MD20-Y1  
                                                   Region 4 Zone 2

                                            Lion Jen Servedio, Zone Chairman

                                                Think Spring!

                                        Zone Meetings    Announcements    Clubs & Activities   Links

         Zone Meetings: [back to top]

        Announcements:  [back to top]

• Passing of two great Lions
        Chittenango Lion John Wozny
        http://cnylink.com/obits/article.php?article_id=oS1203519035o47bc3e3b4db44

                          Oxford Lion Jo Herfort
                          Funeral and Memorial Service for Jo will be held on Saturday, March 29 at 11:00am United Church of Oxford.
                          http://www.frontiernet.net/~madouglass/newsletter.html

• Zone Meeting 
       63 Lions attended the 3rd Zone Meeting in Morrisville!  We had a steady increase in attendance during the course of the year.  There were 48 Lions
       at the first Zone Meeting and 55 at the second.  You really showed a tremendous amount of support for our zone by packing The Fort for the final
       Zone Meeting of the year.  Keep up the good work Lions!!!
   
• Cazenovia Lions Motorcycle Tour & Benefit Ride for Sight
       Tour Cazenovia, Nelson, Erieville, New Woodstock, DeRuyter, Marathon, Whitney Point, Willet, Pitcher, South Otselic, Otselic, Ends in Georgetown, and
       ends at The Fort in Morrisville.  Ride begins at 1pm and ends at 6pm.  Registration 12:00 - 1:00pm at Stearns & Wheler parking lot Route 20 in Cazenovia.
       There will also be 50/50 & Prize Raffles.
   
• Lions Camp Badger
      Camp Badger needs our help!  The State Education Department recently inspected the camp facilities and are requiring several costly
      improvements be made.  Some of these improvements include establishing a telephone system that serves each camp building, installing a new
      roof on the main dining hall, replace the walk-in cooler and freezer, make all buildings and walkways handicap accessible, and pave the driveway and
      walkways.  Camp Badger relies heavily on Clubs and individuals for funding.  Your club recently received raffle tickets in the mail.
      I strongly encourage your club or members to purchase these tickets to help fund some of these costly improvements.
      In addition, many items are needed each year to run the camp.  You can view this year's wish list online at  http://69.36.70.70/esshc/wish_list.html.
   
• Lions Camp Hickory
    Gearing up for their 5th summer!  Lions Camp Hickory is located in Lions Community Park in Baldwinsville.  This year 40 Type 1 Diabetic children are expected to attend the two week
    session in July.  Cost of campus operations runs between $20,000 - $25,000 each summer.  Donations are greatly appreciated!
  
   
• 20-Y1 Peace Poster Winner sponsored by Morrisville Lions!
      Laura Konieczko will be presented with a plaque and $100 savings bond for her winning entry at the Cabinet Meeting or
      at the District Governor's Testimonial Banquet in May.
   
• Lions Walk for Sight - Saturday April 19
          
      Anyone interested in organizing a walk in their area should contact me (jservedio@mail.colgate.edu or
      824-8291) so that we can coordinate our efforts and get the whole zone involved.  DG Dave Rutkowski is
      asking that 50% of the profits be donated to Campaign SightFirst II.  Promotional materials will be made
      available within the next couple of weeks.
   
• Campaign SightFirst II
  
     CSFII has surpassed the $150 goal!  Our Zone had 100% participation in CSFII - please make sure that any outstanding commitments are
     taken care of.

            Click the link for the full story. 
             http://www.lionsclubs.org/EN/content/lions_lcif_campaign.shtml
 

• Cabinet Meeting April 13
         Steak & Sundae Restaurant in Syracuse
        
   
• New Lions!!!!

             
            New Lions Jesse Darrone, Rob Gaudreau, Angela Rhodes and Don Rhodes are inducted into the Hamilton Lions Club by DG Dave Rutkowski during his club visitation in January.
            Their sponsor is ZC Lion Jen.

• Lionwap Webpages

             Did you know that your club can have a webpage hosted for FREE?  Visit www.lionwap.org to register.
             There are easy to follow instructions and templates that will help you create your page in no time at all!
             
             The Hamilton Lions and Oneida-Sherrill Lions have both created webpages using Lionwap.

              http://lionwap.org/hamiltonny              http://oneidasherrillny.lionwap.org

             Check out webpages from other clubs in the District http://www.md20lions.com/links.html               

• American Red Cross Blood Drives

A great way to give back to your community is to become a blood drive sponsor.  The Hamilton Lions Club has been sponsoring the Hamilton Community Blood Drive since September 2002.  Being the sponsor helped attract new members and has been a great promotional tool for the club.  There are no costs involved in being a sponsor - just your time and desire to help others.  There are currently community blood drives in all of your communities and they need your help!  Visit www.donatebloodnow.org to learn more.  If you have questions please email me at jservedio@colgate.edu or call me at 824-8291.

• Lions Pledge

I pledge allegiance to my country and to the cause of peace throughout the world.
I believe in the principles of Lionism as contained in the Lions Code of Ethics.
I am proud to be a Lion dedicated to the service of others.

Clubs & Activities:  [back to top]

Club	Event
Camden
Cazenovia	Ride for Sight - Saturday, June 14
Chittenango
Hamilton	Mother's Day Rose Sale, July 4 Chicken BBQ
Morrisville
Oneida-Sherrill
Rome

 

Links:  [back to top]

www.lionsclubs.org
www.centralnylions.com
www.lionwap.org