The Pulse

www.lionsofmi11c1.org OF DISTRICT 11-C1 LIONS OF February 2015

Lions Motto: WE SERVE. District 11-C1 serves Allegan, Barry, Ionia, Kent, Muskegon & Ottawa.

District Convention Issue Silent Auction Quilt

DISTRICT 11C1 & 11D1 COMBINED CONVENTION

MARCH 27-29 Park Place Hotel, Traverse city

RED, & BLUE Convention Theme

ANNOUNCEMENT: The District Cabinet of 11-C1 appointed PDG Rock Wood February 3rd as the first Vice District Governor for the remainder of the 2014-2015 Lion’s year. Rock has also submitted his intent to run for election as our 2015- 2016 District Governor at the District Convention in Traverse City at the end of March. We are very excited and fortunate that PDG Rock Wood has agreed to fulfill this position for the district. Rock is a member in good standing with the Rockford Lions Club, his club is likewise in good standing with LCI, Multiple District 11 and our District. He has held various positions at all levels including President of his club, zone chair and served more than the minimum two years required at the cabinet level. In addition, although not required, he is a Melvin Jones Fellow. He is also a recipient of a Presidential Medal from LCI. Those of you who know Lion Rock will agree that we are very fortunate to have an experienced Lion Leader such as he accept this appointment. Yours in Service, Diane Wehby

Lions Official Slogan: “Liberty, Intelligence, Our Nation’s Safety” (LIONS)

Unofficial Slogan: “Loving Individuals Offering Needed Services,” Past International President Sid Scruggs

HOTEL INFORMATION

$69 + tax

(70 rooms under 11E1)

TRAVERSE CITY FACTS

Come taste Traverse City - the cherry capital of the north. Traverse City has something for everyone in every season. There’s breathtaking views of the harbor, wineries & breweries to savor, a lighthouse and more on Mission Point Peninsula.

There’s shopping at malls, specialty one of a kind shops and the historic Village at Grand Traverse PARK PLACE HOTEL Commons plus antiquing, galleries & museums 300 E. State Street, Travers City, MI 49684 galore not to mention casinos nearby, Sleeping Bear Dunes is less than an hour away and Interlochen Art 231-946-5000 www.Park-Place-Hotel.com Center. Best of all Traverse City has been recognized as an emerging beer town (by Draft Magazine), as one of America’s five top foodie towns (by Bon Appetit Magazine) and one of the top 10 Menu places to enjoy local wines (by USA Today). Total meal cost for weekend=$91 Something for everyone. See what’s for you at the tourism site at TraverseCity.com Friday Night Buffet (“Park” Pizza Parlor) Cost: $18 All buffets include coffee & tea service. No dessert Fresh tossed Caesar salad   Park Place pasta salad  Fresh baked garlic toast  Penne marinara with mozzarella  An assortment of pizzas: Cheese, Pepperoni, Vegetarian, Margherita, Potato, Sausage, Ham, pineapple & mushroom

Saturday & Sunday Breakfast Buffet Cost: $14  Assorted fruit juices  Breakfast pastries & bagels  Scrambled eggs with cheese  Bacon – sausage – potatoes Saturday Lunch (Plated) Cost: $15

Includes coffee & tea service.

 A tomato Tortilla wrapped with blackened grilled chicken breast, romaine, parmesan, red onion, Caesar dressing & Monterey jack cheese served with fresh fruit. Saturday Dinner (Plated) Cost $30 Plus tossed salad, dressings, veg medley & baked potato Choice of three (3)  Caribbean Rubbed Pork Loin with Mango & Mint Compote  Broiled Great Lakes Whitefish with Tart Cherry Glaze  Ravioli with Wild Mushroom Cream (Ricotta, mozzarella & Romano)

Cheese-filled Ravioli, tossed with a wild Top to Bottom, Left to Right: Mission Point Lighthouse & mushroom sauce) Prayer Rocks, Sleeping Bear Dunes, Vines at a local  Dessert: Black Forest Torte winery. Cost: $30.00

CONVENTION AGENDA

Friday, March 27: BREAKOUT SESSIONS 1:00-5:30: Registration/Credentials 9:45-10:30: SESSION 1 4:30-9:00 Silent Auction 1. Everything I Learned About Lions 4:00- Cabinet Meeting What’s new at LCI; Ask your 6:00 Social Questions, ID Kembra Smith, Decatur, Georgia 6:30 Pizza Buffet 7:15-8:00: Entertainment 2. Climb Aboard! Tour Leo’s & Campus Club. How to establish 8:00: Costume Contest & Prizes a Leo or Campus Club. for best Red, White & Blue Costume Leos/college to Lions members. 8:15: Games & Prizes Tom Hosford, Rockford & Cheryl Anderson, GVSU

9:00-11:30 Hospitality Room 3. Icebreakers: Melt Your Club The Saturday, March 28: Fun Way Fun & easy activities to 8:00-Noon: Registration/Credentials make your meetings come alive. PDG Karen Routson 8:00-4:30: Silent Auction (5:00 – Pick up Items) 8:00-5:00: Pin Trading 10:45-11:30 SESSION 2

9:30-11:30: Computer Training/Troubleshooting 1. Hear Me Roar Excite your community with new 8:00-9:30: Breakfast fundraisers/special projects Program: “Annie Speaks” Lion Bill Smith, spouse of ID Kembra 9:45-10:30: First Three Breakout Sessions Smith 10:45-11:30: Second Breakout Sessions 2. Take Me To Your President 11:30-Noon: Exhibits, Silent Auction, Pin Trading Club, district leadership opportunities, communication, 12:15: Luncheon & Guest Speaker follow through, membership Speaker/Special Guest, ID Kember Smith, 1st VDG, Rock Wood, Rockford

Decatur, Georgia 3. Measles: A Story into Darkness Induction of New Lions Preventable childhood diseases & one man’s journey after Peace Poster Presentations measles 2:00: Cabinet meetings & Voting DG Diane Wehby, nurse & Greg Wehby, Thornapple Valley 3:30 Pinewood Derby 6:00 Reception Line 10:30-11:30 BUS TOUR

6:30 Banquet, Awards & Election Results Narrated Historical Traverse City 9:00-11:30: Hospitality Rooms Tour. Heated bus will pick up at hotel doors (Not handicap Sunday, March 29: accessible). $15 9:00: Memorial Breakfast 10 people minimum needed for tour. Tour 9:45: District Memorial Service company needs RSVP by March 1st. RSVP with Convention Chair, Dianna Robach @ (616) 550-2986 or email her at [email protected].

HOSPITALITY SUITE HELP:

I look forward to all of you visiting our hospitality suite during the combined convention at the Park Place Hotel in Traverse City. Having the SILENT AUCTION ITEMS NEEDED: hospitality suite is a great time to relax, meet and greet other lions while enjoying the many Start thinking about what you could craft or appetizers and beverages. However, we need donate to the Silent Auction during the District your help. convention. What monies are made by our district is put into next year’s convention to offset your costs. The convention does have a budget which Some items that have sold in the past include does not include the hospitality suite. We are handcrafted jewelry, stamped cards, crystal bowls, asking for financial support from our district 11-C1 homemade chocolates, wine, gift certificates, wood clubs for the purchase of beverages and pictures, frames, Lion themed items and so much appetizers. Or if you would like to bring an more. appetizer or desert, that would be appreciated. If you would be willing to help man the room for Please let Silent Auction Chair Cheri Travis some part of Friday or Saturday evening, kindly let know what you or your club are donating and then me know. simply bring it to the convention Friday. Cheri may be reached at (989) 981-6537 or at Should you have any questions, please [email protected]. feel free to contact me at (616) 450-5678 or [email protected].

Yours in Service, 50/50 DRAWINGS: During Friday and Saturday evenings, a Rock Wood Convention Hospitality Chair 50/50 raffle will take place. Look for Lion Tom Von Eschen from Rockford and Ed Osborne from Lyons Muir for tickets and Good Luck!

DELEGATES: PINEWOOD CAR DERBY: Each club gets a minimum of 1 delegate per Drivers…Start Your Engines! There will club for voting at the district convention. Clubs will be a Pinewood Car Derby in the Ballroom at the also receive 1 delegate for every 10 members, or Park Place Hotel at 3:30 following the business major fraction thereof, with 1 year and 1 day of being meetings. So if you like to tinker with wood and a Lion. Clubs must be in good standing – meaning are competitive scout car kits may be purchased dues are paid – to be eligible to vote. for $5 from DG Diane Wehby at the Forum or by contacting her at [email protected]. Or if you prefer, you may purchase direct from the CONVENTION REGISTRATION: Boy Scout Store or Menards. Payment for convention registration must MEMORIAL TRIBUTES: accompany the registration form. The cost is $10 with March 1st is fast approaching as is our a deadline of March 14th. After the 14th the cost would district convention. Club secretaries and rise to $20. Please send payment for meals, the presidents, please forward a photo and data on convention registration and the registration form (see any club member who may have passed away attached file) to: since our last convention so we may put together a meaningful, final tribute to honor their service Lion Earl Howell as a Lion. Encourage delegates, alternates and District Treasurer members of your club attending the convention to P.O. Box 277, Hubbardston, MI 48845. stay over to attend this special service. Invite

family of the deceased as well. **Make hotel reservations ASAP to qualify for the $69 rate which ends February 27th. The rooms are PDG Gary Lacy, District Chaplain blocked off under District 11E1’s name. Please see [email protected] hotel info above.

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AUGUST OCTOBER DEC/JAN SPRING

Strengthen the Pride with

100 ACTS OF SERVICE ALOHA FROM HONOLULU 25 Million Acts of Service in 4 Areas:  Serving Youth – August What better place than the paradise of Honolulu, Hawaii with its surrounding 100  Vision – October beaches to kick back and relax at the 98th Lions  Hunger – December/January Clubs International Convention. The convention  Environment – Fall/Spring will take place June 26th

to 30th allowing Lions to sunbathe on the white sandy beaches of Waikiki, explore the USS Arizona Memorial and Pearl Harbor Park paying homage to WWII soldiers, attend a luau, hike the trails on Diamond Head crater, or view the waterfalls of Waimea and Maunawili.

REQUIREMENTS TO SERVE DISTRICT 11-C1 The International Parade is slated for Saturday, June 27 with attire being navy pants, At this time of year when nominations for district capris or skirts plus the Michigan Parade Shirt and positions have been turned in many new members wonder black footwear (possibly a white hat). Michigan what the requirements are so they may begin preparing for flags and trading pins are the parade giveaways. next year. The 27th is also the start of the International Show at 7 pm. All positions require that the individual and their club be in good standing (with dues paid) with the district, The Michigan Headquarters Hotel is the MD 11 and LCI. Cabinet Secretary, Treasurer, zone chair Waikiki Marriott 808-922-6611 at $265 per night and committee chairs are appointed positions – or with tax included but adds a $30 resort fee per day removed - by the District Governor. The Region Chairs, to use their amenities. Currently 60 are registered Trustee of Lions of Michigan Service Foundation, Second here. The hospitality suite will be here under the and First Vice and District Governor are elected positions by direction of PDG Harry Johnson. The plan is to pick up snacks in Hawaii for the room rather than club delegates and may only be removed by cabinet vote. transport anything. The DGE hotel is the Hilton Each position builds on the service of the previous Hawaiian Village 808-949-4321. Book flights early position. For instance, zone chairs must have been for discounts.

president of their club for one year or the majority thereof Michigan Night is scheduled for Sunday, which equals six months and one day. Region chairs must June 28 at Germaine’s on the west side of the have been president, and/or zone chair and served on their island. A bus will pick up from both Michigan club board for at least two years. Similarly, the positions of hotels at 5:30. The cost is $80 per person including Second and First Vice and District Governor require the transportation, a luau, dinner, tax, tip, show and candidate have also served at least two terms on cabinet or three adult beverages are included in that price. have been zone or region chairs, plus club presidency, club Checks to be sent to Lion Dennis Cobler (see the board representation for two years, plus have endorsement Pride for more info).

by their club but not concurrently. Lions of Michigan Current flights (out of GR) cost $1,242 Trustees follow their own similar criteria, may only serve versus $1,200 (out of Detroit). Registration is $150 two terms and then they must be off one term before till April 1 when it will increase to $170. returning to serve.

CALENDAR

Feb 8-13 Mission Trip to la Playa del Carmen in

Quinta Roo, Mexico

Feb 14 Happy Valentine’s Day DISTRICT 11C-1 GOVERNOR Feb 16 Presidents’ Day Holiday Diane Wehby Feb 21 All You Can Eat Pancake Breakfast, 2455 McCabe, NE Cedar Springs Lions, Cedar Springs Ada, MI 49301 th C: (616) 901-8026 Feb 26 6 Annual Battle of the Chili-o’s, [email protected] Rockford Lions Club, American Legion Home Club: Thornapple Valley Feb 28 Michigan Forum, Causeway Bay Hotel

(formerly Best Western), Lansing FIRST VICE DISTRICT GOVERNOR March 5 9th Annual Blind Dinner Date, Grand Rock Wood Rapids Lions Hosting, Goei Conference P.O. Box 49 Cedar Springs, MI 49319 Center, Grand Rapids C: (616) 450-5678 th March 7 37 Annual Lion’s Day with the United [email protected] Nations, UN Headquarters, New York Home Club: Rockford

March 11 Roast Beef & Pork Fundraiser, Lyons Muir Lions Club, Muir CABINET SECRETARY March 21 All You Can Eat Pancake Breakfast, Cheryl Anderson 1045 Lumina Drive Cedar Springs Lions, Cedar Springs Jenison, MI 49428 Mar 27-29 11-C1 & E1 District Convention, H: (616) 457-3048 Park Place Hotel, Traverse City C: (616) 443-1995 March 27 11C1 Cabinet Meeting 4:00 pm at the [email protected] Convention. Cabinet members should Home Club: Grand Rapids

wear cabinet attire CABINET TREASURER April 18 All You Can Eat Pancake Breakfast, Earl Howell Cedar Springs Lions, Cedar Springs 11197 Borden Road May 15-16 State Convention, Double Tree, Holland Hubbardston, MI 48845 June 26-30 Lions Club International, Honolulu, H: (989) 981-6795 Hawaii [email protected] rd Home Club: Lyons-Muir June 12 Walker 3 Annual Golf Outing, Marne Sept 15-19 USA/Canada Lions Forum, Grand REGION 1 – Chair: DeVere Bendixen Rapids ZONE 1: Jack Brewer 2017 Lions celebrate 100 years of Service! ZONE 2: Fred Yonkers REGION 2 – Chair: Dianna Robach 2014-15 International President Joe Preston’s Theme ZONE 1: Julie May ZONE 2: Anne Baird REGION 3 – Chair: Marvin Ludwick ZONE 1: Terry Churches ZONE 2: Carol Ludwick REGION 4 – Chair: Carol Ruddy Strengthen the Pride through Service ZONE 1: Pending Centennial Service Challenge – Serve Children in Need ZONE 2: Scott Kline Strengthen the Pride by Strengthening Your Club -Ask One –Club Excellence Process –Club Blue Print Strengthen the Pride Through Creativity -Online Tools LCI – Social Media WE SERVE

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A VOICE FOR LIONISM www.thesightseer.org – TRY IT – YOU’LL LIKE IT!

“WAKE UP!” That’s what the article below strives to accomplish for the 400-500 residents of Grand Rapids’ Porter Hills Village. THE SIGHT SEER is now on their in-house cable system’s Channel 10 - Twenty four hours a day - Seven days a week - and many of the residents, like our fellow LIONS, are not yet “AWAKE” to what THE SIGHT SEER is – or offers. Appearing monthly in The Porter Hills Newsletter, this is February’s “WAKE UP” call: “Different Strokes for Different Folks” “What’s your reading “Stroke?” Mysteries? Finance? Sports? Travel? The Sight Seer reads them all – and more - everyday over Porter Hills Channel 10. Created to bring the printed word to life – quoting from Porter Hill’s February “The Villager” - Listen to The Times at 7:00 am – A book at 9:30 – Commentary at 3:30 – or join Betty Westra at 6:00 pm for the G.R. Press. With the 90 different programs each week, your “Stroke” is here. Find it in The Sight Seer Program Guide hanging on your bulletin board. Betty Westra called to thank us for La Grave Church’s Sunday Services at 10:00am and 6:00pm. These and our Chaplain’s morning and evening “reflections” have proven to be some of our most popular programs. There’s probably something there for you – try it.” Trouble finding Channel 10? Call Stan Hone at 466-5132. “

Yours in Lionism Stan Hone District Project Chair Sight Seer Radio Reading Service

LIONS OF MICHIGAN FORUM PEACE POSTER KITS AVAILABLE

Causeway Bay Hotel, Lansing, MI The new theme for the 2015-2016 Lions

(formerly the Best Western Hotel) International Peace Poster Contest is “Share Peace.” Kits

can be ordered online at LCI under the Club Supplies or by Friday, Feb 28 – 8:00 pm downloading the Order Form after searching for the Peace Lion’s Wheel of Fortune Poster Kit. Saturday, February 29 General Session Begins at 8:15 am Breakout Sessions Begin at 8:30 CENTENNIAL FOCUS

 17 Breakout Sessions Lion’s Centennial Year will focus on three main areas:

• Keynote Luncheon Speaker, Honoring Our Past Highlighting Our Present Planning for our Future • Miss Michigan, K.T. Maviglia

• White Cane Scholarship Presentations TOOLS TO HELP PLAN • Exhibitors First there was the Ask 1 campaign from the LCI  Order in advance & pick up your website with lions using online tools to get new members and keep club membership strong. Now White Cane Supplies there’s the Keep 1 campaign focusing on how each lion can help retain members in their club by using LCI For complete details go to online tools to get new members involved, keep them www.lionsofmi.com happy, satisfied and mentored.

CLUB NEWS (AKA GRANS GEMS)

CASANOVIA/KENT CITY/RAVENNA: Some 16 card playing lions from Ravenna and Casanovia/ Kent City gathered for their annual Eurchre Party at the home of Jack Swanson. Lion Jack and Troy Swanson and Bruce Hawley served a meal while others provided raffle items to round out the evening entertainment. If interested in trying your hand next year, kindly contact Casanovia’s President Bob Sarachman at [email protected].

CEDAR SPRINGS: Every Friday Lions from Cedar Springs are issuing an invitation to come February 6-April 3 st st support their pancake breakfasts on Saturday, February 21 , March 21 5:00-8:00 pm th and April 18 . Held at the United Methodist Church located at 140 at the South Main Street in Cedar Springs from 7:00 to 11:00 am, the all you INTERURBAN DEPOT can eat meal features pancakes, eggs, potatoes, bacon and sausage. 1580 Arch Street, Marne, MI 49435 There’s a family rate of $20 otherwise individual costs are: Adults $7, (616) 677-1280 Dine in or Take Out Seniors $6, Youth 5-12 $5, while children under 4 eat free. For more

Information please contact Lion President Jerry Vanderwal at All You Can Eat…

(616) 696-1812 or email [email protected]. Fish, served with fries, or baked GRAND RAPIDS: potato, coleslaw, beverage & Make reservations now for the GR Lions 9th Annual Blind Dinner dessert Date March 5 from 6:00 to 9:00 pm at the Goei Conference Center. The OR benefit honors local programs and people serving those with vision Beef burrito and taco chips loss. The dinner also raises funds for GR Lions major charities which $9 adults, $4.50 kids under 12 are the Lions Vision Clinic at Cherry Street Health Services, the early vision program for children at Ken-O-Sha, youth programs at ABVI plus the in-house GR Community Foundation. The guest for this year’s dinner will be Christine Ha, the first Blind contestant and season 3 winner of “MasterChef” USA on Fox Network with Gordon Ramsay, Graham Elliot and Joe Bastianich. GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY CAMPUS LIONS: Want to be lead around and experience being visually impaired for a meal? The GVSU Campus Lions are planning another “Dinner in The Dark” to raise money for Leader Dog. Zone 2, Region 3 School Supply Drive to The spaghetti dinner will be held March 23 at the Allendale alleviate out of pocket spending by teachers Campus and is by donation only. More details will next month. LAKEWOOD, LYONS-MUIR & SARANAC: They’re at it again! Another zone 2 project is underway in Region 3 for the month of February with all three clubs sharing a main theme – this time school supplies for their respective elementary school teachers. Each club will canvas their neighborhoods for supplies that teachers run out of and often pay for out of their own pockets. Supplies include #2 yellow pencils, Crayola crayons, dry erase markers, folders, loose leaf lined paper, facial tissues, hand sanitizer and Clorox Muskegon Northside’s Dandy Lion & disinfectant wipes. Any monies donated by the community will be used Santa visited 4 hospitalized youth at to buy the necessary supplies which will be given by each club to their Christmas giving out presents and cheer. schools to alleviate some of those out of pocket costs.

MUSKEGON NORTHSIDE: Even though Muskegon Northside Lions conducts many ENTER YOUR CHILI winter service projects – like Dandy Lion and Santa (and hroup) who visited four hospitalized youth at Christmas - their busiest time is from May to September which sees 14 of their service projects take place. They are however, currently on the lookout to add more opportunities to serve the community,for new service projects and fundraisers too. One of their next projects include stuffing 6,000 Easter eggs Chili Fest 2015 th March 12th to be ‘dropped’ and hunted March 28th. 6 Annual Chili Cook Off ROCKFORD: Thursday, February 26 6:00 pm social; 6:30 pm dinner The annual Rockford Chili Fest is a mere two weeks away! Rockford Lions Club, Enter your chili now since there were 11 competing last year American Legion, 330 Rockford Park Dr. N.E., Rockford with trophies awarded for the top three places. While there order a delicious honey ham through the club’s Easter Ham “Battle of the Chili-O’s” Fundraiser that can be picked up at the Community Cabin on Great Chili, 10+ varieties, $8 All You Can Eat April 3rd and 4rth. Hams weigh 8 to 9 pounds, cost $30 and  New Challengers Welcome – freeze well. Order through Lion Tom VonEschen at (616) Make an Entry 460-6273 or [email protected].  Wonderful Lion Fellowship  Spouses Night

 Great for new or Prospective Lions THORNAPPLE VALLEY: Thornapple Valley Lions – like many other clubs – have RSVP NOW: made contact with A-1 Bingo as to future dates for Texas PDG Warren Sibilla, (616) 241-1066 Hold ‘Em Millionaire Parties. While they seem to have [email protected] received positive response from A-1 there is no promise of any new dates at this time. With that in mind Thornapple Lions are turning their attention to other forms of fundraising. While they will start selling Lion mints in two locations, they have rejected a Flower Power fundraiser for lack of favorable member response. They are also finishing sales on Sight and Hearing Sweepstake Let’s show them how we play! Tickets. WALKER: It wasn’t Hockey Night in Canada. Instead it was Lion’s night at the LC Walker Arena on Saturday, January 31. opportunities where the club can partner to provide There was one ticket line just for Lions offering group rate community service projects. Holiday nut sales were productive with prices to see the Muskegon Lumberjacks take on the members raising somewhere in the neighborhood of . A lion’s information table was $3,700 profit. As well, the club added a new set nearby for clubs to display information on their club, member George June who is the husband of lion services and contact information for the public exposure. Martha. He was installed by PDG Kyle Austin on January 22. Sadly however, the club lost long time WYOMING: member Al Sickrey who passed away December 26. While many clubs slow down in winter months because Even though Lion Al had been relatively housebound many members head south, the Wyoming Club has been in recent years, he continued to be a member in busy. During December the club adopted a family with a good standing taking interest in the club and its 10 year old girl. They provided the family with a $100 activities. Coincidentally, for several years the Walmart gift certificate and a stuffed animal for the girl. club met at Al’s place which was the Wolf’s Den. Club members also purchased gifts for the family and The club, which now meets at Brann’s on Thursday have formed a Christmas Outreach Committee for next evenings is looking forward to bringing their spouses year to grow adoptions for those in need during the or significant others to their annual Valentine’s holiday season. Another committee has also been formed Dinner February 12. to reach out to local schools and city government to find