District 410B Projects
Engaging the Youth – August.
Sharing the Vision – October.
Relieving the Hunger – December.
Protecting Our Environment – April.
Operation Brightsight – All year.
Blood Drive – Twice a year.
Club Projects
Love Bags / Boxes – All year.
Lions Assist – All year.
Brightsight – All yesr.
CANSA – All year.
Christmas Cakes – October to December.
Feed Me – All year.
Brave Heart – All year.
Rhino Conservation – All year.
Environmental projects (Tree Planting and Cleaning environment) – All year.
General Projects (eg. Huis Hebron, Rysmierbult School, Ikutseng School)
LOVE BOX PROJECT
One of the first major projects the club took on in its Charter Year (2006). A project that is neither unique nor new, but is known nationwide and even globally under various names. The Club decided to stick with "Love Box" as the name, as each one is packed and distributed with love. Its focus is to ease the suffering of traumatised children during those crucial hours and days of the trauma. Trauma include abuse, abandonment, death of parents, major illness etc. The project literally started with shoe boxes with 5 basic items, being soap, wash cloth, toothbrush, toothpaste and a soft toy. The project grew to include, sweets, colouring book, crayons, porridge, seasonal clothing and in some cases underwear due to it being taken in for evidence during abuse cases and are often also age and gender specific based on the need. The project now consists of the items in a sturdy plastic travel box or a bag. Corporate Companies who have contributed significantly to the sustainability of the project include are AngloGold Ashanti, AVENG Grinaker-LTA, Afrisam, Foskor and the Dis-Chem Foundation to mention a few. It now has expanded to include adult woman. The Project services the greater Potchefstroom, North West, other provinces and even as far as Malawi.
BRIGHTSIGHT
Lions Operation Brightsight is a Multiple District project throughout Southern Africa, including Namibia, Swaziland and Lesotho. Spectacles are recycled to collect their frames. Scripts for less fortunate individuals are processed at the central office in Gauteng and delivered within a week or two to the recipient.
BRIGHTLYCOLOUREDSIGT
A project aimed at raising funds for the visually impaired, with focus of sponsoring Guide Dogs and or Service Dogs through The South African Guide Dogs Association (SAGA) in hosting an art exhibition and selling artwork donated by artists from all over the country. The project started small in 2008 with work mainly donated by local artist. In its second year it grew to include artists of all over SA and over the past four years a staggering R360 000 have been raised, the equivalent of 36 guide dogs.
