Lions Clubs of Multiple District 36, Oregon and Northern California

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Eugene, OR USA

541-484-0452

Lions of Oregon & Northern California are a part of an international network of 1.4 million men and women in 200 countries and geographic areas who work together to answer the needs that challenge communities around the world. Lions are best known for working to end preventable blindness, the giving of eyeglasses and hearing aids for the needy and local service projects.

 

Mission Statement of Lions Clubs International:

 

"To create and foster a spirit of understanding among all people for humanitarian needs by providing voluntary services through community involvement and international cooperation."

 

Stay Safe, Stay Well

July 10, 2020  /  Guest User

July/August 2020

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Any PDG will affirm that when they sit down to write their first column for the Oregon Lion it is with a certain feeling of amazement that it is they and not someone else doing the writing, as in “What the heck am I doing?” This year and my term as governor of 36-G (at 48,277 square miles the largest of Oregon’s four districts) is shaping up to be anything but traditional what with ongoing local flood relief efforts and the COVID-19 pandemic. I wish there was a different cliché besides “a new normal” but even with my divergent thinking I can’t come up with one. Expect us to do things differently so we (me AND you) do not contract or spread this deadly virus while we work to serve our communities yet trying to conserve our financial resources.

In coming issues of the Oregon Lion, I want to share my thoughts (although some less charitable acquaintances would say I should keep them to myself) regarding:

  • Teleconferencing (i.e. Zoom, GoToMeeting) - How they can help Lions meet and conduct business safely and efficiently, without hours and miles of expensive and inconvenient travel.  Expect to see a lot of meetings (Cabinet, Zone, Committee, and some club visitations) handled this way.

  • District Leadership including District, Zone, and Clubs - We urgently need a First and Second Vice District Governors, a GLT for Leadership Development, a GST for Service Programs as well as a couple of other positions if you want to step up and help.

  • NAMI (North American Membership Initiative) - We need to retain our members, and adding new members and clubs.

  • Diabetes Awareness -This is personal to me and one reason I’m in the COVID high-risk group.

  • Oregon Lion Prepared / Alert (Disaster Planning and Relief) - Lions are woefully unprepared statewide, not just District 36-G. I am now serving on the Blue Mountain Region Long Term Recovery Group and Unmet Needs Roundtable, trying to help the survivors of the February floods while dealing with FEMA and other agencies.

  • 36-G and MD36 Conventions – Hopefully, we will get to have them this year.

  • Training – Utilizing LCI and District resources and Zoom, we will wherever possible bring pertinent, interesting, and informative training to YOU!

  • Squirrels and nuts – There will be a lot of scurrying around.

Want to listen to some remarkably interesting LCI webinars on a variety of topics? Go to the LCI Virtual Events Center where you can register to participate in an upcoming event or watch a previously recorded event. You will be glad you did! https://lionsclubs.org/en/virtual-events-center  Speaking of squirrels – be sure you take a look at  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFZFjoX2cGg

Stay safe, stay well, and wash your hands frequently!

Together in Lionism, John Taylor 36-G District Governor

“Will you not help me hasten the day when there shall be no preventable blindness; no little deaf, blind child untaught; no blind man or woman unaided? I appeal to you Lions, you who have your sight, your hearing, you who are strong and brave and kind. Will you not constitute yourselves Knights of the Blind in this crusade against darkness?”
— Helen Keller's Speech at 1925 International Convention Cedar Point, Ohio, USA June 30, 1925