The Tasmanian Government is offering dollar for dollar for monies donated towards the flood appeal via Rotary, Lions the Soroptomists or Apex Clubs. Our Lions Club is accepting cash donations at the Devonport LJ Hookers Office. Please donate! The Kentish Lions Club is coordinating assistance for as many as 66 flood damaged homes in the Kentish and Forth districts. They need both volunteers and money. Feel free to contact them [here].
Lion Ree is looking for Lions to help distribute Lion Mints to vendors and taking coinage to the bank The job requires a one or two days every 6 weeks or so, and it would be good if Lions could take turns restocking the various outlets. Ree has lined up another 5+ in the last year. If any shop or office would like to have Lion mints on their premises please email Lion Ree.
Lion John Momsen is organising a luncheon BBQ on Saturday 26th of March for Fellow Lion Lyndon’s 80th birthday!
Saturday 12th of February Devonport is hosting the SbA DEW Skateboarding Series at the Bluff Skatepark. Mountain Dew Australia is the sponsor of this event. Almost 500 skateboarders have already registered for this event via their Facebook page. Our Lions will be there to do a BBQ for them. In case of rain the event will be moved to the next day.
The Zone Chairman is visiting our club at our meeting on the 28th of April. The Mersey Lions Club is having a zone dinner meeting with guest speaker at the Devonport Gateway on Thursday March 31st.
Taste the Harvest is close to our doorstep. It is our biggest annual fundraiser and all us Lions need to be giving a helping hand from March 12th till March 14th with setup and cleanup and the running of the event. Lion Phillip has put out a roster with tasks for everyone! Lion Lyndon is putting out posters and looking for sponsors of the Taste the Harvest Marquees since the Council is not sponsoring the event any more.
Lion Ian Wild is planning a new trailer for the club to store and carry our trestle tables to and from venues. The club has already looked at a couple of second hand options but our needs for specific dimensions makes readymade second hand trailers hard to find.
Lion Robert is still accepting nominations for the Youth of the Year which is held at our club meeting of March 10th.
Lion Jenny was pleased to announce her elderly aunty Joan was the recipient of our electric scooter which has stood idle for almost a year now.
The new shed for our club is complete and we had a BBQ meeting there in January. 9am Next Sunday, 29 January, there will be a working bee to get the last of the container unloaded into the shed.
Whatever happened to Lion Lyndon and the search for sponsorship to the custom-print marquee brisbane event? No more updates?
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