The Lions were rocked by the generosity of Wetherby shoppers on Saturday morning when in just two hours nearly £800 was raised to support Ukrainian refugees. All donations are forwarded via 'Lions Clubs International Foundation' (LCIF) to Lions clubs in the affected areas to allow them to direct aid to where it is most needed. Currently clubs operating in Poland, Hungary, Romania, Czech Republic and Ukraine itself are being supported. Read more about the workings of LCIF in

Initially Wetherby Lions Club will be making a donation of £1,000 from our reserve funds which will be passed on via UK headquarters to the Lions Club International Foundation (LCIF) who will coordinate the international Lions aid effort. With the number of Lions clubs in the UK approaching 1,000 and each considering donating to the international fund we are likely to create a sizeable pool just from the UK alone. Lions are the largest international voluntary group in terms