Official Publication ofLions District 201W2

District Coordinator:Bob Halford

westlionw2@gmail.com

DISTRICT NEWSLETTERNEXT EDITION: 15 JANUARY 2019

COPY DEADLINE: 7 JANUARY 2019

NEWSDISTRICT 201 W2

WE SERVE

www.201w2.lions.org.auwww.facebook.com/LionsWesternAustraliaEmail: lionsdistrict201w2@gmail.com

District Gover-nor

DECEMBER 2018

HUMANITARIAN, DISASTER RELIEF,MEDICAL RESEARCH,

SIGHT and THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF YOUTH

“LIONS AND COMMUNITY WORKING TOGETHER”

DISTRICT GOVERNOR

BEVERLEY HAWKINS

MERRY CHRISTMAS& HAPPY NEW YEAR

District Governor Beverleyand PDG Alan wish Allthe Lions of District201W2, a very Happyand Joyous Christmasand all look forward toa Great and ProsperousNew Year. Enjoy yourtime with familyand friends.

Hello to all the Lions from our District 201W2. Our year isquickly coming to a close. PDG Alan and I wish your all a verymerry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

We completed all our November Club visits and now only have 5to do next February. The clubs all have a variety of projects andsome are kept very busy. It was good to see that the majority ofthe Clubs had already done their constitutions and sent them in.Remember you only have till June 2019 to get them in. Areminder to all Club Treasurers, please check if you have paid allyour club fees. The zone chairman have been given the job ofchasing up 15 Clubs who still had outstanding fees. If you arenot sure, please contact our Cabinet Treasurer Amanda Cornell(details in diary).

With the year going so quickly, please ensure your CLUBELECTIONS ARE DONE BY END MARCH 2019. The PU101form must be filled in with all the correct information and sent toour CABINET SECRETARY. You must also then go into theMyLCI site and enter all your new officers for the new Lionsyear. This is required for the Multiple District Directory and ourown state diary. As this information is also on the Internationalsite, it needs to be correct. This is how International is able tocontact all clubs direct. So Please, go online and check yourclub details are correct.

Talking of Club Members, remember to care for our own, keep anear to the ground in your own Clubs. Lions are proud people and

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loathe to ask for assistance. Please don’t letany of our own members slip through the cracksin these times of need.

Our current membership figures have nowincreased to 1391. This is a great effort by allthe Clubs. If we keep this up, I hope the Districtcan get to 1450 by end of June 2019. I have hada meeting with Clubs in the metro area with theview to starting a new Club, with work in progressso, watch this space.

On the subject of Club Members and socialmedia, a message has come from our Nationaloffice in Newcastle regarding the misuse of socialmedia by Clubs and Members. “”There havebeen several instances of inappropriate useof social media on the Facebook pagesoperated by Clubs. This has included thingssuch as derogatory comments about othermembers, bullying, and personal grievancesbeing played out in public. District PR chairshave been reminded of the importance ofadopting and adhering to the Lions AustraliaSocial Media Policy.” That said, social mediais an incredibly powerful and effective wayof us sharing Lions Australia projects, toencourage public support and to increasemembership – and it is to be encouraged.””The above is just part of the communicationreceived, if you have any queries within your ownclub, please contact myself. I’m sure this will bepart of our Council of Governors meeting inJanuary. At the moment, I don’t think it is aproblem in our district.

There is still 1 vacant position on Cabinet withthe ZONE 3 CHAIRPERSON position stillneeding to be filled. Come on Boddington,Waroona, Pinjarra, Brunswick Junction andHarvey Clubs, you are all strong Clubs withexperienced members who would be capable offilling this position. Please would all yourmembers give this serious consideration. I awaityour calls.

By now all Clubs would have started selling theirxmas cakes and doing their sleigh runs for thechildren. I hope they are all going well. Don’tforget to get your stories and pictures into ournewsletter editor so the district knows what youare achieving. I hope the gold tins are sellingwell.

Please keep in mind in March 2019, when wewill celebrate the National Lions Awareness Dayand you will receive information in the comingmonths about how we can celebrate the day andhelp to increase the knowledge of non -membersabout Lions and attract new members. I hopeall Clubs have booked their date at Bunnings forthe sausage sizzle. It has been suggested thatyou use that date for your “Biggest BBQ” for theAustralian Lions Children’s Cancer ResearchFoundation. If you require any posters, pleasecontact PDG Peter Lamb who is on thecommittee.

Beverley HawkinsDistrict Governor 201W2 2018-19

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Webmaster’s Tip of the MonthWebmasters, have you been tussling withreducing the file size of photos you want touse on the club website? I was recently giventhis fabulously easy ‘cheat’s method’ that cutsout all the techno-babble.

Step 1: Post the photo to a Facebook page(maybe your club’s, or even set up a closedone just for this purpose and to use as yourpractice page).

Step 2: Download the photo from theFacebook page and BINGO! It hasautomatically been re-sized by the magic ofFacebook. Just save it on your computer witha different file name and you’re ready to use iton your website. How easy was that???!!!Have a play with it and let me know how yougo.

I look forward to seeing some of you at theDistrict workshops that are coming up in theNew Year – see elsewhere in this newsletterfor details of the Busselton one. At each ofthese we are offering an optional ‘morningafter’ for those who would like to spend acouple of hours on whatever you need to knowin the IT area. These workshops will be veryinformal and tailored to the needs of thoseattending. Hope you see some of you there,and you are most welcome to email me priorto the event with your questions or a list ofthings you would like to learn more about.

Have a happy and healthy Christmaseveryone.

Kay White, IT/Webmaster Coordinatorlionsweb2@gmail.com

Busselton Lions Club President Dawn McCarthypresenting a cheque for $72,500.00 to the Cityof Busselton “Blue Squid” the clubs contributionto the new Toddlers Playground on the BusseltonForeshore. $60,000 raised by the club and$12,500 thanks to an Australian LionsFoundation grant

BUSSELTON LIONS CLUBS$72,000 DONATION

District Governor Bev Hawkins inducting Danaand AJ to the Pride last night, it was a typicallyfun night and we extend our warmest welcometo Dana and AJ and also our thanks to a verybusy DG Bev for finding some time to join usand conduct the ceremony

NEW MEMBERS INDUCTED ATLIONS CLUB OF BALDIVUS

FROM OUR FACEBOOK PAGE

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On SaturdayDecember 1st,another LEO Clubwas chartered inCollie, bringing thetotal for W2 district to3 with Waroona andBullcreek (All Saints).The main presenter

was LEO District Chairman, John Clare, whofirst of all gave a talk about the importance ofLEO Clubs. Collie President Ray Zinner thentalked about the evolution of the Collie LEOsClub before John Clare accompanied ClubLEO Advisor Liz Hoare, installed the 4Executive Board members, Treasurer ShaeDigney, Secretary Connor Silvester, VicePresident Dana Coombes and PresidentBlayne Emmett John also inducted all of the 9members present, (unfortunately, the 3 otherswere absent on the night) before getting themall to read the LEO Oath together. Lizpresented them with their members badgesand certificates, District Governor, BeverleyHawkins presented their Charter and Leo flagand on behalf of the District, presented theirgong, gavel and Aussie flag.

A cake was cut and presented before youngTreasurer Shae showed another side to her

LEOs CLUBCHARTERED AT

COLLIEtalent by performing 4 songs whileaccompanying herself on guitar.

John then took the stand again to present Lizand her fellow LEO Advisor, Greg Biffin withtheir certificates of recognition. Finally, newly

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installed LEO President Blayne, addressed thegathering, which included representatives froma number of neighbouring Lions Clubs, all ofwhom donated cheques to the club with whichto kick off their Administration account.

It was a great night and they are a veryenthusiastic club, with a very charismaticyoung man as President and we look forwardto their time in Collie and seeing what they canachieve.

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HAPPENINGS ATTHE LIONS CLUBOF MANDURAH

We also wish to acknowledgethe support we have receivedfrom these two men who havegiven us excellent service, Kimfrom the Bike shop who hashelped us with the supply ofbikes on four occasions topeople in need of new bikes andGraeme from Foot Print, whohas printed our last 3 sets ofraffle tickets at less than halfprice, and for the printing of ourother Club needs

The Lions Club of MandurahInc.had the great pleasure ofpresenting Lions AppreciationCertificates to businesshouses who supported the prizesin the recent Raffle they all dis-played the biggest of smiles. Thisyear's Raffle is being sold inconjunction with Lions ChristmasCakes, the funds raisedwill.provide much needed funds toassist disadvantaged children inour community. Our sincerethanks to all our supporters.These included Bunnings Ware-house, Farmer Jacks, BendigoBank, Gilbert Fresh, RumpsGourmet Butchery

CERTICICATES OF APPRECIATIONAWARDED TO CLUB SUPPORTERS

We wish to acknowledge thesupport we have received from

and thank them for their donationsto our Christmas Pageant BBQ andAustralia Day Breakfast

Christmas Cake and Raffleselling at Lakelands ChristmasCarols in the Park