Welcome to the Fort Qu'Appelle & District Lions Club webpage. The Lions Club has been active in our area since 1961. Currently we have 36 members and are actively involved in many projects in the community.
We are looking forward to another exciting year, as we continue with our community projects and fundraising. The club is always looking for new members. Membership to join Lions is open to all, by invitation of a current Lions Club member. Prospective members may attend a supper meeting as guests of the club. They are also welcome to attend any business meeting. Contact a Lions member for details on how you can be involved in your community or if you are interested, please visit our contact page and send us an email.
Meetings and General Information
The Fort Qu’Appelle and District Lions Club meets twice per month, on the first and third Thursday. The first meeting is a supper meeting at the Senior's Centre. Catered meal served at 6:30 pm p.m.
The third Thursday is the business meeting when general club business is discussed. This meeting is held in the Senior's Centre and meetings start at 7:30 pm
Some of our regular events include hosting the 'Annual Senior's Christmas Supper', The 'Echo Lake Road Race' annually on May long weekend, the 'July 1st Parade', and the 'Annual Fort Qu'Pelican River Race', followed by Children's Races on Echo Beach. We also assist with families in need, support the Christmas food Drive, Auction Sale lunches, and support various groups and organizations in the Valley. Current ongoing activities we support include, Jerry Rheum Memorial and Volunteer Ambulance Assoc. Scholarships to a Fort Qu’Appelle graduate, Kidsmen park clean up and development, Fort Knox Jr. Hockey Team, maintenance of North Hill welcome gate, Large Canadian Flag on Nose Hill, Legion Texas Hold-em as dealers, Casino Night Lakeview Lodge, ran concession stands at the Midsummers Art Festival and Indian Head Car Show, cooked a pancake breakfast for the Friendship Centre on Truth and Reconciliation Day . We also collect used eye glasses and aluminium tabs (pop & beer cans)
Our Annual Fort Qu'Pelican River Race is held on July 1st drop 10,000 Pelicans where we drop 10,000 into the Qu'Appelle River, to see which one crosses the finish line first. We give away half of the gross sales in prize money. Profits are donated back to Lion's Projects in our communities. We make annual donations to such organizations as Blind Sports, STARS, Diabetes, CNIB, Lions Foundation of Canada, Lions Dog Guides, and others as requested.
Check out our page frequently for updates and new information on exciting projects....
Our Lions Club President for 2024 - 2025 is Robert Lindsey
President's Message:
I am excited for the upcoming year and look forward to leading the Club into our 64th year of service in Fort Qu'Appelle and the surrounding area. I am very fortunate to lead a group of amazing volunteers who are truly excited to be very active participants in the community. The Lions motto is WE SERVE and we are proud to that whenever asked with enthusiasm.
Robert Lindsey
President
President's Message:
I am excited for the upcoming year and look forward to leading the Club into our 64th year of service in Fort Qu'Appelle and the surrounding area. I am very fortunate to lead a group of amazing volunteers who are truly excited to be very active participants in the community. The Lions motto is WE SERVE and we are proud to that whenever asked with enthusiasm.
Robert Lindsey
President