tales from the hart dg jamie hart - constant...

Volume 22 Issue 7 JANUARY 2017

DG JAMIE HART

WILLOWS LION CLUB

1st VDG MARIANNE KEESEE

Trinity Lake Lions Club

2nd VDG SUSAN KERR Enterprise Lions Club

Cabinet Secretary Lion Melanie Hunter Anderson Lions Club

Cabinet Treasurer

Lion Aaron Chatfield Yuba City Peach Bowl Lions

Cabinet Chaplin

Lion Joe Schwarm Enterprise Lions club

IP District Governor

Aron Whealy Alturas Lions Club

TALES FROM THE HART— DG JAMIE HART

Inside this issue:

District 4-C1 Articles-Calendar 1—7

Club News & Information 8—20

QUOTE: “We could never

learn to be brave and patient, if

there were only joy in the

world.” AUTHOR: HELEN

KELLER

“OPEN YOURSELF TO GREAT POSSIBILITIES”

At the start of the Lions year in July, I introduced a new initiative called LCI

Forward. LCI has since

rolled out more infor-

mation about it. What a

better way to start the run

up to our Centennial Cel-

ebration then to spark

your interest to learn

more about it for your-

selves.

At the crux of this initia-

tive, is the vision state-

ment, which “is to be the global leader in the community and humanitarian

service”. This 5 year plans’ goal is to triple the impact of Lions on their com-

munities, expanding Humanitarian service to serve 200 million people per

year ending in 2020-21.

There are 4 areas of focus and strategic initiatives as demonstrated by the vis-

ual above. Service impact will be enhanced through Lions serving more in

need. Sight preservation, involvement of youth, protecting the environment

and alleviating hunger will remain as Global Service causes, but will be joined

in the next 5 to 10 years by a focus on diabetes as a main signature cause. Be-

ing more visible is also important in order to remind others of what commu-

nities would be without Lions. Getting out the message on our impact will

involve use of a strategic marketing plan, something that I was surprised to

2

read, hadn’t been developed before. We are already seeing greater tapping into social media outlets and

the digitization of the Lions Magazine as the beginnings of this. The bottom left quadrant speaks to how

the Organization can better serve Clubs and Districts. On the Club level, for example, utilization of a to-

tal quality program like “Your Club, Your Way” is one pathway to growth. The value of membership is

also sought to be improved, through ways like promoting alternatives for people to be involved and

meshing with today’s busy lifestyles by providing options for involvement, like “episodic” volunteers.

For more information, follow the link: members.lionsclubs.org/EN/lci-forward/index.php. Here you

will find items like a power point presentation as well as a couple of videos that can be downloaded and

shared.

District 4-C1 Information

DISTRICT GOVERNOR JAMIE HART’S VISITATION SCHEDULE

JANUARY 18, 2017 not available GRIDLEY LIONS &

LIONESS

FEBRUARY 6, 2017 not available MOUNTAIN LIONS

IMPORTANT DATES FOR DISTRICT 4-C1—2017

JANUARY 14—16, 2017 MD4 LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE SACRAMENTO

FEBRUARY 8—9, 2017 COUNCIL OF GOVERNORS REDDING

FEBRUARY 10—12, 2017 MD4 CONVENTION REDDING

APRIL 21—23, 2017 DISTRICT CONVENTION ANDERSON

JUNE 2—4, 2017 COUNCIL OF GOVERNORS PASADENA

& MD4 STUDENT SPEAKER

JUNE 30—JULY 4, 2017 INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION- CHICAGO, IL

JULY 15, 2017 TRANSITIONAL DISTRICT MTG TBA

3 District 4-C1 Information

New Year’s Resolutions

Happy New Year to all. 2016 was a roller coaster ride and in some ways I am happy to see the backside of it.

We have some accomplishments on the District level to be proud of and some exciting things waiting for us

in the new year. We have a new club in our district, The Trinity Gold Diggers. Our Disaster Preparedness

Committee has secured a grant from LCIF and the purchase of a trailer is in progress. We are very excited

about the prospect of starting a couple of Leo Clubs in our district. We are hosting the MD-4 2017 Conven-

tion in Redding in February. Exciting times.

I have never been a fan of resolutions made on January 1. I have always felt that if there is a need for improve-

ment why wait to start the process. It should be an ongoing, never-ending process, since only a few of us are

perfect. But I received a letter from LCI recently that has been bugging me and I would like to tell you why.

It is a silly thing, but they were informing me that District 4C-1 is a “Transitional District” and has been for

over two years. What does this mean? It means that we have less than the recommended 1200 members.

What does this mean for us? I’m not sure, but so far it hasn’t seem to hurt us. It does affect my spouse’s trav-

el to International Convention, but I can handle that. But it keeps niggling in my head that there is a special

designation for us, and we have been there for over two years…and we can fix it.

As of the first of December we were 125 members short of the 1200 member goal. We now have 47

clubs in our district. That works out to a bit over two and a half members per club added would put

us over 1200. As IPDG Aron stated in his article last month, there are 547 non lions in our district for

every lion. Seems like we should be able to find a couple new members. Some regions are trickier,

some are not but we have the tools to help every club increase membership, retain members and make

everyone’s “Lion Experience” better. There is a plethora of information online at LCI and we have

some excellent people in our district and our multiple district, who are willing to go to clubs, give

presentations, help tailor these tools to a specific club’s needs. Let’s see if we can’t turn the decline

around and return to that +1200 member level in 2017. Any member, any club can call the Governor’s

team with questions, requests for help and to volunteer their expertise. Let’s make this a great, grow-

ing year.

Have Fun and Be Safe

1st Vice District Governor Marianne


Fellow Lions of District 4-C1

We are pleased to announce our new California Lions Foundation (CLF) has been approved by the IRS and State of Cali-

fornia authorities as a non-profit, tax-exempt, 501(c)(3) corporation for the purpose of providing assistance to California

Lion Clubs. This new foundation will provide matching grants from $500—$10,000 to California Lions Clubs for pro-

jects that serve their communities.

In order to begin assisting Lions Clubs, we have established an initial funding goal of $250,000. In order to meet this

goal, CLF is providing an opportunity to California Lions and California Lions clubs to become founding members and

founding clubs of CLF through calendar year 2017.

Lions may become a founding member of CLF for a donation of $1,000, in addition, the member will also receive recog-

nition as a “Kay Fukushima Fellow”. California Lions Clubs may become a founding club of CLF for a donation of

$5,000. Founding member donations by individual Lions may be counted toward the founding club donation amount to

qualify as a founding club of CLF.

If you are in the process of finalizing your “Year-end” tax exempt donations, becoming a CLF founding member would

be an outstanding choice! You will be helping California Lions make a difference in their communities. Again, funds

donated to CLF will remain in California to assist California Lions. Donations to CLF are also being solicited from busi-

nesses and corporations. Tax ID # of California Lions Foundation is 81-2850129.

Checks made out to “California Lions Foundation” may be sent to:

California Lions Foundation

California Lions MD4 state office

129 Los Aguajes Ave.

Santa Barbara, CA 93101

If you would prefer to donate appreciated securities, please contact CLF President PDG Gil Smith at [email protected]

for instructions. Together we serve.

If you have any questions, please contact 1st VDG Marianne Keesee at (530) 351-4463.

1st VDG Marianne Keesee

Etna Scott Valley Lions Club

District 4-C1


BLUE SKIES AND TAILWINDS

Sue Kerr 2nd VDG

This holiday season has seen all the clubs in the district as very giving and active in local celebra-

tions. We have had coat give-a-ways, food pantries, hot dinners for anyone in need, bell ringing for

Salvation Army as well as delivery of food boxes so everyone could enjoy a delicious holiday meal.

We also had lots of participation in local parades and celebrations that were fun and meaningful to

our communities. We adopted families so that presents could be under their trees, we played Santa

to make these parties fun!! Did I mention we had fun!?!

It is so much fun to read all the activity reports that each club sends in each month. You all should

be so proud of the support given to youth, those in need and to your own club members. 2017 is a

new opportunity to review all the fundraisers and community activities that we do as individual

clubs and as a district. Which ones were successful? How could we make an activity better? Is

there some fundraiser or community service that is no longer relevant to our goals as a club? Are

we doing activities just because we always have or do we need something new that would be a bet-

ter fit our current goals? What are our community needs today? How about our own clubs and

district? Are we listening to the ideas of our new and/or younger members? Change is often hard,

even if it is a change for the better. Lets all stretch our wings and fly to new heights in the coming

year.

Lions International celebrates 100 years of service in 2017. We would not be the organization that

we are today if we did not embrace change and new ideas. It is how we grow and stay relevant to

the world.

Wishing you all a Happy and Prosperous New Year!

“If you were born without wings do nothing to prevent them from growing”.

Coco Chanel


Leading Lions

Who’s Next?

We all have our jobs in our service projects, fund raisers, club, district and maybe more. In every case,

you are likely to be in the prime position to find, train or mentor your replacement. A great way to pre-

pare for this is to document your activity. It will allow you to effectively show potential recruits the activi-

ty, mileage and hours involved in your position. It is also appropriate to pass these activity logs on to

your Project Coordinator, Club President or District Governor.

This activity is called Succession Planning. We see it very well in the progression of Club VP’s to the

President Role. At the District Level it is seen in the 2nd, 1st and District Governor progression. This

same plan can be in place for almost every leadership position. We never know when some life event will

pull us away from our current level of activity. If there is already someone with knowledge and ability to

take over it avoids a potentially disastrous situation.

In very small clubs this progression may be seen by a leadership rotation between President, Secretary,

Treasurer and Project Management tasks. It is never desirable to have one person have more than one of

these roles at the same time.

If you want to do more, do not wait to be asked. Nobody knows the details of your life and your abilities

better than yourself. You will love the feeling of growth in volunteering and determining your own pro-

gress.

The best way to recruit your replacement is to ask qualified people to help you in your work. Even if you

do not need the help now, you one day will. It is a compliment to ask, even if the person has to decline

your request.

Finally, having a trained replacement allows you to move forward in your own progress without feeling

you are abandoning your current position to a void in leadership. We are half way through the Lions

year. Who’s next?

Mike Ferrier

Global Leadership Team (GLT) Coordinator, District 4-C1

[email protected]

530-941-9977

7

District 4-C1 Information & Calendar

Please be sure to visit http://district4c1lions.org/whats-new/calendar for long-range planning

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

8 9 10 11 12 13 14

MD4 Leadership Institute/Sac

15 16 17 18 19 20 21

MD4 Leadership Institute/Sac.

MLK, Jr. Holiday MD4 Leadership Institute/Sac

DG Official Visitation/Gridley Lions

22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Redding Breakfast Club

Annual Crab Feed

29 30 31

JANUARY 2017

Medic Alert is a data based program that stores emergency contact and medication information for en-

rolled subscribers. Children and adults with physical and/or developmental issues can be enrolled. They

wear an identification bracelet. At a recent LIFT event in Red Bluff 4 adults asked for this service. The

cost is $65.00 per year. Could you or your club sponsor one or more of these individuals? If so, please con-

tact me. (cell: 530-266-3980; email: [email protected]).

Submitted by Lion Lynn Hartley

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL—2017

SUPPORT THE STUDENT SPEAKER CONTESTS GOING ON IN 4-C1.

http://district4c1lions.org/whats-new/calendar

10 District 4-C1 Information & Club News


Tales from the Hart – January 2017

At the start of the Lions year in July, I introduced a

new initiative called LCI Forward. LCI has since rolled out more information about it. What a better way to

start the run up to our Centennial Celebration then to spark your interest to learn more about it for your-

selves.

At the crux of this initiative, is the vision statement, which “is to be the global leader in the community and

humanitarian service”. This 5 year plans’ goal is to triple the impact of Lions on their communities, expanding

Humanitarian service to serve 200 million people per year ending in 2020-21.

There are 4 areas of focus and strategic initiatives as demonstrated by the visual above. Service impact will be

enhanced through Lions serving more in need. Sight preservation, involvement of youth, protecting the envi-

ronment and alleviating hunger will remain as Global Service causes, but will be joined in the next 5 to 10

years by a focus on diabetes as a main signature cause. Being more visible is also important in order to remind

others of what communities would be without Lions. Getting out the message on our impact will involve use

of a strategic marketing plan, something that I was surprised to read, hadn’t been developed before. We are

already seeing greater tapping into social media outlets and the digitization of the Lions Magazine as the be-

ginnings of this. The bottom left quadrant speaks to how the Organization can better serve Clubs and Dis-

tricts. On the Club level, for example, utilization of a total quality program like “Your Club, Your Way” is one

pathway to growth. The value of membership is also sought to be improved, through ways like promoting

alternatives for people to be involved and meshing with today’s busy lifestyles by providing options for in-

volvement, like “episodic” volunteers.


PLEASE NOTE:

THIS IS THE UPDATED FORM AND SHOULD BE THE ONLY FORM

USED. THANK YOU.


Submitted by Lion Steve Essig, Enterprise Lions

I‘m attaching a presentation I put together this weekend for my school showing the

names, grades and art of the students from RSA who placed in the Lions Club Interna-

tional Peace Poster Contest. I also attached the RSA’s mission statement. If you check

the website for Redding School of the Arts, you can find more information about the

history and philosophy of this wonderful charter school where I am lucky enough to

work as the middle school art teacher.

I submitted 111 posters this year that were distributed to five Lions Clubs in the Red-

ding area. I have about 140 middle school students but some students are either un-

der or over the age requirement and a couple of them turned their work in too late

for consideration. Most of my students look forward to and are challenged with this

project; indeed, it isn’t an easy one owing to the fact that it is so large a space for

them to fill and that no words can be used to express their ideas. This project has

proven to be a powerful connection for me to talk to my students about what they

think “peace” means to them and if they think they have a responsibility to cre-

ate peace in their lives. Many students feel discouraged and afraid about what they

see on the news and in the political realm. The world does not seem peaceful to

them… I try to bring the concept of “peace” to a more personal identification.

I am encouraged that my students learned about the Lions and the service work that

they accomplish for our community and for our greater global community. I think

that it is also important to drop seeds of hope and personal responsibility into their

young minds. Peace starts with the “self” and how we treat one another. With

the Peace Poster Contest, the Lions Clubs gave my students an opportunity to en-

hance this awareness.

Sincerely,

Elizabeth Brown

Middle School Art Teacher

Redding School of the Arts

15

COURTESY OF LION STEVE ESSIG, ENTERPRISE LIONS

WINNING PEACE POSTER FROM REDDING SCHOOL OF ARTS

District 4-C1 Information

A CELEBRATION OF PEACE 2016-2017


CHRISTMAS AT THE LAKEHEAD LION CLUB:

Eight members of the Lakehead Lions Club rang the bells for the Salvation Army at

Shopko. It was a very rewarding experience. One gentleman went out to his

car and came back with a jar full of coins and cash including a $10.00 bill.

The club raised $294.26 between 9:00 am and 6:00 pm.


DISTRICT 4-C1 CABINET MEETING

DECEMBER 3, 2016

The District Cabinet Meeting was held on December 3, 2016, at the Sutter Youth Hall, in

Sutter, CA. The meeting covered a lot of different subjects, which provided a great deal

of important information to the members present. The Hands on Service Project was

“Food Boxes for Families in Need” with several clubs participating.

PDG Larry Marcum and Lion Ida Marcum pre-

sented DG Jamie Hart a Helen Keller Fellowship

plaque.

One of the “hot topics” discussed was important

guidelines for conducting a public raffle presented

by Cabinet Treasurer, Aaron Chatfield. There will

be a seminar pre-

sented on this

subject at the MD4 Convention to be held in Redding,

CA in February 2017.

Cabinet Secretary, Lion Melanie Hunter was presented

with an award by DG Jamie Hart.

Lion Debbie Burlin-

game, Loma Rica

Foothill Lions Club gave a presentation on the Annual

Christmas Basket Project.

The contents of a Christmas Basket was donated by

the Loma Rica Foothill Lions Club, which contained

210 pounds of food, to be given to the other clubs to

include in their individual programs.

Other clubs gave presentations on their programs: The Green Big Bag Project

(Hamilton City/Paradise Host), The Blue Bag Project by Chico Breakfast Lions, No

One Should Go Hungry by Trinity Lake Lions, The Brown Bag Program by Lakehead

Lions and the Sutter Lions Cares Food Program by Lion Bruce Smith, Sutter Lions.

Lion Ray Odom gave a great presentation on “Conducting A Great Student Speaker

Contest” providing several suggestions and guidelines to help make our club programs

successful.

20

Mane Lion

Please email submissions for the Mane Lion to [email protected] by the 25th of the month. If you are unable to send submissions via email, they can be mailed to: Lion Sally P. Carter 12286 Scott Grant Road

Marysville, CA 95901 “OPEN YOURSELF TO GREAT

POSSIBILITIES” Thank you! Editor: Lion Sally P. Carter Foothill Lions Club of Loma Rica

District 4-C1 Information & Club News

CELEBRATION OF LIFE—LION COLLEEN KELLY

FOOTHILL LIONS CLUB OF LOMA RICA

A Celebration of Life ceremony was held at the Foothill Lions Club on December 10, 2016 to

gather to remember our friend Lion Colleen. PDG Paul Halcomb and Lion John Newlin, Li-

on Colleen’s fiancée, officiated. Lion Colleen was born on October 24, 1958 and left us on No-

vember 16, 2016. Lion Colleen, who was lovingly called “Co” by her friends and loved ones,

left an empty space in the hearts of those who knew her and loved her.

The celebration was attended by a lot of

friends and loved ones who wanted to share

their thoughts and special memories of Lion

Colleen. We were honored to have District

Governor Jamie Hart join us for our memorial

for Lion Colleen.

There was a picture journey through Lion Col-

leen’s life, provided by her fiancée Lion John.

What a beautiful life she had! A walk through

her life brought smiles, tears and many memo-

ries. Thank you to all to joined us!

tales from the hart dg jamie hart - constant...

Documents