The ePride Dec 07/Jan 08 Vol 1 No17 The Official Newsletter of the Lions Club of Glenside www.glenside-lions.asn.au In this issueBirthdays Christmas Dinner From the board Vale-Sue Thomson Club Treasurer Oops! Short stops Diary dates Secretary Alan THE CHRISTMAS DINNER held on November 28 at the Mt. Osmond Golf Club was a most pleasant evening. The multi talented harpist, Emma Horwood, entertained us with her beautiful music during pre-dinner drinks and for the first part of the dinner, culminating with a short performance which included her singing several delightful Christmas Carols. Everyone enjoyed her fantastic music which set the scene for the whole evening. Special guests were DG Jim Hewitson and Lions Lady, Aileen. DG Jim gave a short address and also presented a President’s Award medallion to Immediate Past President, Noel O’Brien and his DG’s Bannerette to President John Hillman, who in turn presented Secretary Alan Hook with the well deserved “100% Secretary’s Award” medallion. Of special note were the lovely table decorations, thanks to Barbara and Danny Watson. The miniature bon-bons which contained quite “funny” jokes and the usual paper hats were much appreciated. (Photos top- Emma Horwood, President John and DG Jim. Photos below, from left- Erica Turner, Barbara Watson, John Hillman, Paul Turner, Danny Watson, Sandra Birse, Heather Jenkins, Margaret Lardner and Ann Mattschoss). BIRTHDAYSJANUARY3 Lindon Richter 6 Sue Holland 9 Chris Meldrum 13 Carmel O’Reilly 21 Ken Ford FEBRUARY12 Dianne Katchmar 21 Bob Wildy MANY HAPPY RETURNS TO YOU ALL! FROM THE BOARD- The 2008 Art Show proceeds will be used by the Mary Potter Foundation to provide special patient lifting equipment. At the meeting 0n 23 January our guest speaker will be Courtney Doherty from Youth Opportunities who impressed us so much at the Premiers Awards night. The YOTY judging will take place at our partner’s dinner on 27 February at Mount Osmond Golf Club. An application will be made for the Premier’s Community Service awards next year with the project being the East Timor Teacher Training program. There will be an Art Show raffle next year and tickets will be sold at Burnside Village prior to the event and during the Show. Brian Mooney has expressed his wish to be replaced as our web-master. It will be difficult to do so as we need a person prepared to take on the job as a volunteer. Due to the loss of three weeks of trading at the Bookmart, we are down about $2,500. Advice from Council has confirmed the engaging of underpinners who are preparing a quotation for Council and if beyond budget, other options may be explored. The range of books in the limited area is gradually being expanded and sales are improving. A luncheon was organised for the Bookmart volunteers on Friday 14 December. The board approved a donation of $2,000 to the Spinal Cord Fellowship. Requests for funding for the Toc H children’s camp and computers for the Kensington Centre were not recommended. IT IS WITH SADNESS that we record the passing of Lions lady, Margaret (Sue) Thomson YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS AND FEEDBACK ARE ALWAYS WELCOME. PLEASE E-MAIL TO- [email protected] DIARY DATES9 January- is the President’s barbecue to be held at Eastwood Community Centre, 6.30 for 7pm.with partners. BYO barbecue meat, drinks, glasses and cutlery. Salads will be provided. 23 January- is a guest speaker night at “Guilianas”, with Courtney Doherty from Youth Opportunities as our guest. She is extremely inspiring and well worth hearing, as some of us did at the Premier’s Awards night. Partners are most welcome to attend as usual. Numbers please to Don by no later than 16 January. 27 February- Youth of the Year partners dinner at the Mt. Osmond Golf Club. Secretary Alan requests that if you wish to order a polo shirt, please do so as soon as possible so that he can lodge an order early in January. Call him with details of your size. Rebecca becca and sonand extend to Lion Russell, Sue’s brother Nic, daughters Ester and Re son-inin-law Andrew, our deepest sympathy. Tusmore Uniting Church (where Sue and Russell were married) was overflowing and additional chairs had to be brought in for the funeral service which was well represented by Lions and Lions ladies. It was enlightening enlightening for most of us to hear how much Sue had packed into her life. From being a teacher until recent years, she took up an enormous amount of volunteer work with the Smith Family “learning for life” program, as a volunteer councillor and in various roles with the Adelaide Zoo and the Monato Zoo. In addition, she was a guide at Ayres House and Beaumont House but still had time for her exquisite patchwork, sewing and knitting. Games of Mah Mah Jong Jong with friends were fitted in, as was a computer course only weeks before her death. Her life and her standards were clearly punctuated by Ester, Rebecca and Andrew who bravely spoke about the wonderful mother they knew. It was announced at the end of the service that it was her wish that we return to the family home home for a “glass of champagne with her”. It was memorable for those of us who did so and an opportunity to further reflect on Sue’s life. Russell and the family would like to take this opportunity of thanking those Lions and Lions ladies who showed concern and support during a most difficult and distressing time. CLUB TREASURER, Hayden Edwards, addressed our last meeting to explain his role. A member since 1986, Hayden has served as Cabinet Treasurer for a number of years during that time. He explained that Clubs, Districts and Multiple District need to be viable entities. Lions International believe that a district needs to have more than 1,500 members to be viable. Although our subscriptions have remained static for several years, they do not quite cover amounts paid to District, Multiple District and Lions International. Hayden does not however, envisage increases in our subscriptions in the foreseeable future. Funds forwarded to District cover the provision of the annual directory, the International Convention Fund, insurances, the Youth Exchange fund and programs such as Prostate Cancer awareness, Youth of the Year, Papua New Guinea Assistance Fund, ALF donation and the LCIF donation, to name a few. Other costs include member kits, badges and awards, bannerettes, flowers, our post box and other sundry administrative expenses. OOPS!- While waiting patiently for Lions lady Heather recently (outside Coles at Burnside Village) Lion Evan Jenkins was heard to remark about the large sign alongside the Christmas tree encouraging the deposit of gifts for the needy. The sign said “please help Anglicare and the Glenside Lions”. Evan exclaimed “is there something I do not know about”?. Heather then returned and they both moved on. Further inspection showed that the two small signs on the surrounding enclosure referred to the Burnside Lions! Simply a case of a typo on behalf of the sign maker, we suspect. But as Evan put it- “any credit and publicity for the Glenside Lions is just fine!” SHORT STOPSLion Frank Bowering and Lions lady, Chris are among our overseas travellers who have recently returned. They enjoyed six weeks away in the United Kingdom, and culminating with a twelve day Mediterranean cruise. Memorable highlights included the nightly international entertainment on board the “Norwegian Jewel”, the stop offs to view the mystical site of Ancient Olympia, sipping Turkish Apple Tea in the bazaar in Izmir and a visit to Istanbul’s Blue Mosque. Being hassled by the locals at the Pyramids was another experience. Travelling by car in the UK, the scenery of Ireland and Northern Wales, along with Santorini was among the best encountered. Other highlights were Belfast and the Christmas Shop at Harrod’s. Lion Yee-Cheng Leong and Lions lady Audrey appreciated their recent trip to Spain with highlights including the Alhambra Palace in Granada and the Sagrada Familia Cathedral in Barcelona. Other significant places enjoyed were Lisbon in Portugal, Madrid, Toledo, Algeciras, Gibraltar, Ronda, Cordoba and Valencia in Spain and Tangier in Morocco. A lot of time was spent exploring, enjoying the sights and the local food. The culture included paintings, sculptures, architecture and the history of Spain from the middle ages to the Muslim occupation. SORRY FOLKS- As there will not be an edition of the ePride in January, you will all have to wait until February for your monthly “fix”. Another series of “Our Fabulous Volunteers” will return then. Wishing you all a very happy Christmas and wonderful New Year. Ed. Why are Christmas trees like bad knitters? They both drop their needles!