For over 25 years our Lions club have sold raffle tickets in local P.H.s raising funds for worthy causes.

This Spring was no exception when we held raffles at the Drum and Monkey & Black Boy. We are pleased to announce we raised over £2450 for Macmillan Cancer Support, Whizz-Kidz, Lions Campaign SightFirst ll as well as local causes.

This years winners, both local ladies, both had a tale to tell:

Simone Fox from Knowle had her 40th birthday the day we delivered her prize basket and

Jayne Stoddart from Bentley Heath had already entered for the Knowle Fun Run and promised that the Easter eggs would not get in the way of her training - honest!

 

John Horton presents Jayne with her basket of eggs

Martin & Brian present Simone with her prize

This year’s the winning numbers were:

We thank the management of both pubs, all their generous customers and Standley’s Solicitors in Knowle for their continued support in sponsoring all the costs in holding these raffles.

Macmillan Cancer Support

Two million people across the UK are now living with, and after, cancer. Every day 780 people in the UK are told they have cancer, news that not only turns their world upside down but also affects their family and friends.

Macmillan’s ambition is to help every one of these people by providing them with the medical, emotional, practical and financial support they need.

Macmillan in Birmingham, Solihull and Sandwell needs hundreds of thousands of pounds to continue to help improve the lives of people living with cancer. We rely on voluntary donations for 99% of our income.

We are all affected by cancer. We can all help. We are Macmillan.

Visit www.macmillan.org.uk

Whizz-Kidz 

Whizz-Kidz is a national children’s mobility charity and is passionate about making a real difference to the lives of disabled children and young people.

Whizz-Kidz’ ‘West Midlands Right Start Appeal’ aims to raise vital funds that will give many local disabled children and young people the equipment and support they need to lead more independent and active lives at school, home and play.

By signing up and raising sponsorship for the Knowle & Dorridge Lions Fun Run, you can help Whizz-Kidz continue to change the lives of disabled children in the West Midlands.

Find out more about Whizz-Kidz at www.whizz-kidz.org.uk

Campaign SightFirst ll

By the time you finish reading this page one child somewhere in the world will have gone blind. One goes blind every minute.
Childhood blindness is only one part of the global vision crisis. If nothing is done, experts say that the
world’s blind population could double to 74 million by 2020.
But Lions International will not allow “nothing to be done.”  We have launched Campaign SightFirst II to prevent this tragedy, and have pledged to raise at least US$200 million to continue and expand the extraordinary work of SightFirst, Lions’ worldwide program to combat preventable blindness. K&D Lions have pledged to raise £8,000, please help us achieve our goal.

For more details visit www.lions-csfii.org

Local causes 

In addition, the Lions retain 30% of all monies raised for local/Lions causes, which include our

• Youth Travel Bursary
• Coach outings and Afternoon tea parties for the elderly,
• and donations to a variety of local worthy causes which have recently included:
  • Stage for the new hall at Temple Balsall Primary School
  • Outside canopy at Knowle Primary School
  • Equipment for the Sea Scouts
  • Society for Parents for Children with Cancer
  • Knowle Park Festival and football tournament
  • Little Hearts Matter
  • Sports wheelchair for disabled athlete
  • Chernobyl Children’s Project Solihull
  • Solihull Leisure Opportunities
  • Muscular Dystrophy
  • Grants for two young people undertaking voluntary work in Africa
  • And many others