SAMFORD LIONS

“SCUTTLEBUTT”

Edition 3

September

2018-2019

President – Kristen McKinnie

Editor – John Burnham

This is the third edition of the Samford Lions Scuttlebutt for Lions Year 2018-

2019. Any and all contributions for upcoming issues would be gratefully received

and most appreciated.

By its very nature this is a working document of the past, present and future

activities of the Samford Lions Club, with a bit of humour thrown in for good

measure.

It will only be as good as the membership make it!

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Editor’s Edge

I am looking for eager volunteers, to tell their story for future editions of the

Scuttlebutt. Before I ask you to be a “willing” volunteer please be proactive and

come and tell me you would be happy to tell the other members your story; even

the juicy bits. I‟m sure there are some interesting stories out there

President’s Page

Kristen’s Creed

Hi All,

August has come and gone and September is on the wane as we charge onto the

end of the year.

The Samford community along with support from Keperra Bunnings and the

extended community have helped us to do what we do so well and do a sausage

sizzle and raise funds for the farmers and drought relief, enabling us to send

$3600.00 to the Roma Convention. We may be a small club but we have a

community with a big heart behind us.

Our memberships team is excelling and our club is welcoming 2 new members,

Darcy Creighton and John Weisselberg at our October Dinner Meeting. They

are both keen and assisted on the Samford community network fun run 🏃♀

BBQ / bacon & egg rolls on Sunday 9th September. I look forward to getting to

know them both. The team also have a few more people who are looking at

joining our club. Don‟t forget that if you have someone who is interested in

joining, you can get support from the membership team.

Bob Wright is recovering from his surgery and his capable lieutenant Frank

Assink is doing a great job. On that front, I discovered that David and I had an

interesting connection with Frank and Cathy when dropping off the Bunnings

BBQ takings. It turns out that Cathy‟s niece, Tina is none other than our son

Lachlan‟s partner (they‟ve only been together for 6 years and for 3 of those

years we‟ve been here). Who knew?

As always, we have many projects that our club members are involved in and

keep them rolling on in the background, Wayne and Burnie Brae, Stewart and

Kupadabin Park just to mention a few. If anyone has a project that they are

interested in, please raise it, as we are very keen to support any member with

projects. Alice has raised the Children of Courage project and she will be

starting that next year and would most likely appreciate some extra man or

woman power on this.

The venture of the new Joyner/Warner Lions Club is well under way with

John B, Alice & Bronwyn doing a great job. We may all be called on to don our

sneakers and do some letter box dropping in preparation of some information

sessions.

I have sent out some emails recently with dates for 2 social events on the

horizon, so get ready to party.

We have a few events on the horizon in October and November with the

Centennial celebrations as well as an event at the Arana Hills library in

November, all great events to showcase who we are.

I am looking forward to our upcoming Dinner Meeting with North Lakes Lions, so

hope to see you there.

Thanks to all for your contributions to making this a great club

President Kristen

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Lions Club Warner Qld

We held our first information day at Warner Market Place on 22nd September

with Alice Cunningham, Bronwyn Rees, Dr Joyce Arnold and yours truly in

attendance. We got details of 10 prospective members, with two who have

already signed up & paid their money.

Welcome Ali France & Angela Redmann to Lions.

Ali France Angela Redmann & children

So we‟re ready to start a Branch Club

Samford Leos Club

They did it!

Another successful High Tea, where money was raised for two worthy charities

– the Need for Feed & the Samford Support Network. A great time was had by

all who attended.

Leo President Bella MC David

Lions President Kristen Some people you may know

Some more people you may know

Although the demographic of the Samford Leos Club has changed they are keen

to be a part of the community and willing and able to get involved.

Congratulations Samford Leos!

Lions Children of Courage Award

The Samford Lions Club is planning to donate awards to worthy recipients of

this award next year.

The Lions Children of Courage Awards Programme is now established as an

important and extremely worthwhile project of Lions Clubs in our District.

What are the Lions Children of Courage Awards?

The Children of Courage awards recognise a very special group of children and

their families. There are many awards that recognise the achievements of young

people, however children with „special needs‟ were not catered for.

These awards are especially designed to recognise the courage and bravery

shown by these children every day.

The Children of Courage Awards are not a competition. Every recipient of an

award is a “winner” in his or her own right, as the recognition of these young

peoples‟ achievements will:

Act as an encouragement for their future

Help them to believe in themselves, and

Help to increase their self-worth.

All Children want to be accepted by others, regardless of any special needs they

may have. These awards will portray them as children who have successfully

overcome additional barriers which face them in this world.

Watch this space for further details.

Burnie Brae Pantry Project (As recently seen on TV)

We have had an ongoing commitment with Burnie Brae since September 2015 and have

taken it on as a club project. The Market Day is Project Pantry‟s initiative that offers

staple foods and personal care items to seniors on an aged pension and individuals

receiving a disability support pension.

On MARKET DAY, after paying a $5 entry fee (which goes back into buying more

provisions), clients walk through the market and collect one item from each table. Some

items are pre-packed for convenience; including tinned or package items (cereals, rice,

pasta, beans etc.) As well as personal care packs, other items include eggs,

sweet/savoury biscuits, fresh bread, fresh fruit and vegetables etc. Meat is also

provided at each Market Day for an additional $2. Each meat pack contains 2 sausages,

2 chicken wings, 1 chop and 150 g of mince.

In addition to receiving a hamper, recipients are invited to share a cup of tea or coffee

and connect with others in the community.

With the assistance of the Drake’s Samford a specially marked yellow topped bin is

being prominently displayed outside the store; to enable members of the Samford

community to place any items they may have purchased in the bin to assist these

pensioners in being able to buy staple foods at an affordable price. For any items that

are too big to fit through the slot, they can give them to one of the friendly staff in

Drakes.

We, as members of the Samford Lions Club, are able to support this project by

donating non-perishable items and toiletries each meeting in the basket provided. So

please give generously whenever you can.

PLEASE SUPPORT THIS WORTHWHILE CAUSE BY PROVIDING CANNED GOODS

AND TOILETERIES.

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THE GEOFF RUSSELL STORY (from the District Newsletter)

Geoff is a retired dairy farmer in the Samford Valley region. Farming has been

in his family for generations, so he comes from good, honest, hardworking stock

that will do whatever they can to help a fellow man out.

He has been involved in the local community his whole life donating his time,

tractors and machinery to do anything from dragging a stuck animal from a

neighbour‟s dam to slashing the local pony club grounds and being an integral

part of the woodchops at the Samford Show where his family also sponsors one

of the top awards.

Since retiring from dairying back in 2001 Geoff has not enjoyed the best of

health, requiring numerous trips to hospital. However, you cannot stop this old

farmer‟s zest for life though.

Geoff still cuts and bales Rhodes grass on his property and tinkers about with

his vintage tractors attending the odd tractor trek and shows when his health

allows.

Very saddened by the constant news stories of farmers doing it so tough, Geoff

happily got involved with the Bunya Lions providing a farmer in need with a

recently cut patch of seventy Rhodes bales.

He then moved all his baling equipment to another property where he and a team

of old mates worked tirelessly to produce around 100 bales to be donated

through Lions to farmers in need. John Liddle, Lions Club of Brisbane Bunya

From the Q3 District Newsletter …

MEMBERSHIP AND ACTIVITY REPORTING

Information from MyLCI at the time of writing this Report indicates:

Total members: 1,708 (members added = 43; members dropped = 33) Net gain of 10

since the beginning of July. We will need to be continually vigilant in our efforts to

both gain new members and care for our existing membership.

Activities recorded: 925 different activities reported from 57 Clubs. 16 Clubs have

not yet reported their activities for this year.

Total number of Lion hours recorded for Activities: 31,248 hours.

Number of people served: 43,261.

Eyeglasses collected: nil.

Funds raised so far, this year: $132,430.32.

Funds donated so far, this year: $43,490.70.

LIONS CLUBS INTERNATIONAL - WEBSITE

www.members.lionsclubs.org is another great resource for members. There are

almost countless reference points to answer questions that arise at your

meetings. It will make life much easier if you spare a few moments to open the

site and scan through the headings – you might be pleasantly surprised.

FUN FROM THE PAST!

Definition of Barbecuing

It‟s the only type of cooking a “real” man will do.

When a man volunteers to do such cooking, the following chain of events is put

into motion.

1. The woman goes shopping.

2. The woman fixes the salad, vegetables and dessert.

3. The woman prepares the meat for cooking, places it on a tray along with the

necessary cooking utensils and takes it to the man chatting beside the grill,

drinking a beer.

4. The man places the meat on the grill.

5. The woman goes inside to check on the vegetables and sets the table.

6. The woman comes out and tells the man the meat is burning.

7. The man takes the meat off the grill and hands it to the woman.

8. The woman prepares the plates and brings them to the table.

9. After eating, the woman clears the table and does the dishes.

The man asked the woman if she enjoyed “her night off” and upon seeing her

annoyed reaction, conclude there‟s just no pleasing some women.

Bus Trip to Noela’s Gardens at Donnybrook

On 15th September about 50 intrepid explorers boarded a bus and headed to

deep and dark Noela‟s Gardens at Donnybrook to visit the lovely gardens and

have a sumptuous morning tea. The ride was filled with song and laughter and

interspersed with games and the odd raffle or two.

It was a great way to spend a Saturday and $800 was raised for the Lions

Medical Research Foundation.

We will be doing a letter box drop in the Warner area in the next few weeks, so put on you walking shoes and help us to get the new club up and running.

BOARD & COMMITTEE MEMBERS FOR 2018/2019

POSITION 2018/2019

President: Kristen McKinnie

Secretary: David Roberts

Treasurer: Bob Wright

Assistant Treasurer: Frank Assink

Past President and Greeter Bronwyn Rees

Membership David Sheil, Peter Davey,

Alice Cunningham

Club Committees

First Vice President: Natalie Bailey

Tail Twister David McKinnie

Historian John Burnham

Christmas Cakes and Lions Mints Frank Assink (Cakes)

David Sheil (Mints)

Charity Craft Creators (CCC) Carmel Mazzeo

Raffle Coordinator Wayne Fleming

Leo Advisor Jo Roberts &

Catherine Mason

Insurance John Burnham

Sausage Sizzle Coordinator & Lions Trailer

Storage/Movement coordinator

David McKinnie

Kristen McKinnie

Director (1st year) Brian Hallinan

Second Vice President: Wayne Fleming

Bulletin Editor John Burnham

Website & Facebook Maintenance Alice Cunningham

Lion Tamer Wayne Fleming

Kupidabin Park Maintenance Coordinator Stewart Leadbetter

Public Relations and Conventions John Burnham

Recycling – glasses/phones/stamps etc.) Wendy Chignell

Constitution & Rules Brian Hallinan

Programme/Guest Speakers/Inter club visits Natalie Bailey

Attendance Officer John Burnham

Safety Officer Wayne Fleming

Director (2nd

year) Alice Cunningham

NB: 1 Finance Committee Positions in Red (others by invitation) 2 The Treasurer is Chairman of the Finance Committee 3 The President is ex-officio member of all committees 4 Those positions in BOLD constitute the Board

Samford Lions Events – September/October 2018

Sunday

Monday T uesday Wednesday T hursday Fr iday Saturday

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Joint Dinner Meeting with North Lakes – 7pm for 7.30pm

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Business Meeting – Old Catholic Church Hall 6.30 for 7pm

Samford ‘100’ B-B-Q Warner Lions Information Day – Eatons Hill

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Warner Lions Information Day – Bunnings Brendale

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Dinner Meeting – 2

nd VDC Visit

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Bronwyn Rees Birthday