Lions Honour Their Volunteers

Volunteers Dwain Smith, Beth Moores, Donna Roth, Wendy Briggs-Jude and Toby Stewart attended the Westport Lions recent Appreciation Night.

Lions Bob Reddick, Wayne Bent, Don Baker, Harry Beckett, Jim Scala, Dale Lyons and Dave Blair were responsible for keeping the beach weed free and the grass cut. Lion Jim McGlade is missing from this photo.

Westport Lions Roar

By Lion Bob Reddick

The Westport Lions Club held an appreciation barbecue last Tuesday to honour all our volunteers that have helped to drive the mobility vans and clean the beach change rooms.

The volunteers and Lions that opened, closed and cleaned the change rooms are: Josh Anandappa, Talia Annandapa-Morris, Wendy Bridges Jude, Nicki Doria, Philip Hammond, Cheryl Hanna, Joellen McHard, Beth Moores, Donna Roth, Colleen Serson, Jayne Walker and Lions Dorothy Maynard, Craig Jackson, Don Baker and Bob Reddick.

The volunteers that drive the mobility vans are: Talia Anandappa, Wendy Briggs-Jude, Dennis Doyle, Bernie Maclean, Leonard Merkley, Keith Mosher, Mary Joan St. James, Toby Stewart, Dave Counter, Kathy Suffel and Betty Blouand. The Lions that are involved in the program are: Don Baker, Harry Beckett, Wayne Bent, David Blair, Michael Harris, Dorothy Maynard, Jim McGlade and Jim Scala.

The 2020 calendars are now available for sale. You can buy one from any Lion member or purchase one from the Country Kitchen, New Beginnings, Westport Village Pharmacy and Westport Home Hardware.

Any organization or individual who wishes to be included in our fall donations to the community must submit it in writing by the end of October. You can email your request to westportontariolions@gmail.com or send it to Westport Lions Club, P.O. Box 428, Westport, ON K0G 1X0.

Lion David Blair is organizing a night of bowling at the Elgin Bowling Lanes on Friday, September 27^th. Members of the community as well as Lions are welcome to participate in this non-competitive event. The cost for three games and shoe rental is $15.00. If you are interested, please contact Dave at 613-273-9255 or email him at rideauman50@yahoo.ca.

The Westport Lions Club would like to thank all our volunteers who help us with our service to the community. Without them, and the financial support we receive from the community, we would not be able to sustain all of our programs. To paraphrase the slogan from Public Broadcasting Service, the Lion services are made possible by the hard work of Lion members and people like you.