DISTRICT 19A.BC.CANADA October, 2017 District website: www.district19a.com “THE POWER OF WE”
Greeting from your District Governor Lion Grace
Ahoy fellow lions, lionesses and leos, October is a busy month for our district lions, lionesses and leos! Not only that they have their own clubs’ service projects to work on, they also targeted the recruitment of members under the Membership Growth Month. There was the MD19 Annual Convention being held in Surrey on the 12th to the 14th. Then we had our own 19A Centennial Leo Convention in which the Leos were working so hard to make this Convention a milestone event. With the hard work of the lions, this month 22 members joined our Lions organization with net gain of 5! Our total membership has climbed up to 1,153 from 1,141. with net gain of 12 members. The total hours that were served by lions (excluding leos and lionesses) have been over 10,000! This is incredible and thanks so much for your contributions.
All DGE received gifts from International President at the Convention in July. There was a box with 18 packs of “words of wisdom” that I think it is worth to share with you each month till the end of June.
Vancouver Diamond Lions Club and Lions Clubs International have jointly raised an incredible C$293,460 for the Canadian Cancer Society. With the new cancer screening and diagnostic equipment at the Richmond Hospital Laboratory, residents of Richmond, Delta, South Vancouver, Powell River and the area of the Vancouver International Airport would benefit substantially. Thank you Vancouver Diamond Lions and the LCIF matching grant!
Inside this issue: DG official visitation schedule 2 Welcome New Members / Obituary 3 Awards and Recognitions 4 Premier Centennial Lions Club 5 Lions and Leos Calendar of Events 6 BC Wildfires and Sight Awareness update 7 Leos and Lioness Pages 8-9 Legality Matters and 19A Achievement 10 Roster update / Contacts 11 October DG visitations done: October 2-5th Zone A3 Clubs - Smithers, Skeena & Granisle Lions Clubs October 10th Vancouver Metropolitan Lions Club October 17th Vancouver Marpole-Grandview Lions Club October 18th Vancouver Burrard Lions Club (lunch) October 18th Vancouver Cathay New Century Lions Club October 19th Squamish Lions Club October 22nd Vancouver Midas Lions Club October 24th-27th Zone A4 Clubs - Kitimat, Skidegate, Masset Haida and Prince Rupert Lions Clubs November DG visitations confirmed: 2nd Vancouver Diamond Lions Club 6th Mt. Seymour Lions Club 7th Vancouver Churchill Leo Club 8th Vancouver Broadway Lions Club 9th Vancouver Arbutus Lions Club 14th Vancouver Champlain Heights Lions Club 16th Egmont, Pender Harbour and Sunshine Coast Lions Clubs (joint visitation) 23rd South Vancouver Neighborhood House Leo Club 23rd Vancouver Chinatown Lions Club I have finished one third of the visits and each visit was so special for me. The trips to Zone A3 and A4 were extremely productive. I am so glad that the clubs in these two zones are re-connected with the District again. My heartfelt appreciation to you!
OCTOBER
Masset Haida Lions Club 49th charter anniversary - 7th, 1968
Vancouver Granville Lions Club 9th charter anniversary - 16th, 2008
Vancouver Renfrew Lions Club 36th charter anniversary - 16th, 1981
Lynn Valley Lions Club 47th charter anniversary - 27th, 1970
Burnaby Central Lions 10th charter anniversary - 29th, 2007
Vancouver Galaxy Lions Club 6th charter anniversary - 31st, 2011
Page 2 Burnaby Lougheed Lions Club: Lion Scott Robertson sponsored by Lion Marj Deschner. Prince Rupert Lions Club: Lion Roma Dawe Green sponsored by Lion Anne Copping and Lion Darren Green sponsored by ZC Kenneth Copping. Vancouver Cambie Lions Club: Lion Rebecca Jia Zhen Lin sponsored by Lion Emilie Huang. Vancouver Cathay New Century Lions Club: Lion Ingrid Lee and Lion Queenie Chik (return members) sponsored by CP Stephen Tang. Vancouver Diamond Lions Club: Lion Ki Chiu sponsored by PZC Clara Chow, Lion Vivian Chung and Lion Winnie Leung sponsored by IPZC Hans Wong, Lion Ben Lai sponsored by Lion Jeffrey Chiu. Vancouver Evergreen Lions Club: Lion Richard Sun sponsored by Lion Bowen Wong. Vancouver Legacy Lions Club: Lion Hui Ling Elaine Gao and Lion Xiyue Li sponsored by CP Pollyanna Liu. Vancouver Metropolitan Lions Club: Lion Tim Chiu (return member). Vancouver South Lions Club: Lion Jin Bagry sponsored by President Sam Bagry, Lion John Jiang Quan Xu sponsored by Lion Namtez Sohal. Vancouver Sunshine Lions Club: Lion Lawrence Zhang sponsored by CP Wendy Yuan, Lion Lily Li, Lion Lucia Huang, Lion Wilson Wang, Lion James Zhan.
Vancouver East Lions Club: PP Nedo Gizzi Kitimat Lions Club: Lion Allan Egan Burnaby Lougheed Lions Club: Lion Velma Pallen Squamish Lions Club: PP Chito Vergara Memorial service will be held on November 12th at 1 p.m., Squamish Valley Golf Course, Mamquam Road, Squamish.
Page 3 Dear fellow lions,
I am so grateful, honoured and humbled to receive the International President’s medal at the MD19 Fall Convention in Surrey, BC
I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the Lions in District 19A for the support and dedications. Please continue to work together and stand together to serve those in need.
Thank you Shella Keung Past District Governor 2012-2013
A4 Zone Chairperson Kenneth Copping and President Timothy Ng, Vancouver Galaxy Lions Club were presented Lions University Bachelor Degree at the USA/Canada Leadership Forum at Portland, USA in September, 2017. 2nd VDG Bob Nordlund, Gibsons Lions Club achieved his Lions University Master degree (too bad no photo was taken).
Well done IPZC Hans Wong being awarded the runner-up for Zone Chairperson newsletter, Vancouver Metropolitan Lions Club being the winner of non-traditional scrapbook and the runner-up for the uniform parade! Sunshine Coast Lions Club received the runner-up award for the traditional scrapbook contest at the MD19 Annual Convention in Surrey.
Page 4 Lions Clubs can earn the designation of Premier Centennial Lions Club in the following ways:
Induct New Members Induct at least three new members during any one of the fiscal years of the Cen- tennial Celebration, and your club will be recognized as a Premier Centennial Lions Club. (New members must remain active for 2 years and a day) OR
Sponsor a New Club Sponsor a new Lions club during any one of the fiscal years of the Centennial Celebration, and your club will be recognized as a Premier Centennial Lions Club. (New club must remain active for two years and a day)
Premier Centennial Lions Clubs will be recognized with:
A Limited Edition banner patch
Club name on the LCI Centennial website
Recognition on the LCI club locator with a virtual banner icon
Recognized at International Convention, area forums and district conventions
CANDIDATES FOR 2nd Vice District Governor 2018-2019 and A7 Zone Chairperson
PP Alan Chan, Vancouver Diamond Campus Lions Club is running for A7 IPZC Hans Wong, Vancouver Diamond Lions Club Zone Chairperson 2018-2019. He will be is running for 2nd Vice District Governor. He will be endorsed by the clubs in Zone A7 at the next elected at the District Convention on April 28, 2018. Zone Meeting in January, 2018.
Page 5 LIONS and LIONESSES CALENDAR:
November , 2017- LIONS DIABETES AWARENESS MONTH November 3rd Vancouver Sunshine Lions Club Installation Night November 4th Vancouver Queen Elizabeth Lions Club Charter Night November 7th Leadership Training - new members orientation 6-8 p.m. (cancelled) https://district19a.com/2017/10/29/nov-7-2017-new-member-orientation-registration-deadline-nov-5-2017/ November 12th Faculty Development Institute Application Deadline (Jan. 26-29, 2018 at Atlanta, USA) - only accepting 40 lions. http://members.lionsclubs.org/EN/resources/leadership-resource-center/development-programs/ faculty-development-institutes/index.php November 13-19th Worldwide week of Service to Halt Diabetes http://lions100.lionsclubs.org/EN/programs/centennial-service-challenge/worldwide-week-of- service-diabetes.php November 14th World Diabetes Day November 15th Postmark deadline for a club to send one winning Peace Poster & Essay to the District Governor https://district19a.com/international-essay-contest/ November 15th Leo October Membership Growth Award nomination due. November 20th Timmy’s celebration of Ability https://district19a.com/2017/10/04/join-us-to-welcome-a-new-timmys-era-on-monday-nov-20-2017/ November 25th 1-4 p.m. IT training on Social Media https://district19a.com/2017/11/04/nov-25-2017-it-training-on-social-media/ November 25th District 19H event - Surrey Central 2nd charter anniversary banquet https://district19a.com/2017/10/07/surrey-central-lions-clubs-2nd-anniversary-banquet-nov-25-2017 November 26th Vancouver Cambie Lions Club Christmas Party and Fundraiser https://district19a.com/nov-23-2017-vancouver-cambie-lions-clubs-23rd-anniversary-christmas-party/ December - Relieving the Hunger Centennial Service Challenge 2nd Vancouver Diamond Lions Club Christmas Lunch 3rd Vancouver Metropolitan Lions Club Christmas Dinner at Sandman Signature, Richmond. Dinner at 7 p.m. $68 for adult / $33 for children age 5-12 / free for age 5 and under. 5th International Leo Day : http://members.lionsclubs.org/EN/leos/index.php January, 2018 WORLDWIDE WEEK OF SERVICE TO FIGHT HUNGER (Jan. 8-14, 2018) http://lions100.lionsclubs.org/EN/programs/centennial-service-challenge/worldwide-week-of- service-hunger.php 7-13th LCIF WEEK 13th District 19A “Tribute to LCIF” Appreciation Banquet with LCIF Chairperson Immediate Past International President Chancellor Bob Corlew at the Holiday Inn Vancouver Centre, West Broadway, Vancouver. $70 per person
Page 6 Dear all, with your great support, we have raised C$50,000.00 for the BC Wildfires Relief Fund as at October 31st, 2017!! This is incredible and the funds are still coming. The deadline for us to donate the money to the most affected areas in BC will be at the end of November for their community rebuilding. A motion will be passed by the cabinet officers this month and we will provide you with detail information when everything is finalized. If your club or your members still want to donate money to this account, please do so for we still have three more weeks to go. Community rebuilding is a long term plan and considerable funds are needed. Hopefully by next Spring or Summer, we can visit the affected communities and provide them with our physical support as well.
Report from Sight Awareness Co-Chairperson Lion James Ho, Vancouver Chinatown Lions Club: With DG Grace a group of Lions from various Lions Clubs—Vancouver Chinatown, Galaxy, North Vancouver Deep Cove, Cambie and Vancouver Metropolitan--- visited the Third World Eye Care Society (TWECS ) on Oct 16. TWECS sets up shop at the basement of Burnaby Lougheed Lions Clubhouse. The group was greeted by some Burnaby Lougheed Lions and two representatives from TWECS who gave a detailed description of their operations on how the glasses were collected, calibrated and finally distributed to the needy third world countries. Glasses were first sent to a correction institute in Coquitlam where the residents ( inmates ) record the prescription of each glass using a lensometer and then returned to TWECS. The glasses are then sorted into different categories and boxed, ready for distribution. The TWECS volunteers, including opticians, optometrists, nurses and lay people will then travel at their own expense to deliver all the glasses to the different locations. After individual eye tests the local people will be given glasses with matching prescription. Measurements and focussing were all done on site. The group was also shown a video of TWECS’s recent trip to Lima, Peru. Some of the other places TWECS have gone to include the Philippines, Nicaragua, Mexico, Kenya, Nepal, Vietnam, Cambodia, and India. The Burnaby Lougheed Lions are also extending an invitation to all Lions to join them in sorting out the glasses every Monday at 7:00 pm at the TWECS warehouse located at the basement of their clubhouse at 7420 Mulberry Place, Burnaby. Arrangements for glasses pick up or delivery can be made by calling Third World Eye Care Society at 604-874-2733. Their address is 2453 Commercial Dr., Vancouver, BC, V5N 4B8.
Page 7 CENTENNIAL LEO CONVENTION HELD ON OCTOBER 21, 2017 10 A.M. TO 3:30 P.M. AT BURNABY NORTH SECONDARY SCHOOL With International Director Tom Gordon
More photos will be posted on our District website for your viewing soon!
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LEOS CALENDAR
November 1, 2017 International Leo Day Video Contest Due http://members.lionsclubs.org/EN/serve/other-ways-to-serve/contests/leo-video-contest.php November 15 Deadline for the Leo Advisor to submit the LEO OCTOBER MEMBERSHIP GROWTH AWARD form to LCI. http://www.lionsclubs.org/resources/EN/pdfs/leo101.pdf December 5 International Leo Day April 1, 2018 Leo Club Awareness Month Leo of the Year Award Application http://www.lionsclubs.org/resources/EN/pdfs/loy.pdf May 15 Deadline for filing Officer Reporting Form (PU101) and Annual Leo Club Officers and Membership Report Form (Leo-72) due August 15 Leo Club Excellence Award Nomination Form due for 2017-2018. http://www.lionsclubs.org/resources/EN/pdfs/leo105.pdf
LCI has a legacy budget of approx. USD1,000 for our MD19 to be shared by each District. At this time, only District H has proposed for a Legacy Project to be done by the Leos according to MD19 Leo Liaison Chairperson. If our District is going to work on one, the Leo Clubs from 19A have to think of a project that all the Leos in our District will do it together and share the grant. Criteria of the Legacy Project will be sent out to the Leo Clubs Presidents and Leo Advisors soon. Stay tuned!
Vancouver Chinatown Lioness Congratulations to supported Leukemia and Burnaby Moscrop Leo Lymphoma 5th anniversary Club for the Club walkathon and raised over Excellence Award $8,000.00 this year. Thank you 2016-2017 presented Lioness for your contributions ! by LCI!
Page 9 Dear fellow lions, just a friendly reminder of the following:
When you are interviewed by the social media no matter it is on air or in front of TV screen, your title has to be accurately published without confusing the public. No matter you are PAST Council Chairperson, PAST District Governor, PAST Zone Chairperson or PAST President, please let the media know to add “PAST” in front of your title or the year you had such title (in English or in Chinese). Otherwise, you are in breach of “MISREPRESENTATION”.
Please double check the title of the lion dignitaries before your final printing of program book and other publications. It would be misleading if a “Past Zone Secretary” became “Past Zone Chairperson”.. It makes a real difference. Ask someone to proof read or have your Guiding Lion to help you out. Lions Clubs International has a positive image because it has constitution and bylaws, trademark policy, privacy policy to regulate Lions, Lionesses and Leos’ daily operations. It also has legal department to ensure that we are not mishandling public money. Lions Clubs are not social clubs and this is the reason that we are proud to be a lion, lioness or leo. We have the obligation to maintain the highest standard we can when we took the OATH during our induction ceremony to abide to the Lions Code of Ethics and the Lions Clubs International Purposes. Be a responsible Lion, Lioness and Leo. Page 22 - Leo Liaison Chairperson PP Raymond Wong’s email address should be: [email protected]
District Convention Page (back cover) - Hotel Reservation information should be: Special Rate $149.00 plus applicable taxes & $20 for additional person in room (All rates subject to 5% GST and 11% AHRT subject to change) CUT OFF DATE : MARCH 28, 2018 under “District 19A” Holiday Inn Vancouver Centre Reservations Direct 604-707-1939 Email: [email protected]
President Timothy Ng, District Alert Chairperson and LCIF Co-Chairperson resigned from both positions effective October 1st.
Vancouver Marpole-Grandview Lions Club Meeting time changed to 7 p.m. instead of 6:30 p.m.
Vancouver East Lions Club Meeting time changed to 6:30 p.m. instead of 7 p.m.
Club Secretary’s filing accuracy can affect a Lions service years. Please file with CARE. More updates will be posted on our website security page - District Team Webpage. For Club officers, please contact CS Alex for PASSWORD.
Thanks to IT Chairperson Ann Kang that our district website is always up-to-date! Let her know at [email protected] for posting or courses you want to learn. She will try her best to assist and arrange.
You District Club Support Team members are ready to assist, just ASK! GAT (Global Action Team) Coordinator: DG Grace Hwo, [email protected] Global Leadership Team (GLT) District Coordinator: Lion Elizabeth Nordlund, [email protected] Global Membership Team (GMT) District Coordinator: PZC/PCS Clara Chow, [email protected] Global Service Team (GST) District Coordinator: 2nd VDG (Leadership Liaison) Bob Nordlund, [email protected] 1st VDG Kenneth Liu (Membership Liaison), [email protected] Cabinet Secretary/Treasurer: PZC Alex Wong, [email protected] Zone Chairpersons: A1 Ping Mah, [email protected], A2 Vince Moule, [email protected], A3 Dave Herd, [email protected], A4 Ken Copping, [email protected], A6 Robert Regnerus, [email protected], A7 May Ho, [email protected], A9 John Fell, [email protected] Page 11