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Club Twinning

The International Club Twinning Programme is a voluntary and mutual agreement between clubs in different countries. Lions and Leos can participate; however, twinning should occur between like clubs (i.e. Lions with Lions, Leos with Leos).

The purpose of twinning is to give clubs from various cultures an opportunity to learn about one another. Through correspondence, the twinning partners actively illustrate the First Purpose of the Association, To create and foster a spirit of understanding among the peoples of the world.

Twinning Club News

The Lions Club of Holderness, our Twinning Club in Yorkshire, England, has sent us some news regarding their 2009 changeover.

(Retiring President Charlie Pearson presenting a 'Certificate of Appreciation'
to Lion David Whatling for his continuous Lionistic efforts during the year.)

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(Handing over the chain of office from the Immediate Past President
Charlie Pearson to the new President Margaret Riley.)

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(New District Governor Lion Janet Weatherill of Holderness Lions Club with her husband
PDG Lion Peter Weatherill at the welcome home from the International Convention.)

We thank the Lions Club of Holderness for their continuing friendship and the exchange of news with emails from Yorkshire and our news to Holderness via our website. The Lara Club is also looking forward to meeting a couple from the Holderness Lions when they visit Australia in March next year.

Twinning Club Holderness Lions Celebrate Sixth Charter Anniversary

The two pictures show Andrew Pearson, the son of our Twinning Club of Holderness President Charlie, mixing a special Lions cocktail at their Club's sixth Charter Anniversary. Holderness was chartered in 2003.

Andrew gave a talk and demonstration on cocktails, he has an upmarket bar in London frequented by well known celebrities including the late George Best. He is also on a TV programme meeting people such as Gordon Ramsey and showing them how to make cocktails.

Christmas 2009 with our English Friends

Lions Club of Holderness

Greetings from Holderness Lions, may we wish you all a Merry Christmas and a healthy, happy and prosperous New Year.

We are very busy at the present with our pre Christmas programme, mainly the sleigh runs with Santa Claus visiting the various towns and villages in our patch doing door to door collections and giving small presents to the children.

The start of the Christmas activities began on 15 Nov 08 with a raffle of a seasonal hamper at a local garden centre, followed by another hamper on the 29 Nov at the same garden centre, plus we have a further six hampers to be raffled at several pubs and shops around our area.

Our sleigh visited Hedon Lights Switch on Night on 28 Nov and we ran a soft toy stall on the same night. The following Monday 1 Dec, our sleigh together with Father Christmas visited Sproatley for their Lights on Night and we continued on the 2 Dec with a sleigh run in one half of Hedon. On Wednesday afternoon 3 Dec a concert for our senior citizens was held at the Royal British Legion Club, Hedon with entertainment including popular songs and a medley of carols from a male choir. The audience of about 75 to 80 people enjoyed the concert and the mince pies and tea or coffee at the interval. The 4 Dec was the day for the sleigh run to Paull and we had fine but cold weather with enthusiastic and appreciative residents.

Monday 8 Dec we have a Zone meeting in Bridlington together with a ten pin Bowling match between the Zone clubs, our meeting on the next night followed on Wednesday 10 Dec we hold our Christmas Bingo. Thursday and Friday we continue with our sleigh runs in Thorngumbald and Burstwick respectively.

Our final week begins with Bridlington Lions Carol Concert on Monday evening 15 Dec at The Spa, Bridlington a recently refurbished venue at a cost of over £6 million and we are bussing 100 senior citizens to the concert. Tuesday 16 Dec we are in Preston village with our sleigh and end our sleigh runs the next night in Hedon. My wife Lion Eileen and I will end our Christmas duties on Friday 19 Dec by assisting Goole Lions for two hours with a street collection in Goole shopping precinct. Lion Janet Weatherill Holderness Lions secretary and also District 105C 2008-09 Vice District Governor will be helping Goole Lions with their street collection on the following day.

I also attach three photos from our Sproatley visit, No 1 Father Christmas, me Lion Peter Wilson and little boy, No 2 Lion Eileen Wilson and VDG Lion Janet Weatherill and No 3 VDG Lion Janet Weaherill and PDG Lion Eileen Smith.

Pictures from England

Our recent activities have included a 'Burns Night' at a local restaurant with a piper (see photos).

The District Convention was held on the 2 to 4 February 2008 with the AGM at a hotel in Hull during Saturday followed by a ferry trip to Holland returning to Hull on Monday morning which was a hectic weekend but judging by the many comments was very successful and enjoyable. Friday 29 February the Club collected donations from the public at a supermarket in Withernsea in aid of the 'Marie Curie Cancer Charity' which provides free of charge nursing care to terminal patients who wish to stay in their own homes.

(Members of the Lions Club of Holderness at a recent Business Meeting in September 2007.
President Gerry Bond seated at centre.)

This photo is of two Youth Exchange girls from Victoria, Australia who were hosted by the Lions Club of Holderness, Yorkshire over Christmas and New Year 2006-07.

Left to right are Lions Eileen & Peter Wilson with Naomi and Jessie.

This photo shows from left to right, Lions Club of Holderness Secretary Janet Weatherill, Jordan, Mr & Mrs Wilkinson and Lion President Andrew Walker.

Last Friday the Club conducted a Till Receipt Draw at a local supermarket from 09:30 to 16:30 to raise funds.

The format is to ask customers if they wish to recover the cost of their shopping bill by donating £1.00 with a minimum payout of £20.00 and a maximum of £100.00. The Club collected well in excess of £400.00 and the payout was only £20.00, so a good day was had by all .