Leo District 412: July 2007

Sunday, July 1, 2007

Region 5 Financial statement as at 1st July

LEO REGION 5 (BOTSWANA)
FINANCIAL REPORT AS AT 1ST JULY 2007

Date Description Amount

3rd May 2007 Balance from out-going Chairperson 252.00 (Lions)
180.00 (Cash)
3rd May 2007 Communication 20.00

11th May 2007 Communication 20.00

20th May 2007 Postage and stamps 30.50

28th May 2007 Communication 10.00

8th June 2007 Communication 10.00
90.50

1st July 2007 Balance 89.50 (Cash)
252.00(Lions)

NOTES
(Lions): This is monies that were paid to the region by cheque, and it was passed to Lions of Gaborone to cash it for us.
I urge all Clubs to be prompt in paying their region dues (P2 per Leo once in a year). This is the monies we need to operate all region matters. Fund raising ideas for the region are also welcomed.

Leo Hazi Kgomotso
Region 5 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