Rock Hill Lions Club
P. O. Box 265
Rock Hill, SC 29731
803-324-7377
Visit us on the web at www.rockhilllions.org
2014-2015 OFFICERS
PDG Jim McKown, President
803-329-0513
Cynthia Bottomley, Vice President
& Newsletter Editor
803-325-2133
Gary Bottomley, Sec./Treasurer
803-325-2133
Richard Sealy, Membership
803-366-5009
Tim Hyatt, Tail Twister
803-366-0621
Ric Jenkins, Lion Tamer
803-366-1787
OCTOBER 2014
UPCOMING DATES
OCTOBER 9 - Dinner Meeting at
Jackson's Cafeteria on Heckle Blvd.
at 6:00 PM
OCTOBER 23 - Dinner Meeting at
Jackson's Cafeteria on Heckle Blvd.
at 6:00 PM
OCTOBER 30 - Second District
Cabinet meeting at 6:30 pm at the
Church of the Nazarene, 650 9th
Street, Winnsboro, SC 29180
NOVEMBER 13 - Dinner Meeting at
6:00 PM, District Governor, Rick
Pressly will be visiting our club.
Rescheduled
DECEMBER 5 - Rock Hill Christmas
Parade at 6:30 PM
baseball at Cherry Park all contribute.
Thank you for keeping us informed and
up to date.
Rock Hill Lions Club
Regular Meeting
September 11, 2014
PRESENT:
Lion Ric Jenkins
Lions Cindy and Gary Bottomley
Lion Kathleen Palidoro
Lion Tim Hyatt
Lions Elaine and Richard Sealy
Lion Anne Raine
Guest Speaker:
Gibson
Steven
Our meeting was called to order at 6:00
by Lion Cindy. Lions Anna and Jim could
not be present due to chest pains that
Lion Jim had and we hope he is feeling
better now. We missed them. We were
introduced to Steven Gibson our
speaker for the evening. Lion Cindy
called on Lion Richard to ask the
blessing on our food after which we
recited the Pledge to our Flag.
Lion Tim was given the floor. He had
gotten his questions from our Lion
Magazine and we didn’t have much luck
answering them. Thank you Lion Tim for
the challenge to read the magazine
before we come to the meeting. After
the questions we all proceeded to get
our food.
Lion Cindy introduced our speaker,
Steven Gibson, who is from the Office of
Management and Budget for the City of
Rock Hill. He had a very good
presentation on the new budget and
many of the activities that add to the
economic growth of the City. A
velodrome, a BMX track, and of course
We had a few items of business for our
Club. Lion Cindy reports that we have
two new sponsors. MJS Family Eyewear
and John Davis, Sound Advice. She
reminded us that the District Governor’s
visit is rescheduled and will be
November 13. She has mailed the fee
and application for our Club to
participate in the Rock Hill Parade on
December 5 at 6:30. Lion Lenora was
not present but we established that we
do want to focus on The Federation of
the Blind this year. Don’t forget that we
need our Christmas wear to add to the
displays.
The MD 32 Convention for 2015 will be
March 26 – 29 at Myrtle Beach. Never
too early to make plans to attend. The
International President will be the
speaker.
Lion Gary sold $400.00 dollars of
brooms over the last couple of weeks.
He will be ordering a new supply soon.
A motion was made to send a memorial
gift for Patrick Anderson of $100.00 to
Habitat for Humanity. Lion Ric seconded
and the motion carried.
The meeting was adjourned at 7:30.
Respectfully submitted
Lion Elaine
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Rock Hill Lions Club
Board Meeting
September 25, 2014
PRESENT:
Lions Anna and Jim McKown
Lions Cindy and Gary Bottomley
Lion Kathleen Palidoro
Lion Tim Hyatt
Lions Elaine and Richard Sealy
Our Lion President Jim called the
meeting to order at 6:00.
Anne must have another schedule that
keeps her from being there. Lion Ric
sometimes has a truck come in or some
other reason. We missed them all and
hope that we can all be together next
time.
We didn’t have a lot of business. Lion
Richard gave Lion Gary an approval form
for a lady who has an appointment on
Tuesday for an eye exam. Hopefully we
will be able to assist more patients who
need help.
We were so happy to have Lions Anna
and Jim back. They reported that their
travels and volunteer time were very
good. Alaska is beautiful and I think they
really enjoyed their visit with Doug and
especially the fishing.
Lion Anna is Zone Chairman and will be
notifying us of an upcoming zone
meeting.
Lion Ann prayed for our food and for
our Club and Lion Cindy led in our
Pledge to our Flag. Then Lion Tim was
prepared with his questions. He had
taken more time and could even read
his own writing. The questions were
super challenging though and I don’t
think we got even one right. Most came
from the Lion Magazine so we have to
do a better job of reading that. Thank
you Lion Tim. We appreciate all the
work you do for each meeting.
Our application for the Christmas
parade has been mailed and our writeup has been done. Our plan to include
the Federation of the Blind to be Knights
of the Blind is moving along. Lion Lenora
will need to tell us more about that
when she comes next time. Lions
Richard and Gary will get together to
talk about lights, railings, banners, etc.
soon.
We were then ready to eat our meal. As
usual the food was delicious. In our
conversation we discovered that Lion
Kathleen is having trouble with her
ankle and that she has actually spent a
good many days in the hospital recently.
We do hope she is going to get better
soon. We wondered where our
“missing” members were. Lion Lenora
has been absent for a few times. Lion
The next Cabinet Meeting will be
October 30 in Winnsboro.
Lion Richard will be going to the
mountains October 18 to get the apples
that we give each year to the nursing
homes. Since Lions Cindy and Gary will
be away, he will ask his Sunday School
Class to help with delivery.
People still ask about brooms. Lion
Richard had church members order two
when he ran into them at the eye
doctor’s office.
Don’t forget that our District Governor
will be visiting on November 13 at our
regular meeting.
Our meeting was adjourned at 7:00. A
big plus for starting at 6:00.
Respectfully Submitted
Lion Elaine Sealy
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The cost of the meal will be $12.00 per
person. The dinner will be catered so
advance reservations must be made prior
to Friday, October 24, 2014.
Reservations can be made by emailing
me at [email protected] or by
calling me at 864-833-6021 (Home),
864-200-9797 (Cell), or 864-938-4150
(Work). It will be necessary to bill all
No-Shows since we will need a firm
count for the caterer.
If you would like to prepay, please mail
payment to:
PCC Eddie Marshall
Cabinet Secretary/Treasurer
2688 Hwy 308
Clinton, SC 29325
LIONS OF 32D
“Strengthening the PRIDE through
Education and Communication!”
September 30, 2014
From: District Cabinet
Secretary/Treasurer 32-D
To:
District 32-D Region
Chairpersons, Zone Chairpersons, Lions
Club Presidents
Secretaries, and Committee
Chairpersons
The second District Cabinet meeting will
be held Thursday, October 30, 2014 at
6:30 PM at the Church of the
Nazarene, 650 9th Street, Winnsboro SC
29180. It is expected that all Region
Chairpersons, Zone Chairperson, Club
Presidents, and Secretaries attend this
meeting. All other club members are
welcome to attend as well. Remember
to wear your favorite costume!!!!
If you have any questions, please email
me or give me a call.
The Cabinet meeting will be of interest
to all Lions, so please encourage as
many of your members to attend as
possible. This will be a very enthusiastic
meeting and will be an opportunity for
us to be updated. Be sure to inform me
of how many from your club will attend.
Serving Together,
PCC Eddie Marshall
PCC Eddie Marshall
Cabinet Secretary/Treasurer
Lions Clubs - Ready to Help, Worldwide
Whenever a Lions Club gets together,
problems get smaller. And communities
get getter. That's because we help
where help is needed - in our own
communities and around the world with unmatched integrity and energy.
Lions - The World's Largest
Service Club Organization
Our 46,000 clubs and 1.35 million
members in 209 countries and
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largest service club organization. We're
also one of the most effective. Our
members do whatever is needed to help
their local communities. Everywhere we
work, we make friends, with children
who need eyeglasses, with seniors who
don't have enough to eat and with
people we may never meet.
Lions Serve South Carolina - Be Proud!
Some statistics to consider when
donating to Lions:
 Statewide 2013-14: 95 eye
surgeries $687,004.64 value Lion's cost after negotiation:
$106,840.63
 Statewide: 99 Hearing Aids
provided. $174,332.84 value Lion's cost after negotiation:
$82,567.34
 Mobile Screening Unit: 8,335
Health screenings across the state
- most at local schools ensuring
that students have healthy eyes
and hearing to succeed in school.
$584,850 value - Lion's cost after
negotiation: $97,403.96
TOTAL SAVINGS: $1,010,046.75
Thank you for supporting your local
Lions -- every dollar you give becomes
Five Dollars in Services!
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LIONS
BROOMS
ARE
AVAILABLE FROM ANY
ROCK HILL LION MEMBER
AND AT THE FOLLOWING
LOCATIONS:
Mitchell’s Barber Shop
2101 Mt. Gallant Road
Rock Hill, SC
Animal Supply House
1025 N. Anderson Road
Rock Hill, SC
Fellow Lions and Friends,
Please read the warm thank you letter
from a recipient of our Charitable
Service in South Carolina.
October 1st, 2014
SC Lions Club
220 Outlet Pointe Blvd,
Columbia, SC 29210
I cannot thank the SC Lions Club
organization enough for helping me in my
time of need. As a freelance graphic
designer, I live in a world of imagery and
color that makes a living completing projects.
Therefore, I am a self-pay for all medical
situations. I am also diabetic.
I have been losing my sight for the last four
years and it has been a struggle to survive.
In 2011 I was told I had cataracts in both
eyes. The right eye was much worse than
the left eye. I decided to have the cataract in
the right eye removed in February. In the
meantime, I would save the monies to have
the cataract in the left eye removed. On
August 10, 2011, the retina in the right eye
began to tear. Because of my self-pay
situation, by the time the retina surgery took
place on September 2, 2011, the retina had
detached and I wound up with partial sight in
that eye. All of the monies I had saved for the
cataract surgery for my left eye, went to
repairing the retina in the right eye.
After being told that the retina detaching
happens to one in a thousand people after
cataract surgery, I was more than hesitant to
have the cataract removed from the left eye.
I knew I could not afford it and I was really
afraid of the retina detaching. I decided if the
left eye were to go blind, I at least had some
sight in the right eye and would adapt and
learn the skills needed to survive when my
world went dark. Everything was getting
more difficult. I woke up every day dealing
with the unknown of what my sight will be for
that day. The right eye was always fighting
with the left eye. Constantly walking into
walls, doors, people, tripping constantly and
struggling to complete design projects.
I went to see Dr. Kokinakis on August 4th of
this year. She stated the cataract had
become a stone and she could not see
behind the eye, that concerned her because
of my diabetes. I explained to her what I
could see through the left eye and realized
the retina was detaching. She stated I
needed to see Dr. Jablon to see how we
could proceed with cataract removal surgery.
My appointment with Dr. Jablon on August
18th, was full of over whelming news. With
the ultrasound, you could see the retina was
detaching and shriveling. He stated this was
an emergency situation and surgery needs to
happen by the following week and we had to
be realistic about the level of sight I would
actually wind up with. He also stated that if
the retina tore in the right eye, I would be
completely blind. I was scared and
devastated. How was I going to pay for this?
Was I really ready to live in a dark world?
This is when I was introduced to the SC
Lions Club. Working with Pat Harvey and
Wynn Fitzgerald was an incredible
experience. They kept me calm and guided
me through the process with ease, all the
while making me feel like I am an important
member of society. All this time I was
thinking that the SC Lions Club was going to
help me make this surgery affordable. When
I was told that the SC Lions Club was paying
for my surgery, I cannot begin to tell you the
depth of gratitude and peace of mind that
everything will be alright.
My surgery took place on August 25th. Dr.
Jablon stated the surgery was a success and
he felt I would gain more sight that expected.
I told him if the right eye no longer has to
fight with the left eye, it was already a winwin situation. As of today, October 1, 2014, I
am still healing from the surgery, however,
the sight I am beginning to see through the
left eye is truly amazing!!! The peace of mind
to know I can walk again without tripping
over something, seeing the details of
branches and leaves across the street, even
seeing a person's smile lines on their face is
just so beautiful! It is the simple things in life
that is so appreciated when you have your
sight restored.
The SC Lions Club has given me such a
precious gift that I am forever thankful and
grateful for. It is a whole new world that I now
have the opportunity to explore and
experience. I thank you all from the bottom of
my heart.
Warmest regards always,
Cyndee Wilson
ROCK HILL LIONS EYEGLASS
RECYCLE CONTAINERS ARE
LOCATED AT THE FOLLOWING
LOCATIONS:
1. Jackson’s Cafeteria,
Wedgewood Plaza, Herlong
& Heckle
2. Dr. Brian Colletto,
Optometrist, 356 Oakland
Avenue
3. Rock Hill Eye Center, 1565
Ebenezer Road
4. Central Carolina Ear, Nose,
Throat & Audiology Center,
1565 Ebenezer Road
5. America’s Best, Galleria
Mall
6. York County Library, 138
E. Black Street
7. Oakland Baptist Church,
1067 Oakland Avenue
8. Wal-Mart Optical, Newport,
SC
9. Wal-Mart Optical, Galleria
Mall
10. YMCA, 402 Charlotte
Avenue
11. Mt. Hebron Baptist Church
262 Neely Store Rd.
Rock Hill, SC 29730
THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS
Keith D. Veltri
Allstate Insurance Company
2013 Ebenezer Road
Rock Hill, SC 29732
803.818.2377
Fax 803.753.8438
[email protected]
Animal Supply House
Jeff Culp, Owner
1025 N. Anderson Road
Rock Hill, SC 29730
803.366.2959
Scott Hendrix
Good Motor Company
80 N. Anderson Road
Rock Hill, SC 29730
803.328.6266
D. Bradley Jordan
Jordan & Dunn, LLC
546 East Main Street
Rock Hill, SC 29731
[email protected]
803.817.7999
Rock Hill Eye Center
Bryan K. Anderson, M.D.
1565 Ebenezer Road
Rock Hill, SC 29732
803.328.0168
1698 W. Hwy. 160, Ste. 110
Fort Mill, SC 29715
803.547.9510
Rock Hill Eye Center
Gary Stone
Licensed Optician
1565 Ebenezer Road
Rock Hill, SC 29732
803.327.3111
1698 W. Hwy. 160, Ste. 110
Fort Mill, SC 29715
803.547.9523
R. J. Enterprises
Richard L. Jenkins
Sunbelt Snacks & Cereals
Little Debbie Snacks
803.366.1787
Greene Funeral Home
2133 Ebenezer Road
Rock Hill, SC 29732
803.326.2051
Dr. Brian E. Colletto
Optometrist
356 Oakland Avenue
Rock Hill, SC 29730
803.980.3937
Longs Cleaners-Launderers
1764 Herlong Village Drive
803.324.8665
2726 Celanese Rd., Northwoods Square
Rock Hill, SC 29732
803.324.8676
A.B. Poe & Co.
Farmers Exchange
322 S. Cherry Road
Rock Hill, SC 29732
803.324.2925
Jackson’s Cafeteria
Corporate Office
Gastonia – Rock Hill - Shelby
1735 Heckle Blvd.
Rock Hill, SC 29732
Williams & Fudge
Gary Williams, CEO
300 Chatham Avenue
Rock Hill, SC 29731
800.849.9791
MJS Family Eyecare
Dr. Sakesha Yolonda Caston
4875 Old York Road
Rock Hill, SC 29732
803.327.0035
Fax: 803.327.0039
SoundAdvice Hearing Center
John B. Davis BC-HIS
1700 First Baxter Crossing
Suite 103
Fort Mill, SC 29708
803.547.5700