This year's Zone 1 Chair is our own member Lion Debbie!  This is her 3rd Term as Zone 1 Chair.  Lion Debbie’s aim this year is promoting our District Governor Darlene’s goals of 1) Grow our clubs and 2) Empowering Youth 3) Strengthen our connections within our community and 4) Lead with Service and Kindness.  Her official visits & Zone 1 Advisory Meeting dates are in the District A-1 Directory available on-line.

Fill the Bus on August 16th was a huge success!  Here are the Lions back at the Food Pantry displaying some of the items collected for a "Back to School" theme.  Left to right: Lions Steve, Mark, Debbie, Joyce & Mary!

Here is our club at the Car Show on July 18^th!  This was the first time our new barbecue was up and running.  Left to right: Lions Mike, Student Helper, Mark M., Debbie, Mary, Margaret, Glenn, Daria & Adrian.

Some of our members had cars in the Show!  Here is Lion Jim Tellier’s 1963 Impala SS Convertible!

Here is Lion Bob Percy’s entry a 1990 Ford Mustang GT!

On June 13th our club participated in the Stroll the Street event.  Here is our food booth.  Left to right: Lions Mark Mahovlich, Mary Mahovlich, Margaret Hutchinson, Sharon Hillier, Debbie Lemire, Glenn Hutchinson, Mike Bural & Norm Hillier.

On June 12th, four members of our club attended Defibrillator Training hosted by the Lighthouse Cove Lions Club.  Look closely and you can see Lion Mark Mahovlich (peach shirt), Lion Joyce Mahovlich (wearing sunglasses), Lion Debbie Lemire (on the picnic table) and Lion Mike Bural (standing).

On June 9th, the various Lions Clubs in Zone 1 and Zone 2 collected and prepared a shipment of used eyeglasses to CLERC.  This time the collection amounted to 10,000 pairs.  Here is Lions Steve Mahovlich, Belle River Lions Club and Lion Mark Burningham, Windsor Lions Club getting the shipment ready for transportation.

At our Family Day celebrations, Leader Dog Brick awards (replacing the Leader Dog Tribute) were presented to well deserving Lions.  Left to right: Presenting the awards - DGE Darlene Snyders, Lions Glenn Hutchinson, Club President Jim Sauve assisting with the presentations, Lion Mike Bural.& Lion Norm Hillier.

At our Family Day celebrations, Harry A. Newman awards were presented to well deserving Lions.  Left to right: Presenting the awards - DGE Darlene Snyders, Lions Glenn Hutchinson, Lion Daria Matheson and Lion Mark Mahovlich assisting with the presentations..

At our Family Day celebrations, Judge Brian Stevenson awards were presented to well deserving Lions.  Left to right: Presenting the awards - DGE Darlene Snyders, Lions Glenn Hutchinson, Club President Jim Sauve assisting with the presentations, Lion Kathy McIntosh and Lion Mike Bural.

At our Family Day celebrations, an 80th Anniversary Plaque was presented to our club from the Lighthouse Cove Lions Club.  Left to right: Presenting the plaque - DGE Darlene Snyders, Club President Jim Sauve and assisting with the presentation, Lion Mark Mahovlich.

Stroll the Street on May 9th was a huge success!  Left to right: Lions Glenn Hutchinson, Jim Sauve, Club President, Dan (the new owner of Foodland), Lions Debbie Lemire and Mike Bural.

Once again the Belle River Lions Club donated 75 Hams to the “Baskets for the Needy” at Easter.  Left to right: Lion Debbie, Leo Landon, Leo Brady, Lion Mary, Leo Klaryssa, CEO Tracey Bailey, Leo Tambre & Lion Joyce.

One of the Service Activities at the District A-1 Convention was making up “Homeless Kits”.  Here is our club and the Lakeshore Leo Club presenting the kits to our Food Pantry in Puce.  Left to right: Lion Debbie, Leo Landon, Lion Mary, Leo Brady, Leo Klaryssa, CEO Tracey Bailey, Leo Tambre & Lion Joyce.