Barrhaven Lions Club The Lions Roar DISTRICT A4 - REGION 13 - ZONE 13 NORTH “We Serve-Nous Servons” http://barrhavenlions.ca/blc/ Vol. 36 Issue 6 December 2015 (30 + Members and 2 Cubs) Proudly twinned with the Lions Club of Bridgetown, Barbados, West Indies Merry Christmas / Peace Be Upon Him Who Follows The Right Path 2 Barrhaven Lions Club meets on the 2nd and 4th Monday each month in the Barrhaven Legion Branch 641 Hall, Barrhaven Crossing Mall 3500 Fallowfield Road, at 7 p.m. Mailing Address — P.O. Box 34091, 3781 Strandherd Drive, Nepean, ON K2J 5B1 Website — http://barrhavenlions.ca/blc/ 2015– 2016 CLUB EXECUTIVE President Lion James Doyle — 613-285-2373 Email: [email protected] Secretary Lion Sandra Baldwin — [email protected] Bulletin Editor Lion Margaret Tucker 613-800-2596 Email: [email protected] 2015-2016 DISTRICT A4 District Governor Lion Kristina Schulz - 613-692-8266 Email: [email protected] st 1 Vice District Governor Lion Susan Wilkes Email: [email protected] nd 2 Vice District Governor Lion Shelley Gauthier Email: [email protected] Region 13 Chair Lion Hal MacPherson Email: [email protected] Zone 13 North Chair Lion Kristina Jensen Email: [email protected] 3 CLUB AND DISTRICT NEWS SOCIAL MEDIA FOR LIONS TIPS AND TRICKS http://www.lionsclubs.org/resources/all/pdfs/lcicon/social-media-tips-tricks.pdf MEMBERSHIP To get the most out of your membership • Serve on a club committee where you can use your skills • Identify a need in your community and suggest a hands-on project to address it Inside this issue: CONTACT US 2 CLUB & DISTRICT NEWS 3-9 CELEBRATION TIME 10 UPCOMING EVENTS 11 LEOS 11 CHUCKLES 12 RELIEVING THE HUNGER 13 MEMBERS ROSTER 14 4 Club and District News Past International President Lion Barry Palmer TYPES OF MEETINGS Dinner Meetings – Tail Twister - to energize enthusiasm for volunteering through good fun, food and fellowship. Often collects “fines” for the purpose of having fun. General Membership Meetings — The only business is to elect officers, establish dues or change club bylaws Board of Directors Meetings – To conduct the business of the Club. The business is to establish policies, oversee membership, sanction projects and oversee budget and expenses. Committee Meetings – To plan the events and implement action. 5 Club and District News MOTIONS The following motions were approved in November: Motion by Lion Margaret seconded by Lion Paul to accept a Regular membership application from Ali Yaqub. Lion Ali will be inducted in December. $200 to Christmas Exchange Program 2015 $200 to the Shepherds of Good Hope $200 to The Ottawa Mission $500 to The Ottawa Blind Curling Club (OBCC) which is an Ontario chapter member of the Canadian Council of the Blind (CCB) Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it's the only thing that ever has. — Margaret Mead 6 Club and District News Your Preparation to be Vice President/President Now is no time to think of what you do not have. Think of what you can do with what there is." Ernest Hemingway Accepting the role of Vice President Here are Six aspects of preparation: means you are on the road to being presi- dent. What does that entail? How do you 1. Be prepared by knowing your Club prepare for that role? Here are some members preparation tips. First, what does it mean 2. Be prepared by knowing your infor- to be Club President? mation Allocate some time to watch this training 3. Be prepared by imagining how a presentation and use the workbook while Club meeting will flow watching. 4. Be prepared by rehearsing, and rehearsing, then rehearsing some http://www.lionsclubs.org/resources/EN/ more — successful leaders realize ppt/club_president_training.pptx all meetings — whether they are for club meetings or committee http://www.lionsclubs.org/resources/EN/ meetings — are opportunities to pdfs/club_president_workbook.pdf assert their personal brand 5. Be prepared to never stop learning — Alongside Club leaders, past presidents it is important to continuously themselves are integral to the success of update what you know. It is any incoming vice president or president important to keep abreast of LCI/ preparation and have a key role to play in District projects, announcements developing the capacity of potential club leaders, so seek them out. Continued on page 7 Involvement in club projects such as shadowing, coaching and mentoring activities is an important aspect of build- ing future Club leaders. 7 Club and District News Your Preparation to be Vice President/President cont’d..... Procedural-related Tips — by reading the LCI Member web page and attending Zone and a) Review LCI Protocol and Roberts' Rules Cabinet meetings. You do not have of Order – to be a Cabinet member to attend Cabinet meetings. Attendance http://e-district.org/userfiles/47/file/ enables you to know what is happen- PROTOCOL.pdf ; Club Constitution; ing in the district and other regions and learning how their activities b) Prepare an Elevator Speech – a 30- could affect your Club. What Region second speech that can explain to non is your Club in? Who is your Zone Lions what our Club does and Lions do. Chair? c) Familiarize yourself with the structure of 6. Be prepared emotionally, mentally your Club/Zone/Region/District and LCI — as well as physically. In addition to http://www.lionsclubs.org/resources/ external preparedness, leaders must EN/ppt/allaboutlions.ppt take on internal preparedness. You have several mentors in the Club to The aforementioned tips will increase your guide you. Don't be discouraged. You can confidence, improve your effectiveness, do it. and make you look great, but emotional preparedness will make you feel great: mentally and emotionally. Leadership is an opportunity to serve. It is not a trumpet call to self-importance. - J. Donald Walters 8 Club and District News LIONS FOUNDATION OF CANADA (LFC) At the pre-cabinet Budget meeting this year, a decision was taken to no longer hold funds designated for MDA, LCIF, or LCI, in our coffers as a sub-district. Funds raised by our clubs should be sent directly to the fundraising entities we support, with a copy of the transaction forwarded to the Chairman of the Committee responsible for reporting to Cabinet. The 2014-2015 Walk saw many exciting achievements, including 21 new or returning com- munities hosting a Walk. Lions support is growing with 249 Clubs either organizing or sup- porting their local Walk. This resulted in the largest fundraising total to-date: $1,195,201.70. In order to continue the momentum of the Purina ‘Walk for Dog Guides,’ more communities need to get involved. We are striving to reach the ambitious goal, of raising $1.25 million next year. District A 4 Purina Walk for Dog Guides, Hosted by the A4 clubs listed below, raised a total amount of $15,038.30 during the year 2014-15. This outstanding result qualified the clubs with Gold patches for their banners: Cumberland Lions Club Gloucester North Lions Club Kanata-Hazeldean Lions Club Navan Lions Club Stittsville District Lions Club Ottawa South Lions Club Gloucester Lions Club Lions Club Barrhaven Lions Club Orleans Lions Club Manotick & West Ottawa Lions Clubs Gus C.W. (Gus) Este, PDG LFC Chairman, District A4 9 For further information and to purchase a deck contact Lion Karen at [email protected] 10 CELEBRATION TIME! DECEMBER 07 Lion Maria Martinez 18 Lion Paul Duguay 19 Lion Nancy Campbell 28 Lion Ross Baldwin DECEMBER Lion Maria Martinez and Alejandro Martinez December 15 Lion Les Buckley & Susan Winger December 16 11 DECEMBER 1-24 IKEA Trees Saturday 5 International Leo Day – Young people matter! Sunday 6 Club's Christmas Brunch @ 7 p.m . – 1951 West Kitchen and Bar, 1951 Robertson Rd, Bells Corners (former location of Cock 'N Bull] Monday 14 Business Meeting Tuesday 15 Children's Christmas Party at @ Funhaven Family Fun Centre, 1050 Baxter Road [near the Ottawa Citizen] Lions Clubs International Lions Clubs International believes in the power of youth ideas. Through the Leo Club Program, youth are empowered to serve as shapers and leaders of our global future. Young people matter. Yet, their opinions and ideas are often over- looked. Through the Leo Club Program, youth are empowered to serve as shapers and leaders of our global future. On December 5th, the Leo Club Program will celebrate its 58th anniver- sary. As part of the International Leo Day celebration, Leos have the opportunity to participate in a video contest. Leos around the world can share the causes that they care about most. The winners of the contest will have their video featured as part of this Thunderclap campaign. Our goal is to provide Leos with an opportunity to ROAR loudly across social media on December 5th and be heard! 12 CHUCKLES WHEN I SAY I'M BROKE A little old lady answered a knock on the door one day, to be confronted by a well- dressed young man carrying a vacuum cleaner. 'Good morning,' said the young man. 'If I could take a couple minutes of your time, I would like to demonstrate the very latest in high-powered vacuum cleaners. 'Go away!' said the old lady. ''I'm broke and haven't got any money!'' And she proceeded to close the door. Quick as a flash, the young man wedged his foot in the door and pushed it wide open... ''Don't be too hasty!'' he said. ''Not until you have at least seen my demonstration..'' And with that, he emptied a bucket of horse manure onto her hallway carpet. ''Now, if this vacuum cleaner does not remove all traces of this horse manure from your carpet, Mad- am, I will personally eat the remainder.'' The old lady stepped back and said, ''Well let me get you a fork, 'cause they cut off my electricity this morning." 13 RELIEVING THE HUNGER MONTH – December Everyone has a strength, and everyone has something to share.