Volume 23 Issue 2 AUGUST 2017
DISTRICT GOVERNOR MARIANNE KEESEE Scott Valley Lions Club
1st VDG SUSAN KERR Enterprise Lions Club
2nd VDG ELISA COYLE Enterprise Lions Club
Cabinet Secretary Lion Melanie Hunter Anderson Lions Club
Cabinet Treasurer
Lion Aaron Chatfield Yuba City Peach Bowl Lions
Cabinet Chaplin
Lion Karen Marceau Weaverville Lions club
IP District Governor
Lion Jamie Hart Willows Lions Club
”MAKE A DIFFERENCE”
Inside this issue:
District 4-C1 Articles-Calendar
Club News & Information 10 - 22
QUOTE: “ Never bend your head.
Look the world straight in the eye.”
AUTHOR: HELEN KELLER
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It’s official, District 4C-1. You have a
new Governor. Our installation cere-
mony at Lakehead Lions clubhouse
was a lot of fun. It is my dream that
more of our lions will join us for these
District meetings and see how much
fun we are having. Our next meeting
is the last weekend in September and
we will be celebration our newest
members and our focus will be on Di-
abetes Awareness. We have plans to
have training for Guiding Lions at
this meeting so if you are interested in
being certified, or recertified let PDG
Maggie Robeson know.
I would like to continue showcasing
our District Endorsed Projects. This
month I have chosen another of my
special projects. When I started out
as 2nd VDG I had Lions in Sight as my
charity of choice. During that year I
attended the MD4 Convention in
Modesto and had an opportunity to
spend some time with some puppy
raisers for LPCCI, Lions Project for
Canine Companions for Independ-
ence. I was in awe of these people
who take a puppy and raise it and
then give it up for training and even-
tual pairing with a life companion. It
takes a very special dog lover to be
able to do that. So, in my last year of
serving the District and having the
ability to raise money for a specific
charity I decided to add LPCCI and
give folks a choice.
Lions love affair with Canine Com-
panions goes back to the early 1980’s
when our very own John Roback, then
District Governor of District C-7,
along with his predecessor, decided to
make it their district project. In 1983
LPCCI was officially founded to pro-
vide education, raise funds and ac-
quire puppy raisers. Now they have a
presence in 35 states throughout the
country. In thirty years they have
raised over 3 million dollars for CCI.
They provide service dogs, skilled
companion dogs, facility dogs and
hearing dogs. There is no charge to
the recipient of the dog. Clubs can
support LPCCI through Club Mem-
DG Marianne’s Article Continued
on Page 2
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berships awarding members with Abdul and Distinguished Service awards and individuals can become
life members.
I hope that District 4 C-1 continues its great support of this wonderful organization. We have two rep-
resentatives in our district that would love to come to your club and do a presentation sometime. These
ladies are listed in the directory.
Thanks for listening. Thanks for all you do in your communities. You are making a difference.
Submitted by District Governor Marianne Keesee
This is the results of last year 2016-2017 Pull Tab 4C1 contest
1st place Fort Jones 129 lbs.
2nd place Chico Breakfast 78 lbs.
3rd place Anderson 73 lbs.
16 clubs are now participating
We have started this year off 350 lbs. turned in since July 1,
2017. They will be delivered to the:
The Ronald McDonald House
2555 49th Street
Sacramento, CA 95817
Submitted by Lion Roger Plato
Redding Host Lions
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Leading Lions—Direction
Where are you taking your Lions Life? Leadership is not for those who go along for the
ride. You either have to be driving or supporting your leader with partnership and a pas-
sion for service. A leader is always trying to find ways to improve themselves, their fellow
officers and club members.
We are at the point for Club elections and the opportunity to step into new and exciting
challenges. What would you like to do or have you been asked to do. Those who ask you
to take on a roll are complimenting you. They want you to fill a position you are ready for.
At the coming District 4-C1 Convention, your club delegates will be voting for persons to
fill the district level leadership positions, as well as making decisions on budget and con-
stitutional issues. I encourage each of your club boards and memberships to provide di-
rection to your delegates. They should not have to make these decisions themselves.
We are all searching for direction in some way. What should I do? How can I help? Who
can I help? Who can we offer service? I recommend that you either be a helper or ask for
help in getting there. Your leadership can both use your help and want to help you find
your own direction.
Mike Ferrier
Global Leadership Team (GLT) Coordinator, District 4-C1
530-941-9977
THEME OF THE 2018 DISTRICT 4-C1
CONVENTION FOOD FAIRE
Don’t count this coin!
THE PIRATE’S CONTEST CONTINUES!!!!
CHECK THE MANE LION FOR SECRET CLUES!
FIND THE GOLD DOUBLOONS IN EACH ISSUE.
AT THE CABINET MEETINGS , THERE WILL BE A PRIZE AWARDED TO THE
MEMBER WHO HAS THE
CORRECT NUMBER FOR THE QUARTER!
Next contest at Cabinet Meeting on September 30—October 1, 2017 to be held
at
The Loma Rica Foothill Lions Club.
LET’S HAVE SOME FUN
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This coming year is shaping up to be a very exciting one for our district. International has rolled out a
new tool for Lions to use to keep our communication open with members from all over the world. My
Lion is here! This app provides a great opportunity to “twin” with a club in another country or another
club in a different multiple district. Imagine the great ideas that we can share with each other. In a
matter of minutes we could put out an idea for service and/or fundraising and get a response from all
over the world. We would know if the idea has been tried, if it worked and how it could be done better.
A great platform for sharing ideas and friendship.
Our Multiple District 4 is concentrating on adding more women and families to our membership. We
need to find ways to include more youth and young families. Clubs might need to rotate meeting days
and times so that more members can attend. A branch club could be started. Only 5 members are
needed instead of the 20 that are required to start a Lions Club. The Branch club members are also
members of the parent club, so it is a really good way to increase membership in your club. The Branch
club does have its own officers and their own bank account, but both the branch and the parent club can
do fundraising and service together and separately.
Our Global Teams will now include service along with membership and leadership that are already in
place. These three will make up a team to help all the clubs in each district to gain more members, train
more leaders and give more service to our communities. If your club has not done a Community Needs
Assessment in the last couple of years, it is time. Needs of each community are ever changing and we
need to be on top of what those needs are to serve even better as Lions.
I am very excited to enter this next year of leadership in our district 4-C1. There will be opportunities for
me to visit other districts so that I can bring new ideas back to all of you. This week I will be attending
the Organizational Council of Governor’s Meeting in Sacramento. All the Governors and Vice Gover-
nors have an opportunity to come together to share problems and successes. We get training and we
have FUN. It is a time of meeting and greeting new and old friends. After the Council session I am off
to see my family in Maryland. Enjoy what is remaining of your summer and hope for some cooling off!
“Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting. So…get on your way”. Dr. Seuss
Submitted by 1VGD Sue Kerr
BLUE SKIES AND TAILWINDS
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With our Transitional Cabinet meeting concluded, DG Marianne, 1VDG Sue and I have started mak-
ing the rounds to all of the clubs. It has been a fun experience seeing the different ways each of the
clubs run their meetings. I have been to see 5 different clubs thus far and not one of them was like the
other. It is interesting to note that although each meeting was run differently and had a different set of
procedures, the goals are the same: Service to the community.
We Serve is our motto as well as the motto of our new International President. Our district does a re-
markable job of serving our communities but there is always room for improvement. I do hope the new
position of Global Service Team Coordinator supports all of the clubs in their efforts to increase service
to the community.
I have always been involved in team sports and it is not lost on me that we as Lions are just that; A
Team!!! Each Club is its own team, the District is a team, the Multiple District is a team and the en-
tirety of Lions Club International is one HUGE team all working together for a common goal.
While we are focusing on service we cannot forget to continue to build our teams through new clubs
and new members. Fresh ideas and new perspectives open us up to amazing new possibilities. Every
club in the district has the potential to ease their work load by increasing the hands working. Many
hands make light work is an adage we should all be aspiring to fulfill.
Once again, I am humbled and thrilled to be serving our district. I sincerely look forward to meeting
as many of you this year as possible and sharing my thoughts with you and hoping you all will do the
same with me.
Keep serving and having fun!!! There is very little point in doing anything without an element of fun
so be conscious of that aspect of your service and each project will grow and be ever more successful.
Submitted by 2VDG Elisa ‘Lisa’ Coyle
GRIP IT AND RIP IT!
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Leading Lions – Changing With the Times?
We have spoken quite a bit over the last two years about retention and making our club members feel like they are a part of a family. It turns out there have been people studying this subject because we in Lions are not the only ones who have been seeing declines in membership, so people are paying attention in an attempt to figure out just why this is happening.
Over the last 20 to 30 years, roughly, other organizations like Rotary and Kiwanis have seen a 58% reduction in people attending their meetings, and membership is down also. Rotary is down over 20%, Jaycees down 64% and Masons are down 76%. We know that our membership has been down, but locally and statewide here in MD4, our numbers are beginning to climb again. The question we have to ask ourselves as leaders is just why has this been true? Author Robert Putnam states that there is an overall trend by Americans who now have 43% fewer family din-ners, and 35% fewer of us that have friends who will drop by to visit us at our homes. Much of this has to do with two parent families where both parents work, and so their family time at home is much more precious to them. Encouraging them to come out and attend a meeting might be a bit more difficult. We also have moved into the 21st Century, and people today, particularly younger people, are much more into keeping up or in touch with their friends and family via social media like Face-book, Twitter, Linked In, Instagram, etc. In business, if the customers are dropping and business is falling away, the leaders make finding out why this is and making corrections their number one priority. Common sense dictates that the same principle should apply to our service clubs as well. So, is the format of our clubs outdated? In some cases perhaps we should be considering this question. Are our rituals still making sense to younger folks? For that matter, does our weekly breakfast, lunch or dinner meeting still make enough sense that we are growing as a club and District? Perhaps we should consider mixing it up some. A breakfast or lunch meeting, and then a dinner meeting that is family friendly, so that members can bring their kids. I would comple-ment a couple of clubs that I know are doing this. The Gridley Lions and the Enterprise Lions both have social get-togethers that are family friendly. I am not saying there are not others, I am just mentioning two that have been in my attention over the last month or so. Family friendly social functions are important to our clubs, and to our younger members. We all, I think, are familiar with the saying, "This is the way we have always done it.” Or, “We tried that, it won’t work.” My question for our leaders is this: “Are you courageous enough to abandon a practice that did well for you in the past, but may not be working so well now?” Great Leaders dare to be different! PDG Aron Whealy From Modoc…”Where the West Still Lives”
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A NEW LCIF YEAR
Lions of 4-C1,
As the 2016-2017 fiscal year ends, I must thank you for your generosity and sup-
port for LCIF. The final report on our District’s donations just arrived and our
clubs and individual Lions gave a total of $21,928.00. This is our largest annual
donation in many years. Thank you!
Our District had many new Melvin Jones Fellows the past twelve months. Congrat-
ulations to all of them. The most recent since my last report are:
Kris Pena - Chico Breakfast Lions
Susan Prahl - Enterprise Lions
Gary Harlow - Enterprise Lions
Aaron Chatfield – Peach Bowl Lions
Now we start a new year – ways your club can continue to support LCIF:
Become a 100% Contributing Member Club by sending $20 per club member to
LCIF. Just remember you must send a list of each member’s name. I have the offi-
cial forms but you can submit online without one. If I can send you one, just let me
know at [email protected]. This donation counts towards your club’s Melvin
Jones Fellowship account. Each club member receives a bronze LCIF pin.
At each District Cabinet Meeting, we sell $25 raffle tickets for a Melvin Jones Fel-
lowship. Right now, our balance is $650 so there’s a good chance we’ll be drawing
a new winner October 1 at the Foothill Lions Hall during the next District Cabinet
Meeting there.
If you have questions or need help in any way with applying for a Melvin Jones,
please get in touch with me. Again, thank you for your support of our wonderful
Foundation.
PDG Maggie Robeson
District LCIF Coordinator
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THE MEMBERSHIP CORNER
PDG Maggie Robeson, District GMT Coordinator
Hello District 4-C1 Lions,
I think all of us in our wonderful District share the same goal—to serve our com-
munities. We can all enhance the service we provide if we have more club mem-
bers to do it. All club Membership Chairs are invited to our next District Cabinet
Meeting at Foothill Lions Club on September 30 to share recruiting ideas. If your
club is one of the 20 in 4-C1 who has not yet chosen a Membership Chair, please
submit your selection on MyLCI.
Some very basic Recruiting Tactics:
--Make up a club Brochure (templates available on LCI website to personalize for
your club).
--Foster a relationship with someone at your local newspaper so that all your club
activities can be publicized. Get club meetings printed in the paper’s Community
Calendar. If you are having a Program at your club meeting, get that listed in the
Community Calendar and invite the public.
--Have special “Invite a Friend” meetings or “Membership Open House” meetings
where your members bring community members to let them learn about all the
things your club does.
When you have time, visit the LCI website—lionsclubs.org. Go to Member Center.
If you type GMT in the search box, you will have a wealth of information to look at.
The Member Retention Toolbox is particularly good.
Another thing you are going to be hearing about is the need for more Certified
Guiding Lions in our District. It is easy to get your certification on-line. Again, go
to Member Center – put “certified guiding lion training” in the search box. The PDF
“CertGuideLion Workbook” will come up – take time to look through this. It is full
of good material that all of us can benefit from. PDG Steve and I are the Guiding
Lions for a new club forming in the southern part of our county. It has been a re-
warding experience for us. We’ve made new friends and have been able to social-
ize with them beyond the meetings. Each step forward brings great satisfaction.
Please contact me if I can be of assistance to you and your club.
e-mail: [email protected]. Phone: 467-4167
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Submitted by District 4-C1 Awards Chair, PDG Steve Robeson
Our district wants to reward the efforts of our clubs and members in their many are-
as of service. Pages 77-81 of this year’s district directory has all the applicable infor-
mation for you for these major areas:
1. One of the many areas is “Top Club.” Please urge your club’s secretary to
send the Activities Report every month to the Region Chair for your specific
Region. This form allows your club to gain recognition for several other
awards (Visitations, Membership gain, etc.).
2. Another area is the newsletter. Please send your newsletter to me at:
3733 N. Hwy 3, Etna, CA 96027
3. Lion of the Year. Most certainly, each club has one or more outstanding
members annually. I urge each of you to have your club endorse a
nominee.
4. Citizen of the Year. Our clubs interact with and observe our communities’
non-Lion citizens. These good folks deserve recognition by our district.
Please start the identification process soon.
“OUR MOTTO—WE SERVE”
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District 4-C1 Information & Calendar
Please be sure to visit http://district4c1lions.org/whats-new/calendar for long-range planning
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Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1 2 3 4 5
Council of Governors
Council of Governors
Council of Governors
Council of Governors
6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Council of Governors
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
Official DG Visit—Alturas Lions
Official DG Visit—Burney
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27 28 29 30 31
AUGUST 2017
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AGENDA FOR THE DISTRICT CABINET MEETING WILL BE AVAILABLE
SOON.
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THE MOUNTAIN LIONS CLUB WOULD APPRECIATE PARTICIPA-
TION FROM THE LOCAL CLUBS . FOR MORE INFORMATION,
PLEASE CONTACT JANA AT (530) 691-1119
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The Passing of the Gavel
On Tues-
day, June
17, 2017
the Forest
Ranch Li-
ons Club
held their
annual In-
stallation
of club of-
ficers’ ceremony. The high point of the evening was the passing of the gavel from for-
mer Lion President Larry Marcum to new
Lion President Rebec- ca Haskitt (aka
Becky). The conduc- tor of ceremony was
visiting Past District Governor Skip O’Bri-
en, as pictured far left in club officer’s group
photo. Pictured next is President Lion Becky
Haskitt, 1st VP Lion Rich Faringer, 2nd VP
Lion Norm Walker, Secretary Lion Ida
Marcum, Treasurer Li- on Jill Collins, Mem-
bership, Lion Denise Walker, Tail Twister
Lion Richard Anselmi, Lion Tamer Kresten
Quick, 2-yr Director Lion Lon Halley. Not pictured: 1-yr Director Lion Larry Spencer
and 2-yr Director Lion George Geiger. The evening included a formal dinner by chef
Lion Ida, special awards that honored each member and the induction of new Lion
Kenny Breese (seen receiving his first pin from Lion Larry Marcum). Our Forest Ranch
Lions Club is now 20 members strong!
Written by Kresten Quick
Photos by Rich Faringer
FOREST RANCH LIONS CLUB INSTALLATION OF OFFICERS
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The Live Oak Lions Club proudly presents the initiation of the Live Oak
Leo Club on April 28, 2017
Back row left to right is Anastacia Grove (Leo) Esperanza Grove (Leo)
Bottom row left to right is Lion Kathy Grove, Carlos Grove (Leo) Gabe Grove (Leo) and Past Presi-
dent Lion Noel Grove.
Thank you, Lion Kathy Grove
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SAVE THE DATE! THE WIZARD OF OZ!
Dear Lion’s Club Members,
Thank you for coordinating a special “Lion’s Club Night” at The Acting Company. As a group, you
get to take advantage of our group pricing, so you will get tickets for $15 instead of $18. I’m in the
process of setting up a group code online so your members can go to our website, put in the code,
and arrange their tickets. Members can also call our Box Of-
fice at (530) 751-1100, we are open Monday-Friday from 12-
2pm. Be sure to have your members say they are part of the
Lion’s Club to get the discount tickets. Tickets for the Wizard
of Oz will go online on May 1st, so please wait to arrange
tickets until then.
We have arranged seating, so it’s best to have
each party call or go online to arrange their own
tickets. We only have 66 tickets available that
night, so, be sure to let people know to get their
tickets in advance, as we sell out very quickly!
We’re so glad you’ll be spending time at our little
theater. We hope you enjoy the show!
Sincerely,
Carmen Smith,
Theater Manager
Lion’s Club at
The Acting Company
SAVE THE DATE
Sun, August 6 2pm
Tickets will go on sale May 1st.
The Acting Company
815 B Street, Yuba City, CA 95991
(530) 751-1100
www.actingcompany.org
DIRECTED BY BETSY JOHNSON & STEPH-
ANIE MCCLAIN -BOLLINGER
Written by I. Frank Baum—Auctions May
1—3rd.—Showing July 14—August 13
This classic tale, in which a Kansas farm girl
travels over the rainbow to discover the magi-
cal power of home, has been entertaining audi-
ences for generations. Come with us as Doro-
thy, The Scarecrow, The Tin Man and the
Cowardly Lion begin their quest in search of
the mighty Wizard of Oz who has the power to
send her home and grant her friends “a brain”,
“a heart” and “courage”! They will find them-
selves in trouble more than once on their jour-
ney, but ultimately find they had everything
they needed all along. This classic musical has
all of your favorite songs from the movie.
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Mane Lion
Please email submissions for the Mane Lion to [email protected] by the 25th of the month. If you are unable to send submissions via email, they can be mailed to: Lion Sally P. Carter 12286 Scott Grant Road
Marysville, CA 95901 “MAKE A DIFFERENCE” Thank you! Editor: Lion Sally P. Carter Loma Rica Foothill Lions Club
District 4-C1 Information & Club News
PEACE POSTER CONTEST Challenge
“The Future of Peace”
As District Governor last year, I was very pleased to have some Lions Clubs who
haven’t submitted a Peace Poster before, participate in the Peace Poster Contest.
This year as the North Butte Region Chair, I like to throw down the gauntlet and
challenge the Clubs in the Region to submit a Peace Poster. Did you know that in
the Lassen Region, posters drawn by the Redding School of the Arts are split be-
tween 5 Clubs for each to choose a winner and that many times in the past the
winning Poster has been sponsored by one of these Clubs? I think that the North
Butte Region must have some equally talented youth, who would love the chance
to express their concept of what this year’s theme, “The Future of Peace” means
to them. As a Peace Poster Co-Chairperson for my Club more than once, I can at-
test that the good feelings of honoring and presenting an award the 1st
, 2nd
and 3rd
place winners are immeasurable. You might have the opportunity to receive a gi-
ant hug from a 2nd
place finisher like I had. Don’t know how to get started? Its’
easy, just search the Lions Club International Website for a wealth of information.
Here you will find the contest rules and some suggestions to publicize the con-
test. You have until October 1st
to order the Peace Poster Kit from the LCI Store.
The link for this is: members.lionsclubs.org/EN/serve/other-ways-to-serve/
contests/peace-poster-contest/index.php. Be sure to “think outside the box”, find
children who are home schooled, and put a flyer in your churches bulletin board
or in your public library. So, won’t you join me in throwing a submission from
your Club into the ring, sending a winning Peace Poster to DG Marianne Keesee
by November 15, 2017?
IPDG Jamie Hart, North Butte Region Chair