The Beacon Awards

From the LCI website....

Lions Clubs International is encouraging Youth Activities in August..

"Engaging Our Youth" Global Service Action Campaign

Lions have an opportunity to engage youth by developing programs they can relate to, and by encouraging their input and participation in the planning process. Engaging youth in service projects now will help determine whether they choose to volunteer as Lions or Leos in the future.

Take Action

During August, your club can plan activities in connection with United Nations International Youth Day on August 12, 2010. Or, organize projects throughout the month that engage youth and mobilize them in the process of helping their communities. Allowing youth to develop and lead a service project helps them learn valuable life skills while emphasizing the role of service.

Campaign Resources

Use the following resources to plan and promote your “Engaging Our Youth” Global Service Action Campaign project.

• Press Release: Send a press release to local media to encourage them to publicize your “Engaging Our Youth” Global Service Action Campaign.

• Call to Action Flyer: Get an overview of the “Engaging Our Youth” Global Service Action Campaign – and ideas to jumpstart your project.

• Planning Guide: Use this step-by-step approach to organize your very own “Engaging Our Youth” Global Service Action Campaign.

• Project Ideas: Review ideas you and your club can use to partner with youth to develop a signature service project during the month of August that will make a big impact on your community. The opportunities are endless!

Your Youth Project, can be filed as a Club level or District level project to go for the Beacon Awards. Click for more info. Meanwhile... in our very own District....

District 308B2 Leo Clubs

If you don't know by now... Come 2nd September 2010, the LEO Program has set foot in Malaysia for 40 years! Yes... The Leo Club of Anderson, Ipoh, was formed 40 years ago in 1970! In celebrating 40 Years of LEO Service, instead of holding a mega scale concert... or organizing a dinner or luncheon at an expensive hotel, District 308B2 (Malaysia) Leo Clubs have decided to GO GREEN in a special way! This would be to conduct what we call as the M.A.D Celebration (Making A Difference)!!!!

On the 29th of August 2010 (Sunday), we are inviting 40 Leo Clubs in the District to conduct Eco-based projects... be it School clean-up, planting trees etc etc... concurrently at 9.02 a.m. (902 symbolizing September 2nd). We invite all Leo Advisors, Sponsoring Lions Club Presidents or members to jointly do this project together with your Leos for 2 main reasons:

i) In line with the call by LCI to focus on Youth Activities this month as a Lion-Leo project!
ii) Be proud that ... 40 years ago there was 1 Leo Club... 40 years today.. MD308 combined we have & 200!!

The M.A.D project is approved and endorsed by the Ministry of Education with proper and certified letter, hence, doing this project at your sponsored Leo Clubs' school is not an issue!

Disclaimer to avoid confusion and disagreement about the celebration at MD level: 

Inevitably 2nd September 2010 is the day MD308 celebrates 40 Years of LEO Service in MD 308 (Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei) but there is no direction from MD Council for a MD level celebration. Hence the M.A.D project is strictly, and I stand noted, a District 308B2 Leo Clubs initiative, led by our very own District 308B2 LEO Cabinet. This is strictly not an MD project. However, we will extend invites to other Leos in the MD base on goodwill. 

Regards

Lion Alan Thoo

B2 Passion Editor

District Chairperson for Leo Clubs

District 308B2 (Malaysia)

Message to Club Officers from International President Sid Scruggs

Dear Club Officer,

Congratulations on being elected to the leadership of your club.  I know that you will find it an exciting and rewarding experience as, together, we encourage Lions to shine our light of service into the world and rededicate ourselves to the ideal of We Serve.

As you may know, my Beacon of Hope theme is all about service.  This year we will build on our recent success by renewing and, most of all, expanding our service.  To accomplish this goal, I am asking each Club to have a significant or signature service project.  This type of project will define who you are in your community.  No longer will we be "the best kept secret".

Each club and each member represents a light of hope to someone in need.   Together, the light that shines in every one of our nearly 1.35 million Lions becomes a bright Beacon of Hope for all to see.

As you can see below, we have some exciting new activities planned to help your club shine its light even brighter and to expand its service in a world of ever growing needs.

We are just beginning our term as keepers of the light, but the lamp is already lit and there is much to be done. There are fast-approaching deadlines for us to meet.  Please take note of the upcoming events detailed in this newsletter and be sure that your club is well-prepared to take part in these worldwide initiatives.

I thank you for all you have done as an active and dedicated Lion and for all you will do in the coming months as a leader of Lions.

Best wishes,
Sid L. Scruggs III
International President

For more information on our IP, please click HERE.