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published bi-monthly for the Multiple District 201
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MD201 Council of Governors: Ken Bradford C1,
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Deidre Schaefer N3, Bob Smith N4, Warren Latham N5,
Ross Gibbins Q1, Gary Kenny Q2, Robert (Rob) Craig Q3,
Delwyn Hallett Q4, George Bugeja T1, Stan Falloon V1-4,
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USA Executive Director - Peter Lynch
Managing Editor - Dane La Jo ye, Lions Clubs International
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Executive Officers President Barry J. Palmer, North
Maitland, Australia; Immediate Past President Wayne A.
Madden, Auburn, Indiana, United States; First Vice President
Joseph Preston, Dewey, Arizona, United States; Second
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CONTENTS
Page 7 - National Convention
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International President’s report
5
Governor-General / Lions Patron
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Lions action
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National Convention, Tamworth
12 Council Chairman’s report
14 Year of a million dreams
16 District Governors 2014 - 2015
Page 5 - Meet our new Patron
22 When disaster strikes
24 Around the Nation
26 Committee Vacancies
Directors First year: Fabio de Almeida, São Paulo, Brazil;
Lawrence A. “Larry” Dicus, California, United States;
Roberto Fresia, Albissola Marina, Italy; Alexis Vincent
Gomes, Pointe-Noire, Republic of Congo; Cynthia B. Gregg,
Pennsylvania, United States; Byung-Gi Kim, Gwangju, Korea;
Esther LaMothe, Michigan, United States; Yves Léveillé,
Quebec, Canada; Teresa Mann, Hong Kong China; Raju V.
Manwani, Mumbai, India; William A. McKinney, Illinois,
United States; Michael Edward Molenda, Minnesota, United
States; John Pettis Jr., Massachusetts, United States; Robert
Rettby, Neuchatel, Switzerland; Emine Oya Sebük, Istanbul,
Turkey; Hidenori Shimizu, Gunma, Japan; Dr. Steven
Tremaroli, New York, United States.
Second Year: Benedict Ancar, Bucharest, Romania; Jui-Tai
Chang, Multiple District 300 Taiwan; Jaime Garcia Cepeda,
Bogotá, Colombia; Kalle Elster, Tallinn, Estonia; Stephen
Michael Glass, West Virginia, United States; Judith Hankom,
Iowa, United States; John A. Harper, Wyoming, United
States; Sangeeta Jatia, Kolkata, West Bengal, India; Sheryl
M. Jensen, Rotorua, New Zealand; Stacey W. Jones, Florida,
United States; Tae-Young Kim, Incheon, Korea; Donal W.
Knipp, Missouri, United States; Sunil Kumar R.,
Secunderabad, India; Kenneth Persson, Vellinge, Sweden;
Dr. Ichiro Takehisa, Tokushima, Japan; Dr. H. Hauser Weiler,
Virginia, United States; Harvey F. Whitley, North Carolina, United
States.
JUNE - JULY 2014 Volume 113 No. 4
28 Executive Summary
30 ALF financials
31 Your say
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Page 8 - Youth winners
to [email protected].
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WE DREAMED AND WE ACHIEVED...
By Barry J.
Palmer AM,
Lions Clubs
International
President
Earlier this year I met in India
a hearty group of people who c limb
mountains, cross rivers, raft through rapids
and face wild elephants.
They take on these challenges to prove to
themselves that limits and barriers exist often
only in the mind. Lions generously support this
inspiring program for those with physical
disabilities.
As I travelled the world as Interna tional
President I was similarly inspired by Lions’
programs and projects that feed the hungry, give
sight to the blind and teach youths responsibility . I
urged Lions to Follow Your Dream this year. It’s
been humbling to fully realise and see for myself
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that Lions have been achieving dreams in
innumerable ways and places year after year.
I hope my voice of encoura gement aroused
into action even more dreamers and
motivated engaged Lions to keep moving
ahead past new milestones and to ward new
dreams.
As my presidency winds down I realise
more than ever the importance of dreams and
the exalted role of Lions in ser ving our
communities. We Lions are not made for
ordinary stuff. Too often we encounter in
society a “me-first” mentality. In the Lions
kingdom others come first. In our world, dreams
become reality, and dreamers triumph over
cynics, naysayers and pessimists.
My best advice is to keep carr ying on. Our
formula has worked for nearly a centur y. Let’s not
fix what is definitely not broken. But I do urge a
certain vigilance, a determination to think
positively. Watch your thoughts; they become
words. Watch your words; they become actions.
Watch your actions; they become habits. Watch
your habits, they become character. Watch your
character; it becomes your destin y.
Anne and I are deeply a ppreciative of the
hospitality and warmth Lions ha ve shown us. No
matter where we travelled, we encountered
kindness and caring. To speak as an Australian, “I
dips me lid” to all of you. Continue to Follow Your
Dream and may we meet a t the other end of the
stars – happy and fulfilled as Lions who
relentlessly serve.
Dream it then do it!
Erik Weihenmayer always has looked like the
boy next door.
He has an open face, a flop of hair and a read y
smile. But a fire burned inside him: he didn’t
move mountains but he did climb them. He’s
scaled the tallest peak on the seven continents
including the mighty Mount Everest. In fact, he
was the first blind person to summit Everest.
The cool thing about Erik is tha t he shares his
gifts. He works with blind skiers, wounded
veterans and abandoned children so tha t they,
too, can leap over barriers and gain the selfesteem and confidence that comes with great or
daring feats.
The remarkable thing about man y blind people
is that their disability does not define them. What
does define them is their coura ge, persistence
and capabilities. And their ability to follo w their
dreams.
This year I have urged Lions to
Follow Your Dream. We can do so much
more than we realise. We can serve
much more remarkably and
wonderfully than we do. I’ve seen it
myself in my travels. On an incredible
scale and in creative ways, Lions are
enabling the blind, feeding the hungry
and attending to victims of disasters.
Anne and I have been given a grea t gift
this year: we’ve seen with our o wn
eyes the scope and reach of Lions.
I know that nearly every Lion serves
admirably, giving of his or her time and
talents. I appreciate and respect all you
do. But perhaps you are climbing a hill
and you can actually scale a mountain
or two. Go for the summit! Follow Your
Dream into the clouds and beyond
where the sun shines with goodness
and light and Lions are turning around
GO FOR THE SUMMIT: Blind
lives forever.
climber Erik Weihenmayer, the
Barry J. Palmer
first blind person to scale Mt
Your Lions Clubs
Everest, at the top of majestic
International President
Mt. McKinley in Alaska.
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Governor-General becomes Lions Australia P atron
NEW LIONS PATRON: The Governor-General of Australia, His Excellency General the
Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd) and his wife Lad y Cosgrove.
The Governor-General of
Australia, His Excellency
General the Honourable Sir
Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd),
has become the Patron of
Lions Australia.
Lions is delighted at the
Governor-General’s acceptance
of the position.
General Sir Peter, who came
to national attention in 1999
when, as Commander of the
International Task Force East
Timor (INTERFET), he was
responsible for overseeing that
country’s transition to
independence, has been
Australian Governor-General
since March this year.
A graduate of the Royal
Military College, Duntroon he
fought in the Vietnam War,
receiving the Military Cross, and
from 2000 to 2002 was
Australia’s Chief of Army, and
then Chief of the Defence Force
from 2002 to 2005.
After Cyclone Larry in 2006
he served as leader of the
taskforce helping to rebuild
communities in Queensland.
Born in Sydney in 1947, he
is the son of a soldier and in
1972 served as Aide de Camp
to Governor-General Sir Paul
Hasluck.
From 2007 to 2012 he
chaired the Council of the
Australian War Memorial, and
served as Chancellor of the
Australian Catholic University
from 2010 until early 2014.
He is an avid sports follower
with a keen interest in rugby
and cricket.
He and his wife Lad y
Cosgrove have three adult sons
and one grandson.
LION ANDREW ROWS ATLANTIC
Lion Andrew Abrahams from
Queensland’s Rochedale Springwood
club has become the fastest Australian
to row solo unassisted across the
Atlantic Ocean.
Andrew, 42, completed his epic
adventure in 57 days 17 hours 54
minutes and 20 seconds.
“I am finally home and will ca tch up
with the club in due course to tell the
tales from the high seas,” he said on
hitting land earlier this year.
Andrew was competing in the Talisker
Whisky Atlantic Challenge, a 5,000km
race from La Gomera in the Canar y Islands to Antigua in the Caribbean.
Andrew entered to raise funds to help disadvanta ged children in
Queensland.
His boat, the RV Owen Ca vanough, is named after his grea t-great-greatgreat-grandfather, the first man from the F irst Fleet to set foot on Australian
soil. The craft bears the Lions logo along with those of ALDAF and the Lions
Children’s Mobility Foundation that will receive some of the funds raised.
Andrew, who first thought about entering the race back in the 1990s, is
the seventh fastest person out of 55 to ha ve rowed the Atlantic solo.
“Besides the gruelling training for physical and mental condition, there
was all the work I did on the boa t myself, and attracting sponsors,” he says.
Andrew put himself through 13 training sessions ever y week and along
the way became the fastest man to ro w a million metres on a Concept 2
rowing machine.
Boats in the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge are 7.2 metres long and
two metres wide, with no sails or motors. Andrew only had a small cabin as
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weather protection.
But he had some of the world’s
most sophisticated navigation
equipment. “The boat is valued at
about $80,000, with all the la test
technology from (marine
electronics company) Simrad,”
Andrew says. That includes hi-tech
satellite equipment, which gave
him the ability to send video
footage back to shore.
During the race Andrew would
wake about 4am and ro w for two
hours before the sun came up.
After breakfast he would ro w again, with two hours on and one hour off.
“As the sun was going do wn I would have a cup of tea and jump into
bed,” he says.
Andrew was at sea for Christmas Day and Australia Day and even his o wn
birthday.
His biggest crisis came when his autopilot broke, he broke an oar, and he
was swept overboard by a huge wa ve and cut his leg.
Competitors in the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge are not allo wed to
receive food, repairs or help of an y kind. “I left the wound open to keep
infection out, as that can be fatal at sea,” says Andrew. “I was lucky to ha ve
carefully watched it for the rest of the journey to ensure it didn’t become
infected.
“It took me two days to recover mentally from tha t, where I just didn’t
want to get out of the cabin.”
General
Sirand
Peter
Cosgrove
... ouroceans
new Patron.
Next Andrew wants to row the
Indian
then
the P acific
so he
can say he has ro wed around the world.
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LIONS ACTION
Happy Lions
Mooloolaba Lions have reason to be looking
happy ... the club is dispersing about
$150,000 each year to local, state, national
and Lions overseas projects.
Pictured setting up their site for their Lions
Fisherman’s Road Sunday Market (above), they
recently celebrated their 15th birthday.
On the day the club passed its target of
$1,400,000 of donations directed to community
programs raised from 780 consecutive Sundays
at the market.
Q4 District Governor Delwyn Hallett praised
the club, singling out life member Ken P eters
OAM for his dedication and drive as the club’s
market director since its inception.
Sight fight
SAVING SIGHT: There was much
goodwill when Lions and others
gathered at the Eye Clinic of Sydney’s
Children’s Hospital Westmead (right)
to unveil state-of-the-art optical
testing equipment. The equipment
came via the Lions Club of Yagoona’s
Project Ivy with support from LCIF
and other clubs and organisations.
A real life-changer!
When the mother of brave Sunn y accepted the gift of an hydraulic
wheelchair lift from Tewantin Noosa Lions Club, she had just a few
words – “A life changing gift”.
Born with an exceptionally rare form of chromosome transloca tion,
Sunny, 7, has faced many medical difficulties.
The lift allows Sunny to be moved in and out of a modified car . Now her
mother, Karina, merely has to place Sunn y and her wheelchair on the lift,
press a button and a ttach the wheelchair straps.
This has now made family outings for Sunn y and her two siblings a
common rather than a rare event.
The $11,500 lift and car conversion was jointly funded by the
Australian Lions Foundation, the government and Tewantin Noosa Lions.
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62nd Lions National
Convention, Tamworth
A little bit
COUNTRY
Our 62nd Australian Lions National Convention pro ves an equine triumph
It was like The Man From Snowy River meets Lions Australia.
There were horses, hoedowns, line-dancing, Akubras, Driza-Bones, a
few yee-haws and more than 1,200 Lions from across Australia, New
Zealand, Papua New Guinea and Indonesia.
The location was Australia’s Country Music Capital, Tamworth, and
the occasion the 62nd Australian Lions National Convention.
In what has been hailed as arguably our most original National
Convention opening yet, flags were delivered into convention
headquarters, the Tamworth Regional Entertainment and Conference
Centre, by three mounted horsemen.
And the rest of the convention lived up to this opening.
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Lions International President, our own Barry Palmer AM, proclaimed it
the best convention he’d attended in Australia.
And apart from festivities and Lions business, it’s estimated this
convention injected about $6 million into Tamworth and district’s
economy.
So successful was it that there’s already talk of the rural city applying
for another Lions National Convention.
Presided over by Council Chairperson Gar y Parker with Sergeant-atarms Bruce McLeod controlling the action, the National Convention was
superbly organised by a Tamworth Lions Club committee headed by
Adrian Thurlow with a band of Akubra-wearing volunteers.
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A little bit
COUNTRY
Coming together for a Lions
fest in Tamworth
A no-longerreluctant winner
When this year’s Lions Youth of the Year winner
Jordan Green (above) was first approached to take
part in the program he tried to get out of it.
Today, Year 12 student Jordan, sponsored by the Lions
Club of Fremantle, is delighted he failed, describing the quest
as a life-changer and one of the best events he has ever
been involved in.
Nearing its 50th year, the NAB-sponsored program’s
public speaking award was taken out by Ashley Rogers (V
Districts), while Megan Lock (C Districts), Raul Vellani (N
Districts), Rebecca Marshall (Q Districts) and Laura Woods (T
Districts) were all finalists.
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FLAG PRESENTATION WITH
A DIFFERENCE
The Australian flag delivered, all pay
respect during the Australian National
Anthem at the equine-oriented National
Convention in Tamworth last month.
Leo of the Year Joel takes aim at media
If you’re tired of the media’s fascination with Schapelle Corby then you have
something in common with proud Leo of the Y ear Joel Pattison-Cashman
(pictured right).
During Joel’s winning presentation at Tamworth he challenged the media to pay more
attention to ordinary heroes in the community rather than continually seeking headlines with
sensation and celebrity. His words struck a chord with many , including the judges, and
helped him also take off the public speaking award. Joel, 20 (sponsored by the Leo Club of
Tropical North), is studying for a Bachelor of Business. His win brings him a visit to the
International Convention in Toronto as a Leo Ambassador.
Other finalists were Crystal Cooper (Leo Club of Bingara), Ivana Blekic (Leo club of
Sunraysia), Alexandra Fuller (Leo Club of Penguin), Jacob Doering (Leo Club of Corowa) and
Stephanie Kennaugh (Leo Club of Margaret River).
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62nd Lions National
The write stuff: Elvio takes
off Lions magazine award
PDG Elvio Munzone of Sydney’s Lugarno club
knows a good story when he comes across it.
Elvio’s moving report (December-January Lion) on
Sydney doctor Alice Lee’s fight against hepatitis B in
the Western Pacific and South-East Asia has won him
the Ted Horwood Award for the past year’s best story.
It’s the second Ted Horwood Award win for Elvio,
one of the Lion magazine’s top contributors.
Elvio Munzone (right) accepts his Ted Horwood Award
from Executive Officer Rob Oerlemans.
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TAMWORTH CANDIDS
1. CAKE WALK: Doing a roaring trade on the
Christmas Cake stand are (from left) Carl Ladner of Top
Taste, Bob Meney and Tom Gould.
2. BROLLY TIME: National Office’s Mary Regan
(left) and Elise Murrell display these Aussie umbrellas
available from the Lions Club Shop .
3. VISION LOSS: LEHP National Program Manager
Leah Evans shows how Age-related Macular
Degeneration can affect our eyes.
4. ROUND-UP: Brumbies take the limelight during
the equine show staged for Lions at the Australian
Equine & Livestock Events Centre.
5. SNAPPY LAP: International President Barry
Palmer AM does a lightening circuit of the Equine &
Livestock Events Centre’s main arena.
6. LEOS ROAR: Spreading the Leos message is Leo
& Youth Outreach Committee Chairman Martin Peebles
with a quartet of Leo Ambassadors and one fluffy
feline mascot.
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7. AUDIENCE WINNER: Barry Palmer
AM shares stories of his “Follow Your
Dream” year as International Lions
President.
8. YOUNG LIONS: Between sessions
in Tamworth there was much to keep
Lions fully sustained.
9. QUIET TIME: A guide dog takes a
break during a quieter moment in
proceedings.
10. STANDING OVATION: Lions
stand as one to show their appreciation
of keynote speaker Sam Bailey’s moving
convention-opening speech. Sam hopes
to become the world’s first quadriplegic
helicopter pilot.
11. ON THE MOVE: Nicole Phillips of
Brisbane Apple-MAQ club shows off the
hand-cranked PET (Personal Energy
Transportation) wheelchairs that her club
is producing.
12. PASSIONATE POINT: Youth of
11
the Year finalist Rebecca Marshall shares
her thoughts during the public speaking
section of the program on stage in
Tamworth.
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From Council Chairman Gary
Dear members of the
Lions family,
I am grateful that
Multiple District 201
only has one
Convention a year. The
culmination of two
years of very hard work
by a dedicated band of
members from the
Tamworth Lions Club
delivered a Convention that was a pleasure to be a
part of. Special thanks to Adrian Thurlow as the
Chair of the Convention Committee and to the team
who delivered a wonderful experience for us all. It
was a pleasure to welcome PDG Bruce McLeod
back as our Sergeant-at-Arms and he was ably
supported by PDG Glenda. Thank you everyone for a
job well done.
We were honoured to have International President
Barry Palmer and Lion Anne as our special guests to
the MD Convention. He made himself ver y available
to those members who attended Tamworth and I
know he enjoyed his time with us. It was also a
pleasure to welcome International Director Sher yl
Jensen and Lion Kevin to our Convention. It allowed
us the opportunity to thank ID Sher yl for her work
providing representation from MD201 at the
International Board level. CC Charles Ong Saerang
and Lion Linda were delightful guests from MD307
Indonesia. They too enjoyed their visit to Tamworth.
Representing CC Joyce Raven from MD202 New
Zealand was the Executive Officer from Lions New
Zealand, PCC David Dawick. We all enjoyed the
opportunity to meet socially and share time together.
For those members fortunate enough to attend,
what was the highlight of your Convention
experience? Was it the mounted flag bearers who
rode on horseback into the stadium, or did you sit
back with the International President and quietly
chuckle away at the descriptive language of Sam
Bailey as he gave his keynote address making us all
realise how fortunate we are? Did you just sit and
take in the brilliance of the Youth of the Year and Leo
of the Year entrants who performed so well to deliver
their public speaking presentations on topics that
made most of us think hard? I offer congratulations
to Jordan Green from WA as the winner of the Youth
of the Year and Joel Pattison-Cashman who was
announced as the Leo of the Year. An exciting
outcome of Joel’s win is that he will attend the
International Convention in Toronto and have the
opportunity to experience the organisation at a whole
new level.
Listening to International President Barr y Palmer
was a highlight for us all. IP Barry’s presentation
captured many of the outstanding experiences that
have come his way from around the world of Lions.
He quietly challenged each of us to move out of our
comfort zones and “just ask” someone to come and
join our wonderful organisation. He took the
opportunity to recognise a number of our Lions
leaders in Australia with his President’s Medal or the
President’s Leadership Medal. May I offer my
congratulations to all of those people who received
an award at the Convention. Did you see yourself in
one of ID Sheryl’s characters from the Wizard of Oz
and take encouragement to work that little bit harder
within your club to advance the talents of another
club member? The Sunday night Equine Centre
presentation was outstanding and just a brilliant
display of horsemanship but it was just so ver y, very
cold. I congratulate all of those hardy souls who took
it all in.
Was the highlight for you hearing EO David
Dawick make a presentation of $NZ20,000 towards
our Disaster Relief Appeal following the bushfires in
New south Wales and Victoria? I would like to again
acknowledge our thanks and gratitude to the Lions
Club members of New Zealand for their generous
donation. How about the Melvin Jones Fellowship
presentations to 19 members from across Australia
as recognition of the work they have done within
their local communities ... and to have this
presentation carried out by International President
Barry? Or maybe your thing was the business
sessions which for the most part went off without
too much drama as we managed to work our way
through the selection of Foundations for the next
three years?
All things must come to an end and the final
opportunity of a highlight was the Denim and Lace
Shindig on the Monday night with featured guest
artists The Bushwackers. There was great music,
good food and an opportunity to wind down after a
very busy MD201 Convention. Next year we can all
do it again in Newcastle.
Before we arrived in Tamworth we had visited the
Kiwis for their Multiple District Convention. It was
held in Auckland and was a ver y enjoyable event. I
was able to attend the MD202 Council Meeting and
found this very interesting. Lois and I had the
opportunity to dress up for the final night at the
Convention. We visited the MD307 Convention in
Solo, Java at the end of May and renewed our
contact with CC Charles and Lion Linda.
We wish to thank the 19 District Governors along
with the Management Team and their partners for
BLANKET THANKS: CC Gary’s Indonesian
counterpart, MD307’s Charles Ong Saerang, shared
the warmth between the two by presenting him with
a traditional Indonesian ceremonial blanket.
their friendship during the year – we have
appreciated the opportunity to meet you all and
thank you for your contribution to the Council of
Governors. Executive Officer Rob Oerlemans has
again provided our organisation with a steady
administrative hand and I thank him for that. The
very committed staff at the National Office provides
amazing support for our organisation. I wish to thank
each of them for the work they have done this year .
Council Chairman elect Warren Latham and Lion
Marilyn from 201N5 will take over the responsibility
of the Council of Governors at the rising of the
International Convention. We wish them a successful
year ahead and offer our full support for the work
they wish to do.
I thank our family for their love and support during
the year. I cannot thank Lois enough for her support
as we have carried out our duties. There has been
much understanding during the year and that has
been appreciated.
We thank everyone for their support this year.
– Gary Parker
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From Executive Officer Rob
Congratulations to
the Lions family of
Tamworth for a
successful,
engaging and
positive Convention.
I know that the
Lions, Lionesses, Leos,
friends and family who
attended had a
wonderful and
informative experience.
I would like to reflect on three important
decisions of the Convention and would invite your
Club to make these a topic of discussion at your
next meeting.
Firstly, we have adopted our ver y first Category C
project; the “Joining Hands” project in partnership
with Beyond Blue. The National Project will give us
the opportunity to work together on one issue
across our Multiple District for 12 months; to raise
awareness of the issues of mental illness and
depression in our communities. The simple
strategy we are asking of clubs is to hold one
meeting in the next 12 months inviting a speaker to
address your club, and other community members,
about this important issue. Information will be
provided to clubs soon about how to get involved.
Secondly, we have amended our principal focus
to include an issue that is ver y near and dear to the
hearts of our Lions – the advancement of medical
research. The principal focus of our Association in
MD201 is now “Humanitarian Service, Disaster
Relief, Sight, Medical Research and the
Encouragement of Youth”.
Thirdly, the Convention adopted 10 Categor y B
Projects for the Association for the next three years.
These will be listed on our website shortly .
I look forward to meeting those Lions who are
able to make the trip to Toronto in July for the
International Convention.
– Rob Oerlemans
Coming up
1 Toronto International Convention: If you
are coming to the Toronto Convention time is
running out to buy your tickets to our functions
and an Australian Flag umbrella for the parade.
Contact the National office for more
information.
2. ANZI Pacific Forum - 29-31 August
2014: This regional Lions Forum will include
workshops on a range of issues for Lions from
Australia and PNG, New Zealand and the
Pacific Islands and Indonesia –
http://lionsclubs.org.au/anziforum/
3. MD201 Convention Newcastle: 1-4 May
2015: –
http://lionsclubs.org.au/conventions/newcastle2015/
June - July 2014
TAMWORTH TALK
PINK NOTES: Visiting MD203 International
Director Sheryl Jensen
became the owner of a pink
ukulele in Tamworth. It’s her
sixth ukulele and came as a
thank-you from C2 DG Rhys
Roberts. Sheryl plays ukulele
in a band back in Rotorua.
62nd Lions National
MIGHTY COMEBACK:
Sergeant-at-arms Bruce
McLeod might have been
forced out of the role last y ear
through illness (he was
replaced by former SAA Bob
Korotcoff) but Bruce was back
to his eloquent best at
Tamworth. As his PDG wife
Glenda explained to the
appreciative audience, he
“couldn’t walk or talk” six
months ago.
SMILEY QUARTET: International President Barry Palmer and International
Director Sheryl Jensen join Lions Barbara and George Owen at the
Australian Lions Spinal Cord Fellowship’s luncheon in Tamworth.
FROM ACROSS THE
DITCH: Lions Australia’s
disaster relief coffers are
$20,000 richer thanks to a
welcome donation made on
stage by MD202 Executive
Officer David Dawick.
BOX OF TRICKS: Between
his many duties, International
President Barry Palmer
opened a disaster relief “tool
box” — a transport container
that holds in excess of
$10,000 worth of tools. It will
be based in Tamworth and
loaned out during disasters.
GET THE MESSAGE: David King
and Lorraine Hemsworth
(pictured above) of Lions Youth
Exchange weren’t backward in
pushing the benefits of the
international program.
PEDAL POWER: The Lions
Eye Health project is now
$16,000 better off thanks to the
efforts of blind cyclist Jenny
Nicholls. Much of the money
was raised last year just before
the National Convention in
Canberra when Jenny
completed a marathon tandem
ride round much of Australia.
OOPS: While Tamworth’s eye-opening
horseback flag ceremony went without
hitch, nature being nature there was one
small clean-up job hurriedly undertaken
before the show could continue.
HOBART FOR CENTENARY CELEBRATIONS
Hobart has been chosen as the National Convention location for Lions Australia’ s centenary
in 2017.
MD headquarters will be the Wrest Point Casino.
Next year’s National Convention will be in Newcastle, and in 2016 it will be in Echuca.
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YEAR OF A
Quadriplegic Sam Bailey on his far m with
wife Wendy (above), and (below) receiving a
kiss from Wendy on stage at the Lions
National Convention.
Sam’s passion wins
over Tamworth
There were tears, laughter and a
standing ovation at the National
Convention in Tamworth when keynote
speaker Sam Bailey opened the event.
A colourful and eloquent speaker, Sam
fascinated the audience with his nononsense story of becoming a quadriplegic at
19 ... and of his bitter fightback to become a
successful farmer, author, motivational
speaker and later husband of an ABC rural
reporter, Wendy, who interviewed him.
With wife Wendy by his side on stage,
Sam yarned and joked and showed the
human side of conquering a handicap such
as quadriplegia – and then outlined his plan
to later this year become the world’s first
quadriplegic helicopter pilot.
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As his year as Lions International
President ends, Australia’s Barry
Palmer and his wife Anne
can look back at a wealth of e xciting
initiatives to make our world a
better place
H
e came in a year ago as Lions International President challenging Lions to follow their dreams.
Today he should feel satisfied man y of those dreams he encouraged are heading toward
realisation.
In a whirlwind presidential year, Barry Palmer AM from Sydney’s Lions Club of Hornsby has seldom been still,
visiting all corners of the world with his message of being brave enough to dream big.
From Lebanon, Malawi, Manilla and Beirut to the stage of Australia’s National Convention in Tamworth last
month, he has spread his message to countless thousands of Lions.
Along the way he has helped launch a new club in Estonia, supported Lions in Jakarta providing food for
orphans and widows, planted trees in India, encouraged deaf children in Tunisia and children suffering facial
disfiguration in Peru, given microfinance cheques to women in Colombo and (as our pictures above and inset
right) show shared the Lions spirit with members in the Faroe Islands and the southern part of Denmark.
“One of my favourite things about
being a Lion is the opportunity to meet
amazing people from around the world,
whether I am getting together with Lions
or I am meeting the people that Lions
are helping every day,” explains Barry of
his travel endurance.
“Each person has his or her own stor y
and dream, and I am blessed to be able
to hear that story and to help him or her
follow that dream.”
Lion
MILLION DREAMS
A WORLD OF DREAMS: From
the MD201 National Convention in
Tamworth last month where he
named Joel Pattison-Cashman the
Leo of the Year, to Denmark and the
Faroe Islands (above), Australia’s
first International President, Barry
Palmer, has continually encouraged
the world’s Lions to follow their
dreams.
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LIONS SIGHT INITIATES
confidently adds.
Through Sight for Kids, more
than 19 million students like
Bhavani throughout Asia have
received vision screenings with
more than 322,000 treated for
vision problems and more than
By Allie Stryker
197,000 provided with
If S. Bhavani sits in the front of the
eyeglasses.
classroom, it’s because he wants to –
In Kerala, India, Mary
not because he has no choice. But that
Sebastian, an assistant
wasn’t always the case.
administrator at the Little Flower
A student in Hyderabad, India, Bhavani
Hospital and Research Centre,
once had problems seeing the board. He
has been working closely with
had to squint and got headaches. Bhavani is
Sight for Kids since it launched
nearsighted, and his condition could have
in her region in 2005. Her
gone unnoticed if not for the Sight for Kids
hospital’s ophthalmology
program.
department is dedicated to
With 12.8 million children visually
protecting children’s vision. It’s
impaired due to uncorrected refractive error
immensely gratifying for her to
(URE) in Southeast Asia, it isn’t surprising
see Lions provide students with
that S. Bhavani was diagnosed with
eyeglasses and vision-correcting
nearsightedness, a form of URE. That is why
surgery through Sight for Kids.
the Lions Clubs International Foundation
“It is a highly rewarding and
(LCIF) and Johnson & Johnson Vision Care
satisfying experience to provide
(JJVC) partnered to create the Sight for Kids
In Kerala, India, students sign up for fr ee vision screenings through the Sight for
vision correction to students
program in 2002.
whose problems would have
Sight for Kids provides desperately needed Kids program.
remained undetected but for the
eye-health education and school-based vision
including free eyeglasses provided through Sight for
Sight for Kids program,” says Sebastian. “With Lions
screenings for underserved children across Asia.
Kids. Today Bhavani can see the board, reads well
clubs, we are visiting unrepresented areas. If not for
The program also provides referrals to professional
and participates in extracurricular activities.
Sight for Kids, most of the cases would have gone
eye care for eyeglasses and surger y. This is an
“I am so happy and confident. Now with this pair
unidentified because of lack of awareness.”
important service: poor vision can often go
of spectacles, I am able to do all my activities
Together, Lions clubs, LCIF, JJVC and partner
unnoticed in children and can impede the ability to
without any difficulty. My thanks to you,” says
facilities are making a big difference for students in
read and learn.
Bhavani. With his improved vision, Bhavani has
need through Sight for Kids. Learn more online at
Bhavani received his vision screening through
great aspirations for his future. “I will become a
www.lcif.org/sfk.
Sight for Kids and the follow-up care he needed at
doctor, helping my parents and society,” he
the L. V. Prasad Eye Institute in Hyderabad, India,
IMPROVING A
STUDENT’S SIGHT IN
INDIA
Wisconsin Lions bring
sight to Dominicans
By Eric Margules
When U.S. Lions from Kenosha, Wisconsin
landed in the Dominican Republic, it was
vastly warmer than when they first boarded
the icy plane in Chicago that morning. But
Lions set their sights on something more
important than a little time in the sun.
With support from the Lions Clubs International
Foundation (LCIF) and churches in the United States
and the Dominican Republic, Lions from both
countries came together to host a free vision clinic
offering eye exams, prescription glasses, medication
and eye surgeries for the residents of the small
town of Sabana Yegua.
This was the second time the Kenosha Lions
travelled to the Dominican Republic with the help of
an International Assistance Grant from LCIF. This
year, a $30,000 grant, combined with funds raised
by Lions and the St. Mary’s and St. Anne’s parishes
in Wisconsin, made it possible for the group of
nearly 30 Lions and community members from both
countries to host the clinic.
Many people around the world including Sabana
Yeguans are practically blind when it comes to
reading. Says Dr. Peter Emer, a Lion and optometrist
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who helped organise the mission: “They don’t even
have access to a basic pair of reading glasses.
Without reading glasses, you can be blind
–handicapped– for any type of close visual task.”
After just four days in the Dominican Republic
Emer and his colleagues examined 1,200 people,
handed out 900 prescription eye glasses and made
an additional 200 orders for specialised
prescriptions.
Lion surgeon Dr. Stephen Slana and two
ophthalmological assistants were on hand to correct
dangerous vision problems identified during the
exams. In total, they performed 118 successful
surgeries, correcting everything from cataracts and
pterygium to problems with eye muscles.
This year marked the first time the Lions set up
satellite clinics throughout the Dominican Republic
to treat residents unable to make the trip to Sabana
Yegua. These clinics included a trip to a nearby
Haitian neighbourhood, where Lions performed eye
exams in an old church, and a trip to a local prison,
where prisoners and guards alike were provided
with sunglasses, eye drops and baseball caps to
protect them from the sun.
The international cooperation between the Lions
from Wisconsin and the Dominican Lions made the
trip successful. From transporting patients to
gathering patient information and arranging
follow-up care, Dominican Lions were instrumental
Lion Peter Emer of Kenosha,Wisconsin, examines the
eyes of a resident of Sabana Yegua in the Dominican
Republic.
to the clinic.
Even after the success of this trip, the Lions are
still looking for ways to improve on future missions.
For their next trip, Lions are researching new clinic
locations and looking for ways to further improve
patient access to post-surgery follow-up care.
One thing is clear: the international partnership
forged between Lions is a bond of commitment and
service that transcends languages and borders. Just
ask the thousands of Dominicans whose futures
look brighter now than ever before.
Lion
Bonnie makes a mighty difference in a little girl’ s life
It took lots of raffles and street stalls but thanks to fundraising by Brunswick
Mullumbimby Lions a young girl’s life has been dramatically changed.
In January, young Sarah was introduced to her new mate, Bonnie the Assistance
Dog. Since then her family has reported amazing differences in their daughter’ s
everyday life skills and coping, ultimately improving the functioning and wellbeing as a
family.
Sarah, who suffers with autism and associated high anxiety , first came to the
attention of Brunswick Mullumbimby Lions when her pre-school teacher asked if they
could assist in the fundraising for a Smart Pup.
Smart Pups are task-specific Assistance Dogs trained to improve the quality of life
for children with autism and seizure related syndromes.
A dog costs about $23,000 to train and families are required to raise $10,000
toward the process.
Initial training is similar to that of a Companion Dog. When a dog is matched to a
child the training becomes specific for that child's needs.
The fundraising involved a whole-of-community approach with numerous ser vice
clubs and other groups involved.
In addition, the Australian Lions Foundation made a grant to Bonnie’ s acquisition.
For more information about Smart Pups, visit www.smartpups.org.au.
LIFESAVER: Sarah and her brother Max with Bonnie soon after she arrived.
A day of soccer, football and inclusion
The CIVO Stadium in Lilongwe, Malawi roared
with excitement as the crowd waited for the
kickoff of the African Leaders Forum on
Disability. On tap were not only a football
(soccer) match and music but also a high-level
policy summit and health education talks.
The purpose of the three-day forum in Februar y,
the first of its kind, was to support people with
intellectual disabilities. The expanded “Mission:
Inclusion” partnership between Special Olympics and
Lions Clubs International (LCI) also was involved.
Since 2001, Special Olympics and LCI have
screened the vision of more than 350,000 Special
Olympics athletes and provided more than 110,000
athletes with prescription eyeglasses. “Mission:
Inclusion” goes beyond vision screenings to create
programs to support the acceptance and inclusion of
people with intellectual disabilities in their
communities. This includes the integration of Leos
into an inclusive sports model called Unified
Sports®.
The African Leaders Forum on Disability was an
historic event that drew attention to the plight of
individuals with disabilities, namely intellectual and
developmental disabilities. Her Excellency President
Dr. Joyce Banda, a Lion, and the Republic of Malawi
hosted the event.
Senior African government officials from 12
nations and representatives of top health and
disability organisations attended the forum. As a
global partner of Special Olympics, LCI served as a
core convening partner with top Lions leaders
attending.
“Lions Clubs International is ver y happy to be
June - July 2014
partnering with Special Olympics Malawi. It’s a winwin situation. It fits in with our global support of
Special Olympics’ Opening Eyes initiative, and the
partnership here in Malawi in particular is helping us
expand the Lions clubs here,” says LCIF Chairperson
Wayne Madden.
During the forum, Banda announced the
formation of the African Leadership Alliance on
Intellectual Disabilities, an organisation dedicated to
improving the lives of those with intellectual
disabilities. In areas of limited resources,
partnerships like “Mission: Inclusion” are integral in
breaking down barriers that make individuals with
intellectual disabilities some of the most
marginalised and discriminated-against community
members.
“Before we can tackle the environmental barriers
that block our children from school, before we can
address the lack of training of doctors that block our
children from hospitals, before we can strengthen
the social policies that streamline family ser vices,
this stigma must become yesterday’s news,” says
Banda.
In the spirit of international teamwork, Leos from
Malawi and District 412 energetically suited up
alongside Special Olympics athletes from Malawi,
the Malawian Football Federation, government
officials from Malawi and South Africa football greats
such as Mark Fish, Phil Masinga and Desiree Ellis. It
was the first time in Africa where Leos and Special
Olympic athletes have participated side-by-side in
inclusive sports.
In addition, an LCIF-sponsored Family Health
Forum brought together more than 100 families of
A boy with special needs takes part in the African
Leaders Forum on Disability in Malawi. Photo
Fernando Cambeiro
children with intellectual disabilities, nonprofit
organisations and others to work with the local
community on strategies to integrate this
marginalised population into health, education and
social initiatives across the countr y.
Special Olympics and LCI are working to bring the
impact of “Mission: Inclusion” to the lives of children
and adults with intellectual disabilities globally. The
organisations speak with a united voice to an
undeniable mission: SERVICE to those who need
Lions most.
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MD 201 District Governors 2014 - 2015
District C1
Name: Rosemary
Wenham
Name of
Partner: John
Wenham
Name(s) of
Children: Chris,
Andrew & Alison
No. of Years a
Lion: 4
Years on Club
Board: 3
Years on District Cabinet: 4
Years on MD Committees: 0
Theme/Motto for Year: Our Youth = Our Future
Main Objectives for Year: Lions Youth Projects
and actively involving younger Lions on a district
level, introduction of more women into Lions
Lions Interests: ALCCRF & Hearing Dogs
Outstanding Lions Achievements:
Awards: MJF
Business Interests: Own bookkeeping company
Civic Interests: Disabled and disadvantaged youth
District C2
Name: Ron
Sargent
Partner's
Name: Wife of
49 years is
Kathleen Ann
Sargent
Children: Four
sons – Andrew,
Mark, Philip and
Benjamin. Now
have 9 grand children
Number Of Years In Lions: 33 years as a Lions
Member
Years On Club Board: About 20
Years On Cabinet: 7
Theme For Year: Back to Basics
Objectives: To encourage clubs to – 1. Not take on
too many projects. 2. Be as careful as possible in
inducting the right member (most are). 3. Members
to support their President. 4. To encourage
members not to interfere in other members’ roles
(The reason for at least these 4 objectives is the
problems I have seen over the many years with
that occasional difficult member.)
My other aim is to encourage zone chair people to
let me know of any concerns they have with clubs.
Hopefully these can be addressed as early as
possible
Awards: The only award I have received is a
James D Richardson
EMPLOYMENT: My life’s work has been as a
property developer
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Civic interests: Other interest over my lifetime
has been on school committees, including as
Chairman of our then local school. Chairman of the
parents’ committee of our then local Scout group.
We both have supported our sons and their
families over many years
Sporting Interests: Now play golf. Have played
basketball and tennis
District N1
Name: Peter
Willis-Jones
Name of
Partner: Pam
Name(s) of
Children: Renee
(43) Trevor (40)
and 5
grandchildren.
No. of Years a
Lion: 16
Years on Club
Board: 15
Years on MD Committees: N/A
Theme/Motto for Year:
Lionism – A Whole New World
Main Objectives for Year: Promote training and
education from the bottom up
Lions Interests: Membership, Youth Projects
Outstanding Lions Achievements: Leadership
Certificate
Awards: DG Appreciation Award, Dream Achiever
Star.
Business Interests: Accounting and taxation
business of more than 32 years
Civic Interests: Chamber of Commerce and
Business, trainer NEIS
Sporting Interests: Social lawn bowls
District N2
Name: Lorraine
Mairinger
Name of
Partner: Franz
Mairinger
Name(s) of
Children: 3
No. of Years a
Lion: 14
Years on Club
Board: 13
Theme/Motto for Year: Together Everyone
Achieves More
Main Objectives for Year: Membership GrowthRetention
Lions Interests: Lions Spinal Cord Fellowships,
Youth of the Year, Peace Poster
Outstanding Lions Achievements: Swimming
pool manager (managed by our Lions Club), 12
years as MD Convention Tour Coordinator (Dist.
N2)
Awards: MJF. James D. Richardson, Win Tyquin,
Harry Hession Bronze Honour Award, Star Award,
DG Appreciation Award x 2, Lion of the Year Award
x3
Business Interests: Retired registered nurse,
palliative care
Civic Interests: Kangaroo Valley Show Society,
past President-committee & Kangaroo Valley
Volunteer Rural Fire Service - Secretary
Sporting Interests: Horses, watching the grandchildren play sport
District N3
Name: Margaret
Pearce
Name of
Partner: Bryan
Pearce
Name(s) of
children:
Vanessa and
husband Adam,
Michael and wife
Samantha,
Aplonia, Mary and husband Stephen. 7
grandchildren
No. of Years a Lion: 10
Years on Club Board: 9
Reach out and touch
Main Objectives for Year: Serve Lions with
integrity and motivation
Lions Interests: Supporting our Foundations and
local community projects
Outstanding Lions Achievements: Instigating
the building of a children’s playground for disabled
children. Supporting a young women’s refuge for
the past 8 years. Major role in supplying almost
3,000 Christmas hampers and toys in our local
community each year
Awards: Melvin Jones Fellow, Harry Hession
Bronze, International President’s Award for
contribution to SaveSight, ALCCRF Neil Williams
Members Award
Business Interests: Retired ballet teacher and
adjudicator. Retired restaurateur
Civic Interests: Support many youth and
women's groups in our community
Sporting Interests: Sadly I don't follow any sport,
my interests are in theatre and music
Lion
District N4
Name: Ian Warren
Name of Partner:
Marilyn
Name(s) of
Children: Tracey
and Lyndall
No. of years a
Lion: 18.5.
Years on Club
Board: 17.5
Years on District
Cabinet: 13
Years on MD Committees: Nil
Theme/Motto for Year: Serving Together As One
Main Objectives for Year: Retention of existing
Members and trying to increase membership in the
District. Encourage inter-club visits
Lions Interests: Working on many varied and
interesting projects
Outstanding Lions Achievements: Being
awarded a Melvin Jones Fellowship
Awards: Melvin Jones Fellowship, James D.
Richardson Honour Award, Barry J Palmer
Recognition Award, International President’s
Appreciation Award, Two District Star Awards,
Region and Zone Chairman Appreciation Awards,
100% President and Secretary Awards.
Business Interests: Nil
Civic Interests: Volunteer community transport
driver
Sporting Interests: Golf (when time permits) and
watching most sports
District N5
Name: Dr
Anthony Cheung
Name of
Partner: Emma
Name(s) of
Children:
Janice
No. of Years a
Lion: 15
Years on Club
Board: 12
Theme/Motto for Year: Serving in Dedication
Main Objectives for Year:
1. While embracing the International President’s
theme of Strengthen the Pride, to encourage Lions
to serve the community in dedication to Lionism,
beginning at the individual level, then transcending
this to Club, Zone and District levels
2. To achieve a net growth of 15 members and set
up two new clubs; to facilitate clubs to run more
efficiently
3. To improve communication between clubs and
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District aiming at greater club participation in
District events, to be brought about by better
promotion of Lions skills and projects
Lions Interests: Membership development, youth
development, fundraising for Lions Foundations
Outstanding Lions Achievements: Instrumental
in building a club to over 120 members comprising
50%+ female members and 50%+ members
below the age 40; instrumental in raising over
$500,000 through Sydney Chinese Lions over the
past 10 years and donating these in support of
various Lions Foundations including LCIF as well
as other major charity organisations
Awards: Membership Key award for sponsoring
25 members, PMJF, International President’s
awards
Business Interests: Author of Writing Business
Letters and Writing Business Reports published in
Australia and China (bilingual)
Civic Interests: Instrumental in bringing together
Hornsby shire and Xian City, China as Friendship
Cities. The alliance was signed and made official in
2011. Designed and delivered a Chinese radio
program on tips and hints to take Australian
Citizenship Tests. Enjoy singing
Sporting Interests: Table tennis, basketball (but
mainly in yester years!)
District Q1
Name: Kent
Wilcox
Name of
Partner:
Josephine Wilcox
Name(s) of
Children:
Melanie
No. of Years a
Lion: 9
Years on Club
Board: 8
One Goal, Community Service
Main Objectives for Year: Focus on community
service
Lions Interests: I still consider the most
important Lions interest as my own club’s
(Sunnybank) community projects
Outstanding Lions Achievements: There are
several however the most satisfying as a Lion was
to provide hope at Christmas to a young family
man who had just, as a result of an accident
become a paraplegic
Awards: James D Richardson
Business Interests: Still employed in the
construction equipment sector as a regional
service manager
Civic Interests: Various
Sporting Interests: Keen cricketer although as
more of a viewer than a player nowadays
District Q2
Name: Gordon
Bailey
Name of
Partner: Diane
Bailey
Name(s) of
Children: Kylie;
Alicia
No. of Years a
Lion: 38
Years on Club
Board: Not sure – most of the 38 years
Years on District Cabinet: 12 – not consecutive
Years on MD Committees: nil
Theme/Motto for Year: Pride in Service
Main Objectives for Year: Increase female
membership
Lions Interests: Club projects, Membership
Outstanding Lions Achievements: Being
granted Life Membership
Awards: Numerous
Business Interests: Retired
Civic Interests: Qld Cancer Council – Townsville,
Relay for Life Committee member
Sporting Interests: Motor Sport, Rugby League
District Q3
Name: Greg
Rollason
Name of
Partner: Wendy
Rollason
Name(s) of
Children:
Sandra, Karen,
Debbie
No. of Years a
Lion: 13
Years on MD Committees: Theme/Motto for Year: Lions – Bridging
Communities
Main Objectives for Year: To expand Lions
participation throughout local communities
Lions Interests:
Outstanding Lions Achievements: Father of
three wonderful daughters and 5 grandchildren
Awards: Melvin Jones – two x J.D. Richardson,
Zone Chairman of the year, President’s Excellence
Award
Business Interests: Fulltime retirement
Civic Interests: Membership of local community
groups
Sporting Interests: Ex-hockey player, 40 years
plus
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District Q4
Name: David
Trigg
Name of
Partner: (Lion)
Lorraine
Names of
Children:
Nathan and
Bianca
No of years a
Lion: 11
Years on MD Committee:
Theme/Motto for year: Success Through
Participation Main
Objectives for Year: To increase membership
whilst having fun
Lions Interest: Leadership and having fun
Outstanding Lions Achievements: Being an
active Lion at Club level
Awards: International President’s, Club
President’s Pin, Melvin Jones Fellowship
Business interests: Transport management
Civic Interests:
Sporting Interests: AFL football (couch spectator)
District T1
Name: Michael
MacLaren
Name of
Partner: Max
Tavasci
No. of years a
Lion: 13 (City of
Burnie)
Years on Club
Board: 11
Motto for the Year: Together Towards Tomorrow
Main Objectives for Year: Make Clubs more
aware of the Lions Health Projects throughout the
District as well as promoting the Australian and
Tasmanian Lions Foundations. Working well with
all Clubs and members of the Lions Family – to
serve well
Lions Interests: Interested in all aspects of Lions
especially when we are able to assist community
members requiring assistance. Working with fellow
Lions and mixing socially together as part of the
Lions Family
Awards: Advanced Senior Lions Leadership
Certificate, Certificate of Excellence for Club
Secretary, The Groobing Award
Business Interests: Recently retired from
Commonwealth Respite and Carelink Centre –
assisting in home respite and marketing the ser vice
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Civic Interests: Recently resigned from
Abbeyfield Australia after 20 years (foundation
member of Burnie Abbeyfield House ),
Active Member – Secretary of Church Council,
Administration of Burnie Regional Uniting Church,
Affiliate Member of Burnie RSL Club.
Special Interests: Taking care of my home,
gardening, travel and reading when time permits
District V1-4
Name: Kevin Tait
Name of
Partner: Coralie
Name(s) of
Children:
Darren, Shelli,
Cameron
No. of Years a
Lion: 41
Years on Club
Board: 33
Theme/Motto for Year: Shine the Light – See
and be seen
Main Objectives for Year: Improving relationship
between Clubs and District; De-mystifying District
Cabinet.
Lions Interests: Training, health research, youth
Outstanding Lions Achievements: Surviving
Awards: 100% Secretary, 100% President, Key
member, Melvin Jones Fellow, Life Governor Licola
Village
Business Interests: Retired firefighter, run a
small investment club
Civic Interests: Scouting (former District
Commissioner), Retirement Village Committee of
Management
Sporting Interests: Golf. Life member of local
cricket and football clubs. Love Test Cricket, not so
keen on shorter versions of the game
District V2
Name: Phillip
Johnson
Name of wife:
Anne Johnson
Names of
children:
Michelle,
Brendon and
Kathryn
No. of Years a
Lion: 27
Theme/Motto for Year: We Serve – A Lesson for
Life
Main Objectives for Year: Promote more
awareness of male health issues and support
research into childhood cancer
Lions Interests: Youth of the Year Quest and
Childhood Cancer Research
Outstanding Lions Achievements: Being a
committed and active Club member
Awards: 100% Secretary Award (3 occasions),
President’s Excellence Award, District Governor’s
Appreciation Award, President’s Appreciation
Award, Key Membership Award, Inaugural winner
of PCC Eric R. Black OAM Achievement Award
(2011) and Colac Otway Citizen of the Year (2013)
Business Interests: 39 years teaching profession
(last 24 years primary school principal)
Civic Interests: Colac Area Health Board Member
and membership of Colac Mental Health Week
planning committee
Sporting Interests: These days I am happy to go
for a daily walk with Anne, spend time in the
garden and watch AFL football, especially games
involving the Sydney Swans
District V3
Name: Marjorie
Joyce Radford
Name of
Partner: PDG
George
Name: Phillip,
Helen, Warren,
Glenn and there
are 12
grandchildren
No. of Years a
Lion: 34
Theme/Motto for Year: Lend a Helping Hand for
a Happy Heart Through Service.
Main Objectives: The profile of women in Lions.
Promote increase of membership in the District by
12.5%. To increase our members’ Lions
knowledge through leadership skills. To encourage
clubs to accept and adapt to change.
Lions Interests: Most Lions projects, including
the youth projects, Youth of the Year, Children’s
Mobility Foundation.
Lion’s achievements: Organised a children’s
diabetic pump for a young girl with diabetes
Awards: President’s Appreciation Awards,
President’s Certificates of Appreciation x 5, James
D. Richardson Honour Award, Distinguished Service
Award
Business interests: Retired
Civic interests: On the management committee
of a local hall in the community. Booking officerTreasurer. District
Lion
District V5
Name: Alan
Fluck
Name of
Partner: Roslyn
– Lions Lady
Name(s) of
Children: 3 Boys
– David, Jason &
Kelvin
No. of Years a
Lion: 8
Years on Club
Board: 4
Theme/Motto for Year: Together we’ll make it
happen
Main Objectives for Year: Club management &
Club growth
Lions Interests: Youth of the Year, Australian
Lions Visual Independence Foundation, Licola
Children’s Camp
Outstanding Lions Achievements: District
Extension Chairman where we formed 3 new clubs
Awards: James D Richardson Honour Award &
Don Owen Leadership Award
Business Interests: Retired – furniture
restoration and manufacturing
Civic Interests: Scouting movement
Sporting Interests: A competitive game of golf &
passionate supporter of Hawthorn Football Club (AFL)
District V6
Name: Peter
Niall
Name of
Partner: Mary
Name(s) of
Children:
Kathryn, Melissa,
James
No. of Years a
Lion: 29
Years on Club
Board: 26
Years on District Cabinet:
Theme/Motto for Year: Strength through Growth
Main Objectives for Year: Strengthen clubs
through growth of membership and membership
training. Retention of members
Lions Interests: Youth projects, community welfare
Outstanding Lions Achievements: District
Convention Chairman, Australia Day flag-raising,
ANZAC Day gunfire breakfast
Awards: MJF, District Governor’s Appreciation
Awards
Business Interests: Retired accountant
Civic Interests: Provision of community health
June -- July
July 2014
2014
June
and recreation facilities
Sporting Interests: Bowls, golf, local and AFL
football
District W1
Name: Ivan
Sturgess
Name of Partner:
Carol Sturgess
Names of
Children: 4
Children – Terry,
Alan, Jacinda and
Andrea
No. of Years a
Lion: 21
Lions Interests: Lions Save Sight, Lions Hearing
Projects, local Club projects.
Awards: Have been rewarded with District
Governor’s Awards, International President’s Award,
Tom Cameron Award, James D Richardson and am a
Melvin Jones Fellow. Currently a Director on Save
Sight and the Lions Hearing Foundation.
Business Interests: Auto electrician. Former State
Manager for Ultra Tune. Retired small business owner
Sporting Interests: Caravanning and fishing.
District W2
Name: Maxine C.
Whitely
Name of Partner:
John
Names of
Children:
Georgina, Carmel,
Vanessa, Louis,
Phillip and
Catherine.
Grand children: 6
No of Years a Lion: 17
Years on M.D. Committees: none
Theme for the Year: Families are our Future.
Main Objectives for the Year: Retain a higher level
of membership and increase female membership in
all Clubs by 2
Lions Interest: The grassroots member
Outstanding Lions Achievements: Inducting
eldest granddaughter into Lions. Having 10 family
members in Lions
Business interests: The breeding of our Red Poll
cattle and Dorper sheep
Civic Interests: Landcare (Natural Resource
Management) and member of C.W.A.
Sporting Interests: Watching family members
playing football; AFL- Eagles supporter and cricket
Personal interests: Reading a good book and
knitting
Order of
Australia Award
nominations
Have you ever considered making a
nomination for an Order of Australia
Award? If you are a recipient yourself,
have you ever nominated an yone else?
A nomination is very easy to achieve.
The members of my committee with
their experience are only too anxious to
assist if you would like to nominate
someone. All you need to do is contact
one of us; we will advise you how to
complete the nomination and how to
choose the referees needed for all
nominations. There is no cost, only a
limited amount of time to fill out the
form and forward it to the Secretariat.
Many Lions that you know are
wonderful workers for their club or
district. Yes, they have been given
various awards in Lionism but have
they been recognised by their countr y
Australia?
To lodge nominations, you only need
download a form from the internet, or
contact one of the members of the
Lions National Honours Advisory Body.
The website is
www.itsanhonour.gov.au.
CHAIRMAN PDG Doug Omond OAM (Terry
OAM), 7 Mackinnon Parade, North
Adelaide SA 5006, (H) 08 8239 0203, (M)
0412 711 522,
[email protected], Skype:
doug.omond2
MEMBERS PID Bob Coulthard AM (Jill), 25
Laffers Road Belair SA 5052,
(H) 08 8278 2700, (M) 0417 801 147,
[email protected]
Lion Noel Smith OAM (Louise), PO Box 28
South Perth WA 6951,
(H/F) 08 9367 8875, (M) 0414 653 780,
[email protected]
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How should Lions react when
Photo: Australian Emergency Management Knowledge Hub
With Australia’s propensity for natural disasters – from fires and floods to
crippling droughts – it’s a question that arises often when Lions find suc h a
situation in their own area. As a guide for others, N4 Disaster Alert
Chairperson Anne Jones tells how her NSW club and district r eacted
On Sunday, January 13 last year a raging fire
came out of the National Park and headed
straight for Barina. A southerly wind change,
turned the fire northwards and into the T imor
Valley, heading for Coonabarabran.
With days of extremely hot weather, low humidity
and electrical storms, everyone was watching for
smoke but no one could have imagined what that
Sunday was to bring.
A giant thunderhead formed by late afternoon
with flames leaping 20-30m into the sky.
Day after day the fires flared and took off again.
The sky was an eerie colour from the smoke and
flames and the Coonabarabran community were
anxious the fire might turn and head back to the
town.
Quick action
These fires burned for nine days until contained
on January 21 last year.
A Disaster Recovery Centre was established on
January 21 and maintained for about four weeks.
It was difficult to obtain information over the
phone as our Lions organisation is not recognised
as a First Response Agency.
Our local Coonabarabran Lions Club, under the
leadership of President Tom Sullivan, had also met
with resistance to information due to privacy
provisions.
Under the NSW Emergency Management Plan,
the immediate needs of people are addressed by
the NSW Government – Welfare Services Function
Area. Their responsibility is to manage evacuation
centres, which includes emergency accommodation,
financial assistance, catering, material aid and
personal support.
The coordinating Agency is MPES-DWS & Family
& Community Services (FACS).
Ministry for Police & Emergency Ser vices
together with Family and Community Ser vices
provide catering, personal support, accommodation
and material aid through the participating agencies
and supporting organisations.
Participating organisations are the Salvation
Army, ADRA, Red Cross NSW and ANGLICARE.
Supporting organisations are other community and
service organisations government agencies such as
ADHC – (core business) and the Federal
Department Human Services Housing NSW (core
business).
If homes have been damaged or destroyed by the
disaster, or contents damaged, the Disaster Welfare
Services Branch within MPES administers, on the
Government’s behalf, the Personal Hardship and
Distress Scheme, part of the National Disaster Relief
and Recovery Arrangements between the
Commonwealth and state governments.
At a local level, where the disaster has
happened, a Recovery Committee is established,
usually initiated by the local Emergency
Management Committee (LEMC). The Recovery
Centre is responsible for leading the recover y
process in all its
respects, usually
over many months.
This therefore
includes issues of
donated goods and
appeal funds.
Make contact
QUICK ACTION: Children are often the
ones needing help immediately.
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As the local
Emergency
Management
Committee is
hosted by council,
in our case it was
decided to contact
Mayor Peter Shinton
and General
Manager Steve Loane of Warrumbungles Shire
Council. I had worked closely with both during my
seven-year term as Mayor of Wellington Council.
After a number of telephone discussions a meeting
was organised between council and our Lions
representatives.
PDG Barbara Andrews and I first visited
Coonabarabran on January 21, 2013. It was not
obvious as we drove into town that this community
had and was still in the midst of such a devastating
disaster.
We made our way to the Council Chambers
where we met with the Mayor and General
Manager. As a result, we were invited to inspect the
worst affected area of the fire along Timor Road.
As we drove there we were overcome by the
extent of the devastation. It didn’t seem to matter
where we looked there were shells of or completely
destroyed buildings everywhere, and destruction of
what was once thousands of hectares of prime
agricultural land.
We came across two farmers on the side of the
road and decided to stop and introduce ourselves.
As we listened, we learned that one had been lucky
and only his farmland had been affected, whilst the
other had lost everything. He was determined to
stay on his property and was tr ying to access a
water tank and some tools so he and his family
could remain and start to clean up the mess.
On returning to town, we made our way to the
Disaster Recovery Centre and spoke to the various
agencies assisting the fire-affected families with
their immediate needs.
There we were to learn the exact extent of the
devastation: 53 homes destroyed, 120 sheds
destroyed, 56,000 hectares destroyed.
We were told of families who stood around their
properties in disbelief as they saw many of their
livestock either destroyed or burnt. Some had no
choice but to shoot their livestock to put them out of
their pain.
We were directed to the Showground to meet
with Rotary representatives who had been tasked by
council to provide the volunteers to prepare the
necessary meals.
Here we also met Laurie Dawson, the coordinator
of Blazeaid, an organisation created after the
Victorian fires. They consist of people willing to help
Lion
disaster strikes?
Thanks is the reward
Here are extracts from emails, cards and
letters received from some of those
families helped.
– “I would like to extend our thanks for the ver y
generous donation from the Lions Club. My family
property was affected but thankfully only fences
and water supplies were damaged.”
A tool library had been
successful in the Victorian fires
and we decided to investigate
the possibility of also establishing
one in Coonabarabran. It would
mean the purchase of a
container and the appropriate
necessary tools required to assist
with the rebuild and recover y
FLASHBACK: Anne Jones receives a $3,000 donation for the Disaster
program.
Fund from Wellington Rotary. Picture: Wellington Times
We met with the Men’s Shed
to see how they could assist. It
others affected by disasters and are all volunteers.
was decided the Men’s Shed would house and
The grey nomads are part of this organisation. The
distribute our tools and also repair and clean tools
call goes out and people start arriving from all over .
when returned ready for the next user. As a
There are also student backpackers and other
consequence we formed a close relationship and
farmers willing to help.
partnership with this group.
We were informed that this organisation
Lions Bushfire Recovery Vouchers were printed
currently had 60 volunteers to help in the rebuilding
for $500 and $250 to be redeemed by fire-affected
of boundary fencing; unfortunately many farmers
families in Coonabarabran only – this was to keep
were not insured for fence losses.
the local businesses viable. These vouchers could
Lions work
not be redeemed for food, cigarettes or alcohol.
We knew, as Lions we were there to provide
These vouchers have been spent on furniture,
humanitarian services that would assist those
council fees, building materials, fuel and oil, tyres,
affected and hopefully ease their burden.
mechanical repairs, optometrists, veterinary
The call went out to Lions clubs throughout our
services, medical supplies, personal hygiene items,
district, state and nation and you answered our call
school uniforms, clothing, water tanks and tree
with dollars. A total of $344,000 was received by
removal.
N4 Disaster Fund from Australian Lions Foundation
An offer was received of one week’s
and individual Lions clubs.
accommodation for two families per month from
There were donations of feed and fencing
Bayshore Bungalows in Byron Bay to give respite to
materials from numerous clubs within our district as
fire-affected families. To date we have sent 13
well as throughout our state and interstate.
families to Byron Bay for one week, with the Byron
After speaking to Rural Psychologists and
Bay Lions Club greeting the family and providing
receiving written advice from these professionals,
food hampers on arrival.
we were made aware of the psychological and
We have supplied 12 loads of firewood to firemental state some of the community was
affected families in partnership with the
experiencing.
Coonabarabran Men’s Shed, which cut and
It was decided to introduce a purchase order
delivered the firewood on behalf of Lions.
system for boundary fencing, in partnership with
PDG Barbara Andrews gave a commitment to the
Blazeaid (to enable some property owners to collect
people of Coonabarabran that Lions were there for
the remainder of their stock and look after their
the long haul – a minimum of two years.
needs and administer medication where necessar y).
To demonstrate our commitment a “ Reconnect
And to provide supplementary feeding with cotton
BBQ” was held in Coonabarabran. Here each fireseed and molasses to keep stock alive that normally
affected family was given an early Christmas gift of
would not have survived if left to fend for
a 1.5kg Lions Christmas Cake and Lions Pudding.
themselves.
Children were given lollies from Lions and a
June - July 2014
– “We would like to say thank you for your gift of
$500, it has really helped us to rebuild our future.
It’s all the little helping hands along the w ay that
really make the difference.”
– “Thank you all for the g reat basket of well
thought out goods sent to us all who lost our
homes in the dreadful bushfire on January13. We
are all slowly rebuilding our lives. Your kind,
generous and useful gift together with your
generous vouchers and good wishes will help in
the process.”
– “We lost 4,000 acres burnt and about 230
weaner wethers. Thank you so very much again,
we lost about 11km of fencing and your gift has
really helped.”
– “That someone would think to send help, would
act on that thought. Your help gave us the
strength to help and act ourselves. Thank you is
too small.”
– “My husband is 65 and I am 60 and must admit
that, having lost virtually everything in the fire, it
has been hard to contemplate starting over again
from scratch. So many little things that trigger ed
fond memories from years past have gone. We
appreciate the work our local Lions Club is doing
to help our community in so many w ays”.
Christmas Gift from the Salvation Army Christmas
Appeal.
Lions from all districts were invited to show their
support for the people of Coonabarabran. Over 50
Lions and their partners attended and met with
residents affected by the fires.
As the Disaster Alert Chairperson for Lions
District 201N4, I cannot find appropriate words to
thank you all for your assistance and support for the
families of the Coonabarabran community.
It did not seem to matter how large or small your
clubs are, you all give with your heart in the true
spirit of lionism.
Our organisation has truly proved, beyond a
shadow of doubt, that we live by our Lions Code of
Ethics.
We don’t just talk the talk, we actually walk the
walk.
Lion Anne Jones
Disaster Alert Chairperson
District 201N4
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AROUND THE NATION
Model T convey set to roll around Australia
South-east Queensland’s Morayfield
Lions are soon to hit Australian
roads in a 1923 T Model Ford.
The Model T will be base for the club
in an awareness and fundraiser drive for
Angel Flight. Included in the convoy will
be three other Model Ts.
The convey leaves Caboolture in late
August and will include places as
widespread as Kingaroy, Longreach, Mt
Isa, Tenant Creek Kununurra, Halls Creek,
Broome, Port Headland, Perth, Esperance,
Ceduna, Port Augusta, Mt Gambier,
Warrnambool, Geelong, Ballarat, Bendigo,
Wangaratta, Canberra, Dubbo, Gunnedah
and Warwick.
The club is looking for help and
promotion along the way. Your logo might
look good on a Model T!
It will take about three and a half
months and cover about 5,000km.
“We are using our own T Ford, a
Model T Ford Club of Queensland
member is supplying the back-up
vehicle and driver and we are covering
all our own costs of accommodation,
food, parts and maintenance,” said
organiser Lindsay Bell, a former pilot.
“We have had a working life in
transport and earthmoving with our
business (now sold). I am working with
Angel Flight as an Earth Angel (150
missions).”
For more details on the trip or
sponsorship, contact Lindsay Bell on
0428 712 920.
$800,000 dream
In 18 years Victoria’s Warrandyte Lions
have raised more than $800,000 to
sponsor CanTeen (Teenagers living with
cancer) with an annual water sports day
at Lake Eildon.
This year's invitees, carers and Lion Ron
and Lions Lady Helen Cuthbert (stalwarts of
the project) got together for a little
celebration. Teenagers with cancer are given
the opportunity to live a little and forget
what’s going on in their real lives.
A helping hand
The Lions Club of Murray Bridge joined with six other
local service clubs to fund and assemble 10 artificial
hands from the Rotary Project Helping Hands project.
The artificial hands will be sent to Cambodia, Laos and
Vietnam where land minds have caused extreme limb loss.
It’s estimated there are about 120 million land mines still
set in the world. They are being cleared at a rate of 100,000
per year, but there are more than 380,000 people with one or
two hands missing and most are children.
The clubs watched a video before assembling the hands,
which come in 38 pieces. It take two people two hours to
assemble one hand. They come in sets of 10 and cost $3,000
per hand.
Sorry, Beachport Rivoli Bay Lions
In the last issue of the Lion we mistakenly located your
club in Queensland. It is of course in South Australia.
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TO BE SURE, TO BE SURE: There were lots of uncertain sounding Irish accents when members
of Victoria’s Lions Club of Bendigo celebr ated St Patrick’s Day with a sausage sizzle at the local
Dahlia and Arts Festival in Eaglehawk.
Lion
YOUTH OF THE YEAR
We have a new National Youth of the Year
winner, following the National Final at
Tamworth.
Jordan Green, sponsored by the Lions Club of
Fremantle (W2), won the final after presenting his
speech, “Two Push Ups”. His speech recounted his
journey from being unfit and unmotivated to being
energised and engaged in the educational process
by taking small steps towards achieving goals and
then building on the results.
The National Public Speaking winner was
Ashleigh Rogers, who was sponsored by the Lions
Club of Cohuna (V6). Her speech was titled “Year
ten exams will not better prepare students for future
success in school”. Her speech was of particular
interest to the Lions educators at Tamworth and
argued that examinations are not crucial in
assessing academic performance.
All six contestants in the National Final were
outstanding. Representing the other four states
were Rebecca Marshall (L C of Coorparoo, Q1); Raul
Vellani (L C of Epping-Eastwood, N5); Laura Wood
ITEM 1:
ITEM 2:
ITEM 3:
(L C of Ulverstone, T1) and Megan Lock (L C of
Kalangadoo, C2).
Starting on the 26th December, these six state
winners will travel to Rotorua to attend a Lions
International Youth Camp for 10 days, followed by
six days being hosted by the Lions Club of
Fremantle in Perth and Fremantle.
Jordan, being the National winner, has also won
a trip to an International destination of his choosing
to the value of $4000 and $1000 spending money .
Ashleigh, as the Public Speaking winner, has also
won a trip to an international destination of her
choosing to the value of $2000 and $500 spending
money.
On behalf of the Youth of the Year sub-committee
I extend our appreciation to Lions personnel, at all
levels, for their contributions towards the success of
this year’s YOTY Program. Without your support and
many hours of work, the National Final wouldn’t
have taken place.
LIONS YOUTH OF THE YEAR PROGRAM
“The Second Half Century”
At the request of the Council of Governors’
meeting in April 2013, a review of the Youth of the
Year Program was undertaken during September
and November 2013. The recommendations were
considered by Council at the Januar y 2014 meeting
and approved in their entirety.
The purpose of the review was to make YOTY
more inclusive; broaden its appeal to schools,
students and the clubs and to take the program
forward after 50 years.
Those involved in the review were CC Gar y
Parker, EO Rob Oerlemans, Coordinator YCP Ron
Skeen and the Youth of the Year Sub-Committee Ron Pascoe “C”, Garry Galvin “N”, Kay Waters “Q”,
Jenny Triptree “T”, John Beale “V”, Brian Williams
“W” and Peter Perry (Travel Coordinator).
Some of the key recommendations are:
• The Title “Youth of the Year Quest” is replaced
with “Youth of the Year Program” as a more
inclusive title.
• The Youth of the Year Program Committee appoint
one of the existing members to develop a pilot
collaborative program with the
Department of Education in one state. This
program will focus on developing an inschool style Youth of the Year program,
consistent with the curriculum in that
department.
• The Multiple District arrange the
Official Notice
preparation of a Lions “In-school
2014 International Convention, Toronto, Canada
programs” brochure that provides
information about the variety of programs
The following proposed amendments to the International By-Laws
Lions operates that can assist schools or
will be reported to the delegates for vote at the 2014 International Convention.
These amendments require a majority affirmative vote for adoption.
involve school students.
• The Multiple District Global Membership
BE IT RESOLVED, That Article X, Section 1 of
A RESOLUTION TO PROVIDE THE COUNCIL
Team contacts all clubs encouraging them
the International By-Laws be amended by deleting
OF GOVERNORS WITH AUTHORITY TO
to invite the Principals/Headmasters of
the existing language in its entirety and substituting
REMOVE A COUNCIL CHAIRPERSON
local schools to join their local Lions club,
the language as set forth below:
using the brochure in #2 as support.
SHALL THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION BE
• The Youth of the Year Program
Section 1. MULTIPLE DISTRICT COUNCIL
ADOPTED?
Guidelines are amended to include
CHAIRPERSON. The multiple district council
information on alternative ways to operate
chairperson shall be the administrative facilitator of
BE IT RESOLVED, That Article VIII of the
the Youth of the Year Program.
the multiple district. All actions are subject to the
International By-Laws be amended by inserting the
•Districts are invited to consider the
authority, direction and supervision of the multiple
following new paragraph as Section 6 and repossibility of scheduling the District Final
district council of governors.
numbering the remaining sections accordingly:
to coincide with the District Convention.
In cooperation with the council of governors, the
Section 6. REMOVAL. At the request of the
• Develop a Facebook page for Youth of
council chairperson shall:
majority of the council of governors, a special
the Year.
(a) Further the Purposes of this association;
meeting of the council may be called for the
• Encourage participants to post images
(b) Assist in communicating information
purpose of removal of the council chairperson.
about their Youth of the Year experience
regarding international and multiple district
Regardless of the manner in which the council
on the Facebook page and Twitter feed.
policies, programs and events;
chairperson is selected or elected, the council
• Districts are invited to appoint District
(c) Document and make available the goals and
chairperson may be removed from the council for
Chairpersons for a term of three years.
long range plans for the multiple district as
cause by an affirmative vote of 2/3 of the entire
• Use “email blasts” to rapidly get
established by the council of governors;
number of the council of governors.
information to clubs.
(d) Convene meetings and facilitate discussion
during council meetings;
• The Multiple District Youth Protection
(e) Facilitate the operations of the multiple
A RESOLUTION TO ALLOW A CURRENT
Policy be reviewed by August 2014.
district convention;
DISTRICT GOVERNOR OR PAST DISTRICT
• The Youth of the Year Program
(f) Support efforts initiated by the International
GOVERNOR TO SERVE AS COUNCIL
Guidelines be amended to reduce or
Board of Directors or the council of
CHAIRPERSON
eliminate child protection risks.
governors that are intended to create and
• Amend the Youth Connect Facebook site
foster harmony and unity among district
to reflect its position as an Alumni page
governors;
ADOPTED?
for Lions, noting that our alumni are not
(g) Submit reports and perform such duties as
necessarily young.
may be required by the multiple district
BE IT RESOLVED, That Article
• The Youth Conversion Officer be
constitution and by-laws;
requested to produce materials to engage
(h) Perform such other administrative duties as
VIII, Section 4 of the International By-Laws be
may be assigned by the multiple district
amended by inserting the phrase “current or”
past participants and other alumni.
council of governors; and
before the phrase “past district governor” in line 5
• Build an online sur vey and encourage
(i) Facilitate, at the close of his/her term of
and line 22 of the section.
every participant; irrespective of the level
office, the timely presentation of all multiple
they achieve, to complete the online
district accounts, funds, and records to
survey as part of a feedback mechanism
his/her successor in office.
A RESOLUTION TO REVISE THE DUTIES OF
to constantly improve the Youth of the Year
THE COUNCIL CHAIRPERSON
Program.
Brian Williams, Chairman
ADOPTED?
Youth of the Year
June - July 2014
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Committee Vacancies
The Council of Governors advises applications
are invited from Lions in good standing to fill
the following vacancies.
All Multiple District Committee positions are
honorary, and every Lion, no matter how new,
is encouraged to apply. Lions intending to
apply should note the following:
1 Applications
will only be considered if
submitted on the current Nomination Form,
and received at the Lions National Office by
the closing date.
2 Intending
applicants must obtain a
Nomination Form, Position Statement and
Person Profile in relation to the position
from the Lions National Office.
These may be obtained by writing, faxing or
emailing the National Office at one of the
following addresses:
Mail:
Locked Bag 2000
Newcastle NSW 2300
Email: [email protected]
Fax:
(02) 4940 8034
The preferred method of distribution of
necessary forms to intending applicants is by
email.
All candidates for Multiple District positions
shall submit:
- current standard Nomination Form
- Curriculum Vitae
- Statement covering the issues outlined in
the Position Statement.
This supporting
Statement with CV shall not exceed three
single sided A4 pages.
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4 The applicant should ensure that the
nomination form is complete in every respect
prior to sending.
5 Nominations must be received by the
National Office by email or post no later than
5.00 pm Friday 1 August 2014.
Late nominations will not be considered.
Nominations accepted will be considered at
the Council Meeting following the close of
nominations. All applicants will be advised in
writing of Council’s decision soon after that
Council Meeting.
ROB OERLEMANS
EXECUTIVE OFFICER
MD201 LIONS CLUBS INTERNATIONAL INC.
APPLICANTS EXCEEDING THIS LIMIT WILL
NOT BE ACCEPTED.
Program
Administration
Position
Term Exp.
Position Description
Public Relations
Facebook Developer
1/11/2016
To develop, maintain and manage the MD 201 Facebook
page. Training is available to the successful applicant.
Chairperson
31/01/2018
Member
31/01/2018
2016 Echuca Chairperson
30/08/2016
2017 Hobart Chairperson
30/08/2017
Insurance
MD Convention
Responsible for the coordination of the activities of the
Committee. To maintain liaison with the appointed Broker
and the Lions Insurance Programme Consultant.
Responsible to the Chairman for input and counsel in
relation to Insurance and Safety matters pertaining to the
Multiple District.
Responsible to MD201 Council, through the Executive
Officer for the achievement of the Council’s Objectives as
they relate to the organisation and operation of the MD
Convention.
Marketing
MD 201 LCIF C
Chairperson
31/01/2018
Hearing Dogs Committee
Vic State Representative
30/06/2017
Responsible to the 201 Multiple District Council of
Governors for the:
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projects are brought before the Council Meeting
Responsible to the Chairperson, Lions Hearing Dogs Inc.
including promotion of the project within and outside the
Lions organisation.
Youth & Community Projects
Lioness Committee
Q District Member
30/06/2017
Leo Committee
NSW State Coordinator
31/01/2018
Youth Exchange Committee
Youth of the Year
Australian Lions Children’s
Mobility Foundation (ALCMF)
Australian Lions Childhood
Cancer Research Foundation
(ALCCRF)
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Program Chairperson
(2 positions)
Vic State Coordinator
WA State Coordinator
Treasurer
ACT -Trustee
SA Trustee
Tas. Trustee
WA Trustee
Trustee (4positions)
31/01/2018
30/06/2017
30/06/2017
Regular contact with Lioness Clubs in the States, attending
meetings as required by the Chairperson and submitting
report
Reporting to the Leo Committee Chairperson and
responsible for promoting Leos within their State.
Responsible for the organisation of an allocated portfolio
within the YE Program.
Responsible for promoting the Youth of the Year and
Committee objectives within the designated State.
31/01/2018
Responsible for coordinating all matters pertaining to the
activities ALCMF within their designated area.
31/01/2018
Responsible for promoting the activities of ALCCRF within
the designated State/Area.
Lion
Committee Appointments
At its meeting in April 2014, the Council of Governors considered nominations received and made the
following appointments
Program
Position
Term Expiry
Appointee
Assistant Webmaster s
30/06/17
Ron Freestone
John Wenham
Chairperson
Deputy Chairperson
C District Coordinator
N District Coordinator
Q District Coordinator
T District Coordinator
V District Coordinator
W District Coordinator
Member
WA Member
30/06/2016
30/06/2017
30/06/2016
30/06/2017
30/06/2015
30/06/2016
30/06/2016
30/06/2015
30/06/2017
30/06/2016
Kaye Smith
John Smith
Tony Matthews
Ken Brooks
Tom Gould
Sue Johns
Lou Scholten
Allan Lowe
Graham Smithers
Eric Smith
KINGS Coordinator
N District Coordinator
Chairperson
Secretary / Treasurer
Program Chairperson
30/06/2017
30/06/2017
31/01/2017
31/01/2016
31/01/2017
Lenore Howard
Wendy Jones
Bill Shepherd
Lorraine Hemsworth
Gai Bergin
Area Leader
MD 201 Trainer
30/06/2017
30/06/2017
TBA
TBA
Area Leader
30/06/2017
TBA
Administration
Public Relations
Marketing
Lions Christmas Cake & Mint Committee
Hearing Dogs Inc. Committee
Youth & Community Projects
Lioness Committee
Youth Exchange Committee
Leadership
MD 201 Global Leadership Team
Membership
MD 201 Global Membership Team
Lions Prostate Cancer Awareness Project
The Lions Prostate Cancer Awareness Project has now
lapsed.
Due to the significant escalation in the ongoing maintenance
costs of the website and the fact that the awareness of prostate
cancer is now duplicated over many sites it has been decided to
close down our website.
For 14 years Lions led the way with its prostate awareness
website. Now there are a number of ver y good websites dealing with
men’s health, in particular prostate cancer awareness. These have
been created by state entities and other organisations and there is
excellent online access for men seeking knowledge and support in
this area. Links to some of these websites are: SA Prostate Cancer
Outcomes Collaborative – http://sa-pccoc.com; Cancer Council
Victoria – http://www.cancervic.org.au; Cancer Council NSW –
http://www.cancercouncil.com.au; Cancer Council Tasmania –
http://www.cancertas.org.au; Cancer Council Queensland
–http://www.cancerqld.org.au; Cancer Council Western Australia –
http://www.cancerwa.asn.au; Cancer Council Northern Territory –
http://www.cancercouncilnt.com.au; Cancer Council ACT –
http://www.actcancer.org; Cancer Council Australia –
http://www.cancer.org.au
Lions will continue to support the fight against Prostate Cancer
through the Lions Prostate Cancer Treatment & Research Project, a
category “B” project managed on behalf of the Multiple District by
Brisbane Riverside (enquiries and donations to this project can be
forwarded to Chairman John Grimstone, Lions Prostate Cancer
Treatment & Research Project, PO Box 437, Nundah QLD 4012).
PDG Ron Skeen OAM
Chairperson
June - July 2014
Quick workers
V2’s Hamilton Lions are a determined bunch. When Very Special Kids
approached them in September 2012 seeking donations toward the
purchase of a new vehicle for a family in Hamilton, they did even better.
They launched an appeal that drew funds from far and wide, including
$15,000 from the Australian Lions Foundation.
The $73,000 vehicle, specially modified to take two wheelchairs, went to a
separated mother with four children, two of whom suffer a rare genetic
neurological condition known as Ataxia Telangiectasia.
The modified vehicle was presented to the family in March, just 18 months
after the club was approached by Very Special Kids.
The family is delighted to ha ve a reliable, safe vehicle to replace the old and
awkward transit van that previously transported the two children to Melbourne
for hospital treatment.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY, INTERNATIONAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, USA, FEBRUARY 28 – MARCH 4, 2014
1. Milan, Italy, was chosen as the site
for the 2019 International Convention.
CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS
COMMITTEE
1. Revised the Standard Form District
Constitution, Article VI, Officers and
District Cabinet, Section 2, Page 5 of
the Board Policy Manual to correct a
typographical error.
2. Amended the Board Policy Manual,
Chapter XIX, Paragraphs B.1. and B.2.
appointing Scott Drumheller as
Executive Administrator & Secretary of
The International Association of Lions
Clubs.
3. Adopted a resolution to be reported
to the 2014 International Convention
to amend the International By-Laws,
Article VIII by adding a section that will
provide the council of governors with
authority to remove a council
chairperson.
Article VIII, Section 4 to allow a current
district governor or past district
governor to serve as council
chairperson.
Article VIII, Section 1 to revise the
duties of the council chairperson.
DISTRICT AND CLUB SERVICE
COMMITTEE
1. Amended the Excellence Awards
requirements to encourage more
training and club development, as well
as to recognise the district GMT and
GLT Coordinators.
2. Decided that Lions leaders
recommended by local Lions from
provisional districts be appointed to
serve as district governors for the
provisional districts for the 2014-2015
fiscal year.
3. Resolved that Lion Guri Janmeja be
appointed to serve as district governor
for District 321-C1, for the remainder
of this fiscal year.
4. Determined that the District
Governor of 315 B3 be dismissed.
5. Discontinued the position of
Coordinating Lion for Provisional
District 301 A3, due to the positive
development of the DG Team.
6. Revised the status quo policy and
added a new priority status that would
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apply to weak and struggling clubs to
provide greater support by the District
Governor Team.
7. Recommended an amendment to
the International By-Laws to outline
procedures for removing a council
chairperson.
the International By-Laws to allow
current district governors to ser ve as
council chairpersons.
the International Constitution and ByLaws to clarify the Multiple District
Council Chairperson position.
10. Requested that the Board Policy
Manual and the Standard Multiple
District Constitution and By-Laws be
amended upon approval of previous
requested constitutional amendments
by the delegates attending the 2014
International Convention.
FINANCE AND HEADQUARTERS
OPERATION COMMITTEE
1. Approved FY 2013-14 Third Quarter
Forecast reflecting a surplus.
2. Approved the preliminary cost
projections for FY 2015-16 two
regular board meetings and charging
the executive officer’s airfare to their
travel budgets effective FY 2015-16.
3. Approved modifying the policy so it
no longer required that the hotel bill be
in the district governor’s name.
4. Approved changing the phrase,
“Rules of Audit” in Chapter IX to
“District Governor reimbursement
policy.”
5. Modified policy so that the review of
the five-year projections by the
Finance and Headquarters Operation
Committee will be done at the final
regular board meeting, instead of the
October/November board meeting.
LCIF
1. Selected Perry Capital
Management/Callan Associates as
LCIF’s independent investment advisor
effective April 1, 2014.
2. Nominated three individuals for the
2014 Humanitarian Award, with the
final selection to be determined by the
International President.
3. Awarded a grant of US$200,000 to
support a microenterprise pilot with
the Chaudhary Foundation and the
Lions of Nepal.
4. Approved a plan to expand the LCIF
development function in India, and
included funding in the amount of
US$184,000 in the LCIF budget to
support these activities.
5. Approved funding in the amount of
US$147,158 for Multiple District 107
(Finland) to support an evaluation
study of Lions Quest in Europe.
6. Selected Dr. Yuichiro Ogura to fill a
vacancy as a voting member of the
SightFirst Advisory Committee (SAC).
7. Amended the LCIF Operations and
Policy Manual to update voting
privileges for the technical members
of the SightFirst Advisory Committee
(SAC).
8. Approved 79 Standard, International
Assistance and Core 4 grants totalling
US$3,771,227.
9. Tabled six applications, and denied
one application.
10. Approved a Core 4 board-directed
grant of US$66,000 for the
mammography centre at the M.P.
Shah Hospital in Nairobi, Kenya.
11. Approved the following actions with
regards to the control of grant funds:
• Requested Districts 317-E, 323-G1,
and 325-A1 to submit required grant
reports to LCIF by June 30, 2014.
Failure to do so will result in a
moratorium on the consideration of all
LCIF grant applications from the
district that will go into effect until a
satisfactory report is received or the
disbursed grant funds are returned.
• Extended the deadline for the
satisfactory transfer of grant
10907/321-C2 be extended to June
30, 2014.
• Requested Districts 305-S2, 315A2 and 322-D to return emergency
grant funds in the respective amounts
of US$5,000, US$5,000, and
US$7,305 by June 30, 2014. Failure
to do so will result in a moratorium on
the consideration of all LCIF grant
applications from these districts that
will go into effect through Dec. 31,
2016.
• Requested Districts 323-B, District
316-H and District 323-E1 to submit
satisfactory final reports or return the
emergency grant funds in the amount
of US$5,000 each by June 30, 2014.
Failure to do so will result in a
moratorium on the consideration of all
LCIF grant applications from the
district that will go into effect through
Dec. 31, 2016.
12. Revised the deadline for the
current moratorium on the
consideration of all grant requests
from District 318-B to Dec. 31, 2014.
13. Amended the LCIF Bylaws with
housekeeping revisions in the officers
and committee sections.
14. Amended the LCIF Operations and
Policy Manual as follows:
• Housekeeping revisions in the
officers and committees section to
include language on the Assistant
Treasurer position.
• Additional language in fiscal
planning section to reflect current
practice for foundation expenses.
• Revised language in the records and
files section to be consistent with the
record retention policy.
LEADERSHIP COMMITTEE
1. Revised policy, effective 20142015, related to Faculty Development
Institutes to allow qualified applicants
who are district governors to be
considered for participation only on a
space available basis.
2. Modified the GMT and GLT
structures. Effective beginning in
2014-2015, the positions of GMT
multiple district coordinators and GLT
multiple district coordinators will exist
only in those multiple districts
assigned to a GMT/GLT area or special
area comprised of two or more
multiple districts. In multiple districts
assigned to GMT/GLT areas or special
areas comprised of less than two
multiple districts, the GMT/GLT area
leaders or GMT and GLT special area
advisors will fulfill related
responsibilities at the multiple district
level.
MEMBERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
COMMITTEE
1. Granted conditional approval for
U.A.E to become a new Lions countr y
pending submission of written
approvals, charter applications, fees
paid and completion of countr y
registration.
2. Amended Chapter XVIII, Paragraph
C.4 (XVIII-7) of the Board Policy
Manual by adding, “The designated
head of household is not eligible for
other dues discount programs.” at the
end of the paragraph.
3. Replaced “Membership & Club
Growth Team,” with “Membership and
New Club Growth Team” in Chapter X,
Lion
Paragraph I.(3.) (X-16), Item I.3., of the
Board Policy Manual.
4. Added “The International Family and
Women Coordinator will work with the
GMT and GLT Coordinators and
support women’s and family
committees, at the direction of the
international president, and district and
multiple district specialists.” to Chapter
X, Paragraph I.(3.) of the Board Policy
Manual; also amended Chapter IX,
Paragraph O.(2.)(a.) of the Board Policy
Manual by adding “and International
Family and Women Coordinator”
following “International Coordinator.”
5. Resolved that the Standard Club
Constitution and By-Laws Article III,
Section 4, Paragraph (1), read, “(1)
Submit regular monthly and other
reports to the international office of the
association containing such
information as may be called by the
board of directors of this association.”
PUBLIC RELATIONS COMMITTEE
1. Increased the annual donation to
Lions Float, Inc., to US$50,000, and
increased the donation to Lions Float,
Inc., for fiscal year 2016-17 to
US$100,000.
2. Amended the Order of Precedence
to place Regional LCIF Coordinators
and GMT/GLT Leaders immediately
after past international director, and to
place multiple district chairpersons and
coordinators (including LCIF, GMT and
GLT) immediately after immediate past
district governor.
3. Changed the first-place prize for the
international website and international
newsletter contests from plaques to
certificates.
4. Modified Chapter XX of Board Policy
to reflect previously eliminate
International Contests.
SERVICE ACTIVITIES COMMITTEE
1. Named the 2012-2013 Top Ten
Youth Camp and Exchange
Chairperson Award recipients.
2. Modified board policy related to the
composition and nomination criteria for
the Leo Club Program Advisory Panel
to alleviate chronic vacancy issues.
For more information on any of the
above resolutions, please refer to the
LCI website at www.lionsclubs.org or
contact the International Office at 630571-5466.
June - July 2014
Convention Call
In compliance with Article VI, Section 2 of the International By-La ws, I hereby issue the Official Call for
the 2014 International Convention.
Our 97th International Convention will be held in Toronto, Canada. It begins at 10 a.m. July 4 and ends July 8. The
purpose of the convention is to elect a president, first vice president, second vice president and 17 members of the
International Board of Directors and to transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting.
The fourth-largest city in North America, Toronto takes a back seat to no city . It offers a bustling urban core,
incredible ethnic diversity and innumerable cultural attractions, restaurants and shopping venues. Its cosmopolitan
makeup, contemporary setting and innate vibrancy especially make it an ideal setting for our international gathering.
Convention Week is a splendid, unforgettable experience packed with fellowship, fun and learning. Lions will enjoy
many longstanding traditions such as the stirring flag ceremony , the festive international parade and the lively ,
multicultural international show. The memorable plenary sessions include a keynote speech by entertainer Olivia
Newton-John, a talk by Ruchira Gupta, the presentation of the 2014 Humanitarian Award to David Foster and the
installation of the 2014-2015 international president and district governors.
The Lions of Canada will warmly welcome their visitors and ensure that this convention is absolutely outstanding in
every regard. This year I have encouraged Lions worldwide to Follow Your Dream, and our convention in Toronto will be
a showcase of the power and reality of dreams. I strongly encourage you to be a part of this special Lions event.
Signed by me at Oak Brook, Illinois, United States of America, this 19th day of May 2014.
Warmest regards,
Barry J. Palmer
Your Lions Clubs International President
Candidates for Second Vice President
As of press time, there were seven candidates for Second
International Vice President. The election is scheduled for
July 8 at the 97th International Convention in T oronto. The
winner will serve as international president in 2016-17.
Naresh Aggarwal
Naresh Aggarwal of Delhi, India, an international
director from 1998 to 2000, is a businessman
and chairman of the Railway Equipment Division
of the Confederation of Indian Industr y. A member
of the Batala Smile Lions Club, he has been a
board appointee and group leader three times.
The recipient of the Ambassador of Goodwill
Award and 20 Presidential medals, Aggarwal is a major lead gift
donor and Humanitarian Partner of LCIF.
M. P. “Mike” Butler
M. P. “Mike” Butler, a member of the Kerr ville
Host Lions Club in Texas, served on the
international board of directors from 1984 to
1986 and as a board appointee from 2006 to
2007. He became a Lion in 1974 and has held
many offices within the association. Butler is a
Progressive Melvin Jones Fellow, area leadership
and membership coordinator and ser ved as the first global GMT
chairperson.
Robert E. Corlew
Robert E. Corlew, of Milton, Tennessee, is a state
chancellor [judge] and served on the international
board of directors from 2011 to 2013. He has been
a member of the Murfreesboro Lions Club since
1978 and is a Progressive Melvin Jones Fellow . In
addition to his Lions responsibilities, Corlew is
active in many civic and community organisations
including the Murfreesboro City Council and Boy Scouts.
Salim Moussan
Salim Moussan of Beirut, Lebanon, is a member
of the Beirut St. Gabriel Lions Club and was an
international director from 1997 to 1999. Twice
a board appointee and group leader, he is the
founder of the Lions Eye Center in Lebanon and
a Progressive Melvin Jones Fellow. Moussan,
the owner of a trading company, has chaired
several forums and regional conferences and
attended 25 international conventions.
Steven D. Sherer
Past International Director Steven D. Sherer of
New Philadelphia, Ohio, has been a member of
the Dover Lions Club since 1980. A licensed
public accountant and the finance officer/CFO
of New Philadelphia Public Schools, he is a
Progressive Melvin Jones Fellow and has
received numerous Lions and professional
accolades. Sherer served as an international
director from 2006 to 2008, and was a GMT area coordinator for
four years.
Eugene M. Spiess
Past International Director Eugene M. Spiess,
Ed.D., of Moore, South Carolina, is a retired
college administrator and instructor. A member
of the Spartanburg Lions Club since 1981, he
was elected to a two-year term on the
international board of directors in 2010 at the
association’s 93rd international convention. The
recipient of numerous Lions awards and
professional honors, Spiess is also a Progressive Melvin Jones
Fellow.
Rosane T. Jahnke Vailatti
Rosane T. Jahnke Vailatti served on the
2010. A member of the Jaraguá do Sol Lions
Club in Brazil, she was a teacher and is a
lawyer and hotel owner. Active in many
community and professional groups, Vailatti is a
Melvin Jones Fellow, a recipient of the Helen
Keller Knight of Sight award and assists
children with special needs.
Phil Nathan
Past International Director Phil Nathan of Earls
Colne, England, has been a Lion since 1982
and is a charter member of the South
Woodham Ferrers Lions Club. He served on the
2001. A stockbroker and director of a company,
Nathan was president of the 2006 Europa
Forum and is president of the 2014 Europa
Forum. He has been recognised by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
with an MBE, Member of the British Empire, for his service
achievements.
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yoursay
Lions’ letters
Thanks to the Palmers
International President Barry and Anne,
thank you for being with us to enjoy the
2014 Tamworth Multiple District 201
Convention.
By observation you enjoyed your time with the
members present. I think one highlight was that
you actually understood the “language” used by
our speakers.
The opportunity given to Lions in Multiple
District 201 by you over our Council of Governors
meeting and the Tamworth Convention can only
be described as generous and unique. Your
willingness to give freely of your time was so ver y
much appreciated by the members present. You
allowed us to utilise your position to complement
the different programs that we conducted during
the course of the Convention, such as Youth of
the Year and the Leo of the Year competitions,
and for that I say thank you.
We have been so fortunate this year to
celebrate with you your position as the
International President of Lions Clubs
International. I believe your theme of “Follow Your
Dream” has encouraged many clubs and
members to step outside of their comfort zones
and try a little harder. It is acknowledged that we
still have a way to go but the momentum has
begun and that is due to your positive approach
to the age-old problem of membership.
A number of Australian Lions will be travelling
to the International Convention in Toronto where
we will be able to witness the outstanding
projects achieved that have been a part of your
year as the International President. We look
forward to seeing you there.
Lois and I have appreciated our time with you
both during your visits to Australia this year. We
trust the rest of your year is as productive as the
year has been to date.
With kind regards,
Yours in Lionism
Gary Parker
Council Chairman 2013-2014
Multiple District 201 - Australia
Take a bow
I have just seen the online Lions April-May
magazine page 13 article about Rebecca
and Youth Exchange.
Thank you very much for giving the stor y one
page – her family and Youth Exchange are
delighted. Take a bow ... another wonderful
magazine for Lions to savour.
Helen Dalgleish
Lions MD201 Youth Exchange Committee
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