Lions Clubs International Foundation Update
Every year the world faces more Challenges and for the past 50+ years “Our Lions Clubs International Foundation” has been there to meet them. They very in kind, size and number, however in one way they remain the same–they alter the existence of all living things.
This year we have faced more challenges than usual, and we still have 3 months left in this year. But then again isn’t that the way we have felt year after year? Fortunately LCIF has been there to offer relief. Since 1968 LCIF has approved over 13,000 grants for over 1 Billion Dollars.
In 2007 LCIF was named the #1 non-government organization in the world to partner with by an independent Financial Times Study. In 2019 LCIF received a 4 Star rating (it’s highest) from Charity Navigation for the 8th consecutive year putting it in the top 4% of all non-profits with accountability, responsibility and transparency. You can be confident your donations are being handled at the highest levels of competency.
Those 13,000 grants and the 1 Billion Dollars are a part of LCIF’s legacy, but legacy does not meet today’s or tomorrow’s needs. If you have given in the past I thank you, if you are continuing to give as I do, I thank you. if you have not in the past now is as good a time as any. 1 Billion Dollars did not come from just one donation, it came from thousands of large and small donations from thousands of Lions from every corner of the world. Go to lcif.org/donate to donate online and learn about other ways to give.
Thank you, Yours in Lionism,
PDG Lary Garrison, LCIF Chair, Dist. 37
By MontanaLionsMid-Winter Rally Scheduled for January 2021
This event has been cancelled due to the ongoing Covid Pandemic.
Club Elections and Officer Reporting Due ASAP
Below is is a link to the 2020-2021 PU 101. This form should be used to electronically submit your clubs 2020-2021 club officers. Please make every reasonable attempt to select your 2020-2021 club officers and report to LCI.
Open or download a copy of the PU 101.
PDG Dennis Kopitzke, District Administrator
Online Club Officer Training Offered
District 37 will be offering club officer training for all club officers for the upcoming Lions year. We will be starting with a training session for all incoming club officers. The second session will be for club treasurers. Sessions for secretaries and membership chairpersons will be announced soon.
The first session is for all officers and will include:
District Election Results (from mail-in ballot in lieu of convention)
District 37 2020 Election Details
| Potential Voting Delegates | 165 |
| Returned Delegate Certification Forms | 29 Clubs |
| Total Voters | 56 |
| Votes | Item |
|---|---|
| 56 | Votes for DG Candidate Mike Collins |
| 56 | Votes for 1st VDG Candidate Michael Tobin |
| 56 | Votes for 2nd VDG Candidate Scott Dornfeld |
| 56 | Votes for Kalispell as the site for the 2021 convention |
| 55 | Votes for Constitution Resolution – Officers and District Cabinet |
| 52 | Votes for Constitution Resolution – Miscellaneous |
| 52 | Votes for By-Laws – Article I – Section 8 |
| 1 | Vote Against the Proposed Change to the By-laws |
There was only 1 vote in opposition to any of the ballot proposals. Several of the ballots were incomplete.
Ballots have been appropriately destroyed.
Respectfully,
PDG Dennis Kopitzke, Chair, Elections and Certification Committee
Lion Darrell Grogan Forsyth Lions Club
Lion Bob Martelle, Forsyth Lions Club
Lion Gordon VanAsh, Forsyth Lions Club
PlusOptix Eye Screening Update
Reprinted from Montana Lions Sight & Hearing Foundation (MLS&HF) Newsletter
Hello Fellow Lions – with the overwhelmingly proven success of the PlusOptix Vision Screening machines the MLS&HF decided to pre-purchase TWO machines to keep on hand for clubs looking to add a PlusOptix machine to their community. If your club is 
interested in puchasing a machine please contact me at [email protected] or 406.253.1726 or 406.257.2258. The cost is $7,235.00, included is the S-12 machine with printer and labels. For $7,015.00 you can just purchase the S-12 machine. The machines are available now to be shipped or possibly delivered in person, depending on location. Keep in mind, I am willing to provide personal training at a specific location and time that works for the purchasing club, you will not have to fly blind using these machines.
Reminder: please send in your total screened and total referred, monthly. With this information we are able to purchase more machines and provide up to date statistics on the amazing work the Montana Lions do in their communities helping to alleviate vision issues for the future leaders of tomorrow.
As of March 13, 2020; 26,993 children have been screened in the State of Montana for FY 20 with 2780 referred.
– Lion Dave Falcon – [email protected] / 406.253.1726 / 406.257.2258
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