Newsletter 2018-19

DISTRICT 3231-A1 2018-2019
We Serve

Principal District PRO
Bulletin Editor ~HAVOVI GANDHI, MJF

Presents

For Private Circulation Only Reaching out to make a difference Issue 1, July - November 2018

From the Editor’s Desk,

Dear Lion Leaders,

Perseverance has its rewards.

Through this great organization Lions Clubs International, we are making a milestone to 'Reach The Unreached'.

Today, we heartily welcome our First Lady International President Lion Gudrun Yngvadottir amongst the members of District
3231-A1.

Many activities like painting competitions through Lions Peace Poster Contests, awareness rallies to ght diabetes for adults and
measles & rubella for children, right to good food, health & education and supporting disabled children by creating condence in
their day to day life are few of the activities this wonderful organization has given us and with a deep sense of fulllment we honour
these activities.

We have gained a lot through reservoir of our Peers, the Past District Governors, Past Cub Presidents and above all You Lion
Members. with the rst issue of District Governor's Newsletter ‘Harmony’, do break out of your comfort zones, become more
vocal about what the society wants, and give your Club's inputs in the coming issues. YOU'RE THE VOICE.

Sincerely

HAVOVI C. GANDHI, MJF - Principal District Cabinet Pro & Bulletin Editor

Messages

District Governor LION DR. ASHOK MEHTA
International President, 2005-06
LION DIVYESH SHAH, PMJF My Dear Public Relation Ofcer Lion Havovi,
Second Century Ambassador Our District is very lucky to have very highly
educated, devoted, dedicated, resourceful and
Dear Lions, Professional as District Governor in Divyesh Shah.
By sheer hard work and long association with Lions
It gives me great pleasure to pen my message on Club he has been able to carry out the message of
the release of the rst issue of the District Bulletin Discovering New Mountains and New Horizons. In our District what is
“HARMONY” by the worthy hands of our First most important to all of us is to support the District Administration
Lady International President Lion Gudrun completely so as to reach the goal and target set out by our President
Yngvadottir. It has been a pleasure to chair this prestigious ofce since charming 1st Lady President Gudrun Bjort Yngvadottir.
past 10 months and I am extremely thankful to all the Ofce Bearers of I would like to wish you all Happy & Prosperous 2019.
the Clubs and District Administration for doing remarkable service in all DR. ASHOK MEHTA, PMJF
the spheres of activities. To build Lions Image in the eyes of the general
public our district's activities are ashed in newspapers and our media CONGTUTIONS
publicity is at its greatest height. My compliments to all the Lion
members who have become Melvin Jones Fellows and Progressive LION DR. ASHOK MEHTA, PMJF
Melvin Jones this year and I am happy to note that our District has on receiving Presidential Medal at
contributed substantially to Lions Clubs International Foundation ISAAME FORUM 2018, Dubai.
(LCIF).
District Governor, LION DIVYESH SHAH,
I appreciate and congratulate Principal Cabinet PRO & Bulletin Editor PMJF was the recipient of the International
Lion Havovi Gandhi and her Team for the rst print issue of the District President's Appreciation Award in
Bulletin and hope that very soon E-Bulletin will also be published, so recognition of dedication to membership and
that each and every member of the District will have the opportunity to New Clubs Development in District 3231-A1
know about the different activities taken up by the District. I am sure it at the 46th ISAAME FORUM 2018, Dubai
will make an interesting reading.

With deep appreciation to all,

DIVYESH SHAH, PMJF

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Messages From Vice Governors 2018-19

Dear District Governor

Lion Divyesh Shah,Under your leadership, our District has excelled with remarkable performance and has catered to all
the aspects of Lionism. It is inspiring to note that the rst issue of the District Bulletin will be released on 12th December
2018 during the visit of our First Lady International President Lion Gudrun Yngvadottir.

My compliments to Principal District Cabinet PRO Lion Havovi Gandhi for this added responsibility of publishing District
Bulletin.

With best wishes,

KAMLESH DALAL
1st Vice District Governor

Dear District Governor Lion Divyesh Shah,

I am extremely happy to know that District Bulletin for December 2018 is being published.

I hope that this issue will have all the information of the District 3231-A1 for lion members.

I compliment Principal District PRO Lion Havovi Gandhi who has taken this responsibility of publication of District
Bulletin.

I wish you all the best.

RAJ KUMAR GUPTA
2nd Vice District Governor

Membership & Clubs At A Glance Till Date

Total Members as on 9.12.2018 2039
Total Female Members as on 9.12.2018 796 (39%)
Total New Members taken from 1.7.2018 to 9.12.2018 148
Total New Female Members added 69 (47%)
Dropped Members (no female members dropped) 17
More than 7% growth - highest in Multiple District 3231
Nett growth 131- (53% female growth)

Clubs as on 1st July 2018 55
Newly Chartered Clubs 06
Cancelled Clubs 01
Active Clubs 60

Service Activities - 575 Projects worth Rs. 2,61,00,000/- (US $ 373,000) all in 164 days

Melvin Jones Fellows & Progressive Melvin Jones Fellows
MJFs & PMJFs as on 8th October 18 • LCIF Contributory Members as on 8th October 210

Average donation per member in our District is US $7.16 • Total donation to LCIF by the District 3231-A1 US $15,620

First time out of 44 events planned for the year, 28 events successfully completed.

Media
Coverage

Congratulations to
Lion Asit Pandya,
Co-ordinator Media Publicity &
Lions Image Building
And Janmabhoomi for 141 Media
Coverage in different Newspapers in
164 days.

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Lions Clubs International Roars With Their First Woman President 2018-19

Lion Gudrun Bjort Yngvadottir made
history by being the rst woman
International President of the Lions
Clubs International (LCI). The
charming lady now heads the
traditionally male-oriented LCI, an international non-
political service organization based in Chicago,
Illinois, United States. This service organization
nally admitted women as members in 1987. In
June 2018 Lion Gudron was elected as the First
Women International President at the 101st
International Convention held in Las Vegas.

FIRST LION LADY INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT Lion Gudrun Yngvadottir, is a biomedical scientist
and former Vice Director of the Institute of
Continuing Education at the University of Iceland.
She has been a member of the Gardabaejar Eik Lions
Clubs since 1992. She has dedicated her service to
children & youths, leadership development,
environment protection, health and wellness, and
the Lions Clubs International Foundation (LCIF).

Lion Gudrun reminds us of the LCI motto 'We Serve”, and its pledge to serve 200 million people
every year. She says “We are the global leader in humanitarian service and we are proud of that”. Her
current priority is the global project on DIABETES. Her other important programs tackle vision and
sight, hunger, childhood cancer and the environment.

As a role model – her advice to women is “Develop your skills so that you are a strong individual, and
that way you too can be a role model. It has to be about feelings and plans. The two go together like
the brain and heart. Be Honest with yourself and to others, and if you have done wrong, you have to
correct it.”

The joys of serving as a volunteer, comes from helping the world. She says “You feel proud of
yourself and your community. It's not always money that gives you satisfaction, it's seeing that you
are making a difference in someone's life is important”.

Welcome First Lady President Lion Gudrun Bjort Yngvadottir To Lions District3231–A1

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DISTRICT 3231- A1 NEWS 2018-19

Declaration of 6 New Clubs at Las Vegas - 6 New Clubs installed on World Personalized Service Day – 8th October 2018 at K C College, Mumbai.
Preliminary Dist. Cabinet
Meeting held on 3rd June
2018 at ITC Parel. District
Planner being released on
the occasion by the worthy
hands of International
President 2005-06 Lion Dr.
Ashok Mehta.

P/S/T Pathshala
on 9th & 10th June 2018,
at Golden Pond Resort,
Khanvel, Silvasa.

District Governor Lion Divyesh Shah was
welcomed traditionally and felicitated at
the
Welcome Home Function held on 9th July
2018 at K.C.College,Mumbai.
Live Projects worth US$ 22,000/- were
held at the function.

First District Cabinet Meeting held on Sunday 22nd July 2018 at ITC Grand, Parel.
District Governor Lion Divyesh Shah addressing the Cabinet Members.
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Lighting of the Lamp, Releasing District Directory and District Publications by the Chief Guest PID Lion Sangita Jatia and Special Guest PIP Lion Ashok
Mehta on the Occasion of District Cabinet Installation held at Y. B. Chavan Auditorium on Friday 27th July 2018. Entire district cabinet was installed by
District Governor Lion Divyesh Shah.

MJFs/PMJFs declared
on World Personalized
Service Day 8th October 2018.
Lion Swati D. Shah being presented
with MJF, Plaque by Dr. Ashok Mehta.
Even daughter Lion Prachi became
MJF

2nd Mutiple Council Meeting of
Districts 3231, 3232, 3233 &
3234 at Hotel The Bykes Suraj
Plaza,
Thane West on Thursday 15th
November 2018

2nd District Cabinet meeting in
progress, at Bali, Indonesia
on 25th November 2018.

46th ISAAME FORUM
held at Dubai from
5th to 9th December, 2018

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14TH NOVEMBER 2018 – WORLD DIABETES DAY

In order to bring awareness amongst the public on the occasion of World Diabetes Day a Rally was agged off by PIP Lion Ashok Mehta from 5 Gardens
,Matunga to Khalsa College Ground and a Check up camp was held at the ground of Khalsa College. Also Rally & Detection Camp was held at Kalachowky
organized by the President Lion Dr. Jagannathrao Hegde of Lions Club of Midtown, and Diabetes Detection Camps were organized by PDG Lion Daara Patel
along with Lions Club of Byculla at Churchgate Railway Station and at Janata High School, Adarsh Nagar, Worli.

27TH NOVEMBER 2018 - A GRAND OPENING OF MEASLES & RUBELLA LAUNCHED

Measles & Rubella Vaccines campaign was launched in collaboration with Bombay Municipal Corporation at Sadhana Vidyalaya High School, Sion by
the worthy hands of LCIF Chairperson Lion Dr. Naresh Agarwal. PIP Lion Dr. Ashok Mehta, Program Co-ordinator, Grants & New Initiatives Ms.
Elizabeth Smith from LCIF were present. More than 3000 children were vaccinated.

30TH NOVEMBER 2018 – SPECIAL OLYMPICS FOR DISABLED CHILDREN

District Chairman for Special Olympics Krishnakant Udeshi successfully organized the Olympics for special children for the 22nd consecutive year at
Priyadarshini Park at Napean Sea Road. 27 schools and institutions associated with special children and physically & mentally challenged children took
part in the event. 800 children and around 200 guardians, teachers, and principals accompanied the children. Participants received certicates. 116
events were conducted in several categories. Special guests were eminent Gujarati theatre personality Sanjay Goradia, Assistant Commissioner of Social
Services Maharashtra government Shri Prasad Khairnar and Smt. Hemlata Joint Commissioner Income tax. The donors for the mega event were New India
Assurance Company, Asian Paints, Sudhir Thakersey Charitable Trust, Alkem ltd ORG Foundation and Kushalbhai Jain.

MULTIPLE DISTRICT 3231 PROJECT FOR FLOOD VICTIMS AT CHALAKUDY, KERALA

A project for Flood Victims of Kerala was inaugurated by laying foundation stone of
Lions Sneha Bhavanam by Hon'ble Speaker, Kerala Legislative Assembly Shri
Sreeramkrishnan. The project is in association with Lions Multiple District 3231
(District 3231-A1, A2 & A3) at Urumban, Kunnu, Chalakudy, Kerala. The land was
sponsored by Mr. Rama Krishnan and all the donors for construction of houses and
community hall.

Four New LEO Clubs LEO Clubs are a youth organization of
being installed by Lions Clubs International. The word
Multiple District LEO President. "LEO" stands for Leadership,
LEO District 3231-A1 Experience, Opportunity.
to be formed
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THE SIGNATURE PROJECTS OF THE CLUBS 2018-19
LIONS CUB OF SION

CHALTA PHIRTA DAWAKHANA
(A Lion Tarachand Bapa Hospital & Research Centre's Initiative)
Lion Tarachand Bapa Hospital & Research Centre has initiated a mobile medical van, appropriately christened as “Chalta Phirta Dawakhana”. In essence, it
is a “Medical Facility at the Door Step” of needy & deserving patients. The mobile medical van is equipped with ECG equipment, Blood Pressure cum Pulse
Rate apparatus, Random Blood Sugar, SPO2 testing facilities etc. A qualied medical doctor, a qualied nurse and a pharmacist along with para medical
staff travel in the van to areas where medical facilities are deprived to the poorest. Further, three days of generic medicines are given to patients at a nominal
cost of Rs.50/- only.
This “Chalta Phirta Dawakhana” was inaugurated by the Honourable Governor of Maharashtra, Ch. Vidyasagar Rao on November 14, 2018 at the Raj
Bhavan, Walkeshwar, Mumbai. Past International Director & LCIF Trustee Dr. Alexis Vincent Gomes has donated this van to Lion Tarachand Bapa Hospital &
Research Centre . The Hospital will bear all running & maintenance related expenses.

LIONS CLUB OF SHIVAJI PARK

Lions Club of Shivaji Park organized a fourfold mega legacy Project on 2nd September 2018 at
their Home for the Aged at Virar costing Rs.10 Lakhs. Three Heavy Duty Industrial Washing
Machines were procured by donations - courtesy Lion J.K. Mehra. 126 beneciaries will take
advantage of this machine. Also one month's Anaj was donated at a cost of Rs.1.20 Lakhs by
member Lion Ashwin Choksi to the Home and Lunch was hosted by Lion Priti Gupta to 150
inmates & Staff members at a cost of Rs.11.30 Lakhs.

LIONS CLUB OF GATEWAY Listening to the clarion call of 'Beti Bachao Beti Padhao' given
LIONS CLUB OF KHETWADI by Honourable Prime Minister
Shri Narendra Modi, Lions Club of Gateway took the step to
equip girls living on streets or slums by conducting workshops
on self defence. In a span of 6 months 600 girls are trained at
an approximate cost of Rs.3.75 Lakhs. The all ladies club is
enabling them to live a life of dignity which is their birth right.

Members of the Lions Club of
Khetwadi give free food to the cancer
affected families every day in the
morning near Wadia Hospital and
they have also distributed cloth bags.

LIONS CLUB OF CHURCHGATE

Women Empowerment Project
Helping a needy and handicapped girl to be self dependent
by helping her to start her own shop to sell food items and
snacks at Bawla Masjid, Delisle road, Lower Parel,
Mumbai, and Donation for 5 toilet blocks for students at
Sant Gadge Maharaj Ashramshala at Varvandi,
Ahmednagar, Maharashtra.

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LIONS CLUB OF WALKESHWAR Twinning project with Lions Club of Panvel
LIONS CLUB OF J.J. CRESCENT District 3231-A3. This project is continuously
LIONS CUB OF BYCULLA organized since last 47 years. Children are
taken for a picnic of Mumbai Darshan. Cost of
the project works out to Rs.1.70 lakh.

Lions Club Of Bombay J.J. Crescent runs a
Medical Center, at Kamatipura, Mumbai since
27 years. On an average 60 patients take
advantage of the medical facilities every day.
Medicines are provided free of cost to the
needy patients. Also there is a polyclinic & a
nursery school running at the centre.

An instrument worth Rs.7 Lakhs was donated to S.R. Hospital, Dharampur on 4th
August 2018. This instrument will be used for screening hearing loss especially among
new born babies who are in the NICU. The benet of this equipment is that it will reach
thousands of premature new born babies from villages near Valsad, Gujarat.

LIONS CLUB OF BABULNATH

A project was held on 17th November 2018 at
A.E.Kalsekar Hospital. Rs. 6 Lakhs was given towards
poor patient fund and another cheque of Rs. 30,000/-
to Sahara sponsorship programme who looks after
the education of the street children. Also a donation of
Rs. 18,000/- was given to purchase refrigerator to
Sahara Mumbra.

LIONS CUB OF GIRGAUM LIONS CLUB OF ADARSH NAGAR

Lion Krishanakant J. Shah, MJF (in Diwali was celebrated with
yellow jacket) is from Lions Club of children and adults of
Girgaum ' a one man army'. In his 365 Wagheshwari Aadivasi Wadi near
day schedule, every morning he Alibaug, where the club
spends 2 hours distributing 20 kgs of distributed Readymade clothes
bananas, biscuits and chocolates to and Snacks with sweats.
the poor people who resides on
footpaths. He is a 75 years old
philanthropic person ably supported
by his Club and family members who are also Lions.

LIONS CLUB OF BALLARD ESTATE

Since 2010 Lions Club of Ballard Estate have donated more than Rs.10 Lakhs
for building a Nursery & High School jointly with Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan,
Belgaum. Desk-bench sets, furniture for classrooms, several scholarships
and books were given to more than 400 students. This is the Signature Project
of the club.

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LIONS & LIONESS CLUB OF CUFFE PARADE

A Project worth Rs. 3.08 Lakhs was held at Jai Vakeel School for the Mentally Challenged A Hunger, Environment, Vision & Youth Project was held at St. Francis
children on Thursday 6th December 2018. Scholarships were disbursed worth Rs. 2.08 Orphanage and Boys Home, Borivali West on 28th July 2018.
Lakhs, towards Hunger project an amount of Rs. 1.02 Lakhs were given, towards
Environment Pest control/fumigation charges were paid for the whole premises for 12 • Hunger - Donated Maida 100 kg, groundnut oil 15 litres, sumptuous full
months and towards Vision small eye surgeries were performed. This is a joint project of dinner on that day. • Environment - 12 fruit and ower plants.
Lions and Lioness Club of Cuffe Parade.
• Vision - Eye check-up of 44 boys at Lions Eye Hospital Dahisar.

• Youth - notebooks, pen, pencils, erasers, brooms, brushes, mops.
Sports tee-shirts with Lions logo.

Total cost of the Project Rs. 41,000/-.

LIONS CLUB OF BOMBAY (HOST)

Lions Club of Bombay Host's Health offers pathology test ranging from routine
biochemistry to cutting edge advanced molecular pathology. The results and
tests are at par with best labs in town done by skilled pathologists on latest
equipments. Latest equipment “Respnse 3H (Hematalogy Analyser) was
purchased at a cost of Rs. 5 Lakhs which will benet more than 2000 people.
Also Social Activities Integration program for Sex Workers was held at a cost of
Rs. 50,000/- which beneted 200 persons. Nutritional Grocery packets,
containing healthy food, pulses and other daily items were distributed to them in
the specially made Grocery bags with the Club's name & Lions Logo printed
made by the inmates. One month's medicines were also given to the people
affected with the diseases.

LIONS CLUB OF EAST BOMBAY LIONS CLUB OF BOMBAY CENTRAL

A Diathermy Machine was On 1st July the club conducted activities in
installed at East Bombay Lions all 5 areas of service, at the Mhada Colony
Clinic in memory of Past of 20 towers, near Cotton Green Station.
President Aspi Engineer from a *Free Camp*
donation given by his wife Piloo ✅Diabetes check ups
Engineer and son Adil Engineer. ✅Eye Check up
✅ Grainery packets to 10 widows.
✅Plants for society gardens.
Pediatric Awareness lecture by Dr Sonal.
Beneciaries 450 people
22 cataracts identied for free operation
Cost Rs. 15,000/-

LIONS CLUB OF BOMBAY (QUEENSWAY)

A project of donating two Sanitary Pads Vending Machines
along with two Incinerators at a cost of Rs. 70,800/- were
donated to MMP Shah Women's College, Matunga on 6th
October 2018.

LIONS CLUB OF MILLENNIALS

Lions Club of Millennials undertook a unique project of giving new lease of
life to a 25 day old baby boy Vinayak Ohal who was suffering from heart
problems. He underwent open heart surgery at Wadia Hospital and the
surgery was done by a member of Lions Club of Millennials Dr Shreepal Jain
and Dr Biswas Panda. The cost of the surgery was Rs 2.5 lakhs entirely
collected and coordinated by Lion Parul Shah. The main donors to the project
were former Chairman Mr. Ratan Tata from Tata Group of Co's & from Salman
Khan Trust. Regular check-ups are done by Dr Shreepal Jain.

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LIONS CLUB OF MANDVI EAST Lions club of Bombay Mandvi East had
LIONS CLUB OF CITY CENTER organized medical checkup camp as
'Signature project' at the adopted village
'Khaniware' in District Murbad under 'Adarsh
Gram Yojna'. & a lady from the same village
was operated at Navneet High tech Hospital,
Dahisar for Uterus ovary infection.

Donation of a Double door 290 ltrs refrigerator to NICU unit in Bai Jerbai Wadia Hospital Parel by the hands of
Past International President Dr Lion Ashok Mehta.

LIONS CLUB OF MIDTOWN

The Club had organized an awareness seminar & free medical
check-up camp on the occasion of world diabetes day on
Wednesday, 14th November, 2018 at Shivaji Vidyalaya,
Kalachowky, Mumbai from 8.30am. onwards. Dr. K. R. Kohli,
Director, Ayurveda, Govt. of Maharashtra inaugurated the
seminar. Dr. Govind Khatti, Dean R. A. Podar Hospital, Dr.
Kumud Joshi, Chairman INO, Dr. Sandeep Singh, Diabetes Free
India were present and gave an informative and educative talk
on Diabetes. A Free Medical Check-up was organized in which
Diabetes, Diabetic Neuropathy, Hypertension, B.M.D., Uric
Acid, Ozone Therapy along with Computerized Eye testing were
carried out. E.C.G. of more than 150 patients were taken.

LIONS CLUB OF MAHANAGAR

Club has adopted Adiwasi Ashram Shala School at Chikhale Village, Panvel since last 23 years. They provide all the requirements of school such as text
books, note books, uniforms, furniture etc. Scholarships are given to rst three students of every class for each academic year.
Since last20 years project of Jaipur foot has been done at KEM Hospital, Parel. This is also a permanent project of the club during October Service Week.
Till date Jaipur foot is being tted free of cost to the needy person.

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Campaign 100 :
Lions Clubs International Foundation
Empowering Service

LIonS RESpond
We see the effects of devastation every day. Many say the
world needs are too great. Many say there’s nothing we can
do. Lions say, “We Serve.” We are Leos, Alpha and Omega.
We are Lions Clubs International Foundation, the only
foundation to empower the service of Lions on a global
scale. Together, we offer hope and impact lives.
We will continue our shared commitment through
Campaign 100: LCIF Empowering Service. Our
Foundation’s US$300 million comprehensive capital
campaign launches in July 2018. From there, it will span
three years, but its impact will last generations. Campaign
100 will enable us to serve more than 200 million people a
year by 2021 and ensure Lions have resources needed to
expand our global causes and impact.

“Coming together is beginning,
keeping together is progress,
working together is success…”

We deeply value and thank Principal District Cabinet Secretary MJF Lion Aspi Darukhanawala and District Chairperson Information Technology Cell
Lion Devendra Shah for their unconditional support and help towards the printing of the 1st Issue of the District Governor's Newsletter “HARMONY”.

Secretariat Ofce : 26, Murad Mansion, 2nd Floor, 487 S. V. P. Road, Opera House, Mumbai 400 004.
[email protected] • 9833515510

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