Photographs at Installation Ceremoney of The Club - 2012 - 2013

Dear Fellow Lions 

The new office bearer for the lion year 2012 - 2013 were installed on 16th June 2012 by Lions Rajesh Mehra PDG at hotel Atithi.

Photographs of the ceremony  taken by Lioness Sona Kumar, are posted for the benefit of the Club Members

THANKS

LALIT NIRANJAN

FROM THE DESK OF THE EDITOR

डर (FEAR)

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डर बुनियादी तौर पर या सहज भावनाओं  का एक छोटा सा सेट में से एक है. यह सेट ख़ुशी, दुःख और क्रोध की तरह की भावनाओं में भी शामिल है, हर आदमी के जीवन में कोई डर जरूर होता है, वह बाहरी आवरण का डर हो या खुद के भीतर का, कुछ बुरा होने या कुछ खोने का डर हमेशा बना ही रहता है ।

डर दो तरह का होता है, एक तो भौतिक चीजें खो जाने का जो बाहर से दिखाई देती हैं और दूसरा भीतरी डर जो हमें हमेशा आशंकाओं से घेरे रहता है,  आंतरिक भय अपने आप में  एक नकारात्मक भावना  है,और ये आतंरिक डर बहुत खतरनाक चीज़ है ।

इसे हम इस प्रकार भी कह सकते हैं कि, 'पहला हम जो चाहते हैं वह मिल ही जाए, हमारा पूरा व्यक्तित्व चिंतित होता है कि यदि न मिला तो क्या होगा, इसे कहते हैं न मिलने का डर'..................!

दूसरा है भयभीत रहने का, जो हमारे पास है वो कहीं खो न जाए,  यह है प्राप्त अप्राप्त दोनों से ही भयभीत रहना...............!

विशेषज्ञ भी मानते हैं कि रिश्तों के जुड़ने और टूटने का सीधा संबंध दिल से ही होता है, भावनाएं हमारे दैनिक जीवन में एक महत्वपूर्ण भूमिका निभाते हैं. डर भी ऐसी एक  ही  भावना है जो हमारे मन में पूर्व से क्रमादेशित  है.............!

डर का कोई चेहरा नहीं होता, और दिल जब ऐसी किसी ही परिस्थिति से गुज़रता है तो उसका सीधा असर हमारे ऊपर पड़ता है, डर को जीतना ही ‘फियर फैक्टर’ है फिर वह डर चाहे बड़ा हो या छोटा.........!, 

डर से मन की बेचैनी स्वाभाविक क्रिया है,   और जब यही डर हमारे भविष्य को कंट्रोल करने लगे, तो यह खतरे की संभावना बन जाती  है,  पता है 'मिल्टन' ने क्या कहा डर की पराकास्ठा  पर, "जब कहीँ कोई उम्मीद नहीं बचती  है, तो कोई डर भी नहीं बचता  है." कहने का तात्पर्य यह है कि हम उमीद के सहारे ज़िन्दगी जीते हैं, अब अगर कोई उमीद ही नहीं रह्र्गी तो फिर ये डर किस लिए.........................................!

एक अहम् चीज और भी है,  कभी भी इस डर को अपने ऊपर हावी मत होने दो, गलती से भी यदि एक बार ये डर मन को अपने नियंत्रण में ले लेगा तो समझो खतरे की घंटी बज चुकी, फिर ये धीरे धीरे आपकी सारी बुद्धि हर लेगा, 'एंड ग्रेजुअली यू विल लैंड इन डिप्रेसन', और कोई भी व्यक्ति यदि डिप्रेसन में गया तो समझो उसकी पूरी कि पूरी ज़िन्दगी में नर्क  के सिवा कुछ नहीं बचता है ।

पर यदि हम अपने मन को नियंत्रित कर पायें तो हम डर के इस भ्रम  को दूर कर सकते हैं, इसके लिए आवश्यक है 'पोजिटिव  थिंकिंग'...........! और अपने मन को नियंत्रित करने का एक मात्र उपाय है “ध्यान,योग, और प्राणायाम

।

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Posted By Lalit Niranjan

नोट:

मैं अपने अगले लेख में “ध्यान, योग, और प्राणायाम के विषय में जानकारी देने का प्रयास करूंगा I  

From The Desk Of the Editor - An Article On Lions Clubs International (Informative)

Lions Clubs International

Oak Brook, Illinois, United States, the organization aims to meet the needs of communities on a local and global scale.

Lions Clubs International (LCI) is a secular service organization with over 44,500 clubs and more than 1.368,683 million members in 191 countries around the world founded by Melvin Jones Headquartered in 

Lions Clubs International, a service membership organization of 1,368,683 members world-wide, was founded in the United States on June 7, 1917 by “Melvin Jones” a Chicago businessman.

Jones asked, with regard to his colleagues, "What if these men who are successful because of their drive, intelligence and ambition, were to put their talents to work improving their communities?" Jones' personal code, "You can't get very far until you start doing something for somebody else," reminds many Lions of the importance of community service.

The Lions motto is “We Serve.” Focal Lions Club programs include sight conservation, hearing and speech conservation, diabetes awareness, youth outreach, international relations, environmental issues, and other programs.

Purpose

1 To organize, charter and supervise service clubs to be known as lions clubs.

2 To coordinate the activities and standardize the administration of lions clubs.

3 To create and foster a spirit of understanding among the peoples of the world.

4 To promote the principles of good government and good citizenship.

5 To take an active interest in the civic, cultural, social and moral welfare of the community.

6 To unite the clubs in the bonds of friendship, good fellowship and mutual understanding.

7 To provide a forum for the open discussion of all matters of public interest; provided, however, that partisan politics and sectarian religion shall not be debated by club members.

8 To encourage service-minded people to serve their community without personal financial reward, and to encourage efficiency and promote high ethical standards in commerce, industry, professions, public works and private endeavors.

Charitable Work

Much of the focus of Lions Clubs International work as a service club organization is to raise money for worthy causes. All funds raised by Lions Clubs from the general public are used for charitable purposes, and administrative costs are kept strictly separate and paid for by members. Some of the money raised for a club’s charity account goes toward projects that benefit the local community of an individual club.

Membership

Membership is by invitation, though individuals are rarely turned away, and attendance at meetings is expected on a monthly or fortnightly basis. Due to the hierarchical nature of Lions Clubs International, members have the opportunity to advance from a local club to an office at the zone, district, multiple district and international levels.

In 1986 the constitution of Lions Clubs International was amended to allow for women to become members. Since then many clubs have admitted women,

Extensions of the Lions family

In addition to adult Lions Clubs, the Lions family includes Lioness Clubs, Leo Clubs and Campus Lions Clubs. These divisions are important parts of Lions Clubs International. They allow service-minded individuals the opportunity to build better communities at the high school and college or university level.

Lioness Clubs

Lioness Club Membership is generally for service-minded women, with exceptions of men also becoming Lioness members nowadays. They are formed under a parent Lions Club. The Lions Club thus becomes the Parent Club for the Lioness Club. Naming of the Club is also like that of the Lions Club.

Leo Clubs

Leo Clubs are an extension of the Lions service organization which aims to encourage community service and involvement from a young age. Leo Clubs much like Lioness Clubs are sponsored by a parent Lions Club. Leo Clubs are a common school-based organization with members between the ages of 12-18 from the same school, these are commonly referred to as Alpha Leo Clubs. Community based clubs also exist, these generally cater for 18-30 year olds and are referred to as Omega Leo Clubs. Leo Clubs are required to have a Leo Club Advisor, a member of the sponsoring Lions Club who attends meetings and provides general advice to the club. Lions International includes more than 144,000 Leo club members in 139 countries.

Campus Lions Club

Many Leos join a Campus Lions Club if they attend a university or college after high school graduation. There are more than 125 Campus Lions clubs in the world including nearly 2,500 members on college and university campuses in Australia, Brazil, China, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, ElSalvador, England, Ethiopia, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Mongolia, Nepal, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan,Panama, Peru, Philippines, Russia, SriLanka, Thailand, Uganda, United States, Venezuela, Kenya, Zimbabwe and Ghana-Lions KNUST. Campus Lions Clubs empower their members to create meaningful change in their communities while developing leadership and professional skills.

Posted By Lalit Niranjan

Source:  Wikipedia (The free encyclopedia)

 

From The Desk Of the Editor "POWER OF POSITIVE ATTITUDE"

We all talk of attitude, positive attitude, and negative attitude, emphasize the importance of attitude in our life etc, now let me explain the real power of attitude. Then we shall understand how the powerful tool is the positive attitude in our life

We all know that English alphabet has 26 letters. Now we put the value of A as 1, B as 2 and C as 3, that way the value of Z will be 26.The table will be like

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

Let us calculate the value of the following words

STRONG = 19+20+18+15+14+7= 93

POWER = 16+15+23+5+18 = 77

Let us now calculate the value of ATTITUDE

ATTITUDE = 1+20+20+9+20+21+4+5 = 100

Likewise the value of POSITIVE & NEGATIVE will be

POSITIVE = 16+15+19+9+20+9+22+5 = 115

NEGATIVE =14+5+7+1+20+9+22+5 = 83

We thus find that the word ATTITUDE has a value of 100

If we add the value of the word NEGATIVE, it will be reduced to 100-83=17

If we add the value of the word POSITIVE, it will be 100+115-215

Thus a person with "NEGATIVE ATTITUDE" will have the reduced value equal to 17 only,

Where as a person with "POSITIVE ATTITUDE" will have the enhanced value equal to 215

POSTED BY LALIT NIRANJAN

International Theme: "I Believe - President Lion Wing-Kun Tam -

International Theme: "I Believe - President Lion Wing-Kun Tam - International President

President Lion Wing-Kun Tam



INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT’S PROGRAMME

"I Believe" is the Presidential Theme of our International President Lion Wing-Kun Tam

Highlights of 2011-2012

International Theme: "I Believe"

During 2011-2012, districts will be encouraged to believe in and take action to strengthen our membership, caring for fellow members as if they are family. We will believe and succeed in expanding our service to new heights, propelled by a special campaign to plant one million trees. We will believe in nurturing our future by involving more young people and Leos in all that we do. Believe that one person can make a difference. Believe that the entire world can be changed when we come together as Lions. Believe that changing a life – or the world – starts with each one of us. In this 2011-2012 Lions year, we should do the following:

Believe in Service

We are making a difference like no other service organization. Believe in our motto “We Serve.” An important part of our extension of service this year will be caring for the environment. My goal is to plant one million trees around the world. Do you believe it can be done? To do this we will:

1 Continue our successful participation in the Global Service Action Campaign

2 Encourage clubs and districts to make tree-planting part of their activities

Report the number of trees planted on the LCI web site every month, and show pride in what we do by wearing “I planted a tree” buttons

Believe in Club Members

The strength of our organization lies within our clubs, and our members form the basis of our clubs. We will make developing our members a priority by:

1 Effective member orientation

2 Member involvement from day one

3 Club leaders who listen more, and speak less

4 Nurturing lasting bonds through service, and treating each other like family

Promoting My Club, My Family program

Leos form a relevant branch to our family tree. It is time to elevate the significance of Leos with our family of service. To do this we will:

Enhance our Leo to Lion program by engaging Leos to gain their perspective, solicit their ideas and better understand their needs

Hold a Leo/Lion summit at the international convention in Busan, Korea

To recognize our commitment to service and members, details will be shared about various awards including the Believe in Service and the First Believer awards.

Believe in Nurturing our Future

Lions Clubs International has a long-standing commitment to children and young adults. Our programs make growing up a more positive experience. Believe that each and every child we help will grow-up to be a responsible, caring adult. To engage our young people we will:

1 Promote our Lions Quest program to provide essential life skills to youth worldwide

2 Expand youth activities that encourage a positive self image and develop confidence

3 Encourage Lions to become role models for children and young adults

Increase awareness of the Services for Children program to continue meeting education, shelter and health needs around the world

Believe in Leadership

Lions Clubs International has great leaders among our ranks. Leadership should start the day someone becomes a Lion. To identify and encourage potential leaders we will:

Listen to the training needs of Lions and provide opportunities to develop and lead through the assistance of the Global Leadership Team

1 Promote and encourage use of the Lions Basic Mentoring Program

2 Implement practical job training for club officers and zone chairpersons

3 Encourage the use of online training resources (Leadership Resource Center/Lions Learning Center)

4 Communicate opportunities for leadership development with members

5 Encourage participation in local and LCI training programs

Believe in Projecting our Image

Service and effective public relations are connected. The internet and social media are having a real impact on the way we do business and reach our internal and external audiences. This year we will encourage our clubs and districts to not only have web sites, but also have Facebook pages.

Believe in Giving Back

In addition to service, Lions give from their own resources. We need to emphasize and increase support of LCIF. To accomplish this, we will:

1 Increase the understanding of LCIF’s programs and their impact on individual’s lives

2 Promote donations to LCIF from clubs and individuals

3 Work with Multiple District and District LCIF Coordinators for donations and promotion

The international theme, I BELIEVE, challenges Lions in districts and clubs to demonstrate their belief by having the courage to make a commitment and take action. This action will make visible the power of belief in the Lions clubs network of service; making an impact worldwide today and for the future.
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Complied By Lalit Niranjan
Dated: 21/11/2011

WHAT IS LIONISM? - POSTED BY LALIT NIRANJAN

Most of us still do not know what  Lionism is ? I have compiled the concept of the Lionism and am posting for the benifit of our members


WHAT IS LIONISM?

WE ARE NOT A POLITICAL ORGANIZATION, yet among our members will be found leaders of all political parties and factions.

WE ARE NOT A SOCIAL CLUB, yet we are directed to take an active interest in the social welfare of our various communities.

WE ARE NOT A YOUTH ORGANIZATION, yet we participate in so many youth programs and projects in this nation and abroad that it is hard to determine if the dog is wagging the tail or the tail is wagging the dog.

WE ARE NOT A WELFARE ORGANIZATION, yet over the years, in good times and bad, countless thousands of less fortunate people have been the recipients of the generosity of Lions.

WE ARE NOT A SPORTS OR RECREATIONAL AGENCY, yet thousands of boys have been thrilled with Little League programs and many other activities built around the training of the minds and bodies of our youth, both boys and girls.

WE ARE NOT A RELIGIOUS BODY, yet the precepts we live by are familiar to the doctrines of the world's spiritual bodies.

WE ARE NOT A MEDICAL OR HEALTH ORGANIZATION, yet our clubs have performed miracles in this wide panorama of community and individual service.

WE ARE NOT AN EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION, yet thousands of students are today in schools built by Lions.

WE ARE NOT A UNITED NATIONS, yet we are an instrument of peace. Lionism, born while the world was aflame, has grown strong under the nourishment of freedom and liberty
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POSTED BY LALIT NIRANJAN

HISTORY OF LIONISM - POSTED BY LALIT NIRANJAN

                                            

HISTORY OF LIONISM 

Beginning in 1917

Melvin Jones, a 38-year-old Chicago business leader, asked a simple and world-changing question – what if people put their talents to work improving their communities. Almost 100 years later, Lions Clubs International is the world's largest service club organization, with 1.35 million members in more than 46,000 clubs and countless stories of Lions acting on the same simple idea: let's improve our communities?

In 1917, Melvin Jones, a 38-year-old Chicago business leader, told members of his local business club they should reach beyond business issues and address the betterment of their communities and the world. Jones' group, the Business Circle of Chicago, agreed.

After contacting similar groups around the United States, an organizational meeting was held on June 7, 1917, in Chicago, Illinois, USA. The new group took the name of one of the invited groups, the "Association of Lions Clubs," and a national convention was held in Dallas, Texas, USA in October of that year. A constitution, by-laws, objects and a code of ethics were approved.

Within three years, Lions became an international organization. Since then, we've earned high marks for both integrity and transparency. We're a well-run organization with a steady vision, a clear mission, and a long – and proud – history.

1920: Going International

Just three years after our founding, Lions became international when we established the first club in Canada. Mexico followed in 1927. In the 1950s and 1960s international growth accelerated, with new clubs in Europe, Asia and Africa.

1925: Eradicating Blindness

Helen Keller addressed the Lions Clubs International Convention in Cedar Point, Ohio, USA, and challenged Lions to become "knights of the blind in the crusade against darkness." Since then, we have worked tirelessly to aid the blind and visually impaired.

1945: Uniting Nations

The ideal of an international organization is exemplified by our enduring relationship with the United Nations. We were one of the first nongovernmental organizations invited to assist in the drafting of the United Nations Charter and have supported the work of the UN ever since.

1957: Organizing Youth Programs

In the late 1950s, we created the Leo Program to provide the youth of the world with an opportunity for personal development through volunteering. There are approximately 144,000 Leos and 5,700 Leo clubs in more than 140 countries worldwide.

1968: Establishing Our Foundation

Lions Clubs International Foundation assists Lions with global and large-scale local humanitarian projects. Through our Foundation, Lions meet the needs of their local and global communities.

1990: Launching SightFirst

Through SightFirst, Lions are restoring sight and preventing blindness on a global scale. Launched in 1990, Lions have raised more than $346 million for this initiative. SightFirst targets the major causes of blindness: cataract, trachoma, river blindness, childhood blindness, diabetic retinopathy and glaucoma.


History – Lions Day With the UN

The relationship between Lions Clubs International and the UN began after the end of World War II.

In San Francisco, California, USA, on October 24, 1945 (forever known as UN Day), U.S. President Harry Truman joined Britain's Prime Minister Winston Churchill and other world leaders in signing the UN charter.

In the same year, Lions founder Melvin Jones and Past International Presidents Fred W. Smith and D.A. Skeen were asked to help develop the non-governmental organization (NGO) charter for the new global organization. At the time, Lions Clubs International was already an established worldwide service organization.

During the ensuing years, the two organizations have cooperated on many humanitarian ventures. Lions have provided aid and manpower for UNICEF (United Nations Children's Fund), WHO (World Health Organization), and UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) projects.

From the beginning, the relationship between Lions Clubs International and the UN has been limited to humanitarian endeavors. In keeping with its stated Purposes, Lions Clubs International has no involvement in the political or security affairs of the UN.

Today: Extending Our Reach

Lions Clubs International extends our mission of service every day – in local communities, in all corners of the globe. The needs are great and our services broad, including sight, health, youth, elderly, the environment and disaster relief. Our international network has grown to include more than 206 countries and geographic

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POSTED BY LALIT NIRANJAN