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This year the Giant Easter Egg raffles were a success! The Raffles took place at various pubs and events within the Yorkshire area.
The Lions have used these funds raised to buy a new wheelchair for Andy Atkinson after witnessing the fantastic work he does with young people, despite his own disabilities.
Garforth and District Lions Club have backed a true Leeds winner, providing volunteering award winner Andy with a new RGK Quattro Titanium sports wheelchair. This high quality sports wheelchair will enable Andy to continue his award winning work with young people in the Leeds area.
For more information on groups we help please see our Who do we help page.
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A well deserved winner of the '2010 Leeds Volunteering Children and Young People Award', Andy is a perfect example of someone who has triumphed against adversity to make a big difference to the people of his home city. Born with no legs and one arm and having spent 8 years in a Barnardo’s home, Andy has shown that with effort & perseverance even with a severe disability you can achieve more in life than most fully able bodied people.
In addition to his sports work with young people Andy also raises funds annually to take a group of local young people to the 'Soul Survivor' music festival in Bath and works with church based group SPACE.
Andy was first associated with Garforth & District Lions when attending a visit to Germany as part of an exchange programme for disabled young people, which has been organised by a number of Yorkshire Lions clubs in conjunction with a number of German Lions clubs for over 40 years.
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