SA district of Lions Clubs International welcomes international officer

District Governor Bernd Gerhard from Lions Clubs International 410B – which covers Gauteng, Mmpumalanga, North West, Limpopo and Swaziland – will welcome Second Vice President of Lions Clubs International, Gudrun B Yngvadottir to South Africa.

Lions Clubs International is the world’s largest service club organisation.

Yngvadottir, from Iceland, will address the Lions during her visit to various projects and events this weekend.

“We are happy to welcome Second Vice President Gudrun to our communities and especially to the charter evening of the new Bryanston Champions Cyber Club on February 11 and we look forward to sharing with her all that our local Lions have accomplished,” said Bernd.

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The new Champions Lions Club in support of Special Olympics will focus on serving and empowering individuals with intellectual disabilities.

Together, Special Olympics and Lions Clubs International are prepared to not only improve the vision of persons with intellectual disabilities across the world, but also integrate LCI’s organisational structures to provide increased service opportunities to persons of all abilities.

Champions Lions Clubs, a type of special interest club, model how Lions Clubs International is not only the leading service organisation in numbers, but also in scope – building a more accepting world for everyone.

Lions in District 410B conduct a variety of projects but due to the limited time available, only a few projects can be included on this visit.

Operation Brightsight, Nespark on the East Rand – which was devastated by a tornado last year – and the Enabling Garden at the Pretoria Botanical Gardens are on the itinerary.

Lions Clubs are groups of men and women who identify needs within their communities and work together to fulfill those needs.

Lions Clubs International is the largest service club organisation in the world, with the motto, “We Serve”.  Its 1.4 million members in more than 46 000 clubs are serving communities in more than 200 countries and geographical areas around the globe.

Since 1917, Lions clubs have aided the blind and visually impaired, championed youth initiatives, addressed hunger and strengthened local communities through hands-on service, humanitarian and environmental projects: “Where there’s a Need, there’s a Lion”.

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This year, Lions Clubs International celebrate 100 years of community service around the globe and 60 years of service in South Africa.

– Caxton News Service

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