COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS are being urged to build stronger ties with one another and with Government.

Attorney-at-law and outgoing president of the Lions Club of Bridgetown, Edmund Hinkson, said the club must forge stronger ties with other non-governmental organisations and corporate Barbados.

"In an age where Government and the State can't fulfil all community needs, the role of service organisations is becoming increasingly important, not only in Barbados but in other countries of the region as well," he said.

Hinkson was delivering remarks last Thursday at the final meeting for the lionistic year [July to June] and joint awards ceremony of the Lions and Leo Clubs of Bridgetown, held in the Main Guard, Garrison, St Michael. The awards were to recognise benefactors for their contributions to the club and to give them an idea of the quality of the service projects undertaken by the clubs they assisted.

Hinkson informed the audience the Lions Club of Bridgetown had been awarded the title of best club in the regions of St Vincent, St Lucia, Grenada and Barbados.

"Our projects could not have materialised with such success without assistance from our benefactors. We look forward to building on the partnerships established and hope for your continued support in the coming years as we seek to serve our community of Barbados," he said.

Hinkson also thanked the media for its positive coverage of Lions projects.

As for the future of the organisation, president-elect Roger Padmore outlined his plans.

"I'm looking to continue the Peter Walcott talk programme where we write onto CD books and magazines so the visually impaired can have access to them," he said.

Padmore said one of his major concerns was health and safety in terms of fire safety and especially the loss of sight due to diabetes.

(CA)