DECEMBER 2014 the ONLY ALL CANADIAN DISTRICT in 5M Lions in Crisis Is That Too Strong a Crisis Avoidance Meeting It’S Your Lions Club

DISTRICT 5M-13 ManitobaLion VOLUME 29 Number 04 DECEMBER 2014 THE ONLY ALL CANADIAN DISTRICT IN 5M Lions in crisis Is that too strong a Crisis avoidance meeting It’s your Lions Club. statement for you? in Brandon on January 18. Let’s keep the pride alive.

Well the truth of the matter is that Lions in rural Th is is the Sunday aft er the Journey for Sight. We LOCATION: Manitoba are on a downhill slide. Every year our have no intention of stealing any thunder from the • Ken Robbins Hall, Lions Manor, 1st St., Brandon member numbers are lower and it is becoming harder ride but we thought some of you would already be in DATE: and harder to fi nd new young or even older members. Brandon and might want to stay over and attend. Th is • Sunday, January 18th, 2015 As members of your Global Leadership Team we have will be an open format. PLEASE RSVP TO: the opportunity to visit all Clubs in rural Manitoba, • Lion Cheryl (GLT) [email protected] and we see the same affl iction in most clubs. When last got new member? WE ARE GROWING OLD!! Free brunch for attending. Under 30? How many women? Please RSVP by January 6. Look around your club, what is We want to listen to you. We want your ideas. We the average age, 67 ? 75 ? want to know if you agree that we are in trouble. When Th e good news, we will serve you a free and did you get your last new member? When did you get very good brunch. Th at alone is a very good reason Years ago we did a great job of recruiting members your last new member who was under the age of 30? to come. Th is will be served from 11am-1pm. Th e and developing clubs that we all enjoyed. We have been What is the % of women in your Club? Your District meeting itself will be from 1pm-3pm, so you should all very successful at doing what Lions do best, SERVING Governor Team will be there, leading this initiative ~ be able to drive home during daylight. Please plan to OTHERS! But we are growing old and it is harder to “all you have to do is get out there and work hard”. Th is attend and please RSVP Lion Cheryl by January 6th. continue with this service work. Last year we fi nished will be ordinary local Lions Members talking about We need to know numbers for the brunch. with 1269 members from a low of 1186 but our num- our own problems and successes, developing an action bers this year are sky rocketing downward. plan that will save Lionism in rural Manitoba. This is an invitation to Over 30% of our Clubs have Who should attend? participate in your own Club’s future success. 20 members or less. So whom do we want to attend? We would like to see your executive and any other club member who is Your local Leadership and Membership team. It is time to turn this slide around. We can’t wait interested in participating in this forum. We are asking Lions Chad Bodnarchuk till next year or the year aft er. It has to be now, that is and in fact pleading for your assistance. Please read Louise Kernested why we are inviting you to attend a crisis avoidance this letter to your club members at your next meeting Gord Kingdon meeting in Brandon on January 18. and make a point of attending. Cheryl McKitrick Lloyd McCabe Joyous Noel May all your dreams come true this holiday season and beyond.

Merry Christmas to All and All the Best in the New Year. DG Lion Omer and First Lady Dale 2 DECEMBER 2014 5M13 MANITOBA LION Strengthen the Pride

From the wisdom of children: Lions 5M13 “It is important to show the world that it can be better without wars and ﬁ ghts, Midwinter that it can be peaceful.” DISTRICT GOVERNOER “Where there is peace, there is harmony. OMER CHAMPIGNY Where there is harmony, people will be happy.”

Th e Christmas season the table with Lions to discuss Dale and I look forward is fact approaching and as I heart to heart topics in a less to future visits. Have you visit the clubs in our District, formal setting. sent in your requests yet? Th e a feeling of good will and request form appears in every generosity fi lls the air. Some As we travel, I have issue of the Manitoba Lion. meetings were held in halls, been pleasantly surprised by You can mail it in or forward a Lions dens, local restaurants the response to my charity of request via email to: dochamp@ or coff ee shops. Many of these choice (the MAP program). rfnow.com. I will get back to “kitchen” meetings held by We have now visited with you within a couple days. Lions and Presidents alike, were Teulon, Wawanesa, Th ompson, thought to be very productive Flin Flon, Holland, Waskada, Lions, our membership and I would tend to agree. It Roblin, Elgin and Swan River. numbers are being attacked February 20-21-22 is very rewarding to sit across on three fronts: an aging population, rural demographics and unsuccessful membership 2015 drives. One of our latest Virden, Manitoba clubs to fold had 10 of its Club Request members in their 80s and no hope of attracting younger for Governor’s Visit members from such a very small community that is Register by Jan. 21 / 2015 getting smaller and smaller and save! Club Name ______every day. We cannot wait Contact name ______until its “too late”. If we are to Hosted by Oak Lake and Virden Area Lions Clubs Phone number ______survive, we must all act now or with assistance from email ______stand to lose our unique rural surrounding area Lions Clubs identifi cation in 5M13. Can Meeting Location: ______you imagine YOUR community Requested date of visitation in order of preference. without a Lions club? Th e SEE PAGE 5 FOR REGISTRATION FORM 1st ______thought of it should make you 2nd ______shudder.

Meeting Time: ______Dinner meeting? ______As we approach the Will there by any other clubs visiting? ______. If so name them: Christmas season, it is the District Governor Calendar ______opportune time to ask a friend, neighbour or relative to spend December some quality time with you and 1 Plumas Lions Annual visit Will Governor be expected to speak? Yes _____ No ______your fellow Lions by attending 7 Crystal City Lions Annual Visit Will Governor be expected to install offi cers? Yes _____ No ______your Christmtmas luncheons 10 Melita Lions Annual visit 12 Lions Eye Bank & If yes, please have information ready for the Governor, printed clearly. and celebrations. We must Lions Hearing Foundation Xmas – Wpg show them that as well as doing Will Governor be expected to induct new members? 13 Lions Eye Bank Meeting – Winnipeg 2015 community service, we have Yes _____ No ______If yes, please have the LCI NEW MEMBER KITS WITH fun doing it. January PINS AND SIGNED CERTIFICATES READY. 23 5M4 Mid-Winter Convention , Willmar, MN Will Governor be expected to give out Awards? Yes _____ No ______Th e next few months will 24 5M10 Mid-Winter Convention, Duluth, MN Name the Award (s) ______be challenging ones for Lions in Manitoba but I’m optimistic ______February If yes, please have the information prepared for the Governor prior to his arrival. that together we can face the 7 5M8 Mid-Winter Convention, St-Cloud, MN challenges before us. . . . . 16 Oak Lake & Area Lions Annual Visit Please return this request form ASAP, so I can schedule my club visits. I will cor- 20-22 5M13 Mid-Winter Convention, Virden, MB respond to your club as to which date works well for me. Remember the earlier I Dale and I wish to extend receive your request, the easier it is for me to fulfi ll your fi rst choice. our Season’s Greetings and Best March Wishes for Happiness in the 14 Council of Governors meeting, Please forward this form to DG Omer Champigny Box 44, Oak Lake, Manitoba R0M 1P0 New Year. Brooklyn Center, MN Res. 204-855-3205 [email protected] Lion Omer Champigny Yours in Lionism, District Governor April District Governor Omer Champigny 17–18 Council of Governors Meeting & MD5M Convention, Bloomington, MN 5M13 MANITOBA LION DECEMBER 2014 3

THE MANITOBA LION District 5M-13

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DISTRICT GOVERNOR Omer Champigny Box 44 Oak Lake, MB R0M 1P0 R: (204) 855-3205 C: (204) 851-0394 [email protected]

SECRETARY Willie Brown PO Box 430 Russell, MB. R0J 1W0 R: 204-773-3514 C: 204-773-6360 E: [email protected]

TREASURER Lion John Fehr 3-6 Whiteshell Way Lions discuss membership crisis Brandon, Manitoba R7B 4G3 Res. 204-728-9677 (l-r) Lions Helmut Neufeld, Marie McKean, 2nd VDG Gord Kingdon, Cecile McMurray, !st VDG Louise Kernested, [email protected] Chad Bodnarchuk, Cheryl McKitrick, PDG Lloyd McCabe.

DISTRICT GOVERNOR ELECT Lion Louise Kernested Stonewall, Manitoba Membership crisis: 5M13 down to 57 clubs R: (204) 467-2365, C: 204-771-6682 email [email protected] As there were only two Zone Chairs Northern Lites, both of these clubs have initially thinking of disbanding. Great idea 2nd VICE DISTRICT GOVERNOR present at the Zone Chair training, the been struggling for many years with low to join together. Good work Lions. Lion Gord Kingdon group present spent the time discussing membership. Th ere are some other clubs Minnedosa, MB the issues of the district, one being a having their membership problems as We had 61 clubs on July 1, 2014, now [email protected] Membership Crisis. well. We need more women in the clubs we have 57 Clubs. 3rd-VICE and more members under 35 years of age. DISTRICT GOVERNOR VACANT Our membership is at 1225, and we Many of our members are aging. Th is is serious and we need your need to be at 1250 by the end of June help to try and overcome this issue. If Immediate Past DG Lloyd McCabe 2015. Brandon Lions, Brandon Keystone this continues we will not have our Lions 46 Kensington Cres. Lions and Brandon Crocus Lions joined district in the near future. Brandon, MB. R7A 6M1 R: 204-726-5367 We have dropped several members, together under the name of Brandon C: 204-724-9841 to be exact, and we have dropped two Lions and now have 39 members which Please take this issue seriously!!!! E: [email protected] Lions Clubs, Pierson and Th e Pas is awesome, as two of these clubs were EDITOR & ADVERTISING Lion Bill McKitrick Box 340 Crystal City, MB R0K 0N0 Res. 204-873-2091 Fax. 204-873-2633 Cell 204-325-2455 [email protected]

ASSOCIATE EDITOR & PRODUCTION MANAGER Lion Lorraine Houston P.O. Box 220, Boissevain, MB R0K 0E0 Res. 204-776-2116 Bus. 204-534-6479 Cell 204-534-8064 Fax 204-534-2977 [email protected]

Subscription rates: $12.00/year Published ten times per year, September to June. Submission deadline 17th day of the month. Forward submissions to [email protected] Box 220, Boissevain, Manitoba R0K 0E0 Recruiting members to establish Lions Club in Arborg Lions Dennis Hawkins and Gordon fellow Teulon Lion Judith Dedrick- Several people signed up to Zinkowski of the Teulon & District Lions Williams, DG Omer Champigny, IPDG receive more information, and Club (on left) have been working for Lloyd McCabe. Also attending were hopefully, a Lions Branch Club will months to restart the Arborg Lions Club. 1st DVP Louise Kernstead, 2nd DVP be formed, joining the Teulon Cub. On Saturday, November 8th, they set Gord Kingdon, and Zone Chair Lion If 20 invidivuals join, a new Lions club up a booth at the Co-op along with Chad Bodnarchuk. could be formed in Arborg. 4 DECEMBER 2014 5M13 MANITOBA LION 5M13 Lions Club Directory

Austin & Area Lions Club Crystal City Lions Club Holland & Area Lions Club Morden & District Lions Club HOME OF THE AUSTIN THRESERMAN’S REUNION COME JOIN US HOME OF THE “HOLLANDERS” HOME OF ANNUAL CORN AND APPLE FESTIVAL Supper meeting 3rd Tuesday at 6:30pm Meetings 3rd Thursday of every month Meet 2nd Wed. 8:00pm @ Hollander Hotel Meets 1st & 3rd Mon. 7pm @ Morden Rec Centre Pres. Doug Hodgins 637‐2389 [email protected] Pres. Bill McKitrick 204‐873‐2091 [email protected] Pres. Brad Verniest 526‐7603 [email protected] Pres. Jerry Nelson 204‐822‐6547 Sec. Bev Makinson 204‐637‐2533 [email protected] Sec Cheryl McKitrick 204‐825‐8073 [email protected] Sec. Hugh Fraser 204‐526‐2378 [email protected] Sec Jeff Bretecher 204‐823‐0054 [email protected] Binscarth Lions Club Dauphin Lions Club Holland & Area Lioness Club Neepawa Lions Club VISIT BINSCART LIONS ON FACEBOOK JOIN US AT THUNDER’S COUNTRY RESTAURANT HOME OF THE FIDDLE CONTEST HOME OF THE ANNUAL LILY FESTIVAL Meet every 2nd & 4th Wed., Drop In Centre @ 7pm Supper meetings 1st & 3rd Tuesday @ 6:30pm Meet 1st Wednesday @ 7pm at members homes Meets 1st & 3rd Wednesdays at 6:30pm Pres Harvey Kingdon 204‐532‐2443 [email protected] Pres. Ted Wojtowicz 204‐638‐9016 [email protected] Sec. Margaret Fraser 204‐526‐2378 [email protected] Pres. Robert Ferguson 204‐476‐5226 [email protected] Sec Phlyp Birch 204‐532‐2484 [email protected] Sec Dean Lounsbury 204‐638‐4404 Sec Thomas Borsa 204‐476‐3283 [email protected] [email protected] Kelwood Lions Club Birtle & District Lions Club COME JOIN US Oakville & Area Lions Club MEETS 3RD TUESDAY OF EACH MONTH Elphinstone Lions Club Meeting 1st Thursday of the month “ A FRIENDLY FARMING COMMUNITY” Birtle Drop In Centre @ 6:45pm GATEWAY TO BUFFALO PARK Pres. Andy Aucoin 204‐967‐2646 Meets 2nd & 4th Wed. Lions Den Community Hall Pres. Dwayne Moncur [email protected] Meet 1st & 3rd Tues. @ 7:00pm in the Lions Den Sec Neil Fraser 204‐967‐2146 [email protected] Pres. Stuart Boyd 204‐267‐2505 [email protected] Sec. Debbie Jensen 204‐842‐5207 [email protected] Pres. Dennis Rogasky 204‐625‐5223 Sec Bruce Mintenko [email protected] Kenton & Area Lions Club Bowsman & District Lion Club COME JOIN US Oakburn Lions Club MEETS 1ST & 3RD THURS OF EACH MONTH Elgin & Area Lions Club Meets at Kenton Hall 2nd Tues 7:30pm 4th Tues 7pm COME JOINS US Bowsman Curling Rink @ 7pm (excluding summer) THE RECYCLING CLUB ‐ SMALL CLUB BIG HEART Pres. Phil Graham 204‐838‐2354 [email protected] Meets 3rd Wed. 7:30pm @ the Eager Pioneer Club Pres. Bruce Kirkpatrick 204‐734‐9723 Meet 7:30pm 3rd Wed. at West Elgin Mall Sec Marvin Wiens 204‐838‐2261 [email protected] Pres. Nester Leganchuk 204‐625‐5231 Sec. Kevin Silverthorn [email protected] Pres. Connie Cameron 204‐769‐2165 Sec Janet Zemianski 204‐234‐5349 [email protected] Sec. Cecile McMurray 204‐769‐[email protected] MacGregor Lions Club Boissevain Lions Club THE HEART OF THE KEYSTONE PROVINCE Oak Lake & Area Lions Club INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY IN BLOOM WINNER Erickson Lions Club Meet 2nd Tues 7:30pm/ 4th Tues supper mtg 6:30pm HOME OF ISAAC “THE OX” Meets 2nd Thurs. at 6:30pm (supper) 4th Thurs. @7pm “ THE LAND OF THE VIKINGS” Pres. Doris Moore 204‐685‐2666 [email protected] Meet 1st & 3rd Mon. 7pm @ the Oak Lake Golf Club Pres. John Smith 204‐534‐6161 [email protected] Meet 2nd & 4th Thursday of the month Sec Chris Miles 685‐2840 [email protected] Pres. Rick Plaisier 204‐855‐2207 [email protected] Sec Larry Rainnie 204‐534‐6238 [email protected] Pres. Jim McMunn 204‐636‐2268 Sec Travis Wallace 204‐855‐2125 [email protected] Sec Dave Walker [email protected] Melita & Area Lions Club Brandon Lions Club COME JOIN US @ THE LEGION HALL Pipestone Lions Club CHARTERED IN 1938 Ethelbert Lions Club Meet 2nd & 4th Wed. 7:30pm/Supper mtg Oct‐March Come join us. (Combined Brandon / Crocus / Keystone Lions Clubs) COME JOIN US EVERY 2ND & 4TH MONDAY Pres. Marilyn Renwick 204‐522‐3142 [email protected] Meet 3rd Wednesday of the month. visit 1st or 3rd Tuesday of month, 6:30pm, Lions Manor 7:30 pm at the Emergency Services Center Building Sec. Eleanor Renwick 204‐522‐8686 [email protected] Pres. Michael Decock 204‐858‐2397 Pres. Carl Johanson [email protected] Pres. Art Ainsworth 204‐742‐8841 Sec Brenda Bohne 204‐854‐3300 [email protected] Sec. Ben Ward [email protected] Sec Betty Brasseur 204‐742‐8841 [email protected] Miami & Area Lions Club Portage la Prairie Lions Club Brandon University Lions Campus COME JOIN US AT R.M OF THOMPSON OFFICE Flin Flon Lions Club 1st and 3rd Mondays of the month SERVING SINCE 1938 Club Branch HOME OF “FLINTY’S BOARDWALK” Pres. Clint Lawson 204‐435‐2257 [email protected] Meet 1st & 3rd Thurs. Supper 6:30pm @ the Lions Den Meetings 2nd & 4th Monday at BU Meetings 2nd & 4th Wednesday at Victoria Inn Sec. Duncan Callum 204‐435‐2069 [email protected] Pres. Al Lightfoot 204‐239‐1469 [email protected] Pres. Megan Chute 648‐4894 [email protected] Pres. Andy Wasylciw 204‐687‐7606 [email protected] Sec Wilfred Schellenberg 204‐857‐4309 Sec. Lonna Drummond 204‐526‐7881 [email protected] Sec Isabel Stewart [email protected] Minnedosa Lions Club Portage La Prairie Lioness Club Brandon Prairie Pride Lions ANNUAL ROCKIN’ THE FIELDS OF MINNEDOSA Gilbert Plains Lions Club Meets 2nd & 4th Wed. 7pm @ the Community Hall PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE‐COME JOIN US JOIN US @ TRAILS WEST INN, 210‐18 ST. N “HEART OF THE PARKLAND” Pres. Wanda Kingdon 867‐5804 [email protected] Meet 2nd Thurs.6:30pm/Supper meet 4th Thurs.7:30pm 1st & 3rd Fridays at 7:15 am ‐ breakfast meeting Meet 1st & 3rd Mondays at 6:30pm EMS Building Sec Jim Cooper 204‐867‐3245 [email protected] Sec Sharon Williams 204‐857‐8548 Pres. BJ Hersak 570‐1336 [email protected] Pres. Bruce Jorgenson 204‐548‐2446 swilliams@city‐plap.com Sec Jill Hannah‐Kayes [email protected] Sec Barry Randell 204‐548‐2502 [email protected] Minitonas & District Lions Pine River Lions Club COME JOIN US Brandon Wheat City Lions Hamiota Lions Club Meets 1st & 3rd Wednesdays of the month COME JOIN US PLEASE COME PAY US A VISITATION HOME OF POPE NATIONAL WILDLIFE RESERVE Pres. David Petelski 525‐2207 [email protected] Meet 1st Thurs. 8:00pm @Pine River Community Centre Noon meetings 2nd & 4th Mon. Victoria Inn Brandon Meet 1st & 3rd Tues @ 7:00pm Community Hall Sec. Brett Church [email protected] Pres. Garry Urbanowski 204‐263‐2101 Pres. Jeff Sim 204‐571‐1058 [email protected] Pres. Elgin Rogers 204‐764‐2336 [email protected] Sec Darlene Nakonechny [email protected] Sec Chris Hiede 204‐727‐6701 [email protected] Sec Gwen Argue 204‐838‐2166 [email protected]

Let community know about your Lions club As Public Relations Chair for Lions District We have a wonderful publicity tool in our you have one, and come up with creative 5M13, it is my responsibility to encourage all “Manitoba Lion” so make sure to publicize ideas for publicity. In order to accomplish all clubs to make the public aware that Lions, your club activities by submitting articles and these things, I would suggest that each club Leo & Lioness Clubs do exist! pictures. Send in District Reports on a regular appoint a Public Relations Chair and let me basis and I will include your happenings in know who that person is so I can provide Let your community know about your the “Gleanings” section. leadership and guidance. activities and the services you provide. Lion Margaret Martin Make use of your local newspaper, if 204-824-2457 [email protected] 5M13 MANITOBA LION DECEMBER 2014 5

Rapid City & Area Lions Swan Lake Lions Club COME JOIN US WORKING HARD FOR A HEALTHY COMMUNITY Meet 2nd & 4th Wednesdays of the month Meet 1st & 3rd Tuesday Pres. Daryl Andrew 204‐826‐2007 Pres. Geraldine Campbell 204‐836‐2358 Sec Ken Hyndman [email protected] Sec Myrna Clifford 204‐836‐2634 [email protected] Rivers & Area Lions Club Swan River Lions Club HOME OF THE GRANT TRUCK RAILWAY STATION WWW.SWANRIVERLIONS.ORG LION’S 5M-13 Meets 1st & 3rd Wednesdays of the month Meeting 2nd Mon. 7pm/Supper meeting 4th Mon.7:30pm Pres. Don Montague 204‐328‐7440 Pres. Wayne Markle 734‐2780 [email protected] Sec Betty MacDonald [email protected] Sec Nic MacDonald 204‐734‐7193 [email protected] MIDWINTER Roblin & District Lions Club Teulon & Area Lions Club VISITORS ARE WELCOME COME JOIN US AT FRYDAY’S RESTAURANT Meets 1st & 3rd Wed. at 8pm Roblin Motor Inn CONVENTION Meet 2nd Tuesday at 7:00pm Pres. Elke Schmitt 204‐937‐4944 [email protected] Pres. Larry Rutt 204‐886‐2404 [email protected] Sec Linda Beattie [email protected] Sec Rene Bouvier 204‐886‐3445 [email protected] REGISTRATION FORM Rossburn Lions Club Thompson Lions Club COME JOIN US WELCOME FELLOW LIONS AND VISITORS Meets 3rd Thursday of the Month @ Town Hall Supper mtg 1st & 3rd Tues. Sept‐June @ Clubhouse Pres. Shirley Kalyniuk 859‐2429 [email protected] Pres. Jeffery Wedge 204‐981‐1415 [email protected] February 20-21-22, 2015 Sec Wendy Woychyshyn 204‐859‐2517 Sec Daniel Hunt [email protected] [email protected] Russell & Area Lions Club Virden Lions Club Virden, Manitoba THURS NIGHT BINGO $1000 GUARANTEED PAYOUT Manitoba Oil Capital COME JOIN US AT CHICKEN CHEF Meet 2nd Tues. Dinner meeting 4th Tues. Meet 2nd & 4th Thurs. 6:30pm held at the Tundra Oil and Gas Place and Convention Centre Pres. Allan McAulay 204‐855‐2830 HOSTED BY OAK LAKE AND VIRDEN AREA LIONS CLUBS Pres. Terry Rolfe 204‐773‐4728 [email protected] Sec Tom Makarchuk 204‐748‐6261 [email protected] Sec Lonnie Naherniak [email protected] With Assitance From surrounding area Lions Clubs Sandy Lake Lions Club Warren Herizon Lions Club PLEASE PRINT NAMES CLEARLY TO AVOID SPELLING ERRORS COME JOIN US AT THE WARREN FIRE HALL COME VISIT OUR CAMPGROUND Meet 1st & 3rd Wed., 7pm Name: ______Name: ______Meet second Thursday of the month Pres. Lorraine Boyd 204‐383‐5825 [ ] Lion [ ] Lioness [ ] Leo [ ] Guest: ______[ ] Lion [ ] Lioness [ ] Leo [ ] Guest Pres. Paul Richcoon 204‐585‐5332 [email protected] Sec Fran Lindell 204‐322‐5672 [email protected] Club: ______Club: ______Sec. Kathy Slashinsky kslashinksy @hotmail.com Address: ______Address: ______Waskada Lions Club Email: ______Email: ______Shoal Lake Lions Club Phone: ______Celll: ______Phone: ______Cell: ______HOME OF THE ANNUAL RABBIT FEED Any food allergies / dietary needs: Any food allergies / dietary needs: HOME OF THE ANNUAL MUD BOG Meet 1st & 3rd Thurs. 7:30am @ Waskada Genisis Inn ______Meet 2nd Wed. 7pm @ Old Town Hall Boardroom Pres. Ken Voth 204‐665‐2427 [email protected] Pres. Bob Brudy 204‐759‐2392 [email protected] Sec. Ron Bertholet 204‐673‐2541 [email protected] Registrant Before January 21, 2015 Registrant before January 21, 2015 Sec Rosana Neufeld 204‐759‐2671 [email protected] Full Convention [ ] $110.00 Cdn Full Convention [ ] $110.00 Cdn Warren & District Lions Club First Timers only [ ] $82.00 Cdn First Timers only [ ] $82.00 Cdn Snow Lake Lions Club COME JOIN US AT THE FIREHALL Banquet Only [ ] $50.00 Cdn Banquet Only [ ] $50.00 Cdn COME JOIN US Pres. Murray Scott 204‐322‐5201 [email protected] Meet 2nd Tuesdays @7pm Basement of USWA Building Sec Doug Hogg 204‐322‐5679 [email protected] After January 21, 2015 After January 21, 2015 Pres. Dave Roberts 204‐358‐2864 [email protected] Full Convention [ ] $130.00 Cdn Full Convention [ ] $130.00 Cdn Sec Dawn Roberts 204‐358‐2864 [email protected] First Timers only [ ] $97.00 Cdn First Timers only [ ] $97.00 Cdn Wawanesa Lions Club Art Mart Banquet Only [ ] $60.00 Cdn Banquet Only [ ] $60.00 Cdn LOCAL ART DISPLAYED AND SOLD. GREAT GIFTS. Extra tickets for [ ] Satruday Breakfast [ ] Saturday Lunch [ ] Sunday Brunch @ $12.00 each Somerset Lions Club Open weekly on Sunday 1‐5pm or by apt. COME JOIN US 204‐824‐2722 or 204‐8242457. Meets 1st & 3rd Mondays at 8:30pm Sec Beth Smale 204‐824‐2772 [email protected] Please make cheques payable to the Pres. Jeff Desrochers 204‐744‐2150 [email protected] Sec. Wes Friesen 204‐744‐2109 [email protected] Oak Lake Lions Club and forward registration forms to: Lion Keith Johnston, Box 183, Oak Lake, Mantioba R0M 1P0 204-855-2884 Sinclair & Area Lions Club We’re pleased [email protected] Phone 204-855-2884 Cell 204-851-2069 COME JOIN US @ COMMUNITY HALL that you’re interested Hotel Reservations Supper meeting 4th Wed. 7pm Block will be held until January 21, 2015 for your convenience. Pres. Alan Jackson 204‐662‐4569 [email protected] Jays Inn & Suites 204-788-2223 or 1-888-720-775 ($115 - $130) Sec Lloyd Hayward [email protected] in Lions. Comfort Inn & Suites 204-707-6020 or 1-877-610-6020 ($137 - $180) Country Side Inn 204-748-1244 ($68 - $73) Kimcairn Bed & Breakfast 204-748-1231 ($80 - $90) Souris Lions Club Contact any club listed here HOME OF THE SWINGING BRIDGE See you all in Virden - February 20 to 22, 2015 and express your interest Convention program & registration forms available at web site http://www.e-district.org/sites/5m13/ Supper meeting 1st & 3rd Thurs. 7pm Chicken Chef Pres. Lorie Howe 204‐483‐2939 [email protected] about becoming a member. Sec Denis Bauldic 204‐482‐3579 [email protected] Sprucewoods & Area Lions Club COME JOINS US Meet 2nd & 4th Wed. 7pm Sprucewoods Comm. Hall Pres. Aletha Riegel 204‐573‐4436 Publicity ideas for your Lions Club Sec Judy Foster 721‐4132 [email protected] Stonewall Lions Club There are many ways HOME OF THE ANNUAL STONEWALL QUARRY DAYS Dinner meeting 2nd & 4th Wed. 6:30pm Lions Manor to tell your community about your Lions club and activities. Pres. Mel Harrison 204‐467‐7337 Sec Ashley Huewan [email protected] If your club is sponsoring a community event: – Display the Lions logo and club name Strathclair Lioness Club prominently on all materials and at all COME JOIN US – Ask to have information posted on your com- activities and events. Meet 2nd Wednesday every month Sec. Maxine Ostash 204‐365‐2715 munity website or message board. Lion Margaret Martin Strathclair Lions Club – Pass out ﬂ yers or brochures about your club and District PR Chair COME JOIN US Meet 3rd Wed. 7:30pm @ Strathclair Municipal Hall its activities. If the event is a fundraiser, hand out Pres. Jim Wilson 204‐365‐2453 [email protected] information telling how the money will be used. Sec Fraser Moffat 204‐356‐5302 [email protected] 6 DECEMBER 2014 5M13 MANITOBA LION

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Secretaries, keep Hamiota Lions Club 1 on April 25, 2015; In the process of those reports coming in so our District is Elgin Lions Club 20 completing the Community Calendar informed. Shoal Lake Lions Club 60 sales; Successful Tag Day for Diabetes; Christmas party on Dec.17; Tending Binscarth Lions Club 60 Death Notice Merry Christmas Lions! Paid hockey registration for a 10 year bar at a Retirement Party. Oakburn Lions Club 59 Lion Margaret Martin District PR Chair old boy whose family could not aff ord Donation of $500 to a local area Minnedosa Lions Club 80 the cost. person re medical assistance Donated to Journey for Sight Ride & Wawanesa Lions Club 6 Lion Monty Montague Stonewall Lions Club 75 BOWSMAN LIONS CLUB ROBLIN LIONS CLUB Raffl e and to MAP for the DG visit. Held successful annual Bullarama Minnedosa Lions Club Crystal City Lions Club 15 Donation to Blind Curling Association Total donations $1125 event - Collected batteries for And 2 hearing aids $300 shipment to recycler RAPID CITY LIONS CLUB Rossburn Lions Club 15 AUSTIN LIONS CLUB Hosted 3 Friday Night Meat Draws Donations to: Local Golf Club to help at CFB Winnipeg Family Day; Supplied Donations totaling $2505 to: $750 out with repairs to golf carts $2500; use of the Mini Train at Vintage Rail MacGregor Collegiate for Austin Donations to: Joseph & Sarah Hunter Western Blind Curling Association $50 Society’s Thomas-the Train weekends; & Area Lions ad in the yearbook; re Sea Cadet trip to Halifax May 2015 ELGIN LIONS CLUB WARREN LIONS CLUB Served lunch to Prairie Dog Central passengers; Selling Grey Cup tickets. Gladstone Pins & Pals Quilt Club $200; Western Blind Curling $50; Recycling Built & installed second wheelchair Donations to: Canadian Cancer Society for Christmas stockings for seniors Ambulance cost for a local person Donations to: CNIB $50; Two ramp, Maintained Lions Park; Working $100; Skateboard Park features & at their Seniors’ Home; Manitoba $530; Minnedosa Lions “Community community members needing with students & contractor on contract work $14,000 Agricultural Museum to build a Dog Park Project” $100. medical help $450; MAP $100 skateboard park rebuild; Sponsored sheltered building to house two clay Community Newsletter; Hosted OAK LAKE LIONS CLUB ovens; Lions Eye Bank of Manitoba & HAMIOTA LIONS CLUB PIPESTONE LIONS CLUB Highway Cleanup Weekly Bingo; Provided Hall Security; a Municipal Candidates Forum, High School Rodeo Food Booth Northwest Ontario; Austin Community Co-hosted a new member BBQ, 4 Centre to resurface the community Donations to: Espayos twins $1150; Peace Poster Contest, presented BOISSEVAIN LIONS CLUB Delaloye Family $400; Hamiota winner’s prizes; Planning Senior’s prospective members to be inducted curling rink.; North Norfolk Christmas in November; Operated our Mini Train Highway #10 ditch clean-up; Weekly Cheer Board for hampers; Dream Library Landscaping Project $100 Christmas party on December10; Club Meat Draw & Chase the Ace began October 10th. Donations of $1700 to: Boissevain & Brandon Wheat City Lions scores big with spuds Morton Foundation; Western Blind Curling Championship; Boissevain Figure Skating Club; Turtle Mountain Twisters Gymnastics Club; Community individual for eye surgery MINNEDOSA LIONS CLUB Children’s Reading Program to be initiated at local school by Lions; Highway cleanup of roadside entrances to town; Purchase & installation of playground equipment; Collection of used vehicle batteries for recycling $3400; Club volunteered at local rock festival selling drink tokens; Selling tickets for cash draws. Raised $17,229.00. Donations totaling $15,940.00 to: Since 2002 the Wheat City the local corrections centre is of hearing aids, glasses, ramps, our crop. Th e planting, weeding Diabetes Tag Day; Sponsor students to Lions have been bagging and greatly appreciated by our club baseball fi elds to name but a and harvesting of the pump- Band Camp; New Recreation Centre; selling potatoes as a major fund and makes this a worthwhile few. Also through the Parade of kins is also a great chance for Dog Park raiser. Th rough the generous and profi table project. Green at the Mid-Winter Con- fellowship by our members. support of a local farmer, they Th e project is an excellent ventions the Club has been a Th e heavy rains this year wiped SHOAL LAKE LIONS CLUB receive between 20 and 30 opportunity for comradeship supporter of the Lions Founda- out many local gardens thus the Plans are underway to build a shelter thousand pounds of russet within the club as it takes many tion of Manitoba & NW Ontar- need for an extra truck load for for the Day Care on October 18th. potatoes directly off the fi eld. lions to bag and transport the io, Medical Assistance Program sale. Many thanks to all who Dock to be removed. The club has With help of several non-lion product as well as manning two (MAP), Hearing Foundation helped and also to those who ordered & will install a Dog Waste community supporters, the selling spots at local business- and Diabetes Program. bought. Station in the North Shore Park. potatoes are put in 50lb. bags es. All the monies used are We usually sell pumpkins Donations to: Firefi ghters for the and sold for $10.00 per bag. Th e returned to the community as part of this project, which Submitted by Project Chair purchase of a new rescue vehicle involvement of the farmer, his to support many worthwhile we grow on land owned by a Lion Doug Smallwood and $2000; School Healthy Snack Program truck driver, the owner of the projects. Monies raised have past Lion, however this year PDG Lion Lloyd McCabeEYE $250 bagging and storage facility and gone to support those in need the fl ood in June drowned out 5M13 MANITOBA LION DECEMBER 2014 7

ROSSBURN LIONS CLUB Day on December 2nd by sponsoring Purchase of wreath and presentation a food drive for the Birtle Food Bank. Send club activity photos to on Remembrance Day; Peace Poster - Weekly Bingos $2000 - Off ered “The [email protected] Contest in Rossburn Elementary Classic Garden” the opportunity to School; November 13 Lions Day at run the next “200 Club “ draw with an Rossburn Elementary School, served additional donation of $2000 subject lunch to 95 students & 14 staff . to “The Classic Garden” obtaining Lions pictures coloured by younger ownership of the building. - Donation students & older ones learned about of $1000 to the Journey for Sight, volunteerism & how Lions are present plus cover the cost of the meal for in the community; Nov. 22 helped the riders. $300 donation to Gerald serve lunch at annual Christmas Bartram to assist with Journey for Craft Sale & raffl ed a Christmas gift, Sight expenses. proceeds to got 3 libraries in town BINSCARTH LIONS CLUB (Elementary, High School & Town Assisted the local Haunted House Libraries) to purchase books on behalf Committee to collect entrance fees of the Rossburn Lions. Raised $445. & give tours of the Haunted House Donations to: Diabetes in honour of displays at the skating rink (not a Bob Hunter who retired after 44 years fundraiser, provided manpower only); of service $500; Peace Poster prizes 2nd VDG Gord Kingdon spoke to the 1st $50 2nd $35 3rd $15; Meal at club asking for support for the Youth Lion Elly Prendergast, Executive Director for the Lions Eye Bank and Medical Elementary School; Schools & Town Exchange Program; Delegates to local Assistance Program of Manitoba, visits the Binscarth Lions Club. libraries approx. $200 school breakfast and Beef & Barley ERICKSON LIONS CLUB contest breakfast; 50/50 Toonie Binscarth lions host dinner speaker Erickson Lions duplex, fi nishing Draw $10; Weekly Bingo profi t $121 continues, 200 Club Ticket sales, Grey after a big jackpot payout & periodic Cup ticket sales $3000, Meals on government payouts; Regular season Binscarth Lions vision treatments and Infant Hearing Screening, Wheels, Rec. Centre Breakfasts Hockey Draft started. Honorary Member, Lion Elly equipment, promotes the donor the Tele-health Program for Donations of $90 to: Erickson Legion Donations to: High School Beef Prendergast, the Executive program for cornea transplants, northern and rural patients, #143, Remembrance Day wreath, & Barley King & Queen Contest Director for the Lions Eye and off ers eye exams and eye and are establishing a Lions Western Blind Curling Association $200; Local improvement calendar Bank and Medical Assistance wear. Th e annual “Journey for Children Education Resource advertising $40; Western Blind Program of Manitoba and Sight” is a major fundraiser for Centre by providing support, PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE LIONS CLUB Curling $25; Annual meat donations Northwestern Ontario, was the the programs. solution and resources. Sponsored a Blood Donor Clinic. to several local clubs/organizations guest speaker at a recent dinner . Th e Medical Assistance . CLERC - Th is Purchased & served refreshments for their own fundraising suppers meeting. Club representatives Program - provides services Canadian Lions Eyeglass to donors $80; Lions Prairie Manor $4260 were from the following: for those in need of medical Recycling Centre is dedicated Harvest Luncheon, 4 Lions sold Roblin, Rossburn, Oakburn, treatment not provided by to recycling of used eyeglasses 50/50 Draw tickets for the Manor HOLLAND LIONESS CLUB Shoal Lake, Winnipeg, the health care system, and in developing countries. Foundation; 200 Club for 2014-2015 Planned Mini Mall for November 30; Binscarth Lions Pathfi nders specialized equipment for the Much of the program Draws, September draws for $600 & Attended joint District Governor’s Branch, and Binscarth. physically challenged. success is the result of the $1000, October Draw for $600, Raised supper (6 members) with Holland Lion Elly provided . Rural Housing - development of numerous $9000; Three members attended the Lions & donated $100 to the DG information on the following provides home-like aff ordable partnerships. Zone meeting in MacGregor. Project, MAP - Donated $100 to items. accommodations for those Donations to Terry Fox Run for Cancer Westman Dreams for Kids . Th e Lions Eye Bank - requiring medical treatment in $300 OAKVILLE LIONS CLUB funds the Eye Bank Medical Winnipeg. OAKBURN LIONS CLUB Peace Poster Contest, Community Lab and assists with specialized . Hearing - supports Updated walkway around fl ower bed Hall Maintenance; Bartending and worked on the Memorial plot in service; Ford Motor Company the Lions Park, Assisted fi nancially Promotion, raised $4600. for medical equipment for a local Donations of $2000 to: Peace Poster individual. Contest; Sunset Palliative Care; WAWANESA LIONS CLUB Received donations to Skateboard High School Bursary; Blind Curlers District Governor visit & presentation Park project; Received rental donation STONEWALL LIONS CLUB Association Halloween themed Pancake Breakfast of awards including Life Membership for use of club Mini Train; Raised a $600; Continue to rent out “Lions OAKBURN LIONS CLUB to Lion Noel Fisher (50 year member); total of $4500. Train” $100 this year; Collect car Grey Cup Breakfast November 30th; Work party (Lions & community Donations to: Journey for Sight $400; batteries & scrap metal $150. Selling Grey Cup tickets. members) to help a local family MB Lion $100; Stonewall Health Donations to: MAP (DG Omer’s Donation for medical equipment for a with health problems; Peace Poster Ladies Auxiliary $100; Stonewall project) $100; Southwest District local individual Contest with posters displayed at Christmas Cheer $250; MAP $150; Palliative Care fundraising dinner/ Remembrance Day services & winning Skateboard Park addition (ongoing SANDY LAKE LIONS CLUB poster sent on to District competition; project) $3762 dance $100; Western Blind Curling Closed up the Lions Campground Association $100 Reading Action Program, Battery in October. Members hauled wood, Collection, Art Mart & Geocache BIRTLE LIONS CLUB blew out water lines & tidied up ongoing; October Meat Draw $215; Built retaining wall at new the area; Member laid a wreath at Grey Cup Pool all sold, profi t $250; playground site, Worked weekly Lions the Remembrance Day Service; A “Chase the Ace” game played weekly, Bingo $1000 member organized the Terry Fox Run, profi t to date $125 Donations to: Prairie View Gymnastics 15 participants; Grey Cup tickets sold WARREN LIONS CLUB James Bezan Member of Parliament Club $2000 plus off ered to allow for club fund raiser; Worked a Meat SELKIRK-INTERLAKE them to sell 200 Club tickets for an Draw to raise funds. Ongoing redevelopment of the Lions Donations to: Ont/Western MB Skateboard Park; Sales of second 374Main St. Selkirk, MB additional profi t of $1000; Western 888-247-9606 Division of the Royal Canadian $250; printing of Grey Cup tickets; Cooked Blind Curling Association $100; CNIB www.jamesbezan.com $100; Birtle Drop-In Centre $1000 Western Blind Curling Association hot dogs for Grosse Ile Rec. Centre Participating in the National Giving $100 Halloween Trains; Worked with local Proud to be a Lion Collegiate selling Coupon Books; 8 DECEMBER 2014 5M13 MANITOBA LION

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Canada Select Accommodations Sidekick Cafe Kicker’s Beverage Room Lion Noel Fisher receiving his Life Membership from DG Omer Champigny. Looking on are his wife, Yvonne, and his son, Lion Mike Fisher. A special meeting of the Wawanesa Lions in Lions service. Lion Jaye Smale was Club was held on October 23, 2014 with presented with a past-presidents pin and a visit from our District Governor Omer plaque. Lion Margaret Martin received a RED STARChinese Cuisine ★ ★ ★ Champigny and with a number of special Silver Growth Award. Lion President Tony Dine In Take Out Catering & Delivery presentations made. A life membership Wessels received 10 year recognition and 204-467-8221 was presented to Lion Noel Fisher who Lion Beth Smale, 30 years recognition. 322 Main St. Stonewall visit us at www.redstarchinese.ca also received recognition of 50 years Friday lunch buffet 11:30 - 1:30 Seniors 10% off Tuesdays - Dine in only SOUTHSIDE SERVICE For all your automotive repairs & maintenance Quarry IN BUSINESS AT THIS LOCATION SINCE 1974 FFURNISHINGSURNISHINGS 462 Main Street • Stonewall, MB R0C 2Z0 “ROCK SOLID SAVINGS” STONEWALL • Pool & Waterslide Fax 204-467-2265 • Indoor Hot tub Ph. 204467-2378 Tues - Wed 11- 6, Monday to Friday 7 a.m. - 6 p.m. SENIOR’S • Kiddie Pool • Fitness room Thurs - Fri 11- 7, Sat 11 - 5, Sun & Mon Closed • One and two room suites DAY every tuesday • Kristie’s neighborhood Pub • New Restaurant with • Mattress Sets % Pizza Hut Express • Sofa Sets • Subway • Dining Sets 20 OFF (65 Plus) • C-Store & Gas Bar VALID FOR • Chairs, Recliners competent comprehensive denture care BREAKFAST, LUNCH & SUPPER Box 578, Highway #16 & #83 • Accents & Accessories Russell, MB R0J 1Wo 380 Main St., Stonewall Mark Serebnitski L.D.,D.D.Denuturist John Borbely L.D.,D.D.Denurist open 8am till 9 pm Toll Free 1-800-665-0678 E-mail: frontofﬁ [email protected] Ph: 204-467-7283 ph 204.505.0575 Web site: www.russellinn.com 581 St. Mary’s Rd. (at St. Anne’s Rd.) Winnipeg, MB R2M 3L7 314 Main St. 204-467-9042 [email protected] 5M13 MANITOBA LION DECEMBER 2014 9

Early bird registration $180 Deadline Dec. 1 /2014 After December 1, 2014 $200 5M13 2015 All rinks to be registered by December 15, 2014 A $15.00 Saturday night banquet fee for non-registered curlers CURLING BONSPIEL Rooms available at the Friday & Saturday, January 9 & 10, 2015 Hamiota Hotel and Buffalo Plains Inn in Shoal Lake. Hamiota • Manitoba Curlers responsible for booking own rooms. To enter or further information contact Hosted By Hamiota Lions Club Lion Doug Argue @ 204 838-2166 evenings or Limited to 16 rinks [email protected]

Speak-off competition rules, entry deadline January 15, 2015

Rules for the District be scored out of a possible 10 Speak-Off . Please note the points: deadline for entries is Janu- voice/modulation; ary 15, 2015. We don’t want enunciation; pace; poise/ anyone to be left out! It’s not confi dence; organization; too early to submit entries clarity of message; speaker’s for the competition to be passion for topic; grammar/ language; response to questions held on February 21, 2015 at adequate & logical and made in the 5M13 Mid-Winter Con- a clear & fl uent manner. vention at Virden. Lions Day on November 13 with Rossburn Lions: Shirley Kalyniuk, Calvin Melnyk, Denise Melnyk, Wendy Woychyshyn Parkway Coop Manager Allison Gamey, Lion A speaker’s resume is Harvey Barnesky and Lion Jerry Barnesky. Co-educational contest required for introductory available at three levels: purposes. Please include: Grades 6-8, name, age, grade, school, name Grades 9&10 of parent(s), address, phone Rossburn Lions remember Grades 11&12 numbers & email, sponsoring – participants must be Lions Club, hobbies, career Lions serving from past attending a Manitoba aspirations and other relevant Department of Education information. Th e Rossburn Lions will be missed. Th ank you with poster drawing. sanctioned school Prizes for each age category Club at this time would like to for everything you have done – speeches of 4-6 minutes; will be: share in our memories of the and on behalf of the whole Keep recycling glasses, – 5 point deduction for each 1st $150 “Knights of the Blind” from community we wish you all the hearing aids and batteries half minute or portion 2nd $100 our Club that have passed away best for the future. From all for your local Lions Club. thereof to be assessed 3rd $50 in these last few years. Th ese your friends in the Rossburn Remember the Journey for contestants may use notes with Grades 11 & 12 members contributed for years Lions Club Sight January 12-17, 2015. Help (excessive reading to be winner having the option of a to Rossburn in a valuable, support this worthwhile event. penalized) $1000 prize towards the Lions giving, serving way. Please Lions Day at Rossburn – speakers are expected to use Youth Exchange Program remember with us Lion George Elementary School on the microphone supplied Phelps, Lion Orest Snyniuk, November 13, 2014 was fun and – speeches must be original, on Entries to be submitted Lion Louie Kurchaba and Lion again a successful day sharing a topic of speaker’s choice to Lion Margaret Martin Colleen Kreshewski and those information about Lionism to – at end of speech, two [email protected] 204-824-2457 before them. students and teachers. Lions questioners will pose Box 220, or Lion Beth Smale rjsmale@ help students learn to try Boissevain, Manitoba R0K 0E0 questions to the contestant, xplornet.com 204-824-2722 by On a more cheery note hard to volunteer and feel that Lion Lorraine Houston Editor/Publisher Lion Les Houston Associate Editor based on the speaker’s topic January 15, 2015. we also wish to acknowledge heartwarming feeling of giving – order of speaking by Lion Bob Hunter as he retires and be appreciated. Students Printer of THE MANITOBA LION assigned numbers drawn Contest will be held at the from Rossburn Lions Club aft er had sub sandwiches and treats Custom design and print: prior to contest 5M13 Mid-Winter Convention more that 44 years of dedicated compliments of Rossburn Lions – speeches will be evaluated in ﬂ yers, programs, at Virden on February 21, 2015. service. To Bob, we would like partnered with Parkland Co-op posters, letterhead, four categories: – Depending on the number to say a huge thank you for all for this event. business cards, invoices, 1. Delivery of entries in each category, of your contributions. Your statements, laser cheques. WEB DESIGN 2. Material elimination competitions may hard work, your participation Peace poster event has 3. Response to questions need to be held to determine in so many projects within also occurred at RES with the www.therecorder.ca 4. Language & grammar. entries for the fi nal Speak-Off . our community, and your fi nalists as follows: 1st Dawson [email protected] years in executive positions Reynolds, 2nd Carson Luhowy, Ph. 204-534-6479 Fax 204-534-2977 Each of the following will means that your involvement 3rd Raven Beasley. Great job 10 DECEMBER 2014 5M13 MANITOBA LION Planning for Lions Centennial IPDG Lloyd McCabe District Centennial Coordinator

By IPDG Lloyd McCabe in Centennial service projects – Promotes Centennial service district and individual Lions opportunities. and membership initiatives and membership to region, where signifi cant contributions – Keep regions/zones/clubs Just a quick update, DG – Collaborates with the district zone and club leaders to Centennial service and informed of new centennial Omer Champigny asked me and multiple district on: – Compares Centennial service membership development have programs and resources to serve in this capacity for – Centennial service and and membership achievements been made through district newsletters, our 5M13 District which runs membership development to expectations and goals on district website, publications, until we as Lions celebrate needs in the district a monthly or quarterly basis Communication: etc. Establish a monthly our 100th Annivesary in – Centennial service and and adjusts strategies where – Communicate district reporting system to foster open 2017. It will be my intention membership goals and action necessary membership goals and action communication and monitor to keep the District informed plans for the district – Presents a budget to the plans to all members of the each club’s progress. of all activities as well as our – Ensures Centennial district cabinet to fund district. individual Clubs. membership development is Centennial service and – Communicate with district Th e district centennial team encouraged throughout the membership development GMT and GLT coordinators includes: district governor, fi rst Goals: district plans regularly to enhance the vice district governor, second – Supports and motivates zone – Works with GMT and GLT – Develops and promotes a overall eff ectiveness of vice district governor, and and club leaders to participate counterparts plan of recognition for the Centennial eff orts and service district centennial coordinator. LCIF awards Remember to record your Lions Club work. humanitarian grants Forward photos and a short description of your Lions volunteer efforts November 2014 Kingdom, provide children’s for 5M13 is just under $500 vision screening equipment with just under $86,000 from to The Manitoba Lion. In a recent email IPIP Bar- in the United States, MD300 across Canada. ry Palmer shared the following: Taiwan and Japan, equip – HOW TO SEND PHOTOS. a home for the elderly in – Donations of $1000 qualify Photos of your club’s activites of Lions in action or showing projects LCIF Awards Portugal, fund a food program for Melvin Jones Fellow (MJF) completed with Lions are good news photos. Select one or two photos, or more if needed, and email jpgs (original size) with text explaining de- Humanitarian Grants for women in Burkina Faso, or a Progressive Melvin Jones tails. We will be glad to edit and check grammer, but we need you to and much more. Lions will help Fellow (PMJF). A minimum provide us the details. Important - do not let your email downsize photo millions of people worldwide of a $50 donation to LCIF also when attaching or sending. Forward photo in original or large size. In – More than US$4.4 million cheque presentations or award recognition photos, identify individuals through these grants, which assists in your club qualifying left to right. For large group photos provide details of event to explain was awarded in Lions Clubs were make possible through for the Club Excellence Award to readers what the activity or project is about. We prefer you DO NOT International Foundation just forward link to facebook or skydrive photo albums. If doing so, iden- your support. at the end of the year. grants during October 2014. tify which photos you would like us to download and provide cutline or story with your email submission. 56 Grants will support life- As Lion Barry says every Please consider making changing projects around the donation to LCIF can help your club humanitian donation Copy deadline is the 17th of the month world. Lions will expand an make a diff erence. early. for the following issue. orphanage in South Africa, IPDG Lloyd McCabe Note: No Manitoba Lion July and August support volunteer emergency – Donations to LCIF to date services in the United Send photos to [email protected]

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Hunter Hiebert wins 1st placed in the Second place winner Camryn Raimbault with Pipestone Lions Club THE LIONS FOUNDATION OF MANITOBA AND Reston Peace Poster Contest. Co-ordinator Lion Brenda Bohne and PDG Lion Craig Bohne presented NORTHWESTERN the awards. ONTARIO INC. A Caring Thoughtful Reston Lions announce Peace Poster Contest winners way to remember is with an “IN MEMORIAM” gift. The Lions Foundation Hunter Hiebert, a 7th Co-ordinator, Lion Brenda winners will each receive a clubs in 208 countries and provides special medical grade student at the Reston Bohne, said she was impressed certifi cate and a cash award of geographical areas. In addition assistance for Children and School, has taken the fi rst step by the expressions and US$500. to its eff orts toward conquering Adults, Equipment for the Disabled and Transplant to becoming an internationally creativity of the students at the “Our club is cheering blindness, the organization has Assistance Programs. recognized artist by winning a Reston School. “It is obvious for Hunter as his poster made a strong commitment to We thank you for your support. local competition sponsored by that these young people have advances in the competition, community service and helping Lions Foundation of MB. & NW Ontario the Pipestone Lions. strong ideas about what peace and we hope that his vision youth throughout the world. 320 SHERBROOK ST WINNIPEG, MB R3B 2W6 Hiebert’s poster was means to them. I’m so proud will ultimately be shared with (204) 772-1899 OR among more than 375,000 that we were able to provide others around the world,” Lion TOLL FREE 1-800-552-6820 www.lionsfoundation.ca [email protected] entries submitted worldwide them with the opportunity to Bohne said. in the 27th annual Lions share their visions.” Locally, Hunter International Peace Poster “Hiebert’s poster was presented with an Contest. Lions Clubs will advance to face stiff Achievement Award and a $50 International is sponsoring competitions through the prize; second place winner, the contest to emphasize the district, multiple district Camryn Raimbault, received importance of world peace to and international rounds a Certifi cate of Appreciation young people everywhere. of competition if he is to be and a $25 prize and 15 other “Life may have lumps, declared the international participants were acknowledged but together, hand in hand, we grand prize winner,” Lion for their participation by the can get through it,” the 12-year- Bohne said. Pipestone Lions Club. old from Reston, Manitoba One grand prize You can view the said. Th e poster was selected winner and 23 merit award international grand prize by members of the Pipestone winners will be selected. Th e and merit award winners at Lions Club for its originality, grand prize includes a cash www.lionsclub.org. Lions artistic merit and portrayal of award of US$5,000, plus a Club International is the the contest theme, “Peace, Love trip for the winner and two world’s largest service club and Understanding.” family members to an award organization with 1.35 million Pipestone Lions Club ceremony. Th e 23 merit award members in more than 46,000

Krista Hofer, Nature Valley School, was the winner of the 2014 Lions International Peace Poster Contest sponsored by Wawanesa Lions Club. Twenty-three posters, submitted by students from Wawanesa School, Nature Valley and Green Acres Colony Schools were judged and displayed at Wawanesa School and at the Community Remembrance Day service in Wawanesa. Rossburn Lions recognize Peace Poster winners. (l-r) Lion George, 1st place Dawson Reynolds, 2nd Carson Luhowy, 3rd Raven Beasley, Rossburn Lions President Shirley Kalyniuk. 12 DECEMBER 2014 5M13 MANITOBA LION

Join us to help raise money for your area between The Lions Eye Bank January 12 - 18, 2015 and enjoy a fun ﬁ lled few days a 2015 Artic Cat Lynx 2000 by becoming a rider or support crew member.

Info contact Lion Ian Mullin, Bowsman 204-236-4478. [email protected]

Legs from the North, South, East and West.

Note: ride 21 - 24 Morden (SE Corner) leg will have a ride o but will not be travelling to Brandon.

Remember to Riders - looking for help. purchase tickets Could you please take some photos for the while on the ride and post on facebook 2014 SkiDoo snowmobile rafﬂ e at the following link. If need tickets contact the Bowsman Lions Club www.facebook.com/JourneyForSight