Front to pg29NOV:BrandMagazine 10/6/10 7:28 AM Page 1 WWW.LIONSCLUBS.ORG NOVEMBER 2010 Cowboy Comfort Texas Lions Cheer Up Military Families PR_Hunger Relief 1p 4c 11/10:Layout 1 9/24/10 11:20 AM Page 1 Our next global action campaign will help relieve hunger. Plan events in December and January involving the collection and distribution of food. For ideas on how your club can get involved, go to: www.lionsclubs.org Front to pg29NOV:BrandMagazine 10/6/10 7:29 AM Page 3 CONTENTS VOL. 93 NO. 4 LIONS CLUBS INTERNATIONAL MAGAZINE FEATURES DEPARTMENTS 14 Cowboy Comfort Texas Lions Cheer Up Military Families 4 IN THE SPOTLIGHT News Briefs 8 IDEAS THAT ROAR Vitamin A Project Book Bonanza Tree Tradition 11 LIONS ON LOCATION Finnish Home Finish Lifesaving School Latin America Lions 20 Great Clubs COLUMNS 3 PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE 47 RECRUITING MEMBERS 30 48 CLUB BUILDING The Cane King 49 RAISING FUNDS California Club is an Industry of One ALSO IN THIS ISSUE 29 NO ORDINARY DAY 40 PHOTO CONTEST RESULTS 45 VISIONARY WORK 46 FOUNDATION IMPACT 51 CLUB BRIEFS 52 THANK YOU 53 DONOR PROFILE 54 ANNIVERSARIES/KEY AWARDS 34 PEDAL POWER 55 CALENDAR 42 A LION MYSTERY STORY 56 LAST ROAR Front to pg29NOV:BrandMagazine 10/6/10 7:29 AM Page 4 STAFF Wing-Kun Tam, Unit 1901-2, 19/F, Far East Finance Editor-in-Chief: Peter Lynch Centre, 16 Harcourt Road, Hong Kong, China; Sec- Managing Editor: Dane La Joye ond Vice President Wayne A. 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POSTMASTERS 2010 All Rights Reserved. LION Magazine published monthly, except Printed in U.S.A. July/August, at 300 W 22nd St Oak Brook IL 60523- 8842. (ISSN 0024-4163) (R-124397233) (PRINTED IN U.S.A.) Periodicals postage paid at Oak Brook, Illinois 60523 and additional mailing offices. Subscription Official publication of Lions Clubs International. price, US$6.00 year, US$12.00 year mailed outside Published by authority of the Board of Directors in North America; Single copies, US$1.00. EDITO- 21 languages—English, Spanish, Japanese, French, RIAL, BUSINESS AND SUBSCRIPTION OFFICE, Swedish, Italian, German, Finnish, Korean, Portuguese, 300 W 22nd St Oak Brook IL 60523-8842. Dutch, Danish, Chinese, Norwegian, Icelandic, Turkish, Greek, Hindi, Polish, Indonesian and Thai. Send notices of undeliverable copies on form 3579 to LION, 300 W 22nd St Oak Brook IL 60523-8842. EXECUTIVE OFFICERS “Canada Post Publications Mail No. 40029736 Re- President Sid L. Scruggs III, 698 Azalea Drive, Vass, turn Undeliverable Canadian Addresses to: LIONS North Carolina, 28394, USA; Immediate Past Presi- 2835 Kew Drive, Windsor, ON N8T 3B7.” dent Eberhard J. Wirfs, Am Munsterer Wald 11, 65779 Kelkheim, Germany; First Vice President Dr. MISSION STATEMENT OF LIONS CLUBS INTERNATIONAL: “To empower volunteers to serve their communities, meet humanitarian needs, encourage peace and promote international understanding through Lions clubs.” 2 LION NOVEMBER 2010 Front to pg29NOV:BrandMagazine 10/6/10 7:29 AM Page 5 SERVING TOGETHER MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT Dare to “Everybody can be great because everybody can serve. You only need a heart full of grace, a soul generated by love.” be Great –Martin Luther King Jr. “Greatness comes not from prizes won, but from lives changed.” –Anonymous I fear that few people when asked to give a definition of greatness would speak of service to others. This month our magazine features great clubs that have excelled in service to others. They are not just another volunteer group in their community, but they are at the center of community life, turning clusters of homes into true neighborhoods where people care about and look after one another. Their service shines a powerful beacon of hope that has created a momentum of positive change. Yet what’s interesting about these clubs is that they are really not much different than any other Lions club. Perhaps they have a core group of members with extra motivation, passion and leadership that lifts up the other members. But one thing is clear: these clubs have decided to take “that Lions’ Spirit” to new levels of service. These clubs are true Beacons of Hope and they know that, as Helen Steiner Rice wrote, “Time is not measured by the years that we live, but by the deeds that we do and the joys that we give.” Shining a beacon on certain clubs in no way diminishes the service of any club. Every act of service is a great deed, and every club deserves praise for improving their community. As we share the deeds of some clubs, let each of us encourage one another to be all that we can be. Being beacons of hope takes energy, commitment and an untiring selflessness. Please take full advantage today, and then tomorrow, and the day after of the opportunities and responsibilities of being a Lion. Our The Cebu Centennial loving service can shine a light on people that will change their lives, for the Lions Club in the better, forever. Philippines provides a delicious meal of rice porridge for 120 children. Sid L. Scruggs III Lions Clubs International President NOVEMBER 2010 LION 3 Front to pg29NOV:BrandMagazine 10/6/10 7:29 AM Page 6 IN THE SPOTLIGHT LIONS NEWS BRIEFS LIONS QUEST DONATION CAUSES LIONS, NEED NAMES WINNER BOMB SCARE YOUR HELP Angela Troppa, a social worker in A package of hearing aids left near LION Magazine needs input from an Illinois school, was named as the a Lions’ drop off box in Indiana led Lions for upcoming stories. Please Lions Quest Educator Award grand to a bomb scare. After receiving a let us know of Lions who meet these prize winner. Troppa, employed at report of a suspicious device left in descriptions: 1.) Lions who are es- Fairview Elementary School in a building corridor near a bank in pecially thoughtful, reflective and ar- Springfield, was selected for her Rossville, the Indiana Police Bomb ticulate. Lions who can tell a good successful implementation of Lions Squad responded and determined story and value their membership. Quest. On a weekly basis, Troppa the package was not an explosive, 2.) Lions couples: a husband and teaches Lions Quest Skills for according to WLFI.com. But the wife who are deeply committed to Growing lessons to students in contents were destroyed, and the Lions. 3.) Lions whose club is like an kindergarten through fifth grade. person who left the package came extended family: Lions who derive a The Educator Award was estab- forward and said the hearing aids great benefit from the social con- lished to celebrate the contribu- were left near the box because the nections of membership. If you know tions of U.S. educators toward bank was closed. of Lions that meet any of these de- positive youth development. Lions scriptions, please e-mail maga- Quest is a program of Lions Clubs [email protected] or call Jay International Foundation. Copp, senior editor, at 630-468- 6805. Thank you for your assistance. WATCH LQ In the October 2010 edition of LQ-Lions Quarterly video magazine, view New Zealand Lions' creative approach to turn trash into fashion, watch as Lions in Cal- ifornia have fun taking steps to raise awareness of diabetes, learn how Lions Quest is making a big impact in Tennessee and take a look inside a Lions Dog Guides Training Center near Toronto, Canada.