Fellow Lions & Leos
It is with much delight that I append below email from LCI International Coordinator – GMT on the progress of our District 308-A2 at this point of time…… we are among the top 50 Districts of the world in terms of Membership Growth !!!
Congratulations to all District Cabinet Officers, Club Officers and Lions members of District 308-A2, I commend you for your outstanding leadership, dedication, commitment and for coming and working together as a team with plans and action of “Move To Grow” in recruiting new qualified members to our movement and to a greater height. Bravo!
" Dear District Governor,
Greetings and best wishes.
It is indeed a matter of pride and privilege to write to you at this point of time with information from LCI that your district is among the top 50 districts of the world in terms of membership growth.
Congratulations for the same. This has been possible with your outstanding leadership, dedicated service and exceptional team work with your cabinet colleagues and club officers.
I sincerely hope and believe that you would go ahead and make every effort to qualify for the New Year Gingko Celebration Award which President Wirfs has initiated. Please do remember that by increasing membership, you are in fact adding to the resource pool of the association. Every new member brings in personal ideas, visions, contacts and the burning desire to make a difference in our communities.
You can always feel free to draw on any support you need from LCI, and leaders of Global Membership Team.
Thanking you,
A P Singh
International Coordinator-GMT"
Month of October was Membership Drive month. We have concluded the Lions In Action Rally with roaring success. 71 out of 72 clubs and 200 Lions, families and friends of Lions in the District participated in this 4 Day 3 Night District event . Meaningful service activities and projects, e.g. environmental projects, health and community project, drugs awareness campaign, diabetes and eyes screening, Influenza A H1N1 awareness campaign, Road Safety Campaign, etc were carried out either independently or jointly with clubs at zone/region level or with Government bodies. The Rally had also received wide media coverage in all Regions of our District. In addition, the Lions as humanitarian of our community were recognized by the local authorities through their kind sponsorship and donations in kinds. My hearty congratulations to Chief Organizing Chairperson DC Dr. Gan Kean Siong, Co-Organizing Chairperson ZC Chee Su Ken, all Organizing Chairpersons and hard working committees from the 7 Regions for your fantastic organizing and leadership skills in implementing the Lions In Action Rally 2009 with roaring success. Well done!
On behalf of our District, I am pleased to welcome 32 new members from different Regions who were inducted in Miri at the Grand Induction Night on 24/10/2009. I am also happy to advise that 3 new clubs were chartered in the month of October, thus making a total of 75 clubs in our District. The new clubs are:
New Club Charter Date Sponsoring Club Region / Zone
Lions Club of Sipitang 12 October 2009 LC KK Centraol 6 / 14
Lions Club of Sungei Merah 12 October 2009 LC Sibu Pahlawan 2 / 5
Lions Club of Tuaran 21 October 2009 LC Kota Kinabalu Mandarin 5 / 12
With this, the membership strength of our District is as follow:
Membership
| July 09
| August 09
| September 09
| October 09
| Grand Total
|
Opening
| 1,751
| 1,783
| 1,826
| 1,833
|
|
New members
| 49
| 45
| 9
| 36
| 139
|
Charter Members
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 68
| 68
|
Reinstate
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 2
|
Transferred
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 5
| 14
|
Total Added
| 55
| 49
| 10
| 109
| 223
|
Dropped
| (23)
| ( 6 )
| ( 3 )
| ( 4 )
| ( 36 )
|
Total
| 1, 783
| 1,826
| 1,833
| 1938
|
|
Gain / ( Loss )
| 32
| 43
| 7
| 105
| 187
|
Fellow Lions, let us not be complacent by this encouraging numbers. We must always strive to do better. As we strive to serve, we touch more people and this improved services will encourage more service minded people to join as members.
While touching on membership, may I urge clubs in the District to look into the future growth and development of our District and our Association by organizing orientation, seminar workshops for potential, new and existing members, for both Lions and Leos, either at club, zone or region level; to enhance them with knowledge, as well as, to develop their leadership skills; as we would not be able to have a bright future when there is no effective leadership. Through orientations and workshops, we equip the Lions and Leos with clearer insight, knowledge and better understanding of our Lions movement, which I reckon would be one of the best way to retain members in our clubs, our District and our Association.
This year our District is working in partnership with McDonald for an on-going Lions Services for Children – Cleft Lip Project. On 30th November, 2009, the 4 clubs in Zone 7 Bintulu will send Miss Lina, an 8 year old girl, to be accompanied by her father, for plastic surgery in Pantai Hospital, KL scheduled on 2nd December, 2009. The cost of the surgery and related traveling expenses is around RM 30,000 per patient, which will be sponsored by McDonald. We hope that Miss Lina will be able to regain her self confidence after the surgery and live a normal life. I urge all Lions in the District to support this meaningful Lions Services for Children project, look out for more children with this inborn cleft lip problem, so that we would be able to help them; to share our love, the warmth of our friendship, our healing touch and to bring about ‘smile’ on the faces of the less fortunate.
Yes, Fellow Lions & Leos, the core value of our movement is “Services”. While the holidays and festive season are just round the corner, let us continue with our momentum of “getting our hands dirty” and carry out ‘hands on” service projects and activities for the needy, the less fortunate and make our community a better place in which to live.
Yes, “Together, Let’s Do It!” and Let’s “Move To Grow” for a brighter future for all mankind, as well as, a stronger and more vibrant District 308-A2.
Yours sincerely in Lionism
Karen Koh Eng Yan
District Governor 2009-2010
District 308-A2
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