Address: PO Box 114 Sooke BC V9Z 0E5
Phone: 778-587-3799
Web Master: Josie Masi - josiemasi@telus.net

If you would like to know more about our club please click here to view our brochure.

Sooke Harbourside Lions

P.O. Box 114

Sooke, BC  V9Z 0E5

Board of Directors 24-25
• Past President - L. Susan B.
• President - L. Maggie
• 1st Vice President - L. Debbie
• 2nd Vice President - L. Joanne P.
• Secretary - L. Ev
• Treasurer - L. Bev
• Minute Taker - L. Diane K.
• Directors - Lions Sue F. and Nancy R.
• Vice Directors - Lions Janet and Loreen
• Membership Chair - L. Ariel
• Marketing and Communications - Lions Ailsa and Alison
• Tail Twister - L. Tammi
• Lion Tamer - L. Nancy I.

CONSIDERING BECOMING A SOOKE HARBOURSIDE LION?

HERE IS SOME INFORMATION THAT MAY HELP YOU MAKE YOUR DECISION

The Welcome package.  Click here

Meeting

We meet the second and fourth Wednesday of every month at the Sooke Community Hall in the dining room.

• 1^st meeting is a dinner meeting.  Set up begins around 6:15 (optional).  The dinner part of the meeting starts at 7:00 and most come at 6:30 to socialize.  Dinner is optional and costs $20.00.  The business part of the meeting starts about 7:45.  Drinks are available - $5 for alcohol and $1 for pop.
• We wear our dress uniform – black blouse with a collar, black pants, black shoes and socks and a cream coloured vest (provided by the club for $35.00).
• 2^nd meeting is a business meeting.  Set up 6:30 (optional).  Starts at 7:00.
• Our work uniform is worn – tuxedo t-shirt, black pants, black shoes.

Costs

• $105 a year (plus $20 for each meal if you choose to eat) (wine, pop, etc is extra if you choose to drink)
• Cream coloured vest with crest - $35.00
• $1 on your birthday
• Fun fines of 25 cents, at times, for infractions (e.g. talking over others, not wearing uniform, etc.)
• Have 50/50 tickets and draws for various things at times (optional)
• Sharing cup – 25 cents a share

Our club is on Vancouver Island - District MD 19 L-2 as per map below:  (District MD 19-I has 52 Lions Clubs and 5 Lioness Clubs with a total membership of 1250 members and growing.  We are part of Lions Club International with a membership in 2023 of 1.4 million.)

DISTRICT 19-L

Lions Clubs are administered by a Board of Directors that meet monthly. The board consists of all the officers of the Club and it runs the business affairs of the Club, making recommendations for action to the general membership at the two monthly meetings and implements those approved thereby. Each local Club is connected to Lions Club Internatioal through a multiple-district. Ours is designated as MD-19 and our website is www.lionsmd19.com.

Lions Clubs are found in pre-determined geographic areas around the world called Multiple Districts. In some cases, as with our Multiple District, this can include clubs from other Countries or Provinces. SHL are found in MD19-L-2, which covers most of BC, portions Washington State and portions of Idaho. LCI is working toward simplifying Multiple Districts through “re-districting” with many Multiple Districts updating to 5 Zones, each Zone identified by a letter spelling out the word LIONS. MD19 just concluded the re-districting process and the shift to 5 Zones is effective July 1, 2023.
Our new identity “MD19-L-2” is structured as follows: “MD19” identifies to our Multiple District and our assigned Number which is 19. Within MD19, there are the 5 Districts, we are District “L”. Each District is comprised of Zones, we are “Zone 2”. Due to the size of Zone 2 it will be broken down further to Zone Li2 and Zone La2 with SHL being in Zone Li2. More details on that will come at a
later date. This map shows MD19 and our 5 Districts (spelling “LIONS”) and as you can see our District “L” is the largest in area. But this was not decided randomly, consideration is given to a variety of factors including population, membership numbers and number of active clubs in any given region. To learn more about MD19 visit: www.Lionsmd19.org for lots of
great information.~ See map above.

The business of each District is run by the Governor and his/ her cabinet which includes the Vice District Governor, the eight Zone Chairs and the various committee chairs. A portion of Club dues goes to support the District and LCI.  Basically, Lions International establishes by-laws, rules for how Clubs are to manage their funds, and develops the overarching goals for Lions. LCI provides the vehicle for focusing financial and volunteer aid on places in need around the world. Within that structure, the local Club has wide latitude to develop its own charitable activities and determine how best to deliver support at the local level.

Through the Lions organization, the individual member has opportunities to grow in leadership and service to others and have an impact on local, regional and ultimately, global needs.