Md A
District A-4
Shawville Lions Club Inc. Chartered In 1949

Announcements :

Canada Day Celebrations, July 1, 2008.

Canada Day Breakfast - At The Lions Hall 8:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.

Canada Day Parade - 2:00 p.m. - Sharpe - Start

Fireworks Display @ Dusk. Shawville Fair Grounds.

Please don't forget the Shawville Fair, held on Labour Day Weekend.

August 28th -- September 2nd 2008.

Enjoy the BEST HAMBURGERS, HOT DOGS, FRIES, ETC. in Western Quebec.

All served at the Lions Booth, Located at the Main Enterance of the Fair Grounds.

Just for your information:

You can check out the Shawville Fair website by Searching Pontiac Agriculture Society, Click on: Shawville Fair and follow the screen prompts

By the way:

We would also like to give you a chance to WIN one of our many prizes at Our Annual Fair Draw, which will take place on SUNDAY, NIGHT AT 11:00 p.m.

The Lions Club Of Shawville encourages you to participate in our Annual Fair Draw. Tickets are only $2.00 each or 3 for $5.00

HELP US TO HELP THOSE LESS FORTUNATE

We Strive to Increase Our Lions Family:

Lion Ken Finan                     May 2008

Lion Mike Brunet                  October 2008

Lion Ed Walsh                      January 2009

The Induction Ceremony will take Place on Thursday, February 12th.

Our Club will celebrate our 60th Charter Anniversary on Saturday, November 14, 2009.

Our congradulations to the winners::

SHAWVILLE LIONS CLUB FAIR DRAW 2008.

Total Value of this years Lions Fair Draw - $4347.06

1st Prize Winner Rob Carmichael - ACER Gaming Computer with Blue Ray video and HP Printer. Purchased by the Lions Club of Shawville Value $1523.81

2nd Prize Winner Joann Brinkworth - LG 19" LCD TV Donated by Lloyd Hodgins Furniture Shawville - Value $563.25

3rd Prize Winner Sharon Olmstead - 2 Ottawa Senators Hockey Game Tickets. Donated by G.M. Bryan Murray Ottawa Senators. Value $406.35

4th Prize Winner Murray Ranger - 2 Ottawa Senators Hockey Game Tickets. Donated by G.M. Bryan Murray Ottawa Senators. Value $406.35

5th Prize Winner Gail Findlay Golf Set with Carry Bag - Donated by Murray's Sports, Shawville - Value $395.06

6th Prize Winner Shannon Carmichael - Etched Mirror - Donated by Tom Murdock Glass - Value $338.62

7th Prize Winner Lee Newton - Stanley Cup T-Shirts - Donated by Atkco's Bar, John Atkinson Shawville, Value $338.62

8th Prize Winner Marg Reynolds - Gift Certificate - Donated by W.J. Hayes & Sons Shawville - $125.00

9th Prize Winner Cecile Dumont - Gift Certificate W.A Hodgins Store, Shawville (Home Hardware) - Value 100.00

10th Prize Winner Lee Raulin - Gift Certificate Donated by Tom Orr Cartage, Shawville, Value $100.00

11th Prize Winner Wayne Bohart - Gift Certificate - Donated by Cafe 349, Shawville - Value $50.00

LIONS CLUB OF SHAWVILLE INC. PRESENTATIONS

Helen Keller Memorial Awards were prenented to:

Lion Past President James Howard - Lion Past President Alex Miller - for outstanding leadership during their year in office.

  A SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT

Shawville Lions Club has teamed up with Canadian MedicAlert & Dr. S.E. McDowell Elementary School,in Shawville, suporting the NO CHILD WITHOUT PROGRAM.  Supplying MedicAlert Bracelets to Students free of charge.

Activities :

Our Lions Club received it's Charter on Thursday, November 17, 1949 at Pine Lodge, Bristol, Quebec in the heart of the Ottawa Valley.

The Club was sponsored by The Pontiac Lions Club who serve the town of Campbell's Bay, Quebec and surounding area.

Our Charter President was Lion Harwood Argue. 41 service minded men rose to the call We Serve.

The Shawville Lions meet for dinner from the second Thursday in September, until the fourth Thursday in June. We do not hold dinner meetings during July and August.

Our Executive Board meets on the third Thursday each month.

We welcome visiting Lions to join us for fellowship at our dinner meetings.

Some of our fund raising projects are:

Canada Day Celebrations, which include A Canada Day Breakfast, A parade, and fun events for our community friends.

We operate our Lions Booth during the fall fair on Labour Day Weekend, we also have a Fair Draw, with the prizes drawn on the Sunday evening of the fair, at 11:00 p.m.

We cut and sell Christmas Trees.

What would Christmas be without Breakfast with Santa.

Of course we hold a New Years Eve Dance and Party.

We enjoy serving our Community in many ways.

We make contibutions to LCIF.

Lions Foundation of Canada

The construction of the Pontiac Reception Centre for Seniors was one of our first major projects.

The Pontiac Hospital C.T. Scan Machine was a $900,000.00 project, completed in two and half years.

Lions B.A.I.T Program.

Pontiac Snowsuit Fund

Lions Effective Speaking. The largest Effective Speaking Contest in Canada.

Operation Go Home

Santa's visit to the Pontiac Community Hospital and Pontiac Reception Centre

In 2001 we pledged $6000.00 over three years to the Pontiac High School Welding Program.

In 2003 we donated $3000.00 to the renovation program of our local Youth Center, which is now open.

Our latest venture is a project of assisting with the purchase of a New Bus for the Pontiac Reception Center to transport Seniors to diffferent events in our area. The price tag is Approx. $95,000.00. This project was completed in June 2004.

We wished Janet McCord a local handy capped volunteer a Merry Christmas 2003, with a motorized scooter.

See the photo in our Photo Album

One of our projects in 2007 was a donation of $5000.00 to assist with the purchase of new bucket truck for the Shawville/Clarendon Fire Dept.

Our Club donated $2000.00 to Campgain Sight First II 2007