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Volume 22 Issue 8 FEBRUARY 2017

DG JAMIE HART

WILLOWS LION CLUB

1st VDG MARIANNE KEESEE

Trinity Lake Lions Club

2nd VDG SUSAN KERR Enterprise Lions Club

Cabinet Secretary Lion Melanie Hunter Anderson Lions Club

Cabinet Treasurer

Lion Aaron Chatfield Yuba City Peach Bowl Lions

Cabinet Chaplin

Lion Joe Schwarm Enterprise Lions club

IP District Governor

Aron Whealy Alturas Lions Club

TALES FROM THE HART— DG JAMIE HART

Inside this issue:

District 4-C1 Articles-Calendar 1—7

Club News & Information 8—20

QUOTE: “We could never

learn to be brave and patient, if

there were only joy in the

world.” AUTHOR: HELEN

KELLER

“OPEN YOURSELF TO GREAT POSSIBILITIES”

Many of you already know from my

visitations my “back story” of why I

chose to make Lions Eye Foundation

(LEF) of California/Nevada as my

charity of choice, namely that I feel

very fortunate that my parents had the

financial ability to pay for my muscle

balance surgery to correct my “lazy

eye” at the ripe age of 14 months. If

they didn’t have insurance and I wasn’t

sponsored and transported to San

Francisco by a Lions Club to get the

surgery, I would have gone blind in my

weaker eye. During the second weekend

in January, I had the unique oppor-

tunity to attend a quarterly meeting of

LEF Trustees and Advisors held in Ap-

tos, CA. I did this mostly to find out

about the nuts and bolts of how this

Foundation works as well as get a more

in depth view of its’ current plans. In

the process, I found out some things I

wasn’t aware of, as well as reminded of

things I already knew, but weren’t in

the forefront of my mind.

When I arrived in Aptos mid-morning,

the Budget & Finance committee meet-

ing was already in progress, so I waited

to attend the next meeting of the Long

Range Planning (LRP) committee. Ef-

forts of this committee were divided

into 2 main categories, to increase the

number of patient referrals and to pro-

vide funding to support the services to

these patients. Examples of services in-

clude injections into the eye, chiming in

at 400 per year and laser surgeries. Un-

fortunately, the number of referrals

have declined due to Obamacare with

only 125 so far this fiscal year. Trustees

and Advisors on the LRP committee

were given the task to look for un-

tapped sources for referrals. As pa-

tients who don’t have insurance can’t

afford to go to a doctor, looking at free

clinics for referrals was one example

suggested. Other suggestions included

reaching out to local optometrists and

ophthalmologists to educate them about

services provided by LEF. Once discov-

ered, these uninsured persons can be

sponsored by Lions Clubs by making

semi-annual contributions are members

of LEF. The number of the member

Lions Clubs unfortunately have shrunk

to 310, with a small portion of these

choosing to not to continue their semi-

annual contribution which is a mere $7

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DISTRICT GOVERNOR JAMIE HART’S ARTICLE CONTINUED

per member per year. What this means if that someone, like Francisco Acosta, would not otherwise be

able to enjoy seeing his grandchildren. This is an excerpt of what he wrote in his letter thanking LEF,

which was on their Facebook page:

“I want to thank the Lions Club for making me a happy person again. Life is full of amazing things

and without vision there’s no joy, only darkness. I was losing my vision due to my diabetes and cat-

aracts in both eyes. I couldn’t work or enjoy those great moments with my grandchildren. Thanks

to the Lions Club I can now see my family again and enjoy every moment. I can start working again

and be part of this great community. Thank you.”

For these type of procedures, revenues need to be generated to help pay for all the associated costs with

80% of the expenses going toward patient services. Phenomenally, only a mere 4% of the costs go to-

wards administration, one of the lowest for similar philanthropic organizations. Funds are currently

generated from contributions from the Lions Clubs as above as well as through awards like the Don

Stanaway Life Member and Don Stanaway Fellow awards as well as the Helen Keller Fellowship which

can be used to recognize Club members for their valued service. Another simple way that is being used

to generate funds is through the “Penny Campaign”. Here, loose change can be collected during Club

meetings. In District 4 C 1, LEF Trustee Lion Ida Marcum and Advisor PDG Lion Larry Marcum are

doing this with their Club, with the Paradise Host Lions Club also joining in. Between the 2 Clubs, $195

in change has been raised. Since, in our District, collecting money during a District meeting is against

protocol, I would like to challenge Clubs to collect loose change, bring it to the next District meeting to

be “recycled” by a District Trustee or Advisor. Somewhat like the pull tabs, the Club who brings in the

most weight and the most money will receive special recognition at our District Convention in April. If

you can’t make the February 25 and 26, 2017 District meeting, it will also be acceptable to “cash in” at

the Convention itself, with being able to additionally give to a newly minted District Advisor that will be

installed in Selma in early April, namely myself.

Please consider helping those like Mr. Acosta to give the gift of sight. Connect with free clinics as well as

optometrists and ophthalmologists to let them know of the existence of LEF. On a Club level, join LEF

if your Club is not a member already, restart your semi-annual contributions and/or collect loose

change. Even better, show a fellow Lion member that you have noticed their service to your community

through presenting them one of the above awards. The return you will achieve in making a difference in

somebodies life will be beyond measure.

To find out more about Lions Eye Foundation of Northern California and Nevada, be sure to visit their

website: www.lionseyeca-nv.org or their Facebook page at: www.facebook.com/LionsEyeFoundation/.

District 4-C1 Information

“OPEN YOURSELF TO

GREAT

POSSIBILITIES”

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Snow

It seems like I am always writing these articles in a hotel room. Right now we are headed home

from a weekend of training in Anaheim. LCI is determined to make the best Governors they can

out of us. We are now headed back to the mountain and the frozen snow that awaits us.

Like everyone in the North State we experienced a bit of weather over the last two weeks. I don’t

know the final count, but we had several feet of snow and the temps haven’t risen above 40 degrees

in quite a while. It is exciting to see the snow back and watch the lake levels rise…visions of swim-

ming and fishing this summer…oh, wait. We sold our boat…

The most significant part of these storms was the cold. We lost power for a few days and our only

source of heat was our fireplace. On the third day out the outage as we watched our breath freeze

in the air we took off for Redding, warm showers and hot food. It was so cold we were sleeping in

our clothes. I couldn’t help but wonder how it must be for those people who don’t have a house

around them to stave off some of winter’s bitterness. My heart was broken when I read in the news

of a baby that frozen in his mother’s arms on a bus stop bench in Portland.

The world is not always an easy place to be in. There are challenges everyday that some people

just don’t have the means to surmount. That is where Lions come in. Our motto, as we move into

our second century of service is “Where there is a need there is a Lion.” We are the members of our

communities that step up and make a difference. I am continually amazed at the kindness and gen-

erosity that abounds in our district and I am looking forward to serving with you in this exciting

centennial year.

I hope to see many of you take advantage of the MD4 Convention in our local area and come out

and say hey. Redding, Feb. 10-12.

1st VDG Marianne


IMPORTANT DATES FOR DISTRICT 4-C1—2017

FEBRUARY 8—9, 2017 COUNCIL OF GOVERNORS REDDING

FEBRUARY 10—12, 2017 MD4 CONVENTION REDDING

FEBRUARY 25—26, 2017 DISTRICT CABINET MTG LASSEN REGION

APRIL 21—23, 2017 DISTRICT CONVENTION ANDERSON

JUNE 2—4, 2017 COUNCIL OF GOVERNORS PASADENA

& MD4 STUDENT SPEAKER

JUNE 30—JULY 4, 2017 INTERNATIONAL

CONVENTION CHICAGO, IL

JULY 15, 2017 TRANSITIONAL DISTRICT MTG TBA


BLUE SKIES AND TAILWINDS

2nd VDG Sue Kerr

February is here already; time is flying by. Last month was special because I attended the MD 4

Leadership Institute in Sacramento. There were many “old” friends that attended and I made many

new friends. All of the sessions were well presented and we took home a lot of useful tools to get our-

selves on the path to more effectively handle our leadership roles as well as enhance our personal

lives. Just need time to review and take it all in!

This month is the MD4 Convention right here in Redding February 10, 11 and 12, at the Red Lion

and Holiday Inn. I would encourage you to take in one of the many seminars that will be presented.

Some presentations will be “Are You Prepared for Disaster?”,

“Orientation and Mentoring of Newer Members”, “Marketing & Communications”, “Ear of the Li-

on”, “Youth Exchange”, “Diabetes Youth Families”, “Women in Lions: A Win-Win Combination”,

and many more. There is something for everyone.

The opening ceremony on Saturday morning is very impressive. All of the flags of every nation that

has a Lions Club are paraded in. The Leos in our area bring them in and place them around the

meeting room. We will be surrounded by all the countries that serve as we do.

I look forward to attending the convention and hope to see you there too.

Oh, yes! I did get a little flying time in on the sunny days.

Together

Everyone

Achieves

More


LEADING LIONS—ALERT TEAM

What happens in an emergency? As Lions, we think of how the best way is for us to help. Lions Internation-

al has long been known for how we marshal resources to help those in need. For emergency and disaster sit-

uations, Lions has the ALERT Program which goes from the club level all the way to the International

ALERT Coordinator.

District 4-C1 has been eager to respond to emergency and relief situations. Sometimes those responses were

started by a club and sometimes by the District Leadership. The fires, amplified by the recent drought, have

tested us. We are proud to have been able to help, but feel we could have acted faster, when our efforts would

have the most effect.

Lions from around the district have joined together and we now have our own Lions ALERT Team. We have

requested and just received an LCI Foundation Disaster Preparedness Grant. The first use of the grant is to

obtain and stock an ALERT TEAM trailer with first need items. That trailer has arrived and is having

graphics applied so all will know what it is for. We plan to show it off at both the MD4 Convention and our

February District Meeting.

The goal is to be able to hook up the trailer and head for the need with minimal loading and no purchasing.

While this is happening, others would be activating the ALERT Team to prepare for additional purchasing,

distribution and care. That task is much easier if we already have those who are willing to be called to action

or stand-by.

If you would like to be an ALERT TEAM member to help plan for and be called upon in times of need,

please contact Zone Chair Roger Fritter, myself or a member of the District Governor Team. My email and

phone are both below.

Mike Ferrier

Global Leadership Team (GLT) Coordinator, District 4-C1

[email protected]

530-941-9977

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District 4-C1 Information & Calendar

Please be sure to visit http://district4c1lions.org/whats-new/calendar for long-range planning

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 2 3 4

5 6 7 8 9 10 11

COUNCIL OF GOV. REDDING

COUNCIL OF GOV.

REDDING

MD4 CONVENTION REDDING

MD4 CONVENTIONREDDING

12 13 14

15 16 17 18

MD4 CONVENTION REDDING

VALENTINE’S DAY

CRAB FEED FOOTHILL LIONS CLUB NO DUCK DINNER—LIVE OAK LIONS

19 20 21 22 23 24 25

PRESIDENT’ S DAY

DISTRICT CAB. LASSEN REGION

26 27 28

DISTRICT CAB. LASSEN REGION

FEBRUARY 2017

SUPPORT THE 80TH ANNUAL STUDENT SPEAKER’S CONTEST

The theme for this year’s Student Speaker Contest is “Is the Right to Privacy a Threat to

Our National Security”?

The District 4-C1 Lions Clubs will be holding their local competitions in the month of

February 2017. Please check with your local club for the date.

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

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WOMEN IN LIONS: A WIN-WIN COMBINATION

This seminar provides a unique opportunity for you, whether you are a new Lion, a sea-

soned Lion, a Lioness or a woman interested in community service and humanitarian

efforts. At this seminar you will be presented with information explaining why Lions

Clubs International is a good fit for women, what opportunities exist for women in Li-

ons and why there is a need for more women and female leaders within Lions Clubs In-

ternational at the Club, District, Multiple District and International levels

Submitted by Lion Ilga Whealy, Multiple District Four Family and Women’s

Membership Development Committee Chair


Tales from the Hart – January 2017

At the start of the Lions year in July, I introduced a

new initiative called LCI Forward. LCI has since rolled out more information about it. What a better way to

start the run up to our Centennial Celebration then to spark your interest to learn more about it for your-

selves.

At the crux of this initiative, is the vision statement, which “is to be the global leader in the community and

humanitarian service”. This 5 year plans’ goal is to triple the impact of Lions on their communities, expanding

Humanitarian service to serve 200 million people per year ending in 2020-21.

There are 4 areas of focus and strategic initiatives as demonstrated by the visual above. Service impact will be

enhanced through Lions serving more in need. Sight preservation, involvement of youth, protecting the envi-

ronment and alleviating hunger will remain as Global Service causes, but will be joined in the next 5 to 10

years by a focus on diabetes as a main signature cause. Being more visible is also important in order to remind

others of what communities would be without Lions. Getting out the message on our impact will involve use

of a strategic marketing plan, something that I was surprised to read, hadn’t been developed before. We are

already seeing greater tapping into social media outlets and the digitization of the Lions Magazine as the be-

ginnings of this. The bottom left quadrant speaks to how the Organization can better serve Clubs and Dis-

tricts. On the Club level, for example, utilization of a total quality program like “Your Club, Your Way” is one

pathway to growth. The value of membership is also sought to be improved, through ways like promoting

alternatives for people to be involved and meshing with today’s busy lifestyles by providing options for in-

volvement, like “episodic” volunteers.


THE LIONS CLUB FLAG DAY PROGRAM

The Lions Flag Day Program was endorsed as a Lions Clubs International Program in

1978 as part of the Lions Clubs International Children’s Program. The Lions Flag

Day Program was established to promote patriotism and respect for the American flag

in the elementary schools of America through the personal involvement of Lions Club

members presenting patriotic programs in the schools in their communities.

While it would be desirable to celebrate the Lions Flag Day on June 14th each year,

summer vacations interfere. The third Friday in February was chosen since it is close

to the traditional President’s Day.

Lion Jim Barringer is the District 4-C1 Flag Day chairman. Lion Jim would appreciate

the clubs participating in the Flay Day Program notify him with the information about

their individual club programs at [email protected].

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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 “OPEN YOURSELF TO GREAT

POSSIBILITIES” Thank you! Editor: Lion Sally P. Carter Foothill Lions Club of Loma Rica

District 4-C1 Information & Club News

DISTRICT 4-C1 CLUBS

********CHICO BREAKFAST LIONS ISSUES A CHALLENGE!*******

We would like to challenge all the clubs in District 4-C1 to match the Chico

Breakfast Lions.

The Chico Breakfast Lions is donating $500 to the Camp McCumber reserve

fund, to help pay for the sewer replacement, which was

paid for from their reserve fund. No sewer, no camp!

Also for the clubs info. The President and Secretary of the Chico Breakfast Li-

ons is:

Linda Dunning 2089 Hooker Oak Ave. Chico, CA 95926 cell-530-570-7888

JUST FOR FUN!

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