Now that Christmas is a distant memory, Frome Lions have turned their attention to their next major fundraising activity, the 34th Annual Charity Sponsored Swim.
The swim’s principal sponsor once again this year is Aggregate Industries UK Limited, who recently presented the Lions with a cheque for £500 to cover the cost of pool hire and administration costs, and means that all money raised by the swimmers will go to charity.
Frome Lions are calling all clubs and organisations in the Frome area to ask ‘would you like to raise some funds for your own club or organisation and at the same time help the Lions raise money for a worthwhile local charity?’
They say, “This year’s swim will be held on Sunday 24th March at The Frome Leisure Centre. Swimming will take place in 30-minute sessions between 5.00pm and 7.30pm. If you wish to swim within a certain period, please make that clear on the relevant section of the entry form.
“We invite you to raise a team of six, to take part in the swim, with each member of the team obtaining their own sponsors.
“The swim is open to all clubs, business houses, schools, associations, youth organisations, family groups etc. There is no limit to the number of teams entered by any one organisation, but no swimmer may enter in more than one team.
“The sponsorship money will be shared (50/50) between a charity of your choice or your own club/school funds and the Frome Lions Club Charitable Trust. Our main charity for this event is CRY, Cardiac Risk in the Young. Our donation will go to the local branch of CRY, The Julian Wort Memorial Fund. This fund supports the charity in the Frome area and will be used to carry out screenings of young persons.
Application forms are obtainable from the club website www.fromelions. org.uk or: Lion Greg Wood, 2 Lilly Batch, Frome BA11 3HP Tel: 01373 471453; and Lion Keith McLeod, 17 Lansdowne Place, BA11 2JA. Tel: 01373 454318. Forms should be returned by no later than 10th February.
Above: Left to right, Lion David Naish, Lion President Peter Rumming, Liz Halliwell and Gail Spencer from Aggregate Industries and Lion Allison Rummimg.
