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2016-17 Peace
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District A
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ALS Executive
Director’s Report
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District 34-A
In and Around the District
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District 34-B
In and Around the District
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District 34-C
In and Around the District
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Lion Leadership positions
available June 30. . Page 6
Our centennial year
has arrived. . . . . . . Page 7
High School Centennial
Star Band Update
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Thank you to all of the students statewide that participated in this year’s contest
and to the Lions Clubs that sponsored them.
The response to the contest was outstanding
and the entries were very hard to judge. The
talent that was shown was tremendous. The
contest is a great way to connect with your
community and encourage youth to express
their vision of peace.
The 2017-2018 Peace Poster Kits are
now available. This year’s theme “The Future
of Peace”. You can order kits from the Club
Ella Knowlton
of Rainbow M
by the Rainbow iddle School sponsored
City Lions Club.
Supplies Sales Department at International
Headquarters by calling
(630) 571-5466/1-800-7107822 or go online to Club
Supplies (Item Search:
Peace Poster Kit). The cost
of the kit is $11.95 plus
shipping, handling and
applicable taxes.
Let’s get going on
ideas and drawings for
“The Future of Peace.”
District C Winner
Katelyn Mathews of the Robert E. Lee Elementary School
sponsored by the Satsuma Lions Club.
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ALS Executive Director’s Report
Durden
Dean
“Train up a child in the way he should
go, and when he is old he will not depart
from it”.
— Proverbs 22:6
On Monday, December 5th Alabama
Lions Sight was honored to host a group of
Leo’s from Tuscaloosa hosted by Lion Coneta Guinn. The students had the opportunity
to tour the Lions Eye Clinic at Callahan and
meet the clinic director Dr. Jeffery Yee and
a number of the Ophthalmology residents
training in the clinic that day.
Dr. Yee and the residents were generous with their time explaining how the Lions
Eye Clinic serves the needs of the poor and
indigent in Alabama and the great opportunities the clinic provides in the residents
training.
The Lions Clinic works hand in hand
with the emergency room at Callahan which
is 1 of only 3, 24 hours a day, 365 days of the
year eye trauma centers in the United States.
The Leo’s had the opportunity to tour
the exam rooms and get detailed information from Dr. Yee on the equipment used for
comprehensive eye exams and eye disease
diagnoses. The Lions of Alabama should
be proud for it was through their financial
support during Campaign 72-72 back in
2014 that much of the new eye exam equipment in the Lions Clinic was purchased
and is used every day for emergency room
and Lions Eye Clinic patients. Last year
approx. 5,000 poor and indigent patients
were served through the Lions Eye Clinic
at Callahan, a number that should make all
Lions in Alabama proud!
Meet our
Doctors
Dr.
Adam
Quinn
3rd Year
Before the Leo’s toured the Lions Eye
Clinic, Alabama Lions Sight Executive
Director PDG Durden Dean gave the students a brief history of Alabama Lions Sight,
the UAB Callahan Eye Hospital and the hospitals founder, Dr. Austin Callahan.
I often ask that clubs submit articles
and pictures to recognize and honor long
serving Lions. I would be remiss in my
duties if I did not report the sad news of the
passing of a long serving Alabama Lion, B.H.
“Tubby” Hall of Opp, Alabama. Lion Tubby,
also known affectionately as “Coach” to generations of children in the Opp area, served
over 50 years as a member of the Opp Lions
Club and was a board member and past
president of Alabama Lions Sight. Even at 95
years old, Lion Tubby served in the honored
position of board advisor to the Alabama
Lions Endowment fund. Lion Tubby’s wisdom and sage advice will be sorely missed
by Alabama Lions Sight and all that knew
him. I have included an abbreviated version
of Lion Tubby’s obituary
B. H. “Tubby” Hall, aged 95, passed
away Thursday, December 15, in the Opp
Health and Rehab Center, Opp, Alabama.
He was born on March 8, 1921, in Pickens
County to Oren Lee and Robert Lee Hall.
He and his brother, Gray, shared a life-long
love of baseball inherited from their father.
Tubby (also known as Coach to many)
helped manage a Pickens County baseball
team at age 13, and played both baseball
and football in high-school. After graduating
high school in 1938, he went into the Civilian Conversation Corps but was encouraged
to apply to college. He attended the Univer-
sity of Alabama, graduating with a BS degree
and dreams to become a career baseball
coach. While in school, and also working, he
met his wife, Erna Davis, and they married
in 1942. In 1943, he entered the Army where
he served with George S. Patton’s Third
Army in World War II; several years later,
he served again during the Korean Conflict.
He never lost his love for baseball,
and in 1953 he helped organize Opp’s Little
League program; he coached the Pirates
until the mid-1990s. He loved Opp -- the
community and its people. He was a committed member of the First Methodist
Church from 1949 until his death; served
with the Opp Lions Club for over 50 years
and Alabama Lions Sight for over 20; was
Patients
seen
in the
Lions Eye
Clinic
• 4020 patients
seen year-to-date
Dr.
Katherine
Orman
2nd Year
Each month the Lions Club will
introduce a doctor.
• 289 were in the
month of November
• 265 were in the
month of December
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on the Covington County School Board for
15 years; He personified the quote: “The
purpose of life...is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make a
difference that you have lived and lived well.
Don’t wait until we have lost a beloved
Lion to honor them! Do it while they can
enjoy the honor with you, their fellow Lions
and friends.
My inspirational quote from Proverbs
22:6 is personified in the Leos that Lions
Clubs sponsor and mentor and in the youth
that we inspire through sports like Lion
Tubby did. Raise up a future “servant of
mankind”
Yours in Lionism
Exc. Director Lion Durden
Above and below, Brookwood High School Leo’s
District
34-A
In and Around the District
DG
Anne
Shumaker
Guest International Director Beck
to speak at District A Convention
Bruce Beck from Palisade,
Minnesota, USA, was elected to
serve a two-year term as a director of Lions Clubs International
at the association’s 99th International Convention held in Fukuoka,
Japan, June 24 through 28, 2016.
Director Beck is a retired law
enforcement administrator.
A member of the Palisade
Area Lions Club since 1989, he has
held many offices within the association, including club membership chairperson, district extension
chairperson, zone chairperson,
district governor, council chairperson, district GLT coordinator and
multiple district GLT coordinator.
He was also a presenter at the 2014
USA/Canada Forum.
In recognition of his service to the association, he has
received numerous awards,
including the Membership Key
Award, Leadership Award, Extension Award, Zone Chairperson
Excellence Award, four International President’s Certificates of
Appreciation and an International President’s Award. He is also a
Cullman Lions Club presents Cullman Caring for Kids a check.
Bruce Beck
Melvin Jones Fellow.
In addition to his Lions activities, Director Beck has been active
in numerous professional and
community organizations, including Chief of Palisade Fire Department, President of the Minnesota
Fraud Investigators Association
and Councilman for Palisade City.
Director Beck and his wife,
Erin, also a Lion and a Melvin
Jones Fellow, have two daughters.
JOIN THE CELEBRATION!!!
as District 34-A Observes Lions’ 100th
Friday, March 10 - Saturday, March 11
in Cherokee County!!!
SEND YOUR REGISTRATION NOW TO
LION NORBERT FALK
DISTRICT 34-A TREASURER
904 County Road 513
Centre, Alabama/35960
Name of Lion _______________________________________________
Address ____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
Telephone #_________________________________________________
E-Mail______________________________________________________
I (We) Will Attend
_____ Friday - 5 p.m. Reception - $10
_____ Saturday Buffet breakfast - $10
_____ Saturday Lunch - $10
_____ Saturday 5:30 pm dinner - $10
Please make checks payable to:
DISTRICT 34-A LIONS OF ALABAMA
Registration needed by March 3 for catering numbers
Questions may be directed to Lion Falk (770-826-5913)
or DG Anne Shumaker (256-706-9921)
Cullman Lions Club presents check
The Cullman Lions Club presented Cullman Caring for Kids a
very special gift Monday: a check for
almost $19,000.
The club’s meeting, held at the
All Steak Restaurant, started with
a quick game of Christmas trivia
and a few updates on the health of
fellow members, followed by President Barry Willingham announcing
upcoming birthdays and events.
When all announcements were finished, a check of $18,860 was presented to Cullman Caring for Kids
(CCK) from the Cullman Lions Club
and friends.
More than half of the donation
- $10,000 - was provided by the Lions
Club. The rest of the money came
from projects such as paid parking
for Rock the South (which raised
$6,558) and community donations.
“It’s fantastic, it’s incredible,
it’s needed. The Lions Club always
comes through,” Javon Daniel, executive director of CCK, said about the
generous gift. “Cullman Caring for
Kids can’t say enough good about
them.”
CCK is able to provide roughly seven pounds of food for every
dollar donated, so the check provided will help the nonprofit procure approximately 132,000 pounds
of food. Even more great news, the
Lions Club announced that they will
match any funds donated to Cullman Caring for Kids through the
Cullman Lions charity after the new
year.
The night concluded on a
merry note with Lion Jim Walker
leading the members in a series of
Christmas carols such as “Joy to the
World” and “Angels We Have Heard
on High” before singing one last solo
of “Sweet Little Jesus Boy.”
The Cullman Caring for Kids
United Way Food Bank is open on
Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays
from 9 a.m.-noon and 1-3 p.m., and
Thursdays from 9 a.m.-noon for eligible families. To find out more, visit
http://www.cullmancaringforkids.
com/united-way-food-bank.html
or visit them at 402 Arnold St. NE,
Cullman, AL 35055.
34-A CONVENTION DETAILS
FRIDAY, March 10 - 5 pm reception at “the
secret” bed and breakfast atop Lookout Mountain
above Leesburg along Alabama Highway 68.
Meet our guest ID Bruce Beck and his wife Erin.
Salute past and present state and district officers
and past and current club presidents. Heavy hors
d’oeuvres. beautiful view of valley and lake.
Little River Canyon and Falls; Flight over canyon
for winners of drawings from names
of contributors to state Lions projects)
SATURDAY, MARCH 11 - Breakfast at the
Cherokee County Historical Museum
101 East main Street in Centre.
Open at 8am for tours; buffet service 8:30-9:30 am.
• • • • • • • • • • •
DINNER AT ANTEBELLUM HOME - 5:30 PM
Special dinner, music, big birthday cake,
highlights of Lions’ history.
BUSINESS MEETING AND LUNCH in Centre at Gadsden State Cherokee - 10am-2pm.
OVERNIGHT ACCOMMODATIONS AVAILABLE
DAYS INN - 1585 West Main St.
Centre • 256-927-1090.
2 double beds - $67; 1 King - $61 including tax. Ask for Lions Club reservations by Feb 26.
TOURS OF HISTORIC AND SCENIC
SITES - 2:30-4:30 PM (Cherokee Rock Village, Orbix Hot Glass,
Cornwall Veterans Memorial Park,
WEISS LAKE LODGE - 998 Cedar Bluff Road
Centre • 256-927-1501.
2 doubles or 1 King- $56.50 including tax.
Ask for Lions Club reservations by Feb 26.
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DG
Don
Keesler
District 34-B
In and Around the District
Well here we are starting off a new year
and the 100th year of a club started at a
lunch table in Chicago, IL on a warm June
day that would become the largest service
organization in the world, The Lions Club.
Lions Club International, in the next 100
years, grew to over 1.4 million members in
more than 200 different countries around
the world helping over 100 million people.
Doesn’t it just make you proud to be a Lion?
Come join us in Chicago from 29 June - 4
July 2017 for our 100th Anniversary and be a
part of a celebration that will propel us into
the next millennium and beyond. Boy what
a time we’ll have!!!
Our District Convention will be held
on March 18, 2017 at the Oxford Civic
Center, 401 McCullars Lane, Oxford, AL
and our guest speaker will be International
Director Nicolin Carol Moore from Trinidad
and Tobago. She will bring us all the latest
information from LCI and share some of the
unique ways her clubs visits and conducts
business where she’s from. PDG Durden
Dean will speak on the new Vision USA
program which will help cut down the price
we pay for glasses to $65, so come out and
join us and get to know what your district is
all about. We have attached a registration
form in this newsletter.
The VDGs’ and myself have been
very busy visiting all the clubs within the
district and find that like all districts within
LCI, we have things we could improve on
like: summiting activities reports, and low
membership in a few clubs. But, when it
comes to helping people and supporting
our communities 34B wins hands down.
Congratulations to the Multiple District 34
Peace poster winner this year from Drake
Middle School Lina Sim sponsored by the
Auburn Lions If we haven’t been to your
club yet, give us a call or drop us an e-mail
([email protected]) and I assure
you we will visit. This is your district and
only you can make it Great!
Serving & Smiling
DG Don Keesler
District 34-B Convention
Guest International Director
Moore to speak
at District B Convention
Nicolin Carol Moore from Arima,
Trinadad and Tobago, was elected to serve
a two-year term as a director of Lions Clubs
International at the association’s 99th
International Convention held in Fukuoka,
Japan, June 24 through 28, 2016.
Director Moore is a human resource
consultant.
A member of the Arima Lions Club
since 2000, and a Lion since 1992, she has
held many offices within the association,
including club president, zone chairperson,
region chairperson, district governor,
multiple district LCIF coordinator, multiple
district GLT coordinator and multiple
district council chairperson.
In recognition of her service to the
association, she has received numerous
awards, including the Membership Key
Award, District Governor Excellence
Award and two
International
P r e s i d e n t ’s
Certificates of
Appreciation.
She is also a
P r o g r e s s i v e Nicolin Carol Moore
Melvin Jones
Fellow.
In addition to her Lions activities,
Director Moore has been active in
numerous professional and community
organizations, including member of the
Board of Governors of the University of
Trinidad and Tobago and member of the
Human Resource Association of Trinidad
and Tobago.
Director Moore and her husband,
Rudy, have two sons, one daughter and two
grandchildren.
March 18, 2017
The Oxford Civic Center
401 McCullars Lane • Oxford, AL 36203
CONVENTION REGISTRATION
Name:
Mail Address:
Email address: Phone:
Lions Club:
Pre-registration $ 25.00
Will pay at door $ 30.00 Greensboro Lions Club
Make check payable to: Alabama Lions District 34-B, and note: for Convention
Mail to :
Judy Pritchett
1320 Meadowood Lane
Oxford, AL 36203
Each Lions Club Is Asked To Please Bring A Door prize
Also, Please Bring Canned Foods for Donation To Local Food Bank
for Core Service Activity.
Reeltown Lions Club
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District 34-C
International Director Phillipi
to speak at District C Convention
Bill Phillipi from Marysville, Kansas, USA,
was elected to serve a two-year term as a director of Lions Clubs International at the association’s 98th International Convention held in
Honolulu, Hawaii, June 26 through 30, 2015.
Director Phillipi is a self-employed contractor.
A member of the Marysville Lions Club
since 1974, he has held many offices within the association, including club president,
secretary, treasurer, district governor, district
convention chairperson, council chairperson,
multiple district GMT coordinator and mulBill Phillipi
tiple district convention chairperson. He was
also the associate chairman of the host committee for USA/Canada forum
in 2013.
In recognition of his service to the association, he has received numerous awards, including the Membership Key Award, Leadership Award and
an International President’s Award. He is also a Progressive Melvin Jones
Fellow.
In addition to his Lions activities, Director Phillipi is active in numerous
professional and community organizations, including the Marysville Travel
and Tourism Board, Marysville Main street Board, U.S. Highway 36 Board of
Directors and the Partnership for Growth Board of Directors.
Director Phillipi and his wife, Vickie, also a Lion and a Melvin Jones
Fellow, have three daughters and nine grandchildren.
District 34C Convention Registration
First Baptist Church
S. Strawberry Avenue • Demopolis, AL
March 3-4, 2017
REGISTRATION FORM
(for Friday Evening, March 3 and/or Saturday, March 4)
Name
Badge Title
Name
Badge Title
Mailing Address PhoneE-mail
Lions Club
Position
____ Attending Saturday Only ($10/person) _____ No. of registries ____ Attending Friday Evening and Saturday _____ No. of registries
($20/person) Registration Fee = $10.00/person Saturday Only
Registration Fee = $20/person for Friday & Saturday
Fee covers all meals and refreshments
DG
Daryl
McDaniel
In and Around the District
Hello Lions!
I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and holiday season.
Here we are midway through the
2016-2017 Lions year. Many service activities have been performed
throughout our district by selfless
lions. Thank you! With 6 months
still in front of us to fulfill our club
and district goals, we still have
mountains to climb; growing membership, seeking and training new
emerging leaders, and continuing
existing and new service activities.
Membership Growth
One district goal is to reduce
the number of members dropped
by 10% over last year. We are on
pace to meet that goal, even though
we all hate to see that we have
dropped 86 members to date.
One other goal, which is the most
important, is that each club be
“plus one” by June 30th. Having
added only 51 new members to
date indicates we have work to do
regarding membership growth.
There are resources available to
help develop your club’s membership growth program on LCI’s
website; Blueprint for a Stronger
Club, Your Club Your Way, Club
Excellence Process, Women’s
Membership Initiative, and more
(http://members.lionsclubs.org/
EN/resources/membership-leadership-development-booklet.php).
If you desire hands-on assistance,
please contact your GMT, PDG Ron
K. Mitchell.
Chicago Centennial
Celebration
I am sure there is information in this newsletter regarding
the International Convention this
summer, but I want to encourage
each of you to consider attending
this once-in-a-lifetime Lion’s experience. It’s going to be a grandiose affair! Check out all the details
regarding the convention and registration on the LCI website.
Make checks payable to and mail to:
Alabama Lions District 34C
c/o CS Julia Pacheco
1400 Osceola St.
Dothan, AL 36303
District Convention
We are nearing our annual
district convention to be held in
Demopolis, hosted by our wonderful lions of that community.
The registration form and tentative agenda has been distributed to
your club president and secretary.
These documents are also available on our district website. Early
registration will help us determine
food service needs. We will have
a dynamic International Director
visiting our convention, ID William (Bill) Phillipi and his wonderful wife, Lion Vickie from Kansas.
Club presidents and secretaries are
advisory members to the district
governor, so I especially hope to
see these club officers attend to
help guide your district in a direction that supports your club.
Centennial Service
and Legacy Projects
Please share your centennial
service activities and legacy project
ideas with other clubs in our district by posting them on our district
Facebook page or sharing with us
all via email. I would also encour-
age you to report your centennial
activities to your district Centennial Coordinator, Lion Hank Lahti
with Bay Minette Lions.
Club Reports
From Eight Mile Lions; in
November, Eight-Mile Lions participated in the “Sock It to Mobile
Project”- an organization that collects socks to give to the homeless and to nursing homes. Another
club project performed in December was donating turkeys and all
the food necessary for a Christmas dinner to three elementary
schools (4 boxes at each school) in
the Prichard-Eight Mile area. EightMile lions also worked at the Salvation Army Angel Tree warehouse
and passed out fruit at a Senior
Citizen Apartment complex.
In closing, I look forward to
seeing you in March at our (your)
district convention. Until then, I
encourage each club to share activities and ideas by communicating
through our Facebook page. It’s so
easy!
In your service,
District Governor Daryl
Eight-Mile Lions participated in the club project of donating
food for Christmas dinner to three elementary schools.
Hotel Information: Best Western: 662 US Hwy 80 W,
Demopolis, AL 36732, (334) 289-2611 Average Room Rate $99
Comfort Inn: 943 US Hwy 80 W,
Demopolis, AL 36732, (334) 289-9595 Average Room Rate $87
Historical Tour of Demopolis – if interested, please contact
Demopolis Lion John Laney @ [email protected]
or cell; (334) 505-0299
Additional Comment
Eight-Mile Lions participated in the “Sock It to Mobile Project.”
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Lion Leadership positions
available June 30
Two very important Lion Leadership positions will become open on
June 30, those of GMT-MD and GLT-MD, as the current three year term
comes to a close for these two positions. The next person who is destined
to fill the position of GMT-MD and GLT-MD is out there, but who may
that person be? It could be you.
Are you a committed Lion who is willing to Serve the Lions of Alabama, to Lead us as we work together to grow our membership, to reduce
our dropped members, to add new clubs, to work with our GLT-MD to
take us to the next level?
Are you the committed Lion who is willing to Serve the Lions of
Alabama, to Lead us as we work together in our quest to become better
Lion Leaders, to head up our Alabama Lions Leadership Conference,
to lead in the training of our District officers, to help make our District
Governors the Best they can be each year?
Now is the time for someone out there to step up and volunteer to
Serve. These are three year appointment terms, selected by the Council
of Governors and submitted to LCI for acceptance. The Council will have
an initial discussion of filling these two most important positions at our
next meeting on February 18.
Please refer to our MD Policy Manual for Responsibilities and other
specifics relating to the duties of the GMT and GLT, think this over, and if
you feel that you are willing and able to make the commitment to assume
either of these Leadership positions, please contact me to further discuss
([email protected]) 334-365-7608.
Thank You for your Service!
“Where there is a need, there is a Lion”.
CC George Head
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LOGO / PIN
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
2nd PROOF
January 13, 2016
100th
LIONS CLUBS
INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION
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CONVENTION AND HOTEL RESERVATION FORM
100th
LIONS CLUBS
LIONS CLUBS 100TH INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION
2017
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Chicago, Illinois USA • Friday, June 30 – Tuesday, July 4, 2017
INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION
DEADLINES MAY 1, 2017:
• Deadline for advance registration and hotel reservation. (Registrations after this date will be processed in Chicago). • Deadline to submit a refund request for registration, housing and/or ticketed event cancellation.
REGISTRANT INFORMATION: Please type or print name as it appears on passport/photo ID.
First Name/ Family (Last) Name
Badge/Call Name
Address
Our centennial year has arrived!
The excitement continues to grow as we quickly approach our
100th anniversary. There are only 150 days between February 1st and
the beginning of our 100th International Convention in Chicago, Illinois
on June 30, 2017. There is still time for you to help us reach our goal of
100 individuals in our Alabama delegation and 100 band members in
the Alabama Lions High School All-Star Band. This convention will be a
once in a lifetime opportunity as we travel back to our birthplace, reflect
upon our incredible legacy, and launch our second century of service.
We would like to have as many Alabama Lions as possible in Chicago to
witness this historic event.
If you are unable to attend the convention in Chicago you will still
be able to be part of our Centennial Celebration. Our Multiple District
Annual Convention in Hoover, Alabama May 19 – 21, 2017 will also celebrate our 100 years of service. The Multiple District Convention Committee and the Centennial Committee are working together to insure this
will also be an exciting, fun-filled convention and celebration. Festive
decorations, unique displays, Centennial Give-A Ways, presentations
and activities are only part of what is in store for you at our 2017 Multiple
District Convention. With the venue being centrally located in the state
we hope to increase our attendance this year. Wouldn’t it be great to
have 100 attendees from each district to attend the convention in honor
of our 100 years of service?
Whether you celebrate in Chicago, Hoover, or both, 2017 is a
time of great reflection upon our countless acts of service, the lives we
have touched, and how our lives have been touched by serving others.
There has never been a better time to be a Lion than the present. As we
celebrate as Lions let’s remember to include our communities in our
celebrations and recognize the bonds and relationships that have been
built over the years by conducting a Community Legacy Project. A legacy project will not only remind the citizens of how the Lions provided
service and strived to make it a better place to live but it also shows our
appreciation of the tremendous support we receive from our communities that allows us to do what we do best…WE SERVE.
I would like to thank each of you that have participated in a service
project, sponsored a new member, worked with a legacy project or have
in some way contributed to the success of our centennial celebration.
Your service fulfills our centennial motto: Where There Is A Need…There
Is A Lion.
Sincerely,
PCC Ron Seybold
MD-34 Centennial Coordinator
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CHILD: First Name/ Family (Last) Name
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PACKAGE A:
Includes convention registration for each registrant listed above plus one (1) hotel room serviced by shuttle
buses during convention.
Before January 13, 2017
After January 13, 2017
District
Reservation in delegation hotel
I prefer my delegation hotel
PACKAGE B:
NO ROOM REQUIRED (Registration only for each person listed above.)
OPTIONAL TICKETED EVENTS
I/we plan to attend the following event(s): (Must be registered to attend)
Prefer another hotel
EVENT: MELVIN JONES FELLOW LUNCHEON
DATE/TIME
FEE
QUANTITY
July 3/ 13:30-15:00
US $75
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Hotel Name
Arrival Day/Date
Alpa Leo
Departure Day/Date
AMOUNT DUE
$_______
EVENT: DISTRICT GOVERNOR/PAST DISTRICT GOVERNOR BANQUET
DATE/TIME
FEE
QUANTITY
AMOUNT DUE
July 3/ 20:00-22:00
US $125
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$_______
Number of Guests in Room ______ Number of Beds Needed
1
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Special Requirements:
Non-smoking
Wheelchair Accessible
Other
The Hotel deposit is US$200 per room. Your deposit will be credited to your hotel bill at checkout.
CENTENNIAL SERVICE CHALLENGE PROJECTS IN CHICAGO
I am interested in participating in a hands-on community service project during the Chicago Centennial Convention. Further details on registering for service projects will be sent to you in the coming months.
PAYMENT: Full payment is required with this form. US currency only. Checks and money orders must be drawn on US banks. Visa, MasterCard & Discover cards accepted.
REGISTRATION FEES:
Adult
Child (17 and under)/Alpha Leo Omega Leo
PACKAGE A:
PACKAGE B:
EARLY (Before January 13, 2017)
US$130
US$10
US$60
Registrations: US$ _________ Registrations: US$ __________
REGULAR (January 14 through March 31, 2017) US$180
US$10
US$60
Ticketed Events: US$ _________ Ticketed Events: US$ __________
200.00
LATE
(April 1, 2017 – onsite)
US$200
US$10
US$60
Hotel Deposit: US$ _________
Total Due:
US$ _________ Total Due:
US$ __________
Check # ______
Wire transfer (payment slip must be attached to this form)
Visa
MasterCard Discover
Discover
Name as it appears on card
Credit card must be in the name of the registrant.
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Mail: Lions Clubs International Attn: Convention Division
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300 West 22nd Street Oak Brook, IL 60523-8842 USA
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Fax: +1 630.571.1689
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E-mail: [email protected]
Please note: Lions Clubs International will be documenting the international convention for promotional purposes. Your participation may be filmed or photographed at this event. Your registration is your consent for use of these images by Lions Clubs International.
attention
all lions clubs
Let all the Lions of Alabama know what your club is doing in the near future. E-Mail, fax or call Doris at 205-933-9288,
fax 205-933-9215, E-mail: [email protected], and indicate it is for the newsletter.
We cannot use clippings from local newspapers. When you send photos they must be in JPEG format, and everyone in the photo
needs to be identified. These articles will be used on a first come first serve as space is limited.
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Alabama Lions High School Centennial Star Band
Update February 2017
IS YOUR CLUB ON THE LIST BELOW??
SEND IN YOUR SPONSORSHIPS,
PLEDGE or Donations RIGHT NOW
Fellow Lions
I wanted to provide an update on our 100 member BAND initiative. We are getting closer and closer!!!
See below for pledged clubs and donations, by district as of this
writing. We are more than Halfway to our GOAL of 100 students.
We need 39 more sponsorships ASAP. The cutoff date for sponsoring a band student is the end of March, 2017, BUT, in order to plan
and reserve lodging, events, transportation, etc., we need to know
RIGHT NOW how many students the Lions of Alabama want to send
to Chicago.
If I have not included you on the list above, please let me know,
so I can add your name to the list.
The time to ACT is NOW.
WILL YOUR Club BE NEXT?
Want to Sponsor ?? CALL, EMAIL, Let us KNOW RIGHT AWAY
We need to Make RESERVATIONS-NOW!!!!!!!
If you have sponsored, please send your funds NOW if possible,
we need to start making deposits NOW!!!
Need a program ??? CALL, EMAIL, Let us KNOW RIGHT AWAY
Frequently asked questions (FAQ’s)
• How much does it cost to sponsor a student?
• We are finalizing the amount at this time, but for 100 students,
the amount is $900. Funds can come from ANYWHERE, or ANYONE.
• What type of student are we seeking?
• The typical band student is a sophomore or junior, although
we occasionally see a senior or freshman. Seniors have already
graduated and may not be interested, and freshmen may not be
mature enough for this trip.
• How does a student become a member of the Lions Centennial Band?
• Once funds have been received from, or on behalf of a Lions
Club, the Club specifies the school the student should be from. Our
Band Director contacts your band for an appropriate student, based
upon character, leadership, musical ability and instrumentation
needs of the Lions Band.
If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to me via email
at: [email protected], or call 205.979.6371.
Lions Clubs International
LCICon.org
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You may mail all donations, (made out to: Alabama Lions Band) to:
Alabama Lions Band - c/o PCC Ken Vaudo,
3337 Shallowford Road. Birmingham, AL 35216
In Lionism,
PCC Ken Vaudo, Chairperson
Alabama Lions Band Committee
WE SERVE