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A BreathtakingGallery
One photo captured the serenity of whiteswans gliding across clear blue waters inthe shadow of snowcapped mountains.Another photo captured the early morning
fog as it crept through a forest of tall trees. Still anotherphotographer captured on film the beauty of a spider atwork in its glistening web.
The 2005-06 Lions Environmental Photo Contestgallery at the 89th Annual Lions InternationalConvention in Boston, Massachusetts, included a breath-taking collection of photos from Lions multiple districts.
Introduced in 2004-05, the Lions EnvironmentalPhoto Contest encourages Lions to capture the beauty ofnature through the lens of a camera. The contest is opento Lions clubs all over the world. The Lions EnvironmentProgram, approved in1972, encourages Lions to pre-serve and protect the environment.
Any Lion Can EnterParticipation in the Lions Environmental Photo Contest
is free and open to all Lions from clubs in good stand-ing. The selection process is similar to the LionsInternational Peace Poster Contest process.
First, a Lions club agrees to hold a club-level contest.Club members display environment photos (withouthuman subjects) at a designated club meeting. Photoscan be digital or print and color or black-and-white.Environment subjects can include: animals, plants, land-scapes (urban or natural), weather phenomena, or aphoto depicting a special annual theme.
The winner of the club-level photo contest advancesto district and multiple district competitions.
Contest rules and entry forms appear on the LionsWeb site (www.lionsclubs.org). From the home page,click into Other Programs, Cultural and Environmental,then Lions Environmental Photo Contest. In addition,council chairpersons, council secretaries, district gover-nors, district environment chairpersons, and club presi-dents receive information about the contest.
Lions Judge the ContestAt the 89th Annual Lions International Convention in
Boston, attendees viewed and then voted for theirfavorite multiple district photographs. Located on theconvention floor, the photo gallery included entries fromBrazil, Canada, Cayman Islands, China, Costa Rica,Finland, Germany, Hungary, India, Italy, Japan, Korea,Lebanon, Mexico, New Zealand, Niger, Norway,Philippines, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand,Turkey, USA and Wales.
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Best Plant Life – Magic Colors by Jan Cariveau.
Best of Show and Best Weather Phenomena– Rainbow in Prideaux Haven by Lee
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Director Maynard Rucks served as moderatorfor the Lions Environmental Photo ContestAwards Ceremony. “Each category winnerwill receive an engraved wood plaque,” saidRucks. “The Best of Show winner will receivean engraved acrylic plaque. The ballots havebeen tallied. Now it’s time to unveil the win-ners of the second Lions Environmental PhotoContest.”
• Best of Show and Best Weather Phenomena– Rainbow in Prideaux Haven by LeeDowning, Mohawk Valley Lions Club,Multiple District 36, Oregon.
• Best Landscape –Manmade Beauty andthe Threat by OlavKalvatn, Sykkulven LionsClub, Multiple District104, Norway.
• Best Animal Life –Unprejudiced by JoseAntonio A. Fernandez,Primavera-Rosana LionsClub, Multiple District LB,Brazil.
• Best Plant Life – MagicColors by Jan Cariveau,Maple Grove Lions Club,Multiple District 5M,Minnesota.
• Best Special ThemePhoto (A Passion for OurWorld) – Silent Flight byPenny Rummel, Apex LionsClub, Multiple District 31,North Carolina.
The finalist photos appear on the Lions Website (www.lionsclubs.org; click on: OtherPrograms, Cultural and Environmental, thenLions Environment Photo Contest.)
Photos for FundraisingAfter the awards ceremony, a silent auc-
tion that began during the judging of the pho-tos continued. Throughout the convention,attendees had placed bids for the matted pho-tos. Lions Clubs International Foundation(LCIF) received all proceeds.
“The photos are a wonderful souvenir ofmy trip to Boston,” said Lion Trish Blair ofColumbia 20/20 Lions Club, Missouri, whopurchased several photos. “The money goesto LCIF, and I plan to display the photos at ourLions events.”
The Lions of District 1-J, Illinois, displayedtheir 2005-06 club-level photos at their March
2006 district convention. Their 33 club-levelphotos (matted by a local frame shop for free)were displayed and entered into a silent auc-tion.
At the end of their convention, photo salestotaled US$1,000. The district photo contestwinner, George Millet of the Dundee TownshipLions Club, became the newest Melvin JonesFellow in the district.
For information about the LionsEnvironmental Photo Contest, contact theProgram Development Department at interna-
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Best Landscape –Manmade Beautyand the Threat byOlav Kalvatn.
Best Special Theme Photo (A Passion forOur World) – Silent Flight by PennyRummel.
Best Animal Life –Unprejudiced by Jose
Antonio A. Fernandez.
