2021

CALIFORNIA LIONISM AWARDS PROGRAM Saturday, May 22, 2021 Grand Sierra Resort, Reno, Nevada Master of Ceremonies: Lion David Radtke, PCC CRITERIA FOR THE LIONISM AWARDS

MD-4 PROJECT FOR THE YEAR (Small Club, Medium Club and Large Club) This award is designed for a Club who has a “Signature” project; for which the Club is most renowned. The amount of money spent can be considered and the project could be a fund-raiser. Districts wishing to participate should nominate projects done during the time period July 1, 2019 thru June 30, 2020. District Governors may nominate one club in each category. Small Club is a club with 20 or less members. Medium Club is a club with 21 to 39 members. Large Club is a club with 40 or more in membership

MD-4 LIONS CLUB OF THE YEAR This award is designed for a Club who has gone above and beyond in their service to their community during the time period July 1, 2019 thru June 30, 2020. It should embodiment our motto “We Serve”. The amount of money spent should NOT be a consideration and the project should NOT be a Club fund-raiser. The Club project(s) should be “Hands on” in nature and for which members turn out to do physical labor or service for the betterment of their community.

MD-4 LEO OF THE YEAR Districts wishing to participate should submit their District LEO of the Year for 2019 – 2020 or any other eligible LEO for service during the time period July 1, 2019 thru June 30, 2020. Consideration should be given to service and accomplishments outside of LEO as well as participation in LEO clubs activities and support of their District. All LEO in good standing within their club, District and MD-4 are eligible.

MD-4 “KAY AND DENISE FUKUSHIMA” COUPLE OF THE YEAR A couple selected by their District Governor will have shown exemplary leadership on behalf of the District and Multiple District, based on the theme, “One World, One Heart”. Service through the years should be considered, not just during the current year. A couple receiving this award may consist of a Lion and significant other who does not have to be a Lion.

MD-4 LION OF THE YEAR Districts wishing to participate should submit their District Lion of the Year for 2019 – 2020 or any other eligible Lion for service during the time period July 1, 2019 thru June 30, 2020 Consideration for this award can include service at District level and above. All Lions in good standing within their club, District and MD-4 are eligible. Leo of the Year

Nominees:

4-A2 Leo Alejandra Nunez McFarland Roaring Leo Club

4-A3 Leo Rose Marie Garcia Santa Paula Leo Club

4-C3 Leo Dunia Saleh Oakland High School Leo Club

4-C4 Leo Angela Li Quantum Auzilia Leo Club

4-C5 Leo Chloe Lynch Hi Lions Club

4-C6 Leo Ted Chai Monta Vista High School Leo Club

4-L2 Leo Branklin Roca ATC High School Leo Club

4-L4 Leo Emma Ibarra Diamond Bear Breakfast Lions Club

4-L5 Leo Preston Grant Hesperia Centennial Leo Club

4-L6 Leo Halle Schaffer Carlsbad Encinitas Leo Club Kay & Denise Fukushima Couple Of The Year Nominees: 4-C1 Lions Bob and Georgia Griffith Willows Lions Club

4-C4 Lions Yolanda and Roger Cayabyab Host Lions Club

4-C5 Lions Nicole and Daniel Craven Higgins Diggins Lions Club

4-C6 Lions Bud and Jean Westcott Pacific Grove Lions Club

4-A1 Lions Tom and Debra Legg Atwater Winton Lions Club

4-A2 Lions Angie and Brian Nelson Shafter Lions Club

4-L2 Lions Tommy and Sookie Chen Hollywood Host Lions Club

4-L4 PDG Judy and Lion Chris Barr Greater Orange County Lions Club

4-L5 Lions Hank and Patty Trueba Jurupa Valley Lions Club

4-L6 PDG John and Lion Arminda Ruiz North County Lions Club Small Club Project of the Year Nominees:

4-C1 Friends of the Library Etna Scott Valley Lioness Lions Club President Lion Roz Squair

4-C4 Homeless Project San Francisco Buddha Lions Club President Lion Sano Kanchhi Tamang

4-C5 Placer County Jail Folsom Lake Lions Club President Lion Duella Farmer

4-A1 Operation Santa Merced Golden Lions Club President Lion Liz Bockhop

4-A2 Lions Recycle for Sight Bakersfield Sports Lions Club President Lion Christine Van Horn Job

4-A3 Food Share Ventura County Oxnard Downtown Lions Club President Lion Christine Gonzales

4-L4 Operation Christmas Soldier Chino Valley Lions Club President Lion Drew Sasser

4-L5 Several Projects Rialto Host Lions Club President Lion Kathy McCracken Medium Club Project of the Year

Nominees:

4-C4 Global Initiative in Health and Wellness Peninsula Special Interest Lions Club President Lion Dr. Eleanor Britter

4-C5 Spree Elk Grove Lions Club President Lion Masataka Blackburn

4-A1 Community Hall and Park Dos Palos Lions Club President Lion Donald Vincent

4-A2 AC Ministry Fresno Diwata Lions Club President Lion Rudy Pedagat

4-A3 Atascadero Warming Center Santa Margarita Lions Club Lion Dr. Cynthia G. Ecret

4-L4 Buena Park Silverado Days Buena Park Noon Lions Club President Lion Pat Donnelly

4-L5 Several Projects Big Bear Lions Club President Lion Kenny Vasquez Large Club Project of the Year Nominees:

4-A1 Greeley Elementary School (K-9) Mariposa Lions Club President Lion Miles Menetrey

4-A2 Senior Citizens Selma Central Valley Lioness Lions Club President Lion Beverly Cho

4-A3 Cottage Home Ventura Downtown Lions Club President Lion Domonique Gray

4-C4 Farmers Market Vision Screen Menlo Park Live Oak Lions Club President Lion John Hickson

4-C5 Hope - Suicide Prevention Higgins Diggins Lions Club President Lion Laura Barhydt

4-L4 Seal Beach Christmas Parade Seal Beach Lions Club President Lion Mike Gibbons

4-L5 Marshalling the Parking for the Ramona Pageant and Children’s Crocks San Jacinto Lions Club President Lion Sharyl Adams-Williams Lion of the Year Nominees: 4-C1 Lion Harold White Willows Lions Club

4-C4 Lion Alison Wilson Brisbane Lions Club

4-C5 Lion Helene Smith Foresthill Lions Club

4-C6 Lion Richard Conrad Freedom Lions Club

4-A1 Past President Lion Paul Wagner Linden Lions Club

4-A2 Lion Marco Martinez McFarland Lions Club

4-A3 Lion Cyndee McDaniel Ventura Downtown Lions Club

4-L2 PDG Lion Chris Ohrmund Montebello Lions Club

4-L4 Lion Craig Durand Garden Grove Host Lions Club

4-L5 Lion Janene Klocek Yucaipa Valley Lions Club

4-L6 Lion Breann Clapper National City Host Lions Club Club of the Year

Nominees:

4-C4 South San Francisco Golden Gate Lions Club President Lion Librada Yamat

4-C5 Sacramento Antelope Lions Club President Lion Brian Raffaelli

4-A1 Up Country 88 Lions Club President Nancy Velasco

4-A2 Selma Central Valley Lioness Lions Club President Lion Meekayla Chase

4-A3 Ventura Downtown Lions Club President Lion Domonique Gray

4-L4 Fullerton Lions Club President Lion Matt Hunyadi

4-L5 Yucaipa Valley Lions Club President Lion Jane Van Norstrand PRIOR AWARD RECIPIENTS Leo of the Year 2005 Ilene Bautista (4- ) 2006 Ashley Smith (4-L1) 2008 Matthew Tate (4- ) 2009 Anantha Singarajah 2010 Georgina Salant, La Costa Canyon (4- ) 2012 Linda Chang (4-A1) 2013 Logan Thomsen (4-C5) 2014 Cynthia Vu (4-C3) 2015 Sylvia Guan, Diamond Bar HS Leo Club (4-L4) 2016 LEO Erika Barajas, Capay Valley Leo Club (4-C5) 2017 Leo Madison “Madi” Berry, VBA Leo Club (4-L4) 2018 Julie Bach, James Lick High School Leo Club (4-C6) 2019 Vanessa Nunez, ElCajon Valley High School Leo Club (4-L6) 2020 Maddie Hutcherson, Heart of Temecula Leo Club (4-L5)

Kay and Denise Fukushima Lion Couple of the Year 2005 Marcia and PDG Bill Newyear (4-L1) 2006 PDG Ann and PDG Bob Tognetti (4-A1) 2007 Vickie and ID (PCC) Bob Smith (4-C5) 2008 Gert and Bob McDougall (4-L5) 2009 Marynance and Peter Schellenbach (4-L1) 2010 Shahin Nojan-Alinaghian and Dr. Mosher Alinaghian 2011 PDG Pam and PDG Ron Burdick (4-L1) 2012 PDG Bert and Julie Melliza (4-C5) 2013 PDG Jon and VDG Sheila Casteel (4-L4) 2014 Lion Bing and Lynn Ventura (4-C5) 2015 Scott and Cathy Newton (4-L4) 2016 PDG Ike and Lion Marilynn Enzenauer, Ranch Santee Lions Club (4-L6) 2017 Scott and Diane Quinlan, (4-L4) Huntington Beach Host Lions Club and Tustin Host Lions Club 2018 Juan “Jay” Ruiz and Dr. Ceferina Ruiz, San Diego Majestic Lions Club (4-L6) 2019 Jeanine Healy & Robert Caballero, San Martin Lions Club (4-C6) 2020 Lions Jodi & Jim Sutton, Higgins Diggis Lions Club (4-C5)

MD-4 Project of The Year - Small Size Club 2009 Calimesa Breakfast Lions Club (4-L5) 2010 San Leandro Lions Club, “Eye Care Clinic at Juvenile Hall” (4-C3) 2011 Brea Lions Club, “All-Star Football Game” (4-L4) 2012 None 2013 Shasta Lake Lions Club (4-C1) 2014 Northwest Glendale Lions Club (4-L1) 2015 National City Host Lions Club (4-L6) 2016 Folsom Lake Lions Club, “Folsom Prison – Hooks & Needles” (4-C5) 2017 Stanton Lions Club, ”Renovation of the Stanton Boys and Girls Club” (4-L4) 2018 San Francisco Veterans Lions club, “Bicycles for Feterans” (4-C4) 2019 Folsom Lake Lions Club, “Hooks and Needles” (4-C5) 2020 West Point Lions Club, “West Point Community Center” (4-A1) MD-4 Project of The Year - Medium Size Club 2016 Orange Host Lions Club “Grandma’s House of Hope Garden Project” (4-L4) 2017 Cabrillo Host Lions Club, “Go-Go Polo”. (4-C6) 2018 Sacramento Golden State Lions Club, “Burn Victim Sponsorship” (4-C5) 2019 San marco Lions Club, “KidSight USA Project” (4-L6) 2020 Montebello Lions Club, “Partnering for a New Playground”

MD-4 Project of The Year - Large Size Club 2009 Palo Alto Host Lions Club (4-C4) 2010 Simi Valley/Moorpark Lions Club,“Move for a Cure Arthritis Walk” (4-A3) 2011 Almaden Super Lions Club, “Backpacks for Kids” (4-C6) 2012 None 2013 Pleasanton Lions Club (4-C3) 2014 Maharlika Lions Club (4-C5) 2015 La Habra Host Lions Club (4-L4) 2016 Higgins Diggins Lions Club, “Lion’s Read to Succeed Kindle Reading Program” (4-C5) 2017 San Diego Executive Lions Club, (4-L6) ”Dulangan Literacy and Educational Program” 2018 Roseville Sunrise Lions Club, “Camp Ross Relles” (4-C5) 2019 Los Angeles Olympic Lions, “Community Health and Wellness Fair” (4-L3) 2020 Seal Beach Lions Club, “L.A.G. Lions Againist Graffiti” (4-L4)

Lion of the Year 2005 PDG Bucky Blottin (4-L6) 2006 PCC Vince Vinella (4-N) 2007 PDG (VDG) Art Arboleda (4-L6) 2008 James Copner (4-A2) 2009 PDG Wayne Hoffmeyer (4-L1) 2010 Ron Raines (4-A2) 2011 James “Andy” Anderson (4-C5) 2012 Allen Richards (4-C5) 2013 Mark Saposnik (4-C1) 2014 Seanne Carrigan (4-C3) 2015 Karl Burger (4-L2) 2016 Lion Elizabeth Steves, La Habra Host Lions Club (4-L4) 2017 Lion Bernie Milmoe, Roseville Host Lions Club (4-C5) 2018 Lion Ed Smith, Roseville LIons Club (4-C5) 2019 Lion Allen King, King City Lions Club (4-C6) 2020 Lion Mike Dahl, Gridley Lions Club (4-C1)

Club of the Year 2014 Byron Delta Lions Club (4-L6) 2015 Modesto Sunset Lions Club (4-A2) 2016 Encinitas Lions Club, Lion Sue Tankersley, President (4-L6) 2017 Visalia Pride Lions Club, Cheri Provancha, President (4-A2) 2018 Sacramento Antelope Lions Club, Keith Dughi, President (4-C5) 2019 Whittier Special Olympics Lions Club, PDG Alberto Montes de Oca, Pres (4-L2 2020 Seal Beach Lions Club, Lion Ryan Ziegenbusch, President (4-L4) $1.50 MD4 Montreal Pin for sale.

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