## Aylesbury Vale Lions Club (CIO) ## **Annual Report Lions year 1[st] July 2023 – 30[th] June 2024** We continue to submit articles in Aylesbury Town Matters, although the year has proved to be difficult trying to reestablish the club following the pandemic. The club President and Treasurer attended zone meetings where possible, both these officers are also District Officers where they attend meetings. All club members continued to collect spectacles from the 20 collection points throughout the Aylesbury/Thame area. The club recycled approximately 5000 spectacles during this Lion year. The club continued to receive a steady flow of requests for and hence distributed Message in a bottle and Message in a wallet to individuals and organisations requesting these items. Organisations that benefitted from donations totalling approximately £3560 inc. District 105a Children’s Celebration, Aylesbury Town Mayor charity, Bedgrove Residents Association, Bucks Vision, Chiltern MS Centre, Wheelpower, Florence Nightingale Hospice, Carers Bucks, Aylesbury Homeless, Gearing Dogs, Riding for the Disabled Fairford Leys Vineyard The following outline of the calendar of events reflects a mixture of service, welfare and fundraising opportunities with club members continually promoting the work of the local club as well as raising awareness about the wider role of the organisation globally. ## **August** Assisting Winslow Lions Club at the Bucks Show producing an income of £300. ## **December** The Santa Sleigh this year was static locations in Bedgrove and also in Stone however these raised only £410. Payment from Aylesbury Town Council for supplying chestnuts in the market square £250. ## **Easter** This year we revert to the Easter Eggs which produce £1484 shared with Florence Nightingale Hospice. Registered Charity No. 1181224. Charter, granted in 1978 8 North Close Tiddington Thame OXC92LT ## Aylesbury Vale Lions Club (CIO) ## **May** Chiltern Hills Vintage Car Rally service activity selling tickets on the admission gate. The event organisers donated £250 to the club with grateful thanks for the support of the Lions volunteers. During the year it has become apparent that the membership and therefore the involvement in the community is diminishing and at the end of the account year 12 members retired due to ill health or simply age. The club will continue and the remaining two members with help and support from the Lions District will continue to rebuild the club and the first step with approval: of the Charity Commission and Lions International to change the name to Aylesbury Vale Lions Club (CIO) to properly reflect the area. Signed Brian Dickety President 2023/2024 Registered Charity No. 1181224. Charter, granted in 1978 8 North Close Tiddington Thame OXC92LT Aylesbury Vale Lions Club (CIO) *r&iAiitJ AhNualAtthurtts Y*r•ndknR%lun•2DI E l.Il&JJ Y•*r*Thdin£JOlw* 1024 E1658.76 e*DvtFund 307.38 59.16 410.15 3.36 iuo.( EaSterH￿Tr￿e IA84.62 Iso (hl1tvrThHIIIB41￿DwJuTr￿l0I4 Registered Charity No. 1181224. Charter. granted in 1978 8 North Close Tiddington Thame OXC92LT Aylesbury Vale Lions Club (CIO) *r&iAiitJ Registered Charity No. 1181224. Charter. granted in 1978 8 North Close Tiddington Thame OXC92LT Aylesbury Vale Lions Club (CIO) *r&iAiitJ Aylesbury Lion5 Club ICIOI Reglstered Charlty 1181224 AMu•l AcbUtyTOWth COuThtilC￿strtUtsd0A3￿ts￿ 25D.OD 250.00 85.47 126.00 1.093.50 addenham Fete Member5hIp5ub5(fipi￿n5 rotal incomÈ 4ÉOL7O 6,746.ts3 Exp•ndftuie Dunatknns RÈL PoppyappeJl Headzhead Th￿tTe £ 87.50 £2(Q.OD £iw. £ 3J.92 £ 83.( AvÈ&buryTC ￿￿or5 appeal Bèd*ovèSttsuts %Èigh dtthaih)n Hèddenh4m Infant school PTA £123.(Kl £141.(W) £ 85. £2W.(M) £422.75 £250.fMI £2W.LW) Lion5 MIABLid Florence NIBhtin6B* H05pice Kid5 C?n(er Charity £ 17 Subscrfptk*nS Lc￿ thstriuIMD Sub5triPttort £695.35 £ L261.57 Fundra￿nI EX￿nI•S BèdgtOvÈ ExPÈrtse MD Insurance Chestnuts Easter Hampey baskels Hathjenhirn Fete Inc FkTrit £134.43 £112.iWJ £1￿. £316.65 £ 47. £ 710.13 mln15tr•tlveENpEnJes TheGr•nge SchrwDI PrlTrtlns ICO renewal Lottery UCe￿e Zpnp Exppn5e5 Keythtting Storè £ 50.40 £ 35.iNI £ 40.( £ SD. £ 16.(M) £ 191.40 Total Expend*ure BaLl￿￿(arried ftsrward 4,￿7.1? E Z,65B.76 T￿s￿rer s￿r￿d Daied 15thJuly2023 I havÈÈxamined thè attourtts SuPPttrbrtÈ of AOÈsbury Club CIO, Charity No 1181224. ftsrthÈ yÈar Èth*Èd 30Juh¢ 2023. I ctsnfi￿ nomaterial mattels ha￿¢0￿* to myattentlonand bel￿¥￿¢￿￿ area truÈand falr5tatemen¢. RG Bènson Dated 2Y0712023 Registered Chariry No. 1181224. Ch*er. Eranted in 1978 8 North ClosefiddingtonTharne OXI52LT