To my fellow Lions of the City of Burnie Lions club, and all Lions in District 201T1 (Tasmania)
As District Coordinator of the Global Leadership Team (GLT) I invite you to attend the various venues offering the new training workshops.
Our Cabinet Secretary Lion Maurice Jones prepared some 150 personal invitatations to our newer member in the District just prior to Christmas 2011. The response wasn't what I anticipated due to many factors, like the festive season, family holidays away from home and a myriad of other reasons. However, reminders were printed in the District Governor's newsletter of December 2011 and January 2012 and still the message hadn't sunk in.
You can imagine the disappointment of Regional Chairperson (South) Sue Johns and her presenters when only three new Lions accepted the invitation and the decission was made to cancel the workshop at Howrah on the Eastern Shore of Hobart.
The next workshop was held at Kings Meadows, Launceston. 4th February 2012 and attracted nine new members with presenters PDG Helen Moir, RC Derek Fellows (North), and Zone Chairperson Amanda Olson fresh back from the Lions Development Faculty in Adelaide. Although they did experience problems with the presentation package due to lighting, they were able to use the notes to deliver the message we wished to deliver.
Now we come to the lucky last Region based on the North West Coast. For those who read this posting, no matter be you a new Lion or an longer term Lion, you are welcome to attend. Our workshop will be held at the Penguin Lions Centre, Ironcliffe Road, Penguin at 10:00am Saturday 11th February 2012. Fortunately our numbers are in excess of 15 at the time of writing this post, and we have room for more.
The presenters are Regional Chairperson Anne Fagg (Rocky Cape), Nigel Sheahen Graduate of the Leadership Skills course (Wynyard) and myself from the City of Burnie Lions Club. It is interesting to note that the following are going to be in attendance. 2nd VDG George Bugeja, and 2nd VDG Elect Michael MacLaren, both Lions expressing that they are still "Learning About Lions" despite their longer term membership. . . . . . . . hint, hint!
May I also pay tribute to those good Lions who assisted me in producing the PowerPoint presentation. The final finished product was at 11:15pm 6th February (last night) Thank you Anne, and partner Chris Fagg, and Nigel. Now the proof of the puding will be the eating there of.
5th March 2012.
I am pleased to report that there were 25 people in all attended the training session at Penguin including the presenters and also several Cabinet officers. All learnt something and many a lot. So good was the session that we ran out of time due to the discussion topics that were raised. It was then necessary to run a second session 3rd March to complete the orientation process. Some who were at the first day were unable to attend the second which was unfortunate.
So where to next? The Orientation process hasn't finished here in the 201T1 District. There are clubs and members that need to be brought up to speed and it will be up to all the Regional and Zone Chair persons to identify them and provide the necessary training. I encourage them to do so. The tools and material is available available all you need are participants.
