Md 411
District 411-B
Kampala Host Lions Club

Announcements :

APPEAL

We do hereby appeal to anyone who visits this website to give generously to the Lions Club of Kampala Host to contribute to the less fortunate of this world.

Today it is them but tomorrow it might be you.  A good cause usually may add to your luck some day, thank you very much.

On 10/10/2009 Lions of Uganda will be celebrating 50yrs of lionism preparatory meetings are going on every 3rd and 4th monday of the month at hotel triangle.

Activities :

CLUBS MISSION STATEMENT

Selfless Service to Humanity for a Better Tomorrow?.

LIONS CLUBS INTERNATIONAL- KAMPALA HOST LIONS CLUB

About the Club?s History

Lions club Kampala Host is the second oldest club in Multiple District 411 (Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and Ethiopia).

The club was formed on October 11, 1959 organized by Sultan Jaffer who had been contacted by Nairobi Host Lions Club formed in 1958.  Lion J.B. Wilkson of Kampala Host became the Second Provisional District Governor during 1961  1962-63.

The second annual District Convention was held on 13^th June 1964 in Kampala, Uganda.

The Lions had spread to most towns in Uganda during 1960s but there was a setback to Lionism in Uganda as most clubs closed down during the civil strife and Kampala Host remained semi dormant with a few remaining Africans who had become members keeping it afloat.

Kampala Host started reviving its activities early 1980s and by 1990s it had expanded its membership.  The club has formed other clubs in the country and it has been a guide to many others.  As the older club in the country it has played a leading role in the lions? activities.  During 2002 it was declared the best club in the then District 411 comprised of the four countries namely: Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and Ethiopia.

Kampala Host was the first club to produce the first Africa Ugandan District Governor (2003-2004) who was also the first Sub- District 411 B Governor comprised of Uganda and Tanzania when District 411 attained a :Multiple District Status. He is Lion Polly Karimari Ndyarugahi, PDG.

Kampala Host has experienced and seasoned lion members and now mixed with younger members who have been joining the club. The club membership is 56 with a 50:50 men/women ratio. Average age is 40.

Entebbe Lions Club was born out of Kampala Host having started as its branch.

Kampala Host continues to play the leading role in the Lions activities.

WHAT WE DO AS KAMPALA HOST LIONS CLUB:

Since its charter the club has been carrying out various service activities to the community. These are some of the activities:

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES:

     Visiting abandoned children at Charity Homes e.g. Nsambya & Sanyu Babies Homes.

     Supporting the homes of the elderly e.g. Bakateyamba Home in Nalukolongo.

     Rehabilitation e.g. rehabilitated Kapeeka Social Center in Luwero Triangle.

     Provision of safe and clean water by erecting spring well protections.

     Constructed a foundation of the building for AIDS Patients at Kamwokya Community.

     Visiting of Kampala School for Physically Handicapped every 8^th of October World Service day, taking along foodstuffs and other necessities and repaired wheel chairs and donated a washing machine to the same school.

     Building of bus shelter stands and zebra-crossings in the city.

     Erecting Road signs on major roads entering the city.

     Helps whenever disaster strikes.

     Have purchased land for a long-term project.

ENVIRONMENT:

     Tree planting is a continuous yearly activity.

HEALTH SERVICES:

     Diabetic camps and sensitization of the community

     Donation of glucometers

     Blood donation

     Assisting of heart and kidney patients for going abroad for treatment

     Donated mattresses and hospital equipment to some Health Centers

     Artificial Limbs donated to Regional Referral Hospitals

EDUCATIONAL SERVICES:

     Pay school fees for the disadvantaged children.

     Donated laboratory equipment and chairs to Kololo SS.

     Replaced windowpanes and fixed glasses at East Kololo Primary School.

     Donated chairs to the computer class of the School for the Blind at Kireka and installed electricity to the classroom.

SIGHT FIRST:

     Organizing eye camps.

     Sensitization and screening.

     Cataract surgeries.

     Donating recycled eyeglasses to those in need.

     Sensitization to the public and civic leaders on Onchorcesiasis (River Blindness).

     Assisting and work hand in hand with the National Association of the Blind.

YOUTH SERVICES:

     Sponsoring of Leo Clubs.

     Participate in the Lions International Peace Poster Context.

RECREATION SERVICES:

     Donated a trophy to a school to promote sports.

     Donated a basketball and balls to a Remand Home for juveniles and took them other provisions.

SOURCE OF FUNDING

Each year every Lions Club, Kampala Host inclusive assesses programs and services to provide for their local communities. They make budgets for the activities and for Club Administration.

The Main Source of Funding

1.                ACTIVITIES

(a)Lions Club International Foundation, (LCIF)

LCIF is a humanitarian funding arm of Lions Club International that gives opportunity to the Lions of the world to help the local Lions in meeting vital world wide needs.  It was founded on June 13^th 1968.  LCIF is a public, non profit, tax exempt, legal autonomous, corporation that provides through voluntary contribution of Lions and others for humanitarian projects world wide.  These include:

Humanitarian service e.g. (schools, hospitals, refugee assistance)

Vocation assistance

Major disaster relief: It gives Emergency grants up to US $10,000. Standard grants up to US $75,000

Major catastrophe grants on international impact for which there is annual availability of US $250,000.

Furthermore, the foundation provides for major international service programs like Diabetes research, drug awareness and Sight First.

Kampala Host has benefited from LCIF/Sight First Grants by carrying out Sight First programs since 1999 up-to-date. The club carries out cataract operations every year and eye camps and screening exercises in different places in Uganda. These include: Kamuli, Kampala, Mpigi District, Wakiso, Luwero, Ntungamo, Arua Districts and Ibanda sub-District.

(b)Fundraising e.g.

                        (i)      Mayor?s ball held at least once a year

                      (ii)      Charity walks

(c)                  Appeals

We receive funds through various club appeals. 

(d)                 Auctioning

(e)Club dinners held at least once a month

(f)                   Donation box at Entebbe International Airport

(g)                 Volunteers through individuals both Lions and Non Lions e.g. on World Service Day

2.                ADMINISTRATION

   (i)                   Membership annual subscription and auctioning during member dinners

NB: Funds got from the public are kept on the activity account and are used only for those activities to help in the community. Those funds cannot be used to pay membership dues what so ever!! Committees are usually set up for proper accountability. Club membership dues are used to defray club expenses.

CALENDER OF EVENTS ? IMPORTANT DAYS OBSERVED BY THE CLUB

1                    Birthday for Our Founder Melvin Jones        -        13^th January 1879

2                    Lions Foundation Day                                -        13^th January 

3                    World Peace Day                                       -        14^th January

4                    World Leprosy Day                                    -        30^th January

5                    Women in Lionism Valentine?s Day              -        14^th February

6                    Road Safety Week                                     -       

7                    International Handicaps Day                       -        20^th March

8                    World Red Cross Day                                -        8^th May

9                    Melvin Jones died on                                 -        10^th June 1961

10               Helen Keller Day                                        -        01^st June

11               World Environmental Day                          -        5^th June

12               Lions International was born on                 -        7^th June 1917

13               Lions Service Day with the Community        -        8^th October

14               Lions Day with the United Nations              -        9^th October

15               Charter Night Anniversary                          -        11^th October

16               International relations Month                      -        October

17               World Sight Day                                                 -        14^th October

18               Diabetic Education Week                            -        November

19               World Human Rights Day                           -        10^th December

20               World Children Day                                   -        Christmas Season

21               Worldwide Induction Day                           -        April

RECOGNISED DONORS OF CLUB

1.                 Lions Clubs International Foundation (LCIF)

2.                 Lions Aid Norway

3.                 Lions Clubs of Kippering Australia

4.                 Statewide Insurance Co. Ltd (SWICO)

5.                 The Rotary Club of Ampthill & District, The Cross Keys, UK

6.                 District 105 (by former Asian origin Students of Kololo SS, residing in London)

7.                 Media - Uganda Television & Wavah Broadcasting Services (WBS)

8.                 The Grand Imperial Hotel - Kampala

9.                 Kembabazi Catering Services ? Naguru

10.             Various ? A Lions Charity Box Appeal at Entebbe International Airport

11.             The LCIF/Carter Center Global 2000

GIVE THE GIFT OF SIGHT

?Try to imagine how you feel if you were suddenly stricken by blindness today. Picture yourself stumbling and groping at noonday as in the night, your independence gone! In the dark world wouldn?t you be glad if a friend took you by the hand and said, (Come with me and I will teach you how to do some of the things you used to do when you could see?)?.  This is an exercerpt from a speech by a blind lady, Helen Keller to a conference of Lions where she appealed to them to be Knights of the blind, to give a gift of sight.

Lions Club of Kampala Host, in response to Helen Keller?s appeal and in partnership with, Lions Clubs International has given a gift of sight to more than 1000 blind Ugandans. The club carries activities to reverse and prevent blindness by sponsoring eye camps where doctors screen patients, operate on those with cataracts and restore sight. Other activities carried out include treatment of trachoma and of several other eye conditions. The club also donates recycled eye glasses at the held eye camps.

The club also carries out Diabetes awareness seminars to enlighten community on blindness associated with diabetes and how it can be prevented.

The Club is actively involved in a big program by The LCIF/Carter Center Global 2000 in sensitizing the communities in Uganda on prevention and treatment of River Blindness (Onchocercaisis) one of the major causes of irreversible blindness in Africa.

In future, the club will embark on sponsoring the screening of children and toddlers to treat conditions that cause preventable blindness, help those who are blind to get treatment and to avail eye glasses to those in need.

CHARTER NIGHT

The club celebrates its Charter Night in October in remembrance of the club?s charter 11^th October 1959.

LIONS CLUBS INTERNATIONAL

MISSION STATEMENT

?To create and foster a spirit of understanding among all people for humanitarian needs by providing voluntary services through community involvement and international cooperation?

LIONS CLUBS INTERNATIONAL OBJECTS:

The Lions Clubs Objects outline the aims and goals of Lions. It is up to the individual clubs to use the general objects for specific purposes.

TO CREATE and foster a spirit of understanding among the peoples of the world.

TO PROMOTE the principles of good government and good citizenship.

TO TAKE an active interest in the civic, cultural, social and moral welfare of the community.

TO UNITE the clubs in the bonds of friendship, good fellowship and mutual understanding.

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.

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.

LIONS CODE OF ETHICS:

The Lions Code of Ethics is a guideline for the personal values that each Lion should exemplify.

TO SHOV my faith in the worthiness of my vocation by industrious application to the end that I may merit a reputation for quality of service.

TO SEEK success and to demand all fair remuneration or profit as my just due, but to accept no profit or success at the price of my own self-respect lost because of unfair advantage taken or because of questionable acts on my part.

TO REMEMBER that in building up my business it is not necessary to tear down another?s; to be loyal to my clients or customers and true to myself.

WHENEVER a doubt arises as to the right or ethics of my position or action towards others, to resolve such doubt against myself.

TO HOLD friendship as an end and not a means. To hold that true friendship exists not on account of the service performed by one to another, but that true friendship demands nothing but accepts service in the spirit in which it is given.

ALWAYS bear in mind my obligations as a citizen to my nation, my state and my community, and to give them my unswerving loyalty in work, act and deed. To give them freely of my time, labor and means.

TO AID others by giving my sympathy to those in distress, my aid to the weak, and my substance to the needy.

TO BE CAREFUL with my criticism and liberal with my praise; to build up and not destroy.