My first 10 days as a District Governor

My First 10 DAYS as a District Governor

On my return from the LCI Convention at Philadelphia on July 7, my first task was to reciprocate the many, many calls that had flooded my mobile phone from the Lions and Lioness clubs throughout the country. As the newly minted District Governor, it was imperative that I connected with, and later, visited all the Lions clubs in District 308B.

First things first. I had to disseminate new information to my cabinet officers that I had learned from the LCI Headquarters. I met up with the officers who stayed close by and personally communicated with those staying afar. We must all be on the same page when it comes to the roadmap that I had set for 1997-98. 

The lessons I learned from DG's school were most valuable; not procrastinating and punctuality. And as Mark Twain once said, "Never put off till tomorrow what may be done the day after tomorrow just as well."

The important venues and meetings were a couple of days away on July 19; namely, my cabinet meeting, presidents' briefing,  inauguration ceremony, and the installation of my cabinet officers.  I was fortunate to have my cabinet officers, namely Cabinet Secretary Kenny Koay and Region 1 Chairman Ong Chin Seng, and their appointed committees for organizing the important events. 

At the end of the day, I was happy that every event and meeting was successfully carried out; thus reflect on my cabinet officers' capability for future programs. They have left no stones unturned.