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BLENDEDBLENDED TOTO The News of Lions Club PERFECTIONPERFECTION District 4-C4 Term 13-14, Issue 3 San Francisco to Palo Alto, CA September 2013 A message from your District Governor Steve Picchi Fellow Lions: is no different as of today September 19th/our District has 1217 members. I am asking all the As September comes to Clubs in the District to start a program to bring in an end, we still have a new members. The District will be starting a new couple of Club Installa- program to work with the GLT and GMT to help tions left to do. I have the Clubs orientate new members and retain the started my visitations ones we have. Be on the lookout for this new to the Clubs, and I am program in the coming month. about a quarter of the way through them. Remember the 2nd Cabinet Meeting is Nov. 9th at Mission Blue and the night before Nov. 8th is the st 1 VDG Jack and 2ndVDG Macy are attending the Lions night at the San Francisco Bulls Ice Hockey USA/Canada Forum in Overland Park Kansas. Game. This is not a fund raiser but an affordable They will have an opportunity to take some great way of having an overnight Cabinet Meeting. seminars and have a great chance to meet the Pres- ident, Vice Presidents and International Directors Finally I can’t end my September article without of Lions Clubs International. talking about grape harvest. The grapes came in early this year, Sept. 14th to be exact. So when I Every year the Governor always brings up the fact come to your meetings and my hands are a little that we need to bring in new members to our Clubs and try and retain the ones we have. Well this year (Continued on page 3) Articles & photos may be submitted to Lion 4-C4 Bulletin Editor John Gill for publication in this Blended To Perfection Newsletter via email to [email protected] and must be sent no later than the 20th day of each month for inclusion in the next issue . Thank you for your support. SERVICE * TEAMWORK * TRADITION Page 2 ~ BLENDED TO PERFECTION September 2013 ~ Lions District 4-C4 A message from 1st VDG Jack A message from 2nd VDG Macy Resources, Leadership and Skills' Development, As your 2nd Vice District Volunteer Recognition, Governor, it is my duty Structure, Conflict to take an active role in Resolution, Inspiration, Leadership and Training etc. So, as you can see programs. These our District is quite im- programs are always portant as it provides good learning beneficial resources for experience for our lives, lions and their lions Lion or not. Attending Fellow Lions: clubs. My Dear Fellow Lions these programs and in of District 4-C4: fact all Lions events – be Last month I mentioned We had a successful it just a club visitation, a number of the many "Safe Food Preparation Many of you might have cabinet meeting, values that the District and a Handling" Train watched the Miss Amer- servicing projects, brings to individual lions the Trainer Class in ica Competition and I District Convention, and their clubs in our Burlingame on Monday thought that you may Multiple District area. As our District September 9, 2013. Ten like to know that Convention and of Officers visit your clubs, clubs and twenty lions our Past Leo President - course the International we will take some time throughout the district Crystal Lee - of S.F. Convention, etc, will to emphasize some of were represented. The Chinatown Leos give us inspiration, the many values that this Sequoia Healthcare Club, who won the title motivation, and a charge District brings to help District is holding a of Miss Teen Chinatown to be a better Lion (with serve the individual lion CPR/AED Class from when she was 15 and the preparation) so we can and the individual club 9am - 12:30pm on Sat- title of Miss California better serve the commu- in our area. A number of urday, October 19, this year, was the first nity and those in need. I these values and benefits 2013. A few of the 21 runner-up in the 2014 hope all of you, new or can help advance us in seats are still available. Miss America Competi- seasoned Lion Leaders, our working lives or our Also, there is a 4 hour tion! Her talent will give the following retired life and volunteer "Basic Partner Shelter- performance was Balet Leadership programs lives. We can always ing" Class being of- en Point to Swan Lake some thought and make learn new and (or) fered by the American and her personal a quick decision to at- develop better skill sets. Red Cross on Saturday platform is Women in tend. Some of the values that November 2, 2013, in STEM (Science, Tech- our Lions District bring Burlingame, from 9am nology, Engineering, Take advantage of these to you include: Training, - 1pm. Lions must take and Mathematics). At programs by attendance Support, Programs, a this class to join our an age of 22, Crystal has to our MD4 Leadership Vehicle for the District Disaster Pre- won many titles growing Institute which will be Exchange of Ideas, In- paredness Program. To up and graduated from held at Sacramento, Red formation, Communica- reserve a seat in either Stanford with a BA and Lion Inn on Nov 9-11, tions, Insurance, Master’s degree. (Continued on page 12) (Continued on page 3) Lions District 4-C4 ~ September 2013 BLENDED TO PERFECTION ~ Page 3 A message from the Editor’s Desk Greetings Lions of District 4-C4! From Lion John Gill ~ District 4-C4 Bulletin Editor Per the guidance of the District Governor, the Peninsula Council of Lions Secretary / Editor bulletin will be kept to a maximum of 16 pages per Immediate Past President, San Mateo Lions Club month. Though past issues of the bulletin in recent years have reached 20 pages or more at certain times of the year, the suggestion to reduce the size is to help members who want or need to print out the bulletin. This month's PCL Photo is San Carlos Lions, who had a car show and raffled off a brand new mustang to a lucky winner. If you wish to submit an article please do so by the 20th of the month. District Governor Steve is firm on this deadline. Please email your brief San Carlos PP Cindy Smith with PDG Esther & Zone article or pictures to me in a timely manner...the Chair Leland Lee at Car Show at Sparky’s Garage sooner the better. in San Carlos District Governor’s Message Cont… 1st VDG Message Continued.. (Continued from page 1) (Continued from page 2) Frames to underprivi- purple you will know of these classes please leged children and their why. email your name, club families who qualify for name and phone infor- this benefit. For Lion Steve mation to me at: disas- additional information, terpreparedness4c4@g please refer to our Dis- Blended to Perfection mail.com. More infor- trict Website and (or) mation about these clas- Informational Thread. I ses can be located on hope to see some of the Service-Teamwork- our District Website and great lions from District Tradition (or) Informational 4-C4 at the upcoming BASO Lions E-Waste Fundraiser extended for 2 Thread. USA/Canada Leader- weeks. Bring your E-Waste (anything that plugs ship Forum in Overland into a wall) down to Green Citizen at 1576 Rollins Remember the District's Park, Kansas, this Road in Burlingame and mention BASO Lions as VSP "Vision" Program month. This is a great your charity. Club will get credit for the fundraiser. provides FREE Eye forum for lions aspiring Green Citizen web: http://www.greencitizen.com/ Examinations an FREE to be future leaders in what_we_recycle.php Prescription Glasses and (Continued on page 5) Page 4 ~ BLENDED TO PERFECTION September 2013 ~ Lions District 4-C4 Upcoming Club & District Event Flyers For these flyers and more in PDF form on District 4C4 Web Site at http://www.lions4c4.org/ events.html Lions District 4-C4 ~ September 2013 BLENDED TO PERFECTION ~ Page 5 1st VDG Article Continued.. Directory Correction Policy (Continued from page 3) By Rich Picchi, Ex- District 4-C4 our District. As always, thank you and ecutive Director Cabinet officers will God bless YOU for your receive corrections Last month I mentioned that unselfish commitment to Although every via US Mail. If you Lions Clubs International is serve those who need our effort has been made are not on the the Best and the Largest help and assistance. Please to insure that all of cabinet, but want to Service Organization in the never forget the fact that the information in request the World! Lets never forget to through YOUR efforts as a our directory was corrections, please describe ourselves as that, Lions Club Member, you correct, errors and email me at rpic- because we are! We are DO make a positive differ- omissions do occur. [email protected] Loving Individuals Offering ence in the lives of those in Your District and I’ll mail you a Needed Services for those our communities, our Directory team re- copy. needing our assistance! district, our nation and our grets these problems world! and is providing a To report errors Quote of the Month: "One forum to notify you and provide of the things I keep learning of any corrections. corrections, please is that the secret of being Lion Jack Van Etten, 1st send them via email happy is doing things for Vice District Governor To insure privacy, to other people" however, corrections li- Dick Gregory, American “TO PROTECT AND TO will be issued only ons4service@gmail.