St. Joseph Island Lions Christmas

Zone Chair 31 West Lion Carol Rickard joined the St. Joseph Island Lions on December 6th for their Annual Christmas Dinner. Left to Right:

Zone Chair 31W Lion Carol Rickard,

President, Lion Mike Trainor, and

Lion Carla Hendry

 

 

Sault Ste Marie Santa Fund Get Boost From Lions

 

 

  Sault Ste. Marie Lions President, David Kidd presented the donation to the Sault Star Santa Fund. The Sault Star collects donations of money, non-perishable foods and new and used games and toys. Many volunteers organize the gently used items received; washing, repairing, and mending items that need some tlc. Between 1,600 and 1,700 baskets annually are donated to households in the city and surrounding areas.

Trout Creek Lions Hold 1st Annual Food Drive

The Trout Creek Lions held their first annual Food Drive on October 29 2017.The Lions members collected an amazing 2 Half ton truck loads of non-perishable food items by knocking on the doors and collecting from very generous community members. It took the staff of the Powassan and Area Food Bank over 2 hours to stock the shelves with all of the food collected. The Trout Creek Lions club is very proud of this accomplishment and are considering making this an annual event. They are looking forward to collecting even more next year to help those in their community. Congratulations to the Trout Creek Lions for this amazing accomplishment.

Lions Club of Espanola Investing in Community

With just 24 members, the Lions Club of Espanola has been very busy the first part of this year; ensuring an investment of over $43,000 has been returned to the community to support local projects.  Some of the benefactors include;  Espanola Minor Hockey, Send a Kid to Camp, Community Living, Hospice, Cancer Research and Victims Services, Food Bank and the list goes on.  Espanola is a great example of community and volunteer engagement!