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Multiple District 105

Multiple District Lioness Chairman 2019 to 2021 - Sandie BriaultIssue 29July 2019

ioness NewsletterAs I write my first message to you it hardly seems any time at allthat I was elected Vice Chairman way back in February 2018. Ihave tried to attend and support events and Charters to get toknow the Lionesses better.Sadly I start my term of office with the sad news that Thetford(Breckland) Lioness Club in E.A is closing at the end of June after30 years of amazing service to their community. The good newsis they have achieved their target of raising £4000 to support aMedical Dog, what a wonderful achievement Thetford Lionesses,we are very proud of everything you have done over the years andwe will miss you so much.The Advisory Body will have had the June meeting andChangeover by the time you read this, and I am welcoming onenew member to the committee Lioness Jennifer Manson fromChelmsford Lioness Club who I hope will enjoy her time on theAdvisory Body serving the Multiple District of Lionesses andforming new friendships.The new Conference Committee are working very hard to makemy first Conference a great success for all Lionesses and Guests to renew old friendships and makenew friends. The venue is the Marks Tey Hotel Colchester very close to home for me and I am surethere will be a variety of speakers and Breakout sessions for all to enjoy.Do come along and support our Conference and remember it is our A.G.M. and your chance to haveyour say and participate in a variety of activities.I am looking forward to my visit to your club events and Charters to experience the different wayswe do things but of course all reaching the same end result in serving our communities and veryimportantly having fun and enjoyment while doing so.One thing we Lionesses are so great at is looking after each other and this has been displayed verymuch over this last year. Our Past Chairman Jeanette had a difficult final year of office and weshould all be proud of the way Lionesses worked together and helped Jeanette through a time inher life when she needed it the most.I feel very proud to be taking over from Jeanette as your new Chairman. She has been a verydedicated, hardworking Chairman who has filled us with such enthusiasm and knowledge for thefuture. These are very large boots to fill but I will do my very best for you all.Thank you Jeanette from myself and every Lioness for the fabulous 2 years you have given us andwe wish you a slightly less hectic year ahead.

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I have chosen YOUNG MiNDS as my charity for my term of Office as MDChairman. I feel young people of today are suffering more andmore with mental health issues due to the pressure of modernday living and there being very little help out there for schoolchildren and teenagers.Last year YOUNG MiNDS dealt with 13000 calls and e-mailsfrom Parents and Grandparents struggling to find help for their

Children of these 4000 received help from a medical practitioner.If we could raise some money for them it would go a long way to helpingsome of these young troubled people.

Immediate Past Chairman’s ReportFellow Lionesses and friends,By the time you are reading this newsletter I will have handed over the reins of MD105 Lioness Clubs toLioness Sandie Briault who will be our Chairman for the next two years and it gives me great pleasure tobe able to congratulate her on taking on the role as I know she will do a great job.In my final month as Chairman I am pleased to say I did manage to get out and about a bit and had avery enjoyable day as a guest of Sleaford Lioness Club when we celebrated their 30 years of service tothe Community.I also managed to attend the final meeting of District 105EA Lionesses which was hostedby Chelmsford and it was great to see so many Clubs all in one go.However at the time of writing this, it is unlikely I will get to my own Clubs AnniversaryLunch as I have been given a date of 28th June for my second shoulder operation so,unless it gets cancelled, I doubt I will be out of hospital and recovered enough to attendon the 30th June!My time as Chairman has most certainly had its highs and lows and I could go on foreverreminiscing but I think it is suffice to say the Lionesses of MD105 have a much more positive outlook nowthan we did two years ago and I am sure this will continue into the future – so thank you to each andevery member of the organisation because you all had an input and there is no doubt that “

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Almoner’s ReportHere we are again at the beginning of yet another Lionistic year. Where does the time go?Sadly, I have had to send a card to a Chelmsford Lioness whose husband has been diagnosed with asevere form of cancer. I have passed on the good wishes of all the MD Lionesses to both of them.I also sent a card to the family of Lioness Joan Johnson of Paddock Wood Lioness Club. Apparently Joanhad not been well for some time, but she passed on to higher service earlier in the month, so again I havesent condolences on behalf of all MD Lionesses.On a lighter note, our Lioness Chairman Elect, Lioness Sandie, has recently celebrated a special birthday– yes, she really is 70, so all our Congratulations are due.PDG Lion Gordon Lazenby husband of Pontefract Lioness Club Secretary Dee has recently been in hospitalwith a mild heart attack and pneumonia. Gordon is one of our Club’s honorary member so a get well cardwas sent from the Club. I can now report that he is now out of hospital and looking forward to his 75thbirthday on the 25th June.Please keep in touch with me – Lioness Chairman Elect Sandie has asked me to carry on as MD Almonerthis next fiscal year. My contact details remain the sameTake care everyone

Multiple District Almoner

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Save the date – 15th February 2020The Annual Event of the year.

Witham and Chelmsford Lioness Clubsfrom District 105CE are hosting the

Lionesses of MD105 AGMat Marks Tey Hotel, Colchester.

The full days program will cover all of our annual businessrequirements and is expected to also include a craft session and aspecial guest speaker – completing the days event with our specialbanquet and ball including a live band and the grand raffle draw.

For those of you who can make a weekend of this event there will be a social buffetsupper on Friday 14th - Yes it’s Night! -

and we have been promised an evening of “Fun and Frolics “ from the Host Committee –watch this space for more details later in the year.

And Sunday morning events are expected to be completed with further time for fun andfellowship with presentations from our Chairman Sandie’s chosen charity.

On behalf of the host committee and the Multiple District Advisory Body of MD105 we extend thisinvitation, we would love to see as many Lioness there as possible.

Nicola Claxton.

32nd MD 105 LIONESS CLUBSANNUAL CONFERENCE

Lioness District Meeting (EA)At the recent Lioness District Meeting in EA, which was anenjoyable and informative day, District Chairman LionessAngela Howard made the handover to Lioness NicolaClaxton from Swaffham Lioness Club, the incoming DistrictChairman for the new District CE. Angela wished Nicolaevery success for when she takes over on the 1st July.Also at this final meeting of the Lionesses of EA, before they become Lionesses ofCE, outgoing District Chairman Angela made a presentation of small gifts for allthe members of Thetford (Breckland) Lioness Club, which is closing at the end ofthe 2018-19 Lionistic year, as a token of recognition for all their work throughouttheir years of service to Lionesses and their amazing support of so many charitablegroups.

The next edition of the Lioness MD 105 Newsletter is scheduled to be published in August 2019.The deadline for copy is 20th July 2019.

The Lioness MD 105 Newsletter is published on a monthly basis.(Lioness Newsletter MD105 Editor)

newsletter@lionessclubs.org or JOHN.FOXDLS@gmail.com

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The next edition of the Lioness MD 105 Newsletter isscheduled to be published in August 2019. The deadline forcopy is 20th July 2019.The Lioness MD 105 Newsletter is published on a monthlybasis.

(Lioness Newsletter MD105 Editor)newsletter@lionessclubs.org or JOHN.FOXDLS@gmail.com

held a coffee morning thatraised £181 which will be donated to the ToiletTwinning Charity. The aimof the charity is to reducepoverty one toilet at atime. 2.3 Billion peopledo not have a safe orclean place to go to thetoilet. £60 helps fund aproject in a poor

community that will enable a community tobuild a basic toilet, have access to clean water and to learn about hygiene. This vitalcombination will make a difference and can save lives. The Lionesses thank those whoattended and to those who gave their time and cakes to make the morning a success.

are 30 years old and to celebrate they held a Sundaylunch at the Solo Bar and Restaurant in Sleaford. The Mayor of Sleaford Councillor AdrianSnookes and his wife as well as Multiple District Chairman Jeannette Morgan were amongthe guests. Lionesses attended from Swaffham, Pontefract, Witham, Saffron Walden andChelmsford. Lioness Suzanne Creedon a Charter member received a 30 years certificatefrom the Multiple District Chairman.

Grey skies to start the day and rain did not deterthe 38 teams of golfers who played in the sixthCharity Golf Day on Friday 7th June organised by

. The dayraised over £4000 for Cancer Research UK andThe Lincolnshire Emergency Blood Bikes Service(who transport essential medical items such as

blood, pathology, donor breast milk, medical notes and much more betweenhospitals and healthcare facilities). Two very worthwhile charities. Money will also be used to support localgroups and individuals.

The winners were Ken Squires, Nigel Prue, Dave Brownlow and JamesBrownlow with a score of 97.A BIG thankyou must go to all the many companies and individuals whogenerously sponsored holes and donated raffle prizes, and the generosity of38 teams who entered, as without them the day would not have been sosuccessful. Particular thanks go to Sleaford Quality Foods and The Golf Clubfor their support and help.

,sated, after enjoyinga huge Chinese “Allyou can eat” buffet

on our socialgathering of the

pride in May.

Plants getting plentyof water to keep

them fresh. Samecan be said for the

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have been involved sending black and dark bras. It has taken a longtime for them to arrive because Zimbabwe is currently in the double vice of rampant inflation and acutefuel shortages, meaning that transport and deliveries from other countries are even more problematic thanusual.Here are a few photos of the ladies choosing their bras. As youcan see, although the official line for teachers and othergovernment workers is that they must wear black underwear,there is a marked preference for the more brightly colouredones. In fact, one of these packages didn't go to thegovernment workers. These ladies live in a township calledRimuka, which is an extremely deprived suburb of Kadoma.They were distributed during a church meeting, and you'llnotice that the ladies even have their buckets for collectingwater from the public pump after they've attended theservices. This pump was paid for by Lions Clubs International,by the way, and it bears their logo.Finally, a few words from a Lioness’s cousin, Helen.

Thank you Lionesses for helping to improve the lives of women who have so little.

In May most of our time was taken up with our 1950’s Supper Danceand Grand Draw held at Stanley’s on 17th May in support of theHomeless. We had a very successful event, with lots of 50’s musicand a lovely dance demonstration by Andy and Sue from the JumpJive Club. Our Grand Raffle was drawn, and we thank all the localbusinesses who supported us by donating raffle prizes, and our LionsClub who donated the £100 first prize.In total we raised £1100, which was divided equally between St.Martins Housing and the Pottergate ARC, which is run by the Salvation Army. On 7th June wevisited St. Martins and the ARC in Norwich to present them with the two cheques, and were shownround the facilities which they provide for their clients. At St. Martins our donation will go towardsnew accommodation, and at the ARC drop-in centre, our donation will be used to upgrade theshower facilities.

On the social front, we “pigged out” at the Swaffham Lions SausageTasting evening held at The Station pub. It was a fun night out, tastingand attempting to identify 21 different kinds of sausages! On 6th Junewe attended the Region Lions Social, which was held at SwaffhamRugby Club. We enjoyed a lovely barbeque, andplayed a Frisbee Golf competition which ourLioness A team won! Our B team with DLC AngelaHoward won the booby prize (Frisbees!) and this

was followed by a fun Bingo Quiz. All in all we had a great evening.At our business meeting, District Lioness Chairman Angela presented ourPresident Anne Dryden with a Certificate of Appreciation for 25 years ofService as a Lioness.

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presented four Medi-bears to the QueenElizabeth Children’s Ward in King’s Lynn andfour to the Children’s Ward at the JamesPaget University Foundation Trust inGorleston, near Great Yarmouth. The bearshelp the young patients to understand moreabout procedures they may have themselves

and to provide comfort and reassurance.Jude Marshall, on behalf of the , presented a Medi-bear to the A&E Department and one to the Children’s Ward at theDarlington Memorial Hospital. Jude’s local hospital benefited from herfundraising in Darlington.

fundraising efforts have included cheese and wine evenings,cake stalls, quiz evenings with soup or puddings on offer, soft toy tombola’s, and knitting seasonalnovelties to mention a few.The Lionesses thank everyone for their support enabling them to help those less fortunate.

joined in with Lions and Leos at the Vitality Mileoutside Buckingham Palace in aid of the Special Olympics. People of all agesand abilities took part, you did not need to do a 3 minute mile! It was afantastic atmosphere with lots of bemused tourists cheering us on and anamazing location for an event.

helped out at the Regional Disability Athletics event in Chelmsford.Clubs came from all over the region including Cambridge andNorfolk. We helped with the scoring and handing out medalsat the medal ceremony. However, it was a very windy day somost of our time was spent making sure all the score sheetsand medals didn't blow off the table! The standard ofathletics was brilliant and despite the occasional shower theyall had a brilliant time.

A few events which havebeen out and about to within the last few weeks:

We enjoyed attending, The LionsCharter, Sleaford Lioness Club 30thAnniversary, Felixstowe LionessClub Anniversary and a social visit to

Talliston House, Great Dunmow inEssex. We also held a cake stall which

raised £127.60 for local charities.

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The next edition of the Lioness MD 105 Newsletter is scheduled to be published in August 2019.The deadline for copy will be the 20th July 2019.

Lion John Fox (MD 105 Lioness Newsletter Editor) newsletter@lionessclubs.org

The newsletter is sent by email to all ClubPresidents and Secretaries for distribution toClub members. However if you would like toreceive your own copy direct please emailnewsletter@lionessclubs.org with your details.

When you introduce a newmember please let me know,

probably with a photo! Ed

WHY A LIONESS?I'm a Lioness as you can see

But why is this important, especially to me?It makes me feel needed and of use

I can help alleviate suffering, waste and abuseI get involved with people in need

I give of myself and forget about greedFor I know that I'm helping in a special wayThe deaf and the blind each and every day.

I share and I give in my own fashionThe love of a Lioness, her time and compassion.

It's a special opportunity, as you can seeTo share my one gift - and that is ME.

Significant Dates for the Lions Family 2019/20Date Club District Event

Fri - Tues 5 - 9 July 2019 Milan International ConventionThurs 11 July 2019 Downham Market 105CE Quiz Night

Sun 6 October 2019 Paddock Wood 105SE Formation Anniversary LunchFri - Sun 14 - 16 February 2020 Marks Tey (Colchester) MD105 Lioness Conference

Fri - Sun 1 - 3 May 2020 Stoke Rochford Hall, Grantham MD105 Lions Convention 2020

All enquiries toLioness Sandie Briault

as soon as possible please