To support immediate needs due to the Coronavirus outbreak our club successfully applied to receive an Emergency Grant from Lions MD105 British Isles Foundation. Identifying the need for protective face shields for the NHS, care workers and hospital staff in general, we responded to an outreach from the University of Kent to contribute with funding …
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Charity Quiz
We welcomed 13 teams at our third Charity Quiz at the SWAN Centre on Sat. 29 February 2020. Among the teams were the Guide Dogs, bringing along a puppy in training again, as well as East Kent SANDs.
Santa’s Sleigh 2019 Thank You Event
Santa’s Sleigh 2019 Thank You Event On Monday 13 January we invited Santa’s elves and helpers to our Thank You Event. With drinks and light bites we celebrated our fundraising and our service to the kids and families around our town. Santa is tremendously grateful to all the charities and local organisations joining him on …
Santa’s Sleigh 2019
Merry Christmas Everyone! Again this Christmas, Santa is especially happy to have been able to team up with the Ashford Lions and elves from local charities and organizations, raising awareness for all the good causes and work that is going on in support of our communities. Our elves, helpers and supporters for December 2019 were: …
Remembrance Sunday Ceremony
We Will Remember Them Ashford Remembrance Sunday wreath-laying ceremony at Memorial Gardens. For this year’s message, we opted to quote “As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.” by John Kennedy
Charity Quiz
We welcomed 12 teams at our second Charity Quiz at the SWAN Centre on Sat. 09 November 2019. Among the teams were the Guide Dogs, bringing along a puppy in training, as well as East Kent SANDs. Already, we are planning our next charity quiz for next year, Saturday 29 February 2020, same place, same …
IAKO 2019
It’s a Knockout 2019 Together with our neighbouring clubs from Lions 105SE, Zone 3c, we’ve hosted another successful “It’s a Knockout” event. This year 12 teams joined in with fun new games, such as “Planting the Flower”, “Puzzle a Painting”, “Build the Windmill”, “Roll the Cheese” and many more.
Flipping burgers at the Pilgrims Hospice Summer Garden Party
Ashford Lions helped to raise £1,600 for our Pilgrims Hospice at their Summer Garden Party. We supported the Pilgrims Hospice by flipping burgers.
Our Beer Slide at the Kennington Fayre
Our “soon to be world famous” Beer Slide was back at the Kennington Fayre 2019. For fun and excitement on a very hot day, high player’s participation numbers helped us to raise £100 for charitable causes.
T&C stall at the Dragon Boat Race
The Ashford Lions Club offered Tee & Coffee at the Dragon Boat race on 25 May 2019. Organized and run by the Rotary Club of Ashford, the Dragon Boat race offered a lot of fun and excitement on the Conningbrook Lakes.