The Thread: 02/09/25

The Thread: 02/09/25

 

February 9, 2025

 

“Service – Community – Integrity”

District Governor Clayton Jolley

 

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SUNSHINE NEWS

 

Peninsula Special Interest Lion Bill Britter has been in and out of the hospital recently and could use a little cheer from his friends and fellow Lions. Please send some sunshine his way with a card at 151 Flying Cloud Isle, Foster City 94044.

Lion Yvonne Kantola

Sunshine Chair

 

CLUB INFORMATION

 

Please update your records to show: San Francisco Special Choir Lions Club has changed the club name to: San Francisco Friends Cyber Lions Club

 

Upcoming Events

 

February 2025

 

Saturday, February 15

San Mateo Metropolitan: Student Speakers Contest NEW

Sunday, February 16

Bay Area Global Outreach: Student Speakers Contest

Monday, February 17

SF Premier: Student Speakers Contest NEW

Friday, February 21 – Sunday, February 23

California Lions MD-4: Convention

Saturday, February 22

MD-4: Leo Symposium at MD-4 Convention

Millbrae: Marinated Crab Feed

SF Geneva-Excelsior: 38th Annual Marinated Crab Feed

Monday, February 24

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

Wednesday, February 26

SFCCLC: Meeting hosted by SF Chinatown UPDATED

Friday, February 28

Burlingame: Blood Drive

 

March 2025

 

Saturday, March 1

Burlingame: St. Patrick’s Dinner

Foster City Bair Island Cyber: Polynesian Surf & Turf Crab & Pig Feed DATE CHANGED TO 03/22/25

Tuesday, March 4

District 4-C4: New Member Orientation NEW

Friday, March 14

Foster City: 23rd Annual Crab Feed Fundraiser

Saturday, March 15

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

Saturday, March 22

Foster City Bair Island Cyber: Crab Feed NEW

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

 

April 2025

 

Friday, April 25

Save the date: Daly City Host: Pasta Bingo

SFCCLC: Police, Firefighters & Sheriffs Awards

Monday, April 28

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

 

May 2025

 

Thursday, May 15 – Sunday, May 18

District 4-C4: Annual Convention:

Registration Form (Print) NEW

Registration (Online)

Volunteers are needed to register for 2nd floor hotel rooms facing the Courtyard, please email 4C4Convention@gmail.com

Hospitality Rooms

Contest Information

Food Fair

 

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

 

July 2025

 

Sunday – Thursday, July 13-17

Lions International Convention

 

Ongoing Lions Activities/Projects/Events

 

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 2: Humanitarian Project

 

District 4-C4 Region 6: Recycling Project

 

CLUBS

San Mateo Metropolitan/Bay Area Benefit Tomorrow: Free Consultation Community Service NEW

 

MD-4

CA Lions Leadership Marketing Event for Our Youth Projects

 

District 4-C4 Training Events

 

Tuesday, March 4 New Member Orientation NEW

 

GET AN AED FOR YOUR EVENT

 

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

 

Newsletters

 

 

District 4-C4 Endorsed Projects

 

ENDORSED PROJECTS:

Global Initiative for Health and Wellness

Partnerships

 

Lions Veterans Charities

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

 

Solicitations and Donation Requests

 

 

 

Lions Grant Opportunities

 

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)

 

California Lions Foundation

 

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

 

Information

 

Use of Lions Emblem/Logo

 

2024-2025 District 4-C4 Directory: Corrections/Updates UPDATED

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

 

2024-2025 District 4-C4 Cabinet Contact Information UPDATED

 

2024-2025 District 4-C4 Clubs by Region and Zone UPDATED

 

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

 

 

The Thread Publication Policy

 

·     The Thread will be published once a week – usually on Sunday evening

·     Event and Community Service Flyers may be included on The Thread if the event is sponsored by LCI, MD-4, District 4-C4, 4-C4 Lions Club(s) in good standing with the sponsoring Lions Club(s) listed. If the sponsoring club(s) are not listed, flyer will be returned to sender to modify.

·     Ongoing Projects are activities/events not held on consecutive days/dates.

·     Flyers/Announcements may be listed/included on The Thread if received by Noon each Friday. Please email to lions4service@gmail.com. Flyers will be acknowledged as received to the sender – if you do not receive an acknowledgement, please resend.

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