Recent Grants Approved

Grants

Grant No 703

Bondi (N5): Purchase an ABSolv A/R/S/UBM Ultrasound Platform for the Sydney Children’s Hospital. Grant Requested from the Foundation $15,000.00.

Grant No 702

Manly Lions Club (N5): A wheelchair Accessible vehicle for a 6year Girl due to her deterioration (Cerebral Palsy) Grant from the Foundation $8000.00

Grant No 701

Canberra Woden Lions Club (N2): 6 Lift recliners for Canberra Cancer Patients at Canberra Hospital. Grant requested from Foundation $4950.00

Grant No 700

Nambucca Heads Lions Club: Heart Sine 500P Defibrillator Bundle,

Grant No 628

Goulburn City Lions Club: Electric Wheel Chairs

Grant No 629

Muswellbrook Lions Club: Pool Hoist

Grant No 642

Lions Club of Narrabri Inc (N1) Quickie QM-710 Power Wheelchair with JAY-ION Pressure Care Cushion & Accessories.

Grant No 643

Lions Club Of Crookwell Inc (Shower Trolley)

Grant No 644

Lions Club of Charlestown Inc (N3) Optilla Digital Carpillaroscopy System & Accessories.

Grant No 645

Lions Club of Broggabri Inc (N1) Two Inogen One G2HF Portable Oxygen Concentrators

Grant No 647

Lions Club of Maxwell Inc (N1) Animas Vibe Platinum Insulin Infusion Pump Kit.

Grant No 641

Lions Club of Canberra Woden Inc (N2) Two LI700 Freeway TX200D Transactive Power Transverse Ceiling Hosits plus installation

Grant No 646

Lions Club of Wauchope Inc (N1) Sara Stedy Standing and Raising Aid & Accessories

Grant No 648

Lions Club of Camden Inc (N2) Leckey Horizon Stander - Size 2

Grant No 649

Lions Club of Hillston Inc (N4) Little Wave CLIK xp Manual Wheelchair & accessories

Grant No 652

Lions Club of Macksville Inc (N2) MiniMed 640G Insulin Pump, a 12-year-old female with Type 1 Diabetes, Grant requested $4000.00

Grant No 653

Lions Club of Tamworth Inc (N1) Yamaha MOXF8 Electronic Keyboard, Mixer & Speaker System for Tamworth RRHR ward for residents of various age care Facilities, Grant requested $2440.91

Grant No 654

Lions Club of Ingleburn Inc (N2) 10x iPad minis and cases & Proloquo2go speech software for special purpose school. Grant requested $3927.20

Grant No 655

Lions Club of Macarthur Inc & 13 Zone clubs (N2) LUCAS 2 Mechanical CPR System and Accessories for patients of Camden Hospital Emergency Dept. Grant requested $4975.75

Grant No 656

Lions Club of Grafton Inc (N1) ZOLL X Series Monitor/Defibrillator & Assessoriesfor Grafton Base Hospital. Grant requested $15000.00

Grant No 657

Lions Club of Crookwell Inc (N2) Fully motorized Helipad Trolley & Accessories, Goulburn Base Hospital. Grant requested &7975.00

Grant No 658

Lions Club of Goulburn Inc (N2) ARVO 2 Hospital Humidifier System & Accessories, Goulburn Base Hospital, Grant requested $11490.00

Grant No 659

Lions Club of Charlestown Inc (N3) Conversion of Kia MY 16YP Carnival Van to allow wheel access for a male who is a C4 Complete Quadriplegic, Grant requested $15000.00

Grant No 660

Lions Club of Ardlethan Inc (N4) Inogen G2 HF Portable Oxygen Concentrator & Accessories, Grant requested $1450.00 (Photo: Tony Moore out enjoying the sunshine with Lions Janice Guy, thanks to the Oxygen concentrator provided by Ardlethan Lions Club, Ardlethan Hospital Auxiliary and a grant from Lions Health Care Foundation

Grant No 661

Lions Club of West Pennant Hills - Cherrybrook Inc (N5) Sanyo/Panasonic VIP-86Degrees CLitre Upright Freezer Children's Hospital Westmead, Grant requested $5000.00

Grant No 662

Lions Club of Bathurst Inc (N4) Orca Bathtub for a child with Spina Bifida, Grant requested $1260.00

Grant No 664

Lions Club of Hillston Inc (N4) - CoaguChex Pro 2 BLG Kit & Accessories for Lachlan Lodge Nursing Home, Grant Requested $4,570 Total $9,140.00

Grant No 665

Lions Club of Yamba Inc (N1) - Contour Multi-X Electric Resuscitation Trolley & Bed Accessories for Maclean-Lower Clarence Branch Hospital, Grant Requested $5,000.00 total $10,467.45

Grant No 666

Lions Club of Epping Eastwood Inc (N5) - Three Datex S5 Carescape B850 Anesthesia Monitor Upgrade for Ryde Hospital, Grant Requested $15,000.00 Total $47,344.50

Grant No 667

Lions Club of Bellingen Inc (N1) - Two Phillips Respironics SimplyGo Portable Oxygen Concentrators & Accessories for Bellinger River District Hospital, Grant Requested $3,821.25 Total $7,642.50

Grant No 668

Lions Club of Epping Eastwood Inc (N5) - Mountbatten LS Whisper Braille Device for a 4year boy with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Grant Requested $1,960.00 Total $5,900.00

Grant No 673

Lions Club of Young Inc (N4) - Insulin Pump for a 26year Lady with Type 1 Diabetes, Grant Requested $1910.00 Total $8410.00

Grant No 674

Lions Club of Gungahlin Inc. (N2) Project: Lecky Squiggles Seating System & Accessories. Beneficiary: Clients of the Cerebral Palsy Alliance (CPA) ACT aged between one and five years with moderate to severe physical disabilities. Grant Requested $4,870.00

Grant No 675

Lions Club of Sydney Sri Lankan Inc. (N5) Project: Six (6) ACEA Biosciences E-Plate upgrade plates to support the use of an x Celligence System and a Qiagen QUAvac 24 Plus Vacuum Pump and QIVac Connecting System (used in cancer patient blood sample analysis). Beneficiary: Children’s Cancer Research Unit at the Children’s Hospital at Westmead. Grant Requested $2,503.00

Grant No 676

Lions Club of West Pennant Hills–Cherrybrook Inc. (N5) Project: Specialist Research Technology – Leica BOND RX Upgrade (for cancer diagnostics and treatment research). Beneficiary: The Children’s Cancer Research Unit at the Children’s Hospital Westmead. Grant Requested $5,000.00

Grant No 677

Lions Club of Batemans Bay Inc. (N2) Project: Two (2) Stryker Model 1089 Day Theatre Surgery Trolleys. Beneficiary: Day Theatre Patients at the Batemans Bay District Hospital. Grant Requested $7,900.00 (PHOTO)

Grant No 678

Lions Club of Carlingford–Dundas Inc. (N5) Project: Two (2) Novacorr Huntington’s Beds. Beneficiary: Patients of the Allowah Presbyterian Children’s Hospital, Dundas Valley, with complex disabilities and healthcare needs. Grant Requested $8,5200.00 (PHOTO)

Grant No 679

Lions Club of Wagga Wagga South Inc (N4) Project Ceiling Hoist Prism Transactive TXE200D for The Leisure Company for clients in wheelchairs. Grant Requested $3,632.65

Grant No 680

Lions Club of Taree (N1) Patient Lifter Grant requested $2987

Grant No 681

Lions Club of Taralga & District (N2) Funding for a Shower |Commode-Lopital Lifter Chair Grant Requested $3945

Grant No 682

Lions Club of Narellan (N2) Funding for 2x Difibrillators Requestde grant $1789.51

Grant No 683

Lions Club of Port Macquarie (N1) Funding for Video Communication for Renal Services Requested funding $6531.91

Grant No 684

Lions Club of Manning River (N1) Funding for 12x Fusion High Back Chairs Requested funding $5841

Grant No 685

Lions Club of Canberra Kambak N2 Project, Electric WheelChair (Final Report) EXTRA Info

Grant No 686

Lions Club of Wyong Inc (N3) Provision of a Carrot 3000 L/L Car seat Restraint System (Final Report)

Grant No 687

Lions Club of Wagga Wagga South (N4) 10 Speakers for Kooringal School students with low vision.(https://youtu.be/b0YW1bjJDI4) PLEASE PLAY

Grant No 688

Lions Club of Hallidays Point N1) Funding for wheelchair acc for Motor vehicle Funding requested $9921.82

Grant No 689

Lioness Club of Muswellbrook (N3) Funding for Mobile Reline Chair Requested funding $1245

Grant No 690

Lions Club of Wyong (N3) Funding for Action Wheel Chair, Air Spirometer & Humidifier Requested Grant $3663

Grant No 691

Lions Club of East Maitland (N3) Funding for 2 x Aviro Oxygen Machines Grant requested $3253.19

Grant No 692

Lions Club of Bathurst (N4) Funding for 1 xMatrix U30XR Exercise Bike Bathurst Rehabilitathen Programe. Grant requested $1300.00

Grant No 693

City of Liverpool Fundingg for a Insulin Pump for a Diabetic. Grant requested $4077.00

Grant No 694

Sydney Inner West Funding for 3 x sets Vision Screening Equipment. Grant requested $12625.00

Grant No 695

Lions Club of Hillston (N4) 3 x Electrical Beds for Lachlan Lodge . Grant requested $4950.00

Grant No 696

Lions Club of Bingara Funding for a Aquatic Wheel Chair, Grant requested $1387.50

Grant No 697

Lions Club of Bingara, Funding forCormed Hyfreactor and Stand, Bingara Medical Centre. Grant requested $1051.95

Grant No 698

Lions Club of Gerrinbong (N2) funding for an Insulin Pump, Grant requested $4287.00

Grant No 699

Lions Club of Canberra Kambah (N2) funding for 2 x Electric Chairs, Funding requested $2059.00

Grant No 241

Lions Club of Cambridge Park (N5) funding for IC200 Tonometer (Eye Dept Nepean Hospital) funding required $3000.00

Below are just a few of the stories of Foundation Grants at Work in the Community

Featured

Help Out For Jesse

Members of East Gosford Lions Club recently observed a young woman in the car park loading, with considerable difficulty, a wheelchair into a Ford wagon. The Lions suggested a light-weight ramp might assist with loading.

Better Labours For Young Mothers

Expecting mothers are set to experience better labours. Young Hospital’s maternity unit now has it long awaited mobile cordless baby monitor which will now give mothers freedom to move around while in labour.

Operating Trolley For Eye Surgery At Belmont Hospital

Swansea Lions Club, with assistance from the Lions NSW-ACT Save Sight Foundation has presented a Stryker Eye Surgery Stretcher (Model 1089) to Belmont Hospital. Provision of this equipment will increase capacity for vital cataract and other eye surgery by up to 50%.

New Dialysis Machine For Hornsby Ku-Ring-Gai Hospital

Beecroft-Cheltenham Lions Club's recent major community fund raising has been for the purchase of a much needed dialysis machine for Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital.

Medical Chairs For Transplant Unit At John Hunter Hospital

The Lions Club of Toronto, when one of their members received a transplant, identified the need for special Medical Lift Chairs in the Transplant Unit at John Hunter Hospital. With the old chairs there was a high risk catching the catheter as the patient attempted to move. Transplant patients are encouraged to get out of bed as soon as possible after the operation.

Elles Eye Cubed Ultrasound Machine To Liverpool Hospital

A new Ultrasound eye scanner was presented to the Liverpool Hospital on the 24th February 2012.

The purchase of this machine was a conjoint project of the Lions Club of the City of Liverpool, NSW/ACT Save Sight Foundation and Liverpool Hospital.

New Cardiotocograph (CTG) Machine And Two Obstetric Dopplers To Gosford Hospital

Some of Gosford Hospital’s smallest patients will benefit from new equipment for the Birthing Suite thanks to a generous donation from the Lions Club of Green Point-Avoca.

Kinematics Polytron System To Aid Childhood Cancer Research

The West Pennant Hills Cherrybrook Lions Club and The NSW Lions Public Health Foundation has responded to the needs of the Westmead Children’s Hospital Oncology Research Unit and presented a Kinematics Polytron System to assist their scientists carry out vital cancer research.

Video Intubation Flexible Laryngoscope For The Operating Theatre At The Maitland Hospital

East Maitland Lions Club have donated a Video Intubation Flexible Laryngoscope to the Operating Theatre at The Maitland Hospital. This Laryngoscope cost $6,000, of which East Maitland Lions raised $4,000. The remaining $2,000 was donated by Lions NSW/ACT Save Sight & Healthcare Foundation. Lion Mick Boulton is a Director of this Lion’s Foundation.

Lions NSW Eye Bank Informational Booklet

The Lions NSW-ACT Save Sight Foundation recently provided funding for the printing of informational / promotional booklets for the Lions NSW Eye Bank.

Tanya Noble Project

The Toyota Commuter Bus with the Ricon wheelchair lift was delivered to Tanya Noble and her family on Thursday 1st May 2008. Paul and Gail Noble are so relieved to have the convenience of being able to transport Tanya themselves; Tanya is on top of the world knowing that she can now have her electric wheelchair (her independence) with her if she has to go into hospital (just one example); the family can now enjoy outings together as a whole new world of opportunity has opened up.

Coastal Disabilities Wheelchair Lifter Project

The provision of this wheelchair lifter was a joint project of the Lions Clubs from the Manning and Great Lakes area of New South Wales together with the support of the Lions Clubs NSW-ACT Save Sight and Public Health Care Foundations. More details to come.

Diabetes Awareness Booklet

The Lions and Lioness Clubs of the City of Liverpool, with the assistance of a $10,000 grant from the Lions Clubs NSW-ACT Public Health Care Foundation, now have worldwide distribution rights for their enormously successful and widely praised diabetes awareness booklet “What You Need to Know if You Have Type 2 Diabetes”.

Shane's Motorised Scooter

On Wednesday, 15th October, 2008, the 4 wheel motorised Scooter shown , with swivel seat for easier access, was presented to Mr Shane Westwood on behalf of the Lions Club of The City of Liverpool and the Lions NSW-ACT Save Sight & Public Health Care Foundations.

Lions Keep An Eye On Baby Health

(Article printed in 'Daily Examiner' Saturday August 8, 2009)

"LOOKING TO THE FUTURE: Clarence Valley Lions Clubs joined forces to raise funds for an Indirect Ophthalmoscope for Grafton Base Hospital. The instrument will be used to check the eyesight of premature babies, alleviating the need for parents to take their babies to Coffs Harbour for testing.

New Chairs Make Dialysis More Comfortable

Story reprinted from “Maitland Mercury” by Emma Swain

Maitland Hospital’s dialysis unit has celebrated its 10th anniversary with a $38,000 boost.

Electric Bariatric Beds For Bellinger River District Hospital

The warmth that comes from giving and helping the less fortunate in the community was felt by a group of Lions from the Lions club of Bellingen on Friday 11th December 2009.