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Membership

Current membership of the District is now 1259. To be a District in good standing, we need a minimum of 1250 members. Lion PDG Howard Hudson is running for International Director at the MD-4 Convention in Ontario on the weekend of February 3-5. His candidacy is in jeopardy.

Our Global Membership Team has requested that if you have any prospective new memeber, please induct them immediately -- and get them into the International database pronto. If you have members to be dropped, please don't do so until after the convention. If you need help trying to keep a member or getting a prospect to sign on the dotted line, contact Lion GMT Chairman Stan Sharp for help. Lion Stan will travel nearly anywhere to provide his expert advice and polished arm-twisting.

MD-4 Convention

The MD-4 convention is February 3, 4 and 5 in Ontario, (California not Canada). Each club needs to make sure the maximum number of representatives they are elegible for actually attend, so we can maximize our candidate for International Director, Lion PDG Howard Hudson. sign up now.

Lion PDG Howard Hudson is running for International Director against 3 other candidates. He will need all the votes can get. Please make plans to attend.

3rd District Meeting

The week following the MD-4 convention, we will hold our 3rd District meeting of the year in Ojai at Soule Park Golf Course Banquet Facility, 1033 E. Ojai. Download the Reservation Form here and the Agenda here.

Lion Tami Winbury has requested door/raffle prize donations for the event. If your club or individual members have any, please email her at tamiwinbury@yahoo.com and let her know.

Directory Updates

Directory updates have been updated as of December 11, 2011. Get your updated copy here.

Help Grow a Forest

The USDA Forest Service had a Penny Pines program where you can help the reforestation of Southern California forests. For about $68 you can sponsor an acre of forest. Lion DG Dick Kane had approved this as a District activity. See the attached flyer for more information.

Student Speaker Contest

The Council of Governors for MD-4 has selected, "What Could The America of Yesterday Teach the America of Tomorrow." Clubs should select a Student Speaker Chairman quickly and then contact the MD-4 office and request a club packet. They are available now. Deadline for club contests is February 21. Multiple District 4 office:

• MD4 Admin Office
• 129 Los Aguajes Ave
• Santa Barbara, CA 93101
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• Local: 805-963-6681
• Toll Free: 800-546-6634
• Fax: 805-963-8254

Lions Sight & Hearing

The Lions Sight & Hearing Foundation of Southern California (LSH) has two programs for the individual clubs in our district (as well as the rest of Southern California). If you have someone who is in need of a good hearing aid, LSH has a program to provide used hearing aids for clubs. Please review the specifics of the program so you know what you can offer when the need arises. The other half of the program is that you can sign up audiologists to participate in the recycling of used hearing aids. Here's how.

Visit their website or read the September 2011 Lions In Sight Newsletter is now available for download.

Global Membership and Global Leadership Teams

Starting this Lions year the International Association is instituting a new direction in leadership and membership development. At all levels of administration, from LCI headquarters down to each district, there will be Global Membership and Global Leadership Teams. Lion Pete Mueller is our new GLT-D Coordinator and PDG Stan Sharpe our new GMT-D Coordinator. The following links will direct you to an overview article on the GLT-D and GMT-D concept, and the three-year plan for the GLT in our District. The three-year plan for the GMT is here.

Lion PDG Howard Hudson for ID

Our own PDG Howard Hudson is running for International Director. There are three other candidates, so Lion Howard will need all our help. His website is now available at www.hudson4id.com. Be sure to sign up to attend the MD-4 Convention in Ontario on February 3, 4 and 5 (see signup info in the calendar below).

Calendar Items

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