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DISTRICT INSIDE: 9NC A Great Plains Leader Institute challenge...... 2 Iowa Lions Eye Bank “By the Numbers”...... 3 Prison puppy program - a history & update....4 The DISTRICT DISTRICT 9MC 9EC He’s continuing heritage of Lions service...... 6 Iowa Hickory Golf outing - “You have to do it!”...... 7 “Trees of Life” in memory of loved ones...... 14 Central Iowa Golf Tournament is June 20...... 17 LI ON Volunteer help at Beep Ball World Series...... 22 DISTRICT 9SW DISTRICT 9SE Iowa Lions Dine with Past President Joe...... 24 PLUS LOTS OF DISTRICT NEWS...... 8-21 LAST CALL to the 2016 Iowa Lions State Convention... Gear up for the CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION! By PCC Ardie Klemish, evening’s banquet, hear International Director Robert MD9 Convention Planning Committee Littlefield inspire you. Join us June 2 to 4 at the Cedar Rapids Marriott Hotel at 1200 East Collins Road for your 2016 Iowa Lions SEMINARS: Saturday’s seminars include ID Littlefield State Convention where we will launch you into a year on “Lions and Public Relations,” Brandon Johnson on of Centennial Celebration. See a moving presentation “Recruiting the Younger Generation into Lionism,” the of “The Miracle Worker,” the Helen Keller play, at Friday always popular Carroll Jackson with Leader Dog Hunter night’s event. On Saturday, learn about the Helen Keller on “The Latest Wigs and Wags from Leader Dog” and and Melvin Jones speech contest, and special centennial “Celebrating the Centennial in YOUR Lions Club” by PID events throughout the state in the coming year in Iowa. Gary Fry. In addition, the GMT and GLT district coordinators See the new Iowa Lions parade shirts, and make plans to will have a meeting on Saturday. Club Excellence Program ride the bus with Iowans to attend the 100 year Centennial Facilitator training will be held Friday afternoon. International Convention in Chicago in June 2017. NEW FREE TOURS: You will have an opportunity on Friday afternoon to tour the Cochlear Implant Clinic and MOTIVATIONAL MEAL SPEAKERS: On Friday at Iowa Lions Donor Memorial and Healing Garden, both noon, Brandon Johnson from Tennessee will motivate located at the University of Iowa Health Center in Iowa you on bringing younger Lions into your club. At City. See your Iowa Lions Foundation donations at work Saturday’s brunch, hear about the cutting edge technology in person! Meet at 2 p.m. in the hotel lobby. that restores sight from Ben Aldrich, the senior research scientist at the Iowa Lions Eye Bank. At Saturday -– CONTINUED TO PAGE 3 –

BRANDON JOHNSON BEN ALDRICH ID ROBERT LITTLEFIELD CARROLL JACKSON & HUNTER Friday Noon Speaker Sat. Brunch Speaker Convention Main Speaker Leader Dog Seminar Presenter Great skills to launch Y-O-U into leadership for the next millennium at 2016 Great Plains Lions Leadership Institute

By PCC Ardie Klemish, GPLLI Curriculum Coordinator Each district is “first come, first serve” for the scholarship, so Calling all future leaders to the 14th annual Great Plains ACT NOW to get registered before the scholarships in your Lions Leadership Institute from noon on Friday, July 22 to noon district have been “claimed.” You can car pool with other Iowa on Sunday, July 24 at Mount Marty College in Yankton, South Lions who are attending. The registration form is available on Dakota: a clean, quiet Catholic college with great food and the Iowa Lions website: www.iowalions.org under the “forms” small town atmosphere. Join us for food, fun fellowship, dorm section. Mail your registration by May 21 to insure it arrives room living, enthusiastic instructors, and lifetime networking before the price increase! opportunities with fellow community leaders. All meals and I challenge you, Iowa Lions, to have the largest state classes are in one building, right across the lawn from the contingency at the 2016 GPLLI. Let’s top all the other states dormitory. This regional leadership institute helps you qualify with our attendance! for your Lions University Masters Degree (in lieu of a second year of attending a USA/Canada Forum). This excellent Watch for the GPLLI display at the Iowa Lions state leadership opportunity is sponsored by Multiple Districts 5 convention in Cedar Rapids. For more information or (Saskatchewan, North Dakota and South Dakota), 9 (Iowa), 17 registration forms or questions, contact PID Dave Stoufer, (Kansas), 26 (Missouri) and 38 (Nebraska). Any Lion, Lioness, 2016 GPLLI President, at [email protected] or PCC Ardie or Leo age 18 or older and who has not yet served as District Klemish at [email protected] (GPLLI Curriculum Governor as of the date of the institute is eligible to attend. Coordinator 2009-2016). Dynamic presenters from across the Great Plains will provide emerging leaders with modules on Building Effective Teams, Communication/Public Speaking, Conflict Management, Delegation, Diversity, Effective Meetings, Goal THE IOWA LION Setting/Action Plan/Personal Mission Statement, Motivation, VOLUME 51 - NO. 9 Project Management, and Time Management. Iowa is MAY 2016 proud to have PDGs DeEtta Rasmussen and Mike Nissly Published by Lions of Iowa serving as presenters on the 2016 faculty. Not only will these (U.S. Postal Service ISSN Number 0162-3834) classes fill your toolbox of skills, but your classmates will Official publication of the Lions Clubs of Iowa, 2300 South become your leadership friends and co-pilots in Lionism and Duff, Ames, Iowa 50010. Published monthly except bi-monthly July-August and December-January issues. Subscription fee $5.66 in Life: you’ll bump into them at Iowa Lions state events, per year to members; $6.66 per year to non-members. Periodicals USA/Canada Forums, and other International Lions events postage paid at Iowa Falls, Iowa 50126. as you expand your horizons. You will establish a network Desiree Dixon, Editor of leadership resources for you to tap into for ideas for the rest of your life. Our visiting International Director for 1205 W. 2nd Avenue #10B the 2016 Iowa Lions Convention, Robert Littlefield, is a Indianola,E-mail: [email protected] Iowa 50125 Phone: (515) 442-9199 GPLLI graduate, as is Iowa’s own PID Judy Hankom. Just UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE, DURING THE ask either of them how beneficial the GPLLI event was in EDITOR TRANSITION PERIOD COPY their leadership development plan! Nearly every Iowa District SHOULD CONTINUE TO BE DIRECTED TO: Governor since 2004 is a GPLLI graduate. Roger Allen, Editor Emeritus

Get that “spark plug” exhilaration to spurt your leadership skills to a higher level. This life-changing institute Box 473 E-mail: [email protected] develops leaders, not just for Lionism but for personal and Montezuma, Iowa 50171 Copy shouldPhone: be 641-623-5181 to the editor by the tenth of the month to professional life skills. This is a dynamic summer camp for be considered for publication in the issue of one month later. adults, not kids. Hone your leadership skills while having a MATERIAL INTENDED FOR DISTRICT NEWS PAGES needs to be in the hands of District Governors or District News Editors fun summer weekend on a college campus. We guarantee that prior to that time, according to their deadlines. you’ll come home “revved up” with enthusiastic ideas for Advertising that is relevant to Iowa Lions Clubs is accepted. Contact the Editor for rates information. serving your community! All changes of address and other correspondence concerning SUBSCRIPTIONS should be directed to: Lions of Iowa State Office, Registration is $160 per attendee if received on or before 2300 South Duff, Ames, Iowa 50010. Telephone: 515-232-2215; Fax: May 31, 2016. Cost increases to $180 per person beginning 515-232-5590; E-mail: [email protected]. POSTMASTER: Send address June 1, 2016. Registration covers double occupancy room, changes to THE IOWA LION, seven meals, and all course materials. Single occupancy rooms 2300 South Duff, Ames, Iowa 50010 require an additional $40 per person. Every district in Iowa has (Tel. 515-232-2215) scholarships to help interested students with the tuition costs. May 2016...THE IOWA LION...Page 2 Online registration a new option for 2016 Lions State Convention; May 19 is deadline for registrations and hotel room reservations -– CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 – ONLINE REGISTRATION NOW AVAILABLE Go to www.iowalions.org; on the home page, click on The International Banquet Saturday at 6:00 AWARDS: “Register Now,” click Preview Registration, click Secure p.m. will feature many special awards: the G.E. “Bud” Paysite, enter your credit card information, click “submit,” Klise Leadership Award, the Ralph A. Whitten Service print confirmation page. AND you can click on the hotel Award, the Dave Stoufer-sponsored Spark Plug Award, link on the Iowa Lions website to register ONLINE for and International President’s Awards will climax the Cedar Rapids Marriott hotel as well! evening. Wear formal attire to this special evening. HOTEL ROOM RESERVATIONS: Call the Cedar ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING will be Saturday, Rapids Marriott now at 319-393-6600 or 800-396-2153: where delegates will vote on proposed constitutional ask for LIONS room block rate of $99.00 + tax for standard changes. Delegate certification will be in the lobby outside room or $104.00 + tax for King Suite. Room reservations the Oak Room prior to the business meeting. (Delegates must be made by May 19 directly with the hotel. are certified by your individual district cabinet secretary.) Reports from several state entities will be given at the We guarantee you’ll have fun with new and old Lions business meeting, as well as the recognition of Warren friends. The hospitality room will be open with refreshments Coleman Award recipients, Melvin Jones Fellows, Key and visiting both Friday and Saturday nights. Let’s finish Member Award recipients, Extension Award recipients, this Lions’ year with dignity and harmony and celebrate and Guiding Lions. serving humanity in Cedar Rapids. See you there!

VENDORS will be in the Rosewood Room from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday and 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday with a variety of products for you and your family to peruse. Interested vendors should contact Jeanine Luetters at [email protected].

NEEDLEWORK FOR A CAUSE effort will craft blankets for critically ill children in Ronald McDonald Houses in Iowa. Contact PDG Nancy Slack at 641-947- 5043 with questions about this great program, and join the group with skilled fingers.

FIRST TIMERS: be sure to register for one FREE AN INTERIOR VIEW of the Cedar Rapids Marriott Hotel, night stay at the January 2017 Iowa Lions Mid-Winter headquarters for the 2016 Iowa Lions State Convention. Leadership Conference at Des Moines Airport Holiday (Editor file photo.) Inn. First-timers, be sure to attend a special seminar just for you at 8 a.m. on Saturday in the Oak Room. Iowa Lions Eye Bank “By the Numbers” in recently published 2015 annual report REGISTRATION: A $15 registration fee is required to The recently published 2015 Annual Report from the attend the seminars and/or the official business session if no Iowa Lions Eye Bank includes a “By the Numbers” sum- meal ticket is purchased. Admission to meal functions and mary of some of its impact in 2015 - the eye bank’s 60th meal keynote speakers is available for a package price of year. Some of those numbers: $85 per adult, OR you can purchase INDIVIDUAL MEAL 1,220 eye donors tickets. (No registration fee is required if you purchase 1,123 corneas used to restore and enhance sight 138 surgeons provided with pre-cut tissue a meal or meals.) A meal ticket must be purchased to 315 letters exchanged between recipients and donor hear the meal speakers/meal programs. Admittance is by families name badge only. Convention registrations MUST BE 8 corneal research papers published RECEIVED BY May 19. Mail to PDG Sheri Holliday The report expresses appreciation to its volunteers - no- at 506 S. 3rd St., Winterset, IA 50273. Registration tably including the Lions of Iowa - that help in a variety of form is on page 23. ways, from transporting tissue to promoting eye donation. May 2016...THE IOWA LION...Page 3 Iowa Lions Foundation It’s Puppy Love! By Lion Leon Muhlbauer with Lion Terry Hoefle, the Lions clubs within 20 miles of the prison telling of the District 9NW Iowa Lions Foundation Trustees new program. He visited many clubs, bringing with him a In 1939 Leader Dog trained highly qualified guide puppy, then to all Iowa Lions clubs. Results: Puppy Love! dogs for adults legally blind. These adults needed to be The program is now known around the world! mobile, in reasonably good health in order to provide care for a dog. This enabled these adults to have lifelong skills The funds started to flow in; Lions clubs, civic and be independent. organizations, church groups, corporations and individuals all climbed on board. The funds continue to flow in and All of these dogs began as puppies cared for and now fully fund the Puppy Program for the past 12 years. trained by individuals to be transferred to Leader Dog in In March of 2004 the Iowa Lions Foundation made the Rochester, Michigan. One of the downfalls to this system puppy program one of its entities and support it each year was the percentage of puppies graduating to leader dogs with money to pay for dog food. was only about 64 percent. PCC Carol Ann Kirkbride and her husband, PDG Randy In 2002 PDG Ray Halterman came up with the idea Kirkbride, have been instrumental in overseeing this new of raising puppies by inmates at the North Central program. They started with 10 puppies in Rockwell City. Correctional Facility in Rockwell City, Iowa where he In 2006 they expanded to 20 puppies; 2007, 32 puppies; was employed at the time. He approached Warden Jim 2008, 26 puppies. North Central Correctional Facility from McKinney about the possibilities of starting this program. 2003 through 2013 has graduated 186 puppies.

Upon getting approval Lion Ray contacted Leader Dog. In 2009 the Newton Correctional Facility was introduced In April of 2002 Leader Dog came to visit and tour the to the puppy program. They started with four puppies and Rockwell City North Central Correctional Facility. They grew to 12 puppies in 2013. To date they graduated 60 brought Carol Ann Kirkbride along to help with the puppies. evaluation and proposal. Liking what they saw and after some discussion they made an agreement to give it a try. In 2010 the Puppy Program was started in the Fort Bev from Leader Dog invited Lion Ray to her van and Dodge Correctional Facility. They started with 26 puppies presented him with their first puppy. In July word was and three years later they grew to 86 puppies. Ft. Dodge received that nine more puppies were donated to Leader has graduated 292 puppies in five years. In 2016 the Ft. Dog. Lion Ray wanted all nine of them but Leader Dog Dodge facility has 50 puppies as Leader Dog has limited only allowed six of the dogs to go to Rockwell City. The them to 60 dogs per year. Because of the success at the Puppy Program was up and running! Now how was Lion Ft. Dodge facility all the dogs are now located there. The Ray to pay for this? graduation rate has gone from 64 percent to an amazing 94 percent – thanks to Lion Ray Halterman’s vision. Lion Ray sat at his desk in his office and thought about Lions and the motto WE SERVE. He wrote letters to all The puppies are trained by prisoners at Ft. Dodge.

Demonstrating that they had learned the “stay” command are these future Leader Dog puppies, pictured during “Puppy Day” in 2014. May 2016...THE IOWA LION...Page 4 They are taught all the basic commands such as stand, those that were already supporting the program. The first sit, lie down, kennel and come. They are then transferred year approximately 100 people came. In 2015 the event to Rochester for further training and matched up to an was expanded to two days and approximately 400 showed awaiting adult to care for each other. up. The inmates serve a meal for all and put on a show with their dogs. Last year’s theme was Wizard of Dogs. Although the prisoners train the puppies as it turns out Warden Jim McKinney performed as the wizard along with the puppies do their own training as the prisoners learn Carol Ann as the good witch. Fun was had by all. All of the that as in real life they need to care for people out in the dogs from little bitty ones to the bigger dogs are there real world and treat them as they did their puppy, feeding, to pet and love. This year the dates are set tentatively taking out when needed and loving them. As a result only for Aug. 27 and Aug. 28. Reservations are required and 3 percent of inmates that care for the puppies ever return the first 250 each day are granted admittance. Kids are to the prison once their sentence has been served. It is very much welcome. Long pants are required for adults; really hard for inmates to say goodbye to their puppies nothing is allowed to be taken in except a camera. Plan to upon graduation, it is like sending their own child off on attend! their own. Seeing this program in person really makes every Lion In 2003 the Kirkbrides started Puppy Days in Rockwell roar with pride and emphasizes the motto “WE SERVE.” City. The idea was to promote the program and thank

LAST CHANCE for your club to donate to Leader Dogs for the Blind Kennel Project By MD9 Region Chairs PCC Ardie & DGE Ken Klemish Your hometown Iowa Lions Club and/or individual Lions have one last chance to help with the Leader Dogs for the Blind 75th anniversary kennel renovation campaign to modernize the kennels in Rochester, MI.

In July 2014, the North American Lions were challenged to raise $3 million of the $14 million project, $11 million in donations came from outside of the Lions organization. We only have $250,000 left to raise! THE DEADLINE TO DONATE IS JUNE 30, 2016. ACT NOW TO MAKE THIS MODERNIZED KENNEL A REALITY!

Remember that your donations for the kennel renovation are IN ADDITION to your REGULAR ANNUAL DONA-TIONS to Leader Dogs for the Packwood Lions presented Janine Lynn of Brighton with Blind. We still have the daily cost of maintaining the campership funds for Camp Hertko Hollow camp for youth with facility. Your checks for the kennel renovation should diabetes. Pictured with Janine are Janine’s mother Wendy Lynn be made payable to Leader Dogs for the Blind KENNEL and Dave Dickey, Packwood Lions Club President. PROJECT, so that they aren’t mixed up with your regular annual donations. BE SURE TO SEND THE KENNEL RENOVATION FORM WITH YOUR CHECK. If you need the kennel donation form, contact us.

This is a once-in-40-year event. This is Iowa’s chance to show our support to be “knights of the blind” as Helen Keller challenged us. You will be fulfilling Helen Keller’s heartfelt challenge to the Lions!s Let’ show our commitment to training actual working Leader Dogs!

THANKS in advance for your dedication as Knights of the Blind. If have any questions or need a donation form, contact us at [email protected] or 641-740-0148. You can mail your checks to us at PO Box 356 Adair Packwood Lions hosted a Super Bowl Sunday fundraiser for IA 50002, made payable to Leader Dogs for the Blind Camp Hertko Hollow, a camp for diabetic youth. This annual KENNEL PROJECT. event precedes the merging of the Batavia and Packwood clubs, and has been historically chaired by Dean Adam of Batavia. May 2016...THE IOWA LION...Page 5 Roger Curtis of Badger continues tradition of Lions Club service EDITOR’S NOTE: This article quotes extensively from Dodge Salvation Army, and state programs as well as a feature in the April 2016 edition of “The Fort Dodge Lions International programs. “We participated with the Today Magazine” by reporter and photographer Robert Fort Dodge Correctional Facility Leader Dog (Puppy) Wolf. Reprinted with permission. program,” he said. “That’s a real neat partnership program in the community.” Following in the footsteps of his wife’s grandfather, Roger Curtis The main focus, however, is on leads his local Lions Club in sight and hearing, Curtis said. The Badger, Iowa. Badger club is one of the many Iowa Lions clubs that cooperate with the He became a member of the University of Iowa in early detection Badger Lions Club shortly after and treatment of vision and hearing moving there about 17 years ago, impairment of children between the and within a year became an officer. ages of six months and four years. “I’ve been secretary, treasurer, vice Despite having only 10 president, and president, mostly members the club is very active. president, on an off,” he said. “I’m happy to say that in the last Another individual in the two years we have received some community invited him to come to a younger members and that’s meeting. “At first I wasn’t sure if I important to keep our club going had time,” he said. for many years into the future,” he said. His connection to his wife’s grandfather, Arnold Olson, is Keeping the small club going quite visible on some days. “My is difficult. It takes persistence, tie that I’m wearing is my wife’s inviting people, and getting the grandfather’s,’’ Curtis said club name out there with activities, during a recent interview. ‘‘He letting people know about the club was involved in Lions for many and what it does, Curtis said. years.” The club meets on the fourth Curtis has also saved Olson’s Monday at the Badger Community original Lions Club vest from the Center. “It is a good way to give Spencer Club along with the Lions back to the community and make a big difference,’’ he said. ‘‘It Club pins he collected. LION ROGER CURTIS creates a healthier community. Some members are really into collecting the pins. Clubs Also helping others provides kind of a spiritual have their own pins and district governors and leaders boost knowing that you did something good and it is also give out pins for dedication to the organization. emotionally uplifting.’’ Curtis said he is not that involved in collecting the pins himself. Curtis also serves on the Badger City Council and through the council he serves as a liaison to the Badger Fire “I’m thrilled to be a part of the Lions Club,’’ he and Rescue Board. “They have got a great department,’’ said. ‘‘It is a very good organization. It is the largest he said of the volunteer firefighters. ‘‘It’s very positive. (service) organization in the world. “Their motto is They do a lot of training.” ‘We Serve’ which is what we do as well.” This is his first term as councilman. Serving on “In Badger we provide a couple of service programs,’’ the council was another way he could have a positive Curtis said. ‘‘We always do an Easter candy hunt and influence and make good decisions for the community then a Halloween party.” The club also does a couple Curtis said. Keeping the town going depends a lot on of pancake feeds a year to help pay for their projects. good employees, he noted. Locally those projects include: medical needs for Badger “There is such a wealth of information to know and so residents, the Badger Veterans Memorial, Badger park many codes, laws, rules and regulations,” he said. “That is and playground, support for the Badger Fire Department, probably the hardest part keeping up on all the rules. The Badger Library, Badger Lutheran Church, Fort Dodge code book is huge.” Human Services, Fort Dodge Lord’s Cupboard, Fort CONTINUED TO NEXT PAGE-- May 2016...THE IOWA LION...Page 6 Curtis has also been assistant scoutmaster for and James is a high school junior. Brenda is a substitute Humboldt Troop 108 of the Boy Scouts for about six teacher. In his free time he does extra volunteering at years. It has been a good experience, he said. “I assist work, volunteers at concerts, and works around the house with the Citizenship in the Community Merit Badge, and and yard. I enjoy that because I can teach the youth to also be a volunteer in the community,’’ he said. His philosophy is to treat others the way he would HICKORY GOLF ASSOCIATION want to be treated and work hard and be honest. OUTING SUNDAY, AUGUST 7 “I like the TEAM approach: Together Everyone ‘Wooden-stick’ golf clubs, ‘small’ strange golf balls and Achieves More,” Curtis said. ‘sand’ tee boxes played by golfers attired in knickers, floppy- hats, high-stockings from the 1920s era --- You Have To Do e“We ar open to new ideas,’’ he added. ‘‘We It! Plans are for anyone interested in participating in an welcome new members. We are always looking for official “Hickory Golf Association” tournament to complete new members, young and old, male and female.” the registration form included to play in a ‘Four-Person Best Ball’ and/or become an event sponsor. The date is Sunday, Curtis, 48, grew up in Davenport. He went to junior August 7, 10 a.m. ‘shotgun-start’ at the La Porte City Golf college there then graduated from the University of Course, La Porte City, Iowa. Actual ‘hickory golf clubs’ Northern Iowa with a degree in business administration will be provided as part of the registration fee, along with and management. Curtis was in West Des Moines, a lunch, prizes, displays from ‘times-gone-by’ and much working at the Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church more. Appropriate ‘period apparel’ can be purchased by when a similar position opened up with Iowa District referring to the iowalions.org website (but not required). West of the Lutheran Church. He applied and was hired and has now been here for more than 17 years. He is the 9NE LIONS “HICKORY GOLF ASSOCIATION – OUTING” business manager. “I’m responsible for all the finance [To Support the Lions Programs of Serving Others administration of Iowa District West.” and the Iowa Lions Foundation] He and his wife Brenda have three children: Michelle *Four-Person Best Ball* --- is a college student; Jennifer is a high school senior and Sunday, August 7, 2016 – 10:00 a.m. international director of the Junior Civitan International; La Porte City Golf Course, La Porte City, Iowa ---REGISTRATION FORM--- (DUE by July 29 with Fees) Team Captain: ______E-mail: ______Address: ______#2 -______#3 -______#4 -______Fees (Check-One): Socks collected by and donated by Midwest Swap pin traders. $400.00 = Four-Person Team (includes: 18-holes, two-carts, Pin Traders’ “Operation Socks” serves homeless lunch, “Hickory Clubs,” prizes) - ______By Lion Ruth Braet $340.00 – Four-Person Team (includes: 18-holes, lunch, “Hickory Clubs,” prizes, with NO carts) - ______When Lions go to pin trading swaps, they enjoy the *Sponsorship Opportunities: $500 = Event Sponsorship fun and fellowship of other Lions who share the hobby of (includes Four-Person Team Fees and Hole Sponsor); collecting and trading Lions pins. However, Pin Traders $100 = Hole Sponsor Only; $75 = Tee Sponsor Only; are Lions FIRST and pin traders next. They live the motto $50 = “Hickory Clubs Set”-Rental (PROVIDE NAME OF SPONSOR AND PAYMENT) *Prize(s) Sponsor = Prize(s) “We Serve.” description: ______The most recent swap was the Midwest Swap which was held at the Hotel Davenport in Davenport, Iowa. [Deliver / send / mail item(s) to: Lion Stephen Becker, Between 50 and 60 pin traders from the United States and 1618 Lark Lane, Waterloo, IA. 50701 by July 13] Canada gathered in early April for this swap. These pin TOTAL AMOUNT Enclosed (includes Golf Team Fees & Sponsorships) = $ ______traders participated in “Operation Socks.” They collected 543 pairs of socks (see photo) to take to a local shelter in Make Check Payable to: 9NE LIONS HGA Davenport. People of all ages at the shelter will have an Mail to: Lion Stephen G Becker, 1618 Lark Lane, Waterloo, Iowa 50701 opportunity for clean, dry socks. Way to go Pin Traders! May 2016...THE IOWA LION...Page 7 not able to attend – Kenny Ewoldt will get his award DISTRICT 9EC at a club meeting. Centennial banner patches were handed out to clubs that had earned them through Donna Wood doing centennial service projects. Club excellence District Governor awards were also handed out. IPDG Terry Durham P.O. Box 9 also handed out his team awards. 401 East 1st Street Mechanicsville, Iowa 52306 Ph. 563-249-9962 We honored 17 Lions at the memorial service from [email protected] 12 clubs. At the business meeting that afternoon we got our Greetings from the Governor elections done. Elected were Robert Rhinehart, Eldridge, 2016-2017 District Governor; James She has made it through the convention, and she is Bixler, Muscatine, 2016-2017 First Vice District very glad everything worked out. The countdown Governor; PDG Kathy Rhinehart, Eldridge, 2016- is on for the end of the Lions year. Still have a lot 2018 Iowa Lions Foundation Trustee. The district of work to do before June. We are still working on will be in good hands next year. getting a club started. The membership is needing a major boost and the district is close to losing another club. Let’s all work together for the last two months WELCOME NEW MEMBERS and see if we can bring the membership up closer New Members Club Sponsor to what my goal for the year is. As of this writing, Cindy L. Stanfield Blue Grass Chester Stan Stanfield membership is sitting at 1,389 which is a –49 for the Jeanne A Dahm Cedar Rapids Noon Bonnie Fritz year. So with those figures I am sitting at needing 57 Robin L. Krogman DeWitt Mary Rueter new members to reach my goal of a positive 8 for the Timothy Van Desst Marion Noon Todd Steigerwaldt district. So JUST ASK ONE. IN MEMORY OF Donald Boedeker Lowden More on the convention now. We had a great turnout for the convention, almost 100 attendees.

The ID was fabulous. He and his wife were great to get to know. On Friday night, the entertainment was North Cedar Chamber Choir and Jazz Band. Both groups did a wonderful job. The hospitality room was abuzz with Lions from around the state.

Saturday was another fun filled day. The morning started out with a cabinet meeting or a couple of seminars. The seminars were on model trains and Helen Keller. After the cabinet meeting, ID Ed Farrington talked to us about what was going on at the international level. Then his partner in service, Elaine, gave us a seminar on team building. IPDG Terry Durham getting International President After lunch and the keynote by ID Ed, awards Certificate of Appreciation. were handed out. There were three International President’s Certificates of Appreciation; ones for Centennial history anecdotes

Zone Chair Ed Lanka from Clinton Lions Club What is a Host Club? and IPDG Terry Durham from Cedar Rapids Noon state. the in formed be to clubs Lions first The Lions Club were awarded at the convention. The

Center Point Lions Club award will be awarded at Which clubs are the state Host Clubs? their meeting. The Lion of the Year went to Dennis City. Iowa Davenport, Moines, Des Dykstra from Tipton. The Leader of the Year was May 2016...THE IOWA LION...Page 8 SERVICE IN THE DISTRICT Stanwood: Iowa KidSight screenings, 4 members attended zone meeting in Hale Alburnett: Trivia night fundraiser with about 100 in Tipton: Donated to Camp Courageous visually attendance, provided Easter groceries to families in impaired camp, adopted a Beep Ball, donated to community, collect eyeglasses County Outreach program, 5 members attended zone Andover: Easter egg hunt for 75 children with 1,500 meeting in Lowden, donated to Iowa Lions Youth eggs to find Exchange camp Andrew: Cornea transport, read to children Walcott: Memorial given to Iowa Lions Foundation, Bettendorf: Recycled 2 hearing aids, collected 225 fish fry fundraiser serving 700 people, hosted blood eyeglasses, cornea transport drive Blue Grass: Donated to the food pantry, helped box food for Haiti, hosted zone meeting Cedar Rapids Noon: Iowa KidSight screenings, collected eyeglasses, donations to school partnering program Center Point: Iowa KidSight screenings, Easter party Clinton: Easter egg hunt Coggon: Presented Warren Coleman Award to Tim Siddell, spring Coleman sale food stand Davenport Breakfast: Iowa KidSight screenings Davenport Host: Iowa KidSight screenings, Blue Grass Chester Stan Stanfield Cedar Rapids Noon Bonnie Fritz attended zone meeting in Blue Grass DeWitt: Cornea transports (3), donated $500 to DeWitt Mary Rueter Zone Chair Ed Lanka getting International President Marion Noon Todd Steigerwaldt SERVEHAITI, Travelogue (2) Certificate of Appreciation. Eldridge: Donation to North Scott High School prom committee, donated $250 to Camp Hertko Hollow for camper assistance, collected eyeglasses, cornea transports, food pantry donations, Easter egg hunt, gave away 2 bicycles Goose Lake: Iowa KidSight screening Lost Nation: Donated to YMCA, held blood drive Low Moor: Iowa KidSight screening, assisted with community Easter egg hunt Lowden: Hosted zone meeting, hosted a blood drive, donated $50 to LCIF, donated $50 to Lions Youth Exchange camp, donated $65 to HOBY, frozen food sale, Easter egg hunt Mechanicsville: Helped with the community food Denny Dykstra, Lion of the Year. pantry Miles: Donated to Iowa Lions Youth Exchange camp Monticello: Held pancake breakfast to fund scholarships to be handed out Muscatine: Iowa KidSight screening, helped with Easter egg hunt for physically and mentally challenged children, food pantry delivery Park View: Volunteered at after school club Preston: Donations to Camp Hertko Hollow ($100), Camp Courageous visually impaired camp ($100), local YMCA ($200), annual omelet breakfast, donation Lions Youth Exchange camp, donation to Sabula for Easter egg hunt, helped with Preston This is the Andover Lions with the Easter bunny at their Easter egg hunt egg hunt. May 2016...THE IOWA LION...Page 9 Welcome New Lions DISTRICT NEW MEMBER...... CLUB...... SPONSOR 9NE Andy Neuhaus...... BellePlaine...... Dr. Gene Noonan Blake Bishop...... CedarFalls...... Greg Nicoll District Governor Alex Demkiw...... CedarFalls...... Jim Newcomb 2259 Wedgewood Tom Blanford...... CedarFalls...... Fred Abraham Dubuque, Iowa 52002 Gary Hildebrandt...... Decorah...... Bruce Schuman Ph. 563-556-8464 Robert Kane...... Decorah...... [email protected] Marsha Braun...... Dubuque Evening...... Kathy Skemp Mike Kress...... Dubuque Evening.....Belinda Voelschow Elliot Salter...... Dyersville...... Steve Salter Joshua Woodland...... Dyersville...... Jessica Pape A Million Thanks To... Julius Fountain...... Fredricksburg...... Joseph Peraud ...District Convention co-chairs: Lynn Kloft and Adem Kleiss...... Fredricksburg...... Bill Meyer Norn Granback – Awesome Job! Dennis Montenier...... Hudson...... Gary Doughty ...The Dubuque Noon Lions Club for hosting the Mary Lou Breitbach... Independence...... Harold Freeman District Convention. Shirley Rozendaal...... Independence...... Jame Rozendaal ...9NE Lions who attended the convention. Kelli Corbin...... Independence...... Ron Giddings A great team effort was needed and we achieved Ben Becker...... Jesup...... Donald Weber the goal! Chris Even...... Jesup...... PaulGudenkauf Tony Lange...... Jesup...... Ronda Fratzke The year is quickly coming to an end; we have sixty Craig Parker...... Jesup...... Richard Schaefer days to recover our lost Lions. The last two months is Jacob Thoma...... Jesup...... Dan Thoma reserved for new member recruitment and current retention Matt Thoma...... Jesup...... RondaFratzke and education of all our Lions. Has your club prepared Wesley Thoma...... Jesup...... Dan Thoma for the membership blitz? This could be the extra boost Kristi Vandenberg...... Jesup...... Donald Weber your club needs to get a new member this year. Have Randall Kiler...... La Porte City...... Jonathan Barz you brought in a new member, has your club had a new Royce Rottinghaus..... La Port City...... Larry Wesctcott member this year, has your club had a new member in the Greg Kout...... Lawler...... Roger Dreckman last five years? The point here is to start someplace and Renee Throndson...... Lawler...... John Cuvel go do it! It would be great to start out next year inducting Stephan Mayne...... Manchester...... Dean Sherman Anthony Monagh...... Manchester...... John Tyrell new members every meeting, what a problem to have. Josheph Books...... McGregor Clan...... If you attended the convention you have learned a Jose Nazario...... McGregor Clan...... few things about young people – go get them into your Lynn Nazario...... McGregor Clan...... club. I would like to thank all of you who attended the Alice Rose...... McGregor Clan...... convention and hope you learned something new about Megan Swick...... Nashua...... Lions because that is why we have the convention to teach Annette Wood...... Nashua...... Carmon Conklin you about Lions and the newest things going on at LCI Dan Diercks...... Oelwein...... Janet Wissler (Lions Clubs International – (someone asked me what Olga Demiantchuk..... Postville...... LCI was). Aurthur Heitland...... Postvillle...... Blanca ASchroeder Has anyone in your club asked your local high Mike Rogalla...... Postville...... Linda Schierholz school to participate in the Helen Keller and Melvin Chad Wahl...... Postville...... Linda Schierholz Jones speeches? We will need a District winner to James Kimm...... Shellsburg...... Ed Shaeffer participate in the state competition. These are great dual Julie Kim...... Shellsburg...... Ed Shaeffer purpose activities: engaging youth to learn about Lions Gene Mealhow...... Shellsburg...... Ed Shaefffer Lynn Mealhow...... Shellsburg...... Ed Shaeffer and service to humanity. Daniel McCann...... Vinton...... Mike La Grange Stephen Skram...... Vinton...... Richard Kerdus Dates to Remember Marcia Bauer...... Waterloo...... Stephan Becker May 14 2016: District-wide Membership Blitz (All clubs Larry Elder...... Waterloo...... Jeffery Fitzpatrick participate) Kim Gates...... Waukon...... Gerald Schroedel Landon Calderwood... Waverly...... Craig Hancock June 2-4: State Convention Cedar Rapids (Did you register yet?) Erin Gleason...... Waverly...... Craig Hancock Teresa Meyer...... Waverly...... Merlin Benning July 25: Waterloo Bucks Lions at the Ballpark Day Clint Ambroson...... West Union...... George Woodard May 2016...THE IOWA LION...Page 10 In Remembrance Joe McCasland...... Calmar...... 44 years Roger Williams...... Cedar Valley Evening...... 9 years Dale Miller...... Decorah...... 50 years Patrick Keleher...... Elkader...... 40 years Elvin Johnson...... Garnavillo...... 51 years Jerry Rieck...... Garnavillo...... 14 years Dennis Bumgardner.....Hawkeye...... 12 years George Kelly...... Hawkeye...... 28 years Dennis Strayer...... Hudson...... 42 years Wayne Hartman...... Janesville...... 49 years William Bobzeien...... La Porte City...... 10 years Don McGrane...... Manchester...... 33 years James Schueth...... NewHampton...... 61 years Pam Claassen...... VanHorne...... 23 years Cedar Falls club training the trainers for new member Robert McElligott...... Waterloo...... 50 years orientation.

The Cedar Falls club having their new member orientation.

Dubuque Noon Lions Jim Trannel and Lynn Kloft handing out Lion information while collecting canned goods for the hunger centennial challenge. JULY 16: 9NE LIONS ACTIVITY DAY A very special day will occur on Saturday, July 16 when every Lions club in the 9NE District serving the counties of Allamakee, Benton, Black Hawk, Bremer, Buchanan, Chickasaw, Clayton, Delaware, Dubuque, Fayette, Howard and Winneshiek will be involved in their choice of a Lions related activity to help the public know more about the Lions programs. All 48 Lions clubs will attempt to do a service project, KidSight screening, appropriate fundraiser, FUN activity and much more. Look forward to checking out your local Lions Dubuque Noon Lions collecting food for battered women and Club Activity Day event and get involved. children’s shelters at the IBM center in Dubuque

Membership Club Activities This Month Total year Reported activities 376 Lion Hours 11,839 1416 1427 People Served 65,445 Participants 1,780 Added 3 95 Eyeglasses 7,048 Trees planted 500 Dropped 4 107 Funds Raised $58,435 Funds Donated $40,113 Close 1415 1415 Club Participation 37 +/-- -1 -12 (Where are the other 11 clubs? Let’s here from you too!)

May 2016...THE IOWA LION...Page 11 – And the Biggest Thank You of all goes to my wonderful DISTRICT wife Dianne, for the help with the theme, the decorations, yes 9SE and for all of the encouragement, the nagging, and the pushing to get this convention done on time. And for putting up with all Don Foor the craziness that comes with a project like this. District Governor 380 S. Nebraska St. Letts, Iowa 52754-9668 Ph. 319-726-3131 Email: [email protected]

Well convention’s over and all we’re left with is the housekeeping. I want to say thank you to all of the people who helped me make our District Convention a success... – To District Secretary Debbie Doty and her husband Lion John for designing and providing all of the printed handout material, and also her advice when I needed it. – To all of the people who helped me with the set up and Our District Convention was held here at the Letts Library and getting the building organized. Community Center. It is such a wonderful place to hold it – in my home town. – Next, to Lion Earl McGill and his wife Nancy, and to Lions Kelly and Regina Turner, David McGreggor and Lavelle Hibbs, for the delicious food that we enjoyed both Friday night and Saturday noon. Also a special thanks to Tyson for the pork loins that they so graciously donated to the cause. – To the people who donated their musical talents and instruments and for the entertainment Friday night, PDG Fred Stark, MY music partner Dwight Passmore, and Earl McGill. To Louisa/Muscatine School Superintendent Mike Van Sickle for help with the P.A. – Thank you to DGE Paul Hain and his lovely wife, Lion Sylvia for taking such good care of our special guest, Lions International Director Roderick (Rod) Wright, for picking him up at the Cedar Rapids Airport and delivering him back and forth to the convention from the Casino Hotel. Look who showed up at the 9SE District Convention! Pictured – A special thanks to City Clerk/Librarian Karen Koppe, for here are DGE Paul Hain’s wife and partner in service Sylvia all that she did to insure the success of the convention. Hain, and PDG and now 2nd Vice Governor Nancy Slack.

Pictured here DGE and Mrs. Paul Hain receiving a banner from our International Director Roderick (Rod) Wright from Center Point, New Brunswick, Canada. I was so lucky to have him as my visiting ID. The 9SE Convention was held April 14 & 15, 2016. May 2016...THE IOWA LION...Page 12 Paul is also. The rules say for the governor or his designate to visit each club at least once per calendar year. The Lions calendar year runs from July 1, 2015 to July 1, 2016.

Service with no strings attached

Albia: Donated food and paper items to food bank. Blakesburg: Held Easter egg hunt, also donated $500 to Iowa Lions Foundation. Corydon: Donated $100 to Engaging Our Youth. Held vision screening at Humeston. This is the old passing on to the new. Pictured here are, from the left, myself watching as Iowa Wesleyan University Campus Fort Madison: Two members attended NW and NC District Club President receives a banner from our guest International Conventions. Director Rod Wright. Grandview-Letts: Donated $100 to Grandview’s Easter egg hunt. Held Letts Easter egg hunt. Donated $500 to IWC student In Memoriam scholarship. Brighton: Sheryl Lewis Iowa City: Helped six people with glasses, Donated $1,000 to New Members LCIF. Gave $200 to Iowa Youth Camp, and $100 to District Care And Share. Screened 169 children and transported eye Club Member Sponsor tissue. Blakesburg: Jim Huer Karie Huer Burlington: Darren Grimshaw Happy Kau Keokuk: Delivered meals to the elderly each week. Nancy Vedder Lone Tree: Screened 51 children at Ainsworth Elementary. Iowa City: Lynn Williams PID Del Brown Ottumwa Noon: Jeanette Everding Mark Altfillisch Morning Sun: Collected glasses, and purchased and filled Sidney Maxwell Heather Simplot plastic Easter eggs for town hunt. James Lewis Heather Simplot Ottumwa Evening: Donated to Beep Baseball, and held Kristen Mitchel Heather Simplot Wishing Well activity. Kevin Pope Jr. Derek Gates Ottumwa Noon: Donated to First Resource, and donated to Penny Reed Sue Shannon Seton Catholic Elementary in memory of Lion Mike Ryan. Joanne Simplot Heather Simplot Oxford: Jonathon Christy Arnold Christy Packwood: Donated $250 to Lions Visual Aid Camp, and donated $100 to Lions International Youth Camp. Richland: Donated $250 to Lions Vision Impairment Camp, Well time is getting shorter, and I’ve so much to do yet. and donated $75 to Lions International Youth Exchange Camp. Convention’s over, and the new campus club is off and running, Held fundraiser supper to fund scholarships. and in fact we have some new members to install, and it’s time for their semester to end. Washington: Collected eyeglasses and delivered to recycle center. It’s time to hold elections for the new club officers. We need to do this frequently. I know most of you won’t elect new West Burlington: Gave $100 to Camp Courageous. secretaries and treasurers, but it’s time for you to think about Winfield: Hosted school superintendent who provided a getting different members to start working with the secretaries program about school athletics. and treasurers so that in the event of sickness or death, you have someone who knows how to fulfill these jobs. And yes, THANK YOU, AGAIN! secretaries and treasurers do get old and tired. My space is growing shorter, but I wish to thank all of the Lions and others who made my convention a success. I sincerely Presidents and board members should not hold their jobs again wish to thank my Convention Chairman and his wife, more than two years, so that other members can move up. Lion Earl and his wife Nancy for all of the hard work that they Clubs that change their leaders are usually the best run clubs. did, and also my club, The Grandview-Letts Lions Club; also Leadership is what Lionism is all about. Lions Regina and Kelly Turner from the New London Club, And all you clubs out there who haven’t had a District who smoked and barbecued the Pork. I also want to thank Governor or Vice Governor visit need to call me up or send me Lions Verl Lekwa and Lamoyne Buser from the Columbus Jct. an e-mail to schedule a visit. I’m running out of time and DGE Club, and of course my Cabinet. May 2016...THE IOWA LION...Page 13 CLUB ACTIVITIES DISTRICT Adair: 1 member attended Zone Meeting in Panora and 9SW presented a seminar on leadership growth opportunities beyond Dean Brant the local level. 1 member attended phone conference meeting District Governor for MD chair for Leader Dog Canine Dept. Donated to Leader 1205 West Adams St. Dog, LCIF, and ILF, Iowa Eye Bank, KidSight. Attended district Creston, Iowa 50801 conventions in 9NW, & 9NC and presented a seminar on Helen Ph. 641-202-2191 Keller. 1 member provided dinner music at nursing home. E-mail: [email protected] Atlantic: Approved 2 requests for eyeglasses. Voted to give $1,000 to Leader Dogs, voted to give $500 YMCA, voted to give SWITA Summer Fun Bus program $1,000. CALENDAR Audubon: Cooked pancakes and served meals to residents. May — Strength Membership Month Carlisle: Lions judged Cub Scouts Pine Wood Derby. Voted on Recycle for Sight Month new officers. Collected used glasses and lenses. (110 lens). May 14: Training for Lions at Creston, Iowa May 15: Deadline for filing Officers Reporting Clearfield: Held Easter egg hunt for the local children. Helped Form (PU101) pay the expenses for a young man in the community to attend June 1: Helen Keller Day a conference in Wisconsin. Gave $500 to the Clearfield Food Pantry, $500 to Leader Dog, $500 to the Kennel Fund to help June 1-2, 2016: MD9 State Convention Leader Dogs in the future. June 5: World Environment Day June 24:28, 2016: 99th International Convention Earlham: delivered Meals on Wheels. Fukuoka, Japan Exira: Attended zone meeting by Tim Randall. 8 members were July 22-24, 2016: Great Plains Lions Leadership trained in KidSight at the Lion center. Gave $250 to Leader Institute Dog, $1,000 to Audubon Sheriff department for the training of July 24-30, 2016: World Series of Beep Baseball Axie, drug dog. Held appreciation breakfast for Leo Club. 15 members present for meeting. Delivered meals on wheels for 2

“TREES OF LIFE” TransPLANTing Respect for the Environment and Enhancement of Sight Lions Clubs Past International President Tam’s goal during his term was to plant a million trees to help the environment. PID Del Brown collaborated with the Eye Bank and they developed the program called “TREES OF LIFE.” The Eye Bank offers all donor families the opportunity to be contacted by their local Lions club and discuss planting a tree in honor of their loved one. The Eye Bank sends all donor families information about participating in the Eye Bank Family Service Programs, such as the Quilt of Memories and the Remembrance Album. Once a local club is notified that they have an interested donor family in their area, they will be able to work out the particulars with the family. Their loved one may have had a favorite tree and the club could purchase the tree and then plant it in an appropriate place either in a park, their yard, or a special place of the donor. The details of what, how, when and where are up to the club and the family. Your club might want to have a ceremony honoring the donor and also get publicity for your club and the good things that your club is doing for people who give the gift of sight.

Local Lions clubs and the City of Crescent dedicate a Quaking Aspen to honor the memory of Allison Lynn Winther, an Iowa Lions Eye Bank donor. Past District Governor Jerry Farley from Neola Lions Club is pictured reading the dedication.

May 2016...THE IOWA LION...Page 14 weeks. 2 Lions and 3 Leos attended a meeting to plan National New Virginia: Had a supper to raise funds for local food drive. Night Out. Had a breakfast to raise funds for our scholarship for a local Fontanelle: Donated $100 to Leader Dog. youth. Glenwood: Help the YMCA with youth sports. Gave 4 Neola: Gave $500 to help a child Make A Wish. Gave $1,000 scholarships to graduating seniors. to LCIF also to Iowa Lions Foundation. Hosted zone meeting. Recycled cans. Greenfield: Held first Lions club wrestling tournament, huge success. Hosted annual dodge ball tournament on April Panora: 5 Panora Lions attended the 9SW Zone Meeting. 15. Hosting a Fontanelle and Greenfield Lions Club Day at Clubs represented were from Audubon, Exira, Exira Leos, Principal Park on May 1. Donated $500 to Nodaway Valley Guthrie Center, and Panora. Secretary and Zone Chair, Tim Community School Elementary library for books. Donated Randall, attended Emerging Lions Leadership Institute in $500 to Nodaway Valley Mat Pak and $200 to Nodaway Valley Denver, Colorado. High School wrestling team. Stuart: Planted trees with high school horticulture class. Grand River: Donated $150 to Leader Dog, $150 to Diabetes Memorial donation for Bonnelle Kinnetz. Donation to the Awareness, $100 to Camp Courageous, $100 to Campaign Stuart Library. Donation to Camp Hertko Hollow. Sight First, $100 to ILF, $100 to Iowa School for the Deaf, $100 Villisca: Planted 10 nut trees at community garden site. to Lions Cochlear Implant, and $100 to Iowa Lions, $50 to Go APE after prom committee at Central Decatur. One member attended zone meeting in Osceola. CHILDREN’S DIGNITY WEEK Join Lions around the world for a special Lions Harlan: 5 members participated in KidSight training to become workers for KidSight photographers. Did KidSight screening Worldwide Week of Service dedicated to making the at AHSTW school district. Donated to a Girl Scout troop for future brighter for our children. This International event a project of making hearing:aids support hats for babies with is designed to benefit the most vulnerable members of hearing:aids. Sold daffodils as a fundraiser. Decorated cookies our community and to help for Community Kitchen for kids to give to their family members. us reach our Centennial St. Patricks theme. Service Challenge goal of Indianola: Planned spring fundraiser for the Indianola Fire 100 million people. Your Department held April 2 in conjunction with Indianola Evening club can take part in this Lions Club and their KidSight screening. Proceeds will be special event by hosting a shared with the Fire Department. service project that benefits Indianola Evening: 121 youngsters screened in Warren children and youth during County. the week of August 30-September 5. Promote your project Martensdale: Held an Easter egg hunt in town park for local by inviting the community to help with the project. Be children. sure to report your service project on MY LCI to earn a Centennial Banner Patch and to get your club’s name on the Centennial Ticker. Welcome New Lions Members Member Club Sponsor Smantha J Borland Clearfield John Borland Kathryn Larsen Clearfield Robert Larsen Natasha N Gourley Clearfield Mitch Gourley Pasha M Buck Indianola Scott Weinman Amber Carpenter Indianola Rick Wilson Alicia M Funaro Indianola Rick Wilson Robert Stangel Indianola Michael Rozga Jeffrey L Monahan Linden Albert Daggett Greg Clete Jones Shenandoah Suzanne Johnson Mike Roberts Shenandoah Darrel Bettis Dallas Clayton Villisca Julia Williams Susy Clayton Villisca Julia Williams IN REMEMBRANCE District Governor Dean Brant, Michelle Hicks, Jerry Thomsen Dale Cooper------Clearfield and in the back Jerry Katzer are serving up baked potatoes at Mary Stender------Massena the annual Potato Bar. This is a fundraiser for the Creston Lions Club. May 2016...THE IOWA LION...Page 15 Altoona - Donate to Youth Exchange DISTRICT 9MC Ames - Collect food at First in Ames Ames Breakfast - Donate to Iowa Lions Foundation Garry Vokes Bondurant - Visually impaired camp District Governor 9894 Sunset Terrace Clive - Vision screening and eyeglasses collection Clive, Iowa 50325-6434 DM Host - KidSight screening 515-779-1249 Dike - Dike New Hartford high school yearbook E-mail: [email protected] Dysart - Lions fish fry for scholarships East DM - Golf outing April showers bring May flowers and it also brings Garwin - Tama county food pantry to a close the district conventions for this year. If Gilbert - Community blood drive you haven’t attended a district convention you need Grinnell - KidSight screening to do so – even if the only reason is to find out what happens at the convention. You will learn something Grundy Center - Medical lending library from the seminars that are presented for your benefit. Iowa State University - Glasses drive There are items talked about that affect you and your Johnston - Sports booklet sales for high school association with the Lions International. Kellogg - Pancake breakfast fundraiser Laurel - Pancake breakfast District 9MC will have the convention for 2016- Marshalltown - Fisher Controls safety award 2017 in November. DGE Bill Shutters has many Mitchellville - KidSight screening new ideas along with the traditional training offered Montezuma - KidSight screening at the conventions. If anyone knows DGE Bill and his love of training and spreading the word about Nevada - transport eye tissue Lions you won’t be disappointed. Newton - KidSight screening State Center - Iowa rose festival association After May, June follows and so the state Story City - Firemen’s breakfast convention that is being held in Cedar Rapids, Iowa Sully - KidSight screening June 2-4. Here is another opportunity to gather Tama-Toledo - Meals on Wheels delivery more information about Lionism and to meet other Urbandale Lions and Lioness - Collect glasses and Lions from around the state. It’s another opportunity hearing aids to make new friends; as it has been said, “one can Quite a lot of activity around the District. not have too many friends.” Make plans to attend. Great job. Keep on serving. Registration is painless. You can register on line.

Hey, more training. Do you know what GPLLI means from the Lions alphabet soup? GPLLI stands for Great Plains Lions Leadership Institute. This year it will be held in Mount Marty’s in Yankton, South Dakota. It has been said that you can never get too much education. So plan on attending. There are scholarships available from your district so the only cost will be the transportation to and from Mount Marty’s. Get another Lion to ride and share the expenses with you and make it less expensive.

Getting down with things happening around the district. Lions have been active with all the Pictured in this photo are, left to right, DG Garry Vokes, PDG different projects and all the pancakes that have been Zane Vokes, Partner in Service Grace Liebno, and 9MC District Convention guest speaker International Director Richard served in the name of community service. Liebno. May 2016...THE IOWA LION...Page 16 New members to welcome to the Pride: Bondurant This bell is in Joseph Aulwes a Lions Park between two Chris Fredrickson buildings in Richard Sidwell Sully, Iowa. Kim Bailey Steven Pinkley The bell came off the water Marty Vermeer tower used to Collins call firemen to Julie Klemme a fire. DM Host Glenna Houser Krissy Kratzmann DM Parks Jayne Copple DM South John Burgus

Gilbert Come join the fun – and help raise money for Iowa KidSight! Christopher Betts Grimes Central Iowa Lions Golf Tournament – 14th Anniversary Lucas Bell Otter Creek Golf Course, Ankeny, Iowa Iowa State University Monday, June 20, 2016 campus club The tournament will be run by the Otter Creek Golf Course PGA Professionals. Golfers Hannah Gehering will play as teams under a best ball format. Special Event competitions are also planned Samantha Pang including a “Longest Drive Hole” and “Longest Putt” with great prizes. Many raffle Johnston prizes will be awarded during the evening meal. Michael Knight REGISTRATION: 11:45 AM to 12:45 PM. TEE TIME: 1:00 PM. Marshalltown Evening EVENING MEAL, AWARDS PRESENTATION & DRAWINGS: 5:30 PM. George Stone Registration Fee: $90.00 per golfer McCallsburg –– REGISTRATION –– Joanna Mckinney Organizers need a designation for your foursome - be it a Company Name, a Club Name, a Name created. By what shall we know you? Individual golfers will be matched with others. Jackie Meeman Group Name______Contact Person______Ken Meeman Address______Phone No.______Mitchellville City, State & Zip______Trish Myers REGISTRATION INFORMATION NEEDED FOR EACH GOLFER: Montezuma Golfer #1 Daryl Eichenberger Name______Phone______Email______Andy Erselius Address Plus City, State, Zip______Newton Golfer #2 Janice Carpenter Name______Phone______Email______Address Plus City, State, Zip______Katy Trotter Golfer #3 Pleasant Hill Name______Phone______Email______Karole Dyer Address Plus City, State, Zip______Prairie City Golfer #4 Name______Phone______Email______Chad Alleger Address Plus City, State, Zip______Stacie Alleger Story City Registration: $90 per golfer. Make checks payable to “Iowa Lions Foundation” Ernest Anfinson SEND (BY JUNE 13) TO: Mrs. Jan Borchers, Matt Law 6800 Ashworth Road #304, West Des Moines, IA 50266 Urbandale Direct any questions to Phil Horn at 515-245-6341 (Office) Timothy Olejniczak or email him at [email protected]

May 2016...THE IOWA LION...Page 17 Manson Lions - Having a fundraiser selling Butter Braids DISTRICT made by a West Bend, Iowa company 9NW Rolfe Lions - Held Easter egg hunt followed by the making Mark Essing of Easter baskets and children watching a movie and reading District Governor books P.O. Box 33 Manson, Iowa 50563-0033 Sioux City Lions - Having an Iowa KidSight blitz on April 19- Ph. 515-570-5040 20, attempting to serve 41 locations with additional Lions clubs helping with the screenings. E-mail: [email protected] West Bend Lions - Donated $300 to Lions Clubs International Foundation Club Activities and Contributions Woodward Lions - Sandra Dickson presented Beth Newell Boone Lions - Donated $1,000 to Lions Clubs International and Louis Sherwood to be received into membership. Foundation Held Easter egg hunt / book giveaway - 75 children attending Donated $100 to City of Boone fireworks fund and each child was given two or three free books Donated $2,000 to Iowa Lions Foundation Awarded a $500 Nursing Scholarship and also a $300 Donated $1,000 to Des Moines Area Community College Medical Scholarship Scholarship Fund Observed the April 22 Earth Day by picking up branches Donated $500 to the Iowa KidSight operation and trash along Highway 210 Donated $500 to the Iowa KidSight Excellence Fund at the Donated $100 toward the restoration of the town mural. University of Iowa Two Lions screened 47 children’s vision at 16 sites for Good turnout at meeting in Zone 9 KidSight A meeting of clubs in District 9NW Zone 9 was held April 5 at the Boone Historical Building. In attendance were members Cherokee Lions - Donated $500 to Sanford Museum from the Boone, Madrid, Ogden and Donated $100 to Cherokee Jr-Sr Prom Woodward Lions. The guest speaker Donated $300 to high school scholarship was State Administrator Tim Wilson Donated $100 toward eyeglasses for an individual (pictured) who spoke on being a Lion and

his journey as a Lion. District Governor Churdan Lions - The Fish Sale project netted $1,355 Mark Essing was also in attendance The Pancake Wagon project netted $1,780 and inducted a new member into the Members did Meals on Wheels for 5 days Boone Club and presented certificates Donated $400 to The Iowa Lions Foundation and awards for “Years of Service” to Donated $400 to Lions Clubs International Foundation members and “Club Goals for Recruiting Donated $400 to Iowa KidSight New Members.” (Photos courtesy of Madrid Lion Carl Duling.) Donated $75 to Youth Exchange Camp Donated $50 to American Diabetes Donated $25 to Leader Dog Donated $150 to Fort Dodge Correctional Puppy Program Donated $150 to Paton-Churdan Post Prom party

Fort Dodge Lioness - In Memoriam: Betty Trushcheff Donated $25 to Camp Hertko Hollow

Fort Dodge Noon Lions - Held pancake breakfast April 16 674 children have been screened for Iowa KidSight for the DG Essing presented “Years of Service” awards to these Lions year present at the multi-club meeting at Madrid on April 5. Pictured Awarded two scholarships, one at Fort Dodge Senior High are, left to right, Ron Trudo, of Ogden; Scott Thieben, Boone; and one at St. Edmonds High Herman Kopitzke, Boone; Craig Pottratz, Boone, and DG Mark Will have a Special Needs Kids Picnic on May 11 Essing. Will have the club’s 71st Annual Steak Fry on May 19

Jewell Lions - Held their 35th Annual Central Iowa Toy Show on April 3. Free raffle tickets were given for every pair of used eyeglasses and hearing aids being donated for the club’s sight and hearing projects.

Madrid Lions - Held a Highway 17 Clean-up Day on April 23 Members of clubs in Zone 9 having dinner. May 2016...THE IOWA LION...Page 18 Akron Lions Club honors Lions members and Town and Country Citizens of the Year Akron Lions Club held an awards program on April 5 with the following awards being presented in appreciation of hard work and dedication to the community: Town Citizen of the Year - James and Lynette Kiger Country Citizen of the Year - Jon and Lisa Harris Melvin Jones Fellow - Dee Watson Warren Coleman Award - James Easton Lion of the Year - Connie Blake New Member Jennie Roed was sponsored and inducted by Club President Dee Watson. The club donated $50 to A-W Schools’ Athletic Akron Lion of the Year Connie Blake, at Melvin Jones Fellow recipient Dee Sports Banquet. left, with presenter Lion Dee Watson. Watson, at left, with presenter Bob Watson.

Akron “Town Citizens of the Year” are Akron “Country Citizens of the Year” are Warren Coleman award recipient James James & Lynette Kiger. James is pictured Jon & Lisa Harris. Lisa is pictured with Easton, at left, with presenter Connie with presenter Lion Carol Larson. presenter Lion Connie Blake. Blake. Dallas Clark featured speaker at Pocahontas area banquet for honor roll students Three Lions clubs in the area of Pocahontas Area school hold an annual Honor Roll Students Banquet. This year’s banquet was held March 29. Former Indianapolis Colts football player Dallas Clark was the featured speaker. (Photos courtesy of PDG Glenn Markley.)

PDG Glenn Markley meets Dallas Clark, the speaker for the evening. Dallas played for the Indianapolis Colts. “He did something that no other speaker that I know has ever done: he shook the hand of every Honor Student! What a man,” reported PDG Markley. A table of Honor Roll Students from Pocahontas Area School. May 2016...THE IOWA LION...Page 19 tors to existing Cabinet members. Your expertise is a DISTRICT valuable asset, and I am looking forward to getting us 9NC up and running. My calendar is winding down now – Andrea Lee so be on the lookout for a date in May that works with District Governor Kristen. This is supposed to be fun as well as helpful 715 NE 3rd St. – so come and join the party. Eagle Grove, Iowa 50533 Helping Kanawha become a Lions Club is moving 515-448-9810 forward nicely. We should know by the end of May Email: [email protected] if this is going to begin as a full Club – or whether it will begin as a Branch Club for Britt. One way or the ENJOY WITH ME other – we will have Kanawha on the Lions Rosters. We are very excited to welcome you Kanawha – and AS I CELEBRATE THE MERRY look forward to helping you grow. Remember to invite MERRY MONTH OF MAY your friends and neighbors to our next meeting on May 19 at 7 p.m. Spring brings with it a renewed hope for our futures. Our 9NC District Convention was held on March The birds have returned - singing their various song 17-18. I will be posting pictures in this month’s and (my family of cardinals have returned), the flowers next month’s newsletter. We have thoroughly enjoyed are blooming in a bright array of colors, the trees are my fellow Governor’s Conventions. You were all so spreading their leaves to help keep us cool this summer, inventive with your themes, Great food – lots of fun – and my rocking chairs are already on the porch – wait- and awesome gifting at the silent auctions. Dennis and ing for someone to come sit and share in the beauty that I give you all our biggest thank for being such gracious is Iowa. hosts. Note to all club Presidents and Secretaries –do you I am asking EVERY CLUB IN DISTRICT 9NC have your up-to-date membership list completed?? to have at least 2 representatives from your clubs to Are you having any trouble keeping the members you attend the State Convention in Cedar Rapids. There have?? Please address this issue ASAP. Get your elec- are so many new and innovative things to learn, and it tion of Club Officers completed AND sent in to Tim will help you all in your leadership skills. Even if you at the state office. My goal is to have 100% of 9NC can only come for one day, I strongly urge you to make Clubs making their PU101 Reports by the end of this every effort to attend. Show your pride and dedication month. PRESIDENTS – PLEASE TAKE THE TIME to the improvement of your clubs – remembering that TO HOLD YOUR ELECTIONS FOR NEW CLUB where there is a need – there is a Lion. OFFICERS!!!! Please remember to turn in these lists As my year of Governing comes to an end, I can’t to the State Office so we may have a current and correct help feel a bit nostalgic about being given this honor. Who’s Who for 2016-2017. This is very important, and I will have more to say about this subject in the June needs to be turned in ASAP. A reminder, that if your issue of the Iowa Lion. Please know that you have club keeps the same officers from year to year – you touched my heart is so many ways. I will miss all the still need to turn in your PU101. I am asking you all phone calls (NOT the ones before 10 a.m. – ha ha ha to be diligent in double checking the spelling of names, ha.) Give yourselves a big round of applause for all titles, phone numbers and email addresses. My goal is the accomplishments you have achieved for your home to have 9NC be number one in turning in our reports clubs – as well as your giving to the Iowa Lions Foun- and that they are all correct. Remember - “I BEE- dation and LCIF. You made my dream come true – I LIEVE IN YOU!” HAVE ALWAYS BELIEVED IN YOU!!! To all 9NC Past District Governors – as the soon to be “immediate PDG” – I will once again try to have our SAVE THESE DATES first meeting in May. Kristen Buehner will chair this first meeting, then pass the gavel (so to speak) to me. April 25 Clarion Lions Official Visit Many of Iowa’s other Districts have very active PDG May 7 Council Meeting Pleasant Hill Associations – and I have been taking notes on some May 19 Charter Meeting Kanawha of the projects we can take on – as well as being men- June 2 State Convention Cedar Rapids

SeptemberMay 2016...THE 2015...THE IOWA IOWA LION...Page LION...Page 20 16 Pictured are Elwin Hodges and 9NC Visiting ID Linda Tincher. Elwin was given one of her Friendship Banners in response to our announcing he will be celebrating his 60th year as a Lion. The celebration party will be a “show- er of cards,” to be held in Clarion, IA, at Moorehouse Hall, Faith United Methodist Church, June 11 from 1 to 4 p.m. This is a come-and-go celebration - so please mark your calendars and help us celebrate this milestone.

From left to right - Julie Curtis and her Leader Dog, Pep- Recipients of International Awards for Service were Becky per; Carol Ann Kirkbride with her Leader Dog puppy in Wachowiak, President of Eagle Grove Lions, and current training, Pixie; and Gary Schriver with his new Leader Leader Dog Chairperson for 9NC; PDG Gary Schriver, Dog, Honor. They were the guests at Zone Chairperson current Global Leadership Chairperson for 9NC; and Roni Bud Young’s meeting on April 25th. We all had so much Official Visit Rork, Secretary of Humboldt Lions Club and Information fun - learned a lot and also saw the various stages of what Pleasant Hill Technology Chairperson for 9NC. They are pictured with it takes to complete the package. For those of you who Kanawha your current District Governor, and our visiting ID Linda Cedar Rapids don’t know her - Julie is my daughter, and has so many wonderful things to say about the Lions and how little Pep- Tincher. Congratulations to each of you for jobs well per has enriched her life. done. May 2016...THE IOWA LION...Page 21 Youth Exchange Camp July 17-23; View from the Chair many host families are needed MD9 Council Chair PDG Sheri Holliday, who has succeded Bill Tjaden as Lions Programs for Youth chairperson, reports that 19 youths have Wm. R. (Bill) Pollard applied to participate in this summer’s Iowa Lions International 2401 8th St. Ct. SW Youth Exchange program. Host families have been arranged Des Moines, Iowa 50009-1508 for three of the youths as of press time. 515-480-2210 The exchangees will be arriving in Iowa in late June and returning to their home countries soon after the annual Iowa Email: [email protected] Youth Exchange Camp week, which is set for July 17-23. Hosts are needed; they do not have to be Lions club Service and Legacy members. Anyone interested in being a host is asked to con- tact your district youth exchange chairperson, or contact I have said all year that our legacy we leave is directly related State Chair Sheri Holliday - phone (515) 480-6474 or email: to the service we do. I had a personal experience recently with the [email protected]. (Note: There are two ll’s in holliday.) passing of my mother. She had spent her entire life first raising our family then assisting others in their time of need. Her legacy was evident at her funeral. Multiple generations of families like ours came to pay their respects to her Legacy of Giving. This was From the State an eye-opening event that verified what I had said. I would like to take this opportunity to thank the Lions Administrator’s Desk that came to pay their respects and most of all the flowers and the donations in her name to our Iowa Lions Foundation. Her SA Tim Wilson love of children will live on and that will be forever. The District Convention season is officially over and we are winding down another year. We had a great new thing started The World Series is getting close! with the “Travel Trophy for Our Iowa Lions Foundation.” This The National Beep Baseball Association World Series of very prestigious award has raised money and brought a new Beep Baseball is almost upon us! And there is still time to get level of involvement everywhere it has been introduced. involved! Lions, keep doing what you’re doing by holding your This July 24-30 the Iowa Lions Foundation in partnership service projects. Make sure you get them in all the papers, with the Ames Convention and Visitors Bureau are hosting this social media and any other form of media available to you. great event that enables visually impaired persons to participate “REMEMBER, WE CAN DO SO MUCH MORE WHEN in a very competitive sport. I had the chance to have dinner YOU DO JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE!” with the NBBA Board a few weeks ago and sitting there listening to these people tell the stories of competition was very enlightening. I told them that when I explain to people about Beep Baseball they get this “Aww, that’s so sweet” attitude. The members of the board started to chuckle at that because this game is so much more competitive than people think. But the great part is that they love to have fun also and THAT is what it is all about. IPIP Joe Preston inducted two new Bondurant Lions at a So, you can be part of something so much greater than what reception in Joe’s honor hosted by the Altoona Lions Club on you are used to. To get involved you can donate to support the April 25. Shown left to right are IPIP Joe Preston; Inductee Joe tournament or even better, volunteer. You can contact me at the Aulwes; his sponsor, Wes Weuve; Inductee Kim Bailey; and Iowa Lions State Office to donate. You can let me know if you Bondurant Secretary Steve Halstead. Bondurant has added seven new members so far this year. would like to volunteer or you can go to www.amesbeepbaseball. com and fill out the volunteer form and submit it from the website. Come to Ames and have fun with us!

State Lioness Day held, new officers chosen State Lioness Day was held April 23 in Martinsdale. Officers chosen for the next Lioness year are: Nancy Johnson of Urbandale, state coordinator, succeeding Judy Stone; Charlotte McGinty of Marshalltown, assoc. coor- Entertaining entertainers at the April 26 “Dinner With Joe” were dinator; and Helene Rosauer of Urbandale, treasurer. Ruth these Mitchellville fourth grade students (taught by Sydney Rasmussen was appointed secretary. A more complete Bodie), from left, Caitlyn Rasmussen, Paige Doran, Owen report with photos will be in the next edition. Hosler and Brock Applleby. May 2016...THE IOWA LION...Page 22 2016 Iowa Lions State Convention, Cedar Rapids, IA. REGISTRATION FORM June 2 - 4, 2016 – Cedar Rapids Marriott, 1200 Collins Road NE

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May 2016...THE IOWA LION...Page 23 IPIP JOE PRESTON responds to one of the interview questions posed by “Dinner With Joe” chairman PDG Gary Glockhoff in the “Fireside Chat” highlight of the evening. Iowa Lions Dine With Joe Iowa Lions had the opportunity to get face to face with Immediate Past International President (IPIP) Joe Preston recently. In his current position as Chair of Lions Clubs International Foundation (LCIF), Joe was the guest of honor at an LCIF fundraiser held in Mitchellville on April 26. THE IOWA LION While in Iowa, Joe visited the Iowa Lions Eye Bank, the Iowa KidSight office, and the Iowa Cochlear Implant Center. Before heading back home to Arizona, Joe will be visiting his boyhood hometown of Spencer. Prior to the “Dinner with Joe” event, the Altoona Lions hosted an informal reception for Joe on April 25. Lions from Altoona, Bondurant, East Des Moines and Mitchellville were treated to an evening they won’t soon forget. An enjoyable duty for Joe that evening was the induction of two new Lions into the Bondurant club. Joe took the ceremony as an opportunity to describe the joy and pride he receives in being a Lion. The focus of the “Dinner with Joe” event was LCIF. Gary Fry emphasized that LCIF is a two way street and that Iowa has actually received more funding from LCIF than it has contributed. He gave examples of three $50,000 LCIF grants that helped Columbus Junction, Oakville and Palo restore their community centers following natural disasters in 2008. Iowa KidSight Coordinator, Lori Short, related how a major grant from LCIF had been critical in getting KidSight off the ground. Since that time, Iowa Lions have screened 406,000 children with 22,874 of them being referred to vision professionals. The highlight of the evening was a “Fireside Chat” between Joe and MD9 LCIF Chair, Gary Glockhoff. Seated in recliners, Gary used the chat to help the audience get to know Joe Preston, the person. Joe told how he was invited to lunch by a friend – that lunch turned out to be a Lions Club meeting and Joe was hooked. He became a “real Lion” when he provided transportation for blind young adults and saw the service Lions were providing to the visually challenged. One of the disconcerting things that came out of the conversation was the risk encountered by LCI officers as they travel. According to Joe, being escorted by armed soldiers in a military convoy didn’t make him feel any safer. Joe ended the evening by presenting Melvin Jones Fellowships to Jim Bixler, Ken Klemish, Bill Shutters and Judy Hankom. Gary Glockhoff summed up the feelings of everyone in attendance with the old saying “You can take the boy out of Iowa, but you can’t take the Iowa out of the boy.”

IPIP Joe Preston, in cen- ter, poses with four Lions who had the privilege of being presented LCIF’’s highest honor by him. From left, Ken Klemish (who received his first Melvin Jones Fellowship) and Judy Hankom, Bill Shutters and Jim Bixler, each of whom received progressive MJF jewels.

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