Oxford and Districts Lions - Supporting Youth in our area

Our Big Family Fun Day had 3000 people attend, with over half being children. All Black Joe Moody refereed ripper rugby. One boy and his family came from Hawarden just to get a photo with Joe.

As well as 49 stalls and food outlets we had:

• Sheep dog display

• Blade and machine shearing

• Wool spinning

• Farm animals and poultry on show

• Kapa Haka group from Oxford Area School

• Oxford Fire brigade along with St. Johns put on a Jaws of Life display.

The programme of events ran from 10am to 3pm. A day like this takes a lot of organisation and without Rangiora Lioness Lions, Rangiora Leo’s , ATC cadets and other volunteers things would not have run so well. All these efforts were greatly appreciated.

View Hill School have provided us with dinners along with students serving at the tables, for a donation. We also supported Junior Netball the same way.

In December we set up the food caravan in Oxford township giving away food with most of the patronage coming from the youth of Oxford.

We ran our usual Christmas Parade with giveaways and games for the children. The theme this year was Kiwiana. There were some new fun activities at the park which were enthusiastically received.

We had the usual give aways, and two local women to do the judging of the participants.

Our local Mayor, along with some of his councillors and local MP’s got wet on the rainy day, and we appreciate their support.

The Lions gives out scholarships and this year gave $1000 to a student going on an exchange trip to Austria. This is the 5th year we have given two $1000 dollar scholarships to emerging achievers at the Oxford Area School.

Air Training Corps are youth whose ages range from 15 – 18 years.

Thirty of them were working on the Ashley Gorge walkway. We provided them with lunch. Ten of these young people also helped at our Big Family Fun Day.

We spent two days at the Ashley Gorge Camping Ground to help raise money for the track, with the ATC supervising children, selling raffle tickets with others lining up to assist in the food caravan.

Our effort contributed $900 to which we added another $1100. Emma Warwick, from the ATC, has won an exchange trip to Australia. We contributed towards her trip expenses. Emma has assisted the Lions at many events.

The Oxford Lions provided meals on a Friday night for the West Eyreton School. This was a family type gathering with all the proceeds going to the School.

In November we had our Food Caravan at the Oxman event. This event includes a junior Iron man for 10 – 16-year-olds and a kids Duathlon for 5 – 9-year-olds. This is organised at Geoff Spark’s property on Poyntz Road.

On the 14th of March we had the Food Caravan at the Canterbury Primary Schools Triathlon being run from the same property.

President

Oxford and Districts Lions

WHATS HAPPENING AT THE OXFORD CLUB!

MAY THE 4TH BE WITH YOU - QUIZ NIGHT

THURSDAY 4TH MAY - 7PM

Get your team of Aliens and Star wars heroes or villains together and the best dressed will win a prize!

Speights Duck Season Promotion

• Buy any Speights product in the bar (min purchase over $5) and receive a stamp and collect 5 stamps to receive a scratch card to see if you win a prize!

• Buy any Speights product in the bottle store and you could win a Speights Duck Season Vest (one entry per member per day) & weekly winner wins a camo cap!

Moth ’s Day

Cheers Mum!

SUNDAY 14TH MAY

All Mums, Grandmas, Nanas, step-mums that Dine in the Restaurant will receive a complimentary glass of bubbles. Restaurant open from 5pm bookings essential phone 312-4411 ext 4

Saturday 20th May

80’s Night from 7pm

Girls just wanna have Fun!

Come on down to our 80’s night Club.

We’ll have all your favourite 80’s tunes, drink specials on the night and a prize for the best dressed 1980’s male and female.

Sunday 28th May

Red Wine Tasting

3pm - tickets $20pp

Widen your palate and taste some great NZ Red’s just in time for winter

May Members’ Draw

All members who visit and scan their card with any purchase in May will go into win our May Members’ draw. This month’s prize is a 3.5L Russell Hobbs slow cooker and 10 of our $8 Frozen Meals of your choice. (one entry per qualifying member per day, min spend $5)

Of All Codes

Come down and watch the action live on our big screens. Don’t worry if your codes clash as we have 3 of them!

SATURDAY 6TH MAY

4.35pm Crusaders vs Force 5pm Warriors vs Panthers

SUNDAY 7TH MAY 9.30am Sail GP Finals 9.30am Club opens at 9am 4.10pm TACTIX vs Stars

MONDAY 8TH MAY 9.30am Sail GP Finals 9.30am Club opens at 9am

FRIDAY 12TH MAY 8pm Warriors vs Bulldogs

SATURDAY 13TH MAY 7.05pm Crusaders vs Blues 7.15pm TACTIX vs Magic

FRIDAY 19TH MAY 7.05pm Moana Pasi�ka vs Crusaders

SATURDAY 20TH MAY Pulse vs TACTIX

MONDAY 22ND MAY 7.35pm Mystics vs TACTIX

SATURDAY 27TH MAY 4.35pm Crusaders vs Warratahs 7.30pm Warriors vs Broncos