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December 2014

ORLANDO, FLORIDA

DISTRICT 35-0 REGION 3 ZONE 7

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Message From Lion Dennis Dulniak - President

How Big is Your Dash?

recently read Live a Thousand

Years written by Giovanni Livera,

a Winter Springs resident. The most

satisfying and entertaining details of

Livera’s book are his main characters

(Max, The Timekeeper and Nick)

who take us through a personal exploration of The

Twelve Chimes. Their journey through the Chimes

inspired me to reflect on my life, Lionism and to write

this article.

When our lives are summed up on a tombstone or in

an obituary, our birth and death year are simply

separated by a dash. It is that – (dash) that

communicates how wisely we have lived.

As Lions, “We Serve” is integral to why we joined

Lions and remain committed to serve others. The –

(dash) represents the cumulative Sage Age that reveals

how successful your quality of life has been. Sage Age

is measured by moments, not hours; experiences, not

years. Through Lion’s service we continually make

our - (dash) much bigger, bolder and thicker filling our

lives with meaningful life experiences while gaining

‘greater purpose, passion, pleasure and peace’!

(Livera, 2007) This allows introspection and

reassessment of one’s own life, so we can extend our

Sage Age and gain quality experiences of a thousand

years.

Our personal successes are gauged not by what we

have but what we give to others. When we share our

treasures, talents and time through our Lions service,

we truly support Livera’s ‘Time to Give’ Chime. In

many cases what we have given continues to affect

those who have been served long after the deed. This

allows other lives to also be enriched. Just recently,

working the monthly Eye Clinic at Orange Blossom

Family Health, I had several clients express their

sincere appreciation and inquire what it takes to

become a Lion with willingness to also volunteer and

extend themselves in the future. Certainly through our

services of vision, hearing and other Lion entities, we

continue to touch the lives of more than just the client,

but their families, friends and community as well.

Our commitment to Lionism can and should be

contagious, inspiring and shared with others. We can

do this simply by supporting International Lions

President Joe Preston’s campaign and

inviting those whom we encounter to join us at a Club

Meeting. Through our works, genuine enthusiasm for

service and willingness to serve, we can provide the

means to make others - (dash) grow as well and our

legacies continue. As Livera’s Timekeeper says,

‘Enjoy your dash.’

Yours in Lionism,

Lion Dennis Dulniak

President, 2014-15

Wishing you and your

family a Blessed

Holiday Season and a

New Year Filled with

Peace, Good

Health &

Happiness!

Oviedo-Winter Springs

LIONS

2014

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Oviedo-Winter Springs Lions

2014-2015 Club Officers

President: Lion Dennis Dulniak

407 971-9966

Immediate Past President: Lion Ted Erion

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st Vice President: Lion Pat Stamm

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nd Vice President: Lion Vish Punit

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rd Vice President: Lion Charles Sheaves

Secretary: Lion Denise Garland

Treasurer: Lion Vern Hysell

Membership: Lion Dot Myers, PDP

2 Year Director: Lion Dee Hulbert

2 Year Director: Lion Tom Conaughty

1 Year Director: Lion Paul Schwimmer

Lion Tamer: Lion Ann Goodwin-Erik

Tail Twister: Lion Dee Hulbert

Appointed Club Positions:

Bingo Chair: Lion Tom Conaughty

Book Scholarship Chair: TBD

Budget Committee Chair: Lion Ted Erion

Charity Committee Chair: Lion Pat Stamm

Chaplain: Lion Richard Challis

Eye Chair: Lion Paul Schwimmer

Eyeglass Collection Chair: Lion Dee Hulbert

Golf Tournament: Lions Pat Stamm & Ted Erion

Gumball Machines: Lion Jack Elliott

Lions Pride Day Chair: TBD

Publicity: Lions Dianne & Bill Christian

Sunshine/Pride Chair: Lion Ann Goodwin-Erik

White Cane Chair: Lion Ted Erion

35-O District Governor

Lion Carolyn Lloyd

321 298 4223 lioncarolyn@gmail.com

35-O 1st Vice District Governor

Lion Jacquie Tripp

386 316-5810 lionjtripp@hotmail.com

35-O 2nd Vice District Governor

Lion Steve Hilaire

407 715-1422 stevehilaire@yahoo.com

Region 3 Chair

Lion Norman Orel

386 427-0217 thetinka@aol.com

Zone 7 Chair

Lion Ted Erion

407 366-0761 tederion@yahoo.com

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his Newsletter is published, edited and

printed by CBD Printing, LLC for the

Oviedo-Winter Springs Lions Club.

Lions Dianne & Bill Christian

Newsletter Co-Editors

CBD Printing, LLC

407 207-1100 Fax: 407 207-9100

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hank You Twin Rivers Golf Club in Oviedo

for allowing the Oviedo-Winter Springs Lions

Club to meet at your restaurant twice a month. The

service and food is super.

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Great Big Thank You to all the hard

working BINGO Teams. We could

not do it without you!

Our dedicated teams give up a Thursday

evening to run our club’s Charity BINGO

held at St. Alban’s Church Hall, on Aloma

Avenue. Located on (Aloma) SR 426 between

Dean Rd & Tuskawilla. For more information CALL Lion

Cathy at 407 679-9585.

OWS

e are less than 2 months away until

our Charity Golf Tournament at

Eagle Creek Golf Course. Things are falling

into place but we are still in need of golfers

and items for the silent auction, door prizes

and prizes for the winners. Stop by your

favorite store and see if they would be

willing to donate something.

Let Lion Pat or Lion Ted know if you will be able to help out

at the tournament. We also need help the day of the tournament,

so be sure and sign up with Lion Pat.

A special THANKS to Lions Pat & Ted for their many hours

of pounding the pavement to get Donors and Golfer’s, this

tournament would not exist

without their dedication.

Also thanks to Doreen

Soleman from the

Professional Opticians for all

her help.

Lions Pat & Ted

Lion Bill

Charity Golf

Tournament

January 25th

Watch out sweetie

those crazy Lions

are going to be out

here golfing again.

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roviding prescription eye glasses to deserving

members of our community is a major mission of

our local Lions Clubs. On a Saturday in October a

diverse group of local people gathered at a warehouse in

Sanford, Florida to begin processing used eye glasses

collected by the Oviedo-Winter Springs Lions and

several other Lions Clubs. The

individuals sorting the glasses

consisted of Lions from the Oviedo

-Winter Springs Club and the

Orlando Hispanic Club supported

by the enthusiastic help of three

young women from University

High School. The Sophomore

women enjoyed the work and

earned community service hours

that count towards their Bright

Futures Scholarship community

service requirement.

The sorting was done at a warehouse owned by

the Paralyzed Veterans of America who have graciously

allowed the Lions to use their facility as a bulk

collection point and as a sorting facility. The work

consisted of dumping the bulk collections from a

multitude of containers including paper bags, plastic

bags, shoe boxes, garbage bags and card board boxes of

all sizes, onto large tables. The workers donned latex

gloves to empty the eyeglass cases and began the

process of separating the multitude of items into

numerous categories. A typical sorting divides the

material into various categories specified in written

procedures developed by District 35-O Project Right to

Sight Lions. These categories include:

 Clear prescription glasses

 Nonprescription sunglasses

 Prescription sunglasses

 Reading glasses & Paired lenses

 Broken parts

 Eye glass cases

 Hearing aids and batteries

 Trash

Separating the prescription eye glasses from all other

material is of critical importance as the prescription

glasses will be sent to the Polk County Correctional

Facility for further processing. Any objectionable

material occasionally found amongst the glasses such as

nonprescription sun glasses, etc. must be eliminated at

this point as it may cause problems at the prison

facility and potentially cause that part of the key

networking process to be terminated by the prison

authorities.

Inmates at the Polk County Facility have been

specifically trained by the Lions to further process the

prescription glasses. The glasses are cleaned,

neutralized and each eyeglass is read to determine its

unique prescription using a machine called a

lensometer. The lensometer reads the prescription and

inputs the information to a computer programed by the

Lions to print out a label identifying the prescription, a

designation of male or female glasses, the pupillary

distance between the eyes and a tracking number

unique to each pair of glasses for inventory purposes.

Each individual pair of glasses is inserted into a plastic

sleeve and the label is affixed to the sleeve by the

lensometer operator. The sleeves are placed into

cardboard containers that each holds 50 pair of

glasses. The Lions pick up the glasses at Polk City

and transport them back to the Lions warehouse in

Ocoee. At the Ocoee warehouse Lion volunteers

further sort the glasses by prescription strength to

facilitate ease in dispensing glasses. Patients for these

glasses are identified and sponsored by individual

Lions Clubs that are responsible for determining

financial need for patient assistance. These patients

are typically homeless, unemployed or uninsured with

no ability to get insurance.

Project Right to Sight Lions go to great lengths to

provide good quality glasses to their patients. A basic

criteria used by the Lions is, “If you would not put the

glasses on your own face throw them away.” On

average the lions retain 46 per cent of the glasses

collected. This means that in order to provide 30,000

pair of good glasses each year the Lions need to

collect and sort 66,000 pairs of raw stock. That

requires a lot of hours collecting, sorting, packaging,

transporting and storing the glasses. It also creates lots

of opportunity for volunteers to help the Lions in this

community service program.

Project Right to Sight is one of many programs

operated by local Lions Clubs. The ability to keep

these programs operating requires more volunteers like

the girls from University High School and the Lions

from Oviedo-Winter Springs and Orlando Hispanic

Lions Clubs. We are in need of additional

new Lions to continue these community

service programs. If interested please

contact Dennis Dulniak, President of the

Oviedo-Winter Springs Lions Club at

407 971-9966 or email

dennis.dulniak@ucf.edu, or Miriam

Navarro, Treasurer of the Orlando Hispanic

Club at 407 353-8015 or email at

miriam3480@gmail.com.

Community Service in Action

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THE OVIEDO-WINTER SPRINGS LIONS CLUB MEETS

EVERY 1

ST & 3RD TUESDAY AT 6:30 PM

AT TWIN RIVERS GOLF CLUB

2100 EKANA DR, OVIEDO, FL 32765 PHONE: 407 366-1211

WE WELCOME GUESTS

The Oviedo-Winter Springs Lions Club INVITES YOU TO VISIT OUR CLUB.

If you would like to know more about this Lions Club serving your area, please contact

Lion Dot Myers, PDP, Membership Chair at 407 277-6416 or e-mail dotm11@att.net

Please Come and Check Us Out!

Who Are The Lions

We meet the needs of our local

communities and the world.

Lions are an International Network of

1.3+ million men and women in 200

countries and geographic areas, conduct

vision and health screenings, build parks, support eye

hospitals, award scholarships, assist youth, provide help in

time of disaster and much more.

In 1925, Helen Keller addressed the Lions International

Convention in Cedar Point, Ohio, USA. She challenged Lions

to become “Knights of the Blind in the Crusade against

Darkness.” From this time, Lions Clubs have been actively

involved in service to the blind and visually impaired.

Broadening its International role, Lions Clubs International

helped the United Nations form the Non-Governmental

Organizations sections in 1945 and continues to hold

consultative status with the U.N. For more information on

Lions go to www.LionsClubs.org

History & Projects of the Oviedo-Winter Springs Lions

have every Thursday

evening at St. Alban’s

Cathedral.

To sum up, we are an active

club and our members donate

3,000+ volunteer hours each

year to help others less

fortunate in our community.

T

he Oviedo-Winter Springs Lions

Club was founded in April of

2000. We have focused our attention

on five service projects.

 First is the prevention and

correction of vision impairment

through the collection of used

eyeglasses and providing eyeglasses or eye surgery

for local residents. In addition we established and

obtained the funding for a Sight Clinic in Orlando so

Lions from all over Central Florida now are able to

obtain glasses for people in need in their respective

communities.

 Our club provides support and assistance for the

homeless by providing Thanksgiving and Christmas

meals at the Coalition for the Homeless.

 We have established a Lions Book Scholarship

Program for qualified High School graduates in

Oviedo, Winter Springs and Haggerty High Schools.

 Our fourth area of service is to support other Florida

Lions programs; Lions 35-O Hearing Program,

Conklin Center for the Blind, Florida Lions

Foundation for the Blind just to mention a few.

 Finally, our club provides funds to support existing

local community charities. The majority of our

funds are raised from our weekly bingo game that we

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Lion Dennis Dulniak 407 971-9966

dennis.dulniak@ucf.edu