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aaaaaaaaaaaJIM SYVERTSENDistrict Governorwww.lions4-a1.orgLions Clubs InternationalDistrict 4-A1 April 2013Volume 55 Number 4GREETINGS!Our Convention is almost here. I would encourage you to attend andabsorb the resource information, friendship, and inspiring speakers. It willbe well worth your time and investment in Lions. The theme of ourconvention is “You Mean the World to Lions – A Celebration”. That isexactly what we intend to do. Celebrate the great success our District hasachieved and the people who made it possible!Our Food Faire Theme will be “In a World of Service International FoodFaire”. Our hope is for many clubs throughout the District to participateand represent countries around the world in costume and with authenticfood. This event is one of the highlights of the convention and should notbe missed.We are looking forward to meeting, visiting and listening to PID RickMyers and Lion Marsha. I am confident that his keynote address to theconvention will be inspiring. Our convention provides a uniqueopportunity to hear special messages from individuals who share theirspecial passion for the impact that Lions make on peoples’ lives around theworld. Their experiences internationally bring us a perspective that isunique and will prove to be memorable.I am pleased to have added two additional gifted special speakers. OnSaturday morning, you will hear from Lion Rob Hartley from the LongBeach Downtown Lions Club. Lion Rob has just signed an agreementwith Jack Canfield to co-author his Children’s books. These books willalso be involved in the Lions literacy campaign. Do not miss his talk.Lion Rob will share fun ideas, tools and methods to attract and buildmembership in your clubs. You will be entertained and receive valuableideas to take back home.On Sunday morning, you will hear from Mr. Dave Wesley. He is a “Herofor Hope” for the American Cancer Society. I promise you the messagethat Dave offers will come from his heart. It will be moving, thoughtprovoking and motivating session not to be missed!Continued page 3In This Issue:From the DG 1Cabinet 2From 1VDG 3Student Spkr Found. 3Sighted But Can’t See 44-A1 Convention 5From 2VDG 6All Star Football 6Peace Poster 7In Memoriam 7Student Spkr Contest 7New Members 8News from GLT/GMT 9LCIF 9LPCCI 9Letter from DG Jim 10Camp Pacifica 11MedicAlert 12Lions in Sight 12Relay for Life 13Lions Eye Found. 14May District Meeting 15Msg from District 15Club News 16-17Sonora Certificate 18Ads 19District Calendar 20District Newsletter Editor:Lion Sue Carner1136 Cecil Way Modesto, CA95350 (209) 524-2921s.carner@sbcglobal.net

Page 2 District 4-A1 April 2013CABINET:District GovernorJim Syvertsen4020 Rancho Mesa CourtModesto, CA 95356(R) 209-721-1111(C) 209-985-2475jsyvertsen@lions4-a1.orgjsyvert@sbcglobal.net1 Vice District GovernorTom BauderPO Box 151Wilselyville, CA 95257(R) 209-293-1185(C) 209-596-0091tbauder@lions4-a1.orgPLEASE USE FOR LION BUSINESS2 Vice District GovernorKent Christensen2164 Leeds RoadMerced, CA 95340(R) 209-723-5846(C) 209-617-3682kbclion@aol.comCabinet Treasurer/GMT ChairPDG Pat Casey-Gillum1433 Seneca CourtModesto, CA 95358(R) 209-522-2599(C) 209-765-7897patricia_gillum@sbcglobal.netGLT ChairPDG Pat Dimond408 King Richard LaneModesto, CA 95350(R) 209-521-5568pbdimond@sbcglobal.netMountain RegionRC Gary WestPO Box 143Burson, CA 95225(R) 209-772-2175 (C) 209-479-9378gwestconstruction@yahoo.comZC 1 Todd Riebe603 Pitt StreetJackson, CA 95642(R) 209-223-1081 (C) 209-418-9071triebeco.amador.ca.usZC 2 Marilyn Richardson3450 Arrowhead StreetCopperopolis, CA 95228(R) 209-785-2757mardaned@caltel.comZC 3 Wendy Dart18717 Mill Villa RoadJamestown, CA 95327(R/C) 209-406-5015suzichocolate@yahoo.comSan Joaquin RegionRC Hector GalvanPO Box 46Woodbridge, CA 95258(R/C) 209-603-7848heclodi@yahoo.comZC 1 Carrie Guadagnolo17465 E. Front StreetLinden, CA 95236(R) 209-887-2002 (C) 209-817-2780cjguad@gotnet.netZC 2 Debbie Hopman1436 Audrey DriveTracy, CA 95376(R) 209-835-8613debbihopman@gmail.comZC 3 Dave Sanchez4897 Bear Creek RoadLodi, CA 95240(R/C) 209-598-7875sancopress@aim.comStanislaus RegionRC Ray Hammersley2329 S. Creekside DriveLos Banos, CA 93635(R) 209-710-0391 (C) 209-239-6810rayhammer@hotmail.comZC 1 Terry Anderson3625 N. Olive AvenueTurlock, CA 95382(R) 209-634-0203 (C) 209-202-1398sandyswede@hotmail.comZC 2 Brian Bergstrom3012 Ivory CourtModesto, CA 95355(R) 209-551-2712bbergstrom@statusinv.comZC 3 Art Trejo16457 S. Del Puerto AvenuePatterson, CA 95363(R) 209-892-2542alion4e@yahoo.comYosemite RegionRC Dwight Stephens6315 Diamond CourtChowchilla, CA 93610(R) 559-201-9250 (C) 559-274-5364dwight.stephens@us.mcd.comZC 1 Shirley Medeiros26496 Road 11Chowchilla, CA 93610(R) 559-665-4348 (C) 559-223-0042smedeiros2008@gmail.comZC 2 Ron Raines4600 Broadmore StreetChowchilla, CA 93610(R) 559-665-3020 (C) 559-474-0470ronraines@lions4-a1.orgZC 3 Chris BakerPO Box 2004Oakhurst CA 93644(R) 559-642-6513chrisbaker@digitalmirrors.com

Page 4 District 4-A1 April 2013Those Who Have Sight But Cannot SeeFar too many walk through life without appreciating the sights and beauty that surround them every day.Close your eyes and imagine that you had just fallen. You get up on your feet, open your eyes, but you cannotsee. In an instant, your world changes from one that is busy, fast-paced and for far too many people taken forgranted. Now you are faced with challenges never before imagined. You are feeling completely isolated,alone with nowhere to turn. Self-confidence evaporates instantly and your world implodes. What are yougoing to do? What chance do you have? What choices will you make?Now open your eyes and truly see the beauty that is all around you. Take notice of those around you whoimpact your life. Look at all the wonders that you walk by every day. See the real opportunities that are herefor you today.You can remove the blindness of negativity, the negative self-talk that reduces your peripheral vision ofopportunities you pass by. The macular degeneration stops your forward vision, thus preventing you frommoving toward your goal or passion. The cataracts cloud your vision and make you wish what only couldhave been.You can choose to control your reactions to today’s event with a clear vision of where you are going in yourspiritual, family, business, financial and personal (physical/mental) life or you can choose to let the event blindor detract you from your pathway.You can develop an attitude of gratitude and appreciate the sights, people and opportunities that cross yourpath each day or just go through the day making it through, but building another layer of cloudiness for yourimportant goals.Will you develop a relationship with family, friend or business that will be rewarding or will you let thatrelationship continue to drift further from sight?What is your purpose for today? Do you have a clear vision or are you leaving it all to chance?Do you have a plan? Does it move you toward your real goals or is your plan set in sand that drifted from youroriginal ideas?Will you achieve satisfaction at the end of the day for all that you accomplished or will you succumb to theday’s events and wait for another one tomorrow?It is time for a shift in our vision for today. It will take a combination of gratitude, faith, belief in our self andan intentional focus on our priorities for today.You are or will become what you think about most of the time. Your tone, words and body language simplycreate a visual movie of your thoughts.“Be the Director of a movie that showcases your day and moves you toward your goals” . . . Jim Syvertsen

April 2013 District 4-A1 Page 52013T2013 District 4-A1 Convention:The convention will be held April 18-21, 2013 at theHilton Hotel, 2200 Harvard Street, Sacramento. Theroom rate is $92.00 per night and reservations mustbe made on or before April 3 with the hotel at1-800-344-4321 to get convention rate. If they runout of these rooms before then, the rate will behigher.There will be lots of fun and activities for membersand guests to enjoy. Thursday morning activitiesstart the fun with golf: Who can get a “Hole inOne”? Tournament will take place at Diamond GolfCourse, 349 Diamond Oaks Road, Roseville with firstT-time at 8:30 AM (confirmed). For furtherinformation, please contact PDG Gene Weatherby.Also at this time, there will be a tour of the FolsomPrison work facilities for Braille writing, books ontape, closed captioning for videos, processingrecycled eyeglasses, and writing software for stateof CA. Meet at hotel lobby at 9 AM. You must havereservations to PDG Don Allen by April 3. Pleasecontact him for further information.Thursday night we will be dining at an Italianrestaurant close to the hotel. Anyone wanting to go,needs to put it down on the meal form on line. Thismeal is not included in the Super Package for all themeals of $140.00.On Friday morning and afternoon there will be teamgames on the lawn area starting at 9:30 AM. Gameswill include miniature golf, crocket, horseshoes, andwheel barrel races. Prizes will be given after all theteams have had a chance to develop their skills in allareas. Teams can have different partners withdifferent talents to win the games.Saturday morning breakfast will start at 8 AM and thegeneral meeting will begin at 9 AM. The “StudentSpeakers” contest will start promptly at 12 noon. Ifyour club has an entry, please make sure they arethere early and allow plenty of time to get toSacramento if they plan to come in the morning.Anyone wanting to listen to the students but notwanting to eat lunch, chairs will be available forsitting. Any club having a speaker, please notify LionNorma to set up their meal at the contest.Voting for 2014 is from 10 AM – 2 PM on Saturday.Some additional names have been added to theCamp Pacifica board and the Eyemobile committee.Also there is some info on the constitution & bylaws.Also there will be a Forum at 3 PM.The governor’s banquet will begin on Saturday at 7PM and the “Dress” will be formal. This is when thekeynote speaker will give his presentation.Sunday morning will be the “Awards Breakfast” togive out personal and club awards at that time. TheConvention will end after this breakfast.All of the forms that need to be completed are online,with the Super Package being $140.00 for all mealsand a pin. The Thursday night dinner at the ItalianRestaurant will be $40.00 and the golf tournamentwill be $65.00.Anyone wanting to set up a display table with theiractivity, please contact Lion Jim Weaver.I hope to see you at the Hilton on April 18-21 for fun,food and entertainment.Lion Norma Bognuda, Convention Chairperson ●The Food Faire selection will begin at Noon. LionLon and the clubs can set up between 12 – 1 PM.The theme is “International”, so choose to wear acostume of a certain country to go with the boothand food the club is serving. We are hoping to havea lot of clubs be creative and participate to win anaward and cash. More team activities will start at 3PM to provide more exercise before the hospitalitystarts at 6 PM on the lawn area. Also at 7:30 PMthere will be an Ice Cream Social for everyone’s diet.>>>>>>>>>> (Anonymous, received as an email of many pictures.)

Page 6 District 4-A1 April 2013Here it is April . . . with just 3 months remaining inthe 12-13 year. All clubs should be holdingelections and reporting their new officers on thePU101 to LCI and the District Governor. Our DistrictConvention is fast approaching. This is the time tocelebrate the accomplishments of your club, renewacquaintances and elect your leaders for next year.Shortly after the Convention, the fourth DistrictMeeting will be held in the Mountain Region, May 9& 10. All officers should be planning to attend thetraining. Now is the time to start working on asuccessful year.I have been fortunate to be able to travel to severalother districts. It is very enlightening to see howdifferent we do things to accomplish the samepurpose. Additionally I am getting to meet somegreat Lions from all over the state. For our DistrictConvention, my guests will be 2 nd VDG AnthonyMartinez and his wife Sandy. Lion Anthony is fromthe Parlier Lions Club and is a Commander for theFresno Police Force. Please be sure to make themfeel welcome (or else? ED.) Lion Anthony is theboot (Tail Twister) for my council and is a lot of fun.The last District Meeting is fast approaching wherethe new officer training will be held. Please be sureto encourage your officers to attend this valuabletraining. The dates are May 9 & 10 and it will beheld in the Mountain Region. Get your club startedoff right. Be sure to turn in your PU101 after yourelection. This is critical so that Lions Internationaland your district can start getting information tothe correct Lions.I hope everyone has had a tremendous year. Iknow that I appreciate being able to represent theLions of District 4-A1 as your 2 nd VDG and lookforward to seeing many of you at the Convention.2VDG Kent ●From2 nd VDGKentChristensen40 Exciting Years of LionsAll Star Football!!! It’s almost here!!June 15 @ Modesto Junior CollegePregame 6 PM/Game 7 PMCongratulations to Coach Weatherby ofCalaveras High School and Coach Swartwoodof Buhach Colony High School!The players selection has been finalizedand we are ready for a rockin’ game!(hopefully not 105 degrees!)Lions All Star Football Press/PlayersBanquet April 13 at the Italian AthleticClub in Stockton @ 6 PM for $25.00/person. Speaker will be Coach MarkSpeckman of the CFL formerly of MenloCollege.Calling all former Lions All Star FootballPlayers to attend our 40 th Game on 6/15………we would like to honor all formerplayers at half time…….if you know anyformer players, please contact them toattend our game.All football players will check into camp on06/10/13 with South staying at CSUS in Turlockand North staying at UOP in Stockton.The North team dinner will be at Linden Lions on06/11 and the South team dinner will be atHilmar Lions. THANK YOU SO MUCH FORFEEDING 60 HUNGRY PLAYERS AND COACHES.YOUR GENEROSITY IS APPRECIATED BY ALL!We will have a concession stand at the game, andthe gates will open at 5:30 PM. Banner paradewill be at half time.And of course no message from us would becomplete without ads, ads, ads, please, please,please! THAT’S WHAT MAKES THE GAME RUN!Still the same prices as last year, the year beforeand the year before that etc…! With your supportthere have been 40 years of Lions All Star FootballGames giving the youth of our communities anopportunity to showcase their talents. By theway, that well known 49er QB Colin Kapernickwas nominated to our game but was not able toplay because of a “full ride”……Continued page 7

April 2013 District 4-A1 Page 7Peace Poster Grand Winner 2011-12: “ChildrenKnow Peace”, Trisha Co Reyes, 13 years old,Philippines. This is the most recent one postedon the LCI website, although I understand thatthe MD4 winner won the Grand Prize this year!Ed.⦁Pull Tabs for Ronald McDonald House:All Star Football from page 6however in his list of accomplishments released tothe media, he listed the LIONS ALL STAR FOOTBALLGAME! What an accomplishment we have donetogether as Lions! You should congratulateyourselves!!!!Thank you for everything you do….WE SERVE….Lion EG Olson, Chairperson ⦁Per Chairman Bob Garibay, District 4-A1 hascollected greater than 1900 pounds of pull tabsalthough PDG Russ Custer just turned in a largeamount and Lion Bob needs to weigh them. ⦁Student Speaker Contest: As I write thisreport we are now in the Region Student SpeakersContest. Next will be the District Contest on Saturday,April 20, PROMPTLY at NOON at theSacramento Hilton. Region Chairs, please let yourwinner know that I need the number of peoplethat will be coming with them for lunch. Also letthe winning club know that they are responsiblefor the student’s lunch ticket. PDG FrancisBognuda, District Student Speakers Chairman ⦁In MemoriamFebruary – March 2013Le Grand Lions Herman VandergonModesto Lions Richard BrownNorth Fork Lions Vincent GoodwinPatterson Lions Daniel Perez

Page 8 District 4-A1 April 2013February – March 2013Club/MemberSponsorArnold LionsHarriet JohnsSteven CaplingCeres LionsRobert Cruz Jr.John ZensenJesse HammanLarry StewartDuane ThompsonDavid McCulloughChowchilla LionsMichael SharpRobert MurdochChowchilla Lioness LionsCindy AlbrechtRita CornaggiaStacy BurnsPaula HansenLyndon MandrellPaula HansenPatty MandrellPaula HansenClements Lockeford LionsNathaniel Atherstone Jason ChisolmHenrique CorreiaGregory BrothertonGeorge GoesAlvin CostaRandy HeinitzSteve GranleesCopperopolis Lake Tulloch LionsNancy SingerKen OsteenRichard SingerKen OsteenDelhi LionsKadie BlairValorie CarrollDel CurticeLarry SaavedraJody CurticeLarry SaavedraEric VeloBrenda SaavedraRaquel VeloBrenda SaavedraDenair LionsSergio SanchezJim ThomasHilmar-Irwin-Stevinson LionsReid RussellBill InderbitzenLake Don Pedro Gold Chain LionsAndrew FarrowEleanore DusteLeslie FarrowEleanore DusteLe Grand LionsJames SmithBob EnochsLodi Mexican American LionsCynthia RodriguezDave SanchezLos Banos LionsCorey WhiteMarie SeguraMadera Breakfast LionsThomas MillerUnknownClub/MemberSponsorMerced Breakfast LionsVictoria MedinaChris MedinaMichael SeivertMark SeivertMerced Golden LionsLamguene Kindavong Yeng XiongMurphys Angels LionsJolene SherrowChris RinauroNorth Fork LionsAugustine Capuchino Donald VasconcellosRiverbank LionsRobin BrownChip LangmanLucio CruzJeanine TuckerLeanne Jones-CruzJeanine TuckerClint PetersonSharon LangmanSierra LionsDixie WadeStella PizeloSteven WadeStella PizeloSonora LionsRob RosenbergJack HarrisStockton Delta LionsDena RupertJudi HowellSutter Creek LionsTom BaldwinCharles SwiderskiEmily TirapelleCharles SwiderskiCONGRATULATIONS!OK Gertrude, what do you mean you swallowed the key??

April 2013 District 4-A1 Page 9NEWS FROM GLT:Our year is drawing to a close and we have just onemore training session scheduled. It will be for newofficers and much more. Please be sure to let me or DGJim know what you would like to have included. Thedate for the training is May 11. It is Saturday in theMountain Region. You will receive more information forregistration as the time gets closer. Remember I am stilllooking for new trainers, anyone interested just needs tolet me know. I also would like to know if you know ofanyone who would be a good trainer and just isn’tsaying so! Some people need a little coaxing!Hope to see you all at our Convention in Sacramento! Itis a fun time to get to know people and share ideas fromother clubs. April 18-21. You can register on line fromthe District web site or download the registration andsend by mail. You can pay by check, Pay-pal or creditcard before the convention. Only cash and checks areaccepted at the Convention.It has been a great year. Thank you all who have helpedwith the training and a big thank you to those who havecome to the trainings. We are there for you!PDG Pat Dimond ⦁NEWS FROM GMT:MEMBERSHIP – MEMBERSHIP – MEMBERSHIP – Haveyou checked your membership stats lately? Are yougrowing – staying static – or declining? The GMT teamcan help – but we can’t help if we don’t know what youwould like help with. Contact your zone or region chairfor information about a speaker, brochures, or creatinga retreat for your club. As always, you can email me at:patricia_gillum@sbcglobal.netPDG Pat Casey Gillum ⦁AWWWW ….. CAT BREATH!I would love to arrange a program for your club. “Janel”loves to travel. If she had frequent rider miles in mytruck, she would get lots of treats.Contact me if you would like to attend. Don Allen, (209)847-8825; don.allen5678@sbcglobal.netLIONS CLUBS INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION:The Lions Clubs International Foundation providesmoney so that Lions can assist others in need, projectstoo large for a club or single district to tackle.Lions in the area where Superstorm Sandy caused havocwere able to help their neighbors thanks to grants in theamount of $240,000. Lions in Missouri received$140,000 to help their neighbors after a tornado rippedthrough Joplin.Lions in District 4-A1 have been able to improve CampPacifica thanks to grants from LCIF totaling over$300,000. The district has a really nice Eyemobile,thanks again to LCIF grants of $76,000. About 70% ofthe money donated by members and clubs in the districthas been returned to support projects in the district.Lions in New Jersey, Colorado, and Missouri received atotal of $390,000 to assist people with low vision. Lowvision screening and rehabilitation facilities will be builtor expanded and Lions will help in these projects.You can help by making a donation to LCIF. You or yourclub could donate $1,000 and present a deserving Lion aMelvin Jones Fellowship. Wouldn’t that be a fantasticway to end the “Lionistic” year? Donations can bespread over 5 years and still receive a Melvin JonesFellowship, that is only $200 per year!Contact me and I will be happy to assist you in makingyour donation or naming a recipient of a Melvin JonesFellowship. I will also be happy to arrange apresentation at your club. PDG Don Allen (209) 847-8825; email don.allen5678@sbcglobal.netLIONS PROJECT FOR CANINE COMPANIONSFOR INDEPENDENCE:The next graduation in Santa Rosa is Friday, May 17,2013. If you have never been or would like to attendagain, may I suggest a visit to the Charles ShultzMuseum, lunch at the Warm Puppy Café, and thegraduation ceremony. The graduation is at 1:45 PM atthe Spiritual Life Center, 2075 Occidental Rd, in SantaRosa.I encourage you to come see the joy displayed by thedisable children and adults when they are united withtheir dogs at graduation. These people have workedvery hard for the past two weeks and after thegraduation they get to take their dogs home and begin anew life greatly improved by the service dog.

Page 10 District 4-A1 April 2013Lions Clubs Lions InternationalLDistrict 4-A14020 Rancho Mesa CourtModesto, CA 95356April 2, 2013LlDear Lions:The last of the Region Student Speaker /..,.,mnmn Contests is bbbhjklllllllllllllClubsbeing completed. The next level will be the District onApril 20, 2013 at the Hilton Hotel in Sacramento, CA. The winner of the four Regions will receive a check for$4500 and advances to the Area One contest comprised of three Districts. The winner receives $6500 inscholarship money. Then the four Area winners meet in Torrance on June 1, 2013. The winner receives$10,000 in scholarship funds and over $21,000 overall for his/her achievement. The competition is intenseat these levels.The work and effort of the students who participate to develop extraordinary speeches continues to amazeus and truly shows us that there is hope for the future with these types of students in our schools. It takescourage, great work ethic and a strong commitment to reach each level in our contest. Therefore it isextremely important that we do our part in preparing for the contest and providing an environment that isneutral, quiet and free of distractions.Each chairperson at every level should be well prepared, have the required judges, timers, tellers, and doorguards in attendance. They should know the procedures, contest rules and causes for disqualification. Allissues and concerns by or about a contestant should be handled quietly and privately, not in an open forumwith other contestants or guests. Remember these students are trying to mentally prepare to take centerstage and impress the judges with a great presentation. It does not take much to totally disrupt theirthought process and/or speaking rituals. We show them the greatest respect for their efforts when acontest is conducted in a quiet, confident and well organized environment.Unfortunately most of the issues that arise are from chairpersons or Lions who have been involved in manycontests and rely on their experience when dictating procedures or resolving issues that arise. Always referto the contest manual on any issue and follow the rules as written, not your interpretation, recollection orbeliefs.One issue that came up in several zone and region contests was the use of “notes”. Many believe thatnotes are not allowed above the club level in competition. The rules on disqualification clearly state thatthe use of notes above club level in excess of one 3x5 card on both sides or Braille equivalent are a cause.That means that a student in competition this June for the MD4 grand prize of $10,000 may use notes onone 3x5 card on both sides. We rarely see any notes used above a club or zone level. Therefore manyarbitrarily decide that the rule is that no note cards are allowed.I personally called and spoke with IPDG Ken Sherwood, President of the MD4 Lions Student SpeakerFoundation. He clarified that the rule as stated in the contest manual is actually the rule without exceptionat any level.We look forward to the extraordinary speakers we will be privileged to hear at the District, Area and MD4contests. Let’s all make a commitment to ensure that all future contest chairs are prepared in advance,that contests are kept distraction-free and let us commit to holding a well-executed event. These greatstudents deserve nothing less from our Lions leadership.Share Your Passion for Lions, DG Jim

April 2013 District 4-A1 Page 11News fromCalifornia Lions’ Camp -Serving the Community;Camp Pacifica –Serving the DeafBy PDG Russ CusterPresidentThings are very busy at Camp Pacifica. The high end ofthe challenge course is finished. PDG Steve Granleeswas the first to go on the zip line test ride – 384 feetlong! He was a natural!!! Only the low challengecourse is not finished. It will be completed in a coupleof weeks. Thank you to PDG Steve Granlees and LionsLarry Bird (Waterford Lions), Rodney Towe (HilmarIrwin Stevinson Lions) for their donation of labor andtelephone poles.The water truck tank has been taken off the flat beddump truck, and is sitting on two very sturdy steel sawhorses thanks to our large A-frame and hoist. A BIGthank you to PDG Norman Clark for all of his time andlabor to make this procedure work well every time.PDG Steve Granlees tries out new Zip line at CP.In our shop, we are building gates out of two inchtubing. They will be used primarily in the offseason to direct visitors to the camp to go by thecaretaker’s house so that he will know who is atcamp.Now we can use the dump truck to start hauling dirtfor the second phase of expanding the BMX track.Another BIG thank you to the Ceres, Turlock, andHilmar Irwin Stevinson Lions Clubs for their donation ofbuilding and expanding the BMX track.Our 100 redwood trees are growing steadily. Westill need to put deer repellent on them --- thedeer just love to rub their antlers on them!We welcome all Lions to come up to camp, theweather is like spring time. Bring a picnic lunchand enjoy the camp! ⦁

Page 12 District 4-A1 April 2013The new MedicAlert Travel Show seen at USA/CanadaForum September 2012. (Now all Ch. Terry Andersonneeds is a new pickup truck to haul it! Ed. )MedicAlert Foundation and Lions ClubsInternational Foundation Working TogetherAfter decades of working together on a grassroots level, MedicAlert Foundation and LionsClubs International Foundation (LCIF) have signedan agreement to work together on a global scaleon areas of combined interest relating toDiabetes, Disaster Preparedness and WoundedWarriors globally. The MedicAlert Foundation ofthe United States is working to create a programwith the LCIF administrative office that can berolled out to our MedicAlert affiliates andcorresponding Lions partners. The roll out willlikely start in countries where our relationshipwith the Lions is already well established, such asthe United States, Canada, and the UnitedKingdom. As MedicAlert Foundation and LCIFwork out the finite details of program offerings,more information will become available.Lions – MedicAlert Children’s Program UpdateThe Lions – MedicAlert Children’s Program is infull swing for 2013. We recently added District C6through the support and guidance of Lion DennisMiller. We welcomed the Freedom Lions Club andthe Arnold Lions Club into the fold this month andhave set up close to 100 children in the program.MedicAlert recently attended the Lions StateConvention in Sacramento where we exhibited.We made great connections with interested Lionsmembers and clubs and look forward to followingup with district representatives. Terry Anderson ⦁March 24, 2013: On Sunday we made our“annual” trip to Vallejo with PDG Don Allen’spickup full of 27 boxes of eyeglasses which at 400-500 pairs per box are a lot of eyeglasses! (If youpack an apple box well, that is equivalent to 500pairs per LIS.) “We” included PDG Don with“Jenel” & Steve Jensen, Oakdale Lions; CarrieGuadagnolo, Delta Lions; Terry & Sandy Anderson,Turlock 12:10 Lions; Di Ringer, Craig Kellogg & SueCarner, Modesto 500 Lions.We received instructions on how to sort glassesand what to toss, as most of us only do it at themost once a year and forget the parameters. Asusual there were plenty of the old fashioned verylarge glasses which we had fun trying on andlaughing at ourselves as well as others. Hey I usedto wear some of those big “honkers”! Ed. 2 of ourmembers also received instruction on how tocheck the prescriptions of the glasses.We sorted for a couple of hours and then had anice BBQ lunch courtesy of LIS, and then did acouple of more hours before heading back to thevalley. Yes we stayed until we had gone throughall the boxes from Don’s truck. Sure was great nothaving to fight the usual traffic for that time of theday. Nice we were able to go on Sunday asnormally they are not open on the weekend.Sooooooo, hopefully next time PDG Don makes atrip you too can enjoy doing the above or maybeyour club can make arrangements to go up there.⦁“Academy Award”for Most SignificantProject SmallClub presented toZC Terry & Pres.Sandy AndersonTurlock 12:10 Lionsby PIP Sid Scruggs& PID Bob Smith atMD4 Convention. ⦁

April 2013 District 4-A1 Page 13DISTRICT 4-A1 LIONS - RELAY FOR LIFE UPDATECLUB DONATION TYPE POINTSArnold$1,000 Silver SponsorForm TeamParticipate on a TeamFundraisers (5)2505001001,250Murphys/AngelsDonation 50Moke Hill/49erBreakfastLathrop$500 Bronze Sponsor$500 Bronze SponsorForm a TeamParticipate on a Team50501005001004-A1 Total 2,950The 2013 Relay year is just starting to kick into high gear. Look for a Relay For Life event near yourarea at www.relayforlife.org/california. We are looking for a volunteer in each District 4-A1 Regionto join us as a Region coordinator for Relay For Life. If you have an interest in joining with us on thisDistrict Top Club Contest project please let us know.Survivors are honored for their triumph over cancer. It is their day -Survivors walk the first lap at the Relay event and there are many specialactivities for Survivors and their Caregivers.During the Luminaria Ceremony we remember those who lost their battlewith cancer. This is always the most emotional event at Relay and it givesus a chance to reflect and honor those we have loved and lost to thisdisease.Don’t get mad – get even! Participants can sign-up to fight back againstcancer at the Fight Back tent. Learning to eat properly, proper exercise,and early detection are all pledges Relayers’ can learn about and committo do something in their lives to reduce the risk of cancer.Don’t forget to register for your Top Club Points when you participate in your local Relay For Life.See page 116 of the District 4-A1 Directory for registration information.If you have any questions or need assistance, contact: Gerry Sachs gasachs@arnoldlions.org orRamona Green rjgreen@arnoldlions.org. ⦁

Page 14 District 4-A1 April 2013LIONS EYE FOUNDATION CALIFORNIA/NEVADAThe mission statement of Lions Eye foundation California/Nevada is “The Lions EyeFoundation preserves and restores the gift of sight by providing free ophthalmologicexaminations, operations and medications to the less fortunate members of our community”.In order to accomplish the Foundation’s mission, Lions clubs and others refer patients to oureye clinic in San Francisco. The patients are evaluated by our doctors and appropriatesurgeries are performed free of charge.The Foundation works with the ophthalmology department at San Francisco’s CaliforniaPacific Medical Center (CPMC). CPMC is a highly accredited ophthalmologic resident hospital.The surgeries are performed by the senior residents under the direct supervision of the headof the department and other certified ophthalmologists.During the last quarter of 2012, the clinic performed 69 surgical procedures with a total valueof approximately $1,500,000. The Foundation’s cost was over $130,000. On an annual basisfor the year 2012, the clinic performed 288 procedures with a total value of just under$5,000,000 and a cost associated therewith of approximately $500,000.The major portion of the Foundation’s income to support these services comes from Lionsclub membership dues. Bequests, memory donations, non-memory donations and HelenKeller Fellows make up the majority of monies necessary for the Foundation to operate.Your Lions Eye foundation is no small undertaking and the member clubs in our district can beproud to be a part of the Foundation’s endeavors and service to the needy.The Foundation will have a new executive director, PDG John Schroeder (also PP of theFoundation), during the upcoming years.The following Lions from our district are fully committed and trained and can makepresentations to your club upon request, as well as answer any questions: PCS Sue Carner,Lead Trustee for District, PCS Roy Patterson, PRC Jerry Cooper, PDG Pat Greene, PDG JimLoving, PDG Russ Custer, PDG Gene Weatherby, and PDG Dennis Noble.We look forward to another great year of service to the northern California and State ofNevada area.PDG Dennis Noble, 1VP LEF ⦁

April 2013 District 4-A1 Page 15MOUNTAIN By email or REGION DISTRICT MEETINGINCOMING OFFICER TRAINING!ADDITIONAL SPECIAL BREAKOUT SESSIONSMAY 10-11, 2013BLACK BART INN, HWY 49, SAN ANDREAS(55 SAINT CHARLES STREET); BOOK BYMAY 1 FOR SPECIAL RATES $50-65/night;(209) 754-3808 or (800) 225-3764Friday Night: BBQ dinner in park behindVFW, ½ block west of Black Bart InnMessages from the District:1. Re: Late PDG Betty Klingelhoefer:From George Klingelhoefer’s daughter CherylSanchez, George had a major stroke last July, spent1 month in hospital and about 6 months in aconvalescent hospital. He is now in a board & careand THRIVING! St Jude’s Home, 4944 Buffington, ElMonte, CA 91732. He loves to get mail and has nophone available to him. Continues to improve butin a wheelchair. Dtr: Cheryl Sanchez, 16228Rushford, Whittier CA 90603; phones (H) 562-947-9595 and (C) 562-400-2869 (please do not useduring business hours!)2. From White Cane Chair Sandy Anderson: Forthose who participated in White Cane activities thisyear, please contact her (even those clubs whohave already contacted her) so that your club canbe properly recognized at the district convention.Saturday Meeting: held at Calaveras HighSchool Gym, 350 High School Rd, 1 blockwest of Black Bart InnFriday Night & Saturday Special:$35/person; Friday Night only$20/personSaturday only: $20/personRSVP by May 1, 2013Please make check payable to: RC Gary WestPO Box 143, Burson, CA 95225Contact Info: gwestconstruction@yahoo.com(209) 772-2175 or (209) 479-9378 ⦁3. From PDG Don Allen and ICS Sue Carner: weare busy collecting information for the next DistrictDirectory. We need a copy of every club’s PU101(incoming club pres. & sec) by May 15. (Election ofclub officers needs to be done by April 15!) Thishas to be completed on line to LCI and not done asa hard copy. They will not accept it any other way!We are not so picky; you can send it to either of usby email or a copy by mail. If we look on line at LCIand your club’s form is blank; that means yourattempt to complete the PU101 did not work or youhave not done it. I hope we do not have to startcalling clubs! If you have difficulty completing thereport, please contact PDG Don 209-847-8825 ordon.allen5678@sbcglobal.net as I will be gonepart of this upcoming time.***Also if you are interested in advertising in thedirectory, we would love to get your business cardand your $$$$$$$! Business card size $25; ½ pagesize $50; full page size $100.*** My address is onthe front of this newsletter and PDG Don’s is: 1881Foothills Ct, Oakdale 95361-3098.

Page 16 District 4-A1 April 2013CLUB NEWS:Stanislaus Region:Newman Lions Club repaired dog kennels at localanimal shelter. They were honored by the NewmanC of C as one of the community serviceorganizations.Modesto Lions Club had another successful crabfeed in Riverbank. Yummy as usual! Providedstudent speaker for zone contest.Modesto Sunset Lions Club will be having a CasinoNight 4/27 also in Riverbank. (Too bad Modestodoesn’t have as nice a facility! ED) Also provided astudent speaker for the zone contest.Congratulations on being a new member of the LEF!Riverbank Lions Club will be having their firstfundraiser 4/27. So you can eat breakfast with oneclub and then party that night with another club.See calendar.Modesto 500 Lions Club also had a successful crabfeed in March and will be sponsoring a fireworksbooth for the first time the week of 7/4. And ofcourse they are gearing up for the Stanislaus CountyFair! DG Jim is looking forward to being an IPDG atthe International Convention in Germany! Theirstudent speaker made it to the region contest.“March Madness” produced a substantialcontribution to Meals on Wheels (cover 15 seniorsfor 1 month) and a local Baptist ministry to feed 140needy families for a year. 3 members went to LISwarehouse to sort eyeglasses and 2 memberslearned how to determine lens prescriptions.Turlock Lions Club sponsored the Region studentspeaker winner Jonas Thevethan from Turlock HS.Thanks to ZCs Terry Anderson and Brian Bergstromfor covering for RC Ray Hammersley.Los Banos Lions Club rejoined the LEF and aresponsoring their first patient there for need forprosthetic eye. Also helped the FilAm association ofLos Banos with a pot luck lunch and Easter egg hunt.Turlock 12:10 Lions Club donated 253 blankets and49 sleeping bags to United Samaritans. Also theywill be holding their annual Health Fair 4/27 >>>>>>at the Turlock Covenant Church.Oakdale Lions Club assisted with a fooddistribution to needy families. In March they hadtheir annual pancake breakfast; fed about 1000people! They continue to wind the Town Clockweekly. Their major project for the year was to goto Calitia Mexico, see 208 patients, dispense 80pairs of eyeglasses, and install playgroundequipment.Mountain Region:San Andreas 49er Breakfast Lions Club had 5 fortheir student speaker contest. The winner went allthe way to Region contest. Jerry Walden is busyvisiting other clubs as usual! Unfortunately LionsWillie and Shirley lost their driver (moved away) sowe won’t be seeing them as much as in the past!Jackson Lions Club also had an annual crab feedwith lots of great pics in their newsletter. Fed over300 people! 3/27 they had their 87 th charter night.In the middle of March they had Dandelion Days(at least they did not have the downpour of lastyear!). Last figure seen: 3012 man hours! Made$60,797 for year.Murphys-Angels Lions Club had a member go toCamp Pacifica to trim and clean up brush. Theyalso have a new member who has alreadyvolunteered to be 3 rd VP! They also worked on anEaster egg hunt and a very successful Irish DaysCelebration.Arnold Lions Club work with local veteransmaintaining local memorials. 2 membersvolunteer with the Ebbetts Pass Fire Dept. Theycontinue to make wooden toys for local children aswell as for Iraq and Afghanistan. Also very busywith Relay for Life!!Sonora Lions Club has 5 members who worked 10days in March delivering Meals on Wheels to 314elderly disabled. 8 members and local HS studentsspread bark chips as ground cover at Lion’s Park.They also put on a yummy Cioppino dinner andserved about 238 guests. They also support ahospital equipment loan program and providedhearing aids for two people through the HearingFoundation. Continued page 17

February 2013 District 4-A1 Page 17San Joaquin Region:Delta Lions Club provided 35 pounds of canned foodto the Emergency Food Bank. 4 members knit &crochet lap robes, caps, scarves for 60 hours! Theirclub student speaker won the region speechcontest. They also celebrated their 25 th charternight.Lathrop Lions Club has members working onLathrop Senior Citizen Brown Bag Program, and theLathrop Commodities Program collecting anddistributing day-old bread & pastries. Also workingon Relay for Life.Escalon Lions Club had to truck up the hill to SanAndreas 49er Breakfast Lions to retrieve their bell.(You guys haven’t learned to watch your “stuff”when Tracy Breakfast and SA 49er clubs come tovisit?? The latter is a lot harder to get to! Lion MikeOkamoto of TBLC is very sneaky and has had lots ofpractice! ED) In March they had their usual verysuccessful Corned Beef & Cabbage dinner. Theyalso had a club student speakers contest, andworked on the Sports Boosters Dinner/Dance.Tracy Breakfast Lions Club is doing their very largeFlag Day project – 17 members go to 26 schools tohand out 2000 flags to 5 th graders! (Way to go!! ED)Lion Mike Okamoto earned his 15 th Short Tail forvisitations this year! What a great commitment tohis club and a great “point getter” for Top Club! 2members have earned their Long Tail (potentialcandidates for DG?? ED) Also busy working onBreakfasts in the community as fundraisers, and hada student speaker contest, whose winner also wonthe Zone and Region Contests.South Stockton Lions Club had one of their annualcrab feeds – first time I’ve seen linen tablecloths,cloth napkins, silverware (metal) and china (notpaper). WOW! ED Busy working with their Leo Club.Linden Lions Club was busy as always with at least 1monthly fundraiser and many community projects.Congratulations onlearning to email yournewsletter; I’ve neverseen it in color – picsmuch better! EDYosemite Region:Madera Breakfast Lions Club turned in 164 poundsof pull tabs! (That’s 16 nights for a needy family atRonald McDonald House at the Children’s Hospital!That’s a challenge to all of the rest of you clubs inthis district! For more information on collection ofPull Tabs, contact Lion Bob GaribayRobert@garibaycpa.com ED). They also worked onParkers Prom, supported Madera Easter Egg Hunt,and sponsored a student speaker at the zonecontest.Chowchilla Greenhills Lions Club did a spaghettidinner for the Band Boosters. Also worked on theCommunity Easter Egg Hunt in the Park andsponsored a booth (Count the Jelly Beans in the Jar).Also worked on the Fire Station 19 GolfTournament, and sponsored the Zone StudentSpeaker Contest. Also reading at Chowchilla HeadStart two days/month.Merced Breakfast Lions Club provided 2 pans ofrigatoni, salad & rolls to the Ronald McDonaldHouse. Also they cooked breakfast for Wake UpMerced Chamber Event. In addition they cookedand served lunch at the Annual Historical SocietyRecognition Luncheon. They sponsored a student atthe Zone Student Speaker Contest.Oakhurst Mountain Lions Club is busy preparing fortheir first “Oakminister” Dog Show to support a newshelter facility for Eastern Madera SPCA. Also had aSpaghetti Feed. ⦁Club News from page 16Mokelumne Hill Lions Club attended a Tri Damfundraiser (12).

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Page 20 District 4-A1 April 2013MEMOApril 2013: Leo Club Awareness Month6 Region Student Speaker Contest Deadline13 Lions Worldwide Induction Day15 Deadline for Club Election of Officers18-21 District 4-A1 Convention SacramentoHilton (p. 5.)20 District Student Speaker Contest,Sacramento22 Earth Day27 Riverbank Lions Flapjack FundraiserBreakfast 8 AM – 10 AM, Applebee’sNeighborhood Grill & Bar, 2449 Claribel Road,Riverbank; tickets $8 info@riverbanklions.orgor (209) 566-140327 Modesto Sunset Lions Casino Night (p. 19)27 Turlock 12:10 Lions Health Fair at TurlockCovenant Church, ZC Terry Anderson27 “Oakminister” Dog Show (p. 19)Dog Show inOakhurst???Arf arf!May 2013: Recycle for Sight Month4 Atwater-Winton Lions Charity Roundup, BBQBeef & Pork, Atwater Community Center, 760 E.Bellevue, Atwater; 5-6 PM Take Out; 6-7 PMSocial Hour; 7 PM Dinner; Silent Auction; GreatFood; Big Raffle; (209)358-166810-11 Mountain Region District Meeting(p. 15)11-17 White Cane Week15 Annual Leo Club Officers and MembershipReport Form (Leo-72) due15 Deadline for filing Officer Reporting Form(PU101)26 Area Student Speaker Contest Deadline27 Memorial DayJune 2013:1 Helen Keller Day1 MD4 Final Student Speaker Contest2 Modesto Lions Pancake Breakfast,Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill & Bar, Sisk Rd,Modesto, $8, 7 – 9 AM, Lion Kim (209)848-9229; kbaker@exitofmodesto.com5 World Environment Day15 All Star Football Game, Modesto JC (p. 6)20 Deadline for 2013-14 Charter Applications23 Rooster Ranch Clay Pigeon Shoot, District,Lion Ken ken.harrison@lions4-a1.org29 Classic Car Show by Murphys-Angels Lions,Lion Phyllis phylisstur@comcast.netJuly 2013:5-9 International Convention, Hamburg,Germany ⦁