UPCOMING EVENTS
Medical Mission 2023
By: Lion Mark Bamba, MJF
For the past 45 days in the Philippines we have been imbedded with great charity projects. This trip started in Pampanga with a visit to one of our adopted schools - Eucharistic Hope and Kindness Home for abused girls where we gave them food supplies, new shoes, monetary donation, Jollibee meals, and children’s vitamins. Next was a joint project with Angeles City Clark Balibago Lions Club of Pres Janine Bravo and VP Raffy Garcia where Aeta indigenous people were picked up and bused to Polytechnic University in Clark where we provided them dental care, medical checkups, diabetic screening, giveaways, medicines, and food. This was observed by a number of other Lions Clubs around the area along with PID Michael So. This trip would have been tremendous already but we were not even halfway. The third segment had us partnering with Baguio City Host Lions Club headed by President Perlita Cuyan and IPP Nikko Go. We provided feeding, dental kits plus school supplies giveaways at Dontogan Elementary School in Baguio. This was followed by a full medical mission right in the heart of La Trinidad Benguet in the grounds of the Mayors Office who welcomed us with open arms!! We not only provided medical checkups, vision check, feeding, and medicines - we also provided free dental fillings, cleaning, and extraction services. The very next day, we headed to Pugo La Union accompanied by the same successful dental team of 14 professionals headed by DDS Jonathan Pangan and our very own Doc Lynn Ventura who headed a group of 27 doctors. Also present were the same Opthamolgy group who provided vision services. Our visit to Pugo resulted in 20 free cataract surgeries being provided to the very poor plus over 600 dental patients served and several hundred adult and children receiving medical attention. Then we were off to Davao for the last third of our intended missions. Disregard stomach issues, lack of sleep and running on adrenaline, we forged on with our next and very familiar partners in Mt Apo Lions Club headed by Pres Doc Helen Helen G. Delima where we served a remote village at the foot of Mt Apo providing the same dental, medical, vision, and diabetic screening services . We also visited our other adopted school- Davao School for The Blind where we gave an impactful monetary donation. We also visited Padre Pio Orphanage where we were serenaded by songs and music from both children and staff. We provided them with food and a small monetary donation. All that has left us energized and so looking forward to our next mission tentatively scheduled for February or March 2025. Thank you to President Janine Bravo and VP Raffy Garcia of ACCBLC, President Perlita Cuyan and IPP Nikko Go of BCHLC, President Doc Helen Delima of DC Mt Apo LC, and the ever hard working Maharlikans LEF by President Frank Zabal, this was truly a memorable trip for all!!!
2022 Maharlika Lions Memorial Golf Tournament at Lincoln Hills Golf Club
In Memory of Lions Dr. Bing Ventura, PDG Bert Melliza, Jose Rey deJesus, Dr. Dionisio Tonel and MaryAnn Bamba.
Responding to the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine
The conflict in Ukraine has driven millions of people from their homes, creating a humanitarian crisis that is forcing families to search for safety and security. In this time of great need, Lions Club International Foundation (LCIF) is awarding grants to make sure Lions are there to help provide immediate relief to those struggling to meet their most basic needs, and Lions around the world are uniting through kindness to help the people who desperately need it.
This is how you can help.
Maharlika Lions Foundation and Lions Club International (LCIF) are asking donation for Ukrainian refugees.
To help please click donate button:
Save the Date for May 5th
Award winning digital scrapbook by Sacramento Maharlika Lions Club
Maharlika Lions serving hot lunches to Veterans at Mather
Maharlika Lions Club delivered 25 buckets for 25 kids stuffed with goodies to Mustard Seed School.
Sacramento Maharlika Lions Club President Trisha Lane and 1st Vice Frank Zabal delivered 14 boxes of Pampers ,4 boxes of wipes and cleaning materials , 50pcs Children's Toothbrushes , Baby clothing's and Target gift cards to Sacramento Children’s Home.
November 30, 2021-We’re at Sacramento SPCA this morning , Sacramento Maharlika Lions Club donated at least $1333.00 worth of Dog/Cat Foods .
We’re at Del Paso Health Faire in partnership with Antelope Lions, Lion Vannie Vanity of Wallgreens, Coalition of Concerned Medical Professionals (CCMP) and other volunteers.
We provided Flu Shots , distributed Sunglasses for Kids, Masks , Dental kits , Blood Sugar Checked for Diabetic and Blood Pressure
We’re also at Loomis Eggplant Festival with Lion Vannie Vanity, Loomis Lions Club and Walgreens giving free Flu Shot, Blood Pressure Check and Diabetes Testing.
Maharlika Lions 2021Annual Golf Tournament at Blue Rock Springs Golf Course, Vallejo, California
Visited Migrant Camp at Yuba City offering free flu shots, diabetes screening, blood pressure test, school backpacks, used clothing.
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Saturday Morning we’ll spent. Sacramento Maharlika Lions Club and volunteers continued painting the future home of the Educational Achievement Center for Down Syndrome kids. Gigi’s House provides free services for kids participating in the program.
Maharlika Lions at Mustard Seed School to deliver schools supplies , snacks etc.
About Mustard School Seed: Mustard Seed School provides a safe space for children while their parents access other services on the Loaves & Fishes campus. These services include: breakfast and lunch meals, mental health services, housing information, showers, and various other survival services. Mustard Seed School also provides students with snacks, lunches, school supplies, and anything else they may need during the school day.
Maharlika Lions and Leos serving the homeless at Loaves and Fishes.
Our next10th Annual Charity Golf Tournament will be on June 6, 2021 at Blue Rock Springs Golf Course in Vallejo. All proceeds go to local Community and International projects
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2020 AT 5 AM PST
Facebook Giving Tuesday Donation Matching.....
Please help us reach our goal this coming Tuesday by donating to our cause. We help several local organizations as well as sponsoring a biennial medical mission to the Philippines.
Sacramento Maharlika Lions Club are asking for Donations to help those who are affected by the fires in California.
Messages from our Treasurer Lynn Ventura:
Hello fellow Maharlikans, I need your support to help fire victims . DQ University in Davis is set up as a camp to house firefighters, evacuees, pets and livestock. Food, showers and beddings are provided. This is the catchment area for the wildfires in Winters, Napa, Berryesa and Vacaville. I volunteered for a group called Disaster Assist Team. Need badly these items: Diapers, baby wipes, feminine hygiene, blankets, soap, shampoo, toothbrushes/toothpaste, snacks. Anything helps.
For more information please call (916) 798-4423
Please send your donations to:
Sacramento Maharlika Lions Club (indicate Wildfire Donation)
6933 Radiance Circle, Citrus Heights 95621
Happy Thanksgiving!!!!
More than 1 million COVID-19 cases were reported in the United States over the last 7 days.
As cases continue to increase rapidly across the United States, the safest way to celebrate Thanksgiving is to celebrate at home with the people you live with.
Gatherings with family and friends who do not live with you can increase the chances of getting or spreading COVID-19 or the flu.
Governor Newsom declares emergency Tuesday amid wildfires, power shortages:
California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday declared a state of emergency due to raging across the state.
His announcement comes amid a scorching that has helped spark and spread multiple large blazes, including in, Nevada and Monterey counties, and put a severe strain on the state's power grid, causing California's first rolling blackouts in 19 years.
“We are deploying every resource available to keep communities safe as California battles fires across the state during these extreme conditions,” said Governor Newsom. “California and its federal and local partners are working in lockstep to meet the challenge and remain vigilant in the face of continued dangerous weather conditions.”
We can get through this COVID-19 pandemic together.
THE ‘CROWNED” KING OF VIRUSES
Coronavirus Disease 2019
By: Jose D. Villarica, M.D.
In an effort to prevent the seemingly unstoppable advance of COVID-19 (coronavirus disease
2019) to epidemic/pandemic proportions, the United States CDC/WHO (Center of Disease
Control and Prevention/World Organization) has issued the following guidelines for
implementation.
The goals of this guidance are: (1) to protect people attending and working at the event and the
local community from COVID-19 infection; and (2) to reduce community transmission and
introduction of COVID-19 into new communities.
To organizers of mass gatherings (events including religious services where people are within an
arm’s length of each other, they do not include typical office environments or stores) and large
community events attended by people from multiple communities getting in close contact with
each other and have a potential to increase COVID-19 transmission, one method to slow the
spread of respiratory virus infections, including COVID-19, IS BY INCREASING SOCIAL DISTANCING
(reduce close contact at least by an arm’s length).
Event organizers should collaborate and coordinate with community partners, including the local public health department;
hotels where participants are staying; airlines; trains; and bus conveyances (mass transit); the
event venue; and other event partners.
Use event messaging or communication to update daily preventive health matters to participants
and staff, to wit:
- Stay home when you are sick, except to get ...
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Maharlika Lions Dental Team
Mission Co-Chair Lion Bing and Lynn Ventura, 2019=2020 President Lion Myrna Agbunag, with Lion Efren Diaz, Jennifer Solorio, Dr. Bea Ruiz, Dr. May Longaza Bangayan, Dr. Ramon Ocampo and Dr. Helen G. Delima.
Sacramento Maharlika Lions together with Antelope Lions Club , distributing fruits and vegetables in Antelope.
L to R. Lion Olga, Lion Myrna, Lion Lilibeth, Lion Donna, and Anabelle.
Ways to Help During Covid-19 Pandemic
1. Write letters to our Soldiers
2. Create cards for recipients of delivered meals (Meals on Wheels)
3. Call Seniors or others that are home bound.
4. Sew and donate face masks, or other needed articles
5. Identify families that need assistance and create and deliver food baskets
6. Set up a “go fund me” account asking for $10 to get food to people that need it,
purchase the food from local restaurants, then deliver!
7. Shop for groceries/essential items and deliver to homebound.
8. Volunteer at the local Senior Center if permitted.
9. Volunteer at the local food bank if permitted.
10. Put your clubs eye care program on-line so you can receive request, send out
approval letters and pay for the exam and glasses all online.
11. Develop a game/puzzle for kids to do at home, have a new one every week.
12. Hold a blood drive if permitted, or donate blood
13. Hold a Farmers Market if permitted.
14. Hand out red and green sheets of paper to Seniors, ask them to put the green one in
their window if all is well, the red one if they need someone to contact them.