Information for prospective members

Johnsonville Lions are involved in service activities that benefit your local community. We also support national and international activities such as those that aid the visually impaired, Ronald McDonald House and Child Cancer.

Our Club, Johnsonville Lions:

• was founded in 1969 and currently has 23 members
• comprises men and women with a common aim to carry out “hands on projects” for the community
• serves the greater Northern Suburbs area of Wellington
• assists projects in the wider Wellington area such as the Wellington Free Ambulance, Ronald McDonald House, Life Flight Trust, Wellington Regional Children's Hospital
• gives assistance to other local and national charitable projects
• returns all funds raised from community projects to the community

How the Club works:

We meet on the 1^st and 3^rd Monday evening of each month in the Johnsonville Club, 1 Norman Lane, Johnsonville with

• a social get together from around 6pm, prior to an optional catered meal at 6:30,
• “Tail Twisting” in which amusing events of members are noted, then
• a guest speaker talking about interesting local, national, or international topics, with an opportunity for questions.
• a brief summary and discussion of club business and future project opportunities, and
• meeting closure usually prior to 8:30.

Membership

Membership of the club is open to community-minded citizens.  If this sounds like you, then we invite you attend a Club meetings and possibly a club project as a “taster” of what membership offers you.

What’s the Cost?

Members contribute to the club running costs, currently $72.50 twice a year.  In addition, the cost of the meal (an optional cost currently around $16.00 per meeting).

The Bigger Picture:

Lions Clubs is an international association of approximately 1.4 million service minded men and women in some 46,000 clubs across some 200 countries.  Within New Zealand Lions activities are coordinated in Districts which take into account major population centres and roading networks.

Achievement Record:

Since its’ founding, Johnsonville Lions Club has contributed well over $1 million dollars to the wider community and carried out many projects.  Some recent major projects and recipients of major financial donations (greater than $5,000) are shown.  There have also been many smaller projects and donations, too many to list.

• Memorial Park Playground
• Kipling St Playground
• 12 Pelorus Explorer Cruises
• Assist Riding for the Disabled
• Blind Car Rallies
• 12 Christmas Parades
• Construction of the Northern Walkway
• Monthly BBQ stand at Countdown
• Christmas Cakes / Hampers sales

Major Donations Made

• Wellington Regional Children's Hospital
• Ronald McDonald House
• Community Centre building fund
• Keith Spry Pool Building Fund
• Riding for the Disabled
• NZ Liver Transplant
• Wellington City Mission
• Te Omanga Hospice
• Mary Potter Hospice
• Churton Park Community Hall
• Life Education Trust
• Wellington Free Ambulance
• Wellington Life Flight Trust
• Wellington Volunteer Coastguards
• Can Teen