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NJ LION“WE SERVE”

THE 2018-2019 MD-16 COUNCIL OF GOVERNORSCC Mahesh Chitnis, 16-N DG Ruth Molenaar, PCC/SA Jack Romano, 16-L DG Kara Schnure and 16-J Armando Guerra.

Volume 2019 April 2019

98th State ConventionLIONS CLUBS

INTERNATIONALMultiple Distric 16

New Jersey

Thurs. May 16 toSat. May 18, 2019

Bally’s Atlantic City

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CHARITY BALL AND GOVERNOR’S TESTIMONIAL

By State Advisor Jack Romano, PCCPhotos by Hema Patel

For 49 years, the District 16-N Chari-table Foundation has held its annual Charity Ball and Governor’s Testimo-

nial to raise finds for the Foundation’s chari-table and humanitarian work, and to cele-brate the work and dedication to Lionism of our sitting district governor. This year was no exception.

The Ball/Testimonial was held on Saturday April 6, 2019 at the Graycliff in Moonachie N.J. The District 16-N Chari-table Foundation accepts grant applica-tions for those projects which are beyond the scope of Lions Clubs and other worth-while service minded organizations not only from the seven northernmost counties that comprise District 16-N (Bergen, Passaic, Hudson, Essex, Morris, Sussex, Warren), but also from the entire Multiple District 16, New Jersey. The goal of the District 16-N Charitable Foundation is “to provide support to projects in need throughout New Jersey, providing grants for those projects not financially possible to individual clubs.” Since the Foundation’s inception in 1971, The District 16-N Charitable Foundation has awarded over $750,000 in grants! The goal is to award $1 million in grants before their 50th anniversary in 2021.

The Foundation also sponsors two SPOT cameras for vision screenings un-der the auspices of the Lions KidSight Pro-gram. This program screens students and individuals for ocular issues which if found early, can be easily corrected. The “Vision Screening Team” consists of Lions from Bergenfield, Rutherford, Passaic-Clifton, West Milford, Midland Park, and Wood-

Ridge Lions Clubs. The team will go into schools to provide this free service to as-certain if any students or individuals have a potential eye issue that needs follow up with an eye care professional.

The District 16-N Charitable Founda-tion’s most recent grants have been award-ed to St. Joseph’s School for the Blind in Jersey City N.J. for $10,000, for the con-struction of a “sensory room” for blind and /or visually impaired students. Another $10,000 grant was awarded to the Lions Eye Research Foundation (LERF) for the purchase of a portable Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) instrument for the Oph-thalmology Department at Rutgers Medical School. This portable device will be used in the Emergency Room and for those patients who are not ambulatory as a diagnostic tool.

As you can see the District 16-N Chari-table Foundation is very active and pro- active in the field of vision screening and by providing grant money for worthwhile projects. These are just a few of the many grants issued by the Foundation. The Ball component raises the funds to provide this grant money.

The Nifty 50/50 raffle is another way the District 16-N Charitable Foundation raises funds for grants. This year, we had 3 lucky winners, with half the proceeds going to the Foundation.

The Testimonial part of the program honors our District Governor Ruth Mole-naar. Governor Ruth has had quite a suc-cessful year, starting with her “Bell” being kidnapped, hijacked, purloined, or other-wise outright stolen at her first district meet-ing. She was awarded the “No Bell” prize by PID Dr. Bob Moore. The Bell has had a series of adventures only to arrive back

home as a Christmas Gift from some un-suspecting group of Lions! (aka The Ches-ter Lions Club).

She is also known as “The Hugging Governor.” Governor Ruth spreads her love of life and Lionism through her pat-ented hugs for everyone attending her dis-trict meetings. The Charity Ball/Testimonial continued this new tradition for Lions, Lion-esses, Leos and guests alike!

In her Governor’s message and speech to all guests, Governor Ruth emphasized that she is fortunate to be included in a year of “firsts.” Our International President Gudrun Yngvadottir is the first International President not only from Iceland but also the first woman to lead Lions International in its 100+ year history. Ruth is the first Latina District Governor in MD-16 and Constitu-tional Area 1.

Governor Ruth was also the first “Cul-tural Preservation Honoree” bestowed by the Newark Public Library for her donation of archival material from “La Tribuna News-papers,” the business she owns and oper-ates, which is the largest Spanish Language newspaper in the state of New Jersey!

Governor Ruth also addressed IP Gu-drun’s theme of moving “Beyond the Ho-rizon” where each Lions embarks on their own personal Leadership Journey leading to service.

As part of her own personal journey, District Governor Ruth pledged to raise $10,000 for Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) under the banner of Team Miracle for Matthew. This was wit-nessed by all Ball/Testimonial guests as she passed her Miracle for Matthew “can” from table to table.

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Her fellow Council of Governors members, Council Chair Mahesh Chit-nis, District Governor 16-J Armando Guerra, District Governor 16-L, Kara Schnure and State Advisor/PCC Jack Romano honored Ruth by awarding her with her first Progressive Melvin Jones Fellowship.

FLOWERS IN APPRECIATIONPCC/SA Jack Romano’s wife Diane Romano for her unconditional support and answering the phone all day for Jack. DG Ruth Molenaar for a suc-cessful year and 16-N Charity Ball Committee Chairperson PDG Paula Tar-antino Maione for an outstanding job with the Gala and much more.

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Honoring Ruth were family and friends from as close as Union City N.J. and from as far away as Long Island, Up-

state New York and the Dominican Republic!She thanked all who attended and es-

pecially her sister Soraya Molenaar, and daughters Lion Natasha Fernandez, and Manselle Fernandez for their continued support of her Lionistic activity for this year and beyond.

Her fellow Council of Governors mem-bers, Council Chair Mahesh Chitnis, Dis-trict Governor 16-J Armando Guerra, Dis-trict Governor 16-L, Kara Schnure and State Advisor/PCC Jack Romano honored Ruth by awarding her with her first Pro-gressive Melvin Jones Fellowship.

Governor Ruth, her relatives, Lions/Lionesses, friends and guests enjoyed the hospitality of The Graycliff cocktail hour, dinner and Venetian Table for dessert. Music for listening and dancing pleasure was provided by Vinnie G. Magician Da-vid Caruso performed magic tricks at each table during the cocktail hour and dazzled

the Lions with his magic show as part of the evening’s festivities.

President of the District 16-N Charita-ble Foundation, PCC Jack Romano stated, “it is an honor and privilege to have intro-duced District Governor Ruth at the Charity Ball and Governor’s Testimonial. Ruth has been a cohesive force in not only District 16-N but also MD-16, through her lead-ership, engaging all Lions wherever she goes in the true spirit of Lionism.”

A special thank you goes to PDG Paula Tarantino-Maione the Testimonial /Ball Chairperson without whom this event would not be the success it is each and every year.

Congratulations to the District 16-N Charitable Foundation on another suc-cessful year by providing grant funds for worthwhile service projects.

Congratulations to District Governor Ruth Molenaar on your successful gover-nor year and leadership to District 16-N and MD-16. Best wishes and continued success in all your Lionistic endeavors.

Oh, What A Night!


Miracle for Matthew’s Can.

PCC/SA Jack Romano, IPDG Nick Landy, DG Ruth Molenaar, welcoming Incoming 2nd. VDG Marie Nieto, Incoming 1st. VDG Nalit Patel and Incoming DG Alvin Cox and wishing them a successful 2019-2020. Gifts to DG from PDG.

PCC/SA Jack and Diane Romano, CC Mahesh and Anu Chitnis, 16-N DG Ruth Molenaar, Horleida and 16-J DG Armando Guerra and 16-L DG Kara and Richard Schnure.


PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

Pursuing New Horizonswith International President,

Gudrun YngvadottirDear District Governor,

Environmental projects are making an incredible impact on the lives of thousands of people in communities across your district. Lions are providing access to clean water, planting trees to counter deforestation and promoting sustainability to combat the effects of worldwide climate change. And it’s amazing what they have accomplished.

Through your leadership, Lions have reported more than 30,000 environmental service activities this Lion year and planted more than 7.5 million trees—that’s five trees per Lion.

Our global Foundation, LCIF, is working with Lions to fund clean water and sanitation programs in communities around the world.

All of humanity shares the responsibility for keeping our planet healthy. But Lions are leading the way toward creating a better, more sustainable world for future generations.

In friendship, Gudrun Yngvadottir

We Speak for the TreesDeforestation is one of the greatest threats to our environment,

but Lions are doing so much to restore our world. Just like Lions in Kenya who are fighting to revive their once verdant landscape that inspired Dr. Seuss’ beloved ecological tale, The Lorax. Visit the blog to learn how your clubs can make a difference in your district.

Earn Recognition forAchieving Membership Goals

When our membership grows, so does our impact. Starting this month, you can earn the opportunity to recognize a Lion within your district who is helping you achieve your membership goals.

• Member RetentionEncourage your clubs toward positive net membership growth

for the year and high member retention rates through June. Keep-ing members engaged is the key to inviting and retaining the great men and women serving in our clubs.

• Balance in MembershipBalancing the membership and leadership

of Lions helps us better represent the world we serve and lead by example. Focus on inviting women in March and April to earn recognition. Let’s achieve our goals and show the world how serving together makes us stronger. For more information, visit your Awards Website.

UPDATES• Read my message to club leaders in

which I encourage clubs to raise aware-ness or plan a service project that benefits the environment.

• New special membership awards were just announced in February. Visit the web-site to see how you can qualify for a special recognition and your opportunity to earn a $1000 travel reimbursement to Milan.

• Make chartering new Leo clubs and inviting younger members a priority this year to earn special recognition. Visit your Awards Website for complete details.

• Encourage your clubs to enhance their service with a gift to Campaign 100, so LCIF can continue to empower Lions’ service for years to come—because achieving great things together is what we do best.

• Visit the District Governor webpage for information and tools designed to support your leadership. You’ll find resources like the District e-Book and more to help guide you through a successful year.

• The District Team Excellence Award honors districts that excel in community service, membership growth, communications and organizational operations. Find out if your district qualifies and ap-ply for this award today!

• Have you met our global New Voices finalists yet? Visit the blog to read about how your support has empowered Lions every-where to accomplish so much good around the world.

• Registration for the upcoming New Voices webinar is now open. This month’s topic is “Stand Up and Stand Out: Market Your-self as a Leader.” Be sure to register today for the discussion on April 18 at 9:00 a.m. CST.

• Collaborating with Leos and young Lions makes our service stronger. Four young leaders who co-hosted the Our Future: Leos and Young Lions session last June share their experiences on the blog.


By: SA Jack Romano

There were a lot of “happenings” at the District 16-N meeting held at Ravel-lo’s Restaurant in East Hanover N.J.

on Thursday January 10, 2019. Our dis-trict meeting under the leadership of District Governor Ruth Molenaar and her cabinet have been fun events for all Lions to enjoy. This meeting was well-attended with 69 Li-ons and guests participating and enjoying each other’s company.

DG Ruth received a large gift-wrapped box with a very nice “I miss you” card from none other than her Bell! Yes, the Bell reappeared, but only briefly, as it disap-peared once again! The Bell has had a very interesting year in her travels.

The Lions also heard some interesting reports. For the USA Canada Form, IPDG Nick Landy wanted to give an extensive re-port but his papers flew all over Eagle Rock Avenue! The District GAT, PDGs Paula Taratino-Maione, Dennis Brubaker and Mike Pacala discussed our membership, leadership and service initiatives, including

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DISTRICT 16-N CANDIDATES NIGHTan upcoming training session for our incom-ing district officers which open to all Lions. State Advisor /PCC Jack Romano reported on the District 16-N Charitable Foundation’s upcoming Charity Ball and Governor’s Tes-timonial on Saturday April 6, 2019 at the Greycliffe in Moonachie N.J. This event is the major fund-raiser for the District 16-N Charitable Foundation. Ball tickets, Nifty 50/50 tickets and ad journal information will be forthcoming to the entire Multiple District. This event also honors our current District Governor for her work in promoting Lionism. It will be a fun event, with some surprises. You will need to come to the Ball/Testimo-nial to find this out! State Leo Chair Dave Verducci informed all Lions of the virtual Leo conference which is an effort to communi-cate with Leos throughout the MD.

One of District Governor Ruth’s goals is to raise $10,000 for JDRF/Miracle for Matthew. She presented a check for $1746 to Barbara and Lou Corsaro as part of this effort. The Corsaro’s thanked DG Ruth and the Lions of 16-N and MD-16 for supporting this effort. Research funds have contribut-

ed to the continuous glucose arm monitor which eliminate finger pricks.

Candidates Night is always a fun-filled event. Our nominee for Second Vice Dis-trict Governor is Lion Marie Nieto of the West New York Leones Cubanos de Hud-son. Her nomination was presented by PDG Paula Tarantino-Maione. The First Vice District nominee is our current 2VDG, Lion Nalit Patel of the Livingston Lions Club. His name was put in nomination by his lovely daughter Hema. Our District Governor nominee, our current 1VDG is Alvin Cox of the Kearny Lions Club, nomi-nated by PDG Charles Landesman.

As is tradition in District 16-N, once all the nominations have been read, the “Pa-rade of Candidates” commences, marching to the music of John Phillip Sousa’s “Stars and Stripes Forever,” with club members bearing signs and placards supporting their candidate.

Our ‘hugging governor” welcomed and thanked everyone with a hug for their dedi-cation and commitment to Lionism.


By Lion Stan PukashChester Lions Club

Vision Screening: A Key Element of Eyesight Conservation Lions

Clubs around the world are dedicated to helping those in need, and this dedication is clearly indicated in our motto: “We Serve”. One of the prima-ry goals within that mission is eyesight conservation.

In New Jersey there are many examples of how Lions have been actively assisting in sight conservation, including eye research, restoration and preservation.

RESEARCHThe “Lions Eye Research

Foundation of New Jersey, Inc.” (LERF) raises money for the Lions Ophthalmology Research Chair at UMDNJ to develop new treatments for the major causes of blindness.

A second organization, “The Eye Institute of New Jer-sey,” assists by raising funds for the Lions Research Chair in the Department of Ophthal-mology, by matching dona-tions from LERF up to the limit of donations made to the Eye Institute by Lions.

RESTORATIONLions Clubs members from

the states of New Jersey, Del-aware and southeast Penn-sylvania founded the “Lions Eye Bank of Delaware Valley, Inc.” in 1957. The LEBDV is committed to restoring or im-proving vision through corneal transplantation, medical re-search and education.

A second eye bank aided by Lions is “Eversight New Jersey” (formerly “Lions Eye Bank of New Jersey”). One of their pri-

mary missions is the restoration of sight through recovery, eval-uation and distribution of cor-neal tissue for transplantation.

PRESERVATIONEyesight preservation

starts with regular vision check-ups – yet many people in our communities are either unable to do this or are un-aware of its importance. Rec-ognizing this need, Lions have been serving their communi-ties by sponsoring free vision screening events that are criti-cal to sight preservation. Just one example is the dedication of Lion Bill Ferdinand of the New Providence Lions Club.

In the 1970s Lion Bill led an effort to conduct screenings by obtaining a trailer that was out-fitted with equipment to enable vision and hearing screenings in communities in northern

New Jersey. Funding was provided primarily by Lions Clubs in what was then District 16E. A second trailer was soon added and the “District 16E Lions Eye/Earmobile Founda-tion of New Jersey” (EEF) was formally established as a non-profit corporation in Septem-ber 1982.

EYE/EARMOBILEBy 2014 thousands of

people had been screened and, after nearly 35 years of service, one of the trailers had to be taken out of service and the second trailer was in need of extensive, and expensive, repair. The Eye/Earmobile Foundation Board of Directors considered various options in-cluding a collaboration with the State of New Jersey to ensure that vision screenings could be continued without interruption.

VISION SCREENINGSTODAYThe Lions Eye/Earmobile

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Foundation met with the “NJ Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired” (CBVI) in 2014 who agreed to provide trained technicians to conduct vision screenings at no cost to the Lions or to the people be-ing screened. From May 2014 through

2018 CBVI technicians have screened 1,661 people at events sponsored by Lions.

Since the trailers were tak-en out of service, the EEF de-cided to discontinue the foun-dation and it was dissolved as a non-profit corporation in May 2017. Responsibility for coordinating vision and hear-ing screenings going forward was transferred to the Chester Lions Club by the EEF as part of the dissolution plan.

HOW TO CONDUCTSCREENINGSAmong the most important

missions of Lions everywhere are the preservation of sight and hearing. Your club can help achieve these basic goals with minimal effort and no cost by doing the following:

1. Establish a “Screening Committee.”

2. Contact the Chester Li-

VISION SCREENINGons Club (CLC) to help you put together your screening plan.

3. Finalize your plan and conduct the screening(s).

The CLC will help your club by coordinating with the Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired to arrange for free vision screening. The CBVI normally has a six week minimum lead-time and basic requirements that must be pro-vided at the proposed screen-ing site. The CLC will explain these requirements to your club’s committee as we work together to establish your plan. The CBVI does not charge for screenings.

A member of the Chester Lions Club can also provide your club with information and guidance on the costs involved for an eye doctor and/or audi-ologist if you want to include eyeglass prescriptions and/or hearing tests for your club’s screening event.

Contact Chester Lions member Stan Pukash at 908-879-6591 for more information.

Screenings are important elements of the mission of Lions and help increase the awareness of your club by your local community.


DISTRICT 16-J HOLDS ITS THIRD CABINET MEETING

The Spain Inn was the place to be on Monday January 28, 2019 where Dis-trict Governor Armando Guerra and his

cabinet held the third District/Cabinet meet-ing for District 16-J.

This was a well-attended meeting ac-cording to DG Armando. “We told the restau-rant to set up for 50 people, but 75 showed up. The staff has been very accommodating in dealing with the unexpected crowd.”

In fact, attendance at cabinet meetings in both Districts 16-N and 16-J have increased this year which is attributable to the efforts of District Governors Ruth Molenaar in 16-N, as well as Armando Guerra in 16-J.

DG Armando called the meeting to order at 7:05 PM, After the usual meeting proce-dures and protocols, this meeting was very unique in the number of awards and certifi-cated presented to our fellow Lions.

District 16-J LCIF coordinator Kevin Ko-sobucki, in speaking about Campaign 100, stated that District 16-J was leading the 3 sub-districts in contributions to LCIF’s effort to raise $300 Million in 3 years. He request-ed that clubs extend to him an invitation to hear more about Campaign 100.

It is always great to induct a new member at a Cabinet Meeting. This meeting was no exception. DG Armando inducted Felirmin Lambino into the Somerville Metro Lions Club, sponsored by Lion Theresa Domider. Both New Lion Felirmin and sponsor Lion Thereaa, received certificates and pins from DG Armando.

Lion Felirmin Lambino is from Bridgewa-ter, NJ. She is known as Mimi. Married to Manuel Lambino for almost 28 years, with two wonderful children MaryJo and Michael, she is a Registered Nurse at RWJ University Hospital Somerset. “I joined this profession because I want to help people especially the sick and elderly. I have been blessed so much that I wanted to give back to my community and joining the Somerville Metro Lions Club is a perfect opportunity to achieve

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this. I believe in the mission that kindness matters and that my service would make a difference in the lives of people I touch.”

Immediate Past District Governor Dawn Kosobucki awarded pins and certificates from her year as Governor to those individu-al Lions who assisted her to make her district governor year a success. The awardees and categories are:

Presidential Excellence for Zone chair-persons: Dianne Andrade, Rogel Bautista, Kash Delory, Toni O’Neill, Tony Razzano, and Subarna Sahni (Kash & Toni not in at-tendance.)

District Team Excellence: Phyllis John-son, Vivian Roz (not in attendance), Rohit/Etka Gupta (who wished to share it with his wife), Kevin Kosobucki and Bob Virgadamo.

As membership is increasing in District 16-J and both Districts 16-N and L have made positive moves in membership, it will take the hand of a Guiding Lion to ensure clubs are on the right path to retain their new and current members. To that end, the following Lions re-ceived certificates of completion of the Guid-ing Lion Course for District 16-J:

Lion Paramjit Goods and Lion Jyothi Sahni of the Old Bridge Visionary Lions Club, Lion Varsha Naik, Lion Pratibha, Nichakawade, Lion Poonam Singh of the Menlo Park Lions Club, and Lion Anupama Chitnis of the Edison Visionary Lions Club.

Council Chair Mahesh Chitnis, District Governor Armando Guerra, 16-J, and State Advisor Jack Romano all assisted in this awards ceremony.

Not to be outdone, State Advisor Jack Romano presented IPDG Dawn Kosobucki with a letter from Immediate Past President Naresh Aggarwal, and a medal congratulat-ing her for her service to the Lions communi-ty as District Governor for the Lionistic Year 2017-2018. As SA Jack did not draw blood when pinning the meal on IPID Dawn he did this correctly and this was a success!

Since succession planning is vital for the sustainability of our association, PCC Bob (THE BOB) Virgadamo read the resolutions for the following District 16-J offices:

Second Vice District Governor: Lion Kash Delory, West Windsor Lions Club

Second Vice District Governor: Lion Varsha Naik, Menlo Park Lions Club

(Please note: as there are two nomina-tions for the office of 2VDG for 2019-2020, there will be an election held at the 16-J Sub-District meeting at the State Convention on Saturday May 18, 2019).

First Vice District Governor: Lion Kevin Kosobucki, Sayreville Lions Club

District Governor: Lion Linda Banks, Elizabeth Borinquen Lions Club.

Congratulations to all new prospective District 16-J Officers.

Since this was a jammed packed meeting with an aggressive agenda, the meeting ran into overtime, being adjourned at 9:15 PM.


JERSEY CITY/HUDSON CITY LIONS CLUB

Holds Special Member Induction Ceremony

One of the desires of DG Ruth Molenaar during her governor year was

to induct her daughter, Nata-sha Fernandez, into Lionism. Natasha and younger sister Manselle are no strangers to Lions activities as they have participated in all sorts of Li-ons events with their mother, be it fundraising at a white cane, or collecting used eye-glasses throughout their youth and for many years served food on Thanksgiving Day to the needy families. Natasha also dressed as Santa on Christmas since she was in High School to sing at ”The Arc” for special children.

Natasha graduated from William Paterson University of NJ with a bachelor’s degree in Communication and Broad-casting. She residing in Jer-sey City N. J., decided to join the Jersey City/Hudson City Lions club after fulfilling all re-quirements for membership. She wanted the induction to be a surprise for her mother. Enter King Lion John Carroll and PCC/State Advisor Jack Romano, and the intrigue that followed.

Natasha, John, and Jack hatched a plan whereby DG Ruth was to arrive at 7:15 PM, 15 minutes after the Jersey City “board of directors” were to meet to iron out a problem. PCC Jack asked DG Ruth to

attend this meeting since, as District Governor, she should be in on the solution to this problem/issue. However, there never was a problem or issue to resolve as this was the ruse to get DG Ruth to at-tend and conduct her daugh-ter’s induction.

Invited guests included Aunt Soraya Molenaar, God-father Rafael Toro, boyfriend Jesus Benitez and his mother Maria Benitez.

DG Ruth arrived at 7:15 PM and was met at the door by PCC Jack who informed her that the “problem” had already been resolved. Upon seeing the invited guests, and all the Jersey City Club members present, PCC Jack informed DG Ruth that she was there to induct not only Natasha, but also new member SoYeon

Janet Lee into the pride of Li-ons. Our Couture conscious Governor insisted that she was not properly dressed for the occasion, and that she did not have the induction cer-emonies or pins. PCC Jack and Secretary Andrea Carroll had the ceremony and pins covered.

PCC Jack was the sponsor-ing Lion for both Natasha and Janet.

Lion Janet serves as the President of Project Fairness, a nonprofit that helps foster youth become better educated, and as the managing member of Law Offices of Lee & As-sociates, PLLC, where she practices business and trans-actional law. She graduated, cum laude, with her J.D. from the Boston University School of Law in 2012, where she served

on the executive editorial board of the Review of Banking & Financial Law and published articles concerning financial reform, and with a bachelor’s degree in finance from the Uni-versity of Nevada - Las Vegas in 2009 where she was a mem-ber of the Dean’s Student Pres-ident’s Council and a member of the Golden Key International Honor Society. Ms. Lee be-came a member of the Lions Club in honor of her deceased paternal grandfather, Lee Ik Kwon, who was a cherished member of the Seoul chapter of the Lion’s Club in South Korea.

Both Lions Natasha and Janet are paving the way for future potential inductions of new, younger millennial Li-ons. According to King Lion John Carroll, “there are plans to induct Jesus Benítez at a future meeting.” As Jesus is a Jersey City Firefighter, the opportunity exists to bring in some members of his fire-house on Central Avenue!

District Governor Ruth was surprised and shocked as she had no idea whatsoever that desire to induct her daugh-ter while governor was to be fulfilled. Daughter Manselle and boyfriend Brock Riddle residing in Tennessee also plan to join a Lions club in their community. DG Ruth plans to be on hand for that induction as well.

DG Ruth Molenaar, Lion Natasha Fernandez and Lion Janet Lee.


DISTRICT 16-J

Valentines Day is that time of year for flowers, chocolate, cookies, cake,

wine, love letters and poems, and other “enticing” gifts for our loved ones. It is also the time of year for the District 16-J Charitable Foundation Sweet-heart Dance.

This year was no exception as the Fifth Annual Sweetheart Dance and FUNraiser was held at the Sayreville Knights of Co-lumbus Hall on Saturday Febru-ary 16, 2019.

The evening started with a cocktail hour staffed by the Leo’s from the Sayreville Community Leo Club. Leo Club President D.J. Crocker, Vice President J.D. Magaw, Secretary Natalie Paredes, and Treasurer Jenelle Luis, took the lead in serving the assembled guests classic finger food, cocktail hour fare. This was thoroughly enjoyed by

everyone, including the Leos!Foundation President, 2VDG

16-J Kevin Kosobucki wel-comed all guests, thanking them for coming out on a cold February night to support the District 16-J Charitable Founda-tion, and help raise some much-needed funds to continue the Foundation’s work, especially in the realm of vision screening and the eye mobile.

The first song of the evening was a rousing karaoke rendition of Etta James’ “At Last” sung by Sayreville Lions Club Member-ship Chair Sara Rodis. This set the stage for the fun and revelry that followed throughout the evening.

DJ Mike Martino provided the musical selections for listening and dancing pleasure. Liba-tions Engineer Keith Rybak, kept all liquid refreshments flowing throughout the affair.

Both donated their services for the evening.

In addition to their services, all buffet items were donated by various merchants and res-taurateurs within District 16-J. There was a vast selection of ethnic foods, including Polish, Italian, Cuban, Indian, Spanish, Portuguese and Vegetarian. The food was prepared and su-pervised by Chefs Ed and Ed-die Reagan, who also donated their services for the evening.

Board Members Sonia Mar-tins and Jessica Seabra of Precious Jules, a District 16-J Project, spoke about their ef-forts to support children afflicted with childhood cancer and their support of grants to physicians conducting medical research in the field of pediatric cancer.

New for this year was a “pho-

DISTRICT 16-J CHARITABLE FOUNDATION SWEETHEART DANCE

to booth” (in reality a decorated background), which many of our Lions and guests took full advantage of in memorializing this event.

The highlight of the evening was the wine raffle with over 25 bottles donated from vari-ous 16-J clubs, and over 45 do-nated tricky tray items available for raffle. Again, all tricky items, including the grand prize of a 46-inch flat screen television, were donated to the District 16-J Charitable Foundation.

The 50-50 drawing netted $268 for the winner, who do-nated the winnings to Precious Jules, and the Foundation!

A great time was had by everyone who attended the Sweetheart Dance, in support of the District 16-J Charitable Foundation.

Each year at the International Convention, MD-16 Lions get together with a few of the districts in neighboring states for what has become known as the Mid-Atlantic Breakfast. If you are planning to attend convention make sure you add this to your schedule.

It will be held on Sunday, July 7, 2019 at the Double Tree Hilton, Milan. The breakfast will start at 7:00 am and is buffet style. The cost will be $50.00 per person.

Please send all checks payable to MD-16 NJ Lions for $50.00 to Kartika Gupta at the state office, 30 Knightbridge Rd #525, Piscataway Township, NJ 08854. Mark the memo section as “Mid-Atlantic Break-fast.”

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MID-ATLANTIC BREAKFAST AT INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION IN MILAN


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CHICAGO DG TRAINING

Alvin Cox, Linda Banks and David Skrivanek.

We’re always making improvements to MyLion® to ensure it’s as useful a tool for your service as possible. As a Lion leader, we’re excited to share our newest fea-ture with you:

Now District and Multiple District Administrators can use the MyLion website to create service activities and report service activities on behalf of the clubs within their district or multiple district.

For MyLCI users, service activity reporting will move from MyLCI to MyLion starting July 1, 2019. We encour-age you to go into MyLion and give it a try, or—if you’re not registered yet—register now and start using it today.

The Newest MyLion® Feature

Lion John Pinkus, DG Lion Ruth Molenaar, Lion John M. Pinkus, Lion Kathy Schiro, Lion Ed Zulkowski, Lion Allen Kriso. Lion Joe Scorpati, Lion Frank Soto, Lion Dolores Re-

becky, Lion Marie Doody, Lion Cookie Evans and Lion Dee Osbun.

WALLINGTON LIONS CLUB

16-J -1st. VDG Linda Banks with 1st. VP Jung-Yui Choi.

Group of District Governors Elect, Area Training in Chicago, IL, and 1st. VDG Alvin Cox at the Melvin Jones statue at the Lions International Offices in Chicago, IL.

DISTRICT GOVERNORRUTH MOLENAAR CLUB VISIT


Last year, the Rutherford Lions Club decided to try something new, their First Annual Beefsteak Dinner. It was

so successful that the club is continuing this new tradition with their Second Annual Beefsteak Dinner, held at the cozy con-fines of the Woman’s Club of Rutherford on Thursday, February 28, 2019.

Club President Laura O’Connor thanked all who attended stating that the motto of Lions is “We Serve.” The Rutherford Li-ons have proudly served their community for 97 years! The proceeds of this event helps to support vision screenings in local schools, their scholarship awards, senior

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GREEN BEEFSTEAK?citizen lunches at the 55 Kip Center and the annual Lions International Peace Post-er Contest.

This event attended by 100 hungry Li-ons supporters, continues to assist the Rutherford Lions Club in achieving service to their community.

In another “second event,” on Satur-day March 3, 2019 The Rutherford Lions marched in the 2nd Annual St. Patrick’s Day parade. It was organized by the Ruth-erford Irish American Association (RIAA), an organization that represents family and friends from Rutherford who are interested and have a connection to the culture of

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ANNUAL TRUCK RAFFLESaturday July 13, 2019

Ticket $130.00 Which admits two adults to event

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Ireland. The RIAA raises money for local charities and brings cultural awareness of Ireland through events and festivities. Lions wearing the green for St. Patrick’s Day were Mark and Laura O’Connor; as everyone is Irish on St. Patrick’s Day, honorary Irish Lions marchers included Glenn O’Elliot, Joe O’Catania, Michaele O’Prokop, Susan O’Forsythe.

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The New Jersey Lions (MD-16) 98th State Convention will be held from Thursday May 16th, 2019 to Sat-

urday May 18th, 2019, at the Bally’s in Atlantic City, NJ. Official businesses will begin at 10:00am on Friday May 17, 2019 and conclude on Saturday May 18, 2019. The purpose of the convention will be to elect District officers, including Governors and Vice Governors for Sub Districts, and to transact such other business as may properly come before the meetings.

This year’s convention includes Semi-nars, Exhibits, a Memorial Service, LCIF Dinner, Hospitality rooms, State Awards Breakfast, sub-districts meetings, Satur-day Evening Gala, Diabetes Walk, and Eye Screening.

Our International Guest is International Director Lion Patricia “Pat” Vannett, from Mandan, North Dakota. Director Vannett is a realtor and a member of the Man-dan Lions Club since 2003. She has held many offices within the association, including Club President, Zone Chairper-son, District Governor, and Multiple Dis-trict GLT Coordinator.

The Council of Governors encourages every club in the Multiple District to par-ticipate in the 98th New Jersey Lions State Convention.

2019 NEW JERSEY LIONSCONVENTION CALLBally’s Atlantic City

HOTEL REGISTRATIONThe hotel room reservation is handled

separately from the Convention registra-tion. Early bird Hotel registration is now open. You can reserve your room via phone at 888-516-2215, using Group: Lions District 16 or code SB05NJ9 or you can reserve online using the follow-ing link: https://book.passkey.com/go/sb05nj9

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Chester Lions NJ Charitable Foundation, Inc.

OKTOBERFEST & CAR SHOWSat & Sun, Sept 28 & 29

Noon to 8 pmChubb Park, Rt 24West, Chester, N.J.

Rain or ShineThe Chester Lions Club will be serving up

authentic German cuisines along with a Car show, live music, traditional dancers, and

activities for children, and much more.

Admission is $7 for adultsChildren under 12 are free

Parking for the event is also free. All profits from this event go to charities

and other worthy causes.

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PDG Mike Pacala, assisted by club secretary Erin Hughes, both man-ning the door, welcomed Lions,

guests and friends to the Carlstadt-East Rutherford Pancake Breakfast at the East Rutherford Civic Center on Sunday March 3, 2019. A 50/50 raffle as well as a lottery ticket raffles were available for all guests to try their luck with big potential winnings. Soraya Molenaar, sister of our District Governor Ruth Molenaar, was the winner of one of the lottery ticket raffles.

On display were some informational literature outlining some of the causes and organizations the Carlstadt-East Rutherford supports, including Eversight

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CARLSTADT-EAST RUTHERFORD LIONSPANCAKE BREAKFAST

and Camp Marcella. This club serves their communities by providing holiday food baskets for those in need, eye ex-ams and glasses for those who cannot afford the cost of an exam or filling a pre-scription, and contributes to many local organizations, and scholarships.

The kitchen crew cooked pancakes and sausages. Headed by King Lion and Chief Chef Jeff Lahullier, assisting as sous chefs were Treasurer Mike Kro-nyak, and Lion Dennis Ritchie.

Serving all guests, by bringing juice, coffee and the pancakes /sausages to the tables were Girl Scouts from local troops, who kept all guest well fed.

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On a cold winter morning of Sun-day January 13, 2019, with a light covering of snow in central New

Jersey, the Lions Polar Bear Movers re-located the State Office once again!

This move was necessitated by the fact that Office NJ at 200 Centennial Ave, Piscataway N.J., lost the lease on their office suite, and decided to relo-cate their business within Piscataway N.J. Although negotiations of the office suite lease between Office NJ and MD-16 New Jersey Lions was successful, there were issues with the current HVAC

system at 200 Centennial Ave., in June 2018, resulting in a 10-day outage, be-fore the system was finally repaired. This factor and the resulting loosing of the lease prompted MD-16 to seek other accommodations.

MD-16 revisited the Regus Office com-plex located at 30 Knightsbridge Road, about one mile from the Centennial Ave/Office NJ location. As Regus has a 10-year lease with the current landlord, a decision was made by the Council of Governors to relocate the office to the Regus complex.

THE NEW ADDRESS IS:MD-16 New Jersey Lions30 Knightsbridge Road

Room 525, Suite 216Piscataway, N.J. 08854

Telephone: 732-747-9440Fax: 732-352-1411

Please make this correction in your respective sub-district directories and on all correspondence to MD-16.

A special thanks goes to all those who assisted in this move: CC Mahesh, Anu and Leo Ojas Chitnis, Kartika Gupta, Varsha Naik, DG 16-J Armando Guerra, Radha, Gitesh and Leo Ishan Malick, Ko-rmal amnd Leo Manvey Dangi, and SA Jack Romano.

MOVE WE MUST!RELOATED MD-16 STATE OFFICE


HACKENSACK LIONS CLUB

PDG Paula Tarantino-Maione received a check from Hackensack Li-ons Club for Camp Marcella

The members of the Hackensack Lions Club gathered at the Ivy Inn to celebrate. The club’s secretary, Amy Guggino, was awarded a Melvin Jones Fellowship in recognition of her dedicated service to the club and its programs. Your support of the

Hackensack Lions Club is always appreciated.

Nancy and Victor Paparazzo, the proud parents of Amy Guggino, share in the honor of their daughter’s Melvin Jones Fellowship award.

Fellow Lions, Incoming officers from other districts are wellcome

As we approach the end of the year, we must gear up to wel-come our new officers. To continue with our tradition, Dis-

trict 16 J Officer’s training is scheduled for June 3rd from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm at Dayton High School, Springfield, New Jersey.

We request all our clubs to participate in this training, it will not only give you the opportunity to interact with your incoming leadership but will also provide you with tools and insights for better governance of your clubs.

Please send your RSVP to 1VD Linda Banks respond by May 25,2019 or send a text message to 908-463-7041 alter-natively you can email District Governor Lion Armando Guerra. [email protected]

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District 16-J Incoming Officer’s TrainingSAVE THE DATE

June 3rd, 2019


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DOCTOR’S SPEAK IN SNOWY NEW JERSEY!By PCC/SA Jack Romano

On a cold snow-covered Saturday March 2, 2019 morning, with roads in northern New Jersey suffering from

the after-effects of 4 to 6 inches on snow, The Lions Eye Research Foundation (LERF) held its annual Doctor’s Speak/Lions Day at Rutgers Medical School. This annual event outlines some of the most important cutting-edge research into vision issues from the physician staff of the Institute of Ophthal-mology and Visual Science (IOVS), Rutgers University Medical School presented in clear non-scientific language so that all Lions and guests could understand and appreciate the work of the IOVS and the Lions continued support of the Dr. Alfonse A. Cinotti /Lions Eye Research Foundartion - IOVS at Rut-gers Medical School.

IPID Mel Bray, the Executive Director of LERF, welcomed all Lions and guests by stating that there were 80 reservations but due to the inclement weather and snow in northern New Jersey, only 30 individuals braved the elements to attend. As LERF conducts this annual program, individual safety is important for those who were not able to attend due to the weather. Hope-fully those unable to attend will be able to do so next year.

In the many years that LERF has sponsored this program, there have been no repeat presentations from IOVS physi-cians. The staff at IOVS continues to pro-vide the latest information in research into vision anomalies.

The sum of $1.3 Million was endowed to sponsor the Alfonse A. Cinotti/LERF Chair. The interest on these funds are used primarily for research. With advance-ments in technology, and with Rutgers Medical School being a public institution, the department is always looking for fund-ing. This is evident in the desired acqui-

sition of a portable Optical Coherence To-mography scanner or OCT. This is used to provide eye doctors with an image of the retina in the back of a patient’s eye. The machine works similar to ultrasound, simply using light waves instead of soundwaves, thus achieving clearer, sharper resolution to take three-dimensional photos that pro-vide doctors with an image of the layers and specific measurements that helps to diagnose different diseases, such as age-related macular degeneration (AMD), glau-coma, and diabetic retinopathy. The test is non-invasive and usually takes a few min-utes to scan. The total cost including the required maintenance agreement for such a complex piece of equipment is $125,000. LCIF will provide a matching grant of 50% or $62,500 which the Lions of New Jersey must raise. An information package has been sent to all club presidents and sec-retaries in MD-16. Grant requests in the amount of $10,000 are planned for the four Charitable Foundations in New Jersey.

Contributions can be made checks/money orders mailed to LERF PO Box 8207, Princeton, N.J. 08540. Please state that this contribution is intended for the OCT in the memo section.

Our first speaker of the session was Dr. Larry Frohman MD, Professor of Oph-thalmology and Neurosciences. Dr. Frohm-an’s topic was “Does Snoring Make You Blind” or in technical terms, “Is Nonarteritic Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy Asso-ciated with Sleep Apnea or Stroke?” This is referred to as NAION.

Dr. Frohman thanked all the Lions for all they have done in the area of supporting IOVS and research in to optic nerve dis-eases. For full disclosure, I am a patient of Dr. Frohman.

NAION is basically a stroke of the op-tic nerve. The common form of this disease is nonarteritic, also known as “hardening of the arteries.” The mean age onset of NAION is 60 usually with peripheral vision loss in the affected eye due to the vascular make-up of the optic nerve. This is manifested by sudden vision loss upon awakening from sleep. This progresses over time. In 10% of patients, there is a 15-25% chance of this occurring in the non-affected eye.

Risk factors include hypertension, with a drop in blood pressure between midnight to 6 AM, as the optic nerve is not getting a sufficient blood supply; diabetes, hyper-lipidemia, and having a small optic cup around the retina in the good, unaffected eye. Research indicates a new risk factor which is Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA). This occurs in 2% of women and 4% of men with NAION, who snore and stop breathing while sleeping. Men over age 50 are at an 18% greater risk of OSA who also suffer with NAION. Those diagnosed with NAION and OSA run the risk of their second eye being affected if that individual does NOT use a CPAP machine. NAION patients have a greater risk of having a stroke.



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There is no known effective treat-ment of NAION. Oral medication, eye drops, neuroprotective agents,

injections into the eye and surgery have not proven effective in combating NAION. There are currently studies being dome us-ing a drug called Caspase 2 which blocks damage to the cells in the affected eye.

Those diagnosed with Sleep Apnea also run the risk of the following: Stroke, cognitive disease, depression, floppy eye-lid, kerakatonus/corneal issues, and glau-coma.

Dr. Frohman concluded by stating, “snoring can be dangerous to your health and vision. Get tested for OSA!”

Dr. Marco Zarbin, the Chair of IOVS explained how funds were used this year. He gave the assembly a department status update within the Institute of Ophthalmol-ogy and Visual Science. Dr. Zarbin spoke about the portable OCT machine, stating that there is a high degree of utility for the department to have this portable device to aid in diagnosing those who otherwise can-

not be transported to a stationary device. The Lions have contributed over $1.5 mil-lion in equipment in the past including la-sers and an electron microscope, which helps in treating patients.

For Clinical treatment, for FY 2018 the department treated 50,391 patients, an in-crease of 11% over last FY 2017. This was due in part to the requirement to keep elec-tronic medical records. Almost half (47.8%) of all patients come from Essex County with the remainder from the entire state of New Jersey, due in part to the quality of work at IOVS and the complex problems being treated.

There were a total of 189 intellectual papers and articles published by staff, aver-aging 12 per faculty member which is a high number considering the workload of IOVS/Rutgers Medical School. Approximately 25% of all eye care professionals in New Jersey had some type of relationship with the department in FY-18. Residents ac-counted for 34 papers and articles in FY-18.

The overall mission of the department is to continue to be seekers of knowledge to obtain information to think critically.

Dr. Zarbin’s presentation was “Synap-tic Plasticity in the Retina: Implications for Gene and Cell Therapy.” This involves something called ROCK Inhibitors to pre-vent photoreceptor bi-polar synapse, or retinal detachment. There is a connection between photoreceptors and bi polar cells in the eye. If this connection is somehow broken, the individual will become blind. ROCK Inhibitors (Rho Kinase) are used to block enzymes that may cause the discon-nect between photoreceptors and the bi-polar cells. Research is ongoing as IOVS/ Rutgers Medical School is conducting this in conjunction with a pharmaceutical com-pany. This includes attached retinas, de-tached retinas caused by the photorecep-tor/bi-polar cell relationship, as well as blunt force trauma causing detachment.

As you can see, our Lions/LERF- IOVS partnership continues to make great strides in the field of vision treatment and research.

Earth Day is April 22! Lions celebrate Environmental Aware-ness throughout the entire month of April with projects

ranging from local recycling programs to ensuring that com-munities around the world have access to clean water. Lions are working hard to keep the earth clean and green. Show your support of this important global cause with these dynamic products from the Lions Store!

APRIL IS ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS MONTH!


ELIZABETH PORTUGUESE LIONS CLUB

By Stephanie Catarino-Lopes & Jack Romano

Amid fanfare, ethnic pride, awards, music, and service to their community, the Elizabeth Portuguese Lions Club celebrated 40 years of serving the Portuguese Com-

munity of Elizabeth N.J. and MD-16 at their 40th Anniversary celebratory dinner on Saturday February 23, 2019.

Distinguished Lions guests included from District 16-J, Dis-trict Governor Armando Guerra and wife, Horleida, First Vice District Governor Linda Banks, PDG Carlos Alma, and Lion Varsha Naik. Representing MD-16 were Council Chair Ma-hesh Chitnis and PCC, State Advisor Jack Romano. From the City of Elizabeth N.J was Councilman William Gallman. Councilman Gallman presented a proclamation from the City Council of Elizabeth N.J. to Club President Stephanie Catari-no-Lopes, in honor of the Elizabeth Portuguese Lions Club’s 40th Anniversary of serving the City of Elizabeth and sur-rounding communities, especially through providing Thanks-giving dinners to those less fortunate as well as their Christ-mas Food Baskets.

In her President’s message, Lion Stephanie stated, “For the past 40 years, our club has been focused on humanitarian and disaster relief both internationally and locally, donating fund-raising dollars to LCIF (Lions Club International Foundation), feeding the less fortunate during the holidays, distributing bas-kets of food to needy families in our community as well as do-nating to various non-profit groups.”

Masters of Ceremonies Lions Manny Grova Jr., (an Eliza-beth N.J. Councilman at large), and Stephanie Vieira, who also gave the benediction, welcomed all attendees. The Star-Span-gled Banner was performed by Lion Christine Grova; the Portu-guese National Anthem was performed by Lion Katia Gomes, who also led the Lions Toast.

This was a special night for the club as they inducted four new members into the Lions Pride. District Governor Arman-do led the induction ceremony for new Lions Daniel Andrade, sponsored by Lion Ramiro Andrade; Dylan Carvalho, spon-sored by Lion James Lopes; Carlos Antunes, sponsored by Lion Jack Panarra, and Manuel Grova III, sponsored by Manny Grova Sr. District 16-J as well as MD-16 congratulates our new Lions members.

There were many awards presented as well at this celebra-tion. Immediate Past President and current club secretary Di-anne Andrade received a Melvin Jones Fellowship, presented by club president Stephanie Catarino-Lopes. Upon receiving this prestigious award, our new MJF Dianne stated, “it is a great honor to receive this award. This represents such great things that are synonymous with service. I am proud to receive this award as it emphasizes service.”

PORTUGUESE 40TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONPresident Stephanie Catarino and 1ST Vice DG Linda Banks.

The Elizabeth Portuguese Lions also gives a Lion of the Year Award for exemplary service to their club and community. This year’s award presented by President Stephanie was awarded to Lion Jack Panarra. Lion Jack also received a GAT certificate from Council Chair Mahesh Chitnis. When asked about being named Lion of the Year, Lion Jack stated, “I am honored and proud to win the Lion of the Year award.”

The Lions Appreciation Award, in appreciation for volunteer service was presented by Past President Jaime Lopes to Lion Antonio Correia.

As this club was chartered 40 years ago, District Governor Armando Guerra presented years of service Chevrons to the following Lions:

40 Years of Service: Jose Batista, Antonio Correia, Albion Goncalves, Manuel Grova, Alfredo De Oliveira, Armenio Mon-teiro, Fernando Monteiro, Nelson Monteiro.

30 Years of Service: Rosa Grova, Christine Grova.

Dinner and dancing followed the awards ceremony to the gastronomic delight of all attendees. This was a celebra-tion of good times, good friends, good fellowship and Lions service.

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SADDLE RIVER VALLEY LIONS ANNOUNCE 2019 CAR RAFFLE!

The retreat of winter’s cold weather and the emergence of the first signs of spring can only mean one thing: it’s time once again for the Saddle River Valley Lions Club Annual

Car Raffle! In case you’re wondering why you should support this endeavor – one of the club’s three major fundraising proj-ects of the year – here are the top ten reasons why you should definitely buy tickets for this year’s car raffle!

REASON #10: Wouldn’t you look great riding around town this summer in a brand new 2019 Ford Mustang Coupe? The lucky winner this year will be the envy of the neighborhood driving home in this sleek, black sports car with its retail value of $28,710!

REASON #9: Tickets are only $10 each with every penny of the raffle’s profits goes where it should. 100% of net pro-ceeds from every Saddle River Valley Lions’ fundraiser is distributed directly to the charities that the club supports with none of the money raised being used to meet administrative expenses, a cost borne by the Lions themselves.

REASON #8: Your odds of winning are much better than any lottery! Consider these probabilities. The current odds of winning Mega Millions? 1 in 302,575,350. Likelihood of hitting the PowerBall jackpot? That’s 1 in 292,201,338. Getting it right in New Jersey’s Pick 6? One in almost 14,000,000. The Lions Car Raffle? Better than one in just a few thousand!

REASON #7: Whether you purchase a book of ten or just a single entry, buying tickets is easy! You can either (1) pur-chase directly from any Lions Club member; (2) use the handy order form found on our Facebook page; (3) visit the Lions’ website www.SRVLions.org; (4) email us at [email protected]; (5) or even call us at (201) 954-7601.

REASON #6: Lions Clubs International is the world’s largest service club organization with more than 1.4 million members in approximately 45,000 clubs across more than 210 countries and geographical areas around the world. Founded in 1917, the organization is best known for fighting blindness but the club also performs volunteer work for many different kinds of projects – including caring for the environment, feed-ing the hungry, and aiding seniors and the disabled.

REASON #5: You can feel really good about yourself knowing that your raffle ticket purchase will help Lions achieve the mission stated in their motto: “We Serve.” Lions’ service projects also include support of youth programs, including its highly successful Leo Clubs, as well as numerous civic and ed-

ucational organizations who provide direct services to people in our local communities.

REASON #4: By consistently acting with honesty and in-tegrity, the Saddle River Valley Lions Club has earned its repu-tation as a name you can trust.

REASON #3: The Saddle River Valley Lions Club is clas-sified by the Internal Revenue Service as a 501C(3) non-profit entity. And in an age when social service agencies and organi-zations have had to severely cut back on the services offered to those in need due to reductions in funding, the Saddle River Valley Lions Club has been able to lessen the impact of these service cuts by raising and distributing more than $2.5 million dollars since its inception.

REASON #2: Lions are your friends and neighbors and, like you, Lions want to make life better for everyone in our com-munity. Chartered in 1958, for the past 61 years the Saddle River Valley Lions Club has been an integral part of the com-munities from which its members are drawn: Allendale, Mah-wah, Ramsey, Saddle River, and Upper Saddle River.

And the top reason for buying tickets in the Lions Club Annual Car Raffle?

REASON #1: Wouldn’t you look great this summer rid-ing around town in that brand new, 2019 Black Ford Mustang Coupe? So is this the year you win? It could be, but as the saying goes, “You’ve got to be in it to win it!” And at only $10 a ticket, why not?

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Don’t miss your chance to be this year’s winner in the Saddle Riv-er Valley Lions Club Annual Car Raffle! Shown here is the Grand Prize, a sleek, black 2019 Ford Mustang Coupe with a retail value of $28,710.

The Saddle River Valley Lions Club sincerely appreciates and thanks you for your past support and hope that you will help us to make this their biggest and most successful car raffle ever. Purchase just one ticket or buy multiple books of ten, but please do it today and encourage your friends and neigh-bors to do so as well.

And don’t forget to mark your calendar for the big drawing! Although the winner need not be present, the Saddle River Valley Lions cordially invite you to see the Grand Prize Drawing which will be held at 10 p.m. on Saturday, June 1, 2019 (the last night of the Annual Lions Carnival) in Lions Park in Upper Saddle River.


Fact: One in 10 New Jersey resi-dents – more than 900,000 people – are food insecure, meaning that

they do not have an adequate, consistent supply of food.

Fact: Every day, more than 815 million people worldwide do not have enough to eat and go to bed hungry.

Fact: Each year hunger kills more peo-ple worldwide than tuberculosis, malaria, and AIDS combined.

These were some of the facts that were included in a recent announcement letter from MD16 Leo Club committee chairman, Lion Dr. David Verducci, in which a new statewide program initiative called New Jersey Leos Fight Hunger was introduced.

In this message, sent to all of MD16’s Leo Club presidents, faculty advisors, and Lion liaisons, Verducci stated that “in a land of such plenty, the scourge of hunger is unconscionable and will only end when every one of us lends a hand. I am there-fore asking that every Leo Club in the state consider joining in this effort by engaging in at least one service project designed to help fight hunger between now and World Hunger Day (May 28, 2019).”

The initiative was developed directly in response to a presentation made at a Li-ons state meeting earlier this year by Ms. Michelle Jansen of the Community Food Bank Of New Jersey (CFBNJ). Speaking in her capacity of the organization’s Di-rector of School Programs and Commu-nity Outreach, Jansen told the Lions that

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NEW JERSEY LEOS JOIN THE BATTLE TO FIGHT HUNGER

by joining in this effort “your participation will help to reduce the large number of our neighbors across New Jersey who go to bed hungry each night.”

Aware that fighting hunger has long been a goal of Lions International, Ver-ducci, speaking on behalf of MD16’s Leo program, immediately responded to Jan-sen’s request by pledging to partner with the CFBNJ “to do our part to fight hunger and food insecurity.” New Jersey Leos Fight Hunger was soon after created, it being a direct result of a collaboration be-tween Verducci and Jansen.

In his letter of announcement, Verducci said that “the decision whether to partici-pate is a completely voluntary choice” as is the specific selection of a Leo Club’s Fight Hunger project. Based on recom-mendations from Jansen, he added that projects “might range from anything such as an educational activity to food collec-tions to financially supporting a statewide food bank or a local food pantry.” Clubs already involved in projects fighting hun-ger were simply encouraged to continue to engage in their current activity.

To assist Leo Clubs in the develop-ment and implementation of their New Jersey Leos Fight Hunger project or ac-tivity, a ‘toolkit’ was developed by Jansen and her CFBNJ team and made avail-able to all MD16 Leo Clubs. The toolkit not only contains many project / activity ideas but also included implementation strategies as well. Also sent to the Leo Clubs were numerous hunger-related resources published by Lions Clubs In-ternational. These include such items as press releases, videos, and graphic ma-terials as well as various activity planning tools.

Across New Jersey the response has been strong and immediate. To date, al-most half of the state’s Leo Clubs now have either a hunger project underway or in its final stages of planning.

Typical of the feedback received so far came from Kevin Yourison, the Leo

Club faculty advisor at Pennsauken High School. He wrote with pride that his Leos have already “collected over 1,400 pounds of food which is being donated to the Food Bank of South Jersey.” In the same vein, Overbrook Leo Club faculty adviser Pia Paolo said that “although our club runs a Thanksgiving food drive each year we will now continue collecting food on an ongoing basis to donate to our lo-cal food pantry. In addition, we will spend time volunteering there next month.”

Daytop Village Leo advisor Gerri LoSapio, who also happens to be a Lion herself, took it a step further saying, “Thank you for this wonderful informa-tion! This seems like a project that is very doable for our group and something we can also engage in with our sponsor-ing Lions Club!”

The meaningfulness of this initiative was summarized by Jansen when she said “together we can make a real differ-ence, but your help is needed to make this happen.”

To get your own Fight Hunger toolkit or for more information about how your Lions and Leos can be part of this important ser-vice program, please write to Lion David Verducci at [email protected] or Michele Jansen at [email protected]


DEAR LIONS,

Disasters strike all over the world, seemingly every day. Sometimes, significant disasters occur in different areas all at once. During times like this, Lions Clubs International Founda-tion (LCIF) is able to offer support to local Lions Clubs Interna-tional for their disaster relief work.

In the past few weeks, several of our constitutional areas have experienced devastating tragedy. Catastrophic floods are overwhelming the central United States and parts of Mo-zambique, Malawi, and Zimbabwe.

In the US, hundreds of levees were breached and entire towns have been destroyed. The land and the farmers whose livelihood depends on it are devastated. In Nebraska alone, livestock and crops losses are expected to reach $1 billion. It will likely take years to recover from this disaster.

In the days immediately following the disaster, LCIF awarded five Emergency grants totaling US$50,000. The grav-ity of the situation has become more apparent, and your foun-dation has responded with another US$50,000 Major Catastro-phe grant for all affected regions.

In Mozambique, Malawi, and Zimbabwe, thousands of people are missing in the wake of Cyclone Idai. The death toll cannot even be estimated right now. Residents of these coun-tries are in dire need of food, water, medical supplies, shelter and sanitation.

To assist local Lions in their relief efforts, LCIF initially awarded two US$10,000 Emergency grants. As the devastat-ing effects of this disaster have become more apparent, your Foundation has responded again with a US$50,000 Major Ca-tastrophe grant for the affected countries.

We are only able to offer this assistance because of your generous support. Your donations to LCIF’s disaster relief fund enable us to provide Lions with the tools they need to help those who need us most.

For all the reasons you serve, please give.

Sincerely,Dr. Naresh AggarwalChairman, Lions Clubs International FoundationGudrun YngvadottirInternational President, Lions Clubs International

DEAR DISTRICT GOVERNORS,

Your support of Campaign 100: LCIF Empowering Service is very important to me.

Recently Campaign 100’s Chairperson and Vice Chairper-son, Past International Presidents Dr. Jitsuhiro Yamada and J. Frank Moore, III wrote to you to sharing the results of World-wide Report Day. During Worldwide Report Day, area leaders from around the world shared their progress in raising funds for Campaign 100. Many shared that their efforts would be more effective if supported by their district governors.

Please join me in making Campaign 100 a personal prior-ity. Specifically, I would ask that you:

1. Include your support for Campaign 100 when speaking with other Lion leaders and in your presentations. Your endorse-ment and promotion at conventions, council and district cabinet meetings, club visits and other venues is very important.

2. Invite your LCIF district coordinators to participate in your district cabinet meetings. Ask for a presentation and to be trained on Campaign 100 so that all may learn more about this important campaign to empower Lion service.

3. Encourage every club to participate. There are many ways to support Campaign 100 including as a Model Club, 100/100 Club, through a fundraiser or by allocating a gift from the club treasury. Learn more about club participation options.

4. Finally, encourage every Lion to join the effort. Where possible, ask Lions to consider a personal gift of US$100 each year. Otherwise, encourage them to raise the equivalent of this amount through fundraising events and activities in their com-munities.

Campaign 100 is an expression of our motto, “We Serve.” Through Campaign 100, we will increase Lion service in our communities and worldwide. Together we will increase our ser-vice impact, fight diabetes and expand our global causes as we continue the humanitarian efforts of our Foundation. Campaign 100 – and your personal support – makes it possible.

My district governors, I need your help to bring this im-portant initiative to all Lions clubs. Every Lion should have the opportunity to hear about Campaign 100 and consider their re-sponse to our global effort. Please take action today. To make your own contribution, please visit www.lcif.org/donate.

In Friendship,

Gudrun Yngvadottir International President Lions Clubs International




DEAR GLOBAL ACTION TEAM MEMBER,

As we begin the 3rd quarter of the 2018-2019 Lion year, I want to thank you for your commitment to the Global Action Team and our one-team approach.

Service is the “heart” of the GAT and leaders like you are the “head” that drives our impact. You lead our members, the “arms and legs,” who directly provide ser-vice to communities around the world. All these parts work together in harmony, sup-porting action and empowering service.

The GAT does not exist without move-ment. Now is the time for action.

Sincerely,

Kajit HabananandaPast International PresidentChairperson, Global Action Team

THE GLOBAL ACTION TEAM QUARTERLYEmpowering Clubs through

the Power of ActionTHE POWER OF ACTIONThe Windy City Lions made significant

progress in increasing and retaining mem-bers over the past seven months. What was their secret? Uniting leadership, mem-bership and service within the Global Ac-tion Team to help leaders grow, enhance the member experience and better serve their communities.

LEADERSHIPExciting updates to the Leadership De-

velopment Institute Grant program will be rolled out over the coming months. The new timeline for applications will be from May to August 2019.

MEMBERSHIPClub membership chairs and district gov-

ernors can qualify for a Presidential Award by increasing gender parity in recruitment efforts from March 1 to April 30, 2019. Get all the details about the District-Level Award at the link below. Club membership chairs will receive the criteria by email.

SERVICE“We’re all heading towards one goal—a

better world—yet we are all taking differ-ent paths to get there.” International Presi-dent Gudrun Yngvadottir shares her own thoughts on the significance of the Service Journey.

SPOTLIGHT ON CAMPAIGN 10050-plus years. More than US$1 billion in

grants. And this is just the beginning! Ex-plore LCIF’s largest fundraising campaign, and learn how LCIF grants empower Lions to increase their service impact in support of our global causes. As GAT leaders, share LCIF’s impact in your community. Global giving has a powerful local impact!

If you have questions or would like to share a GAT success story with Lions In-ternational, contact [email protected].


MENLO PARK LIONS CLUB

Lion Varsha Naik from Menlo Park Lions club and Navrang Dance Academy of New Jersey celebrated

“International Women’s Day” on March 8,2019 in AKBAR Edison ,with a Zumba fitness charity event. The event was at-tended by many women from all walks of life. Health and fitness is an important part of women’s life and what better way to celebrate this day with fitness goal.

Zin Lion Varsha Naik charter presi-dent Menlo Park Lion club 16 J and a licensed Zumba instructor along with instructor ZIN Sumathy Iyer lead the 90 min Zumbathon to support Lions Club In-ternational Foundations (LCIF) Diabetes Awareness program .

Music has no language and when we use music for health and fitness it helps

ZUMBA FOR DIABETES WITH MENLO PARK LIONS CLUBwith physical and mental health believed Ms.Naik.

We need to support each other and come together to fight for Diabetes.Dance can be a wonderful medium that can bring awareness and positivity. we are trying our best to raise funds for this cause.

The proceeds from this event will be donating to Lions Club International Foundation (LCIF) program “we be-lieves in giving back to the society and this event was a perfect way to celebrate womanhood and donate to a worthy cause says Lion Varsha Naik.

We believe that all women should con-sciously make an effort to take care of their health as strong and healthy women make a healthy society !!

Navrang Dance Academy in Associa-tion with Menlo Park Lions club have al-ways done such social cause events and plan to offer more opportunities to the community to participate and make a dif-ference.

LIONS CLUBS INTERNATIONALMultiple Distric 16, New Jersey

98th State ConventionThursday May 16 to Saturday May 18, 2019

Bally’s Atlantic City


MENLO PARK LIONS CLUB

5TH “LOVE PEACE AND HARMONY ART COMPETITION” BY MENLO PARK LIONS CLUB

Menlo Park Lions Club founded in 2014 and since then every year club is organizing “Love Peace

and Harmony” Art competition for the children in the Month of February. This activity for children was introduced by Charter President, Lion Varsha Naik. Since then every year it is organized in the month of February as Valentine day activity for children. Children are innocent and their creation is with a clear thoughts without any influence. They can understand and showcase the love and importance around them. With knowing the meaning of love and peace and how harmony itself plays a role in creating Peace and Love these children will turn into the great citizens.

This year Love, Peace and Harmony art competition organized by Menlo Park Lions Club 16 J on February 23, 2019, at Minnie B Veal Community Center.

Club President Lion Prashant Karnik and secretary Lion Varsha Naik with core team decided to serve 100 chil-dren.

The response was overwhelming, we had 100 kids took part in the biggest art competition in NJ said Club Secretary Lion Varsha Naik.

This was a fundraising event for the club and every year the club has decid-ed to sponsor graduation for one hear-ing impaired child.

The competition was held in four groups.

Mrs Sangeeta Bhagat and Medha Kulkarni were the Judges for the con-test.

Following participants were declared as winners.

Group 1 (3 to 5 years) - Aashray Neelamkavil, Ira Shree

Group 2 (5 to 8 years) - Aaroh Sar-potdar, Riddhma Gupta

Group 3 (8 to 12 Years) – Sourish Kumrawat, Debduti Chattergiee

Group 4 (12 to 16 Years) – Kaitlyn Thomas, Prisha Maggu

Best Art – Sanika Godbole

Club Secretary Lion Varsha Naik spoke about Lions Club and the story behind introducing this activity five years ago.

Club President Prashant Karnik spoke about the need of awareness within young children about Love, Peace and Harmony. He also mentioned that young brains perceive same informa-tion and interpret it differently. One of the ways for children to showcase their thoughts is through art. He appeals all the children and their parents to spread the word among their friends, families, and communities for participating in this event next year in order to reach our goal. He also mentioned that there is a need of organizing these types of com-petitions all over the world.

District Governor Lion Armando Guerra, CC Lion Mahesh Chitnis, about 20 club members and volunteers from other organization made this event very successful.

Treasurer Lion Pratibha Nichkawade thanked all the participants and their parents.

Thanks Varsha Naik


WALDWICK LIONS CLUB

WALDWICK LIONS CLUB WELCOMESDISTRICT GOVERNOR RUTH MOLENAAR

By State Advisor Jack Romano

The Waldwick Lions Club welcomed District Governor 16-N Ruth Mole-naar to their general membership

meeting on Wednesday March 27, at the Allendale Bar & Grill, in Allendale N.J. PCC/SA Jack Romano, who accompanied her, introduced DG Ruth to the Waldwick members as Waldwick borders Midland Park, PCC Jack knows all the club mem-bers. DG Ruth greeted each member with her traditional “Hug!”

King Lion Mike La Torre called the meet-ing to order with his gavel as their bell is out for “repair.” Each Lion introduces himself or herself (yes there is one female mem-ber), with King Lion Mike being the last to introduce himself at roll call. As is their tra-dition he was soundly booed!

The Waldwick Lions has a unique ‘ramp’ program whereby club members will build a ramp for an individual who cannot navigate or otherwise ambulate steps into or out of their home. The ramps can last for a short period of time until that individual recovers sufficiently to walk, or be made available for an extended period based on that person’s incapacity.

There are two upcoming events, the first being the 100th anniversary of the Borough of Waldwick, which will take place at the historic Waldwick train station on Wana-maker Ave., on April 7, 2019. The Lions will staff an informational table in an effort to recruit new members. There will also be an appearance of “Leo the Lion” to delight the children, as well as food trucks and music.

Their second event is their officer instal-lation dinner will be on Sunday June 30, where their 2019-2020 officers will be in-stalled.

In addition, we discovered that one of their members, Lion Greg Bjork, has en-tered into the 21st Century by saying good-bye to his flip phone for a new state of the art I-Phone which he has no idea how to use! Please see the accompanying poem, Eulogy For My Flip Phone.

The meeting also featured a great dis-cussion on membership extension and project planning.

SA Jack Romano received a $1000 check donation for Camp Marcella present-ed by Lion Joe Scarry.

As each Waldwick Lion left the meeting, DG Ruth wished them well with a final “Hug”.

EULOGY FOR MY FLIP PHONE I met you March 9, 2013 in Boston af-

ter your predecessor froze on the window sill at Christopher’s Haven. Not even the full submersion in my 10’ deep pool or my neighbor’s pool or while being capsized by an attack by a Vole to my privates while in my kayak in the Adirondacks could destroy your character.

As cliché as it sounds, you never fully ap-preciate what you have until you don’t have it anymore. I personally consider the demise of my Flip Phone to be tragic. As part of my grieving process I feel obligated to share this heartfelt eulogy about my Flip Phone.

I miss you every time I go to check my pocket and you aren’t there. It’s impres-sive you never received a single scratch or crack in the time we’ve been together.

In short, you will be missed Flip Phone. While I wouldn’t go as far as saying you are totally irreplaceable, you will always hold a special place in my heart. RIP Flip Phone

I will however not miss pressing the 7 key 4 times every time I texted an “S”!


ELIZABETH CUBANOS LIONS CLUB

District Governor 16-J Armando Guer-ra, along with three other honorees, received the Homefirst Hero Award

at the Evening of Thanks dinner held at the Shackamaxon Country Club in Scotch Plains N.J. on Wednesday April 10, 2019.

According to Reverend Ronald C. Thom-as, President of the Board of Trustees, Homefirst, “Each year, Homefirst recogniz-es and honors the people, businesses, and organizations who have been extremely generous with their time, talent and trea-sure to enable us to offer the services we provide to nearly 2,000 children, men and women throughout Union County.”

Each honoree in their own way has con-tributed to the Mission of Homefirst which is “To deliver comprehensive solutions to homelessness by providing transitional, supportive and permanent housing, home-less prevention assistance, and family sup-port services to strengthen families and build communities.”

Armando Guerra, District Governor Lions International District 16-J is being honored for his contribution to humanitarian relief. Through his efforts, District Governor Arman-do assisted in leading a team/mission to the Dominican Republic to provide health and vision screenings, building parks, support-ing eye hospitals, and assisting youth, and for his leadership in the community, where through his real estate firm, he has helped families purchase homes, since 2005.

Introduced by Elizabeth Cubanos Club Secretary Elizabeth Cano, who herself is part of the Evening of Thanks Committee, DG Armando told the attendees of his fam-

ily’s struggles when first emigrating to the United Sates and how through persever-ance, and hard work, his father was able to turn their first home purchase into a series of real estate investments. District Governor Armando stated, “Today I am honored and blessed to be an honoree/Homefirst Hero. I receive this award on behalf of the Lions in the State of New Jersey and also for my wife Horleida and my children Armando Jr. and Carolina for their support and love. Picture below are MD-16 Fellow Lions supporting and congratulating DG Armando.

The other Homefirst Heros are Benjamin Serna, an eight-grade student from Cran-ford N.J., who organized a Halloween cos-tume drive for children at the Plainfield N.J. Family Support Center, Assemblywoman Annette Quijano, District 20, New Jersey, being recognized for her community ad-vocacy, and Mayor Adrian Mapp, City of Plainfield New Jersey for his efforts to re-build that city’s economy and providing op-

portunities for all Plainfield residents.

A special award honoring past Homefirst Board President Lawrence Woodruff, was accepted by his widow and son.

The evening’s festivities concluded with a rousing Gospel Music performance by Le-vitical Friends, who had everyone clapping and standing at their tables in appreciation of all the Homefirst Hero honorees.

DISTRICT GOVERNOR ARMANDO GUERRA 16-JHOMEFIRST HERO/EVENING OF THANKS


PANCAKE BREAKFASTAs the King Lion stated in his message, Lions Karen, Lo-

retta, Billy, John and Rich raised $355.00 at Stop & Shop on St. Patrick’s Day weekend. Those who didn’t buy tickets made kind donations; many were aware of the event, and planned on attending. One was the son of our late and well-remembered Lion, Bob Carpentier. It was fun reminiscing with him!

King Lion Rob Budinich of the Harrington Park Lions emailed us that the Harrington Park Lions will be joining us at our breakfast:

We are delighted to join you folks on Sunday and render some assistance. We have spread the word and hopefully some of our friends will be attending as well. I for one look for-ward to a fun morning! As do we all, King Lion Rob!

CLOSTER LIONS CLUB

FELLOW LIONS TOGETHERPDG Rich Chittum, District Governor Ruth Molenaar, King Lion Rich-ard Strepparava, Lion Ron Olsen, Lion William Cahill, and Lion John Fraser. We sat and talked about Lionism, a very pleasant thing to do.

You know that increasing, retaining and engaging your members is the key to a healthy club and impactful service. With the right resources, your club can cel-

ebrate new members and current members while engaging in meaningful service in your community. That’s why we’re offering you a special opportunity to receive a service grant when you add new members in April.

Here’s how the service grants work:• Add new members in April – Clubs will have an opportu-

nity to receive a special grant for new Lions who are reported during April 2019.

• Apply for a grant – Clubs can apply for a Service Grant for New Members, which awards a total of US$35 for each new member in two equal installments on December 31, 2019 and June 30, 2020 club statements if new members stay active.

• Engage new members – Funds should be used to plan activities that engage new members in service so they have a great onboarding experience in your club.

These service grants will allow you to invest directly in your new members so you can make their first year a memorable one. Don’t miss this incredible opportunity to grow your club’s impact by inviting new mem-bers in April and inspiring a lifetime of service.

In friendship,Gudrun YngvadottirYour International President



LEEDS was founded in 1977 as a project to support local Lions clubs in our district and their communi-

ties. Our mission is limited to early de-tection and swift corrective action for common disorders related to vision, hearing, blood pressure and diabetes. Since 2009 LEEDS has focused on stu-dent Vision Screening, and we made tremendous progress with our member clubs below. LEEDs

During the 2017 –2018 school year the LEEDS clubs listed below collectively performed over 52,000 vision screen-ings in District 16L schools and referred 5,000+ students for an exam by a vision professional. Welch Allyn SPOT Vision Screeners enable comprehensive vision screening for all students in just seconds per student. SPOT also make it possible to screen nonverbal and students with other challenges.

In 2018 LEEDS acquired 10 addi-tional SPOT Vision Screeners which are targeted for the Nurses Vision Screen-ing Program. LEEDS provides training, documentation and support to run a vi-

L.E.E.D.S. LIONS CLUB

L.E.E.D.S. LIONS EYE, EAR & DIABETES SCREENING

sion screening in local school leveraging school nurses. Member clubs in district 16L can schedule a SPOT screener to screen students as volunteers or provide a contact to coordinate leverage nurses to screen students.

LEEDS success could not have been possible without our member clubs, the

Chairman PDG John Allen, 16-L DG Kara Schnure, IPID Mel Bray and Larry Caminiti, LEED’s President Raised about $6,000.

PCC Bob Virgadamo and Larry Caminiti, LEED’s President.

16-L 1st VDG Dave Skrivanek, IPDG Clarence Brown and Lion Steven Stein of the Allentown Lions Club.

support of LCIF and the District 16L Chari-table Foundation Board of Trustees.

THE LEEDS MEMBER CLUBS ARE:Allentown, Colts Neck, Eatontown,

Freehold Township, Hightstown-East, Windsor, Howell, Lakehurs Manchester, Medford Lakes, Middletown Township, Neptune, Oceanport, Pemberton, Staf-ford, Toms River, Toms River Visionary, West Windsor.

LEEDS runs a single event each year called the LEEDS Parade of Checks. All funds raised are dedicated to our mis-sion of early detection and corrective treatment targeted at vision, hearing, blood pressure and diabetes disorders. In the 2018 – 2019 school year we initi-ated a new hearing program that if suc-cessful would be available across the district.

If you would like to participate in our programs LEEDS Parade of Checks for more information Contact John E. Allen PDG, 732-928-5863 –[email protected] or Larry Caminiti, President, 732-778-4701 –[email protected]

98th State ConventionLIONS CLUBS INTERNATIONAL

Multiple Distric 16, N J

May 16 - 18, 2019Bally’s

Atlantic City


ALLENTOWN LIONS CLUB

THERMAL IMAGING CAMERAS PRESENTEDTO THE HOPE FIRE COMPANY

On Monday March 18 the Allentown Lions Club presented three Thermal Imaging Cameras (over $12,000) to the Hope Fire Company. These cameras are critical life-

saving equipment that helps protect our firefighters and safe lives in our community. Through the generosity of the Allen-town Lions Club/Foundation and the Lions Club 16L Founda-tion this critical lifesaving equipment is donated to The Hope Fire Company.

In our mission to provide sight to others these thermal imaging cameras will provide sight to the brave firefighters of our community. The Presentation include our Lion District 16L Governor Kara Schnure, Allentown Lions included 16L 2nd vice district governor Al Mottola, Lion and 16L zone chair Rob Strovinsky, Lion and 16L zone chair Doug Both, Lion Kevin O’Neil, Lion Biff Searing, Lion Dave Strobino, and Lion Neil Linzmayer.

RELOCATEDMD-16

STATE OFFICETHE NEW ADDRESS IS:MD-16 New Jersey Lions30 Knightsbridge Road

Room 525, Suite 216Piscataway, N.J. 08854

Telephone: 732-747-9440Fax: 732-352-1411

MD-16


LIONS INTERNATIONAL

SHARE YOUR VIEWS ABOUT LEO MEMBERSHIP

Leos have been helping us under-stand their views on membership since early 2018. The feedback

we’ve collected so far has been ex-tremely helpful, and we want to see that it continues.

Do you have an idea about a mem-bership pathway for Omega Leos or an interesting story to tell about being a Leo or working with Leos?

Visit lionsclubs.org/leos to share your thoughts, and while you’re there, explore some other valuable resources about the impact Leos have on our or-ganization.

Another year of huge success as the Albert J. Carino Boys Basketball Club & The Lions Clubs of South Jersey held a fun-draiser on Sunday, March 24 at Rutgers University in Camden. The 8th grade All-Star game started at 1:00 PM and the High School All-Star Game started at 3:00 PM. It has been a long running District program (42 years) and contributions by

the clubs and proceeds raised at the games help fund scholarships. Chairperson PDG Bob DeLambily thanked all of the clubs for their support. DG Kara, PDG Bill Sauser, Lion Jack Hughes and Lion Linda Baile worked at the ticket booth. Presented the certificates to plyers and coaches.

SOUTH JERSEY LIONS CLUB

Student, President William G. Thomas and DG Kara Schnure.

Lion Jack Hughes, 16-L DG Kara Schnure and PDG Bob DeLambily.


West Milford Lions Club President, Barbara Corsaro, is pictured with Mike Pacala, President of Camp Marcella.

Mike is accepting donations collected by West Milford Lions of toothbrushes, toothpaste, shampoo, conditioner, dental floss and soap for campers to use this summer.

West Milford Lions Holiday Brunch at Lafayette House.

West Milford Lion John McCarthy is presented with Diamond Centennial Award by PID Dr Robert Moore.

WEST MILFORD LIONS CLUB


Barbara Corsaro,Family Coach for JDRF poses with Stacey DiArchangel, JDRF Development Manager and Matthew

Corsaro, as Team Miracle for Matthew receives certificate for its fundraising efforts in 2018.

Matthew receives a medal for raising over $1000 for JDRF.

JDRF

NJ STATE LIONS 2019 CONVENTION

FOURTH ANNUAL“Lions Stride the Boardwalk

for Juvenile Diabetes”

WHO: All Lions as well as friends and supporters through-out New Jersey and beyond are invited to help sup-port the fourth annual Lions Stride the Boardwalk for Juvenile Diabetes!

WHAT: A one-mile loop on the boardwalk in Atlantic City, starting at Bally’s, with walkers collecting pledges. All profits will be donated to JDRF (Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation) to help in its efforts to treat and find a cure for Type I Diabetes.

WHEN: Saturday, May 18, 2019, second day of convention!WHERE: Boardwalk at Bally’s Hotel in Atlantic City, NJTIME: Registration: Any time Friday and Saturday at the

Strides’ table at Convention. Start time for the Walk will be 3:00pm (subject to change if convention schedule requires).

COURSE: A circuit of measured half mile down the boardwalk from Bally’s, and back, for a one-mile circuit.

REGISTRATION: See below.ENTRY FEE: $20.00, or pledged donations equaling at least that amount. All participants will receive a Lions Strides Pin. T-shirts will be given to those raising $35 or more. Make checks payable to JDRF or MD16. For more info contact Lion Donna at or phone 856-232-2220.

BANNER PATCHES WILL BE AWARDED TO EACH CLUBTHAT RAISES $300.00 OR MORE!

Please make checks for entry fee and/or any donationspayable to MD-16 or JDRF


LIONS DISTRICT 16-N

ANOTHER FIRST FOR LIONISM DISTRICT 16-NWOMEN’S AND LEO’S NIGHT

There have been many firsts for the Lionistic year 2018-2019. We

have seen our first woman International President, Gud-run Yngvadottir elected at the 2018 International Convention in Las Vegas NV. We have our first Latina District Gover-nor in Ruth Molenaar in 16-N, who was also honored by the Newark N.J. Public Library as their first Cultural Preserva-tion Honoree. We also have the New Voices Women’s Ini-tiative, an effort to seek male/female parity in Lionism.

Adding to our year of “firsts” is the District 16-N themed Cabinet Meeting, Women’s and Leo’s Night!

As March is Women’s His-tory Month, honoring the achievements of women in society, what better way to celebrate this by featuring Women in Lionism at this District/Cabinet meeting. District Governor Ruth asked 4 women, PCC Elspeth Moore, PDG Paula Taranti-no-Maione, Lion Marie Nieto, Second Vice District Gov-ernor Candidate, 16-N, and Lioness Joyce Casillo, who have been involved in Lion-

ism for many years to speak about their experiences as trailblazers in an association which until 1987, was solely the bailiwick of men.

PCC ELSPETH MOORELion Elspeth stated that

she was honored to speak about women in Lionism. She was a Lioness until 1987, when she became a

member of the West Milford Lions Club, sponsored by Lion Barbara Corsaro. That club wanted women who be-lieved in the mission of Lions to make their communities better. She moved through the various chairs and club officer positions, eventu-ally becoming District Gov-ernor of the former 16-A in 2002-2003, while also being

named as the State of New Jersey Teacher of the Year. She was elected as Council Chair in 2009-2010.

She met DG Ruth about 5 years ago and considers her a model for what we do as Lions. She also commiser-ated with DG Ruth since dur-ing her Council Chair year, her Bell also vanished! “As women Lions and leaders in our association, we are a positive force inspiring other as DG Ruth inspires us all.” She has demonstrated this by raising over $1700 with more to come for the Miracle for Matthew/JDRF cause.

For our Leo’s, they fill our hearts with their service proj-ects and accomplishments. As they make the world a bet-ter place for us all. Look for mentors in your continuing service as Leo´s and eventu-ally Lions.

PDG PAULATARANTINO-MAIONE

Lion Paula got involved in Lionism, through a turkey! She was asked by Lion Ed Lucas to cook Thanksgiving dinner at St. Joseph’s School


PCC Elspeth Moore PDG Paula Tarantino-Maione

2nd Vice District Governor Can-didate Marie Nieto Lioness Joyce Castillo

PDG Lou and Barbara Corsaro received a check of $ 190 by John Pinkus of Wallington Lions Club donated to “Miracle for Matthew”.

Celio Romero congratulates his wife Yuly Romero our Graphic Design of the MD16 Digital Newspaper for receiving an Apprecia-tion Award from DG Ruth Molenaar and SA Jack Romano.


for the Blind, in 1982, and has done so for approximately 33 years. She became a Lion-ess in 1984, transferring to a full-fledged Lion in the now defunct Secaucus Lions Club in 1987. At first men were afraid of the women and in her estimation, it took years to ac-cept women as their equals. Lion Paula became the first woman president of the now defunct North Bergen Lions Club, the first woman cabinet secretary under District Gov-ernor Al Knaub, the first wom-an District Governor of then District 16-A in 1999-2000.

Lion Paula stated, “Belong-ing to Lions is like belonging to a family”. We are all broth-ers and sisters and Lions fam-ily.” We also help others espe-cially with vision issues. It is a great experience and never give it up.

SECOND VICE DISTRICT GOVERNOR CANDIDATE

MARIE NIETOLion Marie comes from a

family of Lions. Her father Manual Perez and husband, PDG Jose are members of the West New York Leones Cubanos de Hudson. Lion Marie became the first woman initiated into that club in 1997. Her mother, Magnolia was

their first woman president.Lions are a family commit-

ted to helping others. The payment is to make someone else’s life better. Lion Marie was accompanied by club member Louisa Cardenas, who stated, “We are dedicat-ed volunteers comprising of storing Lions members.”

LIONESS JOYCE CASILLOLioness Joyce Casillo is one

of two charter members of the Chester Lioness Club which was sponsored by the Ches-ter Lions Club in 1985.They are the only Lioness Club in Multiple District 16. They currently have 30 members ranging in age from mid-40’s to 94 years young! Officially they are listed as an activity of the Chester Lions Club. And activity does not even begin to outline all the projects and services provided by the Lion-esses. These women are one of the most active and partici-patory clubs in New Jersey. From sponsoring lunches at Camp Marcella to advocating for batted women, to assist-ing at the Chester Lions Ok-toberfest, to sponsoring the Festival of Tree among other activities, the Chester Lioness Club maintains a full schedule of events. In the words of Hel-

len Keller, “Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.”

This meeting also empha-sized how LEO Clubs are ac-tive in their individual schools and communities.

Lion Dr. David Verducci MD-16 Leo Chair and LCI Leo Advisory Panel Member spoke about the goals of im-proving communication with all Leo Clubs in MD-16, as well as Lions clubs and MD-16 leadership, and to improve Leo Club data through inputs into MyLCI. This will be ac-complished through written communication, direct conver-sation with Leo advisors and interactive video conferencing using ZOOM.

As April is Leo Club Aware-ness Month Dr. Dave is asking all clubs to support the Third USA/Canada Leo Leadership Forum July 24-28 in Mesa AZ.

LEOS PRESENTING WERE:OJAS CHITNIS – EDISON

VISIONARY LEO CLUB. Leo Ojas spoke about this

cyber club and some of their service activities including hunger by serving Thanks-giving dinners to the home-less, sight by sponsoring vision screenings to the Do-minican Republic, skills ob-

tained through Lions Univer-sity, youth with the recent Leo leadership conference, and networking with other Leos in MD-16 and internationally.

NATALIA MANCERO and YENA LIM – NORTHERN HIGHLANDS H.S. LEO CLUB

Leos Natalia and Yena spoke about the service ac-tivities at the Northern High-lands H.S Leo club including volunteering at local church-es, participating at the SRV Lions carnival, book drives, Tomorrow’s Children’s Fund at Hackensack Medical Cen-ter, making crafts for children at Valley Hospital, Ridgewood N.J., and food drives for the benefit of the Center for Food Action in Mahwah N.J. This are but a few of the activities of this Leo club.

Faculty Advisor Bernice Reesbeck, a former social worker for the borough of Fair Lawn N.J., stated that she always could depend on the Fair Lawn Lions Club for help when needed. Faculty Advisor Kim Kender stated, “the stu-dents at Northern Highlands have a passion for service.”

As women continue to be an important part of Lionism, we are hopeful that this new tradition will continue in Dis-trict 16-N.

LIONS DISTRICT 16-N


LIONS DISTRICT 16-N

INTERNATIONAL DIRECTOR CANDIDATE JEFF GANS

International Director Candidate Jeff Gans addressed the Lions

of District 16-N at the recent District/Cabinet meeting on Thursday March 14, 2019 at Sego-via/Meson restaurant in Carlstadt N.J.

PCC Jeff informed us that he attended his first International Conven-tion art age 5 in Atlantic City N.J., and has at-tended 17 International Conventions to date. He became a member of the Camden Lions Club in 1984, sponsored by his father. He achieved the office of club president in 1989. His first Melvin Jones fellowship was awarded in 1990. He is a Progressive MJF.

He was elected as District Governor of the former District 16-C in 1997-1998. In 2005 he became a Life Member of the Camden Lions Club. Furthering his Li-

onistic credentials he was elected as Coun-cil Chair MD-16 for the 2011-2012 Lionistic year, and continues to serve as State Parlia-mentarian from 2013 to present.

PCC Jeff received the Harold P. Nutter Distin-guished Service Awards in 2017 at the MD-16 State Convention in At-lantic City. If fact, PCC Jeff actually knew PIP Nutter as a child.

As a declared candi-date for the position of International Director, PCC Jeff is one of 11 candidates in CA-1 USA vying for 6 open posi-tions. As an attorney and expert on Lions Consti-tutional issues, PCC Jeff feels that there is a strong possibility he will be elected at the Inter-national Convention in 2019 in Milan Italy.

PCC Elspeth Moore thanked PC Jeff for at-

tending the District 16-N Cabinet meeting. She informed us that PCC Jeff is one of only 13 Humanitarian Partners in CA-1 donating over $100,000 to LCIF!

As PCC Jeff is a pre-eminent pin trader and collector, he presented our newest Lion, Nata-sha Fernandez from the Jersey City/Hudson City Lions Club with three pins representing dif-ferent time period of his home club, the Camden Lions Club, the first club in the State of New Jer-sey. He also gave a Camden Lions Club pin to each of our three Leo presenters, Ojas Chitnis of the Edison Visionary Leo Club, and Natalia Mancero and Yena Lim of the Northern High-lands H.S. Leo Club. Let us all support PCC Jeff in his quest to be-come an International Director.


Here is your monthly update from Leader Dogs for the Blind to include in your club and district newsletters. Please

share with Lions, Lioness and Leos. View the update.

Each year, Leader Dog serves members of our armed ser-vices who have lost their sight. Your clubs and districts make this happen at no cost to the client. Leader Dog is not funded by government or insurance monies but by donors such as you. Thank you!

Together We Serve,

Lion Beth SladeDirector of Lions Engagement

LIONS INTERNATIONAL

You are cordially invited to 98th Lions MD16

Convention Reception Thursday Evening, May 16th 2019

6:30 – 8:00 pm

Irish Pub & Inn 164 South St James St.

Atlantic City, NJ (Just 4 blocks North of Bally’s)

$20.00 per person Appetizer and Buffet Dinner, Cash Bar

(Casual Attire)

Please join us for the Convention Kickoff Party

Welcoming guest of honor, Patricia Vannett, International Director

-RSVP- To PDG Dayl R. Baile

[email protected] 856-456-0620 Check payable to: MD 16 Lions

(Mailed to) 52 Baynes Ave. Gloucester, NJ 08030 All checks must be received by May 11th, 2019

Reservations after May 11th may not be accommodated

GREETINGS, LEADER DOG CHAIRS AND AMBASSADORS


To my friends and family,As you have been a supporter of my work with the Saddle River Val-

ley Lions Club in the past, I’m writing today to ask that you continue your support of the Lions’ ongoing efforts to fulfill its motto: We serve. Our mission of service is directed to the improvement of the lives of those suffering illness, hunger, or any one of a host of other maladies causing so much suffering in today’s world.

But of all the areas in which Lions do charitable work at its core re-mains its determination to aid the blind and visually impaired, which as most of you know, is a cause personal to me. I know what it is like to face the possibility of blindness. Believe me, it’s a terrifying prospect. In my case it took three major surgeries but much of the sight in one of my eyes, at least, was restored. But for every fortunate individual like me, there are dozens who aren’t so lucky.

That’s why I became a Lion in the first place, to help to the best of my ability those who haven’t been as fortunate as I. So, yes, the Lions’ mission is very personal to me.

As I prepare to complete the last few months of my second term as the Saddle River Valley Lions Club’s president, I can look back on the club’s history with pride. Over the course of its 61 years of existence, the Saddle River Valley Lions Club has already raised and given away over $2.5 million dollars! In fact, this year our small local club will donate more than $75,000 to various charities that aid those afflicted with health-related issues as well as to the blind and visually impaired. In addition, the funds we raise also help to support a va-riety of programs throughout our local communities including many school-based youth programs and student scholarships.

The money used to finance our service projects is obtained through a number of fundraising activities, the largest of which is this, our annual car raffle. The prize this year is a 2019 Black Ford Mustang valued at $28,710! Tickets remain reasonably priced at only ten dollars each and are available in books of ten. Please continue showing your support of our service projects by participating in this year’s raffle.

To purchase tickets, simply complete the attached order form and send it along with your check. I will per-sonally see to it that your tickets are sent by return mail. Please remember that absolutely 100% of our net revenue goes directly to the charities supported by the Saddle River Valley Lions. We as members pay all of our administrative costs through member dues.

While I hope you will consider buying one or more books of ten tickets, on behalf of my fellow Lions, I thank you in advance for whatever support you can give. Whatever its size, know that your contribution really does make a difference.

With appreciation and best wishes, I remainYour sincerely

David

Lion David C. Verducci, Ph.D.2017-2019 – PresidentSaddle River Valley Lions Club2017-2020 – NJ Leo Clubs Committee ChairmanMD16 – New Jersey Lions2018-2020 – Lions Clubs International Leo Advisory PanelLCI – Constitutional Area I2017-2019 Zone [email protected]@hotmail.com(201) 390-7702


NEW ADDRESS FOR STATE OFFICEMD-16 New Jersey Lions

30 Knightsbridge Rd #525, Piscataway Township - NJ 08854Telephone: (732)747-9440 • Fax: (732)352-1411

RIVER EDGE LIONS “DINING TO DONATE” SCHEDULE JANUARY THRU JUNE

MAY 2019 -Fri, May 3 – Wayne Lions hosting their Annual Beefsteak

Dinner and Tricky Trey at the Brownstone, $75 contact Chair Charlie Tumminello or Lion Joe Balzarotti at 973-696-3916 or EMAIL at: [email protected]

-Fri, May 3 – Wood-Ridge Lions 9th Annual Phil Rottini

Golf Outing, $145. Contact Lions: Ed Garrett, [email protected], office: 201-641-2803, cell: 551-486-6197. Mike Roman,[email protected], cell: 917-952-1160, home: 201-935-8936.

-Sun, May 5 – Hillside Lions Pancake Breakfast. 8 to 12

noon. Adults $7.00 - Children 12 and under $3.00. Columbia Club of Hillside, 1220 Liberty Avenue, Hillside, NJ

-Sun, May 5 – Kearny Lions Club. Pancake Breakfast – 8 to

11 AM $10.00 per person. Applebees, 175 Passaic Avenue, Kearny NJ.

-Fri, May 10 – Bergenfield Lions & Boy Scout Troop 139

hosting their annual Spaghetti Dinner & Tricky Tray at St An-thony Orthodox Church, 385 Ivy Lane, Bergenfield – 5-8 p.m. - $10 adult, $5 Child (6-12), child 5 & under free. See or contact Rick Chittum for more info or tickets 201-244-6761 or cell 201-966-5677.

-Wednesday thru Sunday – May 15 to May 19, 2019 –

Franklin Lakes - Wyckoff Lions Club Carnival. Wrist band days are Wednesday and Sunday $30.00 each. Carnival to be held on McBride Field across the street from The Market Basket in Franklin Lakes. Rides, games, food!! Fun for all ages!!

-Thur-Sat, May 16-18 – State Convention, Bally’s – Atlantic City. -Tues, May 21 - Belvidere Lions Club’s annual $10,000 raffle

at the Belvidere Manor, 689 Water St. Belvidere. Only 250 tick-

DISTRICT 16-N CALENDAR OF EVENTS“More members mean more hands. More

hands mean more help.More help means more people get served.”

Be sure to visit the District 16NWebsite www.njlions.org/16n

And The State Website www.njlions.org

59 Clubs – 1420 Members (16N)

To see prior editions the news letters,go to District 16N newsletters

then click on district and newsletters

Submit any ARTICLES, PICTURES, COMING EVENTS, FLYERS for the Digital Newsletter to Ruth Molenaar at

Email: [email protected] can also call her at 201-725-1373

ets are sold at $100,00 per ticket. Two people per ticket are admitted to the drawing and winners need not be present to win. A light dinner is served and the raffle begins promptly at 7 p.m. Other cash prizes are awarded totaling $2,500.00. The raffle is usually over by 8:30 p.m. There are less than 25 tickets remaining to be sold. For more info or tickets see Bradford [email protected]

-Tue - Sat, May 28-Jun1 – Saddle River Valley Lions Annual

Carnival – 6pm to 10pm every night – Lions Memorial Park, Upper Saddle River, NJ. Car Raffle Drawing June 1.

JUNE 2019 -Sun, Jun 2 – Annual Pig Roast & Barbeque – Camp Mar-

cella – Relax and celebrate your labors. -Sun, Jun 8 – Jersey City/Hudson City Lions Club, Pancake

Breakfast, 8-10 AM. $10.00 per person. Applebees Hudson Mall, 701 Route 440, Jersey City, NJ. Information 201-961-5010.

-Wed, Jun 12 – Golf Outing held by Mt Olive Lions at Farm-

stead Golf Club in Lafeyette, NJ. - Cost of $150 per player. - golf, carts, lunch, dinner and lots of prizes. For further detail contact Lion Drew Van Dam cell 201-874-5930 or e-mail [email protected]

-Thur, Jun 20 – North Warren Lions hosting its Spring Golf

Outing at the Architects Golf Club, 700 Strykers Rd, Phillips-burg NJ 08865. $125 pp – includes golf cart, continental break-fast, buffet lunch & prizes. For more information call Bob Blum 908-475-3181, Bob Brandt 908-496-4500 or Dick Keiling 908-362-6134.

JULY 2019-Fri, Jul 5-9 – International Convention in Milan, Italy -Wed-Sun, Jul 24-28 – 3rd USA/Canada Leo Leadership Fo-

rum in Mesa, Arizona. SEPTEMBER 2019-Sep 19-21 – USA/CDA Forum Spokane, Washington Individuals, who would like to be added to/deleted from this

list to receive “Lions Only” business and events in your clubs, let Rick know [email protected]

LIONS DISTRICT 16-N


Our club did it again! We marched at the St. Patrick’s Day Parade this afternoon for the nth time. The success of the parade is a manifestation of the power of prayers -

the rain stopped in the morning and the drizzle was long gone before the parade started.

I would like to personally thank our members who came to be part of the parade - Lions Chris, Gary, Felipe, Alvin, The-resa, Ivy, Meriam, Connie, and Tina. Of course, it was great to have with us the Eyemobile, with Lions Kevin and Dawn from the district cabinet. We had great fun and camaraderie among us and, aside from the good weather, we were graced by the

SOMERVILLE METRO LIONS CLUB

FELLOW SMLC LIONSpresence of our special guest - Sommy (??), the Lion - who joyfully paraded with us ;) and gave joy to everyone, esp. the little kids. I am sure he will be visiting us again in the future.

For those who were not able to join us, we missed you and we hope you’ll get the chance to participate next year. This is a wonderful opportunity to show our involvement in the community and broadcast who we are and that WE are here to SERVE.

Visit our Club Facebook and website to see more. YIL, Lion Rogel


EASTER EGG HUNT PICTURES FOR LIVINGSTON LIONSLIVINGSTON LIONS CLUB

• Our insect piton of races was done by our mayor Al Anthony• We have at least 5 to 6 special needs children participate and share

the Easter Egg hunt first time• We did engage the parents and kids with some questions around

Easter during the races.• Our Livingston Leos participated and there were 5 Leos

• Livingston Lions were 8 people• We had a turnout of approximately 120 to 140 people over all

• As they say when there is a need there is a lion we serve


Any Lion in any district may submit photographs with captions/articles by email to the ‘Contributing Editor’ in their respective district. Please include your contact information. Text can be formatted in MS Word or PDF, or in an

email. Photographs must be taken in digital format, either with a standalone digital camera or a smartphone.

The Contributing Editors are as follows:District 16-N: Lion Ruth Molenaar, DG - Newark Borinquen Lions Club; Email: [email protected] 16-J: Lion Phyllis Johnson, CS, Cranbury Lions Club; Email: [email protected] 16-L: Lion Karen Ressler, PDG, Westmont Lions Club; Email: [email protected] 16-N: Lion Dennis Brubaker, PDG - Photographer - Wood Ridge Lions ClubContributing Writer Editor: IPCC/SA Jack RomanoContributing Writer: Leo Ojas ChitnisGraphic Design - Yuly Romero

The contributing editors will review submissions and select corresponding pictures for publishing. Articles and photo-graphs will be forwarded by the contributing editors to the Editor Lion Ruth Molenaar, DG, Chairperson of NJ Lions Digital Newspaper Committee, who will review, edit and format the articles and photos as needed for the newsletter.

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