Round Up For 2011
Awards From Lions Clubs International
In recognition of the achievement by the Club, the International Board of Directors of Lions Clubs International has bestowed upon the Club the:
Club Excellence Awards
2009-2010
2010-2011
Lion President Alfred Micallef Attard was awarded:
- The Club President Excellence Award for 2010/2011,
- The International President’s pin ‘I Believe’ and his personal signed banner.
Awards
On the 11th November, an Awards Night was held at The Victoria Hotel where a number of members were awarded for their contribution to the Club’s successes.
37th Anniversary Of Charter:
Our 37th Anniversary of Charter was celebrated on the 12th November. As is customary it was a successful activity where the majority of members attended. During the Charter the Club confirmed the twinning with L.C. Bosco Marengo by signing a Certificate. Also the Club signed a document of continued friendship with L.C. Sfax Thyna of Tunisia.
At the evening:
- I.P.P. Lion ALPHONSE MACDONALD received the Melvyn Jones Fellow Award
- P.P. Lion Chris H. Borg Cardona received the Melvyn Jones Fellow Award.
Membership:
During this period 9 new members joined the Club. These are:
- Lion Frederick Farrugia,
- Lion Louis Sciberras,
- Lion Dragan Cvetic,
- Lion Anthony Tabone,
- Lion Leo Portelli,
- Lion Dr. Valhmor Zammit,
- Lion Christopher Abela Medici, and
- Lion Ronald Gatt.
Lion Vivienne Zammit joined the Club through a transfer from another local Club.
Twinning:
During May, a Group of members travelled to Alessandria in Italy to attend the signing of the Twinning Documents with Lions Club Bosco Marengo Santa Croce (Alessandria – Italy). It was a well organised activity.
Sponsorships:
The VICTORIA INTERNATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL were presented with a cheque of € 900 to hold the Debutantes Evening in Gozo in July 2011.
2 Students namely Ms. Charleen Caruana and Ms. Gabriella Debattista were sponsored with the amounts of € 200 and € 530 respectively to hold two concerts to help them obtain credits for their University degrees.
The National Library Book Restoration Project:
The project is ongoing and through funds received from Bank of Valletta p.l.c. and The Royal Malta Golf Club, the club purchased a Leaf Casting Machine which was presented to the Minister for Education Dolores Cristina who received the machine on behalf of The National Library. This project was featured in the Lion Magazine of February 2011.
Youth:
In association with Agenzija Zghazagh of the Secretariat for Youth and Sport, The Hon Clyde Puli presented 33 youths with the Lions Young Leaders in Service Awards. This programme is organised by Lions Club International, the Club managed to involve 250 youths 33 of whom gave not less that 50 hours of voluntary work in the community.
Activities:
- A very successful weekend in Gozo was organised by Lion Chris. H. Borg Cardona
- The local agents for the Cruise Ship m.v. Solstace invited members for a briefing and lunch on board this extraordinary vessel.
- Recycling of Eye Glasses – The Club collected over 1000 used spectacles and were sent to L.C. Medico France through the support of O’hea Opticians and Express Trailers.
- We participated in a Tree Planting Ceremony at Dar Tal-Providenza.
Fund Raising:
- Golf Tournament raised € 1030 which was matched with the same amount by the Club.
- Easter Lottery netted € 853.
- Bonfire Night raised € 315
- Spare Ribs profited € 853
Honours:
P.Z.C. Lion Tom. A. Restall was appointed:
Malta representative on the Mediterranean Solidarity Observatory and
Secretary Lions Zone – Malta, and Project Administrator – Sightfirst Malta Project
Peace Poster Competition:
Again Jonathan Young the very talented artist who last year managed to reach the last 24 in the Peace Poster Contest has repeated his feat this year. On both occasions he was awarded U.S. $ 500 and a Certificate.
Riyadh – Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia:
The Arts Committee organised youths to participate in this competition. Two local youths presented by the Club placed first in their age group.
Jonathan Young and Sinaed Darmanin received a Gold Medal for being declared winners. The medals were presented by The. Hon. Dr. Tonio Borg, Minister for Foreign Affairs in the presence of H.E. Lion Frank Galea, Ambassador of Malta for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Donations:
- LCIF – Pakistan Floods Relief Fund – U.S. $ 1000
- LCIF – Japan Tsunami and Earthquake Relief Fund – U.S. $ 1000
- Land Group – € 100
- Dar Tal-Providenza – € 250
- Angela House € 500
Guest Speakers:
During this period the Club invited various speakers namely:
- Mr. Guido Lanfranco – Folk Medicine
- Dr. Timothy Gambin – The Discovery & Exploration of Ancient Shipwrecks off Ventotene Island.
- Dr. Stella Borg Barthet – From Fascisism to Liberalism
- Mr. Joe Grima – The Mission Fund – Children in Brazil
Visitors
The Club hosted a great number of visitors as follows:
- 13 Lions from L.C. Chartreuse (France)
- 42 Lions from L.C. Grenoble Doyen (France)
- Past Lion Giuseppe Acquaviva accompanied by his wife
- Soprano Daniela Sigliano and World renowned pianist Laura Beltrametti together with her husband.
- 22 Lions from L.C. Famagusta Salamis (Cyprus)
- 30 Lions from 3 Milanese Clubs, namely Lions Club Milano Host, L.C. Milano alla Scala, L.C. Bramante Sette Giornate accompanied by Lion Governor Carla Torelli Di Stefano.
- 2 Lions from L.C. The Hague Centrum and L.C. The Hague Pleiades (Holland)
- 37 Lions from Twinned Club L.C. Bosco Marengo Santa Croce (Italy) and
- 11 Lions from Twinned Club L.C. Sfax Thyna (Tunisia) joined us for our 37th Celebrations of Charter
- Lion Livio Elia Maggio headed a group of persons from Citta di Castervetrano (Sicily) for discussions on a youth exchange programme.
- 4 Lions from U.K. including Lion Malcolm Harris from L.C. Kensham.
- A special visitor from Estonia was Candidate for International Director 2012-2014 Lion Kalle Elster.
- 4 Lions from Villacidro (Sardegna)
- The President met a delegation of Governors and Past Governors who accompanied a group of Lions from L.C. Tunis Elminzah led by Club President Lion Samir Mhiri.
