California Lions honored
POMONA – The Pomona Host Lions Club won District Club of the Year at the recent District 4-L4 Convention held in Palm Springs.
The 43-member Pomona club competed against all Division B clubs, which have 26 to 50 members.
Club of the Year was also awarded in two other divisions: Diamond Bar Breakfast Lions Club, which won Division A for clubs with 25 or fewer members, and Seal Beach, which received the prize for Division C, clubs with more than 50 members.
Lions District 4-L4 is comprised of Orange County and parts of Los Angeles and San Bernardino counties.
The Club of the Year Award is based on a wide range of criteria, which measure a club’s success.
Points are awarded for participation in community and Lions International projects, attendance at meetings, conventions and training, membership increases, administrative functions, publication of newspaper articles, the chartering of new Lions and Leo clubs, district and international visitations, the recycling of eyeglasses, club newsletter, club website, Proud Lion program, new member orientations, service to the district and charitable donations.
Pomona Host President Jack Lightfoot accepted the award from District 4-L4 Governor Norm MacKenzie.
He later reflected upon the award, “It’s a tribute to the leaders and general members of our club to be named club of the year by our district. This is a highly competitive award, given to the Pomona Host Lions by one
of the top four Lions districts in North America.
“Countless hours of dedicated service by many members brought about this recognition.”
The club also won two other awards: the district-wide Bimonthly Bulletin Award and the Visitation Award for Division B. The Pomona Host Lions Bulletin, under editor Barbara Smith, has received the award for five consecutive years. The Visitation Award, under first vice president Amanda Gonzalez, marked its second consecutive win.
At the convention, club president Jack Lightfoot was recognized for his work as chairman of the District Budget and Audit Committee. Gil and Barbara Smith were recognized as chairs of the Disaster Preparedness Committee.
