Adopt a Road April 2012

Lion Don Stobbe and Lion Dave Borge were two of a group of fourteen Lions who were out early Saturday morning to clean up Gordon Drive.  The Okanagan Mission Lions Club have adopted Gordon Drive between KLO Road and Dehart Road in the Mission area of Kelowna. Every spring and fall our members walk this stretch and pick up garbage left over the previous six months. Another successful clean up was done Saturday, April 21, 2012. In all we collected roughly 16 bags of garbage in 90 minutes of work. Below are all the OKM Lions who attended.

Food Bank Donation

Pictured left to right are: Lion Walter Fehr, Food Bank Operations Manager Rob Weller, Project Chair, Lion Gord Barber, and Mike Stolz.

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Supporting Dementia in the Okanagan

The Okanagan Mission Lions Club donated over $1000 to the Alzheimer’s Society here in Kelowna. With a cheque presentation at a recent meeting and participating at the annual walk for Alzheimer’s, our support for dementia patients continues.

Jennifer Hamilton, the local Support and Education Coordinator for Alzheimer’s B.C. was handed a cheque after addressing our club. Jennifer is joined by Lion President Wes Van, and Lion Jim Lineger, who lives with dementia.

Ten Lions, six wives and seven Kelowna Lioness walked the track at the Capital News Centre in support of the cause. In total $1060 was donated by the Okanagan Mission Lions, all to support those suffering from Alzheimer’s and Dementia.

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