SPECIAL EDITION June 2016 UPDATE ‘E’

A fantastic opportunity to promote LIONS... a celebration of everything we do... All LIONS across the District will be encouraged to be involved

  Promote LIONS far more at National, Regional andLocal level

  Every club to have a PR Officer  Hold LIONS Awareness Week ( )  Develop a 105E Channel / Produce a

video promoting LIONS/ Use Facebook/Twitter/Instagram to promote LIONS

  Encourage Clubs to have signs erected inprominent places promoting LIONS

  Offer IT/Social media Training sessions to members

· Every Club to have a Youth Officer to promote Youth projects  Strongly promote Young Leaders in Service and Young Ambassador  Develop LEO Clubs in all organisations that involve Youth  Launch new District Youth project, an Environment project in Schools  Ensure MD review of all Youth projects... are they still appropriate?

  Open New Clubs, promote Branch, Campus andInternet Clubs

  Increase Female Membership, open discussion with Clubs and Lionesses on how to achieve this  Develop relationships with U3A, JCI UK, and Guides Association on membership

  Promote LCI grants available throughout District  Promote MD Partnership with Loomba Foundation

  Promote Foodbanks across the District  Develop District project involving Air Ambulance

to involve all Clubs  Run Message in a Wallet as a District Project  Run World Sight Day (10/10/2015) and

Disability Awareness Day (09/04/2016)  Discuss “What is Service in 21st Century”

  Encourage Clubs to share project ideas

· District Convention to involve members/ stimulate new thinking and ideas

  Maintain 2015/6 District dues  Question any increase in 2016 MD/LCI dues

  Every Zone Chair/ President to haveopportunity to be involved in planning sessionsand to have a plan linked to District Plan

  Adopt a Talent Development programme to find future LIONS leaders.  Continue to lead and stimulate discussion on how LIONS can modernise in both District and Multiple District  Hold monthly DG Team meetings. Promote

to all  Work to deliver MD 2015/16 Plan/produce 5 Year Vision for Multiple District.

  DG to lead from the front

TOGETHER THE FUTURE Planning for District Excellence in 2015/2016

by District Governor Lion Paul Stafford

DG Lion Paul Stafford

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TOGETHER THE FUTUREDistrict Excellence Achieved in 2015/16The District Plan was circulated to all Clubs in June 2015 and set out clear objectives under thetheme of which the District would aim to achieve in 2015/16. Every singleClub, President and District Officer has made a great contribution in the last twelve months andshould be hugely proud of the work done.There have been many new initiatives, great increases in participation and some remarkableachievements. Here are the highlights - the results that demonstrate our District really has movedforward...

YOUTH

MEMBERSHIP� District Membership has increased (the first time in many years)

� 42 Clubs recruited a new member, of these 20 clubs recruited 3 or more members, of these 6 clubs recruited 5or more, of these 2 clubs recruited 10 or more members

� Female Membership has increased as a % of total membership

New Lions following their induction at Edwinstowe and The Dukeries

� Active promotion of all Youth Projects by District Team

� Club participation increased in District Youth Projects particularly the PeacePoster Competition

� New Clubs took part in Young Leaders in Service

� Increase in Youth Football participants

� Eco Project launched and ongoing

� Two new LEO Clubs formed, Southwell Minster School and Edwinstowe Manor Academy

2016 Peace Poster Competition winning entry

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New Leo Clubs formed

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Communication and Public Relations� Inaugural District Lions Awareness

Week huge success, 22 Clubs tookpart.

� Huge increase in social mediacommunication... Many clubs are nowactively using Facebook to promotetheir events

� DG reported every single event hecarried out on Facebook

� District has Twitter, YouTube andInstagram sites and pages

� Through partnership formed with County Linx Radio the District can now offer IT/Social media training tomembers as well as a mobile studio

� District Newsletter has been produced on time every month and has been an outstanding publication

� Two PR workshops held at District Convention

� World Sight Day run very successfully across the District

� Message in a Wallet run successfully as a District Project

� 40% increase in use of Message in a Bottle

� Increase in Diabetes activities

� Disability Awareness Day run for the first time

� New Clubs involved with Foodbanks

� District project involving Air Ambulance initiated.

� DG’s Wife’s Charitable Appeal for Multiple Sclerosisraised over £10,000

� New Community and Service ideas discussed atDistrict Convention

COMMUNITY

Over £10,000 raised for MS Appeal

World sight day ran successfully across 105E

County Linx Radio bus

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� For first time in many years LCI Grant obtained...£12,867 for Air Ambulance helicopter ventilator

� Historic Twinning Agreement signed between District 105E andDistrict 103 Nord in France. This will provide huge opportunities

� Loomba Foundation Partnership very successful

� In MD 105, District 105E gave the largest % of donations to LCI

INTERNATIONAL

CONVENTION� District Convention - maximum possible

attendance, superbly organised by theVale of Belvoir Lions, with District Teamleading eight Workshops

� New format of shortened Business Session& Workshops in afternoon worked

� Members went away with new thinking andideas

Convention Social programme was trulymemorable

A memorable District Convention

Providing support for the Air Ambulance Service

� District dues not increased for 2015/16

� No increase in MD dues agreed at 2016 MD Convention

� Two very successful workshops run on CIO. 90% of Clubs attended

� District 105E was the only District to achieve 100% return of CIO questionnaires by deadline

FINANCE

105E Twinning Team visited France to meet 103 Nord Lions

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� Every President had opportunity to be involved inplanning prior to 2015/16,

� Talent Development programme initiated

� Discussions took place at Convention, Cabinet andZone meetings on how LIONS could modernise

� Regular DG Team meetings and Strategic DevelopmentTeam meetings held

� DG led from the front attending 36 Charters,33 Club Visits and 38 Events/ Club Projects

LEADERSHIP

Attendance at Charters and other Club events

� Great enthusiasm for Centennial Celebrationscreated by District Team

� Number of high profile/events initiatives being organised

2017 is going to be a great year for District 105E

CENTENNIAL

105E CENTENNIAL CELEBRATIONS

Stoke Rochford Hall - Stoke Rochford - Nr GranthamFriday 21 July 2017

District Governor Lion Paul Stafford and Lion Ann

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The District Plan was very stretching for 2015/16 but together we haven't just delivered it, we have exceeded expectations.

What's more we have had fun doing it! In all it has been a truly magnificent achievement.

Thank you once again to everyone and every Club inDistrict 105E for your support and hard work in 2015/16.You have been fantastic!