27-D1 District Cabinet Meeting - July 25, 2021 - Sun Prairie Lions Clubhouse
Service from the Heart
Minutes
Call to Order - at 11:00 a.m. by DG Bill Clausius thanked everyone for coming and thanked the SP Lions for hosting.
Pledge led by 2nd VDG Jeff Winkler
Words of Wisdom by 1st VDG Al Johnson focused on “Gift of Life” and “Service from the Heart”
Moment of Silence in honor of Lion Erling Isely led by 1st VDG Al Johnson. Lion Isely was the epitome of “Where there is a need, there is a Lion”. He will be sadly missed.
Approval of Minutes - CS Ron Wright reported that the minutes from the prior meeting were not available but should be posted on the website soon.
Treasurers Report / Approval of Budget CT Bill Severson presented the financial statements and the 2021-22 budget. Motion made by PID Peter Cerniglia, second by IPDG Tammy Rockenbach to approve Treasurer's report and budget. Motion carried.
Installation of Cabinet Officers - PID Phil Ingwell inducted the new cabinet officers. He welcomed everyone and thanked them for their service.
District Governor Report - DG Bill Clausius focused on “Why are we Lions?” and then asked everyone to give service from your heart and to continue to be guided by your heart. He then stated his 10 goals for the year. Which are as follows:
1). Reinvigorate our clubs
2). Grow net membership by 1 Lion per club
3). Implement a district wide service project
4). Continue/enhance Guiding Lion Program
5). Develop future leaders
6). Enhance Diabetes program district wide
7). Provide technical assistance to clubs such as Zoom
8). Engage Membership chairs
9). Form one new club, possibly a “specialty” club
10). Continue LCIF Campaign 100 support
Committee Reports
Global Membership Team (GMT), Global Leadership Team (GLT) and Global Service Team (GST) - Lion Steve Pogue reported on all three. 10 clubs had not yet reported their officers for this year. Kindness Matters nominations have been sent out to clubs and are due back by 8-15-21. We welcomed three former Lioness Clubs as new Lions Clubs in 2020-21. District had positive membership growth for 2020-21. Zone chair training was held on 7-21-21 and went well. Zone meetings are being planned. Three regional meetings are planned for this year.
Pathway to Leadership training will be in Stevens Point on Oct. 15 to 17, 2021. Open to everyone. Please contact DG Bill if interested in attending.
Guiding Lions - CS Ron Wright reported that we have 19 Certified Guiding Lions in our district. Goal is to certify 10 more this year. Guiding Lion has been assigned to each zone chair.
Lions Eye Bank of Wisconsin - Lion Erica Singley reported on LEBW and report is attached (see below).
Restoring Hope Transplant House - PDG Bob Faliveno reports RHTH is going well and is full. They are steadily moving forward on the expansion plans and Cindy has reached her goal of $1,000,000 pledged. On advise of builder and bank they are waiting for the cost of materials to hopefully go down as the project would cost approximately $3,000,000 at todays prices. Hoping that it will come down into the $2,300,000 range. There was a question in regards to succession planning at RHTH. Cindy and the BOD are aware and continue to work on a plan for the future. PID Peter Cerneglia asked that clubs put money in their budgets to sponsor guests at RHTH.
Motion was made by PDG Eric Holthaus, seconded by PID Phil Ingwell to continue the $75,000 grant that we have. Motion carried.
Wisconsin Lions Foundation - Lion Laurie Holthaus reported that camp is in progress. That they are not doing club tours at this time. She would be available to attend zone meetings. Encouraged members to check out the WI Lions Camp Facebook page. New videos will be coming out soon. Thanks Lion Julie Baglama for her service to WLF.
Vision Screening - Lion Milo Parker presented a proposal that will save money on the maintenance and repair of cameras. Motion made by PID Peter Cerniglia, seconded by Lion Julie Baglama to approve the proposal. Motion carried.
LCIF - Lion Dan Marshall reported on the progress made towards donations. 58% of clubs have participated but only 3% of club members. $123,000 plus has been donated but we are still short of our goal. Asked that he be invited to zone meetings to make a presentation.
Extension - PDG Randy Harrison reports he has identified 3 potential new towns for clubs. Lodi, Clinton and Belleville. Information is being gathered and guiding Lions have been assigned.
USA/CANADA Forum - IPDG Tammy Rockenbach invited everyone to the forum which is September 9th to the 11th in Des Moines Iowa.
Recognition - DG Bill awarded PDG Rick Daluge with the Ray Hempel Award and IPDG Tammy Rockenbach with flowers and a plague in honor of her exceptional job as last year's DG. Congratulations!!
1st VDG Al Johnson is starting to look for Lions interested in open positions for next year's cabinet. If you are interested see Lion Al.
50/50 Raffle winners were announced.
Meeting adjourned at 12:19.
Submitted by CS Lion Ron Wright
Reports:
Agenda
March Cabinet Meeting Minutes
Treasurers Report - Administration (Excel)
Treasurers Report - Activities (Excel)
District Audit Letter (pdf)
Children's Vision Committee Report
Children's Vision Screening Reporting Form (Excel)
Children's Vision Screening Summary
Diabetes Committee Report (pdf)
Lions Eye Bank of Wisconsin Report (pdf)
Restoring Hope Transplant House Report
USA Canada Forum Report
Youth Exchange Report (pdf)
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