On September 8, 2006, MD17 K1 was awarded a Public Relations Matching Grant from Lions Clubs International in the amount of $1,500. These funds are available for District Governor's in order to increase the promotion of Lions Clubs and their activities. District Governor, David Orr, thought what better purpose to fund than the Train Pin Program? So, spouse, Cheryl, applied for the funds on the Lions Clubs International website, www.lionsclubs.org and within a couple of weeks here came the check for $1,500.

The funds must be matched by other District funds and they must be used to expand public relations efforts. Within 90 days documentation must be submitted to LCI showing how the money was spent and matched. We also must send them copies of the newspaper articles and other forms of media coverage that the program has generated.

We wrote for funds to help buy the Mail Car Pin as this is the pin that encourages Lions Club members to write articles for the District Newsletter, Paw Tracks; write articles for local newspapers; send in articles to Kansas Lions News, and send in articles to the Lion Magazine in order to win the Mail Car Pin.

Details of how to win all of the Train Set are enclosed in every issue of the Paw Tracks. A Form for Club Secretaries to use to submit at the end of each month to show who in their club has won the pins is being mailed to each club Secretary, along with instructions. So, let's get those pens poised and ready to write our little paws out to promote our Lions activities, fund raisers, and the projects we fund..

They will be sent to LCI and who knows? International President Jimmy Ross himself may end of reading them and jumping on the train?

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