Specialist pages
Specialist pages
Lions/Tacade Life Skills Programme"LIFE CHANGES" for 3-11 year olds. New Resource available for £29.95 Everyone will experience change and loss throughout their lives, such as family breakdown or the death of a relative or friend. School communities have to support children who have faced loss in one of its myriad forms. So this resource adopts both a proactive and a reactive approach to loss and change and will enable staff to make an immediate considered response to a loss and change situation, including bereavement. It is a practical working document with ‗tried and tested practical ideas, including ideas for activities, linked to curriculum areas, and assemblies; poems, letters, writing and artwork; a teach staff, governor, resource list. In addition there is a wealth of background information for teaching staff about aspects of loss, change and bereavement. Areas covered include: Childrens questions about death and dying Telling sad things Divorce Children anticipating the death of someone close The dying child The impact of disability Talking about a parent/carer who is dying Talking about a grandparent who is dying Dying siblings Sudden death The dying teacher Suicide of a family member Refugee and asylum seekers Living with a family member with mental health problems Children of imprisoned parents/carers Young Carers Participating in funerals and rituals Meeting individual secular and religious needs Childrens developmental understanding of loss, change and bereavement The resource was initially trialed Hull. Primary schools fed back the following comments: ―It has raised a greater awareness about the length of time it takes for a child to grieve… ―The resource has given staff confidence and lots of useful ideas and approaches… ―It really helped us when a pupil was losing a loved one Supplies of A4 pamphlets regarding this resource can be obtained direct from TACADE on 0161 836 6850 Fellow Lions, would you please consider sponsoring at least one copy of ―LIFE CHANGES‖ for a Primary School in your service area in 2010 - the cost just £29.95. Orders to me via E-mail This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or by phone 01904 794857 Thank you in anticipation, PDG Lion John Cooke |
Specialist pagesThese pages deal with various health issues which are tackled locally, nationally and internationally by Lions members. Fundraising is only one aspect of tackling a problem. Lions International is organised not only to fundraise from those who are willing and able but to ensure that any aid is distributed fairly, efficently and to those most in need. In many parts of the world, health issues contribute to the poverty of the people who live there and poverty prevents them from escaping those ills. National Memorial Arboretum AppealWE CAN HELP! Please, right now, if you are reading this article, take 5 seconds - just 5 seconds, to remember someone you knew who has died…. Now, how do you feel having given a few seconds of your life, remembering theirs? Located in the heart of the country within the National Forest near Lichfield, the National Memorial Arboretum comprises 150 acres of over 50,000 trees and over 150 memorials devoted to the concept of Remembrance and acknowledging the enduring sacrifice of those who mourn their loss. Life ChangesAt long last our latest resource "Life Changes" was published week commencing 12th July 2010. My special thanks to Wetherby District Lions Club who have ordered 6 copies and to Featherstone Lions Club with a whopping order of 11 copies. I am aware the demand from Lions Clubs and Schools in MD105 is significant and we are, I feel, on the brink of yet another Lions/Tacade success story. PDG Lion John Cooke MIAB Can & Does Save LivesI would just like to let all Lions know how useful and vital Message in a Bottle is. I recently found my mother collapsed in the bathroom, phoned for an ambulance who kept me talking until the paramedic arrived, then the questions started whilst I was in panic mode and scratching my head trying to remember, "who’s your GP, what medication is she on, what’s her date of birth...." But, Hey Presto, all the vital information needed is there waiting in the fridge. The paramedic told me that they wished everyone kept a MIAB in their fridge to make their life simpler thus being able to treat the patient quicker and effectively. The paramedics even took the MIAB to the emergency department where they are able to cross reference the information. Our MIAB is a vital tool which assists the NHS to treat people correctly and efficiently. Keep on taking it to your events, and be proud that you could be saving someone’s life...... Lion Gary Bartram Haiti Earthquake ReliefNew total donated £ 287,008 + Euro 129,049 = US$ 629,891 by the Lions Clubs of the British Isles and Ireland Donations from Lions Clubs throughout the world have now almost reached US$ 5million through the ―Lions for Hope‖programme. Day to day supplies and assistance at the Lions tented camps are being provided by LCIF who are working in conjunction with the International Organisation of Migration and partnership arrangements are being concluded with USAID and Catholic Relief Services. PDG Lion Bill Blake International RelationsI am the International Officer for the coming year. As you are aware last year the District International Award was presented jointly to Bridlington and York Lions Club. I would like to hear from all Lions clubs regarding your International Projects that you have done or doing, to enable us to find the best project for next year’s award. I will continue to collect 1 Mobile phones to be sent to Wateraid 2 Stamps - last year 3 water wells where donated from the sale of old stamps 3 Pins - - £500 .00 was donated to Gift from living from donated stamps 4 Foreign currencies for Gift for Living I hope to attend Lions clubs in the future. Lion Penny Doble |
Talking NewspapersLions have a proud history of involvement with Talking Newspapers for the blind. A great many of the 600 TNs that currently exist across the Multiple District do so because Lion Members were involved in their being established. But that was all around 30 years ago. That said, there are still about a dozen of theTalking Newspapers that are still run by or bear the name of the Lions Clubs that founded them. We applaud them all. During the past 18 years The Lion Magazine has been made available, albeit spasmodically, in the same format as a Talking Newspaper, but that will change with immediate effect. The Lion is now digital........Each blind and visually impaired Lion that we know of in the Multiple District is to be provided with a new boom box which will play thumbdrives rather than tapes. The downsides to this move are zero. The positives are that quality is considerably improved and a full magazine can be included on one stick. In addition, we will be able to include everything that can be found on both the Multiple District and Lions International web pages. Every District Sight Officer will receive a boombox for demonstration purposes. I invite every Lion President who has any club members who would benefit from receiving the Lion Magazine (or District papers, The Governor’s newsletters and such) in this way, whether they be visually impaired or cannot read for any other reason, to call Lion John May of Lichfield Lions on 07948794982 and a boombox will be provided. Yours in Lionism Lion John May Physical and Learning DisabilitiesSpecial Projects Page for:- District Officer is Lion Malcolm Smith
LIONS/TACADE LIFE SKILLS PROGRAMME
"LIFE CHANGES" for 3-11 year olds New Resource available May 2010 @ £29.95 Everyone will experience change and loss throughout their lives, such as family breakdown or the death of a relative or friend. School communities have to support children who have faced loss in one of its myriad forms. So this resource adopts both a proactive and a reactive approach to loss and change and will enable staff to make an immediate considered response to a loss and change situation, including bereavement. It is a practical working document with „tried and tested‟ practical ideas, including ideas for activities, linked to curriculum areas, and assemblies; poems, letters, writing and artwork; a teach staff, governor, resource list. In addition there is a wealth of background information for teaching staff about aspects of loss, change and bereavement. Areas covered include: Children‟s questions about death and dying Telling sad things Divorce Children anticipating the death of someone close The dying child The impact of disability Talking about a parent/carer who is dying Talking about a grandparent who is dying Dying siblings Sudden death The dying teacher Suicide of a family member Refugee and asylum seekers Living with a family member with mental health problems Children of imprisoned parents/carers Young Carers Participating in funerals and rituals Meeting individual secular and religious needs Children‟s developmental understanding of loss, change and bereavement The resource was initially trialed Hull. Primary schools fed back the following comments: "It has raised a greater awareness about the length of time it takes for a child to grieve"… "The resource has given staff confidence and lots of useful ideas and approaches"… "It really helped us when a pupil was losing a loved one"… Supplies of A4 pamphlet regarding this resource can be obtained direct from TACADE on 0161 836 6850 Fellow Lions, would you please consider sponsoring at least one copy of "LIFE CHANGES" for a Primary School in your service area in 2010 - the cost just £29.95. Orders to me via E-mail This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Thank you in anticipation, PDG Lion John Cooke Vulnerable People and CRB ChecksFollowing the election of the new Government they have made a decision to relook at the ISA legislation which was to have been put into place in July. This means that registration with the ISA (Independent Safeguarding Authority) is now on hold until further notice. We will continue to do CRB checks on all Lions who undertake any activities with children or vulnerable people as we have always done, and I will ensure that any changes that affect individual Lions or Lions Clubs will be conveyed to you as soon as possible. There is now a new CRB form which we will need to use, and from 20th July 2010 CRB will not accept any of the old forms. If there are any of these old forms lurking about anywhere in the District they will need to be destroyed either by shredding or burning. Please contact me by telephone or e-mail if you have any concerns or problems. Lion Margaret Riley LCIFLions Clubs International Foundation LCIF is rich in heritage and pride, we also have a very distinguished history of doing good works for the world. With increasing manmade and natural disasters we need to meet the challenge and give support to our service projects. With the success of Sight First 11 we now need to concentrate more on various projects of LCIF by supporting 1 Contributing Members Pins 2 Designated Donation: is money for a designated Fund e.g. "Earthquakes Appeal" this money is used for that particular appeal only 3 Undesignated donation money goes direct to LCI towards Grants and disasters. 4 MJF’s Any donations should be sent to me with the cheque made out to LCI district 105C with the appeals name on the reverse and I will send it to the appropriate area. I will try and attend as many clubs /zones as possible to give a presentation on LCIF. Please contact me if you have a particular date you would like me to attend. PDG Lion Alan Doble |
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