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LIONS FAMILY LINES Issue 23 – May 2021 The Official Newsletter “Keeping the Promise” Feature article by of District 201Q3 Lion Kevin Hedges appears on page 10 of this issue. 1 “TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE THROUGH SERVICE”
CONTENTS NEWSLETTER DEADLINE 3 David’s Notes The deadline for the June edition of the 4 Membership and Activity Report Newsletter will be 20th May 5 Secretary Richard’s Report Copy received after the deadline, unless urgent, may be held over to the following month. 6 District Governor Elect Steve’s News 7 Cake and Mint Portfolio Please email your articles to lionbeverleyq3@outlook.com 8 Creek to Country … Convention 2021 Leos Deliver Easter Eggs To ensure a quality print all photographs should 9 Service Goals be at least 1MB in size. 10 Keeping the Promise 11 State Youth of the Year Report 13 Australian Lions Hearing Dogs 14 Lions Club of Toowoomba Wilsonton History 16 Toowoomba Wilsonton Lions – ”Take a Hike” for AEIOU Worth While Watching 18 iPads for Forest Lake Lodge Residents Bracken Ridge Lions 25th Anniversary Train Day 19 Leadership Matters 20 Australian Lions Foundation Lions Camp Duckadang Please refer to Page 23 of this edition for the article on “Why not use Dropbox?” I believe this 21 Our Newest Lions Family Members Why Not Use Drop Box will explain why I will not be accepting any Answer to Last Months Club Quiz items sent to me via this medium. 22 Maleny Blackall Range Youth Projects Thank you for complying with the lawful requirement to provide Photographic 23 Around the World with Lions Permission Forms with photos of children (those under 18 years of age), and persons with 24 Maleny Blackall Range Youth Photos a disability. Articles received without the Lake Currimundi Kawana Wishlist Donation necessary authority will not be published. 25 Children of Courage A copy of these forms was included in the July 26 Camp Duckadang Working Bee Report edition of the Newsletter. Should you/your Club Officer Forum Information Club require an electronic copy please send me an email (address above) and I will forward one 27 Pause for a Cause to you for your records. 28 Global Cause – Vision – Kids Need Eye Tests Too I look forward to working closely with you to achieve a positive outcome for your Club and 29 Global Cause – Hunger the District for the next twelve months. 30 Global Cause – Understanding Diabetes Beverley Bates District Newsletter Editor Disclaimer: The views expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the District Governor, Cabinet Members or Editor. 2 “TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE THROUGH SERVICE”
2021 Lions Youth of the Year State Final. On Saturday 17th April, the Lions Club of An email Brisbane Bunya hosted the Youth of the Year (YOTY) State Final in Brisbane. The four students competing on the evening were all outstanding, seasoned public speakers. They were a credit to themselves, their schools, and their families. On this evening final we were represented by our District Winner, Caitlyn Douglas. Although unsuccessful on the evening Caitlyn gave a commendable performance. Our State MY PENTIMULATE DISTRICT Youth of the Year winner for 2021 was Katura GOVERNOR’S BULLETIN ARTICLE Halladay sponsored by the Lions Club of Burleigh Heads. The winner of the Public This is my second last entry for your District Speaking award was Barnabas Juhasz Bulletin as District Governor. I would like to sponsored by the Lions Club of Townsville thank all Lions who have contributed to and Castle Hill. All the student impromptu will continue to contribute to this monthly speeches together with their prepared publication. My special thanks go to PDG speeches were of the highest calibre. If you Beverley Bates for her huge effort in have not attended a YOTY District or State producing our bulletin each month. The task final, please add it to your bucket list. of, soliciting information, including, and formatting articles, and reminding us of I would like to thank the Lions Club of submission deadlines is a huge one. Bev, look Brisbane Bunya for sponsoring and running on the bright side. You only need to remind the Friday evening get-together, the judging me once more! venue and organization on Saturday morning and the final on Saturday evening. A special By now clubs will have elected members to thanks goes to Lion Claire Grlj from Brisbane their Club Boards for the 2021/22 Lions Year. Bunya, Lion Narelle Gluer for her District I congratulate and thank all Lions who have YOTY coordination and our State YOTY stepped up to the plate and taken on an Coordinator, PDG Rob Craig for running a important club role for the oncoming year. successful event. The health and vitality of your club is enhanced by a regular changeover of club This year we had thirty-three clubs roles or positions. To those Lions who are participating and several zone and region stepping up for the first time, congratulations, finals before our District final in Pittsworth. you deserve the full support of your fellow Thank you to all our participating clubs and club members and you will have the full the many hours of preparation you have spent support of our District team. Do not hesitate in making this year’s events, culminating in to contact us should you need any assistance Saturday’s State Final, a huge success. with your new role. Clubs, start planning now for a larger YOTY event involving more clubs in 2022. Following your Club elections, it is imperative your Club Secretary fills out and sends to our 2021 Lions National Convention in Canberra Cabinet Secretary, Richard Williams, the This week, Lions head off to the Canberra Lions PU101 form detailing the names of your Convention. This is our chance to meet other Club’s new management team for 2021/22. Lions from across Australia and enjoy their As at this date we have received fifty-five fellowship. Following last year’s cancellation, PU101s with seventeen yet to be received. If it is now a breath of fresh air to meet our you have not sent them in, please do so friends once again, face to face. immediately. 3 “TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE THROUGH SERVICE”
I wish all our travelling Lions a safe journey MEMBERSHIP AND ACTIVITY filled with joyful Convention experiences. REPORT While in Canberra I will attend together with These figures are correct as at 11.15 am on the other District Governors the last Multiple 28th April 2021 District’s Council meeting for this Lions year. Our District Governor Elect, Steve will attend Our total membership numbers this month additional training and attend his first MD is one thousand five hundred and eighty a Shadow Council of Governors meeting later in loss of nine with eleven new members and the first week as well as electing the new twenty people leave. Council Chair. I wish Steve all the best in his Lion’s DG year. MyLion reports: That is all I have for now. I look forward to 268,360 People Served meeting all our Q3 delegates in Canberra. 170 People Served per Member Safe travel. 2200 Service Activities Yours in Lionism 136 Diabetes, David Orton District Governor 210Q3 130 Environment, 2020/21 63 Childhood Cancer, 173 Hunger Relief, 87 Vision 1611 Other 92,556 volunteer hours since 1st July 2020 US$124,167 funds donated and US$368,949 raised These figures include only service activities – not meetings and fund-raisers. So far fifty- three clubs and one Leo club have reported their activities that is two more clubs than last month. Barbara 4 “TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE THROUGH SERVICE”
As I said last month, if your club has thirty- five or more members, contact me to determine how many votes you may have, if you have less than thirty-five, you may have one vote. Nominate your delegate on MyLCI. Delegates must register for LCICon. And, finally, a verse from the song ‘Sunrise Sunset’ for Mothers’ Day Is this the little girl I carried? Is this the little boy at play? As you read this, I hope I have seen the last I don't remember growing older of the Club details spreadsheet Newcastle When did they? use to populate the Multiple District (MD) Directory. Thanks to everyone who got your Club’s details to me. Please remember to also add your club officers to MyLCI. To add your Club Administrator, you will need to change the Officer Type to Lions Club Admins. It would save a lot of time if we could populate the MD Directory from MyLCI. Which we could if the data in MyLCI was more complete, consistent and correct. To that end, I recently resent the MyLCI data cleanse request from Newcastle – it is a two-stage process. Make sure the information is complete and correct, then get it into the correct format. I think it is a great opportunity to engage your Club Administrator! For some, you are coming to the end of your term as secretary – time to get your filing in order and ready for handover, think about what paperwork and assets you need to handover, and what advice you will give your successor. And start engaging them in what you are doing and how you do it. Speaking of next year, don’t forget to register for one of the Club Officer Forums. Saturday 5 June Saturday 12 June Chinchilla Wamuran Sunday 6 June Sunday 13 June Pittsworth Ipswich For more details, see your Secretary, or elsewhere in this Bulletin I still have no information about voting for the International Convention. It will be on- line, so all clubs are able to have a vote. 5 “TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE THROUGH SERVICE”
First, congratulation to the organisers, for those that attended, it went seamlessly and as always, the speakers were sensational. A big thank you to the Brisbane Bunya Club for hosting the event, I particularly enjoyed the BBQ pulled pork rolls and relaxed nature at the Friday night meet and greet. Well done to Caitlyn our Q3 contestant who acquitted herself admirably but the young lady Kat from Q1 had such a relaxed, confident and embracing style took the night. It certainly will Well, what a busy month it has been. not be the last time we hear from her and am really looking forward to her presentation at the You may recall in the last article I mentioned National Convention. the Lions Day with the UN (LDUN). Well, I woke up at 1:30am and logged in with several other Earlier today I met up with my international Australians for the 2:00am start, not sure what peers via a Zoom link for training. As there are this 43rd UN Day and the first ever virtual event so many of us, we have been broken down into would look like. As it turned out it was a lot of 30+ groups consisting of around twenty-five pre-recorded videos of Lions and while I must District Governors Elect in each group. It is one admit I was initially a little disappointed this thing to be a part of one of these groups on paper was very quickly forgotten. The passion and but when you connect, even virtually it brings commitment to service from these speakers was the full impact of Lions to the fore. While the truly inspirational and I must admit at times overt passion was not as evident as that of the humbling, speaking on a variety of Lions speakers for the LDUN their commitment and activities and projects. Two that stood out for determination to serve their communities, me were the recovery efforts from the Porto Districts and Lions surely was, and gave me an Rician hurricane and Camp Sunshine held in insight and put a face to some of those 1.4 Maine USA. million members that they represent. Then of course there were the winners of the The National Convention is just around the Peace Poster and the Peace Essay which were corner and I am very much looking forward to announced. The standard of the artwork from attending. I will be taking the opportunity to 11 – 13 year old’s is just amazing and it is take a day or two either side of the Convention interesting to see the topic visually depicted to drive down and see a bit of the country. It will through their eyes. I would strongly encourage be a tightly packed schedule for me with you to visit the web site to view not only the training, the Convention, and the international winning entry from Yue Zheng from China but Zoom training sessions I need to attend but I am the other twenty-three merit award winners, genuinely excited as new experiences and and I think you will agree how wonderful their opportunities open up. We were again however, art is. reminded that things can change and quickly. Here in Queensland and in Western Australian Peace Poster Contest Current Winners | Lions we entered snap lockdowns reminding us that Clubs International One pleasant surprise we cannot take our eye off the ball when it comes announcement was the winner of the peace to Covid 19. Please continue with your good essay competition, thirteen year old Joshua hygiene practices and use the Covid QR code Wood from Brisbane. Joshua was sponsored by apps when entering premises. the Brisbane Camp Hill Carindale Lions Club in Q1. Again, I would encourage you to visit the Take care and be safe. website and view his essay. Steve www.lionsclubs.org/peace-essay Photos of the Grand Prize Winning entry and a I was fortunate to attend the Youth of The Year Merit Award Winning entry appear on pages 4 (YOTY) state final, with the informal gathering and 5 respectively . on the Friday night and dinner and final on the Saturday night. 6 “TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE THROUGH SERVICE”
CAKE AND MINT PORTFOLIO Something to note - Due to the changeover of our Cake manufacturer MAY – 2021 and the fact that the 1.5kg Cake will be slightly CAKES – different in shape, either cake can be used for this time and this time only. With our 2021 Convention now only six months PLEASE NOTE: there are still some of the away it is prudent to remind Clubs that now is 1.5kg Top Taste Cakes left at Newcastle Office the time for all our Lions and Leo Clubs to for purchasing, so if you need stock now, please commence thinking of entering the Iced Lions take up the opportunity to purchase these Christmas Cake (1.5kg Cake) Competition that cakes at a greatly reduced price. we run at Convention. Remember that any new products may not be There is no entry fee. available for purchase at this point, I have not heard any information regarding the available Details of the competition are as follows: stock, although I do know that there was a # Cake to be iced is to be a 1.5kg Lions slight hold-up with the baking of the 1.5kg Christmas Cake. (only one cake to be Cakes. Traditional Foods whist baking as this used per entry) and to be on a board report goes to print, remember that any rich, no larger than 30 x 30 cm. (this is for fruit laden cakes do need time to settle (as in display purposes) the past) so if you have any outlet to sell cakes # Cakes are to be iced using Christmas between now and then do consider the deal theme or scene. All cakes become the shown in this article. property of the District Cake Competition. I will let you know further details as comes to # It would be preferred if cakes could be hand, I will be contacting the National Cake left at the Cake Display stand by Chairman shortly and will pass on to you any 4.00p.m. Friday, if not, no later than information I can find out about when we can 9.00a.m. Saturday. start to order, although at this point there is no # The winner of the competition will be new Order Form available. determined by a voting system. A Please watch this space and if it is in between container will be placed in front of each District Newsletters I will send out an email to cake, for a gold coin donation for the all Clubs. cake of your choice. You may vote for as many cakes as you like. The highest MINTS – amount of money will determine 1st prize, 2nd prize and 3rd prize. Mints keep on keeping on and if you have any questions on anything Mints, please do not # 1st Prize is $50, and the Perpetual hesitate to contact me or Dollar Sweets. Trophy that you retain for the year. # 2nd Prize is $30. Dollar Sweets contact details are below - # 3rd prize is $20. FREECALL 1800 815 787 EMAIL: mints@lionmints.com.au (All prize money and the trophy have been kindly donated). # All cakes entered in the competition will be Kaye Smith (PDG) auctioned at the District Governor’s Banquet on Saturday night. # All proceeds from this competition will go towards Lions projects. # No entry is to have any identifying means District Q3 Cake & Mint Chair on the cake, e.g. iced by Mary Jane or Lions lion.kayesmith@bigpond.com Club of ……. 0477 212 242 7 “TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE THROUGH SERVICE”
CREEK to COUNTRY Henry Ford once said – Nothing is particularly hard if you divide it into MAY 2021 small jobs. Sounds like your Convention Team, just hope we do not overlook any of the small jobs. Think about booking your accommodation early, whilst there is plenty of accommodation within a reasonable distance from the school there is not a lot in Eatons Hill itself, so if you wish to stay local think of booking early. If you wish any further information on accommodation etc. please ring me. Update for our 2021 Q3 Convention. We hope you are planning for Eatons Hill in COUNT DOWN TO CONVENTION October; we look forward to catching up and chatting with you then, take care and stay 166 DAYS TO GO safe. Kaye – Convention ’21 Chairman The Registration Form is now up on the convention2021@lionsq3.org.au Convention Website so please consider contacting Carmel (early) she is waiting to hear from you. Remember to register via this address - registrations2021@lionsq3.org.au LEOS DELIVER EASTER EGGS A note to all portfolio holders, space On Easter Sunday Lion Sandra of the Lions Club permitting we will have room for eighteen of Forest Lake and Leo Advisor April from St booths, the application forms will be sent out John's Anglican College visited the Inala come July and of course like always, it will be Salvation Army delivering easter eggs. on a first in basis, so I suggest if you plan to have a booth, please keep an eye out for that Leo's previously recognised the importance of information to head your way. caring for others and supporting those less fortunate than themselves. All going well we will have our face-to-face Convention much in the way we have always This project is achieved annually by St John's celebrated with a mix of business (this is Anglican Leo Club where easter eggs are given to necessary as of course this is our Annual residents at the Inala Salvation Army, Inala. General Meeting) interesting forums, great Key-Note Speakers and of course lots of fun Danae and Zaiden Jones who live in Inala were and fellowship. extremely pleased to receive a free breakfast and Of course, we pray that COVID by then is easter eggs. hiding somewhere in the background and it On behalf of St John's Anglican College Leo’s, will allow us to meet and enjoy each other’s they would like to thank Forest Lake Centre company. Management for their kindness with the As much as I pray for this, we are not taking donation of the eggs which brought many smiles anything for granted and the fact that COVID to the children on Easter Sunday. will still be with us for some time to come, we are obviously working on our Plan B as well. Leo Advisor Lion April Lindel As mentioned with only 6 months, more or St John’s Anglican College Leo Club less to go if you have any concerns or any questions please do not hesitate to contact me. I will be happy to have a chat and hopefully abate all concerns, (0477 212 242). 8 “TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE THROUGH SERVICE”
SERVICE GOALS Q3 has a number of Service Goals for 2020-21. Q3 did very well last year and whilst COVID will restrict us, the challenge to at least equal last year is there. The goals relate to clubs reporting in MyLion their Service activities and achievements for our Lions Global Causes or other related Lions Service. (as at 20 Apr) here is where the District stands. District Goal 2019-20 Oct 20 Feb 21 Apr 21 Jun 21 To Serve 225,000 270,760 78,881 211,849 263,316 people To Complete 3,408 711 1,745 2,166 3,000 Service Projects To Complete 500 606 190 471 578 Projects relating to Global Causes Every Club to 47.9% 28.8% 45.8% 47.2% complete 2 or more Global Causes Projects 20% of Q3 Clubs 23.3% 30.1% 35.8% 37.5% completing a Diabetes Project 85% of Q3 Clubs 87.9% 57.5% 62.5% 87.5% reporting in MyLion Lions as you can see there are some great achievements and as a District we have achieved four of our seven Service goals – Congratulations. As you can see we can report more and we can achieve more if we work at doing what we Lions do – support our community and strive to make a difference. Please continue to report your achievements in My Lion. I did notice that some clubs who participated in the November Diabetes walk have not reported a diabetes activity in My Lion – appreciate if you could rectify the missing activity. Speaking of Walking for Diabetes Awareness, I want to thank the clubs who are providing me with their monthly walking kms and number of participants. However I must ask, where are all the others? In 2020 our District had more than 25 clubs participating and reporting each month and we were active. I think we are still active, just not reporting, please restart sending me the club walking form diabetes information and then report the details in My Lion. Lion Rodd … District Service Team 9 “TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE THROUGH SERVICE”
What is Helen Keller’s connection with our Lion’s organisation? Helen spoke on behalf of The American Foundation for the Blind at the 1925 Lions International Convention and challenged the delegates in the following terms: Will you not help me hasten the day when there shall be no preventable blindness; no little deaf, blind child untaught; no blind man or woman unaided? I appeal to you Lions, you who have your sight, your hearing, you who are strong and brave and kind. Will you not constitute yourselves Knights of the Blind in this crusade against darkness? The challenge was accepted and Lions around the world have since that time included sight programs aimed at preventable vision loss and blindness in their community activities. In 1971, the Board of Directors of Lions Clubs International declared that June 1 would be remembered as Helen Keller Day. For 96 years the challenge has been accepted by Lions Clubs and individual members through programs like Lions Eye Health Program (LEHP) Australia and Recycle for Sight Australia. Encourage your Club to become involved in our Vision Projects by becoming a ‘LEHP Participating Club’ and become involved yourself as an individual in the LEHP Children’s Screening Program. It is all on the web site at www.lehp.org.au . Take time on 1st June to remember the challenge of Helen Keller and the Lions throughout the world who since that time have responded by participating in vision projects. Also remember the millions of men, women and children whose undiagnosed vision issues and eye disease have been identified through the work of Lions. Kevin Hedges Vision & Lions Eye Health Program Chair District 201Q3 10 “TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE THROUGH SERVICE”
What a Gala event it was … despite the barriers of government restrictions this year ... the Q3 District delivered for District Governor David, a spectacular event with the Lions Club of Brisbane Bunya hosting the events for the State Final. Friday Night – was the Informal function … held at the Enoggera Memorial Hall as the “ice breaker” for contestants, judges, families, and LIONS to get to know one another in a very relaxed atmosphere before the formal sections of the State Final the next day. There were 58 attendees in all - with representatives from all four Q Districts enjoying the company of others – and the gourmet meat and salad rolls prepared by the Flamin’ Mongrels (at least the name by the award winning company captured my attention). The interview and speaking draw was held to determine the order in which the contestants would be presented to the judges in the various sessions. However, the main focus of the evening was to place everyone at ease before the big day on Saturday … and this was certainly the case. Saturday Night – chosen for its location, the Pacific Hotel on Wickham Terrace proved to be positioned ideally for walking access to the CBD, Roma Street Parklands, and railway stations. Following the informal interviews held on Saturday morning where 70/100 points were allocated to the contestants ….. Q1 Katura HALLEDAY – Lions Club of Burleigh Heads Q2 Barnabas JUHASZ – Lions Club Townsville Castle Hill Q3 Caitlyn DOUGLAS – Lions Club Brisbane Bramble Bay Q4 Lachlan HOCKING – Lions Club Bundaberg North The Judging panel presided over the Impromptu Questions and the Prepared Speeches which gave the remaining 30/100 points allocation. We were so fortunate to have such top ranking judges in their professions – they were… Eleanor CAREY Kathryn HARRISON Joanne PATTERSON Glen RIVERSTONE Cindy VERSACE Finn BALL (Reserve) Our Q3 entrant, from those who attended the District Final would remember Caitlyn’s speech entitled “Social Media: Unreal Ideals” - which was equally well delivered and well received by the audience. Caitlyn was supported by her family, College Principal, and members of the Lions Club Brisbane Bramble Bay. The Judges announced the winners … Public Speaking – Barnabas from Q2 Overall Winner – Katura from Q1 11 “TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE THROUGH SERVICE”
Typical comments to me were many - but included …. What a great ambassador was Caitlyn for your District Congrats on Saturday Night – well organised and well presented Congrats on a successful event last night – pleasure to be part of, and quite inspiring to see those rising stars Accolades must go to Lion Claire Grlj, the Chair of the Host Committee from Lions Club of Brisbane Bunya, who gave selflessly of her time, labour and means. It was a real pleasure to work with you and your team in bringing about this truly memorable event. If you are able to log into the Brisbane Bunya Facebook, you will find the Live Stream of Saturday Night which was produced by Claire’s commercial enterprise - at no cost to the event … but allows those who were unable to be present, to be part of the night. The Overall Winner, Katura, now proceeds to the Multiple District Convention in Canberra in a few days to present on stage along with the winners from the other Australian States to the National Judging Event. Representing Queensland, Katura goes with every good wish from District Q3 for success at the Convention. Next year … the Queensland State Final will be hosted in District Q4. Lion Rob Craig Queensland State Coordinator Youth of the Year Program 12 “TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE THROUGH SERVICE”
AUSTRALIAN LIONS HEARING DOGS Medical Alert Dogs The Medical Alert Dog program continues development and is focusing on Mawson and Walter who are learning to recognise scents from volunteers and to retrieve testing kits. Walter gave a demonstration at our recent Open Day on the 18th of April, not a bad job for a six-month-old puppy. Interest remains strong in the program as our list of volunteers grows, applications won’t open to the public until our new Training Centre is completed, however interest can be forwarded direct to the Project Coordinator Laura Harris at laura@lionshearingdogs.com.au New Sponsorship We recently welcomed Zoetis as a sponsor of the program who will provide preventative medications throughout the puppy and training program and a starter pack to all recipients. Medications will cover fleas/ticks, all worming and heartworm. Breeding Program During the past couple of months three new mothers have entered the newly established breeding program, all being labradoodles. The brood mothers have gone into ‘Guardian’ homes which will look after each of the girls and make them part of their families. Australian Lions Hearing Dogs (ALHD) will cover all costs during the time they are in the breeding program and once they turn five or have had three litters, they will be desexed and stay with the family as a normal pet. Our Cocker Spaniel ‘Betty’, who will be a demonstration dog at the MD Convention, is expected to come into whelp November 2021 which means we will have our very first litter for Christmas this year. All puppies are expected to be exclusively for the Medical Alert Dog program, and one kept for breeding, however if they don’t make the grade, they will enter the Hearing Assistance Dog program. MD Convention ALHD will have a large presence at this year’s MD Convention in Canberra. The Medical Alert Dog program will be highlighted with demonstrations from ‘Betty’. Sponsors Specsavers Audiology will have free hearing tests available each day at the ALHD stand. Australian Lions Hearing Dogs 2022 Calendars If you or your club would like to purchase our Calendars please visit https://lionshearingdogs.com.au/shop/2022-calendar/ or send an email to info@lionshearingdogs.com.au. Lion Dell Emery … 201Q3 District Chair 13 “TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE THROUGH SERVICE”
LIONS CLUB OF TOOWOOMBA WILSONTON HISTORY PART TWO. Part One appeared in the April edition of Lions did not have a Cabinet officer in the Club. Family Lines. Lions Miss Personality Quest and the Lions Medical Research Foundation saw our Numerous Cabinet Officers over the years members rally to raise funds for this very serving with Distinction for the community worthy cause and it seemed to be a right of benefit with our District. We have been passage for our young daughters or nieces to through Fire, Flood, Famine and Drought become entrants and raise large amounts of and there has always been Wilsonton Lions money for the Quest and the Foundation. there when needed. Past District Governor Carmel Goldsworthy recently spent many hours talking to farmers and arranging payment of accounts to assist the rural community through these devastating times as the District Drought Relief Chairman. Robyn Perry from our Club was an overall winner in the year her father PDG John Perry was District Governor (1986-87). He just made it back into Australia to see Robyn crowned. Charter Member PDG Bill lane was the District and Club chairman for Lions Medical Research People like our Charter Members, Lion Pat Foundation at that time. and Lion PDG Bill and others at the time formed the Club to do something for their Following on from that success, we have had community. We have an enormously proud many winners in the Quest, both as outright Heritage of serving our Community. winners and highest fund raisers, often winning both categories. Entrant Rachel At the direction of Presidents throughout the Hohn, Lion Barry and Faye Apps niece and the years we have done all manner of catering last entrant was the highest fund raiser over from formal weddings to the Queensland Polo all with a massive $70,000 plus raised in her Championships. year. Lion Barry was the Club Chairman for We catered at the Toowoomba Show for many Rachel and Lions Lady Faye and Rachel years getting up at 4am to be ready with worked tirelessly with a fantastic result. breakfast for the “Showies and Stall holders” The Club has had two Australia wide winners and cleaning up at 9 o’clock at night then in the Youth of The Year Project, Elizabeth Mc doing it all again the next day, this was also Auliffe, Lion Peter Mc Auliffe and Cathy are still done for the Ag Show and a mighty effort was active members of our Club and Molly Mc performed by our members, their partners, Inerney becoming Australian winners and we and our children. are immensely proud of them and all the The Club has always supported District students that have competed in this worthy Projects, I cannot remember a time when we youth project over the many years it has run. 14 “TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE THROUGH SERVICE”
We have five members serving on the District Cabinet for District Governor, David Orton, and Lion Sheryl. Our time at present is spent with the Youth of the Year Chairman, Lion George Cossart, and his team. There is a crew and some single members that do mint runs each week, but I suspect, for the four Lions in the crew it is also a social event for coffee and cake. Our large donations have gone to the Toowoomba Hospice whom we have supported since its inception in 1977 and then opening in 2003. The Club has played our part in keeping our highway entrances to the city clean and putting up Lions Signs to let the Public know we were here in their community. Wine tasting nights, German festival nights, Wine bus tours, Shopping bus tours, and all manner of dinners in all imaginable places and times. Enough reminiscing, we currently have The Club have supported LifeFlight heavily thirty-three members controlled by the last few years but having said this President Natalie Bugden ( she thinks so though, we are open to any ideas that may anyway) and are serving our community by assist individual members of the public and hiring out the Newtown and Laurel Bank have done so recently by assisting a young halls. We do BBQ’s at many events to raise boy in our community with financial funds including the proverbial Bunnings. assistance to go to the USA for treatment. We recently held a High Tea and Fashion Parade and a new member joining soon. Many Clubs in out Zone assisted especially the Lions Club of Toowoomba West Inc, our founding club also raised funds to help this lad. PDG Bob Goldsworthy 15 “TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE THROUGH SERVICE”
TOOWOOMBA WILSONTON LIONS “Take a Hike” for AEIOU AEIOU Foundation for Children with Autism and Take a Hike information sourced from AEIOU website) It was a cold and foggy morning but not Take a Hike is AEIOU Foundation's even that could stop Toowoomba signature fundraising event. Participating in Wilsonton Lions from helping out. this event helps to create awareness of autism, the importance of AEIOU's early At AEIOU Foundation for Children with intervention program and raise vital funds to Autism, we have a simple yet sincere goal: to change the lives of children with autism. provide early intervention that enables children with autism to live their best lives. Hundreds of children aged 2 - 6 years attend It’s how we do it that sets us apart from AEIOU centres each year. The service everybody else. provided by AEIOU offers these children the opportunity to gain vital independence and AEIOU is a profit-for-purpose organisation, achieve their full potential. established in 2005 to deliver high-quality therapy and care. Our family- Toowoomba Wilsonton Lions Support centred program meets the Guidelines for Good Practice and supports children with The annual 'Take a Hike' fundraiser is one autism to develop essential life skills, the Toowoomba Wilsonton Lions Club has independence and confidence. been supporting for many years through the provision of BBQ facilities on the morning of Along with providing early intervention, the walk with snags/onions on bread provided free to their event participants. AEIOU is committed to research and chairs the AEIOU Research and Innovation This year the fundraiser's venue was Committee. changed from Queens Park to the AEIOU provides strong advocacy at state and Toowoomba Grammar School, with TGS federal government levels to raise awareness obviously right behind it. and increase the financial support for children with autism and their families. Despite some very thick fog covering the whole school complex and ovals, it was an early start to the Sunday morning to be set What is autism? up and commence cooking ready for an Autism is a lifelong developmental disorder. 8.30am official start. Our Team for the day Autism affects approximately 1 in 100 people, was Lions Ray (Team Captain), Norm, Peter, and is more prevalent in males than females. John, Janelle and Ken. Evidence shows early intervention (delivered Placement for the morning was a site within a program that meets the 2012 between a coffee van and a face painter. Australian Guidelines for Good Practice) Coffees and painted faces were the makes a difference to a child's development, recreational highlight of the morning, in helping them to develop important skills and between cooking and serving snags. Glad we encourage independence, the ability to weren't next to the jumping castle! communicate and opportunities for inclusion. Wilsonton Lions were continually applauded We don't want to 'fix' autism; we want to help over the PA System for our longstanding children overcome the disabling aspects of support of the “Take a Hike” event through autism to live their best lives. provision of the incredibly popular BBQ. 16 “TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE THROUGH SERVICE”
There may have been people attending the event who wouldn't have not known about Worth World the Wilsonton Lions before this, but they sure would have afterwards. While on the Wide Our Team had a wonderful morning with it being a touch of service (We Serve) and a Watching Web bucket full of socialising (We Also Enjoy For Mothers’ Day - Sunrise Sunset - Fiddler Serving). on the roof (with lyrics) - YouTube Fundraising efforts help us (AEIOU) take A Lion non-ad? - Lions and Leos sing "Lean one step closer to reaching our goal of on Me" by Bill Withers | Lean on Lions providing early intervention to every |#LeanOnMe - YouTube Australian child with autism. Together, we can create a lifetime of opportunities! Wonder if the know this is on Youtube? https://www.facebook.com/581463668578 AEIOU's target for the Toowoomba 444/videos/1026501944074612 fundraiser was initially $30,000-, which they subsequently increased to $40,000-, finishing the event having raised an astonishing almost $57,000-. WOW! Our relatively small involve- ment helped make their day a resounding success. ”I can't recall an event where there was just a never ending stream of those present coming up and thanking us for being there - hundreds, literally hundreds of times.” Lion Norm Smith Catering Admin Lions Ray Krause, John Wrench, Peter McAuliffe, Janelle Bray and Norm Smith Lions Janelle Bray and John Wrench enjoy serving after having their faces painted. Face painting brought out the hidden personality of Lions John Wrench and Ray Krause 17 “TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE THROUGH SERVICE”
Ipads for Forest Lake Even without the effects of COVID, visits by family and friends to nursing home residents Lodge Residents are often limited by time and, or, distance. The flexibility provided by current technology Recently, with the wonderful financial such as FaceTime or Zoom will enable assistance of the Heritage Forest Lake nursing home residents to have a presence at Community Branch our Club was able to family occasions such as birthday parties, obtain a grant to purchase a number of iPads Christmas lunches and the like, which may to be used by residents of the Forest Lake not be possible otherwise owing to their Lodge nursing home. health or mobility issues. Heritage Forest Lake Community Branch The iPads can also be used by residents to distributes a share of its profits back into the access online newspapers, puzzles and the area via grants and is a joint venture like, which will improve the residents’ partnership between Heritage Bank and the connection to the wider community and local community, represented by Forest Lake provide mental stimulation. One Community (FLOC). We worked closely with the management The iPads purchased with the grant will team at the Forest Lake Lodge who were very improve the well-being of nursing home excited and grateful for the donation. residents by enabling them to use modern Kim Grierson technology to stay in touch with family and Lions Club of Forest Lake friends when face-to-face visits are limited by time, distance or more recently COVID. The BRACKEN RIDGE LIONS effects of the COVID pandemic highlighted the importance to nursing home residents of 25TH ANNIVERSARY TRAIN DAY maintaining connections to family and loved ones as well as being essential to the peace of mind of family members who are concerned about their welfare. In the photograph above are representatives from, Forest Lake One Community, Heritage Bank and The Bracken Ridge Central Steam/Electric the Forest Lake Lions Club handing over the Railway is proudly run and operated by the donated iPads and protective covers to the Forest Bracken Ridge Central Lions Club. Lake Lodge management team for use by the Lodge residents. 25th Anniversary Sunday 27th June … 9am to 2pm 18 “TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE THROUGH SERVICE”
when their verbal communication says LEADERSHIP MATTERS #23 something quite different. “The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the greatest intention.” – Kahlil Gibran 4. Practice the "93 percent rule". When communicating about feelings and attitudes, words – the things we say – account for only 7 Harmony within your Club is an obvious percent of the total message that people indicator of success. This doesn’t mean that receive. you agree with everyone’s view or try to please everybody. The other 93 percent of the message that we communicate when we speak is contained in our tone of voice and body language. 5. Use people's names. Also, remember the names of people's spouse and children so that you can refer to them by name. 6. Be fully present when you are with people. ⧫ Empathy is the ability to identify and Don't look away, check your email, look at understand another's situation, feelings your watch or take phone calls. and motives. 7. Smile at people. It's our capacity to recognize the concerns other people have. Empathy means: "putting 8. Encourage people, particularly the quiet yourself in the other person's shoes" or ones, when they speak up in meetings. A "seeing things through someone else's eyes." simple thing like an attentive nod can boost people's confidence. Empathy is an ability that is well worth cultivating. It's a soft, sometimes abstract 9. Give genuine recognition and praise. Pay tool in a leader's toolkit that can lead to attention to what people are doing and catch hard, tangible results. them doing the right things. We need to use our reasoning ability to When you give praise, spend a little effort to understand another person's thoughts, make your genuine words memorable: "You feelings, reactions, concerns, motives. are an asset to this team because..."; "I would have missed this if you hadn't picked We all know people who are naturally and it up." consistently empathetic – these are the people who can easily forge positive 10. Take a personal interest in people. Show connections with others. people that you care and have a genuine interest in their lives. Ask them questions They are people who engender trust and about their hobbies, their challenges, their build bonds; they are catalysts who create families, their aspirations. positive interactions for the greater good. Empathy is an emotional and thinking muscle Here are a few tips you might consider: that becomes stronger the more we use it. 1. Listen – truly listen to people. Listen with Try some of these suggestions and watch the your ears, eyes and heart. Pay attention to reactions of those you interact with. I believe others' body language, to their tone of voice, you will notice some positive results. to the hidden emotions behind what they are saying to you, and to the context. 2. Don't interrupt people. Don't dismiss their concerns offhand. Don't rush to give advice. Don't change the subject. Allow people their moment. 3. Tune in to non-verbal communication. ❖ Leadership is everyone’s business! This is the way that people often Alan Brooks – District Leadership Coordinator communicate what they think or feel, even 19 “TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE THROUGH SERVICE”
AUSTRALIAN LIONS LIONS CAMP DUCKADANG FOUNDATION Fellow Lions Australia in recent times has been beset by Annual Letter to Clubs: disaster of all kinds, many of which provide an opportunity for the Australian Lions The usual annual letter has been delayed as Foundation to help out. PDG David Greenup of Q1 (Operations) is amending the annual letter so that it We are still impacted by the COVID-19 conforms to new requirements re appeals for pandemic, but it is the natural disasters to funds for projects. which I refer. All Lions Clubs in Q1, Q3 and Q4 will receive In the past year many communities have been it very soon. devastated by droughts, then bushfires and now floods. He will attach a letter which requests that each Club applies for membership of Lions Recently I followed on TV the catastrophic Camp Duckadang (This is also a new flooding which affected Queensland and then government requirement). moved down the east coast of New South Wales. I was shocked to see the devastation in A firm will post both letters in one envelope some areas, e.g. the Northern Rivers and to Clubs. I thank the Board as this will save Kempsey, where a young couple were to be me a few days of work as Secretary. married. Before this could happen, their home Working Bee; Climbing Tower: was swept away, floating down the river with all of the contents they would require as they Bernie Hayes (Director Assets and began their lives together. This destruction of Maintenance) has provided a report of the possessions has a great human impact on recent April working bee. The Board thanks people who suffer this loss. Clubs who have already donated funds this year. Your support means that the Board was My heart went out to all who were impacted by able to approve construction of the Climbing the serious floods. Who would not feel for Tower at the entry to the Zipline. Needless to them? say, the Zipline (aka Flying Fox) has proved ALF Chairman Tony Benbow recently sent a very popular with groups in the Camp. Newsletter to all Clubs and an appeal to help The next working bee will be held 23-25 July. whose who were severely affected by floods. Position of Manager vacant: Clubs are able to donate to your Foundation, which is always ‘first cab off the rank’ when Ms Belinda Bowie, Manager for the past disaster strikes in Australia. seven years has resigned to care for her seriously ill sister. Clubs can also assist by making awards such as the James D Richardson Award to worthy The search for a replacement Manager is members. under way. For application forms and information on ALF Annual General Meeting: Awards, please refer to their website: The Annual General Meeting is set down for Australian Lions Foundation and scroll down Saturday 16 October in the Lions Den at to ‘Awards’. Petrie (off Woonara Drive), 9.30 for 10.00am. Remember that your donations and Further information will be available purchase of awards make it possible for in August. Thank you for your interest. your Club and ALF to support your community projects and those in need. Thanks for your consideration. Peter J Boge Peter J Boge 201Q3 Director Secretary to the LCD Board Australian Lions Foundation 20 “TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE THROUGH SERVICE”
WHY NOT USE DROPBOX? OUR NEWEST LIONS FAMILY MEMBERS Dropbox is a service of a USA company specialising in cloud storage and file A big welcome to the following new Lions who synchronization. recently joined us. We all hope you enjoy your Lions experience. Problems with Dropbox have been documented and issues include: Blackall Range Adelle Taylor 1. June 2011 authentication problem Esk Graeme Hill that let accounts be accessed for Anthony Hopkins several hours without passwords. Susan Jackson 2. July 2011 Privacy Policy update with Maleny Blackall Range Yvonne Barlow language suggesting Dropbox had Loraine Fawns ownership of users' data, and concerns about a Dropbox employee’s Redcliffe Kippa Ring Greg Tidmarsh access to users' information. Roma Jamie King Paanthida Otto 3. July 2012 email spam with re- occurrence in February 2013. Woodford Taylor Graham Sheena Kealy 4. Leaked government documents in June 2013 with information that Dropbox was being considered for inclusion in the National Security Agency's surveillance program. 5. July 2014 comment from NSA, whistle-blower, Edward Snowdon, criticising Dropbox's encryption. 6. The leak of sixty-eight million account passwords on the Internet in August 2016. 7. January 2017 accidental data restoration incident where years-old supposedly deleted files reappeared in users' accounts. For these reasons, Dropbox will not be used Answer to last by the Editor of this newsletter and files from Dropbox will not be accepted and will be months club quiz returned. Please use a more secure method of transmitting data. Beverley Bates District 201Q3 Newsletter Editor. Caloundra 21 “TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE THROUGH SERVICE”
MALENY BLACKALL RANGE All but one of the Leo Club members are doing the Duke’s journeys and she completed YOUTH PROJECTS her Bridge and decided not to progress but Maleny Blackall Range’s youth projects have has retained her Leo participation. at times, come under question from different As the Roger Jackson Memorial Bursary is sources but this last Easter we saw the for self-improvement, and with Mikki also perfect example of the melding of our three winning the $200 public speaking Bursary, major projects. this money has paid for both her Duke’s Each year we offer a $1,000 self- registration and the trip on the South improvement bursary introduced a few years Passage, fitting well into the Club ago in memory of our Charter President requirements. Roger Jackson to the winner of our Club Mikki’s comments on the trip: “This past judging of Youth of the Year and a $200 week I spent my mid semester break bursary to the Public Speaking winner. completing my Duke of Edinburgh Gold When enough members to Charter a Leo club award Adventurous journey on the South became impossible in 2017, we looked for Passage ship, sailing from Gladstone to other avenues to involve our local youth, and Brisbane for 7 days. Along the way, we with a Lions member’s prior working anchored at Pancake Creek, Bundaberg, knowledge of the Duke of Edinburgh’s Lady Musgrave Island, Fraser Island, and International Award we registered with Moreton Island. Queensland Education to become a I met and worked alongside some amazing registered Award Centre offering both the people, both young and old, who taught me Duke’s Award and the local Queensland skills and lessons I’ll always remember. Days Bridge Award to youth aged 11 ½ to 24 were filled with sailing, snorkelling, years, with the upper age on both being their swimming, seasickness, sunrises and 25th birthday. sunsets. When local youth in particular register for It was early mornings and late nights, but the Duke’s Award, they are offered every moment was filled with exciting and membership of the Leo Club as their service new experiences; from learning how to sail, component at every level. how to lead a watch, raise an anchor, tie This Easter, our yet unchartered Leo Club numerous new knots, and steer a 30ft steel President Mikki Doonan and Leo VP Service ship through 2m swell at midnight. Projects Flynn Scriven, both direct Gold On the last day, I was elected Navigator of the Duke of Edinburgh Award participants, ship and worked alongside the Skipper and sailed on the training ship South Passage Sailing master to successfully navigate us travelling from a very rough Gladstone to from Horseshoe Bay, Peel Island to Manly Manly, completing both their Practice and boat harbour - arriving within three minutes Qualifying Adventurous Journeys (AJs) back of the ETA! Thank you to everyone to back on the same voyage by virtue of the involved!!!” number and length of shifts they stood and the gap between the AJs. Abridged comments from Flynn: “The experience was very fulfilling and gave Their service component for their Gold everyone an opportunity to become a better Award is Leo service and this is proving a leader and team member. I would great incentive for the group to work the recommend this voyage to anyone who loves required four hours every four weeks for the overcoming fears and making new friends normal fifty-two weeks for Gold but also regardless of sailing experience.” another twenty-six weeks because both Mikki and Flynn registered direct to Gold Sometimes, things like this make all our rather than going through the stages of hours of service worthwhile. Bronze and Silver. Photos on Page 24 Lion Judy Brodie 22 “TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE THROUGH SERVICE”
AROUND THE WORLD WITH LIONS The Third in a Series of Articles by Lion Lyn Pysden New Zealanders bring fundraising to a fashionable new level -Kaikoura , New Zealand Gwen Scrivner works in a store in Kaikoura, so she had ready access to loads of material for the Lions’ Trash to Fashion Show in New Zealand. “A lot of the packing tape and plastics were being thrown away. You can’t go wrong with plastic,” she says. Nor can you go wrong with a Lady Gaga look. “I saw a picture of her in one of her dresses. I thought, oh, I could try that. … Of course, hers is not made out of plastic. But it’s basically the same shape as hers.” Plastic from discarded CD cases provided a nice extra touch. “So that’s what I put on the front. It’s just a matter of a lot of hot glue,” she says. Scrivner strolled down the catwalk that year as did about fifty other contestants wearing outlandish costumes, made from trash. Some won and took home prize money. Some lost and took home memories. Nearly all were greeted with cheers or hollering or raucous laughter. Even better, Lions raised awareness of the need to recycle and generated thousands of dollars for local causes. Since 2000, the all-women Seward Kaikoura Lions Club has staged the wacky fundraiser. In the small, scenic coastal town of 2,000, the fundraiser has become an iconic event, rivalling in popularity the agricultural show and wine festival. Raiding their closets and shelves or the local recycling centre, known, not quite affectionately, as “the dump,” residents spend months creating their costumes. “The rule is you use recycled materials or materials for which they were not original intended,” says Lion Julie Syme, who helped create the event. Some of the more memorable costumes include a coat made from Venetian blinds and a man dressed, not with actual armour, but with an ironing board on his back. “When he got to the end of the catwalk he actually took the ironing board off, put it out and started ironing,” says Syme admiringly. The competition is broken down into eight fanciful categories, which help spur creativity. Entering the Alien Alive category a few years ago, Doreen Tomlin saved the coffee containers and tea bags from the restaurant where she worked for the basic materials. But she wasn’t satisfied with it. Then a light bulb went off, or actually, they went on—the costume. “I’m thinking ‘Alien Alive?’ He’s got to sort of glow. And then I thought, “well, why can’t I use the solar lights I have around at Christmas time? That made him be alive,” says Tomlin, a Lion. The New Zealanders are not above making fun of themselves. One of the categories a few years ago (the categories change each year) was Kiwi (fill in the blank). Melville Syme dressed himself in a messy, deranged costume. “I depicted an individual that had too much racing, too much beer and too much rugby. Here’s a crippled old gentleman, and he still goes to the races. And I hobbled down the stage,” he recalls. The all-male Kaikoura Lions Club built the catwalk for the women’s club. The men’s club, chartered in 1964, has twenty-four members. The women’s club, chartered in 1991, has thirty- four members. The trash fashion show grew out of the club’s bride show. “We asked ladies to make a wedding dress out of recycled materials, and there were more entries in that part of the entertainment than were in the competition of the brides,” says Syme. “So we thought, aha, we have a winner here.” The show is held every two years. A major earthquake struck Kaikoura in November 2016 (there was substantial damage and two deaths), and one of the categories for the competition in June is 80% Greaseproof Paper from the Train. Turns out the quake stranded a train loaded with greaseproof paper. The show is cosponsored by the recycling centre, Innovative Waste Kaikoura. Thanks partly to the show, the recycling centre is one of the best in the country, says Syme. Alas, the costumes for the show are so creative that they don’t get recycled. “We’ve got this museum in town. Some costumes are there,” says Tomlin. “Some are in the back of our garage. So much work and energy was put into them. My husband keeps saying, ‘What are you gonna do with all those?’ I don’t really feel like just putting them back in the recycling bin.” Jay Copp January 15, 2018 23 “TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE THROUGH SERVICE”
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