1 President Lion Irene Young 3770 Carter Drive So San Francisco, CA 94080 (650) 302-0530 [email protected]Secretary May Seto 1716 Quesada Way Burlingame, CA 94010 (650) 245-3287 [email protected]Treasurer Nancy Lau 1330 32nd Avenue San Francisco, CA 9494122 (415) 731-8059 [email protected]District Governor Helen Casaclang 1281 Rachel Way Vallejo, CA 94591 (707) 642-0472 [email protected]1st Vice District Governor Fanny Chu 2650 Wexford Avenue So San Francisco CA 84080 (650) 794-0350 [email protected]2nd Vice District Governor Dr Agusto Valara, Jr 4299 Callan Blvd Daly City, CA 94015 [email protected]Region Chair Verdie Thompson 230 Loon Court Foster City, CA 94404 (650) 298-0737 [email protected]Zone Chair John Gill 1026 Tenth Avenue San Mateo, CA 94402 (650) 868-4021 [email protected]Newsleer Editor PCC Emil Kantola 660 Manor Drive Pacifica, CA 94044 (650) 892-0685 [email protected]San Francisco Chinatown Lions Club The Pride of Chinatown Club Newsletter District 4-C4 July 2019 We Serve Dear Fellow Lions: I like to say it is a privilege and honor for me to serve all of you as the new President to our club. First I want to congratulate Immediate Past President Sandy Su for her outstanding year of service to our club and community. Her leadership has helped our club to receive many club excellence awards, recognion in our community. I am so grateful to have served under her as the First Vice President I just came back from LCI Convenon at Milan! So excited our SFCLC got in the Model Club of the year ! It was so awesome meeng many fellow Lions from all around the world. Being a Lion means so much to me. It allows me to serve alongside with my fellow Lions , within our local community as well as around the world. Together Lions allows us to make impacts and to serve those in need so that the less unfortunate people have a beer life. Being a Lion makes me not only happy but also makes me very proud. We work hard to make the world a beer place because of the great work that we do as Lions. My goals for the incoming year: 1. Increase members 2. Do more service project. 3. Fundraiser for Lions Club Internaonal Foundaon and our local communies. and many many more. Thanks! Yours in Lionism, Irene Young Lion Irene Young
Dear Fellow Lions: I like to say it is a privilege and honor for me to serve all of you as the new President to our club. First I want to congratulate Immediate Past President Sandy Su for her outstanding year of service to our club and community. Her leadership has helped our club to receive many club excellence awards, recognition in our community. I am so grateful to have served under her as the First Vice President I just came back from LCI Convention at Milan! So excited our SFCLC got in the Model Club of the year ! It was so awesome meeting many fellow Lions from all around the world. Being a Lion means so much to me. It allows me to serve alongside with my fellow Lions , within our local community as well as around the world. Together Lions allows us to make impacts and to serve those in need so that the less unfortunate people have a better life. Being a Lion makes me not only happy but also makes me very proud. We work hard to make the world a better place because of the great work that we do as Lions. My goals for the incoming year: 1. Increase members 2. Do more service project. 3. Fundraiser for Lions Club International Foundation and our local communities. and many many more. Thanks! Yours in Lionism,
Irene Young Lion Irene Young
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San Francisco Chinatown Lions Club Officers for 2019-2020
President Irene Young
Immediate Past President Sandy Su
1st Vice President Sherman King
2nd Vice President Jack Mak
3rd Vice President Ning Ho
Secretary May Seto
Treasurer Nancy Lau
Lion Tamer Emerson Chin
Tail Twister Ron Chow
Club Administrator Yvonne Kantola
Membership Chair IPP Sandy Su
Board of Directors:
Sanny Lam Manson Leung
Laura Chu Mark Paskvan
Eddie Chin Mae C Woo
Canna Cheung
Co-Parliamentarian:
PDG Macy Mak Chan PDG Larry Wong
PDG Eugene Chan
LCIF Chair PDG Macy Mak Chan
GMT Chair IPP Sandy Su
GLT Chair Fanny Chu
GST Chair PP Yvonne Kantola
Marketing Chair PCC Emil Kantola
Active Past Presidents:
PDG Eugene Chan Joseph Kwok
Lily Chan Johnson Lam
PDG Macy Mak Chan Peter Lam
Grace Chang Margaret Lee
Franny Chu Yvonne Lee
Helen YH Hui Sandy Su
PCC Emil Kantola Albert S Tam
Yvonne Kantola Harriet C Wong
Michael Kay PDG Larry Wong Barbara C Yee
San Francisco Chinatown Vision Service Foundation
Club Officers for 2019-2021
Chair Johnson Lam
Secretary Margaret Lee
Treasurer Michael Kay
Trustees
Patrick Auyeung PDG Eugene Chan
Lily Chan Grace Chang
PDG Macy Mak Chan Fanny Chu
Helen Hui Yvonne Kantola
Michael Kay Joseph Kwok
Johnson Lam Peter Lam
Margaret Lee Yvonne Lee
Albert Tam Harriet Wong
PDG Larry Wong Shirley Y Wong
Barbara C Yee
Note from the Editor:
August is birthday month for the following Lions: Emerson Chin, Ronald Chow, Lily Dao, Tony Fong, Gary Lau Happy birthday to all.
PCC Emil Kantola
SF Examiner newspaper article on March 31, 1969.
Bonnie Young was crowned Miss Teenage Chinatown at a
fashion show held at Joe Jungs Restaurant. The program
was a luncheon fashion show with clothes supplied by
Macy’s Hi Shop. In November 1966 was the first Miss
Chinatown Teen Scholarship and Charity Gala. The Gala
was not held each year - some years there were other
types of events that our Club used to raise funds.
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The International Convention in Milan. The SF Chinatown Lions Club was mentioned as a “Model Club”
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More
Convention
Pictures
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After the Convention,
many of our went on a
cruise. A Lions meeting
was held during the
cruise.
On July 21st some of our members attended the APA dinner. APA is one of the local organizations that our club supports.
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On July 21st our club was represented at the Oakland Chinatown installation.
The District installation was held on July 26th. District Governor Helen Casaclang was installed as District governor by Lions Clubs
International President Dr Jung Yul Choi. Also installed were Lion Fanny Chu as 1st Vice Governor, Lion PDG Macy Mak Chan as
Global Service Chair, Lion Peter Lam as Region Chair, and Lion PCC Emil Kantola as Advisor. Congratulations to all.
The photo in the center is the District 4-C4 cabinet for 2019/2020.
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Lions Eye Foundation yearly membership/board meeting at our new
meeting place, CMPC Van Ness Campus. Mark Paskvan and Denice
Barsness were honored for their years of service. Mark was also
presented with a Melvin Jones by International President Jung Yul Choi
and in turn, he was presented with a Helen Keller Life membership. SF
Chinatown Lions also made a presentation to the Foundation in the
amount of $5,000.
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Sin Tao Daily news article published on July 7, 2919.
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Upcoming Events
Jul 28 San Mateo Lions Club Installation
Aug 2 Bay Area Special Olympics Lions Club Installation (Visitation)
Aug 3 Vision Screening at Wu Yee Children Services (Our club and Silicon Valley Cyber Lions are screening)
Aug 4 Peninsula Council of Lions Installation (Visitation)
Aug 11 Foster City Lions Club Installation (Visitation)
Aug 15 SF Chinatown Lions Club meeting - The District Governor Visitation is at this meeting
Aug 16 Unified Lions Club Installation (Visitation)
Aug 23 Brisbane Lions Club Installation
Aug 24 District 4-C4 Cabinet Meeting (Visitation)
Aug 24 Gum Moon Annual Fundraising Dinner (Visitation)
Aug 25 San Mateo Metropolitan Installation (Visitation)
Aug 28 SF Council of Lions meeting (Visitation)
Sep 7 San Carlos Maine Lobster Feed
Sept 19-21 USA/Canada Forum in Spokane Wahsington
Oct 3-5 Foster City Veterans Stand Down
Sat, Oct 19 Lions Veterans Charities USO Night
Oct 19 SF Host Lions Club 100th Installation
Oct 20 Burlingame Lions Club 90th Anniversary
Nov 2 District 4-C4 2nd Cabinet Meeting
Jan 25 San Carlos Crab Feed (Visitation)
May 14-17 District 4-C4 Convention
Please check out the weekly Thread for flyers of the above and many more events. Lion Secretary distributes the weekly Thread
each week to all club members. If any questions please see the flyers on the “Thread” or call PCC Emil Kantola or Lion Yvonne
Kantola for details on the above events. Items posted in red are club visitations.
Club Meeting for the San Francisco Chinatown Lions Club:
The San Francisco Lions Club meets on the third Thursday of each month. The board meeting starts at 6:15 and the dinner meeting
at 7:15. We meet at the Far East Restaurant, 631 Grant Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94108
Monthly Humor (?)
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Lions Clubs International Purpose
To Organize, charter and supervise service clubs to be known as Lions clubs.
To Coordinate the activities and standardize the administration of Lions clubs.
To Create and foster a spirit of understanding among the peoples of the world.
To Promote the principles of good government and good citizenship.
To Take an active interest in the civic, cultural, social and moral welfare of the community.
To Unite the clubs in the bonds of friendship, good fellowship and mutual understanding.
To Provide a forum for the open discussion of all matters of public interest; provided, however, that partisan politics and sectarian religion shall not be
debated by club members.
To Encourage service-minded people to serve their community without personal financial reward, and to encourage efficiency and promote high ethical
standards in commerce, industry, professions, public works and private endeavors.
Lions Clubs Code of Ethics
To Show my faith in the worthiness of my vocation by industrious application to the end that I may merit a reputation for quality of service.
To Seek success and to demand all fair remuneration or profit as my just due, but to accept no profit or success at the price of my own self-respect lost
because of unfair advantage taken or because of questionable acts on my part.
To Remember that in building up my business it is not necessary to tear down another's; to be loyal to my clients or customers and true to myself.
Whenever a doubt arises as to the right or ethics of my position or action towards others, to resolve such doubt against myself.
To Hold friendship as an end and not a means. To hold that true friendship exists not on account of the service performed by one to another, but that
true friendship demands nothing but accepts service in the spirit in which it is given.
Always to bear in mind my obligations as a citizen to my nation, my state, and my community, and to give them my unswerving loyalty in word, act, and
deed. To give them freely of my time, labor and means.
