CARLOW LIONS CLUB

The DG takes over as photographer

New Lions Campus Project In September 2007, with the inspiration of PDG John O'Donovan and a major input from Lion David Ryan, a new club was launched during the Institute of Technology Carlows' annual 'Clubs and Societies Day'. The Lions Campus Club is sponsored by the Carlow Lions club and membership is open to all registered students of the Institute. Thanks to the enthusiasm of its members, the club has already initiated a range of projects both on and off campus, including an initiative to raise awareness of the supports available to students as part of a campus wide campaign against suicide, a recycling drive to both raise awareness of, and implement practical solutions for campus recycling, charity fund raising activities, as well as linking to Carlow Lions clubs projects such as the Lions Christmas food appeal, and other environmental initiatives. New members are always welcome to attend meetings which take place on Thursdays at 4pm on campus. Lions Young Ambassador It is a misconception that all young people in the community are selfish and uncaring, as the media often portray them. Instead, many show a great deal of care and compassion to people within the community. The Lions Young Ambassador scheme acknowledges the work of young people working as volunteers and gives them the recognition they deserve... boosting their self esteem, their confidence in themselves and highlighting the charities and volunteer groups with which they are involved. The project was first organised in 1974 as the Lions Youth Award, and has grown in stature over the years. It has long been acknowledged as one of the foremost recognition schemes for young people in our society. We in Carlow Lions have promoted this Award with enthusiasm from our early days, and we award a perpetual trophy in memory of the late Lion Joe MacDermott who was the first organiser of the competition. The Carlow "Lions Young Ambassador of the 21st century" interviews were held on Thursday November 8. Entries were invited from all of the secondary schools and youth groups in Carlow. This years' overall winner was Emma Jane Hade from Tullow Vocational School. Emma will now go on to represent Carlow in the district final and we wish her the very best of luck. Photograph (from left to right): Lion President Bob Jeffers, Siobhán Smithers, Craig O'Toole, Eoin Healy, Alan Ward, Dermot Scully, Emma Jane Hade, Adam Lacey and Lion David Ryan, Youth Award Co-ordinator.

Peace Poster Contest 2007-2008 The Lions Club Peace around the World Poster Competition held recently in Carlow was a tremendous success. Over fifty pupils from primary schools in Carlow town took part and in doing so joined hundreds of thousands of children from around the world in sharing their visions of world peace. Prizes were presented by Lion President Bob Jeffers in the Seven Oaks Hotel on Tuesday, November 13th . The ceremony itself was remarkable in that several nationalities were represented among the prizewinners. The competition adjudicator, Ms Jacqui Quinn praised the very high standard of entries and said that it was wonderful to share in the young peoples' vision of peace. Seán Ó Braonáin, from Gaelscoil Eoghain Uí Thuairisc was the local winner. His poster visualises peace around the world using a drawing of the globe along with the symbols of peace; the dove, the olive branch, the white flag associated with ceasefires, two hands clasped in friendship and the flags of every country. Seán was commended for the thought and effort he put into his work. In a written piece to accompany his entry Seán said; 'Peace around the world means a lot to me. So when I heard about the competition to design a poster I was very interested in it. Peace to me means everybody living in friendship and harmony regardless of colour or creed. We live on a lovely planet, Earth, and almost every week we hear of an outbreak of fighting or war which is destroying friendship, peace, lives and the world'. Seán's poster now goes forward for adjudication at District level and if successful at world level. We wish him every success. Photo shows the 2007 Carlow winner Seán O Braonáin with Lion President Bob, Project Lion Seán Mulvihill and judge Jacqui Quinn. Sight First It's a stark fact. By the time you finish reading this, one child somewhere in the world will have gone blind. One goes blind every minute. Half-a-million will have lost their sight by the end of the year. Childhood blindness is only one part of the global vision crisis. If nothing is done, experts say that the world's blind population could double from 37 million to 74 million by 2020. But Lions will not allow nothing to be done. True to their commitment to be knights of the blind, Lions have launched Campaign SightFirst II to prevent this tragedy. CSFII has set out to raise at least US$150 million to continue and expand the extraordinary work of SightFirst, Lions worldwide program to combat preventable blindness.

Our own PDG John greets the present DG

Monthly meetings first Monday - Social Dancing every Tuesday 9.15 to 12 - Thank you all for your collaboration.

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LIONS INTERNATIONAL OBJECTS & ETHICS

Lions International Objects   To Create and foster a spirit of understanding among the peoples of the world. To Promote the principle of good government and good citizenship. To Take an active interest in the civic, cultural, social and moral welfare of the community. To Unite the clubs in the bonds of friendship, good fellowship and mutual understanding. To Provide a forum for the open discussion of all matters of public interest; provided, however, that partisan politics and sectarian religion shall not be debated by club members. To Encourage service-minded people to serve their community without personal financial reward, and to encourage efficiency and promote high ethical standards in commerce, industry, professions, public works and private endeavours.

Lions Code of Ethics To Show my faith in the worthiness of my vocation by industrious application to the end that I may merit a reputation for quality of service. To Seek success and to demand all fair remuneration or profit as my just due, but to accept no profit or success at the price of my own self-respect lost because of unfair advantage taken or because of questionable acts on my part. To Remember that in building up my business it is not necessary to tear down another's; to be loyal to my clients or customers and true to myself. Whenever a doubt arises as to the right or ethics of my position or action towards others, to resolve such doubts against myself. To Hold friendship as an end and not a means. To hold that true friendship exists not on account of the service performed by one another, but that true friendship demands nothing but accepts service in the spirit in which it is given. Always to bear in mind my obligations as a citizen to my nation, my state, and my community, as to give them my unswerving loyalty in word, act, and deed. To give them freely of my time, labour and means. To Aid others by giving my sympathy to those in distress, my aid to the weak, and my substance to the needy. To Be Careful with my criticism and liberal with my praise; to build up and not destroy

 

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LINKS

 

• Dublin Lions Club
• Dundalk Lions Club
• Ennis Lions Club
• Mullingar Lions Club
• NUI Maynooth Lions Campus Club
• Lucan Lions Club
• Portlaoise Lions Club
• Castlebar Lions Club
• Galway Lions Club
• Howth-Sutton Lions Club
• Malahide Lions Club
• Newry Lions Club
• Omagh Lions Club
• Templemore Lions Club

Our website has been generated with the help of LionWap, an enterprise that facilitates Lions Clubs in setting up their own websites without any specialised technical input (see LionWap link ). Carlow Lions Club are grateful to the Lions of Turkey (MD118) and especially Dr. Enzar Tore for the provision of Lionwap to the Lions Community at large. Our thanks also to Lion Nihal Goonetilleke of the Brisbane Ekibin Lions who has been helpful to us as he is to various Lions clubs around the world.

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