The Lions Clubs of District 20-Y2

Serving New York State's Capital District and Eastern Leatherstocking Region

During your year as Governor of District 20-Y2, you will put the "We Serve" motto in practice in many new ways. You will have the satisfaction of knowing that you are making a difference on many levels. In addition, there are a number of other benefits for you and your spouse:

1. You go to two International Conventions. All expenses for you and your spouse are paid for the first one, and all of your expenses are paid for the second.
2. You go to four Council Meetings with expenses paid.
3. Your expenses are paid for state convention, where you and your spouse will be on stage.
4. You will have the opportunity to visit three guide-dog schools, with expenses paid for you and your spouse. You will get a chance to see how the dogs are trained, you can walk with a guide dog yourself, and you will see a graduation ceremony for the dogs and their new owners.
5. You also can visit Vacation Camp for the Blind and see the many adaptations for blind campers, and, usually during a Council Meeting, you will visit Camp Badger, where you will interact with the children.
6. There will be many great social activities for you and your spouse, including hospitality rooms and dinners at Council Meetings, dog-school visits, club anniversaries, etc. At Council Meetings, special activities for spouses will be available.
7. All of these experiences will give you and your spouse time to bond with the other 11 governors, your Council Chair, and their partners in service, and you will build lifelong friendships.
8. Working with other governors and with current and past International Directors, you will have the opportunity to address policy issues for MD20.
9. You will have a chance to put your ideas into practice for improving 20-Y2 membership, service, etc. You will work with other 20-Y2 Lions, including those in your cabinet and the PDGs, to strengthen Lionism. This will help you build strong friendships around the district.
10. You will be the honored guest at club meetings, where you will learn what clubs are doing and have the chance to help them solve problems and increase their service to their communities.
11. Through all of these experiences, you will learn much more about Lionism at the club, district, multiple and international level.
12. You will build leadership skills that will benefit you for the rest of your life in your career and in other activities.
13. You will earn the respect and appreciation of your fellow Lions.
14. As a PDG, you will have many continuing opportunities to influence Lions policies and activities, both at the local and the state level.

Most of all, this will be the best year of your life. Enjoy it.

If you think you might like to be DG and would like to discuss it further, please contact PDG Dave Harris by email or at 273-1266.