Jan 2011 Issue

Leo Club of
AIMST University
(Omega)'s Board of
WHAT IS “LEO”? Directors:

LEO is a programme of The International Association of Lions President:

Clubs. Lions club can provide training of youth by forming LEO LEO TzeCheng Wong
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it. Vice President:
LEO Amy Ting
A Leo club is a group of young people banded together to
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promote service activities especially among the youths.
Secretary:
Leo club has being formed with a purpose to promote services LEO JiaNee Chang
activities among the youth of the communities which will develop 017-4163799
the individual qualities of LEADERSHIP, EXPERIENCE and Asst. Secretary:
OPPORTUNITY’. LEO WeeChee Tan
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ABOUT LEO CLUB OF AIMST UNIVERSITY (OMEGA) Treasurer:
LEO ChuHan Chew
Leo Club of AIMST University (Omega) is a university-based 016-4347531
Leo Club whereby all our members are from this institution
which is situated in the Bedong, a small town in the state of Directors:
Kadah Darul Aman. Environmental Service:
LEO Kobbiganivaarani
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are in District 308B2 Region 2. The club is being registered under Community Service:
the university on 16th September 2010. We have just received the LEO Sindu a/p Mahenoran

reply from Lions Club International regarding our application for 014-9446805

the formation of the club. Health Service:

LEO Surindran Kumar
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For this moment, Leo Club of AIMST University has about 50
Personal Development:
members. Our Lion Advisor is Lion Janjit Singh while Mr. Lim
LEO Valene Tang
Yong Ching, a lecturer from the School of General and
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Foundation Studies (SGFS) is our teacher advisor.
Membership:
LEO Alex Wong
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Fundraising:
LEO YeanWen Ooi
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IT:

Omegaleo AIMST LEO ShooYang Chor

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Public Relation:
LEO WeiLin Wong
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 LEO ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
OC: Leo Wong Tze Cheng

On 5th October 2010, Leo Club of AIMST

University (Omega) has called for the
Annual General Meeting to establish the
club in the university according to the
constitution for clubs and societies
provided by the university itself.

Members being registered

before attending the meeting

The Annual General Meeting was attended by

A shot by some members with Mr. Lim
45members, together with some of the
newcomers who are attracted to the flyers
pasted around the campus. Together attending
the meeting was our Lion Advisor, Lion
Janjit Singh, President for our sponsoring
Lions Club, Lion Dr. Harjinder Singh, as well
as sponsoring Lions Club secretary, Lion Dr.
Sanan. Our teacher advisor, Mr. Lim Yong
Ching was also present for the same event.

The meeting was called to order at

8.00pm sharp. The Leo Pledge follows
immediately. Then, a short introduction
about Leo Club in general was given.
Members were also being briefed about
some of the upcoming projects of the club.
Among the projects are the Green Green
Campus Project, Visit to Old Folks Home
and SPCA Penang and so on.

Discussion among members before the meeting

starts
In the same time. members were also told that there will be a Leo T-shirt Designing
Competition that will be held to decide on the choice of the design for the T-shirt for this club
which is still in its infancy. It was then followed by the speech from lion Harjinder Singh and
Lion Janjit Singh. The meeting was concluded at around 10.00pm by the speech from Mr.
Lim Yong Ching.
 GREEN GREEN CAMPUS (PHASE 1)
OC: Leo KobbigaNivaarani

Leo club of AIMST University had organized the Recycling Project 2010 since last year.
It is an on-going project. This project officially started on 26th of November last year and
was started in the library building.
Our planning is to create a Recycling Centre in AIMST University and our first step
was by having recycling bins in the Library building. We are planning to widen our scope
to the cafeteria, Medical building, Dental building and Administration Building this year.
The purposes of this project were:
 To create awareness among students about recycling.
 To encourage staffs and students to recycle.
 To do our part to save the resources on earth.
 To raise fund for our club activities which are charity based.

Breifing by the OC before

placing the recycling boxes.

2 of the 5 Recycling box

placed in the campus.

Pasting the Project Posters

near the recycling box.
LEO DAY CELEBRATION - VISITING TAN XIANG SHI YUAN OLD
FOLKS HOME
OC: Leo Wong Wei Lin

5th December is the official Leo Day which will be celebrated by Leo Clubs all around the
world. As Leo Club of AIMST University (Omega) is just newly formed, we feel that it is
essential for us to get back to the basic, that is, to serve and contribute back to the
community. In parallel to this aim, we have chosen to visit Tan Xiang Shi Yuan Old folks
Home in conjunction with the
celebration.

The group photo

Tour around the Old Folks Home

The event started at 8.45 am, where

all members gather at the cafeteria to
have a light breakfast before departure.
At around 9.15 a few selected member
begin loading the provision collected to
be donated to the old folk’s home to the
vehicles. After that, the delegation
departed from AIMST University at
9.30 a.m. With a journey of 30 minutes,
we arrive at the destination.
Intreaction with the old folks
 The first activity was a brief
introduction regarding the
background of the old folk’s
home by the person in charge
of running it. After that all
members who were present
were given a tour around the
compound of the old folks
home. The tour lasted for
briefly around 1 hour.

Performance by the members

At 11.00 am all the citizen of the old folk’s home were gathered at the great hall where a
brief speech were given, follow by fellowship between the Leos and the old folks. A few
performances were prepared by the club members. Interestingly, some of the old folks have
even joined in when the Leos are actually performing.

Lunch was held at

12.15pm, where the
members were able to
have their lunch together
with the old folks who
were present at that time.
After lunch, it marks the
end of the trip to the old
folk’s home. Before we
bid farewell to the old
folks, a group photos of
the members present on
that day with the old folks.

Lunch with the old folks

 TRIP TO SPCA
OC: Leo Sindu a/p Mahenoran

In the spirit of Leo, about eleven of the AIMST University Leo Club members paid a
visit to the Society of Prevention of Cruelty towards Animals (SPCA) on the morning of 11th
of December 2010. We initially wanted to do volunteering tasks at the shelter, but was
informed that only fully trained volunteers are allowed to walk and feed the dogs as well as
clean the dog kennels and cat pens. Thus we had the full afternoon playing and interacting
with our furry friends.

The Leo Team to SPCA right before

leaving campus. We took the
AIMST van to SPCA Penang ,thus
incurred no cost.
Group Photo at SPCA, Penang

The animal ambulance owned by SPCA, parked

outside the shelter.

At the Dog Kennel

 The Cat Pen

Once the tour was over, we had

a short briefing from the caretakers of
the place involving the work they do at
the shelter and the issues faced by
them. Mostly, the shelter was facing
space issues whereby they can only
afford to house a certain amount of
animals at any given time. If a dog or
cat isn’t adopted within a certain time
period (usually 4-6 months) it would be
humanely euthanized. Sadly, this is the
sad truth of the strays in the shelter,
some of which were lost pets whose
owners could not be located or Briefing by the Caretakers of SPCA, Penang
contacted.

We hope with this visit, those who participated developed awareness of the reality of
inhumane acts on animals, thus inculcating compassion towards these animals among Leos.
The Leos were also exposed to the basics of running an animal shelter.. Most importantly, we
introduced the Leo club to SPCA Penang.

For those interested in donating or becoming volunteers,

feel free to visit http://www.spca-penang.net/ for learning ways
you can lend a hand to the shelter, including volunteering
opportunities.
LEO DAY CELEBRATION – M.A.D. ECO PERADE & FIESTA
Organizing Clubs: District 308B2 Region 1 Leo Clubs

In conjunction with the Leo Day 2010, Leo Club of

Georgetown Mutiara, Penang has organized the
M.A.D Eco Parade and Fiesta at Penang Times
Square. The project was headed by Leo Kim Kek
Teong. The event has started in 4th December 2010
and has ended on the next day. Among the events and
activities conducted on that day were Leo Exhibition,
Flea Market, Children Colouring Contest, Kids Talent
Quest and Street Dance Competition. The climax of
the whole celebration is the Leo Parade around the
Georgetown on the 5th December 2010.

Leo Club of AIMST University (Omega) is

privileged enough to be invited to join in this mega Some of our members
celebration. Due to the fact that there is already a
home project being carried out on the same day, we were only able to send a team of 6
members to attend the event. The members that have attended the celebration include Leo
Wong Tze Cheng, Leo Amy Ting Li, Leo Chew Chu Han, Leo Valane Tang, Leo Ooi Yen
Wen and Leo Winnie Lai. It surprised us to see such a big number of Leos attending the
event. As it is a region project, Leos have come even from Selangor and Perak to show their
support.

We have reached Penang

Times Square around 8.30am. Upon
completing the registration process
and a short briefing, we were all set
for the parade. We have covered areas
like Komtar, Penang Road and so on.
Along the journey, the Chingay and
drums which have accompanied us
have given us strong motivation to
The drum team
continue to stay fresh along the entire
journey. To add to these, the ‘roaring’ and the eco costume of other Leos have motivated us.
It took just a short moment for us to realize that we are already at the end of the parade which
has actually taken more than an hour.

At around 9.15am, we are back to Penang Times Square. A light breakfast was
provided by the organizing committee. While waiting for the official opening ceremony of
 the event which is scheduled to start at 10.00am, we
managed to have a walk around the Flea Market held
together with the parade. It took us not long to realize that
there was actually no plastic bags and polystyrene plates
and cups used during the entire event.

Upon the arrival of the guest of honour, the official

ceremony began with the national anthem. A few speeches
was delivered. Most of the speeches has touched on the
concept of Making A Difference (MAD). Lion Alan Thoo
has even given the illustration on how a small step by every
Malaysian to just use 1 plastic bag less can have on the
environment. The official ceremony was rounded off by the
awards, souvenirs and certificates presentation to respective
The Eco-based costume clubs that have participated.
worn by one of our
members

After that, 6 of us from AIMST

University managed to have a luncheon
with OC Leo Lim Kek Teong together
with several Leos from Leo Club of
Georgetown Mutiara, Leo Club of IPG
Perlis and so on.

Certificate presentation ceremony

LEO MEMBER’S ORIENTATION PROGRAM
OC: Leo Wong Tze Cheng

On 24th January 2011, Leo Club of

AIMST University has successfully
organized the Orientation Program
under the Continuous Leo
Development (CLD) program for the
members. 40 members of the club has
participated in the workshop and has
taken the Orientation Test. The
workshop was conducted by CLD
Trainer, Leo Eliza Chia assisted by
Leo Wah Si Sheng and Leo Foong
Chee Keat. Also present on that day
is the President for our sponsoring
Lions Club, Lions Club of Kuala Discussion among members before the workshop
Muda.

The workshop on that day began at

around 8.00pm. a workshop was first
conducted by Leo Eliza Chia. The
workshop was conduction with an
intention to expose members of the
purpose, objectives, brief history,
activities and many more about Leo Club.
It has also served as a platform for the
members to clarify their doubts about Leo
Club with the Leo Cabinet Members of
District 308B2. At around 9.15pm, the
As usual, the Leo Pledge
Orientation Test was conducted. At around
10.00pm, the entire event marked its
conclusion.

Leo Eliza Chia conducting

the CLD workshop.