Coming Events

6 Aug - Night Safari for Youth

Exchange Students.

18 students (15 from Japan

and 3 from Taipei) will be

here 5^th August till 10^th

August. Our Club is to

host an outing at the

Night Safari. All members

to meet at Newton Hawker

Centre at 5.45p.m.

14 Aug - 7.00p.m. BOD Meeting and

General Members’ Meeting.

Wuthelam Club Liang Court.

All members are welcome.

Support our new President!

17 Aug - 11.00a.m. Hot Meals for

Befriendees. Hougang CC,

Hougang Ave 3.Lions Teo C.P.

and Steven Yeong to attend.

28 Aug - 7.00p.m. Members’ General

Meeting.

Dou Fu Restaurant

Plaza Hotel, Beach Road.

Bring a friend !

8^th Annual Awards Presentation & Fellowship Night

Top Honours to Chan Chee Keong

Lion Chan Chee Keong was named Lion Of The Year for 1996/97 by Immediate Past President Chey Chor Khoon at the 8^th Annual Awards Presentation held on 10^th July 1997 at Hotel Plaza.

Citing him as "a stalwart behind almost all of our projects and activities", IPP Chey commended Lion Chan for more than fulfilling his obligations to our Club despite his many other responsibilities.

Also lauded was new member Lion Steven Yeong, who was named Champion Fund Raiser for his single-handed efforts in securing 12 advertisements for the Commemorative Magazine produced for the occasion.

Sharing the limelight were Teo Cheng Peow, as Project Director ("a responsible IPP"), Charles Chau ("a hardworking Secretary"), Robert Liew ("a highly efficient Treasurer"), Donald Wee ("an effective Tail Twister"). Also recognised were Tony Tan for spearheading the Used Eyeglasses programme; Tham Joi Pun for creating our Website; and Frank Goh for coordinating the advertisements for the magazine.

Guests-of-Honour at the function were DG Dr Winston Koh and his wife, Molly.

Joint Installation Dinner

President, BOD Installed by

1^stInternational VP

Our Club President Tony Tan, together with 52 other club presidents, was installed in a solemn ceremony at the Shangrila Hotel on 19^th July 1997.

All the Boards of Directors of the respective Lions Clubs and Cabinet Officers in MD 308A were also installed formally the same evening.

The ceremony was officiated by 1^st International Vice President Kajit Habanananda. Presiding at the Dinner was our DG, Dr Winston Koh.

The Club Presidents and Boards of Directors officially took office earlier, on 1^st July, while the Cabinet Officers of the District Governor assumed their duties immediately after the conclusion of the International Convention, this year at Philadelphia on 5^th July.

Club members who attended the Dinner to lend support to our new President were Chey, Teo, Frank, Donald, Joi Pun, Robert, Randy, Wan Meng, and Steven.

Region News

We’re in Zone 7

Members may be interested in knowing that, under the governorship of Dr. Winston Koh, our Club is grouped under Zone 7 which includes the LCs of Singapore East, Goldhill, Keppel and Neesoon Mandarin.

Our Zone 7 Chairman is IPP Chey.

Our Zone is grouped under Region 4 whose Chairman is David Kan of LC of Singapore East.

It is not often that "The Gardens’ Grapevine" receive letters from its readers. Here’s one from the Organising Chairman of this year’s Lions Family & Sports Day, Dr Anthony Chung. We publish it with the hope that we will get more mail.

Dear President,

Your report on the Lions Family & Day was largely accurate. However, I would like to make a couple of points and comments.

1. Your report that "the beautiful trophies with long lineage went unclaimed" is ambiguous. If you mean the challenge trophies, these are perpetual trophies and as the name implies were donated by PDGs to perpetuate their names. They are not to be given away. In future, maybe we could re-allot a fixed field item to each trophy permanently. This may not be very easy as different events are picked in different years. However it is not impossible - we just have to pick the more popular ones and stick to them. We also had on that day 50-60 smaller trophies. All the trophies were given away.

2. Your comment "so what? It’s only humanly natural to make money in comfort". I feel that you should not have put the emphasis on making money. Our main objective was to have Lions (enjoy) fun and fellowship. It was a great joy and pleasure for me to see all Lions and their families participating, whether selling ‘kueh’ or running in the field or playing table tennis. I am sure those Lions who put up foodstalls - their intention was not to make money. In fact many many clubs forgo their 30% claims for rebate. Most could not cover their costs even with the rebate.

"We Serve"

Region Chairman

Dr Anthony Chung

GOLF !

Members interested in playing a round of social golf - keep Friday 1^st August afternoon free.

Contact President ("Doc")Tony Tan for details.