March 2012 Fundraiser & Events
30 Mar: “Spring Bunco for Blindness” sponsored by the Lee’s Summit Downtown Lions Club at the VFW Post, 329 W Douglas St, Downtown Lee’s Summit. Join us for a fun evening of Bunco from 7 PM till 10 PM. Contact Lion Pat Liska at pliska@kc.rr.comfor more information or to enter.
Mar 31: NW Region Meeting, 9:00am-11:00am (8:30 if you want breakfast), Hy-Vee, 40 Hwy & Noland Road, Independence, MO. Club Presidents and Secretaries are expected to attend; Vice Presidents and Treasurers are highly encouraged to attend. Members of Waldo Lions Club, currently a Branch Lions Club, have been invited, so let's all be there to make them feel welcome!
Mar 31-April 1: Planting Trees with Joplin Lions - Joplin Host Lions are reaching out to our District for help in planting 200 trees in Joplin, MO. Volunteers are to meet at8:00am for breakfast on both days at the Joplin Host Lions Building, 1827 Wall Street, before the planting begins. Lunches and dinners will be served, as well. Bring your gloves, shovels and rakes. The firefighters are making their firehouse upstairs room (has bathroom with shower) available for those who want to spend the night...just bring your own sleeping bag/pillow. For those of us who will be at the NW Region Meeting on Saturday, March 31, there might be interested Lions who would like to go on Sunday, April 1. Something to think about so we can organize a carpool?
April 2012 Fundraiser & Events
1 April: Lee’s Summit Lions Club Pancake Breakfast, (All you can eat pancakes and sausage), April 1, 2012, 8:00am - 1:30pm, J Bean's Restaurant and Gathering Place, 3365 SW Fascination Drive, Lees Summit, MO 64081 (816) 673-0220. Lee’s Summit Lions Club contact: Lion Bob Hayter, 816-896-1972 or janandbobh3829@att.net Adults: $7.00, Children 12 & under: $3.50
14 April: Lions 101 Seminar & Induction, 9:00am-11:00am (8:30 if you want to eat breakfast), Hy-Vee, 9400 E. 350 Hwy (between E. Gregory Blvd. & Raytown Rd.), Raytown, MO.
Induction Ceremony - Please join us in inducting all new Lion members from all the Lions Clubs in the NW Region. So far we have new Lions from Kansas City World Outreach Lions and from the Raytown Hickman Mills Lions that will be inducted that day. We are inviting your club's new members to join us for the induction ceremony. Please have their sponsors be present, as well. Also, please provide the new member's signed certificate and Lions pin for each of your inductees.
Lions 101 Seminar - is for all new Lions that were inducted this Lions Year. It is also open to all Lions who have never taken the Lions 101 Seminar, or feel that they need a review, and/or to find out new information they might have missed.
April 2: Monday, Lions Extension Workshop, Midtown, 6:00pm-8:30pm, Alphapointe, 7501 Prospect Ave., KCMO. Please RSVP to Global Membership Team Coordinator Lion/IPDG Johnny Stabno, jstabno@sbcglobal.net, or 816-812-5236.
11 April: “Bunco Against Blindness” Belton Host Lions Club will host a night of Bunco, fun, prizes and of course bragging rights for the best “Bunco player of the evening”. Frankie & Johnny’s Sports Bar & Grill, 17209 S. 71 Highway * Belton, MO 64012 - 816-318-1474 - (East Outer Road - behind Burger King). $10 entry fee per player, proceeds of event support blind children’s camp at Alphapointe Association for the Blind, club’s school children eyeglass program and other Lions projects.
13 April: Deadline for submitting your club voting delegates for the Missouri Lions State convention. Check your email for the delegation form. Mail to Lion Cathy Rayfield at 408 Sandra Lane, Belton, MO 64012, or email atcmrayfield@sbcglobal.net, or fax to 816.322.7396. If your club expects to vote at the state convention, you MUST submit this form SIGNED by the club president AND the club secretary. Don’t miss your chance to cast your vote!
14 Apr: Sedalia State Fair Lions Club will sponsor their annual Crappie fishing tournament at the BUCKSAW Marina (new location), Truman Lake. Entry fee is $40 per boat; two people per boat. Check in time 5-6:45 am. Pre-tournament meeting at 7 am. Contact Lion Sherry or Charlie Thompson for questions at 660.826.3729
14 Apr: WHAT: Lake Winnebago Lions Club Pancake Breakfast; WHEN: Saturday, April 14 from 9am until Noon; WHERE: Arrowhead Yacht Club, 396 Winnebago Drive Lake Winnebago, MO 64034; WHY: to raise funds for the Community Shelter House project. Mark your calendar now to come eat. We'll also have sausage and orange juice and coffee. Once again we will not stipulate on a price for the breakfast. Folks will know their donation will go towards the shelter house project. QUESTIONS: Lion Greg Wozniak: gswoz@yahoo.com or 816-343-8025
27 April: “Tee It Up For Sight” golf tournament- Sponsored by Belton Host, Lee’s Summit Downtown and KC Brookside Lions Clubs. $300 per team, $75 per player. Shotgun start, cash prizes, putting contest, longest/closest to pin for men/women. Food, drinks & cart furnished. Come out and support these clubs and have a great Friday afternoon on the golf course with Lions and friends. Registration/check in begins at 11:30AM. Shotgun start at 1:00 PM.
Future District/State Events
20-22 April, Missouri State Lions Convention, Jefferson City.
2 June: Final Cabinet Meeting at Alma plus the annual District Family picnic. More details to follow.
New District Pin: The new district pin is available. Contact the District Treasurer toplace your order via email and pick them up at the next district cabinet meeting. Each pin is $3.00. Lion Bob Goff’s email is: r_goff@att.net
With a special thanks to Lion Michaela-here is the list of our upcoming activities and the respective dates:
March 31- NW Region Meeting: club officers expected to go. 9-11 am at
HyVee 40 highway and Noland Rd Independence, MO
March 31-April1- Joplin tree planting event. Starts at 8am at the
Joplin Host Building
April 2- membership workshop hosted by Lion Johnny Stabno. 6-8:30 at Alphapointe
April 14- Lion 101 seminar and Induction of new members. 9-11 am at
HyVee, 350 Hwy Raytown, MO.
April 19- regular scheduled meeting
April 22- Nepal Fundraiser, hosted at La Parrilla in Olathe, $40/person
June 2- Bowling Tournament tentatively set; Cabinet meeting/district
wide picnic, 10am in Alma City Park, Alma, MO
June 21- regular scheduled meeting
June 23- KC Vision Walk
Filipino Girl, 13, Wins Grand Prize in Lions International Peace Poster Contest
OAK BROOK, IL, USA, Feb. 10, 2012 – Trisha Co Reyes, a 13-year-old girl from Manila, Philippines, has been named the grand prize winner in the 24th annual Lions International Peace Poster Contest.
“In my painting, the hidden child is me,” Reyes said. “Exhibited are children from all over the world who have love, freedom, unity and peace.”
Reyes’ winning poster was chosen for its originality, artistic merit and portrayal of this year’s theme “Children Know Peace.”
“We children can do our part by studying hard and planting trees to save and protect Mother Earth,” Reyes said.
Reyes’ poster was chosen from the 126 posters from 60 countries that made it to the international level of judging after being narrowed down at local levels. Annually, more than 350,000 entries are drawn by children ages 11 to 13.
As the grand prize winner, Reyes will receive US$5,000 and a trip to a special awards ceremony at Lions Day with the United Nations in New York City. She will be accompanied by her mother, sister and the president of the Manila Centennial Lions Club, which sponsored the annual contest at her school, St. Stephen’s High School.
“We are so proud of Trisha winning the grand prize in this important contest,” said Dennis Go, president of the Manila Centennial Lions Club. “This contest helps the members of my club to support local youth and to encourage peace and understanding everywhere.”
“Lions around the world believe in promoting peace and the importance of encouraging young people to think creatively,” said Lions Clubs International President Wing-Kun Tam.
In addition to the grand prize winner, each of the 23 merit award winners will receive a certificate and US$500. This year’s merit award winning children live in Brazil, China, Colombia, England, Guam, Iceland, India, Japan, Panama, Peru, Portugal, Romania, Republic of South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand and the United States (Arizona, Connecticut, Georgia, Kansas, Minnesota, New Hampshire and North Carolina).
The 24 finalists’ Peace Posters will be featured prominently at the 95th annual Lions Clubs International Convention in Busan, South Korea. Visit the Lions Clubs International Web site, www.lionsclubs.org, to view winning Peace Posters, learn more about the contest and send Peace Poster e-cards. Currently, Lions all around the world are celebrating the 25th anniversary of the contest by encouraging youth in their communities to express their feelings of peace.
Lions Clubs International, the world’s largest service club organization, is made up of 1.35 million men and women in 206 countries and geographical locations throughout the world. Lions created the Peace Poster Contest to foster a spirit of peace and international understanding in young people worldwide.
Here is the agenda for the District Convention March 2-4, 2012
At the opening ceremonies during the first plenary session of the district convention, to be held on Saturday morning, March 3, 2012, the convention committee will be hosting a Parade of Club Banners. This parade will honor our clubs, their longevity and service to Lionism.
The KCWOLC is honored to march in the parade of banners. Here is the information about our club:
The Kansas City World Outreach Lions Club was established through the efforts of Lion/PDG Jack Ferguson and Lion Dr. Tony Racela. Since its inception, many of our members have participated in medical missions to Africa, Nepal, and to the Philippines, as well as in local volunteer projects. Our Mobile Medical Unit and feeding programs in the Philippines empower our partners there to spread our mission.
The KCWOLC will be paricipating in this years Kansas City Visionwalk on June 3, 2012. We need to raise money for the event and create a team for us to participate, have fun, and make an important contribution for a good cause. Please look at the following link to get more information:
http://www.fightblindness.org/
Let’s cure blindness together! Please join our VisionWalk team or make a donation to the Foundation Fighting Blindness and help us save and restore sight to the 10 million Americans living in darkness. Our team is walking in support of someone very dear to us with a blinding eye disease. We hope that you will support our team by making a donation and joining us at VisionWalk!
Support our team and help bring us closer to a cure because a Cure is in Sight!
For a glimpse at the AMAZING advances that are being accomplished in the area of research, check out the story of nine-year-old Corey Haas. After taking part in a landmark gene therapy study funded in part by the Foundation Fighting Blindness, Corey has regained much of his sight. Watch this remarkable story of passion and perseverance.
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