Treasurer's Annual Report, 2007-2008
Treasurer Keith Holdsworth's end-of-year Annual Report
Once again the Winchelsea Lions have excelled in their fundraising efforts this year. The major fund raising amounts banked this year to date are as follows:
| Bagging & selling 'Merino Marbles' (sheep poo) | $13,927.55 |
| Chuck Wagon burgers etc. | $11,977.40 |
| Selling waste paper for recycling | $4,365.12 |
| Lions Christmas Cake sales | $4,251.00 |
| Christmas Stocking raffle | $2,540.85 |
| Walk to Wurdale | $2,379.00 |
| (The above figures are prior to expenses being deducted) |
Over $12,000 of the money raised has been distributed to the local community. The major beneficiaries being:
- Winchelsea Primary School
- Winchelsea Golf Club
- Winchelsea CFA
- Hesse Rural Health
- Helen Mary Kininmonth Kindergarten
- Winchelsea Senior Citizens Club
Donations of over $9,000 made to the broader Community include:
- Australian Lions Foundation
- Victorian Lions Foundation
- Lions Sight First
- Haemophilia Association
- Lions Foundation, including Eye Health, Cord Blood, Spinal Cord Fellowship and Hearing Dogs
Especially pleasing this year was a first for the Winchelsea Lions, where a sponsored Walk to Wurdale was held with a specific donation in mind. The total raised was forwarded to the Mater Medical Research Group for Prostate Cancer Research.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank all members of teh Winchelsea Lions Club for their generous help and support during the year.
Lion Keith Holdsworth
Treasurer 2007-2008.



