Call usEXETER WEST LIONS CLUB (CIO)
The Club was formed in 1971 and are now in their fiftieth year. Membership currently stands at 20 with 15 men and 5 ladies. The community we serve stretches from the River Exe in the East to Newton Abbot in the West.
In June 2018. The Club became a CHARITY INCORPORATED ORGANISATION (CIO)
With a Charity Number of 1178698
WHO ARE THE LIONS?
Club Members are people who
- wish to give something back to their community
- seek out areas of need and set about meeting those needs
- enjoy working together to help those less fortunate than themselves
The Club is part of the world's largest service organisation whose motto is "WE SERVE".
CLUB ACTIVITIES
The primary activities are:
WELFARE - Identifying the needs of our community
FUND RAISING - Planning ways of raising funds to meet agreed welfare requirements.
- Although the Clubs primary aim is to support local need. The Club also supports the
International Association of Lions Clubs in their worldwide activities e.g.
- Eliminating curable blindness
- Water Aid
- Disaster Relief work (Ie: Australian Bush fire, and British Floods)
- Youth programmes
- Eradication of measles
SOME ORGANISATIONS HELPED BY THE WELFARE ACTIVITIES OF OUR CLUB
The Children’s hospice South West
Hospiscare
Exeter Leukaemia fund
Exeter MS Centre
Exeter’s Riding for the disabled
FORCE
St Petrocks (Feeding homeless)
Bounce
Local Alzheimer's Association
The Chestnut appeal
Hearing Dogs / Assistance dogs
Dartmoor Rescue Group
Providing Breaks for Young Carers
Supporting Youth Football Clubs & Cadet Organisations
The Balloons (Bereaved Children) charity.
Local Diabetic Group
Memory Café’s
Cancer Research UK.
FOLLOWNG OVER A YEAR OF BEING UNABLE TO FUND RAISE, WE FINALLY MANAGED TO HOLD THE FOLLOWING FUNDRAISING EVENT
A 10 pin bowling evening at Haven Banks alley, on the 20th October 2021. 22 teams competed. With the alley kindly provided free of charge. This raised over £1600.00
All of the money we raise goes to directly to charity - there are no deductions for administration costs.
