Speech of Lion president Rude Sanngali fyscal Year 2010/2011:  (translated from Dutch) 

My Dear Fellows,
Today begins a new era. We have recently learned from the good and bad moments. And as “Lions with the right spirit, you will still have to treat your fellows with respect and together find a solution" as Fellow Edgar ( Akrum) always says, when he as one of the experienced older fellows"  calls  “us" to order, where necessary.

This indicates that although we as the younger generation lions with much enthousiasm plan to tackle the good work and always have the natural urge for change / improve and to do business another (our) way,  are glad and accept that the older generation is there, to accompany us, so we are not too hasty and ultimately, with each other (and I mean not only between the young lions and more experienced Lions but also amongst he young and elderly) would seem to find a the best route together to achieve change without great contrasts. On the other hand it is good if the elderly are also open to change or Improvement. This can only happen if we actually and truly are fellows of each other!

With this statement I hope to have created an atmosphere of unity, in which we can find and see each other as friends = "ONE TEAM" = and achieve better results in our efforts to work for a better community, remarkably for the destitute and needy. (This is just highlighted at the invocation by lion ORDWIN Kemble) .  They say sometimes:      "The whole is greater than the sum of its parts".

We are all volunteers and because of our attitude and behavior "invited" to join the organization. Let us think about that not only to not disappoint those who have seen that in us, but also to show ourselves and others that there are people in this world who care about the fate of others.

Great minds headed by our founder, late fellow Lion Melvin Jones had started it and great minds who have gone before us and others still living among us have continued to do so,  so that we can go on. Let us therefore be fortunate and proud that we may belong to this world organization "Lions International". Because we are seen as people who carry out good work in society and although the success of projects accomplished already give us satisfaction,  it gives an extra feeling of joy and pleasure.

From now on we may for the Fiscal Year 2010/2011, as  board, lead our club.
Our thanks to you fellows for having confidence in us. We promise you this, that we shall make best effort and commitment and trust that we may find and rely on your support and contribution, not only with the word, but also with the act. "May I also hear and see your promise by raising your right hand and saying YES ?"  Thank you very much! This gives us much hope for the future and I think we cannot fail with so much support. May I also stress here that it is not the BOARD that will do all the  "work", but we all shall, led by the BOARD.
A  peculiar word of thanks to our partners in our service, whose all support is always there with our activities, so we surely can perform with joy.

May I you now present what we will do this fyscal year:

First:

Our Vision is as follows:  
A club where young motivated fellow lions supported by the older experienced fellows gathering together from the heart to  work socially to promote a viable and pleasant community and by their appearance and performance influence and encourage others to want to be part of the organization and thus to help continuing the noble work.

We want to achieve our mission through:
Goals we have set . These are broudly:

1. Reorganize and strengthen the administration of the Club
2. Increase the number of members

3. Increase awareness and understanding of LCIF and therefore the number of MJF's in our Club
4. Encourage the effective functioning of the Club by:
    -Strategic planning
    -Annual retreats (eg family day)
    -Searching/fulfilling the needs in the community,
    - Initiating highly Appreciated and Significant Projects
    -Co-operation
    -Attractive and Informative meetings and programs
    -Leadership Development
    -Development- cq. Education projects
5. Support the Leo clubs, but remarkebly  our Leo Club Gado Tjo
6. Recover and improve communication with other clubs and the Region- and District Office

Our motto:                                                                                                                                                                              "MAKE A DIFFERENCE THROUGH INNOVATION"

Finally we hope, for an enjoyable and successful year together and  to experience the blessing of the Almighty,    our God and  Creator.
= Long live Lions Club International=
= Long live Lions Club Paramaribo Central =
=Long Live our fellow Lions=

 Thank You!

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