Meetings

SPECIAL NOTICE:

The Gordon Head Lions Club have merged with the Victoria Imperial Lions Club to become the Victoria Lions Club.  Stay tuned for a new website for the two clubs in the near future.  

Gordon Head Lions Club would like to thank all those who have assisted us over the years and look forward to serving the people of Greater Victoria and many Lions activities.

We will be meeting at the Victorian on Mackenzie on the 2nd and 4th Fridays at noon.

 

Gordon Head Lions was chartered in June 1980. It originally began with 12 charter members & presently has 29 Regular members & 2 Life Members.  The Charter President was Lion Nick Schutt.

GORDON HEAD LIONS CHARTER MEMBERS JUNE 30, 1980

JOHN BAKER, ALAN BENSON, DAVE BURKE, WALTER CHMIEL, DAVE FERN, HU FILLEUL,

GARTH GRAHAM, RUSS LESKIEW, JOHN MELVIN, JIM MERSTON, NICK SCHUTT, NIJYAR SHEMDIN, LEON SWALLOW, WILLIAM WOLF

On July 29th, 1980 shows in the minutes we had 7 regular members & 8 guests held at the Racquet Club of  Victoria,in Gordon Head.

On October 8th, 1980 the board of directors proposed funds to be spent Pearkes Clinic, $50.00, Zone $25.00, CARE $2.00 member per year, LCIF $1.00 member per year & $45.00 petty cash for secretarial supplies.

We have come a long way since then!

We were convinced to buy a candy floss machine (which paid for itself in the first year) then we purchased a snow cone machine & both of these machines are still operating to this day.

Gordon Head Lions was one of the first clubs in our Zone & District to invite women to join. 

Just a brief history of our Early days.

We meet at  "The Victorian" 4300 Douglas Rd McKenzie

1st Wednesday at 12:pm (noon)

Give our Meal Chair Lion Chris at 250 727-0164 and please let Lion Chris know by Thursday before the meeting.

Please come and meet the new executives for 2020-2021

President George Schellenberg..V.President Ken Carpenter...Secretary JDoris Nicholson..Treasurer Bob Nicholson...1 yr Director and Membership Chair Doris Nicholson .IPP Terry Weber, Lion Tamer Terry Weber...Lion Tail Twister Wayne Page.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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