28/10/2026
🎄❤️ FRENCHS FOREST LIONS CLUB CAROLS BY CANDLELIGHT 2026 – A SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT! ❤️🎄
We are absolutely delighted to announce that this year’s Frenchs Forest Lions Club Carols by Candlelight at Lionel Watts Oval will be raising funds for the wonderful Stewart House! 💙
💙 DID YOU KNOW WHAT STEWART HOUSE DOES?
Located right here on the Northern Beaches at Curl Curl, Stewart House has been changing children’s lives since 1931.
Every year, approximately 1,600 children from public schools across NSW and the ACT are given the opportunity to spend 12 days at Stewart House, completely free of charge to their families.
These are children who may be experiencing financial hardship, family difficulties, emotional distress, illness or other challenging circumstances.
During their stay, children receive:
❤️ Health and medical care – including dental, vision, hearing and general health checks, with treatment and referrals where needed.
💙 Emotional wellbeing support – helping children develop confidence, resilience, friendships and positive coping skills.
🏡 A safe and nurturing environment – with accommodation, nutritious meals, clothing, toiletries and everyday essentials provided.
🎨 Educational and recreational experiences – including excursions, creative activities, sport, swimming and opportunities they may never otherwise experience.
🌈 A chance to simply be children – away from the pressures and difficulties they may be facing at home, surrounded by kindness, encouragement and care.
For some children, this experience can be life-changing. It gives them an opportunity to feel valued, build friendships, discover their strengths and return home with renewed confidence and hope.
What many people don’t realise is that Stewart House relies heavily on donations to continue this incredible work.
It costs approximately $5 million every year to operate its programs, and community generosity helps provide everything from meals and accommodation to excursions and essential care.
🎅 SAVE THE DATE – CAROLS BY CANDLELIGHT 2026!
📅 Sunday 20 December 2026
🕓 4pm – 9pm
📍 Lionel Watts Oval, Frenchs Forest
🦁 Hosted by the Lions Club of Frenchs Forest
This year, as we come together to celebrate Christmas with music, entertainment, family activities and our wonderful community, we will also have the opportunity to give back to children who need our support.
❤️ A CALL OUT TO OUR NORTHERN BEACHES COMMUNITY!
We would love local businesses, families and community groups to get behind Stewart House.
Whether you can make a donation, offer sponsorship, contribute goods or services, or simply help spread awareness, every act of kindness makes a difference.
Christmas is about more than presents. It’s about compassion, generosity, belonging and making sure children know they matter.
As someone who has seen firsthand the difference community support can make, I am so pleased that our Lions Club will be supporting this wonderful local organisation.
Thank you, Olga, and the entire Stewart House team for everything you do. 💙
Please take a moment to visit their website, learn about their work and see how you can help.
🌐 www.stewarthouse.org.au
🎄 Let’s make the Frenchs Forest Lions Club Carols by Candlelight 2026 another wonderful celebration of community, kindness and Christmas spirit!
Each year 1,800 children in need visit Stewart House. They receive optometric, dental and medical treatment plus emotional support. We need your support.
