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Suffolk Lions RoarServing Suffolk County for more than 80
years
DG Edward “Skip” Meinhold 631-226-0064 [email protected]
IPDG Rich Nilsson, Jr.c/[email protected]
VDG Manny Vidal, Jr. c/(631) 223-5960 [email protected]
PDG/CST Lorri Rieger c/516-445-4144 [email protected]
ZC Robert Palmeri (Zone 1) (631) 422-4196
ZC Andrew Calev (Zone 2) (631) [email protected]
ZC Bernie Ferracane (Zone 3) (631) 277-3675
[email protected]
ZC Judie Swiss (Zone 4) (631) 399-2156
[email protected]
ZC VDG Manny Vidal, Jr. (Zone 5) c/(631) 620-2978
[email protected]
ZC Louise Ebert (Zone 6) (631) 289-4485
[email protected]
ZC IPDG Rich Nilsson, Jr. (Zone
7)c/[email protected]
PDG Paul MaxwellGMT Coordinator (860)
[email protected]
Lion Balan Nagraj GLT Cooridnator & Editor(631)
[email protected]
Visit our website at www.suffolkcountylions.org
The greater the difficulty. the more glory in surmounting
it.
Patricia Neal
The District 20-S Annual Fall Conference is scheduled to be held
this year at the Stone-bridge Golf Links and Country Club, 2000
Raynors Way, Smithtown, NY, just after the Hauppauge County Center
on Route 347/454 northside. It will be held on Monday, Novem-ber
17, 2014 from 6:00PM till 10:00PM.
Our guest speaker for the evening will be the sitting
International President, Lion Joe Preston from Arizona who will be
accom-panied by his Partner In Service, Joni. This event is being
advertised all over New York State, New Jersey and Connecticut.
We are requesting that any new Lions mem-bers, who have not been
inducted into Lion-ism, to please be present so that they can be
inducted by International President Lion Joe. Tickets are
first-come-first-served (see Page 2 of this newsletter). Your
support will ensure that this special evening will be a memorable
experience for all who can attend. Imagine being inducted by an
International President!
DG Lion Ed “Skip” Meinhold
The District is printing a Journal in honor of this visit by the
International President. Please make special efforts to take an Ad
in this journal. Details are on Page 3 of this newsletter .
In order to be more efficient, a new email address has been set
up for our district. It is [email protected] You will
receive emails throughout the year to inform you of district
functions. Emails will always be sent BCC so that no one else sees
your email and therefore protects your privacy and prevents anyone
from forwarding your information.If you prefer not to receive any
emails about our district, please let me know. Thank you very much
for your cooperation.
PDG Lion Lorri RiegerCabinet Secretary/Treasurer
[email protected]
A good start for Lions Year 2014-2015 for our district. Besides
July 4 celebrations. we had two Officers training programs in July
and an event at a LI Ducks game.
The Patchogue Lioness Lions Club partici-pated in the Patchogue
Lions Annual 4th of July Parade marching down the Village of
Pa-tchogue! Lion Vinnie Liguori (Past President of the Patchogue
Lions) drove his 1955 Ford to lead our members down Main
Street.
An officers training session was held at the Tuckahoo School in
Southampton; thanks to Lion Bob Grisnik for arranging this place.
The second one was held at the Smithtown Guide Dog Foundation
building. Thanks to Christine Mcdonald of the Guide Dog Foun-dation
for arrangements at this place. About 30 Lions officers attended
these sessions.
DG Skip Mainhold recognized the following Lions for doing the
training: PDG Lorri Rieg-er, PDG Marie Petraitis, PDG Paul Maxwell,
Lion Karen Granville & Lion Balan Nagraj.
Lions Clubs of Suffolk County’s Night with the Ducks on August
17 was attended by 58 lions, friends and family. The weather was
great and the Ducks won. It was pleasant occassion to meet other
Lions in an informal setting. This has the potential to be a nice
annual event.
A milestone for The Lions Eye Bank for Long Island: 13,000+
transplants. The Eye bank is in need of volunteer drivers
especially in Suffolk. Please volunteer; see Page 10 of this
newsletter. A fund-raiser has been scheduled as per details on Page
9.
September/October2014
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DISTRICT 20-S ANNUAL FALL CONFERENCE
CLUB NAME ______________________________
WHERE: Stonebridge Golf Links & Country Club, 2000 Raynors
Way, Smithtown, NY
WHEN: Monday, November 17, 2014 6 p.m – 10 p.m.
WHY: Come hear our guest speaker: INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT JOE
PRESTON
Have your new members inducted by International President Lion
Joe President Have your club bring a theme basket (Strengthen the
Pride) for a Chinese Auction (Include Club name on basket – winning
basket (closest to theme) wins $50 in gift cards) 50/50 RAFFLE
Enjoy the camaraderie of your fellow Lions Learn more about Lionism
and the positive effect we have made Support your District Officers
COST: $55 per person on or before November 1, 2014 (after this: $65
pp)
IMPORTANT INFORMATION: Tickets are ONLY available in advance. NO
TICKETS WILL BE SOLD AT THE DOOR. Checks should be mailed to CS/T
Lorri E. Rieger, 35 Smith Street, Glen Head, NY 11545 and made
payable to DISTRICT 20-S SUFFOLK COUNTY LIONS. All tickets will be
handed out at the door when you check in. Please use the cut off
below to list the names of the members from your club that will be
attending and include this with your check. We look forward to
seeing you there. First 350 Lions to respond will be
accommodated.
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District 20-S 2014 Fall Conference Journal
Ad Order Form
JOURNAL ADVERTISEMENTS
q Back Cover $350
q Inside Cover (back) $250
q Full Page $100
q Half Page $75
q Quarter Page $50
Ad Copy must be received by Friday, October 24, 2014
Name
______________________________________________________________________
Lions Club / Company
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Address
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Phone ________________________ Email
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Place "x" if ad is attached (if computer generated, please
consider emailing it directly to: [email protected]
Please make check payable to “District 20-S Suffolk County
Lions”, write “FC journal” in the memo area and return with this
form payment and ad copy (if not emailed to Lion Balan
Nagraj)to:
CS/T Lorri E. Rieger 92 Vernon Street
Patchogue, NY 11772
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Long Island Lions Quest Initiative
Lions Quest is a life skills program of Lions Clubs
International Foundation, implemented in more than 80 countries
around the world. Lions Quest programs teach young people skills
necessary for everyday success. These skills include learning to
accept responsibility, communicating effectively, setting goals,
making healthy decisions and resisting pressure to use alcohol and
drugs.
Lions Quest programs provide high-quality, research based
classroom resources for teachers and age-appropriate learning
material for students and present opportunities for students to
learn and practice skills that build and enhance positive
relationships. This program also involves the family and community
in supporting the healthy development of young people. This is a
K-12 program that provides teaching units for elementary (Skills
for Growing), middle school (Skills for Adolescence) and high
school (Skills for Action).
Here on Long Island, the Suffolk County Lions have joined with
the Nassau County Lions to form the Long Island Lions Quest
Initiative. The purpose of this joint effort is to aide school
districts in bringing this program to their students without
overburdening their budgets or their taxpayers. We applied for and
received a $100,000 Lions Quest Core 4 Grant in 2013. In order to
receive the full amount of this grant, we must raise $33,000
between our two districts. Currently both districts have donated
equally. We continue to need donations from Lions clubs to reach
our goal of $33,000. Please discuss this at your next board
meeting. A pledge form is included in this newsletter for your club
or any individual Lion to make a donation or pledge. Remember that
pledges can be paid off over a two year period.
The money raised helps to offset the expenses of introducing a
school district to this very important program, lowers the expense
for a school district to train their teachers and supplies the
districts with the manuals and lesson plans for teachers to put the
program into effect. Teachers do not receive any pay increases for
attending these trainings. Training seminars are presented on
regular teacher workdays, so there is no extra pay for these
professionals at all.
I look forward to sharing more about this program with you in
the next issue of this newsletter. In the meantime, if you happen
to have a school administrator in your club or have a good
relationship with one, please let me know and we will be happy to
meet with them to explain the benefits of this program.
Respectfully Submitted, PDG Lorri E. Rieger LI Lions Quest
Chair
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SEPTEMBER 2014
THE LCIF GAME SHOW!
Just thought you might enjoy seeing how much you know about
LCIF! See how many of the following questions you can answer! Hope
you try to answer before looking at the answers below. 1. When did
Campaign SightFirst II start? 2. How much money was raised in
Campaign SightFirst II? 3. What was MD 20’s Club participation rate
in Campaign SightFirst II? 4. What % of your LCIF donations are
used to pay LCIF administrative ex-penses? 5. Who was International
President during 9/11? 6. What year was LCIF incorporated as a
foundation? 7. When did LCIF award the 1st grant? 8. When was the
MJF program created? 9. When was the first Major Catastrophic Grant
issued? 10. When was the Progressive MJF program established? 11.
When did LCIF partner with QUEST international on the Lions Quest
pro-gram? 12. How much money was raised worldwide for the 9/11
relief efforts? 13. What was the #1 NGO in the world with which to
partner, as named by an in-dependent Financial Times study? 14. Who
was the LCIF Chair during the Haiti earthquake? 15. How many LCIF
grants has MD 20 received since LCIF’s inception? 16. What is the $
amount of MD 20’s LCIF grants received since LCIF’s incep-tion? 17.
How much money was donated to LCIF by MD 20 in the 2012-2013 Lions
year?
What was MD 20’s goal for LCIF donations in the 2013-2014 Lions
year?
LCIF IS ALWAYS THERE TO HELP! Sincerely yours in Lionism, PDG
Marie Petraitis LCIF District Coordinator
1. 2005 2. $200 million 3. 86% 4. 0% 5. Frank Moore 6. 1968 7.
1972 8. 1973 9. 1985 10. 1986 11. 1984 12. $3.2 million 13. LCIF
14. Al Brandel 15. 149 16. $6,040,145 17. $213,482 18. $250,000
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The Brandel-Murphy Youth Foundation is dedicated to helping
children in the communities of New York State and Bermuda who need
assistance. During these difficult economic times, it is our
mission to give hope to any children in need. Currently we are
exploring many opportunities to achieve that mission including
partnerships with local children's hospitals throughout New York
State and Bermuda and an Eyeglass program that will facilitate
delivery of needed prescription eyeglasses to local children.
Through the direction and partnership with local Lions Clubs, the
Foundation can issue financial grants to promote projects that can
change a child's life. For more information on our Grant Program,
click here.
In order to fulfill these goals, the Foundation coordinates many
ongoing fund raising programs. There will be more information in
future issues of the District 20-S newsletter.
The Super Bowl Raffle will be held each year, with tickets going
on sale in September. The cost of tickets is $20 each or 6 for
$100.
2014 Super Bowl Raffle Winners:
1st Prize Kathi Collins K2 2nd Prize Donna Bechtle O 3rd Prize
Michael Halloran 33S 4th Prize Kevin Durnan K2 5th Prize Lina Drago
K2 6th Prize Greg Incalcaterre S 7th Prize Nina Lanci K2 8th Prize
Dana Malley R1 9th Prize Kathleen Secker 22C 10th Prize Kevin
Cullen R1 11th Prize Wayne Wagner E2 Respectfully Submitted, Lion
Lorri E. Rieger Brandel-Murphy District Coordinator
The NYS & BLF was formed in 1993. The primary function of
the Foundation is to provide funds to clubs and districts for
projects beyond their capability through grant requests approved by
the Foundation Board of Trustees. To obtain funds, the Foundation
conducts various fund raising programs. These include the Robert J.
Uplinger Distinguished Service Award Program, the annual raffle,
the contributing member and contributing club programs.
We encourage each club in District 20-S to make a donation of
$100 to the foundation. 100% of this donation will be used for the
grant program (no administrative fees) and your club will receive a
patch (or chevron after the first patch) for their club banner. If
every club in our multiple were to participate just in the patch
program alone, the NYS & BLF would be in an excellent position
to help many clubs through the approval of grant submissions.
Will your club participate this year?
Respectfully Submitted, Lion Lorri E. Rieger NYS&BLF
Trustee
Those who can’t change their minds cannot change
anything.............................................Bernard
Shaw
The past is a picture.The future is a painting. How do you want
to paint it? ....................Unknown
A classic is a book that everybody praises but nobody
reads......................................... Mark Twain
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The Melville Lions mourn the loss of Lion Leopold Hedbavny Jr.
He was 86 years old. A Past President of his club and a dedicated
Lion for 45 years, he was a Life Member and a Melvin Jones Fellow
with a Progressive. For many years, he served as the Headmaster of
the Eastern Military Academy in Cold Spring Harbor, where he
started a Leo Club. A Korean war veteran, he was involved in many
community service organizations: Veterans of foreign war, American
Legion, Boy Scouts of America where he held many positions, and the
Glendale Chamber of Commerce of which was a President.He is
survived by his wife Lion Marie Hedbavny (pictured with him), his
sister Elizabeth Snell and family members.
The Lions Club of North Babylon EventsSaturday, October 25,
8:00AM to 10:00AM: Halloween Pancake Breakfast
at Applebeeʼs of North Babylon, $10 PPSaturday November 22 and
Sunday November 23: South Shore Thanksgiving Lacrosse Classic
2014, Boys & Girls Tournaments, North Babylon High School
and Robert Moses Middle School grounds, 8:00AM to ????, $675 per
team
Sunday, May 17, 2015 Annual North Babylon Street Fair, ( rain or
shine ), 10:00AM (setup)-6:00PM (breakdown) at Old Deer Park Avenue
in front of North Babylon Senior High School,
vendor spots are $85.
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Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind New Training Program
The training class is now 12 days not the 25 days as in the
past. The new program is more demanding but less down time, an
accelerated program gives students a better chance of success with
there new partner. The chances of the dog becoming a guide are
better then ever. Classes are smaller, usually about 8 to a class.
This gives the trainers more time with the students.
I might raise another dog I am not quite sure it’s getting more
demanding and because of my other obligations I don’t know if I
will have the time to devote to a new puppy.
Luica, my last puppy is going to become a bomb detecting dog.
She is a very smart dog but not suited for guide dog work.
Spencer who was the dog before Lucia is working as a guide for a
man who lives in Lloyd Harbor. I think he lucked out. Harvey and
Spencer will be coming to our dinner meeting to show his
appreciation for sponsoring Spencer.
Guide Dog Liaison Lion President & Zone Chair Bernard
Ferracane
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BENEFIT CONCERT FOR
The Gift of Sight
THE BAND OF LONG ISLAND
For Tickets, please contact PDG Steve LesetzTel: (516) 431-3027
email: [email protected]
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LIONS EYE BANK FOR LONG ISLAND NORTH SHORE –L I J HEALTH
SYSTEM
900 FRANKLIN AVENUE VALLEY STREAM, NEW YORK 11580
(516) 256-6690
COURIER APPLICATION AND INFORMATION SHEET
CLUB: __________________________________________________ LION
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HAVE YOU EVER REGISTERED TO BE A COURIER BEFORE? YES NO COURIER
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516-433-1235