Lions Youth Programme
Warminster Lions/Jubilee Sailing Trust Sponsoring a Life Changing Leadership Challenge.
We are sponsoring two young people to go on a week’s sailing as crew members of the square rigger sailing ship “TENACIOUS” pictured. The young people will be entered onto the Leadership @ Sea Scheme which is suitable for the Duke of Edinburgh Award scheme. The voyage will take place during August 2009. The cost of the voyage will be approximately £650 and we would expect the Candidate to raise £200 towards the voyage, this is one of the Jubilee Sailing Trusts recommendations to ensure that candidate is keen and enthusiastic. The voyage is available to young people aged 16 or over. They must be literate and numerate as they will be part of a watch who crew the ship by day and night; this will include reading charts and taking turns at the helm. They will learn about setting the sails and will have a chance the go into the rigging and the Crow’s Nest. We have sponsored young people on these voyages in the past and those that have taken part have said what a Life Changing Experience the voyages are. The ship will probably sail from Southampton to Southampton via the French coast where they will get some shore leave.
Candidates can contact Lion Alan Chapman on 0845 833 9847. Each young person will be interviewed and the two candidates who we think will gain the most from the experience will be notified in writing. The Sponsorship will cover all insurances required for off-shore sailing.
Peace Poster Competition
The Lions Peace Poster competition theme for 2008-2009 is ‘Peace Begins With Me’.
This is an opportunity to encourage the young people in your local community to think about the importance of world peace, tolerance and international understanding, and to pass it on. We encourage these young people to share their unique visions with the world, through pictures.
The picture on the left shows the British Isles and Ireland winning entry for 2007/08. You can view the other district winners for that year via this link.
Education and Life Skills
Lions Clubs in the British Isles and Ireland wish to see that our young people receive the best possible education and are able to develop skills which enable them to avoid the social problems that they may encounter during their school life. Consequently we have formed a partnership with ‘The Advisory Council for Alcohol and Drug Education’-TACADE - which provides high-quality education programmes. Warminster Lions promote and facilitate the use of these programmes in local schools.
Smoking, excessive drinking and recreational drug taking are examples of the problems that TACADE educational programmes teach to avoid. More recently problem–gambling and handling bereavement are being addressed.
As well as promoting the programmes many Lions Clubs pay the cost of installing them in their local schools.
Youth Exchange
The Youth Exchange programme is based on the first objective of the Lions organisation:
"To create and foster a spirit of understanding among the peoples of the world".
The Youth Exchange programme began in 1961 and is committed to broadening international awareness among young people worldwide. The programme is about hosting youngsters coming into this country and sending our young people abroad also. Young people deserve the opportunity to learn how other cultures 'tick'. Young people will gain from the learning experience and the programme helps in enhancing international understanding at a formative age.
Young Ambassadors Award
This award is open to young people between 15 & 19 years old. The Lions Young Ambassador scheme acknowledges the work of young people working as volunteers and gives them the recognition they deserve... boosting their self esteem, their confidence in themselves and highlighting the charities and volunteer groups with which they are involved.