Greeting from your District Governor Lion

D I S T R I C T 1 9 A . B C . C A N A D A

Inside this issue:

DG official visitation schedule 2

Happy Charter Anniversaries 2

Dates to Remember 3

CARE and Youth Exchange 4

LCIF Appreciation Dinner recap 5

Northwest Leadership Institute 6

Welcome New members 7

Important information to share 8

Image in Action - Final round with Dog Walk 9

Roster update 10

MD19 Annual Convention 2018 & District Contacts

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District website: www.district19a.com 2018

“THE POWER OF WE”

Ahoy fellow lions, lionesses, leos and lion cubs,

Wishing you all a Year of

IMMEASURABLE BLESSINGS and JOY!

Are you part of the team accomplishing Lions Clubs

International’s goal of 200 millions people served? It is not too

late to join in and help to enhance our services with more hands

and file your club’s contributions to MYLCI MONTHLY ACTIVITY

REPORT (SAR). Let us refresh our memory of International Pres-

ident’s themes:

Our motto says it best—We Serve.

Service is the reason our global organization exists. As we enter our second century, we are evolving to meet the needs of our ever-changing world. We can show the world that solving our greatest problems is within reach if we work together for the common good.

The Power of We

Standing together in service. As individuals, we can only do so much. But when 1.4 million Lions work together, there is no limit to what we can achieve. If each of us invested just $10 each month in service or served just one more hour per week, we could truly change the world.

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January, 2018 DG visitations confirmed:

8th Vancouver Diamond Campus Lions Club (joint visit with ZC)

11th Vancouver Oakridge Lions Club (joint visit with ZC)

22nd Burnaby Edmonds Lions Club

9th Vancouver Central Lions Club

10th Gibsons Lions Club

February DG visitation confirmed:

2nd Burnaby Central Lions Club

6th Lynn Valley Lions Club

8th Ambleside Tiddlycove Lions Club

JANUARY

Vancouver Arbutus Lions Club

Sunshine Coast Lions Club

Vancouver Burrard Lions Club

Vancouver Mt. Pleasant Lions Club

International President’s Themes continue..

The Power of Action

Transforming hope into action. Lions are active in communities all over the world. Let’s take advantage of our global presence by engaging each Lion in service early and often. We must address the urgent needs of our communities by selecting projects that convert every hour, dollar and mem-ber into service.

The Power of Service

Making the impossible possible. It all comes down to one thing—service. Our purpose has always been to provide service to those in need. Solving our world’s greatest problems is within reach if we work together. But only through service can we change lives and make the world a better place.

The Future is Now

The time to act is now. We can and we will make a lasting impact on our communities and the world. Join me in making this vision of our second century of service a reality.

International President Dr. Aggarwal

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JANUARY, 2018

WORLDWIDE WEEK OF SERVICE TO FIGHT HUNGER (Jan. 8-14,

2018)

http://lions100.lionsclubs.org/EN/programs/centennial-service-

challenge/worldwide-week-of-service-hunger.php

6th A1 Zone Meeting at Vancouver East Lions Den, Vancouver.

and A7 Zone Meeting at River Rock Buffet, Richmond

7-13th LCIF WEEK

8-14th Worldwide Week of Service to Fight Hunger

12th A1 Zone Project “Feed the Hunger”

13th Melvin Jones Birthday / Last day for early discount on convention registration fee

13th District 19A “Tribute to LCIF” Appreciation Banquet with LCIF Chairperson

Immediate Past International President Chancellor Bob Corlew at the Holiday

Inn Vancouver Centre, West Broadway, Vancouver. $70 per person. Details

can be found on district website: www.district19a.com

15th Peace Poster Kits go on sale from LCI Club Supplies

20th Vancouver Diamond Lions Club Fundraising Event

20th District Cabinet Meeting from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

25th Vancouver Metropolitan Lions Club Fundraising Event

27th Canadian Cancer Society joining force with Lions on the Fundraising Event “ Monopoly

Affair” for Pediatric Cancer research. Details can be viewed on our district website.

FEBRUARY

3rd A9 Zone Meeting at 10 a.m., Vancouver Champlain Heights Lions Den, Burnaby

10th Vancouver Granville Lions Club Fundraising Event

18th Chinese New Year Spring Parade at Chinatown

MARCH Eye Donor Awareness Month

3rd Vancouver Pacific Lions Club Fundraising Event

24th Vancouver Cathay Lions Club 30th Charter Anniversary Celebration

31st Last Day for 19A District Convention registration

APRIL

27-28th District 19A Convention at Holiday Inn, Vancouver Center, 711 West Broadway.

29th New Club Charter Lunch Ceremony for Vancouver Cosmopolitan Lions Club,

sponsored by Vancouver Metropolitan Lions Club - Installation and Induction Officer,

ID Connie Lecleir Meyer.

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MD19 Lions Youth Exchange During December and early January there were nine youth from Australia visiting in MD19 and they were hosted by 14 different Lion families. Now we need to plan for this coming summer and several Youth Exchange visitors from Europe. They can’t complete their plans until host families are found, and will need to make travel arrangements by April and arrive during July for a six-week visit. Two applications are in hand and at least four more are expected. In hand are applications from a girl and a boy from Germany. Additional inquiries have been received from Finland and Italy. At this time, we are looking for hosts throughout MD19 so that the youths can visit both in Canada and the U.S. If you would like to receive information about the program and the youths, contact PDG George Robison at georgerobison@centurytel.net or 253-853-2721.

The under privileged girls living in rural & urban areas of southern Peru would appreciate your support. The donations will help them with further education and can help them have a better life. We all know how important education is. Have your club honored someone by giving them a Gordon F Smith Fellowship. This can be done by donating $500 to CARE. Your club will earn a CARE banner patch when the club donates $5 or more per member. Thanks to the following clubs that have filed your SAR reports and your donations were shown on MD19 Monthly Status record that can be

downloaded from MD19 website: for the month of January: North Vancouver Deep Cove Lions Club $100.00 North Vancouver Host Lions Club $100.00 Prince Rupert Lions Club $250.00 Burnaby Host Lions Club $250.00 It is not too late to contribute to CARE. Looking forward to hear from you. If you have any further questions, feel free to contact us.

PZC Teresa Ng, District CARE Chairperson PZC Ellie Chan, District CARE Co-Chairperson

We had a full house for our LCIF

Appreciation Banquet on January 13th with

our special international guest, LCIF

Chairperson Bob Corlew, Immediate Past

International President as our

keynote speaker. Over 40 Melvin Jones and

Progressive Melvin Jones Fellowship were

presented. More than USD 24,000 were do-

nated to LCIF. IPIP Bob also presented 2016-

2017 District Team Excellence Award to IPDG

Simon Yau and his team. Centennial Club Excellence Award to Lions and Leo Clubs,

Centennial Challenge patches and Legacy Project patches 2016-2017 were present-

ed to Clubs. We have net proceed of around $920 from the dinner ticket, $110 cash

was raised on the floor, PP Alec Wong, Vancouver East Lions Club and Vancouver

Central Lions donated $100 and 2,000.00

respectively. Total $3,130 will be donated to LCIF Measles project and wish that

over 3,000 children could be saved.

Thanks to all the MJF and PMJF that have contributed to LCIF. Keep up the support for it is the

only Foundation for LCI. Thanks to CS Alex, PCS Clara, IPP Mellissa, Lion Cassandra, PID Ralph, PDG Rita,

Pres. Vivian, PDG Dickie, Lion Valerie (our district official photographer), PDG Marilyn, and all the attendees.

You made this event so complete!

Melvin Jones

January 13,th

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2018 NW Lions Leadership Institute The NW Lions Leadership Institute will take place at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C. from 10 - 13 May 2018. This is a rare opportunity for 19A Lions that the training venue is in our territory. All Lions are invited to apply. There are sixty student slots available, and they are filling up. A fee reduction is available for all MD19 students in the amount of $200 to assist with the total $350 cost which covers lodging, lunches and dinners, and all class materials. Session topics include: Goal Setting, Public Speaking, Member Motivation and several more. More information can be found at the Institute website, www.nwlli.org. On-line registration and payment are also available via the website. For questions, please contact the Superintendent Mike Peterson at mjpeterson2.1@juno.com.

More photos will be posted

on our district website.

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FOR THE MONTHS OF NOVEMBER , 2017

Mt. Seymour Lions Club - Lion Edward Kellof and

Lion Jerry Miachika (returning lions)

Pemberton Lions Club - Lion Linda A Den Duyf

sponsored by Lion Joe Robinson

Sunshine Coast Lions Club - Lion Judy Boxall and

Lion Bill Conway sponsored by PZC David Kimpinsky

Vancouver Shaughnessy Lions Club - Lion Tina Au

sponsored by PP Winnie Liu

Vancouver Queen Elizabeth Lions Club -

Lion Harbir Binning, Lion Mathew Dhillon, Lion Da-

vid McKnight, Lion Arka Chorbajian, Lion

Andre Ferrigno, Lion Steve Tsao DDS, Lion Kenneth

Tynan sponsored by CP Jesse Johl.

Vancouver Arbutus Lions Club - Lion Christy

Chau sponsored by Lion Karen Lo

Vancouver Chinatown Lions Club - Lion Mike

Chiu sponsored by Lion Wilson Chiu

Vancouver Diamond Lions Club - Lion Richie

Wong sponsored by CP Pius Chan

Vancouver Legacy Lions Club - Lion Huang Li Li

sponsored by Pres. Michelle Yang

Vancouver Shaughnessy Lions Club - Lion Wen-

FOR THE MONTHS OF DECEMBER , 2017

FOR THE MONTHS OF JANUARY, 2018

Masset Haida Lions Club - Lion Ann Grieves,

Lion Connor Ewen Miller. Lion Josh Smith

sponsored by Lion Laina Holland.

Vancouver Metropolitan Lions Club - Lion Alex Leung

sponsored by PP Albert Wong

Vancouver Northern Star Lions Club - Lion Helen Chan

and Lion Xian Lan Huang sponsored by Pres. Harry

Hsu. Lion Helen Cheng sponsored by Lion Kong Ming

To Vancouver Chinatown New Century

Lions Club and Vancouver Diamond

Campus Lions Club for being recognized as

Premier Centennial Lions Club! ALL the Premier

Centennial Lions Clubs will be acknowledged at

our District Convention together with the Gold

and Diamond

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District A - April 27-28, 2018 – Holiday Inn Vancouver Centre, Vancouver, BC – (DG Grace Hwo)

District B - May 4-5, 2018 – Hilton Garden Inn, Bothell, WA – (DG Greg Vicars)

District C - April 27-28, 2018 - Kitsap Conference Centre, WA – (DG Ron Smircich)

District D - April 6, 7, 2018 – Ramada Hotel, Kelowna, BC – (DG Wanda Carisse)

District E - April 20-22, 2018 – Coeur d’Alene Casino, Worley, ID – (DG Harry Lippincott)

District F – March 23, 24, 2018 - Marcus Whitman Hotel, Walla, Walla, WA (DG Crystal Walk)

District G - May 18-19, 2018 – Red Lion Inn, Kelso, WA – (DG Bill Karcher)

District H - March 16, 17, 18, 2018 – Pacific Gateway Hotel, Richmond, BC – (DG Corinne White)

Lions Clubs and Leo Clubs operate under the same guidelines when it comes to public funds. The net earnings of income raised from activities open to the public contribu-tions, bequests and money accumulated from invested public funds must be used for the benefit of the public and community in which the Lions or Leo Clubs serve. As Li-ons we are entrusted with the proper use of public funds and as sponsors of Leos, our job is to help them follow the same guidelines. Administrative expenses or internal club expenses such as meeting room rental, con-

vention registration expenses, postage, paying mileage for visitations, or parties for club members must be funded out of the Administration Account. Both Lions, Lioness and Leo Clubs should have both types of accounts: an Administration Account and a Pub-lic or Community Account. You can go on the LCI Website and print the Use of Funds Policy, the document can be found here http://www.lion-sclubs.org/resources/EN/pdfs/use_funds_policy_faq.pdf. It is found in the Board Policy Manual Chapter XV, Section B. The LCI Policy Manual Chapter XXII Section A regarding the Leo Pro-gram provides these same guidelines. When asked about Leo funds raised from the public, the Legal Depart-ment directed us to the Association’s use of funds policy as well as the FAQ. When Lions Clubs donate to a Leo Club for administrative expenses, the funds must come out of the Lions Clubs ad-ministrative funds. When the funds donated are to support one of the Leo Club’s outstanding ser-vice activities, the Li-ons Clubs donations may come out of their Public or Community Account. Besides, ALL members from the Lions Club have the right to view the monthly financial statement and the annual financial statement provided by the Club Treasurer . Transparency and effective communication are ESSENTIAL for club harmony. Members are eligible to file formal complaint relating to their club issue to the District Governor by submitting USD50 to the District and follow the guide-

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May 27 (Sunday)

at

Trout Lake Park

Picnic Site, Vancouver

10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

This is the first time that we bring our lions, lionesses,

leos and cubs together at the “District 19A Open House”.

Please mark it on your calendar and start planning how

you are going to introduce your club to the public. Invite

your families and friends for a FUN & FELLOWSHIP

Event and Walk for the Dog Guide. More detail

information will be sent to you by the end of March for

you to have enough time to prepare.

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Beginning January 1, 2018, club charter applications will only be accepted online via MyLCI. This change will expedite the club chartering process and is in accordance with board policy adopted in October 2016. Please contact NewClubs@lionsclubs.org with any questions.

Credit on Dropped Members for LCI: Semi-annual international dues are billed on July 1st and January 1st based on the membership statistics shown on international headquarters records as of June 30th and December 31st. Full six months credit will be issued on dropped members reported 30 days after the Semi-Annual membership dues billing, provided those reports reach LCI no later than the January 31st and July 31st. June reports received in June will not receive credit as the drops were processed prior to the Semi Annual Dues Billing. June reports received in July will receive credit as the drops were processed after the Semi Annual Membership Dues Billing. For December the same applies as June. *** NO CREDIT WILL BE ISSUED ON MEMBERS DROPPED ON REPORTS RECEIVED AFTER JANUARY 31 AND JULY 31 ***

Prince Rupert Lions Club President changed to Ken Copping,

ZC,

PZC Sharon Hanson has been appointed by District Governor to take over PZC Vince Moule as A2 Zone

Chairperson due to PZC Vince’s health issue.

2nd VDG Bob Nordlund has been appointed to take over PZC Robert Regnerus as A6 Zone Chairperson

due to PZC Robert’s health issue.

3rd Cabinet Meeting date has been changed to June 9th (Saturday) from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. with ap-

preciation lunch to the cabinet officers. Venue to be confirmed later.

Vancouver Diamond Millennial Lions Club has surrender their charter (Zone A7).

The MD19 Second Half Dues statements were emailed January 9-10, 2018 to Club Treasurers or Secretary/Treasurers. If no email address available, they were mailed January 8th. Dues are based on the December 31st member-ship total or from the most recent WMMR received at LCI. If your club has not received an MD19 dues statement, please contact the office ASAP – md19admin@lionsmd19.com or call 360-733-4911. Secretaries and Treasurers: Check the MD19 Website (www.lionsmd19.com) under “Stats” to make sure your dues were received and posted. At the same time, check the “Clubs Owe” Column. Make sure your club was credited or charged for any membership changes reported on January WMMR. If you already paid your dues and you dropped members in January, a credit will appear as a minus number in that column. If there is a balance owing because you added new members on your January WMMR, you do not need to pay that balance owing to be current. Those dues will be incorporated into your next MD19 dues statement.

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You District Club Support Team members are ready to assist, just ASK!

GAT (Global Action Team) Coordinator: DG Grace Hwo, liongrace@ymail.com

Global Leadership Team (GLT) District Coordinator: Lion Elizabeth Nordlund,

elizabeth.nordlund@telus.net

Global Membership Team (GMT) District Coordinator: PZC/PCS Clara Chow,

clarachow8132@gmail.com

Global Service Team (GST) District Coordinator: 2nd VDG (Leadership Liaison) Bob Nordlund,

nord3@telus.net

1st VDG Kenneth Liu (Membership Liaison), kenliu604@gmail.com

Cabinet Secretary/Treasurer: PZC Alex Wong, alex@19alions.org

Zone Chairpersons:

A1 Ping Mah, exclusive@direct.ca,

A2 Sharon Hansen, harrypotter007@shaw.ca,

A3 Dave Herd, daherd1202@gmail.com,

A4 Ken Copping, spr@citytel.net,

A6 Bob Nordlund, nord3@telus.net

A7 May Ho, mahois@gmail.com,

District I. T. Chairperson Lion Ann will be away for a

two months trip from January to March, 2018. Please

forward your club activity / announcement for posting

on District website to me. Thank you!

MD19 Annual Convention

Chairperson:

PZC George Sim

Ambleside Tiddlycove Lions Club (Zone

The Hilton Hotel will be the Host hotel and will be completely remodeled by the time we arrive. The Whistler Convention Center will be the venue for the Friday and Saturday sessions while the Wednesday and Thursday sessions will be held at the Hilton. Those interested in taking their RV’s, the Riverside Resort has full service sites very close to Whistler Village. Hilton Hotel - http://www3.hilton.com/en/hotels/british-columbia/hilton-whistler-resort-and-spa-YWSVRHF/index.html Whistler Convention Center - https://meetings.whistler.com/conference_centre/ Riverside RV Resort - http://www.parkbridge.com/en-ca/rv-cottages/riverside-resort

FUN, FELLOWSHIP & CELEBRATION