Multiple District 1, State of Illinois Lions and Leos Monthly e-Magazine for the Month of May 2022.

MD1 e-Magazine (Full) Vol. 9 - Issue 11, May 2022

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MD1 Concil Chair Speaks:

Well, here we are, my next to the last article. How quickly the time goes. Last year at this time I was preparing for the State Convention and here I am once again preparing for the State Convention.

The significant difference this year is that it will IN PERSON! From May 20 through May 22, we will meet at the Abraham Lincoln Hotel in Springfield to have fun, enjoy some camaraderie, and do a little business. The convention chair, Lion Terri Pasternak, and her committee, have done a marvelous job to make this a memorable convention. We will

jebarsanti72@gmail.com have a plenary session but there are no resolutions so no certification, caucus rooms and no voting, leaving more time for workshops.

We will have presentations from LIF, The Center for Sight and Hearing, Eversight, and The Rose Parade Float committee. All of these will help reinforce your understanding that what we do really makes a difference in the lives of our communities.

Another highlight, our International Guest will be able to attend, Second International VicePresident, Lion Patti Hill and her spouse Lion Greg will be in \attendance and will share her message with us, and to visit with all of you during the convention.

I hope that you all will attend so that I have an opportunity to visit with all my Lion friends from around the State, something that I always look forward to.

I am sure that registration information will be found

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somewhere in this newsletter, so please register and let’s make this a convention to remember.

Lion John Barsanti Council chair MD-1, 2021-2022 Jebarsanti72@gmail.com 630 217 4904

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by Lion Larry McGuire, PDG (larry.mcguire4@gmail.com)

For the most part our goals are being met at a district level. And then the topic changed. And here are three very prominent issues we discussed.

The first topic we discussed is club officer training.

More specifically, how do we get elected/re-elected club officers to attend needed club officer training.

No district has achieved 100% club attendance.

Indeed, the club attendance generally never exceeds 50%.

GLT State Coordinator April 19, 2022 your district GLTs, at least those who were able to attend, meet via Zoom for our requisite quarterly review. VDG Tom Elsey hosted the meeting that was to last an hour. Six of the ten districts were represented.

We succinctly reviewed our goals and action plans, and where we stand with meeting those goals.

What can we do to get you to attend your district’s club officer training? You, as an incoming club officer or re-elected club officer, tell me what it will take to get you there.

Better yet, tell your district GLT or district governor what it takes to get you and your fellow officers to this needed annual training program.

The second topic addressed but not resolved is district leadership. With the exception of

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Districts 1-A and 1-J, there seems to be fewer and fewer Lions willing to step up. Is this because district governors, due to the pandemic, are not visiting or could not visit clubs and find potential district leaders?

Is it that Lions in the lower part of the state have become complacent?

Perhaps the God Ol’ Boy disorder has set in? Is it because most district leaders have an alphabet behind their name and you mistakenly believe you need to be a PDG, PID, PIP to serve on the cabinet? Is there a correlation between lack of leadership and decreasing membership?

The current district GLTs want to meet with the incoming district GLTs to report where we are with this sticky and bad situation. The incoming GLTs should know this is where they want to start.

The third topic was the lack of participation into a great and free training program for Lions who have not served past the office of club president. I am speaking about the Regional Lions Leadership Institute (RLLI). Districts 1-D, 1-CS and 1-CN had no one attend. District 1-A had

six attendees, 1-Bk had four attendees, 1-F had two attendees, 1-G had two attendees, 1-H had two attendees, 1-J had three attendees, and 1-M had three attendees; that is 22 total. By contrast, Wisconsin had well over 100 attend their RLLI. Why cannot we have at least 100 attend? Is it because our GLTs are not selling it? Is it linked to the possible causes of lack of local leadership? Is it linked to the possible reasons for lack of attendance at club officer training?

Let me finish with this analogy.

Decades ago, I managed a department store. A promotional sales incentive was upcoming. I met with my sales staff and told them of the incentives. I ended my meeting with these words, “If you don’t want to make sales, I can’t make you. But if you want to make sales, I can’t stop you.” I managed the smallest store in the chain of 300 stores. My little store led the entire chain in sales of the promotional items.

What is the moral to that story?

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It applies two ways. It applies to finding new club members as well as finding new leaders in your club, in your district, and within MD-1. If we do not do such, look for this sign.

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Campaign 100: We Keep Getting Closer, Let’s Add a Legacy of Love

It Has Been A Marathon, But We Will Succeed The finish line is near. We have almost finished the marathon.

Our physical system is feeling the strain, but the goal is attainable. A little over $18 million dollars remain to complete the worldwide giving goal of $300 million in extended funds for Lions Clubs International Foundation. That is something like 6% left. In just under two months Campaign 100: LCIF Empowering Service will be

history.

As our team of LCIF Chairpersons have been working towards the goal, the needs continue to expand. Natural disasters continue, people still need vision and hearing care, hunger expands, diabetes continues to attack people, childhood cancer also and so many other humanitarian concerns. And, now, of course, the refuge and displaced persons fund has placed even larger demands on LCIF. Many of our Illinois clubs have stepped up to help. Thank you so much for that.

The State Convention is just

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around the corner. Please stop by the LCIF table and perhaps add a few more dollars. It will be good to visit with you and talk about running together to that finish line.

Or you can get in touch with lionsclubs.org/en/donate. You can also TEXT LCIF 243-725. Or contacting your district Chairperson: 1-A: Lion PDG Joan McMillan, R: (708) 389-590, C: (708) 539-3297 govjonimac@gmail.com 1-BK: Lion PDG Sue Wolf (815) 474-5474 swolf13333@gmail.com 1-CN: Lion PDG Ann Ragsdale (618) 719-5177 dgann1617@yahoo.com 1-CS: Lion Ruben Owen, PDG, C: (618) 317-5106 rso1119@hotmail.com 1-D: Lion PCC Pamela Graney ---------------------------------------

R: (815) 397-7298, C: (815) 3780348 pgraney54@comcast.net 1-F: Lion PDG Molly Penny (847) 707-8646 pennys246@comcast.net 1-G: Lion Jerry Eiffert, C: (217) 854-7909 jeiff@frontiernet.net 1-H: Lion Al Henning, C: (309) 333-5274 allenhenning@ymail.com 1-J: Lion Ed Carter, PDG, C: 630-330-1341 edward0022@att.net 1-M: Lion Kevin Mendenhall, PDG, R: (618) 553-1776 kmendy1@yahoo,com MD1 Lion ID Robert Block Multiple District Chairman (219)671-0287 lionbobblock@gmail.com MD1 Lion PDG William Jordan Co-MDC (847) 436-6850 lionbillzc@yahoo.com MD 1 Lion PDG Ann Ragsdale (see above)PDG Ed Carter ---------------------------------------

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Get excited for the 104th Lions Clubs International Convention in Montréal!

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District Governer Robert Wilson was joined by the Carlinville Club's Past District Governor's including (l. to r.): PDG Ed Kallbrier, PDG Jerry Eiffert, District Governor Robert Wilson, and PDG Raymond (Beaver) Coatney during the April Lions Club meeting. Thanks to all of these Lions for their service.

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MCDD requested a grant from our club for their summer program Camp Good Times for adults with disabilities. The cost per camper is approximately $350 per week. The 27 The Illinois Lion & Leo

Carlinville Lions Board voted to provide a $700 grant to MCDD to support two campers.

--------------------------------------Carlinville Lions club is committed to using the money it raises for a variety of causes and purposes locally and regionally. The following budgeted gifts and grants were distributed during March: $120 to Advanced Eye Care of Carlinville (financial grants for patient eye care) $20 to Univ. of Ill. Extension for 4-H trophy --------------------------------------30th Midwest Pin Swap Convention RC Ben Zoleta from 1A submitted many pictures. This convention was represented by IL, OH, IN, IA, MIN, NE, MO, & WI @ Holiday Inn Hotel Rock Island Iowa.

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l to r) President/Zone Chair Lion Andy Watson, Secretary/Zone Chair Lion Joanne Watson, new member Lion Andy Gagnon, Council of Governors Chair PDG Lion John Barsanti, Sponsor Lion Dustin 32 The Illinois Lion & Leo

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Aurora Noon Lions Club is held its Annual Breakfast With The Bunny Easter on Easter weekend. There was an outdoor Egg Hunt afterwards. Free screening for all ages was done in collaboration with Elburn Lions Club. Donations were accepted to aid Ukrainian relief.

Celebrating its 100th anniversary year, the Lions Club collected donations to aid the more than two million men, women and children

who have fled the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. The club also matched up to $500 in donations for Ukrainian refugees.

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Oscar Ramos (r) outlines free offerings from Aurora's Waterford Place Cancer Resource Center at the Aurora Noon Lions Club meeting on Thursday, March 17. Ramos said free offerings are education programs, support groups, wellness programs, mind, body and spirit programs and a salon and spa. (l to r) Noon Lions President Lion Arvid Meyer and Oscar Ramos.

--------------------------------------District 1J’s Environmental Photo Contest, Chaired by Lion Joanne Barsanti. I thought this one might print out best in this format -- 2nd PLACE, Westmont Lion Debra

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flanked by Lion Michele Needham, (l), presenter and Award Committee Chair; and Lion Arvid Meyer, (r) Aurora Noon Lions Club President.

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Richey, “A Glistening Winter Golden Moment.” Check out District 1J’s 1J Journal for all of the other winners.

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George Dan Bottoms of Aurora, (c), accepts Aurora Noon Lions Club’s annual Distinguished Service Award on Thursday, March 18. He is

PDG Lion Ed Carter (l) inducted Lion Chad Carlson (c) as the newest member of the Sandwich Lions Club. Lion Bob Jones, Chad’s sponsor (r) looks on.

--------------------------------------Photo taken on Wednesday, March 23rd at a LEO Club meeting at Huntley High School. They talked about their upcoming projects: Collecting money from every classroom for Ukraine and for having an event about crimes against women. Lion Jim Graves presented a $100 bill to Cassie Badgerow who was a raffle winner

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Jerry Jordal (MJF).

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at a recent bowling event in Marengo sponsored by both the Huntley and Union Clubs to benefit the Sight and Sound Center in Rockford.

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Two Malta Lions received Melvin Jones Fellowship Awards. (l to r) Lion Tom Jergens (MJF), Malta Lion President Larry Fullington, and Lion

Westmont Lions Club was invited to the American Diabetes Association’s 2022 Chicagoland Tour de Cure Executive Breakfast.

The breakfast was an all protein diet and no sugar. Only two Westmont Lions, Pauline Osman and Shanu Ansari in the front row, appeared for the photo op. The others are members of different organizations and speakers from American Diabetes Association who inspired the Lions with their speeches on topics, such as how to manage diabetes.

--------------------------------------Sandwich Lions Club President Sharon Wallis (l) presented Cary Allen representing Friends of DeKalb Regional Office of Education with a donation in support of the new Basics DeKalb County Toddler

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Garden in Sandwich Park District’s Knights Park.

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For all the car enthusiasts out there, Elgin Lions Club noted Ford unveiled their first Mustang on April 17, 1964, costing $2,368. WOW!!

--------------------------------------Bartlett Lions members and their families did at service project at the Hanover Township Food Pantry.

They removed all the products from the shelves and cleaned the shelves.

When they restocked the selves they did it a way that clients could easily find the groceries they needed.

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Roselle Lions sponsored a table at the Roselle UMC Food Pantry Gala. (l to r) Lions Maryann Grygiel, Dan Bruno, Lucy Danner, Elaine Mehilos, and PDG Lion Bob Jilke.

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Westmont Lions at the Chamber Open House. The tall one in the back is Lion Ron Gunter, Mayor of Westmont.

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cooked and served five gallons of soup to the homeless, at the Green Line at Forest Park. They also gave out socks and water, too. (l to r) Volunteer from Night Ministry, American Legion Dave, and Roselle Lion Maryann Grygiel. Volunteers from Night Ministry, and from Loyola, are there every Thursday to help serve over 100 homeless.

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District 1J 1st Vice District Governor Lion Jim Kiser (r) inducts new Westmont Lion Judy Quattrone (c).

Sponsor Lion Stella Qualizza is in the background getting ready to snap a photo.

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Aurora Carillon Lions Club’s Superbowl Fundraiser allowed the club to give a $200 donation to 37 The Illinois Lion & Leo

Waterford Cancer Resource Center as well as $200 Mutual Ground, Interfaith Food Pantry & Marie Wilkinson Pantry. (l to r) Lions Vanessa Liveris, Mary Kay Likovich, and Lou Scanlon, Omar Ramos, Program Development & Operations Manager of the Resource Center, and Lion Shirley Zemansky.

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Elgin Lions Club’s speaker this past month was Mary Cozy and her wonderful guide dog Kiwana.

--------------------------------------District 1-BK’s theme for their convention was ‘Come to the Cabaret’.

International Director Justin Faber was their guest speaker and joined in the celebration. ID Justin was arm in arm with FVDG

Irene Leopold and DG Shelia Perkins. A few others gathered with them for a little fun.

During the evening banquet, ID Justin inducted Anne Vinyard, wife of PCC Joe Vinyard, as a member of Lions International.

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The Bolingbrook Lions held their first Easter Egg Hunt. They plan on making it an annual event.

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The Gardner Lions hosted their first indoor – sit yourself down - pancake breakfast since 2020. Lion members were working with area school kids to help the Gardner South Wilmington Schools Band earn money for them to travel to Mt. Rushmore for the 4th of July.

--------------------------------------The Frankfort Lions give a big shout out to the four area grade school students who collected over 4000 items including food, and personal products for the ‘Share The

Care’ Drive!

The students at Hickory Creek Middle School were one of the participating schools.

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The Lemont Lions Club and Lemont Township welcomed Lions Clubs International Director, Justin Faber, Past International Director Bud Wahl, and Lion Jama Wahl to a viewing and presentation of the

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Lemont Lions Club's Legacy Beehive Project on the Sunday following the 1-BK District Convention.

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The Morris Lions Easter Egg Hunt was a huge success! The day begins with the Lions placing the 8000 eggs throughout the park.

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The Morris Lions Club is again selling tickets to reserve a dozen lovely roses for delivery to local homes in its 37th Annual Mother’s 40 The Illinois Lion & Leo

Day Rose Sale. Lions Judy and Al Miller prepare for the Morris Club Mother’s Day Roses fundraiser.

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The Hardscrabble Lions of Streator met recently for their

annual Club Retreat.

The club reviewed their status in service, fundraising, membership, meetings, and public relations. Club members then brainstormed new ideas in each category.

Incoming Vice President PID Bud Wahl will summarize the ideas for the next regular meeting. Club members will then prioritize new ideas for action.

Members Of the Sheffield Lions gather with the Easter Bunny getting ready to start their Annual Easter Egg Hunt.

--------------------------------------Buffelo Grove Lions Club organized Lions of Illinois Foundation bus for eyesight and hearing testing. 3 lions from the club volunteered to help registration.

Club took part in

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Senior EXPO on April 22nd in Buffelow Grove. Volunteers-Buffalo Grove Lions: Dennis Spaeth Joe Jordan and Varun Sachdev.

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Genoa Lions to spruce-up the various playgrounds in Genoa. The Lions started at 8:00 a.m. with Lions Corner Park on Madison and Walnut and two other Genoa parks, spreading brand new wood chips (ASTM, A.D.A. certified) under all of the playground equipment. The wood chips are there to absorb the impact from a fall and to keep mud and weeds away from the play area, and need yearly augmentation or replacement. In past years, weeds and unwanted scrub trees have been removed on Spruce-Up day but not this spring. On Saturday, April 23rd, before the Genoa Expo at GK High School, members of the Genoa Lions plan to walk 2 miles of North State Road to pick-up trash that has accumulated all winter. “We Serve”

Genoa Park District Playground Spring Spruce-Up 2022 and North State Road Clean-up Saturday April 2nd, Paul Bafia, Executive Director of the Genoa Park District hosted the annual Mulch Spreading Party with the Genoa Lions. He invited the

This photograph of the Genoa Lions

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that spread mulch on the 2nd . From left to right: Lions Paul Bafia, Greg Cravatta, Hector Feliciano, President Bob Becker, Jarred Zekoff, James Dreska, Jim Sanford, Ron Sheahan (kneeling), Todd Merritt, Dale Pelley, and Mike Dreska. Special thanks to Lion President Helland for taking the photographs and working on all of the service projects .

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Members of the Dixon Noon Lions Club enjoy an all homemade meal of chicken stew, bread, blueberry cake and wine at Lion Don Pauser's home. Lion Tom Halla prepared and served the meal.

--------------------------------------Durand Lions Club is going to have an Easter Egg Hunt this year. April 16th at Saelens Park in Durand. Here are the Durand Lions getting the eggs ready for the hunt.

Durand Lions Club support the Durand Area Food Pantry each month by delivering to patrons who cannot get to the pantry for the distribution and by giving the pantry $1000 to help with the expenses.

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The Leaf River Lions held their Breakfast with Bunny and followed breakfast with the Easter Egg Hunt.

Even the Easter Bunny participated in the hunt!!

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The Lena Lions partnered with My Friends Closet thrift store to provide Easter eggs, games and prizes for residents of the Lena Living Center.

Pictured are: Lions Gary Meyers, Glenn Harman, Claire Smunt, Marcia Meyers and Activities Director, Beth Schneider. Claire Smunt is also manager of My Friends Closet.

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Hamstra seated. Adam was our program speaker and told about his week at the Center for Sight and Hearing in January. He also answered questions from members and expressed how thankful he is to the Center. He had previously been to another similar entity but found it to be fast paced. He stated the Center works at a slower pace and he is very grateful for all that he has learned and been trained to use. It is making his life easier.

--------------------------------------Oregon Lions Annual Drawdown Held at VFW Drawdown Ticket holders gathered at the VFW in Oregon on March 24th and enjoyed a variety of sandwiches, appetizers and desserts before Lion Dave Stenger began to call out the

Drawdown numbers.

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There were thirteen fifty dollars winners, two one hundred dollar winners, one two hundred dollar winner, and one grand prize winner won one thousand dollars. Thirty 46 The Illinois Lion & Leo

three local businesses contributed a great variety of door prizes.

Oregon Lions want to thank all the local businesses who donated those door prizes as well as anyone who purchased a ticket. Photos from Lions Drawdown Lion Gloria Fallon’s daughter Keelie Fallon won the $1,000 Grand Prize Susana and Larry Holland won a door prize donated

by Merlins Lion Clint Strouse won a Door Prize donated by Pines Meadow Vet Clinic Oregon Ambulance crew members Toni Giuffre (holding prizes) and Dan Groenhagen.

Dr. Ginger Albano and her husband Darren who was the winner of a $200 prize Oregon Lions Drawdown Committee -From the Left- Evelyn Anderson, Lion Dr. Carri Anderson, Oregon Lion Dave Stenger, Lion Dr. Seth Anderson and Lion Joanna Cermak Evelyn Anderson assists her mother Dr. Carri Anderson drawing the numbers for the Drawdown.

--------------------------------------The Hazelhurst sale was held on April 2nd and it was a cold and snowy day. The Polo Lions club sold biscuits & gravy for breakfast

and sold cheeseburgers,

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hamburgers, pork chop

sandwiches, candy, chips, coffee, hot cocoa and sodas. It was a good day despite the weather and the Lions sold out of pork chop sandwiches early in the afternoon.

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Easter Sunday morning 2022 the Sycamore Lions presented a check to the Meals on Wheels staff for $750 to help make a Sunday meal available to those without other options. Then the Lions and friends delivered meals in DeKalb and Sycamore. This has been a Easter Morning tradition for the Sycamore Lions for many years.

Pictured are the Sycamore Lions and friends presenting a check to the Meals on Wheels Staff prior to delivering an Easter Meal to those without other options.

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Sycamore Forest Preserve to the Eastern DeKalb County Line on Saturday, April 23rd. Over 20 large construction garbage bags were filled by noon. The club thanks the friends that volunteered to help on their Annual Earth Day Event.

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Gagewood Lions Events: Give away free trees and Easter Egg Hunt.

Both events were organized by Gagewood Lions Club members.

Gagewood president Harold Flood (blue long sleeves shirt).

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Mount Prospect Lions Easter egg hunt held on 23 April, 2022.

--------------------------------------Sycamore Lion President Joe Woodward lost the Club Gavel some time ago. At the club’s April 13th meeting Lion Joe received a

Special Delivery (see “opening” picture above). When he opened the delivery he found a “Gavel Kit” consisting of a bottle of wood glue and a bag of saw dust (see “lost gavel kit picture above). Fortunately for Lion President Joe, upon closer examination, he found to Club Gavel in the saw dust. President Joe was

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able to legitimately close the meeting with the Club Gavel striking the Club Bell (see “closing meeting” picture above). Members are hopeful that Lion President Joe will be more careful with Club Inventory in his remaining months of service as President.

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During the month of April Mounds Lions Club President Lion Retha Eurales working in the Cairo Pilot community garden. The program is sponsored by the University of Illinois and the vegetables grown are donated to a local food pantry for free distribution for any in need.

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Immediate Past District Governor of PDG Derek and wife Lion Retha 1CS Derek Eurales, Sr. also Eurales volunteer every third week volunteered in the garden this of the month in the garden. month stacking needed crates Lion Retha Eurales pulling weeds which are used for harvesting from around the garden. purposes. PDG Eurales is also a PDG Derek continues stacking member of the Mounds Lions Club crates.

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