June 2011
At the bottom of the garden?
All the last minute preparations are in hand for Swanmore Carnival and Fete on Saturday 9th July. We have over 30 stall-holders booked, a great take-up of classic bikes and cars and some super entertainment planned for the main arena. We still have room for last minute stall bookings, or entrants for the carnival and classic cars and bikes events. Please contact us on 01489 894932 if you want to be involved.
Our thanks go to Claire Barker of Swanmore College of Technology who once again supported the idea of running a logo competition for the Swanmore Carnival and Fete. Claire organised pupils from all classes in the school to interpret the theme "At the bottom of the garden", and the competition attracted a large number of entries. There was some really imaginative and creative artwork that caught the judges' eye. Our favourite, which is featured here and on the front cover of the programme, was created by Shannon Main of year 8, who lives in Shedfield. Well done Shannon - we really liked her colorful interpretation, which totally captures the spirit of the Carnival and Fete. Shannon wins a £25 book token prize which will be presented at a school assembly in the summer term.
Winning logo design by Shannon Main
Fund-raising
Following a highly successful BBQ at the recent Wickham Beer Festival, we are pleased to announce that we raised over £750 on the night - money that will now be used to support local need in the Wickham community area.
Sight and vision campaigns have always been an important part of fund raising activities for Lions across the world, since the time in 1930 when we pioneered the introduction of the white cane for blind and visually impaired people. For many years, Meon Valley Lions have contributed to the Spec Trek programme, involving the collection of old and discarded spectacles. These are sorted, graded by lens strength and shipped to those in need in developing countries, such as Africa where eye disease and cataracts are a major problem. Our recent batch of 1,070 specs will be added to those from other regional clubs, resulting in an anticipated 300,000 pairs of recycled specs leaving these shores in the next twelve months. If you've got some old specs gathering dust, why not donate them? Both opticians in Bishops Waltham willingly act as collection points for this programme.
