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Volume 86, Issue 10 Governors Newsletter

May 2009

Spring Into Action Spring Into Action Fellow Lions, Fellow Lions, Spring is upon us. It is easy to tell. All of us seem to have allergies acting up and we all seem to be driving the same color car – green. Spring is also a time of activity for our Lions Clubs.

Spring is upon us. It is easy to tell. All of us seem to have allergies acting up and we all seem to be driving the same color car – green. Spring is also a time of activity for our Lions Clubs. We have recently seen the completion of Journey for Sight and with the help of far too many Lions to mention them all here, it was a great success. We have completed our District Bland Competition and if you were not present, you missed a great show. The six young people who performed are all winners and

even more, they are our future. It is not the young person that brings a gun to school who ends up in the Governors Mansion or White House or as the President of Lions Clubs International, it is the young person who performs at the Bland Contest or participates in the Youth Exchange or is the President of their Leo Club.

We have recently seen the completion of Journey for Sight and with the help of far too many Lions to mention them all here, it was a great success. We have completed our District Bland Competition and if you were not present, you missed a great show. The six young people who performed are all winners and

even more, they are our future. It is not the young person that brings a gun to school who ends up in the Governors Mansion or White House or as the President of Lions Clubs International, it is the young person who performs at the Bland Contest or participates in the Youth Exchange or is the President of their Leo Club. And we have started the normal spring process of transition toward our next Lions Year. The Leadership Training held on April 18th was excellent as always, thanks to all who worked to set up the rooms, teach the classes and to those who participated in our World Wide Induction Ceremony. It was great to look out across the room at our opening session and see a growing number of young faces. To see that tells me that we are turning the corner on our membership challenges of the past and will be able to secure our future. Invite younger people to join your clubs, and when they do, train them in the ways of Lionism and then, let them take over.

And we have started the normal spring process of transition toward our next Lions Year. The Leadership Training held on April 18

th was excellent as always, thanks to all who worked to set up the rooms, teach the classes and to those who participated in our World Wide Induction Ceremony. It was great to look out across the room at our opening session and see a growing number of young faces. To see that tells me that we are turning the corner on our membership challenges of the past and will be able to secure our future. Invite younger people to join your clubs, and when they do, train them in the ways of Lionism and then, let them take over.

State Convention will soon be upon us. PCC Harry Parker has really worked hard to provide us with what will certainly be a fantastic event in Tysons Corner. And with a contested VDG race it is very important that you come to the convention and support your candidate. As with any democratic process, your vote is your voice. Come to Tysons Corner and let your voice be heard.

State Convention will soon be upon us. PCC Harry Parker has really worked hard to provide us with what will certainly be a fantastic event in Tysons Corner. And with a contested VDG race it is very important that you come to the convention and support your candidate. As with any democratic process, your vote is your voice. Come to Tysons Corner and let your voice be heard. And finally, there are 60 days remaining in this Lions Year, two months left to make a difference. A difference in your Club, in the District or in the life of someone less fortunate. Let’s cross the finish line running hard, running fast. And finally, there are 60 days remaining in this Lions Year, two months left to make a difference. A difference in your Club, in the District or in the life of someone less fortunate. Let’s cross the finish line running hard, running fast.

Lion Doug

Lion Doug

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1st – 3rd – Diabetes Camp 4th – 8th – Blind Made Products Sales 4th – 10th – Micolob Light Golf Tournament 5th – Portsmouth Host Lions Club – Membership 14th – S & H Van Meeting 21st – Denbigh Lions Club – Charter Event 28th, 29th ,30th & 31st – State Convention in Tyson’s Corner 

the eye” “Art is more than what meets

Club Activities & District Reports

Journey For Sight pixs

ng pixs Leadership Traini

District Meeting information

Important Dates for next year

Lions Quest or Dare

District Bland Competition  

MM EE MM BB EE RR SS HH II PP RR EE PP OO RR TT Adds: James City Lions Club Lion Robert Menig sponsored by Lion Robert Gordon Lancaster Lions Club Lion Robert Reed sponsored by Lion Dale Griggs Middlesex Lions ClubLion Melba Waldron sponsored by Lion Alice Oxendine Northampton Lions ClubLion Larry Atkins sponsored by Lion John Sain Lion Euene Moore sponsored by unknown Lion Nissa Moore sponsored by unknown Richmond County Lions Club Lion Shelly Bush-Jones sponsored by Lion Donna Weiler

Southside Lions CLub Lion David Berg sponsored by Lion Clyde Shenk Thalia Lions Club Lion John Wagner sponsored by Lion James Healy Va. Beach Central Lions ClubLion Natalie Williams sponsored by Lion Al Miller Va. Beach Town Center Lions ClubLion Michael Garland Davis sponsored by Lion Frances Durham Williamsburg Newtown Lions Club Lion Burton Cardwell sponsored by Lion Dawn Jerry Lion Sharon Cardwell sponsored by lion Dawn Jerry Lion Kristopher Jerry sponosred by Lion Dawn Jerry

Drops: Boykins Lions Club Lion Gary Baugham Lion Raymond Bunn Hampton Mercury Lions Club Lion Douglas Dwyer Lion Patricia Dwyer James City County Lions Club Lion Reese Honn Lion Walter West Kempsville Lions Club Lion Linda Cupit

Lancaster Lions Club Lion Iris Treakle Northumberland County Lions Club Lion Richard Culp Ocean View Lions Club Lion Jack Stiles Surry County Lions Club Lion Judith Robinson Thalia Lions Club Lion Hope Burke Lion Amor Julian Lion John Wagner

Deceased: We honor those Lions who have passed on. Thank you for your servant’s heart.

Kemspville Lions Club - Lion David Morris Lancaster Lions Club - Lion W. Meredith Kenny

Mathews Lions Club - Lion Robert Yard Middlesex County Lions Club - Lion Herman Robins

Princess Anne Lions Club - Lion Samuel McClain

TRAVELING LEO ISI EPORT V TS R 2008-09

Club Name # visits Points Qualified

for Patch Aragona Pembroke 2 60 Bayside 4 163 Chesapeake Host 2 75 Churchland 3 76 Cradock 2 60 Deep Creek 2 67.5 Hampton Roads 1 30 James City 4 145.5 Kempsville 5 77 Lancaster Cty 4 114.5 Little Creek 2 64 Middlesex Cty 1 27.5 New Town 1 26 Norview 2 75 Newport News 1 30 Oceanside 4 120 Oyster Point 1 37.5 Poquoson 6 154 Princess Anne 5 237.5 Richmond Cty 1 55 Southside 13 509.5 yes Thalia 6 210 yes VA Bch Central 2 74.5 VA Bch Town Ctr 7 248.5 yes Western Branch 6 160 Williamsburg 1 27.5 Woodstock 5 179.5 yes York 7 154 Time is running out to get qualified for the patch

award. Get those visits done soon. Lion Dallas Divelbiss 757-233-6459

dallasd2@verizon.net  

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A r t i s M o r e T h a n Creating Tac

W h a t M e e t s t h e E y e : tile Tours for the Blind and Those with Low Vision

Respectfully submitted for Lions Club consideration by ehder cid, affil aia Shirley Confino-R

Docent, Muscarelle Museum of Art

Introduction: The effort described in this proposal is to develop the capability of introducing the experience of art to the Blind and to

ource of education and enrichment to a population that is so often excluded. Many museums in this

Charlottesville, VA. All of the tours and presentations have proved successful. She is currently

tactile program for the blind and persons with low vision in the This effort will reach out to community organizations that serve the blind and persons with low vision,

persons with low vision, in a unique, financially feasible, program. Tactile and audible aids will be developed and produced by a team of experienced professionals in the field. The use of art is a powerful tool for developing the right side of the brain, for healing, for communication, for making life’s experiences richer. Talking books and literature written in Braille have opened up the art of literature to people who are blind. But how does a person who sees through touch experience art? This proposal suggests that museums can offer the art experience through the use of tactile board images, along with audio and Braille description, thereby adding another scountry and abroad have included this in their programs, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Art Beyond Sight, and the Birmingham Art Museum in Alabama. Based on research, there are no museums in Virginia that offer this kind of program, yet. Shirley Confino-Rehder has started a campaign, at the request of her friend, the late Marion Saunders, a blind advocate and tireless worker for the enrichment of all people, and the encouragement of Bayside Library Special Services. The Chair of the Norfolk Mayor’s Commission of Persons with Disabilities, representative on the South Hampton Roads Disability Service Board, a docent at the Muscarelle Museum of the College of William and Mary, and an award winning professional interior designer and artist, Ms. Confino-Rehder has created a simple, inexpensive tactile imagery technique. Using this technique, along with a specific descriptive script, she has presented tours and programs to people who are blind or have low vision, and to other docents to learn how to implement these tours at the Muscarelle Museum, the Chrysler Museum (with Marion), the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond, and the University of Virginia Art Museum ininvited to do a presentation of this program at Aristotle University in Thessaloniki, Greece, in May 2009 and has been accepted to present it at the National Docent Symposium in Toronto, as a representative of the Muscarelle Museum of Art, in October 2009. Art experiences can take place in any environment. Mrs. Confino-Rehder is suggesting a coordinated effort between the Muscarelle Museum, using as a resource the extensive art collection, and the Bayside Library Special Services, using their multi-technical abilities to create descriptions in audio and Braille. This program is designed to provide art experiences to a very special audience, extending it to a greater number of people than any museum or library program in Virginia. This concept is unique, the joint effort is unique, and the program will be far reaching, serving the library program “Seeing Beyond Low Vision Support Group” and extending to other libraries in south Hampton Roads through an “Art Experience by Mail” program, while enhancing the Muscarelle Museum of Art’s programming by introducing the firstTidewater Area. such as Ensight, the local center for independent living, the Virginia Association of the Blind local chapters and the Veteran Administration Hospital in Hampton, Virginia. The Process Mrs. Confino-Rehder will select a number of original fine art paintings at the Muscarelle that are examples of the different art periods, and create simple line drawings that represent the main theme, composition, and important shapes of the selected painting. She will then transfer her drawings on special sheets of Aluminum foil and submit the drawings to a fabricator to duplicate in a thermoform process. In addition to the line drawing, Mrs. Confino-Rehder will write a short, description of each painting for Braille inscription, along with a fuller description for audiotape. If funds permits, the Braille could be embossed on a color image of the painting. A complete set will therefore consist of one

ermoformed sheet of the image, accompanied by a Braille description and fuller description on an audiotape. We are oping to start with no less than one hundred sets of ten paintings. But that count will be determined by the amount

can be added as more money is received.

thhof funds collected. Additional paintings

Page 5 of 19 ART continued Funding The effort so far has been a self-funded pilot project by Shirley Confino-Rehder. Now that the concept is firmly stablished, additional funding will allow the expansion so that more people can benefit from it.

entation was made on February 2, this grant proposal is being submitted to the Friends for nsideration for support. Additional presentations of the program will be scheduled with the Lions Clubs around

.

e At the suggestion of the library Director, Mrs. Pamela Brown, a grant proposal has been submitted to the Friends of Bayside Special Services. At the suggestion and encouragement of several members of the Friends of the Muscarelle soon after a prescoHampton Roads The Program The Bayside Library Special Services – on site On four selected dates during the year, Bayside Library Special Services will present a tactile art program for their Support Group, (approximately 25 members) who are bind or have low vision. The program will explore two of the selected paintings. Each member will have a set of the paintings being discussed. Additional research will be available efore each program to help answer any questions that might arise pertaining to the artist, the history, the technique

he outreach program will be advertised as soon as the collection is available and is expected to receive many requests e Library currently serve.

band symbolism of the painting. Tfrom the schools and other libraries the Baysid The Muscarelle Museum of Art – on site Because the images will be taken from the Muscarelle Museum, trained docents can schedule tactile tours, in a similar manner that tours are scheduled now. Outreach programs can be scheduled at different sites within the community or n site. In addition, we may offer specialized training programs to other museums that show interest and have our

the ainting, if it is appropriate. There will be enough copies of each painting to have individual copies handed out to

no-Rehder will assist in implementing the program so that the director of the library, the education curator, nd least four docents are well informed and familiar with the process. Instructions will accompany each outreach

er special programs celebrating accessibility. BS, museums, libraries and art organizations cooperate to make art accessible to individuals who are blind or have low

duce this program at that time.

ocollection available for their use. Both the Library and the Museum can also expand the learning experience by doing a craft that is representative of pparticipants at both sites, and to have extra copies on files at both sites to lend out to other libraries and museums. Mrs. Confiapackage. The Team is prepared to begin the development of this program as soon as we have enough funds to buy needed supplies. If both Friends groups support this program, we will be able to start presenting the program in October 2009, Disabilities Awareness Month and Art Beyond Sight (ABS) month. It is within this time period that most agencies and organizations involved with persons with disabilities in the Unites States offAvision, and we would like to intro Expected Outcome/Results Based on documented papers, and personal experiences, we anticipate a positive reaction from all who experience this tour. We feel that costs to implement this program is financially feasible to enable other institutions of learning to adopt it, opening the doors to the aesthetic experience to a population that has long been overlooked. We all experience and look at art differently, we see in the canvas or piece of sculpture what we are trained to see, and rarely

it the same for everyone. This program will open the doors and allow people with low vision and persons who are it their own special way, in a manner that a person with sight cannot.

isblind to enter and experience art Outcome/Success/Measure It is expected that this program will gain much public recognition in media coverage. It is also expected that our

utreach Programs will enhance the lives of many people in the Hampton Roads area we serve whom we may never now.

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sion, to offer critiques for improvement, and to suggest additional formation needed for each presented painting.

ese reports and the participant evaluations. At the end of one year, all evaluations will be placed in a booklet, along

ent that will help determine hether the program will continue in 2010-2011 and if additional pages should be added.

ou think of to help create this aesthetic experience for our community of ersons who are blind or have low vision?

ise, funds will be collected by the Bayside Library Special Services. Full credit will be oted in each full set of images.

memory of Marion Saunders. I respectfully submit this request for your

ART continued To help measure the success of this unique program we will ask all participants, including our own members and those of the Out Reach programs, to evaluate each sesin The Director of the Bayside Library Special Services and a delegated administrator of the Muscarelle Museum will collectth with the summaries of the evaluations and impact of the program, resulting in a documw Library and museum services change with community needs. Enhanced services enhance experiences. What better venue than the museum and library can yp The Muscarelle Museum of Art can introduce this experience here in Virginia. We can be a leader in opening up the doors to a population that is waiting to walk in. At the suggestion of one of the Friends, I have asked our education curator, Amy Gorman, to research the possibility of creating a way to collect any donations dedicated to this project, making it tax deductible. Otherwn This program will be dedicated to theconsideration. Thank you for your time.

Shirley Confino-Rehder cid, affil aia Docent, Muscarelle Museum of Art

The thermofas seen on the ceiling in the Sistine Chapel, (pictured above)

actual Art

orm line shows the definition of God in The Creation of Adam

T

l, nd a flowing, temporal, aspect. For sighted people, the spatial aspect of art seems to dominate the temporal aspect.

s move over it, so xperiencing tactual art objects is primarily a temporal, sequential one, and only secondarily spatial.”

Hadley School for the Blind

“We tend to think of art experience in a visual way. We can see all parts of an art object that are facing us at the same time. We see how the parts are related to each other and to the whole. Though we tend to think of art in this spatial way, art also has a temporal aspect. This is most obvious when we view large pieces of sculpture or beautiful buildings. As we walk around the sculpture or through the building, the parts reveal themselves sequentially, as we move. Then the flow of the parts, one into the next, becomes an important part of the art experience. There is both a static spatiaa For blind people it is the other way around. The art object is experienced as the hands and finger tipe

“Museums and art stores are also sources of pleasure and inspiration. Doubtless it will seem strange to many that the hand unaided by sight can feel action, sentiment, beauty in the cold

m y arble; and yet it is true that I derive genuine pleasure from touching great works of art. As mfinger tips trace line and curve, they dis ught and emotion which the artist has cover the tho

Martha Pamperin portrayed.” email: martha@hadley.edu

“I I sometimes wonder if the hand is not more sensitive to the beauties of sculpture than the eye. should think the wonderful rhythmical flow of lines and curves could be more subtly felt than seen. Be this as it may, I know of the ancient Greeks in their that I can feel the heart-throbs

marble gods and goddesses.”

Helen Keller

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Has your club the filed Form 990-N (e-postcard)?

This was effective for

calendar year ending 2007-2008.

Failure to file could result in a penalty being accessed to the Lions Club.

Clubs have until the end of June

to file for last year without a penalty.

If your club needs more information on this, call the Cabinet Secretary, Lion Darlene Mueller.

 

RR..AA..MM.. It is time to be thinking about the

Remote Area Medical in Wise County VA. The dates this year are July 24-26.

Have you made your hotel reservation?

Please notify Lion Hauser Weiler, PCC, at weiler@sylvaninfo.net

or Lion Nancy Cranford

at nanlouram@verizon.net

if you plan to be a part of this medical project.

We guarantee you will be exhausted, but your heart will be light and filled with love. Come join us this year!

Lion Nancy Cranford

Co-chair, Lions Medical Projects 

Registration begins at 9am and the walk starts at 10am. This is a great family event with many activities including Moon Bounces, costumed characters, face painting, and more! is the national signature fundraising event of the Foundation Fighting Blindness. Since its inception in the Spring

of 2006, the program has raised over $7 million to fund sight-saving research. As promising treatments move into critical human studies, the need for research funding is greater than ever before. The urgent mission of The Foundation Fighting Blindness, Inc. (FFB) is to drive the research that will provide preventions, treatments and cures for people affected by retinitis pigmentosa (RP), macular degeneration, Usher syndrome, and the entire spectrum of retinal degenerative diseases. FFB is a national organization headquartered in Maryland. Since being founded in 1971, FFB has raised over $350 million for research making FFB the largest funder for retinal research. Your local Chapter host a series of Science Presentations and activities to raise awareness. If your club is interested in forming a team, please feel free to visit www.visionwalk.org to set-up your Club’s team or provide us with your Team Name and the names of the participants and we can create the team for you! It really is easy and a great way to raise funds

on For Fighting Blindness, at mmusgrove@FightBlindness.org

to cure retinal disease!

Contact Matthew G. Musgrove, Foundati hone: 410-568-0185 for more information.

P

Date: Saturday, June 6, 2009

Location: Short Pump Town Center11800 West Broad StreetRichmond, VA 23233

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District 24-D Bland Competition

It was a clean sweep for Southside at the District 24-D Bland Competition! The Southside Lions Bland Club winners, Marla Smith and Michael Protacio, pictured left with Lion Ginny Rauch and VDG Doug Mueller, achieved District 24D's top prizes in the instrumental & vocal categories yesterday at Great Bridge

an Church.

p to $2500 which would be very helpful toward their college tuitions.

auch, DG Doug Mueller, and

Presbyteri The winners now go to compete at the state competition during the Lions State Convention on May 29th. They could each win u

Pictured right are all the contestants who participated in the 24-D Competition with 24-D Bland Chairman, Lion Ginny RVDG Gary Rapier.

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Saying “yes” today to organ and tissue donation could save the lives of seven people, restore sight to two people, and help many others one day. Join the more than two million Virginians who have signed up as organ and tissue donors.

Be an organ and tissue donor:

Already a donor at save7lives.org:

Learn about save7Lives.org:

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ach, VA. with 5K and 1 Mile races.

Journey For Sight 

. Story, Virginia BeJourney for Sight 2009 was held April 11, 2009 at Ft

The Journey for Sight was sponsored by the following

LionsClubs: Woodstock, Mathews,

Western Branch, Ocean View, Bayside,

Virginia Beach Town Center, Virginia Beach Host, Gloucester, Thalia,

Kempsville, Southside, Aragona-Pembroke,

Oceana-Lynnhaven-Golden, Newport News Host,

Virginia Beach Central,

Participating in the run were DG Lion Doug Mueller with Lion Lisa Baker, pictured above left, and Southside President Lion Frank Brothers with Mary Mathena, above right.

Drink/Aragona-Pembroke Lions F

and Churchland.

ood/Kempsville Lions

Deaf-Blindness Awareness Week - Ju – 30 ne 24Helen Keller's Birthday - June 27, 1880

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,

hools included: Presidents/Vice Presidents School by VDG Lion Gary Rapier; Secretaries School by CS Lion er/; Treasurers School by PDG Lion Barbara Seneca and New Member Orientation by PDG Debbie Ivey.

MM aa rr kk yy oo

Lions District 24-D Leadership Training 2009 Lions District 24-D Leadership Training 2009 was held April 18, 2009 at the Sarah Bonwell Hudgins CenterHampton VA. The session opened with a Social/Continential Breakfast followedby opening remarks by CC Lion Clay Senecal. DG Lion Doug Muellerwelcomed the attendees and a Mission Statement was given by VDG Gary Rapier.

Leadership ScDarlene Muell

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24-D District Meeting Dates for next year

June 11, 2009 District Meeting 07/19/09 Khedive Temple Greenbrier Norfolk General Auditorium, Norfolk

District 24D Fall Conference 10/23/09 and 10/24/09 Banquet Dinner $16.00 Holiday Inn Executive Center Greenwich, Virginia Beach, President/Secretary Meeting at 6:00 pm Meeting begins 7:00 pm Governors Ball 02/27/10 Location TBD

White Cane Days 04/05/10 04/10/10 Le

Final District Meeting - 06/09/10 Smithfield Center, Smithfield

adership Training/ World Wide Induction -04/24/10 S

ara Bonwell Hudgins, Hampton International Convention (Sydney) 06/28/10-07/02/10

Blind Made Products Sale 05/10/10 -05/14/10 Dates for the Region Meetings should be out by the Middle of June. State Convention 05/20/10 -05/23/10 Roanoke, VA

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APPLICATION Lions Charity Foundation of District 24-D

Lions Charity Foundation District 24-D

Good Samaritan Fellowship

Presented to

Lion John Doe 2004

Good Samaritan Fellowship The following person has been nominated to receive the above award. Our club/personal check of $500.00 is enclosed or partial payment of $ ________________ is enclosed. Memorial donation Yes _____ or No _______

Name of Recipient: (As it is to appear on the plaque) please print or type

Mr / Mrs / Lion / Lioness / Honorable: ___________________________________________

Address of Recipient: _________________________________________________________

City: State: Zip + 4 _______________

Telephone No: Fax No: ______________________

Email Address: ______________________________________________________________

Name of Sponsoring Club/Lion:_________________________________________________

District 24- Date of Application: ________________________________________

Name and address of Club Secretary or person to whom plaque is to be sent -

__________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________

Signature: Club Secretary : __________________________________________________________________________

or Club President: __________________________________________________________________________________

Telephone No: Fax No: __________________Email address: __________________________

Date by which Award must be received: _______________________________ (Please allow 30 days for processing) NOTE: The plaque will be sent to the Club Secretary after a total of $500.00 is received unless otherwise indicated above.

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Help Wanted!  

: Fundraising ManagWanted er for S&H VanTasks:   Maintain CFC, MVP, and Pledge       

programs, find new ways to raise money, and promote our service around the district. eeded: Familiarity with Microsoft

 

 

Benefitrict 

Apply T  or 535‐4776 (C) or 686‐6209 (O) or by em

Skills N  Office software, willingness to meetpeople and speak to groups, and a team mentality. You’ll need to have a computer with internet access. s:  Satisfaction of keeping the best Lion’s service project in the distalive, well and growing! o:  Lion Sol Sherfey at 484‐7146 (H)

ail at solsherfey@msn.com 

We Need You!! 

The Cradock Lions Club The Cradock Lions Club met in Chesapea1312 George Washington Hwy., on April

o spoke on Tail sting and was

esapeake School Nurses. The School Nurses have worked

d glasses for many children and

esident larence "Ed" Stinson had the radock Lions Club bell stolen om him, but it was returned,

ed, by the close ofthe meeting.

Lions

of the

ons member Tom Hill transferred from the York Lions Club.

There will be a "Yard Sale" fundraiser at the Phillips Oil Co. in May 2009 to be announced later. Virginia Central Lion Alton Miller was the guest speaker. Pictures by Lion Rene Welz.

ke at Lillian's Restaurant, 1, 2009 Guest Speaker District 24-D Tail Twister Oceanside Lion Jim PalaciTwipresented a certificate of appreciation by Program Chairman Bob Mills.

A program was presented by ChCradock Lions and Chesapeake together to provide eye exams anadults. radock Lions Club Pr

  

S&H Van to hold Quarterly Meeting 

   The Lions mobile Sight & Hearing Unit willhold it

 s fourth quarterly meeting Thursday, 

 00  

 is now bright 

d 

year the Southside AND the Peninsula 

(rest easy, Lion Ray!). The Van is actively ecruiting for a Fundraising Manager to eep these programs on track (see ad bove). 

May 14th at Bubba’s Deli in Virginia Beach(3600 Dam Neck Rd). Dinner will be at 6:PM and the meeting will start promptly at7:00.   President and Van Engineer Sol Sherfey reports that the van has fully recovered from a long series of incidents that left it looking a little haggard, andand shiny and ready to work. It even has new carpet courtesy of Lion Al Miller, anthe windshield washers are working again to the relief of the drivers.   Money has started to come in from the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC), and Lion Sol has the paperwork in for next for both 

rka

CCCfrgifted wrapp

Gloucester

Gloucester Lions Club met March 26, 2009 at Nick's Spaghetti & Steakhouse, Rte. 17, Gloucester Point.

009, eight In March 2eye examinations and glasses were purchased for students Bethel Elementary and Peasley Middle Schools.

ion Raymond Weakland was voted in as a new LiLand Lion

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The Smithfield Lions Club met 7:00 PM Mon

Above right: The Smithfield Lions

Virginia Beach Town Center Lions Club

at 7:30 AM. One unusual and

rawn consecutively for all the prizes, but he refused to receive all three prizes.

ach Town Center Lions Club------"Lucky" Lion

Recycling Center. Cabinet cretary Lion Dr. Darlene Mueller spoke about their twinned

urkish Lion Club which has the same mission, to help the hildren. PDG Lion Barbara Senecal spoke on the Lions Charity oundation of District 24-D, Inc. recounting its history, mission

rrent expenditures.

day, April 13, 2009 at Smithfield Station, Smithfield, VA.

Above left: Smithfield Lions Linda Sherfey, Harry Munari and President Sol Sherfey.

serves PRIME RIB for dinner!

Virginia Beach Town Center Lions Club met at the Courtyard Marriott ,5700 Greenwich Road, Virginia

ach, VA April 2, 2009Bevery lucky coincidence was that the Virginia Beach Town Center Lions Club President Lion Mike Keelean had the

50/50 raffle tickets dfirst three winning

Virginia BePr

DAC Center Children First Lions Club The DAC Center Children First Lions Club met at the DAC Center for Learning, Portsmouth, VA, April 1, 2009 at 2:30 PM. Lion Helen Carlton gave a report on her trip to Ahuachapan, El Salvador with the United Methodist volunteers on a Medical and Construction Mission which saw 907 patients in 5 days and a dentist pulled 130 teeth. It was the fifth trip with two teams meeting annually. Lion Helen met with Lion President of the Yocolaboro Conel Club de Leones (Lions Club) and distributed 200 pairs of sun glasses and reading glasses from

e Lions District 24-D Eyeglass

esident Mike Keelean just to left of Lions Banner

theS

TcFand listing cu

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SUBMITTED BY Lion Dick Brown

The Middlesex Co. Lions Club met Tuesday PM

y.

hniques. Lion Al is a ndidate for vice district governor this year.

We will celebrate our 47th year and recognize our founding Charter members. If you would like to know more about the Lions, or if you would like to get involved in activities that support

ACELEBRATION, TIMOTHY SEAMAN OF WILLIAMSBDULCIMER, FLUTE, GUITAR AND KEYBOARD WIT “INSTRUMENTAL CELEBRATION OF THE

SHENANDOAH NATIONAL PARK.”

THE YORK LION OF THE YEAR FOR 2008-2009 WAS MR. VERN

AIRMAN AND IS PRESENTLY THE YORK LIONS TREASURER.

FOR 56 YEARS THE YORK LIONS CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE U RAISING

BE ES AND OSE IN NEED.

to celebrate a successful year, to induct two new members, and to donate funds to local community support agencies and groups. Checks were presented to the Youth Activities, the four fire departments, and the two rescue squads. Other recipients were Hands Across Middlesex, Habitat for Humanity, the Co. Department of Social Services, the Middlesex Public Library, and we made the 2nd installment on two scholarships.

In other business, Region 1 chairperson Lion Kemp Parrish from Hampton spoke briefly and then conducted a new-member induction ceremony for Lions Melba Waldron and Jennifer Lucas. Welcome, new Lions! We appreciate your

terest and eagerness to serve the communitin Lion Al Miller, a guest and long time Lion from Virginia Beach Central Lions Club, spoke about membership ecruitment and recruiting tecr

ca Our next meeting will be April 28th at the Beacon.

Middlesex, call me at 776-8342.

YORK LIONS CELEBRATE 56 YEARS

THE YORK LIONS CELEBRATED ITS 56TH YEAR AS CHARTER LIONS CLUB, SATURDAY APRIL 18TH. TO ASSIST IN THE URG ENTERTAINED THE CLUB BY PLAYING THE HAMMERED H HIS MUSIC CALLED

LONGEVITY PINS FOR SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY WERE AMONG THE EVENTS OF THE EVENING WITH MR. GEORGE TROMBLEY HAVING THE LONGEST NUMBER OF YEARS SERVING AT 41 YEARS. THANK YOU GEORGE!

BARTELS. VERN HAS SERVED ON MANY COMMITTEES FOR VARIOUS LION’S PROJECTS INCLUDING THE YORKTOWN LIONS BATTLEFIELD RUN, THE BLIND FISHING TRIP, WHITE CANE DAYS, BROOM SALES, SOCIAL CH

LOCAL COMMUNITY THROUGH VARIO S FUNDPROJECTS, HELPING THE SIGHT AND HEARING, DIA TMANY MORE TO HELP TH

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Breakthrough at Norfolk Academy (formerly Learning Bridge) has been serving middleNorfolk Public Schools since 1993. It is a member of the Breakthrough Collaborative, a national that increases educational opportunities for highly motivated yet under-supported middle schoooutstanding college and high school students to pursue careers in education. By offering six-week summer sessions and ongoing follow-up sessions to middle school students each year, Breakthrough at Norfolk Academy provides a college preparatory program with academically rigorous classes supplemented by creative arts, multicultural programs, and public speaking opportunities. By fostering the innovative Students Teaching Students model with college and

school students in the non-profit organization l students and inspires

h school students serving as the teachers and teaching interns, the program develops young

Performance tickets range from $20 to $50, and combined dinner and orchestra seat tickets are 100 for this charitable cause. You may call 757-461-2223, extension 5312 or visit www.norfolkacademy.org

higprofessionals in education. The generous support of friends, businesses, and foundations allows this tuition-free program to cultivate an enthusiastic community in which "it’s cool to be smart" and learning is fun. This year's Third Annual Benefit Concert will be held on Saturday, July 18, 2009 in the S.C. Johnson Theater at Norfolk Academy, located at 1585 Wesleyan Drive in Norfolk. A variety of local artists and performers will be donating their talents to this concert. The pre-show dinner starts at 5:15 pm and the performance starts at 6:30 pm. $ to purchase tickets or to make a donation. This will be a great family event for the middle of the summer. Please come

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and join u

M A Y I S H E A L T H Y V I S I O N M O N T H Fellow Lions, Did you know that more than 11 million Americans have common vision problems such as nearsightedness, farsightedness, astigmatism, and/or presbyopia? While this number may sound alarming, the good news is that

am (NEHEP) of the National

Lions Clubs play an important part in eye health eir communities. Please join LCI and NEI

in our efforts to elevate vision health as a priority.

lease let us know if you have participated in an activity

these problems can be detected through a comprehensive dilated eye exam and are easily corrected with the use of prescriptive eyewear such as glasses or contact lenses. May is Healthy Vision Month, a national eye health observance in the United States. The focus this year is to reduce uncorrected visual impairment due to refractive errors. Healthy Vision Month is sponsored by the National Eye Health Education ProgrEye Institute. Lions Clubs International is a member of NEHEP and works closely with them to promote healthy vision in our communities.

promotion in th

Pto promote eye health in May. We want to hear from you. lcif@lionsclubs.org In order to help your Lions Club educate the public about healthy vision month and the role regular eye exams play in maintaining good eye health, NEHEP has developed a variety of resources available in a Healthy Eyes ToolKit. It includes a variety of resources such as web links, e-cards, print and radio public service announcements (PSAs), sample text messages, drop-in articles, fact sheets, anddownloadable posters, bookmarks, and sti

ckers that can

be used to promote the importance of eye exams. .healthyvision2010.nei.nih.gov/hvm/http://www and

http://www.nei.nih.gov/healthyeyestoolkit/

Sincerely,

Lion Mahendra Amarasuriya LCIF Chairperson, 2008-2009

2009 LIONS OF VIRGINIA 86th STATE CONVENTION The 2009 Lions of Virginia 86th State Convention will be hosted by the Bailey's

Crossroad Host Lion Club and held at the Sheraton Premiere Hotel (Tysons Corners) located at 8661 Leesburg Pike, Vienna, VA on May 28th – May 31st.

Hotel reservat 00-325-3535. ion must be made directly with the Sheraton Premiere Hotel by calling 1-8Hotel Reservations must be made by May 11, 2009 in order to obtain the special convention room rates. Information concerning on the Lions of Virginia schedule of events and registrations forms can be found

website at  http://www.lionsofvirginia.org/ under “Calendar of Events”.

Registration forms were mailed to the club secretaries. 

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rug Abuse, and other experts, as more effective than simply sharing information about drugs. Life skills education teaches and reinforces the

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ates Department of Education, the National Institute for Drug Abuse, or the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning. With a long history of research-based program development and

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found on the approved programs list for many states’ tobacco settlement funding, opening this option for implementation of Lions Quest in the schools. In addition, Lions Quest provides local L unity llies, often bringing both financial and important ot available with D.A.R.E.

                      

Lions Quest or D.A.R.E.?  

e four significant differences between Lions Quest and D.A.R.E. that might for Lions and schools to recognize:

Drug Awareness Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) is an information-based program that focuses on toxicology and pharmacology of illegal drugs, with some newly added bullying prevention lessons. Lions Quest is a broad-based life skills approach, an approach that is recognized by the World Health Organization, National Institute for D

skills necessary for young people to apply their knowledge of drugs, resist negative peer pressure, set goals, and develop positive, healthy behaviors.

Due to its lack of evaluation outcomes, D.A.R.E. cannot be found on any of the recent lists distributed by the United St

rigorous evaluation outcomes, Lions Quest programs have been recognized by all three of the aforementiogroups.

A law enforcement officer facilitates D.A.R.E. instruction once per week, over an 8-week period in fifth or seventh grade. Lions Quest is integrated across the curriculum by a trained and certified classroom teachthereby taking advantage of the opportunity for the “teachable moment” that occurs in every classro

they become a natural way of life. (We do agree that a positive relationship can be established between officers in the classroom and young people, one of the stronger points of the D.A.R.E. program.)

D.A.R.E. is funded through federal, state, and local taxes. This makes D.A.R.E. susceptible to local funding cuts, administration changes within the law enforcement agency, and/or change in priorities among law enforcement agencies in a given locale. Lions Quest programs are eligible for Safe and Drug Free Schools funds, as well other federal funding related to youth development including character education and service-learning. Lions Quest is

ions clubs as comm a volunteer support, which is n

Braille Alphabet 

Growing up blind during the 1800s wasn't easy - but Louis Braille made the best of it. He was a successful scholar, gifted musician and by the time he was 15, he had crafted a written language that people around the world have recognized as an official standard since 1852. Braille's six-dot system was loosely based on the 'night writing' code developed by Charles Barbier for Napoleonic soldiers. Night writing, though rejected by the military for being too complex, was easily streamlined into the Braille system we know today. It provided a true revolution for blind people - allowing all manner of written communication to be produced for a previously excluded population.

1-800-446-2700 www.lions-quest.or g

If you would like to support Lions of Virginia District 24-D official newsletter, The Knights Vision, you can choose to have an advertisement or business card included in each issue, become a subscriber and receive the newsletter by mail each month, or simply be recognized as a Club KV Patron by making a donation. The funds received from ads, subscriptions, and donations cover the printing and mailing costs for hard copies to be available to those that are not able to read the newsletter online. Contributions are recognized at four levels; Bronze ($25-$49), Silver ($50-$74), Gold ($75-$99), and Platinum ($100 and up). Subscriptions are $12 a year. Please contact Lion Brandie Becker-Osborn, Knights Vision Business Manager, and let her know how you want to support our governor’s district newsletter. Thank you.