JULY 2020
BulletinNo. 6 District 201 N2
President: Lion Rosemary Chapman [email protected]
Mobile: 0419427987
Secretary: Lion Bill Starr Email: [email protected]
Mobile: 0402656763
Editorial: Lion Mark Woodward [email protected] Phone: 0419966969 Membership: Lion Mark Woodward [email protected] Phone: 0419966969
Postal Address: PO Box 451, Goulburn NSW 2580 Phone: 0428483337
Goulburncity.nsw.lions.org.au
Welcome to our new Lion’s year. Welcome to “old” members and to the “new” members. Congratula-tions to John for all his work and efforts throughout the year espe-cially over the last few months. Great work!
From the
President’s
Desk
Front Cover: Photo snow Run-of-Waters Goulburn last win-
Cover Photo
Service devoted Lion Des Rowley has clocked up
45 years with Lions If like me you have experienced the good nature of Des and his natural leadership, you will agree that he a positive influ-ence in our Club. Many of Goulburn Lions members
would agree with me that Des will
go the extra mile for his fellow mem-
bers.
A deserving award of Goulburn Citi-
zen of the Year was recently award-
ed to him in Goulburn on Australia
Day 2018.
In 2017 Des then President ap-
proached me and asked me to be
MC for the upcoming Changeover
I had never done anything like that before. Des had faith in me and I surprised myself and gained confidence from the experience. The last sentence in our Lions “Code of Ethics” reads: “To be careful with my criticism and liberal with my praise, to build up and not destroy.” This is only one aspect of the leadership he practices and in my opin-ion a very important one.
Recently at Zoom meetings I notice that Des has accom-modated other members by sharing his home and com-puter. His Lions resume is an extensive and on-going one.
If a job needs to be done Des will always put up his hand. Please forgive me when I say for all our members, “Thank God for Desmond” Ed.
PP Lion Des Rowley Joined Lions 1/7/1975
I have a draft of the Club Directory and Calendar, but it will need to be flexible at this stage.
We are still entering the unknown, but it has been good to be able to meet and talk during the last few weeks. Hopefully, we will be able to venture into participating in some activities for the Club in the near future and to meeting in person! Again, the unknown. How and when it will all work. There are coordinators (or coordinating teams) for the committees, working with the Vice Presidents. I’ll get it to you by mid-July. All members are very welcome to partici-pate and assist in all activities. whatever the format.
Life (and our Club) has many ups and downs.
Smiles and also frowns.
Good events and some are bad,
Happy emotions, others mad.
It can be a bumpy ride,
But we can handle it!
PS: I won’t always be this poetic!
Rosemary
JULY CELEBRATIONS
Ray Strong 8th. Marie Pedlow 9th. Robert Small 9th. Mark Woodward 13th.
Goulburn City Lions new Bourke Street
storage facility takes shape
Members last month completed work on our
new Bourke Street Lions Club storage facility.
Lions Bill Starr, Ken Anderson and Peter Bacon
(pictured above) put together the shelving for
our new facility. The new facility will house all
equipment and keep it safe. Goulburn City
Council has leased the facility to us for
$180.00 per annum. (Photos from President Rosemary)
Thank you guys for all your hard work
Reminder to members
As from tonight's meeting all apologies
are to be sent to Lion Marie Pedlow.
Marie takes over from Prue as Lion Tamer
this year, her Phone number is
0438 185 323 Please let her know if you will not be attending a meeting
Lion Ken Anderson
Lion Peter Bacon
Lion Bill Starr
Phil Clark
has a
passion
for roses Phillip Clark, born November 1947 in the
Western suburbs of Sydney, Lidcombe Au-
burn area. From an Early age Phil was in-
terested in soccer, athletics and cycling.
Until the inevitable young mans interest in
women. August 1971 Bill was finally
caught by a “young lass’ called Christine
Griffith. together they produced two sons
and now they are grandparents to 4 grand-
children.
Bill and Christine built their first home at
Tahmoor, Southern Highlands. Five years
later they moved to Wollongong, the sub-
urb of Kanahooka and stayed for 26 years.
Phil worked for most of his time in automo-
tive parts, working at various stores.
Phil and Christine then moved to Shellcove
where he built another house, lived there
for 11 years. He retired in 2012. When his
sister-in-law came to live with him bringing
three horses It was time to look for a suita-
ble residence. After many coffees at Trap-
pers Bakery,
Above: Phil lending a hand at the soccer, a regu-
lar source of funds in the winter competitions.
Phil bought acreage at Run-of-waters South Goulburn in 2013. Phil joined our Lions Club in 2014. he told me he enjoys the comradery and likes serving the community. Apart from devoting time to the Goulburn Lions where friendships he made are treasured, he loves spending time in his garden. Phil's particular love is roses. Speaking for our members, we are lucky to have your friendship Phil, you have proved inval-uable as a member, taking on many active rolls.
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Lion Nick Pidoulas starts up a motor repair shop from home, pictured above Nick hard at work ( good Luck Nick) photo Lion Des
Lions Clubs International Foundation, Lions Clubs Australia will benefit from a Goulburn City Lions Club donation of $1,000 approved at a Zoom meeting held on Tuesday 2nd June 2020. Motion to donate $1,000 to LCIF was moved by Lion Rosemary Chapman and seconded by Lion Ma-rie Pedlow. LCIF helps Lions carry out Large scale projects through their vast grant programs. Lions increase their impact in their local and glob-al communities and serve even more people in need around the world. LCIF have supported projects in Goulburn with healthy contributions.
Lions Contributes
$1,000 to LCIF
Every Tuesday morning at
10.30am. at the Goulburn Soldiers
Club. Goulburn Lions Members
meet for a social get together.
Make coffee mornings part of
your week and have a chat with fellow
members
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Prue had been wanting to join our Goulburn City Lions club for years, before finally join-ing Goulburn Lions 21 October 2014 After joining, Prue put in many hours of service, starting with the selling of Christmas car raffle tickets. Prue was born in Sydney and went to Abbotsleigh Girls private school.
Lion Prue Rickard making a difference
She represented her school in netball and captained the school hockey team, she also represented the state. Prue played cricket and also represented the State in Athletics. Prue told me she had ambitions of becoming a Chef but gave up after two years. She later moved to Goulburn with her husband and her two children. Prue worked in Aged Care and obtained a diploma in dementia. She has been involved in many Lions projects, helping greatly with BBQ’s, Soccer Canteen and has been actively looking after the social aspect of our club, visiting sick and absent members, delivering their monthly Club Newsletter in person. Prue was the clubs Lion Tamer, helps Lions Des and Bob with mints and is currently on the Health and welfare committee. Prue owns her home and loves working round the house, her favourite activity is walking her dogs. When asked what she loved about the Lions Club, Prue told me she “Cherished the friendships she had made and loved giving to the community.”
Lion Prue presenting a donation to the
Lieder play group Goulburn
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$3000 donation for Picnic Table at May Street Wetlands
F
FROGS Landcare are continuing to en-
hance the Wetlands area in May St Goul-
burn beside the Mulwaree Ponds.
A disabled access ramp has been installed
and a picnic shelter constructed on high
ground out of the flood zone, but over-
looking the ponds.
This Lions Club donation will enable the
installation of a permanent picnic table
under the shelter roof, with bench
seating on two sides and designed for
two wheelchairs-access spaces at either
end of the rectangular table
FROGS Landcare have already installed
some garden seats from this company,
along the walking track at the Wetlands
site and are impressed with the quality of
the furniture. The timber and aluminum
construction is attractive and durable.
Council has also installed seats from this
company along the Wollondilly Walking
track.
Our Club was happy to help and although
we have been hampered these last few
months with the unprecedent event
of Covid 19 we still have sufficient funds
to enable this donation.
Frogs Landcare thanks the Goulburn Lions
Club for making a contribution towards
the cost of this picnic furniture.
On Tuesday 16 June 2020 Goulburn Lions
donated funds of $3,226 to the Southern
Tablelands Football Association for the
installation of three tier spectator seats
around the Cookbundoon fields for week-
end use by football families.
The seating pictured above, costs $3,226
and will need a concrete base, the Associa-
tion is hoping that they can have the
cement also donated.
The stands will feature a plaque/sign
attached to the stands stating that Goul-
burn City Lions donated
Southern Tablelands Football Association
Goulburn Lions
Supports
spectator seating
for
football families
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An Irishman had been stranded for 10 years on a deserted Island. One day he saw a speck on the horizon. He thought to himself “That's certainly not a ship” As the speck got closer and closer, He began to rule out the possibilities of a small boat or a raft.
Suddenly, there strode from the surf a figure clothed in a black wet suit. Putting aside the scuba tanks and mask. And zipping the top of the wetsuit, there stood a drop dead gorgeous blonde! She walked up to the stunned Irishman and said to him “Tell me, how long has it been since you’ve had a good cigar?” “Ten years, replied the amazed Irishman. With that she reached and unzipped a waterproof pocket on the left sleeve of her wetsuit and pulled out a fresh packet of cigars and a lighter. He took a cigar, slow-ly light it took a long drag. “Faith and begorrah,” said the castaway. “Ah that is so good!”
“How long has it been since you’ve had a drop of Bushmills Irish whiskey?” asked the blonde. Trembling the castaway replied 10 years!” Hearing that, the blonde reached over her right sleeve, un-zipped a pocket, removed a flask and handed i t to him. He opened the flask and took a long drink.
“Tis nectar of the Gods!” he shouted “Tis truly fan-tastic!” At this point the gorgeous blonde started to slowly unzip the long front of her wetsuit, right down the middle. She looked at the trembling man and asked: “And how long since you've played a round?” With tears in his eyes, the Irishman fell to his knees and sobbed: “Jesus, Mary and Joseph! Don’t tell me you have clubs in there too!”
A shopkeeper was telling a
friend just how stupid his de-
livery boy was.
“Watch this” he told him and
he called the boy over. The
shopkeeper held out his
hands, in one hand was a five
dollar note in the other 2 one
dollar coins. Which hand do
you want asked the shopper
and the boy took the coins.
See said the shopkeeper.
“Stupid”
The friend left and came
across the boy on the next
corner buying an ice-cream.
Why did you not take the $5
he asked. The day I take the
$5. “Game Over!” the boy
Replied.
