The 57th National Lions Convention was held earlier this month, 1-3 May 2009, at the Melbourne Convention Centre where 1500 delegates attended.
President Philip, Jim and Jenny attended from our club. They listened to the International Lions President Al Brandel heartily thank the Victorian Lions who cooked 600 meals a day for fire fighting volunteers in the recent fires as well as the Queensland Lions who made similar relief efforts during their floods. PM Kevin 07 thanked Lion members for supporting local communities.
Healthy snacks and plenty of good coffee was served throughout the convention complex, and the alfresco dining in the CBD provided excellent venues for Lions from all over Australia to get together.
The National final for the Youth of the Year was held at the convention and the contestants were asked to speak about diverse topics ranging from Global Warming to Binge Drinking within today's youths, Our Tasmanian finalist, Emma Davey , spoke about people and ANZAC Day and actually WON, making us all very proud for our island state !
Jim, Philip and Jenny attended various workshops, including one on membership. It was noted that the Cleveland Bay Lions Club went from 15 members to 70 members in 5 years. Our club has the manual to their success and we may like to follow suit if we don't attract new members soon! A point was made that prospective members should be clearly made aware of what is expected of them as an active member (click to find out what it means!), including paying membership fees and participation commitments.
Attendees: Jenny Rimmer, Phil & Denise Gleeson, and Jim & Beverley Pearson
Notes taken by Lion Jenny
Photos by Lion Jim----
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