Dragons archive
Thursday, 26th May 2011 from 7.00pm to 9.00pm at the Civic Offices
This is an opportunity for voluntary and community organisations to present their ideas to a panel of five experts - with a chance of winning financial or other support.
Each group or individual has five minutes to present to the panel an idea or concept that needs support. The panel then has a further four minutes to ask questions to clarify any points. The panel will then discuss all of the presentations to decide which they propose to support. All participants will be notified of the outcome within one month.
Find out more or apply to take part
If you would like more details or if you would like to apply for an opportunity to take part please contact:
Lion President Travis McCall or Lion Ken Carter
by email at: dragons at fleetlions.org.uk or by using the Contact Us form.
Report on last year's event:
There be Dragons!
May 2010
The Lions Clubs of Fleet and Hart fround a new way to reach out to people in the community who need their help.
The two Clubs got together recently to hold a "Dragons Den-style" evening based on the popular television show. The "Dragons" panel, made up of members from both Clubs, listened to 11 presentations from different groups or individuals seeking aid for their various projects. A representative from the local Citizens Advice Bureau was also present in case any of the applicants needed referring to other organisations for help.
The projects ranged widely, from school children who were asking for support for overseas aid visits they are making in the coming year, to local groups such as Hart First Response, Stepping Stones DS, Homestart and Hampshire Association for the Blind. Each applicant was given five minute to make their presentation followed by four minutes for questions from the panel.
After the event the "Dragons" met to decide which organisation/individuals their Club proposed supporting. These preliminary decisions were taken to their respective Club meetings for approval and resulted in Fleet donating to eight of the projects and Hart to six.
Interestingly there has been a valuable non-financial spin off from the event. The representative from the CAB, who also attended the subsequent meeting, is going to recruit volunteers for two of the projects from the unemployed people the CAB is currently in contact with. In addition, one project which has set up a small catering service manned by local young people to help give them a new start, has been put in touch with a project seeking funding for their Christmas party for blind people.
The event was the brainchild of Lion Graham Drayton of Fleet Lions Club who said: "I am delighted with the way the evening went. We have heard from people who we would not otherwise have considered fro help. The presentations were very professional and we have had quite a difficult job deciding who will get our help. We hope that this will become a regular way in which we can identify new projects for both Lions Clubs".
