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This is the first of the District
2-S1's Online Newsletters. In an effort to spend your money
wisely we will no longer be sending Newsletter via snail-mail.
This is a big leap that many other Lions Club Districts have already
experienced. This newsletter will be provided to anyone.
If you know someone who wants to
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please print and present them a copy. Also if you know someone
who is not receiving notification when Newsletters are
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At this point the District is
looking for a Newsletter Editor. If you can send and receive
e-mail and would like to serve by compiling, proofreading and
editing Newsletter information please contact the District Governor
Lion Bonita Lowrie or Newsletter Publisher
Lion Daniel Shank.
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Dr Bonita Lowrie
District Governor
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These are especially exciting times
to be a Lion with our own Texas Jimmy Ross as International
President. "We Serve" and community service are at the heart of his
presidential program.
IP Jimmy has set the tone for 2006-2007 by calling for a paradigm
shift - looking at the same thing in a fresh way.
This Year of Lionism for District 2-S1 was officially kicked off
with the First Cabinet Meeting held in Nacogdoches, Saturday, July
29.
The Club Renewal Initiative was introduced in the training sessions.
During the Cabinet Meeting, the District voted to lead by example
adapting this powerful tool for District 2-S1 Renewal.
Lions in attendance could feel the paradigm shift. Those not in
attendance might have felt the ground tremble; heard the "paradigm
shifting!"
Did I say these are especially exciting times to be a Lion!
Bring a "pair-a-dimes" to the October Cabinet Meeting and get your
"two cents" worth in...
"Together, We Can Help More Lions Serve More People!"
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Fred Renkema
Vice District Governor
It’s great to be a Lion and serving people who are less fortunate.
Our International President Jimmy Ross has outlined the Lions Club
Renewal Program for all clubs in Lions Clubs International. This is
where each club reviews their club practices and determines whether
they are: (1) Highly Successful, (2) Less Successful, or (3)
Unsuccessful. The club should determine what should continue to be
done or what is unsuccessful and should be changed or improved. This
should help strengthen your club in the things that are done.
This is a good way to attract new members into your clubs and help
retain those members that are about to drop. Let me know if you are
having problems in this area and we can get you some help through
the MERL Team.
I had the privilege of attending the VIP Days at the Texas Lions
Camp. This was my first visit, due to job conflicts, and I was
amazed at the energy that this place exhibits. The graduation
ceremony was so enthusiastic and emotional that there was not a
dry eye in the audience. |
The children were awesome and the counselors were so vibrant and
alive for each child there. Everyone must attend one of these
events to appreciate what our money does for these kids. I had an opportunity to tour the facility and see where our
donations to the Texas Lions Camp go. I toured the Bunkhouses,
Cafeteria, Swimming Pool, Fishing/Paddle Boat area and observed the
Horseback Riding area, the Wall Climb, the Put-Put area, the Soccer
Field, the Arts and Crafts area and then we were taken to
Inspiration Point. This was a very beautiful area of the camp. The
children have an opportunity to experience each and every one of
these places in the week that they are at camp. What a fantastic
place to be a kid!!
The Camp Director, Steven Mabry, explained to us about the
administrative operation of the camp. This was an inspiration in
itself.
I want to thank you for your support and help in learning about
Lionism in District 2-S1. |
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P.S. From friends in Lions District
2-T2
HELPFUL HINTS TO MINIMIZE DROPS
- Impressive and meaningful
induction ceremonies. Have your induction within 2 months of
member joining.
- Involvement of all members (new
and old).
- Family involvement. Spouse
should be included in the new member’s induction and orientation.
- Members must feel needed and
wanted.
- Meetings should start on time
and close on time.
- Meetings with free, creative
spirit; tolerance and flexible moral sense: goodwill and humor.
- Improved attendance through good
and interesting programs.
- Proper recognition.
- More teamwork.
- Have the sponsor make the new
member feel special. Save them a place to sit and call when they
are absent.
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Clubs from District 2-S1 receive
International recognition by supporting Peace Poster Contest
See Full Story (Click
Here)
More Info on Peace Poster
Contest contact:
Lion Linda Sedtal
Lion Amy Shank |
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Harold Yost
Cabinet Treasurer |
936-632-7821
936-675-2210 cell
yosd@inu.net |
You should have received your invoices for district, state and camp
dues. Most of the invoices were sent by email, I did have emails
rejected by 13 clubs some these may have been a result of error in
coping addresses and some clubs officers do not have their email
addresses listed.
If you did not receive invoices by the 15 of July, please contact
me.
You will receive two invoices, #1 District, district convention,
district state convention and state dues. District dues $3.00,
District convention $.375, State convention $.375 and State Dues
$3.75 per member listed on WMMR report dated June 15, 2006. (Your
club membership reported as May 30.)
#2: Texas Lion Camp Dues $9.00 per member. These funds can be from
project activities since the checks are made out to the camp which
is 503(c)3.
This will require two checks returned to the District Treasurer, we
must make our transfer to the Texas Lions prior to September 20.
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Club
Renewal
One aspect of
International President Jimmy Ross' Program for 2006-2007 is "We
Serve"…through club renewal and development.
At the District 2-S1 Club Officers Training and Leadership
Development July 29, Region and Zone Chairs received the Club
Renewal Analysis Report form and were encouraged to promote Club
Renewal within their respective clubs.
The letter from IP Jimmy Ross concerning Club Renewal is
available on-line at
https://www3.lionsclubs.org/ClubRenewal/ClubRenewalWelcome.aspx
If you need a copy of the form as a working document for your
club, simply print the three pages.
After your club has used this powerful three-step process, you
can go back on-line, enter the club decisions, submit and print
a hard copy of the Club Renewal Analysis Report as a blueprint
for goal setting.
The form has been sent to clubs with e-mail contact and will
also be made available on the District website at
www.district2s1.org/resources.asp
As your District Governor, I am available to assist your club as
well as the Region and Zone Chairs. We are servant/leaders and
"Together, We Can Help More Lions Serve More People." |
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District 2-S1 Club Supports Texas
Lions Camp Staff Members
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Harold Yost of the Lufkin Evening
Lions Club, is shown presenting a scholarship to attend Angelina
Community College to Sarah Boles. Sarah was a summer staff
member at Texas Lions Camp in Kerrville, Texas this summer. TLC
is designed to provide handicapped and diabetic youths of Texas
with a week of camping activities to develop their "can do"
attitude. Shown in the back ground is Stephen Mabry, Executive
Director of Texas Lions Camp. |
Harold Yost of Lufkin Evening Lions Club is shown presenting a
scholarship to Bonnie Steed of Liberty, Texas a 3rd year student
attending SFASU. Bonnie was a summer staff member at Texas Lions
Camp in Kerrville, Texas. In the back ground is Stephen Mabry,
Executive Director of Texas Lions Camp. TLC is a camp for Texas
handicapped and diabetic youth. |
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www.lionscamp.com |
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 Texas Lions
Camp Director Report
Lion Harold YostWe are close
the end of the camping session. The district has had an increase in
the number of camper. We had 23 campers on the bus for session V, we
also had 4 cancellations. During the award program for session V we
saw a camper sponsored by Lufkin Host Club named the “Outstanding male
Camper for Session V”. We have a total of 25 campers assigned to the
two diabetic camping sessions. (These are the only sessions filled to
capacity) During the VIP training session last week, we were informed
that we would match last year attendance numbers.
Most of the districts attending the VIP training reported that they
are having trouble convincing parents to allow their children camp.
Those district that use buses to transport camper also cited the
increasing cost of transportation. We were quoted $3800 for a 50
passenger bus, 2S2 (Houston) reported it cost them $9000 to run the
buses to three sessions. El Paso had 20 empty seats on their bus. Our
fuel cost for the bus and van was $1300 then we had meals and lodging.
The focus of the VIP training was on the information that we must get
to the clubs concerning the camps mission, funding and method on
donations. Less than one half of the $1,800,000 budget comes from dues
($18 per year) and 100% donations ($10 per members), the remainder of
these funds must come from donations to Century Club, Life
memberships, Memorials, Jack Wiech Fellowships and other forms of
donations. 76% of our clubs were 100% donors this year.
I wish to thank the members of the Nacogdoches Breakfast Club for
their help making the bus transportation work and their transporting
diabetic campers from other clubs. In person I wish to thank Lions
Charles Taver, Susan Oney and James Young for their help.
Start working on campers for next year.
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Club
Activities
Port Arthur Founders Lions Club
PDG Vera LeBlanc Installed 2006-2007 officers. President and CEO of
Better Business Bureau, Michael Clayton gave program on Protecting
your Privacy and Personal Identity.
Kirbyville Lions Club
Our speaker was Mark Allen from Buna, TX. He spoke on the Texas
Hurricane Conference and Hurricane Drill that he attended. PDG Vera
LeBlanc installed the slate of officers for the new club year. Club
provided six $500 scholarships.
Beaumont Founders Lions Club
New Member Vicki Hawthorn, sponsor Mary Jon Wells. Held White Cane Day
on June 10 and raised $956. PDG Randall Morris installed 2006-2007
officers at banquet. Provided on pair of glasses and collected 94
pair. Sponsored 2 Campers to Texas Lions Camp.
Beaumont South/Forest Park Lions Club
Presented 2 $500 staff scholarships at Texas Lions Camp Awards Night.
Collected 205 pairs of eyeglasses and provided 3 eye exams. Sponsored
2 Campers to Texas Lions Camp.
Port Neches Lions Club
Inducted New Club Officers on June 13th. Collected 2 pairs of
eyeglasses and 16 individual lenses.
Rusk Lions Club
New member, Amy Derrington, sponsored by Isaac Daniel joined club. Had
programs from Alicia Oliver on Growing up in a Lions Club Family, and
Seth Daniel, Brett Bowden and Kimberly Jones, 2006 Lion Scholarship
Recipients. Sponsored 1 Texas Lions Camp Camper.
Winnie-Stowell Lions Club
Helped to clean up park in Stowell, TX. Sponsored 1 Texas Lions Camp
Camper. Collected 1 pair of eyeglasses and provided 1 eye exam.
Fred Lions Club
Had Luncheon for Senior Citizens.
Nacogdoches Noon Lions Club
Placed flags on June 14 (Flag Day) at 60 unsubscribing businesses.
Manned a booth at The Texas Blueberry Festival (Nacogdoches) selling
raffle tickets for a club-member-built patio swing. Lion Vergil Ploch
presented program "Installing Cross-country Natural Gas Pipelines."
Lion DG Bonita Lowrie visited out booth at the Texas Blueberry
Festival and spent time assisting our raffle ticket sales. Flags will
be placed at subscribing businesses on July 4.
Woodville Lions Club
Inducted 2 new members, Audrey Pelly and Diane Bellamy. Had programs
on Finance, Disaster Preparedness and from the Chamber of Commerce.
Collected 65 pair of eyeglasses and provided 2 eye exams. Club
sponsored 2 campers to Texas Lions Camp. |
Nederland Professional Lions Club
June 13, was our Installation and Awards Banquet. PDG Vera LeBlanc
did a awesome job of installing our officers and keeping with a
nautical theme. Lion Ken Young, Jr. was installed as our new
president. There were plenty awards given out, with new members
receiving their Century Club Keys. Lion Art Branson received his
10th yr. medallion and Lion Hollis Wilson was awarded Life
Membership to the Texas Lions Camp for completing 10years in the
NPLC. President Kent McCreery received a Life Membership to the
Texas Eye Bank in Houston. Sec. Lion Linda Sedtal received the
Melvin Jones Fellow Award. New members receiving their keys were
Lions Alice Branson, Gerald & Kathy Scroggs, David & Kitty Kay and
Cheryl Young. DG Dr. Bonita Lowrie talked about our club being
small but powerful. We had 19 in attendance on June 5, 2006.
Lufkin Evening Lions Club
Recruited Lion Camp campers and organized bus transportation of
campers for district. New club officers were installed by PDG Paul
Mayberry. 250 pair of eyeglasses collected and 6 eye exams provided.
Sponsored 5 campers to Texas Lions Camp. Marksman Concert planned for
September 1, 2006.
Mt. Enterprise Lions Club
Fireworks trailer was renovated to comply with state law, Sales begin
June 30.
Livingston Lions Club
Three new members joined club, Lynn Chenault, Jim Eskridge & Robert
(Bob) Cook. Presented $200.00 to Mannafest Presented $300.00 to Youth
Baseball League Presented $500.00 to Emergency Health Board Presented
$1,000.00 to Red Cross Presented $375.00 to Saafe house. Had programs
from Lion Bill Holder on Lake Livingston Dam damage from Hurricane
Rita. Elaine Williams gave program on CASA and Lions Barry Jeffries
and Lion Henry Ager did Memorial Luncheon for families of Lions who
passes away during the year.
Jacksonville Lions Club
Made arrangements for 3 campers to attend various sessions of Texas
Lions Camp in Kerrville. Jim Bob Lindsey gave program on Experiences
of an Auctioneer. Provided eye exams to 2 school children. Club gears
up for Rodeo held in July.
South County Breakfast Lions
Club collected eye glasses. Club Members put flags up in community for
Flag Day, June 14. PDG Moe Cully gave program on HARP and Sight First
II Program. VDG-Elect Fred Renkama inducted Officers. Provided 2 Eye
exams and eyeglasses and collected 75 pair of eyeglasses. Collected 6
hearing aids.
Garrison Lions Club
Installation of Club Officers by PDG David Middleton. Sponsored 1
camper to Texas Lions Camp. Cub Scout Den will help sort, count and
box used eyeglasses to be transported to Midland for recycling.
Planning 56th Annual Lions Club Homecoming - October 28, 2006. |
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New Members
| New Member |
Sponsor |
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Beaumont Breakfast |
| Samantha McCornick |
Billie Blackburn |
Chester |
| Helen Poole |
Jeanice Campbell |
| James Saunders |
Jeanice Campbell |
| Lynne Larkin |
Jeanice Campbell |
| Dorris Saunders |
Jeanice Campbell |
| Barry Larkin |
Jeanice Campbell |
Lufkin Evening |
| Glen Simmons |
Legrand Carney |
Nederland Professional |
| Carolyn Dixon |
Linda Sedtal |
Onalaska Greater |
| Margo Angell |
Ann Dunn |
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Calendar of Events
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September 1 |
Marksman Concert - Lufkin |
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September 14-16 |
USA/Canada Lions Leadership
Forum |
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September 16 |
Do Dat Bar-B-Q - Nacogdoches |
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September 23 |
Burkeville-Toledo Bend Lions
Club Charter Night |
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October 11-14 |
Orange Lions Club Carnival |
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October 18-21 |
Orange Lions Club Carnival |
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October 20 |
Advisory Council Meeting -
Orange Carnival Barn |
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October 21 |
Second Cabinet Meeting - Beaumont |
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October 21 |
Beaumont Founders Lions Club 90th Anniversary |
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October 28 |
Garrison Lions Club 56th Annual Lions
Homecoming |
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