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Lion Eyes District Governor Marilyn Wagner DS Linda Long Web Site www.edistrict.org/sites/14P DT PDG Richard Taylor Publication of District 14P Lions February 2020 PDG Rich Stump Editor
District 14-P Convention
BASKET RAFFLE
on
Saturday, April 25, 2020
At Trinity E. C. Church in Boyertown
District 14-P is asking all Lions and Lioness Clubs to provide a basket for
the basket raffle at the district convention. The basket should have a minimum
value of $35.00. Other Items of equal value would also be great! PLEASE make
sure basket is labeled with your club name and plan to have your basket on
location before 9:00am on Saturday April 26th.
So please let me know if your club is bringing a basket. You may call Lion
Linda Long at 484-955-0413 or email me at lindaslong@verizon.net . If I do not
hear from your club by March 21st, someone will call you for a commitment. So
please notify me before that time with your answer.
If you are donating money in lieu of a basket, we need the check as soon
as possible because there is a limited amount of time available for the committee
to make the baskets. Make the check payable to Linda S. Long and mail it to
16-4 Cranberry Ridge, Reading, Pa. 19606.
Tickets for the basket raffle are being given to the Zone Chairs for
distribution. Please be sure to return all stubs with the money and ALL unsold
tickets to Lion Linda Long at the above address. Checks for the ticket money
should be made payable to Lions District 14-P. Thank you for all your
consideration in making this district convention great. I hope to see you all there.
The International Association of Lions Clubs L/L Susan Prutzman January 12, 2020 600 E Philadelphia Avenue, 1st Floor, rear Boyertown, PA 19512 Dear Club Secretary: Please forward your list of Delegates and Alternates for the upcoming District 14-P convention to be held at Trinity Church, 250 Sweinhart Road, Boyertown, PA 19512 on Saturday, April 25, 2020. As per the Constitution, each chartered Lions club in good standing with the District shall be entitled to one (1) Delegate and one (1) Alternate for every ten (10) member or major fraction thereof (major fraction is 5 or more). Should your club have a PDG as a member, they will receive their PDG Delegate Card directly from the Certification Committee. Please note all delegates and alternates must be a member of Lions for one year and a day in order to quality. Example: Your club has 20 members; you are entitled to two (2) Delegates/Alternates. Your club has 44 members; you are entitled to four (4) Delegates/Alternates. Your club has 37 members and a PDG; you are entitled to four (4) Club Delegates/Alternates and one (1) PDG Delegate. The list of delegates and alternates need to be emailed (or typed copy via USPS) no later than March 31, 2020 so the committee can process the credential in time for the convention. Credential will be available for pick up the day of the convention at certification table. Thank you for assistance and cooperation. Please call me with any questions you may have at 484-597-0893 cell or email me at tazsuecocoa@aol.com See you at the convention. Yours in Lionism L/L Susan Prutzman Certification Chairman 14P District Convention Please note: Certification of delegates is different from registering to attend the convention; A separate registration form needs to be forwarded to the District Treasurer.
The International Association of Lions Clubs L/L Susan Prutzman January 12, 2020 600 E Philadelphia Avenue, 1st Floor, rear Boyertown, PA 19512 Dear Past District Governor: As a past international officer in good standing you are granted full delegate status for the upcoming District 14-P convention to be held at Trinity Church, 250 Sweinhart Road, Boyertown, PA 19512 on April 25, 2020. Please email me at tazsuecocoa@aol.com or call me at 484-597-0893 cell no later than March 31, 2020 with your plans to attend. Your credential will be available for pick up the day of the convention at the certification table. See you at the convention. Yours in Lionism, L/L Susan Prutzman Certification Chairman 14-P District Convention
From the Governor Marilyn Wagner
The month of January was, surprisingly a fairly quiet one for
me………most of my Club visits are completed and thoughts are
already turning to our Lions Year of 2020 – 2021, however, having
said that I must make mention of a wonderful evening I spent
with the Leo’s of Avon Grove Hight School this past week – I was
invited by Leo Club President Joshua to complete his vision of
having the first Installation of Officers and Induction of new mem-
bers for some time. There were many parents in attendance and
a special video had been put together to show them what this
Service Club was doing. It was also an evening where I discovered that this Leo Club Chartered almost 20
years ago and that he was proud to be the third member of his family to hold the office of President. I
confess that I am in awe of the splendid projects all of our Leo Clubs are involved in – the wonderful ser-
vice these young adults either assist our Clubs with, or act on independently is amazing and we should
not forget the reality of these fine young men and women being our future - and should be encouraged at
all times. I am hoping to share more of the recently introduced Leo Lion Clubs program with them over
the course of the remainder of this Lions year - an opportunity for graduating Leo’s who are not heading
to College to form their own Young Leo Lions Club and continue their service beyond High School ………..or
you could simply join us at our District Convention at Trinity Church in Boyertown on Saturday April 25 th
2020 to discover more!
Steve Jobs said “Let’s go invent tomorrow instead of worrying about what happened yesterday”
I attended a couple of webinars this week too - one that really wowed me was called “Technology – Em-
bracing MyLion and Lions Learning Center” Huge shout out to PID Jerome Thompson and LCI’s Liz Huskey
for detailing the recent updates – you could not help but be excited at their enthusiasm and clear expla-
nation of what was New and Improved!
I am also happy to report that we have a number of our Lions who will take part in our upcoming Certified
Guiding Lion Workshop on Saturday March 7th, 2020 at the offices of Good Life Financial – the flyer is in
this edition and there are still a couple of places available if interested…….just contact either PDG Carl
Gundrum or myself to join us on that Saturday - as I hope to emulate the second webinar of the week
“How to Host an Exceptional Certified Guiding Lion Training” – you can be the judge if you attend!
In closing I would like to thank all of our Clubs who participated in the Four Diamonds ‘Pringles Chal-
lenge” I have been very pleased to hear from you and the generosity of your members.
Certified Guiding Lion Program
JOIN US IN BUILDNG
OUR TEAM FOR TOMORROW!
BECOME A CERTIFIED GUIDING LION
TO REGISTER FOR THE ABOVE COURSE OR FOR MORE
INFORMATION SIMPLY REACH OUT TO:
GLT Carl Gundrum Jr. at gunner@ptd.net
or
DG Marilyn Wagner at marilynwagner23@gmail.com
From the 1st Vice District Governor Art Pecht
I am not sure how many of you follow the Lions Eye Bank of Delaware Valley on social media, but over
the Thanksgiving holiday they had some interesting posts that the local new media even pick up on.
They have a fairly new employee named Alex Cummings. She was following a post on Instagram about
Simeon a young man who lives in Jamaica that lost his sight in his one eyes 10 years ago due to indus-
trial accident. She found out that he needed a cornea transplant. She asked the CEO Lion Jim Quirk if
the eye bank could donate a cornea. He said YES. Alex then made arrangements for a doctor to fly in.
She and recovery technician Greg Dorn then flew down with 2 corneas. They took 2 corneas in case
there was a problem with the first one. Don’t you love when a plan comes together as it did. After
several day Simeon was feeling better then he had in the past 10 years and his vision is steadily im-
proving. The 2nd cornea also was used on another person in need.
This happen because of your generosity and the Eye Bank Gratis Program. This is the link to the FB post. https://
www.facebook.com/lebdv/videos/2727277200662984/
Please save the dates: March 31 Sight Night
April 25 District Convention
Looking forward to seeing everyone at both events.
2 2
Art Pecht 1st VDG
From the 2nd Vice District Governor Gary Hilbert
Congratulations to our District 14P clubs who recently experienced a growth spurt. Because
of your recruiting new members our District finished the half year mark with a positive
number despite the December drops.
Another feel good story is happening in our neighboring District 14U. Minersville Lions Club
recently held a reorganizing meeting with newly elected Officers and several new members.
They were on the brink of disbanding. A plea sent out by a past Officer over social media to
the community to save the club. People responded.
What really amazes me is the timing of all this. These events all happened during the “busy Holiday season”. Be-
tween the decorating, shopping and parties etc some very dedicated Lions found time to increase their service
footprint. Who will be the next 14P club to buy a bigger pair of shoes?
Sincerely, SVDG Gary
Glh40@comcast.net
610-468-4788
LCIF
This month I will begin with a little about our LCIF efforts in Australia and Puerto
Rico. As you know, when disasters strike as have occurred in these two areas,
LCIF is there with help very quickly.
A report that I saw in early January said that LCIF grants of $143,000 had been
given for disaster relief due to the Australian bush fires. Of this $103,000 had
been awarded for water tanks and there were four, $10,000 emergency grants
awarded in different areas of the country. A January 20th, Face Book post from
LCIF said that the amount granted was now $343,000. The post did not indicate a
breakdown for the grants given.
Another January 20th Face Book post focused on one city in Puerto Rico where tremors were continuing.
Thousands of people have been displaced and are living in tents, because their houses are unstable. Our
Lions Clubs, with the help of LCIF, are assisting with both short and long term needs.
The Face Book post reported that one family in Puerto Rico had been in their house for 28 years. They
did not have any damage from hurricane Maria but the recent earthquake had destroyed their home. They
spend nights with family, but sit outside their ruined home during the day to protect it from looters. When
told that the Lions Clubs would help them recover, they were very appreciative.
My report to our state LCIF coordinator for the month of December indicated that 17 of our 40 Lions
Clubs in 14P are now participating in donating to LCIF. This was an increase from 13 clubs that I reported
to you in the January issue of Lion Eyes.
At the end of December, our District 14P had cash donations of $7575 and another $1940 in pledges.
This is an increase of $1375 from the end of November. Another report that I saw indicated that we have
had $2350.50 in donations from individual Lions so far this year.
Thank you for your donations in the first half of our 2019-2020 Lions year, especially individual Lions
Club members who have donated as I have been asking in my club visits. However, our total raised or
pledged so far is only 17% of our goal for the year of $56,281. So I encourage all of our District 14P Lions
Clubs and as many of our individual members as possible to donate to LCIF before the end of June.
IPDG David Hunsberger
District 14P LCIF Coordinator
DISTRICT 14-P DIABETES AWARENESS UPDATE
The Paoli-Berwyn-Malvern Lions Club had the honor to sponsor a Diabetes Awareness Program given by
members Lion Mary Ann Pilotti and PDG Dave Smith on Jan. 23, 2020 at Freedom Village in W. Brandywine
Twp. This presentation was video recorded so 500 residents could have access to the information on tele-
vision. To see the program, go to (www.fvbresidents.org) , click on videos , then click on health infor-
mation. Keep this program in mind when you plan your club programs in Nov. (Diabetes Awareness
Month) or throughout the year because diabetes is on the rise. The District 14-P Diabetes Awareness
TeamJanuary 2020 - MyLion Release Notes
Jacqui D MacKenzie·Monday, January 27, 2020·
MyLion updates as of 1/27/2020.
New Report Form (This new form is not for creating a new activity only for reporting)
Newly designed report form to streamline and speed up the entry to report an activity
o Updated reporting flows so user consistently lands in the Report Past Activity page when
reporting activities
o Configured the new form to hide/show fields to minimize what the user sees and limit to only
necessary fields
o Added the ability to upload multiple photos for an activity
o Created new preview page for the new form
o Streamlined metrics to clearly depict required vs optional fields based on activity type selected
o Added Organization field to capture the organization that received donated funds of an activity
o Removed the need to enter time and locations to an activity being reported via the new form
o Updated Signature Activity to a checkbox on the new form
o Display the name of the person who created the activity
o Add Funds Donated metric to the Home page and remove People Served per Member metrics
from the Home and Metrics pages
o Updated the 'Who can see this?' field to Everyone, Club, District and Multiple District as
options
o Allow user to move between the old and new forms
Multiple District Administrators can now report District level activities
Deletion Rules
Applied rules for deletion of reported activities.
o Activity must have an end date within the current fiscal year
o Activity that ended in the immediate prior fiscal year only if deletion occurs within the 1st 15
days of the current fiscal year
o Reporting officers can delete an activity that anyone created
o Creators & Co-organizers can delete an activity to which they are assigned
Editing Rules
Applied rules for editing of reported activities.
o Activity must have an end within the current fiscal year.
o Activity that ended in the immediate prior fiscal year only if editing occurs within the 1st 15
days of the current fiscal year
o Reporting officers can edit an activity that anyone created
o Creators & Co-organizers can edit an activity to which they are assigned
Bug Fixes / Other Features
o Resolved issue with the invite emails not being received by the invitees
o Corrected the metric Trees Planted / Cared for to show on the Celebrate and Share page
o Fixed a problem where users were not able to get to the Metrics page by clicking on the
metrics section on the Home page."Dear Lion Leaders, I am pleased to announce the appointment of Past International Director Douglas X. Alexander to the office of International First Vice President by resolution of the Lions Clubs International Board of Directors. Past International Director Alexander fills the vacancy created due to the passing of our beloved Internation- al Vice President Judge Haynes H. Townsend. Vice President Alexander has been a member of the Brooklyn Bedford Stuyvesant Lions Club since 1984 and served as international director from 2010-2012. Professionally, he is a retired Vice President for J. P. Morgan Chase Bank. In recognition of his service to the association, he has received numerous awards in- cluding the Ambassador of Good Will Award. Vice President Alexander is a Progressive Melvin Jones Fel- low. 2020-2021 Presidential Election Procedures The International Constitution, Article V, Section 4(k) provides that any vice president appointed to fill a vacancy shall be required to be elected, in the manner set out in this constitution and by-laws, to all succes- sive offices. Further, any Lion who is currently serving or who has served in the office of international di- rector will also be eligible to run for the office of International President during the 2020 International Con- vention in Singapore. The Lions Clubs International Board of Directors passed a resolution requiring all current or past interna- tional directors who wish to contest for the office of International President during the 2020 International Convention in Singapore, to declare their intention to run for office in writing with the Legal Division at least sixty (60) days (April 28, 2020) prior to the convening date of the 2020 International Convention. Please note the Board of Directors also passed a resolution in consideration of financial implications, the Presidential Theme and Board of Directors Meeting locations for the 2020-2021 fiscal year, previously cho- sen by the late First Vice President Judge Haynes H. Townsend, remain unchanged for the 2020-2021 fiscal year and will not be permitted to be changed by the elected International President. If there are any questions on this process, please contact David Kingsbury, Senior Corporate Counsel, at da- vid.kingsbury@lionsclubs.org and Jennifer Quinn-Vasovic, Legal Compliance Manager, at Jennifer.Quinn- Vasovic@lionsclubs.org. Regards, Dr. Jung-Yul Choi International President"
The Bally Lions Club recently partnered with Boy Scout Billy Geiger from Troop 291 Sassamansville, Pa. to build a hospital equipment storage building. Scout Geiger used this project as his Eagle Scout Project. He conceived the project, help raise funds, organized work crews, and attended planning meetings. The Bally Lions put over 500 man hours in to the projects construction. Lions of Pennsylvania Foundation donated $5000 to the cause. The Club plans to store hospital beds, wheel chairs, walkers, commodes, shower chairs, crutches and canes that it loans free of charge to the community. The building is located in the community park, next to the community walking trail which was the clubs legacy project in 2017. Submitted by Dennis Hafer
The Avon Grove Lions recognized a student from the Avon Grove Charter School for his academic
achievements and community service.
Max Weiser is a senior at Avon Grove Charter
School. Max is a member of Community Service Club and
enjoys volunteering with Project Cure. Max is an Eagle
Scout with Troop 117 in Coatesville, PA. If you visit the
Nature Trail at Avon Grove Charter School's Early Learn-
ing Center, you can see the life size xylophone or walk
through the bamboo wind chime arbor that he created
for his Eagle Scout. Since obtaining Eagle Scout rank, Max
has been active in scouting helping younger members and
Cub Scouts with their merit badges and has achieved Jun-
ior Assistant Scoutmaster. Max plans to attend a 4-year
college to study in the science field.
Parents names are Ralf and Dale Weiser.
(Pictured left to right)--Avon Grove Charter School High Guidance Counselor Adrienne Basilio, Avon Grove Lions
President Dwayne Degler, Max Weiser and his parents
DISTRICT 14-P
SPRING 2020
50/50 RAFFLE TICKETS
ARE NOW AVAILABLE
$20.00 EACH
ONLY 100 TICKETS PRINTED
7 PRIZES AWARDED FROM $100.-
$300.
DRAWING APRIL 25 - DISTRICT
CONVENTION
GET YOUR TICKETS AT THE CAB-
INET MEETING - FEB. 15
OR FROM CABINET OFFICERS,
ZONE CHAIRMEN,
“The Schuylkill Valley High School Leo Club served lunch
to the residents at Hope Rescue Mission in Reading in OR LION BARB SMITH
December 21, 2019.” (bcsdls@verizon.net)
Submitted by Anne OstrowskiOn January 7th at their meeting the Avon Grove Lions made
a donation to the Avon Grove High School After Prom Pro-
gram and to the Avon Grove Little League. The Lions are a
long time sponsor of both programs.
(from left to right)-Amy Bossong Avon Grove After Prom ,
Lions President Dwayne Degler and Melissa Chudnofsky
Avon Grove Little League.
Submitted by
Lion Barry Marteny
At their meeting on January 7th the Avon Grove Lions recognized their Student of the Month from the
Avon Grove High School.
Cole Walker has been named the Lions Club Student of
the Month for January. He is the son of Patrick and
Kelly Walker of Landenberg. Cole’s list of school activi-
ties includes NHS, Tri-M, Avon Grove Chorale, Wind
Ensemble, Concert Choir, Jazz Band, Marching Band,
AG Theater, Vocal Pops and AGTV Announce-
ments. Cole is an active member in the community
with BSA Scouts Troop 30, Avondale Presbyterian
Church Youth Group and West Grove Presbyterian
Church Choir Director.
Cole’s honors include Eagle Scout of BSA Troop 30,
Excellence in Advanced Placement Music Theory
Award, Excellence in Theater Award, Superior Rating
for Mildred L. Gaddis Piano Festival, All-National Hon-
ors Chorale, All-States Honors Chorale where he
ranked 1st Baritone in the state of Pennsylvania, Penn-
sylvania District 12 Region Choir, Pennsylvania District 12 Honors Band and Choir and academically he has achieved
Honors, High Honors and Distinguished Honors throughout High School. Cole plans to attend college for a Choral
Music Education Degree with a concentration in Piano. Teachers he has most been influenced by are Dr. Lertola, Mr.
Murray, Mrs. Umile and Mrs. Wilcox.
Pictured left to right- His Parents Patrick and Kelly Walker, Avon Grove Lions President Dwayne Degler, Cole Walker
LOOKING FOR
DYNAMIC DISPLAYS
FOR OUR DISTRICT CONVENTION
PLEASE FORWARD ANY CONTACTS TO
PDG & LION SMITH (bcsdls@verizon.netCOMING SOON !
DON'T MISS OUT !
DISTRICT 14-P SPRING 50/50 RAFFLE
ONLY 100 TICKETS PRINTED
$20.00 A TICKET
DRAWING - APRIL 25 -DISTRICT 14-P CONVENTION
7 PRIZES FROM $100.00 TO $300.00
FOR TICKETS SEE DISTRICT 14-P OFFICERS
OR ZONE CHAIRMEN OR LION BARB SMITH (bcsdls@verizon.net)
“One Wednesday” Program
It only takes One Wednesday a month
to provide a ride for one of our clients,
many of whom are homebound. VRC clients want to get out and get active in their community!
To do that we depend on drivers to provide transportation to our Wednesday activities, whether they are
local social activities, lunches, or support group meetings at 2020 Hampden Boulevard.
Our drivers are special people who not only give rides to clients, but also become friends of both our clients
and our staff. Drivers are welcome to get active along with clients and enjoy the social aspects of volunteer-
ing.
Attention Club Secretaries and PR Chairmen
If your club has news , presented an award to honor a member or did a service project
Please submit a photo and article and it will be featured in Lion Eyes
email to rstump535@comcast.net
Lion Eyes Editor Rich StumpOn January 28,2020, 14P District Governor Marilyn Wagner inducted 22 New Members into the Avon Grove High School Leo Club. The Avon Grove High School Leo Club will be celebrating their 20 anniversary this year. Some of the activities of the club include Pennies for Patients, Stockings for Soldiers, Making Bracelets for Ronald McDon- ald House, and Collecting Food for a Local Food Pantry.
New Members for January 2020 (From LCI Website as of January 31st 2020)
Club Member Sponsor
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Frystown Kathleen Edris Robert Edris
Longswamp Daniel Hennsinger Matthew Hensinger
Mohnton Cumru Bert Miliccio Karl Stamm
Mohnton Cumru Bea Tunmer Karl Stamm
Muhlenberg Sharon Damiani Joel Johnson
Parkesburg Jane Rice Helen Leibig
Shoemakersville Area Lace Adams Patrick Daly
Shoemakersville Area David Lindenmuth Patrick Daly
Welcome New Lion Members
In Memory (From LCI Website)
Gerrie Golden Shillington Lions
Proposed District Governor’s Schedule.
February 2020: May 14 to 17th State Convention Erie Pa
07th thru 09th 3rd State Council, State College PA May 23 rd Cabinet Meeting site TBD
11th Muhlenberg June 26th –30th
15th 3rd District Cabinet, Morgantown PA International Convention Singapore
22nd Spring Symposium, Harrisburg PA
TBD Alvernia Lions Campus Club
March 7th Guiding Lion Training Workshop
April 2020:
20th CB & L Meeting, Harrisburg PA
25th 14P ConventionSpaghetti Dinner
Saturday, Feb. 22, 2020
Schwarzwald UCC Church
75 Church Lane Road; Jacksonwald
Time 4 – 7 P. M.
Donation: Adult - $8.00
Children 4 – 12 $4.00
Children 3 and under free.
Baked Goods will be available for an additional charge.
Collecting Used Eyeglasses and Hearing Aids; Soda Tabs,
Cancelled Stamps, and New or Gently Used Baseball
Caps.
Sponsored by the
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