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LIONS CLUB OF PORT OF SPAIN NORTH

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ISSUE 02

Inside This Issue

Senior Citizens’ Luncheon 2017

JANUARY 2018 Birthdays: January

Senior Citizens’ Luncheon  1

Judy Bedayse

This Issue’s Spotlight - LCIF

Anwar Hollingsworth

Fundraising

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Earle Baccus

Social & Environment

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Health Committee

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Cynthia ReddockDownes

Other Activities

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Youth Affairs

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Upcoming Events

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February

T &T History Titbits

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Falana Chan

Brian Teasers

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Remembering Max

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Charles Bleasdill Dr. Carlene Nesbitt

Denyssa David Marcia Griffith

This Issue’s Spotlight

LCIF

March Claudette Gomez Thomas George

LCIF helps Lions improve peoples’ lives around the world, from combating vision problems to responding to major catastrophes to providing valuable life skills to youth.

Because LCIF helps Lions carry out large-scale projects through our grant programs, Lions increase their impact in their local and global communities and serve even more people in need around the world.

KEY AREAS OF SERVICE To support Lions’ mission of serving communities and meeting humanitarian needs, LCIF provides grants in these focus areas:  Saving Sight  Serving Youth  Providing Disaster Relief  Meeting Humanitarian Needs A Publication of the Programme & Communications/Interclub Committee LCPOSN

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Renisha Hutchinson

Anniversaries: January Selwyn Berment Yvette Thomas

March Gerard Jackson

FUNDRAISING COMMITTEE DINING WITH THE STARS 2017 Saturday September 30, 2017 The club’s signature project Dining with the Stars IX ~ A Touch of Class, came off without a hitch. Thirty-five Lions volunteered their time and in some cases, their culinary talents. To date $35,000 has been received from the sale of tickets.

BARBEQUE / HEALTH FAIR November 4, 2017 From all reports received, our first Barbeque and Health Fair was a success. To date $35,000 has been received from the sale of tickets.

SOCIAL & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE CHAGUARAMAS BEACH CLEAN-UP Three Lions, namely Lions Brian, Alan and Mc Millan, participated in the Chaguaramas Beach Clean-up on September 16, 2017.

On 30th December, 2017 the Second Vice President, Lion Brian, visited the Vitas' House (on the left) and Simeanna Home for the Elderly (on the right) to give a donation on the Club's behalf.

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HEALTH COMMITTEE On October 14, 2017, members of the Health Committee connected with St James residents and visitors. They shared information about the health screening at our Fundraising Barbeque that took place on 4th November.

On October 23, 2017 Lions McMillan and Hutchinson Taken at our embarked on Glaucoma Machine Health Fair at Training with the Club's Glaucoma the Fundraising Machine.

Barbeque on November 4th.

Volunteering at Rainbow Rescue’s Luncheon On November 12, 2017 fifteen Lions, one Leo and two Partners- in- Service assisted at the Annual Rainbow Rescue Luncheon. The Club donated two dishes.

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On October 29, three Lions attended the Church service for Justice and Peace held at the Trinity Cathedral in Port of Spain. Other NGOs and Church-based groups were also present at the event. The Club also donated a quantity of soft drinks and water toward the event.

DIABETES AWARENESS MONTH 2017

Ms. Anala Maharaj, Optometrist, informed the Club about Diabetic Retinopathy and its warning signs at our Regular Meeting on November 1st.

On the occasion of World Diabetes Day we invited a guest speaker at our Regular meeting on November 15th, Mr Keith Charles, a retired Radiology Technician and certified Medical Missionary whose topic was “Diabetes Can be Cured”.

The Club purchased two Cholesterol Testing Machines to be donated to the Diabetes Association of Trinidad and Tobago.

Photo: 2nd Vice Distr ict Gover nor Lion Anwar presents the machines to Mr Praimraj Boodram, President of Diabetes Association of Trinidad and Tobago.

On 1st November our Zone Chairperson for Zone 3A, Lion Suzanne Wood, visited the Club at our Regular Meeting.

Congratulations Lion Clarence Mitchell on having graduated from the Advanced Lions Leadership Institute held in Denver, Colorado in November.

The Club donated $3000 to the St Lucia School Project. The cheque was presented to the Council Chair, Lion Nadine, by our 2nd Vice President, Lion Brian, at the Region Meeting held on 28th October.

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Ms Faustin presented to the Club on Charles Bonnet Syndrome at our Regular meeting on September 6th, 2017. She said that CBS is listed as one of the ten strangest medical conditions of man. It is found among people who have lost their sight and who see things that are not really there, a condition known as visual hallucination.

There is no age limit for the condition to prevail and one does not have to be completely blind.

CBS is not recognized by most doctors and as a result it is often misdiagnosed.

YOUTH AFFAIRS COMMITTEE The Children’s Christmas Caravan 2017 was a huge success. The club treated two hundred and fifty first and second year children of four schools, namely, Mucurapo Girls’ and Boys’ R.C. ,Paramin R.C. and Ascension A.C. The children were graced by the presence of Santa Claus and an elf.

The pupils also sang carols lustily and responded to reminders of the reason for the season. Finally they were treated to a bag of snacks, small toys and the apples which came with the courtesy of Lion McMillan.

Cub Scouts learn to use HAM radio techniques and Morse code On October 21st, the 34th POS Cub Pack got the opportunity to learn how to communicate using amateur radio (HAM) techniques. They made contact with other scouts in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic and also learnt Morse code. It was a very exciting time for them.

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34th POS Cub Pack participates in a know your money symposium 34th POS Cub pack pose with the President of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago at their graduation from the Know Your money Programme at City Hall, Port of Spain.

They did a skit item on the moral and ethical use of money.

CLUB EVENTS Next Month’s Guest Speaker ~ Lion Ear le Baccus On Every Saturday ~ Renovation at the Cascade School for the Deaf

DISTRICT EVENTS

TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO HISTORY TITBITS RED HOUSE FIRE 1903 After the passing of an ordinance that increased the water rate in the Island, there were a number of meetings held in protest. The final one being in Brunswick Square (currently known as Woodford Square) in front of the Red House. "On the day of the fire, while the new Ordinance regarding the distribution of water in the town was being debated in the Legislative Council, a protest meeting was held in Brunswick Square by the Ratepayers' Association, as there was much public dissatisfaction over certain clauses contained in the Ordinance which increased water rates. At the end of the meeting, the crowds became noisy and stones were thrown, and all the windows of the Red House were smashed. When a woman was arrested by a policeman, the mob immediately became riotous. Stones were thrown into the Council Chamber and the members were forced to protect themselves under tables and desks and behind the pillars. Still the Governor, Sir A. C. Maloney, refused to withdraw the Ordinance. When it became known that the lower storey of the building was on fire, the Riot Act was read, following which the police opened fire on the crowd.

Sixteen people were killed and forty-two injured, and the Red House was completely gutted. The work of rebuilding it began the following year, and the Red House as we know it today, was erected on the same site. It was opened to the public on the 4th February 1907, by the Governor, Sir H. M. Jackson. The rubble which was removed after the fire was used as fill for the Victoria and Harris Squares.

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PORT OF SPAIN NORTH MEMBERS WORD SEARCH D M A N G E L A C C P C N S E L W Y N L

Z O G S A A Z C H M S Y S I H N I C J T N H T H E A R I R E J A O L O D Z M N O L T R R H A R L A I R B I B P E F H R I A O A E K L J E W A R K Z C O T G O R R

A M O H T Y E L L I M A C X T N L D L F P A T R I C I A O A A P D E C O E C Y C H R K M P L C L U A I J L T G E R A R D A E K N R Q G A S S Y N E D G F L F A L C U U J H Q F M I Q J L M M E A E D L O C T U L W A E H H N D N E O T H E O L B S N S U E B U T Q D R N H O F A A G Q Q N J T H E R P Y Y T D J T A Y G I E E O L A V D O E S V L L L E A Y O N D C R L I I I U K I R E D E S Y S I W L N A A M L E N U T I V R Z R N S P P E V A G J T G J W H L X C L C C R F Q I E L C Q Q W F W E J Q N A L A V E I F O K M A R C I A N E F Y R L J Z G R E B O R E N N O V Y R A E V A W N A L T D E N N I S B G J

ALAN ANGALIE ANGELA ANTHONY ANWAR AVILIA BRIAN CAMILLE CARLENE CHARLES CLARENCE CLAUDETTE

DENYSSA EARLE FALANA GERARD JANELLE JENNILYN JOHN JUDY KAFI KOFI LLOYD MANUEL

PATRICIA PAULA RANDOLPH RENISHA REX RICARDO ROBERT ROSEMARIE SELWYN SIGLER THEO THOMAS

CYNTHIA

MARCIA

YVETTE

DENNIS

MICHAEL

YVONNE

Help the bird to find the tree.

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REMEMBERING ‘MAX’ OUR CLUB PAYS TRIBUTE TO PROFESSOR GEORGE MAXWELL RICHARDS Fiscal Year 2004—2005 L to R: Lions Clarence Mitchell, Patricia Bhola, Prof. George Maxwell Richards, Yvonne Pinder and Michael Darmanie

Fiscal Year 2012—2013

L to R: Lions Janelle Duke, Kofi Chapman, Clarence Mitchell, Anwar Hollingsworth, Prof. George Maxwell Richards, Michael Darmanie, Theo Oliver, and Alan Tang-Wing.

Lion Patricia Bhola greets Prof. George Maxwell Richards at President’s House Fiscal Year 2003 2004

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