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Hello All. Fall is
certainly in the air. It
is a little chilly in the
morning, warm during
the day and pleasant
during the evening
hours. Oh yeah, I
forgot to mention that
the baseball season is
winding down as well.
I can tell you this
—that baseball
season may be
winding down,
b u t t h i n g s
a r o u n d t h e
District are just
warming up. Our
next Cabinet
m e e t i n g i s
coming up and it
looks as if it will
be one to remember.
Mark your calendars,
Saturday, November
21st, from 8 a.m. to
around 2 p.m. We are
still figuring out
where, but you can
plan for a trip to the
Roseville area. Break-
fast, lunch, informa-
tional forums, guest
speaker and much,
much more. Region
Chair Ed Smith and
the Washoe Region
will be our hosts.
Can’t wait to see how
it all plays out!!
Have you ever been to
a USA/Canada Forum?
Well, I have and let
me tell you, they just
keep getting better.
This year it was in
G r a n d R a p i d s ,
Michigan. Weather
was beautiful and boy
was it green. We
haven’t seen that in a
while have we? There
were 90 different
training forums and
wonderful entertain-
ment, concluding with
a fantastic fireworks
show. This next year,
the Forum will be in
Omaha, Nebraska,
September 15th – 17th,
2016. I bet we can get
some good steaks
there!! So for all of
you, make your plans
a year ahead, mark it
down. See you there!
Are you ready for any
sort of natural
disaster? Flood?
W i l d f i r e ?
E a r t h q u a k e ?
Mudslide? We
h e r e i n
California are
subject to all of
these and I’d like
to see every one
o f u s b e
prepared to
meet the challenges
that they bring. Our
District neighbors to
the southeast and
northwest have lost
plenty and they were
not prepared to meet
the challenges they
are now facing. SO,
what can each of us do
to be ready? As your
Governor, I’d like to
see each of us put
together several
different Disaster
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District Governor Mike Retzlaff
District Governor’s Message
Send your announcement
info, articles, and pic-
tures to the Lions Pride
Editor by the 20th of the
month. See back page.
The preferred format is
MS Word or Publisher.
Please send pictures as
an attachment.
District 4-C5 Lions Pride
L I O N S C L U B I N T E R N A T I O N A L
October 2015, Volume 33, Issue 4
1st VDG Message 2
2nd VDG Message 3
District Happen-
ings
4
District 4C-5 Breast
Cancer Walk &
Kings Event
5
Literacy & USA/
Canada Forum
6
Worldwide Week
of Service in Sight
7
Blood Drive 8
Around the District 9-
11
Student Speaker
Contest
11
LEF Golf Tourna-
ment
12
LCIF and You 13
LCI 100 Years of
Service
14
Bulletin Info 15
This edition
worthwhile project, it is im-
portant to develop and im-
plement a plan, or
“blueprint,” to guide your
actions.
LCI offers tools to help you
de vel op y ou r c lub’s
blueprint, with emphasis on
s t r e n g t h e n i n g c l u b
o p e r a t i o n s , s e r v i c e ,
leadership development and
membership.
Continued on Page 3
educational experience
and I have already signed
up to go to Omaha, NE in
2016.
Last month, I shared my
understanding of our
international president Dr.
Yamada's key points for
success. Let's talk in detail
on one of them.
Blueprint for a
Stronger Club –
Map out your plan
for ongoing club
success in three
simple steps.
The most effective
Lions clubs regularly identify
ways to expand their service
impact, develop leaders and
meet club members’ needs
and expectations. Like any
Preparedness plans to be ready. Our District needs an Alert Committee to help put together a cohesive
plan that will be available to all, just in case a disaster strikes. A plan to help each of us get ready for the
day we hope never comes. Do you have a personal bag put together with underwear, medication’s,
clean clothes, some food for you and for your animals? Do you know where your insurance policies are
and better yet who has written your policies? Do you have a “meet up” location in case you get separat-
ed? These are the things (and much, much more) everyone should have. Would you like to be part of
our District Alert team and put these lists together for all to see? If so, please contact me via email
([email protected]) so we can get started, today.
In closing, I’d like to tell you what is happening around the ballpark (District). Our Lion Education
Foundation (LEF) just finished having a successful fundraising golf tournament and is getting ready for
its annual 49’er Tailgate Party. Our Northern California Lions Sight Association (NCLSA) is refurbishing
our District Sight van and is pursuing the purchase of more Plus Optics sight screening devices
(hopefully each Region might be getting their own). White Cane Days are upon us and every club is
busier helping folks who need it most. We have had individuals seek out donations to help folks who
lost everything to the Valley and Butte fires and get them where they need it most. We’ve fed our
homeless vets and helped them to overcome the daily challenges they face every day. Fundraising
dinners, Draft Horse Extravaganza, Governor visits and so much more. I am so proud of the District I
represent. Keep up the good work! The Centennial motto sure is working here “Where there is a need,
there is a Lion!”
1st Vice District Governor’s Message
District Governor continued
Dear Lions,
Recently attended USA/
Canada Leadership Forum in
Grand Rapids, MI. There
were 90 topics (including 13
Lions University courses) to
choose from. We had
packed days and sometimes
it was difficult to choose one
topic over the other.
Strategically I choose
topics that are relevant
f o r m y r o l e i n
Membership Develop-
ment (GMT).
Just Ask – Retention of
Members, I am Wom-
an, Hear me Roar and Re-
cruiting Younger Lions are
some of the very informative
interactive sessions I
attended. It was an amazing
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1st VDG Kumar Kalagara
My apologies for not having an
article in last month’s Pride; too
many fires in the area and I was
unable to connect with the
publisher.
In my first 2nd VDG message in
July, I lamented on the assumption
that even though we are required
to write these informative little
messages, my personal feeling
was (and still is), few if any Lions
read them; and to this end, I
inserted a secret word in my
article. Only one Lion came up to
me at the first Cabinet Meeting to
accept my challenge. That
individual thought that the secret
word was “secret.” That was a
great guess, however incorrect.
If you go back and read my
message carefully, you will notice
that in several of the paragraphs, a
single letter within a word is high-
lighted. Like that “g” in the final word of the last sentence.
Anyway, long story short, if you
pull out all these letters, the secret
word is “aardvark.”
Lion JoAnn and I had a
terrific visit in August to
District 4-A2, to visit my
fellow 2nd VDG Kevin
Patel and Lion Falguni.
We attended their Cabi-
net Installation on a Friday
evening and their District Meeting
on Saturday. What made the visit
even better was that DG Mike and
Lion Sherri were the special
guests of A2s DG, Craig Cooper.
Just returned from the USA/
Canada Forum, and although I was
a bit under the weather, it was a
great experience. Met some
wonderful Lions from all over the
United States and Canada, and
enjoyed a number of terrific
presentations.
Please do not forget, I am still
selling Lions Rose Parade para-
phernalia:
Lions Rose Parade Float: As the 2nd VDG – I have all the Rose Bowl
Parade Float paraphernalia:
Banner Patches ($100.00 each) –
These are great for your Club’s
banner and for those Lions who
have their own personal award’s
banner.
Float Lapel Pins (4 for $25.00):
Don’t ask how much they are a
piece – get three friends and
you’ll get them for $6.00.
Opportunity Drawing Tickets:
The grand prize is two parade
grandstand seats; one night’s
hotel lodging; two Lions Rose Float
shirts; and two Float pins. This is a
very nice prize!
Rose Float Stained Glass Raffle:
This was designed and produced
by PDG PJ Smith, and you can
have a chance to win this beautiful
24” x 24” stained glass piece
valued at $750.00. This oak framed
piece has three beautiful red
roses. I have pictures.
Finally, to all the Club Secretaries
and Bulletin Editors (if you read
this), thanks for the MMRs, Activity
Reports, Club Contest Reports,
and the Newsletters. Keep up the
great work!!!
Create Your Club’s Blueprint:
Download the Blueprint for a Stronger Club Guide for step-by-step assistance with assessing your
club, establishing goals and developing your blueprint.
Identify your goals, challenges and possible solutions with the Planning Process Worksheet.
Create your action plan based on input from club members using our Action Plan Worksheet.
Submit your goals and receive a certificate of recognition.
Outstanding and unique plans will be shared with clubs around the world!
District Global Membership Team (GMT) coordinator PDG Bob Olin at [email protected] and I will be
more than happy to come and talk to you on any or all the topics at your club meetings. Please invite us!!
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2nd Vice District Governor’s Message
1st Vice District Governor’s Message Continued
2nd VDG Nick McNicholas
October 3, 3014
Fair Oaks Lions Tahoe Casino Bus Trip
Leave from Fair Oaks Park
7:00 am departure, 6:00 pm return
$40 pp ($10 gaming/$5 food credits for Harveys)
Contact: John Boss @ 916-765-8611 or [email protected] or
October 17, 2015
San Francisco Bus Trip
Citrus Heights Lions Club
$40 pp, includes light snack
7:30 am—departing Grand Oaks Shopping Center, 7965 Auburn,
Citrus Heights
Make checks to Citrus Heights Lions, PO Box 7482, Citrus Heights, CA
95621—include email and phone number
Cathy Stratton @ [email protected] or 916-747-1530
Tony Santos @ [email protected] or 916-802-1187
October 17, 2015
“FallFest—A Night Under the Stars (Lions in Sight)
Karmere Winery, 11970 Shenendoah Valley Rd.
Plymouth
$75 pp (bbq dinner/music/dancing/wine)
Contact PID Bill Iannaccone @[email protected] or
925-708-4833
October 18, 2015
Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk
West Steps, State Capitol, Sacramento
7:30 am—10 am
District Team Lead: Kitty Kramer @ 530-662-3896 or
[email protected] or sign up to walk or donate at
www.makingstrides\sacramento
October 18, 2015
LEF Tailgate Lunch (49ers vs Ravens)
Higgins Diggins Lions Clubhouse
12 noon
$15 pp
Donna Prince @ 530-268-0906 or [email protected]
October 24, 2015
Poker Tournament
Roseville Host Lions, Rotary Club and Kiwanis of
Roseville Community Service Project
Buy-in $50 (Must be 21 or older)
Registration at 5:00 pm, Tournament at 6:00 pm
Lion Ed Smith @ [email protected] or 916-300-4784
October 24, 2015
2nd VDG Nick McNicholas Dinner Fundraiser
417 Lincoln St., Woodland, CA
$20 pp
5:30 pm social, 6:15 pm dinner
Gabe Galvan @ 530-787-3892 or Rebecca Schwenger at 530-787-4078
November 6 & 7th
Metropolitan and Roseville Host Crab Feed
107 Sutter Ave., Roseville
$45 pp
6 pm social, 7 pm dinner
Cecilia Macias @ 916-878-8740 or Roseville Host @ 916-786-4800 pr
visit [email protected]
November 15, 2015
Lions Night at the Kings vs Toronto Raptors
Basketball game
$27 or $60 seats (discounts for group seating)
6:00 pm
Eureka Zone Chair Joe Flores @ [email protected] or
916-396-4111.
December 12, 2015
District 4-C5 Christmas Party
Save the date! More details to follow
District Happenings
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District 4-C5 Women’s Development Chair, Lion Kitty Kramer,
is still seeking participants for the Making Strides Against
Breast Cancer Walk on Sunday, October 18th. We meet on the
West Steps of the State Capitol at 7:30 a.m. You should be
finished by 10 a.m. at the latest! Let’s show the strength of the
pride!! Wear your club vests, or shirts, etc. This helps get some
recognition in the community!
To sign up and or raise funds for this event, please go to:
www.makingstrides\sacramento and donate to District 4-C5
Lions or signup to participate and raise funds.
Thanks to the Higgins Diggins Lions and Woodland Host Lions
for donating funds to date! Our goal is $2,500, and we have
raised $1,540 to date!! Every little bit counts, so please
consider a club donation!
The American Cancer Society has been saving lives for more
than a century. Today, they’re helping save more than 490 lives
a day that would have otherwise been lost to cancer. And they
won't stop until they finish the fight. They’re putting our dollars
to work now – doing the most in every community to help
people with breast cancer today and working tirelessly to find
cures to end the disease
tomorrow.
The progress they are
making because of Mak-
ing Strides supporters is
nothing short of remarka-
ble. But it is no time to
rest. When more walkers
raise money to fight
breast cancer, there will
be more survivors cele-
brating more birthdays.
Help celebrate more
birthdays!
Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk-October 18th
Lions Night at the Kings—November 15th
District 4-C5 is having a Lions Night at the Kings on Sunday,
November 15th at 6:00 p.m. The Kings will be playing the
Toronto Raptors.
Twenty percent of the tickets sales will go towards the City of
Hope!
Bring your old eyeglasses to donate—collection will be
done!!
Enjoy a pre-game Kings Karnival with friends and family.
Go to: http://www.kingsgrouptickets.com/Lions (Promo Code:
Lions) to order your tickets today! Seats starting at $27 for
upper level sideline and $60 for lower level corner! Save up to
50% with special group seating.
For more information, contact Eureka Zone Chair, Lion Joe Flores at [email protected] or
916-396-4111.
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Helping Children and Adults with Literacy
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By Lion Alan Archer, District Literacy Chair
Reading Partners of Sacramento operates "Reading
Rooms" in approximately 10 elementary schools in the
Sacramento School District. They train volunteer tutors
to use their structured tutoring meth-
ods to help students that need help to
strengthen their reading skills. This
fall, over 450 students will need to be
paired with caring tutors like you. By
signing up early you will ensure that
a student in need can begin tutoring
as soon as our program launches. You
can help a student make measurable
gains in reading by volunteering just
one hour a week. Questions? You can
send an email to the following:
Contact your County and City
libraries and ask about tutoring in
their adult literacy program. They
also train volunteers to tutor adults that have low literacy
skills. By improving their reading and writing skills,
these adults can qualify for better jobs: those with better
pay, better benefit programs and improved career
opportunities. This can help raise them out of poverty
and low income status and provide better for their
families. It also allows them to set the example for their
children on the value of literacy and inspire their
children to seek better educations.
All of these reading programs need additional funding to
purchase student workbooks and
other tutoring materials. Your club
donations can make a significant
difference!
The Reading Contests created by
Lion Donna Prince of Higgins
Diggins Lions Club is a wonderful
example of how Lions Clubs can
serve their communities. Since Lion
Donna developed her first reading
contest in the elementary and
middle schools next door to their
club house, she has spread the
word about the tremendous
increases in readi ng and
comprehension the children have
experienced, and the pure fun they have enjoyed doing
the contests. Over 20 clubs now conduct the reading
contest each year! For details on how to conduct a
contest, contact Lion Donna at: [email protected].
This is one of the easiest and most rewarding events you
will have the pleasure of running.
From the USA/Canada Leadership Forum
1st VDG Kumar
Kalagara with
International
President Dr.
Jitsuhiro Yamada
DG Mike Retzlaff
Leadership graduates (L to R): 2nd VDG Nick
McNicholas, DG Mike Retzlaff, 1st VDG Kumar
Kalagara, Sacramento Region Chair Jeri
Retzlaff, and PDG Andy Anderson
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Join Lions everywhere for a special Lions Worldwide
Week of Service designed to eliminate preventable
blindness and improve sight in our communities. It’s
a great opportunity to show your commitment to
sight and to help us reach our Centennial Service
Challenge goal of serving 100 million people.
From vision screenings and awareness campaigns,
to helping friends and neighbors with visual
impairments, there are countless ways to make a
difference. No matter how you choose to serve, be
sure to join us for this Centennial service event!
World Sight Day 2015 will be on October 8, 2015. This year’s
call to action:
Focus on everybody who needs eye care services – every-
body. Think of all the groups of people who need eye care –
especially the most vulnerable or the ones most in need. What
can we do to bring eye care to them all? How can we ensure
that access to
eye care is not
limited by
gender or
geographic
location, or
even financial
status? Do
remember, ‘Eye
Health’ also
includes rehabilitation and assistive services for those with
irreversible vision loss.
This World Sight Day, let’s do something that will draw
attention to the great unmet need in eye care services.
Report your project- Report your service on the MyLCI
Service Activity Report to earn a Centennial Banner Patch and
to get your club's name on the Centennial Ticker. Be sure to
include the project date.
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“TAKE ME OUT TO THE BLOOD DRIVE”
SAVING MORE LIVES
Submitted by Lion Dave Pevny
The first Lions Blood Drive of the 2015-2016 Lions year was co-sponsored by the Golden State
Lions Club and the Capitol Lions Club on August 28, 2015, and was held at the Sacramento County
Sheriff’s Department Florin Station Community Room
at 7000 65th Street in Sacramento. Co-chaired by
Lions Cecille Baylon and Dave Pevny, this series of
Blood Drives began in 2013-2014 as “Dual Zone
Blood Drives” co-sponsored by the Camellia and Poppy Zones, and was
continued through 2014-2015 as “Sacramento Region Blood Drives.” Now as
the “Golden State and Capitol Lions Clubs Blood Drives,” we are hoping to
continue seeing the great support from the Lions of our District and their
family and friends. Our August 28th Blood Drive was again successful, with
26 hopeful individuals registering to donate blood, and 24 of those were
accepted and able to donate a unit of blood. Since this series of 14 Blood
Drives began in 2012, 391 individuals have registered and 317 have been
successful blood donors. All 317 pints of donated blood have been credited
to the Lions Account Number 3055 at Sacramento BloodSource.
Of the 24 blood donors on October 17th, 16 were Lions. Donors included:
Embarcadero Lions: IPDG Erv Gon, IPCS Cat Gon, Lyman Lum,
Mark Steffens and Steve Quist.
Golden State Lions: Frank O’Donahue, Lita Castellano, and Martin
Castellano.
Midtown Lion: Norm Johnson
Elk Grove Lion: Robert Turner
Maharlika Lions: PCC Derek Ledda and Mark Wall
Senator Lions: Gary Allen and Ernie Takahashi
Sacramento Hornets Campus Lion: Alex Gon
Capitol Lion: Dave Pevny
Other Lions who registered to donate blood, or donated food, or attended in
support of the project, included Metropolitan Lion Cha Vang, Midtown Lion
Vicky Johnson, Golden State Lion Emilee Vergara, and Senator Lion Keith
Adachi.
Many thanks
to all who
d o n a t e d
blood, and
also to those
w h o w e r e
u n a b l e t o
donate blood, but supported the Blood Drive by their
attendance and donations of food and drink! As the Blood-
Source tagline says, “Yes, you really do save lives!” Watch
for the next Lions Blood Drive in November.
Lions Vicky Johnson (Midtown) & Cecille Baylon (Golden State)
Senator Lion Keith Adachi with Capitol Lion Dave Pevny
Maharlika Lion PCC Derek Ledda with BloodSource Staff
IPDG Erv Gon, Lyman Lum, IPCS Cat Gon (Embarcadero), Bob Turner (Elk Grove)
Around the District
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Loomis Lions—Lion Jack Morris
DG Mike Retzlaff presented a
Governor's pin and baseball memento
to new Loomis Lions Club member and
dentist, Junie Baldonado, during the
club's annual picnic on September 15th.
Seated in the middle is Loomis Lion
Henry Schneider and seated to the right,
First Lady Lion Sheri Retzlaff.
Higgins Diggins Lions-Lion Donna
Prince
Our club has been
collecting clothing and bedding for the Camp Ross Relles recycling
fundraiser. Lion Donna delivered 21 yard-sized bags to Roseville Sunrise
Lion Suzi at her storage facility. Approximate weight was 600 pounds! In
case you were wondering, a Nissan Murano can hold one driver and 21
stuffed bags of recyclables.
DG Mike Retzlaff
also visited the Ne-
vada County Fair
and stopped by the Higgins Fire
Department Nacho Grande
booth where our club worked
several shifts to help out.
Higgins Diggins Lions worked
their "tails" off on Saturday,
September 19, for a Clean-Up
Day at Higgins Lions Community
Center. The awesome crew
began arriving at 7:30 a.m. and the work detail was finished by 1 p.m. Weed
whackers, blowers, power tools, pruners and brooms were utilized to trim shrubs,
prune trees, clean the ditch, and areas around the hall and the parking lot. Special
thanks to the Lions and friends who showed up to spruce up the grounds: Steve
Dickey, PDG Dick Dickey, Dan Glahn, Craig Bell, Brad and Donna Prince, Steve
Fraticelli, Terri Hemings, Woody Wilson and his two grandsons, Dale and Jean
Hafelfinger, and Maria Miller. Thanks also to Jackie Dickey and Jean Hafelfinger for
preparing all the lunch fixings to go with great hamburgers cooked by Steve Dickey.
The grounds look fantastic and the hall is picture perfect for the upcoming Lions
Education Foundation 49er Lunch and Higgins Wine Tasting in October, and other Fall
rentals!
New Lion Junie Baldonado with DG Mike Retzlaff
Lions Donna Prince and
Betty Sandland
Higgins Diggins
Lions presented
DG Mike with a
Lions cupcake
cake to celebrate
his birthday.
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Rowland
The Lions Club International Children First Project began in August
2015. Over the course of the last six weeks, Esparto Lions Club
members were able to collect approximately 1,050 items to donate.
In coordination with Esparto Rural Innovations in Social Economics,
Inc., Esparto Lions delivered items to the Countryside Community
Church on Grafton on Friday, September 18. The items are at the
Community Church
Closet and available
for disbursement.
One of the recent
community activities of
the Esparto Lions Club
is the volunteer Adopt-A-Highway clean-
up near Guinda. On the morning of
Saturday, September 19, volunteers met at
the Hangar and began gearing up for
highway cleanup. Dressed in their bright
vests and safety gear, Esparto Lions Club
members set out to “leave no stone
unturned” in cleaning up their adopted
portion of Highway 16.
The next event coming up that Esparto Lions Club will take part in is White Cane Day.
Look for the Esparto Lions in the upcoming Esparto High School parade on October 2
and at the Esparto High School Homecoming Game to raise awareness for people with
vision needs. Esparto Lions will soon have pumpkins for sale, please be part of this
annual event to raise funds for the community. Also upcoming, watch for information
flyers on the Fall Dance on November 7 (save that date!)
Dos Rios Zone Chair
Gabe Galvan and
R.I.S.E. member
Chelsea Becker with
newly delivered items
from Esparto Lions
Club.
First Vice President Jamie Bair and Club Membership
Chair Gabe Galvan
Please welcome the newest Esparto Lions Club
member Carrie Clark (pictured at left), who received
a baby lion toy from Esparto Lions Club member
Diego Ochoa. It is just one of the novelties, a baby
lion for the new member to watch over.
Lincoln Hills Lions Club—PDG Bob Olin
Yes it has been 14 years since our brave emergency
response men and women perished along with
thousands other civilians in one of the worst acts of
terrorisms we witnessed in our United States.
This year, at the Lincoln Hills Lions Club
Annual 9/11 Charity Golf Tournament, we
honored the members of all the response
teams who lost their lives and all those who
risked their lives to help those in need and
survived this horrible tragedy on
September 11, 2001. There were over 400
first responders who died on 9/11 in the
twin towers in New York.
Continued on next page
Ready, set, golf!
Lincoln Hills Lions Club Continued
We thank the many Lions Clubs and Lions who participated and
helped in our tournament.
The Lincoln Hill Lions Club Annual 9/11Charity Golf tournament
was held this year on Thursday, September 10 2015, at the Lincoln
Hills Golf Club, in Sun City Lincoln Hills, at 8 a.m.
A special feature this year was the
members of the Lincoln Police and
Fire Departments who presented the
colors after which all participants
and volunteers recited the pledge of allegiance and lis-
tened to an invocation from our tournament Chairman
Dave Evans. We were honored to
have Lincoln Police Sergeant Matt
Alves and Lincoln Firefighter John
Ferry presenting the colors.
A special surprise at lunch, was an
auction of a flag flown over our
nation’s capital building, honoring all our fallen heroes of 9/11. The
flag was placed in a special presentation case and was offered to
the highest bidder.
Feeding the famished!
2016 Student Speaker Contest
This year’s Student Speaker them is “Liberty and
Justice for All – What does it mean to you?”
Although the Student Speakers contest appears to be
many months away, planning should begin now.
Student Speaker Kits should have been ordered
before October 1, 2015. There is a $20.00 fee if
ordered October 1st and later.
Clubs can order their Student
Speaker kits now through the
MD4lions.org website.
Important: Club Student Speaker Chairman’s, Zone Chairs
and Region Chairs must select a
date to meet the deadline date for
your Student Speaker Contest!
The deadline dates are:
Club contest by February 22, 2016
Zone contest by March 14, 2016
Region contest by April 4, 2016
District contest by Apr 16, 2016
MD4 contest on June 4, 2016 (Redding, CA)
The District 4C-5 contest will be held at the
Sacramento Sheriffs/Voter Registration building
located at 7000 65th Street, off Florin Road in Sacra-
mento.
Chairman Dave Evans has reserved the location and
the contest will start at 1:00 p.m.
If the person, Club, Zone or
Region chairs conducting their
respective contest is new, there
will be a class devoted to
presenting a student speaker
contest at the November 21,
2015, Cabinet Meeting.
Student Speaker Chair Dave
Evans urges everyone in this
category to attend. If anyone has
any questions or concerns,
please contact Lion Dave at
916-253-3748 or cell phone at
916-267-8425.
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2015 District 4-C5 LEF Golf Tournament
PDG Andy Anderson and the Lions Education Foundation (LEF) officers put on a fabulous golf tournament at Teal Bend Golf
Course on Friday, September 25th. There was approximately 72 golfers ready to swing their clubs on a hot afternoon. However,
it did not stop the players from having a great time!
This was the 11th annual tournament to raise funds for LEF and Autism Speaks. As most of you already know, LEF’s primary
purpose is to encourage positive development of your people and help them deal with challenges they face in our ever-
changing world. This foundation is operated without any assistance from Lions Clubs International and the entire budget is
allocated to youth activities.
Autism Speaks is one of the world’s leading autism science and advocacy organization, dedicated to funding research into the
causes, prevention, treatments and cure for autism. One in five children has an autism disorder and there is a lot of work that
needs to be done to determine why this is happening to so many children. If you would like to know more about this
organization, DG Mike Retzlaff will be happy to attend a meeting to share information with your club.
IPDG Erv Gon, Dave Pevny, DG Rich Wilmot, and Dennis
Puccetti at registration desk Becky Bell, Maryellen Ware, Jeri Retzlaff, Mitzi Stockel
with treat bags
Joe Bowers, PID Bob Smith, Mark Steffens, and
MaryRose Barnhurst
DG Don Ring and
ZC Joe Flores, Jr.
DG Mike Retzlaff and Sheri Retzlaff with guests
Pictures from
Lions Donna
Prince and
Kitty Kramer
LEF Team that
assisted with the
fundraiser, raffle
and silent auction
The Winners—Lowest
Score of 58!
PDG Frank Dunn (with
mic), PDG Andy
Anderson and guests
Submitted by PCC Sue Olin, LCIF Chair
Did you know:
District 4-C5 has 779 Melvin Jones Fellows and 71
Progressive Melvin Jones Fellows?
As of 2014--2015, District 4-C5 has donated a total of
$1,079,235 since 1974-1975 to LCIF?
Since our first grant which was received March 3,
1987, that District 4-C5 has received grants from
LCIF totaling $823,473?
There are various ways to give to LCIF?
Only an individual can receive the recognition of
the Melvin Jones Fellowship, but District and Clubs
can donate and name an individual of their choice?
Clubs receive a banner patch and chevron the first time and a chevron in subsequent years.
To become recognized as a Melvin Jones Fellow, a donation of $1,000 to LCIF is required?
The Melvin Jones Fellowship was established in 1973 to honor our founder of Lions Clubs International, Melvin
Jones? A new Melvin Jones Fellowship member receives a pin, commemorative plaque and a congratulatory
letter from the LCIF Chairperson
You can honor a person of your choice by naming them as the beneficiary of a Melvin Jones Fellowship includ-
ing in memory of an individual?
An individual can become a progressive Melvin Jones Fellow by additional donations of $1,000?
Melvin Jones Fellowships do not need to be paid in full at one time: minimum installments to LCIF of $100 can
be paid over a five year period to total $1,000 at which time the Melvin Jones Fellowship application would be
completed?
You can also become an Annual Contributing Member by donating $20, $50 or $100 and you will receive a
Bronze ($20), silver ($50), gold ($100) lapel pin for your donation?
If your club has 100 percent participation in the Contributing Members program the club receives a 100
percent Members Support Banner patch? In subsequent years the club receives a chevron.
You can pay for your donation by check or credit card?
If you have an employer that participates in the Matching Gift Program, that you can double your pleasure by
filling out your company form and sending it in to LCIF with your donation?
I know we all know the great work that LCIF does throughout the world. Your donations help with:
Disasters---Enables LCIF to direct the funds to the area’s most in need following disasters to provide immediate,
mid and long term relief.
Sight---Funds are used to support hundreds of sight-related activities ranging from equipping eye clinic to
providing Braille computer for thee visually impaired.
Youth---Supports the Lions Quest program and other initiatives such as educational infrastructure improvements
and programs to assist at risk youths.
Humanitarian Needs---Project that meet diverse community needs beyond sight, disaster and youth as the mea-
sles program, water wells and vocational training programs for the disabled.
Areas of Greatest Need---Supports all program areas and allows LCIF the flexibility to supplement initiatives
where additional funding is necessary or where the need is most urgent.
Go see everything your donations do by going to LCIF.org and be amazed!!
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Lion Clubs International Foundation (LCIF) and YOU
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20th of each month!
Bulletin Editor
Lion Kitty Kramer Phone: 530-662-3896 E-Mail: [email protected]
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