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mn jim syvertsen district governor lions clubs international district 4-a1 august 2012 volume 55 number 1 the roll of every member on our atlas lion i am excited about the future for our district team is to encourage lion members to become involved provide the resources tools to educate them and most importantly to have fun the end result will enable us to serve more people in need let us spread the words that ipdg dave mccullough enlightened us with during his year as governor it s great to be a lion the district meetings will be significantly different this year we hope to provide access to a far greater amount of information resources and value for all members in our clubs we are going to showcase club and district projects at exhibit booths both friday and saturday there will be training classes for club officers and members we are planning to have 24 individual club/district projects presented in a 15 minute informative class clubs in the region hosting the district meeting will act as hosts for the rest of our district each providing three raffle prizes international president wayne maddens theme is in a world of service he is a classic car buff and has built his campaigns comparing the indy 500 race teams to our lions team he believes we are ready to expand our impact in each community and rise up to new challenges he is continuing ipip tam s campaigns of last year engaging our youth ­ sharing the vision ­ relieving hunger ­ protecting our environment lions will continue to plant trees around the world but ip wayne madden is challenging lions to participate in the reading action program to focus on increasing literacy and access to learning resources through their service literacy ­ the ability to read and write ­ is the foundation for education and social development there are one billion illiterate people in the world today it was shocking to learn that there are more than 21 million american who cannot read at all to kick off our rap program we are offering each lion member who brings a new book for a child to our august district meeting will receive $5.00 off the cost for friday night or saturday my theme continues to be share your passion for lions i firmly believe you will create an opportunity to find a new member if you will invite a like-minded person to assist in a cause you passionately believe in continued page 3 mission statement of lions clubs international to create and foster a spirit of understanding among all people for humanitarian needs by providing voluntary services through community involvement and international cooperation in this issue from the dg cabinet august district mtg ads 1 vdg/dg visitations 2 vdg/camp pacifica camp pacifica #2 lpcci top club new members in memoriam 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 8 9 10 student speaker champ 10 eyemobile 10 more football 10 medicalert 11 peace poster kits 11 md4 global membership 12 student speaker pack 12 all star football 13 district calendar 14 district newsletter editor lion sue carner 1136 cecil way modesto ca 95350 209 524-2921 s.carner@sbcglobal.net sue

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page 2 t district 4-a1 mountain region rc gary west po box 143 burson ca 95225 r 209-772-2175 c 209-479-9378 gwestconstruction@yahoo.com zc 1 todd riebe 603 pitt street jackson ca 95642 r 209-223-1081 c 209-418-9071 triebeco.amador.ca.us zc 2 marilyn richardson 3450 arrowhead street copperopolis ca 95228 r 209-785-2757 mardaned@caltel.com zc 3 wendy dart 18717 mill villa road jamestown ca 95327 r/c 209-406-5015 suzichocolate@yahoo.com san joaquin region rc hector galvan po box 46 woodbridge ca 95258 r/c 209-603-7848 heclodi@yahoo.com zc 1 carrie guadagnolo 17465 e front street linden ca 95236 r 209-887-2002 c 209-817-2780 cjguad@gotnet.net zc 2 debbie hopman 1436 audrey drive tracy ca 95376 r 209-835-8613 debbihopman@gmail.com zc 3 dave sanchez 4897 bear creek road lodi ca 95240 r/c 209-598-7875 sancopress@aim.com august 2012 stanislaus region rc ray hammersley 2329 s creekside drive los banos ca 93635 r 209-710-0391 c 209-239-6810 rayhammer@hotmail.com zc 1 terry anderson 3625 n olive avenue turlock ca 95382 r 209-634-0203 c 209-202-1398 sandyswede@hotmail.com zc 2 brian bergstrom 3012 ivory court modesto ca 95355 r 209-551-2712 bbergstrom@statusinv.com zc 3 art trejo 16457 s del puerto avenue patterson ca 95363 r 209-892-2542 alion4e@yahoo.com cabinet district governor jim syvertsen 4020 rancho mesa court modesto ca 95356 r 209-721-1111 c 209-985-2475 jsyvertsen@lions4-a1.org jsyvert@sbcglobal.net 1 vice district governor tom bauder po box 151 wilselyville ca 95257 r 209-293-1185 c 209-596-0091 rottzertnt@volcano.net tbauder@lions4-a1.org 2 vice district governor kent christensen 2164 leeds road merced ca 95340 r 209-723-5846 c 209-617-3682 kbclion@aol.com cabinet secretary jeanine tucker 5530 prospectors parkway riverbank ca 95367 r 209-863-9789 c 209-595-7735 csjeanine@gmail.com cabinet treasurer/gmt chair pdg pat casey-gillum 1433 seneca court modesto ca 95358 r 209-522-2599 c 209-765-7897 patricia_gillum@sbcglobal.net glt chair pdg pat dimond 408 king richard lanenote change modesto ca 95350 r 209-521-5568 pbdimond@sbcglobal.net yosemite region rc dwight stephens 6315 diamond court chowchilla ca 93610 r 559-201-9250 c 559-274-5364 dwight.stephens@us.mcd.com zc 1 shirley medeiros 26496 road 11 chowchilla ca 93610 r 559-665-4348 c 559-223-0042 smedeiros2008@gmail.com zc 2 ron raines 4600 broadmore street chowchilla ca 93610 r 559-665-3020 c 559-474-0470 ronraines@lions4-a1.org zc 3 chris baker po box 2004 oakhurst ca 93644 r 559-642-6513 chrisbaker@digitalmirrors.com

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august 2012 district 4-a1 page 3 who gives helping hand dg columnacontinued just drop me an email i am asking each lion in district 4-a1 to commit to involving one or more persons they know in a project or cause they support let them experience the fun lions have working together and see the impact lions have on their communities i pledge to mail a personal letter of appreciation to each non-lion who gives a helping hand just drop me an email with the event name and address of your guest helper i would love to mail 2,500 letters of appreciation over the next 12 months there are two additional district projects this year most lions are aware or are involved locally in relay for life we want to continue building awareness and support local involvement the other project is the wounded warrior project in recognition of our veterans who have sacrificed so much once again i wish to build awareness and let you make your own decisions there are top club points to be earned for participation in each this year i would like to recognize special lions in each club who continually give more than asked or expected anyone may nominate a fellow lion but the club president must sign the nomination letter your club secretary will have the rules and form district 4-a1 installation of cabinet officers 2012-2013 share your passion for lions when august 10 2012 5:00 pm pre-cabinet meeting 6:00 pm social hour 7:00 pm dinner drawing 8:00 pm installation by id bob smith 5-7:00 pm club/project exhibitions open where howard training center htc 1424 stonum rd modesto cost $25.00/person or $30.00 at door hosted by modesto sunset lions ip wayne madden challenges lions to participate in rap reading action program to increase literacy bring one or more new books for a child and save $5.00 on fri or sat accommodations microtel inn 1760 herndon rd ceres 209-538-6466 $72.00 double/queen/per night august 11 2012 6:30-7:30 am eye openers at htc 7:00-9:00 am registration/continental breakfast by modesto lions 7:30-8:45 am finance convention committees 9:00-9:30 am district meeting 9:45 am-12:30 pm 18 break out sessions it is time to make sure we are having 12:30-1:30 pm lunch by modesto 500 lions fun in our clubs involving all members in our club activities/projects 1:30-2:30 pm reports/guest speakers 2:30-2:45 pm drawing by stanislaus region and sharing the passion we have for lion causes with other friends family 2:45-3:00 pm closing remarks work or business share your passion dg jim syvertsen rc ray hammersley 2329 s creekside dr los banos 93635 209710-0391 cost $15 or $20 at door for sat $35 for both days by 8/6 or $45 for both days at door rayhammer@hotmail.com

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page 4 district 4-a1 august 2012 saturday august 25 2012 too much fun for $10 lions night at the nuts john thurman field sunset ave modesto 5 pm ­ bbq dinner 7 pm ­ baseball game modesto nuts vs visalia rawhides 10 pm ­ fireworks too much fun for $10 information lion jill loving po box 110 camp pacifica fundraiser atwater ca 95301 209 489-7533 or pdg jim loving 209 200-3200 send and pick up tickets the event evening yosemite lions club golf tournament at the wawona hotel golf course in yosemite national park all proceeds benefit local charities saturday september 8 2012 shotgun start 11 am check in 9:30 am refreshments available for purchase on the course bbq dinner 5 pm followed by prize raffle individual registration is $75.00 if paid by 8/24 and $85.00 after the payment deadline registration fee includes golf cart green fees polo shirt ball cap bbq dinner goodie bag and a day of summer fun in yosemite national park please make payment to yosemite lions club c/o shari baudoux po box 802 yosemite ca 95389 this event is very popular payment is due 8/31 to assure your spot in the tournament please send a message to yosemitelionsclub@yahoo.com or contact kym wright 209 372-1221 teri tudela 209 372-1077 or shari badeux 209 628-5941 with questions name phone address no of people in group join us for dinner yes or no names in group will non-tournament participants be joining you for dinner yes or no of guests

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august 2012 jeanine tucker district 4-a1 page 5 dg visitation schedule 2012-2013 revised 7/28 ­ if 1 vdg tom bauder any questions please contact cs jeanine tucker yellow ­ not confirmed please contact cs 7/5 7/10 7/10 7/11 7/17 7/17 7/18 7/18 7/19 7/23 7/25 7/26 7/26 8/1 8/1 8/6 8/8 8/9 8/14 8/15 8/16 8/21 8/22 8/28 9/5 9/6 9/25 9/26 9/27 10/1 10/2 10/3 10/4 10/8 10/10 10/10 10/11 10/15 10/16 10/17 10/18 10/18 10/23 10/24 10/31 11/1 11/3 11/7 11/8 11/13 11/14 11/15 11/20 11/28 yosemite san andreas 49er breakfast sutter creek copperopolis lake tulloch argonaut breakfast clements-lockeford jackson up country 88 merced breakfast lake don pedro gold chain madera evening modesto 500 turlock 12:10 sonora arnold dos palos patterson murphys-angels chowchilla lioness lions hilmar-irwin-stevinson chowchilla west point delhi atwater-winton livingston madera breakfast merced golden bass lake tri-dams stockton fil-am stockton delta sierra oakhurst escalon lathrop modesto north fork manteca denair waterford le grand tracy breakfast ripon linden stockton pacifica lodi crows landing mokelumne hill garrotte oakdale stockton host ceres lodi mexican american mariposa oakhurst mountain noon 8 am 6 pm 6 pm 7 am 6:30 pm noon 6 pm 6:45 am 6 pm 6:10 pm 12:10 pm 6 pm noon 6:30 pm 7:30 pm 7:30 pm 6 pm 7 pm 6 pm 7 pm 6:30 pm 7 pm 7 pm 7 pm 6:30 pm 7 pm 11:30 am 7:30 pm 7 pm 6:30 pm 5:30 pm 7:30 pm 6 pm 12:15 pm 7 pm 7 pm 7 pm 7 pm 7:30 pm 6:45 am 7 pm 7 pm 7 pm noon 7 pm 8 am 6 pm 7 pm 12:05 pm 7 pm 6:30 pm 7 pm 6 pm continued page 6 greetings all lions welcome to a new lion s year your governor and leaders are ready to help make this another successful year lion toni and i have started visitations for the year with governor jim we started with yosemite and what a great job they are doing we shall be visiting twelve clubs this month and another eleven in august hopefully we can make it to the pig in the park in ballico and the destruction derby in turlock don t forget the new and exciting district meeting in august governor jim has big plans for the meetings this year we added a net 60 members this last year but we need to make it interesting for new members and others so as not to lose them your gm team will work with those who want to retain members as well as recruiting new members as reported earlier governor jim has an award for clubs that have special lions inquire as how club leaders can nominate those that do an outstanding job those doing so will be rewarded at club visits and at the district meetings do not forget the pre-planning meeting july 28 2012 at cabinet secretary jeanine s home in riverbank see all of you at district meeting august th th 10 and 11 yours in lionism tom bauder

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page 6 district 4-a1 august 2012 continuation dg visitation schedule yellow not confirmed please contact cs jeanine 12/5 12/6 12/12 12/13 12/13 12/17 12/19 1/9 1/10 1/16 1/17 stockton san joaquin madera ranchos south stockton los banos gustine chowchilla greenhills newman riverbank tracy tank town modesto sunset turlock 6:30 pm 7 pm change 9/6 6:30 pm noon 7 pm 7 pm 7 pm 6:30 pm 6 pm 6:30 pm 7:30 pm 2 vdg kent christensen i want to thank all of those lions again who have given me the opportunity to be your 2nd vdg for 12-13 i enjoyed meeting with the 14 other incoming 2ndvdge s at the june council of governor s meeting in sacramento these are the other district lions i will be working with the next three years i would encourage clubs to look at the training that will be available at the district meeting now is a good time to train your leaders use the resources that are available to you to improve your club along that same line you should be looking at sending your 1st vp or any lion who is in a leadership role to the leadership institute at harris ranch in coalinga this is a very intense reasonably priced training if you are interested i have the registration forms which should be on the md4 website soon the cost is $250 which includes your meals and room would strongly recommend getting your club to finance this for you it will take place january 19 -21 2013 and it starts at 9 am on saturday and ends monday morning so you most likely can commute there saturday morning and be home in the early afternoon on monday the one shot one life program through lcif is continuing please consider in your budget for 12-13 contributing to lcif lions have the opportunity to end measles worldwide you may think that it does not affect us here in the us but outbreaks still occur in the us i certainly look forward to being able to say i helped eradicate measles lcif is the charitable arm of lions worldwide just recently camp pacifica received its third matching grant for $27,000 it will be used to rebuild the ropes course if you need a program concerning lcif or just need some help with a melvin jones fellowship contact chairman pdg don allen or me once again i want to thank everyone for the tremendous response continued p 9 the latest from camp pacifica camp pacifica 2012 has started brooke and lisa our directors arrived yesterday 30 odd staff and counselors came into camp today kym wright this year s executive director lion carol walter our medical person and athena torrano this year s cook were there too we have 38 campers the first week and brooke is working on getting a final four cleared the second week we have 55 and a few more in the pipeline then there are eight campers in leadership training as well and they stay for both weeks so it s a lively camp this year as ever today madera evening lions cooked a great meal for us all and we have every lunch and dinner covered the rest of this week and the two weeks of camp thank you lions don t forget you are welcome anytime just call director kym wright 831-236-6844 so she knows you are coming we will take you around the activities you can join the campers for lunch or dinner depending what time of day you come and you can admire the 100 new trees and all the improvements that have been made in the last few years so far we have received generous campership donations from just 14 lions clubs in our district thank you to those clubs your support is so appreciated we look forward to receiving at least one campership of $300 from every club yours in lionism on behalf of the whole california lions camp board lion jill loving secretary

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august 2012 district 4-a1 page 7 california lions camp it is an exciting time at camp pacifica ­ the kids are ariving and camp is getting under way if you can find time in the next two weeks come up to camp pacifica and see your camp full of exciting activities a big thank you to kym wright for all her work to make this years camp a great success the camp had to do a lot of equipment repair this year the attached pictures show our dump truck after and engine overhaul and repairs thank you to the ceres ­ turlock hilmar-irwinstevinson lions clubs who donated $1000.00 each towards the repairs of the truck this year the madera county health department is requiring camp pacifica to water its roads for dust control we are renovating the old denair lions club water tank making it water tight and adding a new pump and spray bar a big thank you to woody jorritsma of hilmar for his expertise in building water trucks will paint the tank later when you arrive at camp this year please take a look at our new $1500 jumbo pool sweep donated by george and kay mcatee thank you another thing to look at is our 100 redwood trees they are growing like crazy a special thank you to pdg steve granlees for this project and many others our horses and their feed just arrived at camp ­ thank you to pdg norman and helen clark they haul the horses and feed every year and care for them all year long at their ranch i would like to thank pdg jim and jill loving dianne peterson pdg steve granlees and all the camp pacifica board of directors for all their many hours of work for camp pacifica the november district meeting will be held at camp pacifica see you there pdg russ custer camp pacifica board president pdg steve granlees questions regarding pig feed tickets contact lion wyman dickerson 209 304-8094 or wymand@volcano.net maximum of 200 diners tickets $25.00 6 pm no host bar 7 pm dinner.

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page 8 d lpcci continued district 4-a1 august 2012 lpcci the latest jim no longer has to crawl on his hands and knees to get his shoes in the morning sue no longer has to ask strangers to hand her a can from the bottom shelf in the grocery store betty no longer eats lunch alone in the cafeteria ed is safer while driving there is one common factor in these diverse situations ­ a highly trained dog from canine companions for independence has changed all their lives if that is not enough they have a faithful nonjudgmental companion who will be the social bridge to other people in all situations these cci dogs like ellie vi and janel are raised by a volunteer and provided for free to people with disabilities and cci checks in with the graduates people with the dogs regularly to insure that the marriage is going well that the graduate and the dog are successful in 2011 cci matched 262 dogs with people with disabilities a record number of dogs how can you help i m glad you asked have an lpcci program at your club become a member club of lpcci in almost all cases for $200 or less per year do you have a member who likes dogs who you would like to honor there are many opportunities to give them an award for as little as $100 contact me to arrange a program for your club we have 4 lions ready to provide a very interesting program would you like to see what cci and all the volunteers do to make a difference in someone s life come join me at the august 17th graduation in santa rosa at 1:45 pm i will present ellie to her breeder caretaker this volunteer will keep ellie who will have puppies eventually 5 litters 1 per year who will grow up to be service dogs as a puppy raiser i will be happy to see a dog that i raised or one of ellie s pups teamed with a person who will be more independent i will be able to say that i helped make that happen puppy raisers raise miracles one at a time we help provide exceptional dogs for exceptional people pdg don allen ipp of western region lpcci the greatest honor any lion or puppy raiser can have is for a cci puppy to be named after him/her meet dallen named after pdg don allen outgoing pres isn t she a doll matching bellies will be fun to go to her graduation ed top club dallen is the purple collar bottom right corner with litter mates ed new top club chairperson is lion claudia miller 3909 shawnee drive modesto ca 95356 209 595-1844 cmiller@howardtrainingcenter.com please see new district directory for rules contact her with questions

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august 2012 on ballenge district 4-a1 page 9 april ­ june 2012 club/member atwater winton tomas legg ceres mike repp miguel duran lance goblirsch chowchilla greenhills justice badilla ray badilla shelly badilla glen beaird elisabete bockhop troy bockhop lori bueno elizabeth cheatham paula christoffersen anthony curry jon dorr monica dorr debbie farr james farr andrea haze janan hebert randal hixson david lovato laura lovato patricia marceaux peter mathews rick medeiros rachel mendiola william miller nick patel d martin piepenbrok mary pittman josefina rios myrna rios keith rocha debra santos rosemary tadlock kimberly urbani mark urbani carl whatley sponsor don ballenger ron baram randall moore ken lane new club club/member sponsor jimmy whatley new club kathy whatley sandra whatley terri aquino andrea giordanella linda yanders copperopolis lake tulloch mary montini none listed david montini none listed ronald massai none listed dos palos logan weathers billy bratcher timothy zimmerman don vincent jackson andrew grantham norman trevaskis scott sharp norman trevaskis jesse andriessen bart gillman daniel stephens beau gillman le grand bob martinez sonny hultgren linden steven crawford garrett becker austin erdman stephen moore john walsh lawrence knapp david fletcher david frison nick giannini matthew laverone lodi mexican american rose castellanos dave sanchez margaret dela cruz john flores norma flores not listed lydia sanchez dave sanchez los banos manuel dela cruz ray hammersley nina dela cruz ray hammersley claire drymor madelyn hammersley ronald hammett ray hammersley telia brumfield ray hammersley diana ingram rex brumfield merced breakfast chris medina david silveira modesto amy haney irene murata newman new club norman bryant william cherry james croom bill dascomb see sharon eachus page 13 steve eachus

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page 10 district 4-a1 august 2012 continuation of 2vdg kent christensen in memoriam april ­ june 2012 udo walter jeremy reynolds reldon wood millie beranek mike buccellato domenic di franco r g liles tom kinard sonora mountain waterford ceres lake don pedro linden lodi manteca mariposa i received regarding my run for 2ndvdg i hope to see many lions at the district meeting please be sure to visit with my guest 2ndvdg erv gon and wife lion catherine from 4-c5 2ndvdg kent b christensen district 4-a1 eyemobile for those of you who have used the eyemobile in the last 2 months $1100 later and we have air conditioning again lion mel has been busy trying to get it back up to par hopefully it was ok for riverbank to have it this weekend as there were also some electrical issues he was having repaired although lion mel is not up to driving the brute on the road yet post stroke he has lots of elves to help him get it around although he doesn t look like a typical stroke patient he had a little difficulty just getting into the passenger seat the district sure appreciates all that he has done to keep the eyemobile in working order now if anyone knows about what happened to about 1/8 of the back bumper which is gone it would be nice to report it to the insurance company surely someone must have felt that come off remember it is the driver s responsibility to check the eyemobile before you start driving otherwise we have to assume that damage happened on your watch we understand that someone could have hit it in a parking lot just be aware of where you park also please clean your shoes before entering carpet cleaner elf and diesel it up sue carner editor congratulations jake chambers a 16-year-old junior at calaveras high school representing area 1 district 4-a1 and the san andreas 49er breakfast lions club won a total of $21,000 in scholarships for having the speech judged the best at the final contest june 2 in sacramento as jake said it is true we must look back on our history but not to find what we did wrong but rather to embrace and improve on that which we did right from june 2012 md4 bulletin more football per pdg felix romo district fundraiser 10/21/12 oakland raiders vs jacksonville cougers tickets game ticket $45.00 ticket bbq ceres drinks $65.00 bus ­ mountain one is full he will work on one from the valley need 40 riders plus 2 bartenders $105includes above also can ride on own join up with group there also can ride bart to oakland coliseum join up

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august 2012 district 4-a1 page 11 have you ordered your lci peace poster kits yet they are presently on sale from the club supplies sales department at international headquarters october 1 is the deadline to purchase kits november 15 is the postmark deadline for a club to send one winning poster to the district governor december 1 is the postmark deadline for a dg to send one winning district poster to multiple district council chairperson february 1 is the date by which international winners are notified medicalert continued i know medicalert is just a phone call away when natalia is having one of her seizures and i m panicked i know that medicalert is going to provide her medical information in an instant says theresa natalia s mother it has been an incredible year for the lions ­ medicalert children s program together we have accomplished so much as of june 30 2012 the lions of md-4 have protected close to 60 children with medicalert memberships and life-saving medical ids we have 20 active lions clubs participating in the program and hope to double that number through the coming year the lions in participating clubs have donated over $18,000 to date and it s steadily growing if your club is not yet participating in the lions ­ medicalert children s program what are you waiting for contact lion terry anderson at 209-634-0203 and get with the program our lions ­ medicalert children s program really started growing when we featured 3 years old natalia on the outside natalia is just like any other three-year-old but she struggles daily with severe medical conditions in addition to being legally blind natalia has diabetes insipidus id an uncommon condition that occurs when the kidneys are unable to conserve water while filtering blood her conditions force her to follow a strict diet of low sodium foods and no carbonated drinks ­ tough to accomplish in this day and age natalia also lives with tactile defensiveness meaning she has sensory modulation difficulty resulting in the inability to tolerate touch stimulation natalia is one of the many children who benefit from medicalert foundation s sponsored program supported by generous donors and lions like you in natalia s case her membership is fully paid by the hilmar-irwinstevinson lions club merced leo s ­ first leo s club to join the lions ­ medicalert children s program on may 2 2012 ten of the merced high leo s club visited medicalert foundation s headquarters in turlock ca and presented the foundation with a check for $600 the merced leo s had worked through the school year doing car washes and exhibiting in front of local grocery stores to raise money for the children s program this particular donation will go towards the protection of six children with medical conditions most in need the remaining dollars will be contributed by medicalert foundation from individual donations received by their members to ensure the children are protected through a ten year span choua vang the treasure of the merced high school lions says it best i care deeply about others i want to become a nurse one day and help children with medical conditions medicalert already helps those in need and i want to be a part of that see page 12 for

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page 12 district 4-a1 medicalert continued august 2012 from md4 global membership team by pdg chuck cassy coordinator is your club under 20 members if so are your club members making a contribution and making a difference in your community are your lions having fun and feeling good about being lions i ll bet most clubs under-20 are in crisis under-20 clubs are close to no longer being clubs but they are not doomed they can reinvigorate themselves one of the biggest problems is that they ve become clubs that prospective members wouldn t want to join there is hope but there are challenges to having a great club once more there are some important lessons to be learned from clubs i ve seen which have reinvented themselves 1 the club needs leadership there has to be a small group even two people who decide and are determined to reverse the downward course of their club 2 they need to agree on a plan as to the steps that will need to be taken 3 the steps need to be to have good interesting and fun meetings consider changing or varying meeting times and places to make meetings available to new members 4 reach out to the community get a website make your club known again in your community 5 have meaningful relevant projects lions need to feel good about our service to our communities start with one good project 6 get training on how to recruit new members and how to keep them once you get them by participating in the lions ­ medicalert children s program our local lions lioness and leo s club s can help meet pressing needs in our communities together we can make a difference please join us today by calling lion terry anderson at 209-634-0203 with your commitment to help children in the central valley guess terry has a new ghost writer ed by kelly kappmeier advancement specialist order your student speaker club contest packet today now online service in the ancient past of md4 you probably ordered your valuable club contest packet envelope via pony express or wells fargo stage coach often intercepted by outlaws thieves then civilization brought us the friendly post card and our us postal service now good news if you have an online computer or access to one at work or a friend you can order your club packet in less than a minute it s cheap easy and reliable please don t order a packet unless your club plans to participate in the contest this year you may verify your order by clicking the student speaker packet confirming orders made on the admin office webpage the packets will be mailed after october 1st one per club order on md4 website also please make sure that your club account is paid otherwise no student speaker packet if your club is unable to navigate ordering the packet on the website please contact pdg francis bognuda c 209-401-7690 and he will put an order in for your club do not duplicate your club order one of the real dangers is lions this time of year get the idea that we ll get busy changing things well next year may be too late now is the time to start taking steps to meet your club s challenges stop talking and start doing dream for just a moment what would it be like to have 25 members 30 members 50 or even 100 think of the projects the impact the difference you d make best of all think of all the friends you d have!

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august 2012 a district 4-a1 page 13 all star football north team wins 30-0 new members continued club/member newman continued kathy evans phyllis peavler phil phillips sunny phillips laurie reigada oakdale bruce mcleod oakhurst mountain judi hussain patterson rick chavez kurt gross lazaro navarro david vonriesen riverbank annabelle aguiler james dachenhaus patty hughes leta larkin stockton fil am tony lagura john pearce stockton pacifica lewis collier south stockton francisco serrano brando villapudas ron stevens tracy breakfast j barton vaughn turlock brian kennedy turlock 12:10 andew wigglesworth steven trow up country 88 charles centanni nannette briggs waterford john gothan pat greene glen jorgensen thomas powell james romero rick yoder west point heather myers sponsor new club on the very hot day of june 16 2012 at modesto jc the north team took the south team 30 ­ 0 at the 39th district 4-a1 lions all star football game it s a familiar issue with all-star football games with just a week of practice how do you create more offense the south has a year to find an answer after struggling to move the ball the north dominated in its 30-0 win the game had been at the university of the pacific but mjc is its home after uop no longer holds our football game at its stadium approximately 2,800 enjoyed the summer game johansen s johnny uperesa was the defensive mvp but his play at linebacker was a rare south highlight with six tackles and two sacks oakdale s marcus hernandez and central catholic s sterling shaw each ran for 40 yards but there was little south offense beyond that buhach colony s prince hallion helped the south turn back an early threat pouncing on the ball at his 11 on patrick thompson s fumble the north came right back though scoring on a 33-yard pass from the wood brothers of stagg ­ quarterback brian and receiver ryan ­ for a 7-0 lead escalon s gino franceschetti kicked three point-after-touch-downs and his 22-yard field goal made it 10-0 at half time unfortunately penalties pushed the south back when there were scoring opportunities thank you to the tracy breakfast lions tank town lions turlock 12:10 lions turlock lions delta lions dr eric chappa game day md ­ sj lions and merced breakfast lions for their help on a very hot temperature game day thank you to the clubs who participated in the banner procession at half time and the stagg high school cheerleaders who put on a great routine thank you to the lions all star football committee and all of the clubs lions non-lions people who sell and buy ads corporate sponsors who have supported this game for years you made this game a success onto the 40 game wow 40 years still going strong e g olson chairperson don t forget to get your money in for tickets players program ads asap don t make us chase you down th francis heuring ginger foust dennis mccord dennis mccord bobby yamamoto jim cox new club michael arishin michael arishin paul king francis bognuda dale ludwig francis bognuda norman pederson leonard messer terry anderson terry anderson james zipse william briggs james romero mary loftin pat greene michael vanwinkle michael vanwinkle robert schmidt sandra krewski

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page 14 district 4-a1 august 2012 august 7/22 ­ 8/4 two weeks of camp pacifica 2-5 md-4 council of governors meeting san diego 6 deadline for early reservations district meeting 10-11 district 4-a1 meeting ­ stanislaus region see page 3 13 gmt/glt meeting with rc/zc place time to be determined ­ contact chairs 17 cci graduation see page 8 18 sutter creek pig feed see page 7 20 district governor elect orientation ­ so you want to be a dg more from pdg don allen 209 988-3098 23 merced breakfast night meeting lake yosemite verified by club 25 lions night at the nuts cp fundraiser see page 4 september 8 golf tournament wawona hotel yosemite see page 4 13 ­ 15 usa/canada forum tampa bay fl 29 medicalert health fair contact lion terry anderson 209 202-1398 30 application due to lci for club president excellence award changes to club award in 2013 and copy to ipdg dave see page 104 in last district directory october 1 deadline to purchase peace poster kits 1 student speaker packets to be mailed to clubs if application submitted to md4/web 12 ­ 14 md-4 council of governors fairfield ca 10 deadline for articles for district newsletter 21 district fundraiser oakland raiders vs jacksonville cougars see page 10 november 9 ­ 10 district meeting yosemite region at camp pacifica 15 winning club peace poster due to dg

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