in SIDER June 2010, Volume 17, Issue 6 welcome Mike Fashoda, Addison Club Supplies Sales Carrie Cowen, Bolingbrook Accounts Receivable Caroline Gianesin, La Grange Club Supplies Sales Linda Romano-Derr, Palatine Program Development Tara Traylor, Naperville Youth Programs anniversaries Congratulations to the following staff members who are celebrating employment anniversaries: Natalie Glass, Convention, 10 years on June 5 Valerie Belmonte, Eurafrican, 15 years on June 19 Peter Lynch, Executive Director, 20 years on June 11 James Paparelli, Club Supplies, 20 years on June 25 save the date The office will be closed on Monday, July 5, in observance of Independence Day. PRESIDENT’S APPRECIATION LUNCHEON Eberhard J. Wirfs thanked the LCI staff for their assistance this year with a luncheon The Fall Picnic will be held on September featuring German food and music by The Bavarians at Drury Lane. 15. See future issues of Insider for details. Congratulations to Rudi Zhang, Connie Schuler and Gary Serafini, who won $100 each at the President’s Appreciation Luncheon. a call for quilters Congraulations to the $25 winners: Kat Keller, Natalie Glass, Carol Ann Lebensorger, Kate Gardner, Maggie Jaskiewicz, Maureen Stenson, Lubia The Employee Activities Committee is McLaughlin, Patti Hayes, Valerie Belmonte, Tamara Wisneski, Maryellen Skerik, looking for quilters to assist with a large- Rosemary Machado, Cathy Panages, Chris Cygan, Judith Wheeler, Tom scale quilt made of 13-inch blocks that Pietrasek, Shirley Davis, Tess Zimecki, Jack Harold and Cyndi Bucher. will hang in the lunchroom. For more information, contact Nicolette Donoforio, Club Supplies Sales. 6/2 Teri Strojny Export Traffic 6/3 Li Cui Pacific Asian birth 6/3 Adriana Albrecht Ibero-American 6/4 Mike Carroll Information Technology June 6/4 Linda Freeman Club Supplies Shipping days 6/4 Troy Jewell Club & Officer Record Administration 6/5 Jessica Hoey Youth Programs 6/7 Joshua Friedman LCIF Sight Programs 6/9 Judy Cuff LCIF Lions Quest 6/10 Mary Scott Club & Officer Record Administration 6/12 Tammy Schraeder Accounts Receivable 6/14 Anthony Francia LCIF Donor Services 6/16 Ann Laube English Language 6/18 Mark Bularzik Ibero-American 6/19 Heather Doyle Human Resources 6/19 Karen Griffin LCIF Donor Services 6/20 Cheryl Barsema Membership Operations 6/21 David Bussa Export Traffic 6/21 Norio Tanabe LCIF Development 6/24 Alan Walker Network Services 6/26 Cheryl Schilling Human Resources 6/26 Darlene Gleich Executive Director's Office 6/27 Fran Carine Club & Officer Record Administration 6/28 Orlando Gonzalez Membership Billing & Account Services 6/28 Kate Gardner LCIF Development 6/29 June Conley Club Supplies Shipping 6/30 Melitta Cutright Public Relations 6/30 Carol Lotz Travel 6/30 Kelley Carter LCIF Donor Services

EARTH DAY CHALLENGES YIELD RESULTS Headquarters employees made great strides on Earth Day. According to the Employee Activities Committee, more than 40 pounds of batteries were collected for recycling. Of the employees who participated, LCI staff took the following actions to improve the environment:

• Turned off the faucet while brushing their teeth (100 percent)

• Prepared lunch instead of eating out (96 percent)

• Separated paper from other trash in the office (96 percent)

• Used a reusable water bottle (84 percent)

• Took the stairs instead of the elevator (76 percent) ¡ clip and save Wellness Corner Official LCI Walk Your Way to Better Health colors in use by Looking for a way to have more energy and maybe even Lions clubs live longer? Then lace up your tennis shoes and take a Pantone Pantone walk. 7406 527 Walking can make you feel better, physically and mentally, and the long-term health benefits are even more impressive. By walking, you can: Colors used by headquarters for • Manage your weight – Combined with healthy eating, all materials physical activity is the key to long-lasting weight control. • Strengthen your heart and lungs – When your heart Pantone Pantone 287 7406 and lungs work efficiently, you’ll have more energy. • Reduce your risk of a heart attack – Walking keeps your heart healthy by lowering cholesterol levels. • Control your blood pressure – Walking helps reduce high blood pressure in many cases. • Decrease your risk for diabetes – Walking helps address conditions that create the risk of diabetes. If you already have diabetes, a regular walking program can help lower your blood sugar. • Boost your spirits – Going for a walk is a super way to reduce stress. Regular walking can also help lower USING LIONS’ COLORS CORRECTLY feelings of depression and anxiety. • Improve your sleep – Regular physical activity can Lions Clubs International's official colors are gold and help you fall asleep more quickly and deepen your purple, which is still used today on the club level. For printing sleep. A good night of sleep can improve your purposes, LCI headquarters uses blue and gold for all concentration, productivity and mood. materials. The LCI logo is available in three versions: black • Enhance your mental functioning – Research shows and white, blue, and blue and gold. It is also available in a that regular physical activity improves blood flow to variety of formats (GIF, JPG, EPS, TIF and AI) to best suit your the brain, which translates to a better ability to think. needs. If inquiries arise, please inform Lions that they may still use purple in their club items if they choose. It’s not too late to join the LCI Summer Walking Complete information about the colors and logos are Program. Stop by Human Resources to register and available at www.lionsclubs.org. Search "Logos and Art" for start walking your way to better health today! details.

NAMES IN THE NEWS Congratulations to Sara Cruz Bowden, daughter of Tina Bowden, Leadership Division, for her successes with Illinois State University’s Gamma Phi Circus. Sara has a background in gymnastics, softball, tennis and cheerleading and joined the Gamma Phi Circus last September. She specializes in the teeter board, rings and bicycle made for 10 events. Sara was named the first Best Performer of the week and is studying psychology and nutrition.

Congratulations to Linda Ambrosia, LCIF Donor Services, who won the candy jar contest with the count of 94!

Congratulations to Anders Medin, Eurafrican, this month’s winner of movie tickets from the Employee Activities Committee.

Congratulations to Carol Ann Lebensorger, Accounts Receivable, this month’s winner of the reserved employee parking spot.

Caption: Sara Cruz Bowden, top, shows off her skills. insider poll Father’s Day is June 20. What’s the best advice your dad gave you?

spot light Please e-mail your responses to Kelly Janowski, Public Relations.

The following is in response to the last Insider Poll: L i M Lu   The second week of May is National Pet Week. Ibero-American | Department Assistant What unusual pets have you had? Year started at LCI 2008 If I could only eat one food for the I used to have quite a collection of reptiles. I made Job duties Assisting the manager rest of my life, it would be Lobster sure to purchase my animals from breeders so as and staff with the day to day I recommend that people go not to remove animals from the wild. When I had my operations. see/watch/rent “The Phantom of the first house built, I had them build a room specifically Education Finished sophomore year Opera” and “Les Miserables” for my collection. My favorite animals were in my hometown, had to repeat a year If I won the lotto, I would build an chameleons and poison dart frogs. The chameleons with their color changes and the dart frogs with their of high school in the city of Chicago orphanage or a rehab center for very beautiful vibrant colors made for a great due to the Language barrier. people with addictions and a spectacle. Some of my other reptiles I have had; a Attended Morton College and College recreational center for people with bearded dragon that lived 12 years, a prehensile of DuPage. special needs. tailed skink that lived 10 years, two sand boas, Hometown Guatemala City, Republic I have always wanted to go to various smaller lizards and snakes. Unfortunately I of Guatemala Jerusalem no longer have any reptiles; I had to give it up when I started to travel extensively on my last job. It was Family Three daughters; 33-year-old If I were in a karaoke contest, I hard to properly maintain them when you’re on the Cindy, 19-year-old Danielle and 18- would sing “The Prayer” if I could road a good 50 percent of the time and sometimes year-old Ashley sing like my daughter Cindy for weeks at a time. My first job was at G.S. Blakeslee in The fictional character I relate to Berwyn, IL as the assistant to the the most is Josette in “Dark Scot Jacobson, Convention Services and Meeting comptroller of the company Shadows,” a TV show in the late ‘80s Logistics If I were an actor, my ideal role would and early ‘90s I was once a proud mom of Sea Monkeys. I also be Meryl Streep in “The Devil Wears If there were a movie made about had a cat that had 23 toes (five more than normal). Prada” me, I would want to be played by Most memorable/funniest moment Catherine Zeta-Jones LeAnne DeBoer, LCIF Sight Programs on the job Every day is a joy having If I started a book club, our first lunch with my co-workers. read would be “Think and Grow Something people would be Rich” by Napoleon Hill surprised to know about me is I love The four guests at my fantasy power tools and had the opportunity a dinner party would be Jesus and my couple of years ago to build my first daughters ABOUT THE INSIDER wall to wall bookcase, from scratch. I My “claim to fame” is A friend took The Insider is a newsletter for Lions Clubs also enjoy plumbing, rearranging pvc me to New York in October 2009 International Headquarters employees. It is pipes and hooking up a sink is fun. when he was interviewed by the published and posted on the Intranet once a month. When I was a kid, I wanted to grow managing editor of the Forbes Employees are encouraged to submit new items up to be An actress, a singer, a Magazine. such as story ideas, department happenings, births, dancer or all three. I recently learned Every day is a weddings, anniversaries, awards received or any In my free time I Enjoy time with my learning experience when you have other information regarding International Headquarters employees or their families to Kelly daughters, explore new restaurants, children Janowski, Public Relations Department, at ext. 6827 go to live shows, see movies and The title of my autobiography would or by e-mail. The deadline for submitting attend wine-tasting events. be “If I Could Do it All Over Again” information for the July issue is June 7. My very first car was a manual, What’s for lunch? Seafood and bread stick-shift sports car