Cork Lions Club are delighted to announce that will be running an Online Auction in aid of the Christmas Food Appeal. Bidding opens on Monday, 4th December and closes on 8th December at Midnight.
The proceeds from the auction will go towards the Cork Lions Club Christmas Food Appeal. Every year Cork Lions Club distributes food hampers to deserving families in Cork City, with over 500 hampers distributed in 2023.
President of Cork Lions Club, John Walsh, said:
“We’re delighted to hold our first online auction to raise funds to support this year’s Christmas Food Appeal. We are grateful to the Cork Business Community, who have donated items to date for the auction, and would welcome other businesses to support our fundraiser with items for auction.”
The Lord Mayor, Cllr Kieran McCarthy, launched the Online Auction on MacCurtain Street on Saturday, Nov 25th. We are very grateful to the Lord Mayor who has been extremely supportive and has kindly offered, for auction, to sing a song in someone’s house in the city to help raise funds for the Food Appeal.”
Visit www.corklionsclub.ie for a link to the auction site or email [email protected] if you would like to donate an item for auction.
About Cork Lions Club
Cork Lions is a registered charity, RCN20205915, is a non-profit voluntary group, fundraising in support of local charities and assisting international Lions appeals, with every euro collected going directly to charities, and all of the administrative costs for the Club being met by members.
The Lions Club meets first Tuesday of each month, Sept – June in Clayton Hotel and new members are welcome. www.corklionsclub.ie
Cork Lions Club engages in several other community-based projects:
City Centre Defibrillator Project: To date Cork Lions Club has installed 14 AED’s in the city centre which are accessible to the public on a 24 hour x 7 basis.
Recycle for Sight Campaign: Cork Lions Club, in co-operation with Cork City Libraries, have located collection points for used spectacles in all city centre libraries. Old spectacles are sent to a recycling centre where they are sorted and graded, and then sent to Eye Clinics in the third world where people, who would never normally get the opportunity, get to receive prescription glasses.
Annual Holiday Project: Each year Lions Clubs all over Ireland send up to 600 senior citizens for a one-week holiday in Trabolgan Holiday Village. Activities including dancing, competitions, supervised aqua aerobics, a daily walking challenge, bus tours, plus shows each evening.
Message in a Bottle: A simple idea where people record their basic personal and medical details and place in a bottle, which is kept in the fridge where, in cases of emergency, an Emergency Team can easily access.
Other Campaigns: Anti Bullying, Carer’s Weekend, Diabetes Awareness, Homelessness, Peace Poster, Suicide Prevention, Youth Ambassador. For further information see https://lionsclubs.ie/
Each year Cork Lions Club supports multiple causes in Cork City through direct donations. Past beneficiaries include – Cork Life Centre, Cork Dragonboats, Cork City First Responders, Cork Simon, Blood Bike South,