308B Cabinet & Meetings

MY CABINET LINE UP

The formation of the cabinet line-up is all important as Lionism is all about teamwork, teamwork and teamwork.  I had secured the services of Past President Kenny Koay (Cabinet Secretary) and Past President Tan Team Chye  (Cabinet Treasurer) as my twin pillars.  I had also invited 9 Lions as Region Chairmen, 21 Lions as Zone Chairmen and 48 Lions as District Chairmen.  Another 14 Lions as Regional Committee Chairmen completed my cabinet.  The Cabinet Officers were officially invited after receiving consent from their respective Lions Clubs.  

Two past district governors were invited to serve in the cabinet too as they had a wealth of experience and wisdom. Past District Governor Dr. Chin Yoon Hiap would look after the district’s Lions Eyes bank, a essential mainstay in Lionism.  Past District Governor ST Yeoh would serve as the Honorary District Committee Chairman.  

Together, this wonderful team would administer District 308B which comprised the whole of Peninsula Malaysia (except southern part of Johor which was part of 308A).

SCHOOL FOR REGION CHAIRMEN AND ZONE CHAIRMEN  

19/07/1997 @ 8.30am

The School for Region Chairmen and Zone Chairmen were held in two sessions. In the morning, the Region Chair and Zone Chair will meet the District Governor’s Team and in the afternoon, District Chairmen would do likewise.

PCC Dr. Ong Tat Lien briefed the Region Chairmen @ the workshop

1st row: R2C Zullkiffely Darus, R9C Chew Boon Chew, R6C Wong Choo Chen
2nd row: R3C Wong Peng Soon, R7C Patrick Chew Kok Bin
3rd row: R8C Ally Liong Seat Ping, Z20C Tey Ee Kiam

1st row: Z17C Ang Seng Kong, Z16C Beng Ong Teong Pun
2nd row: Z18C Navin Khandhar, Z21C Eddie Lim Joo Wee
3rd row: Z10C Foo Mee Yoong, Z11C Dr. Ng Eng Teik

A Panel of Speakers conducted the School for Region Chairmen and Zone Chairmen and Regional committee Chairmen. They were Cabinet Secretary Kenny Koay,  Cabinet Treasurer Tan Team Chye, DC for Activities Lim Eng Chye and DC Bulletin James Andres.

Cabinet Secretary Lion Kenny Koay Chin Kean

Cabinet Treasurer Tan team Chye

District Chairman Projects & Activities, Lion Lim Eng Chye

District Chairman Bulletin, Lion James Andres

In another session, the District Chairmen for Youth Exchange and District Chairmen for Leo Clubs would meet with their counterparts, the Regional Committee Chairmen. They were given guidelines and directions to work on. They would then report on their work progress at the cabinet meetings.

 

REGIONAL COMMITTEE MEETING

(From LH) Philip Yen Ah Meng,  Leong Weng Chun, Chong Chin Teck, VDG Chee Boon Leong, Tai Lung Khoon 

(From LH) Koay Cheng Hong, K. Muthu, Philip Yen, Leong Weng Chuan, Chong Chin Teck 

CABINET MEETING - 20/07/1997 @ 8.30am

The Cabinet Meeting was held at Crystal Ballroom, Bayview Beach Resort, Penang, from 8am to 4.30pm. There were two breaks: morning tea and lunch. By the end of the meeting, a farewell tea (party) was given before the cabinet officers made their way home.

They would then start their responsibilities as cabinet officers to meet the clubs in their respective regions and zones and deliver the messages as dictated in their portfolios.  The clubs would not fall short of speakers at their club meetings as these district chairmen had much to share on their portfolios.

1st row: Anthony Goh, R. Silvaligam, Chew Boon Chew, Zulikiffely Darus
2nd row: Tan Yap Pau, Lim Bak Soew, Tey Ee Kiam,

I informed the cabinet officers that their appointment as cabinet officers was a prestigious honor. Their appointment brought pride to their Home Club. It was essential for them to fulfill their duties in their positions. 

Each Cabinet Officer was required to present a report on the activities of the respective Lions Club they visited. I reassured them that there would be reimbursement for their expenses related to travel and accommodation for cabinet meetings, provided they attended all meetings. These were the incentives I assured my cabinet officers. I was happy that by the end of my term, I was able to reimburse them a substantial amount from the dues collected and not utilized. This was made possible by the diligent work of my treasurer, Lion Tan Team Chye,  in managing the accounts effectively.

MEETINGS OF PAST OFFICERS OF THE LIONS ASSOCIATION

There is a belief that the best time to brainstorm one’s mind is to do it during the wee hours of the morning.  True no? With this in mind and with the consultation of my Council Chairman, Shiva Banerjee, I arranged the POA Meeting at 11.30pm! It was an odd hour for all PCCs and PDGs. The agenda included the bifurcation of the district and the follow-ups of the bifurcation. The meeting was adjourned after midnight! The Leaders of Multiple District 308 were ready to roar!!