To the Lions of Montana District 37.

We have received word that Lion Pat Witzel, Spouse and Companion in Service of PDG Ted Witzel of the Kalispell Lions Club,  passed away Sunday, January 10.  Services have been scheduled for Wednesday, January 16, 11:00am, at Michelotti-Sawyers Funeral Home, 1001 Alderson Ave., Billings, Montana.  PDG Ted and Lion Pat represented District A on the Multiple District 37 Council of Governors during the Lionistic year 1969-1970. Lion Pat’s obituary is available at michelottisawyers.com/patricia-ann-larson-witzel/

She will be greatly missed by the Kalispell Lions Club.

Respectfully submitted, PCC Lion Ben

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PDG Andy Black of the Billing Heights Lions Club passed away November 17. Continue reading →

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Dr. Hill getting some lunch at the 2016 Montana Lions Forum.

Following the official Endorsement of Dr. Patti Hill by the International Board of Directors, Dr. Patti Hill’s campaign began Sept. 7-9 at the ANZI Pacific Forum in New Zealand. During this Forum she met with Lions members from New Zealand, Australia, Indonesia and the Pacific region. She obtained several endorsements in her favor for Milan.

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Some of our Instructors & Attendes; from left to right Lions;
Sara DeCock, Tracy Guenther, Dela Chatraind, Angela Wintrow, DG Dennis Kopitzke, PDG George Chenoweth, and Lion Charlene Willett-
and her faith companion in training.

The 2018 Montana Lions Leadership Retreat was held October 5th & 6th in Butte. The tallies are in and according to the evaluations, it was a great success. The clubs represented at this event came from Butte, Bozeman, Coutts-Sweet grass, Helena and Townsend.

On Friday evening, our own District Governor Dennis Kopitzke spoke to the leadership trainees regarding his goals and vision for our district. We had a great Pasty dinner via arrangement by Lion Kerry Sewell (Dillion), live entertainment provided by The Ruby Range Band, and PCC Ben Apeland, hosted the PDG Hospitality bar! We also raised $100 for the MLSHF through pin sales thanks to PCC Apeland.

Our Saturday morning speaker was none other than Former Coach Bob Green from Butte. Needless to say, he inspired us all speaking on “Team Leadership”.

Our Saturday morning speaker was none other than Former Coach Bob Green from Butte. Needless to say, he inspired us all speaking on “Team Leadership”.

The committee is most appreciative to IPID Lary Garrison, our moderator, who was invaluable for keeping things flowing smoothly; PID  Dave Hajny for sharing his wisdom in Conflict Resolution; PCC Ben Apeland for sharing information about Pin Collecting and how it relates to the Friendship Committee; PDG Steve Hadnagy for dropping in and sharing his support; and last, but certainly not least, District Governor, Dennis Kopitzke, who after much travel during the week, lent his support, approval and leadership for this event.

The purpose of such training session is to inspire District 37 Lions toward leadership – this one yielded a Zone Chair Person, Lion Dela Chatriand, (Townsend) and next year’s Cabinet Secretary Lion Peggy Tobin,    (Coutts – Sweet Grass). Lion Dela will take the lead in organizing the 2019 Retreat in Big Sky.

Thanks for all you do for MONTANA LIONS!

Below is a list of endorsed projects as of the October 13, 2018, Cabinet Meeting. The sponsoring Lion and their email follow each project as well as any links to associated information. Look for more details on these projects on this site in the near future.

• American Diabetes Association – Montana Chapter  – 2nd VDG Mike Collins; mikeaollins@bresnan.net; www.diabetes.org
• Florence Crittenton Home (Helena) – Lion Danielle Vincent; craftycpa@gmail.com; www.florencecrittenton.org
• Leader Dogs for the Blind – PDG Jim Johnke, jrjohnke@gmail.com; www.lionsclubs.org/leaderdog
• LCIF –  PDG Monte Weisser; 533 West Arizona; Kalispell, 59901; 756-8528; monte014@gmail.com; www.lcif.org
• Lions Gift of Sight, – PDG Dan Sturdevant; sturdydan@gmail.com; www.opthalmology.umn.edu
• Montana School for Deaf & Blind Children Reader Project – PDG Jack Beckman; jtbeckman@bresnan.net
• Montana Lions Sight & Hearing Foundation  – Lion Jessica Falcon; lion.jfalcon@gmail.com; www.mtlionsshfnd.org
• Ronald McDonald House (Billings & Missoula) – PDG George Chenoweth;  osugeorge@gmail.com; www.rmhc.org/missionandvision
• Women’s Resource Center  – 1st VDG Verna Love; vprosgroup@hotmail.com

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The Lions of Constitutional Area 1 (USA, Bermuda, Bahamas and the Islands of the Caribbean) are off to a great start. Since July 1, we have served more than 5.3 million people. Give yourself a pat on the back. Unfortunately, the needs of those in our communities continue to grow.

How can we improve and do more?

• Make sure that all service projects are properly reported by the Club Service Chair (CSC) or Club Secretary. Click here to listen to our recent webinar, which explained why reporting is important.
• Work with service project committees to ensure that at least four hands-on service projects per year are completed.
• Monitor member engagement in service activities. Members who are engaged have a more valuable experience and tend to remain Lions.
• Give members an opportunity to develop leadership skills by asking different Lions to lead service projects on an annual basis.

Many Montana Lions Clubs assist Special Olympics through donations and projects for local/regional/state games. Lions Clubs International awarded an 8.8 million dollar grant to Special Olympics this past July as part of Lion’s ongoing commitment.

LCI and LCIF have been one of the Special Olympics movement’s largest and most active Global Partners since 2001, providing support to Special Olympics – Lions Clubs International Opening Eyes, as well as key initiatives such as the Special Olympics Unified Sports program, Special Olympics Family Health Forums, the Special Olympics Leadership Academy, and the ongoing shared commitment to full youth empowerment and activation.

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Get ready to be a part of the world’s largest diabetes awareness campaign on November 14. Lions, in partnership with the International Diabetes Federation, have set the bar high with the goals of reaching an audience of more than 1 billion people in over 160 countries.

Visit Lion’s special World Diabetes Day website to get involved.

• Learn more about the management, care and prevention of this disease.

• Find resources to plan your own diabetes event.

• Win a Fitbit Charge 2 when you complete tasks in the Diabetes Service Journey Sweepstakes.

Follow us on Facebook or Twitter to join the global conversation on diabetes, and be sure to check out the World Diabetes Day page today!

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There is a new Plusoptix version out. It is 7.0.6.0
Please go to the web site PlusOptix.com/support to find it. If you have any problem down loading the new version please contact me. Please let me know when you have the new version. Send me your Serial number so I can keep track if you have the newest version. The Serial # is located on the bottom of your machine.  My Contact Info is: lion.dfalcon@gmail.com Thanks you Lion Dave

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In May, LCI will be announcing to officers and chairpersons the discontinuation of service activity reporting and data collection through MyLCI or any other reporting system, starting July 2018. We will be transitioning service reporting to the newly expanded MyLion, which will now be available on desktop.

Changing this July:

Lions Clubs International is launching something big this summer. It’s called MyLion, just like our official mobile app, now available in over 70 countries. Starting in July, you will use the new MyLion website to report all of your service activities. While you’ll still use MyLCI or your local system for everything else (membership management, club management, etc.), the new MyLion website will be your one-stop destination for all things related to service.

All club-level officers will now be able to create, edit, and report on service activities.

All officers will now have access to service reporting data from all over the globe through MyLion.

Want to learn more? Check out our FAQ.

There is a new S-12 Plus Optix update that needs to be installed on machines. New version is 7.0.4.0.  The update is located at plusoptix.com.  Click on Support then Download Area.  Scroll to orange color –vision screening devices.  Roll mouse over the device picture and click on it.  Download software update version 7.0.4.0 and follow the instructions.  When finished please send me an email that your S12 has been updated.  Send to lion.dfalcon@gmail.com.

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If you didn’t attend this year’s state convention in Butte America, you missed a real treat! Great attendance, excellent programs, delightful food and interesting tours that gave attendees a glimpse of Butte’s history. Butte Mile-Hi really out did themselves. Hats off to Butte Copper City Lions for driving the trolleys for the tours and manning the registration. The two clubs working together truly demonstrated the concept of “THE POWER OF WE”!

Verna Love, 2nd VDG