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THE LIONS DEN
Local Donation –
Marmite ad in fact.
This particular event is growing in popularity and we have plenty more planned so if you enjoy Malt Whisky and would like to know more about what we are up to, why not drop us your email address and we will keep you informed about future events. Contact us via our website.
New Events for Newport Pagnell
Thanks to our large group of Friends of Lions and a slowly increasing membership, we have decided to “Test the Water” in Newport Pagnell by introducing thre exciting new events to the town.
20th July will see - Gifts, Goodies & Crafts
12th Oct has - An Autumnal Food & Drink Fair
14th Dec it will be - “A Last Minute Christmas Fair” Further details of the events and booking arrangements can be found on our website.
And Finally
Could you become a friend of Lions?
We need folks who are willing to help out at some of the events we are involved in. There is no commitment whatsoever, simply give us your email address and we will circulate you when help is needed. If you are too busy – just ignore it but if you should have an hour or so available, we would love you to come along and help.
Visit our website for further information.
International impact
At our March meeting, we were visited by Andrew Betts, CEO of Advantage Africa, an Olney based charity which works with local people in Kenya and Uganda. An extremely interesting and thought provoking presentation from him gave us an insight to the work of his charity which focuses on the use of local champions to help determine and support the needs of the local communities. He outlined the excellent work they have done to help people become self sufficient, particularly helping families where the stigma of disability or aids is quite profound. Following the presentation, we were delighted to be able to make a donation of £500 to assist them in their work. Amazingly, two days later we received word that £200 from our donation had just been transferred to the Single Parentsʼ Association of Uganda (SPAU) for books and other educational resources for the nursery in Nsumbi village and the remaining £300 of the Lions Club funding is being allocated towards the construction of a simple kitchen for the community nursery so that the young children can have a nutritious meal during the school day. Cash handed over in Olney on Monday and already making a difference in Uganda by the end of that week - Now that really is an efficient donation.
One Shot, One Life
Readers of our Lions Den feature will have already seen details of the Lions Measles Initiative which, working in partnership with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation will be driving a major vaccination project to help children avoid the trauma of Measles. In this country, we rarely see the massive life changing impact which measles is capable of causing but that is not the case worldwide.
As part of our support to the campaign,
OLNEY PRIVATE HIRE & TAXI SERVICE
our club has contributed £100 to the fund which will have immediately grown to £150 thanks to the match funding arrangement with the Gates Foundation. If any reader would like to make a personal contribution, please visit our website for details on how you can do this.
Olney Jazz Club
A member of our Friends group, Alan Haughton who runs the Olney Jazz Club is more often in our company helping us when we are carrying out some of our service activities. We were delighted to be able to give him support at his extremely popular Jazz evening in the Carlton House club when a large party of Lions and their friends enjoyed the eveningʼs entertainment which was provided by Gary Grace and his King of Swings show. A great nightʼs entertainment.
More Malt
The second event in our Whisky Tasting fundraising series took place at the Carlton House Club when 60 Malt Whisky enthusiasts convened to taste a range of whiskies from The Balvenie Distillery under the guidance of Dr Andrew Forrester, Balvenie UK Ambassador. We also had the very unusual experience of being able to sample new make spirit which had only come out of the Still a few days previously and at an alcoholic strength of 70.8% - the reception it received was mixed – a bit like the

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