100 years a Lion
The first Lions Club was founded in the United States on June 7th 1917, by Melvin Jones, a Chicago businessman. To celebrate 100 y....Read MoreLions back the fight against HIV in Kenya
Although the majority of the money raised by Holsworthy & District Lions is donated to good causes in Devon and Cornwall, ther....Read MoreHolsworthy Lions make donations to organisations big and small
Holsworthy & District Lions have been helping people in the community for nearly three decades now. In the last two weeks ....Read MoreAnnual Lions’ Speed-pool event raises over £1,500 for charities and good causes
The Lions’ annual speed-pool competition tool place in various pubs and clubs around Holsworthy on Thursday 27th April. The id....Read MoreLions support local youth sports
At their March social meeting Holsworthy & District Lions donated a cheque for £500 to help with the refurbishment of the s....Read MoreHolsworthy Lions retain their trophy
The final of the Lions south-west quiz competition took place in Clyst St Mary near Exeter on Sunday 19th February. The compet....Read MoreNews Archive
Lions’ Window Display
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PPW Window displayHolsworthy & District Lions produced a window display at local solicitors Peter, Peter & Wright promoting their message in a bottle scheme, glasses recycling project and giving details of other projects undertaken by the Lions throughout the world. Glasses are collected by Holsworthy & District Lions and sent on to Chichester Lions who have been collecting spectacles since 1967. It became a major project for Chichester Lions in 1980 with the delivery of 700 assorted specs to the Missionary Optical Society in Devon for use in their clinics in Kenya and India. In 1985 Chichester Lions linked up with the Le Havre Lions and Medico France and over the following five years some 100,000 specs, 43,000 lenses, and 10,000 frames were sent to Medico France while still delivering to M.O.S. as many pairs of glasses as they needed. In 1988, another outlet was established through Vision Aid Overseas, and in 1990 Boots the Chemist and Help The Aged joined Chichester Lions in a national campaign which produced 460,000 pairs of specs in six months. These were sent all over the world including to the Cameroon, Senegal, the Ivory Coast, Sri Lanka, India, Jamaica, Bolivia and Brazil. Chichester Lions do a fantastic job and Holsworthy & District Lions are happy to help them in any way we can.