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The Lions Club of Nelson, Est. 1945 |
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| Over 75 years of community and humanitarian service in Nelson, BC, Canada. | ||
| Lions Club #7820, nelsonlions.ca | ||
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On October 30, 2024, one of our members, Roger Ley, was interviewed on our local Kootenay Coop Radio's Kootenay Morning show. Thanks to Deb Kozak and Mike Funergy for supporting our club! |
Lions Club of Nelson 2024 Community Grants Program
The Lions Club of Nelson are now accepting applications for Community Grants, until Dec 13, 2024. This is the sixteenth year the club has utilized funds generated from the investment in the Osprey Community Foundation to help fund the club's grant program.
Applications are accepted from the Lions Club of Nelson membership area which is approximately defined as the City of Nelson, North Shore, Harrop, Proctor, Balfour, Taghum, Blewett and Beasley.
Only those organizations or individuals who can issue an official donation receipt under the Federal Income Tax Act are qualified to apply for the Lions Club of Nelson Community Grants.
The Club will accept applications for grants until a date TBA, and grants will be issued in January or Februrary 2025.
Application forms and detailed grant application guidelines are available here.
2024 Firewood Sale Fundraiser, Nov. 2nd 8AM
2024 Christmas Tree Pickup
Yes! We are doing our annual Christmas Tree Pickup fundraiser this year!
January 4 2025, 9AM - Noon
Please leave your tree out BEFORE 8am or our scouting crew might miss you - out and visible on your front curb (not back laneways please!)
We request a donation of $10 per tree, cash or cheques to “Nelson Lions Club” please. Leave it attached in a ziplock bag, in your mailbox or at your door - or contact us via our website to send an eTransfer beforehand.
$10/tree (minimum) donation
All trees are ground up and composted locally - nothing is thrown away!
Pick-up Truck owners! If you wish to volunteer, please contact us at con tact@ nelsonli ons.ca
We are recruiting!
Nelson Lions Club is recruiting new members! 2019 saw our club nearly double in size. We welcome both women and men over 18 years of age. No experience is necessary - we will teach skills in volunteering and leadership. Our members span 5 decades(!) with our newer members learning from those who've been with us for over 40 years!
Email membership@nelsonlions.ca
What We Do
- Annual Christmas Tree Pickup
- Annual July 1st Pancake Breakfast on Baker St. (held for more than 50 years)
- Nelson Uphill Lions Park and Lions Point Garden on the Centennial Walkway
- Catering, (Pancake breakfasts, burgers etc.)
- Annual Firewood Sales
- Equipment Rental - Casino Equipment, Tables, Chairs, Grills or Chuckwagon
- Investors Tent - setup and take down for community events
- Lions Mint Sales
- Recycle used eye glasses
- Club Picnics and interaction with other clubs
- Contribute to Lions International for financial help to countries throughout the world suffering from man-made or natural disasters.
Email volunteer@nelsonlions.ca
Visiting Lions Welcome!
Please call ahead to join us at our dinner meetings, held in Nelson's Eagles Hall every 1st Tuesday at 6:30. We'll enjoy meeting you, and you'll receive a letter confirming your visit - help maintain your 100% attendance record while visiting Nelson, BC.
Visiting Lions are always welcome to join in any of our activities. However, if you are not able to come to a dinner meeting, the President of the club or delegate would love to meet with you.
We are a proud member club of Multiple District Nineteen of Lions Clubs International
Lions Clubs International is the world's largest service club organization with more than 1.4 million members in approximately 46,000 clubs in more than 200 countries and geographical areas around the world.
