Mangawhai Lions Club
Our Club has a number of projects on the go both independently and in conjunction with other local groups. If you have a project you need help with or think we might like, please contact us to talk it through.
Join us to help raise funds for breast cancer.
Dress in pink, prize for best dressed.
Decorate your bra competition, $2 entry fee, bring your decorated bra on a coat hanger to display at the hall. Peoples choice will win the prize.
Raffles galore - please bring CASH or we can take bank transfer
Last year we raised $2950, can we do better this year????
Tickets on sale at www.trybooking.com/nz/wkw
Love Grace Handbag Appeal
What an amazing effort Mangawhai. Over 70 handbags full of items, destined for Women's Refuge. Thank you to the Rural Women's group in Tomarata and also Zonta Mangawhai who both donated many bags.
Picnic Table Project
Picnic Tables at Alamar Reserve
With the assistance of grants from the KDC Reserve Fund and the Lions Clubs Lloyd Morgan Charitable Trust, we have been able to provide an additional 4 picnic tables at the Alamar Reserve. Installed 5th Dec 2024.
We would also like to thank local contractors, Clinton Rogers from CHR Builders and Zayne Cave from Sculpt It, for their assistance in ground prep and concrete pad prep. Thank you also to Placemakers and Bunnings for their donations of goods for the concrete pad prep.
Sandsational
Sandsational was held a week late on Sunday 2nd Feb at the Heads Beach. (Due to the Tornado the previous week)
Sand sculpture competition.
Fancy dressed dog and owner competition.
Drop-the-Golf Ball raffle.
Seriously BIG prizes.
Funds raised at this event were donated to
Tina Johnson, who was swept out of her house
by the Tornado.
2025 Calendar
This 2025 Calendar features views of Mangawhai taken by local amateur photographers. Many of the images were place winners in our Photography competition held earlier in the year.
$8,500 was donated to Mangawhai Surf Lifesaving to assist with the repair of their club rooms, badly damaged by Cyclone Gabrielle.
Our Sponsors are : Mangawhai Golf Club; Bammas Surf Shop; Caro with Love; Fit 365; Four Square Mangawhai Heads; Midway Cranes & Trucks; My Two Cents; Shelley Boyed Real Estate; OrangOtang Tree Trimmers; Younger Builders; Mangawhai Pharmacy; Toast/Wood St Pizzeria
Thank you to Mangawhai Lions and our local community for sharing the vicion and perseverance towards getting our clubhouse back in working order. We are thankful for the commitment shown by our supporters and truly grateful for all the messages of help.
The proceeds from the calendars is greatly appreciated and will go towards the consultants cost of the contract work in repairing the slip, which is essential in getting our clubhouse operational again. This is our priority whilst providing education, emergency response and care to our community.
Mangawhai Surf Lifesaving Club
To order: email mangawhailions@gmail.com or call Mandy on 021 419 224
Asparagus Fern Eradication Project
Working with the Piroa Trust Weed Action group to help tackle the Asparagus Fern at the Mangawhai Community Park. We meet on Mondays on the boardwalk behind the Club, 10:30 to 12pm. Tools are provided. Any help greatly appreciated. For further information contact Martina 0274 490 464.
Can Recycling Project
For more information on the Lions Clubs New Zealand Recycle for Sight project please click here.
Mangawhai Lions Food & Wine Festival
Save the Date: March 15th 2025
Planning is underway NOW for the 2025 Mangawhai Food & Wine Festival.
We are looking for Sponsors and Food & Wine vendors.
Please contact mangawhailions@gmail.com for more information.
Tickets on sale NOW www.trybooking.com/nz/UJU
Our Past Projects
Here's a review of some of our projects so far...
Daffodil Day Trivia Night Fundraiser
with the Club Mangawhai.
Working with the Club we hosted a fun trivia night and silent auction to raise funds for cancer. The theme of the night was "dress in YELLOW" with prizes awarded for best dressed.
A fun night that raised good funds towards Cancer charities in New Zealand.
$2750 donated to Cancer Society
$2750 donated to the Lions Skin Cancer Screening Bus
Camp Quality
Article from the Kaipara Lifestyler
by Amy Fifita
For more information on Lions Clubs NZ partnership with Camp Quality please click here
Supporting Bunnings for their
Easter Family Night
and their
Mothers Day Family Night
Selling Lions Xmas Cakes
Photography Competition 2024
17 June 2024
40 guests enjoyed a prize giving evening at the Mangawhai Golf Club, for our inaugural Photography Competition.
Categories included:
Landscape
Beach & Sea
People of Mangawhai
Architecture
Some of the winning photos were used to make a 2025 fundraising calendar for Mangawhai Surf Life Saving Club
Pink Ribbon High Tea 2024
18 May 2024
Mangawhai Lions Club and Zonta Mangawhai partnered together to put on a Pink Ribbon High Tea for 80 guests athe The Mangawhai Fishing Club.
High tea with trivia, raffles and best dressed prizes and lots of fun.
$2950 was raised for Pink Ribbon
Grace Milane Handbag Appeal
Locals donated around 40 handbags filled with toiletries, cosmetics and other useful items, to be given to Womens Refuges around NZ in memory of Grace Milane. Thanks to the Hospice Shop in the Village and the Op Shop in the Heads who acted as drop off points for us.
