Lions continues to give in spades

The Gisborne and District Lions Club recently contributed $10,000 to flood relief in Victoria. This contribution would not be possible without the community’s support of the club’s fundraising efforts. The club sold Lions Christmas Cakes and raffle tickets in the popular Christmas Wheelbarrow Raffle to help raise money. Please continue to support the various Lions Club fundraising activities which enable the club to direct funds to those in need.

An incredible six cartons of stamps have recently been collected by the Lions Club and forwarded to the Australian Lions Children’s Mobility Foundation. The foundation uses the proceeds from the sale of the stamps to obtain walking devices that get children out of their wheelchairs and onto their feet.

The majority of the stamps collected came from Wilton Le Feuvre, the father of Paul who lives in Mt Macedon. Further, Steve Earley from Gisborne provided his family collection to the Lions Club.

You can still support this important program by dropping off your stamps at the collection point in Hardy’s UFS Pharmacy, Brantome Street, Gisborne, or sending them to the secretary, Gisborne and District Lions Club, PO Box 807, Gisborne.

All funds raised will be used to support humanitarian and community projects.

Submitted by Barry Wills, Rotary Club of Gisborne community service director