dg peter september 2013 newsletter
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District 19ATRANSCRIPT
CONCENTRIC SPIRIT OF
COOPERATION
I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E : �Clubs News Update and Welcome New Members
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DG Official Visitations for October
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Global Team District Public Relations corner
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Leadership 101 Course, Membership & Retention 201 and Application Form
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Peace Poster Contest 9
Leos Corner and others
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September 2013 District 19A Newsletter - District Governor Peter Cheng
Fellow Lions, Lionesses, and Leos,
We have kicked off September with a District Banner Passing event attended by representatives from 29 Lions clubs. International Director Teresa Mann brought greetings from the area of Hong Kong and Macau. CC Jerry Flood and Donna Flood were our honoured guests. I would like to thank all of you who participated that made this extremely successful and memorable ceremony.
From the reports given by our enthusiastic cabinet members on September 7th, 2013/2014 promises to be a very successful year for our District.
The extension team is working hard. At the way things are progressing we will be ready to charter our first new Lions club before the end of 2013.
Vancouver Cathay Lions 25th Charter Anniversary Celebration
I am pleased to report that our northern Lions clubs are very active serving their communities in the summer months.
The reception of our northern clubs shows strong support for our Lions family. Members come out in big numbers hosting me and my entourage. I am honoured to have my friendship banner hung along side with all the previous district governors in their dens.
The tour of the Smithers Lions den was enjoyable. Their den has well documented their club’s past 50 years history and their love of being a Lions club.
It was especially nice to participate with the Prince Rupert Lions Club in the annual Northern Pacific Marathon BBQ. We served over 150 participants on a sunny afternoon in Port Edwards. This BBQ shows me how appreciative the Lions are in their communities in their service efforts.
There is a potential of starting a Lions club in Fraser Lake.
As the gas line and oil pipe lines are starting out in Kitimat area giving new economic stability to the region. Houston mills are producing and hiring workers. Alcan Aluminum has been reopened. Shell is building a refinery in Kitimat and new families are moving into the area. Our Lions clubs are very exciting with the opportunities for growth in the area. The port of Prince Rupert is presently expanding from four cranes to eight cranes. Prince Rupert boasts that they are the second deepest natural harbor in the world. Goods are directly from China and Japan to their container port and distributed through-out Canada and U.S.A.
We have had very favourable comments from our clubs on how they appreciate the open communication this year. The GLT is scheduling some fantastic training sessions starting in October. Please look out for update information in your E-mail ‘in box’.
I am now looking forward to visit clubs in our local area.
Yours in service, ~ DG Peter Cheng ~
CONCENTRIC SPIRIT OF COOPERATION
(left to right) Pictures taken at Granisle Lions Club, Skeena Lions Club, Smithers Lions Club, and (left below) Prince Rupert Lions Club visitations. More to come on October issue. Page 2
CONCENTRIC SPIRIT OF COOPERATION
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WELCOME NEW MEMBERS
Hardworking Zone Chairpersons produced remarkable results to our WMMR, SAR filing and dues payments.
Congratulations to A2 ZC Bob Rasmus that his zone has achieved 100% WMMMR & 100% payment of MD19 dues. Good job to A1 and Z7 Zone Chairpersons for having 100% WMMR filing for August. The District is targeting for 100% WMMR, 100% SAR and 100% dues payments to MD19 and LCI by the end of October. Club Secretaries and Treasures, we are very close to the TARGET, keep up your hard work! Thanks !!
Congratulations to Clubs that have net gain in the months of August and September: Vancouver Cathay Lions Club +1, Vancouver Galaxy Lions Club +1, Vancouver Diamond Lions Club +5, Port Edward Lions Club +1, Vancouver Champlain Heights Lions Club +1, Vancouver Yaletown Lions Club +3.
Lion Kel Parry sponsored by Lion Peter Black, Ambleside Tiddlycove Lions Club.
Lion Ray Andrews sponsored by Lion Suzanne Back, Granisle Lions Club.
Lion Phyllis Kwong sponsored by Pres. Kitty Lo, Vancouver Arbutus Lions Club.
Lion Pu-Sun Chu and Lion Luwyna Li sponsored by Pres. Fannie Leung, Vancouver Companion Lions Club.
Lion Kent Hui and Lion Christy Sin sponsored by Lion Olive Wong, Vancouver Diamond Campus Lions Club.
Lion Kenny Ng sponsored by Lion Bowen Wong, Vancouver Evergreen Lions Club.
Lion Eun Sil Kang sponsored by PP Tae-Joo Choi, Vancouver Korean Lions Club.
Lion Betty Gung sponsored by Lion Anne Seto, Vancouver Marpole-Grandview Lions Club.
Lion Niki Sorensen sponsored by Jesse Johl, Vancouver South Lions Club.
Lion Christine Huang sponsored by Pres. Edmond Ng, Vancouver Templeton New Century Lions Club.
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DG Official Visitations OCTOBER, 2013 (subject to change)
1st Vancouver Evergreen Lions Club
8th Vancouver Cambie Lions Club
9th Vancouver Pacific Lions Club
12th Vancouver Arbutus Lions Club
15th Burnaby Host Lions Club
16th Pemberton Lions Club
17th Vancouver Pacific New Century Lions Club
22nd Vancouver South Lions Club
24th Vancouver Renfrew Lions Club
October 3rd (Thursday) Vancouver Diamond Lions Club (A7) Members Orientation Night at 7 p.m., Shiang Gardens Seafood Restaurant, 4540 No. 3
Road, Richmond. $28 per guest. (Guest Speaker: GLT District Coordinator, PZC Grace Hwo) RSVP Secretary Cheryl Kwok at [email protected]
DG visits to Vancouver Chinatown Lions Club and Vancouver Edmonds Lions Club.
Last In Service Leadership Training Session on September 21st conducted by GLT District Coordinator PZC Grace was well attended by the following Lions: Vancouver Cathay NC Lions Club - VP Lap Cheung, Pres. Sophia Kong (repeat), Sec. Alvina Seid (repeat); Vancouver Galaxy Lions Club - Lion Kevin Tong, Membership Director; Gibson Lions Club - VP Bob Nordlund and Lion Elizabeth Nordlund, Director; Vancouver Companion Lions Club - Charter Sec. David Lui (repeat); Vancouver Diamond Campus Lions Club - President Alvin Lau (repeat), Treasurer Olive Wong, Lion Samantha Ton; Vancouver Diamond Lions Club - President Alex Wong (repeat), Membership Director Eric Wan; Vancouver Metropolitan Lions Club - Secretary Anita Ip; Burnaby Host Lions Club - Secretary Chris Richards (repeat); Vancouver Oakridge Lions Club - Secretary Steve Wong; Vancouver Renfrew Lions Club - Secretary Ralph Robert; Vancouver East Lions Club - PP Alec Wong. Thanks to all your hard work and dedication Lions!! Thanks to the support of A7 ZC Clara Chow and GMT District Coordinator PZC Teresina Lau for attending and supporting the session. Thanks to PZC Teresina and Lion Kevin Tong for delivering the snacks and water for the Lions. Thanks to PP Alec Wong for setting up the venue. Thanks to Vancouver East Lions for providing venue and coffee!
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Global Team Public Relations Chairperson PZC Ellie Chan’s Corner
Dear fellow Lions and Lioness: One of my mandates as Global Team PR is not to promote upcoming Club Events but rather to publish reports on Post Club Events. We always know what , when , why and how much but rarely the end results ?? Following are reports on the Post Club Events for the months of August and part of
September , 2013: (more to come on next issue) 1) Vancouver Shaughnessy Lions Club - August 13,2013 * 16 members from the Club drove down to MD19 Office at Bellingham to plant a Cherry Tree to commemorate their Club's 25th Anniversary this year. Fruits , cheese and crackers, drinks were bought for a little get together party with Lion Patty Allen and other staff and helpers at the Office. It was a perfect way to wrap up the Celebration and Fundraising for the Club's 1st Quarter of the Century . * With the money donated from the Club's 25th Anniversary Fundraising Feb of this year, their Twin Club in China : Guangzhou Pearl of the Garden City Lions Club bought and donated, on behalf of the Club , new chairs and tables for the entire Elementary School in the remote mountain area in the Guangdong Province. 2) Vancouver Cathay Lions Club - September 15, 2013 Club 25th Anniversary Dinner Gala, over 200 participants showed up at the Four Seasons Hotel, Van. Excellent food, great dancing music and exciting lucky draw. 3) Vancouver Galaxy Lions Club - September 17, 2013 PP Lion Stephanie Hung, up and coming Fashion Designer, donated 30 % of all the tickets proceeds to LCIF re the Fashion Show Night at the Chinese Cultural Centre. It was a successful Evening and a total of $600.00 dollars was raised. 4) District 19A Banner Passing - September 7,2013 Representatives from 25 Clubs in the District participated with special out of town VIP guests ID Lion Teresa Mann, CC Lion Jerry Flood, and PDG Lion Jeff totalling over 110 people. Apart from the official Banner passing Ceremony , highlights of the Evening includes Presentation of Melvin Jones as Gift to DG Peter by ID Lion Teresa Mann, dancing performance by members of the Burnaby Elite Lions Club, and free lucky draw with prizes donated by our DG Peter. 5) The Clubs in the Zone A2 again are involved in the Chiba City Japan Youth Exchange Program which ended with a BBQ dinner at 2nd VDG Eric Keller's place with a total of 68 guests. A perfect day and a perfect day and a perfect way to end this Year's Exchange Program ! 6) Sad news ................... passing of 2 respected Lion members in the month of September PZC Lion Al Fox of Pemberton Lions Club (A2), Melvin Jones Fellow. PZC Lion Harvey Taylor, Charter member of Prince Rupert Lions Club (A4), Melvin Jones Fellow. Our deepest Condolences to their families I encourage all Clubs to share with the District 19A Lions Community your Post Event Results, your success, your mistakes, your joy , your frustrations etc. etc. After all, We are the Lions Family and we care !! Please drop me a line after your Events or Services , picture would be great too !! Yours in Lionism, Ellie Chan, PZC GMT Public Relations [email protected]
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As the Peace Poster Contest Chairperson this year, I am seeking your club's participation in Peace Poster Contest. This is a good opportunity to engage our future Lions and to promote world peace. Deadline to order Peace Poster Kits is Oct 1 and deadline to submit your sponsored art work is November 15, 2013. You may order your kit through the following link:
http://www.lionsclubs.org/EN/member-center/planning-projects/youth/peace-poster/index.php
An Annual Art Contest for Kids Each year, Lions clubs around the world proudly sponsor the Lions International Peace Poster Contest in local schools and youth groups. This art contest for kids encourages young people worldwide to express their visions of peace. For 25 years, more than eight million children from nearly 100 countries have participated in the contest. The theme of the 2013-14 Peace Poster Contest is "Our World, Our Future." Students, ages 11, 12 or 13 on November 15, are eligible to participate. Promoting the Arts Each year's art contest for kids consists of an original theme incorporating peace. Participants use a variety of mediums, including charcoal, crayon, pencil and paint, to express the theme. The works created are unique and express the young artists' life experiences and culture. Spreading Peace and International Understanding Twenty-four international Peace Poster entries are selected each year, representing the work of approximately 400,000 young participants worldwide. Posters are shared globally via the Internet, the media and exhibits around the world. Peace Poster Contest Judging Each poster is judged on originality, artistic merit and expression of the theme. Posters advance through several judging levels: local, district, multiple district and international. At the international level, judges from the art, peace, youth, education and media communities select one grand prize winner and 23 merit award winners. Peace Poster Contest Awards International winners will be notified on or before February 1, 2014. One international grand prize winner will receive US$5,000 and a trip to a special award ceremony with the sponsoring club president and two family members at Lions Day with the United Nations (subject to change).��Each of the 23 merit award winners will receive a cash award of US$500 and a certificate of achievement.� Look forward to seeing an artwork sponsored by a club from MD19A that will be chosen to the final list. Please engage one school from your local community to participate the contest and submit the winning artwork to district office no later than November 15th to be eligible for the contest.
Yours in Lionism, Lion Wanda Su District 19A Peace Poster Contest Chairperson President of Vancouver Pacific Lions Club (A-1)
DISTRICT CONTACTS
District Governor Peter Cheng
Cabinet Secretary Linda Wong, PDG
Webmaster Lion Bowen Wong
Bulletin Editor Lion Grace Hwo, PZC [email protected]
NEW District Website:
19alions.org
STAY TUNED FOR LEO CLUB OFFICERS ORIENTATION AND MEMBERS ORIENTATION TO BE ORGANIZED BY GLOBAL LEADERSHIP & GLOBAL MEMBERSHIP DISTRICT COORDINATORS. More information would be forwarded to your Leo Advisors soon.
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MD19 Lions Annual Convention October 3-5, 2013
Sheraton Vancouver Guildford Hotel, Surrey
Detail information & registration form can be |downloaded on MD19 website
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: SEPTEMBER 26, 2013
Our District Spring Conference
April 25-26, 2014 Executive Hotel Conference Centre, Burnaby.
Conference Co-Chairpersons: PDG Linda Wong & PDG Henry Ng
October, 2013 – Leo Membership Growth Month
November 15 – Leo October Membership Growth Award
nominations due
December 5 – International Leo Day
April, 2013 – Leo Awareness Month
April 1 – Leo of the Year Award applications due
April 15 – Suggested election date for next year's Leo club officers
May 15 – Leo Club Officers and Membership Report due
District Leo Liaison PZC Glenn Cho
Vancouver Chinatown Lions