Serving over 50 000 individuals annually with Alberton Lions Club
For the past 55 years the Alberton Lions Club has been building its community to reach a point where they feed over 50 000 people annually.
Alberton Lions Club is a registered NPO and was chartered in 1970, serving the community of Alberton and surrounding areas for 55 years.
The club is proudly part of Lions Clubs International and currently comprises 49 members, making it one of the largest clubs in the district of 410E.
Their motto, ‘We Serve’,’ is how they operate as a club. Respect, gratitude and appreciation are values which they all live by. Their president, LP Mukesh Dayah, chose to make the theme of his year’s Strength in Oneness’.
His vision is that they all operate from a mindset connected by the spirit of serving.
Hunger alleviation is one of their international pillars focusing on assisting the needy.
The club serves up to 50 000 meals annually, and its projects include:
• 500 warm meals provided a month through soup kitchens with various organisations within their community.
• Every quarter, the Alberton Lions Club packs 100 food parcels to assist registered families in need.
• Each month, they do a food collection of non-perishable items, which gets included in their food parcels, as well as pet food to feed the cats at the Police Station and dogs at the SPCA.
• They currently have a ‘Sock and Soup’ drive to warm the tummies and toes of their community.
• They provide fresh fruit, vegetables and non-perishable items for selected early childhood development centres, taking the financial burden off the teachers and allowing them to focus on educating the children.
• Once a month, they deliver smart meals to 100 elderly individuals and families at three government-owned old age homes.
With the need increasing daily, they require assistance from companies and individual families to help feed those who would otherwise go to bed hungry.
They have sourced a delicious meal, which feeds 10 adults for R44 per kilogram. This meal is quick to cook, tasty, and very nutritious.
Should you be interested in supporting their quest to feed those in need within the community, contact service chair Melinda Strydom on 076 036 9499 or email service@albertonlions.co.za
