Happy spring greeting: Here are some very important things to help you. All clubs need to send in 990N or 990EZ. This must be done no matter how much you make as this is an IRS determination to save your 501C4 status. We have a CPA for our state treasurer, Paul Hemerick and he will be at our convention at the Island Casino at Harris. He will be speaking about these 990’s and how important it is to file these reports. Also if you sponsored a Lioness Club, he will explain what you need to know. This session will be about 1:30 Saturday. There is no charge to your club and I would encourage your club to make sure your secretary/treasurers attend this meeting.
Campaign Sight First II is almost finished as it ends this June at the International Convention in Bangkok. If you have not given to this International project please try to in order to make us a 100% District. As last check we were at 90%. I have seen pictures and had speakers showing how just $6.00 can save the eyesight of an individual. That has been a privilege I have had as serving as your Governor. Please try and do what you can to make a difference and show that our Single District 10 will stand up and help. This will get to International. Let's make our project chairman Sara Doubledee and Co-Chair Joe Potvin proud of what we have done.
Bay Cliff is in the process of getting ready to bring in the youth for this summer. Single District 10 has chosen this as our project of the Lions in the Upper Peninsula. This is a summer program for our physically and mentally challenged youth to attend. Once again, I encourage you to visit and see for yourself how important this is. You can see how your dollar is at work right here at home. There will be a Lions Day in June (I would encourage everyone who is able, to go. One club even takes a bus with their members on this day). As I mentioned before, last June was my first time attending and it was a wonderful experience. I plan to go again if I'm not at convention.
As Lions, we have voted to support Welcome Home for the Blind. They have made good progress this year in getting homes to service people that are blind and visually impaired. The support is needed to continue help with this project. There are many people that still need help meeting their needs.
My wife and I would like to thank those clubs that were able to help our grandson out with his expenses to go to Bangkok with the Lion's Band. He is very talented and we are happy he can embark on this adventure at this young age. Next year, we hope to have him and his younger brother, (who will then be able to join the band) perform here at the Lion's convention on Drummond Island.
I would like to remind everyone to take notice of our new internet address. The other one will work for now but eventually we will get everyone changed over. It is dj5644@alphacomm.net Thanks for this change.
