Our Website hp://201c1.lions.org.au/ 1 Educate for Change, Break the Cycle District C1 Bulletin Paddy’s Panegyric Paddy’s Panegyric September 2106 August report for September This month’s message includes a challenge for all clubs and comes about as a result of a change in our District’s status. We are a District in trouble because we have fallen below the deemed district membership number of 1250 members. This means that we have been placed in “transion” with LCI. The me for talking and pung the head in the sand is over. It is now me for urgent acon not excuses. Please read the informaon below, not as a negave but a challenge that could lead to a new reinvigorated District and a new vibrancy in our clubs. We can turn a threat into an opportunity with desire, determinaon and commitment. Whilst many wonderful things occur in our district and we make a huge difference in many people’s lives, the fact of the maer is that our district is in trouble. It has financial implicaons and will ulmately limit our ability to serve. Less members = less funds = less service At the MD Lions Council of Governors meeng in Sydney, Council determined that the 6 districts in Australia that are in transion status are to begin a rebuilding program as a high priority. This is the first step in a process that could see the districts re-aligned and reorganised. Support and help will be given by the Mulple District but we need to have a firm plan in place. Now, we can beat ourselves up, debate what are the factors that have caused this or we can get on, “bite the bullet” so to speak and change our situaon. If each club was to have a net growth of one member we would no longer be in transion but I do not believe that this will save us in the long run. A rebuilding program will need to be done throughout the district and ulmately with all clubs. We need to take a long hard look at our clubs and make posive changes to aract new members who will take this organisaon forward. We need to move out of our comfort zone and take up the challenge, take some risks and grow. To this end I have invited Lou Onley from Mulple District membership team to Adelaide to run a rebuilding workshop for the execuve of cabinet and an invitaon was sent to all clubs. By the me that you read this it will have happened and we will hopefully have some more insight into how we go about this rebuilding process. District will lead this process but we cannot be successful if clubs do not take up the challenge. Over the next few weeks the DG team and execuve members of Cabinet will be contacng clubs that either have requested help or Contents Burnside Youth Exchange p.2 LCIF p.3 & $ Golden Grove Lions p.3 Glenside Lions p.4 Hearing Dogs p.5 Paralowie p5 Barossa p.6 Gumeracha Show and Shine p.7 Owen Maers p.8 Noel O’Brien’s 50th. P.9 Port Augusta & Port Lincoln p.9 Convenon p.10 Skin Cancer Project p.11 & 12 Phil Bowman Visits p.13 New Lions p.14 Vale p.14 DG Paddy McKay Internaonal President, Bob Corlew
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District C1 Bulletin
Paddy’s Panegyric
Paddy’s Panegyric September 2106
August report for September
This month’s message includes a challenge for all clubs and comes about as a result of a change in our District’s status. We are a District in trouble because we have fallen below the deemed district membership number of 1250 members. This means that we have been placed in “transition” with LCI. The time for talking and putting the head in the sand is over. It is now time for urgent action not excuses.
Please read the information below, not as a negative but a challenge that could lead to a new reinvigorated District and a new vibrancy in our clubs. We can turn a threat into an opportunity with desire, determination and commitment.
Whilst many wonderful things occur in our district and we make a huge difference in many people’s lives, the fact of the matter is that our district is in trouble. It has financial implications and will ultimately limit our ability to serve. Less members = less funds = less service
At the MD Lions Council of Governors meeting in Sydney, Council determined that the 6 districts in Australia that are in transition status are to begin a rebuilding program as a high priority. This is the first step in a process that could see the districts re-aligned and reorganised. Support and help will be given by the Multiple District but we need to have a firm plan in place.
Now, we can beat ourselves up, debate what are the factors that have caused this or we can get on, “bite the bullet” so to speak and change our situation.
If each club was to have a net growth of one member we would no longer be in transition but I do not believe that this will save us in the long run. A rebuilding program will need to be done throughout the district and ultimately with all clubs.
We need to take a long hard look at our clubs and make positive changes to attract new members who will take this organisation forward. We need to move out of our comfort zone and take up the challenge, take some risks and grow. To this end I have invited Lou Onley from Multiple District membership team to Adelaide to run a rebuilding workshop for the executive of cabinet and an invitation was sent to all clubs. By the time that you read this it will have happened and we will hopefully have some more insight into how we go about this rebuilding process. District will lead this process but we cannot be successful if clubs do not take up the challenge.
Over the next few weeks the DG team and executive members of Cabinet will be contacting clubs that either have requested help or
Contents
Burnside Youth Exchange p.2
LCIF p.3 & $
Golden Grove Lions p.3
Glenside Lions p.4
Hearing Dogs p.5
Paralowie p5
Barossa p.6
Gumeracha Show and Shine p.7
Owen Matters p.8
Noel O’Brien’s 50th. P.9
Port Augusta & Port Lincoln p.9
Convention p.10
Skin Cancer Project p.11 & 12
Phil Bowman Visits p.13
New Lions p.14
Vale p.14
DG Paddy McKay
International President, Bob Corlew
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Youth Exchange Burnside Lions
During the last week of July, Trevor & I were lucky enough to host a Lions Exchange
Student, named Cody Asbroek, from The Netherlands.
Cody had been in Victoria for three weeks – two with a Host
Family in country Merino, and one week at a Lions Camp, with
16 other exchange students, near the south coast.
Hosting a 19year old did have it’s challenges, but generally we
enjoyed his company. Many years have passed since Trevor & I
toured Amsterdam but we remember it well. Cody was able to
give us a little insight into the modern day youth of that coun-
try, which seems very similar to Australia. Our week went quick-
ly with Cody happy to ‘see the city sites’, do some shopping &
‘party a little’ enjoying some young company ( with many
thanks to Cassy). He enjoyed visiting Chinatown and the Market
and our lovely beaches. One very wet Sunday we drove to Lobe-
thal and enjoyed mingling with the lunch crowd at “The Ale
Hause”, where a variety of beers were available to taste. The
Tap Inn was popular as was the Norwood Parade. Although we
were told our homes were cold, Cody stated that this was the
warmest winter he had experienced. He wondered why double
glazing and central heating were not common and was told to
come back in Autumn, Spring or Summer!
Giving a young person the opportunity to travel and stay in safe
surroundings is, I believe, very worthwhile, hoping to bridge the
gap between young and old, different cultures, climates and
country. I encouraged Cody to come back in a few years, with a
friend and visit many more parts of this big country that we call
home.
Julie Denman. (Youth Exchange Host)
Think About It
If you want a job in the moisturiser industry, the best advice I can give you is to apply daily. What do you get hanging off banana trees? Sore arms. I hate perforated lines, they're tearable. A man tried to sell me a coffin today... I told him that's the last thing I need. I was in an 80s band called The Prevention. We were better than The Cure… If you ever need to hide a dead body, you should place it on the second page of Google search results. Why was the electrician always angry? Because he had a short fuse A friend claims his dog can retrieve a stick from 5 miles away. Sounds a bit far-fetched to me. When my wife told me to stop impersonating a flamingo I had to put my foot down.
we feel need help, to setup a priority order for the rebuilding of this District. Guiding Lions will be appointed where possible and plans put in place for positive actions. We must have a clear plan of attack that the clubs will support – remember members are members of a club and clubs are members of district. We cannot force clubs to be a part of this rebuilding program and therefore our energies and very limited resources will go where the chance of success is the most likely. New clubs, new members are important but so too is retention of members. This process of rebuilding will not be easy and may in fact be a painful exercise as some clubs will need to look honestly at their attitudes, processes and procedures and changes will need to be made if we are to be successful.
Whilst this situation is concerning considering the huge amount of work ahead of us, I believe that what looked to be a negative can be turned around into potentially the best positive action for growth and therefore service to our community that this District will have taken in years.
Regards
Paddy
Newsletters
It is interesting to read about all of the things that other club do.
Those clubs who send me a copy usually have something to tell
us but other clubs send me their club newsletters on a regular
basis even when they do not have anything new or special and I
still like to see them too.
It is nice to see that the remaining Lioness club in our district is
active.
If any club has a newsletter I would be glad to see it. If anything
can be used in the District Bulletin, I will include it. If your
newsletters are in file format, this make my job a lot easier. I
now have a pdf editor which makes it much easier to manage
this format.
Keep your news coming
Harry Webb, Editor
Read in Newsletters Modbury Lions are supporting NECAP, an organisation providing invaluable service to low income earners living in the Tea Tree Gully area and nearby suburbs Barossa Lions have an ongoing project “Tinkers Shed” This project is not only increasing in size with more members, but also attracting a lot of community support which shows how much the service is needed and appreciated. The solar lights project in Papua New Guinea was a major project of the Gilles Plains Lions. They ensured a remote village had lighting so that the children could do homework after dark.. Lance Crook spent 13 days in the village installing them. Well done Gilles Plains and especially Lance.
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been doing since 1968. Should you wish more information on this program please
visit http://www.lcif.org/EN/support-our-work/contributing-member.php BUT remember - in Australia we send ALL funds/Award applications to LCIF via our Cabinet Treasurer Lion Jenny Rayner at PO Box 55, Lyndoch SA 5351. This will ensure your donation is received, banked and credited to your club in a timely fashion whether the funds are your club’s or those of an individual. PDG Lyn Shoemark District C1 LCIF & International Relations Chairman
Golden Grove Lions The Golden Grove Lions recently assisted “Fred’s Van” in Church Street, Salisbury. As so many Lions attended the task of preparing burgers and sausage sizzles for over 40 people was not onerous.
Lions Christine Gale, Gerry Van Niekerk, Harry Webb, Tony Fortanier, Lyn Webb (obscured) Geoff and Lyn Shoemark, Graeme Pascoe and Margaret Ramsay.
More Jokes Did you hear about the runner who was criticized? He just took it in stride
Singing in the shower is all fun and games until you get shampoo in your mouth.... Then it's a soap opera.
The rotation of earth really makes my day.
You know what they say about cliff-hangers...
My Czech mate is surprisingly bad at chess.
Archaeology really is a career in ruins...
And how long does it have to be before it’s considered archaeology instead of grave robbing?
Why did the fish cross the sea? To get to the other tide
How many actors does it take to change a light bulb? Only one. They don't like to share a spotlight.
At the start of each new Lions year, the Immediate Past International President automatically assumes the role of LCIF Chairman, and of course this year is no different with IPIP Dr Jitsuhiro doing just that. One of his first duties to us is to advise of what LCIF achieved during the previous year, and I have great pleasure in advising the following.
Grants approved during 2016 - 2017 More than US$44 million was awarded in LCIF grants during
the 2015-16 fiscal year. These grants are providing clean water in Haiti, measles vaccinations in Zimbabwe, children's cancer research in Australia, flood relief in India and Pakistan, and so much more. Lions will help millions of people worldwide
through these grants, which were made possible through your generous support.
In Australia we received grants totalling over AUD$2,815,000 but the clubs in MD 201 (Australia) donated approximately AUD$712,455. So you can see that not only does EVERY DOLLAR that clubs in Australia donate to LCIF stay in Australia for Australian purposes, but LCIF very often adds funds to that to enable us to successfully carry out the amazing work that we do.
Contributing Member Program Additionally with regards to the LCIF Contributing Member
Program, there have been some exciting changes announced. As you should be aware, every gift, helps further LCIF's mission, and of course each dollar raised helps Lions to make the world a better place. As of July 1, 2016, contributing member donations of US$20, US$50 and US$100 will be credited toward the credits your club has with LCIF towards Melvin Jones Fellowships or Progressive Melvin Jones Fellowships. So, PLEASE - Make a donation today.
If you are not aware of what The Contributing Member Program is, very briefly – it is a donation program LCIF has that allows clubs AND individual members to donate to LCIF. With as little as US$20 (approximately $27) you can personally assist LCIF continue to carry out the amazing work that they have
service projects. The Foundation continues to develop & expand
programs that meet emerging needs worldwide.
PDG Lyn Shoemark
District C1 LCIF & International Relations Chairman
Presentation to Legacy
Glenside Lions
Max, Alastair and Bruce with the cheque
Glenside Lions Club was honoured by the presence of Legacy SA Past President Max Lemon and his wife Meredith to receive our donation of $20,000 with funds raised by this year's Art Show held in May. Max is a retired Army man with vast experience in many senior positions in the Australian Army. Max gave us a bit of the history of Legacy. A staggering 60,000 Australian soldiers died in action in WWI with a total of 250,000 dead or wounded. If you take the perspective of the Australian population of 5 million at that time, you can see the high percentage per capita this would have meant. This is not counting the number of shell-shocked soldiers, which we now know as PTSD or Post Traumatic Stress Disorder! That was why Legacy was founded, that is to look after the families of fallen or wounded soldiers. Max said currently their oldest beneficiary is a 106 year old war widow and their youngest is a 2 year old child. The volunteers in Legacy are called Legatees and they do a great job looking after the families of our fallen soldiers. The cheque was presented by President Alastair Birse and Art Show Chairman Bruce Spangler. Max thanked our Club for this generous donation on behalf of Legacy.
Submitted by Lion Yee Cheng Leong
Glenside Lions Club 201C1
Firstly, my sincere thanks to all clubs in District C1 who
supported Lions Clubs International Foundation (LCIF) last year
via a donation or by purchasing a Melvin Jones Fellowship.
Due to the increase in the number of clubs supporting LCIF
it appears that my monthly information article is providing
valuable information.
As such, I intend to continue to provide short updates on a
regular basis for both the District Bulletin and the Monthly
Mailout to clubs.
I hope this continues to assist everyone and I encourage
every Lion to support the Foundation throughout the year.
The LCIF Mission
Lions Clubs International Foundation was founded in 1968 to
take the mission of Lions Clubs International to new heights by
tackling global problems, as well as assisting Lions with large-
scale local humanitarian projects. LCIF’s history is filled with
high-impact projects, meaningful partnerships and the kindness
and efforts of Lions. With continued support, you can count on
LCIF to continue and expand programs to improve lives around
the world far into the future. Every day, Lions Clubs
International Foundation (LCIF) works to fulfil its mission:
"To support the efforts of Lions clubs worldwide in serving
their local communities & the world community as they carry
out essential humanitarian service projects."
These projects include:
We give sight. LCIF is providing vision for those in need all over
the world by combating eye diseases, creating infrastructure to
improve eye care delivery, increasing the number of trained eye
care professionals & making vision care more equitable &
sustainable.
We support youth. All young people deserve to have an
education, feel cared for & experience healthy development so
they can have the chance to achieve their dreams. Through
its positive youth development program, Lions Quest, LCIF is
helping children learn to work together, make positive decisions
& serve their communities. The Foundation also supports youth
through constructing schools, youth centres & vocational
training centres.
We provide disaster relief. Lions are often some of the first to
arrive at a disaster to provide relief, & Foundation support is
right there with them. LCIF helps devastated communities
survive after disasters & bring hope by assisting in long-term
efforts of rebuilding of homes & lives.
We address humanitarian needs. From working to combat
global health issues such as measles & diabetes to
empowering those with disabilities to lead more independent &
fulfilling lives, LCIF is dedicated to a range of humanitarian
Paralowie Lions The Lions Club of Paralowie has donated a shed to the Burton Primary School Community Garden. It was officially opened on the 8th July by President Libby March, who handed over the key to the Principal of Burton School, Alison Lynch. We were very fortunate in getting an ALF grant to go towards the funding of the shed.
So on behalf of all club members who worked so hard at the Bunnings and SNFC BBQ's, who raised the monies for this project to be completed, thank you.
Julie Woodward from Leesa Vlahos MP office, first advised us of this project, and we have now given over $43,000-00, not only the shed but garden beds, fruit and citrus trees.
From left—Julie Pickles, Alison Lynch, Libby March, Julie Woodward.
LIONS HEARING DOGS SAYS THANKS!
Lions Hearing Dogs Inc. sincerely wishes to thank all of the
generous contributions from within District 201C1 received
during the 2015-2016 financial year.
Money raised goes directly towards the training and delivery of
Lions Hearing Dogs to deaf and hard of hearing people across
Australia, which now costs approximately $30,000 per dog.
The ongoing support of Lions Clubs across Australia has allowed
the program to continue and this year we celebrate the delivery
of Lions Hearing Dog number 550!
Below is a list of donations, sponsorships and sales made within
District 201C1 receipted between 1st July 2015 and 30th June
2016.
Lions Club of Adelaide Uni Inc. $349.50
Lions Club of Athelstone Inc. $500.00
Lions Club of Balaklava District Inc. $250.00
Lions Club of Booleroo Centre & Districts Inc. $100.00
Lions Club of Clare District Inc. $1,000.00
Lions Club of Cowell Inc. $100.00
Lions Club of Cummins & District Inc. $200.00
Lion David Kennedy $340.00
Lions Club of Elizabeth Playford Inc. $750.00
Lions Club of Gilbert Valley Inc. $500.00
Lions Club of Glenside Inc. $2,000.00
Lions Club of Golden Grove Inc. $500.00
Lions Club of Kapunda District Inc. $100.00
Lions Club of Lefevre Peninsula Inc. $200.00
Lions Club of Mallala Inc. $100.00
Lions Club of Minalton & District Inc. $400.00 Lioness Club of Minlaton & District $100.00
Lions Club of Modbury Inc. $250.00
Lions Club of Moonta Inc. $200.00
Lions Club of Norwood Inc. $1,000.00
Lions Club of Onkaparinga Inc. $1,500.00
Lions Club of Paralowie Inc. $1,700.00
Lions Club of Port Pirie Inc. $200.00
Lions Club of Rocky River Inc. $150.00
Lions Club of Rostrevor Inc. $500.00
Lions Club of Stansbury Dalrymple Inc. $500.00
Lions Club of Torrens Valley Inc. $200.00
Lions Club of Unley Inc. $100.00
Lions Club of Wallaroo Inc. $200.00
Lions Club of West Lakes - Seaton Inc. $500.00
Lions Club of Whyalla Inc. $300.00
Lions Club of Whyalla-Mount Laura Inc. $250.00
TOTAL $15,039.50
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Submitted by Pat Williams
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Lion Noel O'Brien Celebrates 50 years Service
Noel was inducted into the Lions Club of West Wyalong on
1st August 1966. Two years later he transferred to Gunnedah and
was a Lions member there for ten years. Transferred to Adelaide by
the company as SA & NT Manager he joined Campbelltown
Lions. Settling in Tusmore a year later became a Charter Member of
the Glenside Lions Club, chartered in 1980. Noel has held many
positions in the Club, President twice, Art Show Chairman and was
very involved in the early development of Glenside Lions Bookmart
which is now a very large fundraiser for the club.
Noel is a Life Member of Glenside Lions has received the J D
Richardson and the William R Tresize Awards as well a number of
District Governor Awards. He has been on the District C1 Cabinet for
sixteen years as Zone, Region Chairman, MERL Team and the Health
Chairman for many years. Conducted free Lymphoedema screenings
for three years with assistance of Professor Neil Pillar from Flinders
University screening over 1500 people throughout the State. He
then organized blood pressure and blood sugar levels testing. Tests
with local Lions Clubs throughout the State have resulted in over
4,000 people being tested and the tests are still ongoing. More
recently he has been the organizer in C1 for Lions Free Skin Cancer
Screening, having screened 2,353 in the last two years with eleven
Lions Clubs.
Noel is now Chairman of the C1, C2 District Health Committee who
are now, with the support of the LMRF Foundation, planning to have
a mobile screening unit available at the end of 2016 for use in C1, C2
districts similar to the one used by Lions in WA.
Lion Noel has been strongly supported by his wife Annette who has
always been involved in the Glenside Club particularly in the Club’s
early years. Noel’s 50 years as a Lion is a great example of the Lions
motto “We Serve”.
Submitted by Lion Yee Cheng Leong, Glenside Lions Club 201C1
Port Augusta Lions
The 2016 Port Augusta Cup race meeting was held on Sunday 10th of July and the Lions Club of Port Augusta again had the chip van on course. It was a cold and windy day but a dedicated crew cooked for the race goers. The menu comprised of chips, chips and gravy, hotdogs and the famous lions’ donuts. A big thankyou to all helpers.
Lions Vicki and Andy on the donuts
Port Lincoln Lions
The new Hostel website is now up and running. This will be a valuable tool for promoting the Hostel and the Lions Club. The Club is thankful to the Lions who worked so hard to get this project completed, specially Peter
You can get to the Web Site by typing in portlincolnlionshostel.org.
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New Lions
ANGLE VALE LIONS CLUB
FRANCIS E O'RILEY Sponsor: SARINA CASE
KELVEEN M O'RILEY Sponsor: SARINA CASE
Booleroo Centre
MARTIE KRUGER (Sponsor: RONEL CILLIE
MICHIEL KRUGER Sponsor: PETRUS CILLIE
CITY OF ADELAIDE: 1
REBECCA WRIGHT Sponsor: LINDSAY MILLER
ELIZABETH PLAYFORD
ALANNAH CLAIRE HYETT Sponsor: MEGAN BUTLER
GILBERT VALLEY
DAVID JOHN BAINBRIDGE (Sponsor: KELVIN SCHWARTZ
LOCK
YVETTE JOY MCKENZIE Sponsor: GARRY HODGE
PORT AUGUSTA:
ANNE-MARIE FAWCETT Sponsor: LORENZO DUREGON (
MYLES JOHN MCCLURE Sponsor: DAVID SCOTT
STEVE FAWCETT Sponsor: LORENZO DUREGON
Members in PORT PIRIE:
KARIN ANNE GOODWIN Sponsor: MELVA CURTIS
CHRISTINE HURLING Sponsor: MELVA CURTIS
QUORN:
CYNTHIA MARY HAY Sponsor: ANNE FREEBAIRN
LORRAINE MARJORIE WALSH Sponsor: ROBIN FREEBAIRN
JULIE K HENSCHKE Sponsor: ANNE FREEBAIRN (
Stansbury Dalrymple Inc
Tonya Volk Sponsor Peter Gates
Apologies to anyone missed as reports got a bit mixed up. Editor
Vale
Elizabeth Playford Inc
Mr. Alistair Harvey
Wallaroo Inc
Mr. Ian Rayner
“Correction/retraction and apology’
QUORN Inc
Lion Caroline Walters, resigned and was dropped in October 2015 but reported on MyLCI as “Deceased”. Caroline is, in fact, hale and hearty and after a period of rest and relaxation was reinstated to Quorn Lions this month with no break in service. Please accept the apologies of our Membership and Club Records Officer for any distress that may have been caused when Caroline’s status was incorrectly reported last year.”
