District 19A November Newsletter

CONCENTRIC SPIRIT OF
COOPERATION
District 19A Newsletter - District Governor Peter Cheng
November 2013
Fellow Lions, Lionesses, and Leos,
INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
Photo gallery and
Welcome New
members
2-3
More photos and DG
December Official
Visitations Schedule
4-5
2nd VDG “Talk of the
Lions” Column
6
Global Team Public
7
Relations
Chairperson ‘s Corner
Leos Activity update
8
Lions Foundation
District Chair update
9
District Spring
Conference News
10-11
I am very pleased to announce that Lions Clubs International has accepted our
first new Lions’ club’s application. The Vancouver Legacy Lions club will be
chartered with 25 chartered members. There will be additional members coming
in to join them in the next 90 days. This has achieved 50% of our extension goal
for this year.
Our district has come together to the
Typhoon Haiyan Relief project. Our
fund raising dinner was held on
November 24th 2013 at the Fraser
Court Restaurant. 22 Lions clubs
with over 105 Lions were
represented at the dinner. Donation
cheques totaling over $27,000.00
were presented at the dinner, which
exceeded all expectation. It is truly
gratifying what our Lions can do
within one week of notice. Donations are still coming in at this time and have
exceeded $28,000 at this time. Funds have been sent to LCIF which qualify for
the matching donation from our Federal Government. The event with good food,
fun and fellowship was enjoyed by all.
On November 25th, another Typhoon
Haiyan Relief event was hosted by the
Vancouver Diamond, Vancouver
Metropolitan Lions clubs and members
of the Pilipino community in cooperation
with World Vision and Red Cross.
$35,000 was raised to benefit the relief.
Total raised from both events amount to
$62,846.00. With matching donation
from the government a total of $125,692 was achieved. Kudos to all the Lions
who participated in doing the Lions work in supporting a tent kitchen on the
ground staffed by Lion volunteers in the Philippines providing food, water,
clothing and basic necessities for the typhoon victims (photo on page 2)
Yours in Service,
~ DG Peter Cheng ~
CONCENTRIC SPIRIT OF COOPERATION
Thank you Lion Pres. Dennis, Lions Anne, Velma,
Marj., and Rodger for the great help for the Philippine
Relief Project. Our Lions Club put in over 25 hours of
volunteer work on Tues. evening.
Here is Dr. Marina Roma-March’s comment “Thank you
to everyone who came out tonight for the sorting! What
would normally have taken 2 days to do, we did in 4
hours. Today I remember the words of Mother
Theresa..... " together we can do great things". Be
assured that your donations were well cared for. Thank
you!!!
Special thanks to the Lions Club of Burnaby
Lougheed and to our friend Rodger Konkle for helping
to organize the sort; for my brother Mark and his wife
Pam Leung who went out and bought over $600 worth
of canned goods, rice and baby formula and to Cactus
Club for donations of hundreds of utensils and canned
goods.”
Photo of the action taking place in the underground
parking lot at the Burnaby Lougheed Lions complex on
November 26/2013.
DG Peter Official Visitation to
Burnaby Lougheed Lions Club
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Hardworking Zone
Chairpersons produced
remarkable results to our
WMMR, SAR filing and
dues payments.
Congratulations to A1, A2, A4, A6, and Z7 Zone Chairpersons for having 100% WMMR filing for
October. The District is targeting for 100% WMMR, 100% SAR and 100% dues payments to MD19
and LCI by the end of December. Keep up your good work!
WELCOME NEW MEMBERS
Lynn Valley Lions Club - Lion Mike Mavius sponsored by President
Robb Webb.
Skeena Lions Club - Lion Monique Starr and Lion Ryneld Starr sponsored by Lion Dianne Starr and Lion
William Starr.
Vancouver Diamond Campus Lions Club Lion Douming Mok sponsored by Lion Alan Chan.
Vancouver Legacy Lions Club - NEW CLUB chartered on November 22, 2013
Charter President: Lion Christopher Chan
Charter Secretary: Lion Danny Cheng
1st Vice President: Lion Pollyanna Lui
Treasurer: Lion Michelle Yang
Membership Director: Michelle Liang
Lion Alfred Kwong, Lion Connie Zhang, Lion Cherry Chan, Lion Judy Tam, Lion Gary Law, Lion Pansy Wu,
Lion Donald Der, Lion Bessie Chan, Lion Dorothy Chan, Lion Ada Cheng, Lion Chloe Fung, Lion Alan Gao,
Lion Jimmy Lam, Lion Timothy Lam, Lion Mei Lian Lao, Lion Sam Leung, Lion Lovisa Lui, Lion Teddy Lui,
Lion Carmelle Mah, Lion Sum Yin Yeung, Lion Angel Chen, Lion Weika Liu.
STAY TUNED FOR THEIR CHARTER NIGHT!
In Memory of
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Lion Joe Rykuiter, charter member of Burnaby Lougheed
Lions Club
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Lion Tony Cheung & Lion Yuk-Man Lai of Vancouver
Companion Lions Club, and

Lion Angus Hay of Vancouver South Lions Club.
CONCENTRIC SPIRIT OF COOPERATION
Also kudos to Burnaby Edmond Lions
Club, PDG Henry & Rita Ng, Mount
Seymour Lions Club, DG Peter Cheng,
Vancouver Cathay Lions Club,
Vancouver Cathay New Century Lions
Club, Vancouver Diamond Lions Club,
Vancouver Renfrew Lions Club,
Vancouver Shaughnessy Lions Club,
Vancouver South Lions Club, Zone
A-7 (boat cruise).
Kudos to Vancouver Arbutus Lions
Club, Vancouver Chinatown Lions
Club, Vancouver Legacy Lions Club,
Vancouver Granville Lions Club,
Vancouver Metropolitan Lions Club,
Burnaby Lougheed Lions Club,
Lion Anne Seto for your generous
support to Typhoon Haiyan Relief
Project on November 24th.
Vancouver East Lions 70th
Charter Anniversary
Celebration with PID Patti Hill
& presentation of Philippine’s
disaster donation cheque by
Vancouver Broadway Lions Club
DG Official Visitations
December (subject to change)
3rd Whistler Lions Club (A2)
5th
Vancouver Diamond Lions Club (A7)
9th
Vancouver Chinatown New Century Lions Club (A1)
12th Vancouver Oakridge Lions Club (A7)
A recap of the Richmond Animal
Protection Society gala that were
volunteered by Van. Cathay NC Lions,
Van. Galaxy Lions, Van. Chinatown
Lioness at back in October. 300 guests
attended and $35,000 was raised for
homeless animals!
Vancouver Galaxy Lions packing shoe
boxes for Operation Christmas Child.
18 boxes were packed!
DG official visit to Vancouver Yaletown Lions Club
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DG official visitations to Vancouver
Champlain Heights Lions Club
2nd Vice District Governor Eric Keller’s “Talk of the Lions” :
Ladies & Gentlemen of Lions 19-A :
My aim as 2nd VDG for the balance of this year and next year shall be to invite various
successful Clubs outside of our Zone to come and visit, exchange ideas & fundraisers, fun
events and Membership issues.
I’m back from *zany* Disneyland & Hollywood. The
Grandkids had a blast as did Katrina & I !! Returned
just in time to join in the MD19 half-time meeting in
Ft. Langley and attended the Van East 70th Birthday Celebrations
Saturday evening at the Fraser Court Seafood Restaurant. That was
quiet an entertaining affair with PID Patti Hill doing the keynote address.
Catching up on a ton of e-mails and messages. Received a very nice
“Thank you” note from the Gibsons Lions Club. They clearly enjoyed our
Club and dinner + presentations and have invited us back at the end of
January for a visit to Gibsons. They’ll adjust their dinner meeting time
earlier for us to catch the last ferry without difficulty.
We enjoyed a busy supper meeting with the Lions Gate Hospital
Foundation speech & donation and the visitation of our Sunshine Coast
Gibsons Lions Club. Seven of their Members joined us for dinner&
refreshments.
ZC Bob Rasmus
also did his
visitation with
Ambleside~Tiddlycove. It was a packed evening
indeed. I have several other out-of-zone Clubs lined up
for further visitations with our A-2 Club.
Yours in Service & Fellowship,
Lion Eric R. Keller
2nd Vice District Governor
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Global Team Public Relations Chairperson PZC Ellie Chan’s Corner
Dear fellow Lions and Lioness:
MEMBERSHIP RECRUITMENT: OPEN HOUSE were held by :
1) Deep Cove Lions Club in October ..............signed up 5 new members with a good chance
of a 6th new addition before December. Congratulations!
2) Vancouver Granville Lions Club in October...................still working on some potentials. Good Luck!
3) Vancouver Diamond Lions Club in November............... 14 guests, signed up 5 members. Wow !!
4) Vancouver Shaughnessy Lions Club in November........ it is an all Girls Night, over 20 guests, Super !
Impression was made , heads nodded, future visits committed, new members -slowly but surely !!
SQUAMISH LIONS CLUB - DONATED BEEF-IN-BUN PROCEEDS TO RCL #277
November - Remembrance Day: With Full Club Effort and the generous support from McLean
Meats....................... in honour of all veterans who proudly serve our great Country, $800.00 was collected by
donation' sales of 160 of the traditional Beef-in-Bun sandwich with all of the proceeds donated to the Legion
to support veteran services in the community !!
VANCOUVER EAST LIONS CLUB - 70th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION - November 23
An Evening Celebration was held at the Fraser Court Restaurant in Vancouver.
There were 13 tables with representatives from 25 Clubs including local Lion Dignitaries as well as from
the States. The Evening was highlighted with Dr. Patricia Hill, PID as the Keynote Speaker, Entertainment
by the Dovbosh Dancers of the Association of United Ukrainian Canadians, Melvin Jones awarded to the
2 much respected most seasoned members of the Club ...PP Lion Renzo Montagliani (joined 1966)
and PP Lion Nedo A. Gizzi (joined 1972) !! Bravo !
It is truly an exceptional and Memorable 70 th Happy Birthday !
Wishing your Club many more Birthdays ahead, the BEST is yet to COME !!!!!!!
DISTRICT EVENT - FUNDRAISING FOR TYPHOON HAIYAN RELIEF - November 24
A Fundraising Event was called for by DG Peter Cheng and organized by PDG / Cabinet Secretary Lion
Linda Wong. It was a dinner at the Fraser Court Restaurant charging only $30.00/person.
With only a few days to put everything together, the District was able to rally up 100 participants
representing 22 Clubs, raised among the Clubs and personal donations a sum of $27,748.00 and with the
Federal Govt.'s matching dollar for dollar donation funds, a total of $55,496.00 was raised for the victims.
Cheques from individual Clubs were presented throughout the Evening, and one Melvin Jones was awarded
at the Dinner and it went to our very lucky A1 ZC Lion Elaine Luk by way of raffle draw !
Congratulations Elaine !
If this is not the spirit of Lionism , if this is not the Lions Motto of "We
Serve", what is It ????
Great Job, Great Job, District 19A !!
HAPPY CELEBRATION FOR A 48TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY
November 24 Happy 48th Wedding Anniversary goes to our 2nd
VDG Lion Eric Keller and his lovely wife Katrina !!!!
You know what, they were very young once..........................I have got the
picture to prove it, wakakaka!!
They have come a long way and are very blessed!! Wishing them many
many more Happy Anniversaries to come !! Share with us Highlights of
your Events, Hands-on Projects, Club Activities !!!!! Let us built a strong
and close-knit community among the Clubs of our Zone, our District !
Please take a moment and drop me a line so we can share . Thank you.
[email protected]
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District Leo Liaison
PZC Glenn Cho
Vancouver Chinatown Lions Club
November Activity
Leos “Lunch & Learn” at Pink Pearl Restaurant organized by the Leo
Advisors of Burnaby North Leo Club: PP Kirk Dickson and Lion Gary
McArthur. Over 2/3 of District 19A Leos Clubs had representatives
attended the lunch. Leos had an opportunity to hear from various
Lions leaders on
Leos Movement,
Contests and
Awards, how to file
WMMR, Fun Club
Meetings/Tail
Twisting, Charity
projects and
Leadership
Programs.
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On November 14, 2013, the inaugural Diabetic Alert Dog Guides class at Lions
Foundation of Canada Dog Guides graduated. The four clients spent two weeks at
the Oakville training school learning how to work with their new Dog Guides. The
first three Diabetic Alert Dog Guides; Nettle, Nara and Wilfred, are trained to detect
drops in their handlers blood sugar and alert them.
Individuals who have type 1 diabetes with hypoglycemic unawareness cannot
detect when their blood sugar drops and this puts them at risk of losing
consciousness, falling into a coma and even dying. To learn more about the
Diabetic Alert Dog Guide program, please visit:
http://dogguides.com/diabetic.html
DISTRICT CONTACTS
District Governor
Peter Cheng
[email protected]
Cabinet Secretary
Linda Wong, PDG
[email protected]
Webmaster
Lion Bowen Wong
[email protected]
Bulletin Editor
Lion Grace Hwo, PZC
[email protected]
District Websites:
19alions.org
19alions.com
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PDG Rita Fok
District Chair
Installation and Induction ceremony of Vancouver Campus Lions Club
on November 9th.
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