Entries by John Mallonee

Lions Are the Biggest Ever!

As of Thursday, the Lions have surpassed a goal set by International President Bob Corlew.  He challenged us this year to reach 1,445,591 Lions and we passed that last night.  It has been since about 1998 since we’ve been that big. There’s also still time for clubs to bring new members in with a waived […]

Last Cabinet Meeting/Gavel Pass

This morning, we concluded our last cabinet meeting of the year.  Each year, we vote on distributions for specific district projects from the amounts collected from clubs throughout the year. As Disteict Governor, I appreciate the work of our cabinet this year, and especially all the work done by our clubs.  It’s amazing the impact […]

More from the MD-14 Convention

In our last post, we talked about the first couple days of the convention including the service project we had to feed 180,000 people. That evening, we continued with the International Banquet.  The banquet started off with the presentation of our District Governors-Elect including our own DGE, Lion Kathy Fouse. We also got to hear […]

Passing of PDG James Higinbotham

The Lions. Lionesses and Leos of District 14-M and Multiple District 14 sadly report the recently passing of Past District Governor James E. “Jim” Higinbotham last Tuesday, May 23, at the age of 88. Visitation for PDG Higinbotham will be held Friday, May 26, from 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. at Schrock-Hogan Funeral Home & […]

2016-2017 MD-14 Convention

This weekend, we’ve been having an enjoyable, informative, service-filled experience at the Seven Springs Mountain Resort of the Laurel Highlands.  Lions, Lionesses, and Leos from around the state gathered starting on Thursday for our State Council meeting.  They also traveled to the Geyer Theater for a presentation of “Miracle Worker”. Friday began early with a […]