DISTRICT 5M-13 ManitobaLion www.5m13lions.org www.lionsclubs.org Lions Clubs NOVEMBER International 2017 5M13 Lions Convention NOVEMBER 17-19, 2017 Winkler, Manitoba 100 Years CELEBRATING 100 Years of Service Where There’s a Need, There’s a LION Friday, November 17, 2017 Saturday, November 18, 2017 of 2:00pm Cabinet Meeting 7-8:15am Breakfast Buffet 3:00pm Registration/Credentials/ 7-8:30am Registration/Credentials/ Parade of Green Parade of Green 5:30pm Cabinet/Spouse Dinner 8:30am Opening Remarks HappyHappy Days! Days! 7:30pm Convention Kick-Off Mayor Martin Harder 8–midnight Hot Dogs/Fries & Soda Bar DG Helmut Neufeld 9:00am Business Meeting & Elections 10:15am Coffee Break 10:30am Speak – Off 12 noon Buffet Lunch Friday Entertainment 12:25pm Diabetes Talk 12:45pm Speak – Off Awards Corny Rempel - Canada’s #1 Peace Poster Awards Elvis Tribute Artist 1:15–2:15pm Session 1: Taming Technology First Lady Lion Michele Plagman 1:30-4:30pm Spouse Tours 2:15 -3:15pm Session 2: Katie Cares Collecting pop tabs for chairty Ruth Reimer 3:15-4:15pm On September 23, 2017, Mikayla Riffel from Onanole presented the Sandy Lake Lions Session 3: Vision Testing Club with approximately 25 pounds of tabs. Tabs collected go towards purchasing a wheel Lion Joanne chair for a person in need. It takes around 1,450 tabs to make up a pound. Mikayla has been 5:00pm Happy Hour 6:00pm Governor’s Banquet busy over these past three years! Mi- ID Thomas Gordon kayla is a grade 5 student at Onanole 9:00pm Rainbow Auction School. She started collecting tabs 10-12:30am Dance with DJ Denis when she was 7 years old. Mikayla said that she will continue to collect Sunday, November 19, 2017 8:00am Worship Service tabs for such a worthy cause. Mikay- 8:30-9am Buffet Breakfast la was presented with a Lions Hope 9:00-10:00am Medal. The Lions Hope Medal is pre- Session 4: Dog Guides sented to someone who demonstrates Bev Berger outstanding charitable achievements 10:00am Business Meeting Parade of Green in their community. Mikayla has defi- Election Results nitely shown determination and com- Acceptance Speeches mitment to her endevour. Presentation of Pictured with Mikayla is Lion Don 34th Annual Convention Martin, Wawanesa Lions Club, and Closing Remarks 11:00am 2017 Convention Host Remarks Lion Paul Richcoon with the 25 pounds Evaluations of tabs collected by Mikayla. The tabs are going to a child who was originally Still time to register from Treherne, for a wheelchair. for the convention. Registration form on page 3. The Power of We: 100 years in the making The year has In August we travelled to St. Cloud, Minne- their Chamber begun and it be- sota for our first Council of Governors meet- of Commerce to gan at the end of ing. This Council of Governors is very simi- see if there was June with a trip lar to our cabinet meeting. Business of the any interest in to Chicago along Multiple District was discussed, and reports rebuilding a club. with eleven other from all the various committees were heard. The chair person District Gover- Toward the end of the meeting various coun- of the chamber nor Elects from cil committees met. I was elected chair of the in fact is a Lions MD5M and hun- Legal Committee and required to discuss any member of the dreds of District legal issues or constitutional questions that former club, and Governor Elects arise. she is very inter- from all over My first club visit was to Erickson where I ested in starting the world. This, installed their new officers. Prior to the formal fresh. To that end along with thirty portion of the meeting we enjoyed a time of a planning group thousand other Lions from all over the world, visiting and had a delicious barbeque. I even is working to for- made for the largest ever Lions convention. tried a piece of goat. I must say it was a lit- mulate plans on DG Helmut Neufeld The first three days in Chicago were taken tle dry, but the flavour was very good. Shortly what to do next. up by further training and then the actual con- after this visit, Rosana and I, along with our One of the ideas vention started. On the last day all the District First Vice District Governor, travelled to Birtle is to host a breakfast in Roblin with the sup- Governors Elect were sworn in and thus the for a summer barbeque. An evening of fine port of the Chamber and invite the public to year began. food was followed by various presentations. attend to see if we can get a new group to Earlier this summer we continue with the club. We believe that we will received the sad news that be successful, as a town the size of Roblin is Roblin, a club of twenty one certainly in need of a service club. members, was going to fold. Plans for the convention in Winkler are Club Request A number of the executive well underway. You will of course see the ad drove up to Roblin to at- in this paper and we hope you will plan to at- for Governor’s Visit tend one of their meetings in tend. If you like the music of Elvis and Johnny hopes of finding a solution to Cash then you won’t want to miss Friday night Club Name ___________________________________________________ their problems. We reached as we celebrate One Hundred Years of Happy an agreement with them to Days. We have a lot of high quality presen- Contact name _________________________________________________ hold off and to stay active tations already booked, and for the non Lion Phone number ________________________________________________ while we could plan how to guests there will be tours of quilt shops, a di- email ________________________________________________________ save the club. We were in the nosaur museum, and so on. Meeting Location: ______________________________________________ process of doing this when I have a number of visits planned. Austin we were advised that in fact and Portage in October, and Waskada is on Requested date of visitation in order of preference. they had folded without any November 9. MacGregor is planning a visit in 1st __________________________________________________________ further notice. On September January. I realize that many of you are just 2nd _________________________________________________________ 13, Gareth Boys and I again starting your meetings so when you do, plan Meeting Time: ______________ Dinner meeting? _____________________ went to Roblin and met with for a visit from your DG, please let me know. Will there by any other clubs visiting? ______ . If so name them: _____________________________________________________________ Will Governor be expected to speak? Yes _____ No ______ Will Governor be expected to install officers? Yes _____ No ______ If yes, please have information ready for the Governor, printed clearly. Will Governor be expected to induct new members? Yes _____ No ______ If yes, please have the LCI NEW MEMBER KITS WITH PINS AND SIGNED CERTIFICATES READY. Will Governor be expected to give out Awards? Yes _____ No ______ Name the Award (s) ____________________________________ __________________________________________________ If yes, please have the information prepared for the Governor prior to his arrival. Please return this request form ASAP, so I can schedule my club visits. I will cor- respond to your club as to which date works well for me. Remember the earlier I receive your request, the easier it is for me to fulfill your first choice. Please forward this form to DISTRICT GOVERNOR Helmut Neufeld Box 304, Shoal Lake, MB R0J 1Z0 R: 204-759-2671 C: 204-365-6195 [email protected] Yours in Lionism, District Governor Helmut Neufeld 2 NOVEMBER 2017 . 5M13 MANITOBA LION 100 Years of10 Happy0 Years Days!of... 5M13 (Begin Winter) Convention NOVEMBER 17-18-19,LION'S 5M-13 2017 Midwinter (Begin-Winter) Convention Winkler, Manitoba, Canada at Days Inn ConferenceREGISTRATION Centre, 395 Boundary FORM Trail Hosted by Shoal Lake, CrystalNovember City and Morden 17-18-19, & District 2017 Lions Clubs REGISTRATIONWinkler, Manitoba, FORM Canada @Days Inn Conference Centre NEW - Now register and395 pay Boundary online Trail at www.5m13lions.org Hosted by Shoal Lake, Crystal City and Morden & District Lions Clubs PLEASE PRINT NAMES CLEARLY TO AVOID SPELLING ERRORS Name: Name: [ ] Lion [ ] Lioness [ ] Leo [ ] Guest [ ] Lion [ ] Lioness [ ] Leo [ ] Guest Club: Club: Address: Address: Email: Email: Phone: Phone: Any food allergies/dietary needs: Any food allergies/dietary needs: Spouse Entertainment Tour: Saturday Afternoon Spouse Entertainment Tour: Saturday Afternoon [ ] Yes [ ] No [ ] Yes [ ] No Registrant #1 ~ Before October 16, 2017 Registrant #2 ~ Before October 16, 2017 First Timer [ ] $100.00CDN First Timer [ ] $100.00CDN Full Convention [ ] $120.00CDN Full Convention [ ] $120.00CDN Saturday Only [ ] $75.00CDN Saturday Only [ ] $75.00CDN After October 16, 2017 After October 16, 2017 First Timer [ ] $110.00CDN First Timer [ ] $110.00CDN Full Convention [ ] $130.00CDN Full Convention [ ] $130.00CDN Saturday Only [ ] $85.00CDN Saturday Only [ ] $85.00CDN Forward registration forms with cheque/money order in CANADIAN FUNDS, payable to: Shoal Lake Lions Club – District Convention, c/o Lion Rosana Neufeld P.O. Box 304, Shoal Lake, MB, R0J 1Z0 Phone: (204) 365-0360 Hotel Reservations Please make your own reservations by calling Days Inn Winkler (attached to Conference Center) 1-204-325-8888 Rate: $102.00per night Quality Inn Winkler 1-204-325-4381 Rate: $105.00per night Rooms Blocks will be held until October 16, 2017 **Ask for Lions Winter Convention Room Block** NOVEMBER 2017 . 5M13 MANITOBA LION 3 4 NOVEMBER 2017 . 5M13 MANITOBA LION Have you registered for the International Convention in Las Vegas? June 29 - July 3, 2018 It’s an event you won’t want to to change your arrival and miss.