The annual Mid-Winter Rally of Kansas Lions will take on a “New York” flavor as they play host to Past International Director Doug Alexander, on Jan. 18-20 at the Ramada Convention Center in Salina.
The Kansas Lions Council of District Governors conducts four meetings each year to assess progress towards goals for community service by the 7000 Kansas Lions and Leos (school students) who serve in the 290 clubs from all parts of the state. In addition, most of the State Committees and Lions Foundation Boards will meet to evaluate annual goals.
The Kansas Lions Council of Governors is the controlling authority of Kansas Lions. They are: DG Sheryl Brenn of 17-L (west); DG William Sanderson of 17-I (north-central); DG Beverly Nichols of 17-O (north-east); DG Mel Barnett of 17-N (south-central); and DG Bill Kincaid of 17-S (south-east). The Council Chairperson is Helen LeBlanc of Valley Center.
Past International Director Douglas Alexander is a retired Vice President of J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, and a member of the Bedford Stuyvesant Lions Club of Brooklyn, NY. While attending the International Convention in Sydney, Australia, he was elected to serve a two-year term as International Director for the club years 2010-2012. PID Townsend has held many offices in Lionism, and received numerous awards, including two International Presidential Awards, and is a progressive Melvin Jones Fellow.  
In addition to his Lions activities, PID Alexander is active in numerous professional and community organizations. He has served as chairperson of the advisory board for the New York Urban League and as a board member of the St. Francis DeSales School for the Deaf. He has also received the Congressional Record Award.
The International Association of Lions Clubs is the world’s largest community service organization with 1.35 Million members in 46,000 clubs, in 206 countries of the world. In Kansas there are 7,000 Lion and Leo Club members serving in 290 clubs, all dedicated to serving their hometown communities.