Tewantin Noosa Lions Club meets: 6:30pm for 7:00pm, First and Third

Tuesdays of every month at the Tewantin Noosa RSL Club.

NEXT DINNER MEETINGS:

Tuesday 3rd April

Tuesday 17th April

Please arrange a replacement if you are unable to perform your assigned

duties at the meeting.

Tewantin Noosa Lions Club Inc. (INC. No. 1A79) District – 201 – Q4, Queensland, Australia.

Address: P. O. Box 67, Tewantin Qld. 4565 Please note: Views expressed in this bulletin may not represent the official views of the Club.

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MOST IMPORTANT

Please email Christine Pullin

info@noosakeys.com.au

Sunday prior to the Meeting

For Apologies and Meals

Birthdays in April

Ian McKay John Pritchard Frank Spano Chris Pullin

Paul Beeston Di Cooke

Tewantin Noosa Lions Club Inc.

The Pelican Brief

APRIL 2018

For up to date information about events and rosters, go to the website: www.tewantinnoosaqld.lions.org.au

APRIL DATES – for details see inside Easter Car Parking – Friday 30th March to Sunday 8th April

Anzac Day

Biosphere Day, April 29

PRESIDENTS REPORT

Well what a month this has been and continues to be.

We started with YOTY and didn’t we, I mean Gemma, do so

well?

To make through to the regional final and miss out by 1 point

is amazing it was worth missing out on my roster at Surf

Festival to hear those young people talk. Great work by Janelle on this and I am very happy that

she has asked to do it again next year. Out of this and Kirra’s trip overseas with Youth Exchange

has come the possibility of a Leo’s club, the seed has been planted and I will work on this more in

the near future.

Congratulations to Gary for another very successful Surf Festival, all the surfies I talked to heaped

praise on us as a club for being there all the time and they all said that we had better be there

next year or they will protest.

This next few weeks are going to be busy with car parking, BCF, Bunning’s, The bike race’s starting

at Read Park etc, so when asked please consider how you can help, we will also have the Brolga at

the “E vehicle expo” in May, this could be a one off or massive in the future.

Last Saturday night your social committee ran a very successful, fun and enlightening trivia night

which much needed funds for the Chappies. I think they had over 80 people in attendance. At

time of writing I don’t know the final figure we are donating to the Chappies but it is well in

excess of $1500. Well done to the Social Committee and thank you. Remember they have another

night at the den organised, so get your names in.

I would like to congratulate the new board on their dedication to this club, I know we say it every

year, but this is your club, not mine. I was just the figure head this year, you the club run the show

and the board of directors just steer it along the way. So if you even have a small inkling to be a

part of something that is morally GOOD please think about board next year, start thinking and

planning now.

All the committees are working really well and beginning to set up the hand over thank you.

That’ll do from me.

Chris Pullin

FUTURE SOCIAL EVENTS

Pizza and Appreciation Night.

At the Den – Tuesday 29thMay.

A free night. Beer and soft bring provided, BYO any other

drinks.

Food will be provided from a mobile Pizza Van

FUTURE EVENTS

Biosphere Day - Van at Noosaville Lions Park – Sunday 29th April

A request has been made for our Food Van to be at this event. Further advice to follow.

Anzac Day – 25 April

As usual, the club will have a food van at the Anzac Day Service and March, held on the

Main Street of Tewantin. Roster will be circulated shortly.

Electric Vehicle Expo – Saturday May 12

The Club will have the brolga at this event to be held at AFL Oval. More details to follow.

Should be an interesting (free) Expo, showcasing a range of electric transport options

including cars between 10am and 2pm.

Bunnings BBQ - Saturday June 2.

Funds raised will go to the ALCCRF Biggest BBQ event.

Festival of Waters – Sunday 24th June

The Club will again this year have a Van at this event held at the Lake McDonald

Amphitheatre and Noosa Botanic Gardens.

Classic Bike Ride Event – Sunday August 27.

At Read Park (the cricket oval in front of the Den). We will sell sausages and drinks at this

Australia wide event.

MARCH DINNER MEETINGS

Presentations - 6th March Meeting

The Club’s Youth Exchange student, Kirra Shelton gave the Club a talk (with photographs) on

her experiences on her recent exchange in USA

Jay Roach gave a presentation on Diabetes to explain what it is and how needs to be

handled. Lions Australia is to contribute money for research into this condition.

Jacqui Nichols gave a slide show and talk on the successful Australia Day event held on our

Lions Park in January.

Award Presentations – 20th March Meeting

President Chris presented Ian Glew and Louise Tully with their 10 year membership

certificates, and Gary Dun with his certificate for 25 years’ service to Lions.

Guest Speaker – 20th March Meeting

Karl Kunkel introduced the guest speaker for the night – Clytie Glass.

Clytie gave the history of Katie Rose Cottage and

outlined the recent turbulent history and revival.

Katie Rose has reopened in a new house, and is

now providing the only Hospice service on the

Coast, currently as day respite, but with plans to

operate 24 hours from mid-year. It is community

funded and to be run as a home-away-from-home

model with an employed nurse always on duty

and with volunteers providing all other services. It

is supported by 2, soon to be 3, Op Shops.

RECENT HAPPENINGS

Youth of the Year

Gemma Sampson, who was the winner of our Club event held on 20th February, went on to win the Zone final held at the Cooroy Pomona Club, and did very well at the Region Final held at the Palmwoods Club. Gemma is a Year 12 student at Good Shepherd Lutheran College.

Festival of Surfing Event

Our Tewantin Noosa Lions Club sponsored 2 events at the Festival with prize money of $500

each for the Junior Boy and Girl Encouragement Event. The Festival is a great money earner

for the Club, thanks to the huge efforts of Gary Dun.

President Chris and Gary Dun making

the presentation to the two winners.

Chris on stage at the presentation ceremony

Presentation at the Cooroy-Pomona Club

with Gemma receiving her certificate.

The Award ceremony at Palmwoods

Van Clean March 23

Trevor Luff and Karl Kunkel cleaning and doing maintenance on the Brolga

Our rather sad “Advertising” Sign

This is the sign on the eastern

approach into Tewantin that

informs visitors of the various

Clubs in the Noosa. As can be

seen, some have been re-

furbished others not. President

Chris is keen to upgrade our sign

(second from top).

SOME SMILES:

Those wonderful Church Bulletins! These sentences (with all

the BLOOPERS) actually appeared in church bulletins:

Ladies, don't forget the rummage sale. It's a chance to get rid of those things

not worth keeping around the house. Bring your husbands.

Miss Charlene Mason sang 'I will not pass this way again,' giving obvious

pleasure to the congregation.

For those of you who have children and don't know it, we have a nursery

downstairs.

Next Thursday there will be tryouts for the choir. They need all the help they can

get.

Irving Benson and Jessie Carter were married on October 24 in the church. So

ends a friendship that began in their school days.

At the evening service tonight, the sermon topic will be 'What Is Hell?' Come

early and listen to our choir practice.

Scouts are saving aluminium cans, bottles and other items to be recycled.

Proceeds will be used to cripple children.

Eight new choir robes are currently needed due to the addition of several new

members and to the deterioration of some older ones.

The ladies of the Church have cast off clothing of every kind. They may be seen

in the basement on Friday afternoon.

Potluck supper Sunday at 5:00 PM - prayer and medication to follow.

The church will host an evening of fine dining, super entertainment and gracious

hostility.

Low Self Esteem Support Group will meet Thursday at 7 PM. Please use the back

door.

The Associate Minister unveiled the church's new campaign slogan last Sunday:

'I Upped My Pledge - Up Yours

The eighth-graders will be presenting Shakespeare's Hamlet in the Church

basement Friday at 7 PM. The congregation is invited to attend this tragedy.