The Demerara Lioness Club, the mostly female arm of the Lions Club International, has elected its first male president for the fiscal year 2016-2017. At a ceremony on Sunday, Mark Ross was chosen and he will now head the board of directors, effective July 1.
Lioness Club elected their new President Sunday
Among objectives for his tenure, the President-elect stated that he plans to establish a Lions and Leo’s Youth Symposium to observe International Youth Day. This year will also see the club collaborating with the University of Guyana’s Turkeyen Campus Lions Club where a reading programme will be formed. Additionally, Ross also plans to head a recycling project utilising worn vehicle tyres, as well as have the Lioness Club assist in the rehabilitation of the New Amsterdam Library in honour of its 100th anniversary.
Meanwhile, outgoing President Kayeann Moore noted that the club has provided assistance and implemented major projects in Regions Four, Five and Ten which she explained has benefitted “500 persons at total cost of $3.2 million.”
The Lions Clubs International is said to be the world’s largest service club organisation and has some 1.4 million members in approximately 46,000 clubs in 210 countries and geographical areas around the world.
According to the organisation: “Since 1917, Lions clubs have aided the blind and visually impaired and made a strong commitment to community service and serving youth throughout the world.”
