Devcom gets ‘Best Leo Club’ award

Islamabad

The Lions Club International District Governor Sitara Satwat presented the best Leo Club award to the Islamabad Devcom Centennial Leo Club (IDCLC) here on Thursday. 

The award presentation ceremony was organised by the Development Communications Network (Devcom-Pakistan), the founder of IDCLC. The ceremony was attended by the senior Lions and the Leos.

Speaking on the occasion, District Governor Sitara Satwat said youth is the only hope to reform the society. That is why the Lions Clubs International is focusing more on the establishment of Leo Clubs all around the world. Pakistan has also seen the emergence of several Leo Clubs in the past two years. The encouraging sign is the performance of the Leo Clubs.

The Devcom-Pakistan Director Munir Ahmed said the potential of youth is immense to bring about social change and environmental conservation. A little over sixty per cent of the total population are the young people. 

Munir Ahmed said IDCLC is engaging youth in to environmental conservation. The IDCLC has been engaged in different tree plantation drives, free-meals distribution, helping the needy students from the marginalised communities, clean up Margalla Hills National Park and several other activities to promote thematic awareness. 

Mustafain Kazmi, chairperson LCI District Convention, said all the Lions Clubs are engaging youth with their social interventions. It would help groom the youth leadership for social change that we need to transform our society dynamics.

Shaaref Munir said that IDCLC has reached out to over 100 hotels and banquet halls with a message of controlling the food waste. He said different mechanisms have been adopted to control the food being wasted. He said the district management and city government could play their key role in controlling the food wastage by imposing strict measures on the banquet halls.

Among others who spoke on the occasion included Jamil Bhatti, Sibtain Lodhi, Amna Haider and Riffat Ara Baig.