As you would have known, I was successfully elected by Lions of the world as International Director for 2008 – 2010. Indeed it’s a great honour for our MD 308 ( Malaysia – Singapore – Brunei ) and OSEAL Areas to have it’s First Women ID Elected in OSEAL Areas. Althrough it has taken me nearly 30 years to reach the 91st International Convention held in Bangkok, I have no complaint. I have enjoyed e
very moment of service, fellowship and friendship in the many Lionistic roles our great movement has given me. I am grateful for your support and faith in me and as an International Director, I will always do what is best for the association as a whole and to present your interest on an international level and to provide assistance in handling local issues as well. I will do my level best to serve our Association through this miracles journey of service. I have been appointed as Committee Member (5) of Districts and Clubs Services Committee. My Committee is to provide direction and recommend Policy for the successful administration and operation of districts and clubs throughout the world with special attention to young, small, undistracted or declining clubs also clubs with problems, and club mergers as well as district in need of redistricting and also to establish policy for the association language problems and its operation. This year, we have 6 Women International Directors who served in the Board and according to Imm. Past Int. President Amarasuriya, we created history as it’s the biggest number of women IDs ever serve. Fellow Lions, my journey would not have been possible if not because of the support from my husband Hj Zaidi and my family. They are my source of inspiration and pillars of strength. I sincerely hope that through my achievements in this esteemed organization, I will inspire more women to come forward to join as members. As Lions, we should be proud of this little act humanitarian kindness but they amounted to “Miracles Through Service” as International President Al Brandel’s theme for this year, 2008-2009. Let us join hands in molding our vision to help the less fortunate and to be the forerunners in humanitarian works. We are the best NGO in the world! You have changed their lives for the better, in the process we enriched our own lives as much as we enriched those we served. You are truly “Everyday Heroes” making miracles through service. In conclusion, let us join hands to embark on our miraculous journey of service and I look forward to many more years of serving with you. Thank You. Yours – in – Service
International Director Ellis Suriyati Omar
