Leo District 412: Leo D412 Region 5 Report

Monday, August 11, 2008

Leo D412 Region 5 Report

Leo Clubs international Region 5 (Botswana)

Region Chairperson- Leo Kago Mathengwane

Region 5(Botswana) Leo Advisor: Lion Gibson Kay-Khiwa

Date: 06/08/2008

Where: 1st Council Meeting-Gweru-Zimbabwe.

Greetings fellow Leos, Lions and Patrons.
First off, my apologies for not being present at this council meeting for reasons beyond my control.
I took over from Leo Hazi after the last Leo convention and we worked together up until the end of the Leoistic year. During this time I’ve been faced with the challenge of uniting a rather scattered region which has never been easy for my predecessors. There are 10 active Clubs in the region:
1. Leo Club of G-West
2. Leo club of Kgalemang
3. Leo Club of Mahalapye
4. Leo Club of Tsodilo
5. Leo Club of Molepolole
6. Leo Club of Madiba
7. Leo Club of Swaneng

with most being rather inactive such clubs are
1. Leo Club of Mater Spei
2. Leo club of Selebi-Phikwe
3. Leo club of Serowe-Ikageng
4. Leo Club of Ranokanyane
These are clubs which have been chartered but have since got out of action for various reasons, and we are working on reviving these clubs.
However, there has also been entrance to the region by new clubs which are yet to be chartered. These are Prospective Leo clubs of:
1. Molefhi
2. Lobatse
3. Francistown
4. Maun.

Even though these clubs have not yet been chartered, they have indeed shown great interest in Leo and it activities. Their efforts are highly commendable and I look forward to a great Leoistic year with these clubs. I am of great faith that Leo Region 5 will be tops very soon!
I have had club visits to two clubs this July and this was indeed beneficial to me and to the clubs, these are Leos of Madiba, Mahalapye, Kgalemang and Swaneng. The Leos brought out their grievances which included not much interaction between Leos and Lions and shared ideas for projects. However, after the meeting, they all promised to produce top projects and come the next convention, they will scoop all the awards.
Have a great Leo Council meeting. God Bless.

Leo Kago,
Region 5

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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