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The Joy of Belonging Lions Enable the Disabled Your Most Important Medicare Health Plan Questions Answered WWW.LIONSCLUBS.ORG NOVEMBER 2011 The Joy of Belonging Lions Enable the Disabled Your Most Important Medicare Health Plan Questions Answered. Call now for your FREE informative guide. Yours free just for calling Q: Are all Medicare Advantage plans the same? Get the Answers You Need from Humana. A: Not all plans are the same. You need a plan that meets your personal healthcare needs. Look for Start by calling for your coverage for doctors’ visits, hospital stays, and FREE informative guide. prescription drugs. With Humana, you get all this You’ll see why Humana may be in one plan – for an affordable premium, some the right answer for you: plans have no premium. 3 Fortune 100 company that’s Q: What Medicare health plan gives me the been in the health industry most value for my money? for 50 years A: Humana’s plans may save you valuable time and 3 More than 3.2 million money. 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There is no obligation to enroll. 1May not be available with all plans. 2Humana Inc. Membership Detail, May 2011. Y0040_GHA05WRHH_A File and Use 08022011 CONTENTS VOL. 94 NO. 4 LIONS CLUBS INTERNATIONAL MAGAZINE FEATURES DEPARTMENTS 18 Everyone’s A Winner Running race gives disabled a sense of belonging. 4 IN THE SPOTLIGHT News Briefs 10 IDEAS THAT ROAR Salute to Veterans Titanic Toy Drive Shopping Spree Pets on Parade Park Project 25 Join the Fight against Hunger 14 LIONS ON LOCATION ATM Fundraiser A Lions’ Cliffhanger Hunting Lions COLUMNS 28 The Greatest Generation 3 PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE Veterans won the war and won the peace. 48 RECRUITING MEMBERS 49 CLUB BUILDING 50 RAISING FUNDS ALSO IN THIS ISSUE 40 LIONS FOR LIONS 46 FOUNDATION IMPACT 47 VISIONARY WORK 52 CLUB BRIEFINGS 36 Face Time 53 ANNIVERSARIES/KEY AWARDS Facebook makes clubs more visible. 54 THANK YOU 55 CALENDAR 42 Vision Quest 56 LAST ROAR Retired firefighter battles macular degeneration. STAFF China; Immediate Past President Sid L. Scruggs III, Editor-in-Chief: Peter Lynch 698 Azalea Drive, Vass, North Carolina, 28394, Managing Editor: Dane La Joye USA; First Vice President Wayne A. Madden, PO Box Senior Editor: Jay Copp 208, Auburn, Indiana 46706, USA; Second Vice Associate Editor: Pamela Mohr President Barry J. Palmer, PO Box 24, North Maitland, Assistant Editor: Jennifer Gilbert Gebhardt NSW 2320, Australia. Graphics Manager: Connie Schuler Graphic Designers: Lisa Smith, Christina Jacobs DIRECTORS Production Manager: Mary Kay Rietz Second year directors Circulation Manager: Troy R. Jewell Yamandu P. Acosta, Alabama, United States; Douglas X. Alexander, New York, United States; ADVERTISING SALES Dr. Gary A. Anderson, Michigan, United States; Chicago Narendra Bhandari, Pune, India; Janez Bohorič, Mary Kay Rietz, Adv. Mgr. 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Watawala, Negombo, Sri Lanka. 6710 Garfield Avenue South Minneapolis, MN 55423 AUTHORS AND CONTRIBUTIONS 612-861-1991 Address manuscripts and other material to Senior [email protected] Editor, LION, 300 W 22nd St Oak Brook IL 60523-8842. The LION accepts no responsibility for 11 issues published yearly by unsolicited material, nor for the opinions expressed, Lions Clubs International or coincidental names used, by the authors. 300 W 22nd St. Oak Brook, IL 60523-8842 Contents copyrighted © 2011 by The International (630) 571-5466 / Fax: (630) 571-8890 Association of Lions Clubs. All rights reserved. Re- [email protected] production wholly or in part, except as brief quota- http://www.lionsclubs.org tions, is prohibited except with written permission. © Copyright 2011 The International Association of POSTMASTERS Lions Clubs. LION Magazine published monthly, except 2011 All Rights Reserved. July/August, at 300 W 22nd St Oak Brook IL Printed in U.S.A. 60523-8842. 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LION, 300 W 22nd St Oak Brook IL 60523-8842. “Canada Post Publications Mail No. 40029736 Re- EXECUTIVE OFFICERS turn Undeliverable Canadian Addresses to: LIONS President Wing-Kun Tam, Unit 1901-2, 19/F, Far 2835 Kew Drive, Windsor, ON N8T 3B7.” East Finance Centre, 16 Harcourt Road, Hong Kong, MISSION STATEMENT OF LIONS CLUBS INTERNATIONAL: “To empower volunteers to serve their communities, meet humanitarian needs, encourage peace and promote international understanding through Lions clubs.” 2 LION NOVEMBER 2011 SERVING TOGETHER MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT Leadership Is Not About the Leader As the owner of an international cargo company, I understand all the skills, resources and assets required to successfully compete in the marketplace and deliver goods on time. How it all comes together is the result of planning, communication and execution. It happens by design, not by accident. It takes many people working together. As the owner, I am the leader. But I under- stand that every employee is important. Every worker has a job to do. Every- one on the payroll has a skill to contribute. As president of Lions Clubs International, I lead 1.35 million Lions. But I understand that leadership is about ensuring the full participation and encouraging the enthusiasm of all Lions. Every Lion matters. We’ve been able to save millions from blindness, deliver food and water to multitudes of disaster victims and teach millions of youth life skills because Lions have believed in service and believed in the necessity of action. It’s been said that a good leader inspires others with confidence in him while a great leader inspires others with confidence in themselves. This year I want club presidents to really step forward and inspire Lions to completely believe in themselves, to believe in the power of courage, commitment and action. I am asking Lions to step forward and take advantage of LCI’s many valuable leadership training tools. Our online Leadership Resource Center can enhance the efforts of Lions leaders at the club, zone and district levels. We must identify leaders among us in our Lions family and then they must cultivate their potential through training. This year I have been conducting many president-meets-the-presidents meetings. I want to listen to Lions, learn from you, motivate you and be motivated by you. As your international president, I have the duty to support Jim Groff of the Christiana Lions Lions of the world, to listen to your needs, to show you I care, to make your Club in Pennsylvania cleans up in service easier and to help your dreams come true. That’s why I am meeting Joplin, Missouri, after the devastating with presidents and why one of my themes is My Club, My Family. tornado in May. Excellent leadership If I am unable to visit your Lions family, I want you to know I believe in enabled Lions to respond quickly and you and your capabilities as Lions. Together we can continue to change the effectively. lives of millions of people. Photo by Brian Wingert Wing-Kun Tam Lions Clubs International President NOVEMBER 2011 LION 3 IN THE SPOTLIGHT LIONS NEWS BRIEFS LIONS FEED CLUB HELPS BURN VICTIM FAMINE VICTIMS Dallas Wiens of Texas received the first complete face transplant in the United Lions of Kenya delivered food in Au- States in March after suffering severe burns when his boom lift hit a power line.
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