The Thread: 12/01/24

December 1, 2024

“Service – Community – Integrity”

District Governor Clayton Jolley

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#3E3E3E; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0;">December 2024

Wednesday, December 4

District 4-C4 Training: Student Speakers Contest Participant Workshop

Tuesday, December 3

SF Chinatown: Holiday Party

Friday, December 6

Leo District 4-C4: Hot Chocolate & Care Making Social NEW

Saturday, December 7

District 4-C4 Region 1: Connie Bridgewater District Hunger Project

Sunday, December 8

SF Latinos Unidos: Holiday Buffet Brunch

Friday, December 13

SF Ocean Ingleside: Holiday Giftbag Give-Away

Saturday, December 14

Bay Area Global Outreach: National Wreaths Across America Day NEW

SF Ocean Ingleside: Feeding 5000 Christmas Turkey Giveaway NEW

Bay Area Global Outreach: Music is Medicine VII CANCELLED

Sunday, December 15

SF Korean American: Year End Party 2024 NEW

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

Tuesday, January 7

Foster City: Student Speakers Contest NEW

Sunday, January 12

Save the date: District 4-C4: LCIF – Melvin Jones Birthday Party

Friday, January 17

Save the date: Burlingame: New Years Bingo NEW

Friday, January 24 – Sunday, January 26

MD-4: Regional Lions Leadership Institute – Sacramento

Monday, January 27

Save the date: PCL: Meeting hosted by Burlingame

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

Saturday, February 1

Save the date: District 4-C4: Third District Meeting

Saturday, February 8

Save the date: San Carlos: Crab Feed

Friday, February 14

Save the date: SF Cosmopolitan: Romance by the Bay

Friday, February 21 – Sunday, February 23

California Lions MD-4: Convention

Saturday, February 22

MD-4: Leo Symposium at MD-4 Convention

Monday, February 24

Save the date: PCL: Meeting hosted by Bay Area Special Olympics

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

Saturday, March 1

Save the date: Burlingame: St. Patrick’s Dinner NEW

Save the date: Foster City Bair Island Cyber: Polynesian Surf & Turf Crab & Pig Feed

Saturday, March 8

District 4-C4: Eyeglass Collection

Friday, March 21 – Sunday, March 23

Save the dates: Emerging Lions Leadership Institute – Anaheim

Friday, March 21

Lions Day at United Nations – New York

Friday, March 28

Save the date: PCL: Police, Sheriff and Fire Awards Banquet

Friday, March 28 – Sunday, March 30

Save the dates: Leo Leadership Forum – Camp Teresita Pines

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

Friday, April 25

Save the date: Daly City Host: Pasta Bingo

Save the date: SFCCLC: Police, Firefighters & Sheriffs Awards

Monday, April 28

Save the date: PCL: Meeting hosted by Half Moon Bay

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

Thursday, May 15 – Sunday, May 18

Save the date: District 4-C4: Annual Convention

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

Saturday, June 7

Save the date: SF Ocean Ingleside: 40th Anniversary Celebration

Monday, June 23

Save the date: PCL: Meeting hosted by Bay Area Global Outreach

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

Sunday – Thursday, July 13-17

Lions International Convention

DISTRICT 4-C4

Student Speakers Contest

This is a list of all scheduled contests and will be updated as contests are reported.

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)

District 4-C4 Region 6: Recycling Project UPDATED

MD-4

CA Lions Leadership Marketing Event for Our Youth Projects

AEDs are available from:

Region 3 Chair Asia Kan asiakan@svlions.club 415-850-8488

Region 3 Zone 1 Chair Sharon Eberhardt sme314@att.net 415-585-3394

Region 4 Chair Paul Larson lionpaul@chapelofthehighlands.com 650-773-1169

Region 5 Chair Uni Buckley unibuckley02@yahoo.com 650-892-2578

Region 6 Chair Bradley Roxas bradleyroxas@gmail.com 415-517-9518

District 4-C4

Foster City

Menlo Park Live Oak

Millbrae

SF Geneva-Excelsior

Millbrae Leo NEW

ENDORSED PROJECTS:

Global Initiative for Health and Wellness

Partnerships

Lions Veterans Charities

Save the date: 11/15/25: USO Night DATE CHANGE

District Clubs:

Bay Area Global Outreach: Warm Coat Collection

Multiple Clubs: Annual Holiday Kids’ Toy Drive

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

So SF Golden Gate: Toy Drive and Warm Clothing CollectionS NEW

LCIF:

Lions International Foundation

Presidential LCIF Supporter Pins

Endorsed Projects:

California Lions Foundation

Lions Project for Canine Companions

City of Hope

Lions Eye Foundation of California-Nevada

Student Speakers Foundation

#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

Diabetes Awareness Grants

Click here for more information or contact PDG Mario Benavente (mxbdds@aol.com)

Use of Lions Emblem/Logo

2024-2025 District 4-C4 Directory Corrections/Updates



2024-2025 District 4-C4 Protocol: Order of Precedence

2024-2025 District 4-C4 Cabinet Contact Information

2024-2025 District 4-C4 Clubs by Region and 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

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