Charity Sculptures

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Coventry Leofric Lions Sculptures were made from scrap- they were recently interviewed by BBC Coventry and Warwickshire talking about their creations, you can see the clip here

President Malcolm’s Charity Sculptures

For the Sporting Dinner this summer he created Penny Owl who was auctioned off and raised over £800 for the Lions Charity Account. They have also created raffle prizes for our Afternoon Tea where they crafted a bird table that caught many people’s eyes. For this year’s “Not” The Donkey Derby they created twenty bird boxes, these have been donated to Coventry and Warwickshire Mind and they have been sold to raise funds for the charity as well as providing a safe home for countless birds next spring.

Showing that we can combine fundraising and supporting the environment both by providing homes to birds that need shelter and recycling unwanted items into decorative art and useful practical garden ornaments.

Recycling Spectacles in Kenilworth

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Lion Henry Woodgate with Specsavers Kenilworth assistant Lois Carsley

Working in partnership with Specsavers Opticians in Warwick Road, Kenilworth Lions are celebrating another amazing year for the local spectacles recycling scheme. A total of 2,805 pairs of spectacles were donated during the last 12months. Hearing aids are also collected via the scheme. Lions member Henry Woodgate has been running the scheme locally for the last 16 years, and is very grateful to the wonderful support that the team at Specsavers Kenilworth give him, acting as the town centre collection point for donated spectacles.The spectacles recycling scheme was started in the UK by Chichester Lions Club nearly forty years ago, and now involves Lions Clubs across the country. Donated spectacles are consolidated and sorted in Chichester and sent to Medico France in Le Havre, where they are cleaned and graded ready for use in eye camps in Africa, India and Eastern Europe. Every year over 300,000pairs of spectacles are sent to Medico France.

Coventry Leofric Lions Diabetic Testing

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Diabetes Testing Van

Members of Coventry Leofric Lions partnered up with Silver Star Diabetic Testing and 105CW’s Diabetic Officer Lion Karam Bharij to run an information and awareness stall at our summer event. Along side engaging with hundreds of members of the community we encouraged people to get tested for Type Two diabetes.

During the day we screened 51 adults, we identified 7 people who are at a Very High Risk and needed to get input from their GP as a priority, we had 11 people who are at a High Risk, along with 27 medium risk and 6 people who were at Low Risk. All were given advice and guidance on changes to diet and exercise regimes and sign posted to local NHS Health Services.

Alongside this we measured peoples blood glucose level, 39 people had a level that was within national guide lines, 12 people were higher than the acceptable parameters and these were advised to see their GP as a matter of urgency. A great service activity that has made a real difference to peoples lives in Coventry, we are looking forward to future partnerships with the District and our fellow lions in Coventry and across the Midlands.