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ISSUE : 50 VOLUME : 6 From The DGs Desk DECEMBER 2011 Lions it was also great improvement whereby prior to the Cabinet meeting, the Cabinet Secretary was in receipt of approximately 75% of your reports, My Fellow Lions and Leos, you are indeed appreciated for the changing trend. Let us continue to see We are now at the last month before the second half of the 2011-12 such increase in all our areas of responsibility. I would like to express my Lionistic year and we should be registered with LCI as meeting our gratitude to the all the organizers of the weekend’s proceeding, commencing target because I am in receipt of Gweru Mkoba Lions Club informa- with the joint march between Lions and the Zimbabwe Diabetics Association tion which has also been submitted to LCI. I am however making an and the overall management of the day’s activities. It was indeed a great appeal to all of us to continue being proactive and focus our efforts success. on recruitment and retention of members for the rest of this Lionistic I would like to express my gratitude to our two PDGs: Lion Faisal Karim and year. I will continue to emphasize that we are part of Africa and need Lion John Silva who have applied and have been recommended by our District to be within the continent’s (Africa forum) and not on the outskirts. to attend the Faculty Development Institute and SVDG Lion Clever Mugadza, We are still waiting to receive the Charter for Mahalapye Central Lions Region Chairpersons Lion Jean Mathanga and Lion Dr. Alva Senderayi; Zone Club. Chairpersons Lion Eric ,Lion Jona Machaya and Lion Willie who have also been In the area of finances, there are some clubs that are doing very well recommended by District 412 for the Senior Lions Leadership Institute to be as both their International and District dues are already paid up for held in Kinshasa in February 2012. We wish these Lion Leaders all the best in the entire year; some have paid for the first half of the Lionistic year the hope of being selected. on both accounts; some have only paid for their International dues; The Leos Council Meeting was indeed a great success despite a number of while the remaining clubs have not paid any dues. I would like to challenges they faced. It was indeed heartening to see Leos who came from urge Region and Zone Chairpersons as well as the Guiding Lions of as far as Mutare to attend this very important meeting. The Zimbabwe Leos the defaulting clubs to assist the Finance Committee to ensure that should be applauded for their large attendance; they were accompanied by clubs honour their commitment of paying their dues. Please stress the the District Leo Chairperson and Zone 3A Chairperson Lion Jona Machaya and importance of paying dues during your Zone meetings, training ses- his Assistant Lion and a patron Lion Sharai Sibanda. The Botswana Leos sions as well regional meetings. We need to see the positive changes though few in number should also be appreciated especially the two clubs of this current situation at the beginning of the new year, remember from Francistown who were the hosts of the meeting and though being new our Convention is now approximately three months away and we all Leos were able to deliver when the need arose; they were accompanied by need to be in good standing. Zone 4A Chairperson and Assistant GMT Coordinator for Botswana, Lion Sylvia Tree planting continues to be our focus, most clubs are now involved Muzila. Lion Sylvia should be complimented as she worked tirelessly with in this exercise and these reports are being sent to the Newsletter PDG Lion Dr. Veera Sayana and the Region 4 Chairperson Lion Elizabeth and Website teams. This is the rainy season and therefore I do ex- Myengwa to ensure that accommodation was sought for the Leos. Fellow pect to hear that all our clubs including our Leos Clubs are involved in Lions and Leos thanks very much for your co-operation and commitment to this exercise. Read more about this in the article on tree planting and ensuring this meeting was a success. visit our website. If you have not sent in your report, please do so by My dear Lions, I would like to once again appreciate all the individual Lions January 15th 2012. and/or clubs who have submitted articles for this month’s Newsletter; we Clubs visits continue to be my greatest challenge and I continue to continue to increase our activities in all regions, however I am still not happy work on strategies to overcome this situation. During the weekend of with the rate at which articles have been submitted. I am also yet to view at the 2nd Cabinet meeting I was able to meet with two clubs and should least one article from District 412 in the Lions Magazine. I continue to express be meeting with some others in Zimbabwe before the end of the my profound gratitude to the Newsletter team, especially Lion Melusi for his year. I am currently working with the District Governor’s team to total commitment to this portfolio which is very challenging; yet he continues ensure that all clubs are visited before the end of this Lionistic year. to ensure its completion before the ending of every month. I really feel hon- oured to be working with this team. I urge all of you to continue sending your Fellow Lions, our rate of submission of applications for the 2012 Dis- articles for publishing to the Newsletter Editor "Lion Melusi Lusaba" newslet- trict 412 Convention during and after the 2nd Cabinet meeting is in- [email protected] or the Website Manager "Lion Piraishe deed pleasing; we now have over 100 delegates who have registered Mabhena" [email protected] , and by using all resources available. The and I am quite sure that by the time you would have received this resources referred to include Club Officer Training organized by Region & newsletter more delegates would have been added. Region One dele- Zone Chairpersons, individual Senior Lions, the LCI Magazine, our District gates allow me to thank the Convention Committee for granting you a Directory, our District Newsletter, the LCI Website, www.lionsclubs.org and, waiver to continue paying US$90.00 until end of December 2011 and of course, our District Website - www.e-district.org/sites/412 . this is because of the FOREX situation in your country. Please make use of this opportunity to ensure that as many members and guests I continue to express my gratitude to all of you for your continued support of register. In other regions, please note that the registration fee for our me as your overall leader. At the same time I want us to remember to always 2012 D412 Convention is now US$130.00. “Initiate, Consult and Communicate”, this is the only way we can be visible to our communities, zones, regions, district and global lions’ family. Now I would like to turn my attention to my Dear Cabinet Officers especially those who braved the heavy storms and traffic jams as well Fellow Lions and Leos, I would like to request all of us to continue in our as used whatever means of transport and were able to attend the 2nd prayers for our very committed and selfless Lion PDG Lion Anil Patel; and all Cabinet meeting in Harare, Zimbabwe. I really did appreciate their other Lions and Leos as well as their families who may at this time be suffer- Commitment which once again allowed us to have a quorum at our ing from health-related problems. Let us pray that they will be granted a meeting. I would also like to appreciate those Cabinet Officers who speedy recovery and be able to join us to once again serve their respective communicated their apologies and sent their reports prior to the communities. To those who may have lost love ones during this period, we do meeting. My gratitude is also extended to our five PDGs who were express our sympathy and pray for comfort for you and your family. present at the Honorary Committee meeting despite their busy sched- ules and the distance they travelled to ensure their presence. Fellow DG Lion Frances Palmer “You Will Forget” by Chenjerai Hove Peace poster If you stay in comfort too long This year we have had a repeat of last year You will not know with regards to the number of clubs partici- The weight of a water pot On the bald head of the village woman pating in the Peace Poster Contest. One club in Zimbabwe, Lions Club of Bulawayo Mato- You will forget The weight of three bundles of thatch grass pos has been actively promoting the Contest On the sinewy neck of the woman Whose baby cries on her back and has gained good publicity for their club. For a blade of grass in its eyes Three clubs in Botswana- Gaborone, Lobatse Sure, if you stay in comfort too long You will not know the pain and Molepolole have also continued with this Of child birth without a nurse in white activity and are presenting Peace posters You will forget every year. I have not succeeded in motivat- The thirst, the cracked dusty lips ing other clubs in our District 412 to take on Of the woman in the valley On her way to the headman who isn’t there this activity, however I shall continue trying to encourage other clubs as well.