volume no. 35 - issue no. 4 october 2013 volume no. 32...

Planting theSeed for theFuture!!

From the District Governor’s Desk —

Greetings Lions, Lioness and Leo’s! Fall is in the air andyou know what that means Candy Day 2014. I hope all ofyou have your spots picked out, your aprons pressed andyour jugs ready to go. Don’t forget to file your reportwith LIF upon conclusion of your campaign.

The first quarter of our year is already over. Where hasthe time gone? I just returned from the USA/CanadaForum in Overland Park, Kansas. It was quite entertain-ing and very informative. If you have not been to aforum, please consider going to one when it is in ourneighborhood. You will be impressed by the many Lionsyou can meet from around the country and the manyseminars you can take to improve your leadership skills.

Our own MD-1 Forum is just around the corner onNovember 8-9, 2013 at the Marriot Hotel and Confer-ence Center in Normal Illinois. This is another way youcan attend the many seminars, meet many Lions fromaround the State, and get a lot of information on lead-ership skills. I hope to see many of our 1-J Lions there.

In conclusion, please remember the Presi-dent and Secretary of each club are part ofthe Governor’s Advisory Committee. So it isvery important that you attend as many of theRegion Meetings in your region as you can and give usyour input. Your input is very important to our District.

But most of all have fun.

Lion Mario Gumino, District 1-J Governor

Here are my Governor’s visits for October.

October 1 — Westmont Lions Club

October 3 — Burr Ridge Hinsdale Oak Brook Lions Club

October 4-6 — 1-E Convention-Charleston, IL

October 7 — Clarendon Hills Lions Club

October 9 — Sycamore Lions Club

October 10 — Aurora Evening and Aurora Noon Lions Clubs

October 17 — Dundee Township Lions Club

October 21 — Fox River Grove Lions Club

October 23 — Hebron Lions Club

October 24 — Lombard/Villa Park Lions Clubs 90th

Anniversary

October 28 — Algonquin Lions Club

October 29 — Fox River Region Meeting

October 30 — Southwest Region Meeting

Volume No. 32 - Issue No. 2

District 1-J JournalHome of Lionism

INSIDENow We Say Good Bye To . . . ....... 2

F.Y.I. ..................................... 2

District Website Updates .............. 2

The Holidays are Coming! ............. 3

Special Mention in 1-J.................. 3

The Sign’s Paid Off! .................... 3

Dist. 1-J Directory Changes ........... 4

MD-1 Forum in Normal IL .............. 4

Congratulations, & Thank You ........ 4

Annual Challenge League Jamboree 4

Focus on Service & How We Fund It 5-7

Wit & Wisdom ............................... 5

Club Briefs ................................... 6

What Identifies You As A Lion? ............ 7

Round the District PIX ...................... 8

Lioness Clubs in 1-J......................... 9

Leo Clubs in 1-J ............................. 9

State & 1-J Leo Chair News................ 9

What’s Goin’ On in 1-J .................... 10

Our 1-J Lion Family ........................ 11

More District PIX .......................... 12

INSERTS

From the LIF Trustees’ BlottersLIF 40th Anniversary Cruise

Recap of 2013 USA/CANADALeadership Forum

The 1-J Journal is posted monthlyon the District 1-J web siteat www.district1jlions.org

Look for Lion Pix on the 1-J Website, too

Volume No. 35 - Issue No. 4 October 2013

October 2013 — 2 —- 1-J Journal

1-J Journalis published monthly

at 22W424 Teakwood DriveGlen Ellyn, IL 60137

ByDistrict Governor

Lion Mario GuminoDistrict Secretary

Lion Bonnie Bradbury

District TreasurerLion Jim Graves

Newsletter EditorLion Sandy WilliamsTel: (630) 858-6308

E-mail: skw140@ aol.com

F. Y. I.

After Candy Days

in Multiple District 1,

the next state-wide function

happening is

the MD-1 Forum in Normal IL

An item on p. 4

gives the particulars

for registering

and the seminars

being presented.

And Now We SayGood Bye To . . .

Lion Lloyd WilliamsDarien Lions Club

District Website UpdatesBy ZC Lion Paul Groth, 1-J Webmaster

If you haven’t already noticed, the District Website, www.district1jlions.orghas a new look and feel. It is still under construction at the time of this writ-ing, but many of the features are already working. For example, you will findclub information under a tab called Clubs, and go to the appropriate Region.

I still have Leo Clubs to enter and I am looking for information on severalclubs. If you look in your directory and you don’t see the correct informationor no information at all, please email it to me at: [email protected]

I am looking for: Presidents and Secretaries names, addresses, City, State,Zip, phone(s) and email addresses.

On the main page, you will see some photos that randomly display activitiesaround the District. I would like to include photos of club events and changethe photos on a fairly consistent basis. However, I am limited to the numberof pictures I can display (6 panes total). It is best if you identify the Lions,Lioness or Leos and/or the event in the photos.

You can email pictures to: [email protected]

Please note – all pictures will go to meand to Lion Sandy Williams, 1-J Newsletter Editor.

If you scroll down on the main page you will see the upcoming events, as wellas the itinerary of the District Governor.

On the District website there are also links to: District 1-J Youtube Channel –if you have something to upload to it let me know and I will work with you onthat ([email protected]). There also is a link to the District FacebookPage.

The other big addition to the District is the use of mailing lists. The purposeof the mailing list is to promote club activities, fundraising, communicationetc. These lists are moderated by your Zone Chairs to help prevent spam. I’msure we will not always catch the spam, but we will try. The main thing whenusing these lists, it is intended to be for Lions, Lionesses and Leos-relateditems only. Please don’t use it to promote your kids’ fundraising efforts, un-less they are doing it on behalf of the Leos. These listscurrently go to all the Presidents and Secretaries in each region, but if youwant others to be added, that can be done quickly, what is needed is theemail address and to what region they belong.

The lists we currently have are:

[email protected]

[email protected]

[email protected](yes, there are 2 R’s – spell out the entire region name)

[email protected]

[email protected]

If you have a Google Calendar and a device capable of displaying it, you canrequest to be added to the District Google Calendar. The calendar alreadyhas all the District functions that are in the directory in it, and will have theupcoming events from the Journal added to it as well.

Finally, there are some email addresses that once you remember, you willalways know – the routing of where it is actually going is done on the backend (invisible to you) so as the positions change, the routing will change,what you need to remember — will not.

(continued on p. 4)


The Holidays Are Coming!No, I am not following the department store rush toChristmas. If you have walked through any departmentrecently you have undoubtedly noticed at least someChristmas decorations that could be purchased now. Now!This is before Halloween and Thanksgiving. Unfortunately,that is the way marketing works today.

Many of our clubs do something around one or bothholidays. For Halloween, some clubs will host a hauntedhouse or sell pumpkins, corn stalks, or “Indian corn” forholiday decorations. Sycamore (the community, includingthe Lions) holds a Pumpkin Festival from October 23rd

through the 27th. This event draws people from milesaround. Other communities conduct various autumn-themed events in which their local Lions Club participates.

Thanksgiving brings out some of the best in our Lions. Ourmotto is: We Serve. Many of our communities have familiesthat are struggling through difficult financial times. Whatdo many Lions Clubs do? They fill bags and boxes with fooditems. Some even include gift certificates, redeemable atlocal grocery stores. This food is then given to thosestruggling families.

Christmas is yet to come. That means many more LionsClubs living our We Serve motto. That means more foodbaskets and toys, as well as Shop with a Cop, and someBreakfast with Santa events. But that holiday is well overtwo months away. It is no longer “too early” to plan any ofthese events.

Does your club have enough people to make the task athand easy, or is everyone scrambling about in an attemptto get everything done on time? If you had a few additionalmembers, some of that scrambling could be eliminated,making it a little easier on all concerned. This is a goodtime to recruit and induct new members.

One thing that will help to keep a new member in your clubis to make sure that they become an active participant inwhat your club does. This is a great time for every mem-ber, new or old, to be active. They will see their effortsresult in providing food to those families that desperatelyneed it. They will see children receiving toys that other-wise might not receive any.

Any new members will be active. They will know what it islike to help others that truly need assistance. These twoelements, in combination, provide an excellent opportunityfor your club to gain active and committed members. Weshould all try to do that. It will be good for your club and weven better for your community.

Lion Paul Gergolla, PDGDistrict 1-J GMT CoordinatorPhone: 630-858-8073 Email: [email protected]

Special Mention in 1-JClubs of the Year (2012-2013)

— Large Clubs —Elburn Lions Club—1st Place

Sun City-Huntley Lions Club —2nd PlaceSouth Elgin Lions Club — 3rd Place

— Medium-Sized Clubs —Naperville Noon Lions Club —1st PlaceFox River Grove Lions Club—2nd Place

Elgin Lions Club— 3rd Place

— Small Clubs —DeKalb Eve. Lions Club –1st Place

Wonder Lake Lions Club—2nd PlaceCary Lions Club—3rd Place

— Lioness Clubs —Island Lake Lioness Club—1st PlaceSycamore Lioness Club — 2nd Place

Fox River Grove Lioness Club —3rd Place

— Leo Clubs —Elburn Leo Club—1st Place

Elmhurst Leo Club — 2nd PlaceSASED Leo Club — 3rd Place

Special Mention in LION MagazineThe Villa Park Lions Club 90th AnniversaryThe Wheaton Lions Club 90th AnniversaryThe Lombard Lions Club 90th Anniversary

Anniversaries in LionismBartlett Lion Mike Schmitt – 39 years

Bartlett Lion Ted Lewis – 32 yearsBartlett Lion Norm Wetherton – 32 years

The Sign’s Paid Off!!!From the Crystal Lake Lions Club Pride Newsletter

Five years ago, the Crystal Lake Lions Club obtained a loan topurchase an electronic sign for the community. Incomeproduced from the sign was used to pay off the loan. Inaddition, a gift was received from a local benefactor last springand was applied to the balance of the loan.

At the end of September, the Lions Club helped with the Cityof Crystal Lake’s Centennial Kick Off Festival by pouring beerfor three days of the Fest. The club made $3,600 in profit fromthe Festival and that amount was applied to completely pay offthe sign loan. Congratulations, Lions!!


CONGRATULATIONSAND THANK YOU, DISTRICT 1–J LIONS!Lions Clubs and individual Lions in District 1–J achieved ourgoal of $40,000.00 in donations to Lions Clubs InternationalFoundation for Lion Year 2012–2013. Clubs leading the waywith club and individual donations of over $3,000.00 eachwere the Naperville Noon Lions Club followed by the BurrRidge-Hinsdale-Oak Brook Lions Club and the Sandwich LionsClub. Thirty-nine (39) of the sixty-five (65) clubs in District 1–Jmade contributions of record through club and individualdonations during the last Lion Year.

DISTRICT 1 – J CABINET MEMBERS LEAD THE WAY FOR 2013–2014 LION YEAR CONTRIBUTIONS TO LIONS CLUBS INTERNA-TIONAL FOUNDATION.

At the August 25, 2013, meeting of the District 1–J Cabinet,individual Lions made Contributing Member contributions of$570.00 setting the pace for 2013–2014. As Lion leadersreading this article, please encourage your clubs to contributeto LCIF this Lion Year. It would be good to improve our percentof contributing clubs from 60% to a greater percentage.

As individual Lions, you can also make contributions to LCIF.Recognition levels begin with Contributing Member Pins at$20.00, $50.00, and $100.00 levels. Melvin Jones Fellowrecognition begins with a contribution of $1000.00 andcontinues to Progressive Melvin Jones Fellow recognition inincrements of $1000.00.

Let’s keep up and improve the good support District 1–J givesto our Lions Clubs International Foundation. If you would likemore information about LCIF, I am available to visit your LionsClub or check the LCIF website, www.lcif.org.

Lion Nancy Rex, PDGDistrict 1 – J LCIF Chair

MD-1 Forum in Normal ILThis year’s MD-1 Forum is being held at the Marriott Hotel &Conference Center, 201 Broadway Avenue, Normal IL onNovember 8-9, 2013. If you didn’t receive an email with a Reg-istration Blank and Seminar Listings, go towww.illinoislionsmd1.org for all of the necessary forms. Lookon the November Calendar for Nov. 8 to find them.

Hotel reservations at the Marriott may be made in advance bycalling 800-627-7468 or 309-862-9000 by October 18, 2013 toinsure a room at the discounted rate of $119.00 per night (plustax). Be sure to tell them you are with the Lions of Illinois toreceive this Forum rate.

There will be 28 Seminars and Roundtable discussions offeredthis year. Come play Lions Bingo and browse the informationtables and exhibits. Don’t miss out on the fun, food, & festivi-ties AND the learning!

2013-2014 District 1-JDirectory Changes

P. 19Corrected email for Environmental Chair LionC h a r l i e W i l l i a m s i s :[email protected]

P. 20 & 39

New address for Lion Jeff Cholewa, 1-J LionsAlert Eastern Region and 1-J Vision Coordina-tor for LIF is: 725 Mensching Road, Roselle IL69172 / Phone remains the same.

P. 42Meeting place for Lisle Lions Club is now:Lisle Library, 777 Front Street, Lisle

2nd Annual Challenge League JamboreeContributed by Fox River Region Reporter PDG Lion Jack Anderson

The Dundee Township Lions served the physically and mentallychallenged youth of the community at the 2nd annualChallenge League Jamboree with carnival-style games & prizes.Children of all ages, and with a variety of abilities, took part ineach of the games.

One of the Lions with DJ equipment provided music andkaraoke for the children. Photographs were taken and childrenwere given a photo of themselves.

The project was chaired by Lion Michael Dewey with nineLions assisting.

The East Dundee Village President was the guest speaker. Heexplained his vision for the Village and the efforts being madefor cooperation among the villages in Dundee Township. Over30 members and guests attended this last outdoor meeting inthe park.

District Website Updates continued from p. 2)

Email addresses to know —

[email protected] -- goes to DG Lion Mario Gumino

[email protected] – goes to 1st VDG Lion Chris Halsey

[email protected] – goes to 2nd VDG Lion Bob Fowler

[email protected] – goes to Lion Bonnie Bradbury

[email protected] – goes to Lion Jim Graves

[email protected] – goes to Lion Sandy Williams

[email protected] – goes to Lion Sandy Williamsand Lion Paul Groth

Please send all your Club News etc. to your Region Reporterso it can be added to the District Journal:

[email protected] –goes to Lion Jess Galvez

[email protected] –goes to Lion Jess Galvez

[email protected] –goes to Lion Jack Anderson

[email protected] –goes to Lion Sandy Williams

[email protected]

goes to Lion Craig Rice


Eastern Region -- by Region Reporter Lion Jess Galvez

District 1-J - Focus on Service & How We Fund It

Central Region -- by Region Reporter Lion Jess Galvez

The Addison Lions donated $100 to LPCCI, recycled 693 pairs of used eyeglasses, and donated $22 to John Deere Classic. The clubcontributed to the Summer Reading Program at the library. Six members out of 7 attended the September Eastern Region meeting.

The Bloomingdale Lions Club had a successful participation in the town’s annual Septemberfest with more than 450 parade partici-pants and a huge crowd of 3,500 at the concert. The club earned a hefty $7,200 for its fundraising. Pres. Stan Poplonski’s more than500 cake balls in 12 flavors entered at the annual Chamber of Commerce 50 Men Who Cook were gone within 2 hours. The event drewa large crowd, with tons of specially-cooked food and 80 raffle prizes. Lion Stan will be back next year with more cake balls in morecolorful flavors.

The Glendale Heights Barangay Lions held their Candy Day Sept. 13-14 to soak up the sunny September weather. Fifteen Lions andthree family volunteers hawked Candy Day to suburban commuters and supermarket shoppers at the busy street crossing on ArmyTrail/Bloomingdale Rd, North Ave./Bloomingdale Rd and the Valli Produce store front. Lions and volunteer workers raised more than$1,900 for Candy Day.

The Glen Ellyn Lions are wrapping up final details of two successful fundraisers held in September. Results will be reported nextmonth. The club is gearing up for the annual Candy Day fundraising for Lions of IL Foundation next week.

The Lombard Lions held their annual Candy Day fundraising last Sept. 13. Funds collected will be reported next month. The clubrecycled 350 pairs of used eyeglasses and 7 hearing aids. Three Lombard Lions volunteered at the Lombard/Villa Park food pantries.

The Villa Park Lions were paid tribute by Village President Deborah Bullwinkle with a proclamation honoring the club’s dedicationand work in the community. The club purchased a park bench with a plaque with the message “The Villa Park Lions Club celebratingserving the village for 90 years, September 23, 2013”. The club raised $100 from the President’s picnic and $153 from the GolfOuting.

Roselle Lions Club collected 127 pairs of eyeglasses, 6 hearing aids, 12 ink cartridges & 8 hearing aid batteries for recycling. EightLions attended a Community Outreach Committee Meeting. It is a team with the purpose of connecting service activities with needs inthe area.

The Bartlett Lions Club held its annual Labor Dash fundraiser. Around 300 runners participated in the 5K/10K which raised $7,000.The Lions held their fall street cleanup as part of the Adopt-A-Roadway in Bartlett. The club provided free eye exam and glasses toone resident and hearing aids to another resident. The club is making available four low vision readers to needy individuals and Bart-lett organizations.

The Batavia Lions donated $3,000 to Feed My Starving Children Work Center in Aurora, as a result off the club’s participation in the2013 Bridge-2-Bridge 5K/10K Run/Walk. The funds will provide 13,000 meals, a year’s supply of food for 40 children. The Lions pro-vided help at the Batavia River walk reconstruction.

The Burlington Lions and Lionesses participated in the Burlington Fall Fest Parade on September 8th with a float decorated with alarge lion. The parade kicked off a fun-filled afternoon of bingo, arts and crafts, food galore, bands, and beer tents.

South Elgin Lions Club made a $290 donation for the LIF Low Vision Program. During the summer, Lions came out to clean up theClubhouse and staff the Beer Tent & Food Booth at Riverfest. Planning has started for the Lions’ Childrens’ Christmas Party.

North Aurora Lions Club will be delivering fall displays again this year. It has proved to be a profitable fundraiser for the club.

Geneva Lions completed the annual Chance for Sight Raffle with a winner being drawn at the Geneva H.S. Homecoming. The clubparticipated in the “Long Walk to Learn at the Woods of Mooseheart.” This 3.5 mile walk simulated walking to the well for water.

Wit & WisdomDream Big to Make a Big Impact — “Being a Lion is a great gift in itself, a dream life in which we have the perfect oppor-tunity to share our good will and concern for others. So, Lions, Follow Your Dream!” ——Lion Barry J. Palmer, LCI President

From the Naperville Noon Lions Club Head Lion-er — “Freedom means the opportunity to be what we never thought we wouldbe.” — Daniel J. Boorstin


Fox River Region -- by Region Reporter Lion Jack Anderson, PDG


The Wonder Lake Lions Club held its annual Ducky Race. Lions had their traditional continental breakfast before the race witheight members and two volunteer guests present. All ducks were successfully collected and will be ready for next year. Thank youto everyone who purchased Ducky tickets this year.

Five members of the Algonquin Lions Club donated time to cook hot dogs for the Open House of the LITH Food Pantry.

The Island Lake Lions Club hosted the LIF Mobile Hearing Screen Unit and 42 people were screened with 5 being told to seekmedical attention for some kind of hearing loss.

A Cary Lions member (RN) takes blood pressures as well as answering health questions for seniors on the first Friday of the month.

The McHenry Lions Club collected over 200 pairs of glasses during September. Also, their Weenie Wagon was the only provider offood at the McHenry Township Touch a Truck event sponsored by the McHenry Township Transportation Department. They servedhot dogs, hamburgers, cheeseburgers, brats, chips, pop, and water. They were so busy they ran out of hot dogs and chips. It was afun and hectic day!

The Elgin Lions Club donated two pairs of eyeglasses to community members, as well as one hearing aid during the last month.The Lions also assisted with the Hearing Bus at the Cougars game. Also, throughout September, Lion Ken Zehnder assisted withproviding physical therapy to Lion Tom Linder who suffered a stroke last year.

The Dundee Township Lions served the community with the West Dundee Heritage Fest Community Breakfast. Pancakes, sausage,biscuits and gravy, orange juice, and coffee were served. This year's turnout was not as large as in the past due to the all-day rain.Twenty six Lions were up at 6 AM to begin cooking and serving breakfast.

The Sun City - Huntley Lions Club held its 7th Annual Pancake Breakfast as part of the Huntley Fall Fest and served over 300people, as well as providing the LIF Mobile Vision Testing Unit to serve local citizens. The Lions continue to sort eye-glasses at theLions of Illinois Foundation; deliver meals to the elderly in the area; and provide transportation to vision impaired persons in SunCity.

Last summer, Hebron Lions Club sponsored a Benefit Golf Outing for the Hebron Library.

Crystal Lake Lions Club will be hosting the LIF Hearing and Vision Buses at a Health Fair this month.

Huntley Lions worked the Beer Tent at the Huntley Fall Fest. The club will also be hosting fundraiser on October 19th for one ofits own members, Lion Sammy Abdullai, who is battling cancer.

Club Briefs The Glendale Heights Barangay Lions Club’s website – http://www.ghbarangayil.org has had a facelift. The website shines

with an attractive screen and a bright message on Lionism.

Sandwich Lions Club also has a newly-revised website at: http://snd-lions.weebly.com/

2nd VDG Lion Bob Fowler of the Elgin Lions Club continues to correspond with its Twinning Club in Nepal by email. Discussionfor further relations between the two clubs is under way.

Darien Lions are using Evite to make electronic reservations for club dinner meetings. Go to evite.com to register and use itfor your club’s dinner meetings. See lots of Halloween Party ideas on the site now.

Bartlett Lions Club discovered October is the month that had the most members joining — 15 Lions have an anniversary thismonth and a new Lion will be inducted in October. Remember, October is New Membership Growth Month — bring a prospec-tive member to a meeting.

Check out the new Naperville Noon Lions Club’s drinking fountain in Knoch Park, if you can. The park is located at 724 SWest St, Naperville (southwest of Edwards Hospital).

The Illinois State Lions, Lioness, & Leo Magazine is now published monthly now, but only electronically. If you didn’t get acopy forwarded from your Club President, look at the Lions of IL website, www.illinoislionsmd1.org to see it.


Southeastern Region -- by Lion Sandy Williams

Southwestern Region -- by Lion Craig Rice


Aurora Noon Lions Club will be hosting its annual All-You-Can-Eat Pasta & Pizza Fundraiser at Luigi’s mid-month — see the 1-JCalendar for details. On the weekend prior to the holiday, the club will also have its annual Halloween Pancake Breakfast. The2nd Annual Benefit Garage Sale was held by the Lions Club at Luigi’s early this month. An Aurora Fire Dept. truck was on display.Children received $1 coupons for food purchases. Pizza, hot dogs, ice cream & mini-donuts were available for sale.

Naperville Noon Lions Club approved a $1,000 donation to CASA Kane County in support of abused and neglected children. Totalprofit for this year’s Summer Raffle was $20,848. Already, 1,700 individuals have registered for the Thanksgiving Day Turkey Trot.A meeting was held with the city regarding race security. “Eye Glasses to Haiti” will be shipping used glasses soon as the club isworking on shipping arrangements and contact with Lions in Haiti. Lions will be working at the Naperville Recycling event onNovember 2 at Jefferson Middle School.

Westmont Lions Club recently provided three residents with hearing aids and two with eyeglasses. Twenty-two pairs of eyeglasseswere collected for recycling.

Lisle Lions held the annual Super Supper Social last month at a Lion’s home. Each brought meat to grill and a “dish to pass.”Weather was good and best of all, no mosquitoes!! A $500 donation was made to the St. Vincent de Paul Society for it to assistdisadvantages families & persons faced with critical life problems. A $290 donation was made to LIF for its Low Vision YouthScreening Program.

Aurora Evening Lions Club provided eye exams & glasses for two individuals. A $290 donation was made for low vision services atthe Lions of IL Foundation. A total of 38 pairs of used eyeglasses were collected for recycling. A $200 donation was made to theMercy medical Center Foundation. The club toured the DaVinci Robotic Surgical Suite after the September Dinner Meeting. TwoLions provided transpiration for the spouse of a club member who cannot drive.

Darien Lions sold both corn and Walking Tacos this year at Darienfest. Remember last summer’s dry weather made what corn wasavailable very high-priced? Lions also staffed the Beer Tent at the Fest. The Annual Steak Fry was held early last month. The 2ndAnnual Oktoberfest-Tailgate will be held on the 20th of this month — see details in the 1-J Calendar. A Club Chili Cook-Off is beingplanned for November 14. Club Tail Twisters, Lions Ray Krusinski and Joe Marchase, are preparing for the First Tail Twister TriviaNight — might be a good topic for a Region Meeting!

At Waterman Lions Club’s annual Steak Fry, members approved donating $1,000 toward a project to replace fencing at theMiddle School baseball diamond and approved donating $400 additional dollars toward the Middle School projector project. Thespecial guest at the club’s meeting was the current recipient of the club’s two-year college scholarship.

Sycamore Lions sorted glasses at Lions of Illinois Foundation, raised $5,176.79 (before underwriting) for LIF Candy Day and madeplans for a number of events including Pumpkin Fest.

Shabbona Lions learned how seed corn is produced during their tour of Monsanto Production Facility in Waterman.

Sandwich Lions Club netted over $7,000 from steer raffle held at the Sandwich Fair. Steer Raffle workers were recognized andthanked — A total of 293 man hours were recorded. The club made a donation to the Lions Clubs International Foundation andpurchased eye examinations and glasses for two people and a hearing aid for another. Lions also did their roadside cleanup.

Malta Lions Club members continue to work on the playground equipment at Lions Park in Malta. They poured concrete footingsfor several new pieces of playground equipment.

Lee Lions Club donated $250 to LIF Low Vision program and hosted DG Mario Gumino at a meeting.

Elburn Days community festival highlighted the Elburn Lions Club activities as they planned and ran this event. It took over 400members, 68 Leos, and 462 volunteers to produce the well-attended activities. The club donated $500 to the Sugar Grove FoodBank, rented their park facilities and provided the monthly free community dinner. Friday Night Bingo started again in September.

Think About The Items That Identify You As A Lion —A pin on your lapel, a vest on your back, a Lions emblem on your vehicle, your Club Directory, your member-ship card — or maybe a shirt with your club’s name on it.


’Round the District PIXThe se areHAPPY LIONS!!

The CrystalLake Lionsworked threenights at aFestival BeerTent andearned $3,600which the clubused to pay off

the final amount of the loan it took out five years ago to buy an elec-tronic sign for the community.

Burlington Lionesses have started a tradition in their town — last yearat Fall Fest, the club had a Pie Contest, and this year, was the 2ndLioness Club Pie Contest! All are home-made pies and ribbons are givenfor 1st, 2nd & 3rd places. After judging, the pies were cut & served.( l to r) Past Pres. Lioness Cathy Heuvelman, her granddaughter Madi-son and current Pres. Lioness Christine Gammeri.

Sandwich L i ons Jer ryGrommes (l) and Scott Powell(r) gather trash along theroadside on a beautiful morn-ing in Sandwich Township toimprove the environment.

Waterman Lions impatientlywait for steaks to get to “justthe right doneness” at theclub’s annual Steak Fry atLions Park in Waterman.

A young fair-goer, Joie, takes herjob seriously and draws a winningSandwich Lions Club Steer RaffleTicket for Project Chairperson LionGeorge Richter.

Five young men from Cub Scout TroopPack 36 came to the Darien Lions Clubmeeting last month. The club sponsorsthis group. The Lions hope one day theywill be in the audience with a yellow orpurple vest watching a new generation ofyoung men bring in our nation’s flag.

For a “club field trip,” ShabbonaLions don hard hats and safetyvests to tour the Monsanto SeedProduction Plant in Waterman.

Waterman Lions Club approved a$1,000 donation toward a backstopand out-of-play fencing at theIndian Creek Middle School base-ball diamond. Funding sourcesincluded a grant from the DeKalbCounty Community Foundation andin-kind services of local contrac-tors. Club Treasurer Lion Bob Bendpresents a check to Eagle ScoutCandidate Winston Simpson, who iscoordinating the fencing project.

When Lion Sid Johnson, a30+ year member of theSycamore Lions Club diedearly in 2012, the familymade a donation to theclub he had enjoyed. LionSid’s daughter told clubmembers “I hope that theenclosed donations in memory of my father will help continue thegood works you do for the community.” With the funds, and the helpof several Sycamore Fire Fighters, a new roof and repairs of soffits &fascia were accomplished in October. Sycamore Lions had originallyconstructed the building in 1977.


Leo Clubs -- Lion Sandy Williams with lots of help from PDG Lion Fangusaro

On September 8th, the Burlington Fall Fest Parade kicked off a fun-filled afternoon of Bingo, arts & crafts, food galore, bands,beer tents AND the Burlington Lioness Club’s 2nd Annual Pie Contest. A Blue Ribbon was awarded to the winning home-made pie,with prizes also being awards to the 2nd & 3rd place pies. A “Meet & Greet” Social was held at the Burlington Fire Station in mid-September to drum up membership for the Lioness Club.

The Fox River Grove Lioness Club helped the FRG Lions Club organize and run the the annual village picnic, the Lions’ Fest.Both clubs jointly had fundraisers mainly to cover the cost of the Fest and provide a service to their community and thank themfor their support. A donation of cases of pop & water were made to a local PADS shelter. The September meeting was a socialdinner, “Invite a Friend Membership Drive.”

Lioness Clubs -- by Lion Sandy Williams

This month, Westfield Leos will decorate pumpkins for a local nursing home.

Twelve Elmhurst Leos worked for My Starving Children packing meals. The club collected over 300 coats for its Coat Drive. Over$1000.00 was raised for the local food pantry.

SASED Leos will participate in White Cane Day on October 15th. The club will do Diabettes Awarness in November and sendcookies to a local orphanage.

The Geneva Leo Club has inducted two new members. Twenty Leos participated in “A Long Walk To Learn at the Woods of Moose-heart” on October 6th. The Walk was three and a half miles long to experience the journey the women and girls of South Sudantake each day to bring safe water to their families. They walk long distances to the wells then wait in long lines. The Literacy atthe Well program turns waiting time into an opportunity to learn how to read & write.

IL State and District 1-J Leo ChairPDG Lion Ron’s News Started a Leo Club in Hanover Park.

Working on Leo Clubs in Gibson City, at Wright JuniorCollege, Glenbard North High School, Petersburg ILand Hampshire IL

At the 1st Southwest Region Meeting this LionYear, IPDG Lion Leo Snyder presented the LeoClub of the Year Award to Elburn Leos KyleOsborne and Matheu Poust, Junior Leo AubreyBroz and future Leo Ben Broz.


Send notices of your Club’s Activities to Lion Sandy at [email protected] be posted on our Calendar!

Oct. 15 Aurora Noon Lions Club will hold its annual All You Can Eat Pasta & Pizza Fundraiser from 5 to 7:30PM at Luigi’s Fun Center, 732 Prairie Street in Aurora. The public is invited. Proceeds will benefitLions’ vision– and hearing-impaired charities. Adults $7; $5 for children ages 4-12.

Oct. 16 GUIDING LION TRAINING to take place at the Elburn Lions Clubhouse, 500 S. Filburn Street, Elburn— Coffee & rolls from 9-10 AM; 10 AM – Noon — Training; Noon-1 PM – Lunch; 1 PM — 2 PM — Train-ing & Closing Session. For more information, contact Lion Nancy Cummins at 630-636-9295 [email protected]. The count needs to be in by October 21, 2013.

Oct. 18 Burr Ridge/Hinsdale/Oak Brook Lions Club is hosting its Annual Wine Tasting from 5:30-8:30 PM atThe Community House, 415 E. Eighth Street, Hinsdale IL.

Oct. 18 The Villa Park Lions’ Halloween Happenings at Iowa Community Center, 338 North Iowa AvenueVilla Park.

Oct. 19 Delivery day for roses for Sweetest Day by Sun City-Huntley Lions. Call Lion Jim Graves if you wishto buy roses to be delivered.

Oct. 19 Huntley Lions Club will be hosting a fundraiser at Sammy’s Bar & Grill for one of its Lions Clubmembers, Sammy Abdullai, who is battling cancer.

Oct. 20 Glendale Heights Barangay Lions will host the LIF Hearing Bus at St. Matthew Church, 1555 GlenEllyn Road, Glendale Heights from 11 AM to 4 PM. Free hearing tests for church goers and thepublic.

Oct. 23-27 2013 is the 52nd Annual Sycamore Pumpkin Festival in downtown Sycamore. It is the town’s biggestcity-wide event and draws over 1,000 entries in the decorated Pumpkin Display, 2 carnivals, 2 largeindoor craft shows, culminating in a 1.5 hour parade on Sunday. Look for the Sycamore Lions atthe club’s Food Trailer.

Oct. 24 Villa Park Lions Club and Lombard Lions Club “Celebrate 90 Years” party at the VFW Post #2801,29 E. St. Charles Rd. Villa Park. $33 per person for Prime Rib & Broasted Chicken Dinner. RSVP byOctober 15th to Lion Marty Dumycz at 630-903-3189.

Oct. 26 Huntley Lions Club Steak Fry.

Oct. 26 Aurora Noon Lions Club’s Annual Halloween Pancake Breakfast at Luigi’s Fun Center, 732 PrairieStreet in Aurora. Serving from 7:30—11 AM. Menu includes all-you-can-eat pancakes, sausage, mini-donuts and beverages. Tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for kids. Call 630-466-1961 for more infor-mation.

Oct. 27 Bloomingdale Lions and Glendale Heights Barangay Lions fundraising Casino Trip to HorseshoeCasino in Indiana. Bus leaves from parking lot across from Glendale Lakes Clubhouse on PresidentStreet at 8 AM, return trip to Glendale Heights at 3 PM. Donation $15. Horseshoe Casino providesfree transportation; the clubs keep the donation.

Oct. 29 Fox River Region Meeting at 31 North Banquet Center, 217 Front St. (Rte. 31), McHenry. Lioniza-tion at 6 PM and Call to Order at 6:30 PM. $21.00 for Dinner Buffet with Cash Bar. RSVP to ZC LionJohn Hilliard — [email protected] or call 847-401-9938.

Oct. 30 2nd Southwest Region Meeting at Elburn Lions Park, 500 Filmore Street, Elburn. German Dinner,hosted by Elburn Lions Club, cost is $16. RSVP by October 25th to ZC Lion Jerome Perez at [email protected] or call 815-501-0101; ZC Lion Pam Kelley at [email protected] or815-758-6706. Lionization is at 6 PM with Call to Order at 6:30 PM.

Nov. 02 Foundation Fighting Blindness hosts a Chicagoland Vision Seminar at the Stonegate ConferenceCenter, 2401 West Higgins Road, Hoffman Estates. Seminar is free to attend, but seating is limitedand advance registration is requested. Call 800-993-8993 or visit www.FightBlindness.org/ChicagolandSeminar to register or get more information.

WHAT’S GOIN’ ON — IN 1-J


Welcome these new Lions & Lionesses to District 1-J — the greatest!!

New Member Club Sponsor

Lion Peter Cozzi Bartlett Lions Lion John Sias

Lion Brian McCarte Bartlett Lions Lion Wayne Johnson

Lion Arlene Burke Bloomingdale Lions Lion Sharyn Murphy

Lion Larry Burke Bloomingdale Lions Lion Sharyn Murphy

Lion Lucille Pontecorvo Bloomingdale Lions Lion Sharyn Murphy

Lion Aneel Khare North Aurora Lions PDG Lion Wally Hanford

Lion Dr. Inshu Khare Belani North Aurora Lions PDG Lion Wally Hanford

Lion Dr. Reed Layne North Aurora Lions Lion Robyn Stecklein

Lion Bruce Traux Wonder Lake Lions Lion Evelyn Raske

Lion Patricia Salandra Roselle Lions Transfer

(l to r) PDG Lion Ron Fangusaro, New Bloomingdale LionLucille Pontecorvo, Sponsor Lion Sharyn Murphy, and Bloom-ingdale Lions Club Pres. Lion Stan Poplonski.

DG Lion MarioGumino was onhand last month toinstall two newmembers in theBartlett Lions Club.

(l to r) Lion John Sias, Lion Pete’s sponsor, new Lion Pete Cozzi, new Lion BrianMcCarte, The Governor, and Lion Wayne Johnson, Lion Brian’s sponsor.

Darien Lions Club has a new banner that was on display atDarienFest letting the townspeople know “where the moneygoes” that the Lions collect.

Gov. Lion Mario Gumino(in front) inducts newWonder Lake Lion BruceTruax, sponsored byLion Evelyn Raske (4).His wife Lion DonnaLatter Truax, attachedLion Brian’s new Lions’ pin to his shirt. Lion Bruce makes the 5th newmember for the Wonder Lake Lions Club in the past 5 months — I thinkyou’re on a roll!!

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Cary Lion Scott Johnson () receives his two plaques from LionsClubs International for winning the Urban & Natural LandscapeCategory AND Best of Show in the LCI Environmental Photo Con-test. He also received a calendar with his “Little Island” photoon the front

Holding the plaques are: IPDG Lion Leo Snyder (l) and PDG LionCharlie Williams, 1-J Environmental Chairman.

The day started outfoggy and one can stillsee some beyond thebuildings, but it didn’tdiscourage the runnerswho turned out for the

Bartlett Lions Club’s annual Labor Day Dash. The Club was able toraise $7,000.

Bloomingdale Lions ClubPres. “Chef Stan” Poplonskiwas just ONE of the 52 MenWho Could Cook at thelocal Chamber event. Threehundred people came outthis year and it was considered the most successful one in five years.Lion Stan’s Cake Balls won again this year and he will need to makeeven more next year — 500 balls in 12 flavors were gone in two hours!

This is one way the Sycamore LionsClub publicizes its Pumpkin Festivaland the photo goes in the localpaper. Lion Jerry Malmassari (r)and “Leo the Lion” go to the Ele-mentary Schools in town and deliverTrick or Treat boxes that are donat-ed by Sycamore Containers. Entry Forms for the Decorated PumpkinContest are also distributed and the kids get to meet the Lion. Verysuccessful publicity, we’d say!!

(l to r) Al Turnau-er, Ellen Burrows,Raffle ChairmanKen Strugalla) Alwas the winner ofthe $5,000 GrandPrize for theNaperville NoonLions Club’s Sum-mer's Raffle. Ellen Burrows, Lion Ollie’s wife, was the seller of histicket. Al has been a long-time supporter of the club and has beenpurchasing raffle tickets every year since 1999. Club members also gota pen with “NNLC Burrows Cup” on it as a reward for their hard workand as a tribute to Lion Ollie Burrows, the celebrated ticket seller.

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From the LIF Trustees’ Blotters . . .

them the same courtesy as you would give any of our otherDistrict Officers.

The new Dist r ict 1-J web s ite, ht tp://www.district1jlions.org/ has contact information for bothTrustees and Coordinators. There are coordinators for thefollowing projects: Camp Lions, Diabetes Awareness, Hear-ing Screening, Vision Screening & Used Eye Glasses, Birdiesfor Charity, Key Ambassador of Good Will, Memorials &Endowment Fund, and Sight and Sound Sweepstakes.

Lion Ron Wigton, District 1-J TrusteeLions of Illinois FoundationEmail: [email protected] / Phone: 815-786-2385

LIF 40th Anniversary CruiseWith The PrideEnjoy the sunny gulf-side beauty and history on a five portcruise of the western Caribbean with Illinois Lions. SailingJanuary 19-26, 2014 on Holland America MS Ryndam. Thecruise departs from and returns to Tampa, Florida.

Go to Lions of IL Foundations’ site: http://www.lionsofillinoisfoundation.org/ for a link to the page withCruise particulars on it

This is open to all Lions, Lionesses, & family. It is not a fund-raiser for Lions of IL Foundation — just a time to celebrate.

From the Blotter of:Lion Ron Wigton, District 1-J TrusteeLions of Illinois Foundation

It is requested that our District 1-J Clubs start compiling a listof interested groups in their communities that might becontacted about the possibility of participating in our Walk /Run to raise some money for their cause. Do not make anycommitments or formal contacts with these groups at this time.

Before December 1st your club is required to submit acompleted Candy Day Report Form for this year’s project. Onthe form, you must indicate a percent that your club willsubmit to our LIF. This submitted percent must be at least 60percent of the gross and the money retained by the club mustbe designated for hearing and vision projects. If your club canafford to submit a larger percent, 100% would be outstanding;but if that is not possible, maybe an extra 10 percent above thepercent your club contributed last year would even help. If yourclub did not participate in the 2013 Candy Day, review yourbudget and determine the amount that could be donated to ourLIF. For those that misplaced the Candy Day report form, clickon the LIF web site. The link for the form is:h t t p : //www. l i on so f i l l i n o i s f ound a t i on . o r g / Fo r ms/pdfs/2013CANDYDAYFINALREPORT.pdf

A change has been made in the shipping of Sweepstakes Booksto clubs and it requires that the address of the CLUB SECRE-TARY, not a PO Box. If the Secretary’s address in the 1-J 2013Directory, is a PO Box; please send a street address to our LIF,2814 DeKalb Avenue, Sycamore IL 60178 and state that this is achange in address for your Club Secretary. If you change anaddress on Lion Clubs International website, our LIF will notreceive this change. For Sweepstakes, the Club SweepstakesCoordinator is no longer required on the LIF ‘new’ Officer Form.

If your club could provide a small group (2/3/4) members toassist in sorting used eye glasses, hearing aids, and otherrecyclable items at our LIF, contact Rick at our LIF office(800 955-5466) to get details. Sorting can be done on ascheduled basis or as when needed, depending on your club’savailability and the need of our LIF.

It is time to think about Sweepstakes, our LIF’s 2nd largest fundraiser, in that as President you should appoint a Club Coordina-tor. This will take a load off of either the Club President orSecretary, as this individual should be able to spend the neededtime to promote Sweepstakes within your club from the timetickets are received and until the time they are due back to ourLIF in May. There will be additional Sweepstakes information inthe next issue of the 1-J Journal.

If looking for an LIF program on a certain project, contact aDistrict 1-J coordinator. Remember they also have schedules, sogive them as much lead time as possible. Also, please afford

Raise money for our Foundationby searching the Internet with GoodSearch -ww.goodsearch.com - powered by Yahoo!

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October 2013 — Insert — 1-J Journal

Recap of the 2013 USA/CANADA LEADERSHIP FORUM in Overland Park, Kansas Contributed by PDGs Lion Leo Snyder & Lion Jim Addington

The Forum this year was in the Land of OZ. Since we were in Kansas, they changed the

name of the Host City to The Emerald City and we spent time with Dorothy, Toto,

Scarecrow, Tin Man, and many, many Lions. This is an annual event well worth your

time to attend and learn. There were 62 seminars spread out over three days. You could

attend as many as 8. Topics ranged from membership, fund-raising, quality meetings,

conflict resolution, and much more.

There was a principal speaker at each of the four scheduled meals. The first speaker

was Ed Hearn who was a pro baseball player for the Mets & Royals. He has had a career-

ending shoulder injury, a bout with cancer, three kidney transplants, and takes 40 pills a day. He wrote a book Conquering Life’s

Curves. His talk was great and one of the principal messages was: “Don’t think outside the box, think outside yourself”.

Int’l President Palmer spoke on Friday and delivered a message for the future. He wants Lions to be 50% women by the 100th anni-

versary in 2017. He said that if we were 50% right now we would have over 1,700,000 Lions today. He is promoting membership

growth and set up a recognition program for District Governors who reach these goals. He honored 108 Governors who had already

reached the first stage, one month early.

The last speaker was a young man names Patrick Henry Hughes. Born without eyes and the ability to walk, he is today a piano vir-

tuoso, plays the trumpet, and was part of the marching band for the University of Louisville. (His dad pushed him around in a

wheelchair for the various formations.) He graduated with high honors and wrote a book I AM POTENTIAL. He said he was not

handicapped, just more challenged than others. He played several pieces on the piano from classical to pop, and did an encore of

“Somewhere over the Rainbow”.

They did an update on LCIF. There were several fantastic highpoints to this. Since becoming a Lion we have heard that our goal

was to eradicate the five major causes of blindness. One of those is “Trachoma” and we heard that Columbia was the first country

“certified” to have eliminated the disease and there are four others waiting for certification, all in Central or South America. So

we are winning this battle.

Other high points:

75% of all donations to LCIF are for Melvin Jones Fellows

150 million children have now been vaccinated against measles.

We have a new partner in GAVI who has pledged to match 30 million dollars if we can raise that sum by 2017.

There are now 30 million people in the world who can see today because of Sight First II

Past International Director Doc Myers from Alaska, who many of you met when he came to be the speaker at our 1-J Convention a

couple of years ago, put on a skit called “The Doctor Love Traveling Sponsorship Show”. It was funny and the theme was being a

better sponsor. He had Lions come on stage and tell horror stories of how they messed up as a sponsor and he would set them right

and then touch their forehead to cure them and they would faint away.

The next Forum is in September of 2014 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. PLAN NOW TO ATTEND!

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