Leo District 412: December 2006

Tuesday, December 5, 2006

Chiredzi Report for 2nd Council Meeting 8 Dec 2006

Lions Club International District 412.
Club Report
Chiredzi Leo Club D412
Box 62 ,Chiredzi

Second Council Meeting
Date 08 -1 1 Dec 2006
Host Redcliff

Membership
Active 7
At Large 3

Sponsoring Lions Leo Advisor Content No.
Lions Club of Chiredzi
Lion Thomas Deka
011 411 069 / 031-5151/6

Finances
Charity acc142,500.00
Admin acc.10,000.00

Projects

1 Youth Awareness Day - 04/1106
We hosted our annual Youth Awarness Day on the 4th of November 2006. The event was well attended by the community. Sponsorship for the event was $550 000. 00, we distributed prizes worth $120 000.00 and realised a surplus of $ 142 000.00. We had 4 organizations, NBTS, FACT Tunza & Lyec and 4 high schools from within the Lowveld participating.

Meetings

Zone Meeting-05/11/06
We attended the Lions Zone meeting hosted by The Lion's Club of Zvishavane in Zvishavane
Health, HIV & AIDS

HIV & AIDS Workshops

Leo Simba has been participating in the Jairos Jiri Masving CBR activities in which HIV & AIDS workshops are conductedin the Chiredzi Rual area mainly in Chilonga and Chikombedzi. Workshops have been conducted to teach the people about the pandemic and to train community Peer Educators.

Future Projects

Xmas Party @ N&B Children's Home -16.12.06
Hospital Visit with the Lions - 26.12.06
Leos and Lions Social - TBA

Twinning
Gweru Main, Camelot, Gab West, Victoria High, Kyle College & Harare West

Leo Club President
Leo Simbarashe Mapira
(091 455 590 /+263 31 3777)
Leo Club Secretary
Leo Yvonne Chikumbirike
(091 965 657/+ 263 31 5005-6)

Region 2 Report 2nd Council Meeting 8- 10 December 2006

LD412 REGION 2 REPORT
2nd Council Meeting 8- 10 December 2006

Greetings to you all

This council meeting comes on the backdrop of major challenges in the District. In Zimbabwe the economy has hit us hard. Leos will take the economy heard-on and prevail.
Communication was poor hence the performance of the district slowed down. However, some of the clubs made significant contributions to the society as reflected in their reports. Region 2, being the biggest in terms of numbers, has a lot to offer to society to fulfil our obligation.
Our aspirations are to do more and more in our communities. I'm proud to say that the LEO spirit still lives and young boys and girls are coming aboard the LEO train.

Lastly I would to urge all the Leaders, which includes everyone, we are all leaders, to play our part in serving our community.

Leo Bernard Muvhami
LR2 Chair

Who are Leos

In 1957, Coach Jim Graver started the Leo ball rolling. Chances are, that ball was a baseball. Graver was the coach of the Abington High School, Pennsylvania, USA, baseball team. Graver was also an active member of the Glenside, Pennsylvania, Lions Club. With fellow Lion, William Ernst, Graver talked about starting a service club for high school boys. So they asked their fellow Lions for support. Without hesitation, the Glenside Lions agreed that a Lions youth group was a good idea. Graver and Ernst set to work. On December 5, 1957, the Glenside Lions presented a charter to the Abington High School Leo Club whose members were mostly made up of the high school's baseball team.As the world's first Leo club, the group created the Leo acronym - Leadership, Equality, Opportunity (Equality was later changed to Experience.) And, the group chose maroon and gold - their school colors - to serve as the Leo club colors.
Leo Club's Objective and Motto
In October 1967, the board of directors of Lions Clubs International adopted the Leo Club Program as an official program of the association. Open to males and females, the objective of the Leo Club Program was (and still is):"...to provide the youth of the world (with) an opportunity for development and contribution, individually and collectively, as responsible members of the local, national and international community."
The Leo club motto is:
Leadership - Leos develop skills as organizers, time managers and motivators of their peers.
Experience - Leos learn the importance of cooperation through community service.
Opportunity - Membership provides young people with a chance to excel, to develop positive charatcer traits, and to receive recognition for their contributions to the community.

District 412 covers 4 countries namely Botswana,Malawi,Mozambique and Zimbabwe. The Leo programme started in the District with the chartering of the Gwelo Omega Leo Club sponsered by the Lions club of Gweru.
Since then the Lions have continued to sponser new Leo Clubs and to date they are over 50 clubs in the district