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The Simonds Lions Club was chartered on May 24, 1963 with 24 members. The first president was Lion Jim Swim who had to be replaced within the first month due to a business transfer. At that time, Lion Ralph Corbett took over to successfully guide the club through its first year.

The meetings of the early years were held at Randy's Restaurant on Rothesay Ave where dinners cost $2.00. Early fund raising projects were selling chocolate bars, light bulb sales, ticket raffles, and bottle drives. Our first service project was to purchase eye glasses for a needy grade 7 girl. Other projects included Christmas baskets, a 1954 Volkswagen van for the Simonds Fire Department, blood donor clinics, and various youth activities.

Planning for a Senior Citizens apartment building began in June 1970 with funding approval for Loch Lomond Villa to follow in September. Construction soon got underway and in 1973 the doors to Loch Lomond Villa opened with a high rise apartment building, a nursing home, and an auditorium . This complex also became the new home of the Simonds Lions Club.

 

Member Name

 Past King Lion
 Past District Governor
 Past Council Chair
 Past Cabinet Secretary-Treasurer
 Past Cabinet Secretary
 Past Cabinet Treasurer
 PKL
 PDG
 PCC
 PCST
 PCS
 PCT
Lion Since

Black, Angel

  2022

Bonnell, Maureen

 

2005

Bonnell, Sonny

 PKL: 1986-87, 1994-95, 2008-09
 PDG: 2002-03
 PCC: 2003-04

1977

Burchill, Ann

 

2019

Clark, Rachel

 

2017

Cormier, Don

 PKL: 2018-19

1998

Currie, Calvin

 PKL: 2007-08, 2010-11

2003

McKinnon, Margaret

 PKL: 2019-20

2007

Owens, Doug

 

2017

Richardson, Danny

 

2014

Scott, Cathy

 

2017

Spragg, Dale

 

2015

Spragg, Mary

 

2019

Stuart, Mike

  2022

Sweet, Victor

 PKL: 2022-23

2017

Vautour, Brian

 PKL: 2020-22

2017

Vautour, Darrell

 

2017

Vautour, Lionel

 

2013

Vicente, Carlos

 

2014

Vicente, Theressa

 

2014

White, George

  2022

 

 

BOARD OF DIRECTORS
2023-2024

KING LION:

LION CATHY SCOTT

SECRETARY:

LION MARY SPRAGG

TREASURER:

LION THERESSA VICENTE

PAST KING LION:

LION VICTOR SWEET

FIRST VICE-PRESIDENT:

LION DARRELL VAUTOUR

SECOND VICE-PRESIDENT:

LION CARLOS VICENTE

 

 

PAST DISTRICT GOVERNORS
PAST COUNCIL CHAIRMEN
PAST CABINET SECRETARY-TREASURERS
PAST CABINET SECRETARIES
PAST CABINET TREASURERS

Simonds Lions Club has been proud to assist the District with a number of District Governors and Cabinet Secretary/Treasurers.
Plus two members have served as Council Chairman for the Multiple District

 

Past District Governors

Ronald Patterson

1973-74

Victor Messer

1980-81

Ralph Corbett

1983-84

Norman Hatto

1989-90

Victor Messer

1993-94

William Fulton

1994-95

Sonny Bonnell

2002-03

Transferring (2003) in from Yarmouth, N.S. - PDG Peter Pilkington (District 41-N2, 2000-2001)

 

Multiple District Past Council Chairpersons

PDG Victor Messer

1982-83

PDG Sonny Bonnell

2003-04

 

Past Cabinet Secretary-Treasurers

Victor Messer

1976-77

PKL Eric Johnson

1980-81

PKL Alfred Ranson

1984-85

PDG Victor Messer

1988-89

PDG William Fulton

1989-90

PKL Eric Johnson

1993-94

 

Past Cabinet Treasurers

 Carlos Vicente

2019-2023

 

PAST KING LIONS

Deceased

1963

 JIM SWIM

1963-64

 RALPH CORBETT

1964-65

 BERT ELLIS

1965-66

 GERRY MERRITHEW

1966-67

 JACK INGRAHAM

1967-68

 FRED WARD

1968-69

 VERNON FAWCETT

1969-70

 JIM CRISP

1970-71

 RON PATTERSON

1971-72

 CHARLIE SHORT

 

1972-73

 BOB KIRKPATRICK

 

1973-74

 JIM McCARRON

1974-75

 MALCOLM McLAUGHLIN

1975-76

 DOUG BURSEY

1976-77

 BILL DeYOUNG

1977-78

 VICTOR MESSER

 

1978-79

 GARNETT CRESS

1979-80

 NORMAN HATTO

 

1980-81

 WAYNE FERGUSON

1981-82

 BOB FRY

 

1982-83

 ERIC JOHNSON

1983-84

 ALFRED RANSON

1984-85

 ALAN BAINBRIDGE

 

1985-86

 BRIAN ROGERS

 

1986-87

 SONNY BONNELL

 

1987-88

 PAUL HAMILTON

 

1988-89

 KEN LOUNSBURY

1989-90

 BILL GALLOWAY

1990-91

 BILL FULTON

1991-92

 ERIC BERRY

 

1992-93

 ALFRED RICHARD

 

1993-94

 GERRY BURCHILL

 

1994-95

 SONNY BONNELL

 

1995-96

 LEN MORGAN

 

1996-97

 LEN MORGAN

 

1997-98

 KEITH RYAN

1998-99

 VICTOR MESSER

 

1999-2000

 ROGER RUDDOCK

 

2000-2001

 ED CREASER

 

2001-2002

 BLAIR WETMORE

 

2002-2003

 BARRY KINCADE

 

2003-2004

 DAVE TRITES

2004-2005

 HAROLD COUGHLAN

2005-2006

 DON PERRIN

2006-2007

 ROBERT YOUNG

 

2007-2008

 CALVIN CURRIE

 

2008-2009

 SONNY BONNELL

 

2009-2010

 BLAIR WETMORE

 

2010-2011

 CALVIN CURRIE

 

2011-2012

 MICHAEL MENZIES

2012-2013

 ERIC BERRY
  2013-2014

 

  2014-2015

 

  2015-2016

 

  2016-2017

 

  2017-2018

 

  2018-2019

 DON CORMIER

  2019-2020

 MARGARET MCKINNON

 

2020-2022

 BRIAN VAUTOUR

 

2022-2023

 VICTOR SWEET

 

2023-2024  CATHY SCOTT

 

 

 

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