The Thread: 10/19/25

October 19, 2025

“United To Do More”

District Governor Cindy Zheng

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#3E3E3E; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0;" align="left">Upcoming Events

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

Tuesday, October 21

San Bruno: Installation and Dinner Meeting

Thursday, October 23

District 4-C4: New Member Orientation (Chinese)

Friday, October 24

Foster City: 19th White Cane Bingo & Lasagna Dinner SOLD OUT!

Redwood City Financial Innovation: Master Your Finance

Saturday, October 25

Burlingame: Bocce Tournament Fundraiser

San Bruno: Pasta Bingo

SF Dynamic: Cache Creek Casino Trip

Sunday, October 26

Silicon Valley Global Innovation: Chartering New Branch Clubs

Monday, October 27

District 4-C4 Training: Lions Protocol

BASO: BJ’s Restaurant & Brewhouse Fundraiser

Wednesday, October 29

SFCCLC & PCL: Joint Halloween Event NEW

Thursday, October 30

Silicon Valley Cyber: 10th Anniversary Installation & Induction

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

Saturday, November 1

Multiple Clubs: Blood Drive

Foster City Roots Leo Club: Golf Tournament

Thursday, November 6

SF Chinatown: Mental Health Awareness Workshop

Saturday, November 8

District 4-C4: 2nd District Cabinet Meeting UPDATED

Sunday, November 9

SF Unified: Join In SF Veterans’ Day Parade

Monday, November 10

Millbrae: 6th Annual Charity Golf Tournament

Friday, November 14

Burlingame: Thanksgiving Lasagna Bingo

Sunday, November 16

District 4-C4: PDG John Hui Bowling Tournament

Monday, November 17

Save the date: PCL: Meeting hosted by Pacifica

Wednesday, November 19

Save the date: SFCCLC: Meeting hosted by SF Geneva-Excelsior

Saturday, November 22

Save the date: District 4-C4 Training: Club Officers Part 2

SF Host: Cache Creek Casino Trip NEW

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

Monday, December 1

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

Wednesday, December 3

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

Saturday, December 6

Save the date: Explore Leadership Training Opportunities

Monday, December 8

Save the date: New Club Development

#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

Tuesday, January 14

Save the date: District 4-C4: LCIF Fundraiser

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

#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)

Thursday, February 26

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

#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

#3E3E3E; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0;" align="left">Ongoing Lions Activities/Projects/Events

Clubs

SF Chinese Arts Association: Art Exhibition

Multiple Clubs: Get the Shot, Not the Flu NEW

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

#3E3E3E; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0;" align="left">District 4-C4 Training Events

Thursday, October 23

New Member Orientation (Chinese)

Monday, October 27

Lions Protocol

Saturday, November 22

Club Officers Part 2

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

#3E3E3E; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0;" align="left">DON’T FORGET TO INCLUDE AN AED FOR YOUR ACTIVITIES!!!

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

#3E3E3E; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0;" align="left">Newsletters

Lions Clubs International Foundation

Foster City

Menlo Park Live Oak

Millbrae

San Bruno

SF Geneva-Excelsior NEW

SF Unified

Millbrae Leo

#3E3E3E; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0;" align="left">District 4-C4 Endorsed Projects

ENDORSED PROJECTS:

Global Initiative for Health and Wellness: Partnerships

Lions Eye Foundation

Lions Eye Clinic Tours NEW



Lions Veterans Charities

Saturday, November 15: USO Experience Night

#3E3E3E; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0;" align="left">Solicitations and Donation Requests

District 4-C4

Region 4: Childhood Cancer Fundraiser

District Clubs:

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

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

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;" align="left">Lions Grant Opportunities

#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)

#3E3E3E; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0;" align="left">Information

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

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