New faces at Lions

Lions Club of Mount Gambier heads into 7th decade

Three new members and a huge thank you from the Royal Flying Doctors Service highlighted the recent Lions Club of Mount Gambier meeting.

With all service clubs on the hunt for new members, to be able to induct three new faces to the Lions Club of Mount Gambier was a thrill for president Beccy Field.

Brenton Lewis was inducted as a new member, while Lions Haydon and Jenni Hoad were welcomed as incoming members, who have transferred in from the Lions Club of Penola.

Inducting new members was a great start for the club that is heading into its seventh decade of serving the Mount Gambier and district community.

Royal Flying Doctor Service Mount Gambier Support Group representative Bill Russon was also on hand to present the club with a certificate of appreciation for the Mount Gambier club’s ongoing financial commitment to the life saving service.

The meeting also addressed the operation of several of its current projects and surveyed the possibility of new ventures of opportunity for service for our community in coming days.

A new venture for the club this year has been embracing the Lions Eye Health Program (LEHP) which conducts surveys of young students at schools to detect possible vision problems either present or possibly occurring in future. This is already proving to be a valuable unitive as early surveys have seen children recommended to optometrists for referral.

Lions members will be out and about within the community with their Christmas cakes in coming weeks seeking to raise funds that can be utilised to make a real difference in these challenging times.

As always the club members deeply appreciate the support received from the community.