Lions Club Newsletter - July 2012 - E-district.org
Lions Club Newsletter - July 2012 - E-district.org
Lions Club Newsletter - July 2012 - E-district.org
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used to send diabetic children to camp to learn to<br />
adjust their lifestyles to live healthier lives with<br />
their diabetes.<br />
Our total for the 2011-<strong>2012</strong> Lion’s Year for our<br />
District 22W Diabetes Programs was $36,499.50.<br />
My sincere THANK YOU to each club and all the<br />
<strong>Lions</strong> and Lionesses that supported our endeavors<br />
to conquer diabetes during this past year.<br />
DISTRICT 22-W TO PARTICIPATE IN THE<br />
<strong>2012</strong> NATIONAL MAKE A DIFFERENCE DAY<br />
PROGRAM<br />
In concert with DG Paul’s slogan of “Together We<br />
Will Make a Difference”, he is asking all<br />
<strong>Lions</strong>/Lioness/LEO clubs to consider participating<br />
in the largest national day of volunteering on<br />
Saturday, October 27, <strong>2012</strong>. The annual national<br />
Make a Difference Day has been conducted at<br />
various locations throughout the nation for more<br />
than 20 years – this is our opportunity to join other<br />
individuals and <strong>org</strong>anizations as they reach out into<br />
their communities to make a difference. Projects<br />
can range from small to large – with impacts on an<br />
individual or an entire community – and can be<br />
coordinated by a single club, multiple clubs or<br />
jointly by all clubs within a Zone or Region. Each<br />
club is asked to designate a chairperson for this<br />
effort by mid-<strong>July</strong>. If you have not already<br />
received information on Make a Difference Day,<br />
you will in the near future. The District<br />
Coordinator, Lion Shirley Long (301-898-7004 or<br />
slong95@comcast.net), and the Regional<br />
Coordinators listed below are available to answer<br />
questions or talk to your club about your potential<br />
participation in the national <strong>2012</strong> Make a<br />
Difference Day on October 27, <strong>2012</strong>.<br />
• Region I – Lion Sandy Youngblood (301-<br />
463-3744 or sandyy1@verizon.net)<br />
• Region II – Lion Nancy Itnyre (301-432-<br />
8039)<br />
• Region III – Lion Nancy Keller-Bonde (301-<br />
371-5716 or mo_akbnthr@comcast.net)<br />
• Region IV – Lion Linda Brady (410-848-<br />
2235 or lionlinda.brady@comcast.net)<br />
Let’s do what <strong>Lions</strong>/Lionesses/LEO's do so well –<br />
partner with those in our communities to MAKE A<br />
DIFFERENCE in the lives of others!<br />
ALERT in a “NUTSHELL”<br />
Lion Myron Horn<br />
District 22W ALERT Coordinator<br />
I have been asked to describe our District 22W<br />
ALERT plan as simply as possible so our<br />
Members know what to do when the sh** hits<br />
the fan. This plan of action will be useful for<br />
any disaster, whether natural or manmade<br />
where two or more clubs are likely to be asked<br />
to respond.<br />
1. <strong>Lions</strong>, take care of your family first! Are<br />
they in a safe place? Is anyone injured? Do<br />
they have shelter, food, and water?<br />
2. <strong>Lions</strong>, take care of your <strong>Club</strong> Members!<br />
When a local incident occurs, use your internal<br />
ALERT phone-tree to verify that all members<br />
are accounted for. You can ask the same<br />
questions you have asked your family.<br />
3. Unless you are a trained first responder, or<br />
suddenly find yourself at the scene of an<br />
incident, do not respond directly to the scene of<br />
the disaster. Our role is to respond as a<br />
coordinated team, with the backing of the local<br />
disaster relief <strong>org</strong>anizations, the community,<br />
and the governmental authorities. Volunteers<br />
should be screened, trained, assigned a task and<br />
location, and given a person to report to. All<br />
volunteers should be logged in regarding their<br />
duties, role, place of work, and hours of work.<br />
Watch and listen to local TV,<br />
radio announcements that may indicate where<br />
volunteers are being screened.<br />
Call your County Volunteer<br />
Coordinator or Red Cross Response Team to<br />
get this staging information. (You have been<br />
working with them before the disaster<br />
occurred, haven’t you?)<br />
Call your <strong>Lions</strong> ALERT County<br />
Coordinator that is listed in the District<br />
ALERT POC for this information.<br />
4. As the scope of the incident increases, more<br />
<strong>Lions</strong> may need to get involved.<br />
Local ALERT chairs should<br />
contact nearby clubs and the ALERT County<br />
Coordinator when requesting help.<br />
County Coordinators should<br />
make sure that all local clubs have been notified<br />
and notify adjoining County Coordinators.<br />
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