2016—2017 District A-3 Directory Lion John Whyte District A-3 Governor
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2016—2017 District A-3 Directory Lion John Whyte District A-3 Governor Amended: January 17, 2017 DISTRICT A-3 LEADERSHIP TEAM Lion John Whyte District Governor Lion Bill Zwier 1st Vice District Governor Lion Frank Hewitt 2nd Vice District Governor TABLE OF CONTENTS International President …………………………………. Page 2 District Governor ………………………………………. Page 3 First Vice District Governor …………………………… Page 4 Second Vice District Governor ………………………… Page 5 District Governor’s Cabinet ……………………............ Page 6 Region Chair & Region 10 Zone Chairs ………………. Page 7 Region 11 Zone Chairs ………………..………………. Page 8 Region 43 Zone Chairs ………………..………………. Page 8 A-3 Cabinet Officers 2016-17 …………………………. Page 9-10 Club Visitation Schedule 2016-17 …………………….. Page 11-12 Region & Zone Meetings – Region 10 ………………… Page 13 Region & Zone Meetings – Region 11 ………………… Page 14 Region & Zone Meetings – Region 43 ………………… Page 14-15 Important Dates …………………………………........... Page 15-17 District A-3 Committee Chairs ………………………… Page 18-24 Youth – Opportunities & Youth Coordinators ………… Page 24 Global Membership Team ……………………………… Page 25 Global Leadership Team ……………………………….. Page 25 MDA Council of Governors …………………………… Page 26-28 District A-3 Lions Honorary Committee ………………. Page 29-31 Past District Governors of District A-3 ………………… Page 31-33 Past District Governors Transferred Into District A-3 …. Page 33 Past MDA Council Chairs From District A-3 ………….. Page 34 Past International Directors From District A-3 ………… Page 34 Lions Clubs of District A-3 …………………………….. Page 34-74 Lioness Clubs of District A-3 ………………………….. Page 74-77 Leo Clubs of District A-3 ……………………………… Page 77 LCIF $ Donations ……………………………………… Page 77 Payments to A-3 Committees ………………………….. Page 78 Lions Invocations ……………………………………… Page 78 Lions Toast …………………………………………….. Page 78 Useful Information …………………………………….. Page 79-81 2016-17 Club Excellence Award ……………………… Page 82 MDA Club Bulletin Contest …………………………… Page 83 Lions Code of Ethics …………………………………… Page 84 Lions Club Purposes …………………………………… Page 84-85 CHANCELLOR BOB CORLEW INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT Chancellor Bob Corlew, from Milton, Tennessee, USA, was elected to serve as president of Lions Clubs International at the association’s 99th International Convention held in Fukuoka, Japan, June 24 through 28, 2016. President Corlew is retired as chancellor for the State of Tennessee and a professor of law. A member of the Murfreesboro Noon Lions Club since 1978, he has held many offices within the association, including charter club president, zone chairperson, district governor, cabinet secretary and council chairperson. He has been instrumental in the chartering of a number of new clubs. Most recently, he worked to charter a new club comprised of lawyers and judges, which gained more than 75 members during its first year. In recognition of his service to the association, he has received numerous awards, including the Leadership Award, the Builder Key Award, three International President's Awards and the Ambassador of Good Will Award, the highest honor the association bestows upon its members. He is also a Vanguard of the Melvin Jones Memorial, a Progressive Lindsey-Jennings Fellow and a Progressive Melvin Jones Fellow. In addition to his Lions activities, President Corlew has been active in the Boy Scouts of America, the Jaycees and the American Red Cross. He has also served as a councilman in Milton and was a Major in the U.S. Army Reserve. President Corlew and his wife, Dianne, also a Lion and a Progressive Melvin Jones Fellow, have five children and five grandchildren. 2 JOHN WHYTE DISTRICT GOVERNOR WELLINGTON DISTRICT LIONS CLUB Lion John is of Austrian origin. His family left Austria in 1938 and relocated to Bombay, India where he was born. The family moved to England when he was two years old. He was educated in England but admits that academia was not his strong point. He made up for it by excelling at sports, particularly team sports. Lion John moved to Canada in 1985 and became a Canadian citizen in 1987. Prior to taking semi-retirement he spent 46 years in sales, marketing and business management in Canada, the USA, Europe and North Africa. He now works part- time in the tasting room/boutique at Sandbanks Estate Winery in Prince Edward County. His involvement in community service began in 1973 when he joined the Round Table of Britain and Ireland where he was a member for many years. He joined Scarborough Cedarbrae Golden Mile Lions Club in 2006, where he served as Leo Advisor, Peace Poster Chair, Youth Chair, Vice President and three terms as Club President. He also served as District A-711 Peace Poster Chair. Lion John transferred to the Wellington District Lions Club in 2013. He has served District A- 3 as Peace Poster Chair, Zone Chair and 1st Vice District Governor. Lion John is the recipient of two Club President’s Appreciation Certificates, a Lion of the Year Award, an International President’s Extension Certificate and an International President’s Letter of Commendation. He is a Certified Guiding Lion. He is also a graduate of the Advanced Lions Leadership Institute and a graduate of the Lions University Bachelors Program and will be graduating from the Master’s Program this year at the USA/Canada Lions Leadership Forum in Omaha, Nebraska. Lion John and his partner Lion Kathy Marchen live in the beautiful village of Wellington in Prince Edward County and have a blended family of 7 children, 8 3 grandchildren, 3 cats and 2 dogs. BILL ZWIER FIRST VICE DISTRICT GOVERNOR SHARBOT LAKE & DISTRICT LIONS CLUB Bill hails from the Niagara Peninsula and moved to Central Frontenac Township, with Linda, over 40 years ago. Bill and Linda live in the country, with 2 small dogs – A Shih Tzu and a Yorkshire Terror – as well as with an abundance of wild life that appear out of the woods at any time. Lion Bill joined the Sharbot Lake & District Lions Club in 1992. He has been Club Treasurer and, twice, Club President. He has worked on every committee – hammered nails, flipped burgers, washed dishes, planted trees, etc. – like every other Lion out there. He has attended many forums and conventions. Lion Bill served as Zone 11W Chair in 2013/14 and Region 11 Chair in 2014/2015. He attended the Advanced Lions Leadership Institute in Calgary in 2015. Lion Bill is a Certified Guiding Lion, as well as a Club Quality Initiative Facilitator. He has received the Lion of the Year Award, the Distinguished Service Award, the Helen Keller Fellowship and is a Melvin Jones Fellow. Lion Bill has completed nearly all of the courses offered on the LCI website. Lion Bill believes the key to successful and harmonious clubs is communication. Lion Bill believes in the code of ethics –“I shall be careful with my criticism and liberal with my praise, so that I will build up, and not destroy”. 4 FRANK HEWITT SECOND VICE DISTRICT GOVERNOR EAST PETERBOROUGH LIONS CLUB Lion Frank Hewitt was born in Sault Ste. Marie Ontario, and he has 5 brothers and two sisters. His parents moved all over Ontario, from Northern towns like Geralton to the big city of Toronto before settling in Sutton, Ontario. Lion Frank attended Sutton District High School before taking a position at the Coca Cola plant in Uxbridge. While working there he served 4 years as president of the UFCW Union. After working there for 10 years, he decided he needed a change in his life. He left Coca Cola to work for the City of Toronto for 2 years before moving on to working with his brothers who formed their own cable installation company in Gravenhurst. Lion Frank formed, co-owned and operated Hewitt Brothers, a disc jockey and security business, with his brother Randy. He also primarily worked in the security and performing arts industry for over 23 years. His first introduction to Lionism was with the Gravenhurst Lions, where he served many positions including President. He was a Peterborough Lion for 5 years before joining the East Peterborough Lions Club, and since joining Lions has brought a total of 6 people into this wonderful organization. He has won the Lion of the Year award twice, the Bulletin Award three times, and is the proud recipient of a Melvin Jones Fellowship. Lion Frank served as Zone Chair for 2 years, covering two zones during his second term, and for the last year has served as Region Chair for Zone 10. Lion Frank is also the proud recipient of the International Appreciation Award. Lion Frank and his wife Lion Theresa currently live in Peterborough where they are always happy to share their home with 7 children, 5 grandchildren and anyone else who may drop by. 5 DISTRICT GOVERNOR’S CABINET DISTRICT GOVERNOR FIRST VICE SECOND VICE JOHN WHYTE DISTRICT GOVERNOR DISTRICT GOVERNOR BILL ZWIER FRANK HEWITT CABINET TREASURER IMMEDIATE PAST CABINET SECRETARY ALBERT MUNNEKE DISTRICT GOVERNOR KAREN CHRISTOPHER JANET MARISSEN 6 REGION CHAIR Linda Zwier REGION 10 ZONE CHAIRS Zone 10 North Chair Zone 10 Centre Chair Zone 10 South Chair Jim Empringham Sylvia Anderson Barry Chisholm CLUBS APSLEY BANCROFT BEWDLEY BOWMANVILLE CHEMUNG COBOURG COUBOURG COURTICE EAST PETERBOROUGH LAKESHORE KENDAL LAKEFIELD LAKEFIELD LIONESS LIONS MILLBROOK NEWCASTLE PETERBOROUGH PORT HOPE TRENT CAMPUS WARSAW 7 REGION 11 ZONE CHAIRS Zone 11 East Chair Zone 11 West Chair Fred Brown Steve Williams CLUBS AMHERSTVIEW BATH DENBIGH-GRIFFITH KINGSTON KINGSTON LAND O’ LAKES LAKESHORE NAPANEE NEWBURGH ODESSA PITTSBURGH QUEEN’S CAMPUS SHARBOT LAKE STORRINGTON SYDENHAM TAMWORTH VERONA REGION 43 ZONE CHAIRS Zone 43 East Chair Zone 43 West Chair