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Newsletter Editors:
Mike & Lisa Jenness
lions5M11news@gmail.com

DISTRICT 5M11 NEWSLETTER
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February 2021
Volume 2, Issue 7

Spielman is Hall of Fame Nominee
Lion Jenifer Spielman is District 5M11’s Hall of Fame nominee. Following is her biographical information that was read during the Mid-Winter convention January 30.
Lion Jen has been a Lion since 2007, starting with the Flom and Area Lions, now with the Hitterdal Lions. She is serving/has served as club vice president and president. She has served as club membership chair. Jen is serving/has served as club secretary for seven years, first starting the year she joined Lions. She is serving her third year as zone chair. Jen served as cabinet secretary for six years. She is serving as district administrator for the fifth consecutive year. Jen has served numerous times on the district election and credentials committees. She served on the district Canadian international director election committee. Jen served as district representative for Project New Hope for six years. Her interest in Project New Hope stemmed from the fact her father was a paratrooper during World War ll. He was a Prisoner of War for 18 months in Germany. Jen is serving as a guiding Lion to the Mahnomen-Waubun Area Lions. One of her favorite tasks as a Lion is serving as coordinator for the local blood drives. Personally, she has donated over 10 gallons of blood. Jen has been involved with KidSight since the program’s inception. She advocates for screening opportunities whenever she can. Jen has coordinated some of the largest screening events in 5M11. She has done screenings at the state fair for two years.
Jen was born in Paynesville, MN the second of five children. She has two sisters and two brothers. She grew up the Twin Valley area and graduated from the Twin Valley high school. Her family attended Asplund Lutheran Church near Flom where she first met her now husband Mark when he visited Sunday School with a friend.
Jen and Mark were married in 1973. They raised their three daughters, Kay, Kelly, and Tammi on the family farm near Twin Valley. Her and Mark have five granddaughters.
Jen has worked for and on Spielman Farms, Inc since her marriage. She raises a big garden every year and has taught her daughters and granddaughters to cook and sew. Jen is a member of Maranatha Free Lutheran Church in Ulen.
Hobbies for Jen include quilting, the wood turning lathe, and wood burning which includes the finishing touches on the mugs Mark makes. The Spielman Lions mugs are known throughout the multiple.
For several years Jen and Mark have provided the "Spielman Home for Wayward Canadians." They enjoy hosting their Canadian Lions friends.
Jen has been awarded a Melvin Jones Fellowship and a KidSight Sight Saver award both on behalf of District 5M11.

Greetings Fellow Lions, Lionesses and Leos
For the first time ever, our district’s mid-winter convention consisted of a one-day virtual meeting on January 30. All things considered I think it went very well.
My thanks to International Director Bob Block and his wife Lion Brenda for taking the time to spend five hours of their day with us, virtually. Their words on encouragement, information, and support were certainly appreciated.
Thanks also to Lion Brooklyn Driver for sharing her heart-warming story with the meeting attendees. As a result of a KidSight screening and eye treatments and therapy she has her vision today. Brooklyn is so grateful of Lions and the programs they provide. She herself is a Lion today.
A special thank you to the approximately 100 Lions members who took time to be a part of the meeting. We received a lot of positive comments and comments of support for the way the meeting was held and conducted.
A big thank you to all the clubs that contributed to our district’s Parade of Green. We will have the donation totals in next month’s newsletter. And a final thank you to the bidders and buyers of the silent auction items that were auctioned. A total will be relayed later.
The club with the greatest percentage of membership in attendance was the West St. Paul Lions Club. They had 10 of their 19 members in attendance for 53%. The club will receive $1000 to be forwarded to the foundation of their choice.
The latest “good news” within our district is the fact the Thief River Falls Noon Lioness Club is “bridging” to a Lions club. The transition is completed for the most part. The new club is starting with 26 members. The club now has 90 days to add additional members that would be considered charter members. A big thank you to Thief River Falls Lions Club President Lars Dyrud for all of his work and support with the process. He and Lion John Wollenzien will be the guiding Lions to the new club. A thank you also to Lioness club members, Bonnie Cota, Pam Cwikla, and Carrie Fricke for the part they have played in the process.
As the covid restrictions have been relaxed some, I do have some club visits, on the Minnesota side of the border, scheduled. If you are interested in having me make a club visit, or multiple clubs at one time, please complete the visitation request form that is included in this newsletter.
Keep the hope, the faith, and the desire to serve as we “Share The Vision.”
Yours in Service, “Serving with Diversity and Kindness”
Lion Kevin Reich Dr. Jung-Yul Choi
5M11 District Governor 2020-2021 102nd Lions Clubs International President

Lions Spotlight

Each month, a Lion from one of the district’s Lions clubs, will be featured in the newsletter. This is a great opportunity to recognize an “everyday” Lion from your club.
The featured Lion can be a charter member, a newly enlisted member, a member that is great at recruiting new members, a member that can be depended on to serve at every Lions sponsored community event. The local club members can choose who they want to be in the spotlight from their club.
When it is your club’s turn to feature someone, please submit a short story about the Lion and a picture of the person to the newsletter editors the first week of the month. Clubs will be notified in advance when it is their month to feature a Lion.

2022 5M11 Mid-Winter Convention
January 28-30, 2022
Hampton Inn & Suites
Bemidji, MN
Additional Information and an early bird signup registration will
appear in the March newsletter.

At the district’s October cabinet meeting it was decided to have the district’s zones take turns
hosting the Mid-Winter convention. The zone rotation is listed making it known
what the schedule will be for the years to come.*
2022 Zone 4 – Crookston, Crookston Leos, Fertile, Plummer, Plummer Too, Red Lake Falls
2023 Zone 8 – Grunthal, Riverside, Ste. Anne, Steinbach, Winnipeg South, Winnipeg Transcona
2024 Zone 5 – Alvarado, Oslo, St. Hilaire, Thief River Falls, Thief River Falls Lioness, Warren
2025 Zone 6 – Argyle, Karlstad, Lake Bronson, Lancaster, Newfolden, Stephen
2026 Zone 9 – Beausejour, East Kildonan, East. St. Paul, Lac Du Bonnet, Piniwa, West St. Paul, Whitemouth and District
2027 Zone 7 – Goodridge, Goodridge Lion Tamers, Greenbush-Badger, Grygla, Roseau, Wannaska, Warroad
2028 Zone 1 – Barnesville, Barnesville Thursday Nite, Dilworth, Dilworth Loco, Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton Leos, Glyndon, Moorhead, Moorhead Midday Central, Sabin
2029 Zone 10 – Selkirk and District, Winnipeg, Winnipeg Beach-Dunnottar Lakeside, Winnipeg Ma’di, Winnipeg West
2030 Zone 2 – Ada, Flom and Area, Gary, Halstad, Hawley, Hitterdal, Twin Valley, Ulen
2031 Zone 3 – Bagley, Fosston-Lengby, Gonvick, Mahnomen-Waubun Area, Winger
*Subject to change or rotate.

Mid-Winter Convention Zone Host Rotation

Lions sponsorship could yield a free hospitality booklet

January 2021 winner of 2022 Mid-Winter Convention Hospitality Booklet:
Lion Donna Rystad, Red Lake Falls Lions
Every Lion that sponsors a new Lion during the first six months of 2021, January through June, will have their name put into a drawing for one free 2022 mid-winter convention booklet, approximately a $100 value. There will be a free booklet awarded each of the months for a total of six booklets.
Example: during the month of January there are ten new Lions members throughout the district. Each of the ten sponsor’s names will be entered in the drawing for the month. The name drawn will be awarded a free hospitality booklet. If someone sponsors a Lion more than one month, their name can be in the drawing more than one month. Each sponsoring Lion will be limited to two free booklets. If a sponsoring Lion wins a second booklet, they can choose who to gift the additional booklet to. Maybe one of their newly sponsored Lions?
At the end of the six months, the club with the greatest number of new members will receive two free hospitality booklets. The booklets could be awarded to two of the club’s new members?
This is a win-win for everyone. Our district wins with additional Lions members, the local club wins with additional volunteers to serve, and sponsors could win a hospitality booklet. A great way to get 2021 off to a great start.

Spielman receives International President
Certificate of Appreciation
Lion Jenifer Spielman, District Administrator and member of the Hitterdal Lions Club, was one recipient of the International President's Certificate of Appreciation as part of the district's Mid-Winter virtual convention, January 30. A Lion for 14 years, Spielman has been serving the district as a cabinet member for the past 11 years. First as cabinet secretary before becoming district administrator. Spielman served six years as the district's Project New Hope representative. She has served in numerous capacities on the club level currently serving as secretary for the seventh time. Spielman and her husband Lion Mark, serve as guiding Lions to the Mahnomen-Waubun Lions Club.
As a Lion, Jenifer truly lives by the Lions motto, "WE SERVE." Spielman is pictured receiving her certificate from District Governor Kevin Reich. Congratulations Jenifer!

Diabetes Canada: Hope Medal Presentation Feb 2020 - was presented to Lions Yvonne & Dennis Doerksen by President Barb Hollyoake and Tammy Bach, Lions Foundation of MB & NW Ontario for their unwavering volunteering with Diabetes Canada for risk assessment clinics held in Winnipeg and rural Manitoba. They also received recognition from Diabetes Canada for Regional volunteer of the year. Lion Dennis is very active in picking up eyeglass for our eyeglass recycling program to other countries in conjunction with Lions Foundation of Manitoba & NW Ontario. Thank you for your service Lion’s Yvonne & Dennis.

Winnipeg West Lions Club

Lion’s Foundation of Manitoba & NW Ontario, with the help of local lion’s members, has developed a Lion’s float (2019) that has been used in various parades and functions prior to Covid-19.
This float came to life through the eyes of Lion Don Hardy, PDG Bill Myskiw, Lion Dennis Doerksen, Lion Dewey Roy and many other lions who helped decorate to make this possible. We all look forward
Seeing the float in future parades and Lion’s activities once the pandemic is over.

Winnipeg West Lions Club - Reading Action Program (RAP)

Lion Yvonne Doerksen RAP Coordinator
The Reading Action Program, launched in 2012 (Past President Wayne Madden), is a 10-year Lions commitment to focus on strengthening global literacy. The program calls for Lions to organize service projects and activities that underscore the importance of reading.
Winnipeg West Lions Club organized and have participated in the RAP program for 8 years in conjunction with the Sunnyside Daycare in our local community in Winnipeg. Two or three of our lions members volunteer their time to promote this program each month; by reading books applicable to their age levels, leaving the books behind for Daycare Library with our club label.
Over the years we have really enjoyed reading to the two different age groups and watching them as they grow. They begin with the Monkey group – ages 2 and 3 and then move up to the Crocodile group – age 4-5. We do a lot of interaction with them normally but during this COVID time we have not been able to see them. We are still dropping books off for the staff to read to each group. For seasonal occasions we often dress up, put on our Christmas hats; and the children get to see some volunteers from the community and learn a little about Lions. The interactions with the children during story time is very animated as they get into the stories! Just walking through the playground to get to the door we are called to and waved at from all the kids who are enjoying the outdoors. It really puts a smile on everyone’s face.
For the Christmas RAP reading we donated a book relating to a puppy being trained with Lions Foundation of Dog Guides - Veeto! Every year for Christmas we purchase a little something for the Kids. This year it was a Lion Stuffy (donated anonymously) with an orange and candy cane. These purchases are made with our Tail Twisting funds.
This year a very delighted young fellow, Angus, was overjoyed with his little Christmas bag and his parents sent a thank you video & have given permission to show him in person! In his video he exclaims how this little lion is for his bed and Thank you Lion’s!
Message from Mom read: "Not sure if you have a way to share this - but Angus VERY excited about his lion. Their kindness and generosity is so very appreciated. What a wonderful group of people! "

2021 MD5M Convention
District 5M2 would like to invite you to the 2021 MD5M convention “Bend in the River III - Join the Jamboree” in Mankato, MN, May 1, 2021. At this time, our committee is planning a virtual convention to give all members the opportunity to join us for the weekend.
Registration will be free. Stay tuned for additional information for all via the MD5M website/conventions. A more in-depth letter will be emailed to all clubs in MD5M by the end of February.
Changes to accommodate an all-virtual convention have been made to the raffle room/silent auction, which is co-hosted by the MN Lions Childhood Cancer Foundation and the MN Lions Diabetes Foundation, to the Service of Remembrance, to /credentials and voting and to the annual Foundation meetings for Diabetes, Hearing and Vision.
At this time, we are still planning several great speakers, who will be available online for viewing at your leisure - Dr. Lucie Turcotte from Masonic Hospital on Children’s cancer; Dr. Joshua Hou – Medical Director, Lions Gift of Sight and Dr. Bevan Yueh from MN Lions Hearing Foundation. Our scheduled International guest is Past International President Frank Moore. Frank was President in 2001-02 and has been our current LCI Executive Administrator and Secretary in Oakbrook for numerous years.
As plans change to accommodate a virtual convention, continue to watch for additional information in the next weeks and months via emails to your club secretaries, your district newsletters and via the multiple district website.
If you have ever wondered what happens during a Multiple District Convention, 2021 is the year to check it out – no travel or hotel costs needed and no registration costs!
District 5M2 hopes you will Join Us for the Jamboree at the Bend in the River lll – MD5M 2021 Convention!

LITPC SUBMISSIONS DUE BY MARCH 1ST

LITPC YOUTH SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION
The Lions International Trading Pin Club (LITPC) has announced for the 2020 - 2021 school year that there will be three US $2,500 scholarships awarded. Graduating Leos OR graduating sons/daughters, grandsons/granddaughters of Lions or Lioness are eligible to apply for the LITPC Youth Scholarship. The LITPC goal is to help our future leaders and give students a financial helping hand. This program started in 2012. Recipients have been from Georgia, Iowa, Louisiana, Minnesota (2), New York (2), Ohio (3), Oklahoma (2), Pennsylvania (2) and Virginia (3). The 2021 recipients will be announced at the LITPC Pin Traders Annual Breakfast in June, 2021.
Selection of the scholarship recipients will be based on academic achievement, an essay stating the student’s goals, a statement of reason(s) for applying and an overview of work, community and school service, and letters of recommendation.
The current forms for the scholarships are available on line at www.litpc.org In the right column, click on LITPC Scholarship Information. Then click on Scholarship Application Form. Please follow the instructions, fill out ALL the forms neatly and correctly which includes the 4 essay questions (in 350 words or less) and the question about scholarships that you have been offered along with submitting a certified copy of your high school transcript including activities. Plus you also need to attach recommendations from 2 persons (i.e. teacher, coach, clergy, employer, etc.) AND attach a recommendation letter from a Lions Club member indicating the name of the Club and state/province and country in which the Club is located.
ALL forms and letters are to be submitted by MARCH 1, 2021 to:
Lion Bill Guthrie, Scholarship Chairman, Email: bmguthrie9@q.com Phone #: 763-786-8072
You can either email me your application OR call me and I will give you my mailing address. Thank You and Good Luck to all!! The LITPC takes great pride in fulfilling the motto of Lions Clubs International, “WE SERVE”

The Minnesota Lions Hearing Foundation expresses its gratitude to and honors individuals through the Lions Hearing Research Fellowship Award. A great deal of valuable research is carried out at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, Minnesota. These awards come from the donations of clubs through the 5M9 district projects. For every $1000 cumulated (per club), an award can be given to an individual, business or group who the club designates. The award may be given to a Lion, but does not have to be so.
The club decides and then sends in an application to the Minnesota Hearing Foundation treasurer, whose information is listed on the form. The form must include the club applying for the award, the name or names of the recipient(s) and the address of the recipient(s). The club will receive the plaque and can then decide when to give it to the award winner.
The plaque is a lovely tribute for service to others, especially in the field of hearing health. Over the next few months, we will be describing several of the research grants that have been given out this year. We are sure you will find some of them interesting and informative.
For more about the many services offered, visit our website: www.5mhf.org
Minnesota Lions
Hearing Foundation Award

MINNESOTA LIONS HEARING FOUNDATION, INC.

Early Identification By Newborn Hearing Screening
In 1999, the Lions Multiple District 5M Hearing Foundation established the first and only statewide screening program for the early detection of hearing problems in newborns.
With more than $417,000 in contributions and a matching grant from the Lions Clubs International Foundation, WE created the Lions Newborn Hearing Screening Program.
This was an ambitious initiative designed to establish newborn screening, without state funding or mandate, in every birthing hospital in Minnesota. All newborns in Minnesota are now screened.
Thank you, Minnesota Lions!

Peter Murray Sinclair was born on September 28, 1932 in Warren, MN, the second child of Gertrude (Bloomfield) and Donald Sinclair.
Peter spent his entire life in the community of Stephen, MN, graduating from Stephen High School in 1950.
After graduation, Peter joined the U.S. Army and was stationed in Korea. Upon his honorable discharge from the service, he attended the University of Minnesota and the University of North Dakota, where he graduated with a degree in Business in May, 1958.
Peter met the love of his life, Delores Larson, at a dance in Fertile, MN; and were married in Barnesville, MN on June 9, 1957. Following graduation from the University of North Dakota, Peter and Delores returned to Stephen and in 1960 moved to the family farm east of town where they would raise their four daughters.
Peter was very active in the community. He was a charter member of the Stephen Lions Club and the Stephen Curling Club, belonged to the Masonic Lodge, the Riverside Golf Course, was a member of the First Lutheran Church, and served on the Stephen School Board, the American Crystal Board of Directors and on the board of the Farmer’s Elevator in Stephen. Through all of these activities, Peter and Delores made many wonderful friends, including friends from all over the Midwest whom they met over the course of their 25+ years wintering in Bullhead City, AZ.
Peter was a life-long supporter of the Stephen Tigers, the Stephen-Argyle Storm, and the University of North Dakota, and truly, everything Stephen! He was a loyal fan to every Minnesota sports team, being a lover of all sports, he cultivated that love in his daughters.
Peter loved spending time with his family and was very happy when sons-in-law and grandsons started joining the group. Peter and his brother, Jim, were instrumental in establishing The Sinclair Cup, the annual family golf tournament where the Canadian and American relatives gather for a weekend of golf and companionship. Whether we were out golfing, fishing, curling, playing pinochle or cribbage – we always enjoyed our time together. Peter never lost his sense of humor and he may have shared a joke or two with you.
Peter moved into the Tamarac Senior Living facility in September, 2017 and then to Kittson Healthcare on January 3, 2019. Peter passed away peacefully at Kittson Healthcare, Hallock, MN on Saturday, January 2, 2021.
Left to mourn his passing are his daughters; Cynthia (Keith) Urbaniak, Kennedy, MN, Allison (Michael) Peyton, Grand Forks, ND, Jane (Douglas) Schindele, Stephen, MN, Heather (David) Betters, Rosemount, MN, as well as 10 grandchildren: Jacalyn (Nathan) Satterlund, Jason (Katie) Urbaniak, Andrew Urbaniak, Nicholas (Bree) Schindele, Jordan (Chelsea) Schindele, Evan (Autumn) Schindele, Ryan (Sophie) Peyton, Hannah, Olivia and Joy Betters; and 13 great-grandchildren. Peter is also survived by his brother, James (Sharon) Sinclair of Detroit Lakes and his brother-in-law, LeRoy Larson, Burnsville, MN, along with many beloved nieces and nephews.
Peter was preceded in death by his wife, Delores on June 3, 2011, his parents, Donald and Gertrude Sinclair, a sister, Iris Sinclair Myhre and her husband Earl Myhre.
The family would like to thank the Tamarac Senior Living Center, the Kittson Healthcare staff and the community of Stephen who cared for him and brought him many happy moments throughout his life.
Funeral services are scheduled for Saturday, January 9, 2021 at 2:00 P.M. in First Lutheran Church, Stephen. The service will be livestreamed on the First Lutheran Church Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/pg/First-Lutheran-Church-Stephen-MN-396266930506958. A public visitation will be held at the church from 12 noon until 2:00 p.m. Committal services and Military Honors will be held at 2:45 in the Stephen City Cemetery and all are welcome to attend.CDC recommendations will be followed. Masks are required. Rev. Michael Schendel, presiding; Renee Jensen, organist. Casket bearers will be grandchildren. Honorary casket bearers, friends. CDC recommendations will be followed. Masks are required.
Condolences may be directed to the family in care of Cindy Urbaniak, P.O. Box 132, Kennedy, MN, 56733. The family will direct memorials in honor of Peter’s favorite causes and community services in Stephen.

Dates to Remember:
1 March:
LITPC submissions due
16 March:
Multi-Zone Meeting
30 April:
MD5M Virtual
Convention

YOUR 5M11 DISTRICT TEAM

DISTRICT GOVERNOR
Kevin Reich (Sheila)
R. 218.253.2522
C. 218.232.4556
E. kwrrlf@gmail.com
1ST VICE DISTRICT GOVERNOR
Allen Bertilrud (Sandy)
R. 218.253.4236
C. 218.684.1315
E. allenbertilrud33@gmail.com
2ND VICE DISTIRCT GOVERNOR
Kami Anderson (Kris)
C. 218-689-2134
E. kami.anderson17@gmail.com
CABINET SECRETARY
Stacy Kleinwachter
C. 612.269.1582
E. skleinwachter@yahoo.com
CABINET TREASURER
Nadine Myers (Butch)
C. 763.242.5839
E. Lions5M11Treasurer@gmail.com
DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR
Jenifer Spielman (Mark)
R. 218.567.8281
E. 5m11jenifer@gmail.com
WEBMASTER/NEWSLETTER
Mike & Lisa Jenness
E. lions5M11website@gmail.com
E. lions5M11news@gmail.com
IMMEDIATE PAST DISTRICT GOVERNOR
Deanne Williams (Dave)
C. (218) 790-3715
E.williams.deanne77@gmail.com

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