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Oct. 28, 1952 |
Ballina Club was officially formed following the first meeting on August 29, 1952.
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Feb. 14, 1953 |
Ballina Lions Club was chartered as club No. 10 by the Lismore Lions Club.
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Nov. 1952 |
Our first charity fundraising project was to purchase mosquito nets for the Ex-Servicemen’s home.
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1955 to 1990 |
Hired & used our clubs Merry-go-Round.
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1967 to 1991 |
Sold lucky envelopes as a fund raising activity.
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1967 |
Hosted prestige dinners to celebrate 50 years of Lions Clubs International & 20 years of Lions in Australia.
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1967 |
Inducted 10 new members including Gordon Jarrett to restore our club flagging strength.
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1967 to 1991 |
Beautified & erected shelters at the Ballina Lions Commemorative Park.
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1969 onwards |
Our first Youth of the Year contest.
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1970 to 1971 |
Lion Keith Barlow elected District Governor of District 201Q1
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1971 onwards |
Our first Miss Personality Quest to support Lions Medical Research & Lions Northern Community Trust.
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1972 onwards |
Lions Christmas cake sales.
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1973 onwards |
Barbeques at various events.
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1973,84 & 99 |
Hosted District 201A & 201Q1 Conventions.
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1978 onwards |
Lion’s community caravan hired by charity groups.
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1978 to 1992 |
Installed “Toc H” lights for charity groups.
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1978, 86 & 87 |
Sponsored Alstonville, Lennox Head (original) & Ballina East Lions Clubs.
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1979 to 2004 |
Sold Lions mints.
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1983 onwards |
Meals on Wheels.
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1984 |
DG Bob Hopgood presented club with outstanding award.
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1984 |
Storage shed built on council land to store club property.
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1986 to 1989 |
Erected shelter sheds at Bi-Centennial gardens.
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1987 onwards |
Council provided Lions West End hall for club use.
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1990 |
Distributed 7,000 wheelie bins throughout the shire. Raised $23,000.
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1990 onwards |
Christmas trailer raffle.
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1993 onwards |
Install & maintain an ocean waterways emergency identification system.
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1997 |
MD201 Convention – 50 years in Australia. Hosted Las Balsas raft street parade.
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1999 |
Held the Ballina bed race & raised $10,000 to purchase 6 emergency beds for the Ballina District Hospital.
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2000 |
Supplied & installed for Ballina Meals on Wheels.
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2000 |
Participated in the Torch Relay with barbeque raising $2,000 prior to the Olympic games.
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2000 |
Chaired Combined Services Club for the Ballina Aquatic Festival.
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2001 |
Lions Clubs Ballina & East Ballina raised over $24,000 for the NSW bush fire appeal.
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2001 |
Raised $3,000 for a horse & equipment for the Ballina RDA.
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2001 |
Raised $4,700 for a Hart Walker machine.
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2002 onwards |
Raised $12,500 from the inaugural World Festival of Magic.
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2002 onwards |
Hold monthly barbeques at Missingham Bridge.
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2002 onwards |
Hold monster trailer raffle with the East Ballina Lions Club.
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2003 to 2004 |
Lion Peter Dean elected District Governor of district 201Q1.
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2003 |
Provided special feeding chair for a severely handicapped baby. Cost $1,000.
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2003 |
Formed the Ballina High School Leo Club.
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2004 to 2005 |
Collected $21,840 for the Tsunami Appeal along with the Ballina Leo Club.
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2004 to 2005 |
Conducted the International Peace Poster contest with the local primary schools.
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2004 to 2005 |
Hosted Lions visitors from Finland & Canada as part of the Lions Operation Friendship project.
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2005 |
Installed smoke detectors in disables & elderly people’s homes in Ballina.
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2005 |
Supported Colin Ricketts (unaided) walk around Australia with Wilson his glorified pram.
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2005 to 2006 |
Committed to financing a Lions Hearing Dog for a local profoundly deaf couple.
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2004 onwards |
Sourced wool & knitted Love Rugs & donated them to Lions Youth Insearch.
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2005 |
Raised $2,200 at the Ballina RivaFest.
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2005 |
Donated $2,000 to the Ballina Surf Lifesaving Club to replace stolen medical equipment etc.
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2005 |
Catered for Biala Special School garage sale.
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2005 |
Catered for Relay for Life.
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2005
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Managed & catered for the Amy Gillett Foundation, bike ride while in Ballina.
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2005 to 2008 |
Lion Peter Dean appointed Queensland Coordinator for the SightFirst Campaign.
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2006
2007
2008 |
Held the first Ballina Lions 10 & 5 km Fun-Run-Walk. Refer projects section for photos.
Second annual Fun-Run-Walk
Third Annual Fun-Run-Walk
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