LIONS: Welcome To Fort Worth!
Where the West Begins!
Welcome to District 2-E2 and Fort Worth, Texas –home to your 2023 Texas Lions State Convention!
Lions of District 2-E2 have spent many months planning an amazing weekend for Lions from all around the great state of Texas. Very special thanks to our Convention Co-Chairs: 2-E2 DG Vince Rosen and PDG John Paul Burnett for their many hours of hard work to make this convention possible. Thanks also to all District 2-E2 Lions who have volunteered to assist with the numerous committees and events we have planned. We could not be celebrating without such a great team, and tremendously appreciate each one of you and your clubs.
To our International and Lions State Office families, special thanks for your support, guidance, and suggestions to make this state convention the best it can be.
We hope everyone will enjoy their time in Fort Worth, it’s authentic hospitality and all the events we have planned for you this weekend. There is so much to see and do, we hope you take advantage of all that Fort Worth has to offer.
TEXAS
FVDG WOODY MATHEWS, DG VINCE ROSEN, CC SUZI SCHNEIDER, & SVDG DEBORAH LEWIS
2023 md-2 Texas Lions Convention Schedule of Events
4 MD-2 TEXAS LIONS CONVENTION 2023 THURSDAY, MAY 18, 2023 10:00 - 5:00 Exhibits Set Up 8:00 - 5:00 Registration 1:00 - 5:00 Exhibits Open 1:00 - 1:45 Council Chair Meeting Room 212 1:30 - 3:30 DG Elect Workshop Conference - # 216 1:30 - 3:30 FVDG Elect Workshop Classroom - # 207 1:30 - 3:30 SVDG Elect Workshop Seminar # 206 1:45 - 2:15 State Oversight Committee Room 212 1:45 - 2:30 MD-2 GAT Committee Room 202 2:30 - 3:30 Promote Texas Committee Room 212 2:30 - 3:30 Constitution & By-Laws Committee Room 202 3:30 - 4:30 Joint Council Committee Room 202 5:00 - 10:00 WELCOME CELEBRATION BILLY BOB’S 3:00 First Bus to The Stockyards for the Cattle Drive Bus Transportation will be available from the Sheraton and back from 5:00 - 10:00 10:00 LAST BUS LEAVES BILLY BOB’s 8:00 - 11:00 Hospitality Room - Beer and Wine FRIDAY, MAY 19, 2023 7:00 - 7:50 Texas Lions Foundation Breakfast 7:30 - 8:45 Harry Wickersham Golf Committee 8:00 - 4:30 Registration 8:00 - 6:00 Exhibits Open Sheraton Foyer 8:15 - 11:45 4th COG Meeting / State Convention Auditorium 8:00 - 12:00 TLC Executive Committee Mock Trial Courtroom 12:00 - 2:00 HALL OF FAME LUNCHEON TENT 1:00 - 5:00 Downtown Tours 2:00 - 4:00 Texas Lions History Presentation Auditorium 2:00 - 4:00 Museum/State Office Foundation Board Room 212 1:30 - 6:00 TLC Executive Committee Mock Trial Courtroom 2:00 - 4:30 DG Elect Workshop Conference # 216 2:00 - 4:30 FVDG Elect Workshop Classroom # 207 2:00 - 4:30 SVDG Elect Workshop Seminar # 206 2:00 - 3:30 GMA Champion Meeting Room 202 3:30 - 5:00 Texas Tuesday Connections Committee Room 202 5:30 - 6:30 Social Hour - Cash Bar Tent 6:30 - 8:30 MD-2 BANQUET TENT 8:00 - 11:00 Hospitality Room - Beer and Wine SATURDAY, MAY
2023 8:00 - 2:30 Registration 8:00 - 4:00 Exhibits Open 8:00 - 9:30 PDG’s Necrology Service – Breakfast 9:30 - 12:00 TLC Executive Committee Mock Trial Courtroom 9:00 - 3:00 Core Zone Chair Training Room 204 9:30 - 11:00 PDG’s of Texas Lions Executive Board Room 212 9:30 - 11:30 District Governor Elect Workshop Conference # 216 9:30 - 11:30 FVDG Workshop Classroom # 207 9:30 - 11:30 SVDG Workshop Seminar # 206 12:00 - 2:00 Opportunities for Youth Luncheon 1:00 - 4:30 Outside trips 2:00 - 4:00 DG Elect Workshop Conference # 216 2:00 - 4:00 FVDG Workshop Classroom # 207 2:00 - 4:00 SVDG Governor Workshop Seminar # 206 2:30 - 5:00 Service Project Conference Center # 2058 2:30 - 4:00 Speaker Session Classroom # 201 5:30 - 6:30 Social Hour - Cash Bar Tent 6:30 - 9:00 DISTRICT GOVERNOR’S BANQUET TENT Featured Speaker - PIP Sid Scruggs White Coat or Business Attire 9:00 - 10:00 PDGs of Texas Annual Business Meeting 8:00 - 11:00 Hospitality Room - Beer and Wine
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schedule subject to change
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Thank you for your service, ID Ernesto “TJ” Tijerina & Lion Juanita
Conserving sight by recycling usable eyeglasses and providing them free of charge to missions for delivery to children and adults throughout the world. And now we conserve even more by collecting and recycling used laptops, cell phones and digital hearing aids.
Drop by for a visit and bring your donations
Saturdays, 9 am to 3 pm (excluding major holidays)
5621 BUNKER BLVD
WATAUGA, TX 76148
2E2ERC1854@GMAIL.COM
WWW.2E2ERC.ORG
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Welcomes Texas Lions to Fort Worth
1st Vice District Governor Woody Mathews Fort Worth Founders Lions Club
Fort Worth Founder Club One of the Original Clubs Chartered in 1917 by LCI Celebrating 106 Years of Service in 2023 Lions of Texas, Welcome to Fort Worth! Enjoy the 2023 MD2 Texas Lions State Convention and Fort Worth’s authentic hospitality!
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Congratulations, PDG Bill CRADDOCK District 2-T1 inductee into the Lions of Texas HALL OF FAME 2023 PROUD HOME OF PDG BILL CRADDOCK
Con gratu lations
PDG Ronnie Martin
From The Brazosport Breakfast Lions Club District 2 S4
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COUNCIL CHAIR-ELECT Ryan Hodge
The Amarillo Downtown Lions Club, home club of Council Chair-Elect Ryan Hodge, proudly supports him as he leads the Great State of Texas in 2023-2024.
and Best Wishes for a Successful Year!
Congratulations
2023-2024
Fun & Service Since 1922 Clarendon Lions Club Proud Home Club of 2022-2023 2-T1 DISTRICT GOVERNOR Roger Estlack & PARTNER IN SERVICE Ashlee Estlack SPREADTHEWORD! DGROGERESTLACK T EXAS2T1 20222 3 BOLDLY SERVE!
District 2-T2 Congratulates
District Governor Doug McDonough
1st VDG Chris Edwards
2nd VDG Jake Bentley
Great Team! Great Job!
PDG Wendell Dunlap 2001-2002
PDG James Belk 2019-2020
DG Doug McDonough 2022-2023
IPDG Dr. Ron Miller 2021-2022
Serving the 22,000+ Lions of MD 2 Texas
Texas Lions Camp
Immediate Past Chairman
Wes Carr
Texas Lions Eyeglass Recycle Center President
Tim Cox
• Past District Governors of Texas Lions President
• Texas Lions Foundation Secretary
PDG Chuck Martin
MD 2 Museum Chair
PDG Tony Austin
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2023—2024 Neil Lander
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GLT
GMT
Serving the 22,000+ Lions of
Texas
District Governor Vice Council Chair 2022 2023 Paul S. Moore Vice District Governor Council
Vice District Governor Council 2024—2025 Bill Simpson
MD 2 IPDG Lisa Free Martin
MD 2 PDG Mark Roth MD 2 ELLI Coordinator PDG Chris Moorman
MD 2
Sponsored by the San Antonio Hill C ountr y Retreat Lions Club
Lions Clubs Internationa District A
Congratulates Our 2022 2023 District And State Peace Poster Contest Winner Mariella Harp e
“A world of compassion is a world filled with peace and love for all. ”
– Mariella Harper
Lions Clubs Internationa District A
Congratulates and Support
ID Ernesto ‘TJ’ Tijerin
DG Steve May
DGE Josh Over fe
1st VDGE Rose Ann Baraja
Together We Can and Together We Will
Lions Clubs Internationa
District A Congratulates Our Dis tric Oppor tunities for You th Cont est W inne r
Good Luc k in the Texas Lions State Contests
Michael Ontiveros Diabetes Awareness Essay Contest
Mariana Garza Drug Awareness Speech Contest
Quentin Vega Outstanding Youth Contest
Delaney Fulcher Young Women’s Scholarship Pageant
The New Braunfels Evening Lions Club is proud to provide support for 1st VDG-Elect Jeff Kunkel and his partner-in-service, Lion Terri as we look forward to a bright future in District 2-S3.
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Lions Clubs International
District 2 X1
Congratulates the 2-X1 Team
DG Fred Conger 2022-2023
DGE Prakash Gautam 2023-2024
1st VDGE Radha Kaphle 2024-2025
Together
Can!
We
Congratulates District 2-X1 DG Lion Fred Conger · District 2-X1 - Club of the Year 2012-2013 and 2015-2016 · LCI Club Excellence Awar d r ecipient 2011-12, 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-2017, 2017-2018, 2018-19, and 2020-21. Coppell Lions Club 28 years of Service - Club President 3x - Progressive Melvin Jones - Jack Weich Fellow - TLC Life Member - ALLI Graduate - FDI Graduate - District GLT 3 yrs - Zone Chair 3 yrs - Region Chair 2 yrs - Recipient of 2 Int’l President Leadership Medals 2-X1 District Governor 2022-2023
Thank You,
SUZI SCHNEIDER & Partner In Service
VIC SCHNEIDER
For your Leadership and Friendship during 2022-2023
District Governor-Elect
Jerald “Pete” Peterson
Onalaska Greater Lions Supporting District 2-S1 and MD-2
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PDG Chris & Lion Linda Gunstream proudly supports District 2S-1
Council Chair
40 MD-2 TEXAS LIONS CONVENTION 2023 THANK YOU LIONS! TOGETHER WE SERVE L eaderDog.org 888.777.5332
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McKinney Morning Pride and McKinney Noon lions Clubs Proudly serving McKinney a combined total of 123 years
PLANO COLLIN NEPALESE LIONS CLUB
C
ACT IV ITIES, 2022-2023
Extends its
For a Successful MD -2 Lions of Texas State Conven tion 2023
(District 2-X1)
Best W ishes
LUB
1. A Adopt a Highway/ Cleanup Project with City
Allen. 2 2. C Conducted two Free Vision Screening Clinic. 3 3. C Canned Food Drive to support North Texas Food Bank. 4 4. B Blood Drive to support Carter Blood Care. 5 5. D Diabetic Awareness Event. 6 6. F Fellowship Event/Fundraiser. 7 7. D Donation to LCIF Empowering Service Fund. 8. C Contributed Funds as well as Participation
Build Beds for Kids Project.
of
on
Pictures of Governor Fred Conger’s Visit, PCC John Eads’s Visit, Club’s Food Drive, and Park Cleanup Events!
46 MD-2 TEXAS LIONS CONVENTION 2023 Thank you for your service and dedication to our district and club, District 2-S5 Governor David Sahm! csnoonlion Vernon Lions Club P.O. Box 1603 Vernon, Te x as 76385 “We Serve”
48 MD-2 TEXAS LIONS CONVENTION 2023 Proudly Supports 2022-2023 OUR OWN DISTRICT GOVERNOR LION RALPH McCAIN
The Texas Lions Foundation congratulates
the 2022-2023 Texas Lions Council and the Lions of Texas for their service to our State!
FOUNDATION BOARD
PDG Peg White Neyland, Chair, T2
PDG Mark Todd, Vice Chair, A3
PDG J.P. Kirksey, Treasurer, S3
PDG Chuck Martin, Secretary S2
PDG Leon Van Alstine, IP Chair X2
PCC Bernie Gradel, COO, T2
PDG Steve Wiegand, T1
Lion Barbara Norton, T2
PDG John Fieghery, T3
PDG Andy Green, E1
PDG Ron Layland, E2
PDG Mark Dean, X1
PDG Lisle Meeker, X3
PDG Keith Perrine, A1
Lion LaJuana Newnam Leus, A2
PCC Stump Weatherford, S1
PDG Roberta Brieden, S4
PCC Ron Heinemeyer, S5
DG Brandon Mund, Liaison S3
IN MEMORY OF PDG RON LAYLAND
46 Years Perfect Attendance District 2-E2 Cleburne Lions Club
Over the years PDG Ron Layland held a slate of offices within the Cleburne Lions Club as well as active participation in State, National and International communities. He received many well-deserved tributes to his outstanding leadership and commitment to Lions.
PDG Ron Layland served with a true Lion’s Heart!
FB: @NewBraunfelsNoonLions
Brandon
of 2S3 & Past President, on a We are you leader.
Congrats, done! Mund, job well proud to call our
IG: @NewBraunfelsNoonLions www.NewBraunfelsLions.com
District Governor
District 2-S3 is proud to support our 2022-2023 Governor Team!
a Lion,
DISTRICT
GOVERNOR Brandon Mund Find
Find a Friend
FVDG
Stephen Fuchs
SVDG Jeff Kunkle
Cameron Lions Club 100 Years of Service 1922-2023 We’re proud to Support and offer our Congratulations to District Governor-Elect STEPHEN FUCHS
2022-2023 Council of Governors
THE PURPLE PEOPLE LEADERS
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DALLAS EVEREST LIONS CLUB
DALLAS EVEREST LEO CLUB
OUR BEST WISHES FOR TEXAS LIONS STATE CONVENTION A GRAND SUCCESS WELCOME TO DALLAS FORT WORTH
MAY 18-20, 2023
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Serving District 2-S4
Vicky Dulin
DISTRICT GOVERNOR
If you can Dream it, You can Achieve it!
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District 2-S2 District Governor Paul Moore
“Find Yourself In Service”
SMITHVILLE LIONS CLUB CONGRATULATES 2-S5 District Governor-Elect
Jane Istre
We are excited and look forward to your year as our Governor!
Welcome to Fort Worth MD-2 Lions Convention from LMW Management Company and 1st VDG Woody Mathews, District 2-E2
Schneider,
I am proud to have served beside you in 2E2.
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CC Suzi
1st VDGE Margy Sundstrom Kansas District 17A
60 MD-2 TEXAS LIONS CONVENTION 2023 Proud to Support the Lions of Texas and 2-T3 District Governor Ralph McCain Framing Square Lumber Company Russell Jones, Chairman 5812 W. Hwy 80 • Midland, Texas • 432-520-4646
Thank you to the LIONS OF TEXAS for your service!
ANDY ESPINOZA BANKING CENTER PRESIDENT COMMERCIAL LOAN OFFICER
Welcome Lions!
Congratula�ons to the Council of Governors 2022-2023
And Welcome Council Elect 2025-2026
Council Chair Elect Kathy Summers
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62 MD-2 TEXAS LIONS CONVENTION Congratulations Renee Kettler District 2 X3 Clifton Lions Club First Vice District Govenor Elect
COMING JULY 2023 Ipresented by DISTRICT 2X3 and ROBINSON AREA LIONS CLUB
Congratulations
Notes:
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Th an k you , Te xa s
On behalf of Lion Juanita and my entire family, I would like to thank the Texas Lions for giving me the opportunity to serve as your Elected Director to the International Board of Lions International.
International Director Ernesto “TJ” Tijerina (2021 – 2023) and his Partner in Service, Lion Juanita
