Single District 10 Lions

Michigan's Upper Peninsula

Single District 10 Lions - Michigan's Upper Peninsula

Committee News

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Patridge Creek Farms

Governor Joe Maki; 1st VDG Jim Svinicki and 2VDG Gretchen Preston (along with Lion Floyd) were privileged to have a special tour of the gardens of Partridge Creek Farms in Ishpeming. Lion Dan Perkins provided the tour and the group was accompanied by Rep. Sara Cambensy. Partridge Creek Farms is a District 10 supported project crossing two Lions signature services – Environment and Hunger.

Lion Dan and Partridge Creek Farms received a special commendation from the Michigan Legislature presented by Rep Cambensy. They also presented future plans for a very large project on the site where the presentation was done. Please check out this interesting and innovative project at their website partridgecreekfarm.org and consider what your club may do to help support this!

Lions of SD10 safely attending a Cabinet meeting during the COVID pandemic!

 

International President Dr Jung-Yul Choi administered the oath of office virtually to incoming District Governor’s from all over the world including our own District Governor Joe Maki. This oath is typically done at the International Convention which would have been in Singapore this year but due to Covid-19 was cancelled. We wish Governor Maki the very best in the coming year.

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Certification of SD10 District Elections
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Press Release!
Exciting service project by the Ishpeming Lions and our own, Zone Chair, Dan Perkins!!!
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REQUEST FOR DONATIONS

You may or may not be aware there is a great group of individuals that banded together to form a group called “Masks in Delta County”.  They have a presence on Facebook and at the writing of this document have 504 members of our Delta County community.  This group is gathering fabric, interfacing, elastic and the other items needed to make masks.  There are individuals cutting & sewing hundreds of masks to be donated to those on the front line.  Coordinating this group is Jill Spencer.  As of 4/7/2020 over 1,000 of these masks have been delivered to various locations including 600 to St Francis Hospital in Escanaba.

Bill (Gladstone LION) & Cathi Sjoquist made a visit today to Dan Perkins (Ishpeming LION) who is cutting metal nose strips.  The Gladstone LIONS are making a $300 donation to Dan Perkin’s group to offset these 3,000 metal strips.

I am sending this request for your LION’S Club to consider a donation to the “Masks in Delta County” group.  They will be using your donation for additional materials needed for many more masks.  They have volunteers ready and waiting for more cutting, sewing and assembly assignments. 

There is already a huge shortage of elastic around the country so in addition to monetary donations they also request donations of elastic, nylons, tights & interfacing that can be used for these maska.  Drop off locations for these items in Delta County are the service desks at Pat’s Festival Foods in Gladstone, Joe’s Store in Rock & Elmer’s in Escanaba.

If your club or an individual in your club wishes to make a monetary donation please make the check payable to Jill Spencer and send to Joseph Maki, SD 10 LIONS 1st VDG, PO Box 309, Gladstone, MI  49837 who will handle the check distribution. 

If you have additional questions, please contact Colleen Maki – President, Bay de Noc LIONS Club 906-280-4365.

Yours in LIONISM
Joseph L Maki, Single District 10 1st Vice District Governor

2020 Annual SD10 Convention
Single District 10 Lions Convention has been canceled this year due to the coronavirus

Lions of Michigan All State Band
plans cancelled due to coronavirus. Donations will be refunded

Symbolic Puppy Sponsorship
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Hearing & Speech Committee
As of July 1st. 2019 the Hearing and Speech Committee has be now changed. The two new committee chairs are Dayna King and Bob St. Peter. This move also includes the Hearing Aid Program . If a client needs a hearing aid in your area let either one of us know. Our Phone Numbers and e-mails are in the District Roster. The hearing aid program has changed a bit and we will help the clients through the process when called.

Single District 10 Convention 2019 Photo Galleries
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Friday Night
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Sunday PDG Meetings and Necrology

Membership Packets
As Global Membership Chair, I request packets from the International.  When new members are posted on the International site, we print out certificates and letters from the Governor for both sponsor and new member.  These are then mailed to the secretary or president of the club, and usually arrive within two days.
The packets also include information on Lions, a discount certificate from the Lions store, pins for both new member and sponsor, and a pen for the new member.
If you would like to receive the packets early, just email wnrowe@charter.net with the name of the new member, the name of the sponsor, and the date of the induction.
Global Membership Chair and PDG Bill Rowe

Northwoods AirLifeLine
Northwoods AirLifeLine is a free service for those needing fast transport to hospitals for needed services such as chemo treatments, transplants, and other surgeries that cannot be done in the Upper Peninsula.  A doctor’s recommendation is needed, but there is no charge for the service, or income level requirement.  The patient must be able to get into a small plane with minimal assistance. 
NWALL owns two planes, and some of the pilots also use their own planes for the trips.  This is all funded by donations (many clubs donate to this), and fundraisers.  A fundraiser for next year is being planned. 1-800-311-1760

What Is LCIF?
Every day, Lions Clubs International Foundation (LCIF) works to fulfill our mission: “To support the efforts of Lions clubs and partners in serving communities locally and globally, giving hope and impacting lives through humanitarian service projects and grants.”

Since our founding in 1968 we have strived to sustain Lions’ humanitarian service goals throughout the world, awarding over 13,000 grants totaling more than US$1 billion, in the four key areas of sight, youth, disaster relief and other humanitarian efforts.

We give sight. LCIF is providing vision for those in need all over the world by combating eye diseases, creating infrastructure to improve eye care delivery, increasing the number of trained eye care professionals and making vision care more equitable and sustainable.

We support youth. All young people deserve to have an education, feel cared for and experience healthy development so they can have the chance to achieve their dreams. Through our positive youth development program, Lions Quest, LCIF is helping children learn to work together, make positive decisions and serve their communities. The Foundation also supports youth through constructing schools, youth centers and vocational training centers.

We provide disaster relief. Lions are often some of the first to arrive at a disaster to provide relief, and Foundation support is right there with them. We help devastated communities survive after disasters and bring hope by assisting in long-term efforts of rebuilding of homes and lives.

We address humanitarian needs. From working to combat global health issues such as measles and diabetes to empowering those with disabilities to lead more independent and fulfilling lives, LCIF is dedicated to a range of humanitarian service projects. The Foundation continues to develop and expand programs that meet emerging needs worldwide.

Lions Bulletin

Feeling Good is Priceless – Help is Here!! 

Since COVID 19, have you been having trouble taking care of yourself?  Have you gained weight, found yourself eating too many treats and sat in front of your TV or computer screen a lot?  This can be especially bad for someone living with health issues like diabetes, kidney or heart problems. 

The U.P. Diabetes Outreach Network (UPDON) is working with the National Kidney Foundation of Michigan (NKFM) to offer a FREE online program, Better Choices, Better Health, that will help get you back on track!! It is a 6-week program that you can sign up for anytime. Then just go to the site on your phone or computer when it works best for you – read short weekly lessons and share what works for you and get help on what problems you are having from others in your online group via a message board.   Set a small goal for yourself each week – something you want to do like choose vegetables more often as snacks, take a short walk after dinner 3 times this week or set up reminders on your phone to take your medication. If you need help, the leader and other group members are there for you. Ann Constance, MA, RDN, CDCES, FADCES , the Director of UPDON helped train leaders for one of the Better Choices, Better Health programs when it first started and here is what she has to say “This is one of the best and easiest to use online health programs that I have ever been a part of. It was exciting to see group members make lifestyle changes, improve their health and feel better. They also helped each other and celebrated successes together.” 

Join Better Choices, Better Health TODAY– there are a limited number of FREE slots available. You won’t want to miss out on this great offer to take better care of your health so that you can do the things in life that are important to you.  Just go to https://www.nkfm.org/communities-families/better-choices-better-health to sign up!!  Call UPDON at (906) 273-1120 or NKFM at 800-482-1455 for more information. 

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Ann Constance MA, RDN, CDCES, FADCES

Director
U.P. Diabetes Outreach Network,
A Program of UPCAP
1025 Commerce Drive
Marquette, Michigan
Phone: 906.227.1120
Fax: 906.228.6136

Kids Kicking Cancer fundraiser
Dear D10 Lion Zone Chairs,
Many Lions have been asking what can we do to help with Childhood Cancer? This is one fundraiser kicking off in September. It is a coordinated effort between all the districts in the Lower Peninsula and the Upper Peninsula.

Also included is The Virtual Martial Arts Class flyer which contains information about a virtual martial arts class that Kids Kicking Cancer is offering to all Upper Peninsula children It is for any child who has cancer or any other childhood illness and their siblings. So, any kiddo who has/or has had an illness and their siblings are eligible, not just a cancer diagnosis. This is such an opportunity for our kids!

Please share with your clubs!!! Please mention this when you are doing your club visits!!! I can also make flyers and get them to you, or you can print them off yourself or send electronically. Please contact me if you want flyers.

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Best Regards,
Lion Chris Smith
D10 Childhood Cancer Chairman
313-682-8900

 

Press Release, July 28, 2020 – Lions Expanding Help for UP Kids With Cancer

Upper Peninsula Lions are reaching out to help families with children who are battling cancer.  Two fundraisers have raised more than $15,500—all of which will go directly to assist families. 

Graymont Community and Economic Development Fund announced on Tuesday, July 28, that it is awarding a grant of $7500 to the District 10 Lions Pediatric Cancer Program.  And in a separate initiative, three Lions clubs raised $8,172 through the efforts of the Marquette, Gwinn, and Engadine-Newberry Lions clubs that collected, counted, and sorted over 80,000 returnable cans.

Christine A. Smith of Engadine, the District 10 Lions Pediatric Cancer Chairman, says she is delighted with these results. Smith says the Lions have identified 10 families across the UP who have children with cancer. She explains that treatment is particularly challenging since there are no pediatric cancer treatment facilities in the UP. Instead, families must plan for sometimes lengthy stays where care is available.  She encourages anyone who is a UP resident and has a child with cancer to contact her.   With these additional funds, Lions are able to expand their efforts.

Rylan, an Upper Peninsula 4-year-old who is being treated for high-risk neuroblastoma, is one of the children the Lions have helped.  His father is very grateful for assistance as Rylan receives treatment at University of Michigan hospitals in Ann Arbor, including surgery, chemotherapy, bone marrow transplants, and more.  This treatment requires lengthy hospitalizations, keeping Rylan and his mom away from his father and siblings for months.  

Smith explained four ways the newly raised funds will be used.  First, donations help meet some of the many costs that insurance does not cover.  Second, through a partnership with Bay Cliff Health Facility, Lions will cover expenses for families to participate in a fun family weekend at Camp Quality, May 7 – 9, 2021.  Planning for the camp is flexible and will adjust to the changing demands presented by COVID 19. Lions funds will also help provide free wigs for children who have lost hair through chemotherapy. Through a partnership with Maggie’s Wigs4Kids, Lions from across the Upper Peninsula will be reaching out in September, during Pediatric Cancer Awareness Month, to encourage donations of hair to make these wigs.

And Lions have partnered with Kids Kicking Cancer, a global organization dedicated to lowering the pain of children by teaching them martial arts as a therapy.  Children learn breath work, meditation, and traditional karate. Lions are helping to stock backpacks for participants with books for children ages 2-18, and $5 gift certificates from Target, Meijer and Walmart.  
Contact Christine A Smith lionchris906pcc@outlook.com,  313-682-8900.

Check presentation for over $8,000.00 collected from the recent can drive in Marquette for Kids with Cancer presented by District Governor Joe Maki and 2nd Vice District Governor Gretchen Preston along with Lion Floyd from the Marquette Lion’s to Christine Smith – Chairperson of District 10 Childhood Cancer. The recent can drive in Marquette was a huge success!

 

The District 10 Lions and Maggie’s Wigs 4 Kids of Michigan are joining forces to make a difference for kids in Michigan!  We will be kicking off a service project in September which is Pediatric Cancer Awareness month.  If you know of an individual who wants to donate their hair or know of a salon or private hairdresser that wants to become a registered Maggie’s Wigs 4 Kids salon, please contact us for more information.

Christine Smith
District 10 Pediatric Cancer Chairman
lionchris906pcc@outlook.com
313-682-8900 

Puppy #20,000 has a name!
Say hello to (drum roll please) Future Leader Dog Legacy – the puppy wearing tag #20,000! This adorable Labrador/golden cross was picked up by one of his puppy raisers, Erin, a Leader Dog guide dog mobility instructor (GDMI). Erin will be team-raising Future Leader Dog Legacy along with fellow GDMIs Kate and Eric.
343 people voted with all five names receiving many votes. But the scales were tipped to Legacy by a large number of votes from AAA – The Auto Club Group. “We are huge supporters of Leader Dog, so when we were working from home and saw the opportunity to vote on the name of puppy #20,000, we knew we had to jump on it,” says Megan Williams, Senior Vice President of HR for AAA. “The word ‘legacy’ is important to us because, like Leader Dog, our legacy is one of service. AAA has been a trusted advocate for the American public for over 100 years. Especially during the current national epidemic, we are glad that we bring peace of mind to our members.”

The match has dropped!
Leader Dogs for the Blind is excited to announce our first-ever Lions Spring Match Mail Campaign. It arrived in your club’s mailbox within the past few weeks featuring Lion/client Wendi Simpson-Dyer and her Leader Dog, Lily (pictured right). While club meetings, fund raisers, and conventions have been suspended, our client needs and the care of our canines never take a hiatus.
“We want to pay it forward,” explained St. Jacobs Lions Club (1-CN, IL) President Guideon Richeson of their $20,000 match campaign donation. Combined with Ramsey Lions Club’s (5M-7, MN) pledge of $50,000, our spring mail campaign has a $70,000 goal! Regardless of amount, every donation will provide twice the impact. Thank you to both clubs for their generous support.

Help us meet our goal either via mail or online:

  • A remittance slip is in the mailer. If that isn’t available due to meetings cancellations, make sure you write “Lions match campaign” in the memo or with a short correspondence. When mailing in your club’s donation, please include your club’s updated contact information including mailing address, contact phone and email and mail to:
  • Leader Dogs for the Blind Attn: Lions Team, 1039 S. Rochester Road, Rochester Hills, MI 48307
  • Gifts received online via this link will count as well! Make your matching gift here.

The 3rd quarter donation reports will arrive in the next two weeks. As always, a complete list of club donations is available on our website.

Together We Serve,
Lions Beth, Mike, Kathleen and Kathy
Your Leader Dog for Lions Engagement

From Leader Dogs For The Blind: Keeping our community safe and healthy
Dear Lions,
As a member of our Leader Dog and Lions community, I wanted to reach out to you personally regarding the steps we have taken to keep our entire community healthy and safe.

Our Clients, Canines, Volunteers and Staff

We remain committed to providing world-class services and care to our clients and canines. Currently, we have postponed class dates for all international and U.S. clients. Our client services team continues to support client inquiries and assist new clients through the application process. We have communicated with our alumni to let them know we are here for them.

The dogs in our canine development center are still being cared for and trained. Our puppy development and breeding teams are in contact with our volunteer puppy raisers and breeding stock hosts. Return dates for puppy raisers to bring their Future Leader Dogs back to our campus have been postponed. Fortunately, our puppy raisers are quite happy to hold on to their Future Leader Dogs for a bit longer!

Staff and volunteer travel has been suspended through April. This includes travel to Lions’ conventions, meetings and events. The Lions team at Leader Dog is still working… remotely. Call or email us for any Lions’ needs!

You can find a comprehensive update on our current protocols and operations regarding COVID-19 on the Leader Dog website at leaderdog.org/coronavirus. We will continue to provide updates as we navigate this rapidly evolving situation. 

Brighten Your Day

Follow Leader Dog on our social media sites for photos and videos of puppies and dogs. They will brighten your day! Share our social media with your family, friends and your fellow Lions. We can all use a little boost these days. We are on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.

Club Contact Information and Donations

Please take a few minutes to update your club contact information with us. Simply respond to this email (or email Lion Kathy Gilchrist at KGilchrist@LeaderDog.org) with your club name, mailing address, main contact phone and email address. This information allows us to quickly and accurately recognize each club’s good work and continue to provide you with timely updates.

It is important that Leader Dog maintains our revenue stream during this time. So, if your club normally presents their gift at their convention’s parade of green or other event, please forward the donation directly to Leader Dog instead. A complete list of club donations is always available on our website: leaderdog.org/lions-club/club-donation-reports.

When mailing in your check, please include your club’s updated contact information as described above and mail to:

Leader Dogs for the Blind Attn: Lions Team, 1039 S. Rochester Road, Rochester Hills, MI 48307.

If you need to get in touch with a member of our Lions team, here is their contact information:

Thank you for being an important part of the Leader Dog community and for your ongoing support. Together we truly do make people unstoppable!
Sincerely,
Lion Sue Daniels
President & CEO

A message from the President & CEO of Leader Dogs for the Blind
Dear friend,
As a member of our Leader Dog community, I wanted to reach out to you personally regarding the steps we are taking to keep our entire community healthy and safe.
We are grateful to everyone who has reached out to send warm wishes during this challenging time. Our thoughts are with those who have been affected by COVID-19. The health and safety of our team members, clients, volunteers, supporters and canines is, as always, our top priority as we join organizations around the nation in responding to the current global health challenge.
Please be assured that we have taken proactive steps to maintain the healthiest possible environment here at Leader Dogs for the Blind in accordance with guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO).
We remain committed to providing world-class services and care to our clients and canines. Currently, we have postponed class dates for all international clients through April 30. Additionally, for the safety of our U.S. clients and team members, our March classes are postponed until April as we assess the changing situation.
You can find a comprehensive update on our current protocols and operations in regards to COVID-19 on the Leader Dog website at leaderdog.org/coronavirus. We will continue to provide regular updates as we navigate this rapidly evolving situation.
Thank you for being a part of the Leader Dog community and for your support. Together we truly do make people unstoppable.
Sincerely,
Sue Daniels
President & CEO

Advanced Lions Leadership Institute
Quality leadership is key to the future of Lions Clubs International. The Advanced Lions Leadership Institute (ALLI) focuses on building the skills of Lion leaders to prepare them for leadership roles at the zone, region and district levels. > click here to view more information

The Wonderful White Cane – O&M Training at Leader Dogs for the Blind Webinar
Webinar link: www.leaderdog.org

Is a guide dog right for you?
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Adopt a Child Campaign
Attached is a letter from Teaching Family Homes concerning our Adopt A Child campaign > click here to view

LCIF $250,000 Diabetes Grant II
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Project KidSight Events

Project KidSight SCHEDULED events can now be viewed at the SD10 website. Simply look under Projects, Project KidSight and scroll down to just before the downloadable forms (or click here). Click on the month you are looking to schedule the event in.
Is there not a calendar posted for that month yet? Then you’re in luck! No one has booked an event that month yet! The calendars posted show scheduled events. “T” next to the event indicates that the trailer has been requested. “C” next to the event indicates just a camera has been requested. We do have 3 cameras, so more than one event can be scheduled on each day.
So, regardless of which Project KidSight Coordinator you are working with to set up an event, once you have the date set please email or call Lion Peggy Lindeman with the date and whether you are requesting the camera or trailer so she can get it on the calendar and posted on the website. If the event gets canceled, postponed or rescheduled- again email or call Lion Peggy so she can update the calendars.
Thank you all for your help and looking forward to helping all of you help the kids in our District by setting up PKS vision screens!
Lion Peggy Lindeman
yoopergirl1@charter.net
906-458-4328 or 906-346-6360

From Around The District 10

Teal Lake Meltdown complete, two winners this year
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DG BruceStephenson Lions Club
District Governor assisting the Stephenson Lions Club in preparing and delivering fruit baskets to the area residents in need.

Stephenson Lions Club
The pictures are of Officer Installation performed by 1st VDG Elect Joe Maki (who is writing article), new LION Initiation performed by DG Elect Bruce La Belle, Melvin Jones Award presented by LCIF Chair/PDG Jerry Stephens and Mint Program Award presented by DG Mike Kobasic Monday evening for the Stephenson LIONS Club > click here to view photo gallery

Gladstone Lions Club

12-20-2018 - Escanaba Salvation Army Donation
12-20-2018 – Escanaba Salvation Army Donation
12-20-2018 - Gladstone St. Vincent De Paul Society Donatio
12-20-2018 – Gladstone St. Vincent De Paul Society Donation

 

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Words To Live By

Do Over!
Lions members are a representation of an individual with a deeper sense of the ‘knowing and seeing’ of what needs to be given with the sensitivity and compassion to those they encounter who need assistance.  It could be by the grace of God that you were there at that time, and I believe everyone has the thoughts of the (what if’s, how come’s, why’s’ and if I had only known) pass through your mind, but it’s not about getting the answers of how it got to that point.  What really matters is what are you going to do now, in the present!  As many times as we think a ‘do over’ would be great, we can’t.  God gave us a forward movement and the wisdom (of our past) to understand that if you encounter that situation again – you will know what to do.  THAT Lions, is your ‘DO OVER’!  We made a choice when we decided to become members of the world’s largest service organization, be proud, be Lions and get out there!

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