Why not join Lions ?

Have you thought about joining Lions and enjoying the friendship and community spirit that comes with being part of one of Billericay’s service organisations.

Do you have some questions that you would like answered before making that first step. Then why not use this forum to ask any questions that you might have and we will try our best to answer them

FundRaising Events for 2010 - what would you like to see

At the Lions we are always looking for new Fund Raising events that we can put on to raise money for charity. To be sucessful, from a Fund raising and enjoyment perspective, these need to be well supported by the public.

So we thought we would ask if any of you have an idea of an event that you would like to see put on and would be prepared to support. If you are able to advise on what you would be prepeared to pay to go to such an event that would help us in assessing the viability.

Events that are not weather dependant are always preferable

Sleigh collection during bad weather

The Lions Club Of Billericay would like to sincerely apologise to the residents of Billericay for not being able to bring Santa out on his Sleigh since last Friday.

As you will appreciate whilst the main roads have been clear of snow and ice, the side roads along with the pavements and paths have not. The Lions felt that this would be an accident waiting to happen, and as well as concerns for Santa's 'elpers, we were also concerned for parents and children who would want to come out to see Santa in his Sleigh. We are sure you will agree that everyones safety must come first, and whilst we are disappointed that we were not able to commit to all our collections, we have been able to make it round some streets of Billericay and raised money to be given back to worthwhile causes within our Community.

Once again we are sorry if we haven't made it to your street as advertised, but would like to thank you for your support and hope we can count on it continuing in 2010.

Thank you and have a safe and merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year

Dave
President Lions Club of Billericay

Christmas Sleigh

It is always a great privilege when the time comes for Father Christmas to visit our town in the Lions Christmas Sleigh as we know that it brings joy to both young and old. From the children seeking a sweet and a word with Santa to the obvious pleasure of watching Parents and Grandparents.

Sleigh Routes start on Thursday 10th December this year and more deatils of the routes can be found at the link below

http://www.billericaylions.com/Sleighroutes2009.htm

We are always pleased to hear you comments, so what not post your comments on our blog

World Sight Day

If you are reading this, you are unlikely to know what it is like to put one foot in front of the other without knowing what you are going to bump into. Unlikely to know what it is to endure a life where every pace is a step into the unknown.
At precisely noon on Thursday 8th October, World Sight Day, we asked Town Concillors, Clergy from Emmanuel Church and the Headteacher from Billericay School to take that step with us and, at the same time, our organisation took their own step into the unknown by planning an event that occurs simultaneously across the British Isles.
Over 950 clubs throughout the islands were asked to coordinate the largest blindfolded walk on record, with club members, civic leaders and local dignitaries all setting off on a 300 metre walk at the same time.
With over 1.3 million members in 46,000 clubs in 205 countries, Lions Club International has a long, proud, history of supporting the blind and visually impaired and made a strong commitment to community service and serving youth throughout the world. In 1925 Helen Keller challenged Lions to be "Knights of the blind in the crusade against darkness" and, in 1931, Lions Clubs International began a program promoting the use of white canes for people who are blind.
If you want to know more contact us at lions@billericaylions.com or leave a post here on our Blog on your experiences with the Blind

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