Lions add to cancer support group coffers

The event was al about celebrating the work of Lions Australia for the past 75 years but in the end the Mount Gambier Cancer Support Group has emerged the winners from the celebration dinner with an almost $400 donation to add to their coffers.

The Lions Club of Blue Lake City Lioness, Kalangadoo & District, Gambier City, Mount Gambier and Penola joined together for a Zone 11 Celebration Dinner last month, as part of the 75th anniversary celebrations that mark the first club being formed in Australia in Lismore in 1947.

The celebration dinner attracted 75 members and their partners with Second Vice District Lion Carolyn Kilpatrick sharing her journey with hearing loss as the evening’s guest speaker.

Carolyn didn’t realise as a child that she was lip reading and finally having hearing aids and then in 2001 cochlear implants opened up her world like never before.

The dinner saw Lions across all walks of life celebrating ranging from a four week member to members of more than six decades and they all were able to enjoy a slice of anniversary cake as part of the event.

The Mount Gambier Cancer Support Group donation was made possible through a raffle and a Tail Twisting session.

The group provides support to cancer patients and their families throughout the region with all money staying local.

HERE TO HELP: Lions Zone 11 chairman Beryl Mahoney with Mount Gambier Cancer Support Group’s Lorraine Musgrave