The Thread: 04/06/25

April 6, 2025

“Service – Community – Integrity”

District Governor Clayton Jolley

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

Monday, April 7

District 4-C4: AI For Beginners Training

Saturday, April 12

Bay Area Global Outreach: Mulford Gardens Quarterly Cleanup NEW

Foster City: Blood Drive

Peninsula Special Interest: Vision Clinic NEW

Silicon Valley & Foster City Bair Island:

Fundraiser for Myanmar/Thailand Earthquake Victims NEW

Friday, April 18

Save the date: Redwood City Financial Innovation: Charter Event

Saturday, April 19

SF Chinatown: 54th Miss Teen Chinatown Scholarship & Charity Gala NEW

SF Host: Dinner Dance

Monday, April 21

Foster City: Canine Companions Service Dogs Fundraiser

Friday, April 25

Daly City Host: Pasta Bingo

SFCCLC: Police, Firefighters & Sheriffs Awards

Saturday, April 26

District 4-C4 Student Speakers Contest

So SF Golden Gate: Hawaiian Night  NEW

Monday, April 28

PCL: Meeting hosted by Half Moon Bay NEW

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

Saturday, May 3

Save the date: District 4-C4 Region 3 Diabetes Event

Friday, May 9

Burlingame: Mother’s Day Bingo NEW

Thursday, May 15 – Sunday, May 18

District 4-C4: Annual Convention:

Registration Form (Print) Registration Deadline May 1

Registration (Online) Registration Deadline May 1

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

Hospitality Rooms

Contest Information

Food Fair

Partner In Service Event

Saturday, May 24

Bay Area Global Outreach: Turnover of Children’s Playground at Mulford Gardens Date change to 06/21

Friday, May 30

SF Bay Area Real Estate: Volunteering at SF-Marin Food Bank NEW 

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

Saturday, June 7

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

Saturday, June 21

Save the date: Bay Area Global Outreach: Turnover of Children’s Playground at Mulford Gardens NEW DATE

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

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

Sunday, August 3

Save the date: SF Unified Get Your Rear in Gear NEW

District 4-C4

SF Coordinating Council of Lions Club

High School Student Scholarship Opportunity

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)

District 4-C4 Region 6: Recycling Project

CLUBS

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

MD-4

CA Lions Fourth Quarter Service Projects NEW

CA Lions Leadership Marketing Event for Our Youth Projects

Monday, April 7 AI For Beginners Training

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 NEW

Menlo Park Live Oak

Millbrae NEW

SF Geneva-Excelsior

SF Unified

Millbrae Leo NEW

ENDORSED PROJECTS:

Cancel Out Parkinson’s

Saturday, April 5

8th Annual Robert G Smith Walk to Cancel Out Parkinson’s

Global Initiative for Health and Wellness

Partnerships

Lions Eye Foundation

Save the date: 07/26/25 Annual Meeting & Tour NEW

Save the date: 09/13/25: Sip for Sight Fundraiser 

Lions Veterans Charities

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

District Clubs:

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

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)

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Hunger or Environmental Grant

Click here for additional 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

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.
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