January 2019 | District 1-F Governor Lion Kathleen E. Marusich

Happy New Year to allI hope you all had a wonderfulHanukkah and Christmas. Ican’t believe it’s already 2019and I only have 6 months left ofbeing District Governor. Thereis still so much I want thisDistrict to accomplish!

As I turn the calendar, I seethat I still have many clubs tovisit, many events to attendand last but not least ourDistrict Convention, March 15-17th. We will be at theRenaissance ChicagoNorthshore in Northbrook. Asalways, they are excited to have us back and will provide us withsuperior hospitality. I hope you are saving the dates for whatpromises to be a fun, entertaining and educational conventionweekend. Please make sure to register early and consider invitingyour newer Lion members to experience the fun andfellowship. Friday night is always the most fun, so please do yourbest to get as many club members there as possible.

All of the convention information is included in this newsletter andalso can be found on the District 1F website: http://district1flions.com/

** New this year - Club officer training will be held atconvention ** Lip N’ Lunch will not be taking place as usual.Instead it is part of convention seminars. Please be on thelookout for the schedule.

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know. We have a whole cabinet filled with Committee Chairs whoalso can help. Please let us know we are needed!

As always, keep up the great work. Keep doing wonderful servicefor your community, and above all, please have someone report iton MyLCI.

Lions have a Heart for Service,Lion Kathleen Marusich , D1F Governorkathleenmarulion@gmail.com

Elk Grove Village LionsClub

Lion Ray ClonigarLion Angela Foster

Welcome to New District 1-F Lions

If I haven’t visited your club, be on the lookout for emails requestingclub visits. If there is anything I can do for your club, please let me

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Volunteer at Feed My Starving Children: www.fmsc.org . Organize a packing session in Libertyville orSchaumburg. More than 1.2 million people volunteered to help FMSC last year.

Or volunteer at the Northern Illinois Food Bank: https://www.feedingamerica.org/our-work

Or think about visiting the Feeding America website to make a donation.

January is Hunger Awareness Month

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A message from Lions International

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Gagewood Lions donate $10,000 to LIFOn December 10th, the Gagewood Lions Club presented a check for $10,000 to the Lions ofIllinois Foundation for its newest service, the Adult Low Vision Orientation and MobilityTraining program. This training is for individuals who are blind or are losing their sight so that theyare able to receive instruction for safe and effective travel though their environment.

We would like to challenge all Lions Clubs in Illinois to donate to this new service to help makethis project another great Lions success story.

Go to https://youtu.be/89Ep18SQ7ec for more information about this great service or contact LIFfor more information.

Lions Club NewsSend in your Lions Club news to Lion Dennis Spaeth at dspaeth46@comcast.net

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Grayslake Names Club Lion of the YearLion Debbie Jones received the 2018 Lion ofthe Year Award from Past Presidents LionsTim Keefe and Joe Kane.

Christmas party of the Grayslake Lions Clubwas held on December 11th. Below are theofficers who were installed by District 1-FLions Governor Kathleen Marusich.

LIF recognition for Evanston Sunrise Club

Evanston Sunrise Lions Club President Jonathan Nachsin received a certificate of recognition from theLions of Illinois Foundation at a recent zone meeting. Pictured with Lion Tom Lippert, 2nd Vice DistrictGovernor, District 1-F. The certificate reads as follows:

2017-2018 Lions of Illinois Foundation

Trustee ChallengeCertificate of Appreciation

This certificate is awarded to Evanston Sunrise Lions Club

in grateful recognition of your support of the Lions of Illinois Foundation's programs and services. Bydonating $1,361.05 Your efforts will benefit the children and adults which are in need of visual hearing

services.

Lions of Illinois Foundation PresidentLions of Illinois Foundation Executive Director

August 23, 2018

Upcoming Lions Events

Schaumburg-Hoffman Lions B-Ball Deaf Awareness Night

Come join the Schaumburg-Hoffman Lions Club on Saturday, January 12 to watch the Windy City Bullsplay at the Sears Centre Arena in Hoffman Estates. Doors open at 6:00pm.

This night is also Deaf Awareness Night as the team recognizes their deaf and hard of hearingfriends. The team will wear specially designed jerseys that spell “Bulls” in American Sign Language. Theuniforms will then be auctioned off with proceeds donated to the Illinois Association of the Deaf.

The first 1000 fans will receive Windy City’s first ever bobblehead giveaway featuring Gus T. Bull andBenny the Bull!

Order tickets here: https://groupmatics.events/event/LionsJan12

A portion of the ticket sales will support the Schaumburg-Hoffman Lions Club’s community serviceprojects.

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Foundation Fighting Blindness:Free Chicago Vision Seminar Jan. 12Lion Steve Sroka (Arlington Heights), whoserves as Associate Director of Events for theFoundation Fighting Blindness, invites all Lionsto participate in the FREE FoundationFighting Blindness Chicago Vision Seminarbeing held on Saturday, January 12, at theStonegate Conference Center in HoffmanEstates.

Some of you might have already seencommunications about this in news media andsocial media. There is plenty of free parkingright next to the meeting space, and we will be serving a free breakfast from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00. The event is a public educational symposium providing the latest information on age-related maculardegeneration (AMD), retinitis pigmentosa (RP), Usher syndrome, and related diseases. Presentations willcover recent scientific advancements, current and upcoming clinical trials, and the latest treatmentsavailable. For those of you who have received this and have not heard of the Foundation, or have not partneredwith us in some way, please consider joining us. I BELIEVE THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FORTHE LIONS FOR A NUMBER OF REASONS. You will learn a great deal, and meet doctors, researchers,families affected with vision loss (we expect more than 150 guests) and at least 15 vendor tables fromvision-related non-profits (including Lions Club International). I would love to see some of my fellow Lions there! This email is to encourage you to invite any otherswho might want to hear about this event and the Foundation, and to meet some of our affected families. Ican also use the help of volunteers with set up and various easy tasks throughout the meeting. If anyonecan help with set up at 7:15 a.m., or staffing our registration table, I’d love to see you there! You can register here .

The Stonegate Conference Center2401 West Higgins Road

Hoffman Estates, IL 60169Registration and Continental Breakfast Buffet – 8:00 a.m.

Program 9:00 a.m. – Noon. Vendors will be on site from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

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Retinal Screening Unit Information Hearing Screening Unit Information

Lions of Illinois Retinal Screening Unit

Now is the time to take advantage of the Lions of Illinois Foundation Retinal Screening Unit.

Attached is some information about the retinal screening unit. Please look at it and try to schedule theunit to visit your club. If you have any questions or problems, please let me know. Also if you need somehelp in the scheduling of a unit, or help when you have the unit, please let me know. I would be more thanwilling to assist in any way that I can.

Sincerely,

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District 1-F Lions Convention

District 1-F Convention Resources

Governor's WelcomeLetter

ConventionRegistration Form

Convention ChairsLetter

Hospitality RoomInformation

Thrifty Fashion ShowForm

Silent Auction RequestLetter

Proceedings BookletLetter

Proceedings BookletPatron List

Proceedings BookletAdvertising Form

LCI Club Excellence AwardApplication

D1F Service Excellence AwardNomination

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Jan. 17, 6:30 p.m., Quad Club Meeting | More infoJan. 19, District 1-F Third Cabinet Meeting, Lake Zurich Lions DenJan. 19, 6:30 p.m., North Chicago Lions Club, 9 Pin No Tap | More infoJan. 26, 6:00 p.m., Elk Grove Village Lions Club, Trivia Night | More infoFeb. 10, District 1-F Bowling Tournament, Buffalo Grove | More infoFeb. 17, Arlington Heights Lions Club, Chili Cook-off | More infoFeb. 23, 5:00 p.m., Lake Villa Township Lions Club, Comedy Night | More infoMar. 1 - May 31, LIF Diabetes Awareness Campaign | More InfoMar. 9, 5:30 p.m., Prospect Heights Lions Club, 65th Anniversary Dinner Dance |More infoMar. 14, District 1F Fourth Cabinet Meeting, Renaissance Chicago North ShoreHotel, NorthbrookMar. 15-17, District 1-F Convention, Renaissance Chicago North Shore Hotel,Northbrook | More infoMay 3-4, Lions of Illinois Foundation Tootsie Pop DayMay 17-19, MD-1 Illinois State Convention, SpringfieldMay 20, Barrington Lions Club, Golf Tournament | More infoJun. 9, District 1-F Fifth Cabinet Meeting, TBDJul. 5-9, Lions Clubs International Convention, Milan, Italy

Please forward all events to d1flionsroar@gmail.com and we will do our best to includethem in the next email blast (Beginning in November the email blast will be sent on the25th of the month).

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