Lion Jim Barkhouse jimb@ns.sympatico.ca in the Chester and Chester Basin areas.

VON SAFETY CHECK IN PROGRAM

Our club is participating in another VON program. Every Monday, between 9 am and noon, a club member calls a list of clients who have signed up for this program. Other groups and organizations call the other six days of the week. The goal of the program is to check in with seniors living alone to see if they are alright. For information about this program call Lesley Taylor at 624-0318 or Kathy Uhlman at 624-1897.

Frozen Favorites are available in the New Ross, Chester and Chester Basin areas. In New Ross call Lion Frank Meister 689-2150, or Lion Sharon Rafuse 689-2402. In the Chester and Chester Basin areas, call Kathy at 624-0318. All proceeds to the Lunenburg County Branch of the VON.

 Do you have a used hearing aid you no longer need? If so, please contact a member of our club as LIONS recycle hearing aids.  We also collect ink cartridges and cell phones that go to the Diabetes Association as a fund-raiser.

This is a district project with proceeds going towards district activities. Used postage stamps can be given to any member of a Lions Club.

This is a project which involves providing vials in which medication information is stored. These vials are stored in the upper right part of the fridge and a decal on the door to the house tells emergency staff that there is a vial in the fridge containing pertinent medical information , a list of medications, family doctor, etc. All funding for this program was raised by way of corporate sponsorship. Vials are now available for distribution. For more information about this program contact Lion Sandra Zwicker (275-3629) e-mail sandrazwicker@ns.sympatico.ca

Club members help serve seniors during the monthly wheels to meals dinner held at the Chester Basin Legion. This is also a VON sponsored program and is a joint project between the Chester Basin Legion and our Lions Club. The meals are held the 1st Tuesday of each month. To register call the VON office at 624-0318 or 624-1897 at least two weeks before each meal. Meals are $7.00, with entertainment and a program. 

Another of our community service volunteer activities.

Proceeds from the annual grocery draw  are used for Diabetes awareness and education activities.  Each year the club donates $1,000 to sponsor a child to Camp Lion Maxwell, a camp for diabetic children located at Lake William in Lunenburg County.