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TEND AND BEFRIEND THROUGH SERVICE PAGE 1

DISTRICT 31-I NEWS

District 31-I Newsletter December 2017 Issue 6

Kudos to Mint

Hill for having

12 of the 50

participants!

10,152 meals in two hours of fun while

working together with Lions from 17 clubs



DECEMBER

5 Mobile Screening Unit - Salisbury

5 Davidson County Lions Council VIP Christmas Party – Bethel UMC Thomasville

8 Mobile Screening Unit - Charlotte South Park

14 Davidson County Lions Council VIP Christmas Party – YMCA Lexington

25 Merry Christmas

JANUARY 19-20

District 31-N/S Mid-Winter Convention - Holiday Inn, Greenville

26-27 District 31-O Mid-Winter Convention - Marriott Airport, Greensboro

TBD Third Cabinet Meeting

FEBRUARY Pay International and District dues

9-11 NCLI Quarterly Meeting-Marriott Airport, Greensboro

23-25 State Leo Convention - Camp Dogwood

“Gathering Times”

IN THIS ISSUE:

Rise against Hunger Page 1&7

DG George &3

2VDG Jimmy Page 3

Brighter Visions Page 3

Club Visit Schedule Page 3

The Power of “We” Page 4

Dashboard Page 5

News & Happenings Page 6&7

The BIONIC eye Page 8

Fall Convention Page 9&10

31-O Mid-Winter Con-vention Registration

Page 11

Planting Seeds with DG Lion George Culp

Tidings of great JOY…Tend and Befriend through Service

Tend and Befriend – December is Nor Thorns Infest the Ground month. This month also includes a special holi-day for our families. It is a time to relax a bit, enjoy your friends and love ones, and begin preparing for the next year. About a week prior to Thanksgiving, I tuned our automobile radios to Holiday Traditions. It seemed a bit early. However, I was already into the Spirit of Christmas. Soon, old familiar Christmas songs became Sing-a-longs during our visits to your clubs. I began to hear and question some of the old familiar lines in our carols. For example, where, while traveling during the holidays, might one find that the “traffic is terrific.” Apparently, the writer neither traveled on I-77 nor I-85! Later, while listen-ing carefully to “Jingle Bells” came this startling fact: “He got into a drifted bank and then we got upsot” (overturned). I won-dered if Miss Fanny Bright had been injured, as well as what were the Brights thinking when they named their daughter “Fanny.” Verse three of “Joy to the World,” contains the line ending in “…nor thorns infest the ground.” The verse is pre-ceded by the good news that the Savior reigns and that we are to shout to the world to be joyful. It then con- cludes with exhort-ing the won- ders of His love. This familiar carol reminds us of the happiness that, with the Sav-ior’s birth, we now have a better place to live and serve others. At the end of December, our clubs will have completed one-half of their year. Christmas reminds us that we have an op-portunity to be joyful and share our happiness with others in our communities. As we “Tend and Befriend Others through Service,” “thorns will not infest” our efforts. We will not be hin-dered in our efforts, and we will find new and innovative ways to serve others. Regardless of your religious background, for over one hun-dred years, Lions Clubs all over the world have ‘served oth-ers’. Our acts of kindness bring joy to those less fortunate in our communities. In many cases, we are able to heal infirmi-ties such as hunger, clothing, sight, hearing, health and envi-ronment issues. Use your expertise and love of others to pursue a ser-vice project during December. I know of several clubs who have replaced their own club party with an event to serve oth-ers. Be a Bell Ringer or collect toys for groups in your area.

(Continued on Page 3)



“Sharing

the Harvest” Our 2017-2018 District 31-I

Brighter Visions Goal is

$187,500

New “Roads” to Tend

Where in the district is DG George?

Brighter Visions

Give a Gift to Brighter Visions

Are you looking for a gift for that special some-one who has everything? Consider making a do-nation to Brighter Visions in honor of that person. There are two ways you can make a donation in honor of someone. You can go to the NC Lions Incorporated web site at www.nclionsinc.org and click on the “Donate Today!” button at the top right corner of the page. You will be taken to a page where you can designate the amount you want to give and your method of payment. You can also click the “Honor or remember someone with your gift” box and complete the information regarding the person you are honoring. You can also make a donation in honor of someone by sending a check made payable to NC Lions, Inc. Include the name and address of the person being honored as well as your name and address. You can ask that a card be sent to the honoree. Mail your donation to North Carolina Lions, Inc., 7050 Camp Dogwood Drive, Sherrills Ford, NC. Be sure to put your club name in the information so your club will get credit for your Brighter Visions donation. During this holiday season, you can honor someone with your gift while providing funds to help thousands of visually impaired individuals across the state.

Lion Donald Cobb-District Brighter Visions Chair

$61,130 32.6%

0%

DG George (Continued from page 2)

Whether it be a can food drive, adopt a family, meals on wheels, or a community free meal; there is a need in your community that is looking for a Lion to serve. Know that your efforts to tend and befriend are appreciated by those served. (And, don’t forget to report your activi-ties on MYLCI).

Lion Dianne and I wish your families a Holiday Season Full of Joy

Lion George Culp-DG NC Lions 31-I

[email protected]

Tuesday, January 2, 2018 Harrisburg

Monday, January 8, 2018 Charlotte Southern

Tuesday, January 9, 2018 Odell

Thursday, January 11, 2018 Mt Pleasant

Tuesday, January 16, 2018 Concord

Thursday, January 18, 2018 N. Wilkesboro Thursday, January 25, 2018 Wallburg

Tuesday, February 6, 2018 Rockwell

Tuesday, February 13, 2018 S. Iredell

Tuesday, February 27, 2018 Kernersville

2nd VDG Jimmy Myers Where has the year gone? Someone has said that life is like a roll of toilet paper; the closer you get to the end, the faster it goes. So Christmas comes again—a wonderful time of the year. Don’t you wish we could get the joy of this season spread to all the year. If we think it, we can do it. Try to make it a priority in your lives that the giving attitude of Christmas expand to all of 2018. May you have a joyous and most Merry Christmas, and the Happiest of New Years. Lion Jimmy Myers, 2nd Vice District Governor

http://www.nclionsinc.org

mailto:[email protected]



Sell * Sell * Sell

Keep selling those Camp Dogwood Tickets.

Funds are needed more than ever. .

In spite of drastic measures to reduce the budg-

et for NCLI, contributions to Brighter Visions

have not kept up with expenses for many years.

Now, with reserve funds dwindling, the very sur-

vival of Camp Dogwood is at stake. Dig deep,

do an extra fundraiser and look for potential

partners in your community.

G.S.T. Corner

Hello Lions,

I am happy to report that the Dis-

trict service project on Nov. 5th at

Camp Dogwood was a success! Fifty

Lions packed 10,152 meals with the

supplies from Rise against Hunger.

We had a great team for this two hour

project which made the time fly.

We will soon be planning parties

and listening to our favorite Christ-

mas music. Wouldn’t this be a great

time to hold a drive for the local food

pantry?

Lion Ron Rich

District G.S.T.

email : [email protected]

Suggestions “Gifts in Kind”

for

December

Hearing Aid Donations

Backpacks to Schools

School Supplies

Food for Christmas Dinners

L ve

Boys and Girls Home-Capital Campaign

The raffle for the seven night stay at Courtyard Carolina

Beach was held on November 15, 2017. The winner is

Terry Jackson who is a member of New Market Civitan

Club in Sophia. I turned in 58 tickets for a total of $255 for

Lions District 31-I. All the proceeds benefit the For the

Love of Kids Capital Campaign for more than 230 children

at Boys and Girls Home. Thank you to everyone who pur-

chased tickets in support of this worthwhile project.

Glenda Everhart

District 31-I Boys and Girls Home Chair

Suggested Service Projects for December

Collect can tabs for Leader Dog program

Hold a food drive

Recognize an outstanding citizen

Host a V.I.P. Christmas party

Hold a vision and/or diabetes screening

Partner with Operation Christmas Child

Help fill North State military Christmas boxes

Maintain a “Little Free Library”

Partner with Angel Tree

Collect for a toy drive such as Toys for Tots

Partner with Toy Store for Jesus

Visit nursing homes and take treats

Collect used pill bottles for poor countries in need

Recycle eyeglasses

Distribute personal-need bags for those in shelters

Continue with ongoing service projects

Any questions or concerns may be sent to: Lion Ron Rich/email : [email protected]



Service District District Dues Brighter Camp Dogwood

Lions Club Zone Activities July 1 Current To Date Pres Sec Treas. Goals Met Current Brighter Visions Tickets

Arcadia 4 4 13 14 1 Y Y 1,000.00 0.00

Bethlehem 1 44 21 21 0 Y Y 2,105.00 290.00

Boone 2 9 23 22 (1) Y Y 60.00 440.00

Charlotte Central 10 7 7 0 Y Y Y 215.00 0.00

Charlotte South Park 10 10 23 22 (1) Y Y Y 25.00 330.00

Charlotte Southern 10 10 11 1 Y Y Y 0.00 0.00

Churchland 5 5 13 11 (2) Y Y Y 1,000.00 90.00

Cleveland 6 22 30 28 (2) Y Y Y 1,145.00 260.00

Concord 9 13 25 29 4 Y Y 2,676.00 60.00

Creston Riverview 2 17 19 2 Y 1,000.00 30.00

Davidson 8 4 31 24 (7) Y Y 1.00 0.00

Davis Tow nsend 5 6 28 28 0 Y Y Y 140.00 60.00

Denton 5 3 40 39 (1) Y Y 1,159.00 820.00

Derita 9 1 10 15 5 Y Y Y Y 2,100.00 260.00

Dobson 3 18 32 32 0 Y Y Y 20.00 0.00

East Iredell 8 2 6 6 0 0.00 0.00

Elkin 1 1 8 8 0 Y Y 880.00 0.00

Fair Grove 4 17 14 (3) Y Y 600.00 0.00

Franklin Ellis 6 2 5 5 0 Y Y Y 420.00 0.00

Gold Hill 6 20 12 12 0 Y Y 250.00 0.00

Harrisburg 9 11 11 0 Y Y 300.00 370.00

Hasty 4 5 9 9 0 Y 1,700.00 210.00

Hickory Grove 10 6 6 6 0 Y 0.00 0.00

Huntersville 8 4 15 15 0 Y 2,000.00 0.00

Kernersville 7 35 58 60 2 Y Y 6,148.00 0.00

King 3 6 16 16 0 Y 1,600.00 0.00

Konnoak Hills 7 6 20 19 (1) Y Y 3,000.00 0.00

Lake Norman 8 7 26 29 3 Y Y Y 0.00 0.00

Lexington Dow ntow n 5 1 27 26 (1) Y Y 0.00 0.00

Linw ood 5 13 23 24 1 Y Y Y 1,525.00 0.00

Midw ay 4 3 13 12 (1) Y 0.00 0.00

Mint Hill 10 11 32 36 4 Y Y 0.00 0.00

Mocksville 7 25 24 24 0 Y Y 4,100.00 0.00

Mooresville 8 55 31 29 (2) Y Y Y Y 176.00 1630.00

Mount Airy 3 4 18 18 0 Y Y Y 100.00 0.00

Mount Pleasant 9 13 59 59 0 Y Y Y Y 3,815.00 790.00

North Charlotte 9 15 15 0 Y 100.00 0.00

North Wilkesboro 1 44 39 (5) Y 1,100.00 270.00

Odell 9 3 12 12 0 Y Y Y Y 2,000.00 360.00

Pilot-Davidson 4 2 35 36 1 Y Y Y 1,000.00 240.00

Pinnacle 3 12 12 0 Y Y Y 1,200.00 130.00

Rockw ell 6 57 21 21 0 Y Y Y 637.00 150.00

Salisbury 6 8 62 52 (10) Y Y 1,270.00 0.00

South Iredell 8 2 19 17 (2) Y 0.00 0.00

Southmont 5 11 10 (1) Y 0.00 0.00

Sparta 2 131 41 34 (7) Y Y Y 5,037.44 160.00

Taylorsville 1 7 24 27 3 Y Y Y 0.00 0.00

Thomasville 4 24 44 46 2 Y Y Y Y 3,006.00 210.00

Troutman 8 29 16 16 0 Y Y Y 171.00 0.00

Wallburg 4 14 13 (1) Y 0.00 0.00

Walnut Cove 3 1 11 11 0 Y 0.00 0.00

Welcome 1 13 15 15 0 Y Y Y Y 1,100.00 0.00

West Iredell 8 29 18 18 0 Y 45.00 0.00

West Jefferson 2 27 27 27 0 Y Y Y Y 4,090.00 0.00

West Lexington 5 1 14 13 (1) Y Y 0.00 0.00

Winston Salem Tw in City Ho 7 4 32 30 (2) Y Y 0.00 0.00

Yadkinville 1 14 14 0 Y Y Y 550.00 0.00

Misc 563.75 50.00

District 31I Total 696 1,260 1,238 -22 22 29 17 7 56 61,130$ 7,210$

Members

District 31 I DASHBOARD As of 11/28/2017

Leadership



Tell us about your club events: fundraisers, service pro-

jects and honors received so that we can share them

with your fellow Lions.

Email the details to [email protected] or mail to

Lion Elizabeth Conrad, 1270 Beck’s Nursery Rd, Lex-

ington, NC 27292 by the 20th of each month.

Send those great pictures too!

Important Deadlines

Dec. 1 Early deadline to receive 10% discount

on State Convention Program ads

Dec. 1 Deadline to submit winning Peace Poster entry to Council Chair

Dec. 15 Deadline to submit multiple district Peace Poster winner to LCI

Club News and Events

Concord Lions report results from the Mobile

Screening Unit visit at The Community Free Clinic.

They screened 52 people and got 35 referrals for

follow-up examinations. They had 27 people with di-

abetes, 5 with glaucoma and 13 people who have

never had a vision screening. They had 35 people

take the hearing exam. On October 7th Concord Li-

ons successfully helped the Concord Wildlife Alli-

ance clean the creek at ClearWater Art Studios.

They removed a lot of garbage, bottles, bikes and

another mattress to make a difference in our commu-

nity. The City of Concord will be placing a sign near

the creek with all the groups who participated in the

clean-up. Concord’s VIP Christmas Party will be at

First Baptist Church of God from 6 to 8 p.m. Dec. 5.

The Davidson County Lions Council will hold two

VIP Christmas parties. The Thomasville area party

will be Dec. 5 at Bethel UMC and the Lexington area

party will be Dec. 14 at the YMCA.

BBQs: Pilot LC pork and chicken Dec. 2 & Davis-Townsend LC pork shoulders and butts Dec. 23.

Special Olympics Fall Games were held November

3-5. Lion Christy Poteat received a Bronze medal in

golf skills. Autumn, Lion Christy’s service dog, was

awarded a Bronze medal as well. Lion Christy, pic-

tured on the right, striking a winning pose.

***SAVE the Date***

The State Leo Forum and Convention

will be held at Camp Dogwood February 23-25,

2018.

Registration forms can be found on the District

31I website.

The last day to register is February 2, 2018.

The last day to order t-shirts is February 2, 2018.



New

in the Garden

Welcome new Lions & thanks to their sponsors

In loving memory of Lions who have died this past month

* Charter member

Information obtained from MMRs submitted to LCI

Remember all Lions, family and friends who are in need of prayers at this time

Directory Changes

P 26 - Wallburg Lions President

E: [email protected]

P 30 - West Lexington Lions President & Secretary

H: 336-473-8518 (remove work number)

Vice District Governors getting in on the act: Jimmy Myers loading one of the finished boxes onto the truck and Alan Lake toting a container. The work was not complete until the area was cleaned up and all the equip-ment was packed and on the truck too. The

Rise against Hunger project

was a great success!

Club New/Transfer Lion Sponsor

Salisbury Elijfo Adames Wayne Kennerly

Thomasville Kelly Spillman Angela Rubnich

Winston-Salem Twin City Host

Janet Atkinson Alvin Atkinson

Alan Stepp Boone WC (Bill) Robertson* East Iredell

Doyle Levan West Iredell

L. G. Pfefferkorn, Jr. Winston-Salem Twin City Host

Where to find it on the web:

nclions31I.org to find links to meeting and convention forms

such as those for State Convention Ad purchase and

State Leo Convention registration information

https://1drv.ms/f/s!Aukq_g081169sQ1SbLJUVLIWHNWN

for more pictures of the Rise Against Hunger

nclions31N.org to find link to convention registration

nclions31S.org to find link to convention registration

https://www.lcif.org/EN/support-our-work/members-

donate.php to donate to LCIF disaster relief in TX,,FL,& PR



Finally: The Bionic Eye! Fran Fulton has a genetic disorder that started to take her vision when she was 6. Four

years ago, at 65, the Philadelphian got an implant on her retina, along with glasses

containing a tiny video camera. Now she can detect the outlines of people and objects

as a series of blinking lights. “I can see the cars going by,” Fulton says. “I don’t just

hear them going swish, swish.” Fulton was patient No. 6 in the United States to get the

Argus II system, which the FDA has approved for use by people with retinitis pigmento-

sa. It has been implanted in about 250 patients. But the device — and a newer version

called the Orion — is expected to be available for patients with all types of blindness in

a few years. — Mindy Fetterman

https://www.aarp.org/health/conditions-treatments/info-2017/blindness-macular-degeneration-eyesight-gr.html



District 31-I Fall Convention

Greeted by your own per-

sonal “Uber” driver, Lion

Rick Seymour and ...

...delivered to the lodge where you were

registered by Lions Charlotte and Pat

Soutullo.

Time to relax on the porch with Past Interna-

tional Director Lacy Presnell.

Lions Chris Beck and Kirby

Matthews “hearing” from

Judge Jimmy Myers as they

put the fun into Fun Night.

The band, Caution! Blind

Driver, provided the music.

The Culps and our special guests,

International Director Tom and wife

Lion Gilian Gordon, appear to be

leading the HeeHaw parade.

tI’s definitely a parade. Here are two of our favorite

beauty queens, Sallie Staley and First Lady, Lion Gin-

ny Woolard, waving to their admirers.

Always a pleasure to have old friends and new at

the convention (l-r) Sallie Staley, DG George Culp,

ID Tom Gordon, PID Harvey Whitley and PDG Jerry

Bates.



District 31-I Fall Convention-2017

Congratulations to 2nd

VDG Carolyn and the Con-

vention Planning Commit-

tee for a successful event

as evidenced by the good

time enjoyed by all.

District 31-I Newsletter is published monthly.

DEADLINE for inclusion of articles is the 20th of each

month if by email. Cost of producing and distributing

this publication is paid from member dues received.

Newsletters sent by e-mail are available on the day of

publication. USPS mailings are received a week after

publication and cost a minimum $.47 cents to mail;

and, depending on the number of pages in each edi-

tion, could cost $.60 to $.81 cents per issue to mail.

All articles, announcements, etc., for inclusion in the

District 31-I Newsletter should be sent to: Lion Eliza-

beth Conrad, 1270 Beck’s Nursery Road, Lexington,

NC 27292 or [email protected]. Please send all

submissions as a Word document and pictures in a

separate .jpg file. Mail to arrive by the 20th of the

month.

Address corrections or additions for USPS or e-mail

should be sent to Lion Ron Staley, 7935 Altacrest

Drive, Concord, NC 28027 or [email protected]

International Association of

Lions Clubs

Lion George Culp District Governor, 31-1 North Carolina

134 Eastcliff Drive, SE Concord, NC 28025

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