Md 19
District H-7
Central Whidbey Lions Club

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Central Whidbey Lions Newsletter

“TEAM CENTRAL”

April 2012

Upcoming Meetings/Events (additional information on events is in the newsletter):

12 April:    Bill Jones:  working on cutting and loading wood on Thursday 12 April 2012 starting at 0930 to take to the super-secret woodlot for splitting at a later date . Meet at the drain field at the top of the road on Race Road and Belvedere Place.  HELP IS NEEDED.

19 April:     CPR TRAINING AT THE RACE ROAD FIRE STATION.  NO MEETING AT THE TYEE.

21 April:    (Saturday) H-7 Zone Project:  Deception Pass Clean up Project.  More information                       below in the newsletter.

28 April:    Eagle Scout Project, South Whidbey State Park, TBA.

3 May:       Business Meeting, 11:00 am, General Meeting, 12:00 Noon, Tyee

                    Jack Mac will speak on  “Roberts Rules” for parliamentary procedure. 

17 May:      General Meeting, 12:00 Noon, Tyee

19 May:       Water Festival in downtown Coupeville.  Contact Gary if you can help with the

(Sat.)            Hot Dog Fundraiser.

26 May:     Memorial Day Parade.  Hot Dog giveaway in the park?

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Speakers: 

19 April:         No speaker----CPR at Day Road Fire Station, Greenbank

 3 May:            Jack Mac will speak on  “Roberts Rules” for parliamentary procedure

17 May:           No speaker scheduled—possibly Bill Ethridge, WWII POW

  7 Jun:            Judy Feldman and Faith Wilder of the Loganberry Festival to speak to the club.

Birthdays:  None for April.

CENTRAL WHIDBEY LIONS – VOLUNTEER HOURS

Neal Amtmann                     John Burks               Wayne Flaaten                    

Gary Giovannoni                  Jim Rich                    Bob Puhr

Bill Jones                              Ginny Munn             John Boone

Jack McPherson                   Don Piercy                 Bill Pigott

Bill Heideger                         Daryl Thomas           Paul Weatherly

Gerhard Matz                       Bruce Bryson            Bill Bradkin

Paul Whelan                         Kathy Marley                                   

Together we DO MAKE a difference!!

WEBSITES

Central Whidbey Lions Club website: http://CWLIONS.lionwap.org

MD-19 New Website is at http://www.e-district.org/sites/19h/index.php

In Memory of Richard M. “Dick” Zust

Thank you to all CWL's that submitted their input for Dick Zust's brick project.  Thank you to Rich Scoble and Bill Bradkin for working up the wording for the brick.  The brick willl be installed at the Veteran's Memorial (across from the courthouse in Coupeville):

RICHARD M ZUST USN

1941-2012

CENTRAL WHIDBEY LION

Dick was an organ donor. At his passing, Dick's cornea's were donated and he has given the gift of sight to another person. The family received a letter that said his cornea's had been successfully transplanted.  Even after his passing, Dick continues to help people.  Sounds a lot like the Dick Zust we knew!

2012-2013 Club Officers 

Your new Club Officers are as follows:

President:  John Burks

Vice President: Jim Nunn

Secretary:  Kathy Marley

Treasurer:  Ginny Munn

Tail Twister: Steve Holmes

Lion Tamer:  Neal Amtmann

Director 1: Bill Heideger

Director 2: Jack McPherson

Director 3: Daryl Thomas

(Director 4:  Dick Zust (in memory of--for one year)

Immediate Past President & Membership Chair: Gary Giovannoni

Term of Service is 1 July 2012 to 30 June 2013.  An Induction luncheon will be held on Thursday 5 July, 2012 at a place and time that is yet to be determined.  Congratulations to all! 

Thank you to all members who have stepped up and served as officers in the past, are presently serving and who will serve in the future.  Without your expertise and help, we would not be the GREAT club that we are now!

Central Whidbey Lions Announcements/Upcoming Events

CPR TRAINING SCHEDULED

CPR Training:  Speaker/Demonstrator: Robert May, Whidbey General Hospital Emergency Medical Services Department

Date: Thursday, April 19^th, 2012

Place: Day Road Fire Station Meeting Room, Greenbank.  Directions:  South on HWY 525, Turn right just beyond the Greenbank Store on East Bakken Road, then left (south) on Day Road about 2 blocks to 3253 Day Road.

Time: Please arrive NLT 11:30 for lunch then the CPR is from 12:00 to 1:00 pm, although Robert will be there 11:30 to 1:30

Lunch: Pizza and Soda provided.  This is a replacement meeting for our normal meeting at the Tyee.

Reminder:   Saturday, April 21 is the H-7 Zone Cleanup Project

All H-7 Zone Lions Clubs help the Deception Pass Park get ready for the upcoming season. I trust that you are aware of the budget cutbacks and how much our help is truly appreciated.

Central Whidbey Lion Volunteers are needed to help cook, serve, and cleanup at the Luncheon.  Can or do you want to help?  Contact Kathy if you are available that day to help with the set up/serving of lunch.  Contact Gary if you want to help cook.  Set up will begin 0830 am for coffee and donuts at the Pavilion, just to the left of the entrance to the park, and set up will begin at 10:30am for lunch. If you wish to help with the clean up, contact Coupeville Lion Dennis Bullock at  d_bullock@frontier.com (d underscore bullock@frontier.com)

FYI for all volunteers:  Parking:  NO DISCOVERY PASS is necessary, and you will NOT be charged for parking.    See Kathy and sign up on the “volunteer sign up” sheet before heading out for the cleanup.  Cleanup projects begins at 9:30 am.  Clean up volunteers meet out front of the pavilion for clean up instructions from the Ranger.  Water, coffee, and soda are available anytime, just ask.

And... Who says there are no more free lunches these days?  Participants will enjoy lunch cooked by the Central Whidbey Lions.  CWL will cook lunch (our “all beef” hot dogs of course!) for all participants and other Zone H-7 clubs will contribute side dishes & dessert to make this a complete lunch! Lunch begins at 11:30 and continues until everyone has been fed. 

Coupeville Lions Blood Drive

Will be held on Thursday, 16 May 2012, at United Methodist Church, from 11-5.  Give blood or volunteers are needed to help the Coupeville Lions.  Contact Kathy for more information.

Water Festival 2012 in Downtown Coupeville

The Water Festival Association of Coupeville has graciously invited the Central Whidbey Lions to cook our “all beef” hot dogs at the 2012 Water Festival in downtown Coupeville on 19 May 2012 from 11-5 pm.   CW Lions Volunteers are needed for set-up, cooking, serving, and tear down.  Contact Gary if you CAN help with our fundraiser that day.

Central Whidbey Lions  “HANDS ON” PROJECTS

Is there a project that you would like to address?  Just let one of the board of  directors know.   All Central Whidbey Lions should be on the lookout for new projects.  Contact Bill Jones at stoli142@aol.com  if you have a “hands on project” that you think the club can possibly assist with.

Island County Museum Steps Project

Thank you to all Central Whidbey Lions who made sure that the steps and handrails were safe for visitors to the Island County Museum.  

PRAIRIE WAYSIDE PARK ON ENGLE ROAD

Thank you to everyone who had a hand (shovel, chippers, clippers and other tools) in restoring the Prairie Wayside Park to a place where visitors can enjoy a view of the prairie.  After many years of neglect, the Central Whidbey Lions made the decision to take on the daunting task of trying to clear out the over growth, garbage and strangling sticker bushes that prevented visitors from a view of the prairie.  Thank you to Bill Jones, John Burks, Neal Amtmann, John Boone, Gerhard Matz, Jim Rich, Jack McPherson, Bill Pigott, Gary Giovannoni,  Wayne Flatten, Paul Weatherly, and Don and Bert Piercy for their moral support.  A special thank you to Jack and Mayor Nancy for arranging to have the large mower come cut through all those thick bushes.  That saved some back breaking, days worth of hand work!

Thank you to all who had a hand in restoring and preserving this natural resource.  You have made a difference!

Pending building projects (In the upcoming weeks & months):  All these projects need volunteer builders.  Can you be the one to help?  Contact Bill Jones, and thanks!

Wood Cutting and Loading Project

From Bill Jones:  We will be working on cutting and loading wood on Thursday 12 April 2012 starting at 0930 to take to the super-secret woodlot for splitting at a later date.  Meet at the drain field at the top of the road on Race Road and Belvedere Place. You can park along the side of the road.  I will take my truck in and out so we can deliver it to the lot. We will need several chain saws and a lot of help loading and unloading.  We have about ten or so trees to cut up and about four or five already cut and ready to load.  Given enough people I plan to have one team to load and unload the truck and drive between my place and the super secret woodlot and two teams cutting the trees.

The rest of the wood on South Whidbey will be cut in a week or two and then in another week or two we can get some splitting parties and hopefully a couple of splitters.   If you have a truck and can help move wood from the south end site to Neal's place, please contact Bill ASAP and let him know you are available so he can coordinate a day for all the moving. 

Let Bill Jones know if you can come and help with either or both of these projects.

Eagle Scout Project Work Party:  

Blake Bailey's, Eagle Scout Building Project will be held on 28 April at South Whidbey State Park.  we will be installing the benches on Saturday 28 April. I will let you know about a starting time as soon as I know whether or not we will be cementing. Either 0900 or 1200.  If we have to cement, we may need a generator that can handle my 120 volt mixer. 

The Whidbey Playhouse Group project building several props for a play, some of  which will then be donated to the Coupeville High School. (time frame: over the next 7 months).  Props to be built:  a workbench, kitchen shelf flats, eyebrow roof for barn (prop), kitchen table, barn door, loft door, crates and round barrels.  To benefit the community at large.

Details are pending, and as more information is received, we will pass it along via e-mail.  If you want to help, contact Bill Jones (stoli142@aol.com) or Jim Rich at (jim.rich1940@gmail.com)

Firewood is ready and available for needy families.  Contact Bill Jones at stoli142@aol.com  if you know of someone who could use our help.  Many families have benefited from our efforts to reclaim/recycle/reuse downed wood from several properties.

TOGETHER WE ARE MAKING A DIFFERENCE!

Thank you to all the Central Whidbey Lions “Lumber jacks” for your efforts to help people heat their homes this coming winter.

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ZONE CHAIRMAN AND DISTRICT GOVERNOR

Questions, concerns or comments can be directed to ZC Doug at md19h7zc@yahoo.com. District Governor Tom Bond can be contacted at tombobbie@comcast.net

District Websites:

District Governor Tom Bond's website:

The Governor’s newsletter plus newsletters for LCIF, CARE and Public Relations are on the web. Go to www.md19hlions.com and click on Bulletin.

Check out Zone Chairman Doug Tyler’s Zone Bulletin for March 2012.  Go to

www.md19hlions.com and click on Zone Chair H7.

ZONE ANNOUNCEMENTS

FROM ZONE CHAIR DOUG TYLER

Zone H-7 2012 Calendar

Planting trees:   Central Whidbey Lions have planted 90 trees to date as part of our contribution to Lions International “plant a million trees” campaign.  If you plant trees at any time of the year, let Kathy know and she will add them to our list of “plant a million trees” campaign.  As of this printing, over 3 1/2 million trees, Lions Club wide, have been planted.

Saturday, May 12 from 8:30 am to 1:30pm is the Zone H7 Club Officer training at Farmhouse Restaurant  in Mt. Vernon, WA. For the President, Treasurer & Secretary, (open to past Presidents too) it is a great opportunity for elected officers to learn about the duties and responsibilities of their offices, as well as, for past officers to remain current and to share their lessons learned.

Zone Chairman Doug Tyler is still looking for a 2012-2013 Zone Chairman to fill his position.  Anyone interested in the job?  Contact ZC Doug at md19h7zc@yahoo.com.

Northwest Lions Eyeglass Recycling Center (LERC)

Oak Harbor Lion Charlie Van Cleve is now serving as the Northwest Lions Eyeglass Recycling Center (LERC) Zone H7 Satellite Coordinator. She will be accepting the eyeglasses that our clubs collect throughout the zone.  All eyeglass donations from Central Whidbey Lions should go to Lion Ginny Munn.  Bring them to a meeting and give to Ginny.  And thank you Ginny for collecting all the glasses!  So far this year (as of March 2012), Ginny has collected, sorted and packaged 705 pairs of re-useable, recyclable glasses that were donated by CWL's or placed in the recycle collection sites.  Thanks for all the donations and thank you to Ginny for doing such a great job for NWLERC.

Membership

Our Club is always looking for new members. If you have a friend that YOU think may be interested in joining the club and working side by side with YOU on a project, then invite them to one of our meetings. They can be entertained by any number of Lion joke tellers!!! So be on the look out for new members. Bring them along on a building project or a hot dog fundraiser. Who knows, they might just like what they see. If you need Central Whidbey Lion business cards, see Gary.

Interesting People or Speakers?

Any interesting people or speakers that you know of? Bill Bradkin can schedule them to come to a meeting. E-mail Bill  at bradkin@whidbey.net.

DO YOU HAVE NEWS YOU WANT PUBLISHED

IN THE NEWSLETTER?

Do you have any news you would like posted to the newsletter? If so, all it takes it a quick e-mail to Kathy at marley2@myfrontiermail.com and I will include it.

GOT CANS AND OTHER ALUMINUM TO RECYCLE?…

Boy Scout Troop 4053 hopes you do!

YOUR Boy Scout Troop is collecting aluminum cans for recycling. Just collect all those cans,       aluminum foil, aluminum pie pans, etc. and bring them to a meeting, and give to Kathy. Thanks to all who have brought aluminum for recycle to the meetings!

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