Introduction
Chiredzi Lions Club is part of a global service network. We are volunteers dedicated to helping improve our local community. Funds raised from the general public are used for charitable purposes, and administrative costs are kept strictly separate and paid for by members. Chiredzi Lions Club—We serve.
“You can't get very far until you start doing something for somebody else…”—Melvin Jones
Chingele Orphanage Game Drive
Chiredzi Lions Club donated a game drive to the children of the Chingele Children's Home. Fourteen children and four staff joined the activity. The route from Chiredzi via Hippo Valley and Triangle sugar-cane estates to High Syringa Game Park benefited the kids greatly and culminated with a braai and refreshments:
- Children got exposure to Chiredzi town.
- Experieneced the main industry of Chiredzi - sugar-cane plantations.
- Saw wild animals including giraffe, elephant, zebra, kudu, warthogs to name a few.
- Had time to interact away from the orphanage.
 Group Photo |
 Game Drive |
 Game Drive |
 Refreshments |
 Braai |
Lowveld Show
The annual Lowveld Agricultural Show and Trade Fair was established by Chiredzi Lions Club in 1966. Although the Show is now run by a dedicated Show Society, Chiredzi Lions are still heavily involved in the project.
The Lowveld Show is an extremely popular event and affords the community an opportunity to showcase their goods and services and also provides wonderful entertainment.
 Gate Takings |
 Coordinating Gates |
 Gate Duty |
Lowveld Show 2012 photo galleries, (courtesy of EWAY Chiredzi):
 Competition Photos |
 Performer Photos |
 Exhibitor Photos |
 People Photos |
Tree Planting Campaign
Taking on a challenge, members of the Chiredzi Lions Club continue to take part in the tree planting campaign started in 2011.
 Unloading Trees |
 Youngest at Chiredzi Primary |
 Speech with Long Words |
 EMA Representative |
 Tree Planting |
Helping the Blind Community
Lions Club has always had a strong affinity with helping the blind and visually impaired. Chiredzi Lions Club often assists the town's blind community with blankets during the winter and by distributing grocery hampers containing the basic food commodities.
 Chiredzi Lions |
 Blankets for the Blind |
 Blankets for the Blind |
Eye Clinics
Chiredzi Lions Club regularly organises eye clinics and sight testing events for school children in and around Chiredzi.
 Sight Testing |
 New Glasses |
 Sight Testing |
Sale of One Tonne Bags
The local sugar estates donate used, one tonne bags, which Lions Club of Chiredzi resells to promote local industry and recycling.
Annual Peace Poster Competition
Each year, Chiredzi Lions Club runs the Lions International Peace Poster Contest in local schools. This art contest encourages young people worldwide to express their visions of peace. During the last 20 years, more than four million children from nearly 100 countries have participated in the contest.
