Fellow Lions
It’s a great feeling to be a LION. And I would like to share some things with all
of you.
My Philosophy for my year is “Opening Doors”. Play the following youtube video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIHtuKc3Gjg The message is clear. Make a decision to do something new to change
where and what you are. As a person, as a Lion, or as a Lions
club. Be brave and try something
new. You never know what you may find. “Opening a door is
more than a physical act. It's about putting yourself out there, getting to
know people, making them feel comfortable, and making them feel welcome.” Josh
decided to make a change that ultimately had a dramatic impact on his life and
on the lives of his fellow students. I hope his story is as inspiring to you as
it is to me”
To
be a 100% club, a large percentage of my year’s focus is for each of you to try
new things. You will find the Zone
chairs checklist include both required “new things” for you and your club to
attempt. NONE of the things I will ask
of you are difficult, or will take a lot of time. It will however, take some dedication to “go
for it”, update your success’s with the attempt with your zone chairmen. It will be an adventure for you and your club
to find out just what new things are out there.
Your zone chair can help you
Because
many attempts at doing new things
“fail”, I have started a Governor’s “failure” Fund. This is an admin fund that will be returned
to the clubs that have made significant strides to achieve or attempt new
things. The fund goes like this: There is approx 20 “new things” for you and
your clubs to work on. When you have
accomplished these items, report it to your Zone Chairman for his checklist, and
donate $1 per accomplished new item to the Zone Chair to pass on to the
district Treasurer. For most clubs, this
would be $20 or so once you have. I will
match all donations and put into the “failure fund”. Presently, the fund is at $217. There is NO LIMIT to how many new things you
may wish to try and get credit for. I
will match at least the first $1000 in “new work” that you do which could mean
well over $2,000 back to the clubs next spring!
The
more “new things” your club accomplishes and donates the $1, the larger the
fund will become. If all clubs just do
the minimum and donate, the fund once matched will be about $1600, and will be
“awarded” by some kind of process that I have not yet determined. Its easy to do, gets you $100% return on your
investment in one year (that is an excellent return, btw), and will be lots of
fun. Go enjoy and find out what is out
there. When you do these new things,
look for opportunities to ask others to join us in serving our
communities. You will find them all
over, and be willing to do so.
One
major part of the “required” new things is a training called Mentoring. It is on the Lions International
Website. Go find it and get your
mentoring team to take it.
Your
Zone chair is your best friend over the next year. If he/she does not call you, CALL HIM OR HER
and discuss things you want to know about.
Build those relationships and move forward. As with everything, make it fun, light
hearted while doing good things in your communities. In November, one of the main players of the
attached https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YGsi8EeC3M
will be her for our Midwinter. She is
going to be FUN and enjoy our Alaskan hospitality. Don’t forget to sign up for your trip to
Kodiak for Mid Winter!
Yours
in Lionism
DG
Mikie
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