It is a club where members have the opportunity to combine their skills and passions to help others.

The pandemic has meant many events and initiatives for the club, such as the Duke of Edinburgh, have been on hold, and club members have had less chances to meet in person.

Vice President Charles Kennaway said the club was in need of new members, and there were many ways that Highlanders could help regularly or occasionally.

"...People can be friends of the Lions Club [and help at a] barbecue, or if they want, they can join with ideas, [they] can raise money, [or have ideas on] how to distribute it and projects," he said.

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"We [also] need help to put a decent Facebook page together."

Mr Kennaway has been a Lions Club member for over 12 years, and a member of the Moss Vale club for five.

The Vice President said "companionship and helping people in need" were the things he loved most about being part of Lions.

The self-funded charity club has supported many initiatives over the years, and has united with other clubs to help as many people as possible.

A clear example of this is when the charity joined forces with clubs from Balmoral and Bundanoon to distribute over $100,000 after the 2019/2020 bushfires, and secured appliances for families who lost everything.

"I got a lot of satisfaction from helping people," Mr Kennaway said.

The mental well-being of students at Moss Vale High School has also been a priority - the club collaborated with mental health organisation Batyr to deliver a talk to Year 10 students.

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The talk is also going to take place this year.

The club has also donated to the Tathra Bushfire Recovery Appeal, Junior Diabetes Research Foundation, the mobile Blood Bank, Senior Citizens Club, NSW Air Ambulance, the Donkin Memorial Nursery School, Burrumbuttock Hay Run and the Save Sight Foundation.

Members have also collected used glasses for the Lions Recycle for Sight Australia initiative, where spectacles are redistributed to people in need worldwide.

The club has also gifted a sound system to St Paul's Primary School, which has assisted children with hearing loss, attention deficit disorders and learning difficulties to hear their teachers more clearly.

Local events such as the Bowral Classic, school presentation evenings and supporting regional programs such as sponsoring the Volwing's Learn to Drive program, are also important to the club.

Students have also been previously sponsored to push their limits outdoors through the Outward Bound program.

Members of the club have raised funds for community projects through barbecues at events such as the opening of the Leighton Gardens.

Mr Kennaway said the club was determined to help as many people as possible.

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"If people are in need and know people in need, they can contact us and we can look at it," he said.

Members usually meet on the fourth Monday of the month, and plan to have their next meeting on February 28.

It is free to become a member or friend of the club.

Highlanders can email mossvale.nsw@lions.org.au or call 0481 719 521 if they want more information.

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