CLUB PROJECTS
The Gympie South Lions group is involved in many and varied projects from raising funds at events to helping remove rubbish after floods and picking mangoes to send to rural drought declared areas to feed to their stock.
Our major fundraiser each year has been through our contracted work with the Gympie Music Muster. For many years we had managed all the alcohol distributions at the Muster as well as manning the Hilltop Bar. In 2023 this changed and we manned 2 bars - the Muster Club Bar which runs for 9 days and the Hilltop Bar which runs for the 4 Muster days. It is a lot of person hours but along with that goes teamwork and comradary.
During the later part of 2023 we have been managing the main gate at the Gympie Race meeting each month. This is a great day out.
Throughout the run we run lucky wheel spins at Mary St party events. At each wheel we dedicate the funds raised to a worthy local group, all funds from this local project stays in the local area. Some of the past recipients have been Gympie flood disaster relief; supporting feeding local homeless; Gympie's Little Haven Pallaitive Care; Gympie Medical Transport; Headspace Gympie; Gympie Community Bus; Gympie school chapliancy program and the list goes on.
During November and December we sell Lions Christmas Cakes and Puddings in local shopping centres as well as having some other stores around Gympie as selling outlets on the club's behalf. We are very grateful to these businesses for their continued support. All year round local businesses are also outlets for the sale of Lion's mints.
Lions isn't all about raising funds for projects but also about supporting and encouraging others.
The Lions Youth of the Year is such a project. Early each year we run this and this highlights the local youth. It encourages their public speaking, presentation and confidence. It always inspires our generation when we see the shinning abilities of our local youth.
As you read on you will see more detail about each of these projects.
MUSTER
Each year Gympie South Lions work at the Gympie Music Muste. Many of our family and friends come on board to provide extra person power for the hugh undertaking. We are very grateful for their continued support and effort.
LIONS YOUTH OF THE YEAR
The Quest is designed to encourage student interest in leadership and the qualities required to take an active and constructive role in the community.
It seeks a high level of academic, leadership, sporting, public speaking and citizenship achievement in its potential winners. By emphasising these qualities it hopes to provide outstanding role models for the youth of Australia and an overall increase in the confidence of young men and women.
The Quest is an excellent means of assisting Australia's youth and promoting the essential role of leadership development and community service organisations in maintaining Australia's high standard of living.
Young people aged 15,16,17,18 and under 19 years of age, as at June 30th of the year of the national final, are eligible to enter Lions Youth of the Year.
Check with your school about entering this prestigious quest. Schools have been contacted and have information and entry details. Please pay particular attention when fill in the entry form as this is also used in the judging process.
Club level
Gympie South Lions Club has been part of the YOTY quest for many years. The selected club finalist moves through to the district judging and sometimes on to higher levels of judging including the State finals.
The Lions Club of Gympie South will be involved with this great program again in 2024.
LIONS CHRISTMAS CAKES AND PUDDINGS
The Lions Christmas Cake and Pudding program has been a major fund raising project of Lions Australia since 1965 and raised an estimated profit in excess of $50m. The profits from this project are donated back into the community in many ways but just to name a few. Sight first, Medical Research, Children's Mobility Foundation, Eye Health Program, Hearing Dogs, Disaster Relief, Aged Care, Drug Awareness, Youth Programs.
You may rest assured that should you purchase a product from this program the profit generated will be put to good use in the community.
Lion's Christmas cakes and pudding prices 2023:
1.5kg Lions Christmas cakes $20
1.0kg Lions Christmas cake $16
1.5kg Lions pudding $16
Individually wrapped slices are $2 each
LIONS MINTS
Lions mints are available all year round at several outlets around town. The funds raised goes towards community projects.
Mints are available in different flavours including peppermint and musk.
LUCKY WHEEL SPINS
Gympie South Lions hold luck wheels at events in Gympie (usually Easter on Mary; Winter on Mary; Christmas on Mary and Christmas in the Park). Each time we raise funds for local worthy organisations -recipient advertised at each wheel. 
MANAGE GATE AT GYMPIE RACES
Gympie South Lions manage the entry at Gympie Race days.
DRIVING THE COMMUNITY BUS
Some Gympie South Lions members drive the Community Bus for local aged care facilities. This allows residents to get out and about for activities like shopping and ten pin bowling. Sometimes the residents are taken on a sit-and-see drive around Gympie.
