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A-2 Governor’s
Newsletter
GOVERNOR’S
REPORT June 2010
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International President Lion Wirfs
MERL
NEWS
1st Vice District
Governor's
June
Message
Happy
Father's Day
to all you dads, step-dads, grandfathers, foster dads,
big brothers, and male caregivers out there.
“ A Father
is someone who carries pictures where his money used to
be.” Lion
- Small
boy's definition of Father's Day,”It's just like
Mother's Day, only you don't spend so
much”. Australasian Manufacturer.
Thank-you
to those clubs who've forwarded copies of your PU101s.
We need them as we're preparing the 2010-2011 A-2
Directory now. The PU101 forms can
be downloaded from the
A-2, MDA,
and LCI websites, or contact Governor Lion Jack for a
copy.
The
COLTS, ( Club Officers Leadership Training ),
April 29th, at Cayuga Secondary School,
went well, by most reports. I've read a number
of positive comments in Club Bulletins, and have
received good reports from a couple Zone Chairs as well.
Most seemed to appreciate
the more
interactive sessions and our attempt to bring a little
more fun to the proceedings.
If you
missed it, too bad.
FOOD FOR
THOUGHT:
MEMBERSHIP:
I'm
thrilled by the number of Clubs that have increased
their membership by four, five, six, eight and more
members this Lions year! Altogether, District A-2 has
increased its new Lions membership by over 114
( at last count), and there are more joining every week.
Two weeks
ago, some of us in the MERLO Team were privileged to
attend an extremely well-run new members night at
Jordan Lions Club. Most Lions there had invited one or
two potential Lions out to hear a number of their own
Club members talk about their “pet
projects”,-“passions” they called it- events that
they personally run with the blessing and help of their
fellow Jordan Lions. I've since heard that between six
and eight of those guests attending will be joining
Jordan Lions Club. And why not? They already know that
if they have a project in mind, the Jordan Club will be
behind them as they try it out.
This echoes
something my own Club has found out over the past
several years, that we need to try out the
ideas of new members. Sometimes events that we've
lost money on in the past are
now doing
well, because these new members run them in a different
way.
RETENTION:
Despite our
successful District -wide efforts at getting new
members, we've lost over 113 Lions this Lions year from
our Clubs, with 39 of them to death. Which means,
another 74 Lions have “walked out the door”. What is
wrong? Why so many?
It looks
like retention is something we all should be taking a
good long look at. LCI has information and
questionnaires to help your Club operate at its best and
keep your members
happy and
feeling like they're making a difference. Take a look on
the A-2, MDA, and /or
LCI
websites. Much of this material is downloadable, and a
lot is free for the asking.
All the
best to you and your Club.
Have a great month ahead!
Yours in
Lionism, Lion Joyce Harvey,
1st Vice
District Governor & MERLO Chair
905-768-3498 or, harv@ispnet.ca
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