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District Governor Don Mullen (Meredith) 60 Coronado Road Indianapolis, IN 46234 C: 317-294-1790 It’s January, 2020 Already [email protected] District Governor Don Mullen Vice District Governor Kenneth Faulkner Presume everyone had a Happy New Year. It is 2020 and we are starting to look at what the next Clermont (Cheri) six months can bring. We are currently, at this writing anyway, sitting at a minus ten people for the 1021 Woodpointe Drive year. As we always do, we lose people for a variety of reasons at the end of the year. It is also a Indianapolis, IN 46234 C: 317 - 847-7884 little disconcerting to think we could potentially have more people than we think. This could be so because we don't have 100% of clubs reporting membership. It is important for a variety of rea- 2nd Vice District Governor sons. One we don't discuss much is the effect it can have on the District's budget. If we don't 2nd VDG Jeffrey Locke have an accurate count on people, we can't know how much money we have to budget for the 2219 Oak Park Dr. Richmond, IN 47374 operation of the District. So, please, everyone needs to report. If you need help, contact the Dis- C: 765-265-3805 trict Secretary. She can help you. [email protected] Cabinet Secretary Having said all this, I still believe we can reach a net total of 1600 people by the end of June. Andrea Feeney Once again, the winter District Meeting on February 8, will be an opportunity to get info that will 1833 Sandoval Ct Indianapolis, IN 46214 aid you in growing your club. We encourage you to attend. We know it is a drive to Richmond for C: 317-519-8280 some of you, but the meeting won't start until 10 A.M. It will not be a waste of your time. Use this [email protected] opportunity to possibly carpool with others from your club; even bringing a new member to their Cabinet Treasurer first District Meeting. A Registration Form is attached. Patricia Bigham (CC Ronald) 1840 Randall Court January will be an active Lions month. There will be visits to Charlottesville, New Palestine, Rising Indianapolis, IN 46240 C: 317 - 409-1029 Sun, Everton, Speedway, Indianapolis Downtown, Sulphur Springs, Vevay-Switzerland County, [email protected] and Shelbyville. We also have the Mid-Winter Conference, Winter Special Olympics, Indianapolis Center Township Pancake Breakfast, Southports 75th Anniversary Celebration, and a Zone Meet- Newsletter Pat Henninger ing in Milan. February is also active with visits to New Salem, Fountain City, Williamsburg, Nettle [email protected] < Continued on Page 2…> NOTE: Please send Newsletter content and requests to [email protected] . Lions District 25-F Newsletter, January 2020 Page 1 of 18 < ...continued from Page 1. > I consider this one of the most important, if not most im- Creek, Economy, North Vernon, Metamora, Greenfield, portant, tasks I have as Governor. Also, any questions, Greensburg, Charlestown, Scottsburg, and Austin. Yes, ideas or concerns you have about Lions and what we are some of these are joint visits. We also have, as mentioned doing in the District, please do not hesitate to contact me. above, our Winter District Meeting in Richmond on Febru- I have encouraged this from the beginning. I welcome the ary 8. conversation we could have. On March 14, we will be having our District Convention. Don Mullen, 25FDistrict Governor The District will be hosting International Director Steve [email protected], 317-294-1790 Thornton and his wife Lion Rebecca. Director Thornton is from Wooster, Ohio and retired as its Chief of Police after a 35 year career as a police officer. ID Steve has been a Li- The Zone Chair on since 1980, and has called the Wooster Noon Lions PCC Reed Fish Club home since 2003. He has received four International In the District meeting round table discussions some mem- Presidential Medals, among many other honors. He is a Progressive Melvin Jones Fellow; while Lion Rebecca is also bers suggested more information be provided on a few of a Melvin Jones Fellow. Having met ID Steve, we are certain the District offices and what the responsibilities are of the his message will be informative, instructive and enjoyable. positions. In each of the newsletters the positions will be Please briefly reviewed. Detailed information is available within mark this date on your calendar. A Registration Form will the Constitution and Bylaws on the IndianaLions.org web- soon be distributed. site, under member resources on the Lionsclubs.org web- site or feel free to contact me. This month’s office will be Finally, I would like to remind everyone that I would be honored to install any the Zone Chairperson (ZC). new members you wiH be bringing into our organization. It is something I'm very enthused to do. Even though there is In District F the 1st and 2nd Vice-District Governors ful- a full schedule, please just contact me to see if I'm available. fill the positions of the Region chairs. <...continued next page> Lions District 25-F Newsletter, January 2020 Page 2 of 18 The District Governor appoints a Lion to be the ZC over a The ZC position is an important communication link group of 3 to 5 clubs that are geographically close to each between the clubs and the District Governor. It is also a other. The ZC is a member of the District Governor's Cabi- building block for those wanting to become more in- net and shall attend the regular and special meetings. There volved with District leadership as well as getting inline to shall be a District Governor's Advisory Committee in each later become a District Governor. Zone, composed of the ZC and the Presidents and Secretar- ies of the Clubs in the Zone. The ZC shall be a member and Is your Club event on the District Calen- the Chairperson of the District Governor's Advisory Com- dar? Check here: mittee of the Zone. www.indianalions25f.org/calendar.html (a) The ZC in each Zone shall hold not fewer than three (3) meetings of the District Governor's Advi- sory Committee during the year, and the first of Centerville Lions Celebrate 75 these meetings shall be held within sixty (60) days years after adjournment of the preceding International Convention. Members and guests of the Centerville Lions Club met Monday, Dec. 9th in the high school cafetorium for a (b) The ZC shall be the presiding officer of these Christmas banquet and to celebrate 75 years of service to meetings. The ZC shall make a report of each Advi- the community. sory Committee meeting and send copies within five (5) days thereafter to the Region Chairperson, the Bob Hobson, club president, welcomed the group and District Governor, and the office of the Internation- introduced members of the Williamsburg Lions Club al Association of Lions Clubs. along with members from the Richmond Lions Club pre- sent to help with the recognition. (c) The ZC shall arrange regularly scheduled Zone Meetings (meetings to which all Lions in the Zone Dinner music and Christmas carols were provided by the are invited). In these meetings they should encour- Jim McKinney musical group. age the clubs to share their activities, successes and failures, exchange ideas regarding service activities, 2nd Vice District Governor Jeff Locke spoke on behalf of membership growth, leadership development, pro- District Governor Don Mullen and he also presented the vide important District dates and events and com- following awards: A 75 year symbol to the President to munications from the District Governor and LCI, attach to the club's banner, and 25 year Chevron award to Bob Hobson and Steve Orsborn. Tim McConaha re- (d) The ZC shall encourage the Clubs in the Zone ceived a 15 year Chevron award. to hold inter-club meetings and such social activities as golf, bowling, softball tournaments, banquets, Jim Resh, longtime member, acknowledged the charter anniversary celebrations, and special functions hon- officers of the club, which was sponsored by the Rich- oring Key and Master Key members, Installation of mond Lions Club Aug. 28,1944. The club had 46 charter officers, Induction of New members, outings and members and one was Marvin Howell, father of present other similar functions. The ZC shall promote at- member Jim Howell. Jim Resh joined the club in 1960. tendance at Charter Nights of newly-organized Holly Stiggleman and Wendy Cook hosted the punch ta- clubs. It shall be the duty of the ZC to promote the ble social before the meeting and Dennis Stephen was co- annual State and International Conventions among chairperson. the Clubs in the Zone and endeavor to have the Clubs represented at each of these Conventions by at least a full quota of delegates to which they are entitled. Pictures featured in the “Around the District” section The Official actions of the ZC shall be under the supervi- in this newsletter. sion of the District Governor. Lions District 25-F Newsletter, January 2020 Page 3 of 18 Smoke Signals volunteered their evenings to be at the Camp while this event was open as well. The Christmas at Camp Woodsmoke turned out to be a b. Clarksburg Baptist Church for their live Nativity. great success. Lion Patricia and I visited the Camp on Sun- c. Lion Jerry Luedeman of Chapel Hill Lions for donat- day evening December 8. I was thoroughly impressed with ing all the money raised from the items he had for sale. all of the lights that the Friends of Woodsmoke had put d.