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Lion
John Buchner
District A-2 Governor
2009-2010
Long Point Lions Club
District Governor Lion John "Jack" and wife
Phyllis Buchner
Governor’s
Newsletter, June 1, 2010
Our Lions year is winding down. Some of us are looking forward to a
summer break and some of us are looking forward to fun and fund
raising during the summer. Carnivals within the district have
already been organized and have actually happened. Winter seems
just a memory now, of north winds and driving snow as we get out the
umbrellas and sun screen.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of the Lions
family of this great district for their friendships, support, and
encouragement. It has been a banner year, an outstanding year of
travel, anniversary celebrations, emails, phone conversations, a
great A2 Friendship convention and so much more.
We have chartered one new club, the Niagara Falls West End club, and
there is a very good possibility of another club before the end of
this Lions year.
The district has been incorporated and all the paper work seems to
be in place.
Thanks to the MDA lawyer and several dedicated Lions for following
thru with this to make it happen.
The Journey for Sight in Region 4 and Region 5 has been completed
and the Walk for Dog Guides should be winding down as well. As
promised I rode in both Region 4 – Dereham Lions Halls in Mt. Eglin
to Camp Trillum-Ranbow Lake and in the Region 5 Journey-The Circle
Route Ride- of 142 km. and survived.
The total raised to date is just over $13,000.00 for CVC Dog
Guides. I will let everyone know when the second dog will
graduate. When I last spoke to Julie at the Foundation they did not
have a date yet. This would not have happened without the
cooperation and hard work of the Lions family of the District of
A2. This truly is the “Progressive District”. Thanks to one and
all for a great “Ride”.
Just a quick message to the A2 Friendship convention
committee…Thanks from all of us in the district. We look forward to
March 2011.
It appears that all my days left in this Lions year will be full of
Lions meetings and fun things. The Multiple District “A” convention
is coming up June 2-6th in Kingston and the International
Convention starts on June 28th and ends July 3, 2010 in
Sydney Australia. Don’t forget to sign up for the USA/Canada Forum
in Milwaukee, Sept. 23-25. The Forums are always a great place to
meet old friends and make new ones and it is a great learning
experience. This year there are some 73 seminars scheduled, with
excellent speakers and terrific topics.
Thank you to the Lions, Lioness and Leos of this district for
allowing me “To Serve” as your district governor and to proceed on
as council chair for your Multiple District. We do “Serve” here and
beyond. We are “United in Vision” as we listen to each other and
work together.
I would like to take this opportunity to wish DGE Lion Joyce Harvey
and her cabinet all the best in the 2010-2011 Lions year.
A2 District Governor, John Buchner,
CCE
We are “United in Vision”
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