The Board have met for the 1 st meeting of the year and thanks toSecretary Jen for preparing her first agenda and assisting the Presidentwith all the relevant details for the meeting.I look forward to joining everyone on Thursday 18 <strong>July</strong> for our teameeting and to our guest speaker, who I am sure, will enlighten us onher busy life.If you have any suggestions or issues that need to be discussed eitherby the Board or at a tea meeting, please contact Secretary Jen ormyself with the relevant details. We are certainly open to allsuggestions that you may wish to bring to our attention – and withyour input, it helps our Club to move ahead and succeed.CheersPresident PamBANK RULESA mother took her five-year-old son with her to the bank on a busylunchtime.They got behind a very fat woman wearing a business suit completewith pager.As they waited patiently, the little boy said loudly, 'Gee, she's fat!' Themother bent down and whispered in the little boys ear to be quiet. Acouple of minutes passed by and the little boy spread his hands as faras they would go and announced;'I'll bet her butt is this wide!'The fat woman turns around and glares at the little boy. The mothergave him a good telling off, and told him to be quiet. After a brief lull,the large woman reached the front of the line. Just then, her pagerbegan to emit a Beep, beep, beepThe little boy yells out, 'Run for your life, she's backing up!!6Source Oamaru <strong>Lions</strong>
DG Allan’s Article.....In a world of need, there is someone to help. In a worldof suffering, there is someone who cares. In a world ofdestruction, there is someone to provide relief. In aworld of illiteracy, there is someone to teach. In a worldof service, there is one name that stands out amongothers – <strong>Lions</strong> <strong>Clubs</strong> International. WE SERVE.That’s what we do. That’s what we have always done. It is our motto, andthe reason we exist. These are the words that have been drilled into us byour <strong>Lions</strong> leaders and my vision for the future is to see this great workcontinues locally, nationally and internationally.I have set some goals for our District which includes forming at least one newclub, reviving the fading clubs, getting more women to join <strong>Lions</strong>, gettingmost if not all the clubs to do the Club Excellence Process and increasing ourmembership as we are in dire straits!I have just been inducted as District Governor for 202J at the <strong>Lions</strong> <strong>Clubs</strong>International Convention in Hamburg, Germany. What an experience! Makesone proud to be a Lion. Met over 700 District Governors from over 200countries! There were over 18,000 conventioneers in Hamburg including 48from <strong>New</strong> <strong>Zealand</strong>.Spent about nine days in Hamburg, starting with District Governor Trainingfollowed by a Downunder Breakfast hosted by the Australian <strong>Lions</strong>,International Parade of Nations, International Variety Show, ConventionOpening, Flag Ceremony, Forums and Seminars, Keynote Address,Memorial Service and of course International President and District GovernorInstallation.Now I am ready for the challenge of leading our District 202J and feel verypositive about the future of <strong>Lions</strong> which is the largest voluntary serviceorganisation in the world.Like you I am a volunteer and prepared to devote and have already devotedat least two years of my life to <strong>Lions</strong> fulltime! It won’t be easy visiting about40 clubs, ten conventions, and attending cabinet and MD202 Councilmeetings during my term as District Governor as I have a fulltime job.7