Formed in 1970 Malling District Lions Club has proudly served the local and International community ever since and we celebrated our Golden Jubilee in October 2021 (held over from the previous year due to the pandemic)with a special Charter Anniversary Dinner at the West Malling Golf Club. The picture below shows some of the Club members at the event. The image courtesy of Stanford Photographic - www.stanfordphotographic.co.uk
The Club holds various activities throughout the year to raise funds; Tin Shakes and Events are our specialities. We have 14 full members. We also have a thriving body of Friends of Lions and past members who help us out at events as well as attending social gatherings.
We sadly lost Katie, one of our long serving members recently and there was a good eepresentation at her funeral. As she was very involved in the heart of kent Hocpice, we received this very touching letter of thanks for the donation in her memory:-
Dear Mike and all at Malling District Lions
On behalf of the whole Hospice team, I would like to personally thank you for your kind and generous donation of £200 to the Hospice in memory of Katie Hogan. Please accept my condolences following your loss and if I can be of any further help or assistance, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Thanks to your gift, our Heart of Kent Hospice nurses can care for people whose lives have been turned upside-down by terminal illness. You are helping to make every moment as good as it can possibly be for our patients and those they love.
Lara, a Nurse who works on our Inpatient Unit, asked me to pass on this message to you: "I'm astonished and humbled by the selflessness and goodness of people like you. You give so generously and mind so much about people you've never met. "I can't tell you how much it means to know that you are standing alongside me and my colleagues. You're with us every time we comfort a patient. You're sharing every hug we give a relative."
We couldn't do any of this without you. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts.
Wishing you a healthy and happy New Year.
Becky Stephens In Memory & Regular Giving Executive Heart of Kent Hospice
Preston Hall, Aylesford, Kent ME20 7PU www.hokh.org
We have provided food and other essentials to local Food Banks for distribution to those in need in these difficult times.
We thank members of the general public who have supported our fundraising events locally during what are very difficult times for everyone.
Malling Lions Club in association with our cousins at Sevenoaks Lions, Malling Rotary, Kings Hill Rotary, Malling U3A, Leybourne Parish Council, the Women’s Institute, and several local people who answered a Facebook appeal have volunteered as stewards to assist in the admintration of the Covid-19 vaccinations at our local West Malling Group Practice at the Leybourne Clinic - It is a pleasure to be able to serve our commumity in the way.
The initiative has now completed its twelfth month, during which it has delivered over 100,000 vaccinations. The input from the above groups is in excess of 5,000 man hours.and we extend our thanks to all who have volunteered.
++++++ Donations from the public will be gratefully received and will be used to help those in need in our local community in the Malling and District Area - contact details below +++++
We are now begiining to plan future fund raising activities, beginning with bucket collections at local superarkets; we have obtained a contacless donation device so that donations can be made by credit or debit bank card very easiy.
We regularly collect unwanted spectacles and have recently sent off a batch of over 900 pairs to be recycled and used in under developed countries abroad.
We have a monthly 'Eat and Meet' where we all meet up with our partners and friends in a local pub for an enjoyable social evening; once a year we have our Charter Night, to celebrate the Club's formation, usually in the form of a formal Dinner and Dance - it was held at the West Malling Golf Club this October - see pictures below of the occasion when Lion President Peter addressed the assembled Lions and guests.
If you wish to contact Malling and District Lions Club (CIO) here are the details:- Telephone 0345 833 5735
or Email mallinglionsclub@gmail.com or Facebook using the link below to malling lions club
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On the occasion of our "Handover" outgoing President, Lion Peter Clark installed Lion Mike Howes with the chain of office, bell and gavel in the presence of Lion colleagues.
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