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HONORING OUR PAST SHARING OUR PRESENT

PLANNING OUR FUTURE

LION WES SIDEEN, DISTRICT GOVERNOR LION GINA M. DETVILER, EDITOR

ISSUE 7 JANUARY 2005

All roads will lead to the Holiday Inn East, I-94 & McKnight Road in

St. Paul, where Lions/Lionesses/Leos from clubs throughout the

district will gather to make and renew friendships, share good times,

gain new insights, enjoy tempting meals, and simply recharge their

batteries for Lionism.

Convention events will feature:

* Memorial Service music by the Bell Choir of Gustavus Adolphus

Lutheran Church in St. Paul, led by Dr. Jerry Brakke

* Opportunities to attend three from among nine seminar offerings

* Chances to meet, hear, and dialogue with ID Randy Heitmann and his

wife Kathy from Cambridge, Nebraska

* Evenings filled with fun, fellowship, and refreshments at a host of

hospitality rooms

* A time to recognize selected leaders for their contributions to Lionism

- A THUMBNAIL SKETCH OF THE AGENDA -

Friday afternoon & Saturday morning - REGISTRATION

FRIDAY 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM Memorial Service

9:00 PM Hospitality

SATURDAY 7:00 – 9:00 AM Breakfast - Speaker: Liza Bruce, Leader Dogs for the Blind

9:30 – 11:50 AM Seminars in 3 locations

12:00 – 1:30 PM Parade of Green / Club President’s Luncheon

2:00 – 3:30 PM Business Meeting / Ladies Program

4:00 – 4:45 PM Church Services

6:00 – 9:00 PM Governors Banquet – Speaker: ID Randy Heitmann

10:00 – 1:00AM DJ’d Dance & Karaoke with Starz Entertainment

SUNDAY 7:00 – 8:45 AM Red Eye Social Hosts: St. Paul Park/Newport Club

9:00 – 11:00 AM Honors Breakfast

THE HALFWAY POINT

By Lion Wes Sideen

District Governor

For all the plans we set forth in life, both short and long range, time becomes an

important factor in determining the ways we shape them. It not only influences the

methods we use to structure the things we want to do but also alters our mind set,

the way we perceive the future once we have arrived at a given point along the way.

Time can also cause anxiety, especially when we realize that the requirements needed to fulfill a task cannot be

completed within the period we have set aside for doing them, but it can also create contentment if we finish the

job within the allotted duration.

Time can affect both the way we feel about ourselves and the way we view the world. If we give the matter a little

thought, we soon conclude that time considerations represent a very critical factor in our lives.

We consider time when we determine the ways we do things as Lions/Lionesses/Leos. Although the calendar

reveals that the midpoint of the club year occurs on December 31, for us the Mid-Winter Convention becomes the

symbol of the halfway point. The plans for the club year that we as leaders so enthusiastically set forth last spring

as we prepared for our terms in office, the excitement we felt as we “dared to dream” about new ideas blended with

traditional responses that we wanted to accomplish, the heady notions that filtered through our minds about making

this the best club year yet, suddenly assume a new perspective as we come to the realization that the passage of

time has brought us to the half year. The moment has now arrived to assess our direction and accomplishments so

far and seek the path we need to follow to bring about successful closure next June. Like reaching the mid-point in

life, we need to determine our current state and form future plans based on that reality.

For all of us, Mid-Winter Convention time signals change at the district level as well. The sitting Governor begins

to think about the things he must accomplish to bring his term to a successful conclusion and what he wants to do

with his life afterward. The Vice Governor becomes the District Governor-Elect and suddenly the preparations he

must make and the ideas he is forming for his term in office take on sharper focus. A Vice District Governor-Elect,

full of energy and eager to learn, begins preparing with great anticipation to enter the gates of district leadership.

Region and Zone Chairs and other Cabinet members review their goals for the club year and ponder the tasks still

remaining.

The distribution of awards gives testimony to past accomplishments, the seminars provide stimulation for future

acts, and the Memorial Service offers a tribute to those saints of Lionism who departed during the past year. Truly

the January event becomes a fitting climax, a high point, that honors the accomplishments preceding this moment

in time and focuses attention toward the future.

We should respect, not fear, the passage of time. Time represents a gift, and we are the custodians who decide

how we want to use it. As we consider the events that have made up the first six months of 2004-2005, let us

express thanks for our successes so far and seek the means for accomplishing the things we have yet to do.

While moving forward in time, we need to find ways to make the next six months even better than those we have

just completed.

2 5M6 Lions attend the Emerging Lions Leadership Institute

Lion Sandra Burton-McKee and Lion Beverly Hunt of the St. Paul East Parks

Lions Club attended the Emerging Lions Leadership Institute in November

in Oak Brook, Ill.

“It was truly an awesome experience”, writes Lion Bev. “There were 48 Lions

from the U.S and Canada. The professionalism and fellowship we experienced

was wonderful. From the leadership institute, we now have the tools to mentor,

coach, and encourage. Thank you so much my Lion Family for that enriching

opportunity.”

Pictured Left to Right is Lions Sandra and Bev at Lions Clubs International Headquarters

By Vice District Governor Lynn Farley

I hope everyone had a joyous Christmas. Lion Carol and I traveled to California this Christmas to be with our

Daughter and Son-in-law and our newest Grand Daughter.

The next big event is our 5M6 Midwinter Convention January 7th, 8th & 9th at the Holiday Inn East. I hope every one

of you is planning on attending this year. We have 9 Seminars this year, so everyone should be able to find

something of interest.

I hope that every Club has made an honest effort to get a picture of its deceased Lion/Lioness member into me so

we can have it for the Friday Night Memorial Service. If for some reason you are just getting it now, please call me

so we can try and get it in the program.

I’m looking forward to visiting all the hospitality rooms this year. I plan on attending 5M5, 5M7 and 5M4’s Midwinter

Conventions this year. It will be interesting to se how they stack up against 5M6. Personally I Think ours will be a lot

better.

The MERLO Team has mailed out a postcard to all Lion/Lioness Presidents this year asking them to please bring in

a copy of their completed “How Are Your Ratings?” booklet to the Saturday business meeting. We will not be able

to have anytime to visit with you Presidents due to the full Seminar schedule this year. The MERLO Team would

have liked to have had a session with the Presidents & 1st Vice Presidents at the Midwinter and gone over the

Ratings booklet. instead we will have a box on a table marked for you to put them in. The MERLO Team will go

over them prior to our first upcoming Region/Zone meetings. We will only use the information in those booklets as a

discussion topic. No one Club will be singled out to be talked about.

HEALTHY CLUB TOOL BOXES. Not a single Club has called the MERLO Team to come in and visit with your

Clubs Board to see if you can use any of the information that is in the Tool Box. We must assume that all is well?

We don’t think so, give us a call, we don’t bite. We only want to HELP.

Saturday APRIL 23rd, 2005 5M6 will be having our Lions School of Instruction for new members, new Presidents,

1st Vice Presidents, Secretaries and Membership Chairs. I have scheduled this a week later this year hoping this

may give each Club a little more time to get their people signed up. If you have something’s that you would like to

see covered that have not been covered in the past, please e-mail me with your request. More details to follow in

the next several newsletters.

Last of all REMEMBER to bring in your Clubs banner to be hung up in the Ballroom for the entire weekend. Also

REMEMBER to take it home with you on Sunday.

VDG Lion Lynn Farley

HANDICAP ACCESSIBLE PLAYGROUND PROJECT SEEKS SUPPORT

The Minnesota Orthopedic Society has announced a plan to build a regional handicap accessible playground on

the west shore of Lake Phalen in St. Paul this spring. The first of its kind in the Twin Cities Area, the playground

“will provide handicapped children an enjoyable and accessible place to play and interact with children of all ages

and abilities,” according to MOS President Dr. Tony Stans.

Three community resource units will work together to complete the project. The St. Paul Department of Parks and

Recreation will provide “a beautiful site for the playground next to a running path and picnic facility.” The MOS will

provide a core group of volunteers to construct the playground, and Ka Boom will organize a design where children

from the area can assist in creating the playground.

The MOS solicits financial and physical support for the project. For more information, clubs and/or individuals can

contact one of the following:

- Dr. Tony Stans 507/266-5225

- MOS Executive Director Robyn Lampright 612/362-3736

- Lion Rick Miller 507/536-6115 or 507/281-5250 email: rickm@

Do we as adults lose the ability to dream? Do we fear

the unknown, not knowing is the risk, success in trying is

the reality.

When I look at how we as LIONS help others to fulfill their

dreams I see the following:

A person living in a world of darkness now has the ability

to gain independence thanks to our Leader Dog Program

A parent who is hearing impaired has the ability to attend

the needs of a child because of the Hearing Dog Program

A high school girl, given the opportunity to share a week

with foreign exchange students her own age sharing their

hopes, dreams, cultures, and secrets, only to realize

that they are all the same. Yes, there are differences - language, heritage (beliefs), problems, life styles, none of

these matter, because youth have a way of seeing past all of this and accepting one another for who they are.

The youth are our future, and with the friendships formed during this one week, maybe, just maybe they can make

the world a better place and bring the peace we are all hoping for.

Because of the hope, vision or dream of caring LIONS we have been able to give people an opportunity to dream

dreams that would have never been possible and help make them come true.

“Dare to Dream” what do we have to lose? Lion PDG Susan E. Mullen

AN LCIF PRIMER

By PDG Richard Thron

5M6 LCIF Chairperson

DID YOU KNOW ……..

( Sight First is a global initiative between LCIF and Lions to prevent blindness and restore sight

( LCIF approved 12 Sight First grants fro 1.74 million

( The grants fund cataract surgeries, upgrade Lions’ eye hospitals, expand ophthalmic training, and control eye

disease such as river blindness

( $858,000 was the largest grant approved for cataract screening and 19,000 surgeries to be done in one year

in Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda.

( About half of all cataract surgeries done in these countries are thanks to Sight First

( $272,629 was the second largest grant approved to control river blindness in Cameroon, protecting 155,623

people in 411 villages by providing mectizan treatments over a 3-year period.

( Partnering with the Carter Center, Sight First has delivered more than 55 million mectizan treatments in 11

countries throughout Africa and the Americas since 1996.

( Other grants provide equipment for ophthalmic nurses training programs, upgrades of Lions Eye Hospitals, a

33 seat outreach screening vehicle, and 23,000 plus cataract surgeries.

( Don’t forget applications for tickets to the LCIF Benefit Concert at Augsburg College on April 9, 2005, will be

available at the Mid-Winter Convention

( Next month – What has District 5M6 done to help LCIF?

PANCAKE BREAKFAST SEASON APPROACHES

Late winter and early spring Pancake Breakfasts, a traditional fundraising activity for many district clubs, will soon

arrive, and we’d like to share your club’s invitation to dine with Lions/Lionesses/Leos throughout the district.

On page 1 of the February VISION, we will list details (date, time, and location) about each club’s Pancake

Breakfast. However, we can do this only if you provide DG Wes with the information by January 15th

BRING ON THE PANCAKES!!

WELCOME NEW MEMBERS

Lion Steve Berg Mounds View Lions Club

Lion Richard Olson Mounds View Lions Club

Lion Bill Lund North Suburban Evening Lions Club

Lion Loren Knudson North Suburban Evening Lions Club

Lion George Wanner Scandia Marine Lions Club

Lion Dennis “Bob” Engman White Bear Lake Lions Club

Lion Julia Purvis White Bear Lake Lions Club

Lion Bob Cedergren Wildwood Lions Club

REMEMBERING LIONS AND LIONESS

Lion Bob Bloomstrom Wildwood Lions Club

Wishing Speedy recoveries to Lion Howard Haugen from Apple Valley Lions Club, Lion Dave Rinehart from the

Cottage Grove Lions Club, Lions Bob Jensen and Lion Ken Freiberg from the Scandia Marine Lions Club, and

Lion Linda Borgum from the St. Paul Midway Club

A special condolence to Lion Mike Hutchinson from the Cottage Grove Lions Club on the loss of his brother William

(Bill).

LCIF BENEFIT CONCERT TICKET SALES BEGIN

The committee planning the Lions Clubs International Foundation (LCIF) benefit concert at Augsburg College on

April 9 announces that ticket sales for the event will begin this month. If the 500 seats available at the Hoversten

Chapel on the Augsburg campus, blocs of 250 each will go to our district and 5M5, the sponsoring groups, for sale

at $40 each.

According to committee chair Lion Paul Kowitz, fliers containing an order form will be available at our Mid-Winter

Convention. Concert goers can take the order form home, fill it out, and mail it with payment and self-addressed,

stamped envelopes to concert treasurer Lion Bob Wharton, who will send the tickets by return mail. District 5M5

will follow the same process at its Mid-Winter Convention, scheduled for January 21-23, but using a different

colored order form.

In mid-November, LCIF headquarters informed District LCIF Chair Richard Thron that

Dr. Tae-Sup Lee, 2003-2004 LCI President and current LCIF Chairman, had agreed to

attend the event. He is expected to make brief remarks and accept a check for an

estimated $20,000, the committee’s goal.

Kowitz stated that the committee is seeking club and individual sponsorships to underwrite

the expenses related to the event, thus allowing the entire income from ticket sales to go

to LCIF. He urges interested persons to acquire tickets early and added that there will be

no reserved seating at the event.

Dr. Tae-Sup Lee

7:00 PM

SATURDAY, APRIL 9

AT

AUGSBURG COLLEGE

WITH THE

AUGSBURG CENTENNIAL SINGERS

From issues of Club Newsletters and Monthly Activity Reports

APPLLE VALLEY Lions Club sold 125 coloring books for $625.00 and saw a net gain of

$218.75 on the Saturday before Thanksgiving. Made $500.25 in tips that Saturday as well

from bagging groceries at the Cub store. Donated $200 in the form of Cub Food Gift Cards

to the CAC Food shelf. Donated $100.00 to the Hearing & Services Dogs of MN. Presented

checks of $25 & $10 to the 1st and 2nd place Peace Poster contest winners from their area.

BURNSVILLE Lions Club made $2500 donation to Armful of Love, Purchased Diabetes

testing strip material for a needy person. Two Lion members spent an hour each collecting

370 pairs of eyeglasses and 3 hearing aids.

COTTAGE GROVE Lions Club made $1000 donation to the Children’s Hospital Teddy Bear

Program. $500 to the Raptor Center of University of MN, education of wildlife program.

Donated $2300 to school for autistic children.

EAGAN Lions shopped for 20 families for Christmas on Dec. 5th. Made donations to aid projects for abused and neglected kids.

EAGAN Lioness Club gave 3 - $25 food certificates to the Food Shelf. $700 donation to Lions Eye Bank. Attended Volunteer

recognition from Ronald McDonald House.

EAST SIDE Lions Club will be distributing Christmas plants through the Meals on Wheels program to approximately 150

recipients with an estimated cost of about $500. Donated $300 each to 3 families for Christmas.

FALCON HEIGHTS – LAUDERDALE Lions Club sold Christmas trees.

FARMINGTON Lions Club made a $500 donation to a needy family for Christmas.

HASTINGS Lions Club made a $720 donation for vision screening and new glasses. $400 to Hastings Park Dept., park bench.

$1000 to Scouting. Had Christmas toy project on Dec. 14th, 15th & 16th.

LAKEVILLE Lions Club made a donation of $1500 to Hospice Home Suites in Memory of Lion “Lakeville Charlie”. Collected over

$850 in money and certificates from Oct 30th food drive plus 3960 lbs.of food.

MAPLEWOOD NORTH Lions Club raised over $2400 from “Ribs & Kraut” dinner and monies will be split between Lions and

Lioness Club. Made $400 in donations to the community.

MAPLEWOOD OAKDALE Lions Club has put away $7000 for scholarships for 2005.

MOUNDS VIEW Lions Club has made donations of $4650 to the community during the months of Sept., Oct. & Nov. 2004. Have

two new Lion members, Lion Steve Berg and lion Richard Olson.

NEW BRIGHTON Lions Club has donated $183 to the Union Gospel Mission X-Mas meals. Donated $100 to Irondale Alpine Ski

Team. Had a successful Pancake Breakfast.

NORTH MAPLEWOOD Lioness Club collected products for a Maplewood Woman’s Shelter. Worked on “Ribs & Kraut” dinner

with Maplewood Lions Club.

NORTH SUBURBAN EVENING Lions Club had a profit of $1500 from their pancake breakfast and collected 112 pairs of

eyeglasses as well. Have two new members, Lion Bill Lund and Lion Loren Knudson.

PARK – PORT Lioness Club made donations of $200 to Friends in Need Food shelf and $100 to the Bee Hur benefit. Will be

having a shared retreat with the Southwest Lioness Club and DG Wes Sideen on March 15th.

ROSEMOUNT Lions Club will be having a Breakfast fundraiser on January 30th, 2005. Donated $400 to help pay for hearing

aids for a Rosemount Woman. Donated $100 to the Children’s Safety center.

ROSEVILLE Lions Club had over $110 donated to LCIF by individual members. Had over 100 children participate in Peace

Poster contest.

SCANDIA MARINE Lions Club collected over 750 lbs. of food and $457 at their Community Breakfast. Donated $200 to a May

Township resident to help defray cost of injuries received in a car accident. Donated $500 to the Marine Fire Dept. to help cover

the cost of a steel cutting chain saw. One new Lion member, Lion George Wanner.

SOUTH ST. PAUL Lions Club made $1000 donation to Dakota County Historical Society, $1000 to Special Olympics, $500

project New Hope, $350 for eye exam and glasses for a local student, $4000 for Large print books and audio books for the SSP

public Library, $200 to Christmas in SSP celebration and $1500 to Uniquely Abled Dance Center.

SOUTHWEST Lioness Club donated $500 to adopt a Family, $100 to Wakota Life Care center.

ST. ANTHONY Lions Club has 7 members signed up to be Eye Bank Transporters. Had two students win $50 each as a cash

prizes for their entries in 5M6 peace poster contest this year.

ST. CROIX VALLEY Lions Club will be selling two year planners.

ST. PAUL DOWNTOWN Lions Club is the sponsor of a new Branch Club, “The St. Paul River Heights Branch Club”, a club

made up of 7 young ladies. Donated $400 to Pro Act, donated $200 to purchase gifts and food for a needy family as selected by

Ramsey County Home Services, and donated $100 towards support of the Midway Lions Welfare Dinner.

ST. PAUL EAST PARKS Lions Club has received its award patch “Shared Success Through Service to Youth and Children”

from International. The club has delivered more than 500 pairs of eyeglasses to the MN Eye Bank over the past 3 months.

Received $400 in contributions from 3M for two Lion members who both work or have worked for the 3M Company.

ST. PAUL PARK NEWPORT Lions Club has received the approval of School District 833 to distribute Dictionaries in the 833

School District. 10 members participated over 100 hrs in the Hall Krienke Open & an net profit of $1500 was presented to the

SSSFD for use as they determine. Donations of $6500 to the community.

ST. PAUL MIDWAY Lions Club had one participant in the Peace Poster Contest. Made donations of $1000 each to Union

Gospel Mission, Dorothy Day Center, Salvation Army, and Our Lady of Good Counsel Cancer Home.

STILLWATER Lions Club made donations of $700 to the United Way of St. Croix Valley. Lion member Mary Oswald was

presented with the Washington County 2004 Caregiver of the Year Award for her work with Children through the Warm World

Child Development Center that she founded in 1974.

VADNAIS HEIGHTS Lions Club had Special Christmas Food shelf and Gift Certificate donation on December 11th.

WHITE BEAR LAKE Lions Club donated back over $10,000 to the community. Held their annual Food Shelf and Toy drive.

Distributed Toys to over 300 families, having between 750 to 800 children on Sat. December 18th. WBL Lions Club is twinning

with a Lions Club from St. Petersburg, Russia, The Golden Pelican Lions Club. This is the second Lions Club the WBL Lions

Club has Twinned with. The other Lions Club is the Ekebin Club of Australia. Saw a profit of over $6000 from annual Bear Water

Run. Have a new member Lion Dennis “Bob” Engman.

WILDWOOD Lions Club donated $800 towards the purchase of toys for the annual WBL Toy drive. Many Wildwood Lion

members also participated in the WBL Lions Toy distribution on Sat. Dec. 18th. Made $3708 at the Fall Daze Dinner. Contributed

$200 from activity account plus 4 bags of food to the Mahtomedi area food shelf. Have a new Lion member Lion Bob Cedergren.

WOODBURY Lions Club plans, funds picnic shelter. Thanks in large part to the Woodbury Club, a new $150,000 picnic shelter

properly adorned with the Lions emblem, enhances the community’s recreational needs at Powers Lake Park, along Highway

19, in the east metro community. Designed and built by 2002-2003 Club President Dick Krumm, the shelter was completed

in spring 2004. The club’s $50,000 contribution was spread over two years, with the final payment made last year. Once again,

the Woodbury Club has displayed evidence of the significant role it plays in community affairs. Your friends in 5M6 congratulate

you for this accomplishment.

5M6 MID-WINTER CONVENTION

MEET OUR INTERNATIONAL DIRECTOR GUEST RANDY L. HEITMANN

A second year International Director, Randy Heitmann and his wife, Lion Kathy, reside in Cambridge, Nebraska,

where he owns Heitmann Tax Services, a taxation and accounting business. They have three grown children, all

of who are Lions. Each member of the family holds the Melvin Jones Fellow Award.

Since joining the Cambridge Lions Club in 1986, Director Heitmann has held many

positions in his club and district, including District Governor, Council Chairman,

and Long Range Planning Chair. He has also held several positions in the

Nebraska Lions Foundation and USA/Canada Leadership Forums.

Over the years, Director Heitmann has received numerous awards, including the

100% District Governor Award, 3 International President’s Leadership Awards,

and the International President’s Award. He is active in many professional and

community organizations such as member of the Tri-Valley Medical Foundation,

Chair of the Board of Tri-Valley Health Systems, and Chair of the Cambridge

Chamber of Commerce.

We welcome Director Randy and Lion Kathy to our 5M6 Convention!

Mid-Winter Convention Appointments

NOMINATING COMMITTEE RULES COMMITTEE ELECTIONS COMMITTEE PARLIMENTARIAN

Ken Detviler Jack St. Martin Joe Fox Mike Molenda

Tony Poeschel Walter Noreen Clyde Hansen

Hans Student Joe C. Juettner Doug Shepard PINNING ON FLOWERS (Sat. Eve)

Gina Detviler Rae Ready

Ann Fox

RESOLUTIONS COMMITTEE CREDENTIALS SGT. AT ARMS

Curt Norenberg DG Wes Sideen Bob Boeck CONSTITUTION & BY-LAWS

Frank Loreno Alice Anton Bud Ready

Roy Thompson Dave Reinhart Lance Fleischauer Len Kaehler

TO AND FRO

( 2005 5M Multiple Convention Chair Ben Ward reports that a rapid increase in the value of the Canadian

dollar as compared to the U.S. dollar has forced convention planners to revise the registration fee for U.S.

attendees to $99.

( PDG Curt Norenberg has a new address – 1480 Applewood Court, Roseville, MN 55113. His telephone

number remains the same.

( Thanks to Lioness Theresa Becker of the Park Port Club, who submitted a picture showing 11 club members

who hosted the 2004 Queen’s Tea for St. Paul Park Heritage Days Royalty and friends, that appeared in an

October issue of the South Washington County Bulletin. The club has sponsored this activity for many years

as one of its contributions to the community. She also enclosed a newspaper clipping promoting the club and

its activities.

( PDG Bob Nemeth reports that district Lions are involved with transporting donated eye corneas to the Eye

Bank at the University of Minnesota. Volunteers willing to help should contact PDG Frank Loreno at 612-781-7863.

TO PARTICIPATE IN THE

2005 5M LIONS LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE, April 7-10, at the Shooting Star Conference Center,

Mahnomen, Minnesota

A wonderful opportunity to make new friends and share learning experiences with like-minded people from

Minnesota, NW Ontario, and Manitoba awaits participants at this fun and informative training session. Past

attendees, including your Governor, speak highly about the quality of instruction, the warmth of fellowship, and the

transforming nature of the experience.

Our district can send 6 persons. Openings still remain, but registration forms must be in 5M Executive Secretary

Bob Harms’ hands by January 15th. The cost is $150 per student, with $100 refunded for attending all the sessions.

Checks should be made payable to MD5M Regional Leadership Institute and included with the registration.

Take advantage of this exceptional opportunity to deepen your knowledge of and involvement in Lionism. For

application and registration forms, contact your Region or Zone Chair or DG Wes (651) 774-8069;

email: wesleysideen@

2004-2005 5M6 GOVERNOR’S CONTEST

POINTS ACTIVITY

1000 Send 5 members to the All District Meeting, 2 Region/Zone Meetings, and Mid-Winter Convention

500 Added 5 new club members

500 Invited 5 Cabinet members to provide meeting programs

And on it goes! The annual 5M6 Governor’s Contest provides an excellent way for your club to receive recognition

for the things it does. Six categories of involvement offer numerous alternatives for scoring points, and each club

accumulating 4000 points will receive a banner patch at next summer’s All District Meeting. The club with the most

points will have the honor of receiving the District Champion patch and the Traveling Banner for the next year.

Participation is easy! On the Activities Monthly Report that Club Secretaries submit to district officials, spaces are

provided for recording the points claimed for each listed activity. Also, an official contest form that appeared in the

September VISION allows Secretaries to list points by month. This form must be submitted to the Region Chair

by July 1st.

CLUB SECRETARIES: Even if you haven’t recorded your club’s points since last July, you can still do so. If you

need a contest form, contact DG Wes.

Earn your club some well deserved recognition by participating in the 2004-2005 Governor’s Contest. It’s not too

late!

SALVATION ARMY BELLRINGING – “What a Rewarding Experience”

by PDG Ed Nelson

“Salvation Army Bellringing.” For those of us who got involved, we had a very rewarding time. I can’t think of a

better way to get some good and positive exposure for Lionism than to be helping another service organization like

the Salvation Army. It gave me a very good feeling inside! Gov. Wes, I sure do like your idea of making this a

District Project next year. As far as I know, there were only 5 or 6 clubs involved. I feel that we as a District can

do a lot better next year. For those of you that got involved, I feel that you did a fantastic job! We got many many

“thank you’s” from the general public for helping the Salvation Army like this. One of my fellow Lions had a person

come up to him and say :what don’t you Lions get involved in? That sure makes a Lion feel good! When your

clubs are contacted next year regarding this project, PLEASE give it some very serious consideration.

L to R, Tom McKee, PDG Ed Nelson, DG Wes Sideen, A small but very important contributor

Doug Yeck, and Dave Frauenshuh

ST. PAUL EAST PARKS LIONS CLUB

Announces their

16th Annual Mid Winter Fest announces their

Spaghetti Dinner “Silver Plate Breakfast”

Thursday, February 10th, 2005 February 6, 2005 10:00 A.M. to Noon

5:00 to 8:00 p.m. Oak Glen Country Club

Apple Valley American Legion 1599 McKusick Rd., Stillwater, MN 55082

Adults: $6.00 Cost, $50 per ticket (two persons)

Children 5-12: $3.00 $1500 in Prize money

Under 5: Free Top Prize $600

For interested, contact Lion Bruce Peterson

(651) 779-9106, Lion Bob Reistad (651) 774-

4594, or Lion Joe Fox (651) 777-6514

PDG Ed Nelson, along with quite a few other Lions

from several Districts were at Camp Friendship on

Sat. Dec 18th to take part in the Merger talks

between Camp Friendship & Camp New Hope. It

is not a Done Deal as of yet, but it looks like it

could be completed in the near future. This is felt

to be a “win win” situation for both Camps.

Please be generous to Camp New Hope at the

“Parade of Green” at the Mid-Winter Convention

Jan 4 Governor’s visit with the Woodbury Club

Jan 7 Cabinet Meeting at the Holiday Inn East

Jan 7-9 Mid-Winter Convention at the Holiday Inn East

Jan 10 Governor’s visit with the St. Paul Midway Club

Jan 18 Governor’s visit with the North St. Paul & St. Paul East Parks Clubs

Jan 20 Governor’s visit with the Roseville Club

Jan 21-23 Split time between the 5m5 & 5m7 Mid-Winter Conventions

Jan 25 Governor’s visit with the St. Croix Valley Club

Jan 26 Maplewood North Club’s Spaghetti Dinner

Governor’s visit with the New Brighton Club

Jan 27 Governor’s visit with the Eagan Lioness Club

Jan 28-30 5M4 Mid-Winter Convention in Willmar

St. Paul Downtown Lions and the St. Paul River Heights Branch

Club present….

DJ’d Dance and Karaoke

** Music and Entertainment for all generations!!

Saturday, January 8th after the Governor’s Banquet

in McKnight Ballroom until 1:00A

Please submit articles for the February newsletter by January 20th to

Lion Gina M. Detviler at 5921 Babcock Trail, Inver Grove Heights, MN 55077

(H) 651-306-1063 (W) 651-733-2585 Email gmdetviler@

This newsletter is also available on the Lions District 5M6 website at:

lions5M6.

District Governor Wes Sideen

1618 Suburban Avenue

St. Paul, MN 55106

DARE TO DREAM AND EXPLORE NEW EXPERIENCES IN LIONISM

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