51st MD Lions Convention, KL 27th April -28th April 2013

Voting delegates, President Jessie and Secretary Irene with PP Nancy Chai and DC Connie waiting to cast their votes

Secretary Irene, President Jessie and President Elect Andrew waiting for their turn

President Jessie and President Chai Jui Loon at the Eulogy service to remember our departed members

President Jessie representing the club at Eulogy service for our charter member, the Late Molly Yap

President Elect Andrew with members PP Caroline, PP Anne and PP Sheila @ the Banquet dinner

PE Andrew with PP Caroline and Lion Jane (incoming Secretary)

PE Andrew and IPP Vincent

President Jessie , President Andew, President Feliz and Secretary Irene

IPP Vincent , PP Alex and Treasurer Kristie

Metro and City handsome guys!

City's Ladies power

IPP Vincent, PP Caroline, Lion Jane, PP Sheila, PP Alex and PP Annie

PID Ellis and members from Metro and City

Fourteen  members attend the 51st MD Lions convention in KL from the 25-28th April 2013. Great fellowship and great company fostered the comradeship amongst the members. May this spirit of ONE continue to prevail in this coming fiscal year and years to come.

51st MD Lions Convention- Fellowship night 26th April 2013

ZC Sheila  with the three Outstanding Key Officers

Lion Jane receiving her District Fellow plaque from IPDG Dr Tan Tsu Kun

Three key officers with President Elect Andrew

ZC Sheila with IPP Vincent and President Elect (Metro) Mark after receiving the Region 1 Service award

Region 1 clubs at the fellowship

Once again, Lions Club of Kuching City comes up as one of the Outstanding Clubs in the District,continuing the legacy of its predecessors . Congratulations to all the three key officers on their individual Outstanding awards. Syabas! FY 2012-2013 has been an active year for the club. This achievement is a reflection of the effort of all the members who came together with one common goal- "We Serve".

Coming together is a beginning.
Keeping together is progress.
Working together is success.

- Henry Ford

Region 1 Rural project at Kpg Bunan Gaga 7th April 13

Queue such as this starts forming as early as 7.30 am for the various health screening 

Kuching City ladies were in charged of registration for dental services

Leos  assisting in the reading glasses section

Queue for health screeming

Blood donors

Dental care in progress

"Lead by Example" - DG Chieng Eu Hea doing his bit for the community by donating blood

President Chong Nam Fah keeping a close eye on the students as they take their deworming tablets

Students registering for deworming tablets

PP Cecil giving out the deworming tablet

Pap Smear and breast examination

DG Chieng digging the hole to plant the tree

Some of the participants

DG leading the Presidents to release the fish fries into the clear cool stream

Bamboo shoots

Snails called "chut chut"

Ayam pansor (chicken in bamboo)

Nasi pansor (rice in bamboo )

Coconut "sim

Padi birds

All the twelve clubs in Region 1 ( Zone 1,2,3) participated in the Region 1 Rural Service Project at SK St Jude, Kpg Bunan Gaga. Dental service, deworming tablets,BMI, blood pressure and diabetes screening, donation of reading glasses, pap smear and breast examination, donation of a computer set with a printer,radio and DVD player, donation of school stationaries, flower pots and a 50 kg bag of fertilizer were carried out during the project. More than 1,000 participants came for the service project which ended around 1pm. District Governor Chieng Eu Hea  was the Guest of Honour. This project involved 18 villages in and around the area. The project ended with a feast of local delicacies cooked by the local Bidayuh community. President Jessie Ho, PP Annie Ho, PP Teresa Wu, PP Caroline Sim and ZC Sheila Kho attended the project.

Major Rural Service project at SK St James Rayang,Padawan

The primary school has 54 kids

President Jessie and the kids from the school

PP Ivy Fong, OC Sheila Adenan and PP Caroline Sim

Waiting for the YB to arrive

President Jessie and the Guru besar,Encik Razali bin Jamian

Guest of Honour, YB Dato' Dr James Dawos Mamit greeting the students

President Jessie pinning the corsage on the Guest of Honour, YB Dato' Dr James Dawos Mimit

Welcome dance by the students of the primary school

President Jessie with the Guest of Honour YB Dato' Dr James Dawos

Villagers who came for the health screening attended the opening ceremony

Traditional Bidayu meal hosted by the villagers

Health screening in session

A major rural service project was carried out in this village called Kampoung Senah Rayang in Padawan. Residents from three other villages also came for the health screening. The project was held in SK St James Rayang. The club donated story books and stationaries to the students. They also gave light refreshment to the villagers who came for the screening.Over 200 people were screened during the project.  The health screening was carried out by the staff from Health department, Kuching division. YB Dato' Dr James Dawos Mamit, Member of Parliament for Mambong and Deputy Minister for Tourism was the guest of honour. 16 members participated in this project and a few friends of Lions also came along to help.