Category: Schumacher Lions

It was a historic night in Schumacher.

The Schumacher Lions Club held its annual Awards Banquet on June 19 in the Lion’s Den.

Not only were six awards handed out during the ceremonies, but for the first-time couples were honoured for their volunteer efforts.

The big prize of the club’s Lion of the Year Award went to Lion Jim Nault. Lion Jim, who is the incoming club president for this fall, chairs the House, Property and Bar Committee (looking after the club hall, bar and supplies), the Health and Wellness Committee (vetting applications for financial assistance requests from sick or disabled individuals) and various other committees. He has been a member of the club since 1981.

The President’s Appreciation Award went to Lion Mark Barkel. Lion Mark was selected by President Danny Ansara for his outstanding leadership and dedication to Lionism.

Four Distinguished Service Awards were handed out. The first went to Lion Dave Hopkins, who is so dedicated that he even stuffed envelops for the club while in the hospital for surgery.

For the first time ever, the club honoured couples as three husband and wife duos received the Distinguished Service Award. These couples all volunteer regularly, are always in good spirits and simply are a joy to work with. The couples were: Guy and Rachelle Kingsbury, Hans and Lisette Beimann, and Pete and Sue Martel.

Congratulations to all the award winners and a special thanks to outgoing President Danny Ansara on leading us to a banner year for service and membership growth.

For volunteers with the Schumacher Lions Club, supporting a great community cause is a walk in the park.

The Club was a gold level sponsor for the IG Wealth Management Walk for Alzheimer’s on Saturday, May 25 at Hollinger Park in Timmins. The Club donated $1,000 to obtain the gold sponsorship level.

Volunteers set up a tent in the park on the rainy morning, which was perfect for serving up Tim Hortons coffee, tea, Timbits and muffins to participants and spectators. Lions Club members also took part in the walk, including several with individual sponsor sheets to further help the cause.

The idea for sponsorship was first raised by new Lion Brian Green, who works for IG Wealth Management. Like many other fellow Lions, the cause hits close to home. Many members have family or friends who have struggled with Alzheimer’s disease or dementia.

All funds raised at the event are used by the Timmins-Porcupine District Alzheimer’s Society for local programs and support services.

From left are Lions Eric Beauchamp, Wayne Snider, Mike Charette, Mark Barkel, Don Gagnon and President Danny Ansara.

 

Schumacher Lions Eric Beauchamp, left, and President Danny Ansara didn’t let the rain bother them at the IG Wealth Management Walk for Alzheimer’s on May 25 in Timmins

It’s an annual sign that summer is just around the corner in the Timmins area.

The 76^th edition of the Schumacher Lions Club Spring Sportsman Show was held April 27 and 28 at the McIntyre Arena and Curling Club.

Lion Treasurer John McCauley has been chairing the event for the past 17 shows. He reported the event raised about $43,000 for the club this year. In all, about 7,000 people came through the McIntyre Community Centre complex this year for the show.

It was all hands on deck for volunteers from the club, who worked diligently to set up, host and clean up after the popular community event.

For part of the Saturday, we had student volunteers do a survey of paid attendees. This was divided into home base regions. There were 233 people who came to our show from Sudbury or North Bay. There were more than 1,500 from outside the Timmins area. The reason? Ours is the premier sportsman show in the North. Also, vendors from out of town spent three nights in Timmins.