SPEECH BY COUNCIL CHAIRMAN ALLAN CHEAH CW
at the Opening Ceremony of the 43rd Multiple District 308 Lions Convention in Malacca.
"A
very good afternoon and welcome to Malacca,
a beautiful city, which
is well known for its traditions and history. I consider this town to be very
special to me. In 1997, I was elected the district governor at a similar convention
here. And now I am returning as Council Chairperson. Let me welcome all the delegates
to the 43rd MD308 Lions Convention.
We are
indeed honoured to have with us, the Chief Minister of Malacca, YAB Datuk Seri
Haji Mohd Ali bin Mohd Rustam as our Guest of Honour. I hope YAB will enjoy our
company and will continue to give us the support in our effort to help the community.
On behalf of the Lions of MD308, I say a big ‘Terima Kasih’.
We
are privileged to have Lions Clubs International’s Official Speaker, International
Director Dr. Wing-Kun Tam. I had the opportunity to meet ID Dr. Tam in Manila
Multiple
District 308 is a very large family of 298 Lions clubs with 8,000 members. We
have about 270 Leo clubs with 14 thousand Leos. We also have 300 over Lionesses
in 12 Lioness clubs. Delegates who attend this convention represent these clubs. Those of you who have a ‘red dot’
pasted on the convention name tag signify your privileged to vote. You are entrusted
with responsibilities to decide on many issues, which will determine the future
of our Multiple District.
Our
Multiple District is now 43 years old. We have also grown bigger in membership.
This shows that we are moving ahead. For the future of our MD, we need to
continue to build solid foundation. We feel that Lions hold high positions must
have added responsibility. They must be able to inspire their fellow members.
They have to generously share their talents towards their fellow members. Also our
mission is to provide voluntary services to our community. One word comes to
mind is “Leadership”. With strong leadership, we are able to work as a team to
achieve our objectives.
The theme
of this convention is ‘Love, Share, Care’. I believe, whole heartedly, if we
practise the spirit of love, share and care, we are better leaders. I encourage
you to practise these amongst your club members. I can imagine the membership
will blossom by sincerely practising these spirits.
During
the recent tsunami disaster in the northern part of Peninsular, I learnt that Lions
in the 4 districts have given out tremendous support. We have responded by
contributing over 1.3 million ringgit in cash and kind. Many Lions also provided
care and service to the victims. I call this an act of humanitarian service and
this is because of our love and care for our community. This reminds me of a
truly great humanitarian, Helen Keller who said’ “Alone we can do so little;
together, we can do so much.” I hope all Lions will continue to stay united and
help one another.
The
Lions of MD308 meet annually in a convention such as this. There will be
workshops for incoming officers, seminars, sub-district meetings. Recognition
of achievements will be demonstrated by most of our fellow members.
The
venue and facilities arrangements are made possible by a team of hardworking
committee. This is headed by PCC Dato Dr. K. Nagaratnam. Let us put our hands
together and acknowledge the wonderful job done by the Convention Organising Committee.
In
conclusion, I thank all delegates for being here. I hope you will go home
richer in experience, knowledge and develop more friendship. Let us make this
convention a very memorable one for all participants. Thank
you."
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