Haiti Earthquake

Derby Lions held Barrel Organ Collections at Sainbury's Kingsway, Sainsbury's Wyvern and Park Farm Shopping Centre.

We collected £2140 to help victims of this disaster.

Cycle China 2010

One of our members, Lion Diane Kolomeicuc, is taking part in Professor Robert Winston's 10th women-only cycling challenge to raise funds to improve the health of women and children.

Lion Diane will be heading for China for an amazing 280 miles cycle ride across the Beijing province of China in 5 days. This is part of women-for-women event when more than 1400 women will take part in fund raising rides all over the world.

Santa at Findern

Findern Garden Centre

Saturday November 21st Santa arrived in a carriage drawn by two grey horses to the delight of all waiting to see him.

Video taken by Hazel is on YouTube

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During the time leading up to Christmas we raised about £6000 for local good causes.

Christmas Parcels

The Christmas parcel appeal was been launched in conjunction with the Derby Evening Telegraph. more details
Collection boxes went out to Junior Schools in the City and the food  came in.
Parcel packing and distribution was in early December. Some 450 parcels were sent out through agencies such as Help The Aged, Guinness Trust and Social Services.

Derby Talking Newspapers

On Wednesday, 18th November, George Houlden Derby Lions Sight Officer and Dave Bower Vice President visited the Derby Talking Newspaper office. While they handed over a cheque for £500 to the Treasurer Geoff Halsey and Chairman David Sheffield for the purchase of much needed cassette tapes.

Derby Talking Newspapers have over 300 clients on their books and as well as distributing tapes of the local paper also send out tapes of the Saga magazine and several other publications.

The money came through the collection of unwanted spectacles which are sent to Chichester Lions Club who process them for reuse overseas. Sometimes money is raised by the sale of gold frames and £500 of this was passed on to Derby since we had sent over 7000 spectacles for recycling.