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The 2018 USA/Canada Leadership Forum

20 Thursday Sep 2018

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Forum week is officially here! Each year, Lions Club Members from all over North America come together for three days of fellowship to train, connect and get inspired. Later on today and into tomorrow, Wisconsin Lions and Lionesses will be in their company as they head down to the Buggy Capital of the World, Columbus, to attend the 2018 USA/Canada Leadership Forum.

For the next 72 hours, Lions will take part is over 80 seminars to touch on topics such as:

  • promoting service through social media
  • adding diabetes to the LCI Service Framework
  • overcoming the fear of public speaking
  • the power of storytelling
  • the ins and outs of chairing projects

See the entire seminar schedule here. The biggest challenge will be deciding which seminars to attend. Consider splitting the duties with other club members and regrouping later.

In addition to education-rich seminars, other special events will be taking place over the weekend. Lions will also have the opportunity to participate in the Strides Walk, observe a Lions University graduation and hear from incredible keynote speakers. We’re especially excited to hear from John Pinero who will be playing the role of legendary coach, Vince Lombardi. He will aim to inspire us as Lombardi inspired the Green Bay Packers. (Don’t be afraid to flaunt your hometown team spirit with green and gold apparel!)

Finally, Lions will have to make sure they take some time to explore Columbus. As the largest city in Ohio, Columbus is not without plenty of entertainment and restaurant options. A few of the most popular attractions include the Pearl Market, the Brewery District and the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium.

There’s a reason why Lions look forward to forum weekend, year after year. The event has something for everyone – education, networking, site seeing and more.

From all of us at Lions Pride, we’d like to wish all leadership forum attendees safe travels as they make their way south. We can’t wait to hear about your experience when you get home!

 

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Fun Facts About Labor Day

30 Thursday Aug 2018

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It may be hard to believe, but this Monday marks the unofficial end of summer. Families Labor-Daywill likely find themselves partaking in the same festivities that they took part in on Memorial Day – camping, parties and other outdoor events, before heading back to their regular school year routines. Let’s celebrate the unofficial end of the season with fun facts about the upcoming holiday, Labor Day!

  • During the 19th Century, American workers typically worked long, 12-hour workdays, seven days a week.
  • On September 5, 1882, NYC workers took a day without pay to protest. They wanted 8-hour workdays and fair working conditions. The protest became an annual event.
  • Oregon was the first state to officially recognize the holiday in the year 1887.
  • Labor Day became a national holiday after a political fiasco. Illinois railway workers were on strike, protesting higher wages. President Grover Cleveland was under pressure to end the strike. He deployed 12,000 troops and violence ensued; two workers were killed as a result. The disaster made national headlines and upset workers all over the country. To make amends, Congress passed a bill making Labor Day an official holiday.
  • According to historians, the common expression, “You can’t wear white after Labor Day,” comes from the early 20th People of the upper class would return home after their summer vacations and pack away their lightweight, white clothing as they returned back to work and school.
  • The Adamson Act was passed on September 3, 1916, establishing 8-hour work days.

There you have it! Six fun facts that you can use this weekend to impress your friends and family.

Although many of us consider Labor Day as merely an extended weekend, it’s important to remember the origin behind the holiday. Just think about how different our lives would be if our forefathers hadn’t protested for fair working conditions. We think we can all agree that we’re glad that they took a chance and stood up for their rights.

The Lions Pride office will be closed on Monday, September 3, in observance of the holiday. Have a safe, enjoyable Labor Day weekend!

The 2016 USA/Canada Leadership Forum

15 Thursday Sep 2016

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It’s that time again; time for the USA/Canada Leadership Forum. lions-100th-anniversaryLast fall, we were fortunate to attend the 2015 Forum in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and, we are attending again this year, in Omaha, Nebraska.

For the past 39 years, Lions from all over North America come together to participate in the largest and greatest Lions Club Leadership Training Event. Over the course of the next three days, Lions will have the opportunity to take part in dozens of leadership seminars, browse the expansive exhibitor hall, listen to inspiring speakers and (re)connect with friends.

The 2016 Forum will be slightly different than the past conferences because there will be a primary focus on preparing for the Lions Club 100th Anniversary. If you recall, to celebrate our milestone anniversary, we, as Lions, have been challenged in accomplishing 100 million acts of service. In addition to participating in several of the 60+ seminars, Forum Participants are invited to partake in three service projects representing four service campaigns:

Engaging Our Youth

Sharing the Vision

Relieving the Hunger

Protecting the Environment

We can’t wait to participate in another weekend of learning and fun with the arguably the greatest company – thousands of Lions!

On behalf of Lions Pride, we’d like to wish all of our traveling friends, safe travels, and we’re looking forward to seeing you at the forum.

The 2015 USA/Canada Leadership Forum

17 Thursday Sep 2015

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Each year, Lions from all over North America USA-Canada Leadership Forumcome together for three days of fellowship to train and share ideas. This Friday, Lions and Lionesses from Wisconsin will be in their company as they are headed to the “River City”, also known as Grand Rapids, Michigan, from the Lions Leadership Forum.

Attendees will have a full weekend of learning and fun. Over the course of the next three days, approximately 90 seminars are scheduled to take place. Participating Lions will be challenged to decide which seminar to attend. Great topics will include:

“Your Club, Your Way”

“Lions Quest”

“So You Want to be an International Director?”

“Goal and Action Plan Setting”

“I am Woman, Hear Me Roar”

We just named a few. See the full schedule here.

In addition to education-rich seminars, other special events will also happen throughout the weekend. There will a Young Lions Forum, hands-on computer guidance, Lions University Graduation and Lions Fun Festival. Lions Pride is also excited to see that our friends at Leader Dogs for the Blind will be exhibiting. We got to spend the weekend with them back in August. Now all forum attendees will be given an opportunity to experience what it’s like to walk with a Leader Dog.

There is a reason Lions look forward to this weekend, year after year. There is truly something for everyone. To everyone attending the Leadership Forum, we hope you have a safe, enjoyable trip, and we can’t wait to hear about everything you learned when you get back!

The 2014 Winter Olympics

06 Thursday Feb 2014

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Sochi Winter OlympicsOur favorite international organization to talk about on our blog is, of course, Lions Clubs International, but today we’d like to discuss another group: the Olympics. Tomorrow (but today in Russia) marks the beginning of the 2014 Winter Olympics. From February 7 to February 23, athletes from all over the world will be competing for the gold medal.

We are very happy to see that our home state is well-represented. There are 15 athletes from Wisconsin competing in the games; one competitor is even from right here in Central Wisconsin. See the list of athletes and their events from Channel 3000 in Madison:

Curling
Craig Brown, 38, of Madison
Erika Brown, 41, of Madison
Debbie McCormick, 39, of Madison

Men’s Ice Hockey
Phil Kessel, 26, of Madison
Joe Pavelski, 28, of Plover
Ryan Suter, 29, of Madison

Skeleton
Matt Antoine, 28, of Prairie du Chien

Speedskating – Long Track
Tucker Fredericks, 29, of Janesville
Maria Lamb, 28, of River Falls
Sugar Todd, 23, of Milwaukee
Mitch Whitmore, 24, of Waukesha

Speedskating – Short Track
Alyson Dudek, 23, of Hales Corners

Women’s Ice Hockey
Brianna Decker, 22, of Dousman
Amanda Kessel, 22, of Madison
Jessie Vetter, 28, of Cottage Grove

We wish all the US athletes the very best of luck! Which event are you most looking forward to watching?