Official Publication of Zone C-6 Lions Clubs July 2015
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Official Publication of Zone C-6 Lions Clubs July 2015
Official Publication of Zone C-6 Lions Clubs Editor: Randy Harris ([email protected]) Inside ZC Sharon’s Message……………..page 1 Around the C Six Zone…………….page 2 July 4th Test………......…………….page 2 C 6 Clubs and Officers……..……..page 3 C 6 Cabinet……………………..……..page 3 19 C District Cabinet……………….page 4 Lacey Sunrise Installation……….page 5 Rainier Lions Fruit Sales………....page 6 NWLERC News……………………….page 7 Roy Lions Fireworks Sales……...page 8 DG Al Hedstrom…………………….page 9 Lions Pres.Dr.JitsuhiroYamada.page 9 Dupont Lions News……………..page 10 Tac SE Lions Car Show………….page 11 2015 Officer Training……..…....page 12 Project New Hope………………..page 12 Lions Day at the Ballpark……...page 13 Rainier Blue Grass Party……….page 14 July 2015 ZC Sharon’s Monthly Message Let me introduce myself to those who have not met me yet. My Name is Sharon Sikes and I have the honor of serving as your C-6 Zone Chair for our Lion’s year 2015-2016. I joined Lions in January 2009 and have been serving in multiple positions in both the 19C District and within my home club, Lacey Sunrise Lions. My 19C involvement has been 2 years as service chair and the last 3 years as Global Leadership Chair (GLT) overseeing club officer training, mentoring, leadership skills training and on a “GO TO” team working with Clubs needing a little extra help to move forward successfully. Some of you may have met me while I was a part of the faculty for the 2012 and 2014 Northwest Lions Leadership Institute. I have also been honored to be asked to present at the Anchorage, Alaska and San Juan Puerto Rico USA/Canada Leadership Forums. I have served as Lacey Sunrise president, membership chair and have chaired and served on several club committees, such as our teen Homeless Backpack program. Personally, I have 40 years work experience in the world of project management and business analysis and am currently an adjunct instructor in these fields for South Puget Sound Community College, Lacey campus. I have one son and daughter-in-law who are both managers in the vision eye care business and currently reside in Austin, Texas. I was born in Port Townsend, WA and graduated from Wenatchee High where all of my immediate family still reside. I have two children at home (four-legged) in the form of Boston Terriers (sisters) who keep me hopping, humble and remembering what it is like to have small children in the home (smiling). I look forward to working with your clubs and getting to know your members better. A mantra I use in my professional business and is very applicable to our Lions clubs…”Let’s Go Forth and Do Great Things.” 1 You have to love a nation that celebrates its independence every July 4, not with a parade of guns, tanks, and soldiers who file by the White House in a show of strength and muscle, but with family picnics where kids throw Frisbees, the potato salad gets iffy, and the flies die from happiness. You may think you have overeaten, but it is patriotism. ~Erma Bombeck Answers: DG John Kirry [email protected] ZC Pat Bucknell [email protected] July 7/1-7/4 Roy Lions Fireworks Stand Fund Raiser 7/3 Lacey Fireworks Display, Lions will provide face painting and games, Crossroads Center, Lacey WA 7/9 Tenino Officers Installation, Quarry House, Tenino 7/11 South Sound BBQ, Huntamer Park, Lacey, WA, Lions will provide face painting and games. 7/13 District Social & Changing of the Guard (Banner Passing) Talon Grill, Hawks Prairie GC, Lacey, WA (reservations are required to PDG Marilyn by 7/6) 7/11 Olympia West Lions Used Book Event, Haggen’s Food, Olympia Westside, Olympia, WA 7/19 Lions Day at the Ball Park, Cheney Stadium, Tacoma,WA 7/29-8/2 Thurston Co. Fair, Lacey Sunrise will have a booth. August 8/7-9th Project New Hope Retreat 8/8 Tacoma SE Lions Car Show, Griots Garage, 38th St, Tac. 4th of July Quiz 1. Which of the following European powers did not fight on the side of the colonists in the Revolutionary War? a) Spain b) France c) The Netherlands d) Germany 2. Who was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence? a) Benjamin Franklin b) George Washington c) Thomas Jefferson d) John Adams 3. Who wrote The Star-Spangled Banner? a) John Philip Sousa b) Francis Scott Key c) Katharine Lee Bates d) Samuel Francis Smith 4. The Second Continental Congress met in which city to draft The Declaration of Independence? a) Boston, MA b) New York, NY c) Baltimore, MD d) Philadelphia, PA 5. In 1773, which of the following was thrown into Boston Harbor as a protest against taxes? a) Coffee b) Tea c) Tobacco d) Cotton 6. Which of the following did not sign the Declaration of Independence? a) Samuel Adams b) Benjamin Franklin c) John Hancock d) George Washington 7. Which of the following was not one of the thirteen original colonies? a) Georgia b) Virginia c) Vermont d) Massachusetts 8. What happened on July 4, 1776? a) The first battle of the Revolutionary War was fought. b) The Second Continental Congress declared independence from Britain. c) The Declaration of Independence was adopted by the Second Continental Congress d) The Declaration of Independence was signed. 1. D ; 2. C ; 3. B ; 4. D ; 5. B ; 6. D ; 7. C ; 8. C Around the C-SIX Zone 2 C-6 Zone Clubs and Officers Club President Dupont Greg Hull Email Secretary Email [email protected] Irene Keyport [email protected] Lacey Lamplighters Lorraine Booth [email protected] Ron Smircich [email protected] Lacey Mid Day Mike O'Byrne [email protected] Nancy Burri [email protected] Lacey Sunrise Bill Miller [email protected] Gail Slosson [email protected] Rainier Evan Burnett [email protected] Bernice Beck [email protected] Roy Kim Nelson [email protected] Rhonda Bailey [email protected] Tenino Geraldine Maxfield [email protected] Linda Gotovac [email protected] Yelm Tom Henson [email protected] Mildred Henson [email protected] Yelm Branch Todd Stancil [email protected] Angie Evans C-6 Zone Cabinet Zone Chair Sharon Sikes, Lacey Sunrise [email protected] Immediate Past Zone Chair Pat Bucknell, Lacey Sunrise [email protected] Secretary Terri Mashak, Lacey Sunrise [email protected] Associate Zone Chairperson Bulletin Editor Senior Advisor Membership Chair Randy Harris, Lacey Sunrise Judy Ann Bergvall, Lacey Sunrise George Johnson, Rainier Lions [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Diabetes Chair LERC Chair Berta Fender, Lacey Sunrise [email protected] Public Relations Jim McDermott, Lacey Mid Day [email protected] Project New Hope Jim McDermott, Lacey Mid Day [email protected]. Dictionary Chair John Christiansen, Lacey Sunrise [email protected] Leader Dogs Jean Kautzman, Roy Lions [email protected] 3 19 C District Cabinet District Governor Al Hedstrom [email protected] 1 Vice District Governor Jan Weatherly [email protected] 2nd Vice District Governor Ron Smircich [email protected] C1 Zone Chair Luis Montes-Gonzales [email protected] C2 Zone Chair Edwin (Ed) Brend [email protected] C3 Zone Chair Robert (Bob) Johnson [email protected] C4 Zone Chair Ginger Shields [email protected] C5 Zone Chair Donna Bowers [email protected] C6 Zone Chair Sharon Sikes [email protected] Immediate Past DG John Kirry [email protected] Cabinet Secretary Iris Young [email protected] Cabinet Treasurer Evelyn Cena [email protected] Alert Lee & PZC Cindy Morey [email protected] Camp Leo Lonzell Johnson [email protected] Care PZC Pat Bucknell [email protected] st st Club Support Team 1 VDG Jan Weatherly, Facilitator Leadership (GLT) 2nd VDG Ron Smircich [email protected] Extension PDG John Doyle Jr. [email protected] Membership (GMT) Erika Risley [email protected] Public Relations PZC Dee & Jim McDermott [email protected] Retention / Mentoring PZC Donna Murr [email protected] Canine Companions PZC Jack Wittenborn [email protected] C&BL / Parliamentarian PDG Dave Pratt [email protected] nd Contest & Awards 2 VDG Ron Smircich [email protected] Diabetes Awareness John Herr [email protected] District Newsletter PZC Pat Burch [email protected] Dictionary Project PZC Pat Burch [email protected] Environment (Projects) Traci Ryan [email protected] Environment (Photo Contest) Lyell Clark [email protected] Honorary PDG John Doyle Jr. [email protected] Information & Technology PDG Dave Risley [email protected] International Relations PZC Mike Peterson [email protected] L.C.I.F Coordinator PDG Bill Ellis [email protected] Leader Dogs Jean Kautzman [email protected] Lions Journey PZC Donna Murr [email protected] NWLERC Liaison PZC Bill Miller [email protected] NW Lions Foundation PDG Dave Risley [email protected] Opening Eyes (co-chair) PZC Terri Soliz/ John Budzak Jr. [email protected] Roster PDG Dave Risley [email protected] Sight Preservation John Herr [email protected] 4 Lacey Sunrise Lions Officer Installation On a sunny, warm, evening with not a cloud in the sky and temperatures in the upper 80s, what better way to spend that time but in a crowded room with others listening to speakers? But wait! Before you roll your eyes and sigh, it was the LSL Officer Installation Banquet for 2015. Ok, now you have the picture! A nice air conditioned room, nicely decorated, with an open bar and lots of friends to chat and dine with. Held once again at the Talon Bar and Grill at the Hawk’s Prairie Golf Course the festivities began at 5 PM and the silent auction items went on display. Pies, rugs, quilts, purses, coins, and other items arranged for bidders. By the way, the strawberry pie went for $63! Let’s see, that’s about $10 a slice, not bad! But the big draw was the no host bar where the line formed and the keepers were busy. After all, it was warm outside and everyone had just braved that to be there. KL John convened the event with the Pledge of Allegiance, songs, and a prayer after which the group settled in for introductions of dignitaries including Past District Governors, the District Governor, a Past International Director, and several Past Zone Chair Persons, as well as out going Zone Chairman. By the time they were introduced, the meal was ready on the buffet table which included salmon, prime rib, salad, potatoes, string beans, and later, cake, cookies, ice cream, and caramel topping. No one left hungry. In fact someone finagled her way into scoring a whole container of caramel topping. Now I won’t say who that was but I bet if you attend an upcoming Zone Chair meeting, you’d be able to ask her for a taste! Next came the real reason everyone was there, the installation of the officers for 2015-16 Lion year. PDG Rosemary Richert did the honors and had a gift for each group of officers to remind them of their duties in the new offices. With all officers installed in their new offices, the audience heard remarks from KL John, outgoing President, and from 1st VP Bill Miller, incoming President. Bill’s theme for the year is “If not now, then when?” Step up now because your support is needed and everybody matters. By working together now, there is no limit to the things we can accomplish, carrying on the tradition of Lacey Sunrise Lions as one of the leaders in the Lion community. Finally, District Governor John Kirry spoke to the group and commended the club on their involvement and accomplishments. Then he announced a surprise induction. As a total surprise to Bill, his wife. Chris, was inducted as the newest Sunrise Lion member. Sponsored by PKL Sugar Murphy, it was a complete surprise for Bill and a great way to start the year. Now he has someone to answer to, not only in the club but also at home! Good luck with that one, Bill. The announcement of the winners of the silent auction concluded the evening and raised about $400. Great way to start another Lion Year! 5 Rainier Lions Fruit Sales by Lion George Johnson The Rainier Lions Club is sponsoring the sale of delicious, tree-ripened, hand-picked, hand-packed, Yakima Peaches, Pears and Nectarines. 20 lb. boxes of free stone peaches or nectarines are $29.00 each and 28 lb. boxes of Bartlett pears is $24.00. Contact your local club coordinator to place your order. All orders must be in and paid for by August 8, 2015 for delivery on August 15th. Please email [email protected] with the name of your contact person and intent to participate information. We can send you an electronic copy of flyers and forms Fruit will be delivered the last week of August or the first week of September. Arrangements must be made to pick-up your fruit order on the day of delivery in Rainier, WA. Thank you for participating in our fruit sales! Call George Johnson @ (360) 292-5363 or Evan Burnett @ (360) 280-0205 Mail checks to: Rainier Lions Club, PO Box 1033 Rainier, WA 98576 6 LERC News By Pres. Don Schmidt We are approaching the end of our Lions year and it looks like I’ve made it so far. It has been a pretty interesting and challenging year. Due to some changes in their lives Pat Baron stepped down as president and Sue Madsen made some changes in her duties. I accepted President and Hope accepted recording secretary and the changes seem to be going OK. Pat and Sue are still key members of the team and their contributions are valued. Bert Caoili became Director of District B at the beginning of the year. We lost long time team members and friends District D Director Russ Fineman and District I Director Jeannie Phillips and they will be missed by all. Carl Montgomery has taken over for Russ and Diane Neubert for Jeannie. Both are welcomed and I am sure will be enthusiastic contributors to our program. Longtime community volunteer Jean Cook resigned as Berta Fender’s partner in mission support. She also will be missed but is currently assisting us with web site and email support. Jody Taylor has stepped up and is doing well learning the intricacies of shipping glasses all over the world. We are also pleased to welcome Ron Reierson back as our Vice President of outreach. Ron took some time off but we are pleased to have his experience and enthusiasm back. Aside from assuming the Vice President of Operations hat, Pat Bucknell our maintenance and construction guru has been busy. I am sure you have all heard the tales of our new annex, which even with challenges was competed in reasonable time and we simply adjusted the budget to fit the project! The garage doors were removed and the spaces aesthetically filled in. It looks nice and we have fewer critters inside. Thanks to the support of our clubs and satellites our inventory of unprocessed glasses is good. We have gained volunteers in all positions so our ready to ship inventory is also good. As our year ends, I think we are doing OK. We have glasses and we have volunteers to process them so I think we can keep the doors open. Thank you to all of our onsite volunteers who sort, clean and get the glasses ready to ship and special thanks to all of you who may have never seen the center but expend the time and energy to keep us supplied with eyeglasses. We are the Northwest Lions Eyeglass Recycling Center and are successful because so many contribute! This has been a challenging year for me. Thank you all for your support. Secretary Hope and I ended up in our present positions somewhat unexpectedly when these positions needed to be filled on short notice. With the help and support of everyone involved in the Northwest Lions Eyeglass Recycling Center we are getting it done. This month NWLERC has received 12,364 raw eyeglasses, sent 1.538 eyeglasses to 3 missions and logged 593 volunteer hours. So far this year 142,259 eyeglasses have been received and 10,074 have gone to 18 missions. 4,339 volunteer hours have been donated. There are officer’s slots still open on the Executive Committee, contact the center if you are available and interested. 7 ROY COMMUNITY LIONS CLUB FIREWORKS STAND FUNDRAISER It is that time of year again!! The Roy Community Lions are gearing up for another year of Lights, Colors, Effects, Sounds, and Explosions!! DAYS: SUNDAY, JUNE 28TH - SATURDAY, JULY 4TH HOURS: NOON – 9PM DAILY, EXCEPT JULY 4TH 10AM – 11PM LOCATED: 102 Water Street, (Grange Bldg) on sharp Hwy 507 corner in Roy DISCOUNTS !!! DISCOUNTS !!! DISCOUNTS !!! Spend $25 and receive 10% off purchase Spend$50 and receive 20% off purchase And we’ll give you the discount again each time you come back!! We have the best prices around!! AND—No Sales Tax!! All of the money raised goes right back into the Roy Community! Proud supporter of the City of Roy parade and picnic. Contact President Kim Nelson- (253) 6773296 with questions. 8 District Governor Al Hedstrom District Governor Al Hedstrom is from Silverdale, Washington. He owns a business IT consulting and support company and has been a software instructor for almost 20 years. Al has been a Lion since 1984, but a substantial amount of that time was while he was in the Navy. He is the charter president of the Silverdale Sunrise Lions, chartered in 1996. Al is a Melvin Jones Fellow, has graduated from the LCI Senior Lions Leadership Institute, and the LCI Faculty Development Institute. He has chaired many committees in our 19C District and our Multiple District 19. He has been an instructor and facilitator for a variety of topics delivered to Lions at club, zone, district and multiple district venues. The important parts of his life include family, Lions, teaching, music (serious rock and roll, blues and jazz) and reading. Al’s goals as district governor center on changing for success and bringing into our clubs the Lions of tomorrow. Lions Pres. Dr. Jitsuhiro Yamada For the 2015-2016 Lions year, President Dr. Jitsuhiro Yamada has chosen the theme, Dignity. Harmony. Humanity. Dr. Yamada deeply believes that human life has inherent dignity deserving of equal respect. Every day, the dignity of life is damaged by the devastating effects of hunger, disease, disaster and war. As the greatest humanitarian service organization in the world, Lions have a duty to foster international peace and cooperation in the spirit of protecting human dignity through the collective act of saving lives, improving education, protecting the natural environment, providing aid to the disabled and promoting international good will. This year, join together to serve your local communities in ways that help restore dignity, harmony and humanity to all who truly need our help. Learn more about President Yamada via a great information 10 minute video on the LCI website: http://www.lionsclubs.org/EN/news-media/videos/videos.php? id=gBiLcx 9 Dupont Lions News Dupont Lions is volunteering labor to construct restrooms for the city's Clocktower Park. This will be a $70,000 plus project! Local businesses, grants and the Dupont Lions club have united to help fund this necessary project for the community. The Dupont Lion Club Members are the primary force for construction. 10 11 2015 Club Officer Training Opportunities LCI Webinars Club President - Leader and Manager Prepare to make a positive and lasting impact as club president. Explore: Club management best practices Traits of effective leaders Tools and resources to use through your term Tuesday, July 7, 7:00 CDT LCI Online Training http://members.lionsclub.org/EN/resources/leadership-resource-center/training-resources/clubofficer-training-orientation.php Club Officer Individual Training Online courses reviewing the roles, responsibilities, tasks and resources of each club officer position. Club President Module - Club President Workbook Club Secretary Module - Club Secretary Workbook Club Treasurer Module - Club Treasurer Workbook Lions Project New Hope Northwest by PZC Pat Bucknell Zone Chair Pat Bucknell has taken on a new project for 2015. After numerous Lions retiring from Project New Hope a group of four Lions has taken on the responsibility of putting together a retreat on Aug 7-8-9, 2015. Presently there are 8 families stating they want to attend. Melissa Overton, Certified Clinical Trauma Professional, will conduct the retreat and we are looking for Lions that would like to volunteer and assist at the retreat. This is an important phase in the life of Project New Hope, without Lions stepping up to help, we may be in trouble. Remember Lions, if we don’t help our Veteran’s families who will. We do have a very interesting proposal presented to us, The Federal Way Veteran’s Center has stepped up and are going to put on the Women’s retreat in October. They have the people to put the retreat on but lack the necessary funding, Project New Hope, thanks to Lions, have the funding so we hope this turns into a great partnership. Following the Women’s retreat we will sit down and put the partnership together. We really need Lions to chair the Kids Camp, to oversee the Friday night registration, and chair the Saturday afternoon Family day activities. Please let Pat know if you are interested by email: [email protected] or 360-791-9121. Remember who you are helping and how much it means to the families and veterans. Possibly the difference between life and death in some cases. 12 13 14