Welfare 2005

September 2005
Oxfordshire Playbus	The club agreed a further £150 towards the running costs of the Oxfordshire Playbus.
August 2005
Operation Raleigh	The club approved a donation of £150 towards a young lady's expenses on Operation Raleigh.
July 2005
Edwards' Trust	The club voted a further £150 to Edwards' Trust who provide help for families.
June 2005
Kingfisher School	The club agreed to donate £250 towards putting on a circus for the pupils of Kingfisher Special Needs School in September. It was agreed that we would also provide help on the day.
May 2005
2 Care	A further donation of £250 was approved.
April 2005
Football Sponsorship	The club voted to sponsor the under 14 team from Radley Youth Football Club in their forthcoming six a side competition that they had previously won.
February 2005
Edukit	The club voted to purchase an Edukit at a cost of £146.
January 2005
Tsunami Appeal	The club confirmed a donation of £1000 to the Tsunami Relief Fund. This was made through the Lions Clubs International Foundation which funds and coordinates relief work done by Lions in the affected areas. Any administrative expenses are paid by other means and so every penny is spent on relief work.
Home Start	The club voted a donation of £200 to Home Start South Oxfordshire which supports distressed families with young children.
Christmas Float	Abingdon Lions received assistance from several other organisations in manning the Christmas Float and at Millet's Farm. Consequently we are pleased to make the following donations in recognition of that help: Abingdon Round Table £640, NSPCC £205, Radley Youth Football Club £135, Riverside Pre-School £65, Caldecott School £90, St Helens Church £315, a total of £1450. We thank you all very much.