6 JUNE 2013 5M13 LION

2012/2013 New members DISTRICT 5M-13 Lions Clubs – Ready to Help, Worldwide Whenever a Lions club gets together, problems get smaller. And communities get better. That’s because we help where help is needed – in our own communities and around the world – with unmatched integrity and energy.

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Austin & Area Lions Club Michael J. Rodgers Georgette Stewart Lions Club Robert Ferguson Cecil Pittman Sonia D Rodgers Georgette Stewart Oakville Lions Club Chris R. Delong Bruce Mintenko & District Lions Club Chris Carley Roy Graham Linda Charron Alvin Kingdon Pine River Lions Club Russel John Boychuk Garry Urbanowski Megan Kowalchuk Clifford Tetzlaff Lions Club Kevin J. Love Ian Borland Birtle Lions Club Murray Donald Debbie Lynne Jensen Harvey Murray Wilfred Schellenberg Sally Donald Debbie Lynne Jensen Lorna June Murray Wilfred Schellenberg Dawn Pinette Barb Moncur Patrick Pinette Barb Moncur Rapid City & Area Lions Club Glen Bell Tom Low Art Brown Amber Brown Boissevain Lions Club Lawrence Beard Douglas Robertson Yvonne Grant Tom Low Larry Rainnie Lloyd Leganchuk Rivers & Area Lions Club Richard Brown Jim Boles Brandon Keystone Lions Club Barb M. Hurd Carl S. Wlock Shelley Brown Jim Boles Carl R. Johanson Shaun J.A. Fjelsted Harvey Wood Ian Dyer Diane May Chris Robert Lang Wendy Wood Ian Dyer Marge Trollope Barb M. Hurd Roblin & District Lions Club Robert J. Racette Dale Yeo Brandon Prairie Pride Club Teri L. Nicholson Jill Hannah-Kayes Russell & Area Lions Club Doug R. Betke Don Betke Brandon Wheat City Club Joanne Didur Lloyd McCabe Alwyn Derkatch Larry Chipelski Chris K. Heide Alfred C. Kennedy Scott R. Stykalo David Mryglod Torben Jensen Jeff Sim Randy Kaskiw Jeff Sim Shoal Lake Lions Club Isobel Anne Basso Helmut Neufeld Jacob Klein John R. Fehr Shirley Bell Helmut Neufeld Greg Merritt Lloyd McCabe Bob Brudy Raymond Pettinger Dawn R. Tallant Lloyd McCabe Jason G. Digby Helmut Neufeld Dan F. Voden Wendy McMillan Jim D. Kennedy Helmut Neufeld Nick Malchuk Raymond Pettinger Crystal City Lions Club Denis Leonard Greg Stewart Roana Neufeld Helmut Neufeld Laura Perks Cheryl E. McKitrick Ted Sorochynski Mike Perks Cheryl E. McKitrick Doug Pogson Bill McKitrick Somerst & Area Lions Club Rob Van Deynze Jeff Desrochers Judith A. Ratcliffe Cheryl E. McKitrick Darlene E. Reimer Cheryl E. McKitrick Spruce Woods & Area Club Bobbi-Jo D. Dayman Sharon Brooks Laurie Linaker Transfer from Millet, AB Barbara Linaker Transfer from Millet, AB Stonewall & District Lions Club Darlene Dallman William James Millar Shohn Godin Mary Jane Slatcher Elgin & Area Lions Club Connie C. Cameron Donald Howe Ashley Huewan Shohn Godin Jaye Cameron Cecile McMurray Brenda Montour William James Millar Ralph Sinclair Mel W. Sampson Ethelbert Lions Club Marjorie Kinaschuk Mary Pisiak Kerry Slatcher Mary Jane Slatcher

Gilbert Plains & District Club Dan Knight Barry Randell Swan Lake & Area Lions Club Janice Temmerman Geraldine Campbell Ed Tomashewski Eugene Dedio Swan River Lions Club Stewart Oman Clifford A. Kooistra Hamiota Lions Club Wayne L.Mathison Ethel Robertson Real Louise Pothier Alexander Haluschak

Kelwood & Area Lions Club Neil Fraser Northern Lites Club Jennifer Hoskins Gloria Bockus Jennifer Buhler Neil Fraser Donna Janzen Sandra Andersen Roberta Tesar Neil Fraser Wangu N.Kariuki Donna Janzen Elaine Nielson Alice Soshycki MacGregor Lions Club Kevin Henry Wayne Morley Moore Barbara L Thwaites Gloria Bockus Wendy Henry Wayne Morley Moore Brent Zander Wayne Morley Moore Virden Lions Club Don Bernhardt Harvey Sawchuk Marcel Chacun Harvey Sawchuk Morden & District Lions Club Herman Hiebert Rob Lawrence Debbie Sararas William E. Gray Shane Jackson Maurice La Chance Ray Sararas William E. Gray Jerry Nelson Rob Lawrence James E. Tapp Richard A. Noble

Oak Lake & Area Lions Club Albert Hodson Richard Joseph Plaisier Wawanesa Lions Club Alan K. Hubka Donald M.Martin Don R. O’Rouke Richard Joseph Plaisier Steven Thomas Sullivan Barry Rost Richard Joseph Plaisier Bill Stuart Clare Couling 5M13 MANITOBA LION JUNE 2013 7

IN LOVING MEMORY OF OUR FELLOW LIONS WHO WE HAVE LOST THIS PAST YEAR

Bowsman & District Lions Club Martin Campbell Ethelbert Lions Club Mike Kamfoly MacGregor Lions Club Fredrick A. Clarke Oakburn & Area Lions Club Darlene Lucyshen Pine River Lions Club Anthony Krawchuk Portage La Prairie Maurice Blanchard Roblin & District Lions Club Terrence Melvin Paley Souris Lions Club Glen Rae Brandon Lions Club Howard Smith District Lions Club Larry Connolly Minitonas District Lions Club Jim Fulford Sandy Lake Lions Club Phinnette Krisalovich & Area Lions Club Doug Stone Lions challenged to help 2013 Lions International victims in Oklahoma Youth Camp and Exchange Deadly tornado kills over 20 people need host families and destroys community

The Lions International Youth Camp and There is a camp from August 5th s many of you know, to match his donation. A gan had a club meeting Exchange (YCE) will need approx 5 to to 11th that all exchange students Aa tragic event oc- match does not need to Tuesday night where over 6 host families for the summer of 2013 will be attending at the Delta Water- curred in the United States be the full $1,000, but US$3,000 was donated to provide accommodations for students fowl Field Camp near Minnedosa where a few days ago. A deadly can be any amount - even with more on the way from all over the world. we will have them come together as a tornado touched down US$1. Through local from clubs across the group. Their ages are from 16 to 21 years and in the state of Oklahoma Lions efforts, this money district. Districts in they are looking to experience our way of We will be exposing them to some more killing over 20 people, will be used for immediate Florida and Virginia are life for 2 weeks. Exchange students can be Canadian experiences at that time as well including children, as well relief and long term recon- sending truckloads of moved to another host family if a short as giving the host families a break as well as destroying schools, a struction. To match this relief supplies to the scene. stay is only available at the initial host as having them tell each other about their hospital and many homes donation, contact LCIF or Donations have come in family. It’s sometimes easier if a young country and culture. in the town of Moore. donate at https://www.lcif. from Ontario and Prince person of approximately the same age is available to “chum” around with but not If a host family or anyone else would like org/EN/ways-to-give/lion- Edward Island in a necessity. Nothing special needs to be to volunteer as a supervisor and/or mentor A donor in Vancou- disaster-donation.php. All and from many clubs in planned by the host families, just the nor- at the camp we will provide all meals and ver, Canada, was so moved donations to the disaster the US. mal day-to-day life. Going camping, local accommodations for them for the week. by the stories of individual relief fund are Melvin ball game or to a social? Great take them A camp leader is also required if anyone bravery and survival from Jones Fellowship eligible. Please be generous along. You never know they might have has the time and desire to help organize Oklahoma that he do- in your donations to assist something to tell you about their country! activities and the running of the camp. nated US$1,000 to the Many other Lions disaster relief and recon- disaster relief fund at across the US and world struction. Thank you! Lions Clubs International have also responded to LCIF Development For more information or ideas call Gord Kingdon at 204-868-5155 Foundation (LCIF) as a the devastation in Okla- or [email protected] challenge to other Lions homa. A club in Michi-

Help wanted! Looking for Lions Clubs to A fundraiser to change a life! distribute and collect Coin Boxes Hear all about it! at your local town Liquor Control outlet during July 2013. All monies raised goes to the Lions hearing program Funds to develop a Children’s Hearing Education and Resource Clinic In July please leave your change in the Lions coin donation box at all Manitoba Liquor Store outlets If your Lions club has an outlet in your community, we need your help. Your change ... Will change Please call Lion Bill McKitrick 204-873-2091 [email protected] A child’s hearing .... We need your help! or ED Elly Prendergast at 204-772-1899 or 1-800-552-6820 [email protected] 8 JUNE 2013 5M13 MANITOBA LION

Serving Our Communities ... Lions Club Directory Our District ... The World A & Area Lions Club Wheat City Lions Club Supper meeting Noon Meetings Hamiota Lions Club & District Lions Club U 1st and 3rd Tuesday of month at Morden 3rd Tuesday 2nd & 4th Mondays each Month -12 noon 7:00 p.m. Meet at Morden Rec. Centre, Lions Room S Horseshoe Cafe Victoria Inn, 3550 Victoria Ave, Brandon Community Hall 1st and 3rd Mondays at 7:00 pm T Sec. Bev Makinson Sec. Dave Hughes 204-637-2533 Pres: Edith Caldwell President Lion Rob Lawrence I 204-726-5070 [email protected] Phone 822-6021 [email protected] [email protected] Sec: Ken Healy We Serve N Austin, Manitoba Please come pay us a visitation. [email protected] Secretary Lion Donald Holenski

Holland and NEEPAWA LIONS CLUB Binscarth Lions Club CARBERRY & AREA Serving Neepawa & Area for 70 years Meet every 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the LIONS CLUB Area Lions Club month at Binscarth Drop In Centre @ 7pm 8:00 meeting 2nd Wednesday Meetings first and third President: Alvin Kingdon 23 years of service Holland Elementary School Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. [email protected] Secretary: Hugh Fraser President Greig Scott 204-526-2107 President Wayne Hollier Visit the Binscarth Lions on Facebook 204-476-2944, [email protected] 204-841-4569, [email protected] [email protected]

Crystal City OAKVILLE & AREA Birtle & District Lions Club Holland&Area Meets 3rd Tuesday of each month Lions Club Lioness Club LIONS CLUB at 6:45 pm Meetings 3rd Thursday Meet 2nd & 4th Wednesday of every month Birtle Drop-In Centre Meet First Wednesday of Month @ 7pm Lions Den Community Hall Sec. Leonard Jensen, 204-842-5207 President: David Mutch Tiger Hills Arts Assoc., 111 Broadway, Holland Pres. Stuart Boyd [email protected] 204-873-2220, [email protected] Sec: Margaret Fraser, 204-526-2378, [email protected] 204-267-2505, [email protected]

Who Dauphin Lions Club President st rd Andy Aucoin Oakburn Lions Meet 1 and 3 Tuesday @ 6:30 pm Secretary is this Supper Meeting held at Meetings held every Neil Fraser third Wednesday of the month Thunder’s Country Restaurant Kelwood Meet 1st 7:30 p.m. Eager Pioneer club Lion? Bruce Stokotelny, President Thursday President: John Derhak Search 204-638-8354 • [email protected] LIONS CLUB of the month 204-234-5464, [email protected] through this issue to find the mystery ELPHINSTONE LIONS CLUB Kenton & Area OAK LAKE AND AREA Lion Meet 1st & 3rd Tuesday at 7:00 pm in the Lions Den Lions Club LIONS CLUB Pres. Dennis Rogasky 625-5223 Meets at Kenton Hall Meet at Oak Lake Golf Club SPONSORED BY & 2nd Tuesday 7:30pm First and Third Monday at 7:00 p.m. Sec. Anita Hart [email protected] District Lions Club Gateway to Buffalo Park 4th Tuesday 7pm Supper Mtg Pres. Leigh Smith President Calvin Pierrepont, 204-238-4304 ELPHINSTONE, MB Pres. Phil Graham, 204-838-2354, [email protected] 204-855-3128, [email protected]

BOISSEVAIN LIONS CLUB Meets 2nd Thursday at 6:30 pm (supper) THE MacGregor Lions Club 4th Thursday at 7:00 p.m RECYCLING CLUB Regular meeting @ 7:30 on 2nd Tuesday Home Hotel - Boissevain Supper meeting @ 6:30 on 4th Tuesday The Northern Pas Lites Lions @ TBA PRES.: Ed Anderson ELGIN &SMALL AREA CLUB BIGLIONS HEART Meetings at 7pm President: Gloria Bockus 204-534-6096, [email protected] at Super 8 Hotel 204-623-1966 MEET 7:30 P.M. President - Luc Gamache 3rd Wednesday of month at member’s homes [email protected] ph 204.685.2574 first Wednesday of month [email protected] Home of Tommy Turtle Cecile McMurray, Sec., 204-769-2152, [email protected]

BRANDON Erickson Lions Club Melita & Area Lions Club LIONS CLUB Meet 2nd and 4th Wednesday Meet 2nd & 4th Thursday 7:30 p.m. at the Melita Legion Hall PIERSON Supper Meeting at 6:30 p.m. - 2nd and 4th Thursday Except supper meetings Oct. - March LIONS CLUB at the Lions Manor - in the Lions Den Meet at Pierson Community Hall Chartered in 1938 SEC.: Eleanor Renwick 1st and 3rd Wednesday @ 8pm President: Arthur Platt 204-522-8686, [email protected] Sec.: Ben Ward 204.726.8719 [email protected] Sec. Angus Lee, 204-634-2243, [email protected]

BRANDON CROCUS Ethelbert Miami & Area Lions Clubz Pipestone Lions Club LIONS CLUB Lions Club Meet 1st and 3rd Monday President - Lion Aurel Vodon 7:30 pm at R.M. of Thompson Office [email protected] Over 20 Years of Service Meet every 2nd and 4th Mondays Phone 204.748.6004 Meeting - 2nd & 4th Tuesday of each month Pres: Art Ainsworth President: Duncan Callum 6:30 pm at Lions Manor in the Lions Den 204-742-8841 of the month at 7:30 p.m 204-435-2069 [email protected] Sec.: Wilma Pawluk • 204-571-0522 • [email protected] at Emergency Services Center Building Meet every 3rd Wednesday Portage la Prairie Lions Club Keystone Lions Club Lions Club MINNEDOSA LIONS CLUB President Roger Poirier Meets 1st and 3rd Thursday 1st Tuesday - Supper Meeting Meets every 2nd & 4th 204-687-6717 [email protected] Supper 6:30 pm at Lions Den 3rd Tuesday - Business Meeting Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. Lions Manor - 7:00 p.m. dial - 001 Executive mtgs first Wednesday of the month Minnedosa Community Hall Pres. Dennis Dupont Pres. Ken Al-Molky Dinner meetings 2nd & 4th Wednesday of the month 204-857-9444 204-726-1991 Green Room of the Flin Flon Community Centre PRES. Gareth Boys [email protected] Serving since 1938 BRANDON GILBERT PLAINS MINITONAS & DISTRICT LA PRAIRIE LIONS CLUB LIONESS CLUB Prairie Pride & DISTRICT LIONS CLUB Portage La Prairie LIONS CLUB Box 490, Minitonas, MB R0L 1G0 st rd MEET 1ST AND 3RD MONDAYS AT 6:30 P.M. 1 & 3 Fridays Meet 1st and 3rd Wednesday Meet 2nd Thursday at 6:30 pm Pres. Brent Allum at the EMS Building • Gilbert Plains, Manitoba R0L 0X0 Betty King Pres. Lion Randy Colbert at Lion’s Den - Supper meeting Mum’s Restaurant 204-761-0409 PRESIDENT President Lawrence Robak Sec. Lion Brett Church 204-857-8259 Lions Manor 4th Thursday 7:30 pm (Wheat City Golf Course) [email protected] 204-548-4101 [email protected] [email protected] 5M13 MANITOBA LION JUNE 2013 9

Serving Our Communities ... Warren & District Lions Club Lions Club Directory Our District ... The World Virden Lions Club Business Meeting 2nd Tuesday Meet 1st & 3rd Wednesday Dinner Meeting 4th Tuesday at 7 pm at Firehall Pres. Brad Henderson Bingo every Thursday $1,000 guaranteed payout ph: 204-877-3187 Secretary: Ron De La Hey Pres. Ray W. Walker PINE RIVER LIONS [email protected] 204-748-3370, [email protected] 204-461-1896 Sinclair [email protected] Meet at Pine River Community Center & Area Supper meeting 1st Thursday 8pm 4th Wednesday 7pm Meetings 1st and 3rd Wednesdays Borderline Cafe The Lions Club of Wawanesa 7:00 pm Warren Fire Hall Pres. Garry Urbanowski 204-263-2101 Lions Club Meets Second & Fourth Thursdays Warren, Manitoba at the Lions Club Room, Pres. Rosemary Dzus 7:30 pm., 132-5th Street RAPID CITY AND AREA 204-322-5625 Enjoy camping, swimming, LIONS CLUB SOURIS LIONS CLUB [email protected] fishing at the Lions Park Box 53, Rapid City, MB R0K 1W0 Meet 1st and 3rd Thursdays at 7:00 p.m. President Jaye Smale HERIZON DISTRICT LIONS CLUB 204-824-2722, [email protected] Meetings - 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month Supper Meetings WARREN President Amber Brown Held at Chicken Chef Secretary Pat Dixon PRES.: Lorie Howe 204-826-2488 [email protected] 204-483-2939 [email protected] Lions Club 1st Thursday 7:30 pm Winkler Lions Club Waskada Genisis Inn SECRETARY RONALD BERTHOLET Meet at Smitty’s Restaurant 204-673-2541 4th Tuesday at 6:30 pm Rivers & Area Sprucewoods & Area Lions Club [email protected] Secretary: Lion Ray Downey Come visit anytime. Meet at 7 p.m. every 204-254-0107 • [email protected] Lions Club HOME OF THE ANNUAL RABBIT FEED Meet 1st and 3rd Wednesday 2nd & 4th Wednesday President: Tanya Cameron at the Sprucewood Community Hall Secretary: Lawrence McFarlane Woods Ave, Sprucewoods Pres: Gerry Rubeniuk 204-761-0027, [email protected] Lions Clubs International Dues Increase

ROBLIN & DISTRICT LIONS CLUB Stonewall & District Lions Club From Lions Clubs International pay semi-annual membership dues equal Meet 1st & 3rd Wednesday at 8:00 p.m. Meets 2nd & 4th Wednesday Dues increase: to one-half (1/2) of the total amount Roblin Motor Inn - 236 Main St. NW, Roblin at Stonewall Lions Manor A resolution to increase paid by the first family member as Supper at 6:00 pm Dinner 6:30 pm • Meeting 7:30 pm international dues to be phased in over described in subsection (c)(1). Pres: Richard Slatcher Visitors are welcome. 204-467-8951 two years was voted on and approved (3) For student membership programs [email protected] by the membership at the Lions Clubs as adopted by the International Board of International Convention in 2011. The Directors, eligible student members shall second half of the dues increase will be pay semi-annual membership dues equal LIONS CLUB STRATHCLAIR effective July 1, 2013. to one-half (1/2) of the total amount of LIONESS CLUB Meets 1st Thursday and Dues will be billed as follows: dues as provided in sub-section (a). 3rd Thursday of Month - Town Hall 2nd Wednesday every month President: Shirley Kalyniuk Secretary: Mary McDonald MEMBERSHIP DUES. 2013-14 dues: 204-365-2659 204-859-2429 • [email protected] [email protected] (a) Semi-annual membership dues of Fiscal Year Annual Membership Dues twenty-one dollars and fifty cents (US US$43.00 $21.50) denominated in US dollars shall Semi-Annual Membership Dues Russell & Area Lions Club Strathclair Lions Club be levied on each member during the US$21.50 3rd Wednesday @ 7:30 p.m. 2013-14 term, beginning July 1, 2013. Family/Student Membership Dues VISITORS WELCOME Strathclair Municipal Hall 2nd and 4th Thursdays (b) For family membership programs as US$10.75 6:30 Chicken Chef President: Lion Jim Wilson adopted by the International Board of Pres. Louise Ewankiw 204-773-2727, [email protected] 204-365-2453 [email protected] International dues do not include Directors, the following dues shall apply: district or state dues. Semi-annual dues (1) The first family member, Head are billed as follows: July – December Sandy Lake Lions Club Swan Lake Lions Club of Household, shall pay semi-annual and January - June. membership dues as provided in sub- Meet 1st and 3rd Tuesday Working hard for a healthy neighbourhood Supper on 3rd Tuesday section (a). You may contact Accounts Receivable Visit our Lion’s Campground Meet 1st and 3rd Tuesday each month at Fire Hall (5th St.) (2) Subsequent qualifying family and Club Account Services for billing President Douglas Davies 204-585-2649 Pres: Geraldine Campbell members, not to exceed four additional questions at Sec Kathy Slashinsky kslashinsky@hotmailcom 204-836-2358 [email protected] qualifying members per household, shall [email protected]

Shoal Lake Lions Club Swan River Lions Club Meet 2nd Wednesday of every month. General Mtg every 2nd Monday @7:00pm Thank you to all advertisers at Shoal Lake Motor Inn Supper Mtgs every 4th Monday @ 7:30pm at 7:00 pm at Swan Valley Plaza, 217 6th Ave. South AND Lions Clubs for booking space President: Trevor Hagyard President Rick Frazer, 204-734-4573, [email protected] 204-759-3094, [email protected] www.swanriverlions.org in The Manitoba Lion 5M13, and to everyone for their contributions. Snow Lake Lions Club Teulon & Area Meetings held second Tuesdays ADVERTISING RATES FOR BUSINESS at 7:00 p.m. Lions Club Basement of USWA building AND INDIVIDUAL CLUBS ON PAGES 8 & 9: President David Roberts Meet at Pres. Lory M. Wowk 204-358-3864 • [email protected] CE Building, 80 - 3rd Ave. SE 204-886-3882 Clubs receiving electronic paper only...... $50 2nd Wednedsay at 7 pm [email protected] Electronic version plus 4 printed copies...... $100 The SOMERSET Lions Club of Thompson 5 or more printed copies ...... $150 Welcome Fellow Lions and visitors to our City LIONS CLUB During your stay, please join us at the Lions Centre Business and Club Ads ...... $100 Meet 1st and 3rd Monday at 8:30 pm and share our bi-weekly supper meeting the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month from Sept-June at 6:30 pm Double size ...... $200 Secretary Wes Friesen Club House: 509 Station Rd. 204-744-2109 [email protected] Pres.: Larry Galick, 204-677-3379, [email protected] To advertise or make payments for 2013-14 contact Bill McKitrick. 10 JUNE 2013 5M13 MANITOBA LION

Club Secretaries - Complete your monthly club report online bookmark this link ... Gleanings www.e-district.org/sites/5m13 select: Links to Lions Sites & Reporting FROM CLUB REPORTS AUSTIN Governor’s visitation Donations to: Cavalcade For Diabetes; Treherne Collegiate Liberal Arts Award Total of $325 donated to MacGregor Donated $2000 to Special Olympics Collegiate yearbook ad & NorMac $100; Holland School Most Improved Handivan Committee for building a CRYSTAL CITY Award $25 garage 3 members added: Judith Ratcliffe, KELLWOOD Laurie & Barb Linaker; Crokinole Tour- Mowed grass in community; Annual BINSCARTH nament $1564.44 Hosted Zone meeting; Held DG visita- Car Show; Seasonal Gala; Skate-a- tion & supper; reps to Grand Open- Donated to Hall maintenance; Steak thon to raise money for the future ing of local Day Care; Updated Club Fry $2000, donated to Early Years skating rink Facebook page; Hockey Draft $900; School playground equipment; MAP MELITA Playoff hockey draft tickets; Com- Tag Day $325; Collected 21 eyeglasses Collected batteries; Worked wedding munity Auction $1200; April weekly ELGIN bar & social bar $250; MAP Tag Day; bingos $2660; Organizing “Walk for Auction lunch $386; Recycling Sold hockey scoreboards Dog Guides” ERICKSON Donations totaling $1179.85 to: MAP; Donations to: LFC Dog Guides $100; Meals on Wheels; Casino Night $3700; Medical assistance for families; Anita Motorcycle ride for breast cancer re- Hart fundraiser; Melita Chamber of search $200; Motorcycle ride for Al- Donations totaling $950 to: Area Food Commerce for July 1 celebrations; The Souris and Elgin area Lion’s clubs teamed up to serve lunch at the zheimer research $200; Commitment Bank; New Playground Equipment; Collected 65 eyeglasses auction sale for fellow Souris Lion Lorie Howe. The clubs earned $800.00 for student bursary $500 Canadian Red Cross between them. Pictured are Lions Don Howe from Elgin and Bev Pavlek MINNEDOSA BRANDON CROCUS HAMIOTA of Souris Lions Club. 4th Annual Mother’s Day Draw Collected 27 eyeglasses.Donation to Transferred a member to Brandon Hamiota Collegiate yearbook $100 Wheat City Lions; one new member Donations totaling $450 to: Glasses MORDEN BRANDON WHEAT CITY - Donna Illerbrun; Hosted DG visita- 4 new members; Sold CNIB raffle tick- HOLLAND LIONESS for a school student; MAP; Canada Day Lions Annual Toy Show $2300 tion; members attended Leadership Celebration ets at Shopper’s Mall; Assisted with Lioness Annual Jamboree $786.30 Training NEEPAWA community canvass in Souris; District Committed for 5 years to replacement playground equipment at Lions Riv- erbend Park. Working with town on a $40,000 project. Expanded Bingo fundraiser as Access 12 has increased broadcast area. OAKVILLE Hall maintenance $100; Bartend- ing $75. Donation to Citizen of the Year Committee $75; Collected 4 eyeglasses PIPESTONE Weekly Bingo; Security for social. Donation to Lions Foundation for prints $250 PLUMAS Lion President Stu Boyd of the Oakville Lions Club presents Maintain Lions Park; Provided tro- Oakville School Parent-Teacher Council President Shirley phies for local bonspiels – Pasture Hildebrandt with a cheque in the amount of $3000, to assist in Golf Tournament; Collected pop cans Rossburn Lions President Lion Shirley (on left) presenting a cheque to the purchase of equipment to augment the number of activities & batteries Kelly, Dalyn and Brett Hunter. Dalyn was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes and pieces of equipment to the existing playground apparatus. Donated to folks with medical needs, in July. After a scary stay in ICU for three days he is doing much better The playground equipment remains available for both school sports events, school awards, etc. for a now since diagnosis and treatment. Brett was diagnosed with Type 2 students and the general public to utilize at all suitable times. The total of $2800 diabetes in 2005 and recently discovered he is actually type 1. The family Club’s donation represents a portion of the funds obtained at the travel to every three months to meet with their doctors. organization’s CFRY/Lions Talent Night in February.

Virden Lions preparing a semi load of used batteries for shipment on May 11th. This is one of the biggest fundraisers for the Virden Lions Club 5M13 MANITOBA LION JUNE 2013 11

PORTAGE CNIB Car Raffle Ticket Sale; 3 members attended Officer’s Training Seminar at Portage; “200 Club” $600 Cash Draw; Sears Mail Order catalogue delivery Collected 350 eyeglasses RIVERS Annual community supper $1500 ROSSBURN Sold CNIB raffle tickets $140; 8 members took “Serving It Safe” course Donations to: Rossburn Collegiate digital sign $500; Por- tage Lions Anniversary $75; Medical assistance for a family $1000 ROBLIN Community Calendar sales; 2 members at Leadership Training; Food Safe Course; 1 member at Zone meeting; Honour Guard at funeral for Lion Terry Paley PID Ben Ward presenting Lion Rene Bouiver (Teulon) with trophy DGE Lion Lloyd McCabe presenting trophy and certificate Donations to: Plaque for Lion Terry Paley at Lions Memorial and certificate. to long time Lion and guest speaker, Ian MacKenzie at the Park at Warren $100; Centennial Flowerpot $100 Portage La Prairie 75th Anniversary. SHOAL LAKE Toonie Draw $66. Donation to Lion Anita Hart Kidney Care $50 SOMERSET Planning Phase 2 of Splash Park landscaping SPRUCEWOODS Helped organize social for child with brain cancer; Meat Draw twice a month VIRDEN 2 new members: Ray & Debbie Sararas; 4 Bingos ; Texas Hold’em; Rink security at 3 Hockey games; Rental of Lions Hall; improvements to Lions Campground; Used battery collection At the District Governor’s meeting at Rapid City on April 13, DG Willie Donations totaling $3955 to Western Canadian Blind Golf Brown presented Hamiota Lion Elgin Rogers with the Hope Medal. Association; Virden Pet Network; Goulter School Breakfast Club; Purina Walk for Dog Guides; 2 families in need; Virden Collegiate; MAP Induction of new member Michael Kingdon (Minnedosa) with Gord Kingdon standing in for sponsor Neil Galbraith. WARREN HERIZON Donations totaling $575 to: Western Blind Golfers; Warren Lions Fiddle Fest; Stuart Linch Medical Fundraiser WAWANESA New member Lion Steve Sullivan; Furniture moving $200; 6 members at Leadership Training; Club Excellence Process – doing “Community Needs Assessment” & club evalua- tion; Supplying wood for community campground; Read- ing Action Program with Grade One; Setting up a “Hobbies, Crafts & Gift Shop” at Lions Clubhouse; Planning battery & electronics collection during Town-Wide Yard Sales At the District Governor’s meeting DG Willie Brown presented Lion WINKLER Pete Oberlin with the Ben Ward fellowship award. Blood Donor Clinics; Purchased eyeglasses for a student; 20 Lion Steve Sullivan is welcomed into membership in the pair of reading glasses sent to Afghanistan Wawanesa Lions Club by Zone Chair Lion Mike Fisher and President Lion Jaye Smale. 2012-2013 District 5M13 District pins available Peace Poster he Lions District Pins distribution has been taken Contest Winner Tover by Lion Don Martin of Wawanesa. There are 21 years of the Multiple District 5M Snowman pins available, some as far back as 1988. Also available are a small num- Kandace Waldner, a Grade ber of District 5M13 Pins of one form or another. Six student at Green Acres If there are any Lions members in our District that Colony, was presented still have an interest in Pin collecting, call Lion Don at with a prize of $100 as 204-824-2457 or e-mail him at [email protected] the winner of the District Peace Poster Contest. The presentation was made by Chairman Lion Gord Kingdon on May 3rd. Suggested cost is reasonable at 1 pin for $1 or 3 pins for $2 or any other reasonable offer. A list of the years Kandace was congratulated by her sponsors, members of the Wawanesa Lions Club. (L to R): Lion Don Martin, Zone Chair and the number of pins on hand in each year can be e- Lion Mike Fisher, Lion President Jaye Smale, Kandace Waldner, Lion Gord Kingdon, Lion Margaret Martin, Lion Beth Smale. mailed to anyone interested. 12 JUNE 2013 5M13 MANITOBA LION

5M13 Lions Golf Tournament

Birtle Riverside Golf Club Birtle, MB

Morden Lions Club President Rob Lawrence and Lion Sandra with representatives from the Morden Library and Focal Point Vision. Morden Lions Club Eyeglass Recycling and Magnifier Project for Morden Library

ay is “Recycle For Sight” the South Central Regional Library, nity. Money raised in the Journey Mmonth for Lions Clubs Focal Point Comprehensive Vision For Sight is used by the Eye Bank (http://www.lionsclubs.org) all over Centre in Morden and in Miami to cosponsor local vision related Saturday, July 6, 2013 world. Eyeglasses & sunglasses that at Call Insurance Office or Miami projects like the magnifier project people no longer have a use for, can Friendship Centre. Thanks for in Morden. This year in January, 25 11:00 am Shotgun Start be donated to “Lions Recycle For your support by dropping off your Morden & area snowmobile riders 4 person best ball - 18 holes Sight” which will give someone in unwanted or not needed eyeglasses raised over $9100 for the Eye Bank. need of glasses a renewed opportu- & sunglasses. Library patrons will certainly ben- supper to follow nity to see and read. From Canada efit from having magnifiers available $50 per person in 2011, 191,740 pairs of recycled Magnifier Project – to view some of the smaller print glasses were sent to underdeveloped Morden Library materials. countries. The largest shipment Open to Non-Lion members as well. was to Ghana where 55,900 pairs 16 magnifiers for Morden Library We welcome you One of Lions main priorities is to were distributed in 20 missions. Lions welcome new members, you To register call 204-842-5386 or the improve quality of life by improv- In Canada, recycled eyeglasses are can be a part of the world’s largest clubhosue at 204-842-5364 ing vision wherever possible. In tested, packaged and distributed by service organization. It doesn’t take or email [email protected] keeping with that priority, an The Canadian Lions Eyeglass Recy- a lot of an individual’s time but, as opportunity to help was identified cling Centre (http://www.clerc.ca/) a group, a tremendous amount can If camping call at the Morden Library. Library which is a joint program between be accomplished both locally in and patrons with reduced or low vision 204-842-3234 to book a spot the Lions of Calgary and the Cal- around Morden and also all around could benefit from having magni- gary Correctional Centre. Locally, the world helping those who are fiers available when reading library eyeglasses are collected by local unable to have some of the basic material. Magnifiers, valued at over Lions Clubs, packaged at the Lions necessities of life. For more infor- $2500, were recently delivered to Eye Bank office and then shipped to mation contact any Lions member, the library through a joint project CLERC in Calgary. Morden Lions, look up Morden Lions Club on the For information shared by The Lions Eye Bank, for example have collected 10,598 web, phone President Rob Law- Focal Point Comprehensive Vision pairs of glasses in the past 8 years. rence at 204-822-6021 or email us Centre and the Morden Lions Club. Lions in Miami and Winkler also at [email protected]. about 5M13 check collect and ship glasses. Collec- The project also illustrates how the Lions Eye Bank’s Journey For Sight tion bins are located at the Altona, Thank you snowmobile ride fundraiser comes Winkler and Morden branches of Morden & District Lions Club out our web site at back to help the local commu- Remember to record your summer’s work. www.e-district.org/sites/5m13 The Web Site has many purposes: Forward photos and a short description of your to share information of District activities, Club activities, announcements, Lions volunteer efforts to The Manitoba Lion. and any other information that a Club HOW TO SEND PHOTOS. or individual member wishes to share. Photos of your club’s activites of Lions in action or showing projects completed with Lions are good news photos. Select one or two photos, or more if needed, and email jpgs (original size) with text explaining details. We will be glad to edit and check The Web Site includes a Calendar of events, Projects, grammer, but we need you to provide us the details. Important - Do not let your email downsize photo when attaching or District Executive Committee, sending. Forward photo in original or large size. In cheque presentations or award recognition photos, identify individuals left Zone Chairs, Cabinet minutes, Cabinet members to right. For large group photos provide details of event to explain to readers what activity or project is about. We prefer you DO NOT just forward link to face book or skydrive photo albums. If doing so, identify which photos you would like us to down- and links to Lion Sites. load and provide cutline or story with your email submission. The site also includes links to Lions International Copy deadline for the September 2013 issue is August 17. for your information and reference. Note: No Manitoba Lion July and August All comments and information can be shared Send photosto [email protected] Lion Lloyd McCabe [email protected]