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International President Joe Preston's theme - Strengthen the Pride

District Governor Lorraine Mairinger's theme Together everyone achieves more (TEAM)

Newsletter of the

Lions Club of Gungahlin

Inc

August 2014

We meet at 6.30/7pm on the first and third

Thursday each month at:

Trevino's Restaurant Gold Creek Country Club,

50 Curran Drive Nicholls, ACT

PO Box 366 Gungahlin ACT 2912

Our point of contact is:

secretary@gungahlinlionsclub.org.au

Coming up: Thursday 03 September Dinner meeting 6.30 for 7pm

Tuesday 09 September Diabetes Awareness Charnwood

Thursday 11 September Board Meeting Gold Creek CC.

Friday 12 September (potentially) BBQ at IP Aust.

Thursday 18 September Zone Chairperson visit

Saturday 27 September Fly Shoot, volunteers needed,

see Lion Garry

Fri, Sat, Sun 10, 11, 12 October District Convention

Thursday 16 October Vice District Governor Visit

November Christmas cake sales start

All December (potentially) Cake stall Garema Place, Zone effort

Saturday 6 December ABS BBQ – ‘All hands on deck’

Saturday 6 December Cake stall at Gold Creek.

December: Christmas cake sales at Gungahlin and Kippax

Another mint champion in the making – Lion

Danny with the refurbished and re-filled

mechanical mint dispenser ready for use.

The Lions Club of Albany, Western Australia has

undertaken a huge project spanning the continent and

taking 80 days – two motorbikes with trailers, one a

‘tinny’ – raising awareness about diabetes and

fundraising at the same time – p4

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Fellow Lions,

As the end of August approaches so does the final date for completing the equipment survey.

Please fill in the survey and return it to me by 31 August. If you don’t have any Lions equipment

please reply saying so - so that we can get a complete picture of who has what and who doesn’t.

The first of the mechanical mint machines is in place at Lion Danny’s office and another has been

prepared for use at the Belconnen Action Bus Depot under the care of Lion Peter Sillis.

Welcome to Toowoomba Lion Ben Wright who has attended the most recent Board and Dinner

meetings. Ben will transfer to the Gungahlin Club as he is now resident in Canberra.

Youth of the Year. We need someone to manage this year’s Youth of the Year program. At this

stage we have two possible contestants and it would be good to seek more to increase the

competitiveness. As will all the youth activities we support this as an excellent project with the

rewards coming to the contestants, to Lions and to the community. These rewards to Lions and the

community become evident as soon as the contestants gather and present their credentials. More

rewards follow as the contestants show their skills and confidence at the club meeting and then pass

from club to region competition – and perhaps even go further through District and State levels.

Yours in Lionism

Mick

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Board approved the sale of Christmas cakes at Gold Creek on 6 December. Lion Mick has the lead on

this.

Christmas cake purchases this year to be limited to 60 boxes each of small and large cakes (70 of each

last year). Purchase to be made close to time of first sales. Lion Mick has the lead.

Board agreed to conduct a BBQ for Bec Henderson on 31 January 2015 at Kowen Forest. Lion Mark

will take the lead.

Youth of the Year Program materials have arrived. There is a need to identify a lead on this project.

Lion Peter Sillis has agreed to maintain the catering trailers as soon as the audit and signage is

completed.

Large decals have been ordered for the trailers and a smaller one for the new box made for the

Charter.

The Board approved the donation of $500 to the Lions club of Albany ‘Hope in a Boat’ project as it

aligns with our own focus on Diabetes Awareness. Funds to be transferred electronically.

So far we have two delegates for the district convention at Cabramatta on October 10-12.

$462.95 had been sent to the Canberra Hospital – the funds raised from the BBQ at the Cancer Centre.

Assistant Cub Leader from Ginninderra Sea Cubs to be invited to speak at the next dinner meeting.

The Board approved a donation of $1000 to be presented for their ‘Challenge of CUBage’ venture.

A letter from a Nichols resident seeking help with wheelchair repair would be followed up. Lion Mick

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Rifle Range Dinner. Lion Garry once again led the team to provide the Rifle Club with a dinner on their

presentation night. Garry is a wizard at preparing the food with meats and vegetables all staged so as to be ready

exactly on time. Chris, Mark, Keith, visitor Andrew and I did as instructed, setting up, carving, serving, washing

up and putting away. There were a couple of minor hiccups – such as where was the ice cream which had been

seen a few minutes before. A panicky search ended when it was found in the microwave rather than the fridge!

A lot of setting up work goes into buying and preparing the food, loading the cooking facilities and then cleaning

up and repacking afterwards and we are fortunate in having Lion Garry who maintains a close contact with the

Rifle club, and spends so much time getting things ready prior to the event. Well done and thanks to Garry and

Pauline, and to the team of helpers.

Canberra Cancer Centre opening. Alas your editor failed to get photographs of the sausage sizzle held at

the open day of the Canberra Region Cancer Centre. We had six Lions attending, Mark leading, Glynis, Paul,

Moira, Tony and myself, and, strategically placed outside at the entrance, we got the onion and bangers cooking

quickly to lure the visitors. It was cool initially but warmed up as time went by. Visitors provided a steady

custom and even the staff came out to sample the culinary delights! Surprisingly, cakes sold well too. Our

Rotary friends had the drinks concession inside, however, though warmer, they couldn’t get the trade we enjoyed

outside. All in all it was a success as it raised some funds and showed the Lions flag. Those who went into the

new building for a tour were most impressed as it is a great improvement over the old facilities.

President’s report

14 August Board Meeting notes

Lions activity results

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Hope in a Boat Project. Lions from Albany Western Australia have ridden a pair of motorbikes with trailers

(one with a boat on it) on a round-Australia ride to visit as many Lions Clubs as possible raising the issue of

diabetes awareness. After their 48th

day on the road they stayed overnight in Queanbeyan on the 22 of August

(hosted by Qbn Lions) and then came to Canberra on the 23rd

and 24th

staying at the new hostel at Youth Haven.

Kambah Club took the lead for Zones 7 and 8 clubs in organising the Canberra reception and the

program for the Albany Lions’ stay was:

Saturday

Initial meeting at Shannon’s ‘Cars n coffee’ in Fyshwick (after an early morning radio presentation)

BBQ at Youth Haven hosted by Canberra Valley then tour of the site.

Dinner at the Burns Club hosted by Kambah Lions

Overnight at Youth Haven

Sunday

Breakfast hosted by Tuggeranong Lions Club

Woden Lions market

Afternoon for repairs and hopefully relax

Dinner hosted by Kambah Lions President

Overnight at Youth Haven

Monday

Breakfast served by Lions volunteers

Depart – west towards Wagga Wagga

Our club has given $500 to the project which aligns with our efforts in diabetes awareness.

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.. A boiled egg is hard to beat.

.. When you've seen one shopping centre you've seen a mall.

.. Police were called to a day care centre where a three-year-old was resisting a rest.

.. A bicycle can't stand alone; it is two tired.

.. When a clock is hungry it goes back four seconds.

Double meanings - aren’t you glad you aren’t learning English!

Lion Tony and I met up with the Albany

Lions on Saturday morning – their motor bikes are

huge and are fitted with all sorts of gadgets including

cameras, radio loudness control (goes up as the

engine revs and noise goes up!), and even a pocket

near the handlebars for Lions mints which have

proven ideal for keeping up the concentration. Lion

Tony took the opportunity to top them up!

The trailers, especially the boat, generated a

lot of interest – successfully raising awareness in

diabetes and gaining donations. They have a support

vehicle too. Some nights they have camped out –

usually at caravan parks or sites organised by Lions

in the town they stop in.

On Sunday I presented a club banner and

was provided with the certificate shown on the front

cover.

They are taking a detour to attend the ANZI

forum in Adelaide (30-31 Aug) which will be

attended by the present and immediate-past

international Presidents. They’ll then head back our

way to resume their track to Tasmania and will

eventually arrive home after 80 days away.

This is a large activity and it is hoped that

their message is acted upon because diabetes is

increasing in our population. Additionally, though not

the primary goal of their mission, it is hoped that they

raise quite a bit of money for Diabetes Research

Western Australia.

Lion Glen Hurst and Lion Tony with the ‘Hope in a

Boat’ motorbike and trailer.

Below: the side pocket on the handle bars for the ‘pick-

me-up’ mints while travelling

The new hostel at Youth Haven

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And here’s something you mightn’t have known about:

Lion's Rose From 2013 and beyond, Treloar Roses will donate $1.00 from the sale of each rose to the Australian

Lions Childhood Cancer Research Foundation. Their mission is to prevent kids with cancer dying by

raising funds nationally and donating these funds to the best scientific and clinical childhood cancer

research conducted right across Australia. For further information visit:- Australian Lions Childhood

Cancer Research Foundation

Price (AUD): normally $19.95 now $13.70 order

at http://www.treloarroses.com.au/index.php?route=product/product&path=131_141&pr

oduct_id=2936 Description Specification (KORvandaber)- We cannot over-emphasise the quality, health and flowering ability of this beautiful

shrub from Kordes. The fully double creamy white blooms open with a breath of apricot and are

produced in clusters of 3-5. There is a slight, pleasing fragrance and the glossy foliage is highly

resistant to blackspot and mildew. Decorated with Gold and Silver medals in international rose

competitions, this elegant variety will bring real pleasure to every garden. 1.2m tall.

By ed. I’m interested in getting a couple of these as they look quite stunning but the freight costs are

greater than the cost of the rose. However if others wanted these roses too the cost for freight would go

down such that if 20 are bought freight is free. Please let me know if you are interested. (Lloyd x2 +

Sue C x2 + Mick x2…booked so far)

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A Christmas engagement at Gold Creek From the Gold Creek Traders:

‘We invite you to be a part of our market from 10am-5pm on Saturday 6th December in Gold

Creek. You are welcome to sell any of your products but we ask that you include Lions Christmas cakes.

There are no overhead costs to participate and all funds raised are yours to keep. However we do ask

that you provide your own table and gazebo if desired. If sourcing a table is impossible for you, please

let me know and we may be able to assist.

Looking forward to hearing back from you.

Cheers

Holly Herbig

Secretary to the Gold Creek Traders’

We have subsequently accepted the opportunity and though the event is on the same day as the big BBQ

for the ABS we will find the numbers necessary to do both.

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And from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Hi Garry, I was wondering if the Lions Club were available this year Saturday 6th December 2014 to cook the

BBQ at our annual Family Christmas Carnival. Same times as usual, Carnival starts at 11 am and goes

to 3 pm. If you could let me know that would be great. Cheers Anthea Smith Census Communications and Knowledge Management |ABS 2017| Australian Bureau of Statistics

Of course we will accept!

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Lions assisting youth.

Assistant Cub Leader Andrea Farrow wrote to the club seeking funding for transport for a cub venture

and at our dinner meeting on 21 August, Andrea and Cub Leader Tim Kirsopp spoke about their project

and about previous ventures.

Lake Ginninderra Cub Pack is a part of the Lake Ginninderra Sea Scout Group and is a thriving pack

with 35 Cub Scouts and 5 leaders. They run a yearly program which includes activities such as

camping, canoeing, scout craft and community service.

Every couple of years they organise a week-long camp for cubs, called a ‘Caravan of CUBage’. The

aim of the Caravan of CUBage is to take cubs to new and exciting places around Australia and involve

them in activities which would be outside of the normal cubs’ program.

In previous years they have gone to Melbourne and Sydney and been involved in activities such as

remembrance services at the Shrine of Remembrance and sailing 40ft yachts on Port Phillip Bay.

Through this program cubs also had the opportunity to attend the future-scout day at the 2010

Australian Scout Jamboree in Sydney.

In January 2015 a third Caravan of CUBage trip is planned, this time to Ballarat, staying at Pax Hill

Scout Camp. Activities will include a visit Sovereign Hill, ghost tours, Bendigo Dragon Museum,

archery, gold mining, astronomy and a flying fox. The program would include 2 days of driving (1 day

to get there and one to come back, these would include visits to tourist locations to break up the trip

such as the submarine at Holbrook and the Dragon Museum at Bendigo), 3 days of activities (2 days off

site and 1 day on site).

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Lego How long would it take you to get all the colours and sides on a Rubik’s cube aligned starting from the first

picture?

Ages? Forever? Never succeed? What you need is this little electronic gadget made, in part, of Lego blocks.

Done in less than two minutes! And to rub salt into the wound there was a very young lad looking after the

exhibit! Seen at the Lego exhibition recently held in Canberra.

Two 12 seater buses are used as anyone with a license

can drive a 12 seater. This also reduces the risk of driver fatigue

and keeps the cubs in small, easily manageable groups. The cost

to hire each bus for 5 days is approximately $1,000.

In their talk, Andrea and Tim told us of the make-up of

the cub pack, their sixes and the progress of cubs to become

leaders. They appear to have a very happy combination of a

sought-after activity (their cub pack) and keen cubs who are

quickly expected to take responsibility for their actions and yet

be caring for each other. The venture seemed to be well planned

and to be of obvious benefit to the cubs so a presentation of

$1000 was made.

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From Zone Chairperson Lion Beverly von Stein – who is also our ALCMF Trustee for N2 & N4

Cerebral Palsy Alliance Project

Put your foot down for a great cause.

10,000 steps is the recommended daily minimum for a healthy active person.

How many steps did you take today?

For some people, in a busy job, it’s only around 3,000.

Why not aim higher and put those steps to good use?

STEPtember is a fun way to become more active and raise much needed funds for people with

cerebral palsy and their families.

If you would like to be part of this campaign..........REGISTER AT...www.steptember.org.au

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Lions Clubs International will celebrate 100 years of service in 2017!

The Centennial Service Challenge encourages Lions around the world to serve 100 million people by December 2017. Every club can play a part in reaching the goal. Here's how to join the Centennial

Service Challenge:

Host service projects throughout the year that impact Youth, Vision, Hunger or the

Environment.

Report our service activities through the Service Activity Report on MyLCI.

Earn a Centennial Banner Patch with a progressive gemstone design for each year the club

participates.

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Lions Christmas Cakes

By Lion Mick

We’ll order our cakes towards the end of next month (September) so that they are delivered and distributed

ready for sale beginning in November. Please look around for additional places to sell the cakes – remember we

have lost our champion cake sellers – Fetini and the Fox’s. I will manage the cake ordering, delivery and

distribution and we will store the cakes at Lion Glynis’ garage again.

Cakes will be $16 for the large and $12 for the small – first price rise in at least 3 years. They will be cooked

this year by George Weston and will have the full ‘use by’ period of two years available.

We’re down to 20 of the cakes which are near their ‘use by’ date. Why not buy one at the reduced

rate of $10 and use it for sweets with custard, give it to a neigbour or have a piece each night for

supper with a warm winter toddy! Give Lion Tony a call and lets clear the decks for this year’s stock.

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Got any good jokes or yarns, seen something funny, have some

news for the rest of the club? What about some photos?

Let me know so that we can share them in the newsletter.