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Coffee break for new nation The simple act of grabbing a cup of coffee between breaks at last month’s Launceston Convention will help launch a new nation. Funds of $2,646.55 from the convention’s Gold Coin Coffee Stand will help build a primary school in the new country of South Sudan. South Sudan will officially gain independence on the 9th July and it will have to start from scratch. Land has already been purchased, plans are being drawn up and $20,000 is needed to get stage 1 of the project underway. Education will be the key to achieving long-term peace, stability and development in South Sudan. The Launceston coffee stand was 10 LOOK AHEAD TO PERTH Before the Launceston Convention had finished, registrations were being invited for next year’s Perth Convention at the Burswood Convention Centre. It will be a landmark, celebrating 60 years of Lions in Australia and 50 years in W.A. – details: http://www.lionsclubs.org.au/perth 2012convention/ hosted by Riverside Lions Club and staffed by Lions Ladies and local Sudanese. “Wouldn’t it be great if other clubs around Australia could run some projects to help raise the balance of the $20,000,” said Riverside Lion David Vautin. To learn more or to take up the challenge, ring David’s wife Coby, co-ordinator of Mercy Projects (Tas), on (0419 376660). “We believe in empowerment through education, which will lead to there being no need to send refugees to Australia and other places,” said Coby. “We encourage the use of local products and the employment of local people.” Outcomes from Notices of Motion - National Convention, Launceston Sudanese-born servers were on hand to dispense coffee at the stand hosted by Riverside Lions Club and Lions Ladies. Proceeds will go to help build a primary school in the new nation of South Sudan. Wikipedia/Nachoman.au Notice of Motion Outcome CNM1 CARRIED CNM2 CARRIED CNM3 LOST CNM4 CARRIED CNM5 CARRIED CNM6 AMENDED AND CARRIED “That Clause 86.1.2 of the Multiple District Constitution be amended by the deletion of all words following the words “other Motions” where appearing in the first line and the following words being inserted in lieu thereof – “will be made available in electronic format by the date specified in Clause 86.1 and Clause 86.1.1, in a suitable secure fashion as determined by the Executive Officer with a request for an acknowledgement in the manner specified by the Executive Officer. Clubs which have not acknowledged receipt of the documentation within 14 days of the specified date will receive the documentation by post.” CNM7 LOST CNM8 CARRIED NM9 CARRIED NM10 CARRIED NM11 CARRIED NM12 CARRIED GILLIAN’S JOY There were two people Youth of the Year winner Gillian Mahony just had to see straight after her Launceston triumph – her parents who had specially flown from Perth to support her. Minutes before she had told of her love for her parents. Melbourne-born and Perth-raised Gillian took off a closely fought contest from Nathan Barnden (N Districts), Brooke Snow (Q Districts), Max Rintoul (T District), Raynor Hicks (C Districts) and Stuart McKenzie (V Districts). Nathan Barnden won the public speaking prize. As part of her prize in the contest, now in its 14th year and sponsored by NAB, Gillian wins a trip to the UK or the chance to volunteer overseas in a youth-oriented project. Youth of the Year is the longestrunning community partnership with which NAB has been involved. Lion
June - July 2011 BECOME THE FORCE FOR AUSSIE YOUTH Father Chris Riley’s emotional convention plea Father Chris Riley, founder and CEO of Youth Off The Streets, challenged Lions at the Launceston Convention to stand up for Aussie youth – especially those in dire circumstances. In a moving and confronting keynote address, Father Riley observed that Lions are in the perfect position to represent disadvantaged youth. “Please become the force for young people ... you guys have the power, you guys have the passion – and if you really commit to this I just think you might be able to change the lives of our young people,” he told the audience. As CEO of Youth Off The Streets, Father Riley oversees the operation of over 20 programs that employ 150 people and involve more than 800 volunteers. Lions, he said, have the heart to tackle such a project. “Our kids are our greatest asset and someone needs to stand up for them ... we love our own kids but when it comes to youth as a group no-one really stands up to defend them.” In particular, he called on Lions to “get those young Lions leaders out there”, to show just how fantastic the youth of Australia can be. Father Riley chilled the audience with snapshots of just what many young people had to endure, of a seven-year-old girl who weighed just 9kg after being found dead on the NSW Central Coast (she was locked in a room with faeces and “her socks welded to her feet because they hadn’t been changed for so long”). Of a three-year-old boy being put into a suitcase and thrown into a duck pond, and of babies less than a year old being sexually assaulted. He told of visiting a NSW country centre where more than 40 girls under 14 had become pregnant to collect the Baby Bonus, and of a young boy being repeatly raped by his mother’s boyfriend. Father Riley, who was inspired in his crusade for youth after watching the 1931 movie Boys’ Town, highlighted the need to recognise that young people are not born bad but that horrific circumstances sometimes turn them that way. He “You guys have the power, you guys have the passion – and if you really commit to this I just think you might be able to change the lives of our young people” painted a grim picture of how widespread, the problem is. “We discovered that in juvenile detention centres in NSW, which had about 450 kids in them and are always full, 48 percent of the population are Aboriginal. “They make up two percent of the youth population in NSW. Twelve percent have an intellectual disability. These are kids who should be in disability services, not in detention centres. “Thirty six percent of the girls and 25 percent of the boys are what we call State Wards, or out of home care. They are the most brutalised kids in this country. In NSW, up to 160 kids are killed in their families every year. And these kids are under the care usually of adults who receive notification after notification but don’t step in to do anything.” After Father Riley’s address, a cheque for $6000 (including $5000 from T1 and $1000 from the Multiple District) was handed over and by convention’s end a lot more was on the way. CONVENTION STANDOUTS ▲ News of $75,000 being awarded by LCIF to the Lions Spinal Cord Fellowship for a high-tech microscope to boost research at St Vincent’s Hospital, Melbourne ▲ The Ted Horwood Award for best story in the Lion magazine being awarded to Lion Dr Stephen Weinstein (Lions Club of Mudgeeraba) for his story “Operation Kiribati”, about a medical team’s fight to counter cervical cancer in the Pacific island nation. ▲ The Syd Packham Award for best PR or publicity program going to V1-4’s Jill Qualtrough for her long-standing efforts in bringing Lions doings to the general public. TOP LEO TOM Launceston provided an emotional highlight for Leo of the Year winner Tom Porter, here being congratulated after his popular award. After delighting convention attendees with his announcement of his ambition of becoming the youngest district governor in Q2, Tom dedicated his win to his mother Megan who is suffering from cancer and to Queensland Leo Co-ordinator Toni Lanphier who had guided him through the contest. Other finalists included public speaking winner Kara Barker (Tasmania), Madeleine Gillespie (Western Australia), Paul Watts (NSW) and Amber Gray (Victoria). BELOW: Leo Chairman Marty Peebles with Dale “Toby” Crawford (left) and DG elect Peter Lamb (right), awarded Graham Pearce Leo Awards for their long service to the organisation. 11
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