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Lions District 201V1-4

Victoria, Australia

District News

National News

Welcome to District 201V1-4

DG 2011-2012 Phillip Sheriff

Pictured is Victoria's State Winner, Anusha Jayasekera from the Lions Club of Bendigo with District Governor Phil.

Anusha will compete in the National final in early May at the Perth Convention.

District Governor 2011-12 Phillip Sheriff welcomes you to his District in Victoria.

This Lions District covers around 73 Lions, Leos and Lioness Clubs throughout metropolitan and country Victoria.

From Melbourne CBD to Robinvale in the North, to Heathcote in the East, Hopetoun in the West and the major provincial cities of Bendigo and Ballarat.

It is now that the Youth of the Year contest is in full swing and it is pleasing to see so many clubs taking the challenge to give our youth the opportunity to showcase their talents in the public arena.

If your club has not taken the opportunity to be involved in this great Lions project this year, please consider it for the future.

It would be great for non - participating clubs to attend other Youth of the Year nights to see our youth in action.

"BEGIN WITH THE END IN MIND"

Coins for Kids

Recently at the Lions ANZI Forum on the Gold Coast the Lions Club of Simpson (a small community in V2 district) presented and won the ‘New Inventors Show’ for an innovative community project ‘Coins for Kids’ In so doing the club benefited by $500 and raised awareness of the project nationally.

Full Story........

Lions House

The aim of our project is to establish a place of affordable accommodation for families of patients from rural, interstate and metropolitan areas undergoing treatment at the Mercy Hospital for Women and Austin Health.

Currently we have a temporary 2 unit facility based in Heidelberg in close proximity to Austin Health and the Mercy Hospital for Women.

Each unit can 4 rooms with a shared lounge and Kitchen area.

Details Here........

Righteous Pups

Bendigo Lions Club sponsored a successful motion to Lions District V1-4 at its convention in October 2009.

This motion was that Lions should assist the Righteous Pups Organisation.

Righteous Pups suports the training of Austistic Assistance Dogs.

The term "autism" was first used in 1943 by Dr Leo Kanner. He published a paper about a group of children he had observed in his clinic. These children were unlike most others - withdrawn, non-verbal, with bizarre ritualistic and repetitive behaviours.

We would ask each Lions Club, when organising its financial plan for the next disbursement, to ensure the expansion of the training program for these special dogs. Through our support more children with autism will benefit from a special assistance dog.

Details on how to Donate Here........

Further Details see the Righteous Pups Web Site at:

www.righteouspups.org.au

The Environment

Green Lions Clubs are known for serving the community as well as organizing projects and activities to raise money for the community.

The Lions, officially in 1972, made a commitment to servicing the community in environmental related projects.

These projects are aimed to improve the quality of air, water and land as well as protect and preserve local flora and fauna.

Other areas that the clubs seek to assist with are recycling efforts. These projects were initiated in conformance to the Lions Policy Statement on the Human Environment.

An environmental promotional slideshow was presented at the 2009 Tooleybuc District Convention and can be viewed by clicking on the hyperlink.

Becoming a Lion

Our 1.3 million men and women in 205 countries and geographic areas conduct vision and health screenings, build parks, support eye hospitals, award scholarships, assist youth, provide help in time of disaster and much more.

Lions club members are men and women who strive to make a difference in their local community as well as in communities worldwide. Their volunteer efforts go beyond the support of vision care, to addressing unmet health and education needs worldwide.

We meet the needs of our local communities and the world.

Interested in becoming a member? Click Here