
Basildon
& Wickford Lions Club
Part
of the International Association of Lions Clubs
District
105EA Region 5 Zone A

NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS
This page was updated by Lion Alaric on Monday, 23-Nov-2009 22:38:34 GMTNot only does the club help the local community, but it also helps with national and international projects such as those summarised below.
NATIONAL CHARITIES
Carrying out local collections for national charities and causes, e.g. Children
in Need and Marie Curie
SIGHT FIRST
Providing funds for the treatment of preventable blindness in India and other countries.
OVERSEAS CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS
Providing funds to help equip children’s hospitals in the countries of the former YugoslaviaHUMANITARIAN DISASTERS - EMERGENCY AID
Providing funds for emergency aid for disasters around the World.
USED SPECTACLES
The collection of used spectacles for distribution in third world countries. Several local Opticians support our collections. See the picture below, which shows a local optician with her Lions collection bin full of spectacles.
