Lions International of Missouri
District 26-M5
District
Directory
Lion Tom Rayfield
District Governor
Home Club: Belton Lions Club
1 July 2009
Message from the District Governor
District 26-M5 Lions:
As we continue to build District 26-M5 into one of the top districts in the state of Missouri, all of
our Lions are encouraged to be engaged in the affairs of our district.
During my year as district governor, I intend to salute those 26-M5 Lions who perform acts of
service and in so doing become the “go to Lions”. I will ensure we continue our support of all
Lions programs; and will focus on some Lions programs in particular. I will emphasize
retention and membership within the district as areas we all must embrace as priorities.
However, in the final conclusion, you will decide how successful and efficient this district can
be and will become!
I believe each Lion in this district is a Lion making positive things happen within their
community. You are part of an exceptional district serving communities with enormous value;
and who your communities would miss if you were not present. There is nothing I can say to
make this more of a fact other than to express my thanks to you, to offer you my support and
wish you every success!
Lion Tom Rayfield
26-M5 District Governor
Mission Statement - Lions Club International
To empower volunteers to serve their communities, meet
humanitarian needs, encourage peace and promote international
understanding through Lions clubs.
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Lions Clubs International – Famous People
I am your opportunity. I am knocking at your door. I
want to be adopted. The legend doesn't say what you
are to do when several beautiful opportunities present
themselves at the same door. I guess you have to
choose the one you love best. I hope you will adopt
me. I am the youngest here, and what I offer you is full
of splendid opportunities for service.
Melvin Jones was born on January
13, 1879 in Fort Thomas, Arizona,
the son of a United States Army
captain who commanded a troop
of scouts. Later, his father was
transferred and the family moved
east. As a young man, Melvin
Jones made his home in Chicago,
Illinois, became associated with an insurance firm and
in 1913 formed his own agency.
The American Foundation for the Blind is only four
years old. It grew out of the imperative needs of the
blind, and was called into existence by the sightless
and in importance. It represents the best and most
enlightened thought on our subject that has been
reached so far. Its object is to make the lives of the
blind more worthwhile everywhere by increasing their
economic value and giving them the joy of normal
activity.
He soon joined the Business Circle, a businessmen's
luncheon group, and was shortly elected secretary.
This group was one of many at that time devoted
solely to promoting the financial interests of their
membership. Because of their limited appeal, they
were destined to disappear. Melvin Jones, however,
had other plans. "What if these men," he asked, "who
are successful because of their drive, intelligence and
ambition, were to put their talents to work improving
their communities?" Thus, at his invitation, delegates
from men's clubs met in Chicago to lay the
groundwork for such an organization and on June 7,
1917, Lions Clubs International was born.
Try to imagine how you would feel if you were
suddenly stricken blind today. Picture yourself
stumbling and groping at noonday as in the night; your
work, your independence, gone. In that dark world
wouldn't you be glad if a friend took you by the hand
and said, "Come with me and I will teach you how to
do some of the things you used to do when you could
see"? That is just the kind of friend the American
Foundation is going to be to all the blind in this country
if seeing people will give it the support it must have.
Melvin Jones eventually abandoned his insurance
agency to devote himself full time to Lions at
International Headquarters in Chicago. It was under
his dynamic leadership that Lions Clubs earned the
prestige necessary to attract civic-minded members.
You have heard how through a little word dropped
from the fingers of another, a ray of light from another
soul touched the darkness of my mind and I found
myself, found the world, found God. It is because my
teacher learned about me and broke through the dark,
silent imprisonment which held me that I am able to
work for myself and for others. It is the caring we want
more than money. The gift without the sympathy and
interest of the giver is empty. If you care, if we can
make the people of this great country care, the blind
will indeed triumph over blindness.
The association's founder was also recognized as a
leader outside the association. One of his greatest
honors was in 1945 when he represented Lions Clubs
International as a consultant in San Francisco,
California, at the organization of the United Nations.
Melvin Jones, the man whose personal code "You
can't get very far until you start doing something for
somebody else" became a guiding principle for publicspirited people the world over, died June 1, 1961 at 82
years of age.
The opportunity I bring to you, Lions, is this: To foster
and sponsor the work of the American Foundation for
the Blind. 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 -1925
International Convention
Cedar Point, Ohio USA June
30, 1925
Dear Lions and Ladies:
I thank you.
I suppose you have heard the
legend
that
represents
opportunity as a capricious lady,
who knocks at every door but
once, and if the door isn't opened quickly, she passes
on, never to return. And that is as it should be. Lovely,
desirable ladies won't wait. You have to go out and
grab 'em.
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Missouri Past International Directors
the Missouri Lions Eye Research Foundation Board of
Governors since 1979, and is presently serving as vice
president of the board of directors.
For his contributions to the association, Past Director
Keely has received a Membership Key Award, the
100% District Governor Award, Certificate of
Appreciation, the International President's Award and
the Ambassador of Good Will Award, the highest
honor the association presents to its members. He is
also a Melvin Jones Fellow. Active in the community,
Past Director Keely has been a member of several
professional organizations and served as chairman of
the Board of Adjustments for the city of Centralia.
Past Director Keely and his wife, Anita, have a
daughter, Cynthia, and a son, Kevin.
DR. DWAYNE GARRETT
PAST INTERNATIONAL DIRECTOR
Dr. Dwayne Garrett, of Wentzville,
Missouri, USA, was elected to
serve a two year term as a
director of The International
Association of Lions Clubs at the
association's 79th International
Convention, held in Montréal,
Quebec, Canada, July 9-12, 1996.
Past Director Garrett is a
veterinarian. A member of the
Wentzville Lions Club since 1966, Past Director
Garrett has held many offices within the association,
including club president, zone chairman, vice district
governor and district governor. In addition, he has
served as his district's extension chairman, and as
both vice chairman and chairman of the Council of
Governors.
In recognition of his service to the association, Past
Director Garrett has received numerous awards,
including the 100% District Governor Award, an
Extension Award, three International President's
Awards and an Ambassador of Good Will Award, the
highest honor granted by the association to its
members. He is also a Melvin Jones Fellow.
In addition to his Lion activities, Past Director Garrett
is a member of five professional organizations, and is
a past president of the Missouri Lions Eye Research
Foundation. He served for nine years on the
Wentzville R-IV Board of Education, two years as vice
president and five years as president. He received the
first Chamber of Commerce Community Service
Award, a service award from the Wentzville school
district and was recognized as a 4-H Leader in
veterinary science.
Past Director Garrett and his wife, Jeanette, have one
son and three grandsons.
LELAND R. KOLKMEYER
PAST INTERNATIONAL DIRECTOR
Leland R. Kolkmeyer from
Wellington, Missouri, USA,
was elected to serve a twoyear term as a director of The
International Association of
Lions
Clubs
at
the
association’s
89th
International Convention, held
in Boston, Massachusetts,
USA, June 30-July 4, 2006.
Past Director Kolkmeyer works
in the funeral service and is retired from fire service.
A member of the Wellington Lions Club since 1993,
Past Director Kolkmeyer has held many offices within
the association, including club president, club Melvin
Jones Fellowship chairperson, zone chairperson,
region chairperson, district governor, council
secretary/treasurer, council chairperson and multiple
district extension chairperson. He serves as an eye
tissue transporter and certified Guiding Lion program
presenter, and has been chairperson for Leader Dogs,
hearing and Melvin Jones Fellowship in his district.
In recognition of his service to the association, Past
Director Kolkmeyer has received numerous awards,
including the 100% Club President Award, four District
Governor Appreciation Awards, an Extension Award,
the Guiding Lion Award, two International President’s
Certificates and an International President’s Award.
He is also a Melvin Jones Fellow.
In addition to his Lions activities, Past Director
Kolkmeyer is active in numerous professional and
community organizations. He was a Cub and Boy
Scout leader and volunteered for 11 years as a
certified eye enucleator at Heartland Eye Banks. He
currently serves on the board of the Wellington
Napoleon Fire Protection District.
Past Director Kolkmeyer and his wife, Marcia, also a
Lion, have two children.
HAROLD D. KEELY
PAST INTERNATIONAL DIRECTOR
Harold D. Keely, of Centralia,
Missouri, USA, was elected to
serve a two-year term as a
director of The International
Association of Lions Clubs at the
association's
72nd
annual
convention held in Miami Beach,
Florida, USA, June 21-24, 1989.
Past Director Keely, now retired,
was a senior process analyst for
a manufacturing company.
A Lion since 1973 and member of the Mexico Lions
Club, Past Director Keely has served as club
president, zone chairman, deputy district governor and
district governor. He has also served on several
multiple district committees and has been a member of
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WILLIAM R. “W. R.” O’RILEY
PAST INTERNATIONAL DIRECTOR
Distinguished Service Award, the Northwest Missouri
State University Turret Award and the Missouri
Governor’s Certificate of Appreciation. He is a veteran
and a member of the American Legion and Veterans
of Foreign Wars.
Past Director O’Riley and his wife, Carole, also a Lion
and a Progressive Melvin Jones Fellow, have one
daughter and two grandchildren.
W. R. O’Riley, of Maryville,
Missouri, USA, was elected to
serve a two-year term as a
director of The International
Association of Lions Clubs at the
association’s 86th International
Convention, held in Denver,
Colorado, USA, June 30-July 4,
2003.
Past Director O’Riley is an
insurance and real estate broker.
A member of the Maryville Host Lions Club since
1988, Past Director O’Riley has held many offices
within the association, including club chair of the
Membership,
Visitation
and
Special
Project
committees; club Leo advisor; club president; member
of numerous district committees; district governor;
council chair and multiple district extension
chairperson. Additionally he has served as a
Moderator and presenter at several USA/Canada
Leadership Forums and as a member of the 2001 and
2006 international convention nominating committees.
He has participated in several Lake Viking Kids Kamps
(for visually impaired youth) and in MD26 Leo
conferences. While serving on the board he was vicechairperson of the Public Relations Committee, vice
chairperson of the LCIF Executive Committee,
chairperson of the LCIF Finance Committee, and a
member of the Long Range Planning Committee. He
also served on the International Committee for
Campaign SightFirst II.
In recognition of his service to the association he has
received numerous awards, including the 100% Club
President Award, club Lion of the Year Award, the
District Leo Extension Award, the International
President’s Excellence Award, the District Governor
Service Award, the Council Chairperson’s Award, the
Leo Club Extension Award, two Lions Club Extension
Awards, six International President’s Certificates of
Appreciation, four International President’s Medals, a
Multiple District Extension Award and Ambassador of
Good Will Award, the highest honor the association
grants its members. He has also been the recipient of
the Multiple District 26 Quality Lion Award each year
since its inception in 1993 and is a Progressive Melvin
Jones Fellow.
In addition to his Lion activities, Past Director O’Riley
is active in numerous professional and community
organizations, including the National Association of
Realtors, the National Association of Insurance
Agents, the Association of Risk Managers of MidAmerica, the Nodaway County Senior Center, the
Northwest Missouri Veterans Home, the Benevolent
and Protective Order of Elks, the Fourth Degree
Knights of Columbus and the Maryville Chamber of
Commerce. In the past, he served as mayor of the City
of Maryville and on the Maryville City Council. He is
the recipient of the Maryville Chamber of Commerce
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International/State & Service Agencies
Lions Club International
Service Agencies We Support
Headquarters
300 22nd Street
Oak Brook, IL 60570
Tele: 630- 571-5466
www.lionsclubs.org
Alphapointe Association for the Blind
7501 Prospect, Kansas City, MO 64132
816- 421-5848
International President
www.alphapointe.org
Lion Eberhard J. Wirfs
Kelkheim Am Taunus, Hessen Germany
Lion Albert F. Brandel
Melville, NY
Alphapointe's Vision Rehabilitation services are
designed to meet the needs of youth, adults, and
seniors with all types of vision loss.
Our multiple programs are individualized and designed
to give you the skills you need for living and working
with vision loss.
District 26-M5’s Past International Director
If you or someone you know with vision loss is
interested in...
Immediate Past President
Learning to live with vision loss
Living on your own
Finding the right job
Learning to use a computer
Learning new technology
Controlling your diabetes
Going to college
Completing a GED
Services for someone who is deaf blind
Services for someone who has Low Vision
Services for a senior with vision loss
Services for a teen with vision loss
Services for someone who is blind
developmentally disabled
Getting materials in braille or large print
Getting involved in the Arts
Lion Leland R. Kolkmeyer
Wellington, MO 64097
Missouri Lions Multiple District 26
MOLIONS State Office:
2409 Hyde Park Road
Jefferson City, MO 65109
Tele: 573-635-1773
Email: MOlions@embarqmail.com
and
Alphapointe is the only Comprehensive Vision
Rehabilitation Center in the state of Missouri and has
provided professional vision services since 1974. All
instructional members are degreed and appropriately
credentialed professionals.
Individuals that receive services come from all over
the Midwest. Regardless of where you live, if you think
that Alphapointe's services may meet your needs or
the needs of someone you know with vision loss,
please contact us to discuss possible arrangements.
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doors to independence, safety and self-worth for many
of our students.
In addition to our dog guide program, we offer
programs that enhance a person’s independence and
quality of life in other ways, including Accelerated
Mobility, Trekker GPS training, computer courses and
seminars for Orientation and Mobility professionals.
Currently, Leader Dog is the only facility in the
Western Hemisphere to teach Deaf-blind students to
work with a dog guide. Thanks to generous donations
from our supporters, all of our services are provided
free of charge to students, including room and board
and travel to and from our campus in Rochester Hills,
Michigan, for students living in North America. Leader
Dogs for the Blind’s mission is to enhance the lives of
people who are blind and visually impaired. We invite
you to be part of this mission by exploring our
programs, volunteer opportunities and giving
opportunities.
Children’s Center for the Visually Impaired
(CCVI)
3101 Main Street, Kansas City, MO 64111
816- 841-2284
www.ccvi.org
We strive to empower visually impaired children and
their families to function successfully in the world. By
providing an atmosphere that is rich in diverse
experiences, focused on potential rather than
limitations and based on sound educational principles
and best practice, we are preparing our children for
continued success long after they transition out of
CCVI and into their home school districts. Educating
parents about their children's visual issues is a priority
and is done on an individual basis as well as through
group meetings.
We
provide
specialized
services
that
are
comprehensive, intensive and individualized. Our staff
of vision-certified teachers, braille instructors,
orientation and mobility specialists and therapists who
are experienced in the field of vision provides
expertise in planning, developing and implementing
education programs that address all aspects of the
child's development. We incorporate assistive
technology to facilitate success and include a variety
of real-life experiences designed to increase
independence and develop self-confidence. We
emphasize early literacy through print and braille
instruction and independent travel through orientation
and mobility instruction.
Lions Club International Foundation (LCIF)
300 W 22nd Street, Oak Brook, IL 60523
Phone: 630.571.5466
http://www.lionsclubs.org/EN/content/lions_lcif.shtml
LCIF: Lions Serving the World Community … and
Your Community
Lions Clubs International Foundation, the official
charitable foundation of Lions Clubs International,
brings help, hope and healing to the world.
CCVI is located on the Children's Center Campus at
3101 Main Street in midtown Kansas City, Missouri.
LCIF enables Lions to tackle global problems such as
blindness and hearing loss and respond to major
catastrophes such as earthquakes and floods. But
LCIF also helps Lions serve their local communities by
partnering with them to build schools, health clinics
and vocational training centers for the disabled.
LCIF helps people to lead healthier and more
productive lives. It combats preventable blindness
through cataract surgeries, building and equipping eye
hospitals and clinics, training eye health care
professionals and raising awareness of eye diseases.
Leader Dogs for the Blind
PO Box 5000 Rochester, MI 48307
888-777-5332
www.leaderdog.org
LCIF nurtures the potential of youth by building
schools and supporting the life-skills program Lions
Quest. It also promotes health by building and
equipping medical clinics, serves the elderly by
constructing senior citizen centers, empowers the
disabled by supporting vocational programs and helps
victims of disasters through rebuilding projects and
short-term relief.
Founded by three Detroit area Lions Clubs members
in 1939, Leader Dogs for the Blind provides dog
guides to people who are blind and visually impaired
to enhance their mobility, independence and quality of
life. Each year, over 270 students attend our 26-day
residential training program to be paired with a dog
guide. This is a life-changing event that opens the
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Lions Hiram Young Community Service Center
PO Box 1593, Independence, MO 64055
501 N. Dodgion Street
816.331.7531 – FAX 816.322.7396
Lions World Services for the Blind (LWSB)
2811 Fair Park Blvd, Little Rock, AR 72204
501-664-7100 - www.lwsb.org
www.hiramyoungcsc.org
The Hiram Young Health & Heritage Center is a
project being spearheaded by the Lions Hiram Young
CSC Board of Directors. This distinctive board is
comprised of members from Lions organizations, and
community members and leaders from throughout the
Metro Kansas City area.
Lions World Services for the Blind was founded in
1947 by Roy Kumpe to serve people who are blind
and visually impaired who needed to learn
independent living skills or job training skills that
considered the special requirements of their individual
visual impairments. The goal of the rehabilitation
center then, and today, is to prepare the individual
who is blind or visually impaired to function
independently in our "sighted" society.
The LHYCSC Board of Directors took advantage of an
opportunity to obtain the Young School building
located at 501 N. Dodgion Street, from the
Independence Missouri School District and in so doing
will serve greater numbers by giving people in the
region easy access to health screenings and basic
health care services. Our main emphasis will be to
serve children and the noninsured.
Since that time, LWSB has served more than 9,300
individuals from all 50 states and 58 other countries.
We have gradually expanded our services to become
the most comprehensive rehabilitation center in the
world, offering a complete personal adjustment
program, 15 vocational courses, a vision rehabilitation
clinic and training, an assistive technology learning
center, job placement assistance, and a college
preparatory program. LWSB is accredited by the
National Accreditation Council for agencies serving
people with Blindness or Visually Impairment.
We will also preserve the historical Young School
building and honor the work of Hiram Young. This will
ensure a restoration of a treasured Independence MO
African American historic site; the board chose the
name "Hiram Young Health & Heritage Center" as the
name for the site.
Blindness is no respecter of persons. It strikes without
regard to race, religion, sex or nationality. In the
United States, 1.3 million Americans age 25 and older
have severe visual impairments, causing them to
make adjustments in areas of careers and everyday
living situations.
The Lions Hiram Young Community Service Center is
a not-for-profit corporation, chartered in the State of
Missouri and exempt from federal income tax under
the provisions of Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal
Revenue Code.
Whether you are a person who is blind, a professional
worker in the blindness field, a Lions Club member, or
someone interested in blindness, we cordially invite
you to visit our center and meet our professional and
capable staff. We think you will find that Lions World
Services for the Blind is committed to serving people
who are blind or visually impaired from all over the
globe, and that you will agree with Helen Keller that
"Alone, we can do so little. Together, we can do so
much."
Missouri Lions Eye Research Foundation (MLERF)
404 Portland, Columbia, MO 65203
573-443-1471
www.mlerf.org
In 1960, the Missouri Lions joined forces with the
University of Missouri-Columbia to form the Lions Eye
Tissue Bank. The Lions provided financial support,
while the University supplied equipment, laboratory
space and staff. This allowed the "Gift of Sight" to
become available in Missouri by providing the means
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to donate eyes evaluate and distribute the corneas for
corneal transplant surgery and utilize nontransplantable parts of donated eyes for research and
medical education.
In 1942, a group of Lions Club members from
Memphis,
with
the
cooperation
of
local
ophthalmologists
and
hospitals,
formed
an
organization whose sole purpose was to provide help
to needy people in mid-America who had sight
deficiencies. This group was known as the Mid-South
Sight Conservation Association.
As corneal transplant surgery moved from an
experimental technique in a university setting to a
fairly common surgical procedure, it was recognized
that a larger, "free-standing" facility was needed to
serve University and private-practice surgeons alike.
Since that time, the organization has grown to become
the Mid-South Lions Sight and Hearing Service. As a
federally registered not for profit organization, our
main service areas include the states of Arkansas,
Mississippi, Missouri and Tennessee. Our main clinic
is located in the Methodist Hospital Central in
Memphis. Currently, we have two other facilities in
Memphis: Le Bonheur Children's Medical Center and
the Hamilton Eye Institute.
The 1970's would lay the groundwork for what would
eventually become the Missouri Lions Eye Research
Foundation. In 1972, The Eye Research Foundation of
Missouri was formalized as a publicly owned, not-forprofit organization. In that same year, the Board of
Trustees of the Bethesda Eye Foundation (BEF) in
Bethesda, MD agreed to name the Missouri
Foundation as its successor and contributed $850,000
to the newly formed organization.
With collaborations with area medical professionals
who donate their professional services, the University
of Tennessee Ophthalmology's resident program,
Methodist LeBonheur Healthcare and our other
medical facilities and the Lions of the four state area,
Mid-South Lions is able to provide about five dollars in
service for each dollar spent on patient care.
By 1974, the Foundation began construction on its
new facility in eastern Columbia, using the BEF
resources, $250,000 contributed by the Missouri Lions
and six acres of land donated by Bryon and Gail
Keene. The Missouri Lions Eye Bank moved to its
current location and the Missouri Lions continued to
support the eye banking activities while the foundation
added several programs, such as, ocular research and
glaucoma screening.
As in 1942, Mid-South Lions does not accept
government funding. Most of our financing comes from
Lions Clubs, Foundations and Corporate Partners,
Individuals and Special Events.
At the 1987 State Convention, the Lions of Missouri
voted to accept financial responsibility for all programs
at the Eye Research Foundation, renaming it the
Missouri Lions Eye Research Foundation.
Mid-South Lions Sight and Hearing Service provide its
many services at NO CHARGE to the patient.
Participating Lions Clubs provide transportation and
eyeglasses. All other charges are provided by MidSouth Lions.
The Foundation continued to grow throughout the
years and in 1997 added eye banking operations in
Illinois and Kansas, prompting the creation of the
Heartland Lions Eye Banks, with the cooperation of
the Illinois and Kansas Lions. It is now one of the
largest providers of human corneas for transplantation
and eye tissue for medical research in the world.
DISTRICT 26-M5 ALSO SUPPORTS THE
FOLLOWING ORGANIZATIONS:
Although eye banking techniques and the Missouri
Lions Eye Research Foundation have undergone
many transformations over the past 44 years, its
mission has remained the same; the restoration and
preservation of sight.
Lions Disaster Response Team - Western MO:
Contact Point: Lion Carol Schwartz, Kansas City
South Lions Club
Lions Eyeglass Recycling Center - Western MO:
Contact Point: Lion/PDG Lee Buck, Independence
Eastview Lions Club
Mid-South Lions Sight & Hearing Services
930 Madison Ave, Suite 101, Memphis, TN 38163
888-546-6042
www.midsouthlions.org
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Important Dates
Calendar of Events
District 26-M5 Cabinet Meetings
Family Membership Certification
Forms Due LCI November 30th & May 31st
July 25, 2009 – 10:00AM – United Methodist
Church’s Jubilation Center, 200 E Wimer St,
Knob Noster, MO
September 19, 2009 – 10:00AM – Alphapointe
Association for the Blind, 75th & Prospect Street,
Kansas City, MO
November 21, 2009 – 10:00AM – Concordia
Community Center, 802 S Gordon St,
Concordia, MO
April/May 2010 – Sedalia, MO (Date/Location
TBA)
Club Account Billings:
LCI Dues: July 1, 2009
MD26 & District Dues: September 10, 2009
(Based on June 30 Membership #s)
LCI Dues: January 1, 2010
MD26 & District Dues: March 10, 2010
(Based on December 31 Membership #s)
The theme of the 2009-10 Peace Poster Contest is "The
Power of Peace." Students, ages 11, 12 or 13 on
November 15, are eligible to participate.
District 26-M5 Mid-Winter Rally
January 16, 2010, Blue Springs Party Place,
Blue Springs, MO
Contest Deadlines
Entries not meeting deadlines will be disqualified.
District 26-M5 Convention
January 15, 2009: Kits go on sale from the Club
Supplies Sales Department at International
Headquarters.
February 19-21, 2010 – Hilton Garden Inn,
Independence MO
October 1, 2009: Deadline to purchase kits from the
Club Supplies Sales Department at International
Headquarters.
MOLIONS State Convention
November 15, 2009: Postmark deadline for a club to
send one winning poster (per contest sponsored) to
the district governor.
30 April- 3 May 2010 -Springfield, MO
Council of Governor’s Meetings
December 1, 2009: Postmark deadline for a governor
to send one winning district poster to multiple district
council chairperson.
July 18, 2009 – Warrensburg, MO
October 17, 2009 – Jefferson City, MO
January 24, 2010 – Springfield, MO
April 30, 2010 – Springfield, MO
December 15, 2009: Postmark deadline for the
multiple district council chairperson to send one
winning poster to the Public Relations Department at
International Headquarters.
Missouri Lions Mid-Winter Forum
February 1, 2010: International winners will be
notified on or before this date.
February 6-7, 2010 – Grand Plaza Hotel,
Branson, MO
Theme/Dates for the 2010-11 Peace Poster Contest –
TBA.
USA/Canada Forums
Memphis, TN – September 24-26, 2009
Milwaukee, WI – September 23-25, 2010
Anchorage, AK – September 22-24, 2011
Tampa Bay, FL – September 14-16, 2012
Overland Park, KS – September 2013
International Convention
Sydney, Australia – June 28-July, 2010
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