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August 2014
News (E) bulletin from Leo Council
JULY
In this Issue
From the Editor
Editorial
Dear Lions, Lion Ladies, Leos,
About Lions Clubs
Greetings. It gives me immense pleasure to meet you through our news letter
Sponsor a Leo club
this year. Well, Leos Leap. Yes they do. This year started off well with the face
Leo Council Team to face meeting with Leo clubs at our central office on July 7th. About 40 Leos
participated with their Leo Advisors that day.Our District Governor Lion E
Leo Clubs in our District Clubs Ravichandran and PDG Lion S . Sankar Pandian participated. For our Governor
this was the first meeting after being installed as Governor at Las Vegas. Lion
Leo Council Installation Parvathy viswanath, D.C. gave orientation to the new Leos.
Face to Face meeting Leo council was duly installed on July 21st at Valliammal Matriculation Higher
Secondary school which was inaugurated by our DG Ln E. ravichandran. New
Mega health camp
members were inducted by our second VDG Ln R M Thyagarajan and New team of
Various projects office bearers of Leo clubs were installed by our first vice district Governor Lion
Sathyanarayana moorthy. Council team headed by Leo Tejan Kumar as Leo
Serve your community district president, leo Yamuna as secretary and Leo Abhishek Ram as treasurer
were installed by Lion Badrinath, past C.S. of district 324 A1. Thanks to PDG Lion
Sankarpandian, Cabinet secretary, Cabinet Treasurer and the Principal of the
school, Ms. Gita Ramasubramaniam for their wonderful support. Thanks to the
Important Dates Principal,Leo co-ordinators and our Leos of Valliammal school for helping
with arrangements. The Guest of honour Shri Pratap kumar spoke on the
August 12th importance of hard work, Leadership skills needed to succeed in life. The Leo
directory was released that day.
International Youth day
Efforts are taken to revive Leo club of SVCE which was closed last year. Also
August 15th
two new clubs namely Leo club of Metro West – TATTI and Leo club of Nightingale
Independence day – St Thomas Academy were inaugurated. They will become official once they
receive their charter. The number of active Leo clubs as on July 1st was 8.
August 19th
May we request Lions clubs to come forward to sponsor more Leo clubs and add
World Humanitarian Day New Energy and increase Lions visibility in the community.
On activity side our Leos joined the Lions on the first day helping them at the
health camp organised for the needy. Our Leos also volunteered at our district
cabinet installation. Leo clubs individually / with their parent club are doing
Did you know ? projects like Swacch Bharat, Aids awareness, planting saplings etc. We plan to
meet every month and fulfil our obligations in administration, membership and
There are service activities.All our activities will be depicted in this page every month. So
stay tuned, join in our events and help us in our endeavour, 2 in taking Leo
More than 7000 Leo clubs movement to greater heights.
LCI aims to empower volunteers to serve their communities, meet humanitarian needs, encourage peace and promote
international understanding through Lions clubs
Make a difference - sponsor a Leo club ABOUT THE LEO CLUB PROGRAM
Empower and support youth as service leaders within
your community.
An integral part of the Lions family, Leos also have
their own global network of over 6,500 Leo clubs in
NEW ENERGY more than 140 nations. This international scope fosters
a unique global identity among Leos and Lions. Leo
Connections to young people can bring new energy to clubs provide young people with an opportunity for
a Lions club and increase Lions visibility in the development and contribution, individually and
community with exposure to new audiences – such as collectively, as responsible members of the local,
young professionals, students, parents and families.
national and international community.
Leo club sponsorship also serves as an opportunity for
Lions to mentor potential community leaders and
recruit future Lions club members.
HISTORY & OBJECTIVE
Sponsoring Lions clubs should guide and motivate In 1957, the Glenside Lions Club from the U.S. state
Leos involved in the program. By working closely with of Pennsylvania sponsored the world’s first Leo club
Leos, Lions ensure that their sponsored Leo club — the Abington High School Leo Club — with 35
operates within and benefits from the policies of LCI. students. A decade later, the LCI Board of Directors
Lions club is also encouraged to appoint the Leo club
adopted the Leo Club Program as an official program
advisor as a member of the Lions club’s board of of the association.
directors. Through the Leo Club Program, young people develop
and practice leadership, organization and social skills
To provide effective guidance, sponsoring Lions clubs
through participation in Leo club activities and service
appoint a Lion to serve as the Leo club advisor Leo
projects. Involvement in these activities often fosters a
club advisor as a member of the Lions club’s board of
directors.
lifetime commitment to helping others, while
enhancing the community. MOTTO
Sponsoring Lions clubs may guide the Leo club in one
The Leo club motto — Leadership, Experience,
or more of the following ways, as agreed upon by the
Opportunity — says it all:
Lions and Leo clubs: • The Leo club advisor or a
member of the sponsoring Lions club should attend LEADERSHIP: Leo members acquire skills as project
each Leo club or Leo board of directors meeting. • organizers and motivators of their peers.
Three representatives from the Lions and Leo clubs
EXPERIENCE:They discover how teamwork and
should meet monthly to review actions of the Leo
cooperation can bring about change in their
club and/or its board of directors. • If attending
meetings is difficult, Leos should submit a copy of
community and the world.
their club or board meeting minutes to the Lions club OPPORTUNITY:Leos develop positive character
for review. traits and receive recognition for their contributions.
An active Leo is a successful Leo! The more you move, the better you manage or prevent diabetes. Start
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Club Projects
PROJECT IDEAS
LEO Multiple District 324