DOUGLAS VALLEY LIONS CLUB
Since its formation in 1970 the Club has raised funds and provided hands-on help to the local community and to support overseas needs. The following list of typical
projects demonstrates the efforts of DVLC to maintain the Lions motto: ‘We Serve’.
MAJOR PROJECTS
- Blind Veterans UK
- Canal Environment Project – adoption of a section of the Leeds / Liverpool Canal
- Christmas hampers and toys for disadvantaged local families
- Regular support to local food banks
LOCAL WELFARE PROJECTS
- Funding of a special bed for a young lad with cerebral palsy
- Provision of riding tack and other equipment for the Parbold Riding for the Disabled group
- Collection for flood relief victims and provision of a supply of flood sacks for availablity in time of emergency
- Support to local organisations who provide help to refugees based in our area.
- Burscough Grove Centre – support for youth activities
- Provision of furniture and household appliances to disadvantaged families
- Sponsorship of local young people for Overseas Voluntary Service projects
- Support for local participants in the Special Olympics
- Provide transport for hospital visits
- Helped Parbold Cub Pack to carry out their project of sprucing up the appearance of Parbold Railway Station
NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS
- By using the Lions International network in Australia ,DVLC provided accommodation and support to a local family to be near the hospital where their son who had suffered a severe road accident in Australia was receiving treatment.
- Donation to Hearing Dogs for the Deaf
- Donation to the RNLI
- EFDS (English Federation of Disability Sports)
- Distributed 1000s of Message In A Bottle packs.
- Collected 1000s of used spectacles for recycling
- Helped a local man provide a supply of rice to impoverished villages in the Gambia
- Donations to Lions International projects
- Water Aid - for water wells and water cleansing equipment
- Sight Savers - treatment of cataract and other sight threatening ailments
Recipients of DVLC Donations 2015 -2016
Munchkins Nursery
Bowlands Pennine Mountain Rescue Team
Newburgh Fair
Chenoble Children in Parbold
Gary Ducker
Gambia Projects - rice re Alan Bennett
British Legion Poppy Appeal
Local Scouts
Grove Centre - Food Hampers - Toys - Summer Sports Training - Food Bank
Ormskirk Hospital Neonatal Unit
Isaac Bolton Fund - local Wigan Lad treatment
UNICEF - Syrian Children
District Flood Relief in Lake District
WaterAid
SightSavers
Street Children
District & Multiple District Youth Funds
Refugees
Local Riding for the Disabled
Local Lad’s trip to South America
Little Princess Trust
English Federation of Disability Sports
Hearing Dogs for the Deaf
Special Olympics
Imogen Mould ?
Donation to Keep Our Girls Safe
Liverpool Hospital Charity Trust
Handicap International
Blind Veterans UK
Fridge for Burscough Family
Burscough Seniors Lunch Club
Wigan Lip Reading Society
Maghull Hospice
Fire Guard for Burscough Family
Bonfire
St John’s Ambulance
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