Lions Club of Ennis
Club Activities
The last outing of Banner Jigs n' Reels took place on Friday 29th October and Saturday 30th October at 8.00pm in the Glor Music Centre, and again delivered two nights of exceptional entertainment and craic for a worthy cause.
Many well known Clare personalities dusted off their dancing shoes and strut their stuff for their chosen charity. The winner was, as usual decided by the audience on each night.
Tickets cost €20 each
Project Leader - Lion Brian Shanley.
We support their " Animals for Africa" project by donating an
in-calf heifer each year and the funds to transport it to Africa.
Our most recent donation was an in-calf heifer which was sent to Kosovo in April 2010. This is the fourteenth year our Club has participated in this project.
Project Leader - Lion P.J. O'Driscoll.
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We arrange a collection in Town at Christmas for people who need financial help at this time.
This help is distributed with the assistance of ClareCare and other Charities.
This year's (2010) collection was held
on Saturday 8th DEcember, just before Christmas at Dunnes Stores, and Tesco's.
Project Leader - Lion Elaine Slattery.
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We harvest approx: 300 bags of logs each year, working over a number of weekends in October and November. We distribute the logs to people who live in the general Ennis area, just before Christmas. If you know someone who could benefit from these logs at Christmas, please contact either the St. Vincent de Paul Society, or any member of the Lions Club. At Christmas 2010, we distributed nearly 240 bags of logs.
Project Leader's - Lion Tom Carey and Lion Hans Eisenberg
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We arrange for Santa to visit Ennis at Christmas each year.
The money collected by the Club this year (2010) were donated to the Cuan An Chlair Minibus fund, which is a fund to buy a minibus for the Cuan An Chlair project when it opens.
Project Leader - Lion Michael McGrath.
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The Christmas Tree fundraising project started at Christmas 1998 with
the first tree being erected and illuminated at the River Walk and
Sculpture Trail in Ennis. It was inspired by the bombing in Omagh and the funds raised in the first year were used to allieviate the suffering of the people of Omagh. It is now an annual event.
This year's (2010) funds were donated to the Brothers of Charity .
Project Leader - Lion Michael Neylon.
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Each year the Lions Clubs in Ireland (District 105 I) take approximately 1,200 elderly people on Holiday for a week in June.
For the week itself, the Lions and helpers arrange quizzes, bingo, talent competitions, various novelty competitions and other activities to supplement the normal Trabolgan entertainments. Lions minibuses are on duty from 8.00 am to 1.00 am to transport guests to and from their chalets. A communications centre is operated to convey message to and from guests, and a full medical team (with 2 ambulances) is always on standby to deal with illnesses.
Each year we take 12 people to Trabolgan Holiday Park, and we will take 10 people again in 2010.
The event took place from 14th to 21st June this year.
Project Leader - Lion Maria Molloy.
Our Film Premiere's have been one of our most successful fundraising activities each year. Last year we were fortunate to have Sex and the City as our premier.
Project Leader - Lion Terence Mangan.
Previous year's film's are as follows;
| "The Wind That Shakes The Barley" |
23rd June 2006 |
| "Harry Potter & the Goblet of Fire" |
19th November 2005 |
| "Harry Potter & the Chamber of Secrets" |
9th Nov 2002 |
"Iris" |
22nd May 2002 |
| "Pearl Harbor" |
1st June 2001 |
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This is a scheme designed to allow our friends and supporters to make a contribution by direct debit to the fundraising efforts of our Club. The donation can be made weekly, monthly or annually. For further details, please visit our Friends of Lions Club page, or contact the project Chairman, or any member of the Lions Club.
Project Leader - Lion Tommy Murphy.
Before our monthly meeting, several Lions visit some of the patients in St. Joseph's Community Hospital.
Project Leader's - Lion Pat Egan & Lion John Logan.
Each year approximately twenty to twenty five young people go abroad for a period of two to three weeks and are hosted by families of Lions members in their own homes.
At the same time a similar number of young people visit this country and are hosted by Irish Lions families. This project is not restricted to family members of Lions. For further details, please contact any Lions Club Member.
We have nominated deserving young people in the Ennis Area for this prestigious award.
The last winner was Dermot Sheedy, of Darragh, who is a member of Ballyea Youth Club. He also plays Hurling and does martial arts.
Project Leader's - Lion Danny Coyle and Lion Terence Mangan.
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Following the unfortunate death in Kilrush of a Polish National, who was in Ireland only a short time, Lion Terence Mangan decided to raise funds to help support the man's family who were still in Poland. To date he has raised €15,000. This money is paid in stage's to the family in Poland a number of times a year.
Lion Terence has also arranged the production of a translation and pronouncation card with common English, Irish and Polish phrases.
Project Leader - Lion Terence Mangan.
We hold a number of social events during the year for Lions Club Member's and their wives, husband, and partners. These events help build a bond between our members and add to the fun of being a Lion. All events are funded entirely by the members.
Social Events Project Leader - Lion Michael McGrath.
We held a 10K sponsored walk on Sunday, 21st June last. The walk took us along the new Ennis Relief Road and back into Town via Harmony Row and the New Road. We had an excellent turnout and refreshments were provided afterwards in the Holy Family Centre for the walkers. We raised €880, which went towardss the cost of the Trabolgan Holiday Project.
Sponsored Wlak Project Leader - Lion Gwen Culligan.
The Lions Club of Ennis have given an undertaking to the Matron and Staff of St. Joseph's Hospital to up-grade the centre garden of the hospital for the enjoyment and benefit of the Patients and Staff.
In July 2003, 14 Lions Club members and friends cycled from Dublin to Ennis to raise funds for this project. We have donated €25,000 towards this project, and in addition, the Hospital has secured HSE funding of €75,000.
On 7th December 2007 a cheque in the amount of €128,915 was handed over to St. Josephs to fund the new sun lounge.
Project Leader - Lion John Logan.
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See also : 'A Tribute to Cyclists'
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Each year a local soccer team is entered in a national competition which is sponsored by the Lions Clubs of Ireland. Teams entered by the Lions Club of Ennis have a good record in this compeition.
Project Leader - Lion Tommy Murphy.
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