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Lion – Australia and PNGLion - Australia and Papua New Guinea edition ispublished bi-monthly for the Multiple District 201Council of Lions Clubs International and circulated toall members.Published by MD201 Council of Governors and printed byPMP Print, 37-49 Browns Road, Clayton Victoria 3168.An official publication of Lions Clubs International, the Lionmagazine is published by authority of Board of Directors in21 languages: English, Spanish, Japanese, French,Swedish, Italian, German, Finnish, Korean, Portuguese,Dutch, Danish, Chinese, Norwegian, Icelandic, Turkish,Greek, Hindi, Polish, Indonesian and Thai.Editor: Tony Fawcett, Fawcett Media20 Millett Road Gisborne South VIC 3437Phone: (03) 9744 1368Email: [email protected] Enquiries: Lions National Office31-33 Denison St, Newcastle West, NSW 2302Phone: (02) 4940-8033Lions Australia website: www.lionsclubs.org.auDeadlines: 1st day of month before cover date.MD201 Council of Governors: C1 Rosemary Wenham,C2 Ron Sargent, N1 Peter Willis-Jones,N2 Lorraine Mairinger, N3 Margaret Pearce, N4 Ian Warren,N5 Dr Anthony Cheung, Q1 Kent Wilcox, Q2 Gordon Bailey,Q3 Greg Rollason, Q4 David Trigg, T1 Michael MacLaren,V1-4 Kevin Tait, V2 Phillip Johnson, V3 Marjorie Radford, V5 Alan Fluck, V6 Peter Niall, W1 Ivan Sturgess, W2 Maxine C. Whitely. Council Chairperson: Warren LathamDistribution of Magazine: Clubs and MembersAdditions to distribution list, deletions, changes of addressand of club will be made only when advised through theClub Membership and Activities report. Non-Lions, librariesand other organisations who wish to advise changes shouldcontact Lions National Office, Locked Bag 2000NEWCASTLE NSW 2300, Tel: 02 4940 8033 email:[email protected] Editor-In-Chief - Scott DrumhellerManaging Editor - Dane La Joye, Lions Clubs International300 W 22nd Street, Oak Brook, Illinois 60523-8842 USAExecutive Officers: President Joseph Preston, Dewey,Arizona, United States; Immediate Past President Barry J.Palmer, North Maitland, Australia; First Vice President Dr.Jitsuhiro Yamada, Minokamo-shi, Gifu-ken, Japan; SecondVice President Robert E. Corlew, Milton, Tennessee, UnitedStates. Contact the officers at Lions Clubs International, 300W. 22nd St., Oak Brook, Illinois, 60523-8842, USA.

Directors First year: Svein Ǿystein Berntsen, Hetlevik,Norway; Jorge Andrés Bortolozzi, Coronda, Argentina; EricR. Carter, Auckland, New Zealand; Charlie Chan, Singapore,Singapore; Jack Epperson, Nevada, United States; EdwardFarrington, New Hampshire, United States; Karla N. Harris,Wisconsin, United States; Robert S. Littlefield, Minnesota,United States; Ratnaswamy Murugan, Kerala, India;Yoshinori Nishikawa, Himeji, Hyogo, Japan; George Th.Papas, Limassol, Cyprus; Jouko Ruissalo, Helsinki, Finland;N. S. Sankar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India; A. D. Don Shove,Washington, United States; Kembra L. Smith, Georgia,United States; Dr. Joong-Ho Son, Daejoon, Republic ofKorea; Linda L. Tincher, Indiana, United States.

Second Year: Fabio de Almeida, São Paulo, Brazil; LawrenceA. “Larry” Dicus, California, United States; Roberto Fresia, Albissola Marina, Italy; Alexis Vincent Gomès, Pointe-Noire,Republic of Congo; Cynthia B. Gregg, Pennsylvania, UnitedStates; Byung-Gi Kim, Gwangju, Korea; Esther LaMothe,Michigan, United States; Yves Léveillé, Quebec, Canada;Teresa Mann, Hong Kong, China; Raju V. Manwani, Mumbai,India; William A. McKinney, Illinois, United States; MichaelEdward Molenda, Minnesota, United States; John Pettis Jr.,Massachusetts, United States; Robert Rettby, Neuchatel,Switzerland; Emine Oya Sebük, Istanbul, Turkey; HidenoriShimizu, Gunma, Japan; Dr. Steven Tremaroli, New York,United States.

‘We serve’“To create and foster a spirit of understandingamong all people for humanitarian needs byproviding voluntary services throughcommunity involvement and internationalcooperation”

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COVER: From saving sight tofighting measles worldwide,Lions Clubs InternationalFoundation has spent thepast year making our world abetter place for millions ofpeople. This young Tibetangirl is being examined fortrachoma, a leading cause ofblindness. Read the LCIFreport on page 28.

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MARK OUR CENTENNIAL WITH AMARK OUR CENTENNIAL WITH AMEMBERSHIP DRIVEMEMBERSHIP DRIVE

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Ididn’t know it at the time, but one of thegreatest days of my life was the day a workcolleague invited me to a Lions meeting. My life changed forever and became infinitely

more meaningful because someone had the courage,confidence and foresight to ask me to be a Lion. Thismonth, as part of our centennial celebration, I askyou to ask others to become a Lion.

Our centennial will be a lot of things to a lot ofpeople – a celebration, a remembrance, a call tofurther service. But it also will be a giant lever toensure our vitality and service capability byincreasing our membership. Strengthen the Pride byadding members and allowing others to discover thesatisfaction, even joy, of service.

Our well-conceived Membership Awards program,part of our centennial celebration, began April 1 andends June 30, 2018. We have a series of incentiveawards for Lions and Lions clubs to sponsor newmembers and new clubs. Lions who sponsor newmembers or help organise new clubs and clubs thatinduct new members or sponsor new clubs willreceive beautiful limited edition pins, certificates andbanner patches. We know the true reward ofadvancing Lions’ mission of service is the pride andfeeling of satisfaction among members. But at thesame time we want to properly recognise Lions fortheir membership efforts. We relish it when we’rethanked for our service. Consider these tokens ofappreciation a giant thank-you from Lions ClubsInternational.

The details on the Membership Awards programare on page 12 and can be found at lionsclubs.orgas well. I know Lions always respond when asked,and I know Lions will do their very best to add to ourrolls so we can do even more service. I wish youhappy hunting for members!

Help Lions help othersthrough LCIFJoni and I are Lions, but we’re parents, too.

So it was very gratifying for us when we recentlyvisited a primary school in Nairobi, Kenya, andwatched as more than 300 lovely children receivedvision screenings. Joni and I then had the privilege ofgiving eyeglasses to the children that needed them.I’m not sure who was smiling more – the children orus. You can smile with pride, too, because thescreenings were made possible by LCIF. And LCIF’sremarkable service is made possible by Lions suchas yourself.

I almost didn’t want to tell about this project inKenya. You may get the wrong idea about LCIF.Kenya is probably not anywhere near you. You maythink, “Oh, yes, LCIF helps people far away fromhere, in undeveloped nations.” I am proud that LCIFindeed helps people in dire need in impoverishedplaces. Working through LCIF, Lions restore sight,protect people against measles and help disastervictims get back on their feet and so much more.

But our Foundation also helps millions of people indeveloped nations. It’s active perhaps in your owncommunity or likely a community near you. As just afew examples, LCIF recently awarded $100,000 toLions in Colorado to provide vision screeningequipment to the Rocky Mountain Lions Eye Institute,$75,000 to Lions in Ohio to equip a handicapped-accessible playground and $100,000 to Lions inToronto, Canada, to provide equipment to a Lions eyecare centre.

LCIF is Lions’ tool for serving on a larger scalethan clubs can do on their own. Think of LCIF as alogical extension of the Lions’ model. We join a clubbecause our service is more valuable when we unitewith like-minded others. We support LCIF becauseour funds go a lot further when put into commonpool. Through LCIF, we help each other help others.We can and do provide services that governmentsand other civic groups are not able to.

Please take a few minutes to read the full storyabout LCIF in this issue starting on page 28. If youhave any doubts about the value of being a Lion ordon’t quite grasp the scope and reach of Lions’service, this story will swell your pride in being aLion. One sure way to Strengthen the Pride is tobetter understand who we are and what we do. Nowthat’s something to smile about.

By JoePreston,Lions ClubsInternationalPresident

It was one of the biggest cyclones tohit the area for decades yetYeppoon’s Lions and Lionessesweren’t stopped in their staging ofthe local Youth of the Year program.

When the Keppel Bay Sailing Club,where the club normally holds its dinnermeetings, was put out of action byCyclone Marcia, the event was quicklytransferred to the safety of the YeppoonUniting Church that had survived andstill had power connected.

The sailing club, which is right on thewaterfront, is not expected to bere-opened for months.

The homes and gardens of manyYeppoon Lions and Lionesses suffereddamage from flying tree debris thattrapped some home owners during thecyclone. Thankfully, no-one wasseriously injured.

Q4 YOTY District Chair ElizabethGoodsell’s home lost guttering andsuffered water damage and a flying roofalmost demolished a garden shed.

Q4 PDG John Lindsay and Estellelocked up their house and soughtshelter in St Brendan’s College hallwhere they helped to set up emergencycatering. Their home escaped damagebut a tree fell on their shed and their6.8ha nature reserve was left in atangled mess.

Lion Terry Curran, who lives on a ruralblock about 15km northwest ofYeppoon, took 18 hours with a chainsawto cut himself out.

Lioness Colleen Wassell had a treefall on her caravan parked outside, andtree damage impacted on Lions GlenAlexander and Bryan Spain and LionessJeanie Cranston and her husbandDalton. Lion Brian Dorey had 100-year-old 40m high bloodwood tree shatteredwith a 20m section weighing about atonne and another huge limb weighingabout half a tonne left precariouslyhanging.

For the record, overall winners of theYouth of the Year event were KhrystiBalanay of St Ursula’s Collegerepresenting Yeppoon Lionesses andWilson Boyd of St Brendan’s Collegerepresenting Yeppoon Lions.

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Many wonderful Peace Posters were again submitted from all 19 Districts for the2014/15 national judging of the Peace Poster Contest.

The theme was “Peace, Love and understanding” and after much deliberation the fourjudges chose Blake’s poster sponsored by Austimer-Thiroul Lions Club N2 as thenational winner to be submitted to LCI for international judging.

Blake’s quote on peace was “Peace and understanding are essential for all of us tolive happy lives”.

Highly commended was the poster sponsored by the Lions Club of Scarborough W2and created by Claire who wrote “If we work together and listen to each other, wecan achieve eternal peace”.

At the MD Convention in Newcastle, N2 District Governor Lorraine Mairinger willbe presented with an award to be later passed on to Blake at the Austimer-ThiroulLions Club.

Lions are appreciative of the time and effort of the judges, Council ChairmanWarren Latham, Helen Cooney (Chief Executive of the Caroline Chisholm Society),and Lions Phil Clinkaberry (secondary school teacher) and Brian Williams (YOTYNational Chair).

Each year more clubs are taking on this worthwhile project for our younger youth. Thetheme for 2015/16 is “Share Peace”.

View all district winning posters on the website at www.lionsclubs.org.au/pposter.

Peace and understanding triumph in poster contest

PEACE:Blake’s poster will be Australia’sentry in the International Peace Poster final.

The cruel winds of Cyclone Marcia had barelyabated before Lions aid was flowing in forQueensland victims.

Yeppoon Lions quickly mustered $20,000 forrelief on the Capricorn Coast and another$20,000 came in the form of bedding, whitegoods, furniture and household utilities donatedby the Santos GLNG natural gas project.

The Santos donation, trucked from a miningconstruction camp dismantled in Roma, wasplaced in storage donated by local commercialbuilding company Landsdean.

Yeppoon Lions President, Estelle Lindsay saidher club had allocated $10,000 from itsfundraising reserve for distribution through localschools to help students of seriously impactedfamilies with lunches, stationery and uniforms.

Q4 District Governor David Trigg inspecteddamage and donated another $10,000 fromLCIF’s emergency fund.

Estelle Lindsay related that after viewing thetown of Byfield, David Trigg made a personaldonation for the restoration of the school groundsand to help rebuild the school assembly area.

Yeppoon Lions distributed funds and goodsthrough the Salvation Army, St Vincent de Paul,

Anglicare, the Red Crossand Lifeline.

Lions and Lionessesjoined an army ofvolunteers who workedaround the clock for twoweeks to provide mealsand to help those impactedby the worst cyclone in thearea since 1949.

Lions helped to set upseating and catering at StBrendan’s College hall, oneof numerous cycloneshelters.

The cyclone’s violentpath and destructive200kph gusts across thecoast and Rockhamptonleft a trail of 555structurally damagedhomes and schools, felledmore than a 1000 powerpoles, downed manykilometres of overheadpower lines and left60,000 homes withoutpower. – Brian Dorey

HELPING HANDS: Aid was quickly flowing infor Cyclone Marcia victims (above right), withthe community and Santos heeding the Lionscall. Goods were initially placed in a loanedwarehouse facility (right).

With 200km-per-hour gusts, thisdeadly cyclone left a trail ofdestruction, prompting Lions intoquick action to help thoseaffected by the onslaught


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LIONS ACTION

Age is no barrier to Audrey Nutley, 87 (left), and Joy Parker, 90 and stilldriving a car, when it comes to raising money for the Australian LionsChildren’s Mobility Foundation.

The two, both members of Victoria’s Drysdale Grove Retirement Village,are shown here trimming stamps in preparation for sale to aid the ALCMF.

Used stamps are collected by Lions clubs throughout Australia to helpfund the purchase of walkers for children with disabilities.

The stamps are sold through the Australian Lions Stamp Club.The Stamp Club raised $7,000 from stamps last year, and has donated

more than $30,000 to the foundation over the past 10 years.

Lions, through the foundation, have promised to buy walking aids forevery child in Australia requiring assistance to walk, providing they areassessed by a fully trained physiotherapist.

Most of the children have cerebral palsy. (The Foundation does notpurchase wheelchairs or gophers.)

Currently 140 walkers are funded a year Australia-wide at a cost of about$500,000.

Anyone willing to collect and donate used stamps will indirectly be givinga child the opportunity to walk.

– Trevor Hirth, ALCMF Vic Trustee

STAMP OFAPPROVAL

for Audreyand Joy

The recovery of fire-affected farmers around Kyneton in rural Victoria has beenspeeded up by a joint effort of volunteer groups.

Farmers affected in December and January around the Pastoria and Blackhill areasrecently received bales of hay delivered to the local showgrounds. The hay was organisedby far-off Pakenham Lions in Gippsland in conjunction with Victorian disaster-reliefvolunteer group the Walking Forward Disaster Relief Team. Kyneton Lions then helpedunload and deliver the hay.

PUTTING IN: Taking a break from unloading hay are (from left) Jenna Kelly (Walking ForwardDisaster Relief Team), Lindsay Potter (Kyneton Lions), Graham Cockerell (President PakenhamLions), Allison Horley (President Kyneton Lions) and Dave Quarrell and Gerard Rutter (Kyneton Lions).


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Lions have joined in a $37 million project to

provide an exciting new facility in the fight

against neurological and neurodegenerative

conditions such as Alzheimer’s and

Parkinson’s diseases.

As a Category B project, Western Australia’s

Claremont Nedlands and Bull Creek clubs are

leading a campaign to provide essential

equipment for a planned Western Australian

research facility that will benefit all Australians.

The Sarich Neuroscience Research Institute

will provide the McCusker Alzheimer’s Research

Foundation with purpose-built research

laboratories, work spaces and cryogenic archival

storage. The aim is to facilitate interaction and

collaboration among researchers with this

facility heralding a new era in world-class

neurosciences research in Australia.

Over the past decade, Lions clubs have been

strong supporters of prominent Alzheimer’s

disease researcher (and Claremont Nedlands

Lions member) Professor Ralph Martins, Director

of Research at the McCusker Foundation.

In late 2013, local clubs took on the challenge

of raising $5 million for equipment for Professor

Martins’ new laboratories in the new facility.

To date, $59,700 has been raised and much

more is needed.

The building is due to be completed late next

year.

Professor Martins has spoken to many clubs

around Australia. If four or five clubs can get

together, project organisers are happy to try to

arrange for Professor Ralph Martins to visit

and speak. For details, call Lion Jenny Gill on

0419910681 or email

[email protected].

ON PATROL: There were plenty of willing workers whenthe Lions Club of Sydney Nepal Himalaya took part in CleanUp Australia day at Sydney’s Simmos Beach.

At the end of last year, more than 300Operation Smile medical volunteers from 23countries arrived in Vietnam tocommemorate 25 years of providing free cleftlip and cleft palate surgical procedures toVietnamese children.

But there was little time for celebration. Theteam screened more than 870 patients in thefirst day alone across the cities of Hanoi, Hue, HoChi Minh City, An Giang and Nghe An.

Operation Smile Australia, with the support ofLions Australia, sent a team of 12 doctors andnurses.

“I’m from Vietnam and the changes that I’vewitnessed in my country over the past 25 yearsare nothing short of stunning,” said Viet Nguyen,Associate Vice President of Development in Asiafor Operation Smile. “Children who once wouldhave spent their entire lives battling the shameand stigma of cleft can now face the future withhope.”

Nurse (and Lion) Joan Macrow, part of theAustralian team, said in the first day they saw213 patients who required surgery.

The team was initially hindered because theirdrugs were not cleared by customs in time andreplacement drugs had to be sourced.

“When one sees the fear and trepidation ofour little patients and their parents when wecollect them for surgery, and then the look ofsheer joy and thankfulness on the parent’s’faces when they first see them again, it is sucha joy,” said Joan Macrow. “This operation notonly changes the child’s life but the whole familyand village, as they are now able to go to school,learn, work and are also seen as marriageable.

Said PDG David Floyd, Chairman, of Lions

Australia Operation Smile Project: “I thank all ofthose clubs throughout the country who donatedto our recent appeal. Your generous support willsee us being able to carry on supportingOperation Smile Australia for the next 12months. So far this year we have already fundedthree missions.”

Details: David Floyd – 07 3892 7130 [email protected]

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The IT revolution and a dedicated band ofLions are making the lives of more than

100 young sufferers of autism disorders andtheir families a little more tolerable.

The key is the iPad.In two years, iPads installed with software

tailored to sufferers of Autism Spectrum Disorders

have been given to 120 children in the Sydneyregion as part of the ASD Kids CommunicateProject, coordinated by Sydney’s Lugarno Lions andsupport group Autism Community Network (ACN).

The iPads are regarded as a “missing link” inestablishing communication with non-verbalchildren with ASD.

The inability to communicate effectively, a majorASD impairment, hinders learning and literacy andputs up barriers to social and emotionaldevelopment and independence.

Yet with an iPad and special software called P2G,the life of a young person where thoughts, feelingsand needs are held in silence can become one whereinteraction, expression and learning are possible.

The iPad uses images, sounds and words, andallows access to many innovative autismspecialised applications. Parents are also offeredtraining in how to best use the iPad.

Autism Spectrum Disorders affect about one inevery 110 children in Australia.

In two years, 16 Lions clubs and one Lioness

Lions iPadsgive new voiceto ASD kids

Lions at work

“The life of a youngperson where thoughts,feelings and needs areheld in silence canbecome one whereinteraction, expressionand learning arepossible”

club from N5 have contributed $37,500 to theKids Communicate Project, with a further $41,400coming from the Australian Lions Foundation, LCIFand the St. George Foundation).

The project sprang from an earlier LugarnoLions-launched project to encourage clubs to seekout and assist ASD groups in their areas.

Thanks to the project, parents are reportingincreased motivation, initiation of communication,and reduced child frustration in their children.

Some say their children are able to point topictures on the iPads to make their needs known.Seven-year-old Robbie, for instance, is now able toanswer questions on his iPad, such as giving hisname and age.

Some family recipients of iPads have beeninvolved in follow-up research to determine thestrengths and weaknesses of the system.LEARN MORE: For a fuller report, visithttp://lionsclubs.org.au/activities/disabilities/autism/To assist, contact Elvio Munzone,[email protected] or Claudia Walters [email protected].

Lugarno’s project coordinator Elvio Munzonehands over a cheque for $21,376.

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Ihave the best job in the world. I get to seeand speak to real superheroes all the time.I watch them in action not saving the world but

just living their lives the best way they can whennothing they or their families do is easy . Life forthese heroes must be like swimming in quicksand,always exhausted, moving forward always an effortand never being able to stop or rest. The little thingsare hard for them but they also embrace the littlepleasures and successes and these little things keepthem afloat.

I am referring to the children and families livingunder the weight of cerebral palsy. The children’ssuper powers are that they are stoic, brave, patientand never give up. They are used to hospitals,doctors, nurses, ambulances, needles, operationsand lots of pain. They are continually surrounded bystrangers trying to help.

Mum uses a super smile as a shield against thethings life throws at them and her never -endingcommitment to the welfare of her child and family isher superpower.

You don’t see much of the fathers. They staydressed in their secret identity whether it is blueshirt or white shirt and spend most of their timeaway from their families working hard to fight theirnemesis, the multitude of expenses they face ... andhaving a disabled child in a family means lots ofexpenses. Medical bills, school fees, buying walkers,buying wheelchairs, special beds and other specialequipment, a bigger car to move walkers andwheelchairs, and nurses to help with all the medicalissues that some of these children have. Trips to thehospital which for some children are frequent andcostly and making expensive modifications tohouses to accommodate wheelchairs and walkers,building ramps throughout the house because thehouse is there before the child and not made toaccommodate superheroes.

As you know, every superhero has a sidekick.Lions are sidekicks for the heroes. We help with onelittle thing that makes a great difference to thesechildren, a machine that lets them stand up andwalk. These walkers are like Batman’s utility belt,they help children walk, they help them grow as tallas they can, they strengthen their bones andmuscles, help them breath, and they strengthentheir confidence. One of the greatest things we doby giving our heroes this utility belt is that we showthem that there is someone outside of their familywho cares enough to help them in their daily battleagainst a terrible disease.

The Lions of N5 (and indeed all those elsewhere)can be proud that they are the best sidekicks inAustralia. In the past four years they have providedfunding for 89 walkers for our superheroes at a costof around $390,000. Well done Sidekicks. I thoughtyou might like to see some of our heroes picturedhere.

Superheroes I have known

“Life for these heroesmust be like swimming inquicksand, alwaysexhausted, movingforwards always an effortand never being able tostop and rest”

The N5 Chairman of the Australian Lions Children'sMobility Foundation, Greg English, pays tribute to a specialgroup of people

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THE LIONS CLUB OF THE FUTURE

In this changing world, change is constantand those who do not, can not or will notchange on many occasions get left behind.

The club structure that has ser ved us well foralmost 100 years may not be the most appropriatemodel that will serve us best in the future.

In other words, the club as we know it today maynot be a “real club” or a “whole club” in years tocome. Society is demanding that we be inclusive ofthose with disability, the young and the aged,working couples, early retirees etc, so how do webest cater for the total community spectrum withinour club structure? How do we best provide a“pathway to Lions” for our maturing Leos and youngprofessionals, baby boomers and those specialinterest groups or the volunteers who like to getinvolved with a one-off particular project or event.

Please consider the following model – based onour own Australian gumnut tree – and as presentedby our Executive Officer Rob Oerlemans at aLeo/Lion Summit at the Hamburg Convention. It is amodel where multiple club branches can worktogether under one “parent” Lions club, where eachbranch can be its own ‘pod’. It is a model whereseveral club branches – each with its own niche butwhich are part of the same “parent club” – cansupport each other with events, projects andactivities. The parent becomes the “administrativehub”, and supports the rest.

In the above model, the parent club may consistof those members aged, say, 35–70, who provideall of the administrative support, technicalknowledge and major project organisational skills

for the group. The club branch structure could be:-• Club Branch A – Young professionalsmonthly breakfast club• Club Branch B – Senior Lions who can nolonger do the heavy lifting but still want toundertake projects and activities within theircapabilities. They may meet fortnightly overlunch for a social exchange, and plantheir activities at the same time.• Club Branch C – Leo/LionClub• Club Branch D –School based Teachers& Parents Group (whoorganise their annualschool fete and otherschool related fundingprograms).• Club Branch E – Military Club – eitherserving or retired/veteranmembers (who have a strong sense of camaraderie from theirtime working in groups within themilitary discipline).• Club Branch F – The localfootball club who may alsowork with the Leo/Lion branchclub on joint projects to provide the youth of thecommunity with alternative activities to keep themaway from other temptations (e.g. drugs). • Club Branch G – Special interest group orpeople with disabilities• Club Branch H – Ethnic or Cultural DiversityGroup

As shown, the possibilities here are endless andcould in fact throw a lifeline to some of our existingsmall clubs who are struggling in thosecommunities where there is “fly in fly out” mining, reducing population within remote townships etc.

Perhaps those existing struggling clubs couldcontinue as club branches to one large provincial orregional hub club – rather than simply die and thusdeprive those small towns of a Lions presence.

I welcome your

thoughts, and also issue a challenge! Some clubsalready do have a club branch or club branchesattached to them. Which club would like to be thefirst to take on (say) five club branches as a trial forsay two years, so that we can get some definitivefeedback and results of challenges faced,achievements and progress made over the period toshare with our whole Lions Family? I would love tohear from you.

PDG John MullerGMT Area Leader MD201

Mob 0407 114687

Times change and Lions need to

change to keep up and even ahead of

the changes. PDG John Muller looks at

an innovative way of moving forward

The gumnut tree – a way forward!

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Cal gets new wheelsCallaghan Shepherd has spent the last six months watching

other kids running and playing at recess, but after a donationfrom the Lions Club of Broken Hill he’s back in the game.

“Cal”, who has cerebral palsy, received a specially designed Mustangwalker valued at $4,000.

The walker is customisable and can be adjusted as Cal grows, andshould provide him with the gift of mobility for years to come.

It replaces an old walker that had far less mobility .At the handover, Cal said he was looking forward to playing “chase

and tag” with his schoolmates at recess.

OFF AND AWAY: Cal (right) gets some last-minute advice from No vitaChildren’s Services physiotherapist Kate Nicholson before going for a spinin his new walker. Picture courtesy Barrier Daily Truth.


In January 2013, N5’s District Governor GregDunn and several senior Lions visited theLions Clubs of Norfolk Island and Arthurs Valeand Norf’k Ailen Leo Club as part of hisofficial visit.

Greg’s team was disturbed to see shutterscovering many of the once thriving businesses.Although very welcoming and friendly, the Islandseemed to lack some of the bounce it hadpreviously shown.

Indications were that there had been a significantreduction in the number of residents and also whatappeared to be a significant decrease in tourism.

As part of the official visit, meetings were heldwith the Administrator and the Chief Minister. Atboth of these, and with reference to the group’sprevious observations, they posed the question“How can Lions on the mainland together withthose on the Island be of ser vice to your

community?” Both of these meetings virtuallyindicated it as being out of Lions’ hands.Funding cuts due to the economic downturnhad reduced the capacity to promotetourism, the major source of revenue for theIsland. This reduction in income and resultanthardship had caused, and is still causing,residents to leave the Island, often leading tothe breakdown of the family unit.

When 2nd Vice District Governor JoanneSim nominated Norfolk Island as the site forher 2015 Convention (September 29-31,2015), it opened an opportunity to increasethe possible benefit the Island would normallyreceive from its own Lions clubs hosting theconvention.

The District team decided to initiate the “NorfolkExperience” and issue an invitation to ever yonefrom Constitutional Area 7 to join them on their ownpiece of paradise and at the same time enjoy afantastic holiday with lots of friends.

For those convention addicts, they will be cateredfor with the opportunity to attend the N5Convention, and for others there’s the advantage ofa holiday together with Lions from all over , enjoyingeach other’s company and combining in real fun

and fellowship. Norfolk Experience! An experienceyou will hopefully never forget.

By just being there, by enjoying the Island’shospitality and by having fun in this special place,you will help their economy. You will be SERVINGthe people of Norfolk Island.

Have you been to Norfolk Island? Isn’t it abouttime you went? Could you imagine a better time togo? If so, send an expression of interest [email protected].

– PDG Greg Dunn

Your chance to lend a hand to idyllic NorfolkSuffering the effects of economic

downturn, this Pacific paradise offers

Lions the opportunity to help out while

enjoying a fabulous holiday

ISLAND PARADISE: The call is out for Lions to enjo y awonderful holiday while attending a convention and helpingboost Norfolk Island’s economy. Picture Wikimedia

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Conroe Noon Lions in Texas rang in 2015 with18 new members, boosting its membership to299. The club found people who wanted whatthe club offered. “Helping folks in need” wasthe answer a new Lion gave when asked whyshe joined. “Getting to know the good peoplein the club” was another response. “Service ismy passion,” said a third.

The hope is that other clubs experience the samesuccess in adding new members as Lions ClubsInternational’s centennial in 2017 approaches. LionsClubs International is not leaving membershipgrowth to chance. The Membership AwardsProgram in conjunction with the centennial hasbegun. From April 1 to June 30, 2018, Lions andclubs that bring in new members or sponsor clubswill be recognised with attractive pins, certificatesand banner patches.

“This is a great opportunity to ser ve byincreasing our ability to ser ve,” says InternationalPresident Joe Preston. “I encourage every Lion andclub to be dedicated to enhancing our capability toserve by recruiting new Lions and starting newclubs.”

A Lion who sponsors a new member betweenApril 1, 2015, and June 30, 2018, will berecognised as a centennial sponsor and will receivea limited-edition pin and certificate. A Lion whoassists in chartering a new club between April 1and June 2018 also will receive a limited-editionpin and certificate. Multiple Lions can be creditedwith chartering a new club.

The awards program includes progressive levelsof recognition. If a new member or new clubremains in good standing for a year and a day , theresponsible Lion (or Lions) will be recognised as aSilver Centennial Lion and receive another limited-edition pin. A Gold Centennial Lion will be likewisehonoured if a new member or club remains in goodstanding for two years and a day. DiamondCentennial Lions are honoured for new members orclubs in good standing after three years and day .Good standing means international per capita taxes

are paid in full and there is no outstanding balanceof $50 or more that is 90 days past due.

Silver Centennial Lions also will have their namedisplayed on LCI’s website. Gold Centennial Lionsget their name displayed and will be recognised atarea forums and at district and multiple districtconventions. Diamond Centennial Lions will receivethe same recognition as well as be listed in theLION Magazine.

Clubs also can achieve various levels ofrecognition for adding to membership. A PremierCentennial Lions Club is one that inducts at leastthree new members during 2015, 2016 or 2017.The new members must remain active for two yearsand a day. Or a Premier Centennial Lions Club isone that sponsors a new club during 2015, 2016 or2017. The new club must remain active for twoyears and a day.

Once the new club has been active for two yearsand a day, Premier Centennial Lions Clubs receive abanner patch, recognition on the LCI website, avirtual banner recognition and recognition at theinternational convention, area forums, district andmultiple district conventions.

A World Class Centennial Lions Club is one thatinducts at least three new members each year in2015, 2016 and 2017 and sponsors a new clubduring 2015, 2016 or 2017. World Class clubsreceive the same honor as Premier clubs but alsoreceive a special award presented by the districtgovernor and a special custom pin for each activeclub member and will be listed in the LION.

Complete details are listed on the LCI website.

GETTING GROWING: Clubs worldwide are addingmembers. Clubs in Multiple District 300 Taiwan swearin new members (pictured below) on a visit byInternational President Joe Preston.

Centennial Celebration Membership Awards announcedNew program geared torecruiting Lions andstarting new clubs

L I O N S C L U B S I N T E R N A T I O N A L C E R T I F I C A T E O F

Centennial Club OrganizationPresented to

For providing the greatest assistance

in the organization

of a new Centennial Lions Club, as

determined by the district governor.

District Governor

FPO


13April - May 2015

Lions serve. One joy of service is the vicariousthrill of knowing we play at least a small partin the successes of our service recipients.

Aidan Barry, 17, from Marion in Adelaide’ssouthern suburbs, is providing a lot of thrills forAdelaide Italian Lions.

We initially got involved in a drive to raise about$45,000 to get Aidan an Assistance Dog after firstdetermining that we couldn’t supply one bymodifying the training of our Hearing Dogs.

Explains Aidan: “An Assistance Dog can carryshopping, press pedestrian crossing buttons andhelp with daily chores like pulling laundr y from thewashing machine.”

The “almost” straight A student (“I got a B in year11 English”) at Sacred Heart College was born withmultiple health issues.

“Aidan had his first open heart surger y at twoweeks,” says mum Bernadette ”Bernie” Barry,adding he’s had three more open-heart proceduresand two “closed” procedures including the fitting ofa pacemaker. (As this magazine went to pressadditional surgery was due to replace thatpacemaker.)

Aidan also has vision and hearing problems anda lung condition he describes as “asthma-like”. Hehas normal legs and feet. He has hands on armsnow about 15cm long but only operable on the rightside.

So, all this is enough to keep a young fellowdown, awaiting the final count, right? Wrong! Aidandisplays constant drive and will to succeed, and it isobvious where he gets it from.

“Some men see things as they are and ask, Why;I dream things that never were and ask, Why not?”Bernie explains that this, her guiding philosophy,originated with Robert Kennedy.

“I was told I could never drive a car ,” recallsBernie, who replied, “of course I can. We just haveto find out how.” She drives daily.

Aidan has adopted her attitude, choosing to seeopportunities instead of problems. He explains byadapting computer game terminology: “Having aphysical disability is like playing Life in Hard Mode.”

Aidan’s golf career began with an interest at 4,playing at 7, and taking over coordination of golf forpersons with disabilities at 14. He plays bothordinary, single-stroke golf and Ambrose Rules.

In this adaptation, a foursome tees off as usualfrom a single point. One player’s ball, of course,lands nearest the hole. The other three players thenmove their balls to that spot so all players play alltheir second shots from that same point.

Aidan is captain and honourar y administrativeofficer of the No Handicap Golf Club run throughDisability Recreation and Sport South Australia(DRSSA), where Bernie is a board member.

The club was originated as the SA Amputee GolfAssociation by Gary Hart, who had lost part of a legand who has since died, and is now open topersons, especially young people, with disabilities.

Bernie and Aidan cite benefits. “There are kidswith autism who would never open their mouths, ”says Bernie, “but they’ll talk about their golf game.”

Marion City Council’s Young Citizen of the Yearfor 2015, S.A. Winner of the Courage Award in the

2014 Pride of Australia list, and a member of theYouth Brains Trust of Australia, Aidan does a lot ofpublic speaking to raise awareness of the benefitsof sport for persons with disabilities.

“I am really grateful to DRSSA and Lions for theirsupport to get an assistance dog – it doesn’thappen without generous people like yourselves,”says Aidan.

One of his long-term goals is to study law atuniversity. Another is “to get golf accepted into theParalympics and to win a gold medal”. AdelaideItalian Lions are taking no bets at any odds againsthis getting there.

AIDANCOMES OUTSWINGING...and a Lions club takes

pride in its ability to serve.Bill Barnes reports on an

amazing young man


From Executive Officer Rob

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From Council Chairman Warren

Hello to all FellowLions, Lionesses andLeos...

We are nowapproaching the lastquarter of the Lions Year.Current DGs are finalisingthe actions and activitiesthat have been in the

planning and implementation stages for at least thepast 18 months.

Incoming DGs and their teams are in the finalstages of planning prior to the implementation oftheir action plans commencing on 1 July . In manycases District and Club trainings will all be held inMay/June.

Why all of this feverish activity?There are many answers to this. Initially, it is all

about getting ready to better ser ve ourcommunities and to make sure that we are meetingthe challenges and change in community needsand services.

It is also about involving our members; givingthem a sense of involvement and eventually asense of pride in the results achieved; it is aboutmaking sure that we increase our visibility in ourcommunities.

We have our March to May Membership Drive.Included with this is the ‘ASK 1 KEEP 1’membership promotion. The emphasis is that notonly do we need to promote and invite newmembers, but we need to look after, encourage,involve and support all members. Successfulimplementation of this approach will help in the‘Stop the Drops’ Program.

The election of our new Club Officers andBoards will invigorate clubs with these officialsbringing new ideas and projects.

If we continue with these ideas and the manymore in IP Joe Preston’s ‘Strengthen the Pride’theme, we will increase our membership andincrease our ability to better ser ve ourcommunities.

In recent times communities in South Australiaand Western Australia have been seriouslyimpacted by bushfires and even more recentlyCyclone Marcia caused devastation in Queenslandcommunities.

Many clubs will be supporting the fire reliefefforts throughout the states and these clubs willalso be in a position to directly assist thosecommunities impacted.

Clubs who wish to donate or undertakecollections for this appeal should send those fundscollected through to their Cabinet Treasurer whowill on forward direct to the Australian LionsFoundation.

The Australian Lions Foundation will collectdonations being made from districts and willdistribute those funds direct to the areas throughthe District administration to commence assistance.

Congratulations to DGs Rosemary Wenham (C1),Maxine Whitely (W2) and David Trigg (Q4) and theirteams for the immediate response within theirdistricts and the efforts provided to those needingassistance.

By the time this article goes to print, one of ourpremier programs, The Youth of the Year 2015Program will have been completed in all states andwe look forward to another incredible group ofyoung people presenting themselves for theMultiple District Final. It is extremely important thatclubs continue to support this program and theyouth of our communities.

The 2014 national winner, Jordan Green,together with all state winners participated in ayouth camp in New Zealand and then spent anenjoyable week in Western Australia, Jordan’shome state.

Clubs and club members are asked to againconsider hosting young people from overseas aspart of this year’s Youth Exchange Program. Clubsmay consider organising a ‘host-for-a-day-roster’ ofclub members. This way the wonderful experienceof hosting an exchange student can be shared bymany within the club.

Please contact your Youth Exchange DistrictCoordinator for further information.

Is your club entering the ‘Lions Happiest ClubAward’? Entries close on 10th of April – furtherdetails can be found on the website.

I have also been advised that MD201 is therecipient of a Leo Club Extension Award for 2013-14.This award recognises the outstanding efforts inthe extension of Leos clubs in the Multiple Districtwith at least five new Leo clubs being formed.Congratulations to the 2013-14 Council ChairmanGary Parker and the 2013-14 Multiple District LeoClub Chairperson Martin Peebles.

One item on the agenda will be a motion toincrease MD dues – please consider and supportthis motion.

With the end of our Lions year fast approaching,there are three MD Conventions within ourConstitutional Area that will take place during April/May. MD202 is in Napier, New Zealand from 24-26 April; MD307 is in Jakarta from 7-9 May; andof course our own MD201 in Newcastle from 1-4May.

Have you registered yet? Don’t leave yourregistration until the last minute. The ConventionCommittee have included, for your absoluteenjoyment, a wide range of social functions withinthe Convention program.

Until we meet in Newcastle, wear your badgeproudly and keep working on your wonderfulprojects, be they national or local projectssupporting your communities. Those four principalfocus areas of Humanitarian Ser vice, Major DisasterRelief, Sight and the Encouragement of Youth witha possible fifth focus being Medical Research, giveus the commitment to stay focused as we are“Serving and Growing Together”.

Marilyn and I are really looking forward tomeeting you all in Newcastle.

– Warren Latham

ON SUCCESS…I once worked for a

gentleman who had many“mantras” but one thatalways stuck in my mindwas:

“My managers shouldnever fear failure. I’m

always suspicious of a manager who never makes

mistakes; it probably means they aren’t doinganything.”

His message was simple, the pathway to successis littered with many little mistakes and failures.Each small failure provides a learning opportunity ,and ultimately (with care and intelligence) is likely tolead to innovation and success. (Mind you, histolerance for mistakes was conditional that thoseerrors resulted from the ‘unknowable andunplannable’ rather than negligence, for which hehad no tolerance.)

One of the nicest things about our organisation isthat we reward success; thanks andacknowledgement provide great motivation to ourmembers, who work so hard and diligently for ourhumanitarian causes. In this environment,however, it is easy to harshly judge those whowork enthusiastically and diligently but often

don’t achieve their planned outcomes, throughno fault of their own..

We have a Lions ethic that covers this area, butmy simple version is:

FROM THE MULTIPLE DISTRICT


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“Support me when I fail, congratulate me when Isucceed and work beside me on all the bits inbetween.”

ON ENJOYMENT AND FUN…Most of us seek to join a Lions Club because we

have a passion for a particular cause; to find a curefor cancer, to help rebuild our community after adisaster, to share leadership skills and our interest inphilanthropy with the young. These are powerfulmotivators to seek out a Lions Club that shares ourpassion.

Most of us stay with a Lions Club for ver ydifferent reasons. The cause remains important butwe stay because we build friendships with like-minded people, we build strong bonds throughshared experiences and in simple terms share funand laughter with our colleagues.

In my own view, Lions shouldn’t beserious business.

I had the pleasure to view a sneak preview of avideo from a Lions Club who will be entering the‘Happiest Lions Club’ competition. This short video

that included a few photos showed a ver yproductive Lions Club where the members clearlyenjoy each other’s company and have a great timetogether.

There is still time to enter, so if you would like toshare your club’s happiness, head over to the LionsAustralia website for details on how to enter .

Finally, the Lions National Office team and I arelooking forward to welcoming you to our home forour Annual Convention in Newcastle this year.There is still time to register.

If you are coming to Newcastle, please try todrop into your National Office for a look around. Weare planning two “Open Day” times for your visit.

l Thursday 30 April –12 noon – 3:00pml Tuesday 5 May – 9:00am – 12:00 noon

– Rob Oerlemans


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Multiple District Constitution & ProjectsMEMBERSHIP MATTERS

MARCH TO MAYMEMBERSHIP CAMPAIGNHow are you and your club going with ourmajor Membership Growth campaign for thisyear?

By now one month has already passed, and Iwould hope that all clubs are now well into theirown recruiting and club awareness activities as partof the campaign.

If you or your club is struggling for ideas,perhaps a couple of these tips and “best practice”ideas from other successful club promotions mayhelp:-• Have a specific activity that your club canconcentrate on. This could range from a “bring afriend night” to recruitment wheel activity at a clubmeeting to build a list of prospects, a shoppingcentre manned display, a free raffle, ladies “hightea”, women’s and family symposium, communityconnector forum – the list is endless and there aremany resources available both on the web, in yourDistrict and at MD level to support you• Have your club commit to a “Nett New MemberInducted” number for the campaign. In other words,if you wish to induct two new members but loseone during the period, then you need to inductthree new members. Confirm that in writing withyour club members, and seek their commitment toachieve the goal.• "Best Practice" success across the clubs in yourZone and District. If something works well for oneclub, share it with all the rest so that all may besuccessful. And please share it with me too, so thatI can share it across the MD.• Set you own personal "new member" goal, andcommunicate that to the rest of your clubmembers. Strong leaders "lead from the front" and“model the way” for others. Provide regular updatesof your personal goal successes, and use this as alever to motivate your team.

I hope this helps, and please remember thatthere are many resources available to help you tobe successful. Your District GMT Team includingZone Chairpersons, the MD GMT Team including50/50 Pathway Champions – and most importantlyfor your District, the New Club Consultants underPCC Lou Onley. Why not link a whole new club ofnew Charter Members to your campaign. Lou andhis team are ready and waiting to support YOU.

If you need help, or have any questions in regardto the above, please do not hesitate to call me. I amonly a click of the keyboard or a phone call away!

PDG john MullerGMT Area Leader MD201

Mob 0407 114687Email: [email protected]

As is generally known, any Multiple DistrictConvention can approve the conduct of aMultiple District Project which can bebroadly described as an activity involvingClubs on a national basis, conducted forcharitable or benevolent purposes.

The approval, from a practical point of view ,gives the Club or District managing the activitythe right to approach each Club within theMultiple District seeking its support. If the projectis a Category “B” Project, the Constitutionprovides that no more than 10 such projects maybe conducted at any one time.

The restriction is intended, firstly to ensurethat all proposed projects areproperly evaluated beforeadoption and, secondly, toprevent an “over supply”. The“more” of anything reduces itsvalue and importance.

It is fair to say that therestriction on the number ofprojects has occasioned somedisquiet. At the 2014 MultipleDistrict Convention therestriction prevented theadoption of several proposedprojects. Such a situation aroseonly because, at that Convention, all then existingprojects were submitted for review. Such asituation is unlikely to occur again for some time.

Projects may involve:(a) Some physical and active efforts by a Club.(b Some physical and active efforts by a Club forthe purpose of raising funds for the payment of adonation for charitable or benevolent purposes.(c) The payment of a donation for charitable orbenevolent purposes.

Many involve a suggested physical activity forthe purpose of raising funds for the benefit of acharitable or benevolent institution. Someprojects simply request a donation.

Unless previously adopted as a project, anyorganisation wishing to approach Clubs for adonation must receive the prior approval of theDistrict Governor of the District in which the Clubis situated. If the Council of Governors weregranted authority to approve such an approachon a national level – by the issuing of a Licenceto Fundraise – any Club could apply to theCouncil for such a licence and avoid the difficultyof seeking a Convention’s approval to theadoption of a project which merely seeksdonations for a worthwhile cause. An applicationcould be made to Council at any Council Meeting

avoiding the present necessity to await theconduct of an annual Convention.

Needless to say, any Multiple DistrictConvention would also have the right to directthe Council to issue a Licence to Fundraise.

A number of existing Categor y “B” Projectsinvolve appeals for financial support and do notinvolve, or require, any active physicalparticipation. It must follow that the approval ofthe availability to seek a Licence to Fundraise willreduce the future number of Categor y “B”Projects submitted for consideration by a MultipleDistrict Convention. On that basis the existinglimit of 10 such projects could be maintained.

It is proposed that should anyClub of District simply wish tosolicit funds for the benefit of acharitable or benevolent purposeand no physical or active efforts berequired:(i) An application for a Licence toFundraise could be made toCouncil at any Council Meeting.(ii) An application could beimmediately approved on termsacceptable for Council for a periodnot exceeding 15 months butrenewable upon request by

Council.(iii) Approval would require the consent of a threequarters majority of District Governors thenpresent and voting.

Should Council be empowered to issue aLicence to Fundraise, it would be necessar y toamend the definition of a Multiple District Projectto be an activity then “not limited solely to theraising of funds”.

If the proposal is adopted:(i) Category “B” Projects can focus on Projectsrepresenting the community service work ofLions.(ii) Lions can more flexibly respond to requestsfor funding that meet our humanitarian goals,through the issuing of Licences.(iii) Requests for Licences can identify potentialopportunities for future projects and partnerships.

The Council of Governors intend to submitNotices of Motion in relation to the matter for theconsideration of delegates at the NewcastleConvention.

PCC David Skinner OAM Legal Officer

By David SkinnerLegal Officer



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Friends in the Lions Family,At the forthcoming Multiple DistrictConvention in Newcastle, the Council ofGovernors will be putting two motions tomembers to increase dues over thecoming years.

The proposal is to increase dues to $37.00(including GST) per member per annum from1st July 2015, to $40.00 (including GST) permember per annum from 1st July 2016, thento $43.00 (including GST) per member perannum from 1st July 2017. It is thenproposed to have CPI increases annuallythereafter.

The present financial position of theMultiple District is sound however ourincome base continues to decrease while ourexpenses continue to increase. This is notsustainable long term. Council believes it isprudent to act now rather than wait until ourposition becomes critical. They have nottaken this decision lightly and are of the viewthat this is a necessar y step to maintain thefuture viability of Lions Australia.

As you would be aware Lions policy is thatall monies raised from the public is returnedto the public, hence no public monies areused for administrative purposes. This setsus apart from most other community ser viceproviders where often less than 50% of theirfunds raised are returned.

The Multiple District is the administrativearm of Lions in Australia and Papua NewGuinea and facilitates and supports theefforts of our members in the Clubs andFoundations who perform community ser vice– locally, nationally and internationally. TheMultiple District does not raise monies fromthe public.

The primary source of income to fund ouradministrationis membershipdues. Asmembershipnumbers fall,dues incomealso falls.

The table atleft illustratesthe fall inmembershipnumbers in our

Multiple District in recent times:The dues are required to pay the following

administrative costs:• The cost of running the National Office –occupancy costs, wages, etc• The cost of funding the Council ofGovernors, Council meetings, the CouncilChairman and the Management Group• The cost of holding the Multiple DistrictConvention at a different location each year .LCI charges US$100 for this opportunity .(Conventioneers at the MD Convention onlypay for hospitality costs)• Travelling expenses for invited MultipleDistrict officers to attendDistrict Conventions• The net cost of producingand posting the Lionmagazine• The cost of funding theGlobal Membership Teamactivities• The cost of funding theGlobal Leadership Teamactivities

Over recent years theMultiple District has workedhard to avoid this request for a duesincrease. It has endeavoured to findadditional sources of (administration) incomeand cut costs wherever possible.

In 2012 we tendered for, and weresuccessful in gaining, the Secretariatservices for Apex Australia. The margin onthe provision of these ser vices was awelcome boost to our operating income.Unfortunately at the end of the contract inOctober 2014 Apex took these ser vices backin-house.

Many of you will have felt the effects ofthe cost cutting measures introduced, whichincluded:• Reduce core staffing – particularly the useof temporary and casual staff resulting inslower turnaround times for filling ClubSupplies orders and other requests frommembers• Reduce the number of Council andManagement Group meetings and seek lowercost venues for these meetings• Reduce the payments made under theConvention Fares Equalisation provisions

• Actively seek lower cost venues forConventions• Reduce the number of committees andexpand the use of teleconferencing formeetings• Reduce the cost of printing, postage andfreight through the increased use ofelectronic media.

However, the point has now been reachedwhere further cuts are not viable withoutseriously affecting the number and standardof services offered by the Multiple District.Services used and valued by Clubs,Foundations and members ever y day.

Australia is a large geographicalarea which is expensive to ser viceand when we consider the rangeand scope of the ser vices wereceive for our fees we receivegood value. In recent years youwill have seen improvedprofessionalism in our publicimage and greater visibilitythrough improved publicperceptions. To achieve andmaintain these standards costsmoney.

As we are all well aware, real costs areincreasing faster than CPI and there has notbeen an above CPI increase for eight years.There was no increase at all in 2011/2012.

Five year financial projections have beenprepared and they indicate that we will be ina difficult financial position within this periodshould these dues increases not beapproved.

An increase in dues now will see theMultiple District remain in a sound positionand your organisation operate as you expect– a vital and efficient support vehicle for allactivities we undertake as Lions.

I hope the information contained in thisreport will help you understand theimportance of this request and assist you inmaking the decision to support your Councilof Governors’ recommendations.

Why Lions at MD Convention should support a dues increase

By Bruce UnwinNational Treasurer

1980 35,659

1990 31,823

1997 29,023

2007 27,305

2012 27,473

2013 27,135

2014 26,936

Year Membership



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International youth exchanges can open many exciting doors. That was thecase after last year’s hosting by Queensland’s Lions Club of North Lakes oftwo youth exchange students, Margherita Rangoni (Italy) and Can Alp(Turkey).

The students were hosted by Lions Bruce and Diane Unwin and, since arriving

home in Bologna, Margherita has contacted her host family with news that several

youth exchange students from Bologna who took part in the program last year met

up at a luncheon in September and decided to form the first Leo Club in Bologna.

All had such fantastic experiences abroad they wanted to become involved in the

Lions movement. The club was due to form with 13 members. “In their own words,

they are very excited to join the Lions world and can’t wait to do some good in their

community,” said Diane Unwin, President of North Lakes Inc.

From panning for gold to driving the spectacular Great Ocean Road andgetting up close with our wildlife, Lions International Youth Exchangeparticipant Cheng Fern Ni from Malaysia saw most of Victoria’shighlights.

Fern spent the Christmas holidays as the guest of Creswick LionsBernardette and Pat Tacey.

Fern chose Australia because she was fascinated with our vast countr y andits delightful weather – although she queried the five degrees on arrival atTullamarine Airport.

Bernardette and Pat’s itinerary for Fern took in Christmas celebrations, localhistory around Creswick, the Grampians and much more.

Fern also got to experience life on a sheep farm with a visit to friends inTooborac.

Fern’s adventurous and pleasant nature saw her take on many challenges,trying new and different foods and making many new friends.

She listed as highlights the drive along the Great Ocean Road, the penguinsat Phillip Island, the sun setting over the rocks at Tooborac and riding a quadbike to help feed the animals on a visit to a sheep farm.

Discovering gold in Lions International Youth Exchange

Aussie experience helps grow Lionism in Italy

START–UP: Margherita, on the far left, is the Bologna club’sCharter Secretary, while the President of their sponsoring Lionsclub is the woman in the centre of the group.

Have you always wanted to see the National Office in Newcastleand are you attending the Newcastle Convention in May 2015?

The MD201 National Office will be holding open days around the 2015Newcastle Convention to show our devoted Lions through the National Office.

When:Thursday 30th April 2015 between 12pm and 3pm. The National Office

will be closing at 3pm to assist with the final set up of the Convention.Tuesday 5th May 2015 between 9am and 12pm

Where:31-33 Denison Street, Newcastle West NSW 2302

The National Office is located 1.5km (20 minute walk) from the CivicPrecinct via Hunter Street.

You do not need to RSVP, please come to the National Office betweenthe above times and one of our staff members will take you on a tour of

the National Office.

The 2015 Newcastle Convention:Do you still need to register for the 2015 National Convention in

Newcastle? You can do so via this link –

http://lionsclubs.org.au/conventions/newcastle-2015/newcastle-convention-registration/


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It was a trip to end all trips – a 15,000km,three-and-a-half-month awareness andfundraising ramble around Australia travellingin a 1923 T Model Ford along with two other TModels plus a back-up team.

Organised by Morayfield & District Lions Club toaid Angel Flight, it involved Morayfield Lion LindsayBell and his wife Val, Merv and Margaret Kroll andtwo American travellers.

Three years in the planning, the trip involved thegroup setting off from Caboolture Centenar y Lakesin Queensland on 31st August.

So how did it all go? Q3 Public Relations OfficerLyn Pysden seeks the details from Lindsay Bell, aT Model restorer, a Lion of 26 years and a formerAngel Flight volunteer pilot.

What inspired the trip?The aim was to raise awareness and funds for

Angel Flight, a charity that gets no government helpand transports people by air from the countr y tocity hospitals free of charge using volunteer pilotsand aircraft, and earth angels on the ground. As aretired pilot, I was unable to fly for them any moreand took on the role of an earth angel. I have beeninvolved in up to 150 missions.

What vehicles were used and were yousponsored by local companies in any way?

A 1917 centre-door sedan pulling a tear -dropvan, a 1923 ute and a 1926 ute pulling a tear -dropvan. Our back-up was an F150 ute and single-axletrailer. Our main sponsor and funds controller wasthe Morayfield Lions Club.

Were there any problems alongthe way?

Many. Here Lindsay Bell lists alitany of annoyances, including:

– The 1923 ute requiringregular top-ups because of a fuelsupply problem

– An alternator problem atBiloela, Queensland that eventually cost $750 allup

– Shrinking of the timber wheel spokes due todry air and heat

– Over-heated radiators– A replaced universal on the 1917 T Model– A broken axle and lost wheel on the Nullarbor

Plain. Says Lindsay: “The people we met in vanparks and on the road offered assistance, first tofind the wheel and then to unload, towing us off theroad, bringing jacks, timber blocks and a chainsawto cut stands to go under the vehicle and an electricrattle gun for the bolts, and setting up our overnightcamp. With their help, we were almost finished bysundown.

“One couple came back next morning to bringextra water and help to load up. We were back onthe road after 24 hours. Lucky we had a spare axleon board.

“At Ceduna we were told of three car collectorsin Kimba who could supply another axle. We founda collection of around 30 in a shed aged from 1915to 1970, all going, driveable and complete butunrestored. We picked up an axle and key.”

– A snapped drive shaft– A split pinion. Continuing big-end bearing trouble that required

Lindsay tofly to Brisbane to bringback a 4WD vehicle and trailer “for ‘Lizzy’for the remainder of the tour”.

Was the fundraising successful?We have raised $18,000 to date and with more

cheques coming in it will be some time before afinal figure is reached.

Would you do it again?Yes, but only in an air-conditioned vehicle and

van, and we’d take at least one year to get around.

Highlightsl The hospitality and assistance of Lions clubs,other service clubs, Ford dealers and members ofthe public along the way.l The spectacular scenery.l Being breathalysed at Fitzroy Crossing (no arrestsmade).l The best barramundi and chips on the trip, at theBarkley Roadhouse, Three Ways, Daley Waters.l A Lions barbecue at Kingston where “you couldcut the steak with a plastic knife it was so tender”.

– Adapted from a longer report

CHUG-A-LONGFOR AN ANGEL

Trekking around Australia in T Model Fords


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By Cassandra BannonValuing education but lacking resources,parents in Kemba in Democratic Republic ofCongo (DRC) built a one-room schoolhousewith mud and straw.

Those raw materials proved to beless than ideal. The walls crumbled.The school lacked windows, desks,chairs and bathrooms. Rain pouredthrough the holes in the roof. Its 140students learned amid dismalconditions.

Aware that the literacy rate isabout 30 percent in the DRC andilliteracy dims work prospects andlimits even access to health care, theAcqui Terme Host Lions Club in Italyset out to help Kemba parents. Theclub teamed up with the KinshasaBondeko Lions to build a newprimary school.

The Acqui Terme Host Lions drewup plans for a school that wouldencompass four buildings: two with12 classrooms each, one to housefour staff offices and a librar y, and aseparate building for restroomfacilities. The Lions held a gala toraise funds to support the projectand received help from other localLions clubs. The Acqui e Colline Acquesi, Cortemiliae Valli, Nizza-Canelli and Carpentras ComptatVenaissin clubs donated time, money or materials.

The Lions then turned to Lions ClubsInternational Foundation (LCIF) for a US$35,750Standard Grant to raise the remaining funds needed

to build and equip the school. LCIF’s most commongrant, Standard Grants provide matching funds fromUS$10,000 to US$100,000 for large-scale Lionshumanitarian efforts. Standard Grants generallyprovide capital funding for equipment and

infrastructure needs. Typically funded are mobilehealth units, hospices, medical equipment, blindand disabled centres, eye clinics and schools indeveloping countries.

Drawing up the plans proved to be the easy partof the project. Located southwest of the capital city

of Kinshasa, Kemba does not have a strongroadway system. Most Kemba residents get aroundon foot, so the streets are not equipped to handleheavy vehicle traffic. The main thoroughfares in thearea are rivers, but there isn’t a river close to

Kemba. So building materialswere brought downriver by boatand then taken via trucks to theirfinal destination.

The Lions persevered and thenew school is now up andrunning, providing a safe placefor students and teachers alike.

Lions expect this new schoolto serve up to 240 studentswhen children from nearbyvillages start attending.

The roof does not leak and thefloor is made of concrete, notdirt.

There are wooden doors andshutters on the windows.Students and teachers now havedesks and chairs.

The work of the Acqui TermeHost Lions did not end once theschool was built; they havepledged to send books,notebooks, pencils and othersupplies to the school for the next

five years. Thanks to Lions, Kemba now has onemore tool to use in the fight against illiteracy andpoverty.

To find out more about LCIF Standard grants, visithttp://www.lcif.org/EN/lions-center/grants/standard.php.

LCIF latest: New school provides opportunity

LCIF AT WORK: The new school in Kemba is a huge impro vement.

Sometimes great achievements just get better.

That’s the case with the Lions Haven for the Aged owned

and governed by nine Lions clubs on Queensland’ s Gold

Coast.

Established in 1992 on Hope Island, the facility has

recently had an extensive upgrade and more is on the way .

Work has started on an extra 54-bed, two-storey block that

will take the total bed licences to 121.

The new extension is due for completion in November .

The facility is a fully accredited aged-care centre with over

60 residents in fulltime care and employs about 80 people

(more details at www.lionshaven.com.au).

The managing Lions clubs would be interested to know if

there are any other such facilities in Australia or the world that

are fully owned and managed by Lions clubs.

LIONS HAVEN for the aged

JUST GETTING BETTER: The architect’simpression of the new extension (above) and theupgraded Lions Haven as it is today (right).


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WOMEN IN LIONS

A conversation with Louise EiszeleLouise, 30 and a mother of two, is a school teacher and a Lion. Shefinds time in her busy schedule to be an integral part of the PenguinLions Club. She is also on 201T1 Cabinet as Leos Chairperson, and isState Co-ordinator on the Multiple District Leo Committee. Louisewill also be a presenter at the Youth Forum at the MD Convention inNewcastle.

Q: Louise, your family, including parents Toby and Julie, epitomisesthe meaning of Family Membership, with Toby being a past DistrictGovernor and very active members among other siblings in yourfamily. What is it like being part of such a Lions family?

Being part of such a family makes for a positive experience. We havebeen involved with Leos prior to me becoming a Lion. The family workstogether on projects. I remember being ver y young, and Dad taking me alongto Leo activities. I could not wait until I grew up and was old enough to joinLeos. My two children are Lion Cubs, an International membership programto include all members of the family . Will, our son, will be four in April, andour daughter, Mia, is two.

Q: You are 30 years old. You are married to Daniel, who is also aLion, you work three days as a teacher, have two wonderfulchildren, and are Leos Chairperson on Cabinet, yet you find time tobe a Lion. How do you do it?

At times I feel that I should step back, but then something positivehappens. This gives me the enthusiasm to keep going. Balance betweenfamily and Lions is sometimes difficult, but the extended family will step inand help. If this doesn’t happen, then family comes first. I do whatever I can.I work three days per week, and have a good supportive workplace, which isa positive in all that I do.

Q: Being young, what advantages do you see in being a Lion?The advantage as I see it, is that I feel that I can give a lot to older

members. I can also learn a lot from the older members, such as life skills.Older Lions have so much knowledge about Lions,. It is a continuing learningprocess, with the exchange of ideas between the young and experienced.

Q: Lions talk about change so that the organisation can attractyounger people. What would you like to see changed, so that theorganisation can attract more people like you?

Existing clubs with older members need to be open to new ideas. Theyshould be prepared to listen to suggestions from younger members. Theyshould also be prepared to give these ideas and suggestions a tr y – e.g.balance between traditions and change. Respect should always be shown totraditions, but at the same time, (we should) be open to change.

Q: Being a Leo then a Leo/Lion, and now a Lion, has this helped youin your role today?

It was a great experience being a Leo. I learnt leadership skills from beinga Leo. When I became a Lion, I was elected as a Vice President in my firsttwo years as a Lion. I was a Board member in my first year as a Lion.

Q: Being involved in the organisation for so long, you would havehad many highlights. Can you give me some insight into thesehighlights?

The greatest achievement is our LYNX program. This stands for Lions YouthNetwork Express. I am among a core group of Lions, along with Dad and acouple of community members, who established this. It has been going forapproximately eight years. We run four workshops throughout the year,covering topics from abuse to drugs and alcohol, grief and loss, bullying etc. Itis for young teens who need a bit of guidance. I help bring them along andfacilitate sessions. We train young people to become leaders within theprogram, therefore young people are guiding young people. I feel veryprivileged to have been a part of this and I hope that I can continue to make apositive difference in young people’s lives and help them to make positivechoices.

Q: Louise, you are a presenter at the Youth Forum in Newcastle.What do you hope this forum will achieve?

I hope it will create links between Leos and Lions clubs. I hope it will giveolder members the confidence to ask younger people to join Lions.Encourage them to look at Leos, and encourage Leos to join Lions clubs.There are so many benefits to be gained by clubs in approaching youngerpeople to become members.

Thank you Louise for your time. It has been a pleasure talking toyou.

– PDG Brenda Henderson

StepAhead, supported by Lions Australia Spinal CordFellowship, is embarking on ground-breaking researchcombining cutting-edge technologies never used incombination before.

A team led by Dr. Sam Long (Head of Veterinary Neurology andNeurosurgery at the University of Melbourne Veterinary Hospitaland a Lions Australia Spinal Cord Fellowship holder) is undertakingresearch in conjunction with dogs being treated for chronic spinalcord injury. “Dogs represent an excellent model for spinal cordtrauma in people – they suffer naturally occurring spinal trauma inthe form of intervertebral disc extrusions in a manner ver y similar

to the trauma suffered by people,” says Dr Long. “As with people,their injury at its most severe induces complete paralysis withsimilar features. We treat these dogs in our clinic, where theavailability of MRI scanning, sophisticated surgical techniques andhighly specialised monitoring equipment allows us to evaluate theirprogress after treatment.”

Here new technologies can be rapidly assessed and adopted.Currently there are only a few research centres in the world withthe expertise for such research. The program is a collaborationbetween Australia, the European Union and U.S., requiringresearch agreements from the various sites around the world.

Innovative research supported by Lions promises a step ahead in spinal cor d treatment

. Dr Sam Long


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How many lives will be saved?

AROUND THE NATION

It’s near impossible to guess how many lives might be

saved thanks to a recent act of community service by

Adelaide’s Glenside Lions.

The club raised $26,000 through its Glenside Lions

Bookmart, an outlet that sells and exchanges books, to buy

nine defibrillator units that it donated to community groups

and sporting clubs throughout its area.

The donation followed an approach to many organisations

by Vice President Bob Oaten and Lion Paul Turner that found

strong desires to have a defibrillator on their premises in case

of heart attacks.

The defibrillators were handed over at a presentation at the

Burnside Community Centre, with another unit to be installed

at the Lions Bookmart itself.

At midnight on Friday 30th January, the townof Waroona, 112km south of Perth, was wokenby the sound of fire engine sirens and thesight of a blanket of smoke covering thetown.

A freak lightning storm had sparked a huge fireup on Forrington Heights on the Thursday beforeand the fires had now broken containment lines andwere moving towards the north-east corner of townwhere residents living in the Ryecroft Vista andButlers Retreat Estates were under serious threat. It

had also spread south to thehouses off Russell Drive at the farend of the local golf course.Residents were told to leave andgather on the town oval and latermoved to the neighbouring town ofHarvey as the fires moved closer.

With 200 fire-fighters andvolunteersdescending onthe town from

all over the Perth metro area and nearby countr ytowns to battle the inferno, the Waroona Lions weremobilised into action.

Manning their purpose-built kitchen frommidnight on the Friday, they worked in shiftsthrough the nights and days from Friday night toMonday afternoon, cooking and feeding the firecrews breakfast, lunch and dinner plus supplyingbottles of water and cool drinks to battle theirextreme thirst from the searing heat.

Fifteen Waroona Lions shared the load togetherwith volunteers from the local bowling club, postoffice, other local organisations and wives anddaughters of the Lions members, led by Phil Turnerwho put in a staggering 54 hours with two or threeother Lions not far behind him on 30-plus hours.

Waroona Lions answer fire call

When the sirens sounded this Western AustralianLions club showed it was up to the task

QUICK RESPONSE: The fire takes hold of the town as crews battleon (above). And (left below) Lions Neville Smith, Alan Lochowicz, DomDella-Franca and President Pat Delio join with bowling club membersDennis Tyler (foreground) and Matt Wildermoth and Lion Andrew“Benny” Goodman (striped shirt) in feeding fir e-fighters and volunteers.Team leader Phil Turner (below) stopped for two short sleep breaks onlyduring the drama.

LIFE SAVING: Handover of the defibrillators.


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Dylan’s on his way

HALF DOZEN: South Australia’s Yankalilla Lions don’t muck round when it comes torecruiting new members. They recently scored six in one go. The new members are(left to right) Brian Dedicoat, Kyle Hand, Rebekah Booth, Russell Boxer, GlennFreeberg and Michael Hatcher,. They’re being welcomed here by President GrahamButtery.

Lions Parks can be found right aroundAustralia and behind practically every one ofthem is a story of great community service byLions members.

That’s certainly the case with the Lions Park inBinningup, Western Australia.

About 90 people recently attended the 60thanniversary of the gazetting of the Binninguptownship at the same venue , a park where in 1955a meeting of interested people of the BinningupBeach Syndicate gathered for a picnic.

Binningup Waters Lions have adopted the park,maintained the lawns and installed and looked afterthe reticulation, seating and a gazebo with thesupport of the Shire of Har vey for many years.

A sign outlining the histor y of the Lions Park wasunveiled at the 60-year celebrations by ShirePresident Tania Jackson.

On hand to cut the celebration cake was pastresident Alice Crook who wrote the histor y of thesettlement from its beginnings as a holidayvenue.

A 60-year walk in the Lions park

Young Dylan Sousa tries out the br and newHart Walker presented to him by Sydney’sBondi Lions.

Lion Allan Green, Vice President of Sydney’sRiverstone and Districts Lions Club, has justreturned from his seventh friendship visit to thePhilippines.

With his wife Malu Rivera, Allan travelled to Baguio,known as the “Summer Capital” of the Philippines, in thecentral Luzon area and took part in several Lionsactivities. They were hosted by members of the BaguioHost Lions Club and joined in projects which were partof the Melvin Jones (founder of Lions) celebration week.

7th Philippines visit


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RIDE ON: Stage one of Tasmania’s 25km long Blue DerbyMountain Bike Trail is open, with North East Tasmania Lionsand the Tasmanian Lions Foundation each putting up $4,750for hot shower facilities for riders. Next year another 50kmof trail will be opened. At right, TLF Chairman Phil Vineypresents the cheque to Dorset mayor Barry Jarvis.

LIONSOUT AND

ABOUT

LOCAL HERO: Mount Gambier Lioness ClaireWelch is congratulated by President Sue Parkinsonon her Order of Australia for her long voluntaryservice to the Mount Gambier community.

CARER AID: Palliative care nurse Caroline Short receives a$5,000 scholarship from Cessnock Lions Club President IanAnderson as part of the Lions Club’s Nurse’s ScholarshipFoundation to enable her to attend an inter nationalconference/workshop on palliative care being held in Bristol (UK).On her return in June, Cessnock Lions will hear a presentation onthe conference from Caroline.

QUIET ACHIEVER: Victorian Lion JohnMorritt, a power worker for 38 years and apower worker as a volunteer, with hisToolambi Citizen of the Year award.

WIN-WIN: Victoria’s Youth of the Year winner2014-15 Ashleigh Rogers collects another award,this time as Gannawarra Shire Young Citizen of theYear. With her are Cohuna President AllanWalkington and V6 YOTY Chairman NormWalkington.

40 UP: Celebrating their 40th anniversary are six of the sevencharter members of East Maitland Lions (standing Gar y Parsons,PDG Paul Logue, Doug Frost and seated Fred French, Keith Martinand PDG Wal Sellers). Absent was PDG Ken Rowland.

HANDOVER: Goulburn City Lion Dave King presents Ross Kirkby ofSt Vincent de Paul with hampers. The club donated 70 hampersworth $70 each.


SHOWING THE MEANING OF KINDNESS

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Honour your top LionsNow is the time to recognise thededicated service of your members totheir community.

Top of the tree isthe Melvin JonesFellowship orProgressive MelvinJones Fellowship. Bydonating to the OneShot, One Life: LionsMeasles Initiative yourclub will save the lives of thousands ofchildren, giving them the chance of a healthylife. Your gift will go towards bestowing aMelvin Jones Fellowship on a club member orcommunity champion.

Often the hardest workers in your clubalready have been honoured with a MJF. Theircontinued high standards of ser vice can berecognised with a Progressive Melvin JonesFellowship Diamond Lapel Pin.

You can honour your club President’s year ofleadership with a LCIF Contributing Pin 2014-2015.

A donation to LCIF of $110 will secure aGold Lapel Pin for your President. Yourdonation will be listed under your club’s andPresident’s name. One hundred percent ofevery dollar donated to LCIF goes back toLions in grants.

The Gold, Silver ($55) and Bronze ($20)LCIF Contributing Pins are available from yourLCIF District Co-ordinator. If you are a smallclub where US$1,000 for a MJF is a stretch,your $20 per member makes your club a100% Contributing Member Club receiving abanner patch. A great way of supporting LCIFworld-wide grants and programs.

– “Small Donations that make a BIGDifference”

The kindness of Lions shone when the Victor Harbor and Port Elliot clubs set up Kate Turner,who has a rare skin disorder, with a new home art studio.

Kate, 26, has Epidermolysis Bullosa, or EB, in which her skin peels at the slightest touch.There are 17 varying degrees of EB, and while just over 1,000 across Australia have the disorder, Kate is

one of only three in South Australia struggling with a severe case.Yet she never complaints, and among her passions are collecting pig nick-knacks (she has hundreds)

and painting in oils and acr ylics – quite an achievement given that EB has robbed her of her hands.Her mother, Linda, an equally remarkable person and dedicated to her daughter , bought materials to

build Kate her own art studio in the backyard of their Victor Harbor home. And yes, Kate loves paintingpigs.

However, Linda realised she couldn’t do the job herself. That’s when Lions stepped in.Led by Geoff Pfeiffer, who calls himself a retired carpenter, cabinet maker and Mr Fix It, and with help

from Mike Davis and Bevan Daniel (see the three pictured above), the impressive room was quicklyprogressing.

“I can’t thank them enough,” said Kate. Linda and Kate were planning an official opening of Kate's studio as a means of saying thank you to all

involved.Local business people helped out with materials supplied at greatly-reduced prices.

– Adapted from Coast Line magazine stor y

HAPPY WORKERS: Giving their time and effort for a g reat cause, Lions members (from left) Mike Davis,Bevan Daniel and Geoff Pfeiffer.

Barbecues to help kids growPDG Lion Nigel Jeny OAM came up with a great idea for finding newmembers for Lions.

He organised not one but two barbecues over the same weekend, with two aims... to find new Lions members and also to provide needy children suffering cerebralpalsy with walkers through the Australian Lions Children's Mobility Foundation(ALCMF).

The children were Quinn from Westleigh who needed a Buddy Roamer Walker($5,250) and Lachlan from Hunters Hill who needed a Kidwalk Walker ($6,725).

Two generous Sydney clubs, West Pennant Hills Cherrybrook and City of Ryde,gave up their Sunday for the barbecues.

Barbie brigade: Joining the West Pennant Hills Cherrybrook fundraising barbecue(right) is The Hon. Philip Ruddock, surrounded by dedicated Lions.


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It was a long time ago, before mobile phones, tablets, iPads, personalcomputers, email or even faxes when a group of good men got togetherand formed a Lions club in Bellingen, NSW. Carl Foster was one of thosemen.

As secretary of a group of only 10, one of the smallest Lions clubs, he not onlyhelped get the club started but stayed for 60 years.

Over those six decades Carl undertook ever y possible job and did them well. Carl held all major positions (including four as President), gained a Melvin Jones

Fellowship and was awarded life membership of Lions International in 1989. As an NRMA service patrolman for the past 26 years, he made many friends

through his helpful deeds night and day in all kinds of weather . Put simply, Carl was a good man, a good Lion, and a great mate.

– Adapted from eulogy byLion Wal Tyson

VALE: Carl Foster

Lions prides itself on makingcommunities a better place tolive, work and grow. JohnKnowles dedicated nearly 50years of his life to this end.

He was recognised in 1996 with an Order of Australia Medal forservice to the community, particularly through Lions ClubsInternational.

After joining Floreat Lions in 1967 he was a club director for 18years and always passionate about Lions in Western Australia. Atthe national level he held many positions, including seven years asEmergency Grants Chairman.

A pharmacist for 45 years, John was an accomplishedsportsman and despite suffering a renal disease as a child (he laterrequired a kidney transplant) he seldom slowed down in ser vingLions.

John is survived by his wife Val, his sister Dale, children Johnand Corry and six grandchildren.

VALE: John Knowles OAM


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There’s excitement in our Lions Club, we’ve landed us a job,It seems the local betting shop found someone else to rob.They told us that their clientele was keen and well to doAnd they thought they would impress them with a Lions BBQ

Now none of us let on that there were problems yet in store; You see, a BBQ was something that we’d never done before.“Of course we’ll bloody do it” said our President elect.“It can’t be all that difficult”, or words to that effect.

Our club for many years has been with telly marketing.It means that as a Lion you don’t have to do a thing.The money comes in thick and fast and then goes straight back out;And some charity says “Bless you”; that’s what it’s all about.

We have a reputation for raising lots and lots of dough;But where the money comes from, we don’t really want to know.Our meetings are bi-monthly, but then more than enough;We check the books, have dinner, and decide who gets the stuff.

So imagine our amazement when we got this strange request.We all agreed we’ll have a go; at least we’ll do our best.Another local Lions club said they’d lend us all the gear ,Which included a big esky, we assumed to store our beer

We all turned up like surgeons, about to operate,With brand new Lions aprons, caps and gloves, we did look great.And each of us was set a task like cooking, serving, cash;With Bernie as the overseer; big eyebrows and moustache.

The other club set up the stuff so we’d not have to care,But the bloke who was to show us how , just wasn’t anywhere.We got a heap of sausages and laid them on the plate,We relished our achievement, they were really looking great.

Ten minutes had elapsed and we thought that it was strangeThat even though we turned and poked, their colour didn’t change.Old Bernie read instructions from a book he thought to bring.“Hey! They never told us that we had to light the bloody thing.”

Well, we couldn’t light the BBQ no matter how we‘d tr y.The Book said check the gas bottle and sure enough its dr y.Another bloke came in to help and set the bottle right.We turned it on to check it while Jimmy went to get a light.

He found it in the esky and of course it wasn’t dr y,Someone else produced a flint gun and said “Give this a try”.With customers complaining ‘cause we said they’d have to wait,And all this time the gas was building up below the plate.

Now Bernie took the flint gun, got down upon his knees;He reached below the BBQ and gave the gun a squeeze.The explosion was tremendous and when the smoke had cleared,We found that Bernie’s moustache and his eyebrows disappeared.

OUR CLUB’S FIRST BBQPoet and PDG Greg Dunn pays homage to a Lions tr adition

His face was black, his eyes were crossed, he looked a little dazed,But then he always looks like that so we were not amazed.And meanwhile with the sausages, the heat was so intenseIt kept us warm but also burnt the palings off the fence

The queue by this time stretched for miles and many were upset,And Bernie, being tactful, told them all to “Go and get…..!!”In the meantime Bob was tr ying hard to pick the sausages off the ground,And hoping that the customers would not see where they were found.

Steve tried to move the table, but pushed with too much force.The leg collapsed, and down he went and upset all the sauce.There was Mustard sauce and Barbecue, Tomato sauce and all,And smack bang in the middle was where Stevie had to fall.

Allan tried to help him up but couldn’t keep his feet,So he joined Steve among the sauce mixed in with sausage meat.The tsunami of tomato sauce just didn’t bother Fred,But rubber shoes and all that sauce sent him arse over head.

In the meantime no one noticed what was happening to the snags.The Barbie plate caught fire and it lit the cleaning rags.Someone turned on the fire hose which made the matter worse.Excitement reigned supreme and we were laughing fit to burst.

The language from the betting shop was blue and faces red,While we were rather sorr y that nobody there got fed.The betting shop is now defunct, their reputation shot;Their clientele dissatisfied with what they hadn’t got.

Our club has gone from strength to strength, ‘cause now we’re having fun.We still don’t own a BBQ, but there are other things we’ve done.We learnt that there are projects that are better left alone,Leave the barbies for the experts, they can have it on their own.

As for service to community? This might seem to be abrupt;But the gambling house in question was proved to be corrupt. We did our town a ser vice and we’re proud of what we’ve done,But if you want a club to barbecue, then pick another one.

©greg dunn

‘With the sausages, the heatwas so intense – it kept uswarm but also burnt the palings off the fence’


Through LCIF, Lions serve

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Saving sightLions save sight in many

ways. LCIF supports their sight-saving efforts through programssuch as SightFirst, which helpsLions build comprehensive eyecare systems in under-servedcommunities to preventblindness and vision loss, as wellas caring for those who are blindor visually impaired.

A simple pair of eyeglassescan bring the biggest smile to achild’s face. Seeing clearly canhelp a child read better,participate in sports and so muchmore. LCIF and Johnson &Johnson Vision Care Companies(JJVCC) have been workingtogether to help millions ofchildren see more clearly andbring smiles to their faces

through their Sight for Kidspartnership program. Launched inAsia and led by local Lions,JJVCC employees and localpartners, Sight for Kids engageseye care professionals who trainteachers to conduct school-based

vision screenings and eye healtheducation in under-servedcommunities. When needed,students are referred to local eyecare professionals for eye exams,eyeglasses, further treatment andfollow-up care at no cost.

As the chairperson of LionsClubs International Foundation (LCIF), Ihave the honour of presenting you withsome of the highlights of theFoundation’s work in 2013-14. Thisreport will give you a glimpse of ourachievements and the lives we havetouched through your kindness andcompassion. I look forward to celebratingeven more success stories with you atthe upcoming international convention inHonolulu. Congratulations to PastInternational President Wayne Madden ona successful year as chairperson, and toyou, Lions, for supporting yourFoundation!”

Barry J. PalmerLCIF Chairperson, Immediate Past

International President

Thank you to everyone who supported Lions Clubs International Foundation this past year. In a world of ser vice, your generosity is making a lasting difference in the lives of millions. As LCIF

Chairperson, I have seen our impact firsthand, and it is humbling. I have seen communities around theworld that have been strengthened through our efforts. I have seen the smiles of the people whoselives we have touched. Those faces will stay with me forever as a reminder of what Lions and LCIF canaccomplish.

You provided life-saving measles vaccinations in places like Bangladesh, Botswana and Uganda. Yougave needed supplies and hope to the Philippines following the devastation of Typhoon Haiyan. Youhelped students around the world make positive choices and lead healthier lives through Lions Quest.You saved the sight of millions through SightFirst, which ushered men and women into the light, just asHelen Keller urged us to do. I am truly grateful for all that you do.

Our partnerships allow us to expand our reach and help even more people. Alongside The CarterCenter, we helped eliminate river blindness in Colombia and expanded our SightFirst initiative toaddress preventable blindness in Ethiopia, Mali, Niger and Uganda. Thanks to our Sight for Kidspartnership program with Johnson & Johnson Vision Care Companies, we have screened the vision ofmore than 20 million students and we’re expanding our reach beyond Asia to Kenya and Turkey.

Lions Quest received a US$300,000 grant from the NoV o Foundation to enhance its social andemotional learning curriculum to help meet the changing needs of our students and schools. We arevaccinating millions of vulnerable children against measles through our partnership with Gavi, theVaccine Alliance, and we’re making great strides toward our goal of raising US$30 million for the fightagainst measles.

But none of this would be possible without you. Together, we are truly making this a world of ser vice.As you read through this report, you will learn about some of the lives we have touched and see thetremendous impact we have achieved together. I hope you will remember that none of these touchingstories would be possible without your continued support.

Wayne A. Madden2013-14 LCIF Chairperson, Past International President

. LCIF Chairperson Madden comforts an infant.

Sight: In Kansas and worldwide, LCIF restores and improvessight and prevents blindness. Photo by Dan Morris.

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every day, every wayNow, LCIF and JJVCC are expanding their Sight

for Kids partnership to communities in Kenya andTurkey. These are the first two countries in Africaand Europe to receive Sight for Kids ser vices.Through the program, more than 20 million childrenin under-served schools and communities acrossthe Asia Pacific region have already benefitted fromSight for Kids. The need for access to basic eyeexams and treatment for school-aged children isglobal. Through this expansion, even more childrenwill receive needed eye care.

Supporting youthLCIF’s Lions Quest program teaches character

education, bullying prevention, drug awareness andservice-learning to students from kindergartenthrough to grade 12. The American Institutes forResearch completed in 2013 an independentevaluation of the Lions Quest program in WoodCounty, Virginia. More than 1,000 students wereevaluated across all three program areas – Skills forGrowing, grades K-5; Skills for Adolescence, grades6-8; and Skills for Action, grades 9-12. Students inall evaluated grades showed gains in socialawareness, relationship skills and peerrelationships. The research also noted reductions indisruptive and potentially harmful behaviours.

This study not only shows how effective LionsQuest is but also positions LCIF and Lions asleaders in best practices in youth development.Lions make sure that Lions Quest programs areimplemented with fidelity, ensuring that studentsand teachers have the best possible conditions forlearning and growth.

Fightingmeasles

LCIF provides financialand volunteer support toreduce measles deathsworldwide by increasingaccess to measlesvaccines where neededmost. Through the OneShot, One Life: LionsMeasles Initiative, Lionsare playing anincreasingly central rolein international efforts toend measles. In 2013, LCIF partnered with Gavi, theVaccine Alliance, to protect millions of childrenagainst measles where vaccines are needed themost. More than 100 million children will bevaccinated through thepartnership.

LCIF has committed toraising US$30 million by2017 to improve access tovaccines through Gavi. Thefunds will be matched bythe United Kingdom’sDepartment forInternational Developmentand the Bill & MelindaGates Foundation, bringingthe total to US$60 million.Lions also play a key role inmobilising people forvaccination campaigns.

In celebration of World

Immunisation Week, April24-30 in 2014, LCIFlaunched a 30-day challengeto raise US$1 million for theOne Shot, One Life: LionsMeasles Initiative. Measlesdonations to LCIF during themonth of April were matchedby the family of Lion Abheyand Past District GovernorAruna Oswal of New Delhi,India, up to US$500,000.Lions exceeded thechallenge, raising a total ofUS$1.3 million to combatmeasles.

Providing disaster reliefThe LCIF Emergency Grant program provides

financial support to Lions engaged in disasterresponse for immediate needs. Major Catastrophe

Grants provide substantial funding for disasters withmajor impact.

In November 2013, Typhoon Haiyan struckSoutheast Asia, devastating the Philippines. Thetyphoon was believed to be the largest storm everto hit land. Entire villages were obliterated andmillions of people in the region were affected, manyof them left homeless. LCIF immediately mobilised aUS$100,000 Major Catastrophe Grant for reliefefforts, followed by another US$30,000 forimmediate needs. Designated donations from Lionsworldwide poured in, surpassing US$1 million in thewake of the disaster.

By Cassandra Bannon

Youth: Students in Ireland learn life skills through Lions Quest. Photo by John Timmerman

Measles: A Lion in Nepal vaccinates young people.

Disaster: Lions provide food to families in the Philippines after TyphoonHaiyan.

LCIF REPORT CONTINUED OVER PAGE


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Congratulations to the Leo Club of Benalla in V6 that received itsCharter on 28 February.

We welcome these new Leos to our great Lions organisation and thankthem for their ongoing commitment to ser ve their community in a positiveway as an essential part of Lions.

Special congratulations also to Leo Nathan Toll, President of Twin CitiesLeo Club in Q2, on being named Townsville’s 2015 Young Citizen of the Yearon Australia Day. Leo Nathan received the award for his community ser viceas a Leo and his role as a student ambassador at James Cook University .

Nathan was Queensland representative in the 2012 National Final of theLeo of the Year Quest and following his inspirational speech to the PerthConvention was named best public speaker.

Congratulations also to Leo Alexandra Fuller, 2014 Tasmanian Leo of theYear, on receiving a Youth of the Year award on Australia Day in Ulverstone,Tasmania.

Leo Alex’s service to her community is truly inspirational and she receivedthe award for her continued commitment as:- Recipient of the ADF Long Tan Youth Leadership and Teamwork Award.

- Member ofOaktree Foundation- Don CollegeVolunteer StudentMentor Program- Dux Penguin HighSchool- Active Leo Clubmember

Congratulationsalso to Leo IvanaBlekic, 2014 SA/NTLeo of the Year and

Treasurer of Sunraysia Leo Club in C2 on receiving a Young Citizen of the YearAward in Irymple, Victoria on Australia Day (see picture below left).

Ivana is a fine ambassador for Leos worldwide and received her award forher ongoing dedication to her local community as Leo Club Treasurer, RuralAmbassador regional winner, Vice President Rostrum Mildura, Mildura ShowSociety Council of Management and Rural Ambassador and her owninitiatives such as the Distance Education Project.

All these inspirational Leos were State Finalists in the MD201 Leo of theYear Quest.

Entries for this year's quest are now open with the 2015 National Finalbeing held on Sunday 3rd May at the MD201 Convention in Newcastle.

Full details and entry forms are available on the Leo website atwww.lionsclubs.org.au/leos with State Entries closing on 1st April.

Recently your MD201 Leo Committee worked with representatives fromthe MD201 Management Group to develop a strategic plan for considerationby the Council of Governors.

The main goal is to form 19 new Leo Clubs each year across the MultipleDistrict.

By achieving this goal we will be creating more opportunities for youngpeople between 12-30 across our 19 Lions Districts to ser ve theircommunities in a positive way as essential members of the Lions family .

For our organisation to grow, we must see Leos as the PRESENT andFUTURE of Lions and should always recognise them as essential members ofour association.

I encourage all Lions and Lionesses to continue encouraging our Leos byvisiting their clubs, supporting their activities and recognising theiroutstanding achievements in the International and Multiple District Leo of theYear Quest.

If your Lions Club is considering sponsoring a Leo club, stop considering –DO IT!

Full details on the Leo Club Program are available on the Leo website atwww.lionsclubs.org.au/leos

Say G’Day to a Leo today, you won’t be disappointed.Martin Peebles

MD201 Leo & Youth Outreach Committee ChairmanLions Australia

LEOS ROAR

Improving local communitiesThrough its humanitarian grants, LCIF provides matching funds to support

Lions’ efforts to improve vital public ser vice institutions and programs in their

local communities. For example, with the help of a US$5,000 International

Assistance Grant from LCIF, Lions in Portland, Oregon, purchased wall charts

and an autorefractor to test visual acuity . The Lions teamed with three clubs in

Peru – the Lambayque Ciudad Evocadora Lions Club, the Llampallec Lions

Club and the Lambayeque Ciudad Evocadora Leo Club. Together, they

organised health fairs, conducted hearing and vision screenings and

distributed more than 250 pairs of eyeglasses to people in need in Peru. The

Portland Lions also certified six local Lions on the correct use and operation of

the autorefractor, enabling the local Lions to continue their vision screening

work.

FROM PREVIOUS PAGE

LCIF reportFinancials

In fiscal year 2013-14, Lions, their partners and friends generously donatedUS$43.9 million to LCIF. The Foundation awarded 538 grants totallingUS$46,021,590. Thank you for believing in LCIF! View the rest of the Foundation’sfinances at lcif.org/resources/EN/pdfs/lcif/financial_statement.pdf.

Grants awarded 2013-14Saving Sight – $13,087,642

Combating Measles & Rubella – $7,595,573

Providing Disaster Relief – $1,276,000

Supporting Youth – $1,982,539

Improving Communities – $22,079,836

• The complete LCIF annual report can be found at lcif.org

TOP YOUNG CIT: IvanaBlekic, Treasurer of theSunyrasia Leo Club,receives her Youth Citizen ofthe Year award.


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By the time you read this the National Final for thecurrent year be imminent.

We will have had approximately 2,000 youngAustralians participate this year. Whilst just six of thatnumber will progress to the National Final, all will havegained immeasurable benefits and experiences from theirparticipation.

In her feedback, Rebecca Marshall, Q Districts, wrote:Overall, YOTY has been an incredibly challenging butenriching experience. Friends and competitors who werefinalists in various rounds echoed such sentiments –testament to the program’s value regardless of the levelreached. The competition as well as the international tripchallenged, developed and strengthened various facets ofmy identity, allowing me to refine my perception of who Iam and what I stand for. I have gained a broaderperspective of the world we live in that stretches beyondthe school walls that had previously marked the extent ofmy community. I’ve learnt how to articulate my opinionsquickly and thoughtfully in an inter view setting, andbenefitted from hearing the diverse and eloquentopinions of my peers. The aspect of the program and theresultant New Zealand and Perth trips that I found themost rewarding is the friendships I have made. I feelincredible gratitude to Lions and all those who supportedme through such an enriching program, and I know I willreap the benefits of my involvement for years to come.

Rebecca’s report on her year as a YOTY State winner,along with the other state winners’ reports, have beenposted to our website.

After attending the Lions International Youth Camp atRotorua, the group were the guests of the Lions Club ofFremantle for six days. They were shown the sights ofPerth, Fremantle and Mandurah. As well as the top sightsthat these localities offer they were shown over EarScience Institute of Australia and the Lions Eye Institute.Our six youth learnt that Lions is not all about sausagesizzles, Christmas cakes and Youth of the Year, but thatwe support some useful medical research facilities.

Last year’s national finalists have commenced the nextphases of their lives with four of them commencinguniversity; one continuing university and the sixth, JordanGreen, our national winner, now well into his officertraining at the Royal Militar y College, Duntroon.

These events don’t happen by themselves: a verythorough program was prepared by Lion Margaret Ammand others from the LC of Fremantle. As well, membersof this club also hosted the five interstate winners at theirhomes for five days and six nights. Our appreciation isalso extended to the Lions Club of Ellenbrook for the freeuse of their mini bus to transport the six youth.

Molly Campbell, 2011 – 2012 National Winner,recently undertook her winner’s prize to her

destination of choice, India. This is her report.We began our 25-day Indian adventure with a 4am

arrival at Sydney airport … followed by a 14.5 hour flightto Dubai, a 14-hour stopover (during which we becamefamiliar with Dubai International airport!) and thenanother six-hour flight to Kolkata. So, with very little sleepunder our belts (and a disturbing lack of any form ofairport custom checks), Warrick and I stepped out intoKolkata, one of India’s most intense cities.

The drive to our hotel took place in peak hour traffic –and the frequent ‘near misses’, the collage of colours,

the half-finished buildings, the slums, the smells and theunfamiliar city sounds that pounded on our senses duringthat first, two-hour drive were just a small glimpse ofwhat was to come. People often say that you will ‘loveand hate India all at the same time’ – and now I totallyunderstand what they mean. From the busy streets ofKolkata, to the burning bodies on the Ganges in Varanasi;from a foggy Taj Mahal to the pink city of Jaipur and thebreathtaking beauty of Udaipur (India’s very own Venice);and from a village safari in the blue city Jodphur to a‘camel camp-out’ in Bikaner, India was incessant! Weexperienced the closing of the border ceremony betweenPakistan and India and the glamour of the Golden Templein Amritsar; as well as a crazy mountain drive toDharamsala – which took three hours less than it shouldhave, because our young bus driver thought blind cliffcorners offered the perfect opportunity for overtakingslow-moving, mountain trucks! We ate Tibetan momus ina snowing Mcleod Ganj (the home of the Dalai Lama) andenjoyed another hair-raising 14-hour bus ride to Shimla,before hiking for two hours up icy stairs and deep snow ,only to be attacked by monkeys at the monkey temple.

But it was after the long train ride back through thenorthern mountain areas to the crazy chaos of Delhi thatour experiences over the last month in India truly hit us.India had shown us its best and its worst. It was amixture of amazing food, horrid smells, concerningkitchens, the world’s most colourful fabric, in-your-face

poverty, so many markets, half-finished hotels, wonderfulwalking adventures, appalling amounts of rubbish andpollution, no visible sky, amazing landscapes, too manypeople in one TukTuk, truly lovely and beautiful locals,countless cups of masala chai, continually being chargeda ‘triple tourist’ price, local overnight train trips of up to26 hours that always ran at least four hours late, lots ofcows and lots and lots (and lots) of people.

Our trip to India was a jam-packed, jaw-droppingmonth that I will never forget. And whilst on paper it maylook like we successfully conquered the Northern regionon our travels, Warrick and I plan to go back soon … tospend more time in the Himalayan Pradesh and to thenhopefully venture down to the south of this intriguingcountry. And I have Lions Australia to thank for allowingme this first taste of world travel and for making it allpossible.

YOUTH OF THE YEAR

TRIP OF LIFETIME: Molly at theGolden Temple, Amritsar.

Horsham’s 60thV2’s Lions Club of Horsham is setto celebrate its 60th anniversar y atthe Horsham Golf Club on Saturday25th of July. For details, [email protected] orPO Box 445, Horsham, Vic 3402.

Glen Hurst lost his father todiabetes and his mother is adiabetic. So the Albany Lionattached a boat to his Harley andsped off on an 80-day trip aroundAustralia to raise funds fordiabetes research.

After wearing out three sets of tyres,visiting 230 Lions clubs and attending168 sausage sizzles, he triumphantlyrode his bike straight inside a DistrictConvention where Lions applaudedwildly.

Glen raised $50,000 and elevatedawareness of the disease and Lionsthanks to the Lions logos and diabetessigns on the bike and boat.

“The ride itself was not bad. Longrides can be challenging, but the bikesare extremely comfortable,” says Glen,a computer technician specialising insolar energy. Glen knew themotorcycle-boat combination woulddraw attention. After his brother died,he drove a Gold Wing motorcycle, hisbrother’s favourite bike, to tow a boat todeliver his remains home. (His brotherwas cremated. His remains were storedin the motorcycle, and the boat wasfilled with camping gear.) Glen’s journeydrew lots of stares and enquiries.

Glen’s ride was to take 60 days butexpanded to 79 days as more Lionsclubs became interested.

Glen’s $50,000 ride


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