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Lions Clubs International Signs New Agreement with WHO to Hasten Fight Against Blindness

Oak Brook, Illinois, USA, January 4, 2011 – Lions Clubs International (LCI) announced a new cooperative agreement with the World Health Organization (WHO) to aid global efforts to fight unnecessary blindness and to tackle newly emerging threats to vision health from diabetes and other conditions.

Filipino Girl, 13, Wins Grand Prize in Lions International Peace Poster Contest

OAK BROOK, IL, USA, Feb. 10, 2012 – Trisha Co Reyes, a 13-year-old girl from Manila, Philippines, has been named the grand prize winner in the 24th annual Lions International Peace Poster Contest.

“In my painting, the hidden child is me,” Reyes said. “Exhibited are children from all over the world who have love, freedom, unity and peace.”

Reyes’ winning poster was chosen for its originality, artistic merit and portrayal of this year’s theme “Children Know Peace.”

“We children can do our part by studying hard and planting trees to save and protect Mother Earth,” Reyes said.

Reyes’ poster was chosen from the 126 posters from 60 countries that made it to the international level of judging after being narrowed down at local levels. Annually, more than 350,000 entries are drawn by children ages 11 to 13.

As the grand prize winner, Reyes will receive US$5,000 and a trip to a special awards ceremony at Lions Day with the United Nations in New York City. She will be accompanied by her mother, sister and the president of the Manila Centennial Lions Club, which sponsored the annual contest at her school, St. Stephen’s High School.

“Lions around the world believe in promoting peace and the importance of encouraging young people to think creatively,” said Lions Clubs International President Wing-Kun Tam.

In addition to the grand prize winner, each of the 23 merit award winners will receive a certificate and US$500. 

This year’s merit award winning children live in Brazil, China, Colombia, England, Guam, Iceland, India, Japan, Panama, Peru, Portugal, Romania, Republic of South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand and the United States (Arizona, Connecticut, Georgia, Kansas, Minnesota, New Hampshire and North Carolina).

Lions created the Peace Poster Contest to foster a spirit of peace and international understanding in young people worldwide.

NATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON WOMEN AND DEVELOPMENT - 17TH MARCH 2012

Lion Nimira Gangji, Chairperson Women Membership Development and Participation, disclosed that a Lions National Symposium will be held on 17th March 2012 at Blue Pearl Hotel. About 100 women will participate and shall deliberate on the following topics:

1. Street children problems in Tanzania.

2. Promoting women in the World. 

3. Proper Nutrition towards Healthy Motherhood.

4. Violence against women in our society.

5. Legal rights of women.

6. Women’s Role in Lionism.

Prominent speakers from Tanzania and abroad will be invited to present the topics which were carefully selected by the organising panel.

Women are encouraged to register for the Symposium by either contacting their Club Presidents or directly the following - Lion Sara Qadri/Lion Azra Habib/Lion Jesse Mnguto.

21 HEART PATIENTS FLY TO INDIA FOR SURGERY

Twenty-one patients with various heart problems were flown to India on 26th February for subsidized Open Heart Surgery treatment at Fortis Escorts Heart Hospital in New Delhi.

A farewell ceremony to see them off was held at the Regency Medical Centre and graced by Dar es Salaam Regional Commissioner Said Meck Sadick.

Dr Rajni Kanabar, the district convenor of Open Heart Surgery for Lions Club Dar es Salaam Host, said the patients are expected to come back after three weeks, following what is expected to be successful surgery.

“We are pleased to announce that Lions Club of Dar-es-Salaam Host in collaboration with Regency Medical Centre and the Ministry of Health, Zanzibar will be sending a group of 21 heart patients and 10 escorts including one escorting doctor,” he said before having sent the patients.

Twenty patients are from Zanzibar and one patient from Arusha, he said, paying particular gratitude to IPP Executive Chairman Reginald Mengi for sponsoring 10 patients in the group.

In the group the youngest patient is seven-month old Sinani Maliha Makame with a trial and ventricular septal defects (two holes in the partition of upper and lower chambers of the heart), and the oldest patient is a 69 year old suffering coronary heart disease.

Escorts Heart Hospital is a world renowned cardiac centre of excellence offering subsidized rates for heart surgery to Tanzania heart babies under the Lions banner.

The cost of each heart surgery, irrespective of complications and duration of stay, is US$ 2000 and extra valve or stent is charged extra. The upkeep of the patient and mother for three weeks is put at US$ 600.

“Special thanks to Mr. Reginald Mengi for sponsoring the heart surgery of 10 patients. He has also donated 50 heart surgeries to mark the 50th anniversary of independence, and also 100 heart surgeries in the past five years, the Ministry of Health, Zanzibar for sponsoring six heart patients, as well as the Indian High Commission, Lions Club of Arusha, Emirates Airlines and Lion Shiraz Rashid,” said Dr Kanabar.

He said that this is a golden opportunity for Tanzanian heart children with congenital heart defects and rheumatic valvular heart diseases to get them operated at Fortis Heart Institute with the lowest subsidized rates for Heart Surgery. The rates are USD.2000 for heart surgery, USD 600 for upkeep and USD 1200 for extra heart valve.

He also wished that the Union Ministry of Health and Social Welfare would join in this boat of service so that more children can be operated with limited finances.

ZC LION ZAHIRA PATWA CONGRATULATES PWANI CLUB IN HAVING ADDED 3 NEW MEMBERS TO ITS DEN

Dear Lion Emma,
Pwani Club Secretary,
 
Thank you for your Club's reports for the month of February 2012.
 
Congratulations for adding 3 new members to your club.  Hopefully the rest of the new members indicated by your club will be inducted soon.
 
Thank you for adding quality new members!
 
Lion Zahira Patwa
Zone Chairperson, Zone 2

Pwani Club's veteran Lion Omari Bakari carried out orientation of the 3 new members and the club ensured that they attended at least  1 meeting and 1 activity before qualifying them for membership. The new members are:

1. Saad Hussein - Human Resource and Training Person
2. Rabia Shahid - Travel and Tours Person
3. Javed Shahid - Computer Engineer

The club further expects to enrol 3 more members by early next month.

DG BANQUET IN MWANZA ATTRACTS 4 NEW MEMBERS

Banquet was held on 18th February 2012. DG Lion Satish Sharma inducted 4 new members 3 belonging to Lions Club of Mwanza Valentine and 1 belonging  to Lions Club of Mwanza.

LEADERSHIP SEMINAR IMPARTS KNOWLEDGE ON COMMUNITY SERVICES

Leadership Seminar took place on 18th February 2012. The speakers were informative and quick practical exercises given by them kept the seminar lively and at the same time made the members brain storm on how they could improve their role as a lion member and be able to provide community services.

The eloquent speakers were PMCC/PDG Lion Safder Jaffer, PDG Lion Polly Ndyarugahi and 2VDG Lion Wilson Ndesanjo.

2nd CABINET MEETING HELD IN MWANZA.

The Cabinet Meeting took place in Mwanza on 18^th February 2012. 48 participants from Mwanza the hosting city, Dar-es-Salaam, Arusha, Moshi and Uganda attended the entire proceedings and deliberations.

In his welcome address, DG Lion Satish Sharma expressed his dismay over the dwindling membership and closing of clubs in the district. DG further mentioned that clubs need to emphasise on membership retention and look into family membership. Commencing ladies clubs like Mwanza Valentine would be an ideal way forward.

LEARNING PRACTICALLY - MWANZA LEOS AND LIONS SET UP MEETING HALL WITH CABINET SECRETARY

19 members from Leo club of Mwanza, sponsored by Lions club of Mwanza Valentine had a short meeting with the DG Lion Satish and Cabinet Secretary Lion Manish. 

After the brief meeting, the Leos and Lions assisted the CS with the preparations for the cabinet Meeting and setting up of the Peace poster wall.

LION MANISH AWARDED FOR 25 MEMBERS SPONSORED

Lion Manish Chavda, Cabinet Secretary received an appreciation award from LCIF for the 25 members he had sponsored into his club in the past seven years of service to Lionism. Seen in the picture below, PMCC/PDG Lion Majid Khan affixing the pin on Lion Manish.

The event took place at the Banquet that followed the 2nd Cabinet Meeting in Mwanza on 18th February 2012.

MWANZA VALENTINE'S SCHEDULE DURING DG VISIT

Board Meeting

Lions Club of Mwanza Valentine held its Board Meeting on 16th February 2012 at Mwanza Sports Club. DG Lion Satish Sharma impressed the members saying that he had been receiving praiseworthy reports. He congratulated the club for taking on the humanitarian challenge by serving the needy in Mwanza.

Activity

The members together with the DG visited FONELESCO Orphanage Centre. The visit and its consequential assistance brought smiles and colour to 61 under-principled children. 

The Club donated following items. 

1. Food Items (Rice, beans, corn flour, sugar, juices, biscuits, candies etc. 

2. Stationeries (Note books, compass boxes, coloring sets and other basic stationery items. 

3. Toys (Footballs, Dart table, soft toys, etc) 

4. Utility Items (Mosquito nets, Bed sheets, soaps, oils etc.) 

5. Cloths (New T-shirts sponsored by coca cola and many used cloths of different sizes collected by club members. 

The Children sang and carried out African traditional dances. Lions also played games with the children.  

Lunch

DG and the members had the honour of having lunch with 2nd Vice District Governor Lion Wilson Ndesanjo, RC Lion Jashmina Mistry, ZC lion Jagdish Mehta and DO Lion Burhan.

Blog Master Lion Rizwan thanks Lion Pushpa for the report and pictures submitted.

MWANZA AIRPORT GETS LIONS FACELIFT

Mwanza Lions welcomed the District Governor Lion Satish Sharma on 15th of February for his official visit to the Region and Cabinet Meeting. 

RC Lion Jashmina Mistry, ZC Jagdish Mehta, DO Lion Burhan, 12 Mwanza Valentine members inclusive of its President Lion Pushpa  and other members of Lions club of Mwanza Fraternity welcomed the DG at the airport. 

PWANI CLUB GETS INTERNATIONAL TWINNING BANNER PATCH

Pwani Club received a Twinning Banner Patch in recognition of the successful twinning with Ealing Club of the UK. According to LCIF Program Development Manager, Ms Katerina Barcal, “the partnership between Pwani and Ealing is a wonderful opportunity to fulfil the third purpose of Lions Club International: To Create and Foster a spirit of understanding among the people of the world.”

Times are Hard by Lion Shabbir Jamnagerwalla

Times are hard and knocking us flat,

Life has become much aggressive,

And it has become dearer,

The clock seems much faster,

We dig deeper into our Pockets,

We curb our expenditure,

Yet the inflation is much felt,

When we get our month end Salary Pay,

We realize our helplessness,

And find that we have been spending from our Savings,

Before long there is no balance left,

And we start the new month with an Advance,

But my Friends, swim along with the Times,

And like the Duck above, float and float,

Do not let yourself be drowned,

Under the strains of employment,

Just float with the tide of our Times!

MWANZA VALENTINES ISSUES NEWSLETTER NO. 5

REMINDER TO REGISTER FOR THE MD411 CONVENTION IN ENTEBBE, UGANDA

EMERGENCY GRANT GIVEN TO DAR FLOOD VICTIMS

The Emergency Assistance to Dar es salaam flood victims at Mabwepande Camp  was carried out as per the directive issued by DG office. According to the Convenor of the Relief Activity, RC Lion Hyder Gangji, "the Lions International emergency grant of 10,000$ duly received for the purpose was fully and properly utilised."

Fraternity Lions joined this activity which took place on Sunday, 5th February, 2012 at 10.00 am by visiting the site at Mabwepande  45km from Dar es Salaam city.

Items donated were 600 school uniforms - shirts, skirts and shorts, 600 pairs of khanga's , 1500  plastic plates, 1500 plastic  bowls & 1500 mugs, 10  bags of beans and 20 bags  of sembe.  

Lion Hyder further advised that the donation was well received by the Area commissioner and the camp in-charge on behalf of the Government.

25-YEAR MONARCH CHEVRON AWARDED TO LION RAMJI OF HOST CLUB

Dear Lion Suryakant Ramji,

 

It give me a great pleasure to congratulate you on receiving a 25-YEAR MONARCH CHEVRON by Lions International for your 25 years services in Lionism.

 

Accept my and from the members of our club  heartiest congratulations on this  great achievement.

 

With Lionistic regards,

Lion Hyderali Gangji

HIDAYA ORPHANAGE BENEFITS DURING DG VISIT TO AMANI CLUB

On 24th January 2011, District Governor Lion Satish Sharma and President of Lions Club Amani, Lion Shenaz Noray joined hands and donated a manual sewing machine worth TShs. 150,000.00 to Hidaya Orphans Centre which is taking care of 90 orphans and former street children. 

 

The club has pegged one hundred sewing machines for distribution to needy centres as a Long Term Project to be carried out in piece-meal every year. This is the third time for Hidaya Centre to receive the manuel sewing machine but unfortunately a few months ago, the centre was gutted down in an inferno, loosing all they had in the house situated in Mbagala. 

 

Story by Abdul Hai

RC LION HYDER COMMENCES CLUB VISITS IN REGION A WITH PWANI CLUB

To,

The Club President,

Lions Club of Pwani.

  

Dear Lion Sara,

I wish to express my sincere gratitudes to you and the entire club members of Lions Club of Pwani for the hospitality and honour bestowed to me on my official visit to your fine club.  This being my first visit to the clubs in the Region A, proved a great experience for me as a Lion as well as being the Region Chairperson. The  visitation has been fruitful for me and above all exchange of views on Lionistic affairs was an added colour to the visitation.

The performance of your club has been remarkable this Lionistic year  and the entire credit surely goes to your able leadership with the joint efforts and support of your members, please keep it up.

I wish to thank your club for the presentation of momento which will be added to my Lionistic collections - Ahsante sana. 

Wishing  you all the best for a successful Lionistic year 2011-12

With Lionistic appreciation

Lion Hyderali. Gangji

Region Chairperson

RC Lion Hyder with Pwani Board Members

BANQUET IN HONOUR OF DG LION SHARMA HOSTED BY DAR FRATERNITY

To,
The Club President, Secretary & Membership Director
Lions Clubs of Dar es Salaam - fraternity
Zone 1 & 2
Region A,

Dear Club Leaders,
 

Organizing an event is not a one man job  so was the case in organizing the recent District Governor's visitation and the Grand banquet on Sat, 28th January 2012. I wish to acknowledge the efforts and support given by the clubs .The cooperation accorded by the club president and Secretary has been noted with highest gratitudes and appreciation.  The role played by the Lion members in the fraternity cannot be left without recognition , this joint efforts in the fraternity was the key to success in the preparation of this yearly Lionistic event. 

 

The individual club visitation  were well planned with meaningful activities and fellowship dinners  have been recognized by the District Governor which resulted to a fruitful visitation with praises. 

 

I also wish to recognize Lions Club of Amani, Azania, Mzizima and Host for their efforts in inducting New members Which added colours to the entire event and as an  added success for the Region A.  My Salutation to these fine clubs.

 

Lastly had it not been for you all - The Lions in the fraternity , the event could not have been as successful as it turnedout to be.

 

Ahsante Sana

With Lionistic appreaciation

Lion Hyderali. Gangji
Region Chairperson
Region A 

BAGAMOYO EARNS ITS WORTH - AMANI CLUB SAYS IT ALL

Bagamoyo Pictorial Exhibition was attended by over 1,700 people. Hodi Tanzania and  Amani Club were the main organizers and with a good support from National Museum (venue) and some advertisers who bought space to advertise their products and services.


Amani Club thanked both the Past District Governors & PMCC, Ln. Safderali Jaffer and Lion Abdul Majeed Khan for attending the Pictorial Exhibition of Bagamoyo. The presence of  Governor Satish Sharma and VDG Ln. Wilson Ndesanjo at the National Museum & House of Culture was greatly appreciated.

The historical episode of Bagamoyo in pictures was well captured through the lense of professional Photographer Lion Salim Suleimanji (Hodi Tanzania).

Uganda Airlines were major advertisers who also promised to provide concession tickets to Entebbe for Lions planning to attend Annual District Convention in May 2012.

Picture shows VDG Wilson Ndesanjo addressing the gathering at the National Museum. 

Picture shows score of people and students who attended the pictorial exhibition

HON. MP DEWJI RECEIVES TRICYCLES FOR HIS CONSTITUENCY

DG Lion Satish Sharma during his visit to Mzizima Club officiated handing over of 5 invalid tri-cycles worth 1,750,000TShs to Hon. MP for Singida Mr. Mohamed Dewji. 

Hon. Dewji  praised the lions for the assistance and made a appreciative mention of the Lions Sight First Outreach Programme. DG Satish presented a pin to the MP.

MZIZIMA LIONS DONATE STATIONERY TO GEREZANI SCHOOL DURING DG VISIT

Stationary worth 840,000TShs was donated to under privileged school children in Gerezani Primary School by the DG during his visit to the club. This was again part of the long term  activity which Lions of Mzizima are carrying out stationary to various public schools to ease out the basic stationary faced by schools. 435 pupils benefited from this exercise.