LIONS ROARLIONS ROARFEBRUARY, 2016

Lions Support Library's Summer Reading Program

BREAKING…District Governor Fletcher Stephens asks clubs to elect officers for 2016-17 in time to submit the new officer information to Lions Clubs International by March 15. This is earlier than in the past, but will help the committee working on the new directory.

2016 District 12-N Convention to Feature ID Bob LibinThe Convention, held at the Doubletree Hotel in Oak Ridge February 19-20, willinclude Charity presentations, the District Cabinet Meeting, Charities BoardMeeting, and District election, where Lion Paulette Bailey is running for DistrictGovernor.

The keynote speaker, International Director Robert M. Libin from Rego Park,New York, was elected to serve a two year term as director of Lions ClubsInternational at the association’s 98th International Convention, Honolulu,Hawaii, June, 2015. A retired attorney, he is a member of the Rego Park-ForestHills Lions Club. Director Libin and his wife, Michelle, also a Lion and a Progressive Melvin Jones Fellow,have a daughter, two grandsons and a granddaughter. He and Lion Michelle participated in the January, 2015Tennessee Lions Learning Retreat in Manchester, where Tri-County Lion Ken Moffett was co-chair. Lion Kenis planning to participate in the convention.

Step Out For Sight Scheduled for June 4

This event, formerly called Walk for Sight, will be held at the Fountain City Lions Club Park in Knoxville onJune 4, 10am to 4pm. The primary event will be a MUTT show. All Lions Clubs in District 12-N may host notonly dogs but have a club fund raising project such as games, food, face painting or a puppet show forexample. All proceeds are to help with the District’s White Cane Project. If you have questions contact eitherPDG Bill McDonald (423-907-2429) or PDG Jim McFarland (865-556-9091). This is a community event soplease invite friends and family.

Consider a Lions Legacy Project

Lions Legacy Projects are designed to: 1. Raise community awareness through placing signs, a park bench,statue, or fountain; 2. Provide a community gift, such as refurbishing a park or playground, building afootbridge over a highway, etc.; and 3. Make a community impact by building a clinic, expanding a library orschool, develop a training center, or equiping an area hospital. How will we serve in our centennial year?

The LIONS ROAR is a monthly publication of the Knoxville Tri-County Lions Club, Keith McCord, President, meeting at Connie's Kitchen, Seymour, TN on the 2nd and 4th Mondays of each month unless otherwise noted. Editor is PDG Ken Moffett.

On the February Cover: Lion Vice President Sonya Rogers presents a check to the Friends of the Seymour Branch Library to Friends representative and Lion Buddy Greene, continuing the club's longstanding support for the Summer Reading Program for young people.

Feel free to use or copy the poster on back page to promote the upcoming fundraiser!

Featuring Famous Faces

Tri-County Lion Connie Emmons was recentlyvisited by former University of Tennessee footballplayer Bruce Wilkerson, shown with her in the photoshe is holding at left. Wilkerson went on from UT toplay for the Los Angeles Raiders, the JacksonvilleJaguars, and the Green Bay Packers. He was a starterin Super Bowl XXXI.

Lion Connie is a past club president for the Tri-County Lions and a zone chair, and also is therecipient of a Melvin Jones Fellow award for herservice to humanity. Always involved in communityefforts, most recently she made 1,500 strawberrytreats to support the Pets without Parents fundraiser.She also works with Recovery at Seymour and othercommunity groups. She also regularly appears onWBIR-TV 10, Knoxville, showcasing great recipes.

We are pleased that Bruce Wilkerson had thepleasure of visiting with such a notable hero.

Ongoing Fundraising Auctions Successful

The Tri-County Lions continue to hold auctions each odd-numbered month at the close of the 2nd meeting. Asa result of these auctions, the club has provided Lions Volunteer Blind Industries in Morristown with fundingfor three employee seats to replace aging workplace furniture. LVBI provides employment for the blind,visually impaired, and those with other disabilities. President Keith McCord serves on their board of directors.

Tennessee's Own VP Corlew Update

Lions International First Vice PesidentBob Corlew (Milton) has beentraveling to Lions functions around theworld accompanied by his wife, LionDianne. Recently he was part of aninaugural ceremony in Bangladesh (seedetails on right). Since then they havebeen to Lions events in South Africaand Nigeria.

Photo by Lion Dianne Corlew; used withpermission.