19A-1 Zone Newsletter

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1 19A-1 Zone Newsletter Better Understanding & Effective Communication Dear Fellow Lions, Lionesses, and Leos, The Appreciation Dinner I Believe I Can in honour of our International President Dr. Wing-Kun Tam hosted by our District on August 22, 2011 was a great success with lots of fun and fellowship. It was a full house of over 350 participants included Lion Dignitaries from all over the world, and Lions, Lioness, Leos and guests from 53 Lions Clubs of our Multiple District. Lots of photos can be viewed from our Zone website. (Kudos to our 2nd VDG Peter Cheng) I guess you all had lots of fun with your families and friends during the summer vacation. Hope you are now all ready to switch back to our Club business as September is approaching in a few days. I am delighted to report that our Lion s year started off smoothly with good team spirit and supportive effort. In July we have a 100% submission of MMR and at the time of writing, the majority of August reports are already in hand. Well done Presidents and Secretaries. You are a great team of responsible and efficient officers. Keep up the good work. As an encouragement, the below two Special Awards will be implemented:- August 2011 Inside this issue: Congratulations to Clubs Achievements ZC September Visitation Schedule 2 3 Upcoming Events 4 Pledge from ZC: CARE & LCIF Project IP Appreciation Dinner Recap Contacts & relevant information Protocol Contest to Zone Chair and District Governor Official Visitations. Effective from September 2011, during the ZC and DG official visitations, proper protocol will be observed and credits will be given. By the last Zone Meeting, a Special Award will be presented to the Winning Clubs. Early Bird Contest to Monthly Reports Submission. Effective from September 2011 to June 2012, the monthly submission of VAD and WMMR will be observed and credits will be given based on submission time. During the Lion s year, If you are Early Bird 10 times out of 12 months (including July/ August), you will be considered to be a Winning Early Bird. A Special Award will be presented to the Winning Clubs in the Zone Social Event in A1 LIONS CLUBS I encourage all Clubs to submit their monthly reports on-line latest by 23 rd of each month. Any submission of reports before this date and latest on this date are considered Early Birds and an Early Bird Bonus will be credited to the individual club. Any report sent by mail has to be postmarked latest the 20 th to be considered on time. Only mails postmarked before the 20 th of the month will be considered Early Bird. Any reports submitted on-line between the 24 th to the 30 th of each month are considered on time but no Early Bird bonus will be given. I will start my official visitations to the Clubs from September 6, 2011 and I look forward to meeting you soon. Yours in Lionism, ZC Teresina Lau Zone Bulletin Editor Lion Grace Hwo, PZC ghwo@ymail.com

2 Page 2 Better Understanding & Effective Communication October is the Membership Growth month. All clubs are encouraged to have a net gain of 2 members. Members that bring in 3 members or more by end October will be awarded the October Membership Growth Award. Our District Governor Linda Wong has generously added a membership growth incentive personally: Any Club that achieve the highest net gain in membership by April 21, $100 cash to be shared by the sponsors. Any Zone that achieve the highest net gain in membership by April 21, $125 to the Zone Chairperson Congratulations to Vancouver Korean Lions Club for bringing in 3 new members in July, 2011 Lion Garth M. Evans Lion Ron Fierro Lion Paul Kiwon Jung Sponsor : Pres. Lotus Chung Sponsor : Lion Moon Kyung Kim Sponsor : PP Charles Choi A Big welcome to these new Lions for joining our Lions family. Kudos to the Club Secretaries of A-1 for achieving JULY 100% WMMR submission! Lion Barbara Wong Van. Arbutus Lions PP Charles Choi Van. Korean Lions Lion Vivian Lo Van. Cambie Lions Lion Allen Teng Van. Mandarin Lions 2nd VDG Peter Cheng Van. Cathay Lions PZC Grace Hwo Van. Pacific Lions Lion Sophia Kong PP Roy James Van. Cathay NC Lions Van. Central Lions Lion Jennifer Chung Van. Pacific NC Lions Lion James Ho Van. Chinatown Lions Lion Ping Mah Van. Shaughnessy Lions Lion Jessica Tran Van. Chinatown NC Lions Lion Natalie Chow Van. Templeton NC Lions PP Josephine Lee Van. East Lions KEEP UP YOUR GOOD WORK! Congratulations to Vancouver Shaughnessy Lions (2830 points) and Vancouver Cathay New Century Lions (2290 point) achieving the highest points for YTD visits July Visitations rules can be found on MD19 website. Club Treasurers, remember to pay LCI & MD19 dues. Online payment is available for LCI dues. Club Secretaries, please record the payments on your VAD reports. Thanks!

3 19A-1 Zone Newsletter - August 2011 Page 3 ZONE CHAIR OFFICIAL VISITATION SCHEDULE FOR SEPTEMBER, 2011 (JOIN YOUR ZONE CHAIRPERSON & VISIT YOUR FELLOW LIONS CLUBS) SEPTEMBER 6 (Tues.) Van. Chinatown NC Lions 7 (Wed.) Van. Mandarin Lions 8 (Thurs.) Van. Arbutus Lions 12 (Mon.) Van. East Lions 13 (Tues.) Van. Central Lions (lunch) 13 (Tues.) Van. Cambie Lions 14 (Wed.) Van. Pacific Lions 15 (Thurs.) Van. Cathay Lions 19 (Mon.) Van. Korean Lions 21 (Wed.) Van. Cathay NC Lions 22 (Thurs.) Van. Chinatown Lions ZC official visits proper protocol guideline can be viewed on your Zone Website. CONGRATULATIONS TO A1 CLUB SECRETARIES ACHIEVEMENT CLUB SECRETARY EXCELLENCE AWARD Lion Vivian Lam Vancouver Arbutus Lions Club Lion Elaine Luk Vancouver Cathay Lions Club Lion Alvina Seid, Vancouver Cathay New Century Lions Club Lion James Ho Vancouver Chinatown Lions Club Lion Jessica Tran Vancouver Chinatown New Century Lions PP Josephine Lee Vancouver East Lions Club PDG Rita Fok Vancouver Pacific Lions Club Lion Henry Jue Vancouver Pacific New Century Lions Club Lion Ping Mah Vancouver Shaughnessy lions Club Lion Katie Leong Vancouver Templeton New Century Lions Club A BIG APPLAUSE to Lion Sherman Lo Achieving ZC Excellence Award & Congratulations to his Remarkable Leadership during his term as Zone Chairperson!!!

4 Page 4 Better Understanding & Effective Communication DISTRICT 19A FIRST CABINET MEETING & BANNER PASSING DINNER SEPTEMBER 10, 2011 (SATURDAY) Fraser Court Seafood Restaurant 3489 Fraser Street, Vancouver 3:30 5 P.M. Cabinet Meeting 6:00 p.m. Banner Passing Dinner $35 per person RSVP Co-Cabinet Secretary Lion David Thompson 19A-1 1st ZONE MEETING October 8th, 2011 (Saturday) Vancouver East Lions Den, 770 Commercial Drive, Vancouver A1 Lions Activities & Fundraising Events September 18 Vancouver Templeton & Vancouver Pacific NC Lions 4th Annual Texas Holden Poker Tournament. Registration at 1 p.m., & tournament starts at 2 p.m., Vancouver East Lions Den. Early bird $35 (includes games, dinner and charity donations) till Sept. 11. $40 per person afterwards. Register by September 11 to Lion Edmond Chew edmondchew88@gmail.com September 25 Vancouver Chinatown NC Lions 1st Annual Co-ed Charity Dodgeball Tourney 12:30-3:30 p.m. at Britannia Secondary School Gym D $40 per lion team and $20 per leo team. RSVP by September 10th. Contact Lion Wayne Chow Membership Director dubya_c@hotmail.com District 19A CONFERENCE APRIL 20-21, 2012 EXECUTIVE HOTEL CONFERENCE CENTRE BURNABY MD19 Fall Annual Conven on, Yakima WA October Send form with US check, Canadian Cheque marked "US Funds" or Money Order in US Funds made out to "MD19 Fall Annual Convention" to PDG Melba Fujiura, P.O. Box 1103, Sunnyside, WA Phone: (509) toast_39@yahoo.com Final Deadline for all registrations Thursday, October 5, No refunds after October 5, 2011 Only Meal Tickets from cancelled reservations will be sold at Fall Annual Convention. Form can be downloaded form MD19 website: Club Presidents & Secretaries are required to attend for Club Excellence Award. The correct address for Melba Fujiura, Registration Chairperson on the MD19 Fall Annual Convention Registration Form is P.O. Box 1103, Sunnyside, WA PLEASE DOUBLE CHECK BEFORE MAILING YOUR REGISTRATION FORM IN ORDER TO AVOID DELAY.

5 19A-1 Zone Newsletter - August 2011 Page 5 I PLEDGE YOUR SUPPORT TO MD19 CARE PROJECT For a 2nd Year of Funding in Ecuador Project Name: Maternal Health: To Be a Woman in Ecuador s Andes Project Location: Cayambe, Ecuador Maternal mortality is a global tragedy. Every day nearly 1,000 expectant mothers die; 98 percent of them in developing countries. When a mother dies her family breaks apart. Her children are less likely to go to school, get immunized against diseases and eat well. In fact, children who lose their mothers are up to 10 times more likely to die in childhood than children whose mothers survive. The good news: Preventing most maternal deaths is possible through investments in maternal health. An April 2010 study published in the health journal The Lancet found that the number of maternal deaths worldwide has dropped by some 35 percent from 500,000 in 1980 to 343,000 in In fact, Ecuador is among the countries that have reduced their rates of maternal mortality. However, in many poor communities in this South American country, there remains a great unmet need for maternal health services. This is the reality in Ecuador s Imbabura Province of Otavalo, where there has existed multiple and complex barriers between pregnant women and quality maternal health care. Over the past several years, CARE has worked in Otavalo to reduce these barriers and to prevent maternal deaths. We are grateful for the partnership of MD19 Lions which is making this work possible. Based on the successes of the maternal health program in Otavalo, CARE asks MD19 to consider helping us expand this work into Cayambe, in the Pichincha province. Cayambe is home to almost 70,000 people, mostly indigenous, whose economy is largely based on agriculture, including the flower industry, onion production and traditional livestock rearing for milk and cheese. Seventy-nine percent of the indigenous population in Cayambe lives in poverty and 17 percent are extremely poor. Illiteracy is also prevalent in Cayambe. Thirty-five percent of women can t read or write, compared to 18 percent of men. Cayambe s health facilities include a hospital and 16 health clinics. However, most health facilities are not organized to support culturally-appropriate emergency obstetric and newborn care. This is just one of many barriers which prevent pregnant women from receiving life-saving help. From our experience in Otavalo and from our maternal health work in other poor communities around the word, we know the solutions for improving maternal health care in Cayambe. CARE has an opportunity to work with the Ministry of Public Health in Cayambe to ensure women and girls of reproductive age are able to access and receive quality maternal health care services, and we ask MD19 to join us in this work. On behalf of women and girls in Cayambe, along with the health workers we will train, CARE appreciates the consideration of MD-19 Lions to renew its support to help us sustain and expand the successful work of Maternal Health: To Be a Woman in Ecuador's Andes to Cayambe. CARE trains traditional birth attendants to identify danger signs during pregnancy and delivery. Details can be viewed on MD19 website

6 I ALSO PLEDGE YOUR SUPPORT TO RELIEVING HUNGER IN THE HORN OF AFRICA News release from Lions Clubs International Foundation - Relieving Hunger in the Horn of Africa August 8, 2011, Oak Brook, Illinois, USA Lions Clubs International Foundation is supporting Lions in the Horn of Africa to provide famine relief by providing a grant of US$15,000 to help with the procurement and distribution of food and other necessities. Lions in neighbouring countries are quickly responding by providing aid. Lions have formed a Lions Relief Team to coordinate emergency relief efforts and are collaborating with the Red Cross, UNICEF and other relief agencies in Kenya. Lions are also beginning to work with organizations in Ethiopia. Lions are helping the most vulnerable, who are children in the area of Northern Kenya and Dadaab, which is the largest refugee camp for the Somalia victims. Lions from Ethiopia are also assisting in the relief efforts. Dadaab, a camp designed for 90,000 people, now houses around 440,000 refugees, and approximately 1,000 more are arriving each day. Somalia is experiencing the worst drought in 60 years, resulting in dehydration and famine. According to the United Nations, 3.2 million of the 7.5 million people in Somalia are in need of immediate lifesaving assistance. Already more than 29,000 children under the age of five have died. Lions around the world are helping, and LCIF has established a designated fund, Aid for Africa 2011, for Lions wishing to support these efforts. Some examples of Lions generous giving to LCIF in support of this effort include: Lions in Kenya have raised an additional US$10,000 One Lions club in Germany has pledged US$7,100 Swedish Lions are donating US$77,000 from their Swedish Lions Catastrophe Fund. Lions in Sweden are mobilizing, raising funds on the streets. Lions also worked with the largest evening newspaper Deadline to Purchase Peace Poster Contest Kit: October 1, 2011 You can get all the information from LCI website.. EXPLORE! LCI CLUB EXCELLENCE AWARD CRITERIA & FORM CAN BE DOWNLOADED FROM

7 A1 Lions at the International President s Appreciation Dinner on August 22, 2011, Radisson Hotel, Richmond 2 co-chairs The Sponsoring Clubs Club Presidents to International President Dr. Tam $10,000 was raised for LCIF from the dinner Melvin Jones Fellow Raffle Prizes received by PZC Glenn Cho & ZC Teresina Lau More photos can be viewed on our Zone Website!

8 YOUR DISTRICT LEADERS DG Linda Wong Vancouver Evergreen Lions Club (A9) Our Zone Team 1st VDG Shella Keung Vancouver Broadway Lions Club (A7) 2nd VDG Peter Cheng Vancouver Cathay Lions Club (A1) USEFUL LIONS WEBSITES Lions Clubs International MD19 District 19A (new) Zone A-1 Zone Chair Teresina Lau Telephone: Dear Club Secretaries: For your easy reference, given below the names of 2011/2012 VAD group of 19A-1 for sending your VAD reports:- 19A-1 ZC Teresina Lau: 19A-1 ZS Elaine Luk : elaine_luk@yahoo.com Zone Secretary Elaine Luk elaine_luk@yahoo.com Telephone: Advisor/Public Relations PZC Ellie Chan Treasurer PZC Teresa NG Leadership PDG Rita Fok Membership IPZC Sherman Lo Web Master PP Jason Lau Contests & Awards PP Babe Bailey Special Projects Pres. Elizabeth Poon & PP Grace Ng Twinning 2nd VDG Peter Cheng Meeting Venue Coordinator PP Alec Wong Zone Photographer PP Kenneth Liu MD19 Office: md19lions@lionsmd19.com DG Linda Wong: lionlindawong@gmail.com 1st VDG Shella Keung: shellakeung@yahoo.com Co-cabinet Secretary PDG Dickie Lam: ddlam@shaw.ca Co-cabinet Secretary Lion David D. Thompson: liondthompson@gmail.com Your Club President