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The club meets on the
1st & 3rd Thursday evenings at 7.00 pm at the
Wheelers Hill International
in Jells Rd.
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Congratulations to Lion Geoff Ferguson on his
induction as the Club's 2010-2011 President
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Congratulations to
District Governor Anthony Stockdale
on his appointment for 2010-2011
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PROJECTS
Fellowship .. good times .. meeting people .. building
lasting friendships .. service to the community .. learning new skills ..
leadership and personal development - these are just some of the good things
about being a member of the Waverley Lions Club.
The motto of every member is simply "we serve" and
Waverley Lions seek to put this statement into action. The club manages a number of
ongoing and short term projects as well as supporting other clubs and community
bodies throughout the year.
Ongoing projects
- Opportunity Shop
- Cord Blood
- Waverley Emergency Adolescent Care (WEAC)
- The Ronald MacDonald House (Clayton)
- Lions Youth of the Year Quest (YOTY)
- Lions Wilderness Village "Licola"
- The "Lionsville"
Committee of Management
- Lions Mints
- Xmas Cake sales
Short Term projects
include
- South African village
(Semorishi) renewal project
- Variety Bash Car Trial
- Victorian Bushfire
Appeal (Feb 2009)
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The club raises much needed funds through its Opportunity
Shop and other activities such as Raffles, BBQs, Shopping Centre Spinning Wheels,
Social functions, Xmas cake
sales, and Lions mint sales.
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The Semorishi
Project
Lion Mary Mahloko-Boardman, husband Lion
Ken and children Naledi and Sereto visited South Africa in May -June 2010 to
present a cheque to the school principal at Mary's home village Semorishi to
finance the building of a school library. The family also attended several
of the World Cup matches. |
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The Boardman
family at Lesedi a cultural village that
showcases all of the indigenous people
groups in South Africa (The guy is dressed
in a traditional Zulu outfit)
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Mary's mother Elizabeth's 78th
Birthday Cake, Speech
& Celebrations. Mary's mum is the lady
seated to the far left.
As is tradition, the family had a marquee
setup in the back yard |
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The
former School Principal,
Mr
Mokoka now retired (he
received the first donation
cheque a few years
ago...and also taught Mary when she went to
school there) Mary of course is in the
middle and the new Principal Mr.
Setati is on the
right. The
cheque converted from $6000 AUD to around
ZAR37,701 Sth
African Rand.
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The School
Library Building foundation has been poured
and as you can see from the photos, the
bricks have arrived. The builder has hired a
couple of bricklayers to assist him.
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The
School Principal Mr Setati (left), Mary
(middle) and Mr Kgadima (the builder) on the
right, with various students in the
background standing on the site of the new
building under construction.
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