The 201Q2 District Governor’s Bulletin

G ‘Day Lions, Lioness, Leos, Lions Ladies, Partners

What a month wehave had thebiggest Cyclone inrecorded history,Cyclone Yasi hascertainly changedour lives fromCairns to the Northand as far south asMackay she madeher presence felt.The Major impactarea was Silkwoodto Cardwelltook the brunIngham was not farbehind.

My heart felt sympathy’s go out to our Family of Lionswho were directly affected and I know this event willtake a long time to heal both emotionally and alsofinancially. Personally Lion Rita and Kathleen werebunkered down at her brothers place and I wascoordinating the Evacuation Centre in Ingham at thePavilion Hall at the Showground’s and Lion CabinetTreasurer Ed and Lion Angie assisted and I thankthem for their efforts and unfortunately when Edreturned home the next day he discovered that theyhad sustained Roof Damage and water all throughtheir house.

As I have advised earlier I have appointed IPDG JohnMuller to the role of Cyclone Yasi RecoveryCoordinator. I ask all clubs to please address yourinquiries to IPDG John and CC myself and DGE BarryBrockbank, Cabinet Secretary Garth Gleeson andCabinet Treasurer Ed Morris into your emails please.

District Governor Pat Lynch

The 201Q2 District Governor’s Bulletin Issue

G ‘Day Lions, Lioness, Leos, Lions Ladies, Partners.

What a month wehave had thebiggest Cyclone inrecorded history,Cyclone Yasi hascertainly changedour lives fromCairns to the Northand as far south asMackay she madeher presence felt.The Major impactarea was Silkwoodto Cardwell theytook the brunt andIngham was not farbehind.

My heart felt sympathy’s go out to our Family of Lionswho were directly affected and I know this event willtake a long time to heal both emotionally and also

Personally Lion Rita and Kathleen wererothers place and I was

coordinating the Evacuation Centre in Ingham at thePavilion Hall at the Showground’s and Lion CabinetTreasurer Ed and Lion Angie assisted and I thank

rts and unfortunately when Edreturned home the next day he discovered that theyhad sustained Roof Damage and water all through

As I have advised earlier I have appointed IPDG JohnMuller to the role of Cyclone Yasi Recovery

I ask all clubs to please address yourinquiries to IPDG John and CC myself and DGE BarryBrockbank, Cabinet Secretary Garth Gleeson andCabinet Treasurer Ed Morris into your emails please.

Rita, John and I were deeply touched by what we sawand can I say we are going to have to dig deep bothwith our human resources and capital. I am proud asyour District Governor to say that the Lions in theaffected areas are working very hard as a team andalso the great support shown throughout our districtand Lions International. The very best thing is thatthere has been no loss of life and the spirit of Lionscontinues with – WE SERVE. There has been a lot ofstructural damage to homes and business’, the Lion’sDen in Cardwell is still standing however there is sminor roof damage and all the roller doors have beenblown in. The Lions there are working very hardvolunteering and helping wherever they are mostneeded and will certainly need the support of theirDistrict in the coming months.

The Bruce Highway Cardwell

We went through Mission Beach and stopped at ZoneChairman Irene and President Martin Braddick of TullyLions who suffered minor damage and were all ok. Wespoke at length at how we could assist the area. It wasdecided that a committee bPresidents of the affected areas so as to capture theissues for each community and work out a wayforward. In Tully we were able to catch up with PDGRod and Val Bradley, they also are ok but havesignificant damage to surrounding trees.lot of older houses suffered more structural damage. InCardwell we were able to catch up with Neville andKath Goggi and they were very busy helping theircommunity and we were unable to catch up with clubsecretary Caroline Dwyer as she wcommunity.

I would ask when you donate to the appeal if you couldlet us set the direction of where the money is usedbecause it would be a pity for one area to be staof money because it is not widely known or small insize.

Issue 9 – March 2011

Rita, John and I were deeply touched by what we sawy we are going to have to dig deep both

with our human resources and capital. I am proud asyour District Governor to say that the Lions in theaffected areas are working very hard as a team andalso the great support shown throughout our district

s International. The very best thing is thatthere has been no loss of life and the spirit of Lions

WE SERVE. There has been a lot ofstructural damage to homes and business’, the Lion’sDen in Cardwell is still standing however there is someminor roof damage and all the roller doors have beenblown in. The Lions there are working very hardvolunteering and helping wherever they are mostneeded and will certainly need the support of theirDistrict in the coming months.

Highway Cardwell

We went through Mission Beach and stopped at ZoneChairman Irene and President Martin Braddick of TullyLions who suffered minor damage and were all ok. Wespoke at length at how we could assist the area. It wasdecided that a committee be formed with thePresidents of the affected areas so as to capture theissues for each community and work out a wayforward. In Tully we were able to catch up with PDGRod and Val Bradley, they also are ok but havesignificant damage to surrounding trees. Tully having alot of older houses suffered more structural damage. InCardwell we were able to catch up with Neville andKath Goggi and they were very busy helping theircommunity and we were unable to catch up with clubsecretary Caroline Dwyer as she was busy helping her

I would ask when you donate to the appeal if you couldlet us set the direction of where the money is usedbecause it would be a pity for one area to be starvedof money because it is not widely known or small in

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District Treasurer Ed will of course respect the requestof clubs and any moneys that have been earmarkedfor a particular Club will have those dollars forwardedto them from District. I thank all those members whohave or will help our district recover the aftermath ofCyclone Yasi.

To all those clubs who supported the Food Relief Ihave received a report from Manager of Food Reliefthanking us for the donation which was in excess of$6,500 and to let us know that they have sent morethan 13 tons of Food to the Cyclone affected areas.Thank you Q2 for making a difference.

Congratulations to all who have been recognized inthe Australia Day Awards I know that Leo PeterHodgson who coordinated the Sail4Pausly and LionLynette Croton who received the Citizen of the Yearfor Hinchinbrook.

To all our hardworking YOTY Chairman thank you forall your efforts with the Cyclone disrupting Schools andtimetables well done everybody. The District Finals willbe held in Townsville 12

thMarch and the State finals

will be held in Brisbane on the26th March.

The Leo of the year judging will be held in Townsvilleat the Brothers Club on the 5

thMarch and the Leo

State Judging will be held at Camp Kanga on the 12thMarch good luck to all our contestants. The LeoConvention will be held at Camp Kanga on theweekend of 13

th14

th15

thMarch and I would

encourage all Leos if you haven’t experienced a LeoConference you haven’t lived get along it will be one toremember.

International President Sid Scruggs 111 has one lastGlobal Service Action campaign and it is an importantone and we have felt the fury of it very recently andthat is the Environment. I ask all club presidents toplease become involved and it can be as simple asplanting a tree or become involved in the CleanupAustralia in March.

Congratulations to our newest club Kirwan BusinessLions Club and thank you to President Sam Hansenand members as well as the Mt Stuart Lions Club andGuiding Lions IPDG John Muller and Lion MarilynSpeerstra and DGE Barry.

I would also like to advise the District that DGE BarryBrockbank’s Mother passed away after a long illnessand Barry attended the funeral in NZ. Lion Rita and Ias well as the Cabinet and District of 201Q2 pass onour deepest sympathies To DGE Barry and Lion Joyand Family.

I would ask if anyone knows of anyone who hassuffered in the recent Cyclone and needs help pleasecontact IPDG John or myself because as Lions weCare and we want to make a difference. I would alsoask if you have a Cyclone story where Lions aremaking a difference please forward on to the PRDistrict Chairman Reg Kuchler so we can forward onto the Media. I also wish Lion Shirley Muller a speedyrecovery from her surgery and thank her personally forletting the district have the benefit of IPDG Johnexperience

May your God bless you and keep you and yourFamily safe

District GovernorPat Lynch

Tully main street

Kirwan Business Lions Club

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The broken Lions Den in Cardwell

CYCLONE YASI – THE RECOVERY COMMENCES

For those who bore the full force of Cyclone Yasi, I donot need to expand on the devastation caused by thatmonster of a storm to hit our beautiful NorthQueensland area, with the effects felt right out to theNT border and indeed has caused further floodingdown as far as Victoria. To those who have suffereddamage to your homes and property, our thoughts andprayers are with you as you work through this recoveryperiod.

There has already been very widespread support fromthe Lions of our District to assist in the effort to restoreour communities back to a semblance of normality,and for that I thank you. Many have assisted incleanups – both as individuals helping neighbours andfriends, and as organised groups of Lions in your Clubor Zone. And can I also please acknowledge theefforts of those Lions in the worst hit areas who haveput their own needs on hold while they assistedimmediately in the recovery effort – whether it wascooking meals at the Cardwell Coast Guard,Community Barbecues in Cardwell, Tully, MissionBeach, Curramine Beach or providing support in otherareas– the list goes on and on. Thank You All. Aspecial thank you must go to Zone Chairperson IreneBraddick who has worked tirelessly over this initialperiod to co-ordinate support, and to also conductmany of the activities in her Zone.

It is pleasing also to note the response to my call for“Feet on The Street” over the weekend 19/20February, with many Lions travelling from as far awayas Bowen and Mareeba to join in the effort to restorepeoples yards and help remove rubbish in the worst hitareas of Cardwell, Tully, Mission Beach andsurrounds. I know the people who have been helpedare most appreciative of your efforts, and the workbeing done by Lions. Thank you to our ClubPresidents who helped co-ordinate activities in theirlocal areas, and to those Lions who “answered theCall”. Well Done - but there is still much more to do!

We have received many offers of donated goods pluscash from Clubs both within our District and down

South. I am currently working closely with the DisasterRecovery Co-ordinators in both Hinchinbrook andCassowary Coast Councils to facilitate the receipt ofgoods into their depots, and also now to get them outto the people who need them most. And we will beassisting with some cash donations going forwardonce individual needs have been determined. Aspecial mention also to Zone Chairperson JohnSpooner and his team in Cairns who have done atremendous job in conducting their appeal for goods –with these now in process of being on-forwarded.

So how can you and your club help now? I know thatthere is still much to do on the ground, and I will beworking with the Club Presidents and ZoneChairpersons to facilitate further support as it isneeded. And if you have not yet done so, a cashdonation to Cabinet Treasurer Ed would also be mostwelcome (Please let Lion Ed know if the funds are togo to the District’s appeal, or to a particular area orClub).

A great example of financial support from afar hascome from our very own Tabubil Lions Club in PNG.The club quickly organised a fund raising dinner andcharity auction to raise funds for the appeal. From thiscommunity of just 2,000 people, a total of Kina$20,000was raised with the support of local business whodonated goods to the auction. But even moreremarkable, OK TEDI MINING then sponsored ClubSecretary Charles to fly to Cairns so that he could seefirst- hand the devastation and report back to thecommunity on how their donation would make adifference. And when he passed across the cheque toDG Pat for AUS$7,142 (the Kina20,000 equivalent)plus a painting from local artist, Lion and Town MayorBobby Kain for us to raffle to raise further funds, ourDG was gobsmacked and one of the rare occasions Ihave seen him stuck for words!! Well done TabubilLions, and thank You.

And finally to our Lions Family in Q2, in terms of theLions Code of Ethics, please continue to give freely ofyour time, labour and means to aid others in thecommunity less fortunate than you or I.Warm RegardsIPDG JohnCyclone Yasi Recovery Coordinator

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Queensland State Final - Lions Youth of theYear Quest

Saturday 26th March 2011***

Where: Kedron Wavell Services Club, CommunityCentre

Kittyhawk Drive (off Hamilton Rd),CHERMSIDE SOUTH, QLD 4032

Time: 6.15pm for 6.45pmCost: $ 40.00 per person

Host Club: Lions Club of Golden Valley Keperra IncPo Box 79 FERNY HILLS, QLD 4055

Contact Persons:State Youth of the Year Coordinator Kay Waters

Phone/Fax: (07) 4942 1207 Mobile: 0428 271 139Email: brycekay@bigpond.com

District Q3 Youth of the Year Chairman Rodd ChignellPhone: (07) 3351 3575 Mobile: 0407 640 218

Email: lionrodd@hotmail.com

Accommodation: the Chermside Apartments22 Thomas St CHERMSIDE, Q 4032

Cost: From $ 149.00 per night (Queen room-2persons only)

(2 & 3 bedroom apartments available – see website)Phone: 1800 829 291 Fax: (07) 3350 1538

email: info@thechermside.com.auweb: www.thechermside.com.au

Please make your Own accommodation bookings andadvise that you are part of the Lions Youth of TheYear group booking.The establishment is holding several rooms for “Youthof the Year Guests”. On Wednesday 16th March wewill cancel any remaining rooms that are not booked

Special Dietary Requirements:Please contact Lion Kay Waters or Lion Rodd Chignell

A cyclone hit a North Queensland farmhouse justbefore dawn one morning. It tore off the roof, andpicked up the beds on which the farmer and his wifewere sleeping. By some miracle, the cyclone set themdown unharmed over the next hill.The wife was sobbing uncontrollably. "Don't be scared,Mary," her husband said. "We're not hurt."Mary continued to cry. "I'm not scared," she saidbetween sobs. "I'm happy... this is the first time in 14years we've been out together."

Thanks for supporting International Presidents SidScruggs the 111 Reliving the Hunger Food Reliefappeal. A Cheque of $6717.10 was handed over to themanager of Food Relief NQ, Ray Roberts and a specialthanks to all Clubs that have generously donated tothis appeal.

District 201Q2 Cabinet Members $117.10District 201Q2 Cabinet $1000.00Lions Club of Townsville Mt Stuart $250.00Lions Club of Kirwan Business $100.00Lions Club of Rollingstone & District $250.00Lions Club of Cloncurry $250.00Lions Club of Mission Beach $250.00Lions Club of Ingham $250.00Lions Club of Ingham Miss Popularity $250.00Lions Club of Townsville Northern Suburbs $500.00Lions Club of Forrest Beach $250.00Lions Club of Whitsunday $250.00Lions Club of Alice River $250.00Lions Club of Proserpine $500.00Lions Club of Lower Herbert Halifax $250.00Lioness Club of Mission Beach $250.00Lions Club of Townsville Ross Valley $250.00Lions Club of Cairns $500.00Lions Club of Cardwell $250.00Lioness Club of Cairns $250.00Lions Club of Townsville Castle Hill $500.00Grand Total $6717.10

Ed MorrisCabinet Treasurer

Paddy wanted to be an accountant, so he went andtook the Irish accountancy exam.Examiner: If I give you two rabbits and then I give youanother two rabbits, how many rabbits do you have?Paddy: Five.Examiner: No, listen carefully again. If I give you tworabbits and then I give you another two rabbits, howmany rabbits have you got?Paddy: Five.Examiner: Let's try this another way. If I give you twobottles of beer and then I give you another two bottlesof beer, how many bottles of beer have you got?Paddy: Four.Examiner: Good! Now, if I give you two rabbits andthen I give you another two rabbits, how many rabbitshave you got?Paddy: Five.Examiner: How on earth do you work out that two lotsof two rabbits is five?Paddy: I've already got one rabbit at home!

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The magnificent HMB Endeavour is a sea-goingvessel, but in port transforms into a 'floating museum',accurately representing what a sailor's life was reallylike - presented as if James Cook and his crew justdisembarked during their epic 1768 - 71 world voyagewhen they crossed the Pacific, circumnavigated NewZealand and explored the east coast of Australia.

I am hoping to recruit approximately 70 volunteers forduty as Guides and Overnight Shipkeepers in eachport for HMB Endeavour’s forthcomingcircumnavigation of Australia and her planned portvisits

We are looking for volunteer guides to assist theEndeavour team with crowd control, customer serviceand re-interpreting accurate information about the shipto our visitors.

Volunteers need to be 18 years or over and arerequired to complete a Federal Police Check andWorking With Children Check.

Volunteers will be given a half day training session onoperations, historical and interpretive informationabout the ship and a handy pocket sized EndeavourHandbook to refer to while on duty. Volunteers willalso receive a hat, water bottle, free pass to visit theANMM in Sydney for one year and access to theANMM Volunteer website NING.

Volunteers are requiredfrom 9.00am to 5.00pmwhile Endeavour is in port.At 9.00am a morningbriefing will be held androsters distributed.A familiarization tour willbe held onboard the shipbefore Endeavour is opento the public. At the

conclusion of the port visit a thank you morning tea willbe held for all volunteers.

Please find HMB Endeavour’s Voyage Plan below:

Port Date Days

Brisbane 28 April - 8 May 2011 11 days

Gladstone 21 - 26 May 2011 6 days

Townsville 10 - 14 June 2011 5 days

Cairns 24 June - 5 July 2011 12 days

Darwin 3 - 14 August 2011 12 days

Geraldton 30 September - 4 October 5 days

2011

Fremantle 14 October - 1 November2011

19 days

Bunbury 9 November - 13 November2011

5days

Fremantle 20 - 30 December 2011 11 days

Albany 14 - 18 January 2012 5 days

PortLincoln

4 - 8 February 2012 5 days

Adelaide 16 - 23 February 2012 8 days

Portland 7 - 11 March 2012 5 days

Hobart 24 March - 3 April 2012 12 days

Melbourne 18 - 29 April 2012 12 days

Eden 9 - 13 May 2012 5 days

I have also added the link to the website for furtherinformation: http://www.endeavourvoyages.com.au/

All volunteers need to register either online at theANMM website at:http://www.anmm.gov.au/site/page.cfm?u=1731

Or alternatively, volunteers can call me or send me anemail zcollins@anmm.gov.au including their mailingaddress for volunteer registration papers to be postedto.

If you require any further information please do nothesitate to contact me on Mondays or Wednesdays orvia email anytime.

Warm regards

Zara CollinsHMB Endeavour CircumnavigationVolunteer Recruitment & Training CoordinatorMondays & Wednesdays

Australian National Maritime Museum2 Murray StreetDarling Harbour Sydneywww.anmm.gov.au

Phone: +61 2 9298 3604Facsimile: +61 2 9298 3729Email: zcollins@anmm.gov.au

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This month’s Training SessionFrom: MERLOT

Retention Challenge - Focus on Club Dynamics

Research has shown that 50% of our new membersdrop out within the first three years. Fortunately, weknow the main reasons why:

Lengthy/boring meetings Club cliques and politics Lack of meaningful involvement Lack of Cooperation (working together)

We have addressed these four critical areas of theRetention Challenge across recent Northern Lionseditions. This is the final Instalment in thisRetention Training Exercise

Retention Challenge

Negative cliques and club politics can leavemembers feeling left out and resentful. It is one ofthe chief reasons members drop out of their clubs.

Cliques very typically form in large groups, and not allcliques are inherently “bad.” People will naturallygravitate to those that they feel comfortable with, orthat they have known for a long time. However, ifthese sub-groups are making some members feel leftout, or are affecting club functioning, they aredetrimental to your club.

Strategies for handling Cliques and Politics

Set the Tone: As club president, you have the abilityto set the tone for the club. How you manage the clubwill have an effect on how both current and newmembers will feel about being involved.

Building Your Team: Making your club into acohesive, productive team will help keep membersinterested, involved, and meet your club’s servicegoals. Club meetings are a good opportunity for theteam to connect and learn more about one another,which is why it is important that meetings be wellattended, interesting and productive.

Keeping Things Fresh: Long-standing, ingrainedcliques often will form in clubs when things remain thesame year after year. To keep club atmosphere freshfor members, rotate committee members wherepossible to give people new opportunities. Not only willyou be giving members a chance to try somethingnew, the committees themselves will benefit from freshperspectives.

Making New Members Feel Welcome: Many clubsdo a great job warmly welcoming new members intotheir club, but after the initial introductions, don’t followup with members to make them feel part of the club.Most new members need a period of nurturing to reallyfeel a part of the club – both socially and in terms oftheir involvement.

New Members Make Great Greeters: Have newmembers serve as greeters for club functions for thefirst several weeks of their membership. It’s a greatway for them to meet all club members. A good idea isto periodically solicit feedback from new membersregarding their orientation into the club and ask them ifthey have any suggestions to improve theorientation/involvement process.

Retention is for All Members: While making surenew members feel welcomed, involved andcomfortable, it is important to remember long-termmembers. Let long-time members know that theircontinued membership is important by periodicallyasking them if they are still satisfied with the club.

Kudos to Club Members: Give praise often to clubmembers for a job well done, a good idea or an effortbeyond the call of duty. A simple “thank you” in front ofthe entire club will go a long way in building members'pride.

Make it Fun: Before a club meeting begins, select amember to be the “Secret Lion.” In a clique-free clubeveryone mingles freely and will eventually meet theSecret Lion. As the meeting nears a close, you ask theSecret Lion to identify those members who nevermade contact, and encourage the Tail Twister tohumorously levy a fine.

Getting Back to Basics: People become Lions formany reasons, but common to all is the desire to helpthose in need. If politics are interfering with theefficient functioning of your club and preventing youfrom meeting your club’s service goals, then you arenot fulfilling the core objective of the association.

Be a Strong Leader: Being a strong leader doesn’tmean authoritarian and heavy-handed, but rather, fair,open-minded and decisive. If politics are making ittough for your club to make decisions, you shouldexercise your authority to navigate through theprocess.

Open communication: Open communication is vitalto the success of a team. It is important for membersto feel like they have an open forum to discusstroubling issues and handle disputes.

A Final Note…Retaining members is a critical, ongoing process.Each year, the dynamics of a club change. Sometimesthese changes are subtle, with the effects not easilyrecognizable. Other changes will be obvious. Keepyour observation skills honed and handle challengesas they occur.Good luck as you continue to make changes to yourclub that will not only help retain members, but willalso improve the functioning of your club.

Mother:"When that mean little boy threw stones atyou why didn't you come and tell me instead ofthrowing stones back at him?"Son: "What good would it have done to tell you? You'dhave missed him, too."

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LCIF – SUPPORT IN TIME OF NEED

The Lions Clubs International Foundation over theyears has supported the recovery efforts of manydisasters right around the world, and this year is nodifferent, with Emergency Grants of US$10,000 eachmade to our three fellow Q Districts to help them intheir work following the devastating floods downSouth. In the last 2 months I have also applied to LCIFfor grants as follows:-

$10,000 Emergency Grant for our Districtfollowing Cyclone Yasi

$75,000 Standard Grant to enable us tocontinue the renewal work at Camp Kanga –much of which has had to be carried outfollowing Cyclone Ului last year.

Very shortly we while know the results of theseapplications.

So, you may be asking, how can your Club assist inthe recovery following Cyclone Yasi. One thing is forsure – it will take a lot of money to get individuals(including Lions and Lioness) and whole communitiesback on track, so a donation to LCIF will certainlyassist our International Association to continue it’swork in providing support to natural disasters. And forthe sceptics – LCIF has returned more money to ourMultiple District than we have sent overseas to theFoundation!

Has there been a standout Lion, or a member of yourcommunity, who is worthy of recognition for theirefforts in leading the recovery following the cyclone?Have you considered nominating them for a MelvinJones Fellowship – the highest award that can begiven by the Foundation. For just US$1,000.00 youcan assist the Foundation in it’s work, and alsorecognise that very valuable contribution made by thatdedicated Lion, Lioness, Leo or other member of yourcommunity. And with the AUS$ on par with the US$ atpresent, now is a good time to process thatapplication. Simply send your completed application(which can be downloaded from the website – orcontact me for a copy), together with your cheque forthe Australian equivalent of US$1,000 (check with CabTreasurer Ed Morris prior re the current exchangeRate please), to Cab Treas Ed who will progress theapplication on your behalf.

Please consider, and if you need any help, I am only aphone call away.

IPDG John MullerLCIF CoordinatorPh 4770 7510, Mob 0407 114687

District Media & Public Relations

I am requesting clubs in the cyclone effected area tosend me any cyclone stories or information on whatthey have done or are doing in regard to helping out inthe areas. So that i can try to send an editorial tonewspapers and other media to try to get Lions nameout to the public as to what our clubs are doing to helppeople affected by the cyclone.

Reg KuchlerDistrict Media & Public Relations ChairmanPHONE 40886686. EMAIL rpkuchler@bigpond.com

During a recent flood in a small town, a young girl wasperched on top of a house with a little boy. As they satwatching articles float by in the water, they noticed anold hat go past.Suddenly, the hat turned and came back, then turnedaround and went downstream. After it had gone somedistance, again it turned and came back. Theywatched as it did this a number of times."Do you see that hat?" said the girl in amazement."First it goes downstream, then turns around andcomes back, then it goes back downstream and then itcomes back again.""Oh, that's nothing, it's only my dad," replied the boy."This morning my Mum said that come hell or highwater, he had to mow the lawn today."(stolen from Ingham Club Bulletin)

Little Bobby had a forlorn look on his face and hisfather asked, "What's wrong, Son?""Just between you and me, Dad, I can't get along withyour wife."

NEWSLETTER INFORMATIONDid you see anything about your favourite club projectthis month? Maybe you forgot to send it in.If you have any items you would like included in nextmonth’s bulletin (space permitting) this must bereceived NO LATER than 20th of the month by mailor email. If possible please forward items by emailwith pictures in JPEG format.The Edidor

PDG Peter Crozier, 3 Porter Ave., Kirwan 4817or Email: pmcrozier1@bigpond.com

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IMPORTANT Please NoteCHANGES OF CONTACT ADDRESSES ETC.

Blue River Mackay Lions ClubPresident Gary Bruckner0427018425Secretary Cheryl Clark0418157046Treasurer Melissa Green49674200Club Address: PO Box 3510 North Mackay 4740

1st VDG Barry BrockbankNew Phone: 0409 896 999 or 0458 283 897Email: barry_brockbank@yahoo.com.auor barry.brockbank@bigpond.com

Twin Cities Leo ClubLeo Ashley BaxterEmail: ash.baxter90@gmail.com

District 201Q2 Convention – 2011

From the 14th to 16th October, 2011,everyone iswelcome to come to the Disrict 201Q2 Convention toenjoy the Atherton Tablelands "Where the RainforestMeets the Outback". The venues have been bookedand most of the Functions are fairly well organised.

Accomodation lists are being coallated and will be onthe website in a couple of month's time. DGE Barryhas been up to met the committee and has asked forsuggestions for speakers at the Convention. At thetime of this print we may have a major sponsor in thenear future.

The committee is working very well under the capableleadership if Lion Terry Clark. Secretary is GarthGleeson and Treasurer is Carmel Panther.

A budget has been formed and will be presented at theMarch Cabinet meeting in Townsville on the 5th - 6thMarch, 2011

The Meet & Greet function will be at Merrilands Hall,AthertonAll Business sessions will be at the AthertonInternational Club.The DG's Banquet will be at the Mareeba InternationalClub, bus transport will be provided.The Partner's Luncheon is to be run in conjunctionwith the Miss Popularity lunch and the Partners tourwill start after the finish of the lunch.

This are some of functions that have been finalisedand will keep you all updated each month.

Look forward to seeing you all "In Heaven in 2011"

Regards,Garth GleesonConvention Secretary

With the Lions 2010/11 year starting to wind down it istime to start preparing for our Club’s Changeover andAwards night.The tradition of recognising our outstanding volunteerswho have gone above and beyond to aid and assisttheir communities is shown with an ALF Award.A number of Clubs have current prepaid Awards ;Lioness Cairns $500LC City of Thuringowa $3,000District 201 Q2 $1,500LC Mackay Host $500LC Mission Beach $250LC Proserpine $1,000LC Whitsunday $500In the wake of cyclone Yasi, ALF has given Q2$40,000 towards the recovery from their EmergencyFund. This Fund is made up from donations directly toALF and monies from the “Awards program.” Thisshould not be confused with money given to the floodand cyclone appeal accounts.With the floods, fires and cyclone all happening aroundthe same time ALF’s finances are running down andwith any Club that has received a grant from ALF knowhow much of a help it provides.I urge Club Presidents to apply for these Awards byearly April so they are back in time for Changeover.More information on these Awards can be found onthe website at www.lionsclubs.com.au/alf.District ALF ChairmanJohn Stevenson

Mareeba Lions school donation

St Thomas of Villanova parish school Mareeba, wasvery excited when they received the news from LionsHearing Dogs Incorporated that they were to receive aFront Row To Go sound system.

Mareeba Lions Trevor Chapman and Ron Blundellpresenting the sound system to School Captains

Vivek Kolala and Kate Wilcox

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Lions Club of Trinity Beach Fundraising

Lion Rod Millikan from the Edmonton Club hired afurniture trailer (the hire was free, but Rod paid theinsurance) and used his ute to tow it, picking updonations from Palm Cove to Edge Hill

Relief for New Zealand – 2011

On February 22, a magnitude 6.3 earthquakedevastated Christchurch, New Zealand, killing at least75 and injuring hundreds more. It is estimated that 300individuals are still missing and thousands have beenleft homeless. Telephone service has been crippledand more than 80% of the city is currently withoutelectricity. Clean drinking water has beencompromised and more than 60 aftershocks havebeen recorded since the initial quake.

Local Lions responded immediately to this crisis bysecuring and distributing large supplies of bottledwater throughout Christchurch and the surroundingsuburbs. Lions have asked local radio stations tobroadcast the locations of water distribution points andDistrict Governor Raewyn Clearwater indicated that,“the people were so grateful to the Lions for the water,that many of the residents wanted to help pay for thecosts … [they] were so moved that, although affectedthemselves, Lions were helping out the people of thecity.” In addition to providing potable water, DistrictGovernor Clearwater and her Cabinet have alsoreleased US $40,000 to help provide food to the CivilDefence Welfare Centres that have been establishedto serve the displaced.

Lions Clubs International Foundation is committed toaiding communities affected by natural disasters. LCIFis in close communication with the Lions of District 202E and has approved an initial emergency grant of US$10,000. These funds will be primarily used tocontinueproviding thepeople ofChristchurchwith cleandrinking water.A dedicated,“New ZealandEarthquake – 2011” fund has been established fordonors who wish to support relief efforts.

District Governor Clearwater expressed the gratitudethat she and her fellow New Zealand Lions feel for thesupport that they have received from Lions around theworld and from Lions Clubs International Foundation.

Donations in Australian dollars are to be forwarded byClubs to their District Treasurer for banking toLCI/LCIF