IOWA LIONS DISTRICT 9SW

Welcome to the District 9SW website. My name is Jerry Farley and I’m happy to be serving as 9SW District Governor this year. There are currently 56 Lions Clubs in the 20 counties of District 9SW, with a membership total of 1,550 Lions, Lioness, and Leos.

I hope to get to know each member during our club visits, at our District Convention, and at our State Conventions this year. Also, you will always be able to reach me by phone, email, or US mail anytime you have a question or suggestions for me. Communication is the key!

I am SO impressed by the things Lions do, the ideas they have, the effort they put forth, ALL as volunteers. The longer I’m in Lions and the more I learn about Lions -----it just fills me with awe. There are so many good and positive things happening on so many levels, and so many good, dedicated, sincere, and selfless Lions!


My personal pin has a message---
“Leave a shadow of your life….thru SERVICE”

Our shadow does not follow behind in the past but leads us forward to the future and to bigger and better things.

I’m looking forward to growing into this DG role and SERVING with 1VDG Ardie Klemish, 2VDG Sheri Holliday, and all those Lions who stepped up to SERVE as Zone and Cabinet Chairpersons.

Being District Governor 2009-2010 is not just a job to me, something to do for the next year to keep me out of trouble. I’m sure this is true for all DGs, past, present, and future whoever they are. For me, it’s an opportunity to make a difference in society; an opportunity I’ve never had before. I’ll be traveling this road, leaning heavily on my Partner in Life and Partner in SERVICE, Barb.

Greetings District 9SW Lions

Thanks to all the clubs who have scheduled my official visit. We’ve been having fun and have visited many clubs that are doing outstanding SERVICE in their communities. It makes me proud to be a LION! Please contact me ASAP if we haven’t scheduled our visit to your club yet.

We’ve had a wonderful Christmas season. In spite of our record snowfall in SW Iowa we’ve managed not to miss any of our Church, family, or Lion activities. I hope your Holiday Season has been wonderful as well.

New Year’s Day marks a new beginning. It’s a time to review and to set new personal and club goals for the year ahead. My goal for each of us in 9SW is to do one thing in Lionism we’ve never done before. That could be to volunteer for a Club, District, or State office, or attend a Zone meeting, Cabinet meeting, seminar, or Convention. It could be as easy as helping with more of your clubs’ projects, or even just reading your Lion and Iowa Lion magazines.

Read the more January news on the News page.

- COOPERATION is GROWING
- SERVING Their Community
- Mark Your Calendar
- Moving to Grow…New Members
- Leave a Shadow....
- In Memoriam
- 9SW Clubs on the MOVE