District “I” March Newsletter District Governor Chuck Robinson Newsletter Editor: PDG Shelley Costello Hello, fellow Lions, Daylight savings has started, and we feel ready to start all the great activities that Lions do. Spring is upon us, outdoor projects are being planned and implemented. I love this time of year, after winter the sun will be out, and warmer days are head. I feel energized. Club visits will ramp up this month. We are all getting ready to make our mark. A heartfelt thank you to all the Lions that stepped up in leadership roles. We need zone chairs for Lions year 25-26, it’s a very fun and rewarding experience. You will gain a lot of new friends. District Governor ChuckTravel Schedule DG Chuck Robinson March 15th Wenatchee Central 95th Celebration March 20th Lake Country Windfield 6:30pm March 26th Tonasket, Okanogan Valley April 3rd N Pend Orielle Valley Lions April 16th Barrier Lions April 17th Sorrento Lions April 29th Creston BC & Kootenay Lake BC May 16th & 17th MD19 Convention Chilliwack BC June 4th Beaver Valley Lions June 5th Northport Lions First Vice District Governor, Steve Sweeney The Schedule for these meetings is as follows: ?Armstong: March 12th ?Enderby: March 13th ?Kettle River (Rock Creek): March 27Very Important ContactInformation for you District Governor Chuck Robinson Chuckr49@nwi.net 509-679-4550 1 st Vice Dist Governor Steve Sweeney stevesweeney@shaw.ca 250-767-0082 Immediate Past Dist Gov Mike Livingstone lionmichaellivingstone@gmail.com 250-809-6027 Cabinet Secretary PDG Joyce Stevens jstevens98826@gmail.com 509-670-7527 Bulletin Editor PDG Shelley Costello Shelan1437@aol.com 509-881-5103 District I website https://www.e-district.org/sites/district_19-i/index.php District I Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/5745189942250564 Lions International http://www.lionsclubs.org 630-571-5466 MD19 Lions Foundation www.lionsleadershipfoundation.org Multiple District 19 Office 4141 Bennett Drive, Bellingham, WA 98226 md19lions@lionsmd19.org http://www.lionsmd19.com Canadian clubs mailing anything to MD19 office, please use the following mailing address: Multiple District 19, Lions International, P O Box 16201 Aldergrove, BC V4W 2V1 Zone Chairs MD19 – “I” 19 I – 1 ZC Lynda Devenish lyndadevenish21@gmail.com 19 I – 2 ZC Ted Tull tedtull23@gmail.com 19 I – 3 ZC Larry Finley lfinley66@hotmail.com 19 I – 7 ZC Craig Boothe craigb47@hotmail.com 19 I – 8 Bob Elliott wrjell99@telus.net 19 I – 9 Shelley Sweeney shelleysweeney@shaw.com 19 I – 10 Sharon Cain sharoseh43@gmail.com 19 I – 11 Dawn Brush ballnut66@gmail.com 19 I – 12 Kim Jensen kim.jensen@live.com 19 I – 13 Pat Churcher HELPING patcinbc@hotmail.com Canadian Clubs - Please mail cheques for LCI Invoice payments to: International Association of Lions Clubs PO. Box 2425, Station "A" Toronto, Ontario M5W 2K6 Canadian Clubs – Please mail cheques for LCIF Donations to: Lions of Canada Fund for LCIF C/O Peter Oswald 22 Dundana Avenue Dundas, ON L9H 4E6 CanadaWE ARE NOW OFFERING HEARING AIDS IN CANADA. I am looking for a Canadian person, very interested in this, to be my NLF Co-Member in Canada. My position is a voted in position, as yours would be also. I am currently the traveling Trustee, but you would be part of everything along the way on zoom. Please contact Shelley Costello if interested: shelan143@msn.com Copycat McDonald’s Shamrock Shake INGREDIENTS ?? Vanilla Ice Cream: I recommend going for a high-quality pint for the best flavor, but use your favorite brand. ?? Whole Milk: I prefer whole milk for a richer, thicker texture, but can use any kind of milk you have on hand. You can even use an equal amount of cream for a richer shake if you like. ?? Peppermint Extract: This is what adds that signature minty flavor. I recommend not adding more than the recommended amount though—you don’t want this veering into toothpaste territory. ?? Food Coloring: Both gel and liquid food coloring will work just fine, and feel free to adjust to reach your desired hue of Irish green. STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTIONS This shake couldn’t be easier to create. Simply toss all of your ingredients in a blender, and blend until smooth and combined. Take a look and give it a taste once smooth, and add more food coloring or extract as needed. Once you’ve blitzed your shake to the perfect creamy and pourable texture, pour it into a chilled glass and top with a blast of whipped cream (bonus points if you make that from scratch too!) and a maraschino cherry. NORTHWEST LIONS FOUNDATION Website: https://northwestlionsfoundation.org MD19 Spring Convention Information This year’s spring convention is in Chilliwack, BC hosted by the Chilliwack Dogwood Monarch Lions May 16 and 17. Coast Hotel Chilliwack: MD19 Lions Club International - 2025 Conference Online booking link: http://coa.st/MD19LionsInternational2025Conference Full Convention Package $225.00 CAD (less $25.00 first 100 registered in March - use discount code EARLYBIRD25). $225 Canadian = $156 USA Link for different options: https://www.simpletix.com/e/md19lions-convention-tickets-207716Hello fellow Lions, Register by midnight March 7th (right now is even better) and as a thank you, early registrants will be called up first at every meal!!! https://www.simpletix.com/e/md19-lions-convention-2025-tickets-207716 EARLYBIRD25 $25 off the first hundred people to sign up. LEO40 $40 off for any Leo's going it will also apply the earlybird25 discount for the other tickets at the same time. A logo featuring a gray target with three rings that darken as they move inward. A yellow bullseye is at the center with the words 'Service Fun' inside, representing Lions Club members and their commitment to service and enjoyment. Eight icons representing Lions' global causes are scattered throughout the rings. A black arrow points to the bullseye, symbolizing focus and achievement. Below the logo, the tagline reads 'From Growth to Impact' and 'Hitting the Mark,' reflecting Lions' dedication to making a meaningful difference. The MD19 Convention registration is here!!! Please join us on May 16th and 17th in beautiful Chilliwack, BC at the Coast Hotel. If you planning on attending, please register today! Hosted by the Dogwood Monarch Lions Club. Join Lions from across Multiple District 19 for a weekend of learning, service, fellowship, and fun! This year's convention is designed to expand the ultimate participant access, improving engagement and accessibility like never before. T-coil hearing loops, Live captioning Large print, braille, and digital Just to mention a few We have before and after events, fieldtrips, and new, never seen before sessions:Bingo Pizza party - over $40,000 in prizes on Thursday evening Walking mural tour, Downtown Chilliwack Friday Kick-off lunch: Chilli and Potatoe bar First Nation Drummers and land acknowledgement Opening Session Environmental Fieldtrip Fun night with Fajita and Dim Sum bar MD19's Got Talent Show - MC September Stokes Live Band - Chilliwack Award Winning: 'The Lounge Hounds' Saturday Breakfast & PDG Breakfast - Continential breakfast Memorial Service 2nd General Session Bookstore window display tour - highlighting all the great things that Lions do! Breakout Rooms Saturday Lunch - Brew House (BBQ chicken & pulled pork) Middle School Jazz Band Provides background ambience Lions Wooden Toy Workshop Tour Multiple Breakout Sessions Dinner Banquet with Highschool Drumline march Dinner - Chicken Marsala Keynote Speaker, and Recognitions DJ Music into the night Lions Sponsored Nature Field Trip on Sunday morning 2nd Mural Tour Too many things to list! Can’t make it in person? Virtual attendance is now an option. You can be part of the convention experience, with access to MD19's Got Talent Show, Memorial, and Breakout Session: 'Adding Accessibilities to Meetings and Events' all streamed live on YouTube. We’ve planned a range of activities before and after the event, along with hands-on experiences and new ways to connect. MD19 Convention Information site (still under work), check back regularly for updates. https://dogwoodlions.com/md19convention/ Registration Info: We are doing our registration on SimpleTix this year. Amounts are in $CAD. Here are the promo codes to enter at the top of the 1st page of the bottom check-out. EARLYBIRD25 $25 off the first hundred people to sign up. LEO40 $40 off for any Leo's going it will also apply the earlybird25 discount for the other tickets at the same time. Spring Conventions….Are you attending? District 19-O Spring Convention will be held at the Swinomish Casino & Lodge in Anacortes, Washington U.S.A. on March 21 to 22, 2025. District 19–L 2025 Spring Convention — The District 19–L 2025 Spring Convention will be held on Vancouver Island, in Sidney, British Columbia, Canada, on March 28 to 30, 2025. Register Now! District 19–N 2025 Spring Convention — The District 19–N 2025 Spring Convention will be held at the Heathman Lodge in Vancouver, Washington U.S.A. on April 18 to 19, 2025. Make plans to attend. District 19–S 2025 Spring Convention — The District 19–S 2025 Spring Convention, “Dare To Be Different”, will be held at the Selah Civic Center, 216 S. 1st Street, Selah, Washington U.S.A. on April 25 to 27, 2025. District 19–I 2025 Fall Convention – October 3-5 Penticton BC (Info coming soon) You can download each of the registrations form on www.lionsmd19.com 2024/2025 MD19 Annual Convention — The MD19 Annual Convention will be held in Chilliwack, B.C. May 16 and 17, 2025. There will be new training for Zone Chairs, Vice District Governors and District Governors as well as members of the GAT immediately proceeding the Convention. The theme for our Convention, Even With a Moving Target Lions Hit their Mark (Creating a Culture of Growth). Question for each of you,…… Are you aware that we changed from 9 Districts to 5? District D is now District “I” Much larger and including clubs to the East of us, which is new. MD19 Website is a great place to go to learn many things about us. http://www.lionsmd19.com CARE Multiple District 19 Lions PROJECT UPDATE Country: Honduras HoHai Project Location: Northern Honduras Project Name: Support Families with Production of Natural Fuel for Cooking By Michelle Nunn, President and CEO of CARE I am just back from a trip to visit our CARE Honduras team, who continue to do amazing work in the face of 60% poverty rates. The challenges are particularly severe among women – they are less able than men to engage in paid work, less likely to have a bank account or own a home, and face one of the world’s highest rates of femicide. In some communities, migration has seemed like the only viable path to opportunity. But the main takeaways of my trip were not the challenges, but the resilience and ingenuity of the micro-entrepreneurs and smallholder farmers I met. I sometimes worry that in bearing witness to suffering we can spread more despair than hope – so, in that spirit, here is one example of ingenuity: Sometimes simple innovations can be revolutionary. An afternoon with María Barahona, Nelo Porras, and their daughters Alexa and Nohelia was a compelling window into what a biodigester can do to change the quality of life of a family and community. María and Nelo showed us the miraculous changes this simple technology has brought to their life – they combined their pig manure and water into the biodigester and then demonstrated how it produced gallons of rich fertilizer that is nourishing their garden, providing gas for household cooking, reducing dangerous smoke inhalation for the family, and saving María 8 HOURS of daily collection of firewood. The biodigester is estimated to last 20-plus years and pays back its value within the first year. And on top of all that, each installed biodigester sequesters more than 10,000 tons of methane a year, can fuel cooking and power lights for more than eight hours, and completely eliminates the odor of the pigs! The CARE Honduras team is looking to partner this powerful solution to thousands more farmers in Honduras and, with a little bit of philanthropic seed capital, families can afford to purchase the technology directly. As María and Nelo told us, the biodigester provided many gifts, one of them was the ability to dream about how much more they could accomplish for their family and community. COPIED FROM The MD19 Bulletin Feb. issue. Kim Davis, Care Chairperson District I 2025 Northwest Lions Leadership Institute (NWLLI) Ross Point Conference Center Post Falls, Idaho May 1-4, 2025 ??Ross Point Camp is located on the Spokane River and features a natural setting with many activities to enjoy after classes. ??Housing is located right on the campus. ??All meals are provided and the food is fantastic! ??Leadership skills, team building and brainstorming are featured, benefitting Lions and Business leaders. ??Cost is $350 USD, but a $200 scholarship is available through the MD 19 Lions Foundation to all qualified Lions ??North Idaho is a vacation destination and features many attractions and fabulous Restaurants. Staff and students will have an evening off to explore, enjoy the local night life. ??Application for the NWLLI and the scholarship can be found by typing NWLLI into your search engine. DEADLINE TO REGISTER IS APRIL 1, 2025!As we come into the month of March, Districts and clubs within our Multiple District are preparing for their upcoming conventions. Hopefully your District Diabetes chair will have a table set up with information for you and your club to glean toward Diabetes and what programs are available within Lions International to help support those programs. Here are what I found. ?? Strides for Diabetes:- Strides events involve fun physical activity to help promote diabetes awareness and management. ?? Type 2 Diabetes Screening:- Type 2 diabetes screening events are an important way to help your community understand their diabetes risk and take steps toward prevention. ?? Diabetes Peer Support Groups:- Diabetes peer support groups encourage the exchange of support of all types among community members living with diabetes. ?? Diabetes Camps:- Diabetes camps are designed to help enhance the quality of life for young people living with diabetes by providing diabetes management skills. Those of us with diabetes will always be watching for changes that will help us have better self care. Those without but know someone who has diabetes will benefit from the knowledge. Diabetes is a global epidemic. An estimated 537 million adults across the world are living with diabetes, and its prevalence is increasing rapidly. 1 in 2 cases of diabetes are undiagnosed approximately affecting 240 million. 1.2 million of youths are diagnosed with type 1 diabetes half of these children are under age 15. 6.7 million deaths are attributed to diabetes. By 2045, the number is expected to reach 783 million. Diabetes is a global epidemic that touches every corner of the globe. Lions Clubs International and LCIF are dedicated to empowering Lions and Leos around the world to fight diabetes by Issue 7 Diabetes Across the Borders INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Diabetes 101 2 Did you know? 2 Myths about Diabetes 2 Exercise 3 Health Tip 3 Healthy Eating 4 From the desk of... 4 A thought to ponder 4 March 2025 MD19 Step Challenge The Multiple District Step Challenge is quickly coming to an end. The week of April 28—May 4th is your last week to step up. Report to me no later than Friday May 9th all steps so that I can tally all totals and come to the MD convention on May 15-16 with totals and the winning trophy for the District with the most steps tallied! I can tell you as of today I have a grand total between all Districts of 154,720,434 !! Way to go steppers! I’ll bet those that are walking are feeling better for participating. Thank you all! And it’s not to late for those of you who started but have for some reason stopped sending me your steps. Let’s catch up! Diabetes and your Kidneys The kidneys are two bean -shaped organs located just below the ribs, near the back. They filter the blood, re moving waste through the urine. The kidneys also regu late the amount of fluid and salts in the body and are important in controlling blood pressure. Kidney dis ease, known as nephropathy, is a serious complication associated with long-term diabetes. Over the years, high blood glucose (sugar) levels and high blood pres sure can damage tiny blood vessels in the kidneys and prevent them from functioning properly or even cause them to fail completely. Diseases of the kidney are common in people with diabetes. The best way to prevent or delay kidney damage is to: - Keep your blood glucose (sugar) at target - Keep your blood pressure at target - Don’t smoke - Take your medications as prescribed - Have your blood cholesterol checked annually and keep it at target - Follow a healthy meal plan - Enjoy regular physical activity Most people don’t experience any symptoms in the early stages of kidney disease, so it is important to be screened regularly to detect kidney problems as early as possible. Good diabetes management and regular screening can prevent or delay the loss of kidney function. Myth: I can skip a meal to manage my blood sugar. Fact: False: If your levels are already high, skipping a meal can do more damage than good. At the end of the day, what matters most is your overall calorie intake. Simply skipping out on carbs on a whim isn’t going to cut it! PAGE 2 Did you know? Diabetes 101 Myths About Diabetes The LCIF Diabetes Grant Program can help develop community environments that inspire and support healthy lifestyles and provide education about diabetes and prediabetes. LCIF Diabetes grants can increase access to diabetes care and enhance existing diabetes centers to provide greater service to the community. Diabetes Grants support diabetes youth camps and retreats, diabetes screening activities with comprehensive follow-up care plans, infrastructure and equipment acquisition for existing diabetes care facilities and training of professionals and community diabetes educators. Lions districts are eligible for grants up to $150,000 US; Lions multiple districts are eligible for grants up to $250,000 US. By working together, we can make an impact on the diabetes epidemic. Help reduce the prevalence of diabetes and improve the quality of life for those diagnosed. “...high blood glucose and high blood pressure can damage …” DIABETES ACROSS THE BORDERSISSUE 7 Physical Activity If you’re living with diabetes—especially type 2 diabetes—regular physical activity is one of the most important things you can do to lower your blood sugar. Increased physical activity can work just as effectively as some medications, with fewer side effects. If you’re at risk of developing type 2 diabetes, regular exercise can help delay or even prevent diabetes from developing. Strive to complete at least 150 minutes of moderate-to vigorous-intensity aerobic exercise each week (e.g. 30 minutes, five days a week) and resistance exercises (like lifting weights) two to three times a week. Physical activity is any form of movement that causes your body to burn calories. This can be walking, gardening, cleaning and many other activities you already do. Daily physical activity is important. Low physical fitness is as strong a risk factor for dying as smoking is. Avoid long periods of sitting by getting up every 20 30 minutes to stand or move around. Adding more physical activity to your day is one of the most important things you can do to help manage your diabetes and improve your health. Convert your activities to steps! Here are conversions for you to dwell on, especially If you are in the step challenge! Skiing (light to moderate) = 109 steps per minute Cross Country Skiing = 232 steps per minute Snow Shoveling = 174 steps per minute PAGE 3 Health Tip Exercise I received the following missive with respect to the recipe that had been in the February newsletter and thought all would appreciate it! Thank You Lion Carol Martin of the Ladysmith Lions in District L “Combine gelatine and water in a small dish”, I muttered the recipe aloud for healthy eating. Fit for diabetics, it promised a chocolate mousse dessert. “Fill phyllo cups or meringues and serve”, I harrumphed, “I’ll serve them in shot glasses.” Rummaging in the pantry no can of skim evaporated milk could I find. Sugar substitute? Light frozen whipped topping with a shaving of chocolate. Didn’t have that either of those. I had the usual full fat, high sugar ingredients however, thus and whatever, decided to go for it. There I uncovered the candied violets for a pretty effect. Yes, sirree bob, this was going to be a hit. My right ear ached. I was home on leave recuperating from a work-related incident, and wasn’t about to go out shopping where curious salesclerks, neighbours or friends would most definitely want an explanation. I was banging around in my wee cottage for something to distract me, and the ache. It had been a week already. I was feeling a little wingy if you know what I mean. Lightheaded. Not myself, the whole thing was embarrassing. Really it was. Because you won’t tell, I’ll relate that peculiar day. I’m a caretaker at an animal research unit annexed by the university whose name to fame is relating animal behaviour to human behaviour. It’s a new study with an unending supply so I’m told, of funding. All I do is go from enclosure to enclo sure and check on the whereabouts of our troupe I call them. They are well cared for, loved and seems they cope within their confines. We have several larger enclosures for larger animals which are part of a study. The wild animals who have come to us due to circumstances; and those who were raised here. Yes, they are unique in characteristics, behaviours, eating habits, intelligence. I find it fascinating. On the day of that particular day, I was having a chat with Freddy, a free-range monkey (that means grew up in the wild). Easy to please, we enjoyed tricks and stories and even some singing, which is hilarious I must say. We’ve found that we both have humour. Part of my training was learning to use stun-pistols always at my side snapped into place on my belt. I turned around and wham(!) a searing pain ripped through my right ear; I was on the ground. I jerked up automatically to find Fred holding my gun and looking like he was as surprised as me. His face contorted seeing blood now running down my neck, and started to screech, making jagged motions side to side, alarmed. Darn, he’d stolen my gun, and I was down and out on the ground. And, that is how I ending up digging through Georgia’s recipes.Kissing the Blarney Stone: As the BC Liaison for Diabetes Cana da and Lions International, as well as the Multiple District Diabetes Chair, I hope to bring awareness and educa tion to all Lions. This newsletter is a way of bringing different articles of information to you to keep better in formed regarding our fight to end Diabetes. Thanks for read ing, if you have any input or comments regarding the news letter please direct them to me at gdalmaine@gmail.com PDG Georgia Medwedrich “Stepping up to the plate” to Make your Mark” From the desk of the Diabetes Chair Healthy Eating taken from Diabetes Ireland website A Thought To Ponder Green Chicken Salad This is a slightly unusual salad as it doesn’t have any lettuce. For this reason it is usually more filling than the lettuce based kind. This salad is high in fibre full of crunch and very refreshing. Serves 1 Adult :) 1 breast of chicken, grilled and sliced or use any leftover chicken. 1 head of broccoli 2 sticks of celery 2 green onions 1 green apple 1 tsp mixed fresh type and rosemary, well chopped 1 “desert spoon” of low-fat French dressing Method: Get a large salad bowl and add the chopped chicken Break the broccoli into bite size florets and add to the bowl with the sliced cel ery, chopped apple and finely sliced green onions Sprinkle over the fresh herbs and pour over with the French salad dressing Remember serving suggestions are a source of carbohydrate and will affect your blood glucose levels. 279 Cals per serving: 3.9 g low fat per serving; 1g low sat fat per serving; 14.1g low sugar per serving and .7g salt per serving 2024-2025 District Diabetes Chairs District L PDG Georgia Medwedrich gdalmaine@gmail.com District I Dr Lee MacKay lmackeh@hotmail.com District O PZC Mark DeRoche scoutermarkdgta@hotmail.com District N Contact PDG Georgia gdalmaine@gmail.com District S PDG Laura Wintersteen-Arleth lionlaurawintersteen@gmail.com