Message from the District: Diabetes - Step Out Walk - October 9th- THIS EVENT IS TOMORROW SUNDAY!!!

Dear Lions,

STEP OUT TO WALK  FOR DIABETES...

DATE:  Sunday, October 9, 2016. Registration is open at 7:30 A.M. and the opening ceremony begins at 8:30A.M.

LOCATION: Bronx Zoo, Gate B 2300 Bronx River Parkway Road, Bronx, NY 10460

Route: 5K(begins at Gate B parking lot and continues through the Zoo to the Dancing Crane Pavilion)

Live music 11A.M.-2P.M. and much more!

Reminder: Walkers/Runner must raise $100.00

See you there!

Lion Sandrina Kingston, Chair  

Lion Josh Ralph, Co-chair

Other Club Anniversaries in October

Message from International President Corlew

Dear Lions Leaders, In the past three months, Lions clubs in two small towns here in the U.S. received negative national media coverage and extensive negative chatter on social media.  In both instances, a Lions club sponsored an annual parade - something the clubs had done for several decades, and something many Lions clubs do in other communities across the United States.  And in both instances, a float in the parade attracted unwanted and unintended attention by making a political statement, and doing so in an offensive manner.  In neither case was the float in question actually built by a Lion member or club, but because the Lions club sponsored the parade, all the negative publicity and all that comes with it is assigned to the club. These are but two of many other incidents that have occurred over the past several years that garnered negative publicity for a Lions club, and by extension negative publicity for all Lions clubs. Lions clubs and their members are the fabric of their local communities, and are held in high regard for the work they do.  But at the same time, and therefore, Lions are held to a higher standard.  So when a Lions member or club does something that runs contrary to what the community believes to be acceptable, it harms our reputation, our brand, our image, and detracts from our overall mission of community service. Over the past 90 days – the same period of time the incidents cited above garnered negative press – Lions spent more than 9 million hours of service better communities; we surpassed our goal of serving 100 million people through our centennial service challenge; more than 5,000 clubs completed centennial legacy projects; and countless numbers of people received the gift of sight through Lions programs.  And during this same period of time Lions International was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. We are a non-sectarian, non-religious organization.  Our mission is “To empower volunteers to serve their communities, meet humanitarian needs, encourage peace and promote international understanding.”  We must be ever mindful of that mission, and strive to draw attention to the good work we do. When organizing or sponsoring events in your respective communities, it is vital to be ever vigilant to guard against anything that might be perceived as offensive, and could potentially harm our reputation and negatively impact our mission of service.    Sincerely, Bob Corlew

Come out and support Brooklyn Kings County Lions Club 28th Anniversary Autumn Extravaganza!!!!

Date: Saturday October 15, 2016

Location: Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center (585 Schenectady Ave Brooklyn NY 11203-corner of East 49th and Rutland Rd)

Donation: $35

Time: 6pm-11pm

A Thank You from TEAL

A Certificate of Appreciation for our Donation to TEAL

LCI Awards for BKCLC

New Patches for our banner

 LCI recognized BKCLC for our membership growth and satisfaction in the 2014-2015 Lionistic Year.  May we continue on this path .

The District Feeding Committee

Lion Keith, Lion Allan, and Lion Leila ( Chair of the District Feeding Committee)

At our meeting on Sunday the Chair of the Feeding Committee gave out Certificates of Appreciation to Club Members for their assistance with the event in Brooklyn and the one in Queens.