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By President, Lion Sharon Schielke Leading up to the Year of the Dog, the Calgary Chinatown Leo Club hosted a fundraiser. Larry and I attended the Interclub and we were the only other club there. The food was different and amazing. We so enjoyed the karaoke and beautiful dancing. We had the honour to sitContinue reading “Chinese New Year ~ It’s the year of the dog”

At our last meeting, representatives from the Turner Valley School presented the club with a unique Thank You plaque.   Our logo is represented by words that they felt summarized our organization. The Foothills Lions Club have helped at their Annual Pancake Breakfast for years as well as supporting various fund-raising events for the school.Continue reading “Turner Valley School Presents Unique Thank You Plaque to Foothills Lions Club”

Donation from Foothills Lions Club Gary Miller of the Foothills Lions Club presents Canadian Lions Eyeglass Recycling (CLERC) Chairman, James Lee, with a Cheque for $2,500 to repair Lens Meters. These meters read the eyeglass prescription. Woodcreek Lions Club Woodcreek Lions Club in Calgary presenting CLERC with a cheque for $1000. To date, 5 million pairsContinue reading “Foothills Lion James Lee receives two cheques on behalf of CLERC”

In January, our club made the decision to support the “Dreams Take Flight” organization to allow two local children to have their “dream come true” and spend a day at Disneyland. Last December, Jan Caveny and Julien DeSchutter, from the Calgary Branch of Dreams Take Flight, were guest of our club, showed a video, that pulled at allContinue reading “Dreams Take Flight”

RUSSELL, Donald Gregory November 8th, 1932 ~ January 10th, 2018 Veteran of the Canadian and US Armed Forces Lifetime Member Royal Canadian Legion Turner Valley Branch 78 Member of Foothills Lions Club With heavy hearts, we announce that Pops passed away peacefully at the age of 85, at the Points West Lodge, Wainwright, Alberta, Friday,Continue reading “Memorial for Lion Don Russell Saturday, January 20th, 2018”

Please click our card above to read our full message to you. This year has been a terrific year for our community and for our club. We have helped many local organizations and people worldwide through our Lions International programs like CLERC. We recognize that we couldn’t have done this without the help of ourContinue reading “Foothills Lions Club sends Christmas greetings”