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Healesville Lions donate $47,000 back to the community. June 2011At our annual disbursements dinner in June 2011, we were able to donate $1,200 to each of the following schools:
Badger Creek Primary School
Chum Creek Primary School
Dixons Creek Primary School
Healesville High School
Healesville Primary School
St Brigids Primary School
Toolangi Primary School
Woori Yallock Primary School
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$1,880 toYarra Glen Primary School.
$2,000 each to the following fire brigades:
Dixons Creek Rural Fire Brigade
Healesville Rural Fire Brigade
Hillcrest Rural Fire Brigade
Toolangi Fire Rural Brigade
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$3,000 to Yarra Glen Rural Fire Brigade.
We were also able to give out the following community groups these donations:
Badger Creek Pre-School $800
Haig Ave Pre-School $800
Queens Park Pre-School $500
Yarra Glen Pre-School $1,000
1st Healesville Scouts $2,000
Healesville Guides $500
Yarra Glen Guides $700
Melba (disabled) Support Services $250
Yarra Glen Toy Library $500
Healesville Toy Library $500
Healesville Inter-church Community Care (Firewood appeal) $1,500
Golden Wattle Club $1,000
Baker Institute (Diabetes research) $1,500
Plus the following donations toward these specific Lions projects:
$2,000 to:
Australian Lions Foundation.
Lions Clubs International Foundation (USA Tornado Relief Fund).
$1,000 each to:
Australian Lions Childrens Mobility Foundation.
Lions Village Licola.
Lions Cord Blood Foundation.
Australian Lions Childhood Cancer Research Appeal.
Lions Prostate Cancer Research Foundation
Lions Eye Health Program
Lions 201 V5 District Disaster Relief Trust
Lions Australia Spinal Cord Fellowship
$500 each to:
Lions House Foundation
Australian Lions Drug Awareness Foundation
Victorian Lions Foundation
These donations are possible because of the fantastic hard work by the Lions Club of Healesville members and volunteers. Thank you to everyone who supports our Lions Den Shop in Healesville - our main fund-raiser.
Coins for Kids a phenomenal successThanks to the great work of the students and staff at St. Brigids Parish School in Healesville, $1119.10 was raised to help childhood cancer and purchase teddy bears for flood affected children in QLD. Well done St. Brigids!
50th Charter Anniversary LuncheonOur 50th Birthday Luncheon was held on Sunday 14th August at he RACV Country Club, Healesville and was a phenomenal success. We had over 150 guests including Lions, sponsors, volunteers and members of the public.
The afternoon was filled with fellowship, celebration, presentations and awards, and the audience was shown power point displays that captured some of the history and projects of the Lions Club of Healesville over its 50 years of service to the community.
Our only surviving charter member Maurie Gray received a William Tresise Fellow Award and his wife Mary a James Richardson Award for their outstanding contribution to the Healesville and district community through Lions service. The awards were presented on our behalf by our District Governor Lou Onley.
We were very privileged to have an impromptu visit from Tony Benbow, a Past District Governor and Past Council Chairman of Lions Australia, and current Australian Lions Foundation Promotions and District Liaison Chairman and Trustee (V Districts), who made a special detour on his way to International Lions duties in Chicago to present a very special award to our charter member Maurie. The Australian Lions Foundation has just created a 50 years service medallion to commemorate such an achievement, and Maurie is the first ever recipient of this new award.
Our thanks to ANZ and the Yarra Ranges Council for major sponsorship of our luncheon.
We also thank the following businesses and people for their monetary and gift sponsorships:
Healesville Building Supplies and Hire
The Travel Store Healesville (and East Doncaster)
Beechworth Bakery Healesville
Giant Steps / Innocent Bystander Winery / Restaurant Healesville
Crow Family
Healesville Rural Fire Brigade
Black Spur Nursery (Plants Plus) Healesville
Hoogies of Yarra Glen
Candyville Lolly Shop Healesville
Domaine Chandon Coldstream
Healesville & District Historical Society
Eludae Cafe Healesville
Healesville Authorized Newsagency and LPO
Morris Brown Healesville
Menz Cutz Healesville
Bakers Delight Healesville
Reflex Hair Studio & Day Spa Healesville
The Big Bouquet Healesville
Healesville Walk Pharmacy
Ray White Real Estate Healesville
Yarra Valley Community Health
G.A. Black & Co.
Barry Plant Real Estate Healesville
Mocha and Lime Cafe Healesville
Healesville Lions donate $15,000 to Flood and Earthquake ReliefHealesville Lions donate $10,000 to QLD and Vic flood relief and $5,000 to the Christchurch earthquake appeal.
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Lions Club of Healesville contact details
2011-2012 TermPresident Bert Bresser Ph. (03) 5964 7101 Secretary Paul Walker Ph. (03) 5962 6319 Treasurer Elaine Dossor Ph. (03) 5962 4582 Business Meeting: 1st Wednesday of each month - February to December. Lions Hall, 9 Lilydale Rd, Healesville. 7.30pm. Dinner Meeting: 3rd Wednesday of every month. 7pm for 7.30pm start. Healesville RSL, Cnr Rutter Ave and Maroondah Hwy.
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