C2 News. Judy s Journal. Important Dates. Where s Judy? Club Visits. March 2018

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1 C2 News Volume 5 Issue 9 March 2018 Judy s Journal Important Dates Submissions for February C2 News Due 25 th March Youth of the Year Regional Finals March 10 th & 11 th YOTY District Final March 24 th YOTY State Final April 7 th Multiple District Convention Townsville May 4 th May 7 th District Handover Dinner Glenelg Golf Club July 14 th District Convention Darwin 28 th -30 th Sep 2018 Greetings Fellow Lions The feedback from Clubs and Zones has been very positive for Lions Awareness Day on Saturday 3 rd March. Many say Lions is the best kept secret so here is the opportunity to tell our wonderful story of serving your Communities Zone Chairpersons were given the new PR materials at the Mount Gambier Cabinet Meeting so please make contact if you need PR materials. The More Than Sausages campaign is centred around what the public perceives as our major fundraising event, but as Clubs and Members we need to promote how the funds are utilised in Communities. Can you image what it would be like in your town or suburb if the Lions Club was not there or suddenly closed down? Next time you have a major event perhaps consider setting up a display with information available to be distributed, promoting what your club does for the local community. Global Membership Coordinator Graeme Botting is only a phone call away to assist. If you have an event planned why not take a video (mobile phones are ok) and enter the Happiest Lions Club Competition? See details on the MD Website and entries close 30 th March. As I travel around I can t but notice the welcoming signs on the entrance to Towns and Suburbs. Please consider setting up a large sign or if already erected do they need replacing. Contact MD Lions Shop for Signage. Congratulations to Dean Harris from the Lions Club of Marion for attending a LCI Leadership Training Course in Brisbane during February. Congratulations also to Selwyn Voss from the Lions Club McLaren & Districts on being accepted into the LCI Emerging Lions Leadership Institute to be held in Christchurch New Zealand April 6 th 8 th. Global Leadership Team Coordinator PDG Dave Thomas is in the process of putting together the Club Officers trainings with dates at this stage being Mildura Sun15 th April, Naracoorte Sat 28 th April Aberfoyle Park Sun April 29 th. Club Presidents please encourage officers to attend as LCI are moving away from paper based reporting and promoting reports to be done on line. Are club treasurers aware that statements are now available on MyLCI so there is no need to wait for the snail mail? In May many Lions will be attending the Multiple District Convention in tropical Townsville Qld. If you are considering going the Registration forms are out and close on Friday 20 th April. District Governor Judy Glastonbury District Governor Judy Glastonbury and husband Frank Whinnen Where s Judy? Club Visits March 1 st Mitcham (DG Judy) 15 th 18 th Lucindale Field Day 20 th Red Cliffs DGE David Snook 21 st Buronga Gol Gol DGE David Snook 24 th Youth of the Year Mitcham 26 th Lameroo DGE David Snook

2 C2 NEWS New Members - February Kay Aslin Gambier City Steve Healey Pinnaroo Sandy Finch Goolwa Dan Rooney Pinnaroo Karen Heness Goolwa Michael Sparnon Pinnaroo Brenda Riches Hallett Cove William Venning Pinnaroo Owen Rentsch Merbein Jenny Westphalen Pinnaroo Dorothy Nappa Nairne John Nagel Victor Harbor/Pt Elliot Colin Atze Pinnaroo Susan Nagel Victor Harbor/Pt Elliot March already? Where has the year gone? Page 2 It is lovely to see so many different clubs in the newsletter this month. I am starting to see lots of new contacts so the message is finally getting out. Please post your stories to Facebook, as I am quite happy to swipe stories from your Facebook posts. Keep up the great work becfield@bigpond,net,au or give me a call on (M) Cheers Beccy Field

3 Volume 5 Issue 9 Broken Hill Erects New Signs Do you remember we recently asked you to look at the signage leading into your town or any other signage you had up within your town? The Broken Hill Lions Club certainly took that to heart. They have erected new signage on the three major highways leading into Broken Hill. They wanted to let the local community and travellers know that Lions are active in the Broken Hill community, Negotiations with the local council are necessary for any road signs. Broken Hill Lions Club holds its dinner meetings on the 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month Lions travelling through Broken Hill are most welcome to join them for dinner and good fellowship. Nightcliff Helps Timor Village The Lions Club of Darwin Nightcliff recently presented a laptop to Jonathon Polke and were thrilled to have an opportunity to make a positive contribution to a Timor community. Timor Aid Worker Johathon accepted the donation and explained that the laptop was going to be taken to a village in Timor where a team is creating a Community Centre for the village. Timor village will benefit from Darwin Nightcliff donation Defence Force Welcomed to Darwin Our defence force personnel are always on the move, and moving to a new city or state can be a little overwhelming. Darwin in one of many places in Australia where defence personnel are housed. Their community organisation organises a welcome to Darwin Day at the local convention centre. This year members of the Litchfield Club set up a stall and promoted a number of Lions Projects. Lions Hearing Dogs, Darwin Lions Beer Can Regatta, being at the forefront. President Chris Blackham -Davison was there with his dog Tamari and we hear the Tamari was hap- py to lap up all the attention she gained. Of course the Cakes and Mints programs were showcased too. Page 3

4 C2 NEWS Campus Club Information Night This club is unique in its everchanging membership The Flinders University Student Association recently awarded the Flinders University Lions Campus Club with an award for The Best New Club of 2017 During O (Orientation) Week all students are invited to find out about a comprehensive program of social and academic activities to aid the transition into University life. Club members were supported by District GMT members who helped to set up an information booth and attended and information evening. The GMT assisted the current members to generate interest in potentially joining the Campus Club and with more general information about Lions Clubs International. There was lots of interest from university students and the club is excited to begin with a new membership influx with new members reflecting the multicultural student body at the university. This club is unique in that the membership goes through annual change as members finish their studies and move away from the University base. The club thanked their Guiding Lions for their support, especially answering all the questions. Love Was In The Air On the weekend prior to Valentines day both Millicent and Mount Gambier Clubs were asked to assist at regional weddings. When the bride and groom both have a real fondness for fresh hot donuts and they knew were they could organise those to be made, they asked Millicent Lions to provided the wedding cake a non stop supply of fresh hot donuts Meanwhile Mt Gambier s van was flat out cooking and serving the wedding celebratory food at the famous Blok Gardens wedding venue just outside Mt Gambier. Page 4

5 Volume 5 Issue 9 Berri Supports Cancer Lodges The Berri Lions club was absolutely delighted to assist local identity and frequent Santa s Helper Barry Galliford in his fundraising efforts for the SA Cancer Council Flinders Lodge. Local identity Barry, who was often mistaken for the famous man in red with his luxurious hair and beard, wanted to raise enough money to fit out two rooms with new beds. He succumbed to the clippers and shears of local barber Joanne and was soon quite unrecognizable. Berri Lions President Theresa was thrilled to be able to add to the fundraising efforts and the club s donation meant that not only did Barry achieve his goal of being able to fit out two rooms he raised enough to fit out four. The before and after photos. Great planning to do this amazing Shave Fundraiser in early February Barry, as that gives you a few months to grow it back to be able to help out the man in red again this Christmas!! Zone 11 Centennial Project Dedicated Four years in the planning with the support of the City of Mount Gambier has finally come to fruition with the formal opening and dedication of Lions Centennial Park on Saturday 3rd February. The project encompasses a BBQ pavilion with covered seating and a wall that has been set with memorial plaques honouring the service of treasured departed members. The memorial wall was formally dedicated by Lion Allen Woodham OAM with many members of their families in attendance. Presidents from participating Zone 11 Lions Clubs assisted Project Chairman Peter Pignotti and Mayor Andrew Lee to cut the ceremonial ribbon. Representatives from the Zone 11 Clubs were Port MacDonnell and District Lions Club President Brian Collins; Kalangadoo Lions Club President Wolfgang Gunther, Gambier City Lions Club President Wilf Nitschke, Lions Club of Mount Gambier President Malcolm Laslett; Lioness Club of Mount Gambier President Gayle Green, and Gambier City Leo's Club Secretary Connor Wilson, Page 5

6 C2 NEWS CLASSIFIEDS Amazing Fundraising Opportunity Is your club looking for a new venture? Do you have an ongoing outlet for a Children s Ride? The Lions Club of Pt McDonnell has a Merry-Go-Round for sale by Expression of Interest. The Merry-Go-Round has been owned by the club for about twenty years. It is in good condition, has twenty fibreglass horses and is powered by a 3HP Honda petrol motor With the purchase of the unit you will receive the following Purpose built tandem trailer Easily erected safety fence Lightweight cover to protect the unit while operating SafeWork SA Registration Certificate valid until 31/12/18 Log book as required by SafeWork SA Please direct enquires to President Lions Club Port MacDonnell & Dist Brian Collins Looking for anyone driving to Darwin? Are you travelling to Darwin at any time between now and the convention in September? Is there any chance you could tow a small 6x4 box trailer? Previous arrangements have fallen through and DGE David Snook is looking for someone willing to tow the District Flag Set trailer to Darwin, If there is any chance you can help, please get in touch with him Mobile dpsnook7@gmail.com Seeking travelling companion to Las Vegas? Page 6 Are you interested in attending the International Convention in Las Vegas but are a solo traveller? Would you be interested in sharing accommodation on the iconic Las Vegas Strip in a grand king room with a strip view? Lion Gail Smith of Victor Harbor Port Elliot Lions would love to chat with you about how you might be able share expenses. Contact her on

7 Volume 5 Issue 9 Youth of the Year Finals Dates Zones 3, 4 & 5 Host Lions Club of Keith - Venue Keith RSL Clubrooms; Anzac Tce. Keith. SA 5267 Date Contact Mick Aitken Address PO Box 5 Keith SA 5267 Sunday March 11 th 2018(day event) Mobile mickandjennya@bigpond.com Zones 10 & 11 Host Lions Club of Robe Venue Robe Primary School Union St Robe. SA Date Saturday March 10 th 2018 (Day event) Contact Margie Thomas Address PO Box 633 Robe SA 5276 Mobile summerleas1@gmail.com Zones 6,7 & 8 Host Lions Club of Victor Harbor/Pt Elliot Venue Carrickalinga House Crn Torrens St/Main Rd Victor Harbor (Next to Woolworths) Date Saturday March 10 th 2018 (Daytime Event) Contact Bob Morriss Address 216 Liverpool Rd Goolwa. SA 5214 Phone (08) Mobile bobmorri@bigpond.net.au Zone 13 Host Lions club of Morgan Venue Morgan Institute - Lions Den 9th street, Morgan SA 5320 Date Sunday March 11 th 2018 (Day Event) Contact Margaret Vandeleur Address PO Box 26, Morgan SA 5320 Mobile jamvandy3@gmail.com Host Venue District Final Notes The Winners Advisory form and the Winners Entry forms from each Regional final are to be ed or posted to me immediately after your Regional Final. This is essential. I also need a copy of the Regional Winners Advisory form District Final venue will be well signed The afternoon session for the speeches will commence at 2 pm. Please arrive at least 15 minutes beforehand. It is expected to have all students back at the venue for their lunch at pm. A charge of $15 per person will be made to any parents wishing to attend the lunch with the students, judges and the official party. Please notify Graham Jones if you require Lunch at least 2 weeks prior to March 24 th Being in the Suburbs there are plenty alternative lunch venues with cafes in Unley, Burnside Shopping Centre, Fullarton Rd etc as other options Negotiations with the management at the venue to have Urrbrae House, the gardens and Arboretum opened for viewing The gardens are quite spectacular. Page 7 Zone 14 Lions Club of Broken Hill Thyme on Argent 230 Argent Street Broken Hill. NSW 2880 Both the Interviews and the Speeches will be conducted at the above venue Date Saturday March 10 th 2018 Contact Stephen Turner Address 298 Brazil Street Broken Hill. NSW 2880 Mobile tipies@bigpond.com Anne Hughes YOTY Chairman District Final Host Lions Club of Mitcham Venue Charles Hawker Conference Centre Waite Rd Urrbrae. SA 5065 (Off Cross Road) Date Saturday March 24 th 2018 Day Event Contact Graham Jones Address 29 Kent Rd Hawthorn. SA 5062 Mobile gpjones@oz .com.au State Final Date: Saturday April 7 th 2018 Venue: Gumeracha Town Hall Main Rd Gumeracha Contact State YOTY Chairman PDG Ken Bradford Phone (08) Mobile alonken@westnet.com.au Please Note - There are 3 Candidates each from C1 and C2 attending the State Final as winners from the District Finals. From the C2 District Final the 3 Winners Entry Forms (original) for each candidate are to be sent to the State Chairman as well as the 3 Winner s Advisory Forms. I also require a copy of the 3 Winners advisory forms from the District Final.

8 C2 NEWS Youth of the Year Club Finals Club finals are all finalising. I wish I could say it s been a bumper year for clubs to enter the Program. Having distributed around 34 packs, 16 registrations with three clubs still to register a big disappointment in the club participation stakes. There are some glaring problems - Difficulty at the school level, if the principal is not interested then, nothing happens. Getting that foot in the door is probably the hardest part of the exercise. Is your Club YOTY person the right person for the job? Sound PR skllls is an advantage. Don t throw a member into the job, just to fill the position. A Club YOTY Committee is working well for some of our clubs. That way, the load is shared with two or more other members. Non- YOTY Clubs with one or more secondary institutions on their doorstep ought to give YOTY a go. The dreaded March Long weekend for the Regionals is proving to be detrimental to attracting entrants at the Club level. I have set the cogs in motion to make change to the Rules!!!. With some juggling of the dates, for the Regionals by a week later, then District and State finals will be a week later, depending on the Easter break. It will work So Watch this space in Remember to advertise your YOTY event out in the local community, send out invitations to the local groups, school newsletters, the noticeboards and so on. The students need a crowd, so rally the troops. Your club needs a crowd to showcase its activities, successes and future projects. Any final is a great opportunity to do this. We only have 4-5 clubs who run their final between August and December. Why not start making a move to schools at the end of July with an introductory letter and appointment request. Get that foot in the door and start the ball rolling. Don t forget to share your photos of your YOTY finals, here and on the YOTY Facebook page. Anne Hughes District Chairman Pa

9 Volume 5 Issue 9 Barmera Assist with Cod Restock Lions Club of Barmera were out in force at Overland Corner during this years restocking of the Murray River with Murray Cod The even was one of 3 held along the river and 25,000 fingerlings were released by the community volunteers. With the 3 releases there was a total of 75,000 cod released, Other release sites were Lyrup in the Renmark Paringa Council area and Moorook in the District Council Loxton Waikerie area. Barmera Lions were on hand to sort out the catering and keep everyone well fed and watered Naracoorte Taste Festival Naracoorte s Taste the Limestone Coast Festival was an outstanding success this year with an increase of 35% in crowd numbers and a record number of stall holders. The committee have received very favourable reports from stall holders and the public that it was the best festival ever. Lion Ross Gleeson and his dedicated Taste committee have worked hard for 12 months to pull it together. Proceeds from the taste will be given to Naracoorte and District Suicide Prevention and the Naracoorte Lucindale Community Care Networks. They were successful in selling all 3,000 tickets for The Taste Festival Raffle at $2 each the first prize being A Taste of New Zealand Package worth $2,500 Page 9

10 C2 NEWS Renmark Lions Awareness Day Club members believe this may well be the best investment the club has made in a long time. The Lions Club of Renmark sponsored a FREE FAMILY FUN DAY at RENMARK SWIMMING CENTRE to celebrate Lions Australia Awareness Day. The club decided to host this community event to give something back to their community for their on-going support for their club, and to show the community some of the amazing work they have done during their 54 years of existence in Renmark. At a recent meeting, there was much discussion about what the club could do to celebrate this special day. Club member, Lion John Pavlenko suggested a family day out at the local swimming pool. This suggestion was put to the management of the pool, who were very excited and accepting of the idea. A small sub-committee/ working party of club members was formed to put it together. Over a 4 week period the event was promoted with posters and flyers distributed around the town, with local schools promoting it in their newsletters, and promotions on social media, radio and press resulting a most successful event. Members of the public of all ages were invited to attend this FREE community event on Saturday, 3rd March from 12 noon till 7.00pm. Fortunately, on the day the weather was perfect. (35C and not a cloud in the sky). Admission to the pool was FREE during this time. Renmark Lions provided a FREE Sausage Sizzle and Donuts during the day, with many fun activities for all age groups. There was entertainment by acoustic singer Trick, Page 10

11 Volume 5 Issue 9 Renmark Lions Awareness Day Cont... 2 Jumping Castles, a Dunking Machine, Face Painting, a Clown, Putt-Putt Golf and games/painting activities for the younger age group. Approx. 430 people attended during the day with over 1400 sausages and approx donuts being cooked by approx 20 club members and partners and other helpers. This was a huge effort by all who assisted on the day. The end result was a fantastic event which was much appreciated by the public, confirmed by the numerous positive comments about the club on the day and subsequently in social media. The club had a display of the latest Lions Posters and Brochures, together with photos of past events held by the Renmark Club. Adjacent to the display they set up a separate marquee to promote membership of Lions. They received several enquiries which will be followed up by their Membership Team. At the end of the day, the club spent in excess of $3000 on the event to ensure its success. It has certainly put The Lions Club of Renmark in a very positive light amongst their local community. Club members believe this may well be the best investment the club has made in a long time. Already there is discussion about making it an annual event!! Graham Edwards Renmark Congratulations on the success of this fabulous initiative Renmark Editor Page 11

12 C2 NEWS Commonwealth Games Baton Relay The honour of carrying the torch in the Queens Baton Relay in the lead up to this year s Commonwealth Games is not one that is given lightly. As the torch made its way through Mildura Immediate Past President Colin Watson stepped into place and completed his section of the relay. Colin was nominated as a local hero by Mildura Lions for his tireless work over numerous years. Millicent Lions Road Traffic School Renovation With a donation of $50,000 from One Forty One towards renovations to the Lions Road Traffic School, Millicent Lions undertook replacement of the fascia board and eaves on the now very old building. After professional asbestos removal, and under the direction of Master Builder - Lions Gary Davis members completed this stage of the renovation., Honorary Lion Mayor Peter Gandolfi grabbed a paint brush and helped out too. Lionsonoz in Action Page 12 Members of Australian Lionsonoz are always there to assist Main Stream Lions Clubs in their projects. Lion Warren White was visiting Lake Cathie when he heard about a BBQ project in which the local Lions Club was involved. The Lake Cathie Lions Club needed support so Australian Lionsonoz member stepped in and helped. Lake Cathie Lions main income involves BBQs at Woolworths, Bunnings and their own major events Visiting Lions are always welcome to lend a hand as the Lake Cathie Lions Club is not big in numbers but big in spirit. Australian Lionsonoz does not conduct its own fund raising projects, due to the fact that they have members in every state of Australia, so they assist the local Lions Clubs wherever they find themselves. In this way they earn Lions Pay. (Service Hours). If you hear of Lionsonoz members in your area, don t hesitate to get in touch with them and invite them to help out at your next project.

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14 Upcoming Events March 2018 Eye Donor Awareness Month March 3-5: Advanced Lions Leadership Institute - Constitutional Area IV Europe (Salzburg, Austria) March 24-26: Advanced Lions Leadership Institute - Constitutional Area VI: India, South Asia & the Middle East (Delhi, India) March 24-26: Emerging Lions Leadership Institute - Constitutional Area VI: India, South Asia & the Middle East (Delhi, India) March 31: Last day for regular convention registration fees Upcoming - Lions Mad Minute / Stonies Awards Lions Mad Minute Now is the time to be preparing your schools for Lions Mad Minute competition. If you have any questions about the Lions Mad Minute Competition please get in touch with Lions Club of Mt Gambier Stonies Awards Applications for the Annual Stonies Awards are now open. Nomination forms are available by logging in to the C2 District Web page or if you are not sure how to do that contact District Chairperson Beccy (details page 2) for more information. Darwin District Convention Update REGISTRATIONS NOW OPEN The Lions clubs of Darwin welcomes all members and their partners of District 201C2 to the Totally Top End Convention 2018.The dates are Friday 28 th, to Sunday 30 th September Check out our web site darwinlions2018. Pick up a registration form from our site or even better use our online entry. It is easier than filling in a form by hand! Please try it. We will a confirmation. view/darwinlions2018/ registration Incoming District Governor David Snook has confirmed Past International President Barry Palmer will be a keynote speaker. David and his team from Darwin will make your stay fun and memorable. This is a once in a lifetime affair, Totally Top End! On the Thursday night the famous Mindil Markets will be open. Also on the Thursday Club Officer Training will be conducted for our top end clubs by Cabinet Members. If others are interested in attending please contact Cab Sec Cheryle to advise of your interest We have a great convention venue at Haileybury Rendall School. The room is perfect for us. We have a very nice well priced Club Tropical Resort accommodation and next door is a great Caravan park with cabins and camping! Click the top right of the web site for Darwin & Territory Fun with some ideas to make your stay well worth while. There will be free buses from the resort to the convention and back. But beware the crocodiles, no warning, no Captain Hook tick -tock. And so much more to beware of. Its all Totally Top End! Hope to see you in one piece. Martin, Darwin Nightcliff Lions Page 14