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Cleveland Bay Chronicle
1 September 2016 Chartered – 4th October 1960 (163rd Lions
Club formed in Australia) DISTRICT 201 Q2 [email protected]
Motto – ‘We Serve’
September
21 Mary O’Donnell
24 Jane Saint
29 David Bradshaw
29 Carol Shields
29 Chitra Madhavan
Monthly Reminders
Please submit the following items to the relevant members:
Newsletter Articles and Photos to Mary O'Donnell by COB the Friday prior to 1st meeting of the month [email protected]
Dinner Meeting Agenda and Board Meeting Agenda Items to Mel Sloane [email protected]
Activity Hours from Coordinator to Fred Bassett [email protected]
* Club Activities, Community Work, Blood Donations, Other Club Activities, Volunteer Services
Social Media / Web Page articles & Photos to Juno [email protected] * No cut off, however as soon as available so that it is still relevant.
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It was with a great sense of pride that on returning from my time away from Townsville during August, I found the Club ‘powering away’ at its respective projects. We have a talented and dedicated membership and have so much to be grateful for.
It is now two months on from our late June Membership Workshop and I am keen to receive feedback from members on how they think we are traveling. I feel a sense of renewed purpose and energy from members, but seek your reassurance that we are moving toward the agreed
goals under membership retention, fundraising and community. There are many competing demands on our time and I would like to know that members feel comfortable with the pace and focus of our Club activities. Please don’t hesistate to contact me by phone (0488977874) or drop me an email ([email protected]).
August Highlights
We are very appreciative of Vic who, at a moments notice, organised a sausage sizzle for a ‘desperate’ Auction House; and to Shirley and Fred who were able to assist on the day.
On the subject of sausages, hasn’t our partnership with the Sporting Shooters grown with our now regular twice monthly BBQ. Also, and quite unexpectedly, the Club was offered a further opportunity on the following weekend to earn some good money providing peoplepower to assist with catering at their State Competition. As a result, Ron and I spent a lovely weekend with the good folks at the range.
I also take this opportunity to recognise the initiative that Shirley and Doreen took in updating our Club Banners, purchasing the fabric and the hours spent sewing external club banneretts.
Well done Mary and Chitra for tackling our Club Uniform at our monthly Themed Dinner Meeting. As I was reminded this was a topic that had been on the ‘Club’s books’ for at least 2 years. It was always going to be a challenge to form a general concensus on style and colour, particularly where consideration needed to be given to Club history, personal preferences and Club branding. However, the preparation work that you both put into presenting the material and the facilitation of member’s feedback on the night, worked toward advancing a resolution and I look forward to the final product.
Keith’s organisation of our presence at the Garden Expo with the addition of the hours put in by members, has gone a long way to lifting our profile in the Townsville and Lions’ Community.
The Month Ahead
At our first meeting of the month we will be welcoming our District Governor Brian Hewitt and guests. As I am discovering there are a great many activities working in the background at both the Zone and District levels, one of which is the Club Legacy initiative. I am sure that DG Brian will be keen to promote this initiative and I encourage members to give consideration to how we at Townsville, Cleveland Bay might participate. Don’t be shy to ask Brian about the initiative on the night.
Cheers
Sue
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Garden Expo Riverway 27 August 16 Les Hyland
I can’t comment on the Sunday, but the Saturday was very successful from a sales point of view. We
were well staffed With Jeff, Dianne, and myself there almost all day [08.00 - 16.00] Lynn helped when
she was not off surveying plant stalls and Melissa was there right through the middle shift. Keith was
around at the start and finish suffering from a cough so he took the middle of the day off. It was cold
from 08.00 to 09.30 when it warmed up.
You could say we were a “mixed” stall with plants supplied by Jane selling well, Lions Cakes were in
demand too but it was on the Melbourne Cup tickets that we did much better than we expected with
over 8 books sold during the day. The best time was, undoubtedly, between 10.00 and 12.00 with a
notable drop off over lunch time and a good but slow afternoon. Townsville Central Lions were touting
for members at both gates so we did not have too many membership enquiries.
All that being said it was a pleasant day and was a good promotion for the Club with out any enormous
effort. Well worth doing again !
Diane Mulhall Pen-Picture 1948-1957
We lived in Mosman, North Sydney until 1948.
We then moved to Port Kembla where we lived in
a flat. On the ground floor was the
Harbourmaster, we were in the middle and on the
top floor was the Weather Bureau. The flats
stood in a large compound with Army bunkers
and was fenced with a high wire fence topped
with barbed wire. We were there for a year
before moving again to a large house in
Wollongong which was the first Fire Station for
Wollongong, built in the 1800’s. In the yard
there was a large well, 2 fire hydrants and a big
shed in which was stored Army Tanks, Jeeps and
Trucks and we played on them. I learned to ride
horses at about the age of 10 as my Dad said that
a bike was unladylike. Who was he kidding ? In
1957, Dad left the Army and we moved to
Corrimal.
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SSAA NEWS
I would like to thank all of the Members who have expressed their interest in helping out at the sausage sizzles at the Range. The first two have gone without a hitch (If you don’t count unplanned sightseeing trip on the way). Sue and Fred did such a good job that they ran out of sausages, great stuff. I’ve attached a copy of the roster in the newsletter so everyone will know when their on. Please if something unforeseen happens and you can’t make it please try and find a replacement and let me know how you get on. Thanks.
Planning for the Charity shoot is proceeding with the steering committee meeting on 10 Sep to iron out the details from our side of the fence. The SSAA has also been hard at work and want to have a get together early next month, so things are moving forward. Remember this is our event so please pass on the info to as many people as you can.
Cheers
Vic
SSAA BBQ Roster
Sat 13 Aug Vic / Jeff
Sat 20 Aug Fred / Jane
Sat 10 Sep Fred / Mel
Sat 17 Sep Vic / ?
Sat 15 Oct Fred / ?
Sat 22 Oct Mary / Chitra
Sat 12 Nov Vic / Juno
Sat 19 Nov Jane / Angelo
Sat 10 Dec Vic / ?
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Please find below a list of activities and dates that are upcoming in the coming months for members to be aware of.
September 1 Thursday Dinner & Board Meeting 6.30pm for 7pm
Riverview Tavern
September 10 Sunday Sporting Shooters BBQ Rifle Range Road Hervey’s Range
September 15 Thursday Dinner Meeting 6.30pm for 7pm
Riverview Tavern
September 17 Saturday Sporting Shooters BBQ Rifle Range Road Hervey’s Range
Sept ember 17 - 18
Saturday/ Sunday
Relay for Life Tony Ireland Stadium
October 6 Thursday Dinner & Board Meeting 6.30pm for 7pm
Riverview Tavern
October 15 Saturday Sporting Shooters BBQ Rifle Range Road Hervey’s Range
October 20 Thursday Dinner Meeting 6.30pm for 7pm
Riverview Tavern
October 22 Saturday Sporting Shooters BBQ Rifle Range Road Hervey’s Range
October 28 Walk for Daniel BBQ
October 29 - 30
Sporting Shooters Fundraiser Rifle Range Road Hervey’s Range
Please consider putting your name down for some of our upcoming events. Don’t forget
there are rosters for the shopping centres for Melbourne Cup ticket selling.