News Bulletins relating to Lions Club Activities.
Wayne Bent and Kevin Northcott present a cheque to Vicky Chadwick representing the Leeland Trefoil Guild. The Guild, based in Westport and surrounding areas, are a senior group that makes pillow cases for children with cancer, birthday boxes for food banks, dresses for women in Africa and will be doing toiletry satchels for Interval House … More Westport Lions donate to Leeland Trefoil Guild
Westport Lions Roar By Bob Reddick Vivian Walsh of Inverary won the January 1st $1000 calendar prize. The winning calendar number was sold by Lion Marty Hawkins Our first general meeting of 2018 started off by reading the many thank you cards and notes from people and organizations that we donated money to in … More Lions mobility vans: 276 requests, over 1,000 volunteer hours and 24,000 kms in 2017
Westport Lions members Bill Garland (L) and Heather Huth (R) present a cheque to Don Cooke from the Rideau Lakes Pickle Ball Club to help to resurface their court.
Lions Wayne Bent (L) and Jim Scala (R) present a cheque to Paul Millar, organizer of the Westport Schools’ Breakfast and Lunch Program. The Westport Lions Club gave out a combined total of 229 Christmas cakes in the last couple of weeks. Forty-six cakes were picked up at the clubhouse on December 2nd, and 183 … More Lions deliver with over 250 Christmas cakes
President Wayne Bent presents Lion Kevin Northcott with the President’s Award for Kevin’s outstanding contribution to Lionism over the years.
Westport Lions Roar By Bob Reddick and Donna Easter Nine of the 17 ladies who now make up the local chapter of Quilts of Valour The mission for the ladies that form the local chapter of the Quilts of Valour is to ensure that injured Canadian Forces members are recognized for their service and commitment … More Lions support local chapter of Quilts of Valour
Santa had a line-up of children waiting for him at St. Edward School after Saturday’s Lions Club parade. Our November 22nd meeting started on a sad note. Jim McGlade lead the Club in a minute of silence to pay our respects to past presidents Tony Dunleavy and Joe DeKroon who both passed away recently. … More Santa Claus Parade changes a hit with participants and spectators
Meet our newest member, Rene´ Reynen While boating the Rideau system for years, one of Lori and Rene´ Reynen’s favorite stops was Westport. After selling their company, which manufactured stethoscopes for the medical profession, Lori and Rene´ decided to explore Westport by auto. They loved what they saw, and were impressed with Westport and … More The Lions’ Newest Member: Rene´Reynen
Westport Lions Roar By Jim Scala How many years exactly is hard to determine but based on the memory of our longest serving member Jim McGlade it is believed to be about 30 years. Each year we sellout 1000 calendars numbered 000-999 to local area residents, seasonal residents and visitors. Using the OLG Pick Three … More 30 Years of Westport Lions Cash Calendar
Lions Heather Huth and Dorothy Maynard laid a wreath at the cenotaph in Westport. In Newboro, Lion David Blair laid a wreath in behalf of the Westport Lions. The Westport Lions Club held their semi-annual donation meeting on November 15th. Of the many organizations requested funding support, sixteen groups will split $5,000. President Wayne … More Sixteen Groups Share in $5,000 worth of Lions’ Donations
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