Very Merry Happies from the Devonport Parade

Merry Christmas Tasmania!

The City of Devonport Lions Club had a float in the 2009 Apex Christmas Parade, which was prepared by loads of volunteers - volunteers derived from our members, friends and family! A special thank you to Cathy Clayton, one of our new members, who did the bulk of the organising!

Members need check their own email!

Just a quick note to all of us City of Devonport Lions, if you have been given a devonportlions.info email it may just pay to send an email to yourself! Make sure you receive it back within minutes as it is possible that there is an error/typo in the routing... If there is a problem with your email let Walter know ASAP and he will fix it!

Drop Your Eyeglasses in Lions Collection Boxes

Free for You – Priceless to Them

You can drop off your old eyewear at Lions-sponsored collection boxes in your community. Typical locations include libraries, schools, community centers, places of worship, coffee shops, optometrist offices and other public locations where communities socialize and get together. Picture above taken at the Oldaker Street Regional Imaging clinic.

In 1925, Helen Keller challenged Lions to become "knights of the blind in the crusade against darkness." And the Lions organisation accepted. Today, sight programs remain one of the Lions Club's defining causes.

For more information check <here>.

YOUTH INPUT TO WONDERFUL SKATE PARK

Devonport's newly opened skate park is the culmination of seven years community consultation.

Devonport acting mayor Maurice Hill said youth were prominent in the number of petitions. Also with correspondence asking the council to develop a skate park and place for BMX riders.

He said it was exciting to launch the new facility.

"It is aimed at encouraging physical activity and a healthy lifestyle for people of all ages".

"The skate park was developed using input from skaters, bladers, and freestyle BMX riders to cater for differing skill and ability levels.".....

....."The Mersey Bluff Skate Park is the start of major development for the bluff precinct and a destination point that families and our young people from across the region will enjoy for years to come".

"The Devonport City Council and residents thank the Federal and State Governments and the City of Devonport Lions Club for their generous support of this important community facility.", Ald. Hill said.

 

Excerpt from The Mersey Post/17 Dec 2009

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Lion Australia PNG edition

No doubt we all read our bi-monthly Lions Magazine, and you would have noticed a glowing article on The Taste of the Harvest!

So go find it, take it out of its plastic cover and flip to page 22 and 23!!

Benefits of the clean-up

Cleaning the Lions Food-van after the Carols by Candle-light does have its advantages; Left-overs! The food-van is a great assett we have in our City of Devonport Lions Club, we rent it out and use it regularly to raise project funding to help the community we live in.

Did you know that Formby Removals is kind enough to store a container for our club? We use it as our storage facilities. One day we will have our own shed somewhere! Any takers??

Carols by Candlelight at the Bluff

Lions and the Soroptomists are busy entertaining Devonport families
with Christmas Carols by Candlelight...

Skate Bowl Opening Ceremony

On 11 December the new Devonport Skate Bowl was officially opened by The Honorable Senator Nick Sherry, GM Ian McCallum presiding. Speakers included Sid Sidebottom MP, Brenton Best MHA, Alderman Maurice Hill OAM, and Lions President Jim Pearson. Refreshments were served following the ceremony. A plaque recognizing the contributions of the Federal and State Governments and the Lions Club of City of Devonport will be installed at the site.

President Jim's speech can be read <here>.

Lions Ladies Christmas Celebration

The Lions Ladies held their annual Christmas Celebration at the TWIST Restaurant. Gifts were exchanged and the dinner and drinks were enjoyed by all.

Carols By Candlelight/Taste The Harvest Grants

Lion Geoff Phillips accepted a $4,000.00 cash grant from the Devonport City Council for our 2010 Taste The Harvest activity. The Council also awarded $2,400.00 jointly to the Soroptomist Club and the Lions Club of City of Devonport Lions Club for the Carols By Candlelight function.

Miscellaneous Info

Devonport Cup Day is coming up 6 January, all hands on deck at the gates from about lunchtime onwards! All members are urged to attend and help out. This is a fun day, and the more of us show up the more time we get to watch the races!

Carols by Candlelight on Sunday the 13th of December at the Devonport Sound Shell. Setting up starts at 830am, and members are encouraged to come as early as 5pm to help out where we can. Wear your Lions Shirts! Singing will start at 5.30pm onwards and entry is by gold coin donation.

We are putting a float in the Apex Christmas Parade this year, highlighting our 50th anniversary and celebrating Lionism in general. Justin and Cathy will need lots of help dressing up the truck on Thursday 17 December from 5pm to get the truck ready for the 7pm start of the parade! Lion members meet at 530pm at the Madden Street Park and bring more tinsel!

Our Lions Christmas Party is held on Sunday 20th December at the East Devonport Bowls Club, all members should come and be merry from 2-5pm.

Remember we have the Mildura Lions Convention coming up in May 2010.

And the Lions International Convention is coming up in Sydney on June 27 - July 2. If you are thinking of attending think of accommodation first, Sydney will be booked out!

And in April 2010, after the Taste the Harvest festival we are going for a record in the Lions Biggest BBQ!! Lions Biggest BBQ is an annual fundraising event undertaken by many of the 1,400 Clubs across the country. To date, Lions Australia has raised over $3.7 million for Children’s Cancer Institute Australia (CCIA) through various fundraising activities such as the Lions Biggest BBQ. All funds raised go towards research into the causes and cures of childhood cancer in Australia.

More Cakes in the Mall

City of Devonport Lions club volunteers are manning 'the cake' at the
Rooke Street Mall again despite the cooler than usual temperatures!

Building on the Spirit

Hands on for the volunteers from the various Devonport Service Clubs to help cover the pump-base of the Spirit of the Sea. The pump will power the fountain which will keep the Spirit of the Sea wet and glistening.


When the fountain and the lights are completed we will have one glistening body on our Devonport foreshore which will certainly attract the tourists!

Incidentally the following limmerick was heard on ABC radio recently:

He looks out o’er the Mersey, his spear firm in his hand
He is the lord of waves and sea, he cares not for the land
And as he stares, not a stitch he wears
He does not look dejected, let’s hope when pretty mermaids pass
He does not get erected...

Xmas Cakes in the Mall

Bill is selling out.... First in best dressed, read all about it!