What do we do as members of Banchory Lions Club
In our community we have helped:
- young people with their projects to improve the local environment, facilities and provide disabled access to parks
- with transport for hospital appointments... visiting and helping at old peoples homes
- with riding for the disabled and the talking newspaper
- with gardening, working in charity shops, picking up litter,serving on local community organisations, and much more.
Our FUNdraising events include:
- Monthly bookstalls outside the Burnett Arms Hotel in Banchory, Car Boots, Magic Shows and many other events.
- help local young people to travel or work or study in other countries
- provide an annual outing for the Over 70s
- provide TACADE packs to Primary Schools in our area (TACADE is The Advisory Council for Alcohol and Drug Education)
- purchase Medic Alert bracelets, equipment for local surgeries and health centres
- help local groups, scouts, guides, football clubs, athletic clubs, playgroups, creches
- help a young skier and help a young athlete
- buy special equipment for disabled people
- provide Christmas hampers and toys
- We recycle: books (which we sell at our monthly book stall) ...old and foreign coins/currency (for specific projects)... spectacles (for other countries)... stamps (for a resource centre)
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Page last updated: 24th Jun 2007
