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W.O. LIONS MTG. W.O. LIONS MTG. W.O. LIONS MTG.

The International Association of Lions Clubs

District 14B

The Cauldron

March 2017

Fellow Lions, Lionesses, and Leos,

New Beginning

As I sit here writing the newsletter the last weekend of February and the

temperature outside is near 70 degrees, I wonder where the winter went. Then I

look at the calendar and spring is still 3 weeks away. The thought of spring with

plants starting to growing and trees and grass turning green makes one think of a

new beginning.

It is time for Lions clubs to start getting ready for a new beginning. We should be

looking at our membership for new club officers for next year. It is time to look

at club Secretaries and Treasurers. If they have been holding the same position for

a few years, perhaps it is time to ask another Lion who would like hold this office

in the club. Besides the Secretary or the Treasurer may like a little break from the

job. It would not only be a new beginning for the new officers, but a new

beginning for the old officers. When was the last time they just came to a Lions

Club meeting and didn’t have to doing anything official?

Another new beginning would be to start a new Lions club, and watch them grow.

If you know of any area near you that would be a great place to start a club contact

me and we can get started with a new beginning of a new club.

Yours in Lionism,

(P)DG Rich

PS:

Some clubs feel that they cannot conduct some fundraisers due to a lack of help

in carrying out the event. Please keep in mind that you may always call on

members of the University of Pittsburgh Lions Club to ask for assistance from

them. There are also 3 Leo Clubs who are always willing to lend a hand. Please

utilize their energy to help you achieve your goals.

DISTRICT WEBSITE

http://e-district.org/sites/14b DISTRICT WEBSITE

http://e-district.org/sites/14b

“A District in Transition!”

1st VICE

DISTRICT GOVERNOR

PDG Geoff Temple

156 Dutch Lane

Pittsburgh, PA 15236

412.655.3321 Home

412.956.5723 Cell

liongeoff@gmail.com

2nd VICE

DISTRICT GOVERNOR

Kirby Marchand

3402 Fieldcrest Drive

N. Versailles, PA 15137

412-824-4354 Home

412-370-0555 Cell

kirby.marchand@rocketmail.com

CABINET SECRETARY

Lion Eliana Latterman

1500 Fifth Avenue

McKeesport, PA 105132

412-664-2590

eliana.latterman@gmail.com

CABINET TREASURER

Lion John Brown

1928 Dearborn Drive

White Oak, PA 15131

412-466-0955

jbrowncpa@comcast.net

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CONVENTION COUNTDOWN

STATE CONVENTIONS

May 18-21, 2017 Seven Springs (Dist. E)

May 17-20, 2018 State College (Dist. G)

May 16-19, 2019 Pocono Manor (Dist.W)

INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONS

June 30-July 4, 2017 Chicago

June 29-July 3, 2018 Las Vegas

July 5-July 9, 2019 Milan, Italy

June 25-June 30, 2020 Singapore

FIRST VICE DISTRICT

GOVERNOR’S MESSAGE... PDG Geoff Temple

Fellow Lions, Lionesses, and Leos of District 14B,

There is an old proverb that says March comes in like a Lion and goes out like a

Lamb. In researching the origin of this proverb and applying a little common sense

it would appear that the author was referring the weather during this month of the

year. The lion representing the final blast of winter and the lamb referring to the

pleasant and peaceful weather associated with spring which is sometimes called

the season of renewal. Therefore, my theme this month is renewal of service and

commitment matters.

During the winter, most Lions Clubs are not quite as active as we are in the fall

and spring. We have the holidays and winter weather to deal with. Now that we

well into the second half of the Lions’ year, isn’t time we sprint on to the finish?

This is a good time of year to consider completing some of the four sections of

our Centennial Service Challenges. Just to refresh everyone’s memory the CSC is

a four-part initiative that LCI established to help commemorate the 100th

anniversary of the Lions. The four areas are: Engaging our Youth, Sharing the

Vision, Relieving the Hunger, and Protecting our Environment.

The goal of Engaging our Youth can be accomplished by simply inviting Leos

or some other local youths to help participate on a project.

The Sharing the Vision can be accomplished by sponsoring an eye screening

and/or vision education event. Another suggestion would be to sponsor a camper

for Beacon Lodge Camp or any other project that would benefit those who are

blind or living with low vision.

A great way to meet the Relieving the Hunger area would be to have a group of

your club members participate in the Stop the Hunger project at the PA State

Convention being held at Seven Springs on May 20th or simply donate to your

local food bank.

We can help Protect our Environment by planting trees at a local park or

participate in a community spring cleanup. Let’s change the old proverb a little

for our purposes by saying in March we come in as Lions and go out as even

stronger Lions.

One last item, please make sure that your clubs’ secretaries include these

completed activities when you submit your monthly activity reports.

Yours in Lionism,

1st VDG Geoff

DISTRICT CABINET MEETINGS

Aug. 13, 2016 W. PA School for the

Blind

201 N. Bellefield Ave.

Pittsburgh, PA

Nov. 5, 2016 Blind & Vision &

Rehab Services

Feb. 18, 2017 W. PA School for the

Blind

June 3, 2017 TBA

UPCOMING EVENTS

Sept. 29, 2016 Fall Rally/Passing of the

Banner , Comfort Inn,

Rodi Rd, Penn Hills, PA

Oct. 11, 2016 Rigatoni Night

Glassport Lions Club

Queen of Rosary Social Hall

6th St. & Michigan Ave.

Glassport, PA

Apr. 28, 2017 Spring Party

Comfort Inn

699 Rodi Road

Pittsburgh, PA 15235

July 16, 2017 Lions Appreciation Day

at Beacon Lodge

Mt. Union, PA

STATE COUNCIL MEETINGS

Aug. 5-6, 2016 Red Lion Hotel

4751 Lindel Road

Harrisburg, PA

Oct. 28-30, 2016 Holiday Inn

604 Station Road

Grantville, PA

Feb. 3-5, 2017 Avalon Hotel &

Conference Center

16 W. Center Street

Erie, PA

May 18-21, 2017 Seven Springs Resort 777 Waterwheel Drive

Seven Springs, PA

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SECOND VICE DISTRICT

GOVERNOR’S MESSAGE... Lion Kirby Marchand

Fellow Lions, Lionesses, Leos, and friends of District 14-B,

Here we are with only four months remaining in this Lions year. Lions activities will

again pick up pace as we move toward warmer months. Zone Meetings and District

Spring Party, Derby for Diabetes, State Convention, another Cabinet Meeting, and the

International Convention are ahead of us, and that isn’t counting any of the club fund-

raisers and service projects. We will all be busy. But, that is what Lions are all about,

being busy and providing service. Has your club had a net positive gain in membership

for this year? If not now is the time to plan a membership activity to go along with

your projects. Get some more help and some new Lions. Need membership help? Call

on Lion John Aiken, the District Global Membership Team Leader.

In this Cauldron, you will find many items about upcoming District and club activities.

Please make sure that this newsletter is made available to your club members; forward

it to all who have email addresses. If not, many will miss the opportunity to participate

and enhance their Lions experience.

As you all should know, we are looking for qualified candidates for next year’s 2nd

Vice District Governor. Are you a member that has been a Club President and a Zone

Chairperson at one time? This is your opportunity to move forward and take on the

leadership challenge and use your skills to manage the District. Do you feel that you

don’t have the necessary skills? I felt that way, too. But I have been impressed by the

training for VDG’s that is offered online by Lions International and in person by the

PA State Council of Lions Clubs. At the year’s 1st State Council Meeting, last August,

I attended a “Membership Explosion” seminar by PDG Ronnie Martin, the LCI

Extension Consultant who I wrote about last month. I have taken the LCI online

training for 2nd VDGs and I can tell you that it gives you a good Idea of the duties. I

attended two 2nd VDG training seminars at the 2nd and 3rd State Council meetings in

October and February, and even though I missed a 2-day training weekend for 2nd

VDGs that was held in December (I was on a cruise), the training facilitator emailed

me the PowerPoint presentations, and I can say that they were excellent. 1st VDG

Geoff Temple attended a weekend training program in January that he also said was

excellent. He also has related to me that when he was the DG Elect back in 2011 he

thought that the trainings provided by the PA State Council coupled with what he

received at the International Convention were most informative and prepared him for

his year as District Governor.

So, if you feel that you are not now prepared to be the District Governor, you will be

prepared by the time you get there, you just need to get in line and get started. If you

would like to talk about it, give DG Rich Keller, 1st VDG Geoff Temple, or me a call.

WHERE THERE’S A NEED, THERE’S A LION

2nd Vice District Governor

Lion Kirby Marchand

REGION 1 ZONE A

Michael J. Quinn

Cheswick-Springdale Elfinwild

Northern Allegheny Pittsburgh North Side

Tarentum

* ZONE B

TBD

Coraopolis Robinson Township

Sto-Ken Rox Oakmont

REGION 3

ZONE A Barbara Rebovich

Bloomfield-Lawrenceville Pittsburgh Host

Pittsburgh DeafBlind Grandview

Hilltop University of Pgh.

Shadyside-Squirrel Hill

* ZONE B

George R. Belles

Bethel Park Mount Lebanon

Brentwood South Park

Whitehall Community

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HILLTOP

Members of the Pittsburgh Hill Top Lions Club visited the St. John Vianney Food Pantry in January where they

contributed $1,000 to the pantry to help their work in providing food assistance to those in need in the Hilltop

neighborhoods. The Lions Club was represented by (from left) Richard Goodall; Bernice Goodall, secretary

Pittsburgh Hilltop Lions Club; Mary Fleisner, director, St. John Vianney Food Pantry; and Joe Setticase, treasurer

Pittsburgh Hill Top Lions Club. Ms. Fleisner. "The Pittsburgh Hill Top Lions Club has been a long-time supporter

of the Food Pantry and we value their commitment to the community." Lions Club International was founded by

Melvin Jones in 1917. Within the Lions Club purpose is the mandate to encourage service-minded people to serve

their community without personal financial reward. The St. John Vianney Food Pantry is sponsored by St. Mary

of the Mount Parish and operates on the first and third Friday of each month from noon until 1:45pm at 816

Climax St. Pittsburgh 15210. Submitted by

Lion Barbara Rebovich

Zone Chair, Region 3, Zone A

PITTSBURGH

HILLTOP

LIONS CLUB

CONTINUES

ITS SUPPORT

OF FOOD

PANTRY

Recently Leslie Montgomery from Blind &

Vision Rehabilitation Services of

Pittsburgh visited our club. King Lion Rich

Smith presented her with our $100.00

donation. Submitted by

Lion Mary Ann Belles, Secretary

Whitehall Community Lions Club

WHITEHALL COMMUNITY

LIONS CLUB SUPPORTS

THE BLIND AND VISION

REHABILITATION

SERVICES

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The Robinson Township Lions Club had a charitable year, donating to a terminally-ill teenager, providing a

lupus patient with a lift chair, donating gift cards to two blind adults, and raising money at the Robinson Fall

Festival for guide dogs for the blind and visually-impaired, plus more! They wrapped up their 2016 with a

Christmas trip to the NHS Allegheny Valley School, where they donated gifts and a monetary donation to the

disabled residents and dedicated staff at the Stucco House. This is an annual holiday tradition for the Robinson

Lions who then celebrated a post-holiday meal together in their January 2017 meeting.

ROBINSON LIONS MAY BE SMALL IN

NUMBERS BUT “HUGE” IN SERVICE

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District Governor Sam Snively of District 14E presented a check to

Ellie Latterman, Director of Development for the McKeesport

Hospital Foundation at the Lions Diabetes Board Meeting last night.

The check represents a portion pf the net proceeds from The Knights

of the Blind Golf outing held in July each year by the Lions from

District 14E.

Lion Ellie Latterman is a member of the Mon River Fleet Lions Club

and has been serving our District as the Cabinet Secretary for the past

several years and doing an outstanding job!.

McKeesport Lions Club recognizes Charles (Chaz) and Gail

Casturo for their dedicated service. A member for over 25

years, Chaz is also a Melvin Jones Fellow. His wife Gail joined

the club in 2011, bringing them into the ranks of married couple

members. The club currently boasts 15 family unit

memberships! Although health challenges in recent years have

slowed Chaz and Gail down, they participate in as many club

activities as possible and always have a smile on their faces, as

shown in the attached photo from the recent Toys for Tots

fundraiser breakfast. Club members thank the Casturo’s for

their many years of dedicated service to the Lions Club, and

wish them many happy, healthy years to come. Submitted by

Lion Annette James, Secretary

McKeesport Lions Club

DISTRICT 14E LIONS DONATE TO THE

LIONS DIABETES CENTER

McKEESPORT LIONS CLUB

HONORS LION “CHAZ” CASTURO

FOR 25 YEARS OF SERVICE

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DISTRICT 14-B SPRING PARTY FRIDAY APRIL 28, 2017

Comfort Inn Conference Center Pittsburgh East

699 Rodi Road, Pittsburgh PA 15235

Guest Speaker State Council Chairperson

Karen Brady Social 6:00 PM (cash bar) – Dinner 7:00 PM

COST $30.00 Choice of Dinner

Stuffed Pork Chop – Stuffed Fillet of Flounder Stuffed Portabella Mushroom

Menu: Wedding Soup, Tossed Salad, Roasted Redskin Potatoes, Vegetable Medley,

Rolls and Butter, Apple Pie Ala Mode Coffee, Tea, Decaf, Soft Drinks

Reservations due by April 21, 2017 (No Reservation Confirmed without Payment)

Mail to: Coordinator of District Activities, Lion Barbara Schimmel 530 Osceola St. Pittsburgh, PA 15224

Name______________________________________________________________________________ Club_______________________________________________________________________________ Dinner Choice @ $30.00

Pork _________ Flounder ________ Mushroom ________ Total $ ______________

(Checks payable to District 14-B)

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Submission Deadline – March 17, 2017

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Quick Answer:

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Q:What is a necrology service?

A necrology service is a type of service that memorializes the lives of multiple people or animals. The

definition of necrology is a list of deaths or an obituary.

For those of you have never attended a State Convention, the Necrology Service is actually the

official opening to the Convention. It is held on Friday evening at the convention sight and is always well-

attended. A booklet is handed to each person attending indicating by District, those Lions, Lionesses, and

Leo members who have passed away during the previous calendar year (January 1, 2016 through

December 31, 2016).

The Necrology Committee for this year’s convention at Seven Springs is putting together a memorial

slideshow to be presented in the time before the Necrology Service begins. Therefore, the Necrology

Committee is requesting from each Lion, Lioness, and Leo Club that has lost a member(s) in the time

period January 1 through December 31, 2016, to submit the following to the committee:

1. A clear picture of the departed member. PLEASE NOTE: If a picture is not available, please send

the information and we will substitute the Lions Emblem for the picture.

2. Club Name and District

3. Highest office held i.e. District Governor, President, etc.

4. Dates of Lion service (Date joined, date died, and number of years as a member)

If at all possible, please submit the above electronically to tomgregg1@verizon.net by April 15, 2017. If it

is mailed, please send to:

PDG Tom Gregg

1130 Willowbrook Road

Belle Vernon, PA 15012-3202

STATE CONVENTION COMMITTEE

NEEDS YOUR HELP…

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Pennsylvania Lions District 14-N Bus Trip to the

Lions Clubs International Convention

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Monday, March 20, 2017

Guest Speaker

Past International Director Cindy Gregg

PLEASE NOTE…

ALL CHECKS ARE TO BE MADE PAYABLE TO THE CLAIRTON LIONS CLUB

Zone A Chair Zone B Chair Lion Ralph Imbrogno Lion Dorothy Kuharski 610 Oberdick Drive 2921 Chester Street McKeesport, PA 15135 McKeesport, PA 15132 412-751-2039 412-678-7571

RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED NO LATER THAN MARCH 13TH

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Lenia Holt and Kailee Roney with their Peace Posters Peace Poster made by Sanay Shabazz

Peace Poster made

by Haley Tapper

On Wednesday, February 1, 2017, the Bloomfield-Lawrenceville Lions Club sponsored a dinner honoring the

four students who participated in the Peace Poster Contest for LCIF. Only two students, their families and some

of the schools' teachers and one principal could attend. The schools that participated were: Sunnyside, St.

Raphael's, Arsenal Middle School and Woolsayer.

The club voted for Lenia Holt from Sunnyside School as their #1 pick from the four posters entered to their club

that represented the idea and theme of the Peace Poster 2016-2017 (art teacher, Mrs. Butler, principal, Ms.

Daddy). Her poster was presented at the District Cabinet Meeting in November. Unfortunately, her poster was

not chosen by the Cabinet to go on to the state level.

Bloomfield-Lawrenceville gave each student trophies as well as monetary awards. Kailee Roney #2nd.place from

St. Raphael's, (art teacher Kelsey Sweeney, principal, Robert Munz). Art teacher Thomasina Durkay and Principal

Patty Camper from Arsenal Middle School were present but the student and family were unable to come to the

event. Ms. Camper accepted the trophy and monetary award for the student (Sanay Shabazz, #3rd. place). Haley

Tapper from Woolsayer was awarded #4th. place (art teacher, Shelia Ali, principal Ms. Lisa Gallagher). No one

was available to come to the event so Lion Bob Conrad took the items to the school to present to the student. The

monetary awards for the prizes.:1st prize for Lenia Holt $25.00, 2nd prize Kailee Roney $20.00, 3rd prize Sanay Shabazz $15.00, and

4th prize Haley Tapper $10.00.

It was a great evening with laughter and good fellowship. Congratulations to all the students, schools, teachers,

and principals that participated in the contest.

Submitted by Lion Barbara Rebovich,

Zone Chair Region 3, Zone A

PEACE POSTER AWARDS SPONSORED BY

BLOOMFIELD-LAWRENCEVILLE LIONS CLUB

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In Lionism,

Mary Ann Belles

Operation Safety Net Project Coordinator

Cell 412-983-8956

Work 412-833-3450

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Dear District 14-B Lions Club members,

The National Association of Letter Carriers Food Drive, a/k/a “Stamp Out Hunger” Food Drive, will take place on Saturday,

May 13, 2017. Once again, Lion Chuck Jarrell from the McKeesport Lions Club (also a retired letter carrier), will be heading

up the effort to procure bags for the food drive. Studies have shown that if given bags to fill, the public is more likely to

donate food to the drive, and donations are often doubled. Last year half a million paper bags were given out to postal patrons

in the Pittsburgh area thanks to donations from companies and organizations, helping increase donations from that in 2015

of 290,000 pounds to that in 2016 to more than 1,000,000 pounds! Please help us to increase that number again this year by

your club donating to help defray the cost of bags. If enough donations are received, the LCI logo will once again appear on

the donation. If your club would like to participate, please contact Lion Chuck Jarrell at caj1952@ymail.com.

Your logo or name will be included on these bags with your contribution. Last year we used 103,000 bags, but have an are of

830,000 possible deliveries. Also, we would like you to help pick up or move food that is collected on May 13th. Helpers are very

important on food drive days. You feel good when you see mountains of food collected. Find more information on the letter carrier

food drive by going to www.nacl.org/food and on YouTube by going to NACL Food Drive.

Please consider donating so that others may receive the healthy foods that they need. Too many children go to bed hungry every

night. Feel free to contact me at (412)818-1473 or caj1952@ymail.com whith any questions.

Sincerely,

Chuck Jarrell Western Pennsylvania Area NALC Food Drive Coordinator

PS: In 2011, the National Association of Letter Carriers National Food drive collected 77.1 million pounds of food that set a new

Guinness World Record for the most food collected in one day!

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Checks may be mailed to two different addresses:

1. Carrier Bags

% Frank Zeman

2801 Jenny Lind Street McKeesport, PA 15132

Make your check payable to:

McKeesport-White Oak Kiwanis Club

2. Carrier Bags

% Louis Wilhelm

Westmoreland County Food Bank

100 Devonshire Drive Delmont, PA 15626

Make your check payable to:

Westmoreland County Food Bank

USE THIS ADDRESS (2) IF YOU NEED A TAX RECEIPT

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PENNSYLVANIA COUNCIL OF THE BLIND 931 North Front Street Suite B, Harrisburg, PA 17102

Local: 717-920-9999 Website: www.pcb1.org

Toll Free: 877-617-7407

FAX: 717-920-9988 Email: pcboffice@pcb1.org

iDevices for Independence

A Project of the Pennsylvania Council of the Blind When Apple launched the iPhone 3GS with Voice Over in June 2009, a world of independence opened for people with

vision loss. The Voice Over technology enabled this population to hear everything on the screen spoken aloud. Using Voice

Over with gestures and double taps brought the phone and all its potential capabilities to the blind. Today Voice Over is

built-in to all iOS devices, making them fully accessible to individuals with limited or no vision.

Today, people with vision loss who can afford to purchase I devices such as iPhones, iPods, and iPads have access to an

array of apps designed to increase their independence. While there are hundreds of these apps available for purchase, there

are also hundreds that are free to download. There are free apps for identifying colors, detecting light, scanning text,

identifying paper currency, accessing live sighted assistance, magnifying one’s surroundings, reading books and

newspapers, navigating the community, identifying products through bar code scanning, and much more. Prior to the

availability of these free apps, people with vision loss and the agencies that served them had to pay thousands of dollars for

multiple gadgets to accomplish these functions. The creation of I devices with Voice Over truly has been a life altering

opportunity for people with limited or no vision.

As technology advances, those of us who can afford to upgrade to the newest device usually do. In the meantime, there are

millions of people with vision loss who are on fixed incomes and cannot afford even the “old” technology. The gap continues

to widen as we upgrade to our fifth, sixth, or even seventh generation I device. But there is a way that us I device users can

begin to narrow that gap and share access to this new independence.

I Devices for Independence is a new initiative of the Pennsylvania Council of the Blind (PCB) which provides pre-owned

iPhone, iPads, and iPods to people with vision loss who cannot afford these devices. Through this program, I devices are

updated with the latest iOS software, wiped of all residual data, loaded with numerous free independence-related apps, and

redistributed to individuals living with vision loss. In 2016, PCB began the program with a pilot phase of four devices. With

assistance from Lions Clubs across Pennsylvania, we hope to expand this program in 2017 and beyond.

How can Lions help?

As you or your family members upgrade to your next iDevice, donate your old devices to PCB

Spread the word of this program among your networks including businesses that provide iDevices for their

employees.

Conduct iDevice drives much like the efforts to collect used eye glasses.

Assist as a volunteer to clean, load, and redistribute the devices alongside PCB’s member-volunteers.

Make a financial contribution to this project to assist with shipping costs or provide scholarships that will cover the

$30 application fee we need to charge.

What devices are needed?

iPhone 4S or later

iPad and iPad mini all generations

iPod Touch 3rd generation or later

Power cord for each device and any additional accessories

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How do you make a donation?

Carefully prepare a package of bubble-wrapped devices, any power cords, and accessories.

Make checks payable to PA Council of the Blind with “iDevices Project” in the memo field.

Send your donation to: PA Council of the Blind, 931 N. Front Street, Harrisburg, PA 17102.

Be sure to include you or your clubs name, mailing address, email, and/or phone, so we can acknowledge your

donation.

All financial and device donations are tax deductible.

As community members and businesses upgrade to the next generation I device, we ask that they donate their old

devices to the I Devices for independence project. This is a win-win opportunity for everyone who contributes

because not only do you receive a tax write-off, but you make an immeasurable impact on the independence of a

blind or visually impaired person who does not have the financial means to acquire a life-changing device.

For more information on this project, contact PCB president, Susan Lichtenfels at 412-480-9696 or email

leadership@pcb1.org. Submitted by,

Lion Michael Zaken

District Chairman for the

Blind and Vision Rehabilitation Services

of Pittsburgh

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It’s sooo simple, all you have to do is to …

Remember this: when it comes to getting new members, the most important number is how many eligible people

in your community have never been asked to join your lions club. Many Lions I have met did not join the first

time they were asked, so don’t use the excuse that you asked them once before.

So, start with putting in names on your own prospecting list using the form below. Then ASK at Least One!!!!!

And keep in mind that our motto is “We Serve”, not let someone else do it.

Potential Candidates for Lions Membership

_________Name___________ Phone No. Date Contacted Response 1. _____________________ ____________ ______________ __________________________ 2. _____________________ ____________ ______________ __________________________ 3. _____________________ ____________ ______________ __________________________ 4. _____________________ ____________ ______________ __________________________ 5. _____________________ ____________ ______________ __________________________ 6. _____________________ ____________ ______________ __________________________

Submitted by Lion John Aiken

District GMT Team Leader

RECRUITING NEW MEMBERS FOR YOUR CLUB

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THE MON RIVER FLEET LIONS CLUB GEARS UP FOR 2017

The Mon River Fleet Lions Club held its February meeting at King’s Family Restaurant in North Versailles on

February 17. In attendance was Region 2 Zone B Chair Dorothy Kuharski, who addressed the group and also oversaw

the induction of our new member, increasing our membership total to 76.Treasurer Monica Hancharik reviewed the

results of our fundraisers to date, and we discussed planned disbursements for this spring

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Zone Chair Lion Kuharski opened with Lions history trivia, and she and Past District Governor Alice Jones inducted

our new member Ruth Pastore, who was sponsored by Lion Laura Jenkins. Lion Kuharski chose to honor an old Lion

tradition of inducting members blindfolded, which speaks to the original mission of the Lions to help the blind and

those with other eyesight problems. It was a moving ceremony, and much appreciated by those who got to witness it.

We also discussed upcoming fundraisers including White Cane Day collection on Saturday April 15 at the West

Mifflin Sam’s Club, a Derby for Diabetes auction and night at the races on May 5 at Youghiogheny Country Club (see

flyer on following page), and a dinner benefit to be held in June. Submitted by

Lion Tom Roolf

Mon River Fleet Lions Club

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