The Lions PrideThe Lions PrideOCTOBER 2015

Newsletter of the Lions Club of Moorabbin Inc. PO Box 1144 Moorabbin Phone (03) 9583 6281

Website - http://moorabbin.vic.lions.org.au Email – Website - http://moorabbin.vic.lions.org.au Email – moorabbin.lions@hotmail.com moorabbin.lions@hotmail.com David Blyth – President , Gillian Lelah – Secretary , John Lissenburg – Treasurer

Editor Sam Dalley, sjdalley@bigpond.com

TODAYS LIONS ARE CUSTODIANSOF TOMORROW

Lions of today are the custodians of tomorrow – this was the message delivered bythe 201 V5 District Governor's Team Member, 2nd Vice DG Pat Mills when sheaddressed our September dinner meeting. She reminded members that LionsInternational has been in existence for one hundred years, and we as Lions have theresponsibility to help keep Lions going for the next hundred years.

She said it was time to let other people share what we have in Lions and give themthe opportunity to feel their hearts grow when something wonderful is done in ourcommunity.

Born and raised on a Soldier's Settlement farm at Henty in Western Victoria, 2ndVice District Governor, Pat began her nursing career in Hamilton then moving on toColeraine and Casterton. In 2001 Pat moved to Melbourne working in MedicalCentres before joining Lifescreen as a consultant, and later promoted to ManagerVic, SA & Tas. In 2009 became Manager of NedFusion Vic, SA & Tas beforeretiring in 2013 to spend time with her 2 daughters and 3 Grandchildren. For thepast 20 years she has conducted Organ Donation Awareness talks for both Lifegiftand Donate Life organisations. At Club level Pat has served as President, Secretary,Youth of Year Chairman, and at District level Pat has held many positionsincluding 2013-14 Zone 7 Chairman the same year I was Zone 11 Chairman.

Pres. David Blyth and 2nd Vice Dist. Pres.Pat Mills exchanged bannerettes.

In 2014-15 Pat was Global Leadership Chairman At MD Level she is on theGlobal Membership Team as Chairman of 50/50 Pathway.

Pat has been honoured for her contribution in Lions with various awardsduring her years of service particularly in Leadership, and in received the 2014PDG Don Owen Leadership Award. At District level. Pat is currently servingas 2nd Vice District Governor and visited us as part of the District Governor’steam.

2nd Vice District Governor Pat congratulated members on the continuingsuccess of Moorabbin Lions 'Royal Melbourne Golf Club Charity Golf Day' –“I think its wonderful that you have been able to raise so much money over somany years.”

On the international scene, with the one hundredth anniversary of Lionscoming up, International President Dr. Jitsuhiro Yamada has expressed awish for Lions to serve 100 million people from July 1, 2014, to June 30,2018. Lions clubs reported to Lions Clubs International (LCI) that 40 millionpeople have served as of June 30.

In a departure from the usual District Governors club visits, a Dist. GovernorsTeam has been put in place to visit each club in the district before the end ofthe year – “the reason we are visiting clubs before Christmas is so we canattend clubs afterwards and assist any clubs that are having problems. We canalso attend projects and work with clubs.”

Moorabbin Lions Sam and June Dalley weretaken completely by surprise when calledforward by 2nd Vice Dist. Pres. Pat Mills to bepresented with 'Melvin Jones Fellowships.'

Over the last ten years, Lion Sam, as editor,and Lion June, as assistant editor, haveproduced a newsletter for the club, providinga timely, accurate, and comprehensive recordof club events to all members, includingwonderful photos that bring our stories to life.

Sam joined the Lions on 15th of September2000. He was a member of the Kerang Lionsuntil 2005 where he used his early experienceas a freelancer for local newspapers andexpertise as a professional photographer topublicise his club’s activities.

In September 2005 he transferred toMoorabbin Lions Club and soon aftersponsored his future... Cont... Page 2

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Lions Clubs International Foundation Supporting Refugees in

Jordan and Lebanon Sept. 23rd 2015

An international refugee crisis is unfolding before our eyes.Hundreds of thousands of men, women and children from Syriaand parts of Iraq flee violence in their homeland, seeking safetyin Europe.

Many European nations have agreed to take in refugees, but somegovernments are not equipped to handle the massive influx ofpeople – most carrying with them what’s left of their worldlygoods in one or two suitcases. International aid organisationshave responded.

Along with federal governments, agencies such as UnitedNations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is taking thelead, setting up refugee camps and organising aid and support.Lions Clubs International is providing assistance as well.

Lions Clubs International Foundation (LCIF) has provided grantsto support refugee camps in Jordan and Lebanon. Refugeesarrived in Europe following exhausting journeys from Syria andother troubled countries. At the 2015 International Convention inHonolulu, we honoured Save The Children with ourHumanitarian Award, providing US$250,000 specifically forrefugee camps inside Syria.

International President Yamada has challenged Lions in allcountries that have taken in refugees to contact their local andfederal government to offer assistance.

IP Yamada has also challenged Lions in other nations to contactLions in the countries hosting refugees. There may beopportunities to provide support through international jointservice projects.

Lions Clubs International Foundation (LCIF) is acceptingdonations to a designated fund. Send your donation to yournearest Lions Club who will forward your donation to theirDistrict Cabinet Treasurer for banking into the LCIF account.100% of every donated dollar goes in Grants to Lions Clubs at thecoal-face helping the refugees to rebuild their lives.

A solution to the Syrian refugee situation falls upon governmentsaround the world to solve through diplomatic measures andmutual cooperation. Until a solution is found, Lions are focusedon the displaced refugees and how we, as Lions, can help providebasic necessities and bring dignity to those in need. – Nigel Jeny,Board Trustee, Lions Clubs International Foundation

DIARY DATESOCTOBER

Thurs 1st Book SaleWed 7th Business Meeting Fri 9th to Sun 11th District Convention in SeymourSat 17th Annual Garage & Book Sale& Sun 18th 9am to 3pmWed 21st Dinner Meeting – Guest Speaker Noreen Carr

Licola Open Day onNovember 1st.

At this stage it is intended to run a bus trip to and fromLicola, but this will depend on how many Lions andfriends would like to come. Costs will depend on thenumbers but we would expect it to be $50.00 or less.

Please do not leave it to the last minute to book, as quite abit of forward planning is necessary to arrange the bus.

Please let Ian Bjorkman know if you are interestedianbjorkman49@hotmail.com

'Melvin Jones Fellows' Cont.....

…. wife June as a new member. Together they havecombined their considerable journalistic, photographic andcomputer skills to consistently create a newsletter soprofessional that it has garnered several Certificates ofAppreciation and earned them the Bob Gatherum Shield forthe Best District Club Newsletter not once but three times,in 2008, 2011 and 2012.

We are very grateful for the enormous contribution Sam andJune have made to the Lions, and we thank them not just fortheir award-winning newsletter but for all their hard work,dedication and friendship over the years.

Lion Marilyn Lissenburg

ANNUAL BOOK & GARAGE SALESat. 17th Oct & Sun. 18th Oct.

between 9am-3pm“Lions Den” at the Kingston Centre Cnr. Warrigal Rd & Kingston Rds.

Enter from Kingston Rd It would be appreciated if any member could please assist insetting up on Friday October 16th – please be at Book Denaround 1.30pm -1.45pm. There are quite a lot of WhiteElephant and Bric-a-Brac items to be put out.

2nd Vice District Governor Pat Mills presented DistrictGovernor's 'pins' to hard-working Secretary Gillian Lelahand Membership & Club Care Chairman Cerise de Gelder.

SOCIALISING AT 'FONGS'Twenty Moorabbin Lions members and friends gathered for lunch at'Fongs' Chinese Restaurant, East Bentleigh on Sunday Sept. 13th .

It was great opportunity to enjoy good food and socialise in aninformal atmosphere. This is our second club luncheon at 'Fongs' andmembers are very appreciative of the proprietors specially openingfor us on a Sunday.

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BIRTHDAYS BIRTHDAYS October

17 Bill Tomkinson

Anniversaries October

21st Geoff & Lyn Thomas

Nikitha's Academic JourneyAs most members will be aware, Moorabbin Lions have beensupporting Indian Student Nikitha Noronha who is studying atChrist University in Bangalore, Karnataka, India.

Founded in 1969, Christ University is managed by the priests of Carmelites of Mary Immaculate (CMI), the first indigenousSyrian Catholic religious congregation in India. The college was granted university status in 2008.

Nikitha keeps our club regularly informed on her progress. “Theatre practices had kept me completely occupied. Allperformances just got done yesterday, and I am so relieved now. Classes for my third semester will end on the 28th of thismonth. And I have my ViVa dates from the 29th to the 1st; followed by my exams from the 6th to the 19th of October.”

“This semester has been extremely hectic and has left all of us a little hazed out. However my Mid Semester Marks wereuploaded four days ago – covering Indian Literatures (In Translation,) Introduction to Post Colonial Studies, World Literatures,Theatre In Practice, and Critical Aesthetics.”

“Also with the performance of the play my End Semester Exam for the paper Theatre In Practice has been completed. The playwe performed was Shanti, Shanti, It’s a War by Ramu Ramanathan - it's a War (1993) is a musical spoof of the ‘Mahabharata’.

“This mythological text plays with issues of identity, power, duty, free will and desire. Along with humour, the play alsoincorporates strands of feminism. Hence it has been a great experience working on this play. I played the role of the FairyGodmother and Gandhari – the mother of the Kauravas.”

“As part of my third CIA Submissions I found myself involved in very different and interesting projects. As part of WorldLiteratures we were divided into groups and asked to capture sounds of different parts of the city making it into a narrative andan exhibition was organised where the focus was mainly these sounds. The entire room was darkened and different booths wereset-up with the city skyline as the background where people could go and listen to these sounds. The part of the city that ourteam focused on was Frazer Town. And we focused on Multi-Culturalism in Frazer Town as our theme.”

“For my Monologue in the Theatre Paper I performed the Character of aperson with Schizophrenia. That too was an extremely challenging one.Also I have to start working on my dissertation and continue mypreparation for N.E.T Exams (National Entrance Test). College re-openson the 2nd of November, so I now have very little time on hand toprepare for it.“