Leo District 412: Region 2 Report 2nd Council Meeting 8- 10 December 2006

Tuesday, December 5, 2006

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

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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