Sonderausgabe - 96. Lions Clubs International Convention Hamburg

LEOS JUNG UND INTERNATIONAL JUNG UND INTERNATIONAL LEOS
Leo – Die Zukunft ist
jung und international
Von Stefanie Tang Leo-Club Hamburg
Vor einigen Wochen wurde in Oslo eine ganz
besondere Idee ausgezeichnet. Ein Konzept,
dass vor nicht einmal hundert Jahren undenkbar
gewesen wäre – die europäische Union. Der
Plan war es, aus verfeindeten Nachbarn Freunde
zu machen. Der Plan ging auf, Europa wuchs
zusammen. Heutzutage ist es für mich, Jahrgang
1985, inzwischen undenkbar, dass es jemals
anders gewesen sein könnte.
Dass ich persönlich erfahren durfte, was es
heißt, Freunde aus Europa und der ganzen Welt
kennenzulernen, verdanke ich jedoch der Tatsache,
dass ich Leo bin. Leos sind eben ein ganz
besonderer Menschenschlag. Menschen, die
sich nicht nur um ihren eigenen Nutzen kümmern.
Leos schauen nach rechts und links, wie
es ihren Mitmenschen geht und helfen, wo Hilfe
nötig ist. Diese Sicht auf die Welt verbindet.
Wo wir uns auch international treffen, kann
man es beobachten: Innerhalb von kürzester
Zeit entstehen neue Freundschaften und alte
Freunde freuen sich über ein Wiedersehen. Deswegen
dürfen auch unsere internationalen
Freunde in diesem Artikel nicht fehlen. Wir haben
sie einmal gebeten aufzuschreiben, was sie
an den internationalen Zusammentreffen mit
Leos schätzen. Lesen Sie die Antworten selber.
Die LCIC 2013 ist für uns die Gelegenheit,
unseren Freunden unser Land zu zeigen und
Ihnen gute Gastgeber zu sein. Live European
Friendship – Meet friends in Hamburg. Wir
freuen uns darauf!
Sille Sarap – Estland (jetzt Niederlande)
For me Leo is not only Leaderhip, Experience,
Opportunity. It is also Live European
Friendship, Love Each Other, Let’s Enjoy
Ourselves, etc.
And all that especially in an international level
– I cannot count, how many times I have
been staying with Leos all over the Europe during
my travelings. Even less I can describe,
how many new friends I have gained in recent
years. And not only ... three years ago I fell in
love with a foreign Leo, a year later moved to
his country and now in two months two of us
becomes three.
I have grown as a person thanks to Leo, the
once realy naive girl is now self-confident
young woman – and that’s what LEO is also
about – growing the Leaderhip skills thanks to
the Experience and Opportunities, what it has
to offer. And all that thanks to the international
Leo events and friendship without borders.
Melissa Hassini – Frankreich
First, I was afraid... I didn‘t know anyone, I
asked myself a lot of questions about the Leo
Europe Forum: what, who, how... and then, after
one day, I realized that even if you don‘t
know the other Leo, you have something in
common, and something strong : We are Leo,
so, we are friends!
Back to France, I had a lot of new friends who
add me on Facebook. Now, some of them asked
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Gelebte Völkerverständigung – Leos haben zusammen überall Spaß!
me to help them to find a Leo Club in France
for their Leo who are travelling!
I met again some Leos at the Lions EF, and it
was like old friends meeting! This is International
Leo-friendship!
Natalia Miroshnikova – Russland
Leo Europe Forum 2007 was my first international
event. I was a bit afraid, but after I met
my first international friends I felt real LEO spirit.
And than I was very proud to welcome our
friends from Italy, Belgium, Hungary and Austria
in Moscow at our National Convention.
Now, I know that I can counting on this people
and they can counting on me. Friends are the
best treasures, which stays with you after all
events. It’s great positive energy which our
world is need.
Philip Morger – Schweiz
What is the biggest benefit of an international
organization like Leo Clubs? It is the chance to
meet people from all over the world. And not
just for a small talk. You work together on global
projects, you learn how Leos in other countries
are helping the community and you experience
the best friendship.
Because we all have the same motivation for
spending our free time with helping others.
We packed Christmas presents for orphans in
Hungary, we planted trees in Romania, we
gave blood in Belgium and everywhere we celebrated
all night long. All those moments together
with my international Leo friends are
priceless. There is only one sad thing among
being a Leo: your time is limited – no matter
how much you feel like a Leo – with 30 you
have to give it up.
Orsi Jenei – Ungarn
It was very easy to get addicted to the international
Leo Meetings. There you have many
young people who are all your friends from the
first moment. We have common interests; we
can have fun and do something good for people
in need at the same time.
On my birthday I got around one hundred
of gratulations, and more than the half of
them were from another country! It is really
nice to know that I have good friends in all
over Europe. It is a wonderful feeling that I
belong to a huge community, I have a „second
family“. I am sure, wherever I would be, I
could count on the Leos.