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Preface Acknowledgments Chapter 1 Lions Clubs International Lions Code of Ethics Lions Clubs International Objects Chapter INDEX Preface Acknowledgments Chapter 1 Lions Clubs International Lions Code of Ethics Lions Clubs International Objects Chapter 2 The early years of The Lions Club of Essendon Chapter 3 The Second Decade Chapter 4 Lionsville Beginnings Chapter 5 The Seventies Chapter 6 The Leo Club of Essendon Chapter 7 The Eighties Chapter 8 Lionsville Development Chapter 9 The Nineties On Appendices 1: List of Members 2: Club Office Bearers 3: Recipients of Awards Preface When Sir Winston Churchill was said to have been the inspiration of the British nation he replied that the people had been lion-hearted and he only provided the roar. The Lions Club of Essendon has been a lion-hearted club and “A Lions Roar” seeks to provide a history of fifty years of a great club and the service of its members. This is its roar. The motto of Lions International is “We Serve” and the Lions Club of Essendon has sought to serve the community and in particular the disadvantaged. While making no claims for present glory, this club has served its community well over fifty years and is proud to be part of Lions International, the largest service organisation in the world. When International Vice President, Judge Pat Patterson visited Lionsville he said “in all our travels through the USA and thirty other countries there is no project we have seen that would surpass it”. Lionsville is our largest project but there are many others including support for the Eye Research Centre, Melbourne, Seeing Eye Dogs and Hearing Dogs, wheelchairs and Hart Walker, support in building the YMCA Centre and Thompson Reserve, picnics for disabled children, transport for blind persons and buses for the disabled and life education, completing a house for a needy family and painting others, bringing an aboriginal children’s choir from Darwin to Melbourne, youth development projects and many others, large and small including support for National and International projects. In raising money, the Lions Club of Essendon gave Melbourne an Orchid Festival and a Sportsmen’s Breakfast for 28 years. It gave Essendon the Henley on the Maribyrnong and Popular Girl and Charity Queen quests. The Good Friday Drive-In Service and I Love Australia Breakfasts were other community services. The Regional Manager and Australia Secretary of Lions International, Lion A. J. McLardie wrote of the Lions Club of Essendon, “I never cease to get amazed at the productivity of your club”. This book seeks to reveal some of the productivity and the atmosphere of service of this club over fifty years however inadequately. This is the club’s roar. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Appreciation must go first to those who have provided information to newspapers at the time and have collected these newspaper articles and photographs so that this information can be made available through this book. Thanks are due to Ron McFarlane for writing chapters 1 and 7, to Stephen Brown and Phillip Cobbin for chapter 6 and to Gerry Noonan and Helen Campbell for chapter 9. Stan Morrison, Jack Grantham and John Dallwitz provided interviews, Neil Baudinette provided material on Lionsville and Jack Gilbertson, Jim Richards and John Watson provided submissions. Secretary Alan McLean and Lionsville collected records. We are indebted to Geotechnical Engineering for typing the manuscript and many drafts and particularly to Moonee Valley City Council for a $4,000 Cultural Grant for printing. Chapter 1 – Lions Clubs International An introduction Lions Clubs International is the worlds largest, most active service clubs organization. Lions members are caring people, men and women who enjoy working together and making things happen. They provide assistance to youth, the elderly, the disabled and the disadvantaged of the community. The International Association of Lions Clubs was born in Chicago on June 7th, 1917 when Melvin Jones, a young US Insurance Agent, inspired a meeting of representatives of several existing business groups with his vision of service. Lions Clubs grew rapidly, first throughout the USA and then around the world. Today there are over 1.5 million members in more than 44,000 clubs located in 185 countries or geographical areas. The first Lions Club in Australia was formed in the northern NSW City of Lismore on July 1st, 1947, largely through the efforts of William R. Tresise, a hardware merchant in the town. Tresise, who had been a national president of the Apex movement, had been empowered by Melvin Jones to bring Lions to Australia. The official charter was presented to the new club on September 29th of the same year. A club in nearby Murwillumbah followed in 1948, then in 1952 the first capital city clubs were formed, firstly in Melbourne and then in Sydney. This signalled the beginning of the subsequent rapid expansion of Lions throughout Australia. Australia in turn introduced Lions to New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia and the Pacific Islands. Today there are over 30,000 members in more than 1400 clubs in Australia. The Association’s headquarters remains in Chicago, close to the meeting place in 1917. It is managed by an elected Board of 34 members representing all parts of the globe. Australia and its neighbours have been continuously represented on the Board since the election of our first International Director, James D. Richardson BEM in 1958. Major policy matters are determined by delegates to the International Convention held each year, alternately in a USA city followed by a convention in an overseas country. The 1992 International Convention was held in Brisbane and was a great success. Lions Clubs, the basic unit of the Association, are grouped into Multiple Districts. The District governors of the 21 Districts in Australia and PNG form an administrative body known as the Multiple District 201 Council. Each year delegates from the 1400 clubs come together at a National Convention to debate policy, to learn and to enjoy fellowship. The motto of every Lions Club is We Serve. Whether helping the sight or hearing impaired, conducting drug or diabetes awareness campaigns, providing community recreational facilities or support for the disabled or disadvantaged, giving opportunities to the young or aid to the elderly, or raising the funds to make it all possible - Service always comes first for Lions Clubs and their members. The Lions Club of Essendon can be justly proud of its efforts in over 50 years of service to the community, and the marvellous legacy of Lionsville, with it’s 115 Independent Living Units and 78 bed Hostel. Throughout the world, Lions are recognized by the emblem they wear on their lapels. It consists of a gold letter “L” on a circular purple field. Bordering this is a circular gold area with two lion profiles at either side facing away from the centre. The word “Lions” appears at the top, and “International” at the bottom. Symbolically, the lions face both the past and the future -- proud of the past and confident of the future. Lions wear their emblem with pride. The royal colours of purple and gold were selected as the official colours when the association was organized in 1917. Purple stands for loyalty to friends and to one’s self, and for integrity of mind and heart. Gold symbolizes sincerity of purpose, liberality in judgment, purity in life and generosity in mind, heart and purpose toward humanity. Lions around the World Lions Clubs are committed to helping solve health and social problems, locally and globally. In 1945 Lions leaders played an important role in formulating the non-government sections of the United Nations Charter. Since 1947 Lions have held consultative status to the UN Economic and Social Council. Compared to some charities the Lions Clubs International Foundation (LCIF) is only young, a newcomer to the world of philanthropy, But its already impressive record of helping those in need, starting with its first grant approval in 1972, has propelled it firmly onto the international stage. A charitable arm of Lions Clubs International, LCIF has three major objectives: humanitarian services, vocational assistance and major disaster relief. It also oversees the funding and progress of major Lions programs such as “Sight First”. Lions Clubs around the world, and of course Australia, can apply to LCIF for assistance with major projects such as hospitals, schools and youth facilities. The Lionsville Hostel,Essendon was the recipient of a grant of $127,000 in 2001, which was to cover some of the cost of the new sprinkler system installed in that year. Emergency grants are made for rebuilding and restoring necessary services after natural disasters. In 1996/97 LCIF made grants in excess of $25 million. The most ambitious program yet undertaken by Lions internationally was an Australian initiative. Since Helen Keller’s stirring 1925 challenge for Lions to become her “knights of the blind in the crusade against darkness”, sight has been a major Lions emphasis. It was an Adelaide General Practitioner and Lions member, Dr. Bob Coulthard, who suggested the SightFirst campaign, aimed at eradicating preventable blindness. Currently 40 million people are so afflicted, and it is estimated that this number will double by the year 2020. Lions Clubs around the world have raised $200 million to fund this program, which has already restored sight to over a million people through a simple cataract operation. Sight workers are being trained and Lions eye hospitals are being built in developing countries. A basic object of Lions Clubs International is to create and foster a spirit of understanding among the peoples of the world - where better to start than with the young? Lions make a strong service commitment to young people through a number of international youth programs. Each year millions of students develop life skills and self - esteem through the Lions - Quest curriculum.
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