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DECEMBER 2012

December 2012 Volume 10 Issue 6

Greetings 5M5 Lions,

Happy Holidays 5M5 Lions,

One of the many blessings we have as

Lions is having the holiday spirit in us

all year long. But somehow, we still

kick our service levels up a few extra

notches during the holidays. The Sal-

vation Army Bell Ringing Kickoff on

November 10th was a huge success.

Nine 5M5 Lions Clubs participated

helping to raise over $100,000 in one

day for Salvation Army. Most of the

clubs in the district will ring bells dur-

ing the holiday season. It’s not too late

for your club to participate.

Some of you know that my folks run a

food pantry through their church in the

northwest suburbs of Chicago. For the

past several years, I have been helping

them pass out turkey dinners on the

Tuesday before Thanksgiving. Unfor-

tunately, the number of people in need

was up 20% this year. The current eco-

nomic times affect people of all income

groups. Many of this year’s food re-

cipients had been giving last year. At

Thanksgiving dinner, I counted all of

my Lion friends among my many bless-

ings. Thank you for making a daily

difference in your communities with

your hearts and hands.

Remember that the Global Service Ac-

tion program for December / January is

“Relieving the Hunger!!.” Let's do our

best to help our food shelves with cash

and food donations.

The “Everyday Hero” and “John Lut-

ter” awards are trickling in. Every club

should use this opportunity to recog-

nize an important club member. A cou-

ple of hospitality rooms are also avail-

able. Please get your memorial service

remembrance information in today! I

look forward to visiting with all of you

at the Mid-Winter Convention.

Now is also the time for planning your

participation in the Special Olympic

Polar Bear Plunges. We have three

plunges in Hennepin County: Maple

Grove on February 2, Lake Calhoun on

March 2, and Eden Prairie on March 9.

Lion Rob Hed of the Hamel Lions Club

wins the award for being the first

plunger to contact me for a donation

this year. PCC Mike Molenda will be

plunging in Eden Prairie. Anyone in-

terested in joining Lion Mike’s team?

Clubs are participating by forming

plunge teams, helping with food vend-

ing, and by supporting other plungers.

If you would like to find a way to par-

ticipate in an exciting festive event,

contact Special Olympic Co-Chairs Jim

Cain or Ray Moonen, Alyssa Siech

([email protected]) of the Special

Olympics Lions Club, or go to the offi-

cial polar bear plunge website. http://

www.plungemn.org

Good news! The paperwork for form-

ing the new Otsego Lions Club has

Let Me Be Brave in the Attempt

Governor Dave Reach

Inside:

5M-5 Calendar

1st Vice District Governor Lion Sonjia Wagner 2nd Vice District Governor Lion Diane Nokk

Request Forms

DECEMBER 2012

been submitted to Lions Clubs International. The

Rogers Lions Club is the co-sponsoring club. PDG

Jack Hines has worked diligently with 5M7 to create

this new club; congratulations Lion Jack! The charter

night date will likely be in early January. We look

forward to welcoming our Otsego Lions to our Mid

Winter Convention.

May the spirit of the holiday season fill your hearts

with happiness. Lion Lucia and I would like to wish

all of our 5M5 friends a safe and joyous holiday.

In a world of service… District Governor Dave Reach

Congratulations to July 2011 – June 2012

5M5 Helen Keller Award Recipients.

Dec 3-St Louis Pk Lions Holiday Eve Dec 3-Eden Prairie Wild Game Dinner

Dec 4-Maple Grove Lions Club Visit Dec 8-Brklyn Pk Lions Waffle Break fast

Dec 8-Dayton Lions Pancake Break fast Dec 20-Robbinsdale Lions Club Party

Jan 3-Brooklyn Center Lions Club Visit Jan 11-13 5m5 Mid Winter

Convention-Doubletree Hilton

Mar 16-Council of Governors Mar 25-District Cabinet Meeting

April 8-All Zone Meeting

April 18-21 Regional Leadership Institute, Mahnomen, MN

May 3…5M Multiple Convention & Council of

Governors Meeting, Rochester, MN

May—Roar College (new officer training)

SAVE A DATE-FUTURE GLT/GMT WORK-

SHOPS-WATCH FOR UPCOMING INFO IN JANUARY 2013

Merrilee Knoll

Art Kvamme

Dan Mathwig

Gregory Nelson

Bruce Neumann, Jr.

Hawk Nyhammer

Brandy Pillar

Charles Roline

Melvin Rouillard

Lorraine Shinnick

Glen Stickney

Matthew Thiel

William Thurston

Harold Trombley

Kevin Walsh

Patricia Apold

Tom Baer

Carole Brunello

Bob Carling

David Coates

Shirley Femling

Bob Gallus

Howard Givens

Jerome Gmach

Jack Guggisberg

Don Hall

Nancy Holden

Paul Huo

James Kienitz

John Kjenstad

“Club Presidents & Secretaries Contact DG Dave to schedule your

official club visit”.

DECEMBER 2012

DECEMBER 2012

To all the Members of 5M5

Well the first Holiday has past and all are gearing up

for the big one; Christmas. Yeah Santa is coming to town in 30 days ( I am writ-

ing this November 24th). Your Cabinet has been very

busy the last month. We have accomplished some classes to qualify them for

Guiding Lions and CEP. We have experts among us that can help anyone or any club.

With the District under the thumb of District Governor Dave we will succeed. He is doing a

great job. But 1st VDG and 2nd VDG are under his wing and shaping up to continue his quest.

The CEP (Club Excellence Program) is to help

all of you and we are here to do this. We have an up hill battle to do, but it is possible that we

will win the battle. We just need you to get a hold of us to help. The more I get involved with this wonderful district the more I want to

know. So please get a hold of one of us and let us into your world.

Well now that Christmas is coming and the first Holidazzle has taken place that means that the Mid-Winter Convention is just around the cor-

ner. Get those hospitality books ordered and the rooms booked and plan a fun filled week-

end in Bloomington. What is more fun than Germany’s Oktoberfest to celebrate in January. We have so many things going on that you

have to be part of it. This is not just for the officers of your club it is for all your members

to come and have some great LION fun. Come down and show your LION spirit, because we spend the year serving the community and it is

time to celebrate.

By: Lion Diane Nokk; 2nd Vice District Governor

Greetings fellow Lions,

Can you believe the weather

we are having? I can take this weather all the way through until April how about

you? Even with all this beau-tiful weather we are having, remember that the Mid-

Winter convention is rapidly approaching. We have one of the most exciting and fun

conventions around and I hope that all Lions are plan-

ning to participate as much as possible.

You must remember that this is YOUR convention! As a member of 5M5 Lions, this convention is put on for you. It is a way to meet and greet fellow

Lions from other clubs and re-establish friendships or make new ones. It is a way to honor the Lions that are no longer with us by attending the Memo-

rial Service. It is a way to learn about what things are going on in the district by attending the Busi-ness Meeting. The speakers this year will be truly

interesting and informative. With all this, there is also food! All hospitality rooms should be open on Friday and Saturday night so get your party on!

I am encouraging all clubs to make a point of enlisting all new members to come and be part of

the convention. It is a fun and interesting week-end and there is so much in which to partake. I hope that everyone will come away with a newly

refreshed sense of being a Lion. Each person should feel invigorated and excited to continue with the admiral work for which clubs in our district

are known. I look forward to seeing all of you at the conven-

tion. Also there will be a little something different

for those attending that will be a lot of fun, espe-

cially for the “first-timers” – and you do not have

to be a NEW Lion to be a “first-timer”. If you have

not been to a convention before – you qualify!

Yours in Service,

Lion Sonjia

First Vice District Governor

DECEMBER 2012

DECEMBER 2012

This ‘n That……………..

The deadline to submit news for the Informer will be always the 20th of the current month for the following month’s issue. Deadline for January, 2013 issue is December 20th, 2012. Send To: [email protected]

Email changes: [email protected] Julie is our email person for the first half of the clubs A thru L for the In-former Newsletter–

Email changes for clubs M thru Z send to [email protected]

2013 Hamburg, Germany July 5-9

2014 Toronto, Ontario, Canada July 4-8

2015 Honolulu, Hawaii June 26-30

2016 Fukuoka, Japan June 24-28

2017 Chicago, Illinois June 30 - July 4

New Members and Sponsors:

Submit to me the new member

name, the sponsors name and of

course your club name—it will be

published!

Corcoran Lions

47 years old…..12/1/65

NEW DISTRICT WEBSITE INFOR-

MATION GO TO

WWW.5m5Lions.org If you don’t

you will never know what you

missed!!

May 3/5, 2013—94th Annual Mul-

tiple District 5M Convention—Mayo

Civic Center—Rochester, MN—

hosted by the Rochester Lions

mailto:[email protected]


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DECEMBER 2012

Mid-Winter Convention Rules

Proposed Rules for the 5M-5 Mid-Winter Convention

Rule #1 All business shall be conducted or dealt with strictly in accordance with the order of business as out-

lined in the official convention program.

Rule #2 The rules of procedure or any deviation therefore shall not be suspended, added to, or amended except

by a two thirds affirmative vote of the certified delegates present at any session.

Rule #3 Proposed resolutions may not be read from the floor. All non-operating resolutions must be typewritten

and delivered to the Chairman of the Resolutions committee no later than 9:00 AM Saturday.

Rule #4 Regarding speakers, no person exclusive of those who have been assigned set speeches and discussions

shall be allowed to speak more than three (3) minutes on any subject without the consent of the conven-

tion. The number of speakers shall be limited to 3 pro and 3 con.

Rule #5 Any Lion may speak at the convention.

Rule #6 All voting shall be done by certified delegates by showing their delegate cards. All voting for District

Governor, 1st Vice District Governor and 2nd Vice District Governor shall be done by certified delegates

using paper ballots.

Rule #7 All new business shall be considered only at the conclusion of the business schedule for each session.

Rule #8 In the event of a dispute on matters before this convention the ruling of the Parliamentarian shall be fi-

nal.

Rule #9 Robert’s Rules of Order, most recently revised shall govern the convention except where they conflict

with Rules 1 through 8 of this report.

Rule #10 All hospitality rooms shall be closed during the Memorial Service, the Business Session and the semi-

nars.

Rule #11 For District Governor – there shall be a nomination and seconding – the candidate shall have five (5)

minutes to tell about themselves.

Rule #12 For First Vice District Governor – there shall be a nomination and seconding – the candidate shall have

five (5) minutes to tell about themselves.

Rule #13 For Second Vice District Governor – there shall be a nomination and seconding – the candidate shall

have five (5) minutes to tell about themselves.

Rule #14 No demonstration for a single candidate shall exceed five (5) minutes.

DECEMBER 2012

DECEMBER 2012

MN LIONS DIABETES FOUNDATION

Tom Shinnick (Lorraine)

5324 Oliver Ave N

Brooklyn Center, MN 55430-3031

R: 763-560-0273 C: 612-849-4301

E: [email protected]

“Bernie” Braegelmann (Larry Schultz)

13119 Lake Street Extension

Minnetonka, MN 55305

R: 952-938-5741 C: 651-253-6384


We are pleased to announce the Minnesota Lions Diabetes Foundation

Inc. has been successfully established.

Send your checks to:

PDG Tom Shinnick, Chair

5324 Oliver Avenue N.

Brooklyn Center, MN 55430

501(c) 3

The International Diabetes Center (IDC) is no longer holding Lions

Funds. Please do not send the IDC any additional funds until further

notice.

Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation – Specializing in children’s dia-

betes research and treatment.

Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International

120 Wall Street, 19th Floor

New York, NY 10005

www.jdrf.org

501(c) 3

American Diabetes Association

Minnesota

5100 Gamble Drive, Suite 394

St. Louis Park, MN 55416

Phone: (763) 593-5333, x6592

1-(800) DIABETES (342-2383)

FAX: (952) 582-9000

http://www.diabetes.org

501(c) 3

Camp Needlepoint for children with Diabetes is conducted for two

weeks each August — in conjunction with the American Diabetes Asso-

ciation of Minnesota — serving over 375 youth with resident camp and

day camp experiences. For more information contact cschae-

[email protected]. We recommend you designate your gift for camper

scholarships.

CAMP COURAGE

Jack Hines (Carol)

20055 148th Circle N

Rogers, MN 55374

R: 763-428-2434 C: 612-281-9611

B: 763-428-4321 F: 763-428-8285


Located near Maple Lake, MN, our District has long sponsored many

activities at Camp Courage. Most recently we funded the renovation of a

barn into a handicapped accessible activities center and play area. Our

annual Halloween Party is enjoyed by hundreds of kids and their parents.

Courage Camps

3915 Golden Valley Road

Golden Valley, MN 55422

(763) 520-0504

www.couragecamps.org

501(c) 3

MN LIONS VISION FOUNDATION

Roger Badenhop (Ellie)

4835 Acorn Ridge Road

Minnetonka, MN 55345

R: 952-470-4980 C: 612-839-5634


Kevin Walsh

20711 Holt Ave # 1418

Lakeville, MN 55044

C: 612-810-6075


All checks should be made to “MN Lions Vision Foundation, Inc.” des-

ignating in the memo line that your gift is for the Lions MN Eye Bank,

Children’s Eye Clinic, or the MAC Center.

The Lions MN Eye Bank is a great Lion’s success story making a daily

difference in many people’s lives. The Eye Bank runs the eye tissue

program in the State of Minnesota. Tissues are collected for transplant

and research. The Eye Bank also funds the eyeglass program.

Minnesota Lions Eye Bank

1000 Westgate Drive, Suite 260

St. Paul, MN 55114

(612) 625-5159

www.mnlionseyebank.org

501(c) 3

Children’s Eye Clinic - You may also designate in the memo line that

you wish your contribution to be used for the Children’s Eye Clinic

MAC Center - You may also designate in the memo line that you wish

your contribution to be used for the MAC Center for macular degenera-

tion research.

LIONS MD5M HEARING FOUNDATION

Jim Bremer (Bebe)

16015 46th Ave N

Plymouth, MN 55446

R: 763-559-2550 C: 612-750-2370

B: 763-559-7407


Parade of Checks Info



http://www.jdrf.org

http://www.diabetes.org




http://www.couragecamps.org



http://www.mnlionseyebank.org


DECEMBER 2012

Robert Knoll

5200 Winchester Lane N

Brooklyn Center, MN 55429

R: 763-537-7558 C: 612-672-6284


Lions MD5M Hearing Foundation - Cochlear implants, hearing tests,

infant hearing testing, hearing aids, and research are among the many

important works of the Lions Hearing Foundation.

Lions MD5M Hearing Foundation, Inc.

501(c) 3

Send Checks to Dwight

Department of Otolaryngology

396 MMC

University of Minnesota

Minneapolis, MN 55455

Children’s Hearing Center - You may also designate in the memo line

that you wish your contribution to be used for the Children’s Hearing

Center.

CAN DO CANINES

Patrick Heffernan

1516 Barclay Street

St Paul, MN 55106

R: 651-771-2660 C: 651-497-1563


Can Do Canines - The Lions have been supporting this program to

proved pair trained service dogs to people with special hearing or physi-

cal needs.

Can Do Canines

9440 Science Center Drive

New Hope, MN 55428

ph. 763-331-3000

fax 763-331-3009

501(c) 3

Leader Dog

Cabinet Chair

Lion Wade Grantham

(952-470-5156

[email protected]

Leader Dog - Located in Rochester, Michigan, this Lions sponsored

service trains dogs for the visually impaired. The dog recipient attends

Leader Dog, receiving his/her dog and training at no personal cost.

Leader Dogs for the Blind

PO Box 5000

Rochester, MI 48308

(248) 651-9011

www.leaderdog.org

501(c) 3

LCIF

Larry Lindquist

33558 Xenon Drive NW

Princeton, MN 55371

R: 763-389-3269


Lions Clubs International Foundation provides money and services

throughout the world such as fighting river blindness in remote regions

of the world, providing seed money for Diabetes programs, relief for

natural disasters, and for national emergencies such as the World Trade

Center attack. The Melvin Jones Fellow Award is given for contribu-

tions of $1,000.

LCIF

300 W. 22nd St.

Oak Brook, IL 60523-8842

501(c) 3

Lions Leos

Cabinet Chair

Lion Bill Moore

(763) 612-522-0784

Our Leos program has some ancillary costs associated with creating new

clubs, start up money, officer training, etc.

Checks should be made to District 5M-5 with a memo to “Lions Leos”

Not a 501(c) 3

At this time, the district asks to hold donations to Lions Quest but donate

to LEOs or Youth Exchange instead.

Project New Hope of MN, Inc.

Cabinet Co-Chair

Lion Rob Hed

R: 763-694-5994

[email protected]

http://projectnewhope.net/

The Mission is to provide Veterans and their families the education,

training and skills necessary to manage their lives after wartime services.

They do this by offering retreats for the whole family.

Gambling funds can be used to donate to Project New Hope. Make the

check payable to Friendship Ventures and put Project New Hope in the

memo line.

YOUTH EXCHANGE

Brenda Reeves (Michael)

3916 Sunset Rd N

Brooklyn Park, MN 55443

R: 763-390-5777 C: 612-819-1662

B: 612-625-5319 F: 763-432-5053


Kathy and Vern Teichroew

5412 43rd Ave S


R: 612-726-1544 F: 612-726-6228


Youth Exchange - This Lions program has students from all over the

world visiting the United States and vice versa. Checks should be made

to District 5M-5 with a memo to “Youth Exchange”.

Not a 501(c) 3




http://www.leaderdog.org



http://projectnewhope.net/



DECEMBER 2012

Special Olympics Minnesota

Cabinet Co-Chair

Lion Jim Cain

(612) 521-1903

Cabinet Co-Chair

Lion Ray Moonen

(952) 926-3166

Special Olympics MN - The 5M-5 Lions have been helping Special

Olympics with their Healthy Athletes program at the State Competitions

at the University of MN. We incur some miscellaneous expenses that

are not in the District’s budget.

Checks can be made to Special Olympics MN.

Special Olympics Minnesota

100 Washington Avenue S., Suite 550


612-333-0999 or

toll-free: 800-783-7732

Fax: 612-333-8782

www.specialolympicsminnesota.org

501(c) 3

http://www.specialolympicsminnesota.org

DECEMBER 2012

Lions Clubs recognized

Cubs stores saluted (Star Tribune, Nov. 12th) the 2012 Rock the Red Kettle "stars" for their participation in the Saturday, November 10th bell-ringing event for the Salvation

Army North.Org Lions Clubs sponsoring kettles for the Saturday, November 10th event in-cluded:

Kettle 7, Camden & Robbinsdale Lions Clubs

Kettle 38, Brooklyn Center Lions Club Kettle 52, St. Boni & NW Tonka Lions Clubs

Kettle 60, Wayzata Lions Club Kettle 61, Dayton Lions Club

Kettle 65, Brooklyn Park Lady Lions Club Kettle 84-85, Rogers Leos Club

An update for LIPTC (Lions International Pin Trading Club) scholarship forms. The forms should be on the LIPTC website by December 1st. If the forms are not there, they will be shortly. Please check the website, www.liptc.org for the forms. Thank you, Lion Julie Nielsen Chairman, scholarship committee, 5M Multiple Pin Traders

http://North.Org

http://www.liptc.org/

DECEMBER 2012

Mike Gruidl Co-chair, Lion’s annual Wild Game dinner The 39th annual Eden Prairie Lions Wild Game Din-ner will be held on Monday, December 3rd at Camp Eden wood in Eden Prairie. This year’s theme is ”Great Fishing In Alaska,” and will feature Lion Rick Fyhrlund as the main speaker. Rick recently returned from his 91st fish-ing trip to Alaska, and will share his many experi-ences and photos with the audience. Rick is past president of the Minneapolis southwest Lions, and is a very active member of the club. Former Eden Prairie Schools chef Herb DeRoma is in charge of preparing the wild game dinner. Appe-tizers will include a sample of smoked Alaskan Sockeye salmon prepared by Terry Eggan, president of the local Eden Prairie chapter of “Let’s Go Fish-ing For Seniors”. The Wild Game Dinner will also have a traditional raffle featuring many items donated by local mer-chants and restaurants. 100 percent of the funds raised are split equally between three local wild life charities, including the Eden Prairie Nature Center. Mike Grant, Eden Prairie’s outstanding football coach, will also reflect on this past season. There are still a few tickets available. Cost for the event is $15.00. Please call either Lion Mike Gruidl at (952)937-9024 or Lion Steve Wilson at (612) 805-0762, Wild Game Dinner co-chairs, for more information or to donate items for the wild life benefit raffle.

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