- The Taste of Howth on
September 26th was again very successful this year yielding over €27,
000 for charity including RNLI. Well done Lion Michael.
- * Again the Table Quiz night
on November 24th was very successful in its new venue, Howth Golf
Club. This year the
fun event realized €4,200 for charity. Great result Lion
Richard.
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- * €10,000 sent as a matter of urgency to Lions Clubs International Fund
towards the Pakistan Earthquake victims disaster fund. €500 granted to a local person towards
defraying expences in the transport of blankets, douvets etc to
the Pakistan disaster victims.
An acknowledgement from Clement
Kusiak, Lions Clubs International Fund (LCIF) Chairperson, expressed
sincere gratitude to Howth Sutton Lions for the generous contribution
of $11,498 towards Pakistan Earthquake Disaster Relief – 2005.
‘Restricted donations such as yours allow LCIF to
quickly and effectively ease the suffering of many in the wake of
disaster…. Your generosity will most certainly have a positive
impact on many lives.’
- In
February Lion Joe Smith and his team put in a splendid effort in
raising over €10,000 from a gala concert by the Garda Band and the
Garda Choir in aid of St Michael's House ambulance fund (now standing
at €27,500). Howth Sutton Lions are grateful to the Garda
Commissioner, the musicians for giving freely of their services and
also to St Fintan's High School for a great venue.
- Lions
Charity Walk around the Hill of Howth on May 14th attracted a good
number of perambulators. We are particularly grateful to the youth of
Ben Éadair GAA Club for participating in recognition of Howth Sutton
Lions sponsorship during the year. Well done Lion Marianne in raising
over €5,000 in your first year in Lionism.
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- Two
Major projects undertaken by Howth Sutton Lions during the year:
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- The
Lions Feather project undertaken by ther Lions Clubs of Ireland in
support of measures to combat suicide among the young.
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- Howth
Sutton Lions also have undertaken an organised programme to raise
funds in support of Lions International major fund raising campaign to
eliminate within 20 years preventable blindness among the peoples of
the third world countries.
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