INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

VDG Messages 2

District Events Calendar 3-4 New Members 4

USA/Canada Forum 5

DG Visitation Schedule 6

Obituaries 6

Visitations 7- 8 Roster Book Changes 8 Information 9-10

Club Happenings 11-17

PDG Note 18

Coming Events 19-24

Public Relations 25

From the Editor 26

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DIGNITY, HARMONY, HUMANITY

Issue 4

October 2015 DISTRICT 22-D BULLETIN

Hello Fellow Lions, Lioness and Leo’s,

Let me tell you about some Lions on a little tour aboard the SS WE SERVE..

Monday, Oct. 12th, Glasgow Lions received an e-mail from Leo Chong from

Malaysia needing help. He is going to college in Glasgow, England. I looked up

the District for England and passed that information to King Lion Tommy Lu.

Lion Tommy contacted CC Simon Moss and he started a plan in motion with all

the District Governors. By 11pm our time, they had found Leo Chong accommo-

dations close to the college. It is amazing to see how Glasgow of 22-D and Glas-

gow, England worked together with our motto “We Serve.” Oh, by the way, in the

end it turned out to actually be Glasgow, Scotland!

Cabinet Treasurer John Burris and I drove to the USA/Canada Forum in Grand

Rapids, Michigan. It was nice to see so many 22-D Lions. The forum was packed

with really great seminars. I think we met every officer from International.

I love the visitations to the clubs. It gives me the opportunity to see all my

friends because you are like family. Each visitation has had something fun at

the end of each meeting.

Wherever I go, I always talk up Leo’s because I believe in the program. On

September 27th, the Leo chairperson (PCC Keith Hinkle) organized the Fourth

Leo’s Leadership Training. There are seven Leo Clubs in our district, and there

were five clubs represented at the Bash. We also had a lot of volunteers from

many Lions clubs. Remember, these young people are our future Lions

members.

As the last statement of every district bulletin I plan on reporting our

membership. The current number for the district is 1,241 members. It is up to

us to turn this decline around. We all need to make it our personal obligation to

increase membership. The district needs your help!

Thanks for letting me serve this great organization.

Yours in Lionism,

District Governor

James R. Coverdale

22 D

The Power of Service to Others

Fellow Lions,

I hope everyone has been enjoying the start of fall and Delaware’s fine weather.

I attended the USA/Canada Leadership Forum held this year September 17-19 in Grand

Rapids, Michigan. This forum provides a large variety of seminars for leadership for Lions. In addition to

the seminars I enjoyed the opportunity to meet other Lions and have the chance to discuss issues that

affect them, many of which are similar to us here in 22D. Our USA/Canada Forum Chairperson for the

District this year is Lion Cheri Bragg of Frederica Spring Creek Lions Club. Lion Cheri would be glad to

update you on next year’s forum which will be held in Omaha, Nebraska.

As I mentioned last month in my comments, DG Jim has asked me to address membership. In the club

visits that we have completed to date we are hearing positive feedback about establishing a member-

ship plan, this can only make us better. I have also had the honor to install new members at some of

DG Jim’s visits. While new membership growth is important we all have to make a concerted effort to

retain our Lions in our clubs. The more we do to enhance our clubs from within, the stronger we will be

going forward. LCI offers a large assortment of ideas that will help. Please check the LCI website – Re-

sources. All of our clubs have a membership chair person to monitor how you are doing-In no way should

this responsibility fall solely on this one person. We are all responsible for recruitment and member

satisfaction.

Please ask one.

Believe In the Power of Service

FVDG Glenn

Moving Forward to Score

Hello Lions, Lioness and Leos:

Time is moving very fast! It feels like we just started and here it is already October!

At this time, we have visited seven clubs and have had a wonderful experience at

each one. The visits have been especially unique since each club has had some type

of entertainment for the Governor and his cabinet. We are so thankful to have had

the opportunity to share in the joyous experience that each club has bestowed upon

us.

We attended the 22-W Social on October 3rd and 4th. It was in honor of DG Bob

Mitchell and his wife Michelle. We had a great turn out from District 22-D. We were

able to connect with many people from the Multiple District.

While attending the Lord Baltimore Club, we were informed that over 12,021 car

raffle tickets had been sold this year. Congratulations on a great job!

Keep Moving Forward!

Blessing in Lions,

2ndVDG Charles Taylor

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From Our Vice District Governors

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DISTRICT EVENTS 2015-2016

22–D Cabinet Meetings Feb. 2, 2016 (3rd) MMC 6:30 pm

Oct. 21, 2015 (2nd) MMC 6:30 pm April 10, 2016 (4th) MMC 1:00 pm

MD – 22 Socials

District W - Eisenhower Ctr. Gettysburg, PA 10/3/15

District A – Aberdeen, MD 11/7/15

District D – Sands Hotel, Rehoboth Beach 12/5/15

District B - Mile Stone, Easton 3/12/16

District C - Comfort Inn Ctr. Bowie, MD 4/16/16

LVRF Visions Days 10/??/15

LVRF Aim for Sight 10/17/15 Pintail Point, MD

Second Cabinet Meeting 10/21/15 MMC, Dover

Lions Eye Bank- Sight Night 10/29/15 MMC, Dover

22-A Social 11/7/15 Aberdeen, MD

DLF Auction 11/7/15 Agriculture Museum - Dover

DLF Board Meeting 11/18/15 Fraizers Restaurant

Visually Impaired Party Region 3 12/01/15

Visually Impaired Party Region2 12/3/15 Harrington Moose Lodge

Governor’s Ball 12/5/15 Sands Hotel, Rehoboth

Visually Impaired Party Region 1 12/12/15 Wilmington University

2016

Melvin Jones Breakfast 1/16/16 MMC, Dover

DLF Board Meeting 1/27/16 Fraizers Restaurant

Third Cabinet Meeting 2/2/16 MMC, Dover

Polar Bear Plunge 2/7/16 Rehoboth Beach

LVRF Dinner TBA

MD 22 Regional Leadership Institute 2/18-20/2016 Wor-Wic Tech. MD

DLF Breakfast 2/27/16

LVRF Vision Days March 2016

22-B Social 3/12/16 Mile Stone, Easton, MD

Mid-Winter Social 3/19/16 Felton Fire Hall

Bowling Tournament 3/20/16 Milford Bowling Lanes

Leader Dog – North 3/21/16 Waterfall

Leader Dog – South 3/22/16

DLF Board Meeting 3/30/16 Fraizers Restaurant

Delaware State Lions Day TBA

Fourth Cabinet Meeting 4/10/16 MMC, Dover

22-C Social 4/16/16 Comfort Inn, Bowie, MD

DLF Walk 4/24/16 Grove Park, Rehoboth

MD22 Convention 5/16-19/16 Hagerstown

DLF Board Meeting 5/25/16 Fraizers Restaurant

Memorial Day Parade 5/30/16 Washington, DC

Special Olympics Games 6/10-11/16 Newark, DE

Blue/Gold Football Game 6/18/16 Newark, DE

LCI Convention – Fukuoka Japan 6/ 24-28/16

Lion Connie Payton ~ Milton Club ~ Sponsor Lion Frank Payton, Jr.

Lion Barry Bishop ~ Clayton Club ~ Sponsor Lion Daniel Young

Lion James E. Deakyne ~ Dewey Beach Club ~ Sponsor Lion William Burton

Lion J. Bruce Vavala ~ Dewey Beach Club ~ Sponsor Lion John Eisenbrey

Lion John Donald Sherwood ~ Lord Baltimore Club ~ Sponsor Lion Richard Jesneck

Lion Gwendolyn J. Crawford ~ Wilmington Manor Club ~ Sponsor Lion Shirley Pennypacker

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WELCOME

DISTRICT EVENTS 2015-2016 (continued)

Delaware State Lions Day TBA

Fourth Cabinet Meeting 4/10/16 MMC, Dover

22-C Social 4/16/16 Comfort Inn, Bowie, MD

DLF Walk 4/24/16 Grove Park, Rehoboth

MD22 Convention 5/16-19/16 Hagerstown

DLF Board Meeting 5/25/16 Fraizers Restaurant

Memorial Day Parade 5/30/16 Washington, DC

Special Olympics Games 6/10-11/16 Newark, DE

Blue/Gold Football Game 6/18/16 Newark, DE

LCI Convention – Fukuoka Japan 6/ 24-28/16

Pictures courtesy of Bob Jones , Ralph Schieferstein and Marie Chew

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DG Jim and PCC Ralph had matching shirts at

the opening night LIONS FUN FESTIVAL !

At least 10 lions from 22D

did the 1 mile Strides Walk

to raise funds for Diabetes

Research!

For the first time, Lions

Club Handbooks were

given to all registered

attendees at the Forum.

There are limited copies

available at a cost of $10

+ postage if you would

like a copy. Much infor-

mation is included!

One of 22D’s own was selected to help

with Buckets & Boards entertainment. Can

anyone guess who it might have been? Ask

him what he had to do!

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Obituaries

Lion Orlyn Ashinhurst — Fenwick Island Club — passed away September 12, 2015

Lion James L. McCarty — Clayton Club — passed away September 19, 2015

DG Visitation Schedule (Revised)

October 19 6:30 Seaford Lions Club 2nd Monday

Seaford Lioness

October 20 6:30 Newark Lions Club 3rd Tuesday

October 22 6:15 Laurel Lions Club 4th Thursday

Laurel Lioness Club

October 26 6:30 New Castle Hundred Lions Club 4th Monday

October 28 6:45 Delaware City Lions Club 4th Wednesday

November 2 Noon Midway Lions Club 1st Monday

6:30 Brookside Lions Club

November 3 6:30 Glasgow Lions Club 1st Tuesday

November 5 6:30 Wilmington Gateway Lions Club 1st Thursday

November 9 6:30 Milton Lions Club 2nd Monday

November 10 6:29 Smyrna Lions Club 2nd Tuesday

November 11 6:30 Lewes Lions Club 2nd Wednesday

November 16 6:00 (Peaky’s) Fenwick Island Lions 3rd Monday

December 9 6:30 Rehoboth Beach Lions Club 2nd Wednesday

December 14 6:29 Green Hills Lions club 2nd Monday

December 16 6:45 Clayton Lions Club 3rd Wednesday

December 21 6:30 Dover Lions Club 3rd Monday

Dover Lioness Club

January 4 6:30 Pike Creek-Hockessin Lions Club 1st Monday

January 11 6:30 Harrington Lions Club 2nd Monday

January 13 6:30 Delmar Lions Club 2nd Wednesday

January 14 6:30 Milford Lions Club 2nd Thursday

January 18 6:30 Frederica Spring Creek Lions Club 3rd Monday

January 20 6:30 Capital City Lions Club 3rd Wednesday

January 21 7:00 Dewey Beach Lions Club 3rd Thursday

TBA Delaware State Campus Club

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DG Visitation to Camden Wyoming

on September 14

DG Visitation to Murderkill

on September 3

Murderkill Club was ‘RIGHT ON THE NOSE’ with FUN, during DG Jim’s first Official Visitation FELLOWSHIP, UNITY and NEW IDEAS

DG Visitation to Middletown

on September 28

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Corrections/Changes to Roster Book

(Corrections are in color)

Page 20 PDG Bill Stark new e-mail wstarkse@yahoo.com

Page 30, 34 & 74 Cheri Bragg new e-mail cheri.bragg@yahoo.com

Page 52 Laurel Now meets at St. Phillip's Church 6:30 PM

600 S. Central Ave. Laurel, DE

Page 55 Millsboro Mitch Rogers Phone # is 302-238-7077

Page 58 Rehoboth Tom Foster’s address is;

16835 Black Marlin Circle, Lewes, DE 19958

Page 71 MD 22 Convention—Chairperson PDG Harold Boccia

Corrected e mail hboccia50@verizon.net

Page 74 USA/Canada Forum Coordinator 2016 Frederica/Spring Creek Lions Club

Cheri Bragg Cell # is 302-270-2431

DG Visitation to Lord Baltimore

on October 7

DG Visitation to Talleyville-Naamans

on October 5

Red noses, a skit in his honor & a “Captain

Awesome” hat………

What other FUN ideas will there be?

Syrian Refugee Situation

An international refugee crisis is unfolding before our eyes. Hundreds of thousands of men, women and children from Syria and parts of Iraq flee violence in their homeland, seeking safety in Europe. International aid organiza-tions have responded. Along with federal governments, agencies such as United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is taking the lead, setting up refugee camps and organizing aid and support.

Lions Clubs International is providing assistance as well. Lions Clubs International Foundation has provided grants to support refugee camps in Jordan and Lebanon.

At the 2015 International Convention in Honolulu, we honored Save The Children with our Humanitarian Award, providing US$250,000 specifically for refugee camps inside Syria.

International President Yamada has challenged Lions in all countries that have taken in refugees to contact their local and federal government to offer assistance.

IP Yamada has also challenged Lions in other nations to contact Lions in the countries hosting refugees. There may be opportunities to provide support through international joint service projects.

Lions Clubs International Foundation is accepting donations to a designated fund. Consideration will be given to grant applications for Lions-led relief efforts in affected areas.

A solution to the Syrian refugee situation falls upon governments around the world to solve through diplomatic measures and mutual cooperation.

Until a solution is found, our concern should be focused on the displaced refugees and how we, as Lions, can help provide basic necessities and bring dignity to those in need.

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Dear Lions,

On a recent trip to Peru, Brazil and Belize, I had the honor of seeing many Lions and Leos in action. And they are doing great work!

With help from a Lions Clubs International (LCIF) seed grant, Leos near Lima are spearheading an effort to provide safety, rehabilita-tion, job training and hope to young victims of human trafficking and their babies. Lions Quest, LCIF's social-emotional learning program for children, is active in 30 schools in Peru!

I visited an eye bank in Caxias do Sul, Brazil, that LCIF and Lions have supported for many years. When I visited an eye hospital in Passo Fundo, Brazil, some children even surprised me with a song.

I am so proud of all the great work Lions around the world are doing each and every day. Remember to share your clubs' great work so Lions know about the service you are providing in your community.

Sincerely,

Joe Preston

Chairperson, Lions Clubs International Foundation

October Canine Development Center Update

Every day there are more items to mark ‘complete’ on the interior of the

building. The puppy area is closest to completion—all the garage doors

leading to the outside play areas are in and working, feeding stations have

been installed and all that is left to do is put up signage. The breeding areas

are also near completion and equipment is being installed in the veterinary

clinic.

Attached you will find a picture of the Lobby. Please note the “Puppy Aquarium” on the near right. We are

all anxiously awaiting this unique puppy viewing opportunity for Campus visitors.

Decorative metal fencing still needs to be installed in the garage door openings in the breeding and village

areas so the dogs can enjoy fresh air while staying safely inside. We are working to balance the air exchange

and HVAC systems along with finishing some small details. Once construction of a small brick patio on the

west side of the building is complete, all that is left to finish the exterior is fencing around the outdoor puppy

pens.

Leader Dog was the star attraction at USA/Canada. There was great interest in our booth, the Leader Dog

Experience featuring over 100 blindfold walks, CEO Lion Sue Daniels presentation at lunch and Chief

Programs and Services Officer Rod Haneline’s breakout session.

We have hit the milestone of “$1 million to go” as a total of $13.5 million dollars has been raised to date. We

continue to hear from Clubs stepping up to Lead Club status with a $7500 pledge to name a Canine Suite.

Most of these Clubs were not even on our radar for a gift that significant. Lions are in the unique position to

put this campaign over the top. Thank you for all you have done and all you continue to do to make this

incredible dream a reality.

Lobby Area

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The Rehoboth Beach Lions Club

will not be meeting in November. The reason is that so many clubs meet

on Wednesday night, this will give our

members that have signed up to visit

these clubs a chance to go without

missing our own regular club meeting.

Important Notice!

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Glasgow Lions

The annual Newark Community Day was held on September

20. We used all but 17 of our lemons. The gross amount

taken for sales was $671 before expenses. This year we

also increased our price to $4 a cup from $3. (Picture at

right)

So far this lions year we have collected 382 pairs of eye

glasses and 9 hearing aids.

On October 17th we are hosting a Pancake Breakfast at

Applebees. This fundraiser helps support our two scholar-

ships that we award annually.

A representative from Deldot spoke to the club about possibly signing up to adopt some local bus stops.

A sign recognizing our club’s participation would be placed at the site. The idea is to have the site

cleaned of any trash once a week and to communicate any problems with the site to Deldot.

Club Happenings

Millsboro Lions

Vision Days were held on October 3 and are scheduled for October 17, from 10 to 2 at the Giant Super

Market on Long Neck.

On October 5 a Membership Information meeting with orientation for new members was held at Mary

Lee's.

We have received several donations for the medical building. We have beds, special wheelchairs, port-

able ramp, and chair with wheels.

(See our FRITTER SHACK Schedule on pg 21)

Clayton Lions

We are collecting food items for the Asbury United Methodist Church at all dinner meetings this year.

We helped with ‘Delaware Coastal Clean-up’ on September 19th by cleaning up Woodland Beach Wildlife

area and Fishing Pier.

We have been cleaning and marking all of the hospital equipment that we loan out.

PLEASE COME TO OUR PANCAKE BKFAST ON Sat. Oct 17th at Ewell’s St. Paul UM Church from 7-11 am

Talleyville- Naamans Lions

Talleyville-Naamans LC welcomed DG Jim and his Cabinet at our October 5 meeting. DG Jim and his VDGs

shared their messages, after which we presented DG Jim with a 'Captain Awesome ' hat (with beard) and

attendees played a 'Lion Boggle' game. A fun time was had by all !

Our club had successful White Cane and Flea Market fundraisers.

Our Fruitcake and Wreath sales have begun !!

Lions Earl, Rhoby, Lucille and Mark handle lemonade

duties at Newark Community Day.

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Club Happenings

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Harrington Lions

Thanks go to the workers who helped at the Geneva Academy to

improve and spruce up the yard. (Picture on right)

And to those who helped repair and clean up the Oxford House in

Rehoboth, a recovery house for

women. (Pictured at left)

We held a White Cane Fundraiser at

Bylers on October 10th.

Please come to our Quarter Auction on Oct. 24th at the Farmington Fire

Hall. Doors open at 5 and Auction begins at 6 PM.

Claymont Lions

Our fall White Cane Days held at 5 locations over 4 days netted us over $4000. Thank you to the many

members who gave their time to collect for our community projects.

Our first Pancake Breakfast is scheduled for Oct 31st at the Claymont Fire Hall.

Stockings for Soldiers will again be operating in our area this year. Starting Oct 19th volunteers are

needed for collecting, sorting, stuffing, boxing and shipping these stockings to troops in remote areas of

Afghanistan and other areas around the world.

Laurel Lioness

In October our club will again sponsor the Blue Sky Puppet Theater that is shown to all elementary school

children in the Laurel School district. The shows are usually about bullying, drugs, smoking or family situa-

tions that the children can respond to. The music teacher is sent music beforehand and the children all

learn songs and responses that go on during the show. This will be our 17th year doing this show!

We participated in Laurel Ramble promotion held on September 26th with a Bake sale booth.

We are currently planning a 50/50 drawing and our annual Wine/Beer Tasting project.

Fenwick Island Lions

The Fenwick Island Lions club has donated $1,000 to the ‘Baby Lowe’ account to help with expenses that

will be incurred as soon as Cpl, Stephen and Amanda Lowe’s baby boy is born. He has been diagnosed with

TGA, in which his greater arteries are incorrectly attached to his heart. Many surgeries will be required

to correct this.

Monday evening, September 21st, at its dinner meeting, our club hosted a forum of experts on age-related

macular degeneration. It was attended by over 80 individuals from surrounding communities. Dr. Jeff

Hilovsky presented the facts about AMD, current treatments available and how to reduce your chances of

acquiring this disease.

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Club Happenings

Capitol City Lions

We collected 13 pounds 9.9 ounces of food for the pantry. We also collected 195 pairs of used eyeglasses

for recycling and 44 pairs of sunglasses during September.

Pictured at right is KL Melvin Nace, with Valarie Wright, who was the guest

speaker from the First State Community Action Agency at our meeting 16

September. She gave a very informative briefing on the many activities that

they help with in the community .

We had a White Cane Fundraiser on 13 and 14 September and collected over

$350.00 and sold 45 car tickets for $75.00.

We provided transportation for 5 hours to a senior

citizen to medical facilities.

Pictured on left is Sharon Fields, VP Marketing, Halpern West Dover, receiving a

Certificate of Appreciation presented by KL Melvin Nace for their dedication in

providing used eyeglasses for recycling. During the last lion's year, they provided

130 pairs of eyeglasses and 7 sunglasses to the Capitol City Lions.

Lord Baltimore Lions

On September 11th, ten Lord Baltimore Lions attended the Seas the Day Parade honoring veterans and

their families that participated in the Sea’s the Day Week at Bethany Beach. One club member rode his

motorcycle in the parade. This event was organized by a group of families in Bethany to show appreciation

for the service and sacrifices of these men and women.

On Sept. 12 we sold car raffle chances at the Bethany Beach Art and

Craft Fair until the rain chased us around 12:30 pm.( Picture on the right)

Our goal this year is to sell 12,000 chances.

Sept. 19th we held our annual club picnic and retreat at PDG Karl and Lion

Anne Gude’s home. Nice weather, good food and a good time was had by

the 26 Lions and guests that came. We were all happy to see PDG Bill

Scott come out for this event. He enjoyed talking to new and old Lions.

Five LB Lions joined other Lions to help out at the Leo Bash at the Beach

held at Camp Barnes on Sunday, Sept. 27th.

The club will be doing pre-school eye screenings at both John Clay and

Lord Baltimore Elementary schools in October.

New member Lion Kathy Plumley was inducted into the club in September and another new member, John

Sherwood was inducted in early October.

Lewes Lions

Our club donated to support a team in the Boardwalk Buddy Walk held on Oct.

10th.

We will soon be working on Food Baskets for the needy in our area.

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Club Happenings

Laurel Lions

The Annual Lions Bowl was held on October 5th, a yearly game of rivalry against Delmar. The game was

dedicated to Laurel Lions Paul Sheridan and Biff Lee who passed away

last year. Pictured here ; L-R are Lions Ron Scott, Shirley Scott

(behind Ron), Jim Littleton, John McDonnell, Doug Niblett, KL Pat

Disharoon, Larry Allen (behind KL Pat), Nancy Allen, and PDG John

Shwed ready to present the trophy to Laurel Coach Glenn Phillips and

the team after their win..

We have Journey for Sight Walk coming up on Nov.1st and our Model

Train Show on Oct 31st. (Ads on pg 21 & 24)

Rehoboth Lions

Our vision screening team will provide that service at the Cape Henlopen Senior Center Wellness informa-

tion Health Fair at their facility on Thursday, October 22nd from 8:30 a.m. to

11:30 a.m.

On Friday October 23rd we have our fundraiser at Bob Evans restaurant from

8 AM to 10 PM. All Lions, friends and neighbors are invited to come and eat any

time during that day. Be sure to bring a copy of the fundraiser flyer so we get a

percentage of the sales.

Lion Bertha Scott was honored with a Melvin Jones Fellow at a recent meeting

of the Rehoboth Beach Lions Club. Shown (l to r) are PDG Ken Chew, presenter,

recipient Bertha Scott, and Club President Tom Foster.

REMEMBER: OUR CLUB WILL NOT MEET IN NOVEMBER! (SEE PAGE 10 NOTICE)

Dover Lions

Preparations are underway for our annual CHICKEN FRY on November 7th & 8th. Come buy some of the

best chicken in DE! (Ad on pg. 20)

Frederica Spring Creek Lions

Our Boscov’s Passes have sold fairly well this year. Thank you to everyone who purchased them from one of

our members. HAPPY SHOPPING ON OCTOBER 20th! DON”T FORGET!

We have completed vision screening at LF East and are set up for LF North on Oct 19th and 21st.

RAP will begin twice a month at LF North Kindergartens on October 19th.

Don’t forget our BINGO on November 6th. We have Advance tickets for sale at $20 pp. (ad pg 20). COME

JOIN US FOR A FUN TIME!

We are planning another Road Clean –up in early November, and preparing for our annual Donation of

Thanksgiving Baskets to those in need. JOIN US FOR DINNER AT Texas Roadhouse in Camden (pg 22)

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Club Happenings

Midway Lions

We continue selling Raffle Tickets for our Wheel Barrow of Cheer fundraiser through the month of Octo-

ber. This is one of our main fundraisers.

Tuesday Oct. 20th come to the Greene Turtle in Lewes for either lunch or dinner. Our club will receive

20% of the checks that have a vouchers attached to them. Please hand out the vouchers to friends and

neighbors.

Milton Lions

At our September 14th dinner Meeting, we held a ‘Bright Shirt Night”. Many members participated and we

had a fun time.

We were rained out at Wings and Wheels this year, so we have extra car raffle tickets to sell.

We made and sold Funnel Cakes and Lemonade at the Apple Scrapple in Bridgeville on Oct 9 and 10th. On

Saturday we had beautiful weather and it brought out large crowds. We had a very busy day and grossed

$3900; thanks to all who helped out.

Milford Lions

On October 10th, we enjoyed a crisp Fall morning as we served our community by doing our semi-annual road clean up.

At our August meeting, our speaker, Joe

Otto, stimulated our imaginations as he

demon-

strated a

3D printer

and spoke

to us about

the current and future uses. The possibilities of 3D printing seem endless.

Pictured on the left are some examples.

On Oct .23 and 24, we will hold a FOOD DRIVE at Redner’s to benefit the

Milford Community Food Pantry.

Newcastle Hundred Lions

On October 26, 2015, DG James (Jim) Coverdale will visit New Castle Hundred Lions Club’s dinner meet-ing. There will be some discussion on the upcoming Halloween Parade,. (see pg. 23) We will have a Student of the Month join us as well.

We are continuing to sell car raffle tickets.

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Wilmington Manor Lions

We have recently completed some of our vision screening on Oct 7, 12 and 13.

At our first meeting PCC Don LeCates, Chairperson of DLF, presented Helm and McCarty Awards to some

of our members. He also presented a plaque dedicated to Lion Winnie Spence, changing the club building

name to the Winnie Spence Lions Den.

We have obtained two new members recently, but remember to continue to ASK ONE to join.

Bridgeville Lions

Come to our fund raiser dinner at the Union United Methodist Church fellowship hall on Oct. 21, 2015 from

5:30pm - 7:30pm. Dinner will be meat loaf with all the fixins' prepared by Lions club members.

Tickets: Adults $ 10.00 & Kids 6 - 12 yrs $ 5.00. Join us for an excellent dinner and fellowship.

Lord Baltimore Lioness

Please join us at TEAPOTS for TEA Tea Party Luncheon on Nov 10th at the Cripple Creek Country Club

(Dagsboro) on Nov 10th! (See FLYER on page 22)

Our new fundraiser, “Seven Nights Dining Out” Raffle sales began on Oct 3rd @ Millville Pumpkin Festi-

val. Gift Certificates to Seven Restaurants! One Winner! Tickets are 1 for $1 or 6 for $5. Drawing will be

held Dec 2 @ Lioness Holiday Party. Buy your tickets now!

Brookside Lions

Brookside Lions have been parking cars at the U of D football games this month and continue doing eye

screenings. We will be cooking the food and serving it at the Newark Senior Center's Chicken BBQ during

their fall festival, on October 22nd from 5pm to 7pm.

Last chance to get your tickets for our Beef and Beer on November 14, 2015, $30 a person, please call

King Lion Dave to purchase tickets at 302-738-4452. Profits will be donated to the Leader Dog Project.

(see pg 21)

Club Happenings

Seaford Lioness

Who is ready for a fun night of holiday wreath making?? Come join the Seaford Lioness on November

16th at Seaford Pizza King to make a fabulous wreath to adorn your door for the Christmas Holiday!

We are SO EXCITED about this fundraiser and hope that each of you will share and make a call to

reserve your spot. (Ad on pg 22.)

Camden–Wyoming Lions

Fall Festival at Fifer Orchards - the Camden-Wyoming Lions Club will be living up to the motto "We Serve"

as we serve up hamburgers, hot dogs, french-fries and drinks at the Fall Festival at Fifer Orchards in

Wyoming, DE. Held each Saturday (weather permitting) from September 26 through October 31.

Service Events for our club over the summer included the Dave Joyner Memorial Golf Tournament at Ma-

ple Dale Country Club. Other events included Family Fun Day and Peach Ice Cream Day at Fifer Orchards.

Our club served as ushers once again at the NASCAR race on October 4th at Dover Downs.

The CR Leos are collecting backpacks (new or lightly used) for cold weather survival packs for the home-

less of Dover. They are also requesting gloves, hats, scarves and toiletries.

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Middletown

125 pairs of eye glasses have been collected in September.

Friendly’s FUN and LION INFORMATION NIGHT will be on Tuesday Oct 27th from 5-9 pm. Volunteers

will hand out Lions information and assist with distribution of prizes for children’s Lion coloring contest.

We will be selling crab cakes at the Blackbird Creek Fall Festival on Sat. Oct 17th.

Fall Vision Days were held Oct 2 and 3 at Concord Pet and Willey Farms.

Club Happenings

Murderkill

On 3-4-Oct., 11 Lion's participated in parking cars for the Nationwide and Xfinity races at Dover Downs.

Despite the rain and wind our club members turned

out for this fund raising event. Lion Karen Fitz-

patrick designed parking passes when we ran out.

See picture on left.

On 10-Oct., 8 Lions and an extra set of hands, from

Lion Dana's son, met bright and early on a windy, but

sunny morning to conduct road cleanup, which is done bi-

annually. We collected 23 bags of trash and 6 tires. See pic-

ture on the right. We continue to do our part in keeping our

community tidy!

Our club hosted a golf tournament. Our thanks to Lions Gene Hebert, Nancy Nutter, Jack Peterman, Tim

Sarchett, and Tom Salerno for their time and talents.

Obituaries

Lion Bob Straub — Pike Creek–Hockessin Lions Club — passed away June 22, 2015

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We Serve – More than just a commitment to the community.

When you joined your Lions Club, hopefully it was to serve your community. Most Lions do a great job of

that! We work on service projects to provide assistance and help out at the fundraisers that are needed to

provide the funds for our various service programs. Where we often fail is serving our clubs, our zones,

our regions, and our district. It takes leaders to organize fundraisers and work projects, they don't just

happen.

Too often Lions want to just be workers and not “leaders”. Fellow Lions, leaders are just another form of

worker. Your club, zone, region and district need you to take on additional challenges and assist us to

move forward and grow with the times.

We all have many demands on our time. Work, family, church, and other activities make our days full. A

wise man once said, “If you want something done, give it to a busy person”. The reason is that they find

ways to juggle their schedule to make all the pieces fit and view each challenge as an opportunity to learn

and grow.

There is no job in Lions that any member cannot do. Remember, you are not alone! Other Lions will be

there to provide whatever assistance is needed, no matter what job you take on. Leadership training for

new Lion leaders can be done in several ways: on-line at LCI, in person at the Multiple District or District

training sessions, or privately with an experience Lion.

Taking on a new job in your club, zone, region, or district is a learning opportunity for you. Many of us fear

failure or embarrassing ourselves but taking the chance to grow in confidence and ability is well worth any

minimal risk you might encounter. There are many training opportunities available to assist you grow. The

close ones are the District Officers Training Event held in the spring, the District Roaring Lions public

speaking course, the Multiple District Regional Lions Leadership Institute held in late winter, seminars

held at the MD-22 Convention in the spring, and DG school and personal leisurely review of P&P. Both

offer a wealth of info on how the District works. Online training is available from LCI and offers courses on

a wide variety of topics. If you can travel, the USA/Canada Lions Leadership Forum in the early fall offers a

wide variety of seminars on Leadership and Club management and improvement. Another option are the

seminars at the International Convention held in the summer. The training is available in any form you

choose.

If you want to take on an office or job in your club, let your president know. Volunteer to become a com-

mittee member and then volunteer to chair that same committee. Tell the nominating committee that you

are interested in serving as a director. Then volunteer to run for a vice presidential role and work your way

up to president. Build a team to work with and you will not be alone.

As you are serving as club president, let the 1st VDG know you would like to be a zone chair and the next

year a region chair. Ask to serve on the cabinet as a committee chair and gain more experience. Then it is

time to run for 2nd VDG. Don’t be afraid if there is competition, it’s good for the district and sparks atten-

dance at the convention. Once you are elected, it is a learning path to DG with lots of training opportuni-

ties along the way to teach you what you do not yet know. In addition, there are many people who have

been there and done that who are willing to advise and guide you. Again, you will not be alone.

Too often Lions growl about PDGs running everything but that is because Lions do not step up and ask to

serve on the cabinet as zone, region, or committee chairs. If you want to serve, volunteer! Not just for

club activities but for zone, region, and district jobs too.

If you have any questions about job duties, ask any PDG for detailed information. The Honorary Commit-

tee, made of Past District Governors, is often forced to do too much when other Lions don't step as future

leaders. If you want to serve, just volunteer not just at your club level but also at the district level. They

practice We Serve too.

Your District 22-D Advisory Committee – PDGs practicing “We Serve”

CRUISE TO SERVICE Page 19

Obituaries

Lion Bob Straub — Pike Creek–Hockessin Lions Club — passed away June 22, 2015

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LAST CHANCE TO

ATTEND !!!

CRUISE TO SERVICE Page 21

MILLSBORO LIONS CLUB

FRITTER SHACK

featuring those famous oyster fritters, crab cakes, soft shell crab sandwiches,

hot dogs & sodas

Fridays and Saturdays

PNC Bank Parking Lot

October 2 thru December 12, 2015

From 10 to Six on Fridays

From 10 to 2 on Saturdays

(Or till sold out)

Benefits Projects of the Millsboro Lions Club

Obituaries

Lion Bob Straub — Pike Creek–Hockessin Lions Club — passed away June 22, 2015

Page 22 Issue 4

CRUISE TO SERVICE Page 23

SPECIAL NOTICE!

The 22D Governors Ball is

coming on December 5, 2015

at the Sands Hotel in Rehoboth

Beach, DE.

The Invitation will be sent out

shortly and will be included in

the November Issue of this

Bulletin.

PLEASE MARK YOUR

CALENDARS!

Issue 4 Page 24

The 4th Annual Leo Leadership Retreat was

held Sunday afternoon, September 26, at

Camp Barnes. Approximately 40 Leos repre-

senting five Leo Clubs in District 22D partici-

pated in a series of team building competi-

tions and they had a number of other oppor-

tunities for exchanging ideas and sharing

"Best Practices".

District Governor James Coverdale thanked

the LEO leaders for attending and contribut-

ing so much in their service work as LEOS. He

encouraged them to continue their work

through participation in campus clubs as they

attend college. It was a fun day meeting

these fine young people.

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Cruise to Service

CRUISE TO SERVICE

September 11, 2015

Attention Lions!

Ask 1 person to

join your club

today!

From the Desk of the Editor/Publisher

Please send your newsletters, pictures, announcements and articles

for publication in the District News Bulletin by the 15th of each

month, before 10AM. Late submissions will be included in the

next months edition.

Lion Sheila Schieferstein

302-284-9730

besheilann@gmail.com

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We’re on the Web !

www.golions22d.org

E— A young Eel is called an elver. Elvers were once a

staple in coastal dweller’s diets. Yummy?

F — A Flamingo can’t eat properly unless its head is

upside down.

G— Goats have rectangular pupils. This helps them to

spot predators over wide, flat grazing lands.

H — Honeybees have tiny hairs on their eyes to help

them collect pollen.

I — The Impala, a small antelope, is capable of

jumping 10 feet in the air when threatened.

DID YOU?