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Caterham Oxted & Godstone Lions Club District 105SE England Celebrating 100 years of Lions serving their communities NEWS FROM LIONS : JUNE 2019 T he Club held its annual fund raising Swimathon on 11th May. The event took place at De Stafford School and was as popular as in previous years; in all 14 teams took part including the Bletchingley Skills Centre who join in every year. Funds raised through sponsorship are shared by the Lions and participating teams. The sum raised will be known when the next edition of this magazine is published. The party took place in April. Lion Chris Frith’s wife, Berenice, spoke at the Club’s social dinner in May and told how they had been with an organisation called CHECK which offers a broad range of support to schools in Kenya. The CHECK team visits a school in Kimilili every 12 – 18 months and this year both Chris and Berenice were invited to join the team. They left the UK on 13th January and returned on 5th February. teachers to develop special education which is in its infancy in Kenya. They also took part with other members of the team in renovating three early years’ classrooms in the girls' primary school, painting tables and chairs orange, blue and green. Another fundraising event by the Club is the Easter Egg raffle which is held in pubs in and around the Tandridge area. The money raised this year allowed the Club to donate £1000 to St Catherine’s Hospice. The cheque was presented to the Hospice by Lion President Rita Reissland and Lion Tony Carter. The Lions funded primary and special needs resources which were distributed to two primary schools, a special needs unit and a special needs school. Chris and Berenice spent two weeks there working with If you would like to find out more about Lions call Tony Carter on 01883 741809 or if you would simply like to use the Club’s minibus Lion David Annenberg is the person to call on 01342 893353. CHECK sponsors 32 primary and 27 secondary children from needy families. The cost is approximately £25 per year for primary children and £337 for a secondary child. The Lions Talking Newspaper’s 38th AGM was also held last month. The Newspaper is funded by a 250 Club, the subscription to which is £12 a year and there are monthly prizes – it’s not a subscription to the Talking Newspaper which is a completely free service. Every year the Lions organise and host an afternoon tea for those who work so hard to produce the newspaper and of course listeners are also guests. 36 To advertise call 01684 833715 or email: [email protected]