Page 8 - District 20-K1 Kings & Queens February 2022 E-Newsletter

PDG CHARLES W. MCBRIDE

TRIBUTE TO

THE LIFE & LEGACY OF A LION-HEARTED

LEADER

2017 - 2018
“We Serve With Honor and Dedication”

Lion Charles W. McBride, lovingly called “Charly” was elected to “Our Leos are a special group of young people”, PDG Charly
serve as District Governor, as Lions Clubs International began its often remarked, “they are the future of our District and our
second Century of humanitarian service. communities.” St. Anastasia Leo Club held a special place in his

With his boundless passion for service, he urged support for the new heart. During his tenure, he organized a partnership with Apple
Centennial Challenges concerning Diabetes Awareness Education, to teach “Coding” to interested Leos. With his continued
Childhood Cancer and assisting those already diagnosed. Under his support, our Leos were participants in the USA / Canada Forum
leadership, District 20-K1 made significant financial contributions to For Leos. This summer, he engaged with Leos in the Leo/Lion
St. Jude’s Hospital and Camp Badger. He championed membership Environmental Horticulture Project, sponsored by DG Anthony
growth and retention, leadership development and community legacy Cochran.
projects that increased the visibility of Lionism in our communities. District 20-K1 will forever remember PDG Charles “Charly”
With “The Power of WE” PDG Charly established a six-member team McBride with great affection and warmth. His genuine
to design, develop and maintain a new District Website. kindheartedness, love for all people regardless of color, creed,

His Signature Project, “Youth At Risk” provided weekly group and national origin or race and his sincere, relaxing and welcoming
individualized mentoring for marginalized youth (mainly men) in smile will always remain etched in our hearts.
South-East Queens. PDG Charly demonstrated a special compassion “We pray that the angels welcome our friend, PDG Charly into
for neglected and overlooked veterans. When Care Packages were Paradise that has been prepared for him since the beginning of
delivered to the various institutions, he was visibly stirred with time. May God’s Holy Spirit embrace his esteemed wife, Lion
delight. He flashed that characteristic wide smile that re-energized Nancy, his beloved sons Chip and James, other family members
those veterans with hope and a warm reassurances that people still and friends with comfort and peace as they recall pleasant
care about them and remember their valuable contributions. personal memories.”
Organizing and participating in Memorial Day Parades was extra
special to PDG Charly.

PDG Charly was gifted with bigheartedness, generosity, warmth and
kindness. As a dedicated member of the District’s Alert Team, he was Insert video
always available to serve and provide Disaster Relief to victims of
adversity. Whether it was Hurricane Sandy in District 20-K1, CELEBRATING
Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico, flood relief efforts in Trinidad and
Tobago, earthquakes in Haiti or volcanic eruption in St. Vincent and Charly’s Special Moments
The Grenadines, he mobilized teams to offer “hands-on” respite,
relief and reconstruction, in-kind assistance and solicit financial
support from LCIF.