dg peter cheng october 2013 newsletter

8/13/2019 DG Peter Cheng October 2013 Newsletter

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! " # ! $ % ' ( ! # ! # # ) % *DG visitation photosand Welcome Newmembers

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DG November OfficialVisitations Schedule

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GLT and GMT TeamNews Update

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2nd VDG Talk of theLions Column

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Global Team Public

Relations

Chairperson s Corner

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Upcoming Events andLions FoundationNews Update

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Environmental PhotoContest News

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Diabetes AwarenessNews

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District Spring

Conference News

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Upcoming Lions

Activities & Trainings

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Leos News update

and Contacts

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October 2013District 19A Newsletter - District Governor Peter Cheng

Fellow Lions, Lionesses, and Leos,

It was a pleasure to see such a great turn out

at the MD19 Fall Annual Convention that took

place at the Sheraton Vancouver Guildford

Hotel in Surrey, October 3rdto 5th. I had the

opportunity to see all my fellow District

Governors that were installed with me in

Hamburg, Germany. This years conventionhas something for everyone, great seminars

and was extremely well organized.

My visitation schedule enables me to visit at least one club every evening. It is great to

see the diversity and personality of each club during my visit. I look forward to attending

lot of the fall projects that our clubs are planning. I also have reports of some very

successful Open Houses conducted by our clubs to grow their membership.

I have had several meetings with our Spring Conference chairpersons. We will have a

panel that is on the cutting edge of todays communication technology. I am very please

to share with you that International Director Teresa Mann from Hong Kong and MacauRegion will be our International guest. We are looking forward to a fun filled weekend for

all participants.

My special thanks to GLT Coordinator for arranging the Leadership 101 and Retention

201 sessions to be held on October 19thand 20th.

October is the time to give thanks. The Vancouver Campus Lions are involved in our

community by helping to serve Thanksgiving dinner at the Mission Gospel Centre in

Vancouver. I would like to thank all our Lions clubs for giving back to the community. I

am proud to be your District Governor.

~ DG Peter Cheng


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DG Peters Official

Visitations Recap:

Van. East Lions, Van.

Central Lions, Smithers

Lions, Granisle Lions,

Kitimat Lions, Prince

Rupert Lions, Pemberto

Lions, Van. Marpole-

Grandview Lions, Van.

Chinatown Lions, Van.

Evergreen Lions.


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WELCOME NEW MEMBERS

Hardworking Zone

Chairpersons produced

remarkable results to our

WMMR, SAR filing and

dues payments.

Congratulations to A1, A3, A4, A6, and Z7 Zone Chairpersons for having 100% WMMR filing for

September. The District is targeting for 100% WMMR, 100% SAR and 100% dues payments to MD19

and LCI by the end of October. As of Septembers record, we have 96% WMMR filed and 80% dues

paid. Club Secretaries and Treasures, we are very close to the TARGET, keep up your hard work!

Thanks !!

New member from Van.

Evergreen Lions Club

New member from Van.

Marpole-Grandview Lions Club

North Vancouver Deep Cove Lions Club -

Lion Margie Goodman sponsored by Lion Helga MuranoLion Judy King, Lion Kathy Lanyi , and Lion Sylvia Desrosiers sponsored by

Lion Dian-Leigh Magee

Lion Antonieta Rivera sponsored by Lion Merrilee Davis

Vancouver Cambie Lions Club -

Lion Benjamin Chan, Lion Nicole Zhuang, and Lion Kevin Pan sponsored by Pres. Elsie Tse

Vancouver Diamond Lions Club -

Lion Konny Chan sponsored by Lion Cassandra Tang

Lion Joshua Gu sponsored by Pres. Alex WongLion Timothy Yip and Lion Wendy Zhao sponsored by Lion Cheryl Kwok

Vancouver Granville Lions Club -

Lion Vivian Ze Rong sponsored by PDG Dickie Lam

Vancouver Korean Lions Club -

Lion Francis Seok Ho Hong sponsored by CP Tae-Jooo Choi

Lion Portia Lam sponsored by Pres. Susan Young Ock Park

Vancouver Marpole-Grandview Lions Club -

Lion Lorna Mackenzie sponsored by Lion Betty Gung

Vancouver South Lions Club -

Lion Raj Kumar Jassi sponsored by Lion Harjinder Jassal

Vancouver Yaletown Lions Club -

Lion Robin Adair sponsored by Lion Susan Man

Lion Jeff Mckay sponsored by Lion Wendy Brown


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DG Official Visitations

NOVEMBER, 2013 (subject to change)

1st Burnaby Central Lions Club (A9)

4th Mount Seymour Lions Club (A2)

5th Vancouver Granville Lions Club (A7)

6th Vancouver Burrard Lions Club (A7) - 12 noon

6th Vancouver Chinatown Lioness Club (A1)

7th Vancouver Diamond Campus Lions Club (A7)

12th Vancouver Yaletown Lions Club (A9) - 12:30 p.m.

12th Vancouver Metropolitan Lions Club (A7)

13th North Vancouver Deep Cove Lions Club (A2)

19th Vancouver Champlain Heights Lions Club (A9)

20th Vancouver Templeton New Century Lions Club (A1)

21st Burnaby Lougheed Lions Club (A9)

23rd AIH Half Time Meeting at Fort Langley

26th Vancouver Mt. Pleasant Lions Club (A7)

27th Vancouver Broadway Lions Club (A7)

28th Ambleside Tiddlycove Lions Club (A2)

To the following

Lions & Clubs

Achievements at the MD19 Annua

Fall Convention 2013

2012-13 Zone Chairperson

Excellence Award Recipients:

A2 Lion Bob Rasmus

A7 Lion Simon Yau

2012-13 MD19 Zone Chairperson ofthe Year Runner up Award:

A2 Lion Bob Rasmus

Club Membership Director

Excellence Award Recipient:

1st VDG Jimmy Ho, Vancouver

Metropolitan Lions Club (A7)

Club Membership Increase Winner

Vancouver Broadway Lions Club

Leo Website Winner - Byrne Creek Leo Club (A9)

Musical Performance Runner up - Burnaby Elite Lions

Club (A9)

Club Excellence Award -

Vancouver Pacific Lions Club

Vancouver Shaughnessy Lions Club

Club Secretary Excellence Awards -

Vancouver Arbutus Lions Club (A1)

Vancouver Chinatown Lions Club

Vancouver Chinatown New Century Lions Club

Vancouver East Lions Club

Vancouver Pacific Lions Club


Vancouver Templeton New Century Lions Club

Ambleside Tiddlycove Lions Club (A2)

North Vancouver Deep Cove Lions Club

Vancouver Diamond Lions Club (A7)

Vancouver Marpole-Grandview Lions Club

Vancouver Evergreen Lions Club (A9)

Vancouver Diamond Lions Club

proudly donated $12,000

to BC Cancer Foundation


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My sincere apology for the extensive delay of the availability of our District Roster 2013-14. Your

Roster Chairperson has an extreme challenge this year on the collection of data and the time

management. The progress is on the final stage and is planned to be ready no later than the

third week of November.

Yours in Lionism,

PZC Grace Hwo, District Roster Chairperson

Who are the Lions? We are a group of peoplewho share the same goal to service others in thecommunity and globally. We are a part of a thelargest servicing organization in the world. Here are3 reasons why you should join our club: 1. we allshare the goal to serve and make a difference in the

world 2. We have great friendships and fellowship within the group 3. Werespect the fundamentals but we like to break tradition and utilize technologyto achieve more without physical restrictions of meeting in one place. Wellpresented by Lion Lancy Cho, Vancouver Galaxy Lions Club at the session.

Membership and Retention 201 on October 19, 2013

at Vancouver East Lions Den

Thanks to PDG Steve Somerset for driving 5 hours from Salt

Spring Island to District 19A conducting the Membership and

Retention 201 at 10 a.m. We have full support of the DG

Team and the clubs of 19A:

Vancouver East Lions Club (A1)


Vancouver Cathay Lions Club

Vancouver Cathay New Century Lions Club

Vancouver Galaxy Lions Club

Vancouver Metropolitan Lions Club (A7)

Vancouver Oakridge Lions ClubVancouver Diamond Lions Club

Vancouver Evergreen Lions Club (A9)

Gibson Lions Club (A6)

Ambleside Tiddlycove Lions Club (A2)

Thanks to the 2 registration beauties Lion Ping Mah & Lion

Amy Tam, food supply team Lion Kevin Tong & Lion Lancy

Cho, floor manager PP Alec Wong to bring this course a

perfect 10! Sumptuous food, lively 6 hours presentation, and

positive feedback! ~ PZC Teresina


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2nd Vice District Governor Eric Kellers Talk of the Lions :

Ladies & Gentlemen of Lions19-A :

My aim as 2nd VDGfor 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 & fund-

raisers, fun events and Membership issues.

A good turn-out for the Membership& RetentionSession at the Vancouver East clubhouse.Lots of

dialogue, many observations & good suggestions and plenty to eat and drink.(I know, I never stopped eating - apparently ?).The six hour gatheringpassed by very quickly ! Thanks, PDG Stevefor keeping the event

entertaining and informative.

A positive reflection on our justcompleted Fall Convention atthe Guilford Sheraton Hotel in Surrey , B.C. With the new Port ManBridge, more highway lanes and new paving the trip was much fasgetting out there. Return late Saturday = 28 minutes to my front doin WV. That is a vast improvement !

Sheraton Hotel room and convention / lecture halls were spaciousand comfortable. I took advantage of the Sheraton Club member

Appies & Breakfast facilities on the 21stfloor with various Lions & guests.The food, in general, was quite goodthe entertainment during the Sat. Luncheon excellent : PNE Star Showdown winner. Elias Tyson, only 7.5 yearsold, sang his heart out jazzy & soulful !! Well worth the lunch cost !

There were some interesting Seminars : How to Chair a Spring Conference most informative and Ill need to bvery familiar with it for my year as DG; Humour in Your Lions Clubs was our A~T Club used as an example ?Maybe - imagine !! Virtual Meetings No mileage required !" That was very interesting as we were hooked up wLions Leaders in Toronto & San Diego for a participation conference. Everyone could speak and info & photos

displayed on a large screen TV. I have been involved in weekly Go-to-Meetings with all the MD19 VDGs & 2

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VDdiscussing various Lions topics. This is really quite revealing but takes a little getting used to. We all have headphones & mikes to eliminate all static. The speakers name & Club is displayed on the screen and changesimmediately when another speaker answers or interjects. This works very well for Zone or District matters involvinfar away Clubs such as our District 19A and some of the Eastern Washington Districts which are also very large well as cross-border.

I am always moved by the Memorial Service and our tribute to dedicated, long-serving Lions. Our entire District 19only lost eight Members. Other Districts significantly more. Some individual Clubs such as Ephrata in District D lofive Members. That is considerable in smaller Clubs and makes Membership retention and new Members comininto your Club so important. And the Friday evening Contests& Awards presentations were inventive and veryenjoyable to watch. The *black-light* fluorescent Stickmen production was hilarious !!!

Well over 400 Lions attended (I believe 479). Re-acquainted myself with many from the Seattle InternationalConvention and other MD19 events. Next years (2014) shall be held at Ocean Shores , WA on the Pacific Coastrunning from October 16 ~ 18th. Ocean Shore is due West from Olympia, Washington s State Capitol along highw12 and they recently completed a brand-new Convention Centre there. Should be interesting.

The general consensus, as I perceived it, was that this Fall Convention of 2013 was really quite successful.Congratulations North Surrey Lions & all 19-H Members !

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Vancouver Cathay New Century Lio

President and Secretary visited Amble

Tiddlycove Lions in October


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Global Team Public Relations Chairperson PZC Ellie Chans Corner

Dear fellow Lions and Lioness:

Vancouver Chinatown New Century Lions - 1st Medal of Merit Award PresentationThis took place on September 28,2013 at the Empire Landmark Hotel. More than 80 guestsfrom the Lions community and the general public attended the luncheon including DG Peter

Cheng and ZC Elaine Luk. There were 3 award recipients having Outstanding achievement in their

professions and significant contributions to the Community. The Event raised $3,300.00 to recipients'designated charities. A great SUCCESS in this first attempt by the Van Chinatown New Century Lions!!

District Project - Membership and Retention 201Thanks to the effort of our GLT District Coordinator ZPC Grace and GMT Coordinator PZC Teresina,the 6 hours Membership and Retention 201 was set up on Oct 19,2013 at the Van. East Lions Den.It was a total success with the Trainer being our seasoned Lion PDG Steve Somerset conducting aninformative, interesting and interactive seminar. It was a full house of 24 Lion participants representing a totalof 12 Clubs in the District 19A. Among them are our DG Lion Peter, 1st VDG Lion Jimmy Ho, 2nd VDG LionEric Keller, PDG/CS Lion Linda, A1 ZC Elaine Luk, A7 ZC Clara Chow, and A9 ZC David Thompson.

Chinatown Lions Club - Serving Dinner at the Union Gospel Mission

Oct 26, 2013 marked the 1st time ever a real Hands - On " We Serve " by the Chinatown Lions Club.7 Lion members from the Club visited the Union Gospel Church, helped served 300 meals/dinnerto the less fortunate in the community, and as well donated a $2,000.00 cheque to the Organization.Definitely a very fulfilling and satisfying Act of Giving!!

Don't tell me whoever takes time to read this corner do not feel good about knowing the end product/resultsof the Events put out by the various Lions Club in our Lions Community.Please help and make it more interesting by emailing myself the sweat and tears, the laughs and joy, andon top of that, the what HAPPENED!!!!!!!! Thank you.I am only an email away : [email protected]

~ PZC Ellie Chan ~

Recap of September issue - donation to school in China for chairs and tables by Van. Shaughnessy Lions Club


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There is an opening for the position of Director for Lions Foundation of Canada for 2015-2017 forthe BC & Yukon territories. The qualifications required are the following:

A) Be a Canadian Lion in good standing and

B) Any one of the following:- Served as a District Representative for the Lions Foundation of Canada as appointed by the

Provincial Director- Served as a District Representative for the Lions Foundation of Canada as appointed by the District

Governor- Served as the Multiple District Representative for the Lions Foundation of Canada as appointed by the Cou

Chairperson-Has served as District Governor, and has participated in the Lions Foundation of Canada orientation program- Has served as a representative, appointed by the Lions Foundation of Canada Board promoting and support

one of the Lions Foundation of Canada projects

A resume and biography should be sent to me via email. The deadline to apply is December 31/13. I would appreate if you put this information in your bulletin ASAP. Thank you very much. Please call if you have any questions604-812-8209.

Vancouver Galaxy Lions Club invites you to the

Open House on November 15th at 7 p.m.,

Laserdome Plus. 7:00 pm - Doors open

7:30 pm - Kevin's amazing presentation

8:00 pm - Laser Tag

9:00 pm - End

Pizza and drinks are available

for purchase at the concession.

your guests to do the same.)

Tickets are $10 per person.

Maximum capacity is 37 people.


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What is Lions Foundation of Canada? Why are we donating and supporting the Foundation?Lions at times are unsure of the work of the Foundation and I would like to share some key

information of the Foundation.

Mission Statement: The Mission of Lions Foundation of Canada is to assist Canadians with a medical or physicadisability by providing them Dog Guides at no cost.

Description Lions Foundation of Canada operates Dog Guides at no cost to Canadians

with visual, hearing orother physical or medical disabilities.

The Dog Guide Programs:

Canine Vision Dog guides are trained to assist their handlers in navigating obstaclestypically found on most daily routes, including curbs, steps & crowds. Since 1985, CanineVision Dog Guides have been enriching the lives of Canadians who are at least 12 years oldand are blind or visually impaired.

Hearing Ear Dog guides since 1988 assist individuals who are 10 years of age or older and who are deaf or hardof hearing on their own. The Dog guides are trained to distinguish sound, make physical contact with their handlerand lead them to whatever is making the noise such as doorbell, telephone or alarm clock.

Special Skills Dog guides since 1991 assist people 10 years of age or older with physical or medical disabilitiesSpecial Skills Dog guides retrieve objects, open & close doors. They are also trained to bark or activate an alertsystem when help is needed. The handlers discover a renewal sense of safety and independence.

Seizure Response Dog guides started in 2001 for people 10 years or older with epilepsy. The Dog guides willactivate an alarm system or bark when help is needed. This will enable the handler confidence to live independent

Autism Assistance Dog guide implemented in 2009. Helping children aged 3 to 18, provides safety,companionship and unconditional love. They provide a calming relief for children in high anxiety situation & reducethe stress commonly experienced in public places. The special bond between Dog guides and child allow increasesocial interaction for the family and the child.

Diabetic Alert Dog guides assist people age 10 or older who have type 1 diabetes with hypoglycaemicunawareness. They are trained to detect sudden drop in their handlers blood sugar through scent & alert them sothat they can ingest something sweet. The Dog guide can activate an alarm or get help if needed. Their ability todetect & react subsequent life threatening effects. These Dog guides provide increased safety, security andndependence.

Career Change Dogs In house adoption program to ensure that dogs returning from service and those who havbeen unable to complete the training program find loving forever homes.

District Goal and Activities: Demand for Dog Guides is on the rise and the true cost of raise andtrain these specialized dogs is $20,000. District 19A will be raising funds with the following Events:

District Purina Walk for Dog Guides May 25, 2014

Place and time will be advised. However, please reserve the date for this very meaningfulevent.

The Dog Bowl This is a new fund raising campaign.The Club can host a blind 5 pin bowling fundraiser to provide increased awareness forpeople who are visually impaired. Through specialized glasses that mimic various eyediseases and disorders, each bowler experiences seeing and bowling through the eyes ofsomeone who is visually impaired. Each Club that participate in hosting a Dog Bowl will beprovided with an organizers kit. Proceeds will go to the Lions Foundation of Canada Canine Vision PrograFor organizers kit and information, please contact Jennifer Yapa at [email protected]

PDG Rita Fo

District Cha


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PZC Sherman Lo

District Environment Chairperson


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Information provided by

District Diabetes

Awareness Chair PDG

Dickie Lam


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This Leadership training course is designed to help improve leaders'abilities to prepare for new challenges, opportunities and

responsibilities. Through role playing, self assessment and otherleadership training scenarios, you'll explore leadership roles as a

strategist, manager, communicator, mentor and team member. You'lllearn how to develop your unique leadership style for maximumimpact. Opportunities abound for graduates of the Northwest Lions

Leadership Institute.

Many have gone on to be successful Project leaders, Club Presidents,

Zone Chairs, District Governors and community leaders.

February 6-9, 2014 at Red Lions, Bellevue, WA

Application Deadline: December 1, 2013 @ $390December 2, 2013-January 3, 2014 @$410Refund Deadline: January 15, 2014

Application form is available on MD19 website for downloading.

Half Time Meeting for A-H-I would be held on 19H, Fort Langley Senior

Hall, Langley, BC on November 23, 2013.

Kick-Off Meeting for H-H-I would be held on 19-I, Camp Shawnigan on

May 7, 2014.

District & Zone In-Service Training at Red Lion, Yakima, WA on May 28-31, 2014.

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DISTRICT CONTACTS

District GovernorPeter Cheng

[email protected]

Cabinet Secretary

Linda Wong, [email protected]

WebmasterLion Bowen Wong

[email protected]

Bulletin EditorLion Grace Hwo, PZC

[email protected]

District Websites:

19alions.org

19alions.com

District Leo LiaisonPZC Glenn Cho

Vancouver Chinatown Lions Club

Our District 19A Leos:

A1

Vancouver Cambie Leo Club

Leo Advisor - PP Raymond Wong, Van. Cambie Lions Club

[email protected]

Vancouver Chinatown Leo Club

Leo Advisor - PP Francis Chan, Van. Chinatown Lions Club

[email protected]

Vancouver Templeton Leo Club

Leo Advisor - PZC Glenn Cho, Vancouver Chinatown Lions Club

[email protected]

A7

South Vancouver neighbourhood Leo

Leo Advisor - PP Joe Borg, Vancouver South Lions Club

[email protected]

Vancouver West Broadway Leo Club

Leo Advisor - IPZC Simon Yau, Vancouver Broadway Lions Club

[email protected]

Vancouver Columbia College Leo Club

Leo Advisor - PP Joe Borg, Vancouver South Lions Club

[email protected]

A9

Burnaby Byrne Creek Leo Club

Leo Advisor - Lion Darshan Mann, Burnaby Edmonds Lions Club

[email protected]

Burnaby Moscrop Leo Club

Leo Advisor - PZC Ian McCloy, Burnaby Host Lions Club

[email protected]

Burnaby North Leo Club

Leo Advisors - PP Kirk Dickson, Burnaby Lougheed Lions Club

[email protected]

Vancouver Gateway Leo Club

Leo Advisor - ZC David Thompson, Van. Evergreen Lions Club

[email protected]

Vancouver Point Grey Leo Club

Leo Advisor - PDG Bryan Martin, Burnaby Central Lions Club

[email protected]

Vancouver West Leo Club

Leo Advisor - PDG Linda Wong, Van. Evergreen Lions Club

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