Belle River Lions Club

It has been 80 years since a group of civic minded men voted to form the Belle River Lions Club (December 14, 1944).  Their sponsoring club was the Kingsville Lions Club.  At the club's 50th Anniversary, we had only one active member of 50 years service, that member was Lion John George who was also Mayor of Belle River for almost as many years.

Today, the longest serving member Lion Jimmy Taylor, who joined in November, 1962, with 62 years of service.

Of note in the past 22 years, Lion Frances was also the first woman president in 2002 to 2003.  There are now 18 women members.  For the Lion's Year July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024, the club president is Lion Tom Trotechaud a 45 Year Member.

"Izzy" was our oldest member to join at age 91 years of age.  He was a valuable asset at both Bingo and SunSplash.

The club has relied on the generous amount of time put in by HONOURARY members, as well as wives and family members at all Lions events.

The Belle River Lions are a diverse group of dedicated individuals who have carried out their motto "We Serve" for the past 80 years as part of the world's largest service organization.

The members of the club also have contributed to serving on the District A-1 Cabinet (2nd Vice-District Governor, 1st Vice-District Governor, 4 Past District Governors, 2 Past Deputy District Governors, 1 Past Region Chair, 2 Past Zone Chairs, 2 Past Cabinet Secretaries and 1 Past Cabinet Treasurer).  As well as, serving as Chair on various District Committees.  This includes a former Diabetes Chair Lion Bev Wirta who was in the position from 2006 to 2020.  This year our club is very honoured to have Lion Debbie Lemire serve as our Zone 1 Chair.

The club's future is bright as our membership is now up to 42 members strong with the addition of a brand new Lion Mike Bural sponsored by Lion Daria Matheson - welcome Lion Mike Bural!  Our club is always looking for new members to assist in all of our service projects. This club looks forward to continuing to provide service to their community and world.

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