UPCOMING STATE COUNCIL MEETING

District 14-T is hosting the State Council Meeting this weekend, Oct 29-30 at Harrisburg Hershey Holiday Inn in Grantville. (Interstate 81, exit 80). In keeping with the Halloween Weekend, we will host a Costume Party Friday evening. It begins at 8:00PM-11:00PM. Food, fun, costume judging will be on the agenda. The band Just Friends will provide great entertainment. Come out and enjoy the night. It's FREE. Saturday morning, various state committee meetings wil be held. Come be informed of what's happening with State Projects, upcoming events. Saturday afternoon beginning at 1:30PM wil be the State Council Meeting. I will be having a surprise presentation. Come and be part of the event. Saturday evening is the International Banquet. You must have reservations to attend. Throughout the day, a basket raffle will be held. Try your luck, purchase tickets and be there for thedrawings at 4:00PM. Thanks to all who volunteered to help. Hope to see YOU there.

JDRF Walk

Once again, the Lions of 14-T Teamed up to help with the annual Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Walk. It was held on a brisk, Sunday morning, October 17, at Hershey Park. We assisted with registration. It was held under a tent, and we scrambled to find seats to feel the sunshine. Thanks to Lion John Petrina who created a great sign showing our support of the Event and give Lions some PR as well. In one and a half hours, hundreds of walkers were registered. Walkers proudly wore their team Tshirts. Mom were pushing strollers, Dad pulling wagons. This is truly a family event, because diabetes, particulary when it comes to kids having diabetes, the whole family is involved. Penbrook leos were out in full force as walkers, carrying their Club Banner. Leo Advisors Lions Carolyn, Kathy, and Sean kept up with the teens. Thanks to PDG Sarah Clark for organizing the opportunity to serve our community with this great project. Thanks to the Lions who braved the cold and wind to help.

Certified Guiding Lions Program

Thirteen Lions gave part of their Saturday on October 9 to listen, learn, share, laugh, and grow as a Lion by participating in the Certified Guiding Lion Program. Thanks to Lion Rick Waltz, Lion Tim Steeley, PDG Sarah Clark, Zone Chair Elizabeth Moffatt, King Lion Enes Panza, PDG Dr Bill Daniels, King Lion Salli Goodrow, Lion/Lioness Pat Strobel, King Lion Matt Glaspey, PDG Joan Sleesman, Lion Jo Adair, Zone Chair Kathy Fouse, Zone Chair Krista Griffith for dong just that. PCC Dr Terry Musselman, PDG Bill Tuttle, and myself were the facilitators. This Program is geared to prepare Lions to serve as Guiding Lions for newly formed Clubs. The Program also is useful in looking at your own Club to determine strengths, needs, possible new activities. It provides many resources for Clubs to utilize from Lions Clubs International. Thanks to each who came and shared their experiences, questions, and ideas. It was a great success!!!

Mifflintown Lions Club Visit

My first Club visit in October was to the Mifflintown Lions Club. It was a beautiful drive up 11/15 to 322 through the mountains. The trees, just within a week have begun to show their Autumn Colors. The Mifflintown Lions were ready for me with 600 pairs of glasses collected and neatly deposited in my car. This is one of our singing Lions Clubs. We did a rousing rendition of "I've Been Working On the Railroad" and "My Bonnie". This was followed with a song to the waiter to feed us. The Club began a program to recognize 12 members for their commitment to their Club. 12 Lion Hats were purchased last year, and then engraved with the Club's name. Members voted for 3 members to receive a hat. The top 3 will receive a hat. This process will continue through the year until the hats are on the heads of great Lions. This Club also is creative with fundraisers. Since there are so many Chicken BBQs on the weekend, they serve the bird up on Wednesdays. This time around, they are having the 4H Seeing Eye Dog Group have a food stand as well to help promote their cause. It was a wonderful evening of new ideas, laughs, and sharing of information. You don't have to be a District Governor to visit other Clubs. I would encourage you to get out the District Directory, organize a group of Club Members and go visit another Club. You will learn something new, have fun, and probably make a new friend.

A Weekend of Lionism

My weekend started early Saturday morning, 5:30AM , to be exact. I traveled to Salus University to attend the Annual PA Lions Eye Research Seminar. My GPS got me there, with a small circle around the building until I figured out it was the one I wanted. I learned many new bits of information. First, prisms are useful for individuals who have double vision problems. Secondly, a mouse's retina is very smilar to a human's retina. Thirdly, 1 out of 6 individuals, 65 and older with develop Age Related Macular Degeneration. Fourth, JDRF is the largest organization funding Eye Research. Fifth, the need for tissue is critical for eye research to continue. Lastly, 1.6 million dollars has been given over the last ten years from our Sight Foundation for research grants. It was an informative session. Thanks to King Lion Marion Shepherd who also attended. Extra thanks to PDG Frank Wedig, our representative on the PA Lions Sight Conservation and Eye Research Foundation, who asisted with organizing this event. I left Elkins Park around 2:00PM after a delicious lunch, for my trek to Marysville Lioness Club Pot Pie dinner. Lion James, earlier in the week, had sold a truck on Ebay, to none other a Lion, from Marysville. It is a small world. So he drove the truck up and met me there. We enjoyed the company and wonderful pot pie made by the ladies. The Lionesses had their brochures and an invitation to join the Club as well as an eyeglass collection box by the door where people came in. Sunday morning, I slept in. Then I reviewed my emails, put the finishing touches on the October Disrict Newsletter and then headed to Hershey for Spaghetti. The Hershey Lions had their Fall Spaghetti Dinner today. It too was tasty with that special sauce. They also advertised collecting nonperishable food for Derry Twp Food Bank. After this weekend, I won't need to eat for a couple of days, or until my next Club visit Monday night. The weather was fantastic, many good conversations, many individuals in our community will be helped by the fundraisers. Thanks Lions and Lionesses for a wonderful weekend.

REGION I ZONE MEETING

Zone Chairs Steve De Frank and Mary Jones held a joint Zone Meeting on Monday, September 20 at the Tri County Asociation for the Blind. The event was hosted by Allison Hill Lions Club. The evening was filled with information from the Cabinet Meeting, sharing of Club activities and upcoming events. Lion Danette Blank, Executive Director of the Association shared the many programs available at the Association. A tour followed the meeting. Tri County is now the service provider for Franklin County as well. We were introduced to Louis (Braille) and Helen (Keller), two parakeets who guard the facility. Tri County is available for Clubs to visit and Lion Danette is available to come to Clubs to present a program. I would encourage you to take her up on the offer. See how your Club donations are being used to serve others and provide a better quality of life for individuals with visual impairments.