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August 4, 2011:
Concert on the Green, a GREAT Party!

This year's concert, featuring "The Fab Fourever", was the largest and best attended to date with more than 1,500 people of all ages having a wonderful time - singing, dancing and relaxing under the warm summer sun. Thanks to the very generous support from our many, many sponsors, the Lions Club looks forward to being able to provide help to numerous community organizations, to our youth, to our seniors and to those in need across the island."

Naomi Beth Wakan's Tribute to the Lions at
the Concert on the Green:

Hello everyone. Until recently I had known little about The Lions' Clubs- just that they were service clubs that raised money for good causes. Not long ago I noticed a group of men with trucks and a front-end loader gathered at my neighbour's house. On enquiring what was going on, I was told that they had come to collect wood from recently felled trees on my neighbour's property so that they could distribute firewood to folks on the island who couldn't afford to buy their own. Later, on the way to Drumbeg Park, I noticed the usual unpleasant pot-holes had been filled in with gravel. Again I found it was members of The Lions' Club who had donated the gravel and done the work.

So, now intrigued, on further research, I was not surprised then to find out that The Lions not only raised money for many worthy causes in our island community, but also provided labour, actually did the work, to see that some of the needs of the community were being met. The youth club, the 4H club, the MS society, Christmas food vouchers, taxis for the elderly, the Girl Guides, the Gabriola Museum, hot lunches for our school children, giving money so that guide dogs could be available. the list is endless. And of course, this Concert on the Green is their big fund-raiser of the year, so thank you all so much for coming to it.

I had just thought The Lions were a group of people who met and had a good time together giving their Lions' Roar and raising money. Now I know better. I was so impressed at all their charitable work, that I wrote the following poem. I am known for writing haiku, but I thought The Lions deserved at least a couple more lines than the usual three, so here is:

The Lion's Roar

The Lions
may roar as loud as they wish
for their bite
bites into the needs, the hunger,
the distress of our small island,
Oh, the bite of The Lions
as it eats away misery
is a formidable healing thing

Naomi Beth Wakan

June 4, 2011: Ground Breaking Ceremony,
Gabriola Health Care Centre

The ground breaking ceremony for the new Gabriola Health Care urgent treatment room and medical offices was held in glorious sunshine June 4, 2011. More than four hundred people came to the event and well over $100,000 additional funds were raised. This is a landmark event for the island citizens, and a privilege for the Gabriola Lions to have helped to make possible.

Lion Don Butt presenting a cheque to Gabriola Health Clinic Society president, Brenda Fowler, for over $28,000 to bring the total contributed by the Lions to $105, 300. Photo: Lion Bill Kalbfleisch

Ground Breaking for the new Gabriola Urgent Care and Medical Offices. Left to Right: Lion Representative to the Health Care Society and Foundation Don Butt, Auxiliary President Nancy Nevison, donator of the land and major supporter Lion Dr. Bob Rooks, Society President Brenda Fowler, and MLA Doug Routley. Photo: Derek Kilbourn


April 14, 2011: Lions Log Splitting



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See more photos under Photo Gallery - Log Splitting.

Photo by Don Butt

Meeting Dates 2011:
Regular meetings are every second and fourth Monday of each month, September through June, but not on Holiday Mondays, such as Thanksgiving, Victoria Day or during Christmas week.



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