Our club
Our Story
Chartered in 1968, Palmerston North Middle Districts Lions Club has been proudly serving the community needs of the Manawatū for over 50 years.
Who we are
Part of the world's largest service club organisation
Lions Clubs International is the world's largest service club organisation, with more than 1.4 million members in approximately 46,000 clubs in more than 200 countries and geographical areas.
Palmerston North Middle Districts Lions Club (chartered in 1968) has been proudly serving the community needs of the Manawatū for over 50 years.
The Lions Club of Middle Districts Incorporated Society operates our community projects, proudly supported by the Lions Club of Middle Districts Charitable Trust (Registered Charity: CC59390).
Our motto
We Serve
Lions are ordinary people from all walks of life who enjoy getting together and doing good things. We're kind and generous people who want to help – that's why we work on projects to improve our communities and protect the environment. We get enormous satisfaction knowing that what we do does make a difference, and we enjoy friendship and fun while doing it.
Whenever Lions club members get together, problems get smaller and communities get better. We help where help is needed – in our own communities and around the world – with unmatched integrity and energy. Lions Clubs New Zealand is part of a global organisation with 1.4 million members in 208 countries and geographic regions. With that much manpower, it's no wonder Lions achieve extraordinary things every day.
What we do
Supporting and strengthening the Manawatū
As a club we're proud of the many and varied projects we've undertaken. Here are some from recent years.
Fundraising projects
- Pivotal foundation partner with the Manawatū Cancer Society in delivering Relay for Life, from its inception
- Principal Lions coordination, planning and delivery role for the annual Foodbank Appeal
- Spearheading Lions fundraising nationally for Wildbase Recovery, together with Rotary clubs
- Delivering the bi-annual Big Rig Day with the Child Cancer Foundation
- Running the annual Lions Market Day in The Square, giving many local charities the chance to boost their funds
Funding we've provided directly
- $10,000 towards a Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy operation in the USA for a local resident
- A mobility van for a local family with children with disabilities
- An eye operation for a local resident who would otherwise have become blind, with no government support available
- A vest for a local child with respiratory issues
- Disaster relief donations for New Zealand and around the world
- Annual support of Camp Quality
Gallery
Lions in action
