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SAMFORD LIONS BULLETIN
SPONSORED BY:
THE LIONS CLUB
OF
BRISBANE BUNYA Inc.
January
2014
CHARTERED
27th August 2002
Club No: 066575
DISTRICT 201 Q3 AUSTRALIA
Address: P.O.Box 510, SAMFORD Qld 4520
www.samford.qld.lions.org.au
LIONS CLUB OF SAMFORD Inc.
BOARD and COMMITTEES - 2013/2014
President Brian Sait
Secretary Natalie Bailey
Treasurer & Chairman Finance Committee Carmel Mazzeo
Past President Frank Assink
Membership Chairman Frank Assink
Club Committee’s
First Vice President Bronwyn Rees
Tail Twister Russell Plunkett
Assistant Secretary Bronwyn Rees
Assistant Treasurer David Roberts
Raffle Coordinator Wayne Fleming & Sarah Scholz
Christmas Cakes/Lions Mints Frank Assink & Ross Mazzeo
Charity Golf Day—Camel Races Frank Assink & John Denyer
Sight First and Conventions & Major Events John Denyer
Youth Insight & Youth Exchange Bronwyn Rees
Director 1st Year (Attendance & Assist. Raffle Coordinator) Wayne Fleming
Director 2nd Year (Major Events) John Denyer
Director at Large (Editorials, Historian, Personality Quest) John Burnham
Second Vice President Peter Davey
Bulletin Editor Carmel Mazzeo & John Burnham
Assistant Lion Tamer Joanna Roberts
Kupidabin Development & Natural Environment David & Jo Roberts & Brian Sait
Park Maintenance Coordinator John Barry
Youth of the Year Carmel Mazzeo & Alice Cunningham
Emergencies and Community Services Vacant
Safety Officer Nevin Colgrave
Program/Guest Speakers Peter Davey
Lions Trailer Storage and Movement Peter Davey
Sausage Sizzle Craig Corner
Director 1st Year (Leo Club Liaison) Alice Cunningham
(assisted by Jo Roberts)
Director 2nd Year (Men’s Shed Liaison) Ross Mazzeo
(assisted by John Barry)
Director at Large (Constitution, Rules and Policies) Brian Hallinan
Finance Committee 2013-2014
Treasurer (Chair) Carmel Mazzeo
President Brian Sait
Immediate Past President Frank Assink
Secretary Natalie Bailey
1st vice President Bronwyn Rees
2nd Vice President Peter Davey
Membership Chairman Frank Assink
Other members by invitation
Hello Fellow Lions
A Happy New Year to all our Lions Members and Welcome back to 2014. I hope everyone has
had a wonderful Christmas and an exciting new year as we head into the second half of our Lions
year.
December turned out to be a very busy month with our Christmas Party at Frank and Kathy’s
house, what a great night we had. Thank you very much Frank and Kathy for hosting the
Christmas Party.
The following Friday Night was Christmas in the Village which I was unable to attend due to
family commitments but I would like to congratulate Lion Carmel and Leo Erin for being
presented with awards on the night, for their work in the community. The Awards were well
deserved.
Saturday Morning saw many of the Lions attending the Bendigo Bank Morning Tea where we
were able to interact with many of the locals and I for one was able to learn a lot about what
happens in the village, and about what other community group are involved in.
The Lions and Leos then organized ourselves for the Carseldine Bunning’s Sausage Sizzle where
we had an excellent turn up which made it easy for everyone and the day seemed to fly by. Thank
you Lion Alice for organizing the event as I am sure both groups are happy with the result.
Yours in Lionism
President Brian
President’s Monthly Report - January
PRESIDENT BRIAN’S LETTER TO SANTA
Santa pays a special visit to
our Medical Research
Personality Entrant Shayna at
the Samford Bendigo Bank.
ALL HANDS ON DECK
at the Bunnings Sausage Sizzle!
April Is Family and Friends Month!
Invite family and friends to learn, serve and celebrate with your club in April. Organize a service project,
plan an open house or host a lunch or picnic—you decide how to introduce your family and friends to the
club you love!
Here are some great ways to make your Family and Friends Month a success:
• Plan an Open House. Invite family and friends to learn more about your club and the difference
you are making in the community.
• Organize a service project. Let your family and friends feel the satisfaction of service by
involving them in a project for the environment, literacy, or a cause that’s important to your club.
• Host a Picnic or Barbecue. Celebrate with family and friends so they can get to know your club.
Find more information and resources for Family and Friends Month and the Lions World Lunch Relay at
lionsclubs.org.
Family Members Receive a Special Membership Discount
Encourage family members to join your club! They’ll receive a special discount on membership dues when
they join the same club through our Family Membership Program! Share the day, share the fun, and share
the dream of serving with family and friends in April!
Special Event!
Join the Lions World Lunch Relay on April 4th! The Lions World Lunch Relay is a 24-hour international
event that brings families and friends of Lions together in their local communities with families and
friends of Lions around the world. Start planning your lunch event today!
Quote of the month!
The best way to find yourself is to lose
yourself in the service of others.
Gandhi.
An Obituary to “COMMON SENSE” printed in the London Times
Today we mourn the passing of a beloved old friend, Common Sense , who has been with us for
many years. No one knows for sure how old he was, since his birth records were long ago lost in
bureaucratic red tape. He will be remembered as having cultivated such valuable lessons as:
- Knowing when to come in out of the rain;
- Why the early bird gets the worm;
- Life isn't always fair;
- And maybe it was my fault.
Common Sense lived by simple, sound financial policies (don't spend more than you can earn)
and reliable strategies (adults, not children, are in charge).
His health began to deteriorate rapidly when well-intentioned but overbearing regulations were
set in place. Reports of a 6-year-old boy charged with sexual harassment for kissing a classmate;
teens suspended from school for using mouthwash after lunch; and a teacher fired for reprimand-
ing an unruly student, only worsened his condition.
Common Sense lost ground when parents attacked teachers for doing the job that they them-
selves had failed to do in disciplining their unruly children.
It declined even further when schools were required to get parental consent to administer sun lo-
tion or an aspirin to a student; but could not inform parents when a student became pregnant and
wanted to have an abortion.
Common Sense lost the will to live as the churches became businesses; and criminals received
better treatment than their victims.
Common Sense took a beating when you couldn't defend yourself from a burglar in your own
home and the burglar could sue you for assault.
Common Sense finally gave up the will to live, after a woman failed to realize that a steaming
cup of coffee was hot. She spilled a little in her lap, and was promptly awarded a huge settle-
ment.
Common Sense was preceded in death,
-by his parents, Truth and Trust,
-by his wife, Discretion,
-by his daughter, Responsibility,
-and by his son, Reason.
He is survived by his 5 stepbrothers;
- I Know My Rights
- I Want It Now
- Someone Else Is To Blame
- I'm A Victim
- Pay me for Doing Nothing
Not many attended his funeral because so few realized he was gone.
16 January 2014 Samford Lions Dinner Meeting
@ Samford Homestead Restaurant
6 February 2014 Samford Lions Business Meeting
@ Catholic Church Hall
20 February 2014 Samford Lions Dinner Meeting
@ Samford Homestead Restaurant
2 March 2014 CLEAN UP AUSTRALIA DAY
6 March 2014 Samford Lions Business Meeting
@ Catholic Church Hall
20 March 2014 Samford Lions Dinner Meeting
@ Samford Homestead Restaurant
Please inform Bulletin Editor of any upcoming events
Prostate Cancer Research - Treatment
Photo of Wayne Fleming with daughter Eloise
when they attended the tour of the TRI
(Transational Research Institute) at the PA
Hospital.
Lion John Grimstone handed over a cheque
for $192,000.00. Over the last eight years
$800,000.00 has been donated by the Lions'
Clubs.
Help raise funds for our administration account and get rid of “unwanted items” at the same time.
Members can advertise “items for sale” or “items wanted” and the item is sold, pay a voluntary
fee to the admin account.
Computers for sale
1. Windows 7 computer- 149 GigaByte Hard Drive
DVD/CD burner
Flat screen monitor, key board and mouse.
Sofware includes Microsoft office and ACDSee photo Editor plus other usefull sofware
Asking $350.00
2. Windows XP computer
75 GigaByte hard Drive
card reader
DVD/CD burner
wide screen flat Monitor, Keyboard and mouse.
Asking $250.00
3. Printers-Buy a computer and receive a free printer
For more information or to purchase contact:
Frank Assink 0408 194 860
(Frank has offered to give $20 to admin fund for each computer sold).
The Bulletin is published monthly. If you would like to
advertise any items in this section contact The Bulletin Editor
(Carmel Mazzeo) at [email protected]
INVESTMENT TIPS FOR 2014
For all of you with any money left, be aware of the next expected mergers so that you can get in on the ground floor and make some BIG bucks.
Watch for these consolidations in 2014:
1. Hale Business Systems, Mary Kay Cosmetics, Fuller Brush, and W. R. Grace Co. will merge and become: Hale, Mary, Fuller, Grace.
2. Polygram Records, Warner Bros., and Zesta Crackers join forces and become: Poly, Warner Cracker.
3. 3M will merge with Goodyear and become: MMMGood.
4. Zippo Manufacturing, Audi Motors, Dofasco, and Dakota Mining will merge and become: ZipAudiDoDa.
5. FedEx is expected to join its competitor, UPS, and become: FedUP.
6. Fairchild Electronics and Honeywell Computers will become: Fairwell Honeychild.
7. Grey Poupon and Docker Pants are expected to become: PouponPants.
8. Knotts Berry Farm and the National Organization of Women will become: Knott NOW!
9. Victoria 's Secret and Smith & Wesson will merge under the new name: TittyTittyBangBang
ANZI Pacific Forum, Adelaide, South
Australia 29 -- 31 201431 August 2014
For more information and/or to register go
to www.lionsclubs.org.au/anziforum/
The officer says, 'I clocked you at 120 km/h, sir.'
The driver says, 'Christ, officer I had it on cruise
control at 100, perhaps your radar gun needs
calibrating.'
Not looking up from her knitting the wife says: 'Now
don't be silly dear, you know that this car doesn't have
cruise control.'
As the officer writes out the ticket, the driver looks
over at his wife and growls,'Can't you please keep your
mouth shut for once?'
The wife smiles demurely and says, ! 'You should be
thankful your radar detector went off when it did.'
As the officer makes out the second ticket for the
illegal radar detector unit, the man glowers at his wife
and says through clenched teeth, 'F..k it, woman, can't
you keep your mouth shut?'
The officer frowns and says,'And I notice that you're
not wearing your seat belt, sir. That's an automatic
$75 fine.'
The driver says, 'Yeah, well, you see officer, I had it
on, but took it off when you pulled me over so that I
could get my license out of my back pocket'
The wife says, 'Now, dear, you know very well that
you didn't have your seat belt on. You never wear your
seat belt when you're driving.'
And as the police officer is writing out the third ticket
the driver turns to his wife and barks, 'WHY DON'T
You shut the f..k up?
The officer looks over at the woman and asks, 'Does
your husband always talk to you this way, Ma'am?'
And the woman says 'Only when he's pissed.'
Incredible shot of Spiral
Aurora Borealis
Hidden Beach, Mexico
Walrus's reaction after being presented
with a fish cake for his birthday
The beautiful Ice
Cream Tulips
For Your Notes
A MESSAGE FROM THE EDITOR
If any Lions have any articles for the Bulletin, could you please get them to me by the Sunday night prior to the Dinner Meeting each Month. Any photos and articles are most welcome as we can only make this Bulletin as good as the information that members of our club provide.
SAMFORD LIONS CLUB Inc. MEMBERSHIP REGISTER
as at January 2014
Frank & Kathy ASSINK W) 3289 1122 H) 3851 1451 M) 0408 194 860
Natalie & David BAILEY H) 3851 1849 M) 0439 996 528
John & Peggy BARRY H) 3289 5179 M) 0412 280 695
John BURNHAM M) 0410 528 210
Nevin COLGRAVE M)
Craig CORNER H) 3425 2121 M) 0404 317 082
Alice & Gary CUNNINGHAM H) 3289 2205
Peter & Amanda DAVEY H) 3289 6624 M) 0425 742 796
John & Philippa DENYER H) 3264 8548 M) 0488 195 802
Wayne & Gail FLEMING H) 3325 3279 M) 0412 296 047
Brian & Coral HALLINAN H) 3289 3732 M) 0407 374 831
Ross & Carmel MAZZEO H) 3289 4997 M) 0438 723 867
Russell PLUNKETT M) 0406 542 246
russell @auspoet.com.au
Bronwyn REES H) 3425 3806 M) 0407 173 826
David & Jo ROBERTS H) 3289 4378 M) 0401 082 434 (David)
M) 0412 575 642 (Jo)
Brian & Belinda SAIT H) 3285 1136 M) 0430 595 820 (Brian)
M) 0428 851 136 (Belinda)
Sarah & Christoph SCHOLZ H) 3851 2307 M) 0466 484 027
Please advise the Secretary / Bulletin Editor if any details are
incorrect. Correct information ensure you receive the District
Magazine, and will assist with communication.
SHED KEYS held by:
John Burnham
Peter Davey
Brian Hallinan
Ross Mazzeo
LIONS PURPOSES
CODE OF ETHICS
TO CREATE and foster a spirit of
understanding among the peoples of the
world.
TO PROMOTE the principles of good
government and good citizenship.
TO TAKE an active interest in the civic,
cultural, social and moral welfare of the
community.
TO UNITE the clubs in the bonds of
friendship, good fellowship and mutual
understanding.
TO PROVIDE a forum for the open
discussion of all matters of public
interest; provided, however, that partisan
politics and sectarian religion shall not be
debated by club members.
TO ENCOURAGE service-minded
people to serve their community without
personal financial reward, and to
encourage efficiency and promote high
ethical standards in commerce, industry,
professions, public works and private
endeavours.
TO SHOW my faith in the worthiness of my
vocation by industrious application to the
end that I may merit a reputation for quality
of service.
TO SEEK success and to demand all fair
remuneration or profit as my just due, but to
accept no profit or success at the price of
my own self respect lost because of unfair
advantage taken or because of
questionable acts on my part.
TO REMEMBER that in building up my
business it is not necessary to tear down
another’s; to be loyal to my clients or
customers and true to myself.
WHENEVER a doubt arises as to the right
or ethics of my position or action towards
others, to resolve such doubt against
myself.
TO HOLD friendship as an end and not a
means. To hold that true friendship exists
not on account of the service performed by
one to another, but that true friendship
demands nothing but accepts service in the
spirit in which it is given.
ALWAYS to bear in mind my obligations as
a citizen to my nation, my state and my
community, and to give to them my
unswerving loyalty in word, act and deed.
To give them freely of my time, labour and
means.
TO AID others by giving my sympathy to
those in distress, my aid to the weak, and
my substance to the needy.
TO BE CAREFUL with my criticism and
liberal with my praise; to build up and not
destroy.
Lions Clubs International
VISION STATEMENT
TO BE THE GLOBAL LEADER in community and humanitarian service.
Lions Clubs International MISSION STATEMENT
TO EMPOWER VOLUNTEERS to serve their communities, meet humanitarian needs, encourage peace and promote international understanding through Lions clubs.
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