D G 410D Newsletter AUGUST "For them. For each other."

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1 D G 410D Newsletter AUGUST 2018 "For them. For each other." Dear Fellow Lions, Another month has flown by and a lot of Service has been happening in the District. I am not surprised. The Clubs in 410D has always shown that they are extremely committed and passionate about serving their communities. I have had a lot of questions about New Districting next year. Our representative on the committee that deals with this, PCC Mike Newlands, has given a comprehensive reportback at the Cabinet meeting. I want to assure each and every Lion in this District that everything possible is being done to make the transition as smooth as possible. All discussions are taking place in a very positive manner, with uninterrupted Service being everybody s first priority. I am convinced that New Districting will usher in an exciting era for all of us. Thank you also to 1 st Vice DG Pieter, 2 nd Vice DG Leslie and PDG Herman for their contributions in this regard. Our Membership District Chair PDG Zwaai has proposed an incentive to boost membership in the District. His idea has been approved by Cabinet and you will all receive details shortly after 1 September. I am very excited about this initiative and can t wait to see what the reaction from Clubs will be. That s enough for me. Look after your communities and each other and remember: Think you can or think you can t, either way you ll be right! Best wishes, Freddie Erasmus DG 410D Right: DG Freddie at his 1st Cabinet meeting

2 Cabinet meeting Uitenhage august 2018 The weekend started with a social at the Uitenhage Club house where Cabinet Secretary Barbara celebrated her birthday other celebrations and a fun evening before the serious meeting the following morning. Thanks to Uitenhage Lionesses and ladies for the excellent catering and looking after the ladies while their spouses we attending the Cabinet meeting. When the Cabinet is in the Lions Ladies are out The Lions ladies enjoying their outing whilst the Cabinet was meeting. It took place at the Uitenhage Lions Club over the weekend of 3 and 4 August 2018 with a fun and fellowship.

3 George lions - we serve The George Lions Club reached out to Phambili on Women s Day and handed out gorgeous preloved handbags filled with goodies to the ladies. Here, from l-r: Club President Werner Zander, Lawrine Zander, Vice- President Linda Anderson, Pieter Nel, Club Secretary Loren Theron Soup, Sherry & Karaoke evening On Saturday, 28 July, The George Lions Club and guests let their hair down, and fun was had by all who supported the evening! Many thanks to Linda Anderson who put this together - it was a great success.

4 Swellendam lions - ons dien Liana Cilliers het kinderhartjies baie bly gemaak by Cynthia Tobias n dame in ons gemeenskap het die pragtige poppe geskenk vir ons! n Paar kindertjies het splinternuwe maatjies President Jako Cilliers en nog Lions het die jaarlikse Algemene Vergadering van Die Herberg kinderhuis op Robertson gaan bywoon. Swellendam Lions het die waentjie van die kinderhuis reggemaak en oorhandig! Dankie aan Lion Johan van Schalkwyk wat die waentjie so mooi gemaak het!!! Ons DIEN MET DANKBARE HARTE! WAT N HEERLIKE AAND met N AMPER VOL VERGADERING!!! Ons het n heerlike algemene vergadering gehad..president Jako Cilliers neem leiding en verwelkom ons 2 gaste Martin Swart en Jaco Kruger sowel as die 2 jong Leo's van Senior Sekonder

5 Graaff-Reinet lions - we serve Over the July weekend our club helped collect 718 kg of food at our local Pick n Pay. The beneficiaries are Kamva Centre for Handicapped Children, Sonstraal Preschool and Grace Warriors Childcare Centre. A third of the food has been distributed and the rest will be taken over the next two months. On Mandela Day a brunch was given to the oldies at the Veronica Sobukwe Home. Soup, and curried mince vetkoek were much enjoyed. 35 gifts of toiletries given to our club at the 2017 Spring Conference were handed out. Brightsight fundraising High Tea Held on 28 July 100 people so enjoyed competing for the best table prize by decorating the tables and dressing up according to their theme. Mr Johan Minnaar, the optometrist was an entertaining guest speaker. Music and dancing rounded off the afternoon. -R was raised for Brightsight.

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8 Uitenhage lioness club - we serve Mother s Gift and Lions Honour Madiba The Mother s Gift service organization in KwaNobuhle, recently hosted a hundred underprivileged children in celebration of Nelson Mandela s centennial birthday. The children were treated to cakes and sweets as well as toys donated by the Uitenhage Lioness Branch Club. Members of the Club attended the ceremony and handed out the gifts to children aged between 3 and 10. Mother s Gift is a service organization situated in KwaNobuhle. It provides a daily feeding scheme to the underprivileged from the surrounding community, especially children. They have even managed to obtain a weekly Clinic service to be conducted from their premises. This makes Clinic visits much more accessible to the residents adjacent. It is a well known fact that Madiba was a fervent patron for children s well-being, said Mother s Gift Founder Sheila Isaacs. At Mother s Gift we share that sentiment and therefore feel ourselves to be very close to Madiba s legacy. Lioness President Sue Geldenhuis said that it was an honour to make a small difference in the lives of the children, like Madiba would have wanted us to. The occasion was rendered that much more special by the presence of a 99 year old resident of Kwa- Nobuhle, Velile Mdiniso. He told stories of life in Uitenhage in the early days and was also given the important task of cutting the birthday cake for the children. Uitenhage Lionesses making a difference to those in need Vistarus Mission Station was founded in 1998 and at present is home to approximately 400 people including 80 children. The Mission takes in the homeless off the streets and helps them with the restoration and putting dignity back in their lives. The Lionesses went to Vistarus along with their team from Salon Scissor Sisters. They provided 20 residents with haircuts, handed out sweet packets and cool drinks to the child that was really appreciated by those who are so desperately in need to regain their dignity back in their lives.

9 Kouga lions - we serve Since 2012 Kouga Lions have Manned checkpoint #4 at the Trans- Baviaans 24hr MTB Race. A vast amount of preparation beforehand but A great weekend of fun and support for the cyclist tackling this epic event. The HOT veggie soup is a winner and thanks to friends, family and fellow Lions for the support we receive. Soup and bread left over are given to local feeding schemes so nothing is wasted.

10 King williamstown lions - we serve Last year it was Barefoot Bowls where shoes were collected for the needy, this year it was Roll A Can where cans of food were requested to feed the hungry the King William s Town Lions Club tries to make fundraising for its service projects fun for all. A social bowls day was held on Women s Day, Thursday 9 th August at the King William s Town Bowling Club, who have always been most supportive of the Lions and the community as a whole in allowing the use of their fine facilities for these events. Fourteen teams of three players each played three games, each against one of the other teams, enjoyed sandwiches and pizza at the tea break, added to the funds with a game of Spider and the purchasing of curry and rice and boerewors rolls at lunchtime, and ended the day with each team receiving a prize kindly sponsored by many of the community-minded businesses in town. The winning team was that of Trellidor, comprising Nici Naude, Floris Brand and Alfred Buys, each of whom walked off with a large hamper courtesy of Nicks Daily Spar. Funds were further boosted by a raffle and an auction of two beautiful handmade blankets which the winners, in a show of their tremendous goodwill and kindness, donated back to the Lions to be auctioned off again at a future event. The funds raised and the more than sixty cans of food received will be used to alleviate, in a small way, hunger in our community, complementing the food collected at the recent Mandela Day Food Drive held in conjunction with Pick n Pay. A big thank you goes to our sponsors, the teams who participated and the spectators, the KWT Bowling Club and our Lions and Lions Ladies for making this a great and successful event, Lion President PJ Mauer remarked. We are already planning our next fundraiser and look forward to the support of our community again. All that we do is totally voluntary and is an attempt to serve the needy in King William s Town.

11 Knysna lions - we serve Induction Dinner of Knysna President Barry Hutchinson held at Knysna Yacht Club. The following Lions accepted office for the 2018/19 fiscal year. Vice President -Mervyn Carollison, Secratary -Argeo Afrika, PRO-Kevin Marais, Treasurer- Irell Muller and Membership person- Brigid Turner Congratulations to all

12 Uitenhage lions - we serve Wheels 4 Sight Fundraiser Restoring sight to the blind Retina SA of Port Elizabeth in partnership with Spiders Web, Workshop Crew, Road Runners, Luister FM and the Uitenhage Lions Club Wheels 4 Sight fundraiser raised an amount of R Here Marius Kilian of Workshop Crew MCC, a visually impaired person with only 10% sight and who initiated the event is handing over a cheque to Retina SA of Port Elizabeth representatives with Lion President Wayne Kilian of the Uitenhage Lions Club in attendance. All funds raised will be used for the ongoing research projects which will bring treatment for retinal blindness; confirmed Gail Cillie (seated first from left) who is the Regional Director of Retina SA Eastern Cape. (Gail is also visually impaired similar to Marius so truly well done to both of them)

13 Uitenhage lions - we serve Presentation of Past President Pins by Lion President Wayne Kilian As part of his first duty Lion President Wayne Kilian presented past president pins to Lions Bokkie Oberholzer (Term ), Freddie Erasmus (Term ) and Hein De Vrey (Terms ) Lions donate clothing to those in need Uitenhage Lions Club donated clothing to Helpende Hand who assist poverty stricken minorities, Huis Te Vrede who caters for the needs of destitute people from all walks of life and the New Life Crisis Pregnancy Centre which is a faith based NPO who provide support for pregnant women in crisis.

14 Uitenhage lioness club - we serve Lionesses providing soup kitchens and donations of clothing The Uitenhage Lionesses CB had a very busy day running two soup kitchens and handing out clothing to those in need. They started off in Johns Street, Upper Central and finished off in Dr Braun, Uitenhage, whose residents live mainly on government grants and assistance from churches to just survive. Accompanying the Lionesses were scholars from Despatch High School who were using the Project as part of their Life Orientation Course. The Course includes that scholars donate 20 hours of their time in assisting those in need. One of the comments was now I know what to do with my clothing I no longer need / wear which is a life lesson for many of us, said a parent of one of the scholars who attended the Project. Lioness Recruitment drive The Lionesses hosted a cheese and wine at the Uitenhage Lions Club for new prospective members on 8 August 2018, DG Freddie gave a presentation about Lions international to the 11 guests, which was very informative. The lionesses present at the recruitment drive thanked the DG for the time and effort he put in to help them make a success of the Project concluded Lioness Nikita.

15 Lions donation to young mother of new born twins Monique Kleynhans who recently gave birth to a set of twins received donations of a food parcel from the Uitenhage Lions Club and clothing from LADS of the Eden Lions Club. The cabinet members spouses visited the mom and twins to handover the parcels and both mother and babies are in good health, said Lions Ladies Marie and Marinelle. lions - we serve REMEMBER CONFERENCE Port Alfred 26th 27th October 2018 The Environmental Photo competition will be held this year as District and MD event Start snapping away!!!!! DIGITAL PICTURES Same categories as last year Details will be circulated to all Presidents / Secretaries soon... Please submit articles before 15th September 2018 for next Newsletter Editor: Lion Gloria Searle searlega@mweb.co.za Home: Mobile: