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NEWSLETTER OF LIONS DISTRICT 410C Issue 12 of 2009/10BRAZILIAN LION PEDDLESINTO KIMBERLEYSunday afternoon 16 May 2010 saw Lion JoseGeraldo de Souza Castro alias Ze do Pedal of Brazilarrived in Kimberley in a tiny kart for children. Jose leftththe Eiffel Tower in Paris, France on the 10 May 2008as his ultimate goal the World Cup 2010. He travelledmore than 16000km through France, Spain,Morocco, Western Sahara, Mauritania, Senegal,Mali, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Tongo,Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Republic ofCongo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Angola,Namibia and now South Africa.His trip trough Africa was not easy. Robbed in Spainand contracted malaria twice(Ghana and Gabon). Inthe Sahara he had to be careful for anti-personalmines and travel long distances in the heat of thedessert, without a place to sleep. In Ivory Coast andDemocratic Republic of Congo he had to travel throughthe civil war. In Nigeria he suffered two attemptedrobberies.The goal of his long journey is to draw attention to thevision of children worldwide especially in poorercountries and to promote Lions. In Kimberley hevisited Re Thameleng School, Helen Bishop Home,and Newton Primary School. He also visited the BigHole, attend the Kimberley club meeting and had a tripover Kimberley in a aeroplane.Jose left Kimberley on the Wednesday morning on hislast stretch to JHBZone Chairman Walter commented that he is an Whatan amazing Lion and he was privileged to spent the 3Day with him..You can follow him on his Blog.(Www.pedaljoe.blogspot.com)Fellow LionsThe Lionistic year has come to an end and for ourdistrict it has been a successful one. This is the lastnewsletter for the year but for me not the last one I willedit as DG Debbie Berry has asked me to continue toproduce the newsletter. This I am glad to do as I find itvery enjoyable receiving news from the clubs andseeing all the wonderful projects that Lions do. It putsme in a privileged position to have a broad overview ofthe district that few but the governor have.The format for this edition is a bit of an experiment tosee if we can include more information yet keep thesize of the file small enough to download easily. It alsosaves paper for those who print it out. I hope you enjoyit.Most clubs are changing their presidents at this timeand I would like to encourage you all to appointsomeone in your club to take pictures and send themon to me with a short article so that I can include themin the newsletter. Talk to you in the next edition.Trevor

Lion Daryl Coull doing a blood sugar testOn Saturday 5 June 2010, Lions from Gillitts fetched88 children and 2 caregivers from St Vincents Homeat Marianhill. They were met by an enthusiastic andvery excited group and conveyed them to o PinetownBoys High School where they attended a dance showcalled "SHOW GIRLS". At interval the guests andcaregivers each received a packet of chips and aliquifruit. On the way home we made a surprise stop atMacDonalds for an icecream treat much to the delightof the children. When asked to present their best smilefor a photo, they all shouted "Cheese and polony" forthe photos causing the who ole of McDonalds to packup laughing.Another great day was had by all involved and theywere able to serve their community once again andbrighten the lives of those less fortunate.GILLITTSThe club have been very busy of late and here are afew of their projectsSunfield Home Outing May 2010They recently took a group from Sunfield Home inHowick away for a weekend on a Game Farm in theColenso area. Sunfield Home house mentallychallenged persons from all walks of life, and thisgroup consisted of 13 young adults. Friday afternoonsaw Lions setting up camp and prepared for thearrival of the guests plus sampling the refreshmentsand this was done. On Saturday morning the grouparrived at the camp were they were entertained byCharles the Head Ranger with a walk identifyingdifferent animals and bird life in the area. As theafternoon closed in they set a about collectingfirewood for the cold eveningA lovely log fire and a slap up meal was served andthen the entertainment began. After a good nightssleep in the camp and a hearty breakfast they set offon another game walk and on the return we eretreated to the Gillitts Lions traditional marshmallowtree. After lunch the weary guests departed and theLions broke camp. Every member was touched by thewarmth and new friendships that had been forgedwhilst doing what we believe “WE SERVE”ESHOWEthe past month has seen the club have a Bingoevening at the Snr. Citizens Home.,They have soldWors rolls to raise funds, the Presbyterian Churchdonated several desks to them and they will soon betaking them to a school on the outskirts of Eshowe,that they believe need them, A group of them will begoing to visit the school on the 17th July.They have also ordered dry food parcels from ReitzClub. The Club won the prize for the best dressedTeam at the Annual Zultrax/Dominoes Bowlscompetition, they went as the "Flower PowerHippies"!!!!4

Eshowe will also be hosting, on the 18th of July "TheirBig Walk" around and through our Dlinza Forest. Thisyear the funds will be split between Baby Caleb Chettywho has Bone Marrow Cancer the other young child isDanel Prinsloo, who suffers with Aplastic Anaemia. Ifanyone would like to join the walk please contactanyone in the Eshowe Lions Club, just come toEshowe and spend the day with your picnic basketsanyhow!!!! Remember it is just a walk and can be doneat any pace you wish, last walk we had mothers wereeven pushing their babies in prams!!SCOTTBURGHTHE community of Malangeni is delighted with thewonderful creche project undertaken by the LionsClub of Scottburgh. They raised R27000of which theclub contributed R19000 and built an extensionclassroom at Vulindlela Creche to accommodateabout 60 children.improvements that have been made, tested to the limitall those who took part. The generosity of many peoplewho gave of their time and contributed to the financingof the project was remarkable," said Lion Priscilla.The club are at present putting in a much neededwater tank.The club got everything right, including the weather. Itwas slightly overcast but warm as dozens of seniorcitizens were taken to TC Robertson Nature Reserve.treated to a superb picnic lunch and entertained.On arrival at TC there were comfortable chairs, freshfruit juice, followed by round after round of delicioussnacks, carefully prepared to suit every taste, andoffered to their guests by smiling Lions and theirpartners. After entertainment came ice cream coneswith sprinkles and cherries, and a special surprise.Santosh Kisten, assistant manager at Checkers.presented everyone with a gift-wrapped box ofsweets. Special thanks to Halfway Toyota, whoprovided a bus for transport. Rain began to fall as theguests set off for home. It had been such a lovely dayAMAMZIMTOTIThembani Ngcobo, the supervisor at the creche, saidthe building looks even more beautiful after beingpainted by the Lions. "The. community is very excitedabout the project. “We thank the Lions Club for theirwonderful donation and time dedicated to our creche,"said Thembani.PnG Construction oversaw the project. On Monday,June 7, the creche was officially opened by the Lions,friends of the Lions and the Presbyterian Fellowship.Project co-ordinator, Lion Priscilla' Tedder, said theextension to the creche doubles the space for classesand play and will enable an improved learningopportunity, giving the children a better base for thenext level of schooling. ."The planning, fund-raising, building and the externalCongratulations toZone Chairman ChrisStrange on completinghis 8th ComradesMarathon. He finishedin a time of 8 hoursand 18 minutes.INSPIRATION FOR THE YEAR AHEAD"I would rather be ashes than dust! I wouldrather that my spark should burn out in abrilliant blaze than it should be stifled by dryrot. I would rather be a superb meteor, everyatom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepyand permanent planet. The proper function ofman is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste mydays in trying to prolong them. I shall use mytime.”Jack LondonAmerican Author5

Fellow Lions,As this will be my last article for the DG's Newsletter forthis Lionistic year I thought I would summarize whatthe MERL team have achieved this year.The MERL team have conducted membership drivesfor eThekwini South Lions Club and Richards Bay.Both being extremely successful, eThekwini South isnow a fully chartered club and Richards Bay now has abranch of Empangeni Lions Club called “The Bay”. Mysincere thanks go to Kingsburgh and Empangeni LionsClubs for their sponsorship of these clubs.We have also assisted many other clubs withMembership evenings, distribution of PR materials,assistance with the submission of MMR's and PU101'sand general membership related enquiries.The recent Lions Information weekend at Midmar Damwas again extremely successful with many new Lionsin attendance, I'm sure everyone who attended gainedknowledge and motivation from the weekend.We also conducted the Club Dynamics workshop atthe MD Convention in Worcester which was very wellreceived.I'm also very proud to say that our District are definitelyleading the way when it comes to Family membership.At our District convention we voted in favour ofintroducing the family membership dues structure toour district fees, which I feel will have a positive impactfor our membership. The other thing that has beenfirmly put in place this year is the children's programsat District events. Both at Midyear conference and theLions Information weekend at Midmar this facility wasmade available and it was well attended. If we are tomove forward, attract younger members and familiesthen we must ensure that our organisation caters forthem. We should be very proud that our District hasfully taken this on board Actions speak Louder ThanWords.Membership information has been distributed on anongoing basis. The monthly membership return is sentto all clubs as well as a monthly article in the DG'snewsletter. Zone Chairpersons have also distributedinformation when necessary.On a personal note, I can honestly say that I havethoroughly enjoyed being the MERL Chairperson andleading such a dedicated team. The MERL team haveworked well together throughout the year, meetingregularly and putting words into action.stIt has been my pleasure to serve the District as 1 VDGand I wish 1stVDGE John and his team a rewardingand productive year ahead.Yours In ServiceDebbieDGE3rd July DG Debbie returns -Meet at Airport at 7pm22/23/24 October MidyearConference - PortEdwardThe training weekend at Midmar say 5 of the new Zonechairmen for next year gathering to learn about theirjobs for next year.L-R Walter Richter , Otto Kruger, Belinda Blakeman,Chris Stange and Thys Grobler. Not in the picture isMiranda Fennel.14th August 1st Cabinet meetingBergville23rd October 2nd Cabinet Meeting ,Port Edward5th February 3rd Cabinet MeetingCowies Hill28th April 4th Cabinet meetingMidrand ConferenceCentre, Gauteng6

ZONE 6 AWARDSThe picture (Rebus puzzle) below represents a two wordphrase. Can you work out what it isTRAVELCcccccccThe recipients of the zone 6 awards pose with their certificatesMID YEAR CONFERENCEPORT EDWARDJust a reminder that accommodation at the PortEdward Holiday Resort is booking up quickly and youneed to book by the end of June to take advantage ofthe discount they are offering.Remember you need to book directly with them. LionRob Henry is taking all bookings for the conference.please contact him on rob@lantic.net or on0393149916. Or download the form from the districtwebsite.HANDOVER OF DISTRICT OFFICEDistrict Governor Elect Debbie Berry is at present atthe international Convention In Sydney. Due to thelate arrival time of her flight home there will be noofficial handover to her at the airport. Instead DGDenis will do so at the Ramsgate Induction on 18July at the Ramsgate Bowling Club. This is alunchtime event.The Cost is R85 and if anybody would like to attendthey can contact Lion Janice Selkon on 083 7775131 or on Selkonjn@eskom.co.zaSTOP PRESSDGE Debbie arrives back on Saturday 3rd at7pm. It would be wonderful if some Lions couldbe there to meet her at arrivalsReminder:The MD and District directory is availableon the web at www.lionsmd410.org.zaOr the District website atwww.lions-410c.org.zaPast editions of this Newsletter are availableon the District 410C website (www.lions-410c.org.za)LAST MONTHS SOLUTIONHere is how to draw thefigure in one go withoutlifting the pencilDistrict Cabinet 2009/10District Governor1st Vice District Governor (MERL)2nd Vice District GovernorDistrict SecretaryDistrict Treasurer/PBOMarketingLeo'sCakes/Lionesses/ Louis HalseEnvironmentSightHearingQuestResolutions and constitutionFamily & Woman’s DevelopmentServices for ChildrenITDiabetesYouth ExchangePeace PosterLCIFFinance ChairmanFood SecurityZone Chairman 1 (Free State)Zone Chairman 2 (N KZN)Zone Chairman 3 (Midlands)Zone Chairman 4 (Greater Durban)Zone Chairman 5 (North Coast)Zone Chairman 6 (South Coast)Merl TeamDenis MeyerDebbie BerryJohn SaundersMartin RundleTricia SmithTrevor HobbsAdrian BarnesPDG Stan FoleyStuart CharltonCarol MackintoshAlice WalkerColin MackintoshAlan WilmsDebbie BerryDee LoveJohn SaundersNorman ChapmanAlec CollierIan PingPDG Rob BehrensRichard BorradaileTracy CollierWalter RichterJohan ScheepersOtto KrugerMike HoughIan PingChris StangePDG Richard DuncanPDG Paul Adendorff7