Happy Valentine's Day

CLUB HAPPENINGS:

CLUB MEMBERSHIP SOCIAL:

The original date we planned for this event had to be cancelled due to the January 26th snowstorm. The new date for this special meeting is February 23rd. It is still not too late to invite a perspective member to this meeting. We will have an interesting speaker on the subject of community service. Remember our club has decided to wave the $25 initiation fee during this Lions year. Just remember to let our Membership Chairman, Lion Dick, know of the prospective member and Lion Jim know so he has the correct meal count.

Lion Larry's Thank you:

I want to thank the club for the beautiful flower arrangement. President Tom personally delivered them to the house the day I was discharged from the hospital. I also want to thank the club members for all the get well cards I received and also for the many offers to help in any way during my recovery here at home.

Other than a touch of cabin fever, I'm doing really good. I still have to cool it for another four weeks. Doctors orders and nurse Sylvia has been making sure I listen.

Thank you all, Larry

Manheim Twp. Lions Club

February 2004 Newsletter

Volume 2, Issue 6 47 YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY

FEBRUARY BIRTHDAYS

George Groff Dick Groff Sylvia Miller

DATES TO REMEMBER & UPCOMING EVENTS:

Feb. 14 District Membership/Leadership Seminar

Feb. 23 Membership Social ( Board Meeting )

Mar. 6 District Bowling Tournament

Mar. 8 Regular Meeting

Mar. 13 District Ride For Sight Banquet

Mar. 19-21 Boys Leadership Seminar

Mar. 22 Regular Meeting ( Board Meeting )

Mar. 26-28 Girls Leadership Seminar

Apr. 12 Regular Meeting

Apr. 16 Presidents Honor Night (Yoder's, New Holland)

Apr. 17 District Convention (Cedar Crest Middle School)

Apr. 26 Regular Meeting (Board Meeting)

District Governor*s Message

Lions, Leos and Lioness,

This year I will continue with the One Hundred Percent Contribution Club Award. However, the award this year will be a pin; that will be available to every club member, whose club is a one-hundred percent contributor. Contributions will be based on the club*s membership as of July 1, 2003 and must meet the contribution schedule of sixty dollars per member and a Ride for Sight sponsorship and a Beacon Lodge Campership; in lieu of the Beacon Lodge Campership, they must sponsor both the Girls and Boys Seminars at Beacon Lodge. The pin itself will be a small version of the current District pin. Clubs will receive the pin at the Presidents Honor Night, if their contributions are in by then. If not, the late clubs will receive theirs later, as long as the contributions are received prior to June 30, 2004. Clubs that are one hundred percent will have one hundred percent by the Club name on the contribution page of the District Newsletter. If you are not sure that you are a one-hundred percent club, or you think that you are one, and it is not shown, then contact the District Governor.

The State PEACE POSTER CONTEST WINNERS by District are: First Place, District 14-P; Second Place, District 14-G; and Third Place, District 14-M. Honorable Mention went to the following Districts: 14-R and 14-N. The poster from District 14-P was sent to Lions Clubs International for further competition. Thanks to all those Clubs in our District who entered.

PRESIDENTS HONOR NIGHT

Presidents Honor Night will be held on APRIL 16, 2004, at Yoders

Restaurant in New Holland, PA. Seating reservations will be on a FIRST RECEIVED basis. Reservation form is in this issue of the District Newsletter. The old saying goes here also, the Early Lion, gets the best seat, so don*t delay in getting your Club*s reservation in as soon as possible, the form may be duplicated. Checks must accompany the reservation or it will not be honored.

Don*t forget, Saturday, April 17, 2004 is the District Convention at Cedar Crest Middle School in Lebanon, PA. Some highlights, we will be taking part in The Lions World Wide Induction Day. So bring new members and their sponsors and any other lions who may want to re-do their induction, this will be possible. Please notify the District Governor as soon as possible, prior to the convention, as to how many will participate. We will finish up the convention with artist, Elva Hurst, doing the Lions Story in chalk art. This in itself is a very worthwhile program that you would not want to miss.

SO BE SURE TO COME OUT TO THE DISTRICT CONVENTION.

Yours in Lionism,

D.G. Eleanor

First Man Jerry, PDG

BOARD ACTION:

1) Approved waving the $25 New Member Entrance Fee through the remainder of the 2003-2004 Lions year.

PLEASE NOTE:

To Cancel dinner reservations call Lion Jim Propst

Friday prior to the meeting. 392-4887

Upcoming Activities in the District:

February 13th - Ephrata Lions' Basket Bingo at Ephrata Recreation Center, doors open at 5 PM, bingo starts at 7 PM, tickets are $15 for 6-faced paper card, for tickets contact Lion Polly at 717-733-6414. Tickets will be available at the door. (This event is not endorsed by Longaberger@ Co.)

February 21st - Schoeneck Area Lions' Health Fair and Blood Screening at Schoeneck Fire Hall at 6 AM.

February 22nd - Ephrata Lions' Shrimp Feast at the Ephrata Elks, 4 to 7 PM, $20, steamed shrimp, fried shrimp, seafood chowder, and baked chicken, for tickets contact Jerry at 733-2331 by February 18th.

February 22nd - Lititz Lions' Basket & Money Bingo at St. James Church Social Hall, doors open at noon, bingo starts at 1 :30.

February 26th - Cocalico LEO Club's blood drive at Cocalico High School., 11:30 until 7:00, walk-ins are welcome or to set an appointment call Michelle at 336-6403.

February 28th - Schoeneck Area Lions' Monte Carlo Night at Schoeneck Fire Company, door open 4 PM, games 5-9, $10.00 per person, for tickets call 336-2408 or 336-1148 or 484-4892.

March 6th - East Cocalico Lions' Oyster/Ham Dinner at Reamstown Fire Hall 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM. Take outs will be available.

March 7th - Baron Stiegel Lions' Breakfast Buffet at Brickerville Fire Hall, 7 AM-lPM.

March 13th - Quentin Roosevelt Lions' Pancake and Sausage Breakfast at Quentin Fire Hall, 6-1 I AM.

March 20th - Strasburg Lions' Pancake Day at Strasburg Elementary School, 6AM-1 PM

March 20th - Millersville Lions' Spaghetti Dinner, at Millersville Lions' Community Building, 4 - 7 PM, adults $7, students with ill, $5, children 6 -12 $3, 5 and under - free, all you can eat, carry out available.

March 20th - SABVI's 7th Annual Spring Concert "Peter and the Wolf subtitled Prokofiev to Puccini at F & M's Barshinger Center, 3 and 7:30 PM, tickets $10, $15, & $20 (3 PM); $15, $25, $30 (7:30 PM), call SABVI at 717-291-5951.

March 21st - Reinholds Lions' Breakfast Buffet at Reinholds Fire Company Banquet Hall, 156 W. Main St., Reinholds, 6:30 AM - 12:30 PM, all you can eat, adults $5.00, children 6 to 12 $3.00, under 6 - free.

NORTHEAST PA LIONS EYE BANK, INC

During the past 46 years the Northeast Pennsylvania Eye Bank has provided in excess of 19,500 corneas for transplant. Last year, the eye bank helped restore sight to 353 people, thanks to the cooperative efforts of the eye bank, area hospitals, local ophthalmologists, and the Lions/Lioness Clubs.

DISTRICT MEMBERSHIP/LEADERSHIP

SEMINAR & WORKSHOP

Saturday, February 14,2004

Designed for Lions and Lioness Membership Committees, Presidents, VP's,

Secretaries and Club Officers and open to all interested Lions and Lioness's

that will be taking a Leadership role in the future.

Seminars are designed to give Lions and Lioness the information and skills they need to have an active Membership, Extension, Retention, Leadership and Orientation Club Program and to provide the skills for effective leadership in their Clubs. District Governor, Eleanor Reuter is expecting each Club to send their officers and the Districts Region and Zone Chairpersons to attend the seminar and is suggesting that Clubs may want to pay for Membership Committee's and officers to attend.

Reservations are a must and have to be received by February 7, 2004 so we can provide a count for Lunch and have enough material for handouts.

REGISTRATION IS FROM 8:30AM TO 8:55AM.

Seminar starts at 8:55AM sharp and will last until 2:30 PM.

Fee is $10.00 for each person attending to cover a Buffet Lunch, room and materials.

Return reservations to VDG Fred Lenhart, 654 New Holland Ave., Lancaster, Pa. 17602

LEADER DOG:

Due to illness, Lion Grace Scullin, Field Representative for Leader Dogs For the Blind, and Leader Dog Max were unable to be in District 14-D in October. They will be here Monday, February 16th through Friday February 20th. If you would like a program on Leader Dogs by Lion Grace, please contact Lion Scott Lyons at (717) 867-0735.

Past International President J. Frank Moore III

Past International President J. Frank Moore III will be the guest of District 14-D in April to attend President*s Honor Night on Friday, the District Convention on Saturday, and the Cabinet Meeting on Sunday. He is from Daleville, Alabama and was elected International President at the International Convention in Indianapolis, July 2-6, 2001.

Past President Moore is an educator and a former superintendent of education for the Daleville, Alabama city schools. He is a member of the Daleville Lions Club since 1975.