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Connections, influence, friendship, philanthropy

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LIONLion – 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 co ver date.MD201 Council of Governors: C1 Megan Butler, C2 JudyGlastonbury, N1 Michael (John) Davis, N2 Chris Howard,N3 Glenn Byrnes, N4 Annemarie Jones OAM,N5 Ron Gattone, Q1 Ann Reed, Q2 Robert (Bob) Roberson,Q3 Engelbert Krampl, Q4 Rod Somerville, T1 Hester vanNiekerk, V1-4 Malcolm Qualtrough, V2 Trevor Hirth, V3Andrew McMahon, V5 Pat Mills, V6 Norm Walkington, W1Sue Lowe, W2 Grant Hewett. Council Chairman: Malcolm PetersDistribution 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 - Sanjeev Ahuja Managing Editor - Christopher Brunch, Lions ClubsInternational 300 W 22nd Street, Oak Brook, Illinois 60523-8842 USAExecutive Officers: President Chancellor Robert E. “Bob”Corlew, Milton, Tennessee, United States; Immediate PastPresident Dr. Jitsuhiro Yamada, Minokamo-shi, Gifu-ken,Japan; First Vice President Naresh Aggarwal, Delhi, India;Second Vice President Gudrun Yngvadottir, Gardabaer,Iceland; Third Vice President Jung-Yul Choi, Busan City,Korea. Directors First Year: Bruce Beck, Minnesota, United States;Tony Benbow, Vermont South, Australia; K. Dhanabalan,Erode, India; Luiz Geraldo Matheus Figueira, Brasílía, Brazil;Markus Flaaming, Espoo, Finland; Elisabeth Haderer,Overeen, The Netherlands; Magnet Lin, Taipei, Taiwan; SamH. Lindsey Jr., Texas, United States; N. Alan Lundgren,Arizona, United States; Joyce Middleton, Massachusetts,United States; Nicolin Carol Moore, Arima, Trinidad andTobago; Yasuhisa Nakamura, Saitama, Japan; Aruna AbhayOswal, Gujrat, India; Vijay Kumar Raju Vegesna,Visakhapatnam, India; Elien van Dille, Ronse, Belgium;Jennifer Ware, Michigan, United States; Jaepung Yoo,Cheongju, Korea. Directors Second year: Melvyn K. Bray, New Jersey, UnitedStates; Pierre H. Chatel, Montpellier, France; Eun-SeoukChung, Gyeonggi-do, Korea; Gurcharan Singh Hora, Siliguri,India; Howard Hudson, California, United States; SanjayKhetan, Birgani, Nepal; Robert M. Libin, New York, UnitedStates; Richard Liebno, Maryland, United States; HelmutMarhauer, Hildesheim, Germany; Bill Phillipi, Kansas, UnitedStates; Lewis Quinn, Alaska, United States; Yoshiyuki Sato,Oita, Japan; Gabriele Sabatosanti Scarpelli, Genova, Italy;Jerome Thompson, Alabama, United States; Ramiro VelaVillarreal, Nuevo León, Mexico; Roderick “Rod” Wright, NewBrunswick, Canada; Katsuyuki Yasui, Hokkaido, Japan.

‘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 S5 International President speaks5 Flying the Lions birthday banner7 ANZI Pacific Forum8 Meet our new Council Chairman10 New President’s dream11 International President’s program

Page 10 - Our new President

Page 7 - ANZI Pacific in BallaratPage 5 - Birthday celebrations

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COVER: As the leader of anorganisation directing theefforts of 1.4 millionvolunteers worldwide,Naresh Aggarwal (picturedhere with his wife Navita)knows the task won’t beeasy. Yet, as his storyreveals on page 10, he hasmore than enough musclefor the job. Read of hisplans for the coming year,on page 11.

24 Council Chairman’s report26 Lions across Australia28 Executive Summary29 Committee vacancies30 Leos in action31 Youth of the Year program

Presidential issue & deadlinesAs this is a special issue containing our new Interna tional President’s 2017-18

program, some features have been held over. Contributions for the Oct-Nov 2017issue should be submitted by September 1 to The Editor, Lion magazine, Tony

Fawcett, Fawcett Media, 20 Millett Rd, Gisborne South, Victoria 3437 or emailedto [email protected].


By Naresh Aggarwal,Lions ClubsInternational President

UPGRADING OUR SERVICE TO YOU – AS A LION

Namaste! The divine in me salutes the divine in you. Welcome toour new century. My goal over the next 12 months is very simple –to reach a new level of ser vice to Lions and from Lions. Before Iask you to reach a new level of ser vice, Lionism will reach a newlevel of service to you.

So how can I serve our 1.4 million Lions? I cannot give ever yonesenior positions. I cannot give you money. I cannot meet all of you.However, I plan to touch all of your lives with the po wer to serve.

So let’s examine every stage of one’s Lionistic career and how I canhelp. The first stage is becoming a new member. When I became a newmember 43 years ago, I suddenly felt as if I had left my hometo wn andbecome a man of the world. This year, I want every member todownload our new mobile app. This will connect all our members onone global platform.

The next stage is beginning to ser ve. As a member of the Ba talaSmile Lions Club in Punjab, India, I was proud of ho w the communitybegan to respect me. This respect depended on the number of people Iserved and how many people were aware of this service. We now havea new Global Service Team. Your District GST leader will identify projectsthat serve the maximum number of people per dollar and per hour . They

will also train Lions on ho w to convert a normal project into a Legac yProject via Lions branding and public rela tions.

The third stage is aspiring for leadership. While I enjoyed rising upthe Lions’ ladder, I sometimes wished tha t our leaders focused more onwork than on long speeches. A new awards system will incentivise theefforts of Lion leaders in the right direction. We plan to reward retentionof members, hence keeping the focus on you – our existing members.New awards will also be given for involving over half the c lub in serviceand for creating the most Legacy projects.

As a global leader of Lionism, I want to keep ever y Lion connected toLionism. Our new Welcome Home program is an interna tional onlineclub for members unable to a ttend club meetings. Meetings and feepayments are conducted entirely online.

The last stage is now. I want to give ever y Lion the same goal for thenext 12 months. My dream is tha t every Lion will serve 10 people eachmonth. If this happens, we will serve 170 million people this year – abig increase from our current level of 100 million and a big step to wardour goal of serving 200 million annually by 2020. This is the focus of allmy meetings around the world.

All the best. See you as I tra vel around the world.


5August - September 2017

Queensland’s Sunshine Coast residents are in no doubt Lions is havinga birthday.

The Lions Clubs of Mooloolaba, Maroochy North Shore, Palmwoods andthe Lions and Lionesses of Coolum announced it in the sky .

On a recent sunny Sunday, the clubs arranged for a 100-year birthdaybanner to be towed behind a light plane over the urban strip of to wns alongthe coastline.

The plane circled the Lions Fishermans Road Market site where, onaverage, 5000 shoppers attend each Sunday morning.

Another focal location for several flyovers was a Lions birthday barbecueat Coolum Beach.

Mooloolaba Lions and Lionesses also held a shopping centre barbecuewith two huge cakes, cooked and iced by Palmwoods Woombye PresidentDawn Hepplewhite, which were shared with shoppers.

At the same time, Maloolaba’s Leos celebrated on a luncheon cruise.

Flying the Lions BIRTHDAY BANNER

PARTY MOOD: The birthday fly-past (above) was a Gold Coast highlight,although Maloolaba’s Marie Horan and Di Quilty (below left) and the club’sSwanies Leo club members (below) managed their own fun.


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South Australia’s Noarlunga-Morphett Vale Lions recently cameup with a novel way of supportinglocal youth and families.

It purchased Adelaide Metro TravelCards that it donated to a local schoolfor use by students who throughillness or family situations wereunable to afford travel costs, thusavoiding interrupted attendance.

The cards became theproperty of the school,Morphett Vale East R-7 School,to be issued to families on aneeds basis, to be used only forschool travel and returned when theneed no longer existed.

The school took on the responsibility ofrecharging the cards with the help of schoolfamilies and community benefactors.

Along with student travel cards, concessioncards were also provided for use by adults whoneeded to accompany young children on their

journey.“Not only has this dona tion

eased the burden on strugglingfamilies and given their children the best

opportunity to engage in education, throughregular attendance at school, it has also putlocally donated funds back into the localcommunity,” said the club’s Club Project OfficerRob Winter.

Travel cardsto the rescue

ON THE CARDS:Noarlunga-Morphett Vale’sProject Officer Rob Winterpresents the travel cards tothe school’s Pastoral CareWorker Judy Jones.

Regarded as one of the most scenic drives in Australia, the road offersrolling hills, sharp curves and stunning scenery.

It takes you through hidden valleys and subtropical rain forests. If youtime it right, you can see a train or two emerge from tunnels tha t are part ofthe grand Spiral Loop rail line.

Nearby Kyogle Lions Club built the 11km Lions Road in 1970. Membersstill maintain Lions Road, mowing the grass, repairing weathered signs,cleaning up picnic areas and regularly collecting the dona tions placed in atoll box.

Drivers are generous with dona tions. For security reasons, the club doesnot disclose the amount. But coupled with matching government grants overthe past several years, funds allowed the sealing of the road, formerly anarrow gravel road, its widening in stretches and periodic pa tching.

More than 100,000 vehicles annually use Lions Road, a shortcut betweenKyogle and Beaudesert in Queensland. Travellers delight in the one-lane

wooden bridges, the lush pine forests, the panoramic valley views andoccasional glimpse of wildlife such as wallabies.

The club decided to build the road in 1969 after local governing bodiescould not agree on details of a road project. Lions spent weekends not onlybuilding but also installing culverts and fencing, to keep cattle away fromdrivers. Machinery, materials and even gas were dona ted. Beaudesert Lionsjoined the project in 1971.

Emptying the donation box and monitoring its three security cameras takea considerable amount of time and manpo wer. “To get the money oneperson has to lie on the ground, and the other two are there for trafficcontrol,” says President Col Griffiths.

The fourth Lions club in Australia, Kyogle chartered in 1952. The club hasgotten a lot of mileage out of the road. For its 40th anniversary a book by acharter member on the beloved road raised $45,000, donated to a rescuehelicopter.

Many clubsstart a Lionspark butKyogle has aLIONS ROAD



ANZI PACIFIC FORUM AWAITS YOU IN HISTORIC BALLARAT– SEPTEMBER 1- 3, 2017.

REGISTER NOW TO ENSURE YOUR SPOTIt’s only a month now until the Lions of Australia and Host District 201V2welcome visitors to Ballarat for the seventh ANZI P acific Forum in the l00thYear of Lions Clubs International.

The forum’s theme is “Looking Forward to Another 100 Golden Years”.Ballarat is a vibrant city about 70km from the Melbourne CBD, and about a

45-minute drive from Melbourne’s Tullamarine Airport.VENUE

All events are at the Mercure Ballarat Hotel & Convention Centre, an upscalehotel and conference venue set among three acres of gardens complete with anornamental lake. It is opposite the a ward-winning Sovereign Hill with closeproximity to the historic centre of Ballara t.FORUMS & PRESENTERS

The full forum program is a vailable on the ANZI website –www.lionsanzipacificforum.com.

We can guarantee a program of 28 forums tha t will be Exciting, Dynamic,Inspirational & Practical. Keynote speakers and presenters of the highest calibrewill present on a range of topics inc luding Change for the Future, What does yourCommunity want?, New members – New Ideas, Childhood Cancer Research andDiabetes Research.

There will be an open forum facilita ted by Lions Clubs Interna tional on LCIForward, and an exciting new direction for Lions Clubs Interna tional to lead usinto the next century. So get your registra tion in, and don’t forget to send yourselection forms to guarantee your place a t the forums of your choice.ACCOMMODATION

The accommodation form is available athttp://www.lionsanzipacificforum.com/accommodation.html.

Accommodation at the Mercure is now full, however, there are ample nearbyaccommodation providers including the Big4 Caravan Park, Sovereign Hill Hotel,Sovereign Park Motor Inn, Ballarat Suites Accommodation and Barkly Motor

Lodge. Visit www.visitballarat.com.au for a full accommodation listing. All accommodation should be booked directly with venues and a list of the

preferred and recommended venues are listed on the website. Preferred siteshave set aside space and are offering significant discounts. When booking,please quote the code which can be loca ted on the Accommodation &Information Form.

All events will be held a t the Mercure Ballarat Hotel & Convention Centre.TRANSPORTATION

If arriving by air (Tulliamarine Airport only), there will a Meet & Greet for bothdomestic and international flights (provide details on your registra tion form).Transportation will be provided to and from the airport to your accommoda tionand any shuttles required whilst a t the Forum are at the very reasonable cost of$50. We want to make your experience a t ANZI Pacific Forum 2017 aspleasurable as possible.INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT

Attending will be the new Interna tional President Naresh Aggarwal (India),Immediate Past International President and LCIF Chairman Chancellor BobCorlew (USA) and First Vice President Gudrun Yngvadottir (Iceland). We are alsofortunate that PIP Dr Wing Kun Tam will be attending and presenting on a newLions initiative in volunteer service. There will also be a fantastic opportunity tomeet with Lion Gudrum Yngvadottir who will become the first femaleInternational President in 2018/19. Also there will be Lions Clubs Interna tionalstaff, and LCI will be running the forum on LCI F orward.GOLF DAY

The “KJ” HABANANANDA Golf Day is all go and will be held a t the MidlandsGolf Club Ballarat. This is a championship course and we are inviting local Lionsclubs and the public to enter teams in wha t will a fundraiser for our new ser vicechallenge – Diabetes.

It will be an Ambrose event with an 11.00am shotgun start, a fantastic day toraise the profile of Lions and to ha ve a lot of fun.

Lions teams can compete for the “KJ” Habanananda Cup. Just indicate yourinterest on the registration form and full details will be forwarded to you.

COME FIND YOUR POT OF GOLDLooking forward to another 100 golden years

Ballarat offers many attractions, suchas the historic Sovereign Hill.

Photo: Visit Victoria/Robert Blackburn


8 The Lion

Born in Sussex,UK in 1949, itwas inevitablethat our new

Council Chairman Malcolm Peters would goto sea.

Raised in the naval port of Portsmouth and themiddle son of five boys, he had seen both hisfather and older brother serving in the RoyalNavy and the signs were there from an early age.

By 15 he had enlisted in the Royal Navy too,transferring to the Royal Australian Navy in 1967after his parents migrated here.

After more than two decades at sea anddeployment to locations far and wide, Malcolm,then a Chief Petty Officer Electronics Technician,left the Navy ... but not before acquiring a wife,Narelle, a WRAN he met at the Navy's trainingestablishment HMAS Cerberus in Victoria in1975 and married in 1976.

A job with a scientific instrument importationcompany followed, yet the lure of maritime lifewas still there and he became a technicalinstructor under contract to the Royal AustralianNavy – although along the way his horizon ofwhite caps broadened to include snow caps.

He and Narelle became keen skiers, regularly

What are your feelings on becoming CouncilChairman?

I feel proud and honoured to have beenelected as our Multiple District Council Chairmanfor the 2017-18 Lions year.

Thank you to all the current District Governorsfor having the trust and confidence in me to betheir Council Chairman.

Do you have any pet projects for your CCyear?

Apart from promoting support for Lions ClubsInternational Foundation, the Australian LionsFoundation, and our Youth projects, all of whichare equally important, I am passionate aboutcancer projects.

Many of us Lions have either been affected byat least one form of cancer or another, whetherit be a family member, a friend, work colleagueor a member of our Lions family.

Last year as District Governor for 201N1, Ichallenged the clubs of the District to raisemoney for cancer. My goal was to raise $6,000for three cancer charities, Childhood Cancer,Prostate Cancer and Breast Cancer, by offeringto have my beard shaved off; if they reached$20,000 I would also have my head shaved. Ithought that would be a challenge; it was

Snow doubt about ourThere’s

He might have made his mark on the high seas but when the weatherturns cold our new Council Chair man loves nothing better than headingfor the slopes.

heading for Victoria’s alpine ski resort of MountBuller with the RAN Ski Club.

Having joined Lions in 1980, being a memberof both Victoria’s Lions Clubs of Balnarring(formerly Hastings) and Mt Eliza at varioustimes, he resigned altogether from Lions in 2007due to work commitments. In 2010, when heand Narelle moved from Victoria to Valla Beach,NSW after his retirement, he rejoined with theValla club where he has twice been President.

Although a long way from the snowfields,Malcolm and Narelle today get out on the slopeswhenever they can. And they still have a Navyconnection, their son Neal having followed intheir footsteps with a career as a Navy MarineEngineer Officer.

surpassed, and at our District Changeover at theend of May both beard and hair were shaved off,with the District raising close to $23,000.

The funds were divided equally betweenAustralian Lions Childhood Cancer Research,Lions Prostate Cancer Research and TheNational Breast Cancer Foundation.

Where do you see Lions heading in thefuture?

Lions are moving forward and we have agreat team of people working hard on gettingthe message out and providing support andencouragement to the districts and clubs.

Membership is always an issue; whilst werecruit new members, we are losing othermembers for various reasons.

Hopefully with the new initiatives from LionsInternational Global Action Team – the newMyLion App launched by International PresidentChancellor Bob Corlew at the ChicagoConvention and our own Multiple District LongRange Planning Team Initiative to be put forwardat the Townsville Convention – we will be able togrow our organisation and keep it strong toserve and support our communities.

How do you plan to juggle being CC andfamily life?

It is fortunate that I am retired, although itmay take time out of my golf game.

I have the full support of my Partner inService, my wife Lion Narelle.

Our son Neal is a Lieutenant serving in theRoyal Australian Navy and his wife Carlie is aFlight Lieutenant serving in the Royal AustralianAirforce. They are both based in Sydney, and aswe have yet to be blessed with grandchildren, Ido not think it will be a major issue.

Lion Narelle will travel with me to Councilmeetings and some of the other Lions eventsand functions we are invited to.

What has been your most mo ving/favouritemoment in Lions?

There have been several, from when I wasasked to join the Lions Club of Balnarring(formerly the Lions Club of Hastings), when I

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sponsored Lion Narelle into the Lions c lub ofValla, to being elected Council Chairman – a nightI will never forget. However, the most memorablemoving moment in Lions for me was when theLions Club of Balnarring honoured me with aMelvin Jones Fellowship, for service tothe club and our community.

What are your favourite pastimes away fromLions?

Dabbling in a little bit of woodturning, playingat golf, and our family pastime ha ppens in winterwhen we venture to the RAN Ski Club Lodge a tMount Buller in Victoria for some time in thesnow and a bit of snow skiing.

Narelle and I were honoured to be a warded lifemembership of the RAN Ski Club for ourcontribution to the Club, and yes, we will manageto have a ski before ANZI. Hopefully we will arrivein Ballarat in one piece.

SKI HEAVEN: Malcolm andNarelle on the slopes at Mt Buller.

new CC


As a new Lion in a smallvillage in India nearly a halfcentury ago, NareshAggarwal dreamt of leadingLions Clubs International.Now he dreams of takingLions toward anunprecedented serviceplateau.

Adapted from a story by Jay Copp

Ask a dozen people who are c lose to Lions’new International President to describe himand the same words keep popping up .According to his wife, three children, fellowLions and business associates, NareshAggarwal is compassionate, energetic anddriven.

And he’s fond of singing. Without prompting,Aggarwal will break into song. In high school hewas celebrated for his singing ability. But he’snot a professional or practising for a gig. He justlikes to sing, a habit indicative of his being a tpeace with himself and his life’s chosen path.

Yet aside from all tha t there’s no denyingAggarwal’s basic groundedness, his rootednessin practicality.

That surely comes from a lifetime ofentrepreneurial success, from working at andgrowing the family foundry as a young man andthen building a railroad switching systembusiness and a rice processing enterprise. Youcan’t develop businesses in India or an ywhereelse without paying attention to details,grappling with hard facts and c learing the wayto achieve objectives.

So when Lions in India wanted to helpchildren succeed in school, indeed, to come toschool regularly, Aggarwal and other Lionsleaders in India knew in their gut tha t what wasor wasn’t in the stomachs of students was key .“So if your stomach is full, your brain worksbetter,” asserts Aggarwal with a warm smile.More than 25,000 schoolchildren now receivemeals thanks to Lions and a partner.

The 64-year-old Aggarwal, a Lion for 43years, took the oath of office as our 101stInternational President on July 4 in Chica go atthe 100th International Convention, and it’s clearhis presidency will be free of an y dreamy idealsand instead rooted in meticulous planning.Service comes from the heart. But the precisionof mathematics can help channel the impulse toserve. “If our 1.4 million members give one hourof service a week, that gives us 73 million man

hours of service,” says Aggarwal, convincedLions can reach our goal of ser ving 200 millionpeople annually by 2021.

A life of serviceAggarwal was born in Ba tala in northern India,

a small town with its share of wrenchingpoverty. A Rotarian, his father also quietlypursued a personal charitable agenda. He madesure shopkeepers would provide food to those inneed but too proud to ask for help. “I learnedfrom my father not only that earning (a living) isimportant but that giving is equally important,”he says.

As a teenager, Aggarwal became the charterpresident of a Rotaract club, similar to a Leo

club, and was elected leader of an importantschool group. His take-charge persona, self-confidence and respect for others made him anatural for leadership roles. The Batala LionsClub chartered when he was 21, and despite hisyouth he was selected to be vice president.

He knew from the start tha t he wanted toclimb the ladder to the ver y top. It was not amatter of ego; it was about a golden chance tochange the world for the better. “Ever since Ijoined Lions club I dreamed to head theorganisation,” he recalls. “I saw this bigopportunity in front of me. When I joined, thatreally made me understand I can make adifference. Together Lions can make a differenceto make a city a better place, the country abetter place and, as Lions of the world, the worlda better place.”

Aggarwal married Navita in 1974. They havethree children and seven grandchildren. Navitahas been his mainstay. “She’s my lifeline. She’smy biggest strength,” he says. “People say thatbehind every man is a successful woman. Ibelieve she’s not behind me – she’s always rightbeside me.”

His tenure as President will enable him tohelp harness the enthusiasm for ser vice of 1.4million Lions worldwide. “If each Lion plays aproportional part, we can make a hugedifference. But everyone has to participate. It’sthe power of we,” he says. “There’s one thingstronger than all the armies in the world. It’s anidea whose time has come. So the power of weis how we make a difference.”

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New International President’s dream for Lions

LEADING THE WAY: Our new International President loves children – and children at Lions Vidya MandirSchool, built by the Lions in Delhi, love Lions. Photo: Amanda Rae Ratliff

“Many times I have heard him saythat for every problem there is asolution. You should never loseheart. You should come forward andfind a solution.”

– Viszma Mitter, a longtime Lion inBatala

“He’s a visionary person. A personwho has a magnetic smile. He’ssomeone who brings everybodytogether. He has great leadershipskills. He has a heart for ser vice.And that great smile of his.”

– Hastings Eli Chiti, a past districtgovernor in Zambia and longtime friend

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Pregnant and suffering from trichiasis, a dangerous eye condition,Mariam, a young woman in Chad, was not sure she could take propercare of her baby. However, thanks to Lions Clubs InternationalFoundation (LCIF), her eye problem was corrected shortly after givingbirth. Mariam’s happy outcome is just one of millions from LCIF’ s firsthalf century.

This particular year marks a historic milestone for Lions and LCIF . In January,the LCIF Board of Trustees approved grants that put LCIF over the US$1 billionmark. Since its founding in 1968, LCIF hasawarded more than 13,000 grants. Millions ofpeople around the world have been givenhope and comfort in their times of need.

LCIF restored sight for parents who couldnot see their children. It rebuilt communitiesdevastated by earthquakes and wildfires. Itfed hungry children and empowered youth tobecome healthy, productive adults. With thesupport of LCIF, Lions built water wells andlatrines that are helping to control the spreadof blinding diseases. People who were oncehidden from the world because of a disability ,denied education and companionship, nowattend school and contribute to theircommunities. This US$1 billion has shown theworld that Lions care and LCIF helps.

The first grant LCIF ever awarded wasdisbursed to the community of Rapid City ,South Dakota, after a catastrophic flood. Theyear was 1972. Due to conditions that theNational Weather Service says only happenonce every 100 years, a storm hovered overthe Black Hills and sent down disastrousamounts of rain. More than 200 people losttheir lives to the floods, and more than 5,000

people lost their homes. LCIF awarded US$5,000 to help the communityrebuild. Lions were among the first on the scene to provide help to thedevastated community, beginning a legacy continued today.

Since then, LCIF has provided funds to projects all over the world.Communities are supported both around the globe and around the corner .LCIF’s four major areas of focus, sight, youth, disaster, and humanitarian efforts,have ensured help goes to the areas most critically in need of assistance.

Lions and LCIF have accomplished great things by working together , butthere is still so much that needs to be done.As Lions and LCIF begin a new centur y ofservice, we will focus our efforts onsupporting the new global ser viceframework: diabetes, environment, hungerrelief, pediatric cancer and vision. As ourworld continues to change, we must changewith it to address new concerns and bestserve our communities and futuregenerations. Lions can get involved bysupporting LCIF. Whether you make adonation or join a ser vice project, you canmake a difference both locally and globally .Talk to your club’s LCIF Coordinator forinformation on how you can support LCIF.

With continued support from Lions, LCIFcan make a positive change for those whoneed it.

MIRIAM’S GRATITUDE: “When I was toldthat a (trichiasis) surgery camp would beorganised, I was pregnant,” says Miriam, ayoung woman from Chad. “Two days after thedelivery, I decided to get the oper ation and myhusband brought me to the health centr e onour donkey. Now my eye doesn’t make mesuffer and I can take care of my baby.”

Thanks to Lions, LCIF’s grants top $1 billion LCIF

Lions clubs are full of champions but the Secretar y of the Kambah Lions Club inCanberra is a world champion.

Earlier this year Lion Robbie Costmeyer took part in the World Masters Games in Auckland. He

competed along with nearly 30,000 athletes from more than 160 countries in the biggest multi-

sports event in the world.

In the Men’s 70 years Division Robbie entered four track and field events plus a cross countr y

run against athletes from Brazil, French Polynesia, India, Kazakhstan, New Zealand, Russia and

the USA. He crossed the finish line to win three gold medals plus silver and bronze.

Robbie has been in Apex and now Lions for over 30 years and is the current Secretar y of the

Kambah club. His lifelong passion has been athletics. Even on icy Canberra mornings he’s out

and about training before breakfast and on the weekends he competes in cross countr y, track

and field and park run events throughout the national capital.

Robbie believes Lions and athletics are similar because both offer the opportunity to develop,

keep active and succeed.

– Bob Crawshaw

Robbie’s a world champion secretary


24 The Lion

From Council Chairman Malcolm

FROM THE MULTIPLE DISTRICT

Greetings to all the members of our Lionsfamily throughout Australia and beyond.

I am very proud and honoured to have beenelected as your Council Chairman for the next 12months. Thank you to the 2017-18 DistrictGovernors for having the trust and confidence in meto be the Council Chairman.

Together with Lion Narelle, we are quickly comingto appreciate the role that the Council Chairmanplays in our Multiple District; it is nothing like that ofDistrict Governor. I would like to congratulate PastCouncil Chairman Rodd and Lion/Lioness Wendy fortheir support and leadership in the past year andduring the handover process. I am looking forwardto working with the Council of Governors, theManagement Team, Executive Officer RobOerlemans and the office staff in Newcastle.

It is my role to work with and assist each of ourDistrict Governors to have a successful year andachieve the goals that they have set for themselves.They will also need the assistance of ever y Lion, Leoand Lioness in their District to achieve those goals,and I encourage you all to provide that support. TheCouncil of Governors is a team that works togetherin an open and friendly manner to make decisionsso that our organisation can move forward.

In this coming year, we have a great opportunityto work together and ser ve our communities, whichis in accordance with my theme “Lions – Carers forthe Community”. I believe that when we care for ourcommunities, whether it be local, national orinternational, we can learn a great deal aboutourselves as human beings. We become involvedand learn more about people we ser ve, and inparticular we can learn a great deal about thecommunity we serve. How true the caption currentlybeing used as we build up to the finale of ourcentennial celebrations – “Where there is a needthere is a Lion”.

An opportunity to gather as the Lions family willtake place in Ballarat at the 2017 ANZI Forum fromFriday, September 1st through to Sunday,

September 3rd. It is a great opportunity to gatherwith fellow Lions from Australia, New Zealand,Indonesia and the Pacific Islands for fellowship andlearning. A great program is planned and Iencourage you to go onto the ANZI Forum websiteto find out more and register.

Planning for the Multiple District Convention inTownsville, Northern Queensland in May 2018 iswell under way. More details will be published soon.

This year we will continue to focus on supportingour GMT and GLT coordinators at District andMultiple District Levels. This is all aimed at makingsure we remain global leaders in community andhumanitarian service.

A new initiative of Lions Clubs International is theformation of the “Global Action Team”. Empoweringclubs through the Power of Action. The new GlobalAction Team was built with a vision that one dayevery need in the world will be ser ved by a Lion,Leo or Lioness. It brings together the three keyareas of Lions: leadership, membership and service.

By unifying the Global Leadership Team (GLT),Global Membership Team (GMT) and Global ServiceTeam (GST) as the Global Action Team, we will createsynergy and new opportunities for clubs to grow andserve so we can achieve our goal of impacting 200million lives per year. That’s Lions in action.

Clubs are at the centre of action. The new GlobalAction Team puts the entire Lions network to workfor your club. And teamwork is the key – it bringsthe entire GLT, GMT and GST together to supportyour club. It’s a bottom up, whole-club approachthat can energise every one of your clubs. Help isall around you.

You’ll see the GLOBAL ACTION TEAM difference.The Global Action Team can help energise yourmembers and take your club to the next level.

• Find great service resources and dynamicproject support

• Identify leadership development opportunitiesto empower all Lions

• Recruit compassionate new members and keepcurrent Lions coming back

You can do more good for more people when youhave some extra help. That’s your Global ActionTeam. At the end of the day, it’s all about service.

We will also continue to support our YouthPrograms and projects through Youth of the Year,Youth Exchange, Youth Camps, Leos and PeacePoster to name a few of our youth initiatives. Wemust continue to believe that we can build ourclubs, retain members and charter new clubs. Thiswill require the commitment of all Lions members in

our clubs.As Lion Narelle and I continue into this Lions year ,

we are looking forward to meeting and working withyou and representing you over this period. We arelooking forward to being part of another successfulyear for our Multiple District 201.

Take Care and Travel Safe.– Lions Malcolm and Narelle Peters

Congratulations to themany Lions who wereable to attend theCentennial Conventionin Chicago, USA.

As expected, theConvention celebrated thevery proud history of ourorganisation. Importantly,a number of

announcements were made about innovations tocarry the organisation forward into our nextCentenary of service.

We are all aware of our Global Membership Teamand Global Leadership Team structures that arefocussed on attracting and developing the quality ofour most important resources; our people. LionsClubs International announced the implementationof the third plank of our structure, the GlobalService Team (GST). It is a timely reminder at ourCentennial that the continued success of ourorganisation is very much dependant on the qualityof our service initiatives, and these will be driven byour GST.

The three planks will come together as a “GlobalAction Team”, recognising that our ser vice, ourpeople and our leadership are all critical to thesuccess of our organisation. I would encourage allmembers to read more about the Global ActionTeam on the Lions Clubs International website athttp://members.lionsclubs.org/EN/lions/global-action-team/structure.php.

The Convention also announced the developmentof a new “app” for our association, and MD201 isone of the test markets for this app. “MyLion” isavailable, for free, on your Apple or Android mobiledevice and will bring our organisation into the digitalage. The app will allow a member to create theirown profile, earn badges for ser vice work, plan newservice activities and retain a histor y of serviceactivities, find out what activities are being run by

From Executive Officer Rob



other clubs, search for volunteers and somuch more. Information about the app, howto download and video presentationsexplaining features are available on theMyLion microsite at www.mylion.org.

If you use a mobile device, pleasedownload the app and tr y it out.

Your Multiple District Council has beenreviewing a better way to manage the MultipleDistrict. We are challenged by the annualturnover in our leadership each year, theincreasing workload from our valuableMultiple District projects and foundations andnow, the new challenge to implement theGlobal Action Team. We have also beenconsidering how we can better assist theCouncil to focus on the most important part ofour organisation, the people who deliver ourprojects, services and humanitarian outcomes– our members.

To that end, a new model has beenprepared to share the workload and improveour management processes. The model willbe explained in coming editions of the LION,through our monthly e-mail newsletters and inpresentations at our District Conventions. Iwould encourage you to explore thisinformation as you receive it as it will form thebasis of a recommendation to the TownsvilleMultiple District Convention, for considerationby delegates.

One of the exciting new opportunities willbe for members with skills in leadership andgovernance to contribute to the growth of ourMultiple District. Stay tuned for moreinformation.

Finally, congratulations to the new Counciland my best wishes to them and CouncilChairperson Malcolm Peters for the comingyear. – Rob Oerlemans

100 UP: Australian Lions joined other proud Lions from aroundthe globe in celebrating our 100th anniversary in Chicago.

Photos: Rob Oerlemans & ArchitectureChicago PLUS


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More than 130 swimmers dived into therecord books, raising more than $41,600 formultiple sclerosis sufferers in this year’s 24-hour Wollongong Mega Swim marathon.

Figtree Lions provided administrative assistanceand a free 24-hour barbecue for the annual event.Club spokesman Bill Wright said the past sevenMega Swims had raised more than $275,000, withproceeds used to fund special Go for Goldscholarships for MS sufferers.

Since its creation in 1998, theAustralian Lions Spinal CordFoundation has supportedStepAhead Australia in fundingAustralian scientists orclinicians to study the latesttechniques of spinal cordinjury, both within Australiaand elsewhere, with theintent that the knowledgeand experience be madeavailable to the Australian public.

Since inception great progress has been made with Lions clubs helping to raise more than $1.8million .

The research is rapidly reaching its ultimate goal with vital work being done at Melbourne’ s FloreyInstitute.

“Lions Australia Spinal Cord Fellowship support has enabled the Spinal Cord Regeneration Programat the Florey to attract Department of Health funding for development of a new Decorin protein-infusiontreatment for spinal cord injur y,” said Prof. Stephen Davies.

“Federal funding has in turn allowed the recruitment of three research scientists, Natasha Pracejus,Rachel Powell and Maddy McCarthy, to the Florey SCR team.

“The rapid translation of discoveries into therapies is best served through international collaborations.Scientists at UK government-sponsored trauma research centres have reproduced the Florey SCRteam’s results with Decorin treatment of neurotrauma and expressed keen interest in starting clinicaltrials next year.”

POOLED RESOURCES: Lionsonoz ImmediatePast President Bernie Donchi is a man of action.So when he and his wife Lion Jan visited NSW’ sBarmedman mineral pool and discovered itneeded a clean he got to w ork. He and Janassisted volunteers in removing algae weed fromthe surface of the pool.

Spinal CordFellowshipthanks Lions

The head of the Spinal Cord Regeneration Program Dr Stephen Davieswith (from right) senior researcher Dr Jeannette Davies, graduatestudent Yeompyo Lee PhD and research assistants Maddy McCarthy,Rachel Powell and Natasha Pracejus.

Women’s workshop opens the way

Mega swim bonanza

LIONS ACROSS AUSTRALIA

Expect to see women taking a greater role in Australian Lions following a livelyRegional Women’s Workshop following May’s National Convention in Hobart.

The workshop covered everything fromstrategies to bring more women and familiesinto Lions to encouraging women to take agreater part in leadership. Thirty-five Lionsattended and presenters included PID Sher ylJensen, New Zealand Council Chairman NaliniBhaskar, PDG Ann Eldridge, PDG Lesley Lyons,PDG Rosemary Wenham and Lion RobynFalloon.

“So many Lions who attended were unawareof leadership opportunities available to them inAustralia,” said PDG Brenda Henderson, aworkshop facilitator.

It’s likely more workshops will follow after thesuccess of this one.The program was puttogether with the support of PDG John Mullerand PDG Wayne Oakes.

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MEET THE MASCOTS: As part of a campaign toencourage youth, Victoria’s Minyip club hasappointed two mascots, Taylor and Sebastian. Bothattend meetings and now their husband-and-wifeLions parents can also both attend meetings.



PARTY TIME: N5 Lions Ken Nimmo, DennisHalpin and Ray Cook had knives at the r eady tocut a special 100th birthday cake for LionsInternational. The cake was made by Nick Street,the son-in-law of a Lugarno Lion. Bankstown,Carlingbah, Kogarah, Chatswood Business,Sydney Waratah, Lugarno, Oatley and St GeorgeLions and Georges River Lionesses were allrepresented.

CELEBRATORYTHANKS: NyokaHatfield, a descendantof the Darumbalnation, is thanked byBrian Dorey on behalfof Queensland’sYeppoon Lions andLionesses followingher “Welcome toCountry” address at aparade of flags event.The event markedLions’ InternationalCentenary as well asthe Yeppoon club’s50th anniversary.

Youth services within Victoria’sSurf Coast Shire are $8000better off thanks to local Lionsclubs.

District Governor TerryHeazlewood recently handed over acheque as part of Lions ClubsInternational’s centenarycelebrations.

The money will go to improvinghealth and wellbeing for local youth.

In particular, plans are underwayfor a pod or mobile container thatwill visit towns in the shire to aidyoung people who requireemergency support.

“When we asked Council forsome projects we might work withthem on, it was natural we would beattracted to the mobile youth unit,”said Torquay Lions President BrianKeane.

Pod promises emergency aid for young

$8000 DONATION: Celebrating Lions International Centennial areSurfcoast Shire Councillors (from left) Martin Duke, Heather Wellington,Brian McKitterick (Mayor) and Rose Hodge with Torquay LionsPresident Brian Keane and V2 DG Terry Heazlewood. A cheque for$8000 from Torquay and other Lions clubs within the shir e was handedover to fund a mobile youth pod to help youth.

Assisting victims

Buddy benches

ROARING GOOD TIME: The clock turned backto the Roaring Twenties for a high tea staged b yNSW’s Lioness Club of Tea Gardens/Hawks Nestto aid the Prostate Cancer Research project. Theevent raised $1000.

Sydney’s West Pennant Hills Cherrybrookclub did its bit to combat domesticviolence with a recent $7170 donation.

The money, raised via a masquerade ballsupported by the local community and sponsors,was given to The Lisa Harnum Foundation thatassists abused victims of domestic violence inSydney’s northwest and Hills area.

The foundation supports families affected bydomestic violence while striving to end the cycleof abuse through education and social change.

Lisa Harnum was 30 when she died tragicallyin 2011 as a result of her then fiance throwingher from the 15th floor balcony of theirapartment. She had long been intimidated andcontrolled by this man.

Secretary Paul De Alwis (right) and President SunilAramatunga (next to him) hand over the cheque to LisaHarnum representatives.The money will be used forcasework, family support, education and counsellingservices to assist women and child victims.

V5’s Wheelers Hill Lionspurchased and assembled 12“Buddy Benches” at 12 localprimary schools as part of theirCentennial project.

They will be able to be utilisedby students for many years tocome.

The benches are aimed ateasing bullying, enabling studentsto find a friend amongst their fellowstudents to talk to if they feel lonely .

The purchase cost of $8,406 was funded jointly by the club and an Australian LionsFoundation grant of $4203.


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AUDIT COMMITTEE1. Approved a resolution to hire two internalauditors to perform internal audit for LCI and LCIFand that the auditors will report directly to theinternational president and the chairperson of theAudit Committee.CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS COMMITTEE1. Denied the final decision of the Multiple District317 (India) Conciliation Committee, upheld thecomplaint and declared the Multiple District 317international director endorsement of Past DistrictGovernor Valwalker null and void. Deemed allmatters raised and relating to the complaint ofBangalore West Lions Club concluded and final andbinding on all parties.2. Denied the Constitutional Complaint filed byDistrict 24 D (Virginia, USA) disputing the approvalof the Multiple District 24 redistricting proposal.Deemed all matters raised and relating to thecomplaint of District 24-D concluded and final andbinding on all parties.3. Removed District Governor Tien Kuei Weng fromthe office of district governor of District 300-C1(Multiple District 300 Taiwan) for failure to complywith the International Constitution and By-Laws andpolicies of the International Board of Directors.Declared that Tien Kuei Weng shall not berecognized in the future as a past district governorby Lions Clubs International or any club or district,and that he shall not be entitled to any privileges ofsuch title. Declared that First Vice District GovernorLion Yu-Jien Yeh serve as Acting District Governorfor the remainder of the 2016-2017 fiscal year andbe eligible to serve as district governor for the2017-2018 fiscal year.4. Revised Chapter XV of the Board Policy Manualto require prior authorization for the use of theassociation’s trademarks by Lions in mobileapplications.5. Revised Article III of the Standard Form DistrictBy-Laws in Chapter VII of the Board Policy Manualto correct a typographical error.6. Revised Article VI of the Standard Form DistrictBy-Laws in Chapter VII of the Board Policy Manualfor clarification purposes.7. Revised Exhibit D, Exhibit E and Exhibit F of theStandard Form District Constitution and By-Laws inChapter VII of the Board Policy Manual forconsistency with previously adopted changesrelated to when delinquent dues may be paid.8. Revised Exhibit A of the Standard Form DistrictConstitution and By-Laws in Chapter VII of theBoard Policy Manual for consistency with previouslyadopted changes related to the composition of thenominating committee.9. Adopted a resolution to be reported to the 2017International Convention to amend Article II, Section5(c) of the International By-Laws to permit aninternational director and executive officer from thesame district to serve on the International Board ofDirectors simultaneously. 10. Adopted a resolution to be reported to the 2017

International Convention to amend Article II, Section4 of the International By-Laws to change the validityperiod of an international officer endorsement fromtwo (2) to three (3) succeeding internationalconventions and to require a three-year waitingperiod for an international director candidate toseek another endorsement after the initial periodand to require a three-year waiting period for aninternational vice president candidate after twosucceeding endorsements.CONVENTION1. The following cities were selected for the 2022,2023 and 2024 International Conventions:• 2022 – New Delhi, India• 2023 – Boston, Massachusetts, USA• 2024 – Melbourne, AustraliaDISTRICT AND CLUB SERVICE COMMITTEE1. Revised the Club Excellence Award requirementsand the District Excellence Award requirements tomore closely support LCI Forward.2. Granted the Juba Host Lions Club of SouthSudan protective status.3. Appointed Lions to serve in the position of districtgovernor for provisional districts for the 2017-2018fiscal year.4. Appointed Second Vice District Governor AlbaGuadalupe Del Duke De Hidalgo to ser ve as the2017-2018 district governor for District D-2 (ElSalvador).5. Revised board policy to correct the badge policyfor the position of immediate past internationalpresident.6. Revised board policy to require only one GuidingLion on a new club application and encouraged anyclub that would benefit from having a Guiding Lionto request the assignment of a Guiding Lion.7. Revised the Standard Form Club Constitution andBy-Laws to introduce new club officer positions,expand the position of club vice president, andmodernize the practices of Lions clubs.8. Revised the Standard Form District By-Laws as itrelates to the District Governor’s AdvisoryCommittee to include the club vice president andother club officers when appropriate.FINANCE AND HEADQUARTERS OPERATIONCOMMITTEE1. Approved the FY 2017 3rd Quarter Forecast,reflecting a deficit.2. Approved amount not to exceed US$2.2 millionfor the combined budget of the October/Novemberand March/April 2018-2019 board meetings.3. Revised the Executive Officer Travel and ExpenseReimbursement Policy to permit the total expensebudget of the Vice President Board Meeting budgetto exceed $2,000,000 in the event economic andcurrency factors of the vice president’s homecountry warrants such increase. LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE1. Approved Past International Director StephenGlass (West Virginia, USA) to replace Past CouncilChairperson Dr. Dato Nagaratnam (Malaysia) as a2017 District Governors-Elect Seminar group leader

facilitating learning for an English-speakingclassroom group.2. Revised Chapter XIV, Paragraph A.1.-3. of theBoard Policy Manual so that the mission statement,goals, and program objectives are in alignment withLCI Forward.LONG RANGE PLANNING COMMITTEE1. Authorized on a pilot project-basis the formationof an international club related to the two-yearCentennial Celebration that will be overseen by theMembership Development Committee.MEMBERSHIP DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE1. Approved the new Global Action Team to beimplemented during the 2017-2018 fiscal year.2. Approved the implementation of a Large ScaleGrant Program to support membership growth to beimplemented in 2017-18.3. Approved the New and Emerging CountriesCommittee to continue in the 2017-2018 fiscalyear.4. Approved the continuation of the Family andWomen Action Team in Japan.5. Approved the Specialty Club Program to beimplemented in the 2017-2018 fiscal year.6. Discontinued the requirement for DistrictGovernor approval to add 30 plus members to aclub.MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE1. Approved all centennial grant applications frommultiple and single districts.2. Approved the redesign of the InternationalLeadership Medal.3. Amended Chapter XVI of the Board Policy Manualto align with the requirements of the digital LIONMagazine initiative.4. Increased the availability of Presidential Awardand Leadership Award designations to 2,500 eachfor fiscal year 2017-2018 only.SERVICE ACTIVITIES COMMITTEE1. Approved the Diabetes Strategic Plan.2. Aligned optional Multiple District and DistrictProgrammatic Chairperson positions with the newservice framework.3. Appointed members for the 2017-2019 Leo ClubProgram Advisory Panel.4. Appointed alternates for the 2017-2019 Leo ClubProgram Advisory Panel.5. Awarded the 2015-2016 Top Ten Youth Campand Exchange Chairperson Awards.6. Extended the Youth Ad Hoc Committee term to2017-2018.7. Amended the title of Chapter I of the Board PolicyManual from “Activities” to “Service.”8. Updated Chapter I of the Board Policy Manual toalign with the new ser vice framework.9. Added Leo Area Forum policy support to ChapterXXII, Paragraph A. of the Board Policy Manual.

For information on any of the aboveresolutions, please refer to the LCI website atlionsclubs.org or contact the InternationalOffice at 630-571-5466.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY, INTERNATIONAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING, Athens, Greece, March 24-27, 2017



It was smiles all round when the Lions Club of South P erth held a courage certificate night for four localchildren with special needs.

The night was organised after the annual Children of Courage Awards, a State-wide event of 201W1 and W2, had to becancelled. The club felt it needed to do something for the four children so it sponsored the event.

Certificates were prepared and gifts purchased. Catering was arranged and the South Perth Lions Youth Band played.

South Perth Lions come to the party for courageous kids


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LEOS IN ACTION

Drouin Secondary College Leo Club in DistrictV3 is just one of the school-based Leo c lubsacross the country that is making a realdifference in the lives of the members andtheir wider community.

In May 2013, the Year 8 “Hands on Learning”boys’ class was the first group inducted into Leosas a new club. Within the Leo Club, the studentswere required to establish their own committee witha President, Secretary and Treasurer and havefortnightly meetings. There was no cost involvedand the benefits were substantial to the growth ofthe boys. Through the Leos, the boys learnt theskills of negotiation, budgeting, fundraising,community service and the strength of working as ateam. The aim was to teach them the wonderful giftof giving to people who are in more need whilsthaving fun.

Drouin Lions are the backbone of the new club,with Ros Ough and Don Sinclair attending allstudent meetings, supporting the students’fundraisers and offering opportunities to work side-by-side with the community at major events such asthe Lardner Park Garden and Home Expo weekend.Other activities have included Bunnings and Colesbarbecues, cleaning up the Drouin Station andsetting up the Warragul Show, school BBQs and fundays. Through these experiences the students gainconfidence, self-respect and a sense of worth. It iswonderful to see their confidence and positiveinteractions with the community grow over the year .

Over the past four years, the Leo club has beensuccessful in fundraising and donating toorganisations such as The Royal Children’s Hospital($2500), Variety Bash ($1000 each year), DrouinCFA and many smaller recipients. In 2016 the DSCLeos Club raised an impressive $4000 to donate.

In 2017 for the first time, Year 9 students fromthe Duke of Edinburgh class were also inducted intothe Leos Club. Now the college has 50 activemembers, both boys and girls, and it is exciting tosee the possibilities for such a big club. There are

many ways Leos show Leadership, Experience andOpportunity, living up to the values of being a LEO.

Handovers with a youthful twistIn Tasmania, LEOAlyssa Bryan(LOTY entrantfrom Tasmania)was the installingofficer at thechangeoverdinner for theLions Club ofMerseyDevonport. What a great opportunity for Alyssa tobuild on her public speaking success! And thefollowing week she was installed as President of thePenguin Leo Club in front of a large gathering ofLeos, Lions and family members. Well done to theLions for demonstrating such support andencouragement for our Leos!

Townsville Northern Suburbs Lions Club (Q2)always has a combined handover night with their‘Lions family’, consisting of Northern SuburbsLioness Club, Twin Cities Leos and The CathedralSchool Leos. This year the chairman for the nightwas Leo-Lion Nathan Toll who dressed in a Lions‘onesy’ to get into the spirit of celebration for Lions’100th birthday. At the dinner, Nathan and fellow

Leo-LionSophieSeaden(pictured leftwith LeoCommitteeChairpersonToniLanphier)were eachpresentedwith LeoHonour

Awards in recognition of their outstanding ser vice toLeos over the past 11 years and 10 yearsrespectively. Although they are now Lions, as Leo-Lions they will continue to be actively involved withtheir Leo club for some years yet.

Monaro High School Leo club (N2) organisedtheir own changeover dinner in Cooma recently . Atthe dinner, which was catered by the Cooma Lionsand Leos’ family members, the outgoing LeoPresident, Pierre Wall, presented a cheque to theCooma Lions for the Lions Save Sight CommunityChallenge.

Leo program continues to growWelcome to the Leos who have joined ourorganisation in the 2016-17 Lions year, both asmembers of existing clubs and as original membersof newly formed clubs. In May and June alone, eightnew Leo clubs have started up, bringing us to atotal of 15 new clubs formed in the 2016-17 Lionsyear. Congratulations to all these new Leo clubs:

July 2016 - Melbourne Sino-Innovation (V1-4);September 2016 – Roma (Q3), Korumburra (V3),Cumberland (N5); March 2017 – Farrer (N1),Sydney Asian Himalayas (N5); April 2017 –Crestwood (N5); May 2017 – Sunshine CoastUniversity (Q3), Merewether High School (N3),Healesville (V5), Warrandyte (V5); June 2017 –Dunedoo High School (N3), Griffins (Q4), Whitford(W1), Shepparton (V5).

Well done to the Lions clubs and Districts whohave supported the growth of our Leo program, andto all new members for seeking Leadership,Experience and Opportunities through Leos. We arestill aiming to have at least one new Leo clubformed in each District each Lions year – so startnow to reach our target in the 2017-18 year!

Leos and Lions – ser ving togetherLion Toni Lanphier

MD201 Leo Committee Chairperson

Learning the joy of giving through LEOS



YOUTH OF THE YEARPROGRAM

By now, District Chairs would havereceived this year’s stationery andhave made them available to clubs.

If you are yet to receive your club’ sallocation please contact your DistrictChair. Names and contact details for DCsmay be found atwww.lionsclubs.org.au/yoty. YOTY WEBSITE: The YOTY website hasa wide range of resources andinformation available. All of thestationery, including the certificates, isdownloadable. All are in PDF format andmost are writable and can be saved. Iencourage club chairs to download theClub Chairman’s manual, which isavailable from the News and Resourcespage. I also encourage you to persuade potentialcontestants to complete the writable PDF“Contestant Entry” form. Accessing and downloading the certificates and theWinner Advisory form may only be done with a username and password-protected logon. These areavailable, on request, from your State or DistrictChair.RECRUITING CONTESTANTS: Now is the time toapproach schools to seek contestants for this year’ sprogram. We recommend that this approach isutilised to maximise your club’s involvement in theProgram:1. Identify the Head of Year 11 for example – yourchampion, – just ring the school and ask. Ask forthe year 11 coordinator’s direct dial number.2. Contact your champion and briefly outlineLions/YOTY. Seek a meeting with the champion.3. Meet your champion. Provide YOTY backgroundinformation; present and play the promotional video;respond positively to queries; provide hard copies ofpromotional brochure and entry form.4. Send email package with program outline, keydates, and include reference to website andFacebook Page.5. Follow up for meeting with interested contenders.Provide a balance between the challenges aheadand the benefits of entering – for the individualstudents, parents and the school.6. Reinforce your availability for further discussions,meetings, etc.7. Maintain contact! Remind all stakeholders of theimportance of receiving applications by the end ofthe school year, or, by a pre-determined date.

START ORGANISING YOUR CLUB FINAL: • Order supplies and awards such as pens, USBdrives, compendiums and badges from the Lionson-line shop. (Ensure that you use last year’ssupplies first).• Work with school-contact staff to recruitcontestants, AS ABOVE.• Organise judges, including one reserve judge.

Don’t forget the NAB judge.• Confirm date, venue and time.• Whip up club support.STATE WINNERS’ TOUR: Planning for last year’s(2016-17) state winners’ prize has commenced.The six contestants will attend the LionsInternational Youth camp at Rotorua, New Zealand,for 10 days. This will be followed by a visit to Cairns– the home locality of our National Winner, MatisseReed, and her sponsor club, Cairns Barrier Reef(Q2). The tour will commence on the 27thDecember and conclude on the 12th Januar y.PROGRAM SPONSOR: The National Australia Bank,as the sponsor of the Program, requires us toreport annually, in order that it can gauge thepenetration of its brand. As such, we, as Lions, havean obligation to accuratelyreport data to the NAB. Toachieve this, the WinnerAdvisory Form must becompleted. Data requiredincludes; audience numbers, number ofcontestants, number of judges and the full name ofthe NAB judge as well as his/her position and worklocation. All WinnerAdvisory Formsmust be returnedto district chairs.Club finals shouldbe completed bydates determinedby club chairs, inconsultation withdistrict chairs.These are therecommendeddates to facilitateorganisationalmatters by club,zone, regional,district and statechairs, however,the dates of the

District and State Finals are locked-in, to enhancethe time available for the planning of these finals bydistrict and state chairs.• Club Finals To be determined by club chairs, inconsultation with district chairs• Zone Finals To be determined by district chairs,in consultation with state chairs• Region Finals To be determined by districtchairs, in consultation with state chairs• District Finals By weekend of 31 March/1 April,2018• State Finals By weekend of 14/15 April, 2018• National Final To be advised 4-7 May, 2018.This data below was collected from last year’ sprogram, and is compared with that of recent years.

Brian Williams,National Chairman, Lions Youth of the Year

Program

2016-17 2015-16 2014-15 2013-14 2012-13Clubs 416 480 459 469 519Contestants 1536 1627 1692 1736 1881Schools 749 818 784 875 829

The six 2016-17 state winners ... soon to head off to aninternational youth camp in Rotorua.



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