Ashgrove/The Gap Lions Club

Ashgrove / The Gap Lions Club News

On 16th October Ashgrove The Gap Lions combined with neighboring clubs to conduct a BBQ at 7th Brigade Park to support the Cure for Brain Cancer Foundation walk which saw over 700 walkers support the cause. Our club also presented an award to the Best & Fairest player at The Gap Football Club on this day.

On 19th October our club presented a Senior Excellence Award in Public Speaking at The Gap State High School.

From 21st to 23rd October and 28th to 31st October our club sold tickets in our annual Melbourne Cup Trifecta Fundraiser at Ashgrove Marketplace and The Gap Shopping Village where a member of our community could win $1,000 in prize money.

On each Friday of the 4th School Term from 21st October, our club will be supporting the All Abilities Cricket Program at the Valleys Cricket Club in Ashgrove.

Ashgrove The Gap Lions Club welcomed the Clinical Nurse Manager from the Choices Program at the Wesley Hospital as our Guest Speaker at our Monthly Partners & Friends Dinner Meeting on 25th October. Our club has supported this program at the Wesley Hospital by selling Christmas Cakes there to raise funds for the program to assist those suffering from cancer.

Lions Club of Ashgrove The Gap conducted a celebration dinner at Arana Leagues Club on Saturday 5th November to celebrate 60 years of helping and supporting our community, the evening was a huge success, many thanks to those that supported this special event.

Upcoming Events

Our club will be selling Christmas Cakes and Puddings in our community at Star Discount Chemist, Bank of Queensland at Ashgrove & The Gap, The Gap Day & Night Pharmacy, Brisbane City Council Ward Office, George the Barber, Red Hill Pharmacy, Bardon Pharmacy & Ashgrove Fresh, please contact our face book page for further details.

From 4th November to 12th December our club will be supporting Ray White Real Estate at the Gap with their Christmas Giving, where community members drop of gifts for Christmas that are donated to those in need at Communify for their Christmas Market.

On 13th November our club will be conducting a BBQ, Plant Sale and sale of Christmas Cakes & Puddings at Art Scope Christmas Market at Quinn Park 560 Milton Road Toowong.

On 19th November Ashgrove The Gap Lions will be supporting Serenata Singers at their concert at The Gap Uniting Church on between 3pm and 6pm, Tickets can be purchased from Serenata Singers or Ashgrove The Gap Lions Club

On 22nd November we will be welcoming Sue Wighton who is a Brisbane based singer and songwriter who will be a guest of our club at our monthly Partners & Friends Dinner Meeting. 26th November will see our club at the She Shed Christmas Market at The Gap Football Club where we will be selling Christmas Cakes & Puddings.

On 30th November we will be presenting the Public Speaking Award at the Junior Excellence Awards Ceremony at The Gap State High School. 4th & 18th December Ashgrove The Gap Lions will be selling Christmas Cakes at Bunning’s at Keperra.

On 10th December our club will be assisting Ashgrove The Gap Rotary Club with our Tucker Box BBQ Trailer for their Carols by Candlelight at Dorrington Park in Ashgrove.