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Sydney to host Lions Clubs International President this weekend

Lions Australia < 1 mins read
Event  Australia welcomes Lions Clubs’s International President 
 
Date/time Sunday 29 and Monday 30 September
Locations PARKROYAL Darling Harbour; Hornsby; Banksmeadow
Spokespeople 
  • Lions Clubs International President Fabrício Oliveira
  • Local Australian Lion and past International Director Tony Benbow OAM, who is running for 3rd Vice President of Lions Clubs International next year
  • Local Lions volunteers
Photo opps  Sunday 29 September:
  • 9:30 – 11 am (Darling Harbour): International President addressing Lions volunteers at PARKROYAL Darling Harbour
  • 2:40 pm (Hornsby): Visiting an Australian Lions Hearing Dog and recipient
Monday 30 September: 
  • 2:30pm – 3:30 pm (Banksmeadow): International President visiting the CaringKids workshop with lions volunteers — CaringKids is a Lions project that send Joy Boxes to young carers across Australia — 1 in 10 children in Australia have taken on caring for a family member with a disability
 


Some Lions are on a mission to cure childhood cancer and diabetes, others are committed to assisting those impacted by drought and floods and many are simply working together to help people in need in their local community. One thing all Lions have in common is together they are making an incredible difference.

For more information on Lions Australia, visit https://lionsclubs.org.au/.
 
For interview requests and to confirm attendance, please contact Sari-Elle Kraemer at 0407 284 457 or [email protected]

 


About us:

About Lions Australia:
Where there’s a need, there’s a Lion. Lions Australia is Australia’s largest service organisation, with more than 1,200 Clubs in Australia and Papua New Guinea. Lions Australia promotes youth, supports medical research, provides aid to people with disability, community service, and disaster relief.
 
Lions are our friends, family and neighbours, they share a core belief: community is what we make it.
 
For more information, please visit lionsclubs.org.au.

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