2-August-2015
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Chartwell Lions Buzz
PO Box 12115 Chartwell Hamilton
Presidents Message
Dear fellow lions
What a privilege it was to listen to inspiring guest speakers
at our July dinner meeting
Josie butcher delivered her speech that won her a place in
the great MD202 Lions clubs young speechmaker contest
national final. She followed this with an impromptu speech.
What a star. She certainly has got the ‘wow’’ factor.
Let’s get right behind Josie and ensure we have a good number of club members attend
the national final at Bethlehem Baptist church hall, 90 Bethlehem road Bethlehem Tauranga on Saturday 15th august 2015. Morning tea will be served from 9am-9.45am. Cost
for morning tea and lunch is $15.00. It will be a great day.
Mike Rolton, GM of St Vincent de Paul society told us that there was another part to our
city that not too many of us see. We learned what his organisation offers and what they
do for people much less fortunate than ourselves. Mike certainly struck a chord with us
as well as the contributions of grocery items and blankets etc, that he was presented
with on the night. Some lions have visited the society and have made further donations.
Thank you to all who have contributed. For those lions that did not attend our meeting
and would like to make a donation of grocery items or blankets they may dropped off at
the society stores at Frankton or Lyndon court.
Thank you to the six lions and one partner that helped East Hamilton lions celebrate
their 50th anniversary on 18th July 2015. it was a great evening. The club has achieved
so much for their community during the past 50 years and one extraordinary project
they did was to sponsor our lions club.
The board received very full reports from Alma and Chris. Both chairs reported excellent
participation which led to comprehensive reports. Members appreciated the comfort of
meeting in a warm environment of a home. Thank you to those lions that opened up
their homes for those meetings and the board meeting.
The charitable trust also held a meeting in July and will follow this up with a further
meeting in November. There is a vacancy on the trust, so the invitation goes out to any
lion who would like to see another dimension of our club. Please let us know if you are
interested.
I had the pleasure of representing our lions club at the Red Cross Waikato branch celebrating the red cross centenary, 100 years of service to their community. The event was
hosted by the Waikato chamber of commerce to acknowledge this milestone. There
were two guest speakers, the CEO of Waikato/Bay of Plenty Red Cross Society and Dame
Susan Devoy. Both addresses had a humanitarian theme laced with humour.
The Lions District Presidents dinner will be held at Rotorua on Saturday 1 Aug and Trish
and I will attend.
A reminder to be part of history. Our club will hold a coffee morning for members at
Palmers Planet Centre on Thursday 27th Aug 15. This is not a project. It is an opportunity
to enjoy some convivial company. So bring a partner, neighbour or family/friend even
another lion from another club. Time 10am-11am. There is no need to book just arrive.
This is an opportunity to have a few laughs and tell a few stories
Our “Club Care’’ committee have excelled again and have arranged another talented and
gifted speaker for our dinner meeting on 11 August 2015. We have invited some other
clubs and past members to join us. So if you would like to bring someone along they will
be very welcome
Kind regards
President Kerry
http://www.lionsclubs.org.nz/Clubs/202L/Zone-1/Hamilton-Chartwell
Executive:
President: Kerry Beach
Ph. 855 5942
Secretary: Iris Cousins
Ph. 855 6474
Editor: Mike Cousins
Ph. 855 6474
Inside this issue:
Top Table
2
Club News
3
Projects & Pictures
4
Competition
5
District News
6
International News
7
Training
8
Twisted Tales
9
11th August Tea Meeting
SOCIAL HOUR: 6PM-6.40PM
GREETERS:
PETER WOODHAM & BRETT ROSSITER
CALL TO ORDER: 6.45PM
CHAIRMAN:
KERRY BEACH
INVOCATION: PETER TAYLOR
TAIL TWISTER:IRIS COUSINS
THOUGHT FOR THE MONTH: PAUL HENRY
INTRODUCTION OF SPEAKER: SAM ARMSTRONG
GUEST SPEAKER PAM MCCARTHY INSPIRATIONAL SPEAKER
VOTE OF THANKS: LUCIE ARMSTRONG
COMMITTEE REPORTS
If members are UNABLE to attend or are bringing a guest please phone Owen
Henderson on 8545822. Please call Owen by Noon Monday 10th August 2015
Also please contact President Kerry on 8555942 if you are unable to undertake
your allocated duty
Health and Welfare Committee Chair Alma will hold her August committee meeting at
the home of Norm Thomson, at 7p.m. on Monday 24th August.
Membership, Social & Club care Committee Chair Chris will hold her August meeting
at the home of Trevor and June Scott on Thursday 6TH August at 3p.m.
Board meeting for august will be at Mike and Iris Cousins residence.
Chartwell Lions Buzz
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Date
Event
Location
06-August
Thursday Night Out
The Helm
11-August
Tea Meeting
Gerrard's
15-August
MD 202 Lions Clubs
Young Speechmaker
National Final
Bethlehem Baptist
Church , Bethlehem, Ta
Ronga.
25-August
Board Meeting
238 Thomas Road
27-August
Coffee Morning 10-11am Palmers Planet Garden
Centre
Chartwell
Lions
Service
July
Trevor Scott – joined in 1988 (27 years)
Margaret Simmons – 1996 (19 years)
August
Sam Armstrong –1976 (39 years)
Kerry Beach – 1971 (44 years)
Chris Oliver – 1996 (19 years)
Joy Roulston – 2009 (6 years)
If members are attending or are bringing a guest
please contact Peter Woodham before 5th August.
856-2548
woodpecker@wave.co.nz
August Birthday Wishes
6th Patricia Jellyman
24th Margo Ellesmere
Points to Ponder
One tequila, two tequila, three tequila, floor
Isn’t it a bit unnerving that doctors call what they do “practice”?
Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach him how to fish and he will sit in a boat all day and drink
beer.
Rolling Calendar of Events
Club News
PROJECTS & PICTURES
Ken & Margaret Jones, Norm & Kerry, Verena &
Alma, Colleen, Mike & Iris.
For Collecting
We assisted once again by manning the collection table at Westfield where we listened to
members of the public telling us of their experiences with family members affected by this
disease. The public were wonderful and supported us well
We were amazed by the number of children
who gave money even though their parents
were out of sight.
Chartwell Lions Guest Speaker
Chris handing over a club banner
& Pen to Mike Rolton, GM of St
Vincent de Paul society
Ken Jones
Chief Cook and
Bottle Washer
We had a request for financial assistance from
Brandyn Were who is trying to fund his trip to
America to play Basketball. Brandyn attended our
sausage sizzle project where he assisted the team.
Sept
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The D.G’s Briefcase was closed this month
D.G. Jim Towersey will be visiting
our club on 8th September
Rotorua Daily Post
Jim Towersey is ever-present at
memorial services and parades as
bugler and his contributions have
been rewarded with the Queen's
Service Medal.
Mr Towersey was named in the
New Year's Honours for services
to the community.
The Whakatane man has been
involved in the brass band movement for 59 years and Lions International for 38 years.
He has been a member of the
Whakatane Brass Band since 1978 service in Tauranga since 2005.
and previously was a member of
He has provided his services as a
the Carterton, Masterton, Levin,
Gisborne and Opotiki Brass Bands. bugler to Returned Service's Associations for the funerals of returned
Since 1978 he has been a member servicemen and women, and for
of the Opotiki Lions Club.
civic parades.
He has served as president, secretary, zone chairman, regional
chairman and is currently second
vice district governor.
He was an Opotiki District Councillor for one term and was a trustee
of the Eastern Bay Energy Trust
from 1995 to 2002.
He has been the bugle player for
the New Zealand Battle of Crete
Associations' annual memorial
New Zealand
Activities
Child Mobility
Mr Towersey was also involved with fundraising efforts for the construction of a cancer
centre at Whakatane Hospital, and has since
tended the centre's gardens on a voluntary
basis.
The Lions Clubs NZ Child Mobility
Foundation are asking your Lions
Club to organise a fundraising sponsored 10 km walk that COMMENCES AT 10.00 AM ON SATURDAY 10
OCTOBER 2015 in your part of the
country. Our goal is to have a “10 –
10 – 10 Walk for Kids” covering the
equivalent of the distance from Cape
Reinga to Stewart Island at the same
time.
Lions International
2015-16 President's Theme: Dignity. Harmony. Humanity.
Dear Lion,
It is truly an honour to serve as your new international president of Lions Clubs International. With thirty years of experience as a
Lion, I know how dedicated Lions are to their communities and the people they serve. It is a commitment I have embraced both as
a Lion and a medical doctor.
As a young neurosurgeon, I devoted my professional life to caring for my patients and fighting for the dignity of human life. But I
was also looking for another way to serve society. I found it in 1985 when my father, who was a Lion, passed away. My uncle recommended that I fill my father's shoes by joining the club.
I knew I had made the right choice when I became the donor-patient coordinator of my club's kidney donation program. The program was a great success that saved lives and changed my own. I realized that many more lives could be impacted by working
together as a club. Imagine how many lives can be changed—and saved—when more than 1.4 million members work together.
We are the global leader in humanitarian service. I look forward to working with you to bring dignity and harmony to humanity.
Sincerely,
Dr. Jitsuhiro Yamada
Your International President
Centennial Service Challenge
For nearly 100 years, Lions have served their communities with dedication and contributed to the development and well-being of millions of people around the world. As we look toward our centennial celebration, Lions are encouraged to help reach the Centennial Service Challenge goal of serving 100 million
people by June 2018 by planning projects through the following Centennial Service Challenge
August – Engaging Our Youth
Invite Leos and youth in your area to help organclude school or community facility clean ups or a
Allowing youth to develop and lead a service
role of service.
ize and participate in a service project. Projects may invisit to a home for senior citizens or a children’s hospital.
project enables them to learn skills while emphasizing the
Training
Protocol
Over the coming months we will learn about the protocol which is fundamental
throughout the Lions Clubs Organisation.
How we conduct ourselves when visiting other clubs or Conventions is very important.
The correct way to do it!
Protocol is practical and logical
Protocol concerns respect for the office the person holds
rather than the officer holding the office.
The basis of correct Protocol lies in
knowing the hierarchy of the organization.
Secondly understanding authority.
Who is in authority and what is the level of that authority at any given moment.
The hierarchy of our organization
International Level
International President
Immediate Past International President
Immediate Vice-Presidents (according to rank)
International Directors
Chairmen, Council of Governors
District Governors
Association Secretary
Association Treasurer
Next Month we will look at Multiple District Level
The beginnings of the “Lloyd Morgan Lions Clubs Charitable Trust”
It had been the custom, at the end of an International President’s year, for his Multiple District to present
him with the keys of a new car. International President Lloyd Morgan had always made it very clear that
he did not want a gift. When the Council Chairman of the day (1977-1978) Bob Collins was approached
and asked what Council were doing to recognise Lloyd’s year as International President, Bob advised
that was a matter IOSC. IOSC was the International Officers Support Committee, which was established
to promote and support Lloyd Morgan’s International President’s campaign. The IOSC Chairman during
Lloyd’s vice Presidency was PID Alex Grieve and the campaign Treasurer was Ian Watt.
While driving to the Multiple District Convention in Dunedin, PCC Chairman David Gault suggested to
Alex Grieve and PDG John Armstrong that a Charitable Trust in Lloyd’s name would more appropriate.
There was general agreement and the concept was approved at a later IOSC meeting. David Gault subsequently drafted the Constitution and Rules of the Lloyd Morgan Lions Clubs Charitable Trust.
The two Lions who convened the fund raising efforts were PDG John Armstrong (North Island) and PDG
Ray Carter (South Island). David Gault was IOSC Chairman during Lloyd’s Presidential year (1979 1980). Clubs donated the initial capital of over $36,000 and the Trust was duly presented to Lloyd Morgan by Council Chairman (1980-1981) Pat Ryan at the final plenary session of the International Convention in Chicago in 1980.
What did one ocean say to the other ocean?
Nothing, they just waved.
Twisted Tales
If at first you don’t succeed, destroy all
evidence that you tried.
A bargain is something you don’t need at a
price you can’t resist.
I was in the restaurant yesterday when I suddenly realized I desperately needed to pass gas.
The music was really, really loud, so I timed my
gas with the beat of the music. After a couple of
songs, I started to feel better. I finished my
coffee, and noticed that everybody was staring
at me... Then I suddenly remembered that I was
listening to my iPod.
When NASA first started sending up astronauts, they quickly
discovered that ballpoint pens would not work in zero gravity. To combat the problem, NASA scientists spent a decade
and $12 billion to develop a pen that writes in zero gravity,
upside down, underwater, on almost any surface including
glass and at temperatures ranging from below freezing to
300°C. The Russians used a pencil.
Finding one of her students making faces at others on the playground, Ms. Smith stopped to gently reprimand the child. Smiling sweetly, the Sunday school teacher said, "Johnny, when I was a
little girl, I was told if that I made ugly faces, it
would freeze and I would stay like that." Little
Johnny looked up and replied, "Well, Ms Smith,
you can't say you weren't
Editors Blog.
Fellow Lions, thank you so much for the positive
remarks that you have made about our new
Bulletin, It has given me the enthusiasm to continue.
To make our publication a success and to enable it to be entered into the district competition, I ask that you send interesting articles and
photographs to the Secretary.