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DISTRICT 31-I NEWS

District 31-I Newsletter May 2018 Issue 11

MAY

18-19 NCLI - Camp Dogwood

20 General Membership Meeting-Camp Dogwood

30 District Convention Planning Meeting Sagebrush, Mocksville

JUNE

15 Camp Dogwood drawing

30-JULY 4 International Convention Las Vegas

“Gathering Times”

Strengthen Membership Month

IN THIS ISSUE:

DG George Page 1&3

1VDG Carolyn Page 2&4

Brighter Visions Page 2

2VDG Jimmy Page 3

Camp Dogwood Page 3,6,9

The Power of “We” Page 4

Dashboard Page 5

Membership News Page 6

News & Happenings Page 7-9

State Convention Page 10-11

Planting Seeds with DG Lion George Culp

The drafting of 18 and 19-year-olds during the late sixties

postponed my pursuit of a degree. Therefore, my formal edu-

cation required that I attend classes as an adult. I was forty-

nine when I walked with other MBA candidates. Of all of the

class requirements I was required to take, one course stands

out as the course from you-know-where. My Statistics profes-

sor was so super intelligent and with a deep accent that I

struggled to even pass his course. I suppose he had already

mathematically charted where I might place with my class-

mates, likely somewhere at the tail-end of the chart.

In a recent edition of the AARP Bulletin, one finds an inter-

esting statistic. According to the chart, the life spans of older

women is rising. The article reveals that life spans of both

males and females have climbed steadily for over a century;

however they came to a halt in 2015 and declined again in

2016. While some of the effect is due to the current increase

on drug overdoses to the younger population, our older popu-

lation life expectation remains somewhat static. Further re-

ports of the article state that a 65-year-old could expect to live

another 20.6 years and a male of the same age, 18 years.

Statistically, that would put you 65-year-olds with a life expec-

tancy of 85.6 for females and 81 for males. You may be ask-

ing, ‘Where are you going with this, Gov.?”

As your governor, I receive monthly club membership

health assessments from Lions International. Consider this:

for the Lions year 2017-2018, as of March 30, District I has

recorded a membership drop of 121, 23 of which were

deaths. NC Lions have recorded a membership drop of 624,

89 of which were deaths. (Continued on page 3)

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1VDG – Carolyn Sprinkle… I have had many opportunities of working with the clubs in District 31-I. I am so gratified to be a part of the hands on service projects and the innovative ideas of raising the funds needed to support the needs in our communities. April has been a busy month for the Lions in North Carolina. Club members from across the state were on hand for cleanup and maintenance week at Camp Dog-wood. I do not have the total of volunteer hours, but I do know many Lions were busy with lawn work, tree, shrubs and flower planting, painting buildings, building new support columns at the en-trance way of the Lodge, refinishing rocking chairs, sorting and packing thousands upon thousands of used eye glasses – the list is endless. As usual, the kitchen staff served us delicious meals and provided snacks during the day. To each and every one who participated, please know that the IRS current value of volunteer time is over $20 per hour. Think of that as funds available to serve the vis-ually challenged, diabetic issues, the environment, literacy programs fighting hunger in our commu-nities, North Carolina and around the world. I was privileged to be a part of the first annual 5K run sponsored by the West Ire-dell Club. The club members raised more than $1,200 to support vision challenges in their community. Bob and I assisted with the annual Night for Sight auction sponsored by First Flight and Wanchese clubs five days and four nights. Preliminary accounting is $47,000 plus raised ($28,000 - $30,000 net) for the annual VIP fishing tournament held in Octo-ber each year – over 600 VIP’s in North Carolina enjoy four days and nights fishing, fellowshipping, sightseeing, shopping and great food. Lions from many, many clubs volunteer during the VIP fishing tournament.

(continued on page 4)

“Sharing the Harvest”

Our 2017-2018

District 31-I

Brighter Visions Goal is

$187,500

Follow our progress

each month

Brighter Visions Two More Months - $82,964 To Go

We’re making our way to our goal, but we’ve only got two months left to raise $82,964 to make our district Brighter Visions goal. WE CAN DO IT! Our District 31-I Brighter Visions goal for this year is $187,500. As of April 27, we have raised $104,536.50, or 55.75 percent of our goal. We have more to do. WE CAN DO IT! Many clubs across the district have already given generously to Brighter Visions this year. We have clubs who have fund-raisers in the near future and will increase their giving before the end of June. We have other clubs who have given small amounts. IS THERE ANY WAY YOUR CLUB CAN GIVE MORE? As a reminder, Brighter Visions funds are used to support the services and programs Lions across North Carolina provide our Visually Impaired Individuals. These include programs at Camp Dogwood, the mobile screening van, matching funds for eye exams and eye glasses, support and mobility canes, the deaf blind re-treat, Lions education grants, low vision aides, recycling, Lions eye health program, the VIP fishing tourna-ment, and organ and tissue procurement. While we’ve already had to make some cuts to our budget, if we don’t meet our Brighter Vison goal, these services and programs, including programs offered at Camp Dog-wood, will have to be further reduced so we can remain within our budget. WE CAN DO MORE! Let’s all work together to reach our goal. WE CAN DO IT! Donald Cobb - Brighter Visions Chair

July GOAL 100.00%

Jun 91.67%

May $104,536.50 55.75% 83.33%

Apr $102,492 54.66% 75.00%

Mar $92,660 49.42% 66.67%

Feb $73,174 39.03% 58.33%

Jan $66,744 35.60% 50.00%

Dec $61,130 32.60% 41.67%

Nov $49,139 26.25% 33.33%

Oct $46,029 24.55% 25.00%

Sep $42,264 22.50% 16.67%

Aug *KICK-OFF* 8.33%

July START

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DG George (Continued from page 1)

As a district we began the year in July 2017 with 1260 members. As of March, our net loss is 41 for a current membership of 1219. As a state organization, we began the year in July 2017 with 6320 members. As of March, our net loss is 306 for a current membership of 6014. As a district we have 373 female members (30.6%) which compares to the state’s num-bers of 1828 (30.2%). Two things are obvious: 1) our clubs are not replacing the members we lose to deaths and drops, and 2) we need more females who have a longer lifespan. Our district to date has added 78 members and lost 121 while NC has added 408 and lost 713. The trend of dimin-ishing Lion members continues and is a problem being seen throughout the nation. As we begin to wrap up another Lions year, each of us is challenged to be club excel-lence members. A Club Excellence Lions Club will offer your community exciting and worthy service projects. As your new officers plan for next year, please consider a goal of service that leads to increased membership as well as the retention of your current members. Ser-vice to others does not have to be costly. Seek Low Cost, High Visibility projects that provide High Impact to your citizens. This may be the only way your club will survive. The last statistic you want for your club is to be on the list of clubs and members that no longer exist. Lion George Culp DG NC Lions 31-I

2nd VDG Jimmy Myers

“It’s May, it’s May, the merry month of May.” Welcome truly to spring. This, though, is the month we remem-ber those who gave as Lincoln so aptly put it, “the last full measure of devotion” for our country. A friend said that Memorial Day more so than the 4th of July should be the most cherished holiday of our nation. Over a mil-lion Americans have given their lives to provide us the freedoms we have in this country. My family has bled for this nation. I had an aunt who was a “Gold Star” mother. She gave a son, my first cousin Frank Myers, for this nation’s freedoms. So take the time this month to remember those who raised their hands committing to give their lives for this nation. Especially remember those who did give their lives and their families who truly are our Gold Star families.

Lion Jimmy Myers, 1st Vice District Governor-elect

Camp Dogwood is looking for volunteers for summer.

Are you looking for a way to give back? Look no further. Volunteer this summer at Camp Dog-wood. We need Lions and community members from across the state to assist with our camp program and our wonderful VIP (visually impaired persons) campers.

Six to eight volunteers are needed each week, in particular weeks 4 (July 1-6), 5 (July 8-13), 7 (July 22-27), and 9 (August 5-10).

Meals and lodging are provided to all volunteers. This is a one week commitment and a back-ground check is required of all volunteers.

To apply to be a Camp Dogwood volunteer, please fill out the form on the Camp Dogwood web-site here >> http://nclionscampdogwood.org/staff-volunteers/ << or if you have any other questions, please call our offices at 828-478-2135 ext. 229 for Camp and Retreat Director, Keisha Ramseur.

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Any questions or concerns may be sent to:

Lion Ron Rich

email – [email protected]

Suggested Service Projects

for May-June

Host a cookout for VIPs

Plant trees

Volunteer at a soup kitchen or deliver

“Meals on Wheels”

Collect School supplies

Maintain a “Little Free Library”

Give or present a scholarship award

Hold a food drive

Adopt a creek, highway or police officer

Volunteer at Camp Dogwood summer

camp

Participate in a Strides Walk

Champion a vision or diabetes screening

Donate books for a summer reading program

Collect can tabs for the Leader Dog Program

Collect used pill bottles for poor countries in

need

Continue with ongoing service projects

Directory Changes

Sprinkle- (Continued from page 2)

– please add this experience to your bucket list. It is four days of work and a lifetime of feel good. By the time you read this, the 2018 MD 31 State Convention will be history. I hope that many of you were in attendance for this event. Conventions are our opportunities to assert our voice and vote for the future as well as being in the know of the work Lions do in the state. Even though it’s a little late to plan to attend this year – but please, please plan to attend in April 2019. I look forward to our time of working, planning and fellowshipping in the near future. I will be con-tacting each club President soon to set up a visita-tion schedule. Thank you for being a Lion and for being compassionate about your commitment.

Carolyn Sprinkle - DGE

P 23 - Fair Grove Treasurer

Steve Cline

P. O. Box 1429

Thomasville, NC 27360

H: 336-475-3713

W: 336-475-6890

E: [email protected]

Help Wanted Now is the time to begin planning for the 2018-2019 Lions year. 1VDGE Jimmy Myers, your con-vention chairman, invites all who would like to help with planning our next district convention to come to Sagebrush Restaurant in Mocksville May 30. Order from the menu beginning at 6:15 p.m. Ses-sion will begin at 7. If you have event planning ex-perience or you would like to learn more and share your ideas for creating a great convention, your input would be welcome.

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Service District District Dues Brighter Camp Dogwood

Lions Club Zone Activities July 1 Current To Date Pres Sec Treas. Goals Met Current Brighter Visions Tickets

Arcadia 4 13 13 13 0 Y Y Y 2,200.00 530.00

Bethlehem 1 93 21 23 2 Y Y Y 2,155.00 590.00

Boone 2 13 23 22 (1) Y Y Y 110.00 600.00

Charlotte Central 10 7 7 0 Y Y Y Y 215.00 0.00

Charlotte South Park 10 28 23 22 (1) Y Y Y 300.00 330.00

Charlotte Southern 10 10 11 1 Y Y Y Y 1,000.00 160.00

Churchland 5 11 13 10 (3) Y Y Y Y 1,000.00 150.00

Cleveland 6 52 30 31 1 Y Y Y Y 3,145.00 260.00

Concord 9 24 25 30 5 Y Y Y 2,860.00 60.00

Creston Riverview 2 17 16 (1) Y 1,000.00 30.00

Davidson 8 7 31 25 (6) Y Y Y 4,601.00 720.00

Davis Tow nsend 5 37 28 27 (1) Y Y Y Y 155.00 60.00

Denton 5 5 40 39 (1) Y Y Y 2,259.00 820.00

Derita 9 1 10 15 5 Y Y Y Y 3,100.00 260.00

Dobson 3 29 32 31 (1) Y Y Y Y 940.00 250.00

East Iredell 8 2 6 0 (6) 0.00 0.00

Elkin 1 12 8 8 0 Y Y 880.00 140.00

Fair Grove 4 17 10 (7) Y Y Y 1,100.00 0.00

Franklin Ellis 6 2 5 5 0 Y Y Y Y 420.00 0.00

Gold Hill 6 44 12 11 (1) Y Y 800.00 0.00

Harrisburg 9 11 10 (1) Y Y 300.00 370.00

Hasty 4 32 9 9 0 Y Y 1,700.00 210.00

Hickory Grove 10 6 6 6 0 Y Y 0.00 0.00

Huntersville 8 9 15 15 0 Y 2,500.00 200.00

Kernersville 7 50 58 61 3 Y Y 6,198.00 0.00

King 3 6 16 18 2 Y 1,600.00 100.00

Lake Norman 8 19 26 31 5 Y Y Y 50.00 0.00

Lexington Dow ntow n 5 14 27 27 0 Y Y Y 5,000.00 390.00

Linw ood 5 27 23 23 0 Y Y Y Y 3,914.00 270.00

Midw ay 4 15 13 11 (2) Y Y 1,650.00 270.00

Mint Hill 10 17 32 36 4 Y Y Y 0.00 540.00

Mocksville 7 46 24 23 (1) Y Y 4,210.00 1580.00

Mooresville 8 112 31 28 (3) Y Y Y Y Y 176.00 1810.00

Mount Airy 3 11 18 15 (3) Y Y Y Y 100.00 0.00

Mount Pleasant 9 14 59 58 (1) Y Y Y Y Y 7,915.50 1020.00

North Charlotte 9 2 15 15 0 Y 100.00 0.00

North Wilkesboro 1 4 44 45 1 Y 2,316.20 790.00

Odell 9 7 12 12 0 Y Y Y Y 3,000.00 360.00

Pilot-Davidson 4 2 35 36 1 Y Y Y y 3,522.00 380.00

Pinnacle 3 1 12 15 3 Y Y Y Y 1,200.00 130.00

Rockw ell 6 94 21 21 0 Y Y Y Y 1,846.41 500.00

Salisbury 6 14 62 52 (10) Y Y Y 1,335.00 780.00

South Iredell 8 7 19 16 (3) Y Y 0.00 0.00

Southmont 5 11 10 (1) Y 0.00 0.00

Sparta 2 336 41 33 (8) Y Y Y Y 5,109.44 160.00

Taylorsville 1 10 24 25 1 Y Y Y Y 0.00 0.00

Thomasville 4 48 44 45 1 Y Y Y Y 3,046.00 210.00

Troutman 8 51 16 17 1 Y Y Y Y 1,571.00 300.00

Wallburg 4 14 13 (1) Y 0.00 0.00

Walnut Cove 3 11 11 10 (1) Y Y 0.00 0.00

Welcome 1 26 15 12 (3) Y Y Y Y Y 3,075.00 310.00

West Iredell 8 47 18 17 (1) Y Y 45.00 0.00

West Jefferson 2 62 27 22 (5) Y Y Y Y Y 4,090.00 650.00

West Lexington 5 1 14 13 (1) Y Y Y 1,000.00 0.00

WS Konnoak Hills 7 12 20 19 (1) Y Y 3,000.00 0.00

Winston Salem Tw in City Ho 7 4 32 30 (2) Y Y Y 4,000.00 0.00

Yadkinville 1 16 14 14 0 Y Y Y 550.00 0.00

Misc 2,176.95 50.00

District 31I Total 1,506 1,260 1,219 -41 22 29 17 44 56 104,537$ 16,340$

Members

District 31 I DASHBOARD As of 04/30/2018

Leadership

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Welcome New

in the Garden

In loving memory of Lions who have died this past month

Information obtained from MMRs submitted to LCI Remember all Lions, family and friends

who are in need of prayers at this time

2018 VAVS Schedule

Date Lions Club

21-May Harrisburg

25-Jun Mt. Pleasant

23-Jul Salisbury

27-Aug Concord

24-Sep Cleveland

22-Oct Thomasville

26-Nov Gold Hill

3-Dec Pilot

Cleo Zemke VAVS-District Co-Chair

704-785-4478

Camp Dogwood Volunteer Week

************************************************************************** PLAN AHEAD—attend the NC VIP Fishing Tournament 2018

OCT 22, 23RD & 24TH

This year’s theme is the

Our annual spring clean up at Camp Dogwood was a huge success. PDG Marti Henry led the vol-unteers to help get our camp ready for the upcoming season. We thank all those who gave of their time for this very worthwhile cause. We had many different projects from washing windows to doing concrete work. Below is the breakdown of each district and the time given. Once again, thank you to PDG Marti Henry for the great job she did, and yes, we know her co-chair PDG Don Henry was keeping an angel’s eye on all of us. Sincerely PDG Wayne Faber, Camp Dogwood Chair Dist L : (7 CLUBS) ( 18 VOLUNTEERS) ( 249 HOURS COMBINED WORKED) Dist I : ( 7 CLUBS) ( 18 VOLUNTEERS) ( 280 HOURS COMBINED WORKED ) Dist O : ( 10 CLUBS) (19 VOLUNTEERS) ( 411 HOURS COMBINED WORKED) Dist N : ( 3 CLUBS) ( 4 VOLUNTEERS) ( 91.5 HOURS COMBINED WORKED) Dist S : ( 11 CLUBS) (25 VOLUNTEERS) (569.5 HOURS COMBINED WORKED) TOTAL : 1601 HOURS

Thankfully, we have no deaths to report.

Club Member Sponsored by

Bethlehem Victoria Smith Greg Conrad

Cleveland Leonard Hall Morris Clements Concord Bob Skillman transfer from Alamance

County Lions Club King Carla Hall Jack Warren

Brandon Jones Bradley Tuttle

Kimberly Walker Peggy Slate

Robert Walker Peggy Slate

North Wilkesboro Matthew Daye Dan Little

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Tell us about your club events, fundraisers, service projects and honors received so that we can share them with

your fellow Lions.

Email the details to [email protected] or mail to Lion Elizabeth Conrad, 1270 Beck’s Nursery Rd, Lexington,

NC 27292 by the 20th of each month.

Harrisburg Lions Club is serving all you care to eat fish, shrimp, chicken tenders, french fries, baked potato, hushpuppies, slaw, tea and dessert starting at 4 p.m. on Friday, May 4. Eat-in plates are $11 (Seniors $9). Take-out is $9.00 (dessert and drink not included with take-out). Call 704-455-3738 if you have questions.

Southmont Lions Club will have BBQ Chicken, Saturday, May 5. Please contact Arnold

Sharpe [email protected] 336-798-1712 if you are available to help them that day. Even if

not, come out and get some delicious chicken.

The Davidson County Camp Dogwood Day Trip will be Saturday, May 19. Attendance number

needed by May 4. Contact 336-906-2510 [email protected] .

Arcadia Lions Club is sponsoring the Bloodmobile at the Walmart on Hwy 150 from 1 to 6

p.m. May 24. There is always a need for blood so come out and give the gift of life. They will also

have the Mobile Screening Unit from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 16.

Davidson Medical Ministries will be hosting the Embers at Weathervane Winery in the Arca-

dia community May 11. Tickets are $25. You may bring your own food or purchase from the food

truck on site. Although this is not a Lions event, this group is a great partner to the Lions clubs in Da-

vidson County. They assist with “Spot” screening for children and are collecting medicine bottles for

our recycling service project. Come out and support their fundraising effort and enjoy some wonderful

beach music.

Mint Hill Lions Club announces the Mint Hill Car Show May 26 at Mint Hill Veterans Memori-

al Park, 8850 Fairview Road. The event runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. with judging starting at 1 p.m.

Registration is $25/car and includes participation in the parade. There is also a 50-50 raffle.

Thomasville Lions Club’s Raffle will be June

2 at Thomasville Senior High School. Tickets are

$60 which entitle the bearer to two steak dinners

and a chance at door prizes and the grand prize of

$1,500.

Linwood Lions Cub will make a “Joyful Noise”

on June 14. Food (chef’s choice) begins at 6:30

p.m. and music at 7. All proceeds go to Brighter

Visions.

At right, Hasty Lions Club Bingo Night at VA.

Club News and Events

April 28: Lions Worldwide Induction Day

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Dobson Lions Club completed the 16th annual Larry Wilmoth Memorial “Buddy Bass” Tournament

March 24 at Belews Creek. Project Chairman Lion Paul Nordin certified a total of 33 boats and 66 participants

fishing in the competition. Winners were determined by the overall weight of five fish caught. The following win-

ners were presented with prize money and congratulations for weathering the rain and snow by Lion Austin

Caviness: 1st, Blake Graham and Julie Hall; 2nd, Randy Fowler and John Peele; 3rd and also “Big Bass” win-

ners, Wayne Snow and Bill Stockton. Dobson thanks the participants and these sponsors: RJ Moncus Grading;

Van and Sally Whitaker; NWCD,

Inc.; Sexton Trucking; Surry Tel-

ephone Membership Corp.;

Dearborn Trailers; WIFM Radio:

Mrs. JoAnn Wilmoth; Chappell

Insurance Co.; and Mechanical

Refrigeration Technology. The

event grossed $4000 to be used

to help the blind, visually and

hearing impaired, for scholar-

ships and other needs within the

local community.

Dobson Lions are pictured to the

left recording the weights of fish

caught.

Davidson County Lions Council had a great turnout for the appearance of the mobile screen-ing unit at DCCC last week. Over 120 people visited the van to have eyes and/or hearing screened. Volunteers representing fifteen Lions clubs in the county manned the stations. Special thanks to the college for their amazing help in publicizing the event and providing support at the location and to our good doctors, James and Lion Sandra Moore and Thomas Hawkins, who were on hand to give a personal follow-up to each participant. District Governor-Elect Carolyn and PCC Bob Sprinkle also trekked down from snowy Sparta to lend a hand.

Zone Chair Corey Brown (below) displays DCLC’s new banner

A steady line

formed outside,

moved through the

screening area

and exited the

MSU all day.

DGE Carolyn

Sprinkle and Zone

Chair Michelle

Gregory (far right)

take the afternoon

shift.

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Important Deadlines:

May 15 - Attention Club Secretaries

If you haven’t entered your new club officers for 2018-

2019, please do so ASAP.

PU101s should be submitted NOW to ensure that your

officers’ contact information is correct in the new di-

rectory.

Important Dates:

May 28—Memorial Day

Where to find it on the web:

nclions31I.org to find information of interest on the district level

https://nclionsinc.org/uploads/2018/02/2018-Spring-Volunteer-Week-Reservation-Form-2.pdf to register

for volunteer week

(or contact Camp Assistant, Keisha Ramseur at 828-478-2135 ext. 230 or at [email protected])

NC Lions Brighter Visions

“The NCLI Council and Board meeting is May 18th – 20th at Camp Dogwood. Make sure you call our offices at

828-478-2135 to make your room renovation [sic] today.”

(Editor note: I loved the typo in this post from FB - room “renovation” is on their minds at camp.)

SHERRILLS FORD, NC. (April 5, 2018) – North Carolina Lions, Inc. (NCLI) is pleased to announce the promotions of Keisha Ramseur to Camp and Retreat Director and Tammy Thomas to Food Service and Property Manager. Ramseur, who previously served as the Camp Dogwood and Meeting and Retreat Center Assistant for 5 years, will now oversee the success of NCLI’s Camp Dogwood program as well as Dogwood on Lake Norman in the off-season. She will manage the day-to-day supervision of summer staff, promote Camp Dog-wood and event space throughout the year, and ensure North Carolina VIPs (visually im-paired persons) have a memorable camp experience.

Thomas, who has over 20 years of management and food service experience, previously served as lead cook for the Camp Dogwood property for three years. She will now oversee all property management staff and vendor contacts, health codes, safety, and more. Through her new role, Thomas will ensure all patrons receive topnotch service and care while staying on NCLI’s property.

Congratulations Keisha and Tammy!

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2018 State Convention

This year’s peace poster (right-program cover) received one of 22

honorable mentions from LCI. Nadia Sosa, who submitted the winning

design to the Vass Lions Club (31-O), received not only a plaque and monetary gift from MD31, but also

an award with cash value from LCI which was presented by IPIP Bob

Corlew. Let’s encourage more en-tries from students from 31-I in the future.

If you missed this year’s state convention last weekend, you missed a great party hosted by District 31-O. You missed the fun and fellowship, dancing to the wonderful Rob Massengale Band, words of wisdom from Immediate Past

International President, Bob Corlew, who is currently President of Lions Clubs International Foundation, surprising an-nouncements, informative seminars, and great food! Fundraising abounded via the usual auction, plus the newly added

Strides walk for the DAPS program and a collection of items needed for tornado relief in the Greensboro area. If you were not present at this year’s event, you also missed seeing a MIRACLE new product demonstrated. Lion Mary Sedgewick from District 31-L has been blind for fifteen years. When she bravely, after some hesitation, tried on a pair

of “glasses” developed by a Canadian company called eSight, joyful shouts of “Mary can see” rippled down the hall, Lions gathered round and there wasn’t a dry eye in the place. Mary was indeed able to see details of faces that she had never

seen before, including her guide dog, Lucy. She quipped about Skippy Jackson’s beard and declared Alan Evans of the Sand Hill Lions Club the most handsome fellow she had ever seen. She took a stroll to check out merchandise at the VIP Fishing table (above) before relinquishing the product. Lots of questions have been raised as to long-term plusses and

minuses of eSight. Charlotte and Raleigh locations that provide free screening to see if the product can work are available for any VIP with at least some sight.

Above - PDG Jerry

Austin is tapped into

the NC Lions Hall of

Fame. Left - Lion Ron

Rich receives the

President’s Apprecia-

tion Award from IPIP

Bob Corlew.

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Introducing Sherrills Ford's Newest Farmers Market

Calling all vendors! We are looking for local farmers, artisans, and community groups to participate in Catawba County's newest

farmers market.

Starting Saturday, May 12th as well as every Saturday from May 26th to August 11th from 8 AM to 12 PM, the farmers market will

be open to the local community at the Dogwood on Lake Norman property,

7050 Camp Dogwood Drive, Sherrills Ford, NC 28673.

No vending fee required, but we do ask for a donation in support

of our Brighter Visions programs and services.

To learn more about and to register as a Dogwood on Lake Norman Farmers Market vendor, please email Tammy Thomas, by clicking the

link below.

EMAIL TODAY

Darcie, pictured to the

left, is now a junior at NC

State. Lions met her at the

seminars at the State

Convention where she

talked about what getting

a guide dog at a young

age meant to her. She

went from being a shied

away from child carrying a

cane to a person of inter-

est to her peers who want-

ed to get to know her and

her four-legged friend.

She is able to navigate the

sprawling campus of the

university with ease,

knowing her dog will “see”

her through and around

the constantly changing

construction sites in her

path.

Mira is the only organi-

zation that provides dogs

to children between 11

and 16 years of age.

Training is a one month

program in Canada, home

of Mira. Mira USA is locat-

ed in Pinehurst.

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District 31-I Newsletter is published monthly.

DEADLINE for inclusion of articles is the 20th of each

month if by email. Cost of producing and distributing

this publication is paid from member dues received.

Newsletters sent by e-mail are available on the day of

publication. USPS mailings are received a week after

publication and cost a minimum $.50 cents to mail;

and, depending on the number of pages in each edi-

tion, could cost $.71 to $.92 cents per issue to mail.

All articles, announcements, etc., for inclusion in the

District 31-I Newsletter should be sent to: Lion Eliza-

beth Conrad, 1270 Beck’s Nursery Road, Lexington,

NC 27292 or [email protected]. Please send all

submissions as a Word document and pictures in a

separate .jpg file. Mail to arrive by the 20th of the

month.

Address corrections or additions for USPS or e-mail

should be sent to Lion Ron Staley, 7935 Altacrest

Drive, Concord, NC 28027 or [email protected]

International Association of

Lions Clubs

Lion George Culp District Governor, 31-1 North Carolina

134 Eastcliff Drive, SE Concord, NC 28025