BRISBANE EKIBIN LIONS SPONSOR SCOUTS TO 22nd AUSTRALIAN JAMBOREE - January 2010

The Brisbane Ekibin Lions Club sponsored the costs of attending the once in three year JAMBOREE, of ten worthy SCOUTS from the local area.  The scouts have enjoyed themselves, learned heaps on how to conduct themselves honourably and be better citizens of this vast rock that we all inhabit.  A total of 13,000 odd scouts attended the Jamboree over a week long period and it was held at CATARACT SCOUT PARK (on the banks of the Cataract Lake) in the State of NSW.

Scouts at the Jamboree (Yes, Girls too can be scouts in the present day).

PRESENTATION OF A 'BLOWER' TO ASSIST THE CLEANING OF THE LOCAL CEMETERY TO 'THE LADIES OF THE CEMETERY'

The Ekibin Lions Club presented a 'Blower' to assist in the cleaning of the local cemetery to the "Ladies of the Cemetery" (as reported by our President to the club, Of course, our President did get confused not knowing how to address the group of civic minded individuals who have taken it upon themselves to attend to this hitherto neglected task).

Tracey (Hathie) Olivieri accepting the "Blower" from President John and Lion Col.

YOUTH OF THE YEAR -February, 2010.

The Brisbane Ekibin Lions promote and sponsor the YOUTH OF THE YEAR contest. The contest commences at Club level with contestants drawn from the local high schools vying with each other and the OVERALL WINNER  proceeding to Zone > Regional > State levels and finally to the National competition. In 2010, ROBINAH JURU of the Yeronga State School was adjudged the winner in the OVERALL and also the Public Speaking competition.

Robinah Juru is shown flanked by the President of the Brisbane Ekibin Lions Club, John Allen and the Chairman of the judges, Mr. John Rovere.  The competition is sponsored by the NATIONAL BANK OF AUSTRALIA as an yearly event and the Bank's participation is greatly appreciated by the Lions.

All participants are usually very high achievers and leaders in their respective High Schools. This years contestants with the very photogenic President of the Ekibin Lions, are Tim Watkins, Robinah Juru and Stephanie Lund (all of Yeronga State High) and Bronson Cock and Annie Wang (of Mansfield State High).

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