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Gisborne and District Lions Club

Locality: New Gisborne

Address: House of the Rock Church, 247 Station Rd 3437 New Gisborne, VIC, Australia

Website: http://gisborneanddistrict.vic.lions.org.au/

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25.01.2022 All setup for Lions Awareness Day BBQ @ Gisborne IGA Shopping Centre. Free sausage sizzle. Drop by and say hello

25.01.2022 Lion Awareness Day Saturday 3rd March 2018 The Gisborne and District Lions Club will be holding a FREE BBQ at the Chemist Warehouse entrance to the Gisborne Village Shopping Centre from 8:00 am to 1:00 pm Gisborne and District Lions Club is looking for people who want to make a difference in our local community. Come and have chat about Lions and the work we do while munching a free sausage..... Why join the Lions Club? The Lions Club enables you to make new friends while providing voluntary services to help the community. Our Lions Club the focus is on: - assisting those in need; - assisting those that are disabled; - building community assets; - providing disaster relief; and - coordinating the Gisborne Christmas Festival. If you are unable to attend Lions activities on a regular basis you can still become a "Friend of Lions". If you are willing to lend a hand every so often, Lions have lots of activities and projects which you could become involved with. This is also a good option for people who want to have a taste of what Lions is about before deciding whether or not to become a member. If you are interested in joining Lions or becoming a "Friend of Lions", contact Helena Cyrulo, Assistant Secretary via phone on 0403705211 or email [email protected] or send a message to our Facebook page at Gisborne and District Lions Club.

25.01.2022 Gisborne Festival Thank you to the Gisborne and the surrounding community for supporting our major community event, the Bendigo Bank Lions Gisborne Festival. It was great to see a large crowd of people attend the parade, the market and food stalls, the free activities for children and the carnival rides.They were also entertained with the music from two bands, the magnificent performance by the Bendigo Chinese Lions and the fireworks display.... A big thank you must go to the Gisborne and District Community Bank Branch of the Bendigo Bank who was our naming rights sponsor, and the 10 gold sponsors and 24 silver sponsors who made this event possible. As you would appreciate, events such as this take significant planning-obtaining the 35 sponsors, the 30 entrants in the parade, necessary permits, the company responsible for closing the roads, the carnival ride amusements company, the 70 stall holders, the 10 free activities for children, the 2 bands, the fireworks company and the major attractions such as the monster truck and monster ball. Finally, a big thank you goes to my fellow Lions Club Members and Friends of Lions who helped delivery the Gisborne Festival, including the Lions Club Committee members who were responsible for planning the event and engaging all the participants. Russell A Walker OAM President Gisborne & District Lions Club

25.01.2022 Lions Christmas Cakes this year are available online @ https://www.trybooking.com/BLUPD Or from the following Gisborne locations; Hardy’s Pharmacy Bendigo Bank... Commonwealth Bank NAB Newsagency Gisborne Medical Centre See more

24.01.2022 Lions Christmas Cakes available at Bunnings Sunbury Tomorrow

24.01.2022 Gisborne and District Lions Club supporting the local RSL with Anzac Day badge sales at Gisborne Foodworks

23.01.2022 SUPPORT THOSE IN NEED In the past 12 months the Gisborne & District Lions Club has provided $11,000 to those in need in our local community. In these trying times the Lions Club aims to continue to: assist families, individuals & students in need... support individuals with a disability provide disaster relief organise the Lions Gisborne Festival (if we ever get over the current health crisis) If you would like to make a donation to the Gisborne and District Lions Club to help it continue to assist those in need, contributions can be directed to: (1) Account: Lions Activity A/C BSB: 633000 Account No: 152262994 Description: Insert Name of Donor. (2) Cheque in the name of "Gisborne and District Lions Club" Directed to Secretary, Gisborne and District Lions Club, PO Box 807, Gisborne, 3437. The Gisborne and District Lions Club has remained connected with it members during these trying times via its monthly meetings held via Zoom on the first Thursday of each month at 7.30pm. Please contact the Lions Club President Russell Walker OAM, on ph 0419318615 if a member of the community would like to attend one of these meetings, learn more about Lions and/or become a member of the Lions Club.

22.01.2022 Sponsored Lions Christmas Cakes provided to Gisborne Foodbank The Gisborne and District Lions Club provided 60 Lions Christmas Cakes to the Gisborne Foodbank which were included in Christmas Hampers provided to those in need. The Lions Club provided an opportunity to families and/or individuals to sponsor these cakes. It is pleasing to report that all the cakes were sponsored. Refer below for details. A big thank you to those who supported this initiative. A special thanks to... Bevan Hood who made such a significant contribution. Contributors No of cakes sponsored B Hood. 39 M Bryce. 1 K Bryce. 1 S Colborne. 1 H Cyrulo. 1 S de Castro. 1 E Floreani. 1 Gauci Family. 2 DF Gibbons. 2 A & L Redway. 2 H Sankey. 1 H & R Sapwell. 1 FC & I Thompson. 2 N Veliscek. 2 M Walker. 1 R Walker. 1 M Warrener. 1

22.01.2022 Donate old glasses to Lions and provide a 'gift of sight' By donating your old glasses to the Gisborne and District Lions Club you can contribute to those in desperate need around the world. Lions Clubs around Australia collect around 500,000 pairs of used spectacles per annum. Donated glasses are delivered by Australia Post to a central Australian Lions Club cleaning centre at no cost. The glasses are then distributed around the world, at no expense to recipients, through hu...manitarian groups and service clubs. Donation of any spectacles are most welcome. The Gisborne & District Lions Club have collection boxes at: Hardys UFS Pharmacy in Brantome Street Gisborne and the Library in the Old Shire Offices Hamilton Street Gisborne. The following businesses also provide glasses to this Lions Club project: Simon Leong Optometrist, Gisborne Optical Centre and Merrington Optometry.

20.01.2022 Street sales of our Lions Christmas Cakes this year have been suspended and have moved online using the TryBooking website due to the current COVID restrictions. Please order your cakes here: https://www.trybooking.com/BLUPD All Cakes & Puddings ordered will be delivered to your Home or Business within the Macedon Ranges area . Delivery will be within 7 - 10 days from order being placed. For orders outside of the Macedon Ranges area please contact the event organiser via the ...TryBooking page. Note: Using the TryBooking system will incur an extra usage charge which will be included at checkout.

20.01.2022 The Gisborne and District Lions Club has had the opportunity to secure a trio of world class comics, Jason Geary, (The iSelect guy), Rik Brown and Karl McConnell who have offered their services free of charge to help us in raising funds to support a Gisborne family. The Benson Family Benefit Fundraiser will be run on Friday 28th July 2017 at the Gisborne Golf Club. See the flyer included in this posting. Bookings can be made thru TryBooking www.trybooking.com/QWDP or contact the Gisborne and District Lions Club thru our Facebook page. This caliber of entertainment does not come often to our district so please come join us in what will a night of fun, friendship and most importantly helping our local community

20.01.2022 Updated festival flyer. Save the date everyone.

19.01.2022 Sponsor a Lions Christmas Cake to be included in Gisborne Foodbank Christmas Hampers to be provided to those in need in Gisborne and the surrounding area. Gisborne and District Lions Club will be providing 60 Lions Christmas Cakes to the Gisborne Foodbank to be included in Christmas Hampers to be provided to those in need. The Lions Club is providing an opportunity to families and/or individuals to sponsor a Lions Christmas Cake which will be included in the Christmas Hamper.... The cost of the sponsorship which equates to the cost of a Lions Christmas Cake is $13. Payments of $13 can be made to the Gisborne and District Lions Club via Direct Debit: BSB 633000 A/c No.152262994 Description insert Surname and Initials. The Lions Club will recognise all sponsors on various forums including the Lions Facebook and website. Please consider being a sponsor of a Lions Christmas Cake to help those in need at Christmas. Russell A Walker OAM President Gisborne and District Lions Club Ph 0419318615

19.01.2022 Lions Christmas Wheelbarrow Raffle The 2019 Gisborne Lions Christmas Wheelbarrow Raffle was drawn at the Gisborne Festival. Congratulations Nathan Twycross from Gisborne Locksmiths who was the lucky winner. ... Thank you to the local community for supporting this important fundraising initiative with the funds raised being directed to those need, including those impacted by drought and the recent fires. Russell A Walker OAM President Gisborne & District Lions Club

18.01.2022 LIONS GISBORNE FESTIVAL CANCELLED The Gisborne and District Lions Club which is responsible for organising and delivering the Lions Gisborne Festival has, after considering a range of scenarios, made the agonising decision to cancel this significant community event which was scheduled to be conducted on Friday 11 December 2020. Due to the range of restrictions currently imposed by the Government as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, only a limited number of the community woul...d have been able to attend a very restricted event on the oval at Gardiner Reserve. As the Lions Club’s mission for this important event is to produce an annual festival that bring the community together to have a fun-filled evening in an inclusive and safe environment, the Club felt that it would have been unfair to our community to hold an event which only enabled limited numbers to attend. The Lions Club is very appreciative of those that annually support this significant community event, including the large range of businesses as sponsors, participants in the parade, market and food stall holders, performers and those engaged to provide a range of activities for the event. The Lions Club looks forward to their support for the December 2021 Festival, hopefully after the end of the current health and economic crisis that is confronting our community.

17.01.2022 Gisborne & District Lions Club will be running an Easter Raffle this Saturday from 8 am located at the front of Coles Gisborne. Proceeds from this event will be sent via the Lions District V2 Fire Appeal to those Families and Farmers who are in need in the South West. Please call by say hello, buy a ticket or 2, or just make a donation.

17.01.2022 Sponsor a LIONS CHRISTMAS CAKE this week for inclusion into a Gisborne Foodbank Christmas Hampers. Update: we still have a number cakes without sponsors. The Gisborne and District Lions Club is again this year providing the opportunity for families and/or individuals to sponsor Lions Christmas Cakes to be included in the Gisborne Foodbank Christmas Hampers. These Hampers will be provided to those in need in Gisborne and the surrounding area. The Lions Club will be providing ...60 Lions Christmas Cakes to the Foodbank for this purpose. The cost of the sponsorship equates to the cost of a Lions Christmas Cake which is $13 each. Sponsorship payments can be made via Direct Debit: A/c Gisborne and District Lions Club Activity Account BSB 633000 A/c No.152262994 Description insert Surname and Initials. All sponsors will be recognised on various forums including the Lions Facebook and website.

16.01.2022 Its almost CHRISTMAS and we still have a few Lions Christmas cakes without sponsorship for inclusion into a Gisborne Foodbank Christmas Hampers. The Gisborne and District Lions Club is again this year providing the opportunity for families and/or individuals to sponsor Lions Christmas Cakes to be included in the Gisborne Foodbank Christmas Hampers. These Hampers will be provided to those in need in Gisborne and the surrounding area. The Lions Club will be providing 60 Lions ...Christmas Cakes to the Foodbank for this purpose. The cost of the sponsorship equates to the cost of a Lions Christmas Cake which is $13 each. Sponsorship payments can be made via Direct Debit: A/c Gisborne and District Lions Club Activity Account BSB 633000 A/c No.152262994 Description insert Surname and Initials. All sponsors will be recognised on various forums including the Lions Facebook and website. See more

15.01.2022 Remembrance Day - Gisborne 2016 Thanks Heather and Sharon for representing Gisborne & District Lions at this community event. Lest we forget

12.01.2022 Community Support Lions The Gisborne and District Lions Club are very impressed by the level of community support to its various fund raising efforts during this latest period adversely impacted by COVID-19. The Lions Club received great support to its appeal aimed at helping those in need. A special thank you goes to Brett Vernon from Macedon Ranges Glass for his significant contribution to this appeal.... Further, the Lions Club once again received a great response from individuals, families and businesses in sponsoring Lions Christmas Cakes which were included in the Foodbank Christmas hampers provided to those in need in our area. The Lions Club provided 75 Christmas Cakes for this purpose. The Club wishes to acknowledge the following who contributed to this cause: J Barnes; K & M Bryce; L Burr; C & H Byham; D & L Cole; S & R Coulson; V & H Cyrulo; S de Castro; D Devine; S Elizabeth; Gatens family; P & K Hardy; J J Jones; M McInnes; H Simmonds; R Thorpe; R & M Walker; Street Ryan & Assoc P/L-Regional Development Consultants; and Macedon Ranges Glass. The Club also wishes to thank the community for buying Lions Christmas Cakes from local businesses including UFS Hardys Chemist; Gisborne Newsagency; Gisborne Medical Centre; Bendigo Bank, National Australia Bank; Commonwealth Bank of Australia; and Macedon Newsagent and Post Office. Finally, the Club wishes to acknowledge Gisborne Self Storage's significant contribution to the Lions Christmas Cake Program.

02.01.2022 Gisborne and District Lions Club are proud to financially support the Gisborne Cemetery Trust latest project "The Unmarked Graves Memorial"