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PAGE 1 JUNGLE TALK JUNE 2011
June 2011
JUNGLE TALKJUNGLE TALK
District A-16 Region 18 Zone 18 West
Volume 10-11 Issue No.10 Markham Lions Club:
PRESIDENT:
Lion Larry Tod
51 Major Buttons
Markham ON L3P 3G6
(905) 294-7853
SECRETARY:
Lion Jim Doak
6 Freeman Road
Markham ON L3P 4G1
(905) 471-6467
TREASURER:
Lion Dick Peel
101 Ramona Blvd.
Markham ON L3P 2K6
(905) 294-9005
BULLETIN EDITOR:
Lion Mark Carrington
14 Patriot Court
Markham ON L3P 6B2
(905) 472-1188
District Officers:
DISTRICT GOVERNOR
Lion Jane Taylor
210 East Street
Holland Landing ON L9N 1K(
(705) 887-5250
1st VICE-DISTRICT
GOVERNOR:
Lion Larry Bell
312 Country Lane, RR#2
Cameron ON KOM 1G0
(705) 359–1305
2nd VICE_DISTRICT
GOVERNOR
Lion Tim Gordon
84 Cardinal Crescent
Newmarket ON L3Y 5Y4
REGION CHAIRMAN:
Lion Margaret Law
9 Horizon Court
Richmond Hill ON L4B 3G1
(416) 576-6683
ZONE CHAIRMAN:
Lion Tim Armstrong
22 Omega Street
Markham ON L6E 1P9
(416) 723-7027
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
An image has stuck with me. It comes
from Sept 30, 2010. It was about 9am. I was in
the Markham Fair Lions food booth. Glenn
Schick was cooking breakfast sandwiches for the
early shift of volunteers. He had a smile on his
face. I asked him why he was smiling. He said "I
was just thinking, you know, I've done this every
year for twenty-five years". Wow! I thought. Why
does this image stick? Because, for me, it is a
vivid reminder about the value of our long term
members and how much they have contributed
to our club. The combined service for our three retiring members is one hun-
dred and three years. (Bill Ilott 39, Jim Wicks 38 , and Glenn Schick 26)
These three Lions personify the kind of commitment that makes our club
such a winner. THANK YOU, THANK YOU!! And thanks Tom and Fred for
the nice tribute you delivered for them at our June 16th dinner meeting.
Now that my term as President has come to an end, I can reflect on
my year in the position. I have really come to appreciate this as a wonderful
club. We are successful because we serve by giving. We give money. We give
work for free, and we give of ourselves to our relationship with each other
and that results in a very enjoyable social life together. As for the money, our
efforts have resulted in charitable donations of thirty-five thousand dollars,
which is more than our goal. As we all know, our heritage and tradition is
helping the blind. Forty percent of our charity donations went toward help-
ing the blind. Twenty-five percent went to youth related charity, ten percent
to community, ten percent to health services and five percent went towards
Lions international relief. We did lots of good work for the community: salva-
tion army kettles, food bank, school barbecue, vision and hearing screening,
lung cancer tulip distribution, park clean up, seniors lunch at Cedarcrest,
Shania day, Markhaven barbecue, hospital barbecue. We got some good pub-
licity. We had the best newsletter in our district.
We added new members. And best of all we had fun social events. It was a
great year for me and, from the bottom of my heart I would like to thank eve-
rybody for their help in giving us a good year!
I welcome Bill Dewberry into the role of President for the 2011-2012
term. Bill has FORTY YEARS of service in the Lions organization. Our club
is so fortunate to have Bill as our new President. Bill, I pledge my support to
you and your Executive committee!
PAGE 2 JUNGLE TALK JUNE 2011
1 President’s Message
2 Editorial
3 Bits and Bytes, Part One
4 Birthdays & Anniversaries
5 The Roving Eye, Part One
6 Bits and Bytes, Part Two
Birthdays/Anniversaries
7 The Lighter Side
8 Bits & Bytes - Part Three
9 Lions International
10 Purina Walk for Dog Guides
11 Lottery Draw
12 The Roving Eye, Part Two
IN THIS ISSUE
EDITORIAL
Mark Carrington
As we come to the end of the Li-
ons year I can say that it has
been a lot of fun and a learning
experience for me performing the
duties of Editor for the Bulletin,
(Jungle Talk). There was much to
learn working with a new soft-
ware program, the writing of Edi-
torials and in general the design-
ing of and putting all the infor-
mation together in the actual
Bulletin itself.
I thought it would be a good idea this past year to published
the Birthdays and Anniversaries of the members as they are
celebrated each month, in addition to all the other activities
that are happening within the club.
It is pleasing to see that as a result of all the good quality
work that has gone into producing this Bulletin through the
many years, we have been rewarded. This year is no excep-
tion. We have been awarded the trophy for producing the best
Bulletin in District A16. This is a tremendous achievement
and we look forward to winning this award many more times.
I would like to thank all the members in the Club and the Bul-
letin Committee for all their contributions to the Bulletin to
make it into the great quality that it is. I am sure there is
room for more improvements to be made.
I would like to congratulate the outgoing Lion President Larry
for the very successful year he has had in leading the club. To
the in-coming Lion President Bill Dewberry and the new Exec-
utive we wish them well and much success in the year ahead.
As Editor of the Bulletin I look forward to the coming year
with continued success producing the Bulletin.
Quote: “A life spent making mistakes is not only
more honourable but more useful than a life spent
doing nothing.”
George Bernard Shaw
PAGE 3 JUNGLE TALK JUNE 2011
BITS & BYTES PART ONE
MLC Up-Coming Events:
Golf Tournament: 2nd Annual Golf Tournament on July 23, 2011 at the Cherry
Downs. Golf Course.
Everyone can participate in this event whether you are a golfer or not. There is always
need for volunteers to help on Tournament day. Please leave your name with Lion Lar-
ry Tod if you can help.
Fireworks Sales: The yearly Ganada Day Fireworks sales commences on June 28 to
July 1, 2011. The schedule has been made up. Please check your e-mail for the schedule
or check with Lion President Larry Tod.
Whittamore’s Strawberry & Pancake Fundraiser: Cancelled for this
Year
Markhaven BBQ: The event is schedule for July 9, 2011, 11:00a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Markham Lions Picnic: The Picnic will be held on July 1st (Canada Day) at 53 &
55 Drakefield Road commencing at 6:00 p.m. Each member is asked to bring his/her own
folding chair and desert or salad. Fireworks begin at 10:00 p.m.
Health Services - Eyeglasses
Over the past five months Lion Bill Hosking collected and delivered 6 boxes or 1685 pairs
of used eyeglasses to the Rockbrune Brothers LTD. for delivery to Calgary. The Lenses
will be refurbished before being sent to a third world country where a match will be
found for some needy people.
PAGE 4 JUNGLE TALK JUNE 2011
BIRTHDAYS & ANNIVERSARIES
Lion Ken Tranter Lion Claire Quesnel Lion Alan Webber
Lion Ian Oliver Lion Gord Case Lion Bruce Marshall Lion Ron May
Lion Jim Wicks Lion Barry MacDonald Lions Dave & Mandy Galloway
Lion Bill Milligan Lion Glenn Schick Lion Ken Tranter Lion John Bell
Congratulations & Best Wishes! These Lions and their wives are celebrating wedding
Anniversaries this month.
These Lions are cele-
brating Birthdays this
month.
Congratulations &
Best wishes to all
Lions Glenn & Julie Savoy
PAGE 5 JUNGLE TALK JUNE 2011
THE ROVING EYE
PART ONE
The above photo is Sandy Turney fron Lions
Foundation of Canada receiving a cheque for
$5,000.00 part of the proceed from the Alaska
Cruise Draw from Lion John Styles (right) at
the Regular Meeting on May 19, 2011. In the
May issue of Jungle Talk Sandy Turney was
incorrectly identified as Mr Colin Jenkins
from CHATS. My Sincere apology to Sandy
Turney and any one who was offended by this
error.
Above is Mr. Colin Jenkins Director
of Development of Community
Home Assistance to Seniors
(CHATS). Mr. Jenkins made a
presentation to the Markham Lions
at the Regular Meeting on April 21,
2011. In the May issue of Jungle
Talk Sandy Turney was identified
as Mr. Colin Jenkins. My apology to
all.
Lion Fred Sheehy (right) presenting Lion Steve
Kowalchuk with The International Presi-
dent's Letter of Commendation Award at
the Regular Meeting on June 16, 2011. This is
the third highest award in Lionism.
Lion Ken Drynan (Right) presenting a cheque for
$1000.00 to Lion Tom Goldring (part of the proceeds
from the Cruise Draw) as a donation to go to Lions
Camp Kirk Foundation. The presentation was made at
the Regular Meeting on June 2, 2011.
CORRECTION CORRECTION
PAGE 6 JUNGLE TALK JUNE 2011
BITS & BYTES - PART TWO
BIRTHDAYS/ANNIVERSARIES
At the Regular Meeting on June 2, 2011 Lion
President Larry Tod (Right) presented Lion Jack
McBride (Left) with a collage of photos taken
during his membership with the Markham Lions
Club.
Lion on the Move
Lion Jack McBride and his wife Lorraine is
leaving the Markham area and moving to St
Thomas, Ontario. Lion Jack was given a rous-
ing send off at the Regular Meeting on June 2,
2011. He was a member for the past 8 years
and during that time he held several positions
with the Club, including President for the year
2008/2009 and received the Melvin Jones Fel-
lowship Award earlier this year. Lion Jack was
successful in obtaining a Grant from the Tril-
lium Fund for the Club, developing a better
working relationship with the Markham Food
Bank helping people in need, coordinated with
the Markham Economist & Sun to published
and highlight the volunteer work of the Mark-
ham Lions serving the local community. Lion
Jack and his wife Lorraine celebrated their
50th Wedding Anniversary earlier this month.
Lion Jack will be transferring to the Lions
Club in St Thomas, Ontario area. We all wish
Lion Jack and wife Lorraine well and much
success in their endeavours.
Celebrating Birthdays in July: Best Wishes to all
Lion Mark Carrington Lion Dave Galloway Lion Royden McDermid Lion Steve Kowalchuk
Lion Carl Vanseader Lion Carl Wride Lion Fred Sheehy Lion Larry Tod
Celebrating Anniversaries in July: Happy Anniversary to all
PAGE 7 JUNGLE TALK JUNE 2011
THE LIGHTER SIDE
4 husbands were sitting at the waiting room in a hospi-
tal waiting for their wives to give birth. Soon, a nurse
came out from the delivery room and told the first dad-
dy: "Congratulations, you've twins!". "Oh!..... maybe it's
just a coincidence" said the daddy, "as I'm working at
the Petronas Twin Towers".
Then another nurse came out of the room and told the
second daddy: "Congratulations, you've triplets!"
"Wooow!, this is a coincidence, too" said the second dad-
dy. "I am working for 3M Corporation".
A while later, another nurse appeared and told the
third daddy: "Congratulations! your wife got quadru-
plets"
"Thanks God. Perhaps this is also a coincidence". "I
work at Four Seasons Hotel!".
Meanwhile, the fourth daddy-to-be was becoming very
worried. All the 3 daddies asked him: "Why do you look
so worried?". He answered, "...uhmmm.... I'm working
at Seven-Eleven!"
*********************************
A man is sitting in a bar when a beautiful woman walks
up and whispers in his ear, "I'll do anything you want
for 50 bucks."
He puts his drink down and starts going through his
pockets. He pulls out a ten, two five's, a twenty and ten
ones.
He thrusts the wadded up money into the woman's
hand and says, "Here...paint my house."
*********************************
A man walked in to a bar after a long day at work. As
he began to drink his beer, he heard a voice say seduc-
tively "You've got great hair!" The man looked around
but couldn't see where the voice was coming from, so he
went back to his beer.
A minute later, he heard the same soft voice say "You're
a handsome man!" The man looked around, but still
couldn't see where the voice was coming from.
When he went back to his beer, the voice said again
"What a stud you are!" The man was so baffled by this
that he asked the bartender what was going on.
The bartender said "Oh, it's the nuts--they're compli-
mentary."
*********************************
One day in court, the prosecuting lawyer asked the
farmer on the witness stand, ""At the scene of the acci-
dent, did you tell the policeman you had never felt bet-
ter in your
life?""
""That's right."" The farmer replied.
""Well, then, how is it that you are now claiming you
were seriously injured when my client's auto hit your
wagon?"" The farmer explained. ""When the policeman
arrived, he went over to my horse, who had a broken
leg, and shot him. Then he went over to Rover, my dog,
who was all banged up, and
shot him. When he asked me how I felt, I just thought,
under the circumstances, it was a wise choice of words
to say I've never felt better in my life."""
*********************************
A woman was standing before the bedroom mirror, ad-
miring herself in her new outfit before going out.
She posed this way and that in front of her husband,
who looked on with disinterest, and remarked, "Your
bum is the size of a 3-burner barbecue!"
Later that evening, tucked up and cozy in bed he leaned
over, tapped her on the shoulder, and said, "How about
it?” She replied "No thanks, It's not worth me lighting
the whole Barbecue just for half a sausage!"
*********************************
A woman and a baby were in the doctor's examining
room, waiting for the doctor to come in for the baby's
first exam. The doctor arrived, and examined the baby,
checked his weight, and being a little concerned, asked
if the baby was breast-fed or bottle-fed.
'Breast-fed,' she replied...
'Well, strip down to your waist,' the doctor ordered.
She did. He pinched her nipples, pressed, kneaded, and
rubbed both breasts for a while in a very professional
and detailed examination.
Motioning to her to get dressed, the doctor said, 'No
wonder this baby is underweight. You don't have any
milk.'
'I know,' she said, 'I'm his Grandma, but I'm glad I
came.'
PAGE 8 JUNGLE TALK JUNE 2011
BITS & BYTES
PART THREE
The End of an Era
Lions Bill Illott 39 years, Jim wicks 38
years and Glenn Schick 26 years recently
retired from the Markham Lions Club
with a combined service of some 103
years. These Lions participated in many
projects and served in many capacities
while with the Markham Lions, selling of
flowers, working at the Food Booth at
the Markham Fair, sorting food at the
Food Bank, and selling of Fireworks just
to name a few. These Lions were a dedi-
cated group who contributed and made
the Markham Lion Club what it has
grown to be today. They were recognized
and presented with a collage of photos at
the Regular Meeting on June 16, 2011
and given a resounding send off for their
commitment and dedication to Lionism.
They will certainly be missed and we
sincerely wished them all well in their
future endeavours.
In the Photo: Sitting, Lion Bill Illott and his wife Helen; on the right standing, Lion Jim Wicks and his wife Barbara; on the left Lion Glenn Schick and his wife Joanne.
Thank You: Purina Walk for Dog Guides sent out a huge thank you to
the organizers and volunteers for their hard work and support this year.
The growth and success of the Purina Walk for Dog Guides is critical in
allowing them to keep up with the growing demand for specially trained
Dog Guides.
Staffing Change: There has been a change in Management at Purina
Walk for Dog Guides. Mr. Dave Nash is now the new Manager of Purina
Walk for Dog Guides. Dave has many years of experience at the Lions
Foundation of Canada in many different roles; from fundraising and marketing to Client Ser-
vices and his most recent role as Event and Volunteer Manager. Dave will be working closely
with the Walk Team including Natalie Moncur, Communications Manager, Gord Settle, Mar-
keting and Graphics Manager and the amazing Accounting staff to get your feedback, answer
questions and make next years Walk even better.
Some excerpts from the Walk Talk Newsletter:
PAGE 9 JUNGLE TALK JUNE 2011
LIONS INTERNATIONAL
Rebuilding Lives Following Disasters
We Lions have a special dedication to providing relief and rebuilding lives in our communities for as
long as it takes. In Haiti, we are rebuilding schools and a nurses training program, as well as houses.
Most recently, we committed US$410,000 to help the Southern United States. And we continue to re-
ceive donations for Japan, with more than US$16 million being mobilized. Relief efforts elsewhere al-
so remain ongoing. All of these projects would not be possible without the generous support of our in-
ternational family of Lions. And other organizations are taking note of our relief efforts. Bausch
+Lomb donated US$100,000 for Japan and is encouraging their employees to also do so by matching
donations. The Japan-America Society of Dallas/Fort Worth (Texas, USA) also contributed
US$100,000 for Japan.
Pediatric Cataract Initiative (PCI) Awards Grant
Bausch + Lomb and LCIF awarded the Tianjin Eye Hospital a US$150,000 grant to finance a special-
ized, pediatric cataract training initiative. The grant is made possible through funding from Bausch +
Lomb, and the grant will be used for training and education, equipment, and screenings. Earlier this
year, PCI also issued two $50,000 research grants.
New Web Site
Some features of our new Web site includes stories of individuals, partners and donors impacted by
the Foundation's work; a share feature on every page to be able to email or post on personal social me-
dia sites; an online MJF application; improved method for online donations; and a special section for
you, our Lions members and LCIF coordinators. The site will launch in all languages on July 8. The
address remains the same- www.lcif.org.
Lions Quest
More than 12 million children have benefited from this life skills program. And that's why reaching
even more children was another priority. We held trainings and created a How-to-Kit to help Lions'
expansion efforts. Just last month Indonesia began this program. I'm happy to say it's now in six new
countries, for a total of 66 countries. At this time, there are more than 20 countries ready to start
this program-the only world program focused on social and emotional education.
Activating our Volunteer Coordinator Structure
To strengthen Lions' engagement with LCIF, new fundraising goals were set, with district and multi-
ple district coordinators helping lead these efforts. Several new resources were created for our coordi-
nators. Several Webinars were held to provide updates to our coordinators and to encourage them to
work closely and effectively with our DG Teams. Most exciting is the fact that all efforts are paying
off. Donations for this year are up by US$10.5 million, or 33 percent! Thanks go out to all Lions for
their continued support and dedication to helping LCIF continue to be the #1 NGO worldwide.
Lions Providing Disaster Relief for Tornado Victims in U.S.
PAGE 10 JUNGLE TALK JUNE 2011
PURINA WALK FOR DOG GUIDES
Purina Walk For Dog Guides
The Purina Walk for Dog Guides was held on Sunday May
29, 2011 in Milne Park and despite the saturated conditions
we had a very enthusiastic number of guest with approxi-
mately 22 dogs and many Lions and volunteers in attend-
ance. Also in attendance were The St. John Ambulance staff,
14 members of the Air Cadets, 351 Silver Star Band with
Band Leader Jennifer Yip and Councillor Jack Heath. Sever-
al prizes were given out; biggest dog, smallest dog etc.
The results of the Dog Walk were very promising. Total do-
nations collected were $3,784.00. See Page 5 for the presen-
tation of $5000.00 to Sandy Turney on behalf of Purina Walk
for Dog Guides.
Lion Ken Drynan expressed special thanks to Councillor
Jack Heath, all Lions especially Lion Mike Hiatt and the Town of Markham Parks and Recreation
crew who did a super job assisting the Markham Lions; The St. John Ambulance staff, 14 mem-
bers of the Air Cadets, 351 Silver Star Band and Band Leader Jennifer Yip, all the dog walkers,
owners and helpers etc. Below are some photos from the Dog Walk. Additional photos can be seen
on Markham Lions Website: www.lionsclubmarkham.org.
Air Cadets, 351 Silver Star Band St .
Lion President Larry Tod (Left) with Coun-
cillor Jack Heath cutting the start ribbon
Owners and Dogs preparing for the start of
the Dog Walk
PAGE 11 JUNGLE TALK JUNE 2011
LOTTERY DRAW
Alaska Cruise Lottery, 2011
On Wednesday June 1, 2011, 1:00 p.m. the Alaska Cruise draw was held at the Li-
ons display booth at the Markham Museum. On hand to make the draw was the
Town Crier Councillor John Webster. Sixteen members of the Markham Lions
Club were present. The following are the winners.
1st Prize: 1 week Alaska Cruise for Two, September 10, 2011 OR $3,700.00 Cash
Winner: Ticket # 0182 Larry Woodside, 167 Trail Ridge Lane,
Markham, Ontario. 905-887-1829
2ND Prize: $500.00 Cash
Winner: Ticket # 0300 Susan McKelvey, 24 Bentley Street, Barrie, Ontario
705-252-7135
3rd Prize: $300.00 Cash
Winner: Ticket # 0261 Tirzah Johnston, 6099 Concession # 4, RR 1
Goodwood, Ontario. 416-564-9250
4th Prize: $200.00 Cash
Winner: Ticket # 0592 Art Holliday, 20 Earls Court, Holland Landing,
Ontario. 905-836-6540
Congratulations to all the winners.
Above: Photo of Town Crier John Webster (in red) is making the lottery draw at the Markham Museum
on June 1, 2011. Many members of the Markham Lion in attendance.
PAGE 12 JUNGLE TALK JUNE 2011
THE ROVING EYE
PART TWO
Community Services
On May 29, 2011 members of the Markham Lions were at William Armstrong Public School preparing the
food for the School BBQ. In the Photo left; Lions Dave MacInnis and John Styles (With Gloves). Centre; Lions
Thelma Stevens and Lorraine O’Bonsawin (Gold Cap) Right; Lions Bryan Gray (Blue Cap) and Bill Dewberry.
Environment
On June 4, 2011 despite the rain many members of the
Markham Lions Club and other volunteers were busy clean-
ing up Mount Joy Park
Note: Carman Lewis Park Clean - up was done on May 31,
2001