SafeTalk Training Thursday, 26th May
The Bantry Bay Lions, in collaboration with the HSE, will be offering a SafeTalk training session on Thursday, 26th May from 10am to 1.30pm at the Maritime Hotel in Bantry.
Ukraine Appeal
On Friday, April 22 the Bantry Bay Lions Club held a bucket collection in Bantry town to raise funds to help the Ukrainian disaster relief effort. A total of €1159.65 was donated, a very generous amount given the hard times people are experiencing with price rises occurring on everything.
Bed Push for Suicide Awareness 19th June 2022
The Bantry Bay Lions hosted the inaugural “Bed Push Race” on Sunday, June 19 in the Slob Car Park in Bantry. This was an event comprising 14 teams who competed in a knockout format to race around a course in a bed. There would be one person in the bed and 4 people pushing it through a course constructed with bales of hay which were procured by Lion Dolf D'hondt. The beds were sourced by Lions Jerry Harrington and Dolf, with the latter instrumental in making them ready for racing.
St Patricks Day in Bantry
The Lions as usual, took part in the parade this year, the first for 2 years.
We were able to announce our next big project the Bed Push on 19th June and advertise for new members.
There was a good turnout and a great atmosphere. Also very visible support for the War in Ukraine.
Lions support a project in Zambia
Mongu Institute, Zambia - Sewing Project.
Lions support a project in Zambia, and make a donation: We had a presentation meeting with Sister Sandra from Zambia receiving the donation and giving is an excellent talk.
To see the full story go here.
Lions Covid Rememberance Heart - Christmas Decked Out
Lions Nora Lynch who was the moving force behind the Bantry Bay Lions Covid Remembrance Heart , has been busy decorating the Heart for Christmas.
Thank you, Nora, for your hard work looking after this for us.
Annual Christmas Food Appeal
This year, once again, we were collecting at Supervalu and Lidl over the weekend of 3rd to 5th December to enable us to donate Food Vouchers for St Vincent de Paul to distribute to needy families this Christmas.
Many thanks to the two supermarkets for their excellent support of this project.
Many thanks to those in Bantry who donated. As a result of this generosity we were able to give St Vincent de Paul 55 vouchers vouchers valued at €50 each.
In this photo we can see the vouchers being handed over to St Vincent de Paul.
Two Lions awarded Melvin Jones Fellowship
Two Lions, Immediate Past President Nora Lynch and President Marion Rouse, were awarded a Melvin Jones Fellowship by the Club today.
A few members were able to meet on Bantry Square (Market Day) by the COVID Rememberance Heart we erected last year to support the Health Service Workers and those lost to COVID.
Lions go RAWRing
Bantry Bay Lions hooked up with Rural Animal Welfare Resources (RAWR) on 10th October in a joint Community Project.
This was reported very well in the Southern Star as follows:
The two Lions who went thoroughly enjoyed the experience and it is hoped that this will help forge a link between the Lions and RAWR for the future.
Car Bingo - Sunday 12th September
After organizing a highly successful inaugural Drive-in Bingo night on the Bank Holiday Monday the 2nd of August, the Bantry Bay Lions decided to host another one on Sunday September 12th in the SuperValu car park in Bantry.