On the Web at http://galions.org/18n DG Cathy Threatt

Fellow Lions of District 18 N

We have ended yet another month of great ser-vice and wow how fast it flew by!!! I have been on the road all month visiting the clubs and have been very impressed with the way each club conducts its busi-ness and enjoyed hearing about all of the upcoming events each of you have planned. GREAT JOB EVERY-ONE!!!!!!

Growth in the clubs is slowly coming around and I see enthusiasm in the clubs as each of you see that it IS possible for each of you to have a plus 3 in member-ship at the end of the year! I appreciate the efforts you are making in filing your reports each month as well. This month the web site site was down for 3 days, which shows us to not wait until the last week to file if possible. File what you have now and you can always add to it the next month!

This past month we had our first Council of Gover-nors meeting that was held jointly with our Lions Light-house team, our Camp for the Blind team and our Leader Dog team. Let me tell you there were a lot of meetings and a lot of discussions so that at the end, a lot of accomplishments were made. I feel each team left knowing that this state of Georgia Lion members care about their programs deeply and will always be there to lend a helping hand to keep each program going strong in Georgia.

With that being said, Camp for the Blind is the one program that is most in need of our help at this time to turn things around financially. We need to give them top priority and help this great program keep going. I have a team in place at this very moment that is putting together a project that will be a Georgia Dis-trict 18N project that the funds will all go to the Camp. When we have things set, the blast will go out for all hands on deck and I need every club to help in any way possible to make this a HUGE success please!!!! I

would also like to see each club do an extra project with the funds ear marked for the Camp like you do a White Cane Day ear marked for the Lighthouse.

I also will say now that I expect to see on my roll of clubs at the end of the year that each and every one of you supported each of the four programs of Georgia Lions and they are …LCI, Lighthouse, Camp for the Blind and Leader Dog. If it is only $25 to each one of them, I want to see it please!!!!

I know that I am making a lot of requests of each of the clubs this year, but trust me please when I say that WHEN we accomplish each of these things, it will only make our district stronger and our clubs stronger and we will be able to serve even better in our com-munities and beyond!

Coming up, I have even more clubs to visit this month and I am looking forward to it. I see zone meetings are going on, which is great. Attend those in your area and visit other clubs in your area as well as attend their fundraisers when you can. You will really enjoy it.

Next District cabinet meeting is in November in Brunswick. Put it on your calendar now to attend. See you on the road!!!!

Yours Always

“Networking To Serve!” “Follow Your Dream!”

18N District Governor

Cathy Threatt

2013-2014

District Total Clubs

Family Unit HH

Family Unit 1/2

Female Lions

Male Lions

Charter Mem-bers

New Mem-bers

Rein-stated Mem-bers

Transfer Mem-bers

Total Mem-bers

Added

Total Members Dropped

Total Member-

ships Gain/Loss Fiscal

Period

18 L 51 134 142 474 1,012 23 32 4 0 59 105 1,486 -46

18 I 56 163 171 450 957 0 24 1 4 29 51 1,407 -22

18 O 61 112 114 355 1,007 5 34 14 3 56 45 1,362 10

18 N 68 153 166 447 1,131 0 34 3 1 38 40 1,578 -2

MD18 236 564 596 1,721 4,114 28 124 22 8 182 242 5,833 -60

New Members New Lion Sponsor Club Renee M Holland Eugene Dyal Alma Jennifer J Shrouder Cathy Threatt DG Douglas Doretha H Jenkins Francis Lott Douglas Gloria Jane McMillen Andrea Taylor Douglas Dianne Crummey Ricky Crummey Port Wentworth George Kevin Faircloth James Curl Reidsville Tammy L Wilds David Avery Reidsville Joseph E Spagnolo JES Larry Smith Sandersville Debra D Helton Larry Smith Sandersville Sharon Larisey Waters Harriet Yancey Sylvania Gain in Membership 10 Deceased Members Lion Club P U Rozier Brantley County

Dropped Members

Lion Club Reason Coleen Marie McKenzie Golden Isles Resigned in Good Standing Violet E Rhodes Golden Isles Resigned in Good Standing Bryan Alan Croft Golden Isles Resigned in Good Standing Retha M Coleman Hinesville Moved Gregory Harris Hinesville Non-Attendance Stanley P Stewart Jekyll Island Moved Jeffrey M Harvey Louisville Moved Bobby S Byrd Milledgeville Resigned in Good Standing Adam Horne Soperton Non-Attendance and Non-Payment of Dues Mary P Williams Wadley Other Loss in Membership –11

ALAMO Glasses Assistance to Individuals aid to the vision / hearing impaired September 2013 Purchased a pair of eye-glasses for an individual.

Donation Donations Non-LCIF Donations September 2013 A donation of $200 was made to the Camp for the Blind.

ATKINSON COUNTY eyesight assistance Assistance to Indi-viduals aid to the vision / hearing impaired September 2013 turned in 3 applications eyeglasses assistance to the Douglas Lions Club for 3 students

AUGUSTA Collect and Donate Eyeglasses Assistance to Indi-viduals aid to the vision / hearing impaired September 2013 5 members of the Club routinely service multiple collection boxes in our area. Collected and sent off 129 pairs of donated glasses to the Georgia Lions Lighthouse.

BELLVILLE community service Assistance to Individuals aid

to the elderly / disabled September 2013 13 Lions donated 126 community service hours consisting of aid to the elder-ly/disabled and other misc. community service

used eyeglasses collection and recycling Health & Well-ness eyeglass recycling September 2013 34 lions collected and donated 5 pairs of used eyeglasses to Ga. Lions Light-house.

BRANTLEY COUNTY eye glass Assistance to Individuals aid to the vision / hearing impaired September 2013 approved application for eye glasses

BRUNSWICK Jekyll Island BBQ Beach Bash Planning Fund-raising Fundraising Event / Campaign September 2013 Lion Dan Dean spent time seeking sponsorships for signature fundraiser.

Church Trustee and Business Director Volunteer Time Com-munity & Cultural Activity social / community event Sep-

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tember 2013 Lion Frank Lane volunteered 24 hours of time to Rhema Community Church as Trustee and Business Director. Lion Laurie Lane volunteered 4 hours to Rhema Community Church for administrative support.

Cheerleader Choreography and Fellowship of Christian Ath-letes Community & Cultural Activity summer / recreation camp September 2013 Lion Courtney Burkett taught cheer-leaders choreography and also volunteered with the Fellow-ship of Christian Athletes in Brunswick.

District Governor Advisory Meeting in Zone 5 Meetings / Ad-ministrative Activities training September 2013 Lion Frank Lane, Zone Chair, led a training session to 11 Lions for leader-ship and membership, including sharing the District Gover-nor/International President's goals.

Volunteer for The Gathering Place Opportunities for Youth, youth life skills / social emotional learning September 2013 Lion Courtney Burkett volunteered at The Gathering Place, a Christian youth organization in Brunswick.

BULLOCH one lion cleaned the grounds arrounf our Flag house - cutting grass and weeds,, Environmental Ser-vices clean up September 2013 1 lion spent 2 hours cleaning the grounds around out Flag House, cutting grass and weed-ing.

2 members visited anther club Meetings / Administrative Activities club visitations September 2013 The President (Jeff Giddens) and secretary (Barbara Davidson) visited the GSU campus lions club on their meeting on 9/18/2013 at 6 pm. They are currently meeting in an office at the food bank. One of the items brought was the possibility of moving the meetings to the Student union building as some of there members do not have cars.

2 flag day events since last meeting Fundraising Fundraising Event / Campaign September 2013 On separate days, The American Flag and The GSU flag were placed in front of busi-ness that made a donation for a year . To Date, $8,700.00 has been raised for our flag day program.

Flag day fund raiser Fundraising Fundraising Event / Cam-paign September 2013 10 lions participated in the placing out and picking up of the Georgia Southern Flags for the first Foot ball game of the Year. Total funds raised so far in this fund raising project for the coming year is $7,900.00

Monthly meeting Meetings / Administrative Activi-ties meetings September 2013 14 members attended the 1st of 2 meeting for the month of September. There was no speaker or guest.

regular meeting Meetings / Administrative Activi-ties meetings September 2013 13 members attended the 2nd regular meeting for September at RJ's in Statesboro. there were no visitors or speakers.

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COLLINS Assistance to Individuals Assistance to Individu-als aid to the elderly / disabled September 2013 Visiting the elderly and sick. Welfare checks on individuals. Performing household chores and repairs. Running errands. Sending cards.

Autumn Fall Fest Fundraising Fundraising Event / Cam-paign September 2013 The Autumn Fall Fest is a joint fund raiser for the our Lions Club, volunteer fire department, and the city's beautification projects. It's the Lions Club's largest fund raiser.

DARIEN provide facility for Senior Citizens Assistance to Indi-viduals aid to the elderly / disabled September 2013 Provide meeting facility for senior citizens activities

Organize Annual Darien Fall Fest & Classic Car Show Commu-nity & Cultural Activity civic services September 2013 Plan-ning and organizing event that will take place on 2 Novem-ber.

removal of dead trees Environmental Services clean up Sep-tember 2013 There were 3 dead tall pine trees that threat-ened to fall and damage two buildings and utility wires if they fell. Lions, Scouts and parents felled the trees, cut up and dis-posed of the debris.

YMCA support Community & Cultural Activity other commu-nity & cultural activity September 2013 One Lion serves as Director ot the YMCA and another Lion serves on its Board of Directors.

support for Boy Scouts, Cub Scouts and Girl Scouts Opportu-nities for Youth sponsorship of boy scouts / girls scouts troops September 2013 Hold charters for Boy Scout and Cub Scout troops. Provide meeting facility and maintenance.

FOLKSTON Brooms & Mop Sales Fundraising Fundraising Event / Campaign September 2013

Gumball Machines Sales Fundraising Fundraising Event / Campaign September 2013

Regular Monthly Meeting Meetings / Administrative Activi-ties meetings September 2013

GLENNVILLE Executive Board Meeting Meetings / Adminis-trative Activities meetings September 2013 Attend the Tattnall - Evans Baptist Association Executive Board meeting

Attend Civic Club Meetings Meetings / Administrative Activi-ties meetings September 2013 Attend various civic club meetings in the community

Church Activities Meetings / Administrative Activi-ties meetings September 2013 Volunteer service for WMU meeting

Volunteer Church Activities Community & Cultural Activi-ty other community & cultural activity September 2013 Serve on Board of Deacons, Perform building maintenance on Church building, Driving Church van to transport Church members.

GOLDEN ISLES L C Environmental Services Environmental Services clean up September 2013 Cleaning trash in the St. simon's community.

Assistance to Individuals Assistance to Individuals other assistance to individuals September 2013

Eye Clinic Health & Wellness vision screening September 2013 Examination, screening, and distributing glasses

HEPHZIBAH High School Cleanup Community & Cultural Activity civic services September 2013 Lion Emil Wodicka assisted with cleanup at the Hephzibah High School

Zone Chair visits Meetings / Administrative Activities club visitations September 2013 Lion Frank Spinney visited the Augusta Lions club, Augusta Garden City and Fleming Lions Clubs as Zone Chair. The Hephzibah Club will be hosting a Zone Meeting during the month of October.

Pickup and deliver Eyeglasses Health & Wellness eyeglass recycling September 2013 Lion Henry Travis picked up eye-glasses as he does each month; Lion Jon Winters delivered the glasses to the Lighthouse and attended the Literacy pro-grams presentation along with Lion Billy Carroll. This was Lion Billy's first trip to the Lighthouse and he encouraged our club members who have not been there, to make plans to visit.

Fallen Lions Poker Run Fundraising Fundraising Event / Campaign September 2013 3rd annual Lions Club Poker Run to benefit Keep the Camp Fires Burning Date: Saturday, August 31, 2013 Lions Joanne Rogalsky, Donna Winters, Faye Winters, Jon Winters, Emil Wodicka, Henry Travis, Bub-ba Spinney and Frank Spinney participated in the Poker Run to support the Keep the Camp Fires Burning. Lion Frank road his motorcycle with Lion Bubba riding along. The turn out for riders was low, but it was a nice day. Most im-portantly, $1100 was raised for the Georgia Lions Camp for the Blind.

JEKYLL ISLAND Packing of Eye Glasses Assistance to Indi-viduals aid to the vision / hearing impaired September 2013 Packing of Eye Glasses for distribution to those in need.

Multiple Areas of Overall Service to our Community includ-ed:

Community & Cultural Activity civic services September 2013 Packing of Medicines, Manning the desk at an art cen-ter, Recording of learning lessons and books for the blind, Environmental Awareness and Education through Jekyll; Island Turtle Center, Little St. Simons and a Blood Drive, Facilitating community meetings, Serving Meals at the Food Band, organizing volunteers at the Historic Goodyear Cottage, Serving at a Community Thrift Store, Serving at the SHRIMP & GRITS Festival and providing transportation for

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the elderly.

Little St. Simons Beach Clean-up Community & Cultural Ac-tivity civic services September 2013 Environmental Aware-ness with Island Clean UP

American Red Cross Blood Drive Community & Cultural Ac-tivity civic services September 2013 Lions help to serve in the Blood Drive

FLAG Posting on Jekyll Island Community & Cultural Activi-ty civic services September 2013 Flags ablaze on Jekyll Is-land were placed at the island entry, the civic center and historic district.

JEKYLL ISLAND TURTLE CENTER Community & Cultural Activi-ty education / language / literacy September 2013 Bob Weitz served at the Turtle Center as Docent for 24 with education

SHRIMP & GRITS FESTIVAL Community & Cultural Activity

social / community event September 2013 SHRIMP & GRITS FESTIVAL is an annual event that reaches out to the South Georgia and North Florida areas. 4 Members, Pam Mueller, Mike Mueller, Jim Karvunis and Terri Karvunis interfaced with hundreds of people! It was a wonderful outreach with hopes of having a table next year.

LIBERTY COASTAL L C Ceremony Honoring POW/MIA?KIA Assistance to Individuals aid to military families Septem-ber 2013 Attended ceremony dedicating red bud tree for the grandson of a fellow PDG. The following day attended cere-mony dedicated to POW/MIA

Aid to Local Library Community & Cultural Activity educa-tion / language / literacy September 2013

District Governor's Advisory Committee Meeting Meetings / Administrative Activities meetings September 2013 President and Secretary attended DG Advisory Committee Meeting.

Aid to Units Opportunities for Youth sponsorship of boy scouts / girls scouts troops September 2013 Worked with 3 units in setting up meetings and training of leaders. Also worked on preparation for adult leader training encompassing 2 BSA Councils in SE Georgia.

MILLEDGEVILLE LCIF donation Donations Donations to LCIF September 2013

Leader Dogs for the Blind Donations Non-LCIF Dona-

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tions September 2013

Donation to GA Lions Camp for the Blind Donations Non-LCIF Donations September 2013 State project: Accredited Camp for the Visually Impaired located in Waycross, GA

Donation to GA Lions Lighthouse Foundation Donations Non-LCIF Donations September 2013 Sate project providing sight and hearing services to needy citizens of Georgia. located in Atlanta, GA

Brooms and Mops Sale Fundraising other fundraising Sep-tember 2013 Milledgeville Lions sell brooms and mops behind the Presbyterian Church at Milledgeville First Friday event.

POOLER Sight For Students Assistance to Individuals aid to the vision / hearing impaired September 2013 Two more local school nurses were added to the Sight for Students Pro-gram!

Low Vision Machine Assistance to Individuals aid to the vi-sion / hearing impaired September 2013 A low vision ma-chine was obtained for our club by 1st Vice District Governor Chip Nedza when he was our Guiding Lion. We have found a need in our community and the machine was loaned to a sixth grade student in our area, who now pushes the aid on a cart from class to class so he can clearly see his textbooks! Things like this make all the hard work worth the effort!

Literacy Program Community & Cultural Activity education / language / literacy September 2013 The Reading Program has begun at two area schools and three volunteers meet weekly with elementary school children to read and promote litera-cy.

October 12th Pooler Lions Car Show Fundraising Fundraising Event / Campaign September 2013 Preparations and meetings of all committees are now in high gear!

Board Meeting Meetings / Administrative Activi-ties meetings September 2013 The Board met on September 10th for a regular meeting.

Regular Business Meetings Meetings / Administrative Activi-ties meetings September 2013 Meetings were held on Sep-tember 3rd and 17th at the Western Sizzlin.

Taste of Pooler Community & Cultural Activity social / com-munity event September 2013 On September 17th six of our members attended the Taste of Pooler at the Embassy Suites to publicize our upcoming Car Show and enjoy the cuisine of local restaurants!

Public speaking Community & Cultural Activity social / com-munity event September 2013 Lions members spoke at PTA meetings to acquaint the public with activities of the Pooler Lions Club.

REIDSVILLE vision screening Assistance to Individuals aid to the vision / hearing impaired September 2013 At the annual Wiregrass Festival on Saturday, Sept 28 the club did vision screenings on children ages 16 and younger. We also sold

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brooms and mops.

RICHMOND HILL Patriot Guard Community & Cultural Ac-tivity civic services September 2013 September 1st: ALR Mission Glenville, Escort from Funeral home to church and Stand in as Honorary Paul Bearers. September 7th: PGR Mis-sion Pooler, Stand Flag line for Visitation Hours.

Food service Community & Cultural Activity food bank / food distribution September 2013 Delivered meals in Rich-mond Hill from the soup kitchen to the needy in the com-munity

American Legion Meetings Meetings / Administrative Activi-ties meetings September 2013 September 10th: American Legion Riders Post 168 Hinesville. September 26th: Ameri-can Legion Post 27 Richmond Hill. Other meetings attended.

SAVANNAH fund raiser Fundraising Fundraising Event / Campaign September 2013 Our club member Adam Lee was a dancer in dancing with the stars held recently. The final result for amount of money raised isn't know but will be reported on next month activity report. Lion Jackie and Bill Ricks help the Georgia Lions Lighthouse with their monthly screening.

SAVANNAH PORT CITY Administrative duties as Club secre-tary Meetings / Administrative Activities other administra-tive duties September 2013 Taking and recording minutes from meetings; printing minutes to be distributed to mem-bers; entering monthly activities online.

Serving SCAD students Community & Cultural Activity other community & cultural activity September 2013 Setting up and serving refreshments to returning SCAD students to welcome them to Savannah

Savannah-Ogeechee Canal Event Community & Cultural Activity other community & cultural activity September 2013 Preparing and supervising children's activities at Sa-vannah-Ogeechee Canal.

Making items for Lutheran World Relief International Rela-tions other international relations September 2013 Sewing backpacks and quilt tops to be distributed by Lutheran World Relief

STATESBORO MORNING FOOD OUTREACH PROGRAM As-sistance to Individuals aid to disadvantaged families Sep-tember 2013 EVERY MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, & FRIDAY NEEDY FAMILIES ARE SERVED WITH FOOD COLLECTED FROM LOCAL STORES. AN AVERAGE OF 200 FAMILIES ARE SERVED EACH MONTH. 5 LIONS AND 7 NON-LION VOLUN-TEERS WORK THIS PROGRAM.

VOLUNTEER WORK AT FOOD BANK, INC IN STATESBORO, GEORGIA Assistance to Individuals aid to disadvantaged families September 2013 PROVIDES TRUCKS, TRAILERS,

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MANPOWER FOR PICKUP AND DISTRIBUTION OF FOOD. ORGANIZED VOLUNTEERS FROM GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNI-VERSITY TO HELP WITH SAME ACTIVITIES

BROWN BAGS FOR SENIORS PROGRAM Assistance to Indi-viduals aid to the elderly / disabled September 2013 BAGS OF GROCERIES PREPARED TO DISTRIBUTE TO NEEDY SEN-IORS. LIONS GATHER,ORGANIZED, AND DISTRIBUTE FOOD TO SENIORS. COLLEGE STUDENTS PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO FILL BAGS AND CARRY BAGS TO CARS. 56 BAGS DISTRIBUT-ED 82 SENIORS SERVED

PROVIDING GLASSES FOR THE DISADVANTAGE Assistance to Individuals aid to the vision / hearing impaired Septem-ber 2013 FOUR EYE EXAMS AND 5 GLASSES THIS MONTH. FOUR CHILDREN AND ONE ADULT

PLACEMENT OF GEORGIA SOUTHERN FLAG WITH LOGO IN FRONT OF BUSINESS Fundraising Fundraising Event / Cam-paign September 2013 FLAGS PLACED DURING HOME FOOTBALL GAME TO SHOW SUPPORT FOR FOOTBALL TEAM. THREE DIFFERENT SATURDAYS THIS MONTH

AMERICAN FLAG PLACEMENT FOR CONSTITUTION DAY IN FRONT OF BUSINESS Fundraising Fundraising Event / Cam-paign September 2013 PLACEMENT AND PICKUP IAW WITH FLAG CODE

AMERICAN FLAG PLACEMENT FOR LABOR DAY IN FRONT OF SELECTED BUSINESS Fundraising Fundraising Event / Cam-paign September 2013 FLAGS PLACED AND PICKED UP IAW FLAG CODE ON LABOR DAY

REGULAR SCHEDULED MEETINGS Meetings / Administrative Activities meetings September 2013 Two this month. Guest speaker at one. average 12 members attending with 3 guest.

MONTHLY DONATION TO STATESBORO LIBRARY Communi-ty & Cultural Activity social / community event September 2013 A monthly donation has been given to the Friends of the library for the past several months. program will contin-ue until further notice. This is in support of the literacy pro-gram.

SYLVANIA Provided eye exams and glasses to three individ-uals Assistance to Individuals aid to the vision / hearing impaired September 2013 The Sylvania Lions club approved three applications for eye exams and eye glasses.

Sold concessions at local football game Fundraising Fund-raising Event / Campaign September 2013 The Sylvania Li-ons Club sold concessions at the local high school football game.

The club held its September regular and directors meeting Meetings / Administrative Activi-ties meetings September 2013 The Sylvania Lions Club held its regular and directors meeting.

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TWIN CITY eyeglasses sent to lighthouse for the blind. Assis-tance to Individuals aid to the vision / hearing impaired Sep-tember 2013 about 320 pairs of eyeglasses collected in Sept. and sent to Lighthouse by Lion Alvie Faulkner.

18-N Vice district governor CHIP N. visits our club. Meetings / Administrative Activities other administrative duties Septem-ber 2013 Chip provided us with a collection of good ideas which we immediately began to work on. In particular, we were interested in the certificates of appreciation to give to guest speakers, and the program to provide school nurses with vouchers for helping students in need of eye care.

WAYCROSS OKEFENOKEE Habitat For Humanity Assistance to Individuals aid to disadvantaged families September 2013

Nursing Home Visit Assistance to Individuals aid to the elder-ly / disabled September 2013

Misc assistance for elderly Assistance to Individuals aid to the elderly / disabled September 2013 Mow yards, meals,

Gram Parson Guitar Pull Community & Cultural Activity art / cultural event September 2013

Misc Club Activities Meetings / Administrative Activities oth-er administrative duties September 2013

Chamber of Commerce Events Community & Cultural Activi-ty social / community event September 2013

WILMINGTON ISLAND Aid to family in the Philippines Assis-tance to Individuals aid to disadvantaged families September

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2013 We have adopted a family in the Philippines who have relatives in Savannah, GA. This month we shipped a special box loaded with food and hygiene products unavailable in their country.

Recycling Eyeglasses Health & Wellness eyeglass recy-cling September 2013 Our Club collected over 1,000 pairs of eyeglasses, sunglasses, reading glasses, and lenses. Also sev-eral hearing aids and cell phones. They were donated to the Georgia Lions Lighthouse Foundation through their mobile vision screening program.

Fundraiser for Jeff and Lauren Garton Fundraising Fundrais-ing Event / Campaign September 2013 The Gartons are mem-bers of our Club and we have been assisting them through difficult circumstances. After recovering from stage 3 colon cancer, Jeff suffered a traumatic brain injury. Our Club has raised over $12,000 to assist them through their emergency. Additionally, Lauren is expecting twins in October and can no longer travel to visit Jeff at the Shepherd Center in Atlanta. We assisted her with baby shower gifts, including a special double stroller. Our club remains committed to assist them throughout Jeff's recovery.

WOODBINE Joint meeting Ga. Lions Lighthouse & Ga. Camp for the Blind Meetings / Administrative Activities conven-tions & other events September 2013 Oct. 14th two Wood-bine Lions attended the joint meeting of the Ga. Lions Light-house and Ga. Camp for the Blind in Macon.

Fish Fry Fundraising other fundraising September 2013 Oct. 13th. Woodbine Lions held fish fry as fundraiser. Profit $1170.00

On August 9-11th, 125 1st VDG’s from 21 Districts attended a 3 day orientation at Leader Dog Head-quarters outside Rochester, MI. It was quite a memorable experience for me. We saw firsthand how our monies are spent. There was an open house tour of the Facilities, training demos, a blind-fold walk with a Leader Dog (that was awesome!). Then yours truly completed the 150 foot walk with-out hurting the Dog, but my precious gift of sight will never be taken for granted again. We had a photo tour with the Puppies and a head count was taken at the end of the session - all puppies were accounted for (could have taken them home with

me!). There was also a Client panel discussion and 12’’ diameter “Doggie Donut “treats served to the 1VDG’s. I “took one for the team” and ate the whole thing, but left the donut hole for the pup-pies. We toured the Residences, where each Cli-ent and Leader Dog must complete their 26 day training together. There is no cost to Clients as the programs are free of charge, including travel, room and board. All this is available, thanks to the Lions Contributions.

I encourage each and every Club to support the Leader Dog program Lion Len Cutuli Is our Leader Dog Chairman for District 18N.He is available to answer any questions you have. Please email him at: r.lcutuli47@gmail.com or call Len @ 912-988-1466.

Lion Laurie Lane is a charter member of the Brunswick Lions Club and has been a Lion since June 2010. She is in her second year as Club Secretary and cur-rently serves as Cabinet Secre-tary for District 18N.

Laurie has attended several state and district conventions as well as the USA/Canada forum in Tampa. She has participated

in club activities of the Brunswick Lions Club, including reading to first graders at Goodyear Elementary, ringing a bell for the Salvation Army during the holidays, partici-pating in the Brunswick Christmas Parade by winning top trophies for the last two years, and assisting with the first annual Jekyll Island BBQ Beach Bash, the signa-ture fundraiser for the Brunswick Club. She is currently assisting Zone Chair Frank Lane in planning and coordi-nating the 2014 District Convention in Brunswick.

After 33 years, Laurie recently retired from the Medical College of Georgia where she managed the Fac-ulty Senate of the School of Medicine, a job she enjoyed tremendously. If you enjoy what you do, you never work a day in your life. This is true of retirement as well, and now she enjoys mystery shopping and visiting tea rooms throughout the South. Her first love is her hus-band of 29 years, Lion Frank Lane. She also enjoys snow-chasing and has traveled to upstate NY and Niagara Falls several seasons to play in the snow. In her 53 years she has traveled to all 50 states and most continents and looks forward to a summer trip to Maine and Prince Edward Island in 2014.

Lion Jon Winters was born in Au-gusta, Georgia to Faye Westbrook Winters and the late Don Winters. At the age of 11½ he moved with his fam-ily (parents, 2 brothers and 2 sisters) from Hephzibah to Waycross, where his father took the position of Director of the Waycross-Ware County Area Vocational-Technical School (known as Waycross-Ware Tech). Lion Jon is a 1972 graduate of Waycross High

School and a 1973 graduate of Waycross-Ware Tech. In the Summer of 1982 he moved back to Augusta to con-tinue his college education, graduating from Augusta College in 1985. Lion Jon has spent most of his adult life in the field of accounting, and he is presently self-employed as a fiduciary for disabled veterans.

When the Fleming Lions Club was working to start a new club in Hephzibah, a childhood friend of Jon’s invited him to one of the first organizational meetings in the Winter of 1990. Liking what he saw and heard he became a charter member of the Hephzibah Lions Club; he was the charter chaplain. That Spring he was elected treasurer of the club for the 1990-91 year. Lion Jon has held just about every position in the club and several more than once. He is a 3-time President of the club. Over the past 23 years he has served on and/or chaired numerous club committees. His club named him Lion of the Year in 1996-97 and 2011-12. In 1998 the club honored him by making him a Melvin Jones Fellow.

Lion Jon began his service at the district level when 18-F DG Bill Shurling appointed him to serve as a Zone Chair during 1994-95; he served as a zone chair two more times. The following year DG Beverly Roberts tapped him to be her Cabinet Treasurer, a position he went on to hold for two more years under DGs Carolyn Irvin and Robert Yonchak. In the spring of 1998 Lion Jon was elected 18-F Vice District Governor for 1998-99. He had the privilege and honor of serving as 18-F District Governor during the 1999-2000 year when Lion James E. “Jim” Ervin was President of Lions Clubs Inter-national. He has also served as 18-F Membership Chair and Leadership Development Chair. He served as 18-F District Convention Chair in 2001. In addition, he again served as 18-F Cabinet Treasurer from 2009-2013. He also served as 2nd VDG (2011-12) and 1st VDG (2012-13) for 18-F. Currently, Lion Jon is serving as 18-N Cabi-net Treasurer and ALERT Chair. Lion Jon has received Certificates of Appreciation from every district gover-nor since 1995; he has also received several Interna-tional President’s Certificates of Appreciation and two International President’s Leadership Medals.

At the MD-18 level, Lion Jon was elected Treasurer of the Georgia Lions Lighthouse Foundation at the Win-ter 2000 meeting and served in this position for five years (2000-2005). He was subsequently elected Presi-

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dent of the Lighthouse and served for two years (2005-2007). He served as Board Advisor from 2007-2010. He is a recipient of the Mildred Bingham Award. Currently, Lion Jon is again serving as Lighthouse Treasurer. In April 2009 Lion Jon was asked by Georgia Lions Camp for the Blind President Frank Spinney to fill the unex-pired term of Camp Treasurer, which he agreed to do. Lion Jon went on to be elected to a full term (2010-2012) as Camp Treasurer. Lion Jon served as General Convention Co-Chair, along with Lion Frank Spinney, of the 2013 MD-18 Convention held in Augusta. At the 2013 Organizational Meeting of the District Governors-elect Lion Jon was honored to be elected to serve as MD-18 Chairman of the Council of Governors for 2013-2014.

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Any camera buffs in your club? Encourage them to participate in the annual Environmental Photo Contest. Each club may submit one photo to the district. This needs to be judged at the next cabinet meeting, November 16th in Brunswick. Categories and rule are available on the LCI web-site. http://www.lionsclubs.org/EN/common/pdfs/contest_official_rules.pdf Each 8 x 10 photo-graph must be have a signed entry form with it. Here is link for the form: http://www.lionsclubs.org/EN/common/pdfs/contest_md_entry_form.pdf One winning photo from each district will be voted on at the next council meeting. One winner from MD18 will be sent to International for further judging. Selected entries from each category are displayed at the International convention where convention attendees vote the winners. Need more infor-mation or have questions? Please contact Mary Anne May at; mimage@windstream.net

Our District Librarian, Lion Joanne Rogalsky has request-ed all Lions Clubs to send her the following for recordkeep-ing; Meeting minutes, Club Newsletters, any advertisements or usable materials from club projects (Copies accepted and mail able), Newspaper articles.

Clubs are reminded to fill out the Activities report each month on the My LCI web site. Be sure to detail your activi-ties as they may become the basis of articles in the Lions Magazine. Also be sure to file your membership report each month. You do not have to wait until late in the month to file. This can be done on the first by checked the box “No changes to report”. If you do have a change, it can be made later in the month. This will allow us to reach 100% re-porting.

Somewhere in the world, a person goes blind every five seconds, and your efforts can help to stop this trend. Each October, Lions have an opportunity to show the strength and impact of our global network through participation in a special service action campaign, "Sharing the Vision."

Take Action During October, we invite you and your club to join Lions around the world to lead the fight against blindness. Help us raise awareness of the importance of healthy connec-tion with World Sight Day, recognized each October. Or, organize projects throughout the month that mobilize your club members to make a difference in your communi-ty … by helping those who live with blindness and visual impairment.

Resources The following resources are available to plan and promote a future "Sharing the Vision" Global Service Action Cam-paign project.

Call to Action Flyer: Get an overview of the "Sharing the Vision" Global Service Action Campaign – and ideas to jumpstart your project.

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Club Charter Date Years Served Atkinson County 10/8/2010 3 East Dublin 10/19/1987 26 Echols County 10/17/1958 55 Louisville 10/29/1953 60 Sparta 10/18/1928 85 Sylvania 10/1/1946 67

We honor our members who joined Lionism during this month and have served 15 years or more. Please thank these Lions for their service to our communities

Lion Club Name Year Joined Years Served MARIE SMITH PEMBROKE 1998 15 WARREN A JANSEN JEKYLL ISLAND 1998 15 LINDA H JAMES SAVANNAH 1998 15 VERNON GORDY RINCON 1998 15 JUDY MULLIS LANIER COUNTY 1998 15 DAVID AVERY SOPERTON 1997 16 ELENITA E PELT SAVANNAH PORT CITY 1997 16 BILLY C HUMPHREY ALAMO 1997 16 W MATHER STAPLETON JR MILAN 1997 16 BILLY S DASHER RINCON NOON 1997 16 C DE WAYNE LADNER RINCON NOON 1997 16 CHARLES L CHRISTIAN JEKYLL ISLAND 1997 16 MARK WIGGINS LYONS 1996 17 SAM P JONES SOPERTON 1996 17 ROBERT L WEITZ JEKYLL ISLAND 1996 17 JOHN J ELLINGTON SOPERTON 1996 17 MITCH JOHNSON SOPERTON 1996 17 GLYNDA TAYLOR MILAN 1996 17 ROBERT C SWEATT Jr. WOODBINE 1995 18 WILLIAM R ALEXANDER WOODBINE 1995 18 EDWIN LOVETT SYLVANIA 1994 19 RUTH BAZEMORE SYLVANIA 1993 20 DEBBIE BROWN SYLVANIA 1993 20 RUSS STORY DOUGLAS 1993 20 TRACY C CLARK VIDALIA 1992 21 J DONALD GLOVER PhD PDG MILLEDGEVILLE 1992 21 JUDY A ZEPPIERI DARIEN 1991 22 JAMES D RIGGINS Jr. BLACKSHEAR 1991 22 HENRY S TRAVIS HEPHZIBAH 1990 23 JAMES JOHNSON KINGSLAND 1990 23 LINDA HARRIS BRANTLEY COUNTY 1990 23 PHILLIP O GAY SOPERTON 1989 24 LARRY W WALDEN SOPERTON 1989 24 DARRELL BOATRIGHT Jr. ALMA 1988 25 CHARLES E LIVELY JR PORT WENTWORTH 1988 25 ROBERT F PIRKLE HINESVILLE 1988 25 JODY ROBERTSON METTER 1987 26 JAMES C DEAL EAST DUBLIN 1987 26 JACK S DE LOACH PORT WENTWORTH 1987 26

Lion Club Name Year Joined Years Served KEITH W ALLIGOOD EAST DUBLIN 1987 26 ROBERT R MILLER CLAXTON 1987 26 GEORGE H GORNTO EAST DUBLIN 1987 26 CECIL C GEDDINGS NATIONAL HILLS 1986 27 STEENY C BANKS MC RAE 1986 27 WARREN J MINCHEW Jr. DOUGLAS 1985 28 CHUCK SIMS DOUGLAS 1984 29 AL DIXON RICHMOND HILL 1983 30 JOHN R REHBERG GOLDEN ISLES L C 1983 30 JAMES WILCOX METTER 1983 30 JOHN A DIXON GARDEN CITY 1982 31 TALMADGE FRIES MILLEN 1982 31 J RICHARD LYONS GOLDEN ISLES L C 1982 31 GEORGE E NIXON FLEMING 1981 32 JAMES R MC COLLUM KINGSLAND 1981 32 RALPH SANDEFORD MIDVILLE 1981 32 R CLARK DIXON TWIN CITY 1981 32 ROBERT GOODMAN ALMA 1981 32 QUILLION TAYLOR ALMA 1981 32 JAMES L MC QUAIG Jr. ALMA 1981 32 CHARLES W STEWART TWIN CITY 1980 33 TOMMY NEW LOUISVILLE 1980 33 RANDALL MC BRIDE SYLVANIA 1980 33 CLIFFORD S WEATHERS NATIONAL HILLS 1980 33 JACK SWEAT SOPERTON 1979 34 JOSEPH W GRIFFIN Jr. NATIONAL HILLS 1979 34 DAVID ALTMAN MC RAE 1979 34 ROLF P MAUCH GOLDEN ISLES L C 1978 35 WILLIAM VERNON DASHER HINESVILLE 1978 35 ROBERT L WARD RICHMOND HILL 1978 35 GEORGE W RACHELS JR WADLEY 1978 35 BRINSON LAMB III LOUISVILLE 1978 35 FLOYD MONTGOMERY AUGUSTA 1978 35 DURWOOD MOTES GARDEN CITY 1976 37 JAMES B F RUSSELL WOODBINE 1976 37 RALPH V DODD GARDEN CITY 1976 37 SANG WAN OH MD REIDSVILLE 1974 39 JOHN HUGHES CLINCH COUNTY 1974 39 PHIL MARTIN CLINCH COUNTY 1973 40 LARRY D STEESE RINCON 1972 41 DEWEY B MARSH FLEMING 1972 41 CLYDE WRIGHT SANDERSVILLE 1971 42 LARRY MATHIS SANDERSVILLE 1971 42 WILLIAM B OGLESBY SYLVANIA 1971 42 CHRISTOPHER A BARBIERI PDG SAVANNAH PORT CITY 1970 43 TOMMY LAMB WADLEY 1970 43 WILLIAM TOULSON SR LOUISVILLE 1969 44 WILLIAM R RAHN RICHMOND HILL 1968 45 CALVIN VAUGHN VIDALIA 1966 47 H B BARNES Jr. MC RAE 1965 48

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Lion Club Name Year Joined Years Served JIMMY H NEWMAN Sr FLEMING 1964 49 J R MORGAN Jr. METTER 1964 49 GENE BOWERS SOPERTON 1961 52 ROBERT FIELDS MILLEN 1960 53 JAMES EMORY SAYER AUGUSTA 1959 54 ED EDWARDS HINESVILLE 1959 54 HORACE G BLALOCK Jr. AUGUSTA 1957 56 H CALVIN GEER AUGUSTA 1957 56

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18-N PAST DISTRICT GOVERNORS ASSOCIATION HALL OF FAME

PURPOSE: The 18-N Hall of Fame is established to recognize special Lions for their achievements and service to their Lions club, the Lions of District 18-N, and the Lions of Georgia.

ELGIBILITY CRITERIA:

1. All nominees, living or deceased must have served Lionism for a minimum of ten (10) years. In addition, they must have served the District honorably, faithfully, and with due diligence. All living nominees must be current and active members in good standing of a Lions Club in District 18-N. A deceased nominee must have been a Lion in good standing at the time of his/her death

2. Nomination for entry into the Hall of Fame must originate from a Lions Club or a Past District Governor in this district. In the absence of nominations from clubs, the Past District Governors Association can nominate Lions to the Hall of Fame.

3. Clubs or PDGs desiring to nominate a Lion for induction to the Hall of Fame will submit a nomination form to the Presi-dent of the Past District Governors Association setting forth the qualifications of the nominee. The President of the re-spective Lions Club or the PDG must sign this nomination form.

4. The nomination form is to be submitted to the President of the Past District Governors Association and must be post-marked no later than January 1.

5. Any nomination submitted for consideration where the individual is not selected for induction may be updated and resub-mitted for consideration the following year.

6. Each club may submit a maximum of two (2) living and two (2) deceased nominations each year. 7. Each nomination form submitted must be accompanied by a check from the submitting Lions Club or the PDG in the

amount of $50.00. These funds will be used to purchase the award plaque and for the necessary engraving. Checks ac-companying nomination letters for candidates not selected will be returned to the submitting club or the PDG after the final selections process is completed.

8. A nominating committee from the Past District Governors Association consisting of three Past District Governors including the Immediate Past President shall be appointed by the President.

9. The Selection Committee may select a maximum of five (5) living candidates and three (3) deceased candidates each year. The 18-N PDG Association reserves the right to nominate deceased candidates in the event no deceased candidates are submitted.

INDUCTION: The induction of the nominees shall take place at the 18-N District Banquet in conjunction with the District Con-vention. The President of the Past District Governors Association shall preside over the ceremony.

18-N Past District Governors Association Hall of Fame

Nomination Form

Use this form to submit nominations to the Hall of Fame

Please type or Print all information Submission Deadline: Postmarked January 2

Nominee’s complete name _______________________________________ Nominee’s Address_____________________________________________ Nominee’s Phone Number_______________________________________ Date Nominee became a Lion_____________________________________ Nominee’s Club________________________________________________ List all club leadership positions and dates position was held

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ List all District and/or State leadership positions held and dates served

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ List awards received and dates

___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ List of Nominee’s accomplishments in Lionism and the community

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Nomination Form Continued

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Who will attend District Convention to accept award? (Select one or more) (Representative MUST be present to receive award)

Nominee_________________________________________ Member of Nominee’s Family (Specify)____________________ Club Representative (Specify)___________________________ Submitted by: _________________________________________ President, _____________________Lions Club Or:___________________________________________________ Past District Governor (___________________) Year Served Additional Instructions: 1. Attach a Check for $50 payable to 18-N Past District Governors Association. 2. Additional justification may be attached but must not exceed one double spaced type-

written page in length. 3. Either the nominee, a member of the nominee’s family or a club representative must

agree to be present at the District Convention Banquet to receive this award for the nomination to be processed. .

4. Indicate whether Lion is living or deceased

September 30, 2013 To: Lions of Georgia From Lion Frank Spinney, GLCB, Inc., Nominations and Elections Committee Chair Subject: Election of President, Secretary and Treasurer at the Winter Board of Directors Meeting on February 2, 2014

Dear Fellow Lions, This notice is to advise you that the offices of President, Secretary and Treasurer are up for election on February 2, 2014. If you would like to run for one of these three positions or run for re-election your letter of intent must be mailed to the Nominations and Elections Committee no later than January 3, 2014. Your letter of in-tent can either be mailed via US Mail or by E-Mail to the address/e-mail address noted below:

Lion Frank Spinney 5088 Farmers Bridge Road or LionSpinney@aol.com Hephzibah, GA 30815

The qualification for these positions copied from the Constitution and Bi-Laws are all listed below. Best Regards,

Frank Spinney Frank Spinney, Committee Chair

Election of Officers (President, Secretary and Treasurer) at the Winter Meeting of the Georgia Lions Camp for the Blind on February 2, 2014 ARTICLE V - DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS SECTION 3. A Candidate for President shall be a Lion or Lioness in good standing and shall have served at least one full term as an officer or regular Director of the Corporation. The President will be elected for a two-year term at the February Board of Directors Meeting and will be eligible to run for a second two-year term. A candidate for President shall submit a letter of their candidacy to the Nominations Committee, at least thirty (30) days prior to the February meeting of the board of directors. This letter shall set forth their qualifications for the office of President. The election will be by secret ballot. In the event no candidate has qualified for the office of President, thirty (30) days prior to the February Meeting, the Nominations Committee shall seek out Lions or Lionesses who are qualified for the office of Presi-dent and are willing to serve. The nominees selected in this manner shall be presented for election. Only if no nominees are brought forth by the Nominations Committee, shall nominations be made from the floor. Such nominations made from the floor must be qualified in accordance with these Constitution and By-Laws. SECTION 5. The Secretary and the Treasurer will be elected for a two-year term at the February Meeting of the Board of Di-rectors. They shall be a Lion or Lioness in good standing and have demonstrated the ability and willingness to serve effective-ly. A candidate for Treasurer must be experienced in bookkeeping, accounting and financial affairs. Candidates shall submit a letter of intent to the Nominations Committee at least 30 days prior to the February Meeting of the Board of Directors. This letter shall set forth their qualifications for the office. Only if no nominees are brought forth by the Nominations Committee shall nominations be made from the floor. Such nominations made from the floor must be qualified in accordance with the Constitution and Bylaws.

DISTRICT GOVERNOR Cathy Threatt (Stanley) Home Club: Douglas 1st VICE DISTRICT GOVERNOR Chip Nedza (Terry) Home Club: Richmond Hill 2ND VICE DISTRICT GOVERNOR Larry Varnadoe (Jean) Home Club: Baxley Lions Club

CABINET SECRETARY Laurie Lane (Frank) Home Club: Brunswick Lions Club CABINET TREASURER Jon M. Winters CC Home Club: Hephzibah Lions Club CABINET ADVISOR Patricia A. Powell (PDG Jesse) Home Club: Hinesville

GLOBAL LEADERSHIP TEAM PDG Jesse J. Powell (IPDG Pat) Home Club: Hinesville Lions GLOBAL MEMBERSHIP TEAM PDG Donald W. Pope (Tina) Home Club: Wilmington Lions DISTRICT WEB SITE & NEWS LETTER PDG Richard “Rick” S. Mizell Home Club: Savannah Port City

DISTRICT LIBRARIAN Joanne Rogalsky Home Club: Hephzibah Lions ZONE CHAIRS Zone 1- Sheila Le Clair Zone 2- Len Cutuli Zone 3- Welby Stayton Zone 4- Rick Spears Zone 5- Frank Lane Zone 6- Joyce Sasser Zone 7- Frank Spinney Zone 8— Paul May Zone 9- The Henry’s (Sherry & Pat) Zone 10- Jeff Harvey Zone 11- Charles Garthwaite

Circulation, Email 793 (worldwide) and on the web at http://galions.org/18n/newsletter.pdf

District 18-N Peace Poster Contest Editor Note—Clubs who plan to submit entries for the Peace Poster contest should contact PDG Paul May or DG Cathy Threatt for instructions on how and when to submit your entry. Please make contact ASAP.