Wasaga Beach Lions Club
Bulletin December 2013
We meet 2nd & 4th Mondays at 7 p.m. Social Hour at 6 p.m. at the Lions Den, Rec Plex, 1724 Mosley Street, Wasaga Beach, ON
Wasaga Beach Lions Club Bingo Every Friday Evening Almost $5000 in prizes..$1000 Jackpot Game RecPlex, Doors Open at 5:30 p.m.
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President’s Message As we approach Christmas, we get to reflect on the first half of our Lions year. We have given away over $29,000 plus individuals through Health and Welfare. We have helped many people locally including our Food Bank, Habitat for Humanity, Breaking Down Barriers, The Salvation Army, Kinette Club Toy Drive, The Canadians Wasaga Beach Soccer and Wasaga Beach Minor Hockey. We also supported Dreams Take Flight, CNIB Barrie, Canadian Council for the Blind Curling Tournament and Lions Club International Foundation (Phillipines) Near and dear to us is when we can support all 5 Lions camps – Bob Rumball Camp for the Deaf, Camp Huronda (juvienile diabetes) , CNIB Lake Joseph centre (for the blind and visually impaired) , Lions Camp Kirk Foundation (special needs) and Camp Dorset (dialysis Camp) We have also helped individuals in need. This included eye glasses, stair lift, scooter batteries, partial dentures and a Life Skills trip for special needs children. We have also had some fun along the way with our Breakfast with Santa. We made over 300 families happy meeting Santa, having photos taken with Santa, and of course enjoying Pancakes and Sausages. The smiles were on their faces, but they were also on ours. Finally, we had our largest Lions Christmas Dinner since I have been in this club. Over 50 Lions and spouse/guest, enjoyed a wonderful turkey dinner provided by Taste of Paradise and video dance by the Groove Tube. Merry Christmas to all!
Merry Christmas!
Janice Campbell President
Bingo Teams Revised Team 1
Team 2
Caller: Derrick Phillips Caller: Michael Rosseau Captain: Art Turner 322-0143 Captain & Nevada: Nevada: Bill Frieday John Nolasco 422-0713 Ruth Dutt Trudy Mashinter Fred Simms Devlyn Little Linda Simms Gerry Baker Wil McKinnon June O’Grady Stef McKinnon Basil Boyd Doug Grout Noreen Dineen Reid King
Team 3 Caller: Paul Lacombe Captain: Bill Lee 429-9524 Nevada: Suzanne Lacombe Janice Campbell Martin Campbell Steph Howard/Roger Barr Jim Munro Brenda Bullions Bill Bullions
Team 4 Caller: CJ Donoghue Captain: Brian Brethauer 730-4170 Nevada: Al Bell Bev Bell Allan Ritchie Roger Barr/Steph Howard Michael Hadley Dave Lewis Sharron Lewis
Wasaga Beach Lions Club Bulletin Editor: Bill Frieday, bfrieday@rogers.com 705-812-5507
Record Number of Wasaga Beach Lions On Hand to Help Serve Wasaga Beach Ministerial Food Bank Donation Over 400 Plates of Pancakes and Sausages. It was a Blast!! Hundreds of Hungry Kids Turn Out for “Breakfast with Santa”
Lion Trudy Mashinter presents $3000 to Sue Connell, Treasurer and Public Relations of Wasaga Beach Ministerial Food Bank. Since the beginning of 2009, the Food Bank has seen a rise in the number of families in need. Each month the Food Bank provides assistance to more than 120 local families that represent more than 800 people including children. The Wasaga Beach Ministerial Food Bank is scrambling to meet a growing need as it prepares to fill more than 350 Christmas food hampers. Food bank volunteers are seeing record numbers of people coming through the doors.
Wasaga Beach Lions Club Board of Directors 2013-2014 Being Safe, With the holidays upon us.....
President - Janice Campbell Immediate Past President - Martin Campbell 1st Vice-President - Suzanne Lacombe 2nd Vice-President - Bill Frieday 3rd Vice-President - Brian Brethauer Secretary - Roger Barr Treasurer- Kathy Kapoor DIRECTORS Allan Bell Beverly Bell John Nolasco Wil McKinnon Membership - Linda Simms Bingo - Wayne Henderson Tail Twister - Stephanie Howard Lion Tamer - Beverly Fowler
District A-12 Officers District Governor Chris Lewis 1st Vice District Governor Barb Ennis 2nd Vice District Governor Richard Ratensperger Immediate Past District Governor Maureen Hilt Cabinet Secretary Kathy Daoust Treasurer John Squire Region 8 Chair Fred Heyduk Zone 8n Chair Martin Campbell Zone 8s Chair Barry Hackett
Lions and families: In your lifetime, you will probably never have our Lions international Convention this close to us
Region 21 Chair Daniel Soucy Zone 21n Chair Rick Flavell Zone 21e Chair Joe Deniet Zone 21w Chair Frank Spykerman
LCI is making plans for an exciting 97th Lions Clubs Annual International Convention (LCICon) from July 4– 8, 2014 in the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and we enthusiastically invite you to join the celebration. Toronto, Canada’s most cosmopolitan city, is situated on beautiful Lake Ontario and is one of the most dynamic, culturally diverse and vibrant places on earth. Lions will find an abundance of vibrant nightlife, stunning architecture, great museums, wonderful vintage stores, luxury shops and everything in between. Discover and experience a world of arts, culture, and energy around every corner in a friendly atmosphere that welcomes everyone. Toronto is expecting you! Convention-goers can look forward to an inspiring week of business and pleasure, as we unite to shape the future of our great association. The festivities include our own culturally diverse International Parade of Nations through the heart of Toronto along with interesting seminars, lively plenary sessions, the gala International Show, and the election of LCI's 2014-2015 International President. The most important part of our international convention, however, is you – the Lions and Leos from around the world whose commitment to serving those in need remains constant in our ever-changing world. Join the fun July 4 – 8, 2014 in Toronto. We are expecting you! The $110 registration fee includes transportation from your hotel as well as all sessions. This includes a performance by Neil Sedaka. MDA hotels are the Intercontential hotel and the Cosmopolitian Hotel. I recommend that you book one of these then after 10 Jan 2014, you can re-book at a less expensive one. RV sites are available at $40/night - NO SERVICES To register, go to lionsclubs.org then you will see the link to registration on the right. You will also find a lot of information there as well. If you have any questions or need some help, just ask. Come and join the over 20,000 Lions from around the world.
Region 36 Chair Randy Hargrave Zone 36e Chair Peter Shelswell Zone 36w Chair Sheila Webb
Upcoming USA/Canada Leadership Forums… September 11-13, 2014 - San Juan, Puerto Rico September 17-19, 2015 - Grand Rapids, MI September 15 - 17, 2016 - Omaha, Nebraska September TBA, 2017 - Portland, Oregon
Upcoming Conventions…
A12… May 2-4, 2014—Deerhurst Resort, Huntsville (combined with Multiple District “A”) April 24 - 26, 2015 - The Rosseau, Red Leaves Resort, Minett MDA… May 2-4, 2014—Deerhurst Resort, Huntsville International... Lion Janice Campbell, July 4 - 8, 2014 - Toronto, Canada President, Wasaga Beach Lions Club. June 26 - 30, 2015 - Honolulu, Hawaii June 24 - 28, 2016 - Fukuoka, Japan The act of giving is its own reward. Giving, itself, is a gift to the giver. Being a member of the Wasaga Beach June 30 - July 4, 2017 - Chicago Lions Club helps you feel good because you give time, assistance, energy and resources without the (100th Anniversary) expectation of anything in return. June 29 - July 3, 2018 - Las Vegas