DISTRICT 19A.BC.CANADA District website: www.district19a.com 2018 THE POWER OF WE Greeting from your District Governor Lion Grace Dear fellow lions, lionesses, leos and cubs: Want to share an exciting news to you from LCI: as on February 6th, we have achieved serving 215,168,451 people in need all over the world! There are 37,410 clubs filed their reports on MYLCI, 600,528 Centennial members, 5,283 Centennial clubs, 26,177 Legacy projects, and 9,858 clubs reporting on Connect with Community. Are you the one reported and included in these reports? By reading your Service Activity Reports, I am impressed with your contributions to the community and your contributions to LCIF, CARE, Lions Foundation of Canada, and other charitable organizations in our province. As of February 27th, we have 1,163 members with net gain of 22 (we recruited 126 members and lost 104), 20,761 lions service hours was reported. We have 1,435,611 members worldwide. This is the last term for our Centennial Celebration, we have only four months to go. Do the best you can to accomplish the Challenges. The world is getting better because of YOU! Thank you to your BIG HEARTS! Inside this issue: DG official visitation schedule 2 Happy Charter Anniversaries 2 Welcome New members 3 Dates to Remember 4-5 All about 19A District Convention 6-14 Pediatric Cancer Fundraiser recap 15 Chinatown Spring Parade recap 16 19A District Leo of the Year Winner 17 MD19 Leadership Foundation 18
February DG visitation confirmed: 2nd Burnaby Central Lions Club 6th 8th March 8 Lynn Valley Lions Club Ambleside Tiddlycove Lions Club Vancouver Sunshine Lions Club Pending: Vancouver Korean Lions Club (A1) Vancouver Mt. Pleasant Lions Club (A7) Vancouver Evergreen Lions Club (A9) FEBRUARY Vancouver Cathay New Century Lions Club Vancouver Chinatown New Century Lions Club Mount Seymour Lions Club North Vancouver Host Lions Club Smithers Lions Club VANCOUVER COSMOPOLITAN LIONS CLUB ZONE A-7 Sponsored by Vancouver Metropolitan Lions Club Chartered was approved by LCI on February 21, 2018 Guiding Lion: PCS/PZC Clara Chow Vancouver Diamond Lions Club Charter President Lion David Wong Charter Luncheon Ceremony will be held on April 29, 2018 Installation Officer International Director Connie LeCleir-Meyer Page 2
Congratulations to Vancouver Diamond Campus Lions Club (A7) being awarded the Premier Centennial Lions Club! Ambleside Tiddlycove Lions Club Lion Murits Vander Cruyssen Masset Haida Lions Club Lion Thomas Baldwin sponsored by Lion Josh Smith Lion Michael Bjur and Lion Windy Bjur sponsored by President James Sikora Lion Lenny Armand George Labossiere sponsored by Lion Robert Jongewaard Mt. Seymour Lions Club Lion Glen Campo sponsored by Lion Edward Kellop Vancouver Cambie Lions Club Lion Michael Liu sponsored by Pres. Vivian Lo Vancouver Chinatown Lions Club Lion Mike Luo sponsored by PZC/Pres. Kevan Seng Vancouver Cosmopolitan Lions Club charter members: Lion Henry Chang, Lion Carmen Cheng, Lion Henry Chiu, Lion Jeannie Leung, Lion Sam Li, Lion Justin Lui, Lion Edward Mo, Lion Derek Ng, Lion William Wong, Lion Edison Zhao, Lion May Chen, Lion Charling Cheung, Lion Yun Hu, Lion Lucas Li, Lion Jocelyn Liang, Lion Alex Mo, Lion Tiffany Mo, Lion David Wong, Lion Katherine Zeng, Lion Rita Zhao, Lion Sunkis Zheng. Vancouver Diamond Lions Club Lion Ada Ching sponsored by Lion Tommy Sung. World Class Centennial Lions Club is the highest level of recognition a club can earn as part of the Centennial Celebration Membership Awards. Clubs can earn this honor by showing consistent growth in membership and extension efforts. Induct New Members AND Sponsor a New Club Induct at least three new members in each of the three fiscal years of the Centennial Celebration. (New members must remain active throughout Centennial Celebration) AND Sponsor a new Lions club during at least one of the fiscal years of the Centennial Celebration. (New club must remain active and in good standing for at least a year and a day) Page 3
FEBRUARY 3rd 10th 18th MARCH 3rd 3rd 24th 25th 31st APRIL 8th 16-22nd 22nd 24-30th 27-28th 28th A9 Zone Meeting at 10 a.m., Vancouver Champlain Heights Lions Den, Burnaby Vancouver Granville Lions Club Fundraising Event Chinese New Year Spring Parade at Chinatown 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. (complimentary lunch included) Eye Donor Awareness Month / 2018-19 Club Officers Nomination Month Vancouver Pacific Lions Club Fundraising Event Prospective Leaders Round Table (organized by District GLT) Vancouver Cathay Lions Club 30th Charter Anniversary Celebration Vancouver Templeton New Century Bowling Fundraiser Last day for regular International Convention registration fee 2018-2019 Club Officers Election Month Family and Friends Month / Leo Club Awareness Month / Protecting Our Environment Centennial Challenge Health and Wellness organized by A1 ZC Ping Mah Worldwide Week of Service to Protect Our Planet Earth Day World Immunization Week District 19A Convention at Holiday Inn, Vancouver Center, 711 West Broadway. Lions Worldwide Induction Day 29th New Club Charter Ceremony for Vancouver Cosmopolitan Lions Club - Installation and Induction Officer, International Director Connie LeCleir-Meyer Canadian LCIF Donations: Send donations directly to LCIF. Canadian clubs requiring a tax receipt send checks to: Lions of Canada Fund for LCIF, C/O Stan Durward, Box 38, Sunderland, Ontario L0C 1H0. If only an acknowledgement letter is needed (no tax receipt required) send your donation to: Lions Clubs International Foundation, P.O. Box 2425, Station A, Toronto, Ontario M5W 2K5. All cheques must have proper identification of donors (full club name / club number and member name and number). US clubs send your checks to: LCIF, Department 4547, Carol Stream, IL 60122-4547, USA. Page 4
MAY 1st 1st 10-13th 15th 5th 26th 27th JUNE 5th 7th 16th 23rd 9th 29-July 3 June 30th Strengthen Membership Month Deadline for advance Convention registration and hotel room requests to be received. Deadline for Convention registration refunds and hotel deposit refunds for individual cancellations. Deadline for International Contests (Newsletter and website) entries to be received by Public Affairs Division. Northwest Lions Leadership Institute at UBC, Vancouver. More information can be found at the Institute website, www.nwlli.org. Annual Leo Club Officers and Membership Report Form (Leo-72) due Deadline for filing Officers Reporting Form for Lions (PU101). 2017-2018 Club Officers Training at Zone A6 2017-2018 Club Officers Training at Squamish and Pemberton 19A Open House and Lions Foundation of Canada Dog Walk Fundraiser at the Trout Lake Park, Vancouver. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Helen Keller Day on the 1st. World Environment Day Lions Clubs International Birthday 2018-2019 Club Officers Training Vancouver, North Vancouver, Burnaby 2018-2019 Club Officers Training Vancouver, North Vancouver, Burnaby Last cabinet meeting and appreciation lunch Lions International Convention (Las Vegas, Nevada, USA) Close of the 4-year Centennial Celebration CARE Donations, both US and Canadian are sent to the MD19 Office, 4141 W Maplewood Ave., Bellingham, WA 98226. Make checks out to: MD19 Lions CARE. Club Officers for the Lions year 2018-2019 should be elected prior to April 15th. Your PU101 (International) must be completed and received by LCI AND the MD19 Office on or before May 15th. Instructions for doing the PU101 online with your clubs MyLCI site can be found in the MD19 Contests and Awards Book. An AWeber notification with the instructions will also be sent in March. Page 5
From your DG: Dear fellow Lions, Lionesses and Leos, thanks to our Convention Chairperson PDG Rita, our Convention is well organized with high demand on registration. The luncheon tickets are SOLD OUT completely with waiting list pending! If you want to place yourself on waiting list for Convention lunch with CS Alex, by all means. I have reserved a table for other Districts and MD19 VIPs, if there are extra seating available by April 7th for lunch ticket, will let you know as soon as possible. Thank you so much for your BIG SUPPORT! Our District Convention's goal is to have surplus that can be used for the benefit of our Zone Chairpersons, GLT, GMT, GST, Lions and leos on leadership development and nurture quality leaders for our future. There are full page ad., half page ad., quarter page ad. and business card ad. for your choices. For those that have already been committed, my heartfelt thanks to your support! It is not too late to submit your Advertisement form for the deadline has been extended to March 31st. You can download the form from our district website: www.district19a.com Registration is needed for Lions, Lioness and Leos in order to be eligible for participation. Performers can arrive at 6 p.m. for rehearsal/set up. The hotel will provide microphone and sound system BUT no Karaoke equipment. Please check with DG Grace for any further inquiry on the sound system. The Winners from the Contests Night will be performed at the next day Convention lunch. UNIFORM PARADE will be performed at Convention Lunch only for Lions, Lioness and cubs, not earlier. Page 6
DISTRICT 19A CONVENTION 2018 CONTESTS AND AWARDS SIGN UP FORM for LIONS AND LIONESSES (AMENDED-comply to MD19 standard) Let us all have fun at the upcoming Spring Conference which will be held on April 27 & 28, 2018. Get your club involved by signing up for one or more of the following contests. Please e-mail your club's completed entry to PZC Elaine Luk, Contests & Awards Chair at lionelaineluk@gmail.com no later than March 15, 2018. Club Name: Contact person: CONTESTS & *Club Bulletin... *Club Scrapbook traditional... *Club Scrapbook non-traditional... *Club Brochure... *Club Business Card... *Club Website... * These categories will be judged 2 weeks prior to the Spring Conference. Contest date April 27, 2018 Club Musical Performance Club Musical Comedy Humorous Story Highlighting a Club Project (5 minutes) AWARDS What a Lion/Lioness means to me (DISTRICT ONLY) 5 minutes ALL THE WINNERS WOULD BE PERFORMED AT THE DISTRICT LUNCHEON. Contest date April 28, 2018 at District Luncheon UNIFORM PARADE (including Lion Cubs) Except What a Lion/Lioness means to me, the winner of the rest of the contests would be performed at MD19 Annual Convention at Whistler in October, 2018. Page 7
DISTRICT 19A CONVENTION 2018 CONTESTS AND AWARDS SIGN UP FORM for LEOS (AMENDED) Let us all have fun at the upcoming Spring Conference which will be held on April 27 & 28, 2018. Get your club involved by signing up for one or more of the following contests. Please e-mail your club's completed entry to PZC Elaine Luk, Contests & Awards Chair at lionelaineluk@gmail.com no later than March 15, 2018. Club Name: Contact person: *Club Bulletin... *Club Scrapbook traditional... *Club Scrapbook non-traditional... *Club Brochure... *Club Business Card... *Club Website... These categories will be judged 2 weeks prior to the Spring Conference. Contest date April 27, 2018 Club Musical Performance Club Musical Comedy Humorous Story Highlighting a Club Project (5 minutes) What a Leo means to me (DISTRICT ONLY) 5 minutes All the Winners will be performed on April 28, 2018 at District Luncheon. Except What a Leo means to me, the winners of the rest of the contests would be performed at MD19 level at Whistler in October, 2018. ** Sorry that there will have no UNIFORM PARADE for Leos at the District Convention due to limited time and space. This category can be planned in the Leo Convention ** Page 8
** If your club has first timer attending the Convention, please place a check on the form for this lion/ lioness/leo will be getting a gift from District Governor. ** If you are going to attend DG Reception, please place a check on the form before submission so that we have enough food at the reception. ** If you forgot to do the above, please contact CS Alex Wong. Thank you!
DISTRICT 19A CONVENTION PROGRAM (SUBJECT TO CHANGE) April 27 (Friday) 7-10 p.m. Contests Night (finger sandwiches/cash bar) Main floor Ball Room Set up and rehearsal time will start at 6 p.m. April 28 (Saturday) Lions 19A Convention 8:30 a.m. 11:30 a.m. Registration (main floor) 8:30 a.m. 10:30 a.m. Credentials (main floor) 9 a.m. 12 noon Displays (2 nd floor) 9 a.m. 9:30 a.m. Opening Session Nominations & Announcements (2 nd floor) 9:35 a.m. 10 a.m. Memorial Service (2 nd floor) 10:30 a.m. 11:30 a.m. Voting (2 nd floor) 11:30 a.m. Door opens for Centennial Lunch (seating assigned according to first paid-first served) 11:45 a.m. 2:30 p.m. Centennial Luncheon (Zone Chairpersons reports, UNIFORM PARADE, Contests and Awards performance, Presentation of Contests winners including Peace Poster, Leo of the Year, Leo Leadership, etc, World Wide Induction Ceremony for new members who have not being inducted, announcement of election and other voting results) Main Floor Grand Ballroom 2:45-3:15 p.m. Panel One (2 nd floor) 3:20-3:50 p.m. Panel Two (2 nd floor) 4:30-5:45 p.m. District Governor s Reception (2 nd floor) 6:30 p.m. No Host Cash Bar 7:00-10:30 p.m. Recognition Banquet (Main floor Grand Ballroom) with Keynote speaker ID Connie LeCleir-Meyer. Distinctive Lions and Lioness, Clubs and special awards would be presented by ID Connie and DG Grace to show appreciation to all the contributions throughout the term to the District, Zone, Community, Worldwide (based on MYCLI Service Activities Report and DG personal observation). 1st VDG, 2nd VDG, and Zone Chairpersons Please bring your banner and stand to the Hotel on Friday evening. If you do not have a stand, please let me know in advance. Page 11
You have to vote for your 2018-2019 District Governor, 1st Vice District Governor, and 2nd Vice District Governor. Besides that, you need to vote on out District 19A Constitution and Bylaws Amendment as well as MD19 Council Chairperson and Vice Council Chairperson for 2018-2019. Voting Delegates Information for District 19A Lions: The Certified List w/ Eligible Member Count Report shows the number of members in each club within your district that have been enrolled in the club for at least one year and a day, as of the first day of the month last preceding the month during which your convention is held. Use this list to determine how many delegates from each club in good standing are entitled to vote at your upcoming convention. You will be receiving it from MD19 office in March. Delegates of clubs with unpaid balances due Lions Clubs International (LCI) and MD19 cannot vote Delinquent dues may be paid and good standing acquired up to fifteen (15) days prior to the close of credential certification, i.e. April 13th as such closing time shall be established by the rules of the respective convention. Any payments received less than 15 days prior to credential certification will not change the voting status of the club. Please follow your normal payment instruction procedures. Proof of payment must be sent to international headquarters and MD19 office at once so that the clubs receive proper credit. All clubs must have their semi-annual dues paid in full prior to be certified at District Convention to be held on April 28th. Delegates (See Article IX, Section 3 of International By-Laws) Each chartered Lions club in good standing in the association and its district (single, sub and multiple) shall be entitled in each annual convention of its district to one (1) delegate and one (1) alternate delegate for each ten members who have been enrolled for at least one year and a day in the club, or major fraction thereof. Each certified delegate present in person shall be entitled to cast one (1) vote of his/her choice for each office to be filled by, and one (1) vote of his/her choice on each question submitted to, the respective convention. Eligible delegates must be members in good standing of a chartered Lions club in good standing in the district. Replacement of delegate and alternate delegate provisions are provided for in Exhibit A, Rule 5 of Standard Form District Constitution and By-Laws.
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All registrants will received a Convention Souvenir Recycle Bag and a Program Book. Additional gifts to those who attend lunch or banquet or registered for both. DG souvenir gift to those First Timer to the Convention. Award to Club that has the Highest Convention Attendance. CONNIE LECLEIR-MEYER INTERNATIONAL DIRECTOR Connie LeCleir-Meyer from Mondovi, Wisconsin, USA, was elected to serve a two-year term as a director of Lions Clubs International at the association s 100th International Convention held in Chicago, Illinois, USA, June 30 through July 4, 2017. Director LeCleir-Meyer is a senior training program manager. A member of the Altoona Lions Club, and a Lion since 2000, she has held many offices within the association, including club president, zone chairperson, district governor and district and multiple district GLT coordinator. In recognition of her service to the association, Director LeCleir-Meyer has received numerous awards, including an International Leadership Award and an International President s Award. She is also a Progressive Melvin Jones Fellow. In addition to her Lions activities, Director LeCleir-Meyer has been active in numerous professional and community organizations, including the American Legion, National Association of Professional Women, Boy Scouts of America and her church choir. Director LeCleir-Meyer s husband, Michael, is also a Lion. Convention Special Rate $149.00 plus applicable taxes and $20 for additional person in room (All rates subject to 5% GSt & 11% AHRT subject to change) Reservation Due Date: MARCH 28, 2018 under DISTRICT 19A Holiday Inn Vancouver Centre, 711 West Broadway, Vancouver. Reservations Direct : 604-707-1939 Email: info@hivancouver.com (48 hrs prior to arrival cancellation policy)
Vancouver Champlain Heights Lions Club - Change of Secretary Lion Erin Mattinson, housekeeping@vancouverextendedstay.com (Lion Amanda Pollon resigned from club Secretary and the record has not been updated on MYLCI). I was told by the Club President of the change. Vancouver Cosmopolitan Lions Club Charter President - Lion David Wong, cfcy73@gmail.com Vancouver Cosmopolitan Lions Club Charter Secretary - Lion Rita Zhao, zharuochen.rita@gmail.com Vancouver Chinatown New Century Lions Club President s name is no longer on MYLCI record, please email to 1st Vice President PP Alfred Chien, alfredchien@hotmail.com with immediate effect. Vancouver Northern Star Lions Club - Change of Secretary Lion Janet Chee, no email address, Phone contact: 778-232-2933. District Honorary Committee Chairperson PCC Monty Jang has changed his email address to montyjang@gmail.com with immediate effect. This is the first time that 19A lions partnered with Canadian Cancer Society and fundraised for Pediatric Cancer. The Monopoly Affair on January 27 and raised over $58,000! Thanks to the support of the four sponsoring Lions Clubs: Vancouver Chinatown, Vancouver Legacy, Vancouver Chinatown New Century, and Vancouver Pacific. Thanks also to Vancouver Shaughnessy, Vancouver Metropolitan, Vancouver Midas, Vancouver Diamond, Vancouver Galaxy, and other Lions clubs that I may overlooked. Thanks to our District Pediatric Chairperson, PP Phyllis Li for your hard work! Page 15
February 18th Chinatown Spring Parade was a memorable event even under the cold weather. We were so blessed to have a sunny day so that we could all matching with the lions clubs' and our District 19A banners. Kudos to Vancouver Cathay New Century Lions and their cubs, Vancouver Chinatown Lions, Vancouver Galaxy Lions, Vancouver Midas Lions, Vancouver Northern Star Lions, Vancouver Pacific Lions, Vancouver Shaughnessy Lions, Vancouver Templeton New Century Lions, Vancouver Chinatown Lioness, Vancouver Burrard Lions, Vancouver Diamond Lions, Vancouver Diamond Campus Lions, Vancouver Marpole- Grandview Lions, Vancouver Metropolitan Lions, Burnaby Host Lions, Burnaby Moscrop Leos, and also lions friends and families forming a distinguished team and distributed 2,000 custom made lions red pockets to the children along the sidewalk. Thanks to PP Alan Chan for all the ordering and shipping arrangement. Thanks to Centennial Coordinator PDG Rita and her co-chairing team, Vancouver Templeton New Century and Vancouver Diamond Campus Lions Clubs members for all the arrangement from poster design to decoration at 8 a.m. Kudos to PDG Rita for making this parade come true even though we were told by the higher level that Centennial grant was not available after we had ordered everything! It was an excellent exposure of our Lions image to the public under the lovely weather. Another success of the Image in Action and the Power of WE! Page 16
How did this Leo demonstrate leadership skills? He joined Leo in 2014 and was participated in the board since then. He was elected as President Advisor/Treasurer for 2015-16, club president for 2016-2017 and 2017-2018. He was awarded Club President's Award for 2016-2017 and under his leadership, the club was awarded Club Excellence Award from LCI for 2016-2017. Leo Jeffrey has proven to be a responsible, honest, accountable, and trustworthy leader of his peers. He knows how to collaborate and to support his team. He is always wearing a pleasant smile, performing a positive role as a club president and is very considerate to offer opportunities to his team members to develop their leadership skills. How did the Leo show a superior record in implementing successful Leo service projects? Pres. Jeffrey received Exception Service Award (Moscrop 2016), Leo Service Award (District 19A 2016) and High-five training certificate holder. He was the runner-up recipient of the Leo of the Year 2016-2017 in District level. Under his leadership, he helped middle conducted over 28 service activities and fund-raisers such as shoreline clean up, spotlight on children, Big Bike ride for Heart and Strokes Foundation, Blind night, etc. He also led the members and joint forces with other Leo Clubs for service and fundraising projects. He was in the Leo Convention committee team every year since 2014. On October 21, 2017, he and his club members worked closely with the hosting club, Burnaby North Leo and held the first independent Leo Convention with Leo Grant of USD2,000 received from LC. How did the Leo make contributions to the development and growth of the Leo Club Program? On membership drive, President Jeffrey and his board successfully recruited over 100 members. He also encourage board members to attend leadership training organized by the District. He filed half term reports in details requested by the District Governor, file MYLCI membership records and Service Activity reports on time. He is now also promoting a new Omega Leo Club that will be formed in April/May this term. How did the Leo demonstrate distinct achievements in community or school activities outside the Leo Club Program? He was the Junior Instructor at UBC Geering Up Summer Camps, August 2016 and Junior Instructors at UBC Geering Up Weekly Club 2016-2017; He participated at Teach knowledge of STEM and being mentor of students ( age varies from kindergarten to high school ). He volunteered in Better Business Bureau (BBB mainland BC), August 2016. He worked in the office of BBB, update database, call client companies, etc. He was Director of Communications of Moscrop Business Club and won the best speaker in Moscrop Dragon Den 2016. He participated at the Ambassador of Young Investor Program, co-founder and president of Moscrop Phone Photography Club. For School Academic Awards: Honor Roll for 2015, 2016, and 2017. Member of Moscrop Math Club 2013-2017: Top student for Math Challenger 2014, Distinction Award in Pascal Math competition 2015, Distinction Award in Fryer Math competition 2015. He was awarded Moscrop Exception Service Award 2015-2017 with service hours over 120. On Principle's List, he achieved straight A's, He had the highest overall mark and performance in class for top student marketing 11 2016-2017. He was nominated by the teachers committee the Moscrop Exemplary Citizen Grade 11, 2016-2017. He was team caption of Moscrop Secondary Dragon Boat Team and won gold medal in 2016, silver medal in 2017 in Dragon Zone 500 and won silver medals in Concord Pacific for 2015, 2016, Moscrop all-star award for 2015, 2017. He jointed BURNABY NEIGHBOURHOOD HOUSE (BNH) and in 2016-2017 Participant of Youth Leadership (L2) of BNH : Being a change agent within and outside the community, by observing and recognizing ways to be involved in the immediate and long-term needs of the community through Fundraising, Event Planning and Management and Fundraised $1407 in the Taste of Nature Photography and Art Show and $203 in Halloween Pumpkin Party. He joined AIR CADETS 2015-2017 Air Cades - 637 Arrow Squadron (currently Level 4), 2015-2016 Member of Junior Ground School, 2016-2017 Member of Squadron Public Affair Team and Publish Squadron Newspaper quarterly. Other IN-SCHOOL CLUBS & SERVICES: 2015-2017 Member of Moscrop Mentorship Program, 2016-2017, Tutor at Moscrop Success Club, 2016-2017, "Member at Large of Moscrop Student Council, 2015-2016. Member of Moscrop Sunshine Committee, 2016-2017 Treasurer of Moscrop Sunshine Committee. Page 17
What We Do With Your Donations In 2018, we will fund up to 45 fee reductions for students attending the Northwest Lions Leadership Institute in Vancouver B.C. MD19 Lions can apply for a $200 fee reduction for the May 2018 class. Go to www.nwlli.org for information and forms. If you would like to know more about us, check out our website at: www.lionsleadershipfoundation.org Please support MD19 Lions Leadership Foundation. They are so supportive to our District. We have already received USD1,000 grant from them for our District Leo Convention (USD500) and the GLT Training trip to Zone A-4 in April (USD500). A Display table will be set up for MD19 Lions Leadership Foundation, meet and talk to their representative for more information. Spring Conferences: District 19-H Pacific Gateway Hotel, Richmond, B.C. March 16-17 District 19-F Marcus Whitman Hotel, Walla Walla, WA March 23-24 District 19-D Ramada Hotel & Conference Centre, Kelowna, B.C. April 6-7 District 19-E Coeur d Alene Resort Casino, Worley, ID April 20-22 District 19-I Parksville Community & Conf Centre, Parksville B.C. April 20-22 District 19-A Holiday Inn, Vancouver, BC April 27-28 District 19-C Kitsap Conference Center, Bremerton, WA April 27-28 District 19-B Hilton Garden Inn, Bothell, WA May 4-5 You District Club Suport Team members are ready to assist, just ASK! GAT (Global Action Team) Coordinator: DG Grace Hwo, liongrace@ymail.com Global Leadership Team (GLT) District Coordinator: Lion Elizabeth Nordlund, elizabeth.nordlund@telus.net Global Membership Team (GMT) District Coordinator: PZC/PCS Clara Chow, clarachow8132@gmail.com Global Service Team (GST) District Coordinator: 2nd VDG (Leadership Liaison) Bob Nordlund, nord3@telus.net 1st VDG Kenneth Liu (Membership Liaison), kenliu604@gmail.com Cabinet Secretary/Treasurer: PZC Alex Wong, alex@19alions.org Zone Chairpersons: A1 Ping Mah, exclusive@direct.ca, A2 Sharon Hansen, harrypotter007@shaw.ca A3 Dave Herd, daherd1202@gmail.com, A4 Ken Copping, spr@citytel.net, A6 2nd VDG Bob Nordlund A7 May Ho, mahois@gmail.com, A9 John Fell, 0592jrbc@gmail.com District I. T. Chairperson Lion Ann will be away for a two months trip from January to March, 2018. Please forward your club activity / announcement to DG Grace for posting on District website. Thank you! Page 18