27-D1 District Cabinet Meeting - October 12, 2025 at Albany Lions Clubhouse
Cabinet Meeting
Cabinet Meeting Minutes
1) The Cabinet meeting was called to order at 11:00 AM by District Governor Jim Klubertanz. DG Jim welcomed everyone and thanked them for attending. There were 32 Lions in attendance along with several Albany Lion volunteers.
2) Pledge of Allegiance (FVDG Tony)
3) Words of Wisdom (SVDG Adam)
4) Invocation (FVDG Tony)
5) Meal
6) Secretary report from the August Cabinet Meeting (Lion Bruce) - The August Minutes were emailed to everyone and available on the District webpage. There were no questions or corrections. Motion by PDG Bob Faliveno to accept the minutes as presented. Second by IDG Ron Wright. Motion carried.
7) Treasurer's report and approval of budget (Lion Bill) - Cabinet Treasurer Bill Severson was unable to attend due to illness. Any questions should be directed to Lion Bill. Motion to accept the audit report by PCC Tammy Rockenbach, second by IPDG Ron Wright. Motion carried.
8) Website Proposal (FVDG Tony) - Our current website is old and unsupported. FVDG Tony reviewed a proposal to design new website from MJ Media, modeled after the District 27-A1 website. Cost will be $595 for year one, with recurring costs of $170 per here which includes the domain and hosting fees. Motion to accept the $595 proposal from MJ Media, LLC for the design and implementation of a new District 27-D1 website by PID Peter Cerniglia. Second by PDG Bob Faliveno, Motion carried.
9) Diabetes Request (Lion Brian McKay) - Lion Brian outlined various was that Lions and Lions Clubs could get involved in supporting Breakthrough T1D, formerly JDRF. Volunteers and Lion Participation needed at various events:
• Madison Gala at Monona Terrace on March 7, 2026 - Volunteers needed.
• Walks - 4 last year with 2500 walkers - volunteers and participants needed.
• LaCrosse Bike Ride - 400 riders - volunteers and participants needed.
Youth ambassadors available to share with clubs and district - how to get involved and bring awareness to Lions. BreakthoughtT1d calendar can be found at https://www.breakthrought1d.org/ click on “Get Involved.”
10) Committee Reports - Posted on District webpage.
a) GAT Team - Reports online - Tim Meier reporting for GAT GMT - Lion Tim Meier - Membership is moving in the right directions. Plus 72 new members but have dropped 50. Exercise on recruitment and open discussion at the Region meetings.
GST - PDG Al Johnson - All clubs should report any Mental Health Projects in the Lion Portal. Currently 17 clubs are not reporting service at this point. GST Al will be contacting those clubs. 27D1 Kindness Matters nominee was selected as the multiple district nominee to LCI.
GLT - Lion Andrea Murray - Emphasis on Lions Learning Center at the Regional Meetings, want to encourage clubs to use the resources available. Region meetings listed at end of minutes.
GET - Lion Steve Pogue - Still working on new club on North side of Madison.
GMA - Lion Tammy Rockenbach - New course, Club Rebuilding, is available in the Lions Learning Center. Wisconsin Lions Summit is October 24-25-26. Oct 24 - Social Oct 26-Sessions led by MD Gat Teams Oct 26 - Certified Guiding Lions Training. Cost is $50 for Sat & Sun, $25 for Sunday Only.
b) LEBW Report (Lion Erica) - Report Online. SVDG Adam also reported that the Exec Team planted 27 trees in the Tribute Garden on September 28 workday. It looks great!
c) RHTH Report (PDG AL) - The new roof and soffit project has been completed, gutters still to come. Front porch and sign upgrade are on the agenda for next spring. There are still many questions about the main construction project. Clubs are encouraged to add RHTH to their budgeting process.
d) USA/Canada Forum Report (PDG Tammy) - The Forum was in Atlantic City with about 1700 Lions, Leos, and guest attendees. BJ Blanek was the keynote speaker. 2026 will be in Memphis, Sept 3-5, 2026. Connie LeClair Meyer is sessions chair and looking for Wisconsin Lions to help and be a real part of the forum. Will be looking into a bus to the forum from Wisconsin.
e) Children's Vision Screening (Lion Milo) - Report is online. Currently at 1143 screenings with 125 referrals with more screening scheduled for this fall. We have 4 district cameras located in Lancaster, DeForest, McFarland and New Glarus. Many S12 cameras are over 10 years old and are no longer supported.
• Lion Milo proposes purchasing a new S20 District camera, price is $7727 to be housed in Verona. Second by PDG John Jenson. After discussion, PDG Jenson withdraws his second and Lion Parker withdraws his original motion.
• Motion by PDG John Jenson to transfer $1000 from the Emergency Fund to the Visions Screening Fund. Second by PDG Peter Cerniglia. Motion Carried.
• Lion Tim Meier made the motion to donate the money from the Vision Screening Fund to the Verona Lions Foundation to purchase an S20 Plus Optics Camera and in turn donate the camera back to District 27D1. Second by Lion Jim Flectcher. Motion Carried.
f) Adult Vision Screening (PDG Bob) - AVS needs a new Humphrey machine. Zies Meditech no longer makes the Humphrey 710 machine. Motherboard in the machine is bad. Used devices advertised from $1250 - $1850 from optometrists on E-Bay.
• Motion by PDG Bob Faliveno to spend a maximum of $2000 from the Vision Screening Fund to purchase a used Humphrey 710 screener. Second by FVDG Tony Sobczak. Motion carried 31 Aye - 1 Nay.
Two events coming up on October 25 - Latino Health Fair and Stand Down for Vets at the Salvation Army.
g) UW Campus Club (lion Bob) - 22 students attended the first membership meeting. There are 10 current members. Club will be taking an Eye Bank Tour on October 17.
h) District Convention (Lion Andrea) - District Convention will be meeting at Ho Chunk in Wisconsin Dells on Wednesday, October 15 to tour the facility. The Convention is March 13-14, 2026, at Ho Chunk. Ben Johnson, Agrace Hospice Care will be the keynote speaker.
• PCC Tammy Rockenbach made the motion to appropriate up to $2000 from the Emergency Fund for service projects at the District Convention. Second by PDG John Jenson. Motion carried.
• Dori Bear project will be one of the
i) Peace Poster (Lion Andy) - Next deadline: November 15 - Poster deadline to DG Jim - Lion Andy will be working with PDG Jeff Winkler and Lion Andrea Murray to display at District Convention. Unsure of number of participating clubs but 20 Peace Poster Kits were distributed to clubs.
j) Youth Exchange (Lion Crystal) - No Report
k) WLF Report (PDG John, Lion Jim) - Report online
• 1007 campers during the 10-week program, first time over 1000 since Covid trending in the right direction. 143 campers from D1.
• The Kids Raffle made $78000. Birch Sturm Golf Outing made $37000, Hustle S'More earned $24000, and a first-time concert in A2 made $10000.
• Deer Hide season is coming up. Promotion materials will be available at the Region meetings, Last year the Deer Hide project made $114,000. Deer Hide apparel is now available from Bee-Seen Promotions. Deer Hide processor donated a truckload of salt processing the hides.
• Eye glass Recycling Center is requesting glasses be sorted into four categories: See information file in reports.
• Camp wish list is looking for a 4-person John Deer Gator - Raised $13000 through HundredX Survey Program.l) LCIF Report (PDG Conrad) - Report online - Reminder that individual donations help the club.
m) Diabetes Report (Lion Jill) - Lion Julie Baglama has been working on doing A1C testing with Hy-Vee again this year in Madison and Janesville.
• Motion by Lion Julie Baglama to authorize spending up to $1600 from the Diabetes Fund for A1C testing at 4 Hy-Vee Stores for the week of November 18. Second by PDG Jeff Winkler. Motion Carried.
n) Leader Dog (Lion Patty) - No Report - FVDG Tony Sobczak visited Leader Dog in August, Leader Dog tour plus experiencing walking with a cane, a leader dog and dining in the dark. Visit Leader Dog if you get the chance. It is Awesome!
o) Childhood Cancer (Lion Julie)- No current statewide program, Lion Julie encouraged club to make a donation or help a family.
p) Stuff the Bus (Lion Bruce) - Report online - 20 clubs participated this year with total school supplies collected over $70,000. Our District continues to support STB and provide the school supplies needed to our communities.
q) Birch Sturm (Lion Greg) - Birch Sturm Foundation gave $400,000 to Lions Camp this year. Reminder that for a $1000 donation to the Birch Sturm Foundation, you can present a Birch Sturm Fellowship.
r) Leo (Lion Brenda) - Report online -Lion Brenda Steele working with GST Al Johnson and reaching out to Leo Clubs in an effort to get Leo service hours reported in the Lion Portal.
s) Environment - No Report - International Week of Service for the Environment is April 18-26, 2026. Please report your projects in the Lion Portal.
t) Lions Missions (Lion Jeff) -Upcoming missions: Eyeglass mission rescheduled for Oct 20, Cataract Surgery Mission to Guatemala in November. In Feb or March, will be investigating possible missions to Ecuador and Mexico. In 2025, they screened 3829 people in the Dominican Republic and will be going back in March 2026.
PDG Jeff gave an update on the Eyeglass screening project. Financial responsibility rests with the district. They are still working on logistics. They are looking at space in Mazomanie (retired school which is centrally located in the district and close to D2. They would like Lions to work about 20 hrs per week using two lensometers. Point person has received training. Please gauge your club's interest.
u) New Voices Report (SVDG Adam) - No Report
v) Hearing (Lion Lauri) - No Report
11. Region Meetings
a) Regions 1 & 2 - October 20, 2026, 6pm at Mr. Queso's in Cottage Grove
b) Regions 5 & 6 - October 22, 2026, 6pm at Crossroads Supper Club in Arthur
c) Regions 3 & 4 - October 23, 2026, 6pm at Albany Lions Clubhouse in Albany
12. Next Cabinet Meeting - The next meeting will be January 11, 2025, via ZOOM-time TBD Clubhouse
13. Upcoming Events
a. Evansville Lions100th Anniversary on October 25, 2025
b. Mazomanie Harvest Turkey Dinner-Community Building- 5-8pm
c. District Bowling at Ten Pin Alley on January 31, Info on District Webpage
d. Cross Plains Fest at Enchanted Valley, Oct 18-19, 10am-5pm
e. $88 for WLF Gator donated today.
f. WLF has fresh gloves for sale - $20, Brown or Black, (size M-2X)
g. Lions Sate Bowling in Wausau, February 28-March 29.
14. Reminders, we will need replacements for:
a) Lion Mil Parker, Children's Vision Screening Chair
b) Need Candidate for WLF Director at Lion John Elvekrog term will be ending.
c) Eye Bank Director as Lion Erica Singley's term is ending.
15. Cash Raffle Winners - Lion Tim Meier, PID Phil Ingwell, SVDG Adam Crowson
16. Adjourn - Motion to adjourn by PDG Bob Faliveno, second by ID Phil Ingwell, Motion carried.
Meeting adjourned at 2 PM
Reports:
Proposal for a New Lions District 27D1 Website (pdf)
New Website Estimate (pdf)
August Cabinet Meeting Minutes
Treasurers Report - Activities (Excel)
Treasurers Report - Administration (Excel)
Childhood Cancer Report (pdf)
Children's Vision Committee Report (pdf)
Children's Vision Screening S20 Quote (pdf)
Children's Vision Screening 2025-2026 Reporting Form (Excel)
Children's Vision Screening 2025-2026 Summary
Foundation Donations (pdf)
Global Action Team
International Goal Report (pdf)
Lions Eye Bank of Wisconsin Report (pdf)
State Bowling Report (pdf)
State Bowling 2026 Entry Form (pdf)
Stuff the Bus Report (pdf) (pdf)
USA Canada Forum Report
Wisconsin Lions Foundation Donation Report (docx)
Zone R2 Z2 Report (pdf)
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