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Lions Clubs International

District 201 V3 Newsletter May 2019

Lions have been busy over the past few weeks in many areas. I will mention several. Congratulations to Zone 3 and 4 who raised funds toward the provision of a disability vehicle for a family in Stratford. A Grant from the ALF was approved, and the vehicle was officially handed over to the family on Saturday the 30 th March, at Stratford Apex Park. You should have seen the smiles on the families faces, especially Crystal.

Our District Youth of the Year finals were held at Trafalgar on the 24 th March. Congratulations goes to our District winner, Hayden Flynn, sponsored by the Mornington Lions Club. All our District finalists spoke very well, making it difficult for the judges. All are to be congratulated on the standard of their presentations. Hayden recently competed in the YOTY State finals at Carisbrook. Although he did not win, his presentation was well received. Congratulations Hayden. A big thank you to all our District clubs who contributed to the recent bushfire appeal. Your support

has enabled us to respond to the needs of the people impacted. Our Lions have been at the forefront of the on the ground support at the Tonimbuk Recovery Centre. Thanks to PDG Shirley Higman and her team for the work they are doing at the Centre, in conjunction with other support agencies. A Grant was received from LCIF for emergency assistance, and this is being used to supply food and clothing to people who lost their homes. Thanks also to PDG Ian Gration who has been responsible for putting together the container of tools and equipment that is being used by volunteers and impacted families in the clean-up effort. Our thanks also to the businesses who supported us with this project, and the support received from the Cardinia Shire Council. Thanks also for the quick response by Need For Feed, in the provision of fodder for livestock. Our Lions Foundations provide support in times of need, making many projects possible. Please remember to make a contribution from your Club when disbursing funds. Let your Club members know that monies put in are monies available for Clubs, Zones and District projects or emergencies. And yes, support from LCIF to disasters in Australia far out-weigh the monies contributed by Australian Lions to LCIF. Remember too that this is the 50 th year of LCIF, so please give that little bit extra.

A report from your 201 V3

District Governor 2018-19

Lion Peter Payne

201V3 Club Development Day Why shouldn’t you miss it?

Your Club wants or needs more members Your Club doesn’t have a membership plan

You want to learn how to use the new My Lion App properly You’re new to Lions and want to know more about it

You want to know how to get the most out of social media for your Club

The answers to all of these and many other questions will be answered at the:

Incoming Officer Training You will find, knowledgeable speakers, Qualified Trainers, separate training sessions to suit your needs, interactive

learning with DGE Neil’s new Cabinet Officers. Sunday June 2nd

9.00am to 3.00pm (First session commences 9.30 sharp)

St Paul’s Anglican Grammar School 150 Bowen St Warragul

Cost $5.00 per member, Lunch & Morning tea provided RSVP 26th of May to 2VDG Graham Cockerell 0459444111

201V3 Changeover Luncheon All Lions, partners and friends are invited to attend

to celebrate the past and future Lions year and;

To Welcome Home DG Neil

& Thank IPDG Peter and Lion Desma

It will be an 11:30am for 12pm start with a 3:30pm finish

On Sunday 21st July 2019 At

The Warragul Country Club 41 Sutton Street, Warragul

Lunch will be $32 per head

Please RSVP by no later than the 12th July 2019 To

Incoming Cabinet Secretary PDG Terry Hayler By mail: 4/11 King Street, Warragul Vic, 3820

Or by email: tha89654@bigpond.net.au

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Youth of the Year State Final! Well another busy month has come and gone. Your GMT Team has been busy over the last few months setting up and running Membership Development Forums. Since last newsletter we have run 2. The fist one was at Leongatha on 17th of March and the second, Balnarring on Sunday 14th April. At Leongatha we had 5 clubs and 13 members from zones 5-8. At Balnarring we had 15 members, from 9 clubs, from zones 9-12. We thank them for coming and their input.

Feedback received from these sessions has been great. The members who have come seemed to get value from it. There is a few people that I need to thank for their assistance with these days. PDG Ann Eldrige, DG Peter, DGE Neil, Cab Sec Norma, Lion Kerrie McMahon, all the Clubs that have hosted us, Nina Blythe and Anita Culpitt. Thank you all for your support of the GMT Team in delivering these sessions.

As I write this the V3 District is sitting at 1216 members. As a district we have added 119 members into V3 for this Lions year. This is very pleasing, especially considering we still have 3 months to go. I also know that some Clubs have inducted new members, who have not yet been put into MyLCI. Could I ask Clubs in this situation to please input your new members as soon as you can?

We continue to move in the right direction. I must again say thankyou to all members who have been recruiting new members. Don’t forget to continue to ask friends, family, workmates and pretty much anyone you come across, that you think would be a great Lion. You will get knock backs. Don’t be out off. Continue to “Just Ask”. We have a great organization, with a great service culture. Let’s continue to grow it and help our clubs thrive and prosper.

On new members. In the next couple of weeks we will emailing, and writing to those not with email, an invitation to a new forum. This will be sent to anyone that has joined V3 since January 2018.

The topics covered will be; Lions who are we?

Our history, Our structure Our leaders Our global causes

Our Clubs Club organisation chart Roles Discussion on “Your Club, your way” Discussion on Fundraising Activities /

Service Activities / Social activities Ethics/Purposes.. Code of conduct Resolving Conflict Developing project ideas and creating a

project plan Our District

The District Governor The District Leadership Team The Global Action Team (GLT, GST,

GMT) Other Cabinet Officer positions Useful contacts- websites/resources/ information/

District Directory So for new members, when you get this letter we hope to see you there. For sponsors of new members ( since January 2018) please speak to your new members. Discuss this with them, and encourage them to come. I am confident they will get a lot out of it. Keep up the great work and don’t forget to “JUST ASK”!

Steve Boyce GMT Coordinator-V3

1. Prepare your Club 2. Create your club’s growth plan 3. Implement your growth plan 4. Welcome new members

For more details on these steps, download the Just ask! New member recruiting guide from the resources section of lionsclubs.org

New Wheels for a Lion! Recently, Korumburra Lion Susan Kellen, a diabetes amputee, received a specialised wheelchair funded by the Korumburra club with help from a grant from the Australian Lions Foundation. Photo Back Left to Right Lions John Watson, Norm McPherson, Athol Worthy, Jack Harris, Ian Wilson. Front Susan Kellen, Jean Worthy.

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From your Cabinet Secretary!

It is hard to believe that we are nearing the end of a Lions year. Have you achieved everything that you had dreamed about at the beginning of the year? You don’t need to have been the Club President to have ideas and projects that you would like your members to do. Everyone is part of a team in every Club. Don’t be afraid to put new ideas in front of the members that’s what keeps us all going. You will be receiving via email and in this newsletter information about the Club Information Day on the 2nd. June 2019. This year it is being held at Warragul. I’m sure you will be interested in knowing how the new MyLion is working and how much easier it will be to record your hours, new members etc. This will be interesting for all Lions not just the Club Secretary. New Members are welcome and will receive an invite to attend also. I have listed new members in this newsletter. I do hope that all of these members are made to feel really welcome in their Clubs, remember when you were that ‘new member’. It is a really special time in your life. You think of how many smiles

you have given to people when you have offered that hand of friendship and know how you have helped a child walk or know that a child in particular with cancer can live a better life because of you. The stories go on but they are all significant to what we all do as Lions. A reminder that International, Multiple District and District dues will be sent to you early in July. These are charged on your membership as of at the end of June. Please make sure your listings are up to date. It is also a good time to check that the addresses, phone numbers and email addresses are current and correct. Life is never dull as a Lion, there is always something to keep abreast of. As Cabinet Secretary I know that I am often pestering you to send things to me, then I tell myself we are all volunteers. You are all doing an amazing job so thank you for that. I hope that you all had a good Easter and that if you travelled you all arrived home safely and in good health. Until next time…. Take care.

PDG Norma Barnard Cabinet Secretary

Welfare Report! District Governor Peter Payne and the Lions family of District 201V3 pass on their sincere condolences to the families of the following members.

Members & Family passed away Lions Club Lion Lynn Polson Mt Eliza Lion Linda Sanders - Sister Koo Wee Rup Lioness Cynthia Aliphon Berwick Lioness’ Lion Leatha Peters - Mother Mirboo North (Apologies Leatha for wrong surname last report!) Our caring thoughts and get well wishes are extended to the following members of the Lions family, whether it is they are recovering from major surgery or a minor cold. We wish you all a speedy recovery.

Members & Family on the sick list Lions Club

Lion Lorraine Hook Mt Martha Lion John Kerr Moe Lion Arnold Siinmaa Moe Lion Ron Afleck Wellington/Latrobe Lion Ron Payne Koo Wee Rup Also to members whose names that I have not received we wish you good health and a full recovery. This year it would be lovely to welcome babies into the Lions family and to also record those special Wedding Anniversaries. If you would like the District to send a card, please supply the name and mailing address that the card is to be sent to.

Patricia Forsyth rightset@bigpond.com

Welcome to our New Members! District Governor Peter Payne and the members of District 201V3 welcome our new members for 2018-19 and thank their sponsors for inviting them. Watch out for new members in the next edition!

Member Sponsor Club Brent Garratt Leonard Mayo Bairnsdale

Mark Seuren Cornelius Seuren Bass Valley

Jen McLean Jessie Walker Briagolong & District

Tony Bogan Ross Norman Churchill

Annie Gregory Shirley Higman Cranbourne—Internet Branch

Robert McKeown Andrew McMahon Cranbourne

Lyne McKay Graeme Wilson Dromana

Lynne Rolfe Barbara Mitchell Drouin

Diana Maigret Monica Holland Flinders District

Jennifeer Tiffen Julie Swan Frankston

Vivienne Loader Norma Barnard Karingal

Maria Armistead Desma Payne Lakes Entrance

Member Sponsor Club Andrew Mortimer Ron Payne Koo Wee Rup &

District

Ray Pearson Allister Dowling Leongatha

Marie Vennells Cheryl Bamkin Loch Sport

Max Tisdell Longford

Michael Mogridge Geoffrey Higgins Maffra

David Wiggins Maxwell Donovan Mallacoota & District

Amanda Daw Mark Daw McCrae & District

Carol Aston Elaine Couzens Metung

John Hogan Geoff Harrison Mirboo North

Richard Gaede Peter Aboltins Moe

Pamela Allan Aileen Shaw Mornington

Braydon Goldsmith

Kellie Goldsmith Mount Erica

Blakish Badrilllah Gregor Bresser Mount Martha

Cassandra McLaren

Pakenham

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Sailing to the Future!

43rd Annual Convention & AGM District 201V3

October 25th, 26th, 27th 2019 Book your accommodation now

Contact Dromana Information Centre Phone: 5950 1579

PLEASE NOTE CHANGE OF CONVENTION VENUE

Now will be held at Eastbourne Primary School.

13 Allambi Ave, Rosebud. 3939

Thankyou for the New Wheels!

On behalf of the Lions Club of Stratford and Strickland family I’d like to thank you all for coming to this car presentation. After reading the article in the Gippsland Times I presented it to the Club as Project. I t was moved that we ask the other Clubs in Zones 3&4 for support and this was acepted and fully supported We applied for a grant from the Australian Lions Foundation for which we was fully supported. So on behalf of the Australian Lions Foundation and the Lions Clubs of Stratford, Sale, Briagolong, Longford, Loch Sport, Wellington-Latrobe, Maffra, Heyfield, Rosedale and the Community at large for making this possible. A car means more than just a vehicle to get from A To point B or a way to get Crystal to medical appointments. It also means freedom to more easily do many of the things that most families take for Granted, like go to the Park, visit friends or other adventures as a family. We hope that Jess, Gavin, Crystal and the rest of their family enjoy their new found freedom in the new car. Today we will release pigeons to mark the beginning of this new freedom and hopefully new adventures for your family I would to ask the Lions District 201V3 District Governor Lion Peter Payne to come forward to present the keys to Jess and Gavin for Crystal’s car. Youth of the Year District Final! The District Final was held on Sunday 24 March at Trafalgar in front of an audience of over sixty Lions and family members. The five finalists impressed with their public speaking skills and content of speeches. All were of a very high standard and the judges took some time to decide on a winner. No doubt it was a hard job as the scores would have been very close. The overall winner was Hayden Flynn from Padua College in Mornington and sponsored by the Lions Club of Mornington. The Public Speaking winner was Ben Harms from Gippsland Grammar and sponsored by the Lions Club of Sale. Other finalists were Bryce Font (Koo Wee Rup L.C.), Eden McLean (Cranbourne L.C.) and Lachlan Vass (Mt Martha L.C.) The Lions Club of Trafalgar hosted the day. Sincere thanks go to President Alan Smith and all members of the Club for making everyone feel so welcome and for providing a wonderful lunch. All present appreciated your hard work in making the day such a success. Hayden went to the State Finals and represented District V3 in Carisbrook on Saturday 6 April. Although Hayden didn’t win he made a very good impression and received positive feedback from the judges. Well done Hayden! This concludes the District competition for 2018-19. Many thanks to all participating Clubs and I look forward to assisting you and all Clubs with preparations for the 2019-2020 competition. District YOTY Chairman Colin Stevens