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  • Lions Club donates classrooms to schools

    It was a joyful mood to teachers, pupil and parents of St Peter’s Church Primary School, Iyesi Ota in Ogun State penultimate weekend when the District 404B1 Governor of International Association of Lions Clubs, Olalekan Babalola inaugurated the construction of block of four classrooms donated by Ota Doyen Lions Club under the District to the school.

    The non-governmental organisation also inaugurated a standard borehole water system, with reservoir tanks donated by Ota Esteem to Local Government Primary School 1, Otun Ota, while Ota County as well donated the sum of N200, 000 to supplement the feeding and school fees of physically challenged pupils of Yewa College, Ilaro in Yewa Local Government Area.

    The event marked the District Governor’s visitation to Region eight and nine in accordance with the laid down principle of Lions Club International and to inaugurate the project of each club under the District during his tenure as the Governor.

    Speaking at the event, Lion Babalola said the reason for the intervention was to improve the standard of education at the grassroots, adding that the gesture would improve the standard of education in the area.

    He said Lions Club was established to render humanitarian services to the less-privileged in the society, adding that the gesture covers areas of health, education, feeding, empowerment and environment, among others.

    Babalola said apart from the projects that were inaugurated, the District had paid for cataract surgery for more than 15,000 people who have poor eye sight, rendered treatment for over 10,000 diabetes patients, feeding over 10,000 people, among other gestures.

    He said 80 per cent of the disease killing people in the society are curable. Babalola appealed to government, organisations and individuals to join the course of rendering supports to the less-privileged to eradicate poverty and criminality in the society.

    Responding on behalf of the teachers, pupils and parents, the head teacher of Local Government Primary School 1, Otun Ota Mrs B. M. Ariyibi commended the groups for the projects, especially the potable water which will help in the improvement of the pupils’ and teachers’ hygiene.

    She said water is very essential in the life of man, animals and plants, adding that without water there would be no life. She promised that the projects will be used judiciously.

    The Onikotun of Otun Ota, Oba Hakeem Odunaro who represented Olota of Ota, Oba Abdulkabir Adeyemi Obalanlege, praised the group for rescuing the less-privileged persons.

  • Lions Club donates classrooms to schools

    It was a joyful mood for teachers, pupils and parents of St Peter’s Church Primary School, Iyesi Ota in Ogun State penultimate weekend when the District 404B1 Governor of International Association of Lions Clubs, Olalekan Babalola inaugurated the construction of block of four classrooms donated by Ota Doyen Lions Club under the District to the school.

    The non-governmental organisation also inaugurated a standard borehole water system, with reservoir tanks donated by Ota Esteem to Local Government Primary School 1, Otun Ota, while Ota County as well donated the sum of N200, 000 to supplement the feeding and school fees of physically challenged pupils of Yewa College, Ilaro in Yewa Local Government Area.

    The event marked the District Governor’s visitation to Region eight and nine in accordance with the laid down principle of Lions Club International and to inaugurate the project of each club under the District during his tenure as the Governor.

    Speaking at the event, Lion Babalola said the reason for the intervention was to improve the standard of education at the grassroots, adding that the gesture would improve the standard of education in the area.

    He said Lions Club was established to render humanitarian services to the less-privileged in the society, adding that the gesture covers areas of health, education, feeding, empowerment and environment, among others.

    Babalola said apart from the projects that were inaugurated, the District had paid for cataract surgery for more than 15,000 people who have poor eye sight, rendered treatment for over 10,000 diabetes patients, feeding over 10,000 people, among other gestures.

    He said 80 per cent of the disease killing people in the society are curable. Babalola appealed to government, organisations and individuals to join the course of rendering supports to the less-privileged to eradicate poverty and criminality in the society.

    Responding on behalf of the teachers, pupils and parents, the head teacher of Local Government Primary School 1, Otun Ota Mrs B. M. Ariyibi commended the groups for the projects, especially the potable water which will help in the improvement of the pupils’ and teachers’ hygiene.

    She said water is very essential in the life of man, animals and plants, adding that without water there would be no life. She promised that the projects will be used judiciously.

    The Onikotun of Otun Ota, Oba Hakeem Odunaro who represented Olota of Ota, Oba Abdulkabir Adeyemi Obalanlege, praised the group for rescuing the less privileged persons.

  • A lift for kids with cancer

    The District 404B1 of Lions Clubs International has donated N400,000 to support the treatment of children diagnosed with paediatric cancer in Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) in Idi-Araba, Lagos State.

    More than 50 members of the group, led by the District Governor, Olalekan Babalola, and other executives stormed the Oncology Department/Ward of the government hospital to present the cheque with other luxuries and Samsung flat screen television.

    The gesture, according to Babalola, while presenting the gifts, was to celebrate Lions Clubs Childhood Cancer Day. He said the non-governmental group has added the campaign against the childhood cancer with its humanitarian projects to reduce if not total eradication childhood cancer in the society.

    He said the childhood cancer had become another deadly disease threaten the children worldwide and many of them are dying on daily basis as a result of this.

    “Lions Clubs International have dedicated to help and protecting children/youths from the devastating effects of cancer all over the world that’ve been diagnosed with cancer.

    “Many of the children with cancer could have survived after they diagnosed but they didn’t due to lack of funds to finance the treatment.

    “Due to this, many parents go to religious homes for prayers or embarked on local treatment due to financial incapability which of course didn’t help. But with this idea, majority of the children diagnosed with cancer can have a much better chance of survival. “Lions Clubs wish to give every child a full chance and joyful life. We’re humanitarian service group and we would continue in accordance with our core mandate use our ‘time, treasure and talent’ to support projects and initiatives that would make life meaningful for the masses especially the less-privileges in the society.

    “We will continue to partnering with associations and reputable organisations to help improve Lions’ ability to positively impact and improve the lives of children who have been diagnosed with cancer.

    Babalola appealed to corporate organisations, political stalwarts and well-meaning Nigerians to come to the aide of poor parents who their children diagnosed with this deadly disease through the support of hospital treatment to enable us have a better society.

    He thanked the Club members who have been taking out of their little income to support the humanitarian services that could make life better for the poor masses in the society.

    The recipient of the donations, one of the Senior Doctor in Haematology/Oncology Unit Department of Paediatrics in the hospital,  Prof. Ademola Akinsulie, thanks those who established Lions Clubs which had been a platform of assisting the less-privileges globally.

    He urged the Club to help spreading the campaign against this childhood cancer in the local communities to eradicate ignorance of proper checking of health status.

    He said the campaign would enable individuals knows the importance of helping the poor parents when it comes to health issues.

    He decried worrisome at which children with cancers are dying as a result of financial incapability from the parents.

  • A lift for kids with cancer

    The District 404B1 of Lions Clubs International has donated N400,000 to support the treatment of children diagnosed with paediatric cancer in Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) in Idi-Araba, Lagos State.

    More than 50 members of the group, led by the District Governor, Olalekan Babalola, and other executives stormed the Oncology Department/Ward of the government hospital to present the cheque with other luxuries and Samsung flat screen television.

    The gesture, according to Babalola, while presenting the gifts, was to celebrate Lions Clubs Childhood Cancer Day. He said the non-governmental group has added the campaign against the childhood cancer with its humanitarian projects to reduce if not total eradication childhood cancer in the society.

    He said the childhood cancer had become another deadly disease threaten the children worldwide and many of them are dying on daily basis as a result of this.

    “Lions Clubs International have dedicated to help and protecting children/youths from the devastating effects of cancer all over the world that’ve been diagnosed with cancer.

    “Many of the children with cancer could have survived after they diagnosed but they didn’t due to lack of funds to finance the treatment.

    “Due to this, many parents go to religious homes for prayers or embarked on local treatment due to financial incapability which of course didn’t help. But with this idea, majority of the children diagnosed with cancer can have a much better chance of survival. “Lions Clubs wish to give every child a full chance and joyful life. We’re humanitarian service group and we would continue in accordance with our core mandate use our ‘time, treasure and talent’ to support projects and initiatives that would make life meaningful for the masses especially the less-privileges in the society.

    “We will continue to partnering with associations and reputable organisations to help improve Lions’ ability to positively impact and improve the lives of children who have been diagnosed with cancer.

    Babalola appealed to corporate organisations, political stalwarts and well-meaning Nigerians to come to the aide of poor parents who their children diagnosed with this deadly disease through the support of hospital treatment to enable us have a better society.

    He thanked the Club members who have been taking out of their little income to support the humanitarian services that could make life better for the poor masses in the society.

    The recipient of the donations, one of the Senior Doctor in Haematology/Oncology Unit Department of Paediatrics in the hospital,  Prof. Ademola Akinsulie, thanks those who established Lions Clubs which had been a platform of assisting the less-privileges globally.

    He urged the Club to help spreading the campaign against this childhood cancer in the local communities to eradicate ignorance of proper checking of health status.

    He said the campaign would enable individuals knows the importance of helping the poor parents when it comes to health issues.

    He decried worrisome at which children with cancers are dying as a result of financial incapability from the parents.

  • ‘Lions Clubs humanitarian services remain sacrosanct’

    The District 404B1 of Lions Clubs International Governor, Olalekan Babalola, has said humanitarian services would remain sacrosanct to the club.

    He spoke when he led members of the club to donate food and other relief materials to the less-privileges in Hausawa community in Idi-Araba, Mushin, Lagos State.

    The programme, tagged: ‘Relieving the Hunger’, according to the District Governor, was aimed at showing care to the poor. s that are arising from hunger.

    He said feeding programme is one of the five core projects of the non-governmental organisation. Other projects of the club are to improve vision, get the environment clean, offer paediatric cancer treatment, help diabetes patients and youth empowerment.

    He said: “Feeding the hunger project was in accordance with the Club’s rules and regulations, scheduled for January of every year but the 404B1 District began in December to ensure lots of the needies have foods, clothes and other relevant luxuries to celebrate the joyful season.

    “The Clubs and its members under the District targeted the alleviation of poverty of more than 10,000 poor people through the donation of different goods, including cash to enable them joyful mood during the last Christmas.

    “Not less than 10,000 residents have benefitted from the diabetic, pediatric cancer and eye screening and glaucoma surgery treatments to help improve the living standard of the poor in the society.”

    The District had also donated items such as food, clothes and cash to Ogun flood victims.

    “Government is actually doing their best but they cannot do it and that is why we come up with this programme to help the government achieve part of their desire for the community,” he said.

    Babalola said the Club in March, would begin its environmental improvement programme. Through this, the club will assist the government tackle environmantal menace that can affect the community’s well-being.

    He affirmed that the Club would continue to use their “three Ts” – time,  treasure and talent to remain on top in humanitarian services globally.

    He urged individuals to join the movement.