Tasmanian Lions Foundation Fellows

Wayne Hobson was recognised as a Tasmanian Lions Foundation Fellow for his many many years of supporting the Taste the Harvest event for our club. Wayne is in fact a Lion at Large for our club already, and has every intention to return to active status soon. In recognition of his services Wayne was also given a night's accommodation at the Lemonthyme Lodge.

Ashly Jones, Lion Emma's partner, was present at the meeting representing Formby Removals to also receive a Tasmanian Lions Foundation Fellow on for their great support over the years.

Also at the meeting...

• The MS Swimathon appears to have been cancelled due to 'unforeseen circumstances'. Maybe we will find out why later.
• The June 9 meeting has been rescheduled to coincide with the Mersey Lions Club on June 16. There will be a guest speaker from Census, and it will be open to partners. More information closer to the date.
• Lions Fudge now available with the mints for distribution to our 'mint' outlets! Lion Ree is now the New Accounts manager for Lions Mints and the deliveries are handed over to Lion Gary Potter and a few others.
• We are sponsoring a new child with Autism Spectrum Disorder at Giant Steps, as our previous sponsored child has grown into an adult! 'Ryan' is our new recipient.  
• Our beautiful Lions Caravan needs refurbishment from the inside now, which Lion Kevin expects will cost the club $6-$8K to do properly. Lion Sam may come up with an interim solution for under $1K, but the committee will worry about this for us. If there are any Samaritans reading this.... contact us!
• Magic Show has been booked and confirmed for 6 December! It is one of our main fund raisers and a really cool show! We will be back at the Devonport Convention Centre.
• The Biggest Morning Tea was held at President Lion Jenny's house. It was well attended and raised about $500 for cancer! 
• Our change-over dinner is scheduled at the Gateway Hotel on June 25th, it will of course be a partner's night! We are also invited to the Penguin Change-over night, on Saturday 23 July at a cost of $30 each. Tell Lion Bill Slater if you wish to attend.
• Lion Sam attended the Christmas Carols by Candlelight meeting, which was attended by the Soroptomists (who started the event 40+ years ago!) and had  Tracey from the DCC. Tracey advised the meeting that the Council was keen to get involved with the event but they want to eventually move the venue to Roundhouse Park or another venue. Us Lions are strongly opposed to this as we believe the Sound-shell is a fantastic and totally underutilized venue. Last year's Carols resulted in a net loss due to change of venue to Meercroft Park due to SurfClub renovations apparently posing a danger!
• The SoundShell is a sensitive issue, more on that later!

Biggest Morning Tea had a typical NW Tasmanian flavour...