Visalia Pride Lions Club

Join up for the September 8th Zoom Marketing Cafe!

Calling all Lions Clubs! Are you looking to boost your club’s visibility, engage more members, and learn new marketing tools? Join us on September 8th at 2:00 PM for our next Zoom Marketing Cafe, where we’ll dive into some fantastic topics to help your club shine!
Here’s what’s on the agenda:
1. Facebook Tips for Lions Clubs�Our special guest, Lion Marisol Terrazas, will share her expert insights on using Facebook to increase brand awareness and member engagement. With her experience in creating innovative strategies that drive results, you’re sure to walk away with actionable tips to enhance your club’s social media presence.
2. Lions Marketing Tools and Tactics�Lion Linda Birch, with over 30 years of communications experience, will take you through some handy marketing tools:
* QR Code Best Practices: Learn how to use QR codes effectively in your club’s materials.
* Auto-Translating Flyers to Another Language in Canva:Create bilingual flyers in minutes!
* Why I Love TikTok for Lions: Discover how TikTok can be a game-changer for your club’s outreach.
3. LCI Marketing Contest Check-In�Is your club working on a submission for the LCI Marketing Contest? We’ll spend a few minutes checking in with participants and offering support.
4. Open Forum - Project Workshop and Q&A�This part of the session is optional, but it’s a great opportunity to bring a project you’re working on, get feedback, or ask any marketing-related questions you may have. Whether you stay for the workshop or sign off, we’re here to support your club’s success!

How to Join:�To participate, please sign up in advance at this link: Register Here https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf4BIwawq0ZQDSsp9_IEZum8wN4lPAtuX_SE1Q4qbvIm7sFJw/viewform
We’ll send out reminders and any materials you might need before the session.

Don’t miss out on this opportunity to learn from seasoned experts and connect with fellow Lions passionate about making a difference. We look forward to seeing you on September 8th!

Please encourage your friends, family and the Clubs in your Districts to support a fundraiser for the Lions Wilderness Camp for Deaf Children. Please share this email as this is a nationwide Fundraiser (Lions, family and friends). www.pandaexpress.com

1 WEEK AWAY

On September 4, you have a unique opportunity to support Lions Wilderness Camp for Deaf Children. Order from PANDA EXPRESS ONLINE, use the code 924405 at checkout (FUNDRAISER CODE-right hand side), and we'll receive 28% of your purchase. Your participation is crucial as we depend on Lions to support this foundation. We are an MD4-endorsed project. Please share this email as this is a nationwide Fundraiser (Lions, family and friends). www.pandaexpress.com

Our campers come from all over Calif. and we depend on Lions for financial support. This year we had 130 campers. What a great summer. We invite you to follow our Fb Lions Wilderness Camp 4 Deaf Children to see what camp is all about or call Lion Dana Johnson (916-704-9709).

BE A SUPPORTER

Panda Express - An American Chinese Restaurant Welcome to our Chinese kitchen. Panda Express prepares American Chinese food fresh from the wok, from our signature Orange Chicken to bold limited time offerings.

Cheri and Casey enjoying serving beer at the Lemoore Brewfest.

Please join us for our 5th Annual Blood Drive. August 19th, 4 pm - 7 pm Salvation Army Hanford Ciorp. Hope to see you there.

Join us for District 4-A2 Lions MD4, California 1st Quarter District Meeting Aug 3 in Riverdale. 8:30 am start time. No registration fee. Lunch is $20 for steak, chicken or veggie plate. Price includes morning coffee and pasties. Buy your lunch ticket here: https://district4a2lions.ticketspice.com/district-4-a2-1st-district-meeting

A few pictures of tonight’s installation of Lions District 4A2 officers.

At our meeting last night, we enjoyed a pizza dinner and great company. After dinner we did a service project of sorting, bagging, and labeling plastic. Getting closer to having enough plastic recycled to ward a bench. We bagged 190 pounds of plastic.

Another great way to end Visalia Pride Lions Club’s year. Lion Suzy won our Attendance BINGO game.

Funeral arrangements for our beloved Lion Tony Reyes Jr Your support during this difficult time is greatly appreciated, and we hope to see you at the services to honor and remember Lion Tony Jr.

The viewing will be at Whitehurst Sullivan Burns and Blair Funeral Home at 836 E. Nees Ave Fresno 93720, on Tuesday, June 25th from 3-7 with a Lions Club Service at 6pm.

Burial Services will be held on June 26th at 10:30 am, followed by graveside services at St. Peter’s Cemetery.

After the graveside service, a reception will be held at Classic Catering @625 in Old Town Clovis.

In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to Lions Club International Foundation (LCIF) at https://www.lionsclubs.org/en/donate. With 100% of donations going towards grants and programs, LCIF empowers the compassionate service of Lions and those who need our help.

Thank you for your support during this time of grief.

Sincerely,
Robert Andrade
Past President, Clovis Country Lions Club

A few pictures of our wonderful installation tonight. Thank you PDG David and Vicki Beeman for being there and of course, for all the hats.

Visalia Pride Lions Installation is all set up and ready to go!

Lion Keith and myself attend District 4A2 Training meeting. Over seventy people were here.

A big Lion's thank you to Lydia Irwin of Wellcare. She donated over 50 bandages kits and a load of toiletries for Visalia Pride Lions Hygiene Kits Project. We are putting together 50 hygiene kits that will be passed out to the unhoused. If any of the other clubs in Visalia want to put together some hygiene kits, it would be greatly appreciated
I'm just sorry that I forgot to take a picture with Lydia.

You never who will show up at a Lionsevent.

Dinner with District 4A2 guests at Fugazzis.

OUTside Pride at Kaweah Oaks was today. We had a great time working and enjoying the out. A dedication of a bench and a planting of a willow tree in remembrance of Patrick Davis. His sisters and friends were there and shared memories of him.
Lunch was prepared by the amazing Lion Diana Compo. It was enjoyed by all.
A big thank you for atuand being part of OUTside Pride. Here are a few highlights from this event. Not all pictures are mine. If you have pictures, please share them.