LEOS AND LIONS TO HOST PURINA WALK FOR DOG GUIDES     May 18, 2012

Once again this year the Lions Club, spearheaded by the LEOS will be hosting the annual Walk for Dog Guides, sponsored by Purina Dog Food.   This annual event raises funds to assist in the training of dog guides for many individuals in the nation.   The walk will take place starting at the Town Hall on May 27th at 2:00 pm.    Bring your dog and join the fun, solicit donations and present them to help out more.

Contact any LEO  or  cheryl.johnson@ns.sympatico.ca  for further information

District Governer joins for Dinner at Davison's             April 16, 2012

District Governor Peter Reid was in attendance at the monthly dinner meeting on April 12th which for this occasion was held at Davison's Pancake House to take advantage of the new batch of maple syrup.  A great turnout of Lions made the evening a warm and memorable one.

District Governor Peter Reid and King Lion Frank Hartman

What made the evening even MORE memorable was the fact that PDG Elmer Ling was able to return for the meeting after an extended absence due to illness.   It was uplifting for all to have Elmer come out and participate.  His presence has been sorely missed in recent months and everyone was thrilled that he was able to return to the fold of Lionism.

District Governor Peter Reid, King Lion Frank and PDG Elmer share a moment

LEOS kick off Relay for Life Fundraising in Style            March 2, 2012

Congratulations to the Leos' "Roar For the Cure" Relay for Life team for winning the $300 gas gift card. Thank you to the organizers for such a generous start to the Leos' fundraising. Much appreciated!! Just a heads up to everyone that we will be selling tickets on a gas card and a beautiful hooked rug donated by Marion Merriam in the near future. Fight back!!!

Dinner Meeting Gets 'the word' from SPAR                      February 17, 2012

Feb. 16^th Parrsboro Lion’s Club invited Sarah MacPHerson, Health Promotion Coordinator, Public Health Services to talk to us about SPAR Community Health Board.

The informative talk showed us the many projects they are involved in and around our community and the many beneficial health services they assist or play the lead role in.

The contacts for information regarding SPAR services are Colleen Dowe at 667-3319 or Colleen.dowe@cha.nshealth.ca   or Frank Hartman at 254-2078 or eaglefmh@gmail.com

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Speak Out 2012 Highly Successful                             February 17, 2012

The Annual Lions Speak Out programme for High School students was brought to a successful conclusion yesterday evening when 30 Lions, parents, and friends gathered in the upper floor of the Lions Den to hear presentations by four participants.   These four young ladies had spent considerable time, and preparation getting ready to take on what most adults are afraid to do:   speak in public.

Four wonderful speakers

Sarah Outram, Phoenix Cavers, Taylor Rector, and Shayna Young had chosen their topics with care, and with some assistance had achieved what can only be described as remarkable success.   All four presented themselves extremely well, spoke with ease and grace and gave the panel of three judges an extremely difficult decision to make.  Only one could be selected to move on to further participation in the programme.   After long deliberation, and some interesting work with arithmetic, the judges decided that Sarah Outram would be this year's successful participant.    Congratulations to Sarah, but even equally congratulations to all participants for doing such a wonderful job! 

The judges were faced with a difficult decision to make

While Lion Lloyd won the job of timer by virtue of being the only one of us with a watch!!

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