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From the Governor's Desk - January, 2012

Written by Administrator Friday, 06 January 2012 10:06

From the desk of District Governor 31D Mike Hopkins

Greetings, Fellow Lions!

I hope that all of you had a very Merry Christmas and a wonderful New Year….or if you’re like me, you were already asleep and missed it!  But it came in anyway.

As we begin the New Year, we also start the second half or our Lions Year.  The first half went by so quickly.  So far, I have had the opportunity to visit 30 of the 37 clubs in District 31D and experience the work being done by those clubs.  At each meeting, I saw and learned about the fund raisers being done to provide funds for our service projects.

The clubs in 31D truly support our motto: “We Serve”.  It may be services to the visually or hearing impaired or it may be feeding the helpless or homeless of our communities.  No matter what the need is, we as Lions are there to serve.

I had the opportunity to visit our new Leo Club at Eastern Guilford High School in December.  What a joy it was to see these young students and future Lions.  I listened as they discussed the needs of their school, their community and decide which needs they could best serve.  These Leos are dedicated to make their communities a better place in which to live by helping those in need.

Once again, 31D Lions have answered the call.  As of December 29, 2011, our district had contributed $45,381.78 towards our White Cane Goal of $95,000!!  This amount equals 47.8% of our goal and exceeding the goal of 40% by December 31, 2011.  Congratulations!  Keep up the good work and continue to support White Cane Chair Terri Groomes.  We still have 16 clubs that have not make any contribution to our District White Cane goal.  We need total participation from all our clubs in our district to meet this goal.

Our Camp Dogwood Raffle Ticket sales are $7791.00.  The goal is $29,085 or three (3) books per member.  We, the Lions of 31D, need to continue to support Camp Dogwood Chair Jamie Lockhart with the selling of these tickets.

Our membership, as of November 31, 2011, was 969.  At the beginning of 2011-2012 Lions Year, it was 995.  This is a critical issue we need to be aware of and be working on constantly.  Invite neighbors, friends or spouses to come, join us and see what a wonderful organization in which we, as Lions, are involved!

In closing, I would once again like to thank the Lions of District 31D for their support and help that they have given me during my term as your District Governor.  I ask that each and everyone of us as Lions live up to our motto of “We Serve”.

 Yours in Lionism,

          Mike Hopkins, DG 31D

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