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www.lionsdistrict11C1.org OF DISTRICT 11-C1 LIONS OF MICHIGAN June 2017
Lions Motto: WE SERVE District 11C1 Serves Allegan, Barry, Ionia, Kent, Muskegon & Ottawa Counties
As we go into our last month of Lions year
2016 – 2017, I want to thank each Lion of the District
for the kindness and hospitality Debbie and I have
received from every club. I cannot tell you how much
we have enjoyed learning about the service projects
and fundraisers that clubs have provided their
communities. While each club has its own personality,
they all share a commitment to serving and providing
an improved quality of life for all of our communities.
I cannot tell you how much it means to me to have
been able to serve you as your District Governor this
year.
Centennial Service Challenge Update:
As we close in on 100 years of service we have
so much to celebrate. Your club can make a difference in
your community and contribute towards the goal by par-
ticipating in the four Centennial Service Challenge
Campaigns. You decide when to serve and which projects
are right for your club and
community. The numbers keep getting larger.
Thanks for your participation.
Dates to Remember:
• International Lions Convention –
June 30–July 4 in Chicago
• Lions of Michigan Hall of Fame Dinner -
August 5
• PAWS with a Cause Open House -
August 19
• District Governor’s Appreciation Dinner –
Aug 20 at the Rockford Community Cabin
Thanks for the many things you do for
Lions and our communities.
District Governor, Lion Lloyd
Lions Official Slogan: “Liberty, Intelligence, Our Nation’s Safety (LIONS) Unofficial Slogan: “Loving Individuals Offering Needed Services, “Past International President, Sid Scruggs
PEOPLE SERVED AS OF JUNE 2017: 159,185,438 50,736,869 25,218,844 35,146,642 48,038,038
NEW SERVICE FRAMEWORK 200 Million served by 2021
CALENDAR
June 17 8th Annual Eversight Gift for Sight
Golf Classic, Washtenaw Golf & Country Club, Ypsilanti June 18 Happy Father’s Day June 21 Summer Solstice
June 30 - HAPPY 100TH LIONS! July 4 Lions celebrate 100 years of Service, Chicago, Illinois July 4 Independence Day—Thank a veteran Aug 5 Lions Hall of Fame Dinner, Crowne Plaza, Grand Rapids Aug 19 PAWS with a Cause Open House, HQ, Wayland Aug 20 DG Lloyd Foster’s Appreciation Dinner Rockford Community Cabin Sept 21-23 41st USA/Canada Forum, Portland, Oregon July 2018 Centennial Legacy Projects & Service
Projects completed & reported
For Legacy Project Ideas go to
www.Lions100.org
International President, Chancellor Bob Corlew’s message:
Reach New Heights in Service
DISTRICT WEBSITE www.lionsdistrict11C1.org
with Frank DiPiazza, Muskegon Northside Lions
DISTRICT 11C-1 GOVERNOR
Lloyd Foster 1091 – 10th Street Martin, MI 49070 H: (269) 685-1455
[email protected] Home Club: Martin
FIRST VICE DISTRICT GOVERNOR
Julie May 4379 Fruit Ridge Avenue, N.W.
Grand Rapids, MI 49544 C: (616) 570-4634
[email protected] Home Club: Marne
SECOND VICE DISTRICT GOVERNOR
Greg Wehby 2455 McCabe, N.E.
Ada, MI 49301 H: (616) 901-8026 C: (616)901-8030
[email protected] Home Club: Thornapple Valley
CABINET SECRETARY
Diane Wehby 2455 McCabe, N.E.
Ada, MI 49301 W: (616) 901-8026
[email protected] Home Club: Thornapple Valley
CABINET TREASURER
Earl Howell 11197 Borden Road
Hubbardston, MI 48865 H: (989) 981-6795
[email protected] Home Club: Lyons-Muir
REGION 1 – Chair: Jack Brewer ZONE 1: Roger Hartman ZONE 2: Pending REGION 2 – Chair: Gail McCready ZONE 1: Ron Reibschleger ZONE 2: Pending REGION 3 – Chair: Marv Ludwick ZONE 1: Pending ZONE 2: Carol Ludwick REGION 4 – Chair: Dr. Paul Hodge ZONE 1: Carol Ruddy
ZONE 2: Shirley Hoffman
The Pulse is published 11 x per year. Deadline for copy is the 1st of the month & emailed out the 10th. Email submissions to The Pulse & The Pride to Sue Ferris at [email protected] or mail to: 3776 Clyde Road, Lyons, MI 48851.
Celebrate the Spirit of 1917: A Century of Service 1917-2017
2017 MD-11 STATE CONVENTION SPOTLIGHT
On May 20th at the 2017 Convention of Multiple District 11 in Traverses City, District 11 C1's own Lion Edward Weessies, PCST was presented with MD 11's S.A. Dodge Distinguished Service Award. The award was presented by Governor Lloyd Foster, PID Judge Haines Townsend from Georgia and PID Dennis Cobler. A charter member of the Muskegon Northside Lions Club since 1979, Lion Ed has been active at all levels of Lionism starting as the district's chairperson for Leader Dogs for the Blind. For the last 18 years he has served as Chairperson for Multiple District Constitution and By Laws Committee.
Photo courtesy PID Gary Anderson
CHICAGO 2017
JUNE 30-July 4
McCormick Place Convention Center
HIGHLIGHTS:
Entertainment by the BEACH BOYS & CHICAGO
Parade of Nations, Centennial Exhibit, Service Projects
Plenary Sessions, Prizes & Guest Speakers
• 100 YEARS OF SERVICE
• 200 COUNTRIES
• 1 CHANCE TO CELEBRATE
LIONS ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION
LCICon.org
DISTRICT 11–C–1
GOVERNOR’s
Appreciation Dinner
On Sunday August 20th
, 2017
At 1:30 PM Location
Rockford Community Cabin 220 N Monroe St, Rockford, MI 49341
RSVP by July 15, 2017
Ph 269-685-1455
It’s easy and it’s here! The 100 Year Centennial Celebration Editable Club Flyers for Clubs to use for their Centennial Media Campaign. The flyer is editable; just type in club information you want to share—perhaps where you meet, the time and contact information. Then save it and print on card stock. You can put them anywhere and everywhere from schools, churches, libraries, local businesses, restaurants more. The free flyer template can be found on the LionsofMI.com under “Downloads.” Polo Fields, Washtenaw Golf & Country Club, 2955 Packard Road, Ypsilanti Contact: Director Diana Kern 734-780-2628 $50 per person lunch only NY Strip Steak & Open Bar $135 per golfer—18 holes, tee gift, prizes, awards, cart, breakfast, lunch/bar
Celebrate the Spirit of 1917: A Century of Service 1917-2017
2017 MD-11 STATE CONVENTION SPOTLIGHT
2017 has been a year for giving credit where credit is due. Cheryl Anderson has long been associated with eyeglass mission trips and with the USA/Canada Forum alongside husband PID Gary. Closer to home, Lion Cheryl has been instrumental with the GVSU Campus Club for many years as well. At the 11C1 District Convention she was awarded the Rod Prys Spirit Award by her peers and the Granville and Betty Cutler Award by past recipients. Then at the State Convention she received a Presidential Medal. Daughter Carla and family tagged along to Great Wolf Lodge, for the
Waterpark, Grandma thought not knowing she was about to receive an award at the State Convention. In fact Grandma and Grandpa were joined at the head table by grandkids Carter and Reese. But the honors haven’t stopped there. Lion Cheryl just received the Ken Lautzenheiser Award at the Grand Rapids Awards Nights. Congratulations Lion Cheryl!
“How over the top I am with excitement to have received the Rod Prys Spirit Award. Rod & I worked closely with the Campus Club and Rod’s spirit will always be unsurpassable. I want to thank every-one who voted for me & I cannot express how excited but humbled I am to have received this award. It means more to me than you will ever know. Also, I’d like to thank all who voted for me to receive the Granville & Betty Cutler Award. Granville was a special man I can still see his unforgettable smile.
The District Convention was an unbelievable place for me to receive these awards and I am sorry I wasn't there. I celebrated by singing with my grandkids on the beach while building sand castles and decorating them with yoyos!”
In Lionism, Cheryl Anderson
100 YEAR CLUB FLYER
THE SIGHT SEER NEEDS YOU! YES – YOU! Chair our District’s SIGHT SEER PROJECT and live HELEN KELLER’S CHALLENGE to “BE A KNIGHT TO THE BLIND.”
HOW? – Work with our District, Region and Zone Chairs in assuring that our District’s Lions “KNOW” THE SIGHT SEER’S MISSION of BRINGING THE PRINTED WORD TO “LIFE,” FOR THOSE UNABLE TO READ FOR THEM-SELVES.
WE READ – THEY LISTEN – and in Listening They Stay in “TOUCH” with the world outside their front door. Our listeners tell us our reading, our programming becomes their friend, their companion, their antidote to depression and their escape into other worlds as we spin tales, solve mysteries and regale them with the latest Washington gossip!
BE THAT KNIGHT. THE NEED IS REAL – ARE YOU? CALL ME – 616-466-5132
Yours in Lionism, Stan Hone, District 11c1 Project Chair
THE SIGHT SEER
A VOICE FOR LIONISM www.thesightseer.org – TRY IT – YOU’LL LIKE IT!
Training by lion leaders for present and future
leaders. Take free courses at your own pace
and earn your Bachelors, Masters or PHD in
lionism.
Log on to: Lionsuniversity.org
Walk for your health & to raise awareness.
Lionsforum.org
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The current Lions year is quickly becoming the starting point for the upcoming year; all of our clubs and their individual members have until June 30th to make your contributions (June 15th would be better to make sure LCIF has a chance to rec-
ord it for this fiscal year). The end of April report I received shows 11C-1 clubs have responded to our Foundation needs with $11,840.00 thus far and with 45.95% of them contributing. I was hoping this year to get much closer to the 100% mark regardless of the total dollars but that hope is fading fast. We still have an opportunity to reach last year’s total of $15,000.00 should a few more clubs or members decide to give to our world respected Foundation.
I want to thank the five clubs (and their
individual members that gave to LCIF) that topped the $1,000.00 mark. They are: Hopkins with over $2,000.00, Northside, Fruitport, Rockford, Grand Rapids and Thornapple Valley which accounted thus far for nearly 40% of our District’s total.
I have mentioned before that LCIF has done so many marvelous projects that you have to go on line or read the International magazine to see most of them. I can’t possibly list them all in a District newsletter so please take the time to peruse for yourself.
Thanks for all you do, please consider making your contribution to LCIF quickly if you are intending to do so.
PID Denis Cobler, District Chairman, LCI,
1045 Camelot, North Muskegon, MI 49945 (231) 206-1991
LIONS CLUB
INTERNATIONAL
2016-2017 DISTRICT 11C-1
MELVIN JONES FELLOWS
The following Lion members of our District have become new Melvin Jones Fellows during this calendar year through the end of May:
• Kenneth Adamy—Alto Lions Club
• Heidi Tice—Fruitport Lions Club
• David Delorm—Grand Rapids Host Lions Club
• Shelli Irwin—Grand Rapids Host Lions Club
• Scott Langlois—Hopkins Lions Club
• Jay Arndt—Hopkins Lions Club
• Jim Larson—Muskegon Northside Lions Club
• Jan Snyder—Muskegon Northside Lions Club
• Joan Heinz—Rockford Lions Club
• Daniel Viewig—Thornapple Valley Lions Club
Also, there were three Progressive Melvin Jones Fellows, all from the Muskegon Northside Lions Club: Frank DiPiazza, P.J. Hoppa and Dennis Cobler
Share Your Centennial Celebration!
The #LIONS100 hashtag allows Lions every-
where to show the world how they're celebrating the
Centennial through service. Are you on social media?
Be sure to share your club's Centennial activities with
the hashtag #LIONS100 on your Facebook, Twitter and
Instagram posts, and you might see your club featured
on LCI's social media channels!
Check out the six history Centennial videos
honoring and celebrating 100 years of Lions Clubs
International at Lions 100 on the LCI site. Under News
and Videos there is a new Happy 100th Birthday which
is a fast paced 1 minute and forty five minutes.
#LIONS 100
Lions Centennial Videos
CLUB NEWS (AKA GRANS GEMS)
ALTO:
They were passing out awards and the leadership baton June 1st in Alto. President Dan Blanton passed the gav-el and bell to incoming club president Ron Ward, while Janet Van Wyck was recognized for bringing in a new club member. Ken Adamy received the highest honor of all – the prestigious Melvin Jones award.
CEDAR SPRINGS
Cedar Springs Lions were one of several community organizations who are featured on a Maibaum erected in May by Cedar Springs Brewing Company honoring the organizations that make their city great.
DORR TOWNSHIP: At this time of year there are some ongoing club projects in Dorr like planting flowers around signs for the community at the Dorr Township Park. Another project that has come to fruition is the purchase of a trailer complete with appliances with help from Dorr Rec. The beauty of Dorr Township Lions is the rapport they have with other agencies in Dorr like the Rec Department where they work together using equipment, services and manpower for the betterment of the community.
FRUITPORT:
Two parades, two large fireworks shows, a car show, food, music and a carnival kicked off the annual Fruitport Old Fashioned Days organized by the Fruitport Lions Club. Old Fashioned Days was held May 24 through Memorial Day and was based out of Ponoma Park. Other entertainment options included Fruitport Has Talent, 5 and 10K races, a petting zoo and pony rides for the younger crowd, a seniors’ dinner and veterans service for those a little older. And of course, the Lions served their famous Ox Roast Dinners. They’ll also be dancing into the sunset every Wednesday night all summer long at the Ponoma Park Bandshell celebrating Lions 100 th birthday with the Fruitport community.
Youth Exchange Host Families Needed • BENEDETTA, 18, Italy, likes music, singing, travelling • ALICE, 17, Italy, likes volleyball & photography • BIRTHE, 18, Germany, likes sports & going to the gym
Cheryl Schneider at [email protected]
LAKEWOOD:
It was a finger licking good time at the Lake Odessa
Beach Pavillion right next to the lake as the Lakewood Area
Lions grilled their Chicken Barbecue May 21st.
LYONS MUIR:
Lyons Muir Lions were honored and enjoyed lunch with students at Twin River Elementary in Muir May 26 at the school’s field day for all the club does for the students. Not only do they host a community wide Halloween Party in October, prepare Thanksgiving Boxes in November, hold a coat drive and adopt families at Christmas, they also provide school supplies in March so teachers don’t have to dig into their pockets. They also donate to the school library in March as well in keeping with the March is Reading Month theme.
The Duane D. Agricultural Memorial Scholarship was presented to Daniel Fountain of Ionia High School May 31st.
Daniel is a member of the National Honor Society, played varsity golf and tennis, is
a four-year member of the jazz and marching
bands, has his own four-piece band that plays
classic rock at various events and is a wood-
worker through 4-H. He will attend GVSU in the
fall for Mechanical Engi-neering and hopes to
work for John Deere in the future. The scholar-ship is one of two given annually to students to honor charter member
Duane Ferris.
MARNE: The Marne American Le-
gion, Marne Lions Club, and
Wright Township joined forces
to organize the 69th annual
Marne Memorial Day Parade
and Marne Fest. Marne Fest
followed the parade where the
three organizations showed
their love for Marne by
celebrating with a Car and
Motorcycle Show, 5K Race,
food, music, crafters lane and
competitions like the decorated
bicycle contest. Local youth
also compete each year to draw
the official logo which this year
featured the theme “American
Pride.”
MUSKEGON NORTHSIDE: They were flipping flap jacks and selling treasures at the Muskegon Northside Yard Sale May 19th. They were at it again serving pancakes from the club’s pancake express wagon at the LST warship moored in downtown Muskegon June 3rd. Ramp crews are currently hard at work at this time as is work on the Causeway. The club has plans in the works to help raise
funds to repair bridges on the Causeway.
ROCKFORD:
Rockford Lions were pulling pints at the City’s Start of Summer Celebrations June 9. As the largest fundraiser of the year, the Lions host and serve at the Beer Tent mingling with the public while providing music and refreshments. They also participate in the parade over the same weekend and manage the city market. The Rockford Leo’s ended school on a high note having served breakfast to Rockford teachers at North and Central locations. They also made a profit of $231 on a donut
MUSKEGON HOST: June is a busy month for the Muskegon Host Lions. On June 10 the club served pancakes to more than 1,000 people as part of the 12th annual Wings of Mercy Care Fare. This event is a fundraiser for the Wings of Mercy program, which is a group of volunteer pilots who transport people to medical appointments in the Midwest. Another long time club tradition also continues in June when the Lions host the 34 contestants in the Miss Michigan Scholarship Pag-eant for lunch at the Muskegon Holiday Inn. Club members have the opportunity to meet the women who represent their communities throughout the state, hear
about their "platforms" and discovered their talents. This year also marked the 13th year the Muskegon Lions have sponsored a team in the East Muskegon Little League. As players finished the season, club members celebrated with their families by throwing a hot dog roast after the final game.
S ince this is my last issue as editor for The Pulse
I’d like to take a moment to acknowledge all
the wonderful people who have helped and
influenced me in this my swan song, or more
appropriately my lion song.
For me it started six years ago when Lion Stan
Hone from Rockford was heading south for part of the
winter. He needed a few guest writers for a public
relations column in The Pulse and he asked me! That’s
pretty much all it took and then a comment from fellow
club member, PDG Fran Osborne that the current
editor, Sandy Harz, was looking for a replacement after
a few years of penning The Pulse.
A little push from one and a lot of encourage-
ment from the other was what got me here. Along the
way Stan has always been my biggest cheerleader and
motivational support and I will always be grateful for
the confidence he had in me. Yet another supporter
has been Cheryl Anderson who has always been quick
to provide any information asked for or not, and for her
unwavering compliments and friendship guiding me
and so many others in our district. Then there are a
host of regular contributors whom I have come to rely
on for articles, information, positive comments and
fellowship: ID Dennis Cobler, PCT Ed Weesies and Lady
Dianna Robach to name but a few. There are also two
club administrators who regularly assist with
contributions, namely Lynda Devries from Dorr and Bill
Sutton from Lakewood. And how could I possibly
forget Percy Crothers snapping all those wonderful
pictures. Of course I think Percy took more pleasure in
clicking a picture of me every chance he could
knowing full well how I hate having my picture
taken.
There have also been a number of
District Governors who have ‘served’ and shaped
the newsletter in their own unique and distinctive
styles—from Rock Wood, Doug Schneider and
Diane Wehby to Rock again as well as Lloyd
Foster and incoming Julie May.
As I sit in the corner of my living room
writing this like I have so many times before, I
want to reach out and thank you all for making
this a labor of love for me, for it truly has been.
But alas it is time for change, for a fresh eye, a
new style in keeping with our new century of
service. Let us celebrate what has been the past
but look forward to a bright, new future both in
Lionism and in our District.
Regards always,
Sue
SPARTA: PDG Oscar Lowell Anderson passed away peacefully on Sunday, June 4 at Storey Point in Rockford at the age of 90. Throughout his life Lion Oscar served his country in the U.S. Army in the 4th Infantry during WWII after which he spent 30 years as the Farm Bureau Representative in Sparta. He was a member of the Sparta American Legion and the Sparta Lions Club having served as District Governor for 11C1 from 1983 to 1984. He was preceded in death by his wife of 50 years, Shirley Mae Anderson; grandson, Brandon Stout; sister, Lola Brott. He is survived by his wife, Alice Powell Anderson; children, Steve and Rachel, Connie, Jeffrey and Tracy, Marty and Heather, David and Lenee, all Andersons; 13 grandchildren; 14 great grandchildren; brother in law, Robert Brott; as well as several nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held Friday, June 9, at Mamrelund Lutheran Church with interment in Idlewild Cemetery, Kent City. Memorial contributions were directed to Mamrelund Lutheran Church and to his beloved
Sparta Lions Club. PDG Oscar Anderson