District 19C Newsletter

Carl J. Freeland, District Governor

April 2004

I want to say thank you to everyone who joined us for the Daffodil Parade.  It was great fun for all of us!  We had the LCI banner carriers, the flag-bearers, plus some other Lions on foot.  There was also the Governor’s car and PZC Tom Lonn drove a truck with signs telling the onlookers what Lions do.  The topper for us was the float from the Kent Lions’ Cornucopia Days.  Our TV coverage was great this year; the cameramen made us come to a stop so that they could film us longer to give us better exposure.

My year is almost over and I have seen a lot of good works being done throughout our district.  We had a great conference; we have elected some really good incoming leaders; we have been improving our new leader training; and one of the biggest accomplishments is the founding of the Northwest Lions Eyeglass Recycling Center in the Olympia area.

Our LEMPR team has done a great job this year.  We invited the Zone Chairpersons in so that we could get new ideas and it really has improved our workability.  Our team has worked hard to get information down to the club level.

We have continued with the district retreat so that our upper leadership can set goals for all of us.  This gives us a path to follow for the upcoming year.

We will be seeing you down the road at your Zone Socials and club officer installations.  Once again, I thank you all for your help and hard work this year.

Your District Governor
Carl J. Freeland

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JUST A REMINDER:  If you can’t make the officer training session scheduled for your zone, just pick one of the other two dates that’s more convenient.  See Page 2 for all the details!

APRIL 30 – MAY 1

New Officer Training

Your District 19C Leadership Committe has scheduled three training sessions for incoming club officers.  Registration for each session is at 8:30 am, with a start time of 9:00 am.  We hope to be out no later than noon!

This year we are trying to address the concerns of someof the participants of previous years' training.  Therefore, we will devote extra time to the club secretaries in order to emphasize both manual and on-line reporting.

The Leadership Committee is really pleased to have such consistency in trainers this year.  It is our hope to have a separate session for Membership, Extension, and Branch Clubs in the fall.

For further information, please contact VDGE Ida Malone at idahmalone@comcast.net or call (360 377-5181.

Dates, Locations, & Trainers:

Saturday, April 24^th     Puget Sound Energy Bldg.
Zones 3 & 5                3130 S 38^th St, Tacoma
TRAINERS:
 Treasurers:        ZC Carol Stewart
 Secretaries:       PZC Gordie Krupp                              & Pete Hupperten
 Presidents/VPs: PDG Bill Ellis

Saturday, May 8^th      Puget Sound Energy Bldg.
Zones 1 & 4                3130 S 38^th St, Tacoma
TRAINERS:
Treasurers:       Lyell Clark
Secretaries:       PZC Gordie Krupp
                        & Pete Hupperten
Presidents/VPs: PDG Bill Ellis

Saturday, May 22^nd   Thurston Cty Courthouse
Zones 2 & 6                2000 Lakeridge Dr SW
                                    Olympia   98502-6001
TRAINERS:
Treasurers:       Lyell Clark
Secretaries:       PZC Gordie Krupp
                        & Pete Hupperten
Presidents/VPs: PDG Bill Ellis

NW Lions Eyeglass
Recycling Center 

LOGO CONTEST

 Entries due May 1^st!

Mail to:   PZC Gary Feldtman
               749 Sleater Kinney Rd
               Lacey, WA  98503

UPDATES/CHANGES

Olympia West Lions Club is now meeting at the WaterStreet Café & Bar, 219 Legion Way SW in down-town Olympia

Shelton Morning Star Lions Club is now meeting at Taylor Town between Olympia & Shelton on Highway 101, at 7:15 am

ZCE Rena Larson has again volunteered to tackle the job of putting together our District 19C rosters for 2004-2005.

Club Secretaries:  Please help by updating your club’s membership roster and sending it, along with a list of next year’s officers, to ZCE Rena Larson

                               56603 383^rd Ave Ct E                                  Ashford, WA  98304

or e-mail to lionrenal@juno.com.

Non-Secretaries:  Please remind your club secretaries that our roster is only as good as the information supplied!

DEADLINE:  June 1^st

UPCOMING EVENTS

Olympia Host Lions Club
Strawberry Waffle Breakfast
Sunday, April 25^th
8:00 am – 1:00 pm
$5 per person
Masonic Lodge
 521 North Street, Tumwater

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Lacey Sunrise Lions Club
Relay for Life Fishing Derby
Saturday, May 15^th
 Age 13 & under:  $5
Age 14 & over:  $10
Long Lake in Lacey
Info:  Andrew Barkis (360) 413-0789

CAMP LEO

The plans for Camp Leo 2004 are well underway, with two sessions available at Buck Creek Camp this year:

• Junior Camp will be held July 6-10 for children entering grades 3, 4, and 5 in the fall.  Capacity is 48 campers and the fee is $300.
   
• Senior Camp will be held July 11-17 for children entering grades 6, 7 and 8 in the fall.  Capacity is 70 campers and the fee is $425.

 Brochures are available for clubs to distribute to help find a child to sponsor this year.  Have the camper note on the application that your club is sponsoring him/her and we will match your donation with the child's registration.  Thanks to your outreach efforts and financial support, we hope to make 2004 our best camping year yet!

Donations for Camp Leo can be mailed to Lion Jacqueline Pratt, PO Box 1181, Yelm, WA 98597.
No donation is ever too small or too big!!!

If you want to come see camp for yourself this year, or would like further information, please contact Lion Jan Norman, Camp Director, at jannorman@aol.com or call (360) 459-5123.

The kids and staff of Camp Leo appreciate you!

P.S. Don’t forget our fund-raiser raffle for box seats for the Mariners vs Tampa Bay Devil Rays  on August 23.  Winners will be drawn on May 11.

ZONE SOCIALS

 

 

C-1    Friday, April 23, 6:00 pm, $18.95
          Tacoma Elks Lodge, 1965 S Union

Menu:  Seafood Buffet with other meats
          Salads and Desserts

RSVP by 4/16:  PZC Frances Challender                                   (253) 884-3485
                    ZC Marvin Keizur
                             (253) 884-3566

C-4    Monday, April 26, 5:30/6:00 pm, $15
          Elks Lodge, Pine Rd

Menu:  Chicken Breast, Rice & Salad
          Vanilla Ice Cream /Spumoni Dessert 

RSVP by 4/22:            ZC Carla  (360) 981-0966                             carlal@cksd.wednet.edu

            RSVP required for meal                  

C-3    Saturday, June 5
          At ZC Joey’s Home in Edgewood
          Details to Follow

C-2/C-6   Saturday, June 5
                 Picnic in the Park
                 Details to Follow

SCHEDULE OF DISTRICT EVENTS

A LION WE’LL MISS

Lion Jack Romano passed away on March 17th.  He was very active in the Port Orchard Lions Club, always had great raffles and a smile for everyone.
Our condolences to his wife Inok and daughter Jina.
Lion Jack was buried at sea by the Navy.

An online memorial can be seen at www.rill.com.

Lions Under the Big Top
MD19 Annual Convention May 27 - 29, 2004   Yakima, WA

 THINK CIRCUS!    THINK LIONS!    THINK FUN!

The one and only MD19 leadership team brings you seminars and             training – a variety of sessions to choose from!

 We have side shows to delight your eyes & palates – Tours, Meals,             West Valley Lions Club 40^th Charter Anniversary, Contests & Awards, Fun Night, District Luncheons, and DG Reception!

         Annual Convention Golf and Fellowship
            Thursday, May 27       Tee Off Time 10:00 am
            Location: Apple Tree Golf Course     Cost:  $45.19 US / $58.67 CDN

Convention Registration Forms are at www.lionsmd19.org/bulletin/feb04/regform.pdf.    Registrations due April 30^th for Early Bird Draw!