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As reported in last bulletin Kingsley & Connie after driving from Elma to Raymond to present a MJF to Ralph Turner at 7:00 AM on Wednesday October first turned right around and drove back North thru Elma to an overnight stay in a Omak, WA Motel (Not at Lions Club expence) where Kingsley wanted to see former employees of a engineering field office he had there in 1970s and Connie had childhood friend there. Thence next morning 10/2/08 over Canadian border to Osoyoos, B.C. to attend the Lions Club MD19 Fall Forum. Got there so early on Thursday morning were able to make many friends while helping a little the local Osoyoos Lions set up for the Forum.

Because Connie & Kingsley were not sure they were going to be able to attend the Forum until after the two closest hotels were booked up solid they ended up with phone reservations for one night in the most expensive room in the most expensive hotel in town and the other two nights in the least expensive room in the least expensive hotel in town. By shear luck the desk clerk (thinking most people coming already had reservations and they would not have much business) of the expensive said they could stay there all three nights at the lowest rate. This pad (a suite) was almost like the bridal and simply could not be wasted so of course 19G-5 just had to have a hospitality room complete with it's banner hung on the wall(funded by K. Hall & C, Bevington) What a status symbol!!! Visitors welcomed by our own Dale Jacobson DG, The Harpers-Secretary & PDG, Brien Patton VDG included: former Carol Monohan (former member State Legislature) of Raymond and former member of both Raymond & Montesano Lions, Four beautiful gals in costume from the Pentictin Lions (next Canada Forum Hosts)

"I know I learned some things about Lions by going to a fantastic Northwest Lions Leadership Institute even though I have been in Leadership roles all my life. Even though I resent most purely motivational speakers or people trying to train such types prefering people who speak from the heart with some new good idea while being entertaining rather than trying to brainwash. Having been personally in charge of a convention of over 3,000 computer scientists (on the large scale)with actual complex (very dry) material to present ,-and directing four or five musical productions per year for almost 20 years of up to 75 different volunteers (most with stage fright),-and the usual forming & management of two highly technical consulting firms with up to 48 (mostly college grads or equivalent) paid out of my own pocket employees at a time.it struck me at first as not as beneficial as it might have been for someone else. As a Public Employee, Employee of Consulting Firms, CEO of my own Kingsley Hall Associates I spoke to or chaired on average 3 or 4 City or County Councils/Commissioners, Plan Commissions, or Hearing Examiners and Federal Law 405 Project Hearings in 13 States. The Cabinet meetings I am now privledged to attend are more inspirational as a place to witness the or help setting of new Lions Club goals and help accomplish it and others theirs rather than spend time alledgedly learning and studying group dynamics. But, I must have picked up something there cause I'm still a Lion (Because I have read about and do what we do) though 4 out of the 6 people sitting at the table at the last Institute seminar on public speaking I was at (with lifetime occupations similar to mine) said they were going home and might be quiting the Lions Club so they would not have their time wasted by such a meeting again. I never knew their names (I'd never admit now if I was one) but think I have seen at least one of these guys since at a Lions function.

I remember the story about the college scholarship or admissions board being very tired of heariing or reading resumes about what wonderful leaders their children were until they came across one parent's letter saying "my daughter is not inclined to be a good leader but is a great follower" The story goes the child was admitted with the highest priority the board could offer with a letter stating our entire student body needs at least one person to lead.

Though I appreciate both the honor bestowed on me by my club by both their endorsement on below form and making sure I could be reimbursed for any additional funds incurred by attendance I suggest where there are more candidates than such opportunities that people with less vocational and avocational lifetime leadership experiences be given more consideration rather than those of us that look like we already have the most experience and most potential for Lions Club leadership. It was however great for my already huge ego & self esteem to now have on my resume. I'm very thankful I received the grant

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