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Official Publication of Zone C-6 Lions Clubs January 2016
ZC Sharon’s Monthly Message
Happy New Year everyone! As we start this new calendar and the mid-point of our Lion’s year, it is a time to reflect on gratitude for opportunities accomplished and for opportunities planned for our next six months. Your clubs have left a positive impact on so many community members through active participation in vision and hearing testing programs, free hot meals, food collection and food bank contributions, backpack food programs, school drug awareness programs, diabetes awareness programs, and environ-mental preservation programs just to name a few. I know there are many more activities that I have not named, but know they are all important to your local communities and thank you so much for being there to make a difference!! Let’s continue to go forth and do great things!!
Just a remainder about the LCI CENTENNIAL Service Challenge – Relieving the Hunger for JANUARY 11-16, 2016. Many of your Clubs did community project during the holidays and I am asking you to extend one or more of your community food support pro-jects this month. Most food banks have diminished capacity dur-ing January/February…but the need does not diminish. I am ask-ing you to continue a community service project this month and help relieve hunger in your community by accepting President Yamada’s Centennial Service Challenge. Here are the steps that you need to report on (most of which you already have in place): Action Plan Step 1: Create a Planning Committee Step 2: Pick Your Project Step 3: Publicize Your Project Step 4: Implement Your Project Step 5: Tell Us about Your Project Step 6: Celebrate Your Success
http://members.lionsclubs.org/EN/serve/centennial-service-challenge/relieving-the-hunger.php
Editor: Randy Harris
Inside
ZC Sharon’s Message……………..page 1
Around the C Six Zone…………page 2
Boxing Day………………………......page 2
C 6 Clubs and Officers…….……..page 3
C 6 Cabinet…………………....……..page 3
19 C District Cabinet….………….page 4
Project New Hope………………...page 5
Breakfast With Santa…………...page 6
LERC News…………………………….page 7
Membership 101…………………..page 7
19C Public Relastion..…………...page 8
Rainier Grapefruit Sale…..….....page 9
Dupont Lions Event…………….page 10
Rainier Lions Grapefruit……..page 11
Rainier Lions Band Together.page 12
Ready for an Adventure?......page 13
Service Challenge………………..page 13
Lacey Midday News…………….page 14
Lions Day at the Races………..page 15
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DG Al Hedstrom, Silverdale Sunrise [email protected]
ZC Sharon Sikes, Lacey Sunrise [email protected]
January 2016 Jan 4th DG Visit to Yelm Evening Meeting Carlson Cabin 6PM Jan 10th Application for LCI Emerging Lion Leadership Institute due, requires signatures from Dist. GLT and DG. Jan 11th DG Visit to Rainier Lions, Emma’s Grill House, 15425 Mosman Ave SW. Yelm Jan 15 Yelm Fun Night Jan 30th Lakewood First Crab Feed, Clover Park College 6 PM February Feb 4-7th NW Lions Leadership Institute, Red Lion, Yakima Feb 4-7th NW Lions Leadership Institute, Yakima Feb 9th Public Relations Roundtable, Mona’s Pizza, Tacoma Dinner: 6 PM; Roundtable: 6:30 PM Feb. 13th Lacey Sunrise Spaghetti & Bingo Night, Virgil Clarkson Senior Center, Pacific Ave SW, Lacey WA 4:30 PM Feb 22nd DG Advisory Meeting, Host Rainier Lions, Emma’s Grill House, 15425 Mosman Ave. SW, Yelm 5:30 PM Feb 27th Membership Form, Aversano’s 6015 Parker Rd, Sumer, WA 11 AM - 1 PM March March 5th Leadership 101 , at St Clare Hospital (Classroom C) 4904 112th SW, Lakewood. 10AM-4PM Mar 19-21st Emerging Lions Leadership Institute, Denver CO. April Apr. 1-2nd MD19-C Spring Convention, Red Lion, Olympia
Around the C-SIX Zone Boxing Day Boxing Day is a holiday traditionally cele-brated the weekday or Saturday following Christmas Day, when servants and trades-men would receive gifts, known as a "Christmas box", from their masters, em-ployers or customers, in the United Kingdom, The Bahamas, Barbados, Canada, Hong Kong, Australia, Bermuda, New Zealand, Kenya, South Afri-ca, Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica and other former British colonies. Today, Boxing Day is the bank holiday or public holiday that generally takes place on 26 or 27 December. In Britain, it was a custom for tradespeople to collect "Christmas boxes" of money or presents on the first weekday after Christ-mas as thanks for good service throughout the year. This is mentioned in Samuel Pepys' diary entry for 19 December 1663. This custom is linked to an older English tradition: since they would have to wait on their masters on Christmas Day, the serv-ants of the wealthy were allowed the next day to visit their families. The employers would give each servant a box to take home containing gifts, bonuses and sometimes leftover food. The European tradition, which has long included giving money and other gifts to those who were needy and in service posi-tions, has been dated to the Middle Ages, but the exact origin is unknown. It is be-lieved to be in reference to the Alms Box placed in areas of worship to collect dona-tions to the poor. Also, it may come from a custom in the late Roman/early Christian era, wherein metal boxes placed outside churches were used to collect special offer-ings tied to the Feast of Saint Stephen, which in the Western Church falls on the same day as Boxing Day.
In the United States, 26 December is given as a holiday to state employees in some, mainly southern, states: Kansas, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Texas but it is not known as Boxing Day. In the UK, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, Boxing Day is primarily known as a shop-ping holiday, much like Black Friday (the day after Thanksgiving)
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C-6 Zone Clubs and Officers
Club President Email Secretary Email
C-6 Zone Cabinet
Zone Chair Sharon Sikes, Lacey Sunrise [email protected]
Associate Zone Chairperson
Immediate Past Zone Chair Pat Bucknell, Lacey Sunrise [email protected]
Secretary Terri Mashek, Lacey Sunrise [email protected]
Bulletin Editor Randy Harris, Lacey Sunrise [email protected]
Senior Advisor Judy Ann Bergvall, Lacey Sunrise [email protected]
Membership Chair George Johnson, Rainier Lions [email protected]
Diabetes Chair
LERC Chair Berta Fender, Lacey Sunrise [email protected]
Public Relations Jim McDermott, Lacey Mid Day [email protected]
Dictionary Chair John Christiansen, Lacey Sunrise [email protected]
Leader Dogs Jean Kautzman, Roy Lions [email protected]
Dupont Greg Hull [email protected] Irene Keyport [email protected]
Lacey Lamplighters Lorraine Booth [email protected] Ron Smircich [email protected]
Lacey Mid Day Mike O'Byrne [email protected] Nancy Burri [email protected]
Lacey Sunrise Bill Miller [email protected] Gail Slosson [email protected]
Rainier Evan Burnett [email protected] Bernice Beck [email protected]
Roy Kim Nelson [email protected] Rhonda Bailey [email protected]
Tenino Geraldine Maxfield [email protected] Linda Gotovac [email protected]
Yelm Tom Henson [email protected] Mildred Henson [email protected]
Yelm Branch Todd Stancil [email protected] Angie Evans
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19 C District Cabinet
District Governor Al Hedstrom [email protected]
1st Vice District Governor Jan Weatherly [email protected]
2nd Vice District Governor Ron Smircich [email protected]
C1 Zone Chair Luis Montes-Gonzales [email protected]
C2 Zone Chair Edwin (Ed) Brend [email protected]
C3 Zone Chair Robert (Bob) Johnson [email protected]
C4 Zone Chair Ginger Shields [email protected]
C5 Zone Chair Donna Bowers [email protected]
C6 Zone Chair Sharon Sikes [email protected]
Immediate Past DG John Kirry [email protected]
Cabinet Secretary Iris Young [email protected]
Cabinet Treasurer Evelyn Cena [email protected]
Alert Lee & PZC Cindy Morey [email protected]
Camp Leo Lonzell Johnson [email protected]
Care PZC Pat Bucknell [email protected]
Club Support Team 1st VDG Jan Weatherly, Facilitator
Leadership (GLT) 2nd VDG Ron Smircich [email protected]
Extension PDG John Doyle Jr. [email protected]
Membership (GMT) Erika Risley [email protected]
Public Relations PZC Dee & Jim McDermott [email protected]
Retention / Mentoring PZC Donna Murr [email protected]
Canine Companions PZC Jack Wittenborn [email protected]
C&BL / Parliamentarian PDG Dave Pratt [email protected]
Contest & Awards 2nd VDG Ron Smircich [email protected]
Diabetes Awareness John Herr [email protected]
District Newsletter PZC Pat Burch [email protected]
Dictionary Project PZC Pat Burch [email protected]
Environment (Projects) Traci Ryan [email protected]
Environment (Photo Contest) Lyell Clark [email protected]
Honorary PDG John Doyle Jr. [email protected]
Information & Technology PDG Dave Risley [email protected]
International Relations PZC Mike Peterson [email protected]
L.C.I.F Coordinator PDG Bill Ellis [email protected]
Leader Dogs Jean Kautzman [email protected]
Lions Journey PZC Donna Murr [email protected]
NWLERC Liaison PZC Bill Miller [email protected]
NW Lions Foundation PDG Dave Risley [email protected]
Opening Eyes (co-chair) PZC Terri Soliz/ John Budzak Jr. [email protected]
Roster PDG Dave Risley [email protected]
Sight Preservation John Herr [email protected]
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LIONS PROJECT NEW HOPE, NORTHWEST BY PZC PAT BUCKNELL, Vice President of Operation and Treasurer
Lions Project New Hope is alive and well. We have secured 5 dates and organizations to run the
retreats. We will hold all 5 retreats at GwinwooD conference grounds and Westwood Retreat Cen-
ter in Lacey, WA. We have been meeting with Art & Tricia Uchytil, GwinwooD Center and have
confirmed the following dates:
June 10-12, Men’s Retreat
Federal Way Vet Center
Kelly Dickinson
July 15-17 Family Retreat
Give An Hour
Dug Lee
Aug. 26-28 Family Retreat
The Soldier’s Project
Brenda Walls
Sept 16-18 Women’s Retreat
Federal Way Vet Center
Kelly Dickinson
Sept. 23-25 Family Retreat
Give An Hour
Dug Lee
We will be looking for LIONS to help put on Kids Camp for the family retreats. If you are interested
please go to the web site and fill out volunteer form and e-mail to Lions Project New Hope.
We are holding a very important meeting Jan. 19 at Carr’s Restaurant in Lakewood on Bridgeport
Way. If interested in finding out what you can do to help veterans with PTSD or MST, come to the
meeting. We will invite the Federal Way Vet Center, The Soldiers Project, and Give An Hour lead-
ers to come and talk with us.
We are looking for people to help fill empty spots on the Project New Hope Board. We need a
Secretary, Fund Raising Oversight, Workshop Organization, Grants, Volunteer Coordinator, Public
Relations Media, Kids Camp Leader and Coordinator with Lions Clubs.
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Lacey Sunrise Lions Breakfast with Santa 2015
Well, the weather outside is frightful, but the feeling inside is delightful, so let it dough, let it dough,
let it dough!!! Pancake dough that is, or pancake batter! Once again the Lacey Sunrise Club was
up before dawn to cook breakfast for Santa and his kids at the Lacey Community Center on Satur-
day, Dec. 12th. Sponsored by the City of Lacey Parks and Rec-
reation Dept., the annual Breakfast With Santa has become a
must attend event for a lot of families that each year fill the Com-
munity Center. A show of hands proved that some families have
been attending since the event was born three years ago. That
was when the Parks and Recrea-
tion staff approached Lacey Sun-
rise Lions asking for help with pre-
paring the pancake breakfast, rec-
ognizing our own annual pancake
breakfast fundraising event experience. They offered to pay the
club for their work but LSL declined saying they would be happy to
support the City in any way. Since then, the club has cooked for the
event each year under the careful supervision of our number 1 cook
and organizer, Lion Debbie O’Neill. Debbie has experience in the
food handling industry and makes the culinary portion of the event
run like clockwork, well with the cooperation of nearly everyone in
the club volunteering to help. The event would not be the success it
has been without either one, Debbie or the members. Each year
they are joined by the North Thurston Key Club, a youth club exten-
sion of the Rotary Club and the Youth Advisory Group of City of Lacey. They help with setting up
the table, bussing, and cleaning as well as dressing as elves to assist Santa and Mrs. Claus.
Along with breakfast, the kids get to spend some time on Santa’s lap, receive candy canes from
Mrs. Claus, and make Christmas ornaments. This year, the ornaments resembled a candy cane
rabbit with droopy ears. Very inventive!
Santa and Mrs. Claus arrived early and stopped to
help flip pancakes on the outdoor gas griddle
manned by Lion Lyell and his cast of support per-
sons. The batter ran deep and fast and the griddle
was hot! Still barely able to keep up with the demand
once the breakfast was served. But no one waited
long for the fruit, pancakes, scrambled eggs, and syr-
up once the feeding frenzy began. Staffed by LSL
members, the serving line glided like a well greased
machine. The tables were set with place setting that
looked like a snowman and labeled with a name.
Each table was invited to make the first trip though
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LERC News
by Pres. Don Schmidt
It has been a quiet month at the Northwest Lions Eyeglass Recycling Center. We closed the last 2
weeks of December to give our valued volunteers more time to enjoy the Holidays.
We are half way through our Lions year but for our community volunteers it is the beginning of a
new year.
From either point of view we are looking forward to a productive new year or final half. We have
several mission requests to fill and currently have the glasses to fill them.
We have many unprocessed glasses so we need help. We are actively recruiting community vol-
unteers but we are hoping for support from our Lions Clubs. We would like to see any of the many
clubs within reasonable distance to join us one day a month. Clubs can do this daytime or evening
and if more clubs contribute we can serve more missions.
Please consider joining our team. We have a good time and serve many people.
Have a happy and productive year.
LSL Breakfast With Santa (con’t)
the serving line by the youth group attendants. The second trip was up to the individual.
Santa and Mrs. Claus set up shop in an adjacent room and each family was invited to spend time
chatting with Santa while their picture was taken. Then they could walk to the next room and build
their ornament. Everything went like clockwork. It was another very successful event thanks to all
the volunteer help available. The City of Lacey thanks the Lacey Lions Club for their continued
support and assistance. Every
member who came out to as-
sist, worked hard and their
hard work made a very special
event for the kids of the Lacey
area. The spirit of Christmas
was evident and the Lions mot-
to was even more evident!
“We Serve” The club should
pat themselves on the back for
another well done job, howev-
er, instead, they will just look to
the next event and concentrate
on making it the best ever.
Lacey Sunrise Lions, YOU
ROCK!
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Dupont Lions
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It’s time to order Grapefruit
The Rainier Lions are selling Texas Ruby Red
Grapefruit -- $20.00 for a 20-pound box.
Delivery date is scheduled for Feb 6, 2016.
We will turn in orders by Jan 19th.
Payment can be sent to Rainier Lions Club, PO Box 1033, Rainier, WA 98576
Contact:
Bernice Beck C: (360)701-4892 W: (360)458-4545
Linda Lazelle (360)446-2974 [email protected]
Also, all Rainier Lions can take your order.
All profit supports Rainier Lions Club Community Projects!
Clubs ordering Grapefruit receive $5 per case profit for your projects.
Please have your Club contact person turn in orders and payment with one check to Rainier Lions
Club. Cash is also acceptable.
Thank You!
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“Rainier Bands Together”
The Rainier Lions Club needs other Lions help: We are reaching out to our fellow Lions. Please ask around to people you know if they have any instruments in good condition and would like to donate them to “Rainier Bands Together.” This is a very good cause. You never know, maybe we get to help the next great artist.
As you may know Rainier is a small community of about 1800. We are fortunate to have many people working to help students achieve their goals. We had a Rainier band leader speak at our club recently who asked if we could help the band out. This is the first music program we’ve had in our community in a very long time, as there are very little funds are available for music. Although many of our children's families cannot afford to rent instruments, no one is turned away. The cur-rent stock of musical instruments are very old, worn and not functioning properly. We have agreed to refurbish the instruments that can be saved.
Students who learn to play music learn many skills. Not only do they learn to read music, they learn self-discipline; they learn the satisfaction of working together as a group to achieve group goals; they learn to use both sides of their brains together; develop fine motor skills; they build con-fidence and so much more. In short, they learn how to make a positive contribution to society.
Woodwinds, strings, brass, percussion instruments – all instruments will be put to good use for years to come. I’m sure they would also welcome any cash contributions as well. If you can help please email either Chris Beck at [email protected], 360-791-8540 or George Johnson at [email protected] 360-292-5363. Our P.O. Box is 1033 and instruments can be sent to Rainier Lions C/O George Johnson 921 Tipsoo Loop, Rainier, Wa, 98576. Or feel free to make arrangements to have musical instruments picked up, if that works better for your and your club.
Please let us know how you and your club can help!
Thanks
Chris and George
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There’s nothing as exciting as developing your potential. Learning new skills for working as a team and for leading others in service to your community will give you the confidence to take on new challenges.
At the Northwest Lions Leadership Institute we will deliver three and a half days of learning and sharing that will change your life; your personal, professional and Lions life!
Here’s some of what you will learn:
Your Mission Statement
Speaking in Public
Team Building That Builds Strength
SMART Goals That Work
Your Issues, Your Opportunities
Motivating People
Managing Your Time
Presentation Types
The cost is $375 per person. This price includes meals, lodging and training.
Financial assistance is available if you or your club cannot afford the full cost. The NWLLI will be held in Yakima on February 4-7, 2016.
Check out the website for more information and for the registration forms – www.nwlli.org
Applications are due on January 15, 2016. Questions? Contact NWLLI Superintendent Hal Palmer at [email protected]
LCI CENTENNIAL Service Challenge – Relieving the Hunger
for JANUARY 11-16, 2016
Many of our Clubs are already doing community project during the holidays. I am asking you to ex-
tend one or more of your community food support projects into January 2016. Most food banks
have diminished capacity during January/February…but the need does not reduce. I am asking if
you can continue your service into January this year and accept President Yamada’s Centennial
Service Challenge. Thank you!
Action Plan
Step 1: Create a Planning Committee (Who, including local environmental leaders and organiza-
tions, will serve on your project planning committee?)
Step 2: Pick Your Project (what project will help meet a community need and reflect the interest of
club members?)
Step 3: Publicize Your Project (how will you inform the community about your project?)
Step 4: Implement Your Project (On the day of the project, how will you involve club members,
family, friends, and the community? Who will serve as project spokesperson?)
Step 5: Tell Us about Your Project (How will you report your club project? Will your club secretary
use the online Service Activity Report?
Step 6: Celebrate Your Success (How will your cub share and celebrate the success of your pro-
ject?)
Are You Ready for An Adventure?
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Lacey Midday Lions along with Lacey Fire District #3 Char-ity (LFD) held their annual Santa Workshop, December 20, 2015, at the Lacey Fire District #3 In Lacey WA. This is our 3rd year working together.
A lot of work is done behind the scenes by the LFD Charity group working with North Thurston School District getting families and children’s names along with getting sponsor-ships, putting up their Living Christmas Tree and so much more. So many of the families work together on this event.
Lacey Midday Lions was able to again get some sponsor-ship in gift cards from Applebee’s of Lacey. Members of the club baked many dozens of cookies for the Sunday party with Santa Claus along with buying gifts for names received from the FD. Our resident photog-rapher Jim McDermott took the photos of the parents and kids on Sunday. Each family and child received their photos before they went home.
The fun begins on Saturday, the day before the big party with Santa, shopping at Lacey Fred Myers with a list of items needed for the gift bas-kets and buying gifts for the children. The shoppers helped each other out as Fred Myers has remodeled and it was a challenge finding the items we needed. Lots of running into each other and asking…”do you know where I can find”… Once done shopping back to the FD for building the baskets and wrapping the many presents. It was a fun day with the camaraderie of the fire fighters families, their children and friends, Lacey Midday Lions and other volunteers. Many busy hands working together.
Lacey Midday Lions job on Sunday is to decorate the Bay area (Fire Trucks have been moved out) where the big party is with Santa Claus. Lots of putting up lights, trees and decorations to make it Santa special. There is pop corn, cookies, beverages and best of all Santa Claus with photos to take home. In another area is a room filled with arts & crafts, live music and yet another room with face painting which the kids really had fun with. The arts & crafts room was always full along with the Bay area where Santa was along with lots of coloring, drawing and other fun stuff.
Santa arrived around 2:20 in a Fire Truck. The amazement and won-der in many of the children’s eyes just lit up their faces when Santa pulled up and they heard…Ho Ho Ho - Merry Christmas
A wonderful exciting day for 80 kids and 26 families. Until next year….A Merry Christmas.
Lacey Midday Lions News
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