1,345,142 hectares have burned in

B.C. so far in 2018. This year

surpassed the burn area record of

2017, which was 1,216,000 hectares

There have been over 2,000 Fires

this year since the season started in

April. Before 2017 and 2018, the

worst fire season in B.C. history was

1958 with just 855,000 hectares

The impact from a natural disaster

can last for a long time, but together,

we can make sure support gets to

those that need a helping hand.

Thank you for your support.

5406 hours of service provided by

Red Cross volunteers and we thank

Royal Oak Lion John Miller for his

hours supporting the good works of

the Red Cross again this summer.

Royal Oak Lions Club

November 2018

A Lion’s Tale

Bulletin Editor Brian Morin

bwmorin@gmail.com 250 479-0088

Club Executive

Club Background

8

Message from our

President

Stoney

Stonehouse

The last few meetings have been

productive in setting up our

annual fundraising events and

where to spend these earnings.

As well progress is being made to

reapply for the Gaming Grants

thanks to diligent hours spent by

Lion Paul. I remind all of you to do

your best to attend the monthly

meetings on first and third

Wednesdays. We are heading into

our busy time with events have a

look at page three for the

November events. The District

Governor visit is scheduled for

November 7th and we will meet

him at the Broadmead Lodge for a

Pizza casual night. I would also

like to remind you that the Island

Farms Santa’s Light Parade is

coming up and as it is a Zone

project consider helping with that

event on November 24th.

Lion Brian and I have attended the

Lions MD19 Convention in Whistler

it is too bad more of our members

don’t take advantage of these

types of Lions events.

Take time this month to remember

those that have fallen in order to

keep us strong and free.

2018 WILDFIRE SEASON

International Presidents

Message

2

New Lions - Dates, Times

& Places

2

New Lions - Dates, Times

& Places, Awards

3

Club History 4

MD 19 Convention

5

Awards

MD19 Lions

6

Lions Clubs International

Foundation

7

Inside this issue:

Page 2 A Lion’s Tale Lions Clubs International News

The New Voices

Initiative

celebrates

women’s

contributions to Lions Clubs

International as it welcomes

its first female International

President. This initiative

promotes gender parity by

focusing on increasing the

number of women in Lions

Clubs, as well as closing the

gap between men and women

in leadership positions.

It is about creating a variety of

conversations. It is about

collaboration getting men and

women together so we can

harness our full potential.

President Gudrun Yngvadottir

introduced the program at the

July Convention. “Honestly

speaking,” she said, “when I

became the 2nd Vice President, I

had no intention of having a

women’s initiative. In fact, when

I made my first official visits, I

was careful not to touch on

women’s membership or

leadership. But, to my surprise,

wherever I went, I was asked

what would be my strategy to

promote women in Lions Clubs

International. The women would

come up to me and say how they

were waiting to see what I would

do. I thought to myself - if not

me - who?

I felt this is what Lions want - so

here we are!” But why New

Voices? We have been around

for 30 years now - so why this

name? “As I traveled around the

world, I saw a lot of diversity in

membership and leadership

between men and women. Even

in many places where women

were not members or leaders,

they were playing an

important role behind the scenes

- in organizing meetings, in

running projects, in managing

activities. They were silently

working, but did not have a

voice. I felt they needed a voice.

We don’t have to look for women

- they are there - all that we

need to do is bring their ideas,

their talent, their commitment to

the table. They needed a new

voice. And I thought this would

be the right time to give them a

platform so that together we can

take this organization forward.”

Gudrun also said she would like

this team to work with our

Global Action Team, District

Governors, and Council Chairs to

create awareness. She would

like them to identify those Lions

who have made a difference, but

whose voice has not been heard.

She understands that we cannot

expect to see magic in one year.

It will take time to reach gender

parity - but this year, through

this team, she would like to see

a strong impetus given to

women worldwide. She said, “I

would like to see the New Voices

team empower women around

the world so that they can

create the traction needed to

take us forward.” Each of the

Constitutional Area Chairpersons

spoke about the different

aspects of the program. The

audience questions clearly

showed that everybody was

excited about this new initiative.

The team that I have put to-

gether is a dynamic one. Some

new and some with experience.

I know they will do a great job.

I have tremendous faith in their

capability and I know they will

deliver. “

https://weserve.org/newvoices/

IP Gudrun Yngvadottir

International President Lion GUDRUN YNGVADÓTTIR

“Honestly speaking,” she said,

“when I became the 2nd Vice

President, I had no intention of

having a women’s initiative.“

November 2018 Page 3 District 19-I New Lions - Dates & Times & Places

November 4 Daylight Savings Ends November 7 District Governor Visitation Broadmead Lodge (Pizza night) 6:30 pm

November 11 Remembrance Day November 14 World Diabetes Day November 24 Island Farms Santa’s

Light Parade. Lions on site at 3:30 pm

for 5 pm start . This is a Zone Project

with Esquimalt Lions taking the

lead

FUTURE USA/CANADA FORUMS

September 19 - 21 2019

Spokane, Washington

This will be held in our

Multiple District 19 it is worth

planning to attend Next

closest will be in Calgary in

2022

FUTURE

INTERNATIONAL

CONVENTIONS

2019 July 5 - 9

Milan, Italy

Help Patty Hill get elected 3rd VP

Lions Clubs International

June 26 - 30 2020 Singapore

June 25 - 29 2021 Montreal

Lions Club, Multiple District, District and International Events

Check out the Border Crossing Newsletter by going to the MD19 Web Site

September / October newsletter http://lionsmd19.org/

District Governors Advisory

Meetings 10:00 am — 12 noon

Langford Legion - 761 Station

January 13 and March 31

January 15 Zone Chair Visitation

Esquimalt Lions

February 05 District Governor

Mike Dukes Visitation to

Esquimalt lions

Oct. 24-28 MD19 Convention

Whistler BC

April 12-14 District 19-I Spring

Conference Port

Angeles

Zone and District Meetings 2018-19

SAMPLE Of 2018

Forum Seminars

23. Club Presidents Meet the

International President

24. LU 125 Your Board, Your Team

25. Audio Description for the Visually

Impaired

26. The Power of Storytelling!

27. Things Your Club Can Learn from a

Diabetic Nurse (French)

28. You're Chairman of the Project,

Now What?

29. GAT - The Winning Line up for

Your Club - No Material

30. Diversity and Diplomacy in the

Lions Pride!

81. Boring Meetings Suck!

82. LU 226 Decision Making

83. Specialty Clubs: What are the

Options?

84. Team Building for all Lions

85. Taking the Service Project Home

86. Rehabilitation After Strokes and

Heart Attacks

87. New Voices, the Women’s

Initiative

Yes there was 87 Seminars!

MD19: Serving Lions Clubs In British Columbia,

Northern Idaho And Washington Since 1922

Page 4 A Lion’s Tale

Royal Oak Lions History 1978-79

Royal Oak History

Interesting topics of the meeting

Picnic Shelter

Purchase of Shawnigan Lake

Cliffside School,

Club Vests and Blazers

Cost of Pancake Breakfast

Beaver Lake Lions Picnic Shelter

Green & Gold Royal Oak Vest

Eleanor’s vision is to see greater

partnerships in projects that will

allow for larger more successful

projects such as the RCMP Musical

Ride and Victoria Day Parades.

Eleanor encouraged all club

members to consider taking

advantage of the North West Lions

Leadership Institute course held

every second year in MD19. She

also challenged our members to

consider being a Zone Chair.

Eleanor suggested that we look at

the MyLion App and try it out.

The presentation ended with a

quote from Eleanor Roosevelt:

“you gain strength, courage and

confidence by every experience in

which really stop to look fear in the

face...do the thing you think you

cannot do”

Zone Chair Eleanor

Bawden had her

official visitation to

the club on October

3 at our regular

first meeting of the

month.

Eleanor’s personnel focus for the

year is to get to know the clubs

and support them in their Service

and Fundraising activities. She

was impressed at the number of

activities our club takes on with

only 11 members.

The District has a goal for 2018-

19 is to increase membership by

2% (25). More members means

more for the community. For

Royal Oak Lions that would mean

an increase of one not an onerous

task!

Zone Chair Visitation October 2, 2018

Multiple District 19 Lions 2018-19 Convention October 24 - 28, 2018

November 2018 Page 5 Club Calendar & News Events

New LCI Web Site

Say Hello to Our

New LCI Website

Mark your calendar! The all-new Lions Clubs

International website is on the horizon and set to

launch at the end of October 2018.

Past International Director PATRICIA “PAT” VANNETT from Mandan, North Dakota, USA was the key note speaker for the conference. She spoke passionately about International president Gudrun Yngvadottir and her Theme for Lions in 2018-19 year.

WE SERVE THE WORLD AND OUR LOCAL COMMUNITIES WITH PRIDE, COMPASSION AND KINDNESS. But there’s a world of service yet to be reached. One that lives within our collective aspirations. Once

discovered, it will open a level of humanitarian good the world has never seen. It’s out there, somewhere BEYOND THE HORIZON.

Lion Brian (President

of the MD19 Service

& Leadership

Development

Foundation)

reporting to the

conference the plans

for the Foundation in

the next year.

Fun Night Family Feud Champion Playoff

District I against the stacked team of MD19

CC John Kirry PCC John Whitman PID Pat

Vannett MD ST Peter Anderson and VCC JD

Nellor.

District 19I Team VDG Cec Specht, PZC PCC

Gary Riedel 2nd VG Jane Beddows and PZC

Brian Morin

Multiple District 19 of Lions Clubs International

October 2018 Page 6 Club News

Multiple District 19 of Lions Clubs

International is administered by

a Council Of Governors consisting of

the seated District Governors and

Immediate Past District Governors of

each of the 9 MD19 Districts,

the Council Chairperson, Vice Council

Chairperson and Immediate Past

Council Chairperson.

Nine District Governors are elected at

their respective District conferences,

usually held in the spring, and serve 1

year terms over a fiscal year from July 1

through June 30. Mike Dukes is our

District Governor for 2018-19

The Council Chair serves as the chairperson of the Multiple District and the Council Of Governors. Council Chairs and Vice Council Chairs are elected annually by club delegates, allocated based on club size, with the election being held at each District conference. Council Chairs and Vice Council Chairs also serve 1 year terms over a fiscal year from July 1 through June 30.

MD19 2017-18 Excellence Awards Zone 19-I-2

Congratulations to Bill Emery

Esquimalt Lions and Sue Ford

Sooke Harbourside Lions who were

awarded Club Secretary

Excellence at the MD19 Whistler

Convention

Congratulations to Brian Morin Royal Oak

& Esquimalt Lions who was awarded

Zone Chairperson Excellence

at the MD19 Whistler Convention

Congratulations to Dianne Kent Sooke

Harbourside Lions who was awarded Club

President Excellence at the MD19

Whistler Convention

The Council of Governors typically holds 3 formal meetings each year: A Fall Council Meeting at the annual MD19 Convention, a Winter Council Meeting in February, and a Spring Council Meeting in May. MD19 holds an Annual Convention in the Fall, typically in October. Lions clubs in the Multiple District vote at the annual convention by delegates allocated to the clubs based on club size.

The MD19 Executive Secretary Treasurer, Peter Anderson is a full–time employee hired by the Council of Governors. Peter oversees the day–to–day business operations.

The MD19 office is located in Bellingham, Washington U.S.A.

19-I District

Governor

Mike Dukes

Council Chair

John Kirry

November 2018 Page 7 Volume 1, Issue 1

Lion Johnny Holmes PCC

Al

Fight diabetes and improve the

quality of life for those diagnosed.

Expand our global causes by

identifying areas of greatest need

and opportunity within the broad

The most ambitious fundraising

effort in LCIF history, Campaign

100 spans three years and seeks to

raise US$300 million by June 30,

2021. Campaign 100 will empower

Lions to #BE100, serve 200+

million people each year, and

ensure Lions have resources to:

Increase service impact in our

focus areas:

of vision, youth, disaster relief,

and humanitarian causes.

causes of hunger, childhood

cancer, and the environment.

Take a look at the launch of Lions

Clubs International Foundation’s

most ambitious fundraising

campaign in our history.

LCIF Campaign 100 WE CARE WE SERVE WE ACOMPLISH

Lions Clubs International

Foundation (LCIF), your global

foundation, officially

launched Campaign 100, LCIF:

Empowering Service at Lions Clubs

International Convention in Las Vegas.

In 2015 Lions Clubs International

conducted a Global Service

Assessment. That assessment

identified five priority focus

areas: diabetes, environment,

hunger, vision, and childhood

cancer.

Introducing a Capital Fundraising Campaign to Empower Your Service

The LCIF Contributing

Membership program is a great

way for Lions to make an annual

contribution to LCIF. For US$20,

donors receive a bronze pin, for

US$50 donors receive a silver

pin, and for US$100 donor

receive a gold pin.

The pin changes each year to

reflect the year contributing to

LCIF.

Your entire donation goes

toward an LCIF grant; LCIF’s

administrative costs

are paid for by earnings on

investments.

Contributing Memberships make

a difference in the lives of the

needy. As little as US$20

($28CDN) can provide the Lions

Quest life skills program to two

students. US$50 ($70CDN) can

provide emergency relief

supplies following a disaster

to one family or several

individuals, and US$100

($140CDN) can make possible a

low vision eye exam and

eyeglasses in developed

countries.

*Contributing Member donations

cannot be applied toward

LCIF Contributing Membership program

“As Lions reflect on a

century of service and

accomplishments, we also

look to the future, to the

next 100 years. We see

that the needs of the world

have never been greater.

designated accounts and are

ineligible for Melvin Jones

Fellowship recognition.

Donors contributing

US$50 and US$100 annually

with Canadian Tax receipt

Club member Brian Morin has

details on how you can

contribute.

When Planning your clubs Budget

consider increasing the amount

earmarked for LCIF

Every donation is important to

fulfilling our mission. Consider

personally giving to LCIF

President Grant “Stoney” Stonehouse (250) 616-1443 stoney@shaw.ca

1st VP Annemarie Rindt

(250) 727-8305 anne.rindt@gmail.com

Secretary John Miller

(250)-882-4547 jcrmiller@shaw.ca

Treasurer Paul Hammond

(250) 858-1209 pdhammond88@gmail.com

Membership Rockwell “Rocky” Houliston

(250) 857-2403 rhouliston@shaw.ca_

Bulletin Editor Brian Morin

bwmorin@gmail.com 250-479-0088 ____________________________________________________________________________

Our Mission Statement

"The Royal Oak Lions are a service minded

organization helping to build an active, healthy, and

sustainable community through funding support,

developing projects, and volunteer efforts."

"We strive to create positive activities for youth,

build community. and improve health awareness

especially concerning diabetes, sight and hearing.

"Through contributions to Lions International we

provide funding for medical intervention in third

world countries and aid in times of natural disaster."

1288 Astoria Street

Victoria BC V8P 1W1

Email Secretary: jcrmiller@shaw.ca

Phone: (250)-882-4547

Royal Oak Lions Club

Serving our community since 1975

http://e-clubhouse.org/

sites/royaloakbc/

2018-19 Club Executive

The Lions Club of Royal Oak is committed to: improving

quality of life; developing a communal spirit within the

community; and to supporting the broader principles and

activities of Lionism.

Club History

We received our Charter (30158) on 28 February 1975, sponsored by the Victoria Chinatown Lions Club. Since then we have been involved in many community, regional,

national and international projects.

Meetings

We meet on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month at 7:00 PM. We go into meeting recess for the summer months of July and August. Projects continue when we have enough Lions.

Meeting Place

We meet in the Veterans Memorial Lodge at Broadmead

4579 Chatterton Way

Join Us

If you would like to attend a meeting or find out more about

our club, please contact our Club Membership Chair, Lion

Rocky Houliston, at rhouliston@shaw.ca 250-857-2403

Our Broader Organization

We are part of Lions Clubs International in Multiple District 19, which includes clubs in British Columbia, Washington, and Northern Idaho. We are in District "I"; which encom-passes Vancouver Island BC and the Olympic Peninsula,

WA. We are in Zone 2 which also includes the following Li-ons Clubs: Royal Oak; Saanich; Sooke; Sooke Harbourside; Victoria Chinatown; Victoria Imperial; and West Shore. It

also includes the Victoria Chinatown and Sooke District Li-oness clubs.

Club Activities

Some of our signature club projects and activities include:

Eye Glass Recycling

Seniors Programs

Youth Programs

School Scholarships

International Lions Causes through Lions Clubs Foundation

Lions Clubs International is the world's largest service

club organization with more than 1.45 million members.