District Governorʼs Message

As we embark on the Lions year 2014-2015 we are entering a new phase of Lionism. In 2017 Lions will be 100 years old and the Lions International upcoming campaign is to do 100 million acts of service for people by December 2017. Along with this Lions International is going high tech by going on Facebook, twitter, Utube and they are encouraging your club do the same. Very shortly the only way to report to International will be by the internet and they will not be accepting any paper reports.

Although it has been summer time we have been very busy attending meetings and different functions that have been going on as many clubs have remained active. As fall fast approaches many clubs are gearing up for the coming year and planning for their upcoming events and projects. Make sure you report these to international so that it can be recorded.

Speaking of club meetings, we are setting up our visitation schedule to the clubs. So contact me with a date to visit your club as I would like to celebrate with you. Please get to me by the end of September with a date to visit your club after which I will start assigning dates. This is also a great time to help fulfill our International President’s theme of “Strengthen the Pride” by asking people to visit your club and show them the great work that Lions do.

We held our first Cabinet Meeting on Sunday, August 17 at the Bucks County Blind in Newtown which was well attended. During the meeting the cabinet voted to do away with the District MMR (Monthly Membership Report) for lions clubs as it is a duplication of what you send monthly to the International website via MyLCI. It is important that clubs include their activities in the LCI monthly report not only for the reason I stated above, but also so our District can continue to summarize them in the Announcer. Lioness Clubs will need to continue using the MMR since they are not included in the LCI website.

Banner Night is fast approaching and if you haven’t sent in your reservation please do so as the deadline is September, 5th. Also don’t forget your ad for the program book. We will have as our guest Mark Kusma, who is the State Council chairperson. This is a night to honor Club Presidents and Secretary’s.

LCI’s service for October is Sharing the Vision and with the holidays of Thanksgiving and Christmas fast approaching don’t forget those in need of food and clothing.

So are you ready to “Strengthen the Pride” by helping those in need and asking someone to be your fellow Lion so that you can ease someone’s suffering ? Remember: WE SERVE, It’s the right thing to do.

Yours in Lions D.G. Jim Jim

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1st Vice District Governor CommentsAugust 2nd was State Council Meeting in Harrisburg. All 1st Vice District Governors attended the Hearing Research Dinner on Friday Night before Council meeting. There was no Green Jackets in the room that night. The dress code for the Hearing Research Dinner was business casual. Early Saturday morning (7 am) I attended Vice District Governors class. All Districts now have 1st Vice District Governors. On August 8, eleven (11) 1st Vice District Governor’s and 8 Partners in Service attended

Leader Dog School in Michigan. Also present was DG Gene Shellhammer from District 14-J. It was a great experience for all of us. There were 92 Lions and Partners in Service in the class from the US. For lunch on Friday the school serves chili and donuts. When PDG’s tell you about the donuts being large they are really large. The donut holes were bigger than some donuts you purchase. I had the opportunity of being blind-folded and walk with a Leader dog. It was amazing feeling depending on the dog to lead you to safety.

In September of 2015 the USA/Canada Lions Leadership Forum will be in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Leader Dog is planning a bus trip to the school before the Forum begins. It will be a great opportunity to see the School. I am looking forward to seeing the new kennels.

Estella Kristiniak 1st Vice District Governor

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In SympathyOur prayers and deepest sympathy to the families and friends of the following deceased Lions & Lionesses;

Lion Dot Walsh -- Former Northwest Philadelphia Lions Lion James Dyson -- Springfield Lions

A ship sails away and we see it no more,but we know it is going to some other shore.

Our dear ones pass on and we see them no more, but we know they are waiting on some other shore.

By Helen Steiner Rice

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Scheduled Events, DG Club Visitations, MeetingsAugust/September 2014

Date Event/Meeting Location

Wed, Sept. 3 DG Visitation to Bucks County B & VI 10:30AM, BCB & VI, Newtown, PA

Sun, Sept 7 Cabinet Meeting -- District 14-R -- Banner Night Time and place TBD

Sept. 11 to 13 USA Canada Forum San Juan, Puerto Rico

Tue, Sept 16 Charitable Foundation Meeting 10:30AM, Golden Corral

Sat, Sept. 20 A & R Meeting 8:30AM, Holiday Inn, Fort Washington, PA

Sun, Sept.21 Banner Night 5PM to 9PMCanstatter Volkfest-Verein

9130 Academy Road, PhilladelphiaSat, Sept. 27 Lions Sight Program TTBD, 1717 Locust Street, 3rd Floor, Phila.

Thur, Oct. 23

Thur, Oct. 30 Rose Bank Winery - The Vintnerʼs Ballroom 6PM-10PM (Dinner served promptly at 7PM)258 Durham Rd., Newtown, PA 18940

District 14-A New Members

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Date Event/Meeting Location

Wed, Sept 3 DG Visitation to Bucks County Blind & VI 10:30AM, BCB & VI, Newtown, PA

Sun, Sept 7 Cabinet Meeting -- District 14-R -- Banner Night Evansburg United Methodist Church3871 Germantown Pike @ 2PM

Thur, Sep 11 DG Visitation to Langhorne Lions 7PM -- Newportville Inn, Levittown, PA

Sept 11 to 13 USA Canada Forum San Juan, Puerto Rico

Tue, Sept 16 Charitable Foundation Meeting 10:30AM, golden Corral

Fri, Sep 19 5th Anniversary Charter Night Greater Philadelphia Asian American Lions

7PM -- 1026 Race StreetPhiladelphia, PA

Sat, Sept 20 A & R Meeting 8:30AM, Holiday Inn, Fort Washington, PA

Sun, Sept 21 Banner Night 5PM to 9 PM -- Canstatter Volkfest-Verein9130 Academy Road, Philadelphia

Thur, Sep 25 Board Meeting TTBD -- Delaware Valley Eye Bank

Sat, Sept 27 Lions Sight Program TTBD, 1717 Locust Street, 3rd Floor, Phila.

Mon, Sept 29 Lower Bucks County Zone A & B Meeting 6:30PM @ BCB & VI, Newtown, PA

Mon, Oct 6 Gift Of Sight Golf Outing -- !4-A & 14-R Lions The Bucks Club, Jamison, PA(formerly The Bucks County CC)

Sat, Oct 11 Temple Football Game Temple Stadium, North Philadelphia

Sat, Oct 11 Pancake Breakfast at ApplebeeʼsRoute 309, Quakertown, PA

8AM -- Springfield Twp. Lions, SponsorUpper Bucks County

Tues, Oct 14 White Cane Golf Outing Peco Golf Course, Havertown, PASpringfield LC (Delaware Co.)

Tues, Oct 21 DG Visitation to Marple-Newtown Charlotteʼs Restaurant3207 West Chester Pike, Philadelphia

Thur, Oct 23 Overbrook Experience Overbrook School For The Blind6333 Malvern Ave., Philadelphia

Thur, Oct 23 Bucks County Lions Rally @ 6PM to ? 7PM Dinner --- VE Club (aka: German Club)130 Davisville Road, Warminster

Fri, Oct31 2nd State Council Meeting Holiday Inn, Harrisburg, PA

Scheduled Events, DG Club Visitations, MeetingsSeptember/October 2014

Attention Secretaries: MMR TO BE ELIMINATED Effective August 31, 2014, we will no longer utilize the MMR (Monthly Membership report for Lions Clubs in the District since it duplicates the information entered into the Lions International website

(www.lionsclubs.org) via the MyLCI tab. Lioness Clubs in the District will continue to use the MMR since they are not included in the International website report.

SECRETARIES ARE REMINDED THAT THE ACTIVITIES PORTION OF THE INTERNATIONAL REPORT NEEDS TO BE COMPLETED EACH MONTH SO WE CAN PRODUCE OUR SUMMARY IN THE ANNOUNCER.

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Lions Club Activities

Adelphia: MMR filed, no activities.Aston Twp: No report at this time.Bensalem Twp: Held four Flea Markets,; collected 921 pairs of glasses; donated 30 fully socked backpacks to Penndel Mental Facility. Bristol: No report at this time.Bustleton: No report at this time.Brandywine: No report at this time. Bucks County ABVI: Added two new members. Chalfont: No report at this time.Clifton Heights: No report at this time. Doylestown: No report at this time.Dublin: Participated in Dublin Firemanʼs Carnival by selling French Fries and ice cream.Filipino-American: No report at this time.Langhorne: MMR filed, no activities.Hilltown: No report at this time. Greater Phil. Asian American: Our club donated $1000 to a group of children from China with retinoblastoma who came with their families to the US for eye surgery. Please join us at a banquet to celebrate the 5th Anniversary of our Clubʼs Charter, Friday, Sept 19 at 7PM. See http://gpaaic.wordpress.com for details.Lanstowne: MMR filed, no meeting in August. Lindley-Olney: Purchased can goods and staples, donating to Food Pantry and collecting used clothing for the Thrift Sop at the Church. Also driving seniors to the bank, store, and Doctorʼs offices. Members tutoring one-on-one with reading and math. Donated 35 book-bags filled with school supplies to needy children through The Peoples Church of Christ in Bristol, Pa. One member attended UB A&B Zone meting.Marple-Newtown: No report at this time. Media: No report at this time.Middletown: No report at this time.Newtown: Members of Newtown Lions have been involved in rehabbing their road signs. Schedule is being planned for locations for White Cane collections. Northeast Philadelphia: No report at this time.Northampton Twp: Celebrated Yearly Lions Picnic at IPP Bob Watsonʼs home on August 17. Sold food and soda at concerts at Northampton Parks and Recreation. Two members attended Cabinet Meeting. Pennsbury: No report at this time.Perkasie: 27 members manned our food trailer at Perkasie Under The Stars cCar Show; netted over $2000 with 130 man-hours. Our Annual Chip & Putt Golf Outing had 17 Lions and four Rotary members in attendance. September plans for a Chicken BBQ being made.Phil South Phil: First Board meeting of president Giampetrol. Philadelphia Law Enforcement: No report at this time.Philadelphia Chinese: PBL (Project Brother Love) is an annual, week long, community service project wherein the youth of several Chinese churches in the greater Philadelphia area come together to serve the people of the city.. One member of our club volunteered to host 13 teenagers in our house and volunteered to be one of the youth coordinator for 70 teenagers. Plumstead: No report at this time.Quakertown: No report.Richlandtown: No report at this time. Rising Sun: No report at this time.Roxborough - Manayunk: No report at this time. Solebury: Assisted the New Hope Auto Show. Collected admission fees at one of the gates. South Philadelphia: MMR filed, no activities listed.

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Southampton-Warminster: No report.Springfield: MMR filed, no activities. Springfield Twp: held Regular Dinner meeting at Silver /CCreek AA on August 14. Swarthmore: No report at this time. Trumbauersville: No report at this time.Warrington Twp: Donated 100 pair of eyeglasses to Blind Association. We had about 12 members participate in our Rita's "Celebrity Scoop" Fundraiser. It was held on July 30th from 6-9 pm. Much fun was had by all and $144.63 was raised. This has become a yearly event/fundraiser for our club. It is a great way to earn money while having a social time with our club members as well as with members of the community. On August 21, 15 members/significant others attended our annual club picnic. This a great social event and much fun was had by all who attended.Western Delaware Valley: No report at this time.Wills Eye Hospital: Collection of school supplies for local youth. Food given to local Church Food Bank. Yardley-Makefield: Held a fund-raiser at Margaritaʼs, a local restaurant which netted almost $300, with 13 Lions participating. Tried to hold a car wash, but it rained. We had a speaker at our monthly meeting, a graduating senior from the Pennsbury School District who runs a non-profit whose main focus is helping orphans in India. To date, she has raised over $1 million.

Lioness Club Activities

Aston Twp. Lioness: No report at this time. Bensalem Lioness: Collected 223 pairs of glasses and 12 baseball caps; continue working food concession truck at Bensalem Lions Flea Market. Bensalem Lionesses is beginning their 25th year Anniversary; and still have five Charter Members.Bristol Lioness: No report at this time.. Roxborough-Manayunk Lioness: No report at this time.Southampton Lioness: No report at this time.Springfield Lioness: No report at this time.

Leo Club News

Our Leo Clubs will be starting to meet again as they return to their Schools this Fall. We will be hearing about all their Service Projects in their Schools and Communities. Our

Perkasie Leos are working each month on Food for Others Service Project and other projects besides collecting

used eye glasses. So, please look at future Announcers for LEO NEWS and see what our Leos are doing with the help of their Advisors in their Schools and Communities.

ANOTHER OUTSTANDING MONTH FOR SERVICE TO THEIR CLUBS, SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES. OUR DISTRICT IS VERY PROUD OF ALL OF YOU FOR GIVING UP YOUR TIME TO HELP OUT WHERE NEEDED. . PLEASE DO NOT FORGET TO E-MAIL ME YOUR REPORTS BY THE 25TH OF THE MONTH.

YOURS IN LIONISM DISTRICT LEO CHAIRMAN PDG GERRI TOWSON

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District 14-A First Cabinet Meeting Pictures of August 17, 2014

DG James Davis holds First Cabinet Meeting. Seated at head table are Lion Myra Lisowski, District Treasurer; Lion Karol Richardson, District Secretary;

VDG Estella Kristiniak; DG James Davis; PID James Cavallaro, Protocol Chair.

Lions gathered to conduct business of the District. Meeting was at the Bucks County Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired.

DG Jim congratulates VDG Estella and PDG Ken Moore for their work as the Guiding Lions of the new Yardley- Makefield Club.

DG Jim Davis presents Anne Lange, Northampton Lions, with banner patch in recognition of the Club sponsoring the new Yardley-Makefield Lions Club.

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At Left: Springfield Township Lions Club, as a service to the community, donated $500 worth of school supplies for the students of Springfield Elementary School.  School Principal Scott Davis accepted the supplies from Lions Club representatives Lion Anita K. Morton and Lion PDG Charles J. Morton.

IPDG Tony shares the moment with Lucy.

DG Jim presents IPDG Tony Mangabat and Partner In Service Lion Lucy with a big thank you for their service this past year.

Myra Lisowski, District Treasurer presents IPDG Tony a gift card from the Cabinet in gratitude for his service as our District Governor.

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The Doylestown Lions Club Presents:

POT OF GOLD

2014 –2015

TWO MONTHLY DRAWINGS FOR 8 MONTHS

5 CHANCES TO WIN AT EACH

$50, $40, $30, AND TWO $20

GRAND DRAWING—$500, $300, $100 & TEN $50

EARLY BIRD DRAWING OF $50 IN OCTOBER

NINETY FOUR CHANCES IN ALL TO WIN

DRAWINGS RUN FROM NOVEMBER 1 THROUGH JUNE 30

DONATION $40 PER TICKET

LIMITED TICKETS AVAILABLE

———————————————————————————————————— RESERVE YOUR TICKETS WITH A $5 DEPOSIT NAME___________________________________________________________ ADDRESS________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ PHONE #__________________ EMAIL ADDRESS_____________________ Need not be present to win Send deposit to: Doylestown Lions Club PO Box 1475 Doylestown, PA 18901

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2015  Pennsylvania  Lions  State  Convention  Lancaster,  PA       May  14    17  

    Mark  your  calendar  NOW.  The  Lions  are  coming  to  Lancaster,  and  you  need  to  be  there  to  enjoy  the  camaraderie  of  Lionism,  as  well  as  the  DD-­‐lightful  Hospitality  in  Amish  Country!  This  is  the  first  of  a  series  of  newsletters  to  inform  you  about  the  activities  planned  for  your  State  Convention.       Thursday,  May  14:  Arrive  today  and  Resort  and  Conference  Center.  Start  your  visit  with  the  Amish  Experience.  Join  your  fellow  Lions  for  dinner  at  the  award-­‐winning  family-­‐style  Plain  and  Fancy  Farm  Restaurant,  followed  by  a  multimedia  presentation  of  the  Amish  story  at  the  Amish  Experience  Theater.  The first 200 people who register for the Amish Experience will receive a limited edition 2015 Quilt Pin. You must be registered for both the convention and the Amish Experience to receive the pin. Friday,  May  15:  Attend  leadership  seminars  throughout  the  day,  and  join  Lions,  Lionesses,  and  LEOs  from  across  the  state  at  the  Necrology  Service  to  remember  fellow  members  who  have  completed  their  service  on  Earth.  Cap  the  day  by  relaxing  at  Hospitality  Night,  where  you  can  enjoy  entertainment  and  fellowship  with  your  friends  both  old  and  new.       Saturday,  May  16:  Join  the  Lionesses  and  Ladies  for  breakfast  this  morning  to  honor  award  winners  and  hear  all  about  hats  with  guest  speaker  Lisa  High.  Later  in  the  day,  enjoy  concerts  by  the   -­‐State  Band  and  a  motivational  talk  by  Anne  Beiler,  founder  of  Au  This  evening,  come  to  the  International  Banquet  featuring  International  President  Joe  Preston  as  our  speaker.       Sunday,  May  17:  Vote,  attend  the  final  convention  business  session,  and  join  the  2015-­‐16  District  Governors  as  they  take  their  places  on  the  next  State  Council.  Plan  to  stay  after  the  convention  to  enjoy  the  many  attractions  and  shopping  sites  in  the  area.      

See  you  in  Lancaster  for    DD-­‐lightful  Hospitality  in  Amish  Country!  

 14D  2015  State  Convention  Committee  

Chairman  PCC  Steve  Benedict     Vice  Chairman  PDG  Dale  High  

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48th Annual RallyThursday, October 23, 2014 The German Club (V.E.)

(Vereinigung Erzgebirge)

130 Davisville Road, WarminsterCocktails 6 –7pm**(cash bar)**Dinner – 7pm

Lions, Lioness, SpouseS & FriendsGood Fellowship - Dinner & Show* * * * * * * * * * * * * *Tickets are available from Bucks County

Zone Chairpersons or Rally Committee Members * * * $25.00 per person * * *

Make checks payable to: The Bucks County Lions Rally

The Entertainment is “Doylestown Heat”

BIG BAND “Lets Rally Together for Lionism”

* * * *Please pass this on to your club members * * * *

Bucks County Lions

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David Orr ~ Associate General Manager ~ 215-­204-­7290 ~ davidorr@temple.edu

LIONS CLUB GAME

Club Level Seating includes: Access to 40,000 sqft

climate controlled lounge Tables and Chairs to eat at

with 20 TV s for viewing pleasure

Best sight lines for the game

Additional Group Benefits

Personal Account

Executive Group Welcome Message

on Video Board

2014 Temple Football

T I C K E TS A R E JUST $45

Saturday, October 11 Tulsa vs. Temple

YES, our club wants to purchase________ tickets for the Temple Football Game Lions Social on Saturday, October 11, 2014.

_____YES, our club would like to collect donations for White Cane Day in the parking lot._____YES, our club would like to have a Lionism Table inside the stadium

Club contact information:CLUB NAME_____________________________ LION NAME___________________________________PHONE NUMBER______________________________ E-MAIL_________________________________

PLEASE COMPLETE THIS FORM AND SEND TO:PDG George Bonadio, 217 Hatton Place, Glen Mills, PA 19342 (or e-mail to: gbonadio32@gmail.com)