District Governor—Allan McDonald District 201 N2 of the International Association of Lions Clubs

MD 201 N2 NEWSLETTER—ISSN (Online) 1837-5898

Greetings from District Governor Allan

Feb-Mar 2014—Service through membership

Lions Club also to the public speaker winner from Queanbeyan High

School and sponsored by Queanbeyan Lions Club. Madeline will be repre-

senting N2 at the State Final on the 12th April.

On Sunday 6th April Ann & I attended the 40th Anniversary of Tathra Lions

Club as part of their celebrations they organised a large Expo about the

Club and provided many opportunities for the kids on the day. Many of

those who attended were surprised by the wide range of activities that have

been carried out by Tathra Lion over the last 40years.

On the 25th May there will be many celebrations as the District will be

Chartering a new Club to be known as Wattle Grove Lions Club. The Char-

ter dinner will be held at the Ingleburn RSL Club and everyone is invited.

Thanks to Ingleburn Lions Club for the hard work in getting Wattle Grove

this far but special thanks must go to Zone Chair Wayne for his hard work

& dedication to the task.

For those going to Tamworth, I will see you there.

DG Allan McDonald

The District Final for YOTY was held on Saturday 29 March, hosted by the

Lions Club of Wollongong.

There were six contestants who all performed to a very high standard. The

Chief Judge advised it was a very close judging and announced the winner

of the Speaker as David Jenkins, Karabar High School Queanbeyan who

was hosted by the Lions Club of Queanbeyan.

The winner was Madeline Tilyou of Batemans Bay High School, who rep-

resented the Lions Club of Moruya. Madeline will now represent our Dis-

trict at the State Finals at Nambucca Heads on Saturday 12 April.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the Clubs for supporting

the Quest this year, but also importantly for giving our youth the opportu-

nity to participate in the YOTY. I am sure you would agree with me that

these young people who put themselves forward are truly inspirational

young people who seem to be able to involve themselves in the local com-

munities and at school, as well as sports, music and other activities.

I would especially thank the Clubs who hosted the Region Finals and the

Zone Chairman and Lions members for their participation and work in put-

ting together the Finals, also the Lions Club of Wollongong for hosting the

District Final, there is a lot of work involved in the organisation and your

assistance is very much appreciated.

Kind regards

Lion Maxine Helmling

District Chairman Lions Youth of the Year 2013-2014

By now most Clubs should have com-

pleted their elections of Office Bearers for

next Lions year. Congratulations to those

elected and may you have a successful

year next year. We all know that a team

effort is required by all concerned for our

Clubs to flourish and serve their commu-

nity.

Further in this Bulletin is the listing for

the Incoming Officers Forums to be con-

ducted by DGE Lorraine and the Training

team (see page 11). It is hoped that Presi-

dent, Secretary, Treasurer and Member-

ship Chairman attend these forums. We

hear that old saying that ”I’ve done this

training before & don’t need to attend”.

The facts are that training continues to

change each year as requirements of Lions

Clubs International, State & Local Gov-

ernment are always being amened. So

please keep up to date and get yourself

along to the training.

On the 21-23rd March the District Youth

Camp was conducted at Sport & Rec cen-

tre at Berry. A big thank you to Lions

Jenny Cee, Lee Riley, Adrian Wong and

Ben Martin who were the chaperones for

30 Leos and young adults from various

Clubs from the District. Many lasting

friendships were formed by these young

people & I feel that these friendships will

be renewed at the coming Convention at

Cabramatta in October.

On the 29th March Ann & I attended the

District Youth of the Year final at Wol-

longong and hosted by Wollongong Li-

ons. Congratulations & thanks for a well

run and well organised function.

Congratulations to the overall winner

Madeline Tilyou from Batemans Bay

High School and sponsored by Moruya

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Welcome to new members

CLUB NEW MEMBER SPONSOR

Bermagui & District Lions Ramond Copping John Holmes

Campbelltown City Lions Kanan Itautoka Judith Ironside

Canberra Belconnen Lions Sue Kelly Margaret Wong

Maureen Ledingham Joan James

Cooma Lions Lee Riley Christopher Reeks

Figtree Lions Allan Riches Arthur Smithers

Gerringong Lions Roger Berry Stephen Pottie

Alan Lloyd Errol Jones

Goulburn City Lions Phillip Clark David King

Jervis Bay Lions Wolfgang Mertens Marie-Anne Watson

Kiama Lions Winton Brooke Smith Ray Redgrave

Macarthur Lions Ian Crowe Stewart Ollis

Nowra Lions Pamela Sheehan Stan Wilton

Oak Flats Lions Charles Kusa Allan Joyce

Hazel Kusa Allan Joyce

Sussex Inlet & District Lions Stephen Aly Wendy Harris

Tathra Lions Paul James Paul Falvey

Lions 1,631 (as per MyLCI 1 Apr 2014)

Lioness’ 105 (as per Nov 2013 Lioness Report)

Leos 231 (as per Apr 2012 Leos Report)

N2 total members 1,967

District 201 N2 covers southeast NSW and the ACT,

comprising Lions, Lioness & LEOs Clubs in south-

western Sydney, down the Hume Highway to Bowning,

ACT, Snowy Mountains, Far South Coast, Eurobodalla,

Shoalhaven, and Illawarra.

Welcome to the following new members of N2 Clubs who joined since the January

2014 N2 e-newsletter was distributed. Enjoy the activities, fun and fellowship of the

world’s largest service organisation. Don’t be afraid to ask questions and suggest

new projects.

We look forward to meeting you.

Canberra Lake Tuggeranong Lions Club

20th ANNIVERSARY CHANGEOVER NIGHT

When: Saturday 21st June 2014 7:00pm for 7:30pm start

Where: Calwell Club, 1 Were St, Calwell ACT 2905

RSVP: Chris Rogerson M: 0468 599 850 E: chris.rogerson@iinet.net.au

Taralga & District Lions Club

9th CHANGEOVER & 10th BIRTHDAY

When: Sunday 22nd June 2014 12:30pm for 1:00pm start

Where: Taralga Hotel, Orchard St, Taralga

RSVP: By 12th June to Jenny Cee

P: 02 4843 2323 E:jennyc@harboursat.com.au

Cost: $25 per person

Dress: Smart casual

Above is the winning poster of the 2013-14

Lions Clubs International Peace Poster by

12 year old Tongbram Mahesh Singh, spon-

sored by the Moirand Lions Club, India.

" Where there is peace, there is

harmony. Where there is harmony,

people will be happy."

You can create e-cards using one of the

2013-14 Peace Posters; go to:

http://www.lionsclubs.org/EN/our-work/

youth-programs/peace-poster-contest/peace

-poster-ecards.php

Then:

Choose a 2013-14 Lions International

Peace Poster Contest poster image.

Personalize the e-card with your own

message

Preview your e-card and send

For further information about the Lions

Clubs International Peace Poster contest

contact:

N2 Peace Poster & Essay Competition

Chairperson Lion June Ceretti

Mob: 0417 680 250

Email: june3@bigpond.com

N2 Club Changeovers

Official

publication of

Lions District

201 N2

Editor:

David

Robson

6 Hoskings Crescent, Kiama Downs 2533

Phone: 02 4237 5523

Email: david.robson3@bigpond.com

Website: http:\\201n2.lions.org.au

The “MD201 N2 Lions Newsletter” relies on

the contributions of Cabinet Officers and

Club members. Please keep submitting sto-

ries, they improve the content and make inter-

esting reading for other Lions.

Please email articles as text or Word docu-

ments, with photos attached to the emails.

E-newsletter Deadlines for 2013-14

Last day of each month

NEXT EDITION: MARCH 2014

Distributed in early April 2014

The printed and Internet editions of the N2

Newsletter are being lodged with the NSW

State Library, the access codes being:

ISSN—(Print) 1837—588X

ISSN—(Online) 1837—5898

All photos in this edition are copyright of

David Robson, unless otherwise credited.

CLUB NEWSLETTERS FOR DG’s

AWARD & ARCHIVES

Please email or post your club’s newslet-

ters to DG Allan and me.

Please email PDF newsletters only.

Page 3 February-March 2014 Edition

The following members of the N2 Lions family passed away since the January 2014

edition of the N2 e-newsletter was distributed.

The N2 Lions family thanks them for their friendship and service to their community

and Lions, and offers our condolences to their families, friends and colleagues. May

their service be an example to us.

Club Name Austinmer Thirroul Lions Lion Bill Steele

Bomaderry Lions Lion Alan Heitmann

Corrimal Lions PDG & PCC Maurie Chapman

Past members remembered

Lions Family & Friends

Month—APRIL 2014

Invite family and friends to learn, serve and celebrate

with your Lions club in April. Organize a service pro-

ject, plan an open house or host a lunch or picnic—you

decide how to introduce your family and friends to the

club you love!

Special Event!

Join the Lions World Lunch Relay April 4th!

The Lions World Lunch Relay is a 24-hour international event that brings families

and friends of Lions together in their local communities with families and friends of

Lions around the world. Start planning your lunch event today!

Here are some great ways to make your Family and Friends Month a success:

Plan an Open House. Invite family and friends to learn more about your club and

the difference you are making in the community.

Go Green in Your Community. Plan an April service project to showcase

the Protecting Our Environment campaign so everyone can feel the satisfaction of

improving the community. Consider planting trees, recycling or cleaning up a park

for your campaign.

Share the Gift of Literacy. Organize a fundraiser or service project that promotes

the power of reading to children in your community. Learn more about the

LCI Reading Action Program and find literacy project ideas and resources for your

club.

Sponsor a Leo club. April is also Leo Awareness Month, so it’s a great time for

your club to get involved and support youth development in your community. Learn

more about the Leo Club Program in the Leo Zone.

Host a Picnic or Barbecue. Celebrate with family and friends after your success-

ful service project or fundraiser.

Family Members Receive a Special Membership Discount

Encourage family members to join your club! They’ll receive a special discount on

membership dues when they join the same club through our Family Membership

Program.

Download the Family and Friends Month Flyer, and get the word out about your

Lion club. Share the day, share the fun and share the dream of serving with family

and friends in April!

Family and Friends Month Resources: Family and Friends Month Flyer

Membership Application

Family Membership Brochure

Family and Friends Project Ideas

Family Friendly Lions Club Concept "How to Guide"

Cub Program Flyer

Family Unit Certification Form

Available from: http://www.lionsclubs.org/

EN/member-center/planning-projects/family-

and-friends-month.php

FAMILY MEMBERSHIP PROGRAM

Invite your family to participate in your club's

next community event, because as a family

unit, you can receive a dues discount when

volunteering together.

The Family Membership Program applies to

family members who are (1) eligible for Li-

ons membership, (2) currently in or joining

the same club, and (3) living in the same

household and related by birth, marriage or

other legal relationship. Common household

family members include parents, children,

spouses, aunts and uncles, cousins, grandpar-

ents, in-laws and legal dependents.

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Moruya Lion Charles

Black was honoured with

the ‘Moruya and District

Citizen of the Year

Award’.

“Charles Black has turned

tragedy to triumph to be

named the Moruya and

District Citizen of the

Year for 2014.

Moruya’s Rotary and Li-

ons Clubs awarded Mr

Black with the title at

Australia Day Celebra-

tions in Russ Martin Park.

In presenting the award,

Rotary Club of Moruya

President Geoff Fleming

said there were many

worthy candidates who

gave their time selflessly

to the community, but Mr

Black was indeed a wor-

thy recipient.

“He is the product of a very tough upbringing and could have easily wasted his life

on the wrong side of the fence,” Mr Fleming said. “Rather than dwell in despair, to

his great credit he chose to embark on a mission to turn his life around. By doing so

he learnt a number of valuable life lessons, which he determined to use to mentor

other less fortunate and resilient members of the community.”

Mr Fleming said Mr Black was now “one of those unsung heroes” who selflessly

gave his time and energy for the benefit of the town. His work in and around Moruya

includes active membership with the now defunct Apex club, a major role in the

Moruya Rodeo, a continued helper within the aged community including gardening

work, and as a “prime mover” in decorating the main street of Moruya with Santas at

Christmas.

He has also been active in the Moruya Lions Club for the past 17 years, is currently

serving as vice-president, and is president elect for 2014/15.

Mr Black—who was fresh out of Canberra Hospital where he had surgery on his

arm—was “shocked” at the honour.

“I’d like to thank everybody in Moruya and the Lions Club and Rotary,” he said.

“I’ve got too many good friends. I used to be hopeless at everything, now I’ve pulled

my life together.”

Mr Black praised the help of Moruya Lions stalwarts Reg and Pat Murphy, who took

him under their wing.

“My mother, she passed away on my birthday, and my father then passed away, also

on my birthday,” he said.

“When I moved down here in 1989 Reg and Pat—they called me a son.”

(Continued on page 5)

Lioness

Report

March is a busy

month for all our

Lioness Clubs,

we have our elec-

tions for club

officers, please don’t forget to fill in your

PU101 and send it off to Greg Best, cabi-

net secretary, as soon as possible.

I was so excited to receive from MD

Lenore Howard the e-mail regarding new

scarves for Lioness, supporting Lions Eye

Health Program. I have asked David

Robson to put photos of them in the news

letter and I have e-mailed the information

to every club.

1st of March will see Wollongong Heights

Lioness host the Districts regional finals

for the Youth of the Year, it will be held

at Collies Wollongong, 12’oclock, this is

one event not to be missed and I hope to

see everyone there.

Shoalhaven Lioness are holding their an-

nual quilt show on the 8th 9th March, it

will be at the St Michaels school hall,

North Street, Nowra, 10.00am till 4.00pm,

Saturday and Sunday. They held a very

successful High Tea, it was a fun filled

afternoon and the beautiful cakes and

slices were donated by Lorraine Vost.

Lioness MD Lenore Howard expressed

her thanks to Oak Flats and Camden Li-

oness for their donations to the Kings

Clubs. The funds they donated went to-

wards the purchase of the Kings Lioness

Pins for the 50 members.

Congratulations to Camden Lioness Iris

Crane, women of the year and Faye Ray,

citizen of the year, reading the citation in

the papers, both are very deserving of

these wonderful awards. President Mary

has informed that they have 3 ladies that

are interested in joining Camden Lioness

it is good to see we are still having

growth.

Eden Lioness have been given the oppor-

tunity to utilize the Eden RSL Hall, this

gives them a hall to hold functions, a

kitchen and storage area, in return they

will work with the RSL, supplying the

luncheon for Anzac Day, plus assist with

bookings for the hall. It is good to see

groups coming together to assist their

community.

Liverpool Lioness are always busy help-

ing with their local hospital and their

street stalls, for 6 ladies they manage to

give the community on average 120 hours

per month.

Bye for now

Lioness Kay Hardy, N2 Lioness Liaison Officer

L-R WORTHY RECIPIENT: Moruya and District Citizen of the Year Charles Black with Australia Day Committee Secretary Rotarian Ron

Lunt

Australia Day 2014 Awards

Page 5 February-March 2014 Edition

Article & photo supplied by Lion Sancia

Wheeler, Canberra Brindabella Lions Club

Douglas Fry, ’Hearing dog a godsend’, Can-

berra Chronicle, Community News, 1/10/14

Australian Day 2014 Awards (cont.)

Mr Black began attending Lions meetings and fundraisers with Mr and Mrs Murphy

as it was “better than sitting around drinking.”

“When they were having barbeques or anything on—I used to help a lot, “ he said.

“I joined up 17 years ago. I enjoy things I can do for people. You can’t always do

something for yourself you have to help other people out if you can.”

Article & photo by Carmen McIntosh

Editor, Bay Post & Moruya Examiner

(Continued from page 4)

Lions Hearing Dog “Jiminey”

On 30th September 2013 Jiminey, a Tenterfield Terrier cross,

became the first Hearing Dog sponsored by the Lions Club of

Canberra Brindabella. He went to live with a lady who has a co-

chlear implant and whose husband is also

profoundly deaf.

While most Lions know that hearing dogs

alert their owners to everyday noises around

the house, perhaps they are unaware what is

involved when they sponsor a dog.

The sounds Jiminey was trained to alert his

owner to include the door bell, knocking on

the door, the oven timer, the telephone and

the smoke alarm. On hearing each noise,

except the smoke alarm, Jiminey locates the

sound, runs back to his owner, touches her

with his paws, and then leads her to the sound. Because we don’t want Jiminey, or

his owner for that matter, to run to a fire, when the smoke alarm goes off, Jiminey

touches his owner and drops at her feet.

When Jiminey was delivered, the trainer, Belinda Waters from Hearing Dogs at

Hahndorf, worked with the owner for 3-4 days and then the Lions club members

who had volunteered to do the follow-up work were invited to the house to see him

work. All leads, dog coat and paperwork are delivered when the dog arrives.

The Lions Club of Canberra Brindabella has five members doing the follow-up work

– Lions Sancia Wheeler, Ron Bull, Sandra Nelson, Dale Wickham and Irena Cost-

meyer. This involves going to the house 3 times a week for 3 months and testing

how Jiminey is responding to the different sounds. It also includes marking

Jiminey’s test results onto a form supplied by Hearing Dogs at Hahndorf and send-

ing it off every month. Initially, two members attended each session, one to watch

Jiminey and one to watch the owner and how they work together. They had to make

sure Jiminey was locating the exact sound, as two of the sounds were in the kitchen,

and actually leading the owner back to the correct sound. As the owner has some

partial hearing, we noticed that sometimes she was leading Jiminey back to the

sound, as Jiminey is a very quick moving dog. On closer observation it was noted

that Jiminey did distinguish between the different sound in the kitchen by stopping

at different places. If the phone was ringing he stood closer to the entrance into the

kitchen, and when the oven timer was sounding he moved further into the kitchen.

The recipients of ‘Jiminey’ said, “I’ll gain a lot of independence. It’ll help get my

confidence back when I’m out and about, and I also get a new friend as well.” “The

dog for us is a godsend, an important safety mechanism. It’s wonderful the Lions are

doing what they do.”

When volunteers felt comfortable with the exercises, only one volunteer at a time

attended. Although the follow-up routine continued for 3 months (up to Christmas in

this case) with enough volunteers members are only required every fortnight.

It is a lovely way to help someone who does not hear well and to watch the bond that

develops between owner and dog.

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BECOME A PARTICIPATING CLUB FOR AN ANNUAL DONATION OF $4 PER MEMBER LEHP-Australia is a national Category B project funded by the Lions and Lioness

Clubs of Australia.

What does becoming a participating club mean? Once you have become a participating club, you are entitled to received unlimited

copies of our resource materials free of charge, including brochures, flyers, posters,

DVD presentations, information, and training manuals.

Your generous contributions enables the program to continually develop and grow

and provides the opportunity to implement activities within your own local commu-

nity. All this helps achieve our goal of educating the Australia community about

avoidable vision loss and the importance of regular eye examinations.

Where to send your donations?

Donations can be sent to the LEHP-Australia Treasurer.

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PO Box 86

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Please accompany all cheque payments with a completed LEHP Australia

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Corporate Donations

Tax deductions (DGR) are available for any corporate or business donations

Lions World Lunch

Relay

On 4 April 2014, the Pambula-Merimbula

Lions Club was part of the Lions World

Lunch Relay. Lions club members, part-

ners, family and friends sat down to a won-

derful lunch which was catered for by the

ladies of the Country Women’s Associa-

tion. The theme for the lunch reflected the

work of the members of the Pambula-

Merimbula Lions Club: “We build bridges:

in the community into the community”, and

the lunch provided an opportunity to show

the community what we do.

To support the theme, each table was deco-

rated with miniature bridges and blue table

runners representing the water flowing un-

der them. The little bridges were con-

structed by Lion Jim Rae who is the chair-

man of the club’s Projects and Working

Bees Planning Committee.

There were two guessing competitions

which provided some brain exercise and a

lot of fun for those at the lunch. The first

was to guess the location of some of the

bridges built by the club from the numbered

photos on a board and the second was to

listen to a CD which contained 12 songs

about bridges. Both competitions proved

difficult (even for the people who helped

build the bridges!) but those who correctly

recorded the most number of bridge loca-

tions or song titles were given prizes sup-

plied by local sponsors, Hair, Rock, Scis-

sors Salon, Pambula and The No 1 Car

Wash, Pambula. There were also lucky

door prizes and a money tree raffle.

Thank you to club historian, Elizabeth

Prosser for the photos of the bridges and to

Lion Kylie Ryan for the CD.

The members, partners, family and friends

of Pambula-Merimbula Lions Club really

enjoyed being part of the Lions World

Lunch Relay.

Robyn Bedford

Immediate Past President

Pambula-Merimbula Lions Club

Text & photo supplied by Robyn Bedford

Page 8 February-March 2014 Edition

ment. It has been an exciting journey this year for Stan and I and we look forward to

the future, of Lions within this District.

Thank you,

Sally Wilton

2VDG District 201N2.

Photos supplied by Sally Wilton

2VDG Report : Lion Sally Wilton

I would firstly like to thank and congratulate

all the Clubs that Stan and I had the opportu-

nity and privilege to visit, during the year.

We had a marvellous time, and were very

interested in all the amazing projects that we

were shown, and gave us an opportunity to

see how all the hard working Members

achieved such great results both within their

Communities, and also for the projects that

their Clubs had projected for the year. The

enthusiasm that we felt from their achieve-

ments was to be encouraged, and we were

very proud to be a part of the DG Team,

which we feel has been very positively ac-

cepted, among the Clubs of this District. It

has been a wonderful journey, which we

look forward to continuing.

During the year, I have had the opportunity

to meet some very motivated Presidents, and

Zone Chairmen, who are working exception-

ally hard within their roles, and their leader-

ship skills and enthusiasm was wonderful to

witness. I had the privilege to induct several

new Members into the Clubs, and I hope

they enjoy their journey within the Associa-

tion of Lions Clubs. Together with Stan, we

were able to witness some wonderful pro-

jects, sell many books, for the “Tears in the

Jungle” and “George” the cuddly Orang

Utan proved an amusing hit with many

Adults, who purchased several of the Toys.

I thank the Members of all the Clubs, within

the District for all the wonderful hospitality

we were shown, and hard work that you do,

you are all a credit to this District, and to

your Clubs and Families. May all your

Dreams come true both now and in the fu-

ture.

I would also like to thank DG Allan, and

Lion Ann for their support during the year,

and also 1VDG Lorraine and PCC Franz

Mairinger, for their support, and encourage-

L-R “George” and Jervis Bay Lion George Melonis

L-R Jervis Bay Lions Club President John Brown ex-changing bannerettes with 2VDG Sally Wilton

L-R 2VDG Sally Wilton presented Pambula Merimbula Lions Club President Maureen

Stokes with a ‘Positive Growth’ banner

L-R At Pambula Merimbula Lions Club, PDG Elaine McEwan received her 25 Year

Monarch certificate & chevron from 2VDG

Sally Wilton

L-R At the DG Team visit to Bemboka Lions Club, Lion Stan Wilton & Bemboka Lions Club Presi-

dent Andrew Judge display the clubs BBQ sign

L-R Exchanging bannerettes at the DG Team visit to Bemboka Lions Club, Zone Chairperson Gordon Matthews, Bemboka Lions Club President Andrew Judge, 2VDG Sally Wilton, Lion Stan Wilton &

Bemboka Lions Club Secretary Sue Mayr

DG Team Travels &

Events (cont.)

Page 9 February-March 2014 Edition

Following is a summary of eye

tests now available from op-

tometrists, if they have installed

the relevant equipment, advice

on what is involved, and an

estimate of costs. Check with Medicare and your health fund for actual costs.

Standard eye test: involves a check of vision, refraction, and basic eye health.

COST: Generally covered under Medicare

Visual field test: measures a person’s side / peripheral vision and helps to check for

glaucoma and stroke.

COST: Covered by Medicare

Extra Tests

Advances in technology have resulted in new tests becoming available, which allows

some optometrists to provide a higher level of eye-care. We recommend these tests

as a baseline as they can help your optometrist pick up ocular diseases, such as glau-

coma and macular degeneration, at an earlier stage.

These extra tests are NOT part of a regular optometric examination and as such are

not covered under Medicare. Its important to note that many optometrists do not

have access to these tests. At EyeQ, access to this technology has allowed us to im-

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prove the standard of eye care that we can

extend to our patients.

Ultrasound Pachymetry: A glaucoma test

that measures the thickness of the cornea

(the front surface of the eye). It allows us to

detect the risk of glaucoma and calibrate

the true pressure in each eye. It involves a

drop of anaesthetic in each eye to make it

easier to measure the corneal thickness.

COST: $25

Macular Pigment Testing: Measures the

amount of pigment in the macular. This

pigment is a protective pigment that helps

prevent macular degeneration. A low score

on this test could mean a higher risk for

developing macular degeneration and indi-

cate the potential benefit of treatment and

prevention strategies. It involves looking

into a machine and pressing a button every

time a target image is seen to shimmer /

flicker.

COST: $25

Digital Retinal Imaging: Used to image

what the back of the eye (the retina) looks

like so that we can compare images be-

tween time periods. It allows us to pick up

macular changes as well as glaucoma and

vascular diseases such as diabetes and high

blood pressure. It involves a bright flash of

light into the eye.

COST: $45

Optical Coherence Tomography: This test

allows us to see much higher detail of the

transparent layers of the back of the eye

(the retina). It is used to pick up very fine

macular problems which are sometimes not

able to be detected through imaging alone

as well as pick up the earliest signs of glau-

coma. It involves 10 munite test where you

must fixate on certain lights while a

painless scan occurs.

COST: $65

Source:

Optometrists Paul Black and Douglas

Grimson,

EyeQ Optometrists Kiama

Shop 4, 124 Terralong Street, Kiama

Ph: 02 4232 2610

Email: kiama@eyeq.com.au

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After deciding to have these tests I felt reas-

sured that I had no problems, or potential

problems, with my eyes, and that the im-

ages of each test were saved and available

for future reference to detect the smallest of

changes.

Lion David Robson

Get your eyes

tested

2013-14

LCI President’s Theme activities:

N2 Clubs participating: 44

N2 Club Activities: 254

Hours: 9,181

Funds raised: US$73,001

Funds donated: US$41,041

LCI Campaigns:

Engaging our Youth:

N2 Clubs participating: 12

N2 Club Activities: 62

Hours: 3,180

Funds raised: US$17,613

Funds donated: US$8,481

Protecting our Environment

N2 Clubs participating: 7

N2 Club Activities: 17

Hours: 909

Trees planted: 4,000

Funds raised: US$5,470

Funds donated: US$1,455

Relieving the Hunger:

N2 Clubs participating: 4

N2 Club Activities: 4

Hours: 401

People served: 300

Sharing the Vision:

N2 Clubs participating: 6

N2 Club Activities: 24

Hours: 749

Funds raised: US$1,364

N2 Service Activity Totals:

LCI service categories: 10

N2 Clubs participating: > 59 per

category

N2 Club Activities: 2,755

Lions Hours: 98,585

People served: 29,582

Club Twinning 2

Hearing Aids Collected 0

Eyeglasses collected: 5,444

Trees planted: 7,266

Funds raised: US$3,646,018

Funds donated: US$437,687

The ‘Fundraising’ Service category in

the above 10 LCI service categories had

56 N2 Clubs report on their club’s fund-

raising activities.

The ‘Meetings / Administrative’ Service

category in the 10 LCI service categories

above had 41 N2 Clubs report on:

Club visitations

Conventions & other events

Meetings

Other administrative duties

Training

Source: MyLCI database, 1/04/2014

N2 Club

Activities

MELVIN JONES FELLOWSHIPS When purchasing a Melvin Jones Fellowship (MJF) of a Progressive Melvin Jones

Felowship (PMJF) send your donation in Australian dollars (equivalent to

US$1,000), together with a completed Melvin Jones Fellowship application form, to

your N2 Cabinet Treasurer:

Make cheques payable to “Lions Clubs International Foundation” and post to

N2 Cabinet Treasurer

Lion Danny Howard

GPO Box 963

Canberra ACT 2601

PMJFs are for those who have already received their initial ‘Foundation’ Melvin

Jones Fellowship’. PMJFs can be purchased for US$1,000 for each additional fel-

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lowship and the recipient receives a new Lapel Pin for each PMJF, but no addi-

tional plaque is awarded.

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ONE SHOT ONE LIFE When you or your club make a donation to the One Shot, One Life: Lions Measles

Initiative, you are helping to save children's lives. We have already raised over

US$10 million dollars to meet the Gates Foundation's challenge grant. Thanks

to your donations, we helped vaccinate 157 million children in 2012 with the help of

US$5 million from the Gates Foundation.

Make a donation to support LCIF's efforts to eliminate measles.

If you wish to make a donation to the LCIF One Shot One Life

Measles Initiative follow the same process as for purchasing

Melvin Jones Fellowships, but attach a letter stating your wish to

donate to this initiative.

“The Gates Foundation is very proud to have been a partner in your early measles

projects, and we’re excited to continue working together. … If you want to go fast,

go alone. If you want to go far, go together. With Lions in the lead, there is no tell-

ing how far we will go together.”

- William H. Gates, Sr., Co-chair of Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Source: http://www.lcif.org/EN/our-programs/humanitarian-efforts/measles/

measles_donor_info.php

Outbreaks in Australia:

Whooping cough October 2010 to August 2012 21,935 cases

Measles & Mumps February 2009 to February 2014 525 cases

Sight Achievements Awarded 1,051 SightFirst grants in 102 countries for a total of more than

US$274 million

Restored sight to 7.84 million people through cataract surgeries

Prevented serious vision loss for more than 30 million

Provided over 153 million treatments for river blindness

Built or expanded 593 eye hospitals/clinics/wards

Trained 682,788 eye care specialists

Conducted more than 17 million vision screenings for children through Sight for

Kids

Launched the world's first-ever initiative to combat childhood blindness in part-

nership with the World Health Organization, establishing or strengthening 34

pediatric eye care centers

Provided management training for 265 facilities

Raised more than US$200 million for Campaign SightFirst II, making it the

greatest fundraising effort in LCIF’s history

Disaster Achievements Awarded a total of more than US$100 million in disaster relief

Mobilized US$15 million following the South Asia tsunami

US$5 million for Hurricane Katrina projects in four states

US$3 million for the China earthquake

US$6 million for the Haiti earthquake

US$21 million for the Japan earthquake and tsunami

Youth Achievements Engaged more than 13 million students in the youth development program Lions

Quest

Trained more than 550,000 educators to implement Lions Quest in school and

community settings

Implementing Lions Quest in 85 countries

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Humanitarian Achieve-

ments Provided vision screening for more than

350,000 Special Olympics athletes from

85 countries through Opening Eyes

Provided vaccinations to 41 million

people in Africa for the Lions-Measles

Initiative pilot project

Constructed more than 1,000 Habitat for

Humanity homes for people with dis-

abilities

For more info about LCIF donations,

MJFs, or PMJFs, please contact:

N2 LCIF Coordinator Lion Peter Scifleet

Email: peters@ringway.com

Mob: 0414 973 388

2014-15 Incoming

Club Officer

Training

Congratulations on being elected to your

Club’s Board for 2014-15. The District

Cabinet has arranged the following train-

ing to help Lions, Lioness’ & Leos

achieve the aims of you and your club.

Training Dates & venues:

17 May Cooma Ex-Service Club

18 May Club Sapphire Merimbula

24 May Goulburn Workers Club

31 May Berkeley Sports & Social Club

1 June Ulladulla Ex-Servos Club

15 June Ingleburn RSL Club

The 2014-15 N2 Incoming Officer Train-

ing will have general sessions and break-

out sessions relevant to the following Club

Officers: President, Secretary, Treas-

urer, & Membership Committee Chair-

person & Members.

Other Board members & Club members

are welcome to attend.

2014-15 Zone Chairpersons are asked to

attend the training in their Zone or Region.

Contact David Robson to book in:

Mobile: 0427 008 579 (voice or text)

Email: david.robson3@bigpond.com

When booking please indicate:

1. CLUB NAME and 2014-15 CLUB

POSITION

2. YOUR NAME

3. VENUE and BREAK-OUT SES-

SION you wish to attend 4. If you are bringing a LAPTOP or

TABLET & if it needs a Wi-Fi hot-

spot to access the Internet

Lion Mints & Fudge

N2 Chairman: Lion John Penney

P: 02 4283 1109

E: mrjp@westnet.com.au

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Lions Cakes & Puddings

N2 Chairman: Lion

Colin Woodley

Ph: 02 4268 6968

Mob: 0438 682 968

Email:

colinwoodley3@gmail.com