SUFFOLK COUNTY LIONS 20S

New York and Bermuda Lions

District Governer~Bruce D'Abramo

bdabramo@hotmail.com

1st Vice District Governor

Paul Wernersbach
sunset_three@yahoo.com

2nd Vice District Governor

George Kienzle
boatpeopl8@verizon.net.

Cabinet Secretary/Treasurer

Frances Gates

gates4home@aol.com

Mission Statement
"To create and foster a spirit of understanding among all people for humanitarian needs by providing voluntary services through community involvement and international cooperation

Dear Lion,

Like me, I'm sure that you have been following the news reports of the deadly flooding in Pakistan. My heart goes out to the 20 million affected by this disaster. As the flood waters and death toll continue to rise, Lions are committed to helping.

Lions have been providing assistance since the devastating flooding began July 22, and LCIF is providing US$120,000 to help Lions in providing relief to their communities.

You know well that Lions Clubs greatest asset is our volunteers - you and 1.35 million Lions around the world. Wherever there is a need, there is a Lions club nearby, ready to respond with their hearts and hands. In the case of disasters, we are the first to offer help, and the last to leave.

I was moved by a video the Lions in Pakistan created. While it shows the effects of the disaster, it also shows hope - hope for brighter days ahead. This hope is because of Lions. They have put aside their own needs to help their neighbors, providing needed relief supplies and shelter.

We have received a lot of inquiries from Lions asking how they can help. Lions in Norway have donated US$81,000, District 105-I, Ireland, has donated US$6,500, three clubs in District 201-W1, Australia, have donated a total of $2,200, and Lions in England have informed me they are sending funds to LCIF in support of this disaster. You can also give hope through a designated donation to LCIF for Pakistan relief.

We are truly committed to long-term relief, and Haiti is one example where our work remains ongoing. The Lions of Haiti have done a great job given the wide-spread devastation and the local constraints that exist.

Six hundred Haitian families will move into new homes thanks to an initiative between LCIF, the Lions of MD 111 Germany, and HELP, an international non-governmental organization (NGO). This is the first of many reconstruction projects to receive support from LCIF thanks to the generous response from the international family of Lions following the devastating earthquake in Haiti.

Through the project, homes will be erected directly on a family's plot of land, thus avoiding the hardship of further displacement and any potential property disputes. The building of these homes is an important first step toward reestablishing normal life for families who lost their homes and so much more after the earthquake.

From Haiti to Pakistan, China to Tennessee, Lions and our foundation are rebuilding homes and lives.

With my cordial regards,

Eberhard J. Wirfs
Chairperson, Lions Clubs International Foundation

Sid L. Scruggs III

International President

Lions Code of Ethics

To Show my faith in the worthiness of my vocation by industrious application to the end that I may merit a reputation of quality of service.
To Seek success and to demand all fair remuneration or profit as my just due, but to accept no profit or success at the price of my own self-respect lost because of unfair advantage taken or because of questionable acts on my part
To Remember that in building up my business it is not necessary to tear down another's; to be loyal to my clients or customer and true to myself
Whenever a doubt arises as to the right or ethics of my position or action towards others, to resolve such doubt against myself
To Hold friendship as an end and not a means. To hold that true friendship exists not on account of the service performed by one to another, but that true friendship demands nothing but accepts service in the spirit in which it is given.
Always to bear in mind my obligations as a citizen to my nation, my state and my community, and to give them my unswerving loyalty in word, act, and deed. To give them freely of my time, labor, and means.