Toimitus Jellona.infoDear Lions and Leos of District B 🦁
My name is Siiri Rooma, and since June 2025, I’ve been a member of LC Espoo/City. I’m Estonian, originally from Tallinn, and I’ve lived in Finland for two years. So guess what – the first Estonian Lion in Finland!? And to make things even more interesting, our wonderful District Governor Marsa asked me to become the district’s training coordinator. Imagine – an Estonian teaching Finns! 🤔 Well, let’s do it – a Lion never says no, and new experiences make life exciting 😅
An old saying goes: “Those who can, do. Those who can’t, lead. And those who can’t even do that, teach others.” I know a bit of everything: I’ve studied economics and have led people and companies for almost 20 years. I’ve been a Lion since 2014. During that time, I’ve served as club president and secretary (five times), zone and region chair, and governor of Estonia’s district (there’s only one – SD 120 Estonia). For the past three years, I was also the district’s training coordinator.
I’m a mother and a grandmother to 5-year-old Mirjam. Lions brought me together with my partner Aki, and now we live together in Lintuvaara, Espoo.
As training coordinator, I’ll be organizing traditional Lions training sessions – for officers, new Lions, and their mentors. We’ll go over what Lions youth exchange is all about and who Leos are. We’ll also talk about other activities like the environment, Lions Quest, and ARS. We’ll discuss motivation and recruiting new members. Why is founding new clubs important – and much more. We’ll meet both online and in person.
The cooperation between the Finnish Lions Federation / the district and the educational center Sivis will continue. We receive financial support from Sivis for training, and every Lion can also take part in Sivis courses (I’m starting there myself).
The training calendar is gradually filling up – keep an eye on Jellona.info!
Everyone can also develop their skills on Lion Portal Learn. If you don’t have login details or don’t know how to use the Portal – just reach out, I’ll be happy to help. I’ve been guiding others by phone for a year now 😉 And if there’s enough interest, we’ll even organize training on how to use the Portal!
Come and see how I’m doing and how I’m adapting – and help me integrate into the Finnish (Lions) world.
The first meeting will be on August 27th with club secretaries and treasurers at Oodi. Register through this link. And I’ll see the presidents on the “pressa cruise” on September 20th – register here.
Also let me know what kind of training you’d like to have.
Send your training request to the training coordinator:
As the Lions motto and Governor Marsa say: “We serve – together more.”
Text translated by AI – but with heart 💛
Thank you and see you soon!
GLT Siiri
☎️ +358 44 973 6581
📧 siiri.rooma@gmail.com
📍 Kiskottajankuja 3 A 1, 02660 Espoo