March 2010 - Provided funding for catering equipment for St John Ambulance ready for their move to new premises.
Driving Lessons
March 2010 - Some funding for driving lessons which will enable a young disabled lady to obtain a Mobility vehicle.
Items of Furniture
March 2010 - Help for a man recovering from a hip operation and being rehoused as part of his rehabilitation process by proving essential items of furniture.
Riding for the Disabled
March 2010 - Provided funding for a new mounting platform for Riding for the Disabled (RDA).
Food Vouchers
February 2010 - Provided ASDA food vouchers for a family of three children being looked after by their father while awaiting state benefits to come through.
Help for Heroes
February 2010 - Made donation to Help for Heroes.
Haiti Appeal
January 2010 - The club has donated £500 to the appeal fund being organised by Lions clubs in the UK for the Haiti earthquake disaster. Lions clubs throughout the world have launched similar appeals.
National Memorial Aboretum
January 2010 - An appeal has been launched by Lions throughout the UK to build a waiting room at the National Memorial Arboretum near Litchfield to which we have donated.
Life Education Wessex
January 2010 - A donation to fund a school visit has been made for this very worthwhile service.
Providing Local Support
January 2010. We have arranged for a carpet to be fitted in the flat of an elderley gentleman, living alone and on benefits, with mobility problems.
We have also funded a secondhand tumble dryer for a single parent with a 10mth old child who live in a first floor flat, as requested by Social Services.
Christmas Concert
December 2009 - Put on a free Christmas Concert at the Pavilion Theatre, Weymouth, for senior citizens. The artistes give their time freely but we pay for the hire of the Pavilion.
Cumbria Floods
December 2009 - A disaster fund has been set up by Lions in the Cumbria area to which we have donated £500. It is usual for Lions Clubs to send aid to the Lions Clubs in the area concerned as they know best where to spend the money most effectively.
Echo Toy Appeal
December 2009 A donation of £100 has been made.
Computer Programme for the Blind
December 2009 - Financial help given to a blind lady so that she could purchase a special computer programme that would enable her to shop on-line.
Carpets fitted
November 2009 - We have arranged for some carpeting to be fitted for a lady on Portland who is on benefit and in some financial difficulty.
Washing Machine Replaced
November 2009 - We have purchased a replacement washing machine (second hand) from Dorset Reclaim for a single mum with a young child.
Youth Cancer Trust
November 2009 - The Lions have agreed to fund a holiday placement at the Youth Cancer Trust facility in Bournemouth for a young person from the Weymouth & Portland area who is undergoing treatment for a cancer. To be taken up in 2010.
