Lion Bea Brearey • District Governor

132 Leatherwood Lane • Lexington, KY 40511 859-253-9178 • [email protected]

From The Governor

Working as a team we the Lions of 43-C need to rebuild the District through the following goals: • Charter two (2) new clubs by June 2008 • Increase membership – two (2) new members per club (net increase) • Increase attendance at District Functions • 100% of the Club participating in CSFII • Revive the Traveling Gavel and Inter-club visitations. • Establish at least one Leo Club.

Campaign SightFirst II

“The Year of CSFII” has begun! This year will be the year Lions continue the fight against preventable blindness by reaching our US$150 million minimum CSFII goal. Through SightFirst, just US$6 saves someone from blindness. How many people can you and your club save? Join in the fight against blindness today and honor our commitment as Knights of the Blind! We can, we will, we must provide Vision for All! Together, Lions can meet this challenge. The time to act is now! The following clubs are urged to join the rest of 43C in giving to save sight - Lexington Northside, Nicholasville, Berea, Estill County, Richmond, Gamaliel, Tompkinsville, Burkesville, Brodhead, Mt. Vernon, Somerset CC, Corbin, Harlan and Pineville.

ISSUE 2 • AUGUST 2007

Central Kentucky Radio Eye Awarded Grant Lions Clubs International Foundation (LCIF) recently approved a $6,300 matching grant to Central Kentucky Radio Eye, Inc. (CKRE) to help offset costs to upgrade their broadcasting equipment. The grant application was submitted to LCIF by District 43-C and approved by LCI at its June 27th meeting. CKRE broadcasts 24/7 to visually impaired individuals and others who are unable read printed materials due to their physical limitations. CKRE provides these individuals with special radio receivers to hear the broadcasts. The equipment will be purchased by CKRE and installed at their new facility at the Lexington Northside Library, now under construction. The grant was made possible with donations from the Lexington, Lexington Fayette and Lexington South Lions Clubs. Lion Martha Goss of the Lexington Lions Club spearheaded the efforts to prepare the grant which was approved and submitted to LCIF by District 43-C.

PLEASE NOTE - Lion Secretaries:

• DG Contest – some items have changed – please use contest dated 2007-08 • Monthly Activity Report and DG Contest are available by email for you to save to your computer – email DG Bea at [email protected] – to request these forms • IPDG Lion Paul Brearey will be tracking the contest points this year – so it is no longer necessary to send monthly items to PDG Lion Jack Conte

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District 43-C, State and International Meetings

August 26 September 6-8

Camp Crescendo Board Meeting USA/CANADA Lions Leadership Forum – Grand Rapids, Michigan September 8 Corbin Lions 60th Anniversary Dinner Celebration September 21-23 KLEF Retreat (Louisville) October 1 Deadline to order Peace Poster Kits October 20 MD43 Council Meeting & PDG Meeting – Bardstown October 21 Camp Crescendo Board Meeting November 3 2nd Cabinet meeting November 9-11 MD43 Leadership Weekend November 15 Peace Posters due to DG Bea January 4-6 Mid-Year Conference – Louisville January 6 MD43 Council Meeting & PDG Meeting - Louisville March 14-16 District 43-C Convention Cumberland Falls SRP March 29 MD43 Council Meeting & PDG Meeting - Bardstown May 16-18 MD43 State Convention - Ashland *PLEASE, do not schedule any Club events for these dates. If your club has an event scheduled that you would like to see listed here or elsewhere in the newsletter, contact the District Governor Bea Brearey at [email protected] as soon as possible prior to the event.

Governor’s Visitation Schedule

Monday August 27 Wilmore 6:30 pm Tuesday August 28 Russell Springs 12 Noon* Tuesday August 28 Stanford 6:30 pm Thursday September 13 Gamaliel 7:00 pm* Tuesday September 18 Albany 6:00 pm* Thursday September 20 Jamestown 6:30 pm* Monday September 24 Somerset 6:30 pm Tuesday September 25 Lexington Fayette 6:30 pm Thursday September 27 Lexington Northside6:30 pm Tuesday October 2 Burkesville 12 Noon* Tuesday October 2 Tompkinsville 6:00 pm* Thursday October 4 Brodhead 7:00 pm Monday October 8 Corbin 6:30 pm Monday October 15 Whitley City 6:30 pm Thursday October 18 Middlesboro 12 Noon Thursday October 18 Cumberland 6:30 pm Monday October 22 Berea 6:30 pm Wednesday October 24 Lexington 12 Noon Thursday November 1 Monticello 6:30 pm Tuesday November 6 Campbellsville 6:30 pm Thursday November 15 Mt. Vernon 6:30 pm Tuesday November 20 Estill County 6:30 pm Tuesday December 4 Nicholasville 7:00 pm Thursday January 17 Richmond 6:30 pm All times are Eastern except for those indicated (*) which are Central.

CHALLENGE TO CHANGE The elements of the 2007-2008 International Program: 1. Challenge to re-brand Lionism to present a dynamic flexible organization with a membership growth plan focused on potential members younger than 40 years old and women members. 2. Challenge to grow by 20,000 quality members. 3. Challenge of develop new leaders by using modern techniques, conducting innovative leadership institutes, and increasing participation in e-learning. 4. Challenge to extend 1250 clubs that will invigorate the organization by adding members younger than

40 years old and women members. 5. Challenge to enhance the LCIF funds by increasing the number of Melvin Jones Fellowships to 400,000 6. Challenge to raise CSFII funding to the challenge goal of US$200 million. 7. Challenge to revive and develop the Leo movement. 8. Challenge to expand the Lions Quest Program to 50 countries. 9. Challenge to re-structure the public relations efforts globally and promote a re-vitalized brand image of Lionism.

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District Awards Announced Immediate Past District Governor, Lion Paul Brearey announced the following awards at the August 4th Cabinet meeting at Pine Mountain SRP. 100% Club Secretary Awards Lion Ve Ron Moore Berea Lion Anna Walkup Jamestown Lion Sue Alexander Lexington Lion Bea Brearey Lexington Fayette Lion Tracy Cerise Lexington South Lion J D Rogers Monticello Lion Mike Robbins Stanford MELO Award (Membership Tab) Lion Cathy New Monticello Lion Lee Allen Monticello DG Best Club Contest Division A (16 & under) Pineville Lions Club Division B (17 – 25) Jamestown Lions Club Division C (26 – 99) Lexington Fayette Lions Club Division D (100 & over) Lexington Lions Club Congratulations to the Secretaries, Lions and Clubs who participated. Thank you to the Clubs who participated in our District functions, supported our State and International Lions projects, and especially for all the efforts they each made in their individual communities. -- IPDG Paul

The 43-C Traveling Gavel

Are you aware that the District 43-C Traveling Gavel is alive and well and is now resting with the Lexington Fayette Lions Club? And are you aware that you can receive 25,000 points on the District Governors’ Contest if your club visits and secures the traveling gavel for your club? So what are you waiting for? Why don’t you plan a visitation today? The Traveling Gavel Rules are as follows: 1. Make an official visit to the hosting club. 2. The visiting club must give proper notification of your planned visit to the hosting club (at least 72 hours notice). 3. Three (3) or more Lions must make the official visit. 4. The Traveling Gavel Cards must be mailed to all clubs and

Cabinet Officers within 24 hours after the official visit. 5. Visit to a club only once in a Calendar Month. 6. Traveling Gavel must stay with the hosting club at least six (6) days. 7. All visiting Lions must remain for the regular club meeting. 8. Mailed cards must contain next regular meeting time and place The Lexington Fayette Lions Club meets 2nd and 4th Tuesday at the Women’s Club of Kentucky, 210 N. Broadway, Lexington. For reservations/notification of visit – please contact Club Secretary Lion DG Bea Brearey at 859-253-9178 or [email protected]

Peace Poster Contest Rules “Peace Around The World” is the theme of the 2007-08 Peace Poster Contest. Lions clubs can sponsor the program in their community for children in local schools or organized, sponsored youth groups (churches and libraries). Students, ages 11, 12 or 13 on November 15th, are eligible to participate. Through the contest, students are encouraged to visually depict their interpretation of the contest’s theme. Lions clubs must purchase a contest kit ($7.95+ postage & handling) through the Club Supplies Sales Dept. A kit must be purchased for each contest sponsored. The contest must be sponsored by a Lions Club. Clubs can sponsor more than one contest in either the same

or multiple places by purchasing more than one kit. Clubs will send one poster per contest sponsored to the next level for judging. One winner for each contest sponsored by a club is chosen to advance to the district governor for judging. One the district level, one winner is selected to advance to the multiple district competition and from there one winner is forwarded to International. Deadlines: October 1st – deadline to purchase kits November 15th – deadline for club to submit poster to DG December 1st – DG deadline to submit poster to MD43

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DG Bea email address [email protected] Leadership/Jack Conte email [email protected] Extension/Don Holt email [email protected] All State Band Dan Gonzalez [email protected] Camp Crescendo/Jack Conte email [email protected] Albany Lions Secretary/Treasurer: Barney Latham Rte #4 Box 349 Albany, KY 42602 [email protected] H-(606) 387-7295 B-(606) 387-6416 Berea Lions Treasurer: John Trageser (Pam) 314 Estill St., Berea, KY [email protected] H-(859)986-8757 Jamestown Lions Secretary/Treasurer: Anna Walkup (PDG Paul) Box 304, Jamestown, KY 42629-0304 [email protected] H-(270) 343-4580 Middlesboro Lions meets at Noon Monticello Lions meets at Shearer’s Buffet 1293 N. Main St. Somerset Lions President & Treasurer – Don & Susan Holt Email [email protected]

IMPORTANT - CORRECTED ARTICLE – RE: PAYMENTS TO LCI Effective July 1, 2007, a club which has an unpaid balance in excess of US$20 per member or US$1,000 per club, whichever is less, outstanding past 150 days will be suspended including the charter, rights, privileges, and obligations of the Lions club for a period not to exceed 90 days. Any club that has been approved for a payment plan by the Finance Division will not be suspended. In the event the club does not reach good standing within the 90-day status quo period their charter would be automatically cancelled.

Lions Excellence Award 1. This award is designed to recognize an outstanding Lion who has been there for their club, district and state, or who has been the nucleus of the club. These people deserve special recognition. This award will look for a member who has at least ten years of service, is in good standing, and has attended at least 75% of the club meetings. An individual may receive this award only once. 2. Any Lion in good standing can nominate another member. Either the President or Secretary must sign the nomination in order to verify that the nominee meets the rules of qualification of his or her own club. A biography of the Lion’s past history in Lionism must be submitted to the Governor of their District. The Governor will then send the name and biography with comments from the sitting Governor to the Past International Directors. 3. The form shall be submitted to the District Governor of that district no later than the Multiple District second quarterly meeting. The governor will look over each application and select no more than three applicants to send to the Past International Directors by November 15. They will make the final choice of the award for each district. If there is no nomination from a district, then that district’s Governor shall forward up to three names to the Past International Directors for the award. 4. The award will be given by the PIDs to recipients at the Mid-Year Conference during the banquet. These six awards will be paid for by each district. The PIDs present at the banquet will share the responsibility of giving these awards. 5. The banquet cost for the recipient and spouse should be paid by his/her club. 6. The cost of the plaque should be paid for by each district.

Welcome New Members Glynn Gregory, Lexington; Christopher Eldridge, Mt. Vernon, and Jamie McGuffey, Stanford.

Corbin Anniversary Sept. 8

The Corbin Lions Club is having a 60th Anniversary celebration at the Chamber of Commerce building, Corbin, at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, September 8. Please RSVP to Lion Mike Pawula, President, Corbin Lions Club, P.O. Box 365, Corbin, KY 40702. Tel: 606-215-0684. Cost is $15 per person.