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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
1
st Vice President: Lion Pat Stamm
2
nd Vice President: Lion Vish Punit
3
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.
A
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.
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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