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Some
of the projects the club has been involved with:
Locally
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Elderly
Citizen's Christmas Dinner each year.
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Meals
on Wheels to elderly citizens.
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Kevin
Cryer Scholarship to a Ngaruawahia High School leaver each year.
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Assisting
community groups.
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$2,800 in Library grants to seven local schools.
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Annual
Garage Sale.
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Annual Charity Golf Tournament
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Youth
Exchange Programmes.
Nationally
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Foundation for
the Blind annually.
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Lions Cancer
Hostel (Hamilton).
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Liver Transplant
Unit (Auckland).
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Waikato Heart
Foundation.
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National Burns Centre.
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Lions Sight First Appeal
Major
Donations
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Equipment for
the local District Nurse.
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Ngaruawahia Community Care
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'Kids at Risk'
Police Holiday programme.
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Life Education
Trust.
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Lions Sight First Appeal
Where do funds
for our donations come from?
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Interest from
the Ngaruawahia Lions Children's Trust Term Deposit.
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Interest from
the Ngaruawahia Lions Literary Trust Term Deposit.
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Various raffles
& specific fundraising activities.
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Charity Golf Tournament. 2007 - $10,500
net proceeds donated to Charity.
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Food caravan at
the New Zealand National Agricultural Field Days, annually (details below) -
our major fundraiser.
Each June, we sell food
at the NZ National Fieldays near Hamilton using our Food Stall Caravan. In 2007 our net profit was
over $16,000, much of which will be used for donations &
sponsorships within our local community.
Lions District 202C
In February 2004, the Ngaruawahia Lions Club
was the host for the annual District Convention. This was held very
successfully at 'The Point' in Ngaruawahia with over 150 people attending.
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