Peace through service
The year 7 and 8 students from Ōmokoroa Point School were again invited to participate in this year’s Lions Clubs International annual peace poster competition with the theme being “peace through service”. Forty-two students aged between 11 – 13 years submitted their posters, all of which were painted during school time.
The winning entry was from Lyla Britton, who was presented with a voucher for $50 to spend at Paper Plus. Lyla’s poster has gone forward to our Lions District for further judging. All the children who participated were presented a specially designed coloured certificate with their names printed on it.
Entries from many countries are judged at local, district, and multidistrict levels, with one grand prize winner (throughout the world) receiving US $2500, a plaque, and a trip for two family members to attend the awards ceremony at the United Nations in New
York City.
President Anne Andrews and the project co-ordinator Lion Anne Sandel along with Lion Colin Andrews attended a senior school assembly to present the certificates.
A number of members from Ōmokoroa Lions were privileged to visit “The Elms” in Tauranga in October, suitably impressed with what we considered “a hidden historical gem” in the heart of the city of Tauranga. The buildings, the trees and the gardens were well worth the visit, especially as we were given a guided tour of the property. This was followed by a visit to the Mission Cemetery, where members of the Crapp and Hildebrand families of Ōmokoroa are buried. Another beautiful setting in Tauranga, not far from “The Elms”.
By the time you read this our Book Fair will be over; more about this in the next issue.