Message from the District Governor
Hello everyone. I am currently the Lions Clubs District Governor for central Southern England, which covers Hampshire, Dorset, parts of Wiltshire and Berkshire, as well as the Channel Islands.
I joined Lions 33 years ago as I wanted to support those less fortunate than myself, in my Community.
My wife Ann and I are members of the Shanklin, Isle of Wight, Lions Club and we have held a number of positions within our Club and within the organisation.
My theme for the year is "Service Before Self", which reflects our commitment to helping others, locally and Internationally, whilst having fun and fellowship within the family of Lions.
Our international President Win Kum Tam's Theme is "I Believe" and he believes in our motto "We Serve" and in serving our communities. He believes in planting trees to save the environment, in youth - our future, in community service and in growth of our organisation. I am right behind him in these beliefs.
In order to continue and increase support for our communities, we would welcome new members to join our largest and best non governmental voluntary body in the world.
If you are not a Lion, and would be interested in supporting your community, please contact your nearest Lions Club on our Clubs web page.
If you are currently a Lion, please continue with your good work and also help the membership grow so that we can provide even more benefit to our communities.
Yours
Ron Twining - District Governor
But who are the Lions?
Whenever a Lions club gets together, problems get smaller, and communities get better. That's because we help where help is needed - in our own communities and around the world - with unmatched integrity and energy.
Our 45,000 clubs and more than 1.35 million members make us the world's largest service club organisation. We're also one of the most effective. We get the job done.
At International level we recently:
- Brought 3,000 volunteers together to build a playground for children of all abilities in California, USA.
- Fed 60,000 people in a township in South Africa. It's something Lions do there every day.
- Sent a team of eye surgeons to Honduras to treat more than 100 adults and children.
Everywhere we work, we make friends; with children who need schoolbooks, with senior citizens who need transportation and with people we may never meet.
We're led by talented, dedicated volunteer leaders from around the world. We're supported by the Lions Clubs International Foundation (LCIF), which helps to fund Lions humanitarian projects locally and across the globe, wherever a major disaster occurs, Lions are there from the beginning to the end, long after the T.V. cameras are gone.
Lions are service minded people of all ages, male and female, young and not so young, who want to give something back to their communities whether that is at local level, national level or international level. At local level in this District you may have already come into contact with Lions as the likelihood is they will be prominent in your community. Take the opportunity now as you have already entered this website to use our club locator and see if there is a Lions Club already in your town. If there is not then you may wish to think about starting one - we can provide you with all the expertise, give you more information and help you start a Lions Club in your town.
If you are interested in finding out more about Lions then please contact me or Pauline McCreanor, our Development Chair. Remember that the lions clubs network joins together to provide for Global Humanitarian service and together "We Serve" on a local, national, international and global level. Where there is a need Lions clubs will always be there.
