The Thread: 11/16/25

November 16, 2025

“United To Do More”

District Governor Cindy Zheng

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SUNSHINE NEWS

Please note the correction to the previously announced date for the Celebration of Life for Lion Shirlee Gibbs:

The correct date is Sunday, November 23, 2025, from 2:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Nick’s Restaurant in Pacifica.

Lion Yvonne Kantola

Sunshine Chair

#3E3E3E; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0;">November 2025

Wednesday, November 19

SFCCLC: Meeting hosted by SF Geneva-Excelsior NEW

Saturday, November 22

District 4-C4 Training: Club Officers Part 2 UPDATED

SF Host: Cache Creek Casino Trip

Monday, November 24

District 4-C4 Training: Your Personal Mission Statement NEW

PCL: Meeting hosted by Pacifica NEW

#3E3E3E; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0;">December 2025

Monday, December 1

District 4-C4 Training: Close the Back Door/Membership Retention

Tuesday, December 2

SF Chinatown: Christmas Fun Night

Wednesday, December 3

District 4-C4: Students Speakers Contest Club Zone Region Training

Friday, December 5

Bay Area Global Outreach: Thanksgiving/Installation of Officers & Induction of New Members DATE CHANGED TO 01/10/26

Saturday, December 6

Save the date: Explore Leadership Training Opportunities

Monday, December 8

Save the date: New Club Development

Friday, December 12

SF Bay Area Educators Cyber: Charter Event NEW

Saturday, December 13

District 4-C4 Region 2: Diabetes Awareness NEW

#3E3E3E; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0;">January 2026

Saturday, January 3– Sunday, January 11

LCI Week of Service – Hunger: CA Lions Service Challenge

Saturday, January 10

Save the date: Bay Area Global Outreach: New Year Celebration & Induction of New Members NEW

Sunday, January 11

District 4-C4 Region 3: Service at St Anthony Foundation NEW

Tuesday, January 14

Save the date: District 4-C4: LCIF Fundraiser Featuring PIP Dr Patti Hill

Saturday, January 17

Save the date: San Carlos: Whiskey Tasting

Friday, Jan 23 – Sunday, January 25

MD-4 Regional Lions Leadership Institute – Sacramento

Saturday, January 24

Save the date: San Carlos: Rise Against Hunger

Friday, January 30

Daly City Host: Nickel Auction

Saturday, January 31

Save the date: San Carlos: 28th Annual Crab Feed

#3E3E3E; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0;">February 2026

Saturday, February 7

Save the date: District 3rd Cabinet Meeting

Friday, February 13

Save the date: Foster City: 24th Annual Crab Feed

Friday, February 20 – Sunday, February 22

Save the date: MD-4 Convention (Queen Mary, Long Beach)

Friday, February 27

Save the date: Daly City Host: 85th Anniversary Celebration

Saturday, February 28

Save the date: SF Geneva-Excelsior: 39th Annual Crab Feed

#3E3E3E; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0;">March 2026

Saturday, March 28

Save the date: District 4-C4 Region 5 Eyeglass Collection & Vision Activities

#3E3E3E; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0;">April 2026

Saturday, April 18 – Sunday, April 26

LCI Week of Service – Environmental: CA Lions Service Challenge

Saturday, April 18

Save the date: District 4-C4: District Student Speakers Contest

#3E3E3E; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0;">May 2026

Wednesday, May 13 – Sunday, May 18

Save the date: District 4-C4: District Convention

Clubs

Multiple Clubs: Get the Shot, Not the Flu

District 4-C4

2026 Student Speakers Contest

District Vision Screeners

District 4-C4 has four vision screeners (2 Spot and 2 PlusOptix) available for club use on first come, first serve basis.

Contact Vision Screener Scheduler Lion Mary Picchi (mpicchi@comcast.net)

MD-4

CA Lions Leadership Marketing Event for Our Youth Projects

Saturday, November 22

Club Officers Part 2 UPDATED

Monday, November 24

Your Personal Mission Statement NEW

Monday, December 1

Close the Back Door/Membership Retention

Wednesday, December 3

Students Speakers Contest Club Zone Region Training

Saturday, December 6

Explore Leadership Training Opportunities

Monday, December 8

New Club Development

AEDs are available from:

Region 2 Chair Asia Kan asiakan@svlions.club 415-850-8488

Region 3 Chair Edd Palomar eddpalomar@gmail.com 650-255-0955

Region 1 Zone 2 Chair Linna Chan dchanbab604@yahoo.com 650-270-6300

Region 4 Zone 2 Chair Stephen Martin gelionpres2023@gmail.com 415-420-1635 Region 6 Zone 2 Chair Alvin Louie lionalvinlouie@gmail.com 415-971-4578

Lions Clubs International Foundation

District 4-C4 LCI



Foster City

Menlo Park Live Oak NEW

Millbrae

San Bruno NEW

SF Geneva-Excelsior NEW

SF Unified

Millbrae Leo

ENDORSED PROJECTS:

Global Initiative for Health and Wellness: Partnerships

Lions Eye Foundation

Lions Eye Clinic Tours



Lions Veterans Charities

Saturday, November 15: USO Experience Night

LCIF:

Lions International Foundation

Presidential LCIF Supporter Pins

District 4-C4

Region 3: St Anthony Foundation NEW

District Clubs:

Bay Area Global Outreach: The Giving Peanuts Fundraiser

Foster City Bair Island Cyber: Santa’s Coats & Toys Express

SF Bay Area Educators Cyber: Charter Event NEW

Silicon Valley Cyber: A “Taste of Peace” Wine Label Program

Multiple Clubs: Toy Drive

Endorsed Projects:

California Lions Foundation

Lions Project for Canine Companions

City of Hope

Lions Eye Foundation of California-Nevada

Student Speakers Foundation

Lions Veterans Charities:

USO Experience Night Program Ads

USO Experience Night Honor and Sponsor A Veteran

#3E3E3E; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0;">Lions Clubs International Foundation

Click here for specifics or contact District 4-C4 LCIF Co-Coordinators Michael Coffaro (sclionmike@yahoo.com) or Amy Fink (amyefink@yahoo.com)

#3E3E3E; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0;">California Lions Foundation

Mental Health, Youth & First Responders Grant

Click here for additional information or contact IPDG Clayton Jolley (lionclaytonhmb@gmail.com)

Use of Lions Emblem/Logo

2025-2026 District 4-C4 Protocol: Order of Precedence

2025-2026 District 4-C4 Directory Corrections/Updates UPDATED

2025-2026 District 4-C4 Cabinet Contact Information

2025-2026 District 4-C4 Clubs By Region By Zone

Sunshine News:

Please report to Lion Yvonne Kantola at lionyvonne1.ed@gmail.com

District 4-C4

PO Box 25301, San Mateo, CA

415-545-8107

Lions4Service@gmail.com

Copies of The Thread are available on District 4-C4 Website

The Thread Publication Policy

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