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48th Annual
District 33-A
Mid-Winter Conference
Friday, Saturday & Sunday
February 08, 09, & 10, 2008
Holiday Inn Boxborough Woods
242 Adams Place, Exit 28 off 495
Boxborough, MA
Attention Lions, Leos and guests,
We are pleased to announce that our District's 49th Annual Mid-Winter Conference will be held at the Holiday Inn Boxborough, Boxborough, MA on February 08, 09, & 10, 2008.
Please print the District 33-A Registration Form Adobe Acrobat.
Reservations must be made by January 15, 2008The theme for Friday is "Pirates". Dress is casual. So wear your best costume. Please join us for some entrainment along with music, dancing and friendships.
The business meeting and Youth Speech Competition will kick off Saturday morning with the Youth Speech winner announced at Lunch. Also, the Past District Governor recipient will be announced at Lunch. The Young Ambassador Award and Humanitarian Award for District 33A will also be announced at the Lunch. Sales tables will be open most of the day. Bring your collection of eye glasses for recycling. The Saturday evening banquet will welcome our guest speaker and recognize new Melvin Jones recipients, Sight Award recipients, Joseph Protano Founders Award and the Joseph J. Camarda recipients will be honored.
Then there are the hospitality rooms with the fun and camaraderie of all the Lions, Leos and guests.
The weekend concludes with the candidates' breakfast on Sunday morning.
Our guests for the weekend will be International Director Dr. Patricia Hill.
INTERNATIONAL DIRECTOR
Dr. Patricia Hill
Dr. Patricia Hill from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, was elected to serve a
two-year term as a director of The International Association of Lions Clubs at
the association’s 90th International Convention, held in Chicago, Illinois, USA,
July 2-6, 2007.
Director Hill is a psychologist.
A member of the Edmonton Host Lions Club since 1990, Director Hill has held many offices within the association, including club president, zone chairperson, district governor and council chairperson. She also served as district chairperson for Membership, Environment, Convention and International Cooperation and Understanding. Additionally she has served as a committee member for the USA/Canada Lions Leadership Forum, multinational coordinator for Campaign SightFirst II, secretary for Lions Eyebank (Alberta) Society, director of the Lions Eye Research Institute of Northern Alberta and presenter and multiple forums and conventions.
In recognition of her service to the association, Director Hill has received numerous awards, including multiple Club President’s Appreciation Awards, District Lion of the Year, an Extension Award, induction to the Multiple District 37 Hall of Fame, several District Governor’s Certificates of Appreciation, five International President’s Certificates of Appreciation and an International President’s Medal. She is also a Judge Brian Stevenson Fellow, Denise and Jack Isaman Fellow and a Melvin Jones Fellow.
In addition to her Lions activities, Director Hill is active in numerous professional and community organizations. She is a member of the Psychologists Association of Alberta, the Canadian Psychological Association and the Community League. In the past, she served as president of the Alberta Association of Psychologists and the Association of Canadian Educators of the Hearing Impaired.
Director Hill and her husband, Gregory Holmes, also a Lion, have two children.
Updated 26-September-2007/ Dan Bonnette, District 33-A Webmaster