The Bulletin ofThe Lions Club of

Jervis BayPO Box 19 Huskisson, NSW, 2540, Australia

Volume 35 Number 3 - September 2013

TheLions Roar

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THE LIONS CLUBof

JERVIS BAY INC.District 201N2 - Region 2 - Zone 4

P.O. Box 19, Huskisson, NSW, 2540, Australia

PresidentLion John BrownPh: 0408 440 854

Secretary ImmediatePast President TreasurerLion Marie-Anne Watson Maureen Clemence Lion Joan Thomas

Ph: 4443 4599 Ph: 4447 8066

FirstVice President Second Vice PresidentLion Sue Pearson Lion Jeff Hunt

TwoYear Director OneYear DirectorLion Robyn Hunt Lion Andy Fruci

Tail Twister Lion TamerLion Bruce Jackson Lion Jeff Hunt

Membership CommitteeLion Maureen Clemence

Lion John Brown

Bulletin Editor Publicity OfficerLion Jeff Thomas Lion Tom McKenzie

Safety OfficersLion Robyn Hunt

Lion Bruce JacksonLion Sue Pearson

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Hi Everyone

Well, we finally got to present Bob with his Melvin Jones Fel-lowship at the last meeting. Bob and Deborah have had a hardtime of it lately and it was good to be able to cheer them up abit with the presentation of this prestigious award. I saw themagain at the District Governor visit at Sussex Inlet Lions andBob was still a bit (somewhat! - Ed) overwhelmed by it!

We had a Zone Meeting at Ulladulla on Sunday 25th August.Joan, Marie-Anne and myself attended. It was a relatively short

(2hr) and uneventful affair, and we will discuss the matters raised at our meeting.

About 7 or 8 of us also went to the DG visit at Sussex Lions on Monday 26thAugust. It was a relaxed and enjoyable night, and I stayed behind and had a goodchat with President Wendy who is very straightforward and friendly.

I also had the honour of laying a wreath onbehalf of our Club at the Voyager Park Memorialon Vietnam Veterans Day. It was a bit windy andonly a small attendance but all went well.

Sue and Wendy were also there, and Sue’s Raygave a very interesting address.

Jeff has organized some new brochures aboutLions and our club in particular, and a couple ofnew banners. We hope to put these to good usein our membership drive, starting this weekend at Spring into Sanctuary Point. Hehas also managed to ‘ become ‘ a member of the Shoalhaven River Festival com-mittee. I’ll let him explain it all at the meeting.

We have committed ourselves to doing the Sanctuary Point Carols this Xmas onSaturday 7th December, as well as our regular Vincentia Carols on Thursday 19thDecember. I think it’s a good chance to let the Sanctuary Point and St GeorgesBasin populace know who we are, what we do, and that they can join us. It was sadto see Sanctuary Point Lions fold, but we have to use this opportunity to gain somemore workers!

As most of you know, we’ve been asked to be involved in a car show at Husky onSunday 6th October. This and many more marvellous things will be discussed atthis meeting on Thursday 5th September. See you there!

Lion John Brown

President

The President's Report

President John lays a wreath onVietman Vets Memorial Day

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Meet our International President

BARRY J. PALMER - INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT

Barry Palmer, of Berowra, NSW, Australia,was elected president of Lions Clubs Interna-tional at the association’s 96th InternationalConvention, held in Hamburg, Germany, July5-9, 2013.

Barry is the first International Lions Presi-dent to be elected from Australia, hence thisis a momentous occasion for us and a truehonour and recognition for the Lions of Aus-tralia.

President Barry was a real estate companydirector in real life.

A member of the Hornsby Lions Club (201N5) since 1976, Barry has heldmany offices within the association, including club president, zone chair-person, cabinet secretary, cabinet treasurer and district governor. He hasserved on numerous committees and as the Host Committee Chairpersonfor the 2010 Lions Clubs International Convention in Sydney, Australia.

In recognition of his service to the association, he has received manyawards, including the 100% Club President Award, the 100% DistrictGovernor Award, six International President’s Medals and the Ambassadorof Good Will Award, the highest honour the association bestows upon itsmembers. He is also a Progressive Melvin Jones Fellow.

In addition to his Lion activities, Barry is a recipient of the AustralianMedal issued by the Australian Government, the Australian ChildhoodCancer Research Award and the Spastic Centre of NSWAward. He was aPioneer Volunteer at the Sydney Olympics and a member of the New SouthWales Paralympic Committee.

International President Barry and his wife Anne, also a Lion and a MelvinJones Fellow, have three children and eight grandchildren.

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Follow Your Dream - I.P. Barry Palmer

Join International President Barry Palmer and Lions everywhere in fulfilling thedream of stronger clubs, stronger communities and stronger Lions. Check out theLCI resources that can help you achieve your dream.

Responsibility. Service is more than a dream—it’s our identity.

Global Service Action – Get involved in our year-round service initiativesthat impact youth, vision, hunger, and environment.

Tree Planting – Plant a tree and better our environment.

Reading Action Program – Make reading and literacy a focus in your com-munity and share the dream of education.

Reach. More members mean more service, and satisfied members lead to activeand engaged clubs. Here are key resources for growing and strengthening yourclub:

Just Ask! – This new member recruiting guide will get your club ready toinvite new members and be prepared for success when you do.

Membership Satisfaction Guide – Learn how you can keep membershappy and coming back.

Club Excellence Process – Get your club performing at its highest levelthrough the interactive CEP workshop. Now available in two versions – CEPPro and CEP Lite.

Start a new club – You can give others the opportunity to make a real dif-ference by starting a new club in your community.

Recognition. Lions are making a difference and deserve recognition for theirachievements. Here’s a look at some of the ways you can earn it:

Club Membership Awards – Find out how your club and members canearn awards for inviting and retaining members.

Excellence Awards – Find out how your club or district can qualify for pinsand patches that celebrate your achievements.

Presidential Award for Zone and Region Chairpersons – Zone andRegion Chairpersons can earn a special presidential pin each quarter to rec-ognize their leadership.

Dream Achiever Awards – District governors can earn a one-of-a-kind pinand a Presidential Medal when they reach superior membership results.

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District Governor,Allan MacDonald

Allan was born at Cooma NSW on the 16thJanuary 1948.Allan was the eldest child of 11siblings, 7 boys & 4 Girls. He was raised on thefamily farmatNimmitabel.

His primary schooleducation was atSt JosephsConventNimmitabel. Secondaryschooling wasconducted atSt MichaelsAgriculturalCollege,“Inveralochy”Goulburn.

Allan’s early workingcareer in Canberra com-menced in 1967 at theACT Law Courts as a clerkand progressed to Deputy Clerk ofPetty Sessions.He was a Justice of the Peace for theACT. In1977 he then joined theACT Fire Brigade andworked thereuntil 1987.

Allan marriedAnn in 1968 and they have three boys,David, Garry & Brett.They spent their early life inCanberra and in 1981Allan and his family moved to Braidwood where they purchased a farm. In 1991Allan sold the farm and the family moved to Ulladulla wherehe has been aresident since then. Unfortu-nately their eldest son, David was tragically killed in an accident in 1991.Garry is married and lives inBlakehurst and has two daughters and one son. Brett lives in Narellan NSW.

Allanand Ann currently conducta successfulbusiness in Ulladulla, this being costumehire, balloondecorations and weddingdecor for the past 12 years.

Allan has completed the seniorLions Leadership Institute Trainingand CEPFacilitator trainingand hasparticipated in GMT/GLTTraining.

Allan and Ann lead avery busy life, with the commitments of an ever growingbusiness and an activeLions Club there is not much spare time.Somehow they keep in contact withAllan’s large family mem-bers and theirclose family especially the3 beautifulgrand children.

D.G. Allan's Lions Service.

Allan joined Lions in Braidwood in 1984 and held many positions on the Board there he then trans-ferred to UlladullaMilton in 1991. Duringhis timeat Ulladullahe has served his Club in allpositionsexcept treasurer. He has been President on four occasions and during his timeas President he hasfocused on growing theClub to carry out many of their service projects that the UlladullaMilton LionsClub arewell renowned for. His interest has been with all Lions activities with a particular interest withyouth andmembership portfolios.

Allan has been aregular memberof Cabinet since 1995where hecommenced as a Zone Chairman andhas held various Cabinetpositions such as Deaf Camp Chairman,Youth ExchangeChairman, Leader-ship DevelopmentTeam Member,ALDAF Chairman, 2nd ViceDistrict Governorand 1stVice DistrictGovernor.

Allan is proud of the fact that hehas sponsored 30 members into Lions.Allan &Ann have over theyears sponsored 18 Overseas Youth Exchange students.

In fact whenthey travelled to theInternationalConvention in Hamburgthey visitedYouth ExchangeesfromAustriaand Belgium.

Meet the District Governor

Lion Ann and DG Lion Allan MacDonald

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JustAsk! - New Member Recruiting Guidefor Clubs

INTRODUCTION

Just Ask! is designed to guide yourclub through the process of recruitingnew members and effectivelymanagingclub growth.

The strength of your membership and thehealth of yourclub willdetermine yourability to do whatallLions love to do – serve. So keep in mind that moremembers mean more service.

Although the concept is simple– just ask community members to join – this guidewillhelp you preparean effectiveoutreach plan so you aresuccessfulwhen you’re ready to ask.

Just Ask!willlead yourclub through a four-step process forrecruitingnew members:

1. Preparingyour club

2. Creatingyour club’s growth plan

3. Implementingyour club’s growth plan

4.Welcoming yournewmembers

STEP 1: PREPARE YOUR CLUB

The first step to inviting newmembers to join yourLions club is to get your club ready.

• Decide what you want your club to be.

• What does your club want to focus on?

• Whatdo your members wantyour club to be?

• How do you envision your club nextyear? Fiveyears from now?

• Identify what you wantyour club to accomplish.

• What typeof service projects does your club want to conduct?

• How often?

• Where?

• Decide what your goals are.

Use the Recruiting Goals form in this guide to defineyour club membership goals.Be sure toconsider hownew members will fit in with your objectives.

• Why does yourclub want new members?

Before you begin inviting newmembers, it is important to identify why.The answershould beclear, tangible and relevant, not simply “for more service.”For example:“If wehad 3moremembers, wecould pack100 more lunches for the homeless each month.”

• Who are your target members?

Are they younger members,women, communityprofessionals, parents of Leos, family membersorfriends?Yourclub may have more than one target group.Keep in mind thatwhen recruitingnew members, it often works best to recruit a group of 2-4people.

Membership - Building our Club - Just Ask!

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• Who will help your club recruit?

Although everyone in your club should beencouraged to help recruitnew members,a member-ship development team should be selected to guide the recruitment effort. Use the MembershipDevelopment Team form in this guide to organize your team. Each member has strengths andpreferences. Make the mostof theseby encouraging your members to takeon roles in therecruitingprocess. Important roles include:

Organizing – Some members are planners; they seeeach step and can prioritize whatneeds to bedone. TheseLions should focus on guiding yourclub’srecruiting effort.

Promoting – Tech-savvy and creative members can create brochures, issueyour pressreleases, and updateyour websiteand socialmedia networks.

Reaching Out – These are your Lions that like to talk, especially aboutyour club.Encourage them to promoteLions to your targetgroups and get them on thephone withprospectivenew members.

Welcoming – Lions who are trained to conduct newmember orientation and coordi-nate mentoringwill ensureyour newmembers feelwelcome and quickly settleinto yourclub.LCI provides training forboth orientation and mentoring.

STEP 2: CREATE YOUR CLUB’S GROWTH PLAN

In this step, you willcreate yourclub growth plan.Your organizingLions should take the lead in creatingthe plan. Include target dates for completion and assign tasks to each goal. The Club Growth Planform included in this guidecan serveas a template

Once your plan has been created, share it with your club members. Assign each taskto specificLions,and follow-up with them as needed to offerassistance and ensure the plan stays on schedule.

To help your club, this guide includes suggestions thathave worked for otherLions clubs. Feel free touse someof thesesuggestions orcome up with yourown ideas.

• Who willwe recruit?

Identify groups associated with your club’s target members.For thewidest reach, ask allyour membersto help think of potential sources.Here aresome additional tips:

•Consider usinglists thathave already been compiled.Look at organizations or businesses thatsharecommon interests with yourLions club.

• Ifyou conducted a Community Needs Assessment, don’t forget to ask your contacts tobecomeinvolved.

• Hold a brainstormingsession with your club members.Ask each member to write down thenames of three businesses, groups or organizations that focus on thesame areas your club doesservice in.

• Use the Recruiting Wheel in theback of this guide to help yourmembers thinkof people whomay be interested in joining theclub. Use the Build a Lions Network form in this guide tocollectthe information.

• Besure any list includes either aphysical address or emailaddresses, dependingon yourclub’s method of sending out invitations. Phone numbers are a plus for follow-uppurposes.

•Make personalvisits to localbusinesses and offices. Speak with the business owners ormanagers about their interest in joining, and ask for their permission to speakwith theiremploy-ees about joining.

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• Where and when will we recruit?

Decide what recruiting activities best fit your club and community.The promotion Lions should take thelead in this area and prepare thematerials to use. Hereare somerecruiting suggestions:

• Hold an informationalmeeting. Inviteyour targetmembers and conduct ashort preparedprogram to let peopleknow whatyour club does and who they are. Serve light refreshmentsand be sure Lions areavailable to talkone-onone or in smallgroups.

• Sponsora community event or setup a booth at aspecial event. When recruiting at an event,prepare a standard 30 second to two minute speech about yourclub and its impact in thecommunity for yourmembers to use. If target members are interested in learningmore, directthem to your club website orsocialnetworkingsites. Ifyou havean informationalmeetingscheduled, providean invitation containingthe location,date and time to those who showinterest.

• Invite target members to aservice project. Be sure to have Lions available at the project tospeak with target members and answer questions, as well as providing service!

Visit the Lions Learning Centeron theLCI website to find online communication training courses tosupport yourrecruitment efforts.

• What materials will werecruit with?

Prospectivemembers willwant to see information about yourclub and the association.Before anyactive recruitingbegins, makesure to update yourclub’s websiteand any socialmediapresence, andhave currentmaterials ready.

LCI offers a widevariety of recruitingmaterials that explain membership and talkabout theassociation.Publications can be downloaded from theLCI websiteand printmaterials can be ordered via emailbycontacting LCI’s Membership and New Club Operations Departmentat memberops@lionsclubs.org.

The websitealso offers customizablematerials for clubs.You can download theClubBrochure Tem-plate or Be a Lion Brochureand use them to create personalized materials for yourclub.

In addition to printed materials, it is important foryour club to havean up-to-dateonline presence.Before attendingan informationalmeetingor deciding to join, target members will search the Internet forinformation aboutyourclub.

If your club doesn’t have a website, use the free e-Clubhouse toolto createone. Thee-Clubhouseprovides apreformatted website for even the least Internet savvy. It has a club home pagewith meetinginformation, calendarof events,club projects page, photo gallery and contact page.Allyourclub needsto do is add your information.As your club gets more comfortable with e-Clubhouse,you can addmore pages.Be sure the informationalmeetingis listed on yourclub’s calendar!

If yourclub has any social networking presence, be sure to update those sites regularly and advertisethe addresses. Bsure the informationalmeeting is promoted on these sites too.

Ask yourmembers to include their club activities on their personalsocialnetworking pages. TheSocialMedia 101 Best Practices Guide includes usefulinformation on socialnetworkingand bestpractices.

For other ideas on how to invitenew members and promoteyour club, check out the 30 MarketingIdeas brochure.

More about Membership Growth next month.....

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Wat's On?

SEPTEMBERThursday 5th Lions MeetingSaturday 7th Federal ElectionsSaturday 7th Spring into Sanctuary PointSunday 8th MarketsFriday 13th St Georges Basin School FeteSaturday 14th Lioness LuncheonMonday 16th Open Day Cancer Care CentreThursday 19th Lions SocialFriday 20th School Holidays commenceFriday 27th BBQ at IGA, NowraSunday 29th Hot Rod Car Show in Nowra

OCTOBERTuesday 1st International Fleet arrivesWednesday 2nd IFR Fireworks, Voyager ParkThursday3rd Lions MeetingSaturday 5th Driver Reviver Sussex InletSunday 6th Car Show in Huskisson SportsgroundSunday 13th MarketsThursday 17th Lions SocialFriday 18th Ulladulla 201N2 District ConventionSaturday 19th ConventionSunday 20th ConventionSaturday 26th Shoalhaven River Festival

Mick's Pen

Paddy says to Mick “I found this pen, is it yours?”

Mick replies “Don’t know, give it here.” He then tries it and says, “Yes it is”

Paddy asks “How do you know?”

Mick replies, “That’s my handwriting”

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District ChangeoverOver the weekend of the 20/21st July yourEditor andhis good wife went down to Canberra (snow visible ontheBrindabella’s – definitely not the weatherfor BrassMonkeys). First off we had a 2012-13 “Wrap-up”District CabinetMeeting on Saturday at the SouthernCross Club at Woden wherea few bits and pieces were“wrapped up” in theafternoon and later thatnight wehad the District Changeoverat thesame venue.

Unfortunately Jervis Bay did not feature in any of theClub Awards handed out, in fact there weren’t too manyClubAwards handed out at all on the night. It wasmainly ahand claspingand self-congratulatory exercise forDistrict Chair ’persons’. Therewere acouple ofMJF’s handed out, one to a nurse from down Canberra way, and the other to thebloke whoruns theYouth Camp. There werea fewWynn Tyson and William Tresise awards given to the DistrictExecutives – richly deserved because I feel that theDistrict Executivedid wellduring lastyear – and ofcoursesome specialmention forJohn Flarrety (Cabinet Secretary) – that ended with tears from the DGand the CS!The nightwas quiteemotional from time to time, Garry teared up several times when hewas presenting the“big” awards, touching momentsrather than anythingelse.

Thenight was good, the food was good, and things moved along wellwith somegood timeavailable for“mingling”. Oh,and therewas acertain ZoneChairman who did gethimself aDistrict StarAward, amost surprised ZC who didn't really think hehad done too much over the year -still doesn't!

DG Gary hands out some Zone ChairpersonAwards

Scottish Cow

The only cow in a smalltown in Ireland stopped giving milk. 

Then the town folkfound they could buy a cowin Scotland quite cheaply. 

So, they brought thecow overfrom Scotland. 

It was absolutely wonderful, it produced lots of milkevery day and everyonewas happy.

They boughta bull to matewith the cow to getmore cows, so they’d neverhave to worry about theirmilksupply again. 

They put the bullin the pasturewith thecow but whenever thebull tried to mount the cow, thecowwould move away. 

No matterwhat approach thebull tried, the cow would moveaway from the bull, and he was neverable to do the deed.

The peoplewere very upset and decided to go to the Vet, who was very wise, tell him what was hap-pening and askhis advice.

“Whenever the bulltries to mount ourcow, shemoves away. Ifhe approaches from theback, shemoves forward. When heapproaches herfrom the front, shebacks off. Ifhe attempts it from the oneside, shewalks away to the other side.”

The Vet rubbed his chin thoughtfully and pondered this beforeasking,

“Did you by chance, buy this cowin Scotland?”

The peoplewere dumbfounded,since no one had ever mentioned that they had brought thecow overfrom Scotland. 

“You are truly awise Vet,” they said. “How did you knowwe got the cow from Scotland?

The Vet replied with a distant look in his eye: “My wife is from Scotland”

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On the Lighter Side

Woman: Do you drink beer?

Man: Yes

Woman: How many beers a day?

Man: Usually about 3

Woman: How much do you pay per beer?

Man: $5.00which includes a tip

(This is where it gets scary !)

Woman: And howlong haveyou beendrinking?

Man: About 20 years, I suppose

Woman: So a beer costs $5 and you have 3beers aday which puts yourspending eachmonth at $450. In oneyear, itwould beapproximately $5400 …correct?

Man: Correct

Woman: If in 1 yearyou spend $5400, notaccountingfor inflation, the past20 yearsputs yourspending at $108,000, correct?

Man: Correct

Woman: Do you knowthat ifyou didn’tdrink so much beer, that money could havebeen put in astep-up interest savings accountand afteraccounting forcompound interestfor the past20 years, you could have nowbought a Ferrari?

Man: Do you drink beer?

Woman: No

Man: Where’s your Ferrari?

TWO CHRISTIAN  PARROTS

 A lady goes to herpriest one day and tells him,‘Father, I have aproblem.I have two femaleparrots, but they only know to say onething.’’Whatdo they say?’ thepriest asked.Theysay, ‘Hi, we’re hookers! Do you want to havesomefun?

’’That’s obscene!’ thepriest exclaimed, then hethought fora moment....’You know,’hesaid, ‘Imay havea solution to yourproblem. Ihave twomale talking parrots,whom Ihave taught to prayand read the Bible...Bring your two parrots over tomy house,and we’llput them in thecage withFrancis and Peter. My parrots can teach yourparrots to pray and worship, and yourparrots aresure to stop saying thatphrase in no time.’

‘Thankyou,’ thewoman responded, ‘this mayvery wellbe the solution.’The nextday, shebroughther femaleparrots to the priest’shouse....As he ushered her in, shesaw thathis twomale parrots were inside their cageholding rosarybeads and praying...Impressed, shewalked overand placed herparrots in with them...aftera fewminutes, the femaleparrots cried out inunison:Hi,we’rehookers! Do you want to havesome fun?’There was stunned silence...Then, onemale parrotlooked overat the other maleparrot andsaid,  ’Put the beads away, Frank,our prayershavebeen answered!

Logic - There IS a gender difference!

Awife asks her husband,“Could you please go shopping forme and buy onecarton of milk and if theyhave avocados,get six.

Ashort time later thehusband comes back with six cartons of milk.

The wifeasks him,“Why did you buy six cartons of milk?”

Hereplied, “They had avocados.”

If you’re a woman, I’m sure you’re going back to read it again!

Men will get it the first time.

My work is done here.

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Birthdays

Anniversaries

Congratulations to :

Lion Michael King 2nd SeptemberLion Barry McCaffery 2nd September

Lion Partner Ray Pearson 13th SeptemberLion Tom McKenzie 29th September

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Commiserations to:

None this month!

Lion's Anniversaries of JoiningNone this month!

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LIONS CLUBS INTERNATIONAL

LIONS CLUB PURPOSES

TO ORGANIZE, charterand superviseservice clubs to be known as Lions Clubs.

TO COORDINATE theactivities and standardise theadministration ofLions Clubs.

TO CREATE and foster a spirit of understandingamong thepeople of the world.

TO PROMOTE the principles of good government and good citizenship.

TO FUND and otherwise serve the civic,cultural, socialand moralwelfare of the community.

TOASSISTfinancially, culturally, socially,and morally thedisabled, disadvantaged and infirm of thecommunity both directly andalso indirectly.

TO UNITE the clubs in thebonds offriendship, good fellowship andmutualunderstanding.

TO PROVIDE a forum for theopen discussion of allmatters of public interest; provided, however,thatpartisan politics and sectarian religion shallnot bedebated by club members.

TO ENCOURAGE service-minded people to serve their community without personalfinancial re-ward, and to encourageefficiency and promote high ethical standards in commerce, industry, profes-sions, publicworks and private endeavours.

LIONS CLUB CODE OF ETHICS

TOSHOWmy faith in the worthiness of my vocation by industrious application to theend that I may

merit a reputation for quality of service.

TO SEEK success and demand all fair remuneration orprofit as my just due, but to acceptno profit or

success at the price of my own self respect lost because ofunfair advantage taken or because of

questionableacts on my part.

TO REMEMBER that in buildingup my own business it is not necessary to teardown another’s; to

be loyal to my clients or customers and true to myself.

WHENEVER adoubt arises as to the rightor ethics of my position or action towards others, to

resolvesuch doubtagainst myself.

TO HOLD friendship as an end and not ameans. To hold that true friendship exists not on accountof

theservice performed by one to another,but that true friendship demands nothingbut accepts

service in thespirit in which it is given.

ALWAYS to bear in mind my obligations as a citizen to my nation, mystate and my community,and to

give them my unswerving loyalty in word,act and deed. To give them freely ofmy time, labour and

means.

TOAID others by givingmy sympathy to those in distress,my aid to theweak, and my substance to

theneedy.

TO BE CAREFUL with my criticism and liberalwith my praise, to build up and not destroy.