11 August 2015
ATTENTION: CLUB PRESIDENT
SUBJECT:
2015 - 2016 YOUTH OF THE YEAR PROGRAM (Please note change from Quest to Program)
I would like to introduce myself, my name is Coral Sweeney and I am the 201Q4 District Chairman for Youth of the
Year, 2015-2016.
I am hoping that by this stage, your Club has appointed a Youth Of The Year Chairman for this Lions’ year. I am
confident that your Club will enjoy your involvement and the students’ achievements in the Lions’ Youth of the Year
Quest within your community.
To your Club’s Lions’ Youth Of The Year Chairman:
Yes, it’s the time of year to begin planning for the 2015 - 2016 Youth of the Year Program. Please ensure that you
contact the schools in your community as soon as possible - – preferably before the end of Term 3 which for State
Schools is Friday, 18th September, 2015. This may enable them to slot our YOTY Quest program into their
curriculum in the hope that all Clubs’ judging can be finalised by the end of November, prior to the Year 11 end of
year. There are still a couple of weeks after recommencement of school, but the students may not be too keen to be
pressured quite so early in their final year.
Please note the committee with Lions members and our sponsor National Bank agreed to lower the entry age to
15years as at the 30 June, 2009. This is still effective for the 2015-2016 year.
This long standing Lions’ Project is the most prestigious of our Youth programs on our Lions’ calendar. We seek your
Club’s involvement in assisting your youth to prepare themselves for the future.
If your Club has never participated in this Program, or not participated for several years I ask you to please reconsider.
The youth of your Community will appreciate your involvement in assisting them to become tomorrow’s leaders.
Should you require more information I recommend that you visit the Lions Website www.lionsclubs.org.au/yoty or
contact me phone (H) 41553483 or by email: lioncoral@bigpond.com
The Youth of the Year Manual (Revision date 11 June, 2015) is available if requested or can be downloaded from the
internet. A copy of this manual should be passed on from year to year to the Club Chairman. Relevant updated pages will
be replaced if requested.
I can’t stress enough the need to read this manual, even if you have done this job before as there are now big penalties
in the public speaking section.
Please ensure that the enclosed entry form is returned to me before the 20th September.
This will allow me time to prepare kits for distribution at our District Convention in Bundaberg
on the 23th – 24th – 25th October, 2015.
Would you please indicate if there will be someone able to collect your kit at Ubobo. Unfortunately I will be overseas
from 28th September to 4th November. I will endeavour to have kits at Convention.
By doing this it will save Cabinet money and the necessity of my posting these to your Club.
Youth Of The Year Merchandise
All merchandise may be ordered either on line through the Lions Club Supplies link at:
http://www.lionsclubsshop.com.au/category1_1.htm
or directly through Newcastle using the order form YOTY Merchandise Order Form 2013- 2014.pdf
Lion Coral Sweeney
Ph
4455 3483
Mobile
0437 536 600
Email
lioncoral@bigpond.com
LIONS CLUBS INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT 201Q4
CLUB ENTRY FORM
Please complete this form and return to me by the 19th September, 2015. Your co-operation is
essential to assisting me in planning my year as your District Youth of the Year Chairman.
To:
From:
Lion Coral Sweeney
District 201Q4 Youth of the Year Chairman
21 Evergreen Drive
BRANYAN QLD 4670.
E-mail: lioncoral@bigpond.com
Lions / Lioness / Leo Club of .....................................................................
Our Club will be / will not be entering in the Youth of the Year Program for 2015/2016.
We will / will not be willing to download certificates and forms from the Lions YOTY web site.
We do / do not require a kit at the Ubobo Convention.
We do / do not require a hard copy of the Club YOTY Manual.
Our Club Y.O.T.Y. Chairperson is:
Name:…..............................................................................................................................
Address…...........................................................................................................................
….........................................................................................Postcode…..….......................
Phone Number: (H) …................................................(W) …..........................................
(Fax)…...............................................Email…………….…..............................................
Please print clearly
Anticipated number of students entering in this year’s Program is...........
We will be using 3 or 5 (delete one) judges at our Club judging.
If conducting a joint Club Judging please indicate other Clubs participating in
this years Quest:
Lion / Lioness / Leo Club of ..........................................................................................
Lion / Lioness / Leo Club of ..........................................................................................
Lion / Lioness / Leo Club of .........................................................................................
Signed: ...........................................................
(Club Secretary / YOTY Chairperson)
LIONS YOUTH OF THE YEAR PROGRAM
ZONE, REGION, AND DISTRICT JUDGING 2014-2015
The following Clubs have been allocated this years Zone, Region and District Judgings.
Please confirm by the 19th September, 2015 via Post or Email if your Club is prepared to host these
judgings.
Zone 1: Mooloolaba Lions
YES / NO
Zone 3: Gympie South Lions (if needed)
YES / NO Zone 4: Kingaroy Lions(if needed)
Zone 5: Goomeri Lions (if needed)
YES / NO
Zone 6: Biggenden Lions (if needed)YES / NO
Zone 7: Fraser Lions
YES / NO
Zone 8: Bargara Lions
Zone 9: Gladstone Pt Curtis Lions (If needed)
Zone 2: Cooroy Pomona Lions
YES / NO
YES / NO
YES / NO
Zone 10: Callide Valley Lions (if needed)
YES/NO
YES / NO
Zone11: Fitzroy River Lions
YES /NO
Zone 12: Emu Park Lions
YES / NO
Zone 13: Springsure Lions (If needed)
YES / NO
Zone 14: Longreach Lions (If needed)
YES / NO
..................................................
Region 1: Mooloolaba Lions
YES / NO
Region 2: Gympie Lions
Region 3: Bundaberg Hinkler Lions
YES / NO
Region 4: Gladstone Boyne Island Lions YES / NO
Region 4a: Yeppoon Lions
YES / NO
Region 5: Emerald Lions
District:
Callide Valley Lions Club
State:
201 Q4 Host Club (Bundaberg Hinkler)
YES / NO
YES / NO
YES / NO
...................................................
If your Club is unavailable to host a particular level of judging please advise me by the 19th September,
2015 and an alternative club will be found.
Lions / Lioness Club of .....................................................
Level of Judging ..................................
Zone / Region ..........................................................
Signed ..........................................................
(Club Secretary / YOTY Chairperson)
LIONS CLUBS INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT 201 Q4
JUDGING COMPLETION DATES
2015 - 2016
CLUB:
Completed by the 5th March, 2016
(Preferably by the end of the school year in 2015.)
ZONE:
Completed by the 13th March 2016.
(If no Zone judging being conducted Club judging can be
extended to this date.)
REGIONAL:
Completed by the 20th March 2016.
DISTRICT:
2nd April 2016 – (Host - Lions)
STATE:
23rd April 2016
NATIONAL
FINAL:
Monday, 14th May 2016 (M.D. Convention - Echuca)
(Host District - Q4 )