“peace is harmony, harmony is
TRANSCRIPT
1
Volume 45 Issue 7 Editor Lion Hope MacBride January 2018
Published by Multiple District 32
Phone 866-853-6600
Web Site httpsouthcarolinalionsorg
ldquoPEACE IS HARMONY HARMONY IS
PEACE BEING AT ONE AND FIGHTING AT
THE LEASTrdquo Tiffany Duong
Tiffany is the MD32 Peace Poster Contest winner
Turn to page 5 to see all 4 District winners
2
State and District Conventions
This year is a year of joint conventions leading up to combining Districts A amp D and Districts B amp C
into two districts Districts A amp D will become District S and Districts B amp C will become District C
Please join us at these conventions
Districts 32B amp 32C Convention
February 16th to 17th 2018 Crowne Plaza 4831 Tanger Outlet Blvd N Charleston SC 29418
Important Links
Registration (Deadline 20218)
Program Ad Information (Deadline 20118)
Constitution amp Bylaws (to be voted on at District Convention)
Districts 32A amp 32D Convention
March 2-3 2018
The Inn on The Square Greenwood SC
Guest Speaker IP Thomas Gordon
Important Links
Invitation
Registration (Deadline 22018)
Program Ad Information (Deadline 22318)
94th Multiple District 32 Convention
April 20mdash21 2018
Doubletree by Hilton
2100 Bush River Rd Columbia SC 29223
Registration (TBD)
Program Ad Information (Deadline 4818)
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Lions Vision Services A South Carolina Charity
Dear Lions
The New Year is an opportunity for reflection and celebration
In the Lions Year 2018 our donors have enabled 52 South Carolinians to receive life changing eye surger-ies 41 to receive hearing aids and 11019 to be screened for vision deficiencies While it is sometimes difficult to quantify what these numbers really mean the individuals behind those numbers have been changed forever
One of our eye surgery clients wrote ldquoI walked out of surgery and could see colors cars people lights all the things we just take for granted It was absolutely magnificentrdquo
The New Year is an opportunity to evaluate new challenges
As we continue our vital work of sight conservation hundreds of thousands of South Carolinians are counting on us for help living safe meaningful and fulfilling lives Some may be wondering how the changes to the tax laws will impact your ability to contribute to this life-changing work I invite you to re-view some of the facts about these changes as they relate to charitable giving through these articles from the Association of Fundraising Professionals
Congress Approves Tax Reform Bills
Congressional Joint Committee of Taxation Statement
Tips for Giving After the Tax Bill
Regardless of these new changes one thing has not changed the unique impact your gift to LVS has on the blind and visually impaired across the Palmetto State We have never had so many opportunities to serve our fellow man
The New Year is an opportunity to resolve to do something bold
We often mark the New Year with resolutions Let our resolution be this let us strive to do more in 2018 to eradicate blindness in South Carolina Let us give more to preventative measures like vision screenings Let us work more to refer clients in need of eye surgeries Let us listen for the opportunity to help those who need a hearing aid Let us say that in 2018 we gave our all and did our absolute best to make this state a brighter place to live Let us say in 2018 that we were knights of the blind
I hope you will join me in this special crusade with the time talent and treasure we need to succeed
Yours in Lionism
Lion Daniel J Prohaska MA CFRE
Lions Vision Serves a SC Charity Facebook Page httpswwwfacebookcomlionsvisionservices
LIONS VISION SERVICES web site
httpsclionsorgwp2
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David Dority Multiple District 32
Council Chairperson 2017-2018
2018 ndash WHAT DO WE ANTICIPATE IN THE NEW YEAR
We have closed out another year a year with much celebration and special events During the past year we marked the end of the first century of Lion-ism and the beginning of a new century as Lions Now as we move into 2018 what do we as Lions foresee or expect
After such a momentous year there may be some Lions who expect a let-down in spirit Other members might foresee this year as a time to sit back and boast about what a good year 2017 was However there are many Li-ons that see last year as a springboard into a year of opportunities and lots of possibilities
This year we will see changes take place in the structure and activities across Multiple District 32 Change takes a lot of flak and is often viewed as the bad guy Change is sometimes seen as an inconvenience as a disruption or as a speed bump in our lives Very few of us are immune from change and every New Year brings change in some areas of our lives Our reaction to change is often the determining factor to a good year versus a rough year When we look for the positive rather than the negative or when we can see the opportunity versus the inconvenience we are more likely to see success and achievement rather than failure in our efforts
It can be easy to point out the negative to find fault and to complain It might take some work to accept change and some effort to bring about the desired results Yet being positive being willing to try and being an en-courager can be just as contagious as the other side of the coin
This year we will have two joint district conventions as we transition into two districts Joint conventions open the possibilities of more clubs working together more resources to support each convention and less expense than would be required to put on two separate conventions With the support of our membership and our clubs we could see a larger turnout for our guest speakers These are just a few of the positive results from working together for the good of our districts and multiple district
In July 2018 we move from four to two districts in Multiple District 32 It has taken work to put the plan together to prepare the leadership and to work out the constitutions and by-laws It will require more work this year to see positive results and to see a smooth transition It is up to each of us to work with positive attitudes to bring about good healthy and unified districts as we keep our focus on serving South Carolina
2018 can be another great year where we see growth new leadership and harmony through collaboration among clubs May we all strive to do our very best to make it that kind of year
Lion David Dority
Council Chairperson
Rev David Dority Council Chairperson
2017-2018
504 Marietta Drive Greenwood SC 29646
864-993-0572 ddority1950yahoocom
5
Multiple District 32 NewsMultiple District 32 News
PEACE POSTER CONTEST
Each year Lions clubs around the world sponsor the Lions International Peace Poster Contest in local schools and youth groups This art contest encourages young people worldwide to express their visions of peace For more than 25 years millions of children from nearly 100 countries have participated in the contest The theme of the 1017-2018 Peace Poster Contest is ldquoThe Future of Peacerdquo and students ages 11 12 and 13 were eligible to participate
The State winning poster was selected by a panel of local professional artists and art teachers as the overall winner for Multiple District 32 (South Carolina)rdquo
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR PEACE POSTER WINNERS FROM DISTRICTS A B amp D
District 32A winner is Naomi Bayne Naomi is a 7th grader at Gettyrsquos Middle School Submitted by Easley Lions Club
District 32D winner is Malory Mason Malory is a 7th grader at Pleasant Knoll Middle School Sub-mitted by Tega Cay Lions Club
District 32B winner is Abigail Kirk-wood Abigail is a 8th grader at Dubose Middle School Submitted by Summerville Lions Club
Congratulations to District 32C and Tiffany Duong Tiffany is a 7th grader at St James Middle School Poster was submitted by the South Strand Lions Club
6
A MESSAGE FROM PAUL DOVE MD32 GST
Exploring LCIrsquos Website for New Service (and Other) Ideas
One of the aims of creating the new-this-year Club Service Chair (CSC) officer is to encourage clubs to
consider new service projects To plant new ideas for such projects LCI has a page on each of the five
service emphases----hunger environment diabetes pediatric cancer and vision Simply logon to
Lions Clubs International and use the search box to find ldquoEnvironment Service Projectsrdquo for example
or try this URL where the above search should take you
httpwwwlionsclubsorgresourcesENpdfsgst1Epdf
Thatrsquos where I found one of the five suggestionidea sheets Try your hand at locating the other four
Call it a ldquotreasure huntrdquo
Herersquos another URL If it does not open you will have to do another search box search under ldquoe-
booksrdquo and then scroll down to ldquoservice chairperson e-Bookrdquo
httpwwwlionsclubsorgresourcesENpdfsebookDA-CSCEBpdf
Itrsquos also useful to log on occasionally to LCI then key on ldquoLions Members Centerrdquo and see whatrsquos new
under ldquoclub service chairpersonrdquo and ldquoGSTrdquo as these are being updated periodically Or better yet
look up GAT (Global Action Team) for even more information on the four GAT components----
leadership membership service and LCIF There is a world of information on LCIrsquos website for
sure And our four GAT areas are contingent on each other Each one affects the other three
ldquoWe Serverdquo
And we report to MyLCI each month these service activities and how many folks have benefitted
from our service
7
ALERT MINUTE FROM LION MARY LOUISE RESCH MD32 ALERT CHAIR
January 2018
As the old year ends and a new one begins I thought Irsquod share a few ALERT related New Yearrsquos Reso-
lutions to start off your 2018
Plan Ahead Disasters can happen in the blink of an eye so the more you think ahead the easi-
er it will be to deal with it when it comes
Be Thankful We were very fortunate to experience limited damages from Hurricane Irma in
2017 Be thankful for not experiencing a major disaster for a third year in a row
Collaborate Work together as a Club District and State to make a difference in your communi-
ties where you work and live One voice is a solo but together we are a CHOIR singing out the
Lions message of ldquoWE SERVErdquo each and every day
Get Involved Whether itrsquos in disaster planning response or some other activity give back in
some way this coming year
Communicate If yoursquore in need please let someone know If you are able to help reach out and
make a difference
Thank you to everyone for a wonderful 2017 and herersquos looking forward to an even better 2018
HAPPY NEW YEAR
Lion ml
When disaster strikes LCIF and Lions are among the first there to lend a hand We stay for as long as it
takes to finish the work and help give disaster victims their lives back From September 11th to the
2009 Australian bush fires to the relief provided to flood victims in South Dakota more than four dec-
ades ago LCIF gives some comfort to those who have lost everything But we need your support to be
ready for the next disaster and to give victims perhaps the most important gift we can hope for the
future
Please visit wwwlciforg to read stories and testimonials from LCIF disaster relief recipients learn
more about the Foundationrsquos disaster aid efforts and find the latest updates on our disaster work
8
CALLING ALL LIONS VISION SCREENERS
Do you want to learn more Do you feel that a certification process would give us more credibility when talk-
ing to nurses and administrators about vision screening Lions KidSight USA has created a certification process
and I would like to invite you to check it out This is not certification on how to conduct our vision screenings
but why vision screening is so important Congratulation to Lion Hope MacBride and don Putro of Tega Cay
Lion Judy Scott of Columbia NW and Lion Rick Pressly of Abbeville for successful completion of this Certifica-
tion If you or someone in your club has completed the certification please let me know and Irsquoll publish their
name in this column
See the email below from Lion Dan Uitti Lions KidSight Foundation for instructions
Dear Lions You are welcome to apply for and study then take the Lions KidSight USA Certification Test The test will re-sult in receiving a Certificate upon successfully passing the test Send an email to danuittinet to attain the registration information In the meanwhile study the Lions KidSight USA Training Manual at the website - httplionskidsightusaorgtraining Study this guide httplionskidsightusaorgwp-contentuploads201510LKSUSA-Training-Manual-Rev20171107pdf Be sure to know your LCI Membership ID Thank you Lion Dan Uitti Lions KidSight USA Foundation Webmaster danuittinet
9
FROM THE DESK OF DG RICHARD WHITLOCK of SC District 32 A
Happy New Year Fellow Lions
May your New Year be filled with Hope Love Peace Good Health and Prosperity
December started out with our Global Action Team training with much information shared about LCIF Leadership Membership and Service Several clubs were in attendance and special thanks to all the leadership support
We were able to attend the Southside Gala in Spartanburg as well as a couple Lions club Christmas Parties Fellowship with our fellow Lions this time of year is always special
We hope you and your families had a blessed Christmas season
On a sad note many of our fellow Lions passed away in December Our sympathy and prayers are with each of these families
Now the New Year has begun we will complete our club visits in January and then focus on those clubs with special needs as well as our membership goals
We will have our next Leadership meeting on Monday January 8th to continue to work toward a successful year The convention speaker has been confirmed and we look forward to a great con-vention in Greenwood in March
We will continue to share with you the emphasis of a higher level of service and embracing our motto ldquoWe Serverdquo by the Power of We
Just a Reminder LCI vision statement is ldquoTo be the global leader in community and humanitarian ser-vicerdquo Let us work together as a team to make this a reality
On a personal note our youngest son was in a motorcycle accident Christmas Eve in Tampa FL on his way to a family dinner He has a broken clavicle 6 broken ribs broke scapula and a severe concussion as well as several areas of road abrasion He has no memory of what happened but we are grateful he was going slow He is in a lot of pain with any movement We had arrived in FL on Dec 23rd to celebrate Christmas with all our family so we were able to be with him We go visit every day to try to keep giving him Hope and try to keep him comfortable We are so thankful that he was not hurt worse and pray for healing and comfort Please join us in prayer as he has a two to three month recovery
Service Projects = Membership Growth amp Retention
Respectfully Submitted DG Richard Whitlock Website wwwe-districtorgsites32a
Richard Whitlock District Governor 32-A
2017-2018
62 Roselite Circle
Greer SC 29650
864-918-7833 864-918-7832
rewhitlock08gmailcom
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In memory of James In memory of James ldquoldquoJimJimrdquo rdquo Edwin WrightEdwin Wright
James ldquoJimrdquo Edwin Wright
February 27 1919 ndash December 24 2017
James ldquoJimrdquo Edwin Wright Sr 98 widow of Dorothy Miller Wright passed away on December 24 2017
A native of Spartanburg County son of the late Laurens Eugene and Ina Gertrude Drummond Wright He
was a US Army WWII Veteran retired employee of Community Cash in Greer SC and a member of Fair-
view Baptist Church in Greer SC Known affectionately by many as Pa he was an avid Clemson Tigers fan
and attended all the football and basketball home games Jim also cheered for the Braves and attended the
Greenville Drive baseball games Jim enjoyed his garden every summer and sharing the bounty from the
earth with family and friends Jim had a big heart for animals especially his cat ldquoTiardquo and took pleasure in
helping to tend to the cows on his daughterrsquos farm
Jim joined the Greer Lions Club in 1988 and was selected Lion of the Year 1991-1992 for his years of faith-
ful service to the club the community and for all the Lions Club brooms he sold for many years Jim was
always the leading broom salesman year after year Being an active member Jim was always there to help
each year at the Greer High School football concession stand one of the Lions Clubrsquos biggest fundraisers
Jim also helped every year at the annual Greer community Big Thursday Hot Dog supper provided by the
Greer Lions Club where he served hundreds of hotdogs always wearing his Community Cash apron Jim
was selected and presented the highest Lions Club award in 2013-2014 the Melvin Jones Fellow award
Jim will be forever remembered for his hard work dedication and service to the Greer Lions Club and the
Greer Community
Sincerely
Karen Kenyon
President
Greer Lions Club
Roger Rainey
Golf Tournament Chairperson
Greer Lions Club
11
District 32A NewsDistrict 32A News
Boiling Springs Lions Club
The Boiling Springs Lions and LEOrsquos brought some Christmas cheer to the residents of Wesley Court Nursing Home in Boiling Springs on December 11 2017 The below pictures depict Lion Louise Rakes reading the Christmas story from the Bible Lion Harold Rakes leading fellow Lions and Leorsquos singing Christmas carols Santa (Lion Harold Ezell) arriving with gifts for each resident LEOs and Lions helping Santa distribute the gifts
The winning Peace Poster for 32A submitted by the Easley Lions
Club The artist is Naomi Bayne a 7th grade student at Gettys Mid-
dle School in Easley Holding the poster are 2 of the judges who
are professional artists ndash on the left is Helen Scott Correll and on
the right is Lalage Warrington
Picture to the left is of
the 3 winning Peace
Posters for 32A being
held by the 3 judg-
es From left to right
Helen Scott Correll hold-
ing 3rd place winner
sponsored by the Spartanburg Evening Lions Club artist is
Ryleigh Willard a 6th grade student at Gable Middle
School Lion Jan Benjamin holding 2nd place winner spon-
sored by the Piedmont Lions Club artist is Marley Clark a
7th grade student at Powdersville Middle School and winning
poster being held by Lalage Warrington which was sponsored by the Easley Lions Club artist is Naomi
Bayne 7th grade student at Gettys Middle School
12
The Spartanburg Lions Club celebrated their 84th year with the SC School for the Deaf and Blind at their Annual Christmas Luncheon sponsored by SCSDB Itrsquos a wonderful celebration when the school thanks the Spartanburg Lions Club for their support and the Lions get to celebrate Christmas with the wonderful children at SCSDB Pictures to the left are members of the Spartanburg Lions Club and the stu-dents at SCSDB who performed at this yearrsquos Christmas program
SPARTANBURG LIONS CLUB
Spartanburg Lions Club President Paul Lundberg presents a $5000 check to SCSDB Foundation Execu-tive Ann Ackerman
Spartanburg Lions Club President presents Lion Mike White with the Lion Of The Year Award and a Melvin Jones Fellow plaque in recognition of his endless work for the Spartanburg Lions Club
This year the schoolrsquos music program has made a Christmas cd Be sure to ask Lion Ann Ackerman about it
LIBERTY LIONS CLUB
129 Liberty Middle School art students participated in the Peace Poster Contest under the direction
of the art teacher Elaine Snell This yearrsquos Liberty Middle School Peace Poster Contest winners are
front row from the left to right Gracie Jackson 8th grade 1st place winner Makenna Hatto 6th
grade 2nd place winner and Kieryn Segal 7th grade 3rd place winner
Back row left to right are Liberty Lions Peace Poster chairman Oscar Thorsland Lions District 32-A
District Governor Richard Whitlock Liberty Middle School art teacher Elaine Snell and Liberty Lions
Club president Jean Thomas
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MESSAGE FROM DISTRICT 32-B GOVERNOR JOHN ENRIGHT
I sure hope the December Holidays were a joy to all of you as they were for Lion Dot an me I hope that not toooo many pounds were gained form all the fine food we all ate
It is hard to believe that half of our Lions year is over I am happy to report that I met my main objective of visiting all of the clubs in the district
ldquoHappy New Yearrdquo Unfortunately rest time is over We have a lot more to accomplish before our year is done Here are a few items of note
1 Special meeting to select a 2nd Vice District governor Time and place TBD If you are willing to step up as leader please ldquothrown your hat into the ringrdquo
2 2nd International VP Jung-Yul Choi will visit the Charleston area We are planning a reception at the Redbank Club 630 pm 22 January Menu and cost to follow
3 Joint District 32B amp C Convention at the Crowne Plaza North Charleston February 16 -17 Please register early This will help us with the meal count and other admin actions
4 Joint District 32A amp D Convention at the Inn On the Square Greenwood March 2-3
5 MD 32 State Convention at the DoubleTree Columbia April 20 ndash 21
If this is not enough we must work on membership growth assist the small clubs and perhaps maybe a new club WOW Oh wait there is more form nominating committees vote in new slate of officers (remember to report to LCI) and fund raisers Candy Day is a good one as proceeds go to LVS and can be used towards a Dr Franklin Mason Fellow
Fellow lions lets continue to work together to make this a great year
We need to be more diligent in reporting our service activities to LCI If your club is lax in this area please try a bit harder Help us get to 100 reporting
Lion Presidents ndash you have received the requirements for ldquoHall of Famerdquo and ldquoLion of the Yearrdquo nomina-tions Let us make sure that your deserving lions receive the recognition that is due to them
This is new please mark your calendar
I want to encourage all 32B clubs to submit photos of your activities and upcoming events to Lion Beverly Long Blong8scrrcom for inclusion in the Palmetto Lion
WE SERVE
John Enright District Governor 32-B
John Enright
District Governor 32-B 2017-2018
H 843-824-5642 C 706-340-3186
jenright123bellsouthnet
14
District 32B NewsDistrict 32B News
BEAUFORT LIONS CLUB
Lion Kathy Holley Sams teacher and chairperson of the peace post-
er committee presented Sam with the certificate and check Sam
was presented with a $50 check from the club and the family were
treated to dinner at Golden Corral Sam Blair represented Boulden
Middle School as the Beaufort Lions Club Peace poster winner for
2017
DENMARK LIONS CLUB DG John is pictured as he inducts Myrtis Williams into the Den-mark club She is seen here with her sponsor Anna Martin
ORANGEBURG LIONS CLUB
DG John inducted John Bolton the newest member of the Or-
angeburg Lions Club
15
SUMMERVILLE LIONS CLUB
Summerville Lions enjoyed a Christmas party pot luck
luncheon together two days after participating in the
Summerville parade
SUMMERVILLE NOON LIONS CLUB
Lion President George Jenkins of the Summerville Noon
Lions Club presenting the Lion of the Year plaque for 2017-
2018 to Lion Dorothy Enright
Summerville Noon Lions President George Jenkins
presented a pin to Lion Diane Jenkins for her years of
service
16
Wow Christmas has come and gone Were you ready I donrsquot think any of us ever truly feel ready Hopefully we all paused and thought of whom we were able to help or give to during the Holiday Season I read that some of the angels on the Salvation Army Trees were returned without sponsors More could have been done My club always gives blankets to the local shelter and to the home-less
Then it is the start of the New Year with new resolutions new goals and new beginnings Letrsquos make some realistic attainable goals for the coming year Ask one person to come to your meeting Donrsquot pressure them to join but just to see what it is about Try to convince that member that is considering quitting into giving it one more year
Letrsquos all try to go to a District function Go to the last 32C convention in North Charleston or attend a District meeting just to get a feel for what goes on In the spring there will be a training seminar of some kind that we can all benefit from Go to your first Zone meeting or host a Zone meeting Whatever you chose just remember that you tend to get out of a membership exactly what you put into it
DG Cathy Morse
Cathy Morse District Governor 32-C
2017-2018
814-706-4692
cmorse577gmailcom
MESSAGE FROM DISTRICT 32-C GOVERNOR CATHY MORSE
District 32C NewsDistrict 32C News
FLORENCE EVENING LIONS CLUB
Making The Season Bright
Lions and Leos from South and West Florence High Schools made Christmas very special for 19 underprivi-leged and special needs children Each child had breakfast provided by McDonaldrsquos a gift from Santa Claus who arrived on a fire truck and a $100 shopping spree for items of clothing
17
HARTSVILLE LIONS CLUB
Santarsquos Visit
Lions hosted a needy family with Christmas gifts and a visit from Santa Claus
MYRTLE BEACH LIONS CLUB
Helping Others
Lion Diane PrsquoPool and other club members assisting the Salvation Army
MULLINS LIONS CLUB
Party Time
Lions partnered with Santa Claus to provide Christmas gifts for a great group of kids in the Marion County Schools
SOUTH STRAND LIONS CLUB
Protecting the Environment
Lions cleaned Sanford Cox Park They swept raked and picked up trash in the park and along the waters edge
18
MESSAGE FROM DISTRICT 32-D GOVERNOR RHETT HAIR
Namaste
We have started the New Year Now the 101st year of lions We are preparing the District Conven-tions A and D together B and C together to prepare for the com-bining of the Multiple Districts into two Even though it is the second half of the Lions year nothing is slowing down We con-tinue to prepare for Joint District Convention Our hats off to Li-ons Bobbie Dove and Art Smith for their work Work on the Mer-ger continues with the development of the new District Constitu-tion amp By Laws Our new officers are working on their intents and their clubrsquos endorsements Work continues on the State MD Con-vention Thanks to PDG Pat Friday and Lion Melody Hair for your efforts
We are developing our plans for our District Officer Training for next year We are looking at the NewberryClinton area for May Some questions for the District
What can we do to get more participation from the Clubs
How do we make the training more meaningful you
Your Participation is welcomed and your input makes a differ-ence The District is a Team We Win or Lose together Let me know what you think fffiremedic19yahoocom
Please keep all of our Lions Families in your prayers especially those who have had losses this Holiday Season
WE Serve
Rhett Hair District Governor 32-D
2016-2017
97 Brooks Quarry Road Winnsboro SC 29180
C 803-261-4758 fffiremedic19yahoocom
Did you know about LCI Online Radio
Lions Clubs online internet radio is free streaming music for your listening pleasure as well as
news and announcements for and about Lions Click a play button to enjoy a station of your
choice
19
District 32D NewsDistrict 32D News
ABBEVILLE LIONS CLUB
Abbeville Lions Club Arbor Day Celebration in December 2017 at Westwood Elementary School Fourth Graders We planted one tree with the Students help this year We were not able to obtain the tree samplings as in the past years to give them each one to take home
BLYTHEWOOD LIONS CLUB
Our annual Breakfast with Santa held on the 9th of December was another very successful event
Children made crafts at the craft table helped by some very enthusiastic LEOs Vision Screening was
held for anyone wishing to get their vision checked Breakfast always fantastic as Blythewood Lions
know how to cook The biggest hit of the day of course was the big guy himself Santa Happy Holi-
days to all from Blythewood Lions and LEOs
Left Blythewood LEOs from Blythe-wood and Westwood HS
Below Blythewood Lions
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COLUMBIA NORTHWEST LIONS CLUB
Lion Sandra Shelton President of the Friends of Car-olina School for Inquiry parent group enlisted the service of Lions Kathy Evans and Damon Hodges stu-dents to fill bags with toiletries for local shelters
Lions pictured with the students are (l-r) Sandra Shel-ton Judy Scott amp Victoria Dixon-Mokeba
Columbia Northwest Lions Clubs held their final Shoe Donation Drive Saturday Dec 2nd Total shoes col-lected to date 485 pairs with a few more expected
Pictured with the partial shoe collection is (L-R) Cleo-patra Allen Four Corners International Mission South Carolina Coordinator Judy Scott club President and Belinda Toatley club Director Not pictured was Di-anne Barnes club Secretary
The Columbia NorthWest Lions Club Christmas party held at their local community center on Decem-
ber 7th A fun time was had by all
DG Rhett and Lion President Judy DG Rhett and Lion Melody having fun
Lion Victoria striking a pose
Lions Belinda Sandra and Judy
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The Mid-Carolina Lions Club has 3 members celebrating January Birthdays and they want to give back Join us on January 20 2018 from 10 am-12pm
Holiday Inn Express amp Suites in Newberry Link to Flyer and Invitation
Mid Carolina Three new Lions induct-
ed and two returning at recent Mid
Carolina Lions meeting
Mid Carolina VCC Rick Pressly inducts
new Mid Carolina Lions in Dec
Mid Carolina Lions with new Legacy
Project signage provided by Legacy
grant from LCIF
MID CAROLINA LIONS CLUB
RIVER HILLSLAKE WYLIE LIONS CLUB
The childrenrsquos choir from the South Carolina School for the Deaf and Blind performed during the River HillsLake Wylie Lions Club annual holiday dinner on Tuesday Dec 5 at the River Hills Country Club Link to complete article
Frank Van Leer center is named a Melvin Jones Fellow during
the River HillsLake Wylie Lions holiday dinner on Dec 2 He is
joined by previous MJ Fellows Bob Daley l and Dick Lewis
22
THE MATHEWS LIONS CLUB
Centennial Legacy Project
The Mathews Lions Club presents a study carrel and two chairs to the Greenwood County Public Library This was their community Centennial Leg-
acy Project along with their statewide involvement in the Centennial Legacy Project at the South Carolina School for the Deaf and Blind Outdoors Recreation and Learning Park
The group picture includes (left to right) Lion Claudia Dority Club Vice President Lion Robert Abercrombie Club Director Lion Pat Abercrombie Club President Lion David Dority MD32 Council Chairperson Prudence Taylor Directory of the Greenwood County Library and Julie Horton Club Membership Chairperson
FORT MILL AND TEGA CAY LIONS CLUB
Fort Mill Lions Club and Tega Cay Lions Club share a school district and either work together to service the
district or split the district schools according to accessibility to the club At any rate we need to collaborate to
make sure all of Fort Mill School District is served When Fort Mill Lions Club disbanded two years ago Tega
Cay took up the slack for Peace Poster and served all 4 middle schools The 20172018 school year saw a 5th
middle school (Pleasant Knoll Middle School) and the resurgence of the Fort Mill Lions Club We are happy to
say the Fort Mill Lions Clubrsquos first major service project was reclaiming the Peace Poster Contest for Fort Mill
and Banks Road Middle Schools Tega Cay continues with Gold Hill and Springfield Middle Schools and started
the Peace Poster Contest at the new Pleasant Knoll Middle School Malory Mason a 7th grader from Pleas-
ant Knoll Middle School was this years District D winner
Tega Cay Lions Club ndashSpringfield Middle Pleasant Knoll Middle and Gold Hill Middle
Fort Mill Lions ClubmdashBanks Trail Middle Fort Mill Lions ClubmdashFort Mill Middle
23
WINNSBORO LIONS CLUB
Winnsboro DG Rhett Hair inducts 3 new
Lions into the Winnsboro Lions Club at
their recent Christmas celebration
Winnsboro Lions Club held its annual
Christmas gathering and enjoyed the
presence of 67 members and guests as
well as several prospective members
Winnsboro Lions President Bill Haslett presents
a Presidents Service Recognition Certificate to
Lions Margaret and Gene Holmes
24
News from International News from International
NEVER STOP LEARNING (or relearning what we have forgotten) LCI offers leadership training materialsresources which include a mix of curriculum materials speaking presentations with notes and activity guides Each month The Palmetto Lion will feature a different training opportunity Here in the Lions Learning Center you can learn and practice key leadership skills for your role as a Lions leader and to be successful in all your projects Courses are categorized by four key skills Leadership Man-aging Others Achieving Results and Communication These courses typically take 30 to 60 minutes to com-plete If you are new to LLC you will need to create an account Please have your Lions Member ID number ready
In addition to the training materials offered on the Training MaterialsResources Page check out the learning opportunities through Lions University Lions University is offered by the USACanada Lions Leadership Forum
December 2017 January 2018 International Calendar (httpmemberslionsclubsorgENeventscalendarphpaugust)
January 7-13 LCIF Week January 8-14 Worldwide Week of Service to Fight Hunger
January 13 Melvin Jonesrsquo birthday
January 15 Peace Poster Kits go on sale from Club Supplies Sales
February 1 International Peace Poster contest winners will be notified on or before this date
February 8 Application deadline for Standard Core 4 and IAG grants to be reviewed at the May 2018 board meeting
Read the January 2018 edition of ldquoLion Magazinerdquo here February
2018 edition will be the first online only version
httpdigitallionmagazineorgpublicationm=6639ampl=1
issue_id462736viewcontentsBrowser
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We want to hear from everyone Make sure to send in your pictures and
short articles to your District Palmetto Lion Rep
District Rep Email
32 A Rita Spiess
ritaspiessattnet
32 B Bev Long
blong8scrrcom
32 C Matt Jones
mjonesscrrcom
32D
Melody Hair hairmelodyyahoocom
MD 32 CALENDAR OF EVENTS January 19-21 2018 Tennessee Lions Leadership Institute ndash Manchester Tenn
January 26-29 2018 Faculty Development Institute ndash Atlanta Ga
January 31 2018 Lion of the Year ndash DEADLINE for Nominations (Chairperson IPCC Anette Hart Comm Members PDG Wes Corrothers Pat Friday Bonnie Stephenson and Paul Dove )
January 31 2018 SC Hall of Fame ndash DEADLINE for Nominations (District 32D ndash Chairperson VCC Rick Pressly Comm Members CC David Dority and IPDG Paul Dove)
February 16-17 2018
Combined ldquoBrdquo and ldquoCrdquo Mid-Winter Crowne Plaza 4831 Tanger Outlet Blvd N Charleston SC 29418 Please complete the registration and enclose proper remittance REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS February 2nd 2018
March 2-3 2018 Combined ldquoArdquo and ldquoDrdquo Mid-Winter
THE INN ON THE SQUARE GREENWOOD SOUTH CAROLINA Late Fee After February 20 is $1000
March 22-25th 2018 Florida Regional Lions Leadership Institute
Fruitland FL
April 10 2018 2018 Research Symposium MUSC ndash Storm Eye Institute
April 20-21 2018 SC State Convention
Doubletree by Hilton 2100 Bush River Rd Columbia SC 29223 Registration (TBD) Program Ad Information (Deadline 4818)
June 7mdash9 2018 Mississippi Lions Leadership Institute
Ocean Springs MS
2
State and District Conventions
This year is a year of joint conventions leading up to combining Districts A amp D and Districts B amp C
into two districts Districts A amp D will become District S and Districts B amp C will become District C
Please join us at these conventions
Districts 32B amp 32C Convention
February 16th to 17th 2018 Crowne Plaza 4831 Tanger Outlet Blvd N Charleston SC 29418
Important Links
Registration (Deadline 20218)
Program Ad Information (Deadline 20118)
Constitution amp Bylaws (to be voted on at District Convention)
Districts 32A amp 32D Convention
March 2-3 2018
The Inn on The Square Greenwood SC
Guest Speaker IP Thomas Gordon
Important Links
Invitation
Registration (Deadline 22018)
Program Ad Information (Deadline 22318)
94th Multiple District 32 Convention
April 20mdash21 2018
Doubletree by Hilton
2100 Bush River Rd Columbia SC 29223
Registration (TBD)
Program Ad Information (Deadline 4818)
3
Lions Vision Services A South Carolina Charity
Dear Lions
The New Year is an opportunity for reflection and celebration
In the Lions Year 2018 our donors have enabled 52 South Carolinians to receive life changing eye surger-ies 41 to receive hearing aids and 11019 to be screened for vision deficiencies While it is sometimes difficult to quantify what these numbers really mean the individuals behind those numbers have been changed forever
One of our eye surgery clients wrote ldquoI walked out of surgery and could see colors cars people lights all the things we just take for granted It was absolutely magnificentrdquo
The New Year is an opportunity to evaluate new challenges
As we continue our vital work of sight conservation hundreds of thousands of South Carolinians are counting on us for help living safe meaningful and fulfilling lives Some may be wondering how the changes to the tax laws will impact your ability to contribute to this life-changing work I invite you to re-view some of the facts about these changes as they relate to charitable giving through these articles from the Association of Fundraising Professionals
Congress Approves Tax Reform Bills
Congressional Joint Committee of Taxation Statement
Tips for Giving After the Tax Bill
Regardless of these new changes one thing has not changed the unique impact your gift to LVS has on the blind and visually impaired across the Palmetto State We have never had so many opportunities to serve our fellow man
The New Year is an opportunity to resolve to do something bold
We often mark the New Year with resolutions Let our resolution be this let us strive to do more in 2018 to eradicate blindness in South Carolina Let us give more to preventative measures like vision screenings Let us work more to refer clients in need of eye surgeries Let us listen for the opportunity to help those who need a hearing aid Let us say that in 2018 we gave our all and did our absolute best to make this state a brighter place to live Let us say in 2018 that we were knights of the blind
I hope you will join me in this special crusade with the time talent and treasure we need to succeed
Yours in Lionism
Lion Daniel J Prohaska MA CFRE
Lions Vision Serves a SC Charity Facebook Page httpswwwfacebookcomlionsvisionservices
LIONS VISION SERVICES web site
httpsclionsorgwp2
4
David Dority Multiple District 32
Council Chairperson 2017-2018
2018 ndash WHAT DO WE ANTICIPATE IN THE NEW YEAR
We have closed out another year a year with much celebration and special events During the past year we marked the end of the first century of Lion-ism and the beginning of a new century as Lions Now as we move into 2018 what do we as Lions foresee or expect
After such a momentous year there may be some Lions who expect a let-down in spirit Other members might foresee this year as a time to sit back and boast about what a good year 2017 was However there are many Li-ons that see last year as a springboard into a year of opportunities and lots of possibilities
This year we will see changes take place in the structure and activities across Multiple District 32 Change takes a lot of flak and is often viewed as the bad guy Change is sometimes seen as an inconvenience as a disruption or as a speed bump in our lives Very few of us are immune from change and every New Year brings change in some areas of our lives Our reaction to change is often the determining factor to a good year versus a rough year When we look for the positive rather than the negative or when we can see the opportunity versus the inconvenience we are more likely to see success and achievement rather than failure in our efforts
It can be easy to point out the negative to find fault and to complain It might take some work to accept change and some effort to bring about the desired results Yet being positive being willing to try and being an en-courager can be just as contagious as the other side of the coin
This year we will have two joint district conventions as we transition into two districts Joint conventions open the possibilities of more clubs working together more resources to support each convention and less expense than would be required to put on two separate conventions With the support of our membership and our clubs we could see a larger turnout for our guest speakers These are just a few of the positive results from working together for the good of our districts and multiple district
In July 2018 we move from four to two districts in Multiple District 32 It has taken work to put the plan together to prepare the leadership and to work out the constitutions and by-laws It will require more work this year to see positive results and to see a smooth transition It is up to each of us to work with positive attitudes to bring about good healthy and unified districts as we keep our focus on serving South Carolina
2018 can be another great year where we see growth new leadership and harmony through collaboration among clubs May we all strive to do our very best to make it that kind of year
Lion David Dority
Council Chairperson
Rev David Dority Council Chairperson
2017-2018
504 Marietta Drive Greenwood SC 29646
864-993-0572 ddority1950yahoocom
5
Multiple District 32 NewsMultiple District 32 News
PEACE POSTER CONTEST
Each year Lions clubs around the world sponsor the Lions International Peace Poster Contest in local schools and youth groups This art contest encourages young people worldwide to express their visions of peace For more than 25 years millions of children from nearly 100 countries have participated in the contest The theme of the 1017-2018 Peace Poster Contest is ldquoThe Future of Peacerdquo and students ages 11 12 and 13 were eligible to participate
The State winning poster was selected by a panel of local professional artists and art teachers as the overall winner for Multiple District 32 (South Carolina)rdquo
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR PEACE POSTER WINNERS FROM DISTRICTS A B amp D
District 32A winner is Naomi Bayne Naomi is a 7th grader at Gettyrsquos Middle School Submitted by Easley Lions Club
District 32D winner is Malory Mason Malory is a 7th grader at Pleasant Knoll Middle School Sub-mitted by Tega Cay Lions Club
District 32B winner is Abigail Kirk-wood Abigail is a 8th grader at Dubose Middle School Submitted by Summerville Lions Club
Congratulations to District 32C and Tiffany Duong Tiffany is a 7th grader at St James Middle School Poster was submitted by the South Strand Lions Club
6
A MESSAGE FROM PAUL DOVE MD32 GST
Exploring LCIrsquos Website for New Service (and Other) Ideas
One of the aims of creating the new-this-year Club Service Chair (CSC) officer is to encourage clubs to
consider new service projects To plant new ideas for such projects LCI has a page on each of the five
service emphases----hunger environment diabetes pediatric cancer and vision Simply logon to
Lions Clubs International and use the search box to find ldquoEnvironment Service Projectsrdquo for example
or try this URL where the above search should take you
httpwwwlionsclubsorgresourcesENpdfsgst1Epdf
Thatrsquos where I found one of the five suggestionidea sheets Try your hand at locating the other four
Call it a ldquotreasure huntrdquo
Herersquos another URL If it does not open you will have to do another search box search under ldquoe-
booksrdquo and then scroll down to ldquoservice chairperson e-Bookrdquo
httpwwwlionsclubsorgresourcesENpdfsebookDA-CSCEBpdf
Itrsquos also useful to log on occasionally to LCI then key on ldquoLions Members Centerrdquo and see whatrsquos new
under ldquoclub service chairpersonrdquo and ldquoGSTrdquo as these are being updated periodically Or better yet
look up GAT (Global Action Team) for even more information on the four GAT components----
leadership membership service and LCIF There is a world of information on LCIrsquos website for
sure And our four GAT areas are contingent on each other Each one affects the other three
ldquoWe Serverdquo
And we report to MyLCI each month these service activities and how many folks have benefitted
from our service
7
ALERT MINUTE FROM LION MARY LOUISE RESCH MD32 ALERT CHAIR
January 2018
As the old year ends and a new one begins I thought Irsquod share a few ALERT related New Yearrsquos Reso-
lutions to start off your 2018
Plan Ahead Disasters can happen in the blink of an eye so the more you think ahead the easi-
er it will be to deal with it when it comes
Be Thankful We were very fortunate to experience limited damages from Hurricane Irma in
2017 Be thankful for not experiencing a major disaster for a third year in a row
Collaborate Work together as a Club District and State to make a difference in your communi-
ties where you work and live One voice is a solo but together we are a CHOIR singing out the
Lions message of ldquoWE SERVErdquo each and every day
Get Involved Whether itrsquos in disaster planning response or some other activity give back in
some way this coming year
Communicate If yoursquore in need please let someone know If you are able to help reach out and
make a difference
Thank you to everyone for a wonderful 2017 and herersquos looking forward to an even better 2018
HAPPY NEW YEAR
Lion ml
When disaster strikes LCIF and Lions are among the first there to lend a hand We stay for as long as it
takes to finish the work and help give disaster victims their lives back From September 11th to the
2009 Australian bush fires to the relief provided to flood victims in South Dakota more than four dec-
ades ago LCIF gives some comfort to those who have lost everything But we need your support to be
ready for the next disaster and to give victims perhaps the most important gift we can hope for the
future
Please visit wwwlciforg to read stories and testimonials from LCIF disaster relief recipients learn
more about the Foundationrsquos disaster aid efforts and find the latest updates on our disaster work
8
CALLING ALL LIONS VISION SCREENERS
Do you want to learn more Do you feel that a certification process would give us more credibility when talk-
ing to nurses and administrators about vision screening Lions KidSight USA has created a certification process
and I would like to invite you to check it out This is not certification on how to conduct our vision screenings
but why vision screening is so important Congratulation to Lion Hope MacBride and don Putro of Tega Cay
Lion Judy Scott of Columbia NW and Lion Rick Pressly of Abbeville for successful completion of this Certifica-
tion If you or someone in your club has completed the certification please let me know and Irsquoll publish their
name in this column
See the email below from Lion Dan Uitti Lions KidSight Foundation for instructions
Dear Lions You are welcome to apply for and study then take the Lions KidSight USA Certification Test The test will re-sult in receiving a Certificate upon successfully passing the test Send an email to danuittinet to attain the registration information In the meanwhile study the Lions KidSight USA Training Manual at the website - httplionskidsightusaorgtraining Study this guide httplionskidsightusaorgwp-contentuploads201510LKSUSA-Training-Manual-Rev20171107pdf Be sure to know your LCI Membership ID Thank you Lion Dan Uitti Lions KidSight USA Foundation Webmaster danuittinet
9
FROM THE DESK OF DG RICHARD WHITLOCK of SC District 32 A
Happy New Year Fellow Lions
May your New Year be filled with Hope Love Peace Good Health and Prosperity
December started out with our Global Action Team training with much information shared about LCIF Leadership Membership and Service Several clubs were in attendance and special thanks to all the leadership support
We were able to attend the Southside Gala in Spartanburg as well as a couple Lions club Christmas Parties Fellowship with our fellow Lions this time of year is always special
We hope you and your families had a blessed Christmas season
On a sad note many of our fellow Lions passed away in December Our sympathy and prayers are with each of these families
Now the New Year has begun we will complete our club visits in January and then focus on those clubs with special needs as well as our membership goals
We will have our next Leadership meeting on Monday January 8th to continue to work toward a successful year The convention speaker has been confirmed and we look forward to a great con-vention in Greenwood in March
We will continue to share with you the emphasis of a higher level of service and embracing our motto ldquoWe Serverdquo by the Power of We
Just a Reminder LCI vision statement is ldquoTo be the global leader in community and humanitarian ser-vicerdquo Let us work together as a team to make this a reality
On a personal note our youngest son was in a motorcycle accident Christmas Eve in Tampa FL on his way to a family dinner He has a broken clavicle 6 broken ribs broke scapula and a severe concussion as well as several areas of road abrasion He has no memory of what happened but we are grateful he was going slow He is in a lot of pain with any movement We had arrived in FL on Dec 23rd to celebrate Christmas with all our family so we were able to be with him We go visit every day to try to keep giving him Hope and try to keep him comfortable We are so thankful that he was not hurt worse and pray for healing and comfort Please join us in prayer as he has a two to three month recovery
Service Projects = Membership Growth amp Retention
Respectfully Submitted DG Richard Whitlock Website wwwe-districtorgsites32a
Richard Whitlock District Governor 32-A
2017-2018
62 Roselite Circle
Greer SC 29650
864-918-7833 864-918-7832
rewhitlock08gmailcom
10
In memory of James In memory of James ldquoldquoJimJimrdquo rdquo Edwin WrightEdwin Wright
James ldquoJimrdquo Edwin Wright
February 27 1919 ndash December 24 2017
James ldquoJimrdquo Edwin Wright Sr 98 widow of Dorothy Miller Wright passed away on December 24 2017
A native of Spartanburg County son of the late Laurens Eugene and Ina Gertrude Drummond Wright He
was a US Army WWII Veteran retired employee of Community Cash in Greer SC and a member of Fair-
view Baptist Church in Greer SC Known affectionately by many as Pa he was an avid Clemson Tigers fan
and attended all the football and basketball home games Jim also cheered for the Braves and attended the
Greenville Drive baseball games Jim enjoyed his garden every summer and sharing the bounty from the
earth with family and friends Jim had a big heart for animals especially his cat ldquoTiardquo and took pleasure in
helping to tend to the cows on his daughterrsquos farm
Jim joined the Greer Lions Club in 1988 and was selected Lion of the Year 1991-1992 for his years of faith-
ful service to the club the community and for all the Lions Club brooms he sold for many years Jim was
always the leading broom salesman year after year Being an active member Jim was always there to help
each year at the Greer High School football concession stand one of the Lions Clubrsquos biggest fundraisers
Jim also helped every year at the annual Greer community Big Thursday Hot Dog supper provided by the
Greer Lions Club where he served hundreds of hotdogs always wearing his Community Cash apron Jim
was selected and presented the highest Lions Club award in 2013-2014 the Melvin Jones Fellow award
Jim will be forever remembered for his hard work dedication and service to the Greer Lions Club and the
Greer Community
Sincerely
Karen Kenyon
President
Greer Lions Club
Roger Rainey
Golf Tournament Chairperson
Greer Lions Club
11
District 32A NewsDistrict 32A News
Boiling Springs Lions Club
The Boiling Springs Lions and LEOrsquos brought some Christmas cheer to the residents of Wesley Court Nursing Home in Boiling Springs on December 11 2017 The below pictures depict Lion Louise Rakes reading the Christmas story from the Bible Lion Harold Rakes leading fellow Lions and Leorsquos singing Christmas carols Santa (Lion Harold Ezell) arriving with gifts for each resident LEOs and Lions helping Santa distribute the gifts
The winning Peace Poster for 32A submitted by the Easley Lions
Club The artist is Naomi Bayne a 7th grade student at Gettys Mid-
dle School in Easley Holding the poster are 2 of the judges who
are professional artists ndash on the left is Helen Scott Correll and on
the right is Lalage Warrington
Picture to the left is of
the 3 winning Peace
Posters for 32A being
held by the 3 judg-
es From left to right
Helen Scott Correll hold-
ing 3rd place winner
sponsored by the Spartanburg Evening Lions Club artist is
Ryleigh Willard a 6th grade student at Gable Middle
School Lion Jan Benjamin holding 2nd place winner spon-
sored by the Piedmont Lions Club artist is Marley Clark a
7th grade student at Powdersville Middle School and winning
poster being held by Lalage Warrington which was sponsored by the Easley Lions Club artist is Naomi
Bayne 7th grade student at Gettys Middle School
12
The Spartanburg Lions Club celebrated their 84th year with the SC School for the Deaf and Blind at their Annual Christmas Luncheon sponsored by SCSDB Itrsquos a wonderful celebration when the school thanks the Spartanburg Lions Club for their support and the Lions get to celebrate Christmas with the wonderful children at SCSDB Pictures to the left are members of the Spartanburg Lions Club and the stu-dents at SCSDB who performed at this yearrsquos Christmas program
SPARTANBURG LIONS CLUB
Spartanburg Lions Club President Paul Lundberg presents a $5000 check to SCSDB Foundation Execu-tive Ann Ackerman
Spartanburg Lions Club President presents Lion Mike White with the Lion Of The Year Award and a Melvin Jones Fellow plaque in recognition of his endless work for the Spartanburg Lions Club
This year the schoolrsquos music program has made a Christmas cd Be sure to ask Lion Ann Ackerman about it
LIBERTY LIONS CLUB
129 Liberty Middle School art students participated in the Peace Poster Contest under the direction
of the art teacher Elaine Snell This yearrsquos Liberty Middle School Peace Poster Contest winners are
front row from the left to right Gracie Jackson 8th grade 1st place winner Makenna Hatto 6th
grade 2nd place winner and Kieryn Segal 7th grade 3rd place winner
Back row left to right are Liberty Lions Peace Poster chairman Oscar Thorsland Lions District 32-A
District Governor Richard Whitlock Liberty Middle School art teacher Elaine Snell and Liberty Lions
Club president Jean Thomas
13
MESSAGE FROM DISTRICT 32-B GOVERNOR JOHN ENRIGHT
I sure hope the December Holidays were a joy to all of you as they were for Lion Dot an me I hope that not toooo many pounds were gained form all the fine food we all ate
It is hard to believe that half of our Lions year is over I am happy to report that I met my main objective of visiting all of the clubs in the district
ldquoHappy New Yearrdquo Unfortunately rest time is over We have a lot more to accomplish before our year is done Here are a few items of note
1 Special meeting to select a 2nd Vice District governor Time and place TBD If you are willing to step up as leader please ldquothrown your hat into the ringrdquo
2 2nd International VP Jung-Yul Choi will visit the Charleston area We are planning a reception at the Redbank Club 630 pm 22 January Menu and cost to follow
3 Joint District 32B amp C Convention at the Crowne Plaza North Charleston February 16 -17 Please register early This will help us with the meal count and other admin actions
4 Joint District 32A amp D Convention at the Inn On the Square Greenwood March 2-3
5 MD 32 State Convention at the DoubleTree Columbia April 20 ndash 21
If this is not enough we must work on membership growth assist the small clubs and perhaps maybe a new club WOW Oh wait there is more form nominating committees vote in new slate of officers (remember to report to LCI) and fund raisers Candy Day is a good one as proceeds go to LVS and can be used towards a Dr Franklin Mason Fellow
Fellow lions lets continue to work together to make this a great year
We need to be more diligent in reporting our service activities to LCI If your club is lax in this area please try a bit harder Help us get to 100 reporting
Lion Presidents ndash you have received the requirements for ldquoHall of Famerdquo and ldquoLion of the Yearrdquo nomina-tions Let us make sure that your deserving lions receive the recognition that is due to them
This is new please mark your calendar
I want to encourage all 32B clubs to submit photos of your activities and upcoming events to Lion Beverly Long Blong8scrrcom for inclusion in the Palmetto Lion
WE SERVE
John Enright District Governor 32-B
John Enright
District Governor 32-B 2017-2018
H 843-824-5642 C 706-340-3186
jenright123bellsouthnet
14
District 32B NewsDistrict 32B News
BEAUFORT LIONS CLUB
Lion Kathy Holley Sams teacher and chairperson of the peace post-
er committee presented Sam with the certificate and check Sam
was presented with a $50 check from the club and the family were
treated to dinner at Golden Corral Sam Blair represented Boulden
Middle School as the Beaufort Lions Club Peace poster winner for
2017
DENMARK LIONS CLUB DG John is pictured as he inducts Myrtis Williams into the Den-mark club She is seen here with her sponsor Anna Martin
ORANGEBURG LIONS CLUB
DG John inducted John Bolton the newest member of the Or-
angeburg Lions Club
15
SUMMERVILLE LIONS CLUB
Summerville Lions enjoyed a Christmas party pot luck
luncheon together two days after participating in the
Summerville parade
SUMMERVILLE NOON LIONS CLUB
Lion President George Jenkins of the Summerville Noon
Lions Club presenting the Lion of the Year plaque for 2017-
2018 to Lion Dorothy Enright
Summerville Noon Lions President George Jenkins
presented a pin to Lion Diane Jenkins for her years of
service
16
Wow Christmas has come and gone Were you ready I donrsquot think any of us ever truly feel ready Hopefully we all paused and thought of whom we were able to help or give to during the Holiday Season I read that some of the angels on the Salvation Army Trees were returned without sponsors More could have been done My club always gives blankets to the local shelter and to the home-less
Then it is the start of the New Year with new resolutions new goals and new beginnings Letrsquos make some realistic attainable goals for the coming year Ask one person to come to your meeting Donrsquot pressure them to join but just to see what it is about Try to convince that member that is considering quitting into giving it one more year
Letrsquos all try to go to a District function Go to the last 32C convention in North Charleston or attend a District meeting just to get a feel for what goes on In the spring there will be a training seminar of some kind that we can all benefit from Go to your first Zone meeting or host a Zone meeting Whatever you chose just remember that you tend to get out of a membership exactly what you put into it
DG Cathy Morse
Cathy Morse District Governor 32-C
2017-2018
814-706-4692
cmorse577gmailcom
MESSAGE FROM DISTRICT 32-C GOVERNOR CATHY MORSE
District 32C NewsDistrict 32C News
FLORENCE EVENING LIONS CLUB
Making The Season Bright
Lions and Leos from South and West Florence High Schools made Christmas very special for 19 underprivi-leged and special needs children Each child had breakfast provided by McDonaldrsquos a gift from Santa Claus who arrived on a fire truck and a $100 shopping spree for items of clothing
17
HARTSVILLE LIONS CLUB
Santarsquos Visit
Lions hosted a needy family with Christmas gifts and a visit from Santa Claus
MYRTLE BEACH LIONS CLUB
Helping Others
Lion Diane PrsquoPool and other club members assisting the Salvation Army
MULLINS LIONS CLUB
Party Time
Lions partnered with Santa Claus to provide Christmas gifts for a great group of kids in the Marion County Schools
SOUTH STRAND LIONS CLUB
Protecting the Environment
Lions cleaned Sanford Cox Park They swept raked and picked up trash in the park and along the waters edge
18
MESSAGE FROM DISTRICT 32-D GOVERNOR RHETT HAIR
Namaste
We have started the New Year Now the 101st year of lions We are preparing the District Conven-tions A and D together B and C together to prepare for the com-bining of the Multiple Districts into two Even though it is the second half of the Lions year nothing is slowing down We con-tinue to prepare for Joint District Convention Our hats off to Li-ons Bobbie Dove and Art Smith for their work Work on the Mer-ger continues with the development of the new District Constitu-tion amp By Laws Our new officers are working on their intents and their clubrsquos endorsements Work continues on the State MD Con-vention Thanks to PDG Pat Friday and Lion Melody Hair for your efforts
We are developing our plans for our District Officer Training for next year We are looking at the NewberryClinton area for May Some questions for the District
What can we do to get more participation from the Clubs
How do we make the training more meaningful you
Your Participation is welcomed and your input makes a differ-ence The District is a Team We Win or Lose together Let me know what you think fffiremedic19yahoocom
Please keep all of our Lions Families in your prayers especially those who have had losses this Holiday Season
WE Serve
Rhett Hair District Governor 32-D
2016-2017
97 Brooks Quarry Road Winnsboro SC 29180
C 803-261-4758 fffiremedic19yahoocom
Did you know about LCI Online Radio
Lions Clubs online internet radio is free streaming music for your listening pleasure as well as
news and announcements for and about Lions Click a play button to enjoy a station of your
choice
19
District 32D NewsDistrict 32D News
ABBEVILLE LIONS CLUB
Abbeville Lions Club Arbor Day Celebration in December 2017 at Westwood Elementary School Fourth Graders We planted one tree with the Students help this year We were not able to obtain the tree samplings as in the past years to give them each one to take home
BLYTHEWOOD LIONS CLUB
Our annual Breakfast with Santa held on the 9th of December was another very successful event
Children made crafts at the craft table helped by some very enthusiastic LEOs Vision Screening was
held for anyone wishing to get their vision checked Breakfast always fantastic as Blythewood Lions
know how to cook The biggest hit of the day of course was the big guy himself Santa Happy Holi-
days to all from Blythewood Lions and LEOs
Left Blythewood LEOs from Blythe-wood and Westwood HS
Below Blythewood Lions
20
COLUMBIA NORTHWEST LIONS CLUB
Lion Sandra Shelton President of the Friends of Car-olina School for Inquiry parent group enlisted the service of Lions Kathy Evans and Damon Hodges stu-dents to fill bags with toiletries for local shelters
Lions pictured with the students are (l-r) Sandra Shel-ton Judy Scott amp Victoria Dixon-Mokeba
Columbia Northwest Lions Clubs held their final Shoe Donation Drive Saturday Dec 2nd Total shoes col-lected to date 485 pairs with a few more expected
Pictured with the partial shoe collection is (L-R) Cleo-patra Allen Four Corners International Mission South Carolina Coordinator Judy Scott club President and Belinda Toatley club Director Not pictured was Di-anne Barnes club Secretary
The Columbia NorthWest Lions Club Christmas party held at their local community center on Decem-
ber 7th A fun time was had by all
DG Rhett and Lion President Judy DG Rhett and Lion Melody having fun
Lion Victoria striking a pose
Lions Belinda Sandra and Judy
21
The Mid-Carolina Lions Club has 3 members celebrating January Birthdays and they want to give back Join us on January 20 2018 from 10 am-12pm
Holiday Inn Express amp Suites in Newberry Link to Flyer and Invitation
Mid Carolina Three new Lions induct-
ed and two returning at recent Mid
Carolina Lions meeting
Mid Carolina VCC Rick Pressly inducts
new Mid Carolina Lions in Dec
Mid Carolina Lions with new Legacy
Project signage provided by Legacy
grant from LCIF
MID CAROLINA LIONS CLUB
RIVER HILLSLAKE WYLIE LIONS CLUB
The childrenrsquos choir from the South Carolina School for the Deaf and Blind performed during the River HillsLake Wylie Lions Club annual holiday dinner on Tuesday Dec 5 at the River Hills Country Club Link to complete article
Frank Van Leer center is named a Melvin Jones Fellow during
the River HillsLake Wylie Lions holiday dinner on Dec 2 He is
joined by previous MJ Fellows Bob Daley l and Dick Lewis
22
THE MATHEWS LIONS CLUB
Centennial Legacy Project
The Mathews Lions Club presents a study carrel and two chairs to the Greenwood County Public Library This was their community Centennial Leg-
acy Project along with their statewide involvement in the Centennial Legacy Project at the South Carolina School for the Deaf and Blind Outdoors Recreation and Learning Park
The group picture includes (left to right) Lion Claudia Dority Club Vice President Lion Robert Abercrombie Club Director Lion Pat Abercrombie Club President Lion David Dority MD32 Council Chairperson Prudence Taylor Directory of the Greenwood County Library and Julie Horton Club Membership Chairperson
FORT MILL AND TEGA CAY LIONS CLUB
Fort Mill Lions Club and Tega Cay Lions Club share a school district and either work together to service the
district or split the district schools according to accessibility to the club At any rate we need to collaborate to
make sure all of Fort Mill School District is served When Fort Mill Lions Club disbanded two years ago Tega
Cay took up the slack for Peace Poster and served all 4 middle schools The 20172018 school year saw a 5th
middle school (Pleasant Knoll Middle School) and the resurgence of the Fort Mill Lions Club We are happy to
say the Fort Mill Lions Clubrsquos first major service project was reclaiming the Peace Poster Contest for Fort Mill
and Banks Road Middle Schools Tega Cay continues with Gold Hill and Springfield Middle Schools and started
the Peace Poster Contest at the new Pleasant Knoll Middle School Malory Mason a 7th grader from Pleas-
ant Knoll Middle School was this years District D winner
Tega Cay Lions Club ndashSpringfield Middle Pleasant Knoll Middle and Gold Hill Middle
Fort Mill Lions ClubmdashBanks Trail Middle Fort Mill Lions ClubmdashFort Mill Middle
23
WINNSBORO LIONS CLUB
Winnsboro DG Rhett Hair inducts 3 new
Lions into the Winnsboro Lions Club at
their recent Christmas celebration
Winnsboro Lions Club held its annual
Christmas gathering and enjoyed the
presence of 67 members and guests as
well as several prospective members
Winnsboro Lions President Bill Haslett presents
a Presidents Service Recognition Certificate to
Lions Margaret and Gene Holmes
24
News from International News from International
NEVER STOP LEARNING (or relearning what we have forgotten) LCI offers leadership training materialsresources which include a mix of curriculum materials speaking presentations with notes and activity guides Each month The Palmetto Lion will feature a different training opportunity Here in the Lions Learning Center you can learn and practice key leadership skills for your role as a Lions leader and to be successful in all your projects Courses are categorized by four key skills Leadership Man-aging Others Achieving Results and Communication These courses typically take 30 to 60 minutes to com-plete If you are new to LLC you will need to create an account Please have your Lions Member ID number ready
In addition to the training materials offered on the Training MaterialsResources Page check out the learning opportunities through Lions University Lions University is offered by the USACanada Lions Leadership Forum
December 2017 January 2018 International Calendar (httpmemberslionsclubsorgENeventscalendarphpaugust)
January 7-13 LCIF Week January 8-14 Worldwide Week of Service to Fight Hunger
January 13 Melvin Jonesrsquo birthday
January 15 Peace Poster Kits go on sale from Club Supplies Sales
February 1 International Peace Poster contest winners will be notified on or before this date
February 8 Application deadline for Standard Core 4 and IAG grants to be reviewed at the May 2018 board meeting
Read the January 2018 edition of ldquoLion Magazinerdquo here February
2018 edition will be the first online only version
httpdigitallionmagazineorgpublicationm=6639ampl=1
issue_id462736viewcontentsBrowser
25
We want to hear from everyone Make sure to send in your pictures and
short articles to your District Palmetto Lion Rep
District Rep Email
32 A Rita Spiess
ritaspiessattnet
32 B Bev Long
blong8scrrcom
32 C Matt Jones
mjonesscrrcom
32D
Melody Hair hairmelodyyahoocom
MD 32 CALENDAR OF EVENTS January 19-21 2018 Tennessee Lions Leadership Institute ndash Manchester Tenn
January 26-29 2018 Faculty Development Institute ndash Atlanta Ga
January 31 2018 Lion of the Year ndash DEADLINE for Nominations (Chairperson IPCC Anette Hart Comm Members PDG Wes Corrothers Pat Friday Bonnie Stephenson and Paul Dove )
January 31 2018 SC Hall of Fame ndash DEADLINE for Nominations (District 32D ndash Chairperson VCC Rick Pressly Comm Members CC David Dority and IPDG Paul Dove)
February 16-17 2018
Combined ldquoBrdquo and ldquoCrdquo Mid-Winter Crowne Plaza 4831 Tanger Outlet Blvd N Charleston SC 29418 Please complete the registration and enclose proper remittance REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS February 2nd 2018
March 2-3 2018 Combined ldquoArdquo and ldquoDrdquo Mid-Winter
THE INN ON THE SQUARE GREENWOOD SOUTH CAROLINA Late Fee After February 20 is $1000
March 22-25th 2018 Florida Regional Lions Leadership Institute
Fruitland FL
April 10 2018 2018 Research Symposium MUSC ndash Storm Eye Institute
April 20-21 2018 SC State Convention
Doubletree by Hilton 2100 Bush River Rd Columbia SC 29223 Registration (TBD) Program Ad Information (Deadline 4818)
June 7mdash9 2018 Mississippi Lions Leadership Institute
Ocean Springs MS
3
Lions Vision Services A South Carolina Charity
Dear Lions
The New Year is an opportunity for reflection and celebration
In the Lions Year 2018 our donors have enabled 52 South Carolinians to receive life changing eye surger-ies 41 to receive hearing aids and 11019 to be screened for vision deficiencies While it is sometimes difficult to quantify what these numbers really mean the individuals behind those numbers have been changed forever
One of our eye surgery clients wrote ldquoI walked out of surgery and could see colors cars people lights all the things we just take for granted It was absolutely magnificentrdquo
The New Year is an opportunity to evaluate new challenges
As we continue our vital work of sight conservation hundreds of thousands of South Carolinians are counting on us for help living safe meaningful and fulfilling lives Some may be wondering how the changes to the tax laws will impact your ability to contribute to this life-changing work I invite you to re-view some of the facts about these changes as they relate to charitable giving through these articles from the Association of Fundraising Professionals
Congress Approves Tax Reform Bills
Congressional Joint Committee of Taxation Statement
Tips for Giving After the Tax Bill
Regardless of these new changes one thing has not changed the unique impact your gift to LVS has on the blind and visually impaired across the Palmetto State We have never had so many opportunities to serve our fellow man
The New Year is an opportunity to resolve to do something bold
We often mark the New Year with resolutions Let our resolution be this let us strive to do more in 2018 to eradicate blindness in South Carolina Let us give more to preventative measures like vision screenings Let us work more to refer clients in need of eye surgeries Let us listen for the opportunity to help those who need a hearing aid Let us say that in 2018 we gave our all and did our absolute best to make this state a brighter place to live Let us say in 2018 that we were knights of the blind
I hope you will join me in this special crusade with the time talent and treasure we need to succeed
Yours in Lionism
Lion Daniel J Prohaska MA CFRE
Lions Vision Serves a SC Charity Facebook Page httpswwwfacebookcomlionsvisionservices
LIONS VISION SERVICES web site
httpsclionsorgwp2
4
David Dority Multiple District 32
Council Chairperson 2017-2018
2018 ndash WHAT DO WE ANTICIPATE IN THE NEW YEAR
We have closed out another year a year with much celebration and special events During the past year we marked the end of the first century of Lion-ism and the beginning of a new century as Lions Now as we move into 2018 what do we as Lions foresee or expect
After such a momentous year there may be some Lions who expect a let-down in spirit Other members might foresee this year as a time to sit back and boast about what a good year 2017 was However there are many Li-ons that see last year as a springboard into a year of opportunities and lots of possibilities
This year we will see changes take place in the structure and activities across Multiple District 32 Change takes a lot of flak and is often viewed as the bad guy Change is sometimes seen as an inconvenience as a disruption or as a speed bump in our lives Very few of us are immune from change and every New Year brings change in some areas of our lives Our reaction to change is often the determining factor to a good year versus a rough year When we look for the positive rather than the negative or when we can see the opportunity versus the inconvenience we are more likely to see success and achievement rather than failure in our efforts
It can be easy to point out the negative to find fault and to complain It might take some work to accept change and some effort to bring about the desired results Yet being positive being willing to try and being an en-courager can be just as contagious as the other side of the coin
This year we will have two joint district conventions as we transition into two districts Joint conventions open the possibilities of more clubs working together more resources to support each convention and less expense than would be required to put on two separate conventions With the support of our membership and our clubs we could see a larger turnout for our guest speakers These are just a few of the positive results from working together for the good of our districts and multiple district
In July 2018 we move from four to two districts in Multiple District 32 It has taken work to put the plan together to prepare the leadership and to work out the constitutions and by-laws It will require more work this year to see positive results and to see a smooth transition It is up to each of us to work with positive attitudes to bring about good healthy and unified districts as we keep our focus on serving South Carolina
2018 can be another great year where we see growth new leadership and harmony through collaboration among clubs May we all strive to do our very best to make it that kind of year
Lion David Dority
Council Chairperson
Rev David Dority Council Chairperson
2017-2018
504 Marietta Drive Greenwood SC 29646
864-993-0572 ddority1950yahoocom
5
Multiple District 32 NewsMultiple District 32 News
PEACE POSTER CONTEST
Each year Lions clubs around the world sponsor the Lions International Peace Poster Contest in local schools and youth groups This art contest encourages young people worldwide to express their visions of peace For more than 25 years millions of children from nearly 100 countries have participated in the contest The theme of the 1017-2018 Peace Poster Contest is ldquoThe Future of Peacerdquo and students ages 11 12 and 13 were eligible to participate
The State winning poster was selected by a panel of local professional artists and art teachers as the overall winner for Multiple District 32 (South Carolina)rdquo
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR PEACE POSTER WINNERS FROM DISTRICTS A B amp D
District 32A winner is Naomi Bayne Naomi is a 7th grader at Gettyrsquos Middle School Submitted by Easley Lions Club
District 32D winner is Malory Mason Malory is a 7th grader at Pleasant Knoll Middle School Sub-mitted by Tega Cay Lions Club
District 32B winner is Abigail Kirk-wood Abigail is a 8th grader at Dubose Middle School Submitted by Summerville Lions Club
Congratulations to District 32C and Tiffany Duong Tiffany is a 7th grader at St James Middle School Poster was submitted by the South Strand Lions Club
6
A MESSAGE FROM PAUL DOVE MD32 GST
Exploring LCIrsquos Website for New Service (and Other) Ideas
One of the aims of creating the new-this-year Club Service Chair (CSC) officer is to encourage clubs to
consider new service projects To plant new ideas for such projects LCI has a page on each of the five
service emphases----hunger environment diabetes pediatric cancer and vision Simply logon to
Lions Clubs International and use the search box to find ldquoEnvironment Service Projectsrdquo for example
or try this URL where the above search should take you
httpwwwlionsclubsorgresourcesENpdfsgst1Epdf
Thatrsquos where I found one of the five suggestionidea sheets Try your hand at locating the other four
Call it a ldquotreasure huntrdquo
Herersquos another URL If it does not open you will have to do another search box search under ldquoe-
booksrdquo and then scroll down to ldquoservice chairperson e-Bookrdquo
httpwwwlionsclubsorgresourcesENpdfsebookDA-CSCEBpdf
Itrsquos also useful to log on occasionally to LCI then key on ldquoLions Members Centerrdquo and see whatrsquos new
under ldquoclub service chairpersonrdquo and ldquoGSTrdquo as these are being updated periodically Or better yet
look up GAT (Global Action Team) for even more information on the four GAT components----
leadership membership service and LCIF There is a world of information on LCIrsquos website for
sure And our four GAT areas are contingent on each other Each one affects the other three
ldquoWe Serverdquo
And we report to MyLCI each month these service activities and how many folks have benefitted
from our service
7
ALERT MINUTE FROM LION MARY LOUISE RESCH MD32 ALERT CHAIR
January 2018
As the old year ends and a new one begins I thought Irsquod share a few ALERT related New Yearrsquos Reso-
lutions to start off your 2018
Plan Ahead Disasters can happen in the blink of an eye so the more you think ahead the easi-
er it will be to deal with it when it comes
Be Thankful We were very fortunate to experience limited damages from Hurricane Irma in
2017 Be thankful for not experiencing a major disaster for a third year in a row
Collaborate Work together as a Club District and State to make a difference in your communi-
ties where you work and live One voice is a solo but together we are a CHOIR singing out the
Lions message of ldquoWE SERVErdquo each and every day
Get Involved Whether itrsquos in disaster planning response or some other activity give back in
some way this coming year
Communicate If yoursquore in need please let someone know If you are able to help reach out and
make a difference
Thank you to everyone for a wonderful 2017 and herersquos looking forward to an even better 2018
HAPPY NEW YEAR
Lion ml
When disaster strikes LCIF and Lions are among the first there to lend a hand We stay for as long as it
takes to finish the work and help give disaster victims their lives back From September 11th to the
2009 Australian bush fires to the relief provided to flood victims in South Dakota more than four dec-
ades ago LCIF gives some comfort to those who have lost everything But we need your support to be
ready for the next disaster and to give victims perhaps the most important gift we can hope for the
future
Please visit wwwlciforg to read stories and testimonials from LCIF disaster relief recipients learn
more about the Foundationrsquos disaster aid efforts and find the latest updates on our disaster work
8
CALLING ALL LIONS VISION SCREENERS
Do you want to learn more Do you feel that a certification process would give us more credibility when talk-
ing to nurses and administrators about vision screening Lions KidSight USA has created a certification process
and I would like to invite you to check it out This is not certification on how to conduct our vision screenings
but why vision screening is so important Congratulation to Lion Hope MacBride and don Putro of Tega Cay
Lion Judy Scott of Columbia NW and Lion Rick Pressly of Abbeville for successful completion of this Certifica-
tion If you or someone in your club has completed the certification please let me know and Irsquoll publish their
name in this column
See the email below from Lion Dan Uitti Lions KidSight Foundation for instructions
Dear Lions You are welcome to apply for and study then take the Lions KidSight USA Certification Test The test will re-sult in receiving a Certificate upon successfully passing the test Send an email to danuittinet to attain the registration information In the meanwhile study the Lions KidSight USA Training Manual at the website - httplionskidsightusaorgtraining Study this guide httplionskidsightusaorgwp-contentuploads201510LKSUSA-Training-Manual-Rev20171107pdf Be sure to know your LCI Membership ID Thank you Lion Dan Uitti Lions KidSight USA Foundation Webmaster danuittinet
9
FROM THE DESK OF DG RICHARD WHITLOCK of SC District 32 A
Happy New Year Fellow Lions
May your New Year be filled with Hope Love Peace Good Health and Prosperity
December started out with our Global Action Team training with much information shared about LCIF Leadership Membership and Service Several clubs were in attendance and special thanks to all the leadership support
We were able to attend the Southside Gala in Spartanburg as well as a couple Lions club Christmas Parties Fellowship with our fellow Lions this time of year is always special
We hope you and your families had a blessed Christmas season
On a sad note many of our fellow Lions passed away in December Our sympathy and prayers are with each of these families
Now the New Year has begun we will complete our club visits in January and then focus on those clubs with special needs as well as our membership goals
We will have our next Leadership meeting on Monday January 8th to continue to work toward a successful year The convention speaker has been confirmed and we look forward to a great con-vention in Greenwood in March
We will continue to share with you the emphasis of a higher level of service and embracing our motto ldquoWe Serverdquo by the Power of We
Just a Reminder LCI vision statement is ldquoTo be the global leader in community and humanitarian ser-vicerdquo Let us work together as a team to make this a reality
On a personal note our youngest son was in a motorcycle accident Christmas Eve in Tampa FL on his way to a family dinner He has a broken clavicle 6 broken ribs broke scapula and a severe concussion as well as several areas of road abrasion He has no memory of what happened but we are grateful he was going slow He is in a lot of pain with any movement We had arrived in FL on Dec 23rd to celebrate Christmas with all our family so we were able to be with him We go visit every day to try to keep giving him Hope and try to keep him comfortable We are so thankful that he was not hurt worse and pray for healing and comfort Please join us in prayer as he has a two to three month recovery
Service Projects = Membership Growth amp Retention
Respectfully Submitted DG Richard Whitlock Website wwwe-districtorgsites32a
Richard Whitlock District Governor 32-A
2017-2018
62 Roselite Circle
Greer SC 29650
864-918-7833 864-918-7832
rewhitlock08gmailcom
10
In memory of James In memory of James ldquoldquoJimJimrdquo rdquo Edwin WrightEdwin Wright
James ldquoJimrdquo Edwin Wright
February 27 1919 ndash December 24 2017
James ldquoJimrdquo Edwin Wright Sr 98 widow of Dorothy Miller Wright passed away on December 24 2017
A native of Spartanburg County son of the late Laurens Eugene and Ina Gertrude Drummond Wright He
was a US Army WWII Veteran retired employee of Community Cash in Greer SC and a member of Fair-
view Baptist Church in Greer SC Known affectionately by many as Pa he was an avid Clemson Tigers fan
and attended all the football and basketball home games Jim also cheered for the Braves and attended the
Greenville Drive baseball games Jim enjoyed his garden every summer and sharing the bounty from the
earth with family and friends Jim had a big heart for animals especially his cat ldquoTiardquo and took pleasure in
helping to tend to the cows on his daughterrsquos farm
Jim joined the Greer Lions Club in 1988 and was selected Lion of the Year 1991-1992 for his years of faith-
ful service to the club the community and for all the Lions Club brooms he sold for many years Jim was
always the leading broom salesman year after year Being an active member Jim was always there to help
each year at the Greer High School football concession stand one of the Lions Clubrsquos biggest fundraisers
Jim also helped every year at the annual Greer community Big Thursday Hot Dog supper provided by the
Greer Lions Club where he served hundreds of hotdogs always wearing his Community Cash apron Jim
was selected and presented the highest Lions Club award in 2013-2014 the Melvin Jones Fellow award
Jim will be forever remembered for his hard work dedication and service to the Greer Lions Club and the
Greer Community
Sincerely
Karen Kenyon
President
Greer Lions Club
Roger Rainey
Golf Tournament Chairperson
Greer Lions Club
11
District 32A NewsDistrict 32A News
Boiling Springs Lions Club
The Boiling Springs Lions and LEOrsquos brought some Christmas cheer to the residents of Wesley Court Nursing Home in Boiling Springs on December 11 2017 The below pictures depict Lion Louise Rakes reading the Christmas story from the Bible Lion Harold Rakes leading fellow Lions and Leorsquos singing Christmas carols Santa (Lion Harold Ezell) arriving with gifts for each resident LEOs and Lions helping Santa distribute the gifts
The winning Peace Poster for 32A submitted by the Easley Lions
Club The artist is Naomi Bayne a 7th grade student at Gettys Mid-
dle School in Easley Holding the poster are 2 of the judges who
are professional artists ndash on the left is Helen Scott Correll and on
the right is Lalage Warrington
Picture to the left is of
the 3 winning Peace
Posters for 32A being
held by the 3 judg-
es From left to right
Helen Scott Correll hold-
ing 3rd place winner
sponsored by the Spartanburg Evening Lions Club artist is
Ryleigh Willard a 6th grade student at Gable Middle
School Lion Jan Benjamin holding 2nd place winner spon-
sored by the Piedmont Lions Club artist is Marley Clark a
7th grade student at Powdersville Middle School and winning
poster being held by Lalage Warrington which was sponsored by the Easley Lions Club artist is Naomi
Bayne 7th grade student at Gettys Middle School
12
The Spartanburg Lions Club celebrated their 84th year with the SC School for the Deaf and Blind at their Annual Christmas Luncheon sponsored by SCSDB Itrsquos a wonderful celebration when the school thanks the Spartanburg Lions Club for their support and the Lions get to celebrate Christmas with the wonderful children at SCSDB Pictures to the left are members of the Spartanburg Lions Club and the stu-dents at SCSDB who performed at this yearrsquos Christmas program
SPARTANBURG LIONS CLUB
Spartanburg Lions Club President Paul Lundberg presents a $5000 check to SCSDB Foundation Execu-tive Ann Ackerman
Spartanburg Lions Club President presents Lion Mike White with the Lion Of The Year Award and a Melvin Jones Fellow plaque in recognition of his endless work for the Spartanburg Lions Club
This year the schoolrsquos music program has made a Christmas cd Be sure to ask Lion Ann Ackerman about it
LIBERTY LIONS CLUB
129 Liberty Middle School art students participated in the Peace Poster Contest under the direction
of the art teacher Elaine Snell This yearrsquos Liberty Middle School Peace Poster Contest winners are
front row from the left to right Gracie Jackson 8th grade 1st place winner Makenna Hatto 6th
grade 2nd place winner and Kieryn Segal 7th grade 3rd place winner
Back row left to right are Liberty Lions Peace Poster chairman Oscar Thorsland Lions District 32-A
District Governor Richard Whitlock Liberty Middle School art teacher Elaine Snell and Liberty Lions
Club president Jean Thomas
13
MESSAGE FROM DISTRICT 32-B GOVERNOR JOHN ENRIGHT
I sure hope the December Holidays were a joy to all of you as they were for Lion Dot an me I hope that not toooo many pounds were gained form all the fine food we all ate
It is hard to believe that half of our Lions year is over I am happy to report that I met my main objective of visiting all of the clubs in the district
ldquoHappy New Yearrdquo Unfortunately rest time is over We have a lot more to accomplish before our year is done Here are a few items of note
1 Special meeting to select a 2nd Vice District governor Time and place TBD If you are willing to step up as leader please ldquothrown your hat into the ringrdquo
2 2nd International VP Jung-Yul Choi will visit the Charleston area We are planning a reception at the Redbank Club 630 pm 22 January Menu and cost to follow
3 Joint District 32B amp C Convention at the Crowne Plaza North Charleston February 16 -17 Please register early This will help us with the meal count and other admin actions
4 Joint District 32A amp D Convention at the Inn On the Square Greenwood March 2-3
5 MD 32 State Convention at the DoubleTree Columbia April 20 ndash 21
If this is not enough we must work on membership growth assist the small clubs and perhaps maybe a new club WOW Oh wait there is more form nominating committees vote in new slate of officers (remember to report to LCI) and fund raisers Candy Day is a good one as proceeds go to LVS and can be used towards a Dr Franklin Mason Fellow
Fellow lions lets continue to work together to make this a great year
We need to be more diligent in reporting our service activities to LCI If your club is lax in this area please try a bit harder Help us get to 100 reporting
Lion Presidents ndash you have received the requirements for ldquoHall of Famerdquo and ldquoLion of the Yearrdquo nomina-tions Let us make sure that your deserving lions receive the recognition that is due to them
This is new please mark your calendar
I want to encourage all 32B clubs to submit photos of your activities and upcoming events to Lion Beverly Long Blong8scrrcom for inclusion in the Palmetto Lion
WE SERVE
John Enright District Governor 32-B
John Enright
District Governor 32-B 2017-2018
H 843-824-5642 C 706-340-3186
jenright123bellsouthnet
14
District 32B NewsDistrict 32B News
BEAUFORT LIONS CLUB
Lion Kathy Holley Sams teacher and chairperson of the peace post-
er committee presented Sam with the certificate and check Sam
was presented with a $50 check from the club and the family were
treated to dinner at Golden Corral Sam Blair represented Boulden
Middle School as the Beaufort Lions Club Peace poster winner for
2017
DENMARK LIONS CLUB DG John is pictured as he inducts Myrtis Williams into the Den-mark club She is seen here with her sponsor Anna Martin
ORANGEBURG LIONS CLUB
DG John inducted John Bolton the newest member of the Or-
angeburg Lions Club
15
SUMMERVILLE LIONS CLUB
Summerville Lions enjoyed a Christmas party pot luck
luncheon together two days after participating in the
Summerville parade
SUMMERVILLE NOON LIONS CLUB
Lion President George Jenkins of the Summerville Noon
Lions Club presenting the Lion of the Year plaque for 2017-
2018 to Lion Dorothy Enright
Summerville Noon Lions President George Jenkins
presented a pin to Lion Diane Jenkins for her years of
service
16
Wow Christmas has come and gone Were you ready I donrsquot think any of us ever truly feel ready Hopefully we all paused and thought of whom we were able to help or give to during the Holiday Season I read that some of the angels on the Salvation Army Trees were returned without sponsors More could have been done My club always gives blankets to the local shelter and to the home-less
Then it is the start of the New Year with new resolutions new goals and new beginnings Letrsquos make some realistic attainable goals for the coming year Ask one person to come to your meeting Donrsquot pressure them to join but just to see what it is about Try to convince that member that is considering quitting into giving it one more year
Letrsquos all try to go to a District function Go to the last 32C convention in North Charleston or attend a District meeting just to get a feel for what goes on In the spring there will be a training seminar of some kind that we can all benefit from Go to your first Zone meeting or host a Zone meeting Whatever you chose just remember that you tend to get out of a membership exactly what you put into it
DG Cathy Morse
Cathy Morse District Governor 32-C
2017-2018
814-706-4692
cmorse577gmailcom
MESSAGE FROM DISTRICT 32-C GOVERNOR CATHY MORSE
District 32C NewsDistrict 32C News
FLORENCE EVENING LIONS CLUB
Making The Season Bright
Lions and Leos from South and West Florence High Schools made Christmas very special for 19 underprivi-leged and special needs children Each child had breakfast provided by McDonaldrsquos a gift from Santa Claus who arrived on a fire truck and a $100 shopping spree for items of clothing
17
HARTSVILLE LIONS CLUB
Santarsquos Visit
Lions hosted a needy family with Christmas gifts and a visit from Santa Claus
MYRTLE BEACH LIONS CLUB
Helping Others
Lion Diane PrsquoPool and other club members assisting the Salvation Army
MULLINS LIONS CLUB
Party Time
Lions partnered with Santa Claus to provide Christmas gifts for a great group of kids in the Marion County Schools
SOUTH STRAND LIONS CLUB
Protecting the Environment
Lions cleaned Sanford Cox Park They swept raked and picked up trash in the park and along the waters edge
18
MESSAGE FROM DISTRICT 32-D GOVERNOR RHETT HAIR
Namaste
We have started the New Year Now the 101st year of lions We are preparing the District Conven-tions A and D together B and C together to prepare for the com-bining of the Multiple Districts into two Even though it is the second half of the Lions year nothing is slowing down We con-tinue to prepare for Joint District Convention Our hats off to Li-ons Bobbie Dove and Art Smith for their work Work on the Mer-ger continues with the development of the new District Constitu-tion amp By Laws Our new officers are working on their intents and their clubrsquos endorsements Work continues on the State MD Con-vention Thanks to PDG Pat Friday and Lion Melody Hair for your efforts
We are developing our plans for our District Officer Training for next year We are looking at the NewberryClinton area for May Some questions for the District
What can we do to get more participation from the Clubs
How do we make the training more meaningful you
Your Participation is welcomed and your input makes a differ-ence The District is a Team We Win or Lose together Let me know what you think fffiremedic19yahoocom
Please keep all of our Lions Families in your prayers especially those who have had losses this Holiday Season
WE Serve
Rhett Hair District Governor 32-D
2016-2017
97 Brooks Quarry Road Winnsboro SC 29180
C 803-261-4758 fffiremedic19yahoocom
Did you know about LCI Online Radio
Lions Clubs online internet radio is free streaming music for your listening pleasure as well as
news and announcements for and about Lions Click a play button to enjoy a station of your
choice
19
District 32D NewsDistrict 32D News
ABBEVILLE LIONS CLUB
Abbeville Lions Club Arbor Day Celebration in December 2017 at Westwood Elementary School Fourth Graders We planted one tree with the Students help this year We were not able to obtain the tree samplings as in the past years to give them each one to take home
BLYTHEWOOD LIONS CLUB
Our annual Breakfast with Santa held on the 9th of December was another very successful event
Children made crafts at the craft table helped by some very enthusiastic LEOs Vision Screening was
held for anyone wishing to get their vision checked Breakfast always fantastic as Blythewood Lions
know how to cook The biggest hit of the day of course was the big guy himself Santa Happy Holi-
days to all from Blythewood Lions and LEOs
Left Blythewood LEOs from Blythe-wood and Westwood HS
Below Blythewood Lions
20
COLUMBIA NORTHWEST LIONS CLUB
Lion Sandra Shelton President of the Friends of Car-olina School for Inquiry parent group enlisted the service of Lions Kathy Evans and Damon Hodges stu-dents to fill bags with toiletries for local shelters
Lions pictured with the students are (l-r) Sandra Shel-ton Judy Scott amp Victoria Dixon-Mokeba
Columbia Northwest Lions Clubs held their final Shoe Donation Drive Saturday Dec 2nd Total shoes col-lected to date 485 pairs with a few more expected
Pictured with the partial shoe collection is (L-R) Cleo-patra Allen Four Corners International Mission South Carolina Coordinator Judy Scott club President and Belinda Toatley club Director Not pictured was Di-anne Barnes club Secretary
The Columbia NorthWest Lions Club Christmas party held at their local community center on Decem-
ber 7th A fun time was had by all
DG Rhett and Lion President Judy DG Rhett and Lion Melody having fun
Lion Victoria striking a pose
Lions Belinda Sandra and Judy
21
The Mid-Carolina Lions Club has 3 members celebrating January Birthdays and they want to give back Join us on January 20 2018 from 10 am-12pm
Holiday Inn Express amp Suites in Newberry Link to Flyer and Invitation
Mid Carolina Three new Lions induct-
ed and two returning at recent Mid
Carolina Lions meeting
Mid Carolina VCC Rick Pressly inducts
new Mid Carolina Lions in Dec
Mid Carolina Lions with new Legacy
Project signage provided by Legacy
grant from LCIF
MID CAROLINA LIONS CLUB
RIVER HILLSLAKE WYLIE LIONS CLUB
The childrenrsquos choir from the South Carolina School for the Deaf and Blind performed during the River HillsLake Wylie Lions Club annual holiday dinner on Tuesday Dec 5 at the River Hills Country Club Link to complete article
Frank Van Leer center is named a Melvin Jones Fellow during
the River HillsLake Wylie Lions holiday dinner on Dec 2 He is
joined by previous MJ Fellows Bob Daley l and Dick Lewis
22
THE MATHEWS LIONS CLUB
Centennial Legacy Project
The Mathews Lions Club presents a study carrel and two chairs to the Greenwood County Public Library This was their community Centennial Leg-
acy Project along with their statewide involvement in the Centennial Legacy Project at the South Carolina School for the Deaf and Blind Outdoors Recreation and Learning Park
The group picture includes (left to right) Lion Claudia Dority Club Vice President Lion Robert Abercrombie Club Director Lion Pat Abercrombie Club President Lion David Dority MD32 Council Chairperson Prudence Taylor Directory of the Greenwood County Library and Julie Horton Club Membership Chairperson
FORT MILL AND TEGA CAY LIONS CLUB
Fort Mill Lions Club and Tega Cay Lions Club share a school district and either work together to service the
district or split the district schools according to accessibility to the club At any rate we need to collaborate to
make sure all of Fort Mill School District is served When Fort Mill Lions Club disbanded two years ago Tega
Cay took up the slack for Peace Poster and served all 4 middle schools The 20172018 school year saw a 5th
middle school (Pleasant Knoll Middle School) and the resurgence of the Fort Mill Lions Club We are happy to
say the Fort Mill Lions Clubrsquos first major service project was reclaiming the Peace Poster Contest for Fort Mill
and Banks Road Middle Schools Tega Cay continues with Gold Hill and Springfield Middle Schools and started
the Peace Poster Contest at the new Pleasant Knoll Middle School Malory Mason a 7th grader from Pleas-
ant Knoll Middle School was this years District D winner
Tega Cay Lions Club ndashSpringfield Middle Pleasant Knoll Middle and Gold Hill Middle
Fort Mill Lions ClubmdashBanks Trail Middle Fort Mill Lions ClubmdashFort Mill Middle
23
WINNSBORO LIONS CLUB
Winnsboro DG Rhett Hair inducts 3 new
Lions into the Winnsboro Lions Club at
their recent Christmas celebration
Winnsboro Lions Club held its annual
Christmas gathering and enjoyed the
presence of 67 members and guests as
well as several prospective members
Winnsboro Lions President Bill Haslett presents
a Presidents Service Recognition Certificate to
Lions Margaret and Gene Holmes
24
News from International News from International
NEVER STOP LEARNING (or relearning what we have forgotten) LCI offers leadership training materialsresources which include a mix of curriculum materials speaking presentations with notes and activity guides Each month The Palmetto Lion will feature a different training opportunity Here in the Lions Learning Center you can learn and practice key leadership skills for your role as a Lions leader and to be successful in all your projects Courses are categorized by four key skills Leadership Man-aging Others Achieving Results and Communication These courses typically take 30 to 60 minutes to com-plete If you are new to LLC you will need to create an account Please have your Lions Member ID number ready
In addition to the training materials offered on the Training MaterialsResources Page check out the learning opportunities through Lions University Lions University is offered by the USACanada Lions Leadership Forum
December 2017 January 2018 International Calendar (httpmemberslionsclubsorgENeventscalendarphpaugust)
January 7-13 LCIF Week January 8-14 Worldwide Week of Service to Fight Hunger
January 13 Melvin Jonesrsquo birthday
January 15 Peace Poster Kits go on sale from Club Supplies Sales
February 1 International Peace Poster contest winners will be notified on or before this date
February 8 Application deadline for Standard Core 4 and IAG grants to be reviewed at the May 2018 board meeting
Read the January 2018 edition of ldquoLion Magazinerdquo here February
2018 edition will be the first online only version
httpdigitallionmagazineorgpublicationm=6639ampl=1
issue_id462736viewcontentsBrowser
25
We want to hear from everyone Make sure to send in your pictures and
short articles to your District Palmetto Lion Rep
District Rep Email
32 A Rita Spiess
ritaspiessattnet
32 B Bev Long
blong8scrrcom
32 C Matt Jones
mjonesscrrcom
32D
Melody Hair hairmelodyyahoocom
MD 32 CALENDAR OF EVENTS January 19-21 2018 Tennessee Lions Leadership Institute ndash Manchester Tenn
January 26-29 2018 Faculty Development Institute ndash Atlanta Ga
January 31 2018 Lion of the Year ndash DEADLINE for Nominations (Chairperson IPCC Anette Hart Comm Members PDG Wes Corrothers Pat Friday Bonnie Stephenson and Paul Dove )
January 31 2018 SC Hall of Fame ndash DEADLINE for Nominations (District 32D ndash Chairperson VCC Rick Pressly Comm Members CC David Dority and IPDG Paul Dove)
February 16-17 2018
Combined ldquoBrdquo and ldquoCrdquo Mid-Winter Crowne Plaza 4831 Tanger Outlet Blvd N Charleston SC 29418 Please complete the registration and enclose proper remittance REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS February 2nd 2018
March 2-3 2018 Combined ldquoArdquo and ldquoDrdquo Mid-Winter
THE INN ON THE SQUARE GREENWOOD SOUTH CAROLINA Late Fee After February 20 is $1000
March 22-25th 2018 Florida Regional Lions Leadership Institute
Fruitland FL
April 10 2018 2018 Research Symposium MUSC ndash Storm Eye Institute
April 20-21 2018 SC State Convention
Doubletree by Hilton 2100 Bush River Rd Columbia SC 29223 Registration (TBD) Program Ad Information (Deadline 4818)
June 7mdash9 2018 Mississippi Lions Leadership Institute
Ocean Springs MS
4
David Dority Multiple District 32
Council Chairperson 2017-2018
2018 ndash WHAT DO WE ANTICIPATE IN THE NEW YEAR
We have closed out another year a year with much celebration and special events During the past year we marked the end of the first century of Lion-ism and the beginning of a new century as Lions Now as we move into 2018 what do we as Lions foresee or expect
After such a momentous year there may be some Lions who expect a let-down in spirit Other members might foresee this year as a time to sit back and boast about what a good year 2017 was However there are many Li-ons that see last year as a springboard into a year of opportunities and lots of possibilities
This year we will see changes take place in the structure and activities across Multiple District 32 Change takes a lot of flak and is often viewed as the bad guy Change is sometimes seen as an inconvenience as a disruption or as a speed bump in our lives Very few of us are immune from change and every New Year brings change in some areas of our lives Our reaction to change is often the determining factor to a good year versus a rough year When we look for the positive rather than the negative or when we can see the opportunity versus the inconvenience we are more likely to see success and achievement rather than failure in our efforts
It can be easy to point out the negative to find fault and to complain It might take some work to accept change and some effort to bring about the desired results Yet being positive being willing to try and being an en-courager can be just as contagious as the other side of the coin
This year we will have two joint district conventions as we transition into two districts Joint conventions open the possibilities of more clubs working together more resources to support each convention and less expense than would be required to put on two separate conventions With the support of our membership and our clubs we could see a larger turnout for our guest speakers These are just a few of the positive results from working together for the good of our districts and multiple district
In July 2018 we move from four to two districts in Multiple District 32 It has taken work to put the plan together to prepare the leadership and to work out the constitutions and by-laws It will require more work this year to see positive results and to see a smooth transition It is up to each of us to work with positive attitudes to bring about good healthy and unified districts as we keep our focus on serving South Carolina
2018 can be another great year where we see growth new leadership and harmony through collaboration among clubs May we all strive to do our very best to make it that kind of year
Lion David Dority
Council Chairperson
Rev David Dority Council Chairperson
2017-2018
504 Marietta Drive Greenwood SC 29646
864-993-0572 ddority1950yahoocom
5
Multiple District 32 NewsMultiple District 32 News
PEACE POSTER CONTEST
Each year Lions clubs around the world sponsor the Lions International Peace Poster Contest in local schools and youth groups This art contest encourages young people worldwide to express their visions of peace For more than 25 years millions of children from nearly 100 countries have participated in the contest The theme of the 1017-2018 Peace Poster Contest is ldquoThe Future of Peacerdquo and students ages 11 12 and 13 were eligible to participate
The State winning poster was selected by a panel of local professional artists and art teachers as the overall winner for Multiple District 32 (South Carolina)rdquo
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR PEACE POSTER WINNERS FROM DISTRICTS A B amp D
District 32A winner is Naomi Bayne Naomi is a 7th grader at Gettyrsquos Middle School Submitted by Easley Lions Club
District 32D winner is Malory Mason Malory is a 7th grader at Pleasant Knoll Middle School Sub-mitted by Tega Cay Lions Club
District 32B winner is Abigail Kirk-wood Abigail is a 8th grader at Dubose Middle School Submitted by Summerville Lions Club
Congratulations to District 32C and Tiffany Duong Tiffany is a 7th grader at St James Middle School Poster was submitted by the South Strand Lions Club
6
A MESSAGE FROM PAUL DOVE MD32 GST
Exploring LCIrsquos Website for New Service (and Other) Ideas
One of the aims of creating the new-this-year Club Service Chair (CSC) officer is to encourage clubs to
consider new service projects To plant new ideas for such projects LCI has a page on each of the five
service emphases----hunger environment diabetes pediatric cancer and vision Simply logon to
Lions Clubs International and use the search box to find ldquoEnvironment Service Projectsrdquo for example
or try this URL where the above search should take you
httpwwwlionsclubsorgresourcesENpdfsgst1Epdf
Thatrsquos where I found one of the five suggestionidea sheets Try your hand at locating the other four
Call it a ldquotreasure huntrdquo
Herersquos another URL If it does not open you will have to do another search box search under ldquoe-
booksrdquo and then scroll down to ldquoservice chairperson e-Bookrdquo
httpwwwlionsclubsorgresourcesENpdfsebookDA-CSCEBpdf
Itrsquos also useful to log on occasionally to LCI then key on ldquoLions Members Centerrdquo and see whatrsquos new
under ldquoclub service chairpersonrdquo and ldquoGSTrdquo as these are being updated periodically Or better yet
look up GAT (Global Action Team) for even more information on the four GAT components----
leadership membership service and LCIF There is a world of information on LCIrsquos website for
sure And our four GAT areas are contingent on each other Each one affects the other three
ldquoWe Serverdquo
And we report to MyLCI each month these service activities and how many folks have benefitted
from our service
7
ALERT MINUTE FROM LION MARY LOUISE RESCH MD32 ALERT CHAIR
January 2018
As the old year ends and a new one begins I thought Irsquod share a few ALERT related New Yearrsquos Reso-
lutions to start off your 2018
Plan Ahead Disasters can happen in the blink of an eye so the more you think ahead the easi-
er it will be to deal with it when it comes
Be Thankful We were very fortunate to experience limited damages from Hurricane Irma in
2017 Be thankful for not experiencing a major disaster for a third year in a row
Collaborate Work together as a Club District and State to make a difference in your communi-
ties where you work and live One voice is a solo but together we are a CHOIR singing out the
Lions message of ldquoWE SERVErdquo each and every day
Get Involved Whether itrsquos in disaster planning response or some other activity give back in
some way this coming year
Communicate If yoursquore in need please let someone know If you are able to help reach out and
make a difference
Thank you to everyone for a wonderful 2017 and herersquos looking forward to an even better 2018
HAPPY NEW YEAR
Lion ml
When disaster strikes LCIF and Lions are among the first there to lend a hand We stay for as long as it
takes to finish the work and help give disaster victims their lives back From September 11th to the
2009 Australian bush fires to the relief provided to flood victims in South Dakota more than four dec-
ades ago LCIF gives some comfort to those who have lost everything But we need your support to be
ready for the next disaster and to give victims perhaps the most important gift we can hope for the
future
Please visit wwwlciforg to read stories and testimonials from LCIF disaster relief recipients learn
more about the Foundationrsquos disaster aid efforts and find the latest updates on our disaster work
8
CALLING ALL LIONS VISION SCREENERS
Do you want to learn more Do you feel that a certification process would give us more credibility when talk-
ing to nurses and administrators about vision screening Lions KidSight USA has created a certification process
and I would like to invite you to check it out This is not certification on how to conduct our vision screenings
but why vision screening is so important Congratulation to Lion Hope MacBride and don Putro of Tega Cay
Lion Judy Scott of Columbia NW and Lion Rick Pressly of Abbeville for successful completion of this Certifica-
tion If you or someone in your club has completed the certification please let me know and Irsquoll publish their
name in this column
See the email below from Lion Dan Uitti Lions KidSight Foundation for instructions
Dear Lions You are welcome to apply for and study then take the Lions KidSight USA Certification Test The test will re-sult in receiving a Certificate upon successfully passing the test Send an email to danuittinet to attain the registration information In the meanwhile study the Lions KidSight USA Training Manual at the website - httplionskidsightusaorgtraining Study this guide httplionskidsightusaorgwp-contentuploads201510LKSUSA-Training-Manual-Rev20171107pdf Be sure to know your LCI Membership ID Thank you Lion Dan Uitti Lions KidSight USA Foundation Webmaster danuittinet
9
FROM THE DESK OF DG RICHARD WHITLOCK of SC District 32 A
Happy New Year Fellow Lions
May your New Year be filled with Hope Love Peace Good Health and Prosperity
December started out with our Global Action Team training with much information shared about LCIF Leadership Membership and Service Several clubs were in attendance and special thanks to all the leadership support
We were able to attend the Southside Gala in Spartanburg as well as a couple Lions club Christmas Parties Fellowship with our fellow Lions this time of year is always special
We hope you and your families had a blessed Christmas season
On a sad note many of our fellow Lions passed away in December Our sympathy and prayers are with each of these families
Now the New Year has begun we will complete our club visits in January and then focus on those clubs with special needs as well as our membership goals
We will have our next Leadership meeting on Monday January 8th to continue to work toward a successful year The convention speaker has been confirmed and we look forward to a great con-vention in Greenwood in March
We will continue to share with you the emphasis of a higher level of service and embracing our motto ldquoWe Serverdquo by the Power of We
Just a Reminder LCI vision statement is ldquoTo be the global leader in community and humanitarian ser-vicerdquo Let us work together as a team to make this a reality
On a personal note our youngest son was in a motorcycle accident Christmas Eve in Tampa FL on his way to a family dinner He has a broken clavicle 6 broken ribs broke scapula and a severe concussion as well as several areas of road abrasion He has no memory of what happened but we are grateful he was going slow He is in a lot of pain with any movement We had arrived in FL on Dec 23rd to celebrate Christmas with all our family so we were able to be with him We go visit every day to try to keep giving him Hope and try to keep him comfortable We are so thankful that he was not hurt worse and pray for healing and comfort Please join us in prayer as he has a two to three month recovery
Service Projects = Membership Growth amp Retention
Respectfully Submitted DG Richard Whitlock Website wwwe-districtorgsites32a
Richard Whitlock District Governor 32-A
2017-2018
62 Roselite Circle
Greer SC 29650
864-918-7833 864-918-7832
rewhitlock08gmailcom
10
In memory of James In memory of James ldquoldquoJimJimrdquo rdquo Edwin WrightEdwin Wright
James ldquoJimrdquo Edwin Wright
February 27 1919 ndash December 24 2017
James ldquoJimrdquo Edwin Wright Sr 98 widow of Dorothy Miller Wright passed away on December 24 2017
A native of Spartanburg County son of the late Laurens Eugene and Ina Gertrude Drummond Wright He
was a US Army WWII Veteran retired employee of Community Cash in Greer SC and a member of Fair-
view Baptist Church in Greer SC Known affectionately by many as Pa he was an avid Clemson Tigers fan
and attended all the football and basketball home games Jim also cheered for the Braves and attended the
Greenville Drive baseball games Jim enjoyed his garden every summer and sharing the bounty from the
earth with family and friends Jim had a big heart for animals especially his cat ldquoTiardquo and took pleasure in
helping to tend to the cows on his daughterrsquos farm
Jim joined the Greer Lions Club in 1988 and was selected Lion of the Year 1991-1992 for his years of faith-
ful service to the club the community and for all the Lions Club brooms he sold for many years Jim was
always the leading broom salesman year after year Being an active member Jim was always there to help
each year at the Greer High School football concession stand one of the Lions Clubrsquos biggest fundraisers
Jim also helped every year at the annual Greer community Big Thursday Hot Dog supper provided by the
Greer Lions Club where he served hundreds of hotdogs always wearing his Community Cash apron Jim
was selected and presented the highest Lions Club award in 2013-2014 the Melvin Jones Fellow award
Jim will be forever remembered for his hard work dedication and service to the Greer Lions Club and the
Greer Community
Sincerely
Karen Kenyon
President
Greer Lions Club
Roger Rainey
Golf Tournament Chairperson
Greer Lions Club
11
District 32A NewsDistrict 32A News
Boiling Springs Lions Club
The Boiling Springs Lions and LEOrsquos brought some Christmas cheer to the residents of Wesley Court Nursing Home in Boiling Springs on December 11 2017 The below pictures depict Lion Louise Rakes reading the Christmas story from the Bible Lion Harold Rakes leading fellow Lions and Leorsquos singing Christmas carols Santa (Lion Harold Ezell) arriving with gifts for each resident LEOs and Lions helping Santa distribute the gifts
The winning Peace Poster for 32A submitted by the Easley Lions
Club The artist is Naomi Bayne a 7th grade student at Gettys Mid-
dle School in Easley Holding the poster are 2 of the judges who
are professional artists ndash on the left is Helen Scott Correll and on
the right is Lalage Warrington
Picture to the left is of
the 3 winning Peace
Posters for 32A being
held by the 3 judg-
es From left to right
Helen Scott Correll hold-
ing 3rd place winner
sponsored by the Spartanburg Evening Lions Club artist is
Ryleigh Willard a 6th grade student at Gable Middle
School Lion Jan Benjamin holding 2nd place winner spon-
sored by the Piedmont Lions Club artist is Marley Clark a
7th grade student at Powdersville Middle School and winning
poster being held by Lalage Warrington which was sponsored by the Easley Lions Club artist is Naomi
Bayne 7th grade student at Gettys Middle School
12
The Spartanburg Lions Club celebrated their 84th year with the SC School for the Deaf and Blind at their Annual Christmas Luncheon sponsored by SCSDB Itrsquos a wonderful celebration when the school thanks the Spartanburg Lions Club for their support and the Lions get to celebrate Christmas with the wonderful children at SCSDB Pictures to the left are members of the Spartanburg Lions Club and the stu-dents at SCSDB who performed at this yearrsquos Christmas program
SPARTANBURG LIONS CLUB
Spartanburg Lions Club President Paul Lundberg presents a $5000 check to SCSDB Foundation Execu-tive Ann Ackerman
Spartanburg Lions Club President presents Lion Mike White with the Lion Of The Year Award and a Melvin Jones Fellow plaque in recognition of his endless work for the Spartanburg Lions Club
This year the schoolrsquos music program has made a Christmas cd Be sure to ask Lion Ann Ackerman about it
LIBERTY LIONS CLUB
129 Liberty Middle School art students participated in the Peace Poster Contest under the direction
of the art teacher Elaine Snell This yearrsquos Liberty Middle School Peace Poster Contest winners are
front row from the left to right Gracie Jackson 8th grade 1st place winner Makenna Hatto 6th
grade 2nd place winner and Kieryn Segal 7th grade 3rd place winner
Back row left to right are Liberty Lions Peace Poster chairman Oscar Thorsland Lions District 32-A
District Governor Richard Whitlock Liberty Middle School art teacher Elaine Snell and Liberty Lions
Club president Jean Thomas
13
MESSAGE FROM DISTRICT 32-B GOVERNOR JOHN ENRIGHT
I sure hope the December Holidays were a joy to all of you as they were for Lion Dot an me I hope that not toooo many pounds were gained form all the fine food we all ate
It is hard to believe that half of our Lions year is over I am happy to report that I met my main objective of visiting all of the clubs in the district
ldquoHappy New Yearrdquo Unfortunately rest time is over We have a lot more to accomplish before our year is done Here are a few items of note
1 Special meeting to select a 2nd Vice District governor Time and place TBD If you are willing to step up as leader please ldquothrown your hat into the ringrdquo
2 2nd International VP Jung-Yul Choi will visit the Charleston area We are planning a reception at the Redbank Club 630 pm 22 January Menu and cost to follow
3 Joint District 32B amp C Convention at the Crowne Plaza North Charleston February 16 -17 Please register early This will help us with the meal count and other admin actions
4 Joint District 32A amp D Convention at the Inn On the Square Greenwood March 2-3
5 MD 32 State Convention at the DoubleTree Columbia April 20 ndash 21
If this is not enough we must work on membership growth assist the small clubs and perhaps maybe a new club WOW Oh wait there is more form nominating committees vote in new slate of officers (remember to report to LCI) and fund raisers Candy Day is a good one as proceeds go to LVS and can be used towards a Dr Franklin Mason Fellow
Fellow lions lets continue to work together to make this a great year
We need to be more diligent in reporting our service activities to LCI If your club is lax in this area please try a bit harder Help us get to 100 reporting
Lion Presidents ndash you have received the requirements for ldquoHall of Famerdquo and ldquoLion of the Yearrdquo nomina-tions Let us make sure that your deserving lions receive the recognition that is due to them
This is new please mark your calendar
I want to encourage all 32B clubs to submit photos of your activities and upcoming events to Lion Beverly Long Blong8scrrcom for inclusion in the Palmetto Lion
WE SERVE
John Enright District Governor 32-B
John Enright
District Governor 32-B 2017-2018
H 843-824-5642 C 706-340-3186
jenright123bellsouthnet
14
District 32B NewsDistrict 32B News
BEAUFORT LIONS CLUB
Lion Kathy Holley Sams teacher and chairperson of the peace post-
er committee presented Sam with the certificate and check Sam
was presented with a $50 check from the club and the family were
treated to dinner at Golden Corral Sam Blair represented Boulden
Middle School as the Beaufort Lions Club Peace poster winner for
2017
DENMARK LIONS CLUB DG John is pictured as he inducts Myrtis Williams into the Den-mark club She is seen here with her sponsor Anna Martin
ORANGEBURG LIONS CLUB
DG John inducted John Bolton the newest member of the Or-
angeburg Lions Club
15
SUMMERVILLE LIONS CLUB
Summerville Lions enjoyed a Christmas party pot luck
luncheon together two days after participating in the
Summerville parade
SUMMERVILLE NOON LIONS CLUB
Lion President George Jenkins of the Summerville Noon
Lions Club presenting the Lion of the Year plaque for 2017-
2018 to Lion Dorothy Enright
Summerville Noon Lions President George Jenkins
presented a pin to Lion Diane Jenkins for her years of
service
16
Wow Christmas has come and gone Were you ready I donrsquot think any of us ever truly feel ready Hopefully we all paused and thought of whom we were able to help or give to during the Holiday Season I read that some of the angels on the Salvation Army Trees were returned without sponsors More could have been done My club always gives blankets to the local shelter and to the home-less
Then it is the start of the New Year with new resolutions new goals and new beginnings Letrsquos make some realistic attainable goals for the coming year Ask one person to come to your meeting Donrsquot pressure them to join but just to see what it is about Try to convince that member that is considering quitting into giving it one more year
Letrsquos all try to go to a District function Go to the last 32C convention in North Charleston or attend a District meeting just to get a feel for what goes on In the spring there will be a training seminar of some kind that we can all benefit from Go to your first Zone meeting or host a Zone meeting Whatever you chose just remember that you tend to get out of a membership exactly what you put into it
DG Cathy Morse
Cathy Morse District Governor 32-C
2017-2018
814-706-4692
cmorse577gmailcom
MESSAGE FROM DISTRICT 32-C GOVERNOR CATHY MORSE
District 32C NewsDistrict 32C News
FLORENCE EVENING LIONS CLUB
Making The Season Bright
Lions and Leos from South and West Florence High Schools made Christmas very special for 19 underprivi-leged and special needs children Each child had breakfast provided by McDonaldrsquos a gift from Santa Claus who arrived on a fire truck and a $100 shopping spree for items of clothing
17
HARTSVILLE LIONS CLUB
Santarsquos Visit
Lions hosted a needy family with Christmas gifts and a visit from Santa Claus
MYRTLE BEACH LIONS CLUB
Helping Others
Lion Diane PrsquoPool and other club members assisting the Salvation Army
MULLINS LIONS CLUB
Party Time
Lions partnered with Santa Claus to provide Christmas gifts for a great group of kids in the Marion County Schools
SOUTH STRAND LIONS CLUB
Protecting the Environment
Lions cleaned Sanford Cox Park They swept raked and picked up trash in the park and along the waters edge
18
MESSAGE FROM DISTRICT 32-D GOVERNOR RHETT HAIR
Namaste
We have started the New Year Now the 101st year of lions We are preparing the District Conven-tions A and D together B and C together to prepare for the com-bining of the Multiple Districts into two Even though it is the second half of the Lions year nothing is slowing down We con-tinue to prepare for Joint District Convention Our hats off to Li-ons Bobbie Dove and Art Smith for their work Work on the Mer-ger continues with the development of the new District Constitu-tion amp By Laws Our new officers are working on their intents and their clubrsquos endorsements Work continues on the State MD Con-vention Thanks to PDG Pat Friday and Lion Melody Hair for your efforts
We are developing our plans for our District Officer Training for next year We are looking at the NewberryClinton area for May Some questions for the District
What can we do to get more participation from the Clubs
How do we make the training more meaningful you
Your Participation is welcomed and your input makes a differ-ence The District is a Team We Win or Lose together Let me know what you think fffiremedic19yahoocom
Please keep all of our Lions Families in your prayers especially those who have had losses this Holiday Season
WE Serve
Rhett Hair District Governor 32-D
2016-2017
97 Brooks Quarry Road Winnsboro SC 29180
C 803-261-4758 fffiremedic19yahoocom
Did you know about LCI Online Radio
Lions Clubs online internet radio is free streaming music for your listening pleasure as well as
news and announcements for and about Lions Click a play button to enjoy a station of your
choice
19
District 32D NewsDistrict 32D News
ABBEVILLE LIONS CLUB
Abbeville Lions Club Arbor Day Celebration in December 2017 at Westwood Elementary School Fourth Graders We planted one tree with the Students help this year We were not able to obtain the tree samplings as in the past years to give them each one to take home
BLYTHEWOOD LIONS CLUB
Our annual Breakfast with Santa held on the 9th of December was another very successful event
Children made crafts at the craft table helped by some very enthusiastic LEOs Vision Screening was
held for anyone wishing to get their vision checked Breakfast always fantastic as Blythewood Lions
know how to cook The biggest hit of the day of course was the big guy himself Santa Happy Holi-
days to all from Blythewood Lions and LEOs
Left Blythewood LEOs from Blythe-wood and Westwood HS
Below Blythewood Lions
20
COLUMBIA NORTHWEST LIONS CLUB
Lion Sandra Shelton President of the Friends of Car-olina School for Inquiry parent group enlisted the service of Lions Kathy Evans and Damon Hodges stu-dents to fill bags with toiletries for local shelters
Lions pictured with the students are (l-r) Sandra Shel-ton Judy Scott amp Victoria Dixon-Mokeba
Columbia Northwest Lions Clubs held their final Shoe Donation Drive Saturday Dec 2nd Total shoes col-lected to date 485 pairs with a few more expected
Pictured with the partial shoe collection is (L-R) Cleo-patra Allen Four Corners International Mission South Carolina Coordinator Judy Scott club President and Belinda Toatley club Director Not pictured was Di-anne Barnes club Secretary
The Columbia NorthWest Lions Club Christmas party held at their local community center on Decem-
ber 7th A fun time was had by all
DG Rhett and Lion President Judy DG Rhett and Lion Melody having fun
Lion Victoria striking a pose
Lions Belinda Sandra and Judy
21
The Mid-Carolina Lions Club has 3 members celebrating January Birthdays and they want to give back Join us on January 20 2018 from 10 am-12pm
Holiday Inn Express amp Suites in Newberry Link to Flyer and Invitation
Mid Carolina Three new Lions induct-
ed and two returning at recent Mid
Carolina Lions meeting
Mid Carolina VCC Rick Pressly inducts
new Mid Carolina Lions in Dec
Mid Carolina Lions with new Legacy
Project signage provided by Legacy
grant from LCIF
MID CAROLINA LIONS CLUB
RIVER HILLSLAKE WYLIE LIONS CLUB
The childrenrsquos choir from the South Carolina School for the Deaf and Blind performed during the River HillsLake Wylie Lions Club annual holiday dinner on Tuesday Dec 5 at the River Hills Country Club Link to complete article
Frank Van Leer center is named a Melvin Jones Fellow during
the River HillsLake Wylie Lions holiday dinner on Dec 2 He is
joined by previous MJ Fellows Bob Daley l and Dick Lewis
22
THE MATHEWS LIONS CLUB
Centennial Legacy Project
The Mathews Lions Club presents a study carrel and two chairs to the Greenwood County Public Library This was their community Centennial Leg-
acy Project along with their statewide involvement in the Centennial Legacy Project at the South Carolina School for the Deaf and Blind Outdoors Recreation and Learning Park
The group picture includes (left to right) Lion Claudia Dority Club Vice President Lion Robert Abercrombie Club Director Lion Pat Abercrombie Club President Lion David Dority MD32 Council Chairperson Prudence Taylor Directory of the Greenwood County Library and Julie Horton Club Membership Chairperson
FORT MILL AND TEGA CAY LIONS CLUB
Fort Mill Lions Club and Tega Cay Lions Club share a school district and either work together to service the
district or split the district schools according to accessibility to the club At any rate we need to collaborate to
make sure all of Fort Mill School District is served When Fort Mill Lions Club disbanded two years ago Tega
Cay took up the slack for Peace Poster and served all 4 middle schools The 20172018 school year saw a 5th
middle school (Pleasant Knoll Middle School) and the resurgence of the Fort Mill Lions Club We are happy to
say the Fort Mill Lions Clubrsquos first major service project was reclaiming the Peace Poster Contest for Fort Mill
and Banks Road Middle Schools Tega Cay continues with Gold Hill and Springfield Middle Schools and started
the Peace Poster Contest at the new Pleasant Knoll Middle School Malory Mason a 7th grader from Pleas-
ant Knoll Middle School was this years District D winner
Tega Cay Lions Club ndashSpringfield Middle Pleasant Knoll Middle and Gold Hill Middle
Fort Mill Lions ClubmdashBanks Trail Middle Fort Mill Lions ClubmdashFort Mill Middle
23
WINNSBORO LIONS CLUB
Winnsboro DG Rhett Hair inducts 3 new
Lions into the Winnsboro Lions Club at
their recent Christmas celebration
Winnsboro Lions Club held its annual
Christmas gathering and enjoyed the
presence of 67 members and guests as
well as several prospective members
Winnsboro Lions President Bill Haslett presents
a Presidents Service Recognition Certificate to
Lions Margaret and Gene Holmes
24
News from International News from International
NEVER STOP LEARNING (or relearning what we have forgotten) LCI offers leadership training materialsresources which include a mix of curriculum materials speaking presentations with notes and activity guides Each month The Palmetto Lion will feature a different training opportunity Here in the Lions Learning Center you can learn and practice key leadership skills for your role as a Lions leader and to be successful in all your projects Courses are categorized by four key skills Leadership Man-aging Others Achieving Results and Communication These courses typically take 30 to 60 minutes to com-plete If you are new to LLC you will need to create an account Please have your Lions Member ID number ready
In addition to the training materials offered on the Training MaterialsResources Page check out the learning opportunities through Lions University Lions University is offered by the USACanada Lions Leadership Forum
December 2017 January 2018 International Calendar (httpmemberslionsclubsorgENeventscalendarphpaugust)
January 7-13 LCIF Week January 8-14 Worldwide Week of Service to Fight Hunger
January 13 Melvin Jonesrsquo birthday
January 15 Peace Poster Kits go on sale from Club Supplies Sales
February 1 International Peace Poster contest winners will be notified on or before this date
February 8 Application deadline for Standard Core 4 and IAG grants to be reviewed at the May 2018 board meeting
Read the January 2018 edition of ldquoLion Magazinerdquo here February
2018 edition will be the first online only version
httpdigitallionmagazineorgpublicationm=6639ampl=1
issue_id462736viewcontentsBrowser
25
We want to hear from everyone Make sure to send in your pictures and
short articles to your District Palmetto Lion Rep
District Rep Email
32 A Rita Spiess
ritaspiessattnet
32 B Bev Long
blong8scrrcom
32 C Matt Jones
mjonesscrrcom
32D
Melody Hair hairmelodyyahoocom
MD 32 CALENDAR OF EVENTS January 19-21 2018 Tennessee Lions Leadership Institute ndash Manchester Tenn
January 26-29 2018 Faculty Development Institute ndash Atlanta Ga
January 31 2018 Lion of the Year ndash DEADLINE for Nominations (Chairperson IPCC Anette Hart Comm Members PDG Wes Corrothers Pat Friday Bonnie Stephenson and Paul Dove )
January 31 2018 SC Hall of Fame ndash DEADLINE for Nominations (District 32D ndash Chairperson VCC Rick Pressly Comm Members CC David Dority and IPDG Paul Dove)
February 16-17 2018
Combined ldquoBrdquo and ldquoCrdquo Mid-Winter Crowne Plaza 4831 Tanger Outlet Blvd N Charleston SC 29418 Please complete the registration and enclose proper remittance REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS February 2nd 2018
March 2-3 2018 Combined ldquoArdquo and ldquoDrdquo Mid-Winter
THE INN ON THE SQUARE GREENWOOD SOUTH CAROLINA Late Fee After February 20 is $1000
March 22-25th 2018 Florida Regional Lions Leadership Institute
Fruitland FL
April 10 2018 2018 Research Symposium MUSC ndash Storm Eye Institute
April 20-21 2018 SC State Convention
Doubletree by Hilton 2100 Bush River Rd Columbia SC 29223 Registration (TBD) Program Ad Information (Deadline 4818)
June 7mdash9 2018 Mississippi Lions Leadership Institute
Ocean Springs MS
5
Multiple District 32 NewsMultiple District 32 News
PEACE POSTER CONTEST
Each year Lions clubs around the world sponsor the Lions International Peace Poster Contest in local schools and youth groups This art contest encourages young people worldwide to express their visions of peace For more than 25 years millions of children from nearly 100 countries have participated in the contest The theme of the 1017-2018 Peace Poster Contest is ldquoThe Future of Peacerdquo and students ages 11 12 and 13 were eligible to participate
The State winning poster was selected by a panel of local professional artists and art teachers as the overall winner for Multiple District 32 (South Carolina)rdquo
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR PEACE POSTER WINNERS FROM DISTRICTS A B amp D
District 32A winner is Naomi Bayne Naomi is a 7th grader at Gettyrsquos Middle School Submitted by Easley Lions Club
District 32D winner is Malory Mason Malory is a 7th grader at Pleasant Knoll Middle School Sub-mitted by Tega Cay Lions Club
District 32B winner is Abigail Kirk-wood Abigail is a 8th grader at Dubose Middle School Submitted by Summerville Lions Club
Congratulations to District 32C and Tiffany Duong Tiffany is a 7th grader at St James Middle School Poster was submitted by the South Strand Lions Club
6
A MESSAGE FROM PAUL DOVE MD32 GST
Exploring LCIrsquos Website for New Service (and Other) Ideas
One of the aims of creating the new-this-year Club Service Chair (CSC) officer is to encourage clubs to
consider new service projects To plant new ideas for such projects LCI has a page on each of the five
service emphases----hunger environment diabetes pediatric cancer and vision Simply logon to
Lions Clubs International and use the search box to find ldquoEnvironment Service Projectsrdquo for example
or try this URL where the above search should take you
httpwwwlionsclubsorgresourcesENpdfsgst1Epdf
Thatrsquos where I found one of the five suggestionidea sheets Try your hand at locating the other four
Call it a ldquotreasure huntrdquo
Herersquos another URL If it does not open you will have to do another search box search under ldquoe-
booksrdquo and then scroll down to ldquoservice chairperson e-Bookrdquo
httpwwwlionsclubsorgresourcesENpdfsebookDA-CSCEBpdf
Itrsquos also useful to log on occasionally to LCI then key on ldquoLions Members Centerrdquo and see whatrsquos new
under ldquoclub service chairpersonrdquo and ldquoGSTrdquo as these are being updated periodically Or better yet
look up GAT (Global Action Team) for even more information on the four GAT components----
leadership membership service and LCIF There is a world of information on LCIrsquos website for
sure And our four GAT areas are contingent on each other Each one affects the other three
ldquoWe Serverdquo
And we report to MyLCI each month these service activities and how many folks have benefitted
from our service
7
ALERT MINUTE FROM LION MARY LOUISE RESCH MD32 ALERT CHAIR
January 2018
As the old year ends and a new one begins I thought Irsquod share a few ALERT related New Yearrsquos Reso-
lutions to start off your 2018
Plan Ahead Disasters can happen in the blink of an eye so the more you think ahead the easi-
er it will be to deal with it when it comes
Be Thankful We were very fortunate to experience limited damages from Hurricane Irma in
2017 Be thankful for not experiencing a major disaster for a third year in a row
Collaborate Work together as a Club District and State to make a difference in your communi-
ties where you work and live One voice is a solo but together we are a CHOIR singing out the
Lions message of ldquoWE SERVErdquo each and every day
Get Involved Whether itrsquos in disaster planning response or some other activity give back in
some way this coming year
Communicate If yoursquore in need please let someone know If you are able to help reach out and
make a difference
Thank you to everyone for a wonderful 2017 and herersquos looking forward to an even better 2018
HAPPY NEW YEAR
Lion ml
When disaster strikes LCIF and Lions are among the first there to lend a hand We stay for as long as it
takes to finish the work and help give disaster victims their lives back From September 11th to the
2009 Australian bush fires to the relief provided to flood victims in South Dakota more than four dec-
ades ago LCIF gives some comfort to those who have lost everything But we need your support to be
ready for the next disaster and to give victims perhaps the most important gift we can hope for the
future
Please visit wwwlciforg to read stories and testimonials from LCIF disaster relief recipients learn
more about the Foundationrsquos disaster aid efforts and find the latest updates on our disaster work
8
CALLING ALL LIONS VISION SCREENERS
Do you want to learn more Do you feel that a certification process would give us more credibility when talk-
ing to nurses and administrators about vision screening Lions KidSight USA has created a certification process
and I would like to invite you to check it out This is not certification on how to conduct our vision screenings
but why vision screening is so important Congratulation to Lion Hope MacBride and don Putro of Tega Cay
Lion Judy Scott of Columbia NW and Lion Rick Pressly of Abbeville for successful completion of this Certifica-
tion If you or someone in your club has completed the certification please let me know and Irsquoll publish their
name in this column
See the email below from Lion Dan Uitti Lions KidSight Foundation for instructions
Dear Lions You are welcome to apply for and study then take the Lions KidSight USA Certification Test The test will re-sult in receiving a Certificate upon successfully passing the test Send an email to danuittinet to attain the registration information In the meanwhile study the Lions KidSight USA Training Manual at the website - httplionskidsightusaorgtraining Study this guide httplionskidsightusaorgwp-contentuploads201510LKSUSA-Training-Manual-Rev20171107pdf Be sure to know your LCI Membership ID Thank you Lion Dan Uitti Lions KidSight USA Foundation Webmaster danuittinet
9
FROM THE DESK OF DG RICHARD WHITLOCK of SC District 32 A
Happy New Year Fellow Lions
May your New Year be filled with Hope Love Peace Good Health and Prosperity
December started out with our Global Action Team training with much information shared about LCIF Leadership Membership and Service Several clubs were in attendance and special thanks to all the leadership support
We were able to attend the Southside Gala in Spartanburg as well as a couple Lions club Christmas Parties Fellowship with our fellow Lions this time of year is always special
We hope you and your families had a blessed Christmas season
On a sad note many of our fellow Lions passed away in December Our sympathy and prayers are with each of these families
Now the New Year has begun we will complete our club visits in January and then focus on those clubs with special needs as well as our membership goals
We will have our next Leadership meeting on Monday January 8th to continue to work toward a successful year The convention speaker has been confirmed and we look forward to a great con-vention in Greenwood in March
We will continue to share with you the emphasis of a higher level of service and embracing our motto ldquoWe Serverdquo by the Power of We
Just a Reminder LCI vision statement is ldquoTo be the global leader in community and humanitarian ser-vicerdquo Let us work together as a team to make this a reality
On a personal note our youngest son was in a motorcycle accident Christmas Eve in Tampa FL on his way to a family dinner He has a broken clavicle 6 broken ribs broke scapula and a severe concussion as well as several areas of road abrasion He has no memory of what happened but we are grateful he was going slow He is in a lot of pain with any movement We had arrived in FL on Dec 23rd to celebrate Christmas with all our family so we were able to be with him We go visit every day to try to keep giving him Hope and try to keep him comfortable We are so thankful that he was not hurt worse and pray for healing and comfort Please join us in prayer as he has a two to three month recovery
Service Projects = Membership Growth amp Retention
Respectfully Submitted DG Richard Whitlock Website wwwe-districtorgsites32a
Richard Whitlock District Governor 32-A
2017-2018
62 Roselite Circle
Greer SC 29650
864-918-7833 864-918-7832
rewhitlock08gmailcom
10
In memory of James In memory of James ldquoldquoJimJimrdquo rdquo Edwin WrightEdwin Wright
James ldquoJimrdquo Edwin Wright
February 27 1919 ndash December 24 2017
James ldquoJimrdquo Edwin Wright Sr 98 widow of Dorothy Miller Wright passed away on December 24 2017
A native of Spartanburg County son of the late Laurens Eugene and Ina Gertrude Drummond Wright He
was a US Army WWII Veteran retired employee of Community Cash in Greer SC and a member of Fair-
view Baptist Church in Greer SC Known affectionately by many as Pa he was an avid Clemson Tigers fan
and attended all the football and basketball home games Jim also cheered for the Braves and attended the
Greenville Drive baseball games Jim enjoyed his garden every summer and sharing the bounty from the
earth with family and friends Jim had a big heart for animals especially his cat ldquoTiardquo and took pleasure in
helping to tend to the cows on his daughterrsquos farm
Jim joined the Greer Lions Club in 1988 and was selected Lion of the Year 1991-1992 for his years of faith-
ful service to the club the community and for all the Lions Club brooms he sold for many years Jim was
always the leading broom salesman year after year Being an active member Jim was always there to help
each year at the Greer High School football concession stand one of the Lions Clubrsquos biggest fundraisers
Jim also helped every year at the annual Greer community Big Thursday Hot Dog supper provided by the
Greer Lions Club where he served hundreds of hotdogs always wearing his Community Cash apron Jim
was selected and presented the highest Lions Club award in 2013-2014 the Melvin Jones Fellow award
Jim will be forever remembered for his hard work dedication and service to the Greer Lions Club and the
Greer Community
Sincerely
Karen Kenyon
President
Greer Lions Club
Roger Rainey
Golf Tournament Chairperson
Greer Lions Club
11
District 32A NewsDistrict 32A News
Boiling Springs Lions Club
The Boiling Springs Lions and LEOrsquos brought some Christmas cheer to the residents of Wesley Court Nursing Home in Boiling Springs on December 11 2017 The below pictures depict Lion Louise Rakes reading the Christmas story from the Bible Lion Harold Rakes leading fellow Lions and Leorsquos singing Christmas carols Santa (Lion Harold Ezell) arriving with gifts for each resident LEOs and Lions helping Santa distribute the gifts
The winning Peace Poster for 32A submitted by the Easley Lions
Club The artist is Naomi Bayne a 7th grade student at Gettys Mid-
dle School in Easley Holding the poster are 2 of the judges who
are professional artists ndash on the left is Helen Scott Correll and on
the right is Lalage Warrington
Picture to the left is of
the 3 winning Peace
Posters for 32A being
held by the 3 judg-
es From left to right
Helen Scott Correll hold-
ing 3rd place winner
sponsored by the Spartanburg Evening Lions Club artist is
Ryleigh Willard a 6th grade student at Gable Middle
School Lion Jan Benjamin holding 2nd place winner spon-
sored by the Piedmont Lions Club artist is Marley Clark a
7th grade student at Powdersville Middle School and winning
poster being held by Lalage Warrington which was sponsored by the Easley Lions Club artist is Naomi
Bayne 7th grade student at Gettys Middle School
12
The Spartanburg Lions Club celebrated their 84th year with the SC School for the Deaf and Blind at their Annual Christmas Luncheon sponsored by SCSDB Itrsquos a wonderful celebration when the school thanks the Spartanburg Lions Club for their support and the Lions get to celebrate Christmas with the wonderful children at SCSDB Pictures to the left are members of the Spartanburg Lions Club and the stu-dents at SCSDB who performed at this yearrsquos Christmas program
SPARTANBURG LIONS CLUB
Spartanburg Lions Club President Paul Lundberg presents a $5000 check to SCSDB Foundation Execu-tive Ann Ackerman
Spartanburg Lions Club President presents Lion Mike White with the Lion Of The Year Award and a Melvin Jones Fellow plaque in recognition of his endless work for the Spartanburg Lions Club
This year the schoolrsquos music program has made a Christmas cd Be sure to ask Lion Ann Ackerman about it
LIBERTY LIONS CLUB
129 Liberty Middle School art students participated in the Peace Poster Contest under the direction
of the art teacher Elaine Snell This yearrsquos Liberty Middle School Peace Poster Contest winners are
front row from the left to right Gracie Jackson 8th grade 1st place winner Makenna Hatto 6th
grade 2nd place winner and Kieryn Segal 7th grade 3rd place winner
Back row left to right are Liberty Lions Peace Poster chairman Oscar Thorsland Lions District 32-A
District Governor Richard Whitlock Liberty Middle School art teacher Elaine Snell and Liberty Lions
Club president Jean Thomas
13
MESSAGE FROM DISTRICT 32-B GOVERNOR JOHN ENRIGHT
I sure hope the December Holidays were a joy to all of you as they were for Lion Dot an me I hope that not toooo many pounds were gained form all the fine food we all ate
It is hard to believe that half of our Lions year is over I am happy to report that I met my main objective of visiting all of the clubs in the district
ldquoHappy New Yearrdquo Unfortunately rest time is over We have a lot more to accomplish before our year is done Here are a few items of note
1 Special meeting to select a 2nd Vice District governor Time and place TBD If you are willing to step up as leader please ldquothrown your hat into the ringrdquo
2 2nd International VP Jung-Yul Choi will visit the Charleston area We are planning a reception at the Redbank Club 630 pm 22 January Menu and cost to follow
3 Joint District 32B amp C Convention at the Crowne Plaza North Charleston February 16 -17 Please register early This will help us with the meal count and other admin actions
4 Joint District 32A amp D Convention at the Inn On the Square Greenwood March 2-3
5 MD 32 State Convention at the DoubleTree Columbia April 20 ndash 21
If this is not enough we must work on membership growth assist the small clubs and perhaps maybe a new club WOW Oh wait there is more form nominating committees vote in new slate of officers (remember to report to LCI) and fund raisers Candy Day is a good one as proceeds go to LVS and can be used towards a Dr Franklin Mason Fellow
Fellow lions lets continue to work together to make this a great year
We need to be more diligent in reporting our service activities to LCI If your club is lax in this area please try a bit harder Help us get to 100 reporting
Lion Presidents ndash you have received the requirements for ldquoHall of Famerdquo and ldquoLion of the Yearrdquo nomina-tions Let us make sure that your deserving lions receive the recognition that is due to them
This is new please mark your calendar
I want to encourage all 32B clubs to submit photos of your activities and upcoming events to Lion Beverly Long Blong8scrrcom for inclusion in the Palmetto Lion
WE SERVE
John Enright District Governor 32-B
John Enright
District Governor 32-B 2017-2018
H 843-824-5642 C 706-340-3186
jenright123bellsouthnet
14
District 32B NewsDistrict 32B News
BEAUFORT LIONS CLUB
Lion Kathy Holley Sams teacher and chairperson of the peace post-
er committee presented Sam with the certificate and check Sam
was presented with a $50 check from the club and the family were
treated to dinner at Golden Corral Sam Blair represented Boulden
Middle School as the Beaufort Lions Club Peace poster winner for
2017
DENMARK LIONS CLUB DG John is pictured as he inducts Myrtis Williams into the Den-mark club She is seen here with her sponsor Anna Martin
ORANGEBURG LIONS CLUB
DG John inducted John Bolton the newest member of the Or-
angeburg Lions Club
15
SUMMERVILLE LIONS CLUB
Summerville Lions enjoyed a Christmas party pot luck
luncheon together two days after participating in the
Summerville parade
SUMMERVILLE NOON LIONS CLUB
Lion President George Jenkins of the Summerville Noon
Lions Club presenting the Lion of the Year plaque for 2017-
2018 to Lion Dorothy Enright
Summerville Noon Lions President George Jenkins
presented a pin to Lion Diane Jenkins for her years of
service
16
Wow Christmas has come and gone Were you ready I donrsquot think any of us ever truly feel ready Hopefully we all paused and thought of whom we were able to help or give to during the Holiday Season I read that some of the angels on the Salvation Army Trees were returned without sponsors More could have been done My club always gives blankets to the local shelter and to the home-less
Then it is the start of the New Year with new resolutions new goals and new beginnings Letrsquos make some realistic attainable goals for the coming year Ask one person to come to your meeting Donrsquot pressure them to join but just to see what it is about Try to convince that member that is considering quitting into giving it one more year
Letrsquos all try to go to a District function Go to the last 32C convention in North Charleston or attend a District meeting just to get a feel for what goes on In the spring there will be a training seminar of some kind that we can all benefit from Go to your first Zone meeting or host a Zone meeting Whatever you chose just remember that you tend to get out of a membership exactly what you put into it
DG Cathy Morse
Cathy Morse District Governor 32-C
2017-2018
814-706-4692
cmorse577gmailcom
MESSAGE FROM DISTRICT 32-C GOVERNOR CATHY MORSE
District 32C NewsDistrict 32C News
FLORENCE EVENING LIONS CLUB
Making The Season Bright
Lions and Leos from South and West Florence High Schools made Christmas very special for 19 underprivi-leged and special needs children Each child had breakfast provided by McDonaldrsquos a gift from Santa Claus who arrived on a fire truck and a $100 shopping spree for items of clothing
17
HARTSVILLE LIONS CLUB
Santarsquos Visit
Lions hosted a needy family with Christmas gifts and a visit from Santa Claus
MYRTLE BEACH LIONS CLUB
Helping Others
Lion Diane PrsquoPool and other club members assisting the Salvation Army
MULLINS LIONS CLUB
Party Time
Lions partnered with Santa Claus to provide Christmas gifts for a great group of kids in the Marion County Schools
SOUTH STRAND LIONS CLUB
Protecting the Environment
Lions cleaned Sanford Cox Park They swept raked and picked up trash in the park and along the waters edge
18
MESSAGE FROM DISTRICT 32-D GOVERNOR RHETT HAIR
Namaste
We have started the New Year Now the 101st year of lions We are preparing the District Conven-tions A and D together B and C together to prepare for the com-bining of the Multiple Districts into two Even though it is the second half of the Lions year nothing is slowing down We con-tinue to prepare for Joint District Convention Our hats off to Li-ons Bobbie Dove and Art Smith for their work Work on the Mer-ger continues with the development of the new District Constitu-tion amp By Laws Our new officers are working on their intents and their clubrsquos endorsements Work continues on the State MD Con-vention Thanks to PDG Pat Friday and Lion Melody Hair for your efforts
We are developing our plans for our District Officer Training for next year We are looking at the NewberryClinton area for May Some questions for the District
What can we do to get more participation from the Clubs
How do we make the training more meaningful you
Your Participation is welcomed and your input makes a differ-ence The District is a Team We Win or Lose together Let me know what you think fffiremedic19yahoocom
Please keep all of our Lions Families in your prayers especially those who have had losses this Holiday Season
WE Serve
Rhett Hair District Governor 32-D
2016-2017
97 Brooks Quarry Road Winnsboro SC 29180
C 803-261-4758 fffiremedic19yahoocom
Did you know about LCI Online Radio
Lions Clubs online internet radio is free streaming music for your listening pleasure as well as
news and announcements for and about Lions Click a play button to enjoy a station of your
choice
19
District 32D NewsDistrict 32D News
ABBEVILLE LIONS CLUB
Abbeville Lions Club Arbor Day Celebration in December 2017 at Westwood Elementary School Fourth Graders We planted one tree with the Students help this year We were not able to obtain the tree samplings as in the past years to give them each one to take home
BLYTHEWOOD LIONS CLUB
Our annual Breakfast with Santa held on the 9th of December was another very successful event
Children made crafts at the craft table helped by some very enthusiastic LEOs Vision Screening was
held for anyone wishing to get their vision checked Breakfast always fantastic as Blythewood Lions
know how to cook The biggest hit of the day of course was the big guy himself Santa Happy Holi-
days to all from Blythewood Lions and LEOs
Left Blythewood LEOs from Blythe-wood and Westwood HS
Below Blythewood Lions
20
COLUMBIA NORTHWEST LIONS CLUB
Lion Sandra Shelton President of the Friends of Car-olina School for Inquiry parent group enlisted the service of Lions Kathy Evans and Damon Hodges stu-dents to fill bags with toiletries for local shelters
Lions pictured with the students are (l-r) Sandra Shel-ton Judy Scott amp Victoria Dixon-Mokeba
Columbia Northwest Lions Clubs held their final Shoe Donation Drive Saturday Dec 2nd Total shoes col-lected to date 485 pairs with a few more expected
Pictured with the partial shoe collection is (L-R) Cleo-patra Allen Four Corners International Mission South Carolina Coordinator Judy Scott club President and Belinda Toatley club Director Not pictured was Di-anne Barnes club Secretary
The Columbia NorthWest Lions Club Christmas party held at their local community center on Decem-
ber 7th A fun time was had by all
DG Rhett and Lion President Judy DG Rhett and Lion Melody having fun
Lion Victoria striking a pose
Lions Belinda Sandra and Judy
21
The Mid-Carolina Lions Club has 3 members celebrating January Birthdays and they want to give back Join us on January 20 2018 from 10 am-12pm
Holiday Inn Express amp Suites in Newberry Link to Flyer and Invitation
Mid Carolina Three new Lions induct-
ed and two returning at recent Mid
Carolina Lions meeting
Mid Carolina VCC Rick Pressly inducts
new Mid Carolina Lions in Dec
Mid Carolina Lions with new Legacy
Project signage provided by Legacy
grant from LCIF
MID CAROLINA LIONS CLUB
RIVER HILLSLAKE WYLIE LIONS CLUB
The childrenrsquos choir from the South Carolina School for the Deaf and Blind performed during the River HillsLake Wylie Lions Club annual holiday dinner on Tuesday Dec 5 at the River Hills Country Club Link to complete article
Frank Van Leer center is named a Melvin Jones Fellow during
the River HillsLake Wylie Lions holiday dinner on Dec 2 He is
joined by previous MJ Fellows Bob Daley l and Dick Lewis
22
THE MATHEWS LIONS CLUB
Centennial Legacy Project
The Mathews Lions Club presents a study carrel and two chairs to the Greenwood County Public Library This was their community Centennial Leg-
acy Project along with their statewide involvement in the Centennial Legacy Project at the South Carolina School for the Deaf and Blind Outdoors Recreation and Learning Park
The group picture includes (left to right) Lion Claudia Dority Club Vice President Lion Robert Abercrombie Club Director Lion Pat Abercrombie Club President Lion David Dority MD32 Council Chairperson Prudence Taylor Directory of the Greenwood County Library and Julie Horton Club Membership Chairperson
FORT MILL AND TEGA CAY LIONS CLUB
Fort Mill Lions Club and Tega Cay Lions Club share a school district and either work together to service the
district or split the district schools according to accessibility to the club At any rate we need to collaborate to
make sure all of Fort Mill School District is served When Fort Mill Lions Club disbanded two years ago Tega
Cay took up the slack for Peace Poster and served all 4 middle schools The 20172018 school year saw a 5th
middle school (Pleasant Knoll Middle School) and the resurgence of the Fort Mill Lions Club We are happy to
say the Fort Mill Lions Clubrsquos first major service project was reclaiming the Peace Poster Contest for Fort Mill
and Banks Road Middle Schools Tega Cay continues with Gold Hill and Springfield Middle Schools and started
the Peace Poster Contest at the new Pleasant Knoll Middle School Malory Mason a 7th grader from Pleas-
ant Knoll Middle School was this years District D winner
Tega Cay Lions Club ndashSpringfield Middle Pleasant Knoll Middle and Gold Hill Middle
Fort Mill Lions ClubmdashBanks Trail Middle Fort Mill Lions ClubmdashFort Mill Middle
23
WINNSBORO LIONS CLUB
Winnsboro DG Rhett Hair inducts 3 new
Lions into the Winnsboro Lions Club at
their recent Christmas celebration
Winnsboro Lions Club held its annual
Christmas gathering and enjoyed the
presence of 67 members and guests as
well as several prospective members
Winnsboro Lions President Bill Haslett presents
a Presidents Service Recognition Certificate to
Lions Margaret and Gene Holmes
24
News from International News from International
NEVER STOP LEARNING (or relearning what we have forgotten) LCI offers leadership training materialsresources which include a mix of curriculum materials speaking presentations with notes and activity guides Each month The Palmetto Lion will feature a different training opportunity Here in the Lions Learning Center you can learn and practice key leadership skills for your role as a Lions leader and to be successful in all your projects Courses are categorized by four key skills Leadership Man-aging Others Achieving Results and Communication These courses typically take 30 to 60 minutes to com-plete If you are new to LLC you will need to create an account Please have your Lions Member ID number ready
In addition to the training materials offered on the Training MaterialsResources Page check out the learning opportunities through Lions University Lions University is offered by the USACanada Lions Leadership Forum
December 2017 January 2018 International Calendar (httpmemberslionsclubsorgENeventscalendarphpaugust)
January 7-13 LCIF Week January 8-14 Worldwide Week of Service to Fight Hunger
January 13 Melvin Jonesrsquo birthday
January 15 Peace Poster Kits go on sale from Club Supplies Sales
February 1 International Peace Poster contest winners will be notified on or before this date
February 8 Application deadline for Standard Core 4 and IAG grants to be reviewed at the May 2018 board meeting
Read the January 2018 edition of ldquoLion Magazinerdquo here February
2018 edition will be the first online only version
httpdigitallionmagazineorgpublicationm=6639ampl=1
issue_id462736viewcontentsBrowser
25
We want to hear from everyone Make sure to send in your pictures and
short articles to your District Palmetto Lion Rep
District Rep Email
32 A Rita Spiess
ritaspiessattnet
32 B Bev Long
blong8scrrcom
32 C Matt Jones
mjonesscrrcom
32D
Melody Hair hairmelodyyahoocom
MD 32 CALENDAR OF EVENTS January 19-21 2018 Tennessee Lions Leadership Institute ndash Manchester Tenn
January 26-29 2018 Faculty Development Institute ndash Atlanta Ga
January 31 2018 Lion of the Year ndash DEADLINE for Nominations (Chairperson IPCC Anette Hart Comm Members PDG Wes Corrothers Pat Friday Bonnie Stephenson and Paul Dove )
January 31 2018 SC Hall of Fame ndash DEADLINE for Nominations (District 32D ndash Chairperson VCC Rick Pressly Comm Members CC David Dority and IPDG Paul Dove)
February 16-17 2018
Combined ldquoBrdquo and ldquoCrdquo Mid-Winter Crowne Plaza 4831 Tanger Outlet Blvd N Charleston SC 29418 Please complete the registration and enclose proper remittance REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS February 2nd 2018
March 2-3 2018 Combined ldquoArdquo and ldquoDrdquo Mid-Winter
THE INN ON THE SQUARE GREENWOOD SOUTH CAROLINA Late Fee After February 20 is $1000
March 22-25th 2018 Florida Regional Lions Leadership Institute
Fruitland FL
April 10 2018 2018 Research Symposium MUSC ndash Storm Eye Institute
April 20-21 2018 SC State Convention
Doubletree by Hilton 2100 Bush River Rd Columbia SC 29223 Registration (TBD) Program Ad Information (Deadline 4818)
June 7mdash9 2018 Mississippi Lions Leadership Institute
Ocean Springs MS
6
A MESSAGE FROM PAUL DOVE MD32 GST
Exploring LCIrsquos Website for New Service (and Other) Ideas
One of the aims of creating the new-this-year Club Service Chair (CSC) officer is to encourage clubs to
consider new service projects To plant new ideas for such projects LCI has a page on each of the five
service emphases----hunger environment diabetes pediatric cancer and vision Simply logon to
Lions Clubs International and use the search box to find ldquoEnvironment Service Projectsrdquo for example
or try this URL where the above search should take you
httpwwwlionsclubsorgresourcesENpdfsgst1Epdf
Thatrsquos where I found one of the five suggestionidea sheets Try your hand at locating the other four
Call it a ldquotreasure huntrdquo
Herersquos another URL If it does not open you will have to do another search box search under ldquoe-
booksrdquo and then scroll down to ldquoservice chairperson e-Bookrdquo
httpwwwlionsclubsorgresourcesENpdfsebookDA-CSCEBpdf
Itrsquos also useful to log on occasionally to LCI then key on ldquoLions Members Centerrdquo and see whatrsquos new
under ldquoclub service chairpersonrdquo and ldquoGSTrdquo as these are being updated periodically Or better yet
look up GAT (Global Action Team) for even more information on the four GAT components----
leadership membership service and LCIF There is a world of information on LCIrsquos website for
sure And our four GAT areas are contingent on each other Each one affects the other three
ldquoWe Serverdquo
And we report to MyLCI each month these service activities and how many folks have benefitted
from our service
7
ALERT MINUTE FROM LION MARY LOUISE RESCH MD32 ALERT CHAIR
January 2018
As the old year ends and a new one begins I thought Irsquod share a few ALERT related New Yearrsquos Reso-
lutions to start off your 2018
Plan Ahead Disasters can happen in the blink of an eye so the more you think ahead the easi-
er it will be to deal with it when it comes
Be Thankful We were very fortunate to experience limited damages from Hurricane Irma in
2017 Be thankful for not experiencing a major disaster for a third year in a row
Collaborate Work together as a Club District and State to make a difference in your communi-
ties where you work and live One voice is a solo but together we are a CHOIR singing out the
Lions message of ldquoWE SERVErdquo each and every day
Get Involved Whether itrsquos in disaster planning response or some other activity give back in
some way this coming year
Communicate If yoursquore in need please let someone know If you are able to help reach out and
make a difference
Thank you to everyone for a wonderful 2017 and herersquos looking forward to an even better 2018
HAPPY NEW YEAR
Lion ml
When disaster strikes LCIF and Lions are among the first there to lend a hand We stay for as long as it
takes to finish the work and help give disaster victims their lives back From September 11th to the
2009 Australian bush fires to the relief provided to flood victims in South Dakota more than four dec-
ades ago LCIF gives some comfort to those who have lost everything But we need your support to be
ready for the next disaster and to give victims perhaps the most important gift we can hope for the
future
Please visit wwwlciforg to read stories and testimonials from LCIF disaster relief recipients learn
more about the Foundationrsquos disaster aid efforts and find the latest updates on our disaster work
8
CALLING ALL LIONS VISION SCREENERS
Do you want to learn more Do you feel that a certification process would give us more credibility when talk-
ing to nurses and administrators about vision screening Lions KidSight USA has created a certification process
and I would like to invite you to check it out This is not certification on how to conduct our vision screenings
but why vision screening is so important Congratulation to Lion Hope MacBride and don Putro of Tega Cay
Lion Judy Scott of Columbia NW and Lion Rick Pressly of Abbeville for successful completion of this Certifica-
tion If you or someone in your club has completed the certification please let me know and Irsquoll publish their
name in this column
See the email below from Lion Dan Uitti Lions KidSight Foundation for instructions
Dear Lions You are welcome to apply for and study then take the Lions KidSight USA Certification Test The test will re-sult in receiving a Certificate upon successfully passing the test Send an email to danuittinet to attain the registration information In the meanwhile study the Lions KidSight USA Training Manual at the website - httplionskidsightusaorgtraining Study this guide httplionskidsightusaorgwp-contentuploads201510LKSUSA-Training-Manual-Rev20171107pdf Be sure to know your LCI Membership ID Thank you Lion Dan Uitti Lions KidSight USA Foundation Webmaster danuittinet
9
FROM THE DESK OF DG RICHARD WHITLOCK of SC District 32 A
Happy New Year Fellow Lions
May your New Year be filled with Hope Love Peace Good Health and Prosperity
December started out with our Global Action Team training with much information shared about LCIF Leadership Membership and Service Several clubs were in attendance and special thanks to all the leadership support
We were able to attend the Southside Gala in Spartanburg as well as a couple Lions club Christmas Parties Fellowship with our fellow Lions this time of year is always special
We hope you and your families had a blessed Christmas season
On a sad note many of our fellow Lions passed away in December Our sympathy and prayers are with each of these families
Now the New Year has begun we will complete our club visits in January and then focus on those clubs with special needs as well as our membership goals
We will have our next Leadership meeting on Monday January 8th to continue to work toward a successful year The convention speaker has been confirmed and we look forward to a great con-vention in Greenwood in March
We will continue to share with you the emphasis of a higher level of service and embracing our motto ldquoWe Serverdquo by the Power of We
Just a Reminder LCI vision statement is ldquoTo be the global leader in community and humanitarian ser-vicerdquo Let us work together as a team to make this a reality
On a personal note our youngest son was in a motorcycle accident Christmas Eve in Tampa FL on his way to a family dinner He has a broken clavicle 6 broken ribs broke scapula and a severe concussion as well as several areas of road abrasion He has no memory of what happened but we are grateful he was going slow He is in a lot of pain with any movement We had arrived in FL on Dec 23rd to celebrate Christmas with all our family so we were able to be with him We go visit every day to try to keep giving him Hope and try to keep him comfortable We are so thankful that he was not hurt worse and pray for healing and comfort Please join us in prayer as he has a two to three month recovery
Service Projects = Membership Growth amp Retention
Respectfully Submitted DG Richard Whitlock Website wwwe-districtorgsites32a
Richard Whitlock District Governor 32-A
2017-2018
62 Roselite Circle
Greer SC 29650
864-918-7833 864-918-7832
rewhitlock08gmailcom
10
In memory of James In memory of James ldquoldquoJimJimrdquo rdquo Edwin WrightEdwin Wright
James ldquoJimrdquo Edwin Wright
February 27 1919 ndash December 24 2017
James ldquoJimrdquo Edwin Wright Sr 98 widow of Dorothy Miller Wright passed away on December 24 2017
A native of Spartanburg County son of the late Laurens Eugene and Ina Gertrude Drummond Wright He
was a US Army WWII Veteran retired employee of Community Cash in Greer SC and a member of Fair-
view Baptist Church in Greer SC Known affectionately by many as Pa he was an avid Clemson Tigers fan
and attended all the football and basketball home games Jim also cheered for the Braves and attended the
Greenville Drive baseball games Jim enjoyed his garden every summer and sharing the bounty from the
earth with family and friends Jim had a big heart for animals especially his cat ldquoTiardquo and took pleasure in
helping to tend to the cows on his daughterrsquos farm
Jim joined the Greer Lions Club in 1988 and was selected Lion of the Year 1991-1992 for his years of faith-
ful service to the club the community and for all the Lions Club brooms he sold for many years Jim was
always the leading broom salesman year after year Being an active member Jim was always there to help
each year at the Greer High School football concession stand one of the Lions Clubrsquos biggest fundraisers
Jim also helped every year at the annual Greer community Big Thursday Hot Dog supper provided by the
Greer Lions Club where he served hundreds of hotdogs always wearing his Community Cash apron Jim
was selected and presented the highest Lions Club award in 2013-2014 the Melvin Jones Fellow award
Jim will be forever remembered for his hard work dedication and service to the Greer Lions Club and the
Greer Community
Sincerely
Karen Kenyon
President
Greer Lions Club
Roger Rainey
Golf Tournament Chairperson
Greer Lions Club
11
District 32A NewsDistrict 32A News
Boiling Springs Lions Club
The Boiling Springs Lions and LEOrsquos brought some Christmas cheer to the residents of Wesley Court Nursing Home in Boiling Springs on December 11 2017 The below pictures depict Lion Louise Rakes reading the Christmas story from the Bible Lion Harold Rakes leading fellow Lions and Leorsquos singing Christmas carols Santa (Lion Harold Ezell) arriving with gifts for each resident LEOs and Lions helping Santa distribute the gifts
The winning Peace Poster for 32A submitted by the Easley Lions
Club The artist is Naomi Bayne a 7th grade student at Gettys Mid-
dle School in Easley Holding the poster are 2 of the judges who
are professional artists ndash on the left is Helen Scott Correll and on
the right is Lalage Warrington
Picture to the left is of
the 3 winning Peace
Posters for 32A being
held by the 3 judg-
es From left to right
Helen Scott Correll hold-
ing 3rd place winner
sponsored by the Spartanburg Evening Lions Club artist is
Ryleigh Willard a 6th grade student at Gable Middle
School Lion Jan Benjamin holding 2nd place winner spon-
sored by the Piedmont Lions Club artist is Marley Clark a
7th grade student at Powdersville Middle School and winning
poster being held by Lalage Warrington which was sponsored by the Easley Lions Club artist is Naomi
Bayne 7th grade student at Gettys Middle School
12
The Spartanburg Lions Club celebrated their 84th year with the SC School for the Deaf and Blind at their Annual Christmas Luncheon sponsored by SCSDB Itrsquos a wonderful celebration when the school thanks the Spartanburg Lions Club for their support and the Lions get to celebrate Christmas with the wonderful children at SCSDB Pictures to the left are members of the Spartanburg Lions Club and the stu-dents at SCSDB who performed at this yearrsquos Christmas program
SPARTANBURG LIONS CLUB
Spartanburg Lions Club President Paul Lundberg presents a $5000 check to SCSDB Foundation Execu-tive Ann Ackerman
Spartanburg Lions Club President presents Lion Mike White with the Lion Of The Year Award and a Melvin Jones Fellow plaque in recognition of his endless work for the Spartanburg Lions Club
This year the schoolrsquos music program has made a Christmas cd Be sure to ask Lion Ann Ackerman about it
LIBERTY LIONS CLUB
129 Liberty Middle School art students participated in the Peace Poster Contest under the direction
of the art teacher Elaine Snell This yearrsquos Liberty Middle School Peace Poster Contest winners are
front row from the left to right Gracie Jackson 8th grade 1st place winner Makenna Hatto 6th
grade 2nd place winner and Kieryn Segal 7th grade 3rd place winner
Back row left to right are Liberty Lions Peace Poster chairman Oscar Thorsland Lions District 32-A
District Governor Richard Whitlock Liberty Middle School art teacher Elaine Snell and Liberty Lions
Club president Jean Thomas
13
MESSAGE FROM DISTRICT 32-B GOVERNOR JOHN ENRIGHT
I sure hope the December Holidays were a joy to all of you as they were for Lion Dot an me I hope that not toooo many pounds were gained form all the fine food we all ate
It is hard to believe that half of our Lions year is over I am happy to report that I met my main objective of visiting all of the clubs in the district
ldquoHappy New Yearrdquo Unfortunately rest time is over We have a lot more to accomplish before our year is done Here are a few items of note
1 Special meeting to select a 2nd Vice District governor Time and place TBD If you are willing to step up as leader please ldquothrown your hat into the ringrdquo
2 2nd International VP Jung-Yul Choi will visit the Charleston area We are planning a reception at the Redbank Club 630 pm 22 January Menu and cost to follow
3 Joint District 32B amp C Convention at the Crowne Plaza North Charleston February 16 -17 Please register early This will help us with the meal count and other admin actions
4 Joint District 32A amp D Convention at the Inn On the Square Greenwood March 2-3
5 MD 32 State Convention at the DoubleTree Columbia April 20 ndash 21
If this is not enough we must work on membership growth assist the small clubs and perhaps maybe a new club WOW Oh wait there is more form nominating committees vote in new slate of officers (remember to report to LCI) and fund raisers Candy Day is a good one as proceeds go to LVS and can be used towards a Dr Franklin Mason Fellow
Fellow lions lets continue to work together to make this a great year
We need to be more diligent in reporting our service activities to LCI If your club is lax in this area please try a bit harder Help us get to 100 reporting
Lion Presidents ndash you have received the requirements for ldquoHall of Famerdquo and ldquoLion of the Yearrdquo nomina-tions Let us make sure that your deserving lions receive the recognition that is due to them
This is new please mark your calendar
I want to encourage all 32B clubs to submit photos of your activities and upcoming events to Lion Beverly Long Blong8scrrcom for inclusion in the Palmetto Lion
WE SERVE
John Enright District Governor 32-B
John Enright
District Governor 32-B 2017-2018
H 843-824-5642 C 706-340-3186
jenright123bellsouthnet
14
District 32B NewsDistrict 32B News
BEAUFORT LIONS CLUB
Lion Kathy Holley Sams teacher and chairperson of the peace post-
er committee presented Sam with the certificate and check Sam
was presented with a $50 check from the club and the family were
treated to dinner at Golden Corral Sam Blair represented Boulden
Middle School as the Beaufort Lions Club Peace poster winner for
2017
DENMARK LIONS CLUB DG John is pictured as he inducts Myrtis Williams into the Den-mark club She is seen here with her sponsor Anna Martin
ORANGEBURG LIONS CLUB
DG John inducted John Bolton the newest member of the Or-
angeburg Lions Club
15
SUMMERVILLE LIONS CLUB
Summerville Lions enjoyed a Christmas party pot luck
luncheon together two days after participating in the
Summerville parade
SUMMERVILLE NOON LIONS CLUB
Lion President George Jenkins of the Summerville Noon
Lions Club presenting the Lion of the Year plaque for 2017-
2018 to Lion Dorothy Enright
Summerville Noon Lions President George Jenkins
presented a pin to Lion Diane Jenkins for her years of
service
16
Wow Christmas has come and gone Were you ready I donrsquot think any of us ever truly feel ready Hopefully we all paused and thought of whom we were able to help or give to during the Holiday Season I read that some of the angels on the Salvation Army Trees were returned without sponsors More could have been done My club always gives blankets to the local shelter and to the home-less
Then it is the start of the New Year with new resolutions new goals and new beginnings Letrsquos make some realistic attainable goals for the coming year Ask one person to come to your meeting Donrsquot pressure them to join but just to see what it is about Try to convince that member that is considering quitting into giving it one more year
Letrsquos all try to go to a District function Go to the last 32C convention in North Charleston or attend a District meeting just to get a feel for what goes on In the spring there will be a training seminar of some kind that we can all benefit from Go to your first Zone meeting or host a Zone meeting Whatever you chose just remember that you tend to get out of a membership exactly what you put into it
DG Cathy Morse
Cathy Morse District Governor 32-C
2017-2018
814-706-4692
cmorse577gmailcom
MESSAGE FROM DISTRICT 32-C GOVERNOR CATHY MORSE
District 32C NewsDistrict 32C News
FLORENCE EVENING LIONS CLUB
Making The Season Bright
Lions and Leos from South and West Florence High Schools made Christmas very special for 19 underprivi-leged and special needs children Each child had breakfast provided by McDonaldrsquos a gift from Santa Claus who arrived on a fire truck and a $100 shopping spree for items of clothing
17
HARTSVILLE LIONS CLUB
Santarsquos Visit
Lions hosted a needy family with Christmas gifts and a visit from Santa Claus
MYRTLE BEACH LIONS CLUB
Helping Others
Lion Diane PrsquoPool and other club members assisting the Salvation Army
MULLINS LIONS CLUB
Party Time
Lions partnered with Santa Claus to provide Christmas gifts for a great group of kids in the Marion County Schools
SOUTH STRAND LIONS CLUB
Protecting the Environment
Lions cleaned Sanford Cox Park They swept raked and picked up trash in the park and along the waters edge
18
MESSAGE FROM DISTRICT 32-D GOVERNOR RHETT HAIR
Namaste
We have started the New Year Now the 101st year of lions We are preparing the District Conven-tions A and D together B and C together to prepare for the com-bining of the Multiple Districts into two Even though it is the second half of the Lions year nothing is slowing down We con-tinue to prepare for Joint District Convention Our hats off to Li-ons Bobbie Dove and Art Smith for their work Work on the Mer-ger continues with the development of the new District Constitu-tion amp By Laws Our new officers are working on their intents and their clubrsquos endorsements Work continues on the State MD Con-vention Thanks to PDG Pat Friday and Lion Melody Hair for your efforts
We are developing our plans for our District Officer Training for next year We are looking at the NewberryClinton area for May Some questions for the District
What can we do to get more participation from the Clubs
How do we make the training more meaningful you
Your Participation is welcomed and your input makes a differ-ence The District is a Team We Win or Lose together Let me know what you think fffiremedic19yahoocom
Please keep all of our Lions Families in your prayers especially those who have had losses this Holiday Season
WE Serve
Rhett Hair District Governor 32-D
2016-2017
97 Brooks Quarry Road Winnsboro SC 29180
C 803-261-4758 fffiremedic19yahoocom
Did you know about LCI Online Radio
Lions Clubs online internet radio is free streaming music for your listening pleasure as well as
news and announcements for and about Lions Click a play button to enjoy a station of your
choice
19
District 32D NewsDistrict 32D News
ABBEVILLE LIONS CLUB
Abbeville Lions Club Arbor Day Celebration in December 2017 at Westwood Elementary School Fourth Graders We planted one tree with the Students help this year We were not able to obtain the tree samplings as in the past years to give them each one to take home
BLYTHEWOOD LIONS CLUB
Our annual Breakfast with Santa held on the 9th of December was another very successful event
Children made crafts at the craft table helped by some very enthusiastic LEOs Vision Screening was
held for anyone wishing to get their vision checked Breakfast always fantastic as Blythewood Lions
know how to cook The biggest hit of the day of course was the big guy himself Santa Happy Holi-
days to all from Blythewood Lions and LEOs
Left Blythewood LEOs from Blythe-wood and Westwood HS
Below Blythewood Lions
20
COLUMBIA NORTHWEST LIONS CLUB
Lion Sandra Shelton President of the Friends of Car-olina School for Inquiry parent group enlisted the service of Lions Kathy Evans and Damon Hodges stu-dents to fill bags with toiletries for local shelters
Lions pictured with the students are (l-r) Sandra Shel-ton Judy Scott amp Victoria Dixon-Mokeba
Columbia Northwest Lions Clubs held their final Shoe Donation Drive Saturday Dec 2nd Total shoes col-lected to date 485 pairs with a few more expected
Pictured with the partial shoe collection is (L-R) Cleo-patra Allen Four Corners International Mission South Carolina Coordinator Judy Scott club President and Belinda Toatley club Director Not pictured was Di-anne Barnes club Secretary
The Columbia NorthWest Lions Club Christmas party held at their local community center on Decem-
ber 7th A fun time was had by all
DG Rhett and Lion President Judy DG Rhett and Lion Melody having fun
Lion Victoria striking a pose
Lions Belinda Sandra and Judy
21
The Mid-Carolina Lions Club has 3 members celebrating January Birthdays and they want to give back Join us on January 20 2018 from 10 am-12pm
Holiday Inn Express amp Suites in Newberry Link to Flyer and Invitation
Mid Carolina Three new Lions induct-
ed and two returning at recent Mid
Carolina Lions meeting
Mid Carolina VCC Rick Pressly inducts
new Mid Carolina Lions in Dec
Mid Carolina Lions with new Legacy
Project signage provided by Legacy
grant from LCIF
MID CAROLINA LIONS CLUB
RIVER HILLSLAKE WYLIE LIONS CLUB
The childrenrsquos choir from the South Carolina School for the Deaf and Blind performed during the River HillsLake Wylie Lions Club annual holiday dinner on Tuesday Dec 5 at the River Hills Country Club Link to complete article
Frank Van Leer center is named a Melvin Jones Fellow during
the River HillsLake Wylie Lions holiday dinner on Dec 2 He is
joined by previous MJ Fellows Bob Daley l and Dick Lewis
22
THE MATHEWS LIONS CLUB
Centennial Legacy Project
The Mathews Lions Club presents a study carrel and two chairs to the Greenwood County Public Library This was their community Centennial Leg-
acy Project along with their statewide involvement in the Centennial Legacy Project at the South Carolina School for the Deaf and Blind Outdoors Recreation and Learning Park
The group picture includes (left to right) Lion Claudia Dority Club Vice President Lion Robert Abercrombie Club Director Lion Pat Abercrombie Club President Lion David Dority MD32 Council Chairperson Prudence Taylor Directory of the Greenwood County Library and Julie Horton Club Membership Chairperson
FORT MILL AND TEGA CAY LIONS CLUB
Fort Mill Lions Club and Tega Cay Lions Club share a school district and either work together to service the
district or split the district schools according to accessibility to the club At any rate we need to collaborate to
make sure all of Fort Mill School District is served When Fort Mill Lions Club disbanded two years ago Tega
Cay took up the slack for Peace Poster and served all 4 middle schools The 20172018 school year saw a 5th
middle school (Pleasant Knoll Middle School) and the resurgence of the Fort Mill Lions Club We are happy to
say the Fort Mill Lions Clubrsquos first major service project was reclaiming the Peace Poster Contest for Fort Mill
and Banks Road Middle Schools Tega Cay continues with Gold Hill and Springfield Middle Schools and started
the Peace Poster Contest at the new Pleasant Knoll Middle School Malory Mason a 7th grader from Pleas-
ant Knoll Middle School was this years District D winner
Tega Cay Lions Club ndashSpringfield Middle Pleasant Knoll Middle and Gold Hill Middle
Fort Mill Lions ClubmdashBanks Trail Middle Fort Mill Lions ClubmdashFort Mill Middle
23
WINNSBORO LIONS CLUB
Winnsboro DG Rhett Hair inducts 3 new
Lions into the Winnsboro Lions Club at
their recent Christmas celebration
Winnsboro Lions Club held its annual
Christmas gathering and enjoyed the
presence of 67 members and guests as
well as several prospective members
Winnsboro Lions President Bill Haslett presents
a Presidents Service Recognition Certificate to
Lions Margaret and Gene Holmes
24
News from International News from International
NEVER STOP LEARNING (or relearning what we have forgotten) LCI offers leadership training materialsresources which include a mix of curriculum materials speaking presentations with notes and activity guides Each month The Palmetto Lion will feature a different training opportunity Here in the Lions Learning Center you can learn and practice key leadership skills for your role as a Lions leader and to be successful in all your projects Courses are categorized by four key skills Leadership Man-aging Others Achieving Results and Communication These courses typically take 30 to 60 minutes to com-plete If you are new to LLC you will need to create an account Please have your Lions Member ID number ready
In addition to the training materials offered on the Training MaterialsResources Page check out the learning opportunities through Lions University Lions University is offered by the USACanada Lions Leadership Forum
December 2017 January 2018 International Calendar (httpmemberslionsclubsorgENeventscalendarphpaugust)
January 7-13 LCIF Week January 8-14 Worldwide Week of Service to Fight Hunger
January 13 Melvin Jonesrsquo birthday
January 15 Peace Poster Kits go on sale from Club Supplies Sales
February 1 International Peace Poster contest winners will be notified on or before this date
February 8 Application deadline for Standard Core 4 and IAG grants to be reviewed at the May 2018 board meeting
Read the January 2018 edition of ldquoLion Magazinerdquo here February
2018 edition will be the first online only version
httpdigitallionmagazineorgpublicationm=6639ampl=1
issue_id462736viewcontentsBrowser
25
We want to hear from everyone Make sure to send in your pictures and
short articles to your District Palmetto Lion Rep
District Rep Email
32 A Rita Spiess
ritaspiessattnet
32 B Bev Long
blong8scrrcom
32 C Matt Jones
mjonesscrrcom
32D
Melody Hair hairmelodyyahoocom
MD 32 CALENDAR OF EVENTS January 19-21 2018 Tennessee Lions Leadership Institute ndash Manchester Tenn
January 26-29 2018 Faculty Development Institute ndash Atlanta Ga
January 31 2018 Lion of the Year ndash DEADLINE for Nominations (Chairperson IPCC Anette Hart Comm Members PDG Wes Corrothers Pat Friday Bonnie Stephenson and Paul Dove )
January 31 2018 SC Hall of Fame ndash DEADLINE for Nominations (District 32D ndash Chairperson VCC Rick Pressly Comm Members CC David Dority and IPDG Paul Dove)
February 16-17 2018
Combined ldquoBrdquo and ldquoCrdquo Mid-Winter Crowne Plaza 4831 Tanger Outlet Blvd N Charleston SC 29418 Please complete the registration and enclose proper remittance REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS February 2nd 2018
March 2-3 2018 Combined ldquoArdquo and ldquoDrdquo Mid-Winter
THE INN ON THE SQUARE GREENWOOD SOUTH CAROLINA Late Fee After February 20 is $1000
March 22-25th 2018 Florida Regional Lions Leadership Institute
Fruitland FL
April 10 2018 2018 Research Symposium MUSC ndash Storm Eye Institute
April 20-21 2018 SC State Convention
Doubletree by Hilton 2100 Bush River Rd Columbia SC 29223 Registration (TBD) Program Ad Information (Deadline 4818)
June 7mdash9 2018 Mississippi Lions Leadership Institute
Ocean Springs MS
7
ALERT MINUTE FROM LION MARY LOUISE RESCH MD32 ALERT CHAIR
January 2018
As the old year ends and a new one begins I thought Irsquod share a few ALERT related New Yearrsquos Reso-
lutions to start off your 2018
Plan Ahead Disasters can happen in the blink of an eye so the more you think ahead the easi-
er it will be to deal with it when it comes
Be Thankful We were very fortunate to experience limited damages from Hurricane Irma in
2017 Be thankful for not experiencing a major disaster for a third year in a row
Collaborate Work together as a Club District and State to make a difference in your communi-
ties where you work and live One voice is a solo but together we are a CHOIR singing out the
Lions message of ldquoWE SERVErdquo each and every day
Get Involved Whether itrsquos in disaster planning response or some other activity give back in
some way this coming year
Communicate If yoursquore in need please let someone know If you are able to help reach out and
make a difference
Thank you to everyone for a wonderful 2017 and herersquos looking forward to an even better 2018
HAPPY NEW YEAR
Lion ml
When disaster strikes LCIF and Lions are among the first there to lend a hand We stay for as long as it
takes to finish the work and help give disaster victims their lives back From September 11th to the
2009 Australian bush fires to the relief provided to flood victims in South Dakota more than four dec-
ades ago LCIF gives some comfort to those who have lost everything But we need your support to be
ready for the next disaster and to give victims perhaps the most important gift we can hope for the
future
Please visit wwwlciforg to read stories and testimonials from LCIF disaster relief recipients learn
more about the Foundationrsquos disaster aid efforts and find the latest updates on our disaster work
8
CALLING ALL LIONS VISION SCREENERS
Do you want to learn more Do you feel that a certification process would give us more credibility when talk-
ing to nurses and administrators about vision screening Lions KidSight USA has created a certification process
and I would like to invite you to check it out This is not certification on how to conduct our vision screenings
but why vision screening is so important Congratulation to Lion Hope MacBride and don Putro of Tega Cay
Lion Judy Scott of Columbia NW and Lion Rick Pressly of Abbeville for successful completion of this Certifica-
tion If you or someone in your club has completed the certification please let me know and Irsquoll publish their
name in this column
See the email below from Lion Dan Uitti Lions KidSight Foundation for instructions
Dear Lions You are welcome to apply for and study then take the Lions KidSight USA Certification Test The test will re-sult in receiving a Certificate upon successfully passing the test Send an email to danuittinet to attain the registration information In the meanwhile study the Lions KidSight USA Training Manual at the website - httplionskidsightusaorgtraining Study this guide httplionskidsightusaorgwp-contentuploads201510LKSUSA-Training-Manual-Rev20171107pdf Be sure to know your LCI Membership ID Thank you Lion Dan Uitti Lions KidSight USA Foundation Webmaster danuittinet
9
FROM THE DESK OF DG RICHARD WHITLOCK of SC District 32 A
Happy New Year Fellow Lions
May your New Year be filled with Hope Love Peace Good Health and Prosperity
December started out with our Global Action Team training with much information shared about LCIF Leadership Membership and Service Several clubs were in attendance and special thanks to all the leadership support
We were able to attend the Southside Gala in Spartanburg as well as a couple Lions club Christmas Parties Fellowship with our fellow Lions this time of year is always special
We hope you and your families had a blessed Christmas season
On a sad note many of our fellow Lions passed away in December Our sympathy and prayers are with each of these families
Now the New Year has begun we will complete our club visits in January and then focus on those clubs with special needs as well as our membership goals
We will have our next Leadership meeting on Monday January 8th to continue to work toward a successful year The convention speaker has been confirmed and we look forward to a great con-vention in Greenwood in March
We will continue to share with you the emphasis of a higher level of service and embracing our motto ldquoWe Serverdquo by the Power of We
Just a Reminder LCI vision statement is ldquoTo be the global leader in community and humanitarian ser-vicerdquo Let us work together as a team to make this a reality
On a personal note our youngest son was in a motorcycle accident Christmas Eve in Tampa FL on his way to a family dinner He has a broken clavicle 6 broken ribs broke scapula and a severe concussion as well as several areas of road abrasion He has no memory of what happened but we are grateful he was going slow He is in a lot of pain with any movement We had arrived in FL on Dec 23rd to celebrate Christmas with all our family so we were able to be with him We go visit every day to try to keep giving him Hope and try to keep him comfortable We are so thankful that he was not hurt worse and pray for healing and comfort Please join us in prayer as he has a two to three month recovery
Service Projects = Membership Growth amp Retention
Respectfully Submitted DG Richard Whitlock Website wwwe-districtorgsites32a
Richard Whitlock District Governor 32-A
2017-2018
62 Roselite Circle
Greer SC 29650
864-918-7833 864-918-7832
rewhitlock08gmailcom
10
In memory of James In memory of James ldquoldquoJimJimrdquo rdquo Edwin WrightEdwin Wright
James ldquoJimrdquo Edwin Wright
February 27 1919 ndash December 24 2017
James ldquoJimrdquo Edwin Wright Sr 98 widow of Dorothy Miller Wright passed away on December 24 2017
A native of Spartanburg County son of the late Laurens Eugene and Ina Gertrude Drummond Wright He
was a US Army WWII Veteran retired employee of Community Cash in Greer SC and a member of Fair-
view Baptist Church in Greer SC Known affectionately by many as Pa he was an avid Clemson Tigers fan
and attended all the football and basketball home games Jim also cheered for the Braves and attended the
Greenville Drive baseball games Jim enjoyed his garden every summer and sharing the bounty from the
earth with family and friends Jim had a big heart for animals especially his cat ldquoTiardquo and took pleasure in
helping to tend to the cows on his daughterrsquos farm
Jim joined the Greer Lions Club in 1988 and was selected Lion of the Year 1991-1992 for his years of faith-
ful service to the club the community and for all the Lions Club brooms he sold for many years Jim was
always the leading broom salesman year after year Being an active member Jim was always there to help
each year at the Greer High School football concession stand one of the Lions Clubrsquos biggest fundraisers
Jim also helped every year at the annual Greer community Big Thursday Hot Dog supper provided by the
Greer Lions Club where he served hundreds of hotdogs always wearing his Community Cash apron Jim
was selected and presented the highest Lions Club award in 2013-2014 the Melvin Jones Fellow award
Jim will be forever remembered for his hard work dedication and service to the Greer Lions Club and the
Greer Community
Sincerely
Karen Kenyon
President
Greer Lions Club
Roger Rainey
Golf Tournament Chairperson
Greer Lions Club
11
District 32A NewsDistrict 32A News
Boiling Springs Lions Club
The Boiling Springs Lions and LEOrsquos brought some Christmas cheer to the residents of Wesley Court Nursing Home in Boiling Springs on December 11 2017 The below pictures depict Lion Louise Rakes reading the Christmas story from the Bible Lion Harold Rakes leading fellow Lions and Leorsquos singing Christmas carols Santa (Lion Harold Ezell) arriving with gifts for each resident LEOs and Lions helping Santa distribute the gifts
The winning Peace Poster for 32A submitted by the Easley Lions
Club The artist is Naomi Bayne a 7th grade student at Gettys Mid-
dle School in Easley Holding the poster are 2 of the judges who
are professional artists ndash on the left is Helen Scott Correll and on
the right is Lalage Warrington
Picture to the left is of
the 3 winning Peace
Posters for 32A being
held by the 3 judg-
es From left to right
Helen Scott Correll hold-
ing 3rd place winner
sponsored by the Spartanburg Evening Lions Club artist is
Ryleigh Willard a 6th grade student at Gable Middle
School Lion Jan Benjamin holding 2nd place winner spon-
sored by the Piedmont Lions Club artist is Marley Clark a
7th grade student at Powdersville Middle School and winning
poster being held by Lalage Warrington which was sponsored by the Easley Lions Club artist is Naomi
Bayne 7th grade student at Gettys Middle School
12
The Spartanburg Lions Club celebrated their 84th year with the SC School for the Deaf and Blind at their Annual Christmas Luncheon sponsored by SCSDB Itrsquos a wonderful celebration when the school thanks the Spartanburg Lions Club for their support and the Lions get to celebrate Christmas with the wonderful children at SCSDB Pictures to the left are members of the Spartanburg Lions Club and the stu-dents at SCSDB who performed at this yearrsquos Christmas program
SPARTANBURG LIONS CLUB
Spartanburg Lions Club President Paul Lundberg presents a $5000 check to SCSDB Foundation Execu-tive Ann Ackerman
Spartanburg Lions Club President presents Lion Mike White with the Lion Of The Year Award and a Melvin Jones Fellow plaque in recognition of his endless work for the Spartanburg Lions Club
This year the schoolrsquos music program has made a Christmas cd Be sure to ask Lion Ann Ackerman about it
LIBERTY LIONS CLUB
129 Liberty Middle School art students participated in the Peace Poster Contest under the direction
of the art teacher Elaine Snell This yearrsquos Liberty Middle School Peace Poster Contest winners are
front row from the left to right Gracie Jackson 8th grade 1st place winner Makenna Hatto 6th
grade 2nd place winner and Kieryn Segal 7th grade 3rd place winner
Back row left to right are Liberty Lions Peace Poster chairman Oscar Thorsland Lions District 32-A
District Governor Richard Whitlock Liberty Middle School art teacher Elaine Snell and Liberty Lions
Club president Jean Thomas
13
MESSAGE FROM DISTRICT 32-B GOVERNOR JOHN ENRIGHT
I sure hope the December Holidays were a joy to all of you as they were for Lion Dot an me I hope that not toooo many pounds were gained form all the fine food we all ate
It is hard to believe that half of our Lions year is over I am happy to report that I met my main objective of visiting all of the clubs in the district
ldquoHappy New Yearrdquo Unfortunately rest time is over We have a lot more to accomplish before our year is done Here are a few items of note
1 Special meeting to select a 2nd Vice District governor Time and place TBD If you are willing to step up as leader please ldquothrown your hat into the ringrdquo
2 2nd International VP Jung-Yul Choi will visit the Charleston area We are planning a reception at the Redbank Club 630 pm 22 January Menu and cost to follow
3 Joint District 32B amp C Convention at the Crowne Plaza North Charleston February 16 -17 Please register early This will help us with the meal count and other admin actions
4 Joint District 32A amp D Convention at the Inn On the Square Greenwood March 2-3
5 MD 32 State Convention at the DoubleTree Columbia April 20 ndash 21
If this is not enough we must work on membership growth assist the small clubs and perhaps maybe a new club WOW Oh wait there is more form nominating committees vote in new slate of officers (remember to report to LCI) and fund raisers Candy Day is a good one as proceeds go to LVS and can be used towards a Dr Franklin Mason Fellow
Fellow lions lets continue to work together to make this a great year
We need to be more diligent in reporting our service activities to LCI If your club is lax in this area please try a bit harder Help us get to 100 reporting
Lion Presidents ndash you have received the requirements for ldquoHall of Famerdquo and ldquoLion of the Yearrdquo nomina-tions Let us make sure that your deserving lions receive the recognition that is due to them
This is new please mark your calendar
I want to encourage all 32B clubs to submit photos of your activities and upcoming events to Lion Beverly Long Blong8scrrcom for inclusion in the Palmetto Lion
WE SERVE
John Enright District Governor 32-B
John Enright
District Governor 32-B 2017-2018
H 843-824-5642 C 706-340-3186
jenright123bellsouthnet
14
District 32B NewsDistrict 32B News
BEAUFORT LIONS CLUB
Lion Kathy Holley Sams teacher and chairperson of the peace post-
er committee presented Sam with the certificate and check Sam
was presented with a $50 check from the club and the family were
treated to dinner at Golden Corral Sam Blair represented Boulden
Middle School as the Beaufort Lions Club Peace poster winner for
2017
DENMARK LIONS CLUB DG John is pictured as he inducts Myrtis Williams into the Den-mark club She is seen here with her sponsor Anna Martin
ORANGEBURG LIONS CLUB
DG John inducted John Bolton the newest member of the Or-
angeburg Lions Club
15
SUMMERVILLE LIONS CLUB
Summerville Lions enjoyed a Christmas party pot luck
luncheon together two days after participating in the
Summerville parade
SUMMERVILLE NOON LIONS CLUB
Lion President George Jenkins of the Summerville Noon
Lions Club presenting the Lion of the Year plaque for 2017-
2018 to Lion Dorothy Enright
Summerville Noon Lions President George Jenkins
presented a pin to Lion Diane Jenkins for her years of
service
16
Wow Christmas has come and gone Were you ready I donrsquot think any of us ever truly feel ready Hopefully we all paused and thought of whom we were able to help or give to during the Holiday Season I read that some of the angels on the Salvation Army Trees were returned without sponsors More could have been done My club always gives blankets to the local shelter and to the home-less
Then it is the start of the New Year with new resolutions new goals and new beginnings Letrsquos make some realistic attainable goals for the coming year Ask one person to come to your meeting Donrsquot pressure them to join but just to see what it is about Try to convince that member that is considering quitting into giving it one more year
Letrsquos all try to go to a District function Go to the last 32C convention in North Charleston or attend a District meeting just to get a feel for what goes on In the spring there will be a training seminar of some kind that we can all benefit from Go to your first Zone meeting or host a Zone meeting Whatever you chose just remember that you tend to get out of a membership exactly what you put into it
DG Cathy Morse
Cathy Morse District Governor 32-C
2017-2018
814-706-4692
cmorse577gmailcom
MESSAGE FROM DISTRICT 32-C GOVERNOR CATHY MORSE
District 32C NewsDistrict 32C News
FLORENCE EVENING LIONS CLUB
Making The Season Bright
Lions and Leos from South and West Florence High Schools made Christmas very special for 19 underprivi-leged and special needs children Each child had breakfast provided by McDonaldrsquos a gift from Santa Claus who arrived on a fire truck and a $100 shopping spree for items of clothing
17
HARTSVILLE LIONS CLUB
Santarsquos Visit
Lions hosted a needy family with Christmas gifts and a visit from Santa Claus
MYRTLE BEACH LIONS CLUB
Helping Others
Lion Diane PrsquoPool and other club members assisting the Salvation Army
MULLINS LIONS CLUB
Party Time
Lions partnered with Santa Claus to provide Christmas gifts for a great group of kids in the Marion County Schools
SOUTH STRAND LIONS CLUB
Protecting the Environment
Lions cleaned Sanford Cox Park They swept raked and picked up trash in the park and along the waters edge
18
MESSAGE FROM DISTRICT 32-D GOVERNOR RHETT HAIR
Namaste
We have started the New Year Now the 101st year of lions We are preparing the District Conven-tions A and D together B and C together to prepare for the com-bining of the Multiple Districts into two Even though it is the second half of the Lions year nothing is slowing down We con-tinue to prepare for Joint District Convention Our hats off to Li-ons Bobbie Dove and Art Smith for their work Work on the Mer-ger continues with the development of the new District Constitu-tion amp By Laws Our new officers are working on their intents and their clubrsquos endorsements Work continues on the State MD Con-vention Thanks to PDG Pat Friday and Lion Melody Hair for your efforts
We are developing our plans for our District Officer Training for next year We are looking at the NewberryClinton area for May Some questions for the District
What can we do to get more participation from the Clubs
How do we make the training more meaningful you
Your Participation is welcomed and your input makes a differ-ence The District is a Team We Win or Lose together Let me know what you think fffiremedic19yahoocom
Please keep all of our Lions Families in your prayers especially those who have had losses this Holiday Season
WE Serve
Rhett Hair District Governor 32-D
2016-2017
97 Brooks Quarry Road Winnsboro SC 29180
C 803-261-4758 fffiremedic19yahoocom
Did you know about LCI Online Radio
Lions Clubs online internet radio is free streaming music for your listening pleasure as well as
news and announcements for and about Lions Click a play button to enjoy a station of your
choice
19
District 32D NewsDistrict 32D News
ABBEVILLE LIONS CLUB
Abbeville Lions Club Arbor Day Celebration in December 2017 at Westwood Elementary School Fourth Graders We planted one tree with the Students help this year We were not able to obtain the tree samplings as in the past years to give them each one to take home
BLYTHEWOOD LIONS CLUB
Our annual Breakfast with Santa held on the 9th of December was another very successful event
Children made crafts at the craft table helped by some very enthusiastic LEOs Vision Screening was
held for anyone wishing to get their vision checked Breakfast always fantastic as Blythewood Lions
know how to cook The biggest hit of the day of course was the big guy himself Santa Happy Holi-
days to all from Blythewood Lions and LEOs
Left Blythewood LEOs from Blythe-wood and Westwood HS
Below Blythewood Lions
20
COLUMBIA NORTHWEST LIONS CLUB
Lion Sandra Shelton President of the Friends of Car-olina School for Inquiry parent group enlisted the service of Lions Kathy Evans and Damon Hodges stu-dents to fill bags with toiletries for local shelters
Lions pictured with the students are (l-r) Sandra Shel-ton Judy Scott amp Victoria Dixon-Mokeba
Columbia Northwest Lions Clubs held their final Shoe Donation Drive Saturday Dec 2nd Total shoes col-lected to date 485 pairs with a few more expected
Pictured with the partial shoe collection is (L-R) Cleo-patra Allen Four Corners International Mission South Carolina Coordinator Judy Scott club President and Belinda Toatley club Director Not pictured was Di-anne Barnes club Secretary
The Columbia NorthWest Lions Club Christmas party held at their local community center on Decem-
ber 7th A fun time was had by all
DG Rhett and Lion President Judy DG Rhett and Lion Melody having fun
Lion Victoria striking a pose
Lions Belinda Sandra and Judy
21
The Mid-Carolina Lions Club has 3 members celebrating January Birthdays and they want to give back Join us on January 20 2018 from 10 am-12pm
Holiday Inn Express amp Suites in Newberry Link to Flyer and Invitation
Mid Carolina Three new Lions induct-
ed and two returning at recent Mid
Carolina Lions meeting
Mid Carolina VCC Rick Pressly inducts
new Mid Carolina Lions in Dec
Mid Carolina Lions with new Legacy
Project signage provided by Legacy
grant from LCIF
MID CAROLINA LIONS CLUB
RIVER HILLSLAKE WYLIE LIONS CLUB
The childrenrsquos choir from the South Carolina School for the Deaf and Blind performed during the River HillsLake Wylie Lions Club annual holiday dinner on Tuesday Dec 5 at the River Hills Country Club Link to complete article
Frank Van Leer center is named a Melvin Jones Fellow during
the River HillsLake Wylie Lions holiday dinner on Dec 2 He is
joined by previous MJ Fellows Bob Daley l and Dick Lewis
22
THE MATHEWS LIONS CLUB
Centennial Legacy Project
The Mathews Lions Club presents a study carrel and two chairs to the Greenwood County Public Library This was their community Centennial Leg-
acy Project along with their statewide involvement in the Centennial Legacy Project at the South Carolina School for the Deaf and Blind Outdoors Recreation and Learning Park
The group picture includes (left to right) Lion Claudia Dority Club Vice President Lion Robert Abercrombie Club Director Lion Pat Abercrombie Club President Lion David Dority MD32 Council Chairperson Prudence Taylor Directory of the Greenwood County Library and Julie Horton Club Membership Chairperson
FORT MILL AND TEGA CAY LIONS CLUB
Fort Mill Lions Club and Tega Cay Lions Club share a school district and either work together to service the
district or split the district schools according to accessibility to the club At any rate we need to collaborate to
make sure all of Fort Mill School District is served When Fort Mill Lions Club disbanded two years ago Tega
Cay took up the slack for Peace Poster and served all 4 middle schools The 20172018 school year saw a 5th
middle school (Pleasant Knoll Middle School) and the resurgence of the Fort Mill Lions Club We are happy to
say the Fort Mill Lions Clubrsquos first major service project was reclaiming the Peace Poster Contest for Fort Mill
and Banks Road Middle Schools Tega Cay continues with Gold Hill and Springfield Middle Schools and started
the Peace Poster Contest at the new Pleasant Knoll Middle School Malory Mason a 7th grader from Pleas-
ant Knoll Middle School was this years District D winner
Tega Cay Lions Club ndashSpringfield Middle Pleasant Knoll Middle and Gold Hill Middle
Fort Mill Lions ClubmdashBanks Trail Middle Fort Mill Lions ClubmdashFort Mill Middle
23
WINNSBORO LIONS CLUB
Winnsboro DG Rhett Hair inducts 3 new
Lions into the Winnsboro Lions Club at
their recent Christmas celebration
Winnsboro Lions Club held its annual
Christmas gathering and enjoyed the
presence of 67 members and guests as
well as several prospective members
Winnsboro Lions President Bill Haslett presents
a Presidents Service Recognition Certificate to
Lions Margaret and Gene Holmes
24
News from International News from International
NEVER STOP LEARNING (or relearning what we have forgotten) LCI offers leadership training materialsresources which include a mix of curriculum materials speaking presentations with notes and activity guides Each month The Palmetto Lion will feature a different training opportunity Here in the Lions Learning Center you can learn and practice key leadership skills for your role as a Lions leader and to be successful in all your projects Courses are categorized by four key skills Leadership Man-aging Others Achieving Results and Communication These courses typically take 30 to 60 minutes to com-plete If you are new to LLC you will need to create an account Please have your Lions Member ID number ready
In addition to the training materials offered on the Training MaterialsResources Page check out the learning opportunities through Lions University Lions University is offered by the USACanada Lions Leadership Forum
December 2017 January 2018 International Calendar (httpmemberslionsclubsorgENeventscalendarphpaugust)
January 7-13 LCIF Week January 8-14 Worldwide Week of Service to Fight Hunger
January 13 Melvin Jonesrsquo birthday
January 15 Peace Poster Kits go on sale from Club Supplies Sales
February 1 International Peace Poster contest winners will be notified on or before this date
February 8 Application deadline for Standard Core 4 and IAG grants to be reviewed at the May 2018 board meeting
Read the January 2018 edition of ldquoLion Magazinerdquo here February
2018 edition will be the first online only version
httpdigitallionmagazineorgpublicationm=6639ampl=1
issue_id462736viewcontentsBrowser
25
We want to hear from everyone Make sure to send in your pictures and
short articles to your District Palmetto Lion Rep
District Rep Email
32 A Rita Spiess
ritaspiessattnet
32 B Bev Long
blong8scrrcom
32 C Matt Jones
mjonesscrrcom
32D
Melody Hair hairmelodyyahoocom
MD 32 CALENDAR OF EVENTS January 19-21 2018 Tennessee Lions Leadership Institute ndash Manchester Tenn
January 26-29 2018 Faculty Development Institute ndash Atlanta Ga
January 31 2018 Lion of the Year ndash DEADLINE for Nominations (Chairperson IPCC Anette Hart Comm Members PDG Wes Corrothers Pat Friday Bonnie Stephenson and Paul Dove )
January 31 2018 SC Hall of Fame ndash DEADLINE for Nominations (District 32D ndash Chairperson VCC Rick Pressly Comm Members CC David Dority and IPDG Paul Dove)
February 16-17 2018
Combined ldquoBrdquo and ldquoCrdquo Mid-Winter Crowne Plaza 4831 Tanger Outlet Blvd N Charleston SC 29418 Please complete the registration and enclose proper remittance REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS February 2nd 2018
March 2-3 2018 Combined ldquoArdquo and ldquoDrdquo Mid-Winter
THE INN ON THE SQUARE GREENWOOD SOUTH CAROLINA Late Fee After February 20 is $1000
March 22-25th 2018 Florida Regional Lions Leadership Institute
Fruitland FL
April 10 2018 2018 Research Symposium MUSC ndash Storm Eye Institute
April 20-21 2018 SC State Convention
Doubletree by Hilton 2100 Bush River Rd Columbia SC 29223 Registration (TBD) Program Ad Information (Deadline 4818)
June 7mdash9 2018 Mississippi Lions Leadership Institute
Ocean Springs MS
8
CALLING ALL LIONS VISION SCREENERS
Do you want to learn more Do you feel that a certification process would give us more credibility when talk-
ing to nurses and administrators about vision screening Lions KidSight USA has created a certification process
and I would like to invite you to check it out This is not certification on how to conduct our vision screenings
but why vision screening is so important Congratulation to Lion Hope MacBride and don Putro of Tega Cay
Lion Judy Scott of Columbia NW and Lion Rick Pressly of Abbeville for successful completion of this Certifica-
tion If you or someone in your club has completed the certification please let me know and Irsquoll publish their
name in this column
See the email below from Lion Dan Uitti Lions KidSight Foundation for instructions
Dear Lions You are welcome to apply for and study then take the Lions KidSight USA Certification Test The test will re-sult in receiving a Certificate upon successfully passing the test Send an email to danuittinet to attain the registration information In the meanwhile study the Lions KidSight USA Training Manual at the website - httplionskidsightusaorgtraining Study this guide httplionskidsightusaorgwp-contentuploads201510LKSUSA-Training-Manual-Rev20171107pdf Be sure to know your LCI Membership ID Thank you Lion Dan Uitti Lions KidSight USA Foundation Webmaster danuittinet
9
FROM THE DESK OF DG RICHARD WHITLOCK of SC District 32 A
Happy New Year Fellow Lions
May your New Year be filled with Hope Love Peace Good Health and Prosperity
December started out with our Global Action Team training with much information shared about LCIF Leadership Membership and Service Several clubs were in attendance and special thanks to all the leadership support
We were able to attend the Southside Gala in Spartanburg as well as a couple Lions club Christmas Parties Fellowship with our fellow Lions this time of year is always special
We hope you and your families had a blessed Christmas season
On a sad note many of our fellow Lions passed away in December Our sympathy and prayers are with each of these families
Now the New Year has begun we will complete our club visits in January and then focus on those clubs with special needs as well as our membership goals
We will have our next Leadership meeting on Monday January 8th to continue to work toward a successful year The convention speaker has been confirmed and we look forward to a great con-vention in Greenwood in March
We will continue to share with you the emphasis of a higher level of service and embracing our motto ldquoWe Serverdquo by the Power of We
Just a Reminder LCI vision statement is ldquoTo be the global leader in community and humanitarian ser-vicerdquo Let us work together as a team to make this a reality
On a personal note our youngest son was in a motorcycle accident Christmas Eve in Tampa FL on his way to a family dinner He has a broken clavicle 6 broken ribs broke scapula and a severe concussion as well as several areas of road abrasion He has no memory of what happened but we are grateful he was going slow He is in a lot of pain with any movement We had arrived in FL on Dec 23rd to celebrate Christmas with all our family so we were able to be with him We go visit every day to try to keep giving him Hope and try to keep him comfortable We are so thankful that he was not hurt worse and pray for healing and comfort Please join us in prayer as he has a two to three month recovery
Service Projects = Membership Growth amp Retention
Respectfully Submitted DG Richard Whitlock Website wwwe-districtorgsites32a
Richard Whitlock District Governor 32-A
2017-2018
62 Roselite Circle
Greer SC 29650
864-918-7833 864-918-7832
rewhitlock08gmailcom
10
In memory of James In memory of James ldquoldquoJimJimrdquo rdquo Edwin WrightEdwin Wright
James ldquoJimrdquo Edwin Wright
February 27 1919 ndash December 24 2017
James ldquoJimrdquo Edwin Wright Sr 98 widow of Dorothy Miller Wright passed away on December 24 2017
A native of Spartanburg County son of the late Laurens Eugene and Ina Gertrude Drummond Wright He
was a US Army WWII Veteran retired employee of Community Cash in Greer SC and a member of Fair-
view Baptist Church in Greer SC Known affectionately by many as Pa he was an avid Clemson Tigers fan
and attended all the football and basketball home games Jim also cheered for the Braves and attended the
Greenville Drive baseball games Jim enjoyed his garden every summer and sharing the bounty from the
earth with family and friends Jim had a big heart for animals especially his cat ldquoTiardquo and took pleasure in
helping to tend to the cows on his daughterrsquos farm
Jim joined the Greer Lions Club in 1988 and was selected Lion of the Year 1991-1992 for his years of faith-
ful service to the club the community and for all the Lions Club brooms he sold for many years Jim was
always the leading broom salesman year after year Being an active member Jim was always there to help
each year at the Greer High School football concession stand one of the Lions Clubrsquos biggest fundraisers
Jim also helped every year at the annual Greer community Big Thursday Hot Dog supper provided by the
Greer Lions Club where he served hundreds of hotdogs always wearing his Community Cash apron Jim
was selected and presented the highest Lions Club award in 2013-2014 the Melvin Jones Fellow award
Jim will be forever remembered for his hard work dedication and service to the Greer Lions Club and the
Greer Community
Sincerely
Karen Kenyon
President
Greer Lions Club
Roger Rainey
Golf Tournament Chairperson
Greer Lions Club
11
District 32A NewsDistrict 32A News
Boiling Springs Lions Club
The Boiling Springs Lions and LEOrsquos brought some Christmas cheer to the residents of Wesley Court Nursing Home in Boiling Springs on December 11 2017 The below pictures depict Lion Louise Rakes reading the Christmas story from the Bible Lion Harold Rakes leading fellow Lions and Leorsquos singing Christmas carols Santa (Lion Harold Ezell) arriving with gifts for each resident LEOs and Lions helping Santa distribute the gifts
The winning Peace Poster for 32A submitted by the Easley Lions
Club The artist is Naomi Bayne a 7th grade student at Gettys Mid-
dle School in Easley Holding the poster are 2 of the judges who
are professional artists ndash on the left is Helen Scott Correll and on
the right is Lalage Warrington
Picture to the left is of
the 3 winning Peace
Posters for 32A being
held by the 3 judg-
es From left to right
Helen Scott Correll hold-
ing 3rd place winner
sponsored by the Spartanburg Evening Lions Club artist is
Ryleigh Willard a 6th grade student at Gable Middle
School Lion Jan Benjamin holding 2nd place winner spon-
sored by the Piedmont Lions Club artist is Marley Clark a
7th grade student at Powdersville Middle School and winning
poster being held by Lalage Warrington which was sponsored by the Easley Lions Club artist is Naomi
Bayne 7th grade student at Gettys Middle School
12
The Spartanburg Lions Club celebrated their 84th year with the SC School for the Deaf and Blind at their Annual Christmas Luncheon sponsored by SCSDB Itrsquos a wonderful celebration when the school thanks the Spartanburg Lions Club for their support and the Lions get to celebrate Christmas with the wonderful children at SCSDB Pictures to the left are members of the Spartanburg Lions Club and the stu-dents at SCSDB who performed at this yearrsquos Christmas program
SPARTANBURG LIONS CLUB
Spartanburg Lions Club President Paul Lundberg presents a $5000 check to SCSDB Foundation Execu-tive Ann Ackerman
Spartanburg Lions Club President presents Lion Mike White with the Lion Of The Year Award and a Melvin Jones Fellow plaque in recognition of his endless work for the Spartanburg Lions Club
This year the schoolrsquos music program has made a Christmas cd Be sure to ask Lion Ann Ackerman about it
LIBERTY LIONS CLUB
129 Liberty Middle School art students participated in the Peace Poster Contest under the direction
of the art teacher Elaine Snell This yearrsquos Liberty Middle School Peace Poster Contest winners are
front row from the left to right Gracie Jackson 8th grade 1st place winner Makenna Hatto 6th
grade 2nd place winner and Kieryn Segal 7th grade 3rd place winner
Back row left to right are Liberty Lions Peace Poster chairman Oscar Thorsland Lions District 32-A
District Governor Richard Whitlock Liberty Middle School art teacher Elaine Snell and Liberty Lions
Club president Jean Thomas
13
MESSAGE FROM DISTRICT 32-B GOVERNOR JOHN ENRIGHT
I sure hope the December Holidays were a joy to all of you as they were for Lion Dot an me I hope that not toooo many pounds were gained form all the fine food we all ate
It is hard to believe that half of our Lions year is over I am happy to report that I met my main objective of visiting all of the clubs in the district
ldquoHappy New Yearrdquo Unfortunately rest time is over We have a lot more to accomplish before our year is done Here are a few items of note
1 Special meeting to select a 2nd Vice District governor Time and place TBD If you are willing to step up as leader please ldquothrown your hat into the ringrdquo
2 2nd International VP Jung-Yul Choi will visit the Charleston area We are planning a reception at the Redbank Club 630 pm 22 January Menu and cost to follow
3 Joint District 32B amp C Convention at the Crowne Plaza North Charleston February 16 -17 Please register early This will help us with the meal count and other admin actions
4 Joint District 32A amp D Convention at the Inn On the Square Greenwood March 2-3
5 MD 32 State Convention at the DoubleTree Columbia April 20 ndash 21
If this is not enough we must work on membership growth assist the small clubs and perhaps maybe a new club WOW Oh wait there is more form nominating committees vote in new slate of officers (remember to report to LCI) and fund raisers Candy Day is a good one as proceeds go to LVS and can be used towards a Dr Franklin Mason Fellow
Fellow lions lets continue to work together to make this a great year
We need to be more diligent in reporting our service activities to LCI If your club is lax in this area please try a bit harder Help us get to 100 reporting
Lion Presidents ndash you have received the requirements for ldquoHall of Famerdquo and ldquoLion of the Yearrdquo nomina-tions Let us make sure that your deserving lions receive the recognition that is due to them
This is new please mark your calendar
I want to encourage all 32B clubs to submit photos of your activities and upcoming events to Lion Beverly Long Blong8scrrcom for inclusion in the Palmetto Lion
WE SERVE
John Enright District Governor 32-B
John Enright
District Governor 32-B 2017-2018
H 843-824-5642 C 706-340-3186
jenright123bellsouthnet
14
District 32B NewsDistrict 32B News
BEAUFORT LIONS CLUB
Lion Kathy Holley Sams teacher and chairperson of the peace post-
er committee presented Sam with the certificate and check Sam
was presented with a $50 check from the club and the family were
treated to dinner at Golden Corral Sam Blair represented Boulden
Middle School as the Beaufort Lions Club Peace poster winner for
2017
DENMARK LIONS CLUB DG John is pictured as he inducts Myrtis Williams into the Den-mark club She is seen here with her sponsor Anna Martin
ORANGEBURG LIONS CLUB
DG John inducted John Bolton the newest member of the Or-
angeburg Lions Club
15
SUMMERVILLE LIONS CLUB
Summerville Lions enjoyed a Christmas party pot luck
luncheon together two days after participating in the
Summerville parade
SUMMERVILLE NOON LIONS CLUB
Lion President George Jenkins of the Summerville Noon
Lions Club presenting the Lion of the Year plaque for 2017-
2018 to Lion Dorothy Enright
Summerville Noon Lions President George Jenkins
presented a pin to Lion Diane Jenkins for her years of
service
16
Wow Christmas has come and gone Were you ready I donrsquot think any of us ever truly feel ready Hopefully we all paused and thought of whom we were able to help or give to during the Holiday Season I read that some of the angels on the Salvation Army Trees were returned without sponsors More could have been done My club always gives blankets to the local shelter and to the home-less
Then it is the start of the New Year with new resolutions new goals and new beginnings Letrsquos make some realistic attainable goals for the coming year Ask one person to come to your meeting Donrsquot pressure them to join but just to see what it is about Try to convince that member that is considering quitting into giving it one more year
Letrsquos all try to go to a District function Go to the last 32C convention in North Charleston or attend a District meeting just to get a feel for what goes on In the spring there will be a training seminar of some kind that we can all benefit from Go to your first Zone meeting or host a Zone meeting Whatever you chose just remember that you tend to get out of a membership exactly what you put into it
DG Cathy Morse
Cathy Morse District Governor 32-C
2017-2018
814-706-4692
cmorse577gmailcom
MESSAGE FROM DISTRICT 32-C GOVERNOR CATHY MORSE
District 32C NewsDistrict 32C News
FLORENCE EVENING LIONS CLUB
Making The Season Bright
Lions and Leos from South and West Florence High Schools made Christmas very special for 19 underprivi-leged and special needs children Each child had breakfast provided by McDonaldrsquos a gift from Santa Claus who arrived on a fire truck and a $100 shopping spree for items of clothing
17
HARTSVILLE LIONS CLUB
Santarsquos Visit
Lions hosted a needy family with Christmas gifts and a visit from Santa Claus
MYRTLE BEACH LIONS CLUB
Helping Others
Lion Diane PrsquoPool and other club members assisting the Salvation Army
MULLINS LIONS CLUB
Party Time
Lions partnered with Santa Claus to provide Christmas gifts for a great group of kids in the Marion County Schools
SOUTH STRAND LIONS CLUB
Protecting the Environment
Lions cleaned Sanford Cox Park They swept raked and picked up trash in the park and along the waters edge
18
MESSAGE FROM DISTRICT 32-D GOVERNOR RHETT HAIR
Namaste
We have started the New Year Now the 101st year of lions We are preparing the District Conven-tions A and D together B and C together to prepare for the com-bining of the Multiple Districts into two Even though it is the second half of the Lions year nothing is slowing down We con-tinue to prepare for Joint District Convention Our hats off to Li-ons Bobbie Dove and Art Smith for their work Work on the Mer-ger continues with the development of the new District Constitu-tion amp By Laws Our new officers are working on their intents and their clubrsquos endorsements Work continues on the State MD Con-vention Thanks to PDG Pat Friday and Lion Melody Hair for your efforts
We are developing our plans for our District Officer Training for next year We are looking at the NewberryClinton area for May Some questions for the District
What can we do to get more participation from the Clubs
How do we make the training more meaningful you
Your Participation is welcomed and your input makes a differ-ence The District is a Team We Win or Lose together Let me know what you think fffiremedic19yahoocom
Please keep all of our Lions Families in your prayers especially those who have had losses this Holiday Season
WE Serve
Rhett Hair District Governor 32-D
2016-2017
97 Brooks Quarry Road Winnsboro SC 29180
C 803-261-4758 fffiremedic19yahoocom
Did you know about LCI Online Radio
Lions Clubs online internet radio is free streaming music for your listening pleasure as well as
news and announcements for and about Lions Click a play button to enjoy a station of your
choice
19
District 32D NewsDistrict 32D News
ABBEVILLE LIONS CLUB
Abbeville Lions Club Arbor Day Celebration in December 2017 at Westwood Elementary School Fourth Graders We planted one tree with the Students help this year We were not able to obtain the tree samplings as in the past years to give them each one to take home
BLYTHEWOOD LIONS CLUB
Our annual Breakfast with Santa held on the 9th of December was another very successful event
Children made crafts at the craft table helped by some very enthusiastic LEOs Vision Screening was
held for anyone wishing to get their vision checked Breakfast always fantastic as Blythewood Lions
know how to cook The biggest hit of the day of course was the big guy himself Santa Happy Holi-
days to all from Blythewood Lions and LEOs
Left Blythewood LEOs from Blythe-wood and Westwood HS
Below Blythewood Lions
20
COLUMBIA NORTHWEST LIONS CLUB
Lion Sandra Shelton President of the Friends of Car-olina School for Inquiry parent group enlisted the service of Lions Kathy Evans and Damon Hodges stu-dents to fill bags with toiletries for local shelters
Lions pictured with the students are (l-r) Sandra Shel-ton Judy Scott amp Victoria Dixon-Mokeba
Columbia Northwest Lions Clubs held their final Shoe Donation Drive Saturday Dec 2nd Total shoes col-lected to date 485 pairs with a few more expected
Pictured with the partial shoe collection is (L-R) Cleo-patra Allen Four Corners International Mission South Carolina Coordinator Judy Scott club President and Belinda Toatley club Director Not pictured was Di-anne Barnes club Secretary
The Columbia NorthWest Lions Club Christmas party held at their local community center on Decem-
ber 7th A fun time was had by all
DG Rhett and Lion President Judy DG Rhett and Lion Melody having fun
Lion Victoria striking a pose
Lions Belinda Sandra and Judy
21
The Mid-Carolina Lions Club has 3 members celebrating January Birthdays and they want to give back Join us on January 20 2018 from 10 am-12pm
Holiday Inn Express amp Suites in Newberry Link to Flyer and Invitation
Mid Carolina Three new Lions induct-
ed and two returning at recent Mid
Carolina Lions meeting
Mid Carolina VCC Rick Pressly inducts
new Mid Carolina Lions in Dec
Mid Carolina Lions with new Legacy
Project signage provided by Legacy
grant from LCIF
MID CAROLINA LIONS CLUB
RIVER HILLSLAKE WYLIE LIONS CLUB
The childrenrsquos choir from the South Carolina School for the Deaf and Blind performed during the River HillsLake Wylie Lions Club annual holiday dinner on Tuesday Dec 5 at the River Hills Country Club Link to complete article
Frank Van Leer center is named a Melvin Jones Fellow during
the River HillsLake Wylie Lions holiday dinner on Dec 2 He is
joined by previous MJ Fellows Bob Daley l and Dick Lewis
22
THE MATHEWS LIONS CLUB
Centennial Legacy Project
The Mathews Lions Club presents a study carrel and two chairs to the Greenwood County Public Library This was their community Centennial Leg-
acy Project along with their statewide involvement in the Centennial Legacy Project at the South Carolina School for the Deaf and Blind Outdoors Recreation and Learning Park
The group picture includes (left to right) Lion Claudia Dority Club Vice President Lion Robert Abercrombie Club Director Lion Pat Abercrombie Club President Lion David Dority MD32 Council Chairperson Prudence Taylor Directory of the Greenwood County Library and Julie Horton Club Membership Chairperson
FORT MILL AND TEGA CAY LIONS CLUB
Fort Mill Lions Club and Tega Cay Lions Club share a school district and either work together to service the
district or split the district schools according to accessibility to the club At any rate we need to collaborate to
make sure all of Fort Mill School District is served When Fort Mill Lions Club disbanded two years ago Tega
Cay took up the slack for Peace Poster and served all 4 middle schools The 20172018 school year saw a 5th
middle school (Pleasant Knoll Middle School) and the resurgence of the Fort Mill Lions Club We are happy to
say the Fort Mill Lions Clubrsquos first major service project was reclaiming the Peace Poster Contest for Fort Mill
and Banks Road Middle Schools Tega Cay continues with Gold Hill and Springfield Middle Schools and started
the Peace Poster Contest at the new Pleasant Knoll Middle School Malory Mason a 7th grader from Pleas-
ant Knoll Middle School was this years District D winner
Tega Cay Lions Club ndashSpringfield Middle Pleasant Knoll Middle and Gold Hill Middle
Fort Mill Lions ClubmdashBanks Trail Middle Fort Mill Lions ClubmdashFort Mill Middle
23
WINNSBORO LIONS CLUB
Winnsboro DG Rhett Hair inducts 3 new
Lions into the Winnsboro Lions Club at
their recent Christmas celebration
Winnsboro Lions Club held its annual
Christmas gathering and enjoyed the
presence of 67 members and guests as
well as several prospective members
Winnsboro Lions President Bill Haslett presents
a Presidents Service Recognition Certificate to
Lions Margaret and Gene Holmes
24
News from International News from International
NEVER STOP LEARNING (or relearning what we have forgotten) LCI offers leadership training materialsresources which include a mix of curriculum materials speaking presentations with notes and activity guides Each month The Palmetto Lion will feature a different training opportunity Here in the Lions Learning Center you can learn and practice key leadership skills for your role as a Lions leader and to be successful in all your projects Courses are categorized by four key skills Leadership Man-aging Others Achieving Results and Communication These courses typically take 30 to 60 minutes to com-plete If you are new to LLC you will need to create an account Please have your Lions Member ID number ready
In addition to the training materials offered on the Training MaterialsResources Page check out the learning opportunities through Lions University Lions University is offered by the USACanada Lions Leadership Forum
December 2017 January 2018 International Calendar (httpmemberslionsclubsorgENeventscalendarphpaugust)
January 7-13 LCIF Week January 8-14 Worldwide Week of Service to Fight Hunger
January 13 Melvin Jonesrsquo birthday
January 15 Peace Poster Kits go on sale from Club Supplies Sales
February 1 International Peace Poster contest winners will be notified on or before this date
February 8 Application deadline for Standard Core 4 and IAG grants to be reviewed at the May 2018 board meeting
Read the January 2018 edition of ldquoLion Magazinerdquo here February
2018 edition will be the first online only version
httpdigitallionmagazineorgpublicationm=6639ampl=1
issue_id462736viewcontentsBrowser
25
We want to hear from everyone Make sure to send in your pictures and
short articles to your District Palmetto Lion Rep
District Rep Email
32 A Rita Spiess
ritaspiessattnet
32 B Bev Long
blong8scrrcom
32 C Matt Jones
mjonesscrrcom
32D
Melody Hair hairmelodyyahoocom
MD 32 CALENDAR OF EVENTS January 19-21 2018 Tennessee Lions Leadership Institute ndash Manchester Tenn
January 26-29 2018 Faculty Development Institute ndash Atlanta Ga
January 31 2018 Lion of the Year ndash DEADLINE for Nominations (Chairperson IPCC Anette Hart Comm Members PDG Wes Corrothers Pat Friday Bonnie Stephenson and Paul Dove )
January 31 2018 SC Hall of Fame ndash DEADLINE for Nominations (District 32D ndash Chairperson VCC Rick Pressly Comm Members CC David Dority and IPDG Paul Dove)
February 16-17 2018
Combined ldquoBrdquo and ldquoCrdquo Mid-Winter Crowne Plaza 4831 Tanger Outlet Blvd N Charleston SC 29418 Please complete the registration and enclose proper remittance REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS February 2nd 2018
March 2-3 2018 Combined ldquoArdquo and ldquoDrdquo Mid-Winter
THE INN ON THE SQUARE GREENWOOD SOUTH CAROLINA Late Fee After February 20 is $1000
March 22-25th 2018 Florida Regional Lions Leadership Institute
Fruitland FL
April 10 2018 2018 Research Symposium MUSC ndash Storm Eye Institute
April 20-21 2018 SC State Convention
Doubletree by Hilton 2100 Bush River Rd Columbia SC 29223 Registration (TBD) Program Ad Information (Deadline 4818)
June 7mdash9 2018 Mississippi Lions Leadership Institute
Ocean Springs MS
9
FROM THE DESK OF DG RICHARD WHITLOCK of SC District 32 A
Happy New Year Fellow Lions
May your New Year be filled with Hope Love Peace Good Health and Prosperity
December started out with our Global Action Team training with much information shared about LCIF Leadership Membership and Service Several clubs were in attendance and special thanks to all the leadership support
We were able to attend the Southside Gala in Spartanburg as well as a couple Lions club Christmas Parties Fellowship with our fellow Lions this time of year is always special
We hope you and your families had a blessed Christmas season
On a sad note many of our fellow Lions passed away in December Our sympathy and prayers are with each of these families
Now the New Year has begun we will complete our club visits in January and then focus on those clubs with special needs as well as our membership goals
We will have our next Leadership meeting on Monday January 8th to continue to work toward a successful year The convention speaker has been confirmed and we look forward to a great con-vention in Greenwood in March
We will continue to share with you the emphasis of a higher level of service and embracing our motto ldquoWe Serverdquo by the Power of We
Just a Reminder LCI vision statement is ldquoTo be the global leader in community and humanitarian ser-vicerdquo Let us work together as a team to make this a reality
On a personal note our youngest son was in a motorcycle accident Christmas Eve in Tampa FL on his way to a family dinner He has a broken clavicle 6 broken ribs broke scapula and a severe concussion as well as several areas of road abrasion He has no memory of what happened but we are grateful he was going slow He is in a lot of pain with any movement We had arrived in FL on Dec 23rd to celebrate Christmas with all our family so we were able to be with him We go visit every day to try to keep giving him Hope and try to keep him comfortable We are so thankful that he was not hurt worse and pray for healing and comfort Please join us in prayer as he has a two to three month recovery
Service Projects = Membership Growth amp Retention
Respectfully Submitted DG Richard Whitlock Website wwwe-districtorgsites32a
Richard Whitlock District Governor 32-A
2017-2018
62 Roselite Circle
Greer SC 29650
864-918-7833 864-918-7832
rewhitlock08gmailcom
10
In memory of James In memory of James ldquoldquoJimJimrdquo rdquo Edwin WrightEdwin Wright
James ldquoJimrdquo Edwin Wright
February 27 1919 ndash December 24 2017
James ldquoJimrdquo Edwin Wright Sr 98 widow of Dorothy Miller Wright passed away on December 24 2017
A native of Spartanburg County son of the late Laurens Eugene and Ina Gertrude Drummond Wright He
was a US Army WWII Veteran retired employee of Community Cash in Greer SC and a member of Fair-
view Baptist Church in Greer SC Known affectionately by many as Pa he was an avid Clemson Tigers fan
and attended all the football and basketball home games Jim also cheered for the Braves and attended the
Greenville Drive baseball games Jim enjoyed his garden every summer and sharing the bounty from the
earth with family and friends Jim had a big heart for animals especially his cat ldquoTiardquo and took pleasure in
helping to tend to the cows on his daughterrsquos farm
Jim joined the Greer Lions Club in 1988 and was selected Lion of the Year 1991-1992 for his years of faith-
ful service to the club the community and for all the Lions Club brooms he sold for many years Jim was
always the leading broom salesman year after year Being an active member Jim was always there to help
each year at the Greer High School football concession stand one of the Lions Clubrsquos biggest fundraisers
Jim also helped every year at the annual Greer community Big Thursday Hot Dog supper provided by the
Greer Lions Club where he served hundreds of hotdogs always wearing his Community Cash apron Jim
was selected and presented the highest Lions Club award in 2013-2014 the Melvin Jones Fellow award
Jim will be forever remembered for his hard work dedication and service to the Greer Lions Club and the
Greer Community
Sincerely
Karen Kenyon
President
Greer Lions Club
Roger Rainey
Golf Tournament Chairperson
Greer Lions Club
11
District 32A NewsDistrict 32A News
Boiling Springs Lions Club
The Boiling Springs Lions and LEOrsquos brought some Christmas cheer to the residents of Wesley Court Nursing Home in Boiling Springs on December 11 2017 The below pictures depict Lion Louise Rakes reading the Christmas story from the Bible Lion Harold Rakes leading fellow Lions and Leorsquos singing Christmas carols Santa (Lion Harold Ezell) arriving with gifts for each resident LEOs and Lions helping Santa distribute the gifts
The winning Peace Poster for 32A submitted by the Easley Lions
Club The artist is Naomi Bayne a 7th grade student at Gettys Mid-
dle School in Easley Holding the poster are 2 of the judges who
are professional artists ndash on the left is Helen Scott Correll and on
the right is Lalage Warrington
Picture to the left is of
the 3 winning Peace
Posters for 32A being
held by the 3 judg-
es From left to right
Helen Scott Correll hold-
ing 3rd place winner
sponsored by the Spartanburg Evening Lions Club artist is
Ryleigh Willard a 6th grade student at Gable Middle
School Lion Jan Benjamin holding 2nd place winner spon-
sored by the Piedmont Lions Club artist is Marley Clark a
7th grade student at Powdersville Middle School and winning
poster being held by Lalage Warrington which was sponsored by the Easley Lions Club artist is Naomi
Bayne 7th grade student at Gettys Middle School
12
The Spartanburg Lions Club celebrated their 84th year with the SC School for the Deaf and Blind at their Annual Christmas Luncheon sponsored by SCSDB Itrsquos a wonderful celebration when the school thanks the Spartanburg Lions Club for their support and the Lions get to celebrate Christmas with the wonderful children at SCSDB Pictures to the left are members of the Spartanburg Lions Club and the stu-dents at SCSDB who performed at this yearrsquos Christmas program
SPARTANBURG LIONS CLUB
Spartanburg Lions Club President Paul Lundberg presents a $5000 check to SCSDB Foundation Execu-tive Ann Ackerman
Spartanburg Lions Club President presents Lion Mike White with the Lion Of The Year Award and a Melvin Jones Fellow plaque in recognition of his endless work for the Spartanburg Lions Club
This year the schoolrsquos music program has made a Christmas cd Be sure to ask Lion Ann Ackerman about it
LIBERTY LIONS CLUB
129 Liberty Middle School art students participated in the Peace Poster Contest under the direction
of the art teacher Elaine Snell This yearrsquos Liberty Middle School Peace Poster Contest winners are
front row from the left to right Gracie Jackson 8th grade 1st place winner Makenna Hatto 6th
grade 2nd place winner and Kieryn Segal 7th grade 3rd place winner
Back row left to right are Liberty Lions Peace Poster chairman Oscar Thorsland Lions District 32-A
District Governor Richard Whitlock Liberty Middle School art teacher Elaine Snell and Liberty Lions
Club president Jean Thomas
13
MESSAGE FROM DISTRICT 32-B GOVERNOR JOHN ENRIGHT
I sure hope the December Holidays were a joy to all of you as they were for Lion Dot an me I hope that not toooo many pounds were gained form all the fine food we all ate
It is hard to believe that half of our Lions year is over I am happy to report that I met my main objective of visiting all of the clubs in the district
ldquoHappy New Yearrdquo Unfortunately rest time is over We have a lot more to accomplish before our year is done Here are a few items of note
1 Special meeting to select a 2nd Vice District governor Time and place TBD If you are willing to step up as leader please ldquothrown your hat into the ringrdquo
2 2nd International VP Jung-Yul Choi will visit the Charleston area We are planning a reception at the Redbank Club 630 pm 22 January Menu and cost to follow
3 Joint District 32B amp C Convention at the Crowne Plaza North Charleston February 16 -17 Please register early This will help us with the meal count and other admin actions
4 Joint District 32A amp D Convention at the Inn On the Square Greenwood March 2-3
5 MD 32 State Convention at the DoubleTree Columbia April 20 ndash 21
If this is not enough we must work on membership growth assist the small clubs and perhaps maybe a new club WOW Oh wait there is more form nominating committees vote in new slate of officers (remember to report to LCI) and fund raisers Candy Day is a good one as proceeds go to LVS and can be used towards a Dr Franklin Mason Fellow
Fellow lions lets continue to work together to make this a great year
We need to be more diligent in reporting our service activities to LCI If your club is lax in this area please try a bit harder Help us get to 100 reporting
Lion Presidents ndash you have received the requirements for ldquoHall of Famerdquo and ldquoLion of the Yearrdquo nomina-tions Let us make sure that your deserving lions receive the recognition that is due to them
This is new please mark your calendar
I want to encourage all 32B clubs to submit photos of your activities and upcoming events to Lion Beverly Long Blong8scrrcom for inclusion in the Palmetto Lion
WE SERVE
John Enright District Governor 32-B
John Enright
District Governor 32-B 2017-2018
H 843-824-5642 C 706-340-3186
jenright123bellsouthnet
14
District 32B NewsDistrict 32B News
BEAUFORT LIONS CLUB
Lion Kathy Holley Sams teacher and chairperson of the peace post-
er committee presented Sam with the certificate and check Sam
was presented with a $50 check from the club and the family were
treated to dinner at Golden Corral Sam Blair represented Boulden
Middle School as the Beaufort Lions Club Peace poster winner for
2017
DENMARK LIONS CLUB DG John is pictured as he inducts Myrtis Williams into the Den-mark club She is seen here with her sponsor Anna Martin
ORANGEBURG LIONS CLUB
DG John inducted John Bolton the newest member of the Or-
angeburg Lions Club
15
SUMMERVILLE LIONS CLUB
Summerville Lions enjoyed a Christmas party pot luck
luncheon together two days after participating in the
Summerville parade
SUMMERVILLE NOON LIONS CLUB
Lion President George Jenkins of the Summerville Noon
Lions Club presenting the Lion of the Year plaque for 2017-
2018 to Lion Dorothy Enright
Summerville Noon Lions President George Jenkins
presented a pin to Lion Diane Jenkins for her years of
service
16
Wow Christmas has come and gone Were you ready I donrsquot think any of us ever truly feel ready Hopefully we all paused and thought of whom we were able to help or give to during the Holiday Season I read that some of the angels on the Salvation Army Trees were returned without sponsors More could have been done My club always gives blankets to the local shelter and to the home-less
Then it is the start of the New Year with new resolutions new goals and new beginnings Letrsquos make some realistic attainable goals for the coming year Ask one person to come to your meeting Donrsquot pressure them to join but just to see what it is about Try to convince that member that is considering quitting into giving it one more year
Letrsquos all try to go to a District function Go to the last 32C convention in North Charleston or attend a District meeting just to get a feel for what goes on In the spring there will be a training seminar of some kind that we can all benefit from Go to your first Zone meeting or host a Zone meeting Whatever you chose just remember that you tend to get out of a membership exactly what you put into it
DG Cathy Morse
Cathy Morse District Governor 32-C
2017-2018
814-706-4692
cmorse577gmailcom
MESSAGE FROM DISTRICT 32-C GOVERNOR CATHY MORSE
District 32C NewsDistrict 32C News
FLORENCE EVENING LIONS CLUB
Making The Season Bright
Lions and Leos from South and West Florence High Schools made Christmas very special for 19 underprivi-leged and special needs children Each child had breakfast provided by McDonaldrsquos a gift from Santa Claus who arrived on a fire truck and a $100 shopping spree for items of clothing
17
HARTSVILLE LIONS CLUB
Santarsquos Visit
Lions hosted a needy family with Christmas gifts and a visit from Santa Claus
MYRTLE BEACH LIONS CLUB
Helping Others
Lion Diane PrsquoPool and other club members assisting the Salvation Army
MULLINS LIONS CLUB
Party Time
Lions partnered with Santa Claus to provide Christmas gifts for a great group of kids in the Marion County Schools
SOUTH STRAND LIONS CLUB
Protecting the Environment
Lions cleaned Sanford Cox Park They swept raked and picked up trash in the park and along the waters edge
18
MESSAGE FROM DISTRICT 32-D GOVERNOR RHETT HAIR
Namaste
We have started the New Year Now the 101st year of lions We are preparing the District Conven-tions A and D together B and C together to prepare for the com-bining of the Multiple Districts into two Even though it is the second half of the Lions year nothing is slowing down We con-tinue to prepare for Joint District Convention Our hats off to Li-ons Bobbie Dove and Art Smith for their work Work on the Mer-ger continues with the development of the new District Constitu-tion amp By Laws Our new officers are working on their intents and their clubrsquos endorsements Work continues on the State MD Con-vention Thanks to PDG Pat Friday and Lion Melody Hair for your efforts
We are developing our plans for our District Officer Training for next year We are looking at the NewberryClinton area for May Some questions for the District
What can we do to get more participation from the Clubs
How do we make the training more meaningful you
Your Participation is welcomed and your input makes a differ-ence The District is a Team We Win or Lose together Let me know what you think fffiremedic19yahoocom
Please keep all of our Lions Families in your prayers especially those who have had losses this Holiday Season
WE Serve
Rhett Hair District Governor 32-D
2016-2017
97 Brooks Quarry Road Winnsboro SC 29180
C 803-261-4758 fffiremedic19yahoocom
Did you know about LCI Online Radio
Lions Clubs online internet radio is free streaming music for your listening pleasure as well as
news and announcements for and about Lions Click a play button to enjoy a station of your
choice
19
District 32D NewsDistrict 32D News
ABBEVILLE LIONS CLUB
Abbeville Lions Club Arbor Day Celebration in December 2017 at Westwood Elementary School Fourth Graders We planted one tree with the Students help this year We were not able to obtain the tree samplings as in the past years to give them each one to take home
BLYTHEWOOD LIONS CLUB
Our annual Breakfast with Santa held on the 9th of December was another very successful event
Children made crafts at the craft table helped by some very enthusiastic LEOs Vision Screening was
held for anyone wishing to get their vision checked Breakfast always fantastic as Blythewood Lions
know how to cook The biggest hit of the day of course was the big guy himself Santa Happy Holi-
days to all from Blythewood Lions and LEOs
Left Blythewood LEOs from Blythe-wood and Westwood HS
Below Blythewood Lions
20
COLUMBIA NORTHWEST LIONS CLUB
Lion Sandra Shelton President of the Friends of Car-olina School for Inquiry parent group enlisted the service of Lions Kathy Evans and Damon Hodges stu-dents to fill bags with toiletries for local shelters
Lions pictured with the students are (l-r) Sandra Shel-ton Judy Scott amp Victoria Dixon-Mokeba
Columbia Northwest Lions Clubs held their final Shoe Donation Drive Saturday Dec 2nd Total shoes col-lected to date 485 pairs with a few more expected
Pictured with the partial shoe collection is (L-R) Cleo-patra Allen Four Corners International Mission South Carolina Coordinator Judy Scott club President and Belinda Toatley club Director Not pictured was Di-anne Barnes club Secretary
The Columbia NorthWest Lions Club Christmas party held at their local community center on Decem-
ber 7th A fun time was had by all
DG Rhett and Lion President Judy DG Rhett and Lion Melody having fun
Lion Victoria striking a pose
Lions Belinda Sandra and Judy
21
The Mid-Carolina Lions Club has 3 members celebrating January Birthdays and they want to give back Join us on January 20 2018 from 10 am-12pm
Holiday Inn Express amp Suites in Newberry Link to Flyer and Invitation
Mid Carolina Three new Lions induct-
ed and two returning at recent Mid
Carolina Lions meeting
Mid Carolina VCC Rick Pressly inducts
new Mid Carolina Lions in Dec
Mid Carolina Lions with new Legacy
Project signage provided by Legacy
grant from LCIF
MID CAROLINA LIONS CLUB
RIVER HILLSLAKE WYLIE LIONS CLUB
The childrenrsquos choir from the South Carolina School for the Deaf and Blind performed during the River HillsLake Wylie Lions Club annual holiday dinner on Tuesday Dec 5 at the River Hills Country Club Link to complete article
Frank Van Leer center is named a Melvin Jones Fellow during
the River HillsLake Wylie Lions holiday dinner on Dec 2 He is
joined by previous MJ Fellows Bob Daley l and Dick Lewis
22
THE MATHEWS LIONS CLUB
Centennial Legacy Project
The Mathews Lions Club presents a study carrel and two chairs to the Greenwood County Public Library This was their community Centennial Leg-
acy Project along with their statewide involvement in the Centennial Legacy Project at the South Carolina School for the Deaf and Blind Outdoors Recreation and Learning Park
The group picture includes (left to right) Lion Claudia Dority Club Vice President Lion Robert Abercrombie Club Director Lion Pat Abercrombie Club President Lion David Dority MD32 Council Chairperson Prudence Taylor Directory of the Greenwood County Library and Julie Horton Club Membership Chairperson
FORT MILL AND TEGA CAY LIONS CLUB
Fort Mill Lions Club and Tega Cay Lions Club share a school district and either work together to service the
district or split the district schools according to accessibility to the club At any rate we need to collaborate to
make sure all of Fort Mill School District is served When Fort Mill Lions Club disbanded two years ago Tega
Cay took up the slack for Peace Poster and served all 4 middle schools The 20172018 school year saw a 5th
middle school (Pleasant Knoll Middle School) and the resurgence of the Fort Mill Lions Club We are happy to
say the Fort Mill Lions Clubrsquos first major service project was reclaiming the Peace Poster Contest for Fort Mill
and Banks Road Middle Schools Tega Cay continues with Gold Hill and Springfield Middle Schools and started
the Peace Poster Contest at the new Pleasant Knoll Middle School Malory Mason a 7th grader from Pleas-
ant Knoll Middle School was this years District D winner
Tega Cay Lions Club ndashSpringfield Middle Pleasant Knoll Middle and Gold Hill Middle
Fort Mill Lions ClubmdashBanks Trail Middle Fort Mill Lions ClubmdashFort Mill Middle
23
WINNSBORO LIONS CLUB
Winnsboro DG Rhett Hair inducts 3 new
Lions into the Winnsboro Lions Club at
their recent Christmas celebration
Winnsboro Lions Club held its annual
Christmas gathering and enjoyed the
presence of 67 members and guests as
well as several prospective members
Winnsboro Lions President Bill Haslett presents
a Presidents Service Recognition Certificate to
Lions Margaret and Gene Holmes
24
News from International News from International
NEVER STOP LEARNING (or relearning what we have forgotten) LCI offers leadership training materialsresources which include a mix of curriculum materials speaking presentations with notes and activity guides Each month The Palmetto Lion will feature a different training opportunity Here in the Lions Learning Center you can learn and practice key leadership skills for your role as a Lions leader and to be successful in all your projects Courses are categorized by four key skills Leadership Man-aging Others Achieving Results and Communication These courses typically take 30 to 60 minutes to com-plete If you are new to LLC you will need to create an account Please have your Lions Member ID number ready
In addition to the training materials offered on the Training MaterialsResources Page check out the learning opportunities through Lions University Lions University is offered by the USACanada Lions Leadership Forum
December 2017 January 2018 International Calendar (httpmemberslionsclubsorgENeventscalendarphpaugust)
January 7-13 LCIF Week January 8-14 Worldwide Week of Service to Fight Hunger
January 13 Melvin Jonesrsquo birthday
January 15 Peace Poster Kits go on sale from Club Supplies Sales
February 1 International Peace Poster contest winners will be notified on or before this date
February 8 Application deadline for Standard Core 4 and IAG grants to be reviewed at the May 2018 board meeting
Read the January 2018 edition of ldquoLion Magazinerdquo here February
2018 edition will be the first online only version
httpdigitallionmagazineorgpublicationm=6639ampl=1
issue_id462736viewcontentsBrowser
25
We want to hear from everyone Make sure to send in your pictures and
short articles to your District Palmetto Lion Rep
District Rep Email
32 A Rita Spiess
ritaspiessattnet
32 B Bev Long
blong8scrrcom
32 C Matt Jones
mjonesscrrcom
32D
Melody Hair hairmelodyyahoocom
MD 32 CALENDAR OF EVENTS January 19-21 2018 Tennessee Lions Leadership Institute ndash Manchester Tenn
January 26-29 2018 Faculty Development Institute ndash Atlanta Ga
January 31 2018 Lion of the Year ndash DEADLINE for Nominations (Chairperson IPCC Anette Hart Comm Members PDG Wes Corrothers Pat Friday Bonnie Stephenson and Paul Dove )
January 31 2018 SC Hall of Fame ndash DEADLINE for Nominations (District 32D ndash Chairperson VCC Rick Pressly Comm Members CC David Dority and IPDG Paul Dove)
February 16-17 2018
Combined ldquoBrdquo and ldquoCrdquo Mid-Winter Crowne Plaza 4831 Tanger Outlet Blvd N Charleston SC 29418 Please complete the registration and enclose proper remittance REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS February 2nd 2018
March 2-3 2018 Combined ldquoArdquo and ldquoDrdquo Mid-Winter
THE INN ON THE SQUARE GREENWOOD SOUTH CAROLINA Late Fee After February 20 is $1000
March 22-25th 2018 Florida Regional Lions Leadership Institute
Fruitland FL
April 10 2018 2018 Research Symposium MUSC ndash Storm Eye Institute
April 20-21 2018 SC State Convention
Doubletree by Hilton 2100 Bush River Rd Columbia SC 29223 Registration (TBD) Program Ad Information (Deadline 4818)
June 7mdash9 2018 Mississippi Lions Leadership Institute
Ocean Springs MS
10
In memory of James In memory of James ldquoldquoJimJimrdquo rdquo Edwin WrightEdwin Wright
James ldquoJimrdquo Edwin Wright
February 27 1919 ndash December 24 2017
James ldquoJimrdquo Edwin Wright Sr 98 widow of Dorothy Miller Wright passed away on December 24 2017
A native of Spartanburg County son of the late Laurens Eugene and Ina Gertrude Drummond Wright He
was a US Army WWII Veteran retired employee of Community Cash in Greer SC and a member of Fair-
view Baptist Church in Greer SC Known affectionately by many as Pa he was an avid Clemson Tigers fan
and attended all the football and basketball home games Jim also cheered for the Braves and attended the
Greenville Drive baseball games Jim enjoyed his garden every summer and sharing the bounty from the
earth with family and friends Jim had a big heart for animals especially his cat ldquoTiardquo and took pleasure in
helping to tend to the cows on his daughterrsquos farm
Jim joined the Greer Lions Club in 1988 and was selected Lion of the Year 1991-1992 for his years of faith-
ful service to the club the community and for all the Lions Club brooms he sold for many years Jim was
always the leading broom salesman year after year Being an active member Jim was always there to help
each year at the Greer High School football concession stand one of the Lions Clubrsquos biggest fundraisers
Jim also helped every year at the annual Greer community Big Thursday Hot Dog supper provided by the
Greer Lions Club where he served hundreds of hotdogs always wearing his Community Cash apron Jim
was selected and presented the highest Lions Club award in 2013-2014 the Melvin Jones Fellow award
Jim will be forever remembered for his hard work dedication and service to the Greer Lions Club and the
Greer Community
Sincerely
Karen Kenyon
President
Greer Lions Club
Roger Rainey
Golf Tournament Chairperson
Greer Lions Club
11
District 32A NewsDistrict 32A News
Boiling Springs Lions Club
The Boiling Springs Lions and LEOrsquos brought some Christmas cheer to the residents of Wesley Court Nursing Home in Boiling Springs on December 11 2017 The below pictures depict Lion Louise Rakes reading the Christmas story from the Bible Lion Harold Rakes leading fellow Lions and Leorsquos singing Christmas carols Santa (Lion Harold Ezell) arriving with gifts for each resident LEOs and Lions helping Santa distribute the gifts
The winning Peace Poster for 32A submitted by the Easley Lions
Club The artist is Naomi Bayne a 7th grade student at Gettys Mid-
dle School in Easley Holding the poster are 2 of the judges who
are professional artists ndash on the left is Helen Scott Correll and on
the right is Lalage Warrington
Picture to the left is of
the 3 winning Peace
Posters for 32A being
held by the 3 judg-
es From left to right
Helen Scott Correll hold-
ing 3rd place winner
sponsored by the Spartanburg Evening Lions Club artist is
Ryleigh Willard a 6th grade student at Gable Middle
School Lion Jan Benjamin holding 2nd place winner spon-
sored by the Piedmont Lions Club artist is Marley Clark a
7th grade student at Powdersville Middle School and winning
poster being held by Lalage Warrington which was sponsored by the Easley Lions Club artist is Naomi
Bayne 7th grade student at Gettys Middle School
12
The Spartanburg Lions Club celebrated their 84th year with the SC School for the Deaf and Blind at their Annual Christmas Luncheon sponsored by SCSDB Itrsquos a wonderful celebration when the school thanks the Spartanburg Lions Club for their support and the Lions get to celebrate Christmas with the wonderful children at SCSDB Pictures to the left are members of the Spartanburg Lions Club and the stu-dents at SCSDB who performed at this yearrsquos Christmas program
SPARTANBURG LIONS CLUB
Spartanburg Lions Club President Paul Lundberg presents a $5000 check to SCSDB Foundation Execu-tive Ann Ackerman
Spartanburg Lions Club President presents Lion Mike White with the Lion Of The Year Award and a Melvin Jones Fellow plaque in recognition of his endless work for the Spartanburg Lions Club
This year the schoolrsquos music program has made a Christmas cd Be sure to ask Lion Ann Ackerman about it
LIBERTY LIONS CLUB
129 Liberty Middle School art students participated in the Peace Poster Contest under the direction
of the art teacher Elaine Snell This yearrsquos Liberty Middle School Peace Poster Contest winners are
front row from the left to right Gracie Jackson 8th grade 1st place winner Makenna Hatto 6th
grade 2nd place winner and Kieryn Segal 7th grade 3rd place winner
Back row left to right are Liberty Lions Peace Poster chairman Oscar Thorsland Lions District 32-A
District Governor Richard Whitlock Liberty Middle School art teacher Elaine Snell and Liberty Lions
Club president Jean Thomas
13
MESSAGE FROM DISTRICT 32-B GOVERNOR JOHN ENRIGHT
I sure hope the December Holidays were a joy to all of you as they were for Lion Dot an me I hope that not toooo many pounds were gained form all the fine food we all ate
It is hard to believe that half of our Lions year is over I am happy to report that I met my main objective of visiting all of the clubs in the district
ldquoHappy New Yearrdquo Unfortunately rest time is over We have a lot more to accomplish before our year is done Here are a few items of note
1 Special meeting to select a 2nd Vice District governor Time and place TBD If you are willing to step up as leader please ldquothrown your hat into the ringrdquo
2 2nd International VP Jung-Yul Choi will visit the Charleston area We are planning a reception at the Redbank Club 630 pm 22 January Menu and cost to follow
3 Joint District 32B amp C Convention at the Crowne Plaza North Charleston February 16 -17 Please register early This will help us with the meal count and other admin actions
4 Joint District 32A amp D Convention at the Inn On the Square Greenwood March 2-3
5 MD 32 State Convention at the DoubleTree Columbia April 20 ndash 21
If this is not enough we must work on membership growth assist the small clubs and perhaps maybe a new club WOW Oh wait there is more form nominating committees vote in new slate of officers (remember to report to LCI) and fund raisers Candy Day is a good one as proceeds go to LVS and can be used towards a Dr Franklin Mason Fellow
Fellow lions lets continue to work together to make this a great year
We need to be more diligent in reporting our service activities to LCI If your club is lax in this area please try a bit harder Help us get to 100 reporting
Lion Presidents ndash you have received the requirements for ldquoHall of Famerdquo and ldquoLion of the Yearrdquo nomina-tions Let us make sure that your deserving lions receive the recognition that is due to them
This is new please mark your calendar
I want to encourage all 32B clubs to submit photos of your activities and upcoming events to Lion Beverly Long Blong8scrrcom for inclusion in the Palmetto Lion
WE SERVE
John Enright District Governor 32-B
John Enright
District Governor 32-B 2017-2018
H 843-824-5642 C 706-340-3186
jenright123bellsouthnet
14
District 32B NewsDistrict 32B News
BEAUFORT LIONS CLUB
Lion Kathy Holley Sams teacher and chairperson of the peace post-
er committee presented Sam with the certificate and check Sam
was presented with a $50 check from the club and the family were
treated to dinner at Golden Corral Sam Blair represented Boulden
Middle School as the Beaufort Lions Club Peace poster winner for
2017
DENMARK LIONS CLUB DG John is pictured as he inducts Myrtis Williams into the Den-mark club She is seen here with her sponsor Anna Martin
ORANGEBURG LIONS CLUB
DG John inducted John Bolton the newest member of the Or-
angeburg Lions Club
15
SUMMERVILLE LIONS CLUB
Summerville Lions enjoyed a Christmas party pot luck
luncheon together two days after participating in the
Summerville parade
SUMMERVILLE NOON LIONS CLUB
Lion President George Jenkins of the Summerville Noon
Lions Club presenting the Lion of the Year plaque for 2017-
2018 to Lion Dorothy Enright
Summerville Noon Lions President George Jenkins
presented a pin to Lion Diane Jenkins for her years of
service
16
Wow Christmas has come and gone Were you ready I donrsquot think any of us ever truly feel ready Hopefully we all paused and thought of whom we were able to help or give to during the Holiday Season I read that some of the angels on the Salvation Army Trees were returned without sponsors More could have been done My club always gives blankets to the local shelter and to the home-less
Then it is the start of the New Year with new resolutions new goals and new beginnings Letrsquos make some realistic attainable goals for the coming year Ask one person to come to your meeting Donrsquot pressure them to join but just to see what it is about Try to convince that member that is considering quitting into giving it one more year
Letrsquos all try to go to a District function Go to the last 32C convention in North Charleston or attend a District meeting just to get a feel for what goes on In the spring there will be a training seminar of some kind that we can all benefit from Go to your first Zone meeting or host a Zone meeting Whatever you chose just remember that you tend to get out of a membership exactly what you put into it
DG Cathy Morse
Cathy Morse District Governor 32-C
2017-2018
814-706-4692
cmorse577gmailcom
MESSAGE FROM DISTRICT 32-C GOVERNOR CATHY MORSE
District 32C NewsDistrict 32C News
FLORENCE EVENING LIONS CLUB
Making The Season Bright
Lions and Leos from South and West Florence High Schools made Christmas very special for 19 underprivi-leged and special needs children Each child had breakfast provided by McDonaldrsquos a gift from Santa Claus who arrived on a fire truck and a $100 shopping spree for items of clothing
17
HARTSVILLE LIONS CLUB
Santarsquos Visit
Lions hosted a needy family with Christmas gifts and a visit from Santa Claus
MYRTLE BEACH LIONS CLUB
Helping Others
Lion Diane PrsquoPool and other club members assisting the Salvation Army
MULLINS LIONS CLUB
Party Time
Lions partnered with Santa Claus to provide Christmas gifts for a great group of kids in the Marion County Schools
SOUTH STRAND LIONS CLUB
Protecting the Environment
Lions cleaned Sanford Cox Park They swept raked and picked up trash in the park and along the waters edge
18
MESSAGE FROM DISTRICT 32-D GOVERNOR RHETT HAIR
Namaste
We have started the New Year Now the 101st year of lions We are preparing the District Conven-tions A and D together B and C together to prepare for the com-bining of the Multiple Districts into two Even though it is the second half of the Lions year nothing is slowing down We con-tinue to prepare for Joint District Convention Our hats off to Li-ons Bobbie Dove and Art Smith for their work Work on the Mer-ger continues with the development of the new District Constitu-tion amp By Laws Our new officers are working on their intents and their clubrsquos endorsements Work continues on the State MD Con-vention Thanks to PDG Pat Friday and Lion Melody Hair for your efforts
We are developing our plans for our District Officer Training for next year We are looking at the NewberryClinton area for May Some questions for the District
What can we do to get more participation from the Clubs
How do we make the training more meaningful you
Your Participation is welcomed and your input makes a differ-ence The District is a Team We Win or Lose together Let me know what you think fffiremedic19yahoocom
Please keep all of our Lions Families in your prayers especially those who have had losses this Holiday Season
WE Serve
Rhett Hair District Governor 32-D
2016-2017
97 Brooks Quarry Road Winnsboro SC 29180
C 803-261-4758 fffiremedic19yahoocom
Did you know about LCI Online Radio
Lions Clubs online internet radio is free streaming music for your listening pleasure as well as
news and announcements for and about Lions Click a play button to enjoy a station of your
choice
19
District 32D NewsDistrict 32D News
ABBEVILLE LIONS CLUB
Abbeville Lions Club Arbor Day Celebration in December 2017 at Westwood Elementary School Fourth Graders We planted one tree with the Students help this year We were not able to obtain the tree samplings as in the past years to give them each one to take home
BLYTHEWOOD LIONS CLUB
Our annual Breakfast with Santa held on the 9th of December was another very successful event
Children made crafts at the craft table helped by some very enthusiastic LEOs Vision Screening was
held for anyone wishing to get their vision checked Breakfast always fantastic as Blythewood Lions
know how to cook The biggest hit of the day of course was the big guy himself Santa Happy Holi-
days to all from Blythewood Lions and LEOs
Left Blythewood LEOs from Blythe-wood and Westwood HS
Below Blythewood Lions
20
COLUMBIA NORTHWEST LIONS CLUB
Lion Sandra Shelton President of the Friends of Car-olina School for Inquiry parent group enlisted the service of Lions Kathy Evans and Damon Hodges stu-dents to fill bags with toiletries for local shelters
Lions pictured with the students are (l-r) Sandra Shel-ton Judy Scott amp Victoria Dixon-Mokeba
Columbia Northwest Lions Clubs held their final Shoe Donation Drive Saturday Dec 2nd Total shoes col-lected to date 485 pairs with a few more expected
Pictured with the partial shoe collection is (L-R) Cleo-patra Allen Four Corners International Mission South Carolina Coordinator Judy Scott club President and Belinda Toatley club Director Not pictured was Di-anne Barnes club Secretary
The Columbia NorthWest Lions Club Christmas party held at their local community center on Decem-
ber 7th A fun time was had by all
DG Rhett and Lion President Judy DG Rhett and Lion Melody having fun
Lion Victoria striking a pose
Lions Belinda Sandra and Judy
21
The Mid-Carolina Lions Club has 3 members celebrating January Birthdays and they want to give back Join us on January 20 2018 from 10 am-12pm
Holiday Inn Express amp Suites in Newberry Link to Flyer and Invitation
Mid Carolina Three new Lions induct-
ed and two returning at recent Mid
Carolina Lions meeting
Mid Carolina VCC Rick Pressly inducts
new Mid Carolina Lions in Dec
Mid Carolina Lions with new Legacy
Project signage provided by Legacy
grant from LCIF
MID CAROLINA LIONS CLUB
RIVER HILLSLAKE WYLIE LIONS CLUB
The childrenrsquos choir from the South Carolina School for the Deaf and Blind performed during the River HillsLake Wylie Lions Club annual holiday dinner on Tuesday Dec 5 at the River Hills Country Club Link to complete article
Frank Van Leer center is named a Melvin Jones Fellow during
the River HillsLake Wylie Lions holiday dinner on Dec 2 He is
joined by previous MJ Fellows Bob Daley l and Dick Lewis
22
THE MATHEWS LIONS CLUB
Centennial Legacy Project
The Mathews Lions Club presents a study carrel and two chairs to the Greenwood County Public Library This was their community Centennial Leg-
acy Project along with their statewide involvement in the Centennial Legacy Project at the South Carolina School for the Deaf and Blind Outdoors Recreation and Learning Park
The group picture includes (left to right) Lion Claudia Dority Club Vice President Lion Robert Abercrombie Club Director Lion Pat Abercrombie Club President Lion David Dority MD32 Council Chairperson Prudence Taylor Directory of the Greenwood County Library and Julie Horton Club Membership Chairperson
FORT MILL AND TEGA CAY LIONS CLUB
Fort Mill Lions Club and Tega Cay Lions Club share a school district and either work together to service the
district or split the district schools according to accessibility to the club At any rate we need to collaborate to
make sure all of Fort Mill School District is served When Fort Mill Lions Club disbanded two years ago Tega
Cay took up the slack for Peace Poster and served all 4 middle schools The 20172018 school year saw a 5th
middle school (Pleasant Knoll Middle School) and the resurgence of the Fort Mill Lions Club We are happy to
say the Fort Mill Lions Clubrsquos first major service project was reclaiming the Peace Poster Contest for Fort Mill
and Banks Road Middle Schools Tega Cay continues with Gold Hill and Springfield Middle Schools and started
the Peace Poster Contest at the new Pleasant Knoll Middle School Malory Mason a 7th grader from Pleas-
ant Knoll Middle School was this years District D winner
Tega Cay Lions Club ndashSpringfield Middle Pleasant Knoll Middle and Gold Hill Middle
Fort Mill Lions ClubmdashBanks Trail Middle Fort Mill Lions ClubmdashFort Mill Middle
23
WINNSBORO LIONS CLUB
Winnsboro DG Rhett Hair inducts 3 new
Lions into the Winnsboro Lions Club at
their recent Christmas celebration
Winnsboro Lions Club held its annual
Christmas gathering and enjoyed the
presence of 67 members and guests as
well as several prospective members
Winnsboro Lions President Bill Haslett presents
a Presidents Service Recognition Certificate to
Lions Margaret and Gene Holmes
24
News from International News from International
NEVER STOP LEARNING (or relearning what we have forgotten) LCI offers leadership training materialsresources which include a mix of curriculum materials speaking presentations with notes and activity guides Each month The Palmetto Lion will feature a different training opportunity Here in the Lions Learning Center you can learn and practice key leadership skills for your role as a Lions leader and to be successful in all your projects Courses are categorized by four key skills Leadership Man-aging Others Achieving Results and Communication These courses typically take 30 to 60 minutes to com-plete If you are new to LLC you will need to create an account Please have your Lions Member ID number ready
In addition to the training materials offered on the Training MaterialsResources Page check out the learning opportunities through Lions University Lions University is offered by the USACanada Lions Leadership Forum
December 2017 January 2018 International Calendar (httpmemberslionsclubsorgENeventscalendarphpaugust)
January 7-13 LCIF Week January 8-14 Worldwide Week of Service to Fight Hunger
January 13 Melvin Jonesrsquo birthday
January 15 Peace Poster Kits go on sale from Club Supplies Sales
February 1 International Peace Poster contest winners will be notified on or before this date
February 8 Application deadline for Standard Core 4 and IAG grants to be reviewed at the May 2018 board meeting
Read the January 2018 edition of ldquoLion Magazinerdquo here February
2018 edition will be the first online only version
httpdigitallionmagazineorgpublicationm=6639ampl=1
issue_id462736viewcontentsBrowser
25
We want to hear from everyone Make sure to send in your pictures and
short articles to your District Palmetto Lion Rep
District Rep Email
32 A Rita Spiess
ritaspiessattnet
32 B Bev Long
blong8scrrcom
32 C Matt Jones
mjonesscrrcom
32D
Melody Hair hairmelodyyahoocom
MD 32 CALENDAR OF EVENTS January 19-21 2018 Tennessee Lions Leadership Institute ndash Manchester Tenn
January 26-29 2018 Faculty Development Institute ndash Atlanta Ga
January 31 2018 Lion of the Year ndash DEADLINE for Nominations (Chairperson IPCC Anette Hart Comm Members PDG Wes Corrothers Pat Friday Bonnie Stephenson and Paul Dove )
January 31 2018 SC Hall of Fame ndash DEADLINE for Nominations (District 32D ndash Chairperson VCC Rick Pressly Comm Members CC David Dority and IPDG Paul Dove)
February 16-17 2018
Combined ldquoBrdquo and ldquoCrdquo Mid-Winter Crowne Plaza 4831 Tanger Outlet Blvd N Charleston SC 29418 Please complete the registration and enclose proper remittance REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS February 2nd 2018
March 2-3 2018 Combined ldquoArdquo and ldquoDrdquo Mid-Winter
THE INN ON THE SQUARE GREENWOOD SOUTH CAROLINA Late Fee After February 20 is $1000
March 22-25th 2018 Florida Regional Lions Leadership Institute
Fruitland FL
April 10 2018 2018 Research Symposium MUSC ndash Storm Eye Institute
April 20-21 2018 SC State Convention
Doubletree by Hilton 2100 Bush River Rd Columbia SC 29223 Registration (TBD) Program Ad Information (Deadline 4818)
June 7mdash9 2018 Mississippi Lions Leadership Institute
Ocean Springs MS
11
District 32A NewsDistrict 32A News
Boiling Springs Lions Club
The Boiling Springs Lions and LEOrsquos brought some Christmas cheer to the residents of Wesley Court Nursing Home in Boiling Springs on December 11 2017 The below pictures depict Lion Louise Rakes reading the Christmas story from the Bible Lion Harold Rakes leading fellow Lions and Leorsquos singing Christmas carols Santa (Lion Harold Ezell) arriving with gifts for each resident LEOs and Lions helping Santa distribute the gifts
The winning Peace Poster for 32A submitted by the Easley Lions
Club The artist is Naomi Bayne a 7th grade student at Gettys Mid-
dle School in Easley Holding the poster are 2 of the judges who
are professional artists ndash on the left is Helen Scott Correll and on
the right is Lalage Warrington
Picture to the left is of
the 3 winning Peace
Posters for 32A being
held by the 3 judg-
es From left to right
Helen Scott Correll hold-
ing 3rd place winner
sponsored by the Spartanburg Evening Lions Club artist is
Ryleigh Willard a 6th grade student at Gable Middle
School Lion Jan Benjamin holding 2nd place winner spon-
sored by the Piedmont Lions Club artist is Marley Clark a
7th grade student at Powdersville Middle School and winning
poster being held by Lalage Warrington which was sponsored by the Easley Lions Club artist is Naomi
Bayne 7th grade student at Gettys Middle School
12
The Spartanburg Lions Club celebrated their 84th year with the SC School for the Deaf and Blind at their Annual Christmas Luncheon sponsored by SCSDB Itrsquos a wonderful celebration when the school thanks the Spartanburg Lions Club for their support and the Lions get to celebrate Christmas with the wonderful children at SCSDB Pictures to the left are members of the Spartanburg Lions Club and the stu-dents at SCSDB who performed at this yearrsquos Christmas program
SPARTANBURG LIONS CLUB
Spartanburg Lions Club President Paul Lundberg presents a $5000 check to SCSDB Foundation Execu-tive Ann Ackerman
Spartanburg Lions Club President presents Lion Mike White with the Lion Of The Year Award and a Melvin Jones Fellow plaque in recognition of his endless work for the Spartanburg Lions Club
This year the schoolrsquos music program has made a Christmas cd Be sure to ask Lion Ann Ackerman about it
LIBERTY LIONS CLUB
129 Liberty Middle School art students participated in the Peace Poster Contest under the direction
of the art teacher Elaine Snell This yearrsquos Liberty Middle School Peace Poster Contest winners are
front row from the left to right Gracie Jackson 8th grade 1st place winner Makenna Hatto 6th
grade 2nd place winner and Kieryn Segal 7th grade 3rd place winner
Back row left to right are Liberty Lions Peace Poster chairman Oscar Thorsland Lions District 32-A
District Governor Richard Whitlock Liberty Middle School art teacher Elaine Snell and Liberty Lions
Club president Jean Thomas
13
MESSAGE FROM DISTRICT 32-B GOVERNOR JOHN ENRIGHT
I sure hope the December Holidays were a joy to all of you as they were for Lion Dot an me I hope that not toooo many pounds were gained form all the fine food we all ate
It is hard to believe that half of our Lions year is over I am happy to report that I met my main objective of visiting all of the clubs in the district
ldquoHappy New Yearrdquo Unfortunately rest time is over We have a lot more to accomplish before our year is done Here are a few items of note
1 Special meeting to select a 2nd Vice District governor Time and place TBD If you are willing to step up as leader please ldquothrown your hat into the ringrdquo
2 2nd International VP Jung-Yul Choi will visit the Charleston area We are planning a reception at the Redbank Club 630 pm 22 January Menu and cost to follow
3 Joint District 32B amp C Convention at the Crowne Plaza North Charleston February 16 -17 Please register early This will help us with the meal count and other admin actions
4 Joint District 32A amp D Convention at the Inn On the Square Greenwood March 2-3
5 MD 32 State Convention at the DoubleTree Columbia April 20 ndash 21
If this is not enough we must work on membership growth assist the small clubs and perhaps maybe a new club WOW Oh wait there is more form nominating committees vote in new slate of officers (remember to report to LCI) and fund raisers Candy Day is a good one as proceeds go to LVS and can be used towards a Dr Franklin Mason Fellow
Fellow lions lets continue to work together to make this a great year
We need to be more diligent in reporting our service activities to LCI If your club is lax in this area please try a bit harder Help us get to 100 reporting
Lion Presidents ndash you have received the requirements for ldquoHall of Famerdquo and ldquoLion of the Yearrdquo nomina-tions Let us make sure that your deserving lions receive the recognition that is due to them
This is new please mark your calendar
I want to encourage all 32B clubs to submit photos of your activities and upcoming events to Lion Beverly Long Blong8scrrcom for inclusion in the Palmetto Lion
WE SERVE
John Enright District Governor 32-B
John Enright
District Governor 32-B 2017-2018
H 843-824-5642 C 706-340-3186
jenright123bellsouthnet
14
District 32B NewsDistrict 32B News
BEAUFORT LIONS CLUB
Lion Kathy Holley Sams teacher and chairperson of the peace post-
er committee presented Sam with the certificate and check Sam
was presented with a $50 check from the club and the family were
treated to dinner at Golden Corral Sam Blair represented Boulden
Middle School as the Beaufort Lions Club Peace poster winner for
2017
DENMARK LIONS CLUB DG John is pictured as he inducts Myrtis Williams into the Den-mark club She is seen here with her sponsor Anna Martin
ORANGEBURG LIONS CLUB
DG John inducted John Bolton the newest member of the Or-
angeburg Lions Club
15
SUMMERVILLE LIONS CLUB
Summerville Lions enjoyed a Christmas party pot luck
luncheon together two days after participating in the
Summerville parade
SUMMERVILLE NOON LIONS CLUB
Lion President George Jenkins of the Summerville Noon
Lions Club presenting the Lion of the Year plaque for 2017-
2018 to Lion Dorothy Enright
Summerville Noon Lions President George Jenkins
presented a pin to Lion Diane Jenkins for her years of
service
16
Wow Christmas has come and gone Were you ready I donrsquot think any of us ever truly feel ready Hopefully we all paused and thought of whom we were able to help or give to during the Holiday Season I read that some of the angels on the Salvation Army Trees were returned without sponsors More could have been done My club always gives blankets to the local shelter and to the home-less
Then it is the start of the New Year with new resolutions new goals and new beginnings Letrsquos make some realistic attainable goals for the coming year Ask one person to come to your meeting Donrsquot pressure them to join but just to see what it is about Try to convince that member that is considering quitting into giving it one more year
Letrsquos all try to go to a District function Go to the last 32C convention in North Charleston or attend a District meeting just to get a feel for what goes on In the spring there will be a training seminar of some kind that we can all benefit from Go to your first Zone meeting or host a Zone meeting Whatever you chose just remember that you tend to get out of a membership exactly what you put into it
DG Cathy Morse
Cathy Morse District Governor 32-C
2017-2018
814-706-4692
cmorse577gmailcom
MESSAGE FROM DISTRICT 32-C GOVERNOR CATHY MORSE
District 32C NewsDistrict 32C News
FLORENCE EVENING LIONS CLUB
Making The Season Bright
Lions and Leos from South and West Florence High Schools made Christmas very special for 19 underprivi-leged and special needs children Each child had breakfast provided by McDonaldrsquos a gift from Santa Claus who arrived on a fire truck and a $100 shopping spree for items of clothing
17
HARTSVILLE LIONS CLUB
Santarsquos Visit
Lions hosted a needy family with Christmas gifts and a visit from Santa Claus
MYRTLE BEACH LIONS CLUB
Helping Others
Lion Diane PrsquoPool and other club members assisting the Salvation Army
MULLINS LIONS CLUB
Party Time
Lions partnered with Santa Claus to provide Christmas gifts for a great group of kids in the Marion County Schools
SOUTH STRAND LIONS CLUB
Protecting the Environment
Lions cleaned Sanford Cox Park They swept raked and picked up trash in the park and along the waters edge
18
MESSAGE FROM DISTRICT 32-D GOVERNOR RHETT HAIR
Namaste
We have started the New Year Now the 101st year of lions We are preparing the District Conven-tions A and D together B and C together to prepare for the com-bining of the Multiple Districts into two Even though it is the second half of the Lions year nothing is slowing down We con-tinue to prepare for Joint District Convention Our hats off to Li-ons Bobbie Dove and Art Smith for their work Work on the Mer-ger continues with the development of the new District Constitu-tion amp By Laws Our new officers are working on their intents and their clubrsquos endorsements Work continues on the State MD Con-vention Thanks to PDG Pat Friday and Lion Melody Hair for your efforts
We are developing our plans for our District Officer Training for next year We are looking at the NewberryClinton area for May Some questions for the District
What can we do to get more participation from the Clubs
How do we make the training more meaningful you
Your Participation is welcomed and your input makes a differ-ence The District is a Team We Win or Lose together Let me know what you think fffiremedic19yahoocom
Please keep all of our Lions Families in your prayers especially those who have had losses this Holiday Season
WE Serve
Rhett Hair District Governor 32-D
2016-2017
97 Brooks Quarry Road Winnsboro SC 29180
C 803-261-4758 fffiremedic19yahoocom
Did you know about LCI Online Radio
Lions Clubs online internet radio is free streaming music for your listening pleasure as well as
news and announcements for and about Lions Click a play button to enjoy a station of your
choice
19
District 32D NewsDistrict 32D News
ABBEVILLE LIONS CLUB
Abbeville Lions Club Arbor Day Celebration in December 2017 at Westwood Elementary School Fourth Graders We planted one tree with the Students help this year We were not able to obtain the tree samplings as in the past years to give them each one to take home
BLYTHEWOOD LIONS CLUB
Our annual Breakfast with Santa held on the 9th of December was another very successful event
Children made crafts at the craft table helped by some very enthusiastic LEOs Vision Screening was
held for anyone wishing to get their vision checked Breakfast always fantastic as Blythewood Lions
know how to cook The biggest hit of the day of course was the big guy himself Santa Happy Holi-
days to all from Blythewood Lions and LEOs
Left Blythewood LEOs from Blythe-wood and Westwood HS
Below Blythewood Lions
20
COLUMBIA NORTHWEST LIONS CLUB
Lion Sandra Shelton President of the Friends of Car-olina School for Inquiry parent group enlisted the service of Lions Kathy Evans and Damon Hodges stu-dents to fill bags with toiletries for local shelters
Lions pictured with the students are (l-r) Sandra Shel-ton Judy Scott amp Victoria Dixon-Mokeba
Columbia Northwest Lions Clubs held their final Shoe Donation Drive Saturday Dec 2nd Total shoes col-lected to date 485 pairs with a few more expected
Pictured with the partial shoe collection is (L-R) Cleo-patra Allen Four Corners International Mission South Carolina Coordinator Judy Scott club President and Belinda Toatley club Director Not pictured was Di-anne Barnes club Secretary
The Columbia NorthWest Lions Club Christmas party held at their local community center on Decem-
ber 7th A fun time was had by all
DG Rhett and Lion President Judy DG Rhett and Lion Melody having fun
Lion Victoria striking a pose
Lions Belinda Sandra and Judy
21
The Mid-Carolina Lions Club has 3 members celebrating January Birthdays and they want to give back Join us on January 20 2018 from 10 am-12pm
Holiday Inn Express amp Suites in Newberry Link to Flyer and Invitation
Mid Carolina Three new Lions induct-
ed and two returning at recent Mid
Carolina Lions meeting
Mid Carolina VCC Rick Pressly inducts
new Mid Carolina Lions in Dec
Mid Carolina Lions with new Legacy
Project signage provided by Legacy
grant from LCIF
MID CAROLINA LIONS CLUB
RIVER HILLSLAKE WYLIE LIONS CLUB
The childrenrsquos choir from the South Carolina School for the Deaf and Blind performed during the River HillsLake Wylie Lions Club annual holiday dinner on Tuesday Dec 5 at the River Hills Country Club Link to complete article
Frank Van Leer center is named a Melvin Jones Fellow during
the River HillsLake Wylie Lions holiday dinner on Dec 2 He is
joined by previous MJ Fellows Bob Daley l and Dick Lewis
22
THE MATHEWS LIONS CLUB
Centennial Legacy Project
The Mathews Lions Club presents a study carrel and two chairs to the Greenwood County Public Library This was their community Centennial Leg-
acy Project along with their statewide involvement in the Centennial Legacy Project at the South Carolina School for the Deaf and Blind Outdoors Recreation and Learning Park
The group picture includes (left to right) Lion Claudia Dority Club Vice President Lion Robert Abercrombie Club Director Lion Pat Abercrombie Club President Lion David Dority MD32 Council Chairperson Prudence Taylor Directory of the Greenwood County Library and Julie Horton Club Membership Chairperson
FORT MILL AND TEGA CAY LIONS CLUB
Fort Mill Lions Club and Tega Cay Lions Club share a school district and either work together to service the
district or split the district schools according to accessibility to the club At any rate we need to collaborate to
make sure all of Fort Mill School District is served When Fort Mill Lions Club disbanded two years ago Tega
Cay took up the slack for Peace Poster and served all 4 middle schools The 20172018 school year saw a 5th
middle school (Pleasant Knoll Middle School) and the resurgence of the Fort Mill Lions Club We are happy to
say the Fort Mill Lions Clubrsquos first major service project was reclaiming the Peace Poster Contest for Fort Mill
and Banks Road Middle Schools Tega Cay continues with Gold Hill and Springfield Middle Schools and started
the Peace Poster Contest at the new Pleasant Knoll Middle School Malory Mason a 7th grader from Pleas-
ant Knoll Middle School was this years District D winner
Tega Cay Lions Club ndashSpringfield Middle Pleasant Knoll Middle and Gold Hill Middle
Fort Mill Lions ClubmdashBanks Trail Middle Fort Mill Lions ClubmdashFort Mill Middle
23
WINNSBORO LIONS CLUB
Winnsboro DG Rhett Hair inducts 3 new
Lions into the Winnsboro Lions Club at
their recent Christmas celebration
Winnsboro Lions Club held its annual
Christmas gathering and enjoyed the
presence of 67 members and guests as
well as several prospective members
Winnsboro Lions President Bill Haslett presents
a Presidents Service Recognition Certificate to
Lions Margaret and Gene Holmes
24
News from International News from International
NEVER STOP LEARNING (or relearning what we have forgotten) LCI offers leadership training materialsresources which include a mix of curriculum materials speaking presentations with notes and activity guides Each month The Palmetto Lion will feature a different training opportunity Here in the Lions Learning Center you can learn and practice key leadership skills for your role as a Lions leader and to be successful in all your projects Courses are categorized by four key skills Leadership Man-aging Others Achieving Results and Communication These courses typically take 30 to 60 minutes to com-plete If you are new to LLC you will need to create an account Please have your Lions Member ID number ready
In addition to the training materials offered on the Training MaterialsResources Page check out the learning opportunities through Lions University Lions University is offered by the USACanada Lions Leadership Forum
December 2017 January 2018 International Calendar (httpmemberslionsclubsorgENeventscalendarphpaugust)
January 7-13 LCIF Week January 8-14 Worldwide Week of Service to Fight Hunger
January 13 Melvin Jonesrsquo birthday
January 15 Peace Poster Kits go on sale from Club Supplies Sales
February 1 International Peace Poster contest winners will be notified on or before this date
February 8 Application deadline for Standard Core 4 and IAG grants to be reviewed at the May 2018 board meeting
Read the January 2018 edition of ldquoLion Magazinerdquo here February
2018 edition will be the first online only version
httpdigitallionmagazineorgpublicationm=6639ampl=1
issue_id462736viewcontentsBrowser
25
We want to hear from everyone Make sure to send in your pictures and
short articles to your District Palmetto Lion Rep
District Rep Email
32 A Rita Spiess
ritaspiessattnet
32 B Bev Long
blong8scrrcom
32 C Matt Jones
mjonesscrrcom
32D
Melody Hair hairmelodyyahoocom
MD 32 CALENDAR OF EVENTS January 19-21 2018 Tennessee Lions Leadership Institute ndash Manchester Tenn
January 26-29 2018 Faculty Development Institute ndash Atlanta Ga
January 31 2018 Lion of the Year ndash DEADLINE for Nominations (Chairperson IPCC Anette Hart Comm Members PDG Wes Corrothers Pat Friday Bonnie Stephenson and Paul Dove )
January 31 2018 SC Hall of Fame ndash DEADLINE for Nominations (District 32D ndash Chairperson VCC Rick Pressly Comm Members CC David Dority and IPDG Paul Dove)
February 16-17 2018
Combined ldquoBrdquo and ldquoCrdquo Mid-Winter Crowne Plaza 4831 Tanger Outlet Blvd N Charleston SC 29418 Please complete the registration and enclose proper remittance REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS February 2nd 2018
March 2-3 2018 Combined ldquoArdquo and ldquoDrdquo Mid-Winter
THE INN ON THE SQUARE GREENWOOD SOUTH CAROLINA Late Fee After February 20 is $1000
March 22-25th 2018 Florida Regional Lions Leadership Institute
Fruitland FL
April 10 2018 2018 Research Symposium MUSC ndash Storm Eye Institute
April 20-21 2018 SC State Convention
Doubletree by Hilton 2100 Bush River Rd Columbia SC 29223 Registration (TBD) Program Ad Information (Deadline 4818)
June 7mdash9 2018 Mississippi Lions Leadership Institute
Ocean Springs MS
12
The Spartanburg Lions Club celebrated their 84th year with the SC School for the Deaf and Blind at their Annual Christmas Luncheon sponsored by SCSDB Itrsquos a wonderful celebration when the school thanks the Spartanburg Lions Club for their support and the Lions get to celebrate Christmas with the wonderful children at SCSDB Pictures to the left are members of the Spartanburg Lions Club and the stu-dents at SCSDB who performed at this yearrsquos Christmas program
SPARTANBURG LIONS CLUB
Spartanburg Lions Club President Paul Lundberg presents a $5000 check to SCSDB Foundation Execu-tive Ann Ackerman
Spartanburg Lions Club President presents Lion Mike White with the Lion Of The Year Award and a Melvin Jones Fellow plaque in recognition of his endless work for the Spartanburg Lions Club
This year the schoolrsquos music program has made a Christmas cd Be sure to ask Lion Ann Ackerman about it
LIBERTY LIONS CLUB
129 Liberty Middle School art students participated in the Peace Poster Contest under the direction
of the art teacher Elaine Snell This yearrsquos Liberty Middle School Peace Poster Contest winners are
front row from the left to right Gracie Jackson 8th grade 1st place winner Makenna Hatto 6th
grade 2nd place winner and Kieryn Segal 7th grade 3rd place winner
Back row left to right are Liberty Lions Peace Poster chairman Oscar Thorsland Lions District 32-A
District Governor Richard Whitlock Liberty Middle School art teacher Elaine Snell and Liberty Lions
Club president Jean Thomas
13
MESSAGE FROM DISTRICT 32-B GOVERNOR JOHN ENRIGHT
I sure hope the December Holidays were a joy to all of you as they were for Lion Dot an me I hope that not toooo many pounds were gained form all the fine food we all ate
It is hard to believe that half of our Lions year is over I am happy to report that I met my main objective of visiting all of the clubs in the district
ldquoHappy New Yearrdquo Unfortunately rest time is over We have a lot more to accomplish before our year is done Here are a few items of note
1 Special meeting to select a 2nd Vice District governor Time and place TBD If you are willing to step up as leader please ldquothrown your hat into the ringrdquo
2 2nd International VP Jung-Yul Choi will visit the Charleston area We are planning a reception at the Redbank Club 630 pm 22 January Menu and cost to follow
3 Joint District 32B amp C Convention at the Crowne Plaza North Charleston February 16 -17 Please register early This will help us with the meal count and other admin actions
4 Joint District 32A amp D Convention at the Inn On the Square Greenwood March 2-3
5 MD 32 State Convention at the DoubleTree Columbia April 20 ndash 21
If this is not enough we must work on membership growth assist the small clubs and perhaps maybe a new club WOW Oh wait there is more form nominating committees vote in new slate of officers (remember to report to LCI) and fund raisers Candy Day is a good one as proceeds go to LVS and can be used towards a Dr Franklin Mason Fellow
Fellow lions lets continue to work together to make this a great year
We need to be more diligent in reporting our service activities to LCI If your club is lax in this area please try a bit harder Help us get to 100 reporting
Lion Presidents ndash you have received the requirements for ldquoHall of Famerdquo and ldquoLion of the Yearrdquo nomina-tions Let us make sure that your deserving lions receive the recognition that is due to them
This is new please mark your calendar
I want to encourage all 32B clubs to submit photos of your activities and upcoming events to Lion Beverly Long Blong8scrrcom for inclusion in the Palmetto Lion
WE SERVE
John Enright District Governor 32-B
John Enright
District Governor 32-B 2017-2018
H 843-824-5642 C 706-340-3186
jenright123bellsouthnet
14
District 32B NewsDistrict 32B News
BEAUFORT LIONS CLUB
Lion Kathy Holley Sams teacher and chairperson of the peace post-
er committee presented Sam with the certificate and check Sam
was presented with a $50 check from the club and the family were
treated to dinner at Golden Corral Sam Blair represented Boulden
Middle School as the Beaufort Lions Club Peace poster winner for
2017
DENMARK LIONS CLUB DG John is pictured as he inducts Myrtis Williams into the Den-mark club She is seen here with her sponsor Anna Martin
ORANGEBURG LIONS CLUB
DG John inducted John Bolton the newest member of the Or-
angeburg Lions Club
15
SUMMERVILLE LIONS CLUB
Summerville Lions enjoyed a Christmas party pot luck
luncheon together two days after participating in the
Summerville parade
SUMMERVILLE NOON LIONS CLUB
Lion President George Jenkins of the Summerville Noon
Lions Club presenting the Lion of the Year plaque for 2017-
2018 to Lion Dorothy Enright
Summerville Noon Lions President George Jenkins
presented a pin to Lion Diane Jenkins for her years of
service
16
Wow Christmas has come and gone Were you ready I donrsquot think any of us ever truly feel ready Hopefully we all paused and thought of whom we were able to help or give to during the Holiday Season I read that some of the angels on the Salvation Army Trees were returned without sponsors More could have been done My club always gives blankets to the local shelter and to the home-less
Then it is the start of the New Year with new resolutions new goals and new beginnings Letrsquos make some realistic attainable goals for the coming year Ask one person to come to your meeting Donrsquot pressure them to join but just to see what it is about Try to convince that member that is considering quitting into giving it one more year
Letrsquos all try to go to a District function Go to the last 32C convention in North Charleston or attend a District meeting just to get a feel for what goes on In the spring there will be a training seminar of some kind that we can all benefit from Go to your first Zone meeting or host a Zone meeting Whatever you chose just remember that you tend to get out of a membership exactly what you put into it
DG Cathy Morse
Cathy Morse District Governor 32-C
2017-2018
814-706-4692
cmorse577gmailcom
MESSAGE FROM DISTRICT 32-C GOVERNOR CATHY MORSE
District 32C NewsDistrict 32C News
FLORENCE EVENING LIONS CLUB
Making The Season Bright
Lions and Leos from South and West Florence High Schools made Christmas very special for 19 underprivi-leged and special needs children Each child had breakfast provided by McDonaldrsquos a gift from Santa Claus who arrived on a fire truck and a $100 shopping spree for items of clothing
17
HARTSVILLE LIONS CLUB
Santarsquos Visit
Lions hosted a needy family with Christmas gifts and a visit from Santa Claus
MYRTLE BEACH LIONS CLUB
Helping Others
Lion Diane PrsquoPool and other club members assisting the Salvation Army
MULLINS LIONS CLUB
Party Time
Lions partnered with Santa Claus to provide Christmas gifts for a great group of kids in the Marion County Schools
SOUTH STRAND LIONS CLUB
Protecting the Environment
Lions cleaned Sanford Cox Park They swept raked and picked up trash in the park and along the waters edge
18
MESSAGE FROM DISTRICT 32-D GOVERNOR RHETT HAIR
Namaste
We have started the New Year Now the 101st year of lions We are preparing the District Conven-tions A and D together B and C together to prepare for the com-bining of the Multiple Districts into two Even though it is the second half of the Lions year nothing is slowing down We con-tinue to prepare for Joint District Convention Our hats off to Li-ons Bobbie Dove and Art Smith for their work Work on the Mer-ger continues with the development of the new District Constitu-tion amp By Laws Our new officers are working on their intents and their clubrsquos endorsements Work continues on the State MD Con-vention Thanks to PDG Pat Friday and Lion Melody Hair for your efforts
We are developing our plans for our District Officer Training for next year We are looking at the NewberryClinton area for May Some questions for the District
What can we do to get more participation from the Clubs
How do we make the training more meaningful you
Your Participation is welcomed and your input makes a differ-ence The District is a Team We Win or Lose together Let me know what you think fffiremedic19yahoocom
Please keep all of our Lions Families in your prayers especially those who have had losses this Holiday Season
WE Serve
Rhett Hair District Governor 32-D
2016-2017
97 Brooks Quarry Road Winnsboro SC 29180
C 803-261-4758 fffiremedic19yahoocom
Did you know about LCI Online Radio
Lions Clubs online internet radio is free streaming music for your listening pleasure as well as
news and announcements for and about Lions Click a play button to enjoy a station of your
choice
19
District 32D NewsDistrict 32D News
ABBEVILLE LIONS CLUB
Abbeville Lions Club Arbor Day Celebration in December 2017 at Westwood Elementary School Fourth Graders We planted one tree with the Students help this year We were not able to obtain the tree samplings as in the past years to give them each one to take home
BLYTHEWOOD LIONS CLUB
Our annual Breakfast with Santa held on the 9th of December was another very successful event
Children made crafts at the craft table helped by some very enthusiastic LEOs Vision Screening was
held for anyone wishing to get their vision checked Breakfast always fantastic as Blythewood Lions
know how to cook The biggest hit of the day of course was the big guy himself Santa Happy Holi-
days to all from Blythewood Lions and LEOs
Left Blythewood LEOs from Blythe-wood and Westwood HS
Below Blythewood Lions
20
COLUMBIA NORTHWEST LIONS CLUB
Lion Sandra Shelton President of the Friends of Car-olina School for Inquiry parent group enlisted the service of Lions Kathy Evans and Damon Hodges stu-dents to fill bags with toiletries for local shelters
Lions pictured with the students are (l-r) Sandra Shel-ton Judy Scott amp Victoria Dixon-Mokeba
Columbia Northwest Lions Clubs held their final Shoe Donation Drive Saturday Dec 2nd Total shoes col-lected to date 485 pairs with a few more expected
Pictured with the partial shoe collection is (L-R) Cleo-patra Allen Four Corners International Mission South Carolina Coordinator Judy Scott club President and Belinda Toatley club Director Not pictured was Di-anne Barnes club Secretary
The Columbia NorthWest Lions Club Christmas party held at their local community center on Decem-
ber 7th A fun time was had by all
DG Rhett and Lion President Judy DG Rhett and Lion Melody having fun
Lion Victoria striking a pose
Lions Belinda Sandra and Judy
21
The Mid-Carolina Lions Club has 3 members celebrating January Birthdays and they want to give back Join us on January 20 2018 from 10 am-12pm
Holiday Inn Express amp Suites in Newberry Link to Flyer and Invitation
Mid Carolina Three new Lions induct-
ed and two returning at recent Mid
Carolina Lions meeting
Mid Carolina VCC Rick Pressly inducts
new Mid Carolina Lions in Dec
Mid Carolina Lions with new Legacy
Project signage provided by Legacy
grant from LCIF
MID CAROLINA LIONS CLUB
RIVER HILLSLAKE WYLIE LIONS CLUB
The childrenrsquos choir from the South Carolina School for the Deaf and Blind performed during the River HillsLake Wylie Lions Club annual holiday dinner on Tuesday Dec 5 at the River Hills Country Club Link to complete article
Frank Van Leer center is named a Melvin Jones Fellow during
the River HillsLake Wylie Lions holiday dinner on Dec 2 He is
joined by previous MJ Fellows Bob Daley l and Dick Lewis
22
THE MATHEWS LIONS CLUB
Centennial Legacy Project
The Mathews Lions Club presents a study carrel and two chairs to the Greenwood County Public Library This was their community Centennial Leg-
acy Project along with their statewide involvement in the Centennial Legacy Project at the South Carolina School for the Deaf and Blind Outdoors Recreation and Learning Park
The group picture includes (left to right) Lion Claudia Dority Club Vice President Lion Robert Abercrombie Club Director Lion Pat Abercrombie Club President Lion David Dority MD32 Council Chairperson Prudence Taylor Directory of the Greenwood County Library and Julie Horton Club Membership Chairperson
FORT MILL AND TEGA CAY LIONS CLUB
Fort Mill Lions Club and Tega Cay Lions Club share a school district and either work together to service the
district or split the district schools according to accessibility to the club At any rate we need to collaborate to
make sure all of Fort Mill School District is served When Fort Mill Lions Club disbanded two years ago Tega
Cay took up the slack for Peace Poster and served all 4 middle schools The 20172018 school year saw a 5th
middle school (Pleasant Knoll Middle School) and the resurgence of the Fort Mill Lions Club We are happy to
say the Fort Mill Lions Clubrsquos first major service project was reclaiming the Peace Poster Contest for Fort Mill
and Banks Road Middle Schools Tega Cay continues with Gold Hill and Springfield Middle Schools and started
the Peace Poster Contest at the new Pleasant Knoll Middle School Malory Mason a 7th grader from Pleas-
ant Knoll Middle School was this years District D winner
Tega Cay Lions Club ndashSpringfield Middle Pleasant Knoll Middle and Gold Hill Middle
Fort Mill Lions ClubmdashBanks Trail Middle Fort Mill Lions ClubmdashFort Mill Middle
23
WINNSBORO LIONS CLUB
Winnsboro DG Rhett Hair inducts 3 new
Lions into the Winnsboro Lions Club at
their recent Christmas celebration
Winnsboro Lions Club held its annual
Christmas gathering and enjoyed the
presence of 67 members and guests as
well as several prospective members
Winnsboro Lions President Bill Haslett presents
a Presidents Service Recognition Certificate to
Lions Margaret and Gene Holmes
24
News from International News from International
NEVER STOP LEARNING (or relearning what we have forgotten) LCI offers leadership training materialsresources which include a mix of curriculum materials speaking presentations with notes and activity guides Each month The Palmetto Lion will feature a different training opportunity Here in the Lions Learning Center you can learn and practice key leadership skills for your role as a Lions leader and to be successful in all your projects Courses are categorized by four key skills Leadership Man-aging Others Achieving Results and Communication These courses typically take 30 to 60 minutes to com-plete If you are new to LLC you will need to create an account Please have your Lions Member ID number ready
In addition to the training materials offered on the Training MaterialsResources Page check out the learning opportunities through Lions University Lions University is offered by the USACanada Lions Leadership Forum
December 2017 January 2018 International Calendar (httpmemberslionsclubsorgENeventscalendarphpaugust)
January 7-13 LCIF Week January 8-14 Worldwide Week of Service to Fight Hunger
January 13 Melvin Jonesrsquo birthday
January 15 Peace Poster Kits go on sale from Club Supplies Sales
February 1 International Peace Poster contest winners will be notified on or before this date
February 8 Application deadline for Standard Core 4 and IAG grants to be reviewed at the May 2018 board meeting
Read the January 2018 edition of ldquoLion Magazinerdquo here February
2018 edition will be the first online only version
httpdigitallionmagazineorgpublicationm=6639ampl=1
issue_id462736viewcontentsBrowser
25
We want to hear from everyone Make sure to send in your pictures and
short articles to your District Palmetto Lion Rep
District Rep Email
32 A Rita Spiess
ritaspiessattnet
32 B Bev Long
blong8scrrcom
32 C Matt Jones
mjonesscrrcom
32D
Melody Hair hairmelodyyahoocom
MD 32 CALENDAR OF EVENTS January 19-21 2018 Tennessee Lions Leadership Institute ndash Manchester Tenn
January 26-29 2018 Faculty Development Institute ndash Atlanta Ga
January 31 2018 Lion of the Year ndash DEADLINE for Nominations (Chairperson IPCC Anette Hart Comm Members PDG Wes Corrothers Pat Friday Bonnie Stephenson and Paul Dove )
January 31 2018 SC Hall of Fame ndash DEADLINE for Nominations (District 32D ndash Chairperson VCC Rick Pressly Comm Members CC David Dority and IPDG Paul Dove)
February 16-17 2018
Combined ldquoBrdquo and ldquoCrdquo Mid-Winter Crowne Plaza 4831 Tanger Outlet Blvd N Charleston SC 29418 Please complete the registration and enclose proper remittance REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS February 2nd 2018
March 2-3 2018 Combined ldquoArdquo and ldquoDrdquo Mid-Winter
THE INN ON THE SQUARE GREENWOOD SOUTH CAROLINA Late Fee After February 20 is $1000
March 22-25th 2018 Florida Regional Lions Leadership Institute
Fruitland FL
April 10 2018 2018 Research Symposium MUSC ndash Storm Eye Institute
April 20-21 2018 SC State Convention
Doubletree by Hilton 2100 Bush River Rd Columbia SC 29223 Registration (TBD) Program Ad Information (Deadline 4818)
June 7mdash9 2018 Mississippi Lions Leadership Institute
Ocean Springs MS
13
MESSAGE FROM DISTRICT 32-B GOVERNOR JOHN ENRIGHT
I sure hope the December Holidays were a joy to all of you as they were for Lion Dot an me I hope that not toooo many pounds were gained form all the fine food we all ate
It is hard to believe that half of our Lions year is over I am happy to report that I met my main objective of visiting all of the clubs in the district
ldquoHappy New Yearrdquo Unfortunately rest time is over We have a lot more to accomplish before our year is done Here are a few items of note
1 Special meeting to select a 2nd Vice District governor Time and place TBD If you are willing to step up as leader please ldquothrown your hat into the ringrdquo
2 2nd International VP Jung-Yul Choi will visit the Charleston area We are planning a reception at the Redbank Club 630 pm 22 January Menu and cost to follow
3 Joint District 32B amp C Convention at the Crowne Plaza North Charleston February 16 -17 Please register early This will help us with the meal count and other admin actions
4 Joint District 32A amp D Convention at the Inn On the Square Greenwood March 2-3
5 MD 32 State Convention at the DoubleTree Columbia April 20 ndash 21
If this is not enough we must work on membership growth assist the small clubs and perhaps maybe a new club WOW Oh wait there is more form nominating committees vote in new slate of officers (remember to report to LCI) and fund raisers Candy Day is a good one as proceeds go to LVS and can be used towards a Dr Franklin Mason Fellow
Fellow lions lets continue to work together to make this a great year
We need to be more diligent in reporting our service activities to LCI If your club is lax in this area please try a bit harder Help us get to 100 reporting
Lion Presidents ndash you have received the requirements for ldquoHall of Famerdquo and ldquoLion of the Yearrdquo nomina-tions Let us make sure that your deserving lions receive the recognition that is due to them
This is new please mark your calendar
I want to encourage all 32B clubs to submit photos of your activities and upcoming events to Lion Beverly Long Blong8scrrcom for inclusion in the Palmetto Lion
WE SERVE
John Enright District Governor 32-B
John Enright
District Governor 32-B 2017-2018
H 843-824-5642 C 706-340-3186
jenright123bellsouthnet
14
District 32B NewsDistrict 32B News
BEAUFORT LIONS CLUB
Lion Kathy Holley Sams teacher and chairperson of the peace post-
er committee presented Sam with the certificate and check Sam
was presented with a $50 check from the club and the family were
treated to dinner at Golden Corral Sam Blair represented Boulden
Middle School as the Beaufort Lions Club Peace poster winner for
2017
DENMARK LIONS CLUB DG John is pictured as he inducts Myrtis Williams into the Den-mark club She is seen here with her sponsor Anna Martin
ORANGEBURG LIONS CLUB
DG John inducted John Bolton the newest member of the Or-
angeburg Lions Club
15
SUMMERVILLE LIONS CLUB
Summerville Lions enjoyed a Christmas party pot luck
luncheon together two days after participating in the
Summerville parade
SUMMERVILLE NOON LIONS CLUB
Lion President George Jenkins of the Summerville Noon
Lions Club presenting the Lion of the Year plaque for 2017-
2018 to Lion Dorothy Enright
Summerville Noon Lions President George Jenkins
presented a pin to Lion Diane Jenkins for her years of
service
16
Wow Christmas has come and gone Were you ready I donrsquot think any of us ever truly feel ready Hopefully we all paused and thought of whom we were able to help or give to during the Holiday Season I read that some of the angels on the Salvation Army Trees were returned without sponsors More could have been done My club always gives blankets to the local shelter and to the home-less
Then it is the start of the New Year with new resolutions new goals and new beginnings Letrsquos make some realistic attainable goals for the coming year Ask one person to come to your meeting Donrsquot pressure them to join but just to see what it is about Try to convince that member that is considering quitting into giving it one more year
Letrsquos all try to go to a District function Go to the last 32C convention in North Charleston or attend a District meeting just to get a feel for what goes on In the spring there will be a training seminar of some kind that we can all benefit from Go to your first Zone meeting or host a Zone meeting Whatever you chose just remember that you tend to get out of a membership exactly what you put into it
DG Cathy Morse
Cathy Morse District Governor 32-C
2017-2018
814-706-4692
cmorse577gmailcom
MESSAGE FROM DISTRICT 32-C GOVERNOR CATHY MORSE
District 32C NewsDistrict 32C News
FLORENCE EVENING LIONS CLUB
Making The Season Bright
Lions and Leos from South and West Florence High Schools made Christmas very special for 19 underprivi-leged and special needs children Each child had breakfast provided by McDonaldrsquos a gift from Santa Claus who arrived on a fire truck and a $100 shopping spree for items of clothing
17
HARTSVILLE LIONS CLUB
Santarsquos Visit
Lions hosted a needy family with Christmas gifts and a visit from Santa Claus
MYRTLE BEACH LIONS CLUB
Helping Others
Lion Diane PrsquoPool and other club members assisting the Salvation Army
MULLINS LIONS CLUB
Party Time
Lions partnered with Santa Claus to provide Christmas gifts for a great group of kids in the Marion County Schools
SOUTH STRAND LIONS CLUB
Protecting the Environment
Lions cleaned Sanford Cox Park They swept raked and picked up trash in the park and along the waters edge
18
MESSAGE FROM DISTRICT 32-D GOVERNOR RHETT HAIR
Namaste
We have started the New Year Now the 101st year of lions We are preparing the District Conven-tions A and D together B and C together to prepare for the com-bining of the Multiple Districts into two Even though it is the second half of the Lions year nothing is slowing down We con-tinue to prepare for Joint District Convention Our hats off to Li-ons Bobbie Dove and Art Smith for their work Work on the Mer-ger continues with the development of the new District Constitu-tion amp By Laws Our new officers are working on their intents and their clubrsquos endorsements Work continues on the State MD Con-vention Thanks to PDG Pat Friday and Lion Melody Hair for your efforts
We are developing our plans for our District Officer Training for next year We are looking at the NewberryClinton area for May Some questions for the District
What can we do to get more participation from the Clubs
How do we make the training more meaningful you
Your Participation is welcomed and your input makes a differ-ence The District is a Team We Win or Lose together Let me know what you think fffiremedic19yahoocom
Please keep all of our Lions Families in your prayers especially those who have had losses this Holiday Season
WE Serve
Rhett Hair District Governor 32-D
2016-2017
97 Brooks Quarry Road Winnsboro SC 29180
C 803-261-4758 fffiremedic19yahoocom
Did you know about LCI Online Radio
Lions Clubs online internet radio is free streaming music for your listening pleasure as well as
news and announcements for and about Lions Click a play button to enjoy a station of your
choice
19
District 32D NewsDistrict 32D News
ABBEVILLE LIONS CLUB
Abbeville Lions Club Arbor Day Celebration in December 2017 at Westwood Elementary School Fourth Graders We planted one tree with the Students help this year We were not able to obtain the tree samplings as in the past years to give them each one to take home
BLYTHEWOOD LIONS CLUB
Our annual Breakfast with Santa held on the 9th of December was another very successful event
Children made crafts at the craft table helped by some very enthusiastic LEOs Vision Screening was
held for anyone wishing to get their vision checked Breakfast always fantastic as Blythewood Lions
know how to cook The biggest hit of the day of course was the big guy himself Santa Happy Holi-
days to all from Blythewood Lions and LEOs
Left Blythewood LEOs from Blythe-wood and Westwood HS
Below Blythewood Lions
20
COLUMBIA NORTHWEST LIONS CLUB
Lion Sandra Shelton President of the Friends of Car-olina School for Inquiry parent group enlisted the service of Lions Kathy Evans and Damon Hodges stu-dents to fill bags with toiletries for local shelters
Lions pictured with the students are (l-r) Sandra Shel-ton Judy Scott amp Victoria Dixon-Mokeba
Columbia Northwest Lions Clubs held their final Shoe Donation Drive Saturday Dec 2nd Total shoes col-lected to date 485 pairs with a few more expected
Pictured with the partial shoe collection is (L-R) Cleo-patra Allen Four Corners International Mission South Carolina Coordinator Judy Scott club President and Belinda Toatley club Director Not pictured was Di-anne Barnes club Secretary
The Columbia NorthWest Lions Club Christmas party held at their local community center on Decem-
ber 7th A fun time was had by all
DG Rhett and Lion President Judy DG Rhett and Lion Melody having fun
Lion Victoria striking a pose
Lions Belinda Sandra and Judy
21
The Mid-Carolina Lions Club has 3 members celebrating January Birthdays and they want to give back Join us on January 20 2018 from 10 am-12pm
Holiday Inn Express amp Suites in Newberry Link to Flyer and Invitation
Mid Carolina Three new Lions induct-
ed and two returning at recent Mid
Carolina Lions meeting
Mid Carolina VCC Rick Pressly inducts
new Mid Carolina Lions in Dec
Mid Carolina Lions with new Legacy
Project signage provided by Legacy
grant from LCIF
MID CAROLINA LIONS CLUB
RIVER HILLSLAKE WYLIE LIONS CLUB
The childrenrsquos choir from the South Carolina School for the Deaf and Blind performed during the River HillsLake Wylie Lions Club annual holiday dinner on Tuesday Dec 5 at the River Hills Country Club Link to complete article
Frank Van Leer center is named a Melvin Jones Fellow during
the River HillsLake Wylie Lions holiday dinner on Dec 2 He is
joined by previous MJ Fellows Bob Daley l and Dick Lewis
22
THE MATHEWS LIONS CLUB
Centennial Legacy Project
The Mathews Lions Club presents a study carrel and two chairs to the Greenwood County Public Library This was their community Centennial Leg-
acy Project along with their statewide involvement in the Centennial Legacy Project at the South Carolina School for the Deaf and Blind Outdoors Recreation and Learning Park
The group picture includes (left to right) Lion Claudia Dority Club Vice President Lion Robert Abercrombie Club Director Lion Pat Abercrombie Club President Lion David Dority MD32 Council Chairperson Prudence Taylor Directory of the Greenwood County Library and Julie Horton Club Membership Chairperson
FORT MILL AND TEGA CAY LIONS CLUB
Fort Mill Lions Club and Tega Cay Lions Club share a school district and either work together to service the
district or split the district schools according to accessibility to the club At any rate we need to collaborate to
make sure all of Fort Mill School District is served When Fort Mill Lions Club disbanded two years ago Tega
Cay took up the slack for Peace Poster and served all 4 middle schools The 20172018 school year saw a 5th
middle school (Pleasant Knoll Middle School) and the resurgence of the Fort Mill Lions Club We are happy to
say the Fort Mill Lions Clubrsquos first major service project was reclaiming the Peace Poster Contest for Fort Mill
and Banks Road Middle Schools Tega Cay continues with Gold Hill and Springfield Middle Schools and started
the Peace Poster Contest at the new Pleasant Knoll Middle School Malory Mason a 7th grader from Pleas-
ant Knoll Middle School was this years District D winner
Tega Cay Lions Club ndashSpringfield Middle Pleasant Knoll Middle and Gold Hill Middle
Fort Mill Lions ClubmdashBanks Trail Middle Fort Mill Lions ClubmdashFort Mill Middle
23
WINNSBORO LIONS CLUB
Winnsboro DG Rhett Hair inducts 3 new
Lions into the Winnsboro Lions Club at
their recent Christmas celebration
Winnsboro Lions Club held its annual
Christmas gathering and enjoyed the
presence of 67 members and guests as
well as several prospective members
Winnsboro Lions President Bill Haslett presents
a Presidents Service Recognition Certificate to
Lions Margaret and Gene Holmes
24
News from International News from International
NEVER STOP LEARNING (or relearning what we have forgotten) LCI offers leadership training materialsresources which include a mix of curriculum materials speaking presentations with notes and activity guides Each month The Palmetto Lion will feature a different training opportunity Here in the Lions Learning Center you can learn and practice key leadership skills for your role as a Lions leader and to be successful in all your projects Courses are categorized by four key skills Leadership Man-aging Others Achieving Results and Communication These courses typically take 30 to 60 minutes to com-plete If you are new to LLC you will need to create an account Please have your Lions Member ID number ready
In addition to the training materials offered on the Training MaterialsResources Page check out the learning opportunities through Lions University Lions University is offered by the USACanada Lions Leadership Forum
December 2017 January 2018 International Calendar (httpmemberslionsclubsorgENeventscalendarphpaugust)
January 7-13 LCIF Week January 8-14 Worldwide Week of Service to Fight Hunger
January 13 Melvin Jonesrsquo birthday
January 15 Peace Poster Kits go on sale from Club Supplies Sales
February 1 International Peace Poster contest winners will be notified on or before this date
February 8 Application deadline for Standard Core 4 and IAG grants to be reviewed at the May 2018 board meeting
Read the January 2018 edition of ldquoLion Magazinerdquo here February
2018 edition will be the first online only version
httpdigitallionmagazineorgpublicationm=6639ampl=1
issue_id462736viewcontentsBrowser
25
We want to hear from everyone Make sure to send in your pictures and
short articles to your District Palmetto Lion Rep
District Rep Email
32 A Rita Spiess
ritaspiessattnet
32 B Bev Long
blong8scrrcom
32 C Matt Jones
mjonesscrrcom
32D
Melody Hair hairmelodyyahoocom
MD 32 CALENDAR OF EVENTS January 19-21 2018 Tennessee Lions Leadership Institute ndash Manchester Tenn
January 26-29 2018 Faculty Development Institute ndash Atlanta Ga
January 31 2018 Lion of the Year ndash DEADLINE for Nominations (Chairperson IPCC Anette Hart Comm Members PDG Wes Corrothers Pat Friday Bonnie Stephenson and Paul Dove )
January 31 2018 SC Hall of Fame ndash DEADLINE for Nominations (District 32D ndash Chairperson VCC Rick Pressly Comm Members CC David Dority and IPDG Paul Dove)
February 16-17 2018
Combined ldquoBrdquo and ldquoCrdquo Mid-Winter Crowne Plaza 4831 Tanger Outlet Blvd N Charleston SC 29418 Please complete the registration and enclose proper remittance REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS February 2nd 2018
March 2-3 2018 Combined ldquoArdquo and ldquoDrdquo Mid-Winter
THE INN ON THE SQUARE GREENWOOD SOUTH CAROLINA Late Fee After February 20 is $1000
March 22-25th 2018 Florida Regional Lions Leadership Institute
Fruitland FL
April 10 2018 2018 Research Symposium MUSC ndash Storm Eye Institute
April 20-21 2018 SC State Convention
Doubletree by Hilton 2100 Bush River Rd Columbia SC 29223 Registration (TBD) Program Ad Information (Deadline 4818)
June 7mdash9 2018 Mississippi Lions Leadership Institute
Ocean Springs MS
14
District 32B NewsDistrict 32B News
BEAUFORT LIONS CLUB
Lion Kathy Holley Sams teacher and chairperson of the peace post-
er committee presented Sam with the certificate and check Sam
was presented with a $50 check from the club and the family were
treated to dinner at Golden Corral Sam Blair represented Boulden
Middle School as the Beaufort Lions Club Peace poster winner for
2017
DENMARK LIONS CLUB DG John is pictured as he inducts Myrtis Williams into the Den-mark club She is seen here with her sponsor Anna Martin
ORANGEBURG LIONS CLUB
DG John inducted John Bolton the newest member of the Or-
angeburg Lions Club
15
SUMMERVILLE LIONS CLUB
Summerville Lions enjoyed a Christmas party pot luck
luncheon together two days after participating in the
Summerville parade
SUMMERVILLE NOON LIONS CLUB
Lion President George Jenkins of the Summerville Noon
Lions Club presenting the Lion of the Year plaque for 2017-
2018 to Lion Dorothy Enright
Summerville Noon Lions President George Jenkins
presented a pin to Lion Diane Jenkins for her years of
service
16
Wow Christmas has come and gone Were you ready I donrsquot think any of us ever truly feel ready Hopefully we all paused and thought of whom we were able to help or give to during the Holiday Season I read that some of the angels on the Salvation Army Trees were returned without sponsors More could have been done My club always gives blankets to the local shelter and to the home-less
Then it is the start of the New Year with new resolutions new goals and new beginnings Letrsquos make some realistic attainable goals for the coming year Ask one person to come to your meeting Donrsquot pressure them to join but just to see what it is about Try to convince that member that is considering quitting into giving it one more year
Letrsquos all try to go to a District function Go to the last 32C convention in North Charleston or attend a District meeting just to get a feel for what goes on In the spring there will be a training seminar of some kind that we can all benefit from Go to your first Zone meeting or host a Zone meeting Whatever you chose just remember that you tend to get out of a membership exactly what you put into it
DG Cathy Morse
Cathy Morse District Governor 32-C
2017-2018
814-706-4692
cmorse577gmailcom
MESSAGE FROM DISTRICT 32-C GOVERNOR CATHY MORSE
District 32C NewsDistrict 32C News
FLORENCE EVENING LIONS CLUB
Making The Season Bright
Lions and Leos from South and West Florence High Schools made Christmas very special for 19 underprivi-leged and special needs children Each child had breakfast provided by McDonaldrsquos a gift from Santa Claus who arrived on a fire truck and a $100 shopping spree for items of clothing
17
HARTSVILLE LIONS CLUB
Santarsquos Visit
Lions hosted a needy family with Christmas gifts and a visit from Santa Claus
MYRTLE BEACH LIONS CLUB
Helping Others
Lion Diane PrsquoPool and other club members assisting the Salvation Army
MULLINS LIONS CLUB
Party Time
Lions partnered with Santa Claus to provide Christmas gifts for a great group of kids in the Marion County Schools
SOUTH STRAND LIONS CLUB
Protecting the Environment
Lions cleaned Sanford Cox Park They swept raked and picked up trash in the park and along the waters edge
18
MESSAGE FROM DISTRICT 32-D GOVERNOR RHETT HAIR
Namaste
We have started the New Year Now the 101st year of lions We are preparing the District Conven-tions A and D together B and C together to prepare for the com-bining of the Multiple Districts into two Even though it is the second half of the Lions year nothing is slowing down We con-tinue to prepare for Joint District Convention Our hats off to Li-ons Bobbie Dove and Art Smith for their work Work on the Mer-ger continues with the development of the new District Constitu-tion amp By Laws Our new officers are working on their intents and their clubrsquos endorsements Work continues on the State MD Con-vention Thanks to PDG Pat Friday and Lion Melody Hair for your efforts
We are developing our plans for our District Officer Training for next year We are looking at the NewberryClinton area for May Some questions for the District
What can we do to get more participation from the Clubs
How do we make the training more meaningful you
Your Participation is welcomed and your input makes a differ-ence The District is a Team We Win or Lose together Let me know what you think fffiremedic19yahoocom
Please keep all of our Lions Families in your prayers especially those who have had losses this Holiday Season
WE Serve
Rhett Hair District Governor 32-D
2016-2017
97 Brooks Quarry Road Winnsboro SC 29180
C 803-261-4758 fffiremedic19yahoocom
Did you know about LCI Online Radio
Lions Clubs online internet radio is free streaming music for your listening pleasure as well as
news and announcements for and about Lions Click a play button to enjoy a station of your
choice
19
District 32D NewsDistrict 32D News
ABBEVILLE LIONS CLUB
Abbeville Lions Club Arbor Day Celebration in December 2017 at Westwood Elementary School Fourth Graders We planted one tree with the Students help this year We were not able to obtain the tree samplings as in the past years to give them each one to take home
BLYTHEWOOD LIONS CLUB
Our annual Breakfast with Santa held on the 9th of December was another very successful event
Children made crafts at the craft table helped by some very enthusiastic LEOs Vision Screening was
held for anyone wishing to get their vision checked Breakfast always fantastic as Blythewood Lions
know how to cook The biggest hit of the day of course was the big guy himself Santa Happy Holi-
days to all from Blythewood Lions and LEOs
Left Blythewood LEOs from Blythe-wood and Westwood HS
Below Blythewood Lions
20
COLUMBIA NORTHWEST LIONS CLUB
Lion Sandra Shelton President of the Friends of Car-olina School for Inquiry parent group enlisted the service of Lions Kathy Evans and Damon Hodges stu-dents to fill bags with toiletries for local shelters
Lions pictured with the students are (l-r) Sandra Shel-ton Judy Scott amp Victoria Dixon-Mokeba
Columbia Northwest Lions Clubs held their final Shoe Donation Drive Saturday Dec 2nd Total shoes col-lected to date 485 pairs with a few more expected
Pictured with the partial shoe collection is (L-R) Cleo-patra Allen Four Corners International Mission South Carolina Coordinator Judy Scott club President and Belinda Toatley club Director Not pictured was Di-anne Barnes club Secretary
The Columbia NorthWest Lions Club Christmas party held at their local community center on Decem-
ber 7th A fun time was had by all
DG Rhett and Lion President Judy DG Rhett and Lion Melody having fun
Lion Victoria striking a pose
Lions Belinda Sandra and Judy
21
The Mid-Carolina Lions Club has 3 members celebrating January Birthdays and they want to give back Join us on January 20 2018 from 10 am-12pm
Holiday Inn Express amp Suites in Newberry Link to Flyer and Invitation
Mid Carolina Three new Lions induct-
ed and two returning at recent Mid
Carolina Lions meeting
Mid Carolina VCC Rick Pressly inducts
new Mid Carolina Lions in Dec
Mid Carolina Lions with new Legacy
Project signage provided by Legacy
grant from LCIF
MID CAROLINA LIONS CLUB
RIVER HILLSLAKE WYLIE LIONS CLUB
The childrenrsquos choir from the South Carolina School for the Deaf and Blind performed during the River HillsLake Wylie Lions Club annual holiday dinner on Tuesday Dec 5 at the River Hills Country Club Link to complete article
Frank Van Leer center is named a Melvin Jones Fellow during
the River HillsLake Wylie Lions holiday dinner on Dec 2 He is
joined by previous MJ Fellows Bob Daley l and Dick Lewis
22
THE MATHEWS LIONS CLUB
Centennial Legacy Project
The Mathews Lions Club presents a study carrel and two chairs to the Greenwood County Public Library This was their community Centennial Leg-
acy Project along with their statewide involvement in the Centennial Legacy Project at the South Carolina School for the Deaf and Blind Outdoors Recreation and Learning Park
The group picture includes (left to right) Lion Claudia Dority Club Vice President Lion Robert Abercrombie Club Director Lion Pat Abercrombie Club President Lion David Dority MD32 Council Chairperson Prudence Taylor Directory of the Greenwood County Library and Julie Horton Club Membership Chairperson
FORT MILL AND TEGA CAY LIONS CLUB
Fort Mill Lions Club and Tega Cay Lions Club share a school district and either work together to service the
district or split the district schools according to accessibility to the club At any rate we need to collaborate to
make sure all of Fort Mill School District is served When Fort Mill Lions Club disbanded two years ago Tega
Cay took up the slack for Peace Poster and served all 4 middle schools The 20172018 school year saw a 5th
middle school (Pleasant Knoll Middle School) and the resurgence of the Fort Mill Lions Club We are happy to
say the Fort Mill Lions Clubrsquos first major service project was reclaiming the Peace Poster Contest for Fort Mill
and Banks Road Middle Schools Tega Cay continues with Gold Hill and Springfield Middle Schools and started
the Peace Poster Contest at the new Pleasant Knoll Middle School Malory Mason a 7th grader from Pleas-
ant Knoll Middle School was this years District D winner
Tega Cay Lions Club ndashSpringfield Middle Pleasant Knoll Middle and Gold Hill Middle
Fort Mill Lions ClubmdashBanks Trail Middle Fort Mill Lions ClubmdashFort Mill Middle
23
WINNSBORO LIONS CLUB
Winnsboro DG Rhett Hair inducts 3 new
Lions into the Winnsboro Lions Club at
their recent Christmas celebration
Winnsboro Lions Club held its annual
Christmas gathering and enjoyed the
presence of 67 members and guests as
well as several prospective members
Winnsboro Lions President Bill Haslett presents
a Presidents Service Recognition Certificate to
Lions Margaret and Gene Holmes
24
News from International News from International
NEVER STOP LEARNING (or relearning what we have forgotten) LCI offers leadership training materialsresources which include a mix of curriculum materials speaking presentations with notes and activity guides Each month The Palmetto Lion will feature a different training opportunity Here in the Lions Learning Center you can learn and practice key leadership skills for your role as a Lions leader and to be successful in all your projects Courses are categorized by four key skills Leadership Man-aging Others Achieving Results and Communication These courses typically take 30 to 60 minutes to com-plete If you are new to LLC you will need to create an account Please have your Lions Member ID number ready
In addition to the training materials offered on the Training MaterialsResources Page check out the learning opportunities through Lions University Lions University is offered by the USACanada Lions Leadership Forum
December 2017 January 2018 International Calendar (httpmemberslionsclubsorgENeventscalendarphpaugust)
January 7-13 LCIF Week January 8-14 Worldwide Week of Service to Fight Hunger
January 13 Melvin Jonesrsquo birthday
January 15 Peace Poster Kits go on sale from Club Supplies Sales
February 1 International Peace Poster contest winners will be notified on or before this date
February 8 Application deadline for Standard Core 4 and IAG grants to be reviewed at the May 2018 board meeting
Read the January 2018 edition of ldquoLion Magazinerdquo here February
2018 edition will be the first online only version
httpdigitallionmagazineorgpublicationm=6639ampl=1
issue_id462736viewcontentsBrowser
25
We want to hear from everyone Make sure to send in your pictures and
short articles to your District Palmetto Lion Rep
District Rep Email
32 A Rita Spiess
ritaspiessattnet
32 B Bev Long
blong8scrrcom
32 C Matt Jones
mjonesscrrcom
32D
Melody Hair hairmelodyyahoocom
MD 32 CALENDAR OF EVENTS January 19-21 2018 Tennessee Lions Leadership Institute ndash Manchester Tenn
January 26-29 2018 Faculty Development Institute ndash Atlanta Ga
January 31 2018 Lion of the Year ndash DEADLINE for Nominations (Chairperson IPCC Anette Hart Comm Members PDG Wes Corrothers Pat Friday Bonnie Stephenson and Paul Dove )
January 31 2018 SC Hall of Fame ndash DEADLINE for Nominations (District 32D ndash Chairperson VCC Rick Pressly Comm Members CC David Dority and IPDG Paul Dove)
February 16-17 2018
Combined ldquoBrdquo and ldquoCrdquo Mid-Winter Crowne Plaza 4831 Tanger Outlet Blvd N Charleston SC 29418 Please complete the registration and enclose proper remittance REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS February 2nd 2018
March 2-3 2018 Combined ldquoArdquo and ldquoDrdquo Mid-Winter
THE INN ON THE SQUARE GREENWOOD SOUTH CAROLINA Late Fee After February 20 is $1000
March 22-25th 2018 Florida Regional Lions Leadership Institute
Fruitland FL
April 10 2018 2018 Research Symposium MUSC ndash Storm Eye Institute
April 20-21 2018 SC State Convention
Doubletree by Hilton 2100 Bush River Rd Columbia SC 29223 Registration (TBD) Program Ad Information (Deadline 4818)
June 7mdash9 2018 Mississippi Lions Leadership Institute
Ocean Springs MS
15
SUMMERVILLE LIONS CLUB
Summerville Lions enjoyed a Christmas party pot luck
luncheon together two days after participating in the
Summerville parade
SUMMERVILLE NOON LIONS CLUB
Lion President George Jenkins of the Summerville Noon
Lions Club presenting the Lion of the Year plaque for 2017-
2018 to Lion Dorothy Enright
Summerville Noon Lions President George Jenkins
presented a pin to Lion Diane Jenkins for her years of
service
16
Wow Christmas has come and gone Were you ready I donrsquot think any of us ever truly feel ready Hopefully we all paused and thought of whom we were able to help or give to during the Holiday Season I read that some of the angels on the Salvation Army Trees were returned without sponsors More could have been done My club always gives blankets to the local shelter and to the home-less
Then it is the start of the New Year with new resolutions new goals and new beginnings Letrsquos make some realistic attainable goals for the coming year Ask one person to come to your meeting Donrsquot pressure them to join but just to see what it is about Try to convince that member that is considering quitting into giving it one more year
Letrsquos all try to go to a District function Go to the last 32C convention in North Charleston or attend a District meeting just to get a feel for what goes on In the spring there will be a training seminar of some kind that we can all benefit from Go to your first Zone meeting or host a Zone meeting Whatever you chose just remember that you tend to get out of a membership exactly what you put into it
DG Cathy Morse
Cathy Morse District Governor 32-C
2017-2018
814-706-4692
cmorse577gmailcom
MESSAGE FROM DISTRICT 32-C GOVERNOR CATHY MORSE
District 32C NewsDistrict 32C News
FLORENCE EVENING LIONS CLUB
Making The Season Bright
Lions and Leos from South and West Florence High Schools made Christmas very special for 19 underprivi-leged and special needs children Each child had breakfast provided by McDonaldrsquos a gift from Santa Claus who arrived on a fire truck and a $100 shopping spree for items of clothing
17
HARTSVILLE LIONS CLUB
Santarsquos Visit
Lions hosted a needy family with Christmas gifts and a visit from Santa Claus
MYRTLE BEACH LIONS CLUB
Helping Others
Lion Diane PrsquoPool and other club members assisting the Salvation Army
MULLINS LIONS CLUB
Party Time
Lions partnered with Santa Claus to provide Christmas gifts for a great group of kids in the Marion County Schools
SOUTH STRAND LIONS CLUB
Protecting the Environment
Lions cleaned Sanford Cox Park They swept raked and picked up trash in the park and along the waters edge
18
MESSAGE FROM DISTRICT 32-D GOVERNOR RHETT HAIR
Namaste
We have started the New Year Now the 101st year of lions We are preparing the District Conven-tions A and D together B and C together to prepare for the com-bining of the Multiple Districts into two Even though it is the second half of the Lions year nothing is slowing down We con-tinue to prepare for Joint District Convention Our hats off to Li-ons Bobbie Dove and Art Smith for their work Work on the Mer-ger continues with the development of the new District Constitu-tion amp By Laws Our new officers are working on their intents and their clubrsquos endorsements Work continues on the State MD Con-vention Thanks to PDG Pat Friday and Lion Melody Hair for your efforts
We are developing our plans for our District Officer Training for next year We are looking at the NewberryClinton area for May Some questions for the District
What can we do to get more participation from the Clubs
How do we make the training more meaningful you
Your Participation is welcomed and your input makes a differ-ence The District is a Team We Win or Lose together Let me know what you think fffiremedic19yahoocom
Please keep all of our Lions Families in your prayers especially those who have had losses this Holiday Season
WE Serve
Rhett Hair District Governor 32-D
2016-2017
97 Brooks Quarry Road Winnsboro SC 29180
C 803-261-4758 fffiremedic19yahoocom
Did you know about LCI Online Radio
Lions Clubs online internet radio is free streaming music for your listening pleasure as well as
news and announcements for and about Lions Click a play button to enjoy a station of your
choice
19
District 32D NewsDistrict 32D News
ABBEVILLE LIONS CLUB
Abbeville Lions Club Arbor Day Celebration in December 2017 at Westwood Elementary School Fourth Graders We planted one tree with the Students help this year We were not able to obtain the tree samplings as in the past years to give them each one to take home
BLYTHEWOOD LIONS CLUB
Our annual Breakfast with Santa held on the 9th of December was another very successful event
Children made crafts at the craft table helped by some very enthusiastic LEOs Vision Screening was
held for anyone wishing to get their vision checked Breakfast always fantastic as Blythewood Lions
know how to cook The biggest hit of the day of course was the big guy himself Santa Happy Holi-
days to all from Blythewood Lions and LEOs
Left Blythewood LEOs from Blythe-wood and Westwood HS
Below Blythewood Lions
20
COLUMBIA NORTHWEST LIONS CLUB
Lion Sandra Shelton President of the Friends of Car-olina School for Inquiry parent group enlisted the service of Lions Kathy Evans and Damon Hodges stu-dents to fill bags with toiletries for local shelters
Lions pictured with the students are (l-r) Sandra Shel-ton Judy Scott amp Victoria Dixon-Mokeba
Columbia Northwest Lions Clubs held their final Shoe Donation Drive Saturday Dec 2nd Total shoes col-lected to date 485 pairs with a few more expected
Pictured with the partial shoe collection is (L-R) Cleo-patra Allen Four Corners International Mission South Carolina Coordinator Judy Scott club President and Belinda Toatley club Director Not pictured was Di-anne Barnes club Secretary
The Columbia NorthWest Lions Club Christmas party held at their local community center on Decem-
ber 7th A fun time was had by all
DG Rhett and Lion President Judy DG Rhett and Lion Melody having fun
Lion Victoria striking a pose
Lions Belinda Sandra and Judy
21
The Mid-Carolina Lions Club has 3 members celebrating January Birthdays and they want to give back Join us on January 20 2018 from 10 am-12pm
Holiday Inn Express amp Suites in Newberry Link to Flyer and Invitation
Mid Carolina Three new Lions induct-
ed and two returning at recent Mid
Carolina Lions meeting
Mid Carolina VCC Rick Pressly inducts
new Mid Carolina Lions in Dec
Mid Carolina Lions with new Legacy
Project signage provided by Legacy
grant from LCIF
MID CAROLINA LIONS CLUB
RIVER HILLSLAKE WYLIE LIONS CLUB
The childrenrsquos choir from the South Carolina School for the Deaf and Blind performed during the River HillsLake Wylie Lions Club annual holiday dinner on Tuesday Dec 5 at the River Hills Country Club Link to complete article
Frank Van Leer center is named a Melvin Jones Fellow during
the River HillsLake Wylie Lions holiday dinner on Dec 2 He is
joined by previous MJ Fellows Bob Daley l and Dick Lewis
22
THE MATHEWS LIONS CLUB
Centennial Legacy Project
The Mathews Lions Club presents a study carrel and two chairs to the Greenwood County Public Library This was their community Centennial Leg-
acy Project along with their statewide involvement in the Centennial Legacy Project at the South Carolina School for the Deaf and Blind Outdoors Recreation and Learning Park
The group picture includes (left to right) Lion Claudia Dority Club Vice President Lion Robert Abercrombie Club Director Lion Pat Abercrombie Club President Lion David Dority MD32 Council Chairperson Prudence Taylor Directory of the Greenwood County Library and Julie Horton Club Membership Chairperson
FORT MILL AND TEGA CAY LIONS CLUB
Fort Mill Lions Club and Tega Cay Lions Club share a school district and either work together to service the
district or split the district schools according to accessibility to the club At any rate we need to collaborate to
make sure all of Fort Mill School District is served When Fort Mill Lions Club disbanded two years ago Tega
Cay took up the slack for Peace Poster and served all 4 middle schools The 20172018 school year saw a 5th
middle school (Pleasant Knoll Middle School) and the resurgence of the Fort Mill Lions Club We are happy to
say the Fort Mill Lions Clubrsquos first major service project was reclaiming the Peace Poster Contest for Fort Mill
and Banks Road Middle Schools Tega Cay continues with Gold Hill and Springfield Middle Schools and started
the Peace Poster Contest at the new Pleasant Knoll Middle School Malory Mason a 7th grader from Pleas-
ant Knoll Middle School was this years District D winner
Tega Cay Lions Club ndashSpringfield Middle Pleasant Knoll Middle and Gold Hill Middle
Fort Mill Lions ClubmdashBanks Trail Middle Fort Mill Lions ClubmdashFort Mill Middle
23
WINNSBORO LIONS CLUB
Winnsboro DG Rhett Hair inducts 3 new
Lions into the Winnsboro Lions Club at
their recent Christmas celebration
Winnsboro Lions Club held its annual
Christmas gathering and enjoyed the
presence of 67 members and guests as
well as several prospective members
Winnsboro Lions President Bill Haslett presents
a Presidents Service Recognition Certificate to
Lions Margaret and Gene Holmes
24
News from International News from International
NEVER STOP LEARNING (or relearning what we have forgotten) LCI offers leadership training materialsresources which include a mix of curriculum materials speaking presentations with notes and activity guides Each month The Palmetto Lion will feature a different training opportunity Here in the Lions Learning Center you can learn and practice key leadership skills for your role as a Lions leader and to be successful in all your projects Courses are categorized by four key skills Leadership Man-aging Others Achieving Results and Communication These courses typically take 30 to 60 minutes to com-plete If you are new to LLC you will need to create an account Please have your Lions Member ID number ready
In addition to the training materials offered on the Training MaterialsResources Page check out the learning opportunities through Lions University Lions University is offered by the USACanada Lions Leadership Forum
December 2017 January 2018 International Calendar (httpmemberslionsclubsorgENeventscalendarphpaugust)
January 7-13 LCIF Week January 8-14 Worldwide Week of Service to Fight Hunger
January 13 Melvin Jonesrsquo birthday
January 15 Peace Poster Kits go on sale from Club Supplies Sales
February 1 International Peace Poster contest winners will be notified on or before this date
February 8 Application deadline for Standard Core 4 and IAG grants to be reviewed at the May 2018 board meeting
Read the January 2018 edition of ldquoLion Magazinerdquo here February
2018 edition will be the first online only version
httpdigitallionmagazineorgpublicationm=6639ampl=1
issue_id462736viewcontentsBrowser
25
We want to hear from everyone Make sure to send in your pictures and
short articles to your District Palmetto Lion Rep
District Rep Email
32 A Rita Spiess
ritaspiessattnet
32 B Bev Long
blong8scrrcom
32 C Matt Jones
mjonesscrrcom
32D
Melody Hair hairmelodyyahoocom
MD 32 CALENDAR OF EVENTS January 19-21 2018 Tennessee Lions Leadership Institute ndash Manchester Tenn
January 26-29 2018 Faculty Development Institute ndash Atlanta Ga
January 31 2018 Lion of the Year ndash DEADLINE for Nominations (Chairperson IPCC Anette Hart Comm Members PDG Wes Corrothers Pat Friday Bonnie Stephenson and Paul Dove )
January 31 2018 SC Hall of Fame ndash DEADLINE for Nominations (District 32D ndash Chairperson VCC Rick Pressly Comm Members CC David Dority and IPDG Paul Dove)
February 16-17 2018
Combined ldquoBrdquo and ldquoCrdquo Mid-Winter Crowne Plaza 4831 Tanger Outlet Blvd N Charleston SC 29418 Please complete the registration and enclose proper remittance REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS February 2nd 2018
March 2-3 2018 Combined ldquoArdquo and ldquoDrdquo Mid-Winter
THE INN ON THE SQUARE GREENWOOD SOUTH CAROLINA Late Fee After February 20 is $1000
March 22-25th 2018 Florida Regional Lions Leadership Institute
Fruitland FL
April 10 2018 2018 Research Symposium MUSC ndash Storm Eye Institute
April 20-21 2018 SC State Convention
Doubletree by Hilton 2100 Bush River Rd Columbia SC 29223 Registration (TBD) Program Ad Information (Deadline 4818)
June 7mdash9 2018 Mississippi Lions Leadership Institute
Ocean Springs MS
16
Wow Christmas has come and gone Were you ready I donrsquot think any of us ever truly feel ready Hopefully we all paused and thought of whom we were able to help or give to during the Holiday Season I read that some of the angels on the Salvation Army Trees were returned without sponsors More could have been done My club always gives blankets to the local shelter and to the home-less
Then it is the start of the New Year with new resolutions new goals and new beginnings Letrsquos make some realistic attainable goals for the coming year Ask one person to come to your meeting Donrsquot pressure them to join but just to see what it is about Try to convince that member that is considering quitting into giving it one more year
Letrsquos all try to go to a District function Go to the last 32C convention in North Charleston or attend a District meeting just to get a feel for what goes on In the spring there will be a training seminar of some kind that we can all benefit from Go to your first Zone meeting or host a Zone meeting Whatever you chose just remember that you tend to get out of a membership exactly what you put into it
DG Cathy Morse
Cathy Morse District Governor 32-C
2017-2018
814-706-4692
cmorse577gmailcom
MESSAGE FROM DISTRICT 32-C GOVERNOR CATHY MORSE
District 32C NewsDistrict 32C News
FLORENCE EVENING LIONS CLUB
Making The Season Bright
Lions and Leos from South and West Florence High Schools made Christmas very special for 19 underprivi-leged and special needs children Each child had breakfast provided by McDonaldrsquos a gift from Santa Claus who arrived on a fire truck and a $100 shopping spree for items of clothing
17
HARTSVILLE LIONS CLUB
Santarsquos Visit
Lions hosted a needy family with Christmas gifts and a visit from Santa Claus
MYRTLE BEACH LIONS CLUB
Helping Others
Lion Diane PrsquoPool and other club members assisting the Salvation Army
MULLINS LIONS CLUB
Party Time
Lions partnered with Santa Claus to provide Christmas gifts for a great group of kids in the Marion County Schools
SOUTH STRAND LIONS CLUB
Protecting the Environment
Lions cleaned Sanford Cox Park They swept raked and picked up trash in the park and along the waters edge
18
MESSAGE FROM DISTRICT 32-D GOVERNOR RHETT HAIR
Namaste
We have started the New Year Now the 101st year of lions We are preparing the District Conven-tions A and D together B and C together to prepare for the com-bining of the Multiple Districts into two Even though it is the second half of the Lions year nothing is slowing down We con-tinue to prepare for Joint District Convention Our hats off to Li-ons Bobbie Dove and Art Smith for their work Work on the Mer-ger continues with the development of the new District Constitu-tion amp By Laws Our new officers are working on their intents and their clubrsquos endorsements Work continues on the State MD Con-vention Thanks to PDG Pat Friday and Lion Melody Hair for your efforts
We are developing our plans for our District Officer Training for next year We are looking at the NewberryClinton area for May Some questions for the District
What can we do to get more participation from the Clubs
How do we make the training more meaningful you
Your Participation is welcomed and your input makes a differ-ence The District is a Team We Win or Lose together Let me know what you think fffiremedic19yahoocom
Please keep all of our Lions Families in your prayers especially those who have had losses this Holiday Season
WE Serve
Rhett Hair District Governor 32-D
2016-2017
97 Brooks Quarry Road Winnsboro SC 29180
C 803-261-4758 fffiremedic19yahoocom
Did you know about LCI Online Radio
Lions Clubs online internet radio is free streaming music for your listening pleasure as well as
news and announcements for and about Lions Click a play button to enjoy a station of your
choice
19
District 32D NewsDistrict 32D News
ABBEVILLE LIONS CLUB
Abbeville Lions Club Arbor Day Celebration in December 2017 at Westwood Elementary School Fourth Graders We planted one tree with the Students help this year We were not able to obtain the tree samplings as in the past years to give them each one to take home
BLYTHEWOOD LIONS CLUB
Our annual Breakfast with Santa held on the 9th of December was another very successful event
Children made crafts at the craft table helped by some very enthusiastic LEOs Vision Screening was
held for anyone wishing to get their vision checked Breakfast always fantastic as Blythewood Lions
know how to cook The biggest hit of the day of course was the big guy himself Santa Happy Holi-
days to all from Blythewood Lions and LEOs
Left Blythewood LEOs from Blythe-wood and Westwood HS
Below Blythewood Lions
20
COLUMBIA NORTHWEST LIONS CLUB
Lion Sandra Shelton President of the Friends of Car-olina School for Inquiry parent group enlisted the service of Lions Kathy Evans and Damon Hodges stu-dents to fill bags with toiletries for local shelters
Lions pictured with the students are (l-r) Sandra Shel-ton Judy Scott amp Victoria Dixon-Mokeba
Columbia Northwest Lions Clubs held their final Shoe Donation Drive Saturday Dec 2nd Total shoes col-lected to date 485 pairs with a few more expected
Pictured with the partial shoe collection is (L-R) Cleo-patra Allen Four Corners International Mission South Carolina Coordinator Judy Scott club President and Belinda Toatley club Director Not pictured was Di-anne Barnes club Secretary
The Columbia NorthWest Lions Club Christmas party held at their local community center on Decem-
ber 7th A fun time was had by all
DG Rhett and Lion President Judy DG Rhett and Lion Melody having fun
Lion Victoria striking a pose
Lions Belinda Sandra and Judy
21
The Mid-Carolina Lions Club has 3 members celebrating January Birthdays and they want to give back Join us on January 20 2018 from 10 am-12pm
Holiday Inn Express amp Suites in Newberry Link to Flyer and Invitation
Mid Carolina Three new Lions induct-
ed and two returning at recent Mid
Carolina Lions meeting
Mid Carolina VCC Rick Pressly inducts
new Mid Carolina Lions in Dec
Mid Carolina Lions with new Legacy
Project signage provided by Legacy
grant from LCIF
MID CAROLINA LIONS CLUB
RIVER HILLSLAKE WYLIE LIONS CLUB
The childrenrsquos choir from the South Carolina School for the Deaf and Blind performed during the River HillsLake Wylie Lions Club annual holiday dinner on Tuesday Dec 5 at the River Hills Country Club Link to complete article
Frank Van Leer center is named a Melvin Jones Fellow during
the River HillsLake Wylie Lions holiday dinner on Dec 2 He is
joined by previous MJ Fellows Bob Daley l and Dick Lewis
22
THE MATHEWS LIONS CLUB
Centennial Legacy Project
The Mathews Lions Club presents a study carrel and two chairs to the Greenwood County Public Library This was their community Centennial Leg-
acy Project along with their statewide involvement in the Centennial Legacy Project at the South Carolina School for the Deaf and Blind Outdoors Recreation and Learning Park
The group picture includes (left to right) Lion Claudia Dority Club Vice President Lion Robert Abercrombie Club Director Lion Pat Abercrombie Club President Lion David Dority MD32 Council Chairperson Prudence Taylor Directory of the Greenwood County Library and Julie Horton Club Membership Chairperson
FORT MILL AND TEGA CAY LIONS CLUB
Fort Mill Lions Club and Tega Cay Lions Club share a school district and either work together to service the
district or split the district schools according to accessibility to the club At any rate we need to collaborate to
make sure all of Fort Mill School District is served When Fort Mill Lions Club disbanded two years ago Tega
Cay took up the slack for Peace Poster and served all 4 middle schools The 20172018 school year saw a 5th
middle school (Pleasant Knoll Middle School) and the resurgence of the Fort Mill Lions Club We are happy to
say the Fort Mill Lions Clubrsquos first major service project was reclaiming the Peace Poster Contest for Fort Mill
and Banks Road Middle Schools Tega Cay continues with Gold Hill and Springfield Middle Schools and started
the Peace Poster Contest at the new Pleasant Knoll Middle School Malory Mason a 7th grader from Pleas-
ant Knoll Middle School was this years District D winner
Tega Cay Lions Club ndashSpringfield Middle Pleasant Knoll Middle and Gold Hill Middle
Fort Mill Lions ClubmdashBanks Trail Middle Fort Mill Lions ClubmdashFort Mill Middle
23
WINNSBORO LIONS CLUB
Winnsboro DG Rhett Hair inducts 3 new
Lions into the Winnsboro Lions Club at
their recent Christmas celebration
Winnsboro Lions Club held its annual
Christmas gathering and enjoyed the
presence of 67 members and guests as
well as several prospective members
Winnsboro Lions President Bill Haslett presents
a Presidents Service Recognition Certificate to
Lions Margaret and Gene Holmes
24
News from International News from International
NEVER STOP LEARNING (or relearning what we have forgotten) LCI offers leadership training materialsresources which include a mix of curriculum materials speaking presentations with notes and activity guides Each month The Palmetto Lion will feature a different training opportunity Here in the Lions Learning Center you can learn and practice key leadership skills for your role as a Lions leader and to be successful in all your projects Courses are categorized by four key skills Leadership Man-aging Others Achieving Results and Communication These courses typically take 30 to 60 minutes to com-plete If you are new to LLC you will need to create an account Please have your Lions Member ID number ready
In addition to the training materials offered on the Training MaterialsResources Page check out the learning opportunities through Lions University Lions University is offered by the USACanada Lions Leadership Forum
December 2017 January 2018 International Calendar (httpmemberslionsclubsorgENeventscalendarphpaugust)
January 7-13 LCIF Week January 8-14 Worldwide Week of Service to Fight Hunger
January 13 Melvin Jonesrsquo birthday
January 15 Peace Poster Kits go on sale from Club Supplies Sales
February 1 International Peace Poster contest winners will be notified on or before this date
February 8 Application deadline for Standard Core 4 and IAG grants to be reviewed at the May 2018 board meeting
Read the January 2018 edition of ldquoLion Magazinerdquo here February
2018 edition will be the first online only version
httpdigitallionmagazineorgpublicationm=6639ampl=1
issue_id462736viewcontentsBrowser
25
We want to hear from everyone Make sure to send in your pictures and
short articles to your District Palmetto Lion Rep
District Rep Email
32 A Rita Spiess
ritaspiessattnet
32 B Bev Long
blong8scrrcom
32 C Matt Jones
mjonesscrrcom
32D
Melody Hair hairmelodyyahoocom
MD 32 CALENDAR OF EVENTS January 19-21 2018 Tennessee Lions Leadership Institute ndash Manchester Tenn
January 26-29 2018 Faculty Development Institute ndash Atlanta Ga
January 31 2018 Lion of the Year ndash DEADLINE for Nominations (Chairperson IPCC Anette Hart Comm Members PDG Wes Corrothers Pat Friday Bonnie Stephenson and Paul Dove )
January 31 2018 SC Hall of Fame ndash DEADLINE for Nominations (District 32D ndash Chairperson VCC Rick Pressly Comm Members CC David Dority and IPDG Paul Dove)
February 16-17 2018
Combined ldquoBrdquo and ldquoCrdquo Mid-Winter Crowne Plaza 4831 Tanger Outlet Blvd N Charleston SC 29418 Please complete the registration and enclose proper remittance REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS February 2nd 2018
March 2-3 2018 Combined ldquoArdquo and ldquoDrdquo Mid-Winter
THE INN ON THE SQUARE GREENWOOD SOUTH CAROLINA Late Fee After February 20 is $1000
March 22-25th 2018 Florida Regional Lions Leadership Institute
Fruitland FL
April 10 2018 2018 Research Symposium MUSC ndash Storm Eye Institute
April 20-21 2018 SC State Convention
Doubletree by Hilton 2100 Bush River Rd Columbia SC 29223 Registration (TBD) Program Ad Information (Deadline 4818)
June 7mdash9 2018 Mississippi Lions Leadership Institute
Ocean Springs MS
17
HARTSVILLE LIONS CLUB
Santarsquos Visit
Lions hosted a needy family with Christmas gifts and a visit from Santa Claus
MYRTLE BEACH LIONS CLUB
Helping Others
Lion Diane PrsquoPool and other club members assisting the Salvation Army
MULLINS LIONS CLUB
Party Time
Lions partnered with Santa Claus to provide Christmas gifts for a great group of kids in the Marion County Schools
SOUTH STRAND LIONS CLUB
Protecting the Environment
Lions cleaned Sanford Cox Park They swept raked and picked up trash in the park and along the waters edge
18
MESSAGE FROM DISTRICT 32-D GOVERNOR RHETT HAIR
Namaste
We have started the New Year Now the 101st year of lions We are preparing the District Conven-tions A and D together B and C together to prepare for the com-bining of the Multiple Districts into two Even though it is the second half of the Lions year nothing is slowing down We con-tinue to prepare for Joint District Convention Our hats off to Li-ons Bobbie Dove and Art Smith for their work Work on the Mer-ger continues with the development of the new District Constitu-tion amp By Laws Our new officers are working on their intents and their clubrsquos endorsements Work continues on the State MD Con-vention Thanks to PDG Pat Friday and Lion Melody Hair for your efforts
We are developing our plans for our District Officer Training for next year We are looking at the NewberryClinton area for May Some questions for the District
What can we do to get more participation from the Clubs
How do we make the training more meaningful you
Your Participation is welcomed and your input makes a differ-ence The District is a Team We Win or Lose together Let me know what you think fffiremedic19yahoocom
Please keep all of our Lions Families in your prayers especially those who have had losses this Holiday Season
WE Serve
Rhett Hair District Governor 32-D
2016-2017
97 Brooks Quarry Road Winnsboro SC 29180
C 803-261-4758 fffiremedic19yahoocom
Did you know about LCI Online Radio
Lions Clubs online internet radio is free streaming music for your listening pleasure as well as
news and announcements for and about Lions Click a play button to enjoy a station of your
choice
19
District 32D NewsDistrict 32D News
ABBEVILLE LIONS CLUB
Abbeville Lions Club Arbor Day Celebration in December 2017 at Westwood Elementary School Fourth Graders We planted one tree with the Students help this year We were not able to obtain the tree samplings as in the past years to give them each one to take home
BLYTHEWOOD LIONS CLUB
Our annual Breakfast with Santa held on the 9th of December was another very successful event
Children made crafts at the craft table helped by some very enthusiastic LEOs Vision Screening was
held for anyone wishing to get their vision checked Breakfast always fantastic as Blythewood Lions
know how to cook The biggest hit of the day of course was the big guy himself Santa Happy Holi-
days to all from Blythewood Lions and LEOs
Left Blythewood LEOs from Blythe-wood and Westwood HS
Below Blythewood Lions
20
COLUMBIA NORTHWEST LIONS CLUB
Lion Sandra Shelton President of the Friends of Car-olina School for Inquiry parent group enlisted the service of Lions Kathy Evans and Damon Hodges stu-dents to fill bags with toiletries for local shelters
Lions pictured with the students are (l-r) Sandra Shel-ton Judy Scott amp Victoria Dixon-Mokeba
Columbia Northwest Lions Clubs held their final Shoe Donation Drive Saturday Dec 2nd Total shoes col-lected to date 485 pairs with a few more expected
Pictured with the partial shoe collection is (L-R) Cleo-patra Allen Four Corners International Mission South Carolina Coordinator Judy Scott club President and Belinda Toatley club Director Not pictured was Di-anne Barnes club Secretary
The Columbia NorthWest Lions Club Christmas party held at their local community center on Decem-
ber 7th A fun time was had by all
DG Rhett and Lion President Judy DG Rhett and Lion Melody having fun
Lion Victoria striking a pose
Lions Belinda Sandra and Judy
21
The Mid-Carolina Lions Club has 3 members celebrating January Birthdays and they want to give back Join us on January 20 2018 from 10 am-12pm
Holiday Inn Express amp Suites in Newberry Link to Flyer and Invitation
Mid Carolina Three new Lions induct-
ed and two returning at recent Mid
Carolina Lions meeting
Mid Carolina VCC Rick Pressly inducts
new Mid Carolina Lions in Dec
Mid Carolina Lions with new Legacy
Project signage provided by Legacy
grant from LCIF
MID CAROLINA LIONS CLUB
RIVER HILLSLAKE WYLIE LIONS CLUB
The childrenrsquos choir from the South Carolina School for the Deaf and Blind performed during the River HillsLake Wylie Lions Club annual holiday dinner on Tuesday Dec 5 at the River Hills Country Club Link to complete article
Frank Van Leer center is named a Melvin Jones Fellow during
the River HillsLake Wylie Lions holiday dinner on Dec 2 He is
joined by previous MJ Fellows Bob Daley l and Dick Lewis
22
THE MATHEWS LIONS CLUB
Centennial Legacy Project
The Mathews Lions Club presents a study carrel and two chairs to the Greenwood County Public Library This was their community Centennial Leg-
acy Project along with their statewide involvement in the Centennial Legacy Project at the South Carolina School for the Deaf and Blind Outdoors Recreation and Learning Park
The group picture includes (left to right) Lion Claudia Dority Club Vice President Lion Robert Abercrombie Club Director Lion Pat Abercrombie Club President Lion David Dority MD32 Council Chairperson Prudence Taylor Directory of the Greenwood County Library and Julie Horton Club Membership Chairperson
FORT MILL AND TEGA CAY LIONS CLUB
Fort Mill Lions Club and Tega Cay Lions Club share a school district and either work together to service the
district or split the district schools according to accessibility to the club At any rate we need to collaborate to
make sure all of Fort Mill School District is served When Fort Mill Lions Club disbanded two years ago Tega
Cay took up the slack for Peace Poster and served all 4 middle schools The 20172018 school year saw a 5th
middle school (Pleasant Knoll Middle School) and the resurgence of the Fort Mill Lions Club We are happy to
say the Fort Mill Lions Clubrsquos first major service project was reclaiming the Peace Poster Contest for Fort Mill
and Banks Road Middle Schools Tega Cay continues with Gold Hill and Springfield Middle Schools and started
the Peace Poster Contest at the new Pleasant Knoll Middle School Malory Mason a 7th grader from Pleas-
ant Knoll Middle School was this years District D winner
Tega Cay Lions Club ndashSpringfield Middle Pleasant Knoll Middle and Gold Hill Middle
Fort Mill Lions ClubmdashBanks Trail Middle Fort Mill Lions ClubmdashFort Mill Middle
23
WINNSBORO LIONS CLUB
Winnsboro DG Rhett Hair inducts 3 new
Lions into the Winnsboro Lions Club at
their recent Christmas celebration
Winnsboro Lions Club held its annual
Christmas gathering and enjoyed the
presence of 67 members and guests as
well as several prospective members
Winnsboro Lions President Bill Haslett presents
a Presidents Service Recognition Certificate to
Lions Margaret and Gene Holmes
24
News from International News from International
NEVER STOP LEARNING (or relearning what we have forgotten) LCI offers leadership training materialsresources which include a mix of curriculum materials speaking presentations with notes and activity guides Each month The Palmetto Lion will feature a different training opportunity Here in the Lions Learning Center you can learn and practice key leadership skills for your role as a Lions leader and to be successful in all your projects Courses are categorized by four key skills Leadership Man-aging Others Achieving Results and Communication These courses typically take 30 to 60 minutes to com-plete If you are new to LLC you will need to create an account Please have your Lions Member ID number ready
In addition to the training materials offered on the Training MaterialsResources Page check out the learning opportunities through Lions University Lions University is offered by the USACanada Lions Leadership Forum
December 2017 January 2018 International Calendar (httpmemberslionsclubsorgENeventscalendarphpaugust)
January 7-13 LCIF Week January 8-14 Worldwide Week of Service to Fight Hunger
January 13 Melvin Jonesrsquo birthday
January 15 Peace Poster Kits go on sale from Club Supplies Sales
February 1 International Peace Poster contest winners will be notified on or before this date
February 8 Application deadline for Standard Core 4 and IAG grants to be reviewed at the May 2018 board meeting
Read the January 2018 edition of ldquoLion Magazinerdquo here February
2018 edition will be the first online only version
httpdigitallionmagazineorgpublicationm=6639ampl=1
issue_id462736viewcontentsBrowser
25
We want to hear from everyone Make sure to send in your pictures and
short articles to your District Palmetto Lion Rep
District Rep Email
32 A Rita Spiess
ritaspiessattnet
32 B Bev Long
blong8scrrcom
32 C Matt Jones
mjonesscrrcom
32D
Melody Hair hairmelodyyahoocom
MD 32 CALENDAR OF EVENTS January 19-21 2018 Tennessee Lions Leadership Institute ndash Manchester Tenn
January 26-29 2018 Faculty Development Institute ndash Atlanta Ga
January 31 2018 Lion of the Year ndash DEADLINE for Nominations (Chairperson IPCC Anette Hart Comm Members PDG Wes Corrothers Pat Friday Bonnie Stephenson and Paul Dove )
January 31 2018 SC Hall of Fame ndash DEADLINE for Nominations (District 32D ndash Chairperson VCC Rick Pressly Comm Members CC David Dority and IPDG Paul Dove)
February 16-17 2018
Combined ldquoBrdquo and ldquoCrdquo Mid-Winter Crowne Plaza 4831 Tanger Outlet Blvd N Charleston SC 29418 Please complete the registration and enclose proper remittance REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS February 2nd 2018
March 2-3 2018 Combined ldquoArdquo and ldquoDrdquo Mid-Winter
THE INN ON THE SQUARE GREENWOOD SOUTH CAROLINA Late Fee After February 20 is $1000
March 22-25th 2018 Florida Regional Lions Leadership Institute
Fruitland FL
April 10 2018 2018 Research Symposium MUSC ndash Storm Eye Institute
April 20-21 2018 SC State Convention
Doubletree by Hilton 2100 Bush River Rd Columbia SC 29223 Registration (TBD) Program Ad Information (Deadline 4818)
June 7mdash9 2018 Mississippi Lions Leadership Institute
Ocean Springs MS
18
MESSAGE FROM DISTRICT 32-D GOVERNOR RHETT HAIR
Namaste
We have started the New Year Now the 101st year of lions We are preparing the District Conven-tions A and D together B and C together to prepare for the com-bining of the Multiple Districts into two Even though it is the second half of the Lions year nothing is slowing down We con-tinue to prepare for Joint District Convention Our hats off to Li-ons Bobbie Dove and Art Smith for their work Work on the Mer-ger continues with the development of the new District Constitu-tion amp By Laws Our new officers are working on their intents and their clubrsquos endorsements Work continues on the State MD Con-vention Thanks to PDG Pat Friday and Lion Melody Hair for your efforts
We are developing our plans for our District Officer Training for next year We are looking at the NewberryClinton area for May Some questions for the District
What can we do to get more participation from the Clubs
How do we make the training more meaningful you
Your Participation is welcomed and your input makes a differ-ence The District is a Team We Win or Lose together Let me know what you think fffiremedic19yahoocom
Please keep all of our Lions Families in your prayers especially those who have had losses this Holiday Season
WE Serve
Rhett Hair District Governor 32-D
2016-2017
97 Brooks Quarry Road Winnsboro SC 29180
C 803-261-4758 fffiremedic19yahoocom
Did you know about LCI Online Radio
Lions Clubs online internet radio is free streaming music for your listening pleasure as well as
news and announcements for and about Lions Click a play button to enjoy a station of your
choice
19
District 32D NewsDistrict 32D News
ABBEVILLE LIONS CLUB
Abbeville Lions Club Arbor Day Celebration in December 2017 at Westwood Elementary School Fourth Graders We planted one tree with the Students help this year We were not able to obtain the tree samplings as in the past years to give them each one to take home
BLYTHEWOOD LIONS CLUB
Our annual Breakfast with Santa held on the 9th of December was another very successful event
Children made crafts at the craft table helped by some very enthusiastic LEOs Vision Screening was
held for anyone wishing to get their vision checked Breakfast always fantastic as Blythewood Lions
know how to cook The biggest hit of the day of course was the big guy himself Santa Happy Holi-
days to all from Blythewood Lions and LEOs
Left Blythewood LEOs from Blythe-wood and Westwood HS
Below Blythewood Lions
20
COLUMBIA NORTHWEST LIONS CLUB
Lion Sandra Shelton President of the Friends of Car-olina School for Inquiry parent group enlisted the service of Lions Kathy Evans and Damon Hodges stu-dents to fill bags with toiletries for local shelters
Lions pictured with the students are (l-r) Sandra Shel-ton Judy Scott amp Victoria Dixon-Mokeba
Columbia Northwest Lions Clubs held their final Shoe Donation Drive Saturday Dec 2nd Total shoes col-lected to date 485 pairs with a few more expected
Pictured with the partial shoe collection is (L-R) Cleo-patra Allen Four Corners International Mission South Carolina Coordinator Judy Scott club President and Belinda Toatley club Director Not pictured was Di-anne Barnes club Secretary
The Columbia NorthWest Lions Club Christmas party held at their local community center on Decem-
ber 7th A fun time was had by all
DG Rhett and Lion President Judy DG Rhett and Lion Melody having fun
Lion Victoria striking a pose
Lions Belinda Sandra and Judy
21
The Mid-Carolina Lions Club has 3 members celebrating January Birthdays and they want to give back Join us on January 20 2018 from 10 am-12pm
Holiday Inn Express amp Suites in Newberry Link to Flyer and Invitation
Mid Carolina Three new Lions induct-
ed and two returning at recent Mid
Carolina Lions meeting
Mid Carolina VCC Rick Pressly inducts
new Mid Carolina Lions in Dec
Mid Carolina Lions with new Legacy
Project signage provided by Legacy
grant from LCIF
MID CAROLINA LIONS CLUB
RIVER HILLSLAKE WYLIE LIONS CLUB
The childrenrsquos choir from the South Carolina School for the Deaf and Blind performed during the River HillsLake Wylie Lions Club annual holiday dinner on Tuesday Dec 5 at the River Hills Country Club Link to complete article
Frank Van Leer center is named a Melvin Jones Fellow during
the River HillsLake Wylie Lions holiday dinner on Dec 2 He is
joined by previous MJ Fellows Bob Daley l and Dick Lewis
22
THE MATHEWS LIONS CLUB
Centennial Legacy Project
The Mathews Lions Club presents a study carrel and two chairs to the Greenwood County Public Library This was their community Centennial Leg-
acy Project along with their statewide involvement in the Centennial Legacy Project at the South Carolina School for the Deaf and Blind Outdoors Recreation and Learning Park
The group picture includes (left to right) Lion Claudia Dority Club Vice President Lion Robert Abercrombie Club Director Lion Pat Abercrombie Club President Lion David Dority MD32 Council Chairperson Prudence Taylor Directory of the Greenwood County Library and Julie Horton Club Membership Chairperson
FORT MILL AND TEGA CAY LIONS CLUB
Fort Mill Lions Club and Tega Cay Lions Club share a school district and either work together to service the
district or split the district schools according to accessibility to the club At any rate we need to collaborate to
make sure all of Fort Mill School District is served When Fort Mill Lions Club disbanded two years ago Tega
Cay took up the slack for Peace Poster and served all 4 middle schools The 20172018 school year saw a 5th
middle school (Pleasant Knoll Middle School) and the resurgence of the Fort Mill Lions Club We are happy to
say the Fort Mill Lions Clubrsquos first major service project was reclaiming the Peace Poster Contest for Fort Mill
and Banks Road Middle Schools Tega Cay continues with Gold Hill and Springfield Middle Schools and started
the Peace Poster Contest at the new Pleasant Knoll Middle School Malory Mason a 7th grader from Pleas-
ant Knoll Middle School was this years District D winner
Tega Cay Lions Club ndashSpringfield Middle Pleasant Knoll Middle and Gold Hill Middle
Fort Mill Lions ClubmdashBanks Trail Middle Fort Mill Lions ClubmdashFort Mill Middle
23
WINNSBORO LIONS CLUB
Winnsboro DG Rhett Hair inducts 3 new
Lions into the Winnsboro Lions Club at
their recent Christmas celebration
Winnsboro Lions Club held its annual
Christmas gathering and enjoyed the
presence of 67 members and guests as
well as several prospective members
Winnsboro Lions President Bill Haslett presents
a Presidents Service Recognition Certificate to
Lions Margaret and Gene Holmes
24
News from International News from International
NEVER STOP LEARNING (or relearning what we have forgotten) LCI offers leadership training materialsresources which include a mix of curriculum materials speaking presentations with notes and activity guides Each month The Palmetto Lion will feature a different training opportunity Here in the Lions Learning Center you can learn and practice key leadership skills for your role as a Lions leader and to be successful in all your projects Courses are categorized by four key skills Leadership Man-aging Others Achieving Results and Communication These courses typically take 30 to 60 minutes to com-plete If you are new to LLC you will need to create an account Please have your Lions Member ID number ready
In addition to the training materials offered on the Training MaterialsResources Page check out the learning opportunities through Lions University Lions University is offered by the USACanada Lions Leadership Forum
December 2017 January 2018 International Calendar (httpmemberslionsclubsorgENeventscalendarphpaugust)
January 7-13 LCIF Week January 8-14 Worldwide Week of Service to Fight Hunger
January 13 Melvin Jonesrsquo birthday
January 15 Peace Poster Kits go on sale from Club Supplies Sales
February 1 International Peace Poster contest winners will be notified on or before this date
February 8 Application deadline for Standard Core 4 and IAG grants to be reviewed at the May 2018 board meeting
Read the January 2018 edition of ldquoLion Magazinerdquo here February
2018 edition will be the first online only version
httpdigitallionmagazineorgpublicationm=6639ampl=1
issue_id462736viewcontentsBrowser
25
We want to hear from everyone Make sure to send in your pictures and
short articles to your District Palmetto Lion Rep
District Rep Email
32 A Rita Spiess
ritaspiessattnet
32 B Bev Long
blong8scrrcom
32 C Matt Jones
mjonesscrrcom
32D
Melody Hair hairmelodyyahoocom
MD 32 CALENDAR OF EVENTS January 19-21 2018 Tennessee Lions Leadership Institute ndash Manchester Tenn
January 26-29 2018 Faculty Development Institute ndash Atlanta Ga
January 31 2018 Lion of the Year ndash DEADLINE for Nominations (Chairperson IPCC Anette Hart Comm Members PDG Wes Corrothers Pat Friday Bonnie Stephenson and Paul Dove )
January 31 2018 SC Hall of Fame ndash DEADLINE for Nominations (District 32D ndash Chairperson VCC Rick Pressly Comm Members CC David Dority and IPDG Paul Dove)
February 16-17 2018
Combined ldquoBrdquo and ldquoCrdquo Mid-Winter Crowne Plaza 4831 Tanger Outlet Blvd N Charleston SC 29418 Please complete the registration and enclose proper remittance REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS February 2nd 2018
March 2-3 2018 Combined ldquoArdquo and ldquoDrdquo Mid-Winter
THE INN ON THE SQUARE GREENWOOD SOUTH CAROLINA Late Fee After February 20 is $1000
March 22-25th 2018 Florida Regional Lions Leadership Institute
Fruitland FL
April 10 2018 2018 Research Symposium MUSC ndash Storm Eye Institute
April 20-21 2018 SC State Convention
Doubletree by Hilton 2100 Bush River Rd Columbia SC 29223 Registration (TBD) Program Ad Information (Deadline 4818)
June 7mdash9 2018 Mississippi Lions Leadership Institute
Ocean Springs MS
19
District 32D NewsDistrict 32D News
ABBEVILLE LIONS CLUB
Abbeville Lions Club Arbor Day Celebration in December 2017 at Westwood Elementary School Fourth Graders We planted one tree with the Students help this year We were not able to obtain the tree samplings as in the past years to give them each one to take home
BLYTHEWOOD LIONS CLUB
Our annual Breakfast with Santa held on the 9th of December was another very successful event
Children made crafts at the craft table helped by some very enthusiastic LEOs Vision Screening was
held for anyone wishing to get their vision checked Breakfast always fantastic as Blythewood Lions
know how to cook The biggest hit of the day of course was the big guy himself Santa Happy Holi-
days to all from Blythewood Lions and LEOs
Left Blythewood LEOs from Blythe-wood and Westwood HS
Below Blythewood Lions
20
COLUMBIA NORTHWEST LIONS CLUB
Lion Sandra Shelton President of the Friends of Car-olina School for Inquiry parent group enlisted the service of Lions Kathy Evans and Damon Hodges stu-dents to fill bags with toiletries for local shelters
Lions pictured with the students are (l-r) Sandra Shel-ton Judy Scott amp Victoria Dixon-Mokeba
Columbia Northwest Lions Clubs held their final Shoe Donation Drive Saturday Dec 2nd Total shoes col-lected to date 485 pairs with a few more expected
Pictured with the partial shoe collection is (L-R) Cleo-patra Allen Four Corners International Mission South Carolina Coordinator Judy Scott club President and Belinda Toatley club Director Not pictured was Di-anne Barnes club Secretary
The Columbia NorthWest Lions Club Christmas party held at their local community center on Decem-
ber 7th A fun time was had by all
DG Rhett and Lion President Judy DG Rhett and Lion Melody having fun
Lion Victoria striking a pose
Lions Belinda Sandra and Judy
21
The Mid-Carolina Lions Club has 3 members celebrating January Birthdays and they want to give back Join us on January 20 2018 from 10 am-12pm
Holiday Inn Express amp Suites in Newberry Link to Flyer and Invitation
Mid Carolina Three new Lions induct-
ed and two returning at recent Mid
Carolina Lions meeting
Mid Carolina VCC Rick Pressly inducts
new Mid Carolina Lions in Dec
Mid Carolina Lions with new Legacy
Project signage provided by Legacy
grant from LCIF
MID CAROLINA LIONS CLUB
RIVER HILLSLAKE WYLIE LIONS CLUB
The childrenrsquos choir from the South Carolina School for the Deaf and Blind performed during the River HillsLake Wylie Lions Club annual holiday dinner on Tuesday Dec 5 at the River Hills Country Club Link to complete article
Frank Van Leer center is named a Melvin Jones Fellow during
the River HillsLake Wylie Lions holiday dinner on Dec 2 He is
joined by previous MJ Fellows Bob Daley l and Dick Lewis
22
THE MATHEWS LIONS CLUB
Centennial Legacy Project
The Mathews Lions Club presents a study carrel and two chairs to the Greenwood County Public Library This was their community Centennial Leg-
acy Project along with their statewide involvement in the Centennial Legacy Project at the South Carolina School for the Deaf and Blind Outdoors Recreation and Learning Park
The group picture includes (left to right) Lion Claudia Dority Club Vice President Lion Robert Abercrombie Club Director Lion Pat Abercrombie Club President Lion David Dority MD32 Council Chairperson Prudence Taylor Directory of the Greenwood County Library and Julie Horton Club Membership Chairperson
FORT MILL AND TEGA CAY LIONS CLUB
Fort Mill Lions Club and Tega Cay Lions Club share a school district and either work together to service the
district or split the district schools according to accessibility to the club At any rate we need to collaborate to
make sure all of Fort Mill School District is served When Fort Mill Lions Club disbanded two years ago Tega
Cay took up the slack for Peace Poster and served all 4 middle schools The 20172018 school year saw a 5th
middle school (Pleasant Knoll Middle School) and the resurgence of the Fort Mill Lions Club We are happy to
say the Fort Mill Lions Clubrsquos first major service project was reclaiming the Peace Poster Contest for Fort Mill
and Banks Road Middle Schools Tega Cay continues with Gold Hill and Springfield Middle Schools and started
the Peace Poster Contest at the new Pleasant Knoll Middle School Malory Mason a 7th grader from Pleas-
ant Knoll Middle School was this years District D winner
Tega Cay Lions Club ndashSpringfield Middle Pleasant Knoll Middle and Gold Hill Middle
Fort Mill Lions ClubmdashBanks Trail Middle Fort Mill Lions ClubmdashFort Mill Middle
23
WINNSBORO LIONS CLUB
Winnsboro DG Rhett Hair inducts 3 new
Lions into the Winnsboro Lions Club at
their recent Christmas celebration
Winnsboro Lions Club held its annual
Christmas gathering and enjoyed the
presence of 67 members and guests as
well as several prospective members
Winnsboro Lions President Bill Haslett presents
a Presidents Service Recognition Certificate to
Lions Margaret and Gene Holmes
24
News from International News from International
NEVER STOP LEARNING (or relearning what we have forgotten) LCI offers leadership training materialsresources which include a mix of curriculum materials speaking presentations with notes and activity guides Each month The Palmetto Lion will feature a different training opportunity Here in the Lions Learning Center you can learn and practice key leadership skills for your role as a Lions leader and to be successful in all your projects Courses are categorized by four key skills Leadership Man-aging Others Achieving Results and Communication These courses typically take 30 to 60 minutes to com-plete If you are new to LLC you will need to create an account Please have your Lions Member ID number ready
In addition to the training materials offered on the Training MaterialsResources Page check out the learning opportunities through Lions University Lions University is offered by the USACanada Lions Leadership Forum
December 2017 January 2018 International Calendar (httpmemberslionsclubsorgENeventscalendarphpaugust)
January 7-13 LCIF Week January 8-14 Worldwide Week of Service to Fight Hunger
January 13 Melvin Jonesrsquo birthday
January 15 Peace Poster Kits go on sale from Club Supplies Sales
February 1 International Peace Poster contest winners will be notified on or before this date
February 8 Application deadline for Standard Core 4 and IAG grants to be reviewed at the May 2018 board meeting
Read the January 2018 edition of ldquoLion Magazinerdquo here February
2018 edition will be the first online only version
httpdigitallionmagazineorgpublicationm=6639ampl=1
issue_id462736viewcontentsBrowser
25
We want to hear from everyone Make sure to send in your pictures and
short articles to your District Palmetto Lion Rep
District Rep Email
32 A Rita Spiess
ritaspiessattnet
32 B Bev Long
blong8scrrcom
32 C Matt Jones
mjonesscrrcom
32D
Melody Hair hairmelodyyahoocom
MD 32 CALENDAR OF EVENTS January 19-21 2018 Tennessee Lions Leadership Institute ndash Manchester Tenn
January 26-29 2018 Faculty Development Institute ndash Atlanta Ga
January 31 2018 Lion of the Year ndash DEADLINE for Nominations (Chairperson IPCC Anette Hart Comm Members PDG Wes Corrothers Pat Friday Bonnie Stephenson and Paul Dove )
January 31 2018 SC Hall of Fame ndash DEADLINE for Nominations (District 32D ndash Chairperson VCC Rick Pressly Comm Members CC David Dority and IPDG Paul Dove)
February 16-17 2018
Combined ldquoBrdquo and ldquoCrdquo Mid-Winter Crowne Plaza 4831 Tanger Outlet Blvd N Charleston SC 29418 Please complete the registration and enclose proper remittance REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS February 2nd 2018
March 2-3 2018 Combined ldquoArdquo and ldquoDrdquo Mid-Winter
THE INN ON THE SQUARE GREENWOOD SOUTH CAROLINA Late Fee After February 20 is $1000
March 22-25th 2018 Florida Regional Lions Leadership Institute
Fruitland FL
April 10 2018 2018 Research Symposium MUSC ndash Storm Eye Institute
April 20-21 2018 SC State Convention
Doubletree by Hilton 2100 Bush River Rd Columbia SC 29223 Registration (TBD) Program Ad Information (Deadline 4818)
June 7mdash9 2018 Mississippi Lions Leadership Institute
Ocean Springs MS
20
COLUMBIA NORTHWEST LIONS CLUB
Lion Sandra Shelton President of the Friends of Car-olina School for Inquiry parent group enlisted the service of Lions Kathy Evans and Damon Hodges stu-dents to fill bags with toiletries for local shelters
Lions pictured with the students are (l-r) Sandra Shel-ton Judy Scott amp Victoria Dixon-Mokeba
Columbia Northwest Lions Clubs held their final Shoe Donation Drive Saturday Dec 2nd Total shoes col-lected to date 485 pairs with a few more expected
Pictured with the partial shoe collection is (L-R) Cleo-patra Allen Four Corners International Mission South Carolina Coordinator Judy Scott club President and Belinda Toatley club Director Not pictured was Di-anne Barnes club Secretary
The Columbia NorthWest Lions Club Christmas party held at their local community center on Decem-
ber 7th A fun time was had by all
DG Rhett and Lion President Judy DG Rhett and Lion Melody having fun
Lion Victoria striking a pose
Lions Belinda Sandra and Judy
21
The Mid-Carolina Lions Club has 3 members celebrating January Birthdays and they want to give back Join us on January 20 2018 from 10 am-12pm
Holiday Inn Express amp Suites in Newberry Link to Flyer and Invitation
Mid Carolina Three new Lions induct-
ed and two returning at recent Mid
Carolina Lions meeting
Mid Carolina VCC Rick Pressly inducts
new Mid Carolina Lions in Dec
Mid Carolina Lions with new Legacy
Project signage provided by Legacy
grant from LCIF
MID CAROLINA LIONS CLUB
RIVER HILLSLAKE WYLIE LIONS CLUB
The childrenrsquos choir from the South Carolina School for the Deaf and Blind performed during the River HillsLake Wylie Lions Club annual holiday dinner on Tuesday Dec 5 at the River Hills Country Club Link to complete article
Frank Van Leer center is named a Melvin Jones Fellow during
the River HillsLake Wylie Lions holiday dinner on Dec 2 He is
joined by previous MJ Fellows Bob Daley l and Dick Lewis
22
THE MATHEWS LIONS CLUB
Centennial Legacy Project
The Mathews Lions Club presents a study carrel and two chairs to the Greenwood County Public Library This was their community Centennial Leg-
acy Project along with their statewide involvement in the Centennial Legacy Project at the South Carolina School for the Deaf and Blind Outdoors Recreation and Learning Park
The group picture includes (left to right) Lion Claudia Dority Club Vice President Lion Robert Abercrombie Club Director Lion Pat Abercrombie Club President Lion David Dority MD32 Council Chairperson Prudence Taylor Directory of the Greenwood County Library and Julie Horton Club Membership Chairperson
FORT MILL AND TEGA CAY LIONS CLUB
Fort Mill Lions Club and Tega Cay Lions Club share a school district and either work together to service the
district or split the district schools according to accessibility to the club At any rate we need to collaborate to
make sure all of Fort Mill School District is served When Fort Mill Lions Club disbanded two years ago Tega
Cay took up the slack for Peace Poster and served all 4 middle schools The 20172018 school year saw a 5th
middle school (Pleasant Knoll Middle School) and the resurgence of the Fort Mill Lions Club We are happy to
say the Fort Mill Lions Clubrsquos first major service project was reclaiming the Peace Poster Contest for Fort Mill
and Banks Road Middle Schools Tega Cay continues with Gold Hill and Springfield Middle Schools and started
the Peace Poster Contest at the new Pleasant Knoll Middle School Malory Mason a 7th grader from Pleas-
ant Knoll Middle School was this years District D winner
Tega Cay Lions Club ndashSpringfield Middle Pleasant Knoll Middle and Gold Hill Middle
Fort Mill Lions ClubmdashBanks Trail Middle Fort Mill Lions ClubmdashFort Mill Middle
23
WINNSBORO LIONS CLUB
Winnsboro DG Rhett Hair inducts 3 new
Lions into the Winnsboro Lions Club at
their recent Christmas celebration
Winnsboro Lions Club held its annual
Christmas gathering and enjoyed the
presence of 67 members and guests as
well as several prospective members
Winnsboro Lions President Bill Haslett presents
a Presidents Service Recognition Certificate to
Lions Margaret and Gene Holmes
24
News from International News from International
NEVER STOP LEARNING (or relearning what we have forgotten) LCI offers leadership training materialsresources which include a mix of curriculum materials speaking presentations with notes and activity guides Each month The Palmetto Lion will feature a different training opportunity Here in the Lions Learning Center you can learn and practice key leadership skills for your role as a Lions leader and to be successful in all your projects Courses are categorized by four key skills Leadership Man-aging Others Achieving Results and Communication These courses typically take 30 to 60 minutes to com-plete If you are new to LLC you will need to create an account Please have your Lions Member ID number ready
In addition to the training materials offered on the Training MaterialsResources Page check out the learning opportunities through Lions University Lions University is offered by the USACanada Lions Leadership Forum
December 2017 January 2018 International Calendar (httpmemberslionsclubsorgENeventscalendarphpaugust)
January 7-13 LCIF Week January 8-14 Worldwide Week of Service to Fight Hunger
January 13 Melvin Jonesrsquo birthday
January 15 Peace Poster Kits go on sale from Club Supplies Sales
February 1 International Peace Poster contest winners will be notified on or before this date
February 8 Application deadline for Standard Core 4 and IAG grants to be reviewed at the May 2018 board meeting
Read the January 2018 edition of ldquoLion Magazinerdquo here February
2018 edition will be the first online only version
httpdigitallionmagazineorgpublicationm=6639ampl=1
issue_id462736viewcontentsBrowser
25
We want to hear from everyone Make sure to send in your pictures and
short articles to your District Palmetto Lion Rep
District Rep Email
32 A Rita Spiess
ritaspiessattnet
32 B Bev Long
blong8scrrcom
32 C Matt Jones
mjonesscrrcom
32D
Melody Hair hairmelodyyahoocom
MD 32 CALENDAR OF EVENTS January 19-21 2018 Tennessee Lions Leadership Institute ndash Manchester Tenn
January 26-29 2018 Faculty Development Institute ndash Atlanta Ga
January 31 2018 Lion of the Year ndash DEADLINE for Nominations (Chairperson IPCC Anette Hart Comm Members PDG Wes Corrothers Pat Friday Bonnie Stephenson and Paul Dove )
January 31 2018 SC Hall of Fame ndash DEADLINE for Nominations (District 32D ndash Chairperson VCC Rick Pressly Comm Members CC David Dority and IPDG Paul Dove)
February 16-17 2018
Combined ldquoBrdquo and ldquoCrdquo Mid-Winter Crowne Plaza 4831 Tanger Outlet Blvd N Charleston SC 29418 Please complete the registration and enclose proper remittance REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS February 2nd 2018
March 2-3 2018 Combined ldquoArdquo and ldquoDrdquo Mid-Winter
THE INN ON THE SQUARE GREENWOOD SOUTH CAROLINA Late Fee After February 20 is $1000
March 22-25th 2018 Florida Regional Lions Leadership Institute
Fruitland FL
April 10 2018 2018 Research Symposium MUSC ndash Storm Eye Institute
April 20-21 2018 SC State Convention
Doubletree by Hilton 2100 Bush River Rd Columbia SC 29223 Registration (TBD) Program Ad Information (Deadline 4818)
June 7mdash9 2018 Mississippi Lions Leadership Institute
Ocean Springs MS
21
The Mid-Carolina Lions Club has 3 members celebrating January Birthdays and they want to give back Join us on January 20 2018 from 10 am-12pm
Holiday Inn Express amp Suites in Newberry Link to Flyer and Invitation
Mid Carolina Three new Lions induct-
ed and two returning at recent Mid
Carolina Lions meeting
Mid Carolina VCC Rick Pressly inducts
new Mid Carolina Lions in Dec
Mid Carolina Lions with new Legacy
Project signage provided by Legacy
grant from LCIF
MID CAROLINA LIONS CLUB
RIVER HILLSLAKE WYLIE LIONS CLUB
The childrenrsquos choir from the South Carolina School for the Deaf and Blind performed during the River HillsLake Wylie Lions Club annual holiday dinner on Tuesday Dec 5 at the River Hills Country Club Link to complete article
Frank Van Leer center is named a Melvin Jones Fellow during
the River HillsLake Wylie Lions holiday dinner on Dec 2 He is
joined by previous MJ Fellows Bob Daley l and Dick Lewis
22
THE MATHEWS LIONS CLUB
Centennial Legacy Project
The Mathews Lions Club presents a study carrel and two chairs to the Greenwood County Public Library This was their community Centennial Leg-
acy Project along with their statewide involvement in the Centennial Legacy Project at the South Carolina School for the Deaf and Blind Outdoors Recreation and Learning Park
The group picture includes (left to right) Lion Claudia Dority Club Vice President Lion Robert Abercrombie Club Director Lion Pat Abercrombie Club President Lion David Dority MD32 Council Chairperson Prudence Taylor Directory of the Greenwood County Library and Julie Horton Club Membership Chairperson
FORT MILL AND TEGA CAY LIONS CLUB
Fort Mill Lions Club and Tega Cay Lions Club share a school district and either work together to service the
district or split the district schools according to accessibility to the club At any rate we need to collaborate to
make sure all of Fort Mill School District is served When Fort Mill Lions Club disbanded two years ago Tega
Cay took up the slack for Peace Poster and served all 4 middle schools The 20172018 school year saw a 5th
middle school (Pleasant Knoll Middle School) and the resurgence of the Fort Mill Lions Club We are happy to
say the Fort Mill Lions Clubrsquos first major service project was reclaiming the Peace Poster Contest for Fort Mill
and Banks Road Middle Schools Tega Cay continues with Gold Hill and Springfield Middle Schools and started
the Peace Poster Contest at the new Pleasant Knoll Middle School Malory Mason a 7th grader from Pleas-
ant Knoll Middle School was this years District D winner
Tega Cay Lions Club ndashSpringfield Middle Pleasant Knoll Middle and Gold Hill Middle
Fort Mill Lions ClubmdashBanks Trail Middle Fort Mill Lions ClubmdashFort Mill Middle
23
WINNSBORO LIONS CLUB
Winnsboro DG Rhett Hair inducts 3 new
Lions into the Winnsboro Lions Club at
their recent Christmas celebration
Winnsboro Lions Club held its annual
Christmas gathering and enjoyed the
presence of 67 members and guests as
well as several prospective members
Winnsboro Lions President Bill Haslett presents
a Presidents Service Recognition Certificate to
Lions Margaret and Gene Holmes
24
News from International News from International
NEVER STOP LEARNING (or relearning what we have forgotten) LCI offers leadership training materialsresources which include a mix of curriculum materials speaking presentations with notes and activity guides Each month The Palmetto Lion will feature a different training opportunity Here in the Lions Learning Center you can learn and practice key leadership skills for your role as a Lions leader and to be successful in all your projects Courses are categorized by four key skills Leadership Man-aging Others Achieving Results and Communication These courses typically take 30 to 60 minutes to com-plete If you are new to LLC you will need to create an account Please have your Lions Member ID number ready
In addition to the training materials offered on the Training MaterialsResources Page check out the learning opportunities through Lions University Lions University is offered by the USACanada Lions Leadership Forum
December 2017 January 2018 International Calendar (httpmemberslionsclubsorgENeventscalendarphpaugust)
January 7-13 LCIF Week January 8-14 Worldwide Week of Service to Fight Hunger
January 13 Melvin Jonesrsquo birthday
January 15 Peace Poster Kits go on sale from Club Supplies Sales
February 1 International Peace Poster contest winners will be notified on or before this date
February 8 Application deadline for Standard Core 4 and IAG grants to be reviewed at the May 2018 board meeting
Read the January 2018 edition of ldquoLion Magazinerdquo here February
2018 edition will be the first online only version
httpdigitallionmagazineorgpublicationm=6639ampl=1
issue_id462736viewcontentsBrowser
25
We want to hear from everyone Make sure to send in your pictures and
short articles to your District Palmetto Lion Rep
District Rep Email
32 A Rita Spiess
ritaspiessattnet
32 B Bev Long
blong8scrrcom
32 C Matt Jones
mjonesscrrcom
32D
Melody Hair hairmelodyyahoocom
MD 32 CALENDAR OF EVENTS January 19-21 2018 Tennessee Lions Leadership Institute ndash Manchester Tenn
January 26-29 2018 Faculty Development Institute ndash Atlanta Ga
January 31 2018 Lion of the Year ndash DEADLINE for Nominations (Chairperson IPCC Anette Hart Comm Members PDG Wes Corrothers Pat Friday Bonnie Stephenson and Paul Dove )
January 31 2018 SC Hall of Fame ndash DEADLINE for Nominations (District 32D ndash Chairperson VCC Rick Pressly Comm Members CC David Dority and IPDG Paul Dove)
February 16-17 2018
Combined ldquoBrdquo and ldquoCrdquo Mid-Winter Crowne Plaza 4831 Tanger Outlet Blvd N Charleston SC 29418 Please complete the registration and enclose proper remittance REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS February 2nd 2018
March 2-3 2018 Combined ldquoArdquo and ldquoDrdquo Mid-Winter
THE INN ON THE SQUARE GREENWOOD SOUTH CAROLINA Late Fee After February 20 is $1000
March 22-25th 2018 Florida Regional Lions Leadership Institute
Fruitland FL
April 10 2018 2018 Research Symposium MUSC ndash Storm Eye Institute
April 20-21 2018 SC State Convention
Doubletree by Hilton 2100 Bush River Rd Columbia SC 29223 Registration (TBD) Program Ad Information (Deadline 4818)
June 7mdash9 2018 Mississippi Lions Leadership Institute
Ocean Springs MS
22
THE MATHEWS LIONS CLUB
Centennial Legacy Project
The Mathews Lions Club presents a study carrel and two chairs to the Greenwood County Public Library This was their community Centennial Leg-
acy Project along with their statewide involvement in the Centennial Legacy Project at the South Carolina School for the Deaf and Blind Outdoors Recreation and Learning Park
The group picture includes (left to right) Lion Claudia Dority Club Vice President Lion Robert Abercrombie Club Director Lion Pat Abercrombie Club President Lion David Dority MD32 Council Chairperson Prudence Taylor Directory of the Greenwood County Library and Julie Horton Club Membership Chairperson
FORT MILL AND TEGA CAY LIONS CLUB
Fort Mill Lions Club and Tega Cay Lions Club share a school district and either work together to service the
district or split the district schools according to accessibility to the club At any rate we need to collaborate to
make sure all of Fort Mill School District is served When Fort Mill Lions Club disbanded two years ago Tega
Cay took up the slack for Peace Poster and served all 4 middle schools The 20172018 school year saw a 5th
middle school (Pleasant Knoll Middle School) and the resurgence of the Fort Mill Lions Club We are happy to
say the Fort Mill Lions Clubrsquos first major service project was reclaiming the Peace Poster Contest for Fort Mill
and Banks Road Middle Schools Tega Cay continues with Gold Hill and Springfield Middle Schools and started
the Peace Poster Contest at the new Pleasant Knoll Middle School Malory Mason a 7th grader from Pleas-
ant Knoll Middle School was this years District D winner
Tega Cay Lions Club ndashSpringfield Middle Pleasant Knoll Middle and Gold Hill Middle
Fort Mill Lions ClubmdashBanks Trail Middle Fort Mill Lions ClubmdashFort Mill Middle
23
WINNSBORO LIONS CLUB
Winnsboro DG Rhett Hair inducts 3 new
Lions into the Winnsboro Lions Club at
their recent Christmas celebration
Winnsboro Lions Club held its annual
Christmas gathering and enjoyed the
presence of 67 members and guests as
well as several prospective members
Winnsboro Lions President Bill Haslett presents
a Presidents Service Recognition Certificate to
Lions Margaret and Gene Holmes
24
News from International News from International
NEVER STOP LEARNING (or relearning what we have forgotten) LCI offers leadership training materialsresources which include a mix of curriculum materials speaking presentations with notes and activity guides Each month The Palmetto Lion will feature a different training opportunity Here in the Lions Learning Center you can learn and practice key leadership skills for your role as a Lions leader and to be successful in all your projects Courses are categorized by four key skills Leadership Man-aging Others Achieving Results and Communication These courses typically take 30 to 60 minutes to com-plete If you are new to LLC you will need to create an account Please have your Lions Member ID number ready
In addition to the training materials offered on the Training MaterialsResources Page check out the learning opportunities through Lions University Lions University is offered by the USACanada Lions Leadership Forum
December 2017 January 2018 International Calendar (httpmemberslionsclubsorgENeventscalendarphpaugust)
January 7-13 LCIF Week January 8-14 Worldwide Week of Service to Fight Hunger
January 13 Melvin Jonesrsquo birthday
January 15 Peace Poster Kits go on sale from Club Supplies Sales
February 1 International Peace Poster contest winners will be notified on or before this date
February 8 Application deadline for Standard Core 4 and IAG grants to be reviewed at the May 2018 board meeting
Read the January 2018 edition of ldquoLion Magazinerdquo here February
2018 edition will be the first online only version
httpdigitallionmagazineorgpublicationm=6639ampl=1
issue_id462736viewcontentsBrowser
25
We want to hear from everyone Make sure to send in your pictures and
short articles to your District Palmetto Lion Rep
District Rep Email
32 A Rita Spiess
ritaspiessattnet
32 B Bev Long
blong8scrrcom
32 C Matt Jones
mjonesscrrcom
32D
Melody Hair hairmelodyyahoocom
MD 32 CALENDAR OF EVENTS January 19-21 2018 Tennessee Lions Leadership Institute ndash Manchester Tenn
January 26-29 2018 Faculty Development Institute ndash Atlanta Ga
January 31 2018 Lion of the Year ndash DEADLINE for Nominations (Chairperson IPCC Anette Hart Comm Members PDG Wes Corrothers Pat Friday Bonnie Stephenson and Paul Dove )
January 31 2018 SC Hall of Fame ndash DEADLINE for Nominations (District 32D ndash Chairperson VCC Rick Pressly Comm Members CC David Dority and IPDG Paul Dove)
February 16-17 2018
Combined ldquoBrdquo and ldquoCrdquo Mid-Winter Crowne Plaza 4831 Tanger Outlet Blvd N Charleston SC 29418 Please complete the registration and enclose proper remittance REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS February 2nd 2018
March 2-3 2018 Combined ldquoArdquo and ldquoDrdquo Mid-Winter
THE INN ON THE SQUARE GREENWOOD SOUTH CAROLINA Late Fee After February 20 is $1000
March 22-25th 2018 Florida Regional Lions Leadership Institute
Fruitland FL
April 10 2018 2018 Research Symposium MUSC ndash Storm Eye Institute
April 20-21 2018 SC State Convention
Doubletree by Hilton 2100 Bush River Rd Columbia SC 29223 Registration (TBD) Program Ad Information (Deadline 4818)
June 7mdash9 2018 Mississippi Lions Leadership Institute
Ocean Springs MS
23
WINNSBORO LIONS CLUB
Winnsboro DG Rhett Hair inducts 3 new
Lions into the Winnsboro Lions Club at
their recent Christmas celebration
Winnsboro Lions Club held its annual
Christmas gathering and enjoyed the
presence of 67 members and guests as
well as several prospective members
Winnsboro Lions President Bill Haslett presents
a Presidents Service Recognition Certificate to
Lions Margaret and Gene Holmes
24
News from International News from International
NEVER STOP LEARNING (or relearning what we have forgotten) LCI offers leadership training materialsresources which include a mix of curriculum materials speaking presentations with notes and activity guides Each month The Palmetto Lion will feature a different training opportunity Here in the Lions Learning Center you can learn and practice key leadership skills for your role as a Lions leader and to be successful in all your projects Courses are categorized by four key skills Leadership Man-aging Others Achieving Results and Communication These courses typically take 30 to 60 minutes to com-plete If you are new to LLC you will need to create an account Please have your Lions Member ID number ready
In addition to the training materials offered on the Training MaterialsResources Page check out the learning opportunities through Lions University Lions University is offered by the USACanada Lions Leadership Forum
December 2017 January 2018 International Calendar (httpmemberslionsclubsorgENeventscalendarphpaugust)
January 7-13 LCIF Week January 8-14 Worldwide Week of Service to Fight Hunger
January 13 Melvin Jonesrsquo birthday
January 15 Peace Poster Kits go on sale from Club Supplies Sales
February 1 International Peace Poster contest winners will be notified on or before this date
February 8 Application deadline for Standard Core 4 and IAG grants to be reviewed at the May 2018 board meeting
Read the January 2018 edition of ldquoLion Magazinerdquo here February
2018 edition will be the first online only version
httpdigitallionmagazineorgpublicationm=6639ampl=1
issue_id462736viewcontentsBrowser
25
We want to hear from everyone Make sure to send in your pictures and
short articles to your District Palmetto Lion Rep
District Rep Email
32 A Rita Spiess
ritaspiessattnet
32 B Bev Long
blong8scrrcom
32 C Matt Jones
mjonesscrrcom
32D
Melody Hair hairmelodyyahoocom
MD 32 CALENDAR OF EVENTS January 19-21 2018 Tennessee Lions Leadership Institute ndash Manchester Tenn
January 26-29 2018 Faculty Development Institute ndash Atlanta Ga
January 31 2018 Lion of the Year ndash DEADLINE for Nominations (Chairperson IPCC Anette Hart Comm Members PDG Wes Corrothers Pat Friday Bonnie Stephenson and Paul Dove )
January 31 2018 SC Hall of Fame ndash DEADLINE for Nominations (District 32D ndash Chairperson VCC Rick Pressly Comm Members CC David Dority and IPDG Paul Dove)
February 16-17 2018
Combined ldquoBrdquo and ldquoCrdquo Mid-Winter Crowne Plaza 4831 Tanger Outlet Blvd N Charleston SC 29418 Please complete the registration and enclose proper remittance REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS February 2nd 2018
March 2-3 2018 Combined ldquoArdquo and ldquoDrdquo Mid-Winter
THE INN ON THE SQUARE GREENWOOD SOUTH CAROLINA Late Fee After February 20 is $1000
March 22-25th 2018 Florida Regional Lions Leadership Institute
Fruitland FL
April 10 2018 2018 Research Symposium MUSC ndash Storm Eye Institute
April 20-21 2018 SC State Convention
Doubletree by Hilton 2100 Bush River Rd Columbia SC 29223 Registration (TBD) Program Ad Information (Deadline 4818)
June 7mdash9 2018 Mississippi Lions Leadership Institute
Ocean Springs MS
24
News from International News from International
NEVER STOP LEARNING (or relearning what we have forgotten) LCI offers leadership training materialsresources which include a mix of curriculum materials speaking presentations with notes and activity guides Each month The Palmetto Lion will feature a different training opportunity Here in the Lions Learning Center you can learn and practice key leadership skills for your role as a Lions leader and to be successful in all your projects Courses are categorized by four key skills Leadership Man-aging Others Achieving Results and Communication These courses typically take 30 to 60 minutes to com-plete If you are new to LLC you will need to create an account Please have your Lions Member ID number ready
In addition to the training materials offered on the Training MaterialsResources Page check out the learning opportunities through Lions University Lions University is offered by the USACanada Lions Leadership Forum
December 2017 January 2018 International Calendar (httpmemberslionsclubsorgENeventscalendarphpaugust)
January 7-13 LCIF Week January 8-14 Worldwide Week of Service to Fight Hunger
January 13 Melvin Jonesrsquo birthday
January 15 Peace Poster Kits go on sale from Club Supplies Sales
February 1 International Peace Poster contest winners will be notified on or before this date
February 8 Application deadline for Standard Core 4 and IAG grants to be reviewed at the May 2018 board meeting
Read the January 2018 edition of ldquoLion Magazinerdquo here February
2018 edition will be the first online only version
httpdigitallionmagazineorgpublicationm=6639ampl=1
issue_id462736viewcontentsBrowser
25
We want to hear from everyone Make sure to send in your pictures and
short articles to your District Palmetto Lion Rep
District Rep Email
32 A Rita Spiess
ritaspiessattnet
32 B Bev Long
blong8scrrcom
32 C Matt Jones
mjonesscrrcom
32D
Melody Hair hairmelodyyahoocom
MD 32 CALENDAR OF EVENTS January 19-21 2018 Tennessee Lions Leadership Institute ndash Manchester Tenn
January 26-29 2018 Faculty Development Institute ndash Atlanta Ga
January 31 2018 Lion of the Year ndash DEADLINE for Nominations (Chairperson IPCC Anette Hart Comm Members PDG Wes Corrothers Pat Friday Bonnie Stephenson and Paul Dove )
January 31 2018 SC Hall of Fame ndash DEADLINE for Nominations (District 32D ndash Chairperson VCC Rick Pressly Comm Members CC David Dority and IPDG Paul Dove)
February 16-17 2018
Combined ldquoBrdquo and ldquoCrdquo Mid-Winter Crowne Plaza 4831 Tanger Outlet Blvd N Charleston SC 29418 Please complete the registration and enclose proper remittance REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS February 2nd 2018
March 2-3 2018 Combined ldquoArdquo and ldquoDrdquo Mid-Winter
THE INN ON THE SQUARE GREENWOOD SOUTH CAROLINA Late Fee After February 20 is $1000
March 22-25th 2018 Florida Regional Lions Leadership Institute
Fruitland FL
April 10 2018 2018 Research Symposium MUSC ndash Storm Eye Institute
April 20-21 2018 SC State Convention
Doubletree by Hilton 2100 Bush River Rd Columbia SC 29223 Registration (TBD) Program Ad Information (Deadline 4818)
June 7mdash9 2018 Mississippi Lions Leadership Institute
Ocean Springs MS
25
We want to hear from everyone Make sure to send in your pictures and
short articles to your District Palmetto Lion Rep
District Rep Email
32 A Rita Spiess
ritaspiessattnet
32 B Bev Long
blong8scrrcom
32 C Matt Jones
mjonesscrrcom
32D
Melody Hair hairmelodyyahoocom
MD 32 CALENDAR OF EVENTS January 19-21 2018 Tennessee Lions Leadership Institute ndash Manchester Tenn
January 26-29 2018 Faculty Development Institute ndash Atlanta Ga
January 31 2018 Lion of the Year ndash DEADLINE for Nominations (Chairperson IPCC Anette Hart Comm Members PDG Wes Corrothers Pat Friday Bonnie Stephenson and Paul Dove )
January 31 2018 SC Hall of Fame ndash DEADLINE for Nominations (District 32D ndash Chairperson VCC Rick Pressly Comm Members CC David Dority and IPDG Paul Dove)
February 16-17 2018
Combined ldquoBrdquo and ldquoCrdquo Mid-Winter Crowne Plaza 4831 Tanger Outlet Blvd N Charleston SC 29418 Please complete the registration and enclose proper remittance REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS February 2nd 2018
March 2-3 2018 Combined ldquoArdquo and ldquoDrdquo Mid-Winter
THE INN ON THE SQUARE GREENWOOD SOUTH CAROLINA Late Fee After February 20 is $1000
March 22-25th 2018 Florida Regional Lions Leadership Institute
Fruitland FL
April 10 2018 2018 Research Symposium MUSC ndash Storm Eye Institute
April 20-21 2018 SC State Convention
Doubletree by Hilton 2100 Bush River Rd Columbia SC 29223 Registration (TBD) Program Ad Information (Deadline 4818)
June 7mdash9 2018 Mississippi Lions Leadership Institute
Ocean Springs MS