M.A.D Camp 2012!

The Leo Club of Metro Methodist College Kuala Lumpur Omega had its annual Leo Camp from the 10^th to the 11^th March 2012. This year, the camp was held within the college premises. Participants consisted of Leos from our very own club as well as from the Leo Club of Berjaya UCH, Leo Club of Sunway Metro, Leo Club of Damansara N.C., as well as MCKL’s PA Club. The theme this year was ‘Through Unity, We Are The Change’

Our club president, Leo Michael Dev, officially started off the camp and welcomed all the campers. After singing the national anthem as well as the Lion Spirit song and reciting the Leo Pledge, roll call was held. Speeches were given by the organizing chairperson, the president and the Lions.

Singing the national anthem

Speech by Organising Chairperson-Leo Junyan

 Soon after, everyone was separated into their individual groups. The four groups were Finger Lickin’ Good, Quietly Brilliant, Just Do It, and Make Believe.  Every group elected their group leaders and came up with their group cheer. After that, Lion Alan Thoo began his session by asking each group to come up with a creative version of the lions’ roar, with a time limit of a few minutes. He repeated the process, splitting us into smaller groups and giving us shorter time limits. Through the activity, he showed us that having a large group could complicate things unnecessarily. All the participants were separated into two groups – boys and girls – and came up with yet another cheer.  Afterwards, the two groups were asked to perform the cheer that the other group came up with. Each time, Lion Alan asked us all to consider what made each effort easier or harder. 

 

Group discussion

Group cheer

Through the session, Lion Alan also told us about the importance of creativity and thinking out of the box, as well as teaching us not to set boundaries for ourselves. After all, it isn’t ‘impossible’, it’s ‘I’m Possible’. To demonstrate his point, he showed us two videos, one of a teenager who lost his sight to cancer but managed to master echolocation in order to overcome his disability, and one of Nick Vujicic, a man who was born without all four limbs but managed to battle his inner demons and become a motivational speaker. After the talk, it was time for lunch, when all the campers were reminded to wash their own plates and cutlery. 

Lion Alan conducting his workshop

Soon after, everyone headed back to the hall to go through orientation, which was conducted by Lion Marcus. He gave us an understanding of what it really meant to be a Leo, as well as a brief history lesson and showing us the flowchart of how the Lions supported the Leo clubs. During the orientation, everyone also learnt the Leo’s motto, pledge, and the Lion Spirit song. 

Afterwards, everyone was shown to their dorms and left to settle down. Everyone was given free time to was up and prepare for their talentime. We had barbeque that night, and though Mother Nature decided to rain on our little parade, everyone promptly moved the DIY barbeque pits to the foyer. After dinner, all the groups performed their sketches. Right after that were the station games. All the stations were scattered throughout the college, and had all the participant taking part in some activities which were rather…interesting, to say the least. After the scores were announced and compound cleaned up, everyone headed up for their long-awaited showers and settled in for the night.

Barbeque dinner

Jelly game!

Another station game

The next morning started off with morning exercises, followed by a scrumptious breakfast. The participants then spent the rest of the morning running around Brickfields on a Treasure Hunt. From scouting for signboards to frog jumping on a sidewalk to singing the Lion Spirit song at the top our lungs on a pedestrian bridge, everyone had fun participating in the various tasks.

Exercise led by Leo Zenny

Treasure Hunt Station 2#

Treasure Hunt Station 7#

The final station

After arriving back at college, we were sent up to our dorms to pack up all our belongings. Soon afterwards, we were all gathered in the hall again, where everyone shared their experiences throughout the camp. The scores were announced, and prizes were given to the team with the highest score. Everyone went around the college one last time to ensure that we had cleaned up after ourselves and that nothing was left behind. Everyone was dismissed, but some chose to stay on for the buffet lunch at Shiok Kopitiam at YMCA that was sponsored by the Lions.

The winning group!

BPRM Indoor Games Competition 2011

TO ALL LEO CLUB MEMBERS.
Some of you may have heard/or are already helping out with the BPRM Indoor Games Competition 2011 in MCKL. I've just spoken to Phoebe, and we are planning to partner them and help out with the above event.
The details of the Indoor Games Competition 2011 are as follows:

Date: 12th November 2011 (Saturday)
Time: 9a.m.-4p.m.
Venue: MCKL
Number of people: 200+ participants and 65+ volunteers.
Participants are the Myanmar refugees (age from 5-18) and Myanmar teachers. They are from various schools for refugees in Malaysia.

BTW, this event is recognised as part of your mandatory 10 hour COMMUNITY SERVICE.

The LEO Club will be organising more game booths for the children, sponsoring prizes for the competition, and help with out the arrangement of the tables and chairs in the hall prior to the event.

The Mynmar children are refugees registered under the United Nations. Malaysia is similar to a transition phase for them. They will remain in Malaysia, until the United Nations ships them off to other countries-- like the US or Australia.

Basically most of these refugees are oppressed by Malaysians, especially those in authority. They are subject to various forms of oppression such as caning, detention, extortion and so on.

As the LEO Club is a service club, we strongly believe in giving back to the community. As such, we will try to help out these Mynmar refugees, and show them love and respect. 

If you are interested in joining this project, please notify Leo Christal Wong from A1101 preferably, or one of the other board members. Please give me your names ASAP. Thanks! :)

With much love, the LEO board of directors.

Blood Donation Drive

Hello!

So what's our first project after the formation we had last Saturday?

Well, the Leo Club of Metro MCKL (O) will be organising a BLOOD DONATION DRIVE!

Interested? We bet you are ;) So here are the details!

Date: 19/8/2011
Time: 10.30am-3.30pm
Place: Hall, Methodist College KL

So now you know! Which means, you guys HAVE TO COME! :D

Hope we'll see lots of you guys there!

From the Board of Directors!

LEO FORMATION!

Hi guys! :D

Sooooo, you’ve attended a few of our general meetings right now, and what comes after that?

Well guys, we have our LEO formation coming up! And it’s this COMING SATURDAY, from 10.30-1.30pm.

It’s going to be really AMAZING! We have invited Leo Clubs from all over Malaysia, and even Singapore! Which means, FELLOWSHIP TIME!

The theme is Genesis, which in Hebrew means beginning, or starting.

We chose this theme simply because we just started the Leo Club of MCKL (O), and the word Genesis symbolizes the new beginning of our club.

We’ve finally ironed out all the details of our formation, and here they are!

Date: 13^th of August 2011

Time: 10.30-1.30pm

Venue: Auditorium of Methodist College KL

Theme: Genesis

Price: RM 5 for members, RM 15 for non- members

Uniform: Formal/club uniform

Enquiries: Send us an email at omegaleo.metromethodist@hotmail.com

Ticket price includes buffet lunch, and ALSO goodie bags! Everybody loves GOODIE BAGS! :D

We have lots of performances lined up for you guys, which was handpicked by us! Who did we pick? You’ll have to come to find that out for yourself. But rest assured, it’s gonna be a BLAST!

Are you excited?

We most definitely are!

Love,
Leo Club of Metro MCKL (O) board

Leo Club :)

Hi guys! This is our first blog post  :) 

            For all you curious people out there, you’ve just wandered into the Leo Club of Metro Methodist College KL (O) blog. Roar, roar, ROAR! The Leo Club of Metro Methodist College KL (O) is a BRAND NEW CLUB and was founded by our current president, Leo Shaun Philip Thomas! We’ve just elected our board, and the list of all the board members and their posts can be found on the extreme left of the blog.

What is this Leo Club that you’re talking about?

            A baseball coach from Abington High School, Pennsylvania, USA started the world’s first Leo Club with help from his fellow Lion, William Ernst. Thus, the first Leo Club was chartered on December 5^th, 1957. 

            As the pioneering Leo Club, the Abington High School Leos decided to adopt the school colours as the official Leo Club colours. The acronym LEO was decided by them as well, and it stood for Leadership, Equality, Opportunity. However, after a number of years equality was substituted with the word Experience.

            Fast forwarding ten years, the Leo Club Program was adopted by the Lions Club International board of directors. Fifty four years later, the Leo Club Program is still going strong- with more clubs formed every year.

So, what is the main aim of the Leo Club?

            The objective of this club is "...to provide the youth of the world (with) an opportunity for development and contribution, individually and collectively, as responsible members of the local, national and international community."

            How does the Leo Club go around doing this? Simple! The Leo Club encourages youths to develop leadership qualities by involving themselves with social service activities. Basically, Leo Club is a social service club. More than half a century later, community service still remains as the primary focus of this program.

And what do you do?

            Basically what members of the Leo Club do is that they will conduct various projects throughout the year. These projects cover a wide range of fields such as healthcare, children, education, literacy and such.

            To conduct such projects, we’ll be needing lots of funds. In order to raise funds, Leo Clubs often organise fund-raisers such as auctions, concerts, movie nights and so on. The list is endless! 

            Earlier on in my post, I’ve mentioned how the Leo Club is essentially a social service club. Our club is no exception either. The board has been planning a couple of big projects for the coming year. I can’t spill out all the details here, cause you’ll need to attend the meetings to find out. So be prepared prospective Leos! 

            Should you choose to join this club, you will be given the chance to carry out various projects throughout the year. These projects which range from concerts, to fun fairs, or even community service will be handled by various Leo members who have been elected by the board of directors. Projects such as these will test not only your leadership abilities, but also your organisational skills and resourcefulness. 

            Besides that, Leos are also given the chance to meet other members of Leo Clubs from adjacent districts or colleges through social projects and functions. What other club allows you to make new friends from other colleges and districts, attend social functions, AND still consider it to be a legitimate part of the club’s activities? 

What is the purpose of this club?

            The stated purpose of this club is ‘To promote service activities among the youth of the community which will develop the individual qualities of Leadership, Experience and Opportunity. To unite its members in friendship, fellowship and mutual understanding.’

       

How do I join?

            On the second week of college, we’ll be opening club registration to all students of Methodist College Kuala Lumpur. All you have to do is find one of the registration booths that we’ll set up throughout the week, and sign up. That’s all! Easy isn’t it? 

            

Hopefully, we’ll be seeing you soon at our first club meeting! :)

With much love, the Leo Club of Metro Methodist KL (O) board of directors.