Lakes Entrance Lions Club is moving forward with a revitalised enthusiasm to take care of the community and encourage other clubs by helping with their fundraising.
Through the Lions Club there is a monthly partnership with local community groups to assist with the Bingo hall set up. This has supported the Surf Life Saving Club, Lakes Entrance Basketball Association, Swan Reach Hockey, CFA Auxiliary and in the future the newly formed Little Athletics Club.
Apart from the weekly Bingo the local
Lions Club’s core fundraising activities include a monthly food van at foreshore market, Lions Mints and the Lions Christmas Cake sales which are now available at many venues around town.
The Lions club is also finalising sponsorship of four junior school students to
attend a five-day camp at the Lions Licola Wilderness Village.
There have been some new faces at the Lakes Entrance Lions Club, but they are actively seeking new members to expand the club’s activities in the community.
Lions International was formed in June
1917 in Chicago which remains the global headquarters today. Globally it has y more than 46000 clubs in over 200 countries with 1.4 million members.
In 1945 Lions were invited to help draft the UN Charter and since 1947 Lions International has had a consultative status with UN Economic and Social Council.
Globally has eight pillars of service –
Environment, Childhood Cancer, Hunger, Diabetes, Youth, Disaster Relief, Vision, Humanitarian Efforts.
Lions was established in Australia in 1947 with the first club in Lismore. There is now 1300 clubs Australia wide with 30,000 members. Lakes Entrance is in District V3 consisting of 11 Zones which cover from Mallacoota to the Mornington Peninsula. District V3 comprises 59 clubs with around 1000 members.
The Lakes Entrance club would warmly welcome any residents to get in contact and join a happy bunch of members doing a worthwhile service to the community.
Keith Richardson. (PS)
