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DISTRICT 5M-13 ManitobaLion www.5m13lions.org www.lionsclubs.org MARCH 2019 And the winner is Money At the Winter Fair Lions will be at the Royal Manitoba Moneyshine Winter Fair, March 25-30, 2019 in Brandon! and Mayhem If you are a Lion in District 5M13, why not spend some time at the Lions booth as a volunteer? Journey for Sight Chair 5M13 Convention Brad Henderson It includes Free Admission to the Fair, with the winning ticket. you get to talk with fair goers about Lions November 15-17, 2019 and our new KidsVision Program. Hosted by The booth will be located in the UTC Pa- vilion, adjacent to the Manitoba Room and Binscarth, Birtle and Russell will be conducting Children’s Eye Screening Lions Clubs with our new KidsVision Spotscanner! Held at The screening will only be available at George P. Buleziuk Centre Congratula ons to Darwin Williamson select times during the week, but the booth of Kenville, Manitoba is open Monday 9am - 7pm and Tuesday to Russell, Manitoba winner of the Saturday from 10am to 7pm. We require two volunteers per three- 2018 Renegade Sport 600 ES. Registration form inside. hour shift and also volunteers to help with Draw was made Febraury 19 at Birtle. the eye screening. This is a great opportuni- Thank you to everyone ty to be trained on the device! who sold and purchased ckets. We also need volunteers to help with Come meet and Proceeds will go towards the setup and tear-down. support Canadian Lions Eye Bank To volunteer please sign up at: candidate for 3rd of Manitoba and Northwestern Ona ro International www.5m13lions.org Vice President Lion Patti Hill We are looking forward to having an- who has us 5M13 Golf Tournament other successful turnout for the booth. This will be held on June 22, 2019, penciled in is a fantastic opportunity for Lions to spread at the Shoal Lake Golf Course. the word on who we are, what we do, and to join us It will be hosted by how we help our communities! It is also ex- for the weekend. PID Dr Patti Hill, Shoal Lake and Oakburn Lion Clubs. citing to be offering something new and dif- candidate for International ferent via the eye screening. 3rd Vice President Watch for updates. TIME TO ELECT New club execu ves need to be elected, and the new offi cers entered into LCI by MARCH 30. NEW OFFICERS If need assistance please ask your Zone Chair for direc on. Governor Gareth’s Gatherings Governor’s Upcoming Agenda March 8 Council of Governors, Minneapolis March 15 Binscarth Lions DG Visit I hope everyone had a March 28 Russell Lions DG Visit great holiday season. Th e April 3 Warren/Stonewall Lions DG Visit new year’s travels have May 22 Minnedosa Lions DG Visit started with a great visit to the Crystal City Lions and a new member induction. Wawanesa Lions held a very successful Curl- ing Bonspiel with rinks attending from all over our District. Good to see the Wawanesa Lioness’ participating – well done Wawanesa Lions! PDG Lion Helmut Neufeld and his partner in service, Rosana, payed a visit to the Birtle Lions Club on behalf of the Shoal Lake Lions Club during the Birtle Club’s regular meeting Tuesday, February 19 in the hopes of retrieving their two gavels that were liberated by an unnamed Birtle Lions member. Terms were reached for the return, and Lion Helmut regained possession of said articles on behalf of Shoal Lake from Birtle Club President Lion Fred Barteaux. Th e Journey for Sight was also a huge success again this year. A very cold week- end for the event but District Lions and many volunteers continue to make this the District’s biggest fundraising event. Proceeds from Journey for Sight will go to the Lions Eye Bank of Manitoba and Northwest Ontario as they do every year. Tom Scott, Executive Director of the Lions Foundation of Manitoba and North- western Ontario, thanked everyone involved to help make the ride such a success. PDG Helmut Neufeld humbly accepts the gavels He noted that without the funds raised eye glasses and cornea transplants would not from Birtle Lions President Fred Barteaux, that be possible. were “borrowed” at a Shoal Lake Lions meeting. Big thanks go out to the Brandon Lions and Wheat City Lions for providing the Shoal Lake Lions Club windup meal at the Brandon Airport. is hosting an Irish Stew Supper on Welcome New Lions St. Patrick’s day, CongratulaƟ ons to the following clubs who have inducted new members over the past three months. Sunday, March 17 at Shoal Lake Hall. 8 new members Brandon Wheat City Make plans to attend this fund raiser. 5 new members - Sandy Lake 3 new mebmers - Erickson Good luck to all our clubs with upcom- 2 new mebmers - Hamiota and Melita ing service and fundraising projects. 1 new member - Binscarth, Bowsman, Brandon, Crystal City, Flin Flon, Rapid City, Linda and I look forward to seeing you Rivers, Rossburn, Shoal Lake, Swan River, Teulon, Thompson all at your next event. Thank you goes out to all the sponsors!! 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Lion Cheryl McKitrick Global Leadership Team gave a well received Lion Gord Kingdon presentation on MyLCI and [email protected] the importance of reporting 204 867-5804 (h) club activities and service 204 868-5155 (c) projects. Th is was followed by a presentation by Lion Global Membership Team Bill McKitrick on the Lions Lion Anita Hart Foundation of Canada Dog [email protected] Guides, and the impressive 204 239-1499 (h) variety of services and guide 204 333-7622 (c) dogs they off er. Global Service Team and Diabetes DG Lion Gareth Boys Lion Chris Miles was a special guest and [email protected] presented some members 204 595-8257 (h) of the Dauphin Lions Club with service awards Quest aft er the regular meeting. Lion Gwen Argue Presentations were also [email protected] made by Lion Willie Brown of the Russell and Area Lions Club on the 2019 District 204 838-2166 (h) Convention to be held in Russell, co-hosted by the Russell, Binscarth and Birtle Lions 204 764-0167 (c) Clubs. First VDG Elect Lion Dwayne Moncur also gave a quick presentation on Journey for Sight. A light breakfast and soup and sandwich lunch was provided by the hosting club, and was well received by all, as some clubs traveled up to two hours to attend the L.I.C.F. meeting. Lion Tanya Cameron [email protected] Th ank you to the Dauphin Lions Club for hosting, and to all the guests and speakers, 204 724-7778 (h) and especially all the club representatives for taking the time out from their weekends to attend and present their reports to the rest of the zone. Kid Sight Lion Myrna Miles Photos: Lion Willie Brown, Russell Lions Club [email protected] 204 595-8637 (c) 4 MARCH 2019 . 5M13 MANITOBA LION Empowering Clubs through the Power of Action Global Action Team Empowering clubs through the Power of Action Global Action Team LEADERSHIP [GLT] MEMBERSHIP [GMT] SERVICE [GST] Lions in action whole-club approach that can energize every The new Global Action Team was built with a vision facet of your club. Help is all around you. that one day every need in the world will be served by a Lion or Leo. It brings together the three You’ll see the GLOBAL ACTION TEAM key areas of Lions: leadership, membership difference and service. Lions Clubs International Foundation The Global Action Team can help you energize (LCIF) is integrated into the structure because it is your members and take your club to the an essential component of the service of Lions. next level. By unifying the Global Leadership Team (GLT), • Find great service resources and dynamic Global Membership Team (GMT) and Global project support Service Team (GST) as the Global Action Team, • Identify leadership development opportunities we will create synergy and new opportunities for to empower all Lions clubs to grow and serve so we can achieve our • Recruit compassionate new members and goal of impacting 200 million lives per year. keep current Lions coming back That’s Lions in action. • Lear n how LCIF can support and enhance the service of your club Clubs are at the center of the action You can do more good for more people when The new Global Action Team puts the entire Lions network to work for your club.