Single District 10 Lions

Michigan's Upper Peninsula

Single District 10 Lions - Michigan's Upper Peninsula

Lions Bulletin

Client Jeff Hawkins on Ann Marie’s All Stars
The link below is to a wonderful segment that aired yesterday and today on WXYZ. It is a great representation of all the wonderful things that getting a Leader Dog can lead to. Client Jeff Hawkins and LD Gracie did a wonderful job! Please forgive me should you receive this more than once. It is such a perfect representation of the impact Lions can have on people who avail themselves of our services. Thank you helping to make Jeff unstoppable!
https://www.wxyz.com/news/anne-maries-all-stars/ann-marie-s-all-stars-jeff-hawkins

Hearing and Speech Committee Award
I have been received an Award at the convention by the District Gov. Jim & by International Director Nick. I have been involved in this committee for approx 25 years . I took over from Bill Tennyson – Gulliver when he ran for Dist. Gov. This committee was only in District 10-B . When we went to Single District – A was added.
My reason for this note to all of the S-10 District is to let you know I was just a Chairman and when I asked the clubs for help in this committee they did not hesitate. I was told once if you want to reach the high in any type organization surround your self with the best people you can find.
You know who I found ….at that time around 1300 Lion members. You worked fundraisers and when i asked wow…..you came through..
That award is yours and i will just wear it and be proud that I have the greatest respect for each of you.
Thank you and may God Bless each of you in a special way.
Robert St. Peter

Fellow Lions,
Please share the attached 2018 White Cane Proclamation with your clubs and community leaders. A copy can be downloaded by clicking here

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

Centennial Progress Report
Don’t forget Lions, our Centennial continues through June, 2018!! Keep the momentum going!!! Click here to view report

From Around The District 10

Dinner in the Dark sponsored by the Walkersville Leo Club
A Lion family in western Maryland raised their first puppy last year and got their Leos club involved in a fund raiser for Leader Dog. They wanted to raise $2,000. We put them together with a Lion in Waco, Texas who had spearheaded many very successful Dinner in the Darks. Last year the Walkersville Leo Club raised $9,527.13 for Leader Dog during the one night event. I went to this year’s event two weeks ago to give them the first EVER Top Dog Award to a Leos Club (that’s a club giving $5,000+ to our annual fund).
The kids could have been an orthodontist ad—they were smiles ALL NIGHT LONG. The group picture below is the club (they borrowed their bow toes and cummerbunds from the school marching band). The second picture is the “thank you award” they gave to people who helped in the effort (it’s a dinner plate with their Dinner in the Dark logo in the center – one of the students designed it from all of their ideas). The kids, their families and community was AMAZING! They never thought of the phrase “it can’t be done”.

 

I just received three checks from the Walkersville Leos for $11,718.97!! This is the beauty of Lions, puppy raisers and MIDDLE SCHOOLERS (!) doing great things. I’m so proud of each of them and thank you puppy development for supporting great volunteer puppy raisers near and far!
Cheers,
Beth

Stephenson Lions Club
On Wednesday, May 23rd, the Stephenson High School Seniors held their awards ceremony, during which the Stephenson Lions Club awarded two recipients with $1,000 scholarships. Applicants were to submit an essay demonstrating the importance of community service/volunteer work within their life and explain why they believe such service is important.
Lion Hannah Rice (right) presented the scholarships to LEO Ethan Brown and LEO Paige Thoune, both are members of the Stephenson LEO Club.

As Lions, we all try to live up to our motto, “We Serve”.
Every day around the world, Lions conduct humanitarian acts that we hear of and can help inspire others to do similar actions. With this in mind, I was asked by our District I T Chair, Dayna King, to share some of my experiences of humanitarian medical missions that I have been privileged to be a part of. My name is Joe Baczkowski and have been a member of the Marquette Lions Club the past 30 years. I am retired from a 40+ year career in the medical profession of Orthotics & Prosthetics. I also happen to be a Vietnam Veteran of the US Army. Click here to read complete article

Challenge
PDGGary Klop challenged the District to raise $5000 to be divided between Leader Dogs and Eversight. If they did, the club/person who donated the most could cut his hair. Bark River was the largest donor. The total raised was $7500!
LeeRowe

Gwinn Lions
The Gwinn Lions were out with the Gwinn Cub Scout pack and troop 333, as well as members of the United Methodist Church to man a road crossing for The Jack Pine 30.
The Jack Pine 30 is an introductory event for new mushers. It leaves Gwinn at 10 am and the mushers are routed out through the Sands Plains and back. This year there were 14 teams competing in the event.
Lions and scouts shoveled snow down onto the road and managed traffic to help keep the event safe and running smooth!

Lion Floyd Birthday Message
Happy Birthday to the FAB four! Leader Dog littler-mate brothers. Floyd Preston, Elroy and Shadow. February 1, 2012. “They Say, “It’s my birthday, it’s your birthday too, ya!”

Peace Poster Contest
The SD 10 winner of the Lions International Peace Poster Contest is Emily Kiekhaefer, an 8th grade student at St. Mary’s Catholic School in Sault Ste. Marie. Congratulations to Emily and the Soo Lions for sponsoring her School! The theme of this contest was “The Future Of Peace”. (click image to enlarge)

Certificate of Appreciation
District Governor, Jim Whalen presenting immediate Past District Governor, Matt Doney with a Certificate of Appreciation for his service as District Governor from Immediate Past International President, Chancellor Bob Corlew! (click image to enlarge)

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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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