Leo District 412: Region 2 Report, 2nd Council meeting

Sunday, December 2, 2007

Region 2 Report, 2nd Council meeting

REGION 2 LEO DISTRICT 412 SECOND COUNCIL MEETING REPORT
REGINA MUNDI, GWERU, 7-9 DECEMBER 2007

MEMBERSHIP
The Region 2 currently has a club membership of 10 namely Harare West, Peterhouse, Kutama, Hillcrest, Dangamvura, Nyamauru, St Faith’s, St Mary’s, Nyanga and prospective clubs Harare the Phoenix, Mabelreign, Prince Edward School and Herman Germeiner.

DISTRICT DUES

Most of the clubs are not in good standing while some have committed to submit their dues in due course.

COMMUNICATION
Correspondence in the region has greatly improved and this is one of the major great changes clubs as clubs have been making an effort to communicate about their activities.

TWINNING
The region has twinned with clubs in Region 3 and 5 while at club level their has been a marked improvement with club twinning and visits.

CLUB VISITS
Visited the Peterhouse on their induction luncheon as well as prospective Leo Club of Prince Edward to set up the club. Unfortunately failed to visit the rest of the

MEETINGS
I attended the District Board Meeting in Gweru in September as well District Governor Lion Ray Sibanda visit to Harare Lions Clubs for the Zone meeting.

OUTLOOK
The region’s vision is to establish more clubs and we anticipate a marked improvement in the number of clubs while the existing clubs are expected to continue going forward and strive to remain vibrant in the remainder of year

APPRECIATION
I would like to commend my fellow board members, Leo Clubs, Lions Clubs and Schools especially patrons for the effort made during the past six months. Their support is greatly appreciated.

Region 2 Chairperson
Leo Chris Bvunzawabaya,

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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