Elizabeth Ann Wilkie joined De Grendel Lions Club in August 1995 and transferred to Table View in January 2007.

Club Portfolios:

Fellowship, Services, Fundraising (x2), Membership, PR (x3), Secretary (x4) and President (x3) – not Treasurer!!!  She has been a Board Member since 1997.

District Portfolios:

• Zone 4 Chairperson 2000/01
• District Trainer and Committee member since 2000
• Member of Long Range Planning Committee [five years]
• Christmas Cake Co-ordinator 2002/03
• Certified Guiding Lion and Qualified Trainer since 2003
• Chairperson District Projects [2 years], Trainers [2 years] and Lions Life Skills [1 year]
• Member of MERL Committee [three years]
• Region B Chairperson 2005/06
• District Chairperson Marketing of Lionism [two years]
• Vice District Governor and MERL Chairperson [2008/09]

Conventions attended:

• 13 x Mid-Year Conferences and 13 x MD Conventions
• Attended LCI Leadership Institutes in November 1998 and May 2003

Awards:

• 14 x 100% attendance
• Top Zone Chairperson
• Louis Volks Humanitarian
• Top Six President [twice] and Top Six Secretary [four times]
• Lion of the Year
• Melvin Jones Fellow
• Top District Public Relations Officer [thrice]

 Personal:

Born in Gauteng on 2^nd September and moved to Cape Town in 1977. She is the only child of Afrikaans and Scottish parents [both deceased].  Her profession is Sales Administrator for a dairy company.  She enjoys entertaining, the outdoors (camping), wildlife, reading, tapestry, crossword and jigsaw puzzles.

Liz started her volunteer service career as a member & Secretary of Wynberg Rotors (equivalent to LEOs).  For 5 years, she was Chairperson of the Endangered Wildlife Trust W. Cape (organising large fundraising dinners, presentations and awareness campaigns).

Her partner, John Houston is also a Lion and works in the IT industry.