DUNFERMLINE and District Lions Club are making a roar with their Christmas Giving Tree appeal, aimed at giving gifts to disadvantaged children living across Fife.
The Lions Clubs International is the largest humanitarian service organisation in the world, with over 1.4million members worldwide, and the Dunfermline branch is doing its bit to support the community by organising its annual Christmas appeal, aimed at giving children some festive joy in the way of presents.
The Dunfermline Lions have been organising the appeal for over a decade, receiving help from libraries in Rosyth, Carnegie, Duloch, Lochgelly and Cowdenbeath.
Club secretary Cathy Scott said, “We also receive gifts from employees in Dunfermline and Cowdenbeath social work offices, plus Fife Council employees in Fife House and Bankhead contribute as well and we are often overwhelmed by the generosity of all these people.
“For the past two years the pupils at Woodmill High School have raised money to buy gifts to contribute to our appeal and we are extremely grateful that they think our appeal is a worthwhile cause to become involved in.” The Jennie Lee Library in the Lochgelly Centre was one of the places that got involved to help out, and centre supervisor Ann Belton said that the appeal showed the “true spirit” of Christmas.
“So many people have collected tags and handed in gifts that the library looks like Santa’s Grotto!” she added. “Christmas for a lot of less fortunate children will be much happier because of the generous response to the appeal.” All the gifts from the various locations were collected last Friday and then sorted out to divide between the groups that the Lions help, including Women’s Aid in west and central Fife and the Dunfermline and Cowdenbeath social work offices.
The Dunfermline and District Lions Club looks to get involved to help any community groups that need extra bodies, and this summer were involved in TouchTastic, helping the community council members with their activities for the local children. They also took part in planting trees in Pittencrieff Park, assisting with the regeneration project there. The club is always looking for new members, and it meets at the King Malcolm Hotel on the last Tuesday of the month at 8pm.
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