April 2018 BULLETIN - LIONS CLUB OF WAIMAUKU - Lions Clubs NZ

LIONS CLUB OF
  WAIMAUKU

 BULLETIN
  April 2018

THE WAIMAUKU LIONS INC 2017 /2018 COMMITTEE

President - Carla Sutton – 412 2698/021 132 9313
Secretary - John Sumner – 411 8908

Treasurer - Grahame Edmonds - 411 7043

Finance & Fundraising
              1st VP - Raelene Arthur 411 7714
               Director - Cherie Ellis 411 8503
              Committee - Mark Baker, Steve Chambers, Anne Doyle, John
              Emery, Peter Freeman, Kerri Herring, Harry Hilditch, Scot
              Pearce

Youth & Community
             2nd VP - Ian Small 411 8108
             Director - Graeme Franklin 411 8155
             Committee - Ernie Andrewartha, Brian Bracey, Tom Grace,
            Harry Hillebrand, Peter Kelly, Don Lawton, Craig Sly, Wayne
            Sutton, Ian White

Club Affairs
               3rd VP - Steve Theobald - 411 7970
               Director - Malcolm Arthur- 411 7714
               Committee - Grahame Edmonds, Peter Freeman, Des French,
               Trevor Matuschka

Membership - John Grafton, Carla Sutton, Scot Pearce
Media - Steve Theobald
Web Master - Carla Sutton
Welfare Officer - Peter Freeman
Tail Twister - Harry Hillebrand and Craig Sly
Lion Tamer - Ian Small
Greeter - Raelene Arthur
Photographer - Malcolm Arthur
Bulletin - Trevor Matuschka
Health & Safety Officer and Alert Coordinator- Tom Grace
LCIF Coordinator - Ian White

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PRESIDENTS REPORT Jan-March 2018

Waimauku Lions rounded off the year in style at Settler's Lodge, at
the Christmas lunch, even though we struggled with the sad news of
Avis' passing. Thank you to those who were able to come to her
funeral. For our Club, and for our families, it has at times been a sad
year. We are looking forward to making this New Year a better one.

I hope everyone enjoyed their Christmas and summer break,
hopefully spent together with family and friends. Wayne and I
completed the Lake Waikaremoana Great Walk. Even though Day 1
was exactly when that storm hit, we had a great time and can
thoroughly recommend this track to anyone who is interested in
trekking over a period of 4 days and staying in basic huts.

2018 is gearing up to be a great year for fundraising, starting with
the Gala on Saturday 28 April. Muriwai Surf Club really appreciate
we are fundraising for the upgrade and repairs necessary to their
patrol tower on Muriwai Beach. Apparently, the roof needs some
repairs, the windows need replacing and so does the door. As the
patrol tower is located right in the dunes, it is exposed to the
elements year-round, which means that materials deteriorate rather
quickly. The cost of these repairs and upgrades is estimated to be
around $3,000. We already have bookings from many stallholders,
so fingers crossed for great weather and an excellent turn-out for the
Gala. Linda Forbes (Region Chairperson) and Roger Davis (Zone
Chairman) have kindly offered to assist on the day on our
membership stand, and further help from the District might also be
available. The Garage Sale will be big again this year and will start
at 7am (whilst the Gala will start at 9am). This might bring in some
early punters!

The Lions Club of Henderson-West Auckland joined us for our
business meeting in March. This is a great idea, as we were able to
share ideas and thoughts on projects, fundraising, and membership

drives. Hopefully we can visit one of their meetings and those of
other such active clubs in our region, later in 2018 or in 2019.
Henderson-West Auckland have their annual Runway Challenge at
Hobsonville Point on 20 May and have asked if we can provide 6 to
10 helpers to marshal on the day. We will discuss this again during
our April meeting.

During our February and March meetings we welcomed several
guest speakers, including:
   • Milan Vujcich, who reported back on his trip to Africa
   • Anita from Waimauku School, asking (and receiving)
        funding for two school camps
   • Ashley Thompson, who reported back on her trip on the
        Spirit of Adventure

Our Social Nights have been very enjoyable, with an evening of
bowls in February and pizzas and pastas at Zac’s in March. We are
looking forward to our May outing, which will hopefully be at the
Warner Bros film studio in Hollywood Kumeu.

                FINANCE AND FUNDRAISING

                       GIBBS FARM VISIT

Our main fund-raising event for 2017 was the Gibbs farm open day.
It was held on a sunny day on 7 December 2017. It was completely
sold out and returned a profit of close to $9,000. It was a wonderful
day for those that attended. The park contains the largest collection
of large-scale outdoor sculptures in New Zealand and an interesting
variety of animals. There are a large number of artworks by different
artists, many who are internationally recognised. The scale and
quality of the art and park itself is outstanding and for those that

have not been it is recommended as something to visit in the future.
A big thanks to Harry Hilditch for organising this event and to
Raelene and Malcolm who organised the lunches. Some photos from
the day follow:

Lunchtime

Des and giraffe squaring off.

GALA 2018

Planning for the 2018 Gala is underway and some details are covered
in President Carla’s Report. It is planned for 28 April at Waimauku
shops. The Garage Sale starts at 7am and the Gala Day at 9am. We
already have a lot of interest from stall holders and it should be a
great day. All hands-on deck is requested to make this a successful
day. The target for fundraising is the Muriwai Surf Club to undertake
much needed maintenance and upgrade works on the Patrol Tower.

                  YOUTH AND COMMUNITY

 Recommendations for financial assistance approved in December
2017 to March 2018 are summarised below:

   •   Kaipara College for Auckland Folk Festival - $500
   •   IDFNZ – Aurora Faauli - $100
   •   Charlotte Dunning to attend Outward Bound - $800
   •   Waimauku School, funds to assist students to attend school
       camps - $3,000
   •   Dan Sanson who spoke to us about walking Te Araroa Trail.
       He is raising money for mental health and spoke to our
       business meeting on 18 December - $200

                         CLUB AFFAIRS

Social gatherings in the last four months have included:
   • Xmas Function at Gamekeepers Restaurant on 3 December
        2017
   • Gibbs Farm Park Visit, 7 December 2017
   • Bowls at Waimauku Bowling club on 5 February 2018
   • Zac’s Pizza, Kumeu on 5 March

•   Fishing trip with Helensville Lions on 16 March. Three
    members attended, and Grahame Edmonds caught the biggest
    fish.

FUTURE EVENTS ON THE CALENDAR
28 April               Waimauku Gala Day. This is a big fund-
                       raising event for the club. Garage sale starts
                       at 7am, Gala D at 9am.
7 May                  Warner Brothers Studio, Kumeu. Details to
                       be provided.
20 May                 Runway Challenge. Fun run/walk at
                       Hobsonville Point. Henderson-West Lions
                       club organise this and would like 6-10 of
                       our members to assist with marshalling on
                       the day.
June                   Change of Officers, details to come.

                        MEMBERSHIP

John Grafton reported there are 4 potential new members. Would
like to try Quest programme again and work with local school. A
membership drive is to be undertaken at the Gala. We will have a
separate stand and Linda Forbes (Regional chairperson), Roger
Davis (Zone Chairman) and maybe Verna Healy (Helensville) and
Ricky Singh (GMT) have offered to assist. This is appreciated.

Also, if you know other people that might like to join (family,
friends, neighbours, colleagues), please discuss with them. People
join to get to know people in the area, to do good in their
community, or to expand their networks.

TRAINING COURSES AND CONVENTIONS

The Lions organisation runs different training courses at various
times throughout the year and there are also resource available on
line. Dates/locations of these courses will be provided when they are
confirmed.

District and national conventions are held annually. Dates/locations
are summarised below.

Course/Convention            Date                        Location
District Convention 2018     27-29 October 2018          North Shore
Multiple District Convention 27-29 April 2018            Palmerston
2018                                                     North

        GOLD CENTENNIAL SERVICE CHALLENGE

Waimauku Lions were presented with the Gold Centennial Service
Challenge award and a Lions Legacy Project batch by Roger Davis
at the last Zone meeting. Carla displayed the badges at our business
meeting in March.

               HENDERSON-WEST LIONS CLUB

We hosted the Henderson-West Lions club at our business meeting
on 19 March. Seventeen members attended. It was great to have
them. They provided us with good company and enlightened us with
their various activities. President Eric Carter presented us with their
new club banner. Doug Grinter told us about the Runway Challenge
Fun Run. It is to be held at Hobsonville Point on Sunday 20th May.
They would like 6-10 of our members to help as marshals on the
day. More information is available at:
http://www.runwaychallenge.co.n/.

WELFARE OFFICER

We were all saddened by the death of Avis Edmonds on the 3rd of
December. Our deepest condolences to Grahame and family.

Our best wishes and speedy recovery to those that have not been
well. Peter Freeman is the welfare officer and his role is to contact
any Lion members or their family who are sick, in hospital, have had
recent bereavements or are having a special wedding anniversary e.g.
25th, 50th etc or may need any help in any way.

         Birthdays             and          Anniversaries
31 January Fiona Hillebrand          4 January Wayne & Carla Sutton

6 February Ian White                 4 February Harry & Fiona Hillebrand
12 February Anne Doyle               10 February Graham & Lucy Franklin
29 February Steve Theobald           25 February John & Sandra Grafton

1 March Marjorie French              19 March Cherie & Steven Ellis
16 March Carla Sutton                27 March Don & Lorraine Lawton
19 March Debbie Theobald             30 March Brian & Jean Bracey
                                     30 March Des & Marjorie French

22 April Deborah Kelly
26 April Deidre Hilditch

TRUE STORIES AND JOKES

My friend, who’s a nurse in an emergency department, was telling
me about a patient who arrived with a gash in his head. Apparently,
the man was a farmer, and he and his son were working in a field
when he’d felt a stone in his boot. He’s tried to shake his foot to
work the stone out but – finding it difficult to keep his balance – he
decided to hold onto a fence pole.

The son, looking up from what he was doing, noticed his father
standing on one leg shaking vigorously and thought he was holding
onto the electrified fence.

Grasping a large stick, the son whacked his dad to break his hold on
the fence, causing the injury to his head.

Stitches were required to mend the wound, although I’m not sure if
the father and son’s relationship is mended yet.

……………………………………………………………………

A husband who has six children begins to call his wife “mother of
six” rather than by her first name. The wife, amused at first,
chuckles. But after a few years, she’s grown tired of it. “Mother of
six,” he would say, “what’s for dinner tonight?… Get me a beer!”

She gets very frustrated. Finally, while attending a party together, the
husband jokingly shouts out, “Mother of six, I think it’s time to go
home!”

She immediately shouts back, “I’ll be right with you, father of four!”

MOBILE APP My Lion

Lions have developed a mobile app that can be downloaded to your
phone. You will need a Smart phone to do so. The app is
downloaded from the App Store like any other app. Just search for
MyLion, download and register. You might like to try it.

WEB SITES

I encourage you to visit the following web sites. There is a lot of useful and interesting
information.

Lions Web Site http://www.lionsclubs.org.nz/Clubs/202K/Zone-4/Waimauku

Try also our very own Waimauku Lions Club site at
http://e-clubhouse.org/sites/waimauku/page-6.php

Our Facebook page is as follows and I understand you have to be logged on to see this.
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Waimauku-Lions-Club/463208357033219

DINNER MEETINGS                   You are booked in for the Dinner Meetings unless you
cancel with John Sumner on 09 411 8908 ( jdksumner@xtra.co.nz) no later than Sunday
afternoon before the meeting. Please notify Carla of any guests who will be attending.

You will be charged for your meal if you do not cancel in time .
Each time a Lion doesn’t cancel and fails to turn up we still have to pay Barbara for that
meal.
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We’ve had an enquiry to list the members Trades and Services so to kick it off here are a
few of our members and their trades:
Mark Baker….Soft Landscaping and Arborist. (Interests TBA)
Brian Bracey…..Justice of the Peace. Marriage Celebrant …. (Interests – motorcycles
(really!!), V8’s, and motor racing)
Steve Chambers…..Roofing (interests-motorcycles, yachts and moving house)
Harry Hilebrand…..Medical (interests-motorcycles, road & trail, mountain bikes,
navigation)
Don Lawton…..Contractor (advice only) (interests-motorcycles, accumulating
airpoints)
Steve Theobald…..Real Estate. (interests-motorcycles, horses & Interstate)

MEMBERS

Andrewartha Ernie (Kay)   411 8061 ka.eaa@xtra.co.nz
Arthur Malcolm            411 7714 027 312 6221 malart@orcon.net.nz
Arthur Raelene            411 7714 027 312 6221 malart@orcon.net.nz
Baker Mark                412 8686 027 249 5391 markbaker@xtra.co.nz
Bracey Brian (Jean)       412 8032 027 4777 347 brianjeanbracey@xtra.co.nz
*Chambers Steve (Joy)     09 425 5778 021 081 38950 s.j.chambers@outlook.com
Doyle Anne                412 2665 027 4891 655 anneost@xtra.co.nz
Edmonds Grahame (Avis)    411 7043 027 4743 881
                          Grahame.edmonds@4x4cartage.co.nz
Ellis Cherie (Steve)       411 8503 021 2939 746 cherieellisnz@gmail.comt
Emery John (Evelyn)        838 9095 021 235 1946 emery.j.e@xtra.co.nz
Freeman Peter (Ephie)     411 5202 412 8050 (Bus) fuzz@xtra.co.nz
French Des (Marjorie)     411 8118 027 4696 962 marnief@xtra.co.nz
Franklin Graham (Lucy)    411 8155 021 411 815 lucyandgrahamfranklin@gmail.com
*Grace Tom                09 420 8969 gracewoodhill@gmail.com
Grafton John (Sandra)     411 8606 027 4827 544 jandsgrafton@xtra.co.nz
*Herring Kerri            411 7488 kerri.herring007@gmail.com
Hilditch Harry (Deirdre)  09 426 9277 021 02371192 hhilditch@actrix.co.nz
Hillebrand Harry (Fiona)  411 7403 harry.fiona@xtra.co.nz
Kelly Peter (Deborah)     411 7707 411 5024(Bus) service@saxons.net.nz
Lawton Don (Lorraine )    411 7957 021 951 434 lawtonhouse@xtra.co.nz
*Matuschka Trevor (Linda) 411 8310 027 228 5952 trevor.matuschka@gmail.com
Pearce Scot               021 990 069 scot.pearce@me.com
Sly Craig (Julie)         411 7693 021 907 043 slyfamily@xtra.co.nz
Small Ian (Carolyn)       411 8108 027 4720 811 ian.small@xtra.co.nz
Sumner John (Diane)       411 8908 09 916 5187 (B) jdksumner@xtra.co.nz
Sutton Carla              412 2698 021 132 9313 suttoncarla888@gmail.com
Sutton Wayne              412 2698 021 760 862 waynegsutton@yahoo.co.nz
Theobald Steve (Debbie)   411 7970 027 4934 662 theobald@xtra.co.nz
White Ian (Mary)          09 947 0799 021 969 838 marychalky@vodafone.net.nz

* These people have new email addresses due to closure of some emails by
Vodafone. Please amend your records.