“This day is a mar-

velous opportunity

for our community to

come together.”

In This Issue

Community Market

Day

August Bunnings

BBQ

Our values

Bike Ed Centre News

Bunnings BBQ

Coming events

Lions at work!

STALLHOLDERS WANTED! Our Community Market Day is now only 3 months away and we are

endeavouring to make the day a truly successful one. To do so we need

as many stallholders as possible.

We are calling on any craftspeople, artisans and producers who would like

to take part in the day and we are also seeking local community groups

who would like to take advantage of this community day to advertise their

service or, indeed, use the opportunity to raise much needed funds.

Stalls are $25 per site (3mt x 3mt), with non-profit community groups

being allocated a stall site for free.

Any funds we raise on the day will go back to an identified local project (to

be announced closer to the date).

Would you like to hold a stall or have a space allocated for a community

group? Contact Phil on lionstaylorslakes.secretary@hotmail.com and you

will be forwarded an expression of interest form.

This day is a marvelous opportunity for our community to come together.

Lions Club of Taylors Lakes Newsletter August 2016

LIONS LINK . . . our community with strength and purpose

Brimbank Bicycle Education Centre

We continue to finalise the lighting upgrade at the BBEC, leading to a riding track complete with highly visible com-puterised lighting - upgrading all traffic lights, and cross-ing lights.

Another project has been the upgrading our previously donated dual cab tricycle to electric (battery) power. On hearing that the tricycle wasn’t being highly utilised be-cause the carers of disabled clients found the tricycle dif-ficult to accelerate when stopped, we decided to invest further. This major project (over $1500 in cost) has been funded through recent BBQs—what a great way to use our hard-earned funds!

Our next project for the centre will be ensuring the safety of the riding track and surrounds, through undertaking a safety audit and rectifying any identified concerns. This project has been approved by the BBEC committee.

OUR CLUB VALUES

Recently we confirmed our key values as a group.

They are:

Community

Service

Compassion

Contribution

Friendship

LIONS CLUB of TAYLORS LAKES

Adopt a Park

We finally have per-

mission to go ahead

with our “Adopt-a-

park” and will soon

“take possession” of

the area on the

lakes, on the corner

of Parmelia Drive

and Mawson Close,

Taylors Lakes.

Initially we will be un-

dertaking general ti-

dying, planting and

mulching and will

have a working bee

day in September—

to be announced

soon.

Future plans will

hopefully include im-

provements for the

area.

Bunnings BBQ up and running!

AUGUST BUNNINGS BBQ What a successful day!

Despite severe staff shortages, we raised a highly credible $1300 at our most recent Bunnings BBQ, held on August 20.

Thanks to all of our helpers on the day, with a special thanks to Stephen , Shelton and Phil who each put in a full day to ensure our BBQ was viable. We were also grateful to one of our friends, Bernadette, who helped out during the peak period in the afternoon—we would have struggled without her help!

Our next Bunnings BBQ is Saturday October 15. We hope you can come on down to Bunnings Watergardens, say hi and buy a sausage (or three!).

Bunnings BBQs continue to be our most lucrative fundraisers and we are grateful for the support of Bunnings, Watergardens.

Contact Us

Give us a call for more

information about our club,

our activities and special

events

Lions Club of Taylors

Lakes

PO Box 1951, Taylors

Lakes, VIC 3038

0417 359 028

lionstaylorslakes.secretary

@hotmail.com

Visit us on the web at

www.taylorslakes.vic.lions.

org.au/

Contact our Secretary by

email to express interest in

joining the Lions Club of

Taylors Lakes

Friends of Taylors Lakes Lions You are invited to become a Friend of Taylors Lakes Lions Club.

We are seeking supporters, business partners and people willing to lend a

hand, as well as people who would simply like to be kept informed of our

plans and activities out of interest.

About Our Club Our vision statement is:

WE SERVE – Our Local Community with Strength and

Purpose.

Our mission is:

Through a highly visible approach, Taylors Lakes Lions Club works to

achieve common goals supporting community based projects and raising

funds for our community (and beyond), with an attitude of fun, enjoyment

and comradery. We seek partnerships with others to enable and enhance

our work and to give our work further strength and purpose.

Being a Supporter or a Friend By becoming a Friend of Taylors Lakes Lions you can:

Just hear about us

Help out at events and activities

Make donations to projects that make a connection for you

Help us recruit more friends (and members!)

Contributing to ideas and directions

As a “friend” you will receive a regular newsletter and can, at your

availability and willingness, be a part of our club without making the

commitment of membership

Simply respond to the email this newsletter was sent through and indicate

that you would like to be a Friend of Taylors Lakes Lions.

Taylors Lakes Lions—We serve our community with strength and purpose

Coming events and activities Monday September 12 - next business meeting

September (TBA) - Adopt a Park working bee

October 10 - October Business Meeting

October 15 - Bunnings BBQ, Watergardens, Taylors Lakes

November 20 - Community Market Day, Taylors Lakes Linear Park, Chichester Drive, Taylors Lakes