Category: Ferris Lions Club

Ferris Lions Club is celebrating 70 years of serving the community.  It’s even more important now than ever that the public see us active and engaged.  With this in mind, Ferris Lions hosted a Family Day event at Lee Park this year supplying free hot chocolate and a marshmallow roasting station. It was a cold and windy day but the skaters and kids tobogganing that braved the cold for family day.  Many people were curious and came over to chat with us and warm up for a few moments. Kids and parents alike were grateful for the hot cocoa and the warmth of the marshmallow roasting station.  It was a great opportunity to perform a service, meet new people and talk about the work we do within our community.

 

With clubs having a hard time getting new members, we need to recognize more than ever the ones who have been here for many years.  The Ferris Lions acknowledged Lion Bob McCarthy for 47 years of service with a Lifetime Membership Award.  Lion Bob has been an Integral part of Ferris Lionism through his dedication and contribution. He has also spearheaded and worked on many community projects. Lion Bob has served in many club positions and also mentored and recruited several new members to Lions. A heartfelt congratulations to Lion Bob and hope to see you serving your community for many more years to come.

 

Sometimes Zone Chairs receive gifts from their clubs as a thank you for efforts as a member of the Cabinet.  Zone Chair for 17 North, Lion Margo Oleskiw, received a coveted handmade paddle from the Ferris Lions Club.  Imprinted on the paddle is a great slogan, “if you want to change the world, get someone to help you paddle”.  We know that Lion Margo is a great Lion for getting people to paddle and work together.  Congratulations Lion Margo.

 

 

Ferris Lions of North Bay would like to give a big thank you to the North Bay Scouting group for all their help in their Annual Tag Day. This group of 18 Scouters will be participating at the Jamboree in Helsinki, Finland along with 14-15,000 other scouters. This donation is just a little help to get them on their way. Good luck to the Scouts on this big adventure.

 

 

 

 

 

Ferris Lions club was very pleased to welcome Virginia Elliot to their Lions meeting. Virginia lives in the North Bay district and is a new recipient of a Guide Dog from the Oakville Dog Guide School.  She gave an interesting talk about her experience.  Virginia Elliot is hearing impaired and was on the list for a dog for four years.  She attended the school for seven weeks where they assessed her needs and she was matched up with her dog “Morley”. The Lions Guide Dog Foundation of Canada trains dogs for seven types of impairments.

The first Dog recipient from North Bay was in 1980.  Lion Omer Lebland had to go to US Guide Dog foundation in Rochester, New York where he was paired up with a dog.  As an interesting tidbit, that dog was from a line of dogs from President Ford.

 

Ferris Lions Club would like to give a big thank you to all who supported their BBQ draw fundraiser. Special thanks to Nippissing Propane, Walmart and Jeff and Tanis No Frills. Their winners are Shawn Gutzeit (BBQ), Marlene Bergeron ($500 Walmart Gift card) and K Jackson ($300 No Frills card). All proceeds will go back into helping the community. Ferris Lions rock!

It was a challenging year, but very proud of our club members who always come together to serve their community. The Ferris Lions club held a giant Yard Sale and BBQ to raise funds for them to help support their community.  They would like to give heartfelt thanks to their members and the community for making their Yard Sale & BBQ a resounding success.  Special thanks to their neighbours and Food Basics for their support.

Special shout out to Lion Laurie Marcil for hosting the event at her home and organizing our event.

 

 

 

 

 

Ferris Lions Club, Lion Ken Gray just celebrated 45 years of service in Lionism. He is a very active member of their club and a valued member. They are looking forward to another 45 years with you. Congratulations.