Governor’s Newsletter District A-12 District Governor Len Day 2016 - 2017
My LionsFamily What a summer it has been with the extreme heat and the Olympics and of course all the work that is being done by the Lions in the district. Times are changing when I first joined Lions not much happened in the summer. That is not the case anymore. The clubs in the district are finding new ways to raise money and new ways to perform service. Lions are collecting bottles and cans for the deposits and making sure that they get recycled raising money and protecting the environment. Lions are providing swimming lessons and sponsoring teams engaging our youth. Lions are stocking the shelves of food banks and reaching out to feed the hungry. We have Lions volunteering at CNIB Lake Joe and doing other vision related projects. Every day I am amazed by the work that Lions do to give people a hand up. The World wants and needs more Lions members and there are three ways to increase the service we provide. The first is to invite family, friends and coworkers that will make an impact in our existing clubs. The Second way is to start new clubs in underserviced areas of our district. The third way is to retain our members and continue to stop the drop. When we look at ways to retain our members we must educate and train members to be better members. If every Lions member invited just one person to join think of the added service we could provide. Think of the areas that we use to have clubs and today we do not who is providing the service in those locations. As Lions we must do our part to give back and to give people a hand up that need it. When our members know and understand more about our organization they are able to understand the needs of the community and provide better service. It is important to recognize the work of the Lions and how we have given people a hand up. This year I am asking Lions to nominate members from each club in the district to be recognized and provided a Hand Up Award. I know that our members provide service because they believe it is the right thing to do and that we all want to improve our communities. I believe that our Lions deserve to be recognized for being outstanding. Please email me at dg@a12lions.org with the Lions name and the reason you feel that they deserve a Hand Up Award. It is also important to recognize outstanding clubs. I will be giving out club awards in each region based on net member growth, attendance at the Lions Learning Weekend, attendance at convention, and the reporting of at least 1 service project in each category of the Centennial challenge Youth, Vision, Hunger and Environment. Other items will include attendance of the President, Secretary and Membership chair at the Zone Advisory meetings and reporting next year’s officers by May 1 2017. Club should also support LCIF in some manner. I hope that every club will accept the challenge to become the best it can and strive toward Excellence. Lions clubs must be the service club of choice I believe we are getting there because of what we do. Thanks,
Lion Len
August 2016
Lions District A-12
Chancellor Bob Corlew International President Dear District Governor, Thank you for all your hard work at the DGE seminar in Fukuoka. Your commitment to service will be essential to the success of our Centennial goals over the upcoming Lion year. My theme, New Mountains to Climb, is a call to Lions everywhere to join together to help the poor and underserved, promote peace and understanding, and take our association to new heights. And no one has a bigger part in achieving those goals than you. Time and time again, we have shown that we can achieve so much more when we work together. Over the coming year, your leadership will be the key to strengthening our clubs, expanding our service impact and growing LCI to the largest it has ever been. I look forward to working alongside you and your clubs to celebrate our Centennial, change lives through service, and prepare for our next century of service. Very truly yours, Chancellor Bob Corlew Your International President