Winnipeg South Lions Club

Winnipeg, Manitoba - Canada

2019 St. Vital Ag Society Annual Pancake Breakfast & Lunch

Our BBQ experts: Lion Marvin and Lion Ron!

The 2019 St. Vital Agricultural Society has come and gone for yet another year! This year in addition to our large Lions presence (10+ throughout the day) we were honored to have two candidates for the upcoming provincial election. Both Jamie and Mike were of great help!

In total this year we served just under 120 breakfasts and close to the same for our Hot Dog BBQ lunch.Congratulaions to all of the fine members of the St. Vital Agricultural Society for hosting another incredible event! And of course the Winnipeg South Lions would aslo like to thank our Lion members who were there to provide the food to the attendees! You are ALL incredible!

Our VIP guests: NDP candidates for the upcoming provincial election: (l-r) Mike Moyes(Riel) and Jamie Moses (St. Vital).

The Winnipeg South Lions Club was honored to have some VIP volunteers for our 3rd Annual Pancake breakfast and BBQ lunch; this year, of our volunteers was Mr. Mike Moyes, the NDP candidate for Riel.

Mike is a teacher, community activist and active member of the Louis Riel Teachers’ Association. Mike was born and raised in Winnipeg and he would like to give back to the Riel constituency.Good luck with the election Mike! Thanks for all of your help!

Also volulunteering with us was Jamie Moses. Jamie is running as the NDP candidate for the new riding of 'St. Vital'. Jamie Moses has worked in leadership roles at Investors Group, technology company Rapid RTC and the Canadian Wheat Board.

A longtime resident of St. Vital, Jamie has built lasting relationships with families, small businesses and grassroots organizations through his volunteer work and community participation. He serves on the board of several local organizations including Glenwood Community Centre, the Glenwood parent advisory council and the Barbara Mitchell Family Resource Centre. A passionate athlete, Jamie has coached high school basketball for over ten years.

Once again a HUGE shoutout to the SVAS for their hard work organizing and running what appears to be a 'seemless' event! The Winnipeg South Lions are honored to be a part of this amazing initiative!

 

 

2018 Casino Fundraiser for St. Vital Jr. Curling Program

On Saturday September 22nd, the Winnipeg South Lions Club hosted a Casino Night Fundraiser at the St. Vital Curling Club.  A donation of $780.25 was made to the Curling Club for their Junior Curling Program. Even though the weather didn't co-operate - alomst 100 people joined us for an evening of fun and great prize opportunities.

Special thanks goes out to SVCC Junior Curling Co-ordinator, Guy Beaudry from the St. Vital Curling Club for his help to make this a successful evening!

 

 

2018 St. Vital Agricultural Society Agricultural Fall Fair

For the 2nd straight year the Winnipeg South Lions were pleased to particiapte in the St. Vital Agricultural Society's Annual Fall Fair. Armed this year, with a grill for pancakes and a powerful generator, we were able to provide over 130 breakasts and 150 Hot Dog lunches. As part of our finacial contribution to the Ag Fair - we contributed over 45 free meals to the exhibitors of the Classic Car Show and another 30 free meals to the Vendors featuring their wares as part of the Agricultural Fair. With an invite in hand to return for a 3rd year - we are excited to see just how many people we can serve going forward!  

 

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Pictured: Lion Ron Novotony was a 'first-time' contributor to the Ag Fair and his watermelon earned him a spot on the St. Vital Agricultural Society's Wall of Honor! Lion Ron was a member of our Pancake Breakfast/ Hot Dog BBQ team. Many thanks to all of our Lions who contributed: Lions Kevin G., Andrea, Ray, Myrna, Claudette, Debbie and Kevin Y.

Pictured left to right: Lion Ray (selecting drinks from the cooler), Lion Claudette and Lion Debbie. 

Pictured left to right: Lion Kevin G. (K1) and Lion Kevin Y. (K2) on the grill.

Pictured left to right: Lion Ray ( reaching for more coffee cups,), Lion Claudette, Lion Debbie and Lion Kevin G.. 

For more pictures of what you missed at the 2019 Annual Fall Fair - please visit our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/WinnipegSouthLionsClub

 

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St. Vital Agricultural Society Sesquicentennial Community Garden Project

 

 

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From left: Rodney Penner, City of Winnipeg naturalist; Barb Shields, director of the Riverside Lions Foundation; Lion Andrea Kwasnicki, regional director of Diabetes Canada; Coun. Brian Mayes (St. Vital); Colleen Mayer, MLA for St. Vital; and Lion Karen Fontaine, Sesquicentennial Community Gardens project co-ordinator at the site of the project on Nov. 14th, 2017

 

It sometimes takes a community to build a garden.

The St. Vital Agricultural Society has been busy laying the foundations for its Sesquicentennial Community Garden, which was officially opened at an event on Nov. 14. The community garden is the long-running organization’s Canada 150 anniversary project, according to key organizer and SVAS director Karen Fontaine. She said the society applied for a grant for the project from 150 Alliance in partnership with Lions Club International and Diabetes Canada.  

Located on Bishop Grandin Greenway southeast of where Glen Meadow Street meets St. Michael Road, the idea is that community members with an interest in the project can apply to maintain a plot in the garden.

"I love this location because it’s got a special feel to it," said Fontaine, who lives in St. Vital, noting SVAS has leased the land for the project from the City of Winnipeg. "This grassroots project is about making unusable land usable."

Thw Winnipeg South Lions Club has ordered a park bench and plaque to be erected at the site of the St. Vital Ag Society Garden to support their initiative and celebrate our 100th anniversary year of Lions giving! The bench will be in place by June 2018 for our gardeners to use as a break after working their plots on the Bishop Grandin Greenway!

Well done Lions! 

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Winnipeg South Lions Club Providing Transportation for Mobility Challenged Blue Bomber Fans

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From left: Lion Kevin Young, Lion John Norget, Lion Debbie Young and Lion Tami Norget on Saturday Sept. 9th, 2017 during the first season of support for Impact Security and the Winnipeg Football Club.

 

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PIctured here is Lion Kevin Richard on one of the three brand new 6-seater "Impact Security" Golf Carts purchased for our 2nd season shuttling mobility challenged fans to and from the parking areas! June 2018

Thw Winnipeg South Lions Club was provided an opportunity by Impact Security - the Security partner of the Winnipeg Football Club, to provide volunteers for a brand new program to transport mobility challenged Blue Bomber fans from the 4 parking areas at Investors Group Field to the gates for entry into the game. At the end of the season the Winnipeg South Lions Club received a cheque from Impact Security for $5,000 for our season long volunteering - including some very cold fall games with snow, ice and cold north winds. All in a Lion's day of work! 

In 2018 we have been afforded the opportunity to continue with this program and will once again be driving golf carts - shuttling fans to and from the game. The Winnipeg South Lions would like to thank the Winnipeg Footbal Club and Impact Security, and their team, for the opprotunity to continue to facilitate this program in 2018! 

 

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From left: President Lion Kevin Gamble, Lion Ron D'Errico from Impact Security and Lion TreasurerKevin Young on receiving the 2017 cheque for $5,000 for the first season of volunteering for the Blue Bomber games.

Well done Lions!