District Cabinet Meeting - October 11, 2009
The meeting at Rex's Innkeeper in Waunakee was called to order by DG Rick Daluge at Noon. 1st VDG Gene Francis led the Pledge of Allegiance. PDG Reverend Frye then led the group in song, followed by the invocation before lunch. During lunch an attendance sheet was passed.
The minutes of the August 2nd Cabinet Meeting were approved with two minor corrections noted by Lion Secretary, Al Schultz.
Al Schultz presented the Treasurer's Report showing a 9/30/09 balance of $38,659.77 in the Administrative Account and $56,645.08 in the Activities Account. The district received a grant of $1,750 from International for our publicity campaign. We are still working on donations to pay Gene Francis approximately $1,000 due for the District Band trip to the International Convention. If sufficient funds are not collected to cover this shortfall, this will be brought to the next Cabinet Meeting for resolution. The District IT Activities sub-account has been closed out and all future IT expenses will be charged to the Administrative Account. Upon a motion by PDG Jim Guy and second by PDG Walt Althaus, the Treasurer's Report was approved.
DG Daluge reported that he has visited 9 Lions Clubs and 3 Lioness Clubs. Forty-five of 55 clubs have scheduled visits. Rick has been very busy with many club, district, and state events as outlined in his written report. Our district is the only district in the state with a growth in membership (+4) as of September 30th.
PDG Arlen Milestone and PID Phil Ingwell presented several changes to the Policy Manual. These included:
Policy 2 | Section I | I-d
Be prepared to elect a State Council Chair at the January or March Council Meeting (not to read first council of Governors meeting the Sunday of State Convention).Policy 2 | Section I | I-r
Add "including nominations for leadership and presidential" after Order proper awards.Policy 4 | Section I I 2-b
Vice District Governors budgeted expenses are not to exceed $1.00 per district member (not $0.50).Policy 5 | 3-b add viii-x
viii) Saturday noon luncheon seating 350 capacity; also extra space for exhibits and displays.
ix) Break out rooms for 100 people each.
x) Meeting rooms at no charge.Policy 5 | 11
Local/Host Club---add volunteer manpower may be reimbursed at the direction of D.C.C.Appendix B | Section I |
Under "Candidate for Office of" replace the repeated "1st Vice District Governor" with "2nd Vice District Governor".
Upon motion by PDG Ken Hamilton and second by PDG Rob Sherman all changes were approved.
IPDG John Jensen reported that Governor Dodge Hotel in Platteville, which was to serve as the site of the District Convention on 3/12-13 is now in receivership. Therefore a contract has been signed, moving the convention to the Holiday Inn in Dubuque. PDG Jerry Sherwin questioned the decision, noting that Governor Dodge Hotel is still operating on a daily basis. DG Rick noted the poor condition of the rooms on the site visit with John. Harvey Frye questioned the decision to hold the convention out-of-state. PDG Glenn Hauge reminded the group of the stringent facility requirements to host this convention.
2nd VDG Neil Winchell reported that there is an invitational meeting on 10/27 at Blackhawk H.S. in South Wayne for prospective members from that school district. Neil and DG Rick found interest in Friesland, Rio, and Fall River. Neil wonders about restarting a club in Barneveld. He is also pursuing the campuses of UW-Platteville and Beloit College.
ZC Val Roberts reported that 1,244 people pre-registered for the 2010 USA/Canada Forum in Milwaukee. $3,000 of Harley raffle tickets were sold; she thanked Jodi for setting up the closing rally at Memphis; PID Phil Ingwell, PID Peter Cerniglia, Lion Jodi Burmester, and Val are on the organizing committee meeting on October 20th. They need 400 volunteers; onsite volunteers must pre-register but also need volunteers at airport, hotels, etc. Several tours in Milwaukee are planned.
Jodi Burmester reported on the details of the district PR campaign which runs between 10/19 and 11/20. She encouraged individual clubs to do tie-ins. Jodi is pushing for more PR as a district and as a club; State Journal article on cornea transplants is an example. Lion Ray Ropers, Lancaster Lions, was selected as the September nominee by Channel 27 for the Jefferson Award. Jodi encouraged Lions business cards and noted the billboard campaign in Janesville.
Lion Bill Tefft provided a mission statement and operational details on the Lions ALERT program. Bill is seeking volunteers; he would like at least one per region and hopefully one per zone. Next, Lion Bill outlined the details of the 2010 State Convention (5/14-15) at the Ramada in St. Point, including some scheduling changes from past conventions. Golf is Thursday afternoon at Sentry World with afternoon/evening event at Lions Camp; Friday is education day, finishing with a fish boil at Plover; all business will be conducted on Saturday morning with a concluding luncheon banquet.
Lion John Thiesenhusen reported for the Environmental Committee. John reminded of the photo contest. All photos must be to John by 12/31; photos will be displayed at the district and state conventions; winning photos at the International level will be part of an environmental calendar. (Note: the entry form can be found here.)
Jerry Sherwin reported that VDG Gene and Neill would seek office at the next level, but they are looking for candidates for 2nd Vice District Governor. Walt Althaus will seek 2nd term for the Foundation Director. Applications are due before January 1st.
As Pin Chair, Jerry Sherwin reported that we have 1,378 pins in our inventory at a value of over $2,000. Jerry is looking for ideas on how to best reduce our inventory while still generating as much revenue as possible. Jerry has sought a price on the 2010 pin. After discussion Erling Isley moved that Lion Jerry be advised to purchase 200 pins rather than the traditional 300 as was customary. The motion was seconded by ZC Larry Pickel and passed. ZC Junann Heinen inquired as to how long we will be getting the dairy pins, encouraging a change as soon as possible for more variety. DG Rick announced that he is giving a pin to each president during his club visits.
PDG Rob Sherman reported that TTT training will be October 18th in Mt. Horeb with 17 attendees. This will cover meeting management, recruitment, induction, recognition, etc. The Emerging Lions Leadership Institute has 14 enrolled including 2 from our district. Rob and Jodi will help teach this. As we get new clubs, we will need more Guiding Lions to help them. Interested Lions are encouraged to get the training/certification.
Lion Erling Isley reported that the Mission to Mexico is now a 501(c)3 Foundation. Committee recently purchased a bus from Mt. Horeb school district. They are seeking a $400 annual assessment per district. Several trips are planned starting with a trip led by Lions Glenn Spring and Bob Showers, leaving on October 23rd. Motion by Erling and second by Glenn to contribute $400 from District 27-D1 to Mission to Mexico. Motion passed.
Lioness Julie Baglama reported that 12 of 13 Lioness clubs are healthy with the recent dissolution of Oregon Lioness Club. Last year Lioness clubs donated over $65,000 to Lions projects. Each club averages 228 hr of service per year. Are looking to give Knight of Sight award!
Lion Dennis Gullickson announced that the Peace Poster competition is coming to an end with a deadline of 11/15.
DG Rick reminded of the new International Music Contest; audition tape must be sent by January 1st . Details are on the International website; must be under 25; winner goes to International Convention in Sydney.
IT Chair, Lion Scott Grover asked the cabinet to think about the possibility of advertising on the website; consider this a topic for future discussion.
ZC Al Johnson and ZC Jerry Schmitz both announced that their respective zone meetings would be held the next Tuesday.
Lion Ben August announced that all Youth Exchange info is now on the website, including the yearbook from last year's participants. November 15th is the deadline for scholarship applications for next year.
Lion Bill Kilian reported that the average Leader Dog donation per club is $360. Wisconsin received 11 dogs last year at a cost of over $400,000. This is 3 times what was sent in. Bill will be asking for at least $50 from all clubs.
Harvey Frye recommended Pastor Laura Gentry from McGregor, IA as a motivational speaker.
PDG Mike Tiber announced that Dave Butters is no longer with the Eye Bank. The Eye Bank is approaching $70,000 in the capital campaign. Peter Cerniglia reported that donor eyes have decreased from 805 in 2007 to an estimated 700 this year. Naming rights to rooms at the Eye Bank are available.
Walt Althaus reported that the camperships for last year at Lions Camp totaled 1,480. Camp cleanup is October 24th.
The Tail Twister, Dennis Gullickson, raffled off a few cash prizes and contributed $110 to the district treasury.
The meeting adjourned at 3:15 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Al Schultz
District Secretary/Treasurer
Attachments:
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Agenda (html)
Financials - Activities (PDF)
Financials - Administrative #1 (PDF)
Financials - Administrative #2 (PDF)
Affiliate District Report (html)
Attendance Sheet (PDF)
Diabetes Report (html)
District Convention Report (html)
District Governor's Report (PDF)
District Pins Report (PDF)
Environmental Photo Entry Form
Hearing Report (PDF)
Information Technology Report (html)
Leader Dog Report (html)
Leadership Forum Report (PDF)
Lions Alert Report (PDF)
Lions Environmental Photo Contest Report (PDF)
Mission to Mexico Report (html)
PR Report (html)
Region 1 Zone 3 Report (PDF)
Region 2 Zone 1 Report (html)
Region 2 Zone 4 Report (html)
Region 3 Zone 3 Report (html)
Road to Milwaukee Report (html)
Youth Exchange Report (html)
WLF Report (html)