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REVIVAL OF HANGING FLOWER BASKET DISPLAY IN WAIPAWA HIGH STREET

chrisx2 — Wed, 10 Sep 2014 01:07:45 +0000

The Waipawa & District Lions Club has made huge progress in its dream to revive the hanging flower basket display that used to brighten up the Waipawa High Street retail area. Following a successful appeal through CHB Mail a few weeks ago, all of the previously used flower baskets have been located and have now been planted up in readiness for hanging in time for next month’s Waipawa Spring Festival (Duck Day). The High Street retailers and the Lions Club have come up with the necessary financial contributions to cover the cost of basket liners, compost and flowers for this community project. The Lions Club wishes to acknowledge the extremely generous support given by Bruce Nelson of Mitre 10 of Waipukurau who has supplied basket liners, compost and flower seedlings at very favourable prices. A working bee attracted 15 Lions Club members and several other interested Waipawa residents and a total of 63 baskets, each containing a mixture of red, white and blue summer flowers, have been planted up. The baskets are now safely in a Shade House for protection and regular watering to enable the flowers to grow stronger and bigger before the baskets are hung in the High Street. The Waipawa & District Lions Club meets on the first and third Thursdays of every month at Waipawa Fire Station Hall in Waverley Street, Waipawa at 6.30 pm. Lions clubs are a group of men and women who identify needs within the community and work together to fulfill those needs. For more information or to get involved with the Waipawa & District Lions Club, please contact Membership Secretary, Jim Greeff – 06 857 8828 (evenings). See our Facebook page for more about Lions - https://www.facebook.com/Centralhawkesbay?fref=nf

NEW PRESIDENT FOR WAIPAWA LIONS CLUB

chrisx2 — Wed, 30 Jul 2014 22:58:13 +0000

Earlier in July 2014 new officers were inducted by Waipawa & District Lions Club for the Lions Year 2014/15. Lion Elsa Ironside has been elected as President for the second time (previously President in 2008/8). Elsa has a background in teaching but since 1997 Elsa and her husband Tony have farmed a smallholding on the outskirts of Waipawa. Elsa has been a member of Waipawa Lions since 2004 and has also held other positions in Lions as well as being actively involved in numerous other local community organisations in Central Hawkes Bay.

Lion Russell Morrison, the outgoing President, reported on a successful year 2013/14 which has seen a substantial increase in membership and several very successful community and fundraising projects. These projects included the participating in organising the 2013 Waipawa Spring Festival (Duck Day), helping Takapau Lions with Bookarama in Waipukurau, and Sale of Christmas Trees, Firewood and Mushroom Compost. Funds raised from these projects have enabled the Club to make donations and support to Girl Guides, CHB College Shooting Club, Waipukurau Pakeke Club and Camp Quality for Children with Cancer and also other charities. In addition the Club has presented local Youth Service Awards and helped with numerous charity collections, donated firewood to needy local residents and support for 2 young people to attend an Outward Bound leadership course.

The Waipawa & District Lions Club meets on the first and third Thursdays of every month at Waipawa Fire Station Hall in Waverley Street, Waipawa at 6.30 pm. Lions clubs are a group of men and women who identify needs within the community and work together to fulfill those needs. For more information or to get involved with the Waipawa & District Lions Club, please contact Membership Secretary, Jim Greef – 06 857 8828. Alternatively make contact via the Club’s Web Site, http://www.lionsclubs.org.nz/Clubs/202M/Zone-3/Waipawa-District .

MUSHROOM COMPOST FUNDRAISER - WAIPAWA LIONS

chrisx2 — Mon, 12 May 2014 23:43:34 +0000

Members of the Waipawa & District Lions Club are selling Mushroom Compost to raise funds to enable them to make a number of charitable donations in the coming months. The Mushroom Compost has been kindly donated by Te Mata Mushrooms of Havelock North and generously transported for the Lions Club by Stephenson Transport Ltd of Waipawa. The compost is superb for improving vegetable and flower gardens. The compost has been packed into bags by a group of Central Hawkes Bay College students as a fund-raiser for their school Shooting Club. Lions Club members are delivering the bags to buyers in the Otane/Waipawa/ Waipukurau area over the next few weeks and still have a number bags available at $5.00 per bag. Please contact Club Secretary, Allen Vickress – 06 857 8544. Alternatively make contact via the Club’s Web Site, http://www.lionsclubs.org.nz/Clubs/202M/Zone-3/Waipawa-District According to Russell Morrison, the President of Waipawa & District Lions Club, “Money raised from the sale of Mushroom Compost will allow Lions to meet a steady stream of requests for donations which we receive from individuals and charitable organisations in our community. Lions members thank everyone who contributes to this important work which is truly helping Lions make a difference in our community.”

WAIPAWA LIONS CLUB WINS MEMBERSHIP AWARD

chrisx2 — Tue, 15 Apr 2014 21:49:01 +0000

At the Lions District Convention held in Napier last month, Waipawa Lions Club was awarded the “Jan Braybrooke Memorial Trophy” for the highest percentage increase in membership in the whole of the District (which covers Wellington region and virtually the whole of the East Coast of the North Island).

The District Governor, David McDonald, presented the trophy to current President of Waipawa Lions Club, Russell Morrison at the Convention; however as the award was for the period in which Alan ”Chalkie” White was President, the trophy was presented to him at a recent Waipawa Lions Club meeting.

The Waipawa Lions Club meets on the first and third Thursdays of every month at Waipawa Fire Station Hall in Waverley Street, Waipawa at 6.30 pm. Lions clubs are a group of men and women who identify needs within the community and work together to fulfill those needs. For more information or to get involved with the Waipawa Lions Club, please contact Club Secretary, Allen Vickress – 06 857 8544. Alternatively make contact via the Club’s Web Site, http://www.lionsclubs.org.nz/Clubs/202M/Zone-3/Waipawa-District