# Lions Club International renews support for Special Olympics GB - Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2017/09/08/lions-club-international-renews-support-special-olympics-gb/ - Published: 2017-09-08T08:55:57+01:00 - Author: Melanie May **Lions Clubs International has renewed its Memorandum of Support for Special Olympics GB.** [Lions Club International](http://www.lionsclubs.org/EN/index.php) has supported [Special Olympics GB](http://www.specialolympicsgb.org.uk/) for 25 years through donations, fundraising for athletes selected for international competitions and providing volunteers to help run key events. In that time, over £600,000 has been raised for the charity, in addition to the hours given through volunteering. The two organisations have agreed to renew a memorandum, which will focus the partnership’s work for the next three years on three key areas: ## Advertisement 1. Volunteer workforce development 2. Supporting Special Olympics clubs at local level 3. Fundraising to establish a development fund for local clubs to apply for grants to support Special Olympics GB regionally and National Games Karen Wallin, CEO of Special Olympics GB, said: > “To receive this support from Lions Clubs International, which builds on their > generous backing over many years, is very significant for us as an organisation > and also for our 10,000 Special Olympics athletes across England, Scotland and > Wales.” Phil Nathan for Lions Clubs of the British Isles added: > “Lions Clubs International was privileged to have been the primary organisation > to work in partnership with Special Olympics to enable the [Opening Eyes programme](http://www.lcif.org/EN/our-work/sight/opening-eyes.php) > at the turn of the century, which is still being provided today. Our Lions clubs > proudly support Special Olympics in many communities of the UK and worldwide and > look forward to supporting a strong and relevant relationship.” Image: Special Olympics GB table tennis action from the recent National Games in Sheffield, which saw 2,600 learning disabled athletes take part * **[Former footballer Phil Neville supports Wonderful.org’s first Wonderful Week](https://fundraising.co.uk/2017/10/03/former-footballer-phil-neville-supports-wonderful-orgs-first-wonderful-week/)**( 3 October 2017) * **[£600,000 available for young people’s sports providers from Persimmon Homes](https://fundraising.co.uk/2017/10/09/600000-available-young-peoples-sports-providers-persimmon-homes/)**( 9 October 2017) * **[Applications open for 2020 London Marathon Charity of the Year](https://fundraising.co.uk/2017/12/05/applications-open-2020-london-marathon-charity-year/)**( 5 December 2017) ![Loading](https://fundraising.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/page-views-count/ajax-loader- 2x.gif)