See attached, MD22 Convention 2013)
The Medical Eye Bank of Maryland
2012 marks the 50 th anniversary of the formation of
the Medical Eye Bank of Maryland
We’ve really grown since 1962! Here are some of
our historical highlights:
In the beginning… Today…
About 25 corneas were 871 corneas were
recovered per year
There was a 2 year
waiting list for corneas
There was a paper
donor card system for
registering to become a
donor
recovered in 2011
There is no waiting list –
scheduled elective
surgery
Anyone can become a
donor through the MVA
and the creation of the
Maryland Donate Life
registry
2 employees 7 full time employees
We were quickly
gaining experience as
an eye bank
Recovered eye tissue
needed to be
transplanted
immediately
We have grown into a
network of eye and tissue
banks, and have become
a world leader in eye
banking
Recovered eye tissue can
be transported and
stored for up to 14 days
before transplantation.
We have developed new
techniques for partial
thickness transplants and
a sterile cornea product.
For 50 years, The Medical Eye Bank of Maryland
has been proudly serving the members of all 22W
Lions and Lioness Clubs and our Maryland
communities with sight-restoring services. The
Lions and Lioness Clubs of 22W have been part of
the MEBM’s success since its inception. You have
helped us through supporting programs to educate
communities about becoming eye donors,
supporting White Cane collections and donations,
and contributing with annual club donations. With
your continued support, we can be well positioned
to meet future challenges like these:
• Compliance with FDA, state regulations and
medical standards for the eye bank
• Coordination of donor recovery statewide with
Maryland hospitals, the Medical Examiner’s
office, hospice programs, and funeral homes
• Coordination of donor programs with local
organ agencies
• Focusing on donor program growth while
keeping expenses at budgeted level; and
• Upgrade of equipment and programs, to
include:
• A replacement vehicle for donor recovery
(current vehicle has 134,000 miles)
• Information technology computer system;
and
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• General lab and office space updates
The Medical Eye Bank of Maryland has been in
your community since 1962. With the partnership
of the Lions and Lioness Clubs of 22-W the
Medical Eye Bank of Maryland will meet these
challenges in the upcoming year and will continue
to serve your communities for decades to come.
SPOTLIGHT
ON NEW
MEMBERS
OUR NEW DISTRICT 22-W LIONS
On behalf of our District Governor, Paul Cannada,
and all of us in District 22-W, we would like to
welcome you and wish you great success, new
friends, and especially unforgettable and fun
experiences as you grow as a Lion:
Deep Creek Lake Lions Club
ARTHUR A HOROWITZ
Hagerstown Lions Club
BRANDON L SWEENEY
MICHAH J WANGERIN
LaVale Lions Club
WILLIAM J BYERS
JAMES K HOLWAGER
North Branch Lions Club
DIANA AMANA
LAURAN AMANA
STEPHEN AMANA
JOHN AMOROSO
MARY AMOROSO
TANYA BARTLETT
MARY BELT
PAULA BOGGS
ASHLEY BOWERS
CHERISH CLEMONS
EDWARDS CLEMONS JR
LESTER CLIFFORD
T J COLEMAN
JOHN FRANCIS
BRIDGETTE KARALEWITZ
KAREN KELLY
BETH KIMBLE
LEON KIMBLE
PATRICK MC CONNELL
JORDAN MONTGOMERY
RICK MONTGOMERY
DIANA MOOREHEAD
DEBRA MORTON
GERRY NASSER
LOUIS NASSER
LINDA OATES
SANDRA P PARKER
ROBERT PATENAUDE
SUSAN PAUGH
KIP PRICE
JULIA RAVENSCROFT
KRISTINN RAVENSCROFT
LEON P RAVENSCROFT II
ALICE FAYE RUSSELL
JOSEPH SHOEMAKER
RUBY L SUTER
ROBERT SUTER JR
MICHAEL WARNICK
DONNA KAY WHISNER
JERRY EMERSON WHISNER
NORMAN WOOD JR
Westminster Lions Club
BARBARA A HAYES
ROBERT MCGHEE JR
KATHY RIXHAM
Check out your new Roster Book, it’s very
informative, and you’ll find all of us there, ready to
answer your questions and willing to give you a
helping hand!
WITH SYMPATHY
Hagerstown Lions Club: Lion Bob Hyssong’s
wife, Bettie, passed away on August 7th. Our club
conveys our sympathy to Lion Bob and his family.
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Hagerstown Lions Club: The club extends our
sympathy to Lion Gordon Crabb on the passing of
his granddaughter.
Frederick Lions Club: The Lions Club of
Frederick is saddened to report that Lion Mark
Alexander passed away on August 1st. Lion "Hoss"
was an active member of the Finance Committee
and served as a co-chair of the club's “Barbara
Fritchie Classic Motorcycle Race” for many years.
His highlight as a Lions member came in 2006
when his son Scott was installed as President of the
club and in 2008 witnessing Scott's becoming a
Melvin Jones Fellow.
LaVale Lions: It is with sadness that the LaVale
Lions Club announces the passing of Lion James
'Jim' Walburn, on August 30 th .
LaVale Lionettes: It is with regret that we
announce the passing of LaVale Lionette Phyllis
Dorsey. Phyllis was the widow of LaVale Lion
PDG Joseph Dorsey (1971-72) and had been a
patient at the Goodwill Nursing & Rehab Center in
Grantsville, Md.
Lineboro-Manchester Lions Club: Lion Carol
Jean Hoover of the Lineboro-Manchester Lions
Club lost her sister, Grace, on August 2 nd .
Thurmont Lions Club: It is with much sorrow,
that the Thurmont Lions Club reports the passing
of Lion Lynn Stuart. Lion Lynn was the most
amazing individual that many of her club members
had the fortune to meet. She struggled for a
number of years with cancer BUT she never failed
to have a positive attitude and a smile on her face.
There was nothing that Lion Lynn couldn’t do. She
was an inspiration to all on how to live life and
make every minute of every day count. Lynn was
very active with the Thurmont Lions Club and was
a strong member of the 2012 “Make A Difference
Day” Committee. The Thurmont Middle School
LEO Club had a special place in Lynn’s heart – she
loved her “little LEOs”. She was a past recipient of
the TLC “Member of the Year” and a “Thurmont
Volunteer of the Year”.
Lion Lynn is survived by her husband, Thurmont
Lions Club’s President Tim Stuart, and a son,
Scott.
Lion President Tim also lost his mother (4) days
prior to Lion Lynn’s passing. Please keep Lion
Tim in your prayers at this most difficult time.
CHAPLAIN'S CORNER
Lion Rev. Dr. Joseph R. Foster Chaplain
"AT THE TIME OF A DEATH"
Most of us have had that empty feeling about
what to do or say when a friend or a neighbor
has a relative die. After over 40 years as a
minister, I still have times when I am at a
loss for a response.
But what I have found helpful is two-fold:
Perhaps the easiest and safest thing to say is
"I'm very sorry for your loss," or "I'm so
sorry." We don't know all the circumstances of
the death and so saying anything more may
be more hurtful than helpful. Too often we
want to soften the survivor(s) pain with words
like, "He/she is in a better place," "He/she
doesn't have to suffer anymore," etc. While we
may believe these words, they usually add little
relief to the family's pain.
Families tell me that providing little assistance
to them are the words people "always say."
What they remember most is the second
suggested response.
They remember who was there with them in
their time of need. Just "showing up" can be
the best thing one can do. Presence is powerful
therapy. In our rushed world, people don't
take the time as much anymore to genuinely
share time with the bereaved. Just letting them
talk is very therapeutic.
If you can't be there, send a hand-written
compassionate note or make a phone call.
Current practice might also include a carefully
written e-note.
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Some practical things you might also want to
consider, depending on your relationship with
the family: offering a meal or providing a gift
card to a restaurant or grocery chain; offering
to "house-sit" during the viewing hours and/or
service; or offering child-care for parents of
smaller children. These seemingly small "gifts"
can mean the difference between stress and
solace.
But remember, if you offer to do something,
like offering your prayers, be sure to follow up;
they will be counting you.
Finally, the best advice I can offer is to be
genuine in your concern, whatever expression
it may take.
ROSTER BOOK CHANGES
Addition to Roster Book:
The North Branch Lions Club will be chartered on
October 12 th with the following as the officers:
President
Robert L. "Jack" Suter, Jr. (Lion Ruby)
Route 4, Box 180A
Keyser, WV 26726
Home: 304-788-0166
Cell: 304-813-0610
rlsuter@mineralsheriff.com
**Home Phone is the best way to communicate
with me.
Club Secretary
Susan Paugh
41 Lyons Street
Piedmont, WV 26750
Cell: 304-813-4326
Work: 301-359-3000, ext. 6222
spaugh@magnoliamgnt.com
**Email is the best way to communicate with me.
Club Treasurer
Edward Clemons, Jr. (Lion Cherish)
Luke Mayor
315 Pratt Street
Luke, MD 21540
Cell: 240-321-3558
Office Fax: 301-359-9742
edclemonsjr@yahoo.com
**Email is the best way to communicate with me.
Membership Chair
Bridgette Karalewitz
105 Ashfield Street
Piedmont, WV 26750
Cell: 304-209-9334
Work: 301-687-3145
Office Fax: 301-687-4597
bkaralewitz@frostburg.edu
** Email is the best way to communicate with me.
Page 42: Lonaconing Lions Club Membership
Chair Joseph Harris' email should read,
joenyvonneh@gmail.com.
Page 48: Potomac Valley Lions Club Membership
Chair Sandra Parker’s cell phone should read, 336-
504-4172.
Page 58: LEO Club Advisor for Mount Airy
Middle School is now Lion Deanna Graham:
1208 Crossbow Road, Mount Airy, MD 21771
Phone: 443-375-2845
Email: deannadgraham@comcast.net
Page 60: Committee Change:
American Heritage, Preservation and Patriotism
Committee Chair: Susan Bonura, (Lion Martin);
1743 Deer Park Road, Finksburg, MD 21048
Phone: 443-745-1281
Home Club: South Carroll Lioness Lions Club
Email: lionsbonura@comcast.net.
Page 65 and Page 68: PDG Robert Disinger’s
Home Club has changed to Taylorsville-
Winfield.
Page 67: PDG Paul W. Cairl’s email is no longer
working.
Page 72: Cabinet Secretary, District 22-A,
Kersey A. Jones, Jr. has a new email address:
kjonesjr1@verizon.net.
EDUCATION CORNER
There are seven categories of Lion membership
that can be found in the LCI Standard Club
Constitution and By-Laws. These different
categories of membership provide clubs with the
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flexibility necessary to recruit and retain members
who have differing situations, yet desire to affiliate
with Lions Clubs International and make a
difference in their community.
Each month, the District Newsletter will be
reviewing one type of membership.
This month’s category is:
MEMBER-AT-LARGE: A member of this club,
who has moved from the community, or because of
health or other legitimate reason, is unable
regularly to attend club meetings and desires to
retain membership in this club, and upon whom
the board of directors of this club desires to confer
this status. This status shall be reviewed each six
months by the board of directors of this club. A
Member-at-Large shall not be eligible to hold office
or to vote in district or international meetings or
conventions, but shall pay such dues as the local
club may charge, which dues shall include district
and international dues.
At a Glance
Your International Association
Founded: 1917 in Chicago, Illinois, USA
Founder: Melvin Jones
Motto: We Serve
Official Colors: Purple and Gold
Slogan: Liberty, Intelligence, and Our Nation’s
Safety
Primary Activity: Blindness Prevention and Sight
Conservation
Membership: Nearly 1.4 million men and women in
approximately 188 countries and areas worldwide
DG’S SCHEDULE
September 2012 - Continued
9/20 – OV North Hagerstown Lions
9/22 – District 22-W Social, Hagerstown
9/23 – COG Meeting, Hagerstown
9/26 – OV Union Bridge Lions
9/26 – OV Thurmont Lions
9/27 – OV Silver Run/Union Mills Lions
9/28 - Helping Taneytown Lions with Westminster
Fall Fest
9/29 – LVRF Meeting
9/29 – Lineboro-Manchester Lions Crab Feed
9/30 – Working with Hancock Lions at Canal
Apple Days
DG’S SCHEDULE
October 2012
10/1 – DG’s Official Visit, New Market District
Lions
10/2 - LCI Champions of Change – Washington DC
10/3 - DG’s Official Visit, Cumberland Lions
10/4 - DG’s Official Visit, Glade Valley Lions
10/6 - Lions Youth Foundation Meeting
10/8 - DG’s Official Visit, Taylorsville-Winfield
Lions
10/9 - DG’s Official Visit, Hampstead Lions
10/10 - DG’s Official Visit, Boonsboro Lions
10/11 - DG’s Official Visit, Longmeadow Lions
10/12 - Chartering of the North Branch Lions
10/13 - Helping Thurmont Lions - Colorfest Food
Booth
10/14 – Kiss-A-Pig Contest
10/15 - DG’s Official Visit, Lonaconing Lions
10/16 - DG’s Official Visit, Brunswick Lions
10/17 - DG’s Official Visit, Roaring Run Lions
10/18 - DG’s Official Visit, Oldtown Lions
10/19 - Helping LaVale Lions Chicken BBQ (12-6)
10/20 - Helping at Diabetes Motorcycle Run
10/22 - DG’s Official Visit, Hancock Lioness
10/23 - DG’s Official Visit, Hagerstown Lions
10/23 - DG’s Official Visit, Mount Airy Lions
10/24 - Thurmont Lions Charter Night
10/25 - DG’s Official Visit, Greater Carroll Lions
10/26 - Helping Yellow Springs with Basket Bingo
10/27 - MAKE A DIFFERENCE DAY
10/28 - Second Cabinet Meeting - Region 4
Mission Statement of Lions Club International: To
create and foster a spirit of understanding among
all people for humanitarian needs by providing
voluntary services through community involvement
and international cooperation
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