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Lions Vision

and Dream to “Serve”

"What if these men who are successful be-

cause of their drive, intelligence and ambi-

tion, were to put their talents to work improv-

ing their communities?" Melvin Jones' per-

sonal code, "You can't get very far until you

start doing something for somebody else,"

It is the Lions motto "We Serve” that fuels

the fire for Oklahoma Lions. The Oklahoma

Lions programs have leaders with dreams

and a vision for the future. To provide sight

to the visually impaired, to provide children

the experience of childhood within a safe

family environment, to provide health screen-

ings, and to give children sight screenings for

early detection of eye disease. Oklahoma

Lions have visionary leaders who have a pas-

sion and drive to see a vision become the

reality. We are absolutely without a doubt

lucky to have them be “Knights” for Lions

vision.

White Cane

Challenge-to Dream

In a historical white cane article by Phillip

Strong (Tennessee Council of the Blind), he

gives a global historical timeline for the

White Cane and its origins in each country. In

North America, the introduction of the white

cane has been attributed to the Lion's Clubs

International. In 1930, a Lion's Club member

watched as a blind man attempted to make his

way across a busy street using a black cane.

With the realization that the black cane was

barely visible to motorists, the Lion's Club

decided to paint the cane white to increase its

visibility to oncoming motorists. In 1931, the

Lion's Club International began a national

program promoting the use of white canes for

persons who are blind. Throughout the 1920s

and 1930s, blind persons had walked with

their white canes held diagonally in a fixed

position took on a symbolic role

as an identifier (Strong, Phillip.

2009, Jan 11. Tennessee Coun-

cil of the Blind. Retrieved from

http://www.acb.org/tennessee/

white_cane_history.html). If

you haven’t read this article I

strongly encourage you to. It is

very informative!

Helen Keller, in 1882, aged 19

months she fell ill with what

was termed "brain fever" (now

believed to be scarlet fever or

meningitis) which left her deaf and blind.

Helen (June 27, 1880 – June 1, 1968) was an

American author, political activist, and lectur-

er. She was the first deafblind person to earn

a bachelor of arts degree. Keller's teacher,

Anne Sullivan broke through the isolation

imposed by a near complete lack of language,

allowing the girl to blossom as she learned to

communicate. Helen and Anne had a dream

no one could see but them. 1925, she attended

the Lions Clubs International Convention and

challenged Lions to become "knights of the

blind in the crusade against darkness." The

Lions accepted her challenge and our work

ever since has included sight programs aimed

at preventable blindness (http://

www.lionsclubs.org).

Lions Clubs International (LCI) started

with a dream by Melvin Jones in 1917. Lions

Clubs International will celebrate 100 years

of Service in Chicago, Ill in July, 2017. As a

secular, non-political service organization

with over 46,000 clubs and 1.4 million mem-

bers around the world. Melvin Jones Dream

is a reality. Oklahoma is the 3rd State in the

Nation to Charter Lions Clubs. Many Oklaho-

ma Clubs are celebrating 100 years. I would

dare say Melvin Jones and Helen Keller saw

something no one else

saw and were ready to

sacrifice for it. They

Dreamed -and their

dream became a reality.

What is your Dream?

What are you willing to

sacrifice to make that

dream a reality?

As we end the month of

April 2017 as Oklaho-

ma White Cane month,

we have seen the dream

of technological advancements at the Ok Li-

ons Eye Bank. However, our work is not

done. We need to make sure that no matter

what Oklahoma’s economic environment, the

OLEB is sufficient to continue. We have ap-

plied for a matching grant to fulfill the dream

of an endowment at the Ok City Community

Foundation for the Eye Bank. This Kirkpat-

rick Family Fund grant is approved however,

we must raise $60K. OLEB has almost 30K

and are asking Ok Lions Clubs to assist with

the additional funds for the endowment. This

will ensure they will receive a disbursement

each year from the investments of this fund.

OLSF is grateful to those Lion program lead-

ers and wish for their long-term security.

Please consider this opportunity to ensure

their operations for years to come!

Marie Burns

OLSF Executive Director

Mailing Address: 4123 NW 10th St.,

Oklahoma City, OK 73107

Office Phone: 405-947-6540,

State Secretary Marvin's Cell

405-819-1045

Office Hours: Mon.-Thu: 8:30-4:30

Friday 8:30-3:00

Sat-Sun Closed

Email and Web Information

Marvin Ainsworth, State Secretary: md3sec@coxinet.net

Renee Rutherford, Administrative Assistant: lionadmin@coxinet.net

Website addresswww.oklahomalions.org

OK Lion Newspaper: www.oklahomalions.org (scroll to bottom of

the page and click (OK Lion)

Lions Calendar: www.oklahomalions.org (scroll to bottom of page and

click (Oklahoma Lions Event Calen-

dar)

Lions of Oklahoma State Patches

(6” diam.) are now available at the

state office for $5.00 each.

Eye Glasses Recycling Boxes

are now available at the state office.

The cost is $9.00 each.

Lions State Office News and Notes

Well summer is vastly approaching us. Are

we ready for it? It is a great time to get out

and seek new members, host KidSight pro-

grams, BBQ’s, and family time. Be sure to

wear sunscreen as sun burning is not al-

lowed, truly wishing each of you a safe and

happy summer filled with lots of love and

laughter. Di Foster donated lots of glasses

after her husband passed. Please pray for

the Foster family.

International President Bob Corlew has

specifically appealed to every club in the

world to induct at least one Centennial

member during 2016-17. Doing so will be a

tremendous contribution to making our

association a more powerful force for good

in the world. Don't forget to encourage

your club leaders to enhance the pride of

their clubs by inducting Centennial mem-

bers. They will not only be recognized for

their efforts, they will also be increasing

our ability to serve those in need. Each new

member represents an opportunity to help

more people and each one will bring fresh

perspectives and new ideas to their clubs.

Fiscal year 2017-18 is quickly approach-

ing! We are asking the clubs to report their

new officers, as soon as they have been

elected.

Here's why this is important:

∗ New officers get early access to the

MyLCI site beginning April 1.

∗ When clubs report their officers in

MyLCI, the information is immediate-

ly available to your district and to in-

ternational headquarters so no extra

paperwork is necessary.

∗ The Club Locator on the Lions' web-

site displays their new officers.

∗ Timely monthly reporting by the clubs

in your district will provide up to date

and accurate district/multiple district

membership reports

How to report:

∗ Reporting club officers is easy using

MyLCI. Click video to view a short

video demonstration.

∗ Clubs not using MyLCI can report

officers using the Club Officer Report-

ing Form. Mailing instructions are

included on the form.

I am sure DGE Gene Redford would

appreciate the updates, as soon as possi-

ble.

Club News

Henryetta Lions Club: Over 3,000 Easter

eggs and 100 prize eggs were hidden at

Nichols Park for the Henryetta Lions

Club's annual Easter Egg Hunt. Prizes

ranged from gold dollars to brand new bi-

cycles.

Morris Lions Club: Donated 9 cases of

paper (case 5,000 sheets) to the Morris

Elementary School students, (left to right)

Lion Doy Shipman, Lion Sandy Patterson,

students are Tradyn Doty, Kylian Doke,

Gracie Been, Colt Webb, Morris Elemen-

tary Principal, Becky Alexander and Super-

intendent Lion James Lynon.

Sapulpa Lions Club: Screened 50 children

at Jump Start for Kids in Bristow, and 10

adults and children at the Day Spring Villa,

a place for battered women.

South Grand Lake Lions Club: BBQ

Festival May 19-20 - Smithfield Foods has

chosen the South Grand Lake BBQ Festival

as a partner. They will be donating an ad-

ditional $5,000 in purse money to Pork

Categories. They will also be bringing in a

Celebrity BBQ Pitmaster, Darren Warth for

cooking demonstrations. Darren was the

first to win the Jack Daniels, the American

Royal and Sam’s Club competitions. We

need vendors and volunteers for this event.

Let Darrel know if you are interested.

Dates to Remember

I encourage each of you to attend and par-

ticipate in the following:

May 18-21 - Midwest City State Conven-

tion

May 19-20 - BBQ Festival South Grand

Lake Lions Club

June 3 -Tulsa Downtown Club 4th Cabinet

Meeting (Lunch will be provided)

June 10 - Council Meeting

District 3-O

Governor Leanne Bercher (C) 918-214-4861

dgleanneb3@gmail.com

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District 3-K

Governor Greg Walker (C) 405-837-7838 walkertribe@sbcglobal.net

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Atoka LC

Lion Emily Maxwell -Herron

Nancy Cook-Seen with the

Shawnee LC donated generous-

ly to the MHSU

As a Lion we here about so many

ways to help others such as the 100 year

celebration and the new program focused

on diabetes. Will all the areas we have to

serve in, sometimes we can be over-

whelmed at the needs before us or possi-

ble you are a Lion that has served a long

period of time and become just a bit com-

placent. Bottom line is sometimes we

need a shot in the arm to get us motivated

and serve like we did when we were new

to Lions and excited about what Lions

where doing. Sometimes we need to

look back and see where we have been to

get excited about where we are going.

The most motivational person to ever

speak to Lions was of course Helen Kel-

ler and the challenge within her speech in

1925 still has resounding effects on Lions

today!

Born in Tuscumbia, Alabama,

USA, in 1880, Helen Keller developed a

fever at 18 months of age that left her

blind and deaf. With the help of an ex-

ceptional teacher, Anne Mansfield Sulli-

van of the Perkins School for the Blind,

Helen Keller learned sign language and

braille. A few years later, she learned to

speak. As an adult she became a tireless

advocate for people with disabilities. And

in 1925, she attended the Lions Clubs

International Convention and challenged

Lions to become "knights of the blind in

the crusade against darkness."

The Lions accepted her chal-

lenge and our work ever since has includ-

ed sight programs aimed at preventable

blindness.

In 1971, the Board of Directors

of Lions Clubs International declared that

June 1 would be remembered as Helen

Keller Day. Lions around the world im-

plement sight-related service projects on

Helen Keller Day.

Please do not hesitate to submit

your registration for the State Conven-

tion! This convention is very important

for all districts. We will have breakout

sessions for all three districts and have

the district elections at that time.

Some of the things

our clubs are doing:

Broken Bow Lions – Their Golf Tourna-

ment has been rescheduled to June 3rd.

Idabel Lions & Leos - As a part of a

state-wide Earth Day cleanup project

sponsored by Keep America Beautiful,

Idabel Lions and Leos in keeping with

the Lions 2017 initiative for environmen-

tal awareness/protection, picked up trash

along the road they adopted. Good Job!

Lindsay Lions – The Lindsay Lions

Club celebrated their 70th birthday. Hap-

py Birthday!

Purcell Lions - The Purcell Lions

Club celebrated their 70th birthday. Hap-

py Birthday!

Sallisaw Lions – The Sallisaw Lions

Club celebrated their 79th birthday. Hap-

py Birthday! The Sallisaw Lions will be

will sponsoring their 74th annual IPRA

Rodeo on August 3rd to the 5th.

This is just a few of the things that the

clubs and Lions in our district are doing.

I know we are doing a lot more, so I en-

courage all the clubs and individuals Li-

ons to let me know what is going on in

your area so I get it posted in future

newsletters.

Dates to Remember:

May 19th and 20th – Oklahoma Lions

State Convention

June 1st – Hellen Keller Day

2. Lawton Leo's helping at

their adopted Senior Facility –

Willow Park

Lawton Leo's helping at their

adopted Senior Facility – Wil-

low Park

Easter Bunny and Lion in-

terrupted while trying to

decide where to hide the

eggs at the Canute Lions

Annual Easter Egg Hunt.

Hi Lions!

We have made great strides this past month in

membership, service, and legacy! Our mem-

bership has increased by 11 new members!

Thank you to those who have “asked one”

and welcome to all of our new members. In

addition to the existing Clubs’ growth, we

have a new Club coming on board which is in

the Elgin, Fletcher, Sterling area. We already

have 23 members who have joined the new

club and many more are expected to sign up

to serve alongside you.

More clubs are reporting our service activi-

ties. To reach 90 percent report rate, we only

need 12 more clubs to report at least one ac-

tivity in MyLCI. If we reach that 90 percent

mark, our District will be recognized as a

“District of Excellence” by Lions Clubs Inter-

national. We have met all other requirements

to be eligible for this honor. If you are a Club

Secretary or President and have not updated

your Club’s service activities in MyLCI,

please do so as soon as possible. If you are

updating LCI via paper (old-school) thanks!

However, it is not being recorded in MyLCI

database. If you need assistance in getting on

MyLCI, let me know ,“I have people”.

Remember to enter your new slate of officers

for next year by May 15th into the MyLCI

system. A new required Club officer position

is the “Club LCIF Coordinator”. Please elect

or appoint someone to this very important

position.

It is not too late to register for our state con-

vention coming up on May 19th and 20th in

Midwest City. This year all of the voting for

district officers will take place at the State

Convention. We still need candidates for 2nd

Vice District Governor.

Anadarko: Purchased two benches as a Cen-

tennial Legacy Project celebration of Li-

ons. Provided two 1000. Scholarships for

Anadarko Students and a scholarship for one

student to attend the HOBY leadership con-

ference. Club hosted the annual after-prom

party giving students a safe and fun prom

night; provided pizza, chips, candy and sodas,

Lots of games, laser tag, climbing wall and

amazing door prizes. This year the Club gave

away 4 televisions, 2 mini dorm refrigerators,

and lots of other prizes!

Canute: Club held their 13th annual Lions

Easter Egg Hunt for kids in local community.

Over 800 kids found over 10,000 eggs and

the Club gave away over $3,700 in prizes.

Chickasha: Held their annual biscuits and

gravy breakfast. (Yum!) The Club also sold

ads for a banner that will be displayed at all

Chickasha Lions Club events throughout the

year. Club paid for eyeglasses for one indi-

vidual.

El Reno: Club has a great membership

growth plan and it is working! Club Centen-

nial Legacy project is underway which will

recognize Lions’ collaboration with First

Responders in El Reno. Club is preparing for

their Centennial celebration, as this is one of

only two Clubs chartered in the same year

Lions was started. The celebration will be

special!

Hobart: Club donated $250 to the Hobart

Relay for Life 2017. Club also bought 12

tickets to the High School Honors Banquet

and then donated those tickets to high school

students so they could attend. Club donated 2

pair of glasses to adults.

Lawton Noon: Annual Carnival is held at

the Comanche County Fairgrounds this year

from May 3rd to 7th.

Marlow: Purchased one pair of glasses for a

community member. Honored Student of the

Week as a guest at the Club meeting each

week.

Pocasset: Club is holding their 50th anniver-

sary celebration on May 4th. This Club has

recently updated their MyLCI account and

reported all four Centennial Service projects

were complete for this year. They’ve con-

ducted a Vision screening (Vision), picked up

trash along the highway (Environment), pre-

pared meal baskets for community members

in need (Hunger), and each month they give

students-of-the-month up to $20 in elemen-

tary, junior high and high school (Youth).

Club is also updating signage, which could

qualify for a Centennial Legacy Project.

Union City: Club is a hole Sponsor for

Meadows of Hope Golf Tournament.

Velma Alma: Club donated money to the

local food bank. Also collected aluminum

cans as part of the Saving our Environment

Campaign.

Watonga: Club has Golf tournament planned

for June 24th at the Roman Nose Park Golf

Course. Entry fee is $350 for a four-person

team. Call Gary for more information at 580-

623-2200.

Waurika: Club made donation to Jeffco

Helping Hands annual fundraiser. Proceeds

go towards their food pantry and helping fam-

ilies in an emergency situation.

Upcoming events:

19-20 May – State Convention / Voting –

Midwest City

17 June 10:00am to 4:00pm– New Club

Officer Training and Cabinet Meeting

(Location TBD)

Please post your club’s activities in MyLCI

or send your activities, events and pictures

to me by the 15th of each month - danielfar-

rell@hotmail.com Questions? 580-695-

1258.

District 3-L

Governor Dan Farrell

(C) 580-695-1258 danielfarrell@hotmail.com

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2016-2017 District 3-A

Governor Harold Shore (C) 580-402-4244

harold.shore2@suddenlink.com

During the Oklahoma Lions State Conven-

tion May 19-20 there will be important

decisions that we as Lions will be making.

It is my hope that many Lions from our

district will attend and be a part of planning

for the future. For every ten members that

your club has it is entitled to have 1 voting

delegate. Your club and member must be

in good standing with the district, state, and

international.

During the convention we will break out

into the three new district designations

(MD 3 Northwest (NW), MD 3 Southwest

(SW) and MD 3 East (E). The presiding

officers for NW will be Governor Troy

Jenkins and Governor Harold Shore; SW

will be Governor Greg Walker and Gover-

nor Leann Bercher; East will be Governor

Dan Farrell and DGE J. P. Williams. The

election of officers will be monitored by

the Credential and Elections Committee

guided by Chairman Russ Wright. There is

a need for people to fill the 2nd Vice Dis-

trict Governors in all three new districts. A

form needs to be filled out and forwarded

to the State Secretary, Russ Wright and

Council Chair. Nominations can be made

from the floor, but they must be deemed

eligible to serve. Russ and his team must

approve.

There will also be elections to various com-

mittees, which I assume most will be by

nominations from the floor and by a voice

vote. There will be someone taking

minutes in each of these meeting and for-

warded to the Council Chair shortly after

the convention as well as those elected to

serve on committees.

I look forward to seeing many of you at the

convention May 19-20 at the Sheraton

Midwest City at the Reed Conference Cen-

ter, 5750 Will Rogers Rd., Midwest City,

Oklahoma. Registrations postmarked by

May 8th, is $15. After that $25. Call 405-

455-1800 for room reservations.

Club News

Laverne Lions Club Service for Lion Don

Burke’s funeral pending. The club is plan-

ning a fund raiser for their Centennial Pro-

ject of restoring the upstairs of the library.

They assisted with the food distribution on

April 26.

Lomega Lions Club The club packed over

1200 Easter Eggs for their Annual Easter

Egg Hunter. They are planning on

adding to their Memorial Wall the State

Championship Plaque.

Medford Lions Club members and Ponca City Noon Lions with the Kidsight Trailer that

teamed up at the Veteran's Park on April 15 for the Strides Walk which was a great suc-

cess. The Kidsight Trailer was also at the Home and Garden Show at the Marland Children's

Home on April 22nd. PCC Tom Cummings presented the program at the Ponca City Lions

with Kidsight.

The club passed the hat around at a club meeting and raised $382 to apply to the

matching money already raised toward the $6,000 Mobile Health Screening Unit renovation

fund. The board voted to match that and sent a check to the Service Foundation for

$764. Plans are being made for the Spring Concert. Tickets will be $15 and Sponsorship

$150.

Saturday, March 25, Kremlin LIONS held

their Citizen of the Year banquet at St.

Matthews Episcopal Church in Enid Okla-

homa. Lions president, Jeremy Brashears

was honored as the 2016 Citizen of the

Year. Jeremy serves on the volunteer fire

department and is also KHS principal and

outstanding high school football coach,

leading his team to the quarterfinals for

the first time since the year 2000. Jeremy

was accompanied by his wife, 2 daughters,

his sister from Texas and his parents from

Fairview.

Serving with 12 outstanding Senate Pages from around the state of Oklaho-

ma, is Kremlin Lions member, Gini Zaloudek, serving with Senator

ROLAND PEDERSON.

District 3-H

Governor Troy Jenkins (C) 405-641-2077 troyfecta@yahoo.com

“Individual commitment to a group effort -

that is what makes a team work, a compa-

ny work, a society work, a civilization

work.” -Vince Lombardi

As evident by the club news below, the Lions

continue to serve their communities with

enthusiasm and fervor. How exciting it is to

be part of such a great service team! It is as a

team that our service is accomplished. But

the teamwork is not possible without the indi-

viduals on the team. We talk a lot about re-

tention of our members – this is really the

heart of it. If the individuals are not getting

what they need out of Lionism, they are un-

likely to stick around.

Now before you get riled and start shouting at

your paper (or screen), I am not suggesting

that a club should put all of its energy into

pampering individual Lions. I am suggesting

that it is important to evaluate on occasion

how your members view your club. Do the

members feel like their opinions count when

determining the best ways to raise funds? Do

they feel like the club’s service projects are

still relevant in your community?

Fortunately, there is a way to find out how

your club is doing. LCI’s Club Excellence

Process is a great way to evaluate how your

members feel about the club and how your

community views your club. The program

includes the “How are Our Ratings?” survey

which allows members to provide input on

nearly every facet of the club. It also pro-

vides a community assessment form which

offers insight into the community’s views and

opinions of your club, as well as perceived

service needs.

The Club Excellence Process is available in a

long format, which requires a facilitator, and

a “Lite” format, which does not. It is availa-

ble on the LCI website (lionsclubs.org). Con-

sider using it in your club. Remember that

your members are your lifeblood. It is hard

enough getting others to join; make sure you

are doing everything you can to keep the ones

you have.

Club News

Cushing – The Cushing Lions collected mon-

ey for White Cane on April 7 and April 8.

They collected over $522 for the Oklahoma

Lions Service Foundation.

Edmond – The Edmond Lions held a vision

screening at a local daycare center, and do-

nated $100 to a local riding center for special

needs children. They also held their annual

Chili Supper fundraiser.

Crescent – The Crescent Lions celebrated

their 82nd Anniversary with a dinner on April

4. Club members and their spouses attended,

as did DG Troy Jenkins.

Langston – Club President Joshua Busby

was honored by District 3-H with a Melvin

Jones Fellowship at their April 12 meeting.

Midwest City – The Midwest City Lions

were active with two lions helping with a

KidSight event on April 5. Two MWC Lions

attended the Council Meeting on April 8 and

Council Chair Jacque Mooney attended the

Langston City Lions Membership Gala on

April 12. The club held their annual 89er

Day BBQ Dinner Fundraiser on April 22. A

group of eight MWC Lions and guests sorted

the eyeglasses at the state office March 21

and April 18.

Norman – The Norman Lions welcomed

Peyavali Hashipala from Namibia, Africa as

their International Student. She was the

speaker at their April 25 meeting.

OKC Downtown – In a tale of two cities,

Natalie Yadon, a sophomore in Woodward,

collected more than 3,000 eyeglasses as part

of a school project. The Woodward Lions

made the collection box for her, but she

reached out to the OKC Downtown Lions to

take the recycled glasses. Lion Russal Braw-

ley went to meet Natalie and her father to

pick them up. Thanks to both clubs for serv-

ing together!

OKC Northwest Lions – The OKC North-

west Lions are collecting money for White

Cane and are preparing for their annual golf

tournament in June.

OKC West Side Lions – The West Side Li-

ons helped to pick up trash along NW 10th

Street. In addition, they continued their work

with Mobile Meals and collecting eyeglasses.

Perry – The Perry Lions donated medical

equipment and provided eyeglass assistance

to individuals.

Stillwater Noon – The Stillwater Noon Lions

continue to help once a month with the

Thursday Night Community Dinner at

Stillwater First United Methodist Church,

serving meals to persons in need.

Stroud – The Stroud Lions fed 25 college

students working on a local Habitat for Hu-

manity project. They also provided an eye

exam and glasses for a young boy in need of

assistance and sponsored a hole at the Mead-

ows of Hope golf tournament.

Just a couple more things… - We are ap-

proaching the end of the year. Please make

sure you have your officers for next year

elected and your PU-101 forms completed

and submitted by May 15. Opening Eyes at

the Special Olympics is May 18 in Stillwater.

If you would like to help with vision screen-

ing, etc., please let me know. Finally, for the

final article of the year, it would be nice to

reflect on what we have accomplished.

Please share some of your success stories for

the Lions’ year.

2016-2017

DG Troy Jenkins presents Lang-

ston City Lions’ President Josh-

ua Busby with a Melvin Jones

Fellowship.

Woodward sophomore Natalie

Yadon collects eyeglasses for a

school project”

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Come Celebrate: Oklahoma Lions 100 Years of Service! The 100th Oklahoma Lions Convention is fast approaching! We need more people to register and get rooms! This will be a celebration of the

Oklahoma Lions 100 years of service and a look forward to the next 100 years! Our guest will be ID N. Alan Lundgren from Arizona and his

companion Terry Pressel. This will be their last convention before they go to Chicago so lets make it memorable! The first event will be the

Memorial Service to honor those we have lost this year. It will be a memorable one. Of course there will be the Boneyard Chicken Fried

Steak lunch and induction of new members. We will have speakers who will talk about our tried and true programs as well as some brand

new ones. Friday night, we will visit Old 1917 Chicago. Feel free to dress accordingly. Saturday, we will have the annual meetings of our

State Boards and they will all have displays. We will have the Awards Lunch to honor some of our wonderful Lions who have worked hard

this year. This will be the last year for our Districts O, K, L, A, and H. We will break out into our three new districts to elect District offic-

ers and representatives to the boards. We need some Lions to step up and help. You will never regret it.

Finally we will have a BIG Celebration of our first century and look forward to the next one! Please join us!