volume 23 issue 2 august 2017 make a...

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

[email protected]

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

District 4-C1 Information & Club News

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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


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”

District 4-C1 Information


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

District 4-C1 Information


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




6 7 8 9 10 11 12


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

http://district4c1lions.org/whats-new/calendar


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


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


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


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

[email protected]

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

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