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Beginning of May - two

months to go.

Firstly I'd like to thank Lion

David Squire for running the

April Board Meeting and the

last Dinner Meeting in

April. Getting in some

practice.

I hope everyone had a safe

and enjoyable Easter.

Tonight we have a guest

speaker in Bob Walker from

Community and Stakeholder

Engagement Team,

Community Engagement

Office, Office of Fair

Trading. His presentation will

be on phone and internet

scams.

Unfortunately Darryl & I

have had to cancel our trip to

Hobart for MD201

Convention but I'm sure Lion

Rodd will keep us informed.

June 7th is the 100 year

anniversary of Lions

International and there is a

celebratory dinner being held

at Tattersalls Club on that

date. Could I ask members to

consider attending. I will be

talking more about this

tonight.

Last Friday I visited Ferny

Grove State School together

with some fire officers who

spoke to the Grade 4's about

Fire Safety in the Home. I

then spoke to the students

about the Fire Poster

Competition. We had a good

response.

Yours in Lionism

Wendy

G.V.K Lioness Club now have

19 members in our Club. Our

newest member Jenny was

inducted at our April meeting.

Margaret who transferred

from Morayfield Lioness Club

has helped to reach this

number. Lionesses welcome

these Lionesses to our Club &

look forward to working with

them on all projects.

Roster for Harvey Norman

sausage sizzle in May has been

filled. Thanks to Lions for

helping set up food van every

roster.

Lioness cuppa & chat on April

1st hosted by Redcliffe

Central at Woody Point was

attended by 40 Lionesses.

Guest speaker gave us an

insight into Brisbane Basket

Brigade, a very worthwhile

Christmas project. He is

willing to visit Clubs as a

Guest speaker.

Australia’s Biggest Morning

Tea is being held at

Mitchelton Senior citizens

Hall on 24th May, cost $10.00,

lucky door prizes &

raffles. Lioness Club

thanks Mitchelton senior

citizens for donating use of

Hall. Let's hope there’s a day

when cancer is just a zodiac

sign,

Happy Birthday Joan 25th

April.

Pres. Grace

Not a lot to report on this

month. The only thing being

the modifications that were

requested by the certifier to

make the shed finished and

legal have being carried out.

Thanks to John Burdak. Jim

May 2017

GVK Celebrating 45

Years of Service

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Photos from Italian night

and Ditha and Peter’s

Farewell

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For your Diary

Welcome to our new member Julie Baker

We look forward to working with you.

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WOMEN IN LIONS PROMOTION

BROOKSIDE SHOPPING CENTRE.

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From Col Hambrect

1. The fattest knight at

King Arthur's round

table was Sir Cumference.

He acquired his size from

too much pi.

2. I thought I saw an eye

doctor on an Alaskan

island, but it turned out to

be an optical Aleutian.

3. She was only a whiskey

maker, but he loved her

still.

4. A rubber band pistol

was confiscated from

algebra class, because it

was a weapon of math

disruption.

5. No matter how much

you push the envelope,

it'll still be stationery.

6. A dog gave birth to

puppies near the road and

was cited for littering.

7. A grenade thrown into

a kitchen in France would

result in Linoleum

Blownapart.

8. Two silk worms had a

race. They ended up in a

tie.

9. A hole has been found

in the nudist camp wall.

The police are looking

into it.

10. Time flies like an

arrow. Fruit flies like a

banana.

11. Atheism is a non-

prophet organization.

12. Two hats were

hanging on a hat rack in

the hallway. One hat said

to the other: You stay

here; I'll go on a head.

13. I wondered why the

baseball kept getting

bigger. Then it hit me.

14. A sign on the lawn at a

drug rehab centre said:

Keep off the Grass.

15. The midget fortune-

teller who escaped from

prison was a small

medium at large.

16. The soldier who

survived mustard gas and

pepper spray is now a

seasoned veteran.

17. A backward poet

writes inverse.

18. In a democracy it’s

your vote that counts. In

feudalism it’s your count

that votes.

19. When cannibals ate a

missionary, they got a

taste of religion.

20. If you jumped off the

bridge in Paris, you'd be

in Seine.

21. A vulture boards an

airplane, carrying two

dead raccoons. The

stewardess looks at him

and says, I’m sorry, sir,

only one carrion allowed

per passenger.

22. Two fish swim into a

concrete wall. One turns

to the other and says

Dam!

23. Two Eskimos sitting in

a kayak were chilly, so

they lit a fire in the craft.

Unsurprisingly it sank,

proving once again that

you can’t have your

kayak and heat it too.

24. Two hydrogen atoms

meet. One says, I’ve lost

my electron. The other

says Are you sure? The

first replies, Yes, I’m

positive.

25. Did you hear about

the Buddhist who refused

Novocain during a root

canal? His goal:

transcend dental

medication.

26. There was the person

who sent ten puns to

friends, with the hope that

at least one of the puns

would make them laugh.

No pun in ten did.

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Carnivale May 27th

Phone or Email Kev with

your name and available

times.

StAndrews Fete May 28th

Phone or Email David

Squire he needs helpers

on 2 rosters selling tickets

for the hamper raffles.

Backyard Bonanza May

28th

at Mc Pherson Park

Paul has sent an email

around about this.

Club member required to

take over the production

of the Lions Prints for

June, July and August

while I am away.

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Lions Code of Ethics

To show my faith in the

worthiness of my

vocation by industrious

application to the end

that I may merit a

reputation for quality of

service.

To seek success and to

demand all fair

remuneration or profit

as my just due, but to

accept no profit or

success at the price of

my own self-respect lost

because of unfair

advantage taken or

because of questionable

acts on my part.

To remember that in

building up my business

it is not necessary to

tear down another’s; to

be loyal to my clients or

customers and true to

myself.

Whenever a doubt

arises as to the right or

ethics of my position or

action towards others,

to resolve such doubt

against myself.

To hold friendship as an

end and not a means. To

hold that true

friendship exists not on

account of the service

performed by one to

another, but that true

friendship demands

nothing but accepts

service in the spirit in

which it is given.

Always to bear in mind

my obligations as a

citizen to my nation, my

state and my

community, and to give

to them my unswerving

loyalty in word, act and

deed. To give them

freely of my time, labor

and means.

To aid others by giving

my sympathy to those in

distress, my aid to the

weak, and my substance

to the needy.

To be careful with my

criticism and liberal

with my praise; to build

up and not destroy.

Lion’s Club Purposes

To Create and foster a

spirit of understanding

among the peoples of

the world.

To promote the

principles of good

government and good

citizenship.

To fund and otherwise

serve the civic, cultural,

social and moral welfare

of the community.

To assist financially,

culturally, socially and

morally the

handicapped,

disadvantaged and

infirm of the community

both directly and also

indirectly.

To unite the clubs in the

bonds of friendship,

good fellowship and

mutual understanding.

To provide a forum for

the open discussion of

all matters of public

interest: provided

however, that partisan

politics and secretarian

religion shall not be

debated by club

members.

To encourage service-

minded people to serve

their community

without personal

financial reward, and to

encourage efficiency

and promote high

ethical standards in

commerce, industry,

professions, public

works and private

endeavors.

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Donuts McPherson Park, Bracken Ridge

June 25th # Graham Fowler, Rod Chignall, Jan

Spathonis, Volunteer needed

May 28th

#Kev and Michelle Greensill, Bill and

Sandy Twigg Helen Rae

# Equipment transport

GVK Lions Mowing Roster - Beverley Park

May 20th

Team 3 Noel, Denis, Bill Twigg, Rodd Col

June 10th

Team 1 Jim David, Paul, Tim

July 2nd

Team 1 Jim David, Paul, Tim

Harvey Norman Roster

June 17th

Graham Fowler Sue Young,

Allan Geppert

May 20th

Paul Ryan, Margaret Owen,

Cathy Scofield AM

Ros Jackson PM

GVK MEETING DATES

Wed Oct 5th Lions Meeting Arana Leagues Club

Wed Oct 12th

Board Meeting at Den

Wed Oct 19th Lions Meeting Arana Leagues Club

Mon Oct 10th

Leos Meeting at Den

Wed Oct 26th

Lioness meeting at Den

Wed Nov 2nd

Lions Meeting Arana Leagues Club

Wed Nov 9th

Board Meeting at Den

HARVEY NORMAN ROSTER

MEETING DATES

May 3rd Lions Meeting at Arana Leagues Club

May 9th Leos Meeting at Den

May 10th Board Meeting at Den

May 17th Lions Meeting at Arana Leagues Club

May 24th Lioness Meeting at Den

May Birthdays

Helen Rae 9th

Zarina 17th

Wendy 7th

Denise 31st

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GOLDEN VALLEY KEPERRA LIONS DIRECTORY

DIRECTORS 2016-2017

PRESIDENT Wendy Robson Grace Wilson Matt Dewar

IMMEDIATE PAST

PRESIDENT Zarina McDonald Grace Wilson Joshua Davidson

FIRST VICE-

PRESIDENT David Squire Margaret Brownsdon Andrew Russell

SECOND VICE-

PRESIDENT Denis Stirling Liam Kelly

THIRD VICE-

PRESIDENT

Col Hambrecht

SECRETARY Jan Spathonis Lenore Howard Alicia Pownell

ASSISTANT

SECRETARY

TREASURER Helen Rae Linda Vella Eammon Parr

ONE YEAR

DIRECTORS Margaret Owen

Tim Brinums

Drew Crump

Sandy Twigg

Joan McDonald

Lorraine Doran

TWO YEAR

DIRECTORS Bill Twigg

Kevin Greensill

Graham Fowler

TAIL TWISTER Zarina McDonald Sylvia McNeall

LION TAMER Brian Powell Robyn Finlayson

CONSTITUTION &

BY-LAWS

Sandra Downing

MEMBERSHIP Paul Ryan

MAGIC SHOW Rodd Chignell

COMMITTEES 2016-2017 PRESIDENT: Wendy Robson 1st Vice President:

David Squire

2nd Vice President:

Denis Stirling

3rd Vice President:

Col Hambrecht

Program & Social Committee

Chairperson:

Community Events Catering:

Kev Greensill, Graham Fowler, Bill

Twigg

Membership Committee:

Paul Ryan, Debbie Payne,

Darryl Robson

Youth of the Year: Samford Show: Paul Ryan Projects: Bill Slack

Youth Exchange: Peace Poster: Darryl Robson Safety Officer:

Finance: Paul Ryan Web Master/AV: Denis Stirling Den Committee: Jim Wilson

Grants: Rodd Chignell Ekka Ice Creams: Bill Twigg Fetes: David Squire

Lions Education: Paul Ryan Mowing: Graham Fowler Lioness Liaison: Bill Twigg

PCYC: Rodd Chignell Environment: David Squire Lions Prints: Margaret Owen

Public Relations: Ringaround: Sandy Twigg Club Care: Helen Whittle

LMRPQ Chairperson: David

Squire

Kings Liaison: Georgie Crew Awards: Margaret Timms

Greeter: Zarina McDonald Leos Liaison: Zarina McDonald Christmas Cakes: Noel Lucas

Fire Poster: Historian: Margaret Timms

Stamp Collecting: Catherine

Schofield

Social Committee: Liz Crunckhorn

This Newsletter is printed courtesy of Mr Mark Furner MP, state member for Ferny Grove. GVK Lions Club acknowledges the generous support provided to the Club

by Mr Furner and his staff. Newsletter is produced monthly by the Golden Valley Keperra Lions Club. Whilst every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of all

published material, no liability is accepted by the publishers for any decisions or actions taken on the basis of information in this publication.

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