Lions raise $1800
A fish-selling campaign by; the Lions Club of Christ-i ■ church has raised $lBOO to-j wards the cost of a recom- ' pression chamber for The .Princess Margaret Hospital, i In what is believed to be) ‘the first fund raising effort! ■ of its kind in Christchurch,) ■ members of the club sold several thousand dollars , ; worth of lemon sole from : refrigerated trucks parked I throughout the city. *i
They made a clear profit lof more than $lBOO. Among other things, the recompres sion chamber will be used to treat divers affected by the ■bends,” and persons who ihave inhaled carbon mop- ! oxide or other toxic fumes. The fish-selling campaign had proved so successful that the club planned to hold another soon, a spokesman for the dub said.
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