Garnish Lions Club

Serving Since 1974

President 2009 - 2010

Melvin Francis

 

 

                                                        ACTIVITY REPORT FOR JULY 2010

    
     Secretary: Bert Cluett
    Name of  Club: Garnish Lions Club
                           P.O. Box 185
                           Garnish, N
                           AOE 1TO
    Membership for July------- 13
            
                                                        Activities
 
    - We sponsored a jamboree at our building.
    - We have one scooter in use in our community.
    - We are a partner in Booth Charities TV Bingo.
    - Held our annual walk for prostate cancer ( Walk in His Shoes Campaign ). We collected $837.00.
    - On Canada Day we held a flag raising ceremony with the singing of O Canada. We held a breakfast at our building after the flag raising. We also had the cutting of our Canada Day Cake.
    - We continue to give get well and sympathy cards to people of Garnish and Frenchman's Cove.
    - We are now preparing for our events in the Garnish Bakeapple Festival.
    - Donated $100.00 to Salvation Army Over 60's Club.   

 

 ACTIVITY REPORT

FOR

JUNE 2010

 
    Secretary: Bert Cluett
    Name of club: Garnish Lions Club
                           P. O. Box 185
                           Garnish, NL
                           AOE 1TO
 
    Membership for June-------- 13
                        
                                                                        Activities
 
    - We have two scooters in use in our community.
    - We continue to give get well and sympathy cards to people of Garnish and Frenchman's Cove.
    - We sponsor a monthly jamboree at our building.
-   - We helped the Anglican Church  with their coldplate dinner.
    - We held our annual Spring tollgate to raise funds for Diabetes Cavalcade. We gave out pamphlets making people aware of the symptoms of diabetes.
    - We have given the following donations:
            .$100.00 unity garden being constructed on the grounds of Blue Crest Seniors' Home.
            .$300.00 Diabetes Cavalcade.
            .$100.00 Kin and Friends Radiothon in support of our hospital.
            .$100.00 Janeway Hospital.
            .$100.00 Children's' Wish Foundation.
            .$200.00 send a child to St. John's for medical reasons.
    - We will pay two students to mow our adopt-a-spot.
    - We are a partner in Booth Charities T. V. Bingo.
    - The annual VOCM 10km. run from Garnish to Frenchman's Cove took place recently and lions from our club helped.

 

Garnish Lions Club

 ACTIVITY REPORT FOR

MAY 2010

 

        SECRETARY: Bert Cluett
        Name of Club: Garnish Lions Club
                              P.O. Box 185
                              Garnish, NL.
                              AOE 1TO
 
        Membership for May: 13
 
                                                                                    Activities:
 
        -    Our club participated in a Burin Peninsula volunteers get together, held in Garnish.
        -    We have two scooters in use in our community.
        -    We held a special breakfast in support of Balsom Family Trust Fund.
        -    We sponsor a monthly jamboree at our building.
        -    Members from our club attended the recent D.G.O.
        -    We have given the following donations:
            . $100.00 Burin Peninsula Health Care.
            . $25.00   clubs directory.
            . $25.00   ST. Joseph's School  Lamaline, to help with travel to Provincial Drama Festival Corner Brook.
            . $20.00    Lung Association.
            . $80.00    bought two tickets from Knights of Columbus.
            . $50.00    SPCA Burin.
            . $30.00    ad in Burin Peninsula Drama Festival's Booklet.
        -    We continue to give get well and sympathy cards to people of Garnish and Frenchman's Cove.
        -    At a recent funeral we set up a T . V. monitor in the basement of the church so that the overflow of people could participate in the service. We also directed the parking of vehicles  on the parking lot.
        -    Balsom Family Trust Fund is doing well. Some of the funds have already been used.
        -    Our club sponsored the Junior Speak-off at our building.   A lunch was served after.
        -    We are a partner in Booth Charities TV Bingo.
 

 

 

MONTHLY ACTIVITY REPORT

FOR

February  2010

SECRETARY:    BERT CLUETT

Name of club:     Garnish Lions Club
Address:             P.O. Box 185
                          Garnish, NL.
                          AOE  1TO.
        
 Membership for February:      16
 
ACTIVITIES:
 
        - We are one of the partners in Booth Charities TV Bingo.
        - We organized a pea soup dinner January 30th and sold tickets on a bottle of wine at our jamboree. We realized a profit of $500.00 to be donated to the Haiti Relief Effort. Thank to the people of our community for their support.
        - We sponsor a monthly jamboree .
        -We have finished our Valentine Ticket Draw. We were successful in selling 2000 tickets.        
        - We continue to give get well and sympathy cards to people of Garnish and Frenchman's Cove.
        - The projects on our building are now completed. We have new shingles on the roof, a complete new floor and our kitchen re-arranged and made larger.
        - We have two scooters in use in our community.
        - We have given the following donations:
            . $50.00 to help a student go to the Dominican Republic on a volunteering mission.
            . $20.00 to Lung Association.
            . $25.00 to Marystown Minor Hockey.
        - We sponsor mix darts on Friday Night.
        - We gave a basket of fruit to one of our lions who was hospitalized.
        - We are involved with VOCM  Cares Bingo. 

What's  Been Going on At the Lions Den Lately??

Renovations.....

Fall 2009
   
         
Seniors' Christmas Party
   
         
   
         
Haiti Relief Effort Pea Soup Lunch

January 30, 2010
   
         
     
         
Haiti Relief Effort Jamboree

Jan 30, 2010
   
         
   

 

 

MONTHLY ACTIVITY REPORT

FOR

January 2010

Secretary: Bert Cluett
Name of club: Garnish Lions Club
Address: P.O. Box 185
Garnish, NL. Canada J
AOE. 1T0

Membership January: 16

Donations:

-$20.00 Easter Seals
-$20.00 tickets in support of Max Simms Memorial Camp ( tickets on vest )

-$50.00 sponsored Deanne Whittle on a run in support of blood cancers


ACTIVITIES:

- We have two scooters in use in our community.

-Our members attended the recent zone meeting and were involved in the zone darts. One of our members will be involved with the dart team going to Max Simms Memorial Camp.

-We are one of the partners in Booth Charities TV. Bingo.

-Continuing with repairs to our building.

-We sponsor mix darts on Friday Night.

-Our club passed a motion to sponsor a junior speak-off at the district level. All clubs in our zone have been asked to do this.

-We sponsor a monthly jamboree at our building .

-We are planning an event to support the Haiti Relief Effort. ( next month's report )

-Involved in our annual Valentine Ticket Draw. We are selling tickets in the malls.

-We continue to give get well and sympathy to people of Garnish and Frenchman's Cove.

-We are involved with VOCM Cares Bingo.

MONTHLY ACTIVITY REPORT

FOR DECEMBER 2009

 

Garnish Lions Club Santa Parade 2009

        Secretary:  Bert Cluett

        Name of Club:  Garnish Lions Club

        Address:  P. O. Box 185

                       Garnish, NL  Canada.

                       AOE 1T0

        Membership December:      16

 

        Donations:

         - $75.00                                        help send a child to St. John's for medical attention

        - $50.00                                        Janeway Hospital

        - $20.00                                        Lung Association

        - $100.00                                      Christmas Happy Tree

 

        Activities:

         -  We lent our Santa Claus suit  to Garnish Recreation Commission for their kiddies breakfast with Santa.

        -  We continue to give get well and sympathy cards to people of Garnish and Frenchman's Cove.

        -  The week of December 7th---11th our club served breakfast to the students of Jamieson Academy School.

        -  On December 12th our club held its annual Santa Claus parade. The Town of Garnish paid 50% of the cost.  The parade ended at the Garnish Community Centre where we gave all the children goody bags.  We also requested stores to place boxes in their stores where parents put presents for their children. Santa presented the children with those gifts. A successful parade.

        -  Some of our members assisted the Salvation Army with their Christmas Kettle Campaign.

        -  Our club celebrated 35 years of  lionism on November 28th. There were approximately sixty people present. We thank all of our guest for being with us on this special occasion and for participating in the celebration. Our club, with the help of friends, prepared the cold plate supper. Also at the charter celebrations, a $100.00 scholarship, in memory of deceased lions, was given to a deserving student from our town.

        -  We have two motor scooters in use in our community.

        -  On December 15th,  we were pleased to honour our seniors by having them come to the Garnish Community Centre. We had local musicians proving music and songs from the Christmas Season. We provided them with a meal and other goodies, more singing and finally a visit from Santa.

        -  On December 19th we prepared a turkey dinner for the Garnish Fire Department. They paid us $10.00 for each meal so we did okay. We have provided this service for the last three or four years, so one could safely assume they like our cooking and hospitality.

        -  We are one of the partners in Booth Charities TV Bingo.

        -  We were able to access funds from the government for much needed repairs to our building. We have new shingles on the roof and a new floor. Repairs will continue until early February.    

        -  We sponsor mix darts on Thursday nights.

 
 

M0NTHLY  MEMBERSHIP  REPORT FOR 

NOVEMBER  2009

    

        Secretary:              Bert Cluett

        Name of Club:      Garnish Lions Club

                                     P. O. Box 185

                                     Garnish, NL  Canada.

                                     AOE  1T0

        

        Membership November:         16

        Donations:

                  -    $75.00                    help a senior travel to St. John's for medical attention

            -    $50.00                    Grace Sparkes House Marystown

            -    $20.00                    Epilsey Group

         Activities:

             -    Involved with VOCM Cares Bingo

            -    On November 8th, at the Lions Center, a Remembrance Day Ceremony took place that included   wreath laying.  Our Federal and Provincial politicians were in attendance.  Fortune Legion with the help of Fortune Sea Cadets and local clergy conducted the ceremony.  After the ceremony people attending were treated to a lunch. We paid transportation for the Fortune Legion to travel to Garnish. 

                On November 11th we were invited to Fortune to participate in their ceremony.  We are so fortunate to have this special relationship with Fortune.

            -    Partner in Booth Charities Bingo.

            -    Our club is now helping the Salvation Army with their Christmas Kettle Campaign.

            -    Two of our motor scooters are in use in our community.

            -    We continue to give get - well and sympathy cards to the people of Garnish and Frenchman's Cove. 

 

MONTHLY MEMBERSHIP REPORT FOR

October 2009

 

Secretary:    Bert Cluett
Name of Club:    Garnish Lions Club
                        P. O. Box 185
                        Garnish, NL Canada
                        A0E 1T0
 
Membership at end of October:    16
 
Donations:
  • $100.00    -    Children's Wish Foundation
  • $25.00      -    St. Vincent's Lions Club - to help a young man who lost his leg in an ATV accident
  • $25.00      -    helped a lady from Grand le Pierre finance her travels to St. John's for medical attention
Activities:
  • Two of our scooters are in use in the Community.
  • For our World Services Day project, we visited the Senior's Home in Grand Bank.  We held a short Christian service intermingled with gospel a sing-a-along.  We also provided fruit for the citizens.
  • Partner in Booth Charities TV Bingo
  • At our dinner meeting of Oct. 06, we invited two people to membership in our Club.  This is always a marvelous occasion.
  • Involved in VOCM Bingo
  • Our Lions Building is costly to operate but it provides our community with another venue for community events such as Saturday jamborees, birthday and anniversary parties, Lions Club events and other community activities.

 

MONTHLY MEMBERSHIP REPORT FOR

SEPTEMBER 2009

 

 SECRETARY:  BERT  CLUETT

NAME OF CLUB:   GARNISH LIONS CLUB

 P.O. BOX 185

 GARNISH NL CANADA

  AOE ITO

 Members at the end of September  14. We lost two good members (man and wife), they moved from our area for personal reasons.

 

                                     DONATIONS:

          $200.00  -------------------------------------- Garnish Fire Department

         $50.00   --------------------------------------- Burin Peninsula Health Care Golf Tournament.

         $10.00   ----------------------------------------Crohns and Colitis Foundation

         $10.00   ----------------------------------------Lung Association

 

 

                                     ACTIVITIES WE DO ON A REGULAR BASIS

          - give fruit baskets and cards to people celebrating a 90th birthday and a 50th wedding anniversary.

         - two of our scooters are in use in the community.

         - send get well and sympathy cards to people in our community.

         - partner in Booth Charities TV. Bingo.

         - involved with VOCM Cares Bingo.

 

                                     OTHER ACTIVITIES

          - held our annual Fall Tollgate in support of Sight First 2. At the same time we did our drug awareness project by distributing information on drug abuse.       

         - cleaned our adopted highway section.   We collected forty bags of garbage.

         - started our Friday Night mixed darts.

         - again this year we will have a small ticket draw at our meetings in support of  Diabetes  Cavalcade.

         - four of our lions helped with the Golf  Tournament in support of our hospital.              

 
MONTHLY MEMBERSHIP REPORT FOR

AUGUST 2009

 

  SECRETARY:    BERT  CLUETT

   NAME OF CLUB:   GARNISH LIONS CLUB

                               P. O. BOX  185

                               GARNISH, NL. CANADA

                                AOE  1TO

    Members at the end of August  16.

 

                              ACTIVITIES  WE  DO  ON  A  REGULAR  BASIS:

    - partner in Booth Charities weekly televised bingo.

   - send get well and sympathy cards to people in our community.

   - give fruit baskets and cards to people celebrating a 90th birthday and a 50th wedding anniversary.

   - two of our scooters are in use in the community.

 

                              OTHER ACTIVITIES:

     We were busy this month with our events in The Garnish Bakeapple Festival. We ran the following events:

                   - a jamboree at our building - full house.

                   - bingo at the Garnish Community Centre.

                   - bean supper at our building.

                   - breakfast at Garnish Community Centre.

     

     We gave our building rent free for a youth event. 

 
MONTHLY MEMBERSHIP REPORT FOR

JULY 2009

 

      NAME OF CLUB:      Garnish Lions Club

                                      P.O. Box  185

                                      Garnish, NL. Canada

                                      AOE  1TO.

      Members at the end of July   16.

                                     DONATION

       $50.00----------------------------------------------------------------  to Garnish Bakeapple  Festival towards fireworks.

                                     ACTIVITIES WE DO ON A REGULAR BASIS:

       -partner in Booth Charities weekly televised bingo

       -send get well and sympathy cards to people in our community.

       -give fruit baskets and cards to people celebrating a 90th birthday and a 50th wedding anniversary.

       -two of our scooters are in use in the community

 

                                     OTHER ACTIVITIES:

       -planned our projects for our involvement in the up coming Garnish Bakeapple Festival.

       -We held our annual Canada Day Celebrations. A  flag raising ceremony took place at the Lions Adopt-a- Spot.

        While the flag was being raised O' Canada was being sung.

        -  A  breakfast was served at the Lions Centre. A free well donation was accepted for the breakfast. Canada Day flags,

           pins etc. were distributed to the youth.

             We also had a Canada Day cake that was cut by the eldest male and female present

 

 

 MONTHLY MEMBERSHIP REPORT FOR

JUNE 2009

 

    NAME OF CLUB:   Garnish Lions Club

                                      P.O. Box  185

                                     Garnish, NL. Canada

                                     AOE  ITO

 

    Members at the end of  June: 16

DONATIONS

    $250.00----------------------------------------------  take a youth to St. John's for medical attention.

    $300.00----------------------------------------------  Diabetes Cavalcade.                            

    $100.00----------------------------------------------  Kinsmen Radio-thon-for our hospital.   

    $200.00----------------------------------------------  Garnish Recreation Commission-to be used for youth summer programs.

 

ACTIVITIES WE DO ON A REGULAR BASIS

    - partner in Booth Charities weekly televised bingo

    - send get well and sympathy cards to people in our community.

    - give fruit baskets and cards for people celebrating a 90th birthday and a 50th wedding

      anniversary.

    - two of our scooters are in use in the community.

OTHER ACTIVITIES

    -Our community welcomed three soldiers back from stays of duty in Afghanistan. Our club was pleased to participate in this event. 

     Two of our members were on the planning committee and one of them was MC for the

     function. We also purchased the welcoming cake.

    - hired a student to mow our adopt-a-spot.

    - held our annual Spring Tollgate and did our diabetes awareness project the same time. We

      collected $300.00 for Diabetes Cavalcade and distributed cards containing information about

      diabetes.         

                                        
 

MONTHLY  MEMBERSHIP  REPORT  FOR 

MAY  2009

                     

NAME  OF  CLUB:  Garnish Lions Club
ADDRESS:   Garnish   Lions  Club
P. O. Box  185
Garnish,  NL  CANADA
AOE  ITO

 

MEMBERS  AT  THE  END  OF  MAY:  16

                            

                            DONATIONS
 

    $50.00----------------------------------------------------- A  student travelling  to  Montreal  with  her  French  class.

    $50.00-----------------------------------------------------Burin  Peninsula  SPCA.

    $25.00-----------------------------------------------------Lions  Directory.

    $100.00 --------------------------------------------------Max  Simms  Memorial  Camp.

 

 
    ACTIVITIES  WE  DO  ON  A  REGULAR  BASIS:
 
  - partner  in  Booth  Charities  weekly  bingo.
 
  - send get well  and  sympathy  cards  to  people  of  our  community.
 
 - give fruit baskets  and  cards  to  people celebrating  a  90th  birthday  and  a  50th  wedding  anniversary.
 
 
   OTHER  ACTIVITIES: 
 
 - three  of  our  members  attended  the recent  DGO.
 
- we  now  have  two  scooters  in  use  in  our  community. 
 
- we  have a  trust  account  with  $1736.91  in  it.  This money will  be  used  to  help  a  citizen  of  our  community,
 
  waiting  to  get  a  call,  to travel  to  Halifax  to  receive  a  kidney-pancreas  transplant.
 

 

 

MONTHLY MEMBERSHIP REPORT FOR

APRIL 2009

 GARNISH LIONS CLUB

 
P. O. BOX  185
GARNISH, NL.  CANADA
AOE  ITO

 

 MEMBERS AT THE CLOSE OF APRIL:  16.

  DONATIONS:

$200  To a lion running for 2nd vice district governor.

 $20  to a church in memory of a lion's brother

  ACTIVITIES WE DO ON A REGULAR BASIS:

  • Darts every week

  • Involved in  VOCM  cares  bingo

  • Partner in booth  charities  weekly  bingo

  • Send get well and sympathy cards to people of our community.

  • Give fruit baskets and cards to people celebrating a 90th birthday and a 50th wedding anniversary.

  • Sell tickets each meeting in aid of diabetes. All funds go to diabetes cavalcade.

  • Own a motor scooter being used by a senior in our community.

 OTHER ACTIVITIES:

  • Held our annual cold plate fundraiser and realized a profit of  $ 790.

  • Donated ten cold plates plus extra food to a grieving family in our area.

  • One of our members  made soup. We took a bowl of soup and a cut  of pie  around to shut-ins  in Garnish and Frenchman's Cove.

  • Gave a fruit basket to a lion's wife who was hospitalized.

 

 

  • Electric Scooters available - Garnish Lions Club has two scooters available to anyone in Garnish or Frenchman's Cove who needs assistance in getting around.  There is no charge for this service and all maintenance and repairs are taken care of  by the Lions Club.  Contact any Lions Club member for more information or call President Melvin Francis at 826.2031.

  • Lions Club Annual Senior's Christmas Party -  took place on Thursday, Dec. 11.  More than thirty seniors sang Christmas songs and had supper together.  Santa paid a visit at the end. To see more, follow the link below.

      Other events Garnish Lions have been participating in include:

  • Starting Monday, Dec. 01, Garnish Lions Club will be serving breakfast for a week at Jamieson Academy.

  • Lions members are also assisting with the Salvation Army Kettle effort in Marystown.

  • Lions Club hosted Christmas Party for Garnish and Frenchman's Cove Seniors, Dec. 11 (See Below)

  • Lions Club Christmas Parade Dec. 14  (Click Open to play in Windows Media Player.)

  • Garnish Lions Club will be preparing and serving Christmas Dinner to the Garnish Volunteer Fire Dept.

 

 

 

 

Garnish Lions Club

Annual Seniors' Christmas

Party

 

     
 

We Served!

Front Row (sitting) President Melvin Francis

Second Row (L-R) Enos May, Sarah Walters, Anne Moulton, Dora Cluett, Dorothy Francis

Back Row (L-R) Harold Shoppee, Tim Walters, Connie Jesso, Jess Jesso, Bert Cluett

 

  
   
     
   
     
   
     
   
     
   
     
   
     
   
   

 

  
   
     
   
     
   
     
   
  We Played and sang.

(L-R) Bill Harris, Keith Bolt, Don Marsh, Doreen Bolt