New Jersey Lions District 16N

Our 2026-2027 District Cabinet Officers

District Governor

Michael Moyer

(Belvidere)

Hungry for Growth and Service

To create a tasty dish, one has to have a vision of what that dish will taste like and select the right ingredients, have the right cooking vessels and carefully follow the instructions laid out in the recipe. My fellow Lions, we have all of the necessary qualities to create a really taste dish. Our dish must not only feed the body but also nourish the soul. We can process all of the ingredients for a well-balanced, nutritious and sustaining dish and using district 16N as the cooking vessel we can bring life to this recipe and enjoy the warmth and satisfying flavor of our creation.

Recipe for our District in 2026-2027

5 cups love 1 cup friendship 5 cups kindness 5 cups of faith 3 cups understanding 5 cups of hope 3 cups loyalty 1 barrel of laughter 3 cups gratitude 1 bowl of smiles

Mix together love, and loyalty add faith, then mix thoroughly with gratitude, kindness and understanding. Add hope and friendship and top with smiles and laughter. Spread over a lifetime and serve it to everyone around you! If we carefully follow this recipe and use only the best ingredients, that being you, sift through all the issues we will face gathering the ingredients, blend them all together and adjust the seasonings to our taste then we will have created a dish that not only serves our district but also unite us as Lions. Looking ahead to 2026-2027, we have clubs in our district that are 75 years old. We need to add to this recipe new and fresh ingredients and stir them into the pot and incorporate the older readily available ingredients and puree the old with the new to create a dish worth serving that is both nourishing and comforting. I believe in one pot cooking so that all of the ingredients have a chance to bloom together and melt their flavors in harmony. I look forward to being the executive chef in our 16N kitchen and serving our current clubs in addition to adding new clubs to create a recipe that leads to growth and more service.

Yours in Serice,
Michael Moyer
District Governor, 16N