2026 Fundraising

The Lions Club of Flinders District (Flinders Lions) fundraising strategy for 2025-26 reflects the Australian Lions Wellbeing Foundation’s Nationwide campaign, focused on the Lions International Service Initiative: Mental Health and Wellbeing.

It also accords with Mornington Peninsula Shire’s Public Health and Wellbeing Plan 2025-29; the aim of which is to set Council’s strategic direction for protecting and promoting the health and wellbeing of the community. 

 Funds raised will be directed to various local school-based projects with the aim to:

• support those children and young people who are highly disengaged and marginalised through complicated family circumstances to remain at school and return to mainstream programs.

• assist with the provision of pathways to re-engage young people in learning through structured Outreach programs. 

• support services for students and families, as well as for the schools themselves, to help relieve the significant well-being and mental health challenges some families are facing.

• Optimising educational opportunities for all children is the key to improved well-being. 

Funds raised from our fundraising initiatives will be directed to two very worthy school-focused projects, which have been identified and fit the Wellbeing and Community Health brief perfectly. 

The Young Elevate Program has a primary school focus, building on the success of The Mornington Peninsula Foundation’s Elevate program with Westernport Secondary College. The program will focus on years 3-6 children who have had low attendance and are on the path to leaving school early. The senior Elevate Program has had great outcomes with 94% of children now finishing school (compared to 50% previously).

The Second project is to further assist Western Port Community Centre with their Family Support Program. The caseworker provides support to 5 local schools, working with both the young people and their parents and caregivers who may be experiencing personal crises and mental health issues.