Serving in a Leo Club offers a great opportunity to have lots of fun and serve the community at the same time. We would like to share our fun activities with you. Be sure to check out our facebook page for some fun pictures!

Projects Fiscal year 2016-2017

Fathersday Project

Fathers of the S'lands hospital received a get well soon package on fathers day containing juice, fruits, yogurt, a bath towel and more. One father that is diagnosed with Hemophilia type A received a larger package containing basic provisions.

Donation Animal Shelter

The animal shelter was in need of food for the animals. We donated 70 kg of rice and 3 bags of newspaper.

Easter brunch

The brunch was organized in order to raise money for the fathers day get well soon project. 63 people attended the beautifully decorated brunch, where a special 5 course menu and a delicious fruit platter was served. During the brunch guest were entertained by different artists such as spoken word, a stand up comedian, a family singing group.

Talenti Neti

The Graaf Von Zinzendorfschool had a fundraising project in order to renovate the rooftop of the school. They asked the Leo Club to assist with the preparations and execution of the product. The Leos helped with tax registration of the event tickets, decorations, welcoming of the guests,ushers and backstage help.

Ready's vacation edutainment: At the Zoo

The new fiscal year started off with one of our signiture projects. Children from a childrenshome were treated with a visit to the zoo, a zoo quiz, delicious food, snacks and a backpack filled with school supplies.

Beneath are the projects of our Fiscal year 2015-2016

One of our signature projects is "READY'S VACATION EDUTAINMENT"

This project is a fundspending project which corporates EDUcation with enterTAINMENT. Its always held during the big vacation. Each year we invite children from poor neighbourhoods or a childrenshome to come have fun with us. During this project we try to incorporate a fun learning activity to encourage children to learn. We have subjects such as healthy living and other countries.This year (2015) we visited a Childrens museum (Villa Zapakara) where the children learned about the Chi of China. This year we also gave other children at home and in a childrenshome schoolbags and schoolsupplies.

At the end of the project all children received a schoolbag for a fresh start of the new schoolyear.

Another signature project is "READY'S MOTHERSDAY SPECIAL"

This project is, depending on the focus of the year, a fundraising/ fundspending project. In the previous fyscal year it was a mothersday brunch fundraiser. This year it was a mothersday funndspendings breakfast. We invited interior caretakers of the lowerclass to come have a fun day with us. They were treated to delicious bread and breadfillers, cakes and fruites and some fun performances! At the end they all received 2 bages filled with food products and delicious treats.

A third signiture project is READY'S BIGI SMA PRISIRI

This is usually a fundspendings project. This year we did it in collaboration with the Holy Family Parish. BIGISMA stands for elderly and PRISIRI stands for fun. It is written in SRANANGTONGO. The surinamese bylanguage. The elderly were treated to delicious food, entertainment and ofcourse presents!

Beside our signiture projects we also have other types of project. Each year the newly elected president decides which projects he/she would like to have in her Fyscal year. The members of the club then vote for these projects. In this fyscal year 2015-2016 we have organised the 3 signiture projects, but also the following projects:

Service project: JEPI WI KONDRE (help our country)

This is innitially a project of the Kathedral Choir School. Every year they have a fundraiser concert to buy all necesarry thing for their music lessons. Their goal this year was to bring awareness of keeping our natural resources clean. Our fellows, together with fellows from Leo Club K.O.E.L.A helped at this concert.

READY'S KIDS FUN DAY

On the 4th of december we had a jointproject with our sponsoring lions club Paramaribo Ready. We donated a deepfreezer to a school for children with disabilities. With this freezer they will be able to make their own sweets and fundraise by selling those. We celebrated childrensday/ international Leo day with a dj, clown, goodybags, schmink and delicious food. Lots and Lots of fun!

READY'S KIDS FUN DAY PART 2

On the 7th of December, we had Ready's kids fun day part 2. This was our second project to raise Leo awareness. We donated a playset to an elementary school in a poor neighbourhood. We are sure the children will have lots of fun!

EASTER BENEFIT CONCERT; GIVE A HELPING HAND

On may 28th we organised an easter benefit concert. Different soloist and choirs performed. Our Leo President wrote a story about having mercy for the sick, the hungry, the thirsty, the inmate, the naked, people who have lost a loved one and the stranger. Its all about what we stand for! This story was presented troughout the concert by different drama artists. It was a fundraising for the ZR Ann Heidweiler student home. A studenthome for young people from the innercity who came to the city to study on HBO or University level. The students also participated as different inhabitants of Suriname.

DONATON GARDEN FENCE

On May 18 our Leo club will turn 18!!! Therefor we donated a fence for the garden of the ZR Ann Heidweiler studenthome (Remember our concert fundraising). Now they can raise their own vegetable safe from harm!!! We also started a tomato garden

READY TAKES CARE OF YOUR MAMMA

This project is to raise awareness about Breastcancer. Together with Stg Mammazorg a presentation was held at a school for dropouts who go to the evening secondary school. Ready donated a celphone with credit, a water dispencer and a pullup banner for the Stg futute information sessions. below a picture from the group before the session.