From the Editor:

Bring in your baked goods for the silent auction at the February 8 meeting. Our regular auctioneer was unable to attend the February 8 meeting, so we will have a silent auction of donated baked goods instead. We hope to schedule our usual auction later this year.

The Troy Lions Club 70^th Charter Night will be celebrated at the March 14 meeting. Lion President Bob Medley has been accumulating a list of former Troy Lions members to invite. He has also been working with the Tin Roof restaurant to provide the meal and room. For a cost of $16.25 per person, including tax and gratuity, will get the following meal:

· choice of grilled chicken or pork loin

· two side dishes, corn and cheesy potatoes

· tossed salad with bread

· Tea or water

Please contact Lion President Bob if you have any suggestions about the arrangements.

It is time to start thinking about customers for rose day. The 2012 Troy Lions Rose Day has been scheduled for April 20. This is the Friday before Administrative Professionals day on April 25. The count will be needed by April 6. The price is expected to remain at $15 per dozen roses and $12 per dozen carnations.

Upcoming dates:

February 8 – club full meeting with meal, starting at 6:30 PM

February 22 – club business meeting starting at 7:00 PM

February Club Anniversaries:

1988 Tom Gibson

2003 Jeff Feierstein

February Birthdays:

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6 Jeff Feierstein

Congratulations to all!

District dates of interest:

February 16, 2012 – District 13E Cabinet Meeting at AB Graham Center

March 7, 2012 – Zone 7 meeting at Piqua Public Library

April 14, 2012 – District E Lions District Convention at McIntosh Center in Ada, Ohio

May 18 – 20, 2012 – Ohio Lions State Convention at Embassy Suites in Dublin, Ohio

June 22 – 26, 2012 – Lions International Convention in Busan, Korea

Did you know?

Optic nerve hypoplasia is one of the leading causes of vision loss and blindness in infants and children. Optic nerve hypoplasia occurs in the early stages of fetal development, when the eyes are forming. The optic nerve never fully develops or, once developed, dies-off and reduces in size for unknown reasons. Recent evidence suggests that ganglion cell axons, that make-up the optic nerve, are not able to grow through the optic nerve head because certain chemical messengers are not present for directional growth from the eye to the brain. Optic nerve hypoplasia is variable, and can result in only minor vision problems to complete blindness. Usually, if the infant has nystagmus the optic nerve hypoplasia is more severe and vision is very much reduced. If the infant does not have nystagmus, the likelihood for significant vision loss in less. All infants with optic nerve hypoplasia should have a CT scan or MRI to look for midline brain defects that can result in body growth problems. If the infant does not have nystagmus, the chance of midline brain defects is small. If the infant has nystagmus, the chance of midline defects is greater. Some infants have optic nerve hypoplasia in one eye only. If only in one eye, the chance of midline defects is very small and the doctor may choose not to do a CT scan or MRI, depending on other factors. There is no treatment or cure for optic nerve hypoplasia.

Now you know!

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Lions International President:	Lion Wing-Kun Tam	Troy Lions President:	Lion Robert Medley
District 13-E Governor:	Lion William Keller	1st Vice President:	Lion Mel Ward
1^st Vice District Governor:	Lion Jack Preston	Secretary:	IPDG Sheryl Schlater
2^nd Vice District Governor:	Lion Darlene Roll	Treasurer:	Lion Steve Kaplan
Cabinet Sec/Treasurer:	Lion Dave Amweg	Newsletter Editor:	Lion Doug Beitzel