The Lions' Den
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---- Another record breaking year ----
In a time when money is short and we are constantly hearing of austerity, tightening belts, charity income dropping etc, our experience has been quite different.
Once again, we have broken records by raising just short of £20k and donating more than £ 1 1 k to some 34 charities, individuals and groups. In addition, our members and friends group have supported numerous organisations in a number of other ways, including marshalling, manning (and womanning) entry gates at events and carrying out tasks to serve the community.
The Redway School - A school in Milton Keynes for those who experience severe learning difficulties.
Keep an eye out for any future developments or activities in Phonebox magazine.
Aspiring to help others
The Lions year runs from July until June, and we have just closed our books on another brilliant year's work.
  For a full round-up of what we get up to, have a look at our web sitenpolneylions.btck.co.uk. This site was also one of our successes in 201 3-1 4 when we won the District Website Trophy, beating around 80 clubs in the process. The judges picked our site, not because it is particularly fancy, but because they felt it was a great advert for Lions. It is kept up to date, is simple to navigate through and gives a very good picture of our activities. It's a valuable asset to those who we help and who help us.
for one hour each until they reach France in approximately 14 hours. A real challenge by anyone's standards.
In an effort to raise as much as possible, she got in touch with the club to see if we would be able to offer any support for her fundraising. When we read her letter, it was clear that she had a passion for helping others and had given some real thought into the importance of Aspire , as well as how its activities bring so much to those suffering from spinal injuries.
Regarded by many as the Everest of swimming, crossing the English Channel is one of the world's toughest challenges and could well be the hardest thing that any swimmer is likely to attempt.
But, an Olney girl will be doing just that later this month when she will be enduring cold water, sea sickness, jellyfish and the busiest shipping lane in the world to swim from Dover to France as part of a charity relay, all raising money for the spinal injury charity Aspire. Teams of six will be swimming
It didn't take us very long to agree a substantial donation and, as you read this, she will be getting ready for the swim of her life.
In an era when we experience so much selfishness, it is really comforting to hear of people who selflessly try to help others who are less fortunate. Good luck to her and watch out for the supertankers!
 Why not help us?
  Annual Easter egg ra e
One of our established fundraising activities involves local pubs, clubs and other retail outlets selling raffle tickets for a giant Easter egg, which is placed in each outlet.
This year saw our stalwart supporters raise more than £1 300, with the profits from the event being split between the club funds and a wide range of charities chosen by the respective ticket seller'.
Cots 4 Tots - A charity which supports premature baby units and parents.
Willen Hospice - A number of our supporters donated their share of the raffle to our local hospice.
If you are new to the area, this is a good way to meet other like-minded individuals and if you are an old hand, it's a g reat way to give something back to the community. See our website for more information and simply send us your email address if you wish to receive our appeals.
We have had such a successful year thanks to the support of many people, not least of whom the members of our friends group.
This group of people have offered to assist us when we need additional manpower and when they happen to be free and available. There is no commitment, no subtle effort to get you to 'join up' and certainly no problems if you happen to be otherwise engaged. When we send an appeal for help, and if you are free, we would love to have you come along to help out. If you are not available, simply ignore the email.
   This year's beneficiaries include:
Do you know of someone or an organisation which could benefit from our support? Is there a project that you would like to get underway that would benefit the community?
McMillan Cancer Care - It provides support to patients and families that are suffering from cancer.
Alzheimers Society - The charity which is leading the fight against Dementia.
If you would like the Lions Club to help please visit our website and drop us some of your details via the Contact Us page.
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Give us a summary of your request and someone will get back to you to for more details before it is put in front of the club for consideration.