Ringwood & Fordingbridge Lions Club have helped eight extraordinary local young people secure a place at a Lions International Youth Camp abroad this summer. Six are pictured, collecting specially-printed lions tee shirts to wear on their travels. Printed on the back of each shirt is their name and where they are travelling to:
- Isabella – Mexico
- Emma – Switzerland
- Katie – Japan
- Oceane – Austria
- Francesca – Italy
- Isabelle – Hong Kong, China and Macau
- Gabriella – Netherlands
- Rosalyn – Finland
Every trip is unique, and each young person will spend up to two weeks living with a host family (or, in the case of Katie, three weeks in rural Japan) and then a further week to 10 days at an international youth camp. Every year more than 100 International Youth Camps are arranged by Lions International, spanning 40 different countries. Every Lions Camp is different, but each offers participants a life-changing experience. Those taking part usually only need to raise enough funds for flights and spending money, with Lions Clubs meeting other expenses. If you are between 16 and 22 years and wish to apply for an International Lions Youth Camp abroad in the summer of 2025, please contact Ringwood & Fordingbridge Lions Club at randflions.org.uk or call us on 0345 833 5819
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