Well another month over – 4

months of the Lions Year left.

In the last month we did our

usual sausage sizzles at

Harvey Norman and donuts at

BrackenRidge. Donuts at

Bracken Ridge were very

busy.

We had our Club YOTY

Judging on February 15 –

again this evening did not

disappoint. Thank you to all

lions that helped on the

evening. Our winning

candidate goes forward to the

Zone Final which is being held

next Sunday March 5th

. This

afternoon is being hosted by

Brisbane Bardon at the Lion

Club at GVK Lions Den. The

afternoon segment will start at

2pm. Come along and support

these young people.

Tonight is nominations night –

if you have been asked to fill a

position for next year please

consider it. We also have a

group of lions from Samford

Lions Club visiting this

evening. Please make them

welcome.

March 11th the GVK

Lionesses are hosting a Ladies

in Lionism luncheon at Ferny

Grove Sports Club.

That night from 5.30pm there

is being held in George

Wilmore Park 'Movie in the

Park' where we will be doing a

sausage sizzle.

March 15th the Romans are

Coming to our Lion’s Den.

Beware.

The Multi District Convention

is creeping up on us. This year

it is being held in Hobart

between 5th and 8th May.

What a great opportunity to

visit a beautiful part of

Australia. Darryl & I are

attending as are Rodd and

Wendy. It would be great to

see other club members

attend. Please Consider.

Yours in Lionism

Wendy

Our first meeting this year

was well attended. Guests

were Jenny who is going to

join GVK Lioness Club, also

Margaret who was with

Morayfield Lioness Club for

many years & has moved to

Albany Creek

Lioness roster for Harvey

Norman sausage sizzle is 4th

March. Thanks to Lion Jim

who helps cooking at our

roster.

Women in Lions is to promote

membership of women in

Lions, let's celebrate Lions

awareness day & Lion

centennial year at Brookside

on Saturday 4th March 10.00

to 2.00. Six Lionesses are

attending this celebration.

Youth of Year semi finals are

being held at GVK Lions Den

on Sunday 5th March starting

2.00pm. Lionesses are catering

afternoon tea. A Shrub was

planted in memorial gardens

by lionesses in remembrance

of Lioness Margaret daughter

Susan who was a member of

Keperra Kings Lioness Club.

Our Ladies in Lionism

Luncheon & 40 years of our

Club being chartered is on

11th March at Ferny Bowls

Club, 100 acceptances have

been received. Thanks to all

Lions family who are

attending this special

celebration.

Pres. Grace

March 2017

DEN REPORT

Here it is March already &

still no rain. The newly

planted grass around the

tables is looking quite good

(thanks to some regular

watering). The memorial

garden is looking good since

The Lionesses’ had their

ceremony there with the tree

planting last Wednesday. It

looks O K. Otherwise every

thing still looks a little dry

(just like everyone else`s

yard). It`s got to rain soon.

The shed is nearing

completion with the gutters &

down pipes & drainage to be

completed & the concrete

ramp to be completed,

hopefully the former will be

done by the week-end (time

permitting).

Hopefully when the trees stop

shedding their leaves, we will

be able to get up on the Den

roof & clean the Den gutters

which must be quite full by

now.

With the activities with the

rosters being quite busy for

the next few weeks & the lack

of rain, it is going to be a little

difficult to keep up the

maintenance, but we will try.

P S. When locking The

Den after meetings kindly

ensure Air conditioners &

lights are turned OFF &

windows opened slightly

before locking front door.

Thanking You

The Den Committee.

Pictures of Lioness Tree

Planting

From Lion Rodd

I would like club to start a

mobile phone recycling

project with funds raised to

support LMRF. There is a

company that accepts mobiles

and gives a percentage of

receipts to deserving activities

like LMRF, additionally the

club gets acknowledge as the

donor of the funds.

It would appear to be a win-

win type situation. However

we need a person to be the

action person - getting

members to bring in the items

and sending the items off in

reply paid bags etc.

Therefore:

Position Vacant

Lion needed to chair new

mobile phone recycling

project.

Minimal effort however must

be able to talk to and

encourage other Lions and

community people to donate

their old mobiles.

Needs good hand skill to write

address on envelope to post

items once collected and keep

records of donations and value

of donations.

Suit person with free time as

no set hours or schedule.

Regards,

Rodd Chignell

Dis District Final

Saturday 25th March 2017 All Seasons Function Centre 302 North St Toowoomba Qld 4350

This year the Q3 District Final of this most prestigious competition is being hosted by

Toowoomba Wilsonton Lions Club.

Please reserve this date in your diaries. We need your support as do the finalists, their families

and supporters.

This event is promising to be a wonderful evening for contestants, their families and friends,

school representatives, and supporting Lions Clubs.

The relevant details are ………….

Host Club – Lions Club of Toowoomba-Wilsonton Inc

Venue – All Seasons Function Centre 302 North Street (Cnr Tor St) Toowoomba 4350

Guests – arrive at 6.00pm for a 6.30 pm start

Pre-dinner nibbles provided; Bar open at own cost

Dress – Coat and Tie – ladies dress accordingly

Cost $40.00 per person – dietary requirements catered for, please see attached

An extensive range of accommodation is available close by and in other areas in Toowoomba. Details

and options will be provided via email shortly

It is essential that dinner numbers be provided NO LATER THAN TUESDAY 21st MARCH

– a booking form is attached to facilitate advice to the caterers.

It’s most important we have strong representation from all Clubs – be they Lions, Lionesses, or

Leos to make this a memorable night for all.

Lion Roley McAtee

District Chairman Ph. 07 3353 2410 Mob 0419 878 499 Email jrmcatee@bigpond.com

Lions Youth of the Year---- 2017 Q3 District Final -

Toowoomba

CLUB NAME DESIGNATION I.e. entrant. Club President

Family etc.

DIETARY

Booking form to be emailed … no later than 12.00 noon …. Tuesday 21st March to: jrmcatee@bigpond.com or robcar57@bigpond.net.au

Cash or club cheques are acceptable at the door— or payment in advance to Roley McAtee at

PO Box 569 Everton Park would be appreciated. Make cheques payable to Toowoomba

Wilsonton Lions Club

Quality accommodation is available at a number of nearby motels and elsewhere in Toowoomba A list of all

available accommodation options will be circulated shortly

Good Morning Ladies It is Lions Awareness Day this coming Saturday. I am organising a gathering of Lions at Brookside to promote membership of women in Lions (+ Lions Centennial + International Women's Day). I am hoping to have at least 100 women Lions to gather on the day for a cuppa and a chat in their Lions shirts - strength in numbers for

a visible impact. Spread the word - come join me.. If you can spare the time, please pop by the shopping centre, for a cuppa or just to say hello - let me know if you can come along, and if you can nominate a time that suits you so that I can coordinate numbers throughout the day would be appreciated but not essential.

I have booked the charity site space, just outside the Coffee Club – so meet us there.

PS I do not have email addresses for all the female members of GVK, so if you can on forward this email to other members, would be appreciated also. The men are also invited to join us to show their support for women membership in Lions. Look forward to seeing some of you on Saturday.

Regards

Donna

Garage Sale Donations

Required

My son Geoff is participating

in a charity bike ride for the

Mater Hospital Cancer

Research, riding from

Townsville to Brisbane in

August. To raise funds he is

having a garage sale in May. If

you have any unwanted items

you can donate he would be

grateful. I can pick them up

from your place.

Margaret Owen

WHEN INSULTS HAD CLASS From George Bernard-Shaw to Winston Churchill I am enclosing two tickets to first night of my new play; bring a friend…. If you have one. Winston Churchill in response Cannot possibly attend first night will attend second….if there is one

Paul Keating “He is simply a shiver looking for spine to run up” Mark Twain “I didn’t attend the funeral, but I sent a letter saying I approved of it” Oscar Wilde “He has no enemies, but is intensely disliked his friends”

Youth of the Year

Once again we had a very

successful night, thanks to Jan

Spathonis who made the night

run like clockwork even

though she was suffering with

a sore throat.

This year we had 4 contestants

who amazed us all with their

intelligence and maturity.

Carrie Shea told us what it

was like to be a NERD, not all

bad as some may think.

Kyle Warman spoke about

how after living and

volunteering in Vietnam and

Cambodia we really are very

lucky.

Olivia Bell amazed us during

her speech about “how to have

a proper argument” Our

politicians need to take note.

Sanjay Razik gave us an

insight of what it was like

being a second generation

migrant, thought he had the

best of both worlds.

The impromptu questions

were

1. Do you think the world

is doing enough to stop

global warming?

2. What is your view on

the Queensland Cancer

council’s request to

government to pass a

law that for anyone

born after 2001,

smoking would be

made illegal?

Carrie Shea won both

the Public Speaker Award

and was the Overall

winner.

We wish her well in the

upcoming zone event.

Thanks to judges, Rachel

Blaney, Graham Theaker

and Brian Battersby.

Also to Megan Thomas

from the NAB for her

support.

Denis took lots of pictures

on the night, which can be

seen on the GVK website.

Lions Code of Ethics

To show my faith in the

worthiness of my vocation by

industrious application to the

end that I may merit a

reputation for quality of

service.

To seek success and to

demand all fair remuneration

or profit as my just due, but to

accept no profit or success at

the price of my own self-

respect lost because of unfair

advantage taken or because of

questionable acts on my part.

To remember that in building

up my business it is not

necessary to tear down

another’s; to be loyal to my

clients or customers and true

to myself.

Whenever a doubt arises as to

the right or ethics of my

position or action towards

others, to resolve such doubt

against myself.

To hold friendship as an end

and not a means. To hold that

true friendship exists not on

account of the service

performed by one to another,

but that true friendship

demands nothing but accepts

service in the spirit in which it

is given.

Always to bear in mind my

obligations as a citizen to my

nation, my state and my

community, and to give to

them my unswerving loyalty

in word, act and deed. To give

them freely of my time, labor

and means.

To aid others by giving my

sympathy to those in distress,

my aid to the weak, and my

substance to the needy.

To be careful with my

criticism and liberal with my

praise; to build up and not

destroy.

Lion’s Club Purposes

To Create and foster a spirit

of understanding among the

peoples of the world.

To promote the principles of

good government and good

citizenship.

To fund and otherwise serve

the civic, cultural, social and

moral welfare of the

community.

To assist financially,

culturally, socially and

morally the handicapped,

disadvantaged and infirm of

the community both directly

and also indirectly.

To unite the clubs in the

bonds of friendship, good

fellowship and mutual

understanding.

To provide a forum for the

open discussion of all matters

of public interest: provided

however, that partisan politics

and secretarian religion shall

not be debated by club

members.

To encourage service-

minded people to serve their

community without personal

financial reward, and to

encourage efficiency and

promote high ethical

standards in commerce,

industry, professions, public

works and private endeavors.

March Birthdays

Denis Sterling 7th

Neil Finlayson 8th

Margaret Owen 18th

Bill Slack 27th

Bill Twigg 30th

Decided what Vincenzo is cooking?

Could you please advise Sandra Downing sandra.downing1@gmail.com what type of meal you

will be providing

e.g. pasta dish, etc. It would be bellissimo to have a variety of dishes for our Italian smorgasbord

Donuts McPherson Park, Bracken

Ridge

March 26th

# Bill Slack, Peter Mason Margaret Owen,

David Squire

April 23rd # Rod Chignall , Ros Batey, Catherine

Scofield, Denise Fitzgerald

# Equipment transport

GVK Lions Mowing Roster - Beverley Park

March 4th

Team 2 Graham ,Kev, Matt,Darryl

March 18th

Team 3 Noel, Denis, Bill Twigg, Rodd, Col

April 8th

Team 1 Jim David, Paul, Tim

April 29th

Team 2 Graham ,Kev, Matt, Darryl

Harvey Norman Roster

March 18th

Tim Brinums, Darryl Robson,

Wendy Robson

April 15th

Denis Stirling, Rosy Stirling,

Donna McMahon

GVK MEETING DATES

Wed Oct 5th Lions Meeting Arana Leagues Club

Wed Oct 12th

Board Meeting at Den

Wed Oct 19th Lions Meeting Arana Leagues Club

Mon Oct 10th

Leos Meeting at Den

Wed Oct 26th

Lioness meeting at Den

Wed Nov 2nd

Lions Meeting Arana Leagues Club

Wed Nov 9th

Board Meeting at Den

HARVEY NORMAN ROSTER

Oct 15th

Kev Greensill, Wendy

Robson, Darryl Robson

Nov 19th

Denise Fitzgerald, Matt

Constance,

MEETING DATES

March 1st Lions Meeting at Arana Leagues Club

March 7th

Leos Meeting at Den

March 8th Board Meeting at Den

March 15th

Lions Meeting at Den

March 22nd

Lioness Meeting at Den

GOLDEN VALLEY KEPERRA LIONS DIRECTORY

DIRECTORS 2016-2017

PRESIDENT Wendy Robson Grace Wilson Matt Dewar

IMMEDIATE PAST

PRESIDENT Zarina McDonald Grace Wilson Joshua Davidson

FIRST VICE-

PRESIDENT David Squire Margaret Brownsdon Andrew Russell

SECOND VICE-

PRESIDENT Denis Stirling Liam Kelly

THIRD VICE-

PRESIDENT

Col Hambrecht

SECRETARY Jan Spathonis Lenore Howard Alicia Pownell

ASSISTANT

SECRETARY

Julie Foster

TREASURER Helen Rae Linda Vella Eammon Parr

ONE YEAR

DIRECTORS Margaret Owen

Tim Brinums

Drew Crump

Sandy Twigg

Joan McDonald

Lorraine Doran

TWO YEAR

DIRECTORS Bill Twigg

Kevin Greensill

Graham Fowler

TAIL TWISTER Peter Mason Sylvia McNeall

LION TAMER Brian Powell Robyn Finlayson

CONSTITUTION &

BY-LAWS

Sandra Downing

MEMBERSHIP Paul Ryan

MAGIC SHOW Rodd Chignell

COMMITTEES 2016-2017 PRESIDENT: Wendy Robson 1st Vice President:

David Squire

2nd Vice President:

Denis Stirling

3rd Vice President:

Col Hambrecht

Program & Social Committee

Chairperson:

Community Events Catering:

Kev Greensill, Graham Fowler, Bill

Twigg

Membership Committee:

Paul Ryan, Debbie Payne,

Darryl Robson

Youth of the Year: Denise

Fitzgerald

Samford Show: Paul Ryan Projects: Bill Slack

Youth Exchange: Peace Poster: Darryl Robson Safety Officer:

Finance: Paul Ryan Web Master/AV: Denis Stirling Den Committee: Jim Wilson

Grants: Rodd Chignell Ekka Ice Creams: Bill Twigg Fetes: David Squire

Lions Education: Paul Ryan Mowing: Graham Fowler Lioness Liaison: Bill Twigg

PCYC: Rodd Chignell Environment: David Squire Lions Prints: Margaret Owen

Public Relations: Ringaround: Sandy Twigg Club Care: Helen Whittle

LMRPQ Chairperson: David

Squire

Kings Liaison: Georgie Crew Awards: Margaret Timms

Greeter: Zarina McDonald Leos Liaison: Zarina McDonald Christmas Cakes: Noel Lucas

Fire Poster: Ditha & Peter

Mason

Historian: Margaret Timms

Stamp Collecting: Catherine

Schofield

Social Committee: Liz Crunckhorn

This Newsletter is printed courtesy of Mr Mark Furner MP, state member for Ferny Grove. GVK Lions Club acknowledges the generous support provided to the Club

by Mr Furner and his staff. Newsletter is produced monthly by the Golden Valley Keperra Lions Club. Whilst every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of all

published material, no liability is accepted by the publishers for any decisions or actions taken on the basis of information in this publication.