Christmas Food Collection 2011
On December 17th/18th last year (2011) Dudley Lions Club members along with friends and other Lions were out working for their community. We held a Charity Food Collection at the new Tesco Extra store in Dudley.
Once again the customers came up trumps and we had a really good response, some people still threw money into our buckets but this we spent in store to add to the collection and what a collection, It weighed in at a massive 433.6kgs nearly half a ton of food items.
Dudley Lion President Sue Bird said ‘’ The People of our area and The Black Country are normally generous but this was exceptional, I would like to thank everyone who donated. A lot of people had a much happier Christmas because of their generosity’’
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Young Volunteer Award 2011
Volunteers from Dudley Council for Volunteer Services were presented with awards, hosted by the Mayor of Dudley, on Friday 20th January.
Dudley Lions candidate Laura McCutcheon, aged 17 from Lye, won the Young Volunteer of the Year award. Laura won this award for her time spent working with Time For Me, a Barnardo’s run project which works with children in the Dudley Borough who are affected by drug or alcohol problems in their home environment. Laura also won the Family Hero’s award for the West Midlands.
Margot James MP said “It was fantastic to meet all of the volunteers who were being recognised for their hard work on behalf of fantastic causes. Laura, in particular, should be very proud of these well deserved awards and her achievements.”
Dudley Lions Donate £500 to Local Hospital Radio
The club presented £500 they raised through various fundraising activities throughout the year, to volunteers at the Russells Hall Hospital based station live on air.
Adrian Baillie, Dudley Hospital Radio chairman said: “Our team is so grateful to Dudley Lions for their fundraising which will buy essential equipment to help to keep our station on the air. This fantastic generosity gives us all such a boost.”
Anita Bowen former president of Dudley Lions added: “Our volunteers had a great time raising money to donate to such a worthwhile cause. We are delighted that our local hospital radio can continue to flourish with our support”.
Youth Exchange Programme July 2010
The visit was organised as part of the Lions Clubs International youth exchange programme which ar ranges yearly trips abroad for 2,000 young people from as far a field as Israel, Japan and Peru.
During their whistlestop tour of the town, which was jointly organised by Dudley Lions Club and Stourbridge and Kingswinford Lions, the 40 visitors from 25 countries around the world, stopped off at Dudley Council to meet the Mayor Peter Miller who showed them around the chambers and showcased his mayoral regalia.
Lion Ray McGuirk said: "We were delighted to welcome these young international visitors to the Black Country. They have all had a fantastic time making new friends and learning about each other's countries.
“We hope that they will leave with not only with a greater cultural understanding but also with a new passion for our rich local heritage."
Dudley Lions 100 Years of Service Celebration
Dudley Lions received a great deal of publicity after clocking up more than 100 years of service as fundraisers for borough residents and charities.
Anita Bowen said: “It is fantastic to be celebrating our anniversary with our long standing members and we are all keen to welcome new volunteers with fresh ideas to join us. Our club is great fun to be part of but Lions Clubs seem to be the world’s best kept secret. In reality we are in no way a secret society, we are simply ordinary people who do amazing things!”
