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11/09/2011

Sunflower Walk

15 members of the club and their family took part in the 5km Sunflower Walk on Sunday, joining more than 50 Lions from in and around Durban who represented Lions. All of us carried a Lions flag, and a large colourful banner was carried. The R30 entry fee for each participant goes to aid the Sunflower Fund.

Special mention must go to the Hilton Lions club, who drove down to Durban with several members to take part.

Thank you to all the club members and family who took part – it was great fun.

A photo of most the North Durban team is below:

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23/07/2011

Queensburgh Presidential Induction

DC Denise Bolland of the North Durban club was honoured to be asked by Lion President Elect Jolene Wilesmith of the Queensburgh Lions Club to perform the club’s presidential induction on Saturday 23 July. LP Kim van Wyk and District Cabinet Secretary Vicki van Wyk also attended the induction, which was held as a fantastic brunch at the Queensburgh Caravan Park. The club wishes LP Jolene every success in the coming year, and congratulates Immediate Past President Pierre Basson on a very successful year in office.

Some photos of the induction are below:

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25/06/2011

Induction Evening

The club held its annual presidential induction dinner on Saturday 25 July at its clubhouse. This is always a formal event and as usual, was greatly enjoyed by all who attended.

Lion Wendy Ferguson was inducted into the club by the club’s guest for the evening, Lion Tricia Smith.

LP Ian presented a report on his excellent year in charge, highlighting the many projects we have run and the enormous amount of work the club did for those in need.

LP Ian handed out several awards and certificates of appreciation to many members who worked so hard during the year.

Lion Kay Erskine received a membership key award from Lions Clubs International in recognition of the 10 new Lions Kay has sponsored. Lion Denise Bolland received a similar award for sponsoring 3 new members.

Lion Vicki van Wyk was the deserved recipient of the North Durban Lions Lion of the Year award for her dedicated work as the club secretary and her support at almost every activity the club undertook.

Lion Tricia inducted Lion Kim van Wyk as the 44th president of the North Durban Lions club. LP Kim presented his board and plans for the year to the club. He paid special tribute to Lion Ian’s excellent leadership during the past year. Lion Ian had explicitly asked not to be given a plaque commemorating his year as president (he has one from a previous stint as club president) so the club presented him instead with a certificate to mark his outstanding service and a hamper of goodies.

Some photos of the evening are below:

Lion Trevor Hobbs performing his usual excellent job as MC.
Denise and Peter van Wyk at the North Durban Lions induction.
Lions Mike and Kay Erskine.
Lions Shirley Johnstone and Dionne Falt.


Lion Phil and Brenda Meyer.
Lion Tricia Smith replying to the toast to Lions Clubs International.
Lion Bill Pfaff and Sally Pfaff.
Lion Maria and Fred Stowe.


Lions Rita Burt, Keith David Wilson and Denise Bolland.
LP Ian Ping lights a candle to represent the club.
Lion Tricia Smith inducting new member Wendy Ferguson, sponsored by Lion Denise Bolla…
LP Ian Ping reporting on the past year.


LP Ian Ping presenting a certificate of appreciation from District B to Lion Kim van …
LP Ian Ping and Lion Kay Erskine.
LP Ian Ping presenting a certificate of appreciation to Lion Maria Stowe.
LP Ian Ping presenting certificates of appreciation to Lions Pat and Bev Riley.


LP Ian Ping presenting a certificate of apprication to Lion Neil Aubert.
LP Ian Ping presenting a certificate of appreciation to Lion Ann Lyne.
LP Ian Ping presenting a certificate of appreciation to Lion Denise Bolland.
LP Ian Ping presenting a certificate of appreciation to Lion Margo Whitmore.


LP Ian Ping presenting a certificate of appreciation to Lion Phil Meyer.
LP Ian Ping presented secretary and treasurer recognition awards to Lions Vicki van W…
Lion Vicki van Wyk receiving the Lion of the Year award from LP Ian Ping.
Lion Tricia Smith lights a candle to represent Lions Clubs International during the i…


Lion Kim van Wyk lights a candle during the presidential induction.
Lion Tricia Smith induction Lion Kim van Wyk as the 44th president of the North Durba…
IPP Ian Ping pins the presidents badge onto LP Kim van Wyk.
LP Kim van Wyk presents a gift to IPP Ian Ping to thank him for his excellent year in…


IPP Ian Ping , LP Kim van Wyk and Lion Tricia Smith with the North Durban presidentia…


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18/06/2011

Charter of East Coast Lions Club

The North Durban Lions Club is extremely proud to be the chartering club for a brand new Lions club in Durban: the East Coast Lions Club. The club was chartered at a black tie event at the Coastlands Umhlanga hotel on Saturday 18 July. 48 new Lions were inducted, making it one of the largest clubs in Southern Africa.

LP Ian Ping presided at the function, while several North Durban members attended the function, many of whom took part in the formalities. Several Lionistic dignitaries attended, including Council Chair Rashmi Kooverjee, District Governor Debbie Berry, District Governor Elect Stuart Charlton, First Vice District Governor Elect Adrian Barnes and the presidents of several of the clubs in District C. The Consul General of India was also in attendance.

Lion Trevor Hobbs of North Durban acted as the MC for the evening.

Lion Trevor and Lion Denise Bolland will be the Guiding Lions for the new club, attending their meetings and providing a wealth of Lionistic experience and wisdom for the new club to draw on.

North Durban Lions wish Charter Lion President Sundru Pillay and all the members of the new East Coast Lions Club every success as they start their Lionistic journey. We look forward to working with the East Coast Lions in the current year as we collectively fulfil the Lions motto: “We serve”.

Some photos of the evening are below:

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24/02/2011

Presentation Evening

DG Debbie Berry visited the club at our February meeting on 24 February. Instead of holding a regular meeting, the club decided to instead have a presentation evening to thank individuals and organisations who have helped the club serve the community. Several awards were also made. Our new member Nick was inducted by DG Debbie.

A certificate of thanks was presented to Lauren Anthony of the Northgen News, to thank the paper for promoting our fundraising and service events.

A certificate of thanks was also presented to Lauren Glossop, the Audiologist who has assisted the club’s hearing projects by donating large amounts of time and free services:

Lauren Glossop, Lion President Ian Ping and Lion Jacquena Henning, the convener of our hearing project

A cheque for R10000 was presented to the SA Guide Dog Association from the funds raised at our recent Carols event to assist in providing a guide dog to a blind recipient. Di Turner of the Guide Dogs Association was on hand to receive the cheque from Lion Maria Stowe, who convened and ran the Carols:

Di Turner, Jenny and guide dog Gracie from SA Guide Dogs accept the cheque for R10000 from Lion President Ian Ping and Carols Convener Lion Maria Stowe

DG Debbie inducted Lion Malcolm “Nick” Nicholas into the club. Some more photos of the induction are included in the gallery at the end of this post:

Lion Phil Meyer sponsored Lion Malcolm Nicholas, shown here being inducted by DG Debbie Berry

DG Debbie received the club’s banner from LP Ian, and presented one of her banners in return. DG Debbie then spoke on a number of topics to do with Lionism, including the importance of membership growth and the service we do, and commended the club for its successes.

The evening concluded with awards for several Lions: Lions Maria Stowe and Trevor Hobbs were presented with Membership Keys to acknowledge that each had sponsored two new Lions.A 25 Year Monarch Chevron was presented to Lion Trevor in recognition of his 25 years of service as a Lion.

DG Debbie also handed over a very special award to Lion Trevor Hobbs, who was made a Melvin Jones Fellow by the club. This was a complete surprise to Lion Trevor, and richly deserved for his more than 25 years of dedicated and extremely selfless service to Lions:

Lion Trevor Hobbs receiving his Melvin Jones plaque from DG Debbie Berry

Several more photos from this special evening are inclued below:

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12/02/2011

Valentines Social

To coincide with Valentines Day and the celebration of the arrival of SA’s Indian population 150 years ago, the club’s February social was themed “East meets West”. Members were asked to dress in Indian attire – which Lion Fred Weller did brilliantly by coming as Hashim Amla, complete with cricket gear and a beard! The food was fantastic, the music excellent and in all it was a very pleasant evening. Some photos:

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17/10/2010

Social at Alverstone Nature Reserve

On 17 October 2010 several members of the club and some friends took a trip to the Alverstone Nature Reserve, near Assegai and Hillcrest. This is a beautiful nature reserve, home to many buck and some breathtaking views. Most people chose to open their visit with a relaxing walk around the reserve. This was followed by a bring-and-braai which ended with  delicious roasted marshmallows. A few pictures are below:

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10/07/2010

2010/2011 Induction Evening

On 10 July 2010, the club held its Induction Evening for the 2010/2011 Lionistic year. This is traditionally a formal dinner evening. To celebrate the 2010World Cup, the clubhouse was decorated in a football theme.

The outgoing president, Dave Evans gave a short speech listing some of the highlights of his successful year in office and thanking all the club members for their hard work over the year. Dave handed out several awards, and named Lion Phil Meyer as the Lion of the Year. A plaque of appreciation from the club was presented to Dave by the Immediate Past President Denise Bolland to thank him for his efforts over the year.

Two new members were inducted into the club by Past District Governor Stan Foley – Lions Dionne Falt and Robert Henning were sponsored by Lions Kay Erskine and Phil Meyer.

PDG Stan also inducted the president for the 2010/2011 Lionistic year, Lion Ian Ping. Lion Ian also gave a short speech, thanking the club for putting their faith in him and laying out his plans for the year ahead.

Some photos of the very special evening are below:

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11/09/2009

New Member Induction

On 11 September 2009 4 new members were inducted into the club by Past Council Chairman Dave Morley at the clubs’ clubhouse. Lions Rita Burt, Sandra Monaghan and Margo Whitmore were sponsored by Lion Kay Erskine and Lion Phoella Walker was sponsored by Lion Trevor Hobbs. Like all inductions of new members it was a special event to celebrate the new members’ entry into the club. Some photos of the evening are below:

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