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April 2016 Edition 7 Volume 9 www.e-district.org/sites/5m3/ www.lionsmd5m.org
September 15-17, 2016
Nebraska
Registration Fees (US $) Early Bird $275; after May 31 $295
after July 20 $320
REGISTRATION FEE covers the cost of the
seminars, four designated meals with featured
speakers (Thursday evening banquet, Friday noon
lunch, Saturday noon lunch, Saturday evening
banquet), admission to the Forum Store and Exhibit
Hall, your mobile app and transportation between
designated hotels and the convention center. All
attendees must pay full registration fee to
participate in any of the Forum events. Individual
meal function tickets will NOT be available.
Hotel rooms CANNOT be assigned until registration
fee and hotel deposit are received. ALL
REGISTRATION AND HOTEL RESERVATIONS
ARE MADE ON A FIRST-COME FIRST-SERVED
BASIS.
Building Global Leaders in
Community Service
Service......Leadership......It's What Lions Do
In preparation for celebration of our Lions Clubs International 100th Anniversary, this year’s Forum will have an additional focus on leadership training to better equip Lions in accomplishing our Centennial Service Challenge of 100 million acts of service. This will include class room hands-on training. In addition to our normal outstanding selection of 60 leadership seminars, we have added seminars dedicated to service projects. These are designed to assist Lions at the Club and District level in better planning projects to serve their communities. Saturday afternoon will have three large service projects. These will represent our four service campaigns of Engaging our Youth, Sharing the Vision, Relieving the Hunger and Protecting the Environment. Each attendee will be able to participate in each of the projects.
Great Speakers! Informative Seminars! Entertainment! Free Stuff!
Delicious Food! FUN! For more information go to: http://www.lionsforum.org/
Questions? Contact: DGE Larry Muenchow
Region 1 Zone 2
Lion Sue Muenchow, Chair
Wednesday, March 30, 6 p.m.
Bensons by the Lake, Balaton
Lions Clubs– Balaton, Lake Benton, Marshall,
Tracy, Tyler
Region 1 Zone 4
Lion Daniel Jones, Chair
Tuesday, April 5, 7 p.m.
Westbrook Community Center
Lions Clubs– Fulda, Hadley, Jeffers Community,
Lake Wilson, Westbrook, Windom,
Hadley Lioness
Region 2 Zone 3
Lion Dick Kelly, Chair
Monday, April 25, 6:15 p.m.
Jackson Legion, Jackson
RSVP by April 22 for headcount
Lions Clubs– Jackson, Lakefield, Sherburn,
Truman, Mountain Lake, Fairmont
District 5M3 Newsletter Email Address:
District Governor :
Lion Steve Collins
305 Aspenwood Dr,
Redwood Falls MN 56283 507-430-4167
DGE:
Lion Larry Muenchow
11067 150th St
Tracy MN 56175
507-629-3291
1st Vice DGE:
Lion Dan Jones
875 20th St
Windom MN 56101
507-847-3126
2nd Vice DGE:
Lion Dick Kelly
825 Park St
Jackson MN 56143
507-847-3642
Secretary:
Lion Donald Kuehl
PO Box 9
Jackson MN 56143
507-847-3126
Treasurer:
PDG Mike Appel
PO Box 8
Milroy MN 56258
Newsletter Editor:
Lion Cheri Appel
PO Box 8
Milroy MN 56263
507-336-2405
Newsletter Sponsorships:
Lion Carrie Shofner
PO Box 31
Milroy MN 56263
507-336-2888
Immediate Past DG:
Lion Dave Laechel
3915 5th Place NW
Rochester MN 55901
507-258-6498
It's been a month already since our exciting Mid-Winter Convention -- and I am thrilled
that Spring is almost here! While winter has its charms -- nothing beats the warmer weather
and bright sunny days of Spring. It is a time of renewal and new hope - and a time of
change.
My time as your District Governor is winding down -- and your District Governor-Elect
Larry Muenchow is already gearing up for what is going to be a great term here in 5M3.
DGE Larry has a lot of great ideas and a passion for Lions that bodes well for our district
next year. He is already putting together his Cabinet and is making plans for his year as
your leader.
One of my hopes this past year was to encourage all the Lions of 5M3 to think about
leadership. As I have stated many times, I know every Lion has the capacity to be a leader.
Often it is as simple as stepping up to lead a club project or to run for a club office. Not
everyone has the time or energy to take on more complex leadership roles, such as District
Governor. But being a leader at the club level is just as important -- our communities here
in Southwestern Minnesota thrive when our clubs thrive!
I have also encouraged Lions to take on challenges. Many clubs fear change. Yet when
Lions take on new challenges -- the results can be awesome! My home club, Redwood
Falls, took on a challenge in February. For the first time, the club hosted a unique event to
raise money for a young blind girl in the community. With the help of a core of excited new
members, the club was able to raise approximately $8500 in one night! It was an
unbelievable turnout with results unexpected by anyone!
Taking on challenges and stepping forward to be leaders -- that is what Lions need
to do. Our clubs and our communities depend on us to think outside of ourselves to bring
success!
I have a challenge for all of you this month -- step outside and enjoy the warmth of the
sun. Take a few minutes to reflect on the successes of the past winter and pledge yourselves
to make this Spring an awesome one for you and your clubs! ROAR!
~ZONE MEETINGS~ Does your club have representation at
your Zone Meetings?
WHY NOT?!
Zone meetings are designed so information
gets out from the District Cabinet to the
clubs along with sharing between the clubs
on project ideas. By not attending these
meetings, the Zone Chair is then required to
attend YOUR club meeting to get this
information out. This costs your Zone Chair
and YOUR District extra money. Please
send your president and secretary as a
minimum to these meetings. Let’s make the
zone chair job easier by attending these
meetings.
Let’s get on board and get to those
Zone Meetings. Contact your Zone Chair
tell them you will be at the next meeting.
Wow! April is right around the corner. Time really does seem to fly faster all the
time. Speaking of time, I hope all clubs have taken the time to find new officers
for next year so you can vote them in next month and report them to LCI on your
PU 101 form. We need new officers for the new ideas they have, and to make
sure there are experienced leaders that are always available in our clubs. If you haven’t started
yet, get a committee going to ask members what position they would be willing to do for the
coming year. In my club, the outgoing President and the two outgoing directors are the automatic
committee to find new officers. If your members know that the position is just for a year, I think
you will find Lions that will step forward to serve, but be sure to ask them one on one!
Why do we need to have our officers elected as soon as possible? We are setting up our new
officer training seminars for the first week in June so that they will be ready to assume their office
in July. This year we are going to have two officer training meetings so that more Lions have a
opportunity to attend training. The first officer training will be held at the Marshall School on
Wednesday June 1st either at 6:30 pm. The second officer training will be Sunday June 5th in
Windom at the BARC building ( the old high school ) at 2 pm. If you have a preference on the
time, please let me know! I think I can guarantee that even “old officers “ will be able to learn
something new! We will have meetings for President, Secretary, Treasurer, Tail Twister, and of
course the Membership Committee. If you have any Lion that would like to sit in on any of these
meetings, they are always welcome! We will make every effort to be no longer than an
hour and a half so be on time! Secretaries, please bring your laptop, if you have one. Be
prepared to bring a carload to one of the meetings or even both of them! The more knowledge we
have, the more confidence we have that we can do the job!
Lake Benton Pancake Breakfast
Wabasso Friday Fish Fry
District Governor Elect Larry & Lion Sue Muenchow along with PDG Mike
& Lion Cheri Appel attended the Jackson Lions Pancake Breakfast.
In January the Windom Lions collected 834 pounds of
food for their area food shelf for Lions Clubs
International World Hunger. 3
NOTICE 5M3– A Lions Club borrowed these 2 district Welcome Drapes and never returned them. Our conventions
for the last 2 years has been short because of this. PLEASE check with your members to see if someone is storing
them for we would like them back. They should both be purple & gold. As you can see, the new colors are blue &
gold. We would really like to have the purple ones back. Call Lion Sue Muenchow at 507-629-3291.
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Member Sponsor Club
Beth Hansen Lion Brad Wollum Canby
Richard Hansen Lion Gerry Gingles Canby
Curt Olson Lion Lois Olson Canby
Jeremiah Jahn Lion Paul Wilson Clarkfield
Larry Jans Lion Jim Lynner Clarkfield
Reid Hanson Echo
Judy Miller Echo
Matt Johnson Lion Keith Koerlin Granite Falls
Marty Bujnowski Lion Brent Johnson Hadley
Jason Holm Lion Mark Schleisman Hadley
Kim Holm Lion Mark Schleisman Hadley
Geraldine Jensen Lion Mark Schleisman Hadley
Brian Persing Lion Bob Quissell Jasper
Kristin Persing Lion Bob Quissell Jasper
Barbara Bakalyar Lion Donna Hage Lakefield
Les Sankey Lion Jay Mann Luverne
Loreen Sankey Lion Jay Mann Luverne
Tony Speltz Lion Steve Cattnach Luverne
Tom Ames Madelia
Darwin Arndt Lion James Eiselt Madelia
Patricia Arndt Lion Catherine Eiselt Madelia
Ashley Forstner Lion Teresa Lange Madelia
Jan Kelly Lion Janet Dysthe Madelia
Janice McLaughlin Lion Catherine Eiselt Madelia
Thomas McLaughlin Lion James Eiselt Madelia
Denise Osborn Lion Teresa Lange Madelia
Jerry Osborn Lion Paul Lange Madelia
Sarah VanHale Lion Teresa Lange Madelia
Curt Hoffman Lion Vickie Radloff Marshall
Member Sponsor Club
Gloria Andreasen Lion Cara Menz Rwd Falls
Cory Cellmer Lion Dennis Moore Rwd Falls
David Iverson Lion Laura Kohler Rwd Falls
Laura Kohler Lion Cindy LaBrie Rwd Falls
Thomas Madson Lion Scott Kodet Rwd Falls
Dean Martin Lion Marcus Parence Rwd Falls
Cara Menz Lion Linda Kruschel Rwd Falls
Jason Menz Lion Linda Kruschel Rwd Falls
Alberto Moreno Lions William Hermanson Rwd Falls
Jeanne Prescott Lion Cara Menz Rwd Falls
LaVonne Quackenbush Lion Jeannine Uhlenkamp Rwd Fall
Teresa Rossow Lion Linda Kruschel Rwd Falls
Anna Thomes Lion Cara Menz Rwd Falls
Justin Timm Lion Jeannine Uhlenkamp Rwd Falls
Robert VanHee Lion Jesse Berg Rwd Falls
Joyce Weltsch Lion Cara Menz Rwd Falls
Dan Eytcheson Lion David Janssen Sherburn
Blair Folkens Lion Michael Petersen Sleepy Eye
Eric Nelson Lion Larry Muenchow Tracy
Charles Brownlee Lion Doyle Peterson Truman
Clayton Duncanson Lion Doyle Peterson Truman
Christopher Eichten Lion Mike Eichten Wabasso
Clatyon Emilienburg Lion Nick Fischer Wabasso
Richard Jenniges Lion Wade Mathiowetz Wabasso
Justin Schoroepfer Lion Wade Mathiowetz Wabasso
Todd Schmidt Lion Zach Holt Windom
Ty Schmidt Lion Kenneth Cogley Windom
1-2– ROAR!
Sleepy Eye Lions Club Pancake Brunch Sunday April 3rd
8 AM to 1 PM Orchid Inn in Sleepy Eye
$8.00 Adults $3.50 Children
Under 6 years of age, free Pancakes, Sausage,
apple sauce, Milk and Coffee, all you can eat.
11:00 a.m. SHARP!
Egg Hunt on School Grounds
Bring your own baskets
Drawings for prizes!
Free & Open to the Public!
Walnut Grove Lions Brunch
Sunday, April 3, 2016
10:00am to 1:00pm Walnut Grove Community Ctr
Serving pancakes, scrambled
eggs, sausages, juice, milk,
coffee
Adults: $8.00, Children under
12: $4.00.
Maximum family cost: $25.00 Proceeds for community projects
Leader Dog Kennel renovation has almost met their goal. Thanks to the Lions help, any club needing a program presentation, please contact me.
Lion DeLoy- Leader Dog Chair 507-831-5706
Hadley Lions
Annual Jr High
Baseball Tournament
Sat., May 14, 2016
8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Slayton ball fields
Nine area Jr High teams
competing
Proceeds donated to local
family whose daughter
was badly burned to assist
with their medical expenses
Tracy Lions Supper
Saturday April 2
6:30 PM
Caboose in Tracy
Drawings for monetary prizes
Family Entertainment
Proceeds go toward an electronic
community billboard.
Tickets are $25.00
For PreSales contact: DGE Larry
Muenchow @ 629-3291
Vesta Lions Club
Scrambled Eggs & Ham
Breakfast
Sunday, April 3
8 a.m.– 1 p.m.
Vesta Community Hall
Take Out Available
Eggs with Ham, Sweet
Rolls, Tea Rolls, Juice &
Coffee.
FREE WILL
DONATION Milroy Lions Club & Milroy PTO
6th Annual Easter Egg Hunt & Easter Fun!
Saturday, March 26
9:00 a.m. In Milroy School:
Crafts, Rolls, Beverage
Visit with the Easter Bunny
Pictures by Knott So Fast
Photography
Sherburn & Jackson
Lions Golf Tourney
Friday, June 3
11 a.m. Shotgun Start
See page 14
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Lion president Alan Lang and Dennis Mangen, community volunteer.
Thanks to the support of
Lions Clubs across 5M, Can
Do Canines continues to train
special trained dogs for
people with disabilities and
provide them free of charge to
those in need.
One recipient of a Can Do Canines assistance dog is
Natalie Regenscheid. Natalie now has a greater sense of
freedom, independence and peace of mind thanks to
Hearing Assist Dog Nadia. Read their story below.
NATALIE REGENCHEID & HEARING ASSIST DOG
NADIA
Natalie Regenscheid of St. Peter, Minn. was born with
severe hearing loss, but was confident she knew how to take
care of herself. It wasn’t until she lived on her own that she
began to realize she might need help.
At night, without her hearing aids, she wouldn’t know if
there was an emergency. Her audiologist suggested Can Do
Canines, but Natalie worried an assistance dog might make
others stare and she wouldn’t be able to live a normal life.
After being partnered with a two-year old black Lab named
Nadia, however, her worries vanished.
“Now that I have an assistance dog, I’ve realized it’s OK
to have a disability. This is my reality,” she says. “And I get
to bring my dog to work!”
Nadia accompanies Natalie everywhere, including her
jobs as a personal trainer and fitness instructor. She alerts
Natalie to sounds by nudging her and leading her to the
source. If someone is at the door, Nadia alerts
enthusiastically if she knows the person, more tentatively if
she doesn’t. Natalie feels confident to move into her own
place now that Nadia is with her. Since Nadia came into her
life, she is happier and has a more positive outlook. She also
feels safer at night.
Natalie is amazed at the generosity of Can Do Canines’
donors and supporters like the Lions Clubs. “These dogs are
expensive to train,” she says. “I was shocked that Can Do
Canines could give Nadia to me for free.”
Natalie is paying it forward by encouraging friends and
family to support Can Do Canines so others can benefit as
she has.
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The Redwood Falls Lions Club held a Pre-Paddy Party
Fundraiser on February 27 to support many community
projects including a fund for Sofia Panitzke, 10, who has
been blind since birth. Family, friends and community
members came out in force to enjoy Irish music, raffles and
raise funds. Lions would like to thank everyone who
attended and contributed to our fundraising efforts,
including fellow Lions from Morgan, Wabasso, Vesta and
Marshall! The club will present a check for $5,000 to the
Panitzke family at their meeting in March.
Lion Tom Jones (left) and Lion President Jeannie Uhlenkamp
(right) present Sofia Panitzke (seated) with a singing Lion.
Lions Clubs International- One of the best ways to keep members satisfied is to engage them in service. This April is Protect our Environment month, so consider planning an environmental project for Earth Day on April 22, or plan projects throughout the month to help the environment in your community.
From planting trees to organizing a park cleanup, there are countless ways to get involved. Start planning your project today by downloading the Protecting our Environment Planning Guide and 25 Environment Project Ideas and sharing them at your next club meeting. And consider inviting friends and neighbors to serve with you!
Lions International Youth Exchange Program 5M3 IYE Chair Lion Vicki Pals
Phone 507-336-2155 email [email protected]
CHOOSE NOW! Is there a country you've always wanted to visit???
HOST an International Student from there.
HOST a student that has similar interests as your
family,
such as sports, hiking, music or cooking.
HOST a student the same age as your son or daughter.
Talk to your friends and relatives about HOSTING an
International Student this July. By bringing 3 or 4
youth into your community you can each do different
activities with them. This way you all can enjoy
learning about several cultures.
So far 23 students from 12 different countries have
applied to come to Minnesota. More than 30 will
apply.
HOST Family applications can be downloaded from
www.lionsclubs.org, filled out and sent to:
5M3 IYE Chair Lion Vicki Pals
PO Box 151, Milroy, MN 56263
In addition to hosting, districts are encouraged to
sponsor an activity during Camp Spicer such as a
picnic or the rock climb. Call your district chair Lion
Vicki Pals at 507-336-2155 to find out how you can
help.
Int'l. Youth Exchange is a 501c3. If your Lions Club
has Charitable Gambling Funds we encourage you to
donate. Make checks payable to:
Lions Int'l. Youth Exchange Camp Spicer
Again THANK YOU for all of your "Parade of
Green" donations this year.
5M3 International Youth Exchange Chair Lion Vicki
Pals email: [email protected]
Welcome to my April newsletter article. If you
were not at the midwinter convention we had a great
time. Angie Dick and her Diabetes dog Buba
were the guest speaker for Can-Do-Canines. She has
been fighting with diabetes for 20 years and she
went into detail on how Buba has helped her with
detecting when her sugar is low.She was a great
example as to what Can-Do-Canines is all about. I
am sure all who heard her speak were impressed
with her.
Now that the convention is over I want to express
our gratefulness for the donations to the parade of
green that your clubs donated this year.
Just a reminder if your club has donated a total of
$500 or more in the last 5 years PLEASE LET ME
KNOW as you are eligible for a Top Dog award.
Here is an article from the Howler as to where the
funding is coming from so that Can-Do-Canines can
keep furnishing our assistance dogs free of charge.
Carlson School of Management MBA program
raises nearly $40,000 for Can Do Canines.
Can Do Canines extends our heartfelt thanks to the
Carlson 4 Community program. On Feb. 27 The
Carlson School of Management's MBA Charity
Auction raised nearly $40,000 and sold out in ticket
sales - a record year for the event!
Thanks to Marcelo Fernandez, an MBA student
that nominated us to their group as this year's
beneficiary. Marcelo volunteered last summer as
part of Honeywell's Rebuilding Together project and
helped clear and create the beautiful walking path
through the woods next to our building. He was
impressed by what he learned that day about our
services and nominated us to his team.
We are very grateful for the more than 1,000 hours
of volunteer time who Marcelo and his team put in
over the year to plan this successful event.
Once again THANK YOU for your support.
As always please give me a call if you are in need of
a program and I will be glad to come to your club
for a presentation.
Can-Do-Canines Chair, Lion Galen Engholm
Please note that I have moved and my new e-mail
address is now:
P.O. Box 462 Morgan, MN 56266
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The Centennial Service Challenge continues to challenge all Lions Clubs to create Community Projects that
serve Youth, Vision, Hunger and Environment. As your Club fulfills the goals of a project, please remind your
Secretary to send in their MyLCI Service Activity Report for each month. LCI records these activities and
determines if the projects meet any of the four Challenge areas of Service.
The Centennial Service Challenge continues through 2018 with the MD5M Big Celebration Event scheduled for
June 3, 2017 at the Mall of America in Bloomington. Keep this date in mind so we can be well represented.
Have a great Spring!
~5M3 Centennial District Coordinator, PDG Daryl “Barney” Olson
New Ulm Lions Club Donate Waffle Funds to the
New Ulm Public Library
The Lions Club of New Ulm recently donated $1000
to the New Ulm Public Library. These funds will be
used to purchase Large Print Books. The New Ulm
Lions would like to say "Thank You" to the almost
700 supporters of our club who made this donation
possible by attending our Dad's Belgian Waffle
Brunch fund raiser. Pictured L - R are Lions Waffle
Brunch Chairpersons, Lion Gayle O'Connor, Lion
Jason Engstrom and Lion Diann Warta who are
presenting the $1000 check to Betty Roiger,
Acquisitions, and Kris Wiley, Library Director.
The Lions also support the Low Vision Project at the
New Ulm Public Library. Various devices and
magnifiers are available for loan to anyone who is
having difficulty reading and doing everyday chores
due to diminished eyesight. For more information,
contact Monica Buboltz at 354-5680 or contact the
library at 359-8331.
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The Luverne Lions Club had
the pleasure to have Marg
Kuiper, the Sanford Sioux
Falls registered dietitian,
on-board the tour bus that took
diabetic South West Minnesota
folks from Luverne,
Worthington and other towns to “The Diabetes Expo”
in 2013 or 2014 (sorry I’m not sure). Along with Marg
were Luverne doctor and nursing staff who wanted to
attend as well to glean what The Expo had to provide.
We (Luverne Lions Club) put Marg in for The Dream
Catcher Award for all that she has provided both our
Club and our local community as well.
Lion Bill Martin, a December 2015 recipient of a new
pig heart-tissue mitral valve, attended a diet class Marg
holds routinely Monday in Luverne on Healthy Heart
diet training for new heart patients. The Luverne Club
has encountered numerous scheduling issues to present
her with the plaque and certificate since we received it
in 2014. Lion Bill, being one of her new students,
decided to have her provide the Luverne Lions Club
with new information on eating well. As it turned out,
she appeared, demonstration portion plastic plates in
hand, that ironically became a plate fresh baked cookies
(not a normal part of her presentation). Lion Bill joined
her at the front of the conference room, plaque and
award in-hand and, well you see the rest. Thank you
again Marg for all you do to “Serve” your Community.
2 Dates! 2 Destinations! 2 Fantastic Trainings!
Wednesday, June 1, 6:30 p.m.
Marshall High School
Sunday, June 5, 2:00 p.m.
BARC Center in Windom
Have your Officers ready to attend. Details coming next month!
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Time is quickly passing and soon the 2016 MD5M Convention will be here! District 5M-2 invites
you to Come Canoe with 5M-2 in Mankato, MN, April 22, 23, and 24, 2016. An exciting, fun-filled
and informative weekend is planned. A tentative agenda is available under conventions, MD5M at
www.lionsmd5m.org or www.5m2lions.org along with the registration form and hotel
information. Registration cost is now $110.00 per person.
Friday will begin at noon with a Centennial Service project for Relieving the Hunger by Partnering
with Food for Kidz – Stewart to package nutritious meals for hungry children around the world. 1:00-
3:00 p.m. Engage our Youth as the Northfield Leos Club present their “Hometown Heroes” program,
a program featuring local veterans – including some who were in WWII, sharing stories about their
military lives. 3PM-5:30.
The Raffle room will have lots of items. Chances can be purchased in Raffle room. NO CREDIT
CARDS.
In addition to fun and the business of our Multiple District and Foundations, several informative
seminars and speakers are planned. On Saturday following the noon luncheon, convention attendees
will have the opportunity to hear four informative speakers. First will be Dr. Michael Garwood, a
professor in the Department of Radiology and Associate Director of the Center for Magnetic
Resonance Research at the University of Minnesota. Dr. Garwood will update us on the research
being done for Diabetes.
Following Dr. Garwood will be Dr. Sandra Montezuma, ophthalmologist at the University of MN
who will update attendees on the new “bionic eye” surgery. Joining her will be 5M-2 Lion, Tim
Lindbo, a bionic eye recipient.
Third on the agenda is Kathleen Breen, Director of Lions Engagement at Leader Dogs for the Blind,
Rochester, Michigan. Lion Kathleen will enlighten us about Leader Dogs for the Blind and the Lions
Clubs role.
Final speaker on Saturday afternoon will be Lion Hanna Elshoff from the Chatfield Lions Club in
District 5M-1. Lion Hanna and her solar powered bike, “ELF”, have been touring the eastern United
States on “Hanna’s Dream Ride” promoting Lionism, Leader Dog and hoping to obtain former
President Jimmy Carter’s signature. Hanna will share how her dream was fulfilled when she met and
had lunch with former President Carter and Rosalyn.
Our International guest for the weekend and speaker at our Saturday night banquet will be
Immediate Past International President, Joe Preston and his wife, Lion Joni.
On Sunday morning we will be challenged to look at our own personal dreams as we listen to Jerrid
Sebesta, former meteorologist at KARE 11 in Minneapolis. His challenge to us will be to pursue our
own personal dream with a passion.
District 5M-2 hopes to see you at the Bend in the River II in April! 10
This Amendment will be voted on at the MD5M Multiple Convention
being held in Mankato April 22-24. Please review and have your delegates
ready to vote on this Amendment.
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Rationale: The costs of administering Multiple District 5M have increased substantially, in part
due to inflation, and the MD5M dues have not been increased for ten years. Our Membership has
decreased from 24,303 in 2005 to 21,429 in 2015. The loss of 2,947 members has substantially
decreased our dues income, $16,355.85 at $5.55 each.
USD $110.00
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MD5M Convention Hotel Information Hotel Reservations can be made by calling or booking online to your hotel of choice.
Rates will be guaranteed until March 21st, 2016 or until blocks fill up.
Although the Lions Year runs from July 1-June 30, your new Officer listing
HAS TO BE In to LCI (Lions Clubs International) before May 1! WHAT DO YOU NEED TO DO? Hold
your elections, have your Secretary enter the clubs PU-101s into LCI, have your new officers
attend Officer Training (TBD) and wait until July 1.
What happens if this is not done? Your new officers will not be listed in the new directory so
all information from Lions will go to your old officers.
PS– Be sure to list email addresses for all officers for me! Thanks, Lion Cheri
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We are so excited to invite you to the fun at “Take A Swing at Diabetes” Golf Tournament on
FRIDAY, JUNE 3rd at the Fox Lake Golf Club in Sherburn, MN. Please consider putting together
a foursome team and attending this Best Ball tourney!
It is lots of FUN, includes a steak dinner and a chance to join Lions from across the state in
supporting diabetes research! Call or email Mark Wohlhuter, Sherburn Lions to get your club’s
team signed up. Mark your calendar today and plan to attend on June 3, 2016!!
Thank you Lions for your needed support!!
Lions Mary Snobl and Bob Schirlinger, 5M3 MN Lions Diabetes Foundation Trustees 14
15 Lakefield Lions Club contributed to the ir community project
of replacing the North City Park shelter with a modern
facility. Congratulations to Lakefield!
MINNESOTA LIONS EYEGLASS RECYCLING CENTER, INC. A BIG THANK YOU to all the Lions Clubs who collected and brought used eyeglasses to the Mid-Winter Conventions to be recycled. Mission Teams will deliver them free of charge to people in need in developing countries. Old glasses give new life! On March 3 we transported 83,500 pairs of glasses to the Wisconsin Lions Foundation Eyeglass Recycling Center in Rosholt. There they will be sorted, cleaned, graded, categorized by prescription and packaged in preparation for distribution. Please keep in mind that all types of glasses for children and adults are needed, including very strong and very weak prescriptions. Reading glasses and sunglasses are also recycled. PLEASE NOTE:
We do NOT recycle any eyeglass cases, broken plastic frames or loose lenses.
Please do not wrap each pair of glasses in paper or plastic bags of any kind. It only make more work for you (and us).
When you are in need of more collection boxes, contact: PDG Bob Hoofnagle @ 320-252-0243 or Email: [email protected] Your outstanding support and assistance in the Lions eyeglass collection efforts can change the lives of many across the globe. See, Serve and Smile! Minnesota Lions Eyeglass Recycling Center, Inc. Sauk Rapids MN
Windom Lions Club
Jackson
Lions
Club
Lakefield
Lions
Club
Fulda Lions Club
Did we miss your event?
Did you send it in to the
Lions Den?
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5M3 District
Governor
Elect Larry
Muenchow
and Lion Sue
attended the
Jasper Quarry
Lions Soup
Luncheon.
~District 5M3
Membership Update~
Number of Members:
June 30, 2015 1255
Number of Members:
February 29, 2016 1239
Members Added: +79
Members Dropped: -88
Net Loss/Gain: -9
Number of Clubs in the District: _ 42_
Have YOU Asked Someone to be a Lion TODAY?
LET’S END OUR LIONS YEAR - JUNE 30 AT 1250 FOR THE DISTRICT!
Can YOUR club end the year as a
+1?
Do YOU realize we are 11 Lions short of being out
of TRANSISTION?
ONLY YOU CAN MAKE US FINISH THE LIONS
YEAR OUT OF TRANSISTION!
What can YOUR CLUB do to get our numbers up?
Be sure to get out and Ask 1!
PDG LeRoy Levorson– 507-354-5781– [email protected]
PDG Vickie Radloff-507865-4732– [email protected]
Funds for the Eye Surgery Center at the
University of Minnesota
Lions of 5M3 are very supportive of efforts to raise
money for the new Eye Surgery Center. Your Vision
Board has pledged to raise $4,000,000 for this venture. In
selling raffle tickets for this Eye Surgery Center it is well
accepted and supported by all of you, including non-Lions
in our district. The need is great as our population ages and
demand increases. We write with heartfelt THANKS to all
of you who have purchased tickets and/or have donated to
this very worthy endeavor.
Growing Cornea Stem Cells
Last month I wrote about the research done by Dr. Hou at
the Lions Eye Bank. In his report to the Vision Foundation
he told about growing Stem Cells in the lab for implants in
the eye to grow healthy skin over the cornea. Lion Jennifer
of the Eye Bank sent us a fuller report about his research.
What follows is an abbreviated version of her article.
Stem cells grow on the surface of the eye in the area
where the iris (color) meets the sclera (white) of the eye,
and they are continually being replaced. Healthy stem cells
are critical to a healthy cornea. Patients with severely
damaged corneas (e.g., from chemical burns) lose the
ability to grow these stem cells. A corneal transplant
typically will not help, since the transplant needs a healthy
eye surface for success. Thirty years ago, such people were
not candidates for surgery and faced a life of blindness.
Today, some of these patients can be helped by a corneal
stem cell transplant. During surgery, the stem cells from
donor corneas are targeted and transplanted into the
recipient’s eye. After the transplant, the donor stem cells
continue to grow from the edge of the recipient’s cornea
across the entire corneal surface, leading to a permanently-
stabilized eye surface that will sustain a corneal transplant.
Dr. Hou is experimenting with growing stem cells in the
lab from donor tissue. The cells need chemicals to grow,
and the challenge is to find chemicals that are both
effective and as safe for the recipient as possible. Fetal
bovine serum, while effective, is not desirable, and Dr. Hou
is seeking a growth medium that is animal-product free. He
is looking at using donor blood serum as a growth medium.
Ultimately, he would like to make it possible for eye banks
to be the entities that grow these corneal stem cells for
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2nd Monday, 6:15 pm Susan Obermoller ~ President
2nd Monday 6:15 pm Lion Gary Richter ~ President
3rd Monday, 6:30 pm Lion Dean McNeal ~ President
2nd Monday, 6:30 pm Lion Chris Kamrud ~ President
4th Tuesday, 6:30 pm Lion Jack VanEck ~ President
1/2 Thursday, 6:15 pm Lion Glen Setterholm ~ President
2nd Thursday, 6:00 pm Raymond Maeyaert ~ President
2nd Monday, 6:15 p.m. Lion Vernon Goering~ President
2/4 Wednesday, 6:30 pm Dean Schumacher ~ President
3rd Tuesday, 7:00 a.m. Lion Jim Lynner ~ President
2nd Thursday, 7:00 p.m. Lion Vern Klante ~ President
3rd Monday, 7:00 p.m. Lion Susan Eitreim ~ President
1st Monday, 6:00 p.m. Lion Mike Laue ~ President
4th Monday, 6:00 p.m. Codie Zeutenhorst ~ President
4th Monday, 6:30 p.m. Lion James Lueken ~ President
1st/3rd Monday, 6:30 p.m. Jeannine Uhlenkamp~ President
1st Thursday, 6:30 p.m. Lion Bonnie Hanish ~ President
1/3 Wednesday, 6:00 p.m. Dr. Brad Holmberg ~ President
2nd Monday, 6:00 p.m. Lion Donna Hage ~ President
1st Thursday, 6:30 p.m. Lion Dan Leach~ President
3rd Monday, 6:30 p.m. Lion Craig Opdahl ~ President
4th Wednesday, 7:30 pm Lion Ted Kern ~ President
3rd Tuesday, 6:30 p.m. Lion Ryan Beers ~ President
5M3 District Governor
Steven Collins
305 Aspenwood Dr, Redwood Falls MN 56283
Lions Steven & Re
1st Monday, 6:30 p.m. Lion James Penske ~ President
2/4 Tuesday, 6:00 p.m. Lion Jackie Meyer ~ President
3rd Monday, 7:00 p.m. Lion John Madson~ President
3rd Monday, 7:00 p.m. Lion Bob Quissell ~ President
1st Tuesday, 6:05 p.m. Lion Al Lang ~ President
3rd Monday, 6:00 pm Duane Nawrocki ~ President
2/4 Monday, 7 p.m. Lion Dean Tiam ~ President
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