Our District Convention Continued

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1 ion District Governer mil Kantola pril 2009 Diamond hallenge ne of the goals this year was to have a positive membership by the end of this year. Not only in the District but also in each of the clubs within our District. The main reason is to help your club. More members mean more hands to do more projects. The district is not alone in wanting new members. ion lubs International has thee programs to encourage membership. International President l Brandel has announced a Diamond hallenge ward. ions lubs with a plus in membership as of June 30, 2009 will receive a diamond pin from ions International. two member net growth merits a single diamond pin; a four member net growth earns a two-diamond pin and so on with a ten member growth earning a five diamond pin. When President l Brandel was at the Multiple District onvention, he made the following commitment. The International President will induct any new member joining a ions club since February 2009 that attends the International onvention MD-4 breakfast. ll the member needs to do is bring their Membership ertificate. What an honor to be inducted into ions by the International President. The third one is for the xcellence ward for the lub President. To qualify for the xcellence ward the club needs a positive membership for the year. s I have said before, membership growth is not a numbers game for International or for the district. New members are the life blood of our organization. New members result in new projects and more service for our communities. I hope you have all signed up for coming to this year s District onvention. The theme for this year s convention is The spirit of giving. ions give all year long and it is time to celebrate. ome and celebrate with us in acramento this May. We erve DG mil Kantola ion Vice District Governor Ken Ibarra ur District onvention ontinued ast month I gave you a brief description of the first days at our District onvention in acramento. To recap, Thursday is golf and ospitality oom setup, followed by ospitality oom usage. Friday is the official opening of the convention and will be in the late morning to accommodate travelers. The abinet Meeting will open and introduce our guests, especially International Director Beverly tebbins of Texas. unch will honor our club presidents and will be followed by the Barbershop Quartet contest and the District andidate s demonstrations no, they are not the same contest. ater in the afternoon, after hospitality, of course, the ostume Parade will take place followed by the andidate s ocktail Party and dinner, honoring our PDG s. Dessert will be the annual mateur how, of which yours truly always participates. fter the laughter, the an Bruno ions take over the night with Tube teaks and our own hospitality disco. I don t know about you, but in my opinion, the toughest part about being a ion is getting up aturday at our convention. No one in their right mind could possibly top the fun of the previous day however we always try. nd we start really early on aturday with the Gin Fizz ye pener hosted by the Burlingame ions nothing like a little alcohol and PDG Don tanaway s boisterous voice to get one going. owever, we do get serious after breakfast with the Memorial ervice, which honors our members who have passed in the previous year. PDG George and elen abeeb organize a wonderful send-off. We wipe away our tears and proceed to the infamous Tail-twister ontest, where short club skits are judged by the audience. ontinued page 4 4/26/2009 Page 1

2 Meet your District fficers: District Governor mil Kantola, Pacifica ions lub (650) Immediate Past District Governor Maxine Frazier, cean Ingleside ions lub (650) Vice District Governor Kenneth Ibarra, an Bruno ions lub (650) abinet ecretary sther ee, North Beach ions lub (650) pril 2009 abinet Treasurer ichard Picchi, alf Moon Bay ions lub (650) xecutive Director arold Muller, Pacifica ions lub (650) Newsletter ditor - Deadline the 20th each month andy ahae, Millbrae ions lub 44Newsletter@gmail.com an Francisco oordinating ouncil Peace fficer and Fire Fighter wards Night pril 17, 2009 GIN 1 I: ogelio (oger) Gulen, an Francisco ost ions lub romasyl@aol.com (510) Zone 1 hair - F Bay, F Bay re New entury, F hinatown, F Marina North Beach, FWest Twin Peaks Margaret ee, F Golden Gate ions lub margaretklee@gmail.com (415) Zone 2 hair - Bayview unters Point, cean Ingleside, The astro, F Merced eights, F Nikkei Fenton Baptise, Bayview unters Point ions fentonbaptiste@yahoo.com (510) Zone 3 hair - F Park Gate, F Park Presidio, F Geneva Mission, F Korean merican, F unset Bill tipinovich, an Francisco Nikkei ions lub willstipjr@aol.com (415) GIN 2 I: Toni Nava, Burlingame ions lub dntoycollector@aol.com (650) Zone 1 hair - F Fil-m, F ighlands, F ispanic, F ost, o F Golden Gate udy Pedagat, an Francisco Golden Gate ions rrpedagat@comcast.net (650) Zone 2 hair - Brisbane, an Bruno, F ircle, F Premier, o F ost Mario Benavente, an Bruno ions lub mxbdds@aol.com (650) Zone 3 hair - alf Moon Bay, Daly ity Gateway, Daly ity ost, Pacifica Gregory edican, alf Moon Bay ions lub gredican@caasm.org, (650) GIN 3 I: rik Winkler, Burlingame ions lub notdafonz@yahoo.com (650) Zone 1 hair - Burlingame, Foster ity, Millbrae, an Mateo, an Mateo Metro Doug Borland, an Mateo ions lub ratcan@aol.com (650) Zone 2 hair - Belmont, edwood ity Fair aks, edwood ity unrise, edwood hores, an arlos Marilyn chappert, edwood ity unrise ions mschappert@comcast.net (650) Zone 3 hair - therton, ast Palo lto, Menlo Park ost, Menlo Park ive ak, Palo lto Jim Bigelow, Menlo Park ost ions lub jimbigelow@yahoo.com (650) /26/2009 Page 2

3 ND pril 2009 May 3 - an arlos ions ar how, entral Middle chool, an arlos from 10am to 3pm. More info: ion Ginger ilverman ( ) May 6 - edwood ity Fair aks inco de Mayo Food Fest, 6pm W Fair aks ommunity enter, 2600 Middlefield oad, edwood ity - eserve by pril 26, Maria anchez (650) May 9 - outh an Francisco Golden Gate asino Night, 7:30pm, 230 oon ourt, Foster ity. Bingo, Poker, ard Games and More. $15/$12. Info ion Verdie Thompson (650) May District 44 onvention - adisson otel, 500 eisure ane, acramento, a. Golf Tournament 11am May 14 aggen aks Golf ourse. eservations ion Mario Benavente (650) May 18 - Peninsula ouncil Meeting hosted by Millbrae ions May 30 - President-lect Training eminar, yster Pt. Yacht lub, F (all-day) June 13 - lub fficer District Training & rientation, Millbrae ec. enter (9am-1pm) June 20 - Millbrae Installation of fficers, 6:30pm outh an Francisco onference enter. June 28 - Palo lto oncours d legance, and ill oad at Pasteur Drive, tanford University, Info dvance dmission: $20, day of event $25-12 and under free ugust 9 - District Installation, F onference enter (6pm) vent submissions invited! Write 4c4newsletter@gmail.com 4/26/2009 Page 3

4 YG TIN pril 2009 Thank you to the lubs that participated in this years eye glass collection day. We had over 20 clubs that delivered their glasses to the collection point. ion Denise has the totals for each club.the winning clubs will be announced at the convention. special thanks to ion Denise for letting us use the Daly ity Food Pantry Building as the new collection point. Its out of the wind and cold, great place to use. Thank you ion Denise and spouse Pat Kelly. It would be great to see more clubs collecting glasses. I know that the cost of the official ions boxes and the minimum that you have to buy is a little much. o to help out please contact ion andy from the Millbrae club, rfsahae@aol.com. he is trying to get clubs to go into together to purchase the minimum order. Thank You, ion Mike VDG Message - ontinued from Page 1 eemingly, in the background of the activities is the delegate certification and the District s election. aturday morning culminates with the voting of bylaw changes and the election of our District Governor, Vice District Governor and for the first time 2nd Vice District Governor. erious stuff, so please get informed and review the schedule. The abinet Meeting reconvenes after breakfast with what many believe is the most important part of the convention District awards and lub ontest winners. It is a brief time that we recognize and congratulate the many efforts of our members and clubs, capped with the crowning of the District s Top lub. aturday afternoon is simply a blast, beginning with the International Food quare. The diversity of our District is showcased by the different foods that are offered by our clubs. From Brisbane s popular bbq d corn cobs to Nikkei s sushi, the courtyard is packed full of friends and family eating and socializing. The outdoor activity is briefly interrupted by the traditional, but unofficial initiation of club presidents. an Bruno, Millbrae and Pacifica normally entertain the crowd by their unusual introduction of their incoming leaders. (It is rumored that there is a plan to initiate the incoming DG). s the sun gets lower, we prepare for the last gasp, the Governor s ocktail Party and Gala Banquet. We are treated with our version of the ed arpet as ions and guests flock together in their formal best evening gowns and white jacket tuxedos. It s a fitting event to allow our District Governor to shine and acknowledge another successful year of ionism. o, as you can imagine, District onvention is a tiring and sometimes brutal display of fellowship. It is fun and reward packed into one weekend. It is closure and rejuvenation. It is congratulations for a job well done and congratulations for a job well-earned. It is a wonderful time that all ions should experience. Not even my words can accurately describe the electric environment so you ll need to see for yourself. I ll see you in ac, VDG Ken 4/26/2009 Page 4

5 an Francisco ouncil Peace fficer and Firefighter wards Pictures (pecial thanks to photographer ion Theresa Garcia.) pril /26/2009 Page 5

6 4-4 onvention May 15, 16, 17 adisson otel, acramento pril 2009 egistration packets have been sent to each club and include prices for 1-3 nights stays, including meals. The onvention ommittee is tirelessly working to arrange a fun and enjoyable ions event for all members and their guests. Please review the following schedule of events and make your plans accordingly. onvention chedule (ubject to change) Thursday, May 14 11am Golf Tournament aggen aks Golf ourse (ee alendar pg. 3) 3:00-5:00pm egistration & ertification 6:00pm onvention hair s ocktail Party Dinner on your own Friday, May 15 10:00-11:30am egistration & ertification 10:30am Partner In ervice ocial our 10:30am 2009 onvention pening abinet Meeting 12:00pm uncheon onoring lub Presidents 12:30pm Barbershop Quartet ontest 1:00pm andidates peeches & Demonstrations 2:15pm Time on your own 3:30pm egistration & ertification 4:15pm ostume Parade ontest 5:45pm andidates ocktail Party 7:00pm Dinner 8:15pm Keynote peech by Visiting International Director 9:30pm mateur how 11:00pm Tube teaks an Bruno ions aturday, May 16 7:00am Gin Fizz ye pener Burlingame ions 7:00-8:00am egistration & ertification 8:00am Breakfast 8:45am Memorial ervice 9:00am Tail Twister ontest 9:00am 11:00am Voting 9:30am onvention econvenes 1:00pm Paddle Boat aces 1:00pm International Food quare 2:00pm onvention ctivities wards 2:30pm Meeting with International Director 3:30pm Initiation of Incoming Presidents 5:30pm Governor s ocktail Party 7:30pm Gala Banquet onoring DG mil & abinet unday, May 17 8:00-9 :30am ontinental Breakfast osted by an Francisco & Peninsula ouncils ave afe Trip ome 4/26/2009 Page 6

7 FF pril 2009 I would like to thank all the lubs that participated in this years Y raffle. It was a great success, some clubs were down a little from years past, some clubs were above. ll in all it was a great year. ll the winners checks are out, all the club checks will be given out at the onvention. special thanks to all of the distributors, with out their hard work this project would not get done. nce again thank you to all. ion Mike District tudent peaker ontest Winner!! Burlingame igh chool s achel Gardner took District onors on pril 24 to advance in the competition. achel is a senior, attending U in the fall, and received a $4,500 scholarship prize from the tudent peaker Foundation. Next step for achel is the rea Finals, May 16, at the ed ion Inn in acramento. The winner of that contest advances to the finals held at the June 5-7 meeting of the ouncil of Governors in Palm prings. n veryday ero Your Vice District Governor has been busy. n March 28 th, he did a fundraiser at the an Francisco Bank of merica building that resulted in climbing 50 flights of stairs in 15 minutes. That evening he attended the 79 th anniversary dinner/dance for the an Francisco ost ions lub. ion Ken was so tired from the tairs that he had to leave a little early so he left his tickets for the drawing at the end of the dance. International ero ward Nominations are now available at the I website. Do you know a deserving ion? Nominate them! t the drawing, VDG Ken won two cash prizes, one for $25 and the second for $100. owever, he was gone so we helped him donate the money back to the club for their medical mission. Thanks to VDG Ken, someone will be able to see again. The contribution will pay for cataract surgery resulting on one person regaining their sight. Thanks ion Ken. ion DG mil 4/26/2009 Page 7

8 ions In Passing - unshine eport IN pril 2009 We are saddened to learn of the passing of ion President teve irobayashi's wife uth this past week. ur condolences and prayers to him and his family. er service will be at the hapel of the himes in ayward on May 9, 2009 at 10am. If you or your club would like a sunshine card sent to an ill ion, please let me know and I will send one out to them. Please contact me at ionyvonne@gmail.com DG mil and I had the opportunity to attend the Nikkei ion's herry Blossom Festival in an Francisco's Japantown last weekend. They had a enior ppreciation Brunch with some Japanese dignitaries and local politicians and the Grand Marshall for the herry Blossom Parade, George Takei and his partner Brad ltman. We were able to chat a bit with them and they were so nice. I also found out afterwards that it was also George's birthday that day. ion Yvonne Kantola ick Nuccitelli District ward Winner ion Mike imonini IN D F TI To how my faith in the worthiness of my vocation by industrious application to the end that I may merit a reputation for quality of service. To eek success and to demand all fair remuneration or profit as my just due, but to accept no profit or success at the price of my own self-respect lost because of unfair advantage taken or because of questionable acts on my part. To emember that in building up my business it is not necessary to tear down another's; to be loyal to my clients or customers and true to myself. Whenever a doubt arises as to the right or ethics of my position or action towards others, to resolve such doubt against myself. To old friendship as an end and not a means. To hold that true friendship exists not on account of the service performed by one another, but that true friendship demands nothing but accepts service in the spirit in which it is given. lways to bear in mind my obligations as a citizen to my nation, my state, and my community, as to give them my unswerving loyalty in word, act, and deed. To give them freely of my time, labor and means. To id others by giving my sympathy to those in distress, my aid to the weak, and my substance to the needy. To Be areful with my criticism and liberal with my praise; to build up and not destroy. 4/26/2009 Page 8

9 IN BJTIV To reate and foster a spirit of understanding among the peoplesof the world. To Promote the principles of good government and good citizenship. To Take an active interest in the civic, cultural, social and moral welfare of the community. To Unite the clubs in the bonds of friendship, good fellowship and mutual understanding. To Provide a forum for the open discussion of all matters of public interest; provided, however, that partisan politics and sectarian religion shall not be debated by club members. To ncourage service-minded people to serve their community without personal financial reward, and to encourage efficiency and promote high ethical standards in commerce, industry, professions, public works and private endeavors. pril 2009 ions District 4-4 Newsletter ion andy ahae 1189 Millbrae ve Millbrae, a /26/2009 Page 9