Lake Currimundi-Kawana Lions Club Inc. was formed in 1981 with some of the original members still with us. We are always looking for new members to join our friendly club and to help out with projects, as some of our existing members are retiring or have already retired from the Lions.
While we are always looking for ways we can serve our community by doing more than just raising funds, one of our goals each year is to raise money and donate it back to the community to those that we think may need a little help. These donations are divided into our local community and Lions Projects and Foundations. Last year we donated a total of $16,246 - Here is a list of our donations from last financial year [2023-2024] totalling $16,769:
Local Community Donations
Currimundi Special School $ 250
Meridan State College – Awards $ 250
Kawana Waters State College Awards $ 300
Kawana Waters State College - Chaplaincy $ 366
Buddina State School - Chaplaincy $ 400
Buddina School Lunches $ 66
Wish List $1, 000
Cittamani Hospice $ 500
Salvation Army [Pyjamas for Kids] $ 450
Kawana Scouts $ 400
Kawana Surf Club - Nippers $ 500
Oz Harvest $ 500
Seeth - Sports Trip to Tasmania $250
Life Flight $1,000
Holy Trinity Kawana Anglican Church - Community Breakfast $ 396
Orange Sky Laundry $ 500
Gateway Care $ 600
Maroochy Neighbour Centre $ 150
Sub-TOTAL: $7,878
Lions Projects and Foundations
Lions Club International Foundation $1,000
Australian Lions Foundation [ALF] $ 500
Lions Dist 201Q3 Disaster Relief - Bushfires $ 200
Lions Disaster Relief Australia Project $ 500
Australian Lions Hearing Dogs $ 250
Lions Cord Blood Bank Foundation $ 500
Lions Medical Research Foundation $ 500
Lions Eye Health Program – Australia $ 300
Lions Camp Duckadang $ 500
Lions Youth Insearch $ 500
Lions Prostate Cancer Research Treatment Project $ 500
Lions Birthing Mothers Project - PNG $ 500
Australian Lions Children’s Cancer Research Foundation
(Biggest BBQ) $1,000
Australian Lions Childrens Mobility Foundation $ 250
Australian Lions Wellbeing Foundation $ 250
Lions Recycle for Sight - Caboolture $ 500
Lions District 201Q3 Diabetic Youth Camp - Camp Cockatoo $ 300
Lions District 201Q3 Camp Quality $ 250
Lions Camp Krokodile - Youth Exchange - Pizzzas $ 341
Lions Alzheimers Foundation $ 500
Lions Australia Diabetes Foundation $ 250
Sub- TOTAL: $8,891
GRAND TOTAL $16,769
As you can see this financial support is for other projects and catastrophes, such as research for hospitals, helping fire and flood victims in Australia and around the world, and other global projects and disasters.
A few of our regular activities that requires volunteers are barbeques (including monthly Bunnings BBQs), selling Christmas Cakes at local shopping centres each Christmas, making emergency hospital bags for WishList to distribute to hospitals on the Sunshine Coast, Lions Youth of the Year, selling tickets for the Lions Grocery Grab for the Australian Lions Cord Blood Bank Foundation and selling Lions Mints. We also undertake various projects throughout the year when they are identified like Children of Courage and Youth of the Year and support Lions International Youth Camps and Youth Exchange.
If you have an idea of a worthy local project you would like to see us support, contact us and we will see how we can work together to make it happen. Our involvement with the Hinterland to Headland Poetry Trail is an example of how this works - check out that story on the website.
Our Meetings
We have 2 meetings a month (not compulsory). A business meeting the second Monday of the month, where we discuss business and projects. A dinner meeting every fourth Monday of the month, where we relax, have dinner, listen to a guest speaker, have a raffle and tell a few jokes. Just have a good time and a laugh.
Who Can Join us?
There are no restrictions; you can be as young (well at least 18 yrs old) or as old as practical, working or retired, male or female. Volunteer as much or as little as you wish, as often as you can when you can. If you are interested in helping out your community or just helping others, please give us a call, we would love to hear from you
Finally
This is just a brief outline of what Lions actually do, if you need more information regarding our Club or Lions International, please feel free to call any of the phone numbers listed or check out the HOME PAGE.
