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June 2015 105M DG NEWS Issue 12

DISTRICT GOVERNOR’S NEWSLETTER

DG Lion Ian Haffner: [email protected]

Newsletter Editor: Lion Joy Haffner: [email protected]

OUT AND ABOUT Attended a lively Charter Anniversary celebration with

Coventry Mercia. Joy was escort-ed by Lion President Tajinder with me escorting Anita. A great meal was followed

by presentation of long service chevrons, music and dancing.

I attended my final Council of Gover-nors meeting at the MD convention held in Birming-ham at the Hilton, NEC. MD Convention Council of Gover-nors and partners

with a ‘Grease theme for MD Convention Host Night. Droitwich 30 year Char-ter Anniversary. Pictured here with Lion President Dave Sherwin and wife Val.

Coventry Godiva Charter with Li-on President Abbi presenting Lion Rani with an MJF award.

Final cabi-net meeting already! Presented certificates to those completing the Guiding Lions course, ZC John Cavana,

CCE,IPDG Simon Moss, Cath Ken-dall, DG Elect Heather Jeavons, District Officer Mar-tin Hill and Region Chair Paul Murphy. Also presented cer-tificate to 2nd VDG elect to Chris Bur-rows after complet-ing the Lions lead-ership course. A fine meal celebrating their Charter Anniversary with Aldridge & District Lions club. Final DG team meeting with all the vices! It was hosted by Joy and myself followed by a meal to mark the oc-casion. Thank you to the DG team and for all the sup-port.


Thurnby Charter Lunch An excel-lent char-ter lunch with Thurnby Lions. Li-on Presi-

dent Atul below presents excellence awards to all the clubs past presidents. Above pic-tured with incoming President Amit. Hosting Keith Ogley & his caravan on his End to End Walk

We hosted Lion Keith for a few days as he walked through Worcestershire with drivers arranged to pick him up at his finish point and then take him back next morning—we also kept watch on his caravan for a few days which was delivered by Lions from

Dursley club,105W and then moved a few days later by our Sergeant at arms, Ron Cross from Kidderminster & District Lions. Keith is raising funds for Lions chari-ties and his local hos-pice.

Celebrating the char-ter anniversary with Lion President Stew-art and Chinatown Lions in party mood.

Active Age Festival The morning after Chinatown charter celebrations Joy and I joined members of Worcester Lions club at an Active Age Festival demonstrating social activities on offer—it was an opportunity to present Lions Clubs In-ternational activities and Worcester Lions club.


Sandwell CA Later that night after the Active Age festival we joined Sandwell Lions for their charter Anniversary celebrations. We had a great time and I was able to thank Sandwell Lions for their fantastic organisation skills and sense of fun in

organizing our district convention in Sandwell Malvern 40th Charter Anniversary

Next day it was third charter in a row in a busy weekend celebrat-ing with Malvern Lions their 40th Charter. Pre-sented a 40 year charter chevron to Lion Braz Pereira with fellow char-

ter member Lion John Rogers who had already re-ceived his chevron. Thanks to Lion President Richard Sarginson and Malvern Lions for a very enjoyable char-ter celebration and Sunday lunch. I took the opportunity to wish District Governor Elect Lion Heather well for trip to the International convention in Hawaii for her induc-tion as our DG 2015-16. An excellent meal and charter with Castle Bromwich Lions. Lion President Anna Onabolu seen below deliv-ering her summary of the year. Presented a 25 year long service chevron to Lion David Powis.

Next day following Castle Bromwich charter it’s further down the M6 to Rugby Rokeby Lions club to celebrate their charter anniversary over Sunday lunch. Pictured with Lion President Chris Malthouse and Mayor of Rub-gy. Then presented long service chevrons to Alan Ince, John O’Rourke and Rosemary Hayon.


DG IAN AND LION JOY GO CLUBBING! My official visit to Worcester Lions, together with Lion President Gordon inducted a new member Lion Adam with his Mom, Joy as sponsoring Lion! Presented a 20 year long service chevron to secretary Lion Brian.

Thurnby Club Visit and Handover

Final club visit of the year to Thurnby Lions which was combined with the club’s handover. Lion President Atul receives excellence award to mark the end of his year as LP. It was by a very enjoyable meal. Good Luck to Incoming President Amit.

JOY’S CHARITY UPDATE What a day for it….These Golfers had a choice wheth-

er to be out in the rain, the homeless don’t… Thank you all for making such a wet day a fun day… Hope you can make it next year...


The Winning Team….. ‘Dudley Swillers’, thanks Neil, trust you gave the bottle to your team mate who had to leave early!!!

Yet more cheques... Thank you so much your generosity is over-whelming.

CD Release Four Seasons of Change £3.00 - I’ll have them at District Handover to sell….. The Final fundraising event is Service with a Differ-ence:- As you are all aware the end of the Lions year is rapidly approaching, and so too is that of the DG's wife's ap-peal on behalf of the Homeless of the District. You have all supported this appeal magnificently with contribu-tions to local Centres and attending fundraising activi-ties and Dinners. There is one last activity for which I would like to ask for your support and that is Service with a Difference.. I have asked Cath Kendall to co-ordinate this on my behalf so here goes over to Cath…..


Some Lions within the District have offered their Ser-vices to help others in slightly different ways...you can support the DG’s wife’s appeal for the last time by bid-ding for one of these lots. Lot 1 is from Simon Moss – A lesson for up to 6 people on Face Book or Twitter. Venue at MDHQ. Time negotiable. Lot 2 is from Richard Williams A truly unique experience for any lover of bovine crea-tures, certainly not one for the faint hearted. A moooov-ing experience. An overnight stay, breakfast included, for one person, visiting one of Europe's top Artificial Insemination Cen-tres, spending the whole day looking at what happens from bull to cow...surely this is an opportunity not to be missed. Lot 3 is from Trevor Harrison and Jim Ford A horse race night at any Zone event in Region 3. Great for fundraising and fun when combined with a burger and a pint. Lot 4 offered by Martin Hill An afternoon or evening being driven in a 1965 Bentley S3, dates will have to be agreed with Martin and Sarah as the Bentley is a fair weather car and doesn't like winter, only to be used within the confines of 105M. Lot 5 again offered by Martin Hill Continuing on from the motor theme of Martin and his lovely wife Sarah have offered a further outing in one of their cars, this time it's their 1972 Rolls Royce Cornice. Again it can be an evening or afternoon within the boundaries of 105M, at a time mutually agreeable to all. I have to remind any interested bidders out there that this car is a fair weather car and doesn't like win-ter. Lot 6 offered by Joy herself DG Ian and his wife Joy have offered Bed and Break-fast at their lovely home in the suburbs of Worcester, with close links to the M5 motorway. Date and time to be agreed with the hostess. Lot 7 offered by Darren Blenkiron Have you ever wanted to host a party/ fundraising din-ner/charter night but found it difficult to get the right mix of music? Well worry no more...Darren Blenkiron, 105M's resident DJ has offered his services either at a Disco or Karaoke for the evening. Lot 8 offered by John Kelly To cook a meal for four in their own home at a mutually agreed time. He doesn’t guarantee to wash up. Lot 9 offered by Liam Barrett


Liam will serve at table for any dinner party you may be having and if you so wish he will be topless…you may pay more for him to keep his top on… And/or Liam will provide first aid training with his mani-kins for a small group. Ideal for a club event. This can be bid for as one whole lot or as two separate ones. Three late arrivals Lot 10 offered by Paul Jolly He has volunteered the Services of his crane, this can lift small portacabins etc and I am sure it could be of use to someone, perhaps at a Summer event, Raft Race). Lot 11 offered by Paul Murphy Paul is a very experiences teacher and has offered to do two hours tuition for Key Stage 2 SAT’s 2016, any-where in the District, this could help your child or grand-child with Literacy and Numeracy skills. Lot 12 anonymous offer A very rare 1 litre barrel of Debowa Polska Oak Vodka, has been offered. It has oak themes with hints of vanilla as well as burnt toast. Best enjoyed sipped. Do you know someone that may pay that little bit more for this rarity? Please contact me Cath Kendall on [email protected] to make a bid for any that you may fancy. I have already received bids but as this is a silent auc-tion I will not be making public the amounts nor the lots bid for at the moment. Auction ends June 30th. Now let’s get bidding… Thank you Let’s start the ball rolling. Bids in Sterling please. Thanks Cath and thank you to those who have made offers of Service with a Difference and those that have placed bids... Note: If you donate items from your club to a centre other than one of the 6, please let me know as this can be counted towards items donated. REMEMBER

“THE AVERAGE AGE OF PEOPLE WHO DIE WHILST HOMELESS IS 47 AND FOR WOMEN IT’S JUST 43, 73% OF HOMELESS PEOPLE HAVE A PHYSICAL HEALTH PROBLEM, 80% REPORT HAVING A MEN-TAL HEALTH PROBLEM Again if your club donates cash to the pot and you have a centre that you support let me know and they too can have rough sleeper packs.

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DG TEAM TRAVELS DG June 2

nd Worcester CV

3rd

Zone F Meeting 3

rd-8

th Hosting Keith Ogle & his caravan on his End to

End Walk 5

th Birmingham Chinatown CA

6th

Active Age Festival 6

th Sandwell CA

7th

Malvern 40th CA 10

th Thurnby CVand Handover

13th

Castle Bromwich CA 14

th Rugby Rokeby CA

23rd

Worcester Handover 27

th Birmingham Handsworth CA

28th

Coventry Godiva Handover

MEMBERSHIP

The District gained new members in May and June and I would like welcome them to our Lions family: Ravi Panesar Bushby

Kate Parkes Kingswinford & Stourbridge Chris Lovatt Marston Green & District

Maurice Fowler Rowell & Desborough

Anne Carter Shirley Jean Wright Shirley

Lynne Fulcher Wellingborough & District Mark Fulcher Wellingborough & District

Adam Plant Worcester

SPOTLIGHT ON……. Lions Year 2014-15 Last newsletter of the year and just one more Charter Anniversary to attend. DGE Heather is now in Hawaii preparing for her induction as DG for the coming Lions Year. It’s been a great year and I have thoroughly enjoyed my year as DG. Spotlight this month is reflecting on the Lions Year 2014-15. Membership at the time of writing this newsletter District Membership stands at 1,019 which is a net drop of 10 over the year. We started the year with a small net growth in the first quarter, whilst we continue to gain new members we are losing more. The average membership per club in our District is now 19. For our Multiple District the average is 20 with a range of 16 to 24 for all Districts in our MD. Membership will continue to be in focus for next year. Leadership The Global Leadership Team (GLT) have continued this year with high quality workshops for Club Officers to District Officers, through to New Members Orientation. More of our Lions should take


opportunities - Something to focus on next year. Communications The Communications Team con-tinue to do a great job keeping us informed through Mid-land News, emails and the website. Health We have some great programs from the Health Team. The District continue to support Specta-cle Recycling, Diabetes Awareness as well as many other campaigns including Prostate Screening. International We have a good selection of Interna-tional Projects again this year. The District voted at our Convention to re-affirm it’s support of North Sea Lions. There was also great support for Nepal following the terrible earthquake earlier this year. Youth Youth Projects continue to go from strength to strength with Young Leaders in Service, Young Am-bassador Competition and the Peace Poster - a very creditable 3rd place within the MD for Balsall Commons entry this year. Finance & Admin Administration of the District has been very well run again this year. A highlight to report is 100% of our clubs signed the Health and Safety Statement of Intent. Well it’s that time again when clubs need to return the Statement of Intent ready for the 2015-16 Lions Year in order to maintain our 100% re-turn. I wish Heather every success for the coming Lions Year and take this opportunity to thank the DG Team for their hard work and support this year. Finally I have a week to go!!! I will be staying with Cabi-net as Global Leadership Team Co-ordinator and hope to see as many of you as possible at the District Changeover on Sunday 19th July at the St Johns Hotel, Solihull – to book your place contact John Barnes [email protected]. THOUGHTS TO INSPIRE Don’t look further for answers: Be the solution. You were born with everything you need to know. Make a promise to stop getting in the way of the blessings you are. Take a deep breath, remember to have fun and begin—Jonathan H Ellerby. I would like to thank all Lions in the District for their hospitality, support and friend-ship to both Joy and myself over the last year.

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