202E publication issue 1 November 2011 - Lions Clubs New Zealand

16 Lionesses from the Rangiora DistrictLioness Club attended the AnnualLioness Forum which this timewas held at Motueka. It was a verysuccessful event attended by almost70 Lionesses from clubs in District202E and 202J (Geraldine). Manythanks to the Motueka Lionesseswho did a great job of hosting, includingputting on some greatweather for everyone.The Lions Club of FerrymeadAndy, Michael and the Bulletin Editor took our Club’s barbecue to help NewBrighton and Pegasus Lions to cook lunch for Shirley Boy’s High School tocelebrate their return to their site. Between us we sizzled about 2000 bangers.(behind the camera was an equally long line of famished young men). OnSunday 2 nd October John Burton, Jim Holland, Bill Newsom, Neville Barrie,Neil Pugh, Mark Webb and the Bulletin Editor were at it again at FerrymeadHeritage Park.2

District Governor reportWho would have thought the earth would move again in Canterbury with suchsignificance!! I was left thinking “just as well it wasn’t during the Haka”!! Afellow Lion had no thought of running outside to safety as she was all settled infor the rugby match and saw the one and only TV she had left, begin to topple soshe quickly moved to hold it so it wouldn’t fall. Do you think the rugby is helpingto change our priorities? I believe we are “All in Black” and it is helping.I must begin by making an apology to Murray Walsh our new Christchurch coordinatorfor Kan Tabs in the Christchurch area. The National coordinator of thisproject, PCC Terry Chairman of the Ruapehu Lions Club, prefers that each of ourcollection people deals directly with him. Murray is passionate about this projectand I’m quite certain he will negotiate the best price possible for the tabs you collectfor him.LCIF Chairman Scruggs and his wife Judy had a very informed visit with us herein Canterbury, most ably hosted with me by our special PID Ron Luxton andJanet, Cabinet member Digby Prosser, 1 st VDG Peter Mechaelis and IPDGRaewyn Clearwater. We visited the red zone, which left me reeling with not onlywhat is gone in our once beautiful central city, but also what is yet to be demolishedand also showed them around the city to view the worst effected areas. Thisdelightful couple also met with Lions Leaders within our District, the earthquakecommittee and also people who had been recipients of help from the EQ Relieffund. A sumptuous lunch was provided for the International guests and recipientsof help from the EQ Relief fund by The Lions Club of Wigram. My gratefulthanks to everyone who worked so hard in preparation of this visit and made it.On your behalf we presented Chairman Scruggs and Judy with a scarf and gloveseach to remember their visit to our Distinct 202E.Just another reminder to all secretaries to check member details on line, togetherwith meeting venues and times, and that these details are in lower case where appropriate.Our Cabinet secretary Carolyn Livingston would appreciate an emailfrom all Club secretaries on completion of this task and our 1 st VDG Peter Mechaeliswill be very grateful next year when it comes time for him to complete theinformation for the directory. If we do the work now we will have a very seamlesstransition.The first and very successful ANZI (Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia & the PacificIslands) Pacific Forum has just been held in Brisbane. These forums providea comprehensive learning opportunity for us all on a wide variety of topics andalso the time to widen our network of friends throughout NZ and our constitutionalarea. New Zealand is hosting the next ANZI forum in Queenstown in Augustnext year so plan to attend and share the fun and fellowship on offer.3

District 202E Convention 2012: The Lions Club of Greymouth and West CoastClubs are well on the way organising our Convention for our District. It is to beheld in Greymouth 30 th March – April 1 st 2012. Clubs will soon be receiving theregistration form so they can book early. I have been assured by our ConventionChairman Roger Devlin, that it will be a “Coast affair” as only the Coasters can doit and I believe him.Congratulation go to the Lions Club of Hokitika for winning a major Trust PowerWDC Award. Well done guys.My visiting schedule to Clubs in on track still and I can’t thank you all enough forthe fun and fellowship we have shared, especially the senior members who havetold me of their stories and achievements with much pride. I have been ‘hostedand roasted’ along the way, and enjoyed every minute of it. Some Clubs havejoined together for my visits and not only has it been wonderful for me but theexchange of ideas and worthwhile networking that takes place has been inspirationalto share. I will admit to using the ‘cruise control’ now after having an impromptuchat to a certain gentleman in blue! However, given the K’s I’ve donethat isn’t too bad but I have no intention of swelling their coffers any more.Our Cabinet Team is working hard to offer opportunities for you all to networkand become more informed and grow as individuals and become leaders. I encourageyou to take these opportunities, especially if you feel you need some inspiration.We all benefit from sharing our ideas and experiences and believe mewhen I say that this Team of Cabinet Leaders are second to none. Support themand take a chance that you may learn something new or help someone else. YourCabinet’s next meeting is in Christchurch at the beginning of November.Thank you for all the work you are doing for and in your communities. I am constantlyamazed at the variety and passion you are putting into your projects.Yet again I wish you another month of fellowship, fun and being inspirational andleave you with this little thought.“You have to do your own growing no matter how tall your grandfather was”Irish Proverb.Take care of each otherDG Mary.4

INWARD YOUTH EXCHANGEDuring the period 21 December to 8 January 2012, our District has been requestedto host a young Australian girl who is visiting NZ as part of our InternationalYouth Exchange programme.On this occasion, I have invited Lion members from Zones 1,6.7 & 8.and basedupon a first come first served basis, to host our guest. Zones 2 (Nelson) and 3(Marlborough) acted as hosts for another student in July this year.Ideally some hosting in excess of one night is more beneficial to the exchangee,as being based in a home for more than one night provides less stress on the student,as well as providing a better opportunity for our guest to get to know' theirhosts, rather than be 'in and out' each day to a different host family.From past experience, if a host member can provide more than one night's accommodation,other club members can be rostered to provide an opportunity totake the student out for the day and perhaps allow the student to enjoy an eveningmeal away from the host family.I realise the Christmas period would be difficult for many, however there are severaladvantages together with the pleasures of hosting during this traditional familytime.Whilst there is no closing date for applications (at this stage), the earlier that Iknow of offers, the easier it is on all to formalise a schedule.Lion members/families from outside of the above 4 Zones are also invited to actas a hosting family, especially for a few days or more.I welcome an expression of interest from those who are interested in participatingin this hosting programme.Please contact me if your are interestedMalcolm WilliamsDistrict Youth Exchange co-ordinatorm.h.williams@xtra.co.nz5

Global Leadership Team.This team is tasked with the responsibility of training Lions atall levels within the District. The Team also needs to identifyLeaders and assist them to reach their potential.The District ran a very successful Leadership course at Hanmer.I see the benefit of holding more of these courses in other Regionsof the District, eg Nelson, Blenhiem, TheCoast ,Rangiora and Christchurch. I would like your feedbackon the idea and also suggest that it be for 1 day only whichwould save accommodation costs.With this in mind I would be grateful for your assistance in findingthese Lions and your thoughts on the Leadership Courses.Philip Lynch GLT Co Coordinator.Mobile phone TEXTING for Seniors,A good list for you all to remember. The kids have all their littleSMS codes...like BFF, WTF, LOL etc. So here are some codes foryou seniors: ATD - At the Doctor's. BFF - Best Friends Funeral.BTW - Bring the Wheelchair. DWI - Driving While Incontinent.FWIW - Forgot Where I Was. GGPBL - Gotta Go, Pacemaker BatteryLow. GHA - Got Heartburn Again. HGBM - Had Good BowelMovement. IMHO - Is My Hearing-Aid On?. OMMR - On MyMassage Recliner. ROFL...CGU - Rolling on the Floor Laughing...Can'tget Up! TTYL - Talk to You Louder. WAITT - Who Am ITalking To? WTFA - Wet the Furniture Again. WTP - Where's thePrunes. GGLKI - Gotta Go, Laxative Kickin in! Rememberingthem is another story CTBE_contact the bulletin. ED

ACTITIVES OF THE MARLBOROUGH GIRLS' & BOYS COLLEGE LEO CLUBSIn spite of all the usual College activities, Sport trips and form field trips, bothclubs have been very motivated with their LEO Club events and have found extratime to get involved.In mid July the MBC Leos participated in a tree planting event organised in conjunctionwith the District Council. This necessitating planting shrubs and some 145tree seedlings alongside the Taylor River- central Blenheim. We utilised this eventto publish the challenge of our World President to plant 1 million trees this Lionsyear.The MGC were also involved scheduled to plant further seedlings in early Septalso in conjunction with the local Council.Other activities involving the clubs during August include* Both Clubs have separately provided funds and prepared an evening meal atthe local Community Kitchen where over 80 persons were provided with an eveningmeal* MBC held their trailer of wood raffle and netted over $450. a great effort.* Held a combined meeting of both Clubs. Usually an annual event- which involvestransporting students from one College to the host College assembly hallobtainingparental consents, allowing for the many spontaneous changes (and there werenumerous), and ensure the visiting LEOS are back at their College within thehour.Nevertheless over 40 LEOS attended which was a great opportunity to plan severalcombined activities.* MBC Leos have also delivered several thousand fertilizer order slips to localhouseholds and then followed this up in assisting Blenheim Lions in deliveringover 8 tonne of fertilizer to the various homes around the town.*This weekend MGC have spent 2 days at the local Mega Mitre 10 warehouseselling sausages with gross sales proceeds all to CANTEEN.*Next weekend MGC LEOS challenge MBC for the Zone Ramfurly shield- whichhas been in existence since 1996 and competed for by local zone Clubs.the selected sports challenge this time is Ten Pin Bowling.* New MGC LEO shirts are about to be ordered this week- following a former staffmember of the College having 'thrown these out in the rubbish". This has alsoprovided the girls with an opportunity to redesign the printing on the shirts- whichhas been an enjoyable challenge for them.Both Clubs have several further fund raising events planned over the next fewmonths which include- assisting local Cancer Society with their 'Strawberry Fare"fund raiser, and also participating at the Blenheim Club's MistletoeMarket day where they raise significant funds for thecommunity or college projects.7Malcolm William 'LEO ADVISER

MALVERN LIONS CLUB1971 - 2011 On the 25th September the Lions Club of Malvern celebratedits 40 th Anniversary. This is an amazing milestone and a perfectopportunity to outline some of the strengths and achievements of theclub.Malvern has always had a high proportion of farmer members, but wehave always been blessed by a fine blend of personalities and skills, plusa few who might best be described as characters.Being a rural club, many of our fundraising opportunities differ somewhatfrom those of our urban colleagues, the collection of vast quantitiesof scrap metal being a notable example in the early years. At that time atleast $32 000 was donated to Malvern St John, with most of this amountcoming from scrap metal.After the purchase of a caravan, catering became a major source of fundsfor the club. As well as selling food at local A&P Shows and other events,members and partners have attended the South Island Agricultural FieldDays every second year since 1995, adding significant revenue to our resources.The provision of the picnic area at Waimakariri Gorge was a notable earlyachievement by our club. Many hours of hard work resulted in a pleasantvenue being developed for members of the public to picnic. More recentlythe club has initiated the provision of a toilet block at the site andcarried out regular maintenance and development work.8

MALVERN LIONS CLUBCamp Quality has always received foremost support from the club. Clubmembers raised the highly creditable sum of over $40 000 during two carrallies some years ago, and still provides a significant donation, and cateringand other support annually. In January the children came to TobyHill for a day of rides and fun. Visitors can often be seen reading themaps and information it provides.In 1996, the club erected the clock tower in Darfield to commemorateour 25 th Anniversary. This was done with the support of several generoussupporters including the Selwyn District Council, Trustbank and the LloydMorgan Lions Club Charitable Trust.In recent years the club has continued to support several national andlocal organisations with monetary and other support. Several major helpingagencies and local clubs, organisations, schools, preschools, groupsand individuals benefit from our help each year. The club distributes atleast $30 000 from its Charitable Trust annually to our recipients. Ourmajor income sources remain our annual Golf Tournament and cateringactivities, however our Mountain Bike Event promises to become a goodfundraiser too.In 2009 two major local projects were officially completed. The Plane Tableat Aylesbury and Bell Tower at Kimberley Cemetery promise to givelocals and visitors much pleasure in the years ahead.The founding of our club in September 1971 was surely not in vain. Mayour present and future members maintain the outstanding example ofservice that has been set by our colleagues over the past 40 years.9

In October the Lioness Club of Nelson welcomed newmember Donna Smith. Donna is their 4th new member is as manymonths.Seventeen members attended the Lioness Forum at the end ofSeptember, which was hosted by the Lioness Club of Motueka &District. Their team organised an interesting and enjoyableprogramme; even long standing Nelsonians visited placesthey hadn't seen before.In November all members and a few extra volunteers will be hardat work making truffles over two days. This has been an annualevent for some years, mainly because the loyal customers keepcoming back!RegardsVal BarnesSecretaryLioness Club of Nelson10

LCIF Chair amazed at the scale of damage.LCIF Chairman Sid Scruggs III with his wife Judy visited Christchurchearlier this month to make an own appraisal of the damagedcity and to meet with members of the Earthquake Committee.Accompanied also by Jindalle Beeck the Regional Program Coordinatorfor LCIF Chairman Sid was able to see for himself the devastationof the inner city and some of the worst affected areas of residentialsuburban Christchurch. His visit included a drive around affectedsuburbs; a luncheon at which he met with some of those thatfunding given to the Lions has been able to help, and a guided visitinto the inner CBD.Ron Luxton accompanied Sid and they will be able to share withLCIF the extent of need that has emerged within Christchurch. .Sid’s observations compared the damage he had seen in other disasteraffected areas also supported by LCIF and he readily concededit was one of the worst disaster scenes he had visited.Chairman Sid met with Roger Sutton of CERA and was able togather a comprehensive perspective of needs in the city. A meetingwith the Earthquake Committee allowed clarification of the use offunds so far granted and of potential future assistance. LCIF has acapacity to assist NZ and its contribution in the forms of emergencyassistance and longer-term development assistance that far exceedsany resource that Lions NZ are able to contribute to LCIF.This visit added to that of previous LCIF Chairman Eberhart Wirfslate last year.Lions Providing Disaster Relief for Hurricane Irene Victims.Last month, several areas of the United States experienced widespreadflooding and damage from Hurricane Irene. As always, Lionsare bringing aid to the people affected by this disaster. LCIFhas awarded US$110,000 in emergency grants to districts in Massachusetts,New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Vermontand Puerto Rico for disaster relief. Our members are using thesefunds to provide immediate assistance to people in the hardest hitareas11

SightFirstExpandsSixteen grants totaling US$4.6million were awarded for Lions'SightFirst projects during the AugustSightFirst Advisory CommitteeMeeting. Grants include: continuinga partnership programwith The Carter Center for trachomacontrol in Ethiopia; cataractsurgery programs in India,Nepal and Sri Lanka; and the expansionof a Lions' Low VisionProject in Kansas, USAEmergency Grants Approved September16 – 30, 2011: 11 GrantsApproved, Totaling US$160,000Kenya, District 411-AUS$75,000 for East Africa faminereliefIndia, District 322-FUS$15,000 for earthquake reliefIndia, District 322-FUS$10,000 for earthquake reliefJapan, District 335-AUS$10,000 for typhoon reliefJapan, District 334-BUS$10,000 for typhoon reliefNepal, District 325-AUS$10,000 for earthquake reliefTexas, USA, District 2-S3US$10,000 for wildfire relief12The Lions Club of Karori isrunning their sailing adventureagain in February 2012for youth aged 15-19 yearswith physical disabilities,through the Spirit of AdventureTrust. In response totheir national appeal forfunds to help run this specialevent it was agreed atour last business meeting tosupport this project again, inthe sum of $150.

From the Editor, these people are off the radar as far as not responding tomy emails may be you can be help by somebody tapping these people onthe shoulder and asking them to contact me.Thanks for your cooperation.Harold BeesleyDavid FarrantThanks EdShirley Foley (Treasurer) Christchurch SeaviewArnold Foley (President) Lyttelton355A Bower AveNth. New Brighton Christchurch 8083shirley_anne@clear.net.nzsharn1@clear.net.nzEric Whyte secretary Lions club of Halswell wants this alterationhalswell.lions@hotmail.co.nz i.e. NOT a .com address as shown in theDirectory.Over 30 people joined Hokitika Lions in planting 100 treesaroundLake Kaniere Ablution block on Saturday. Representatives fromGuides, Scouts, St John Youth and Hokitika Cycling clubshelped out. This will be an ongoing project with more plantingsplanned for later in the season.13

Editorial Ken Dubar district EditorMy life changed about 4 weeks ago when our DG rang and asked me totake on this job, it has been a huge challenge and still will be for sometime yet. Thanks for the responses to my emails I now have an up to datepostal address list and an email list.I have to produce the bulletin in hard copy this will be a challenge andI shall require help on this. The number of pages has been reduced to 16,the cover page will be in colour (pages 1,2 &15,16) this will open up toyour photos and I would like to see more clubs featuring short articleswith a photo.I am asking you to submit your items of interest for the next issue betweenthe 1 st to the 9th November. If there is one thing that I have learnt isthat it is a waste of time formulating the bulletin early.My dream Club would be (I write this with my tongue in my cheek) tohave the minutes of both the board & tea meeting, the reports from theother lion members including the membership convener, treasurer, projectconvener and a diary of events from the secretary lastly the president whois privileged to be last within 48 hrs of the board meeting. Bulletin Editorsdo you know of any club doing this please let me know?Part of my job is judging the Lion’s club bulletins I have received quitea few and I enjoy reading them. What a variety of styles!! I can see differentmanagement systems and the degrees of involvement by its members.The bulletin is the face of the club, the health of its members is clearlyportrayed.The biggest issue is the hard copy. Let me give you some facts—Thedemand has fallen from 660 to 600 copies and the average per club is 10–This is costing the district $606.00 plus extras-- say 0.15c per copy.I believe that a decision has to be made on this:Either scrap the hard copy or user pays.I would have to congratulate Hokitika club because they are the firstclub in 202E to go zero copies a drop of 10 to 0, I would love to see thishappening in more clubs.14

Article for District BulletinOnThe Lloyd Morgan Lions ClubsCharitable TrustGains and losses for the Trust during 2010/2011 saw anincrease of $289,466 in the Capital Fund from Club membershipand individual recognitions – including a bequestof $114,669. Normally the growth in the Fund is between$160,00 - $180,00. Interest and dividends from the capitalfund amounted to $260,960. Grants to clubsamounted to $194,704 and administration cost $62,291.Now that the Trust has a Capital Fund in excess of $4 million it can focusmore on dispersing funds back to Clubs. However at present, interestrates are low and the share-market is doing poorly. Economists will notpredict when the world economy will become stable or when interest rateswill rise.With inflation and increasing costs we will continue to promote the Trustand benefits available to ensure the Capital fund continues to grow. Withinflation at around 4% the fund has to increase by at least $160,000 a yearto maintain its real value.Always discuss the options with your District Trustee and provide as muchinformation as possible. Any Lions club can apply to either “seed” a projector to obtain a “top-up” grant to finalise a project.Mike J. McBride District 202E Trustee15

Induction"Family" membership .Kathryn Rickerby daughterof Lyttelton PresidentArnold and Shirley Foley(the treasurer of the LionsClub of Seaview).Induction 9th August at Lyttelton.16