2011-2012….The Year That Was
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ISSUE : 50 VOLUME : 12 JUNE 2012 2011-2012….THE YEAR THAT WAS. My Fellow Lions and Leos, you progress in Leoism; you would have the knowledge and understanding that one day you will be the Lion Leaders who Greetings from the desk of your District will make our District more vibrant. A district that would be Governor! This is our last Newsletter for known among the others for its quality members, quality pro- the 2011-12 Lionistic year. Oh what a year jects and quality pool of Certified Guiding Lions and Certified it has been! Faculty Development Training Instructors. My message this time is very short. Fellow It is true that there is quite a lot to do for us to achieve the Officers, it has been a real blessing to have above. However, as we continue to give our support to the you accepting to work with me District Governor Lion Clement Ndala this year ,a year in my Lionistic and his team, let us do so knowing that career that I will not forget. You once we live the International President’s supported me when I needed it, Theme and our District Governor’s team; you gave me advice when I re- we will do so knowing that in strength quested, you responded to my we can achieve and make what would consultations when I asked for seem impossible, possible. your input and you even correct- ed me or guided me when you Let us all continue to work in the spirit of thought I was wrong despite unity and understanding and love that your Lionistic level of experi- has kept our four countries within our ence; through all of this I am of district together. To those clubs that have the opinion that I have grown made contributions to our Newsletter, I into a more knowledgeable per- would like to encourage you and appeal son both professionally and personally. to others to ensure that they at least send at least one article to our District Newsletter. We all would like to know what is I am really grateful to all of you and happening in your clubs. would like to express my heartfelt appre- ciation to everyone for their continued Fellow Lions allow me to close by once again making an ap- commitment to our District and provision peal to continue to work together to change the membership of service to the communities in which we and financial status of our district. It is all up to us. find ourselves. Your good work and quali- ties service activities that you have been Allow me to congratulate once again the 2012-2013 DG team – engaged in throughout these past months DG Lion Clement Ndala, First Vice District Governor – Lion are testimonies of your dedication to our Clever Mugadza and Second Vice District Governor Lion Jean wonderful organization. Mathanga; as well as all the Cabinet Officers who have accept- ed their appointment. I am aware that you have many chal- To our Leos, You have been an inspiration lenges ahead of you, but together I know that we can over- for us throughout this year through your come them by delivering our service through our 2012-2013 fun, fellowship and very interesting meet- DG’s theme: “Leadership with Efficiency and Integrity”. ings. We as Lions need to focus on sup- porting you more in your endeavours, this is one of the ways we can know that as DG Lion Frances Palmer 2011-2012 THE YEAR THAT WAS …... Having been elected at convention and given the mandate to run the district , my journey has been a story and allow me to share it with you . My District Governor journey began with me having to do pre-assignments which led to me attending the District Governor Elect Seminar in Seattle, Washington, USA in July 2011. During my training there was a lot of advice given by mainly my group leader, PID Lion Ron Luxon who was very knowledgeable on all aspects of Lionism. I realised that there was quite a lot of knowledge and experience to gain and share from this historic experience both for me and most importantly to assist our District. I thus came back fired up and ready to lead. My theme for the year was INITIATE, CONSULT & COMMUNICATE FOR QUALITY SERVICE DELIVERY! PID Lion Ron Luxon presenting certifi- cate of completion at the DGE seminar Oriental feel during the parade Change over dinner 20 August 2012 Francistown , Botswana IPDG Lion Pat wishes DG all the best The high table with the guest of honour Mr DG honours long cabinet serv- Rakhudu , Asst Min of Edu and Skills Dev ing member Lion Maureen Region 4 Club officers training 20 August 2012 Francistown Botswana A SELECTION OF THE DGs CLUB VISITS MOLEPOLOLE Zone chairs Lion Cynthia Maweni and Lion Bothwell Nyajeka with the Lions of Harare West and Harare Phoenix University of Zimbabwe Lions with the DG watching the International The day started with the club having Presidents Theme a sponsored walk through the town of Karoi Lions roar to life during the charter night Central Mahalapye Chater night “Accepting this leadership role and being the first woman to be given this responsibility in District 412 has placed a major demand on my person. I am aware that there are quite a number of challenges that must be faced and overcome. This can only be achieved through collective effort and good team spirit. Fellow Lions and Leos, I therefore call upon your support and total commitment to help me in the endeavour to place emphasis on our Motto “We Serve” for our communities, zones, regions and the entire District 412. In other words, we need to continuously work together if we are to realise the expectations placed upon our District.” DG Frances 2011 Page 3 Senior Lions In Kinshasa DRC On the 5th February all roads led to the Caritas Conference Centre in Kinshasa. This is where the training of Faculty and Senior Lions in Africa was held. On this day the conference Centre welcomed Lions from Southern, Central, East and West Africa. These Lions were more than 40 in number. Although coming from dif- ferent countries the common thing they shared was LIONISM. After the course, its “Yes we did it” smiles of success and roars of well trained Lions having completed S.L.L.I. Lion Jean Mathanga emphasizing a point and Lion Ken Group work in progress from extreme right Banda pays attention Lions Jona Machaya, Clever Mugadza, Amapreet Group leader, foreground from left Obo Edet and Davinder Eari. Happiness is not a destination, it's a journey. Happiness is not tomorrow, it is now. Happiness is not a dependen- cy, it is a decision. West Africa (Ghana) meets Southern Africa (Zimbabwe) : Happiness is what you are, not Region Chairperson George Odamtten of Accra Ghana (left) what you have and Region Chairperson Dr Alva Senderayi of Kwekwe Zimbabwe enjoy a lighter moment of the Institute. LIONS QUEST IN THE DISTRICT On 15th Nov ,Lion Meera Chandra - Lions Quest Chair- person, Lion Bojosi Magogwe - Region 4 Lions Quest Committee member and DG Lion Frances Palmer were invited to do a Presentation on Lions Quest to Officers from different departments within the Ministry of Edu- cation and Skills Development at the Ministry's Head- quarters in Gaborone. The presentation began by the DG giving a brief overview of Lionism, which included a short history, our motto and purpose. Lion Meera then gave a power point presentation, after which there was a fruitful discussion and then the Lions representatives were requested to write a proposal using the Ministry's Guidelines that must be followed by any organization requesting for partnership in bringing interventions into public schools in Botswana. Botswana Update: ~ Two training sessions were conducted in Maun in March 2012 for teachers Social Workers and Lions. Two trainers are being trained during these workshops so that in future Local trainers will be available to conduct training in various schools. ~Number of meetings were conducted with the Ministry of Education, to introduce the Quest programme in Govt. schools ~Presentation of quest was also given to the heads of various department in MoE. ~A proposal was submitted to the Ministry in order to get a go ahead with the training of Teachers and implementa- tion of Quest in the schools in Botswana. The target group will be primary and junior Secondary schools. ~A request was sent to the Ministry of Education to allow Lions Quest to be introduced to a selected schools in and around Gaborone as a pilot Project ~The Lions Quest program got $27,000 from LCI Malawi Update: ~2 years have gone past actually when Region 1 Malawi experienced involvement in Lions Quest program. The pro- gram has fully been introduced to the community as a pilot phase. The teacher training held in November 2010 brought about 21 excited and enthusiastic teachers from a 3 Day Training by Dr, Balu from India. ~The participation of about eleven Private Schools in the vicinity of Lilongwe was a positive start. The teachers were supplied with free teaching materials that have made it possible for the continuity into the program. The attributes of the efforts, use of the teaching materials by the teachers will be immersed to checks done by the Coordinator, Assis- tant Chairperson in the Region assisted by a Coordinator in the Southern part and another Coordinator in the Northern part of Malawi to sustain the Global School Curriculum at National level, Malawi. ~The Lions Quest program got $27,000 from LCI Principal Okavango International School with his Com- DG Lion Frances, LCI Lions Quest Senior Trainer, Dr.