Issue 2~ August 2020

Collaborative and Compassionate Service Builds Communities

GreetingsFellowLions!Charactercannotbedevelopedineaseandquiet.Onlythroughexperienceoftrialandsuffering can the soul be strengthened,ambitioninspired,andsuccessachieved.HelenKellerGreetingsFellowLions! I selectedHelenKeller’s quote above because it surelydescribesourcollectiveexperiencesoverthepast fivemonths.Thepandemic is in full swingandnowwe’re entering hurricane season, so the trial and sufferingcontinues.ClubMeetingsLuckily,we’reLionsandwehavebeenthroughworseandstillwegivebacktoourcommunities.I’mhopefulbecauseourclubsarelearninghowtomoveforwardevenunderthesefrustratingconditions. Our clubs haven’t met face to face for severalmonthsandwe’refiguringouthowtoovercomethatchallenge.SomearemeetingvirtuallyusingplatformslikeZoomorFreeConference Call. Others are using telephone conference callsandtextingtostayconnected

District2-A2CabinetDistrict Governor David Splitek 210-279-1183 d.splitek@gmail.com SA Founder Lions Club 1st Vice-District Governor Doug Thomas dthomas1225@hotmail.com SA Alamo Heights Lions Club 2nd Vice-District Governor Steve Mays texasmays@gmail.com La Vernia Lions Club District 2-A2 Secretary Rose Ann Barajas barajasr@uthscsa.edu SA Edgewood Lions Club District 2-A2 Treasurer Irene Guzman treasurer@district2a2.org SA Founder Lions Club Immediate Past District Governor Juanita “Janie” Garza 210-643-3217 jgarza070@gmail.com Stockdale Lions Club

FirstCabinetMeetingWe held a virtual cabinet meeting on July 18th and it was“difficult”. We did approve the budget, approved a bank tohandle our deposits and withdrawals and did agree on aresolutiontoallowallLionsingoodstandingfromanyDistrict2-A2club tomakemotionsandvoteonany items thatcomebeforeourcabinetmeetingsthroughouttheyear.WewillreconvenethecabinetonSaturdaymorningAugust8thusing the Zoom virtual platform to hear reports from ourboards, foundationsandyouthconteststohelpusallgetourbearingsontheworkahead.Youcanregistertoattendonourdistrictwebsite:www.district2a2.orgDistrictReportCardThisyearaspartoftheNorthAmericanMembershipInitiative(NAMI)eachof theMultipleDistrict–districtswillpublishareportcardeverymothtokeeptrackofourprogresstowardmeetingourNAMIanddistrictgoals.Hereiswhatwehavesofar:

• OurreportshowsthatduringJulyweadded5newmembersanddropped14foranetlossof9members.

GOAL YTDRegularLionsClubs 2 0CampusLionsClubs LeosClub

Membership-GrowingLionismthroughNewClubExtensionGoal1-Extension-NewLionsClubs

ZoneChairpersons Zone 1 PDG Don Kirchhoff drkhek@hctc.net Comfort Lions Club Zone 2 Matt Wyatt matthewcwyatt@yahoo.com Uvalde Lions Club Zone 3 Jeff Chicoine Jeff.chicoine.f261@statefarm.com Pleasanton Lions Club Zone 4 Kenneth Duncan duncan@bluetopcompanies.com Laredo Noon Lions Club Zone 5 Josh Overfelt Josh.overfelt@gmail.com Del Rio San Felipe Lions Club Zone 6 Jeffrey Almoney lionjeffrey@att.net SA Hill Country Retreat Lions Club Zone 7 Steve Medina smedina@fcbtxlaw.com SA West Side Lions Club Zone 8 Earnest Hamilton earnest.hamilton@gmail.com SA Alamo City Lions Club Zone 9 Norman Fulkerson nfulkerson@satx.rr.com SA Alamo Heights Lions Club Zone 10 Nanette Patton gi.jane1ea.@gmail.net SA Windcrest Lions Club

• WehadoneclubreportserviceactivitiesforJuly,serving580individuals

GOAL YTDNewMembers 140 5CharterLions 50 0Drops 140 14NetMembers 50 -9

MembershipGrowthEvents 4 0

NewMemberOrientationsConducted 64 0NewMemberRecogntions 64 0

DistrictMembership 1,651 1,621

MembersattheendofJune2021Goal2-MembershipGoal

GOAL YTDCollaborative/JointServiceProjects-2/Club 128 0

YouthServed-under18 25,000 0OthersServed 25,000 580

ClubsReportingMonthlyServiceActivities 64 1MemberSatisfactionSurveysCompleted-SepMay

EngageLions,CollaboratewithotherOrganizationsandIncreaseMemberSatisfaction-serve50,000

Goal3-ServiceProjects

BoardChairpersonsChildren’s Services Board Chair: Ken Book Kbook0@hotmail.com SA Region 20 Lions Club Human Needs Board Chair: Joseph Guerra Joemg3@yahoo.com SA Edgewood Lions Club Lions Sight Research Foundation Chair: PDG Rod Chisholm ccclancy@sbcglobal.net SA Founder Lions Club

Ithinkthatwe’redoingbetterthanournumbersindicate.YoucanhelpusshowanaccuratepicturebyfindingwaystoserveinyourcommunitiesandthencarefullyreportingserviceonMYLCI.

GOAL YTDOfficerTraining-Virtual#participants 3 0VirtualLeadershipSymposium-#participants 2 0LionsAttendaLionsLeadershipInstitute 15 0RecognizeOutstandingClubOfficers TBD 0

Goal4-LeadershipTrainingLeadershipTrainingEventsVirtuallyandatCabinetMeetings

GOAL YTDCompleteCampaign100ContributionGoal $143,760 $0AllClubsContribute 64 0

MelvinJonesFellowshipsAwarded $15 $0

Goal5-LCIFContributionsClubsContributetoLCIF100Campaign

GOAL YTDHNB100%Contributions-IncreaseClubParticipation 15 0HNBFundraising $15,000 $0.00HNBawardsmatchinggrantstoclubs 30 0RecognizeOutstandingClubOfficers? TBD 0

RespondtoHumanNeedsCOVID-19Goal6-RespondtoHumanNeedsCOVID-19

LionsGlobalCausesEvenwithsocialdistancingwecanidentifyandrecruitnewmembersandwecanjoinwithotherclubsandorganizationstoserve.Thesecauseshaven’tgoneaway:VisionDiabetesawarenessHungerEnvironmentDisasterReliefChildhoodCancerReportYourClubService–NewsletterandMYLCIWhenyouserveletusknow.Wewanttocelebrateyourstoriesinourmonthlynewslettersandonourdistrictwebsite.WhenCanIvisit?Finally,I’mlookingforwardtovisitingyourclubmeetings,whethervirtualorinpersonandvisitingyourserveandfundraisingprojects.Oneoftherealprivilegesofbeingagovernor,vicedistrictgovernororzonechairpersonissharinginyourclubexperiences.PleaseletmenowwhenyouhaveanopendateandI’lldomybesttojoinyou.Enjoy your family and community, stay healthy, reach out to those in need in yourcommunity,andenjoyyourservice.Stayhydrated, Lion David GovernorDaveSplitek PS My bike was steering me the wrong way so I called a cycologist.

MembershipHereisourDistrict2-A2HealthAssessmentfromLionsInternationalthroughthelastweekinJuly2020. Ournetmemberlossthismonthis9members.COVID-19isstillhere.Ourchallengeisovercomeitandgrowourmembership.Weneedmorehelpinghandstoserveourcommunities.Here’stheupdate:

DearFellowLions,I want to sharewith you from the Lions Sight Research Foundationbrochure: "Since our founding, the primarymission of the Lions hasalwaysbeentohelptheblindandvisuallyimpaired.In1925theLionsacceptedthechallengeissuedbyHelenKellertobecome"KNIGHTSOFTHEBLIND."TheLionsinyourDistrict2A-2collectthousandsofusedeyeglassesyearlytoberecycledfortheneedy.WeprovideLeaderDogsto theblind.Wesupport theSanAntonioLighthouse for theBlindandhaveaLionsClubthere.Wearepreparedtohelpwhereeyeexams,

glassesorsurgeryareneeded.YourLionsClubcanhelpinthechallengelaiddownbyHelenKellerbyschedulingMESUandKidSightevents.March2021isSaveOurSightmonthandallLions,andtheirfriendscanbeapartofthatbyparticipatinginourStrideforSightefforts.StrideforSightisagreatwayforyoutointroducepeopletowhatwedoasLions.PurchasingrecognitionitemstohonormembersofourclubsandothersisagreatwaytoanswerHelenKeller'schallengetous.InviteLSRFProgramSpeakerstoaddressyourclub.PDGSamPantusa,PresidentandCOOofLSRF, isalwaysgreat to listen to.LastyearLSRFhad tocancelourCasinoNightfundraiserbecauseof theCOVID19pandemicbut supported theMarchLSRF fundraiserduringtheSaveOurSightmonth.DuringthemonthofMarchplanotherfundraisersbyyourclubtosupportLSRF.ItisnottooearlytostartplanningSaveOurSightactivities.Marchwillbeherebeforeyouknowit.

ActiveClubs 64CurrentTotalMembers 1,651MemberCount12MonthsAgo 1,695YTDAdds 5YTDDrops -14YTDNetGrowth -9

LetmeclosewiththeLSRFMissionStatement:TheMissionofDistrict2A2LionsSightResearchFoundationistoenhancetheworldwidesightconservationeffortsofLionsClubsInternationalbysupportingresearchtofindcuresfordiseaseoftheeyeandtoprovidevisionrelatedserviceprograms.LSRFVisionStatement:TheVisionoftheDistrict2A2LionsSightResearchFoundationistobeahighprofile,respectedsponsorofresearchthatwillyieldsolutionsformajorvisionissueswhilecontinuingtoprovidequalityvisionservicestotheunderserved.Ihopetoseeyousoon.Lion Doug 1VDGDougThomas ReconveneDistrictFirstCabinetMeetingThe2020-2021LionsDistrict2-A2FirstCabinetMeetingwillreconvenevirtuallySaturday,August8th.DuetoconcernsforthehealthandsafetyofourLionsandinkeepingwiththeStateofTexasandtheCityofKerrvilleheathdirectiveswechosetoholdavirtualmeetinginsteadofmeetingphysically.OnJuly18thwecompletedthecriticaltaskstorunthedistrictduringthemeetingbutdidn'tgettoanyofthepresentationsondistrictprogramsandactivities.Wewillcompleteallthosepresentationsatthisvirtualmeeting.

Calendar of Upcoming Events: CabinetandConventionDates:

ClubandOtherEvents:

TellUsWhatYouAreDoingWewantourDistrictnewslettertofeaturemoreofthewonderfulworkbeingdonebyeachof the Lions Clubs inDistrict 2-A2. Please send in articles about your service projects,fundraisers,installationsandmemberrecognitionsforinclusioninthemonthlynewslettertonewsletter@district2a2.org.Articlesmustbesubmittedbythe25thofthemonthtobeincludedinthefollowingmonth’snewsletter. Also,ifyouwouldlikeyourClub’seventlistedintheaboveCalendarofUpcomingEventspleasesubmitthempertheaboveprocedures.

FirstCabinetMeeting(reconvene) August8th VirtualMeetingviaZoom

SecondCabinetMeeting October3rd Pleasanton,TXMid-WinterConference Jan15-16th UvaldeTXDistrictConvention Apr9-10th SanAntonio,TXStateConvention May20-22nd Waco,TXInternationalConvention June25-29th Montreal,Canada

Nonescheduled

San Antonio Northside Lions Club OnFriday,June19th,theSanAntonioNorthsideLionsClub,whilemaintainingCOVID-19safetyprecautions,joyouslycelebratedtheinstallationof2020-2021clubofficers,awardedspecialrecognitiontomembersandtheirspousesandwelcomenewestclubmember,MaryThomas.

San Antonio Founder Lions Club OnWednesdayJuly22nd,theSanAntonioFoundersLionsClubputtogether101clothingkits(eachclothingkithadapairofshorts,atshirts,apairofsocksandanunderwear)forCAM(ChristianAssistanceMinistry)forbothmenandwomen.AllclothingwaspurchasedbytheClubasadonationtoCAM.The following Lions volunteered to assemble the kits and deliver the kits to CAM: LionPresidentDavidSilva,LionStellaSilva,LionPDGRodChisholm,LionMaryJaneChisholm,LionIreneGuzman,LionPatricia“Pat”GuerraandLionFaithPorras.

From left to right: Lions Pat Guerra, Irene Guzman, Mary Jane Chisholm and Stella Silva

From left to right: Lions President David Silva, Irene Guzman and Faith Porras

Reconvene First District 2A-2 Cabinet Meeting

OnJuly18thwecompletedthecriticaltaskstorunthedistrictduringthemeetingbutdidn'tgettoanyofthepresentationsondistrictprogramsandactivities.Wewillcompleteallofthosepresentationswhenwemeetagain.Pleaseplantoattendthecontinuationofourfirstcabinetmeeting:Date-SaturdayAugust8,2020Time-9am-10:30amCDTPlace-ZoomVirtualMeetingRoomFREEonlineregistrationisrequiredbecausewehaveameetingparticipantlimitof100.WewillalsohavealiveYouTubefeedontheDistrictwebsiteifyoujustwanttowatchthemeetingaswellapostmeetingrecording.Registerinadvanceforthismeeting:https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAvce-qqTwvHNwQlvpGRV33xXWjMyMKMbwxAfterregistering,youwillreceiveaconfirmationemailcontaininginformationaboutjoiningthemeeting.WewillsendoutmoreinformationinthenextfewdaysabouthowtojoinaZoommeetingandpracticesessionstomakesureeveryoneisready.Thanksforyourpatience.IlookforwardtoseeingyouonAugust8th.LionDaveSplitekGovernor,District2-A2