Web viewREPORTS SECTION 1: REGIONS AND ZONES. NAME: Stewart Sherman-Kahn. OFFICE: Region 1 Chair. DATE: August 2016. DECISIONS REQUIRED: None. JUSTIFICATION FOR DECISIONS: N

REPORTS SECTION 1: REGIONS AND ZONES

NAME: Stewart Sherman-Kahn OFFICE: Region 1 ChairDATE: August 2016

DECISIONS REQUIRED: None

JUSTIFICATION FOR DECISIONS: N/A

ACTIONS TAKEN SINCE LAST MEETING:I have made contact with Harry Fry and Nick Bate to find out when their Zone Meetings are so that I can attend them.

I know that Zone 1 has its problems. I hope that these can be eased but I have much to learn about the problems before I can work on a plan of action.

ACTIONS PLANNED BEFORE NEXT MEETING:I will be attending Region Chair Training on 7 August.

I assume that before the next Cabinet there will be meetings in all 3 Zones and it is my intention to attend to attend those.

I need to be updated on the potential Aston Lions Club from Andy and Ron and to see what is the best way forward with this.

Name: Harry Fry OFFICE: Zone Chair, Zone ADate: August 2016

DECISIONS REQUIRED:None

JUSTIFICATION FOR DECISIONS:N/A

ACTIONS TAKEN SINCE LAST MEETING:N/A

ACTIONS PLANNED BEFORE NEXT MEETING: I am at present contacting all Presidents. A:To introduce myself and B: to discuss any problems and arrange a Presidents get together meeting. To arrange future Zone meetings. As I am not privy to any activities since last Cabinet and due to the fact that I offered to take on this roll at handover there is not a lot to report. My plans for the year are to help all of Zone A Clubs to increase membership and to try to get the Clubs working closer together supporting each other. In doing all this I shall be asking for the help and support of GLT Team and District Officers. I look forward to updating this report at the Cabinet meeting.

Zone Membership Activities: Yet to be DiscussedZone Membership Budget: £ (To be discussed)Amount spent: £N/AAmount committed: £N/A

ClubName

Members Membership Actions Done and to do

CostSpent/Last This Poten’l

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ClubName


CostSpent/planned

report report plannedAldridge & DistrictBilston & WillenhallDudleyKingswinford & StourbridgeWalsallWolverhampton

Club Name Aldridge & District On MyLCI?Community Services

Village Litter picking Helping Volunteer gardeners prepare Aldridge For Village in Bloom Contest

Fundraising Activities Aldridge Summer Fayre

Fellowship Activities Handover Social Evening

Other Comments

Club Name Bilston & Willenhall – No Report Submitted On MyLCI?Community ServicesFundraising ActivitiesFellowship ActivitiesOther Comments

Club Name Dudley – No Report Submitted On MyLCI?Community ServicesFundraising ActivitiesFellowship ActivitiesOther Comments

Club Name Kingswinford & Stourbridge – No Report Submitted On MyLCI?Community ServicesFundraising ActivitiesFellowship ActivitiesOther Comments

Club Name Walsall – No Report Submitted On MyLCI?Community ServicesFundraising Activities

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Club Name Walsall – No Report Submitted On MyLCI?Fellowship ActivitiesOther Comments

Club Name Wolverhampton – No Report Submitted On MyLCI?Community ServicesFundraising ActivitiesFellowship ActivitiesOther Comments

NAME: Bate OFFICE: Zone Chair, Zone BDATE: August 2016

DECISIONS REQUIRED: None


ACTIONS TAKEN SINCE LAST MEETING:Training completed 07/08/16

ACTIONS PLANNED BEFORE NEXT MEETING:First Zone meeting 29/09/16

Zone Membership Activities: Zone Membership Budget: Amount Spent: £Amount Committed: £

ClubName


CostSpent/

plannedLast report

This report Poten’l

Birmingham Acocks Green 18

Birmingham Chinatown 23

Birmingham Handsworth 26

Birmingham Moseley & Kings Heath

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Birmingham Sheldon

11 Advert for new members in Look Local Directory delivered to approx 4,000 homes in areas covered by company in Sheldon in June 2016 did not elicit any replies or interest. So at Club meeting on 10/08/16 members decided to deliver

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ClubName

Members

Membership Actions Done and to do

CostSpent/

planned

(with assistance from other Clubs) about 5,000 leaflets/yellow cards to areas in Sheldon not covered by Company.

Sandwell 26Sutton Coldfield & Erdington 14

Club Name Birmingham Acocks Green On MyLCI?Community Services None reported

Fundraising Activities None reported

Fellowship Activities None reported

Other Comments

Club Name Birmingham Chinatown On MyLCI?Community Services

We hosted our Summer Elderly Persons Lunches on Tuesday 5 and Wednesday 6 July. 195 attended. Yes

Fundraising Activities

Charter Night on 11 June 2016 £1,000 raisedDragon Boat Race 18 June 2016 £2,500 raisedBowling Night 5 July £1,000 raised

Yes

Fellowship Activities None

Other Comments None

Club Name Birmingham Handsworth On MyLCI?Community Services None reported



Other Comments

Club Name Birmingham Moseley & Kings Heath On MyLCI?Community Services None reported



Other Comments

Club Name Birmingham Sheldon On MyLCI?

Community Services

None since last Zone Meeting – Do not have enough active members & of those 3 are retired & therefore difficulty in organising week day or early evening functions especially for the elderly as in the past.

No

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Club Name Birmingham Sheldon On MyLCI?


1) 11/06/16 - Stall at Solihull Carnival – but due to the weather & 3 other events in area, attendance was poor & we only raised £2192) 24/07/16 – Entered 4 man raft in Wellesbourne & Shakespeare Lions Raft Race. Club finished in 4hrs 04mins (29th out of 52 that took part). Amount of sponsorship money raised not known as still being collected.

No

Fellowship Activities None

Other Comments

Donations made

1) £200 Edward’s Trust!2) £300 St John Ambulance (Central Region) sponsored Team from Charity who completed 3 Peaks Challenge over period 20/05 – 22/05/16.3) £100 Louise Tomlinson – Sheldon resident who in March last year suffered a Brain Haemorrhage & after an operation at the QE eventually recovered. Part of her therapy was walking from February 2016 she set a target to walk 2016Km. Money raised to go towards a defibrillators outside near St John Ambulance office in Birmingham were she is a volunteer.

Club Name Sandwell On MyLCI?Community Services

Food Bank Collection in West Bromwich 02/07/16Attended the EFDS Games at Warwick 02/07/16 Yes


Entered the Wellesbourne & Shakespeare Lions Raft Race 24/07/16 No

Fellowship Activities Club BBQ 23/07/16 No

Other Comments

Club Name Sutton Coldfield & Erdington On MyLCI?Community Services None reported



Other Comments

NAME: Doug Cross OFFICE: Zone Chair, Zone CDATE: August 2016

DECISIONS REQUIRED: NONE


ACTIONS TAKEN SINCE LAST MEETING: NONE

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ACTIONS PLANNED BEFORE NEXT MEETING: Listed

Zone Membership Activities - Membership events and help small clubsZone Membership Budget: £ None knownAmount spent: £Amount committed: £

ClubName

Members

Membership Actions

CostSpent/

PlannedLast report

This report Poss.

Balsall Common39 40 0 High on the Agenda

Birmingham Exhibition

7 7 +1 Check members list

Castle Bromwich 12 12 0 Feather banner purchased

Knowle & Dorridge 25 25 0 Lost 2 gained 2

Marston Green 18 19 +1 Used youth schemes

Shirley 26 26 +2 Card drop planned

Solihull 17 16 +1

Good to announce that at this the first Zone Meeting of the year all 7 Clubs were present and each provided a Zone Report. 17 in total attendance

Presidents

Balsall Common Dave BlakemanBirmingham Exhibition Brian MurrayCastle Bromwich Graham WooldridgeKnowle & Dorridge Richard BuckleyMarston Green Simon MossShirley Jaap do JongeSolihull Stephen Walker

Finance/MembershipA budget is available each year to assist clubs with membershipI suggest we use this to help clubs with LOW membership

Ideas to increase membership with particular help to Castle Bromwich (12) and Birmingham Exhibition Lions Club (7)Shirley had recently used a Yellow Card drop and copies were requested

100th Year Remember this is the century of Lions and the International Convention this year will be in Chicago

Ideas were discussed but the best received was from K&D President Richard Buckley of some permanent "item" at either the Airport or the International Railway station -- to be followed up.

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Solihull President Stephen Walker suggested the name of Helen Kellar should be used in some permanent project - Roundabout - Clock - Garden

All to be discussed again

Zone DiaryLion Ray Stephens of Balsall Common Lions Club offered to keep the diary,showing both club charters and other major events to avoid clashes

Zone SkittlesAfter discussion Ken Barker of Shirley Lions offered to organise this.Probably as one event with a Zone Buffett?

Zone ProjectKnowle & Dorridge stated that the Master Quiz was lacking a lead or new presentation- thoughts and help would be appreciated. It was suggested that the Zone might take it over but considered difficult to run,

Simon Moss will discuss the possibility of help or a takeover by Marston Green Lions Club.

Birmingham ExhibitionSecretary Roger Stanley was very pleased to announce that at long last his club had found what that hoped would be a permanent home at

Hatchbrook Golf Club,Elmdon,Solihull 3rd Wednesday each month

and that a prospective Lion would be inducted shortly

Visitors would be welcome

PresentationJackie Culliford now the 105M Cabinet MIAB & Young Leader Member

Explained that the report requested from Clubs referring to the distribution of the Green Bottles had not been returned by many clubs - it appeared few had received the document sent out.Jackie promised to send a copy to Doug the next day and he would sent it to all 7 Clubs ( Carried out & sent )

Jackie offered to attend club meetings to more fully explain her role for the year.

First Vice DG Chris BurrowsGave a short update on his work load and was promised support from all 7 clubs

AOBChairman Doug asked Castel Bromwich President Graham to pass on best wishes from all of the clubs for the speedy recovery of Tony White- which he promised to do.

It was pointed out many clubs had provided Defribulators across the MBC and probably not enough PR had been gained from this.

Be careful when ordering units do this through Fast Aid or other medical supplier to avoid VAT

Next Meeting

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Doug would write to the Marie Curie Hospice thanking them for the use of the Board Room for the meeting and asking if we can use it again for the next meeting on Tuesday 25th October.

Zone C was the former Solihull 7 ClubsI was chairman of the 7 Clubs and took over as Zone Chairman at the request of DG Ron to fill a vacancy.Each report will be short and not include detailed reports on the clubs other than membership, charters and major events

Club Name Balsall Common – No Report Submitted On MyLCICommunityServiceFundraising ActivitiesFellowship ActivitiesOther Comments

Club Name Birmingham Exhibition – No Report Submitted On MyLCICommunityService

Fundraising ActivitiesFellowship ActivitiesOther Comments

Club Name Castle Bromwich & District – No Report Submitted On MyLCICommunityServiceFundraising ActivitiesFellowship ActivitiesOther Comments

Club Name Knowle & Dorridge – No Report Submitted On MyLCICommunityServiceFundraising ActivitiesFellowship ActivitiesOther Comments

Club Name Marston Green & District – No Report Submitted On MyLCICommunityServiceFundraising ActivitiesFellowship ActivitiesOther Comments

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Club Name Shirley – No Report Submitted On MyLCICommunityServiceFundraising ActivitiesFellowship ActivitiesOther Comments

Club Name Solihull – No Report Submitted On MyLCICommunityServiceFundraising ActivitiesFellowship ActivitiesOther Comments

NAME: Anita Bedi OFFICE: Region 2 ChairDATE: August 2016



ACTIONS TAKEN SINCE LAST MEETING:Contacted the zone chairsWaiting for the first meeting date to be fixed

ACTIONS PLANNED BEFORE NEXT MEETING: Collecting the zone chair reportsAttending the training seminar at HQ on the 7th August

NAME: June Lloyd-Adams OFFICE: Zone Chair, Zone DDATE: August 2016



ACTIONS TAKEN SINCE LAST MEETING:Thanks to past Zone Chair, Lion John Cavana, I visited 4 clubs in the Zone to get to know them and I was very well received by all. I also co-hosted a Zone meeting with Lion John in June. This was to be Lion John’s last Zone meeting and a way for me to get to know the outgoing and the incoming Presidents, Secretaries and Treasurers. The business meeting was short and we then all had a pub supper afterwards which was well attended and most enjoyable.In June I also attended Kenilworth’s Grand Show which was an extremely successful event (see Kenilworth’s report below).

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ACTIONS PLANNED BEFORE NEXT MEETING:I plan to visit as many clubs as possible and to discuss with them their plans as well as their suggestions for celebrating the forthcoming Lions Centennial.

Zone Membership Activities: Yet to be decidedZone Membership Budget: £ unknownAmount spent: £ NilAmount committed: £

ClubName


CostSpent/

PlannedLast report


Alcester 9 9Shakespeare 31 30 Oldest member sadly retiredSoutham & Dist 32 No report submittedStour Valley 12 11 2Warwick 20 No report submittedWellesbourne 27 No report submittedKenilworth 47 49

Club Name Alcester On MyLCI?Community Services No report submitted


Club Name Kenilworth On MyLCI?

Community Services

Kenilworth Grand Show held on 11th June in Abbey Fields. This was well supported by local charities and Marston Green Lions as well as being well attended by the public.

No


The Furniture Store continues to be a major fundraiser for the club. However there is now a Shakespeare Hospice furniture store in Kenilworth. Some money has had to be spent on various improvements to the store to comply with legislative requirements and H&S training has also been carried out to appropriate volunteers.

Fellowship Activities

Other Comments

Forward Planning Committee has set in motion plans for: Lions Centennial celebrations in Kenilworth Plans to celebrate the clubs 50th charter in 2018 Successional plans for the next 3 years for the club

to encourage more members to stand for office and look at different ways to hold meetings and social events

This is a very strong club who carry out their business in a very professional manner.

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Club Name Shakespeare On MyLCI?

Community Services

Assist Stratford upon Avon Foodbank on regular basis - two of our Lions are Trustees

Regularly collect old spectacles and hearing aids and are on target to send 12,000 specs and 1,000 hearing aids to Chichester Lions this year

Garden, and decorate for those in need referred to us

27 May & 3 June – 16 Lions and partners completed a QA Level 2 Award in Basic Life Support and Safe Use of an Automated External Defibrillator. They were then able to use their new gained knowledge by training 112 school leavers at KES Stratford over 12 sessions on 27 & 30 June. We will be training a similar number of students at Stratford School in November.

June – Lions acted as mentors and guides at the ‘Knights for the Blind’ national lawn bowls championship held in Leamington

Yes


27 May £800 was raised for Safeline charity at a social event to mark the opening of the new In Toto Kitchens showroom in Stratford. This is in addition to the £1,750 already committed to Safeline as our share of a joint project with Wellesbourne Lions.

2/3 July - more than 20 Lions attended the Lions stand at Stratford River Festival which raised £433 and gave us an opportunity to talk to the public about Message in a Bottle and Lions in general

24 July – 40th annual Raft Race in conjunction with Wellesbourne Lions Club


Other Comments

This is a very strong club with a lot of activity planned and carried out. Almost every August there is some sort of social event which is well attended by both Lions and partners.

Club Name Southam & District On MyLCI?Community Services No report submitted


Club Name Stour Valley On MyLCI?

Community Services

Continuation of community cinemaAnnual diabetes testing exercise attracted 60 people of whom 15% were referred

Yes

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Club Name Stour Valley On MyLCI?


Annual street collection in MayContinued revenue from Lions BookshopSponsored skydive by VP Fran Stary was supported and encouraged by the club


Club enjoyed an excellent Aunt Sally evening followed by a buffet

Other Comments

Although not a club with large numbers the members work hard and well together. They seek to increase numbers by word of mouth and are always looking to recruit younger members.This club was very happy to volunteer to help host District Convention in 2017 and has played a major role in setting up a committee to do so.

Club Name Warwick On MyLCICommunityService

No report submitted


Club Name Wellesbourne On MyLCICommunityService

No report submitted


NAME: Ian Haffner OFFICE: Zone Chair, Zone EDATE: August 2016



ACTIONS TAKEN SINCE LAST MEETING: Acknowledge the work of last year’s Zone Chair Gordon Templeton who is on hand for any queries. Met with most of the Presidents in July followed by a BBQ together with our Youth Exchanges from Hungary and the Netherlands. Thanks to Bromsgrove, Droitwich, Kidderminster and Worcester for assisting with entertaining our guests with some interesting days and evenings out. Held the Zone Skittles which was attended by 5 out 6 clubs with Worcester victorious. The overall event was won by Worcester 2 comprising of our two Youth Exchanges and family members of Worcester club. This was a chance to say goodbye to our visitors and wish them well as they were travelling to the Youth Camp in Dumfries next day. Confirm zone meeting dates for the coming year. Attending the Region and Zone Chair Training

ACTIONS PLANNED BEFORE NEXT MEETING:

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Email President to arrange club visits.

Zone Membership Activities Acquired a Zone Gazebo to be used for larger zone events to promote Lions and membership opportunities.1Zone Membership Budget: £Amount spent: £Amount committed: £

ClubName


CostSpent/

plannedLast report


Bromsgrove 11 13 1

An encouraging start to the new Lion year with two new members being inducted during the July meeting. We have one other prospective member and have had another enquiry very recently.

Droitwich 17 19

The transfer of two members from Ellesmere Port Lions Club ( including a former club president ) is now complete.

Kidderminster & District 9 7

To increase our membership and explore route into Young Farmers clubs.

Malvern Hills 20 20 4

We have 4 prospective members, 2 of whom have approached us when they saw us working with Event Mobility at the 3 Counties. One other has attended club functions and meetings and now wishes to join, and the other is the neighbour of a member.

Redditch 20 20 0

Worcester15+2 Associates

13+1 Associates

2

1 retired and 1 due to ill health still in contact with the club. Regular news articles include an appeal for members

0

Club Name BromsgroveIs MyLCI filled in every month? Yes

Community Services

Continue to maintain one of the Princess of Wales Community Hospital Gardens. Regular mowing of the deserving family's lawns.Took 16 stroke survivors on what has now become an annual canal boat trip along the Worcester & Birmingham Canal, and gave them a buffet lunch.Lion President Keith and Lion Lesley were invited as friends of the local U3A to give small groups of U3A members a brief talk about our work in the community.Though not a membership activity, we had two people who enquired about joining the club. One of these has made further contact and is joining us for meetings as a guest in September.

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Club Name BromsgroveIs MyLCI filled in every month? Yes


Held an afternoon Tea Party to commemorate the Queen's Birthday. A profit of £350 was made on the afternoon..The Club attended the Bromsgrove Elizabethan Street Fayre where £326 was raised. We took a stall at the town's annual Carnival and raised a modest £220. Keith, as Lion President, was invited with two other Lions to present the certificates at Aston Fields Middle School's Prize Giving. A short but very interesting talk was given by Lion Bob Wilkes. Very positive feedback was received from parents about the work of the club.


Bob and Sheila Wilkes entertained the two exchange students for a day at Stratford and Keith and Lesley Godwin for a day at The Black Country Museum and afterwards at a club social in the evening. They were very pleasant youngsters and we all enjoyed the experience.Approximately 12 members and friends attended the excellent Zone Lunch. Once again, this was a very enjoyable meal in lovely surroundings.Eight of us attended Malvern Charter. This is always an enjoyable lunch in a beautiful part of Worcestershire.Five went to Castle Bromwich Charter to sample their wonderful Carvery style Charter Dinner. A very enjoyable buffet lunch was enjoyed by a large number of members and friends for the President handover.Keith and Lesley attended the Zone E Presidents' meeting with ZC Ian, followed by a very tasty BBQ.Bromsgrove Lions successfully avoided winning the Zone Skittles match! This was a very enjoyable evening in excellent facilities with very good food.

Other Comments

Club Name Droitwich On MyLCI?Is MyLCI filled in every month? Yes

Community Services

We provided marshals for the St. Richard’s Hospice Triathlon and also Sight Concern’s Colour Run which were both held in the Droitwich Lido Park.Three lions looked after the BBQ at the Snoezelen open day in Worcester where we also covered the cost of the food. Cheque for £350 presented to Worcester Heart Support Group as contribution for a new defibrillator.We covered the cost of food at the Snoezelen BBQ which was £250.


Five sponsor companies each of whom have contributed £250 to the club for Welfare use this year.Monthly booksale enhanced by the addition of bric a brac, previously organised by our ladies.Three collecting cans placed around the town which have raised £227 during the year.Attended the Hanbury Village Fete with a stall and raised funds for Welfare.Trying to create a “Friends of Lions“ group and have produced an appropriate leaflet for distribution.


Several members and partners attended Malvern Club Charter lunch

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Club Name Droitwich On MyLCI?Is MyLCI filled in every month? Yes

Other Comments

Club Name Kidderminster & District On MyLCI?Is MyLCI filled in every month? Yes

Community Services

On 5th June the club manned a vehicle access for the local council’s Rock & Roll event.12th June club members parked cars for the local council’s celebration of the Queen’s 90th birthday. 3rd August club members will be parking cars for the local council who are running a play day for young children.


Each month we give £40 to Sight Concern, Kidderminster, to pay for the member’s sandwich & cake lunch.£250 was given to the “Friends of Broadwaters” to go towards a soft play surface for the young children’s play area.We have also made a contribution to last year’s Partner’s Appeal11th June Bewdley Carnival, manning the gates & running a fundraising stall which raised £87.60. 25th June a fundraising stall was at Broadwaters Fair which raised £32.


Club members have attended Charters at Sandwell, Corby & Castle Bromwich and District Handover. With 2 youth exchange students visiting the Zone, club members collected one from Birmingham Airport on 19th July & along with other clubs in the Zone took a turn at entertaining the 2 by taking them to The Royal Welsh Show for a day. To round off the students visit there was a Zone Skittles match that our club members took part in.

Other Comments Future Events - Santa planning.

Club Name Malvern Hills On MyLCI?Is MyLCI filled in every month? Yes

Community Services

We have provided:support to young people undertaking voluntary work overseas, a specialist car seat to a severely disabled local youngster,jointly with Rotary and local Beaver Scouts to provide a safe play garden for a group of autistic children.


Can shakes, car boot sales, book sales. All very well publicisedDonations made As per community service report above, £2000£1000 to Heartstart Malvern.

Fellowship Activities Club Charter Lunch in June, Club BBQ in August.

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Club Name Malvern Hills On MyLCI?Is MyLCI filled in every month? Yes

Other Comments

Future EventsSkittles evening, meal with friends and family.Working with other Zone Clubs on It’s a Knock Out for Adults with Disabilities.

Club Name Redditch On MyLCI?Is MyLCI filled in every month? Yes

Community Services

Continual servicing the MIAB outlets, now totalling over 7,000. A delivery of another pallet of MIAB boxes of bottles has been received and good stocks are available to Zone Clubs to make use of. Costs are at cost price to Redditch Club.


The recent joint venture with the local Council of the annual Fun Day resulted in around £800 raised for the Club’s Welfare fund. It also resulted in an invitation to the local 37th. Signal Regiment’s Civic Reception event. This was attended by the President and IPP President, Lion Carole a most informative evening that will, hopefully, produce future co-operation with the Regiment.

Fellowship ActivitiesOther Comments

Club Name Worcester On MyLCI?Is MyLCI filled in every month? Yes

Community Services

Collecting Spectacles for recycling Donated to Worcester Food Bank MiaB Grant Scheme Applications invited for funding. Attended VIBE


Golf Day for the Midland Air Ambulance St Johns Summer Fete Warndon Villages Summer Fete


Various Charters attended Club Handover District Changeover Zone Lunch Club Visit to twinned club Orléans Doyen Pub Meals BBQ Zone Skittles - Winners Worcester

Other CommentsHosted two Youth Exchanges one from the Netherlands and one from Hungary for 10 days prior to the Youth Camp in Dumfries.

NAME: Omkar Singh Hunjan OFFICE: Zone Chair, Zone F DATE: August 2016

NO REPORT SUBMITTED

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NAME: John O’Rourke OFFICE: Region 3 Chairperson DATE: August 2016



ACTIONS TAKEN SINCE LAST MEETING:Attended District Handover.Club visit to Wellingborough.

ACTIONS PLANNED BEFORE NEXT MEETING:To liaise with Zones re Zone meetings/Skittles

NAME: Roger N. Clarke OFFICE: Zone Chair, Zone GDATE: August 2016

DECISIONS REQUIRED:Date for Skittles Final 15/16Approval for N80 request for £20 Zone funding

JUSTIFICATION FOR DECISIONS:Decision still awaited from April

ACTIONS TAKEN SINCE LAST MEETING:Visited all clubs for the second visit including Rugby Rokeby. Attended Towcester and Rugby Rokeby Charters. Ran Awareness and Membership stand at Rushden Cavalcade / Brackley Carnival /Rushden Picnic in the Park and Towcester Farmer’s Market. New Presidents and Partners meeting held, difficulty in getting a date in the end had to go for an evening then only 5 attended from 3 of the 5 clubs.

ACTIONS PLANNED BEFORE NEXT MEETING:Arrange first visits to clubs in September. Develop Action Plan. Complete this year’s Skittles and arrange 16/17 Zone skittles competition Zone Quiz being planned for Feb 16th. Support Rushden Clay Pigeon Shoot. Update Awareness and Membership Display. Discuss with Clubs redistricting

NorthamptonTwice yearly social meetings being re-introduced; all Lions, ex-Lions, partners and friends will be welcomed.First social will take place at Brampton Halt, Northampton on Sunday August 14th. Lunch at 1pm followed by a ride on the train, a chance to investigate the station and rail yard, or simply enjoy a leisurely drink and chat.Possibility of holding tea parties at one or two Elderly People’s Homes.Planning fundraising events for Leroy Lions and the Christmas appeal.Planning for our usual Christmas Can Collection for Age UK.Discussions about other social and community events.

Northampton 80Plan for year, arrangements for 2; main fundraising activities, circulate club directory, contact venues for possible recruitment /fundraising events. Meeting with possible prospective members.Cheque presentation to local School for Special Needs Children.

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Rushden and DistrictZC – Stalls at Higham Ferrer’s Classic Car Show and holding Clay Pigeon Shoot. Collecting Bric-brac..

Towcester and DistrictFund raising at another summer fete, Augustly Farmer’s Markets

Wellingborough and DistrictCommunity Service – Partially Sighted BowlsEnvironment – Maintenance day at Stanwick LakesFund Raising – Casino NightCharter Night – 15th October at the Hind Hotel

Zone Membership ActivitiesZone Membership Budget: £500Amount spent: £0Amount committed: £20? {Awareness /Membership display funded by myself will produce costs if required}

ClubName


CostSpent/

plannedLast report


Northampton 13 10 0

Only 6 active at present Discussions on how to get new membersVarious methods of attracting new members are being discussed

Nil

Northampton 80 20 19 0 See Actions planned above £20?

Rushden and District 5 5 0

Only 3 fully active at presentAwareness and Membership display at Party in the Park

Nil

Towcester and District 18 21 0

Awareness and Membership display at Brackley Carnival. Hoping that the Zone's membership stalls will produce new members

Nil

Wellingborough and District 13 12 1

Seek input from members at the August meeting. Looking to start a Facebook page Nil

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Club Name Northampton On MyLCI?

Community Services

Special Schools Sports Day at Benham Sports Centre on June 7th. Lions Cath and Richard attended, along with club mascot ‘Simba’ aka Lion Jane. Simba handed out medals and trophies to all children attending.Approached by Age UK in Northampton re MIAB, now working together with District Officer, Age UK and Emergency Services plus GP Surgery’s to improve the paper document inside the bottle Northampton Emergency Services have already made inroads into this. They want a big launch in Northampton to get this under way, with a view to rolling it out across Northamptonshire

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None planned at present. Various activities and venues are being actively investigated.Centennial project to raise money for Leeroy Lions to be put into paediatric wards and A&E units locally for children when they are worried or scared. See below.

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Regular Dinner meetings being held at a local restaurant; members attend as their lives allow.Lion June attended a handover function with Chateau dun Lions in France at the end of June.Lion President Jane, Lion Secretary Cath and their husbands, Lion Richard and Michael, attended the District Handover at St. John’s Hotel in Solihull on July 10th

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Other Comments Two Lions still having health problems. Two Lions on ‘at large’ standing at this time, for personal reasons. ?

Club Name Northampton 80 On MyLCI?

Community Services

Provided meals for elderly neighbour (30 lion hours, 1 Lion)Assisted production of local talking newspaper for the blind (4 lion hours, 2 Lions, approx. 200 people served)Listening to young school children read (8 lion hours, 1 lion, 48 children served)Collected used spectacles ( 482 pairs, 4 lion hours, 4 lions)BBQ for Volunteers at "Hope Centre" (for homeless persons), (15 lion hours, 5 lions, 50 persons served)Talks at local schools re: Young Leaders in Service (24 lion hours, 1 lion) Sports Day for Special Needs Children, Zone Event. (12 lion hours, 3 lions, 12 young persons served)

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Planning meeting for Annual Charity Golf Day (4 lion hours, 2 lions) ?


Handover Dinner for members and wives / partners, 9 Lions attended ?

Other CommentsThis report covers the period between the last, submitted by Past President Trevor and our Club Meeting on Tues. 5th. July i.e. May to 30th. June 2016

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Club Name Rushden and District On MyLCI?Community Services No report – ZC comment - House clearing ?


Stalls at Rushden Calvacade over 3 days /Picnic in the Park/ Conservative Club Event /Higham Ferrer’s Classic Cars etc.

?

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Club Name Rushden and District On MyLCI?Fellowship Activities Barbecue planned but had to be cancelled ?

Other Comments

Do a lot but at present down to 3 active members with one ill and one with heavy work commitments. ZC assisted with Cavalcade and Picnic in the Park, Wellingborough Lions helped also with Picnic in the Park.Will probably need help with Clay Pigeon Shoot on Sept 3rd

which last year raised £1600

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Club Name Towcester and District On MyLCI?

Community Services

Spectacles continue to be dispatched to Chichester at the rate of about 200 a August. Supply of MIAB maintained and new display stands provided to surgeries where these are held. Members helped to decorate the Vision Community Cafe.

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Having fund raising stall at Brackley CarnivalRunning Towcester Farmers Market once a August. All rents from stallholders to Charity account. Acting as marshals at Towcester Midsummer Music Festival

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Augustly social events with country walk and meal, open mike evening, summer hand-over barbeque ?

Other Comments None

Club Name Wellingborough and District On MyLCI?

Community Services

Members of the club attending and helped organise the disabled children’s games.Lion Jayne presented Matthew Letts his Lions Young Leaders in Service Gold Seal Award.Lion Roger presented Sir Christopher Hatton Academy with £700 worth of camping equipment for the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme activities.Stamps presented to the Hearing Dogs

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Fundraising Activities None ?


Social at Peterborough Dogs.Lions Adrian and Debbie visited Honolulu Hibiscus clubHandover BBQ 2 July at Adrian’s.

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Other CommentsPlan for the year has been agreed and now taking shape.Final accounts for the year to 30 June 2016 presented to the club by Lion Treasurer Roger

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NAME: Vacant OFFICE: Zone Chair, Zone HDATE: August 2016

NO REPORT SUBMITTED

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Web viewREPORTS SECTION 1: REGIONS AND ZONES. NAME: Stewart Sherman-Kahn. OFFICE: Region 1 Chair. DATE: August 2016. DECISIONS REQUIRED: None. JUSTIFICATION FOR DECISIONS: N