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Multiple District 105

Multiple District Lioness Chairman 2015 to 2017 - Angela Howardioness Newsletter

Greetings to everyone;:Autumn is here already, where did the summer go? Wehave all been so busy it has flown past. Having read about all the summeractivities that clubs have been involved in, there has been lots of hard work, funand fellowship going on throughout the Lioness Clubs of MD 105, with someamazing results. Well done everyone, you are doing wonderful work for yourcommunities and the wider world and long may we all continue to serve.In my last newsletter, I said that plans were underway for our LionessConference in February. I am pleased to report that we have now chosenthe venue, which is The Marriot Hotel in Huntingdon, a venue we haveused before that proved to be suitable for all our needs and easilyaccessible for everyone. As the format of last year’s conference provedto be very popular we aim to replicate it this year. You will arrive on theFriday making your own arrangements for dinner. Saturday will be themain full day of business followed by the dinner dance in the evening.Sunday departure time will be of your own choice. More detailedinformation will be sent out very shortly. It would be amazing to once again see representation from everyClub in the MD, as we draw close to 40 years of service, let us all be there and have a great week-end.I was also able to pass on the good news that the new proposed guidelines presented to the Council ofGovernors at Lions MD Convention in May had now been officially accepted. It was the intention that wewould hold a training day at MD Headquarters on the 30th October the idea being that we could have oneor two members from each Lioness Club and the same from each of their sponsoring Lions Clubs present,and Advisory Body members. As space is limited it would have been difficult to invite more people. Thetraining session was anticipated to take two hours followed by lunch and then departure. Having thoughtabout it again, and bearing in mind it is a lot of travelling for clubs for a two hour session, I felt it would bemore beneficial for this to be done at Conference, where more Lionesses are present and therefore morepeople will be involved.Our ruby celebrations seem way ahead, but the 3rd June 2017 will be here before we know it. As I have beenvisiting clubs it has been exciting to hear the plans being made for the Ruby Tea Parties. Lots of suggestionsand lovely ideas, I am sure we are all going to have a great day. I did say as my contribution as MD Chairman,I would be willing to take on a challenge to help promote Lionesses and raise funds for Charity, “The AdmiralNurses”. Lioness JoAnn Williams suggested a challenge to me and has since sent me the details, thechallenge is to “Walk the Dome” in London. I am currently checking out the information with the intentionto take on this challenge. Watch this space!!Over the last two months as well as going to several other business meetings, I have had the pleasure toattend Thetford (Breckland)’s Club meeting, two Lioness Club Anniversaries Thetford (Breckland) andChelmsford, both very enjoyable events. I recently spent the week-end in Pontefract where I had the honourto lead the parade at The Lantern Festival. This was a real magical spectacle as darkness fell and the veryimaginative creations of lanterns were paraded through the town and into the Valley Gardens where morelanterns lit the way through the paths and trees. Music, stalls and refreshments awaited the public as they

gathered to enjoy the rest of the fun filled evening. A really successful,enjoyable community event.I will be out and about over the coming weeks and looking forward tospending time with everyone, the festive season is approaching fast and wewill all be busy with many family and club activities. May I take thisopportunity to wish you and your family;

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At our last Conference, our speaker Ruby who came totalk to us about Dementia UK, also made us aware ofthe “Admiral Nurses”. Specially trained nurses able todeal with patients suffering from Dementia andAlzheimer’s. I know there are many of us who haveexperienced the heartache and difficulties of havingmembers of our family or close friends who havesuffered with these illnesses and would have greatlybenefited from the help and support of these nurseshad they been around at the time. So I havechosen the Admiral Nurses as my chosencharity for this year, and hope that everyonewill be as keen to support them as I am.

CHAIRMAN’S CHARITY

For full information about the Lioness Clubs in the British Islesplease refer to www.lionessclub.org

November 6th – Lioness Advisory Body MeetingTBA – Leicester Lioness Club Meeting20th – Lions Cabinet Meeting - 105EADecember 3rd – Tree Festival – Saffron Walden14th – Saffron Walden Lions Christmas Meal19th – Helping with Salvation Army “Toys & Tins Collection” – Saffron Walden20th – Saffron Walden Lionesses Christmas MealTBA – EACH Carol Service – Saffron WaldenTBA – Rotary Club Carol Service – Saffron Walden

MESSAGE IN A BOTTLEThe Message in a Bottle scheme has been taken up by Lions and Lioness Clubs all over the country. Itis a voluntary scheme for anyone living at home, who might be reassured to know that essentialinformation would be ready available to the Emergency Services, should theysuffer an accident or sudden illness. This information will not only identify youbut also advise of relevant illness, allergies, medical conditions as well as acontact address and anyone in your care including pets. This can save time andlives cutting fact finding enquiries down to a minimum.

Sue with the bottles and information. During the monthsof September and October running along side the FLU Clinics, Lioness's visitedMayford and Mowbray House Doctors Surgery to introduce and distribute M.I.A.Bto patients. They are now available from the Doctors Surgeries.

PresidentJeanne Morgan presented fiftyemergency toiletry packs to VikkiPadgett for the Voluntary Services atPinderfields Hospital. The packscontain a facecloth, comb, soap,shower gel, shampoo, tooth brush andtoothpaste and are available forpatients who are taken into hospital inan emergency and have nothing withthem. This gives them a supply of toiletries to last them until they canget their own belongings brought into them. The packs are alsoavailable for use in other centres such as refuges, children’s homesand other caring places.

held their 28thCertification Anniversary at Thetford Golf Club.

Lioness President Sheila welcomed DG Nigel Folkard and Marion, Thetford MayorTerry Jermy and consort Corinne Fulford, and representatives from Lion and Lioness

Clubs from throughout East Anglia.Lioness President Sheila exchanged banners with DG NigelFolkard and the Mayor Terry Jermy. It was an opportunity forclub members to meet again and to learn of other club’s activities.On behalf of the Thetford (Breckland) Lioness Club, Past

President Dorothy presented a bouquet of flowers to Lioness Lesley in recognition of her commitment toher position as Club Secretary and to the fellowship of the Lioness Family.

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Pontefract’s 5th Annual Lantern Festival took placeon Saturday 15th October and attracted crowdsfrom all over the district. It is difficult to say how

many people were in attendance but the parade itself reachedalmost half a mile from Salter Row all the way back to Pontefract Castle

and was a truly tremendous site to see.Lanterns of all shapes and sizes lit the streets ofPontefract as the parade made its way from the Castle through the town centre,terminating in Friarwood Valley Gardens where Ridings FM providedentertainment for everyone.

President Jeanne Morgan said “In the five years we havebeen running the Lantern Festival it is amazing how the interest has grown. Thefirst year we had around 300 people taking part and, whilst there were one or

two extravagant lanterns, the majority of them were simple designs with a bit of decoration but eachyear we have seen a few more unusual lanterns and this year it was noticeable just how many differentones we had – everything from a dragon, a radio, umbrellas, flowers, butterflies, a Tardis, Sleeping

Beauty’s fairies, Cinderella’s Coach and we even had part of Pontefract Castlereplicated. The amount of time, effort and imagination put in to making the lanternsis amazing and we are truly proud to host an event with such great community spirit.”Although the Lioness Club has over 20 members we could not put on this eventwithout the help and support of others and we would particularly like to thank theFriends of Friarwood Valley Gardens, Minden Bugle and Drums Band, Yorkshire RoseFirst Aid, The Neighbourhood Policing Team and Pontefract ATC for all their help andsupport, not forgetting of course our own family, friends and Castleford & PontefractDistrict Lions Club who not only sponsor us but come along and help us with ouractivities whenever possible.Prior to the festival WDH kindly allowed the Lioness

club to use a shop on Chequerfield Circle to run free workshops for thepublic so anyone could drop in and make a lantern or, for those who weretoo busy, ready-made ones could be purchased for a small donation!The Lantern Festival is now a key event in Pontefract’s calendar and theLioness Club will soon be announcing the 2017 date so don’t forget to keepa look out so you can be part of this great event.

For further information contact: Jeannette Morgan - 07711 933457

THE PRIDE OF SWAFFHAM President Nicola Claxton was delighted to

welcome Multiple District Lioness Chairman Angela Howard to one of ourmeetings, when we badged up our newest member, Lioness Dawn Funnell.Recently we have been out and about raising money for various charitieswith our “Pick a Straw” tombola. We took it to the 1st Swaffham ScoutsFete in July, the Olympic Carnival Day on Campingland in August, and theCommunity Hospital League of Friends Fete in September.

Lioness member Judith Coker and her husband LionDavid hosted a lovely Sunday Afternoon Tea Party for theLionesses at their home, where we all took some food,and held a Bring & Buy stall for our Club funds. Manythanks to Judith and David for their hospitality.

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In 2017 the MD105 Lionesses reach their 40thAnniversary. It is hoped thatthe Lionesses across the UKcan hold a

on 3rd June 2017to celebrate this occasion.Let’s make it a BIG ONE!

A reminder to Clubs to send news of anysignificant Birthdays and Celebrations, as wellas the Sad News, to the Lioness MD Almoner.Chairman Angela, the Advisory Body and all

Lionesses like to know.

arranged an antaksharisession on Saturday 10th September at Vishram Ghar(residential home for the elderly) which was thoroughly

enjoyed by everyone.Seven Lionessesparticipated on thisoccasion where we involved residents in singingbhajans and old film songs which brought smilesto their faces.

On 25th September hosted a charity event in memory

the loved ones who are no longer withus. A local group performeddevotional singing which was enjoyedby everyone. Around 120 to 140people had attended and we raisedapproximately £900 that was raised

through raffle tickets and donation. Light refreshments wereserved after the event.

Macmillan Coffee MorningIn September the

held asuccessful sale table,raffle and sold plenty ofdelicious homemadecakes and tea and coffeeat their coffee morningto raise funds forMacmillan CancerSupport. The eventraised an amazing£650.00 which waspresented in October.

have been as busy as ever, with several social events during the summer, andseveral more to come before Christmas. These have included a boat trip on the River Orwell in the pouringrain, afternoon tea, a theatre visit and wonderful lunches, to name but a few. We are now looking forwardto a Pantomime visit and other occasions which will definitely involve food and drink, hopefully of thealcoholic variety!

The recent Clairvoyant Evening at the Trimley Sports and Social Club wasvery successful and raised a considerable amount of money, to be sharedbetween BEAT (an eating disorders charity) and the Disability AdviceService (Suffolk). We held a Quiz Night at Broadway House with some ofthe proceeds going to the Explorers’ African trip next year. At the endof November we will be hosting two stalls at ‘Light-up Day’ in the town,always an enjoyable occasionwhatever the weather.Looking further afield, severalLionesses have been makingdresses for the charity ‘LittleDresses for Africa’. The dressesgo to countries such as Uganda,

South Africa, Central African Republic, Malawi and Kenya. Those ofus who do not have the gift of being able to sew have bought packsof children’s underwear to send along with the dresses.

Entertaining with poetry at ourAnniversary Lunch

This summer two members, Yvonne andJennie B. (with her granddaughter) ran

the Ipswich ‘Race for Life’

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On 1st September 2016 Lioness President Sandhya attended theDistrict's 1st Zone Advisory Committee Meeting.

On 10th September we joined with Relay for Life Team Pranasha atHarrow's largest community event in aid of Cancer Research UK.Despite rain all day we raised a lot of money.

On 13th September we went to feed the Homeless in Holborn - ahumbling experience!

On 23rd September, Lioness Secretary, Raksha Sumaria organiseda Macmillan Coffee morning at her house and raised lots of money.

On 24th September, did a jointevent (Hanuman Chalisa and Mehfil) with Lions Club of Kingsbury,

Kenton and Belmont in association with Relay for LifeTeam Pranasha in aid of Cancer Research UK. Weraised almost £6,500!

On 24th September Lioness President was invited toNew Mumbai, India as she was awarded InternationalWomen's Pratibha Award (Best Raghuvanshi, Pride ofWoman Award) for Community Service.

Lioness Club London Golders Green

had a pop-upshop in theNewlandShopping Centrerecently andbrought in over£500 - which is

fabulous considering that most items were sold frombetween 50p and £1.00 each!Every penny taken will go to the Witham LionessPresident's charities. We are known around town asthe "Pink Ladies" and we were so happy and luckyto see so many of our customers from the shop wehad last year in the Grove Centre who came tosupport us.Thanks to the Boys Brigade and the NewlandShopping Precinct for allowing us to use The Hub forthe week. We also went some way in cleaning outall of the banana boxes full of clothes and bric a bracwhich crowded Sandie and Tony Briault’s garageand office to the brim.

The have beensupporting Rainbow Flyers Youth Club inRuskington. The group was set up a year ago byKaren Kenward for young people aged between 7and 25 with a special need or a disability.The Lionesses presented the group with a chequefor £300 to help with the running of the group.Some of the parents of the young people involvedcame to speak to the Lionesses and tell them howmuch the Youth Club had helped both themselvesand their children. The Lionesses hope to help thegroup in the future.

In September the Screen came to the Green with a showing of the very popular film “Grease”, the eventtook place on The Common in Saffron Walden with over 4000 people in attendance. Everybody singing anddancing along to the music, some even dressed in costume, all having a great time. The

took part supporting the event as volunteers helping with various tasks throughout theevening. On the previous Tuesday morning, despite it being very quiet in the Town, the Lionesses held astreet collection which raised £100.00 this was added to the total raised at this event which amounted toa grand total of £1000.00

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The next edition of the Lioness MD 105 Newsletter is scheduled to be published in January 2017.The deadline for copy will be the 25th of the preceding month (yes really!).

Lion John Fox (MD 105 Lioness Newsletter Editor) JOHN.FOXDLS@GMAIL.COM

held theirannual Pink Night forBreast Cancer Now onthe evening ofMonday, 24th Octoberat the Witham TownHall. The turnout wasamazing and with anentrance fee, raffle

tickets, ‘Guess how many Smarties’, a bring and buy and a choose thenumber game, we collected over £450 during the two hour function.We had great support from friends and family including MD 105 LionessChairman Angela Howard and Chelmsford Lionesses and Lions. We alsohad several of the Witham Town Councillors stop by including theWitham Town Mayor. There was a huge turnout from our Club andeveryone worked very hard to make the evening such a success.

Probably safer for the reader to write their own captions tothese photos from Witham’s “Pink Night”! Ed

Sleaford Lionesses clearing theweeds at the memorial garden at the

Sleaford Golf Club and later theyplanted 100 daffodils

In October the

hada pleasant socialevening togetherat the home ofLioness Michelewho provided areally lovely three course meal,prepared and cooked with herown fair hands. The wine andliqueurs also went down atreat! The ladies had fun takingpart in the quiz and raffle andas well as being a greatevening they raised £192.00for a local respite/care homefor people with Epilepsy, St.Elizabeth’s. They are planningto hold another event soonhoping to increase thedonation to £500.00.

Sleaford Lionesses having amerry time producing

Remembrance Poppies for alocal care home