ONGOING CLUB PROGRAMS & PROJECTS

 These include Fund Raising, Community Service, Childrens Programs & Fun Time

 They include:

                         City delivery of Sears Catalogues (32 years)

                     Playhouse Ticket Sales

                     Bronco Hockey Pools

                     Texas Hold-em Tourneys

                     Flag Day for Grade 1's Every June

                     Frontier Days Parade participation

                     Bursaries at the Comp High School and Great Plains College

                     "No Child Without" -Medic Alert Bracelet Program

                     Annual Picnic for the Visually Impaired

                     Sight & Service Participation

                     15 year participation with city on summer park program

                     Diabetes Cavalcade Donations

                     City wide Used Eyglass Collection blitz

                                   (2011 collection over 4500 pairs)

                     Club Visitations

        Our club was involved in a unique fund raising project in September 2011 when we were approached by MMM Group from Saskatoon.  They were contracted by the city to draw up a Transportation Master Plan for Swift Current.  Part of the project involved a traffic count and the Lions were asked to supply a "team" to do this work.  We also had some help from the local Elks Lodge and a couple of friends to complete the team.  The project involved parking safely at a designated intersection and monitoring traffic from 7 to 9 AM and 4 to 6 PM.  We had to count the number of vehicles (cars, trucks, buses, cyclists, pedestrians) crossing the intersection and which way they turned.  The survey took place over three days with team members doing a different intesection each day.  It was a good fund-raiser for the club and members enjoyed the experience.  We also feel that our personal driving habits may be improved somewhat after observing some of the bone-headed and dangerous driving by some of the vehicles we counted!  We are pleased that MMM Group asked us to work on the survey.  The funds generated will help us fulfill our commitments in the community.

November 2011 - Our club made a donation of $2000 to the Lions Foundation of Canada for Hearing Dog sponsorship.  This donation qualified for a matching grant by an anonymous donor from western Canada. 

December 13, 2011 - The Swift Current Lions made another shipment of glasses to Calgary for recycling.  Over 2200 pairs were collected during the year from our three drop-off points in the city.  These were packages by members and on December 13th were taken to Rosenau's Transport Depot for shipment.  The club is very appreciative of Rosenau's for shipping the glasses to Calgary for no charge.  Collection of used eye glasses is an on-going project for our club.