Why your support makes a difference to the lives of many, many people

Residents and businesses in our area donated generously to the Lechlade and District Lions in 2021, making it a record-breaking year for our fundraising despite Covid.

In 2021 we gave away about £10,000, and we thought we’d tell you where your donations went!

  • 60% went to local good causes

    Cirencester Food Bank (which supports over 10 local families) - £1,500

    Little Learners Foodbank (Lechlade) - £250

    Little learners building upgrade - £500

    Laptop provision for local Schools - £1,400 (Fairford Primary, Farmors, Lechlade St Lawrence)

    Direct support for families in difficult situations - £1,200

    Fairford and Lechlade Xmas Lunches, (now Easter) - £500.

  • 20% went to local charities which serve our area

    Severn Freewheelers - motor cyclist volunteers who deliver blood and organs for the NHS - £600

    Wiltshire Air Ambulance which services our area - £600

    Hope for Tomorrow which provides mobile cancer support services - £600

    Sight savers who provide Third World sight saving operations - £600

    Help Madina - a charity run by two local doctors who visit and directly provide medical support to Madina, a village in Sierra Leone - £600 plus £200 for an insulin supply emergency.

  • 20% went to international disaster relief

    20% went to international disaster relief, via the Lions Club International Foundation (LCIF),

    The LCIF provides immediate funding (often matched by Governments).

    In 2021 our club channelled funds to

    Haiti (£500,)

    Tonga (£200)

    Nepal (£200).