The 201Q2 District Governor’s Bulletin

G’day Lions Lioness Leos Lions Ladies and Partners,April here we come.The word Disaster has certainly been a feature withthe start of 2011, first the South East QLD Floods thenCyclone Yasi and the earth quake in Christchurch andnow even worse the earth quake and tsunami in Japanand then the radiation alert. Once again Lions all overthe world has taken the first step with over one milliondollars sent to Japan to start assisting immediately.Please support the LCIF with a donation.

March certainly has brought with it a lot of work withthe recovery efforts of Cyclone Yasi. IPDG JohnChairman of the Lions recovery response,with Zone 3 Chairman Irene, Zone 4 Chairman Tonyand our presidents of the respective clubs in theaffected areas. So much has happened with the Feeton the Street initiative both in Cassowary Coast andthe Hinchinbrook Shires, vouchers being handed outto the needy and a helping hand where possibleLions directly linked with the Local GovernmentDisaster Recovery so we are “certainly in the loop”.

The Floods on the back of the Cyclonedevastating to say the least and a quote from theHinchinbrook “Mayor Pino” was that we should make amovie and instead of 4 Weddings and a Funeral itshould be 4 Floods and a Cyclone. The Herbert Riverhas been in flood now 5 times and the poor oldHerbert Halifax and Cordelia area has certainly copedit as well as Cardwell with a “One in never flood

District Governor Pat Lynch

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Ladies and Partners,

The word Disaster has certainly been a feature withast QLD Floods then

uake in Christchurch andsunami in Japan

and then the radiation alert. Once again Lions all overthe world has taken the first step with over one millionollars sent to Japan to start assisting immediately.

Please support the LCIF with a donation.

h it a lot of work withecovery efforts of Cyclone Yasi. IPDG John, the

response, together4 Chairman Tony

and our presidents of the respective clubs in theppened with the Feet

both in Cassowary Coast and, vouchers being handed out

to the needy and a helping hand where possible withLions directly linked with the Local Government

rtainly in the loop”.

The Floods on the back of the Cyclone have beensay the least and a quote from the

Hinchinbrook “Mayor Pino” was that we should make amovie and instead of 4 Weddings and a Funeral it

he Herbert Riverhas been in flood now 5 times and the poor old Lower

Cordelia area has certainly copedOne in never flood” that

scared everybody at never before seen river andstreams heights and not tBeach area. Remember to support theStreet working bee on the 2Mission Beach, and Cardwell.

The District has now received approx. $100,000 fromALF and $10,000 from LCIF and a furtherfrom Districts and clubs all over Australia not tomention the direct donations to clubs in the affectedarea. Thank you to all our clubs who have donated orhelped out in any way, you a Beacon of Hope and areshining a light on service to our commu

District YOTY Chairman Winston hosted the Districtcompetition at the RSL in Townsville where a greatnight was had by all that could attend due to theincessant rain and floods. Congratulations to theoverall winner Brooke Snow from Athertonthe Public speaker winnerTowers (Zone 7) and therecipient Leo Lachlan Porter from TownsvilleI would like to thank Winston and his committee for allhis hard work and dedication to the YOTand it is one of the biggest jobs on District so thanksagain Winston. DGE Barry and I with our partners willattend the State YOTY in Brisbane to support Brookeand family, good luck Brooke.

The Cabinet meeting held in early March hosted theDistrict Leo of the Year and we had the entrantsTom Porter (Twin City), Leo Jesse Alexanderand Leo Grace Baldwin (Cathedral School Leo’s)All three Leos were well presented with three verypolished speeches with Leo Jesse taking out thePublic Speaker sectionDistrict Leo of the Year,Leos

The Leo State Conference was held at Camp Kanga inMarch and was a successful weekendmade it due to the floods,President Emma Kauppila of Twin City’s Leoformally of Ingham Leo’s and Assistant District LeoAdvisor Sue Ruddick and the Leo Team well doneLeos and I had a fantastic time on Friday nightSaturday morning. The State Leo of theon this weekend and our very ownPorter was the overall winner

At the Cabinet meeting held in March VDG Doug andthe MERL Team together with DGE Barry and Idecided to work more closely with Clubs helping withthe recruitment in membership.

Issue 10 – April 2011scared everybody at never before seen river andstreams heights and not to mention the Tully/MissionBeach area. Remember to support the Feet in the

treet working bee on the 2nd

and 3rd

of April in Tully,Cardwell.

The District has now received approx. $100,000 fromALF and $10,000 from LCIF and a further $90,000from Districts and clubs all over Australia not tomention the direct donations to clubs in the affectedarea. Thank you to all our clubs who have donated orhelped out in any way, you a Beacon of Hope and areshining a light on service to our communities.

District YOTY Chairman Winston hosted the Districtcompetition at the RSL in Townsville where a greatnight was had by all that could attend due to the

loods. Congratulations to theoverall winner Brooke Snow from Atherton (Zone 2),

winner Hayden Hall from Chartersthe Community Service Award

Lachlan Porter from Townsville (Zone 5).I would like to thank Winston and his committee for allhis hard work and dedication to the YOTY programmeand it is one of the biggest jobs on District so thanks

DGE Barry and I with our partners willattend the State YOTY in Brisbane to support Brooke

good luck Brooke.

The Cabinet meeting held in early March hosted theear and we had the entrants Leo

, Leo Jesse Alexander (Ingham)Cathedral School Leo’s).

All three Leos were well presented with three verypolished speeches with Leo Jesse taking out the

and Leo Tom judged the, congratulations well done

onference was held at Camp Kanga inMarch and was a successful weekend for those that

thanks to State Leo CouncilPresident Emma Kauppila of Twin City’s Leo Clubformally of Ingham Leo’s and Assistant District Leo

dvisor Sue Ruddick and the Leo Team well doneLeos and I had a fantastic time on Friday nightSaturday morning. The State Leo of the Year was held

his weekend and our very own Lion/Leo Tome overall winner, well done Tom.

At the Cabinet meeting held in March VDG Doug andeam together with DGE Barry and I

decided to work more closely with Clubs helping withmembership.

The 201Q2 District Governor’s Bulletin Issue 10 April 2011We have identified that a Cabinet Officer or two willassist the Club Presidents, with their permission ofcourse in advising or helping with the recruitment ofnew members.

One way to help your membership is to look at aspecial night to invite prospective members to anddedicate the night to Fun and Fellowship, have a fewmembers talk about what it is that makes your clubspecial, your projects. Invite people who you havealways thought would make good members be theyyour Butcher, Baker, Doctor, or School Teacher.We Need Your Help to be that Beacon of Hope in yourCommunity and shine a light on membership.

I hope to see as many Lions Lioness and Leos attendthe Multiple District Convention in LauncestonTasmania in April and we will certainly catch up with aDistrict informal gathering hopefully to be held in ahotel or restaurant, please ask Cabinet SecretaryGarth who will advise of the time and place. . Leo TomPorter will be representing the State for the Leo of theYear and we will all be cheering you on Leo/Lion Tomgood on Ya Mate.

I know you will all support DGE Barry as he takes hisfinal District Governor MD training before Barry andJoy head off to Seattle USA in July for the InternationalConvention and I become the feather duster

I have certainly had my year of ups and downs butevery cloud has a silver lining and last weekend inCardwell I had the pleasure to accompany CardwellPresident PDG Jim Nicolson as an invited guest tomeet Prince William, what an honour, Jim and I werelike two school boys it was terrific. The Prince wascertainly like his mother very softly spoken and had agenuine concern for the people he was talking to. Ipresented Prince William with my DG’s Banner andPersonal Pin and a Lions cap donated by PresidentIan Dowe from Rollingstone, the Prince had a laugh atthe leprechaun and that my name featured sopredominantly on the banner I told him that was sonobody would forget me in a hurry to be sure to besure. PDG Jim and Zone Chairman Tony werecertainly Media Tarts soaking up the Lime Light as wellas President Richard from Ingham and IPDG CycloneJohn and a big thank you to the Cardwell Lions whohosted the day and the Lions and Lioness from

Ingham and Rollingstone. President Martin was invitedto the Tully reception and ZC Irene was on the outsidelooking in as the paparazzi. I am not sure about theCairns reception.

Lions certainly featured very well with all the presscoverage and not to mention the public that turned upon the day that got to see Lions Lioness and Leosworking hard for their communities.

Yours in serviceDG Pat Lynch

A woman knows all about her children. She knowsabout dentist appointments and romances, bestfriends, favourite foods, secret fears and hopes anddreams.A man is vaguely aware of some short people living inthe house.

Murphy showed up at Mass one Sunday and the priestalmost fell down when he saw him. Murphy had neverbeen seen in church in his life.After Mass, the priest caught up with Murphy and said,"Murphy, I am so glad ya decided to come to Mass,what made ya come?"Murphy said, "I got to be honest with you Father, awhile back, I misplaced me hat and I really, really lovethat hat. I know that McGlynn had a hat just like mehat, and I knew that McGlynn came to church everySunday. I also knew that McGlynn had to take off hishat during Mass and figured he would leave it in theback of church. So, I was going to leave afterCommunion and steal McGlynn's hat."The priest said, "Well, Murphy, I notice that ya didn'tsteal McGlynn's hat. What changed your mind?"Murphy said, "Well, after I heard your sermon on the10 Commandments, I decided that I didn't need tosteal McGlynn's hat after all."The priest gave Murphy a big smile and said; "After Italked about 'Thou Shalt Not Steal' ya decided youwould rather do without your hat than burn in Hell?Murphy slowly shook his head and said, "No, Father,after ya talked about 'Thou Shalt Not CommitAdultery', I remembered where I left me hat."

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Dear Lions Club Members,

I would like to give you a brief update on the walkersthat the Lions Clubs of the Townsville area have sogenerously donated to the Cerebral Palsy LeaguesEquipment Loan and Trial Library.

Presently we have approximately 10 children who areusing walking frames some of which have beendonated by the Townsville Lions Clubs. The advantageof having multiple sizes and types of walking frames inour Library is that not all trials are successful. We cantrial different frames with children in the hope that wefind one that is suited to their individual needs. It isabsolutely priceless when you see a child who withoutsupport, cannot walk, get around their home and grabthings and touch things that they have not been ableto access previously. It opens up a whole new worldto the children.

As you well know walking frames can be veryexpensive. We have frames that range in price from$500 to many thousands of dollars. We are currentlytrying to source a “Kid-walker” which costs around$6000. One of our children are presently trialling aHeart Walker which can cost up to $11,000. So everytime you donate a walker to our organisation you aremaking a huge difference to a child’s life because it isoften impossible for the families to afford these typesof items when they have many other medicalexpenses for their children. So, on behalf of all of ourfamilies who access these items, thank you all verymuch.

I would also like to take this opportunity to thank youall for the support in providing the Gap payment forthe specialised stroller for one of our families.Approximately 75% of the families that we supportrely on a wheelchair or modified stroller for mobility.These items can be very expensive depending on theamount of postural support required.

The stroller for this child will enable him to attend aneducational playgroup on a regular basis. It will alsohave a significant positive impact on his health as theseating is designed to get his posture to a positionwhere breathing will be easier for him as will digestionof food. The long term benefit for his health and wellbeing is enormous. We will be forwarding a thank youletter from the family next week and hopefully we canalso take some brilliant photos.

For now though I have added a photo of the strollerso that you can all see just how different it is to atraditional stroller.

Again, on behalf of all families and staff at CPLTownsville, thank you for your continued supportthrough the mobility access scheme.

Kind RegardsDonna SheppardManager/Social Worker

Supplied by Lion Marlene McLeodMobility News Co-ordinatorTownsville Mount Stuart Lions

Lion Nat La Spina of the Tully Lions Club, beingpresented with a James Richardson award by Zone 3Chairman Irene Braddick for all his hard work over thelast 35 years that he has been a member of the TullyClub. Well done Nat.

They’ve just released a new after shave that smellslike chlorine, so everyone at the office thinks you’vegot a pool.

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LEO ARMY

Queensland State Leo Conference 2011

The rain bucketed down over all of North Queenslandin the mid- weeks of March, and the army wasmobilising many troops to send up into the worstaffected areas to begin the big cleanup. Meanwhile,another army was mobilising further South...

On Friday March 11, Leos from across Queenslandand Northern New South Wales came together inProserpine’s Camp Kanga for the annual QueenslandState Leo Conference. This year’s theme, kept asecret for months and revealed to camp attendees ontheir arrival at the camp, was “Army”. Leos were putinto groups, or “Battalions”, which they stayed in forthe entirety of the weekend. These Battalions weretheir cleaning groups, as well as their teams foractivities, to encourage them to meet Leos that theyhad never met before and share their fundraising ideaswith newer Leo clubs.

Activities were all designed to be completely differentfrom one another, to test the Leos in many differentareas: their mental, physical, and teamworkcapabilities. The Friday night consisted of several get-to- know- you games, which tired everybody out for agood sleep that night. Too bad they were rudely wokenup at 0600 hours on the dot for a bit of morningexercise! Wouldn’t be the army without bootcamp! After that was an activity that absolutelyeveryone seemed to enjoy: each Battalion had toconstruct their own army vehicle out of cardboard,rope, duct tape and spray paint. When they hadfinished their creations, they were left to dry while theLeos were treated to a superb speech by DefenceForce Recruiting Officer Sgt Mick Gordon, and LtMelissa Healy. Lt Healy spoke of her time in the armyand what she has learnt, whilst Sgt Gordon picked upon the similarities between characteristics of Leos andarmy soldiers: their leadership potential, initiative, andmany other qualities.

After these speeches, we were treated to a few more:the State Leo of the Year finals were held, todetermine which Leo would represent Queensland atthe Launceston national Convention later this year.Ultimately, Leo/ Lion Thomas Porter of the Twin CitiesLeo Club took out the title of 2011 Queensland Leo ofthe Year, and we wish him all the best for theremainder of the competition- we know he will doQueensland proud!

Back to the vehicles, and it was time to race! Eachteam’s vehicle was pushed to its limit, with nonelasting all races. Eventually, each Leo was left holdingmere scraps of cardboard and sprinting to the finishline. They may have thought the physical activity wasover for the day, but then we turned their attention tothe next challenge: the obstacle course. All Battalionsrecorded amazing times on the course; however LeoPeter Hodgson of Twin Cities Leo Club astoundedeveryone with his 33 second blitz of the course,followed closely by Leos Oliver Bellwood and SamuelHoare, both of the Cathedral School Leo Club. Butperhaps the best race of the obstacle course was thatof QSLC President Emma and Secretary Nathan,where the two battled it out and unsurprisingly Emmawas awarded the victor.

By this stage, everyone was too tired to function.However, after dinner, the unthinkable happened:QSLC Secretary Nathan was kidnapped by LeoAdvisor Sue Ruddick. Not minutes later, a videomessage was received, showing Nathan beggingbattalions for their help in finding him. He had leftbehind a trail of clues and pieces of map to aid theLeos in finding him. The clues were coded, so thatenemy troops couldn’t decipher them. What made thischallenge harder was that, as teams started thesearch for codes, the rain started as well. Eventually,all the teams had their codes and Nathan was rescuedby Leo Hannah Bellwood (Twin Cities Leo Club) forBattalion One.

What was supposed to come next was a night aroundthe campfire, but the rain destroyed these plans. Sothe quick thinking QSLC made a circle of chairs insidearound an imaginary fire, handing out marshmallows.

The next morning began a busy load of business forthe Leos, as they heard reports from all clubs presentand made the plan to begin the transition to LeoMultiple District Q. And then came the time everyonehad been dreading: leaving.

The 201Q2 District Governor’s Bulletin Issue 10 April 2011Many new friendships were made, and will never beforgotten. Some of the more memorable momentswere Leo Lacey Polkinghorne of Tropical North LeoClub fitting nineteen marshmallows in her mouth atonce, and Leo Nathan Toll of Twin Cities Leo Clubquestioning the existence of Santa Claus in front of allattendees of the camp- regardless of their age.

Much thanks must go to this year’s QSLC PresidentEmma Kauppila, for doing a fantastic job, as well asour sponsors: CMC Coil Steels, Defence ForceRecruiting, Aggreko, The Bohle Barn Hotel Social Cluband Yokohama. But the biggest vote of thanks goesout to those troopers that came along and made theweekend the success that it was: you guys provedexactly why Leos are as strong as the army!

Nathan TollQSLC Secretary 2010/11

IMPORTANT Please NoteCHANGES OF CONTACT ADDRESSES ETC.Treasurer Ed MorrisNew home phone number is 47766660 and homeaddress is 18 Ardrossan St, INGHAM Q 4850.All other details remain the same.Twin Cities Leo ClubLeo Ashley BaxterEmail: ash.baxter90@gmail.comLMRF & LMRPQ new email addressesinfo@lionsmedicalresearchfoundation.org.auinfo@lionsmedicalresearchpersonalityquest.org.au

NEWSLETTER INFORMATIONDid you see anything about your favourite club project thismonth? Maybe you forgot to send it in.If you have any items you would like included in nextmonth’s bulletin (space permitting) this must be receivedNO LATER than 20th of the month by mail or email. Ifpossible please forward items by email with pictures inJPEG format.The EditorPDG Peter Crozier, 3 Porter Ave., Kirwan 4817

or Email: pmcrozier1@bigpond.com

District Final Lions Youth of the Year

From l-r Winston Sleaford, District Chairman for LionsYouth of the Year (YOTY), Logan Weekes (BowenHigh), Laura Kuskopf (St Margaret Mary’s College),Lachlan Porter (The Cathedral School of St Anne & StJames), Crispin Scott (St Patrick’s College Mackay),Hayden Hall (All Souls St Gabriel’s School, ChartersTowers), Amanda Raty (Ingham State High), SarahO’Leary (St Mary’s Catholic College, Cairns) winnerBrooke Snow (Atherton State High School) and DistrictGovernor Pat Lynch.

On Saturday we conducted our District Final whereduring the day the students were interviewed by apanel of judges and questioned on general knowledgeand assessment of their personalities were adjudged.On Saturday evening, at the RSL Club in Townsvillethe Public Speaking section was conducted before anaudience of family, friends and Lions members. Thestudents were judged on their performance inanswering two, two minute impromptu questions anddelivering a five minute prepared speech of their ownchoice . An audience of 120 listened intently and wereinspired by the performances of 8 fine youngAustralians. Three awards were made on the night, thecommunity service award went to Lachlan Porter fromThe Cathedral School of St Anne and St James. Thepublic speaking award was won by Hayden Hall of

Richmond a studentof All Souls StGabriel’s School inCharters Towers andthe Overall winnerwas Brooke Snow astudent of theAtherton State HighSchool.

Winston Sleaford

Q2 District ChairmanLions Youth of theYear

Brooke Snow (Atherton State High School)

The bookkeeper told the boss that he would have tohave a raise. He concluded his request by noting thatthree companies were after him. "What three?" askedthe boss."Telephone, light, and water," was the reply.*

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This month’s Training SessionFrom: MERLOT

Best Practices for Inviting NewMembersIdeas to Help You Put the Pieces Together onRecruitment!

Idea: Comprehensive Advertising CampaignThis Lions Club mounted a successful advertisingcampaign to promote awareness of its club within thecommunity. They advertised on local television andradio stations and mailed 500 flyers to families in theirarea.

Idea: Create a Strong Community PresenceThis Lions Club identified service activities that wouldfocus and mobilize club members, such as job training,working with handicapped people, working on thedevelopment of an Alzheimer Centre and aidingdisaster victims. In addition, the club involved thecommunity by creating a Commission of communitysupporters to champion the club’s service activities. Tosupport their efforts, the club conducts an annualpublic relations campaign that effectively reaches outto both the media and general public.

Idea: Support Year-Round GrowthThe members of this Lions Club believe in the powerof year-round growth. They diligently seek newmembers every day, year in and year out. The clubemphasizes looking “right beside you” to find potentialnew members – friends, family members, co-workers,etc. as well as targeting Junior Chamber International“graduates” and retirees.

Idea: Create a Local Version of the MembershipApplicationThe club created a leaflet based on the LCIMembership Application. The local version highlightedthe club’s projects, meeting times and general clubinformation. The brochure included labels with thecurrent membership chairperson’s contact details. Theclub includes the publication in the welcome packetthat each new family receives when moving into thecommunity. They also distributed them at all projectsites and at local businesses.

Idea: Try Something NewThis Lions Club decided to try two new recruitmentstrategies - the first one was presenting aninformational presentation at banks, colleges, theChamber of Commerce, etc. before a service activity isconducted. The second idea is conducting casual at-home visits of potential members by the membershipcommittee. The setting is relaxed and it really givesthe prospective member the chance to get a feel if theclub would be a right fit for him/her.

Idea: Create Excellent Service Programs andPublicize Them in the MediaThis Lions Club had developed a full roster of socialservice, civic and cultural activities of interest to boththeir club and community members. They run theirprograms in an efficient and organized manner andmake sure that they publicize each activity theyundertake. When they contact the media, they aresure to include information about joining the club.

Idea: Club CompetitionClub members were divided into teams. The teamsearned points for bringing prospective members tomeetings. Teams also received bonus points for two ormore members and for each new member inductedabove two. Winning team members were given smallgifts from a local merchant, as were sponsors of newmembers during the campaign. When the newmembers were inducted, the sponsor’s team stoodwith the new member during their induction, furtheremphasizing the team spirit of the competition.Seventeen new members were inducted into the clubduring the six-month contest period.

Idea: Target Women for MembershipWhen members of this Lions Club wanted to charter anew Lions club for women, they invited well-knownmembers of the community to an afternoon gettogether entitled “Afternoon in Praise of Women’sWorth and Merit.” After the event, the attendees weregiven questionnaires regarding volunteerism and theirinterest in Lions clubs. Thirty-seven attendeesindicated they’d be interested in participating in anorganization dedicated to service. This twist on arecruiting/information night shows that defining aspecific audience is a good way to generateprospective members for your club.

Idea: Speaker SeriesEvery other month, this Lions Club holds apresentation featuring a timely topic and well-knownspeaker. Club members are encouraged to inviteguests for the evening, and after the event participantsengage in an idea exchange. Information about Lionsclubs is presented at each of these bi-monthly events.By holding regularly scheduled programs featuringwell-know speakers, the club has established anexcellent method for continually bringing newmembers into the club.

Idea: Create a New Member CommitteeThis Lions Club utilizes a New Member Committee toeducate and guide new members. Thecommittee conducts orientation activities, introducesnew members to the club and helps them becomeinvolved in activities. Forming a committee to introduceand involve new members has ensured that the hardwork inviting new members is not wasted.

The 201Q2 District Governor’s Bulletin Issue 10 April 2011Idea: Honour Community MembersThis Lions Club has found that by honouring specificgroups of community members, they have successfullyraised awareness of Lions in their area and boostedmembership. Over the course of several months, theclub honoured local bankers, doctors, teachers,children and women. Twelve new members wereinducted as a result of these efforts.

Idea: Membership DriveA well-planned membership invitation effort netted tennew members for this Lions Club. Astep-by-step timeline was created to identify, contactand follow up with an approved list of prospectivemembers. Before interest letters were mailed, the clubconducted public relations activities to increaseawareness of the club within the community.Interested prospects were invited to a special clubmeeting to learn about Lions clubs. Afterwards, theclub followed up with informal teas and visits to thepotential members. A detailed plan, careful executionand diligent follow up were keys to the success of thiseffort.

Four old retired guys are walking down a street inMaroochydore. They turn a corner and see a sign thatsays, “Old Timer's Bar - all drinks 10 cents!”They look at each other, and then go in, thinking this istoo good to be true.The old bartender says in a voice that carries acrossthe room, “Come on in and let me pour one for you!What'll it be, Gentlemen?” There seemed to be a fully-stocked bar, so each of the men asks for a martini.In short order, the bartender serves up four icedmartinis....shaken, not stirred, and says; '”that'll be 10cents each, please.”The four men stare at the bartender for a moment.Then look at each other...they can't believe their goodluck.They pay the 40 cents, finish their martinis, and orderanother round.Again, four excellent martinis are produced with thebartender again saying; “‘that’s 40 cents, please.”They pay the 40 cents, but their curiosity is more thanthey can stand. They have each had two martinis andso far they've spent less than a dollar.Finally one of the men says, 'How can you afford toserve martinis as good as these for a 10 cents each?'“I'm a retired tailor from Sydney,” the bartender said,“and I always wanted to own a bar.?Last year I hit the Lottery for $25 million and decidedto open this place. Every drink costs ten cents, wine,liquor, beer, it's all the same.”“Wow, that's quite a story,” says one of the men.The four of them sipped at their martinis and couldn'thelp but notice seven other people at the end of thebar who didn't have drinks in front of them, and hadn'tordered anything the whole time they were there.One man gestures at the seven at the end of the barwithout drinks and asks the bartender “what's withthem?” The bartender says; “Oh, they're all old retiredGrey Nomads from the caravan park waiting for happyhour when drinks are half price.”

This off road caravan has been donated to Lions byFranz and Erika Honnef of Bentley Park. It comescomplete with an annexe.It has a done a round Australia trip, but has beensitting, unused, under cover for the last three years.Once a suitable trailer plug adaptor has been fitted, itwill be relocated temporarily to the Northern Beachesof Cairns.

Although it was originally offered as emergencyaccommodation for victims of Cyclone Yasi or otherdisasters, I have suggested that it could also provideaccommodation or a ‘base’ for volunteer workers for‘Feet on the Street’, similar activities supporting thecommunity, or even as a recruiting van. Franz andErika were happy with that.

John Spooner Zone 1 Chairman

Important Dates for all Incoming Club Administrators

INCOMING CLUB OFFICERS SCHOOL2011

The following dates and venues have been selectedfor the 2011 Club Officer training, all incoming ClubPresidents, Secretaries and Treasurers should attendbut any member wanting to become more familiarwith the Administration structure their Lions Club ismost welcome to come along, your current ZoneChairman will have the details and will be collectingnumbers for catering, please book now.

8th MAY JULIA CREEK (ZONE 11)

15th MAY CATHEDRAL SCHOOL (ZONES4,5,6,7 & 8)

22nd MAY BROTHERS LEAGUES CLUBINNISFAIL (ZONES 1,2, &3)

29th MAY CAMP KANGA (ZONES 9 & 10).

We build more computers to hold more information, toproduce more copies than ever, but we communicateless and less.

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District 201Q2 Convention – 2011

From the 14th to 16th October, 2011,everyone iswelcome to come to the Disrict 201Q2 Convention toenjoy the Atherton Tablelands "Where the RainforestMeets the Outback". The venues have been bookedand most of the Functions are fairly well organised.

Accomodation lists are being coallated and will be onthe website in a couple of month's time. DGE Barryhas been up to met the committee and has asked forsuggestions for speakers at the Convention. At thetime of this print we may have a major sponsor in thenear future.

The committee is working very well under the capableleadership of Lion Terry Clark. Secretary is GarthGleeson and Treasurer is Carmel Panther.

The Meet & Greet function will be at Merrilands Hall,AthertonAll Business sessions will be at the AthertonInternational Club.The DG's Banquet will be at the Mareeba InternationalClub, bus transport will be provided.The Partner's Luncheon is to be run in conjunctionwith the Miss Popularity lunch and the Partners tourwill start after the finish of the lunch.

This are some of functions that have been finalisedand will keep you all updated each month.

Look forward to seeing you all "In Heaven in 2011"

Regards,Garth GleesonConvention Secretary

District Final Leo of the Year

District Leo of the Year entrants Leo Jesse Alexander(Ingham High Leo’s), Leo Grace Baldwin (TheCathedral School Leo’s) and Leo Tom Porter (TwinCity Leo’s). All three Leos presented well with LeoJesse taking out the Public Speaker section and LeoTom judged the District Leo of the Year.

After seeing the staggering statistics of people beingtreated in PNG, Lions Club Members joined forces todouble the number of passengers YWAM couldtransport on board at any given time with a newZodiac. The Zodiac is used to bring patients from landto ship and formerly could only fit 6 people at a time."It just wasn't enough," said Medical CoordinatorHannah Peart. "People were so desperate for help,they'd sometimes jump into canoes on mass to comeon board".Former District Governor John Muller knew there wassomething more that could be done to help maximiseeffectiveness in PNG. He went to work rallying helpfrom fellow Lions Club Presidents around the District,raising $15,000 and obtaining a matching grant foranother $15,000 from the Australian Lions Foundation."PNG is part of our Lions District, and this is a tangibleway of the Lions of Australia assisting our nearneighbours and providing much needed support ingetting them basic medical assistance" Muller said.CEO Ken Mulligan went on to say, "We're reallygrateful for this gift of this vessel. It will make a hugeimpact in PNG. Lions has been tremendouslysupportive and we've made some wonderful friendswith John and others. It's amazing what Townsvillecan do as a City to mobilise an entire nation and Johnis a great example of that."

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How do children inQueensland benefit fromresearch conducted atCCIA?

Children’s Cancer Institute Australia (CCIA) is the onlymedical research institute in the country solely devotedto conducting world-class research on improveddetection, treatment, cure and prevention of childhoodcancer. It is recognised as one of the world’s leadingchildhood cancer research facilities. It is based inSydney but actively collaborates with scientists andclinicians throughout Australia, so that all children withcancer can benefit from its research achievements.

As a specific example, CCIA scientists havedeveloped, over a number of years, an internationallyrecognised diagnostic test which can improve thesurvival of children diagnosed with acute lymphoblasticleukaemia (ALL), the commonest form of childhoodcancer. This test is able to predict, very shortly afterdiagnosis, which children are at greatest risk oftreatment failure, and allows doctors to intensifytreatment in these children who are otherwise destinedto relapse and very likely to die. Funds from theTownsville to Cairns Bike Ride have been used tosupport this testing procedure which has resulted, overthe past five years, in nearly a doubling of survivalrates for children at high risk of relapse, from less than40% to over 70% today. Since 2008, 51 children withALL from throughout Queensland, being treated fortheir disease at Royal Children’s Hospital Brisbane,have had their bone marrow samples sent to CCIA forthis life-saving diagnostic testing procedure.

In addition, all children diagnosed at Royal Children’sHospital Brisbane, either with ALL, or with childhoodbrain tumours, again from all over Queensland, havebeen invited to participate in two large multi-institutional Australian studies, designed to find thecauses of childhood ALL and childhood brain tumours,respectively. These two studies, which have includedthe Telethon Institute for Child Health Research inPerth, Royal Perth Hospital, Newcastle University andthe Hunter Area Pathology Service plus everychildren’s cancer treatment centre in the country, aswell as CCIA, have collated data and geneticinformation from hundreds of children diagnosed withALL and brain tumours throughout Australia over thepast few years, to understand the genetic andenvironmental factors that led to these diseasesdeveloping. The results of these studies, which are stillbeing analysed, will greatly enhance ourunderstanding of what causes these cancers to grow,which in turn will provide essential information if weare, one day, to be able to prevent childhood cancerfrom developing.

Another CCIA study which involves children who havebeen treated at the Royal Children’s HospitalBrisbane, where all Queensland children diagnosedwith cancer are treated, is focused on understandingthe late effects of Bone Marrow Transplantation inchildren with aggressive cancers, particularly the riskof developing a second cancer later in life. This studyinvolves linking the records of more than 14,000 bonemarrow transplant patients from around the country tothe National Death Index and the Australian CancerDatabase to characterise specific transplant-relatedfactors associated with the risk of second cancers andpremature death.

In addition to the above studies, CCIA scientists areactively collaborating with scientists at the QueenslandInstitute of Medical Research, University ofQueensland and the Prince Charles Hospital inBrisbane, focusing on understanding the role of criticalgenes not only involved in childhood cancers,including neuroblastoma, leukaemia and braintumours, but also in common adult cancers such aslung cancer and ovarian cancer. The knowledge fromthese studies will influence the future treatment of bothchildhood and adult cancer patients throughout thecountry. Similarly, cancer patients everywhere inAustralia will benefit from the new drug discoveryprogram currently operating at CCIA, which isdeveloping newer, better, safer drugs for treatingchildhood and potentially also adult cancers, withclinical trials for the first of these new drugs planned toopen within the next two years.

We still need your Club’s support for this year’s ride.Any donations should be made out to: ‘CCIA BikeRide’ and sent to myself at 3 Porter Avenue, Kirwan4817, as in the past all donations will be receipted andacknowledged through the Townsville Mt Stuart LionsClub. Should you require any further information ordetails please contact: Secretary, Lion MarilynSpeerstra (0427011796) or myself (47735476).

Thank you again for your continued support,

PDG Peter CrozierLions LiasionT2C Bike Ride Committee

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