Carlyle Observer: March 13, 2015

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Friday, March 13th, 2015

Volume 78 • No. 43

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Carlyle & District Lions Club fundraiser nets $27,000 for local causes By Lynne Bell The Carlyle & District Lions Club’s 24th annual supper, raffle and auction packed the Carlyle Memorial Hall and raised $27,000 for local causes. “It’s fabulous,” says Lions member and event chairperson Wayne Wilson. “We had a full house and we raised some money.” Over 200 people attended the March 5 event, which enables the Lions to support a variety of local causes and initiatives. For 51 years, the Club has donated funds to local, national and international concerns. However, money stemming from this event is reserved entirely for local use. “All of the funds from this one go back to groups in our community and area,” Wilson explained. “Last year, we donated just over $43,000 to a total of eight or nine groups, and this year, we’re happy to do it again.” In the over two decades since the event was started, the local Lions have provided funding to the Crescent Point Leisure Complex, Lions Park, the Carlyle Sports Arena, the Carlyle Curling Rink, Carlyle Memorial Hall, the Carlyle Golf and Country Club, Carlyle Fire and Rescue, the Rusty Relics Museum, the Carlyle Library, Manor Rink, and others. In addition, the Lions Club has also offered assistance to individuals in need. The event-which has become a fixture on the Carlyle calendar for over 20 years- is not surprisingly, “So wellorganized,” according to Lions member Myrla Holland. “Wayne is our chief organizer,” says Holland. “He also introduced the application process a few years ago.” “The application process allows organizations and groups to tell us what they need and what it will cost,” she adds. “It makes it easier for the Lions to decide how much to give and it makes sense for the recipients to request directly what their needs are.” However, Holland stresses that the application process does not apply to any health-related or emergency situation, where the Lions Club may be called upon to assist.

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Moose Mountain Ag Day – pages 2-3

Fulfulling a life-long dream – page 4

Staff photo by Lynne Bell

Auctioneer Ward Cutler (right) was honoured for 20 years of sharing his considerable talents with the annual Lions’ fundraiser, as he was presented with a $1,000 gift voucher by Lion Keith Walker (left). In a gracious thank you, Cutler said, “I know I say it every year, but it’s an honour and a pleasure to come back to this great community. It’s probably one of the last fundraising auctions that I do. I believe in what the Lions Club does here and all they put back into the community.” “In those situations, people are not required to fill out an application. They should get in touch with a member of the Lions Club instead.” This year, over 500 auction items and raffle prizes were donated by over 160 businesses, organizations, and individuals. “Everyone is so generous,” says Holland. “Because the community supports this fundraiser, it allows the Lions Club to give back to the community.” This year, the Lions honoured one of their own, by hanging longtime member Gord Savill’s Lions vest and pins in a place of honour in the Hall. Savill passed away in December 2014, and Wilson says, “Gord

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was a valued member of he Lions Club for over 50 years. He always had a joke or a case of beer for a work party. He is truly missed and we really wanted to honour him tonight.” The Carlyle & District Lions also recognized the 20 years of service by auctioneer Ward Cutler. Cutler-who grew up in Carlyle- has returned to be the event’s auctioneer for 20 years. Now a sought-after auctioneer and rodeo announcer on both sides of the Canada-U.S. border, he makes a concerted effort to work at the Lions’ event. “This is probably one of the last fundraising auctions that I do,” says Cutler. “I believe in what the Lions Club does here

and all they put back into the community.” Cutler had to leave before the event was over in order to travel to a job the following day, but was surprised by a presentation from the Lions thanking him for his two decades of service to their cause. While presenting Cutler with a $1,000 gift voucher, Lion Keith Walker said, “He’s now a world-class auctioneer, but every year, he comes back to our fundraiser, and we just want him to know how much we appreciate it.”

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Little Black Dress Event – page 5

bserved At Lions Dinner & Auction – page 16

See Also Weekly RCMP report – page 18 *** Classifieds – pages 24 & 25


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