CLUB PROJECTS
May to September 2022
Downtown Strathroy Market
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September 2021
School Supplies
Donated to children in need
July 2021
June 2021
December 2020
Secret Santa Gifts and Poinsettias donated to local nursing home
Socks donated to Frank St. Youth Centre
September 2020
Food collected was taken to Salvation Army Strathroy for distribution.
Flyers distributed to households in some areas of Strathroy advising them of our Food Drive for the Salvation Army. Strathroy-Caradoc Lions will pick up non-perishable food from their front porch on October 2nd and 3rd 2020.
Change of dates
August 2020
On a hot muggy day Lions Heidi and Mariette presented 200 water bottles to Leads Employment Services. This is a project that the youth group had started to give each grade 9 student in Strathroy a new water bottle to start the beginning of grade 9. We gladly wanted to support them in a small way.
June 2020
Gift cards presented to covid staff at MLHU for their dedication presented by Lions John and Mary.
Cheque presented to Strathroy Fire Department for purchase of Jaws of Life
MAY 2020
THANK YOU FROM ESSENTIAL WORKERS AT STRATHROY HOSPITAL
FOR PASTRIES SENT FROM STRATHROY-CARADOC LIONS
FROM ART'ES BAKERY
ONE HUNDRED, 10 POUND BAGS OF POTATOES PURCHASED FROM
Clifton Parker and Son Ltd DONATED TO THE STRATHROY SALVATION ARMY FOOD BANK
Eye Glasses Collection
Each month we collect used eye glasses donated to us at optometrists in Strathroy. We take the eye glasses to District vision committee where they are assessed for prescription type, cleaned and packaged for distribution among needy patients in other parts of the world.
Hearing Aids Collection
Each month we collect used hearing aids donated to us at audiologists in Strathroy.
Tree of Light
Helen Keller presented Lions with a challenge in 1925 to become “Knights of the blind”. As a result Lions clubs around the world have taken on a variety of sight related projects.
The Strathroy – Caradoc Lions Club took on the challenge of purchasing of an Ophthalmology Chair for the emergency room at the Strathroy Middlesex General Hospital. It is now in use for eye care in our area!
There is a large evergreen tree beside the Strathroy town hall which we decorate with strings of lights during December.
November 2019
Beginning this year we are no longer selling bulbs. Instead of a fundraiser we are now treating it as a community service. On the last Friday of November we have a tree lighting ceremony inviting the community to join us to celebrate the beginning of the festive season. School choirs, and a DJ provide Christmas music, Hot chocolate, candies and cookies and of course Santa. We do have some local businesses that sponsor the event.
Prior to 2019
We “sell” each light for a minimum donation of $5.00. Lights are purchased in the name of someone who has brought light to the life of the donor. That person could be living or deceased: a family member or close friend, a community member who has done something significant for the donor or others, a veteran, or anyone who is important to you.
A “memory card” is completed with the donor’s and recipient’s names and then placed on a “memory display” located in the foyer of the library / museum. The donor receives a “gift card” that they can complete and do with as they choose. They can enclose it in a seasonal card and send it to the recipient or their family, or they can hang it from their Christmas tree as a family gift ornament. A sponsor is given a poster to place in their business window.
Food Bank
Over the years we have always helped out the food bank, especially during the Christmas season. This year we have decided to do a large food drive at two areas of our town and fill up the shelves at the food bank at the Salvation Army in Strathroy.
CANCELLED rescheduled to Oct 2nd and 3rd.
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