Lions Club of Tavistock - Who We've Helped

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It is estimated that over Ł250,000 has been raised since the formation of the club in 1976 with donations being made to organisations such as the local colleges, schools and pre-school groups and youth organisations such as the Scouts, Guides and junior football and cricket clubs.

Lions Clubs do tend to concentrate on fund raising for their local community but donations are often made to the Lions Clubs International Foundation (LCIF), which is involved with relief effort all over the world especially where there has been a major disaster such as an earthquake or flooding.

Much work has also been done over the years with the blind such as establishing glaucoma screening clinics in third world countries and providing spectacles made up from recycled lenses that are no longer required by the original wearer. The Lions introduced the familiar white sticks carried by some blind people and the Tavistock Lions Club have also financed 4 guide dogs for use in the local community.

The club is not just involved in fund raising activities however and carries out other projects within the community such as providing Christmas hampers for under privileged families, helping out with gardening and decorating projects and assisting the Tavistock Town Council with the park and ride scheme during Goose Fair. In celebration of the new Millennium, the club installed over 25 new boundary markers around the Parish of Tavistock with local schools filling 8 time capsules which were then buried beneath some of the new granite boundary stones. (See photo on the right)

If you would like more information on how the Lions Club of Tavistock may be able to help your organisation, please contact the Community Services Chairman using the details listed on the contact page.

Lion Steve Grummit with the Millenium Mayor of Tavistock
Judith Williams at the
completion of the Clubs Millenium Boundary Stone Project

Among organisations to receive large donations from Tavistock Lions in recent years are:

	RNLI
	NSPCC
	Tavistock Hospital
	St Lukes Hospice
	Crowndale Recreation Association
	Mary Budding Trust
	Tavistock Youth Cafe

Other organisations to benefit include:

	Tavistock Disabled Fellowship
	Taviskate
	Tavistock Area Mencap
	Youthwise
	West Devon Domestic Violence Unit
	Tavistock Bowling Club
	Youth Football Clubs

PEACE POSTER COMPETITION 2008

There have been a record number of entries for the 2008 Peace Poster Competition.

To see a small sample of the entries click here

To contact the club, check out the CONTACT page by clicking here or write to us at:

Lions Club of Tavistock
c/o Union Inn
Tavistock
Devon

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