DISTRICT CONTACT NEWSLETTER OF LIONS DISTRICT 410C ISSUE 4 OF 2013/2014
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MESSAGE FROM THE DISTRICT GOVERNOR Dear Lions, Lionesses, Leo's and Lions Ladies, I cannot believe that Mid Year is upon us and I have had nearly six months serving District 410C. It has been a hard, bumpy ride trying to build membership, and trying to stop the negativity that some Lions have. Negativity will never build this District to will tear it down. Think Positive. Become Positive. I have visited 9 clubs this month. I would like to thank all those clubs for making me feel welcome, inducting new members, and your amazing service projects and for the wonderful fellowship afterwards. Zone 7 you are inspirational to me and proud to be a Lion. The way all the clubs work together on certain projects is absolutely astounding. May you all carry on working together as one. Durban North Lions Club thank you for all your hard work and the long hours you have put into the Mid Year Conference and I am sure it will be a great success. To all those Lions travelling to Mid Year please drive safe and looking forward to meeting you at Happy Hour on Saturday Night. I have another 18 clubs to visit but will do that in the New Year as on Sunday the 17th November I will flying to New Zealand to visit my children. I will still be checking on my emails and to see what is happening in the District. "Attitudes are Mirrors of the mind: They reflect Thinking" Have a wonderful month of service. Yours in Lionism DG Heather
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Welcome New Lions District governor heather hardman and the lions of district 410c welcome the following members to our lion’s family SCOTTBURGH
DG HEATHER WITH NEW LION JOHAN WITH LP BERNARD AND SPONSOR PDG EDDIE DONALDSON
ETHEKWINI SOUTH
DG HEATHER INDUCTING LION PAT VOSTER WITH SPONSOR LP ANDY LOOKING ON.
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Welcome New Lions District governor heather hardman and the lions of district 410c welcome the following members to our lion’s family PORT SHEPSTONE
DG HEATHER WITH SPONSOR LION JEAN MASSON AND NEW LION WAYNE SKINNER
DG HEATHER WITH SPONSOR LION GARY VOGT AND NEW LION COLIN HAINES
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UPDATED INFORMATION: ON THE NHLANHLA ‘SENGE’ MQADI WHO LOST BOTH HIS LEGS IN A HIT AND RUN ACCIDENT EARLY THIS YEAR.
Pictured with him on Umzumbe beach are the lifesavers that pushed his wheelchair from his home to the beach and back again
Nhlanhla Mqadi, the lifesaver who lost both legs in a hit-and-run, visited the beach for the first time since the accident. Hibberdene Lions have been given a paddle ski and are having it repaired for him so he can be with his friends, in the element he loves.
PRESIDENTIAL INDUCTION DINNERS DURBAN CENTRAL
ZONE CHAIRMAN KEN TOWARD INDUCTING LP SALLY FARREL
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GILLETTS/CAMPERDOWN
DG HEATHER INDUCTING MATTHEW ORCHID AS LION PRESIDENT
HAVE A LAUGH Two Irishmen were standing at the base of a flagpole, looking up. A blonde walks by and asked them what they were doing Paddy replied, 'We're supposed to be finding the height of this Flagpole, but we don't have a ladder..' The blonde took out an adjustable spanner from her bag, loosened a few Bolts and laid the flagpole down. She got a tape measure out of her pocket, took a few measurements, and announced that it was 18 feet 6 inches. Then, she walked off. Mick said to Paddy, 'Isn't that just like a blonde! We need the bloody height, and she gives us the length!
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CLUB PROJECTS AND FUNDRAISERS SHELLY BEACH
SHELLY LIONS AND SPAR FOOD HAMPERS What a great gesture from Ramsgate Spar who joined the Shelly Beach Lions in commemorating the Heritage Day spirit by donating a huge fruit and vegetable hamper for distribution to our main feeding schemes in the local community. The food will be a great help towards the "Hunger Drive" program that helps more than 150 orphaned children with a monthly food hamper. Some of the remaining supplies were also distributed to the Betania Mission and Genesis Hospital.
SHELLY LIONS JOIN CAMP SUNSHINE FOR THE REACH FOR A DREAM KIDS As one of the Shelly Lions' ongoing key projects we once again got involved with the "Reach For A Dream Foundation" to help with their annual Camp Sunshine at Hibberdene Childrens’ Home. This wonderful Camp gives terminally ill children a great weekend away at the seaside, a chance to run and play and be free despite their health concerns. The Shelly Lions donated gift packs with toiletries, towels, craft sets and sweets to each of the 50 kids, and also catered for the kids with a steak braai on Saturday afternoon which was a great success. This is a worthy cause and certainly deserving of our support.
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ZONE 6
(article with thanks from Shelly Beach)
LOCAL LIONS DONATE POOL FENCE TO HIBBERDENE / MERCURY CHILDRENS' HOME It was a great pleasure for the local Lions Clubs of Zone 6 to officially hand over the fully completed pool fence at the Hibberdene Mercury Childrens' Home on Saturday. The home, which does fantastic work hosting children from all over KZN has had serious budget cuts and obstacles to overcome, and their need for a safe perimeter fence around the large pool and super-tube was an absolute necessity. Our local Lions Clubs including Shelly Beach, Port Shepstone, Ramsgate and Hibberdene all came to the rescue donating valuable funds to erect a 6ft wire fence around the pool area to ensure the safety of all kids.
REITZ
Reitz lions club het Saterdag 12 Oktober 9 potjies kos vir 115 ou mens in die plaaslike ouetehuis gemaak. Daar was afvalpotjies, beesstertpotjies en wildsvleispotjies gemaak. Die oumense het dit baie geniet sowel as die lekker gesels met die Lions lede Translation: On Saturday 12th October Reitz Lions cooked 9 potjies for 115 elderly people from the local retirement home. They cooked offal potjies, oxtail potjies and venison potjies. The elderly people really enjoyed the food as well as the chatting with the Lions members.
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THE 3 TOTI CLUBS
On Sunday the 20th October, all three of the local Toti clubs joined forces and supplied lunch and entertainment to the retirement village; Not sure who had the most fun – seniors or Lions – Its always a great feeling when the three club get together – much fun and laughter is share between the members. Amazing what happens in the kitchen when a pack of Lions are set free- mmmmmmmmmmm what happens in the kitchen stays in the kitchen; On the Menu – Roast Pork, baby Potatoes, Butternut and pea and the pudding was delicious Malva Pudding and custard. The hit of the day was the free flowing LIONS PUNCH – the included some Wine of course. We had awesome music which was much enjoyed by the guests. They then all went off to enjoy an afternoon nap - (Maybe too much punch?) The Lions stayed on and were entertained by the music. A Great thank you to Billy and Don for the music - You will be back soon for sure!
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VRYHEID
Lions go ape WATCH - the Wild Animal Trauma Centre & Haven - cares for and rehabilitates vervet monkeys to return them to the wild, and it was to help WATCH that the Lions Club of Vryheid recently visited the centre. There, the Lions handed over a donation of food, medicine and cleaning products to Bruce and Sandy. The food included lentils, sugar beans, rice and sunflower seeds. And it was all made possible by the community of Vryheid supporting the Lions Mayfair earlier this year. So thank you, Vryheid!
RAMSGATE
Mzimba Ncoyin, Lion Rob Henry and Leo Samantha Marlow
The Ramsgate Lions Club held a very successful sugar testing morning at the Hibiscus Mall on Saturday the 19th October. It was very well supported by the public with a total of 217 people were tested, 71 males and 146 ladies and a total of only 23 were out of range, and were referred to seek medical help and advice.
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ESHOWE
LP Dean Pillay and Peter Wright a member of the public who helped
Lion Tinky Robertson working hard
LP Dean, Lion Tinky and past Lion Alice
Lions Club of Eshowe recently worked hard at the Eshowe SPCA walk, selling Hot Dogs etc. for their funds. We believe they made approximately R10,000 on the day. By the way a past Lion Hazel Johnson works there full time, looking after the animals and also grooming the public's dogs for a fee. She does a damn good job too!! (article with thanks from Alice Walker)
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SCOTTBURGH
LIONS PICNIC for the AGED The annual Picnic for the Aged at TC Robertson Nature Reserve, organized by the Scottburgh Lions, is always a highlight in the year. However, because of the rain this year, it was held in St.Paul’s Anglican Church but the weather never dampened the spirits of the one hundred invited guests. The event, planned for 28 September, could not be cancelled because a large delicious finger lunch had already been prepared by the Lions to feed the multitudes who attended. A great time was had by all and after lunch everyone joined in with the community singing down memory lane led by Lion Eddie Donaldson and Lion Theresa Strachan with Val Stofberg on the piano.
NEVER TOO OLD TO HELP THE LIONS At 105 years young, Mrs. Alice Bothamley, affectionately known as “Mrs. B”, is more than willing to lend a hand with painting benches and planting flowers at the Lions Peace Garden behind the Scottburgh Library. Afterwards, everyone enjoyed a delicious cold meats and salads lunch, including Mrs. B who finished it with a glass of white wine. Her favourite song is “Alice Blue Gown” which she can sang without forgetting the words – a truly gracious and remarkable lady.
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PEACE POSTER COMPETITION. The Scottburgh Library was full of artworks on Friday night 18 th October as the Scottburgh Lions Club held their annual Peace Poster Competition and cocktail party. For the past 25 years, more than eight million children across the globe have participated in the Lions International Peace poster contest. This year’s theme was “Our World, Our Future” and children between the ages of 11 and 13 were encouraged to express their feelings through art. The Scottburgh Lions Club had eleven schools participating this year and the best three posters will be sent through to the District and subsequently to the National final. The judges, Carol ten Have and Louisa Watt, commented that the theme had been interpreted very well with great imagination this year. Congratulations to the winners: 1 st - Meghan Fraser from Umkomaas Primary school: 2nd - Tyreke Arulappen from Scottburgh Primary: 3rd - Alessia Taverna, also from Umkomaas Primary. We wish them well in the District competition.
HIBBERDENE
The Hibberdene Spring Fair is an annual event involving various charities and the local churches, plus anyone who wants a stall. It's convened by the Lions but all the stalls are independent and their profits go to the stallholders or the charities they represent. It's more of a social event than a real fund-raiser, though the Lions sold books, hot dogs, chips and soft drinks and raffled an orchid for the charity account.
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PORT SHEPSTONE
2013 EYE CARE AWARENESS DAY AT HIBISCUS PRIVATE HOSPITAL - PORT SHEPSTONE SOUTH AFRICA October is Eye Care Awareness month and this year, for the 5 th year in a row, the Port Shepstone Lions Club once again teamed up with Hibiscus Private Hospital in Port Shepstone and Dr Trevor Steyn to give back to the community by assisting 12 people from the surrounding area with much needed cataract operations on 11th October. Main sponsors included; Port Shepstone's Lions Club who provided R25000-00 worth of funding, Ophthalmologist, Dr Trevor Steyn and Anaesthesiologist, Dr Alex Basson who graciously donated their time and skills. The Phaco lenses and surgical packets were kindly donated by Alcon South Africa and Genop Healthcare and the theatre facility, wards and nursing staff were provided by Hibiscus Private Hospital in Port Shepstone. It is an honour to be part of this worthy cause as none of the patients were in the position to afford the operation and would have battled with deteriorating eye sight for the rest of their lives. Many were almost completely blind. These patients were recommended to the one-day programme from a public sector waiting list controlled mainly by the Lions Club of Port Shepstone. The sheer gratitude displayed by all the patients was testimony of the wonderful gesture provided by the Lions and their partners. Everyone involved agreed, that to be part of enabling these deserving people from our local community to get to see and appreciate with us the beauty of the South Coast that we often take for granted, was worth all the hard work, sacrifice and most gratifying.
GILLITTS/CAMPERDOWN
The Lions of Gillitts and 2 members from Kloof hosted 14 residents of Sunfield home for a weekend in the Berg. WE did game walks, game drives, played cricket, watched the Sharks become champions and were entertained around a log fire. We also planted 40 trees for Arbour day. Of course we had the traditional Bok Droll Spitting competition and the Marshmallow tree. Thanks you to Kloof for donating trees to the project.
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NORTH DURBAN
The quilt was generously donated to the club by the Quilters-By-The-Sea quilting group and raffled to raise funds for our project account. The photo pictures Lion Phil Meyer with the winner a very happy winner Kathy Bennett.
ZONE 3 MEETING "The Zone Meeting of Zone 3 District 410C was held on 12th October 2013 at the clubhouse of the Howick/Umngeni Lions Club, which is situated in a delightful environment of the Umngeni Valley, with Zebras in the immediate area, indigenous trees all about, and a super number of rooms allocated to the Lions, which has been thus for a long time - as long as I can remember. The Clubhouse is festooned with a large number of Lions banners from all over the world, a reminder of many Lions and many special occasions. The Lions were pleased to have the company of the Lionesses from Azalea, who are a special project of the Lions Club of Howick/Umngeni. The Zone Meeting proceeded well under the Chairmanship of Zone Chairman Lion Peter Hyde. Club Reports were presented and lively discussions took place, in particular regarding Membership, which is such a concern at times of weakening exchange rate, Rand/Dollar. The Clubhouse is suitable for all types of refreshment and those attending were glad to join in. Appreciation to Howick/Umngeni Lions for once again making their Clubhouse available for the Zone Meeting".
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DC VICKI ASKS THAT EVERY CLUB IN THE GREATER DURBAN AREA ENTER, PLEASE WEAR YOUR CLUB SHIRT AND BRING YOUR BANNER. CHAT TO HER SO WE CAN ALL MEET AND WALK AS A GROUP
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Come and enjoy a day at the races with eThekwini South Lions
RSVP:
Lion Margaret cell 083 438 0002 or Lion Karin cell 083 660 1953 no later than 12th November for catering.
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OUR DISTRICT GOVERNOR OUT AND ABOUT
DURBAN CENTRAL WITH LP SALLY AND ZC KEN
GILLITTS/CAMPERDOWN WITH LP MATTHEW
DURBAN HOST: WITH ZC KEN AND LP HELENE
EAST COAST WITH LP DANESH, KRISHNIE & THAVARANI
RAMSGATE WITH LP (PDG) DEBBIE
AWARDING LION JOHN WEST WITH KEY AWARD
PORT SHEPSTONE: WITH PDG DENIS, 1VDG MARTIN AND ZC KEVIN
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AMANZIMTOTI: WITH LP KEN
ETHEKWINI SOUTH: WITH LP ANDY
SHELLY BEACH: WITH LP CLINTON
PORT SHEPSTONE: WITH LP ANDRE
KINGSBURGH: WITH PAST PRESIDENT HELEN
SCOTTBURGH: WITH LP BERNARD
HIBBERDENE: WITH LP BRIAN
DG HEATHER HANDING MEMBERSHIP KITS TO LIONS RONALD & NORMAN
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THOUGHTS 2 THINGS TO REMEMBER: “TAKE CARE OF YOUR THOUGHTS WHEN YOU ARE ALONE” AND “TAKE CARE OF YOUR WORDS WHEN YOU ARE WITH PEOPLE” ---------------WHEN YOU TRY TO CONTROL EVERYTHING, YOU ENJOY NOTHING RELAX, BREATH, LET GO AND JUST LIVE.
THIS WEEKEND LIONS DISTRICT 410C
Sierra Ranch . just outside Mooi River in the beautiful KZN Midlands
Friday 1 Nov to Sunday 3 Nov Cost is R1500 per person
AND DON’T FORGET ABOUT
WINDHOEK, NAMIBIA 22 APRIL – 26 APRIL 2014 GO ON LINE AND READ THE NEWS LETTER AND INFORMATION ON ACCOMMODATION ETC. 20
FROM THE EDITOR’S DESK My ongoing thanks to those clubs that continually send in photographs and articles for this District Magazine, without you there would not be a magazine. To those that have not yet sent in any articles, it is not too late to start. If you have not appointed a PRO for your club it is now is the time to do so and give them the task of sending in the articles about your projects, fundraisers and any other interesting happenings in your club. Please note that any articles received to late for the current month will be in the next month copy of the District Contact. DG Heather we wish you a wonderful holiday with your family in New Zealand, come back refreshed and full of energy and enthusiasm to carry our District through the rest of this Lionistic year. Your efforts so far this year have not gone by unobserved. We will see you all at Midyear this weekend, take this opportunity to meet Lions you have not met before and to enjoy the company of “old” friends have a great time of learning, fun and fellowship. Yours in Service Lyn 0832629153 lynb.za@gmail.com
YOUR 410C CABINET. DISTRICT GOVERNOR: IMMEDIATE PDG: 1ST VICE DISTRICT GOVERNOR: 2ND VICE DISTRICT GOVERNOR: CABINET SECRETARY: CABINET TREASURER: ARCHIVES SECRETARY: CHRISTMAS CAKES: DIABETES & BLOOD DRIVES: ENVIRONMENT: FINANCE CHAIRMAN: FOOD SECURITY: GLT: GMT: SIGHT AND HEARING: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY: LCIF: LEOS: LIONESSES: LOUIS HALSE TRUST: MARKETING OF LIONISM: NEWSLETTER: NOMINATIONS CHAIRPERSON: PEACE POSTER: READING ACTION PROGRAM: YOUTH EXCHANGE: YOUTH PROJECTS & CHILDREN SERVICES: RESOLUTIONS, CONSTITUTION & BY-LAWS:
HEATHER HARDMAN ADRIAN BARNES MARTIN RUNDLE WILLIE VAN DER SCHYF SANDY BEYKIRCH MARGARET HAUS DENIS MEYER KRYN HAUS VICKI VAN WYK STUART CHARLTON IAN PING KIM VAN WYK STUART CHARLTON DENIS MEYER VANESSA WILESMITH DENIS MEYER STUART CHARLTON KARIN PRESTON STAN FOLEY STAN FOLEY SHIRLEEN WARD LYN BOTHA ALAN WILMS LYN BOTHA KARIN PRESTON ALEC COLLIER KARIN PRESTON ALAN WILMS
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