Treasurer Keith Holdsworth's end-of-year Annual ReportOnce 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)
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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.
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