Oak Ridges Lions Club

Richmond Hill, Ontario - Canada

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Do you want to help us make a meaningful impact here at home?

We at the Oak Ridges Lions Club are focused on doing meaningful service around the world and very importantly, right here at home in Oak Ridges and Richmond Hill.  We have 8 “pillars” of service (see above) that we focus on, but we don’t stop there.  There are many ways we assist our community!  We endeavour to organize many events through the year to reach our goal of serving as many individuals as possible in our community.

If you have any ideas on how we can assist our community, if you can donate funds, services or time, if you’d like to find out more about the Lions Club, or if you know of students who are in need of community service hours for high school, we would love to hear from you!

 Please reach out to Lion Kathrine Mabley, Membership Chair (see our “Contact Us” page)  

Welcome to the Oak Ridges Lions Club’s website and homepage.  We are so glad you found us!  We are proud to be part of the largest service organization in the world. 

Our 2025-2026 service year is now in full swing with activities targeting some of the most urgent needs in our community and in our City.  Please join us.  We believe that when neighbours work together we can have a positive and lasting impact. 

Here is a taste of what we’re up to this year:

Childhood Cancer: supporting 4 scholarships to allow families affected by childhood cancer to meet their education goals.

Diabetes: helping 2 kids with Type One diabetes to enjoy the thrill of summer camp at Camp Huronda; and holding two community Diabetes Education and Awareness sessions.

Environment: hosting the 26th Oak Ridges Clean-up Day to remove winter debris from local parks and waterways; and buying and planting trees to expand the Oak Ridges Lions Club Legacy Forest. 

Humanitarian:  working with partner agencies, we support programs that help some of the most vulnerable people in our community including women and kids fleeing domestic violence, families needing end of life care and neighbours who are struggling with homelessness.

Hunger: collected over 1,000 lbs of food and donated funds to the Richmond Hill Community Foodbank for neighbours facing food insecurity.  

Vision: collected almost 1,000 pairs of eyeglasses for people around the world; and learned first-hand about how the Lions Dog Guide Foundation helps promote independence for people living with vision loss and other health conditions.

Youth: toured the 360 Kids Hub to understand how donated funds support programming for vulnerable teens and youth; supported York Region’s Mobile Youth Walk-in Clinic (MOBYSS) so that high-school students in York Region can access medical and mental health supports in a safe, warm and friendly environment.

Mental Health: shared information and resources about mental health topics on our Social media pages during the first ever Lions Global Day of Service for Mental Health in October 2025.

We are always looking for new members and new opportunities to serve.  Please check out our site and drop us a line.  We’d love to meet you.

Come Serve With Us!

 

Lions Donna, Kathrine, Liz and Walter – ORLC Executive Committee 2025-2026

 

 

 

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