District 4-C6

Lions Listener

Email Distribution: All Lions in District 4-C6 with Email Address on File

New Club Charter Events

Save the Dates

Mountain View Gateway Lions Club

  • Saturday, November 8, 2025 6pm
  • Sonesta Hotel 777 Bellew Drive, Milpitas, CA
  • $100 per person
  • Contact Melinda Blaza
  • Flyer / Order Form


Santa Clara Silicon Valley Golden Heart Lions Club

  • Saturday, November 22, 2025 11am
  • Hotel Valencia Santa Row
  • Contact Melanie Holthaus
  • See Flyer Below


Morgan Hill Lions Club

  • TBD


Silicon Valley Open Doors Lions Club

  • TBD


Lions Live with 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.

And with 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.


TO AID others by giving my sympathy to those in distress, my aid to the weak, and my substance to the needy.

TO BE CAREFUL with my criticism and liberal with my praise; to build up and not destroy.



Please Print and Go over these at your next Meeting

Together We Serve

Global Service Area

Larry Hidalgo

Sue Szucs

The Service Journey | Lions Clubs International

The Service Journey is an approach to living and serving well. To making a real difference people can see and feel. It encompasses four simple phases: learn, discover, act and celebrate. We love these words because they transcend organizational formulas. They have no borders. They are the essence of Lions and Leos.

District Endorsed Project

Eye Glass Recycling Day

Saturday, November 22, 2025

9am - 2pm

Vista Blind Center

Global Membership Area

Stan Weitzman

Karen Fillmore

Order Lions Membership Material for Free

have this material available when you are doing informational booth, service projects, and other outreaching events


(Click on Link)

https://lionsclubs.jotform.com/221145756631050

Order your Flag and Table Cloth

Grapevine Gifts

Grapevine Gifts

Global Leadership Area

Jeanie Healy

Tammi Lyon

All training is open to all Lions


District Training Dates:


Save the dates:


Third Saturday of Every Month at 9am


  • Saturday, November 15, 2025

Carmel Community Church following the Cabinet Meeting


December Holiday

Global Extension Area

Stan Weitzman

Jeff Spedding

Club Branch | Lions Clubs International

Club branch members are part of an existing parent club but may hold independent meetings and activities. The parent club appoints a branch liaison to serve as the go-between for the parent and the club branch, giving club branches the autonomy they may desire.

Student Speaker Contest

2026 Topic: Youth Mental Health: Overcoming Barriers To Well-Being


Important Dates

Club Contest: On or before 3rd Friday in February

Zone Contest: On or before 2nd Friday in March

Region Contest: On or before March 31st

District Contest: On or before last Monday of April

Area Contest: On or before 3rd Friday of May

Area 2 Contest May 9th - Location TBD

Final Contest: To be held on Saturday of the June COG


Student Speaker Forms:

Student Speaker Booklet 2026 (PDF)

Judges Worksheet (PDF)

Tellers Worksheet (PDF)

Timers Worksheet (PDF)

Next Level Contest Information (PDF)

Winner notification form (PDF)

student speaker certificate 2026 (PDF)


MD4 Website

https://md4lions.org/studentspeakers


Need Help with your contest or Questions contact

Lion Sharon Mendelson

smendels24@gmail.com

Peace Poster / Peace Essay Contest


The 2025-2026 contest

Together As One

When we come together, we can do amazing things. This year, we’re inviting students around the world to envision what can happen when a diverse group of people unites around a common cause or goal. Imagine a world where we all come together as one!


Important deadlines

 

If you’re planning to sponsor a contest, keep the following dates top of mind so you don’t miss any submission deadlines.

Club

  • January 15: Kits go on sale in the Lions Shop online.
  • October 1: Deadline to purchase kits from the Lions Shop online.
  • November 15: Postmark deadline for a club to send one winning poster (per contest sponsored) to the district governor.
  • December 1: Postmark deadline for a club not belonging to a district to send one winning entry to the Brand & Creative Department at Lions International Headquarters.
  • February 1: Club presidents of international winners will be notified on or before this date.

District

  • December 1: Postmark deadline for a district governor to send one winning district poster to multiple district council chairperson.
  • December 1: Postmark deadline for a district governor not belonging to a multiple district to send one winning poster to the Brand & Creative Department at Lions International Headquarters.

Multiple district

  • December 15: Postmark deadline for the multiple district council chairperson to send one winning poster to the Brand & Creative Department at Lions International Headquarters.


Peace Poster Information

Peace Essay Contest


Need Help with your contest or Questions contact

Lion Becky Stewart

becky@lionstewart.com

LionsUSA Homepage - LionsUSA

LionsUSA is committed to creating a vibrant, inclusive, and impactful community of Lions across Constitutional Area 1. Our work is made possible through the ...

Calendar

Please email the team with your events dates to social@lions4c6.org for the upcoming lion year 2025/2026.


We know Clubs are doing few things lets get your events on the Master Calendar for the District


Lions Listener is published on the First and Third Sunday of the Month

Please submit at least 2 weeks prior to publish date

November 2025

World Diabetes Day

November 14th


Saturday, November 15, 2025 9am

  • 2nd Cabinet Meeting
  • Carmel Community Church
  • 4590 Carmel Valley Road, Camel
  • Hosted by Carmel Mission Trail


Wednesday, November 19, 2025 9am

  • Vista Center
  • PitchAbility - PitchAbility Vista International Pitch Competition
  • 101 North Bascom Ave, San Jose
  • More Information


Saturday, November 22, 2025 10am

  • San Martin Lions
  • Holiday Boutique, Arts, & Crafts
  • San Martin Lions Hall
  • Flyer


December 2025

International LEO Day

December 5th

Friday, December 5, 2025 5pm

  • Gilroy Lions Club
  • 51st Annual Vic Lase Memorial Omelet & Pancake Supper
  • Presyterian Church Hall
  • 6000 Miller Ave, Gilroy
  • Donation: Adult $15, Kids $5.00
  • Flyer


Friday, December 5, 2025 9am

  • Los Gatos Lions Club
  • 69th Annual Children's Christmas/Holiday Parade
  • Downtown Los Gatos

January 2026

Saturday, January 10, 2026 9am

  • Rise Against Hunger

February 2026

Sunday, February 15, 2025 9am

  • 3rd Cabinet Meeting
  • Prunedale Grange Hall
  • 17890 Moro Road, Salinas, CA

SAVE THE DATE

Lions International Convention

  • Hong Kong, China
  • July 3-7, 2025


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