Want to help in your community, and world wide - become a Lion
Lions Clubs International is the largest service club organisation in the world. It enables individuals and their clubs to work in their local community whilst also contributing to the world-wide activities of the wonderful organisation.
Your local East Coast Bays Lions club has been active in this area since 1962, supporting countless local organisations, individuals as well as national appeals. We need further members to enable us to expand our community efforts, and to live up to our motto of "We Serve"
With contributions made by each Lions Club to the Lions Club International Foundation, tens of millions of people world-wide have received vision restoration, disaster relief, with a new international campaign being launched to eradicate measles.
In this way your club ins able to contribute to local, national and international service needs.
We are looking for new members to help us continue to serve the local area. Community spirited people are all that is required, individuals or couples.
If you are interested to learn more please contact me, Paul Coyle at pccoyle@xtra.co.nz with contact details.
⚠️ DOGS DIE IN HOT CARS. If you love them, don't leave them. ⚠️
It's a message we share time and time again, and this year, we're calling on you to help us spread that message further.
Did you know that calls to SPCA about dogs left inside hot cars made up a whopping 11% of all welfare calls last summer? This is a completely preventable issue, and one which is causing hundreds of dogs (often loved pets) to suffer.
Here are some quick facts to share with the dog owners in your life:
👉 The temperature inside a car can heat to over 50°C in less than 15 minutes.
👉 Parking in the shade and cracking windows does little to help on a warm day. Dogs rely on panting to keep cool, which they can't do in a hot car.
👉 This puts dogs at a high risk of heatstroke - a serious condition for dogs, with a mortality rate between 39%-50%.
👉 It is an offence under the Animal Welfare Act to leave a dog in a hot vehicle if they are showing signs of heat stress. You can be fined, and prosecuted.
SPCA has created downloadable resources to help you spread the message even further. Posters, a flyer, and a social media tile can be downloaded from our website here: www.spca.nz...
We encourage you to use these - and ask your local businesses to display the posters if they can. Flyers can be kept in your car and handed out as needed.
This is a community problem, and one we cannot solve alone. Help us to prevent more tragedies this summer by sharing this post.
On behalf of the animals - thank you ❤️
Worst Xmas ever?
There's a a lot of planning that goes into Christmas day and sometimes things just don't go to plan. But it can be a good thing - a family mishap or hilarious memory that you can laugh about in Christmases to come.
Whether you burnt the dinner or were stranded at an airport...
Share your Christmas mishaps below!