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LIONLion – Australia and PNGLion - Australia and Papua New Guinea edition ispublished bi-monthly for the Multiple District 201Council of Lions Clubs International and circulated toall members.Published by MD201 Council of Governors and printed byPMP Print, 37-49 Browns Road, Clayton Victoria 3168.An official publication of Lions Clubs Interna tional, the Lionmagazine is published by authority of Board of Directors in21 languages: English, Spanish, Japanese, French,Swedish, Italian, German, Finnish, Korean, Portuguese,Dutch, Danish, Chinese, Norwegian, Icelandic, Turkish,Greek, Hindi, Polish, Indonesian and Thai.Editor: Tony Fawcett, Fawcett Media20 Millett Road Gisborne South VIC 3437Phone: (03) 9744 1368Email: [email protected] Enquiries: Lions National Office31-33 Denison St, Newcastle West, NSW 2302Phone: (02) 4940-8033Lions Australia website: www.lionsclubs.org.auDeadlines: 1st day of month before co ver date.MD201 Council of Governors: C1 Megan Butler, C2 JudyGlastonbury, N1 Michael (John) Davis, N2 Chris Howard,N3 Glenn Byrnes, N4 Annemarie Jones OAM,N5 Ron Gattone, Q1 Ann Reed, Q2 Robert (Bob) Roberson,Q3 Engelbert Krampl, Q4 Rod Somerville, T1 Hester vanNiekerk, V1-4 Malcolm Qualtrough, V2 Trevor Hirth, V3Andrew McMahon, V5 Pat Mills, V6 Norm Walkington, W1Sue Lowe, W2 Grant Hewett. Council Chairman: Malcolm PetersDistribution of Magazine: Clubs and MembersAdditions to distribution list, deletions, changes of addressand of club will be made only when advised through theClub Membership and Activities report. Non-Lions, librariesand other organisations who wish to advise changes shouldcontact Lions National Office, Locked Bag 2000NEWCASTLE NSW 2300, Tel: 02 4940 8033 email:[email protected] Editor-In-Chief - Sanjeev Ahuja Managing Editor - Christopher Brunch, Lions ClubsInternational 300 W 22nd Street, Oak Brook, Illinois 60523-8842 USAExecutive Officers: President Naresh Aggarwal, Delhi,India; Immediate Past President Chancellor Robert E. “Bob”Corlew, Milton, Tennessee, United States; First VicePresident Gudrun Yngvadottir, Gardabaer, Iceland; SecondVice President Jung-Yul Choi, Busan City, Korea; Third VicePresident Judge Haynes H. Townsend, Dalton, Georgia,United States.Directors First year: Doo-Hoon Ahn, Seoul, South Korea;Sandro Castellana, Padova, Italy; Hastings E. Chiti, Lusaka,Zambia; William Galligani, Nimes, France; Thomas Gordon,Ontario, Canada; Nicolás Jara Orellana, Quito, Ecuador;Ardie Klemish, Iowa, United States; Alice Chitning Lau,Guangzhou ,China; Connie Lecleir-Meyer, Wisconsin, UnitedStates; Virinder Kumar Luthra, Patna, Bihar, India; Dr. DatukK. Nagaratnam, Malacca, Malaysia; Don Noland, Missouri,United States; Regina Risken, Giessen, Germany; YoshioSatoh, Chikuma City, Japan; Patricia Vannett, North Dakota,United States; Gwen White, North Carolina, United States;Nicolas Xinopoulos, Indiana, United States.Directors Second Year: Bruce Beck, Minnesota, UnitedStates; Tony Benbow, Vermont South, Australia; K.Dhanabalan, Erode, India; Luiz Geraldo Matheus Figueira,Brasílía, Brazil; Markus Flaaming, Espoo, Finland; ElisabethHaderer, Overeen, The Netherlands; Magnet Lin, Taipei,Taiwan; Sam H. Lindsey Jr., Texas, United States; N. AlanLundgren, Arizona, United States; Joyce Middleton,Massachusetts, United States; Nicolin Carol Moore, Arima,Trinidad and Tobago; Yasuhisa Nakamura, Saitama, Japan;Aruna Abhay Oswal, Gujrat, India; Vijay Kumar RajuVegesna, Visakhapatnam, India; Elien van Dille, Ronse,Belgium; Jennifer Ware, Michigan, United States; JaepungYoo, Cheongju, Korea.

‘We serve’“To create and foster a spirit of understandingamong all people for humanitarian needs byproviding voluntary services throughcommunity involvement and internationalcooperation”

C O N T E N T S4 International President’s report5 We’re getting bigger7 Diabetes battle8 Paradise beckons14 Council Chairman’s report16 LCIF tackles trachoma

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Lions is all about servingothers yet sometimes it’sallowable to have a bit of funin the sun. That’s just one ofthe lures to attending the2018 66th NationalConvention in Townsville. Forall the details, visit page 8.COVER: Tourism& Events Queensland

19 Playing a round20 Diabetes call to Lions24 Lions out and about29 Committee vacancies30 Leos in action31 Youth of the Year program

LION magazine deadlineContributions for the Dec-March 2018 issue should be submitted by December1 to The Editor, Lion magazine, Fawcett Media, 20 Millett Rd, Gisborne South,

Victoria 3437 or emailed to ma [email protected].


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By Naresh Aggarwal,Lions ClubsInternational President

A NEW ERA BEGINS FOR LIONS

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Progress can come with a steep price. Aspeople worldwide enjoy fast food and worknon-strenuous jobs, diabetes has become aglobal crisis. My own nation, hardly wealthy, isa case in point. India is known as “thediabetes capital of the world” with astaggering 50 million people suffering fromtype 2 diabetes.

The statistics in the United Sta tes are bleak aswell. In New York, a city with access to fruits andvegetables, an estimated 800,000 adults – morethan one in every eight – now have diabetes.Nationwide, the picture is even grimmer. One inthree children born in the United Sta tes isexpected to become diabetic in their lifetimes,according to the Centers for Disease Control andPrevention.

The toll on society will be enormous. Diabetescan lead to heart disease, stroke, kidney damageand nerve damage. It also causes blindness.

Lions Clubs International (LCI) will not sit on thesidelines as the disease mounts. We will be in thethick of efforts to prevent and trea t the disease. Atour 100th International Convention in July inChicago we formally announced our newcommitment to curtailing diabetes. Echoing HelenKeller’s appeal to Lions in 1925 a t their conventionto become Knights of the Blind, Keller Johnson-Thompson, Keller’s great grand-niece, urged Lionsto take on this new challenge.

“Will you not constitute yourselves to continueto be Knights of the Blind in this crusade a gainstdarkness through your work with diabetes?” sheasked tens of thousands of Lions near the end ofthe final plenary session. (See story on page 20).

The focus on diabetes is part of LCI’ s newglobal service framework. We are directing ourenergies and resources toward vision, hunger, theenvironment, and paediatric cancer and diabetes.We’re building on our traditions but also givingLions new ways to ser ve. Lions can continue tosupport their local causes, of course, but we askclubs and districts to contribute to the five areas offocus.

Johnson-Thompson dramatically rang the bellthat was struck at the 1925 internationalconvention to ring in Lions’ work with the blindand visually impaired. For 100 years Lions havealways answered the bell. I am fully confident tha twe will rise to the challenge and fight backagainst the modern scourge of diabetes.

We need Lionism from every LionHave you ever been on a great v acation whereyou did a lot and sa w a lot? When you getback home, you are eager to tell f amily andfriends all about it. But it’s hard not only torecount specifics but also to convey just howexciting it was or how you almost felt like adifferent person. Words can’t capture what youexperienced and how remarkable it all was.

The same inadequacy of words confronts menow. I want to tell you about the CentennialConvention and how wonderful it was. But youneeded to be there to a ppreciate it. It was a party,a celebration, a gathering of Lions from Alabamato Zimbabwe. That’s the main takeaway: theuniversality of Lions. We are nearly everywhere.And for a week we are in one place.

Believe me, it’s exhilarating just to walk down ahallway or get into an eleva tor to find yourselfsurrounded by Lions worldwide. And the beauty ofthat is that strangers quickly become friends. Thebond of service we share enables Lions to lookpast obvious differences in cultures, customs andlanguages and to find instant camaraderie.

Lions who attend convention also findaffirmation. It is great to be a Lion. It’s great to bepart of a worldwide ser vice association that makesthe world a better place. It’s great to play a role inreversing blindness, feeding the hungry andimproving the environment.

In Chicago we celebrated 100 years of ser viceand charted our course for the next few years.We’ll do our traditional ser vice regarding vision,but we also will focus on hunger, the environment,paediatric cancer and diabetes. Your contribution,however big or small, is appreciated. Moreimportantly, it’s needed.

Thank you for embracing We Serve. Thank youfor attending meetings, flipping pancakes andcollecting eyeglasses. What you do as a Lion isinvaluable. As Mother Teresa said, “I can do thingsyou cannot. You can do things I cannot. Togetherwe can do great things.”

So if you were not able to make it to Chica go letme affirm what you do as a Lion. Together, “WeServe” over 100 million people each year. Whilethis number is amazing, I want to focus on anothernumber. This year, my deepest wish is tha t each ofour 1.4 million Lions must ser ve. We need someLionism from every Lion.

More people, including Lions, now obtaintheir news and information via theinternet.

Lions International recognises that theorganisation needs to move with the timesand embrace the digital age.

As part of that recognition, AustralianLions now have the opportunity to read theLION magazine either online or as a printedcopy.

From the start of 2018, there will be fourprinted copies of the LION annually, as wellas four digital equivalents.

Members can choose which one theywish to read.

The digital version, called a Digimag, isprogressively being introduced by all othercountries in the world where a LIONmagazine is published.

To view the Australian digital (Digimag)version of the LION, go tohttp://mydigimag.rrd.com/publication?i=393993.

Here you will find an online tutorial for aquick walk-through of the fea tures. There isalso an archive of previous issues.

For convenience, readers can also clickon any email addresses within editorial oradvertisements in the Digimag to go to therelevant page or website.

The magazine can also be viewed as aPDF on the Lions Australia website –www.lionsclubs.org.au.

LION MAGAZINEWE’RE MOVINGWITH THEDIGITAL TIMES


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WE’RE GETTING EVEN BIGGER!Picture: Svend Due Mikkelsen

If you’re a regular TV watcher you might have seen Lions Australia’ slatest television commercial – ‘More Than Sausages’.

Produced and filmed by multi-award-winning agency Good Eye Deer, thecommercial showcases the breadth of work Lions do in their communitiesand how they help real people – through disaster relief and recover y,medical research, youth programs and more.

The commercial is part of a campaign centred around the scene of a

barbecue – a common fundraising activity for man y Lions Clubs. But itis what happens after these barbecues tha t truly matters. Fromsupporting the leaders of tomorro w through our youth programs, torallying together in times of na tural disaster, Lions Serve – much morethan sausages.

If you haven’t caught the commercial yet, head togoodeyedeer.com.au/projects/more-than-sausages and check it out.

Caught the advert yet? MORE THAN SAUSAGES

The numbers say it all.Our worldwide organisation is getting bigger.

At the centennial Lions Interna tional Convention inChicago earlier this year, the official number of memberswas announced as 1,449,987.

That entrenches our position as the world’s biggestservice organisation.

It’s something for us to celebra te and promote, toattract more members so we can be of even grea terservice to others.


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My Dear Lions,On Friday, August 25th, Hurricane Harveymade its way ashore on the central GulfCoast of Texas with winds of 201kilometres per hour. As I draft this letter,the central coast of Texas, includingmetropolitan Houston, is still beingaffected by unprecedented amounts ofrainfall and potentially devastatingflooding. The nearly 17 million residentsin the path of the storm will be dealingwith the aftermath for weeks andpossibly months to come.

Lions Clubs International, through ourFoundation (LCIF), has responded with anemergency catastrophe grant in the amountof US$100,000. The grant will allow Lions inthe area of impact to provide life-sa ving

supplies of food, water, blankets and othernecessities.

We never know when or where disasterwill strike. But when it does, LCIF emergencyand major catastrophe grants enable localLions to respond, making an immediateimpact in the hardest hit areas – around theworld.

Your donation to LCIF makes it possiblefor us to respond a t a moment’s notice tothis and other disasters as they strike. Lionsmembers are the most generous people inthe world. Please consider a dona tion toLCIF to assist Lions in short-term and long-term disaster response.

I know you join me in keeping the victimsof this latest natural disaster in yourthoughts and prayers. Together we make asignificant difference.

Namaste,Dr. Naresh Aggarwal

l Australian Lions should senddonations to their District Treasurer and

mark them for Disaster Relief. By donatingto this, you or your club are eligible for

credits towards a Melvin Jones Fellow orProgressive Melvin Jones.

InternationalPresident’s call forhurricane support

2024 International Conventiongets Melbourne jumping

It’s still quite a few years a way but already there is great e xcitement at the news thatMelbourne will host the 2024 Lions Club International Convention.

It has been estimated that the International Convention will be worth more than $80 million to theVictorian capital.

Based on past International Conventions, it’s believed about 13,000 delega tes from around the worldwill visit Melbourne.

The five-day Convention, to be held a t the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, is tipped tocreate 550 jobs and involve 48,000 bed nights booked for the city .

Melbourne’s Herald Sun newspaper reported this equates to filling every single hotel room in Victoriafor one night.

Melbourne was selected ahead of six other cities to host the Convention.The Convention will benefit from a multi-million dollar expansion planned for the Melbourne

Convention and Exhibition Centre. The expansion will see the addition of 20,000 square metres ofexhibition and multipurpose space.

Said Victoria’s State Tourism and Major Events Minister John Eren: “Our $205 million investment inthe Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre expansion is alread y paying dividends – securing thebiggest cultural conference in our sta te’s history.”

Australia last hosted an Interna tional Lions Convention, the 93rd, in Sydney in 2010. Then about12,000 Lions and others descended on the city .

Apart from Lions, it attracted many international dignitaries. A keynote speaker was airline pilotChesley “Sully” Sullenberger who saved his passengers and crew by landing his dama ged plane onNew York’s Hudson River.

After that Convention, Lions local membership increased markedlyThe City of Melbourne has indica ted it will initiate a range of projects to enga ge citizens in the next

Australian International Convention.The Convention will run from June 21 to June 25 2024. A centre spokesman said the facility will

essentially act as one big c lubhouse, with the Convention taking over the entire 70,000sqm of eventspace.

Said Australian Lion and Lions Clubs Interna tional director Tony Benbow: “In Victoria there are over300 clubs and 7000 members, and there is a palpable excitement among the local Lions for the 2024Convention.”

VISITOR WELCOME: An artist’s impression of extensions that will be in place for the 2024 Lions ClubsInternational Convention in Melbourne.



Diabetes is across nearly all communities. That was made evident at the CentennialConvention in Chicago when guest entertainer P atti LaBelle revealed she also hasbeen a victim.

During the Convention she told of her struggles with diabetes. Years ago, she collapsedon stage in New York. “I assumed it was because I was tired. The doctor said, ‘Did youknow you had diabetes?’ I said, ‘No way.’ I knew I had to change my way of living, ” saidLaBelle, whose mother had her legs amputa ted because of diabetes and whose aunt losther sight due to the disease.

420 MILLION PEOPLELIVE WITH DIABETES

Our goals in the fight a gainst

diabetes:

1. PREVENTTo prevent type 2 diabetes

through healthy lifestyles and

healthy communities.

2. CONTROLTo control diabetes-related

complications through education,

support and increased access to

care.

3. RESEARCHTo support and advocate for

research that leads to new

treatments and technologies that

can change lives.

LIONS DON’T STAND ONTHE SIDELINE. WE SERVEON THE FRONTLINE.

NEW FOCUS: DIABETES

Centenary singer’s run-in with diabetes

LIONS SHAPE UP FORDIABETES BATTLE Diabetes contributes to more than five million deaths a year , making it the eighthleading cause of death in the world.

What’s worse, the problem is getting bigger with more people being dia gnosed. Because of that, Lions and Leos around the world are making diabetes a major

community project going forward.Lions and Leos are confronting this global health emergenc y by raising awareness of

diabetes through Strides events, expanding access to care through screening and trea tmentprograms, and improving quality of life through diabetes camps and community recrea tionalprograms.

The organisation believes we can help prevent and control this global epidemic byuniting Lions and Leos around the cause.

Clubs are asked to support the fight by sponsoring a Strides event, hosting a health fairat a school or community centre, inviting healthcare professionals to speak a t club anddistrict events and organising diabetes and vision screenings.

For diabetes materials and resources, visit the Lions Clubs Interna tional website atwww.lionsclubs.org and keyword search “diabetes”.

Read about Helen Keller descendant’s ‘diabetes’call to Lions – on page 20


Paradise beckonsMake a date to attend the 2018 MD201 National Convention in Townsville

– Friday 4th May – Monday 7th May –

Photos: Tourism & Events Queensland


All the Convention details over the pa ge


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Townsville is the capital of North Queensland and o verlooksCleveland Bay and Magnetic Island with the mountains to thewest.

Townsville combines its heritage charm with a ver y modernlifestyle. There are great opportunities for locals and visitors alike toenjoy the great outdoors.

Townsville is where the Multiple District 201 66th Na tionalConvention will be held from Friday the 4th May to Monday 7th May2018. This will be the opportunity for Lions to renew old friendships,make new ones and enjoy the hospitality of the North Queenslandersand what the area has to offer.

The Convention will be held a t the Townsville Entertainment andConvention Centre and “The Ville” Casino is the Headquarters Hotelwhich is right next door. The Convention program will start with the

opening ceremony on the Friday, with the Gala Ball on the Sa turdayevening and the Youth of the Year on the Monday. There will bevibrant and interesting guest speakers as well as ”something foreveryone” on our program.

What to do and see around Townsville when you are not a ttendingConvention?Visit our magical Magnetic Island: This island was named byCaptain James Cook as he sailed past and he thought his compasswas showing a wrong reading – in actual fact Townsville lies East toWest not North to South as one may expect.Experience Reef HQ: Reef HQ is the largest living coral reefaquarium. It has a wonderful array of sea crea tures, amazing coralformations and is a place to relax with a cup of coffee or tea.A walk along our beautiful Strand: A beautiful place to relax and enjo ythe warm sunshine and the balmy breezes in the evening.

One thing to remember – Please book accommoda tion early as itis the May long weekend in Townsville and we have a lot of culturaland sporting activities. – PDG Di Pyers

ChairmanConvention Organising Committee

Links to assist with travel, accommodation and updates can beaccessed via the Lions Australia website

(lionsclubs.org.au/conventions/townsville2018) or the 201 Q2District website (201q2.lions.org.au)

What a great city to host a convention!TOWNSVILLE

2018 MD201 National Convention


Ever wondered what happens to all thosepostage stamps donated to the LionsInternational Stamp Club?

They are sold off at auction to stamp collectors

and the proceeds are passed on tothe Australians Lions ChildhoodMobility Foundation.

Typical was a recent sale

(pictured) at Philas Stamp Auctions inSydney where philatelists broke arecord with $6795 being raised.

The auctioned items includedAustralian and overseas stamps onpaper and off paper, as well as somedonated collections and First Daycovers.

The auctions are held three timesa year.

“Last year we raised $15,500 forALCMF to help Aussie kids to walk.which included over 400kg of stampson and off paper,” said the club’s TedHeneberry.

Lions and others can donatestamps by sending them to the LionsClub of Hornsby, PO Box 3053,

Stamping up a mighty record

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When Rosanna McClifty’shearing dog was tragicallybitten by a snake somemonths ago, she wasdesperately saddened.

Not only was she missingher mate, she was expecting tohave to wait for a year toreceive a new dog.

Happily for her,circumstances changed foranother person and shereceived her new dog namedDoug earlier than expected.

NSW club Batemans Baydonated $2000 towards Dougand his training. And now Doughas been made an honourar yBateman’s Bay CentennialLion, the first canine to receivesuch an honour

“Doug” to the rescue after snake bite tragedy

SAVIOUR DOUG: Doug wears his Hearing Dog coat (abo ve),while (left) Belinda Waters receives a cheque from Batemans BayPresident Jacki Harding as Rosanna and Doug get to kno w oneanother. Photography: David Wallace



At the 60th birthday bash of a RockhamptonFitzroy River Lion, Dr Anil Sharma and LionRob Willson discussed the possibility ofassisting the Lions Eye Hospital inKathmandu, Nepal.

The subject arose after Dr Sharma had receiveda $6000 donation from a patient towards his workin Nepal. This was the start – and the result, withthe aid of Q4 clubs in Zones 11 & 12 and publicdonations, was the supply of a Phacoemulsifier – amodern operating aid in cataract surger y.

The Phaco machine makes the procedure saferand quicker – in most cases less than 30 minutesper eye and without sutures.

Patients can leave the clinic the same day . Themachine breaks up the cataract ultrasonically thenremoves the partials from the eye through a needleinserted in the eye. A second needle is inserted withan artificial lens.

Yet the fundraising was not without setbacks.During the process the Australian dollar dropped

in relation to the American dollar by about a third,necessitating Q4 contributing an extra $10,000. A

Rockhampton dentist alsodonated a day’s takingsand the Queenslandbranch of the RoyalAustralian and NewZealand College ofOphthalmologists providedmore, while the Nepalesecommunity kicked in too.

Now patients in Kathmandu are receivingtreatment.

This allows the hospital to compete with theprivate commercial hospitals in offering modern eyesurgery to the paying public who can afford thetreatment. The profit from this then pays for thetreatment for those who cannot afford cataractsurgery.

There are about 60,000 people diagnosed withcataract problems each year in Nepal.

The Phaco machine was handed over at aceremony attended by the Australian Ambassador.

In the first five days, Dr Sharma supported thelocal ophthalmologist in performing more than 60

cataract operations, 35 of which were with the newmachine.

The number of patients operated on using themachine is restricted as the operating hand-pieceneeds to be cleaned and sterilised betweenoperations.

Rockhampton Fitzroy River Lions will support theKathmandu Lions Eye Hospital as a permanentproject, aiding the ongoing training of key staff andsupply of required handpieces and associateequipment trays.

For more details: Rockhampton Fitzroy RiverLion Rob Willson, 0438 332091

It started with...A BEER AT AN AUSSIE BARBIE


“Hello, I’m Dr Alice. This is Dr David andyoung doctor Carrie. How can we help youtoday?”

The man sat on a plastic chair facing thedoctors and medical student. His ankles wereswollen, and he had been experiencingabdominal pain. He lifted his worn shirt, revealinga distended belly.

We continued to take the man’s history andlistened to his breathing. Dr David set up theultrasound machine on a wooden bench. Our“consulting rooms” consisted of a pa tch of grass,shaded by a yellow tarpaulin hanging low fromatop wooden sticks driven into the ground.

The local head nurse, Olive, arranged a simplefinger-prick test. We discovered the man waspositive for hepatitis B.

Five years ago, a team of doctors and nursesfrom Sydney, Australia landed in the Oro Provinceand trekked between remote villages to vaccinatea community of over 1000 people for hepa titis, a

deadly infection that can cause liver scarring,liver cancer and eventually dea th. However, mostpeople have no symptoms, and no idea they areliving with the infection. While hepatitis B isgenerally rare in Australia, it is much morecommon in the Asia Pacific region, and PapuaNew Guinea has high ra tes.

Since 2013, a medical team has returnedevery year to Oro Province to run vaccina tion andcommunity health clinics. We work side by sidewith local health staff from New Britain P alm Oil(NBPOL). NBPOL has health posts tha t providefree health care to their 25,000 emplo yees andfamilies as well as non-employee communitymembers. Several of the health posts are remoteand have scarce resources.

For these outreach clinics, we pack medicalequipment into 4WDs and visit villa ges connectedby dirt roads. Some areas are so remote localsneed to travel vast distances to access healthservices. However, not everyone can afford thebus fare to town.

Five years fighting PNG’s deadly infectionFor five years Lions have been leadinga fight against deadly hepatitis Bvirus in Papua New Guinea andelsewhere. Associate Professor AliceLee and nurse Mel Kermeen, membersof Sydney Champions Inner WestLions, have been supported by theirclub and N5 in their amazing workwith Hepatitis B Free. Their effortshave extended to some of the mostdifficult locations on the planet,including North Korea, Timor Lesteand Myanmar. This year the fight hasbeen in PNG’s Oro Province. In July, ateam of six volunteers, includingdoctors, nurses and a medicalstudent, returned to Oro to runvaccination and community healthclinics. Now Hepatitis B Free islooking beyond just vaccination,aiming to treat people already livingwith the deadly infection.

Hepatitis B Free publicity officer Carrie Lee reports on a vital project involving Lions



FROM THE MULTIPLE DISTRICT

From Executive Officer Rob

Once we had met communityleaders, we set up the c linic for theday’s work. We used any availablespace – a patch of grass, a bamboowindhouse, an empty classroom.Patients lined up outside and wereregistered to be vaccinated, to see thedoctor or the eye nurse. We saw adultsand children with chest infections, skininfections, back and shoulder pain andmany other conditions.

While there isn’t a direct link betweenhepatitis B and eye disease, we havefound year after year tha t many peoplesuffer from vision problems. Many havetold us how their vision has deteriora tedwith age. Cataracts are common, as areother eye conditions. The harsh glare ofthe sun in PNG and the lack ofsunglasses probably contributes. In2016, an optometrist on the teamdonated eye measurement equipmentto the local eye nurse, Leah, which shecontinues to use. We also arrangeglasses for those who need them.

This year we provided birthing kitsand menstrual hygiene kits, the latterdonated by Days out For Girls.

HOPE FOR PNGOver 250 million people worldwide areinfected with chronic hepatitis B. In thefive years we have been working inPNG, we have recognised its fullprevalence.

Hepatitis B can be trea ted with a one-pill-a-day treatment. It can safely andeffectively suppress levels of the virus inthe blood, protecting against the deadlycomplications of liver cancer and liverfailure. However in PNG, like many othercountries where hepatitis B is common,virtually no one has access to hepa titis Btreatment. This is a huge problem tha twe are working to address.

Friday July 28 marked WorldHepatitis Day, a day to raise a warenessand advocacy for efforts to elimina tehepatitis worldwide. On the evening ofthis momentous day, a Memorandum ofUnderstanding was signed by NBPOL,Popondetta General Hospital, OroProvincial Health and Hepatitis B Free tocreate a hepatitis B treatment program.There couldn’t have been a better dayfor this demonstration of partnershipand commitment, and all partiescelebrated the occasion.

– Carrie Lee, Youth & PublicityOfficer, Hepatitis B Free

* The author is the daughter ofProfessor Alice Lee

Next year we will beholding our MD201Convention in Townsville(see details on page 8).

There is strong interestfrom our members inattending, to recharge theirLions batteries, meet theirfriends and perhaps, takepart in their first ‘warm

weather’ Convention for a few years.One of the things delega tes will be asked to

consider is the establishment of a volunteer LionsAdvisory Board. This concept will be introducedat our District Conventions this year with a shortpresentation.

About the proposed Lions Advisory BoardCouncil established a Long Range Development

Committee three years ago to think deeply aboutthe impediments to growth and improvement ofLions Clubs in Australia.

The group found that the annual turnover ofleadership that is part of Lions structure, and theincreasing workload of the Council due to thenumber of projects and foundations, limited growthand improvement.Why change?

1. Our Multiple District Council has more work todo than ever before, particularly compared to otherMultiple Districts. Projects, activities and servicemanagement takes focus away from Council’s coremission.

2. Council needs time to talk, workshop and plan;that is how it can work as a team to ha ve asuccessful year. The demands of projectmanagement takes away from the opportunity forcollaborative work.

3. The Global Action Team responsibilities: GlobalLeadership, Global Membership and Global Ser vicesare central to Council’s mission. They requireenergy, time and discussion by Council.

4. Projects, activities and services continuebeyond the term of Council. They require a bodywith a longer term to mana ge them.

The proposed Lions Advisory Board would assistCouncil to manage day-to-day projects. As it wouldcontinue over time, it would provide advice to eachCouncil about the ongoing issues and challenges.

If delegates choose to adopt the proposal, themembers of the Lions Advisory Board would beelected by delegates at the Multiple District

Convention and serve a term of up to four years. Itwould provide an opportunity for Lions withbusiness experience and directorship experienceand skills to contribute to the leadership of theorganisation.

What’s next?Over the coming months, information will be

provided to members about the proposal; firstly a tthe District Conventions. It is important to note tha tnothing will change without the a greement ofmembers. The decision will come to the TownsvilleConvention in 2018 for considera tion by delegates.

In my own mind it provides three grea t benefits.1. Providing the Council with more time to

manage the core issues of membershipdevelopment, leadership, service projects and theLions Clubs International Foundation.

2. Providing skilled Lions with a new opportunityto contribute to the leadership of our associa tion asa member of the Lions Advisory Board.

3. Manage the negative consequences of ourannual leadership change by providing a learning,ongoing advisory group.

Members of the Long Range DevelopmentCommittee of Council will be a ttending your DistrictConvention to discuss the proposal and I lookforward to hearing your thoughts over time.

Best wishesRob Oerlemans

GOING FORWARD:The Long Range DevelopmentCommittee spent three years working on a proposal tomake Lions Australia even better and now it’ s time formembers to decide our future.


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TACKLING TRACHOMAtakes teamworkBy Cassandra Rotolo

Lions have saved millions from blindness from trachoma, a bacterialinfection leading to scarred corneas. Lion Kelly Callahan is director ofthe Carter Center’s Trachoma Control Program.

LION magazine: When did you know you wanted to dedicate your life tohumanitarian work?Kathy Callahan: I grew up knowing I wanted to help. My mother taught thisfrom a very young age. Actually she lived it, and I was a witness to the joys ofhelping others. I didn’t know if I wanted to help animals or people, so I spentthree summers during my undergraduate degree assisting studies on orcas(killer whales) in British Columbia and then I went on to volunteer in the U.S.Peace Corps. The Peace Corps was a way to test the waters on helping people. I was assigned to Cote d’Ivoir in 1996 to work on Guinea worm disease, apainful parasitic infection spread through contaminated drinking water . On mysecond day, a man lifted his shirt to show me the Guinea worm growing justunder his skin in his abdominal area. I could see the entire worm just beneathhis skin. In that moment I was struck with the notion that no one should have tosuffer from such a horrible disease.LM: How did you get involved in the fight against trachoma?KC: During my time in the Peace Corps, we created a filter frame that proved tobe extremely useful; we saw a 47 percent reduction in cases of Guinea wormdisease the first year. Then we saw virtually zero new cases. I metrepresentatives from The Carter Center at a conference. I fell in love with thepossibility of helping millions of people rather than tens of thousands. In 1998, Iaccepted their offer and began working on Guinea worm and onchocerciasis(river blindness). In 2001, I saw a young boy about five years of age whoneeded surgery in both eyes from trachoma. It was absolutely horrendous. Iknew I could help. The Carter Center was willing to assist the people of SouthSudan, not only in Guinea worm eradication and onchocerciasis control, but alsotoward controlling trachoma. So we started inter ventions to control trachoma inSudan in 2001. I later transitioned to The Carter Center offices in Atlanta andeventually became director of the trachoma program.LM: What do you think have been the biggest barriers to o vercomingthis disease?KC: The hardest thing to do is to change our own behaviour . Imagine you growup a certain way, with no access to water or sanitation. These concepts arelater introduced to you, but you don’t understand why they’re important. Weneed to help people overcome barriers to changed behaviours so they washtheir faces, wash their children’s faces, build and use latrines.Beyond that, these are environmentally challenging areas. Piped water andsanitation are huge challenges for governments. How do these infrastructuredevelopments take place? How are these large-scale systems funded in ver ychallenging areas?LM: What has been the most pivotal adv ance in fighting trachoma?KC: I think partnership has made the biggest difference. In 1999, we were thesingle entity looking at this in a big way . Our partnership with the Lions ClubsInternational Foundation (LCIF) and local Lions clubs in endemic countrieshelped us move into more countries, expanding our scope. The InternationalCoalition for Trachoma Control was created, and this brought partnership intogreater focus. These partnerships and their formation have been pivotal inadvancing a global program. LM: LCIF and The Carter Center first teamed up in 1999. What is yourfondest memory of Lions and The Carter Center working together?

KC: I have so many! There are two that really speak to me. First, the Lions clubsof Uganda have a ver y strong female presence. The neglected tropical diseasecoordinator for the Federal Ministr y of Health, Dr. Edridah, is a Lion. The CarterCenter country representative, Peace Habomugisha, is a Lion. Being with thesewomen and other Lions, including Lion Night Ndyarugahi, is unforgettable –seeing them strategise on controlling trachoma. These are empowered womenworking toward ending blindness.Second, in 2016, I attended a mass drug administration launch ceremony ofPfizer-donated Zithromax®, the antibiotic used to control trachoma, in Amhara,Ethiopia. Past International President Joe Preston was there. His face just lit upwhen he saw how a single dose of medicine makes so much difference.Preston even sang to the joy of the crowd. I cried.LM: Trachoma is one of the oldest known infectious diseases. Howclose do you think we are to eliminating it?KC: The elimination of blinding trachoma is within reach. However, because ofthe scope of the problem in Ethiopia and some other few countries, like SouthSudan, we may need a few more years, but I’m more than confident thattogether with the Lions we will reach our goal. LM: Is there anything else you would like to share with Lions?KC: President Carter became a Lion when he left his U.S. Navy service. Hisdesire to help the poorest of the poor , coupled with Lions’ desire to be Knightsof the Blind and look at diseases over the long-term, have made a lastingimpact on me. I look at what we can do through the noble efforts of Lions-Carter Center partnership and I am energised. What an effective partnership!Over 400 million treatments and over 600,000 sight-saving surgeries. I’mhonoured to be part of this.

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FACING THE PROBLEM: Living with her infant son in a r efugee camp in SouthSudan, Nyuking Galwak, 30, endured poor sanitation and lack of access to cleanwater. She lost her vision in both ey es because of trachoma. Lions supported theoutreach clinic that provided Galwak’s sight-saving surgery. She now understandsthe importance of washing her hands and face using clean w ater.

SIGHTFIRST AND TRACHOMA• LCIF’s SightFirst program has awarded more than US$29million to The Carter Center, a leader in combatingtrachoma, for 23 projects in Ethiopia, Mali, Niger, and Sudan • 538,000+ trichiasis surgeries completed• LCIF and local Lions have helped to distribute more than152 million doses of Zithromax© (donated by Pfizer)• 3 million latrines and water wells have been built inAfrica



By Jamie KonigsfeldIf you were to walk down the sandy shores of Brazil last No vember,you would have witnessed a celebration. The Special Olympics BeachGames, a new games model that takes place by the seaside, washeld on Santos Beach in Sao P aulo, Brazil’s largest city. Along with130 Lions and 30 Leos, more than 320 Special Olympics athletescompeted for the gold!

Celebrating both differences and similarities, the Beach Games are a partof Special Olympics’ Unified Sports program. Unified Sports promotesinclusion through team sports worldwide. The competition includes playersboth with and without intellectual disabilities. Through playing together andcompeting, athletes of different backgrounds begin to better understand oneanother.

The Beach Games began with a stirring opening ceremony . The delegationsmarched, officials from Special Olympics Brazil, Lions and local authoritiesgave inspirational speeches and, of course, athletes did a torch run.Competitors and referees then took an oath, and the crowds enjoyed livelymusic and cultural performances. The flags of Special Olympics Internationaland Lions Clubs International (LCI) waved proudly in the centre of it all.

Over a span of three days, athletes took over the beach, competing inbocce, beach soccer, swimming, beach volleyball and other sports. Lions andLeos were partnered with Special Olympics athletes in ever y sport. Other Leosvolunteered at the Beach Games. Helping athletes stay hydrated, Leo PedroAlmeida da Silva of Itanhaem Praia, Brazil, enjoyed watching the proudathletes. “The best thing of this tournament was to see athletes of differentlevels of ability competing,” says Almeida da Silva. “It was fantastic to seehow proud they were when they received the medals.”

Created by Lions Kester Edwards and Christian Guiralt, members of theSpecial Olympics International team, the Beach Games in Brazil proved to bea great success. Now being developed in regions around the world, theGames are expected to be part of Mission: Inclusion. A facet of the SpecialOlympics International-Lions Clubs International partnership, Mission: Inclusionpromotes inclusion through sports and ser vice. Some of the other sports thatmay be included in future events are paddle boarding, kayaking, sailing andtriathlon. The sports offered will depend on the region in which the BeachGames take place. In some cases, a region’s popular sport may be adaptedfor the beach.

Keep your eyes open for future Beach Games in your area. LCI and SpecialOlympics International have a strong partnership that is creating positivechange for those with intellectual disabilities, and it is only getting stronger.

Two athletes at the Beach Games in Brazil share a moment of camaraderie.

LIONS & SPECIAL OLYMPICSteam up for beach games in Brazil

When much loved St George Lion Bill “Banjo” Bennett wasdiagnosed with leukaemia in late 2016, his St George, Queenslandclub was anxious to help.

Banjo was keen to raise funds for the Leukaemia Foundation’ s ESA Villagewhere his family stayed throughout his treatment.

An important member of the local community , Lion Banjo is golf clubpresident, a member the rugby league club and through his employment hasbeen involved with many irrigators in the district.

Each of these groups joined forces to organise a charity golf day in lateMarch, with more than $10,000 raised for the Leukaemia Foundation.

Banjo’s former band, Rumours, even reunited for the day with formerband mates travelling from as far as Western Australia to perform.

“We were just so overwhelmed and touched by the amount of support wehave received and just so grateful the town is behind us, ” Banjo said.

“The village was a godsend. We would have been lost without it and themoney raised will go directly to help with maintenance and unbudgetedrepairs.”

Banjo is now hoping to undergo bone marrow treatment.

Banjo’s popularity provesa $10,000 bonanza

Bill “Banjo” Bennett (second from left) with wife Linda and St Geor ge Lions ClubPresident Peter Jones and the $10,000 c heque for the Leukaemia FoundationESA House. Photo courtesy Laura Telford, Balonne Beacon

SHOWING THE FLAG:Victoria’s V2 Lions in Lornemade sure locals knewabout our 100th birthday.They raised eightCentennial flags along theseaside town’s mainstreet. V2 DG TerryHeazlewood performed theflag raising ceremony infront of the localcommunity, after which allretired for morning tea inthe club’s nearby LionsDen.


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After a year of solid work, the Victorian town of Bacchus Marsh has again got a Lions T rain.The new train and carriage is the Bacchus Marsh club’ s second and is a rebuild of a 1980s train, which

in turn was a replacement for a 1970s train.The 2017 train was launched with a cheer from children of St Bernard’ s primary school who donated

money to assist in its rebuild.Fittingly, they were its first passengers as Restoration Committee members Terry Sytema and Mal Rogers

took it for a ramble around the school’ s yard during a recent lunch break.The new train has many improved safety features and the club has instituted a driver training and safety

program for those who operate it.In its various forms, the train has raised thousands of dollars for worthy causes over the years.The recent upgrade was made with the support of local business owners, many of whom can recount

stories of the fun they had riding the Lions Train as children.

Lions train back on track

Her name is Resusci Anne and she’s thelatest project for Queensland’s MooloolabaLions.

Resusci Anne is a training mannequin that willbe used to train paramedics.

Mooloolaba President Tim Fraser recentlyhanded over Resusci Anne to Nambour LAC (LocalAmbulance Committee) President Gary Langford.

The mannequin will be used in the simulation ofaccidents that require CPR, defibrillation, (electriccounter shocks to restore heart rhythms) andairway management by “intubation” of an airwaytube in a more realistic way than was possible withprevious mannequins.

Funds for their mannequin came from donationsby stallholders and patrons of the club’s FishermanRoad Sunday Markets.

President Gary Langford and station-officer-in-command Joy Reitz put Resusci Anne through herpaces.

Resusci Anne isno dummy

SIZZLERS: Ray and Judy Foster of theAustralian Motorhoming Lions Club help outcooking chicken kebabs at the Annual MareebaMotor Home Christmas in July function.

The day-to-day life of a hearing impairedpupil will be that much more bearablewith the donation of a Front Row Pro toGo Hearing System by Gold CoastMermaid Broadbeach Lions.

The club also donated a portabledefibrillator.

MAKING A HEARING DIFFERENCE


Lions is all about having fun while ser vingthe community – and that’s just whatBatemans Bay Lions did at a recentcharity golf day.

The day attracted 112 golfers to theCatalina Country Club and raised $8,800 forthe Batemans Bay Hospital.

Proceeds went to the purchase of an AccuVein machine that helps locate specific veinsin patients.

Batemans Bay President Jacki Hardingpresented a cheque to the ladies of theBatemans Bay Auxiliary.

Photography: David Wallace, VicePresident Batemans Bay Lions Club

Whenplaying around paysoff big time


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The only living descendant of Helen Keller,Keller Johnson-Thompson stood before 15,000Lions near the end of the 100th InternationalConvention on July 4 in Chicago. Beside herwas the very same bell Helen Keller stoodnext to at the 9th International Convention in1925 in Cedar Point, Ohio. Keller had rung thebell after her speech, a historic, game-changing call to action for Lions to be Knightsof the Blind.

Johnson-Thompson, Keller’s great grand-niece, aLion from Tuscumbia, Alabama vigorously struck thebell to ring in a new call to action for Lions for theirsecond century.

“Will you not constitute yourselves to continue tobe Knights of the Blind in this crusade againstdarkness through your work with diabetes?” sheasked Lions.

“We Lions always answer the bell,” respondedCentennial Chairperson and Past InternationalPresident J. Frank Moore III, an Alabama resident.“And we’ll do so with diabetes.”

This past year Lions Clubs International (LCI)

announced its new service framework: vision,hunger, the environment and paediatric cancer. InChicago, Lions learned that diabetes also will be afifth main focus for the next five to 10 years.

LCI adopted diabetes as a central cause afterconsulting with Lions. Lions leaders since then havebuilt a global technical diabetes working group,funded pilot programs and developed step-by-stepguides to easily walk Lions and Leos through theplanning and delivery of diabetes projects.

Enlisting the support of 1.45 million Lions tocurtail diabetes can’t come too soon. Diabetes is arapidly growing worldwide medical crisis that affectspeople both in developed and developing nations.The number of people with diabetes around theworld quadrupled between 1980 and 2014, from108 million to 422 million. And in the U.S., wherethe prevalence has increased 50 percent during thelast decade, one in three children will have diabetesin their lifetime, according to the World HealthOrganization.

Over time, diabetes can damage the heart, bloodvessels, eyes, kidneys and nerves. Adults with

diabetes have a 2-3 fold increased risk of heartattacks and strokes. Diabetic retinopathy is aleading cause of adult blindness, and diabetes isamong the leading causes of kidney failure. Diabeticneuropathy also increases the chance of foodulcers, infection and the eventual need for limbamputation.

Being physically active, maintaining a healthyweight, avoiding alcohol and eating a healthy dietcan prevent it.

Lions pledge to make a difference by:1. Enhancing existing programs or beginning new

community outreach programs. That includesdiabetes and vision screenings, educationalprograms, provision of medication and supplies forthose in need and supporting camps andfoundations.

2. Furthering the Strides Program that enablesLions to engage and empower communities in thefight against diabetes by encouraging physicalactivity like walking, cycling, running and dancing.

3. Observing days that promote awareness ofdiabetes. World Diabetes Day is November 14.

On the endocrine floor of the Children’sHospital of Philadelphia, USA, paediatric nurseJamie Connelly aims to be like “that nurse” –the nurse who stuck her head in Connelly’ shospital room back in 2005 when she was 11and diagnosed her with Type I diabetes.

“I just wanted you to know that I’m workingtoday,” Connelly recalls the nurse saying to her . “Ialso have diabetes and I was diagnosed when I was11, and I was at this hospital.”

In that moment, Connelly, the granddaughter ofMaryland Lions Jack and Joan Magee, knew shewas not alone in the disease and that she wantedto be a nurse like that one. She wanted to helpother children live with a disease that often beginsin childhood but lasts a lifetime.

She learned to manage. But at age 11, that

meant checking her blood sugar was as much apart of her routine as practising her flute. Countingcarbs was sixth-grade maths that other kids didn’thave to do. Sleeping in was never an optionbecause her blood sugar had to be checked ever ymorning whether it was a school day or a Sunday .

For years, at home, at school or during her much-loved summer days at Lions Camp Merrick – forwhich she thanks the support of the Cecilton Lions –she endured eight shots a day. Although she still hasto regularly check her blood sugar and count hercarbs, her newest “really cool regiment” has hertaking only one shot ever y two or three days toinsert her insulin pump site, she says with glee.

“It’s always hard, but with the ver y youngchildren who don’t quite grasp it yet, it’s harder forthe parents because they know that this is a lifetime

thing,” Connelly says. “Nobody wants to see theirkid get diagnosed with something like this.”

While the cause of Type I diabetes (characterisedas the body’s inability to produce insulin) is notknown, Type II results from the body’s ineffectiveuse of insulin – largely the result of excess bodyweight and physical inactivity. And more than 60percent of adults and 30 percent of children in theU.S. are overweight or obese.

One of three adults in the U.S. has prediabetes,and nine out of 10 don’t know it, according to theWorld Health Organization. That’s where the needfor screenings becomes evident.

Around the world, Lions are promoting awarenessand offering screenings that alert individuals to theirneed for medical care or a lifestyle change. In Florida,Lions have screened more than 140,000 people and

Helen Kellerdescendant’srenewed callto Lions Speaking at the

centennial conventionin Chicago, KellerJohnson-Thompsonurges Lions to fightthe diabetes epidemic.

Living with diabetes



trained another 10,000 to do the same, says Past DistrictGovernor Dr. Norma Callahan, President of the LionsDiabetes Awareness Foundation in Multiple District 35.

“Out of every screening we have at least 10 percentthat need to be referred,” says Callahan. “People comeback to us and say, ‘You’ve made such a difference inmy life’.”

And there is the promise to do more. In June, LionsClubs International Foundation approved $750,000 inpilot projects aimed at decreasing diabetes’ impact. The25 approved projects (of 160 proposed) covereverything from screenings and support groups tocamps and community health initiatives.

Lions in Kenya, Africa, where one of ever y 17Kenyans has diabetes, are undertaking a screeninginitiative and establishing support groups. Earlier thisyear Kenyan Lions worked with the new Lions DiabetesCare Centres in M.P. Shah Hospital and Lions SightFirstEye Hospital on a five-day camp. They screened 1,000people for diabetes, diabetic retinopathy, blood pressure,body mass index and foot problems. Diabetes is a majorcause not only of blindness, kidney failure, heart attacksand stroke but also lower limb amputation.

In Angul, India, Lions are improving a jogging track ata local stadium and establishing a jogging group that ispart of a diabetes awareness program.

In Arizona, three clubs are coming together to createsupport groups. In Michigan, Lions are putting upbillboards that advertise a hotline where people can calland arrange screenings. In Texas, Lions are partneringwith a Lions clinic, targeting the low-income anduninsured population in need of diabetes care.

Lion Steve Schuelke would have loved to see all thishappening, says his wife of 38 years, Sue, a Lion inOelwein, Iowa.

Schuelke died from heart disease and diabetescomplications in April at age 62. He was 18 when hewas diagnosed with Type I diabetes, and after manyyears and many struggles, “his body gave up, but hisspirit never did,” she says.

He led an active life despite heart disease, kidneydisease caused by diabetes, and diabetic retinopathy.He volunteered at local schools and a diabetes camp forkids, was always willing to share his stor y if he believedit helped one person, introduced others to his diabetesservice dog, and also took his job as tailtwister at Lionsmeetings seriously, so seriously that he would spend theday of a meeting doing research.

Schuelke served as a natural role model for one oftheir two daughters who was diagnosed with Type Idiabetes at age 11.

“He wanted to show her how you live with this, ” saysSue Schuelke. “He didn’t have a choice with Type I. Lifecouldn’t be too spontaneous for him, but he never let itstop him. He never said, ‘I can’t do this because I havediabetes’.”

In the past financial year, the Lions Clubs of Sydney have pro vided more than $129,000 tofund over 40 walkers for children.

Since the Australian Lions Children’s Mobility Foundation started, N5 has provided more than

$1,700,000 to purchase over 365 walkers for children with disabilities.

Along with funds from the Foundation, Lions have provided more than $3,000,000 since 1997

just for children in the Sydney area.

“These figures show that Lions are so generous when the cause is a good one, ” said N5 ALCMF

Chairman Greg English.

Greg said his big aim is to have ever y child needing a walker to be provided with one by 30 June

each year.

“I am proud to advise that Sydney Lions have achieved that goal this year . Thank you, Sydney

Lions, I am proud of you.”

Sydney Lions’ mobility “miracle”

Lions InternationalCentenarycelebrations got a bigboost in promotionwhen newspapersthroughout theRiverland and Mallee included a 12-page liftout celebrating the event.

The liftout appeared in the Murray Pioneer, the Loxton News, the Border Times and the River News.Local Lions clubs were featured in the liftout, instigated by Lion Joe Vikor from the Waikerie club.

IMPROVINGLIVES: Justsome of the

youngAustralians

who have beenhelped by thefundraising ofSydney Lions.

Newspaperliftoutscoop forcentenarycelebratingLions

SPREADING THE MESSAGE: Celebrating the 100 years milestoneare (from left) John Hughes (Bar mera), Joe Vikor (Waikerie), SandyMaddocks (Renmark ), Debbie Tanner (Berri), Karren Durkin (Loxton) andAllan Maddocks (Zone 13 Chairman/Renmark).


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Who is Australia’s oldest Lion?Victor James, otherwise known as Lion

“Gentleman Jim” Williams has a keen interest infinding out.

Jim, 87, has been an active member of LionsInternational for 57 years.

He was inducted into the Lions Club of Yagoona(then 201B, now 201N5) in 1959 and in 1988transferred to the Morisset club where hecontinues to be active.

Not unsurprisingly, he has held a swag ofpositions and won many accolades, includingbeing a Melvin Jones Fellow and life member .

If you know of any Lion who can beat Jim inage and service time, let’s know.

Can any Lion challengeGentleman Jim’s record?

As part of his Year 2 curriculum on “Sharing the Planet”, seven-year-old Lions cub Jettdecided to sell $2 cookies at his school, Milgate Primary School in East Doncaster,Victoria.

Jett was already taking part in a 3km run as part of the Lions Club of Melbourne Next Gen'sannual Australian Lions Childhood Cancer Research Foundation fundraiser but wanted to involvehis school community as well.

Jayde, Sofi and Natalie (all aged seven and also part of the Lions club) got on board andquickly ‘Cookies to beat Childhood Cancer’ was launched. With the help of their parents, the fourstudents baked and packaged cookies, presented to their peers at assembly, set up a school stalland sold cookies.

Their project was an instant success; within 10 minutes all cookies were sold and they raised$344!

Since then other ‘Lions Club of Melbourne Next Gen’ clubs have been inspired to do similar .At last check the, clubs had raised $1111 for ALCCRF!To donate: www.mycause.com.au/page/153241/lion-cubs-running-to-beat-childhood-cancer

COOKIES TO BEAT CHILDHOOD CANCER

After 63 years of active membership, 88-year-oldJohn Taubman, welfare officer of N5’s Ku-ring-gaiclub, was delighted when his great-grandsonIsaiah received the award for Pottsville Primar ySchool “Aussie Spirit” from Pottsville Lions Club.

New and the old in ser vice

Lionsonoz makes its markAustralian Lionsonoz members weren’t aboutto miss out on our 100th birthdaycelebrations.

They unveiled a bronze plaque in the Lions Parkin the NSW seaside town of Wooli.

The plaque tells the stor y of the formation ofAustralian Lionsonoz as a Branch Club of WooliLions in March 2009.

Australian Lionsonoz is an online Lions club(E-Club) and has a current membership of 44.

The plaque is attached to a new barbecue tableinstalled as part of the Clarence Valley Councils’revamping of the park.

The plaque was a year in the planning.

PROUD DAY: Members of Australian Lionsonoz at thepurpose built picnic area at Wooli for the unveiling ofthe plaque. Lions from many parts of Australia andlocals from the Wooli were there to witness theunveiling



SIXTY UP AND QUEANBEYAN’S GOING STRONGWhen the Lions Club of Queanbeyan received its charter(September 1957) Bob Menzies was our Prime Minister , Elvis wasKing, Slim Dusty sang about a pub with no beer and a 16-year -oldsinger called John Lennon first met a 15-year -old guitarist namedPaul McCartney at a church garden fete.

Back then the Queanbeyan club was the only Lions club south ofSydney.

Quickly it established its own Lions pride, and soon had sponsored clubsin other towns, including Yass, Goulburn, Canberra (City), Braidwood andBungendore, as well as having a hand in the formation of the Cooma club.

The early driving force was Steve Mauger. It was a measure of the manthat 600 people attended his funeral.

Both Steve, a former President. and fellow early member and laterPresident, Peter Stapleton, were awarded OAM honours for outstandingservice to the community.

Today the club’s major fundraiser is the Lions Burra Open Gardens event(last weekend of October), while Di Masters organises countr y musicconcerts to help children with cancer and their families.

Last year, it raised more than $10,000 witha gala dinner dance for Cystic Fibrosis ACT, toassist children and young people, and to aid StBenedict’s Community Centre to help thehomeless.

Australian Lions Foundation DisasterEmergency Grants provided $20,000 to theclub to assist families affected by the Carwoolabushfire last year.

QUICK START IN SHOALHAVENIt might have been around for just three years but Shoalhaven Heads LionsClub isn’t wasting time.

Since its chartering it has organised a barbecue trailer , formed a regular social hub,established a community Lions Park, cooked many barbecues, held raffles and raisedfunds for a host of causes.

In February it helped Bomaderry resident Garry Marshall with a new transitwheelchair.

The wheelchair folds up and Garr y’s wife Derrilin says it will provide the family withmore freedom.

“The walker just wasn’t suitable any more. He could only go five metres and then hehad to stop.

Apart from attending various events around the area, Garry says it will again allowhim to go on regular Saturday morning visits to the local Bunnings.

“Now I won’t get in trouble for choosing the wrong screws, ” Derrilin laughs.

ON THE MOVE: Garry Marshall shows off his new transit wheelchair while wife Derrilin,Garry’s mother Merle and Shoalhaven Heads Lions Terry Lillie, John Moore and Tony Barlowlook on.

Doing their bit in a big wayWhether new or old, Lions clubs around Australia are...

GIVING BACK: The Queanbeyan club has beenaround for six decades yet its members are stillout there doing good, from working at a localrespite centre (above right) to selling food atcommunity functions (right).


LIONSOUT AND

ABOUT

GIVING BACK: Victoria’s Torquay Lions (from left) Theo Reyntjes, Bill Ferguson and LyndonLangan plant groundcover shrubs around a Lions sundial. During the y ear, Torquay Lions havespent $40,000-plus on community projects.

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TRUE HERO: Little Ava, the pin-up girl of the Lions Kids Cancer Project, shares her inspiringstory on stage at the centenar y International Convention in Chicago with the help of PIP BarryPalmer and her dad Tony. Picture: Svend Due Mikkelsen

BIG DIG: It was all hands to the job when Melbour ne’s SinoInnovation Lions and Leos, along with Glenroy and Northcote Lions,planted 4500 trees, shrubs and grasses for a Lions plantation as partof National Tree Day.

HAPPY TO SERVE: St Johns Anglican College Leos Richa Patel andNikky Ly celebrate the Forest Lake, Brisbane club’s 10th birthday. Theclub works with Lions on numerous worthy projects.

HAPPY POLLIES: Victorian State Parliament Lions Club members ar e joined by ID TonyBenbow OAM and Associate Professor Paul Ekert (Murdoch Childrens’ Research Institute) at aLions Centenary celebratory fundraiser for ALCCRF and the Genome project. It r aised $2600.



YOUTHFUL CATCH: Moree Lions attracted 110 children aged 2-14 to two fishingdays as part of their centennial celebr ations. Children learnt knot tying, water safetyand casting and all were presented with a participation certificate.

NO PARTY WITHOUT CAKE: Queensland’s Warwick Inc President Con LoGiudice invited three life members (Bob Lindenberg, Cec Watts and Jeff Ferguson)and incoming President John Griffith to share in cutting a Lions centenar y cake.

SMILE: Participants from 15 countries pose for a g roupie in front of theGlasshouse Mountains while at Camp Krokodile at Lake Currimundi, Caloundra (Q3).They took part in everything from paddle and body boarding to dragon boat racing.

MIGHTY FINE MUSIC: Sydney’s Epping Lions join with Karonga Sc hool staffand students to celebrate the conversion of a storeroom into a music therapyroom. The club and ALF shared the $28,000 cost and Lions pro vided their labour.

HELLO JIMMY: When PDG Lance Leak visited Chicago for the Lions centenar yconvention he couldn’t resist a picture with another Past District Governor, Lion and39th U.S. President Jimmy Carter.

AGE OF SERVICE: Lion Jeff “Macka” McCue of Victoria’s Port Fairy-Belfastclub made his message clear as he hurtled do wn the street wearing a lioncostume in his mobility scooter. He was taking part in a town parade.


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In November 2015 a healthy, sports-lovingnine-year-old boy went off to bed. The nextmorning Samuel awoke all but a quadriplegic,having been struck down with ‘transversemyelitis’, a rare incurable neurologicalcondition.

He was rushed to Brisbane Children’s Hospitalwhere he remained for 480 days.

Now 11, he is finally able to live at home,restricted to only a small amount of movement inhis right leg, foot and big toe, which means heneeds around-the-clock care, a greatly modifiedhouse and a considerable amount of specialassistance equipment.

Late last year the Rochedale-Springwood LionsClub became aware of the large list of requirementsneeded to help Samuel return home to his family .

The club immediately allocated $5000 topurchase a portable hoist, which simplifies movinghim for showering and other necessities, when he isnot in his wheelchair.

“It is going to make life so much easier – we cango places for overnight stays, he can havesleepovers at friends’ houses and even go onholidays now,” says his mother.

The hoist folds small enough to fit behind hiswheelchair in the family transport vehicle.

The money also allowed for the purchase ofanother piece of assistance equipment – an over-bed table. – Lance Roberts, Rochedale

Springwood Lions

For more information, go tohttp://campaignforsamuel.org.au, or to donate

https://www.givenow.com.au/samuelthorne

Lions give Samuela lift in life

Joining Samuel in celebration are (from left) Lion Peter Massey with Hearing Dog Banjo , Lion Lance Roberts,and Samuel’s father and mother, Craig and Jane. Photo courtesy Albert & Logan News

Year 11 student Emily Hughes knows all about collectingspectacles for the Lions Recycle for Sight project.

She collected more than 200 pairs of reading glasses from around

the Kincumber area of NSW as part of the theme for her participation

in the 2017 Max Potential program.

She was aided in her quest by the Green Point Avoca Lions Club.

Max Potential Youth Leadership Program is a five-month personal

leadership development for young adults 16-23.

Each young adult has a volunteer coach to work with them and they

also attend workshops with a focus on delivering community ser vice

projects to make a difference in the local region.

This year’s program culminated with a showcase at Gosford RSL

Club, a 10-year sponsor of the project.

Twenty nine students from six Central Coast schools and colleges

displayed their projects and spoke to visitors about their journey .

Emily displayed her 200 pairs of glasses at her booth before they

were forwarded on to the Lions Recycle project officer .

SHOW TIME: Green Point Avoca President Trevor Rule and MembershipChair Norma Seitam were there to support Emily.

Emily creates quite a spectacle in showing her true potential



A fundraising campaign to have a young boy teamed up with alifesaving Diabetes Alert Dog, and to secure the training ofsimilar dogs into the future, has received a significant boost.

South Australia’s Lions Club of Gawler jumped on board with $3,000donated to Labs ‘n’ Life, along with securing a further $10,000 from theAustralian Lions Foundation as part of a fundraising effort by local mumTanya Moffett.

Tanya is now close to reaching her $25,000 target – the amountneeded to complete the training of Labrador ‘Linus’ as a Diabetic AlertDog for her six-year-old son Brody and to train additional puppies.

Linus will be able to detect Brody’s changing blood-sugar levels justby smelling his breath, often before his Continuous Glucose Monitor(CGM) can react with an alarm.

Linus can then alert Tanya to the changes, a warning that could savehis life.

“We’ve just been blown away by all the support we’ve received, ”Tanya said.

“When I started looking into getting a dog for Brody 18 months ago, Isaw how difficult it was to find out about them, and so I thought it wouldbe good to get support not only for us but also the next family .”

Gawler secretary David Schwartz said fellow members were rapt to beable to help out Brody, Linus and Labs ‘n’ Life.

“It’s good to reward some of the local people in the area.“I took it to the meeting and it was approved straight away , which was

great.“And when I reached out to the Australian Lions Foundation, on a

Thursday, the money was transferred in to our bank on Sunday , ithappened so quick.”

The community can follow Brody and Linus’ stor y via the Facebookpage ‘Linus the Life Saving Diabetes Alert Dog for Brody,’ with donationsbeing accepted for Labs ‘n’ Life through a Beyond Bank Gawlercommunity account (BSB 805022, Account Number 03650956).

Story courtesy The Bunyip, Gawler

ON ALERT: Tanya Moffett and her son Brody with Linus the Diabetic AlertDog. Linus displays Lions and Australian Lions Foundation emblems on hisjacket.

“Linus” and Lions tagteam in Operation Brody

District 105EA in England is again inviting an Australian Lion andhis/her partner to spend up to three weeks as its guests.

The invite is part of its Operation Friendship program that encouragesfriendship and understanding between members of the International LionsFamily.

All accommodation with host families and travelling within 105EA willbe provided.

Costs of travelling to and from the district, together with generalexpenses incurred during the visit, must be borne by the guests.

Accommodation when attending the district convention will be borneby 105EA

The International guest at the convention will be New Zealand Lion P .I.DCliff Heywood.

A varied itinerary will be organised, with efforts made to tailor aprogram including special interests of the visitors.

The visiting Lion and partner will be required to attend and give a shortpresentation at the convention (March 15-18th, 2018 at The Holiday InnNorwich, East Anglia). It is necessary for the visiting Lion to speakconversational English.

It is suggested that the intended visit commence a week before theconvention and finish around late March after the convention.

Closing Date for entries: 20th December 2017 Contact I.R.O Len Russell – email [email protected]. All

information will be sent to the applicant by return. A final decision will be made immediately after the closing date, and

applicants will be advised.

Fancy a Lions visit to the UK?


28 The Lion

“We’re going to need a bigger truck” was the catchcry at the completion of a blanket appeal inRunaway Bay, Queensland.

The blankets were flooding into the Runaway Bay Centre to help keep homeless and at-risk kidswarm.

A collective annual effort by Runaway Bay Lions Club and Runaway Bay Centre, it drew hundreds ofblankets and clothing items for immediate distribution by ‘Rosies – Friends On the Street’ and the UnitingChurch, Southport.

If you are interested in joining this wonderful group of people, email [email protected] orphone 0403 049 535.

ABC Radio just announced the numberof people evacuated in Florida is thesame as the Australian population – canyou imagine that!

Hurricane IRMA with 295km/hr windsleft a trail of destruction in man y CaribbeanIslands, Miami and the west coast ofFlorida.

The last several weeks has seendevastation and misery around the globe.

Monsoon storms dumped rains in Nepaland Northern India causing severeflooding, displacing thousands of peoplefrom their homes.

One of the strongest typhoons on recordbarrelled into the Southern China territor yof Macau. Typhoon Hato, a maximumcategory 10 storm, had already batteredHong Kong.

Hurricane Harvey caused tens ofthousands of residents to flee their homesas massive floods covered Houston andsurrounding areas.

Earthquakes in Mexico and Italycontinue the destruction, makingthousands of people homeless.

In these disaster areas Lions are there,helping their neighbours and communities,providing bottled water, food, blankets,clothes and medicines. Lions are supportedby your Lions Clubs Interna tionalFoundation (LCIF) Emergency and MajorCatastrophe Grants.

Due to the number of disasters, ourLions Family needs to replenish ourDisaster Relief Funds.

Please send your cheque made out to“LCI/LCIF Disaster Relief Fund” inAustralian dollars to your District CabinetTreasurer. Your donation will be eligible forMelvin Jones Fellows (MJF) or ProgressiveMelvin Jones Fellows (PMJF).

When the reporters and TV coveragemove on, Lions will be there for therecovery and rebuilding of theircommunities.

PLEASE HELP...Yours in Lions Service,

Tom BeckerLCIF MD201 Coordinator

WORLD DISASTERS ABOUND

Help replenishour relief funds

Paul Turnell of Runaway Bay Lions, with Richard and Sandy from ‘Rosies – Friends on the Street’ celebrate thesuccess of this year’s appeal.

Blankets bring warmth to homeless and kids

Country music awards seek nominationsSince 1994 the Peel Valley Lions Club ofTamworth has annually recognised amember of the Australian country musicindustry for voluntary service given to thecommunity through his or her connection tothe genre.

Awardees range from well-known stars,songwriters, musicians and media personalitiesthrough to couples and the tireless workersbehind the scenes from countr y music clubsthroughout the country.

Over the 24 years the award has honouredthe quiet achievers who seldom, if ever, seekrecognition for their charity and communityefforts.

President Amanda Gwalter has announcednominations for the 2018 award are now beingaccepted. Anyone can nominate someone (viayour local Lions club) they think is deser ving ofrecognition. “Anyone with a country musicconnection who has given of their time andtalent to assist charity through their music iseligible,” Amanda said.

“It may be someone who entertains members

of their community, works on major countr ymusic fundraising events, or something assimple as giving their time for free to help out incaring and support programs.”

Nominees don’t have to be Lions Clubmembers but nominations need to be made inwriting through your local Lions Club: TheSecretary, Peel Valley Lions Club, PO Box 957,Tamworth, NSW, 2340 or via email [email protected] close December 18, 2017.

A panel will sift through the nominations andthe 25th Peel Valley Lions Club AustralianCountry Music Service Award will be presentedduring the 46th Tamworth Country MusicFestival in January 2018. The recipient willreceive a one-off trophy crafted by respectedartist Fred Hillier and will also be given theopportunity to nominate a charity to receive a$500 donation on his/her behalf from Peel ValleyLions Club.

Enquiries should be directed to Terry Hill on(02) 6765 6042, Jon Wolfe on 0478 040 167 oremailed to [email protected].


30 The Lion

LEOS IN ACTION

Leos shine at ANZIThe Leos session at the ANZI P acific Forumgave participants a great insight into thepassion and commitment of Leos in Australia.

MD Chairman Toni Lanphier hosted the session,but the presentation was led by four impressiveyoung people who each gave their own perspectiveon the impact that Leos has had on their lives.

Leo Annette Waters (V6) reflected on theOpportunities, Experiences and Leadership (LEO inreverse) that she has gained through Leos. Althoughstill a secondary school student, Annette initiatedand organised a District Leo Camp last year , andher contributions to Leos and the community earnedher the Young Volunteer Award in Campaspe Shirethis year.

Current MD201 Leo of the Year Jesse Pascoe(Q3) had a different take on L-E-O – to him, itmeans Let’s Enjoy Ourselves. Jesse has reallyappreciated the social aspect of his Leomembership, and relishes the fact that he can makenew friends while improving the lives of otherpeople. I’m sure he extended his network of ‘friendsin the family of Lions’ over the ANZI weekend.

The youngest speaker, Leo Alyssa Bryan (T1),shared her story of finding a place to belong in theLeo movement. Previously a socially isolated,anxious child, her experience with Leos has turnedher life around. With acceptance and support, shehas found the confidence to take on leadershiproles and is a passionate advocate for Leos.

The final speaker was Leo-Lion Katerina Blekicwho has exemplified service and been a great Leoambassador for many years. She was instrumentalin forming a community-based Leo club in theRiverina and has implemented some innovativeproject ideas such as a 2015 tractor trek along theMurray for the Australian Lions Children’s CancerResearch Foundation. Katerina continues to be avoice for Leos through her role as YouthRepresentative on the National Management Teamand as a Leo representative for Constitutional Area7 on the LCI Leo Advisory Panel. Despite herconsiderable accomplishments, Katerina prefers tobe in the background getting things done ratherthan in the spotlight. However, she is always happyto share her views and passion for Leos, and shegave the audience an understanding of her ownjourney through Leos and into Lions.

These four Leos provided just a small sample ofthe wonderful young people who have joined ourorganisation, and each demonstrated the benefitsthey have gained through their membership. Surelyevery Lions club should seek to provide theseopportunities to the youth in their local community .Let’s keep the momentum going and keepsupporting our youth and forming more Leo clubs inevery district across Australia!Outstanding Leo receives Award of Honour

Leo Nick Megarrity, a charter member of the LeoClub of Tungamah and District in V6, has been

presented with a Leo Award of Honour inrecognition of his leadership and ser vice withinLeos and the community. In his seven years in theclub, Nick has served as president and secretar yand been a great role model to other memberscoming through. He was instrumental in attractingworld neurobionics pioneer, Professor Peter Blamey,to speak at their tiny town and he also led the pushto purchase a defibrillator for the town. He hasrepresented his club at many district events andwas named Young Citizen of the Year for the MoiraShire. Nick is now an apprentice plumber and playsAussie Rules, yet always makes time for his Leosservice. Well done, Nick!

DUE REWARD: Nick Megarrity receives an Awardof Honour from Council Chairman Malcolm Peters.

Successful charter night for new Leo c lubOver 100 guests, including parents, Lions and

Lions representatives from neighbouring clubs,welcomed the chartering of the Dunedoo Leo Clubin District N3. In the presence of Past District

Governor Rosalea Sellers and Dunedoo CentralSchool Principal Peter Campbell, the 21 studentswere inducted by Andrew Roberts-Thomson, N3District Leo Chairperson and Assistant State LeoCoordinator.

The Leo Club banner was presented to LeoPresident Sally Christensen by Dunedoo LionsPresident Ron Gallagher and the gong and gavelwere presented by Brenda Scarfi, District YouthExchange Director. Prior to the Charter Night theLeo club ran a raffle that raised about $3,500 forbushfire relief in the area. No doubt this is just thebeginning of great things for one of the newest Leoclubs in Australia.

Leos and Lions – partners in ser vice.Lion Toni Lanphier

MD Leo Committee chairman

THANKS: Dunedoo Leo President Sally Christensenreceives a Certificate of Organisation.

First International VicePresident Gudrun BjortYngvadottir (left) was pleased to meet the Leopresenters: KaterinaBlekic, Jesse Pascoe,Alyssa Bryan andAnnette Waters.



YOUTH OF THE YEAR

Now is the time to approach schoolsregarding their students’ involvement in Youthof the Year Program. By the time you receivethis issue most of the target group , year 11,might have just four weeks of schoolremaining.

Contestants should be• Over the age of 15 as at 30th June, 2018 and• under the age of 19 years as at 30th June, 2018.• Students who complete their secondar y school thisyear (November/December) are eligible to participate,as long as the age requirements, above, are met.• Previous State winners are ineligible to re-enter .In approaching schools for potential contestants thefollowing are suggestions:• Don’t only rely on word of mouth, the website,snail-mails or emails to promote YOTY. Personaliseyour approach, seek an introductory meeting ASAP.• Make any presentation to a small group ofinterested contenders.• Be persistent – follow up diligently.Method...1. Identify the Head of Year 11, for example, justring the school and ask. Ask for the year 11coordinator’s direct-dial number.2. Ring and briefly outline Lions/YOTY. Indicateinterest in meeting following receipt of an emailpackage.3. Send a friendly, brief email package with aprogram outline, key dates, and include reference towebsite and Facebook page.4. Follow up with a meeting for interestedcontenders. Provide a balance between thechallenges ahead and the benefits of entering - forthe individual students, parents and the school.5. Reinforce your availability for further discussions,meetings, etc.6. Maintain contact! Remind all stakeholders of theimportance of receiving applications by the end ofthe school year, or, by a pre-determined date. Your District Chairperson will be able to advise youof the key dates for 2017-18. If you are unaware ofwho your District Chairperson is, please visit our

website: www.lionsclubs.org.au/yoty, then click onthe Contacts and Dates link.

In August a weekend seminar was held inMelbourne for District YOTY Chairpersons and StateCoordinators. Our Council Chairman, MalcolmPeters, and Coordinator of Youth and CommunityProjects Rosemary Wenham, also attended. Theoverarching goal of the seminar was to providestrategies to these personnel with the aim ofincreasing participation by clubs and students in theYOTY Program. The charts, below, illustrate theneed to increase participation in this signature Lionsyouth project.

The agenda included:• Feedback for improvement from the viewpoint oftwo past Victorian state winners (Kelly Phan andJoshua Cordina)• The best practice forrecruiting contestants.• Promoting the YOTYProgram to clubs• The District Chairperson’sRole• Roles of the Zone & RegionChairpersons• Child Protection Policy &Procedures• Insurance• Website & Resources• Briefing the Judges• Complaints Resolution

The seminar concludedwith each District Chairsetting targets for increasingparticipation in the programover the next two years.

To obtain further details ofthese agenda subjects,please contact your DistrictChairperson.Quiz Time: 1. Is it possible for auniversity student to

participate in Youth of the Year? (if it is, under whatcircumstance?)2. After participating in YOTY, what precludes acontestant from re-entering in the following year orin subsequent years?3. Who announces the winners of the PublicSpeaking award and the Overall Winner at all levels?4. What is the penalty for a contestant proceedingbeyond two minutes when responding to animpromptu question?5. What is the penalty for a contestant proceedingbeyond five minutes when delivering the speech?

Check your manual for the answers. Brian Williams

National ChairmanLions Youth of the Year Program

LOOKING FORWARD:Some of the attendees atthe YOTY seminar inMelbourne.


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