Busy time for Mount Gambier Lions

Lions Club of Mount Gambier meets new district governor & hands out generous donation

The Lions Club of Mount Gambier recently held a dinner meeting to celebrate a visit by the newly installed District Governor Ruth Pearsons.

The District Governor addressed those present on a range of issues that impacted Lions and their communities, particularly touching on declining membership numbers facing the west, while the numbers of Lions in Asia and India are growing rapidly.

Like many organisations Lions are facing challenges to address the desired growth of Lions numbers within our own communities. Ruth also gave an insight into her own recent experiences at the International Lions Convention at Montreal in Canada.

Ruth singled out numerous major projects that the Mount Gambier club has initiated in recent times which have benefitted our community including the project to celebrate 75 years of Lions in Australia and she thanked the club for their financial support to the Australian Lions Foundation and Lions International.

Mount Gambier president Steve Bell presented Ruth with the club banner with the District Governor also helping induct the Mount Gambier club’s newest incoming member Philip Leathley.

Lions Club of Mount Gambier immediate past president Jill Austin, who inaugurated the 75 Lions Anniversary flower project, presented Mount Gambier cancer Support Group president Lorraine Musgrove and Janette Brenda with $1329.90 which were the proceeds from the fundraiser efforts of the project.

WELCOMING THE NEW DISTRICT GOVERNOR: (Top left) President Steve Bell, sponsoring Lions Martin Vercoe, DG Ruth Pearsons and new Lion Phill Leathley CANCER DONATION: (Bottom left) Past president Jill Austin, Mount Gambier Cancer Support Group president Loraine Musgrove & Janette Brenda