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SHAPING OUR FUTURE TOGETHER – WE SERVELIONS FAMILY LINES Issue 7 – January 2020 The Official Newsletter of District 201Q3 Lewis and Laylah Can Kids Make a Difference? COME DRESSED AS A FARMER The cohort from Peace Lutheran Primary School Gatton did just that on Monday 25 th November 2019. Their Story and photographs appear on Pages 12 to 14 of this edition.

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LIONS

FAMILY

LINES

Issue 7 – January 2020

The Official

Newsletter

of District 201Q3

Lewis and Laylah

Can Kids

Make a

Difference?

COME DRESSED AS A FARMER

The cohort from Peace Lutheran Primary School

Gatton did just that on Monday 25th November

2019. Their Story and photographs appear on

Pages 12 to 14 of this edition.

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CONTENTS

3 Donna’s Notes

4 Ainsdale Street Party

5 So, What Happened to the “MaD” Money?

6 Secretary Richard’s Report

7 District Governor Elect David’s News

8 District 2020 Convention

Camp Duckadang Working Bee Dates 2020

Worth While Watching

New Stamp Club Address

9 Celebration – Ferny Hills Girl Guides Hut

A Letter of Thanks to a Club for a Job Well Done

Donations to ALF Bushfire Appeal

10 Leadership Matters

11 Lions Lap the Map

12 Can Kids Make a Difference?

13 “Come Dressed as a Farmer” Photographs

15 Cake and Pudding Portfolio

16 Movember 2019

Called to Higher Service Membership and Activity Report

17 Hills District All Abilities Park

18 Childhood Cancer Research Media Release

20 Australian Lions Foundation

Our Newest Lions Family Members

21 Blackall Range Lions Return the Montville State

School Bell Tower to Active Service

23 Top Club Service Project Application Information

27 Children’s Fire Poster Competition 2020

Children’s Fire Poster Competition 2020

29 Great Southern Links – Fairways to Fundraising

Tournament

30 Redcliffe Central 40th Birthday Party Invitation

NEWSLETTER DEADLINE

The deadline for the February edition of the Newsletter will be 20th January

Copy received after the deadline, unless urgent,

may be held over to the following month.

Please email your articles to [email protected]

PLEASE REMEMBER!!

Your contribution of articles to the District Newsletter gives your Club 20 points for each

article received for the Club of the Year. This and

the other criteria for the Club of the Year points

can be found on page 47 of the President’s Manual.

https://201q3.lions.org.au/files/201q3/Presidents'%20Manual%202019-2020.pdf Thank you for complying with the lawful

requirement to provide Photographic Permission

Forms with photos of children (those under 18 years of age), and persons with a legal disability.

Articles received without the necessary

authority will not be published and will be returned. There is now an updated version of the

form which can be found at -

https://lionsclubs.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/IMAGE-CONSENT-AND-RELEASE-FORM-2018.pdf

I look forward to working closely with you to

achieve a positive outcome for you and your

Club for the remainder of this Lions year.

Please remember “Out and About” … this

document is released twice a month/more

regularly if required. It is released to “Club” and

“Announce” and as it is broadcast widely it is an

extremely efficient avenue for advertising your

functions/fund-raising events to the broader

Lions family. I am happy to assist you with

wording etc. should you wish.

Happy New Year Everyone.

Lion Beverley Bates

District Newsletter Editor

Disclaimer: The views expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the District Governor, Cabinet Members or Editor.

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An email

Service Chairperson, Marketing

Communication Chairperson,

Membership Chairperson

4. Rule 12 – Section A – states “The

members of the Board of

Directors/Management Committee

shall be the Club Officers (refer to Rule

11) in addition to the other members

elected to the Board. These positions

may include Program Coordinator,

Club LCIF Coordinator, Safety Officer,

Lion Tamer, Tail Twister.

If you require further information or

clarification on these matters, please contact

the District CBL Chair, PDG Norm Alcock.

In the next two months there are a couple of

events scheduled in the Calendar for your

consideration. Please refer to the information

that has already been sent to you from GST

Coordinator, PCC Rodd Chignell in an email

“Save the Dates” regarding the following:

• Clean Up Australia Day – 1 March – a

great opportunity as an Environment

project to be involved with

• Lions’ Awareness Day – 7 & 8 March

Clubs will also be gearing up for Youth of the

Year over the coming months in the lead up to

the national judging at the MD Convention in

Adelaide (15 to 18 May). Convention

Registrations are now open. At this

Convention we will electing the next MD201

International Director (2020-2022). Please

consider attending this Convention to give our

support and a vote for PCC Rodd Chignell for

that position.

Also at the Adelaide Convention, there will be

a number of “Club Innovation Workshop”

presentations (a new initiative on the

program!). Applications are being called for

any club who would like to showcase a bright

idea or example as to how they build and grow

their club, support and care for members or

deliver excellent community service. Further

information can be found on the Lions

Australia website or contact me.

I also encourage clubs to consider submitting

entries for the Syd Packham Award which

acknowledges the best public relations/

Happy New Year! 2020 has a nice ring to it,

the dawning of a new decade. Hope you all

feel rested and are now ready to take on the

next six months with renewed vigour.

Drought and Bushfires

Heartbreaking stories continue to emerge

from families impacted by drought – the

emotional as well as financial stress it is

putting on them. How can we better support

these people in our communities? If you have

any suggestions as to how we, as a District,

can give more assistance, please let me know.

Do we need our Clubs to each “Adopt a Town”

or “Adopt a Farmer” or ?????

The Bushfires compounds the current state of

affairs.

Please continue to raise funds for the Drought

and Bushfire Relief – within our District as

well as the appeals from Australian Lions

Foundation (ALF) and Lions Clubs

International Foundation (LCIF).

High on the agenda for all Clubs will be

election of office bearers for the 2020-

2021 year. I urge all Club executive to read

through the relevant sections of the new Club

Constitution for Election Procedure and Club

Officers. Please note the following:

1. A nomination meeting shall be held

prior to 31 March

2. The election meeting to be held no later

than 15 April

3. Rule 11 – Section A – from the

Standard Club Constitution states

“The Officers of the Club shall be a

President, Immediate Past President,

Vice President(s), Secretary, Treasurer,

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Publicity program undertaken by a club in Australia and PNG. This award is

announced at the annual MD Convention each year. Closing date for entry is 30

March.

Later this month, Kevin and I will head to

Sydney for a Council of Governors’

Meeting. I am looking forward to meeting

up with my fellow Governors to work through

the issues, reports etc on the agenda over the

three days. DGE David and Cheryl will also

be there to continue their training for the

coming Lions’ year.

The next District Cabinet Meeting will be

held on the weekend 1st & 2nd February. The

Special General Meeting to elect the

Management Team for 2020-2021 will be

scheduled over that weekend also. Cabinet

Secretary Richard will notify all Clubs of the

details for such meeting with an invitation

extended to Q3 Lions members to attend.

Another date for the diary is the ANZI Forum

which is being hosted by the “W” Districts in

Perth later in the year from 11th to 13th

September. Attending such a forum is

another great way to learn more about the

Lions organisation and meet more Lions

from across the Constitutional Area

(Australia, New Zealand and Indonesia). For

further information check out the following

link:

https://www.lionsanzipacificforum.com/.

Lions Australia have partnered with Haymes

Paints to operate a BBQ for their trade

customers across Australia in various

locations on 23 January as a promotion for

their national stores launch. North Lakes

Lions Club have been approached to be

involved with the North Lakes store.

Top Club Service Project

Every Club in our Constitutional Area 7

(CA7) has an opportunity to be recognised by

entering their top service project in this

programme. “Service” is our key focus so

why don’t we tell everyone about what we are

doing.

Further information will be forwarded to all

Clubs and Zone Chairs in the coming weeks.

Applications close 15 March. I would like to

see entries from each zone submitted.

District LEO of the Year

The judging for this year’s District Leo of the

Year had to be postponed from December and

has been rescheduled for the 8 February.

Sponsoring Lions Clubs, please encourage

your LEO Club to supply contestants – it is a

great experience for them.

With 2020 vision, let us continue to work

towards achieving our goals over the next six

months.

Regards

DG Donna

AINSDALE STREET PARTY

A local coffee-shop owner (Carmela) organised it

to raise money for bowel cancer research, an

affliction affecting one of her friends. BIN sold

dumplings and Christmas cakes. We took the

opportunity to acknowledge Carmela’s ongoing

hard work for others by presenting her with an Ian

Frazer Humanitarian Award.

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I had a few things to mention this month,

then realised the timing. As you read this,

our Christmas stockings will be empty, we

will have just sung Auld Lang Syne, and the

words to our 2020 story are yet unwritten.

So, I will hold some over to next month.

At this time of year, we often ponder what

we will do differently in the next twelve

months. I stumbled across two quotes with

seemingly opposing, possibly

complementary, and certainly relevant,

perspectives.

We must always change, renew, rejuvenate

ourselves; otherwise we harden. — Johann

Wolfgang von Goethe

We spend 1 January walking through our

lives, room by room, drawing up a list of

work to be done, cracks to be patched.

Maybe this year, to balance the list, we

ought to walk through the rooms of our lives

…. not looking for flaws, but for potential -

Ellen Goodman

I like the idea of regeneration, whether for

self or Lions, but also like the idea of doing

so kindly and recognizing what we have

achieved. Our Clubs contributed a lot last

year. What will you keep, what will you

change? What do you think is the most

important word for Lions this year?

Enough of that – a couple of bits of

business I don’t want to hold over until

Feb.

Announce – I don’t recall mentioning this

before, but it may be prudent to nominate a

Club member to keep watch on Announce

and report to the Club any messages that

may interest them. For example, we have

sadly lost a few Lions and partners in the

last couple of months, and use Announce to

communicate this. If the Lion was known to

your Club, the nominated member could

ensure all members are aware.

Electronic – this is the first electronic only

newsletter. I have included information

about circulating it, and how Clubs may

receive a hard copy if they are unable to

print one at a reasonable price, in an email

to Secretaries and Presidents.

Cabinet – a reminder to all Cabinet Officers

we are meeting at Redcliffe on 1-2 February.

A safe, happy and successful New Year to

you all.

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This is a very busy time of the year, with

Christmas festivities in full swing and so

much to do in so little time. I have a very busy

time ahead in the coming year to look forward

to new challenges and so much to learn.

To reflect on the past year, it has been so

rewarding to say the least. The visits to Lions

Clubs in District 201Q3 has been uplifting to

see how YOU make such a difference to the

community. It doesn’t matter how big or how

small the member numbers are, the results

are still the same – 100% over and over again.

I would personally like to thank each and

every one of you for your commitment,

passion and enthusiasm to every project that

you undertake. The results are always

outstanding.

Again, to reflect back of what a year we have

had with the drought and bush fires, our

community will need our help for quite a

while yet. Please keep those families that

have been affected in your prayers and

thoughts for the coming year as they will

need tremendous support to help them

through 2020.

Christmas is also a time when we reflect on

loved ones lost and Club members who have

passed away. We should offer support to the

families of these loved ones, maybe a phone

call or drop by for a coffee and a chat. There

is never a wrong time but always a right time

to may contact.

To all the members selling Christmas cakes,

well done! I have heard that everyone is

selling out this year.

What an achievement - when times are

tough, people are still buying Lions

Christmas Cakes, maybe it’s because they

taste so good and are great value for money.

Christmas cakes make a terrific gift and a

very easy to wrap with a ribbon on top. It’s

not unusual for someone to buy 6 at a time

for each family member.

In my own club we have one more

Christmas Wonderland evening remaining.

The work hasn’t finished but we are getting

there. We mustn’t forget to have some fun

along the way.

This is the first time we have needed to

rescue a fellow Lion run over by a truck

hedge, lol.

All the very best for all our Lions and

families for 2020.

David and Cheryl

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If you’re going to San Francisco

Toowoomba – be sure to wear some

flowers in your hair

2020 District Convention October 2, 3 and 4 at Toowoomba Grammar

School – 24 Margaret Street. Registrtion Forms available from February.

Accommodation Enquiries:

Comfort Inn Grammar View – 4 Star..…..… 4638 3366

Call Grammar View directly and mention LIONS for a

10% discount

Whiteoaks Motel & Lodges – 4 Star…..…… 4639 2999

Applegum Inn – 3 Star ……………………..……..4632 2088

Jolly Swagman Caravan Park – 4 Star……… 4632 8735

Or to be close to the Saturday Night Banquet venue

(Groovy Baby):

City Golf Club Motel – 4.5 Star …………….... 4636 9999

LIONS CAMP DUCKADANG

WORKING BEE DATES 2020

Members of the Lions Family are advised of the

dates of working bees set down for 2020:

28 February to 01 March

19 to 21 June

13 to 15 November

Please mark these in your Lions calendar.

Thanks to all Clubs for the tremendous

support you have provided during 2019.

On behalf of the Board of Directors, I wish you

and your Family a Merry Christmas and a Safe

and Healthy New Year.

Peter J Boge

Secretary to the Board

Lions Camp Duckadang

NEW STAMP CLUB ADDRESS.

The Australian Chapter of the Lions Stamp

Club are still looking for stamps, philatelic

products and unwanted collections to include

in their project. Every stamp received is sold

and every cent coming from the sales is passed

on to the Australian Lions Children’s Mobility

Foundation. At the Geelong Convention last

May the donation was a record $48000.

The Stamp Club Secretary, Lion Ross Paine

(Q4) said that they have noticed a drop off in

donations this year and he is urging Clubs to

keep pushing the project in their areas so they

can hopefully match last year’s total.

Ross has recently changed his address and the

new address for Clubs in the Q Districts to

send their stamps is: Lion Ross Paine, PO

Box 9399, Pacific Paradise. 4564

Worth While Watching

Worth World

While on the Wide

Watching Web

https://www.lionsclubs.org/en/start-our-

approach/grant-types Find out about

international grants

https://lionsclubs.org.au/foundations/austr

alian-lions-foundation/alffaq/ Scroll down to

find out about ALF Grants

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mCWI

smSFN8 who knew there was more than one

verse?

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CELEBRATION – FERNY HILLS

GIRL GUIDES HUT

On Saturday 30th November, four members of Golden Valley Keperra (GVK) – Lions Mark

Furner, Matt Constance, Ben deGroot and

Rodd Chignell - attended the 40Th Anniversary celebration of the establishment of the Ferny

Hills Girl Guides Hut in Wahminda Park

(along Samford Road).

An enjoyable experience for all with many activities on display by the guides. It was

interesting to note that the hut was originally

constructed by Golden Valley Keperra Lions Club in December 1979, about three years

after the Club was formed. The guide leader Sandra presented GVK (accepted by Lion Ben)

with a certificate of appreciation for that work

and for our continuing support over the years.

I can remember a few years ago where some

GVK members replaced the water tank/s as a

community project.

The hut recently had a covered area added, which is really great, however it has left a trip

hazard at the front entrance which I am sure that GVK could rectify with a working bee in

January 2020.

It is really great to find these bits of our

history in supporting the community that not

many of us are aware of. I think it may be time for us to revisit our activities over the last

40+ years and make sure we all are aware of

what we have done and what we can still do.

Thanks to all.

Lion Rodd

A LETTER OF THANKS TO A CLUB

FOR A JOB WELL DONE

The following letter was received by the Lions

Club of Maleny Blackall Range after they

assisted a member of their Community.

David,

I can't thank your team enough for helping Jane

to shift her momentous pile of rubbish.

The whole moving thing had become too much

for her, so much so, she was not able to see

where to start.

The assistance from you all , so willingly and

cheerfully given, was the go-ahead light for

her to start with the smaller things and work

up.

Words cannot say how grateful I am. I know you

went over and above the call of duty.

It must have been a rotten job.

Heartfelt thanks from a Mother who was

starting to despair.

I love you guys!

(Name Withheld)

Lion Ben accepting the certificate from Guide

Leader Sandra

DONATIONS TO ALF BUSHFIRE

APPEAL, ETC

I’ve had inquiries about how Clubs can donate

by direct deposit to the ALF Bushfires Appeal

etc.

Here are the details obtained from the ALF

Treasurer.

Clubs may make donations by direct deposit

to this account:

BSB 036 048

A/c # 440 704

Please also be sure to give the number of the

Club.

Thanks!

Peter J Boge 201Q3 ALF Chairperson

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LEADERSHIP MATTERS

“There is nothing in the world so irresistibly

contagious as laughter and good humour.”

― Charles Dickens, ‘A Christmas Carol’

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Using protocols to improve meetings

Have you facilitated or attended meetings where

you hear too much from a select few? Or where decisions never seem to get made? Or where

your colleagues are simply not engaged? These challenges are common experiences and they

can make managing meetings very difficult.

The most identified challenges in meetings are:

• steering away from the intended subject

• no goals or agenda; too lengthy

• poor or inadequate preparation

• inconclusive; ineffective leadership

So, what strategies can we use to facilitate productive and collaborative meetings?

One approach is to use protocols. Protocols

help us to establish transparency and support

positive results. They help us to clarify our own views and those of others and play an important

role in developing a culture that values collective decision-making and action.

Let’s work to ensure that we know how to:

• bring members together with a purpose

• establish effective ground rules

• enforce ground rules by identifying

behaviours consistent and inconsistent

with them

• enable members to share information freely

with one another

• help members to appreciate and listen to

others' perspectives

• help members make a collective

commitment to decisions made; both short

and long term.

Here are some suggested protocols and

strategies that could improve the management of your meetings.

Openings are critical. Opening strategies such

as introductions and norm-setting should never be missed when meeting formally.

Introductions… get people connected straight away to one another and to the content of the

meeting. People who speak early in a meeting are more likely to contribute later and avoid

prolonged silence.

Norms are the behavioural guidelines which

include… beginning and ending times, active and attentive listening, giving everyone

opportunity to speak, respect for diversity of opinions, confidentiality where necessary and

safety within the room, phones on silent, discussing issues and not people, clear and

concise reports, role of chairperson.

A process for developing collectively agreed

protocols could be:

• brainstorming of all possible norms

together

• reaching consensus; affirming the norms

• reviewing and reflecting on norms from time

to time within the group.

Closing is a critical aspect of facilitating a

meeting and ensures that the discussion had within the agenda will carry through into action.

The use of protocols in your meetings can develop a sense of participation and trust and

help to ensure equity amongst the group.

Q: How can you improve your meetings?

⧫ Leadership is everyone’s business.

Alan Brooks – District Leadership Co-ordinator

[email protected]

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"LIONS LAP THE MAP"

For Diabetes Awareness.

"From Cairns to Tasmania and from Sydney to Perth, Lions have achieved their goal to raise

Diabetes Awareness right across Australia".

Thank You all for your support with Lap The Map, and while the end result was not quite what we were hoping for it is still a very creditable result for our first attempt at a National

Event of this nature.

While it has taken some time for all of the results to come in (last of the photos and report

arrived just a couple of days ago), the details for publication are as follows:-

Number of Clubs Participating: 134 Lions Clubs, 2 Leo Clubs, 3 Lioness Clubs

Number of Lions Members: 1048 Lions, 11 Leos, 5 Lioness

Number of other Participants: 2009

Total Participation: 3073

Distance Covered: 14,705 kms

Funds Raised for Diabetes Awareness: $10,184

New Member Prospects for follow-up: 51 ( plus 1 Club Branch or Speciality Club)

We have received very good feedback and support from the participating Clubs. There has

been much positive Press coverage as well as what the individual Lions have posted on

their Club and the Multiple District Face Book Pages.

We have seen some small Video Clips posted on the "Lions Lap The Map" National Face Book site together with some fantastic photos (If you have not yet done so - please browse this

site to view the great articles and photos).

Sincere thanks to (Lion) Sari-Elle Kraemer and (Lion) LJ Loch from Alpha Consult (MD PR Consultants) who have provided very strong PR and Marketing support to this Project.

National Diabetes Coordinator PDG Pat Mills has collated a "snapshot" of the best

comments, feedback and innovative ideas from Clubs (as attached) which are also included

in PDG John's full report to the January Council meeting.

In the days leading up to the event Pat and I personally phoned all of the advised coordinating Lions and followed up again to all Clubs after the event with praise for their

efforts.

Without hesitation, all Clubs have indicated that for a "first time" it was a great initiative, with many of them proposing positive changes and additions for next year’s event to make

it more attractive to their local communities.

Regards

PDG Pat Mills Lions Australia

MD201 Diabetes Chairperson

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CAN KIDS MAKE A DIFFERENCE?

Travelling through life you are faced with many challenges and possibly, by the time you reach three score years and ten, you believe, in your heart of hearts, you have seen and experienced most of what life has to offer. Never, in my wildest dreams, did I believe “Little People” from a grade 2 class, just babies really, could indelibly reinforce, for me, one of life’s most valuable lessons… THIS IS THEIR STORY.

The art of education has changed dramatically. The “Little People” in grade 2, study Science. Firstly, a unit on water and the need for water in our daily lives. The next unit was on drought and how it affects children on the land. After watching a news item with children from drought stricken properties talking about the impact the drought had on them and their daily lives the “Little People” wanted to help support a community who were struggling with drought. A Project Based Learning Unit on “Kids Can Make a Difference” followed.

With the support and encouragement from their teachers and the Principal giving her approval “Come Dressed as a Farmer” free dress day was born. A gold coin donation meant the school cohort could abandon their uniforms for a day and come to school casually dressed as farmers. The next initiative was to sell bags of popcorn for $1.00.

Research proved hiring a popcorn machine was prohibitive, so an SOS was sent to the Lions Clubs in the District to ascertain if any had a machine they were prepared to lend to the school for the project. (Sincere thanks to all the Clubs who responded with offers of assistance.)

The children were assigned jobs throughout the project and worked enthusiastically making flyers and large posters, presenting their plan at assembly, placing articles in the school newsletter and on their Facebook page.

As the popcorn was to be pre-ordered, they calculated how much would be needed and how long it would take to cook. (Mathematics here.) Now for the big day … popcorn was made and then delivered to the classrooms by the “Little People”.

An amazing $568.65 was raised by these students, remember … just little grade 2 people. It had been decided that three “Care Packages” which would include groceries, some Christmas goodies, age appropriate toys, and toiletries would be purchased with a donated gift voucher also to be included and presented to needy families in time for Christmas.

Other donated items would also be included. (Sincere thanks to Zone 4 Chair Gail Jones for her assistance with sourcing the families.)

PDG Arthur Witheyman and I attended the School assembly and received a presentation cheque from the “Little People”.

When PDG Arthur accepted the cheque from the children he told them about the Edward Everett Hale prayer … “Lord, we are only one, but still we are one We cannot do everything, but still we can do something Let us not refuse to do the something that we can do As a few we cannot change the world, but we can change the world for a few.” As we sat through that assembly we received another surprise. The School has an Enviro Club and the year 4 students expressed their goal of trying to reduce rubbish from lunch boxes going into landfill and to reduce the ecological footprint for future generations. The school “Nude Food Day” to be held the following Thursday was part of the Year 4 Project Based Learning Unit. This meant they were encouraging students to bring a rubbish free lunch box. Containers could be used instead of plastic bags, alfoil and cling wrap etc.

We both thought “They’ve been reading District Governor Donna’s mail.”

A mammoth shopping excursion in Gatton followed and “Care Packages” readied for presentation to Lions who oversaw their distribution to the respective families.

I had the privilege of attending the school on the following Monday morning for the presentation. Firstly, two “Little People” met me at the office and told me they were there to escort me to the year 2 classrooms. Such confidence and impeccable manners from ones so small.

I am not ashamed to admit I had more than a few tears creeping down my face as I was presented with the “Care Packages”. The photos on the following two pages also tell the story.

“Can Kids Make a Difference?” Their actions proved without a shadow of a doubt that “Kids Can Make a Difference.” They did change the world for a few. Thank you “Little People” it was an absolute honour and privilege to be associated with this project with you. Please keep making a difference. PDG Beverley Bates

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COME DRESSED AS A FARMER PROJECT

Zaya, Millie and Kruize

Mrs Humphries, Blake and Hudson

Packing Popcorn - Jaida, Macy and Kate

Assembly - Payton

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PDG Arthur with the Presentation Cheque

Presentation Day with Zaya, Lacey and Macy

Ruby, Payton and Claire

Acknowledgement

Sincere thanks to the Lions Club

of Golden Valley Keperra for the

use of their Popcorn Machine.

The donors of items which were

included in the packs. Each

family received two boxes and

two shopping bags of goods.

Many thanks also to Zone Chair

Gail Jones who was able to

source the recipients and then

assist with the delivery of the

items.

One of the three "Care Packages” consisting of groceries,

Christmas goodies, age appropriate toys and toiletries.

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