District Governor Ken Cocking and Wife Jo, 2008-2009
From the Governor
Greetings to all Lions, Lioness and Leos of District 1-D. My District Governor Training and the 91st Lions Clubs International (LCI) Convention are history, now we need to face the coming year. What a great year for Lionism last year. LCI exceeded its $200,000,000.00 goal for Campaign Sight First II. LCI will have a membership increase of about 20,000 members this year. How did this happen? Our leaders set goals and enabled the clubs and members to achieve these “challenges to change”. We all did our part to help; our district had the lowest net loss of members in many years. With the Leadership of Paul Lindstrom and Bob Bloemker every club in our district contributed to Campaign Sight First II.
Now I ask you to continue to accept the “challenge to change”, and accept my goals as your goals. If you accept this challenge we will do something this district has not done in over 18 years – a net club increase of one or more clubs and a net gain of two or more in membership.
When “Together We Serve” (our/my motto this year) we can achieve the impossible. I look forward to serving together with each of you this year and enabling you to be the best you can be.
Lion Ken, DG
