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It has been only a short time since I last compiled the March newsletter, and my,
haven’t things changed? Like all in the community, Lions included, we have had
to reassess how and what we do to comply to the restrictions we have had to take on board.
The positive to take from the
present situations is that we need to from time to time look at what we do, why we do it
and what we can do better. We talk about moving with the times and using technology
and at this present time we have our chance to use technology to maintain our
communication and operate. Although restricted, our Clubs can continue to keep in touch
with members to offer support and friendship, and guide us through these challenging
times. While Clubs have had to
change how and when they carry out their monthly business is still important to
conduct the Board elections. This can be done by the most convenient way your Club
sees fit, ensuring that all members have an opportunity to nominate and vote for these
positions. I have been asked on several
occasions what we do about our handover? It is not com-
pulsory to have a handover for a Club to operate under the new elected positions. Both
Club and District handovers will depend on the Govern-
C2 News April & May 2020 Volume 7 Issue 10
Tom’s Team Tales
ment restrictions at the time allowing a gathering of people that would attend. A decision
will have to be made at District level in the next few weeks and we will make sure that you are
kept informed of any changes. At Multiple District level there
are a lot of decisions to be made so that we as Lions can
continue to serve wherever possible. All the District Gover-nors are meeting regularly via
Go to Meetings to map out a course to guide us through the next few months.
So, stay safe and well and look after your friends and communi-
ty. From your DG
Tom Kimber
District Governor Tom and Lion Jill Kimber
Important Dates
• Submissions for
June C2 News
May 28
• District Convention
Naracoorte
October 9-11
DISTRICT GOVERNOR 2019-2020
LION TOM KIMBER LIONS CLUBS INTERNATIONAL
DISTRICT 201C2 M:0421 275 067 EMAIL: [email protected]
30 Fairhill St Hallett Cove SA 5158
1st Vice District Governor Lion Norm Sommerville
[email protected] M:0408 859 386
PO Box 2314 Naracoorte SA 5271
2nd Vice District Governor Lion Darryl Morley
[email protected] M0437 389 645
PO Box 231 Kingston S SA 5275
New Members Register to LCI in March & April
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Please make sure you get photos to me, particularly of any projects you are doing , but also any social functions your club organises. All I need is a photo or two and information on who, what why when and where and how. You don’t have to write the article, just send me the information and I’ll take it from there. Better still, why not post it to your Facebook page and I’ll swipe it from there becfield@bigpond,net,au or give me a call on (M) 0438 334 630 https://www.facebook.com/LionsMD201C2 Cheers Beccy Field (AKA: Nosey Witch)
Club Newsletter editors, don’t forget to send your hard copy and digital newsletters to [email protected] and [email protected]
Send hard copies to Lion Beccy Field 9 Playford St Millicent SA 5280
Stuart Aldous Aberfoyle & Districts Sam Croser Beachport
Edie Brooks Blackwood Patricia McClelland Darwin Casuarina
Bhuwaneka Rodrigo Darwin Nightcliff Denise Fraser Edwardstown
William Crosby Lucindale Michael Goldsworthy Lucindale
Jacqui Schinckel Lucindale John Schinckel Lucindale
Shirley Adam Marion (Marion City Branch) Alan Botting Marion (Marion City Branch)
Heather Kiernan Marion (Marion City Branch) Kate Martin Marion (Marion City Branch)
Lesley Hughes Noarlunga-Morphett Vale Karen Sommerville Tailem Bend
Ashleigh Leeson Tennant Creek Ruth Pruess Tennant Creek
Vicki Morecroft Yankalilla & District Beth Willson Yankalilla & District
Welcome Peter Gandolfi of Millicent Club who changed from an Honorary Member to a Full Member.
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Welcome Lion Trish of Darwin Casuarina Welcome Lion Denise of Edwardstown
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New Marion City Branch Club hits the road running.
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Have you heard the news? We have a new Club forming. Marion City Branch Club is a specialty Club, based in the Marion City Council area, and is sponsored by the Lions Club of Marion Inc. Their principle foci are Hunger Relief, Health and Homelessness . Currently the Club meets via Zoom but normally they would meet during the day with a lunchtime meetings. This new Club has filled a need in the community for members that were unable to get out for evening meetings . Since establishing the new Club Branch in February they are pleased to now have 13 members. In that short time they have delivered toiletry care packs to Flinders Hospital Emergency and Marion Life Community Services. . The new Club were so pleased to be able to deliver Dementia Mats and Comfort Teddies to Flinders Hospital. These are all planned to be ongoing projects for the Club They held a private Garage Sale to boost the Club’s Admin-istration account We look forward to the inevita-ble growth and eventual charter of this Club.
There may have been driveway services and very small gatherings as dawn broke on ANZAC Day, but not stop our Lions Clubs from observing ANZAC Day. Clubs who traditionally played big roles in the observance laying wreaths and cooking gunfire breakfasts in their community, still managed to ensure that the day was observed with due reverence. Most Clubs still arranged to lay wreaths at their local memorials, often in the total absence of any observers. LEST WE FORGET
ANZAC Day observed despite restrictions
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Online Training and Meetings
Normally our District governance team would have taken part in training sessions prior to the Multiple District Convention in Adelaide. Of course with current restrictions this was not possible. In no time, our leaders all over the Multiple District embraced technology and took part in online meetings. Vice District Governors Norm and Darryl leapt onto their computers, donned head phones, and took part in the training sessions from the comfort of their home offices. Many of our Multiple District committees and foundations are meeting using the same technology. It is planned that our District meetings will also be conducted in this manner, with a planned cabinet meeting at the end of the month. We know that a few clubs have embraced the new technology, but know that it is unlikely to be possible for some clubs, without either the technology or the knowledge to use it. Just know that just because your Club isn’t meeting and conventions aren’t happening, that things are definitely going on be-hind the scenes
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Imagine turning up to work during this cri-sis, to a simple Thank you message chalked on the pavement in front of your business.. That is what happened in Ten-nant Creek early last month. In the dark of night and the quiet of dawn a couple of Chalk Fairies, as they have been dubbed locally, armed with a bucket of Pavement Chalk left lovely ‘Thank You’ messages for all the essential services in town. Their efforts created a wonderful communi-ty feeling, and much social and print media interest, while folk tried to work out the identity of these Chalk Fairies, even featuring on the front page of the Tennant & District Times. Your trusty reporter has uncovered the identity of these wonderful fairies. The lions Club of Tennant Creek members, Lions Merrin Ashton and Kate Foran have admitted to being the originators of this simple and heart-warming project. Well done Lions, Well done!
Chalk Fairies deliver a wonderful message
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Each year, alongside the International Peace Poster competition, is the International Peace Essay competition for those who are unable to compete in the visual art field. This year ’s winner, Joseph Critchlow, a young man from Liverpool in the UK, typed this thought provoking essay. This is Joseph’s winning essay.
International Peace Essay Winner
Millicent Lions wandered down memory lane in the last couple of days posting pictures from their memory scrapbooks to their Facebook page. This little group is from the 1978 Convention. The fash-ion were spectacular. Let’s hope they continue to post some more content to keep us entertained. You should find the pictures if you search for ‘Millicent Lions Club’
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Journey of Peace I looked at a World in conflict. Who could help me answer a question, how can we solve the world’s problems? There seems no way as we fight each other in our neighbourhoods, Cities and Countries for so many reasons. How can we journey to save our forests and Oceans if we don’t have peace first? I looked at my City, Liverpool and wondered who could answer my peace question? I went to a City Gateway, Lime Street Train station, and in my mind asked the statue of the great entertainer Sir Ken Dodd, ‘how can we find peace?’ I felt he said ‘share laughter, laugh togeth-er, happiness is a key.’ I looked up at the Liver bird statues, a symbol of our City at a Gateway to the Oceans. I asked ‘how can we find peace?’ I felt they said to me ‘we can see across the world and time, we can see the Statue of Liberty. Many people look at what is different, not the same, find what is the same and come together there. This is a key.’ I went to the statue of John Lennon and asked ‘how do we find peace?’ I felt he said ‘Give peace a chance. This is a key.’ I wondered, if just one person stopped and did just that, would others do the same? Could I be that ‘mustard seed’ from which things grew? Could my voice be heard? I went to the statue of Noel Chavasse, who sacrificed his life in the Great War winning the high-est award for bravery the Victoria Cross, twice. I asked ‘how do we find peace? I felt he said ‘do what is right, help others .Learn from the mistakes of history we paid for in blood. Use your voice and strengths to tell others and help them learn. This is a key.’ I stopped at the statue of John Hully, a founder of the modern Olympics. I asked him ‘how can we find peace?’ I felt him say ‘sports are a way we can come together and celebrate what is the same, where we can have fun, keep healthy and make friends. This is a key‘ My Journey to find an answer was complete. I looked at all my keys. Although I am visually impaired I can lead the way, my voice can be heard, I can bring others together. I may not see you well, the colour of your face or the clothes you wear, but I can help the world find peace by my example. As Gandy said ‘there is no pathway to peace, peace is the pathway’, let me help lead you along that path by following my voice. Let us come together in things like music and sports as better ways to see we are just the same. It is from here we can work to-gether in making a safer, better world. We all have the keys. Joseph Critchlow 13 years old St.Vincent’s School for Sensory Impairment
Liverpool, United Kingdom. Sponsored by the City of Liverpool Lions Club
Millicent Lions remember times past
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Darwin Nightcliff continue to feed the homeless.
While most things have come to a halt in the current crisis, Darwin Nightcliff Lions could not discontin-ue their regular food run and assistance for the homeless within their area. Regularly delivering over 150 meals once a month on a rotational basis with other services the Night-cliff Club has continued to cook and deliver nutritious meals, along with a friendly chat and essential toiletry supplies. They have been pleased to note that recently there have been less
people actually sleeping rough in the area so sent a shout out to the awesome services making sure everyone is safe with a roof over their heads. The crews were super cautious to ensure they maintained safe social distancing during prepara-tion and delivery. It was wonderful to see that the Club also managed to make sure that the Club’s sign was clearly displayed at all times.
Have you been watching the Leo of the Year competition on Facebook Live? Each Thursday at 8.00 PM AEST or 7.30 PM ACST if you click onto the Lions Australia Facebook page you will see the finalists from each state delivering their prepared speech. If, like me, you will miss the wonderfully uplifting session that we normally witness at Convention, then this is an interesting way to keep in touch.
Leo of the Year competition moves online
Australian Lions Hearing Dogs—Chairman’s Report
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BOARD MEETING 26 March 2020 With the black clouds of COVID-19 hanging over us, let’s have a brief look at where ALHD is at the moment. 2019 was another successful year with the placement in October of our 600th dog, one of a record number of 23 dogs deliv-ered free of charge during the year – nearly a dog every fortnight. Demands for our services have substantially increased with the number of applications up 15% on the previous year and our waiting time to receive a dog reaching 18 months. This growth has been achieved, despite our full and overstretched facilities at the National Training Centre at Verdun in the Adelaide Hills, by greater efficiencies through the expansion of our Volunteer Program and our Puppy Fostering Program. The staff and the Project’s training programs and procedures are regarded both nationally and internationally as world ’s best prac-tice in the Assistance Dogs industry. By the common KPIs of fixed capital, money, people and product, ALHD remains strong – Fixed capital - The buildings at the Training Centre are in good if aging condition. Finances - Solid – but only because of the continued generous support of Australia’s Lions Clubs from Rockhampton to Perth and Darwin to Hobart. People - Staff are dedicated experts whose training programs are second to none. Product – We deliver a furry friend who is a companion and a lifesaver, every fortnight free of charge that changes the lives of deaf and hard of hearing recipients and their families across Australia. The Volunteer Program sees enthusiastic volunteers having the opportunity to work with staff and the trainee dogs at the Train-ing Centre, and our Puppy Raising Program will in 2020 provide more than half of our Hearing Dog Graduates. But, as we all know, we are a victim of our own success. Our Training Centre is at capacity – indeed, it is overstretched. Hence our ambitious growth program to increase our output of dogs to one a week over the next five years, with the capacity to re-double that to two a week. With our world class team at the Training Centre we will ride out the COVID-19 pandemic and emerge from it as an even more important part in the Australian and international Assistance Dogs industry.
PDG Rhys Roberts OAM Chairman Australian Lions Hearing Dogs Inc.
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Australian Lions Hearing Dogs
PUPPARAZZI
Introducing 8 puppies currently in Foster Homes, at 8 months old, they begin training to be Australian Lions Hearing Dogs:- Jake is a Terrier x from York Peninsula Puppy Rescue, SA, born 21/6/19. He has been proudly sponsored by SA Power Networks. Raffles is a Terrier x from York Peninsula Puppy Rescue, SA, born 21/6/19. He has also been proudly sponsored by SA Power Networks. Chloe is a Labradoodle from Nicnak Labradoodles, QLD, born 1/8/19. She is sponsored by ALHD recipient Vicki Bond. Honey is also a Labradoodle from Nicnak Labradoodles, QLD, born 1/8/19. She is sponsored by ALHD recipient Faye Yarroll, Robert Yarroll & ALHD Sydney. Mac is another Labradoodle from Nicnak Labradoodles, QLD, born 2/6/19. Georgia is a Labradoodle from Alpen Ridge Labradoodles, SA, born 29/8/19. She is sponsored by Lion Peter Korndorfer and PDG Megan Butler. Paddy is a Cocker Spaniel from Terri Davies, QLD, born 17/8/19. He is sponsored by Kalgoorlie Lions Club and Breeder Terri Davies. Millie is a Springer Spaniel from Glastonpark Spaniels, VIC, born 7/8/19. She is sponsored by Kathryn Mitchell. Look for us again next month:-
The Board of Directors, CEO & Staff. Australian Lions Hearing Dogs.
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Upcoming Events
May 2020 LCI Calendar of Events
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District Calendar of Events Please contact District Newsletter Editor to have your event added to the Calendar
May 2020 2 Cabinet Meeting IrympleCANCELLED 3 Club Officers Development Day - Irymple CANCELLED 15-18 Adelaide MD Convention CANCELLED 30 Club Officers Development training (Zones 3, 4, 10, 11) 31 Club Officers Development training (Zones 5, 6, 7, 8)
June 2020 Lions Mad Minute CANCELLED Berri Lions 50th Anniversary - CANCELLED
July 2020 18 Cabinet meeting—TBA 18 District Governors Handover Dinner—TBA
August 2020 2 Lions of Darwin Beer Can Regatta 30 Lions Mt. Barker Conquer The Summit
September 2020 October 2020 Seniors Month 9-11 October - C2 Convention Naracoorte
November 2020 December 2020
January 2021 30 Cabinet Meeting Goolwa
February 2021
March 2021 April 2021
MAY Strengthen Membership Month
May 11 Executive Committee Meeting (Oak Brook, Illinois, USA)
Application deadline for Matching, Diabetes, Hunger, Childhood Cancer, SightFirst and Lions Quest grants to be
reviewed at the August 2020 board and SAC and LAC meetings
May 13-15 LCIF Board of Trustees meeting (Oak Brook, Illinois, USA)
May 15 Deadline for filing Officer Reporting Form (PU101)
June
June 1 Helen Keller Day
June 5 World Environment Day
June 7 Lions Clubs International Birthday
June 20 Deadline for New Club Applications for 2019/2020
Aberfoyle & Dist. Pre-loved Books. Main Road, Coromandel Valley. (Bus stop 37 ) Every Saturday 9.30 to 12.30. Blackwood Lions Bargain Centre—Open Every Sat 8.30am-12.30pm * Brighton Lions Bargain Centre—6 Tweeddale Avenue Brighton. Every Thu & Sun 10am—1pm Goolwa Lions Bookshop Open Thu & Fri: 10am to 4pm. Sat: 9am to 1pm Hallet Cove ‘Books n Things’ 36 Quailo Ave Hallet Cove—Thu 9.30am—12.30pm and Sat 9am-12.30pm * Millicent Lioness Bookshop: IGA Complex George St. Fri 10-4 and Sat 10-12 Noon * Noarlunga-Morphett Vale Lions Garage Sale, Lindsay Road, Lonsdale – Every 3rd Sat/month 9am.- 12.30 p.m. Robe ‘Second Chance’ Op Shop. Tue– Fri 10am –3pm Sat 10am-2pm Yankalilla Book Shed. 93 Main Rd Normanville Thu to Sun (and public holidays) 10 am—4 pm * *All closed until further notice”
This information was correct, to the best of our knowledge, at time of publishing
