19A-1 Zone Newsletter Better Understanding & Effective Communication Dear Fellow Lions, Lioness and Leos: I have a great time with my official visitations to most of the Clubs in September. It was such an exciting and eye opening experience. To me, it was like meeting all the relatives in a big family whom I haven t seen for some time. I met some Past and Current Lion Dignitaries, active, inactive or life members and new members in addition to most of the Club Officers. My heartfelt thanks to all of you (especially those making special efforts to come) for your kind hospitality and welcome, making my visitations so memorable and heart warming. I thoroughly enjoyed my visitations so far, with lots of fun and fellowship, and I look forward to meeting the rest of my Lion Families soon. I mentioned about the Zone Project of 19A-1 during my visits and I would like to give you more details:- Our Zone will be working with a recycling company and through their partnership with Tree Canada and American Forests, they will donate funds to have one tree planted for every 24 qualifying electronics they collect from us, plus a donation of $50 to us. This is a cost-free, tree planting and environmental fund raising program which rewards us with money and environmental incentives for the collection of unwanted consumer electronics such as cell phones, inkjet and toner cartridges. (flyer will be distributed at the Zone Meeting) PURPOSES: All trees planted in support of Int l President s Project Plant A Million Tree All funds raised will be split into 50/50 and donate to support 2 programs:- MD19 CARE Project: Maternal health: To be a woman in Ecuador s Andes LCIF Project: Relieving Hunger in the Horn of Africa September 2011 Inside this issue: Congratulations to Clubs Achievements ZC September Visitation Schedule Members Orientation & Leadership Training 2 3 3 Upcoming Events 4 ZC activities & visitations photos LCI, LCIF & CARE news update Contacts & relevant information 5 6-7 8 Benefits of participation :- YOU ARE SUPPORTING THE ZONE S PROJECT YOU ARE SUPPORTING LCIF AND MD19 S PROGRAMS YOU MAKE YOUR CLUB PART OF A BIG TEAM WORK PROJECT YOU EXERCISE THE LION SPIRIT WE SERVE YOU UNITE YOUR CLUB MEMBERS TOGETHER WITH THEIR FAMILIES AND FRIENDS AS A BIG FAMILY WORKING TOWARDS THE SAME PURPOSE YOU HELP TO PREVENT IMPROPER DISPPOSAL OF CONSUMER ELECTRONICS INTO OUR LANDFILLS YOU HELP TO PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT AND TO CLEAN THE AIR WE BREATHE BY PLANTING TREES YOU HELP TO RAISE FUND TO SUPPORT THE LESS FORTUNATES AND SAVING LIVES GOOD FOR YOU AND GOOD FOR THE WORLD Please spread the words to your families and friends to participate and help to collect as many products as possible. (Categories will be provided at the Zone Meeting) Yours in Lionism Teresina Lau, 19A-1 Zone Chairperson 2011-2012 Zone Bulletin Editor Lion Grace Hwo, PZC Email: ghwo@ymail.com
Page 2 Better Understanding & Effective Communication Congratulations to Vancouver Cambie Lions Clubs for bringing in 3 new members in August, 2011 Lion Zachary Fong Lion Katherine Siu Lion Debby Wong Kudos to the Club Secretaries of A-1 for submitting AUGUST & SEPTEMBER MMR & VAD ON TIME KEEP UP YOUR GOOD WORK! Club Treasurers, remember to pay LCI & MD19 dues. Online payment is available for LCI dues. Club Secretaries, please record the payments on your VAD reports. THANK YOU! The following clubs have paid their dues up-to-date according to MD19 August record: Vancouver Arbutus Lions Club Vancouver Cathay Lions Club Vancouver Cathay New Century Lions Club Vancouver Chinatown Lions Club Vancouver East Lions Club Vancouver Pacific Lions Club Vancouver Pacific New Century Lions Club
19A-1 Zone Newsletter - September 2011 Page 3 ZONE CHAIR OFFICIAL VISITATION SCHEDULE FOR OCTOBER, 2011 (JOIN YOUR ZONE CHAIRPERSON & VISIT YOUR FELLOW LIONS CLUBS) ZC & DG official visits proper protocol guidelines can be viewed on your Zone Website. 12th (Wed.) 20th (Thurs.) Vancouver Templeton New Century Lions Club Vancouver Pacific New Century Lions Club MD19 Faculty Development Workshop Date: October 22 (Sat.) Time: 8:30 a.m. 5 p.m. Venue: 7420 Mulberry Place, Burnaby (Burnaby Lougheed Lions Den) Costs: $10 for muffin, coffee & lunch Lion Ron Smirchich from MD19 teaches the workshop. He has developed about thirty 20-minutes power point modules on lions topics. The District goal is to have 2 lions in each club who have taken this workshop. Following Lions in A1 have taken this workshop already: PZC Barney Tzau, PZC Glenn Cho, PZC Gilbert Tan, PP Lap Cheung, Lion Katie Leong. RSVP PDG Bryan Martin Leadership Coordinator bryanmartine1@shaw.ca
Page 4 Better Understanding & Effective Communication 19A-1 FIRST ZONE MEETING October 8th, 2011 (Saturday) at 10 a.m. SHARP Vancouver East Lions Den, 770 Commercial Drive, Vancouver Program: Introductions & Updates Purposes: Meeting all club Presidents, Secretaries & Membership Chairs within the Zone, Zone Team and guests, fun & fellowship. Coffee & light refreshments will be served Compliment from the Zone ONE OF THE STANDARD REQUIREMENTS FOR President/Secretary Excellence Awards A1 Lions Activities & Fundraising Events October 2 Vancouver Chinatown NC Lions Club 1st Annual Co-ed Charity Dodgeball Tourney 12:30-3:30 p.m. at Britannia Secondary School Gym D. October 22 Vancouver Cathay Lions Club Halloween Costume Party at Radisson Hotel Grand Ballroom, Richmond. 6 p.m. Reception / 7 p.m. Dinner Cost: $80 per person. October 27 Vancouver Shaughnessy Lions Club Open House at Victoria Seafood Restaurant, Downtown Vancouver. 6:30 p.m. Reception & 7 p.m. Dinner @$25 per person. November 19 Vancouver Cambie Lions Club 17th Anniversary & Christmas Dinner and Dance (Fundraising for Dog Guides) at Radisson Hotel, Richmond. 6 p.m. Reception / 7 p.m. Dinner $68 per person. District 19A CONFERENCE APRIL 20-21, 2012 MD19 Fall Annual Conven on, Yakima WA October 13 15 Send form with US check, Canadian Cheque marked "US Funds" or Money Order in US Funds made out to "MD19 Fall Annual Convention" to PDG Melba Fujiura, P.O. Box 1103, Sunnyside, WA 98944 Phone: (509) 830-1068 Email: toast_39@yahoo.com Final Deadline for all registrations Thursday, October 5, 2011. No refunds after October 5, 2011 Form can be downloaded form MD19 website: www.lionsmd19.com EXECUTIVE HOTEL CONFERENCE CENTRE, BURNABY
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Page 6 Better Understanding & Effective Communication Effective club meetings are critical to club success. A well-organized meeting results in improved communication and teamwork and increased productivity. Register for the Managing Club Meetings webinar to learn how to make club meetings more effective with proper preparation, the use of facilitation skills, and evaluation and follow-up! Visit the LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT WEBINARS page for dates/times and links to register. Know a fellow Lion that would be interested? Feel free to pass this information along! We hope to have you, and a fellow Lion, participate in one of the three sessions being offered. Lions around the world are united by a great spirit of giving and dedication to helping others. As the official charitable organization of Lions Clubs International, Lions Clubs International Foundation (LCIF) supports Lions compassionate works by providing grant funding for their local and global humanitarian efforts. LCIF helps Lions improve peoples lives around the world, from combating vision problems to responding to major catastrophes to providing valuable life skills to youth. Because LCIF helps Lions carry out large-scale projects through our grant programs, Lions increase their impact in their local and global communities and serve even more people in need around the world. We have key areas of service To support Lions mission of serving communities and meeting humanitarian needs, LCIF provides grants in these focus areas: Saving Sight Serving Youth Providing Disaster Relief Meeting Humanitarian Needs We make an impact LCIF and Lions reach millions of people and accomplish visible results. Some of our accomplishments include: preventing serious vision loss for 30 million people providing close to 148 million treatments for river blindness engaging more than 12 million students and 500,000 educators in 69 countries in the youth development program Lions Quest building or expanding 315 eye hospitals/clinics/wards conducting 14 million vision screenings for children through Sight for Kids providing vision screening for more than 250,000 Special Olympics athletes from 85 countries through Opening Eyes
19A-1 Zone Newsletter - September 2011 Page 7 Famine in Africa LCIF is supporting Lions in Africa by providing a grant of US$15,000 to help with the procurement and distribution of food and other necessities. Lions are helping the most vulnerable, who are children in the area of Northern Kenya and Dadaab, which is the largest refugee camp for the Somalia victims. Lions from Ethiopia are also assisting in the relief efforts. Lions have formed a Lions Relief Team to coordinate emergency relief efforts and are collaborating with the Red Cross, UNICEF and other agencies in Kenya. A designated account "Aid for Africa 2011" has been established for Lions wishing to support these efforts. Lions around the world are also generously responding. SUPPORT YOUR ZONE PROJECT= SUPPORT LCIF + MD19 CARE 519 grants approved in 2010-11 Totalling US$38,696,769. MD 19 Lions 2011-12 CARE Project for a 2nd Year of Fundraising in Ecuador Project Name: Project Location: Project Duration: Maternal Health: To Be a Woman in Ecuador s Andes Cayambe, Ecuador One Year (Grant Period: Oct.2011-Oct.2012) Amount Requested: $40,000 USD By supporting CARE, your club can apply for Gordon Smith Fellowship Award. Application form can be downloaded from MD19 website - www.lionsmd19.com Detail article can be viewed at MD19 website
YOUR DISTRICT LEADERS DG Linda Wong Vancouver Evergreen Lions Club (A9) Our Zone Team 1st VDG Shella Keung Vancouver Broadway Lions Club (A7) 2nd VDG Peter Cheng Vancouver Cathay Lions Club (A1) USEFUL LIONS WEBSITES Lions Clubs International www.lionsclubs.org MD19 www.lionsmd19.com District 19A http://l9alions.com (new) Zone A-1 www.19a1.com Zone Chair Teresina Lau Email: teresinalau@hotmail.com Telephone: 604-273-6329 Dear Club Secretaries: For your easy reference, given below the names of 2011/2012 VAD group of 19A-1 for sending your VAD reports:- 19A-1 ZC Teresina Lau: teresinalau@hotmail.com Zone Secretary Elaine Luk Email: elaine_luk@yahoo.com Telephone: 604-278-2260 Advisor/Public Relations PZC Ellie Chan Treasurer PZC Teresa NG Leadership PDG Rita Fok Membership IPZC Sherman Lo Web Master PP Jason Lau Contests & Awards PP Babe Bailey Special Projects Pres. Elizabeth Poon & PP Grace Ng Twinning 2nd VDG Peter Cheng Meeting Venue Coordinator PP Alec Wong Zone Photographer PP Kenneth Liu 19A-1 ZS Elaine Luk : elaine_luk@yahoo.com MD19 Office: md19lions@lionsmd19.com DG Linda Wong: lionlindawong@gmail.com 1st VDG Shella Keung: shellakeung@yahoo.com Co-cabinet Secretary PDG Dickie Lam: ddlam@shaw.ca Co-cabinet Secretary Lion David D. Thompson: liondthompson@gmail.com Your Club President SHARE YOUR CLUB BULLETIN by forwarding to the Zone Webmaster to be posted onto the ZONE WEBSITE Vancouver Templeton NC Lions Club Vancouver Cathay NC Lions Club have shared their newsletters..