A711 DISTRICT GOVERNOR LION HAROLD HOBSON VOLUME XV, ISSUE 9 MARCH 2016
INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Governor’s Message
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A711 Youth Camp Exchange 2 Beaches 50th Easter Parade 3 Woodbridge Painting Party
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Weston 75th Anniversary
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Lakeshore DG visitation
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Huttonville Seniors Night
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April is BeADonor Month
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Malvern Onyx Lions Quest
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Kaiteur 24th Anniversary
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Stoney Creek Lions Quest
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B/B Grape Night Out
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E-Q Spring For Nokomis
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Freelton 30th Anniversary
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Georgetown 85th Anniv.
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Purina Walk for Dog Guides
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D I S T R I C T
G O V E R N O R
GOVERNOR’S MESSAGE
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Convention Registration
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Important Dates/Deadlines
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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 jwilson555@rogers.com CABINET TREASURER PDG Lion Wayne HOEY wayne.hoey@sympatico.ca NEWSLETTER EDITOR PRC Lion Tebo RICHARDS torichards@gmail.com A-711: www.a711lions.org MD-A: www.mdalions.org LCI: www.lionsclubs.org FB: facebook.com/groups/ a711lions
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awesome programs of Special Olympics. Lions Clubs International has a screening partnership with Special Olympics and it is called the Opening Eyes program. Special Olympics Ontario needs our help as volunteers through out our district, so let us get involved and support this partnership. The Luncheon on Saturday April 23rd 2016 will be conducted by the Oakville and Kleinburg Leo Clubs. MC`s Leo Alysia Burdi of Kleinburg Leos and Leo Ananya Sahni of Oakville Leos Club. We have an awesome number of speakers for this Luncheon that you certainly don`t want to miss out on. You will meet our International Guest Past International Director Richard Myers and his wife Marsha from Nebraska.
Lions-CNE Pee Wee Baseball 17 Multicultural Fashion Show
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Our District A711 Convention is coming up on April 22nd to 24th, 2016 and I would hope that all Lions Clubs are planning to attend and celebrate their year in Lionism! We have an exciting program for everyone to enjoy good fellowship and learn more about other Lions in our District. This convention is about you serving communities and there is a vast number of programs that your Lions Club can get involved. On the Friday April 22nd, 2016 entertainment will begin at 6:00 pm, followed by the opening ceremonies, parade of banners, and mass induction. Later in the evening you can enjoy the hospitality suites throughout the hotel and meet a great number of fun loving Lions. Saturday April 23rd 2016 our business session starts at 9:00 am and we have three candidates running for 2nd Vice District Governor that you will want to hear their platform position. Also we have three candidates who are running for Canadian International Director at the MD”A” convention in North Bay . Please come out to this thrilling business session and meet all these interesting candidates. I have asked program director Garry Maclean from Special Olympics Ontario to speak about their
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In the afternoon we have breakout sessions on “Leadership Qualities of a Good Service Leader” by our international guest PID Rick Myers. Also a couple of Toastmasters on “25 Tips of Public Speaking”. Lion Dr. Rajni Nijhawan of the Toronto Doctor`s Lions Club will have an informative session on “The Women`s Heart” and what you should know about the symptoms. This will be a very enlightening informative session regarding your heart. Don`t miss it! Zone Chair Lion Paul Maguire will have a session on “Social Media” to help you promote your Lions Club. PRC Lion Jeffery Friedman will conduct a “Battle of the Regions” using your favorite game show Double Jeopardy. RC Lion Sandy Judhan will be presenting a “Cultural Fashion Show” of traditional attire that will dazzle your eyes with beautiful colours. On the Saturday evening we have our convention banquet with MC Lion Brian Batstone, along with entertainment by guitar singer Aiden Purnell. This will be an amazing evening to enjoy with family and friends. Sunday April 24th 2016 the Memorial Service will commence at 8:45 by PDG Lion Teddy Boyce; followed by the Sunday Brunch. At our business session we will announce election results, bulletin contest, report on Club Efficiency Contest, Raffles etc. I will have my District Governor valedictory speech followed my the incoming District Governor`s Elect Lion Bill Willcocks’ acceptance speech and introduction of 2016-17 Cabinet. Yours in Lionism A711 District Governor Lion Harold Hobson hobsonschoice@sympatico.ca H-905-702-9216, C-416-706-7000
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A711: YOUTH CAMP EXCHANGE
District Chair Lion Sandy Heeralal- Judhan has started our involvement with Lions Youth Exchange in our District. We are partnering with District A2 using their camp facilities and our district will be hosting four students from around the world. We need your Lions Club support by your donations to this Youth Camp Exchange program. We have two students from Nepal, one from India and one from Turkey. Please send your donations to District Treasurer Lion Wayne Hoey and thank you for fostering the spirit of understanding among the peoples of the world.
District A711 Youth Exchange and Camp Program 2015-2016 District A711 Youth Exchange and Camp Program 2015-2016 will be hosting four (4) Incoming Youths aged 16 to 22. This Program needs approximately four thousand dollars ($4,000.00) to cover the cost of these Youths that we are currently processing. Arrival date: Host period 1: Camp: Host period 2: Departure:
June 25th 2016 June 25th to July 12th 2016 (17 days) July 12th to July 21st 2016 (10 days) Camp Wetaskiwin (Thorold, St Catherine, ON) July 21st to July 23rd 2016 (3 days) July 23rd 2016
Clubs or members can lend support by sponsoring lunches or dinners for one Youth or for all four Youths. This will help to alleviate some of the financial responsibilities from the Host Families. The Hosted portion and the Camp portion of this program have scheduled activities which will be implemented by our Lions Councillors. The Youth Exchange and Camp Program is an amazing experience for the young people. They have an opportunity to visit our beautiful country and experience our diverse cultures and traditions. They are able to engage with young people from other countries in an entirely different setting. They learn about the Spirit of Lionism, which they take back to their homeland. “We learnt to think not about the world but with the world”, quote from one of the Exchange Youth from last year’s program. Other activities will include visit to CN Tower, Niagara Falls, ziplining, jet boat cruise, Lions Foundation of Canada Dog Guides, and Team building activities. For more information and to lend support please contact: District A711 Youth Exchange Program Chair RC Lion Sandy Heeralal-Judhan Email: sdevih@hotmail.com Contact#: 647 -628 -8300 or 416 -534 -9189
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TORONTO BEACHES LIONS: 50TH EASTER PARADE
What a fun day Pat and I had at the Beaches Lions Easter Parade riding with driver Ron and the President Lion Karoline Bourdeau. There were thousands of children lined up along the route with smiling faces waiting to get a glimpse of the Easter Bunny!
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WOODBRIDGE LIONS: PAINTING PARTY
Region Chair Lion Yves Drouin arranged for 20 painters from Sherwin Williams to come out to the den of the Woodbridge Lions and have a painting party. These painters were all Sherwin Williams managers who were taking a managers training course for the past week and provided their time to help the Lions of Woodbridge. Lion Peter Wixon and George St. Amand were thrilled that their club house got a fresh look to it. As District Governor I had the honor and pleasure of presenting a 45 year Chevron award pin to Lion George St. Amand for his Lions service.
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WESTON LIONS: 75TH CHARTER ANNIVERSARY
The Weston Lions Club invited organizations in their community to present donation cheques totalling $75,000 for their anniversary year. As District Governor of A711 it was a pleasure and honor to received a cheque from PDG lion Wayne Hoey for Lions Clubs International Foundation in the amount of $10,000. What an awesome evening of good food, fellowship, and warm hearts of Weston Lions Club.
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LIOKESHORE LIONS: VISITATION I visited the Lakeshore Lions Club at their meeting place of the Mastercard Centre off of Kipling Rd. Lion President Mike Laffrade welcomed myself and Huttonville Lions Brian Batstone and Gary MacDonald to their meeting. I had the pleasure of meeting Stan Zuk and his wife Lion Jean. Lion Stan Zuk has been a Lion member for over 57 years, congratulations to a wonderful couple who have been married for 63 years
(left to right) Lion Secretary Stanley Zuk & wife Lion Jean Zuk, DG Lion Harold Hobson, and President Mike Laffrade
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HUTTONVILLE LIONS: SENIORS NIGHT The Huttonville Seniors night of March 11th is an annual event that we have invited seniors in our community to a roast beef dinner with entertainment. After dinner we provide a lucky draws and everyone is a winner. This year we had guitar singer Aiden Purnell entertaining the seniors and they even got up and danced to the music!
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IMPORTANT DATES & DEADLINES - DISTRICT A711, MDA, & LCI A711: CLUB CHARTER ANNIVERSARIES (YEARS)
23-Dec-05 Malvern Onyx (10)
05-Apr-70 05-Apr-77 06-Apr-11 18-Apr-05 21-Apr-09 22-Apr-37 23-Apr-09 27-Apr-25 30-Apr-67
07-Jan-80 10-Jan-62 15-Jan-31 16-Jan-75 18-Jan-35 23-Jan-39 23-Jan-51 24-Jan-52 24-Jan-61 31-Jan-86
Oakville Trafalgar (36) Nobleton (54) Dundas (85) Toronto Cathay (41) Toronto Beaches (81) Leaside (77) Erin District (65) Streetsville (64) Stoney Creek (55) Freelton (30)
06-Feb-31 07-Feb-94 10-Feb-14 11-Feb-53 11-Feb-63 13-Feb-52 16-Feb-90 18-Feb-41 18-Feb-14 20-Feb-92 22-Feb-65 24-Feb-65 25-Feb-15 26-Feb-16
Georgetown (85) Toronto Golden Vision (22) Mississauga Emerging Leaders (2) Blackheath Binbrook (63) Milton (53) Etobicoke Queensway (64) Toronto Mandarin (26) Weston (75) Toronto Maharlika (2) Toronto Hummingbird (24) Scarb. Cedarbrae Golden Mile (51) Thistletown (51) Leaside Centennial (1) Greater Toronto Area
01-Aug-62 Toronto Colombo (53) 04-Aug-62 Brampton Bramalea (53) 07-Aug-35 York (80) 13-Aug-31 East York Danforth (84) 15-Aug-72 Toronto Bathurst (43) 19-Sep-89 North York Central (26) 16-Aug-93 Toronto Elegant (22)
01-Mar-16 11-Mar-81 12-Mar-56 23-Mar-54 29-Mar-06
Toronto Central Bangladesh Toronto Cervantes (35) Burlington Aldershot (60) Woodbridge (62) Brampton Village (10)
14-Sep-93 19-Sep-89 20-Sep-13 22-Sep-44 25-Sep-58
Toronto Annex (22) Toronto Finlandia (26) Oakville Alpha Leo Club (2) West Hill Highland Creek (71) Wishing Well (58)
Kleinburg Omega LEO Club APRIL: Booth set up at Vaughan Library Volunteer Fair for LEO Awareness month MAY:Fundraiser with Kleinburg Old Boys club
12-Oct-10 22-Oct-91 26-Oct-44 26-Oct-11 31-Oct-05 31-Oct-11
Toronto Trillium (6) Toronto Mabuhay (25) Agincourt (72) McMaster University Campus (5) Toronto Paragon (11) Ryerson University Campus (5)
03-Nov-86 08-Nov-35 08-Nov-13 12-Nov-07 14-Nov-51 15-Nov-83 18-Nov-96 26-Nov-52 26-Nov-11 27-Nov-45
Toronto Hong Kong (29) Oakville (80) Kleinburg Omega Leo Club (2) Toronto Global Telugu (8) Hamilton East (64) Mississauga Cooksville (32) Mississauga Erin Mills (19) Forest Hill (63) McMaster Campus (4) Ancaster (70)
09-Dec-91 16-Dec-09 19-Dec-88 21-Dec-81
Toronto Kaiteur (24) Halton K9 (6) Toronto Doctors (27) Huttonville (34)
Bolton & District (46) Mississauga-Meadowvale (39) Toronto Onyx (5) Mississauga Churchill Meadow (11) Toronto Netralya (7) Mississauga Credit Valley (79) University of Toronto Campus (7) Burlington (91) Waterdown & District (49)
01-May-40 03-May-71 06-May-88 17-May-12 18-May-20 25-May-71 26-May-50
Scarborough Central (76) Caledon (45) York Mount Dennis (28) Toronto Bangladesh (4) Toronto Central (96) Toronto Suomi (45) Mt Hope (66)
02-Jun-14 Brampton Mt Everest (2) 13-Jun-14 Toronto Oriental (2) 27-Jun-74 Mississauga Central (42) 16-Jul-71 Chinguacousy (45) 19-Jul-20 Hamilton Central (96) 23-Jul-31 Lakeshore (85)
A711 LEO CLUB CLUB ACTIVITIES & EVENTS
Oakville Alpha LEO Club APRIL: Earth Day Clean-up at Langtry Park JUNE: Kerr Street Ministries Meal A711, CLUB PROJECTS, ACTIVITIES & EVENTS APR 01: April is BeADonor month APR 04: Malvern Onyx Lion Quest Workshop APR 06: Burlington LC host Region 6 Meeting APR 09: Toronto Kaiteur Anniversary Dinner APR 11: Stoney Creek Lions Quest Workshop APR 23: A711 Multicultural Fashion Show MAY 05: Brampton-Bramalea Grape Night Out MAY 07: A711 District & Club Officer Training MAY13: Etobicoke Queensway Nokomis Dinner MAY 14: A711 Certified Guiding Lions Training MAY 14: Freelton 30th Charter Anniversary MAY 21: Thistletown Craft Sale & Flea Market MAY 28: Thistletown Casino Rama Bus Trip MAY 28: Georgetown 85th Charter Anniversary MAY 29: A711 Purina Walk for Dog Guides JUN 25-JUL 23: A711 Youth Exchange Camp AUG 19-SEP 1: A711 CNE PeeWee Baseball
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A711 DISTRICT CABINET MEETINGS ETC APR 23: A711 Convention Meeting Holiday Inn MDA COUNCIL MEETINGS 2015-2016 MAY 26-29: North Bay (MDA Convention) A711, MDA, LCI CONVENTIONS 2015-2016 APR 22-24: A711 Convention, Holiday Inn MAY 26-29: MDA Convention, North Bay JUN 24-28: LCI Convention, Japan LCI INSTITUTES MAR 19-21: Emerging Lions Institute (CO) LCI WEBINARS APR 12: Lions University 234-Specialty Clubs MAY 03:Lions University 235-Campus Clubs LCI: ADDITIONAL DATES & DEADLINES APRIL 2016 APR: BeADonor month APR: Family & Friends Month APR: Leo Club Awareness Month APR: Protecting Our Environment Challenge APR 01: Leo of the Year Award due APR 05-13: Family Week APR 22: Earth Day APR 24-30: World Immunization Week APR 26: Lions Worldwide Induction Day MAY 2016 MAY: Strengthen Membership Month MAY: Recycle for Sight Month MAY 01:Convention registration refund MAY 01:Convention registration and hotel MAY 01: International (Newsletter/website) MAY 11-17: White Cane Week MAY 13: SightFirst grants review MAY 15: Leo Club Reports (Leo-72) due MAY 15: Officer Reporting Form (PU101) due MAY 15: Convention hotel deposit refunds JUNE 2016 JUN 01: Helen Keller Day JUN 05: World Environment Day JUN 20: 2015-2016 Charter Applications due JUN 20: Lions Quest grants review JUN 24-28: LCI Convention, Japan JUN 30: Lions Dignity Award