District 5M6

March 2019 District Governor Eileen Schirer www.lions5m-6.org

The snow is falling again today! With a new record of snow fall in the month

of February 2019 – Why is it I have thoughts of a parade marching through

my head? It’s because the LCI Convention in Milan Italy has the International

Parade scheduled for July 6th. Hope you are planning to attend.

The January 2019 LION Magazine has an article about The Service Journey –

I felt it is worth sharing some of the highlights with you. Also, there are tools

available on the LCI web site that will make your journey easier. Go to:

https://lionsclubs.org/en/start-our-approach/service-journey. This ties into

the district/club goals we started this year with: Determine if the needs of

your community are being met. Start or partner in a new service project.

Invite those who are not yet Lions to join you. Consider doing a project in

each of the five Global Cause areas. Report your club service on LCI.

The Service Journey – Is an approach to living and serving well. It takes time and

planning and can lead you somewhere new where you will change lives including

your own. There are four connected actions – Learn, Discover, Act, and Celebrate.

Learn – Seek information on the needs of your community so that you can provide

more effective service.

Discover – Understand the challenges you will encounter as you plan to meet the

needs that are revealed. Consider your own strengths and resources and those of

others who you can partner with.

Act – With the proper understanding of the need and an understanding of the

resources you’re ready to take action. This is what we do best.

Celebrate – Report your Service and Tell your story. It’s not bragging because it’s

not all about you. If you share others will gain insight into what they can do to make a difference where they are.

Every journey begins with a single step.

DG Eileen

Connecting Through Service

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

Club Anniversaries ................. 2

DGE Tracy’s Tibits .................. 2

Memorials ............................... 2

District Awards ....................... 2

Notes from 1st VDGE .............. 3

Club Election Reminder ......... 4

Childhood Cancer .................. 5

Lions Gift of Sight ................... 6

LCIF ........................................ 7

Lions KidSight ........................ 7

Lions Day at FMSC ................. 8

RLLI ........................................ 9

Service Recognitions............... 9

USA/Canada Forum ............... 9

Youth Exchange ...................... 10

It’s All About Our Clubs .......... 11

New Members ......................... 11

It’s All About Our Clubs .......... 12

Upcoming Events.................... 13

Standing Strong ...................... 14

Special Olympics ..................... 14

Kids First Gala ........................ 14

Diabetes Research Update...... 15

Membership YTD Gainers ...... 16

Important Links ...................... 16

Newsletter Deadline ............... 16

A Word from our District Governor, Lion Eileen Schirer

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MARCH’S

CLUB ANNIVERSARIES

66 yrs - Farmington Lions

57 yrs - Rosemount Lions

55 yrs - Maplewood North Lions

53 yrs - St. Anthony Lions

6 yrs. - River Valley Leos

None to Report

February’s

Memorials

“Innovation is the implementation of something new.” ~ IP Gudrun Yngvadotti

2018-2019 Club Excellence Award

The club must be chartered prior to January 1 of the fiscal year to

qualify. Applications are due by August 31, 2019. For information and/

or for the form please visit HERE.

Awards

Hello Fellow Lions of 5M6-

I just got back from District Governor Training in St. Charles, IL. It was a terrific

week of learning and fellowship. There were 730 of us DGE from all over the

world. I think we will have a great year!

One thing the DGE’s were talking about is how to know if fellow Lions would like

to be in the leadership roles. It would be most helpful if you told anyone in the

leadership when you are available to be on the cabinet and what role you would

interested it. We could help you get all the information and training so when you

are ready it would be an easy transition. There are wonderful trainings that would

help you learn about the different titles. Some are Roar College, RLLI, ALLI, ELLI

and Northern Pride. There is always Lion’s University. You can get your

Bachelor’s Degree, Master’s Degree, and PH D all for free and on own time.

Where else can you do that? Please ask anyone if you are interested! We are not

mind readers and you all have skills!

Ciao

DGE Tracy Braaten

Lions, Lioness, Leos,

I would like to bring attention to our district-wide Service Event coming up on April 15th – LIONS DAY OF SERVICE 2019.

This event is now less than 2 months away and while I know we have been advertising this date in the previous VISION

Newsletters for quite a few months now, I would feel a lot better if we could get some Lions, Lioness, Leos, and friends

committed as soon as possible to helping out that day by registering on the FMSC (Feed My Starving Children) website.

So far, the results are not very good for our district.

The Chanhassen location has registered 51 out of 240 spots

The Coon Rapids location has registered 48 out of 380 spots (2:30 time slot is for Leos and friends)

The Eagan location has registered 5 out of 240 spots

There are 4 Districts (5M2, 5M5, 5M6, and 5M7) joining together at these 3 Feed My Starving Children facilities. Our Mission

is to pack food for the malnourished children of the World – fulfilling one of our five Global Causes! Our Goal is to have

EVERY club in the 4 Districts participate in one or more shifts on that day if possible. Collaboration among LIONS, LIONESS,

LEOS, FRIENDS, AND FAMILY will make this an achievable goal! All are welcome and you can work at the location most

convenient for you. I have included directions on how to sign up on the FMSC website in this newsletter and I have also mailed

letters to your club presidents.

*3 Locations = 860 Volunteers*

If you have any questions / concerns, please contact me at 651-402-6053 or gmdetviler@mmm.com. I will be serving as coordinator at the Eagan location that day, so I look forward to seeing those of you who come out to that location with your fellow Lions, Lioness, Leos, family members, and friends to support this effort. It can never be said enough – THANK YOU for everything you have done, are doing, and will do to better the lives of those in need in our communities and around the world.

WE SERVE together in harmony,

Lion Gina

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Lion Todd LeBeauc, 5M6 IT Communications/IT Chair designed the button again this year. Didn’t he do a wonderful job?

Thanks so much Lion Todd!

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District 5M-6 is in need of a Lion to fill the position of 2nd Vice District Governor –

Not sure what it’s all about - We can help with that. Contact DG Eileen or DGE Tracy or

GLT Lion Paul Kowitz

Who: No one is born a Leader. A leader is brave and raises their hand to say, “Yes I can

do this”. A Leader is willing to learn and embraces an opportunity to aid in the success of

their club. With the support of your club members you can add your name to the ballot

for a Leadership role.

Elected Officers: President/GAT Chair, First Vice President/Leadership Chairperson,

Secretary, Treasurer, Marketing Communications Chairperson Membership Chairperson,

Services Chairperson

Also Elected (Optional positions) and a part of the Club Board of Directors are: Lion

Tamer, Tail Twister, Program Coordinator, Safety Coordinator, Directors, any other Club

Chairperson/s.

Note: The Club President is the Global Action Team Chair – The Team includes

Membership Chair, Leadership Chair, and Service Chair. The First Vice President is the

Leadership Chairperson. The Club LCIF Coordinator is the Immediate Past President.

The Process: Based on the LCI ByLaws for Standard Club 2018-2019 which can be found at www.lionsclubs.org or at https://mypride.lions5m-6.org/library/

• Current club President appoints a Nominating Committee • Nominating Committee solicits Lions to fill all positions • President/Board call a Nomination Meeting (14-day advance notice to members

is required). • Nominations Committee reports the candidates at Nominations Meeting for

approval • President/Board notify members of Election Meeting (14-day advance notice

to members is required, notice includes names of nominees approved at the Nominations Meeting(ballot))

• Voting is by secret written ballot at Election Meeting • Club Secretary reports election results to LCI asap after election

What do all these positions do? – Look in the LCI Constitution and ByLaws or go to the LCI ebook for each position. Better Yet --- ATTEND D5M-6 School of Instruction which will be held on May 8th. ALL Newly Elected Lions ----- plan to attend. Been in the position before – great come and share your experience with others.

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Childhood Cancer 5M6 Lion Linda Morrison

Childhood Cancer

The MD5M Lions Children’s Cancer Foundation of Minnesota, Inc. has been formally incorporated in Minnesota and its first officers have been elected! The president is Jeannine McDonald (District 5M5), Vice President, PDG Mike Janssen (District 5M11) and Secretary/Treasurer, Tom McCarthy (5M2).

The Council of Governors at the Multiple Convention need to approve of the Foundation. This will be followed by the Foundation’s board of directors approving bylaws at the meeting at the Multiple.

Foundation Board members have been meeting with the University of Minnesota Masonic Children’s Hospital, the University Foundation, and the Children’s Cancer Research Fund to identify a project for the Lions Foundation to assist in funding. Watch for an exciting announcements about our fundraising program at the Multiple Convention!

There’s some frustration always in waiting for IRS to respond with approval for 501(c) (3) status, as we know this can mean a lot to gambling clubs in particular. The organizations that we have been meeting with are going to share a bridging document that gambling clubs are allowed to utilize pending this IRS approval. It will allow a club to donate to a partner organization and yet give credit to the club and Foundation for that donation. We should have that document shortly to share with our clubs in advance of the Multiple Convention.

Some Districts and clubs are also getting pumped up about do a “head shave” fundraiser at the Multiple Convention to raise money for the Childhood Cancer Foundation. We don’t have anyone yet for 5M6 – might that be you??? It could be an awesome way to kick off this new Foundation.

Funding is so critical for this newer Lions’ cause, Childhood Cancer. Funds for support services, research, and awareness are so important. The percentage of federal funds given to children’s cancer falls far short of the percentage of overall cancer patients in the United States that are children.

Meanwhile, local clubs continue to raise funds and support local families affected by childhood cancer. There are fundraisers, volunteer projects, and donations. If your club is doing any of those activities, please share ideas with us. Also if you have questions contact, Lion Linda Morrison

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From the pen of Lion Lyle:

Lions All,

I wanted to bring you an update on where the eye bank legislation stands in the MN Senate and House:

1.) The Senate bill was introduced to the Senate floor on January 22, 2019 and the bill number is SF 301. This bill was authored by Senators Jerry Newton (DFL – primary author), John Hoffman (DFL) and Jim Abeler (R). The bill was assigned to the Senate committee on Health and Human Services Finance & Policy. On February 11th, two additional Senators were added to the bill as authors. They are Senators Scott Jensen (R – and a doctor) and Matt Klein (DFL). Both of these senators spoke with Dr. van Kuijk last week when he was at the state capitol as part of a contingent of physicians making the rounds visiting our elected officials. The bill is awaiting a committee hearing where it can be discussed, altered, and then voted on to either move it to another committee or back to the Senate floor for a formal vote. With 66 State Senators, we would need to have 34 votes in favor of the bill for passage. With five Senators authoring the bill, we need to convince 29 more to vote in favor for the bill to pass the full Senate.

2.) The House bill was introduced to the House floor this afternoon and the bill number is HF 1247. The bill was authored by State Representatives David Baker (R – primary author), Laurie Pryor (DFL), John Poston (R) and Kristin Robbins (R). We already have another state representative, Peggy Scott (R), who has asked to be added as a co-author and I’m attempting to recruit more. The bill was assigned to the House committee on Health and Human Services Policy. Now that the bill has been introduced, we are awaiting a scheduled committee hearing to go over the bill, make any necessary changes or additions, and then hold a vote on whether it should be moved to another committee or to the House floor for a formal vote. With 134 State Representatives, we would need to have 68 votes in favor of the bill for passage.

Dr. Van Kuijk will be visiting the state capitol again this week as a part of another group of physicians visiting our state senators and representatives. As it was last week, Dr. van Kuijk is meeting to discuss other business but will make an attempt to drum up support for our proposed legislation, if time allows. It should be noted that Dr. van Kuijk’s discussions with our elected officials regarding these eye bank bills are entirely done on his own time and he is not representing the University of Minnesota nor the Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Neurosciences in any official capacity. He is only speaking about this legislation as a private citizen.

I have asked our bill sponsors in both the House & Senate to inform me when the committee hearings are scheduled and I am monitoring the committee hearing schedules on the legislative website. My plan is to attend the hearings and I plan to speak on behalf of the Lions and the Minnesota Lions Vision Foundation in favor of the bills. I feel there is much to be told about our request for this legislation. One thing I have been trying to emphasize with our elected officials is our foundation is not angry with LifeSource. Our foundation is disappointed in LifeSource bringing this for-profit entity know as CorneaGen to Minnesota.

We have been in discussions with LifeSource to find ways to work closer together in promoting donations by Minnesota residents. Sean has been meeting with Peter Farstad at LifeSource for several months and now we are taking the next step by including me in the meetings. Sean and I will be visiting LifeSource tomorrow and our hope is the discussion will be cordial and productive.

The big thing we need from you, your fellow Lions and our supporters is to contact your state senators and representatives. Everyone needs to ask them to support the bills in their respective chambers (SF 301 or HF 1247). Everyone needs to tell their elected officials that you support your local Lions-operated, non-profit eye bank and that you are against for-profit eye tissue sales. If you wish to secure a future for the Lions Gift of Sight, you need to get our state legislature to pass these bills!

Thank you for your attention to this lengthy, but important, e-mail!

Yours in Lionism, Lion Lyle

March Is Eye Donor Awareness Month! Contact a MN Lions Vision Foundation board member for your new Lions

Gift of Sight donor card!!

Fellow Lions, Lioness & Leos,

Again, on behalf of LCIF and myself I want to thank those clubs who participated in the Parade of Green at the Mid-Winter Convention in January. The overall total that has been given to LCIF since July 2018 is $44,605.64. This dollar amounts includes donations from clubs and members.

I want to encourage those clubs that have not made a donation to LCIF, please reconsider your position and make a donation. If you choose to do that please forward your checks to me for my records and I will forward your check, along with paperwork to ensure your donation is properly credited to your club.

All donations are eligible to go towards a Melvin Jones Fellow. Remember that 100% of the donation is used for Humanitarian Needs or Disasters. I would like to see District 5M6 be a District that is 100% participating.

I would also like to encourage club members to make a donation to LCIF. Any donation that a member makes goes towards that member receiving a Melvin Jones Fellow once they reach the $1,000 requirement.

Remember that there are now only two areas of giving, “LCIF Empowering Service” and Disaster Relief. Donors are encouraged to consider “LCIF Empowering Service”. “LCIF Empowering Service” covers all Vision, Youth, Hunger, Pediatric Cancer, Environment and other Humanitarian needs. If a club or member wishes their donation to go to just Disaster Relief, please note that on the memo line. Please remember that every donation to LCIF goes back to meet the needs of these programs in a communities here and around the world.

As a reminder, please send your checks directly to me, so I can see that they are processed correctly at LCIF. I will do all the necessary paper work and send them on to LCIF. This also allows me to have a record in case we have to research a check.

Please feel free to reach out to me if you have any questions on your Clubs current Melvin Jones Fellow balances or as a Lion or Lioness your personal donation totals. I’m also available to come to your Club for a presentation.

Lion Carol Farley

LCIF Chair, 651-426-9407, csfarley1@Q.com

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Children Benefit from Free Vision Screening at Stillwater School District

The Lion clubs of Afton/Bayport/Lakeland, Lake Elmo, North St. Paul, Scandia Marine and

Stillwater worked together with the Stillwater School District Preschools and the Early Child

Family Center two weeks in February to provide free vision screenings for young children.

250 children were screened by Lions club members which took place at each elementary

school and ECFC. Amazing coordination was given by Paula McDonald, Health Services

Supervisor and her staff with the Lions to do the screenings.

Paula McDonald said “Thank you and your team! We enjoyed working alongside you on this very important cause.

Sign us up for next school year- the first couple weeks of November 2019 would be better than snowy February.”

More than 12 million school-age children in the United States have some

form of vision problem, yet only one in three have received eye care

services before age six.1 Many vision problems run the risk of becoming

permanent if not corrected by age seven, when the eye reaches full

maturity. Vision also plays an important role in education. According to

educational experts, 80 percent of learning is visual.

1 “Vision Screening.” Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and

Human Services, 27 February 2015, http://www.mchb.hrsa.gov/programs/visionscreening/index.html.

Contact Information

Cheryl Kelly

Afton/Bayport/Lakeland

651-337-2976]

cakellylion@gmail.com

Districts 5M2, 5M5, 5M6 and 5M7 will join together at the 3 FMSC facilities in the Twin Cities Metro area. Our Mission is to pack food for the malnourished children of the World!

Our goal is to have EVERY club in the 4 Districts participate in one or more shifts on that day. Collaboration among LIONS, LEOS, LIONESS, FRIENDS AND FAMILY will make this an achievable

goal! ALL Lions, Leos, Lioness from ANY and ALL Districts are welcome to join in on this effort!!

3 locations = 860 VOLUNTEERS

Raise funds to help pay for the supplies that we pack. Conduct a dedicated fundraiser to support this project. Promote this in your community as part of the Lions Clubs International Global Service

Framework focusing the efforts of Lions and Leos clubs on 5 service areas

Questions? Contact Lion Gina Detviler (651)402-6053 Thank you!!

Lions Day at Feed my Starving Children

Monday, April 15th

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PLEASE SIGN UP BY APRIL 1 SO THAT THE SLOTS CAN BE FILLED!!

FMSC website is: www.fmsc.org Registration for LIONS DAY at FMSC is VERY easy!!

Click on Volunteer at the top of the page. Click on Search Group. Type in either the Join Code (listed below) OR Lions Day. Choose the location (Coon Rapids, Eagan, or Chanhassen) and the time slot that you would like to volunteer. Click on Join. Either Log In if you already have an account with FMSC or Create an Account. To Create an Account, all you need to do is put in your name, address, phone number, email and a password. Once you are into the Join Group, just answer the questions and there will be a confirmation that you need to do, and you are registered.

CHANHASSEN: 18732 Lake Drive East, Chanhassen, MN 55317

9:30am - 11:30am - JOIN CODE: 2E66L3 70 volunteers

12:00pm - 2:00pm - JOIN CODE: 7BEE93 70 volunteers

6:00pm - 7:30pm - JOIN CODE: K5XXP2 100 volunteers

COON RAPIDS: 41 - 93rd Avenue NW, Coon Rapids, MN 55433

9:30am - 11:30am - JOIN CODE: 12VV82 70 volunteers

12:00pm - 2:00pm - JOIN CODE: BK3361 70 volunteers

2:30pm - 4:30pm - JOIN CODE: ZO4498 140 volunteers (Leos)

6:00pm - 7:30pm - JOIN CODE: NXEE8Y 100 volunteers

EAGAN: 900 Lone Oak Road, Suite#136, Eagan, MN 55121

9:30am - 11:30am - JOIN CODE: VEWWMM 70 volunteers

12:00pm - 2:00pm - JOIN CODE: ME99GX 70 volunteers

6:00pm - 7:30pm - JOIN CODE: 5X889B 100 volunteers

MARCH’S

SERVICE RECOGNITIONS

50 yrs - John Zignego Lake Elmo Lions

35 yrs - Craig Hamm St. Paul Midway Lions

30 yrs - Steven Dean Maplewood North Lions

30 yrs - John Deppa Mounds View Lions

30 yrs - Paul Arbuckle North St. Paul Lions

30 yrs - Gregory Langbehn St. Paul Park Newport Lions

25 yrs - James Emond Lakeville Lions

20 yrs - Donna Wohlers Rosemount Lions

20 yrs - James Opp Scandia Marine Lions

20 yrs - Rae Ready St. Paul East Parks Lions

20 yrs - Michael Johnson St. Paul Park Newport Lions

15 yrs - Darla Donnelly Farmington Lions

15 yrs - Jill Jeppesen Farmington Lions

15 yrs - Paul Haglund Lakeville Lions

15 yrs - Charles Hunt White Bear Lake Lions

15 yrs - Sam Hunt White Bear Lake Lions

10 yrs - Heidi Gemueden Scandia Marine Lions

Leadership Learning Opportunities

REGIONAL LIONS LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE (RLLI)

March 28, 2019 in Mahnomen, MN

Regional Lions Leadership Institute helps Lions in their multiple/single district achieve

leadership excellence in their volunteer and personal lives. This programs is one of LCI’s

fastest growing leadership development initiatives, and as a GLT Coordinator, we highly

encourage you to take advantage of this great opportunity!

Why Attend?

Gain valuable Life skills while growing personally and professionally

Energize you life and have fun!

Network, network, NETWORK!

You don’t just meet other Lions and make friendships, you are guaranteed to take home

long lasting “Lion-ships” with Lions from Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota,

Manitoba-Canada, and NW Ontario-Canada.

From Lion Gina Detviler and Lion Marcos Gonzalez, Inver Grove Heights Lions

“We would highly recommend attending RLLI. The course content is great in that it is wide-

ranging. While most definitely relevant to Lions, it could be applicable and beneficial to

improving organizational leadership anywhere in a person’s life.

Another great thing about RLLI would be the people you meet from all over Minnesota and

Canada. The networking was amazing.

Finally, we would like to mention that the faculty really went out of their way to make the

learning interesting and fun. This was truly a great experience for both of us.”

Contact Global Leadership Team Chairman, PDG Paul Kowitz, for additional and/or

application information. Brochure and registration form can be found HERE.

Cost: $150 - Upon completion of RLLI, participants will receive a $100 reimbursement!

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“Roar College”

Coming Soon!!!

Now more than ever, there’s a need:

To create and foster a spirit of understanding among the peoples of the world –

Where there’s a need, there’s a Lion.

Youth applications for outgoing exchanges should be submitted to Lions District Youth Camps & Exchange Chairs by

January 1, 2019:

https://members.lionsclubs.org/EN/serve/other-ways-to-serve/youth/youth-camps-exchange/yce-directory.php

Lions District Youth Camps & Exchange Chairs are also currently accepting applications for host families for July 2019.

The international youth coming into Minnesota for the month of July will need host/co-host families during the three

weeks they are not at Camp Spicer.

https://lionsclubs.org/en/resources-for-members/resource-center/become-a-host

Celebrate 100 years of service by bringing the world closer together with our youth!

Lion Laurie Pittman

Lions District 5M-6 Youth Camps & Exchange Chair

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Applications are starting to come in from youth for this summer’s Camp Spicer and host family

experience:

Brazil – female, female, female Mexico – female

China – female Mongolia – female, male

Czech Republic – female Poland – male, male

Denmark – female, female Sweden – female

Finland – female, female Switzerland – female

Germany – female, female Taiwan – female

Israel – female, female The Netherlands – female, male

Italy – male Tunisia – male

Lithuania – female Turkey – female

We are currently accepting host family applications for July 2019.

The youth will spend time with their host families during the three

weeks in July that they are not at Camp Spicer.

January’s

New Members (Reported as of February 25, 2019)

Jeremy Roberge

Burnsville Lions

Patty Williams

Cottage Grove Lions

Reyn Williams

Cottage Grove Lions

Emily Haines

DCTC Lions

David Iung

DCTC Lions

Heather Moeller

DCTC Lions

Jason Skillicorn

DCTC Lions

Kate Zweber

DCTC Lions

Jen Schnabel

Falcon Hgts Lauderdale Lions

Chris Doffing

Lakeville Lions

Harish Madari

Rosemount Lions

Anastasia Ratajczak

St. Paul North Ramsey Lions

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Do you have?

Items that your club is selling or available for other clubs to use.

Are you?

Looking for volunteers or a good home for club memorabilia.

For More Information, head to:

https://lions5m-6.org/lionsshare

Lake Elmo Lions had a great day for their 62nd

Annual Ice Fishing Contest.

Shown is Lion Bruce weighing in the winner.

DG Eileen inducted 5 brand new

members and 3 members not

yet inducted at the January 23rd

meeting of the New Brighton

Lions Club. Lion Lisa Kittelson

sponsored Lion Tyler Carlson, Lion Val Johnson sponsored Lions Paul Jacobsen

earlier last year, Julie Petrangelo & Renee Wojack. Lion Paul then sponsored

Lions Archana DesPande & Mike Caron. Lion Tami Black sponsored Lion Luke

Emerson. Lion Michele Norman sponsored Lion Michelle O'Brien. Lion Brian

Imholte sponsored Lion Wendy Imholte. Several of the new members have

helped on previous service projects and have volunteered for new positions.

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Scandia Marine Lions

Scandia-Marine Lions Club held a New Member Social + Evening of Service on February 12th.

There were 21 club members who were joined by First Vice District Governor Elect, Gina Detviler.

Together, we:

• Made 5 fleece-tied blankets for children with cancer at the University of Minnesota Masonic Children’s Hospital.

• Made 25 activity bags for youth with cancer who are being cared for by Children’s Cancer Research Fund. Normally

CCRF has a volunteer available to engage the children in play, but when they don’t, activity bags are very helpful to

keep them busy and excited about something, instead of being anxious about their appointment. We made activity bags

for the two age groups that CCRF receives limited donations for:

10 activity bags for 1 ½-2 year old children

8 activity bags for 13-18 year old teen girls

7 activity bags for 13-18 year old teen boys

• Created 15 diapers from t-shirts for Global Health Ministries which uses them use to encourage women in developing

countries to seek prenatal care. They offer them as gifts if a mother visits a clinic before delivery, or chooses to deliver

her baby at a health facility.

• Collected over 14 pounds of food for the Scandia-Marine Food Shelf.

We were pleased to address several causes during the event: pediatric cancer, environment, and hunger.

The Scandia-Marine Lions Club hosts weekly Bingo

at the Brookside in Marine on St. Croix and Meisters

in Scandia. Community members and Lions are

having a lot of fun playing and winning at each

location.

UPCOMING EVENTS:

Every Sunday in March as well as April 7th and 14th - Bingo at the Brookside in

Marine on St. Croix and Meisters in Scandia from 1-4 p.m.

Saturday, May 4th - Chicken Dinner at the Scandia Community Center - raises

funds for college scholarships

Saturday, June 15th - Hay Lake Beer Fest - funds raised support community pro-

jects

Saturday, July 13th - Fat Cat Triathlon - funds raised benefit multiple non-profit

organizations

Saturday, September 8th - Taco Daze - festival, vendors, pickleball tournament,

parade, music, games, and tacos

More information about the events can be found at Scandia-Marine Lion

Club's website: www.scandiamarinelions.org

UPCOMING EVENTS

(Click on the “colored” event link for additional event details)

February 28 - March 3 - White Bear Lake Lions, Princesses Ever After, at the White Bear Lake Community Theater (Central Auditorium)

March 8 - St. Paul East Side, Fish Fry, at the American Legion Post 577

March 23 - MN Lions Diabetes Foundation, 10th Annual Research Update,

at the McNamara Alumni Center

March 30 - Inver Grove Heights Lions, Comedy & Magic, at the Moose Lodge

April 7 - No. Suburban Lions, Waffle Breakfast, at the Roseville Skating Center

April 10 - District 5M6, Region Meeting - All Clubs!!, at the Field House:

Evolve Workplace

April 15 - District 5M6, Lions Day 2019, at Feed My Starving Children

April 26-28 - MD5M, 100th Annual Multiple Convention, Mahnomen, MN

April 26 - Shoreview Arden Hills Lions, Kids First Gala 2019, at the Shoreview

Community Center

May 18 - Cottage Grove Lions, Standing Strong 5k Run/Walk, at Hamlet

Park, Cottage Grove

*We want to promote your club’s events! Don’t see your event here?

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DISTRICT 5M6

Lions Clubs International

extends our mission of service

every day – in local communities,

in all corners of the globe. The

needs are great and our services

broad, including sight, health,

youth, elderly, the environment

and disaster relief.

11,ooo Individuals served by 5M-6 Lions Activities

700+ Lions Hours

Almost 1500 Members Serving In Our District

Over 1.4 Million Lions Members

Worldwide

IMPORTANT LINKS District 5M6 Website: https://www.lions5m-6.org

Lions Magazine, February 2019 (Digital Edition)

District 5M6 Youth Exchange

Lions MD5M Hearing Foundation

Lions Multiple MD5M

Lions International

New Voices Initiative

Minnesota Lion Diabetes Foundation

Minnesota Lions Vision Foundation

LCI Lions KidSight USA

Can Do Canines

Camp Confidence

Camp True Friends

Leader Dogs for the Blind

Project New Hope

Special Olympics Minnesota

Newsletter Deadline: 20th of each month…

(For the next month’s edition)

Submit your club events, club awards, and

Lions program articles to:

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MEMBERSHIP

GAINERS (YTD NET GROWTH,

ENDING JANUARY 31, 2019)

+27 - Hastings

+6 - New Brighton

+5 - White Bear Lake

+3 - Cottage Grove

+3 - Farmington

+1 - Maplewood North

+1 - Mounds View

+1 - North Suburban Evening

+1 - Woodbury

TOTAL MEMBERSHIP

FOR THE 35 LION

CLUBS

*Links in blue are to a secured website. Links in red are to an unsecured website. District 5M6 is not responsible for any website referenced that is not secured.

January 31, 2018 = 1,438

January 31, 2019 = 1,380