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Message from the District Governor

To All Lions in District 14-M:

I am asking you to come to the State Convention on May 16, 2010, from 6:30 am to 10:30 am, to vote for PDG Bill Hill for International Director. His name is # 1 on the ballot. Having a choice for International Director is something that has not been done for years. It is a short drive to Wyomissing, PA.

DG Richard Tinsmith, 14-M

( For directions to Wyomissing, see the Bill Hill page. )

Dear fellow Lions, Lioness, and Leos,

For those of you who have not already heard, PID Ross F. DiMarco peacefully passed away at his home on Saturday, April 03, 2010 with Lion Dolores at his side. In addition to being a Lion and community servant, PID Ross was a faithful and loving husband, father, brother, uncle, friend, and servant of the Lord. PID Ross was a member of the Uniontown Lions Club in District 14-M and will be sadly missed by all.

Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Thomas M. Dolfi Funeral Home, 136 N. Gallatin Avenue , Uniontown , PA 15401 . The funeral home telephone number is 724-437-4561 .

Visitation will be on Tuesday, April 6, 2010 from 1:00 pm until 4:00 pm and 7:00 pm until 9:00 pm and again on Wednesday, April 7, 2010 until 9:15 am at which time a Blessing Service will be conducted followed at 10:00 am by a mass of Christian burial at St. Therese di Lisieux RC Church located at 61 Mill Street, Uniontown, PA.

District 14-M Chaplain, PDG Jack Bauer will conduct a Lions Service at 8:00 pm on Tuesday, April 7, 2010 .

Results of the District 14-M Peace Poster Contest

First Place Winner--Tyler Johnson sponsored by Charleroi Lions Club. Tyler also placed third in the PA State Poster Contest.

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Other winners from the district were Caleigh Wanson (2nd place) sponsored by the Uniontown Lions Club; Autumn Bradybaugh (3rd place) sponsored by the Connumach Lions; Courtney Wanson (4th place) sponsored by the Uniontown Lions Club.

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Results of the District 14-M Drug Poster Contest

First Place--Cody Koteles, Charleroi Lions 2nd Place--Shelby Sawyer, Connumach Lions; Not pictured are Cassie Wichert (3rd Place), Charleroi Lions and Claire Schildt (4th Place), Hickory, McDonald, & Midway Lions

Carly with Leader Dog Puppy Hope.

Contribute to the LCIF Haiti Earthquake Fund

U.S. donors can:

Mail a check to LCIF. Make the check payable. Send the check to LCIF, 300 W. 22nd St., Oak Brook, IL 60523, USA, Attn.: Donor Services.
Make a credit card donation with a MasterCard, Visa or American Express by calling LCIF at 630-571-5466, ext. 517 or 581. Call between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. CST.
Donate online at www.lcif.org/donate. Select Disaster and include "LCIF Haiti Earthquake Relief" in the comments section.

Congratulations, Lion/Lioness Sara Greenlee on being spotlighted in the Lion magazine (January, 2010). The article and picture may be found on page 8.

PID DiMarco Receives French Award

Past International Director Ross DiMarco has received the Legion of Honor, the highest award of France. The medal was actually created by Napoleon Bonaparte in 1802 and is considered very prestigious. The honor was given to PID DiMarco and three other recipients at the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall and Museum in early November for the role each played in helping to free France from Nazi domination.

As a member of the 110^th Anti-aircraft Artillery Gun Battalion of the 29^th Infantry Division, PID DiMarco was a combat medic in 1944 when his unit landed in Normandy. Humble as always, DiMarco credits everyone who laid down his life in the D-Day Invasion on Omaha Beach for his own safety and stated that all the men in his unit were just as deserving of this medal as he.

PID DiMarco is well known in District 14-M where he has been an active member of the Uniontown Lions Club for 60 years. His many accomplishments in Lionism, including the Ross F. DiMarco Scholarship awarded to worthy students each year, continue to make him a hero today.

PID Ross with other recipients of the Legion of Honor medal

Samuel Albert Milliken
July 17, 1932 - December 8, 2008

The Waynesburg Chamber of Commerce recently honored PID Sam Milliken with the Posthumous 2009 Distinguished Service Award. Lion Milliken was District Governor of 14-M from 1981-1982, State Council Chairman from 1982 to 1983, and was selected as International Director in 2006.