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ZONE 2 & 3 INFORMER January 2017 Page 1
January 2017
District Cabinet and Zone I-2 & 3 Advisory Meeting Schedules:
District Cabinet Meetings Third Cabinet Meeting: 10:30 am 5 March Willow Point Campbell River
January
09 Victoria Chinatown Lioness District Governor
10 Sooke District Lioness District Governor
11 Sooke Harbourside Lions District Governor
12 Sooke Lions District Governor
22 Capital City Lions District Governor
February
22 Capital City Lions Zone Chair
March
5 3rd Cabinet Meeting District Governor
26 3rd Zone Meeting Zone Chair
April
21-23 19-I Spring Conference Sidney BC District Governor
Zone I-2 & 3 Advisory Meeting Third Zone meeting: 11am
26 March - Central Saanich Lions 6994 East Saanich Road
Zone 2 & 3 Informer
Lions Clubs International Multiple District 19-I January 2017
Zone Advisory Committee 2016 - 2017 Zone Chair Brian Morin
250-479-0088 [email protected]
District Governor Alan Guy [email protected]
Zone Secretary PZC Barb Wright [email protected]
Editor, Zone I-2 Informer PZC Gerry Webb [email protected] 250-881-5649
Centennial Committee PDG Brian Phillips [email protected]
Leadership PDG Leslie Smith 250-390-0730 [email protected]
Membership PZC Lyne Moreau 250-597-2441 [email protected]
Retention Canada PZC Burnie Smith 250-390-5296 [email protected] Inside this issue: ZC Comments 1 19-I-2 DG/ZC Schedules 1 LCI President’s Message 2 Leadership 101 3 19-I District Conference 4 Hands Across the Border Bonspiel 5 Capital City & Royal Oak Lions 5 Note on MD 19 & LCI Fees 5 Gordon Head Lions—Lyne England 5 Santa Ship 6 Peace Poster 2016-17 6 Conference Sidney 6 Sooke Harbourside Taste of BC 7 Moving? 7 Victoria Chinatown Lioness Annual Chinese Banquet 8 Royal Oak Lions Annual Valentine Dance 8 Lions Clubs International 75th Celebration Victoria Day Parade 9 Spring Ahead Campaign 10 Central Saanich Lions 10 NEXT MOUNTAIN Forward 11
Message from ZC 19-I-2 Brian Morin
Happy New Year! I hope everyone had a safe and joyous holiday. Now it’s time to get back to Lions. We want to finish out this year as strongly as possible. The most important item coming up in the near future is the District 19-I Conference. The date is April 21-23, 2017. It will be held in Sidney this year. Our guests will be International Director Patti Hill from Edmonton Alberta and Bob McDonald (from CBC Quriks & Quarks) will be the Keynote Speaker at the
luncheon. The Conference Committee is working had to make this a great conference but it can only be great if Lions like you show up. (see page 4 for more conference information) The Conference promises to be a fun and interesting. Registration is on line and it's simple and quick.
I hope many Clubs are considering the Spring Ahead Membership
Drive suggested for March 2017. we hope each Lions Club in MD19
will hold a membership event during the week prior to the start of
Daylight Savings Time (Sunday, March 12, 2017).
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2016-17 International President The Meaning of Lions—Same Today as Before The pages of LION Magazine during the early years of Lions in the 1920s were filled with stories such as “The Purpose of Lions,” “The Meaning of Lionism” and “The Value of Lions.” A businessman’s club dedicated to service was still a novel concept, and it was as if Lions had to convince themselves that they were on the right track. The uncertainty led Lions to question whether Lions Clubs would even survive. “During my lifetime I have seen organizations formed with the highest ideals flourish for a time, then drop into comparative unimportance. Will that be the fate of Lionism? I hope not,” wrote District Governor A. Baker of Cheyenne, Wyoming, in January 1922. But Lions stayed the course. They stuck with service. Fellowship was part of membership. But service was paramount. “Activities Make the Club” was the headline for a column in 1927 by International President Irving Camp of Johnstown, Pennsylvania. “Show me a club that simply meets and eats, and I will show you a club that has failed to respond to the call of service as invited in the very principles of our great, unselfish organization,” he wrote. Rapidly approaching our Centennial in 2017, we now know that our forebears were right. Service is what makes a Lion. It’s what we do. It’s who we are. That has never been more evident than over the past couple of years. We set a goal to serve 100 million people by June 30, 2018. The four campaigns have been Engaging Youth, Sharing the Vision, Relieving the Hunger and Protecting the Environment. We wondered whether we’d reach the goal because clubs typically had reported to Lions Clubs International serving 8 million people annually (but we knew the true figure was higher). I’m elated to tell you that in early September we reached our goal of serving 100 million people. Take pride in being part of an association that lives up to its amazing ideals. Like Lions of yesteryear, we put service first. But unlike them, we are confident we will be here for a long, long time! Thank you for all you do as a Lion, and I hope to see you at the 100th International Convention in Chicago June 30-July 4, 2017. Chancellor Bob Corlew Lions Clubs International President
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District 19 I 2017 Spring Conference
“Catch the wave into the next Century”
April 21– 23
REGISTRATION LINK: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/md-19-i-spring-conference-tickets-28986805315
REGISTRATION LINK: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/md-19-i-spring-conference-tickets-28986805315
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The Black Creek and Willow point Lions club invite you to:
HANDS ACROSS THE BORDER BONSPIEL
The annual Hands Across the Border Bonspiel
will be held in Campbell River on February 10th & 11th 2017.
Friday night: Pot Luck and fun night.
Saturday: Bonspiel and Dinner
Cost $45
RSVP by January 31, 2017 to Lynne [email protected]
or Frans [email protected]
GORDON HEAD LIONS LION LYNE ENGLAND (1942-2016)
It is with deep sorrow that we bid
farewell Gordon Head Lion PP
Lion Lyne England. Lyne a three
term president and a hard
working dedicated Lion for 16
years. She was a recipient of
“Judge Brian Stevenson” and
Melvin Jones Fellowship Award. As well, Gordon Head
Lions recently chose to honour her many years of
dedicated and exceptional service by dedicating Club
high school Scholarships in her name "Lyne England
Scholarship Awards”.
Reminder to all Club Executive
Second half Dues are owing to
Lions International and MD 19
no additional dues are
owing District 19-1
Royal Oak Lions Hard at work! Chip in for the
Kids at Broadmead Centre. On Saturday
January 7th they took in just over 120 trees
and raised a little over $980
Capital City Lions braved the wind, rain and
snow on Sunday at Broadmead Centre taking
in slightly over 100 trees
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The Santa Ship returned to
the Gulf Islands in mid
December. Hosted by Lions
Club International, stops
included Mayne, Saturna,
Pender, and Salt Spring
Islands.
A Unit of the Royal Canadian
Marine - Search and Rescue
in their high performance
rescue craft are part of the
safety escort.
The Mayne Island Volunteer Fire
Department provided
transportation for Santa from the
Miners Bay dock to the venerable
Ag Hall. Mayne Island Lions
converted to reindeer to help pull
the fire truck sleigh.
At the Ag Hall Santa greeted the
Mayne Island children and
handed out gifts. Then he was then off to the next island where more
children were waiting for him.
Peace Poster contest results from the judging done by DG
Alan Guy and a group of artists on Mayne Island. Another
successful year, congratulations President Jim Hoskins
Gordon Head Lions Club for a job well done.
Winner : Mikah Wiley, age 13,
from Central Middle School.
REGISTRATION LINK: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/md-19-i-spring-conference-
tickets-28986805315
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Hate to miss out?
The premier event of the year, A Taste of BC is returning to Edward Milne Community School, Saturday, February 4th! If you are
looking for that one impressive, knock your socks off, consider purchasing a
Taste of BC ticket for only $35.
ARE YOU MOVING?
Lions,
Are you due to move?
Are you then having to leave your beloved Lion’s Club that
you have been enjoying?
Don’t fret, I can re-connect you with your NEW Lions Club
in or near to your new home. Just contact me and let me
make magic happen for you.
Lyne Moreau
District Membership Chair 250-597-2441 [email protected]
The December was
“Angel’s Trumpets”
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Royal Oak Lions
11 February 2017
4081 Gordon Head Road
$45 p.p.
Cocktails 6:00 p.m. – Dinner 7:00 p.m.
Featuring “Obala” Live music – rock, polkas, waltzes
For tickets - Marko@250-744-8861 or [email protected]
Our annual fundraiser Proceeds to Lions’ charities
Croatian cabbage rolls, Bar-b-q Pork on a Spit, schnitzels, mashed
potatoes, hot vegetables, spinach pie, salads, fruit platters, amazing
pastries, tea & coffee
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Do You remember 25 years ago? Lions Celebrated 75 Years in the Victoria Day Parade!
Who are the Lions on the float below?
Great Showing
Sooke Can you
do it again!
Should we do it
again and
celebrate 100
years?
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Spring Ahead Membership
Drive What Is It?
The Spring Ahead
Membership Drive is a
2017 project that will
ask each Lions Club in
MD19 to hold a
membership event
during the week prior
to the start of Daylight
Savings Time (Sunday,
March 12, 2017).
Why should my club
participate?
Almost all Lions Clubs
will benefit from new
members. More
members equal more service. New members bring
new energy, new talents, and new ideas.
Also, participating clubs have the opportunity to win
some great prizes. We will send more prize
information in the coming months.
So what do we do next?
Plan a membership event for any day during March 5
– 11, 2017. You can plan an open house, contact
potential members at a community event, or walk
your local businesses with membership applications.
Send an email to MD19 Public Relations
Chairperson Kathy Crawford at [email protected]
to let us know that you are going to participate.
We will share the names of clubs that plan to
participate.
The MD19 Membership Manual includes a complete
Open House manual. This is a proven method for
holding an open house. We encourage you to follow
the manual and avoid taking short cuts. Here’s a link
to the manual: The Manual was e-mailed out to all
Club Secretaries and Presidents.
The link here takes you to a LCI website page where
you will find a lot of ideas and resources for gaining
new members: http://members.lionsclubs.org/EN/
lions/invite-members/index.php
January Mystery FlowerCan you Guess?
Central Saanich Lions Busy December
Central Saanich Works Yard Christmas Lunch
Loading pallets of food from Stellys School
for the Sidney Food Bank
St. Mary’s Church pancake breakfast
Pancake breakfast for 500 kids, cooking pancakes outside in zero degree weather
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THE NEXT MOUNTAIN AND BEYOND
Long after the centennial celebration is over, the cheering has subsided, and the music has been turned down a decibel or two – we will still have many challenges ahead as the Lions continue our work of making the world a better place. The growing need for service around the world will continue to confront us and challenge us as we move forward.
And we must move forward. We must continue to anticipate the next new mountain. And we must climb each one. People depend upon us.
LCI Forward is a strategic plan developed to significantly expand humanitarian service,
improve our current operations, and pursue new paths to unite people in Lions’ service.
A primary goal of LCI Forward is to improve the lives of at least 200 million people each year – more than triple the number of people served currently.
In addition, we want to become the best-known volunteer brand and organization in the world, while achieving best-in-class service to clubs, district and our family of Lions while developing new and innovative ways to engage people in humanitarian endeavors under the Lions’ umbrella.
The four areas of strategic focus are:
Reshape public opinion and improve awareness of who we are and what we do
Enhance service impact and focus
Improve membership value and reach new markets
Pursue club, district and organizational excellence
The outcome of achieving progress in all four focus areas will be:
More vibrant and resilient communities where humanitarian needs are addressed more effectively
Increased membership and improved retention, with the majority of clubs growing each year in both service and membership
New ways for Lions to serve
Increased awareness as the world’s most recognized volunteer service organization
We look forward to a significant announcement at the 2017 centennial convention in Chicago to launch a new global humanitarian cause a unifying service platform that will be embraced by all Lions and be highly recognized by the non-Lion public. A new mountain, that we, the Lions, will be eager to begin to climb! We will not only be celebrating our glorious past, but we will also be celebrating a bright future as we come together in Chicago!
FORWARD