DISTRICT 19A DISTRICT GOVERNOR JIMMY HO JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2015 NEWSLETTER Dear fellow Lions, Lionesses and Leos, “TOGETHER AS ONE” We have past our half year mark recently. I am pleased to report that our second new Lions club is almost ready to file their charter application. Our District Project to raise funds to support Lions Foundation of Canada - Dog Guide project is an outstanding success. At the dog guide dinner event on February 6th, over 270 Lions and friends attended from over 31 clubs. 19 Judge Brian Stevenson Fellowship were presented at the dinner event. 9 more are on order and will be presented at the District Spring Conference in April, 2015. $40,000 was raised up to this point and with more to come. I extend my heartfelt appreciation to all of you for making this a most memorable occasion with so many of our clubs contributing and showing what TRUE Lionism is all about. Our District Project Chairperson PZC Clara Chow and her committee have to be commended for giving 100% of their time and dedication to this project. Our Spring Conference Committee working under the leadership of Co-Chairpersons IPDG Peter Cheng and PDG Henry Ng are diligently putting together an exciting and entertaining fun night for your enjoyment. President Karen Poon and Secretary Alvina Seid of Vancouver Cathay New Century Lions Club have been appointed and accepted as the Spring Conference Registration Co-Chairpersons; please contact Secretary Alvina Seid for registration at [email protected] or her cell: (604) 818-3383. Mailing address will be updated on REVISED registration form and will be emailed to all clubs shortly. My sincere thank you to the new Spring Conference Co-Chairs and their Committee for their great support towards the District and to myself. I look forward to a very pleasant cooperation from you all, your support and participation is important to our District. Together, we make 2014-2015 another great success ! Chinese New Year is just around the corner, I wish you and your family a Healthy and Prosperous year of the Golden Ram. Kung Hey Fat Choy ! Yours in Service, Jimmy Ho District Governor “Together as ONE” Inside this issue: Lions Calendar of Events 2 DG’s visitations photos 3-5 1st and 2nd VDGs’ corners 6-7 More Photos to Share 8-9 LCI Latest News 10-11 Diabetes Awareness News 12 Lions Calendar of Events 2015 2015 March Membership Focus—WOMEN 8th Vancouver Shaughnessy Lions Club Annual Fundraising Event at Marine Drive Golf Club - High Tea with Fashion Show. 7-9th LCI Advanced Lions Leadership Institute at Calgary (refer to LCI website) 14th Ambleside Tiddlycove Lions Club 40th Charter Anniversary Celebration 21st Vancouver Marpole-Grandview Lions Club Fundraising Event for Covenant House at Kirin Seafood Restaurant, City Square, Vancouver. $55 per person. RSVP to PDG Troy Dalen [email protected] Club Nomination Month April 17-18th Membership Focus –LIONS MEMBERSHIP GROWTH MONTH District 19A Spring Conference 18th District Leo Convention 25th A-H-I Kick off Meeting Club Election Month May Membership Focus—STRENGTHEN MEMBERSHIP MONTH 17th Vancouver Pacific Lions Club 25th Charter Anniversary Celebration at Four Seasons Hotel, Vancouver. $98 per person 28-30 VDG/ZCE In-Service Training will be held in Yakima. 31st LCI Faculty Institute June 26-30 International Convention in Hawaii Congratulations to PP Matthew Wong, Vancouver Metropolitan Lions Club who won the District Environmental Photo Contest 2015. Page 2 T O G E T H E R AS O N E District Project on February 6, 2015 for Lions Foundation of Canada. DG official visitation to Burnaby Lougheed Lions Page 3 T O G E T H E R AS O N E A1 Zone Meeting at the Vancouver Chinatown Lions Manor. Powell River Lions Club Lions Haggis Night Page 4 T O G E T H E R AS O N E DG Official Joint Visit to Pemberton and Whistler Lions Club DG official visit to Vancouver Chinatown Lioness Club Charter Member, PP Grace Li, Vancouver Shaughnessy Lions Club who passed away in January, 2015. With Deepest Sympathy! T O G E T H E R AS O N E Page 5 1st Vice District Governor’s “Talk of the Lions” January arrived to the sound of many Lions Xmas tree Chip-up operations and fundraisers in various locations in Vancouver and our North Shore . I am always amazed by the solid commitment of our Members working long, long hours. Many Clubs did well and my own Tiddlycove Club enjoyed an excellent December / January period enabling it to donate $50,000 to the Lions Gate Hospital Foundation, a three-year commitment. I attended both the 2nd Zone meetings of A-1 at Campbell Ave. and A-6 considerably further away at Pender Harbour , Sunshine Coast . GLT Co-ordinator Grace joined me on that all-day ferry trip. All A-6 Clubs were represented from Gibsons to Powell River and all read reports and showcased community projects. The A-1 meeting was also very well attended and I am always impressed by the enthusiasm, especially by our younger Lions. It also gave me great pleasure to join our DG at the Chinatown Lioness Club dinner on Jan. 7 and promptly got invited to their Lunch fundraiser for the Canadian Liver Foundation at the Airport Marriott on Feb. 1st. One other intriguing weekend was the two-day DG-Elect Training sessions in Calgary , Alberta . I travelled with DGE Don Wight (H), Leadership Chair Steve Somerset and PCC Allan Hunt via WestJet. PID Patricia Hill also participated; what a motivational speaker she is. 12 future DGs from Manitoba west to B.C. and south to California all joined in and the discussions were lively, (mostly) entertaining and included realistic Action Plans and maximizing District Success. Can you believe the daytime temperature reached +15 C, completely confusing all Albertans who are used to – 15 in January instead. I was also invited through PCC Dennis Stevenson of the Alberta Region to take in an early Saturday morning tour of *CLERC* - Canadian Lions Eyeglass Recycling Centre in Calgary . What a beehive of activity: unpacking, discarding or sorting, measuring each pair, labelling, repacking and then sending these precious spectacles all over the world. Many volunteers from High School students to dedicated Lions and eyeglass specialists work together. The measuring “VISI<*>NIX” machines (see photos) are incredibly accurate & fast but do cost $6,500 each. I counted 8 of them, all in full use. You cannot believe the joy these recycled glasses provide to many significantly sight-impaired recipients thousands of miles away. Together with DG Jimmy & 2nd VDG Simon we all participated in the *lÉâ et|áx `x hÑ V{tÜ|àç VÉÇvxÜà* performed by PDG Dickie Lam for the benefit of BC Children’s Hospital. It was most successful and very well attended. Must say that Mr. Dickie looked splendid in his final multi-coloured suit. Should I borrow it for our 1st Cabinet meeting at the end of August? Hummm . . …. A further GLT-GMT meeting was also convened in Kerrisdale where all Members reviewed the various programs, Leadership courses and expectations for our District for 2015 - 2016. January ended with an inspirational Rally in the Valley Lions meeting put together by the Chilliwack Mt. Cheam Lions Club in Chilliwack on the 31st. I was very pleased that PZC Vince Moule from Pemberton joined me arriving at my place at 7:30 a.m. to drive out to Chilliwack – talk about commitment. Our Grace Hwo also attended; our speakers included ID Don Shove, PID Patti Hill, CC-Elect Al Beddows and others. The Mayor of Chilliwack, Sharon Gaetz, was our Luncheon speaker. She delivered an impassioned speech about Women in Leadership. It was a full, promising day of Lions success and future commitments. We ended with a fine dinner prepared by the Mt. Cheam Lions at their Hall and Vinnie & I hustled home around eight arriving via our much improved Highway 1 & Port Mann Bridge in West Van in one hour and ten minutes. That is a vast improvement over the previous years of gridlock ! Yours in Service & Fellowship, Eric R. – 1st VDG * photos on page 8 * Page 6 T O G E T H E R AS O N E 2nd Vice District Governor’s Corner Presidents and Secretaries, did you know about the program (CEP) Club Excellence Process? CEP is the perfect resource for any club that wants to achieve Excellence, is a fun, interactive process that brings members together to look at what your club is today and what will be tomorrow, gives you the tools to strengthen your club’s service, improve club effectiveness and enhance your membership experience, you can find out more further details in the LCI website or contact the Membership and New Club Development Department of LCI. I encourage all the Lions Clubs in our District to sign up this Club Excellence Process (CEP). T O G E T H E R AS O N E Page 7 1st Vice District Governor’s “Talk of the Lions” Photos Recap: Up: Rally in the Valley Leadership Meeting Page 8 T O G E T H E R AS O N E A6 Zone Meeting North Van. Host Lions Christmas Trees Chipping T O G E T H E R AS O N E Page 9 Page 10 T O G E T H E R AS O N E Dear Club Officer, LCI is now offering an electronic payment option for clubs in Canada. The electronic payment will be issued by a Pre-Authorized ACH Debit, which is an electronic bank to bank method of payment. Please review the Pre-Authorized Debit Form, and contact us if you are interested in sending an electronic payment to pay your club’s balance. You must first fill out the form, and send it to us in a secure method, to ensure your club’s banking information is protected. You may send it to us via fax or email. After you are ready to approve the ACH payment, contact us by fax or email, and advise the amount. We will take care of the processing of the payment on your behalf, by debiting your club’s bank account. Thank you for considering this payment option for your club. Best regards, Melinda Plott Manager Accounts Receivable and Club Account Services Lions Clubs International [email protected] 630-468-6878 T O G E T H E R AS O N E Page 11 Dear Club Presidents and Secretaries, Greetings! I would like to take this opportunity to thank Gibsons Lions Club, Pemberton Lions Club, Vancouver Diamond Lions Club, Vancouver Diamond Millennial Lions Club and Vancouver Granville Lions Club involved and in participating this year’s annual National Tag Day last month in support of the Canadian Diabetes Association. Your labour is not in vain! If your Club has not participated in Tag Day, we are leaving it up to each Club to choose any day to promote the Diabetes Awareness Activities that suits your Club activities or annual community events, if possible by end of May 2015. Our Incentive Program runs till end of June next year. · Support a local diabetes camp or foundation such as Camp Kakhamela. Camp Kakhamela is operated by the Canadian Diabetes Association. The actual cost is $1500.00 a child. (An Incentive Award - an appreciation plaque, Lions Pennant and a $300.00 cash donation to your club) · To participate the Annual National Tag Day (Nov 14th) and the Diabetes Awareness Month. (An Incentive Award – Lions Pennant and a $100.00 cash donation to your club) · Organize diabetes services, projects and activities in your club. http://www.lionsclubs.org/EN/common/pdfs/iad475.pdf (An Incentive Award - Lions Pennant and a $50.00 cash donation to your club) · Donate with Clothesline in support of Canadian Diabetes Association. http://www.diabetes.ca/how-you-can-help/clothesline (An Incentive Award - Lions Pennant and a $50.00 cash donation to your club) Yours in Lionism, IPP Alex Wong District Diabetes Awareness Chairperson Dear fellow Lions, Lioness & Leos (Leos Advisors): District newsletter relies on your input of information. If you have any news to share about your club’s upcoming activities, achievements, donations, etc. , please email to your District Bulletin Editor, PZC Grace Hwo, [email protected] Thanks for your update. CONTACTS: District Governor Jimmy Ho [email protected] 1st Vice District Governor Eric Keller, [email protected] 2nd Vice District Governor Simon Yau, [email protected] Cabinet Secretary: Linda Wong, PDG, [email protected] Webmaster: Eric Tong [email protected] District Website: www.19alions.org www.19alions.com Zone Chairpersons: A1 Lawrence Tam Vancouver Chinatown Lions A2 Bryan Terrace Ambleside Tiddlycove Lions A3 Dave Herd, PDG Granisle Lions A4 Rodney Proskiw Prince Rupert Lions A6 Clifford Moss Gibsons Lions A7 Annie Lau Vancouver Granville Lions A9 David Thompson, PCS Vancouver Evergreen Lions District Leos Liaison PP Kirk Dickson Burnaby Lougheed Lions [email protected] Bulletin Editor PZC Grace Hwo [email protected] Page 12 T O G E T H E R AS O N E
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