Some of our community projects and fundraising
- Removing large macrocarpa trees at Herbert Cemetery
- Running weekend youth camps for local teenagers
- Supplying clothing vouchers for local man who lost possessions in house fire
- Assisting Hampden Playgroup to fence and renovate an old house to make it suitable for purpose
- Assisting Moeraki Playgroup to provide facilities at Moeraki Hall
- Planting native trees on foreshore at Centennial park Moeraki
- Planting native trees and building nest boxes at Moeraki Lighthouse Yellow-eyed Penguin colony
- Roadside planting t Herbert and Hampden
- Collecting food for loan food bank during annual “Toot for Tucker” appeal
- Sponsoring new Lions Club at Waiareka Valley
- Sponsoring new Lioness Club in Oamaru
- Building wheelchair ramp at the Robb residence at Herbert
- Clearing weeds and vegetation at Waianakarua School Camp and planting trees.
- Dedicating a planted area to a past President who passed away
- Assisting local girls to attend Springston Trials Pony club events
- Sponsoring local young folk to travel on “The Spirit of Adventure”
- Sponsoring local youths to attend Anikiwa Outward Bound courses
- Billeting and entertaining overseas exchange students
- Sponsoring local youth on Lions overseas exchange tours
- Giving financial assistance to Waianakarua School to build a swimming pool to mark centennial of school
- Sponsoring a child through World Vision
- Funding for the training of Teachers for Skills for Adolescents
- Building facilities at McKerrow’s Dam – jetty – changing sheds – boat shed and amenity planting
- Landscaping and beautifying turn-off to Moeraki Township.
- Building lookout and seating at Moeraki in memory of Ron Abbot
- Supplying playground equipment at Hampden beach
- Cutting and delivering firewood to all local senior citizens on an annual basis
- Transporting and paying for local senior citizens to annual Oamaru Operatic Society productions
- Catering annually for CCS Christmas barbeque
- Annual donations to LCIF
- Taking senior citizens for a Sunday drive followed by afternoon tea
- Catering at Waitaki Girls High School fair and donating all funds to the school
- Designing and building “ash wall” at Hampden Cemetery
- Organising Sunday afternoon concert followed by afternoon tea for local senior citizens
- Annual donation to Lloyd Morgan Charitable Trust
- Donating use of catering unit to North Otago Veterans Tennis Association
- Supplying Barbeques to local schools and churches
- Assisting North Otago Lions with Steptoe auction
- Donating to local epilepsy Association
- Donating wheelchair mobility vehicle to local CCS
- Donating to local Woman’s Hockey Team
- Donating $1,000 to LCIF for Tsunami Relief
- Organising and running Hampden RSA Service every Anzac day and supplying refreshments
- Catering for local funerals • Installing entranceway and gate at Pony Club grounds
- Reinstating flood damage to farms - debris and fences
- Reinstating flood damage at historic building at Mill House
- Glencoe Memorial Park Centenary celebration catering
- Glencoe Memorial Park planting
- Foundations for local resident building Sponsoring a child through World Vision
- Funding the training of Teachers for Skills for adolescents
- Donations to D.A.R.E. programme
- Donation of money and spectacles to “Sight First”
- Buying equipment for McKerrow’s Dam
- Painting ceiling in Waianakarua Memorial Hall
- Sponsoring annual Hampden bowling club tournament
- Free use of McKerrow’s Dam to local schools
- Installing plaques at RSA memorial groves at Hampden, Maheno and Camp Iona
- Repairing Surveyor Thompson’s trig station on Mount Charles and supplying plaque
- Donation to Maheno Youth Group • Removing telephone lines and poles between Katiki and Oamaru
- Catering for local weddings • Bagging and selling sawdust
- Organising and running annual fishing contest at Moeraki
- Catering for Cavalcade when going through North Otago area
- Bagging and selling sheep manure
- Felling bluegum trees and cutting them into landscaping sleepers and firewood
- Organising a “Sunrise Breakfast” for approximately 1,000 people to welcome the new Millennium
- Running raffle evenings at the Hampden and Moeraki Taverns
- Catering for local rugby prize giving social
- Cutting and selling manuka firewood • Catering at A & P shows.
- Catering for annual A & P Shearing competition
- Catering for Maheno School Reunion
- Catering at Mohamher Music Festival for five years
- Cutting and raffling firewood
- Cutting hedge around Hampden Bowling Green
- Producing and selling Book of Verse in celebration of our 25th anniversary
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