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The Kings & Queens

MINDFUL MID - WINTER MOMENTS

Convention 2020

STATE OF THE DISTRICT MESSAGE (Summary)

and fellowship. By November, tors presented interactive work- to assist with relief efforts when contributing to Disaster Relief
shops that offered a wealth of natural disasters devastated Puer- Projects.
DG Debbie’s club visitation was valuable club management infor-
already progressing according to mation, strategies for member- to Rico and The Bahamas. We are At the conclusion of her report,
schedule, and she had already ship growth and sustainability also grateful to our Veterans’ DG Debbie declared,
participated in several ethnic pa- skills. A differentiated Spanish Committee for their Service to
rades in Brooklyn, Queens and GAT session was reserved to their fellow veterans. “In recognition of your participa-
Manhattan. MyLion Training was another tion in this Mid - Winter Confer-
accommodate the Spanish -
With pride, DG Debbie highlight- speaking Lion members. integral part of the GAT Confer- ence, I present a donation to
ed the achievement of several ence with individual in - club fol- LCIF, in the name of our distin-
“firsts” in District 20-K1” ~ DG Debbie was thrilled to report low-up courses Current data indi- guished guest, PID Joyce Middle-
the District’s accomplishments: cates that District 20-K1leads MD ton!”
* Our District Choir was invited -20 Districts with LCI’s 5 initia- “I salute my advisors, PDGs
to perform at the Mid - Winter 12 Lions completed the MD20 tives. Leroy Foster and Clarence Hig-
Leadership Institute.
Conference in District R1 and February 2020 reports: gins for their sound guidance, and
District S! 1 Lion achieved The Advanced my Cabinet Officers for their
* A “District Hospitality Com- Leadership Certificate. Service Activities = 632 steadfast support!”
mittee” was established to support People Served = 65,762 “I am proud to be the Governor of
all District events that require 1 Lion participated in The Fac- Volunteer Service Hours = 16,332 this great District!
food service. ulty Development Institute. Early in Fall 2019, The Advisory
1 Lion earned a Doctorate De- Team conducted Leo Officers’ Together we can meet the chal-
* An innovative debit / credit lenges that are ahead as we Serve
card payment system was intro- gree from Lions University Training and included Orientation with Tradition, Integrity and Ex-
duced as a convenience for dues District 20-K1 has conducted to MyLion. The Leos quickly cellence.
collection and remittance for Dis- every act of Service in the spirit became adept in using the app.
trict events. of Tradition, with Excellence The I-Tech Team remarked, “Our There is much to be done and as
Leos are amazing and on the
* The Kings and Queens E- and Integrity. The various com- move!” DG Debbie observed, we can all agree, many hands
make the work lighter.
News has been modified to in- mittees have been impactful in ”Our Leos are very self - reliant.
clude a “Flip Book” feature with communities of need where They have their own photogra- Thank you for all you do!
“live” links to other websites, neighborhood parks were pher, reporters and creative ideas You are a District that is 2 to
nd
including direct access to LCI. cleaned and seedlings were for service projects!”
planted. We partnered with none!
* “Lions For Lions” is a compi- NYC / TCS Marathon to serve District 20-K1 Leos have re- Thank you for your continued
lation of services / businesses that runners along the route and at purposed and decorated eyeglasses support!”
serves as a Directory for Lions. the First Aid / Nursing Station. cases to create mini care kits for DG Debbie was acknowledged by
Lions and Leos collected dona- foster children and donated several a thunderous applause.
Membership (July 2019 reports tions and walked to support the bags of hair accessories for
~ 2,043 members in 81 clubs. “Making Strides Against Can- FreeWigs 4 Kidz Other successful
cer” and “Diabetes Foundation” projects include Coat Drives in
(February 2020 reports) ~ 2,035 Coat Drives, Eyeglasses Collec- Brooklyn and Queens,
members in 77 clubs. tions and Eye Screening for
The Leadership Team is aggres- Youngsters, Collection and Dis- and collaborative programs with
Lions to provide meals for the
sively addressing the challenge of tribution of Non - Perishable hungry and increase awareness
membership retention and recruit- Food and Alleviating Hunger by about Cancer and Diabetes among
ment. feeding the needy.
their peers. They have engaged
The District Alert Team contin- younger students in Reading Ac-
With a focus on Leadership De-
velopment, the GAT hosted a ues to ensure that Lions and tion Programs, assisted with Envi-
conference that was well support- Leos recognize the importance ronmental
ed by the membership. GMT, of conserving our everyday re- Clean - Up and organized Toys
GLT, GST and LCIF Coordina- sources and staying safe. Hu-
manitarian aid has been provided For Tots. They also served by