Local Lions Clubs’ Bale Drive
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With a semi-trailer full of Meander Valley hay, loader driver Adam Viney looks on from his cab as the President of the Kings Meadows Lions Club, Dennis Mann, presents a cheque for $2,500 to Chris Kilby of Westbury Lions to assist the Bale Drive initiative. Also present are (from left) Lions Zone Chairman Darrell Atkinson, and Lions Geoff Harvey, June Pearton, Phil Robinson and Judi Gorham.
By Paul Kilroy
YET ANOTHER semi-trailer load of hay has made its way to struggling farmers in eastern Tasmania thanks to the combined efforts of the Westbury, Kings Meadows and Glamorgan Lions Clubs. The hay has come from farmers in the Meander Valley.
Bale Drive organizer, Chris Kilby of Westbury Lions Club, paid tribute to local farmers and contractors, who have donated hay and time to the project. ‘This load of thirty four round bales is our third shipment to eastern Tasmania farmers and, thanks to the generosity of farmers and haulage contractor Marcus Hingston, I’m confident we’ll be able to organize more loads’, he said. Lions Zone Chairman Darrell Atkinson said the Bale Drive project was a good example of clubs working cooperatively for a deserving cause. ‘Kings Meadows Lions Club has donated $2,500 towards the Bale Drive. This is an incredibly generous gesture and means we can continue to source more bales. ‘I would encourage potential donors to contact Westbury Lions on 0414 891 793 or Kings Meadows Lions on 0438 812 996.’