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“Where there is a need there is a Lion.”

“Equal Opportunities in Service – everyone matters”

Engelbert’s Views

from the Cotton Fields

As District Governor I am surprised by the small number

of issues I had to attend. With more than 2 100 Lions,

Lionesses and Leos serving in 102 Clubs and Club

branches and the great diversity of our members it is

only natural that we can have the odd challenge. It

seems, sometimes, we can become so engaged in Lions

work that we forget that “WE serve through the power

of WE” and instead serve through the power of ME and

that we should be leading a Project, Club or District, not

running it.

Christmas time is also a good time to contact our friends

in service that may not have been as active as they have

been in the past or they have not been attending

meetings or other club activities. It’s a simple phone call

to say hello and ask if everything is OK or if there is

anything we can do if there is a problem. This is often

the time when some members may be reconsidering

whether they are going to maintain their membership.

More often than not, if the right approach is made and

support offered in these circumstances, they will decide

to stay, a great outcome for the club and community.

When we spend time with our families it is important

that we make time to pause and reflect on the great

level of support we receive from them during our time

in Lions.

Dear Friends in Service,

As Christmas time approaches, most of our Clubs are

busy supporting their communities through Christmas

Carnivals, Santa on a fire truck, train rides, Carols by

Candle light and parties for the elderly or

disadvantaged.

Children and adults look forward to this time of the

year when many families are reunited. Many Lions

changing into Santa suits and together with their Clubs,

they are creating many positive memories and a

positive identity for their communities.

The lead up time to Christmas is also a time where we

have our break up or break out parties, a time to reflect

on the challenges we faced and overcame, the good we

did and the rewards we received.

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I am blessed with a very supportive and understanding

family. I should like to thank Traudi for all the hard work

she does, not only in supporting me, but many others

as well. I can say that “where there is a need, there is

Traudi”!

We also have been using our oldest son, Eneko’s home

in Ashgrove as a staging post when around Brisbane or

the Coast. Our grandson, Oliver usually carries my

suitcase to the car and always says “have a nice

meeting Opa”.

Phillip, our second son, with his Rachel are filling in for

me not only on the farm, but also at many Club events.

Our youngest, Christoph and Nicole are both Doctors

and are members of Medecins Sans Frontieres and

have been to Africa, the Philippines, Nepal and are

currently in Indonesia teaching at a Clinic on the

Malaku Spice Islands.

I also feel very blessed to have a large Lions Family! I

am very grateful for all your support and friendship. I

might be biased, but District Q3 is a leading District by

a country mile! It is teamwork, that makes the dream

work and I know we will always be better together.

It is a privilege and pleasure to serve as your District

Governor.

DG Engelbert

District Governor Engelbert presenting Lion Peter Boge with an International President's Award.

Camp Quality

So many happy children at Camp Quality

Inducting four new members at Oakey.

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DG Team Visitation

By now all Clubs that have a DG Team Visitation

planned for December will have received the DG Team

Questionnaire. Please ensure that these are returned

to me at cabsec@lionsq3.org.au no later than seven

days prior to your scheduled visit.

Cabinet Meeting 4-5 November 2017 Another successful Cabinet meeting was conducted

over the weekend 4-5 November 2017, and my first one

as Cabinet Secretary. A big thank you to all Cabinet

members in getting your reports to me, it certainly

makes this job a little easier when timelines are met.

The Lions Club of Beerwah Inc made us feel extremely

welcome and a big thank you to them for all their

efforts.

Cabinet Meeting 10-11 February 2018

The next Cabinet meeting is to be in the Greater

Brisbane Area over the period 10-11 February 2018;

however, the venue has yet to be decided upon.

Cabinet members can rest assured that they will find

out a nanosecond after I do. I will be sending out the

request for reports in the next couple of weeks, so

Cabinet members can be ready to compile them after a

suitable recovery period from Christmas and the New

Year.

Toowoomba’s Christmas Wonderland

Just a free plug for Toowoomba’s Christmas

Wonderland, a project of the Lions Club of Toowoomba

West Inc, which will be held in the Toowoomba

Botanical Gardens 2-24 December 2017. This is an

event not to be missed and it is now in its 10th year at

the Botanical Gardens.

The official opening for invited guests is on 1

December 2017 and will be opened by our own DG

Engelbert. Please note the flyer further on in this

month’s District Newsletter.

Membership and Activity Reporting

Information from MyLCI at the time of writing this

Report indicates:

• Total members: 1,712 (members added = 13;

members dropped = 19) Net loss of 6 since the

beginning of October; however, we have had

an overall increase of 20 members since July

2017. We will need to be continually vigilant in

our efforts to both gain new members and

care for our existing membership.

• Activities recorded: 2524 different activities

reported from 57 Clubs. 16 Clubs have not, as

yet, reported their activities for this year.

• Total number of Lion hours recorded for

Activities: 64,270 hours.

• Number of people served: 142,104.

• Eyeglasses collected: 167,706.

• Funds raised so far, this year: $260,758.12.

• Funds donated so far, this year: $333,224.70.

The above figures do not reflect the real situation

because not all clubs are reporting their activities. Just

imagine what our figures would be if all clubs were

completing their Monthly Membership Reports

(MMR) and Monthly Activity Reports (MAR) on the

MyLCI web site. We will provide you with a progressive

update of results in the District Newsletter each

month.

On behalf of myself and Mary-Jayne, I wish all

members of our Lions family a merry Christmas and a

happy and prosperous New Year.

Bernard Hayes

Report from the Cabinet Secretary

WORDS OF WISDOM

1. Decide what to delegate

2. Pick the right people

3. Communicate clearly and listen to them

4. Check in, but don’t be overbearing. Support as

required, but don’t take over.

5. Be patient and understanding

6. Share in rewards and give credit where due

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This Photo by

Unknown Author is

licensed under CC BY

Our Newest Lions Family Members A big welcome to the following new Lions who joined us in October; Welcome and we all hope you enjoy your

Lions experience.

Ashgrove The Gap Bradley Hume

Brisbane Bardon Peter Ewart-Brown

Peter Matic

Brisbane Bunya Pauline Clack

Shirley Merrylees

Brisbane Jindalee Mikala Crawley

Neil McMahon

Dalby Paul McVeigh

Forest Lake Aldona Jarrard

Ipswich Lynda Moynahan

Morayfield and District Susan Bird

North Lakes Debra James

Woodford Ernest Gallaher

ONE MILLION COINS

With thirty-one Lion and Lioness Clubs now committed to this project, with the great effort by the Esk Lions Club

there is still plenty of time for more clubs to come on Board.

If you are out selling Christmas cakes why not put a collection box on the table with some information on the Lions

Kids Genome Project I have sent out and invite customers to make good use of any spare change they may have in

their pockets or purses.

While our current numbers so far suggest we have some work to do to get to a total of one million coins before the

Multiple District Convention, there is still plenty of time to get the message out. For example, I was recently able

to get a short story on the project into my local RSL Club Newsletter and there was a great article in one of the

Sunshine Coast newspapers that has generated some interest.

Try to get a story into your local media, in response to recent stories about people not keen to hold onto their

change these days, to let your community know that Lions has a great answer to that problem. Of course, we can

rightfully say that every cent we collect via this project will go towards that project. A short press release you modify

to suit your circumstances is provided in this edition of the District Newsletter.

So far, the amount reported to date is $6168, however, I am sure there are still clubs out there who have been

collecting coins but are still to provide me with the details of their collections. Just as the importance of reporting

your service hours and donations via My LCI is acknowledged if Lions is to get the full credit for the work we do, it

is also important to let me know of your progress, so we can keep the momentum up. Similarly, reports of

innovative collection methods like the one from Esk reported elsewhere in this edition, will also help us towards a

great final figure for the cheque being presented on your behalf at the Townsville Convention.

Norm Jensen

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Fellow Lions of Q3,

November already. It will soon be Christmas shopping

and planning family events. But before we get there I

would like to report that we had a successful Cabinet

meeting at Beerwah. Thank-you Beerwah Lions, the

icing on the cake was the Charter night on Saturday for

Mooloolah Valley. It’s been a while coming but it is our

latest lions Club. Congratulations and thanks to all those

involved in having this happen.

This month I am travelling to the west visiting Chinchilla

and Charleville. We will have a night in Roma on the way

back from Charleville to progress our Roma Convention

plans for next year.

My work as the District Governor Elect is increasing with

assignments and correspondence re travel to Las Vegas

for my instillation next year. There seems to have been

only a short time since I have nominated for this

position. I invite all members in the District to come to

Las Vegas and enjoy the International Convention in

2018 if they have the time.

I urge all Clubs to have a representative at the next

round of Zone Meetings as your Zone Chairman will be

updating you of the decisions made at Cabinet on the

4th and 5th November.

The Zone Chairmen also want to hear from you on your

activities and if you have anything worrying you that

maybe a District officer could help or assist to resolve.

Also remember, we have District Chairmen that would

love to be guest speakers at your club to tell you about

each of their worthwhile District projects. I know we

have charities in our own towns apart from Lions, but

please remember that our District Projects are projects

that have been approved by all Lions at Conventions

and re-approved each year on your delegates vote.

Please support our own projects too. Lions Medical

Research, Lions Child Hood Cancer, Lions Childhood

Mobility Foundation, Lions Youth in Search, and the

list goes on.

Finally, Bob & I wish you all a safe, happy family

Christmas and on into 2018. Come back to Lions

refreshed and keen to serve for 2018

District Governor Elect Carmel’s Ramblings

ROMA LEOS SUPPORT RELAY FOR LIFE

Roma Leos have a regular booking for a monthly

Sausage Sizzle, sponsored by Roma Home

Improvements.

In October, this date coincided with the annual Relay

for Life in Roma. It was decided that the funds raised

from the Sausage Sizzle would be donated to Leo

Secretary Amy who had a team and was also the 2017

Young Ambassador for Relay in Roma.

Leo Anna was so happy to present Amy with $195.

and was also part of her team.

Well done Roma Leos.

Remember my door is always open and you have my

phone numbers in the Directory if I can assist in any way.

Give me a call?

Enough of my ramblings, Till next Time.

Lion Carmel.

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Newsletter Deadline Thank you for submitting your articles for this issue of the Newsletter.

The deadline for the January edition of the Newsletter will be 20th December

Copy received after the deadline, unless urgent, will be held over to the following month.

Please email your articles to lionbeverley@gmail.com

When submitting articles could I please ask you to send them to me in “word” (not PDF) I will format from there with the available space…Many thanks

Please remember that we have the Christmas and New Year break before the January Newsletter is due …

I would appreciate receiving your copy in a timely manner this month to enable me to meet my deadline.

Thank you.

MALENY MOUNTAIN VIEW CHALLENGE – A real challenge in the wet

Our Challenge this year was even more of a challenge to competitors and volunteers alike. Only dedicated families and

friends and volunteers were there to watch and cheer them on.

The 21.1 km event set off in a heavy downpour and the 40 competitors braved the intermittent rain as well as the hills.

The 10,00m event attracted a field of seventy-two and the team possibly well named The Misfits, won the Maleny

District Sport and Recreation Club Team Challenge Trophy for the event.

Thirty-five runners set off for the 5,000 m Your Insurance Broker High School Challenge Trophy, and the winning team

was Caloundra City Private School, represented by Brad Graver, Eden Brunner-Couling, Emily Paxevanos and Georgia

Tenkate,

The hotly contested 3,000 m Maleny Realty Primary School Trophy was won for a second year by Caloundra City Private

School who rose to the challenge again this year and won from entries from Glasshouse Mountains State School,

Matthew Flinders Anglican College, Immanuel College Buderim and Coolum State School. This event just keeps on

growing with a total of one hundred and one entries for this event.

The entry fees from this event, an amount of $4,900 was approved at the business meeting, as a donation to the Lions

Childhood Cancer Research Foundation, to assist identify the relevant genes in their Kids Cancer Genome Project.

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LIONS CAMP DUCKADANG REPORT Jobs completed - Working Bee 10 - 12 November 2017

Thanks to Assets and Maintenance Chairman Ian Pelly

for providing this list.

General Maintenance

Complete new shelter to front of PDG Phil Mitchell

Garage

Install six shelves to toilets Jamieson & MacDonald

(120mm x2400mm)

Repair front gateway

Repaint basketball court

Install new flyscreens to Tresise Dining Hall

Re-oil Chapel Decking (Integrain decking oil in shed)

Replace worn ropes to low ropes course

Repair muffler on backup generator

Install new shower fittings to MacDonald and Jamieson

Houses

Remove support bars at gate to garage

Wash down outside of buildings

Install bolts/locks to Jamieson and MacDonald Houses

Repainting as required

Drill holes for termite treatments

Various cleaning jobs in dining hall and kitchen

Electrical: Installed timers to pumps and hot water systems

Replace blown bulb to floodlight at tennis courts

Working Bee Dates 2018: 02 – 04 February

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31 August – 02 September (to be confirmed)

09 – 11 November

Thanks to all members of the Lions Family for their

support of the Camp.

Peter J Boge

Secretary to the Board, Lions Camp Duckadang

WORDS OF WISDOM

When you are speaking, don’t make excuses. Insecurity may

make you open with ‘I didn’t get much time to prepare’ or

‘I’m not very good at this’. This is more likely to make

people wonder why they bothered to be there than get

them onside.

However, asking a question the audience can’t answer,

then admitting that’s OK – I can’t answer either’, then

talking about what you do know humanises you and may

make the audience pay greater attention to you

Check your equipment before you go on stage, and always

have a backup – another memory stick, a hard copy of your

notes....

AUSTRALIAN LIONSONOZ IN ACTION.

Doing what members of Australian Lionsonoz do when

they find themselves in a “strange” town, they contact

the local Lions Club and offer their assistance in a

current project.

This is what happened when Australian Lionsonoz

member Lion Sandra Philippzig visited her mother,

Doreen Haynes, a Life Member of the Croydon Lions

Club in V5 Victoria in November of this year.

It happened to be the time of the Maroondah Festival

and the Croydon Lions Club were conducting a very busy

Lions Christmas Cake stall, so Lion Sandra volunteered

to assist.

Croydon Lions Club President Ian Atkinson said he was

very grateful that Lion Sandra and her husband Lion

Peter were in the locality at the time and were available

to lend a hand.

PDG Warren White

Life Member Lion Doreen Haynes, Croydon Lions Club President

and Australian Lionsonoz member Lion Sandra Philippzig at the

cake stall at the Maroondah Festival in Croydon, Victoria.

LEADERSHIP THOUGHTS

Five Practices of effective leaders (from the Advanced Lions Leadership Institute)

• Challenge the process • Inspire a shared vision • Enable others top act • Model the way • Encourage the hear

You can do anything – but not everything – delegate! Leaders who don’t listen will eventually be surrounded by people with nothing to say.

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DISTRICT GOVERNOR TEAM VISITATIONS.

CALOUNDRA Carmel Goldsworthy Wednesday, 13 December 2017

DAYBORO Engelbert Krampl Wednesday, 24th January 2018

BRACKENRIDGE CENTRAL Carmel Goldsworthy Tuesday, 20 March 2018

BRISBANE INNER WEST Carmel Goldsworthy TBA

WAMURAN Engelbert Krampl TBA

Today’s Research

Is Tomorrow’s Cure

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DUES EXPLAINED

The following is a précis of a presentation on this topic

given by National Treasurer Bruce Unwin to the 201

Q4 District Convention.

The membership of Districts, Multiple District and

Lions Clubs International is made up of the Clubs.

Individual Lions are members of their Clubs only.

Therefore, dues are levied on Clubs and its up to each

Club to determine how they will obtain the fuds to pay

their dues invoices. District, Multiple District and LCI

don’t mind so long as Clubs pay their dues invoices by

the due date.

If Clubs don’t pay their dues on time they can be

placed into ‘financial suspension’ and cannot operate

as Lions Clubs until the dues are paid.

Currently the LCI dues are $43.00 US per member per

annum, charged at $21.50 US per half year in July and

January levied on member numbers as at 30 June and

31 December each year. In addition, LCI charges a US

$35.00 one off new member joining fee, They also

charge prorate membership dues for members who

join between these dates. All LCI dues are in US dollars

and the US/AUD exchange rate fluctuates constantly

so calculation of the amount members must pay

always involves some estimation.

LCI dues are further complicated by application of the

family member discount. For each second or more

member of the same family in the same Club, living at

the same address, LCI offers a 50% discount on the

half yearly dues. Whether the Club passes this

discount on to the members concerned is a decision

of the Club – some do, some don’t.

LCI dues are used to administer the organisation

internationally. That includes the salaries of the 100

plus staff employed at LCI Headquarters, the cost of

sending our International Executive to visit Multiple

Districts, Districts and Clubs as well as funding the

International Conventions, Forums, International

Board Meetings and the cost of producing the Lion

Magazine.

The Multiple District charges $21.50 per member per

half year in member dues and these are adjusted each

year I line with the CPI. No Family Discount applies to

Multiple District dues while our total membership

numbers are below 27,000.

In addition, the Multiple District has a range of levies

which it charges and it also collects the Insurance

Premiums on behalf of our Insurers.

The Public Relations and Information Fund levy of

$2.53 per member per annum, which must be met

from the Club’s Administration Account and therefore

charged to members, is charged annually in July while

other Multiple District levies such as the Youth of the

Year Levy, the Youth Exchange Levy, the Lioness

Programme Levy and the Leo Levy can be paid from

the Club’s Activities Account because they are all

projects of Lions Clubs, so they are not a direct impost

on members.

The insurance premiums are also charged annually in

July and the premiums collected are paid to our

insurance agents JUA Insurance. Details of all our

Lions insurances and the premiums are set out in the

Multiple District Directory beginning on page 220.

LCI member dues do not attract GST while all the

Multiple District dues, levies and insurances include

GST. If your Club is registered for GST you can request

a Tax Invoice from the Lions Australia National Office

to claim back the GST.

Multiple District dues are used to administer the

organisation in Australia. That includes the salaries of

our Executive Officer and six staff employed by the

National Office in Newcastle, the cost of holding our

MD Convention and sending our Council Chairperson

to the International, District and Constitutional Area

Conventions, administering the Council of Governors

and the MD Management Groups.

The Multiple District Levies are used to administer the

particular programs for which they are collected,

All Districts set their own dues and levies and they all

differ. In District Q3 we pay $23.50 per member per

annum, charged as $11.75 per member per half year

in dues, plus a Convention Fund Levy, a District

Governor’s Fund Levy, a District Officer’s Fund Levy

and a Newsletter Fund Levy from the Administration

Account and we pay a Newsletter Fund Levy, a Youth

Exchange Fund Levy, an International Youth Camp

Levy and a Leo Fund Levy from the Community Service

Account. All our levies are charged half yearly.

So, you can see from the above that the calculation of

dues, levies and insurances is complex. Most Clubs

charge their members between $55.00 and $80.00

per member per half year.

A simplified summary of the dues and levies for the

District appears on page 17 of this Newsletter. Sincere

thanks to PDG Bruce Unwin for providing this valuable

information for all our members.

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MEMBERSHIP CORNER

In Preparation for March to May Membership Months, just around the corner, can you send me photographs of

your Club activities please. Global Membership Team, plus the help of other Lions is producing an advertising photo

album, online as well as hard copy.

We want photos that imply fun, friends, action, why someone might like to join Lions. A picture tells a thousand

words, although we are adding script as well so send us photos and some words to describe the activity. We have

some already that have been used on Facebook and from Convention but would love some more. We can't promise

they will all be used of course.

March 3rd is International Lions Awareness day- and launch for this photo album so we will be preparing this over

the end of the year.

In celebration of March 3rd, Lions out in force being seen to be having fun. Following a pilot project last year, where

100 Lions flash mobbed a shopping centre wearing their Lions shirts and filling every coffee shop and every corner

of the shopping centre, we would like to propose that every zone have a similar public event. It may not be a

shopping centre, it might be a park or town hall. A membership stand would be useful as well, with some leaflets

or flyers on how to join.

Have you considered a family branch? This allows young families to join Lions, bring along their children as cubs

and target a different set of needs in our communities. A family club will probably meet in a park or daytime rather

than an evening meeting and is bound to be less formal. It is a great way of having new, young members in your

Club and watching their enthusiasm.

Yours in Lions

Joyce Arnold

Global Membership Team Co-ordinator........0466650048 or email drjoycearnold6120a@gmail.com

Other members of the Global Membership Team

Kim Gierson- looks after referrals from Multiple Districts Website

Donna Hedges- Diversity. Women in Lions, 50/50 Pathway

Greg Rollason- Club Care

Debbie Williams- New Clubs and Branches

Traudi Krampl- Regional Membership.

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AROUND THE DISTRICT

Bribie Island Cake Chairman Gordon West and President Cheryl Williams promoting the Gold Centennial Cake Tins.

Moggill Mt Crosby Family Group Teddy Bears’ Picnic.

Joint Meeting between Lions Clubs of Nundah and Brisbane Inner North.

Nundah President Bob Barron presenting Nundah

Secretary Pat Carbis with a Melvin Jones Fellowship

District Governor Engelbert with Q4 Vice District Governor Bill Moore who was a guest at the Cabinet

Meeting on Saturday.

Cabinet in Session at the Beerwah State School

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GLOBAL LEADERSHIP TEAM (GLT) REPORT

We often talk about how we are setting our wonderful organisation up for the future. But we often tend not to

do anything to refresh the leadership skills and paradigms that we have always held. Sometimes we need to step

outside our current world and look at what is happening elsewhere, and see what we can do to move our Clubs

forward.

Each year Lions Clubs International (LCI) and Lions Australia give us an opportunity to refresh our skills, learn about

Lions and meet some amazing Lions. Two of these opportunities are coming up. Each are three-day residential

workshops, and accommodation, meals, tuition and workshop materials are all included. Please consider

attending, or identifying someone in your Club who would be a good candidate, and encourage them to nominate.

The opportunities are:

TITLE AND LINK DATE AND COST ELIGIBILITY SYNOPSIS

Regional Lions Leadership

Institute

23-25 Feb Brisbane AUS$100

Leos over 18 years of age, any Lion, but preference given to those who have not been President

Covers a range of Lions information and projects, and leadership and communication skills

Emerging Lions Leadership

Institute

6-8 April Christchurch

US$125

Lion who has been on a Club committee, but has not been President, (current Charter Presidents eligible)

Covers a range of Lions information and projects, and leadership and communication skills

Those who have already been a President will have the chance to nominate for an Advanced Lions Leadership

Institute next year. They are usually held around September

Richard Williams

For your Global Leadership Team

0423 240256

DISTRICT 201 Q3 DUES AND LEVIES

Administration Account

Dues $23.50 per member per annum

Charged at $11.75 per member per half year

Convention Fund Levy $3.50 per member per annum ($1.75 phy)

District Governor’s Fund Levy $1.50 per member per annum ($0.75 phy)

District Officer’s Fund Levy $2.00 per member per annum ($1.00 phy)

District Newsletter Fund Levy $1.75 per member per annum ($0.87 phy)

Community Service Account

District Newsletter Fund $1.75 per member per annum ($0.88 phy)

Youth Exchange Fund Levy $0.50 per member per annum ($0.25 phy)

International Youth Camp Fund Levy $2.00 per member per annum ($1.00 phy)

Leo Fund Levy $1.00 per member per annum ($0.50 phy)

(District is not registered for GST)

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MEDIA RELEASE

ONE MILLION COINS FOR CHILDHOOD CANCER RESEARCH:

In response to recent comments about how much we don't like spare change in our pockets and

purses, the Lions Clubs of District 201Q3 have the answer.

Past District Governor Norm Jensen said today that Clubs in the District have been collecting spare

coins, including any one and two cent coins people might have tucked away in a drawer, jar or money

box, to go towards The Lions Kids Cancer Genome Project since March this year. “Our aim is to collect

the equivalent of one million coins by the end of April next year for this important project” he said.

Lions Clubs have a policy that every dollar we collect from the public goes back into local Lions

community projects or National and International Lions Foundations. “This means that the full value

of every coin that ends up in this collection will go to this important medical research project”, he

said.

For information on the nearest Lions Club participating in this collection just send us a message on

our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/Lions201Q3/?ref=br_rs or check out our website

at www.201q3.lions.org.au

HUMANITARIAN RECOGNITION

TO SHOW my faith in the worthiness of my vocation

by industrious application to the end that I may merit

a reputation for quality of service.

Sergeant Scott McGrath’s reason for being a police

officer is the same now as it was nearly twenty-six

years ago.

“When I did join they said, ‘why do you want to be a

Police Officer?’ and I said, ‘I want to help my

community’.”

The distinguished head of the Darling Downs Crime

Prevention Unit was awarded the 2017 Lions Club of

Toowoomba City Recognition for Excellence in

Humanitarian Service.

The recognition now in its second year, recognises a

member of the police, fire, ambulance or SES who

performs outstanding work in the community.

Sergeant McGrath said the Recognition was a

humbling experience.

“Honestly, I feel that some of the stuff I do is just

what I do, and it’s lovely to be recognised for that

work, but I acknowledge all the other good work

being done by other services, other police officers,

and our paramedics,” he said.

The Recognition was introduced last year by the

Lions Club of Toowoomba City as a Legacy Project for

the Lions Centennial.

District Governor Engelbert presents Sergeant McGrath with the plaque. Toowoomba City President Karen Naylor looks on.

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A SMART IDEA

What do you do with empty Smarties boxes?

Fill them with five cent coins of course for the Lions

Genome Project.

This innovative idea suggested by Lion Patricia Webster

of the Lions Club of Esk resulted in 10,000 coins being

presented to Lion Glendell Appleford for the Lions

Genome Project at a recent Presentation Evening by

the Lions Club of Esk.

When Lion Patricia commenced giving the boxes of

Smarties to members of the Community she was

naturally asked “Why are you giving them away?”

Her quick response was “Please fill the empty boxes

with five cent coins and return them to the Club for the

‘One Million Coins’ project the Club is assisting.”

The Communities of Esk and surrounding districts

embraced the idea and the boxes started to return,

each filled with five cent coins.

Lion Glendell was visibly moved by the presentation

and thanked the Club for their participation in the

project.

The Club plans to continue participating in the project

until the Townsville Convention.

Lions Club of Esk President Lion Robert Hedges, Lion Glendell Appleford, (Australian Lions Childhood Cancer Research

Foundation Chair) and Lion Patricia Webster at the presentation of the five cent coins.

Some of the Smarties boxes which were returned containing the five cent coins.

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