March and April certainly flew by for our Club, as it was another busy couple of months. We had members cooking BBQs for charity events and on film sets, club officer training, feeding the homeless and sponsoring puppies. The month of March started with another great meal at Rydges South Park. We inducted two (2)…
We have had a busy start to 2019 with barbecues and working bees, introducing and inducting new members, welcoming visiting UK Lions, and lots of enquiries for both upcoming events and membership. We had our first working meeting for the year in mid-January followed a couple days later by our club social night. What a…
On Tuesday 19th February 2019, The Lions Club of the City of Adelaide launched The Little Roarers Cubs Club at Annesley Junior School. A club run by 5-12 year olds with the support of Lions. In the weeks leading up to chartering the club, the cubs began creating their identity as a new group and…
Lions Club Presidents and 2nd Vice District Governor Our lions have had a very busy 2018 and the last couple of months have been no different with lots of events throughout November and December; from catered BBQs, to working bees and Christmas parties. A big thank you to all our Lions and friends who volunteered…
The year is flying by and we were very busy again during September and October. We had lots of events involving many different groups and organisations. We welcomed Libby Kosmala, paralympian, as our guest speaker at our September dinner meeting on September 3rd. We heard inspiring tales from her travels, paralympic experiences and her incredible…
Last weekend, the Port Augusta Lions Club hosted the 2018 Lions 201C1 District Convention in Port Augusta. And what a weekend it was! Here’s my review of the event. Lunchtime on Friday October 12th, Lions Andrew, Matt and myself hit the road and headed to Port Augusta. We were ready to invade. It was a…
The 29th Annual Lions Children of Courage Awards SA Our 29th year running these awards and what an honour it is to be able to recognise amazing children alongside the Governor of South Australia. These awards recognise the amazing effort made by children living with a physical and/or mental disability, to better their lives and…
Our Lions had a fairly busy couple of months during July and August. We had a variety of different events and a lot of fun. In July we held another BBQ fundraiser at the Kensington YMCA while a sporting event was held. We fed the competitors, coaches and supporters at the event. It was a…
May was an epic month for events for The Lions Club of the City of Adelaide. On the 3rd of May, our Lions supported the ‘Paint the Parks & Gardens REaD’ project launch, supporting the Parks Children’s Centre. We cooked up a storm on a cold and wet afternoon/evening for those in attendance. This program is…
April started off looking like a quiet month, and then the event list started to grow. On the 8th of April, we supported the Adelaide City Council at the old Le Cornu site in North Adelaide, for the Eighty Eight O’Connell Street Party (aka the block party). What a beautifully hot day and a great…