On a very warm lunchtime, La Cala Lions organised an event to thank their volunteers who work in their Charity shops. The event took place at the Times Bar in La Cala and 48 people enjoyed the buffet lunch and the entertainment supplied by John Sharples, an honorary Lion. Shop manager, Dave Greenwood thanked the volunteers for their efforts that have been rewarded by record sales. The Charity shops in Calle Torremolinos, La Cala de Mijas are open Monday to Saturday from 10am to 2pm are full of excellent items all donated by the public. Lions President, Brenda Meredith was asked to present awards to 9 volunteers who have worked in the Charity shops for over 5 years. The Melvin Jones awards are named after the founder of Lions International over 100 years ago; the recipients were, David Kay, Fiona Mackie, Begoňa Navarro, Svetlana Nijboer, Jana Stanford, Shirley Taylor, Jana Thorpe-Mason, Elizabeth Winspear, and Pauline Zac. La Cala de Mijas Lions has recently celebrated its formation, 25 years ago and has donated over 1.3 million euros to deserving individual cases and groups throughout the area. For further information regarding the Lions, please visit their website at https://lacalalions.org