SERIOUS & URGENT ACTIONS REQUIRED

Dr Manoj Shah Past International Director and GMT Leader has shown serious concern on the tempo of increasing membership in Multiple District 411.

Serious and appropriate urgent actions has been prescribed by Past International Director Lion Dr. Manoj Shah for increasing Quality Members and new Lions Clubs in Multiple District 411. Dr. Manoj Shah, an international personality in the world of Lionism based in Nairobi, Kenya, is also holding the post of head of the Global Membership Team for Africa.

All members of the GMT, Area Leaders and advisors and including Lions clubs in Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya, Ethiopia and Seychelles have been strongly urged to consider the situation of increasing the membership of the organization in Africa. He described his advice as “serious and urgent appropriate actions”.

The seriousness of the decreasing number of members was also echoed by International Coordinator Dr. Ton Soeters (PID) in his letter addressed to GMT Leaders and Governors.

Respective leaders and Club Officers, especially those clubs in jeopardy have been strongly urged to make every effort to maintain those clubs in good standing. As at end of July this year, some clubs mentioned in the Lions Clubs Health Report might be cancelled for various reasons and this will lead to possible loss of (minus or plus) 2000 members.

According to laid down procedures, clubs cancelled within 12 months can be reinstated if financial commitments are honoured well in time.

Another GMT leader in District 411B (Tanzania-Uganda), PDG/PMCC Lion Abdul Majid Khan has been constantly circulating clubs health reports to all the forty clubs in the two countries voicing his serious observation of the situation. He said in his latest circular: “To loose or waste an opportunity will result in grief and sorrow,” he told club leaders adding, “why should this happen?”

He called on the club leaders to re-activate cancelled clubs and save the sub district from the serious dilemma and see to it that no further clubs are closed. At the moment there are 40 clubs with 1081 members in the two countries.

One of the main goals of the District Governor of Sub District 411B Lion Wilson Ndesanjo is a minimum requirement of  five new Quality Members per club  and to open four new clubs in Tanzania and Uganda this Lionistic Year.

Story by Abdul Hai