Presidents & Officers

Brenda Meredith, 2023 - 2024
I´m quite excited about becoming the 25th president of our club, I will do my very best to meet the challenge. You have my assurance that I will be as dedicated to this position as I have been to my duties as club secretary for the past 12 years.
I just hope I can live up to the expectations of Wynson Beswick, President 2022 to 2023 and the other 24 president´s before me. Thank you Wynson for inviting me along to the various organizations and including me in the many meetings, this will be of great help to me in my coming year.
My mission is to continue to raise awareness of whom we are and what we do. It is so true that a club is nothing without its members and the impact it has on the local community. The members all know we help people in need, and the many organisations we support. I would particularly like to help our local schools more. These pupils are our future and we should be encouraging them in their studies and in their play. Also the Local sports clubs for football, basketball, volley ball, fencing, athletics and maybe, when the new pool opens, swimming and water sports.
Supporting the disabled, child welfare, also animal welfare, feeding the hungry, the homeless, helping to improve the quality of life for these less fortunate in our society, and a cause close to my heart, cancer charities.
We are a very active club with our own Diabetic Support Group, ably run for many years now by Anne Bowles. And recently the Alzheimer´s Carers Group in the capable hands of Sandra Tavendale, and we support both these groups with our presence when they have a function, to help not only raise money, but also to raise AWARENESS of the Lions. It is extremely important to give our sincere thanks to all those in the club who give up their time to carry out their roles within the club. These jobs are all voluntary and take a lot of time and hard work, all of which is for the benefit of our club.
We also should not forget our shop volunteers. Their help in our three Charity Shops is invaluable.
I also want to create a subcommittee for our social events, because I think that having more club members participating and splitting the work, will help complete the task more quickly than having just one person doing all the work. The club is always open to members having fresh ideas and I would like to encourage more members to become involved in arranging events. You don´t have to be an expert, but if you have any ideas about things that you would like to do and that you think others would also enjoy, please share them.
I´d like to thank my team of Directors in advance. And a special thank you to all the club members, because without them, we wouldn´t have a club !!! and I promise that I will serve to the best of my ability during my year as President of our fabulous La Cala de Mijas Lions Club.
Brenda Meredith,
President.
La Cala Lions Past Presidents
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Brenda Meredith, 2023 - 2024
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Wynson Beswick, 2022 - 2023
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David Kay, 2021 - 2022
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Graham Rutland, 2020 - 2021
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Anita Humphreys, 2019 - 2020
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Margaret Bobowicz, 2018 - 2019
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Julie Barry, 2017 - 2018
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Paul Butler, 2016 - 2017
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Anthony Bellamy, 2015 - 2016
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Anne Bowles, 2014 - 2015
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Patricia Maxwell, 2013 - 2014
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Brian Coventry, 2012 - 2013
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Rosalyn Rowley, 2011 - 2012
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Rowland Owens, 2010 - 2011
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Anthony Bellamy, 2008 - 2010
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Jan Owens, 2007 - 2008
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Ron Pettit, 2006 - 2007
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Stewart Harvey, 2005 - 2006
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Ron Freeman, 2004 - 2005
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John Greaves, 2003 - 2004
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Bill Oliver, 2002 - 2003
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Mike Lloyd, 2001 - 2002
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Don Cameron, 2000 - 2001
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Mike Lloyd, 1999 - 2000
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Martin Rhead, 1998 - 1999
La Cala Lions list of Officers
President | Brenda Meredith | brenda.meredith.lions@gmail.com |
Vice President | Roland Van Alphen | roann@telenet.be |
Secretary | Sandra Tavendale | smtpackhorse@yahoo.co.uk |
Treasurer | Gillian Stubbs | stubbs.gillden@yahoo.co.uk |
Membership | Anita Humphreys | anitahumphreys21@gmail.com |
Shop Manager | David Greenwood | ange284@hotmail.co.uk |
Welfare | Julie Barry | timjubarry@gmail.com |
Press | Graham Rutland | g.d.rutland@outlook.com |
Communications & Marketing | Graham Rutland | g.d.rutland@outlook.com |
Alzheimer’s Support Group | Sandra Tavendale | smtpackhorse@gmail.com |
Diabetics Support Group | Anne Bowles | annediabetics@gmail.com |
Lion Tamer | Roland Van Alphen | roann@telenet.be |
Tail Twister | Chris Coote | chrismcoote59@gmail.com |