DISTRICT 14-T LIONESS SEMINAR

Today was our District's Lioness Seminar. I had the opportunity to attend and catch up with my Lioness Club Members and friends. We were honored to have DG Nancy from 14-P and two Lions with her attend the session. It was held at the Mercersburg Moose. Lioness Loni Bard, Queen Lioness Brenda Cunningham, Queen Lioness Pam Wagner, and Lioness Shirley Keyser coordinated the event. All five Clubs were represented. The Coordinators chose Reycling as the theme for the day. Attendees were encouraged to bring a recycled item for a contest. Items included a wind chime made from old pots and pans, a marionette monkey made from various items, jewelry made from dominoes, containers for items made from other items, flowers made from coffee filters. Dan Wolf, from the Franklin Co Planning Commission was our speaker. He gave a lively discussion on the importance of recycling for ourselves as well as the next generation. The hands on session was making favors for our District Rally. That's all I'm going to say, you will need to attend the Rally to see the creativity of these ladies. We enjoyed a delicious lunch with lively conversation and laughter. Lots of door prizes, basket raffle, and 50/50 prizes were given out. It was a great event that shows Recycling can be fun.

Egg Making with the Lionesses

I finally had an opportunity to help the Lower Paxton Twp Lionesses with their candy egg making. This is something I've been wanting to do for a couple of years, but I couldn't get the right days off from work. Finally, March 10, I had off and the ladies were making eggs. I arrived at the candy egg home. (this house is owned by PDG Pete and Lioness Joan Miller). The candy egg production has taken over the place. You walk in and the bookcase shelves are filled with all colors of shiny foil, cut and ready to be wrapped around that special flavor egg. There's a room filled with large plastic containers, each with a different flavor, milk chocolate or dark chocolate coated. There's a room where the cutting board is set up to cut the foil and the ingredient cards. The kitchen has three mixers, the stove has two pots filled with melted chocolate, everywhere there are ingredients ready to be used. The enclosed back porch is the main production area. A large rack has trays of eggs ready to be wrapped and bagged, and eggs ready to be dipped. Each tray has that colored foil to know what the flavor is. A Lioness sits on one side of the table and trims the dipped egg. A Lioness on the other side takes the egg and wraps it in foil. Another Lioness takes the folied egg and places it in a bag, with the ingredients card. Lion Jim Neidigh is at the sealer to seal the bags shut. Halfway down the table, a Lioness is at the scales, measuring out the filling and placing it on a tray. Another Lioness (or Disrict Governor, in this case) takes the blob and fills the mold with it, creating an egg shape. On another table, a Lioness is dipping th eggs in milk chocolate. Hairnets, gloves, layered clothes are the attire. What a fun morning it was with the Lionesses and Lion husbands who help with various tasks. I hope to get back again to try a new station.

District Diabetes Bowlathon

Basketball may have March Madness, but District 14-T has our Diabetes Bowlathon going on. Thanks to Lion/Lioness Pat Strobel, who agreed to wear a new hat this year as the Diabetes Bowlathon Chair. Her Region Coordinators: King Lion Marion Shepherd, King Lion Salli Miller, King Lion Matt Glaspey, Lion George Mullen, and Lion/Lioness Kathy Kreps have done an outstanding job in scheduling and organizing bowling events throughout the district. I was able to stop in at Region I, II Bowling on Saturday, March 12. ABC East was packed with bowlers, cheerleaders, Lions, Lionesses, all there to raise dollars for diabetes. Door Prize tickets were announced throughout the afternoon. PDG Frank Wedig was easy to spot. Clubs were proudly wearing their club shirts. Cheers and laughs could be heard from one end of the alley to the other. Clubs that are not bowlers can be part of the solution by making a donation to this vital District Project. Donations must be sent to District Treasurer, Lion Larry Reisinger, by May 15 to be counted for this year. Send TShirt order forms to Lion/ Lioness Pat Strobel. Thanks to each and all who support this project.