ZONE C-4 = 218 GREAT LIONS MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN THE WORLD!

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1 Zone Newsletter December 2016 Zone Chair: Jim Lamb Bulletin Editor Sought! Volume: 16/17 Issue: 6 Temporary Bulletin Editor: Jim Lamb ZONE C-4 = 218 GREAT LIONS MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN THE WORLD! In the first five months of our fiscal year, Lions of Zone C4 have served their communities in many ways hours of service have been reported by our club secretaries so far this year. That s nearly 24 hours for each of the 218 Lions in our zone.

2 Around the Zone Project Connect (Continued). 1. Begin collecting soaps, shampoos and all manner of hygiene products at club meetings. All of these items will be gathered and packaged by the North Kitsap Leos clubs for distribution. 2. It would be helpful if a couple of the clubs could donate some funds to ensure that we have enough hygiene items for distribution. Here s a great picture of the North Mason Lions marching the Belfair Holiday Parade on Sunday, December 4 th. King Lion Steve Covert and the North Mason Lions were joined by District Governor Jan Weatherly, Zone Chair Jim Lamb and Poulsbo Lions Jay and Sandi Dahlquist. 3. On January 25 th, several Lions will be needed to assist with vision screening. If we get to use the Health Screening Unit, we ll need even more Lions to help with hearing and (hopefully) diabetes screening. Peace Poster Contest There was a great turnout for the parade and a lot of the crowd clapped and waved as they recognized the Lions. Project Connect For many years, Lions of Zone C-4 have actively supported Project Connect, a program designed to help the homeless in our community find needed services. Our Lions have collected and assembled hygiene kits and have assisted with the vision screening and the receipt of new eye glasses for those with vision problems. This year s event is scheduled for January 25 th and will be held at the Salvation Army building in Bremerton. Bremerton (Central) has applied to host the Health Screening Unit of our Northwest Foundation for Sight and Hearing. Here s how you can help: Past Zone Chair Karl Ostheller presents District C s winning peace poster for this year. It was prepared by Gerta Mason-Todd who is a student at Poulsbo Middle School. More than 40 district members voted from among this year s entries at the District Cabinet meeting on November 21 st. Kate Ebert, LEO advisor and art teacher at Poulsbo Middle School required all of her students to participate in the contest, according to the Poulsbo Noon Lions newsletter.

3 Zone Cabinet I ve asked the following Lions to help me as the Zone Chair this year. They are experts in many areas of Lionism and they will be glad to help you in the administration of your club. Please don t hesitate to contact them to help in any way. Leadership: PZC Mike Peterson Membership: PZC Pat Burch Sight: Roland Arper NW Lions Foundation for Sight and Hearing: PDG Dave Risley Sr. Advisor: IP Zone Chair: Zone Secretary: Bulletin Editor: PDG Ida Malone PZC Ginger Shields Heather Davis position available Thanks, in advance, to these fine Lions. Call on them if they can be of assistance to your club. District 19C Lion s Journey for Service, Growth and Leadership The Lions Journey is a new program to assist new Lions and not-so-new Lions in their journey to become more knowledgeable and involved in Lions. For a new Lion, it is a systemic approach of attaining a full understanding of how they fit in with their Lions Club. For the not so-new Lion, it is a way of staying connected with their Lions Club. It is also a way to RECOGNIZE those Lions for participating in this three phase program - Service, Growth and Leadership. Section I. SERVICE In this section, the new or not-so-new Lion will become involved in many aspects of their club they may not have been involved with in the past. Participate in an Induction Ceremony Attend an Orientation Meeting Participate in a Service Project Participate in a Fundraiser Participate in a Club Social Event Attend a Club Board Meeting Visit Two Other Clubs/Events Attend a Zone or District Meeting Section II. GROWTH In this section, the Lion will continue to grow and become involved in new things in his/her club. Chair or Co-Chair a Committee Attend the Annual Club Planning Session Accomplish two of the following: Attend a District Spring Convention or MD19 Annual Convention Attend a Leadership 101 course Sponsor at least one new member The International President s Theme For ! Section III. LEADERSHIP In this section, the Lion will become involved in advanced leadership opportunities in Lions.

4 Hold a Senior Club leadership position Attend the Northwest Lions Leadership Institute Become a Mentor/Guiding Lion Each Lions Club should create a Mentorship Chair (in addition to its Membership/Leadership Chair) to administer this program within their club. Each club should also appoint mentors or Guiding Lions. The accomplishment of each of these three phases relies on mentors or Guiding Lions who are carefully selected by the club and need not be the Lion s Sponsor. Each Lion will have two mentors so that the absence of one or the other will not impede the Lions journey. In addition, not all Lions will be interested in completing all three phases; however, each Lion should be made aware of, encouraged and given the opportunity to complete all three. A recognition certificate that will be made available to ensure the success of The Lions Journey. Of course, each club is free to create their own criteria or forms, so long are they keep within the spirit of Service, Growth and Leadership District 19C Mentoring/Retention Co- Chairs PZC Bob Johnson bobjohnson39@live.com Phone: New Member Orientation Online! For your newest Lions Club members, District C has developed an on-line orientation program. Encourage your new members to join in the following training opportunity: Mon, December 19th, 7pm. Contact IPDG Al Hedstrom. Please join the meeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone. Training Training Training There are some tremendous training opportunities located on the lionsclubs.org website. Spend some time on the website and get involved with the resources that have been developed to help us all of us to become better leaders and to increase our talents and capabilities to serve our community. To find these courses, open up lionsclubs.org, select Member Resources, select Leadership Resource Center, select Lions Learning Center. To create your account, you will need your Lions membership number. Your club Secretary can give you your membership number. Leadership: Introduction to Lions Leadership. Writing your Personal Mission Statement Creativity Mentoring Promoting Innovation Managing Change Servant Leadership Managing Others: Coaching Conflict Resolution Delegation Effective Teams Member Motivation Valuing Member Diversity Team Motivation Achieving Results: Setting Goals Decision Making Managing Meetings Providing Community Service Time Management Communication: Effective Listening Public Relations Public Speaking Try these on-line courses!

5 WELCOME New C-4 Lions: Lion Amada Harvey Bremerton (Central) Sponsored by PKL Jeff Reynolds Next month s challenge is to ASK TWO!!! Membership Growth means: More hands to help, new Ideas and renewed enthusiasm. Let s grow our clubs and our SERVICE ,366 Million Members worldwide! During the October, Lions International welcomed our 1.4 millionth member. Our Lions family has grown by 18,660 members in the last ten weeks! Position: C-4 Zone Chair Duties: Work with some of the finest Lions Clubs in all the world during the 100th year of Lionism. Requirements: Have served as Secretary or President of a Lions Club. Compensation: Get to know a lot of GREAT Lions and participate in tremendous SERVICE projects during the year. Maybe even march in a parade or three. Application: Receive the approval from your club s Board of Directors and notify MD19 in writing of your intent to serve by December 31, District C Lions Centennial Celebration! Plans are shaping up for a grand celebration of 100 years of service by Lions throughout the world. Our District C celebration will be held at Clock Tower Park in Dupont. New Date: 8/12/17. Plans, so far, include: Entertainment Games Car Show Food Vendors Other Vendors Lions Club Booths Lions Vendors Beer Garden Did I mention, FOOD AND Bremerton (Central) s World Famous BLACKBERRY SLUGS. Centennial Legacy Projects: Poulsbo Noon: Extension of Boardwalk at Fish Park. Bremerton (Central): Children s Playground, Lions Park North Mason: Port Orchard: Fencing and improvements at a baseball field for little Little Leaguers. Silverdale Sunrise: Silverdale Dandy: Help me fill in the blanks. News items for the C-4 Bulletin: Send them to: lambsofquietview@hotmail.com Thanks, ZC Jim

6 Zone Calendar: Pride December: 4: North Mason Holiday Parade. 15: Zone Chairman Visit to Poulsbo Evening Pride 22: Zone Chairman Visit to Silverdale Dandy Lions January: 5: District Governor Visit to Poulsbo Evening Pride 12: District Governor Visit to Silverdale Dandy Lions 29: PM Building a NEW Club Workshop, Lakewood. Skills learned in this training can easily be used to build and strengthen an existing club. February: 4: Membership 201, St. Clare s Hospital, Lakewood Reservations: PZC Pat Burch March: 3 rd DGAM (Zone Meeting) Family Pancake House, Kitsap Way, 6pm (dinner), 6:30 (meeting begins) 31- (4/1) District 19C Convention, Olympia June: 10: Zone Social August (2017) 12: District C Centennial Celebration, Marymount Park, Spanaway. District Governor Jan Weatherly s Logo North Mason Lions Christmas Giving Tree The North Mason Lions organize and operate one of the largest projects in our Zone. Hundreds of needy folks and families receive gifts and food because of the generosity of the community and the good spirit and hearts of the North Mason Lions. Community members take the tags and bring back gifts. Lions then gather all of the packages and organize all of the gifts for distribution on December 17 th. The packages are now arriving and it is time for the Lions of Zone C-4 to shine. Help sorting packages is needed on December 6,7,8,10, 12,13,14,15 and 16 and with the distribution on December 17 th. This is a very large project. I hope that some of you will join me in volunteering to help. If you re willing to help, please contact King Lion Steve (fourcoverts@q.com) or Secretary Heather (davis.heather.rae@gmail.com). THANK YOU.

7 Two Significant Training Opportunities Northwest Lions Leadership Institute: A tremendous training opportunity for Lions young and old. Registration details here, next month. April 21-23, Lake Oswego, Oregon. Financial assistance is available. Lions USA/Canada Leadership Forum: Next year s USA/Canada Forum will be held in Portland, Oregon on September 21-13, 2017 PZC Pat Burch and Lion Sherri Burch said it is well worth the time and the effort to go. For info New Club Formation Training Lions International has selected District C for the formation of a new Lions Club (or two) and will be sending a Club Formation Specialist to our district in late January for one week. The club will be formed in the Northeast Tacoma area (Tacoma Narrows) and, possibly, a second club will be formed in Maple Valley. The process starts with a training program on the afternoon of January 29 th at St. Clare s Hospital in Lakewood. The trainer, Mr. Ron Martin, will teach organization, prospecting, canvassing and membership development. This training is available to all Lions and would be very helpful in growing our own clubs. Plan to attend and learn how to help Lions grow in our district and zone. registrar@lionsforum.org. Membership/Retention 201 February 4, am to 3 pm St Claire Hospital Classroom B Bridgeport Way SE Tacoma **No Fee (lunch will be on your own in cafeteria) Topics covered will include the following: * Recruiting and Retention Plans * District Membership Update * Review of Types of Membership * International Rules of Membership * Club Membership Director/Committee * Methods for Gaining Members o Recruiting Young Adults o Just Ask o Open House Plus, much more! To reserve you re your seat, Contact PZC Pat Burch membership@md19clions.org Best Holiday wishes from the Zone Chair and his bride: Jean and I send you our warmest wishes that your holidays be bright and filled with joy. We are impressed by the many ways that the Lions Clubs of Zone C-4 reach out to those in need in our community and the world beyond. May you be safe, happy, surrounded by the ones you love, filled with good food and well rested as we prepare for a new year of SERVICE and caring.

8 From our Centennial Chair PZC Bob Johnson Lately our Centennial Celebration has taken a sharp turn to the South. After meeting with Marymount and realizing how expensive this Celebration was becoming; the Dupont Lions were visited. After the meeting, King Lion Jake and Roy from Dupont and Sam and Bob from Fife visited Clock Tower park in Dupont. With two meeting in the next two days, learning a whole lot about this process, the district leadership decided to move our Celebration to Dupont. Already the Dupont Lions, the City of Dupont and the community are strongly behind us and will be highly involved in developing our event. In fact, we will be adding a Dupont Lion to our Centennial Celebration committee. All of us involved in these two meeting are very excited about the possibilities where this event is going. Take NOTE NEW DATE AUGUST 12, Keep yourself involved on developments by looking at our Birthday Bash Facebook sight. On Nov 5, the Auburn Noon Lions celebrated Veterans Day with the largest parade west of the Mississippi, with 203 entries. One of those entries was Project New Hope with some other District Lions advertising our upcoming Centennial Celebration. Thank you PZC Pat for bringing up the Lions trailer for this event and marcher and riders were Lions Ron Smircich, Angela Hunt, Sam Adams, Bob Johnson and Angela s son Joey. We still have parades on Nov 26 Olympia, Dec 3- Sumner and Enumclaw and Dec 4 North Mason Belfair. We need Lions to take part. Come help us advertise for our upcoming BIRTHDAY. 100 YEARS ONLY HAPPENS ONCE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Santas and Elfs needed! The Silverdale Sunrise Lions will provide pictures with Santa at the Fred Meyer store in East Bremerton again this year. If you ve ever wanted to sit in the big chair and show your inner kindness to little ones in our community, or if you ve been a jolly Santa and would like to be again, here s your chance. Contact John Gardner at jgardner@donobi.net to get your name on this schedule. It would be a great help for a very worthwhile project and fundraiser. District C Convention The planning committee for our District C Convention has been hard at work. You will be amazed at the quality of the seminars, the number of fun activities and the great speakers that they ve lined up. The following pages detail the great schedule that has been developed for us in Olympia on March 31 st and April 1 st. Mark your new 2017 calendar and plan to join in. Do you golf or bowl? There will be a very amateur tourney just for you! NEW REGISTER ON-LINE - NEW

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10 Friday March 31st, :00 PM District C Very Amateur Golf Classic 2:00 PM District C Very Amateur Bowling Invitational 2:30 PM Registration and Voting Certification 3:00PM Signature Seminar Delana Meyer presents, Lumos: Illuminating & Accessing Youth Service Culture 4:30 PM District C Cabinet Meeting 5:30 PM Fun Night Social: Golden Age of Rock & Roll 50 s - 70 s 6:00 PM Buffet Dinner at Dick s Drive In 10:00 PM Hospitality Function Saturday April 1st, :30 AM Registration and Voting Certification opens at Hotel RL 8:30 AM First Plenary Session opens with a Centennial Parade 9:40 AM Memorial Service 10:00 AM Coffee Break and transition to morning seminars 10:15 AM Seminars focus on our Centennial Service Projects 11:00 AM Break and transition to next session 11:15 AM Building Strong Clubs through Membership 12:00 PM Registration and Certification Closes 12:15 PM Luncheon Breakfast at Sally s! Imagine a World Without Homelessness Keynote Address - Richard Lemieux One Man's Journey from Homelessness Zone Chair Reports 2:00 PM Afternoon activities Hands on Service Project at the Thurston County Food Bank Warehouse Seminar: Did you know about these Lions Projects? 3:30 PM Voting 3:30 PM Wine Tasting and Reception Speaker: International Director Jerome Thompson 5:00 PM Voting closes 5:00 PM Raffle prize winners and Silent Auction winners posted 5:30 PM Let your Light Shine No Host Bar 6:00 PM District Governor Banquet Keynote Speaker International Director Jerome Thompson Imagine the New Mountains to Climb Award Winners This Year in Review 9:00 PM Hospitality functions Sunday, April 2nd 9:00 AM Kick off for Cabinet