The Lions Club of Sydney Chinese Inc is a member of Lions Clubs International, an international non profit community service organization, upholding a common motto “WE SERVE”. It has now been 95 years since Melvin Jones established the first Lions club in USA in 1917. A typical Lions year begins on 1 July and ends on 30 June in the ensuing year.
Today, there are Lions clubs in 206 countries and geographical areas all over the world. In District 201N5, which covers the Sydney area and Norfolk Island, there are some 75 clubs with around 1,750 members. Amongst these, there are 8 Chinese-based clubs. Sydney Chinese Lions is the first of these Chinese-based clubs chartered in April 1995.
Currently, Sydney Chinese Lions comprises 135 Active Members and 5 Associate Members. The 5 Associate Members that the club is privileged to have inducted are International President Wing-Kun Tam, Immediate Past International President Sid Scruggs III, International First Vice President Wayne Madden, International Second Vice President Barry Palmer and Past International Director Tapani Rahko. In membership terms, the club enjoys top ranking in District N5.
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Club Bulletin Editorial
Charity Ball 2012 was a tremendous success!
To begin with, more than 450 people attended the Ball. The food and beverages served were excellent. (Did anyone notice the Executive Chef actually put his name at the bottom of the Menu?) The entertainment was fantastic. Most of all, the ambience of the evening was nothing short of enjoyable.
Inside this Bulletin you can see more reports of the happenings and more photographs of the beautiful people of the evening. There are, also, full transcripts of the speeches made by Lion Sid Scruggs III, Chairperson, Lions Clubs International Foundation (LCIF), and Lion Barry Palmer AM, International Second Vice President of Lions Clubs International.
While the final amount of funds to be donated to LCIF is yet to be worked out by the Board after all funds raised are collected and all costs and expenses of the function are settled; the Board, nevertheless, has already presented a cheque for AUD40,000 (2011 - $43,000) to the Chairperson of LCIF. The Board is quietly confident that an additional cheque carrying a further donation will be issued to LCIF later.
Sydney Chinese Lions in conjunction with DG Lion Stephen Coleman and in response to the call of International President Lion Wing-Kun Tam for the global planting of trees, have put together their Dundundra Tree Planting Project. 500 trees are being planted on Crown land to be managed by the Dundundra Falls Reserve Trust at Terrey Hills.
Subscription for the planting of a tree is $20. The Project is now well underway. A Plaque Unveiling Ceremony will be held on site at 11 am on Sunday, 20 May 2012 to mark the completion of the project. All who wish to support the project are encouraged to subscribe to a tree or two and to attend the ceremony. Please contact Lion Bill Wong at wjw2086@gmail.com or give him a call on 0407 266 896 after 12 May if interested.
Sydney Chinese Lions are reminded that in accordance with our tradition there are no meetings in April. The next Members Meeting is on Wednesday, 2 May 2012 at 7:00 for 7:30 pm at Zilver Restaurant.
The June Members meeting will be held on Wednesday, 6 June at Zilver Restaurant. Changeover 2012 is scheduled for Wednesday, 11 July 2012 at Zilver Restaurant. Please RSVP Lion Bill Wong by 28 June.
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