Golden City Bendigo Lioness & Strathfieldsaye Lions Changeover Night JUNE 14 2011 - BENDIGO POTTERY Welcome to Our Combined Changeover Night Visit the Righteous Pups Website at: www.righteouspups.org.au Lions President 2010-11 Alan Andrews On behalf of the Strathfieldsaye Lions Club I would like to welcome all here tonight to our 34 th changeover. Our club formed on 18 th May 1976 (35 years ago). Our club has had a busy year again as you can see by the list of activities: Righteous Pups Australia. Ongoing Bendigo Competitions Putting chairs out and away after each performance. BBQ for Otis Foundation BBQ for Australia Day in conjunction with Strathfieldsaye Scouts Parking for Bendigo Show and horse float parking. Parking for Swap Meet Parking for Rod, Stock & Custom show Parking for Sheep Show Bendigo Madison (assisting the Bendigo Lions Club) Scholarships for Strathfieldsaye Primary school and St Francis of the Fields school. Widows Legacy Day (in conjunction with Lioness Club) Operation Safe Plate day with Police (replacing number plate screws Good Friday Appeal collecting for the Uncle Bob s Club. Marshalling for the Torchlight and Gala Processions at Easter. Youth of the Year Lions Mint Cleanup assistance to Carisbrook township and Lions Club after major flooding of township Collection of replaced spectacles. (250 pairs sent directly to Pohnpei Lions Club, Micronesia). We received an email from the President of the Lions Club expressing their gratitude. These people seem to miss out in this area of help. We are planning to send over another lot of spectacles before Christmas. Special thanks to Lion Bob Georgeson for bringing their needs to our clubs attention. We have had an increase in our membership by four this financial year and currently have another 2 3 quality queries. A much needed boost and I welcome those new members into the Club
We, along with the Lioness Club in a joint project have supplied a Talking Bar Code Scanner for Mrs Susan Gould who is visually impaired. Lastly I would like to thank all members for their continued support of myself and the time they have put into all our club activities. Special thanks to Jill and Brian for their extra dedication and time. I look forward to another year as President in 2011-2012 and the backing of all members of the club. It is looking like it will be a busy time ahead again. Lioness President 2010-11 Maree Walker This year our club has lost three members and I would like to acknowledge the work done whilst they were part of our club by those members Leah Milikins, Daphne Hogan and Theresa Smith. I would like to thank all members of the outgoing committee for the time and assistance they have given throughout the year. To the incoming committee members I wish them a successful year. On behalf of our club, I would like to thank our Sponsor Club, the Lions Club of Strathfieldsaye for giving us the freedom and support to help our community in our own chosen way. Our major fundraisers for the year were a movie night, a very successful Trivia Night and a Christmas Hamper raffle. My thanks go to each Lioness who put in many hours for these fundraisers. The members each prepared a shoebox full of goodies, 21 boxes were donated to be distributed by Samaritans Purse. Each Lioness also did a letterbox drop of Righteous Pups flyers. We continue to collect corks for Motor Neurone, we are currently collecting for our 3 rd wheelchair. Thanks to all who collect and weigh them but especially to Lioness Elaine who coordinates this project. We continue to supply Welcome to Bendigo Bags for the Radiology Units, thanks to Marg Davis for continuing the coordination of this project. We sold Lions Cakes, Lions Mints and our club continues to support our Plan International Child. We catered at the Madison, and in conjunction with our sponsor club, catered for and drove the ladies to the Legacy Luncheon. I attended the Breakaway weekend in Taralgon plus a number of the members attended the Lioness forums at Avoca, Zone meetings and the Maryborough Convention. Our club joined with our Sponsor Club for the visit of our DG Graeme Lukey. We continued our monthly social meetings that provided lots of variety and fellowship. Some included 10 pin bowling, a lawn bowls night, a girls night in, Christmas dinner, line dancing and a DVD night where we had the privilege of viewing the preview of, Millions Against Malaria. I would like to thank all our Lionesses for their help and support during committee and look forward to supporting them in their respective roles as I am sure all Lionesses will. to supporting them in their respective roles as I am sure all Lionesses will.sponsor club, catered for and drove the ladies to the Legacy Lunchon. year and their positive attitude. Now all we need is some new members. I welcome the incoming committee and look forward to supporting them in their respective roles as I am sure all Lionesses will. We Lionesses pledge our co-operation with our sponsoring Lions Club in carrying out service programs and activities. We welcome community minded people into our membership. We unite in friendship, fellowship and mutual understanding. We uphold the objects and ethics of Lions Clubs International.
Lioness Disbursements Treasurer s Report 2010-2011 Donations Anti Cancer Council - Girls Night In $605.50 Assistance for Purchase of a Car $200.00 Bendigo Uniting Outreach $100.00 Chelsea Lions Club - towards a scanner $300.00 LEHP Eye $ 64.00 Jorja Watts World Challenge participant $100.00 Lions Club of Rochester Flood Relief $500.00 Lions Club of Charleston Flood Relief $500.00 Marjorie Phillips Wing $200.00 Millions Against Malaria $200.00 Operation Teddy Bear $200.00 Pakenham Lioness Kerang Womens Outing $500.00 Plan Foster Child $387.00 Righteous Pups $200.00 $4,235.00 Fundraising Bendigo Cinema fundraiser $605.50 Christmas Hamper Raffle $1149.20 Lioness Social - Girls Night In $178.75 Lioness Social - Millions against Malaria $ 55.00 Lions Christmas Cake $774.21 2010 Legacy Luncheon Reimbursement $190.34 Mints $426.00 Trivial Night $1256.70 $4,685.70 Treasurer Ruth Holborn Committee 2011/2012 President Marg Davis Vice President Judy Perdon Secretary Elaine Martin Minute Secretary Alison Phillips Treasurer Ruth Holborn LionessTamer Alison Hayhow Tail Twister Judy Perdon Cork Collection Coordinator Elaine Martin Lions Mints Coordinator Elaine Martin Lions Christmas Cakes Coordinator Marg Davis Radiotherapy Bags Marg Davis Lioness Carer Helen Liddell Incoming President Marg and John Davis
Lions Disbursements Treasurer s Report 2010-2011 Treasurer -Brian Fry Admin Very strong account due to wages paid to club of $1224. This was for various activities undertaken by the club thru the year. Also U.S.exchange rate is favourable for the first time in years Activities Major receipts were Car Parking for various functions including Bendigo Swap Meet, Pop Concerts, Sheep Show, Bendigo Agricultural Show. Strath Lions Club share of these receipts was $9713. Donations for Flood Relief made to our club by public totaled $1474.Passed on thru club donations. Sale of Lions Christmas Cakes earned $1523 with a carryover stock value of $840. Payments made during year were $8600 being disbursements for 2009/10, $975 to Carisbrook Lions Club to assist with flood relief, $2000 to Australian Lions Foundation - flood relief $3000 to District 201V1-4 flood relief $1000 to LCIF New Zealand earthquake relief $2000 to LCIF Japan earthquake relief $1500 for Donation for a Carer s Car Committee 2011/2012 President Alan Andrews 1st Vice President Michael Toman 2nd Vice President Jim McGregor 3rd Vice President Brenda Macdonald Secretary Jill Qualtrough Treasurer Brian Fry LionTamer Jim McGregor Tail Twister Mike Hanrahan Membership Chairman Michael Toman Lions Mints John Davis Lions Christmas Cakes Brian Fry Newsletters Malcolm Qualtrough Spectacle Recycling Bob Georgeson Good Friday Appeal Ray Blandthorn Youth of the Year Brenda Macdonald and John Davis Christmas Tree Gordon Hensley Righteous Pups Tony Brown Dinner Chairman Bev Andrews and Debbie Lowe Operation Safe Plate in March 2011
Our Righteous Pup Dennis Dennis, the Lions V1-4 Autism Assistance Dog in Training, has received donations from V1-4 clubs to a total of $7934.26. These funds have been used for Dennis training fees, healthcare and a few extra toys just so he knows he is loved. The Lions Club of Heidelberg-Warringal have partnered with a local family in their community to raise in excess of $29,000 for Marcos dog. The additional funds of $4095.00 will be reallocated to Dennis total, making an overall total for Dennis of $12,029.26. Dennis is due to graduate in August 2011, and will be placed with a child within the V1-4 Lions District. Any club who wishes a visit from Dennis will need to contact bakerj@righteouspups.org.au or ph. 0439 618 706 prior to August. Any other dog in training will still be available after August for a club visit. We are half-way through a District commitment to support Righteous Pups for 3 years, and with club disbursements for the 2010-2011 year coming up, please give a thought to supporting this project. Bendigo and Strathfieldsaye Lions Clubs sponsored a successful motion to Lions District V1-4 at its convention in October 2009. This motion was that Lions should assist the Righteous Pups Organization. Righteous Pups supports the training of Austistic Assistance Dogs. Very soon the pups are moving their base to a new property, by the end of August, and will need a lot of assistance from locals and Lions with concreting, fencing, re-furbishing buildings etc., once council permits are obtained. Lioness Club Members Dennis is one of a litter of 7 pups, bought at a cost of $1500 each. Lioness name Date joined Sponsor Bev Stilwell 2/3/1980 June Danger Judy Perdon 27/10/1987 Joy Mattingley Cheryle Parker 8/8/1989 Joy Mattingley Margaret Davis 28/11/1989 Joy Mattingley Elaine Martin 28/4/1992 Mary Thomas Maree Walker 29/10/1992 Cheryle Parker Maureen Taylor 22/2/2000 Joy Mattingley Alison Hayhow 23/4/2002 Marg Ellis Ruth Holborn 14/8/2007 Marg Davis Kaye Moloney 27/8/2007 Cheryle Parker Gail Butler 13/11/2007 Cheryle Parker Alison Phillips 24/6/2008 Elaine Martin Helen Liddell 9/6/2009 Alison Phillips
The Good Times Lion Bev dares the men to cook better sausaages Bendigo Lions President Graham Macdonald with Alan at the Carisbrook Flood Cleanup Left: Charter Member Ray Blandthorn and Bev plan their next holiday.
Lions Members New Members this Year Andrews Alan Andrews Bev Bennett Ray Blandthorn Ray Bock Ken Brown Russell Brown Tony Davis John Fry Brian Georgeson Bob Hanrahan Mike Hensley Gordon James David Lowe Debbie Macdonald Brenda McGregor Jim Qualtrough Jill Qualtrough Mal Toman Michael Left to Right: Sponsor Brian Fry, newly inducted member David James and President Alan Andrews Life and Charter Members: Ray Bennett Ray Blandthorn Web Site: strathfieldsaye.vic.lions.org.au Above: New Members Russell Brown and Debbie Lowe with President Alan Left: Lion Ken Bok transferred in from Narrandera in New South Wales. Ken has been a Lion for 10 years.
PROGRAM Chairman: Lion John Davis 7 to 7.30 Pre-Dinner Drinks 7.30 Call to Order 7 to 7.30 Loyal Toast Lion Bob Georgeson Introduction of Guests Apologies Lioness Pledge Welcome President Alan Andrews 7.45 Toast to Lions International Response Lions Purposes Lions Ethics President Alan Andrews President Maree Walker Lion Malcolm Qualtrough Lion Debbie Lowe Lion Jim McGregor 8.00 Main Course 8.40 President s Reports 8.50 Dessert 9.15 Installation of Officers Zone Chairman Wayne Drummond New President s Response Raffle Draws