A711 DISTRICT GOVERNOR LION HAROLD HOBSON VOLUME XV, ISSUE 1 JULY 2015
District A711 Monthly Newsletter
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On June 30, 2015 I was inducted by our L i o n s C l u b s I n te r na t i o na l President, Dr. Jitsuhiro Yamada of Japan, along with District Governors from around the world to become the District Governor of A711 for 2015-2016, in Honolulu. What a great feeling that was to end a Lions Clubs International Convention in Honolulu, Hawaii. Pat and I had a wonderful time. We arrived in Honolulu on Monday, 22 June 2015 in time for the District Governors School Seminars, which were held at the Hilton Hawaii Village Resort. I had the pleasure of working with 29 other District Governors. The Lions Clubs International Parade was held on Saturday. We attended the MDA Canadian Breakfast at 7:30 am before heading out to march in the parade. It was a very exciting and proud moment in time for all of us walking in the parade saying Aloha to everyone. The plenary sessions had amazing speakers! Tim Shriver is a social leader, educator, activist and business entrepreneur. Tim is the Chairman of Special Olympics and serves over 4 million Special Olympic athletes around the world. He has transformed Special Olympic into a movement that focuses on acceptance, inclusion and respect for individual with intellectual disabilities around the world.
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CONTACT INFO DISTRICT GOVERNOR: DG Lion Harold Hobson hobsonschoice@sympatico.ca 1ST VICE-DISTRICT GOVERNOR: 1VDG Lion Bill Willcocks bwillco@rogers.com 2ND VICE-DISTRICT GOVERNOR: 2VDG Lion Surinder Sharma ssharma2@bell.net IMM. PAST DISTRICT GOVERNOR: IPDG Lion Donald Bissonnette don03@sympatico.ca CABINET SECRETARY: PDG Lion Jim Wilson jwilson559@gmail.com CABINET TREASURER: PDG Lion Wayne Hoey wayne.hoey@sympatico.ca
In my term as District Governor I have appointed Zone Chair Lion Mary Lou Pollock of the Brampton/Bramalea Lions Club as District Chair for Special Olympics. Lion Mary Lou will provide our District Lions Clubs with her experience and knowledge of this wonderful program that helps individuals with intellectual
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disabilities to be included in our daily lives. Carolyn Miles is President & Chief Executive Officer of Save the Children, an organization that gives children in the United States and around the world, the opportunity to learn, and protection from harm. The global Save the Children movement currently serves over 143 million children in the US and in more than 120 countries. There are 1 billion children in our world who live in poverty. Carolyn advised there are over 2 million children who are presently in danger, living in refugee camps with no place to call home. Carolyn asked our Lions Clubs to help provide dignity to these helpless children, living in poverty. The 98th Lions Clubs International Convention was an exciting, inspiring experience being there with fellow Lions from around the world. It was one of those memorable moments in life. I am looking forward to working with my team of enthusiastic cabinet members who want to serve their District Lions Clubs. Our District Governor’s Team consisting of District Officers, Cabinet Chairs and Past District Governors are here to serve our District A711 Lions Clubs. GOALS: We all need to have goals and to reach out to others and make our communities a better place. Marketing your Lions Club When your Lions Club provides a cheque to a charity, make sure you ask that charity to let others know of your donation to that cause. “Pass it forward” is your goal as a Lions Club. What I’m suggesting to you, is to request your chosen charity to inform the contributor of your Lions Club donation. If not, then the charity will get all the credit and your contribution will not be recognized so request those charities to advertise your Lions Club. I will be looking at a marketing program for our District Lions Clubs through local Colleges using student interns. We can accomplish more by promoting Lions in our communities. Yours in Lionism, Governor Lion Harold Hobson