Highwood Lions Club Projects
Every 3 years or so our club staffs a casino. As well we raise funds providing food service at various events throughout the year including Canada Day, September River City Car Classic, Santa Claus Parade, and the Little Britches Rodeo parade. We have since sold this mobile kitchen as it was too large and hard to store. We now have a more manageable bar-b-que.
We invest the proceeds of the casino and our food service earnings in important cultural, health and social supports here in High River.
Beyond money our members pitch in with our volunteer time to support events and service groups here in town.
George Lane Park Campground. We staff and maintain the 57 site campground in the park. The campground is open from May 1st through September. In 2017 Our campground was named campground of the year. For more information including info on the group camping facility check out the campground website.
We Love a Parade
We have excellent parades here in High River. We work with the local Rotary Club to mount these events.
Little Britches Rodeo Parade - Rain or shine the Little Britches Rodeo Parade is not to be missed. Marching bands from around the province perform in our parade as a kind of dress rehearsal for the Stampede. Our contribution is feeding all the bands. We cook and serve Beef on a Bun free to all the parade band members and sell our buns to the general public. In excess of 1000 meals are served on parade day.
The Santa Claus Parade - Our excellent Santa Claus Parade is another event where we assist the Rotary Club. Lions cook and serve over 600 hot dogs free of charge to parade attendees.
Highwood Lions Music Festival
The Highwood Lions Music Festival takes place over three weeks in March and April each year. This acclaimed festival gives an opportunity for over 1000 musicians to display their talents. The festival is open to people of all ages from Fort McLeod to Calgary.
The Highwood Lions Club supports this popular event and provides volunteer help to staff it. For more info please check out the Festival website.
Our Shared Vision
Lions are known throughout the world for their work to improve the lives of the visually impaired and prevent avoidable blindness.
Our club helps fund research into eyesight diseases and supports the Lions Eye Bank. We donated $40,000 towards the High River Hospital's cataract surgery unit.
We brought together Jiggs, a specially trained service dog, and Wes Willoughby. Now Wes can navigate around town more easily and safely.
Along with other Lions Clubs in Southern Alberta we've collected and sorted over 30,000 pairs of eyeglasses and sent them to developing countries.
And That's Not All
Highwood Lions have donated to the Salvation Army Food Bank, Highwood Museum, AIM society, Handibus, High River Hospital's special fundraisers, Highwood Center, High River Fire Deoartment Student Training program, Wildrose Food Connection, MS Society, Music Festival, Arts & Culture Center, High River Flyers Hockey Team, Guide Dogs. Juvenile Diabetes,Camp HeHoHa, Literacy for Life, Solace Grief Society and Dreams Take Flight.
