Lions Club of Chippenham
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Support at home and wordwide
Lions are always ready to support people in need in the local community and those far away - who may have been struck by hardship, natural disasters, wars and failed crops.
We are proud that through Lions Club International Foundation (LCIF) - the organisation within Lions Club International that provides links between Lions Clubs all over the world - we are able to respond quickly and effectively using localy based people to help communities and people in need using their local knowledge and by people already on the ground.
This may be for those loosing their homes through floods by the Severn in Gloucester, or earthquake victims in Pakistan.
However, we always put highest priority in supporting causes and people who need help in our local communities.
Read below about the people and worthy causes we have recently been pleased to help - through your generous help and support of our fundraising events. |
Support worldwide
We are pleased to support less fortunate people across the world, amoungst the causes we are supporting this year are -
o The Lions' LCIF Campaign SightFirst II - Lions drive to restore sight to those with curable Blindness in the Third World, we hope to raise £3,500 to help in LCIF efforts to elimate cases of curable blindness (see our separate web page to read more about this work and how Chippenhan Lions Club has been designated a Lion's Model Club for our contribution to this work).
o A donatin of £500 to the the North East Orissa Project in the state of Orissa in India to help the work providing essential eye care service in this development part of the country
o Water Aid - providing clean water to communities in Africa and Asia, so necessary to promote health and fight disease.
o Our RACE NIGHT held at the Pheasant Inn in January raised over £1600 for the victims of the Bangladesh Cyclone. A special thanks is due to all who came along and our sponsors -Barclays Bank, Strakers Estate Agents and the Akash Tandori, Ashoka restaurant and Cafe India for their generous donations.
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Helping the local community
 Whilst we are proud to support LCIF, as mentioned above our main thrust is to provide help to people in need in our own community. Read about just some of the ways Lions have provided a helping hand or support to local causes below.
We were pleased to donate a cheque for £1200 to Wiltshire Air Ambulance - Lions are proud that the helicopter carries our logo in recognition of the support we have provided over the years.
Obviously we can't be too specific in some cases - but if YOU KNOW OF SOMEONE who might benefit from a helping hand - for example - a Chrismas day lunch, in need of a cooker, a fridge a wasingmachine, furniture or any other help - please let us know by contacting us using the contact numbers and web links on this site.
Donations we have made to support our community are outlined below.
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Last summer we were pleased to make donations of £500 to North Wilts Holiday Club to enable them to provide disadvantaged youngsters with a rare opportunity to "get away from it all" and also to donate £1000 to help support the wonderful work performed by Naomi House Hospice - raised from our summer dance held at Derry Hill Village Hall. To learn more about the work of Naomi House - or make your own donation, click on the link below.
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Lions, with your help, have been pleased to make donations in the last year to –
Locally to ....
o Springboard Special Needs School in Chippenham - £1000
o Dorothy House Hospice (£5000)
o Local youth organisations, includng Scouts and Guides to take part in international events
o Chippenham Transport for the Disabled and many individuals in the area we cannot name - £2000+
o Samaritans (Bath and District) - £200
o North Wilts Citizens Advice Bureau - £500
o Rowdeford School to help purchase equipment for a new Sensory Room for children in our area with severe learning
difficulties and Autism - £500
o Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
(south West) - £400
and Nationally –
o MS Research - £600
o Cancer Research UK - £500
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