Community-minded Lions Club serves Waterford

Waterford Lion Club Chief Alex.

Brenda Moser

Advocate Correspondent

It was a great evening out with an amazing group of people. There was good food, socialization, guest speakers, club business and lots of laughter.

I am glad that I accepted an invite from Jessie Kingma to attend a Waterford Lions Club meeting to see first-hand exactly what goes on.

After some social time and catching up, it was time to sit down to a hot meal. Caterer Bonnie Major, with the help of Dave Avery, served up a delicious hot meal of salad, roast beef, mashed potatoes, veggies and dessert.

“This is our third year cooking for the Lions,” said Major. “We shop locally and most of our meat comes from Townsend Butchers.”

If you are interested in possibly booking them for an event you can contact Bonnie at causewelovetocook@hotmail.com.  With stomachs full it was time to get down to business.

General meetings are held at the Lions Community Centre, on West Church Street, the first and third Tuesday of the month from September to June, while the executive meets the second Tuesday of the month.

The Lions are no longer male only. The Waterford Lions have 49 members and that includes 14 women at present.

“We’re also one of the fastest growing clubs by percentage,” said Kingma. “The population is aging so it’s important that the younger generation is stepping up and joining.”

METAL RECYCLING DAY

On April 5, the Waterford Lions are pairing up with Waterford’s Norfolk County Fire Station 3 for an exciting new partnership. They will be holding a metal recycling collection and barbecue day at Quick Lane Tire & Auto Centre on Main Street. The Lions would like to extend a special thanks to Quick Lane Tire & Auto, Blue Star Ford and SOS Recycling for making this possible.

The Lions are a very community minded – and committed – club that gives back to our town in many ways. One of their spring activities is their road clean up scheduled for April 12. With garbage bags in hand they will take to the streets and ditches to gather up the litter that has accumulated over the winter. It’s a dirty job but it won't stop them... they will get it done!

The Waterford Lions Club is always busy planning and preparing for a number of local events, including Touch the Truck, Christmas Toy & Food Drive, Breakfast with Santa, the Santa Claus Parade and their support of the Waterford Skate Park.

Their most well-known event - the event of all events - is the Waterford Pumpkinfest. It has become a very huge success that has brought thousands of visitors to our town every year. No small task and volunteers are always welcome.