Message in a Bottle

The Lions Message In a Bottle scheme is a simple idea designed to encourage people to keep their personal and medical details on a standard form and in a common location - the Fridge.

Whilst it is focused on the more vulnerable people in our community, anyone can have an accident at home, 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. It can also inform the Emergency Services if you have a pet so it can be looked after if you have to go to hospital.

Bottles, which are free of charge, can be obtained by calling Barry Lions Club on 0845 833 6742 or they can usually be found in your local Chemist or Doctors Surgeries.

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Peace Poster Competition

Each year, Lions clubs around the world proudly sponsor the Lions International Peace Poster Contest in local schools and youth groups. This art contest encourages young people worldwide to express their visions of peace.

For 25 years, more than four million children from nearly 100 countries have participated in the contest.

The theme of the 2012-13 Peace Poster Contest is "Imagine Peace." Students, ages 11, 12 or 13 on November 15, are eligible to participate.

Promoting the Arts

Each year's art contest consists of an original theme incorporating peace. Participants use a variety of mediums, including charcoal, crayon, pencil and paint, to express the theme. The works created are unique and express the young artists' life experiences and culture.

Spreading Peace and International Understanding

Twenty-four international finalists are selected each year, representing the work of more than 350,000 young participants worldwide. Posters are shared globally via the Internet, the media and exhibits around the world.

Peace Poster Contest Judging

Each poster is judged on originality, artistic merit and expression of the theme.  Posters advance through several judging levels: local, district, multiple district and international. At the international level, judges from the art, peace, youth, education and media communities select one grand prize winner and 23 merit award winners.

Peace Poster Contest Awards

International winners will be notified on or before February 1.

One international grand prize winner will receive US$5,000 and a trip to a special award ceremony with the sponsoring club president and two family members at Lions Day with the United Nations (subject to change).

Each of the 23 merit award winners will receive a cash award of US$500 and a certificate of achievement.

This year, Barry Lions Club entered work from two pupils from Stanwell School. Members were so impressed with the standard and quality of the posters that we presented the pupils with "Presidents' Certificates of Appreciation" and gift tokens.

Entries for 2011 - 2012 Peace Poster Competition from Stanwell School

We look forward to receiving entries for 2012 - 2013 from pupils in local schools.