by lynsey | Aug 30, 2024 | ALWF News
We are thrilled to announce that through our ALWF Community Grants program, and in partnership with the Lions Club of Canberra Valley, we have sponsored a new Story Dog team. Story Dogs provide valuable support in schools, with their volunteer handlers running weekly...
by lynsey | Aug 30, 2024 | Uncategorised
We recently had the pleasure of speaking with Lion Sue Jenkinson-Thompson about how music has become a powerful tool for boosting her wellbeing—and, as it turns out, the wellbeing of others. “Did you know that in 1926, the first Lions Clubs International Songbook,...
by lynsey | Jan 19, 2024 | ALWF News
Earlier this year, after over 35 years of developing and leading Lions Quest in Australia, Donna Munro retired from the role, so we took the opportunity to sit down with Donna who kindly shared her Lions Quest story. “It seems a lifetime ago that my involvement...
by lynsey | Nov 24, 2023 | ALWF News
In June 2023, ALWF bid a fond farewell to Bronte Cameron, a dedicated member of the ALWF Board who had served on the board since 1996 and also played an instrumental role in the operations of Lions Quest. We had the privilege of sitting down with Bronte to reflect on...
by lynsey | Aug 30, 2023 | Uncategorised
This is the second paper on motivation. The previous paper focused on creating & regulating a dopamine-based classroom. Read part 1 here. One of the characteristics of neurodivergent kids that I admire is if they don’t see a point in doing something they won’t do...
