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District 24‐A
Lion Reporter
January 2015
District Governor
James (Jim) Ryan
DISTRICT GOVERNOR’S MESSAGE
INSIDE THIS MONTH’S EDITION:
Page 1: District Governor’s Message; “Cradle to
College Women’s Symposium”
Page 2: Special Olympics, Sargent Mac Foundation, Leo’s, Feeding the Hungry Campaign, Multiple District News.
Page 3: Deceased & New Members, Ad
Page 4: Peace Poster Winners, Home for the
Holidays, Ad
Page 5: Membership News, International President Joe Preston article.
Page 6: Directory Changes, Schedule of Events.
Page 7: NVLYC Schedule, Sight & Screening Van
Page 8: Sight & Screen Van Schedule
Page 9: Women’s Symposium Flyer
District 24-A
“CRADLE TO COLLEGE”
Women’s Symposium
Saturday, March 21, 2015
11:00 am– 3:00 pm
Park West Lions Community Center
Manassas, VA 20109
Lunch & Program
Registration Form Here
District Governor’s Blog can be read at by clicking Here
As Lions of District 24-A, we enter the New Year with a sense of
optimism and renewed energy. We have accomplished so much
so far this year and need a few new Service projects to help us
work of those extra pounds we gained from our Club Holiday Parties!
I created a cabinet position this year to
increase the participation of Lions in
Special Olympic events across our district. Lion Wilma has risen to the challenge and done a great job coordinating activities. It’s sometime hard to get
service activities of the ground in the
cold months of January and February. Wilma has sent details of
several Special Olympics games-Be sure to encourage members of your Clubs to participate. It’s as simple as showing up
to cheer on the athletes or help out with Sight and Hearing
Screenings. Special Olympic Events are a great way to serve
those less fortunate and get the word out that Lions Clubs are
involved and active in the community. Don’t forget to bring membership pamphlets, etc.!
Many Lions Clubs participated in Food Drives over the Holiday
Season. I applaud those efforts that are so desperately needed.
“Almost 1 billion people across the globe will go to bed hungry
tonight, 200 million of them children.” (USAID). Lions have an
opportunity to show the strength of our worldwide network during a special service action campaign, “Relieving the Hunger”.
I encourage Lions to continue these initiatives throughout the
year in District 24-A and worldwide through your contributions to
Lions Clubs International Foundation.
But too be sure, spring will be here before we know it. If
you recall, District 24-A Lions are planning a new environmental project-to clean up Bull Run. Our historic waterway could use
our attention, to keep it clean and clear for generations to come.
If you have not heard about this initiative and need more information please be sure to contact our Environmental Chair, Don
Leas, for details on how you Club can help-out.
Flyer Here
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Special Olympics
Newsletter Sponsors
Please see the schedule below fro the area Basketball Tournaments. Each location needs volunteers! Contact District
Chair Lion Wilma Murphy for more details. Remember the
large event, Fanquest, at the Robinson Secondary School on
January 17th. We will be doing vision and hearing screening at
the event. Show up to cheer on the athletes and wear your
Lions Shirt to show our support.
Mason Neck Lions Club
Sight & Hearing Mobile Screening Unit,
Lions of Virginia, District 24A, Inc.
Mount Vernon Evening Lions Club
Sargent Mac Foundation
Lions turned out in a big way at Quantico National Cemetery in early December. Approximately
50 Lions with at least 12 clubs showed up to help the Sargent Mac Foundation to place wreaths
on the gravesites at the Quantico National Cemetery. We and other volunteers helped place
wreaths on every gravesites. Lions supplied and served coffee and donuts to all the
volunteers. We got great billing from the Foundation Officials at the event. Thanks to our District
Chair Lion Ed Warzywak of the Woodbridge Lions Club for making all the arrangements. Check
out more pictures on Facebook.
Leo Club News
Feeding the Hungry Campaign
Congratulations to Dahlgren and Annandale Lions Clubs for
sponsoring two new Leo Clubs, our 28th and 29th Leo
Clubs. Dahlgren’s is called the Roaring Leo Club, and
Annandale’s is called the St. Ambrose Leo Club. We
hope for great thing from these clubs and Lions future
leaders.
The Colonial Forge Leo Club painted
their rock at the Colonial Forge HS.
During December and January, LCI promotes the Feeding
The Leo Club is sponsored by the
Stafford County Lions Club and the the Hunger Campaign as one of four signature service
activity projects. There are many ideas online of different
advisor is Lion Susan Schaefer
projects your club can complete. If you sell citrus this time
of year and donate some fruit to your local food bank or
people in need, please make sure your Secretary reports
that on MyLCI. Beside being helpful to fulfill a community
need, it counts toward goals and awards for your club, it’s
members and district level officers (Zone and Region
Chairs).
Multiple District News
It’s not too early to start planning for State Convention, right in our District again this year, on May 15-17, 2015 at the
Sheraton Premiere in Tyson’s Corner.
There are some major constitution changes being proposed by the Council of Governors and clubs throughout the state.
Over the past few years, the state has balanced our budget by taking funds out of surplus. That surplus balance is now
dangerously low. This Council has made a policy that we will no longer balance the budget from surplus. Instead of
proposing a state dues increase this year, we are proposing to split the job of State Secretary / Treasurer into two jobs.
The State Treasurer will be a volunteer position. By decreasing the duties of the State Secretary, it allows flexibility to
increase or reduce the hours and salary based on the dues income we receive.
There will be additional proposals announced later in the year. We need your support at the State Convention to have
this change approved.
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Deceased
New Members
Lions
Clifton
ALEXANDRIA ASIAN-AMERICAN
MARIA LOURDES CAJULIS
ALEXANDRIA HOST
CARL L RASKIN
DAHLGREN
JACK E TOWNSEND
FAIRFAX HOST
DARRELL H DALKIN
FREDERICKSBURG HOST
JAMES CAMPBELL JR.
MANASSAS HOST
PAUL E HENDRICKSON
PARK WEST
EDWARD L ROBINSON SR
Member
Sponsor
EDWARD J AUSTIN
KEITH D Van Cleave
Mason Neck
Member
Sponsor
MARY F BAILEY
ED WOODARD
CHARLENE BEAN
ED WOODARD
EILEEN BEAN
ED WOODARD
JAMES FUSSELL
DANIEL GARBER
SHARON FUSSELL
DIANA GARBER
ETHEL MITCHELL
DIANA GARBER
Park West
Member
Sponsor
TARREN A SMARR
HARRY FULWILER IV
BRITTNY L STEWARD
PHILIP SMITH
Sterling
Member
Sponsor
ISHA KHOSA
DAVIDA LUEHRS
Meetings 3rd Tuesday
Social 6:30 pm Dinner 7:00 pm
PEMA’S
8430 Richmond Hwy.
Alexandria, VA
President:: Christian Ntambwe 703-765-3725
Secretary: Mary Jane Holt 703-339-7099
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January 2015
Peace Poster Winners
By Lion Jeff Root, 24-A Peace Poster Chairperson
Eleven Lions' clubs from our District sponsored Peace Poster contests in 19 middle schools this fall. The W. T. Woodson
Art Honor Society selected the following winners:
1st Place: Serena McGowan, Thornburg Middle School, Fredericksburg
Sponsor: Chancellor Lions Club
Honorable Mention: Jasmine Whitehead, Spotsylvania Middle School, Fredericksburg
Sponsor: Chancellor Lions Club
Honorable Mention: Gabriel Martinez, Rodney Thompson Middle School, Stafford
Sponsor: Aquia Evening Lions Club
Serena will received a $100 check, while Jasmine and Gabriel will receive $50 checks. Serena’s Peace Poster advanced
to the Virginia Multiple District competition.
Congratulations to Serena, Jasmine, and Gabriel, and thanks to all Lions’ clubs that sponsored Peace Poster Contests.
Special recognition goes to the following Lions’ Clubs for sponsoring multiple contests:
Club
Number of Contests
Chancellor
5
Fairfax Host
3
Greater Falls Run
3
Aquia Evening
2
Home for the Holidays
Lorain Land, the District Cultural and Community Service Chair did an excellent job organizing this service . The Lions of
District 24A delivered Thanksgiving meals to 240 service members on duty throughout the Capital area and 75 who
visited the Single Marine House on the Quantico Marine Base. We had 23 volunteers from 10 clubs to help with completing this mission. We even had volunteers who were civilian employees and active duty Maries at the base helping with
the project.
We received over $2,000 in donations from businesses in food and other services. The Aquia Evening Lions Club contributed another $645.00. Thank you ladies!
The Marines were very thankful for the meals and the fellowship from the Lions. It is a unique project, partnering with
the Quantico Marine Corp Base, enhancing our Veteran Membership initiatives. It is great to be a Lion, share the accomplishments of the Pride, and Serve our community.
LIONS BENCH: $300.00 AND
With your Club name or Lions Logo
Useful for Public Parks, Tot Lots, Bus
Stops Dog Parks,
Reinforced concrete, treated lumber and galvanized
bolts
LION JOE CHUDZIK
OR LION TOM NALLY
- Mason Neck Lions
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Lion Reporter
January 2015
Membership News
Thank you Lions for sponsoring new members! We are still PLUS 17 so far this year. At the same time last year, we
were MINUS 19. You have sponsored 83 new members this year vs. 67 from the last time last year. This is a great
improvement that builds on the growth and improvements made last year by IPDG Mike
Ryan and Past GMT Woody Woodard.
Remember the Veteran Membership Initiative. Any new members who are military veterans are eligible to have the $25.00 initiation fee waived. This is only available until the
end of this Lions year and an excellent way to thank them for their service to our country.
Keep up the excellent work with retaining the new members and give them an
orientation about your club, our district, and LCI.
I challenge all current members and clubs to continue to “Ask 1” and add at least one new quality, active member this
year.
Time is really flying by. We are already at the middle point of the Lion year. I am very proud of
all that you have done and are doing. The foundational focus of my theme is Strengthen the
Pride through Service, and you have responded! You are reporting a record number of service
activities.
Thank you for embracing the “ASK 1” concept where every Lion has been challenged to ask at
least one person to join our association. In most places we are chartering bigger and more
clubs. We are trending well in membership growth, and by all indications we are doing a better
job of identifying and developing leaders. We have also launched tools to help every club increase their effectiveness. But there is one major area of global concern: the number of dropped members. There is
little use in recruiting new members if we let our existing members slip out the back door. In hindsight, I wish that I had
put more emphasis on retention. Rather than living with regrets, I decided to do something about it. We have launched
“Keep 1”—a simple concept to drive home the importance of keeping each and every one of our members actively involved. Very few Lions will ever be involved with chartering a club, and for many of our members asking someone to
join is very hard. But every Lion in some way can help keep our members actively involved. It is important to welcome
our members, value them, train them, encourage them, mentor them and more. There is an old saying: “People don’t
care how much you know, until they know how much you care.”
To reach our full potential, we have to give more effort in keeping our members.
As your president, I have vowed to do all that I can to Strengthen the Pride. I know that I cannot do it alone, but
Together WE CAN.
Joe Preston
Lions Clubs International President
(Reprinted from the January 2015 Lion Magazine)
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Lion Reporter
DirectoryChanges?
ContactCabinetSecretarySteveReberat
[email protected]
We have extra Directories if anyone wants to purchase them for
$4.00. Contact DG Jim for them.
District 24-A Calendar: Save the Dates!!!!
Click on the event names for the Registration Forms
Worldwide Week of Service
1/10 –16/2015
Across the world!
Loudoun Special Olympics Basketball Invitational
1/10/2015
Loudoun County, sites TBD
Special Olympics Fan Quest Basketball Game
1/17/2015
Robinson Secondary School , Fairfax, VA
Special Olympics Basketball Tournament
2/1/2015
Mt. Vernon HS and Twain MS, additional sites
TBD
Montclair “Winter Classic” Texas Hold-em Tournament
2/21/2015
Dumfries Triangle Rescue Squad 3R
Special Olympics Potomac Basketball Regional
Tournament
2/15/2015
Mt. Vernon HS and Twain MS, additional sites
TBD
Special Olympics Basketball Tournament
3/8/2015
Episcopal HS and Mt. Vernon HS
24-A Lions Women’s Symposium “Cradle to College”
3/21/2015
Park West Community Center, 8620 Sunnygate
Dr, Manassas, VA
24-A Winter Conference
TBD
TBD
District Bland
4/12/2015
The Lyceum, Alexandria
Bull Run Cleanup
4/18/2015
Various sections of Bull Run in Loudoun, Fauquier, Prince William and Fairfax Counties
Worldwide Induction Day
4/26/2015
Park West
Foundation Fighting Blindness Walk
5/3/2015
Alexandria, VA
State Convention
5/14-17/2015
Sheraton Premiere – Tysons Corner
Lions International Convention
6/26-30/2015
Honolulu, HI
More club activities on the District Web Site Calendar here.
Comments or questions e-mail me at [email protected] or call (703) 507-8696
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Use of Youth Camp January 1, ‐June 30, 2015
“Serving Youth Since 1958
DATE OF EVENTS
GROUP AT CAMP
Attendees
Cabins
Tent
D. Hall Sponsoring Lions Club
Children
Adults
01/23-25/2015
BSA Troop 997, Ashburn, VA
35
10
3
area 2
NO
Sterling Lions Club
01/30-02-1/2015
LCPL Caleb Power Young Marines
50
10
All
all
YES
Fredericksburg L.C.
02/13-15/2015
BSA Troop 002, Centerville, VA
12
4
1
0
NO
South Riding
02/14 & 15/2015
BSA Troop 884, Gainesville, VA
25
4
5
0
YES
Park-West Lions Club
02/20-22/2015
BSA Troop 1195, Manassas, VA
25
6
3
0
NO
Manassas Host L C
02/20-22/2015
BSA Troop 1519, Alexandria, VA
30
15
5
0
YES
Springfield-Franconia
04/9-12/2015
American Heritage Girls WV1148
15
4
1
YES
No Club asigned (WVA)
05/1-3/2015
Cub Scout Pack 71 , Leesburg, VA
23
17
0
0
NO
Leesburg Host L.C.
05/8-10/2015
Venturing Crew # 617, Manassas, VA
100
20
All
All
Yes
Park-West Lions Club
05/16-17/2015
Cub Scout Pack 1162,Purcellville, VA
30
20
0
area 3
YES
Purcellville Lions Club
07/19-22/2015
District 24-D Youth Exchange
30
10
ALL
ALL
YES
If your club would like to learn more about he Northern Virginia Youth Camp, please contact me at
[email protected]
Jan Fowler, Chair, NVLYC
SIGHT & HEARING MOBILE SCREENING UNIT
We urgently need Drivers/Technicians!!!! Do you know of anyone?
Contact: President Shirley Wilson, PCC
98th Annual Lions Clubs International Convention
Friday, June 26 – Tuesday, June 30, 2015 • Honolulu, Hawaii
Convention Registration and Hotel Reservation Form
Reduced registration fees till January 8, 2015
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Sight & Hearing Van
DATE
01/15/15
01/17/15
03/12/15
03/21/15
03/21/14
03/25/14
04/07/15
04/11/15
05/02/15
05/03/15
05/23/15
08/22/15
09/14/15
09/15/15
09/18/15
09/22/15
09/23/15
09/25/15
09/28/15
09/29/15
10/02/15
10/02/15
10/03/15
10/05/15
10/06/15
10/09/15
10/09/15
10/12/14
10/13/15
10/14/15
10/15/14
10/16/15
10/16/15
10/17/15
10/19/15
10/20/15
10/21/15
10/21/15
10/22/15
10/22/15
10/23/15
10/23/15
10/26/15
12/05/15
January 2015
Lion Reporter
Schedule 2015
CLUB ASSIGNMENT
Mount Vernon Evening
Greater Falls Run
Lake Jackson Mid County
Fredericksburg
Dale City
Lake Jackson Mid County
Tysons/Merrifield
Vienna Host
Aquia Evening
Sterling
Arlington NorthWest
Fredericksburg
Warrenton
Warrenton
Warrenton
Warrenton
Catholic School
Warrenton
Warrenton
Warrenton
Warrenton
Rappahannock
Lake Jackson Mid County
Warrenton
Warrenton
Warrenton
Rappahannock
Warrenton
Warrenton
Catholic School
Tysons/Merrifield
Warrenton
Rappahannock
Merrifield
Warrenton
Warrenton
Lake Jackson Mid County
Fredericksburg
Lake Jackson Mid County
Fredericksburg
Warrenton
Lake Jackson Mid County
Lake Jackson Mid County
Lake Jackson Mid County
REMARKS
Walt Whitman Middle School Health Fair
Robin Secondary School for Fanquest event
Bennett Elem School
Kenmore Club
Woodbridge Boys & Girls Club
Adm. Svcs. Manassas City Public Schools
Tysons Towers
Vienna Community Center
Mayfest Festival
Anniversary Vision Walk
Arlington Women's Club
Bragg Hill Family Life Ctr.
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
St. Timothy School
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
Elem High School
Manassas Fall Jubilee
TBD
TBD
TBD
Elem High School
TBD
TBD
St. Theresa Catholic School
Lewinsville Sr. Center
TBD
Private Schools
Merrifield Fall Festival
TBD
TBD
Thurgood Marshall Elem School
Head Start Program
Coles Elementary School
Head Start Program
TBD
Bennett Elem School
Nokesville School
Manassas Christmas Parade
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“CRADLE TO COLLEGE”
WOMEN’S SYMPOSIUM
Sponsored by
Lions of Virginia
District 24‐A
SATURDAY, MARCH 21, 2015
Park West Lions Community Center
8620 Sunnygate Drive
Manassas, VA 20109
PROGRAM
Early Childhood Vision & Screening
11 AM to 3 PM
Free Admission with Lunch
Fashion Show, Door Prizes
Teen Driving and Safety
Lions—Who We Are, What We Do
Fashion Show by:
“We Serve”
REGISTER ONLINE AT:
http://www.valions.org/WomensSymposiumRegistrationFormFillin.pdf
VALIONS.ORG/WOMENSSYMPOSIUM
Partners: Lions Clubs Interna onal, Miller Toyota, Kohl’s Department Stores
and Prince William County Chamber of Commerce.
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