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Foothills Lion, Tyler Bray, Receives Prestigious Award
At the recent MD C Lions Convention held in Canmore, Alberta, 2nd Vice District Governor Tyler Bray, received the International President’s Award in appreciation for his dedicated service to those in need. Presenting the award is International 2nd Vice President Gudrun Yngvadottir from Iceland and MD C Council Chair, Lion Tim Haight.
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Black Diamond Town Receives $7,000 from the Foothills Lions Club
The Foothills Lions Club has been helping this community for over 50 years with many donations to local organizations to help with events and programs that benefit the entire area. This week was no exception when a donation of $7,000 was made to the Town of Black Diamond. Quinn Page, the Economic Development Officer for the…
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Foothills Lions Club Presents $2,000 Cheque to Oilfields Food Bank
Foothills Lions Club President, Barry Crane, presented a much needed $2,000 to the Oilfields Food Bank manager, Glenn Chambers last week. The money will be used to replace the chest freezers with more accessible upright freezers. “It’s hard for our volunteers to reach down to the bottom of the chest freezers,” said Glenn. “Plus it…
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Foothills Lions Club Celebrated 50 Years of Community Service
The Foothills Lions Club came into existence 50 years ago and to celebrate this milestone they held a very special Charter Night Anniversary celebration on April 30th. The event was held at the Legion in Turner Valley and was very well attended by over 100 people. The District Governor for Lions District C2, Hazel Hiebert,…
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Our Charter Night is Fast Approaching!
April 30th 1966 ~ 2016 The following Lions were the founding members of our Club Ken Atkins Joe Berube R. J. Bud Black Tom Brown Elmer Buck Floyd Buck Harry A. Denning Bob Dennis Harold Edney Norm Haynes Johnny Hobert Harry Hodges Doug Jardine Willard Jones Bob Mannin John Mitchell Bill Price Fred Ryder Cib…
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Club Donates $9,300 to CLERC
On July 24th we held our 3rd annual Lions Golf Tournament at the Turner Valley Golf Course. From the proceeds, the Foothills Lions have donated $9,300.00 to CLERC (Canadian Lions Eyeglass Recycling Centre).
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Bob Lochhead Memorial Park Dedication
(Click on an image to enlarge it) President Diane Bray Addressed the Community On behalf of the Foothills Lions Club I welcome you all here today. This is a day to celebrate an outstanding person Bob Lochhead. I welcome Maureen and Dave and family members, Mayor Sharlene Brown of the Town of Black Diamond, Town…
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Donations
Donations (Sept 2013 – June 2014) Royal Canadian Legion Spook House, Boys and Girls Club, Town of Black Diamond Light-Up, Town of Turner Valley –Diamond Valley Starlight Celebration, Remembrance Day Wreath, Gateway Gazette Coloring Contest, Literacy for Life, Oilfields Curling Club, Lions Foundation of Canada Guide Dogs, Black and Gold Awards, Lions International – Philippines…
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Volunteer Projects
Volunteer Projects (July 2013 – June 2014) Towns of High River, Turner Valley & Black Diamond flood relief, Tour of Alberta BBQ, Town of Black Diamond Tour of Alberta, Black Diamond Campground flood remediation, RCMP Golf Tournament, Lions Family Spray Park Golf Tournament, CLERC (Canadian Lions Eyeglass Recycling Center), Foothills Hospice, Highland Games, Millarville Fair,…
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