MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE
Message in a Bottle is not solely a Lions initiative, however it is an initiative that very many Lions Clubs across the country have taken to and recognise as a means of fulfilling our motto “We Serve”, often funding the scheme from their own charity accounts.
This scheme is free to the user. Whilst it is focused on the more vulnerable people in our community, anyone can fall downstairs or have a car accident, so this scheme can benefit anyone, including you. As a minimum it will save the Emergency Services valuable time identifying you and your emergency contacts. By telling whether you have special medication or allergies or not, it is a potential lifesaver and provides peace of mind to users and their friends and families.
The Lions 'Message in a Bottle' scheme is a simple idea designed to encourage people living on their own, the elderly and others, to keep their personal and medical details on a standard form and in a common location -
1. Complete the details on the form.
2. Put it in the bottle supplied and place it in the door compartment of your fridge.
3. Put one sticker on the fridge door.
4. Put the other sticker on the INSIDE of your front door.
5. The emergency services know to look for the bottle in the event of being called to your home. They will be alerted by the use of the two special green Emergency/Green Cross stickers.
All Emergency Services are aware of the Lions Message in a bottle scheme, and will locate the bottle and pass it on to a doctor or hospital personnel in an emergency.
