THE DISTRICT 412 LION LIONS DISTRICT 412 MONTHLY NEWSLETTER JULY 2012 The District 412 Governor Lion Clement Ndala & DG Spouse Agnes pose for a photo with the Lions International Presi- dent Wayne Maiden and his spouse Lion Linda at the Busan Convention in South Korea. ‘Leadership with Efficiency and Integrity’ ‘In a world of Service’ INSIDE THIS ISSUE Editorial Comments 3 From the DG’s Desk Fellow Lions, I would like to welcome you to a brand new Lionistic Year! 4 DG’s Theme & Goal Statements I would like to take this opportunity to thank the District Governor Lion Clement for according me this opportunity to keep you posted of events and activities within our District and beyond. I 5 The Busan Experience would also like to extend my hearty thanks to my predecessor, mentor and friend PLDP Lion Melusi Lusaba for preparing me for this mis- sion. 6 2012 - 2013 Presidential Theme Fellow Lions, the success of this Portfolio de- pends on your input. I urge you all to share with the District ALL your activities, challenges and 7 Meet the 2012 - 13 Cabinet successes so that through your experiences we can all achieve our mission as LIONS i.e. TO SERVE! 9 Messages from the DG Team I shall endeavor to capture as much of your sto- ries and I possibly can. Your challenge as a Club for this year is very simple — I would like your club to send me a report of JUST 1 activity in 2 10 D412 Leos at the Busan Convention months for publication to the Newsletter, if you can do more than that I appreciate it as a bonus. ONE ARTICLE IN TWO MONTHS IS ALL 11 Region 2 Workshop I ASK OF FROM YOUR CLUB! My job would be quite easy if you could provide 12 Lions Club of Dedza is chartered your reports 1) In time (by the 25th of every month) 2) In editable text format e.g. MS Word 3) With good quality pictures 13 Bwaila bails out Orphanage 4) With enough detail about the event or pro- ject or initiative or story In line with the DG‟s theme, lets show the effi- 14 District Events ciency in our Leadership through the publica- tion of our successes in a world of service! FELLOW LIONS, LET YOUR SERVICE 15 Featured Club - Lions Club Jubilee ENGINES ROAR INTO LIFE…… Lion Piraishe Mabhena 16 Meet the International President D412 Newsletter Editor Visit our Website: http://www.e-district.org/sites/412/index.php Contact the Editorial Team: [email protected] FROM THE DG’s DESK Dear Fellow Lions, Lady Lions, Leos and friends, I greet you fondly from my country of Malawi, teeming with the Lake and a new country leadership and a changed flag yet again offering hope for the future! than the other. Winston Churchill said” if we open a quarrel between the present and past, we shall be in With a deep sense of duty, I firstly, congratulate all our new Cabinet danger of losing the future.’ members for accepting the challenge to leading our beloved District We are lions to light the candle not to curse the dark- this lionistic year. Secondly, am so grateful to you lions and all our ness. PDG’s at this defining moment, for the most enthusiastic spirit with which you have welcomed us at the helm of the District. I have been In my goals statement this year, are modest small steps so humbled with your individual pledges across the four countries to but giant leaps for our District not only this year but support me in achieving our goals. beyond . It sums up what I ask of you to turn around Iam grateful that I can rely in the coming months on so many talents our District, appeals to your pride, holds out responsi- and on our great lion leader FDVDG Lion Clever bringing unity to bility and instills a permanent sense of your duty to Li- our team and our enthusiastic SVDG Lion jean. onism and as family. In Busan, South Korea, we just colourfully installed a new Interna- tional President and 760 new Governors marking officially the begin- The old ways will not do. The customary idle debates ning of a brand new era this lionistic year around the globe! The event and ‘lording over’ attitudes by leaders that drive our changed my life. members away must be replaced by quiet attention I bring a personal message of goodwill from our new International to our day- to- day lions roles. The individual club President Wayne Madden to you all individually. His theme ‘In a member is our most important asset and key to our world of Service’ calls on us to maximize our service impact this year potential. Each one must be made to feel important. which connects perfectly with my theme to deliver our service with Are we ready???? Are we up to this serious but simple ‘Leadership Efficiency and Integrity’. challenge to raise our District to the greatest height?? WE ARE!!! Ever since Melvin Jones and colleagues sat in that Lasalle Hotel in So Lions, start your engines as the crowd begins to cheer Chicago in 1917 to map out Lions, the flame of service that they lit has in anxious anticipation of the start of the race which shall since engulfed the world. But the world is changing everyday and as need our entire team of 1,191 lions members to reach lions, we are placed with a set of challenges to ensure the vitality of the our goal of 1,750. flames in our communities. The heritage of our proud service is in our To this end, we as your leaders, pledge to bear any bur- hands. den, to meet any hardship, to support hardworking lead- ership and to oppose our detractors to ensure the suc- Today, our District stands at a crossroads once again. We have taken cess and prosperity of our beloved District. over in July, 2012, with our District numbers slipped back to 1191 (59 members less to secure our District status). We must prove all I WELCOME you all fellow Lions to this new Lionis- over again that we can! tic year 2012-13 of fun & fellowship and ask that you re- The good news, fellow lions leaders, is that it is easy to make the dedicate yourselves in your various service roles as numbers and further increase them because we have the greatest po- you HIT THE GROUND RUNNING! tential in our district if only we stick to the goals I have set before you through Kindest Regards Dedication + preparation + implementation + teamwork = Excellence. Clement Michael Kasense Ndala; MJF District Governor Efficiency and Integrity in leadership from club, zone, region to DG team is critical to this effort. We are a team that must work in unison whilst fulfilling individual roles. No one leader or member in our team is more important DG’s Theme & Goal Statements DISTRICT GOVERNOR THEME „LEADERSHIP WITH EFFICIENCY AND INTEGRITY‟ „Leadership with efficiency and integrity‟ theme coinci- dentally ties in with IP theme to make a difference in our community of D412 to achieve our membership and ser- vice goals and to expand our service. The District Governor calls on cabinet officers and club leaders at every level to be pro-active and efficient in ad- ministration and service activities. It recognizes potential in each and every lion leader. Leaders at every level must think out strategies for their roles devise formulas and be effective change agents for - Encourage/organize family, Women, student and Special Inter- the clubs they look after; visionary in club extension. est membership recruitment and raise awareness on the benefits of lions membership The task at hand of elevating our district requires Integrity in actions and finances, stamina, endurance, and careful - Proactive „Leo to Lion‟ Conversion: On- going. planning to succeed. -Identity potential new club organizers and provide char- ter guidance. Arrange extension training workshop on request. MEMBERSHIP AND NEW CLUB GROWTH PLAN -Encourage Zone based events to promote membership recruit- New Clubs 10 x 20 Members = 200 ment to be addressed by DG/VDGs/PDGs. (Mozambique=1, Malawi=3,Zimbabwe=3, Botswana=3) -MMR Assistance: Encourage zone chairs to assist weak clubs to fill and submit MMR of any club that fails to submit WMMR : New Members in Existing Clubs 270 every month. Leos Graduating to Lions 15 -Encourage zero drops of members : July, 2012 and Decem- ber,2012. For any drop you have to make, bring a new lion to Reinstated Members 15 replace. NET GROWTH TARGET 500 -Promote effective orientation plans in all clubs, zones & regions including use of Club Excellence Process at all District Gover- ADMINISTRATION OF CLUBS/ZONES/REGIONS nor‟s Advisory Committee Meetings [zone]. New Clubs / Charter Members -Encourage and Implement LCI dues remittance instalment plans Membership Growth -Provide re-organisation support at zone level for status quo Retention clubs and Ensure number for such clubs is small because of improved activity level. Status Quo & Dropped Clubs & Members (Strategies to -Undertake Certified Guiding Lions Training and Certification minimize loss) in each country and Support Certified Guiding Lions and Club Organisers. +1 / +20 CHALLENGE: Sensitize small clubs to increase their membership to minimum of 20 and for all clubs with -Encourage Clubs to undertake LCI Global Action Service 20+ members to add a minimum of 5 new members Campaigns including ‘Reading Action Programme’. - „each member bring a new member.‟ - Each Club to have at least one Leo Club, those with more than one to be recognised.