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Connections, influence, friendship, philanthropyFEB - MARCH 2015 Volume 117 No. 2LION

Lion – Australia and PNGLion - Australia and Papua New Guinea edition ispublished bi-monthly for the Multiple District 201Council of Lions Clubs International and circulated toall members.Published by MD201 Council of Governors and printed byPMP Print, 37-49 Browns Road, Clayton Victoria 3168.An official publication of Lions Clubs Interna tional, the Lionmagazine is published by authority of Board of Directors in21 languages: English, Spanish, Japanese, French,Swedish, Italian, German, Finnish, Korean, Portuguese,Dutch, Danish, Chinese, Norwegian, Icelandic, Turkish,Greek, Hindi, Polish, Indonesian and Thai.Editor: Tony Fawcett, Fawcett Media20 Millett Road Gisborne South VIC 3437Phone: (03) 9744 1368Email: [email protected] Enquiries: Lions National Office31-33 Denison St, Newcastle West, NSW 2302Phone: (02) 4940-8033Lions Australia website: www.lionsclubs.org.auDeadlines: 1st day of month before cover date.MD201 Council of Governors: C1 Rosemary Wenham,C2 Ron Sargent, N1 Peter Willis-Jones,N2 Lorraine Mairinger, N3 Margaret Pearce, N4 Ian Warren,N5 Dr Anthony Cheung, Q1 Kent Wilcox, Q2 Gordon Bailey,Q3 Greg Rollason, Q4 David Trigg, T1 Michael MacLaren,V1-4 Kevin Tait, V2 Phillip Johnson, V3 Marjorie Radford, V5 Alan Fluck, V6 Peter Niall, W1 Ivan Sturgess, W2 Maxine C. Whitely. Council Chairperson: Warren LathamDistribution of Magazine: Clubs and MembersAdditions to distribution list, deletions, changes of addressand of club will be made only when advised through theClub Membership and Activities report. Non-Lions, librariesand other organisations who wish to advise changes shouldcontact Lions National Office, Locked Bag 2000NEWCASTLE NSW 2300, Tel: 02 4940 8033 email:[email protected] Editor-In-Chief - Scott DrumhellerManaging Editor - Dane La Jo ye, Lions Clubs International300 W 22nd Street, Oak Brook, Illinois 60523-8842 USAExecutive Officers: President Joseph Preston, Dewey,Arizona, United States; Immediate Past President Barry J.Palmer, North Maitland, Australia; First Vice President Dr.Jitsuhiro Yamada, Minokamo-shi, Gifu-ken, Japan; SecondVice President Robert E. Corlew, Milton, Tennessee, UnitedStates. Contact the officers a t Lions Clubs International, 300W. 22nd St., Oak Brook, Illinois, 60523-8842, USA.

Directors First year: Svein Ǿystein Berntsen, Hetlevik,Norway; Jorge Andrés Bortolozzi, Coronda, Argentina; EricR. Carter, Auckland, New Zealand; Charlie Chan, Singapore,Singapore; Jack Epperson, Nevada, United States; EdwardFarrington, New Hampshire, United States; Karla N. Harris,Wisconsin, United States; Robert S. Littlefield, Minnesota,United States; Ratnaswamy Murugan, Kerala, India;Yoshinori Nishikawa, Himeji, Hyogo, Japan; George Th.Papas, Limassol, Cyprus; Jouko Ruissalo, Helsinki, Finland;N. S. Sankar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India; A. D. Don Shove,Washington, United States; Kembra L. Smith, Georgia,United States; Dr. Joong-Ho Son, Daejoon, Republic ofKorea; Linda L. Tincher, Indiana, United States.

Second Year: Fabio de Almeida, São Paulo, Brazil; LawrenceA. “Larry” Dicus, California, United States; Roberto Fresia, Albissola Marina, Italy; Alexis Vincent Gomès, Pointe-Noire,Republic of Congo; Cynthia B. Gregg, Pennsylvania, UnitedStates; 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; MichaelEdward Molenda, Minnesota, United States; John Pettis Jr.,Massachusetts, United States; Robert Rettby, Neuchatel,Switzerland; Emine Oya Sebük, Istanbul, Turkey; HidenoriShimizu, Gunma, Japan; Dr. Steven Tremaroli, New York,United States.

‘We serve’“To create and foster a spirit of understandingamong all people for humanitarian needs byproviding voluntary services throughcommunity involvement and internationalcooperation”

C O N T E N T S4 International President’s report5 The day bushfires came to S.A.6 Lions action8 Council Chairman’s report10 Around the nation12 Childhood cancer fight

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COVER: Fancy savouring thedelights of Hawaii whilefurthering Lions work?International President JoePreston asks you to join him(see page 4). And on page 28you can find all the details onbeing a delegate at theInternational Convention.

14 Newcastle awaits you16 School Leos reach out to Fiji17 Inspiring Bill’s big honour18 Tractor trekkers win big24 Lions out & about30 Executive summary


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AN ATTRACTIVE INVITATIONAN ATTRACTIVE INVITATION... JOIN US IN HAWAII... JOIN US IN HAWAII

By JoePreston,Lions ClubsInternationalPresident

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Lions Clubs was founded and grew from like-mindedindividuals coming together to improve society, better theircommunities and assist those in need. Its appeal proved tobe universal. Lions now exist in 210 nations andgeographical areas. Lions Clubs taps into a deeply rootedimpulse: to serve others. Nowhere is this spirit more evidentand more inspiring than at the international convention.

You certainly can understand and a ppreciate Lions at yourlocal level. But only by a ttending an international convention canyou realise the scope and range of Lionism.

Lions talk about the day they truly became a Lion: not theirinduction day but the time they ser ved and understood theimpact of their service. There are a whole lot of potential turningpoints for a Lion a t our international convention:• the grand parade of na tions • the stirring flag ceremony• the spellbinding speeches a t the plenary sessions• Informative seminars• world-class entertainment

Or maybe it happens at a quieter moment on an eleva tor whenyou cross paths with a Lion from halfway around the world andrealise, despite differences in language, culture and customs, youare much more alike than different.

The international convention in Honolulu, Hawaii will be atime to reflect and celebra te all of your achievements in the pastyear. We will celebrate your successes in ser vice impact,membership growth and leadership development and yourimprovements in the efficiencies and effectiveness of your c luboperations. It will be our baseline in kicking off next year and thenext phase of our centennial celebra tion.

Please set aside a week in June to enjo y the charms andmagic of Hawaii while soaking up the wonders of Lionism. Ourgreatest, most spectacular coming together is once a year a tconvention. Joni and I hope to see you there this year . We knowit will be an experience you'll treasure for the rest of your life.

When Friday 2nd January

dawned, most were still filled

with excited anticipation for a

year of health, wealth and

happiness.

Yet by early afternoon ominous

clouds of smoke were seen

billowing from the Adelaide Hills.

Could it be someone clearing

debris from their land?

Sadly, by evening with smoke

then covering a large area and a

strong wind it was obvious this

was more than just scrub and

debris clearing.

On Saturday morning came the

news that the Samson Flat region

was in the grip of an insidious fire

that had already torn through

many hectares of land, destroying

at least three homes and several

sheds and killing many stock.

For Lions, the question was

‘what can we do?’

Early Saturday morning I

received a phone call from DG

Rosemary Wenham, then several

hours away, enquiring if Lions

were doing anything to assist.

Soon after I attended the first

hastily set up community meeting

at the Golden Grove Relief Centre

on her behalf. Here about 2000

people were given as much

information as possible on the fire

location and road closures.

As it happened, the State

Emergency Management Team

was also meeting to ascertain the

best course of action and ho w to

deal with displaced persons

evacuated from the fires’ pa th.

Our District Disaster Chairman,

PDG Garth Beckwith, had not yet

been advised what role Lions

would play. Never one to shy from

opportunity, and being on the spot

where the Minister for Social

Inclusion & Community was

speaking, together with police,

fire-fighting and SA Livestock

representatives, I became aware I

had the opportunity to speak to

the Minister and Relief Centre

TTHHEE DDAAYY

Once again bushfire has inflicted pain andsuffering on Australians and the Australianlandscape ... and once again Lions have been thereto meet the community’s needs. PDG LynShoemark shares her story of how she as a Lionreacted.


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BBUUSSHHFFIIRREESS CCAAMMEE TTOO SS..AA..OOnnee LLiioonn’’ss ssttoorryy ooff tthhee uunnffoollddiinngg ddrraammaa

Manager direct.

Introducing myself, I asked what

the Lions Club of Golden Grove

could do to immediately assist.

From our discussions it became

apparent that feeding the displaced

and volunteers at the relief centre

would be our best contribution, and

of course that’s something we Lions

know a lot about.

Immediately walking across to

the local Woolworths supermarket, I

was amazed how the manager

promptly donated all the food

required to feed those involved. With

a ring-around of our club members,

we quickly had a team setting up

our barbecue trailer and providing

sausage and pattie sandwiches. And

we watched a continual stream of

members of the community arrive

with armfuls of toys, clothes,

bedding, and boxes and bags of

food and water until the centre was

overflowing. With no more room,

donations were redirected to

churches and other relief centres.

Our barbecuing continued

through Saturday, Sunday and

Monday and still we remain on

standby.

At last count, the unimaginable

devastation had consumed 167

buildings including 38 homes,

numerous farm sheds and four

businesses, with 134 people injured

– one critical. Fortunately no lives

had been lost.

Looking back, I am in awe of the

work of the 800 firefighters, 20

aircraft and dozens of heavy

appliances such as graders, cranes

and tractors that combined, and are

still working, to help save our

community.

Then there was the Australian

Lions Foundation. Being our

District’s ALF & LCIF Chairman I had

donned a different hat. With advice

from PDG Glenn Herbert, the ALF

Chair, I contacted surrounding clubs

to advise of the availability of

emergency grants that ALF can

provide where homes are lost. I met

with people at the relief centre,

including the Minister, to advise that

Lions Clubs International might be

able to help those affected in

various ways, including with

emergency grants.

In these fires, the amazing work

from two clubs and ALF brought

three grants within 24 hours, with

funds already in club activity

accounts, and more applications are

being assessed.

Believe it or not, the work does

not stop when a fire is extinguished.

When the 800 firefighters from SA,

NSW and Victoria and the hundreds

of volunteers from many

organisations returned to their

homes, another group of volunteers

moved in to assist in putting the

community back as close to

possible to what it was before. At

these times, Lions can assist even

more, aiding in the clean-up, helping

to re-fence properties and tackling

various other manual tasks. ALF and

LCIF also have recovery grants that

can be applied for by Districts to

assist in rebuilding what a fire so

cruelly takes away.

In these fires, the amazing

volunteers worked 12 hours shifts in

stifling temperatures to ensure no

lives were lost and minimal

properties were lost or damaged.

Golden Gove Lions were not the

only Lions working hard. Other clubs

toiled just as diligently in areas such

as Gawler, Torrens Valley and The

Barossa.

I am so proud to be a Lion, part of

a wonderful organisation of

dedicated people who band together

to serve.

It is not yet over. There is still a

huge amount of work to do. I know

Lions will be there doing wha tever

is needed. – PDG Lyn Shoemark

District 201 C1 ALF & LCIFChairman and proud member ofthe Lions Club of Golden Grove

LIONS AT WORK: The author PDG Lyn Shoemark on the job with fellow Lions, feeding fire victims, volunteers andemergency workers at the Golden Grove Relief Centre (above and bottom left).


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LIONS ACTION$1 million pledge for helpers

Wheels for Oscar the Brave

Several homeless people on the NSW SouthCoast will be sleeping more comfortablythanks to Jervis Bay Lions.

Lions there recently presented 15 StreetSwags to St Vincent de Paul for distribution forthose “sleeping rough”.

The swags were distributed from the StVinnie’s Food Truck that does a regular run fromWollongong down the South Coast of NSWdistributing food to the homeless and the need y.

The club raised the money for the s wags,encouraged by “expert money-extractor” LionBob Hanlon who had earlier seen a reference toStreet Swags in the media.

Street Swags were designed by Jean Maddenwho won the People’s Choice section in theinternational INDEX Award 2009 for her crea tion.

A carry bag by day and a basic bed and shelterby night, the Street Swag is discrete so as not toidentify people as homeless, particularlyimportant for women and children living on thestreets who need to be 'invisible'.

The swag has two layers of canvas under aperson’s feet but no foam. This allows a thickermattress under the body, with extra room forbelongings when the swag is rolled.

The cover sheet can be used as a blanket orstrung up like a lean-to style tent. Street Swagscan be made into 'double beds' by placing twoside by side with one upside-do wn, so that bothcover sheets come together. This is particularlyhelpful for mothers with small children.

All canvas for the product is purchased through

Queensland Wholesale Canvas and made by WaxConverters in NSW, the leading outdoor fabricmanufacturer in Australia. The foam comes fromDyman Foams in Queensland that manufactureshousehold mattresses, furniture and car sea ts.

The swags are manufactured at the Woodford

Correctional Centre in Queensland and GraftonCorrectional Centre in NSW.

As part of their social justice program, NudgeeCollege students in Brisbane insert the foammattress, roll the swags and package them readyfor dispatch.

Melbourne’s Wantirna Lions couldn’t stand idle when they heard of ayoung boy in need of a special vehicle.

Oscar, 9 has Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy and a vehic le was required

to accommodate an electric wheelchair tha t he must use. The vehicle was considered to be vital for Oscar ‘s family so he can

attend medical appointments, the Royal Children’s Hospital and school

Lions Bob Hanlon (left), Wendy Roberts and Jeff Thomas (right) hand over Street Swags to St Vincent de Paul’sBrian Ritchie (second from left).

outings.With support from the local

community and businesses, theAustralian Lions Foundation andLions clubs across Australia, theWantirna club raised more than$34,000 for the purchase.

NEW WHEELS: The new vehicle ishanded over to Oscar and his family byWantirna President Wes Gleeson at aceremony attended by ALF PromotionsChairman Tony Benbow, local MP NickWakeling and Lions.



Top End cakes$6.5m hospital ship for PNG

Lion Derek Margerison proudly gave his 125th blood donation prior toChristmas in time for the annual holiday rush.

Derek is the Past President of the Kings Langley Lions Club and Zone 18Chairperson in N5.

He called on Lions able to do so to become blood donors and visit theirlocal blood bank on a regular basis.

Like a normal bank it is wise to make regular deposits to ward the day

when a withdrawal may be necessary.The Red Cross staff are al ways happy to see new and established

donors. Derek assured the only real discomfort in giving a dona tion is when the

nurse removes the sticky tape from your arm. And it all happens while thedonor is lying down.

125 up for Derek

More than 2400 senior public housing tenants in the

Northern Territory received Lions Christmas cakes.

The cakes were delivered with Christmas cards as

part of an annual project by the Northern Territory

Department of Housing.

Cake-giving teams raced against each other to see

who could deliver the most cakes and Christmas cards

in a single day.

A major Lions-supportedfundraising projectfor a $6.5 million(Aust) training andmedical ship forPapua New Guineahas achievedsuccess.

Late last year theproject received a hugeboost when $2.8 million (Aust) was raised at a fundraising event in Port Moresby .

The ship, named MV YWAM PNG, will operate out of Townsville while servicing theneeds of Australia’s northern neighbours. It will replace another vessel that has gone outof service.

Australian Lions contribute to the project through Lions Recycle for Sight that suppliesused spectacles and via fundraising by Q2 members.

The hospital ship will be operated by Youth with a Mission (YWAM). YWAM is an international movement that offers global opportunities for volunteers from

diverse backgrounds to care, connect, serve, and build with individuals and communities.YWAM Townsville has operated for more than 20 years and each year with the help of

volunteers it delivers free healthcare along the Papuan coast.


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From Council Chairman Warren

EASY RIDER

Hello to all Australian Lions...

Marilyn and I hope you have all enjoyed the

Christmas and New Year period with your families

and loved ones. It is also a period of reflection, to

remember just how fortunate we are to be

Australians and the desperate plight of many in this

world.

However the holiday season is now over and it is

time to set new goals and strategies for the new

year, both in your private life and in your continuing

service to your community.

The drought continues in many parts of Australia,

while communities in South Australia, Western

Australia and Victoria have also been affected by

bushfires.

Lions Clubs International Foundation has

approved $20,000 in grants to Districts Q1, Q2, Q3,

Q4, N1 and N4. These grants are for mental health

counselling of drought-affected farmers and their

families who will be identified by Lions “on the

ground”. Expert counselling will be provided by an

organisation, Optum, with the whole program being

managed by the Lions Club of Townsville Castle Hill.

A number of communities have been affected by

bushfires recently with the first being in South

Australia. As a consequence, I have launched an

Australia-wide appeal for funds to assist the

affected communities. The appeal is being managed

by Australian Lions Foundation and your support of

this appeal is requested. Special thanks to DG

Rosemary Wenham and ALF Chairman Glenn

Herbert for their assistance in this matter. More

recently, bushfires have occurred in Western

Australia and Victoria.

Congratulations, DG Anthony Cheung, on the

chartering of the new Sydney Indian Lions Club.

In December I went to Melbourne to meet with

the Youth and Community Services Committee.

Congratulations to all clubs that encourage

participation in the Peace Poster Project. The judges

had a difficult job choosing the winner from the ver y

impressive entries.

The winning entry was from Blake submitted by

the Lions Club of Austinmer Thirroul in N2 and

highly commended was the entr y from Claire

submitted by the Lions Club of Booragoon in W2.

We are seeing a definite growth in new Leo

Clubs with the formation of clubs at Tamborine

Mountain (Q1), Cowra (N4), Penola and District (C2),

Sydney Inner West (N5), Sydney South Shapla

Shaluk (N5) and South West (V2). Congratulations to

Leo Chairman Martin Peebles and all concerned.

Congratulations also to last year’s Leo of the Year,

Megan Hackwood, who was one of the 30 Leos in

the world to be awarded the prestigious

International Leo of the Year Award.

I have also been receiving glowing reports from

Youth of the Year Chairman Brian Williams. Our six

Youth of the Year finalists are enjoying their

incredible tour and proving to be wonderful

ambassadors for the youth of Australia.

With regard to the proposal for MD201 to host

the Lions Clubs International Convention in

Melbourne in 2020, I have been advised that our

proposal has been included in the proposals that

have been short listed.

Our own MD201 Convention will be held this

year in Newcastle from 1-4 May. An interesting

convention program has been planned as well as a

number of social events and I hope to meet with

you in Newcastle. The convention committee under

the leadership of PCC Keith Parr y is working hard to

make this the best convention yet. No doubt many

of you plan to attend and I do request that you

register early rather than leave it to the last minute.

Relevant details, including the registration form, are

on the convention website.

Lions are also reminded that the LCI convention

this year will be in Honolulu from 26-30 June.

Again, all relevant information including the

registration form is on the convention website.

We are again focusing on building capacity in our

Association with target programs over the next six

months. March-May is our main recruitment drive

where we reach out to capable people in our

community to help us do our work. Our international

membership theme is “Just Ask” and I encourage

you to just ask those in your community to get

involved. We are successful recruiters and we want

to make sure we are as successful in retaining our

capable, worthwhile and respected members. The

“Stop the Drops” campaign is about reaching out to

members who may have not been along to a

meeting, check if they are OK and finding out how

we can be flexible to encourage their participation.

It was a busy schedule in Sydney for the

January Council of Governors Meeting, the training

of the District Governors Elect, Cabinet Secretaries

and Partners of District Governors Elect. I will report

on results of the Council Meeting in the next issue.

The organisation of the training and the Council of

Governors Meeting requires significant effort and

management and I wish to express my appreciation

to all involved.

We must continue to “Serve and Grow Together”

as we support International President Joe Preston to

“Strengthen the Pride” to ensure that we can

continue to find new and appropriate ways in which

to serve our communities.

– Warren Latham


February - March 2015 9

From Executive Officer Rob

I am excited to bringyou news of two veryspecial programsthat highlightfriendship, fun andcompanionship thatis part of being aLion.

Lions Australia andPNG Happiest Lions

Club Competition – entries close Thursday 2April 2015

Is your Lions Club the happiest club in MD201?If so, it’s very easy to enter the inaugural HappiestLions Club competition. The first prize will be threeMelvin Jones Fellowships that the winning club canallocate at its discretion, to acknowledge specialLions, or other deserving members in yourcommunity.

A Melvin Jones Fellowship is a ver y special awardthat recognises the contribution of individuals to ourhumanitarian work.How to enter

Full details and entry forms are available on theLions Australia website, but in brief:1. Clubs fill out a short and simple form, showinghow they exemplify the following criteria:• Happy Lions clubs enjoy being together. They worktogether, play together, and enjoy leisure timestogether. • Happy Lions clubs are flexible and shareresponsibilities. • Happy Lions clubs share a sense of humour andlaugh together in troublesome moments. • Happy Lions clubs admit to problems and solvethem. • Happy Lions clubs are inclusive and accepting ofothers.2. The fun part! Take your phone or tablet videocamera and shoot a 30-60 second video, showingus why your club is the happiest club in MD201.The quality of the video is not important – thehappiness factor is!

The winning club will be announced at the LionsAustralia Convention in Newcastle in May this year .All Lions clubs are eligible (Leo and Lions Clubs canenter as part of their parent club).

Lions Australia and PNG Day of Celebration –15 March 2015

Many organisations have a picnic day or a socialday. A day to celebrate being a valued part of thisgreat organisation.

On March 2015 this year, we would like as manyclubs as possible to think about arranging a socialday, to celebrate our Association. Have a picnic in alocal park. Bring the kids and grandkids. Wear the

Lions badge with pride and relax and have fun.We are looking for some districts in capital cities

who may be able to coordinate a picnic venue in themajor parks and venues.

Please think about joining us and DO send photosof your celebration.

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Coming up1. Register for the Lions National

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2. Register for the Lions International

Convention in June 2015 –

http://www.lionsclubs.org/EN/news-and-

events/international-convention/index.php

3. Book tickets for the Australian Reception

and Downunder Breakfast in Honolulu.

Available soon from the Lions Australia Club

Supplies Shop.

4. Bid for the 2018 MD201 Convention.

We are still looking for a host for the 2018

Convention. Boost your local economy by

considering this opportunity for your

community.

NOTICE: CONVENTION 2016 Echuca– Program change!

Echuca is planning a ver y special opening

ceremony on the Murray River waterfront. The

waterfront Heritage Precinct is available on

Thursday 12 May 2016.

For this reason, the Echuca Convention Program

is as follows:

COMMENCING: Opening Ceremony at 4pm on

Thursday 12 May 2016.

CONCLUDING: It will conclude at lunchtime on

Monday 16 May 2016.


AROUND THE NATION

10 Lion

It is the house that Dick Smith built.Behind a nondescript suburban house in

Thomastown, a northern Melbourne suburb, is asmall bungalow where a ver y special girl, Chevie-Lee Thomas now lives.

This particular story started back in early 2014when the Victorian Department of Human Ser vices(DHS) made a direct plea to Dick Smith to perhapsfund a small “granny flat” for Chevie. Disabilitysupport day placement wasn’t working out and herparents and siblings were finding it increasinglydifficult to care for her and still be able to carr y on anormal life.

Chevie has Sturge-Weber syndrome associatedwith intellectual disability. This can often presentwith behaviours similar to autism. She alsoexperiences extreme anxiety.

Dick Smith immediately agreed to fund theproject as proposed by DHS at a cost of $77,000,however he asked that funding be channelledthrough the Australian Lions Foundation. This iswhere Lions came in. ALF contacted the Lions Clubof Glenroy and the club immediately agreed tomanage the project for ALF.

There was a great deal of preparation neededbefore any construction started, which resulted inthe family having to demolish a shed on theproperty and break up the existing concrete slabs.

The basic structure of the bungalow was fine,however many modifications to the plans wererequired to provide a similar environment for Chevieto that she enjoyed inside the house before settlingon the final design – simple things like having thedoors opening in the same manner as she wasused to. Also, a bath had to be fitted instead of ashower, the sort of thingsotherpeoplewould takein theirstride.

Thebungalowwas finallyfinished inDecember lastyear and saw handover to the Thomas family andChevie. And what a great place it is.

ALF representativesTony Benbow andMurray Baud along withGlenroy President

Maryanne Kimpton and PastPresident Dick Tracy visited the family to formallyhand it over. We were greeted by the family onarrival and they were initially apprehensive as tohow Chevie would react to our visit.

There was an initial pause, however this quicklydissipated and Chevie proudly showed us throughher new home and pointed out details andexplained why she liked it the way it was. All thewhile she was watched by her happy and proudparents Karin and Arthur.

Chevie only likes pink, blue, white and green andthe colour scheme reflects that. It is all brightcolours as these are what bring her the most joy .

The bungalow is nearly finished on the inside,however there is still a lot to be done on the outsidewith painting and more. The family also intends toinstall air-conditioning to help with hot Melbournedays.

All in all a wonderful outcome that has helpedalleviate a lot of stress when dealing with a personwith a disability.

Many thanks must go to Dick Smith for hiswillingness to assist those in the community whoare less well off.

– Dick Tracy, Lions Club of Glenroy

The house that Dick built

ABOVE LEFT: Karin and Arthur Thomas hand over thefinal payment for the home to the builder PremierHomes.



YOTY girls get in the Maori spirit

New wheels means more mealsChristmas brought some happiness to theneedy and less fortunate thanks to anongoing arrangement set up by Victoria’sGisborne and District Lions.

The new club teamed with Masters HomeImprovement Sunbury to assist those in need inthe community over the just-past and futureChristmas periods.

In December a Christmas wishing tree wasplaced at the front of the store for the public toplace gifts they had purchased.

The result was overwhelming with donated giftsfor all ages. Store manager Jayne Makarein alsoencouraged staff to make donations to a fooddrive, resulting in a large pallet load of food beingalmost filled and delivered by the Gisborne Lions inconjunction with a staff member to those in need.

Food hampers and food packages weresupplied to appreciative staff of the Salvation ArmyCrossroads Support Service. Such was theurgency, some gifts were handed out to peopleeven as they were being unloaded

Club President Brian Spaull and store managerJayne Makarein agreed the joint operation wouldhappen again for Christmas 2015.

There was much exploration of Maori culture when thefemale finalists of the Youth of the Year visited NewZealand as part of their prizes.

When the girls attended the Lions International Youth Campthere they delighted in tr ying on some traditional costumes.

For most it was a totally new experience.“This camp was where I learnt about me; facing fears, trying

new things and by new things I mean really new things, ” saidAshleigh Rogers, sponsored by V6’s Cohuna Lions.

“Basically for me, 85% of the activities I did were for the firsttime – from rock climbing to bowling to jet-boating to canoeingand paint ball (btw guys, I still have the bruises).”

LEO HONOUR: T1 Leo of the Year State winner Brooke Farrelly of the PenguinLeo Club is congratulated by Past International President Barry Palmer and Past District GovernorDavid Daniels.


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Time to help!

The Australian Lions Childhood CancerResearch Foundation (ALCCRF) is focusing theefforts of Lions Australia’s 1,400 clubs onachieving the vision of 100% survival for kidswith cancer.

Lions Australia is committed to taking on cancer,

the leading cause of death in Australia, on multiple

fronts across the nation. The 1,400 clubs of Lions

Australia have a proud histor y of achievement in a

number of areas of disaster and emergency relief,

community service and medical research. The

fundamental belief of Lions is that ‘we serve’.

The history of Lions involvement in childhood

cancer research is a proud one.

After establishing the Australian Lions Childhood

Cancer Research Foundation (ALCCRF) in 2009,

Lions has quickly become renowned for its

grassroots Angel investment strategies which have

potential for impact across the globe.

The Australian Lions Childhood Cancer Research

Foundation was founded with the belief that Lions

could make a difference in the childhood cancer

research community.

In 2014 ALCCRF funded four significant clinical

research trials across Australia, and achieved the

Sydney Children’s Hospital Hall of Champions status

(over $1 million in donations) in record time.

ALCCRF builds on nearly 40 years of support by

Lions Australia for children with cancer. In the mid-

1970s the Kurilpa Lions Club supported Dr Trevor

Olsen, Brisbane’s first clinical haematologist, with

the purchase of a laminar flow bed which was

donated to the Mater Hospital. At the time, Dr Olsen

was treating a young boy whose father, Bernie

Stevenson, was secretary of the Holland Park Lions

Club. After watching his young son die from

leukaemia, Bernie introduced Dr Olsen to the

Holland Park Lions Club, and the Lions Leukaemia

Foundation was formed on 9 October 1975. The

new foundation set four goals: to provide medical

care, patient support, fund research and to educate

patients, their families and nursing staff. That

foundation today is the Leukaemia Foundation,

Australia’s peak body for blood cancer, providing

free support services in every state and territory.

Lions formalised its support for childhood cancer

research over 18 years ago in establishing the

Lions Cord Blood Foundation and Childhood Cancer

Research Appeal. Since then Lions has raised in

excess of $7 million for childhood cancer research.

Best bang for the buckIn recent times, ALCCRF Trustees identified a

need for a ‘strategic blueprint’ to advance their

mission and fulfil their vision of 100% sur vival for

children with cancer. They recognised that disease

communities like breast cancer and juvenile

diabetes had defined clear agendas and strategic

priorities for funding but there was no ‘one plan’ for

childhood cancer research in Australia. ALCCRF’s

commitment to fund the best scientific and clinical

research in Australia led the foundation to enter into

a strategic partnership with Macquarie Graduate

School of Management (MGSM), the premier

independent business school in Australia, to advise

Lions on how to achieve the ’best bang for the

buck’ in the battle against childhood cancer.

With the help of key opinion leaders in childhood

cancer research, philanthropy, government and

other stakeholders, in January last year the MGSM

research team completed the report ‘Donors without

Borders: Rethinking Childhood Cancer Research

Funding in Australia’. The report and accompanying

video ‘Donors without Borders for Childhood Cancer

Research’ have been designed to further

understanding, stimulate discussion and debate and

help focus the collaborative efforts of donors,

researchers, the Australian community and beyond.

The report and video call for three clear actions

to eliminate childhood cancer in Australia and

across the globe!

Educate! Collaborate! Donate! ...and Eliminate Childhood Cancer,Once and For All!

1. Educate. Become an informed donor andspread the word. a. Inform yourself. Watch the video, download the

report and storyboard from the ALCCRF website

(www.alccrf.lions.org.au).

b. Spread the word. Use the video and imager y from

the storyboard in the campaigns for your Biggest

BBQ event to inform Lions members and raise

awareness in your community.

2. Collaborate. Across all borders, thinking

LIONS FIGHT TOELIMINATECHILDHOOD CANCER

A new strategy arises to unite Lions and othersin eradicating a condition that affects countlessyoung lives both here and overseas



globally and acting locally.a. Come together throughout districts and

nations to increase funding for childhood cancer

research across the global ser vice network.

3. Donate. Co-funding collaborative projectsthat transcend the borders in science,researchers, cancers and foundations.a. Support your local ‘Lions Biggest BBQ’.

Maximise the potential of your fundraising events

during the month of April.

b. Contact. PDG, Peter Lamb: 08 9581 6150,

0414 474 121, [email protected]) for

further advice or speak to your ALCCRF District

Chairman.

When ALCCRF was first set up, Dr Joe Collins

said “every child deserves a chance at a healthy

life”. ALCCRF still believes this to be true but this

important report helps make it ver y real that

while it is often said that ‘it takes a village to

raise a child’, ‘it takes a global village to save a

child with cancer’.

Every Lions member, their families and friends

can do a little bit to help make a difference as

we take on the challenge to Educate, Collaborate

and Donate to help eliminate childhood cancer.

If you would like to join us and help then go to

http://alccrf.lions.org.au.

With your support, a lot of children like Ava (above), ALCCRF’s little Star of Hope, will lead healthier lives.Pictured below left is the signing by ALCCRF of the agreement with the Macquarie Graduate School ofManagement to produce a strategic blueprint to fulfil the vision of 100% survival for children with cancer.

Call for 50th anniversaryLions stamps

The Lions International Stamp Club (LISC) haslaunched a world campaign for postagestamps to mark the 100th anniversary of theorganisation in 2017.

LISC encourages Lions to write to their postalauthorities requesting such commemorative stamps.

“The more letters the postal authorities receivethe better chance they will respond favourably tothe request,” said LISC President Antonio Marte.

“The letters should be written now because ittakes years to have stamps published and prepared.Hundreds of countries issued Lions commemorativestamps for the 50th anniversar y in 1967. Let’s seeif we can repeat or increase that effort.”

In Australia, there has already been a push forcommemorative stamps.

“We have been trying to get Australia Post to doa centennial stamp for Australia and also for NorfolkIsland,” said Ted Henebery, Lions InternationalStamp Club President Chapter 10 Australia.

“We are looking for people with contacts intoAustralia Post, Norfolk Island, Christmas Island,Cocos Keeling lsland, Nauru, Australian AntarcticTerritory, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia and thePacific islands as we would like to get them all toproduce Lions stamps for 2017.”

Anyone with such contacts should email Ted [email protected].

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The ex-steel city of Newcastle has undergonea major seachange over the past 25 years andis now a welcoming environment for all. Fromthe Wattagan Mountains in the west to thefine beaches around Newcastle, the air isclear, the weather usually good, and thetemperature "just right" for the last week ofApril into the first week of May.

We need you to “steel” time to come “sea” that

our claims are genuine, our local people friendly,

our venues of high quality, and our volunteers ready

to help you in any way they can.

The Headquarters Hotel is the Travelodge in the

west end of town, directly across the road from

Marketown shopping complex. The Travelodge is a

flat, slow stroll of 15 minutes to the Civic Theatre,

our Convention venue. Next door to the Civic is City

Hall, and that's where all the exhibition booths and

breakout rooms are. It's also where some events

will be held.

“Steel time to Sea Change” is our theme, and we

want you to steal time from your busy schedule to

enjoy a small seachange for a week or so in one of

the world’s most liveable cities – Newcastle NSW.

The 63rd MD201 Convention will be held 1st – 4th

May, but registrations will start on the Thursday

afternoon.

We’re expecting a

large contingent of

people from

“beyondblue” for the

opening day, so to cater

for the overflow we’re arranging for a duplicate

large screen to be installed on the stage in the City

Hall Auditorium. The Dress Circle there can take an

additional 300 or so people in considerable comfort,

overlooking the display booths downstairs on the

main auditorium floor.

The live feed from the Civic Theatre will continue

for the whole of the convention, however, there will

not be any microphone facilities in City Hall so

voting delegates will need to be in the theatre

proper.

We are offering a social program aimed at the

everyday Lion. From the Meet & Greet, through the

club-hosted hospitality to the Night At The Trots and

the Black Diamond Gala, there’s something to

appeal to almost every member of the Lions family.

However, we haven’t arranged for a creche this

year, so I guess you really could say that we haven’t

catered for the little ones.

However, we do have a small problem. Being a

regional city, we don’t have the super-large venues

that are available in the capital cities, so we are

working with limited numbers at most events, which

means those who register first get to go to all the

events they choose, and the late-comers may just

miss out. In which group are you likely to be?

All the information you need is on our website.

Registration Form, Hospitality Form, Display Booth

Form, accommodation lists, even some transport

information. Go to the web, follow the links and

make your choices, but do it soon. Many of the

inner-city hotels are already running short of rooms

and you may need to go slightly further out.

For those who drive into the convention each day ,

we will be running a Park-N-Ride solution from Bar

Beach each day. For those who come from across

the river, we’ll pick you up from the ferr y wharf. For

those who use the scheduled bus transport, there’s

a stop outside the Civic. So it will be easy to get to

the convention each day. Sorry about the trains

though, it seems the state government is

determined to dig the rails up and to hell with all

the inconvenience to our conventioneers.

Enjoy our social events, enjoy the opportunity to

come together to review achievements and plan the

year ahead. Enjoy your national convention.

STEEL TIME TO SEA CHANGE– Convention Committee Chairman PCC Keith

Parry, [email protected]

Take the seachange ...

NNeewwccaassttllee aawwaaiittss yyoouu

NATIONAL CONVENTIONMay 1-4 2015

Picture: Newcastle Council


February - March 201515

Picture: Newcastle Tourism

Membership mattersAs we enter a new calendar year of providingservice to our communities, I am regularlyasked by members and clubs for help:• Help to find and conduct new and excitingprojects• Help to retain our existing members• Help to attract and recruit new people• Help to run lively and enjoyable club meetings• Help to build up our club

So why, when there are a myriad of resourcesavailable on our websites, when there areexperienced and well qualified Lions in our clubsand District teams who can and are willing toassist, do we still get calls for help?

It’s timely then that as our clubs right across theMultiple District are gearing up for the ‘March toMay Membership Campaign’ that we provide sometips and best practice to support you – ourmembers and Lions clubs – in your efforts:

1. Before any new recruitment or projects areconsidered, it is suggested that you first check thehealth of your club. Your District Global MembershipTeam (GMT) District Coordinator can assist you withthe Club Excellence Process (CEP) or Blueprint Fora Stronger Club. Both programs include memberfeedback (on a range of questions includingconduct of meetings, suggestions for clubchanges/improvements etc) and Community NeedsAssessments (lead in to new projects relative to thelocal community). From these assessments, actionplans are agreed by the club’s members, and onceimplemented, will assist with those new projects,retention of members, improved club meetings etc.

(Note: The Stop The Drops campaign conductedacross the MD in the last quarter of 2014 providedall clubs with the opportunity to complete a ClubHealth Check in readiness for the March to MayMembership Campaign! Did your club participate?)

2. Have you heard of our International President’ sASK 1 campaign, or the long running Just Askcampaign that has some wonderful scripting toassist you when talking to prospective new Lions?Both are available on the LCI website.

3. Always use positive language when talking toprospective new members, conducting projects andin recruiting activities. Instead of saying “we arehoping to get some new members”, use astatement like “today we are conducting anawareness and recruitment campaign for our .......Lions Club, which will see like-minded communitymembers join our Lions organisation. This is anexciting time for our club – would you like to be apart of this?”

4. Use the word “invite” as part of your spiel.Instead of saying “I would like to ask you to cometo our next meeting”, use “I would like to personallyinvite you to be my guest next Wednesday night forour next club gathering.”

5. Don’t use the word “meeting”. Busy peopledon’t want to give up their valuable time to go toanother “meeting” which could conjure up thoughtsof being boring and uninteresting. Instead try

something like –“How would youlike to meet agroup ofcommunityminded peoplewho arecommitted tomaking adifference in ourlocal area? Wouldyou like me topick you up nextWednesday at6.45pm for somefellowship and dinner, where these communityaspirations will be discussed?”

6. Never be too busy to talk about Lions and thewonderful things we do to help others. Beapproachable. And at the end of thoseconversations, use a statement such as “So, nowthat you have heard about the things our Lions clubdoes, would you like to be a part of this andexperience firsthand the joy of helping others? Haveyou ever been invited to be a Lion? If not, here ismy personal invitation to be my guest nextWednesday ... etc”. Try it – you may be surprised!

7. Don’t be concerned if you do get aknockback. Not everyone will want to become amember straight away, but if we handle the enquir ywell that may leave the door open for a furtherapproach in the future. And remember, every timesomeone says “no”, you are one step closer to theperson who will say “yes” and accept your invitationinto membership.

8. Always have your own prospect list of peopleyou know, and update it regularly. And when youare given the name of a prospective new memberto follow up, treat that lead like “gold”.

9. Use a “recruiting wheel” in a community orclub gathering, and encourage attendees to providea list of prospective new members from theircontacts/business acquaintances/family. In this wayeveryone is part of the process. Then follow upthose on the list with an invitation as above.

10. Always remain positive no matter what thesituation. A positive “can do” attitude, a warmhandshake and a friendly smile will go a long wayto you being successful in whatever you are doing.

Lions, you and your fellow members of yourclubs are the most vital asset we have. Membershipdoes matter – without your efforts to retain andgrow our membership this organisation will notprosper and grow, and we be unable to sustain ourcurrent levels of support to the community .

I hope the above tips assist you in yourendeavours, and remember support is alwaysreadily available from your District and MultipleDistrict GMT members, and myself. Good luck, andl look forward to hearing positive stories about yourmembership matters.

PDG John Muller OAM, Global MembershipTeam Area Leader – MD201

Mob: 0407 114687,Email: [email protected]

DID YOU KNOW?Quirky facts about Newcastle

2004 Miss Universe Jennifer Hawkins,once a Newcastle Knights cheerleader, stillcalls Newcastle home.

Artist William Dobell once lived inNewcastle.

There are six beaches within five minutesdrive of the Newcastle CBD.

Fort Scratchley’s 6-inch guns fired on aJapanese submarine during World War II.

Set at the foot of Newcastle's Shepherds Hilland King Edward Park, The Bogey Holeis one of Australia’s oldest ocean baths. It wascarved out of the cliffs by convicts.

Internationally acclaimed band Silverchairwas formed in Newcastle and continues to bebased in the city.

Newcastle has provided more dancers to theAustralian Ballet Company than any othercity.

– From Visit Newcastle(www.visitnewcastle.com.au)


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A Fijian village is receiving much neededresources with a little help from their Leofriends at Queensland’s Robinia State HighSchool.

After spending some time in Fiji, English teacherand Leo co-ordinator Sally Gower knew that sheneeded to help.

“I did some volunteer teaching and experiencedfirsthand how real their needs were,” she said. “Wegot to see what was really needed and wanted, andit was surprisingly simple to be able to help.”

Once she returned home, Sally decided to enlistthe help of the Leos at her school to put somethingtogether that would not only benefit those in Fiji butalso her students.

"I immediately thought about the excessresources we had in our schools and startedplanning a shipment,” Sally said.

"1 was excited by the prospect of RSHS studentsbeing able to make a difference – to help othersdirectly through real hands-on recycling.”

The shipments, usually sent out once or twice ayear since they began, include school supplies,secondhand clothing and shoes.

"Most Australian school students tend to start theschool year with new equipment,” she said. "RSHSstudents bring in their used backpacks, pencilcases and unused stationery to donate in ourChristmas shipment.”

Although the project mostly benefits thestudents and community in Fiji, RSHS students

are also able to learn.“Students are taking better care of their

belongings and no longer disrespecting older textbooks with graffiti.” Sally said. "They see them asvaluable items that can help others.”

The Leos have also employed the help of otherclasses and students to ensure the shipments arriveand have held a coin line to raise funds and stageda fundraiser to assist with education expenses.

“Fijians are not offended by donations respecfullyhanded to a village or school,” Sally said.

"Many Australian families travel to Fiji for theirholidays and RSHS teachers who travel will alwayspack in a few extra items.”

The Leo students put together a shipment forChristmas and donations are always encouragedand appreciated.

– story by Tasman Anderson, as published inthe Gold Coast Bulletin

School Leos reach out to FijiSchool-based Leos clubs are making

their mark in many ways and in many

places. For one club it’s all about

making a difference for fellow

students in Fiji.



INSPIRING BILL’SBIG HONOUR

PLAUDITS: Bill receives congratulations fromPrime Minister Tony Abbot at the opening ofthe Hornsby Aquatic Centre late last year.

One of Australia’s most inspirational Lions,Bill Bradley of the Hornsby club in NSW, hastaken off the major honour in the NationalDisability Awards.

Bill, who contracted polio in 1950 as a 14-year -

old and was not expected to live, was presented

with the Lesley Hall Award for Lifetime Achievement

in Disability in the Great Hall at Parliament House,

Canberra late last year.

The award is named to honour Lesley Hall, a

powerful advocate who fought for the equal rights

of people with disability for several decades of her

life, and who sadly passed away in 2013.

Bill won the award from 23 finalists from across

Australia.

Finalists were chosen from more than 200

nominations across eight categories by a 12-strong

judging panel representing a wide range of

community organisations.

The awards are Australia’s foremost celebration

of the efforts and achievements of people of all

abilities, and are a major

part of the Australian

Government’s

acknowledgment of the

International Day of People

with Disability (IDPwD) which

is celebrated on 3 December

each year.

Bill’s award came for his

outstanding commitment

and achievement to

volunteer and community

work over his lifetime, while

raising a family, working, and

living with significant disabilities himself.

A passionate promoter of Leos and a hero to

many, Bill’s feats both within and outside the Lions

movement are legendary.

At age 70 and with just a couple of years

expereience as a yachtsman, he competed in major

sailing events.

When Bill started playing lawn bowls he was

rejected by three clubs due to his wheelchair . But

he wasn’t about to give up. He campaigned on

television and was soon offered membership at the

Lindfield Club, opening the door for other

wheelchair-bound and handicapped bowlers.

When he participated in the International

Paralympic Committee’s World Lawn Bowls

Championships in South Africa, he encouraged a

choir of disabled children to get involved in lawn

bowls and organised a 30-foot bowls mat for them.

He and bowling collagues did similar in Korea

and he has organised wheelchairs for many in

countries such as East Timor (arranged through

then Prime Minister John Howard) and Indonesia

after the tsunami catastrophe.

He has been on dozens of charity , community

service and sporting boards and received a

multitude of other awards for his tireless activities

for the community and the less fortunate.

Bill’s amazing achievements are a demonstration

of just how much one person can achieve if they set

their mind to it.

Bill believes his work helps to give people with

disabilities a way to get back into the community .

“All my dreams went down the gurgler when I got

polio but I found a way to occupy the mind and

assist others,” Bill told one newspaper.

WORTHY WINNER: Bill is congratulated on his lifetime achievement awardby Philip Ruddock MP.


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1818 Lion

What happens when you send 28 tractorsand about 100 drivers and support crew offon a whirlwind 320km trek around countryNSW?

If you’re the charity Camp Quality then you raise$254,000 worth of support for children with cancerover the coming year.

That’s how much was brought in for Central Westchildren with cancer and their families with thelatest Camp Quality Tractor Trek.

Fittingly, Lions were right among the chugging

action with the Orange Lions Club entering tractorsNo. 5 (Mick Metcalf ’s Zetor) and No. 6 (Ken Wylie).

And providing $66,200 worth of support wereclubs from Canobolas, Bathurst Macquarie, CudalCargo, Forbes, Eugowra, Wellington, Lithgow andGrenfell.

The trek stuck to back roads to minimise theinconvenience to other road users and took in thetowns of Borenore, Bowen Park, Cudal, Murga,Yamma Forest, Forbes, Eugowra, Gooloogong andCanowindra.

Along the way there were regular paradesthrough the main streets of towns.

Drivers, support crews and officials were lookedafter with meals and accommodation by numerousclubs and organisations.

At the Canowindra Services Club, a fundraisingnight and auction brought an emotional standingovation for the Camp Quality Central WestCoordinator Graeme Eggleston and his wife, Louise,in recognition of the work they put in to CampQuality and the Tractor Trek.

TREKKERS: Orange Lions members (from left)Andrew Gee MP, Errol McCann, Andrew Wood,Santa (alias Michael Metcalf, NSW Central WestCoordinator), Graeme Eggleston and Cudal CargoLions Club member Richard Parrish are joined byyoung admirers.

TRACTORTREKKERSWIN BIG



ENERGYSPARKS ANEW CLUBThanks to an inspirational speech by

International President Joe Preston

last year, Australian Lions has a

youthful new campus club.

It was at the ANZI Pacific conference last yearthat young Adelaide University law student BeauBrug was moved by a speech by International

President Joe Preston.Beau promptly embarked on a mission to form

the University of Adelaide’s first Campus Club.Things moved quickly and with the support of C1District Governor Rosemary Wenham and her teamplans were soon in place to organise aninformation meeting for interested students.

Social media networks ran hot as firebrandBeau plied his considerable communication skillsto bring together an awesome group of youngundergraduates to a Lions information meeting.Keynote speaker Nishesh Kayastha, president ofthe recently formed NSW University campus club,addressed the meeting along with Beau and DGRosemary Wenham. Students were clearlyimpressed by what they heard for by the close ofthe meeting 25 young members had signed up tojoin the Adelaide University Campus Club.

For the record, Beau is a former Youth of theYear entrant with a winning smile and a burningpassion to serve the community.


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Want to know how to draw a crowd?

If your club is seeking to get people interested in what it’s doing,maybe it’s as simple as inviting them to a dinner!

That’s what Queensland’s Maleny Blackall Range Lions have been doingsuccessfully for nine years.

Each year members of the community are invited to the club’ s WelcomeDinner.

At the last dinner, newcomers made up more than 50% of the 211 peoplewho attended. Aimed as a community event, fundraiser and introduction of

Lions to newcomers to the area, tickets were sold out in record time thanks toreal estate agents who invited many new residents to attend.

In nine years the event has raised more than $50,000 for communityprojects and helped increase the club’s membership to almost 50.

The dinners were introduced to the club by Lion Colin Sinclair and his wifeSue when they transferred from a Lions club in New Zealand. Now Sue is amember herself.

The last dinner included entertainment from two talented young localmusicians, a raffle with the first prize of a picture donated by localphotographer Ben Messina who was commissioned to present aphotograph to the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, and an auction withthe main prize of a painting donated by local artist Gar y Myers.

“Newcomers enjoyed a delicious meal and were given an informationbag, together with the opportunity to meet local business owners, membersof community organisations, local residents, as well as our major sponsorsThe Bank of Queensland and Maleny Credit Union, ” said President HelenJohnston.

This type of dinner could be run by any club, large our small. As thesaying goes, ‘from small acorns big trees grow’.

Maleny Blackall Range’s next dinner will be in September.

... ask them to dinner!

IN FOCUS: Local photographer Ben Messina with the photograph hedonated to Maleny Blackall Range Lions’ last Welcome Dinner. Earlier Benwas commissioned to present one of his photos to the Duke and Duchessof Cambridge.

In 1994 the Lions Club of Tamworth Peel Valley Inc. instigated an award to honour people

involved in country music who have used their musical talents to give community service in

a voluntary capacity.

This year’s winner of the 22nd P.V.L.C. Australian Country Music Community Service Award is Paul

Ensby, nominated by the Lions Club of Kingscliff in northern NSW .

He received his award at the Tamworth Country Music Festival.

Although not a Lion, Paul has given over 30 years of volunteer ser vice in helping to organise,

co-ordinate and perform at the Lions Carols by the Coast and assist the Kingscliff Lions Club.

Paul received a distinctive mounted Tamworth “Dunny” created by local ceramic artist Fred Hillier and

a cheque for $500 which he donated to Happy Yess Community Art Incorporated, an arts group in the

Northern Territory that assists kids off the street.

Country music award goes to long-time Lions supporter



Lions Biggest BBQ

Why have the Lions ‘Biggest BBQ?’ “We believe every child deserves a chance to a healthy life” Funds raised will be used to help achieve ALCCRF’s mission - “To prevent kids with cancer dying by raising funds nationally and donating these funds to the best scientific and clinical childhood cancer research ”

When?- we want to encourage as many Lions, Lioness, Leo Clubs and members of their local communities to attend and join in the festivities of the Lions Clubs “Biggest BBQ” during March, April or May of each year

How? - Simply order a kit for your Club and set a date for your sausage sizzle

For More information http://alccrf.lions.org.au or PDG Peter Lamb [email protected]

The Australian Lions Childhood Cancer Research Foundation is a Category ‘A’ Project of Lions Australia

clinical childhood cancer research ”

When the Membership Committee of the LionsClub of Corio Bay (V2) discussed the LionsClubs International (LCI) recommendation to“Ask One,” they also shared the view thattheir recruitment strategy should take anotherlarge step forward.

LCI pamphlets proclaiming“Join the Club” and “TwoMore” (hands) and the club’sown “Welcome to the LionsClub of Corio Bay” had beenwidely distributed withmediocre success. Thecommittee view was that theyshould also get a recruitmentmessage across whenperforming a communityservice.

The committee decidedthat locations such as retailshopping centres,showground entrances andcar parks were locationswhere Lions have a high

visible presence. “Places where we are identifiedwearing Lions logos on uniform shirts and caps arethe real recruiting grounds,” said the club’sMembership Director Brian Edward.

“These are times when we identify as an action

organisation helping those less fortunate.”Then came the idea of committee member Peter

Morus for Lions to wear dinner plate-size badgesworded “Join Lions – Ask Me” to attract attentionand an enquiry.

The committe reasoned thiswould indicate that the clubcould always do with two morehands.

Negotiations started withPatrick Australia and over 500“Join Lions - Ask Me” and “JoinLions Now” badges have nowbeen distributed within V2.

“Now is the time for your clubto send the same “Ask Me”recruitment message to thecommunity,” said Brian Edward.

Corio Bay Lions Brian Edward,Peter Morus and Les Cropley withtheir recruitment messages.

SHARE THE MESSAGE: JOIN LIONS – ASK ME


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The Lions Club of Jervis Bay in N2 has a new home!The opening of the clubhouse, at Erowal Bay, was attended by many

local Lions, residents and community representatives.

The acquisition of the facility goes back four years and is the result of a

new combined Volunteer Bush Fire Brigade station being built at nearby

Vincentia, where three local

Bush Fire Brigades now

occupy a new combined

facility.

The new facility meant old

fire stations became

available for other

community uses. When

Lion Wendy Roberts heard

of this, she arranged for

a local councillor to put

a motion for the Jer vis Bay

club to be given priority to taking it over .

When the station became available, a very generous

lease was signed.

The building has room for occasional meetings and

social functions and includes full kitchen and bathroom

facilities.

Members are still in the process of making the

building homely with the addition of donated furniture.

Jervis Bay Lions currently has 34 members who all

contribute to the life and workings of the club.

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Bathurst winner knowsa good Lions snag!While motor racing enthusiasts still ponder the winning secret oflast year’s Bathurst 1000 champion Chaz Mostert, members ofMelbourne’s Sunbury Hume Lions Club reckon they know theanswer. Barbecued sausages!

Monstert, the hottest new name in V8 Supercars after his extraordinar y‘last to first’ win at Bathurst in October , loves them.

When the Melbourne race champ came across the Lions’ sausage sizzleat Sunbury Ford where he was making an appearance, he was among thefirst customers, giving the iconic Aussie snack the thumbs up.

“Great food, guys,” he enthused tucking into a sausage and onion inbread. Soon after he was back at the barbecue trailer for more, this timeassisting chief barbecuer Trevor Hoffman at the grill and asking if the Lionswould consider putting on a barbecue at his home.

Mostert, just 22, told Sunbury fans he is still coming to terms withwinning Bathurst. “It’s unbelievable,” he admitted.

Mostert and fellow driver Paul Morris’s Ford Pepsi Max Falcon startedlast on the 25-car grid after being relegated following a rule error inqualifying. Not until the last lap did he storm past V8 champion JamieWhincup.

Bathurst 1000 winner Chaz Mostert tries his hand at the Sunbury Hume Lions grillwith Tom Kaitler (above) before joining the Sunbury grillers (left)

How long have you been in Lions?Deyann: 15 years

Why did you join Lions?Deyann: I was working for a charity in Sydney andwhen I moved to Maclean, NSW I was invited bymy neighbour to join their club. It was great to findlike-minded people collectively who cared aboutmaking a difference in their community.

What motivates you as a Lion?Deyann: I’m a retired Special Education teacherand have retained a great interest in helping youththrough the various Lions youth programs. I set upa Leo club in Maclean and along with two otheradvisors, enjoyed witnessing the positive outcomesfor the young people who joined the club. Many ofthem have moved on with their lives and we arepresently rebuilding the Leo Club through Youth ofthe Year Contestants. Another passion I have isworking with people with disabilities. Theirinclusion in our Lions organisation is so important,as I see positive pathways available for themthrough volunteering, officer training andopportunities to initiate and implement new and

relevant projects. I have met an amazingyoung man who has cerebral palsy andthrough his mum discovered a group ofcarers in my local area who were supportedfinancially by Yamba Lions Club. Afterconsidering the “WHAT IF?” question, Iapproached both groups with the idea of a LionsCarers Club Branch in Yamba. What an advantagefor this group of people to come under theumbrella of Lions, learn about our organisationand become an independent active club, openingdoors in our community often overlooked byothers! The club branch now has 19 members andis well on the way to being chartered in the future.The young man has also become a Lion and isnow an advocate for inclusion of people withdisabilities in Lions.

What pathway did you take personally inLions?Deyann: I put my hand up for Cabinet asConvention Chairman and never left. There weremany positions I was interested in and to put myexperience and skills into practice, I volunteered

for leadership positions. Ultimately Ibecame District Governor in 2012-13 and with the support of others,enjoyed a year of travelling, visiting66 clubs and meeting a variety ofLions in diverse clubs throughout my

district. During that year I chartered two Lionsclubs, one Lioness club, one Leo club, one clubbranch and had a positive membership growthoverall in the district. It was tremendously exciting,quite challenging at times but really satisfyingknowing I had facilitated such positive outcomes inmy district and for the Lions organisation.

What Now? Deyann: I’m a proud Lion who is ready now toshare my experience and skills through 50/50Pathway Leadership Training, District OfficerTraining, the Multiple District MembershipCommittee and as Zone Chairman. I’m also happyto have more time with my family and love thetime I have with my four grandchildren. I aim tocontinue making a difference in the lives of others.

– Interview: Brenda Henderson

WOMEN IN LIONS

PDG Deyann McDonnell under the microscope


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HARD AT IT: Queensland’s Mareeba Lions upgrading facilitiesin the local Lions Park. They have erected sunshades overpreviously installed picnic tables. The rest stop is usedextensively by locals and tourists alike.

SANGA TIME: A happy customer shows his appreciation at the Golden Grove club’s sausagesizzle during the South Australian bushfires.

HAPPY CHRISTMAS: Santa’s “elves” Joe Tartaglia,DG Peter Niall and Greg Gin of V6’s Kerang club load upPresident Peter Jones with “Kris Kringles” for the localMallee Family Care service.

SCANNER ASSIST: It was only one sausage sizzle (right) yet one vision-impairedperson will benefit big-time thanks to Sydney’s Kings Langley Lions. Profits from asausage sizzle at the Woodcroft Festival will buy a Talking Barcode Scanner to assist ablind person. The scanners, costing $500 each and loaded with 2.2 million barcodes,empower the blind and low-visioned to live more independent lives.

GIVING: Queensland’s Warwick Lions did their Christmasbit by supplying boxes of groceries and toys to the localbranch of the Children of Families of Mercy CommunityServices. Pictured receiving some of the gifts from LionsCon Lo Giudice and Jeff Ferguson is the centre’s BrendaSavage.

CITY TO COUNTRY: Brisbane’sPinelands Lions President Ian Smithhands over $2000 in cheques toGraham Brewer, President CalamvaleNational Seniors Association, to helpcountry people doing it tough indrought conditions.

LIONSOUT AND

ABOUT


COUP FOR LIONS SPINAL CORD RESEARCHHead of world recognised neuroscience institute acceptsfellowship in battle to overcome spinal injuries


The Lions fight to find a cure for spinal cordinjury has gained a coup with the director ofone of the world’s top three neuroscienceinstitutes agreeing to become a Lions SpinalCord Fellowship holder.

The new fellow is Professor Geoff Donnan,Director of the Florey Institute, Melbourne.

Professor Donnan has won many world honoursfor his work, while the Florey Institute is in the topthree neuroscience institutes in the world.

Professor Donnan is a leading researcher inneurology; is a past president of the Stroke Societyof Australasia, the Australian Association ofNeurologists and the World Stroke Organization; andis an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO).

More recently, he is keen that a team ofscientists encouraged to move to Australia from theU.S. by the Lions Australia Spinal Cord Fellowship(LASCF) will form the core of a new specific SpinalRegeneration Unit at the Florey Institute.

In announcing the news, David Oakley, NationalDistrict Chairmen Liaison for LASCF, revealed otherimportant advances made in the Lions-supportedresearch into spinal cord injur y.

“You will have heard us talk about decorin as themost exciting advance in the treatment of chronicspinal cord injury,” he said. “Decorin is a proteinmolecule that neutralises scarring in the spinalcord. This creates a permissive environment,allowing the fibres to grow through the scar andmake connection resulting in movement.

“There is increasing evidence that decorin, as apotent anti-scarring agent, may have applications tomany diseases ranging from Parkinsons Disease,MS, stroke and head injur y, as well scarring in otherorgans such as the kidney and liver.

“It is very exciting that Lions will be part of thisnew venture. Dr Stephen Davies, head of the spinal

research laboratory at the Florey, and his team haveindicated that decorin will be the focus of this newproject along with developing a special stem cell.This is a brain and spinal cord cell called anastrocyte that has also been shown to be supportiveof regeneration in chronic paralysis in laborator yanimals.”

David Oakley said work with dogs that will allowresearchers to better understand how these agentsshould be applied to humans is also progressingwell after an earlier delay. “It has been incrediblyfrustrating dealing with the importation of humanneural stem cells needed for the treatment ofparalysed dogs,” he explained about the project, ledby Lions Spinal Cord Fellow Professor Sam Long.“But the final paperwork has now been received bythe department at Melbourne University concernedwith bio-security.

“This project is truly a multi-centre trial. We havelinked into a veterinary department In Iowa where aProfessor Jeffries is using the same cells with adifferent anti-scarring agent. The cells are beingsupplied from Italy along with a synthetic bridging

material from Milan.‘We have also linked into veterinar y services in

Thailand and plan further treatments there. Inaddition, a California lab will advise us on the use ofa cocktail of growth factors to stimulateregeneration.”

David Oakley added that research is ongoing atMelbourne’s St Vincents Hospital with DoctorsStephen Livesey and Kathy Trianedes using ascaffolding material as an alternative bridging totreat injured dogs.

“This is again an innovative approach and anAustralian first in isolating dog spinal cord matrix, ”he said.

Professor Geoff Donnan ... he wants scientistsassembled from around the world by Lions tobecome involved in a new Spinal Regeneration Unitat Melbourne’s Florey Institute.

“Professor Donnan haswon many worldhonours for his work,while the FloreyInstitute is in the topthree neuroscienceinstitutes in the world”

Here is a poem from Devonport Mersey Clubpoet Gael Gault. Gael has recently turned 75and is a Melvyn Jones Fellow.

– Vere Cooper, Devonport Mersey Editor

Some Lines About LionsHave you ever thought of joining a ser vice clubof some kind?Well, I doubt a better one than Lions you will ever find.l'm speaking from experience because, that's the one I tried.It has given me a hobby and has an entertaining social side.From all walks of life our members do come from.But our commitment to Lions should be what we have in common.At our fundraising BBQs, you learn of Lions reputation,

By the customers’ comments and, their generousdonation.Giving aid to disaster victims wherever they may be,And helping worthy causes, in our own community.Across the world Lions has earned an excellentreputation.

So it makes one feel proud to belong to this organisation.Apart from joining with Deanne, in marriage long ago,One other good idea was joining Lions, I know!When my days are over I might reach that ‘Pearly Gate’,Where Peter there will ask me, ‘What kept you so long, mate?’‘You are welcome here, right now, if you’ve committed no great sin’.That’s decent of you Pete but, if you haven’t got a Lions Club,I might not bother coming in!

yoursayLions’ letters


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National ALF 2015Bushfire Appeal

The Australian Lions Foundation hasstarted an Australia-wide appeal tosupport those impacted by thedevastating fires in South Australia andVictoria. Said ALF Chairman GlennHerbert: “From our previous experiencessuch tragedies may not be limited tojust one area in our countr y and as weare now heading into some veryvulnerable seasons this appeal willremain in place if needed in the futurefor other areas.”Clubs which wish to dona te orundertake collections should send fundsthrough to their Cabinet Treasurer whowill on forward direct to the AustralianLions Foundation.The foundation will distribute thesefunds direct to areas through the Districtadministration.If clubs collect funds from individuals ororganisations who require a taxdeductible receipt, this will be availabledirect to the donor if relevant details ofname and full address are provided.Further details: Contact your District ALFchairman or your State Trustee forassistance. Please Note: Donations tothis appeal do not qualify for ALFAwards.

In mid-2014 Peel Valley Lions ClubInc. identified a need for equipmentat the Tamworth Base Hospital StrokeRehabilitation Unit to assist patientsin their recovery process.

After discussions with Nursing UnitManager Sue Simpson, $3100 raisedfrom the club’s fundraising projects and agrant of $2,900 from the NSW/ACT LionsClubs Save Sight and Health CareFoundation, went toward purchase of$6,000 worth of equipment for theRehabilitation Unit.

Presentation of the equipment (right)took place early this year in Ward 11 atthe Tamworth Base Hospital withmembers of the Peel Valley Club, Lion PhilBower from the Foundation, Sue Simpsonfrom the Stroke Unit and Scott Masonfrom Aidacare present.

Stroke patients to benefit from Peel Valley Lions’ good work

Myoboy machine set to make a differenceSydney’s Auburn Lidcombe Lions combined with the Australian Lions Foundation and the Hornsbyand Kuring-gai Masonic Association to raise $6,200 toward the Myoeclectric hand program at theSydney Children’s Hospital.

Auburn Chairman David Priest became aware of the need for a Myoboy machine when talking to Rehab2Kids

department head Dr Adrienne Epps.

The machine, along with associated software, allows for the assessment of muscle sites for the placement of

electrodes required for the fitting and training of aids.

A cheque was presented to Leslie Wollin, the Limb Clinic Co-ordinator and Occupational Therapist for the

program, at Auburn Lidcombe’s monthly dinner meeting (pictured above).

Every year there are a number of children born with upper limb amputation present at birth (congenital limb

reduction), or who have upper limb loss as the result of an accident or meningococcal infection.

It is through programs such as this that these children can go on to lead normal and productive lives.



YOUTH OF THE YEAR

As I write this column, the six NationalFinalists (pictured right) are enjoyingthemselves at the International Youth Campat Rotorua. Upon the conclusion of the camp,on the 6th January, they were to return toAustralia to continue the National Finalists’Tour where were being hosted by the LionsClub of Fremantle for six days.

Leading up to the Tamworth Convention, KayWaters, formerly Q Districts Coordinator, soughtand received feedback from some of the earliestentrants in the Youth of the Year Program:Peter Beattie: I had the honour of participating inthe national finals of the Lions Youth of the YearQuest in 1970 representing Atherton in NorthQueensland.

The regional final had been held in Townsvilleand the Australian final was held in Canberra; animportant character building experience, being myfirst visit to the national capital.

In the national finals I was fortunate enough towin a trip to Tasmania, literary books and a year'ssubscription to a current affairs magazine.

Participating in the quest was one of the mostrewarding experiences of my youth.Philip Raymont: In 1973 as the winner of theQueensland Lions Youth of the Year title I won aCitizen brand wrist watch. I still wear it, having doneso virtually every day since. It keeps good time andto my mind remains a stylish accessor y!

While I am now the Senior Chaplain, GuildfordGrammar School, in Perth I have spent most of mylife in the leadership of university colleges inAustralia and subsequent to gaining a PhD as amature-aged student at the University of Cambridgein England in 2005, I became a Fellow and SeniorTutor of one of its colleges.Douglas Sparkes: It’s no exaggeration to say thatthe Lions Youth of the Year Quest in 1974 was awatershed experience which profoundly changedmy life.

My main prize as the National Winner that yearwas a nine week, whistle-stop world tour (actually itwas 10 weeks as I got delayed in Japan with foodpoisoning) which took me to 16 cities in 13countries. I literally remember waking up sometimesand thinking, “What country am I in?”

While not everyone can have the good fortune Ienjoyed in winning the final and the world trip whichfollowed, I do believe ever y one of the thousands ofparticipants over the 50 years of this wonderfulquest has benefited from the experience.Peter Wicks: In November, 1964, in my senior yearat the Toowoomba Grammar School, I wasnominated as an entrant in the new quest by theservice club, Lions Club of Toowoomba.

Just before Christmas, I was announced winnerof the District Finals, the main prize being asponsored trip to the USA. There was also awardrobe of winter clothing. And I needed it! In themidst of the frosty northern winter, I spent theJanuary 1965 travelling by aeroplane andGreyhound Bus, staying for a few nights in most of

the major North Americancities in the homes ofgenerous, hospitableAmerican Lions, most ofwhom had never met anAustralian before.

The award by LionsInternational helped shapemy life. I remain verygrateful.

Important feedback fromthe recent meeting of theYouth of the Yearsub-committee:• YOTY will have a socialmedia presence. To thatend, a former entrant in theProgram will be developinga Facebook page dedicated

to Youth of the Year. It should be in operation byFebruary.• To provide constructive feedback to organisers ofthe program at all levels, a questionnaire will bewritten and contestants invited to complete it at theconclusion of the Public Speaking event. This will beposted on the password-protected, YOTY Resourcespage.• Club coordinators, when making enquiriesconcerning the conduct of the program, should inthe first instance, contact their District Chairperson.Where the DC is unable to clarify or to respond tothe query, she/he should follow-up with his/herState Coordinator. • Whilst rule 2.4.4 states that a penalty will applyfor contestants who proceed beyond their currentsentence, for both the impromptu questions as wellas their prepared speeches, no penalty has beendefined. The following penalties are now to beapplied and judges need to be advised:

Impromptu questions; a 0.25 point penalty willapplyPrepared speeches; a 0.5 point penalty willapply. This penalty will also apply to thosecontestants who do not proceed beyond 4½minutes of elapsed time.Adjustments have been made to the manuals, toreflect these changes.

• The Working With Children Clearance is now therecommended regulatory requirement for Lionspersonnel engaged in Youth Projects. In some statesthere is no charge for volunteers, whilst in othersthere is a nominal charge. There are significantadvantages, in terms of child protection in theholding of a WWCC over that of a Police Clearance.A WWCC holder can also reassure parents of theyouth, with whom the Lion works.

Brian WilliamsYouth of the Year Program

[email protected]

The National Finalists (from left) Ashleigh Rogers (V Districts), Jordan Green (W), Megan Lock (C), Raul Vellani(N), Laura Wood (T) and (at front) Rebecca Marshall (Q) show where they are from. Later, Laura Wood (belowleft) received a traditional Maori greeting.


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Are you serving as theDelegate or AlternateDelegate for your club?

If yes, please complete the

attached form and return the

top half of the form to Lions

Clubs International

Headquarters, to the attention

of the Member Service Center

before May 1, 2015.

Bring the bottom half of the

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present it when you arrive to

certify at the Credentials area

in the convention centre.

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sure a club officer (Club

President, Secretary or

Treasurer) signs both halves as

indicated on form.

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ATTN: Member Service Center

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Delegates The fight against River Blindness in the Americas advances

Lions remain active in the fightagainst onchocerciasis, andinternational efforts to eliminatethe disease have made significantadvances in the last year.

International Second Vice PresidentBob Corlew and a delegation ofinternational Lions leadership travelledto Mexico City in November toparticipate in the XXIV InterAmericanConference on Onchocerciasis (IACO),an annual meeting for partners of theOnchocerciasis Elimination Programfor the Americas (OEPA) to celebrateachievements in the elimination ofonchocerciasis, also known as riverblindness, and to discuss potentialsolutions to remaining challenges.

Mexico has now eliminated diseasetransmission and completed the post-treatment surveillance period. Officialshave submitted its dossier to theWorld Health Organization (WHO) fordisease elimination verification. Ifconfirmed, Mexico will become thethird country in the region to receiveverification of elimination ofonchocerciasis. The government ofGuatemala also is preparing to startthe official process to requestconfirmation from WHO. In 2013,

Colombia became the first countr yconfirmed by the WHO as free ofonchocerciasis, and Ecuador inSeptember became the secondcountry to receive confirmation.

While at the conference in MexicoCity, Corlew and other Lion leadersmet with former U.S. President JimmyCarter, a Lion, and Mary Anne Peters,CEO of The Carter Center and aformer ambassador, to discuss theongoing partnership between Lionsand The Carter Center, which began in1999.

“We are making huge stridestoward halting onchocerciasis,” saysCorlew. “Thanks to the work of ourpartners and the generosity of ourLions, we are preventing blindnessand creating a future free from thisdebilitating disease.”

Onchocerciasis is a parasiticinfection that causes extreme itchingand eye lesions, and may lead todisfiguring skin diseases, low visionand irreversible blindness.Transmission of onchocerciasis in theAmericas now continues only in theborder region between Venezuela andBrazil among the Yanomamipopulation. Interrupting onchocerciasistransmission in this region poses asignificant challenge because theYanomami people are migratory andlive deep in the Amazon rainforest.

During the IACO conference, theministries of health of Venezuela andBrazil committed to working togetherwith The Carter Center, OEPA andother partners to eliminateonchocerciasis from this region by2019. The Carlos Slim Foundationdonated US$6.8 million to OEPA tosupport elimination efforts among theYanomami people.

Since the Lions-Carter Centerpartnership began, Lions ClubsInternational Foundation (LCIF) hasprovided US$6.3 million to LatinAmerica via The Carter Center foronchocerciasis control, plus additionalfunds to help Lions in Brazil, Ecuadorand other impacted countries supportnational onchocerciasis controlprojects. Latin America now has lessthan 1 percent of the world’s riverblindness. About 120 million peopleremain at risk in Africa.

– Cassandra Bannon

AUSTRALIAN LIONS DRUG AWARENESSFOUNDATION INC

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2015

Notice is hereby given of the Annual General Meeting of the Foundation tobe held in Newcastle on Friday 1 May 2015 commencing at 12.30pm.

Each Constituent Member is entitled to one vote and that representativeshould have accreditation from the Club Secretar y. However in the case ofa State Director election, only delegates from that State may vote.Members not attending may complete a postal ballot for Director .

Nominations are called for Directors for New South Wales, Victoria,Tasmania and Western Australia. Nominations are to be received by theSecretary by Friday 20 March 2015 on the correct form.

Nominee must be a member in good standing of a Constituent Clubwithin the relevant State. Nomination forms are available from theSecretary at PO Box 530, Springwood QLD 4127, Phone : (07) 3341 3900or by email – [email protected]

Should a potential nominee wish to obtain a copy of the positiondescription for a Director please contact the Secretar y of the Foundation asabove.

– David McKenzie, Secretary

A health worker of Union Victoria,Guatemala, measures a child prior toadministering the correct dosage ofMectizan® to prevent river blindness.Photo: The Carter Center/P. DiCampo

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It is with sincere gratitude that I thank the LionsFamily for the overwhelming support shown tomyself and my family on the recent death of myhusband Franz.

Your kind words of comfort, cards, flowers anddonations made to the 2nd Linac Appeal for ShoalhavenCancer Care Centre are extremely appreciated duringthis very difficult time.

I will never be able to thank the Lions of Australiaenough.

Please accept this as my personal thanks. Kind Regards,

DG Lorraine Mairinger N2

LEOS ROAR

Congratulations to Leo Brooke Farrelly from Penguin Leo Club in T1 on

being named Tasmanian Leo of the Year at the T1 Convention in

November last year.

Leo Brooke will now represent Tasmania in the Leo of the Year National Final

to be held at the MD201 Lions Convention in Newcastle, NSW in May.

Leos from across MD201 are competing in the preliminar y judging at Club

and District Levels in an effort to represent their state in the National Final.

Full details of the Leo of the Year Quest are available on the MD201 Leo

website at www.lionsclubs.org.au/leos.

Congratulations also to the Leo Club of Cowra in N4 which received its

charter in November (pictured below), and the Leo Club of Sydney Inner West

which received its charter in December.

We welcome these new Leos to our great Lions organisation and

thank them for their ongoing commitment to ser ve their community in a

positive way as an essential part of Lions.

It is a tribute to our Lions Family that we are creating further opportunities for

young people between 12-30 to ser ve their communities.

We should all enjoy working alongside these youth as their ongoing

commitment to making our world a better place is truly inspirational.

For our organisation to grow we must see Leos as the present and future of

Lions and should always recognise them as essential members of our

association.

I encourage all Lions and Lionesses to continue supporting our Leos by

visiting their clubs, attending their activities and recognising their outstanding

achievements in the International and Multiple District Leo of the Year Quest.

If your club is considering sponsoring a Leo club, stop considering – DO IT!

Full details on the Leo Club Program are available on the Leo website at

www.lionsclubs.org.au/leos.

Say G’day to a Leo today, you won't be disappointed.– Martin Peebles

MD201 Leo & Youth Outreach Committee Chairman

Thanks to the Lions Australia Family

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