By any measure, the inaugural effort of the

show, “Reynoldsburg’s Got Talent!’ held at

Summit High School PAC on February 28,

2015, was a success.

Twenty acts were chosen by co-hosts Lion

Mike Kerek and Pastor Aaron Delong of Simple

Church in a wide range of genres: dancing,

singing, bands, cheers, comedian, even a

monologue. Ages ranged across the board, with

both youth and adult acts. Over 300 people came out to watch a fantastic

2-hour show, great entertainment at the heart

Reynoldsburg’s Got Talent! Upcoming Events:

4/12—5/17 Every Sunday

is Turkey Shoots!

4/25 Vision screenings at

Garver YMCA 12-4pm.

Contact Angelo to help

4/25 Raiderthon. Summit

School 5:30pm at PAC.

Setup 4/24 same time.

5/2 Reynoldsburg Police

Open House—need help

cooking and serving.

Contact Mike K for details

5/15-17 State Convention

6/6 Community Cleanup

Day—Meet at City Hall at

8:45am

6/26-27 Special Olympics

Tent Town. Help is

needed on all areas!

Contact Mike S for details

7/3 Fireworks at Civic

Park. Need help at trailer

and kids area.

7/4 Marshaling and

participating in Parade.

Meet at Jolly Pirates at

8:15am

8/14-15—Tomato Festival.

Set up will be evening of

8/13. We need help

throughout event; Fri 4-

10, Sat 10-10. Anything

you can give would help.

Two areas—trailer and

outreach tent

8/15 Bish Bash 9-3.

Limited numbers needed.

M a n y N e w M e m b e r s t o W e l c o m e t o O u r C l u b !

While other clubs, indeed

organizations, are struggling

with their membership, the

Reynoldsburg Lions keep

getting stronger...with active,

interested new members who

want to make a difference in

the community!

When you have a chance,

take the time to welcome all the members who have joined

in just during the 2014-15

Lion’s year: Mark Trobough

Reynoldsburg Lions Club

April 2015

www.reynoldsburglions.org

Part of the Reynoldsburg Junior Cheerleading team that won the audience grand prize vote. In addition to the

audience vote, qualified judges awarded six trophies in three categories

Reynolds rap

of another gloomy winter. At the end, Lion

Mike and Aaron were able to present a check

to the CEO of “A Kid Again” in the amount of

$2809.

It was a wonderful demonstration of teamwork

and collaboration. Members of both Simple

Church and the Reynoldsburg Lions Club

worked seamlessly together to put the event

on.

Special thanks also to Reynoldsburg City

Schools, PAC staff, Chamber of Commerce,

ThisWeek News and Eastside Messenger for

wonderful advertising and articles, the Leos

Club, Pickerington Signs & Designs, all the

performers, and the many people who came

out and supported the event.

(currently in the U.S. Army);

Jacob Bennett; Angelo Dass

(elected as a Board Director

for 2015-16 year); Vanne

Gandziami (elected as a Board

Director for 2015-16 year);

Lavie Koubaka; Amour

Koubaka; Rennes Adiwenyaga;

and Tim White.

This new life-blood cannot sustain the club forever,

however. We need to

constantly seek service-

Lion Mike Kerek (left) and Pastor Aaron Delong from Simple Church (right) present a check to “A Kid Again” for

$2809, surpassing any expectations for the evening!

minded individuals to become

new members. Residents of

Reynoldsburg are particularly

sought, because it is their

home that is being served.

If you know a person who

might be a good fit for Lions,

be it friend, family, co-worker

or whomever, invite him/her

to a meeting or event. We’d love to answer questions.

N e w m e m b e r s h e l p

strengthen the club!

Lions Slogan: Liberty, Intelligence, Our Nation’s Safety Lions Motto: WE SERVE

Award of Merit. Lion President Neal

Bennett also received the COG Award

of Merit.

This convention was also one in which

many Reynoldsburg Lions were active

par t i c ip an t s , suppor t in g the i r

candidates. At the Friday Night

Hospitality, where Lion Mike K. had a

room, Lions Neal, Bob T, Norm, Lavie,

Amour, Rennes, Vanne, and others were there to pitch in with set-up,

clean-up, running stations, and whatever

needed to be done. Saturday during

nominations and demonstrations, Mike

S. and Dave were there as well. Even

members Jacob (smoking the brisquet)

and Lynette (making signs) helped in the

cause, though they couldn’t make the

convention itself. To all of you who

attended and helped out a fellow Lion,

you are much appreciated!

District 13-F will be celebrating 50

years of service this year, its last year of

existence. Three Reynoldsburg Lions

will be on the District Cabinet for the

final year: Mike Kerek, Dave Risen, and

Neal Bennett. Next year’s convention

will be a celebration of both a great

past and a new beginning!

New Members , New Pro jects

The Reynoldsburg Lions held their

elections for the 2015-16 Lions

year at the March 2015 general

meeting. The results are: Presi-

dent Neal Bennett; 1st VP Mike

Kerek; Secretary Lynette Linville;

Treasurer David Risen; Member-

ship Chair Mike Slonaker; Tail

Twister Norm Brusk; Lion Tamer

Bobby Marburger; Directors Lee Pelphrey, Vanne Gandziami, An-

gelo Dass, and Leonard Burkhart.

Jessica Pelphrey will remain on

Communications, Bob Theisen

chairperson on all trailer related

projects, Mike Kerek on Opera-

tions and Events, Mike Slonaker

on Maintenance, and Norm Brusk

on Fiduciary.

2014-15 officers, installed at City BBQ on Main St: Neal Bennett, President; Mike Kerek, First VP;

Lynette Linville, Secretary; Dave Risen, Treasurer; Mike Slonaker, Membership Chair; Norm Brusk, Tail Twister; Bob Marburger, Lion Tamer; Bob

Theisen, Paul Glowa, Leonard Burkhart, and Lee Pelphrey, Directors. Non-voting board members appointed: Jessica Pelphrey, Communications

Liaison; Mike Kerek, Operations.

We’re faced with a great problem. We

have a bunch of new members—now

how do we keep everyone busy and

happy?

The fundraisers and service projects

that we currently do are simply not

enough to f u l l y oc cupy our

membership. However, we must be

very cognizant that if we create new

projects, they must fall within three

very strict guidelines: does the project

benefit the community? Does the

project fall in an interest of at least

some of the members? And does the

project fall within the available times of

the necessary number of Lions?

Projects do not have to be huge, like

the Reynoldsburg’s Got Talent. They

can be smaller scale. But we definitely

need to start looking at new ones.

We also need new members to start

taking some of the committee

positions—calling committees, some

a s p e c t s o f c o m m u n i c a t i o n s ,

procurements, etc.

Some of these issues will be brought up

at the next couple of meetings, so

please bring new ideas to the table with

you. No such thing as a bad idea—just

ones we may or may not be able to do.

The Reynoldsburg Lions were

recogn ized and honored both

collectively and individually in a

convention that was filled with drama

and tension, thanks to the contentious

races for 2nd Vice District Governor

and the Building Trustee positions, both

of which had Reynoldsburg Lions as

active candidates.

PCC Lion Dave Risen won his reelection as Building Trustee. Lion

Mike Kerek won the election in a 3-way

race for 2nd Vice District Governor.

(The first time in several decades where

there were 3 candidates for that

position at the same time.)

The Reynoldsburg Lions were awarded

the 2014-15 Governor’s Award for the

21-35 member category. They were

also one of only five clubs in the district

to be honored with patches from LCI

indicating that they had completed all

four steps of the 2014-15 Centennial

Challenge, which included projects over

the year aimed at vision, youth, feeding

the hungry, and environmental.

Individual awards included Mike Kerek

receiving the 2015 Lion Catcher Award

and a Council of Governors (COG)

2 0 1 5 D i s t r i c t 1 3 - F C o n v e n t i o n a S u c c e s s ! Reynoldsburg

Lions Club

SPRING TURKEY SHOOT

Every Sunday

April 12—May 17, 2015

13685 BASIL ROAD,

ETNA, OH 43018

(Take Rt. 40 East to York Road; turn South on York. We’re 2

miles down on the right. Look for the sign on the right!)

Shoots start at 10:00am.

Food & Drinks are available

for purchase.

Bring 6 cans of food and get a FREE regular shoot! (limit one

free shoot per Sunday. Food must be in date and not expired!)

The lanes were VERY dry, and definitely affected scores...but that didn’t stop the fun! Reynoldsburg

Lions fielded two teams in the 2015 District 13-F Bowling Tournament. Our teams may not have won any awards, but we were happy to

participate and contribute to a great cause, raising money for Pilot Dogs. Top Left to right:: Mike K, Chris, Cynthia, Paul, and Duane. Bottom

left to right: Neal, Darwin, Tiffany, Gary, Jessica.